heads. >> reporter: calling reinstating waterboarding as a good tactic. >> i think it's peanuts compared to what they do to us. >> reporter: this afternoon, ben carson backed away from his previous comments and said that he did not believe muslims were protesting in new jersey but he saw a video of a protest in the middle east and saw that as disturbing. as for donald trump, no sign that he's backing down. he said he does support waterboarding. erin? >> sara, thank you very much. you behi behind sarah. "outfront" now, advisor to nixon, ford, regan and clinton. david, he's been accused of exaggerating here. he wrote in "art of the deal," his best seller and wrote i call it truthful hyperbole. a very effective form of promotion. is he right? is that what is happening here?