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Includes joe biden and kamala harris. they are both making their first stops in iowa since those debates and their first stops since a poll had them leading the field in iowa. lets bring in our political experts, beth, noah and heather are back with us. that iowa poll, post-debate biden in first place 24%, kamala harris, huge jump in iowa for her moving into second place, 16%. heather, its interesting to me from harris standpoint, her campaign has focused so much on south carolina in terms of he...

Concerns emerge as elizabeth warren and kamala harris makes herself a top contender. some of trumps allies are taking notice. >> one thing ill say about kamala harris, shes got game. she is very talented. shes very smart. and shell be a force to be reckoned with. >> kamala harris who i think i sort -- a piece for "newsweek" shes probably the most dangerous of the democrats. >> back with me, melissa mark viverito, susan del percio. and basil smikle. what do you make of the debate, asking themselv...

Campaign trial in ie wowa for t fourth of july. all eyes will be on harris whose debate performance has suddenly made her a top contender. the spotlight shining on sanders. not with the kind of attention hes accustomed to with iowa and national polls show him losing ground. standers campaign announcing it raised $18 million over the last three months. hes been surpassed by pete buttigieg who revealed he raised more than 24 million. sanders is responsible for driving much of the policy discussion...

People, half of americans basically off their health care insurance. >> amy klobuchar was the first contender to come to the first caucus debate after the first, but the rest of the top tier is on their way here tonight, tomorrow the next day and then into the weekend. she judges tell the crowd of supporters that she thinks that the caucus goers understand the less famous contenders more than maybe some other states. >> dana: i do want to ask you about this. i woke up to my home state of colorad...

Kirsten, first of all i want to start with pete buttigiegs numbers here, $25 million in a quarter for a mayor of a small town in indiana. does this firmly put him in the top tier of democratic candidates? >> yes. but i think that hes already been there. hes been seen as a pretty serious contender now at least for the last month or so where hes been incredibly savvy. one of the big things that he did was be available to the media. he was really talking to pretty much anybody that wanted to talk t...

He was in mongolia. calling on china to observe international norms dealing with the situation. so far, it seems to be going in that direction. >> melissa: thank you so much. new signs now that some democrat presidential hopefuls are getting a big boost from the first democratic debates. mayor pete buttigieg, senator kamala harris and former hud secretary julian castro announcing big fund-raising halls. peter doocy is covering it all from frisco, texas, where secretary castros campaigning today....

Hes a serious presidential contender. but hes still got a day job as mayor of south bend where hes facing criticism this morning from members of the african-american community over a police shooting. >> now, were also going to say some things that may be a little -- thank you very much. provocative. were not here to bash anybody. never once did he say i repent. and we know that repentance will come and then renewal will follow. >> we begin the hour with todays big number. $24 million, and its me...

That is the important part. hes raised so much in los angeles, san francisco, new york, so thats the combination there. the average i think is $47. but i think the question here is, is he going to start spending this money. >> and where does he spending it. >> he is far behind in terms of organizing but its a good problem to have. now he has the money to put it to use. >> and people are taking notice. the biden campaign already responding and they say that they -- this email says they blew our f...

Should condemn them. look, kamala harris had a terrific night. she articulates a vision of a pluralistic america very well and shes a compelling candidate. shes a serious contender that we should make sure that the republicans dont resort to those kind of attacks. >> lets turn, congressman, to the presidents historic steps into north korea. the first american president to do so. you say the president should be applauded for his latest meeting with kim jong-un. what does president trump have to s...

>> i now declare you spouses for life. >> reporter: believing it was unconstitutional, harris had chosen not to defend proposition 8. the states law prohibiting same-sex marriage. >> any day that justice is delayed, i would suggest justice is denied. >> reporter: and helped forge the legal path to this moment. >> had she defended that law, what would have happened to marriage equality in this country? >> we would not have had her marry us. she played a pivotal role. >> reporter: from long time s...