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And i think what democrats need to do is continue doing what thai doing, which is keep going for the facts, keep laying it out for the american public, and that is what is at their constitutional duty is whats at stake, and thats what they need to be doing. >> now lets get to kamala harris dropping out of the race yesterday. was this a surprise to insiders? >> yeah, it was. it was shocking to insiders. most people were very, very surprised by her dropping out, even though we had seen stories and...

To have a hold on the imaginations of the youngest voters. >> and rachael, some of the younger candidates, beto orourke dropping out, an early front-runner, not so much now. kamala harris also seeing some lagging in her polling numbers, having to shut some offices both in new hampshire. >> yeah, were getting closer to iowa and clearly were seeing the candidates who are starting to sort of peter out. with beto, there was so much potential early on with his senate run and, you know, he did so well...

4%, 5%, shes someone else. >> should joe biden be worried? >> i would absolutely think so. he started out in the lead in iowa, now hes at best in 20%. in this poll hes only at 17%. i would say hed be worried. i think one of the most difficult things to recognize is sometimes momentum forwards or backwards, it doesnt necessarily keep on occurring. theres no such thing in my mind as momentum in politics. it could be possible that he repounds into the 20s and based upon how many candidates that may...

Dinner. just a couple hours later. joining me now from cedar rapids, iowa is nbcs vaughn hilliard. i know you were there in des moines yesterday, but betos announcement. how is that playing amongst supporters right there on the ground in iowa? >> reporter: kendis, beto orourke, in fact, his father supposed to here. were in cedar rapids, two hours east of des moines where the announcement was made yesterday. eight candidates are here at this fish fry here. cory booker, the new jersey senator, up ...

Of campaigning. so being there actually makes a difference. certainly remember that weve got debates coming up. weve got one per month. thats another opportunity to get exposure to a national audience. you know, there can always be a gaffe that is unrecoverable. you never know what can happen. so absolutely there is the potential to move. and, you know, im also one who believes that just because, you know -- lets say you place third or fourth in iowa. you can still, i think, given the way the ca...

Time in iowa. one of the things about iowa and i know david knows this, voters in iowa and new hampshire want you to come sit on their porches and living rooms. that real person to person campaigning. being there makes a difference. remember weve got debate komsikoms i -- debates coming up. we have one per month. there can always be a gaffe thats unrecoverable. you never know what can happen. im also one who believes just because you dont -- say you place third or fourth in iowa, you can still, ...

Climate action summit where greta and others are expected to meet with world leaders. >> tom, thank you. and news on the democratic race for 2020. new york city mayor bill de blasio dropping out, saying its clearly not my time. he promises to support the partys nominee. still ahead on "world news tonight." the popular voice after an hgtv show passed away. the young student calling 911, staying his school bus driver was drunk. driving through red lights. many other children on the bus and y...

They see this could extend beyond super tuesday. they dont think it should necessarily be decided by those first four states and they dont see the other competitors, like bernie sanders and elizabeth warren, dropping out and neither should biden is what they argue. >> thanks for joining us today on "inside politics." our coverage continues with brianna keilar right now. have a great afternoon. im brianna keilar live from cnns washington headquarters. victor black well is in jensen beach, flori...

Senator kamala harris. i think that weve also just got in a tweet from elizabeth warren of massachusetts. do we have that? we could put up on screen. senator warren has posted a message of support in response to jay inslee announcing he is dropping out of the race, this is information that candidates are responding to in realtime because this is -- we need to make sure climate change remains the top subject in this election. kamala harris responding to this breaking news from jay inslee. i belie...

Make sure climate change remains the top subject in this election. kamala harris responding to this breaking news from jay inslee. i believe right now weve got on the phone my dear friend joy ann reid who is not running for president, but who is reacting to this news in realtime, had no advanced notice this is going to happen, but saw it happen here live. joy, i want to find out your take on this and how you think this is going to affect the race to have jay inslee dropping out. >> always good t...