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>> amanda, talk about the ground game. cruz seems to have been playing kind of a long, a long war strategy, a long game strategy. hes been, you know, campaigning a lot in the south. how strong of a ground game does he have? >> listen. hes known that this is probably going to be a longer race just due to the nature of having so many contestants in the field. you cant count on just winning iowa and getting slingshot moment that will take you through the three states. its probably going to come dow...

Whether that plays out in a different way, i dont know. >> general hertling, the so-called commander in chief test is not only about what happens in the battle field, but also, here at home. i know you feel strongly about bowe bergdahl being brought into this campaign, particularly about what donald trump has been saying. >> indeed. and i think lindsey graham, senator graham got a little fired up about that in the undercard debate. and basically said, hey, as the president -- and i would even ex...

The first police officer charged in the death of freddie gray, who suffered a broken neck in police custody. baltimore on edge tonight. people took to the streets, along with an especially heavy police presence. grays family is among those appealing for calm. so are baltimore authorities and so far, calm has prevailed. i want to check in with brian todd who is in baltimore for us tonight. what are you seeing where you are, brian? >> reporter: anderson, this has been a pivotal moment for the city...

Point. they talk about isis propaganda, isis talks about a gray zone. they see themselves as representing a kind of radical, in their view, pure version of islam. then theres the infidels and that gray zone of people in the middle. theyre trying to make sure theres no gray zone. >> right. often its the moderates that get attacked first by these groups, because they dont want there to be this gray zone. they want it to be black and white, them or us. >> and if you think about it right now, the wa...

Just implode. that, obviously, hasnt happened. in that group, where rubio is, youve got chris christie, who had a pretty good debate right now, hasnt been able to gain any traction nationally, but is doing well in new hampshire. and i thought jeb bush was all of a sudden much more relevant, at least on that debate stage. he certainly got a lot of money. perhaps he is able to camp out in new hampshire and gain some traction there. i think rubios problem, hes great on that debate stage. but sort o...

Any traction nationally, but is doing well in new hampshire. and i thought jeb bush was all of a sudden much more relevant, at least on that debate stage. he certainly got a lot of money. perhaps he is able to camp out in new hampshire and gain some traction there. i think rubios problem, hes great on that debate stage. but sort of the rubio surge has yet to happen, at least in polls. and if you talk to folks, his ground game certainly isnt as good as ted cruzs is. so you wonder where he starts ...

>> a hung jury for the first officer charged in the death of fredd freddie gray preside. baltimore on edge tonight. people took to the streets, along with an especially heavy police presence. grays family is among those appealing for calm. so are baltimore authorities and so far, calm has prevailed. i want to check in with brian todd who is in baltimore for us tonight. what are you seeing where you are, brian? >> reporter: anderson, this has been a pivotal moment for the city and so far things h...

About the importance of historical context, bush is a student. he has -- he does have the context more than some people who just dont take the time to pick up the books and read them. so i think that even though he didnt come across very well and even though his poll numbers are now still diving, you know, he is the more -- hes trying to make the point by attacking trump and pointing out his over the top commentary, that this is a serious, serious job and shes a serious, serious candidate. wheth...