Valuables. And well tell you who the tech giant is blaming for the slowdown. A big welcome to our viewers from the u. S. And all around the world. Im errol barnett, thank you for joining us as we kick off our next hour of cnn news room. Who could have predicted this . The race for the white house is getting uglier. Republican frontrunner donald trump says he will not show up for the next president ial debate on thursday and refuses to face fox news host megyn kelly who he says did not treat him well in the last debate. I am not a fan, i think she is not good at what she does. I think they can do a lot better than megyn kelly. When they sent out the presses, done by some pr person along with roger ailes, i said goodbye. Wow, more on the dustup and the testy history behind donald trump and fox news megyn kelly. Hey, there, once again donald trump defying all the Political Campaign rules, making up new rules as he goes along. And this time, its about the last debate before the iowa caucuses, scheduled for thursday night in iowa airs on the fox news channel. Trump was supposed to be center stage. In fact, by 6 00 p. M. , they announced a lineup, by 7 30, trump said he would not be there, would be skipping the debate. This is about months of controversy between fox and trump that all came to a head in the last few months. He believes one of the moderators, megyn kelly is biassed and should not be a moderator, but fox is sticking up for her saying there is no way they are going to remove her from the debate and she believes trump is trying to steer the debate. Your twitter account has several disparaging comments about womens looks. You once told a contestant it would be a pretty picture to see one woman on her knees. Does that sound like the temperament of somebody we should elect as president . Trump was critical of her, saying she was unfair, fox responded with a highly unusual statement basically mocking trump and telling him to grow up, so trump responded by saying go on, have your debate without me. It is as if these two are at loggerheads, seeing if either side will blink, on the one side you have donald trump, the frontrunner, who has used television very effectively who has grown up as a billionaire, knows how to use the media. And you have the chairman, roger ailes, standing by megyn kelly, refusing to play by Donald Trumps rules. Of course, now the debate is less than two days away. Some of them are curious if it is bluster from trump and whether or not he may show up. He is inviting other networks to broadcast his show. Two networks show where he stands, he dominates the field in a new national survey, you see it there with 41 support among the Republican Voters in the latest poll, obviously more than double the support for ted cruz, meanwhile, in iowa, trump leads cruz, within the quinnipiac numbers, well within the margin of error, his opponent pounced on him for pulling out of the debate, making seven stops, they warn if he wins the caucuses, he will likely win the nomination. Then cruz threw down a challenge. I think Anyone Running for president of the United States owes it to the people of iowa to have the humility to come in front of you, to make the case, to answer the hard questions and look you in the eyes. This is a job interview, the president of the United States works for each and every one of you. If he is unwilling to stand on the debate stage with the other candidates then i would like to invite donald right now to engage in a oneonone debate with me any time between now and the iowa caucuses. So things are definitely heating up. Joining me now, two cnn political commentators, jeffrey lord on the right is a former white house political director and a trump supporter, in har s harrisburg, pennsylvania, welcome to you both. Jeffrey, lets start with you. Donald trump says he will not attend thursdays gop debate because fox is unfair and host megyn kelly is biassed. Do you agree and how is this not being thinskinned . Well, you know, i have to say i was really amazed at the fox statement with the whole deal with putin and ayatollahs or whatever they said. Suddenly, it seemed to be you know antitrump, if you will, taking a side. I just was sort of surprised that they would do that. Number two, i think that this is going to appear to people as the media in the larger sense, fox in the specific sense going after donald trump and donald trump standing up to them. I mean, this is a pretty bold thing to do. It reminded me i said earlier today when i learned of this to Ronald Reagan firing the air Traffic Controllers or walking out of the summit with gorbachev. So when they do this and draw a line in the sand and say no further and they mean it, they get an enormous public reaction to it which is generally favorable. Peter, who do you think about that . Even without the debate, he will still have the main focus, might he gain support with this unconventional move . Because he has in the past. I find that analogy between what he has just done, and the comparison between the air Traffic Controllers just absurd. There are principles at stake, whether it has to do with nuclear arms or labor movements. Trump has had a thing about megyn kelly ever since she asked him a hard question at that first debate and he is clearly not over it and now is angry that fox kind of made fun of him. There is no larger issue here. It is pure ego, it may well work out well for him, but to suggest there is any larger issue of ego, is laughable. Senator ted cruz is now hitting trump hard following him by far for the polls. As we just saw he is challenging now to a oneonone debate. And in a new campaign ad, saying trump has new york valuing. Watch this. Views are a little bit different than if i lived in iowa. They are different, like on abortion. Would President Trump ban partialbirth abortion. And what does trump think about iowa . How stupid are the people of iowa . Donald trump, values that are not ours. Do you think talking tough will work for cruz . I dont know, i think the republican party, had it gone hard on trump on some of these issues that he flipflopped on, and secondly, the workers, with what barack obama did effectively to mitt romney may have had an effect. But it may be too late at this point, given to a large degree the republican candidates have focused on one another. And jeffrey, what do you make of the cruz line of attack . Well, the ad, frankly, i dont think its going to go very far. The line there about people of iowa being stupid or whatever got an enormous amount of publicity in the day and quite clearly taken out of context. And anybody watching television in iowa would know that. So i really think that kind of thing can backfire. I have to say having been around my share of campaigns this is fairly typical for a campaign that wants to get a debate, and senator cruz is doing what is fairly typical, which frankly i find fairly unusual for him. Thank you for your time. Thank you. And in the democratic president ial race Bernie Sanders will meet with u. S. President obama on wednesday. The white house is calling this meeting informal, however, it does come days after mr. Obama heaped praise on Bernie Sanderss rival, Hillary Clinton. He says he will not attend the debate in New Hampshire, not sanctioned by the Democratic National committee. Now, you can find much more on the race for the white house on our website, the main page is cnn. Com politics. Now, the fbi has arrested several protesters in the u. S. Who have occupied a federal wildlife refuge in oregon for weeks now. Ammon bundy, along with others, are facing charges, and Lavoy Finicum was involved as well. Shots were fired during the arrest but its not clear who fired first. The group has been protesting u. S. Federal land policies which they claim are illegal. The debate over europes migrant crisis is escalating as eu states struggle to cope with the steady influx. Denmark is defending crucial measures that would allow the assets and reunification. Denmark says it is to ensure that the asylumseekers pay into the countrys welfare system. The issue is that our government needs to take care of denmark until we get a european or worldwide solution. And denmarkers are more attractive than countries around us and we need to balance this so we can accept the people who are in need of help but so that we also protect our country. Now, lets break this down for you. The measure would allow danish authorities to take the migrants values, and would delay the reunification for one to three years, and also strict permanent residency requirements will get even tougher. Denmarks policies are expected to continue. We dont accept it. We condemn it. We are going to keep protesting against this new law. In i think there is a general sense of hopelessness, because many refugees in denmark and the west because they believe in human rights and democracy and they believe that they will find it here. Amnesty international called denmarks legislation a dismal race to the bottom. The decision to give Danish Police the authority to search and confiscate values from the asylumseekers, runs the risk of fuelling sentiments of fear and discrimination, rather than promoting solidarity for people in need of protection. Now, take a look at this, more than 47,000 refugees have entered europe in just the first few weeks of 2016. More than a million entered last year, the vast majority, more than 45,000, have landed in greece. Now, Winter Weather has not stopped the flow of migrants but it is even making their lives harder. We are joined now from amman with more on what she found. The winter conditions are a major concern for folks living in that camp. How is everyone holding up . Reporter errol, this week, weve seen temperatures drop to below freezing weather, you have seen snow and heavy rain, so we traveled north to the refugee camp, the countrys largest refugee camp to see how people were dealing with winter and life in general. Its cold, its grim and unforgiving. This is winter in jordans refugee camp. This family has lived through three winters here. For them, the season means time for traditions from home, they sing the song for syria. Syria, dont forget us, we will return, hope is still alive, they sing. But these are just words, the family doesnt think they will ever see syria again. 18yearold assia would like to go to europe or canada, living here is not a life, its an existence, she says. Mussa and his wife say they will not risk their childrens lives to go to europe, instead, they will wait to be resettled by the united nations. Europe is an alien concept for them. Theyre scared. And for them to put their lives and childrens lives at risk to make this perilous journey, wouldnt it be far better to provide the support to countries like lebanon, jordan and turkey, to give these countries the ability to do what they want to do which is provide protection. Reporter this refugee camp here in the past three years has evolved with a city of sorts with markets, restaurants and schools. There are weddings that take place here daily and 50 to 60 babies are born here every week. This camp is the only home 9 monthold faddah has ever known. When her family fled, they thought it would be only for a few months, that was in 2012. Of course, we expect to return, even if it doesnt happen until this baby turns 60 we will continue to hope, he says. With no end in sight of the conflict back home people old and young can only wonder how many winters like this they will have to endure. And errol, this country of very little resources is hosting about 1. 4 million syrian refugees. And the majority of them are not living in camps like this family, theyre urban refugees who live in cities and towns across the country. And these are the ones they are the most concerned about, the ones who are the most vulnerable especially in times like these, in the winter. All right, live for us this morning, in amman, jordan. Thank you. And turkey is threatening to boycott peace talks on syria if the democratic piece party is invited. The officials believe that group is a terrorist organization and dont want them at the negotiation table when the peace talks begin friday in geneva, switzerland, at this point it is not clear if the Kurdish Party was invited since the list of those attending has not been made public. The zika virus has spread to a new continent. Coming up, more on this dangerous disease and what Health Officials are trying to do to stop it. Plus, under fire, well look at why students must take a virginity test to keep their funding. Also, growth and sales, well tell you what else this tech company is predicting. Stay with us. Now, as we told you for the first time last hour denmark is now reporting europes first case of the zika virus. According to Reuters News Agency it was a tourist in central south america. President obama met on tuesday to call for more research on zika as it spreads around the world. At this moment, the cdc wants pregnant women to avoid 25 countries so they can avoid getting this mosquitoborne virus. The cdc says that cases of the zika virus has been identified in about 32 countries around the world. The Health Officials were alerted after a case was found in brazil last may. Puerto rico reported their first confirmed case in december. Now, Health Officials in several countries including brazil which is considered ground zero for the outbreak are warning women to not get pregnant. Zika has been linked to a birth disorder. Shasta darlington has more. Reporter were here in the state considered ground zero in Brazils Health crisis really in a swarm of the virus. This is where it was first detected, where doctors discovered the link with this virus and a huge surge in birth defects, nearly 4,000 babies have been born with microcephaly. And to give you an idea, more than 50 babies are born with microcephaly, a neurological disorder that leads to Serious Problems in their life. Here, this accounts for about 40 of those cases to the point that were getting doctors and Health Officials warning women not to get pregnant, to put off pregnancy if they can. There are no evacueevaccines, t no cure, the hit officials are trying to combat the mosquito to transmits this virus. The Health Ministry says theyre dedicating 2,000 troops going doortodoor to look for the stagnant pools of water where the mosquito breeds, also to hand out repellant to pregnant women. This of course comes at a terrible time when you think about the Olympic Games that are to happen here, and the officials will minimize the risk ahead of the games and during the games and will inspect the venues every day to make sure they are not building up mosquitos. Also they are betting on the weather, since the mosquitos come in the drier, cooler month of august they hope that the weather will help to blow away the virus. Joining me now from dallas is cnn medical analyst dr. Seema yasmin. Doctor, thank you for joining us and speaking with us about this today. All of a sudden it seems like this zika virus started to spread quickly. The cdc says now it causes microcephaly in newborns, which for this type of virus is actually very new. Explain this. Yes, errol we have to explain the link between this birth defect and the microcephaly has not been proven by the studies. So what the brazilian studies are doing, they say since the massive outbreak theyre seeing since last may and a very big number of babies born with smaller heads and brains. So we need to wait for proof on what is suspected. But it is concerning to the Health Officials in the u. S. And other nations to say that women should not travel to a list of countries, and the list keeps growing, whether there is a potential harm that it could do to the fetus. And why is this virus spreading quickly now . Probably a few reasons, we are doing surveillance now, but it could have been causing sickness before and we were not seeing it. Another reason it could be seen in such large numbers is because it could be really hard to control this type of mosquito, and we have not seen these numbers before. It is kind of like a catch 22 problem, where the general population doesnt have the immunity, so more people are becoming sick right now, and there are big outbreaks for a growing number of countries. Well, toronto researchers estimate that some 63 of americans live in places where zika may spread when the Seasons Change and things warm up. The scary thing seems to be 80 of people with the virus show no symptoms. So what can we all do to make sure we do not get it . It really comes down to avoid getting bitten by mosquitos in the first place. Sadly, we saw it with ebola, where we were ten steps behind the disease, and same with this, we dont have a vaccine or medicines that can treat it. So you need to make sure you dont get infected in the first place, these bugs really get around. You have to make sure your home area, outside the home doesnt have standing water where the mosquitos can breed. And its very important to remember that the mosquitos bite during the daytime. So during Daylight Hours even when its hot outside its really important to cover up, wear long sleeves and insect repellant. I have even more bad news with the mosquitos, with the zika virus, they can come in doors, as well, they like to come indoors. Make sure your windows are intact. Well, its always good to have somebody as calm as you, dr. Seema yasmin, our cnn analyst, joining us from dallas. Thank you. Some College Students who won a scholarship in south africa must meet a new requirement. They have to be virgins, well learn the reason behind this. Plus, what is stopping iran from expanding its biggest gas field. Well take a stroll through the big complex. More details after this of the t. Welcome back to viewers watching in the states and all around the world, this is cnn news room. Im errol barnett, its my last half hour with you today so lets check the headlines. Donald trump says he will skip fox news president ial debate,