tonight. >> reporter: it's not just their poll numbers. it's the money, david. some of the candidates have fallen so far, they are now having trouble raising money. there's a real chance that one of those candidates, at least one that you see on the stage tonight, won't even make it to the next debate. >> all right, we'll see. 11 voices up there. jon karl tonight. thanks to you, as always. we're going to turn now to the controversial arrest tonight. a high school student, a muslim american in texas. he's 14 years old and brought his homemade clock to school, hoping to impress his teacher. the student instead handcuffed, suspended because of fears he brought in a bomb. this is an image of the homemade project. tonight, the outrage. even the white house now weighing in. and abc's ryan owens from texas. >> reporter: a 14-year-old hauled out of school in handcuffs by police. his supposed crime? his clock. this homemade maze of wires and circuit boards he built to impress his science teacher. >> they arrested me and they told me that i committed a crime of a hoax bomb. >> reporter: this high school freshman loves to tinker with all things electronic.