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A lot at steak. >> he does and the sanders campaign is acutely aware this is the first time many voters will see him on a national stage facing off with hillary clinton. so the question for him is can he make this into the watershed moment he needs to prove that h viable, general election candidate. >> reporter: bernie sanders faces the biggest test of his campaign so far. >> boston, thank you! >> reporter: the energy that has defined his insurgent candidacy into the next phase of a real contender. >> don't be surprised if we do well with a number of republicans. >> reporter: ground zero, tues...

For sitting members of congress. jeff, republicans they're enjoying the largest majority in the house in what 80 years or so. they control the senate. they have a lame duck president right now effectively speaking another year to go, so for this president of the united states and the oval office they call him a lame duck. he's certainly not though. he's obviously doing a lot of important work right now. they still can't get their house in order. how bad does this look for the republicans? >> wolf, i just don't think it looks bad, i think it is bad for the republicans. no question about it no m...

There to me is wrong. i have a great regard for kevin mccarthy and will leave it at that. >> what about paul ryan? john boehner is putting on the former republican vice presidential nominee knto run t congressman from wisconsin. is he your candidate? >> i would certainly support paul. he should be agreeable to all sections of the party and the freedom caucus has a hard time opposing paul ryan. just on the way over here tonight, wolf, somebody in the leadership, not john boehner and i've not spoken to paul but somebody in the leadership told me that they are thinking more and more that paul mig...

He does not think that was the case and what mccarthy aids have been saying all day, he did not want to put his conference through a very tough vote to put him in the speaker's chair. a lot of these members from very conservative districts knew this could be a primary challenge, hurt them with the outside groups that don't like the party's leadership and really goes to show you if you're a member of leadership, it's so toxic these days with the conservative base that does not believe conservatives in washington are fighting hard enough, wolf. >> thanks very much. joining us now, peter king o...

Of isis sympathizers what could be plotting attacks now here in the united states. i'll ask republican congressman peter king about those stories. he's a top member of the homeland security and intelligence committees and our correspondents and analysts are standing by with the news that's breaking right now. first, let's go to our chief political correspondent, dana bash, she's got more on kevin mccarthy's stunning announcement to drop out of the race. at first, a lot of people thought it was a joke. >> i got a text and responded, come on, stop it as if it was a joke but obviously was not. th...