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>> i would go after people with rocks and bricks and baseball bats and hammers and, of course, many people know the story when i was 14 and i tried to stab someone. and, you know, fortunately, you know, my life has been changed. i'm a very different person now. >> reporter: carson recently told erin burnett he still has a lot of fire inside of him. >> you conquered your demons but is there anything that fires you up? that young man that could do those things, that person still in there, right? >> well, i may be fired up, i may just look like i'm fired up. >> reporter: but it's the softer carso...

Carson a double digit lead in iowa. >> i'm just going to have to work a little bit harder in iowa. i was very surprised to see the numbers. >> reporter: carson, the newly minted iowa front runner, dev l derevealing his rougher edges. saying when he was a teenager. >> many people know the story when i was 14 and i tried to stab someone, and fortunately you know, my life has been changed. i'm a very different person now. >> reporter: but it's the softer carson that's winning over evangelicals. now trump is taking aim. >> i'm pes pa tier yan. that's down the middle. seventh dayed a venntist, i do...

The iowa caucuses, the jostling in the gop ranks is taking on a sharper edge. >> carson is lower energy than bush. i don't get it. >> reporter: a new monmouth university poll gives dr. ben carson a double-digit lead in iowa, drawing 32% support compared to 18% for donald trump. >> i'm just going to have to work a little bit harder in iowa. i was very surprised to see the numbers. you know, i had a lead and it sort of flip-flopped a little bit with ben carson. and i like ben, but he cannot do with trade like i do with trade. he can't do with a lot of things like i do. >> reporter: carson, the n...

Someone. you know, fortunately, my life has been changed and i'm a very different person now. >> carson recently told erin burnett he still has a lot of fire inside of him. >> you've conquered your demons, but is there anything that fires you up? i mean, that young man who could do those things, that person is still in there, right? >> well, i may be fired up. i may just not look like i'm fired up. >> but it's the softer carson that's winning over evangelicals. now trump is taking aim at carson's religion. >> i'm presbyterian. boy, that's down the middle of the road, folks, in all fairness. i ...