and, unfortunately, all of the restaurants and hope, arkansas -- in hope, arkansas were closed. and we had to travel to fulton arkansas, which is much smaller, to a 24-hour truckstop. [laughter] i might add, it was very quiet and romantic. [laughter] but it was perfect for me. and that following year, we got married. as you saw in the video, that was 41 years ago. but i'm going for the gold. [applause] [cheering] because in nine years, that could be 50. i am not too far off. with my history of cancer, i thought it wouldn't make it to 20, so i really excited now that i make -- i might make a 50 year anniversary. [applause] you see, we have lived the american dream. and everybody ought to have that opportunity. but with that battle of cancer and later when we were hardly -- may not have children, i found out right away i was pregnant with our first son. and mike and i decided right away that i was going to be a stay-at-home mom. [indiscernible] he decided he was going to sell two of his prized possessions. it is hard -- guitars. those guitars work in a make him the fifth wheel. an

and, unfortunately, all of the restaurants and hope, arkansas -- in hope, arkansas were closed. and we had to travel to fulton arkansas, which is much smaller to a 24-hour truckstop. [laughter] i might add, it was very quiet and romantic. [laughter] but it was perfect for me. and that following year, we got married. as you saw in the video, that was 41 years ago. but i'm going for the gold. [applause] [cheering] because in nine years, that could be 50. i am not too far off. with my history of cancer, i thought it wouldn't make it to 20, so i really excited now that i make -- i might make a 50 year anniversary. [applause] you see, we have lived the american dream. and everybody ought to have that opportunity. but with that battle of cancer, and later when we were hardly -- may not have children, i found out right away i was pregnant with our first son. and mike and i decided right away that i was going to be a stay-at-home mom. [indiscernible] [no audio] those guitars work in a make him the fifth wheel. and that was really are to get out. but he had to sell those guitars, and he

in central arkansas. they have been cut off from support. they are a part of the trans-mississippi but they are very isolated. the union forces are going to start to move into upper arkansas and reach out to general thompson. at a place called chalk bluff which is a river crossing -- there it is -- on the arkansas/missouri border thompson will -- he is a tough negotiator. he demands to know the terms that lee. and appomattox -- got at appomattox and for his men to get the same terms. when he is reassured he agrees to surrender. this takes place on may 11. and, let's go back. on the map here, there is bluff -- shop bluff -- chalk bluff in the upper area of arkansas. it is in jackson port that about 5000 confederate troops -- and they are all arkansas troops -- are going to stack their weapons and receive parole passes and rations. some union officers will move in and they will meet with general thompson there. this is going to be about 7000 total. the final events in jackson port take place on may 25. agai

bill clinton's arkansas. he had huge majorities, all the apparatus of the democratic party aligned against my cup of the. this public and comes out of nowhere and wins. every day of my life and politics was a fight. sometimes it was an intense one. any redneck can start a fight. a leader only starts a fight he is prepared to finish. as governor as arkansas i cut taxes, and raised in family income by 50%. we empower people to live a better life. i'm not a republican because i grew up rich. i'm a republican because i didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor waiting for the government to rescue me. >> one thing that has to happen in america is moving the power away from washington where people are so disconnected from the way power needs to be local and limited. the closer government is to people, the more accountable it is to the people that govern. instead of minimum wage, i'm going to focus on solutions or every american to earn his or her maximum wage. i will protect social security and medicare. washin

the third arkansas did something unique. their flight was on a captured union flagstaff so when they turned over their flag they left a note that said "dear mr. yankee, please return this flagstaff to the ninth maine. it was captured in 1864." and it was signed big rebel. [laughter] for the most part this was done him with respect on both sides and after the confederates returned to camp they were issued all caps's and were free to start the journey home. the journey home as a whole other fascinating topic. as i understand it, the latest total that we have for appomattox is 28,231. him this is the smallest of the major surrenders. what makes appomattox unique when we talk about the others is that both armies are in contact. we have this formal ceremony have a series of formal surrenders over a couple of days. the commanders meet face to face and have one meeting and get everything settled right there. everything else is going to be entirely different as you are going to see. after the war, the mclean house was dismantled in

the clerk: the senator from arkansas mr. cotton, for mr. rubio, proposes amendment numbered 1198 to amendment numbered 1197. on page 3 line -- mr. cotton: i ask unanimous consent the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cotton: these amendments would would would do a very simple thing. one, they would require a vote on whether iran should get sanction relief before it disclose the nuclear program before it closes the underground bunker add fordow and before it submits to a verbal inspections regime. second it would require iran to acknowledge israel's right to exist before they get nuclear weapons because they continue to say that israel will be wiped off the map. and if they get nuclear weapons they will have the means to do so. mr. president, it is my intent to insist on a vote, but before a vote on this amendment a simple majority threshold the senate needs to vote. if you disagree with these policies vote "no." if you agree with the policies and you think this will upset a delicate compromise, vote "n

this is eureka springs, arkansas, part of the ozark mountains by fayetteville. known for its natural springs, which are supposed to be good for you. known for its passion play, big christ statue. known for its arts festival, a cool place that attracts and welcomes everybody. generally. eureka springs is a small town, only a couple thousand people live there. this is the local government. city council can spit around party table and talk it out. they debated a recommendation for how to throw away yard waste and another for repairing a parking lot by the town auditorium. they debated a measure to ban circus animals from town which they decided to do. while attending lolley to the business of eureka springs, state lawmakers were also in session. the arkansas legislature decided in their infinite wisdom they as a state would ban local cities and towns from passing anti discrimination laws. the state legislature banned arkansas cities and towns from making that decision on their own. because the eureka springs council could see that bill working its way toward their

it was in bill clinton's arkansas. he had huge majorities, all the apparatus of the democratic party aligned against mike. this republican comes out of nowhere and wins. every day of my life and politics was a fight. sometimes it was an intense one. any redneck can start a fight. a leader only starts a fight he is prepared to finish. as governor as arkansas i cut taxes and welfare, and raised family income by 50%. we empowered people to live a better life. i'm not a republican because i grew up rich. i'm a republican because i didn't want to spend the rest of my life poor waiting for the government to rescue me. >> one thing that has to happen in america is moving the power away from washington where people are so disconnected from the way that so many ordinary americans live. it is a disaster. power needs to be local and limited. the closer government is to the people, the more accountable it is to the people who are being governed. instead of minimum wage, i'm going to focus on solutions or every american to earn his

he is not in arkansas anymore. you know somewhat like the clintons he basically has been gathering a lot of money and i think he has no answer for it. >> i think he has a different problem and that is last time he broke through in iowa and a big surprising way without much money, without much organization because because he has so much appeal with the evangelical voters who are so important in iowa and south carolina and you see the whole field competing for that vote including jeb bush yesterday, you don't really think of him as evangelical candidate, gave the commencement address at the university talking about his faith and the importance of his faith and the importance of religious people in american politics. so i think that is huckabee's bigger problem, his base is now splintered among the whole field. >> with where his if it is a populist mental if people don't trust you they don't trust the populist message. >> marco rubio is news in the hole but "the new york times" had a good story today talking about the

this is eureka springs, arkansas part of the ozark mountains by fayetteville. known for its natural springs, which are supposed to be good for you. known for its passion play big christ statue. known for its arts festel value, a cool place that attracts and welcomes everybody. generally. eureka springs is a small town only a couple thousand people live there. this is the local government. city council can spit around party table and talk it out. they debated a recommendation for how to throw away yard waste and another for repairing a parking lot by the town auditorium. they debated a measure to ban circus animals from town which they decided to do. while attending lolley to the business of eureka springs, state lawmakers were also in session. the arkansas legislature decided in their infinite wisdom they as a state would ban local cities and towns from passing anti discrimination laws. the state legislature banned arkansas cities and towns from making that decision on their own. because the eureka springs council could see that bill working its way toward thei

he is not in arkansas anymore. you know somewhat like the clintons he basically has been gathering a lot of money and i think he has no answer for it. >> i think he has a different problem and that is last time he broke through in iowa and a big surprising way without much money, without much organization because because he has so much appeal with the evangelical voters who are so important in iowa and south carolina and you see the whole field competing for that vote including jeb bush yesterday, you don't really think of him as evangelical candidate, gave the commencement address at the university talking about his faith and the importance of his faith and the importance of religious people in american politics. so i think that is huckabee's bigger problem, his base is now splintered among the whole field. his if it is a populist mental if people don't trust you they don't trust the populist message. >> marco rubio is news in the hole but "the new york times" had a good story today talking about the sugar daddy h

they were not the first town to try this in a red state or even within arkansas. last summer, the city council and the college town of fayetteville, arkansas also passed a civil rights ordinance for their town. but then the fayetteville civil rights organization got put up for repeal. the grat fee tee on this sign from the election is a little hard to read but it's a three-letter word that starts with an "f" and ends with a "g." fayetteville, arkansas, lost its discrimination ordinance, got put up for referendum and lost. same thing happened last month in springfield, missouri. city council in spring feed, missouri, passed a nondiscrimination bill but then the bill was struck down in a voter referendum. the college town of starkville, mississippi, got themselves a big profile in the "new york times" because of their progressive policies in deepest, mississippi. but then the same starkeville officials who voted in those nondiscrimination policies then voted to take them away. and then we have the little town of eureka springs, arkansas, where they passed their civi

but mike and i were educated here in hope, arkansas. and on generally 29, 1973, i had my first date. he had to wait for my basketball game to get finished. [laughter] and he had to wait for me to clean up and shower. and, unfortunately, all of the restaurants in hope, arkansas were closed. and we had to travel to fulton arkansas, which is much smaller, to a 24-hour truckstop. [laughter] i might add, it was very quiet and romantic. [laughter] but it was perfect for me. and that following year, we got married. as you saw in the video, that was 41 years ago. but i'm going for the gold. [cheers & applause] because in nine years, that could be 50. i am not too far off. with my history of cancer, i thought i wouldn't make it to 20, so i really excited now that i might make a 50 year anniversary. [applause] you see, we have lived the american dream. and everybody ought to have that opportunity. but with that battle of cancer and later when we were hardly -- may not have children, i found out right away i was pregnant with our first son. and mi

huckabee kick off his campaign today with the speech in his hometown of hope, arkansas. he is pitching himself as the the best candidate to take on hillary clinton who is leading contender on the democratic side n his 2008 bid for the by the house huckabee won eight states but eventually ran out of cash. >> as president i promise you will get what you pay for because how can anyone ever trust government again if they steel from frustrates and lie to us. >> huckabee joins an already crowded field of g.o.p. presidential hopefuls, just yesterday, the retired neurosurgeon ben carson and

then tuesday, mike huckabee joins the race during hope arkansas. hillary clinton is going to las vegas as well. across the pond, john cleese and others will be watching as we well the u.k. election. plenty to watch. which one of it will get the bulk of your attention? john: if the kentucky derby and the prizefight were in the same place, i would watch that. i will pay most attention to my mike huckabee. he has been the missing person. great skill and made it clear he will run for several months and has been nowhere to be seen. this is a chance for him to be a player in this race or not. i want to see what he does. mark: that is the event i am watching too. if you look back at 2008, he did not emphasize his arkansas record enough and he got hammered as being too liberal. whether he raised taxes too much. he had a democratic legislature. today his campaign put out a video which we will talk about in which he really emphasizes the arkansas record and the fact he chooses to do the announcement in arkansas -- use all rand paul do an announcement in -- u

then tuesday, mike huckabee joins the race during hope arkansas. hillary clinton is going to las vegas as well. across the pond, john cleese and others will be watching as we well the u.k. election. plenty to watch. which one of it will get the bulk of your attention? john: if the kentucky derby and the prizefight were in the same place, i would watch that. i will pay most attention to mike huckabee. he has been the missing person. great skill and made it clear he will run for several months and has been nowhere to be seen. this is a chance for him to be a player in this race or not. i want to see what he does. mark: that is the event i am watching, too. if you look back at 2008, he did not emphasize his arkansas record enough and he got hammered as being too liberal. whether he raised taxes too much. he had a democratic legislature. today his campaign put out a video which we will talk about in which he really emphasizes the arkansas record and the fact he chooses to do the announcement in arkansas -- you saw rand paul do an announcement. at some

>> john roberts live in a place called hope arkansas. thanks. >>> isis terrorists insist they had a hand at the shooting outside of a cartoon contest in texas. they claim the worst is yet to come. >> reporter: downtown islamic state news bulletin carried on one of the radio stations claiming responsibility for the attack calling the two american-borne shooters elton simpson and nadir soofi members of the caliphate state. >> to determine any ties of these individuals may have had with isil or other terrorist organizations around the world, it's too early to say at this point. >> reporter: but the social media traffic suggests there was contact between known isis twitter handles overseas and at least one of the shooters, according to a counterterrorism source who has reviewed the data. within minutes of the shooting a series of tweets celebrated the men and spoke of a personal connection. i'm going to miss how he always used to speak, one wrote. another tweet called the shooter a man of wisdom. there's a new call for action after a half-do

we begin in hope arkansas where huckabee made his announcement which also happens to be the birthplace of bill clinton. huckabee is hoping for the choice of social conservatives. though unlike in his 2008 presidential run when he won the iowa caucuses huckabee faces stiffer competition for social conservative votes. ted cruz rick santorum and others. >> witness the slaughter of over 55 million babies in the name of choice, and we're now threatening the foundation of religious liberty by criminalizing christianity and demanding that we abandon biblical principles of marriage. >> here's how the event kicked off. ♪ it's been three long years, do you remember ♪ ♪ >> yes, tony orlando was in the house. although huckabee's rollout was not quite as smooth. huckabee told his audience his campaign would be funded by small donors not billionaires, before adding this. >> now, rest assured, if you want to give a million dollars, please do it. but i know most of you can't. >> the supreme court has knocked down most of the limits on campaign financing particularly through super pacs and her ag

dwayne joins us on the phone from hope arkansas. give us the details of the reports that were better than what was estimated. dwayne:

former arkansas governor, mike huckabee has officially thrown his hat into the ring, again. he became the third republican in two days to join the race. craig boswell reports from washington. >> reporter: republican mike huckabee announced his second bid for the white house in hope, arkansas. >> it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that i announce that i am a candidate for the president of the united states. >> reporter: the former arkansas governor and preacher won the iowa caucus in 2008 with the help of social conservatives. this time, he's looking to expand his appeal calling for the repeal of president obama's health care reform law and criticizing negotiations with iran. >> hell will freeze over before they get a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: immigration is a part of huckabee's pitch. >> yes, we need to address the immigration issues. not with amnesty. we need to start by taking control of our own borders. >> reporter: huckabee is trying to present himself as the best candidate to challenge democratic front-runner, hillary clinton. clinton, choosing round ta

he made the announcement in his hometown of hope arkansas. he talked about his faith, and his beliefs. >> it was also here that i first ran for elected office when i ran for student counsel at hope junior high school. so it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that i announce that i am a candidate for president of the united states of america. >> there are a few things to know about mike huckabee. he's an ordained baptist minister. he became the governor of arkansas in 1996 and served two full terms in office. huckabee has most recently written several books and hosted shows on fox news and abc radio. huckabee is different than many gop opponents because he does not shy away from social issues. he's voiced opposition to gay marriage and criticized the opposition to the religious liberty laws in indiana and arkansas. >>> we're keeping an eye on twitter this morning, look for stories happening around our area. angie retweeted one of our viewers with this picture, a car crash on to the courthouse lawn in loudoun county. according to thi

he is from hope arkansas. his speech was full of references to god. he is banking on support from social conservatives conservatives to back his ticket. presidential hopeful hillary clinton is announcing a new plan for immigration reform. she will announce it at a high school just south of las vegas where the student body is about 70% hispanic. both huck bee and clinton have thrown their names into the race and many others have too. so why do it? well as mary snow tells us it is about power and a big payoff even if you lose. >> do benjamin carson. >> there's a good chance you have never heard of ben carson. he is a retired neurosurgeon now making a bid for the oval offer. >> i am ben carson, and i am a candidate for president of the united states. but if history is any indication, new doors will open for him even if he doesn't wind up in the white house. >> i have not been in politics all my life. along with the title of presidential candidate, she is timed the release of her new book with a kick off of her candidacy. both are entering a crowded field

jenna: back to arkansas where we are about to hear from former governor mike huckabee on his plans to join the 2016 presidential race. obviously that is not mike huckabee. he will be along shortly. john roberts is live in hope arkansas with the latest. >> mike huckabee expected out here in 35 minutes. tony orlando, you remember him, taking the stage. and role at the university of arkansas hope campus. 1600 people and indeed, hundreds more in the overflow room, he is helping to recapture the magic of 2008 when he won the iowa caucus, no question he faces more competition this time around from the social conservative that propelled him to victory but he is much better known in 2016 by virtue of his radio show and program on the fox news channel. while he expects to fight for every vote at least he is not starting from scratch. >> i don't take it for granted but not like i'm starting out eight years ago when i had to introduce myself and spell my last needing to every single person i met. of i went to a pizza ranch i had to tell in three times 2 law was and why i was there and then i had

at the time, obviously that was true in arkansas and now it's true on a nationwide level. he tried this back in 2007 when at that point it was so early before the iowa caucuses when hillary clinton came in third, and they thought she was going to be the democratic nominee, and it didn't have that much power, but this time might be different. i want to show you one thing, carol, mike huckabee as i said in the crowded field, look at the top five contenders where they rank according to a poll that came out last night, and bush rubio, walker and paul and cruz and then you turn the page, and he is there. a total of 15%. a dozen people in the middle he will argue that's not so bad. >> he has plenty of time to catch up right? >> right. >> don't forget, you can catch mike huckabee's life announcement from hope arkansas right here on cnn. >>> and as for hillary clinton, she is headlining a campaign fund-raiser in las vegas today, but you need to be a bit of a high roller to be there, and it costs 2,700 bucks just to get in. >>> and the secretary of state agreed to testify one but n

for then-arkansas governor bill clinton. now another son of hope is counting on history to repeat itself. so "the kelly file" decided to visit governor huckabee's hometown and he showed us around a bit. >> reporter: born august 24th, 1955, to dorsey and mae huckabee his childhood of that of a typical american kid. >> hope is a great kind of town to grow up in because it's a lot like mayberry. >> reporter: his dad worked two jobs as a firefighter and mechanic. his mom, a clerk at a gas company. the family lived paycheck to paycheck in a small one-story rental house. >> it's the only house i ever knew growing up. >> reporter: the young huckabee learned to ride his bike in the alley across the way, loved to play baseball until dark in the lot near his home. >> we'd take black electrical tape and wrap the baseball in it so we'd get a little more mileage out of it. >> reporter: but it was at his father's firehouse just steps away from the family home where some of his fondest memories were made. >> sliding down the pole and playi

his record in arkansas is fascinating on that score because he really -- >> it is. it is historically interesting. >> it is historically interesting. and he did a lot of things that liberals hated, he did a lot of things that liberals really liked. he increased spending in certain areas that folks did not anticipate and it's always striking to me how much constituency there is for that kind of thing. you're saying there's not much right now and i guess we'll see how this plays out. rick wilson, great pleasure to have you on. thanks a lot. >> thanks, chris. >>> the claim to an isis connection in texas and just what the propaganda reveals, next. >>> last night on the show, i'm pretty sure we made cable news history. it was during a segment about free speech as i hosted the legendary artist power designer art and francois. at one point during our discussion, you might have noticed what looked like a waft of smoke. it was, in fact, vapor. cigarette smoking was practically a requirement in the early days of tv, but this might have been the first vaping on live television

the former arkansas governor and 2008 candidate is making that announce frnt had his home in hope arkansas. msnbc's kacie hunt has made her way to hope. good morning. >> jose good morning. yeah you know they don't just share the same home town of hope. bill clinton and mike huckabee were actually born in the same hospital according to an interview from the '90s that huckabee did with the local paper which has splashed his announcement all over the front page. the mcdonald's here in hope has huckabee's name on top of it. we met one of his classmates from kindergarten who once play in a carport band with huckabee. the class of 1973 at hope high school. a lot of excitement here. the question is whether that translates across the campaign trail. huckabee comes into a really crowded field here, especially on the right. you have people who like ted cruz who is a fresher face than huckabee might be. he came out of nowhere to win the iowa caucuses back in 2008. that sent him on to a fox news tv show that he's had ever since then. but like you said he should be here shortly. we're going to hear som

of hope, arkansas. he talked to bret baier about his path to the nomination. >> we know iowa will be an important part of that path. there will be an expectation that i will do well there. i don't know nor would i declare i have got to win iowa or i can't go forward. that would be absurd because it's not all based on one state. but clearly coming out of iowa is important. >> reporter: with mike huckabee's getting into the race in a couple hours. he grew up just down the street from where president clinton was born. it's about trying to recapture the magic of the 2008 campaign where he came out of virtually nowhere. the big coup for him back then was the big win in iowa. i asked him is it possible he could do it again? >> reporter: can lightning strike twice in iowa? >> lightning can strike tweet but you have to make sure the conditions are right. i look at it as i did eight years ago. you have got to start and build the team one person at a time. >> reporter: huckabee has more competition from social co

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sara reporting live from hope arkansas. don't forget you can catch mike huckabee's live announcement from hope at 11:00 eastern here on cnn. as for democratic front runner hillary clinton, she's headlining campaign fund-raiser in las vegas today. but you probably need hoob ato be a high roller to get in. the event cost 2,700 bucks per person and the former secretary of state agreed to testify once but not twice before the special house committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. that is expected to take place two weeks from now. >>> still to come in the "newsroom," spreading hatred and fear mongering. why one rabbi says the controversial contest that led to the texas shooting was not about free speech. meet the world's newest energy superpower. surprised? in fact, america is now the world's number one natural gas producer... and we could soon become number one in oil. because hydraulic fracturing technology is safely recovering lots more oil and natural gas. supporting millions of n

his record in arkansas is fascinating on that score because he really -- >> it is. it is historically interesting. >> it is historically interesting. and he did a lot of things that liberals hated, he did a lot of things that liberals really liked. he increased spending in certain areas that folks did not anticipate and it's always striking to me how much constituency there is for that kind of thing. you're saying there's not much right now and i guess we'll see how this plays out. rick wilson great pleasure to have you on. thanks a lot. >> thanks chris. >>> the claim to an isis connection in texas and just what the propaganda reveals, next. but life should be loud. sing loud, play loud, love loud. dentures shouldn't keep you quiet, life should be ringing in your ears. live loud, polident. (music) boys? stop less. go more. the passat tdi clean diesel with up to 814 hwy miles per tank. just one reason volkswagen is the #1 selling diesel car brand in america. >>> last night on the show i'm pretty sure we made cable news history. it was during a segment about free spee

the legislature passed it and in arkansas if the governor doesn't sign the bill it becomes law without a signature. i refused to sign it but i didn't have enough votes to be sustained in a veto as is simple majority would. >> as president huckabee would you raise taxes? >> we don't need to raise taxes. >> you were a proponent of the fair tax. are you still? >> very much so. i think more than ever the fair tax is being looking really palatable to american who is say we've got to get rid of the irs. it's been a criminal enterprise trampling over the rights of citizens. more importantly, why should we punish people for their productivity. when i hear people say let's get rid of the irs, how are you going to do it? consumption tax. not for what we make but for what we buy. >> you're going to have to explain that. >> this is not just a reform. this is not tinkering with the tax code. this is throwing out the 77,000 page montrocity that everybody hates. this is turning april 15th into another beautiful spring day in america and it's giving the people power how much tax they are going to pay

and moving to arkansas. here is what a real abbing sent understand like. >> -- accent sounds like. >> if i'm president of the united states and you are thinking about joining al qaeda, i.s.i.l., anyone thinking about that. i'm not going to call a judge, i'm going to call a drone and we'll kill you. >>> that was republican strrt and likely candidate lindsay graham. >> hillary clinton lost the primary in the south and the racial overtones stood up after controversial comments by husbands bill clinton. >> perhaps it's understandable now that after appearing before an audience of women, she'd use a southern twang to get personal. after spending years in arc sea. she has -- arkansas she has an ear for the twang. there's a danger that changing your vice and top will have voters thinking you are pannedoring. perceptions that you are -- pandering. perceptions that you are fake may sting as hillary clinton may be learning from the ridicule she is facing today. >> hillary clinton is the favourite for the democratic no

. >>> and today the lisz for president got even longer former arkansas governor mike huckabee is the next presidential hopeful, he threw his hat into the ring an hour ago, for more on the growing field we go live to karen travers in washington d.c. >> reporter: good afternoon, hike huckabee knows how to rev up a crowd. he pished him sx as a social conservative. and got in some digs at his rivals saying he was not born a blue blood but a blue collar. mike huckabee is hoping the second time is a charm. the former arkansas governor announced his second bid for the white house in his home town of hope the same place that lunched bill clinton's career, it's a long way from a little brick house in hope, arkansas to the white house. he made an impact in the primaries winning eight states including the iowa caucuses but this time around he is fighting for the same support in a republican field that is crowded with social conservatives so huckabee is expanding his message to appeal to working class conservatives and pitching himself as the best candidate to beat hillary clinton, the republica

. >> it all goes down at the university of arkansas community college. with special opening act tony orlando. ♪ john: happy cinco de mayo, sports fans, or as jeb bush likes to call it -- cinco de mayo. enough about jeb bush, today was about mike huckabee at the university of arkansas community college in a town where he and bill clinton call home. they started off with tony orlando. he was followed by mike huckabee's wife and then mike himself about going from hope to higher ground. mike huckabee: it was eight years ago an unknown freshman senator made great speeches about hope and change. eight years later, our debt has more than doubled, america's leadership in the world has evaporated and the country is more polarized than ever in my lifetime. we were promised hope. it was just talk. now, we need the kind of change that really could get america from hope to higher ground. [applause] john: mark, he still believes in a place called hope. how did he do? mark: he was more focused than -- he was more folksy than fiery. eight years is a long time for him

former arkansas governor mike huckabee has officially thrown his had into the ring again. he became the third republican in two days to join the raise. craig reports from washington. >> reporter: republican mike huckabee announced his second bid for the white house in hope arkansas. >> it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that i announce that i am a candidate for the president of the united states. >> reporter: the former arkansas governor and preacher won the iowa caucus in 2008 with the help of social conservatives. this time, he's looking to expand calling for the repeal of president obama's health care reform an negotiating with iran. >> hell will freeze over before they get a nuclear weapon. >> yes, we need to address the immigration issues. not with amnesty. we need to control our own borders. >> reporter: huckabee is trying to be the best candidate against hillary clinton. clinton, choosing round tables and small gatherings is in nevada arguing the pathway to citizenship is key to the immigration system. >> if we claim we are for families, we have to pul

norway is divesting from coal -- a federal appeals court has struck down an arkansas law banning abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy. the ruling upholds an earlier decision against the 2013 law, which was among the most extreme abortion bans in the country.

and moving to arkansas. here is what a real abbing sent understand like. >> -- accent sounds like. >> if i'm president of the united states and you are thinking about joining al qaeda, i.s.i.l., anyone thinking about that. i'm not going to call a judge, i'm going to call a drone and we'll kill you. >> that was republican strrt graham. >> hillary clinton lost the primary in the south and the racial overtones stood up after controversial comments by husbands bill clinton. >> perhaps it's understandable now that after appearing before an audience of women, she'd use a southern twang to get personal. after spending years in arc sea. she has -- arkansas she has an ear for the twang. there's a danger that changing your vice and top will have voters thinking you are pannedoring. perceptions that you are -- pandering. perceptions that you are fake may sting as hillary clinton may be learning from the ridicule she is facing today. >> hillary clinton is the favourite for the democratic nomination. why would you run ag

flash flood watches are posted in texas, oklahoma and arkansas. a line of tornadoes roared through texas and arkansas sunday. at least five people were killed. don champion is in hard hit texas. good morning,don. >> reporter: the deadly tornado has all but change live in the town of 2600 people. it will continue for the second day in a row even as the threat of more severe weather looms. rescue crews in van, texas continued search efforts into the night, even though everyone is accounted for, cadaver dogs are being used to scour debris just in case. >> with the amount of damage we saw just to make sure we don't miss anybody. >> reporter: the powerful ef-3 tornado leveled about a third of the town. killing 60-year-old david tapley and his wife brenda. the couple moved there after retiring. police put a curfew in place and have set up check points. >> i've seen a bunch of folks here today that i've never seen before. they may be here looking for an opportunity. >> reporter: in neighboring arkansas where an ef-2 tornado hit, many people are coming to

once and he can do it again. >> he went to hope, arkansas. another man that went to hope arkansas. >> you heard that. >> the hometown not only of mike huckabee but bill clinton. he's going to run on that anti-clinton -- >> absolutely. >> a very popular thing to do amongp are bes. >> it is. going back to 2007/2008 he tried that. before the iowa caucuses everybody thought hillary clinton was pretty be a shoe in and then obama beat her and the rest is history. he started to hone the anti-clinton i can beat the clinton machine i'm from arkansas back then. it looks like who knows, that is going to be much more of a sustainable message as he goes forward. >> his campaign is interesting to me. they took pains to point out that he's beaten women as he's run for elective office in the past lieutenant governor so he's not one of the republicans who doesn't know how to run against women. he knows how to run against women, whatever that means by the way. >> just starting. six republicans officially in this race for the white house. gloria dana thanks ver

. >>> former arkansas governor mike ng huckabee today became the sixth republican to officially jump in the race for president, with strong support from evangelical conservatives. huckabee won eight stays in the the 2008 republican primaries. today, he announced his second run for president in his hometown of hope, arkansas, which is also the birthplace of former president bill clinton. >>> meantime, the clinton campaign is working overtime tonight to hit back at allegations being made in a highly anticipated new book out today called "clinton cash," about her family foundation, her money and where it all came from. nbc's andrea mitchell is on the trail in las vegas. >> reporter: hillary clinton courting hispanic voters at a las vegas high school today, while her campaign launched a counteroffensive, a new website, a twitter account and a campaign video. >> the book is already being debunked far and wide. >> reporter: a war of words with the author of "clinton cash," leaked in advance but officially published today. >> i'm not saying, andrea, that there was a quid pro quo, but what i

for the arkansas department of emergency management. good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> i know two people tragically died in arkansas. is everyone accounted for? >> at this point in howard county where that possible tornado went through, yes. it struck a mobile home park near the town of nashville, arkansas. as you said two people died. there were several other injuries but it appears that everyone is accounted for there. the one problem we are still having in several locations throughout the state is especially in the mountainous regions, we've had a ton of rain in the last 24 hours, and we have had numerous reports of motorists stranded in rising water. so that's the main threat that we face now. >> so you have emergency workers deployed now trying to rescue people? >> yes. in numerous counties. the latest report i saw came in just a few moments ago from a county about an hour to the northwest of little rock. and we had two other reports of stranded motorists in that same general area last night. so flash flooding can be a tremend

the four-state arrest sweep in arkansas, alabama, louisiana, and mississippi is the biggest pharmaceutical case in dea history with 280 arrests. focusing on unscrupulous doctors, pharmacists, and staffers. >> a profit, greed-driven business just like regular drug dealers are. this is sort of professional drug dealers. >> reporter: among those arrested in little rock today, dr. jerry rifis. >> sometimes life is rather difficult. it will be straightened out. >> reporter: agents say what's happening in little rock actually mirrors a nationwide epidemic in prescription drug abuse with a steady rise in overdoses and pill-related deaths. agents say prescription abuse also fuels the current heroin epidemic, adding even more, officials say, to a growing public health threat. mark potter, nbc news, little rock, arkansas. >>> it was a case of road rage here in new york that stunned the nation. a horde of bikers who claimed they'd been provoked, caught on camera surrounding and pounding on an suv before attacking the family inside. now with a trial underway, we're hearing new details including a fran

deadly storms have pounded texas, oklahoma, and arkansas for days. overnight a tornado killed two people in nashville, arkansas. >> i don't know that i've seen this kind of damage in nashville since i've been in the department here for over 17 years. >> reporter: daze of torrential rains triggered massive flooding in parts of north trks. rescue teams plucked stranded people from rushing water. >> here they strap me in a harness and we're spinning and all i could see was colors. >> reporter: forecasters expect the rain to let up in north texas today but the wet weather could return late. don champion, cbs news, van, texas. >>> in the west it was a mother's day surprise in a different season. parts of the rockies and northern plains received a rare blast of spring snow. more than a fooft snow fell in cool -- foot of snow fell in colorado, nebraska and the dakotas. in denver the colorado rockies had to shovel the coors need before the team's game with the dodgers. >>> lawyers for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev have rested their case.

the legislature passed it and in arkansas if the governor doesn't sign the bill it becomes law without a signature. i refused to sign it but i didn't have enough votes to be sustained in a veto as is simple majority would. >> as president huckabee would you raise taxes? >> we don't need to raise taxes. >> you were a proponent of the fair tax. are you still? >> very much so. i think more than ever the fair tax is being looking really palatable to american who is say we've got to get rid of the irs. it's been a criminal enterprise trampling over the rights of citizens. more importantly, why should we punish people for their productivity. when i hear people say let's get rid of the irs, how are you going to do it? consumption tax. not for what we make but for what we buy. >> you're going to have to explain that. >> this is not just a reform. this is not tinkering with the tax code. this is throwing out the 77,000 page montrocity that everybody hates. this is turning april 15th into another beautiful spring day in america and it's giving the people power how much tax they are going to pay

former arkansas governor mike huckabee expected to announce his candidacy in hope, arkansas. carly fiorina confirming her plans a little earlier today on "good morning america." >> somehow we've come to this place in our nation's history where we think we need a professional political class. i don't believe that what i will tell you i've been out there across the country. people don't believe that either. they are kind of tired of the political class. bill: brit hume fox news senior political analyst. how are you, brit? >> happy monday. bill: so you as well. fiorina always made it her mission to go after hillary clinton. now the polls right now are barely a blip for her. and, maybe it is ben carson today. maybe it is carly fiorina but seems to be the day of the long shot. how do you see it so far? >> i think that is a correct assessment bill. these candidates getting in now including mike huckabee who has a residue of support from earlier campaigns are still long shots all of them. but in this, in this shapeless race and really ace race that anybody tells you today, that they

jenna: andrea last hour former arkansas governor mike huckabee announced for the white house. can he take on the clinton machine as he calls it? we're going to discuss that. this case changed the way missing children cases are investigated in our country but there is still no resolution today. a new york judge ordering a jury to try a second time to reach a verdict in the kidnap and murder trial of pedro hernandez, accused in the 19789 disappearance of. etan patz. he was accused of killing the little boy but a body was never found. jury is told i about the judge to go back and get a verdict. they reported to the judge they can't. jurors have been deliberating for 15 days. we'll have a live report. we got word in the jury of the trial of cal harris may be struggling to reach a verdict. it is the third murder trial of harris accused of killing his wife on the evening of september 11th 2001. he has been convicted twice. both times that verdict was overturned. so we'll see what happens a third time now. a lot of legal issues here on "happening now," top of the hour. >> thanks jenn

i'm curious what hillary clinton's position is actually her husband executed people as governor of arkansas. she was comfortable with that -- >> hopefully we'll get a chance to -- >> if she ever appears before the press, every republican candidate will -- >> we are out of time. thank you, everyone. let's take a break. >>> but first, it's that time of