[laughter] carly fiorina: any at all? [applause] carly fiorina: even in the oval office? [laughter] [applause] carly fiorina: hillary clinton must not be president of the united states, but not because she is a woman. she must not be the president of the united states because she is not trustworthy, and she does not have a track record of accomplishment. [applause] carly fiorina: when i was the ceo of hewlett-packard, a publicly traded company, if i made a misstatement of material facts about my record, or about our results, i could be sued and charged. if i told one person something that we intended to do in the future, and then told another person something different, but -- about what i intended to do in the future, i could be sued and charged. imagine if we had this level this standard of accountability among the professional political class of washington, d.c. [applause] carly fiorina: the american people will have a choice. are we going to demand trust transparency, and more than words from our political leaders? do we want someone in the white house who is not afra

[laughter] carly fiorina: any at all? [applause] carly fiorina: even in the oval office? [laughter] [applause] carly fiorina: hillary clinton must not be president of the united states, but not because she is a woman. she must not be the president of the united states because she is not trustworthy, and she does not have a track record of accomplishment. [applause] carly fiorina: when i was the ceo of hewlett-packard, a publicly traded company, if i made a misstatement of material facts about my record, or about our results, i could be sued and charged. if i told one person something that we intended to do in the future, and then told another person something different, but -- about what i intended to do in the future, i could be sued and charged. imagine if we had this level this standard of accountability among the professional political class of washington, d.c. [applause] carly fiorina: the american people will have a choice. are we going to demand trust transparency, and more than words from our political leaders? do we want someone in the white house who is not afra

we begin with former hewlett packer ceo carly fiorina. she announce herd presidential campaign on 4th. >> good evening everyone and welcome to our conversation with the candidates series. our guest this evening is former hewlett packers ceo republican carli carly fiorina. i'll ask the candidate questions and then we'll bring the studio audience to ask questions. but let get a quick look at the candidate osbyography. >> carly fiorina was borne in austin texas in 1954. she grad ited from stars in 19:76 got her mbn in marketing from the university of maryland and a master of science degree in management from m.i.t. fiorina worked for at&t at an entry level sales position. 15 years later she led at&t spin

with carly fiorina. and her answers were not always that specific, but listen to why she thought she was a good candidate. ms. fiorina: i know world leaders. i have done business with these people. i have not had photo ops. i have done business with them. i have also chaired the advisory board of the central intelligence agency. i have advised the secretary of state, the secretary of nsa, the secretary of homeland security. i have set as close as we are right now to benjamin netanyahu and vladimir putin and others. these are all literally people i have had conversations with about substantive issues business, charity, what they hope for or their country, so i actually think i have quite a bit of experience. mark: can she ride that? john: that is the nature of the relationship they had, but on the other hand, if you compare it to someone like scott walker she has, in that, a more substantial conversation with foreign leaders than they have so she can at least make that argument. mark: and it is driven a l

[applause] carly fiorina: thank you so much. when we married 30 years ago i learned that his mother had been told to abort him. she was a woman of great faith. great courage. she chose to bring her child into the world. she spent a year in the hospital following his birth. yet, frank was the joy of her life and he has been the rock of mine i think often about how different my life would be had she made a different choice. [applause] carly fiorina: as you know, i ran for the senate against barbara boxer in california in 2010. i ran as a pro-life conservative. you don't do that unless you really mean it. [applause] carly fiorina: but those of us who believe in the sanctity of life know that science is proving us right every day. we now know the dna in a zygote is the same dna as the day you die. life is a continuum. a gift from god, and every life is filled with potential. [applause] carly fiorina: i don't about you, but i am tired of being called extreme on this issue.

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carly fiorina has been spending part of her day here. she attended a des moines editorial boards and we will have more on that later. john: the iowa republican party says it is cutting charges to campaigns for its predidential straw poll. it will be less of a fundraiser and more of a festival. and this is a big deal. it has had some issues and problems in the past cycles. who wins and who loses with this change? mark halperin apparently gone. we have lost our connection for, so i will head back to francine lacqua. i'm hoping she is still there. francine, are you there? let's talk about the exit polls. give us some details. francine: the exit polls are important. we have been speaking to a lot of pollsters, so the margin of error is still about 2%-3%. that means it can be about 10 seats off. it seems that the conservatives have 316 seats. the exit poll doesn't mean it is completely right. because we have so many more smaller parties, when you speak to pollsters, they say this is probably the most uncertain exit poll because it is that muc

carly fiorina has an spending part of her day here. she attended a des moines editorial board and we will have more on that later. mark: the iowa republican party says it is cutting charges to campaigns for his residential stronghold. it will be less of a fundraiser and more of a festival. at this is a big deal. it has had some issues and problems in the past cycles. who wins and who loses with this chain? john: mark halperin apparently gone. we have lost our connection for my will, so i will back to france in the quad. i'm hoping she is still there. francine, are you there? let's talk about the exit polls. give us some details. francine: the exit polls are important. we have an speaking to a lot of pollsters, so the margin of error is still about 2%-3%. that means it can be about 10 seats off. it seems that the conservatives have 316 seats. the exit poll doesn't mean it is completely right. because we have so many more smaller parties, when you speak to pollsters, they say this is probably the most uncertain exit poll because it is th

and carly fiorina then pivoted to this. let's take a listen to what she said. >> she hasn't said what happened from 2011 when both she and president obama declared victory in iraq. they declared victory in iraq in 2011. she was the secretary of state. no one is declaring victory in iraq now. what happened? what would she do? what would she have done? >> is this the best way for republicans to turn the page? >> no. nobody's going to believe that george w. bush had nothing to do with iraq and that the war was won, and first of all, it's not true that they declared victory in iraq. and unfortunately for carly fiorina, she has virtually no credibility because nobody knows who she is. she did run for the senate in california, which is a big, tough race, but nobody knows who she is. so you can't have somebody who nobody knows attacking somebody who everybody in america knows. >> but isn't this punching up? basically she has now inserted herself in the story about hillary clinton today. >> yes, and that is smart. because among rep

and that is exactly the audience for carly fiorina. she's the only candidate in the republican field who is a woman and the only one going after hillary clinton. and it won't hurt her in a close primary, in the democratic race. but i think in a general election, if she does get the nomination, it could be a problem for her. >> yeah. i think you're right in the sense that hillary clinton wants that crossover appeal. she wants a huge gender gap that would ostensibly mean attracting independent women. and potentially republican women who see her as aspirational women, a fundamental part of her candidacy. when i talk to women 60 and above, they seem to be most enthusiastic about the idea of a woman being president. i think carly fiorina is wise to try to present herself as the republican alternate of. i think they both have issues that could detract from the ordinary not of their experience -- ordinariness of the arena. >> fiorina was the breakout star. more to come. great to see you, and anne. clinton will be speaking in an hour. now back

carly fiorina also saying today she is running for president. the former head of hewlett-packard, making that announcement on good morning america today. fiorina went on the attack, democratic frontrunner hillary clinton. we'll have more on increasingly crowded gop field. it is not all senators anymore. >> thanks, jon. jon: thanks andrea. >> we finally got the royal baby and i'm not talking about mine. now we have a name at last. charlotte elizabeth diana. so much history there. as great britain and folks the world over go gaga over the new princess so are the retailers. look at that very cute little smiling baby. baby boutiques, fashion designers getting a gift that will keep on giving, when the duchess of cambridge gave birth to a baby girl and all the marketing opportunities she provides. instead of another boring boy not fair, from christening gowns to wedding dresses and hairstyles in between, the every trend the newest royal sets will be fodder for girls seeking to emulate a real life princess as so many do. so many estimates have little c

mark: what do you know about carly fiorina? >> she is a woman. [laughter] mark: that is true. >> she talks ready straight. i think she can hold her own with anybody in a bar fight or discussion. >> she could give hillary a run for her money. >> i have heard positive things about her that she is a good communicator and she knows what she is talking about. i have heard positive things. >> nobody isn't busy e-cig about the idea of another brick. rod? >> i like rick perry but i don't think you'd be elected, he is kind of in a third place so to speak. mark: are you interested in my cockney? or do you feel like his time is past? >> i'm interested. i think he was smart to get his on tv and out there. so. he is when i am watching. >> i like him, i used to watch him on his fox show. i think he is very intelligent. i think he means what he says. i don't know if he can bring i am just so hung up on summary who can bring everybody together. >> i believe people continue to stand on his morals and we need that. we need somebody who's going to say to our consti

mark: what do you know about carly fiorina? >> she is a woman. [laughter] mark: that is true. >> she talks pretty straight. i think she can hold her own with anybody in a bar fight or discussion. >> she could give hillary a run for her money. >> i think she could. >> i have heard positive things about her that she is a good communicator, and she knows what she is talking about. i have heard positive things. mark: anyone enthusiastic about another rick perry run? >> i like rick perry but i don't think you'd be elected, he is kind of in a third place so to speak. mark: are you interested in mike huckabee? or do you feel like his time is past? >> i'm interested. i think he was smart to get on tv. so. he is someone i am watching. mark: what about you? >> i like him, i used to watch him on his fox show. i think he is very intelligent. i think he really means what he says, again i don't know if he can bring, i am just so hung up on somebody who can bring everybody together. i believe -- >> i believe he will stand on his morals, and we need that. we nee

mark: what do you know about carly fiorina? >> she is a woman. [laughter] mark: that is true. >> she talks really straight. i think she can hold her own with anybody in a bar fight or discussion. >> she could give hillary a run for her money. >> i have heard positive things about her that she is a good communicator and she knows what she is talking about. i have heard positive things. mark: i don't -- nobody is enthusiastic about another rick terry run -- perry run? >> i like rick perry but i don't think you'd be elected, he is kind of in a third place so to speak. mark: are you interested in mike huckabee? or do you feel like his time is past? >> i'm interested. i think he was smart to get on tv. so. he is someone i am watching. >> i like him, i used to watch him on his fox show. i think he is very intelligent. i think he means what he says. i don't know if he can bring, i am just so hung up on somebody who can bring everybody together. >> i believe people continue to stand on his morals and we need that. we need somebody who's going to stay to

our guest is former hewlett packard ceo, republican carly fiorina. tonight we'll be getting to know her and where she stands on the key issues. at the start of the program, as always i'll ask the candidate a few questions. after a break we'll bring in the studio audience to ask their questions in what is a town hall type format. before that, let's look at the candidate's biography. carly fiorina was born in austin texas, went on to get her mba in marketing from university of maryland and master of science from m.i.t. she worked for at&t in an entry level sales position and led the spinout of lucent technologies. in 1999 she was recruited to hewlett packard the first woman to lead a fortune 450 business. she spent six years at the chairman and ceo of the company. she serves as the chairman of unlocking potential projects, the union foundation, good 360 and opportunity international. she ran for u.s. senate in california in 2010 and moved to virginia to be with her husband to be with her daughter and two granddaughters. >> thanks for joining us. >> gla

what did you make of carly fiorina's rollout? >> each one of these candidates will do it in a different way. carly fiorina, the ceo of hewlett-packard did it on the internet. ben carson is going to return to detroit. and mike huckabee is returning to arkansas. it's his home and its the home of bill clinton. we are off to the races. the size of the republican field has doubled. we'll have three candidates in the race and tomorrow i expect we'll have six. martha: obviously these guys are long-shots and ladies. how do you think they stack up? >> they are long-shots. carly fiorina in the real clear politics average has 1%. ben carson 4.8%. mike huckabee is in 6th place at 8.3% and led earlier in some of the national polls. but they are long shots. carly fiorina said we don't need people who held public office. the last time the republicans nominated somebody who had not been an elected office holder or commanded the american military in a war was 1940. and you have to go back a long time before you get to somebody who had no elective

i am carly fiorina and i'm running for president. if you're tired of the soundbites, the vigil, -- the treeif you believe it is the time to end identity politics to end lower expectations, if you believe it is time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough, then join us. it is time for us to empower our citizens, give them a voice in our government, to fix what has been broken about our politics and our government for too long. because we can do this together. >> carly fiorina's announcement from youtube. we talked this morning from a reporter about the political field and how it is shaping up. this is about five minutes. >> also it is about dr. ben carson and what he will bring to the race. guest: dr. ben carson is a famous neurosurgeon and the key player in a critical operation to separate conjoined twins. and terms of the politics, he brings a lot. he was born and brought up in detroit, and pretty difficult circumstances. he has made a personal responsibly and things of that nature part of his credo. he has al

he's polling same as carly fiorina. it doesn't always make sense the way the media decides to dismiss the non-conventional candidates. >> the danger of relying on polls, there's somebody that breaks out, whether huckabee in 2008 or rick santorum in 2012, who was hardly getting coverage. suddenly they get hot even though they were down in the polls and don't have much money. betsy, you want to know how the liberal media view these three candidates and others on the gop side. "new york times" columnist timothy egan this morning calling this a fringe festival and saying the republican clown car has turned into a clown bus. >> well carly fiorina certainly isn't a frank candidate. most of the stances she's staked out are very much in the middle of how republicans feel about national policy issues. huckabee is a little further to the right. i can maybe understand using that particular adjective. i think referring to a clown bus, i mean come on. that's certainly not fair. and as a reporter i would much rather prefer covering a

he'll make an explicit pitch to the tea party voters. >> let's look at carly fiorina now. >> carly fiorina will be probably the only female republican in this race. she is is former executive of hewlett-packard. she also has never held elected office which could be a weakness for her. one important thing to remember about carly fiorina, as the only woman she's made an explicit pitch even in her video discussing her run this morning, she made an explicit pitch showing a video of hillary clinton announcing her run and then her saying "we don't want career politicians." so as a woman she'll criticize hillary clinton and we'll say this isn't about gender this is about policy. >> she's probably going to be touting her management skills having been with hewlett-packard for so many years. let's take a look at one other person mike huckabee. we hear he is going to jump in the race. what are his strengths and weaknesses. >> he'll announce in hope, arkansas. he did very well with evangelical voters in 2008. he won the iowa caucuses but petered out later in the race. he will definitely be reaching ou

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i welcome carly fiorina into the ring. i think she is going to be a good and thoughtful candidate for the republicans. >> the republican field is up to six now with former arkansas governor mike huckabee officially running into the race today this. new candidate talking foreign policy. blasting president obama for being too soft on many things but including iran. >> we face real threats from radical jihadism in the form of savage roots like isis and state terrorists like iran. but we put more pressure on our ally israel to cease building bedrooms for their families in judea than we do on iran for building a bomb. >> larry, what did you think about his entree into the race today? >> i think he is a nice man. i worked with him in the past. i think that the idea of governor huckabee running for president is an idea that has come and already gone. i like the fact we have new and fresh people coming into the reanna against a tired voice like hillary clinton. i think government huckabee is not the new idea the republican party n

carly fiorina, a former hewlett packard chief executive made it official during a television interview, and in an online video. and retired neurosurgeon ben carson followed suit at an event in detroit. we'll hear some of what each one had to say, and get some analysis, after the news summary. former president bill clinton is defending foreign donations to his family foundation. in an interview airing today, he dismissed criticism that other governments traded donations for official favors when hillary clinton was secretary of state. she's now running for president. mr. clinton told nbc news the foundation has never done anything "knowingly inappropriate." >> i don't think there's anything sinister in trying to get wealthy people and countries that are seriously involved in development to spend their money wisely in a way that helps poor people and lifts them up. i don't think there's anything bad with that. >> ifill: also today, the state department said it's found no evidence that the donations influenced any actions by then- secretary clinton. and on a related matter, the former pres

but the republican candidate making the most news today is carly fiorina. that brings us to our political director, the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. in south carolina she showed up across the street from a hillary clinton event today. coincidence or does that make a grand statement of what a race we're looking at here? >> well, look it was so many candidates running for president, it's going to be hard to have events when they're all running in the same state. iowa, south carolina. it's very likely you're going to have events like today where you had hillary clinton and carly fiorina in the same place. carly fiorina, of course, struggling to get into the top tier of the republican field. what better way to do that than to try to take shots at hillary clinton? it's actually been a very effective strategy for carly fiorina throughout the early stages of the campaign. it's fired up the republican base a little bit. she has been the most aggressive republican going after hillary clinton for not taking questions, going after her sort of feeling as

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(laughter) carly fiorina announced her candidacy apparently from inside a mesothelioma lawsuit ad! (laughter) what does the former c.e.o. of hewlett packard who laid off 30,000 people, got fired and still got a $30 million golden parachute called her qualifications. >> i think i'm the best person for the job because i actually understand how the economy works. >> jon: yes, you do -- (laughter) but can she handle the couric gauntlet? many have tried! almost all have done fine really only one of them (bleep)-ed it up. what do you read is not a trick question, it's just a question. >> you're polling it around 1%. so are you hoping that you may be a vice presidential candidate? >> oh katie, would you ask a male candidate? >> if a male candidate were polling 1%, i would ask the question. >> jon: how about would you call a male reporter katie? boom! check your privilege, don't make me man explain this to you. announcing monday pediatric neurosurgeon turned republican darling ben carson, opened with a tune no one who would vote for him has heard of! ♪ you better lose yourself in the mus

carly fiorina is very shrewd. she west to south carolina yesterday and inserted herself in the story. >> right. >> and she punches back. she can do it in a way, and she's not classless. she's very policy oriented. >> it's a great -- >> very smart of carly. >> how does she claim to be a champion of women's rights and doesn't pay women the same amount. she took money from countries without ever criticizing, like saudi arabia that treat women like crap. >> there are a lot of fair points made by carly fiorina. the saudi arabia point, that wasn't actually -- >> her foundation took millions from saudi arabia. i googled, i can't find her criticizing saudi arabia's treatment of women. can you? >> no. i cannot. what i do see is there was another analysis of what she paid her senate staff. and when you did an analysis of the annual salary versus -- >> when you run it through the washington abacus that doesn't exist in the real world? >> i think it's interesting what carly fiorina is doing. she's broken into the top ten. she

carly fiorina does not have to worry about that. she's already campaigning against hillary clinton already, you know, questioning secretary clinton's leadership skills, her trustworthiness. these are all really important areas of attack for anyone who wants to go after this democratic candidate who's got, basically, a 60-point lead in her own caucus. patti ann: we'll see what happens, susan. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. jon: severe and deadly weather on the move, and it is not over yet. we have a live report straight ahead. >>> also the brilliant man whose mental agilities but also long battle with mental illness inspired the hit film "a beautiful mind" has passed away. a look back at his incredible life coming up. >>> also a number of ceremonies taking place across the nation today in honor of those who have served our country. a look at how they are being remembered. ♪ getting older shouldn't mean giving up all the things she loves to do. it should just mean, well, finding new ways to do them. right at home's professi

but the republican candidate making the most news today is carly fiorina. that brings us to moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. in south carolina she showed up across the street from a hillary clinton event today. coincidence or does that make a grand statement of what a race we're looking at here? >> so many candidates running for president, it's going to be hard to have events when they're running in the same states. it's very likely you're going to have events like today where you had hillary clinton and carly fiorina in the same place. carly fiorina, of course struggling to get into the top tier of the republican field. what better way to do that than to try to take shots at hillary clinton? it's actually been a very effective strategy for carly fiorina throughout the early stages of the campaign. it's fired up the republican base a little bit. she has been the most aggressive republican going after hillary clinton for not taking questions, going after her sort of feeling as if a woman executive she can go after the major woman in the race. what'

ben carson and carly free arena -- carly fiorina. the two-year yield, -- the game of chicken continues. greece is in search of the european central bank that will not relax rather than titan -- that will relax rather than titan can -- are the greek people behind the government as you face a wednesday deadline? >> support for the current political government is around 45% or 50%, but that is down from political polls just a month ago. as bankruptcy looms people are getting a bit more scared. tom: olivia, that goes to our view -- our interview with the mayor of athens a few days ago? olivia: he said he believes that 80% of greeks want to stay. has the tone of the talks changed? cihas the tone changed? are you more hopeful that the new person leaving the talks can strike a deal? vassilis: yes, especially after the negotiating theme from greece saying, however where still far away from clete -- from complete reform. on the sale of state assets. now we have big discrepancies on the fiscal assumptions they are talking about. there is still

john: and that's why he has better numbers than carly fiorina. and now, ben carson on being politically incorrect. dr. carson: we have allowed the purveyors of division to be rampant in our society and create division and fear in our society. people are afraid to stand up for what they believe in because they don't want to be called the name, they don't want an irs audit they don't want their jobs messed with or their families messed with. but isn't it time for us to think about the be blue came before us and what they were willing to do? so that we could be free. i will tell you something -- they don't care if you believe what they believe, as long as you keep your mouth shut. that's all we have to start doing. we have to start opening our mouse for the values and principles of america. -- opening our mouseths for the values and principles of america. and i've got to tell you something -- i am not politically correct and i'm probably never -- [applause] i'm probably never going to be politically correct because i'm not a politician. i don't want

carly fiorina announcing her candidacy just hours ago on abc's "good morning america." >> i'm getting ready to do something, too. i'm running for president. >> our founders never intended for us to have a professional political class. they believed that citizens and leaders needed to step forward. we know the only way to reimagine our government is to reimagine who is leading it. i'm carly fiorina and i'm running for president. >> also retired neurosurgeon ben carson set to announce his candidacy next hour. covering that announcement in detroit, cnn's senior political reporter and chief congressional correspondent. what do we expect ben carson to say? >> he's going to announce. we've seen him all morning talk about his vision for the country and met with students at a high school named for him for about 30 minutes. they were excited to see him. he is a local hero here. he was working on a speech last night and he got word that his mother is very ill and in talking to him today you can see that he was a bit downbeat about that. he will announce his candidacy for president. something th

carly fiorina, who launched her campaign earlier this week. fiorina has a long career in business, eventually serving as ceo of hewlett-packard in 1999-2005 where she saw a merger with rival compaq at the time. they ended up cutting about 30,000 jobs. in 2008 she was an advisor to john mccain's presidential campaign and made an unsuccessful run for the u.s. senate in california in 2010, eventually losing to the democratic incumbent out there barbara boxer, and she joins us now welcome to "meet the press" and happy mother's day. >> thanks so much, todd. nice to be with you. >> let me start with the issue of various qualifications that voters look for in future presidents. we asked a number of them in our nbc/"wall street journal" poll. the idea of somebody without any political experience at all, any elective office experience actually made nearly 70% of those we surveyed uncomfortable or have significant reservations about. you obviously do not have a background in elective office. you believe that is something of an asset. voters don't see it

carly fiorina is challenging hillary clinton over one of hillary's key platforms, equ happy birthday! ♪music♪ ♪music♪ thank you dear, very much ♪music♪ you're welcome ♪music♪ thank you ♪you make me feel so young♪ look who's coming... ♪you make me feel so spring has sprung♪ ♪and every time i see your face♪ ♪i'm such a happy individual♪ you're not fooling anybody you know ♪the moment that you speak♪ ♪i wanna go play...♪ guests include formal naval commander general wesley clark. join me. >>> hillary clinton getting another democratic contender today but it is a republican presidential candidate who's really been challenging her. carly fiorina taking hillary to task over equal pay. >> do not meet their metrics for equal pay for equal work. we know as well that the federal government is a seniority system. which means they don't pay for performance. they pay for time and grade. >> sabrina's been following all this. >> one of the things i like most about carly fiorina is she is in a position to take on and has been doing a great job. the sort of cent

carly fiorina, who launched her campaign earlier this week. fiorina has a long career in business, eventually serving as ceo of hewlett-packard in 1999-2005 where she saw a merger with rival compaq at the time. they ended up cutting about 30,000 jobs. in 2008 she was an advisor to john mccain's presidential campaign and made an unsuccessful run for the u.s. senate in california in 2010, eventually losing to the democratic incumbent out there barbara boxer and she joins us now welcome to "meet the press" from south carolina as she was there yesterday. happy mother's day. >> thanks so much, todd. nice to be with you. >> let me start with the issue of various qualifications that voters look for in future presidents. we asked a number of them in our nbc/"wall street journal" poll. the idea of somebody without any political experience at all, any elective office experience actually made nearly 70% of those we surveyed uncomfortable or have significant reservations about. you obviously do not have a background in elective office. you believe that is

carly fiorina and neurosurgeon dr. ben carson officially announcing today they are indeed running for president. with former arkansas governor mike huckabee you might recall ron the republican caucuses in 2008 expected to declare his candidacy tomorrow. and dana bash joins us live with the latest developments. do republican officials think that either fiorina or carson could actually gain traction? >> in the short tomorrow, probably not. fastencinate fascinating, you talked about six. of the six, two hispanics, one black candidate and one woman. a far cry from what you're used to seeing during republican presidential debates. a gop stage almost entirely of white men. a black choir in detroit singing the songs of rapper eminem. ♪ not exactly what comes to mind when you think republican presidential announcement, but that's exactly what it was. >> i'm ben carson and i'm a candidate for president of the united states. >> reporter: in a more subdued, hardly subtle online video, carly fiorina became the only woman in the

carly fiorina had probably the largest gathering of her campaign. she was taking advantage of the people waiting for hillary clinton to show up. she really has been going across country like most republicans trying to distinguish herself by attacking hillary clinton. that is really what republicans are trying to do elevate themselves in their own very crowded field. but particularly for carly fiorina, she is trying to take gender off the table and said if she was at a debate with hillary clinton at a debate site she said that hillary clinton will not be the first woman contestant. she is campaigning here in south carolina and across the country. >> her strategy again, focusing on hillary clinton rather than her fellow republicans seems to be paying off, right? >> reporter: well, it's paying off in the short term, she is getting some attention, and it is probably pretty smart scheduling by showing up in the same place. she says this trip has been on her schedule for a long time. i'm not sure who was first on that. she is definitely gaining attention,

carly fiorina, we look forward to seeing you again soon. thanks for being with us. >> thank you. >>> and coming up well, he just can't seem to help himself. president obama takes yet another swipe at christians. you won't believe what he's criticizing the faithful for this time. >>> later tonight, hollywood hypocrites stoop to a new low. residents in california stop watering lawns to conserve energy and water. some hollywood a-listers don't appear to be following suit. look at this photo, the home of barbra streisand and her lawn looks pretty well watered. we'll explain who the hypocrites are when we get back. now i use this. the nicoderm cq patch, with unique extended release technology helps prevent the urge to smoke all day. i want this time to be my last time. that's why i choose nicoderm cq. (rock climbing sfx) when kevin jorgeson needs light, he trusts only duracell quantum because it lasts longer in 99% of devices. ♪ ♪ you could sit at your computer and read all about zero-turn mowers. click. scroll. tweet. or you could just sit

she was back in south carolina but republican carly fiorina was there as well. they held dualing events where they focussed on equal pay for women and carly fiorina criticized hillary clinton in a news conference. clinton also generated laughs yesterday when she said the white house would not impact here like it has others. >> all our presidents come into office looking so vigorous. think about what they look like on inauguration day. and then we watch them. they grow grayer and grayer and by the time they leave, they're as white as the building they live in. now, let me tell you. i'm aware, i may not be the youngest candidate in this race but i have one big advantage. i've been coloring my hair for years. so you're not going to see me turn white in the white house. >> she has her arkansas twang coming back right there. and the judge has ruled that hillary clinton's e-mails from the state department membership released on a monthly basis. the state department asked for every 60 days. that means the story is going to continue way into the 2016. rand paul's commen

guest: we sought carly fiorina jumped in and we see women governors. that is a place where in general, republicans have looked to for leaders.

candidate's biography. >> carly fiorina was born in austin, texas in 1954. she graduated from stars in 1976 got her mbn in marketing from the university of maryland and a master of science degree in management from m.i.t. fiorina worked for at&t at an entry level sales position. 15 years later she led at&t spin out of technologies and in 1999 she was recruited to hewlett-packard. cheering for u.s. senate if you thousand 10 and moved to virginia to be with her daughter and two granddaughters. >> thanks for joining us. a lot of people are asking, what it was me like that, what you want to get into some doing this? >> i think our nation is obviously at a little point, i think ours was intended to be a citizen government and for most of our nations history, people came out of private life and went to public service or a time when they felt as though their nation called them. i think we have a lot of people in the political class who haven't changed the system and it needs changing we now have a common -- an economy that is underperforming. we are crushing family

carly fiorina and ben carson. they will announce this morning. former arkansas governor mike huckabee will follow suit tomorrow in his hometown in arkansas. yes, he still believes in a place called hope. what will all these mean to the field? let's bring in cnn reporter m.j. lee. before we start, dr. ben carson is scheduled to make his formal announcement this morning. he tipped his hand and announced already in an interview with affiliate overnight. let's watch. >> i'm willing to be part of the equation and therefore, i'm announcing my candidacy for president of the united states of america. >> of course the campaign said he will announce it later this morning. where does he fit in the field? >> carson is an outside candidate. he has an interesting life story. he will probably be the only african-american candidate in the republican field. the big question for carson is what is the slice of the republican population that really is captured by carson. if you want a woman to take on hillary clinton, you have carly fiorina. what is carson's appeal