it's george w. bush. it almost becomes a fight between two different visions, the donald trump vision, and the george w. bush vision. it's hard to break through that, isn't it? >> while these guys are throwing sticks and tostones at each oth, we'll go through a day or two of looking at what's happening today, between the theatrics of trump and bush coming to stump for his brother. as voters have talked about these issues and thinking about these threats, who of this crowd is best prepared to lead us as commander in chief. and when we start to listen to the particular issues and the preparedness of the candidates that will be on the ballot on saturday, i think marco rubio will stand head and shoulders above the rest of the pack. >> big picture here, what is the strategy for rubio? he's not come in, in the top two. where is the breakthrough? is is south carolina the breakthrough state for marco rubio? >> i don't know if i would call it the breakthrough state. right now only 2% of the delegates have even cas

traditionally the role of south carolina has been it saved george bush senior. it saved george w. bush. the establishment candidate. something changed in the last five years. that's now newt gingrich won this thing in 2012. >> if trump wins in south carolina, the odds of stomping him in the republican primary diminishes. thank you. >>> what happens when the case is yet to be heard. i'll explain. >>> there's a hugely important policy that on occasion when my children visit the set they get to play a piece of video of their choosing on air. so behold, a baby gorilla. my daughter is watching right now. because she joined us, ryan gets to see a baby gorilla on television. there's more. this is a baby tiger. ryan is a good and thoughtful sister who is thinking of her little brother david who couldn't be in the office today. here is some video of the baby tiger for david from ryan. >>> in the hours after reports of justice antonin scalia's death, he was celebrate bid the fierceness of his intellect. one of the most touching tributes came from his best friend on the court. in the stateme

and so they're bringing out perhaps their biggest gun, george w. bush. it's a whole new stage in the race for jeb. >> george w. bush hitting the campaign trail tonight for the first time since leaving office. >> is he a popular republican? you bet he is. >> reporter: giving his younger brother a helping hand as the battle for south carolina heats up. >> i know jeb. >> reporter: he already lent his famous face for an ad for jeb.

. >>> bush brothers rally. george w. bush campaigning publicly tonight for the first time since leaving office. the former president taking the stage in a state that helped propel him to the oval office with just five days to go before a critical primary. can he lock up south carolina for his brother, jeb? >>> isis attack inevitable. a chilling new warning from the head of the cia saying he believes that terrorists will try to strike inside the united states. officials now on heightened alert. with isis and its sympathizers now known to be communicating using encrypted messages, is a terror plot against the u.s. in the works right now. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the breaking news. president obama moving ahead with a nomination to replace the late supreme court justice antonin scalia who died in his sleep over the weekend. we've just heard from a white house spokesman who says the president is talking with his senior team and his aides have been in touch with members of congress

george w. bush joins his brother's campaign. this is special report. >> good evening, welcome to washington. on this president's gaye, former commander in chief george w. bush is making an appearance with brother jeb, the third member of the family to run for the nation's highest office. but the bush political dynasty is not without its critics in the republican party, as donald trump made abundantly clear saturday night during a televised debate and doubling and tripling down on it today. all of this comes amid the backdrop of a hugely important primary set for saturday. >> governor bush had his 90-year-old mom out on the campaign trail last week. tonight george w. his brother the former president hits the campaign trail for the first time since he left office. this is a big part of the bush strategy and one that donald trump has been attacking ferociously for almost a year. >> the front-runner said over the weekend the former president lied about weapons of mass destruction in iraq. >> did you ever ask yourself why his brother

bush who are there to cheer for george w. bush, who have fond them reese of george w. bush and still say in the same breath but i'm voting for donald trump. it feels like -- this is an untested thing in republican politics for the last, you know, decade or so, the idea of going back and saying something critical about we shouldn't have gone into iraq, iraq was a bad idea. you had rand paul out there saying, but otherwise the kinds of things donald trump was saying in that debate, those are things we are accustomed to hearing from democrats, but when you have a voice like donald trump stand up and say it, a voice who is trusted now by a big chu u. chunk of the republican electorate, they don't turn on him and say you are a trader to the cause, they may give up george w. bush when it comes to it. >> reporters were very concerned that they were being kept in the pen and not able to talk to voters. one of the reasons -- >> strange. >> -- that was the case obviously had to do with the fact they didn't want people going outside of the pen and hearing exactly what steve korna

bush in the 9/11 attacks. i think that george w. bush has managed to create some big problems for donald trump. we have predicted over and over again, that donald trump went too far with this comment or that comment. in this case, i think we may finally be right, for donald trump to make these comments, criticisms of george w. bush, and his handling of the 9/11 attacks, especially in a state like south carolina, with a lot of military folks, just may be something that i think george w. bush has managed to counter that in a really effective way. i don't know how much good he does for jeb bush. maybe he does him a lot of good. he certainly has created i think some big problems for donald trump going forward. >> he talked about, anne, the kids that he was talking to in that classroom when he got the call about what had happened on 9/11, and said that going forward, his job was to protect her and our community and our country, and has this very presidential bearing. a contrast, really, to what we have seen from donald trump in his tone,

bush. and he's beginning a very friendly territory, both george w. and his father won their respective south carolina primaries and according to a private poll conducted by a former chair of the south carolina gop, w's approval rating among south carolina republicans is at 84%. bloomberg puts his national approval ratings among republicans at 77%. the numbers are even higher among military members which is why some experts say attacking the former president's strategy in the war on terror can easily backfire. confidants of george w. say he's campaigning for his brother because he believes jeb can rebound by pulling off a surprise in a key early state like south carolina. watch. >> presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgement. and good ideas. it's no doubt in my mind jeb bush has the experience and character to be a great president. >> those close to the former president call our cousin publication the "new york post" george w. bush is skapt captivated by the 2016 campaign and amazed so far republicans prioritized donald trump's anger ove

i want to know what george w. bush will say tonight, don't you? thanks for being part of the real story. >>> noon on the west coast, 3:00 in washington, d.c. where the nation's highest court is now mourning and in turmoil. ahead, the latest on the battle over when to replace justice antonin scalia, and what his death could mean for some of the biggest cases the court is considering this year. >>> and george w. bush about to make his first campaign appearance with his brother, jeb. and donald trump is already taking aim at the former president as the republicans pick up where they left off in this weekend's feisty debate. >>> hillary clinton takes a last minute detour on the campaign trail. is she worried about her chances in the next contest? >>> there's a winter storm on the east coast, a winter storm that belongs to

bush. and he's beginning a very friendly territory, both george w. and his father won their respective south carolina primaries and according to a private poll conducted by a former chair of the south carolina gop, w's approval rating among south carolina republicans is at 84%. bloomberg puts his national approval ratings among republicans at 77%. the numbers are even higher among military members which is why some experts say attacking the former president's strategy in the war on terror can easily backfire. confidants of george w. say he's campaigning for his brother because he believes jeb can rebound by pulling off a surprise in a key early state like south carolina. watch. >> presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgement. and good ideas. it's no doubt in my mind jeb bush has the experience and character to be a great president. >> those close to the former president call our cousin publication the "new york post" george w. bush is skapt investiga captivated by the 2016 campaign and amazed so far republicans prioritized donald trump's

no bad blood. >> what about george w. bush? he's never attacked you and you attacked him relentlessly -- >> but once he enters the fray like bill clinton three weeks ago entered the fray, and i helped bernie sanders much more than he helped himself, believe me. because if you look at it, that's when she started going down, and that's when that race started getting competitive. so you just take a look. you study your numbers and study your dates. when she attacked me, i attacked her, and that's when hillary started going down and that race became much more competitive. take a look. you'll be very interested to see. only one political reporter got that one. yes? >> mr. trump, your comments about george w. bush and 9/11, ted cruz said today that was like michael moore, and says that you're more on the left. >> we put out a release. did you get the release, jack? i think he's a very unstable guy. i can tell you one thing about cruz that i can say only to a minor extent by comparison for the other politicians. i haven't been doing t

when it comes to the bushes, george w. bush has been silent during the obama term. now he's going to come in and try to help his brother. it's a great family, they love each other. there could have been an impact made in some kind of pushback with what president obama was doing and it hasn't been dog done. the on one that matters in terms of polls is saturday. we have known the runup with iowa and it seems polls really. i don't think you can trust them so much. the internal polls are saying something differently. charles: i know w. has gotten a lot of criticism. but i don't think he's going to go after any of the gop rivals. i think he will play up the attributes of jeb bush. is that okay? >> it is okay. it's very george w. bush. he's a man of humility and great ethical character. as history is going to show us a man who will be junked as a great american president, much more so than the press gave him credit for during his term. charles: kathy is saying we'll look back and see him as a great american president. but your guy called him a liar saturday. did he go too

cruz, rubio and jeb bush and a non candidate, george w. bush. the former president on the campaign trail in support of younger brother jeb. dana bash has the latest. >> reporter: miguel and alison, george w. bush on the campaign trail. he drew sharp distinctions with his brother and donald trump. he never said trump's name. he never had to. he described the person and persona that we have come to see from donald trump. the kind of character that has drawn so many supporters to him, but the point that george w. bush was trying to make is america shouldn't go for somebody who preys on the fears and frustrations, but instead go for a strong and steady hand. somebody who is not necessarily the loudest person in the room. >> the presidency is the serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas. and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and the character to be a great president. >> reporter: but what was even as interesting as george w. bush's performance was his brothers. the fact that jeb bush seemed to come out of his

george w. bush is back and on president's day, too. the former president will be in charleston, south carolina tonight. his brother, jeb by his side. the ads already out. >> i know jeb . i know his good heart and his strong back bone. jeb will unite our country. he knows how to bring the world together against terror. experience and judgment count in the oval office. jeb bush is a leader who will keep our country safe. >> donald trump ripping the move this morning tweeting, quote, funny jeb didn't want help from his family in his failed campaign and didn't want to use his last name and then mommy and now brother. athena jones live in charleston following the family affair. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. after his less than impressive performances in the first two contests of the year the stakes are high for jeb bush here in south carolina. his team is making a big play for this state so they are bringing out perhaps their biggest gun, george w. bush. it is a whole new stage in the race for jeb . george w. bush hitting the cam

cruz, rubio and jeb bush and non-candidate george w. bush. the former president on the campaign trail in support of younger brother jeb. it was w's first time in full-on campaign mode since barack obama won in 2008. he returned trump's fire. and dana bash has the latest. >> reporter: miguel and alison, george w. bush back in the spotlight. he drew a big crowd for his brother and drew distinctions between his brother and trump. he did not mention his name, but described his persona that we have become used to see, the character that drawn so many supporters to him. the point that george w. bush was trying to make is america shouldn't go for somebody who preys on the fears and frustrations of americans. they should go for a strong and steady hand. somebody who is not necessarily the loudest person in the room. clearly describing his brother. >> the presidency is a serious job that requires sound judgment and good ideas. and there's no doubt in my mind that jeb bush has the experience and character to be a great president. >> reporter: but what

it was between george w. bush and john mccain. one of the things we're not thinking of here is the return of george w. bush, president bush, to the campaign trail. it's going to bring forth all the -- the south carolina primary of 2000 and though way the bush family treated john mccain. today they are saying he's a hero but it's obvious the bush campaign and their allies in 2000 were slamming him as being, and i'm quoting from an article in "vanity fair," crazy, having fathered a black child out of wedlock. mrs. mccain was supposed to be a drug addict. it was savage and left a bad taste in senator mccain's mouth that took him quite a while to get over. that's something that donald trump is going to be looking at here as the bushes return to try and do this again. >> katon, south carolina politics are legendarily tough. >> i was a member of the '99-00 bush squad. we also nominated john mccain to the presidency in south carolina. i think all that is eye wash. talking about those former races won't matter. what's going to matter is t

george w. bush joins his brother's campaign. this is special report. >> good evening, welcome to washington. on this president's gaye, former commander in chief george w. bush is making an appearance with brother jeb, the third member of the family to run for the nation's highest office. but the bush political dynasty is not without its critics in the republican party, as donald trump made abundantly clear saturday night during a televised debate and doubling and tripling down on it today. all of this comes amid the

traditionally the role of south carolina has been it saved george bush senior. it saved george w. bush. the establishment candidate. something changed in the last five years. that's now newt gingrich won this thing in 2012. >> if trump wins in south carolina, the odds of stomping him in the republican primary diminishes. thank you. >>> what happens when the case is yet to be heard. i'll explain. only nicorette mini has a patented fast-dissolving formula. it starts to relieve sudden cravings fast. i never know when i'll need relief. that's why i only choose nicorette mini. at safelite,oh nonow how busy your life can be. this mom didn't have time to worry about a cracked windshield. so she scheduled at safelite.com and with safelite's exclusive "on my way text" she knew exactly when i'd be there. hi, steve with safelite. thanks for your text! i replaced her windshield... and she didn't miss a single shot giving you more time for what matters most. how'd ya do? we won! nice! that' another safelite advantage. thank you so much! (team sing) ♪safelite repair, safelite replace.♪ when

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the deb

. >> there's bush fatigue that george w. bush wasn't all that popular. he is popular with the american people and republicans, but most of our ex-presidents are. jimmy carter is popular, but do you want a second carter term of malaise? trump is just going to hammer on the bushes and cruz as the weekend ends. >> we can talk about the great recession, but the facts are the facts. the last seven years we've been under president barack obama's leadership. this is the obama economy. donald trump will be better suited talking about hillary clinton and talking about the legacy that she has left and her issues and president obama's issues, not focusing on george w. bush. trump is going to talk about jeb bush regardless. he's going to talk about the record regardless. but when you have hillary clinton running on the side and jeb bush, it kind of takes that off the table. you can talk about the iraq war if you want to, but the facts are hillary clinton supported it. so that neutralizes it. people are going to come out and vote for somebody who they think is a winn

w. bush's presidency- it could do the opposite of jeb on saturday. jeb bush has thrown millions of dollars into south carolina. if he doesn't finish in the top three it's going to be hard for him." bush, as well as his florida counterpart, marco rubio, have busted out big endorsements on the palmetto state campaign trail in hopes of attracting voters- governor nikki haley and senator tim scott for rubio, president george w. bush for jeb. the question now is what will it take for victory- one answer from any pundits is high voter turnout- which

breaking this morning george w. bush morning george w. bush hitting the campaign trail in south carolina to help his brother, jeb bush, sitting down with sean hannity last night with the exclusive interview. >> i'm not an expert in a lot of things, but i'm pretty knowledgeable about what it takes to be president. and he's got what it takes. he's got character, backed own, philosophy, vision. he can deal with crises and he would make a really good president. >> the florida former governor talking about why his campaign signs only feature his first name 2016. >> job has been spoken since 1994. i threw races for governor and is part of my brain. i'm proud of george, proud of my dad, everybody loves my mom. i'm proud to be a bush. >> former president bush did not mention any candidate by name but did say the country met with humility. meanwhile, gop front runner donald trump sending republican national committee claiming an active debate audiences with donors. the action violates the loyalty pledge he signed back in september. >> the rnc bett

former president george w. bush makes a much-anticipated return. he'll hit the campaign trail in south carolina to support his brother, jeb bush, who spent a good part of the weekend defending the family name. >>> but we start on the steps of the u.s. supreme court where the flags are now at half staff in honor of the dean of the current line-up of justices. 30-year veteran antonin scalia passed away over the weekend. our correspondent joey johns is at the court for us, joe, what do we know about memorial plans? >> reporter: frankly i've talked to them just a little while ago, still no word on what is going to happen here at the court or elsewhere. awaiting for word. he does have a large family, nine children. the scalia family does. sop we're waiting for word on that, wolf, we know also that justice scalia was a devout catholic in his own words, attended mass at a church in falls church, virginia, we snow also that previous justices have had memorial services right here at the court. in fact, in 2005, john roberts, who was later confirmed as the c

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your suggestion to brin

what will george w. bush say? >> i think he will say what he said in the past, we did not see this big a thing coming. he will defend the history of it. but that said, i will tell you the bush campaign when donald trump made that argument really thought this time donald trump had imploded. because remember in south carolina there are a lot of military, a lot of veterans. and they thought that would turn people off at the polls. i will say one thing. the bush family showed a lot of love for one person in particular. that's the very popular governor of south carolina, nikki haley. she has remained undecided about her endorsement. but she's indicated that she does want to endorse someone. she visited with foreman president bush and laura bush. and you can be sure there was a lot of lobbying going on. her phone has been ringing off the hook. so i think they're hoping -- she has a popularity rating of 80%. if jeb can get her endorsement going into saturday, maybe it will give him a little bit more of a lift. but his ca

it was between george w. bush and john mccain. one of the things we're not thinking of here is the return of george w. bush, president bu bush, to the campaign trail. it's going to bring forth all the -- the south carolina primary of 2000 and though way the bush family treated john mccain. today they are saying he's a hero but it's obvious the bush campaign and their allies in 2000 were slamming him as being, and i'm quoting from an article in "vanity fair," crazy, having fathered a black child out of wedlock. mrs. mccain was supposed to be a drug addict. it was savage and left a bad taste in senator mccain's mouth that took him quite a while to get over. that's something that donald trump is going to be looking at here as the bushes return to try and do this again. >> katon, south carolina politics are legendarily tough. >> i was a member of the '99-00 bush squad. we also nominated john mccain to the presidency in south carolina. i think all that is eye wash. talking about those former races won't matter. what's going to matter i

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody w

he was defending george w. bush, it seems better than jeb was defending george w. bush. here is another moment he blamed bill clinton, coming to the defense of george w. bush. watch this moment. >> the world trade center came down during the reign of -- he kept us safe. that is not safe, that's not safe, marco. that's not safe. >> the world trade center came down because bill clinton didn't kill saddam hussein when he had the chance to kill him. >> and george bush -- >> rubio seemed strong there. where jeb bush kept bringing up his mom and bringing up his dad. he seemed to do a better job at defending him, no? >> yeah, in fact, i thought it ma night to step in and defend george w. bush. in the face of the attacks that have gone back and forth between jeb and marco, marco even at that point came to his defense. that's one of those strategies in a political debate that's particularly effective when you can co-op the entire stage. you know, and defend others on the stage and agree with them. so i thought marco showed strength last night in that moment. >> overall, as this i

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your s

i want to bring back in david frum, former george bush speechwriter. george w. bush's name came up tonight and i wanted to give you the benefit of responding to that. we just heard donald trump talking about ted cruz. he told hallie jackson, i liked him before i got to know him. here's some more moments from that in the debate. >> it's weak to disparage women. it's weak to disparage his tannics. it's weak to denigrate the disabled. and it's really weak to call john mccain a loser. that is outrageous. >> he also said -- >> i've laid about my plans -- >> two days ago he said he would take his pants off and moon everybody and that's fine, nobody reports that. he gets up and says that and then he tells me, oh, my language was a little rough. >> my language was a little rough, and then earlier he spoke about iraq and 9/11. your thoughts on all that and whether this works in south carolina for donald trump, who by his estimation and by polls is doing well there. >> i don't think we've conveyed the magnitude of what happened. on the republican stage, in south carolina,

jeb bush defending his older brother, president george w. bush, who will be on the trail later tonight in south carolina. former new hampshire governor john sununu. former white house chief of staff the president george h.w. bush, author of the book, the quiet man. >> happy monday. bill: thanks to you as will. happy monday. what do you think that, that debate did on saturday night to the republican party? did it advance the cause or set it back? i mean you're watching it. what do you think? >> it is starting to put some seriousness back into the campaign. look, i think donald trump really demonstrated that he ought to be in the democratic primary rather than the republican primary. secondly, his issue of temperment and problem he has in temperment is demonstrating that he should not be the guy in the oval office. i think the candidates ought to emphasize both of those things. trump was to the left of sanders and clinton on a lot of issues inyou concluding sounding more like codepink and accusing george w. bush of being responsible for 9/11,

pro bush, pro george w. bush will say, wait a minute, i want to stand up for jeb in this and if he can push votes away from rubio and toward bush, he keeps this thing going with a lot of opponents because i think trump knows that when it gets to the winner take all states the more opponents he has the better because he can maintain 30, 35, 40% at the top and as long as the other guys split up the vote he is in pretty good shape. >> yeah, and, i mean, the other thing there, e.j., was watching that contrast, to me watching george w. bush and jeb bush basically speak back to back it reminded me george w. bush i always thought was an underrated public speaker but the contrast to jeb, jeb following george w., i can see the audience getting excited for george w. and then i could almost see the audience be reminded why maybe they are not convinced to vote for jeb yet. that wasn't necessarily a good contrast for jeb. >> i think you're exactly right. i think people did as bush said misunderestimate two things that as

he was explaining why he was going after george w. bush. jeb bush brought up this claim that his brother kept the country safe during his time in office for eight years, and donald trump felt like he was compelled to say, no, that's just not true. the september 11th attacks happened on george w. bush's watch, and it was interesting to hear donald trump sort of methodically explain at the beginning of that press conference, when i asked him, well is there bad blood between you and the bush family, no, there's no bad blood. but you know, the way donald trump pivoted away from the bush family for just a few moments to go after ted cruz, and even marco rubio last night, during an event in greenville, donald trump went after marco rubio and said he was sweating so much during that gop debate on saturday, it looks like marco rubio had stepped out of a swimming pool. and then earlier this morning on "good morning america," donald trump was saying about ted cruz calling him a liar and over and over again and saying that he was essentially on the ve

george w. bush set to take stage. and finished third in new hampshire, surprise strong finish for him there, thank you and trying to pick up on the momentum. he beat out ted cruz, i should say. we see all the boxes and the state blanketed with candidates, democrats and republicans, as you know. what's the headline? >> reporter: that it's ted cruz and donald trump in south carolina. whoever ends up wins probably has the leg up in the race. marco rubio has the debate on saturday in the republican field and his last debate performance last week was one of the most destabilizing events in the 2012 republican race to date. can he get back on track tomorrow night's debate? that's what i'll be watching. >> sunday morning programs. that's what people prepare for. john kasich was the surprising second place finisher in new hampshire. does he have a path to go in the other states front and center in the next few weeks? >> mark, thank you so much for joining us. we see you again on the live event. governor kasich at the chamber

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your s

here's tom foreman. >> this is president george w. bush. we live in troubled times with a military deployed around the world. we need a strong leader. >> reporter: no prizes for guessing who that is. they hope upcoming appearances by his brother will rally folks. >> he's been incredibly supportive of me. i love him dearly. >> reporter: certainly the former president has long liked the idea of another bush white house. >> run, jeb. i think it would be a great president. >> reporter: long ago jeb was often seen as the son most wrapped up in politics, most likely to make a hard run for the white house. but his brother got there first and ever since, jeb bush has struggled to stand out. in the family portrait that already includes two chief executives. >> my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. >> reporter: on the dicey question of whether it was a good idea to invade iraq, the younger bush only grudgingly admitted he would have not have made the same decision as his brother, knowing what we know now but explicitly separa

i don't think george w. bush lied. i think george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm going to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. i think ultimately, he won't be the nominee. nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this mor t.hanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't sound like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your suggest

bush. by the way, george w. bush is popular in south carolina and across the country. >> he's popular around the country. i keep thinking of a billboard that shows george w. bush and the caption do you miss me yet? that's the sintment he has. it doesn't hurt jeb bush. he'll garner some votes because george w. bush is centimeton th campaign. there's no way. i mean, how does barbara bush hurt him? how does that kindly mrs. bush backfire? donald, of course, is going to take no prisoners. >> i promise not to curse. i think he's better off with mommy and daddy than a guy who left the country in a delap at a timed condition. >> much better off with mommy and daddy. >> going to leave it at that. i think his approval rating is around 70 percent now. it's high. >> certainly in the general election. he wants to bring up w in a general election. >> senator ted cruz stepping up his attacks against donald trump. one add features the threat of losing her atlantic city home. clubs for growth also adding one to release the head

george w. bush is still president. we need to wait until the lame-duck president gets out. >> play it. >> we cannot afford to see justice stephens replaced by another roberts or justice ginsburg by another alito. given the track record of this president and the experience of hearings with respect to the supreme court, at least, i will recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm any bush nominee to the supreme court except in extraordinary circumstances. >> reaction now from phil? >> look, i think matt nailed it earlier. you've seen the hypocrisy of the parties on both sides of this thing. i think it's honestly what is wrong with washington in a lot of ways. the american people are trying to figure out what kind of ping-pong is going on here. i'm unclear about the politics of it, to be honest. looking at the longest game, it could go either way. it could be a base motivator for republicans where they want to hang tough with the swing vote or could be it a chance for the president to r relentlessly hamr the con

bush, blaming george w. bush for 9/11. this is donald trump. it may be the case that republicans decide they're going to vote for somebody who is a nationalist and not a conservative, but if they want to know what they have in donald trump, they got it tonight. >> quickly, ben carson, he's chugging along in south carolina. does he hurt the ted cruzes, sort of taking votes away in iowa, another place that has a high evangelical vote, south carolina? >> south carolina is a little more complicated because of the national security vote along the coast and then it's a mixture in the center. i don't think carson is much of a factor anymore. but sometimes he's the kind of candidate that can hurt cruz or rubio, because they both do well with the evangelical vote. so in that sense, where those two candidates are trying to position them selves, carson is a nuisance, but i don't think he's enough of a factor at this point to be problematic. >> very quickly, john kasich, can the positive guy go to the t top? >> we'll see. he's definitely all in with that s

i don't think george w. bush lied. i thi george w. bush acted based on the information provided to him, which, by the way, was also shown to congressional leaders like nancy pelosi. it turned out not to be accurate information. that's unfortunate. that being the case, he didn't lie. a lie is when you know what's true and you say something different. >> i know you hope to defeat donald trump. my question is, will you support him if he's the nominee? >> i'm goioi to support the republican nominee. i know the republican nominee is going to be someone who holds views like mine. i don't share all the views that donald trump has. the nominee. but i'll support the republican nominee, because no matter who it is on the stage, will still be a better choice than bernie sanders or hiary clinton. senator marco rubio, thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, george. >>> governor john kasich joins us now. thank you for joining us. quite a night last night. it doesn't s snd like from the sound of the debate that anybody will take your sugge

i'm talking about george w. bush. and right now his brother, jeb bush, who is trailing in national polls, struggling with the big political baggage attached to his family's last name, he's finally in a place where his family is not at all a liability, south carolina. tonight, these two brothers, along with a former first lady, laura bush, they will take the stage. let's chat about the significance. mark preston is joining me, cnn politics executive editor. mark preston, good to see you my friend. which version of bush 43 do you think we will see? >> well, look, i think jeb bush had to reach out to his family. we saw his mother, brooke, with him up in new hampshire, and many thought that was helpful. i do think you're going to see a brother who is going to stand by his president and try to -- try to hit home the fact that he thinks jeb bush is qualified to be president and probably the most -- quite frankly, the most qualified in the field. brooke, jeb bush has not turn to his brother at all because his brother has bee

george w. bush covered a lot of ground. part of it pitching his brother, selling his brother, and part of it sending a message to some other members of the republican party who are vying for this nomination. >> thank you very much. outfront, the political director for george w. bush and a political adviser for four presidents and dana bash and our special correspondent. david, let me start with you. george w. bush took a few swipes at donald trump. he didn't mention him by name, but it was very clear what he was saying. here's another one. >> jeb is a man of humble, deep, and genuine faith, faith that reveals itself through good works. not loud words. [ cheering and applause ] >> i think you should look for someone whose humility helps him understand what he doesn't know and surrounds himself with people who do know what he doesn't know. >> is that effective, david? >> i think it is. he made a very strong speech back to back. they looked terrific. they made their points against trump. i think this was really more positive a

the bush team is perhaps bringing out their biggest gun, george w. bush. this is a whole new stage in the race for jeb. george w. bush hitting the campaign trail tonight for the first time since leaving office. >> is he a popular republican? you bet he is. >> reporter: the former president giving his younger brother a helping hand as the battle for south carolina heats up. >> i know jeb. >> reporter: he already lent his famous face for an ad for jeb. his guest-starring role on stage tonight is part of the bush camp's effort to pull out all the stops. after a dismal sixth place finish in iowa where his brother won. >> and thank you, iowa. >> reporter: and a better than expected fourth place in new hampshire where his father won. >> i want to thank the wonderful people of new hampshire. >> reporter: jeb is hoping for a strong showing in south carolina which handed primaries to both presidents bush. >> this is the right time. right when the interest -- when it's important and when people are watching. >> reporter: bush, whose campaign logo doesn't even includ

still george w. bush remains personally well-liked by republican primary voters. so just how shocked was the gop establishment at trump's attack? well, one gop consultant told politico yesterday, quote, "everything we know about political strategies suggests that trump's decision to attack george w. bush will backfire, and if it doesn't backfire, then it will be official -- nothing can stop him." it will stop him! or it won't. and then nothing will, or maybe not. i don't know, just stop asking me questions about him! [ light laughter ] so far there's no evidence that the attacks on the bush legacy are hurting trump. one south carolina voter told msnb a adding, "if jeb had told him to [ bleep ] off he'd get my vote." [ laughter ] i know you think you want to hear jeb say that, but he wouldn't be good at it. you'd see him working up the nerve, but then he'd lose confidence halfway and bail. like, "hey, man! [ quietly ] [ bleep ] off." [ laughter ] "what did you say?" [ very quietly ] "[ bleep ] off." [ laughter ] so it's a jeb-trump fight in the spotlight and the st