iowa was whether or not he could deliver on the retail campaign front. we already know that he s building this juggernaut of a campaign financially with campaign operatives et cetera. but he put himself in just about every situation that iowa has to offer. he spoke at a fund-raiser. he spoke at the agriculture summit, got down into the weeds on ago dultriculture policy and took questions from voters in a really classic retail setting at a pizza ranch. and he seemed pretty ready to handle all of those questions. with speed, with accuracy and really kind of showed off that he wasn t as rusty as some people thought that he might be. all right. so speed, accuracy on certain points, but you say that some of your reporting demonstrates a little irritation when bush is asked about his immigration policy, his stance. so what happened there? so the other thing that we learned was how he s going to finesse some of these positions that he has that could be problematic with the conservative ba
himself, this time in the spotlight. i m blessed with a great family but i have been on my own journey. reporter: he spoke at a fund-raiser. we were going and blowing. reporter: the agriculture summit. we ll be cooking iowa beef and i ll make a good guacamole. reporter: went full hug at a pizza ranch in cedar rapids. i thought we were having pizza. reporter: highlighted his record in florida giving voters a look at how he will brand himself, a conservative not a moderate refusing to go near common core. state that is don t want to participate, that s fine. reporter: a legal status for undocumented workers. if you became president, woulds you allow the dreamers that have been allowed to stay here under
might have the donor, fund-raising organization tphal base he might have trouble when it comes to appealing to voters. all eyes will be on him at this agriculture summit and later today when he holds a campaign-style event in cedar rapids about two hours from des moines. it will be his first chance to talk to voters. we heard from him at that fund-raiser and he focused on what he described as his conservative record in the state of florida. he talked about foreign policy. he said he doesn t believe this president thinks that american power is a force for good in the world. he also backed away from the language that he has previously used to talk about his support for common core that set of standards that have been adopted across many states but that have now become seriously problematic with the base. he had a woman stand up and tell him, hey, i support common core. i want to see you stand for
agriculture summit. among those who are attending, many of the gop s top potential 2016 white house contenders, including former florida governor jeb bush, returning to the hawk eye state for the first time in three years. what we need to do is make sure people pay fines, that they learn english, that they work, that they don t receive government assistance, that they earn legalized status over the long haul, that they come out from the shadows so that they can be productive with a provisional work permit. and senior political correspondent mike emanuel is live in des moines, iowa covering all this. as part of this, he gets to actually consume delicious fresh iowa corn. hey, mike. reporter: absolutely. hi, eric. it s expected to be a very crowded field running for president and a number of republican likely candidates are here trying to make a very good early first impression. jeb bush, chris christie, ted cruz, mike huckabee, rick perry,
at the young age of 14 was beaten on that very bridge. listen. some of the emotions are very, very hurtful and very open still now almost 50 years. and by talking about it i think i ve dealt with most of them, but sometimes i can be talking about it and just start crying. reporter: and we re told that on the flight to alabama president obama signed a bill awarding the congressional gold medal to those who marched across this very bridge behind me back in 1965. those who marched for equal voting rights. greg and julie back to you. all right, jonathan, thanks very much. a high-stakes political test in iowa today turning now to politics, at the state s first-ever agriculture summit. featuring high profile speakers and questions and answers and sessions with potential republican presidential