but it produce ad messy, frankly at times out of control debate. seemed from some of these candidates, particularly not ones in middle of the stage, they had to as you know, shout and elbow their way in. time was not distributed evenly. and that at times was just hard to watch. bill: on that point, it was like ping-pong, binge bang, my head is on a swivel. we may have our opinion about that, howie, but how do the viewers feel about the format they watched last night? did they gain value from watching the 11 on stage? there were times when these candidates were going at it with notable exception of ben carson, who deflected several attempts by tapper and other moderators to attack donald trump. when the voters were treated to, you know, lively television and substantive contrast of views. but because tapper was saying things, like he said this about your wife and she said this to you, talked about her face, a
i think that will ultimately people will open their eyes and i hope they will look at someone who has been tested in taking on those special interests. martha: governor walker thank you very much. good to speak with you today. bill: one of his best moments was at 10:02 when he talked about leadership. they seemed to be slowing down that last hour. martha: it was interesting to see them get that last bit of steam. walker walking strong at the 8:00 hour as well. then they had find that groove again. bill: it was a marathon. shocking moments of the video when a massive quake strikes. watch here. you can hear the screams of many, now the death toll from
why don t you pole guise for that right now. i will knot do that. she is lovely woman. your husband ace administration gave us barack obama. it was so disasterous that last few months that abraham lincoln couldn t be elected. one thing i know for my brother for sure, he kept us safe. [applause] bill: some suggesting that was biggest applause line. jeb bush a lot at stake coming down on donald trump. not backing down. scoring points at time. with millions watching time for him to show he has what it takes. he knows that clearly. florida former governor jeb bush. live in bakersfield, california. governor, good to have you back here on america s newsroom. good morning after a short night last night. good morning to you too. it is beautiful here. bill: i heard you say to nbc late last night, that you took him on, meaning donald trump. was that your strategy? well, first of all the stage
other ways. cumulative effect of this, it is a process that shows that you have the toughness, the fortitude, the compassion, all the skills of leadership necessary to be president. so i do this joyfully. this is not something that is difficult at all. format of the debates, the first two debates is how to compare and contrast between candidates. at some point the field will narrow and we ll talk deeper about issues that really matter to americans. and i m looking forward to that as well. bill: we caught a moment right before the debate began last night. looking for explanation for you, standing on tippy toes. were you looking for someone? are were you looking to be a little taller for the guy at your right? i was looking over the press to see where my wife was sitting. she is love of my life. i have eye contact with her before we started. you ve been married 42 years. that is the kind of thing you do. bill: governor, thank you for your time.
came after trump and fiorina kept going after each other over their careers. christie telling them to stop the childish back and forth. i sat and listened to that back and forth last night with carly and donald comparing rest mays how much money they each made and lost for each other and their companies. i felt like i had to jump in. this is not about you. which need to talk about the concerns of real folks out there reporter: chris christie really did need a standout moment. at one point he went 32 minutes without uttering a word, bill? bill: i was wonder whether they would open huckabee s mic for a long time. john, we ll talk to you later today. we wanted to play a three minute wrap-up here that starts with marco rubio who is getting decent reviews this morning. start here with the former senator from florida. number one issue a president will ever confront and most important obligation that the federal government has is to keep this nation safe and today we are not doing that