I would have been thrilled and astonished. And we are thrilled and astonished. The question is going to come 36 hours from now, do conservatives come together . In past cycles what washington has always wanted is to splinter and divide conservatives. If that happens youre worried about that a little bit. Im always worried about it. The only way i know how to run theres the only joke, two ways to run, scared and unopposed. The only way i know how to run is scared. And were going to run hard every minute. You know, tomorrow were going to complete the full grass. We will have been to all 99 counties in iowa. We are campaigning one after the other asking for the votes of the men and women of iowa and focusing on the grass roots and ground game. You believe if trump wins here hes unstoppable . Not necessarily well, you said it. Our friend caught you on tape there. Actually, what i said he could be. That iowa his winning here would give him momentum. No doubt about it. Hes in a strong positi
Analysis are tom brokaw of nbc news, Jennifer Jacobs of the Des Moines Register, joyann read of msnbc and david brody of christian broadcasting network. Cruz, rubio, paul, sanders, the candidates are all here. Were going to do our own caucus. Welcome to sunday and a special edition of meet the press. From des moines, iowa, this is a special edition of meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Theyre here. The iowa ku kuscaucuses. It all happens tomorrow night. Were here in des moines at the west end architectural salvage, a coffee shop that also sells custom and vintage furniture. And of course the candidates are here, all here, all over iowa selling themselves. In fact, on this last full day before the caucuses, the 13 candidates campaigning in iowa are holding 1338 events making lastminute pitching hoping iowa will become the first step on the road to nomination. Heavily caffeinated. Stay tuned for our Christmas Eve of politics. We start with the latest bloomberg poll. Put
Youll be the runaway winner here. Is ben carson going to cost you iowa . Listen, at the end of the day this race was always going to come down to do conservatives unite. Ten months ago you and i visited right at the outset. If youd told me ten months ago that the day before the Iowa Caucuses we would be in a statistical tie for first place, i would have been thrilled and astonished. And we are thrilled and astonished. The question is going to come 36 hours from now, do conservatives come together . In past cycles what washington has always wanted is to splinter and divide conservatives. If that happens youre worried about that a little bit. Im always worried about it. The only way i know how to run theres the only joke, two ways to run, scared and unopposed. The only way i know how to run is scared. And were going to run hard every minute. You know, tomorrow were going to complete the full grass. We will have been to all 99 counties in iowa. We are campaigning one after the other askin
Is portrayed by your counsel and the attached letters in your memorandum, nor the devil that is portrayed by the state. Reporter and with that, he imposed the sentence. Youre going to do a year in the house of corrections. And probation. Reporter a year in jail, probation and registration as a sex offender. And the judge was quick to add he didnt believe that the girl had given her consent. She was in over her head. And thats very clear. Reporter but instead of being led away in handcuffs, owen labries mother grabbed him and sobbed. After the court said he would go home for now pending an appeal. Im going to be handling the appeal for owen. Reporter his appeal lawyer says theres even a chance labrie will avoid jail altogether and clear his name as a registered sex offender. The best Case Scenario is that we win all of our issues on appeal, we come back to trial on the misdemeanors and we prevail there. Thats the best Case Scenario. Reporter the family friend now says he can think about
What about marco rubio . Does he finish second and become the chief challenger to trump . You see some deceitful things going on in the last minute. Ted cruz, marco rubio and rand paul are all with me here live. Plus, what will the latest email story do to Hillary Clintons chances . I never sent or received any email marked classified. Can Bernie Sanders pull the upset and end the idea that her nomination is inevitable. Theyre going to throw everything they have at us. Sanders joins us this morning. Im chuck todd in des moines, iowa. Joining me here for insight and analysis are tom brokaw of nbc news, Jennifer Jacobs of the Des Moines Register, joyann read of msnbc and david brody of christian broadcasting network. Cruz, rubio, paul, sanders, the candidates are all here. Were going to do our own caucus. Welcome to sunday and a special edition of meet the press. Is a special edition of meet the press with chuck todd. Good sunday morning. Theyre here. The iowa ku kus caucuses. It all hap