The Republican Party holds round five in its series of president ial debates tonight. This one in las vegas. Donald trump will be front and center with ben carson on his right and ted cruz on his left. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was a late add. A Des Moines Register poll of likely iowa ccus goers shows cruz leading by ten points with just seven weeks to go before the caucuses. Nancy cordes reports. Reporter this is the second poll in less than a week to show cruz leading the gop field in iowa. The Trump Campaign trashed the poll, while trump himself chose to trash cruz, saying hes unfit for the job. I dont think hes qualified to be president. Reporter donald trump had this message for gop leaders who might think his support in awhat is waning. I dont go down, i go up. Im going to win. Reporter and he went after his sometimes ally ted cruz after promising for weeks he wouldnt. You look how hes dealt with the senate where he goes in there like a maniac. Reporter on twitter, cruz
3 3 get ready for fireworks. Nine republican president ial candidates will face off in the last debate of year tonight. In las vegas this time. Terrorism and National Security are expected to dominate the discussion. While donald trump will take center stage once again. But c b s news correspondent don champion shows us why all eyes might be on his biggest rival. Ted cruz. 3 nats on the eve of the fifth gop debate in las vegas, donald trump again blasted his rivals before an excited crowd. sot donald trump the other candidates should be thankful because im giving them a chance to make total fools of themselves in front of millions of people. But no, honestly im doing a good job for the republican party. People are able to get their votes out. And people may like this one or that one or that one, and thats ok with me. Trump has a commanding lead in the National Race for the republican nomination. According to the latest Monmouth University poll. But its a different story in the key stat
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Work with local forces fighting isis, or as he prefers to call the group isil. Here was the president at the pentagon today. The point is isil lead kearse leaders cannot hide, and our next message to them is simple you are next. Pelley mr. Obama said he is accelerating the war in syria and iraq after isis bombed a russian jetliner, directed the attack in paris and inspired another in san bernardino. Tonight we have a rare look at what u. S. Forces are facing. Charlie dagata linked up with americas kurdish allies. His story begins in iraq. Reporter even when colonel badal bandi told us his forces face isis attacks every day, we didnt expect this would be one of them, until he showed us where three suicide car bombers tried to charge their outpost at dawn. His soldiers shot the drivers dead before they detonated their bomb, but the car bombs remained no more than 50 yards away. [explosion] here on the front line, the bomb squad is a 50caliber gunner. First went up in a plume of smoke. He
With scott pelley. Pelley today president obama revealed that the dozens of special operations commandos he ordered into syria are now on the ground and have begun to work with local forces fighting isis, or as he prefers to call the group, isil. Here was the president at the pentagon today. The point is isil lead kearse leaders cannot hide, and our next message to them is simple you are next. Pelley mr. Obama said he is accelerating the war in syria and iraq after isis bombed a russian jetliner, directed the attack in paris and inspired another in san bernardino. Tonight we have a rare look at what u. S. Forces are facing. Charlie dagata linked up with americas kurdish allies. His story begins in iraq. Reporter even when colonel badal bandi told us his forces face isis attacks every day, we didnt expect this would be one where three suicide car bombers tried to charge their outpost at dawn. His soldiers shot the drivers dead before they detonated their bomb, but the car bombs remained