refusing to issue marriage licenses. her lawyers filed an emergency appeal for her release. a lot to get to with martin savidge, good morning to you, martin. reporter: good morning. it s going to be a very big day in a small town. mike huckabee spoke on the telephone to kim davis. this is going to be his opportunity to meet with her face-to-face inside the jail cell, then hold a rally after that. it s called the, i m with kim liberty rally. the crowds are expected to be so large they canceled area schools to try to alleviate the traffic problems. there were rallies in support of davis outside this facility over the weekend. as you point out, her attorneys have been busy filing appeals. they have appealed to the governor of the state asking he issue an order. the governor said he is not going to do that. this has reignited the debate
kentucky clerk who refuses to issue same-sex marriage marriage licenses and presidential candidate mike huckabee. after huckabee meets with kim davis behind bars, he will lead an i am with kim liberty rally outside the jail. authorities say hundreds, maybe more, could attend the rally. they already closed the area schools. amazing that they did that. it shows how much attention this really is getting. ted cruz, he s also going to be heading there to hold an event outside the facility later this afternoon. so joining us to discuss now two cnn political contributors amanda carpenter former communication director for ted cruz and van jones, former adviser to president obama. it seems a pivotal day in terms of the politics that have now surrounded this fight over same-sex marriage in kentucky. amanda, how big is this going to play or do you think it should play in the republican primary because as we can see now, huckabee is there, ted cruz is going there, and all of them are being ask
and women s reproduction rights and terrorists. she didn t stop there, take a listen. boohoo mrs. clinton. i mean mrs. clinton is the same person who compared republicans to terrorists. for heaven s sakes, i wish mr. trump would throw more heat hillary clinton s way. i feel as though i m the only candidate who has been critical of her. so, that was something of a twofer there hitting hillary clinton and donald trump. fiorina has been taking it to clinton from the beginning of the campaign and she wants help from fellow candidates. we ll see if trump occasional blasts to hillary clinton steps up. meanwhile, kim davis is getting high profile political support today. republican presidential candidate, mike huckabee, plans to meet with davis and hold a rally outside the jail where she s spending a sixth day for
over the right to same-sex marriage and the limitations on freedom of religion. over the weekend, one of the attorney s met with miss davis. ift was actually yesterday. he said, this is how he described her demeanor. gentleness and is at peace. her spirits remain high. she was brought to tears when she heard so many people outside the jail and around the country are praying for her. she will hear the rally in her support later today. curious they are cancelling some classes because of this. thanks to martin. let s discuss cnn political analyst for the new york times and political commentator errol. good to have you here. let s start with that. this is more than kim davis. this is a reapproach for a