spell smerconish. i ll see you next week. investigators continue their search for answers behind the secret life of germanwings co-pilot andreas lubitz and why he would steer a jetliners into the mountainside. what authorities say the co-pilot actually did inside the cockpit moments before the crash. we ll take you inside a plane simulateder to show you what it looked like. and bowe bergdahl new inside from the u.s. soldier as to why he says he left his unit in afghanistan. will his strategy keep him out of prison? this is cnn breaking news. good morning. i m alison kosik in for christi paul paul. i m victor blackwell. we re in the cnn newsroom and you re starting this hour with breaking news. cnn is now able to confirm the identity of the captain of the
to the polls on that night, is the key issue? it s key and, in fact jeb bush hired a top republican operative not just to run iowa for him but is going to run his national campaignp we re seeing all the important hires take place here in iowa from all the presidential candidates. today they re trying to make a play to the activists, specifically the farmers and those involved in the aggri culture business which is important michael here in iowa. quick final question. who won t be there from the gop field? well we re not going to see the likes of donald trump, marco rubio. the florida senator. we on the won t see rand paul. this is a gauntlet. it might hurt them in the short run. there will be plenty of road ahead for candidates to come here. mark prestoning thank you for your report from des moines. we appreciate it. thank you for everybody for watching me. don t forget follow me on twitter if you can spell smerconish. programming note tomorrow
polling questions, who is more compassionate, who cares more about you, who identifies more with the middle class. again and again, they do better than the republicans. republicans, believe it or not right now in terms of the generic vote would rather vote for republican or democrat in the next election are actually doing better than the democrats in recent polling. so even after the government shutdown and everything else. i think we re going to see a very volatile political year, probably two, three, five, 17 things will happen between now and next november. no doubt. that will shape that we can t predict. i do think this is the narrative that the president has been trying to set up to interest last few years for his own reelection. and then for the coming 2014 campaign that we democrats care more about the economy, care more about you, and are willing to do something. david, thank you. jonathan capehart, thank you as always. thanks, michael. up next, the latest movie actio
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they have enough signatures to put legalization on the ballot this year in alaska. by 2016 they re making a push in oregon, arizona, california, maine, massachusetts, montana, and nevada. if all goes well, the attention would turn to delaware, hawaii, new hampshire, rhode island, and vermont. thank you both. good to see you both. thanks, michael. why allen west says hillary clinton isn t the democrats best chance for the white house in 2016. if you want to follow me on twitter. all you need to do is learn how to spell smerconish. this is hardball, the place for politics.