that s just a weird ad. that s not going to connect with anybody. i m so glad you said that. it s a weird ad. it won t connect. whoever did that ad for you ted thank them and have them do another one. get your money back. show that picture of marco sweating like he did and how marco was the gang of eight. joining us now from des moines i put that one up with jon huntsman first ad the dude riding a motorcycle across america. i remember it. what was it about peter fonda. joining us now from des moines, iowa, nbc news correspondent hallie jackson. you spent time with ted cruz yesterday as he kicked off his iowa bus tour. polls show he s leading in the state. what is he doing solidify his front-runner status there? reporter: he s barn storming the state. look what happened 6 1/2 hours ago here in iowa he was at a diner at about 11:30 at night