>> breaking tonight just hours after announcing his run for the white house, and for his first time as an official 2016 presidential candidate, governor mike huckabee is facing america's voters. we have gathered with us here a group of real-live republicans who may have a say in whether the man sitting to my right actually becomes the nominee. so we'll start with the republicans. and if you get the nomination then we'll move on to democrats and republicans together. >> so if i don't pass tonight, then i'm done one day. >> yeah it would be a bad omen. >> it would be a bad omen. >> we start with deneen. >> governor baltimore and other communities are failing under progressive policies. what would you do to stimulate economic opportunities in these cities? >> there are several things that need to happen. there's a lot of emotional reaction that's going on in places like baltimore. we've got to balance the law and order with an understanding that there is incredible sense of frustration in the criminal justice system.