Good evening, im erin burnett. Outfront tonight, ben carson on top. A new poll giving him a massive lead over donald trump, 32 to 18 in iowa. This is the third poll in as many days putting carson in the number one slot in that crucial state. And it has donald trump fighting mad. Ben carson is a very low energy person. Actually, i think ben carson is lower energy than jeb if you want to know the truth. We need strong energy. Carson fighting back saying anyone who doesnt fear him doesnt know him. As a teenager, i would go after people with rocks and bricks and baseball bats and hammers, and of course many people know the story when i was 14 and i tried to stab someone. Carsons got the momentum. Is he now about to overtake trump on the National Polls . Sarah murray is outfront tonight. Do you expect to see trump to come out even harder against carson now . I do think now that weve seen carson officially knock trump from his perch in iowa you can see a little bit more defensiveness from tr
coupled with relatively low pay and toughen trant standards. that chance that they could be hurt or killed. this is a hard sell. especially for women and minorities. but not for asia hardy. she wants to improve not just her community but how others view her and her brothers in blue. despite all of the backlash that law enforcement is getting, this is a personal choice of mine. this is my passion. so i m moving forward with it, despite everything that s happened right now. a number of the police departments we spoke with said it s not public perception affecting the applications. it s also the job market as well as the economy. they say these things are cyclical and hope that this is the bottom. kyung lah, cnn los angeles. what is left from a u.s. military blimp that broke free of its tethers in maryland has been recovered. the blimp flue over the northeastern u.s. for several hours on wednesday taking out power lines as it went. saturday, some people in
and that chance they could be hurt or kill. this is a hard sell. especially for women and minorities. but not for asia hardy. she wants to improve not just her community, but how others review her and her brothers in blue. this is a personal choice a number of the police departments with spoke to say it s not just public perception affecting the applications, it s also the job market as well as the economy, they say these things are cyclical and they hope this is the bottom. c, in, in, los angeles. cnn, los angeles. joining me now to talk about it, cnn law enforcement analyst, tom fuentes, thanks for being with me, tom. tom, if you can hear me, let s talk about why you think is happening. you heard one of the recruits in
in 2014 compared to 2008. since 2013, new york, the country s biggest police force, applications are down 18%. in los angeles, 16%. lieutenant aaron mccrany joined the lapd at another tough time for cops, the rodney king era. he s now in charge of trying to convince future cops to join. when you go out and talk to recruits, potential recruits, are you hearing them mention news events? sure. it s one of the first questions. they want to know, okay, why should i be a police officer when all of these bad things are going on? why should i put myself at risk? reporter: coupled with relatively low pay and tough entrance exams and the chance they could be hurt or killed. this is a hard sell, especially for women and minorities. but not for asia hardy. she wants to improve not just her community, but how others view her and her brothers in