The president did not participate in the racist chant or start it. he later said that he did not like it, but at the time it happened he also did not seem to try and stop it or condemn it in that moment, and that is what he was criticized for. connell? connell: ellison, thanks. ellison barber in new jersey. now to candidates who would like to be president scattered across the country this weekend making their case to voters from biden out west to beto o rourke and bernie sanders in the heartland and amy klobuchar in the northeast. they get set for the second round of debates that will take place later this month in detroit. robert gray s in los angeles trying to put all this together for us. robert? reporter: senator klobuchar visiting new hampshire, but most of her rivals for the democratic nomination booking trips to iowa this weekend, and they re all looking to gain name recognition in a very crowded field and, of course, to raise money to keep those campaigns alive.