in some of the polls the senator from texas, ted cruz. marco rubio hoping to building on his strong performances of debates past. with me now i have senior washington correspondent jeff zeleni who is here at las vegas. jeff, we ve been watching back and forth. you turn around and another candidate is rolling through. tell me what are they doing, what are they feeling, what are they up to? that s why i m coming to you from a parking garage here. governor chris christie just arrived moments ago, as you saw. you could see him on the stage. look, i think that one thing i m watching for tonight is chris christie s comeback. he is on the main stage of this debate hall after being in the undercard debate in the last one. the issues of this election are aligning for chris christie. he is very strong on national security, very strong in the post 9/11 era, and so much has changed across the world since the last debate a little over a
month ago. the paris attacks, the shooting in san bernardino. so i think that chris christie has a moment tonight, but i think ted cruz more than anyone, he had a smile on his face when he walked into the debate hall, oh, an hour or so ago. was more than happy to talk. he said, look, i know all the arrows are pointed at me but i think that s a good thing. that s a sign that i m doing well. so this is the moment ted cruz has been waiting for. he s a great debater. he was a debater in college, of course, but he s going to need those skills tonight because everyone is going to be going after him, not just donald trump. jeff, the unofficial welcoming party in the garage of the venetian hotel. we ll check back in with you, jeff, as we see more candidates arrive. thank you so much. you know, when the republican candidates gather here tonight it will be their first debate since the terror attacks both in paris and in san bernardino, which is certainly not insignificant. national security wi
republicans, i think most republicans in that chamber, don t agree with. absolutely, climate change, the death penlty, many other issues. very powerful, his words. jeff, dan, gloria, thank you. still ahead, we re talking about all of those in the chamber, listening to that speech. one man who was there, peter king. he was one of the many catholic members of congress in the house chamber for the pope s speech. he s going to join me live to talk about his impressions and thoughts on the pope and the politicians that were brought up. and later on, we re also going to hear about hillary clinton s latest interview. not with a member of the press but with the creator and star of the hbo series girls. i m going to speak with lena dunham about her discussion with hillary clinton. coming up. this isn t the most efficient way for people -or air to travel. awww! ducts produce uneven temperatures and energy loss.
as the son of immigrants. that so many of you are also descendants from immigrants. now, from capitol hill, the pope visited st. patrick s church and the washington offices of catholic charities. inset of having lunch with lawmakers, he actually met with the homeless and low income families who gathered for a meal provided by the charity. later today, the pope will be leaving washington and heading here to new york to continue his u.s. tour. let s take a much closer look at that historic speech by the pope. before that joint session of congress. joining me now to discuss from washington is chief political correspondent dana bash, senior washington correspondent jeff zeleni and our chief political analyst gloria borger. dana, you were there, you were in there, where iss elistening . you ve been there many times before. this was so different. give us a sense of of what you
it s unbelievable when you look at what s going on. all i m doing is telling the truth. i read the washington post. i read the huffington post. that s about women being raped. it s not about criminals entering the border. something is doing the raping. somebody is women being raped. who is doing the raping? who is doing the raping? how can you say such a thing? clearly, donald trump has given us a lot to discuss. i want to bring in chris moody. we have sayrerah murray and jeff zeleni. jeff after 2012, mitt romney lewis s loses. we need to reach out to hispanic americans. when you look at the map, they need to they have to bring in the growing group.