YOU CAN FEEL THE WAVE OF POPULAR INTEREST IN THIS ELECTION RISING

BEHIND YOU, BECAUSE WE ARE ONLY SIX DAYS AWAY FROM THE VOTING IN

IOWA, WHICH MEANS THIS IS THE LAST WEEK CBS WILL LET ME SAY

"CAUCUS" ON THE AIR.

( LAUGHTER ) CAUCUS.

( LAUGHTER ) I'M A CHILD.

AND LAST NIGHT IN DES MOINES, THE DEMOCRATS DID SOMETHING WE

RARELY SEE ANYMORE-- THEM ON A WEEK NIGHT.

AND IT WASN'T SOME BORING DEBATE.

IT WAS A TOWN HALL.

AND IN FRONT OF THE AVERAGE WORKING IOWANIANS, THEY EACH

MADE A GREAT CASE WHY THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

SHOULD BE, REALLY, ANY ONE OF THEM.

>> I LIKE HILLARY CLINTON, AND I RESPECT HILLARY CLINTON.

>> I OBVIOUSLY RESPECT SENATOR SANDERS GREATLY.

>> I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER MY CANDIDACY IN THE

COMPANY OF SECRETARY CLINTON AND SENATOR SANDERS.

>> HILLARY CLINTON IS A VERY GOOD PERSON.

MARTIN O'MALLEY IS A VERY DECENT GUY.

>> Stephen: WOW.

( LAUGHTER ) GET A ROOM, GUYS.

( LAUGHTER ) THEY ARE REALLY TRYING TO GET

EVERY LAST VOTE, INCLUDING EACH OTHER'S.

AND THEY WEREN'T THE ONLY ONES BEING RUTHLESSLY NICE.

THE AUDIENCE OF IOWA VOTERS WHO WERE THERE TO ASK THE TOUGH

QUESTIONS, DIDN'T SHOW UP.

BUT THESE FRIENDLY FOLKS DID.

>> I THINK YOU'VE INTRODUCED A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT COULD HELP

A LOT OF PEOPLE.

MY QUESTION IS, REALISTICALLY, HOW DO WE FUND THOSE PROGRAMS?

>> GOOD.

>> I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ISSUE YOU THINK SHOULD BE MOST

IMPORTANT TO YOUNG VOTERS AND WHY.

>> THANK YOU.

GREAT QUESTION.

>> MADAM SECRETARY, BEFORE I ASK MY QUESTION, I HAVE A QUICK

COMMENT, AND THAT IS THAT I WAS A LUKEWARM PERSON FOR YOU BEFORE

THE BENGHAZI HEARINGS.

I WATCHED ALL 11 HOURS, EVERY SECOND OF IT, AND CAME AWAY FROM

THAT A GUNG HO SUPPORTER OF YOURS.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> Stephen: HE DID EVENTUALLY GET TO HIS QUESTION, WHICH WAS,

"SECRETARY CLINTON, WHY DO BIRDS SUDDENLY APPEAR EVERY TIME YOU

ARE NEAR?" ( LAUGHTER )

( APPLAUSE ) NOW, THE THING ABOUT TOWN HALLS

IS THERE'S NO CONFLICT, AND YOU DON'T REALLY LEARN ANYTHING NEW.

BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.

BECAUSE IT IS NICE TO SEE THEM GET OUT FROM BEHIND THEIR

PODIUMS.

IT REALLY HUMANIZES THEM.

I WOULD LOVE TO TRY TO MAKE MYSELF SEEM HUMAN.

YOU, SIR.

YOU'RE RAISING YOUR HAND.

DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

>> YES, STEPHEN.

I'M AN E.M.T. FROM CEDAR RAPIDS.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> I WAS JUST WONDERING, ARE YOU ALSO WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS

FROM YOUR AUDIENCE?

>> Stephen: THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION FROM YOU, A TRUE HERO.

THANK YOU.

IT'S AN HONOR TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, I AM ANSWERING A QUESTION RIGHT NOW.

AND I WANT EVERYONE HERE TO KNOW THAT I HAVE THE VISION AND

LEADERSHIP TO TAKE FURTHER QUESTIONS.

YES, YOU, SIR, WITH-- IS IT A BEARD?

IS THAT WHAT YOU HAVE?

YES, YOU.

>> HI, STEPHEN -- >> YES, IT'S VERY HARD TO TALK

WITH A BEARD THAT FUZZY.

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

OR PERHAPS YOUR BEARD HAS A QUESTION?

I'M A NETFLIX SUBSCRIBER FROM DULUTH.

DO YOU THINK MARTIN O'MALLEY WAS ASKED ANY UNFAIR QUESTIONS?

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY JOKES ABOUT IT?

>> Stephen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THAT'S A PERFECT QUESTION AND I LOVE YOU, AND RIGHT NOW I WANT

TO CRAWL INSIDE YOUR BEARD AND LIVE IN IT LIKE A TREMBLING

LITTLE BIRD.

I DO REMEMBER THE UNFAIR QUESTION THAT WAS REQUESTED BY

CHRIS CUOMO OF MARTIN O'MALLEY.

>> AS YOU KNOW, THERE IS A 15% RULE IN A LOT OF THESE CAUCUSES,

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE 15% OF THE CAUCUSES IN THAT ROOM, THOSE MEN

AND WOMEN HAVE TO GO TO A DIFFERENT CANDIDATE.

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, AND YOUR FOLLOWERS NOW HAVE TO GO

SOMEWHERE ELSE, THE PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT YOU, WHAT IS YOUR

SUGGESTION TO THEM?

>> Stephen: I THINK THAT QUESTION IS WAY OUT OF LINE.

CHRIS CUOMO WHY NOT JUST ASK MARREDIN O'MALLEY, "AFTER YOU

DIE, CAN I HAVE YOUR 10-SPEED BIKE."

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.

WOULD YOU MIND MOUTHING THE WORDS "THANK YOU" AS YOU SIT

DOWN.

YOU MA'AM, RIGHT OVER THERE.

>> THANKS, STEPHEN.

I'M A PART-TIME C.E.O., FULL-TIME MOM, CURRENTLY SERVING

IN AFGHANISTAN.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION?

>> DO YOU HAVE A CLIP OF HILLARY CLINTON THAT YOU'D LIKE AN

AUDIENCE MEMBER TO HELP YOU SET UP?

>> Stephen: THAT IS THE GREATEST QUESTION EVER ASKED.

IF I WAS MAKING A CLONE ARMY OF PHILOSOPHERS, I WOULD USE YOU AS

MY BASELINE D.N.A.

THIS HILLARY CLIP, WE HAVE ALL SEEN BERNIE SANDERS'

INSPIRATIONAL AMERICA AD, HAVEN'T WE.

LAST NIGHT, CNN MADE SURE HILLARY SAW IT, TOO?

TOO.

>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS.

I LOVED IT.

( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT IS TOUGH.

THAT IS TOUGH, FORCING HER TO SMILE THROUGH HER OPPONENT'S AD.

BUT I THINK THEY REALLY WENT TOO FAR WHEN THEY MADE HER WATCH THE

ENTIRE BENGHAZI MOVIE.

>> PULL OVER FOR INSPECTION.

>> I'M SORRY, CIRC I CAN'T DO THAT.

>> WE HAVE A U.S. AMBASSADOR AT RISK.

>> WE ARE THE ONLY HELP THEY HAVE.

>> I THINK THAT'S GREAT.

I THINK THAT'S FABULOUS.

I LOVED IT.

( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT IS THE BEST

REVIEW A MICHAEL BAY FILM HAS EVER RECEIVED.

YES, YES, THE YOUNG LADY WITH THE BANGS THERE.

>> HELLO, STEPHEN.

I'M A PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCE PLANT FROM DES MOINES.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

I BROUGHT MY OWN FOOTAGE.

JIMMY, CAN YOU ROLL THAT?

HERE'S MARTIN O'MALLEY TAKING OFF HIS JACKET, ROLLING UP HIS

SLEEVES, AND LOOSENING HIS TIE.

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT >> HERE'S WHAT HAPPENS.

SOMETIMES PUBLIC FIGURES WILL JUST SPONTANEOUSLY GO CASUAL,

ALL RIGHT.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IT MAKES THEM SEE MORE RELATABLE

OR HARD WORKING.

SOMETIMES THEY'LL EVEN-- THEY'LL EVEN ROLL UP A SLEEVE LIKE THIS,

OR MAYBE PUT THEIR FOOT UP IN A POSITION THAT NO ONE WOULD

NORMALLY STAND IN.

AND THEN.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) JUST ROLL UP HIS SLEEVES.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THIS IS-- IT LETS-- IT LETS THE

AUDIENCE KNOW-- LETS THE AUDIENCE KNOW THAT THEY'RE JUST

ORDINARY FOLK, READY TO GET TO WORK, WHO HAVE NOT SKIPPED LEG

DAY.

THEN MAYBE THEY'LL JUST TAKE A BEER AND CRACK IT OPEN AND--

MMM!

THAT IS DOMESTIC.

( LAUGHTER ) YES.

SIR, RIGHT THERE.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

>> YES.

I DIDN'T WATCH LAST NIGHT'S TOWN HALL.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THAT DOG THAT RAN A

MARATHON?

>> Stephen: YES, THAT'S AN ISSUE THAT'S AFFECTING A LOT OF

PEOPLE'S FACEBOOK FEEDS THIS MORNING.

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED.

IT'S A TRUE STORY.

IN ALABAMA, A BLOODHOUND NAMED LUDIVINE WAS LET OUT ON A PEE

BREAK, BUT IT GOT OUT OF THE YARD AND RAN A HALF MARATHON AND

FINISHED 7th.

IT'S A TRUE STORY.

IT'S A STORY OF HOPE.

IT'S A STORY THAT REMINDS ME OF THE TIME I TRIED TO GO TO THE

GYM AND ENDED UP MAKING A MISTAKE AND WINNING BEST IN

BREED AT THE WESTMINSTER DOG SHOW.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) YES, WE HAVE TIME FOR ONE LAST

QUESTION.

THE TALL AFRICAN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN IN THE BACK OF THE

ROOM.

>> HEY!

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> STEPHEN!

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MR. COLBERT, I'M AN ACTOR FROM HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.

>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> THANK YOU.

I'M WONDERING, MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DO YOU HAVE PLANNED FOR THE

REST OF THE SHOW TONIGHT?

>> Stephen: THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE QUESTION.

YOU'RE AN AMAZING PERSON.

I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I INTEND TO DO.

I INTEND TO BE RIGHT BACK WITH LAURENCE FISHBURNE.

STICK AROUND, EVERYBODY.

( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪ ♪ ♪