[Erin Burnett, Cnn Anchor:] Next up, breaking news. A brand-new poll showing Donald Trump leading in New Hampshire. Marco Rubio though on the rise big time passing Ted Cruz. Plus, new evidence tonight that the Cruz campaign told voters Ben Carson had quit the race when it wasn't true. My guest tonight the Cruz campaign co-chairman. And more breaking news, the State Department reeling tonight that classified e-mails were sent to the private accounts of Colin Powell and staffers for Condi Rice. What does that mean for Hillary Clinton? Let's go OUTFRONT. Good evening. I'm Erin Burnett. OUTFRONT tonight, the breaking news. Donald Trump with the big lead in New Hampshire. Marco Rubio now rising fast. He is in second place. The latest CNN WMUR poll just out showing Trump at 29 percent. Marco Rubio at 18. That is up seven points in just one week. That's a surge, although we have a wide margin of error here so that's important to keep in mind. Ted Cruz is at 13 in a virtual tie with John Kasich. Now, right now, this is a live picture of Donald Trump. He is about to rally supporters in Portsmouth, New Hampshire speaking there already. Now, even though 29 percent of voters in this poll said they would vote for Donald Trump, here is something crucial, one-third of Republicans polled are still undecided. The bottom-line is at anyone's race with just five days to go. Sara Murray is OUTFRONT tonight at the Trump rally in Portsmouth. And Sara, we've got less than a week, we are in the final days here. This poll is pretty stunning. Yes, he's in the lead, but we have Rubio with a big surge. You've got all these undecided voters. Any change in strategy from the Trump campaign?
[Sara Murray, Cnn Political Correspondent:] Well, Erin, remember the polls showed Donald Trump in the lead in Iowa too and they lost there. And they are feeling burned by that. They're not taking any chances pumping up his visibility in the state and also stepping up their efforts on the ground. Donald Trump is kicking his campaign up a notch.
[Donald Trump , Presidential Candidate:] I have your vote, right? Do I have people's votes in here?
[Murray:] Unwilling to let another victory slip from his grasp.
[Trump:] I'm actually starting to spend good money. And the reason is, number one, I don't want to take a chance, okay? Number two, I don't want to blow it.
[Murray:] On top of spending on the airwaves, today Trump doubled his schedule from two events to four.
[Trump:] Got to do it.
[Murray:] But with just five days until New Hampshire, Trump's campaign schedule is still relatively light, including today Trump had just six events planned before the primary. After losing Iowa, Trump loathed to admit mistakes acknowledged he could have built a more solid ground operation.
[Trump:] In retrospect, we could have done much better with the ground game.
[Murray:] In the day since, he's made a point of stopping by his campaign offices to rally the troops. One thing he's not doing. Downplaying expectations, making it clear he's playing to win in New Hampshire.
[Trump:] I've been here a lot. I have a great relationship with the people of New Hampshire. I love them.
[Murray:] A new CNN WMUR poll shows for now Trump is well positioned. He leads in New Hampshire with 29 percent support from Republican primary voters compared to 18 percent for Marco Rubio, who has moved into second. Meanwhile Ted Cruz at 13 percent is nearly tied for third with John Kasich at 12 percent. Trump's position on top has Cruz, the Iowa victor, sharpening his knives.
[Sen. Ted Cruz , Presidential Candidate:] Donald Trump is very rattled right now. He told the entire world he was going to win Iowa and then he didn't win.
[Murray:] And accusing Trump of being a sore loser after Iowa.
[Cruz:] You could call it a trumper tantrum.
[Murray:] And after Jimmy Carter suggested he would prefer a president Trump over Cruz, the Texas Senator turned that around on Trump as well.
[Cruz:] Jimmy Carter said the reason is simple. Donald's views this is almost a quote. It's not quite verbatim, it's close. Donald's views are malleable. He has no core beliefs on anything.
[Murray:] But Trump's vowing to New Hampshire voters one way or another he's ending up on Pennsylvania Avenue.
[Trump:] Seriously, who wouldn't want to leave? Although, I'm building a hotel right next door which is also located on Pennsylvania. I'll still be on Pennsylvania Avenue one way or another.
[Murray:] Now, Erin, because New Hampshire is a primary and not a caucus state like Iowa, it is a little bit easier to get organized here and to make sure people turn up. But that said, people still want to see their candidate especially with so many undecided voters. So, I wouldn't be surprised if we see Donald Trump adding even more campaign events between now and primary day Erin.
[Burnett:] Certainly doubling down. All right. Sara, thank you very much. I want to go now to Trump's supporter Jeffrey Lord who served as White House political director for President Ronald Reagan. And the editor of The Weekly Standard Bill Kristol. All right. So, Jeff, let me start with you. Trump is down a point in this poll. Rubio is up seven. Margin of error of course is seven. He had surge though. I mean, certainly you've gotten a Rubio bump after his performance in Iowa. Should Trump be worried?
[Jeffrey Lord, Donald Trump Supporter:] Well, you should always be worried when you're in these things. I mean, you cast a glance over your shoulder, but you keep ongoing. And you treat everybody in the race. I mean, there's Governor Kasich. There's Governor Bush. There's Governor Christie. You treat every single one of them as your rivals and you worked as hard as you can and you take absolutely nothing for granted.
[Burnett:] So, Bill, can Marco Rubio win? I know, you have made it very clear. You know, you've done your entire cover of your magazine against Donald Trump, but the point is, can Marco Rubio pull it off at this point? Do you think that that is real?
[Bill Kristol, Editor, The Weekly Standard:] Yes. I mean, he gained seven points in the last week. He can gain seven points in the next five days until they vote. That would get him into 25. Trump, the late deciders in Iowa did not go for Donald Trump. It's not so much he didn't have a ground game. It's just simply that the people who are undecided or uncertain didn't break to him at all, so he underperformed his poll numbers. You could end up with Rubio at 25, Trump 23, something like that. That's quite possible.
[Burnett:] So, let's talk about this undecided issue, Jeff. In the new poll, it does stand out as Bill points out. Undecided 34 percent. So, that's more than the people who say they're voting for Donald Trump at 29. Right? You've got undecided is higher than the Donald Trump group. And at 37 percent of voters said they would never vote for Trump. That's also the highest of anybody and it's up for 31 percent just a few days ago. So, is this concerning? I mean, are these unsurmountable challenges for Trump?
[Lord:] Oh, they're not unsurmountable. And, you know, the entire percentage is not going to vote against Donald trump. He's certainly got some folks, a lot of folks I'm sure who will break towards him. So, you know, but again, this is about having a ground game operation in New Hampshire, which is different than Iowa. There's different issues at play. There's different constituencies at play. New Hampshire very much sees itself I mean, I'm a native New Englander myself. They're very independent, and so, you know, you just keep on working and keep on working and eventually you'll get there.
[Burnett:] So, Bill, you're talking about Marco Rubio. You think that he could pull out a win in New Hampshire. Obviously. That would be a stunner and truly transform this race. He is trying to run as an establishment candidate, but some people are criticizing him for going way too far to the right to try to pander to the base. Chris Christie is one of them and here's what he said.
[Gov. Chris Christie , Presidential Candidate:] He's made it very clear that on the issue of pro-life, Marco Rubio is not for an exception for rape, incest, or life of the mother. Now, you know, I think that's the kind of position that New Hampshire voters would be really concerned about. Marco Rubio is just a guy who moves and shifts depending upon what he thinks he can get out of the electorate and what he thinks he can get from him.
[Burnett:] This issue of abortion, a recent Quinnipiac poll, Republicans overwhelmingly disagree with Rubio. I mean, 80 percent of the Republicans
[Kristol:] So, he's not pandering, is he, Erin? I mean, that's the thing. Marco Rubio said what he believes. What he believes is he's pro-life, he's pro-life
[Burnett:] You don't think he's pandering to a base that actually votes in primaries, though?
[Kristol:] That was the base. I'm pro-life Erin and the base has supported every pro-life senator who has said yes to exceptions for rape and incest. And Marco Rubio has voted yes in the Senate for exceptions to rape and incest. What Rubio said, as I understand it, personally he does not believe that abortion is right in that circumstance, but he would support and has supported exceptions with rape and incest. So, what Christie is doing is really disgusting. Rubio said what he believes. Maybe it's too extreme, Erin. Maybe he would agree with it. People are entitled to vote against Marco Rubio if they find that offensive. But it was the opposite of pandering. The pandering thing to say is, I'm pro-life, but of course, I'm for these exceptions.
[Burnett:] What do you say to that, Jeff? That's a pretty good argument Bill just put to the table.
[Lord:] Well
[Kristol:] Why are you laughing, Jeff? Do you think Marco doesn't believe what he said?
[Lord:] No, I think he does believe what he says.
[Kristol:] OK.
[Lord:] But I do think he has got a bit of a problem with the New Hampshire electorate. I mean
[Kristol:] I agree with that too. I agree with that.
[Lord:] This is a state I mean, this is a state that is notoriously independent. You know, live free or die. So, I do think he's got a bit of a problem on his hands with it, but, no, I don't question his creditability on this, no.
[Burnett:] So, Jeff, and a final question for though you about Donald Trump or he's adding rallies. Right? He says he's not taking anything for granted. But, you know, in Iowa obviously there's been reporting, you know, he didn't put a lot of people on the ground. He ended up regretting that. He's admitted that. Can he make up a ground game right now in New Hampshire to get out the vote at this late hour?
[Lord:] Yes. Well, I think he's been working on this a long time. And one other thing that I think he has going for him, his campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is from New Hampshire.
[Burnett:] Yes.
[Lord:] And has been involved in New Hampshire politics over the decades. So, he knows, he himself knows the state very, very well and knows and has participated in get out the vote drives. So, I think that's a big asset for Donald.
[Burnett:] That's interesting point. Well, thank you both very much. OUTFRONT next, new evidence that Ted Cruz's campaign told voters Ben Carson was suspending his campaign even though it wasn't true. OUTFRONT tonight, Cruz's campaign co-chair. And breaking news. State Department investigators say Colin Powell and staffers for Condoleezza Rice got classified information through personal e-mail accounts. That live report coming up. And pictures of Jeb Bush's campaign event. This is going on as I speak. Live pictures, Barbara Bush there with her son in a very rare appearance and W. about to step up to the plate in a big way. We'll be right back.