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the debate stage. >> donald trump is in christian. donald this, donald that. hillary clinton, donald trump, donald trump. donald trump. donald trump. donald trump will not become the president. ♪ on the show tonight, a clinton speech on economic inclusion, and a poll of high income voters. first, we start with yet another police shooting that has captured the nation's attention. yesterday insted charlotte, north carolina, after police shot and killed 43-year-old keep scott. police say he emerged from his vehicle with a gun. scott's family has disputed the accounts, claiming he was unarmed. after that, demonstrations turned violent, as protesters vandalized businesses, threw

rocks at police, and at one time -- point, blocked a highway. all of this happened a day after police in tulsa, oklahoma, released a video showing an officer shooting an unarmed african-american men -- man, who appeared to have his hands in the air when he was shot. while campaigning at a church in ohio, donald tom -- donald trump was asked about the footage. donald trump: to me, it looked like he did everything he was supposed to do. he looked like a really good man. maybe i'm clouded, because i saw his family talking about it after the fact. you get a different image, maybe. but to me, it looked like somebody doing what they were asking him to do. this young officer, i don't know what she was thinking. i don't know what she was thinking. but i'm very, very troubled by that. i'm very very troubled. we have to do -- we have to be

very careful. these things are terrible. that was, in my opinion, that was a terrible situation. and we have seen others. we have seen others. the police are aware of that, too. by the way, the police are troubled, they look at it. did she get scared? was she joking? -- choking? what happened? by the way, maybe people who choke can't be doing what they are doing. mark: hillary clinton also commented, she took a moment in her speech in orlando to address the matter as well. hillary clinton: there is still much we don't know about what happened in both incidents, but we do know that we have two more names to add to a list of african-americans, killed by police officers in these encounters. it is unbearable. and it needs to become intolerable. i have spoken to many police chiefs, and other law enforcement leaders, who are as

deeply concerned as i am, and deeply committed as i am to reform. why? because they know it is essential, for the safety of our communities and our officers. latest pair these of police shootings of african-american men seem to be impacting the race, and how are the candidates handling the situation? john: we talked about this yesterday, before the situation in charlotte. we only knew about the tulsa shooting. this is the second time now in the last couple of months, there have been more than one such police shooting, and they have broken through in a significant way. obviously, this is a huge problem in cities across the country. it is a challenge for both candidates. i thought both donald trump and hillary clinton handled it pretty well. trump taking a different line that he has taken and sometimes in the past, a little bit different from what his campaign

manager and its presidential running mate took, expressing more sympathy for the victim. and of course, hillary clinton talks about it with great fluency. i think they are both handling it well. i don't know what the impact will be, but it will continue to be a topic of discussion, so long as these events keep happening. mark: there's no question that trump's remarks were more striking than clinton's, not because he spoke with more compassion by any means, but because they were a lot way he hashan the talked about these matters. i think it is great in the face of tragedy for both of them to toe time to talk about it, reflect on it, and to give us a sense of the kind of leaders they would be if they were president, of how they would deal with it. it is pretty clear, although there something of a national debate, it is a problem that will be double the debate for a long time. asn: one of the questions,

you see what hillary clinton suggestions about a systematic problem. one that is related to race and racial bias, it is not a mystery that a lot of the victims have been african-american men. in some cases, justified by police shootings, and many cases, unjustified or apparently unjustified. certainly, it qualifies there. hillary clinton talked about it in a more comprehensive way, and pointed out trump taking a different tone today, it will be interesting to see where it goes. with fewer than 50 new cycles left, hillary clinton seems to be making a slight shift in her messaging plan. instead of only trying to disqualify donald trump, she is adding a positive track, talking more about herself, what she has done, and what she would do as president. that is what we saw today with her speech in orlando, florida, the focus of which was helping people with disabilities be a bigger part of the workforce, as

an example of her broader goal of what she calls an inclusive economy. hillary clinton: first, we will focus on jobs and incomes. i will fight to get more americans with disabilities the chance to work alongside those without disabilities, and do the same job for the same pay and benefits. second, we will work with colleges and universities to make them more acceptable -- accessible to students with disabilities. third, we will partner with businesses and other stakeholders to ensure those living with a visit -- disability can get hired and hired.as part of that, we will launch a new effort we are calling autism works, to help people with autism succeed in the workplace. let's build on the success of the americans with disabilities act, by finally ratifying the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. seek -- g before that john: long before that, clinton started her day with an op-ed in

the new york times, framing the presidential race as a choice, "between an economy that works for everyone, and an economy that works for a few with the expense of everyone else." we have talked a lot about how clinton has struggled to articulate her. -- articulate. a brand-new national poll has clinton with a seven point lead among likely voters in a two-way matchup. 48% to 41%. the margin shrinks to six points in a four-way race. but when asked with -- who would be better for the economy, more registered voters said trump over clinton. mark, you were down there in orlando at hillary clinton's speech. how do you think she did? mark: she did just fine in terms of speaking from her heart, talking about her mother's life, to try to explain to people her perception of the country. she talked about people with

disabilities she has known. it was a very moving speech, and some ways, but it does highlight the fact that she continues to to bring all a way the strands together, and talk about how she would be a great president. it is a vulnerability for her. while she spoke from the heart today, and it was a serviceable speech, and she spoke about issues that were important, i think she's vulnerable. trump talks a brash game. on jobs right now, voters are looking for brash. john: i think there is still work for her to do, and there's no question she will make an inclusive economy the broad theme under which she wants to flesh out her theory of the case. she has a lot more work to do, because it is a potentially powerful theme, but she has not yet laid it out with the clarity she might. but it is potentially powerful. the problem, donald trump talks

tough on jobs, but as you know, many economists think that trump is by far the weaker candidate when it comes to economics. voters do not. the question is whether hillary can build her own argument, and lay there the weaknesses in his economics arguments, that a lot of professional economists see. i have been watching her since the early 90's. this is her last event before monday's to vent -- debate. i think reading her body language and her presentation, i think her head is in a very good place. i think she feels she has a pretty good balance between talking about herself, and her own vision for the country, and also trying to take down donald trump. if i were her, i would be encouraged from what today suggested, about the debate. august fundraising numbers are out. the headlines are many. it was the best month yet for both hillary clinton and donald trump. clinton raised $58 million in august. trump raised 41 million dollars. remarkable, given that it was

summertime, when people are not necessarily attending fundraisers. there was a pretty wide spending disparity. clinton outspent trump nearly 2-1. clinton also has twice as much cash on hand, although team trump is doing a victory lap, because they raised $12 million in small donations, 4 million more than clinton raised with under $200 donations. by comparison, barack obama raised much more. bad news for trump, sheldon adelson has given money, but most of it not to trump. his cash is being directed almost entirely towards helping other republican candidates. a little bit went to a group supporting trump. on all these bullet points, which one do you think will have the most implications for election day? john: there are two links once. the one to me that matters the hand.lways is cash on

the fact that clinton has not just more cash, but substantially more, puts them in a better place. obviously, the sheldon adelson news will make the most headlines, because that's a big and flashy name. the trump campaign spent a lot of time courting him, but that is not going to be supplementing trump'she relatively -- relatively meager cash holdings. it, ifhen we get down to it is a close race, the battleground states, the question will be, can the combined forces of the tramp -- trump campaign and the rnc, produce a competitive grant game based on a doozy of and efficiency? they say there are confident they will be super competitive.

it is an open question. the proof will be on election day. are they technically efficient enough, well-funded to be competitive with clinton? john: a huge question. we will know in fewer than 50 days. when we come back, campaign managers and the art of dodging questions, after these words from our sponsors. ♪

john: like a lot of news programs, we have extended an open invitation to presidential candidates who want to, they cut -- program. hillary, donald, there is always a chair waiting for you. often, we get to what -- ask our

pent up questions to strategists and surrogates. when it comes to policy questions, we don't always get a clear answer. one lenten campaign chief morning joe today, was asked about his bosses policy on syria. >> it was a mistake to draw the redline, if the president was not willing to do something about it when it was crossed. >> as you pointed out, the decision regarding that was made after she was out of office, so i think you would have to ask -- >> when she disappointed the president did not act when the line was crossed? >> you would have to ask her that question. >> that you are here for her. you have not discussed that? >> you can go on the website and read the full plan. i think you will have to ask her that question, about her policy. i'm going to let her statements speak for themselves.

>> aren't you here representing her point of view? >> iamb indeed, and i will let her language speak for itself. john: that was not great, but it who hasust robbie mook problems. listen to kellyanne conway on sunday, when she was taught -- asking about her boss being a burglar. -- birther. >> highland wended donald trump conclude that the president was not born in the united states? >> you have to ask him that. >> why did he do that? >> you are going to ask him/ john: today, after that interview, clinton's campaign manager got a little assist, from president obama's campaign manager. -- weeted

my question for you is whether david is right or wrong. mark: he is one quarter right. it's true, these are political operatives, not policy people. but they constantly, and our programs, and say, why are you obsessed with politics? if they can only answer questions, then they should expect political questions. they should also answer questions put -- people are interested in. i find it ridiculous that someone with a title campaign manager would take the position ask mr. trump, unless she's willing to produce him. i think it is a bit of a charade. i get it, but they are going to have to accept the fact that if they are political people, they should expect political questions and not criticize us for asking policy questions. john:john: i think they should answer policy questions and political questions. as a senior person on the

campaign, they say a lot of time -- spend a lot of time with their candidates. they are asking, what do the candidates take about x? david mischaracterizes nsaids, it is not their job to make a new policy. hillary clinton wrote about what she thought about the redline in her book. has he read the book? he should be able to say what her point of view. place, shee conway's spent all last week talking about the birther comments. mark: and let's be realistic. they often almost always say the same answer, when they don't want to answer a tough question. john: correct. exactly. it is just the chosen form of obfuscation. more about will talk what hillary clinton and donald trump said on the campaign trail today, with two esteemed, amazing political journalists.

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mark: the best political reporters in america join us right now. thank you for being here. ask the same question. how do you think, based on the performance of the candidates at this week, and into the debate monday, how do you think they look in terms of fighting for the show to? -- showdown? >> i think they both need a lot of work and practice in the next few days. hillary clinton will be down much of that time, between now and the debate, going through rigorous practice, and probably

a series of mock debates. donald trump will do it his own i won't callll be, it relaxed, but it will be different. he will not cram himself full of facts and figures, but he will have a sense of the strategy he wants to take into the debate. i think both of them have to be a little bit nervous, because this is a more unpredictable environment.the topics are very broad that lester holt has laid out. we don't quite know what donald trump will be like. there has to be nervousness on both sides. mark: margaret, how do you think they are headed, trajectory wise toward monday? >> i think what we are seeing with clinton this week is she is certainly trying to project a calm, prepared, paste approach, -- paced approach. she wants to try to remain unflappable, just as much to convince herself she can do that

on monday, if anything else. if she can keep that up, and go in there as, i'm not going to take the debate and of mode, i think that is what she wants. that's the reason why everyone in the world is going to tune in, to see if she can pull it off. john: in terms of what you know about how they are dealing with debate prep, how do you think she's actually, technically speaking, telling about the process of trying to get ready for the unpredictability of donald trump? >> in many ways, i will give educated guesses.we know a lot more about what she's not doing, than what she actually is doing. there have been pretty careful about not sprinkling in as many details as we want. but we know she's not off at a resort outside of las vegas in debate camp. we know she's trying to avoid president obama's ritual, and some of his mistakes from 2012. we know the way she has traditionally done debate prep is to go through everything.

she knows what her own policies to, to review her own work my what her opponent has said and done in the past, and to be prepared not only to defend her own positions, but to be able to check him and cost him, if either she says something he knows is not true, or the debate moderator fails to go and that direction. i would love to tell you if she has some room in her house, and she's watching videos, or in the kitchen, we don't know a lot of those details. the campaign is holding that really tight. comment,, you made a saying that donald trump might be handling his prep in a relaxed fashion. what do you think the dangers and the strengths are of going about debate prep the way trump nots to be, in a much more, nearly as rigorous, or

structured, as hillary clinton usually does? >> let's start with the positive. he is very good in life tv settings. -- live tv settings. he demonstrated that in the republican debates. he's comfortable and that environment. he knows to -- how to make a quick. somebody offto put balance. he enjoys doing that. in the performance sense, it comes to him with a naturalness that it doesn't with her. he likes and enjoys that environment. the challenges, or the risk, is this is 90 minutes. there is no break. it can be very substantive. depending on how the flow of the debate goes, he will have to produce deeper or more complex answers about some of his policies, or more consistent or coherent statements. he will have a greater difficulty skating across the opposed to what he

was able to do with four or five people in the republican debates. that is the acre risk for him. mark: we will talk more about what is up in the presidential race, including more about the new wall street journal nbc news poll. we will continue the conversation right after this quick break. ♪ . .

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a big way. 50% of americans right now when they go to register to vote are registering as an independent. where is that representation? it is not from clinton, it is not from trenton. it is from me. -- from trump. it is from me. that was the highly animated libertarian presidential candidate, gary johnson at a panel here posted by yours truly. guests,re back with our margaret and dan. margaret, you just pointed out the fact that margaret in an interview airing tonight with sean hannity, he is apparently calling for stop and frisk to , particularly in african-american communities. what kind of political , especially over the

last couple of days that he is turning to stop and frisk? margaret: we were talking about what to expect monday night with and what trump and clinton told abilities might be and this is in that wheelhouse where you have him speaking with black voters, at churches, talking about excessive police violence and how it is a problem and maybe some people should not be police officers, not making caps off and frisk speech before that audience of black voters. this is obviously a different audience, but it is all on video and will all be brought up at the debate. how does he square that? how does he john: responded that under questioning? mark and i talked earlier about the way trump spoke about the tulsa shooting. prior to this, he had tried to cast himself as the law and order candidate and highly

supportive of law enforcement, not in a blanket way. but now we have this stop and .risk these of news 's trump handled these race -- these racially charged issues that go to the core of justice? how has trip handle them politically? : what i would say is his broad position was made quite clear at the republican convention when he did his acceptance speech. he was a lot order candidate and that's the broad message you want to send out. there were moments, as there was today, when he tempers that and suggests somewhat a softening of that hard-edged law and order of you. but when push comes to shove, he is and wants to be the law and order candidate. who supportsrat hillary clinton said to me today that she thought things were going pretty well. the most recent wave of polling, including this new nbc poll was

better news for clinton than last week polling in the wake of the problems she had over the weekend. they also said it could be that this is such an overwhelming change election that there's nothing we can do. we could run a perfect race and donald trump could overwhelm us. is that the prevailing view in democratic circles, that this is a trump year and is nothing the democrats can do? margaret: no. clinton and her campaign are dedicated to the proposition of the ground game and planning actually does make a difference, particularly in places like florida and in, maybe. have seen the polling get falloutince the total of pneumonia gate, which was a really dumb move on their part. to the extent she's beginning to put a little space between her and donald trump now, and these are polls of likely voters.

if their presumption is they can actually push that a little further because they are doing work to turn out people who those holes are not building into the production models of, then they can feel better than they could a week ago. i don't think they are saying this is a runaway or can't do anything about it. i think they firmly believe all thehe stuff they are doing, traditional campaign stuff makes a difference. much of a difference, we don't know yet. and ohio,es like iowa they say there's a lot of white voters there. in the battleground states where trump is doing better like ohio and florida, where i am, what ?lse is helping trump decide dan: florida is close and is always going to be close. it has been a battleground over

the last several elections. i don't think anybody thought one candidate or the other was going to get a big advantage in florida. the closest i recall as 2012 and may be closest this time around. the fact he is doing well there is fine and to be expected. in some of the other states, it's a function of the percentage of the white electorate that have college degrees or doesn't have college degrees. the lower that percentage, the better trump does. that percentage, the more challenged he is. that's what we are seeing in some of these battleground states. in this whole, it says people were asked about what concerns the most about donald trump. at the top of the list is him not having the right temperament to be commander-in-chief. further down the list is his language about immigrants and women. at the very bottom of the list, only 6% of people saying it bothers them is his failure to

release his tax returns. can we deduce there's no way we're going to see donald trump off tax returns before election day? dan: i think even if that number was twice or three times that 6%, i think he's made the determination those tax returns hidden for as long as possible after the november 8 voting. i think it is reflective that the things we talk about a lot are not that important to a lot of people. not breaking president by releasing them, no question about that. but it's not going to be a voting issue and he has concluded more harm could come from releasing them than not. is there anything we can do about that? margaret: i think he's decided as more downside in releasing them than there ever could be in making them public. those are two very depressing answers on a topic i think is quite important. coming back, we will do some

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mark: joining us from gotham republican strategist who is currently a undecided voter regarding donald trump and a democratic strategist and former campaign press secretary for president obama and big supporter of hillary clinton. thank you both for being here. if hillary asked you for one piece of advice going into the debate, what would you tell her? she's i would tell her too old donald trump accountable in the same way she is being held accountable in this election. people are still treating donald

trump like a celebrity host to a different standard applies to an campaign. she should make clear that if the moderator doesn't ask him , that she addresses those questions directly to him. mark: if donald trump said what am i doing well i should into the debate, what would you tell would tell him to decide which donald trump is going to show up. ?s it dr. jekyll or mr. hyde hillary clinton usually shows up and can spell every nation in africa awkward, but she's not good at connecting. one of the reasons donald trump is still in this thing is because it a change election and he had to remind people he is the candidate of change, something she can never, ever be. john: to flip this question around and ask you what you think the most important thing donald trump needs to avoid doing, what would be the biggest

mistake you can make on monday? that: the problem is donald trump, which ever donald trump is going to be, we have seen him in debates before. he likes this. i think if it evolves into a like thet, it's traffic wreck on the highway. people are going to stop and see the rack. to watchings around get cleaned up. he has to convince people these presidential and he's a candidate who will change things in washington. that's one of the reasons hillary clinton cannot get off the runway. she's a terrible candidate at exactly the wrong time and is doing way too much policy wanting then connecting. connect and convince people these prepared for the big chair at the big desk. working withwere hillary clinton, what would you counsel her to avoid? what's the biggest trap she

could be lured into? i think where myth romney lost the second of the two debates with he talked to the moderator and set of the audience back home and by litigating rules and follow-ups with the moderator incident looking directly at the camera and telling the american people what she's going to do to get the economy moving again for average people, that would be john: an enormous mistake. risk ifsn't she have a she gets drawn into a too personal confrontation and getting down in the mud with the pig? donald trump is like typical candidate. she's not going to play on his level. he has made clear he's willing to get personal not only about her but the moderator and that's unconventional. where she has to turn to the audience back home and outline her vision for the country and use donald trump's words against him. republican senate

candidates including kelly ayotte are all doing pretty well in most of the battleground senate contest. why do you think that is an what is your prognosis on whether republicans will keep the majority? guest: i don't think we have to worry about donald trump acting like mitt romney in terms of rules. trump has made this closer and a couple of states. the environment, the ring around this race has gotten better for senate republicans. guys like rob portman has that a awayjob pushing himself from this trump meteorological force on the top of the ticket. but as the large environment gets better comedies senate candidates have been able to find a way to wedge themselves away from trump and make the generic turnout look better for republicans. in many of these cases, the better the top of the ticket says, the better it does down ticket and these races are tightening up.

there is more and more money coming in and candidates are raising more money than ever before. i think these races look competitive in places they did not look like they would be just a few weeks ago. you: radel of the state think your public -- your candidate is going to take to take the majority? illinois, then wisconsin, we are in pennsylvania. we are strong in new hampshire with polls they're having kelly ayotte down two points there today. some of these races are coming onto the map that we did not anticipate. mitch mcconnell rushed to endorse donald trump and you know what you're going to get with the senate candidates if you reelect republicans to the senate. mark: your list got you close to the majority, but not there. you sound like you're saying it's not a sure thing democrats will take the senate back. that. i would never say i've been in some really tight races with our going to win that came down to the wire.

it all comes down to turnout. it really comes down to the turnout of the obama coalition. if you voted for the president the last two times and believe we need to continue on our progress of providing health ofe access to people, getting the economy moving again for working people -- you saw for the first time in a long time. this is an election need to vote to and i don't think democrats should get complacent. it seems like part of the reason why donald trump close the gap in the polling is that republicans have come home. trumplid is that, that has reassured most of the members of his party? is it solid or is there a flight risk? guest: there are still folks out there who have reservations about trump. on mondaynever to do night to convince people in this country he's capable of being

president. it's not just attacking hillary clinton. we know donald trump can't do that because we saw them do that to 17 other republicans. his challenge is to remind people again and again that hillary clinton is a poster child for everything wrong with washington. been there almost as long as the washington monument. that helps trump. one of the other problems hillary has is that she needs to convince people she can be something other than a creature of washing. that's the dynamic and i think trump's big opportunity is to , no checking, and try to make not every single point -- hillary clinton is a .etter debater she's one that is already in terms of expectations. trump is to show up, be substantive enough and make the case for change or more of the same. that is what is on the ballot. john: not quite as long as the washington monument. that hillarye fact

clinton is not barack obama, why did she have trouble getting enthusiasm out of the obama coalition? guest: for a lot of people like young voters, they tune in late. they are back in school, they're looking at the race and need to be motivated. you've seen people like bernie sanders, elizabeth moran, and others fighting for the same issue go out and get younger voters excited. are familiar with her. she has been in public life for a long time. but now the audiences tuning into the debates in the choice and if she can convince people not only of her qualification, but the fact that donald trump is unsteady and dangerous, and would upset world order with that audience, not only will she win the debates, she will win the election. coming up, we're going to check in on new polling data regarding high income voters. our latest bloomberg politics

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john: this morning, bloomberg politics and purple sliced released its poll focused on voters with a household income of 100,000 dollars or more. hillary clinton leaves while donald trump carries 37 percent. compare these numbers to mitt romney where he's one of his .roup of rich people we're joined now by the managing director for strategies to talk about what we found. why do we care about how rich people are going to vote? what's interesting is

looking at the different divide in the electorate. what we found here has clinton and very good shape compared to romney and compare that to our poll of less educated voters, easy a huge schism in the electorate. a big divide. the question is can trump put together the skirts? the coalitions of those who support him by strong measures and when the election. john: the basic deal here it is written people normally vote for republicans and hillary clinton seems to have the advantage. talk about that previous poll the schism. it seems like in addition to education, it's one of the against schisms this electorate is producing. guest: absolutely. there has been a divide in this electorate we have seen for months now. back in june, the difference between white college-educated women and white downscale men was dramatic and is something

that is growing. if you look at our polling, you see the same thing. yet wealthy, well educated voters supporting her by four points and you have life, downscale voters, less educated voters supporting him by 22 points. this type of divide goes way beyond just the. on some of the things campaigns like to measure, like take a look at people like me. an 11ve clinton with point advantage and among downscale less educated voters, have trump at 16. another thing is of critical importance, will fight for the middle class. they believe clinton will do a better job by nine points. trump by 18 points and goes on to shares my values and is ready to leave the country on day one. it's almost like there are two groups of voters, to america's as john edwards might have set.

with a look at the candidates in such different ways. mark: we asked who would be for your investments? what was the results and were you as surprised as i was? guest: i was pretty surprised. it's one of the places were trump holds a substantial advantage, a nine point advantage. they say trump would do better for their investments, but then we took a look at those people thought one of the candidates for the other would do a better job for their investments. for those who said trump would do a better job with their investments, those who agreed trump would make them richer, he still does not carry 17% of them. if they said they would rather lose money than vote for trump, that includes 7% currently voted -- currently voting for clinton and 10% that are undecided, it is quite something to see such a divide even among wealthy americans.

mark: you watch all of colts closely. how would you handicap the race nationally? guest: i would say clinton has a little bit of momentum. while we were in the field, we usually don't like to go through this in detail but we saw some clinton.toward if you look at the national polling, it appears there was a herduring the week of health problems, where she undoubtedly had a bad week. but if you look right now, it is moving back to where it is the normal place of the race right now, a four or five point advantage nationally for clinton. other states will carry along which brings up the importance of these debates. to be any going movement after the conventions, it happens than. john: thank you so much. up next, a really exciting announcement. but if you happen to be watching this and washington, d.c., you can listen to us on the radio,

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mark: i'm mark crumpton. let's start with a check of your first word news. the united states and russia today blamed each other for syria failing cease-fire.

at a meeting of the united nation's treaty counsel, secretary of state john kerry and the russian foreign minister presented strikingly different views of the country's civil war. the un's special envoy for all hearties trying to stop the violence. , theyceases to be made are to be saving their own country, there's a need for genuine readiness to negotiate and compromise and be president at the next talks. this is the opportunity we would like to offer them. mark: the u.n. announced it would resume a delivery in syria after they were suspended after a deadly attack on humanitarian convoy. says speaker paul ryan health have the votes it needs to override an expected thatdential veto of a bill would let 9/11 victims sue saudi arabia. president obama believes in the leave u.s. officials open to retaliatory lawsuits