> all right. here we go. ignore each side, the reality, the election right now, anyone's hands. new poll numbers out suggest that the red and blue can flipip from the long time loyalties. this is the who thest story at 6:30. by the way we invite you guys ts join the conversation. we want to know what you think so tweet us and use the hashtag 5 at 6. 30. before we get going i want tot imagine one thing.ng. jim's beard is gone. lack thereof. >> wet us and let us know what you think about that as well. > all right.ll r a new washington post safetyet monkey poll of all 50 states found this is an election like no other. >> we knew that. several blue states can turnrn blue, several red states can blue turn. donald trump 126, 168 still up for grabs. you must have 270 electoral votes to win the he

the trump campaign thinks they have a chance in ohio, inhi pennsylvania. some of those blue color statesor where his message really resonates who may be out of work in terms of trade deals. it with ill be interesting tore see how this all plays out. interestingly enough there was another poll, a cnn poll which put donald trump up by two points. let's break it down by region for you. in maryland, a two-way raise between trump and clinton, 61 percent of voters said theyd would vote for clinton. >> 31 say trump and 8 percent at this point were undecided. compare that to virginia, a very crucial state in recent, 49 percent hillary clinton. h49 donald trump, nine49 percent undecided. the district, we should noteuld here the sample size for d.c. too small to report. typically d.c. is a democratic strong hold.old. the associated to for the hill joins us. it's always good to have you on. >> good to be here,ha

> let's talk about some of the break down. hillary clinton is winning inon some polls but then the cnn poll today had donald trump up by two. what are we to make all of us? >> it's a great question. a g i think part of the thing we'ree seeing is a natural tightening of the polls. donald trump is recovering from perhaps the worst face of his campaign in the wake of the democratic convention. goat into ademo controversy wite parents of a young man who had been killed in iraq. so i think we're seeing a natural return to the norm here. the issue is whether donald trump can continue to relive the kind of lead we've scenic hold. > we didn't hear a lot of a hillary clinton leading up to this week and donald trump hit u the campaign trail. did that hurt her. >> it may have. it certainly reduces her ability to command headlines the way she might like. the other thing that has hurtas hillary clinton is the continuing controversy and chatter about everything fromryh her

clinton foundation. neat her of those things is a good story for hillary clinton. it doesn't really for matter hoe chooses to defense herself.self if she's talking about those issues, that's not a great thing for her.. we also know that she was hammered for 270 daze.e. she got her brand new plane anda she has been talking to reporters on the plain for ther past couple of days. i'm just curious. what has she been say? do you think this will serve her well? >> i think certainly it has thee potential tacony palmyra prove her relationship with the media to some extent.tent that relationship has been tense for years.r it's not just a new thing onng this campaign. she's obviously shoeing off her campaign plane, i guess, but really getting into the final sprint into this elect campaign she wants to really emphasize what she's doing, try to drive the headlines a little bit moree than she has been doing during the period.th now we're

donald trump in just t aal few minutes. irwant to talk about donald trump and the fact that hillary clinton hashe backed with some f the spending. donald trump sees an opportunity, and is going tooin make a serious play forr virginia. >> i think it's more -- not quite desperation, certainly an urgency on donald trump's part. virginia had historically been something of a republican strong hold right up until presidentp obama won u it in 2008. i think he repeated in 2012. hillary clinton is up in theli polls atnt the moment i think tk has part to do with changingging demographics in virginia.nia. certainly if she carries the state, that makes donald trump's task in winning the white housee itself all the more difficult. > let me ask you a little bit, for weeks we've been hearing about the clinton foundation, the scandal.ndal was there h some pay for play that was going on. we know that donald trump's foundation has been questioned recently for a $25,000 donation it made. tell us a

more about that and where that stands? >> that's an issue regarding arn state attorney general who wasaw looking at, i believe, trump university. that issue has not to the clinton campaign's frustration risen to the same way that thee clinton foundation has. i think that partly to do with donald trump tends to say controversy things. these more indicate controversyr don't get the same traction as they do with hillary clinton.th it is always great h to have you on. thanks for coming in.comi > we were just talking a little bit about this. donald trump gotit a boost from veterans today in virginia. also, 88 retired us generals and millions. fox5's ronica cleary with more on this one tonight.ight ronica outside the capital and the military vote is crucial. we learned about that back in 200

those absentee ballots. the fact that you can show yourself strong on defense,ens that's huge in this raise? >>reporter: it's been an interesting progression for donaldtere trump. i mean one of the first statements he made on the scene when he was announcing his presidency were those statemente about john mccain and war heros. a lot of people wrote him off at that time and obviously it didn't stop him. he's since understand the nomination and today he the sat down with lieutenant general mike flynn who used to be a part of the the president's admiration and now an avid trump supporter and they had this very casual q & a about the veterans, about the military, about donald trump's stance on international policy and it made donald trump seem very much in control ofe o situation. it was a different donald trumpff thaner we've seen. not that rally environment where he really kind of thrives offrie the crowd, but one moment

he did get outside this conversation about the military was to respond to these neww developments related to the fbi releasing those notes about all of thoset= cellphones that hilly clinton, had they destroyed some of those cellphones with a hammer. take a listen to what donald trump said about that today.y. 13 phones, i phones, whateverver they were and just banking the heck out of them. how about the acid wash of the e-mails that didn't mean anything? how about the 33,000 missing e-mails that were acid washed, acid washed and rudy was telling me nobody does ites i because it's such an expensive process. there's a very sad time i'm telling you for justice in this country. this is a very sad time. i've never seen anything like it. > so you know, you were both talking about that poll in the last segment. i was looking at it

interesting thing, that two-point lead that donald trump has, i believet that's win the margin offeror, but the reel point that we can take away from that is the number of independents. donald trump is leading hillary clinton significantly amongst independents so maybe these people may be coming a littlette later to the game, looking atat the candidates now. certainly i don't know what's is each of their minds, but i had to sit and wonder when i saw that break down and then thinking about all of these new developments recently related te the e-mails and the clinton foundation maybe it is resonating with some voters whos may have been previously undecided or not affiliated wita the party. we have three third-party candidates, at least two third party. we have evan mcclellan, gary stein and kevin johnson. when we talk about the independents, do we think some of the independents might breakt as an independent as opposed to going for trump or client. >> it's an interesting that i peoplent have to make when theye thinking about their vote

this toss up between do i want my vote to compound, will it count with to one of these third-party candidates? or many i wasting my vote? should iou make a decision. this is not me, these two unlikeable candidates.able i think that's where a lot of the elect tort is divided. i really believe that if the committee on debates lets gary johnson into the debate, he's the one that's in the closest range, but not close enough to e let him in.im i think if they let him intoto that debate we may see more people willing to give gary johnson a chance. right now some of his numbers may be a little bit lower. he wasa li a republican governo. he he is a fiscal conservative,t socially liberal.bera > they don't know him. >> exactly. i think it will be very interesting if they delet himet in. i actually tweeted out at 5@6:30, a video that

johnson put out that said let gary debate, to hashtag to put pressure on hymn. id love to hear from the viewers. >> tweet ronica right now using the hashtag 5@6:30 and let us know what you think about that. it's beautiful out where ronica is outside the capital. nice shot out there. the affect of hermine are sortrt of long time. what is coming in now is a little bit more heat. and what about the humidity, caitlyn? comes.est so much for seasons changing.ani the unofficial end of summer.r. we are right back into the end of summer.mmer yes, hermine is now spinning off the long island coast and it is still throwing back some cloudse and showers.d s a lot of winds still along theog beaches and we've had a pretty breezy day ours. we saw ronica cleary out there

with her hair blowing in h the wind. that is all courtesy of here mean. tomorrow, 9 # degrees with maybe an afternoon thunderstorm. aside from tomorrow and thursday we are pretty much shower free. we have the heat and humiditymii returning tomorrow.re 96 ont thursday.rs that's when heat index valuess could get close to 100-degrees. our eighth heatwave continues. life in rockville for our 5@6:30 p.m. shows. we'll have our own tony perkins, mike thomas and ronica cleary out there and then we're into a very who the weekend. 97 on sat feeling 100 plus, a bit of a break by sunday as we're back into the 80s. 89 sunday, 86 monday and 87 on tuesday. we'll lose the humidity as well as temperatures fall and get at least a little bit closer to normal, but this is a above normal week and some of the

getting close to record high temperatures. our who the summer of 2016 roll2 into september.ptem let's look at the seven day forecast. > millenials are they iphone obsessed, sell-absorbed kids ori do they really care about the political pros.po >> it will beli interesting tote find out.find > we want to hear from you guys. send us your thoughts on the weather, jim's lack of a beardar or anything. just use the hashtag 5@6:30. we'll be right back.

> that's a question, who arere what are people going aroundarou this time. young voters were driving theriv whole force of bernie sanders.ds classes are back in session now. that part of the election over and done with, forgotten. which candidate is getting a

college these daze. >> our own tom fitzgerald visited the university of of maryland and no surprise here, students gave both candidates mixed reviews. >>reporter: here'sxed the deal, it's no secret college voters denned to vote democratic. a lot of people know that. however, they seem to sharere something in common with college republicans and it's this, a new tufts university study found that both college democrats and college republicans are not are happy with either choice thatt they have for president of the united states. it is something that we found reflected here at the universit of maryland.of when you look at these two candidates, are you happy withhp your choices?ices >> no, not at all. > why? them reflect my my views and i would really like to see a candidate who i could -- d feel i could depend on. i personally don't trust hillary. i think berniehe

means, but p the more i see onon social media about hillary, shee says one thing, when it comes tm the e-mails and her thoughts when it comes to the black community i don't support.supp pretty much, i specifically like hillary and donald trump is an obvious no. i guess hillary is not that bad. i feel like hillary is the lesser of two evils here.e. > what makes them both evil? >> i mean not necessary limitimt trump poses a bigger threat in my opinion. > she seems like she is lies a little bit. i just want someone that's truthful. what do you think of trump? >> i think he's crazy. > would you like to have other candidates for voters to choose from this year? >> i would much appreciatedreci that. even now, even in september? >> yes. > i would have -- i think that there would have been

candidates from both parties. clearly hillary clinton has her work cut outclea for her. donald trump may be facing a clip.c here's when.h the group that looks at young voting trends, they release a survey this summer, it foundnd among young voters of color only 10 percent said they would evenw consider casting a vote for trump. for 5@6:30, the university of maryland, tom fitzgerald.itzg > we do random things. >> we happen to find a my lenual in our studio. we're like general contact, high. >> you go to american, right. >> yes, you're just back toack school right now.ool are you paying much attention te this raise?se? >> yes, i've heard mixed reviews about both candidates and i haven't personally made up myy mind about which one, but i'm excited to see what comes out of the debate.ate. that's coming up soon. >> do your classmates, do theyy really care? do you thinkdo people actually care what's going on in the world with the

election? >> i think there's a goodd combination of both. if youco really care you're outu there advocating or if youou don't, you're at this point nott paying attention. are your friends going to vote. >> yes, i feel like most of them will. do you think that your generation, i'm generation x, you're a millenial, do you get t bad rap. >> no. > surprise. o. coming in.much for > that was jenikar, our intern. > she mentioned about the debates. donald trump said he wanted to w see who the moderators are, now that he has will he debate? deba that is the question.stio we'll take a closer look when the 5@6:30 continues. we'll be right back.

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didn't get to text her friends and family april say she was going to be ond fa tv. >> you never know what is going to happen on tv here. > we wanted to get the tweets.t i would love to see gary johnson debate. we've been hearing that fromat people. before the break we were with talking a little bit about theut debate. donald trump says he respects as you heard arita franklin say all the people chosen to debate. over the summer you may recall he objected to the presidentiale debate schedule, but as of this moment he says he has no qualms with the moderators. lester holt will moderate the firsteste debate september 16, anderson cooper october 9, and fox's own chris wallace will handle the final denovember 19. this is the first time any of have you ever moderateed a presidential debate. chris wallace is the first fox

moderateor. ohio biden and paul ryan. candy roller who is no longer with cnncand got a lot of negate attention.atte chris wallace says he doesn't see that as his role as a moderator. everybody brings their own voice or approach to it. that was one of the reasons thas donald trump was concerned. he was talkingond tr about the e candy crawl i affect. he says now he's good. so it will be interesting to watch. cbs is going to do the presidential debate. a lot of firsts there for everybody. news greta van sussen abruptly leaving after 14 years. we don't know why she made the quick he situation. fox's former burrow chief will take over the show. a big surprise there.ise a lieutenant of people were stunned. she did not get to stay

on air but she's been sayingin goodbye on twitter. actor phillies sloughly has died.die she was credited with helping to defeat the civil rights amendment. she died at her home in st.st. louis yesterday at the age of 92. you consider the tenor of the commence.co she, for her time was a about ib of a fire ball. she was a huge fire brand. ann culture, a role model, you,o may have -- a lot of people strenuously disagree with a lot of things she said through the years. back then at that a for a woman to be out spoken was not necessarily the thing that a lot of women did.d. she was definitely a trail blazer. she actually has a book coming out about donald trump. i wasou supposed to be out toda, i believe. so there you have it. we'll be right back.

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election, stop stealing signs. that's the lesson this geniuss learned after she tried toed yanukovych some trump signs in indiana. they put up a camera.era. a hidden camera turd it the minute she tried to make off with the signs.s. look at her legs up in the air. the fish ping line sent her sprawling. she fell face first on the lawn. got up and ran away empty handed. lesson for everybody out there.. >> don't do that. > look, just because you don't like who are ever the sinus, even if it's your neighborhood, you don't have a right to go into someone else's yard and sealing the signs.g t there are more effective ways to share your opinions and yourr thoughts and your disduane, like twitter. >> we certainly appreciate it all throughout the show, keep tweeting us using the hashtag 5 at t 6:306789

let him debate talking about gary johnson adding him to the debate stage.. how about joel stein because gary johnson is beating him. remember rocks borough back in '92. can i finish? jim does all sorts of impressions by the way. one day we're going to have himh on here doing all of them. we'll wait a while.. closer to election day. >> anyway we appreciate you guys joining us tonight for 5@6:30.:3 it's always fun. fun you never know what is going to happen. we're going to see you right back here for news with tony any shawn. in thed meantime, make it a gret night. ght.