and grabs a hold of me, and he says, i'm firefighter jake king. hold on tight, or we're both going to die. it was like, you know, he woke me up from a kind of referee where i was starting to kind of fade. and he said, okay. this is extremely dangerous, but, you know, i'm going to find a way out. >> jay communicates with chris russo while inside the tunnel and they come up with a plan to pull them out against the raging torrent. >> how long you got? i need 35 feet. i'm coming for you. don't worry. >> the water was coming in very fast. at that point the water inside the culvert was swirling around like a whirlpool and we could see the tide rising. and you know, we had very, very little space. i'm going to say anywhere from 8 to 12 inches to the top of the >> you got that? this is your line. tie it to your jacket. tie the knot right in there. untie that knot. pull that out of the jacket. it's a loop knot. i want you out of here jay. >> jay and suelina wrap themselves in the rope and prepare to escape from the dark confines of the tunnel. >> let's do

jake tapper is at the top of the hour. right now, "inside politics" with john king. >>> donald trump reaches back in time to explain his growing support. >> you have a silent majority in this country that feels abused, that feels forgotten, that feels mistreated. >> trump says he means americans who want a stronger president. critics say it's an appeal to angry whites. >>> plus hillary clinton makes an eye-popping comparison. >> we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. but it's a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united states. >> just tough? or too far? >>> and with the boss' blessing, joe biden thinks more about 2016. >> i have to be able to commit to all o

jake tapper is at the top of the hour. right now, "inside politics" with john king. >>> donald trump reaches back in time to explain his growing support. >> you have a silent majority in this country that feels abused, that feels forgotten, that feels mistreated. >> trump says he means americans who want a stronger president. critics say it's an appeal to angry whites. >>> plus hillary clinton makes an eye-popping comparison. >> we expect that from some of the terrorist groups. but it's a little hard to take coming from republicans who want to be the president of the united states. >> just tough? or too far? >>> and with the boss' blessing, joe biden thinks more about 2016. >> i have to be able to commit to all of you that i would be able to give it my whole heart and my whole soul, and right now, both are pretty well banged up. >> how the death of his son impacts biden's big decision. "inside politics," the biggest stories, sourced by the best reporters, now. >>> welcome to "inside politics" i'm john king. thanks for sharing your sunday morning with us to share the reporting and their insights, cnn's maeve reston, jonathan ma

king prepares to abdicate the throne what mark is he leaving on politics. and the best political team in television will be here with insights from the campaign trail. hello i'm jake tapper in washington, d.c., where the state of our union is up for debate. just four days from now, the republican presidential field will have its first chance to engage in face-to-face rhetorical combat. the top ten contenders as decided by poll also line up on stage for the first debate. we are still waiting to see who will make the final cut. and then the big question, of course, how will they handle donald trump? will the leading candidate bring his flair for, shall we call it, drama, to the debate stage? no one knows what and how the billionaire, who has never debated will respond to a challenge such as this. there's no denying, of course, his growing lead among the republican pack. and if the other candidates want the party's nod, trump is now the one they need to take down. first among them, perhaps, governor chris christie. whose strength at the end of last year was undeniable, and whose support trump is eating away at. one poll suggests if trump were not in the race, christi