my name is al smith iv. >> [cheers and applause] tod like to welcome you the 71st annual al smith dinner. in case you were worried, this isn't a microphone malfunction, is a neck malfunction. i will be fine, and the show must go on. >> [applause] ask everyone i'd to turn off their phones. secretary clinton has told me that donald is welcome to keep away. [laughter] al: apparently, when donald tweets, it makes both of them happy. [laughter] likeefore we proceed, i'd to invite everyone at this event of the san francisco 49ers to stand for the national anthem. and remain standing for the invocation. by anthem will be performed the metropolitan opera soprano. i turned down the job. the invocation will be delivered by the bishop. sing, don't get lost. [laughter] >> i'm here. [laughter] say o, can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed the twilight's last gleaming stripesoad and bright stars through the perilous night? o'er the ramparts watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was

and about respect -- >> and linking it back to al smith. >> and linking it back to al smith. that's much more the traditional -- you know, you do the humor, but at the end you get serious. and you deliver a more emotional pitch. and she had that. and i think that helped -- i think it evaluated what she had to say. and he did not go there. >> also, anderson, kind of quickly, her faith experience. donald trump did not talk about his personal faith experience in any way at all. and she said, i'm not a catholic, i'm a methodist, but we share a lot of things in common. she does have a deeply rooted faith experience, that in this audience tonight -- i don't know how it plays out in the country -- but in this audience tonight, it's important to be personal and connect yourself to the event you're at. >> historically, this has been a dinner where actually the cardinals have been reluctant sometimes to invite the democrat because of their abortion views. on more than one occasion, the democratic nominee hasn't been invited, but here she seemed a little more at home than she did. >> ta

children and others in new york and across the country who are disregarded, and to harken back to al smith, that's authentic. >> that does it for us. "cnn tonight" with don lemon -- hey, "cnn tonight" with don lemon starts now. bye! >>> you are look live. look at that building, that's the waldorph hotel, donald trump and hillary clinton attending al smith's dinner. on the menu a big serving of awkward. >> hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said, pardon me. and i very politely replied let me explain once you get into office. >>> this is "cnn tonight," the alsmith dinner is usually a chance for the candidates to let their hair down and have a little fun. this time, you decide. >> donald looks at the statue of liberty and seeing a four. maybe a five, if she loses the torch and tablet and changes her hair. >> let's get right to cnn's jim acosta at the al smith dinner, brian cooler, and jim acosta, both joining me from new york, and kevin madden. can't forget kevin, you're not in new york, so there you go. we're going to start with jim. jim, just 24 hours after a tense sho

poor al smith. but he is still remembered and honored among new york catholics, most notably with this dinner they hold every year which is an election year turns out to always be lousy with politicians. this is al smith's great-grandson introducing one of the candidates. let's go to it. >> i was thinking about the republican nominee, donald j. tru trump. there are actually some rumors going around that he wasn't going to show up tonight. he could say he wanted to keep us in suspense. we considered having a donald trump cutout on the dais, but if we wanted someone still lifeless, we could ask charlie rose to speak again. it is stark that donald is here tonight. that's right, for the first time, a catholic church is not the largest tax exempt land owner here tonight. we are honored to have donald and melania here tonight. the al smith dinner is a new york institution. donald, the kid from queens, with a big heart and a big mouth is without question a new york institution. donald, the microphone is yo

your eminence, your excellencies, members of the clergy, al and dan smith, donald and melania, and all the distinguished guests. earlier tonight, al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph g robinson, who is one of my husband's political heroes. this work that you do through the dinner, al, you have done it now for 30 years, is such a labor of love. you have been a hero for both the children of the archdiocese and for the city of new york, and i think we all owe al smith a great round of applause. [applause] ms. clinton: this is such a special event that i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. [laughter] ms. clinton: and as you have already heard, it is a treat for all of you too, because usually i charge a lot for speeches like this. [laughter] ms. clinton: but for me, it was kind of ironic thinking about a fiery populist, al smith. if he were here today and saw how much money we had raised, he would be very proud. [applause] ms. clinton: and if he saw this magnificent room f

your eminence, your excellencies, members of the clergy, al and nan smith, donald and melania and all of the distinguished guests. earlier tonight al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president he chose as his running mate the progressive senator from arkansas a, one of mu husband's political heroes. this work that you do through the dinner, al, you've done it now for 30 years. it's such a labor of love. your e you've been a hero for the children of the arch diocese and for the city of new york. we all owe al smith a great great round of applause. [ applause ] this is such a special event that i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. and as you've already heard, it's a treat for all of you too. because usually i charge a lot for speeches like this. but for me it was kind of ironic thinking about a fiery populous al smith. if he were here today and saw how much money we've raised for needy children, he'd be very proud. and if he saw this magnificent room celebrating his legacy, he would be very confused. it's a special honor to be here with your eminence.

hillary clinton and donald trump attending tonight's al smith charity dinner. on the menu, a big serving of awkward. >> hillary accidentally bumped into me. and she very civilly said "pardon me." . and i very politely replied, let me talk to you about that after i get into office. >> that was one of the funnier jokes of the even. wait until you hear the rest. this is cnn tonight i'm don lemon. the al smith dinner is a chance to let the candidates let their hair done and have a little fun. you decide. >> donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a four maybe a five if she loses the torch and sab let and changes her hair. >> let's get right to cnn's gym acosta at the al smith dinner. brianna keiler and mark press on the are joining us. and kevin madden, republican strategist. jim, just 24 hours after a tense showdown last night, donald trump, hillary clinton tonight are following tradition and roasting themselves and each other at the charity din he. let's take a look at it. >> with all of the heated back and forth between my opponent and me at the debate la

. >> hillary clinton at the al smith dinner at the waldorf astoria hotel tonight. we want to bring in our panel to react to just went on in that ballroom. nicole wallace and campaign director during the bush 43 campaign, john heilemann. nicole, this dinner has been around longer than any of us and political tradition, as i said earlier, want to see it done right, look up the mccain/obama and romney/obama years. that's how it's supposed to work. not so much tonight. >> not so much. and the success of those nights is that john mccain at least for his part knew he was going to fail, knew he was going to lose. i think it usually falls less than three weeks before election day. and if you know you're going to lose, a lot of people think of it as an opportunity to sort of begin restoring your legacy as the person you were before you ran. so that was the opportunity that john mccain seized. all the jokes were at his own expense. comedy is very difficult, that's why we love the comedians. but the strategy is simple. you make fun of yourself. the jokes are at your own expen

your eminence, your excellencies, members of the clergy, al and dan smith, donald and melania, and allhe distinguished guests. earlier tonight, al reminded me that when the first al smith ran for president he chose the progressive senator from arkansas, joseph g robinson, who is one of my husband's political heroes. this work that you do through the dinner, al, you have done it now for 30 years, is such a labor of love. you have been a hero for both the children of the archdiocese and for the city of new york, and i think we all owe al smith a great round of applause. [applause] ms. clinton: this is such a special event that i took a break from my rigorous nap scheduled to be here. [laughter] ms. clinton: and as you have already heard, it is a treat for all of you too, because usually i charge a lot for speeches like this. [laughter] ms. clinton: but for me, it was kind of ironic thinking about a fiery populist, al smith. if he were here today and saw how much money we had raised, he would be very proud. [applause] ms. clinton: and if he saw this magnificent room full of plutocrats cel

and this is what happened at the al smith dinner tonight. donald trump to start off got some laughs early, then seemed to badly misread the room in the tradition of self-deprication. >> they say when you do this type of meeting that you start out with some sort of self-deprecating joke. the truth is i'm very modest. it's true. many people tell me that modesty is perhaps my best quality. even better than my temperament. we have proven that we can actually be civil to each other. in fact, just before taking the microphone, hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said "pardon me." and i very politely replied, "let me talk to you about that after i get into office." michelle obama gives a speech and everyone loves it, it's fantastic. they think she's absolutely great. my wife, melania, gives the exact same speech and people get on her case! and i don't get it! i don't know why. we've learned so much. for example, hillary believes that it's vital to deceive the people by having one public policy and a totally different policy in

and inside the al smith dinner.awaiting the remarks at the dinner of donald trump and hillary clinton. they are in attendance. they are within, well, a plate's throw one another. and have it seems to me been very accommodating, cheery. i wouldn't say they embraced each other because they certainly did not. but they didn't throw that plate either. there are 1,500 people in attendance and they have raised $6 million for catholic charities. and those children's charities, a wonderful evening and a wonderful cause. we'll be bringing you the candidates' remarks. tradition suggests they will be -- we hope they preserve tradition. this may be inconceivable on the part of two such luminaries as these candidates, but they are expected to be self-effacing and self-deprecating and humerus to boot. donald trump today calling for the resignation of interim democratic party chairwoman donna brazile. trump taking exception to wikileaks email release showing donna bra dill being fed questions before a democratic primary. >> she was

donald trump's comments at the al smith dinner, he actually got booed. this is supposed to be a break from the ugly campaign trail to benefit catholic charities. trump did not get the memo. listen. >> here she is tonight in public pretending not to hate catholics. >> hillary clinton also didn't get the memo. she got jeers as well. with 18 days to go before the election day t , it appears it getting uglier. jim acosta. >> reporter: christine and george, it is another reminder how vicious the campaign season has become. an occasion where candidates deliver lighthearted remarks and jokes. donald trump and hillary clinton went after each other drawing groans and boos from the audience. >> hillary is so corrupt. she got kicked off the watergate commission. how corrupt do you have to be to get kicked off the watergate commission? >> donald is really as healthy as a horse. you know the one vladimir putin rides around on. >> reporter: there was one remarkable moment where donald trump and hillary clinton actually shook hands. something they could not bring thems

donald trump's comments at the al smith dinner, he actually got booed.to be a break from the ugly campaign trail to benefit catholic charities. trump did not get the memo. listen. >> here she is tonight in public pretending not to hate catholics. >> hillary clinton also didn't get the memo. she got jeers as well. with 18 days to go before the election day t , it appears it getting uglier. jim acosta. >> reporter: christine and george, it is another

poor al smith. but he is still remembered and honored among new york catholics, most notably with this dinner they hold every year which is an election year turns out to always be lousy with politicians.

when i think about what al smith went through, it is important to just reflect how groundbreaking it was for him, a catholic, to be my party's nominee for president. don't forget, school boards sent home letters with children saying that if al smith is elected president, you will not be allowed to have or read a bible. voters were told that he would annul protestant marriages. i saw a story recently that said the hollandclaimed tunnel was a secret passageway to connect rome and america to help the pope rule our country. those appeals to fear and division can cause us to treat each other as the other. rhetoric like that makes it harder for us to see each other and respect each other and listen to each other. and certainly a lot harder to love our neighbor as ourselves. i believe how we treat others is the highest expression of faith and of service. i am not catholic, i'm a methodist, but one of the things we share is a belief that in order to achieve salvation, we need both faith and good works. you certainly don't need to be catholic to be inspired by the humility and heart of the ho

i want to thank al smith. just a fantastic job you do at the dinner, and congratulations on a record. [applause] mr. trump: and a special hello to all of you in this room who have known and loved me for many, many years. [laughter] mr. trump: the politicians. they have had me to their homes. they have introduced me to their children. i have become their best friends in many instances. they have asked for my endorsements and they always wanted my money. they even called me. really a dear dear friend. but suddenly, when i ran for president as a republican, they decided i have always been a no good, rotten, disgusting scoundrel, and they totally forgot about me. but that's ok. you know, they say when you do this kind of event, you always start out with a self-deprecating joke. some people think this would be tough for me, but the truth is -- [laughter] [applause] mr. trump: the truth is i am actually a modest person, very modest. it is true. in fact, many people tell me that modesty is perhaps my best quality. [l

. >>> so, the al smith dinner honors the memory of al smith, the first catholic to be nominated first major nominee for president. hillary clinton understood all of that history, respected all that history, spoke about some of it. donald trump clearly did not. donald trump entered that room with people who are not necessarily supporters of donald trump, to put it mildly. he is not generally welcome in the fancier rooms in new york city. but tonight he got his, he earned his way in there by being the republican nominee for president. he is the first presidential candidate i have ever seen at the al smith dinner who managed to get boos. it is just not that kind of night. it is supposed to be good humor, light joking about the other candidate, about yourself, and donald trump managed to go so far off track that that audience, which is in fact largely republican booed him. here is some of what donald trump had to say. >> we have proven that we can actually be civil to each other. in fact, just before taking the dais, hillary accidently bumped into me, and she very civilly said, "pardon me

we heard al smith, iv, the host of this dinner saying he had encouraged civility. told a joke opening up the dinner and said donald trump had gone up to hillary clinton and said how are you doing? and she said i'm fine. now get out of the ladies dressing room. something both candidates haed a chuckle at. but keep in mind they didn't even shake hands backstage. photo receiving line, both part of it and didn't shake hands. so it is really up in the air about what we are going to see tonight when the acrimony between them is very real. i was on the plane last night with hillary clinton and one of her aids said to me after no hand shaking at debate enough is enough. you just draw a line. >> you heard what president obama said about a rigged election. you might imagine trump supporters see things differently. report. >> reporter: in the final stretch to november th trump's backers seem em bold bd by the candidate's toughening talk. >> i think could make a difference. >> reporter: they want a change and aren't bothered by trump's refusal during the debate to say he absol

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joining us now is al e. smith the v. al, thanks for being with us.our great, great-grandfather al smith was known as the happy warrior. people were saying last night was a little less happy and perhaps more warrior than we're used to seeing from the speakers there. do you think any of the speeches crossed the line? >> you know, before we get into any of the politics of the dinner last night, i just want to say how proud i am of my father and the foundation the alfred e. smith and the fact that they were able to take the energy from this campaign and even some of the acrimony and point it into a positive direction to raise money for some of the neediest children in new york city is just remarkable. no matter what you have to say about either candidate something good did come from the dinner, as well as this campaign. >> raised more than $6 million. record setting, i believe. it is important that both candidates made a point to say how important it was to raise the money for the catholic charities. a lot of people have said they haven't been to an al s

i'm chris matthews back in washington from the al smith dinner last night. tonight, donald trump's race for president seems caught in a downward spiral and he can't seem to pull out of it. with 18 days to go until election, republicans are panicked. battleground state polls show hillary clinton rising. she's gaining in several states including georgia, utah, arizona, and even texas. a new online poll out just today shows more americans think hillary clinton won wednesday's debate in las vegas. last night, donald trump got booed at the traditionally civil and friendly al smith dinner when he called clinton corrupt and anti-catholic, he threw in. i was at thed table and could feel the strong reaction all around the room. his allies, meerm, have spent the week defending his refusal to say he would not accept the results of the election and the slur that mrs. clinton is a nasty woman. a wave of apprehension and anguish swept the republican party on thursday with many gop leaders concluding that it's probably too late to salvage his flailing presidential campaign

today" that said trump, clinton draw laughs, boos at al smith dinner.they got it right that both of them got boos. but hillary clinton's boos were not as loud and i will give to you with examples of where she got booed. okay? she says that if donald trump is elected president, barack obama may not be allowed in on presidents' day because of donald trump's ban on muslims. all right. humor is subjective but i think that's funny. okay? another one where she said kellyanne conway, donald trump's campaign manager may not get paid because she is a contractor and donald trump doesn't pay his contractors. fen, subjective, but at least it's a joke. donald trump, i mean, he has this knack for doing. this he crosses the line. he goes too far. and he gets booed. you can't -- you can't dismiss though the venue. he is in new york city last night where donald trump is lucky if he gets 10 votes on election day. he is there with a hotsy totsy elite. a group that never liked donald trump. no matter how much money he had they might hang out with him every and now and then

the al smith dinner.nd donald are one seat apart with cardinal timothy dolan sitting between them. like an unhappy couple hoping to get their marriage annulled. >> chris wallace asked trump if he would accept the election results. >> i'll keep you in suspense. >> suspense. that's presidential. it reminds me of fdr's first inaugural. >> the only thing we have to fear is -- stay tuned to find out! >> spoiler alert. it was nazis. >> i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. >> you got to give it to him. you got to give it to him. you know you really got me for a second there. i actually believed you had a shred of integrity. you know. what an amazing psychout you know. a national psychout like that classic joke where he offer to shake somebody's hand when they go to shake it you undermine our system of government. >> funny stuff. okay so what are your predictions for snl this weekend? >> the debate has to be a big part of it. maybe the al smith dinner booing

let's first talk about this al smith dinner last night. we're giving these two candidates a really hard time. this is a vicious election. and neither of them are comedians. did donald trump just misread the room? >> 100%. but this is -- you know, this is not the first time. you know, the self-depreciation issue with him has always been a problem with him. go back to the comedy central roast. he does not know how to laugh at himself. he's not comfortable doing it. a lot of people want to read into why that is. but obviously, he totally misread. if he had a joke writer, he didn't listen to them. if that is what the product was of hiring a joke writer, then he should fire that joke writer. look, i didn't know it was possible to lose the al smith dinner, but he lost it. >> was it the hate catholics line? that's a tough -- that's a tough joke for anyone to deliver. >> i think it was thinking that somehow you could make a political -- that somehow you could be that blunt in that room. if he wanted to make some hay on it, then find a way to tell

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al smith dinner is a who's who of sorts, leaders in politics, face, business, media.rump and clinton reviewed their vicious final debate wednesday with an attempt at humor but things got interesting. >> michelle obama a gives a speech and everyone loves it, it is fantastic. they think she's absolutely great. my wife melania gives the exact same speech and people get on her case. >> this is such a special event that i took a break from my rigorous nap schedule to be here. as you already heard it is a treat for all of you too because usually i charge a lot for speeches, like this. >> they are shaking hands right there which is something they they did not do during the last two presidential debates. quick handshake but hey, it works. we can tell you this dinner is historic because it is name after al smith former new york governor, the democratic presidential candidate in 1928, this event raised six million-dollar for catholic church's children's charities. great cause there amid all of the funniness and, well. >> you have to get all dressed up too. did you see melania's

the annual al smith dinner in new york has drawn presidents and aspiring ones.y, there's far more self-deprecating satire. >> this is an impressive crowd. the haves and the have-mores. some people call you the elite. i call you my base. >> reporter: then score-settling. >> i can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. i'm delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. >> the white tie dinner, a benefit for catholic charities, has often provided relief from the rancor of the campaign trail, like this exchange in that epic race 16 years ago. >> one of my favorite shows is "who wants to be a millionaire?". well it should really be called after taxes a $617,430 person. >> talk a lot about our economic plans and my opponent keeps saying i give too much tax relief to the top 1%. but he hasn't heard my latest proposal. the bottom 99% will do well when they get to split dick cheney's stock options. >> reporter: during his two appearances at the dinner, president obama often poked fun at himself. >> tonight's not about the disagreements governor romne

the story of al smith's historic run for the presidency is inspiring.ives me hope that in america it is still not possible for a fellow named al to be commander in chief. [laughter] >> i'm pleased to be here with the vice president this evening. he has been promising to work harder on getting some of the details right. i hope he follows through. the other night after our third debate, he said i look forward to seeing you at the dinner and meet you at the carlisle dressed as casual. [laughter] >> there is no place like new york, especially for baseball fans like me and mr. clinton. [laughter] >> it is a town with so many climber.guers, adam [laughter] >> bigeye. -- big guy. i have a lot of respect for new york media. believe it or not, even the new york times. i like a newspaper that is predictable. [laughter] [applause] >> i was a couple of points down, they said my campaign was in crisis. when i was little bit up, they said i was and neck. was now and-- i neck. [laughter] president has called his supreme court pick, harriet miers, a people incised six

the al smith charity dinner. the event took place one day after the candidates participate in their financial -- final debate. it is a white tie fundraiser for charities. this is about an hour. al: ladies and gentlemen, your ind attention. please welcome back to the podium. al: i am back. a couple of shoutouts. i want to thank you for making this dinner possible, great job. he has been here 37 years and he eeps the trains on time. thank you. before we go on, i would like to recognize several things area governor cuomo is here tonight. al: at last night's debate, he told bill morrow that he called the senator a tough hombre. mayor deblasio is here tonight. al: we would like to apologize because i could not grant your request to sit to the left of everybody. he got here on time. chuck schumer is here. you may not know this, but chuck is running for his fourth term. chuck has a favor to ask. can someone tell him who his opponent is? e have the senator here. it must be nice to see two new yorkers vying for the highest

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i want to thank al smith.ust a fantastic job you do at the dinner, and congratulations on a record. [applause] mr. trump: and a special hello to all of you in this room who have known and loved me for many, many years. [laughter] mr. trump: the politicians. they have had me to their homes. they have introduced me to their children. i have become their best friends in many instances. they have asked for my endorsements and they always wanted my money. they even called me. really a dear dear friend. but suddenly, when i ran for president as a republican, they decided i have always been a no good, rotten, disgusting scoundrel, and they totally forgot about me.hey tally forgot about me. but that's ok. you know, they say when you do this kind of event, you always start out with a self-deprecating joke. some people think this would be tough for me, but the truth is -- [laughter] [applause] mr. trump: the truth is i am actually a modest person, very modest. it is true. in fact, many people tell me that modesty is per

al smith dinner which is a who's who among leaders in politics, faith, business and media.rump and clinton reviewed their debate wednesday as well as overall campaign so far with various attempts at humor which made things interesting. >> sharing a stage with donald trump is like nothing really comes to mind. donald wanted me drug tested before last night's debate. look, i got to tell you i'm so flattered that donald thought i used some sort of performance enhancing. now, actually, i did, it is called preparation. looking back i have had to listen to donald for three full debates and he says i don't have any stamina. that is four and a half hours. i have now stood next to donald trump longer then any of his campaign managers. >> the president told me to stop whining, but i really have to say, the media is even more biased this year then ever before. michelle obama gives a speech and everyone loves it. it is fantastic. they think she's absolutely great my wife melania gives the exact same speech. >> reporter: look at this hillary clinton and donald trump shaking hand we did

so i had privilege of being at the al smith dinners in years past and i always enjoy it. but remember, if you are not happy with the way it comes out, it must be rigged. >> they actually shake hand, clinton and trump shaking hand, it looks like there something we did not sees during the last two presidential debate. al smith dinner is named after former governor of new york, in 1928 democratic presidential nominee in case were you wondering. last night, the dinner raised six million-dollar for the catholic church's children's charities. back to you, karen. >> thanks, dave. >>> candidates are back on the trail today. hillary clinton has a rally in cleveland, ohio. meanwhile, more problems have arisen for clinton campaign wikileaks released another 4,000 private e-mails from the account of the campaign chairman john podesta. they reveal a disagreement among hillary clinton top officials about holding a clinton foundation sum tonight morocco. she lined up a 12 million-dollar commitment from king mohammad the sixth but ended up not going. >>> donald trump is saying he will ac

it started because of al smith, who was the first catholic presidential candidate. it's -- >> a lot of good that did him. >> a lot of good -- >> we, by the way, grew up reminding ourselves they did it to us. >> that they did it to us, exactly. and it's the third thursday in october, always. and the men wear white ties. basically men there, frankly. the last place that the two candidates are in the same room before the election, right? >> yeah. and i'm sure you've been to 150 of them, haven't you? >> they're all great. when he took a shot at me, mccain. >> you were there? >> he was very funny. >> the one that was kind of famous was when mondale didn't go, because he was prepping and then, of course, reagan went and won. so, you know, what a -- >> reagan v. carter. i hate to say, i was a speechwriter for carter. i've got to tell you, basel, i like jokes if they're told by people i can't agree with. w. came in there, that same speech and said, i want to thank, the bases are here tonight, the haves and have-mores. >> and i remember the mccain speech. it was a great spee

were you troubled by the al smith dinner and the tone of it? >> first, i was surprised because like you, i've seen al smith dinners. i've never seen anybody get booed at an al smith dinner. remember, trump is from manhattan. a lot of these people are people he knows very well. i think he thought it was his crowd. i think he misread that crowd. when he starts off about hate deceive people, picking up on the nasty woman line. >> so corrupt she got kicked off the watergate committee. >> he says after listening to hillary, rosie o'donnell looks better. it just didn't have the right timber, the right feel. i think a lot of people felt like, on this issue again, did we have any comedy, can we have a moment of grace after his not very good performance at that third debate. i just thought it was sad for >> but isn't that his brand? going over the line. people look at this, but what about his supporters. i think that's what they expect. >> i'm going to bring you in. we have about a minute left. are we going to pay a price for the ugliness of this campai

the al smith dinner was last night. it always comes right before the big election it's to let off steam and benefit catholic charities. there was some traditional roast-style jokes going back and forth at the nominee's expense. but then it went south pretty quickly. with the hands of god, and nobody can compete with god, is that correct? nobody. nobody. no contest. it's great to be here with 1,000 wonderful people, or as i call it, a small intimate dinner with some friends. or as hillary calls it, her largest crowd of the season. >> donald, if in the any time you don't like what i'm saying feel free to stands up and shout "wrong." >> we have proven we can be civil. just before take the da air -- s hillary accidents alley bumped into me and said pardon me. >> people look stapt to you of liberty and see a strong symbol, donald looks at the statue of liberty and sees a 4. maybe a 5 if she lose the torch and tablet and lose her hair. you know what would be a good number for a woman? 45. >> hillary is so corrupt she got kick