she is talking to cnn's anderson cooper. rejecting claims her husband sexually abused him. she says it is nothing more than an orchestrated conspiracy. here is more of anderson's coopcoo interview. >> it was ten days ago that "access hollywood" tape was released. what did you think when you first saw it? >> i said to my husband that the language is inappropriate. it's not acceptable and i was surprised because that is not the

melania trump sits down with anderson cooper. it's her first interview in months, first time we've heard from her considering the recent controversy concerning her husband became public, including allegations of sexual misconduct. the full interview airs tonight, 8:00 p.m. eastern, on cnn. anderson joins us for a preview. anderson, tell us what she said. >> i talked with melania trump a few hours ago in her apartment at trump tower, the apartment she shares with donald trump and their son baron. she is strongly defending her husband with the allegations by the number of women that came forward in the last week or so. i began by asking her about the videotape that really started it all that was released 10 days ago by "access hollywood." >> it was 10 days ago that "access hollywood" released that tape. when you first saw it, when you first heard it, what did you think? >> i said to my husband that the language is inappropriate, it's not acceptable, and i was surprised, because that is not the man that i know. and as you can see fr

. >> followed by a flat-out denial after being repeatedly pressed by anderson cooper. >> you did not actually kiss women without consent or grope women without consent? >> i have great respect for women. >> have you ever done those things -- >> and i will tell you -- no, i have not. >> for many top rangerepublicant just wasn't good enough and there seemed no going back. >> when mr. trump attacks women and demeans the women in our nation and in our society, that say point where i just have to part company. >> i'm out. i can no longer, in good conscious, endorse this person for president. >> i think we have some big news here. >> yeah, we do have some big news. paul ryan, house speaker, saying he's done defending donald trump. >> trump's denial at the debate that he had ever groped or assaulted anyone emboldened several women to come forward claiming they had been victimized. >> when was the first time you saw donald trump? >> jessica leads told cnn's anderson cooper trump touched her inappropriately on a plane in the 1970s. >> he was grabbing my breasts and trying to turn me towards h

she is talking to cnn's anderson cooper. rejecting claims her husband sexually abused him. she says it is nothing more than an orchestrated conspiracy. here is more of anderson's coopcoo interview. >> it was ten days ago that "access hollywood" tape was released. what did you think when you first saw it? >> i said to my husband that the language is inappropriate. it's not acceptable and i was surprised because that is not the man that i know. and as you can see from the tape, the cameras were not on. it was only a mic. i wonder if they even knew that the mic was on because they were kind of boy talk and he was egged on from the host to say dirty and bad stuff. >> you feel the host billy bush was egging him on? >> yes. yes. >> we will bring you more of anderson's interview with melania trump later in the program. >>> donald trump calling for a top state department to be fired although the fbi is denying a quid pro quo over the declassification of an e-mail on the private server. the documents appear to show under secretary patrick kennedy trying to convince officials to decla

want you to listen to what one of donald trump's accusers tells cnn's anderson cooper tonight. >> suddenly, he's like encroaching on my side of the seat. and he's -- his hands were everywhere. >> now here's donald trump. >> these vicious claims about me of inappropriate conduct with women are totally and absolutely false. and the clintons know it. and they know it very well. these claims are all fabricated. they are pure fiction and they are outright lies. and the first lady, michele obama campaigning for hillary clinton in new hampshire goes off script and weighs in. >> and i can't believe that i'm saying that a candidate for president of the united states has bragged about sexually assaulting women. >> and it is now just 26 days until the election day, and it couldn't come any sooner. there is a lot to get to tonight. i want to begin with gloria borger and mark mckinnon. i hard low recognize him without a hat. thank you both for joining us this even. let's cuss this. this is serious stuff. this is jessica leeds, accusing donald trump of assault. she was speaking to anderson cooper. >> he

this with anderson cooper. she said it was trump's claims about sexual misconduct to anderson in the second debate that inspired her to go public to "the new york times." >> when you specifically asked trump had he ever groped a woman or i forget how you phrased it and he said no, i literally wanted to throw something at the tv or punch the tv. that was sunday night. monday morning, i found myself writing an e-mail. letter to the editor to "the times." >> more from the interview later in the show. first, trump's remarkable defense against the claims and what he considers the conspiracy. in florida and ohio, he blasts the accusers that he groped and kissed women. he promised to produce evidence that the accusations were false. cnn's sara murray has the latest. >> reporter: with four weeks until election day, donald trump denied allegations from multiple women from different parts of the country who say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. trump agitated and angry by the accusations insisted they were out

(anderson cooper/moderator) "have you ever done those things?" (donald trump/(r) presidential nominee) "and i will tell you, no i have not." washington university in saint louis-- hosted tonight's debate. paige hulsey from our sister station in saint louis-- joins us from washington university. where the debate got out not long ago--- the candidates comments tonight-- received on campus? what's the mood like there right now? tell us about what you've seen from protestors and demonstrators? several gop leaders have been withdrawing support from trump--- over the last few days--- did you think this effected the showing from trump supporters tonight? the next presidential debate is in las vegas--- what do you think we expect to see here in a week and a half? your insight tonight. we're joined right now by-- analyst mark peplowski. with more on the highlight's from tonight's debate. mark-- who walked away the winner tonight? closed captioning quite a few insults-- they both fired jabs at each other back and forth. how did you think the candidates did

she watched the debate on sunday night, she heard anderson cooper repeatedly press donald trump about whether in fact he had ever behaved the way he bragged about behaving on that notorious videotape, and he said he didn't, and what she described is someone who just had held this and told some friends about it for decades and heard trump say that and somehow couldn't sleep that night and woke up the next morning and decided that she had to say something. this is a woman that i saw from a different generation who said to anderson, you know, at the time, i never thought of complaining about it because that's not what women did at that time. we didn't want to make waves, we didn't want to complain, and so she held it in all these years until at some point she decided she had to speak up when donald trump denied that he had ever behaved that way in the past. >> yeah, mark, let me bring you in here, because today trump is seriously denying these accusations by lead and all the other women donald trump say groped them and sexual assaulted them. let's listen and we'll discuss. >> the claims

. >> anderson cooper will moderate the second debate. will it be his job this time around then to ask those follow-up questions and maybe that's a softball, but more specifically does he need to draw those answers out from both of them? >> absolutely. >> both of them should be asked specifics about their policies and plans. follow-up questions on those specifics, if they are believe, i hope that anderson cooper will do that. i think he's a good journalist and i think he will do that. i think they are learning from the mistakes of previous debates, i'm hoping those moderators will apply that to the next debate. i hope he doesn't let the sparring happen like he did. i think you do see, i hope, trump will go home and look at that debate and watch his face on split screen, because that was a whole other issue he needs to deal with. she's used to being on debates and used to being on split screens, she's done this before. he needs to better prepare. that's the take away from this. him criticizing her for being prepared, that's what they are l

anderson cooper/moderator "have you ever done those things?" donald trump/r presidential nominee "and i will tell you, no i have not." this is who donald trump is. but it's not only women and it's not only this video that raises questions about his fitness to be our president, because he african americans, latinos, people with disabilities, pows, muslims, and so many others. we'll have much more highlights from the debate coming up in just a few minutes. dgx the vice presidential candidates-- reacting to the second presidential debate. tim kaine-- tweeting "no question hillary. hillary focused on the american people." dgx and mike pence -- tweeting "congrats to my running mate donald trump on a big debate win. proud to stand with you." meanwhile-- paul ryan, ron johnson and scott walker did not tweet any support for trump after the debate. kim and jessob. back to you. a violent weekend in milwaukee as police investigate several homicides. we'll start at 52nd and hampton. police say these three men were involved in a deadly shooting in front of

the women chose to their tell stories after anderson cooper asked mr. donald trump in the debate. >>> and the lawyers demanded the lawyers demand a retraction or face a possible lawsuit. in the letter, the lawyers call it defamatory and libelous. it is apparent the timing of the article it is nothing more than a politically motivated effort to defeat his candidacy. clearly the times is willing to provide a platform for anyone wishing to smear his reputation. now, the letter does not offer facts refuting the times story and in and of itself is not a lawsuit and a lot of lawyers are saying taking a look at the draft letter, if in fact trump did sue the times, it would be complicated. it would open donald trump up for discovery and he would have to answer questions about what did or do not happen. >>> there's more. a former "people" magazine reporter accusing trump of assault in 2005. claims he forced himself on her for a profile on his one-year wedding anniversary to melania. she claims we walked into the room and the door was shut and he was forcing his

melania trump sits down with cnn's anderson cooper for her first interview in months and talking about her husband's recording. she calls the remarks boy talk and says her husband was egged on by billy bush. >>> blaming the system. donald trump lashes out amid falling poll numbers, alleging voter fraud. but with no evidence and research to the contrary, trump's charges are unnerving even some fellow republicans. is the gop nominee undermining confidence in america's democracy? >>> quid pro quo? the fbi and justice department deny any attempt at deal making after documents raise new questions about hillary clinton's classified e-mails. tonight, there are contradictory accounts of conversations between officials. i'll talk to the head of the house oversight committee who calls it all extremely disturbing. >>> and striking isis. an enormous military offensive is now under way to oust thousands of terrorists from iraq's second largest city. iraqi and kurdish forces backed by u.s. advisers and air power are bracing for what promises for a fierce and bloody battle. can isis hold on to its la

c-n-n's anderson cooper and a-b-c's martha raddatz were the moderators. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda both candidates made a number of claims. there were several heated exchanges.. including tense moments over hillary clinton's email scandal... and tapes revealing donald trump's lewd comments about women. both nominees also covered energy, taxes, job creation tarhonda thomas is here to take a closer look at what was true...what wasn't, and what needed some clarification. yes, from accusing the other of being "hateful"... ...to hillary clinton's level of involvment in the yes, from accusing the other of being "hateful"... ...to hillary clinton's level of involvment in the attack in benghazi. ...and donald trump's crude comments about women. nothing was off- limits. ...including-- of course-- hillary clinton's emails. donald trump flatly said that-- if he were president-- hillary clinton would be in jail over those emails. trump said that ambassador chris stevens-- who died in the 20-12 benghazi attack-- sent 600 emails to clinton-- asking for increased secur

to if the quote. >> when anderson cooper pressed mr. trump on sexual assault donald trump shot back and said no this is not what this was. these are words. i think there is something there. this term sexual assault has been bandied about. victims of sexual assault, it demeans them to eve quite this with them for political purposes. elizabeth: do you think what donald trump said constitutes sexual assault? >> i think this words don't. if they were actual actions, that's a different story. but this is a conversation. the bigger takeaway. donald trump along with everybody else in america knows what he said was wrong. he admitted it was wrong. he apologized his family and the country and asked for forgiveness. the big question is why doesn't hillary clinton apoll jiets more any of the things she has done wrong? what hillary clinton has actually done is far worse than the things donald trump has just said. liz: even before the monica lewinsky scandal the m.o. has been to deflect and not address it. we are hearing from pollsters, how do famil

she's trying to tell the media what she wants them to focus on, the questions she wants anderson cooper and people in the room to ask her on sunday night. that's what this is about. she had some very bad news. >> i'm sure you're talking about the leaked e-mails. we are going to talk about that a little bit later this hour. how do you say -- are you saying she was behind this tape being leaked? >> what i'm saying is that these things are coordinated to manipulate the media. that's exactly what's happened. because we learned this week she knew and put dangerous weapons into the hands of terrorists in syria. and that's why the department of justice had to drop a federal investigation this week. so the real question is, how is

the moderators, our own martha raddatz and cnn's anderson cooper. that new videotape will come up in tonight's debate. jonathan karl on that decision, whether trump will try to turn the attention from him to bill and hillary clinton. >> reporter: just over a minute into his video apology, donald trump made his threat. >> i have said some foolish things. bill clinton has actually abused women and hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims. we will discuss this more in the coming days. >> reporter: the question now, will trump actually go there tonight, when he's face to face with hillary clinton? it's quite a turn for trump. recently released pictures show trump and clinton in chummier times. listen to what he said in 1998. >> they made watergate out of what should have been nothing. and during the height of the monica lewinsky scandal, trump attacked clinton's republican investigators. just listen to what he said in 1998. trump then defended bill clinton. >> i don't necessarily agree with his victims. the victims are terrible.

melania trump telling anderson cooper this. >> i was not surprised about that when the tape came out. >> why? >> because as i said, this many people from the opposite side that they want to damage the campaign. why now? why after so many years? why three weeks before the election? >> but will voters buy that? >>> and what will it mean for the financial presidential debate, just two days away. let's get to it. cnn politics executive editor mark preston is here to break it down for us. mark, let's talk about the polls and all of this stuff. there's a whole slew of polls that have come out in the last 48 hours, they tell a pretty clear story. what's the state of this race right now? >> well, don, let's use the polls as the road map for donald trump. quite frankly, for hillary clinton to try to win the nomination. cnn has three polls that have come out today. they are north carolina, nevada and ohio. if you look at these numbers right here, it shows that hillary clinton is up two points in the state of nevada where i stand right now. she is up one point in north carolina, and donald trum

. >> followed by a flat-out denial after being repeatedly pressed by anderson cooper. >> you did not kiss women without consent or grope women without consent. >> i have great respect for woman and women have respect for me and i will tell you. >> you have ever done those things? >> no, i have not. >> for many top republicans that just wasn't good enough and this time there seemed no going back. >> when mr. trump attacks women, and demeans the women in our nation and in our society, that is a point where i just have to part company. >> i'm out. i can no longer, in good conscious, endorse this person for president. >> i think we have some big news here. >> yeah, we have some big news. paul ryan, house speaker, saying he's done defending donald trump. >> trump's denial he ever groped or assaulted anyone emboldened several women to come forward, claiming that they had been victimized. >> when was the first time you saw donald trump? >> jessica leads told cnn'sand cooper trump touched her inappropriately while on a plane back in the 1970s. >> he was grabbing my breasts and trying to turn

when we come back, much more on melania trump's interview with anderson cooper. she is standing by herman, but is she winning voters for donald trump?

the suspects are still on the loose. >>> news man anderson cooper signs a long time deal to stay with cnn. his decision puts an end to the possibility that he will join kelly ripa. it is believed she wanted him to replace michael strahan. he will be a co-moderator in the second presidential debate. >>> some performers are learning that the music business has ups >> the music video done in an elevator. james p. walsh: to keep our community safe - we need a sheriff who will put fighting violent crime ahead of his own political agenda. paul penzone has been a decorated crime-fighter for over 20 years. paul penzone caught murderers, put drug kingpins behind bars, and created award-winning programs that protect our community. paul penzone... some police officers in new zealand release their own some police officers in >>> then there are these police released their own music video. it is done in an elevator with no instruments. ? >> every time someone gets on the elevator, the drumming stops. these two gentleman get on and one is on his cellphone. the officers say they made the video to rai

moderators anderson cooper and martha raddatz teamed to ask sharp questions of donald trump and hillary clinton last night during the second presidential debate. as abc's angelica spanos reports, audience members and viewers the battle between hillary clinton and donald trump was full of drama from the start, they didnt even shake hands sot trump: "this was locker room talk. i'm not proud of it. i apologized to my family, i apologized to the american people" trump moving from what he said in the unearthed video and accusing former president bill clinton of sexual misconduct. sot trump: "if you look at are words, his was action" hillary clinton didn't indulge ... insisting instead that trump can not be the next president. sot clinton: "what we all saw and heard on friday was donald talking about women. what he thinks about women. what he does to women. and he has said that the video doesn't represent who he is. but i think it's clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he is" then they sparred over clinton's email scandal. trump says if elected, he'd appoint a special p

anderson cooper from cnn. martha raddatz from abc. pentagon and foreign apairs correspondent will be our moderators tonight. hugh hewitt has been one of the people we've turned to throughout our political season and i've got to tell you, i reacted with surprise when i heard the news that you had decided over this past weekend, that you needed to part company with the nominee of your party after this video came out. talk about that decision. >> well, i think it's evidence now that donald trump isn't going to win and it would be in the best spres of the country, the party himself and his family, to step aside. perhaps that will turn around tonight. i don't think so. the display tonight, i don't want to fool myself. there are millions of americans applauding, but i suspect there are tens of millions who are more dismayed. i also anticipate donald trump will unleash a pliserring attack on the media's double standard and that would include a full throat t condemnation of years of surprise attacks on republicans, but not on democrats. i thi

melania trump spoke with my colleague anderson cooper today, you saw part of the interview there, she said her husband was egged on by billy bush into saying the lewd comments we heard on that tape. the remarks were just boy talk. what do you think? >> well, it's not the kind of boy talk i enjoy. i mean, i'm certainly very comfortable with obscenity and shocking things, it's a part of art, i'm a big freedom of speech guy, it's just not my sensibility. i don't think he had to be egged on very much. i mean, i was on the room in celebrity apprentice, which i think donald trump was wobderful at. he knows how to do shock. i've been on stern many times myself. i think he does all of that just perfectly. but when you're dealing with the idea of consent. that changes it, it's not the obscenity that bothers me, it's not the lust that bothers me, it's the -- knowing he can do whatever he wants. i mean, that's just not the way i was brought up, and not something that seems proper to me. egging him on never seemed necessary. i certainly can't quote anything, this is very, very serious and i would

sot tuner 4 cnn anderson cooper @20;10;10;07 oh, poor melania! don't feel sorry for me. don't feel sorry for me - i can handle everything. and her stand by her man position?is somewhat reminiscent of hillary clinton in 1998 when her husband was president and faced accusations of sexual misconduct. [hillary sot today show (no not show lauer)] nybe17826e.000 01/27/1998 @07;17;03;05 "this vast been conspiring against my husband since the day he announced for president." melania @20;07;17: it was?uh? the left- wing and the left-wing media! one year ago - melania told barbara walters this? [nyu137138 11/8/15] @01;00;47;59 barbara walters (oc) biggest criticism that's untrue that we can clear up? melania trump i would say, that he's nasty. he's not. since then she's been very selective of showing up on the campaign trail? [msnbc 2/24/16 nyu240378] @10;27;17;14 sot melania "i don't feel he months later questions swirled about the legality of melania's own immigration. 8/9/16 ap1608094049812 @00;00;48;45 sot donald trump "? she has got it so documented, so she's going to have a

anderson cooper women, and trump eventually said he had not. here was how hillary clinton addressed the trump comments. i think its clear to anyone who heard it that it represents exactly who he istrump then went after bill clinton, bringing up accusations from four women about clinton's sexual transgressions. if you look at bill clinton, far worse. theres no one in the history of politics in t abusive to women. when they go low, you go highthe conversation eventually turned to clinton's state department emails. the fbi says clinton was "extremely careless" with classified information, but didn't recommend charges. if i win, ill instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation good that someone with the temperament of donald of this country youd be in jail audience gasps we knew it was going to be this kind of night when trump, right before the debate, held a news conference with paula jones, juanita broaddrick and two other bill clinton accusers. during the debate, trump did not bring up speaker paul ryan or

>> first of all, anderson cooper did a great job of pressing that.e historical narrative that he got trump to deny that and here are the women in the "new york times" coming out. when richard nixon said i'm not a crook, you're in a position -- or donald trump is saying i'm in a position i'm not a serial grope or a sexual pervert. that's not what you want to be a few weeks from the election. i'll be interesting to see if he does go forward and sue the "new york times," whether he defames the reporter and these two women, or does he try to do another stunt of this time having 100 trump employees that are women standing behind him and saying he never tried to grope me. any way you cut it, this is building into the dream narrative of hillary clinton who's on the virge of becoming the first-woman president every day it seems to get worse for donald trump. >> so, john, i'm going to ask you. so to douglas's point, what's the strategy? can he continue to -- i don't know, to blame the media or to blame the clinton campaign or -- because again you have to -- w

the women chose to tell their stories after anderson cooper asked trump if he ever kissed or groped a woman without consent. >>> and donald trump's lawyers demand the times retract the story or face a possible lawsuit. in the letter to the times, the lawyers were this, it is apparent from among other things the timing of the article which is nothing more than a political motivation to defeat his candidacy. the times is willing to provide a platform willing to smear his reputation. the letter does not offer facts refuting the times story and is not itself a lawsuit. >> that would open donald trump up to discovery which would be problematic for the campaign. >>> also breaking news overnight. a former people magazine reporter is accusing donald trump of assaulting her in 2005. she claims trump forced himself on her while she was visiting the mara-la-go estate. we walked into the room and within seconds, he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat. she regrets not speaking out sooner, but hearing the "access hollywood" tapes required her to speak out. a trump

. >> but anderson cooper and martha radis, i would say legendary political reporter in her own right, and trailblazer, i think. she is among the first women to get out there and do this job with the boys, if you will. having her come at him with that question and i would guess that's how they would do it, having her come at him with that question remind me of megyn kelly's fiasco, the last time a woman used his words against him, his exact words, she became this villafide character. if he did that tonight against martha, that could be deadly. >> it is dangerous territory. i think he has two big audiences here tonight. he has to speak to the american people. but particularly suburban women, married women -- >> suburbs of philadelphia. >> yes. or orlando or washington, d.c. college-educated women who saw this and are very turned off by it. he has to address them and reach them. but he also has to speak to house and senate republicans whole be weighing his response tonight and determine do they continue to do all they can to elect donald trump or do they cut their losses and do they just

he was asked by anderson cooper in the debate, no i didn't do it. and now the question is not whether he's a changed man. that argument may need to win. the argument is -- the question is, did he lie to the american people in the second debate? did he openly lie to the country? that's a really egregious thing to do in the midst of a presidential campaign. and now that we have four women coming forward and maybe a fifth, we've got three different news organizations or three different publications involved with this, not just "the new york times," and we have, i think, such a gross statement. these women -- the -- the miss universe pageant saying this is a guy that sort of burst in on them when they're in their dressing rooms because he could. and what one senses throughout this is a theme, it runs through a sense of entitlement. >> lsht. all right. i was just asking my producers do we have that moment that you are talking about, david, where anderson cooper specifically asked donald trump whether he actually did grope women and make unwanted advances

this is -- and anderson cooper from cnn. martha: good evening. i'm martha raddatz from abc news. anderson: and i'm anderson cooper from cnn. we want to welcome you to washington university in st. louis for the second debate between hillary clinton and donald trump sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. tonight's debate is a town hall format which gives people a chance to directly ask questions. the night really belongs to the people in this room and these cross the country who have submitted questions. martha: the people here were chosen by the gallup organization. they are all from the st. louis area and told gallup they have not committed to a candidate. they submitted questions and we saw them this morning for the first time. anderson and i and our team from abc and cnn are the only ones who have seen them. both candidates will have a chance, two minutes to answer online and audience questions. we hope to get as many questions as we can so we have asked the audience not to slow things down with any applause. except for now. ladies and gentlemen, the republican no

yes the anderson cooper debate added to it, but we started to see a slow drip. is now just having multiple people out there. women can come forward because they are not afraid of being sued by donald trump. it is the bill cosby effect. imuch different charge, but am not the only one or he is not going to sue me or take me to court. i think they feel comfortable going forward now. john: step back further than the debate to win the "access hollywood" take aim out. you have your boss on tape saying these things, condoning and bragging about sexual assault. there was appened, lot of discussion in the trump world on how to deal with it. should he apologize, the contractor marked he decided not to do it -- apologize? he decided not to do any of those things. jonathan: i am a hillary clinton supporter. democrats have gotten in pretty bad trouble before, right? jonathan: usually, there is some level of remorse. voters have a great nose for sincerity. apologies only work if they did something wrong. you tell me how you advise donald trump, who probably does not think any

amy: let's go back to anderson cooper of cnn. what mr.mp, in 2008, you wrote in one of your books one of the most important characteristics of a good leader is discipline. you said if a leader doesn't have it, she you are she will not be one for very long." in the days after the first debate, you sent out a series of tweets from 3:00 a.m. to 5:00 including one that told people a.m., to check out a sex tape. is that the discipline of a good leader? mr. trump: no, there wasn't check out a sex tape. it was just take a look at the person that she built up to be this wonderful girl scout who was no girl scout. by the way, just so you understand, when she said 3:00 in the morning take a look at , benghazi. she said who is going to answer the call at 3:00 in the morning? guess what? she didn't answer it, because when ambassador stevens. mr. cooper: the question is, is that the discipline of a good mr. trump: way to many anderson, , 600 times. well, she said she was awake at 3:00 in the morning, and she also sent a tweet out at 3 in the morning,

. >> his answer to anderson cooper at the debate when he asked him, so does this mean when you deny, does it mean you never forcibly kissed a woman and he said "i have not." to a woman as you read these stories, each said they were watching the debate and heard him say that and thought it was the time to come forward and tell their stories. this may just be the beginning. one night where we got five women and then there's another story in "the daily news." >> some of these things happened 30 years ago. they're all falling days before the election. >> that's why -- >> is that a coincidence? >> it may have happened anyway. this is obviously a drop. i do think his declaration at that debate he had not done it opened the floodgates. >> willie, i totally disagree. i don't think you can call it a drop. the "times" makes clear as you just suggested that a lot of women coming forward are coming forward in reaction to what they said to anderson cooper. i'm always skeptical when stuff comes you have as all reporters should be and voters. >> i think it's good to be skeptical when you have stori

>> is this a shock that on friday afternoon there will be a story to make sure this is what anderson cooper talks about on sunday morning? of course this is how it's done. >> of course. >> this is predictable as the day is long. this is her narrative she's tried to feed the media because she doesn't want anyone to talk about, i mean, the honest to goodness fact that in realtime, over a four-year period, she betrayed america's most sensitive national security secrets to her enemy. >> you're throwing all that in there now. >> that's not what she wants to talk about. >> you don't know, in other words. just be honest with me, congresswoman. you don't know how this story got to the "washington post." you don't know? >> how would i know how it got there. >> you just said you knew. >> it's more than -- no, i didn't. it's more than a wink and a nod to know this clearly came from the opposition research, people who were trying to help hillary clinton. but i think the more important thing is, this woman has proved herself absolutely incapable of being -- >> what do you make of the words on the tapes?

. >> reporter: cnn's anderson cooper pressing donald trump over his comments about forcing himself on women. trump denying he ever actually did that. >> i have great respect for women. nobody has more respect for women. >> are you saying you did that? >> you hear these things are said. i was embarrassed by it, but i have tremendous respect for women. >> have you ever done those things? >> i will tell you -- no i have not. >> reporter: hillary clinton linking the tape to the past rhetoric. >> i said starting back in june that he was not fit to be president and commander in chief. this is who donald trump is, but it's not only women and it's not only this video which raises questions about his fitness to be our president because he has also targeted immigrants, african-americans, latinos, people with disabilities, pows. >> reporter: as he long threatened, trump rehashed old controversies. bringing to the debate three women who accused bill clinton of sexual assault. >> when i hear something like that, i'm reminded what my friend michelle obama advised us all. when they go low, you go hi

anderson cooper: did he actually kiss you? jessica leeds: yeah. yeah. anderson cooper: on the face? on the lips? jessica leeds: all -- wherever he could find a landing spot, . kenneth: jessica leeds told her story to cnn last night. trump called it false and attacked "people" magazine claims in 2005, trump pushed her against a wall and forced his tongue down her throat. donald trump: you take a look. look at her. look at her words. you tell me what you think. i don't think so. kenneth: trump's wife melania demanded a retraction from "people" magazine. but the issue of the treatment of women has sparked more protests at clinton rallies, protestors calling former president bill clinton a rapist. bill clinton: we've had enough kenneth: hillary clinton sat down with ellen. hillary clinton: i don't want anybody to think this election's over. kenneth: while her powerful surrogates hit the trail against the gop and trump. president obama: he does not have the temperament. he does not have the knowledge. he does not seem to have the interest in acquiring the knowledge. kenneth: trump and hi

and she felt compelled to show anderson cooper her own photographs. to say, anderson you look at me here you wonder how was he hitting on me then. i find her to be incredibly credible. do we have another tweet we can quickly put up? what a joke as with every other media outlet. 30 seconds on clinton. no, i spent a lot more time on hillary. i had the man who broke the lewinsky story. i'll see you as part of the debate coverage from vegas. some fans see an 18 point deficit with 37 seconds left and think defeat. but these aren't just some fans. we go in. onside kick. recovery. we go in again. two-point conversion. thank you. onside kick. field goal. tie. overtime. 37 seconds. plenty of time we've done it before. almost too much. yup that's what i was thinkin. improbable? maybe. but much like these mile high magic twins, courtyard is all about the game. ah, ok great that's a fumble. ok, here's the new math. when you think of saving money, what comes to mind? your next getaway? connecting with family and friends? a big night out? or maybe your everyday shop

and she felt compelled to show anderson cooper her own photographs. that's a distressing thing. got to say, anderson you look at me here you wonder how was he hitting on me then. i find her to be incredibly credible. do we have another tweet we can quickly put up? i know i'm running over. what a joke as with every other media outlet. 30 seconds on clinton. the rest of the show on trump. no, i spent a lot more time on hillary. i had the man who broke the lewinsky story. i'll see you as part of the debate coverage from vegas. upgrade your phone system and learn how you could save at vonage.com/business when legalizing safe, responsible adult use of marijuana, the most important question is how? by voting yes on prop 64: adults 21 and over could only purchase marijuana at licensed marijuana businesses. and prop 64 bans advertising directed at kids... requires strict product labeling... child-proof packaging... and bans edibles that appeal to children. smart provisions to safeguard our families. learn more about the safeguards at yeson64.org. learn more about the safeguards - i was d

cnn's anderson cooper will be co-moderating along with abc's martha raddich. else is watching it? we know the folks at "saturday night live" wasting no time taking all of this in and getting some laughs out of a rough few days in politics. >>> are you not entertained? rewm for every 10 nights you stay, you get one free. which is great for families. finally! whatever captain obvious. hotels.com. great for families. mom! and for sore losers! a john deere 1 family tractor there nevwith quik-parkt? lets you attach and go. imatch quick-hitch gives you more time for what you love, so it takes less work to do more work. autoconnect drive-over mower deck? done. they're not making any more land. but there's plenty of time if you know where to look. now you can own a 1e sub-compact tractor for just $99 a month. learn more at your john deere dealer. >>> so the roller coaster of politics make for a lot of material for one particular cast. "saturday night live." and, victor, they came out swinging, let's say. >> they certainly did, right from the jump in that cold open. al

our own anderson cooper and martha raddatz. >> mr. to get to audience questions and online questions. >> so, she's allowed to do that but i'm not allowed to respond. sounds fair. sounds fair. >> please allow her to respond. she didn't talk while you talked. >> yes, that's true. i didn't. >> because you have nuothing to sayt say. >> nice to one on three. thank you. >> one on three, donald trump said. once again, he's the victim. let's discuss, host of "reliable sources" brian stelter and bill carter. does trump have a case? were they against him last night? >> i felt the same way when i watched lester holt interrupt. d >> i was a little confused about the response rules. it was hard for me to figure out what it was. each one said something and they would interject and then the moderators would say, go ahead. it was hard to know who should be speaking. >> it wasn't really organized like that and it wasn't much of a town hall because people didn't ask that many questions. he actually had more time on the air. >> 40 minutes and 10 seconds

tuner 4 cnn anderson cooper @ he tells it as it is. ==end pkg== suggested tag info: what her husband said doesn't count as "sexual assault." sots from transcript: mt: "i because that is not the man and i wonder if they even knew that the mike was on because they were kind of boy talk and he was lead on, like, egg on from the hostt bad stuff. ac you feel the host, billy bush, was sort of egging him on? mt: yes." ac: in terms of what he actually said on the tape, no saying he did it, but what he said, the behavior described, to you, is that sexual assault? mt: no. and, you know, want to work for him or inappropriate stuff from women. switch to centurylink and get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month. that's the speed you need to stream... ...game... ...connect on social media... learn, shop and more with fast in-home wifi. get up to 40 megs of high-speed internet for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan and autopay. speed may not be available in your area. call today. debate. r

anderson cooper/moderator: "have you ever done those things?" donald trump/ -r- presidential candidate: "women have respect for me. no, i have not." the accusations are mounting. the palm beach post in florida trump groped her at his florida estate. and a people magazine reporter says trump attacked her while she was writing "first wedding anniversary" feature story on trump and his wife melaie. the trump campaign called the story a political attack. "this entire article is fiction, and for the new york times to launch a completely false, coordinated character on a topic like this is dangerous. to reach back decades in an attempt to smear mr. trump trivializes sexual assault, and it sets a new low for where the media is willing to go in its efforts to determine this election." the clinton campaign. says the story "sadly fits everything we know about the way donald trump has treated women." and shows that the "disgusting behavior" trump brags about in a video than just words." nats grab right in the pussy with hillary clinton tweeting "we have to