>> because he's a master brander and he's the most interesting character out there.ause he says something that overrides the ideological differents it may have a short half-life, this campaign, i can't tell you, but he is a master brander and there's a macho appeal to saying i'm just sick of nothing happening, i make things happening, vote for me. >> nice delivery. >> a short half-life. >> he said it might have. i don't know. i have to think that was solid analysis from somebody who is considered one of the best politicians of this generation. i would say 43 slightly better. but i think both of them have good handle on what's going on in the presidential race. i thought that was good analysis. >> is he out to help hillary? is that what this whole talk show circuit -- >> donald trump is a master brander and bill clinton is a -- >> i think trump if he was smart he would pick bill as his vp and run against hillary and uma. is that genius? thank you, america, you're welcome. >> bubba. >> bubba's everything. >> i opened the door. >> he opened the floodgates. i think he's

he is a master brander and macho appeal of saying i'm just sick of nothing happening.is there's a rumor out there-- and feel free to dispel this-- did you call donald trump and ask him to run for president of the united states? >> no. ( applause ) ( laughter ). >> stephen: no? because that would be pretty smart, man. >> yeah. yeah. i get credit for doing a lot of things i didn't do like that. ( laughter ). >> stephen: credit, credit. ( cheers and applause ) >> his daughter told my daughter that he had tried to call me and i didn't get the message. so i simply called him back. and i don't know whether he had ever intended to discuss this with me or not, and this has happened to you before, i bet. i think by the time i got him back he had forgotten why he called me in the first place. >> stephen: you never said, "iowa is beautiful this time of year," or anything like that? nothing like that? >> i had a very pleasant conversation with him and it wasn't about running for office. so i missed a chance. ( laughter ). >> stephen: well, mr. president, i hope you don't miss the

. >> he is a faster brander and most interesting character out there. there is a macho appeal to saying i make things happen, vote for me. >> clinton really did call trump a master brander but he also added that the thing about branding is you can be fact free. >> 6:tlep 8. a cool start this morning. but we're on track for an autumn beauty. cooler weather, that will be here this weekend. it's going to get chilly. the readings back in the 30s and i'm tracking a chance of showers for the weekend as well. but this morning skies are clear, the pocono mountains, 52 degrees, northeast philadelphia is cooler at 51. and 53 at the shore for atlantic city. clear skies in this view the from blue mountain where they were making snow two days ago. much warmer no snow in the forecast. not for the next several days. nice and tweer, no clouds around. the clouds we had yesterday in the pocono mountains they are farther to the north so more likely you'll see sunshine to warm temperatures in the low 70s for camelback. all up to 73 today, plenty of it sunshine for abington

>> because he's a master brander. he's the most interesting character out there.ause he says something that override it is id logical differences. it may have a short half life, his campaign. i can't tell you. he's a master brander and there is a macho appeal to saying, i'm just sick of nothing happening, i make things happen, vote for me. >> what mr. clinton didn't talk about much is his wife. by the way, i think he need s a cheeseburger, don't you? couple of burgers for the president. looks a little -- all right. here to explain this, martha mccallum, a close personal frent of colbert. how do you have president clinton on and not ask about hillary clinton? >> the only rechbs to hillary, bill said he thought he 'd vote for the nice lady he saw singing on "saturday night live." pretty much the only reference we got. val, the bartender. when you talk to a former president and there are two categories. there is news and late night entertainment host which is a different category. when you talk to somebody like bill clinton or any former president there is a respect

he says trump is a master brander and the most interesting candidate running. >> he says something that overrides the differences. in the first debate they were competing who is the most politically correct in the answers. i run things and i built things. you need somebody to go in there and fix it and if they don't let me fix it, i'll just get them out of the way. >> reporter: the clinton campaign hopes next tuesday's debate will jump-start her campaign. in the meantime, you can expect to see a lot more of the former president as the campaign moves forward. >> don championship in new york, thank you. >>> many issue that -- ben carson says americans must have access to assault rifles and armor piercing ammunition. in an interview carson said he would sacrifice his life to stop last week's attack at an oar gun college. >> i would not just stand there and let him shoot me. hey, guys, everybody, attack him. he may shoot me but he can't get off. >>> we will be talking to ben carson will gun control and other campaign topics coming up on "cbs this morning." >>> the american commander in afgh

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. >> he is the master brander. >> and he is the most interesting character out there. >> and there is a macho appeal to saying, i'm just sick of nothing happen iing, and u maket happen, vote for me. and i like him. >> yeah. now, we all know that bill clinton did not endorse donald trump, but you have to hand it to the candidate for make it look like he did, kind of. is that the kind of the take-no-are prisoners strategy that could take trum tp to the top? and joe biden who is taking it to the wire, and the democrats are tired of the will he or won't he dance. 30% in the new poll want him to run, and has joe biden missed the moment? i want to begin with breaking news. congressman paul ryan is willing to serve as speaker of the house, but only if the republicans can unite behind him and agree to a series of concessions. listen to what he just said in the house gallery. >> my greatest worry is the consequence of not stepping up, and some day having my own kids ask me, when the stakes were so high, why didn't you do all you could do? why didn't you stand and fight for my future when you h

. >> he's a master brander and the most interesting character out there. and there is a macho appeal to saying i make things happen, vote for me. >> acouhe also added that the t about branding is that you can be fact free. chelsea clinton says she has no plans to run for political office in the future. that's what she told nbc 10 during an exclusive interview after her stop on a book tour in philadelphia. she spoke with students at northwest middle school in roxborough about her book called "it's your world." we asked her opinion on joe biden's possible presidential run and hillary clinton. >> goodness, running for president is a big decision for anyone to make. so certainly i believe the vice president has to make what he believes is the right choice for himself, for his family and for our country. >> chelsea went on to say she believes her mom is the best candidate to lead our country at this time. her book tour continues today in case you're interested in cambridge, massachusetts. >>> hover board. >> look out for the flying delaureans today. it's back t

. >> a morning the other topics discussed 2016 election, clinton called donald trump a master brander and denied rumors he asked the businessman to run. he also aid that the next president will likely choose between one and three supreme court justices. >>> of core earnings catch the late show tonight and every week night at 11:35 right here on "eyewitness news" at 11:00. >>> happening today, the knotted grotto will formally close with the inter faith ceremony. the structure bless by pope francis during his trip to philadelphia ace tied with almost 150,000 knotts on which many wrote their struggles and prayers. at today's closing ceremony will celebrate the the achievement of the sister marry skullion and mercy and justice campaign which creates action around hunger and home lessness. >>> tonight watch the skies, nasa is set to launch a sound being rocket from the site in wallace island virginia between 7:00 and 9:00. the space agency says people all along the east coast may see patches of light which are clouds of barium vapor. if you want time press your friend, look to the sky and

. >> he's a master brander. and he's the most interesting character out there.re is a macho appeal to saying, i'm just sick of nothing happening, i make things happen, vote for me. and i like him. >> got to love that. now, while we're on the talk of presidential candidates, what martin o'malley is lacking in the polls he's made up with raw, musical talent. yesterday he was on "the view" and when the hosts were fawning over his physique they asked him to serenade them. >> katy perry i'm told is doing like a benefit concert for one of my opponents in iowa. so in response, i thought i'd offer this up for taylor swift. >> taylor's my girl. ♪ because baby now we got bad blood ♪ ♪ you know it used to mad love ♪ so take a look at what you've done ♪ ♪ and maybe now we got mad blood ♪ ♪ hey and you made a really deep cut ♪ ♪ and baby now we got bad blood ♪ . >> martin o'malley taking a jacket off, sitting down at "the view" performing bad blood by taylor swift. did you ever think you were going to see that? >> yeah, the only thing that would have made it better, if sherr

>> because he's a master brander. and he's the most interesting character out there.nd because he says something that overrides the ideological differences. you look to the first debate, a lot of those guys were competing for who could be the most politically correct in the answers. trump says okay, i supported democrats, i spored republicans, yeah i used to be friends with bill clinton, who cares. i run things, and i build things, and we need somebody that will go in there and fix it. >> there's a rumor out there, and you feel free to dispel this, did you call donald trump and ask him to run for president of the united states? >> no. no. >> no? >> because that would be pretty smart. >> yeah. yeah, i get credit for doing a lot of things i didn't do like that. but, i -- >> credit. credit. >> now, familiar faces return to late night when former tonight show jay leno tagged in for jimmy fallon, delivering his opening monologue. >> apparently, apparently we do go back. ooh, ooh, i think i pulled a hampymy on that last one? >> you all right? >> i don't think i can continue

>> because he is a master brander and the most interesting character out there. and because he says something that overrides the idea logical differences. there -- >> i think he has political students hat on there. >> he is absolutely right about trump. >> what is the name saying when you pay enormous rent or condo fee through the roof? so you can say i live in a trump building with the gold? >> the glitziness. someone mentioned the reason trump is so appealing is that he does what a guy would do who didn't have a lot of education and won the lottery. buy the big plane. put your name in glitter. >> he has the arm candy. >> the american population. >> it's less than half. >> an alarming number of people. >> it reminds me with sinatra. sinatra lived a life that you want to live if you have a lot of money. look at the world he lived in. to me the most interesting person in that conversation was bill clinton being very careful about donald trump. in other words, you are not going to catch bill clinton trashing donald trump anytime soon. >> he went to the wedding. >>

. >> he is the master brander. >> and he is the most interesting character out there. >> and there isi'm just sick of nothing happen iing, and u maket happen, vote for me. and i like him. >> yeah. now, we all know that bill clinton did not endorse donald trump, but you have to hand it to the candidate for make it look like he did, kind of. is that the kind of the take-no-are prisoners strategy that could take trum tp

. >> he's a master brander and he's the most interesting character out there. >> did you call donald trump and ask him to run for president of the united states? [ laughter ] >> no. no. >> because that would be pretty smart. >> yeah, i get credit for doing a lot of things i didn't do. >> that was nbc's peter alexander reporting. a long-time biden supporter tells nbc news the vp is still deliberating. >>> a tractor-trailer flips over on a detroit highway and the driver left with only minor injuries. you can see it starts when a white car cuts in front of the truck and hits the truck's cab. the truck goes out of control before overturning and crashing into the median. police are still looking for the driver of that white car. >>> a wild police chase down under. look at this. the pursuit went off road and on to the beach and ended with the suspect driving, yup, right into the ocean. it turned out to be a very good getaway plan. the driver was captured after he climbed out of his car and made his way back to shore. >>> three scientists including one from the rust the winners of this year

. >> because he's a master brander and most interesting character out there. and there is a macho appeal to saying i'm just sick of nothing happening, i make things happen, vote for me. liz: i'm sure bill clinton wasn't thrilled to be talking about donald trump. he was of course gracious, michael. but can we watch some of the candidates pull that narrative away from trump? >> look, i think both hillary and trump, nobody in the field they see can beat them, but they can beat themselves. liz: interesting. >> that is the weakness they both have. both capable of blowing it, as we know, and i think that at this moment, if there is an opportunity, we'll see who can seize it. but right now, i don't think any of the others can win outright. liz: and we have a draft biden ad out, ellis talking about joe biden does. he run or not? >> i've changed every week, feels like he is inching in that direction. one difference between hillary and trump. hillary can go up over 40 and 50 and 60%. trump we have never seen him pull numbers that high. he may have a different ceiling. >

clinton referred to republican front-runner donald trump as a master brander and the most interesting candidate running. >>>: 13. here's liza battalones with traffic. >> altamont pass slow again this morning. those brake lights beginning at the 205 interchange. we'll start off there. stays heavy to just beyond grant line and then pockets of just sluggish traffic approaching and passing vasco another pocket of slow traffic right at the dublin interchange. caltrans is still working and they are hoping to pick up this construction zone within the next few minutes. slow west 580 through the oakland hills because of late roadwork there. over at the bay bridge, eastbound traffic going to be moving well despite the construction zone. do keep in mind there are work crews set up eastbound between san francisco and treasure island. they will be out there until 6:00 this morning. the westbound commute at the toll plaza is still doing okay and remember, it is international "walk to school" day . you may notice more kids walking to school so be on the lookout for them. right now at the bay bridge

. >> he's a master brander. >> the most interesting character out there. there is a macho appeal to saying i'm just sick of nothing happening, i make things happen, vote for me. and i like him. >> what do you make about that? that is a good campaign ad. >> not if you are trying to be the republican nominee, i guess. there is a lot of debate about whether bill clinton will hurt or help hillary clinton. i think he is a tremendous asset to her. when your spouse is running for president, that's complicated. more complicated when your spouse used to be president, but when we get down to the voting time here, hillary clinton will be in iowa, bill clinton will be in new hampshire dominating the press. when she goes to new hampshire, he will go to iowa. that is a tremendous asset. >> do you think bill clinton will regret those words? one was, i was surprised, in an interview with me when he talked about him being the most interesting character in the room. he said that to me responding to donald trump saying his wife was the worst secretary of state in american hi

you want to say who's the master brander, as bill clinton describes him to me, yes, he certainly is. you are going to be with us through the hour. thanks very much. we'll hit pause for a moment. next behind obviously the stage for the debate between the democratic contenders, this is the room where it's happening. who will be left standing? and hillary clinton under fire for flip-flopping. our special report on her long record of as she calls it, changing her mind. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. we danced in a german dance group. i wore lederhosen.man. when i first got on ancestry i was really surprised that i wasn't finding all of these germans in my tree. i decided to have my dna tested through ancestry dna. the big surprise was we're not german at

but he's a master brander and there's a macho appeal so saying, i'm sick of nothing happening, i make things happen, vote for me. >> president bill clinton with candid talk. clinton not only discussed his wife's campaign for president but why donald trump and bernie sunderers doing so well in the early polls. >>> nothing was there tonight. it's a shame. last game. pack it in, boys. >> i don't know what happened but it wasn't pretty. >> that's right. one and done for yankees the. the bombers' bats go quiet in another one. but this was the one and out play-verses the astros. yankees only manage three hits leaving the fans bummed. we have refdrc the locker room later on in sports as the yankees lose it 3-0 at the stadium. and their season is over. >>> traffic and weather on the 2s. >> baseball story. makes you frown. turn it around for the weather. by the way, i'll tell you, this is a delicious banana. banana bread material. that is super sweet. just like your forecast. this afternoon. mostly cloudy and 59. with the clouds, you are insulated north and west. so it's warmer than the last f

he said trump is a master brander and most interesting candidate running. >> trump says okay, i haveans, he used to be friend with bill clinton, who cares. i run things. i build things. you need somebody that will go in and fix it. if they don't let me fix it i will get them out of the way. >> reporter: this morning the clinton camp is hoping that next week the debate will restart, jump start her campaign. meantime we are told you can expect to see more of the former president, moving forward, erika and nicole. >> don, we are hearing about a announcements from mrs. clinton's campaign that are expect next week, what can you tell us. >> reporter: yeah, that is right, right now she's campaigning across iowa but next week she said you can expect to hear a plan on how to deal with the abusers of wall street, of course, that has been a issue very popular for bernie sanders and people who follow him. it will be interesting to go see if she can gain some traction from it as well. >> all right. don champion in new york, thank you. >>> catch late show every night at 11:30 right here on eye wit

but he's a master brander and there is a macho appeal to say, i'm just sick of nothing happening.hings happen. vote for me. >> three reporters covering republican 2016 politics for us. nbc's katy tur is in waterloo with the trump

but he's a master brander, and there is a macho appeal to saying, i'm just sick of nothing happening. for me. >> the macho appeal, is that why donald trump is leading in all these polls, especially today? >> he's doing about as well among women as among men. it's not that. it's that there is no man's land in our politics. on the one hand, bounded by what we know to be true, and on the other hand bound by what the media says is politically correct. and that's where donald trump lives, and it's our failure to admit what we all know to be true in the guise of political correctness that fuels the trump candidacy. >> dick morris, always great to have you. always great to hear your opinions. we'll test them out as this campaign continues. great to see you. >> come back soon. >>> there's a whole lot of good news in new polls out for hillary clinton. we'll talk about the good news and the bad news in the polls just out this morning. we're going to talk about that with her director of latino outreach to see what the campaign is saying today. >>> and a call for an international investigation in

. >> he's a master brander, and he's the most interesting character out there. >> reporter: and ever they appeared on their dad's hit show "the apprentice," don jr., ivanka, and eric trump are the best examples of their dad's brand. >> it humanizes a candidate who can seem all brash, blunt, hard edges and he really needs that right now to address some of his unfavorable numbers, which are sky high. >> reporter: according to a recently suffolk university poll, the three words likely voters used to describe donald trump, "idiot," "jerk," and "stupid." and that's not the man ivanka and eric trump say they know and love. >> i wouldn't be the person i am today. i wouldn't have the ambition, the drive, the passion, the commitment to what it is that i'm doing, both for the trump organization and for my own brand if he hadn't encouraged me, emboldened me, given me the confidence that i could do whatever it is that i set my mind to accomplish if i had the vision, the energy, the passion and the work ethic to match. >> reporter: the big question now is whether ivanka and her brothers can convi

if it is about other things, he is a brander, he is setting his expectations bars low, no, not going to have a good debate, no, this is a debate he should own. >> why is he talking about women and burqas and wearing makeup under his headgear, an odd thing for a male, any male, to be talking about, in any circumstances. >> donald trump coming into this debate tonight, we are going to see, is he going to take the debate, engage ben carson or turn and face these establishment candidates? he going to drive his outsider message or is he going to get into a fight with another outsider? if he does that i think it's a big mistake for him tonight. what he should be talking about is when you add up the carson numbers, you add up the trump numbers together, what it's saying you have half the republican electorate -- >> 50%. >> -- we want somebody new. we want something new. we are going to make the country great again. going to be interesting tonight to see if donald trump fights everybody, if he fights carson, if he fights the establishment guys. >> so, chuck says fight your strong suit, stick

i certainly think he is an effective communicator, defender and brander of all things hillary clintonsurprised he started with benghazi, i thought he would have started with whitewater. a lot of the clinton conspiracies about "the new york -- and "the new york times" to start with whitewater. there were decade-long grievances between the two camps that date back to whitewater. the clintons taking this was sort of an infected scandal. all kinds of drama. i think there is a lot of history there that david brock and cindy blumenthal certainly believed to be the case. brian: kyle raines used to be the executive editor, man from the south, hasn't been there since you have been there. then there is the other side of this. monica crowley talking on fox news about "the new york times." let's watch this one. [video clip] >> the question is, how damaging could this be for her possible presidential run? and i do believe she is running. i think the reason you saw this on "the new york times" is not because they want to hurt hillary clinton's chances but they want to help her. in other words they

>> he's a master brander and the most interesting character out there. because he says something that overrides the ideological differences, if you look at the first dee bit, a lot were competing who could be the most politically correct. i supported democrats, supported republicans. i used to be friends with bill clinton. who cares. i run things and build things. you need somebody to fix it. if they don't let me fix it, i'll get them out of the way. it may have a short half life. i can't tell you. but he's a master brander and there is a macho appeal to saying, i'm just sick of nothing happening. i make things happen, vote for me. >> part of this message, there's a new ppp poll that came out yesterday nationwide. trump still clearly in control. i think at 27%. >> yesterday he had an interview with bret baier and others who said he's getting better as a candidate. eminent domain is a positive. you should look at it. a lot of places without it. there's something to talk about. worried about being kplit -- he doesn't have an add ver sar cal relationship wi

. >> he's a master brander and most interesting character. >> did you call donald trump and ask him to run for president of the united states? >> no. no. >> no? because that would be pretty smart, man. >> yeah. yeah, i get credit for doing a lot of things i didn't do like that. >> reporter: a longtime biden supporter says the vice president is still deliberating so for now biden 2016 remains a hypothetical, and as another biden friend said to me the moment he gets in he becomes another candidate and their words the warm and fuzzy feelings quickly if away. >> peter, thanks so much. let's turn to mark halperin, managing editor of bloomberg politics. this story had a pretty devastating thesis, the notion that the vice president himself talked to the reporter for the purpose of floating a potential incredibly heart wrenching story about his own son's death. the vice president's office shot this down pretty hard. what do you make of in? >> joe biden likes to talk and he likes to talk now allotted about whether he wants to run for president, the personal aspects of it and politics of it so h

but he's a master brander and there is a macho appeal to say, i'm just sick of nothing happening. i'm going to make things happen. vote for me. >> three reporters covering republican 2016 politics for us. nbc's katy tur is in waterloo with the trump campaign. steve kornacki is with me at 30 rock in new york with analysis. and halle jackson is in dover, new hampshire, following yet another threat to trump's lead, which is marco rubio. katy, let me start with you. we have "the washington post" out reporting today that trump is gearing up for the second act. so we're through what a lot of people consider the silly season of the summer. so he's hired this ad firm in florida taking steps to put his wife and his daughter ivanka on the campaign trail. what more are you learning about the next steps as they enter this new phase? >> reporter: well, i think you're going to see a more full and more robust candidate on stage here in waterloo, iowa. you can see as time has gone on, he's really gotten much better at reading his crowd and really delivering the lines that he wants to deliver, hit

and they said, well, trump, who is a master brander just blew by them because you need to vote for menow anything about it. you shouldn't be able to insult or resent your way all the way to the white house. the american people deserve, the american people deserve somebody who will just stand up and talk to them and listen to them. >> all right. joining us now to discuss this is professor of political science, jason johnson the former president there said he's not sure he's any good at this anymore. his supporters and opponents will say he is probably the best sat this on the campaign trail but we saw if 2008, there are some pitfalls. how do they avoid hem? >> well, they avoid them. this is slightly a new attitude. i heard clinton say this in atlanta i think like january of this year. he was sort of roger mur talks i'm getting a little too old for this. >> student: he's like i'm not out to fight anymore. i'm out to talk particular issues. i think the more clinton presents himself as the statesman, the guy who has seen all the war that politics can come and has come to conclusions how a