sandra: chris stirewalt eloquently sold the final showdown. been telling you it is coming up just two days from now, for the first time ever, fox news anchor will be moderating a general election presidential debate, our friend and colleague, award-winning journalist, chris wallace, regarded as one of the best questioners in the business, will be moderating all-important final debate between donald trump and hillary clinton. it will be held this wednesday, october 19th, at 9:00 p.m. eastern this time in las vegas. best place to watch, the first fox moderated debate is on the fox news channel. all right, donald trump stepping up his campaigning oaf the weekend amid questions about the impact of recent controversies. new polls coming to very different conclusions on what, what is the takeaway from them and are polls really reflecting the pulse of the people right now? we'll discuss that next. ♪ melissa: growing questions bill pack of accusations against donald trump really having on the race. "washington post/abc news poll" conducting after the

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chris stirewalt joins me on where the gop goes from here. kennedy: welcome back.d trump show can he has no plans to back down from republicans who are fleeing his campaign. paul ryan said he won't defend trump or campaign with him but he stopped short of retracting his endorsement to which trump replied, ryan should work on bamming the budget and stopping illegal immigration and not fighting the republican nominee. fox news "digital politics" editor chris stirewalt, the co-host of "perino and tires a walt." i'll tell you what. you are the man with the vision for how this thing is going right now. is paul ryan conceding the race to hillary clinton? >> yes, and he's conceding it's not his party and donald trump eight the republican party. that's how it is. what ryan essentially did with these republicans. there was a magical unicorn stuff taking place friday, saturday and sunday. we'll replace trump with mike pence, this is not happening. donald trump won, he's the republican party's nominee and they will have to lump it. >> there may be more revelations, taped admi

chris stirewalt in the flesh, in the pokey person. >> really, people think how did they fit me in thati am quite tall. kennedy: 5'11". of course nbc has her up by 4. abc by 11. monmouth by 12. is it easier to take a single poll from a single organization and look at the swing within that one poll in >> i want to tell you and america that individual polls are good for finding out about individual subgroups, there are stories to be told. if you want to know the state of the race you take anage of the polls. and we have 7 1/2, 8 points he's down. is it 12 points or 4 points. let's take the average. kennedy: was that average closer and has he been up in your halftime report average? >> he never led. he has been less than 2 points behind in an average of polls. that was after her spill that she took on 9/11 and she went through this -- she had bad weeks, then she lied about her health and she went to another low ebb and it went back to where the race was in may. when donald trump knocked ted cruz out in the beginning of may the race was close at 2 point. but since then it spiraled sort of o

chris stirewalt joins me to break the numbers down. ings abo. all the networks are great now.e're talking within a 1% difference in reliability of each other. and, sprint saves you 50% on most current national carrier rates. save money on your phone bill, invest it in your small business. wouldn't you love more customers? i would definitely love some new customers. sprint will help you add customers and cut your costs. switch your business to sprint and save 50% on most current verizon, at&t and t-mobile rates. don't let a 1% difference cost you twice as much. whoooo! for people with hearing loss, visit sprintrelay.com. kennedy: welcome back. there is little doubt that the leaninged trump audio and trump's touching of a miss universe winner is hurting him at the polls. especially with female voters. oh, ladies. according to the latest abc-"washington post" poll hillary clinton only up by 4% in a four-way race. but in the new monmouth university poll which she wall papered her bathroom with, she is up by 12 points. that's a massive lead for hillary. of course, the real story is

don't miss chris and dana perino on "perino and stirewalt." it's sunday 5:00 p.m.n on the fox news channel and it's fantastic. russia and the debate. how the candidates handle putin and is america's relationship with russia at a dangerous point for the world? i'll ask ambassador putin. please hold my hand and stay with me. across new york state, fr long island to buffalo, from rochester to the hudson valley, from albany to utica, creative business incentives, infrastructure investment, university partnerships, and the lowest taxes in decades are creating a stronger economy and the right environment in new york state for business to thrive. let us help grow your company's tomorrow- today at business.ny.gov kennedy: a strike moment in last night debate when donald trump said he disagreed with his running mate mike pence over how to handle the crisis in syria. mike pence said america has to stand up to russian aggression notice region. but trump suggested he would be up to partnering with russia to defeat isis. but dam trump tried to explain the difference. here forme

martha: we were talking to chris stirewalt a talking about the strongest moments in your campaign in september. you were very focused on the issues. things happened between september and now got you of track. you shouldn't talk about the polls. >> he is right. but i want to let people know i'm innocent. okay. nothing ever happened. didn't exist. this was all fantasy land. i do think i have obligation to myself and my family to say i'm innocent. so that is all i say. i'm innocent. and i did nothing. martha: let me ask you something -- >> excuse me. these were made-up tales. they were made of-up tales, remember the violence we spoke about it once with bill and you, remember the violence at myalies and i said i couldn't understand where these people were coming from. these were violent people. just came out three days ago on the tape where they, the violence was caused by hillary clinton's campaign where they were paying people $1500 and a cell phone to go in and create tremendous violence. hit people. punch people. you know, you had police officers that were taken away in ambulances an

chris stirewalt is our editor, howie kurtz. the ram come sampling polls, the official polls say that hillary clinton won that debate. good for her, right? she did what she needed to do. however mitt romney killed president obama in the first debate back in 2012, stirewalt. so you tell me whether he got this similar polling bounce thereafter and just how hopeful hillary clinton should be feeling tonight. >> a little bit more spring in her step in the head-to-head matchup than there was for romn romney. but not only did romney get the reviews in 2012 and end up limping home, but also famous names like walter mon dell, john kerry and others won the first debate. so the first debates aren't necessarily predictive. but of course in politics you would always rather win than lose. >> she doesn't want to get too cocky. and the thing is, howie, of course trump, as we've seen from the beginning, his biggest impediment toward maintaining momentum he gets going is himself and his thumbs as he continue to, you know, fight these just petty b

dana perino and chris stirewalt is next. tomorrow debate number two. hillary clinton and donald trump. st. louis. the battle rolls own. >>> welcome to a spe >> welcome, to a saturday edition. >> we have a lot to talk about p. >> it is a wild 24 hours on the campaign trail and on the east coast. our been a wild 24 hours. on the campaign trail and along the east coast. our top head lines of the day. first republicans are grappling with the fallout from donald trump's incendiary hot mic comments but trump has apologized and the members of the party are defecting. what's next. and hackers e-mails showing two-faced hillary clinton talking one way with them and another way with voters. and fresh fox news polls. the race is close. but we're going to break down the numbers and tell you what's what. it's no surprise voters aren't 24ri8d this year. who could benefit from a low turnout race? our data dive will tell you and we're monitoring hurricane matthew. the storm has weakened but the carol flas and georgiaens are still facing real danger. and floridians are

. >>> joining me now, chris stirewalt. i'll tell you what, molly hemingway is the senior editor, howie kurtz, and mickey kons is host of the felter on sirius xm. what trump said in the clip that we bleend was that you can do anything you want when you're a star including grab them by the p word. that word that has been bleeped out. you can grab women by the p word. as you look at the statements coming in tonight, reinmitt rom coming out with this and paul ryan coming out and saying he is no longer attending tomorrow's event. i'm sickened by what i heard today. this is speaker of the house. women are to be championed and revered, not object fied and he goes on from there. as i mentioned moments ago, senator mark kirk who has been a critic of donald trump calls for trump to drop out of the race and for the emergency rolls to be activated. >> what you just informed me of with paul ryan is a great big deal, counselor. paul ryan has been the example of the republican party stalwart who walked in the door with donald trump and s

priority: you >> "i'll tell you what," and i am dana perino. >> i am chris stirewalt. spell donald trump looks to reset with a big feast and new approach. how did it go? are democrats getting cocky? >> the rnc chairman has a new edict for the party, fall in line behind trump or else. the guy who cracked watergate calls it corruption, and the latest on payagainst hillary clinton and the down ballot affect on the united st

. >> in moments we'll go over brand-new poll with chris stirewalt but we begin with campaign karl cameron reporting tonight from las vegas about stunning news about who donald trump is bringing with hum tomorrow night. >> reporter: so tomorrow night what happens in vegas could change the course of the american body of politic according to donald trump. this afternoon at the white house president obama was pretty tough on donald trump at a joint news conference with the italian prime minister in the rose garden. just a few hours after that criticism from the president, the trump campaign has now announced they'll have a special guest tomorrow. it will be the president's kenyan born half brother, malik obama who is a trump supporter. and he will be in the audience. he has said that he does not intend to have any kind of a pre-event news conference as the clinton accusers did at the last debate. but this is one of those things that's meant to be a head game and a little bit of psychological operations against the opposition. for his part today in colorado, a battleground state where he's tra

our buddy chris stirewalt will be here and charlie hurt will be here as well.coming out in just a moment. bill: new polling showing a tight race in important battleground states including right here in nevada, the site of the final matchup. those polls and a whole lot more as las vegas edition of "america's newsroom" waltzes on down the road. ♪ are you on medicare? do you have the coverage you need? open enrollment ends december 7th. so now's the time to get on a path that could be right for you... with plans including aarp medicarecomplete insured through unitedhealthcare. call today or go online to enroll. these medicare advantage plans can combine your hospital and doctor coverage with prescription drug coverage, and extra benefits all in one complete plan for a low monthly premium, or in some areas no plan premium at all. other benefits can include: $0 co-pays for an annual physical and most immunizations, routine vision and hearing coverage, and you'll pay the plan's lowest prescription price, whether it's your co-pay or the pharmacy price. or pay zero dol

chris stirewalt next. ♪ >> nothing says fall than chris st stirewalt joining us on the coach, spice inhe plaza outside is full of kids having a blast, painting faces and pumpkins and apples and dough nuts and cider. >> it's unbelievable. nothing goes uncelebrated on fox news, including the arrival of our old friend chris stirewalt who joins us now. >> trying to bring the autumnal splend or here. >> luckily there's a presidential race and the trump tax returns, three pages of which 1995 were sent to the "new york times" by someone unknown. the question is not whether he did something illegal, but the question for me, why didn't anybody in 1995 say anything about this system we now all acknowledge is corrupt and bad for ordinary people? bill clinton was the president in 1995. i was covering politics. i remember bill clinton saying you know, our tax code is so rotten, you can lose a billion dollars and write off taxes -- >> he was short of a billion. adjusted to 1.5 billion in current terms, a huge loss. what i didn't understand is, they had months to put this out. the trump campaign -- t

the reverend, chris stirewalt, see you soon. martha. >> by bye brother. martha: donald trump seizing on this, he hit both clinton and president obama during a rally yesterday in florida. watch this. >> in other words, mills was saying obama, he had to know that hillary was using an illegal server, but he claimed otherwise. so that means obama is now into the act. he didn't want to get caught up in the big lie. martha: so trump has a very busy schedule today. senior national correspondent john roberts following all of that live from washington. good morning to you, john. reporter: good morning to you, martha. we begin in washington today where donald trump is celebrating his latest accomplishment the old post office on pennsylvania avenue has been retrofitted with trump gold and officially opening today as the trump international hotel. why is this significant? because donald trump likes to use this as illustr he would do should he become president, start running the country, saying that he finished this project a year early and under budget. would like to

chris stirewalt, fox news digital policy editor and dana perino co-host of "the five."nce's statement, we pray for his family and look forward to the opportunity for him to show what is in his heart when he goes before the nation tomorrow night. so then, if you're donald trump in st. louis, what would you say? >> i think there are two different things, what i might advise him to say and rumors out of the trump tower today about what they are planning to do which is -- start with the rumor first and follow up with how i would change it. they plan to go full bore after hillary clinton and bill clinton's prior infidelities and how she treated some of the women who were involved in all of that. that apparently is one of the strategies that they're talking about. maybe that's a head fake. i think that last night's apology was not heartfelt. i don't think he really meant it. i think he only did that apology because he realized, oh, my gosh, it's really serious this time. today what he's been saying is he has tons of support. everything is good. this is just not good. and a ch

chris stirewalt is here to break down the numbers for us, fox news digital politics editor.s, ma'am. martha: so, four stops for donald trump today. he pulled employees up on the stage. they told everybody what a great boss he is. is that enough for florida for him? >> problem going on in florida right now for trump becomes practical. it is not about message. it is about operations. republicans traditionally do much better in early voting in florida, snowbirds who spend holidays up north and go to the florida homes for the rest of the winter. they vote by mail and republicans have emphasized mail voting. he is winning in mail vote but about four points behind where he should be as far as republican goes. now we've gotten into early voting in florida and democrats, who have put enormous money into operations, enormous money into field staff are surging voters to the poll. they're crowing they say basically doubling the early vote for hispanic voters already and they believe that they have the organization to run up the score. martha: do you think they're right? >> i mean, if y

we'll talk to her in a moment a lot of things john was talking about -- want to bring in chris stirewalt, washington, d.c. good day to you. are we able to gauge effect of the wikileaks story on voters so far, chris? >> not really. it is hard to know. when we measure the consequences of a story on the electorate, especially in the waning days of a campaign, the question, there are kinds of stories that enthuse somebody's base, disspirit somebody's base or persuade, persuadable voters. with the clinton stuff, i sumos of the people on the republican side that would be put off by, and i think the particularly damaging revelations that are in doug band, long-time associate of bill clinton, his former body man who turned into sort of the guy who was running what he himself bill clinton, inc., that stuff is distateful to republicans voting against her. i don't know how many democrats are put off by that. are there bernie sanders voters that might be affected? i don't know. persuadable voters get lost in the noise, probably. bill: big issue, rate hikes in obama care, how do you see that playing

dana perino and chris stirewalt is next. tomorrow debate number two. clinton and donald trump. st. louis. the battle rolls own. >>> welcome to a spe >> welcome, to a saturday edition. >> we have a lot to talk about p. >> it is a wild 24 hours on the campaign trail and on the east coast. our been a wild 24 hours. on the campaign trail and along the east coast. our top head lines of the day. first republicans are grappling with the fallout from donald trump's incendiary hot mic comments

my favorite, stump chris stirewalt. all the last vice president not have served in congress? no, no, nope. >> last vice president not to serve in congress? >> well...boy, you get to keep going pretty far back. >> n.r. initials? >> nelson rockefeller? of course nelson rockefeller never served. >> question number two, only three vice presidents while certifying the presidential election as president of the senate, have had to announce their own defeat. can you name two of them. >> three develops had to announce their own defeat when certifying. can we name two vice presidents that would be al gore, and somebody else who lost was richard nixon. >> can you name the third for bonus points i will buy you a slim jim. >> i do love slim gyms. >> you had that for dinner. >> do you know, third one, last vice president? >> no. >> john breckenridge. >> that is all time we have, tune in for the final debate when night right here on fox news channel. >> "i'll tell you what," can be downloaded on itunes and podcast and download it from fox. we will see you next week. >> with kays to go befor

, today's #oneluckyguy, fox news digital politics editor and co-host of "i'll tell you what," chris stirewaltbetter than me. >> tell you what, i'm happy to be here. if they could see me at gene henry's filling station now, that is closed. they closed that a long time ago. harris: i talked to gene this morning. >> you check in the deer from the fall hunt. sandra: you're a first-timer on the couch. >> now i know i'm here. i've arrived.

so chris stirewalt wanted to talk about some of that, so did howie kurtz. and guy benson wanted to come along for the party. he's a fox news contributor. o-m-g. i'll give it to you just like that. secret love child, secret visits to walter reid or denied visits for some heart valve leak that has never been proven, $916 million lossing with hasn't paid taxes in 18 years. and wanted to have sex with the apprentice staffers and says bad things on the ag. what? >> i like unproven. it is also unproven when hillary clinton is actually a lizard in a human suit. let's face facts, america. no one has disproven that yet. it's october. we except a lot of hot garbage in october. we expect that. this year feels different. and the reason this year feels different is both the candidates and the press are treating this not just as an election but an apocalypse. the outcome with write the book for all of america forever. and people are freaking the freak out. that's how it goes. >> howie, we shared some of the stories that the right wing media are doing on hillary. but the

chris stirewalt, good to see you both. >> they hit everything. tucker does this move the needle? at all? >> it wasn't bad for trump. it is clear, but in winning did he benefit anyone more than himself? voters were open to voting for trump but were afraid of him. and did pence's calm performance, i don't know. i don't think he was. this is a human sacrifice. he wants to remind the democrats they're worried about in terms of the african american and latino voters is that trump is really bad. in case you didn't hear this, he said he's all things about you. >> yes. did he do that? effectively? >> number one goal is first, do not harm. don't do harm. mike pence helped himself. probably a lot of conservative americans will watch and said i like this guy. maybe someone will say i wish he is at the top of the ticket. he will be reassuring. >> how about kelly ann's suggestion that tim kaine did do harm by suggesting it was sexist to interrupt the moderator sf. >> yes. >> not feeling that. >> look. this is the vice presidential debate that are remembered only when there is a failure of som

chris stirewalt is also with us tonight, so, chris, this is a political issue.mber one for donald trump and it remind people of an issue that helped the republicans capture the senate just -- yeah, right? >> and the house. >> and the house a couple years ago. >> and remember the lie of the year. >> you can keep your plan, if you like your doctor you can keep your doctor, period. >> not so much. period, asterisk. the reality we face today is that probably all the people who will vote in this election have already voted. the clock is running. like sands through the hourglass, these are the ballots of our lives. >> but 90% haven't. >> you make a good point. >> see my math? see what i did there? >> journalism math. we did it. the reality for donald trump this is the perfect moment to have this talking point because this is something that appeals to the voters that he's talking about, the people that are hurt here are not lower income people. the people are not upper income people, these are middle class -- the middle of the middle class and a lot of these are suburb

here on fox at 5:00 pop, chris stirewalt and dana perino. let me tell you about jasper.ca's dog. we brought a mini jasper. i want to talk about jasper but at the end. >> yes. >> but i do want to recommend you buy the book sincerely which hi have in my house right new and is beloved already. so obamacare, trump -- you any, he's made some mistakes. he's also done some good things but not pummelling obamacare is one of them. >> i've never understood that. if you look at 2014 when the republicans come roaring back in the midterm election, it really was because of obamacare. even in 2012 they did okay in the congressional races but in 2014 that's what it was about. it's not like obama care has gotten better for the people on it. there are people who love obamacare. >> sally cone. >> or people who don't have health insurance before and are getting the subsidies. but for people in the individual market -- >> the 7 or 8 million. >> the numbers go up, your doctors go away. it's not only the premiums, it's the dedistrictabluctibles. >> people said i'll decide whether it's crappy.

chris stirewalt and howie kurtz are next on that. don't go away. >> reporters at the "the new york times" they're not journalists. they're corporate lobby cysts for carlos slim and hillary clinton. we are not going to let it happen where they decide the outcome of our elections. it's endless shrimp at red lobster. with another new flavor you never saw coming... grilled, glazed korean bbq shrimp. and try as much as you want of flavors like new parmesan peppercorn shrimp. just come in before it ends. woman: how do we protect them from $4 billion in new cuts to california schools? man: vote yes on proposition 55. woman: prop 55 doesn't raise taxes on anyone. man: not on working californians, not small businesses. no one. woman: instead, prop 55 simply maintains the current tax rate on the wealthiest californians. man: so those who can most afford it continue paying their fair share... woman: ...to prevent new education cuts... man: ...and keep improving california's schools. woman: vote yes on prop 55 to help our children thrive. >>> br

chris stirewalt will opine on this and so much more of his virtuous life 5:00 p.m. eastern. they will tell you what. thanks, chris. >> bye. >>> and we are continuing to follow the breaking news out of palm springs, california. the riverside coroner says 13 people are dead around more than 30 are injured on a bus crash on interstate 10. the entire highway has been shut down to traffic. we'll have the latest on the crash and what we know coming up. >>> meanwhile, the fight going on right now to take back mosul from isis is inching forward in iraq but not without americans paying the ultimate sacrifice. >> there is no more serious responsibility for me and nothing that i take more seriously than putting americans in harm's way, and we need to understand, everybody needs to understand that there are americans here that are in harm's way. you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. (announcer vo) the new pixe

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we'll get to it in a moment with chris stirewalt and howie kurtz. day to go before the collection, charles crout hammer offers his advice to the candidates. over the past 24 hours we've witnessed a remarkable series of attacks from the two candidate capped off

joining me now, chris stirewalt and howie kurtz, host of media buzz.here's news breaking right now which is actually really interesting and good stuff. this is from director comey, a fox news collusive, an internal memo obtained by fox news that just posted. it's a memo from him to his fbi staffers saying the election and timing require disclosure of the renewed probe saying he had to do it because of the political sensitivity that he was facing and the country was facing with the election. this is a quote -- again, thisf. of course we don't tell congress about ongoing investigations but here i felt the need to do so because i testified for months that our investigation was completed. it would be misleading to the american people were with we not to supplement the record. at the same time given that we do not know the significance of the newly discover collection of e-mails, i don't want to create a misleading suggestion. there is significant risk of being misunderstood but i wanted you to hear it directly from me. >> man. >> wow. >> wow. >> chris -- >

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chris stirewalt, fox news digital politics editor -- [laughter] chris, you know, you look across theast night in watching all of these interviews on both sides, and, you know, you can't help but realize that sort of either way no matter who wins, you're going to have someone who has been accused of harassment living in the white house, right? whether it's bill clinton for another round or whether it's donald trump. he says these accusations are false. how do you think he's doing managing this situation? >> well, bill clinton says the allegations are false too. martha: yep. >> that's what they both say. whether or not the sexual harassment or sexual assault allegations are material in a presidency would, i guess, depend on conduct. but, you know, right now donald trump doesn't seem to want to be winning the presidency. he seems to be wanting to rally his same core group of supporters over and over again, conspiracy theories, global bankers and elites bleeding america dry, the media, everybody's against him and his supporters, and he's sort of summoning people into riding out this stor

martha: thank you very much, chris stirewalt.er we'll talk to wisconsin governor scott walker. he played tim kaine in rehearsals. when pence was here he said walker was really tough in these mock sessions they were having. reuters is justcross crossing. upward of 50 million watched the debate. that would be significantly lower than 2008 palin versus biden, but still a good turnout. martha: we'll see how long people watched. people say the first 0 minute is what most people hang in there for. bill: the top of the ticket about now get the focus again. donald trump hitting the trail. dan springer is in henderson, nevada. how does that battleground state shape up? >> in less than five weeks to go, this race is in a virtual tie. donald trump, hillary clinton working hard for nevada's six electoral votes. the polls show it with hillary clinton having less than a 1% lead. trump has an event in henderson, nevada. then wraps up with reno in the afternoon. he was in prescott, trying to hold on to a competitive state. trump blasted and trie

chris stirewalt joins us now, fox news digital politics editor. good morning to you, chris. you. >> good morning, miss martha. martha: break this down for us. if you're mike pence or tim kaine you have a job to do tonight and you get one shot at it. look at mike pence first. what does he need to accomplish tonight? >> first thing for mike pence he has to ably defend donald trump because as you pointed out earlier the heat will be at the top of the ticket. he will be talking about that. he will have to defend donald trump on taxes. remember donald trump doesn't do press conference. so there are unanswered questions for the main candidates so his deputy, as it were will have to field some of this stuff. martha: got to defend donald trump. you say there are a couple of other mike pence issues which may come up for him specifically that deal with his tenure of his record in indiana, including religious freedom and differences they have on trade, right? >> sure. after he defends donald trump he also has to defend himself. had very controversial religious freedom law in indiana he

chris stirewalt's been arguing this is what's going to happen for months. >> well, here's the problempublican senators i just mentioned never checked donald trump until it was too late. in fact, toomey still hasn't said he won't vote for him, and kelly ayotte just did that. so for the republican and suburban and independent women who finally rejected donald trump -- martha: why would those republican women care that much if those individuals didn't go the way they wanted them to go on donald trump when they do care about things like smaller government and supreme court picks? >> because if you -- kelly anne con is a pollster -- kellyanne conway is a pollster, first and foremost. for republican women to out and out reject donald trump, they're rejecting people who supported him as well. martha: well, we'll see. let's bring morgan back in here. >> that's the polling, martha. >> i don't know what specific polling she's referring to, but in my experience, my pac has supported kelly ayotte, and the women that i work with around the country under 40, a lot of them admittedly have issues wit

maria: thank you so much blake burman with the latest there chris stirewalt fox news digital politicizeor co-host of perino and stirewalt good to see you. thank you so much for joining us. >> good morning. >> what do you make of this donald trump closing the gap here is it normal for polls to get higher closer to election day? >> it sure is. >> it sure is you expect some tightening at the end we look at array when we want to know the state of the way, so let me back up our poll is most useful because i want to know how independents are voting how are different demographic groups breaking out that is invaluable information as doing for being and projections going into the end of this cycle, that is what i want to know so this has the this is the marrow in bone when we look at what is state of the accuracy currently we like averages of polls this is the lower end of the spectrum for averages of credible polls, the point i think today is probably 5 probably 5 points down in average of national polls which is more than mitt romney lost by we are seeing tightening here, but i would also caut

. >> i am chris stirewalt. all the top headlines after a rough spell donald trump looks to reset with a big feast and new approach. how did it go? are democrats getting cocky? >> the rnc chairman has a new edict for the party, fall in line behind trump or else. the guy who cracked watergate calls it corruption, and the latest on payagainst hillary clinton and the down ballot affect on the united states senate. we will impress your friends with your inside knowledge but, first, to charlotte where mike is with the clinton campaign. mike? >> good afternoon. hillary clinton is on the way to charlotte, north carolina, hoping to fire up young voters on this college campus the she is spend day in north korea with the recent -- in north carolina with a poll suggesting a close race. the latest average of recent polls has clinton with 2.5 edge over donald trump so it is competitive race. clinton this afternoon has been working and encouraging voters do go to the polls ahead of november to participate in early voting. she