mark: statistical pie with sanders and clinton in iowa. disturbing picture for hillary clinton much more optimistic for bernie sanders. again, in terms of if you are in iowa right now, what does philly clinton have to focus on -- hillary clinton have to focus on and what does bernie sanders have to focus on? sasha: the burden is more on sanders. it is a challenge for campaigns if you have people that have never caucused before. both campaigns are working off a list that they acquired from the state party. that is your core source of information. that is the starting point for all of your field programs. so, if you are building your support and showing up in polls with in frequent voters, you're starting with a huge informational disadvantage. the other challenge we see for sanders is unlike and the republican caucus where it's one eote, one man, one person, onve vote across the state, democrats see their delegates allocated by precinct. sandersght imagine does, if you have support that is concentrated in college towns and parts of cities w

with a new poll showing bernie sanders pulling nine points ahead of clinton in the first primary state, new hampshire and big strides in iowa. not long ago, clinton was leading sanders in iowa by 24 percent and now the lead in the hawkeye state is down to 11 points and in a hypothetical matchup with donald trump, he is now ahead of clinton in iowa. >> clinton and sanders and the other democratic candidates have a new challenger, harvard professor larry lessig and focusing on campaign finance reform. >> we have to focus on the changes that would get us a government that could work again. this is not captured by the smallest fraction of the 1 percent who fund campaigns. >> he will need to register in national polls reaching at least 1 percent to be included in the first democratic primary debate next month. >> happening right now some of the top bicyclists are on the streets of san francisco right now. the 41st annual will follow a course by the plaza including along battery streets. the final race will take place at 3:00 people this afternoon and you can expect delays on the we roads today on the route. >> meteorologist mike

in gotham city. a new poll shows hillary clinton with a lower number than bernie sanders in iowa. ats numbers are also pretty good, even though he's not formally in the race. mark, joe biden is here on clinton's home turf, palling around with all kinds of liberals. is this just a coincidence, or is the vice president trying to stir the pot? mark: he has been moving around a lot of places. i think he is doing everything he can to keep the options open. make no mistake -- if he decides to get in, he is not going to overtake her instantly, but he is formidable because he has vast national political experience. coming into new york, doing colbert, hanging out with the governor of new york state, this guy can do a lot of stuff and he can do it with a better touch that hillary clinton. john: i think there is something about, he has been stirring the pot, but there is something about the vividness of the incursion onto her home turf. standing up there with cuomo. all these people. this is seen as hillary clinton's home and base. for him to be traipsing around here at this moment when he i

his being in the mix right now is bothering hillary clinton a little bit more than bernie sanders. mark: in this poll and in the iowa sanders is gaining. what can you tells about why sanders has moved into a tie with clinton in this poll? ann: he wins two out of three people under age 35. those are likely to include a lot of people who have never caucused before. he is enlarging the base. that is helping him there. the other thing you see is people right now are not focused on who can win in the general election. they are focused on who aligns with my values? that is what they are paying attention to. that's why bernie sanders is doing better. if it were the reverse, people were caring about who wins, hillary clinton might be polling stronger. mark: statistical pie with sanders and clinton in iowa. talk about each one of those separately. a more disturbing picture for hillary clinton much more optimistic for bernie sanders. given where they thought they would be at this again, in terms point. of if you are in iowa right now, what does hillary clinton have to focus on and what does bernie sanders have to focus on? sa

clinton 41% to 32%. if vice president joe biden was in the state the same survey shows him in third place with 16%. in iowa, clinton's 24-point lead in july has been cut more than half to just 11. clinton has been dogged by constant questions about her private e-mail server while she was secretary of state. she won the 2008 new hampshire campaign and was there on saturday. >> i welcome that. >> reporter: sanders has spent the last several days in campaigning in iowa and said saturday -- >> i think the secretary's people are getting very nervous that the campaign is bringing forth. >> reporter: clinton has more events in iowa today. vice presidented mien is still mulling over whether he wants to join the race. his aides say he'll make a decision by month's end. now the debate is set for a little over a month away. on the republican side they spent the weekend campaigning in new hampshire including carly anne-marie? >>> there's been another shark a attacka attack attack, this one off the coast. one was bitten on the foot by a hammerhead shark. >> we saw this fin and it dove and we didn't see it for five minu

together, we're building a better california. >>> bernie sanders is now leading hillary clinton in iowa, according to a few quinnipiac poll out today. he is winning in iowa. it is 41-40 with biden still at 12. the poll comes a day after the nbc marist poll. and there it is. can democrats in the country nominate a socialist? the self-described socialist? i think it is a pretty good question. she is a senior strategist and adviser for the pro hill super pac. and howard deenl was of course, governor of vermont and a presidential candidate himself. we put a lot of focus this program about donald trump and whether he will swear loyalty to the republican nominee even though he has not been an active party member. do you think bernie sanders should do the same. he is not a member of the party and has made a point of saying that, should he express loyalty to the eventual nominee and say he will support him or her? >> i think anybody running on the democratic ticket should say they'll support the nominee. socialists, whatever, young people are not into labels but they are into results. everybody

clinton in new hampshire. and also shows in closing the gap against clinton in iowa. this all comes as harvard law professor larry lessig becomes the sixth democrat to enter the race. by the way, to elevate the debate, to focus on the changes that would actually get us a government that would work again, that is not captured by the tiniest fraction of 1% who fund campaigns. autria: donald trump continues to lead in the gop race, but his competitors continue to pounce on his foreign-policy blunder he made on the radio last week. with speculation swirling about a possible run for the white house, vice president joe biden spoke in pittsburgh today. he was there to kick off the allegheny county labor day parade. vice president biden: used to be when the -- when productivity went up in america, everybody got to share. they got a piece of the action. but it went up about 73%, but wages only went up about 9% all across america. something is wrong, folks. autria: associate say biden auld make a decision about possible run by october 1. is showingnt obama solidarity with worke

. >> reporter: hillary clinton in iowa targeting her own sagging poll number there's calls trump entertaining >> i wish i had that same sort of mentality. listen, i don't need to tell you anything. when i get there, peace will be breaking out everywhere. >> reporter: carly fiorina turning around comments about her face. >> this is a face of 561-year-old woman. i'm proud of every year and every single wrinkle. >> reporter: dr. ben carson the number two republican. trump called the world renowned neurosurgeon an okay doctor. >> it's narrow minded when someone says he's a neurosurgeon, he only knows how do medicine. that's stupid. >> reporter: bernie sanders continues to draw huge crowds. this one in virginia. >> if we were not talking about donald trump, bernie sanders would be the biggest story of this campaign. >> reporter: while bernie sanders is a big story having displaced hillary clinton in iowa and new hampshire, over the next 48 hours, the big story will be donald trump, what will he say? how will he say it? how will other candidates react? tracie potts, nbc news washington. >>> we know

now outpacing hillary clinton in iowa. that's a big change from clinton's 19-point lead there. . vice president biden also can win 12%, although of course he has not announced if he's going to enter this race. mark murray joins us now. bernie sanders here is doing something different. he is holding a lead now potentially in these two most important states that start the calendar. what does that mean? >> that means that hillary clinton certainly has a race on her hands for a while. you're seeing the reflection of what has been a tough two or three-month news environment for hillary clinton where her campaign has been dealing either with the e-mail story or dropping poll

that's why his campaign is excited about a poll suggesting that he is ahead of hillary clinton in iowaon the republican side iowa doesn't have a good track record in predicting nomination and white house success. future president george w. bush finished third in 1888. john mccain, the eventual 2008 nominee came in fourth. that year the winner say the caucuses and governor mike huckabee. tonight i love iowa a lot. strategists in both parties point out that the e.u. caucuses narrow down the field. underdogs gain credibility and media attention. that means an influx much cash and a boost in organizational help and polling numbers. president obama, for example. in 2008 got a 20 point bounce overnight in south carolina thanks to his victory in iowa. the main criticism is that the stay does not look like or represent the rest of the country. it's an agricultural state with a population that is 91% white. there are few latinos, and immigrants, and low unemployment. politics are personal, and residents take pride and show up on a cold winter's night to provide the country with a ranking and a

clinton. that's according to an n-b-c news/marist poll released sunday. the poll shows sanders leading 41 to 32. in july. he's also closing the gap on clinton in iowa. speaking saturday, sanders said it's no accident he's gaining on clinton. presidential candidate: "the reason we are engendering large crowds is because we have a very specific set of ideas and programs that take on the billionaire class, and say, 'you know what? enough is enough. this country belongs to all of us and not a handful of billionaires.'" > >gary :sanders credits his growing support to his stance on economic issues. >> sanders : "transforming our trade policy, about raising the minimum wage to a living wage,15 dollars an hour over a period of several years, about demanding that wall st start paying their fair share of taxes, so that we can make public colleges and universities tuition-free." > >gary:saturday, clinton told a crowd in new hampshire she's ready for the challenge. >> clinton : "well, i've always thought this was going to be a competitive primary, and i welcome that." > >gary:meanwhile in the republican race. the same poll shows donald trump still ahead. the ce

. >> sanders is a new target, since polls show he's overtaking clinton in iowa and new hampshire. and clinton is also weighing in on what's happening here on capitol hill over the next couple of weeks, lawmakers have to decide on a budget or we could be looking at a government shutdown. she in a statement is urging lawmakers not to hang up the whole federal budget and furlow government workers over this issue of funding planned parenthood. so, a little bit of politics here on capitol hill, little bit of campaign trail spilling over into what congress is trying to get done in the next two weeks. >> little bit of politics on capitol hill, i like that, thanks. >>> coming up more bugs in apple's operating system and what might be to blame, coming up next. >>> there's always a little spring in everybody's step on a friday. >> rain or shine. >> and it will be a beach weekend. you know what, when these temperatures heat up, the best place to be with some hot weather inland. i'll show you that in just a second. let's get a live look now at the bay bridge and things are looking good startin

in iowa, sanders trails clinton by 11 points. the former secretary of state led him by 24 points in july. hillary clinton campaigning the labor day in iowa. >> it will be a hard election. the other side has said they will spend, do and say anything to win back the white house. i have a little experience with that. i am confident whatever they throw at me, i can throw it right back. >> for more on sanders' sudden surge, let's bring in correspondent jeff zeleny in iowa. >> reporter: as we begin the campaign season, the traditional start of the campaign, the race is more unsettled. in iowa and new hampshire, hillary clinton can feel the burn from bernie sanders. bernie sanders is leading by nine points according to the most, poll in new hampshire. in iowa, where i am, she is only leading by 11 points. that is cut in half from a month or so ago. the race is on on the democratic side. thrown into the mix is vice president biden going to run or not? he met with family members in delaware over the weekend part of the discussion as he dec

> he certainly is a big story because of the recent polls showing that he's overtaken hillary clinton in iowa and in new hampshire now. but the bigger story over the next 48 hours is going to be the republicans. donald trump. what will he say and how will he say it and how will the other candidates react on stage? >> all right, tracie potts from washington, thank you. >>> a u.s. visit from the secretary of security. the topic of today's talk is terrorism both overseas and home grown. johnson will discuss some of the latest challenges in the fight against terror, including the explosion of social networking and also address some of the newest strategies being used to protect america. >>> if you already starting your holiday shopping and one of million americans getting a head start and crossing those names off their holiday shopping list. >> for that and the rest of the news before the bell, landon dowdy is live at worcnbc world headquarters. >> investors appear to buy and pieces are relatively flat this morning. fed is debating to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade. we get da

bernie sanders has leap frogged over hillary clinton in new hampshire. she's lost ground in iowa. we take a look at the numbers. general colin powell weighs in on president obama's nuclear deal with iran. >>> close to home, two high school players hit a referee during a game and pay a big price. >>> plus taking a pillow fight way too far. >>> how many americans are getting a paid day off today and much more on this busy monday. "first look" starts right now. >>> good monday morning to you. happy labor day. i'm betty nguyen. you may be celebrating this labor day from the comforts of your couch, maybe still in bed. there is no rest for the 2016 presidential candidates. new nbc news/marist poll shows that bernie sanders has leap frogged over hillary clinton, 41% of democratic voters, clinton gets 32% and vice president joe biden, who hasn't officially entered the race, gets 16%. in iowa, clinton is still on top but sanders is narrowing her lead from 21 points in july to just 11 points now. on the republican side, former alaskan governor sarah palin is rallying behind trump. she said

clinton in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. a new quinnipiac university poll shows the vermont senator leading clinton in iowa for the first timeo, sanders trailed clinton in iowa by 21 points. vice president joe biden received 12% of support in that poll and now we're learning when he could announce whether he's going to run for the democratic nomination. the first deadline to file for candidacy coming at the beginning of november, ahead of the new hampshire primary. according to several biden aides, he may not announce his decision until late this month or early next month. but now, right now, he's saying he's still unsure that he can commit fully to be president. last night, biden was on "the late show" with stephen colbert and said he'd be lying if he said he knew he was prepared to run following his son beau's death to brain cancer in may. >> i don't think any man or unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to be president and i'd be lying if i said that i knew i was there. >> he says he's still very emotional and overwhelmed. >>> chris cato live in our breaking news center. skyforce 10 just got over the s

in new hampshire he is leading clinton 52% to 30% and in iowa 43% to 33%. or sanders on "meet the press" telling why he's more like the bold and hillary clinton. >> the american people in my strong view are sick and tired of establishment politics, of establishment economics and they want a candidate who is prepared to stand up to the big-money interests,, wall street, corporate america that takes her so much power over legislative life in washington. lauren: he racked up a weekend campaigns spreading through the south by holding a rally in north carolina last night. nicole: asian stocks ended mostly lower. the shanghai composite index dragged down by weaker than expected report on factory production in china. let's get a closer look at the asian markets with business reporter tracey chang who is live in beijing. tracey is a reporter for chinese state television. good morning, tracey. reporter: good morning, nicole. asian markets mostly in the red. the nikkei composite down 2.7%. stocks plunging across the board after the data came out this weekend. prices a

in las vegas last night on growing the economy. >> hillary clinton and bernie sanders. you know what their views are. >> reporter: sanders is a new target since polls show he's overtaking clinton in iowa and new hampshire. and hillary clinton is also weighing in on what's happening here in washington on capitol hill. she's telling lawmakers that they should not be threatening a shut down, shutting down the federal government over whether or not to fund planned parenthood. she's urging them to pass the budget by the oend of the month. >> funny you should bring that up because happening today congress is set to approve those two measures that tracie mentioned. despite threat of vetoes from president obama. the bills are in response to videos showed planned parenthood officials how they provide researchers with a fetal tissue. the videos reported by an activist who says planned parenthood is illegally profiting from organ sales. among other things, the bills would transfer federal money to government-backed community health centers. >>> more issues stemming from apple's new mobile operating system. >> for more on that and the rest of the news before the bell we turn to landon dowdy live

in iowa. and for the first time, shows clinton behind donald trump in a hypothetical matchup in iowa. clinton continues to avoid attacks on fellow democrats. instead taking aim at the republican field. >> their flamboyant front-runner has grabbed attention. if you look at everyone else's policies, they're basically the same. they're trump without the pizazz or hair. >> reporter: another candidate is hopping into the race. harvard law professor larry lessig is joining the race. >> we have to get us a government that would work again. that is not captured by the tiniest fraction of the 1% who -- >> reporter: mara? kendis? >> bazi kanani, live in washington. thank you. >>> now the kentucky clerk who refused to grant marriage licenses to gay couple. s she's spending labor day in jail. her earl leer appeal has been amened. a support rally is planned in kentucky tomorrow. >>> now to the path for asylum for thousands of refugees pouring into europe in search for a better life. they're arriving in germany on one packed train and another. pope francis is urging churches across europe to take in

with bernie sanders, his schoolmate in the u.s., surging to a double-digit lead against hillary clinton in iowaew hampshire, and iowa democrats. neighboringdge in new hampshire. vice president joe biden, by the way, third. even though he is not officially in the race. joe: facebook says it is stepping up efforts to target racist posts on its german website. they are targeting posts and monitoring suspects' hateful posts. scarlet: and a traitor sent to jail for rigging a key interest rate is appealing his conviction and sentence. tom hayes was found guilty of relating libor while working for ubs and citigroup will stop a -- and citigroup. a london judge must decide whether to let the appeal go forward. and those our our top stories. and i want to bring in our next guest. mark dow. he is an author of a blog. volatility in the markets has been the scene this week. but you look at the volatility in currencies, swings in currencies according to the jpmorgan volatility index currencies are at a seven month , high. talk to us about how investors are positioned with less than 72 hours to go before the

clinton in the buckeye state. and maybe this means bernie sanders is now beating hillary clinton in iowa, it might mean that. but the note of caution here and interpreting this is that so far, it is just one poll. senator sanders is up by one over hillary clinton in this one iowa poll. in the last three iowa polls, she was beating him by 11 points. what i mean to say is that the next democratic poll out of iowa just became really, really important. because that will be the one that will show if this poll released today is a fluke or if something really has changed in iowa. the tables really have turned in iowa on the democratic side. so, this one poll shows something potentially very interesting. but right now, this is like jazz, right? it's -- what's not important is the note that just played is not important. what's important here is the note that gets played next. then you'll know if the musical makes sense. it was less jazz, more hard core something. >> donald trump is not a serious candidate. he's a narcissist. he's an egomaniac. the only thing he believes in is himself. the reality is, i want to say wha

clinton 41% to 32%. if vice president joe biden was in the race, the same survey shows him in third place with 16%. in what wax clinton's 24-point lead in july has been -- iowa, clinton's 24 point lead in july has been cut to 11. clinton has been dogged by questions about her private e- mail server while she was secretary of state. she won the new hampshire primary in 2008 and campaigned there saturday. >> i have always thought this was going to be a competitive primary and i welcome that. >> reporter: sanders has spent the past several days campaigning in iowa and said, saturday. >> i think the secretary's people are getting nervous. >> reporter: clinton has more events in iowa today. vice president biden is still mulling over whether he wants to join the race as aides say he will make a decision by month's end. don champion, cbs news. >>> again the count is down to 147 days to iowa caucuses and 155 days to the new hampshire primary. >>> president obama is still on the job. this labor day he is showing solidarity with the work force. the president is in boston today where he just wrapped up an appearance promoting his new executive order. that requires paid

the way he displaced hillary clinton in iowa and new hampshire in the latest polls, but in the next 48 hours, the story is going to be about donald trump. what he says on that stage, how he says it perhaps and the reaction from all the other candidates. scott, laura. >> all right, tracie, thank you. >>> meanwhile hillary clinton's daughter, chelsea, will be on "today" show talking about her new book. "it's your world" focuses on how people can make positive changes the world and also plans to talk about her mother's presidential run. >>> 6:26. coming up, spent days fighting the valley fire. today what we're learning from firefighters about conditions on the front lines. >>> the silver lining to the utterly devastating fire. the red cross has gotten so many donations it just simply doesn't need any more but people are finding other ways to give. joining us. i'm laura garcia cannon. =scott/2shot= and i'm scott mcgrew - in for sam brock. >>> a very good tuesday morning to you. thank you for joining us. i'm laura garcia-cannon. >> i'm scott mcgrew. >> some mist and drizzle in some spots an

in iowa, donald trump beats hillary clinton by five points. jeb bush beats her by 11 points. trump, however, loses to vice president joe biden in iowa by four points. bush beats biden by two points. in new hampshire, hillary clinton beats donald trump by one point, losing to jeb bush by five points. biden also beats trump in new hampshire, but loses to bush by one point. you got all that straight? if you don't, let get straight to john harwood, "new york times" political reporter, he'll straighten it out. bernie sanders leading hillary clinton in new hampshire by a nine-point lead. and also closing the gap in iowa. is this draggi in the campaign about the e-mail issue or is there more to it? >> a lot more to it, alex. first of all, bernie sanders is running a very effective campaign. he's not taking cheap shots. it's all substance. and i think with the psychology of democrats now, they believe that they are now the majority party in presidential politics, and when a party feels it has the advantage, it is natural then for the most ideological elements of the party to say, hey,

in a show of strength that's intended to keep biden out of the race. last week clinton interrupted the scheduled two-week vacation in the hamptons to roll out an endorsement in iowaclinton campaign officials have also begun to talk about their delegate advantage telling bloomberg news they have already secured more than 440 superdelegates, about 20% of the delegates she would need to secure the nomination next year and at a meeting on friday they talked about the field organization and how it will help the party. >> i'm not taking a single primary voter or caucus goer for granted but i'm building an organization for 50 states and territories with hundreds of thousands of volunteers who will help democrats win races up and down the ticket. it's time to rebuild our party from the ground up and if you make me the nominee, that's exactly what i will do. so i hope you'll join me because we're building something that will last long after next november. >> so all told, it appears the clinton operation is showing their muscle. the question is why now as political noted this week the workmen like stretch is meant to convince democratic power brokers and big-money donors t

a quinnipiac poll out this morning finds vermont senator bernie sanders leads clinton in iowa 41% to w vice president comes in third at 12%. two months ago the same poll showed clinton leading by 19 points. the numbers seem to show sanders is rising because more democrats are taking his message seriously. >> apple's newest product launch is getting mixed reviews this morning. the tech giant rolled out iphone, ipads and tv boxes in san francisco. this morning apple's stock is up after wednesday's loss of more than 1%. charlie rose, i know that guy, was there to see the updates up close including a new camera feature. >> we have something called live photos. what is it like if i can touch the picture and have the memory come to life. >> this is right before the photograph was taken. >> literally a second and a half before and a second and a half after i took the photograph. >> the new iphone 6's go on seal in two weeks. >> what do you bet charlie comes back with one tomorrow? >> just one? >> every single one of those products, on a utility belt. >>> this morning comedy central lost two

some told him he should run and some said he should beat hillary clinton in iowa trying to shore up support there saying she had the policies and tenacity and vision to make her candidacy a successful one. bernie sanders was in new hampshire trying to shore up support there where he was the leader in recent polls. for joe biden, it is a decision he is continuing to mull overme overme overment. he is keeping a circle of friends and confidantis over whether he will run or not. john and alison. >>> thank you, briana. the cia and another intelligence agency said two e-mails clinton received on her account contained top secret information at the time they were sent. a review was endorsed by a finding by the two agencies inspector general. a finding disputed by the clinton campaign. they said different agencies acquire information in different ways. there is good news for clinton on monday. she picked up the endorsement of iowa's democratic congress member dave loebasck. clinton meantime spent the holiday weekend pitching votes across the state. >> i watched george w. bush and his republican admi

he's touring north carolina while did i guesting new cbs polls showing him topping clinton in iowa and new hampshire. those polls say he has 33% in iowa over clinton's 33% and in new hampshire 52% while clinton trails at 0. this is the first time we've seen the former secretary of state removed from the helm. sanders says it's his message that's resonating. >> the american people in my strong view are sick and tired of establishment politics. they want a candidate who is prepared to stand up to the big money interests, wall street, corporate america, that exert so much power over our legislative life in washington. >> the former secretary of state continues to be dogged by the cloud of controversy in regards to her e-mail server. she spoke at the foundry united methodist church here in washington and never addressing the scandal but did say her spiritual vice adviser says she needs to be kinder to the press. eric, back to you. >> we'll see if that happens. thanks so much, elizabeth. in ten minutes arthel will be dissecting the debate, by the way, coming up on wednesday. that in ten min

clinton in early voting states now. bernie sanders has now pulled into a virtual tie with clinton in iowa. the vermont senator already has the lead on her in new hampshire. >>> meanwhile vice president joe biden will be on the late show with stephen colbert tonight leading some to speculate he may be making a big announcement. we'll see. he may throw his hat into the presidential race as well, as you have heard. >>> the kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-seax marriage licenses due -- same- sex marriage licenses due to her religion heads back to court. the band survivor has issued a cease and desist order. she walked out of jail to their song "eye of the tiger." they said they did not grant her permission to use the song and don't agree with her actions either. >>> donald trump using its ate end ever the world as we know it song at one of his rallies. he used it at a rally wednesday on the steps of capitol hill as he tried to slam president obama's iran nuclear deep. michael stipe had some unsavory things so say about the candidate. we'll leave that to your imagination. >>> ret

and they're focused on a scenario that looks like bernie sanders beats hillary clinton in iowa, beats her in new hampshire in one or the other or both. wounds her sufficiently in those first two contests that then you come to south carolina and biden is waiting. and a wounded clinton and a sanders who is not particularly cut out for well suited for the demographics of south carolina, they roll down there. and biden is the waiting alternative. and you know, scenario where she lost or was severely wounded in the first three contests, now you have-- now you really have a path for swro biden to go on and win the nomination there say little bit of a bank shot quality. she goes on and wins iowa, the wol wol thing is out the window. >> what happened to hillary clinton,. >> she chose to get in this race as the e-mail scandal is mushrooming. she could have dealt with the e-mail scandal in a more efficient or effective way. that has dogged her throughout. and even though the polls are kind of mixed on whether voters think that should be an issue or how big a factor it is for them. she has-- she

has carly fiorina got under donald trump's skin and hillary clinton is now behind in iowa. > reporter: once a run away favorite to lock in the democratic nomination hillary clinton's lead is gone in iowa. a new poll shows bernie sanders with 41% to hillary clinton's 40%. although that is still within the poll's margin of error. >> her numbers were so high there was no way everybody was going to sustain them. >> reporter: with her lead slipping away she has apologized for the private server controversy. today she focused on winning ohio. >> i thank everyone of you for coming. >> the dust up on the republican side courtesy of donald trump. things got ugly when carly fiorina's name came up. look at that face. she shot back. >> maybe i am getting under his skin. >> reporter: trump back tracked. >> i am not talking about look. >> reporter: also on the receiving end of tirades himself, jeb bush. he fired off this tweet this morning. >> demeaning remarks are mom is and inappropriate for anyone, much less a presidential candidate. enough. >> reporter: controversy seems to serve dona

in new hampshire and iowa. we have the developments beginning with jeff on the campaign trail in see gar rapids, iowa. good morning, jeff. >> good morning, alisyn. hillary clinton is starting this labor day in a far different place than she expected to. did you think underdog would be used for her campaign? here in iowa, she leads bernie sanders some 11 points, but it's down from a 24-point lead in july. in new hampshire, she is down by nine points against senator bernie sanders. all of this comes as democrats are looking at vice president joe biden. is he going to jump in or not? there are signs they like what they see if he would. he has higher approval ratings in iowa. look at the number under registered voters. hillary clinton has a 30% approval rating against all voters and joe biden 40%. definitely better in the election match up there. yesterday, when hillary clinton was campaigning to a small group of voters, she made it clear how difficult this election is now going to be. >> it's going to be a hard election. the other side has said they will spend, do and say anything to win back the white house. i have a little experience with that. i am absolutely c

. >> bernie sanders has edged ahead of clinton in iowa 41 to 40%. last night joe biden made an appearance on stephen colbert. he said he's not sure he's emotionally prepared to make a run for the white house. >> i don't think any man or woman should run for president unless must be one, they know exactly why they would want to be president. two, they can look at folks lout there and say a promise you you have my whole heart, my whole soul, my energy, and my passion to do this. and, and i'd be lying if i said that i knew i was there. >> biden told colbert he doesn't think anyone has the right to seek presidency unless they can give it 110%. >>> nbc dave wagner reports. >> 14 years after the world stopped, watched, mourned, grief remains at ground zero. a new tower, old painful wounds for those that lost family and friends. each year a somber reading of names is reminder of human toll of that day. >> my father douglas brian l. >> nearly 3,000 lives lost from new york to washington. to a field in pennsylvania. on thursday, the national parks service op

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in iowa is decreasing. bernie sanders is in first place with 41%. clintonclose second and joe biden is in third with 12%. senator sanders has been picking up points on clinton in iowa for the past four months. in may, clinton held a 45 point lead over sanders. in july it slipped to 129 points, now sanders has overtaken clinton by one point. this new poll marks a major victory for the sanders campaign. meanwhile, there's also good news out of new hampshire. week for the senator. a new poll showed sanders has a 19 point lead over clinton. during a press conference earlier today, senator sanders was asked about his lead in the polls. >> all over this cun, in new hampshire, i was just there over the weekend, in iowa, there last week, we're seeing a huge amount of enthusiasm from working people and low income people. and i think we have a whole lot of momentum in this campaign. what we are now going to be doing is starting to put some resources into states beyond iowa, beyond new hampshire, states that will be coming up on super tuesday. and all i can tell you a

to indicate how far sanders has come or how far clinton has fallen, earlier this summer another poll in iowahowed clinton with 52% and sanders with 33%. this iowa poll follows days after a different poll in new hampshire. has sanders up by nine points over clinton. 41%, 32% suggesting sanders has the momentum in the first two states to vote next year. here is sanders described his ascent in the democratic nominating process. >> you know, why are you generating such large turnouts and why are you generating so much enthusiasm? the answer is pretty simple. that is the american people are sick and tired with establishment politics. >> clinton, who has faced months of questions over the private e-mail server she used when she was secretary of state has said she's been focusing on locking up delegates for the democratic nominating convention. as for the neck and neck iowa poll, her campaign says it's always expected a close race there and said no non-incumbent candidate other than democratic senator tom harken has gotten more than 55% in the iowa caucus which is why we're working hard to earn eve

senior cnn washington correspondent joe johns has been following the clinton campaign in iowa. tell us about this, joe. >> reporter: hey, brianna. a couple of events for hillary rodham clinton here in iowa today, both focusing on increasing her support with women. one going on right now in decorah, iowa, the other earlier today here on the campus of university of northern iowa. now, it's very interesting. donald trump has been taking grief from both of the female candidates in the race, both the democrat as well as the republican. but his support among republican women remain strong. let's listen now to what hillary rodham clinton said earlier today here on the campus about the donald. >> it is somewhat entertaining. their flamboyant front runner has grabbed a lot of the attention lately, but if you look at the policies of all of them running, they're pretty much the same. they're trump just without the p pizzaz and hair. he loves women. in fact he says he cherishes women. well, that's nice. but if it's all the same to you, mr. trump, i'd rather you stop cherishing us and respec

in iowa. the clinton campaign realizes that they have a race on their hands here in iowa as well as in new hampshirethe rsons that hillary clinton is here in cedar rapids iowa. she's be appearing at the house behind me shortly and talking to some of those iowa activists trying to encourage them to join her campaign. >> there on the ground, what are you hearing from these people in iowa? what are they telling you? >> reporter: it's clear that the controversy over the e-mails, that private e-mail server that secretary clinton set up while she was at the state department is a concern to voters,ow she handled this, the fact that the fbi is investigating. it's sinking into voters and they're wondering why she hasn't been more forthcoming explaining it. she's been giving interviews. she said she regrets her decision to use that private e-mail server. at the same time, bernie sanders is really striking a cord with a lot of these voters. and add intohe mix, joe is actively thinking about running. it's a much different labor day weekend than hillary clinton ever expected at this point of her candidacy. >> it

on the democratic side, dramatic numbers, bernie sanders has now caught hillary clinton in iowa in a new quinnipiac university poll, senator sanders edges hillary clinton 41% to 40%. the vice president, joe biden, who has not yet announced whether he's running in this presidential contest, he's at 12%. democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders is here with me to talk about what's going on. we've had many conversations over these months. you must be stunned. be honest. that you're ahead in iowa. you're ahead in new hampshire. this other monmouth university poll in new hampshire has you up by nine points in new hampshire. now up one point in the quinnipiac poll in iowa. >> you want me to tell you the truth. >> tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> yes, i'm stunned. look, we have a message i believe would resonate. when the great middle class continues to disappear, almost all new income goes to the top 1%. when millions of families cannot afford to send their kids to college, when we're not addressing the planetary crisis of climate change and, wolf, a

scarlet: bernie sanders is surging to double-digit leads in hillary clinton -- against hillary clinton in iowand new hampshire. a new poll so's desk shows sanders is ahead of clinton among i would democrats and the senator has a 22% point edge in new hampshire as well. biden, he is third in both states even though he is not officially in the race. mark: donald is getting out of .he beauty pageant business trump sold the franchise to the mega-talent agency. the candidate became the sole owner of the pageant after buying out nbc universal. they had a messy breakup after againstaraging remarks mexican immigrants. scarlet: arnold schwarzenegger is the new host of nbc's "the apprentice." really? [laughter] replacing donald trump who, as you know, is running for president. trump had a nasty breakups with -- breakup with them. vice president biden coming off of a whirlwind. he is making his appearance on the late show with stephen colbert. scarlet: he expressed his doubts about a run. ties asked -- t suggest otherwise. we're joined now with more. >> you are fired. i think arnold is perfect for that g

but now in the latest "des moines register" poll sanders is pulling nearly even with clinton in iowa. once you factor in the nearly 5% margin of error, other polls still show her with a sizable lead. so at some point you have to say whatever the predictive value of polling right now, at this moment bernie sanders is running a heck of a campaign and he is clearly competitive with hillary clinton and that probably explains some of the decisions the clinton campaign has made to remind everyone just how formidable their operation is, and it is formidable, including her campaign's recent claim clinton has secured one-fifth of the total delegates she needs from super delegates pledging their support. and this weekend we learned that a key high-profile endorsement will be made publicly next saturday by jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. earlier today i spoke with senator shaheen and asked her why she decided to make this endorsement now. >> i actually was one of most of the democratic senate who urged hillary clinton to run i think almost two years ago now. and so i have been clear that i was

he is beating them by 20 points, two points, in iowa, sanders leading clinton by 10 points. as you might expect, hillary clinton in iowa, trying to downplay the results of those embarrassing polls. >> we are very committed to doing everything that i can to make my case as effectively as possible. lou: you may be surprised to know that hillary is speaking with reporters today, saying that a minister told her to, animated by her interpretation of the minister's words and those of the bible and perhaps because she is also falling further behind down by double digits as we just pointed out. here is her explanation of the more press friendly hillary. >> basically if you're going to read and listen to romans 12, you have to be nicer to the press. so to my friends in the press, i will certainly take that to heart. lou: her remarks leave it unclear whether her focus is on the offering of herself as a sacrifice as is the focus of romans 12 were choosing to bless rather than curse those who prosecute and persecute her. following this is her thinking she's better than she is and never b