do you think the clinton team knows how to deal with a subdued donald trump? the new kellyanne conway donald trump? if he comes out and talks about policy and doesn't say something insulting, is that something hillary clinton can deal with, mark? >> reporter: i think so. i think hillary clinton, she is very skilled at doing debates. she has been doing these for 12 years. she knows how to handle herself on the debate stage. if he comes out and he is s subdued and does not attack her. in some ways, if he comes out and he is quiet and not as bombastic, that may work for hillary clinton. i suspect no matter what happens, she will be prepared. as we watch tonight and listen for what they have to say, let's watch their body language. that will be telling who will be declared the winner and loser. >> eugene, there is an issue that donald trump could make a statement or apologize for birtherism and take something off the table. it could be donald trump x. instead of issues. there is a way he could generate a different headline and take the attention. >> absolutely. i'm

attorney near washington asking him to investigate whether clinton and her team obstructed justice by deleting thousands of e-mails that were subject to a court preservation order and within the last hour, clinton has responded to reporters about that question and says she has no reservations that her aids did anything wrong. >> have you reached out to the clinton team? have you gotten a response to all of this? >> i have. first we heard from citizens united who released this statement. it reads in part, this e-mail chain provides a rare behind the scenes look at what benghazi related issues the clinton campaign had concerns about and what they had plotted out before hand with a democrat committee member. we asked the clinton campaign and the senator's office this morning if there was coordination between the two groups in advance of the hearing. what was meant by this term "wired"? and how these e-mails are consistent with the independent oversight rule of congress. the senator's office told me last hour that they would not comment. the clinton campaign confirmed that they have our q

. >> reporter: now trump's team says no mock debates for him, instead, an ipad with footage of clinton, occasionally meets with a team of advisers including family members and former fox news boss roger ailes, but sources say those sessions have rather than serious preparation. will trump get nervous when he takes that stage? >> a little bit. you have to be a little. >> reporter: the one tactic both sides are using? already complaining about the questions. >> i'm going to get -- be treated very, very unfairly by the moderators. i think the system is being rigged so it's -- it's going to be a very unfair debate. >> reporter: clinton's team says they are worried she'll be the ones getting tougher questions, alluding to the recent commander in chief forum. the stakes couldn't be higher. >> donald trump said about you and the debates, i know how to ha do you know how to handle trump? >> well, we'll see on september 26th. >> reporter: now both teams trying to down play expectations for monday's big debate. in fact, trump's team plans to move his debate prep sessions from his estate in new j

attorney here in washington to investigate whether clinton and her team obstructed justice by deletingils that were subject to a court preservation order. just this afternoon clinton was asked about this issue when she was traveling with the press on her plane and she said she had no concerns whatsoever about the actions that her aides took when they deleted those records, david. david: great reporting once again, catherine herridge, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. melissa: hillary clinton is brushing aside the email controversy bill clinton is stealing the spotlight. laureate university signed bill clinton to a $17 million deal. it was a five-year contract. it ended in 2015 according to "the washington post" auto there was no evidence that laureate received favors from the state department, the relationship is sparking concerns. charles ortel is financial whistle-blower. that is a lot of iormation. this is something you've been talking about for a while. finally others are picking up on it. break it down in a very basic sense. laureate university is online and in person univer

for many months the clinton team thought they had it locked up. michelle obama was campaigning for clinton in pennsylvania. had locked up. tonight it is neck and neck. >> and two bullet points. one, if in brooklyn the clinton team could wiggle their nose and get any demographic into the fold, it would be the millennials. the numbers are not good. they hope bernie helps that. number two, how did the debate actually translate in this election? we should see the polling data thursday afternoon or friday morning to see exactly who won >> you know what's amazing? the sanders campaign was such a movement that they addressed and catered to in their convention and you wondered did it take grip? >> yeah. the question is can he transfer that energy, that momentum from the bernie sanders vibe and transfer it over to the clinton vibe? right now a lot of the youth vote is going to the third- party candidates. >>> tonight parents have been warned about a man driving a gold or tan suv who the girls to get into the car. this happened today near 3rd street and roos

there is similar regard with clinton sort of exceptional status on how to deal of the press, and how they deal with their teams. that is not always talked about. bigl get to the other story. the clinton campaign trying to clean up her comments she made on friday night when she declared her fundraiser, half of donald trump supporters were "a basket of deplorables." she apologized later, but trump is trying to get behind it with $2 million in this new ad in ohio and florida. donors,ing to wealthy hillary clinton called tens of millions of americans deplorable. >> they are racist, sexist, homophobic, islam a public, you name it -- islamic phobic, you name it. >> people like you deplorable. you know what is deplorable? hillary clinton viciously demonizing people like you. mark: trump continued that attack. donald trump: our support comes from every part of america and every walk of life. these are the people hillary .linton so viciously demonized she called these patriotic men and women every filename in the book. she called them racist, sexist, ophobphobic, islam ic. ae called half of our support basket of deplor

the clinton team uses technology to reach as many people as possible. one report says that's a problem. it t regated. the phone site is not secure. it says the problem is on clinton's website when you create an account. you get access to a phone bank tool that lets you call people in selected states. i just went to the clinton website. i signed up. i put my name, information, my address and phone number. it thinks i'm a volunteer. so i'm ready to make some phone calls. verification. you could pretend to be anything and julieian says that's a big problem. >> this ex -- exposes hillary clinton to the risk of having anybody say whatever they want and potentially harass people through information provided publicly by hillary clinton's website. >> we saw it ourself, names, phone numbers, ages. i did a clinton cold call to >> i'm not sure i like it was on there and you were able to find it. >> her candidate is -- >> hillary. we should be concerned about the person running our government, how they are going to deal with people of other heads of states. that's w

he wants to find out if clinton-- or her team-- played a role in deleting emails after they were asked to save them. clinton says it's just the latest "conspiracy theory." as for the "commander-in- chief forum.... the official coin toss-- yesterday-- has hillary clinton speaking first. donald trump will get the last word. the questions will be centered around national security.. .military affairs... veterans issues. trump tried to get a "head start"-- by hosting his own military-themed event. he got the endorsement of dozens of retired military chiefs. a colorado company is in the middle of clinton's an engineer with "platte river networks" deleted a group of emails after clinton's team was asked to keep them. according to the associated press-- that employee says he was told earlier to delete the emails... but forgot... and did it later.. in march of 2015. we'll see if officials think the latest request if worth investigating. crews will be lifting roadblocks this morning as they make progress in putting out the starwood fire. it's now 60-percent contained. crews say the fire in larim

the clinton team is hitting battle ground states. where the heavy hitters are that are campaigning on clinton's behalf today. donald trump's off the >>> no labor day relaxing if you're on the presidential trail. the campaign is not stopping. donald trump is off the trail but after a long break, hillary clinton is now hitting the road. >> today in the bay tracie potts has more. she joins us live from washington. it's not just clinton, tracy, but former president clinton, his sur gates, her vice presidents. everyone is campaigning. >> right. donald trump is doing events in ohio, as well. the former president and tim kane and vice president biden and bernie sanders in new hampshire today on her behalf. >> clinton team hitting battle ground states this week. >> there's no question in my mind that hillary clinton is far away the superior candidate. >> bill clinton is in ohio today. so is tim kane. he's stopping in pennsylvania defending clinton's e-mails and classified information. >> when she received the e-mail, the material that was cla

the rnc rules and fax call a right now, clinton's team seems to be downplaying her pneumonia. is that okay, or do voters deserve to know more about the health of our candidates? dale is looking into a new study. >>reporter: voters truly do care. 89% sayyit is important, to their vote, that is where the survey from rasmussen reports just on. if you break it down, 89% of republicans say they need to 85% of democrats say the same thing. interesting enough, when it comes to hillary clinton, only 17% of democrats and that her health is a legitimate voter cancer. this poll, however, was taken before her pneumonia diagnosis. people's opinions might be shifting a little bit. we will have to wait and see if this will change. speaking of health, a woman so she finally got a wake-up call that she needed in order to lose weight. now, she is sharing what she learned to help others do the exact same. over the past 2 years, rhonda ha unbelievable. running time with family and friends, with similar eating habits helped her successfully lose the weight. >> help everybody you know -- tell every

, the big question is, is he doing these sort of full-fledged mock debates that clinton is doing. his team says that no one's standing in as clinton so it potentially appears he's not doing that. we should see today, his team saying that he's ready, he's excited and perhaps rising expectations just a bit. his campaign manager who has been in on these sessions with him says that he is a brilliant debater. >> phil, what do we know about the structure's the debate? give us the goods. >> you think 100 million people potentially watching. between seven to eight out -- seven or eight out of ten voters say they will be watching. there was a coin toss. hillary clinton won so at some level she's won on something. she will be giving the first question. there will be six 15-minute segments. broken down, the direction of the future of the country, then economy, then national security. two segments apiece for all issues. the first question goes to hillary clinton. she gets two minutes to respond. then donald trump gets two minutes to respond to that same question. then they will have it out. it will go

clinton's team says it's their job to fact check. it's pointed out. >> reporter: trump's team says, "not so fast." >> i really don't appreciate campaigns thinking it is the job of the media to go and be these virtual fact-checkers. >> and cecilia vega, just steps from the debate stage. you said clinton gets the first question. and tonight, you've learned other new details? >> reporter: yes, hillary clinton will be stage left, donald trump will be stage right. after the first round of ten minutes of open debate and conversation, and the rules came in part because of agreements between the campaigns, and also because of a coin toss. they won't tell us who won which ones. >> all right, cecilia vega, thank you. >>> millions of americans watching tomorrow night. and these debates putting the spotlight of hillary clinton and donald trump at their best and at their worst. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, the candidates fine-tuning plans of attack. nasty guy. >> reporter: clinton may try to get trump to lose his cool and raise questi

after the clinton team offered a seat to mark cuban. >> i just don't see him as being capable in the least bit. >> reporter: trump took to twitter, threatening to offer an invitation of his own. saying, "if dopey mark cuban of failed benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps i will put gennifer flowers right alongside of him." gennifer flowers, being the woman who had an affair with bill clinton decades ago. trump's campaign manager now >> this debate should not be about what billionaire can hillary clinton put in the front row. she has a right to be there if somebody else gives her a ticket. >> reporter: clinton, a veteran, with 34 presidential debates under her belt, has been deep in preparation, from briefing books to mock debates. >> donald trump's bigotry, his bullying, his bluster are not going to wear well on the american people. >> reporter: trump, no stranger to the stage either. he's done 11, but never one-on-one, and no mock debates for him. just question and answer sessions. his aides worried he hasn't practiced enough. >> i'm the only one that beats hillary

you have the clinton campaign drudging up comments from 20-something years ago. it's team clinton that's dredging up the past, going negative. you mentioned the ads. all of their ads are negative. they're hitting donald trump. it's donald trump's ads that are up on tv talking about the future and the movement that he has and the way to make america great again. the irony of what the reality is versus what the media wants to talk about is unbelievable in terms of the disconnect. so, i do find it interesting because what donald trump is talking about, what this campaign is talking about, what governor pence is talking about is making america great, moving forward, solutions to the problems our country faces. and what team clinton is talking about is digging up decade's old comments and trying to create further controversies instead of talking about the reported of their candidate and her accomplishments. you've got to wonder that's because there's a lack of them. >> sean spicer with the rnc, thanks for being here. >> thanks, kate. >>> the fact-checkers, very busy during last

after hillary clinton's team offered what they say is one of the best seats they have to marc cuban? donald trump's billionaire reality tv nemesis? sot cuban "i just don't see him as being capable in the least bit." (gfx) trump took to twitter, invitation of his own saying?.. "if dopey mark cuban of failed benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps i will put gennifer flowers right alongside of him!" gennifer flowers ?being the woman who had an affair with bill clinton decades ago? trump's campaign manager now says flowers was never actually invited? sot conway this debate should not be about what billionaire can hillary clinton put in the front row // she has a right to be there if somebody else gives clinton? a veteran? with 34 presidential debates under her belt? has been deep in preparation? from briefing books to mock debates? sot past debate hrc i think that donald trump's bigotry, his bullying, his bluster are not going to wear well on the american people. trump? no stranger to the stage either- he's done 11.. but never one on one?and no mock debates for him? just

let's go to trump's claim that clinton would raise taxes. our team determined that that claim needs context. the tax policy center estimated that clinton's tax proposal would raise taxes by 1.1 trillion over the course of 10 years. it income earners and speaking of taxes the candidates got into a heated exchange or donald trump not releasing his tax returns >> i will release my tax returns against my lawyer's wishes when she releases her 33,000 emails of that been deleted. >> i made a mistake using a private email. >> that's for sure. >> and if i had to do it over again i would obviously do it differently. >> that was more than a that was done purposely. >> you've got to ask yourself why won't he release his tax returns and i think there may be a couple of reasons. first maybe he's not as rich as he says he is. >> she also said maybe not at char rateable be as he says he is. >> now, as far as he tell donald trump did keep himself in check. he said he was upset that his microphone wasn't working properly. clinton is pleased with her performance. she's

after hillary clinton's team offered what they say is one of the best seats they have to mark cuban, donald trump's billionaire tv nemesis -- >> i just don't see him being capable in the least bit. >> reporter: trump took to twitter, threatening to offer an invitation of his own, if cuban, a failed benefactor wants to sit in the front row, perhaps i'll about gennifer flowers next to him, the woman who had an affair with bill clinton decades ago. trump's campaign manager now says flowers was never actually invi invited. >> this debate should not be about what billionaire hillary clinton puts in the front row. she has a right to be there if given a ticket. >> reporter: a veteran with 34 debates under her belt, deep in preparation from briefing books to mock debates. >> donald trump's bigotry, his bullying, his bluster, are not going to wear well on the american people. >> reporter: trump no stranger to the stage either, doing 11, but never one-on h-one, no mock debates for him, just question and answer session. the aids worried he's not practiced enough. >> i'm the only one that beats

. >> randy, hillary clinton teams up with bernie sanders for an donald trump is set to speak to voters in illinois, iowa, and wisconsin. most of the polls giving clinton the edge as new comments from trump spark new controversy. trump blaming bad questions from moderator lester holt and what he claims was a spotty microphone for his performance. speaking last night in florida, trump warning things could get personal. >> for 90 minutes i watched her very carefully and i was also holding back. i didn't want embarrass her. >> he was kind of digging me for spending time off the campaign trail to get prepared. but trying to keep track of everything he says took a lot of time and effort. >> the clinton campaign ad featuring miss universe 1996 alicia machado makes the rounds. she says trump was critical of her appearance after she won the contest and gained weight. she will be on "good morning, america" after the eyeopener. >> the united states senate keep the government funded beyond this friday. that deadline is midnight on september 30 to come up with an agreement. most democrats and at le

and hillary clinton's team already out with a new web ad focusing on those comments we just heard about women. >> thank you, tracie. >>> while most people were watching it debate, the new falcons finishing the debate with a twist. both teams formed a circle and linked hands. the idea came from the head coaches who left it up to their quarterbacks to decide exactly what to do. they said it was a way to show support without distracting from the anthem and inspired by the latest police shootings in tulsa and oklahoma. >>> first, mandatory evacuations are broke out near yosemite national park. they say the 850-acre blaze is zero percent contained. >>> and the ceder river is expkted crest at 23 feet this morning. residents have been evacuated and are hoping a temporary flood karins. >> we're not dealing with storms like yesterday that hit charlotte and san antonio. lot of this will be gone by the peek of the morning rush hour. still boston and providence will deal with it and into central virginia around richmond. the northeast clears out during the day. the only problems the showers an rale

the clinton team says monday's big debate is possibly the biggest night of this race so far. we're talking about two different candidates here. two very different styles of debate prep. you heard tom say that trump's team is a little concerned he might not be preparing enough. clinton's team says this is the trail starting today in these intensive debate preps and doing mock debates with the donald trump stand-in and reviewing foot on to get a sense of what he's like on that debate stage. the clinton team tells us they are worried about one thing, they're not sure which donald trump will show up, whether he'll be the aggressive candidate or the more reserved one. they say that's made this a tough thing to prepare for. >> she has to prepare for two people but you mentioned mock debates. is t donald trump and if so, who is it. >> reporter: the clinton team is keeping this one very close to the vest. they're not telling us who is playing it but i'll tell you this, "shark tank" star mark cuban says he volunteered to play donald trump. he also says the campaign never returned his

even clinton's team on the trump foundation. clinton's advisor trump card -- credit, mark cuban dissident front row. so she's trying to distract attention her campaign trying to play games with front row seats and donald trump is not about that. but the truck to read about dividing gennifer flowers, who led an affair with bill clinton. but his campaign says she is not on their list. if she does show does show up, the clinton's candidacy -- campaign says they think it might backfire. with new information at the top of the hour from the clinton campaign showing that some of her guests will include people whom she has worked with. people with disabilities to whether she has worked to help in the past. lauren manning who was at the dnc in philadelphia, she was injured in 911. all of them here on the clinton this audience. >> what do we know about these members of the audience? the 1000 plus? >> half of those, many of those tickets have picked it up to the clinton campaign, a boost to the trump campaign. and a bunch of them to ask fo

clinton's team is concerned the bar has been set too low for trump. >> just because he doesn't fly off the handle in the middle of this debate does not mean that he is prepared to be president of the united states. >> he has every right to defend himself. >> she's got to be able to make that positiv but also not let donald trump get away with what he's likely to do, which is to make stuff up. >> reporter: it's 09 minutes of debate, broken into six fifteen-minute sections. >> you get 90 minutes to look at people, see whether there's depth, whether there's substance, whether there's candor and truthfulness in what they say. >> reporter: tonight's topics -- and securing america. that can get into immigration, even clinton's e-mails, and the trump foundation. clinton's invited trump critic mark cuban to sit in the front row. >> she's trying to distract attention. her camp trying to play games with front-row seats. trump's not about that. >> reporter: trump tweeted about inviting jennifer flowers, who had an affair with bill clinton. tracy pots, nbc news, hemp stead, new york. debate here o

the clinton team hoping to capitalize on what they see as a win. our new online poll shows 52% of voters believe secretary clinton did win and, in fact, 27% of voters say their opinion of trump changed for the worse. today we are in des moines, in iowa, where early voting is under way. that's the big focus here. secretary clinton's message will be get out to the polls, go vote. the clinton campaign is going to be carrying some folks to the polls to make sure they're voting early and that they register their vote in this race, hallie. >> kristen, as we talk about the polling, not just in battleground states but after the debate you're talking about, donald trump continues to struggle with women. katy, i want to bring you back into the conversation here. we know 20% of women, according to our new polling, now have a worse opinion of donald trump from after the debate. can you see it there. 61% for him had no change in opinion. 51% for secretary clinton. his campaign manager, kellyanne conway was asked on "the view" within the last couple hours, or the

. >> the clinton team battleground states this labor day including bernie sanders going solo on her behalf. >> there is no question in my mind that hillary clinton is far the superior canned dot. >> when she r which is supposed to be flagged in many nance instances was improperly labeled. >> clinton's poll numbers are dropping but trump is not gaining. >> we can't be associated with this kind of message and tone. >> trump surrogates are having a hard time explaining what he'll do with 11 million law abiding >> he's been completely consistent on this point. he'll release his tax returns this week and at some point trump will too. >> kim: speaking of politics on your screen right now president obama who not long ago touched down in china is holding a news conference. for that let me talk some quon tomorrow, the next leg of your trip a little bit. and tomorrow you are going to be meeting for the first time with the leader whose war on drugs has led to the death of about 400 people in the last two months since he took office. today he said anyway colorful way that you better not bring this up

. >> before we go, is hillary clinton's team taking the wrong approach? tim kaine saying hillary brings her a-plus game. why say she needs to deliver an a-plus when donald has the bar so low? >> she feels as though she does. part of her prep ragdz is to have her former top aide at the state department play donald trump. he's not afraid to pull a punch. anyone who has worked with him knows that. if you're a member of the press, you know that. he's had a lot of tussles with the press. he has taken some really sharp, personal jabs at her over this weekend. she knows that the stakes are incredibly high for her tonight. because there is so much pressure for her to perform, not just an a-plus, but for her to exceed expectations. by the way, when you talk about style over substance, substance is so important. we live in an era of not just tv but twitter, and one sentence could dominate how we look back and view this debate. >> you know who has style and substance? steeth s steve schmidt, a republican strategist and msnbc contributor. he's going to help us break

her team met with trump's ghost writer trying to find out what make him tick. clinton's aides say she's not taking the stage looking to provoke donald trump. but they say she's prepared for everything, including personal attacks. aides fear the bar is lower for script, even slightly, he'll appear presidential. sthat a threat to hillary clinton. >> thank you, cecilia. i think we're all looking forward to this. >>> in other news, the united states is accusing russia of barbarism and war crime in syria for unleashing more air strikes supporting the syrian regime that have killed dozens of people. the u.n. skurnt council failed to take action on sunday. five people at mall in washington state is due in court today. he had a string of run-ins with the law including assault charges. one neighbor said sho was so afraid of him, she kept a stun gun by her door. a motive for friday's shooting is unclear. >>> man lost at sea with his mother for eight days has been found alive in good condition. a ship found 2-year-old nathan on a life raft 100 miles off martha's vineyard. leaving r

. >> the clinton campaign team feels like it was successful in pushing donald trump's buttons getting him to take the bait on a number of attacks. this was only the first of three. two more head to head contests in the final six weeks of this campaign. clayton? >> hold on. we are hee go. >> i was tracking amazon earlier. i was wrong on this. i was looking to where she mentioned her book "stronger together" go and check it out. it is number one right now in the political section of amazon. i guess talking about your work on television works. >> how does that compare to "art of the deal." >> i don't know about comparison it is # 117. it still has one star. the ratings aren't that good but she is selling a lot of them. >> maybe donald trump is the one who reviewed it. >> 17 minutes after the hour. no shortage of fireworks and accusations after the first debate. >> you want to improve trans-pacific partnership. >> that is just not accurate. >> you called it the gold standard. >> true or false? we are fact checking the candidates up next.

i'm feeling great. >> reporter: more than five hours later, clinton's team on friday, during an exam for a cough that clinton had said was related to allergies. >> every time i think about trump, i get allergic. >> reporter: it is not the first time clinton has withheld information about her health. in 2012, she fainted at home, hitting her head, suffering a concussion and a blood clot. but at the time, her aides downplayed the severity of the injury. it wasn't until journalists spotted her special glasses for double vision that it became clear just how serious that injury was. in 2014, clinton told diane sawyer there was nothing to worry about. >> so, no lingering effects? >> no lingering effects. >> of any kind? >> no. >> reporter: today, amid new questions about disclosure, a mea culpa from her communications director. "we could have done better yesterday, but it is a fact that the public knows more about hillary clinton than any nominee in history." has released full medical records, but clinton has provided more information. a two-page letter from her doctor in 2015, declaring he

the clinton team seems to be not worried about that question. secretary clinton's late night study sessions and prep today also did not stop her from weighing in on the developing situation in charlotte, north carolina. fox news correspondent jennifer griffin has that story tonight. >> reporter: after facing criticism for not releasing the tape, the department released the video yesterday after the wife of mr. scott shared the video she shot on her telephone camera. it is difficult to conclude from either video whether or not mr. scott, who suffered from a traumatic brain injury, held a gun. hillary clinton had tweeted the charlotte police should release the video without delay. clinton took some time out from debate prep sunday like her opponent to meet with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the democratic candidate spent until nearly midnight saturday in mock prep sessions. her running mate described their expectations. >> i'm hoping there isn't a difference in the debate, john. i think there's been some worry up till now there ha

trump did a service to the people by bringing the closure to the issue that hillary clinton's team first raised. it is no worthy that the statement came from the campaign and not trump himself. we may hear from him when he visits the republican headquarters. hillary clinton is back on the campaign trail. we have brianna keilar with more. >> reporter: good morning, christine and george. spokesman for the trump campaign released a statement having successfully obtained president obama's birth certificate when others could not, mr. trump believes president obama was born in the united states. this is something that we have heard from top campaign officials before. we have not heard this from donald trump himself. this is a spokesman. for years, trump questioned the birth place or dodged when asked to give a definitive answer on the topic. that is what we are waiting for. does the candidate repeat what his campaign is saying. the timing is significant. the statement came hours after trump's comments to "the washington post" were published. the post asked him if obama was answered in the unit

it infuriates the clinton team. yeah, she's more experienced but she shouldn't be held to a different standard than the person next to her on a debate stage. i think when you talk to people on both sides, one thing that concerns republicans familiar with the structure and one thing that democrats are pointing to as a possible kind of big point for hillary clinton in her favor, 90 minutes, two candidates. not 16 across the stage. you can't hide when there is 90 minutes and two candidates. the republican primary, donald trump would kind of recede and you'd forget he was there as other candidates fought it out. that can't happen. hillary clinton is undoubtedly the favorite when it comes to handling a debate on this stage, i think the clinton team looks at the reality that donald trump can't just kind of recede at any point and will have a difficult time swatting things away and moving on. hillary clinton's job will be to drive down into the policies, try and draw him out. that's where they think they can win. >> we tal

paul on clinton's team.siasm levels are not quite as high for her as they were for president obama. remember in 2012 he only won florida by 1%, the closest state of the election. she will need all the help she can get. vonnie: what are the key polls you are watching now? >> we will definitely want to see with the national numbers say to see there was a national, nationwide impact. we will look at very important swing states, from florida to ohio to pennsylvania. ohio is important because the last couple of polls have shown clinton down. our poll has her down by about five points. pennsylvania is incredibly important because it is clinton's firewall. if trump can't win their, it's hard for him to get a path to 27 0. it will be very important for clinton if she wants to win to block trump from winning in pennsylvania. we are looking for polls and those swing state and nationally to see if the impact of the first debate, which most people say clinton one, will hold -- clinton won, will hold beyond the debate. v

>> reporter: the clinton team is keeping this one very close to the vest. they're not telling us who is playing it but i'll tell you this, "shark tank" star mark cuban says he volunteered to play donald trump. he also says the campaign never returned his e-mails on that one, michael. >> very interesting. >> let's bring in matt dowd to talk about this. i want to get to it in a second, but we have the new polls are out showing that hillary clinton may be firming up her position with a six-point lead in the four-way race. battleground states. >> yeah. i think the fascinating thing about this race is the equilibrium seems to be about hill i with a three or four-point lead. for donald trump he's never taken a lead in the game. he's gotten in the red zone a number of different times, but never actually taken the the lead. >> that brings us to the debate. a big debate about debates, whether they matter or not. they tend to reinforce where the race is heading. some big exceptions, 1960, kennedy sl kenne kennedy/nixon. 1980, ronald reagan. >> i think these debates w

. >> clinton's team said they played with her grand keds before leaving chelsea east apartment afterward she returned to her new york home. she's scheduled to be in california tomorrow for more fund raising. >>> at least 45 people have been killed in syria. u.s. russian agreement tries to end the violation there. it establishes is a cease-fire. it doesn't start until monday. it also calls for a military partnership targeting the state and alchai da. previous cease-fires like this one caused spikes in environments as they make one final push to gain territory. the conflict in syria is now in its sixth year. at least a quarter million people have been killed there. >>> coming up next, more t searching for a home nearly a month after the deadly floods. >> and a september high of around 76 degrees. we didn't make it. can we keep the mild sunshine in place all because of your high? >>> it's ban month since the devastating flooding in louisiana. and many people are living in shelters. fema teams are at each shelter trying to help people there. we talked about that,s that so sad. historic flood

clinton's team says she's practicing, she's released new web videos, hitting trump on not releasing his taxes yet:(nats of clinton web ad, "you think there's almost like somethings wrong. what's wrong?")and using his charity's money to pay off legal settlements:(nats of clinton web ad, "there's nothing like doing things with other peoples money.")trump, meantime, seems to be courting former rival ted cruz - backing cruz' push to extend government authority over the internet. tracie potts, washington. new numbers from the marquette university law school poll show hillary clinton and donald trump.the poll shows clinton leading trump 44 perecent to 42 percent among likely voters. despite the close race, trump has not campaigned in wisconsin in over a month, while clinton has not been to the badger state since a little boy is in the hospital in serious condition after he was accidently shot. neighbors say 9 year old julian clark was shot by his 6 year old brother,according to milwaukee police it happened children got a hold of a gun. the owner of the convenience store across the street from