a.b., the other tweet i must admit i called into the office and i said what did donald trump tweet? what donald trump tweeted i think joe biden made a correct decision for him and his family. personally i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad. >> i knew instantly when the shocking news, i was actually shocked by. this i thought he sounded in the last three days like he was definitely running. i knew donald trump would be relieved. he doesn't feel so strong up against biden in the general election matchups. he does against hillary. that's not good news for democrats. but, it's interesting. he is, you know, he -- biden would have been a more authentic, more honest and sometimes more outrageous democratic nominee to deal with for donald trump than hillary clinton. >> rick, how does this fit into the calculus of the g.o.p. do any of the g.o.p. candidates care? does it help them or hurt them if biden is in. >> i think they would have preferred to see her sweat it in the democratic primary. all of the oxygen is out of that. bernie sanders still there and other candi

we'll see where we end up. >> donald trump will be live tweeting. ary clinton went straight to the trump hotel. there's bernie sanders, everybody arriving at his trailer. hillary clinton will be there shortly. she went to the hotel. donald trump made a comment about hillary. she tweeted back saying the debate will be huge. she's enjoying this. what do you think about donald trump live tweet thg? >> we'll be live tweeting this. we have a huge war room set up. we'll be doing fact checking, going after her and the other candidates. i'm glad donald trump is going after her. the more attention we bring to her record, her untrustworthiness, you're flipflops, the better. >> marco rubio was in las vegas last week and everyone else. i'm not exaggerating. he met with ak casino -- one of the largest for the republican party. there's a new report that major donors are about to jump behind rubio. that they're ready. do you think that this is an attempt to push donald trump out of the race and does it surprise you that jeb bush seems to have fallen so far so fast?

first one was just as donald trump tweeted, sorry there is no star on the stage tonight. judge for yourself. >> in my view, secretary clinton, you do not, congress does not regulate congress, wall street regulates congress and we have to -- and saying please -- >> no, that's not -- >> i just arrived, my dad had died in office. >> are you saying you didn't know what you were voting for? >> i think we get some take overs and that was my very first vote, 9, 2, 5. >> what does that say about you casting a vote for something you're not sure about? >> i think you're being a bit rough. i had been mayor, my dad died, >> i'll be there and answer their questions but i want to talk not about the emails but what the american people want from the next president of the united states. >> let me say something that may not be great politics. but i think the secretary is right. and that is that the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your dam emails. >> me too. >> enough of the emails. let's talk about the real issues facing america. >> and bernie sanders said after the deb

host: take a look at reaction from donald trump tweeting this.iden made the correct decision for him and his family. personally, i would rather run against tiller because her record is so bad." james gilmore. "biden decision means dems are left with clinton, sanders. socialist's policies would hurt those they claim they want to help." then you have rinse previous -- reince priebus saying that the vp's decision is a major blow for dems. strongest candidate gone. party now saddled with scandal ridden clinton. we divided the lines by clinton supporters. those in the bernie sanders cap -- -- camp. what is your reaction to this? all others you can dial in 202-7 48-8002. frontw york times, their page story says this eases the path for hillary clinton. that is the headline. inside, this is what they report. fundraising was the biggest factor in his decision. he told aides and supporters "the strongest chance to continue the work that barack obama has done would be with him. he added that he believes mrs. clayton could lose the republicans - -- mrs. clin

>> i think we can go no further than donald trump's tweet about the debate, saying all of the contestants did a good job, mean it is a reality show. those of us that are political nerd types and others that like to be entertained for reality television tuned in for that reason. there are questions about donald trump could be accountable for the ratings and at least half, so if you take away that half, the democratic debate would be on pace with the republican debate. >> john, interesting exercise for a republican to watch last night? >> it was, and it wasn't. it is interesting to see sanders and clinton going after it. it is showing the weakness of the field, you yearned for someone like joe biden to get it to make it more interesting. clinton is head and shoulders above the others in the debate. everyone else looked small in come parson. >> what do you make of what you saw? >> the difference in turnout, attendance, audiences is really marked up to who was watching. for the democrats, most are tuning in to learn about the candidates and republicans tuning in to learning about the candidat

donald trump could win the republican nomination. after the story was published the real donald trump tweeted about the story. ly the biggest story. tell us about your thesis. the reasons why donald trump has been making so many waves and why when he is captured the heart of the republican party at this right. it is all about campaign finance. he is able to take a number of positions that reflect the popular side of the republican .arty on free trade he opposes the tpp. on free trade he was to reduce overall levels in the long term. republican donors on the other side of all these things, there is significant gap between what the vase once and with the donors want. donald trump is exploiting that are a well. he is the only candidate who is the ability to do that given that he does not need their money. mark: he wants to show a tiny bit of mercy to some of those who are already here. >> debatable. [laughter] earlier in the show about ben carson. how much of a threat to donald trump is ben carson? john, i think he is a threat in iowa, certainly. there are a number holds the show him up. ben carson is a front run

donald trump tweeted warm condolences to the horrible roseburg tragedy. happening more and more. i don't remember this happening with this frequency. john kasich and mike huckabee tweeting as well. huckabee goes a step further criticizing president obama saying with few facts obama is politicizing his agenda. gun violence is a problem in the country. it is not the fault of second amendment, but the fault of evil people doing evil things. ben carson said the focus needs to be preventing unstable people from getting their hands on guns. >> well, obviously, there will be those who will be calling for gun control, but you know that happens every time we have one of these incidents. obviously that's not the issue. the issue is the mentality of these people and we need to be looking at the mentality of the individuals and seeing if there are any early warning clues that we can gather that will help us as a society identify these people ahead of time. >> hillary clinton expressing anger and disbelief and addressing the gun issue as well. >> i'm sick about it and

the first happened just as republican front runner donald trump tweeted, sorry there is no star on the stage tonight. judge for yourself. >> in my view, secretary clinton, you do not -- congress does not regulate what wall street. wall street regulates congress. and we have got to break off going to them and saying please do the right thing. it is kind of naive. >> the -- i just arrived my dad adied in office it was my very first vote. >> row you saying you didn't know what you were voting for. >> i just arrived at senate i think we get some takeovers. that was my very first vote. >> what does that say about you that you are casting a vote for something you weren't really sure about. >> i think you are being a little ruf. i had just arrived. my dad had adied. it was the first vote and it was 90 to 5. >> tonight i want to talk not about my e-mails but about what the american people want from the next president of the united states. >> let me say this. let me say something that may not be great politics. but i think the secretary is right. and that is that american people are sick and ti

. >> and after that debate disagreement, donald trump tweeted this moments ago. cnbc has just agreed that the debate will be two hours. fantastic news for all. especially the millions who will be watching. nothing confirmed yet but maybe some good news. >> lawyers for dennis haster told a federal judge he has greed to change his plea to guilty. former speaker was accused of the avoiding federal banking rules and making payments of the hush money. also charged with lying to the fbi. the misconduct was sexual in nature involving a male student in illinois during the 1960s and 70s. that perp's identity has never been release t. >>> there could be a big change this winter. el nino is bag and with a vengeance. it is one of the strongest ever. the weather fomem set to impact much of the country with wild extremes. >> reporter: government forecasters set the stage for what's coming this winter, even more weather whiplash. citing a rise in ocean temperatures. nokno noaa says it will change weather from coast to coast. record snowfall could be replaced by historic warms.

. >> republican frontrunner donald trump tweeted that biden made the right call for himself and his family. trump adding in the same tweet that he wanted to face hillary clinton anyway, because trump says her record is so bad. live in the newsroom, dan hausle, 7news. >>> chelsea clinton is reacting to the vice-president's announcement. she was promoting a new book in cambridge today. 7's byron barnett with live with what chelsea clinton had to say. >> yeah, that's right. else. chelsea clinton is here on a 20-city book promotion tour. she spoke to some kids here at the school in cambridge but also gave her reaction to the vice-president's decision not to challenge her mother for the presidency. >> i long respected the vice-president and his whole family, dr. joe biden who was standing with -- dr. jill biden who was standing with him today. they have a lifelong commitment to serve our country and i know they will continue to serve in ways that is right for him and their family. >> the comments on the vice-president's decision not to run for president came during a visit for the school in cam

donald trump tweeting i think joe biden made the correct decision for him and his family. personally i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad. but biden made it clear he isn't going away just yet. >> while i will not be a candidate, i will not be silent. i intend to speak out clearly and forcefully to influence as much as i can where we stand as a party and where we need to go as a nation. >> with me now is steve kornacki. good evening. >> how are you? >> i'm great. i'm just trying to look at the poll numbers. biden in and out of the race. the recent wall street journal poll has hillary at 49, bernie at 29 with biden in the race. take biden out and she gets above and he gets a bump. 58 to 33. it's a 20 to 25 point difference there. is that bump going to continue? >> i think the real significant thing here is in the early states in iowa and new hampshire and recently bernie sanders had taken the lead over hillary in new hampshire. i know a few polls show her reclaiming the lead. a very close race. her advantage over bernie sanders has been single digi

donald trump tweeted his support saying ben carson was speaking in general terms, as to what he would do if confronted with a gunman, and was not criticizing the victims. not fair. carson isn't the only candidate talking about oregon. governor bobby gentle says the gunman's father failed to raise his son and that he should be ashamed of himself, and owes us all an apology. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> on the democratic side big presidential appearance on the late show with stephen colbert last night. >> bill clinton joined come bert on the set of the ed sullivan theater to talk about the clinton global anybody tim, helping millions of people gain access to education, health is her have i cents and other programs. former president came out firing with jokes. >> i knew that you were a devout catholic. >> i'm a cat earthlink. i don't know how devout i am. >> and i know you must love this pope, and dow, too, because i went to a jesuit university. >> sure. >> but i bet even he doesn't have his own stained glass windows. >> well, he has couple at the vatican. among other topics d

nicole: donald trump deletes a tweet dissing iowans and blames an intern for the tweet. we will have the story. >> tech titans blow away investor expectation for profits. mikes soft, amazon, expected to open higher today. nicole: in sports the national league champion new york mets return home to the cheers of fans. in nfl we'll have seahawks highlights. welcome to "fbn:am." latest in morning markets and breaking news and what to expect in the days ahead. >> we have breaking news coming out of france where french president francois hollande where 42 people were killed and several others seriously injured after a bus crashed and caught fire. a french lawmakers said the most of the victims elderly tourists on a day trip. we'll keep you posted on breaking news. nicole: also breaking this morning, cheryl. fatal shooting at tennessee state university. one dead and two wounded after dispute over dice game with two unenrolled males maybe were gambling in outdoor courtyard. the student is not -- the victim is not a student at the school. police blocking entrance to the universit

donald trump tweeted, i think joe biden made correct decision for him and his family. personally i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad, he tweeted. >> and with that, let's bring in "meet the press" moderator chuck todd, let's put this perspective. bernie sanders has defied political standards and hillary clinton was seen as the nomination was hers to lose. how does the equation change. >> it changes sim comply in that right now in that had joe biden gotten in, we would be talking about bernie sanders as the front-runner in the next six months because just as andrea mitchell out lined, it would split the party. but he has a hard core 35-40%. but that may be his ceiling. in a two-way race it is a way to lose by 20 but it is also a way to win. let's look at the big picture. we may look back in july, we'll be in philadelphia looking at the democratic convention and if she is the nominee we'll look back at the ten day period, ending saturday with the jj dinner in iowa, benghazi testimony, and biden getting out, we may look at this as the period that

. >> the public frontrunner donald trump tweeted that biden made the right call for himself and his family. then trump said he'd rather run against hillary anyway because he says her record is so bad. live in the control room, dan hausle, 7news. >>> speaking of hillary, the daughter of hillary clinton in cambridge today, chelsea clinton talked to 7news about the vice-president's decision. 7's byron barnett continues our team 7 coverage and live with what she had to say. >> yeah, chelsea clinton is here in cambridge tonight on a 20-city tour promoting her new book. today she was at the vasalane school here in came bryn. afterwards i had a chance to interview her and here's what she had to say about the vice-president's decision not to challenge her mother for the presidency. >> i have long respectedded the vice-president and his whole family, dr. jill biden, who is standing with him today. they have a lifelong commitment to service to our country, and i know they will continue to serve empty ways that feel right for them and their family. >> and coming up at 6:00, i'll have much more on che

thanked him for his service -- and the issues that he outlined outlinedrepublican front runner donald trump tweeted -- "i think joe biden made correct decision for him & his family. personally, i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad." you can follow along on twitter and facebook all week long.see our interviews as we do them -- chime in with what you think -- send us your favorite pictures from events you go to.also -- now you can find all our content on our website -- go to either cbs 2 or fox 28 iowa - dot - com and search for "iowa in focus." we'll have all our interviews, stories and other parts of the show uploaded there every week. every week we'll end with the week ahead... ahead...it's a chance for you to see what different campaigns have scheduled -- and where you can see whichever candidate you want. want.friday -- a handful of republicans are going to be in orange city -- out near sioux city.senator's rubio and santorum and governor chris christie and carly fiorina are all expected there.saturday -- the republican party has its growth and opportunity party on hal

. >> reporter: donald trump tweeted highspots of carson, saying the krill criticism sun fair. jeb bush sidestepped the question and shared his thought on gun control. >> i don't think say taking the rights away from 9.99% of law- abiding citizen would have changed the outcome of those results. >> reporter: carson called for every teacherrer to have a gun in his or her classroom. in iowa on wednesday, hillary clinton says more guns not the answer. >> the idea that -- you need more guns to stop people who are committing mass shootings is not only illogical but offensive. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac poll showing clinton taking a strong lead over sanders in three key states -- florida, ohio, and pennsylvania. but there remains one unknown. vice president joe biden. >> i found my redemption. >> reporter: a draft biden group released an emotional television ad in support of his potential candidacy. democratic candidates debate for the first time next tuesday. vice president joe biden is not expected to attend, even if he decides to declare his candidacy before the debate. >>> the

republican front runner donald trump tweeted he says i think joe biden made the correct decision for him and his family. personally i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad. >>> brendon boyle says biden is not running. you will remember boyle tweeted that the source told him that the vice-president will run. he told us clearly something changed. >> i passed along accurate information, at the time but with that said i will keep my predictions to sports. >> congressman boyle also told us he admires and respects vice-president biden. stay with cbs-3 and cbs philly.com for latest on the presidential race, see who is in, who is out and where candidates stand on the issues. >>> developing right now new information on the death of the three-year old little boy found dead in the woods in camden county. authorities say there is no indication that brendan creato was sexually assaulted, or that there was forced entry into his home. "eyewitness news" reporter david spunt is live in camden county with the very latest for us, david? >> reporter: natasha, this case is a myste

. >> as i was following donald trump he live tweeted the democratic debate. some uncharacteristic constraint. he doesn't use as much colorful language as he usually does. overall he thought they are very scripted and rehearsed. two should not be on the stage. when the moderator ask do all lives matter or black lives matter. sanders said only black lives matter. hillary didn't answer the question. the candidates on the stage didn't talk about trump directly all that much but sanders and o'malley referenced him by name. listen. >> donald trump and his billionaire friends are going to pay a hell of a lot more taxs in the future than they are paying today. >> the immigrant pate haters like donald trump barker and the republican party. >> two other candidates were active john kasich, lindsay graham george bush said quote if you think the country is on the right track hillary clinton says she has no tings of changing directions. i sure will. bush is in 5th place with 8 percent of the vote. his fellow floridian is one point ahead then ted cruz. the big story is ben

donald trump's response to the new poll numbers? trump's twitter account, the real donald trump, reposted this tweet from my green hippo, which stated, ben carson is now leading in iowa and said, "too much monsanto in the corn creates issues in the brain?" but apparently the real donald trump isn't the actual donald trump. a trump campaign spokesperson says it was mistakenly tweeted from mr. trump's account by an intern. mr. trump loves the people of iowa and looks forward to being back in sioux city on tuesday. steve: representative paul ryan will run for speaker in the house -- the growth the house. the congressman says he will now run after getting unified support from across the the boone county board of supervisors is taking a stand against the proposed bakken oil pipeline. steve: yesterday the board , passed a resolution opposing the controversial plan. kcci's rose heaphy spoke with leaders there and she joins us live in-studio. rose: the board's chair says they've received positive support from their citizens, especially those who lose their properties. but labor union leaders say iowa has much to benefit from the plan. like

donald trump live tweeted of that debate and it was fun to watch. among the highlights vladimir putin is not filling every source third, and there is no star on the stage tonight. of the democratic debate was slightly dry which was in the beginning donald trump certainly provided some levity. >> un fortunate that it has to be a republican the provide the excitement. okay. i didn't watch it. i did not know. >> reporter: it wasn't as boisterous as the republican debate. it wasn't as entertaining. ben: fair enough and we consider republican debate would not have been if it were not for donald trump. robert moses, thank you. ben: donald trump continues to be the front runner but just barely at this point. the latest fox news poll has trump steady in the low 20s and ben carson surging 11 points in ted cruz has moved into third. the only other candidates, ted cruz has 10% just a point ahead of marco rubio. ben: where is jeb bush? juliet: a work close to these guys -- carly fiorina gonna do is after the debate but about half of research loss. very sad news

the first one happened just as republican front-runner donald trump tweeted, sorry, there's is no star on the stage tonight. judge for yourself. >> in my view, secretary clinton, you do not, congress does not regulate wall street. wall street regulates congress. and we have got to break off going to them and saying, please do the right thing. >> no, that's not what -- >> it's kind of naive. >> i just arrived, my dad had died in office, i was appointed to the office -- >> are you saying you didn't know what you were voting for? >> i just arrived the senate. i think we get some takeovers and that was one of my very first vote and it was 95 -- 92-5. it was the -- >> with all due respect, what does that say about you casting a vote for something you weren't really sure about? >> i think you're being a little rough. i just arrived at the united states senate. i'd been mayor of my city. my dad had died. i'd been appointed by the governor. it was the first vote and it was 90-5. >> i'll be there, i'll answer their questions. tonight i want to talk not about my e-mails but about what the americ

. >> reporter: gop frontrunner donald trump tweeted his followers tweeting all are scripted and rehearsed and two shouldn't bow be on the stage. lindsey graham tweeted isis loves this debate. this debate on foreign policy is a nightmare. and jeb bush on hillary clinton: if you think this country is on the wrong track, hillary clinton just told you she has no interest in changing direction. i sure will. clinton attacked former hewlett-packard ceo carly fiorina for her position on family leave. she responded saying the debate is a spectical with the candidates falling all over themselves and trying to see who can get farthest to the left on issue after issue. they pushed tax gave aways for the healthy at the expense of the middle class. >> jenna: new information on sea with reports government forces are preparing for a major assault backed by russian airstrikes. u.s. and russian officials are meeting to coordinate plans for flying crews over the same war-torn country. greg palcott is live where more. >> reporter: a war of words is raging between russia and the united states. it is a real an

. >> republican front runner donald trump tweeted, personally, i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad. at the debate, clinton had called trump's party her enemy. >> probably the republicans. >> that's not joe biden's style. >> they are opposition. they're not our enemy. >> after 42 years in washington, as senator, twice a presidential candidate, then vice president, biden promises to keep speaking out, which knowing joe, nobody doubts. in the rose garden today, biden warned democratic candidates in remarks clearly aimed at hillary clinton to run on the obama record and not against the obama record. live at the white house, steve handelsman, nbc bay area news. back to you. >> thanks, steve. >>> the republican side, the gop appear said closer to naming a new speaker of the house, today, john boehner announced the vote will take place next thursday. after increasing pressure, congressman paul ryan says he will run for the position, only if his divided party unites behind him. the in-fighting between republicans and the ultra conservatives is the main reason why speak

. >> reporter: donald trump tweeted his support for carson saying the criticism was unfair.eb bush side-stepped the question about carson's comments and shared his thoughts on gun control. >> i don't think that you can say taking the rights away from 99.999% of law-abiding citizens would have changed the outcome of those results. >> reporter: carson also called for every teacher to have a gun in his classroom. in iowa wednesday hillary clinton said more guns is not the answer. >> the idea that you need more guns to stop people who are committing mass shootings is not only illogical, but offensive. >> reporter: a new quinnipiac poll shows clinton leading bernie sanders in three key states, florida, ohio and pennsylvania. but there remains an unknown. vice president joe biden. >> i found my redemption. >> reporter: a draft biden group released an emotional television ad in support of his potential candidacy. craig boswell, cbs news, washington. >> the first democratic debate is next tuesday. biden is not expected to attend even if he does declare his candidacy before it. >>> g

donald trump stepped up to say he can beat the political establishment. what do you think? tweet i'm at cv payne. . charles: the amazing and improbable run of donald trump to become the next president of the united states reminds mow of an old poem of john henry. he laid railroad track and was legendary for wielding hammer all day and never getting tired, never wanting to take a rest. he was challenged by a steam hammer that could do the work of many men, so the battle is joined. a mighty mountain, john henry beat the steam hammer but ended up giving up his life through a process. that steam hammer is the political establishment except many times more powerful. donald trump stepped up to say i can beat this machine. many think it's an impossible task. the machine lost one of its main cause, hasn't missed a bit. john henry won his showdown using a much bigger hammer and making the ultimate sacrifice. a man is nothing but a man but before i let your steam throw beat me down, i die with a hammer in my hand, lord, lord. if the american people aren't his hammer, one day we might say t

bill clinton tweeting this picture and the #imwithher. donald trump, sorry there is no star on the stage tonight. both celebrating post debate. hillary clinton thanking supporters, bernie sanders calling out republicans. >> i would hope that the american people see the difference between people who are trying to address real issues rather than call people names. >> reporter: then there's the joe biden factor. the vice president was not mentioned last night. we are still waiting to hear this week if he will be a candidate at the next debate. reena and phillip. >> big question looming, kenneth. it seems sanders and clinton came out on top. who fell flat in the debate. >> reporter: without a doubt lincoln chafee and jim webb. i will tell you webb complained he didn't get enough time and chafee, well, his attack on hillary clinton in that e-mail scandal didn't do much. it appears donald trump on twitter got more attention than the two candidates on stage. >> seems that way. kenneth, thanks so much. >>> as kenneth mentioned joe biden stayed away from the s

donald trump, not because he has money, because he's not using money, but he's become the public-relations spectacle. it's working very well for him. >> i watched much of the debate, jeanne, watching donald trump tweet out. he was so vitriolic, so hateful, so dismissive of the democrats. and that's all he did. he said, "i'm not even watching it anymore. i'm just gonna tweet nasty things." >> yeah, it was just a dumb debate, according to donald trump. but, you know, listen -- i do think, on the republican side, the next person to exit is probably gonna be rand paul. he's got a lot of issues at home. he doesn't have the money. i think he's gonna have a very tough time staying in this race, and he's one of several that should be getting out soon. >> i'm sorry to give this short shrift. we have less than a minute, about 40 seconds. de blasio making nice with michael bloomberg, talking about how he did all these nice things, about the health in new york city, expanding the seventh line, all this. what do you make of that? >> i think he should have done it a long time ago, because i think he did have accomplishments, michael bloomberg, and that the mayor should have recognized them a long time ago. so i'm

ever seen in an open primary campaign" trump tweet graphic : personally, i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad republican front runner donald trump tweeted: personally, i would rather run against hillary because her record is so bad at the debate ... clinton called trump's party her enemy sot: hillary clinton presidential candidate republicans! hahahahahahahahah a! that's not joe biden's style sot: joe biden, vice president "they are our opposition. theyre not our enemies." after 42 years in washington. a senator. twice a presidential candidate. then vice president. biden promises to keep speaking out ...which ... knowing joe ... nobody doubts. audio outcue: i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, the white house. today we're asking you on twitter what you think about vice president biden's decision. do you think he should have run for president? you can vote right now ... just look for at-w-h-o-h-d- on twitter. biden bowing out means the speaker schedule is now set for the jefferson jackson dinner in downtown des moines this weekend. they will go in reverse alphabetical order. that means

. >> talk about quickly, donald trump is tweeting out that he is going to live tweet the democratic debate in itself may be entertaining. but he got a pretty serious question directed at him at that town hall yesterday, the conference, no labels. now there are some accusations whether or not this question was a plant. let me play what happened. >> sure. >> if you become president, will a woman make the same as a man and do i get to choose what i do with my body? >> you're going to make the same if you do as good a job. you're going to make the same as you do as good a job and i happen to be pro life. okay? i'm pro life. >> so, donald trump tweeted the arrogant young woman who questioned me in such nasty fashion at no labels yesterday was a jeb staffer! how can he beat russia and china? i don't know why that last part was on there. but what does jeb bush say? >> some clarification. that comes from our jeb bush campaign. the woman in question who was asking the question, she is a volunteer, not a paid staffer. the bush campaign says they had nothing to do with her asking that question. i wou

donald trump tweeting, i'm fighting to make sure it doesn't happen again. jeb is too soft. that after bush had tweeted, donald trump talks about foreign policy as though he's still on "the apprentice." at issue, trump's suggestions that jeb's brother george w. bush could have done more as president to prevent the september 11 terror attacks. >> blame him or don't blame him, but he was president, the world trade center came down during his reign. it was such a disaster those last three months that abraham lincoln couldn't have been elected. >> you know what? as it relates to my brother. there's one thing i know for sure. he kept us safe. >> reporter: trump is even suggesting he could have stopped the 9/11 hijackers from getting into the u.s. in the first place. >> i'm extremely tough on people getting into the country. >> reporter: the 9/11 commission said only two of the 19 hijackers overstayed their visas, but others gamed the immigration system. the commission also said the attack was a shock, but should not have come as a surprise. still, jeb bush's campaign thinks trump'

-- who put donald trump in this thing? donald trump tweetshing rand paul for the entire day? i would sail that would be one of the lowest-ranked shows in history." well, we'll just see, won't we, donald? >> senator rand paul reading mean tweets during the miserable live stream of his presidential campaign day yesterday. and partly it was miserable because he seems miserable. partly it was miserable because, as his day was streamed on a web site called ustream, it emerged that after a full day of behind-the-scenes access, he still has only 148 total followers on ustream. but mostly it was miserable because this kind of just is what misery looks like, i'm guessing, from a candidate. and fair warning, there is a little swear here. >> they also tell me because i'm just doing what i'm told riding around iowa looking at corn fields and answering silly questions that i'm now supposed to answer the top googled questions about me. the first question is how tall is rand paul? and it's 5'8", but i look a lot taller on tv. the next question is how old is

donald trump pointing fingers and bush defending his brother. dana bash reports. >> reporter: a political dual about america's catastrophe on 9/11, 2001 playing out in a very 2016 way, on twitter. donald trump tweeting today at jeb bush i'm fighting to make sure it doesn't happen again. jeb is too soft. that after bush had tweeted donald trump talks about foreign policy as though he's still on the apprentice. at issue. trump suggestions that jeb's brother george w. bush could have done more as president to prevent the september 11th terror attacks. >> don't blame him or don't blame him but he was president. the world trade center kacame dn during his reign. >> a response to one of his passionate moments. >> such a disaster abraham lincoln couldn't have been elect elected. >> you know what? as it relates to my brother, one thing i know for sure, he kept us safe. >> reporter: trump is even suggesting he could have stopped the 9/11 hijackers from getting into the u.s. in the first place. >> i'm extremely tough on people coming into this country. i doubt those people could have come in the country. >> reporter: for the record, the 9/11 commission said two of the 19 hijackers over stayed visas but others

donald trump tweeted out today about this perspective deal. the incompetence of our current administration is beyond comprehension, tpp a terrible deal. mike huckabee tweeted out whenning iniating with foreign countries, the obama administration gets rolled like sushi. tpp asian trade deal is a gut in the workers with: democrats also weighing in, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders. where is this going? >> they will lose votes on the left because the left doesn't like unregulated unsupervised spontaneous free economic activity. period. at home or abroad. the right has this populist temptation, nationalist temptation in addition to not liking anything that comes with obama's fingerprints on it. they tend to go back what the republican party was in the later half of the 19th century when it dominated the country because it was a protectionist, terror phrasing crony capitalist party. and there is a temptation to go back to that. >> it's not a surprise that trump doesn't like tpp. he doesn't like nafta. he would say he would relationship that -- rip

donald trump tweeting i think biden made the correct decision, personally i would rather run against hillary because quote, her record is so bad. always a zinger there at the end. >> joe biden not formerly endorsing the democratic candidates, including hillary clinton, urging them to run on obama's record and while republicans are their opposition, they are certainly not the enemy. >> i don't think this is the last we have heard from him but he will not be joining the race for president. >> a lot of emotion in his voice, lets switch live to sara bloomquist in wilmington and getting reaction in the home state, quite a bit of reaction there sara. >> this being delaware, there is quite a bit of disappointment that joe biden will not make a run for the office of president however this is a state acutely aware of the recent tragedy in the vice president's life. this is the right way to go for now. >> oh that is who i wanted to vote for. >> they claim joe biden as their own, this is his home state and wanted to see their long time senator make a run for the office. >> i was hoping he ran,

donald trump tweeted this morning that the host of the next debate cnbc they have agreed the debate will last any longer than two hours. they also want to have opening and closing statements like the democrats have in their debate. there is no word if cnbc has agreed to that as well. at a republican banquet they said republicans can rally around donald trump but some others are not so sure. >> if he is the nominee of the party i plan on supporting him. if he is president of the united states i will work hard to make him a success. >> the next republican debate is set for october 28th. they may not need so many podiums that time. >>> this is called the rage room. just let it out. you get a hammer or a baseball bat. people are really encouraged to destroy whatever they want in that rage room. the customers pay $40 for 30 minutes of just letting it all come out. you just have to wear a helmet. otherwise anything goes. the room is also proving to be eco friendly as well. everything in that room was taken for free from online recycling sites. incredible. >>> time is 7:27. we are still watchin

the trump campaign may have tweeted away any possible win in the iowa caucuses... donald trump re tweeted an insult to iowa voters hours after the poll was released. it read, "ben carson is now leading in the polls in iowa. too much monsanto in the corn creates issues in the brain?" after receiving a lot of negative replies... it was deleted. trump later sent this out... "young intern who accidentally did a re twee apologizes." the main super pac supporting donald trump's presidential bid is ending its operations... leaders with the "make america great again" pac say all activities will be shut down. the move comes amid scrutiny toward the group... and its ties to the trump campaign. that's because trump's campaign beholden to donors and special interests. trump has insisted he's never sanctioned the establishment of any super pac... including "make american great again." still... he's attended at least two fundraising events that benefited the group. another republican presidential iowans... bobby jindal is scheduled to make stops in ankeny, des moines, and waukee today.

donald trump tweeted out today about this perspective deal. the incompetence of our current administration is beyond comprehension, tpp a terrible deal. mike huckabee tweeted out whenning iniating with foreign countries, the obama administration gets rolled like sushi. tpp asian trade deal is a gut in the workers with: democrats also weighing in, elizabeth warren, bernie sanders. where is this going? >> they will lose votes on the left because the left doesn't like unregulated unsupervised spontaneous free economic activity. period. at home or abroad. the right has this populist temptation, nationalist temptation in addition to not liking anything that comes with obama's fingerprints on it. they tend to go back what the republican party was in the later half of the 19th century when it dominated the country because it was a protectionist, terror phrasing crony capitalist party. and there is a temptation to go back to that. >> it's not a surprise that trump doesn't like tpp. he doesn't like nafta. he would say he would relationship that -- rip

trump tweets. taunted by clinton during a rally outside his hotel, donald trump says he'll not only be watching the democrats debate. live tweeting his own comments during the showdown. does he have a score to settle? we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer live in las vegas. you're in "the situation room." we're just hours away from the first democratic presidential debate on cnn. as the clock winds down, the excitement level is going way up here in las vegas. we're coming to you live from inside the debate hall at the wynn hotel. the candidates have begun arriving here to get their first look at debate hall. it will be the first time that the front-runner, hillary clinton, goes up against her main rival, senator bernie sanders of vermont. and the long shot candidates, former maryland governor, martin o'malley, former virginia senator, jim webb, and former rhode island governor, lincoln chafee. for the underdogs, this is a make or break moment. big chance to make an impact that could keep them in this race. for sanders, self-described socialist with a