joining us, our cnn political commentators donna brazile and ana navarro. donna, what do you make of the 60 day argument? it's technical but practically the speaking the administration, if the republicans have their way, they won't be able to ease unilateral u.s. sanss against iran if the u.s. congress hasn't taken up the legislation. >> as you know, both speaker boehner and mr. -- leader mcconnell have stated they want to hold votes this week. technically on july 19 when the legislation was transmitted it complied with what the corker agreement was which was the legislation as well as -- i mean the negotiation plus all of the side deals. members of congress have had all summer to review all of these so-called side deals. you and i can't review them but they have had an opportunity. the republicans don't want to vote on this. they don't have the votes to overcome the president's veto. they know that, this is a fight within the republican party. the agreement will be implemented by the obama administrati administration. >> what do you make of the latest move

katie pack e, and donna brazile, thank you both so much. >>> and coming up, all of the candidates are trading jabs, and are we seeing the warmup before the debate? we will be discussing that, and plus the kentucky clerk kim davis is back at work, and her h case is a hot topic for the presidential candidates, and we will look at a closer look at what can be gained on both sides of the debate. did you know that good nutrition is critical for brain health? brain food, hmmm. ensure has b vitamins that help support brain health - now that's smart nutrition. ensure's complete balanced nutrition has 26 vitamins and minerals and 9 grams of protein. ensure. take life in. >>> the gloves are off when it comes to the republican presidential candidates, and and it seems that all roads and insults and putdowns go through donald trum. the front-runner is continuing to keep the barbs going as we get closer to the debate wednesday. reince priebus spoke to our jake tapper about what to expect. >> well, you know, every candidate in all of the campaigns are going to do what they need to do in order to be

among the republicans just 36% want experience, and donna brazi brazile, what is going on there? you would think that the disenchantment of the electorate out there is equal opportunity offending, and they don't like the hill. they don't like the white house. they don't like what is going on in d.c., and why the difference of the democrats and the republicans? >> well, first olt all, the democrats want somebody with a driver's license who know where to go and they understand the road ahead, and they have seen all of the detours, and they have been able to see how far we have been able to come over the last 6 1/2, 7 years, and so i am sure that is what is driving the democratic voters, but i want to say something to tara's point, because you know that i have been playing in the republican primary game, too, and that is why i am wearing red today, too. i am excited for the next debate. they are on a shopping spree, and they are not depressed or mournful, but on a shopping spree, and looking for the object, and donald trump is giving them everything, and he lifts them up, and he ins

and ana navarro and donna brazile were there and they are there in our washington studio, and hello toou, ana and donna as well, and describe the scene for us, and what it is like to be there for ceremony and to see the pope firsthand. >> it was exciting, it was refreshing, and it is spiritual, and bipartisan and nonpartisan in a way, because people were not there as republicans or democrats in a town where everything lines up along those lines. people were there to see this pope, to embrace his message of mercy. we saw, you know, so many members of congress and senate and people running for president, and let me tell you, don, there were enough quo e mows and kennedys there to fill up a plane. you know, there were celebrities there, and eva longoria was sitting there behind donna and i and there were the special needs sister who asked to meet the pope and she said one person in the world i want to meet, and the pope. e e eva thought it would be easier if she wanted to meet george clooney, but she brought her and her mom, and the kendis had so many of t -- kennedys had so many of the c

. >> let's talk with donna brazil, also jeff lee lord, who served as ronald reagan's white house political director and is a trump supporter. also with us tonight. amanda carpenter, former communications officer for governor ted cruz. amanda, you have ben carson, donald trump, outside the political mold. how concerned should the establishment be at this point. >> the people get in the top tier are who voters want to hear more from. they are saying donald trump, ben carson, carly fiorina, ted cruz, we want to hear more from you. i think for the most part, trump, carson, fiorina, largely not vetted. haven't been in the public eye that long. whereas my former boss ted cruz has and people are very familiar with his poipg. >> donna, do you think that's true on the democrat side with bernie sanders. amanda is saying they don't necessarily want to vote for trump or carson but they want to hear more. do you think the same is going on with bernie sanders? >> i think amanda is right. at this point, vote remembers window shopping. they are looking at all the candidates. they are going to rallies. the

that's what i believe. >> donna brazile, i appreciate it.l leave on your chuckling. just ahead, thank you all, appreciate it. >>> two high school football players are suspended after they hit a game official. one knocks him down, the other then dived on him. take a look. whether there are going to be criminal charges, police are investigating. we'll have a live update next. what did iran's supreme leader get in the nuclear deal? to start with, $100 billion. they keep their nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles. there won't be surprise anytime-anywhere inspections. and after ten years, restrictions are lifted and iran could build a nuclear weapon in two months. congress should reject a bad deal. we need a better deal. >>> two high school football players in texas have been suspended for what amounts to unnecessary roughness against a referee. the incident was caught on video and police are now investigating. ed lavandera reports. >> reporter: under the friday night lights of texas, this game ends with a stunning shot. one player from san

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anna navarro and donna brazile will join us in a minute.waiting the arrival of pope francis. we see, i believe, the motorcade pulling in. what that shot is of is a crowd that is gathered outside the vet can ambassador and the cvaticans ambassador residence. cars are pulling up. let see if we can get a good camera angle on that. you can hear the crowd's excitement as they're seeing what our camera position is failing to pick up now, at rival of these cars. and the pope's motorcade, first ever visit by pope francis to the united states. he is only the fourth pope in the history of this country to visit the united states. jim sciutto joins us where the pope touched down, joint base andrews. jim, we were talking with pamela and renay about the extraordinary security precautions for this visit. heres the motorcade led by the metropolitan police department suv and more pulling up. >> reporter: i tell you, jake, that stretch of road where the papal -- rather the vatican residence is right across the street from the vice president's residence has t

. >> and now, joining us are the cnn political commentators donna brazile, and amanda carpenter and our political contributor gloria borger. how long will this follow dr. car sson? >> well, it will continue to follow him, and people who are dr. carson supporters agree with his argument that what he was saying is that he would not support a theocracy under any circumstance, but the people who support carson are not going to be leaving him, because of what others find offensive. >> and do you agree, amanda? >> well, he has a habit of saying thing, and walking back, and he is not up to speed on the issues aside from the comment. and this is brought to him himself, and donald trump. and the birther issue with donald trump, and scott walker's resignation is a rejection on where the party is going on the issue, and the way he is trying to unify the anti-trump vote, and trying to see people put an end to it, and stop it, and that is positive. >> and donna, you are a democrat, and how does this play down the road from the democratic road? >> well, people are just appalled of the conversations t

matthew dowd, cokie roberts, ana navarro republican and donna brazile democrat.k at this right here. you see this movement, donald trump down about eight points from 32% to 24%. big shift for carly fiorina. she's up to 15%. ben carson taking a lit bit of a drop. another big move from marco rubio. bush stays the same. look at that scott walker. goes from 5% in early september to less than 1%. matthew dowd, how did this debate change the race? >> first of all, we discovered that debates matter more than anything else. this debate launched fiorina into the top three during the course of this race. so, its matters. what this has shown this a troubled situation right now for donald trump. during the course of this race, he's only risen, first time he's dropped. as you know, george, in politics, it's the test of your campaign and your candidacy when you start bleeding numbers and what you do to recover from that. >> that's a problem. >> you know, the largest number of people also said in this poll that he did the worst, so, you know, he keeps having this funny dichotom

"weekly standard" editor bill kristol, donna brazile, robert costa and abc's own matthew dowd. the speaker is resigning to avoid prolonged leadership that will do long turmoil in leadership. is that possible? increase the chances of chaos? >> i think it will be a certain amount of chaos, it could be creative chaos. i think it was time for a change. i think they should take their time now and think about who they want to lead the next year. fill the other leadership positions. it's an unusual year. >> bob costa, you were with him the night before his resignation. if you would tell us briefly about that, but also, whether this increases or decreases the chances of a shutdown? >> boehner was a man at peace the night before, he recounted to me his experience with pope francis. and he said the pope asked him to pray for him. that moved him as catholic. perhaps this was the cap tone to a long political career. as to the shutdown? i don't think a shutdown will happen. boehner in essence of being a lame-duck speaker. extend the debt limit. you have some stability with the fiscal fights

joining us, cnn political commentator and democratic strategist donna brazile.ior political analyst ron brownstein, the editorial director of the "national journal" and jeffrey lord, cnn political commentator, former reagan white house political director. guys, thanks to all of you for joining us. ron, jeb bush has seen his support in iowa and new hampshire drop by half since july alone, only a few weeks, lately he's becoming more aggressive in taking on donald trump, is the that the right strategy for him to revive his campaign? >> well, i think he has to show passion and he has to show he is engaged and he has to show strength. jeb bush is struggling, i think largely for his own reasons to connect with voters. they still have a lot of time and money and it's an overwhelming likelihood that the early states of iowa and new hampshire will produce one candidate from a center-right bracket that could be bush or kasich or christie or rubio, most likely the first two, and one candidate from a conservative bracket so he has an opportunity but he's struggled to connec

for that, joined by donna brazil and margaret hoover. ndidates and i want you to tell me what their biggest goal and biggest risk is for them wednesday night. donna, i want to talk to you. front-runner, donald trump, biggest goal, biggest risk. >> there's no question, he's at the top of the polls. i think his job on wednesday night is to add a little substance to the sound bites that he's been giving. i believe that's the only way donald trump will be able to remain at the top of the polls. >> what about the risks? >> his risk, of course, is taking cheap shots and trying to column punch. the other risk, of course, is this is being held at ronald reagan library and someone should remind him not to talk too loudly. >> everything's a little different when there's a big air force one behind you and this vector, the aura of ronald reagan surrounding you. ben carson number two nationally, number two in iowa, number two in new hampshire, now center stage, standing next to donald trump. biggest goals, biggest risks for him? >> biggest goal for be

joining us are cnn political commentator, the democratic strategist donna brazile. also joining us, michele bachmann, the former republican presidential candidate, former u.s. congress bomb from the state of minnesota. what's your reaction to the release of kim davis, first of all? she was in jail for refusing to sign these marriage certificates. now she's out, we don't know what happens next. >> well, i take no joy in anybody being jailed for their so-called religious belief but i also take no joy in people lining up day after day to get their marriage license. if she objects to this, she should step aside and allow other clerks, i believe there are five other clerks, including her son, that would like to issue those licenses. so it's clear the judge has decided it's time for ms. davis to go home. if she goes back to work -- if she can not do that from her conscience point of view perhaps she can allow the other clerks to do so. >> michele, what's your reaction? >> i think it shows a victory for people who went to the polls in state after state after state and vote

donna brazil, anna navarro. thank you very much for being with us.ome out of it we'll have our special coverage here at cnn of pope francis making history being the first pope to ever address a joint congress. right out of the break, stay with us. the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. at at&t we monitor our network traffic so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. >>> nearly all members

so did donna brazile.es all night. >> you got the doozy. >> i think we have a winner. >> who is that, mike? >> lenny avis. >> read the excerpt. >> i hate to e-mail you too much and to ask you i hate to e-mailh and ask for any favors. i feel as if i'm taking advantage of a great privilege of e-mailing you. aside from caroline, my four children, my immediate family, i consider you to be my best friend and the best person i have met in my long life. >> quite an extensive e-mail, quite long. i mean, it's filled -- >> i'm tired for her. >> please, please, please, note, there are three pleases. do not be bashful or keconcerne at saying something on my request. oh, my gosh. >> i love it. max, tell us about donald. >> i don't know how i can beat it. >> you can't beat it, but you can try because you have a great subject, donald trump. what do you tell us? >> first, i have to say although i have many friends at the "wall street journal." >> i caught that, sorry. >> mika was so taken in by lenny's e-mail. >> my bad.