nbc's hallie jackson has that for us. >> tonight ben carson insists he will not apologize. >> i don't care what a person's religious background is, if, in fact, they believe in our constitution and our american values, i would support them. >> top muslim american advocates now calling on carson to drop out of the republican race after this response on "meet the press" about whether a president's faith should matter to voters. >> if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, i have no problem. >> so do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> i wouldn't advocate for -- i hate to say this -- i wouldn't advocate for hillary clinton to be president. does that make me anti-women? >> what he said, it was not right. it was wrong. and hurtful. and america is better than that. >> not long ago, some people thought that a catholic cannot be a president. and an african-american cannot be a president. they were wrong then

drawing a crowd of thousands here tonight. >> hallie jackson, thanks. let's drill down on two of the key exchanges from last night's debate that are generating a lot of talk today. one concerning a major fight brewing over funding for planned parenthood. the other about childhood vaccinations. tonight andrea mitchell taking a closer look how the candidates address those issues and how their answers stand up to the facts. >> reporter: hillary clinton in new hampshire today, down in the polls, reaching out to women voters. after a fierce attack from carly fiorina targeting planned parenthood. >> mrs. clinton, can you respond to carly fiorina calling you a liar last night? >> reporter: it was one two of hot button issues in the debate. >> i dare hillary clinton, barack obama to watch these tapes. watch a fully-formed fetus on the table. its heart beating, its legs kicking. >> reporter: today the women's health group said fiorina was a liar saying "your claims are completely false." the group says the videos were heavily edited and one fetus came from a pen

lester, the candidates pledging eventual unity but not there yet. >> hallie jackson tonight, thank you. >>> persistent questions over hillary clinton's e-mails will go unanswered by the former aide who helped set up her server. he has decided to take the fifth before congress even as a longtime clinton adviser testified today. we get more from andrea mitchell. >> reporter: hillary clinton's state department chief of staff cheryl mills, a lawyer who has long been at clinton's side, today testifying behind closed doors to the republican-led benghazi investigating committee. >> obviously, the tragedy that happened in benghazi was about more than what's happening in this room. it's about the loss of individuals who were dear to the state department and dear to this country, and we honor them by remembering what happened, and doing our best to ensure that that doesn't happen again. >> reporter: but the former aide who set up clinton's private server in her home won't be talking to congress or the fbi. responding to a subpoena, his lawyer wrote, he plans to invoke the protections of the cons

. >> reporter: this is hallie jackson with the ben carson campaign in san francisco. he's not the loudest voice in the republican race, but carson's making plenty of noise. standing alone as the only republican candidate who could win over front-runner donald trump in a head-to-head match-up. second place nationally and in iowa. a close third in new hampshire. >> what makes you unique? how do you separate yourself from the pack? >> i'm not going to be a traditional politician. i'm not going to do things like traditional politicians do. >> reporter: raised in poverty in inner city detroit by a single mom, a third-grade dropout, carson had bad grades and a bad temper. so troubled at age 14 he tried to stab a classmate for changing a radio station. >> i tried to kill bob. i must be crazy. sane people don't try to kill their friends. >> reporter: he calls that moment a turning point, when he turned to god, finding his faith and his footing academically. >> extremely well. >> reporter: eventually rising to a position as chief pediatric neurosurgeon at johns hopkins. a life

>> hallie jackson tonight. thanks. we want to turn to our political director, the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. chuck, important interviews for both these front-runners as we head into the labor day weekend. what's your takeaway? maybe the question is what did we learn today? >> i think what we learned from hillary clinton is what andrea reinforced there, is the campaign is now having a different tactic on e-mail controversy. they know it's serious. they're now not joking about it anymore. you don't hear her talking about being dismissive of it, trying to talk about it as a partisan issue. she took it very seriously. she stopped short of a good explanation on sort of the initial reasoning why she did it. that isn't fully explained. but it was contrite. it was different. it's an acknowledgment this isn't going anywhere and they need to figure out how to deal with it. donald trump, on the other hand, you know, we'll see. these things haven't taken him down before. and so i hesitate to sit here and say this w

hallie jackson has more on this amazing find. >> reporter: normally, becca is in a lab coat, not hard hat, but here in south africa, she's about to head under ground after answering a facebook ad looking for cave-diving scientists skinny enough to squeeze through seven-inch cracks and fearless enough to do it in the dark. >> it was an adventure and i was excited. >> reporter: six women made the cut simiing through 36 feet of tunnel, colleagues watching on fossil cam. as becca emerges with the find of a lifetime. >> you got the fossil, huh? >> yes. >> reporter: 1500 fossils from an entirely new species, distant cousins humans never knew they had. it's like hitting the paleo powerball 1500 times. >> my mind is absolutely blown. this is absolutely an amazing discovery. >> reporter: steven churchill studied these skeletons 15 in all ranging in age from babies to elderly. the feet almost identical to humans. walked upright but the hands more like apes with curved fingers good for climbing. >> helps fill in part of the story of human evolution. >> reporter: but scientists still don't know t

hallie jackson has the latest. >> reporter: the bacteria more commonly associated with raw meat or eggs now linked to cucumbers in a salmonella outbreak affecting 285 people. one person has died, 53 others hospitalized. more than half the illnesses reported in children, who are especially vulnerable. symptoms could diarrhea, vomiting, fever. the cd traced them back to their suspected source, a farm in mexico. the produce distributed by a san diego-based company, which is voluntarily recalling what are called slicer cucumbers. they have a thicker skin and more seeds than a common english cue coupler. in arizona, where 60 cases have been reported, health officials recommend asking your grocery store where they buy the cue couplers. >> if they came from the united states or locally in arizona, they are safe. if you don't know where they are from, you should throw them away. >> reporter: cthe bacteria sickens a million people in the u.s. every year. to kill it, experts recommend cooking foods thoroughly. while that's not something many do with cucumbers, washing them and other produce could

i will run on that record all day long. >> that is hallie jackson reporting. >>> on the democratic side, a big announcement yesterday from their front-runner that already has the gop pouncing, and the white house under pressure. nbc's chuck todd reports. >> reporter: under pressure from environmental groups, and from democratic opponent bernie sanders -- >> the secretary can agree, she can disagree. but i think you got to have a position. >> reporter: hillary clinton finally made her position on the keystone pipeline clear. >> i oppose it. and i oppose it because i don't think -- i don't think it's in the best interests of what we need to do to combat climate change. >> reporter: clinton began the environmental review process on the final 1200 miles of the pipeline as secretary of state. she said she didn't want to second-guess president barack obama on an issue she worked on. but last week she signaled she was finally ready to weigh in. >> i am putting the white house on notice, i'm going to tell you what i think. soon. because i can't wait. >> reporter: critics on the right who suppor

let me turn now to hallie jackson in oklahoma city. good to see you again.homa to talk energy, right? tell us about what the plan is. >> reporter: yeah, here at the petroleum association, the oklahoma -- a place where we saw marco rubio unveil his energy plan as well. it's a pretty good crowd, 150 to 200 people. some of them supporters, some of them undecided, and it was interesting, kat, in talking to the folks who came out here today, why they decided to come see fiorina. a lot of them talked about her debate performance from a couple of weeks ago. they were impressed by her, found her smart and articulate. one person said she thought she would be a good role model for her daughters. on the flip side, there was some concern among folks we talked to that people simply don't know who carly fiorina is yet, that she hasn't introduced herself well enough after that debate performance. she's been doing well in the polls, but the challenge for her campaign is to continue these introductions, hammer her biography at events like this, talking about her time as a se

hallie jackson, thanks so much. >>> coming up, the popularity contest that's turning into a race to thetom. does the donald, as in trump, trump clinton when it comes to unfavorabili unfavorability? >>> plus a meeting that was 60 years in the making, the presidents of the united states and cuba come together for their first meeting on u.s. soil since the cuban revolution. what did it really mean? all of that is coming up on "mtp daily." fill out forms. tablets. keep it all digital. we're looking to double our deliveries. our fleet apps will find the fastest route. oh, and your boysenberry apple scones smell about done. ahh, you're good. i like to bake. add new business services with at&t and get up to $500 in total savings. like limiting where you earn bonus cash back.hings. why put up with that? but the quicksilver card from capital one likes to keep it simple. real simple. i'm talking easy like-a- walk-in-the-park, nothing-to-worry-about, man-that-feels-good simple. quicksilver earns you unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. it's a simple question. what's in your wall

ask the people that support him. >> let's go down to hallie jackson in florida at the villages.nd what have we heard? has marco rubio fired back after firing at trump since that broadside this afternoon? >> so not so far this afternoon, chuck. senator rubio just wrapped up an event here at the villages, good overflow crowd in the rek center. he doesn't specifically mention trump by name, afterwards we asked him about what he thought of trump's tax plan, he hadn't had time to look at it yet. not to say rubio wasn't engaging with trump at all. we heard this morning, when rubio took this tactic of you can call appearing not to engage while still engaging. he said he didn't want to talk about trump's campaign, but in the next breath, basically called it a freak show. why the escalating feud? it's the poll numbers. senator rubio pulling even with some of the outsider candidates. you've talked about how rubio can be a bridge with the outsiders and the establishment. we've talked to rubio supporters and folks undecided, you have some people putting rubio in the same breath as ben carso

joining me now nbc news correspondent hallie jackson. you were in that town hall. have to say, i watched that. it really seemed like a chaotic atmosphere and it seemed that donald trump got out of there quickly. it seemed like -- i don't to be exaggerating but it felt like the crowd was getting more and more riled up the longer it went. >> this was intended to be a rally. it was something where donald trump wanted to come out after the debate and fire up the supporters. so they were fired up. it was certainly ruckus, as often trump events are. this one is different he took questions from the members of the audience. something we don't see him do. he did not hold a media availability. anything with the press, which is a little bit different. he's usually somebody who comes in, talks to the press, and does his events. the first question you ran a minute ago, it was very interesting. people really sort of stopped and listened and listened to what donald trump had to say. it harkins back a little bit to the moment in 2008 where john mccain corrected somebody who called

nbc's hally jackson has the latest. >> reporter: the bacteria more commonly associated with raw meat or eggs now linked to cucumbers. in a salmonella outbreak that spread to 27 states, affecting 285 people. one person was died and 53 other hospitalized. more than half of the illnesses reported in children who are especially vulnerable. symptoms clue diarrhea, vomiting and fever. the cdc traced it back to the suspected source, a farm in mexico. the produce, distributing by a san diego based company which is voluntarily recalling what are called slicer cucumbers. they have a thicker skin and more seeds than the common english cucumber. in arizona where 60 cases have been reported, health officials recommend asking your grocery store where they buy the cucumbers. >> if they came from the united states or here in arizona, they are safe to eat. if you don't know where they are from, you should throw them away. >> last year those grown in the eastern u.s. were responsible for 275 cases according to the cdc. the bacteria sickens a million people in the u.s. every year. to kill it, experts r

nbc's hallie jackson has the latest on decision 2016. >> reporter: this morning it's what donald trumpidn't say that has him under fire after this back and forth during a q & a in new hampshire. >> we have a problem in this country it's called muslim. we know our current president is one. you know he's not even an american. but any way, we have training camps growing where they want to kill us. >> uh-huh. >> that's my question. when can we get rid of them? >> we're going to be looking at a lot of different things. a lot of people are say thag and a lot of people are saying bad things are happening out there. >> reporter: trump who helped lead the movement in 2011 never corrected the man by pointing out president obama is a christian born in the u.s. and he never pushed back against the statement muslims are a problem. the republican presidential front runner didn't answer our questions as he left, but later his campaign framed trump's response around religious freedom. telling nbc, christians need support in this country. their religious liberty is at stake. when we pressed, a spokeswo

. >> yes, i would be fine with that. [ applause ] >> nbc's hallie jackson is in myrtle beach, south carolina, they sent out a memo to reporters saying donald trump has spent the last 36 hours tweeting up a storm about carly. "we get the point, mr. trump, you're worried, you should be. you'll be seeing more of that face." is that indicative of the mood in the fiorina campaign? do they feel momentum? >> it seems to be absolutely. it's the campaign and the candidate herself coming out with what you could call these understated digs at donald trump, we heard that at the event earlier today in south carolina when she made an off-the-cuff remark when her microphone stopped working that unlike some caricatures, as she called him, she is more soft spoken. the other part of this, too, not just coming after trump but how to capitalize in the momentum in the polls. it seems like the strategy is if irs to introduce herself to voters like the one in south caroli, hundreds of people packing this arena in myrtle beach to describe her life story. that secretary to ceo story that as we've been talking to sup

. >> nbc's hally jackson has the latest on two gop front runners. >> reporter: under fire for his controversial comments about muslims. >> the pc culture says whenever you're asked a question, it has to be answered in a certain way and if you don't answer it that way, then let's attack. >> reporter: carson tripling down on his remarks the islamic faith is unconstitutional. >> anyone of any faith is welcome here. sfwlrks >> reporter: campaigning in south carolina, she had a microphone moment that sent a message everyone heard. >> i'm quite soft spoken actually. >> reporter: a sly dig at donald trump who's hitting fiorina hard online and on air. his latest attack taking aim at a different target. a twitter tirade against fox news and bill o'reilly. >> he gets a lot of attention from the theater. >> reporter: the front runner turning his attention towards the front runner, fiorina. they said we get the point, mr. trump, you're worried, you should be. but her critics say she should be worried on her history as the fired ceo of hewitt packard. >> i wonder if you're going to spend your time defending

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hallie jackson is in south carolina to tell us more. hallie? >> reporter: good evening, lester. even in the polarized political climate, donald trump is under fire from democrats and republicans. and while he often makes headlines for his remarks, in this instance what's at issue is what he didn't say. the candidate who is always center stage isn't today. donald trump canceling a speech in south carolina. his campaign insisting he's not hiding, just signing a business deal. a day after this controversial moment at a q&a in new hampshire. >> we have a problem in this country, it is called muslims. we know our current president is one. you know he's not even an american. >> we need this question. >> but anyway. we have training camps growing with the want to kill us. that is our question. when can we get rid of them. >> we are looking at a lot of different things and a lot of people are saying that and saying that bad things are happening out there. we are looking at that and plenty of other things. okay, go ahead, yes, ma'am. >> trump didn't question his religion or citizenship a

hally jackson has details. >> mayday, mayday. >> reporter: the mayday, using british airways, call sign, "speedway." just before take off. and that calm voice, a pilot with 42 years of experience. >> there was a loud bang and the aircraft sort of went to the left and they actually opened the door and went down into cabin and saw how serious it was. >> reporter: at the airport, people watching in horror as emergency crews raced towards the jet, passengers slid down the chutes. >> i look behiepd me and there's an engine the size of a house and the flames are hundreds of feet in the air. >> reporter: and she's one of the people on board as it accelerated down a vegas runway carrying enough fuel for the 10-hour flight to london. that's when the left engine flaired. and thick, black smoke swallowing the belly of the jet. and most interested in why the suexpression system failed. he had been set to retire in a matter of days. >> and just ahead, the hottest team in sports just got a little hotter and the best moment at the u.s. open may have been in the stands. sports is next. for over 30 year

hallie jackson is in south carolina to tell us more. evening, lester. even in the polarized commit wal climate, donald trump is under fire from democrats and republicans. he often makes headlines but at issue is what he didn't say. the candidate who is always center stage isn't today. donald trump canceling a speech in south carolina. his campaign insisting he's not hiding, just signing a business deal. a day after this controversial moment at a q&a in new hampshire. >> we have a problem in this kurn, it is called muslims. we know our current president is one. an american. >> we need this question. >> but any way. growing with the want to kill us. when can we get rid of them. >> we are looking at a lot of different things and people are saying that bad things are happening out there. we are looking at that and plenty of other things. okay, go ahead, gentlemen yes, ma'am. >> trump didn't question his religion or citizenship and his rhetoric against muslims. >> i wouldn't have permitted that. >> he should come on television and say i made a mistake. >> th

nbc's hallie jackson is following this story for us. hallie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. in washington last week to receive an award from the family research council, a conservative advocacy group in recognition of her stand against same-sex marriage, and it's during that same trip she reportedly met with pope francis. according to kim davis' lawyer davis and her husband joe were secretly driven to the vatican embassy last thursday afternoon. the couple meeting with the pope who spoke with them in english for about 15 minutes. in a statement released overnight, davis' attorney says the county clerk was humbled to meet the pontiff saying who am i to have this rare opportunity? i am just a county clerk who loves jesus and desires with all my heart to serve him. davis' attorney says the pope also held out his hands and asked davis to pray for him, thanking her for her courage and telling her to, quote, stay strong. nbc news could not verify the statements from davis' attorney with the vatican, but it comes after the p

nbc's hallie jackson has more of her emotional interview. >> alex, millions of people have now seen thosestanding with alison parker seconds before gunman opened fire on live tv. gardner has also seen that video. she says she had to watch it to move on. but she still is not ready to return to the scene. vickie gardner remembers every moment from this interview. >> i saw movement and then gunfire. lots and lots of gunfire. >> reporter: the shooting airing live on wdbj's morning news. a single image of the gunman captured on camera. >> i didn't know where he was. i felt as though the next shot -- i knew next shot he was just going to shoot me in the head because that is what he was doing. world goes in front of your -- in front of you. and it did real fast. and i said i'm ready. i'm ready. >> reporter: instead the shooter fired a bullet through gardner's back as she lay on the ground in the fetal position. gardner tells fox news she knew reporter alison parker and cameraman adam ward had been shot. >> is the only thing i could think of is play dead. i was just concentrating on being so stil

that's where we find nbc's hallie jackson following the campaign. trump was on the defense most of last night. what's the mood there ahead of tonight's event? >> people seem really excited to see him. we expect maybe 3,000 to 4,000 people here in rochester for this donald trump rally. he's one of the few candidates that's made it back from the east coast to do events today. we'll see more tomorrow in south carolina at a heritage forum. the mood among supporters, i spoke with a few of them. they thought it was a good performance. some were concerned about the name calling. but they liked his energy, his attitude. there seems to be a bit of a wait and see mentality. folks here recognize that this is a long campaign season. it is still only september. and a lot can change between now and when we first start to see the caucuses and the voting early next year. >> all right, hallie jackson on the road for us. thank you very much for now. since we're going to turn to rebecca bird at real clear politics and publisher at the federalist and the host of federa

hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: under fire for his controversial comments about muslims, ben carson is a casualty of the p.c. police. >> p.c. culture says whenever you are asked a question it has to be answered in a certain way. and if you don't answer it that way, then let's attack. >> reporter: carson today, tripling down on his remarks the islamic faith is unconstitutional as those like kaepernick respond. >> anyone of any faith is welcome here. >> reporter: campaigning in south carolina today -- she had a microphone moment that everyone heard. >> contrary to some caricature caricatures, i'm quite soft spoke. >> from donald trump who is attacking her online and on air. >> if you hear here you get a big fat beautiful headache. >> and now taking target at fox news and host bill o'reilly who laughed it off. >> this is just theater right now. he gets a lot of attention from the theater. turning his attention to carly fiorina and turning up the sign he is sweating her fast rise in the polls. her campaign thinks say. saying we get the point, mr. trump, you are worried. you should be. b

. >> for more on this, i'm joined by nbc's hallie jackson.were talking to the lawyer for kim davis last hour. this was a clandestine meeting they managed to pull off in the middle of washington, with millions of people watching pope francis's every move, kate. and they say the legal group representing kim davis said this is because they wanted to make sure to not overshadow the pope's visit. and really the pope's message. he was here for a reason. that's why this information, they say, is coming out days after the fact. the meeting happened apparently on thursday, they say, at the residence where the pope was saying in washington. kim davis and her husband secretly whisked in, nobody recognizing them, apparently, to have 15 minutes together with the pope. i'm being told it was just the couple, the pope, a few security members, members of the security team and a vatican photographer in attendance. there are some photographs, but those have not been released just yet, kate. so it's an interesting meeting, but i'll tell you, papal experts also c

nbc's hallie jackson picks up the story from las vegas. >> speedbird, mayday, mayday. >> reporter: the mayday, using british airways' call sign speedbird, came just before takeoff. >> we are evacuating on the runway. we have a fire. i repeat, we are evacuating. >> reporter: that calm voice captain chris henkey, a pilot with 42 years of experience. talking to nbc news late today. >> there was a loud bang and the aircraft sort of veered to the left. because we had a third pilot, he actually opened the door and went down into the cabin, saw how serious it was. >> reporter: at the airport people watching in horror. >> we need more people to get out of there. >> reporter: as emergency crews raced toward the jet, passengers slide down on chutes, sprinting for safety, including lisa dunn. >> i looked behind me and there's this engine the size of a house, and it is -- the flames are just hundreds of feet into the air. >> reporter: dunn, one of 170 people on board the boeing 777 as it accelerated down a vegas runway just after 4:00 p.m. tuesday, carrying enough fuel for the ten-hour flight to l

nbc's hallie jackson is outside trump tower with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. this morning donald trump is firing back at a conservative radio host, accusing him of asking gotcha questions on foreign policy. today, trump calling hugh hewitt a third rate radio announcer after an interview in which trump bristled when asked about terror leaders. >> i don't believe in gotcha questions. i'm not trying to, you know, quiz you -- >> that is a gotcha question when you're asking me about, you know, who is running this, this, this. i will be so good at the military your head will spin. obviously i'm not meeting these people. >> reporter: that interview happened just hours after trump signed a pledge promising loyalty to the gop, ruling out a run as an independent. trump's previous controversial comments about john mccain or megyn kelly didn't hurt him and the latest polls show he's leading the field by double digits. >> he sure is. hallie jackson outside of trump tower, thank you very much. >>> vice president joe biden s

nbc's hallie jackson picks up the story from las vegas. >> mayday, mayday. seabird 2276. >> reporter: the mayday, using british airways' call sig speed bird, came just before takeoff. on the runway. we have a fire. i repeat. we are evacuating. >> reporter: that calm voice, captain chris hanke, a pilot with 42 years of experience, talking with nbc news today. >> there was a loud bang and the aircraft sort of veered to the left. he actually opened the door and went down into the cabin, saw how serious it was. >> reporter: at the airport people watching in horror. >> we need more people to get out of there. >> reporter: as emergency crews raced toward the jet, passengers slide down on chutes, sprinting lisa dunn. >> i looked behind me and the engine's the size of a house and it is -- the flames are into the air. >> reporter: dunn, one of 170 people on board the boeing 777 as it accelerated down a vegas runway just after 4:00 p.m. enough fuel for the ten-hour flight to london. that's when the left engine failed. licking the windows but not entering the cabin, th

hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: the man behind the art of the deal made a spectacle of signing one today. >> here is your pledge. >> reportel:shonald trump promising his loyalty to the gop, and ruling out a un as an independent. >> i see no circumstances under ich i would tear up that pledge. >> reporter: the document not legally binding but still some boll lick -- symbolic embracing the main stream party and infuriating some supporters. >> he's going to sign his own death warrant so to speak if he does so. >>tu reporter: it's trump's position that's propelled him to the top of the field hitting 30% in a new poll day. ben carson in second, jeb bush sliding to third with just single digit support and the highest unfavorability ra pting in the republican field. >> it's a little bit sad. don't forget, he was supposed to win. and he just doesn't have the energy. >> reporter: bush trumps most frequent rget fighting back this week with more intens y than ever before painting trump as too liberal and slamming him in spanish as the brawl goetes bilingual. >> we're a nation that speaks