brand new sufficient if suffolk shows hillary clinton ahead. n nevada, trump was ahead and biggest toss-up battleground of all, florida. macing dixon poll shows clinton with a lead, narrow, but in the lead. and go to the electoral map. hillary clinton is fave forward win if she can hold the light blue states. the ones that lean democratic. new hampshire was one of those states nap poll is good news. michigan was one. that poll, good news. donald trump's in michigan today. match an world where hillary clinton wins nevada and florida, where those polls come out today. there's no way, if that happens, absolutely no way, donald trump can win the presidency. if she can hold those stakes. challenge the week before the second debate and out of it, try and sustain that momentum. >> my opponent believes in what i call a strong-man approach. and here's what he said -- he said, i alone can fix it. i alone? well, we've learned that, that's his way. one person getting supreme power and exercising it ruthlessly. that's why he admires dictators like vladimir p

an attack on hillary clinton's candidacy for president of the united states of america. rral to the justice department that is ludicrous on its face. then he sent another referral. accusing secretary clinton of obstructing justice. these actions had their desired effect. they kept repeating the headline that hillary clinton is under investigation. >> now, this hearing, coming on the heels of cummings releasing an e-mail exchange between colin powell, the former secretary of state, and hillary clinton, from 2009, discussing the e-mail arrangements. in that, colin powell advising hillary clinton on using a private e-mail address, saying that's one way to skirt public disclosure laws. now, democrats say this sort of exonerates hillary clinton but of course republicans aren't buying it. one reason why, there's no evidence colin powell was talking about class few ed information through his private e-mail address. as we know from james comey's testimony, several e-mails at least with marked classified, even though hillary clinton said she did not send or receive classified e-ma

donald trump is once again hitting hillary clinton for her "basket of deplorables" comment. he just invited some supporters on the stage to join him. the trump campaign is treating clinton's comment as a gift basket in a defining moment of this campaign. donald trump didn't have to dig deep into his basket of i tacks today on hillary clinton. >> after months of hiding from the press, hillary clinton has revealed her true thoughts. that was her true thoughts. she revealed herself to be a person who looks down on the proud citizens of our country as subjects for her. >> reporter: the gop nominee devoted a huge chunk of his speech to a military audience to a line clinton delivered friday, when she referred to trump supporters as a basket of deplorables at a fund-raiser in new york. >> you know, to be just grossly generalistic, you could put half of trump's supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. the racists, sexists, homophobic, islamic phobic, you name it. >> reporter: by the next day the damage was done, clinton releasing a statement, saying "i regress saying ha

joining us now from the hillary clinton campaign in brooklyn is the clinton press secretary brian fallonbrine, thanks very much for joining us. >> hi, wolf. thank for having me. >> i want you to respond to what donald trump just said before this national guard association, specifically he said, hillary clinton must retract her comments in full, otherwise, he said, i don't see how she can continue in this race for the white house. your reaction? >> well, wolf, hillary clinton was actually very quick on saturday morning to express regret for one aspect of what she said on friday night, which was to cite half of donald trump's supporters as expressing these types of sentiments, but the larger point of what she said on friday remains true, and it is something we do not apologize for and will continue to talk about for the remaining two months of this campaign. and that point is this -- that donald trump continues to not just condone but welcome, promote and lift up divisive, hate-filled elements in this country that he is giving a platform with his campaign. david duke has come out and said

¿quÉ te motivÓ a ser voluntario de la campaÑa de hillary clinton?mp no desperdiciÓ ni un momento para atacar a clinton y aunque no se tocÓ el tema de la reforma migratoria, los demÓcratas dicen que tienen confianza en su candidato. >> mÁs que donald trump, ella no lo puede hacer sola, tiene que trabajar con todos los representantes. >> yo creo que ella tiene la capacidad, ella conoce, sabe, lo Último que le falta es gente que la apoye, para eso estamos acÁ. flavio: la Última vez que donald trump y hillary clinton se enfrentan cara a cara serÁ el prÓximo jueves de octubre en un debate programado. leÓn: gracias flavio. en seguida, en una exclusiva mundial habla el hijo hasta ahora desconocido de juan gabriel. ademÁs, le damos un vistazo las temperaturas actuales cuando sondas 11:15, el termÓmetro marca 71 en san francisco, 69 en napa, regresamos. como parte de lo que parece ser una oleada de balaceras a nivel nacional, un tirador hirÖ esta leÓn:como parte de lo que parece ser una oleada de balaceras a nivel nacional, un tirador hiriÓ a personas esta m

where does the hillary clinton campaign go from him. asked a campaigner surrogate talking about racism and bigotry and islam phobia and now the birther movement. where does the clinton go from here? >> this is a dilemma for hillary clinton. i always thought it would tighten. she's used her nuclear weapons. she's called him bigot and thrown all of those rocks at him. and there's not much more she can say and ratchet up and break through and get people's attention and it was a risky gamble to make her campaign about demonizing donald trump. she's less successful in selling herself as being identified with signature issue. and she would appeal to white working class voters. and i think that at this point, she can hammer trump but hillary clinton needs to find short hand rationale for her own candidacy. >> interesting making america great. and donald trump continues to go on. and there is a bigger question of stronger together. we'll have to leave it there, thank you so much. >> donald trump has a growing path to the white house. recent poll

it was hillary clinton's health.u think that her health issue overshadows the basket of deplorable comments to where it is not as damaging as some think? >> i don't think so. they are two important issues in the campaign. a time where we are after the labor day holiday and full throttle. in regard to hillary clinton's health. everyone is human and we should not be vultures. >> but don't lie. >> i am not saying anybody should lie. i haven't been directed by the campaign. but people get sick. george bush was sick. >> but lying about the sickness. >> and the campaign said a lot of us were passing the bug to each other. >> they could have handled it better. >> lawence, one other part of donald trump's address and he took on the big issues. and said if you want a strong board. that doesn't make you racist. and if you don't want terrorism. that makes you someone that cares about the country. how effective was that line for donald trump. >> it is what he needs to do. i don't know if it is the hiring of kelli or what. it is

these were not offhand comments from hillary clinton. these were remarks not at all but given in an interview and probably in a number of interviews. these were lengthy planned and prepared remarks. it was perhaps the most explicit attack on the american voter ever spoken by a major party presidential nominee. total disrespect for the people of our country. clinton was using a very deliberate page from the democratic play book with one of the names, those names -- really, in order to scare and i mean trying seriously scare the amount of voting for change. we are bringing change. she can't bring change. she's been doing this for 35 years. she now talks about change. there's no change. it's going to be more of the same, only worse, it's going to be four more years of barack obama, only worse. she just took it to a whole new level by applying it to tens of millions of people. she used the vial words in order to intimidate citizens out of seeking government reform and there will be reform. there has to be reform. people who want their immigr

hillary clinton and bill clinton have become rich by selling america out.'s going to keep kicking the can down the road. fattening her purse at the detriment of americans, that's the problem. she says she has a plan but never says anything concrete that us blue collar workers, middle class americans can grab ahold of and use, it's a lot of talk, no action. liz: joe, you're out there talking to regular folks out there, people that you see every day. margaret thatcher once said that socialism is basically envy, and socialism because it's envy it destroys. when you hear the talk about fair share, how does that come across in the heartland? >> you know, fair goes out the window after six or seven years old. when you give your kids a candy bar, you cut it in half and give them that. in the real world have you opportunity. that's what makes america great. everybody stands at the same opportunity, what you make of hard work, discipline, individual responsibility. these are the things that conservatives talk about, and that's how we make a living and ultimately how

one of the goals was to have hillary clinton bait donald trump into an outburst and saying something offensive that would worsen his problem with some of the voters he needs to win over. the clinton campaign did succeed in laying that trap at least. let me remind you on monday how hillary clinton tried to do that. >> one of the worst things was about women in a beauty contest. he loves supporting them and hanging around them. he called this woman miss piggy and then he called her miss house keeng because she was latina. donald, she has a name. she is alicia machado and she has become a u.s. citizen and you can bet she is going to vote this november. >> okay. >> that was hillary clinton laying what the clinton campaign believed was a trap. donald trump did not have much to say about the former miss universe, however after the debate, after hillary clinton put that subject and that name into the conversation, the clinton campaign did get what it was looking for as donald trump has essentially gotten into a war of public words with alicia machado. take a look. >> she was the winner and s

and manage expectations for hillary clinton. clinton had a busy night last night meeting with a world leader a high profile meeting with the israeli prime snirn and doing 2 and a half hours of debate prep until 11:00 p.m. they are calling for trump to get into specifics. here to answer questions or demanding a command for the issues they are set with trump almost a foot taller than clinton there's an effort to make sure it works visually. clinton's running mate predicted she will deliver at the debate and took this jab at trump. >> she will be very good. donald trump is a performer and an entertainer. i am not taking that away from him. he has a reality shoep and he tells people they are fire withed a big grin. i am sure he will be entertaining, but he can't get away with doing the 15 second thing and then walking away, not taking questions. >> clinton met with prime minister netanyahu to show she will be comfortable with these high profile situations with world leaders. moderator saying there should be no double standard. >> i a

this about hillary clinton.en the lights are bright like they are now she brings the a plus game to the table. she'll be very, very good tomorrow night. >> he's going to focus tomorrow night in the debate as he has throughout on the issues the american people care about. >> clinic top holding another practice session today. trump huddling with advisers and the campaign managers are working the reps. >> hillary recognizes she needs to earn the voters' trust. tonight is a great opportunity for her to do that. >> i don't see that there are two versions of donald trump. he's not going to be

in hillary clinton. hillary clinton can block momentum. the goal for donald trump not to commit any great big errors. basically put a performance that that puts him as a leader and expectations as well. donald trump has been lower expectations for him and raising for hillary clinton. she has a bar much higher than his. if he plays to withdraw it's basically a win for him, one of the tactics expecting to employ giving glancing nod to question and answering the question that you really wanted to get. he would likely point to the fact that this morning he got the endorsement of the 5,000 union members in the immigration and customs enforcement department, the first time that they have ever endorsed a candidate and the fact that he's coming out with a new white paper today that details economy, 3.5% growth, to create new jobs, suggesting he might pull out of the world trade organization in order to help american companies sell more things overseas, basically harris, that is he is a president with level the p

is prompting conservative >> we are following breaking news, the hillary clinton doctor has examined her after she fell ill at the 9/11 ceremony and we are outside the clinton resident in new york. >> yes, we understand that the doctor who is the long time doctor for hillary clinton examined her after she returned to her home from her daughter's apartment in downtown manhattan after having to leave the ceremony so suddenly. this is the statement released after examining hillary clinton and i quote, "secretary clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. on friday during follow-up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. she was put on antibiotics and advised to rest. she became overheated and hydrated. i examined her and she is now rehydrate asked recovering." as she left the lend ceremony she had to cut it short the video that showed her walking to the video what was troubling is it showed her leg trembling and she took a step forward and she stumbled as she headed to the van and then what was somewhat unusual is that the press pool was not

hillary clinton has one issue. the american people -- donald trump did talk strongly on nuclear policy and strongly on isis very strongly on immigration. charles: one second mark. he sent out a tweet racing $16 million. i think that underscores the fact that his base is built in period. it's it's there so it's rock solid and it's one heck of a base to build off and in their eyes they see him as the winner of this debate. >> well of course. both sides see their favorite is the winner. people will see what they want to to see in the fact of the matter is the expectations were that hillary would do better. this was his first debate and considering that he did fabulously well. we know who mr. trump is and what he stands for. that was articulated. part of his appeal is why he is standing there is because he is this individual doesn't have that experience and is doing it because he loves the country. the bottom line is he stood for change last night, she stood as a bureaucratic representative. nothing changed those dynam

you are not hiring -- >> no one is asking hillary clinton to know every foreign leader. is asking that. >> i think the clinton folks are trying to make that narrative out there about as i mentioned, how much experience and how much time in government you want. if you are looking for someone who has been around washington a long time and understands the establishment and the status quo, i think you should vote for hillary clinton. >> let me ask you about the moderator. a lot has been made about how much he should or should not fact check, particularly from trump supporters, who say that it should not be the job of the moderator to check or correct facts. what's wrong with the truth? >> it's not a question of it's not just the trump campaign. you have heard other members of the media, people at the commission on presidential debates saying the job of the moderator is to moderate the debate, not to be the fact checker. hold on. >> so if hillary clinton, for instance, says something that is not true -- >> it is up to donald trump to say secretary clinton, that's not true, he

hillary rosen, is this what you want hillary clinton to be speaking about when she takes to the stagelook, hillary made her point, she, alicia machado is a good spokesperson for women who have felt abused by donald trump and the sort of fat shaming sexist behavior but look, hillary clinton today is out there announcing a new proposal for national service for volunteerism, for americans coming together. yesterday she was focused on college affordability and student debt. that's what people really care about. that's what she cares about. that's the campaign she's running. so i think, you know, all of the rest of this from her perspective is really just a bunch of nonsense. >> guy, want to change subjects here. hillary clinton's not just running against donald trump right now. it seems that over the last week, there's been a lot of focus on gary johnson and the reason being because of millenial voters. softness with younger voters right now. gary johnson is at 29% among millenials and that may be why you have clinton's surrogates speaking at colleges. that may be why you have hillary cli

hillary clinton is not talking about half the country. she's talking about a subset of donald trump supporters, and the trump campaign and the republican party can definitely give a great performance now about how offended they are, but you do also have to account in that for this much more problematic thing going on on their side of the aisle, the literal white supremacist press conference going on on friday, praising donald trump as their fair leader who's brought their movement so much more attention than they've ever had before. that does it for us. now it's time for the last word. >> good evening, how's your health? >> fair to midmiddling. >> i'm in the media, so i'm obsessed with health. >> i'll bring you some documentation later. >> tonight we will be joined by one of the heroic reporters of campaign 2016. he has been pursuing one thing and one thing only, donald trump's history of charitable giving. his findings have been shocking. this weekend he published a major summation of what he has found, searching all over the country. he

talk to us about hillary clinton. has experience but some are pointing to that as also her weakness, what is her belief when it comes to national security? we are going to hear it from donald trump. >> well, i think you will hear a lot of it tonight on the forum that they're both doing. i think clint open is seeing in our party, muscular liberal. she's been -- she support it had iraq war along with george bush in 2002 which trump opposed, obviously says he oppose now. she views herself being a president of engaged america around the world using smart power as we described as democrats, not just military, always leading with military but using all the tools in the tool box, i think you're going to hear much more of that from her in the coming weeks and we have the kinds of forums that we have tonight. jenna: the results, chris, that hillary clinton is going to confront as well. as you look around the world and see the state of affairs. >> it is. i would argue that this is hillary clinton continuing the obama administra

either hillary clinton or her opponent will be elected president this year. if you vote for someone other than hillary or if you don't vote at all then you are helping to elect hillary's opponent. and the stakes are far too high to take that chance. [ applause ] too high. remember, it's not about voting for the perfect candidate. there is no such person. in this election it's about making a choice between two very different candidates with very different visions for our nation. so the question is do you want hillary clinton to be your president or do you want her opponent to be your president? that's the choice in this election. if you choose hillary, like i am and have and will then we have to get to work. it is not enough to come to a rally and post selfies. that's cute and all that. my kids do it all the time. it's not enough to get angry and just speak out about the need for change. we all must take action to elect folks who will stand with us to make that change. that's your job. we need you to get yourself and everyone you know registered to vote today.

and not holding back when it comes to hillary clinton. one thing that the president made remarks about, though, is the fact that voters cannot afford to treat this like a reality show. a false equivalent, basically saying it's not even worth comparing a clinton to a trump. nbc's kasie hunt is on the ground in philadelphia. it's 84 degrees. we mentioned the president talking about one person fainting but this was a barn-burner, that aside? >> reporter: that it was, thomas. it's a beautiful day in philadelphia. the president did say to a person in the crowd who fainted, bend your knees, be a little careful. i have to tell you, just a very striking condemnation of donald trump from the president of the united states today. just unfettered, saying that he is not qualified in any way to be commander in chief or president, in general, on a whole host of additional issues beyond just that. he talked about that interview with russian state tv that donald trump did, citing it as an example of that. repeatedly talked about how donald trump has turne

hillary clinton called him racist. trump tried to paint her as a typical politician. >> this certainly lived up to the hype. now, who won? that's a tricky question. we have a cnn post debate poll that shows it wasn't even close. big night for clinton. so how will this result play into the overall race as the candidates get back on the trail? we have it covered for you. let's begin with cnn's phil mattingly. >> reporter: good morning, chris. we know both candidates had a specific message. hillary clinton ready, prepared for office. donald trump, the breaker of the status quo. as you well know, that doesn't mean there would not be punches throw and a few haymakers land.

rick, let me ask you, does donald trump actually call hillary clinton "crooked hillary" tonight? >> new york city i think that's all predebate mind games and it is working very well. it serves to get people to wonder which donald trump is going to show up. i am certainly believing this charming donald trump is showing up and this crooked hillary is designed to not know which donald trump is showing up. the expectations for him are low, he's won that part of the game. i think the expectations for hillary are extraordinary high. the momentum is in donald's favor. he's been closing the polls in many of the battleground stage. this debate is very important to her. >> brett, let me talk to you about mitt romney and you worked with him in the 2012 race. there is a memorable moment, i want to remind folks what happened there. >> i went to my staff and i said how come all the people in this job are all men, well, these are all the people that have the qualifications. well, can we find some women that are qualified. we took the effort to find women who had backgrounds that could be qualif

hillary clinton leading, again, small margin but bigger than obama's in 2012, four point lead for hillary clinton in ohio. wisconsin, down to three. democrats would like that to be more. that's actually good news for donald trump. but still, bottom line, that's a hillary clinton lead in wisconsin. iowa, best news for donald trump. in any swing state, the best news right now, it's right here. a tie. he's not ahead, he's in a tie in the most recent poll. this is a state obama won by six points. nevada also, hillary clinton, a smaller lead than president obama had but still a lead. keep that in mind. all those battleground states, you can't point to a single one right now where donald trump is ahead. these are states he's got to be flipping. in fact, you look at it and say she's up double digits in new hampshire, high single in pennsylvania, those are looking blue right now. bottom line, heading into the home stretch, look how close she is to 270. look how far he is. the gray states left, trump would basically have to run the table to get to 270. he needs a shakeup to get back in this race a

and paul was an aide to bill clinton and the head of a super pac supporting hillary clinton. th of these candidates have been really readying for tonight here in new york. clinton at a hotel near her home in chappaqua and trump at trump tower. and president obama practiced with this mock set up in nevada in 2012. that's secretary john kerry and adviser ron klain with him, who has been helping secretary clinton this week, as well. let's turn now to the guys that know about this. is there such a thing as overpreparing? >> i think there can be, especially when you've prepped the facts and figures and you know what policy you want to talk about. you need to be loose on debate day. that's what kept governor romney down on debate day. but preparing on debate day, it's like cramming for a place. >> you're surprised she was preparing? >> i was a little surprised. it seemed like a little overkill to me. >> the study of how to turn a t negative into a positive. look how both have tried to flip the script. >> i say not in a brag doe shouse way, i've made billions and billions dealing wit

there is a risk there, too. >> so many of hillary clinton's ads use donald trump's words against him. his comments on women, on the disabled and so on. is there a concern on the part of the clinton camp that he'll be able to turn the page on that tomorrow and appear more presidential? >> i think there is a concern. i think, one, he will come and try to be -- just have a different temperament. her entire argument is that he's temperamentally unfit. that's her concern. it's part of the reason we know she's been working on ways to get under donald trump's skin. specifically, she's been looking at tape of donald trump in previous debates and moments where, for instance, ted cruz got under his skin. i think she wants to make sure he doesn't appear to be an entirely different person than we have known him throughout the cycle. what we know is a lot of people may not have paid attention much until now and there will be millions upon millions of viewers and a third are saying this performance tomorrow night, this debate will be consequential in who they decide to vote for in november. she's t

hillary clinton was. and you know that the former newspaper, a respected journalist, just on friday, john, said that he was approached, he had a meeting with sidney blumenthal, a very close confidante of both clintons and was on the payroll of the clinton foundation thereafter, he had a meeting with him where sidney blumenthal allegedly told him that president obama was not born in this country and check it out. the idea that people around hillary clinton were not responsible for this, donald trump in 2007 and 2008, while theory, he's a successful building man. he was building things. >> dickerson: but kellyanne, he's asked us to go back and look at things he said about foreign policy back in 2003, to draw conclusions about his judgment. so things he said in the private sector, something he spent five years promoting, you said he got the birth certificate released and that put an end to it, but it didn't put an end to it for him. for years after the birth certificate was released, he continued to question

of course, even patty doyle, hillary clinton's campaign manager in 2008 until she was fired by hillary clinton, admitted on friday to wolf blitzer that she said, "yeah," these are her words, "there was a volunteer in iowa who was pushing this." so this started with hillary clinton's campaign, number one. number the work it was trump who put the issue to rest when he got president obama to release his birth certificate years later. and number three, he said that president obama was born in this country, period, and let's move on to creating jobs, defeating radical islam, rebuilding our inner cities. >> dickerson: the reason i want to stick on this a little bit is he promoted this for five years. so this isn't some passing notion. this is a considerable amount of energy and time and money that he spent promoting this idea. say anything about his citizenship. also, if you look at the clinton campaign, they fired the one staffer who sent an e-mail about this immediately. donald trump spent five years, his own money, called press conferences to promote this idea. so i go back to my original

some of the biggest guns in the democratic arsenal are campaigning for hillary clinton. bernie sanders joined her at a rally in new hampshire in an effort to win over millennial voters who backed him, telling them it's imperative they elect clinton. also campaigning for clinton, michelle obama. she fired up crowds in pennsylvania, tearing into donald trump, painting him as erratic, threatening and cruel, adding and i'm quoting her now, we need an adult in the white house. trump is also on the campaign trail tonight, calling clinton an insider, fighting mostly for herself. trump says his democratic rival would "put the oval office up for sale given the chance." trump is said to be facing growing pressure from some advisers to prepare for his next debate with clinton. >>> also tonight, the fbi director has revealed attempted cyber attacks on voter registration systems in more than a dozen states. that, in addition to known attacks in arizona and illinois. both critical in the upcoming election. u.s. officials are increasingly suspicious russian intelligence is behind the in

just moments ago, donald trump's running mate, indiana governor mike pence, taking aim at hillary clintoncalled half of trump supporters, quote, a basket of deplorables. take a listen. >> so let me just say from the bottom of my heart, hillary, they are not a basket of anything. they are americans, and they deserve your respect. no one with a record of failure at home and abroad, no one with her avalanche of dishonesty and corruptions, and no one with that low opinion of the american people should ever be elected president of the united states of america. we must decide here and now that hillary clinton will never be president of this great nation. >> cnn's scott mclain is at that summit. i'm wondering what people are saying. i imagine you've gotten an earful. >> reporter: you bet, martin. you heard mike pence speak there. he afterwards went on to compare these latest comments from hillary clinton to comments that barack obama made in 2008 saying that some republicans cling to guns and religion. he obviously took a lot of heat for that comment. some other republicans are comparing it to m

imagine if hillary clinton refused to release her tax returns and donald trump said hillary clinton releaseody cares, donald trump would never stand for that. so she does have a point in that there are things that should be transparent for people, as she says, are running as commander in chief. the problem is she is the imperfect messenger on that issue since she is somebody who had a private server. she's trying to say it's a double standard and taxes are different and in some ways they are but it might make those voters gloria is talking about stop and think for one second. >> i love our conversations, i wish they could continue but unfortunately we're out of time here. thank you so much. appreciate it. this saturday you'll hear from the candidates from those who know them best. beginning at 8:00 with all business, the essential donald trump and followed at 10:00 with "unfinished business, the essential hillary clinton." >>> coming up, donald trump is essentially tied with hillary clinton. but on one issue he is way ahead and that could spell real trouble for hillary clinton. healthy, fre

hillary clinton's campaign first raised the issue. he picked this up from hillary clinton when she was -- physically -- >> the final word. >> okay. >> can you commit to your candidate saying within the next 24 hours that president obama is a legitimate president? >> you say -- >> he has said it already. and the fact is. >> no he has not. >> that is an issue that was originally introduced by hillary clinton. >> you are wrong -- >> every once in a while i am. but the fact is he did. >> i think you're wrong. >> but the point is that hillary clinton's campaign is the first one to do it. because all she does is engage in negative campaigning. against barack obama and against donald trump. her only -- >> she has never said that. and your candidate has on numerous occasions, and i'm asking you on the final word, we'll end it back and forth. can you say that donald trump was wrong saying the president was born in another country? can you say that? >> i believe he picked up on what hillary clinton's campaign said. he pushed obama, obama finall

further. >> reporter: there is the line you heard from trump about the credible campaigning of hillary clinton. we've got our team of reporters on the ground. casey hunt in chappaqua, new york. kelly o'donnell in baltimore covering the speech we heard. kelly, notable also as trump hit clinton for the basket of deplorables line he said nothing about her health scare over the weekend. was that striking to you? >> i think it was a safer move for donald trump to avoid the health issue. what he said at this point has been responding to a question wishing her well suggesting there is more to learn about that. what he had an opportunity to do was she made the comments at the new york fundraiser and insert fire. we are in front of a crowd that's 4,000 national guards members who are part of an association. they are typically not the type of audience that does a lot of cheering. it is not a rally crowd. he was able to get a rise out of them when he talked about military spending and honoring the flag. for the political purpose of going after hillary clinton on the issue of the deplorables comment i was

the president said hillary clinton has been subjected to more scrutiny and krcriticism. do you see a double standard between clinton and trump on medical records and taxes? >> i don't know if i see a double standard. i simply believe that all of us who are running for president will have to release our medical records, our full medical records, and our tax returns -- >> you don't think it's more than this? more criticism and more on her? >> oh, i don't -- i don't know who is receiving more. i just think everyone needs to -- everyone needs to release their tax returns and health records, and they're not being transparent. you know, what i am more concerned about, frankly, is what's been in the news for the past 24 hours about -- about the deplorable statement, which i think was unfortunate. what's even more concerning than that is that donald trump's campaign continues to be fueled by a racist movement in this country, and you saw pence talking today at a press conference there -- >> let me stop you right there. that's where i wanted to go next. in case the people watching

but hillary's clinton's traveling pool was left in the dark and left for sometime after she abruptly left the memorial yesterday. jennifer griffin is live in clinton's hometown in new york where the candidate is resting. jennifer, what happened yesterday exactly? she is at the event. she apparently is not feeling well. she gets up and decides to leave. was there a press pool there? were they near enough buy? what happened? >> reporter: well, there was a press pool. remember, back in mid-august both candidates agreed to have a press pool, brit. there was a press pool but they were get separate from the candidate, and when she decided to leave they were not told that she was leaving. here is what we know. >> and they couldn't see her, right? >> reporter: they could see her when she arrived, they got the arrival shot and then they were taken to a separate part. they were pinned in in a separate part of the ceremony. once she went out into the crowd to shake hands they lost sight of her, and that's when this incident occurred. she was taken out of the event, and they did not find out unti

it's that lack of seriousness that is bringing people like mark cuban to hillary clinton. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> next playing trump mocking debates, portraying a milder, more measured trump. is clinton prepared for this, however? >> first of all, this guy is a joke artist, this guy is a liar. >>> plus, whose job is it to fact check the candidates this evening. >>> and one of the biggest challenges of debating secretary clinton has nothing to do with policy. >> we'll shake on this. >> i want your signature. >> will trump fall into what many perceive to be a trap? this special edition of "the lead." stay with us. ♪ using 60,000 points from my chase ink card i bought all the framework... wire... and plants needed to give my shop... a face... no one will forget. see what the power of points can do for your business. learn more at chase.com/ink see wif you have moderatents cto severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla (apremilast). otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differe

hillary clinton's podium height adjusted. n-inch height differential between secretary clinton and mr. trump. the stage prepared for the two of them. lester holt, you have the moderator table. a hot seat for all of them. expected, 100 million people. those are super bowl numbers, will be tuning in. i know i'll be, and right now, we're trying to get you prepared. joining me now, california democratic congressman xavier becerra. joining me, a surrogate for the clinton campaign. good morning, congressman. i want to start talking about these polls. whether we call them a dead heat, a tie, or simply the fact that hillary clinton has lost ground over the last couple of weeks. how do you make sense of this? >> stephanie, first, good morning, and thanks for having me. it's a presidential race. we wouldn't expect anything differently. you want to have a contested race. you want people to make the decision. you want people to have a reason to go out and vote. so i'm thrilled that there's a race that we can look to and say, we're going t

this will be the first time americans will see donald trump and hillary clinton on the same stage and make their choice based on what they see and what is said. i can understand why the clinton camp is nervous because donald trump has got great present stature. newt gingrich said donald trump is the best debater seen. the babe ruth of debating. he shows up and swings and does a great job. he's a brilliant businessman who has a great record and we're very much looking forward to tomorrow night. >> we saw the tweet about gennifer flowers. why put out that tweet? >> no. the question is why does mark cuban has to say i'm going to be there for the takedown of donald tweet? >> he wants to remind people that he's a great counter puncher. they started this by saying they would give a front row seat to mark cuban who was very favorable towards donald trump. he had great criticisms of hillary clinton in her education plan and now all of a sudden for team clinton. this debate should not be about what billionaire could hillary clinton put in the front row but how do we defeat radical islamic terr

hillary clinton has.hat people also don't know is the added advantage hillary clinton has is she's a woman. donald trump has never been on stage with a woman standing toe-to-toe and tell him he's wrong and have more depth on domestic policy than he does. can he's going to be so far out of water that he's going to be uncomfortable. i don't think do well in the first one. maybe after. >> except the lady in the church. >> that was telling. >> there's a new poll saying three points ahead in florida. how did trump turn this around? >> he stayed on message. the theme to the segment was the insult comic routine. of he's donald trump that be sticking to the script. hillary clinton has been talking about the basket of deplorables. her numbers have suffered because of it. i think donald trump should continue what he's doing. the electoral college, not just the national numbers is getting better for trump by the day. i say keep doing what you're doing. >> there's a new poll that shows donald trump ahead of hillary c

he said the secret service protecting hillary clinton should disarm and then he said, what did he mean by that? >> well, i think, you know, donald trump believes in the safety and security of every american and any suggestion otherwise regarding secretary clinton is just nonsense. i mean the point that he was making, hillary clinton has had private security for the last 30 years she would deny the right of law-abiding citizens to have a firearm in their homes to protect their own families. if hillary clinton didn't have all that security she would probably be a lot more supportive of that second amendment. >> but "let's see what happens to her." the message sounds like a threat or encouraging violence. >> that's absolute nonsense. his comment was that if she didn't have that security she would change her attitude about the right to bear arms. the truth of the matter is, it's to be honest with you, martha, i got a lot of respect for you, people in the media are talking about what trump said over the last week than the 30 years of the clintons. the fact that her campaign couldn't even be

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we need to hear from hillary clinton.ve noticed it over the years, sited one change that politicians whether they are republicanors democrats are never honest about and that is their health. woodrow wilson had a district and his wife ran the government and they never told us that and john f. kennedy has all these problems. >> and catherine rampell on the question of how much the issue is fair game given we are in the home stretch of a general election and whether also it will listened itself to those who want to exaggerate the health failings? >> i don't understand why a cough has been such a big deal. people get sick, i can imagine that the campaign trail has been a very exhausting experience. the fact that she has pneumonia which her doctor said now, actually, makes it more impressive she has been able to have as much stamina to use the word of art, and i have had pneumonia and i am sure i would not have been able to withstand that. i don't understand why having ascofer pneumonia is the critical concern for would should

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hillary clinton refused to provide such a list. we brought it up, if you saw the list, you would walk out of here not feeling very well. she knows the extremist judges she would pick would be rejected by the overwhelming public. her picks would allow here to attack over american health care, the american economy, and the religious liberties. not to mention your second amendment which is on very thin ice right now as you know. because of the fact that we're 4-4. if they even pick one judge who is wrong, they could probably, as you know it, kiss the second amendment goodbye, and we don't want to see that. another issue is the issue of national security. north korea performanced their fourth nuclear test since sixty became secretary of state. one more massive failure from a failed secretary of state. her hopolicies also put iran in- they were dieing three years ago. the angsts were choking them, they would have fallen, but obama didn't support people who would have taken other. i think they would have taken over the right way. they go

it's a 20-point lead over hillary clinton. a determining factor because what we know is republicans and democrats are going to break and right now donald trump is getting about 90% -- >> my question is what's the disconnect. the people find her more trustworthy as her but if you look at the facts, he doesn't speak the truth as much as -- >> we continuously hear all the e-mails weren't turned over, we see the people according to this poll don't believe she handled the issue of the e-mails well. 80% of the people said that goes right to her trustworthiness. >> thank you. now that you answered my question -- >> the second point is when you look at the married women that donald trump has an 18-point lead in, that's a very important number. you see a gender gap. the general gender gap is that donald trump does much better with men and hillary clinton does much better with women. donald trump is now winning the married women. that's a big differentiator. >> he's also struggling with wi women, especially educated women. >> democrats

so it's a special attack on hillary clinton. d he said it on "meet the press." >> hb healthcaillary clinton is dishonest since richard nixon. it's a tough charge. >> even richard nixon produced his tax returns. if you don't meet the ethical standard of richard nixon, god help you. >> a lot of nixon there. but is that really a substantiatable charge that hillary clinton is that dishonest? >> i don't know. maybe we should ask the american people. google searches show that the one word associated with her is liar or dishonest. >> are you citing google? can this be substantiated. i'm interested in your answer. are you saying google searches to support the charge? because that doesn't scan. >> i said first cite the american people. the american people have decided she's dishonest and is a liar. and i'm telling you when american people go to their computers, that's the word they associate with her. whether you want to agree or not, that's just the facts. >> that's just silly garbage. you have a story brewing in florida where donald tru

he is lying about hillary clinton. not even hillary clinton's team. it is the case that low level people in clinton's staff in 2008 spread the rumor that obama might be a muslim. different rumor, and different in an important way, because a muslim can be the president of the united states, someone born in kenya cannot be. and the whole point of this was to say that this man, a black man with his unusual name, was not able to hold office. he was not a legitimate president and that was different from the muslim rumor. hillary clinton fired the people who started that rumor. they have some small part in that but not in this birther thing. mark: this has been part of the news cycle for 24 hours ever since donald trump refused to answer a question about it. i think at some point he will have to say why he changed his mind today, but it won't be today. john: meanwhile, hillary clinton was on offense. during a speech she gave to the black woman's agenda. ms. clinton: donald's had the temerity to say he is doing the country a service by pushing these lies. no