from cnn, jake tapper, jake byrd at a donald trump rally. and music from cold war kids. with cleto and the cletones. and now, you asked for it, here's jimmy kimmel! >> jimmy: thank you for watching. that's very nice. so those of you who are visiting us. welcome to sunny southern raining. it was raining kittens and puppies. it did rain, which is a big deal for us here. it rained most of last night and this morning which is frustrating. it always rains after the day i get a blowout. it rains so infrequently here my daughter is 14 months old. i took her outside this morning. she was like, what the hell is this? turn this off. even though there wasn't much rain our local weather teams, god bless them, they snapped into action. they are so starved for anything at all, they send reporters in news trucks out to cover this. >> let me give you a live look right now. we're at foothill and hubbard as this morning. we've been keeping your eyes at this intersection because there's a small divot for the cars heading two to and from this direction. every so often they drive in a puddle

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i'm anderson cooper in for jake tapper.e're less than two hours from round two of the republican presidential debate. everyone will have to play by the rules. let's spell those out. david chalian is inside the debate halls where fiorina is heading. david, show us what the stage looks like. >> anderson, as you know, you're going to be able to feel the tension tonight. it's palpable. look at those podiums. they're so close together. what i'm fascinated by and what i'm going to be watching for tonight is to see how body language will sort of impact the debate itself. as you can see we've sort of put the candidates out in an array based on their polling. donald trump is center stage. he is at the top of the heap. and then it fans out from there as you go down the polls to the sides. so you've got chris christie and rand paul, the two lowest polling candidates in this tier at opposite ends of the stage. they also have no love loss for each other, so there's a lot of distance for them to sort of trade barbs at. unfortunately if y

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the politics lead the cnn republican debate 23 million of you watched. carly fiorina turning it way, way up. jeb bush trying to drain some of donald trump's energy. everything the candidates said last night we kept track of it all. how will it change the race? he says he wants his code name to be humble, but donald trump showed again last night he is anything but timid. talking for nearly 20 minutes but while round two looks a lot like round one on tape, trump's rivals did not seem intimidated. and now will mr. trump be humbled in the polls? also, did i mention there were two debates last night? four republicans entered, but will anyone leave the minor leagues and make it to the majors? >>> hello everyone. welcome to "the lead." welcome to one last view of the ronald reagan presidential library and museum in simi valley, california, for our politics lead. oh, what a night. 23 million of you tuned in last night to watch the cnn republican debate. that is more than h

i'm john berman in for jake tapper, live from simi valley, california.cnn debate. turning now to our national lead. flames erupting across california after years of drought have turned this state into a tinder box. some of most devastating damage coming from the valley fire, swallowing nearly 600 homes with 9,000 more threatened. that fire has grown to almost 70,000 acres. firefighters are gaining ground but slow going. only 15% of the fire has been contained. we have learned the wildfire's claimed the life of a 72-year-old woman, officials said she had multiple sclerosis and couldn't make it out of her home in time. >>> to the border between utah and arizona arpz devastation of a different kind. heavy rains led to flash floods in this small community that straddles the border. >> you can hear screams, residents caught off guard by the fast moving floodwaters that washed away cars with everything inside of them. right to cnn's kyung lah in colorado city. >> reporter: john, dangerous conditions that this community has seen continuing today. the flash floo

morning on "state of the un." 2008 vice president nominee, sarah palin, we'll her from her with jake tapperke, as you see, is with us now. i understand you two covered a lot? >> we did. we started out, of course with president obama's trip to alaska. that's one of the main reasons we wanted to talk to the former governor of alaska to see what she thought of the renaming of the mountain and president's push for action on climate change. we talked about all things 2016. one thing i asked her, donald trump praised her and said she she is the kind of perp he would want in his administration. did she ever think about it? donald trump said you are someone he would like in the administration. when you look at the cabinet is there an area that would line up with your strengths and the position you want to serve in? >> that's a great question. i think the department of energy. oil, gas, minerals, god dumbed on this earth for mankind's use instead of us relying on unfriendly nations to import their resources? a lot about the department of energy and if i were head of that, i would get rid of it. and

on state of the union with jake tapper, trump accused jake tapper of going easy on carly fiorina.sten. >> i think carly had a good night, but you gave her a lot of easy questions. you read off a couple of questions which all you had to do is a i agree with that. you gave her some beautiful softballs. >> you heard jake laughing there in the background. carly fiorina will get a national platform this evening on the tonight show. >>> a muslim american group plans to call on ben carson to drop out of the presidential race after carson said the u.s. should not elect a president. he said i guess it depends on what that faith is. he added if it is consistent with the constitution, no problem. >> do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i don't. i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> would you ever consider voting for a muslim for congress? >> congress is a different story. it depends on who that muslim is and what their policies are. >> the candidate did not mean a muslim should be prevented f

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the world lead russia is the one who knocks. a general in baghdad telling u.s. officials russian fighter jets bombing drops inside syria and giving the pentagon just an hour's notice to get safe. what is president obama's next move? the national lead was a state about to execute an innocent man? oklahoma put an execution on hold but now the supreme court denying a request to put the execution on hold about the fate of an inmate who wasn't even there when the murder took place. there are serious questions about his guilt. what will oklahoma do next? . the politics lead. idiot, jerk stupid dumb are those words donald trump has used to describe his republican and democratic opponents or words voters in a recent poll used to describe him? the answer and a brand new trump interview coming up. good afternoon everyone. welcome to "the lead." i am jake tapper. our world lead. there is an old russian proverb, better to be slapped with the truth than kissed with a lie. for p

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead". >>> the world lead, a critical summit on the sidelines, president obama about to sit down with vladimir putin face-to-face and directly transmit information to vladimir as syria becomes a battlefield and a second cold war. >>> the politics lead, his name synonymous with money. today donald trump unveiled a plan to keep more of it in your pockets, but could it cost him with some in his own party? and the out of this world lead, what could literally be a life altering discovery, liquid water on mars. what does this mean about the possibility of life on the red planet? >>> good afternoon everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin today with our world lead in an escalating showdown between washington and moscow. not on the battlefield, at least not yet. but rather on the sidelines at the united nations general assembly where in just 60 minutes president obama and russian president vladimir putin will formally meet face-to-face for the first time in more

. >> and i'm jake tapper. we're joining you live from the ben franklin parkway in beautiful philadelphia for continuing coverage of pope francis' visit to america. >> it is one of the nation's busiest cities and has come to a stand still. you better believe we added a whole lot of it. >> fairly crazy. >> on our way over here today. philadelphia and much of the world waiting to hear pope francis confront today's battles over immigration. it is the root of a humanitarian crisis. right now for africa trying to get into europe and syria. and a political stalemate here in the united states. next hour, the pope will tap into this city's rich history to drive home his message of unity and compassion. crowds are gathering outside of philadelphia's iconic independence hall, the birthplace of this nation of immigrants. >> and the pope will use a lectern, we're told, that was central to one of the most famous speeches in american history. it was used by president lincoln during his gettysburg address. about 40,000 people

jake tapper was asking about appealing to the electorate. polling the best right now are really the outsiders. here's what he told jake. >> the biggest thing is just -- last time around i waited until questions came to us. i think we're going to step it up and be more aggressive this time. >> step it up. it's the same sort of theme of aggression. >> what's interesting about the donald trump criticism, he said it about ben carson the other day, low energy. scott walker was low energy in the last debate. he is supposed to be the outsider politician. at least he portrayed himself to be, that would come to washington and shake things up. you look at scott walker and i think you walked away from that debate in august disappointed. he needs a moment to show that he can advocate conservative values. >> do not forget this coming wednesday night the republican presidential candidates facing back-to-back debates. make sure you watch here the first debate at 6:00, then the biggie at 8:00 here on cnn. we'll be right back. i have type 2 diabetes. i starte

i'm jake tapper.l been there, maybe you wake up, had a bit too much to drink the night before and craving that delicious egg mcmuffin, but only to get this reaction. >> hotcakes and sausage. >> sorry, sir, we stopped serving breakfast. >> we're four seconds late. >> no, you're 30 minutes and four seconds late. >> apparently mcdonald's just make adad sandler a bit more irrelevant, announcing today they will start serving breakfast all day long. but a word of caution, you can't get your 24/7 fix until october 6. let's getting riling to christi christinacristina ales alesci. what's behind this decision? >> no, it was not adam sandler. that movie came hout in 2009, so diehard fans have been wanting this for at least 15 years. the reason they're doing it today is because mcdonald's needs to change the conversation around the company. oftentimes when we talk about mcdonald's we're talking about poorly paid workers or unhappy franchisees, and most recently, of course slumping sales. the company reported a 15

i'm john berman in for jake tapper today. we are live at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. we are a tick under 22 hours now from the big show, the cnn debate, the one debate to rule them all, this could reset the 2016 race. the message today for all the republican contenders walking the political wire goes something like this. you come at the king, you best not miss. because so far everyone who has come at donald trump has missed and seen their fortunes flounder. a new abc news/"the washington post" poll puts donald trump well out on top in the republican field. and those candidates brave enough to go blow-to-blow with the queen's native, voters treating them like hot garbage. jeb bush with his worst showing yet. he's at 8%. scott walker at 2%. and rick perry, the longest serving governor in texas history who thumped trump -- as a cancer on conservative. in the ruckus rumble for the republican nomination, there is donald trump and then there is everyone else. >> donald trump! >> reporter: a ne

aim jake tapper. politics lead, less tan, better at keeping his tear ducts from overflowing but is congressman kevin mccarthy, republican from california, really different enough from suddening retiring speaker john boehner to get dissatisfied conservatives in the house on board? what will make mccarthy any different than his predecessor? 4 will he be able to keep 218 frongs in a wheelbarrow to get something passed. the behind the scenes battle to become the next speaker has the halls of congress buzzing. leader mccarthy sat down with the first interview since tossing his hat in the ring for speaker what happen are you hearing hearing in halls from republicans? do they want a conservative to challenge mccarthy? >> reporter: standing outside the republican conference meeting where they're going to have their first extended discussion about the way forward for their party after that sudden resignation of john boehner. right now there's only one republican who has stepped up to challenge kevin mccarthy.

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead."n of you watched. carly fiorina turning it way, way up. jeb bush trying to drain some of donald trump's energy. everything the candidates said last night we kept track of it all. how will it change the race? he says he wants his code name to be humble, but donald trump showed again last night he is

did jake tapper go too far prodding the other candidates to mix it sunday. >> i am jake tapper 9 more operator. >> governor christie's name has been invoked and i give him 30 seconds. we will get --. >> just a moment. >> jake? >> jake? >>> governor bush. >> jake? >> jake? >> jake? >> no, no, no. >> jake, did this yy let the three hour debate get out-of-control? >>> hillary clinton makes the late night debut. >> never let me touch that? >> want to touch mine? >>> sure. >> sure. >> okay. >> it is real! it's real! >> does that help her struggling campaign? pope francis is in cuba, check in on the mass he is holding and why much of the media and the country love this trail blazing pontiff. >> and fox news anchor general that lee takes on cone cope over a joke that lightened her to a important star. she will tell us why she feels compelled to speak out. i am howard kurtz and this is "media buzz." >> the media now pouncing on donald trump for what he did not say, covering a moment at a new hampshire townhall when trump failed to challenge this man. >> we have a problem in this country: musl

"the lead" with jake tapper, live from los angeles, starts now. \s >>> the republican race is getting heated and perch. wish me luck next wednesday. i may need to bring my shinguards. i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." >>> the politics lead, it's working for trump. more candies are trying to climb the polls by doing the same. what can we possibly expect five days from today at the reagan library debate. >>> the national lead, never forget. 14 years ago today terror hit the homeland and changed everything. today the man then heralded as america's mayor, rudy giuliani, joins me to look back at the defining days and to look forward to the race for 2016. >>> also in national news, a violent hot pursuit. two carjackings, a spectacular crash, and a hostage situation that ended with one suspect dead. what are we learning today about why this happened? ♪ >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper live today in los angeles because of our politics lead in five days at the reagan library in scenic simi valley, 11 republican rivals

i'm jake tapper. our world lead.00 people have been forced to flee their homes as extreme flooding has hit eastern japan. some of those houses have been literally ripped off their foundations and washed away. the situation is so dire that military helicopters are plucking residents off their rooftops, coming from unprecedented rainfall from a tropical storm, dumping some two feet of rain since monday. catherine correspondent will ripley joins me on the phone. do we know how many terr missing or injured. >> reporter: the flooding, i high winds, and the sad news that at least one person has died in landslides result of this rain. in fact there's just been a new evacuation advisory for an additional 200,000 people, because it's a risk of landslides. this is something we see in japan, where we have heavy rain in this mountainous nation. there's flooding, and often mudslides and landslides as well. that is why you're seeing these dramatic rescue teams unfolding, very quickly after the water rose, the self-defense force wa

. >> on state of the union earlier this morning, jake tapper spoke with the rnc chairman, reince priebus, about the debate that will be here wednesday night, about the presidential race in general. jake asked priebus about some of the republican candidates' comments about immigration and how that might affect the party as a whole. >> as you know, mr. priebus, many republicans are very concerned about the tone and tenor of the republican race, especially when it comes to how latinos are hearing this republican race. are you at all concerned that any of your candidates are crossing the line when it comes to talking about latinos to the point that it might actually cost you the white house? >> well, look. i have said many times the way you communicate in tone is very important. sometimes it's not what you say but how you say it. i think all our moms have told us that. but look. you know, all these candidates are going to have to account for their own mouths and their own words. so, if you go back to 2012, you know, it wasn't anything another candidate said, whether it be the 47% or whether

i'm anderson cooper in for tonight's moderator jake tapper, as brooke just said. two hours away. a big fight feel who will come out swinging and who could get counterpunched right off the stage? more contenders are arriving this hour. many have walked through, sized up the podiums. donald trump is expected to get here later this hour. he will not be allowed to park his jet next to air force one. we have cameras perched at every angle to bring all the pregame preparatio preparations. our analysts, reporters, question ners and moderator as we count down to the biggest night in the race for the president so far.

available at these fine retailers. >>> i'm jake tapper in havana cuba.d this is cnn. >>> on this morning after the cnn debate some candidates say they were left in fact shadows as the spotlight shined primarily on the front runner donald trump: here is what chris christie said on "new day." >> the more people get to know me the better i'm going to do. so i went from six minutes in the first debate to seven minutes last night. so i'm making incrementing progress. >> you only spoke for seven minutes? >> seven minutes last night. >> what were you timing it? >> someone told me when i got off. i've always been quality over quantity. always. i think i did move the needle last night. in terms of people getting to know me better. and when they do i think aisi'lo well. >> chris christie, you got more than seven minutes. we have someone who crunched the numbers and that would be one brian stellter. good morning. how many minutes did he get. >> looks like our estimates about 12 minutes. it probably won't surprise you donald trump had the most talk time. partly beca

i'm jake tapper. i turn you over to one wolf blitzer. he's in "the situation room."watching s. \s >>> the art of the deal. >> never, ever, ever in my life have i seen any transaction so incompetently negotiated. >> donald trump and ted cruz lead a rally against the iran deal, but can republicans still do anything to stop it? putin power mark. russia admits it's sending troops and weapons into syria. will they prop up a brutal regime? could they be drawn into a confrontation with the u.s.? unleashed as kim jong-un shows out of his missiles and rockets. there are trimming signs. so how great is the threat?

i'm jake tapper. right now you're looking at live pictures of pope francis. he's in the middle of a very busy schedule as he makes his way around new york. roogt now he just pulled up to our lady queen of angels school in harlem. that's where the pope's arriving as we speak. on the right side of your screen very, very large crowd in central park. crowds there are gathering just to get a glimpse of the pope. he will drive through central park later this afternoon. he's just going to drive through. 100,000 individuals have gotten tickets, received tickets, just to stand in central park and watch the pope drive through as he goes on a tour of central park. let's go to rosa flores who is at our lady queen of angels school in harlem. rosa, tell us about this school, why this is a place where the pope is visiting, all the places he has picked so far in terms of these interactions with the public are specially selected. >> well, let me set the scene for you first. take a look because pope francis is interacting with the crowd right now. now, there's a lot of securit

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here's jake tapper, here's dana bash. you going through, final question? >> i feel good. for me, i love politics. i'm obsessed with the process and the actual debate of ideas and that's our goal. . to actually get. them to debate the ideas. i know it sounds corny. >> have an actual debate happen on issues? bring it, dana bash. great to have you. thank you so much. donald trump is a liberal, marco rubio is a cool guy, what is new ads rolling ahead of the debate tomorrow night? conservatives taking aim at donald trump and jeb bush supporters spending tens of millions of dollars. a closer look at the ad wars. our special coverage continues here from the reagan presidential library. can a business have a mind? a subconscious. a knack for predicting the future. reflexes faster than the speed of thought. can a business have a spirit? can a business have a soul? can a business be...alive? iflike i love shrimp, red lobster's endless shrimp... ...is kind of a big deal. it's finally back, with as much shrimp as you want, any way yo

today in an exclusive interview with jake tapper on cnn's "state of the union," palin weighed in on what she thinks voters want in their next president, what she would do if she were in charge and why people in this country should speak american. >> i think i'd rather have a president who was tough and puts america first than can win a game of trivial pursuit. some of those questions, i don't know if other candidates were posed the same question so i don't know if they would have the answers, but i don't think the public gives a floying flip if somebody knows who today is a specific leader of a specific region or religion or anything else because that leader will change, of course, when the next president comes into power just based on the volatility of politics in these other areas. so i don't think the public is so concerned about that. and then, you know, it's kind of subjective too, right, whether a candidate is worthy to be given attention and respect and be taken seriously if they don't know the leader of some -- a tribe or a religion or even a country. when -- how about other cand

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i'm jake tapper.ft side of your screen are images from a few minutes ago when the pope took off leaving washington, d.c. at joint base andrews. taking off for jfk airport, which is the right side of the screen. we are expecting the pope to land any minute. a small delegation will greet him there. let's bring in cnn's chief national security correspondent jim schutto. jim, tell us what happens after the pope's plane lands. >> jake, he's going to get a welcome befitting this pope. he's going to be greeted by five young students from catholic schools in the new york area. you'll remember when he was addressing the crowd outside the capitol this morning he said that the ninos as he said are the most important thing. he loves to connect with children. those children are going to give him a book of prayers that they compiled. that coming from 86 different schools here in the new york area and brooklyn and in queens. also crucial in that crowd greeting him there are going to be members of a nursing home take

miguel marquez is out there, i'm jake tapper with poppy harlow.out to miguel right now for a second. miguel, tell us what you're seeing. >> this is the moment. this is incredible. look at the people. the motorcade is just coming around the way here. i'm going to get on my tippy toes and you can just see the top of the pope mobile coming down market street. this crowd is about to go wild. how excited are you for the pope? very, very cool. there are people from el salvador, mexico, mexico, sierra leone, congo, texas, philadelphia, of course. hannah, i'm going to talk to you very briefly. you're a lifelong episcopalian but have come to see the pope, why? >> i think he's a breath of fresh air, his policies on the environment, he's just speaking to areas that have not been spoken to in the church before. i think it's incredibly important. >> turn around and go crazy. >> how excited are you? >> very excited, very excited. >> 17 years old, from kentucky, you are here, why is this pope so attractive to you? >> because he is very awesome. he's a great exam

i'm jake tapper at the ronald reagan library where the state of the union is ready to rumble. in three days, the republican candidates will take the stage here. and you can expect an even fooisier exchange this time around. donald trump, his strongest lead yet. 32% of republican voters say they would choose him and half expect him to emerge as the winner of the primary race. the other candidates have taken note and ready to take aim at the top. governor george pataki refusing to support trump if he's the candidate. and others are knocking donald trump as a celebrity. >> i think donald trump is an entertainer. and i think i am a leader. and so what i do is talk to the american people about the issues they care about. and i think they hear what i'm talking about. >> with every jab at his fame, trump's poll numbers seem to only rise. for one candidate seemingly impervious lead in iowa this year has vanished faster than a fried snickers bar at the state fair. governor walker, thanks so much for joining me. appreciate it. >> glad to be with you. >> you were once poll-wise, the king

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jake tapper was in my vision, but what habit this guy behind jake tapper?u mean the guy who won the debate? [ laughter ] his name is gregory caruso. he is 24 years old. he went to usc. he is an aspiring film maker. and now i will tell you what is important about all of this. he is also the son of a guy named rick caruso who i believe is a billionaire. owns a police in la called the grove, the biggest shopping mall by far in la. and, rick caruso is a huge republican and has donated a lot of money to lots of campaigns. and, it is no surprise that one of the things rick caruso could get out of this is a prime seat for his son. he is now known as the hot debate guy. and, we got him out today. and, in new york, because he flew there to do television shows and it is hilarious. it is hilarious. he is now thinking of going into acting. you talked about maybe not going on the bachelor. and you know, he recognizes that, you know, he wants to ride the wave. so, it is just hysterical that you sit behind somebody and you are a celebrity. and that's the way it works. >>

i'm jake tapper in washington. >>> this is gps the global public square.all you have in the united states and around the world. i today we'll tackle the to sto stories affecting the world. i've got a great panel to talk about it all. the final buzzer has sounded. critics in congress failed to thwart the iran-nuclear deal. there's one more group of hard li w

jake tapper is moderating the debate.ding a relic from the cold war. >> reporter: this is -- >> a real piece of the berlin wall. came down in 1991. reagan was here this '94 when we received the piece. >> remember, wednesday's night debate can be seen only here on cnn. it starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> let's talk about politics of another stripe as one liberty university tweeter put it, this has to be a joke. today bernie sanders, who is staunchly pro-choice, pro-gay rights and a self-described democratic socialist, is the guest speaker at liberty university. that's the school founded by jerry falwell. it's a sold out show but it's unclear whether -- we cleared that up just a few minutes ago. students are required to be at bernie sanders' speech. the last presidential candidate to speak at liberty was ted cruz. you might remember, cruz had to put up with a large group of students wearing rand paul t-shirts. with me now to talk about that, cnn senior political reporter. you were on the scene, set the stage. >> reporter: y

i'm jake tapper. this is "the lead." the politics lead, the republicans running for president long ago stopped being polite and started getting real. but as dr. ben carson says, he would not vote for a muslim president and donald trump suggests, hey, maybe we already have, ha ha. will their straight talk make the rest of the republicans feel toxic to voters as many republican officials fear? they all used to want his blessing, but now some politicians don't want his council unless it's in a confessional booth of course. the pope coming to washington. hear exactly who is not laying out the welcome mat. >>> the national lead, she washed up from boston harbor thrown away in a black trash bag weighed down with bricks. now baby bella's mom is in court. why do prosecutors say her boyfriend allegedly beat the toddler to death? >>> good afternoon everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. our politics lead, after losing the white house in 2012, republican party leaders conducted what they called an aut

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>> jake tapper did exactly what he said he was going to do, mix it up. i think the problem with that twofold, one -- it was set up this way by cnn for them to go after each other, so hillary clinton and barack obama suffered almost no blows at all because of the way it was structured. then at the other one, they didn't get to, some of the issue that is i agree voters would have been interested in, because they hadn't been beating up each other on the economy. >> and joe, they also didn't get much to mike huckabee and scott walker and rubio getting as few as two or three substantive questions. the front-runners always get more time, but -- >> if he hadn't said anything bad about anybody, there was no reason to ask you a question. >> interesting. >> you're right. >> there were three moderator, also dana bash, the chief accomplice cal correspondent for cnn, and hugh hewitt. then there was this moment. let's play it for the viewers. >> and he said today that donald trump is maybe the bestit he's ever done. now, unless he was just saying that to be nice, but

take a look at the exchange with jake tapper. >> if you are a member of the church with a lot of misinformation, you are an african-american, you know what it's like for people to make false assumptions about you and you seem to be doing the same thing with muslims. >> which way? >> you assume that muslim-americans put their religion ahead of america. >> if you assume the tenets, you do not abide by the constitution sdplch . >> that interview was cut short, but the discussion was continuing. we will see if it hurts with voters. >> thank you, athena. here is what we know about trump's tax plan. he revealed that his plan would mean zero taxes for some americans. >> there would be a large segment of our country that will have a zero rate. a zero rate. that's something i have not told anybody. people in the low income brackets that are supposed to be paying taxes. many of them don't anyway. >> you are talking about making them exempt. >> he would maintain tax revenue by raising taxes on some of the riche richest. he wants to eliminate the loopholes. trump plans to cut corporate taxes. he says that

i'm jake tapper. over to wolf blitzer in t"the situation room" right now. >> happening now, breaking news, pope in america. the people's pope land on u.s. soil for the first time and is greeted by the president and vice president. will he bring controversy with him to the white house and congress as he tackles tough political and social issues? unprecedented security. the pope's visit will have parts of three u.s. cities on lockdown. it's one of the largest security mobilizations in american history. can 50 u.s. agencies keep the pope safe? >>> cease and desist. donald trump demands

over here this is where the moderator -- >> jake tapper, this is where he's going to be. this will be his perch. as withdreye can see, he'll be o orchestrate the entire evening, able to look each one of these 11 folks in the eye and pose the tough questions to them. >> one of the things that doesn't come aross in television, i know from having moderated these debates in the past is the level of pressure and tension on this stage is palpable for people in the room. the stakes are incredibly high. >> these debates are make-or-break moments for a lot of these campaigns and so you can't get much higher than that when you're talking about stakes. you are right. you can feel the temperature rise right here and feel how focus focused they are in accomplishing their goals. i've never seen anything like it. if you don't have a chance to sort of sit right here, you sometimes don't get that feeling on television but i do think even on television you're going to be able to see these guys size each other up and figure out how do i get my message out and how do i take that candidate do

republican party chairman reince priebus warning jake tapper that he can expect to referee a tough game. >> all of these candidates will do in order to benefit their own campaigns and there will be more elbows thrown at that debate. >> it all should make for an exciting second debate in simi valley, california. that is where athena jones is. >> reporter: good morning, alison and christine. we are two days away from the debate in simi valley, california. the stage is set. the podiums are ready. as you know, one of the big things is the strength of outsider candidates like donald trump who is the gop frontrunner and ben carson who is not far behind him and carly fiorina. fiorina is the new addition to the stage here in primetime. she spoke with her outsider status. >> i have been in and around washington for a long time. it is not a mystery. the secret is professional politicians want everyone to think it is so hard to do what we do. that's hog wash. it is not so hard. most of the stuff is common sense and good judgment. people are frustrated. >> reporter: meanwhile, scott walker, once a

i'm jake tapper in philadelphia. >>> this is gps. welcome to all of you this the united states and around the world. today, the 42nd president of the united states, bill clinton. i'll ask him about the race to be the 45th president of the united states in the 2016 elections. he's watching that carefully. >> the other party doesn't want to run against her and if they do they'd like her as mangled up as possible. >>> also the nuclear deal with iran. did iran take the west to the cleaners or did the world get a good deal? >> the nuclear agreement is on balance the right thing to do. >> then it's said that bill clinton was born to be a politician, but now he's found his second calling. from hunger to illness and global warming. i'll ask him what works and what doesn't. >> i basically think there's more good news than bad news. it's just that the bad news captures the headlines. >>> first, here is my take. i'm not a christian but growing up in india i was immersed in the religion. i was attended catholic and religious schools from ages 5

i think jake tapper had a tough time. 11 people on the stage. i think the first half of the debate felt like they were saying as you mentioned, would donald trump like this for lunch? why is he wrong? 17 minutes for trump and seven for walker. >> all about trump for the first half of the debate, anyway. let's give some numbers. a to f. >> trump, brit hume. >> i think a b, his supporters will like his performance perhaps better than i do. >> trump? >> b minus. >> rubio? >> b plus. >> i say a. >> i thought he's strong, too. >> fiorina? >> a. >> a minus. >> carson? >> c. >> really? >> c minus. >> why? >> i think -- look. the magic of carson is when he made the comment about being an okay doctor -- trump being an okay doctor. that is good humor, calm. the things we like about him. and charming. i think he held his own. i think he was fine. but there was nothing magic about his performance and there wasn't in the first debate either but he made such a boppo closing comment, if you end strong, as you know in this business, it goes a long way. did it i