outside i meet johnson tucci who's been covering the campaign tell me about kelly ann. >> she's the first female to run a republican campaign. her life has been a pollster, right? so she knows the numbers, right? >> and her specialty is appealing to women. >> absolutely. i mean, that's why she's frankly been the greatest surrogate he's ever had. >> reporter: the 49-year-old mother of four helping lead the charge as her candidate is locked in a war of words. >> it's just words, folks. it's just words. >> children listen to what is stomping grounds, isn't it. >> yep. >> reporter: despite scathing backlash and top-tier republicans jumping ship, kelly ann conway has stood firm with her candidate. >> how are you? good to see you. >> reporter: conway emerges and takes me on a tour of the trump war room. >> i think -- i guess if anybody's hair or pants or fire they'll run down the hallway and tell me. >> there's been a twitter storm today. if i can read you his tweet where he said, disloyal rs are hillary, i will teach them. what is he going to teach them? is he waging civil war in the republica