a beautiful day here at longwood, university.65 miles west of richmond in virginia. it is the site of the big face-off tonight between mike pence and tim kaine. the exclusive one and only shot these two men have to enhance and support the democratic and vice presidential tickets. who are these vice presidential candidates? we know bloomberg's all due respect team set out in times square to ask, who's pence, who's kaine? take a look. >> do you know who these guys are? >> no, i don't. >> any ideas? >> no. >> no? nothing? nothing? >> no. >> do you? >> no idea. >> that's mitt romney, i think. >> no, it's not mitt romney. >> what job do you think they have? >> probably a ceo. >> a ceo or -- >> newscaster. i don't know. >> do you know their names? >> yeah, kaine and -- oh, prince or something. >> do you know what his name is? >> pence. >> whoa! big time. >> i don't know who that one is. >> tim kaine. >> oh, yeah, he had a pretty boring speech at a convention. >> that was a little take of what folks were asked in times square and how th

this is longwood university in farmville, virginia. ross the street here from longwood is the sunrise learning center and jackson's the oldest kid here. how old are you? >> 9. >> you can't vote but if you could, who would you vote? >> i don't know. >> jackson summarizing the sentiment i think a lot of americans are dealing with right now. jackson, thank you for stopping by. some students here. you are students at longwood? >> a sophomore. >> what are you studying? >> social work. >> are you old enough to vote? >> yes, registered yesterday. >> so you're excited about this. why did you register? >> i don't know, they pressured me into it. >> whom are you voting? do you find telling me? >> honestly, i don't think i want to. >> who is going to vote? you seem excited about it. >> i'm not a highly political woman so i have searching to do as far as decisions but i definitely want to vote whether it's like the right decision or the wrong decision, i'd like to say i had some sort of part in it. everybody is stressing, like our duty as a citizen

lou: we're back live at farmville, virginia, longwood university. beautiful place, and we're just about an hour away from the first and only vice presidential debate. they take the stage here in a little while. millions of people across the country expected to tune in tonight, but will it be the most watched vice presidential debate ever? many think so. the record holder is the 2008 presidential debate between biden and palin. nearly 78,000 people tuned into watch that debate. the second was between george h.w. bush and geraldine ferrareo. there is the metrics against which our performance will be judged.g and lee carter, political communications expert and partner, good have you both here. >> great to be here. lou: lee, this is quite something. what do you think pence is he's got a balancing act he's got to do, both entertaining and educated and informed tonight. it's going to be a big night for him. lou: a big night. what do you think, tucker? >> vouching for trump helps, pence is such an evidenceingly decent guy, temperamentally moderate person.

debate at longwood university. get this.me 30 to 40% of americans have no idea who tim kaine and mike pence are. what do the candidates have to do to win over the voters tonight? up next we ask the man who prepd al gore for his first debate. first do you think tonight's debate between pence and kaine will change who you vote for in november? take a look at the results and weigh in at pulse.msnbc.com. 82% say tonight is not going to change your mind. 18% say it will. much more ahead, by the way, from longwood university here in farmville, virginia. you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. here i am... building a jet engine. we've been hearing so much about how you're a digital company, so you can see our confusion. ge is an industrial company that actually builds world-changing machines. machines that can also communicate digitally. like robots. did you build that robot? that's not a robot, that's my coworker earl. he builds jet engines with his human hands. what about that robot? that is a vending machine, ricky. john

longwood is an excitable university. let's talk about the college. us a history. >> this is a great day. campus has an electric feel. longwood is one of the hundred oldest colleges or universities in the country. founded in 1839. farmville is a great crossroads of american history. the civil war drew to a close about 200 yards from where we are now. the civil rights movement began about a half mile at the other end of campus. >> oh, wow. >> which is this profound concurrence. >> is the student body energized? obviously this is a big day for longwood u, but are students energized about the election? we hear about young people not being that enthused. do you see enthusiasm on campus? >> there is. if i could typify the generation and specifically longed woo, i would say the millennials are intensely interested in public affairs but wary of how it plays out from a partisan standpoint. they are paying rapt attention. >> these guys are definitely paying attention. william bardell, our longwood college democrat on the end, what's the challenge for tim kaine

lauren taylor/farmville, va: that's right, 100 longwood university students were granted tickets to this vp debate and for some it

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i'm at longwood university. this is the site where in just a few hours we will have the vice presidential debate. you can see the fan lining up early right now. hours before the main event at 9:00 tonight. tim kaine and mike pence get one shot. one opportunity to sell themselves and most importantly to advocate for the top of their tickets. hillary clinton has jumped out to a new lead over donald trump. some call this a debate bounce. in the latest cnn poll, clinton leads by five points among likely voters. one factor is an increase in the clinton support among independents. a month ago, independents broke for trump. after the debate, they moved 25 points toward hillary cl

i'm andrea mitchell live at longwood university in farmville, virginia. where home state senator tim kaine, local favorite, and indiana governor mike pence have competing strategies headed into tonight's big debate. pence is trying to assure nervous republicans about mike pence. kasie hunt, nbc's kelly o'donnell and nbc's kristen welker in pennsylvania covering the clinton campaign today. first to you, kasie hunt. this debate, the running mates, the second bananas, whatever you call them. the number twos. not a stellar event. they are two of the most controversial candidates in recent american history. they have a big challenge tonight. >> they do. under scoring the importance of this hillary clinton sent her top team to get tim kaine ready for the debate to make sure he's ready to have her policy positions at hand. of course mike pence has been having to defend donald trump at every turn on the campaign trail. for him the stakes are whether he can do that without creating a highlight reel that potentially got on the line for the best of his career could

the big vice presidential debate is did down at longwood university. look who is there. to give you a little tour of this university. we're about an hour outside of richmond. we flew into richmond and we drove here. it's an awesome university. i'm here with the whole dance team and brianna you are the spokesperson for this team. >> yes, ma'am. >> how many are on your team? >> there's 20, but 13 here today. >> how many have you go to this school? >> about 4,000. >> have you been dancing your entire lives? >> most of us have been dancing since 2 or 3 in studios. >> i wish i had done that. i'm not a good dancer. it's so important because you all have so much fun. i will participate, but i'm not very good at it. i'm going to get you to teach me some moves. when i was a little girl and i went to basketball games, i wasn't watching the teams. i was watching the dancers. you have a lot of people staring at you throughout the game. >> yeah, we have a couple of local fans who cheer us on a lot, they are our favorites and there are local girls that come. we are trying to do differ

here in longwood university, site of tonight's vice presidential debate. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. up first, the number two names on the ticket go one-on-one in their only debate just hours from now. the vice presidential debate comes 35 days and counting until the presidential election. here in the united states. democrat, tim kaine. republican mike pence. they will square off as hillary clinton regains momentum and donald trump fends off questions about his taxes. voters are evenly split over which vice presidential candidate will do a better job in tonight's debate's in our brand new poll, 38% expect kaine to come out on top. 38% also say pence will come out on top. of course, you can see the debate right here on cnn. it starts 9:00 p.m. eastern. scheduled to last 90 minutes with no commercials. it will consist of nine segments each, ten minutes long after a coin toss, tim kaine goes first. each segment will open with a question and the candidates will have two minutes for their initial response. th

, there is a lot of action away from farmville in longwood university that's going on today. you have nearly the full contingent of high-profile clinton surrogates on the campaign trail. we're talking bill clinton, michelle obama, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren. and hillary clinton out there this morning campaigning hers f herself. she held a town hall in pennsylvania where there was a very poignant moment with a 15-year-old voter. here's that exchange. >> at my school, body image is a really big issue for girls my age. i see with my own eyes donald trump does when he talks about women and how they look. as the first female president, how would you undo that damage and help girls understand they are so much more than what they look like? >> you're right. my opponent has just taken this concern to a new level. think about it my opponent insulted miss universe. [ laughter ] how do you get more acclaimed than that? but it wasn't good enough. so we can't take this seriously anymore. we need to laugh at it, we need to refute it, we need to ignore it and stand up to it and

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good evening from longwood university, i'm bret baier. in the debate hall down the hall from us on campus, the vice presidential debate kicks off in three hours featuring democrat senator tim kaine of virginia and republican governor mike pence of indiana. they're in some ways the polar opposites of their ticket mates. the people polled about them who say they do know the two men, both come in with positive approval ratings. and honest and trustworthy numbers. tonight, the glare of the presidential race spotlight will hit the differences, perhaps. we have fox team coverage of the 2016 race. jennifer griffin is covering the clinton campaign tonight. she joins us from the spin room. here in farmville. first up, though, chief political correspondent carl cameron is outside the debate hall and starts us off tonight with the latest on team trump. good evening, carl. >> reporter: hi, bret. governor mike pence of indiana knows in addition to criticizing hillary clinton, he will need to answer and defend a number of controversies that have been r

we're live in longwood university in virginia. back more after this. >>> as a businessman and real estate developer, i have legally used the tax laws to my benefit, and to the benefit of my company, my investors, and my employees. i mean, honestly, i have brilliantly -- i have brilliantly used those laws. the unfairness of the tax laws is unbelievable. it's something i've been talking about for a long time, despite, frankly, being a big beneficiary of the laws. but i'm working for you now. i'm not working for trump. >> what a crowd we have here. what a crowd. anyway, that was donald trump defending his tax laws. it was at a campaign stop yesterday in colorado. trump's been playing defense on that lately, so will his running mate, mike pence tonight defend trump's troubles in the debate or instead hit at hillary clinton's weak points? hugh hewitt is a radio talk show host and an msnbc contributor and john brabender is a strategist. john and hugh, i'll go back to my point of view, critique me on this. the worst thing in the world th

mike pence and tim kaine debate as longwood university in virginia. lauren mayk is there as the two candidates get set for their one and only showdown. >> reporter: with debate number one in the books, the attention now shifts off the top of the ticket and inside this hall at longwood university. for the vice presidential debate, the stage is set up a little differently. take a look. no podiums, one table, both candidates, and the moderator. >> the format, in terms of the timing and using the table instead of the podium, really is designed to foster some discussion. >> reporter: with spotlight and scrutiny on the running mates, vice presidential debates have created some memorable moments. >> jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: at longwood university, this professor tells me there's no evidence a vp debate has changed an election. but -- >> with that being said, though, if you look back on vice presidential debates, if a person does a really good job, it helps to energize the party. >> reporter: that's some

scott mclean is live from longwood university on e candidates -- tuesday night's event at longwood university in virginia will be their one and only debate. indiana's republican governor mike pence... gov. mike pence/(r) vice-presidential nominee: "i'm looking forward to that debate on tuesday night." and virginia's democratic senator, time kaine... sen. tim kaine/(d) vice-presidential nominee: "i'm looking forward to that debate on tuesday night." ...have spent the last week preparing. and unlike donald trump's approach, both men have been doing mock debates. wisconsin governor scott walker has been helping pence, acting as kaine's stand-in. the trump campaign says pence has been preparing kaine has been working with high-profile washington lawyer robert barnett standing in for pence. c-b-s news's elaine quijano will be the first asian-american to moderate a national debate. each segment of the 90-minute event will start with a question -- the candidates will have two minutes to respond. the format is similar to the presidential debate, but no one is expecting the same sky-high ratings. more

leased to be joined by the president of longwood university university. lcome to c-span, president. guest: well, good morning. good morning. here at fantastic day longwood. host: tell us about the university made for tonight's event. this is a culmination, it is just great. this is a once in a lifetime opportunity for our students. host: how much money has the university invested in preparation. guest: it is a meaningful investment tochlt do the million, t's about $5 which is right about what we are spending. as that figure is concerned, why that high of a that and how much of figure goes to security? meaningful part certainly goes to security. you can imagine all the reasons why, these are a date that is lot far in advance and a of it goes into obviously the of the t.v. lue itself and it infrastructure to make sure it is in robust shape to get the world here. host: we've been showing viewers this morning pictures of the is takes place. can you tell us about it? guest: it is a beautiful spot. it for basketball, it has an academic wing to it. willet hall an

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weijia jiang at longwood university and farmville. really a great chance for voters to learn a lot more about these men. >> reporter: jim and karen, a recent poll shows that a large portion of americans actually don't know much about them so you are right. it's a chance to introduce them and convince people that if called upon they'll be ready to be commander in chief. but they'll also have to defend hillary clinton and donald trump so even though candidates have a very calm temperament, things could get heated in that back and forth. >> governor mike pence arrived at longwood university to scope out the stage for tonight's vice presidential debate. >> you'll see somebody who is able to defend donald trump, the running mate but at the same time take the case right to hillary clinton. >> reporter: pence will face off against senator tim kaine working with a home-field advantage. spoken here many times and things like that. worked out great that tim kaine can head on down. >> reporter: ryan stover teaches political science at longwood a

all eyes will be on longwood university in virginia tonightht >> so who are the vice presiden candidates and how well do you know themnd? >> if your answer is very littl then you'res not alone, a recen poll shows about one third have no opinion r r and never heard the running mates.d >> what about clevelanders? jennifer jordan joins us. ahead of that us vice presidential debate tonight we i to the streets ce to s people in cleveland they love mike pence in tim kaine or the answer for the next, some had a slight idea and others do not have a clue. while they debate tonight be music to the ears of republicans? own drummer? we know that thei will be no second chancess with the vice presidential candidates, as they prepared to square off for the one and only debate at longwood university virginia, fhe but do clevelander even know who these candidates are? there is mike pence, and we have also got, the guy from virginia. >> to know the donald trump in hillary clinton? >> i don't, there is some religious freedom laws in indiana and . >> from people who are at the east side to those taking lunc

at longwood university. lisa is somewhere behind the stage or nearby. where she has been watching the debate. tell us what you're seeing and hearing there? >> that's right. nearby the stage through next -- this is the spin room where we hear from the campaign immediate after the debate. few feet away from me who came through was kellyanne conway the campaign manager, first to speak with her i don't think she spoke to many reporters. here is what the trump campaign what kellyanne said this has been -- felt he knocked it out of the park that he was particularly commanding on policy and especially what she said, she said she felt she was polite never rude, feels that tim kaine will reget get the number of times he interrupted. on the other hand standing behind me this giant scrum of reporters and microphones they're all in that pile of people talking to the clinton campaign. i can hear, i'm close enough, he's stressing other things. he's staying that he felt tim kaine had a strong night on couple of areas, one of them being talking about women, talking abo

, there is a lot of action away from farmville in longwood university that's going on today. you have nearly the full contingent of high-profile clinton surrogates on the campaign trail. we're talking bill clinton, michelle obama, bernie sanders, elizabeth warren. and hillary clinton out there this morning campaigning hers f herself. she held a town hall in pennsylvania where there was a very poignant moment with a 15-year-old voter.

. >> announcer: live from longwood university in farmville, virginia. this is fox business network's special coverage of the vice presidential debate. here is neil cavuto. neil: we are awaiting mike pence. as long as these two candidates have known each other, they have never met each other. pence was working as a house member when kaine first arrived as governor this fine state. then they switches places some years later when pence moved on to the governor's mansion in indiana then you saw kaine move into the senate. so this will be the first opportunity to see each other one-on-one. they have very different points of view on the world and the idea of the government's role in that world. we'll see that sorted out tonight. no doubt some of the other controversial issues will come to light. we'll see a great deal of debate likely over bill clinton spilling the beans on his real thoughts on the affordable care act which bill clinton said last night wasn't so affordable. he dialed that back and said that's not quite what he meant. these two are more popula

get their time in the and tim kaine will take part in their only debate.scott mclean is at longwood university with a there will be no second chances for the vice- presidential candidates -- tuesday night's event at longwood university in virginia will be their one and only debate.indiana's republican governor mike pence... "i'm looking forward to that debate on tuesday night."and virginia's democratic senator, time kaine..."i'm looking forward to that debate on tuesday night."...have spent the last week preparing.and unlike donald trump's men have been doing mock debates.wisconsin governor scott walker has been helping pence, acting as kaine's stand-in.the trump campaign says pence has been preparing since the day he joined the ticket.kaine has been working with high-profile washington lawyer robert barnett standing in for pence.c-b-s news's elaine quijano will be the first asian-american to moderate a national debate. each segment of the 90-minute event will start with a question -- the candidates will have two minutes to respond.the format is similar to the presidential debate, same sky-hig

i'm chris matthews live from longwood, university, in farmville, virginia. and here we are, here we are, in fact, 30 miles from appomattox courthouse, where general lee surrendered to general grant, thereby ending a civil war that cost the lives of 600,000 americans. well, tonight, we're here at longwood university for a battle in a political conflict between two very different points of view. it's the vice presidential deet

mike pence arrived at longwood university to scope out the stage for tonight's vice presidential debate. >> you will see mike pence thomas somebody who is able to defend donald trump, the running mate, but at the same time take the case to hillary clinton. >>> when he will face-off against virginia senator. tim kaine who is working with >> tim kaine has always been a big friend of longwood. he spoken many times. it worked out great for tim kaine to drive an hour from his home. >> reporter: ryan stover teaches political science and says tonight's debate likely won't impact the race for the white house. >> i would like to say it matters, on the other hand you saw 80 men -- 80 million people tuned in last monday and i'm sure we will have have that tonight. to the debate went to longwood university students. >> this is america's first chance to see these guys go at it. to do that in person is an awesome experience. >> reporter: dan was born and raised in farmville. the rule virginia town is decked out in red, white and blue. it is even serving up sugar cane sodas and pumpkin pens lattes. >>

. >> good evening from longwood, university in farmville, virginia, and welcome to the first and only vice presidential debate of 2016, sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. i'm elaine quijano, anchor at cbsn and correspondent for cbs news. it's an honor to moderate this debate between senator tim kaine and governor mike pence. both are longtime public servants who are also proud fathers of sons serving in the u.s. marines. the campaigns have agreed to the rules of this 90-minute debate. there will be nine different segments, covering domestic and

scott mclean is live from longwood university on e

. >> good evening, from longwood university in farmville, virginia, and welcome to the first and only vice presidential debate of 2016, sponsored by the commission on presidential debates. i'm elaine quijano, anchor at cbsn and correspondent for cbs news. it's an honor to moderate this both are long-time public servants who have also proud fathers of sons serving in the u.s. marines. the campaigns have agreed to the rules of this 90-minute debate. there will be nine different segments covering domestic and foreign policy issues. each segment will begin with a question to both candidates, who will each have two minutes to answer. then, i'll ask followup questions to facilitate a discussion between the candidates. by coin toss, it's been determined that senator kai opening question. we have an enthusiastic audience

at longwood university. that's in kaine's home state of virginia. ryan nobles is there live... and joins us with a preview of the big event... which starts in just a few minutes. closed captioning will resume shortly the missions for the vice presidential nominees are clear... the missions for the vice presidential nominees are clear... tim kaine needs to keep the momentum going in hillary clinton's favor, build on her successful debate last week and solidify her gains in swing states by portraying his candidate as honest...and prepared... (sen. tim kaine/(d) vp nominee) "hillary showed she's prepared to be president and she's prepared to be commander-in-chief. she offered the details of her plans. she gave us the stronger together vision. she answered the questions that had to be answered and she told the truth." mike pence, however, has a bigger job... campaign back on message after a brutal week for donald trump led to a fall in the polls... the latest cnn/orc poll has trump down 5 points to the democratic nominee, 47 to 42%... mike pence has often veered from the bombastic

lauren taylor/farmville, va: that's right, 100 longwood university students were granted tickets to this vp debate and for some it was a performance they won't soon forget. indiana governor mike pence and virginia senator tim kaine went head to head tuesday night for presidential debate. we knew they would speak about issues but this night was dedicated to both men defending their running mate. pence- his tax returns showed he went through a very difficult time but he used the tax code just the way it's supposed to be used and he did it brilliantly. kaine- we trust hillary clinton. we trust her with the most important thing in our life. we have a son deployed overseas we trust hillary clinton as president and commander in chief but the thought of donald trump as commander in chief scares us to death. lauren taylor/farmville, va: both pence and kaine took turns taking jabs. kaine- and i think that's who gov. pence's running mate is .. exactly who president reagan warned us about. pence- senator, that was even beneath hillary clinton and that's pretty low. lauren taylor/farmville, va: and

from longwood university in far vote, virginia. welcome to the first and only vice presidential debate of 2016. i am elaine quijano. correspondent for cbs news. it is an honor to moderate this debate between senator tim kaine and mike pence. onsy are proud fathers of sson serving in the u.s. marines. there will be nine different segments covering domestic and foreign-policy issues, and each segment will begin with a question both candidates will each have two minutes to answer.

they will include 100 longwood university students who won tickets in a lottery. let's take a look at how tonight's stage is set for the debate. there are no podiums. the candidates will sit side-by-side at a desk across from a single moderator for the full 90 minutes. lots ofbe giving you information about the venue and the candidates themselves to set the stage for tonight's debate. we are going to begin with our colleague, steve sully, who is inside the media center on campus. about theare talking inside of willow hall, a basketball arena turned media center. those doors behind me are where the media aligned up and where most of the press will be watching the debate and then filing their stories, submitting their stories, whether it is a platform of print or broadcast. we are joining the networks with cameras lined up to do interviews and hear from the surrogates. , the surrogates will come out for donald trump and mike pence. --y will give you a suit live on c-span, we will give you a chance to see all of it unfold. there are nine segments as opposed to six. t

. >> good evening, from longwood university in farmville, virginia, and welcome to the first and only vice presidential debate of 2016, sponsored by the debates. i'm elaine quijano, anchor at cbsn and correspondent for cbs news. it's an honor to moderate this debate between senator tim kaine and governor mike pence, both long time public servants, also proud fathers of sons serving in the u.s. marines. the campaigns have agreed to the rules of this 90-minute debate. there will be nine different segments covering domestic and foreign policy issues. each segment will begin with a question to both candidates who answer. then item ask followup questions to facilitate a discussion between the candidates. by coin toss, it's been determined that senator kaine will be first to answer the opening question. we have an enthusiastic audience tonight. they've agreed to only express that enthusiasm once at the end

governor pence well cobble, it is so great to be back at longwood university in farmville, virginia. this is a very special place. 65 years ago a young courageous woman, barbara johns, led a walk out of her high school, moton high school she made history by protesting school segregation, she believed our nation was stronger together and that walk-out led to the brown versus board of education decision that moved us down the path toward equality. i am so proud to be running with another strong history-making

it was held at longwood university in farmville, virginia, and moderated by elaine quijano of cbs news. the debate was tense with kaine frequently attacking pence over the proposals and character of his running mate, donald trump. >> i will just say this, we trust hillary clinton, my wife and i, with the most important thing in our life. we have a son deployed overseas in the marine corps right now. we trust hillary clinton as president and commander-inin-chief. the ththought of d donald trumus commander-in-chief scares us to death. amamy: governor pence defending donald trump's refusal to release his tax returns and new revelations that suggest trump could have avoided paying taxes for up to 18 years. this clip p begins with senator kaine. >> why won't he release his tax returns? >> we're answering a question about the business and. >> i do want to come back -- >> his tax returns showed he would through a very difficult -- he withdrew very difficult time that he used it the weight is is supposed to use it brilliantly. talks how do you know that? amy: third party vice presidential nomi

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lauren is life at the site of tonight's debate at longwood university. both candidates will be on the same stage, but one might have a tougher job on his hangz. . >> reporter: here at longwood university point out that he thinks it was mike pence who may have more pressure tonight, both because of hillary clinton's lead in recent polls and also because of her performance in the presidential debate. also tonight, spot light on those vice presidential candidates. >> when they take the stage in farmville, west virginia, check out the virginia tim signs outside the hall. >> used to seeing him sort of just walking down the street with no entourage and just a regular person. and now when you see him, he's got a big crowd. >> reporter: what is he like as a debater? >> he's very unflappable, level headed, there's not really anything you can say shake him up or get him off his game. >> republicans looking to use pence's home state experience against him. >> pence has a proven reported, while kaine doesn't. >> i think you look at what governor pence has been able

bill harbour/political science professor, longwood university) "never have we seen a vice presidential debate where the candidates have to make up more ground and deal with more problems created by the images of the two people at the top of the ticket."(bridge: craig boswell/cbs news/farmville, va) and mike pence could spend tonight facing tough questions ou to hit donald trump.... his tax returns.(vo)the businessman reportedly claimed nearly a billion dollars in losses in the 90's possibly shielding him from paying federal income taxes for years. (sot- donald trump/(r) republican nominee)"i brilliantly used the laws." (sot-hillary clinton/(d) democratic nominee)"what kind of genius loses a billion dollars in the first place." hillary clinton now leads trump in the polls 45 to 41 percent.tonight kaine will work to hold onto that lead.. while pence looks to move the numbers for the trump campaign. one of the country's leading conservative voices is stepping away from his daily radio show at wtmj radio. charlie sykes announced during the past hour that after 23 years, he's leaving the st

and thank you farmville and longwood university. you have been spectacular hosts.ve yourselves a round of applause. [ applause ] we've been very warmly welcomed. i want to tell you a little about the non portsen condition on presidential debates which gain in 1987. conducting these debates, we are now in our eighth series of debates that have been hosted by the commission. the board of directors of the commission, the commission itself is made up of 16 prominent leaders from both the public and private sector. they are democrats, republicans, independents and probably some none of the above. that we are delighted that tonight we've got one of our members of the commission with us. the former president of the league of women voters and the president of the council on foundations. i'd ask dorothy to stand up and take a bow please. we are also pleased to have one of the original members on commission of presidential debate, the former vice chair, david narcross. now, one of the responsibilities of the commission is to design the format for these debates and four years

. ♪ john: we are here in farmville, virginia at longwood university, home of the lancers.onight this tiny college is hosting the one and only vice presidential debate. mike pence and tim kaine will face-off in a 90 minute hoedown moderated by cbs news. few are expecting the same riotous chaos we got between hillary clinton and donald trump. but this debate is sure to feature plenty of jousting pence as theyand defend the honor of their respective nominees. mark: this campus attracts a pretty raucous crowd. there are a lot of cheering protesters round both for and cleansed clinton -- for and against clinton, for and against trump. pleased to vice presidential nominees are mild-mannered. this is their moment in the sun. they will not be talked much about after tonight. this is an opportunity for two g about the ideas they are putting forward and their negative critiques of the other side. we might get clarity about policy and critique that does not come through often when clinton and trump are front and center. john: it is interesting because tim kaine and hillary clinton ba

cnn's scott mclean joins us live from longwood university with the recap of the v-p's big night in the spotlight... good morning scott... ((the early polling that donald trump should have been taking notes on mike pence's performance. the debate was fiesty, contentious and showed just how different the candidates are in both style and substance. pence stumbled right out of the gate getting the name of this university wrong, but quickly found his footing on stage. )) <

we're thrilled to be here on the campus of longwood university. we'll be right back. >> the people getting killed in this deal are small business people and individuals who make just a little too much to get any of these subsidies. why? because they're not organized, they don't any bargaining power with insurance companies and they're getting whacked. so you've got this crazy system where suddenly 25 million more people have health care and people are busting it sometimes 60 hours a week wind up with their premiums doubled and their coverage cut in half. it's the craziest thing in the world. >> let me bring my panel back. we heard bill clinton back. the a-team hillary clinton surrogates are out and about but it's making news when you hear "crazy" and "obamacare" coming from bill clinton in the same breath. dana bash, let me defer to you. a, is he right? b, how much cleanup needs to be done? >> is he right on the policy? this is basically the talking points from republicans since before obamacare was passed and even more so as they claim that peopl

bill harbour/ political science professor, longwood university) given some of the controversies in the newspapers recently about trump's tax returns and other issues he's raised about the private lives of various people in public life, i think maybe mike pence maybe has a tougher job here in terms of pence also sought to make light of trump's recent controversies last night.(sot mike pence) now he said this, we can parse that, he tweeted this...and the think they finally got him and then they turn on the television the next day, and donald trump is still standing stronger than ever before. before.raig boswell cbs news farmville, virginia) tonight's vice presidential showdown here in farmville comes a little over a week after the first presidential debate... and in the first cbs news poll taken since that debate...clinton now has a four-point lead nationally ov tonight, the virginia senator will try to keep the momentum on clinton's side.(sot tim kaine) you know, just gotta be myselfclinton and trump meet for their second presidential debate this sunday in missouri. craig boswell cbs ne

listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> we are pleased to be joined by the president of longwood universityme to c-span. >> good morning. a fantastic day. host: tell us about the preparations you are university has made for tonight's event. guest: we have been working at this four and this is a grand culmination. the campus has an electric field this morning. it is just great. this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our students. post: how much money has the university invested in preparations? guest: it is a meaningful investment. to do these debates, the cycle and in recent cycles, it is about $5 million which is right about what we are spending. as that figure is concerned, why that high of a figure out how much of that goes to security? guest: a meaningful part of it goes to security and you can imagine all the reasons why. a day that is known far in advance and a lot of it goes into the production value of the tb event itself. and then a lot of it goes into the i.t. infrastructure to make sure it is an robust shape to get the eyes of the world here. host: we have been showing pict