lyin' ted. katty: todd harris was the senior advisor for senator marco rubio, the man trump witheringly dismissed as little marco. >> our strategy was to ignore all trump's insults, but the challenge was that the media wasn't ignoring any of them. the best thing for hillary clinton in terms of debating trump would be for her to not show up at all. the best way to engage with trump is to let trump hang himself with his own words and all of his inconsistencies. katty: rubio discovered the cost of a bad debate on february 6 in new hampshire. under attack, he repeated himself 4 separate times. senator rubio: let's dispense with this fiction that barack obama doesn't know what he's doing. he knows exactly what he is doing. this notion that barack obama doesn't know what he is doing -- governor christie: there it is, there it is. the memorizedhen he five-second speech. katty: within hours the internet was buzzing with jokes about marco roboto. arguably his campaign ended that night. which is why debat

. >> lyin' ted, right? lyin' ted. >> you know, lyin' ted comes in with a bible held high, you know that, right? it's held high, he puts the bible down and then he starts lying all day long. >>> hillary clinton today called for the release of that police video showing keith lamont scott's last moment and we must ensure justice and work to bridge divides. an aide said clinton was planning to travel to charlotte on sunday ahead of the debate and donald trump was also reportedly considering a visit some time last week and after the debate late today, jennifer roberts urged both candidates to delay those visits. >> we appreciate the support of the candidates. we appreciate that they're concerned about charlotte. at this point we do have very stretched resources for security and they are working around the clock. if there will be a way to delay those visits in terms of giving us a chance to get our city back to order and more to a state of normalcy that would probably be ideal. >>> so there you have it. the idea

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. >> lyin' ted. >> trump's rival ted cruz is getting on the trump train. #neverhillary. after months of attacks and trump going after cruz's wife. >> you're a coward. leave heidi alone. >> reporter: and kellyanne conway tweeting quote hell froze over today and it feels like heaven. conway is part of the team helping trump prep for his historic showdown with clinton monday night. they are not doing it the traditional way. they're keeping it loose at the golf club and his family in new jersey. >> he is studying and taking it seriously. at the same time, you have to be yourself. >> reporter: clinton is rehearsing. staying off the campaign trail. letting the ad do the talking. >> you treat women with respect. >> i can't say that either. >> while she's at home she is as crooked as they come. >> reporter: her goal is to get trump to lose his cool like he did repeatedly in the primary. >> don't worry about it, little marco. i've given my answer, lyin' ted. >> reporter: clinton hoping voters to think he is not ready to be president. >> temperament is everything for donald trump.

'cause in your mind it's lyin' season ? ? you're a fake, uh-huh ? [ cheers and applause ] [ "i get so lonely" plays ] >> ? sittin here with my tears ? ? all alone with my fears ? ? i'm wonderin', i have to do without you, oh ? ? ooh ? ? sittin' here late at night ? ? cryin' like a newborn child ? ? holdin' myself close ? ? pretendin' my arms are yours ? ? want nobody but you ? >> ? i get so lonely ? >> ? can't let just anybody hold me ? >> ? you are the one who lives in me, my dear ? >> ? want no one but you ? >> ? ooh, ooh, ohh ? thank you, jimmy and terry. mwah! [ cheers and applause ] [ "optimistic" plays ] >> whoo! ? yeah, yeah, yeah ? ? don't give up ? ? don't giv ? hey, hey, hey ? >> ? keep your head to the sky ? ? keep your head ? ? head up high ? ? you can win ? ? hey ? >> ? as long as you can keep ? >> ? long as you can keep ? >> ? your head to the sky ? >> ? hey, you can have the prize ? ? keep your head ? >> ? as long as you keep ? >> ? don't you let nobody... ? >> ? your head to the sky ? >> ? yeah ? >> ? as long as you keep your head to

. >> lyin' ted. lyin' ted. he holds up the bie he puts it down and he lies. >> reporter: just two months ago ted cruz refused to endorse trump at the convention. >> vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom. >> reporter: now an about-face the texas senator saying he will vote for trump speaking with our houston station ktrk. >> i have forgiven him, this is not personal. it's not about our family. it's about the country. >> back now with mary. mary, i guess the question is, heart? why now and who benefits more here, cruz or trump? >> this is a risky gamble for ted cruz, no question. after taking a hard personal and principled stance against trump, cruz's change of heart is shocking but may be politically advantageous. cruz is facing a possible primary challenge and the rnc has said republicans who don't back trump could be made to pay for it down the road. dan. >> that is true. but many of cruz's supporters are unhappy this morning. >> we want to bring i

i've giving my answer, lyin' ted. >> reporter: trump, more laid back, no former rehearsals, but getting tips from old friend roger ailes, a debate pro. and watching clinton's body languagnd speeches like this one. >> why aren't i 50 points ahead, you might ask? i need your help to get donald trump's record out to everybody. >> reporter: trump's biggest challenge, restraining himself for 90 minutes. >> crooked hillary. crooked hillary clinton. >> reporter: ridiculing clinton without looking like a bully. >> they say she's been practicing for the debate. some people think she's slipping. >> you're going to hear donald trump doing a lot of trash-talking, but hillary clinton is a tough person. incredibly charming as well. >> reporter: clinton's biggest challenge, anticipating which trump will show up. nasty or nice. it could feed into what polls call her likability problems. political coaches who have coached past nominees. >> she's got to come out of this debate, first of all, showing people her heart, her humor. >> if donald trump presents himself as a calm, rational leader, that will thr

from a former rival lyin' ted cruz nats just two months ago, ted cruz refused to endorse trump at the convention ted cruz: "vote your conscience. vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom" (booing) trump...speaking with our houston station ktrk... it's not unusual -- for teenage girls to take selfies -- in bathroom mirrors but one teen -- took a picture -- of this nasty -- discolored water -- coming out of the sink instead. you'll never guess what happened -- when she shared it. and -- a self-driving car -- involved in an accident. and the owners say -- it wasn't the car's fault. why -- some people say -- they still won't trust -- the autonomous cars. she posts a picture -- of discolored sink water -- online. the school tells her -- don't back -- for three days. she gets suspended -- for inappropriate -- use of electronics -- in the restroom. she argues -- girls take selfies in the bathroom every day -- and never get in trouble. the superintendent got involved -- and sends a plumber to the school --to fix the coroded pipe. a

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. >> lyin' ted, i've given my answer. >> reporter: insults could backfire if he comes off like a bully. >> crooked hillary. >> reporter: and trump's tendency to fudge facts may put him in risky territory. >> the clinton campaign has been gaining the wrath, been talking to the media for a week now, saying it's your job to make sure that donald trump is fact-checked in realtime. >> reporter: trump's aides says he'll handle it if clinton comes after his inconsistencies. but if she manages to get under his skin, there's no telling what trump could do. always unpredictable, tonight unfiltered. now under the biggest >> donald trump comes into the debate with serious questions about his ability, his fitness to be commander in chief, questions about his temperament, he needs to show steadiness and the american people need to see someone, if he's going to be successful, who is a plausible commander in chief. >> reporter: and underscoring the stakes, our new polling shows 34% of americans say tonight's debate will be important in deciding their vote. savannah? >> hallie jackson in the spin room,

trump: i've given my answer, lyin' ted. mr. bush: you said -- mr. trump: am i talking or are you talking? you can go back. you interrupted me. will you apologize, jeb? no. mr. bush: you will not be able to insult your way to the presidency. jon: but he has come a lot further than anyone expected. and that is the thing. a lot of experts say that what happens tonight won't affect the outcome of the race, but those pundits have been wrong throughout. what unfolds tonight really does matter and both candidates know it. sopel, bbc news, hofstra university, new york. for more on what to expect i spoke short time ago with "washington post" political reporter dan balz and i started by asking how this may be different from other campaigns. dan: there is always hype around a presidential debate but it is as if everything has converged to make this one truly significant. the polls have tightened, hillary clinton has come off a tough three weeks, donald trump has become a more disciplined candidate. each has an audience have to reach. katty: put this in histori

i've given my answer, lyin' ted. >> you are all talk and no action.t i've seen up here, first of all this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. >> well, joining us nbc's hallie jackson along with the former chair of the republican national committee michael steele. and the "washington post's" eugene robinson. both of those gentlemen are msnbc political analysts. i think we should start with w hallie. >> where to begin? >> it's hard to be a reporter and an analyst, opinion person. let's go with reporter. will trump be trump tomorrow or surprise us? will he do what he always does like that and come out sniping at hillary, knocking her, trying to get her off her game, or will he come out and be a statesman? >> i think you're going to see less of the montage that you just played and more of donald trump trying to get at what has been his biggest negative in this campaign so far, which is his temperament. his campaign advisers know that that is a vulnerability for him and that if he can come out and look presidential that he will essentially clear th

to endorse trump during the republican national convention in cleveland smarting over being called "lyin' ted" by donald trump during the early part of the campaign. cruz says he is committed to making sure hillary clinton does not get the the first presidential debate between hillary and donald is three days away. >> marie: what specifically might they be preparing for? new at 3:30, kristine frazao looks at monday's debate. >> reporter: the stakes couldn't be higher. and for hillary clinton the issue of trust, a central one throughout this campaign, is likely to reemerge. >> people should and do trust me. >> reporter: but a poll this better at being honest and straight forward. with donald trump getting 41 percent. >> we've got to do better. and i know we can. >> reporter: some experts say vulnerabilitys for hillary clinton include question she's's gotten before but hasn't totally answered. those regarding her private email server, foreign donations collected by her family foundation and questionable decisions made while she was secretary of state. >> it isn't a question of a bunch of e

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. >> lyin' l-y-i-n'. >> stephen: l-y -- okay. now, you might mean, if i was being charitable, in 2011, you made obama release his long-form birth certificate, thereby ending the controversy. but that's a bigger load of horse manure than they just hosed out of my third guest. tonight, frederik the great. again, coming up in just-- it's -- in quo's 40 minutes and 2 seconds. so beautiful! ( chrs see, i watch the news, so i know that obama released his birth certificate in 2008, but that wasn't good enough for you. you demanded to see a "long form" birth certificate in 2011. and after obama released that, you called it a forgery, citing "israeli science" and announced you were sending a team of investigators to hawaii to uncover the truth." who were these people that we never heard from again? were they a fat captain, his first mate, a movie star. (piano riff) ( cheers and applause ) and then right before the 2012 election, you issued this challenge. >> if barack obama opens up and gives his college records and applications and if he

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i've given my answer, lyin' ted, i've given my answer. don't worry about it, little marco. >> let's hear it, big don. >> i'm at 42 and you're at 3. so far i'm doing better. >> doesn't matter. >> you started off over here, you're moving further and further, pretty soon you're going to be off the end. liz: boris, are you going to see that donald trump tonight? >> you'll see donald trump -- liz: no, no, listen to the question. are you going to see that donald trump? you'll have to wait and see, you will see donald trump answering questions on national security, on the economy, on issues that matter to america. liz: my question is, is he going to react emotionally if he gets tripped up by a question. will he step up and say and start doing personal attacks like he did in the past? >> i don't think so, i think he'll do very well in the debate. liz: that's not the question. have you heard anything he's going to take off his gloves and go after mrs. clinton. >> i have heard he's going to take off the gloves? no, he's going to go after her on the

wouldn't accept his endorsement and who for months mocked him mercilessly with a schoolyard taunt, lyin' ted. he was supposed to be the last line of right-wing republican defense against donald trump. the last line was supposed to be principled resistance to donald trump and that is gone now, too. ted cruz's former communications director rick tyler who was a ted cruz true believer, he told nbc's hallie jackson when he heard this news. quote, it's morning in america for conservatives. we lost our leader today. what it also means is that donald trump is consolidating the support of the republican party, all of it. he is theirs now and they are his. which is something i am sure his campaign wanted to have sewed up heading into the debates and they were both off the campaign trail today preparing for monday's debate although they're preparing in markedly different ways. sources tell nbc news that clinton will be debating in mock debate with someone playing the role of donald trump and doing timed drills and donald trump is doing nothing of the sort. he's continuing his more laid back appro