michaela? >> interesting to hear his comments given the bulk of the refugees are coming from his nation. thank you for that look for us today. in the meantime, the white house is growing increasingly concerned about russia's military buildup in syria. the pentagon believes moscow is trying to set up a military operations base there. secretary of state john kerry calling his russian counterpart three times in the last ten days warning him the troop buildup could intensify syria's ongoing civil war. the russians claim they're trying to help the assad regime in its battle with isis. >>> for the second time in less than a week, senate democrats block a move by republicans to derail the iran nuclear deal. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is vowing to try yet again. he's forcing a vote as early as tomorrow an an amendment that would keep president obama from lifting economic sanctions against iran unless tehran releases american prisoners and recognizes israel as a state. >>> the death toll now

michaela is in new york. how did donald trump do last night? a lot of conclusions after the three-hour debate on cnn. trump's rivals came out swinging. >> all right. as predicted, the race changed last night. what's the name that everybody is saying? donald trump? no. carly fiorina. could she make it on the big stage? make it, she owned. it jeb bush needed to have a big night. it seems the field will be shuffled after last night. let's find out how after the comprehensive coverage with about john berman. >> you walk through the library. it feels like a morning after the battle. i was looking for limbs on the floor. to extend the battle metaphor, the candidates went in with a strategy to win. some succeeded. others? take a look. >> from nearly the minute the debate started, donald trump was the man in the middle. the middle of a pile-on. >> viseral response to attack people. tall, fat, ugly. my goodness. that happened in junior high. >> i never attacked him on his looks. >> there was trump v. paul. trump v. fiorina where he talked about her face

let's start with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. >> reporter: good morning, michaela. get the situation back under control. the u.s. launching air strikes overnight in kunduz. the largest city the taliban has been able to control since 2001 in afghanistan. a messy situation. afghan security forces have arrived on the scene. we are told by afghan authorities they are moving through the city and trying to retake the prison. the taliban got there and they freed hundreds of prisoners. the taliban said they have taken control of a local hospital, posting pictures on social media. this is what we've seen so many times but this time on a much larger scale. the taliban move in when they see some vulnerability. afghan forces have to respond. but what does this mean for u.s. troops? there are 9,800 u.s. troops left in afghanistan. most are scheduled to come home by the end of next year. but this now, a very open question debate inside the pentagon, inside the white house. should u.s. troops be left in afghanistan, more troops as this security situation continues to pose a lot of

michaela? >> we'll continue to monitor that with you.hanks so much for the update, barbara. >>> california republican and how long majority leader kevin mccarthy announcing his bid for speaker of the house. mccarthy is thought to be, by many, to be the front-runner for the position. he'll face off against florida congressman daniel webster. the house gop will meet this evening to discuss how they want to move on leadership. >>> congress is close to passing a stop gap bill to avoid an immediate government shutdown. the measure keeps government funding at current levels through december 11th. cleared a key procedural hurdle in the senate on monday and could be approved in the house as early as today. this lasts until december where there could be huge fights over funding planned parenthood, raising the debt ceiling and more. with new leadership in place by then, a shutdown becomes a real possibility. >>> on the same note, the head of planned parenthood testifying before a house overnight committee today. cecil richards says it will immedia

please, michaela. michaela: how are the white phosphorus attacks carried out? lisa: it was put into canister but they were shot -- honestly i do not know if it was from handheld guns or tank artillery. i would have to check on that. anyways on their shot into canisters and when the land, they would break open. the white phosphorus would come out and essentially explode. >> i read a small article, that it also caused blindness. the after effect from the phosphorus after it burns -- lisa: so the question is does white phosphorus cause blindness by explosion, flare, or reaction? i actually do not know. my guess it would be the flash, or more likely from the burning actually. that the eyes were burned or affected by the heat that it generated. brittany? brittany: a lot of these were using vietnam. so why is it that all of this environmental stuff happened in vietnam and not korea? lisa: a great question. if you do not mind, i will answer it in a few slides. maybe two or slides in. it would be a perfect segue. ask a little bit later. these were also used in world wa

michaela? thousands and thousands of the faithful will flock to see him wherever he goes. michelle, thank you so much. >>> we turn to politics, dr. ben carson standing behind his comments saying a muslim shouldn't be president. in a new interview he says he is open to muslims that renounce sharia law. jeff zeleny live in washington, essentially doubling down, isn't he? >> he is, michaela. good morning. ben carson is not backing down. he is saying a muslim shouldn't be elected president. comments that have drawn sharp criticism from many republican rivals who say they're simply misguided and wrongly impugn the islam faith. in an interview with sean hannity on fox news, carson issued a caveat and said he was referring only to radical muslims or anyone unwilling to put the constitution above their religion. he did stop short of apologizing for his remarks where effectively suggested all muslims follow sharia law. let's take a listen. >> if someone has a muslim background, and they're willing to re

michaela? >> a miracle indeed. kyung, thank you for the update., water would be such a blessing for the fire yews battling fires in northern california. the valley fire which began on saturday has become the most destructive wildfire of the season. it has already spread to three counties. cnn's dan simon is in middletown, with the latest. looking at the charred remains of those homes. it's terrifying. >> reporter: yes, michaela, the severity is becoming more clear. you have 600 homes destroyed in this fire alone. that statistic itself makes this the worst wildfire not just in california but the entire west coast for this fire season. we were driving around, we happened to find another neighborhood that's been destroyed. once again, you soon see the cars and the homes that have been destroyed, probably three or four homes just on this street. it's just endless devastation. at this point, ma quayle la, we know of one fatality and the situation regarding this woman's death is absolutely heartbreaking. this was a 72-year-old woman who was disabled. sh

michaela? >> so much before the debate. we are looking forward to it all. thank you for the rundown. >>> after spending five days in jail, could kim davis return to work today? mike huckabee gave davis a rock star treatment during her release tuesday. martin savidge has all the details. >> reporter: she was released from jail yesterday. that was a stunning turn of events. nobody seems more surprised than kim davis herself. the real question now is, what is she going to do? it was a stage fit for a presidential candidate. kim davis stole the show, fresh out of jail and welcomed by cheers from hundreds of supporters. >> i want to give god the glory. >> davis went to jail after refusing to issue all marriage licenses following the decision on gay marriage. she said she was religiously opposed to having her name appear on the document for same-sex couples. she spent five days behind bars while support for christians grew. the effort to free her drew two republican candidates to her jail cell. mike huckabee and ted cruz, despite the fact that davis is a democrat

michaela? >> stand by in simi valley. hillary clinton's support dropping below 50%, according to the new "washington post"/abc news poll, she still leads the democratic field with 42% brute has lost significant ground. bernie sanders has 24%. vice president joe biden has 21%. we want to bring in may rustin. clinton's e-mail controversy we know it keeps taking a toll. look at this poll, 34% of those polled believed she honestly disclosed the facts. how does she reverse this steady decline in the polls? >> she's been trying to reverse that decline in the polls over the last couple of months. she's just in the barrel of bad story after bad story. you do see a clear opening for joe biden, rising in this new "washington post"/abc poll. sanders has been doing well as well. it's causing consternation, particularly among donors thinking is she the best candidate. that blunt plain spoken talk of joe biden. she's got to get her game back here. she's trying with humor and to shift the attention to her policies but so far, it hasn't

michaela pereira has joined us. >> we have gop candidate mike huckabee who is visiting and holding aucky clerk jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. we will speak live with one of the woman's attorneys. should her religious beliefs excuse her from doing her job? >>> and a young american faces jail time for allegedly trying to join isis. his family, though, says he changed his mind about joining the terror group and doesn't think he deserves prison. authorities still believe he is a threat. is this the right kind of punishment? what is the alternative? we will discuss the case with his lawyer live on the show. a lot to get to. >> please congratulate chris and alison for the effort in the cnn quiz show. >> you are taking it graciously. >> i give them a lot of credit for their efforts. >> i feel like this is a jeopardy winner rubbing it in. >> i feel that way, too. >> they are not believing your sentiment. >>> coming up for us, stunning weakness and glaring errors. we know why the courts cleared amanda knox of murder. new information overnight. that's next. diabetes,

i'll be assisted by michaela and chris. we do have new polls to show you. spoiler alert. we will tell you who is losing the most steam. that same poll shows hillary clinton could be in trouble. we will breakdown all of the numbers for you. >>> the former tennis pro james blake wants the police officer who tackled him fired. we will hear live from two people who say that very same officer used excessive force on them as well. we will look at the history of complaints against that officer and what the nypd needs to do now. all that and more when we see you at the top of the hour. >> what a way to start the week. thank you. >>> an emergency meeting called to deal with the europe migrant crisis. germany at its limit. it is adding border controls as thousands more people arrive. we are live right after the break. you tuck here... you tuck there. if you're a toe tucker... because of toenail fungus, ask your doctor now about prescription kerydin. used daily, kerydin drops may kill the fungus at the site of infection and get to the root of your toe tucking. kerydin may cause irri

michaela pereira joins us. >> happy friday. i don't want to yell it yet.f my shot. we should point out the police chief of irving, texas will join us. he will talk about that situation with ahmed. >>> the gop candidates back on the campaign trail after the cnn debate. donald trump embroiled in a new controversy. have you seen this? failing to correct the supporter who vocally expressed his anti-muslim views and called president obama a muslim. is this a sign of the trump status? >>> and the house preparing to vote on measures to defund planned parenthood. we will speak with congresswoman diane black. we will ask her if the fight could lead to a government shutdown. now you can say it. happy friday. >> happy friday. >> cuomo has to keep his hands to himself. how many times do you have to tell him? >> time-out. >>> the pope heading to cuba. hoping to strengthen the relationship with the u.s. will it work? next. at&t and directv are now one. which means you can watch movies while you're on the move. sitcoms, while you sit on those. and even fargo, in fargo! b

. >> reporter: good morning, michaela. vowing to do more, the white house is signaling a surge of newcomers from the war torn country will be allowed spoo the u.s. the obama administration says the country will accept at least 10,000 additional syrian refugees. sources tell cnn, they are looking at boosting the number of refugees to 100,000 over the coming years. that could mean more syrians and that is a significant increase over the number of syrian refugees so far into this country. less than 2,000 republicans on capitol hill argue this influx of syrians poses a security threat to the u.s. the white house disagrees. >> refugees go through the most robust security process of anybody who is contemplating travel to the united states. refugees have to be screened by the national could wanter terrorism center, by the fbi terrorist screening center. they go through data bases that are maintained by dhs and the intelligence community. >> the other foreign policy flash point, the iran nuclear deal. gop leaders are vowing to kee

you see alisyn and michaela in new york. we are about to witness the u.n.'s gathering. will be here. pope francis. he is the fourth pope to speak before the u.n. none faces a moment of crisis like this. we are told the we had told the pope is aware and has never given more attention than what to say than he has for this trip and this day. approach to war, neglect the migrants, the clip, all of these problems find their source and their solution in the room the pope will address. guess what, this is only his first stop today. the 78-year-old pope has shown amazing resilience thus far. he'll crisscross the big apple, stops at the 9/11 memorial, he'll visit a harlem school. he's leading a procession through the park and celebrate mass at madison square garden tonight. when he got here last night, this city exploded with enthusiasm when he arrived. the city was on lockdown. you know what, no o

michaela is on assignment. we begin with donald trump. trump stumbled when asked about foreign policy questions in a radio interview. this as trump hits new highs in the national poll. he officially promises not to run as a third party candidate. >> and vice president joe biden gave his most revealing comments yet about whether he will jump into the race for president. he said he is ready for the challenge, but family will ultimately decide. we are following the latest political developments beginning with correspondent joe johns. >> reporter: >> reporter: john, another trump relations victory going to trump's office in new york to get him on the team. it was last month trump said he would not pledge allegiance to the republican nominee. for now, the billionaire businessman is on board. the pledge is not legal but it gives the republican establishment assurance he won't launch a third party run if he loses the nomination. >> i have signed the pledge. >> reporter: trump, promising not to run and gaining a political benefit for himself. >>

thanks, michaela. with me, nia-malika henderson.00 pages. 125 of them deemed sensitive, there are, redacted. secretary clinton said, publicly, when they were sent and received, they were not. so far, in all the e-mails released tharks holds up. there are still questions, why did you set up a private server? to the point, can she look the public in the eye, when they were sent and received they were not, that's correct, right? >> that's right. that's what you hear her saying over and over again. i didn't send e-mails marked as classified at the time. she's much more explaining and talking about requests and saying, even if i had been on a government e-mail, they would have done this review of the e-mail to figure out which were retro actively classified. we'll see what sticks. the poll shows 61% of democrats don't care about the issue. i think it might be the bloomberg poll. >> they say they don't care, yet her honesty and trustworthy numbers are down. democrats are going to stick with hillary clinton on the issue. anything, robert?

michaela? >> the second video is going to prove vital. thank you so much for that. meanwhile, baltimore is bracing for potential unrest as six officers charged in connection with freddie gray head to court. jean casarez is in new york with the latest on that. >> reporter: good morning, michaela. today is an extremely important hearing in the case of the six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray. the baltimore police department is telling the force they cannot take leave today. if they have a day off, they have to come in. this is to prepare for anything that could happen. there will be increased police presence around the courthouse and community activists are encouraging peaceful demonstrations, protests and the word around town is they are encouraging people to go to the higher socioeconomic areas of baltimore because of the hearing today. the defense is the reason for the hearing. they are asking the judge to dismiss some or all of the charges. they are asking the state attorn

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we are live in illinois where the three cop killers remain on the loose. >> good morning, michaela. community on edge. the latest on this investigation is that it has all been turned over to the lake county major crimes task force. here is the back story. it starts at 8:00 a.m. yesterday morning when the lieutenant was out in the community investigating suspicious activity when he radios into dispatch he was in the pursuit of three individuals. here is that radio exchange. >> officer down, 128. they were responding to a report of a suspicious male black and male white. it appears the officer's gun is missing. >> responding to

michaela: this is very different from the greek prices because you cannot simply throw money at the problem. ultimately, and legally, the hunt gary and state is responsible -- the hunt gary and -- the hungarian state is responsible, and the united nations said today that it had offered help which was rejected by the municipalities of budapest. this is more evidence that there seems to be not just been overwhelmed state that cannot deal with migrants coming in, but no real willingness to ease the situation. there's talk that there might be willingness on the side of hungary to at least listen to proposals for the quota system that will be debated next week, but only, budapest says, if that will relieve pressure as it is, hungary feels, on budapest. brent: thank you very much. amid all the suffering and the thousands of people swept up in the migration crisis, one photo has shocked the world and encapsulated the whole tragedy. take a look -- this is the image . the body of a three-year-old syrian child, race down, in the surf -- the body of a three-year-old syrian child face down in the surf.

michaela? >> all right, michelle, thanks so much.attle for the new house speaker is heating up just days after john boehner surprised resignation. boehner himself blasted some of his more republican colleagues, calling them false prophets. cnn's manu raji in washington. strong language. >> it was. it's the latest in this long-ruining civil war. john boehner believes those groups and conservative hard-liners in his caucus made his job a lot harder, made himself a liability to a lot of his republican members when they went back home and had to answer questions about him. he also made mention of his friend and former colleague, eric cantor, the house majority leader who lost a surprising primary last year in his virginia district. here's what he had to say about eric cantor. >> i was planning on leaving at the end of last year. when my friend eric cantor lost his primary election in july of last year, it was clear to me that i just couldn't leave. that i had to provide a transition for the next leaders. so i planned on serving through t

michaela? >> suzanne, thank you so much. hillary clinton had a whole lot more to say about republicans in her exclusive interview with wolf blitzer taking on her gop rivals and defending her career as secretary of state. >> you certainly did take a lot of fire from the republicans at the cnn debate last night. i assume you watched it. especially from the lone female candidate up on the stage, carly fiorina. she said if you want to stump a democrat, she said ask them about hillary clinton's accomplishments as secretary of state. if you were on that debate stage with her, what would you say was your number one accomplishment as secretary of state? >> you know, wolf, i didn't get to see all of their debate but i saw enough of it to know that this is just the usual back and forth political attacks, the kinds of things you say when you're on a debate stage and you really don't have much else to say. i didn't hear anything from any of them about how they're going to make college more affordable or ge

michaela is in new york. how did donald trump do last night?lusions after the three-hour debate on cnn. trump's rivals came out swinging. >> all right. as predicted, the race changed last night. what's the name that everybody is saying? donald trump? no. carly fiorina. could she make it on the big stage? make it, she owned. it jeb bush needed to have a big night. it seems the field will be shuffled after last night. let's find out how after the comprehensive coverage with about john berman. >> you walk through the library. it feels like a morning aft

. >> michaela, you have been following this story. a 4-year-old boy and his dog were trapped inside a 25-foot deep well for three hours. emergency crews tried using a rope to rescue them. that did not work. they used a pully system to get them out. the boy and the dog will be okay. >> you cover that story in local news all the time. >> yes. >> and we still do. it's amazing, really. >> what are we going to do, get rid of wells? >> put a net in them. maybe somebody should work on that. >> if it's a problem -- >> like poverty. i think certain things are unavoidable. people are going to fall. >> this is a bigger discussion. >> solve it during the break. we are being told to move on. what we are seeing in germany and austria as they reach their tipping point with a humanitarian crisis that is going to get much, much worse. what does the world do about the growing number of migrants and refugees looking for help and gets none? ♪ col♪ i know, i know... ing.. ♪ color is a beautiful thing if you feel it, you can find it. all new color by behr.

michaela? >> athena, those comments are bound to get a lot of people fired up today. be watching. thanks so much. >>> meanwhile, hillary clinton is boupsing back, the former secretary of state opening a commanding lead over bernie sanders in a brand new cnn/orc poll. if vice president joe biden decides not to run, that lead increases dramatically. jeff zeleny joins us now. >> hillary clinton's summertime slide appears to be stabilizing. there's a sign she's putting concerns and controversy around her candidacy to rest. let's take a look at the new numbers. she sits atop at democratic field at 42%, up from 5 points earlier this month, followed by bernie sanders at 24% and joe biden at 22%. but if you take biden out of the equation, her support soars. she's at 57% in our new poll while sanders has 28%. she's climbing, sanders is falling. their margin now, 29 points from only 16 earlier this month. is is why so many democrats are keeping such a close eye on whether joe biden decides to jump in. if he does, the contrast is much, much more competitive. while there's no con

allsyn and michaela are in new york. we're coming to you live from the u.s.re big crowds are already gathering awaiting the maybe event. pope francis addressing a joint meeting of congress about 90 minutes. all are here to hear the pontiff's words and if his comments so far about immigrants and climate change and poverty are any indication, today's speech may make some uneasy. whether you are a republican or a democrat, i you could be an awkward spot. begin comprehensive coverage with jim shoto who joins me now. you have a mix of the message, the man and the moment. pope francis couldn't be here at the better time. >> and we expect this to be more of a gentle nudge than a stern scolding but this is a pope with a powerful voice and deep conviction. and he's going to be addressing some of the most controversial divisive issues here, certainly in washington, but in the country. immigration, abortion, climate change. and he's going to address them with conviction. of course a third of the congress there catholics. but this speech is meant for all faiths. certainl

alisyn and michaela are in studio in new york as you see. we're at the united nations.world leaders ever in attendance will be today. they will be here for pope francis. he's expected to address urgent issues like europe's migrant crisis, the war in syria and specifically climate change. this is just the first stop for the holy father. he has a packed aday ahead of him. my mother said it must be the holy spirit giving the 78-year-old such energy. he'll crisscross new york city, he'll be at the 9/11 memorial, meeting with families of vict victims. he'll be at a school in harlem and then lead a procession through central park and celebrate mass at madison square garden tonight. just a rigorous schedule byny definition. and the impact obvious from his efforts. when he came to the big apple last night, he was just a rock star times 20. not just because of the man but the message as he went blessing crowds along new york's fifth avenue and then led evening prayers at st. patrick's cathedral, one of the hottest tickets in the history of this city. let's begin our coverage wit

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> good morningit is monday, september 28th. we have a busy morning ahead of us. pope francis is back at the vatican this morning after a six-day trip to the united states that captivated the collective. he saved his best for last in a speech in philadelphia. we will show it to you. in hours, president obama will address world leaders and he will sit down with russia's president vladimir putin. what will happen? >>> we have former secretary of state madeleine albright, deputy secretary of state tony blinken, josh earnest, gop presidential candidate senator rand paul and former house majority leader eric cantor. we begin with that breaking news. on pope francis's return flight to rome he revealed some things to reporters. cnn's rosa flores was on that flight to rome. what did he say, rosa? >> reporter: alisyn, good morning. three main headlines we're talking about here. first of all when it comes to the sex abuse scandal, we heard him say that he vowed to hold those who abuse children responsible. on

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> what a mix tuesday, september 22nd. 6:00 in the east. here is the state of play. a muslim should not be president unless they renounce sharia law and swear to put the constitution before their religion. will this non apology clarification help ben carson cling to relevance? >>> how did scott walkers candidacy cripple so quickly? the gop field down to a mere 15. let's start coverage with cnn's jeff zeleny. he is live in washington. give >> reporter: ben carson is standing by his comments that a muslim shouldn't be president, comments that have drawn sharp criticism from republicans and democrat alike. overnight, a bit of clarity. he seeks to soften his hard line against muslims. in an interview with sean hannity, carson said he was referring to radical muslims or anyone unwilling to follow the constitution. he stopped well short of apologizing for those remarks. he said a muslim could become president with one condition. let's take a listen. >> if someone has a muslim background and they're willi

cheney was interrupted by michaela anang, a peace protester with codepink, who called cheney a war criminaland held a banner which read, "wrong in iraq, wrong in iran." >> the iranians get the better of us in these negotiations. >> [inaudible] [indiscernible] amy: democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is expected to deliver a major address on the iran nuclear deal today, voicing support for the agreement after helping to lay the groundwork for it as secretary of state. but clinton is also expected to take a more militant stance on iran than obama, vowing to take military action if iran moves toward nuclear bomb making capabilities. president obama has merely said he would keep military action on the table. meanwhile, hillary clinton has apologized for relying exclusively on a private email server while she was secretary of state. a day after she told the associated press she didn't need to apologize because "what i did was allowed." clinton apologized in an interview with abc news. >> in retrospect, certainly, as i look back at it now, even though it was allowed, i should've use

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> good morningt. muslims may not be president. we may have a muslim as president already. whacky words. ben carson saying he could not support a muslim for president on sunday. this morning, a national muslim civil liberties group is calling for carson to withdraw from the race. and donald trump said he wasn't obligated to correct a man who called president obama a muslim. >>> and carly fiorina catapulting to second place and new democratic polls showing hillary clinton bouncing back. let's begin our team coverage with athena jones. she is >> reporter: good morning. carson's comments angered a lot of people. the question now is whether these comments will hurt either candidate in the polls. this as yet another outsider candidate is surging. >> i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. >> reporter: this shocking statement by dr. ben carson under a spotlight this morning in the republican presidential race. on nbc's "meet the press" sunday, carson said a muslim president shou

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> enoughto "new day." it is tuesday, september 15th. 6:00 in the east. most of the gop candidates are off the trail and in the lab right now preparing for the primetime showdown here on cnn. i say most because one man aka, the donald, is once again following his rules. >> frontrunner donald trump skipping the prep work to campaign in texas. he is talking about his signature issue illegal immigration as latinos marched in protest. we have athena jones live at the presidential library in simi valley, california, the site of the debate. what is the latest, athena? >> reporter: good morning, alisyn. >> reporter: just hours away from the cnn gop debate, the front-runner, shrugging off mounting attacks from his rivals. >> i hear they're all going after me. whatever. whatever. >> reporter: donald trump boasting about his 13-point lead to a crowd of 18,000. >> we are killing it. >> reporter: and none of his competitors were off limits. >> carly is giving me a little bit of a hard time even though her

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> good is 6:00 in the east. labor day. did you know who started labor day before the west? canneta. did you know the state of oregon had made it a holiday before the united states did? >> really? >> you are filled with trivia. >> i got them online. so can you. i will tweet it. do you know who has a lot of work to do even hillary clinton. here is why. a new poll shows an incredible reversal. bernie sanders and joe biden making a move, especially in new hampshire. that is going to make a difference. >> on the republican side, more bragging rights for front-runner, donald trump. polls show him leading in new hampshire and iowa. we have the developments beginning with jeff on the campaign trail in see gar rapids, iowa. good morning, jeff. >> good morning, alisyn. hillary clinton is starting this labor day in a far different place than she expected to. did you think underdog would be used for her campaign? here in

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo and camerota and michaela pereira. >> good morningleaders trying to get donald trump to pledge support to whomever the gop nominee is and not run as a >> in the meantime, trump sparred with jeb bush. the frontrunner of the republican party tells bush who is bilingual to speak english in the u.s. sara murray is following all this live for us in the washington bureau. >> reporter: good morning, makaela. we have a big meeting between donald trump and reince priebus. right after that trump scheduled a press conference at trump tower. the big question of whether we'll finally see trump pledge his loyalty to the republican party. >> unbelievable. >> reporter: by day's end reince priebus could have an answer from donald trump. will he or won't he rule out a third-party bid. >> did you vote for trump? >> i did. >> reporter: in nashville recently, trump, a former democrat, explaining why he prefers to run as a republican. >> that would certainly be the best path to

. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> welcome to your "newamericans. friday, september 11th. the day of terror that changed america and changed families and changed the way we see the world 14 years ago. plans are happening this morning. this is what ground zero looks like now. described as eerie. that is what it should be. it is strange and frightening and what makes us never forget. commemorations there and shanksville and also at the pentagon. we ask you to remember what happened that day and remember all those that were lost. >>> the war is at the top of the agenda. we have the big news about the debate. we know who is on the stage wednesday. two tiers. get this, carly fiorina is making the jump. >> today, other republicans are coming to her defense after trump went after her for her looks. there's also a new poll due out in an hour from now. it will give us a fresh idea of where the candidates stand. let's go to the coverage of the 2016 race. athena jones is live in washington. >> reporter: good morning, the stage is set for cnn's republ

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> goodnald trump tied forefront runner status now. a monmouth university poll shows rival ben carson tying trump in the state of iowa. this is the first time in a month there is a poll that does not give donald trump a >> also overnight a batch of hillary clinton's e-mails released whachlt's in them? classified information. does it matter to voters? >> hey there, good morning. new polls out from monmouth university, good news for ben carson. carson is at 23%, tied with donald trump. the trend line is they are very much up from july. in july, carson 8% and trump 13%. fiorina is bunched in there as 10%. cruz at 9%. the establishment figures not doing as well as they were in july. another poll, this

a second charter captain michaela foia also sped to the burning boat and picked up the father. >> if in danger, you take that pretty seriously. >> reporter: the captain rescued by a third boat had a few bumps and bruises. >> it's always a big deal to see someone with a fire on a boat. so i knew we had to get them off of there quick. >> reporter: with the coast guard now on the scene, everyone was safe. what triggered the fire still unknown. >> with kids aboard the vessel, you know, i felt like that was my goal was to get them to safety. and absolutely i'd do it again, without any hesitation. >> reporter: good samaritans who in a frightening life or death moment raced toward danger instead of away. janet shamlian, nbc news, houston. >> pretty scary. >> it is. >> huge billowing smoke there. >> when you think about it, that's exactly what firefighters do. >> meteorologist rob mayeda is here with microclimate forecast. >> still trying to cool down from the hot day we had today. still 76 degrees in san francisco. oakland 72. and in to san jose, 75 degrees. and dublin right now 77. by tomo

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> good morning.dnesday, september 9th. 6:00 in the east. so you want an apology from hillary clinton? guess what. you got one. the democratic front-runner telling abc news, facebook and others she is sorry. you think that ends it? >> well, clinton says she takes full responsibility for using a private e-mail server. this just a day after insisting she had nothing to apologize for, and she's not the only presidential hopeful making candid admissions. cnn's coverage begins with senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny. what's the latest, jeff? >> good morning. how many ways can you say i'm sorry? hillary clinton is trying to find out, going further than she's ever gone before in talking about that private e-mail account she used while she was secretary of state. now, until now she's expressed regret, until now, expressed regret. short of saying she was sorry for her actions. she's saying it directly as she did to abc news. >> i know it was allowed. i should have used two accounts, one for personal,

complements of alabama. >> that's great michaela.g you back in new york tomorrow morning. it's been a very interesting 24 hours out here in the sim valley in the reagan library. >> right back to the newsroom with miss carol costello. >> newsroom starts now. >> this is about the character of our nation. >> you have to speak english. >> one thing i know for sure, he kept us safe. >> short, tall, fat, ugly. my goodness, that happened in junior high. >> they could care less about your careers. >> more energy tonight, i like that. >>> good morning. doank you for joining me.

. >>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> welcome donald trump. a lot of people saying trump seemed confused when a radio host asked him questions about terror groups. he didn't offer any apologies. in fact, the latest national poll shows trump hitting new highs as he promises not to run as a third party candidate. >> meanwhile, on the democratic side, vice president biden giving a candid and remotional answer when asked if he will run for office as sanders tries to close the gap with hillary clinton. we are following it all with joe johns. good morning, joe. >> good morning, alisyn. another trump/public relations going to trump's office in new york to get him on the team. it was last month trump said he would not pledge allegiance to the republican nominee. for now, he says he's on board. the pledge is not legally enforceable, but gives the republican establishment emotional assurance he won't launch a third party run if he loses the nomination. >> i have signed the pledge. >> reporter: trump promising not to run as a third party ca

. >> reporter: good morning, michaela. this morning, a new poll finds bernie sanders closed the gap in iowa with hillary clinton and is running even with her. we'll take a look at the numbers. from this new poll released just a few minutes ago, sanders is now at 41% with clinton at 40%. that's effectively a tie when you consider the margin of error. but a considerable change from only two months ago when clinton was leading sanders by 21 points. now this marks the second state where sanders is overtaking clinton. of course, look at the numbers from new hampshire in a poll earlier this week. sanders is leading clinton by nine points, 41% to 32%. but when you look deeper into the numbers you need a sense as to why this is happening. take a look at what iowa democrats had to say when candidates are honest and trustworthy. vice president joe biden at 91%. bernie sanders behind him at 86%. and clinton is significantly lower at 64 the%. if you're wondering why she apologized this week about using private e-mail as secretary of s

michaela?> more legal action in the case of kim davis, the kentucky clerk that refuse zed same-sex marriage licenses. she is ea peeling the order that put her in jail. we turn to alexander field with more on this. >> she say this is is a heaven or hell matter for her. she cannot issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of religious convictions. she are you fuse zed to give them out. she's appealing that. mrs. davis is entitled to proper notice when threatened with the loss of her freedom. no indication she would be incourse rated. we will be presenting argument on appeal and asking for an expedited ruling. what does the attorney mean by that? the judge had the option to fine her but the judge didn't believe that would force her to comply with orders. instead he forced or ordered her deputy clerks to issue the marriage licenses. davis is refusing to authorize the licenses as prescribed by kentucky state law. she remains in jail. this whole thing touched a nerve. she's got a lot of sup

>>> if i had been paying attention -- that's a good idea michaela. i will. poor chris cuomo. newsroom starts now. >> happening now in the news room. protecting the pope. >> we plan for the worst or the unexpected. >> pope francis arrives in the united states just hours from now. >> you could be concerned about active shooter or explosive device. >> preparing for this pope, who loves to be among the people. >> also. >> i will suspend my campaign immediately. >> walker drops out and calls for other gop candidates to do the same. why? >> so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive conservative alternative to the current front runner. >> a not so veiled jab at donald trump. will others follow suit? >> plus the price of a drug that helps aids patients rises by 5,000%. >> there have been much larger incareer increases by bigger drug companies. >> a move hillary clinton calls outrageous. let's talk live in the cnn newsroom. >>> good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you for joining me. next hour republican ben carson takes to the stage an

you see alisyn and michaela there in new york.coming to you from the city of brotherly love. it is called philadelphia. the final stop of pope francis' six-day u.s. tour. just minutes ago, that motorcade pulling out of the papal nuncio. heading down to the military helicopter pad. we're at the ben franklin parkway where hundreds are thousands are expected to gather to see the holy pontiff. >> it will be another busy day for the holy father. he'll begin on independence mall and end his parade down this parkway around city hall and also speak at the festival of families. >> what a trip pope francis has had. he capped off the whirlwind with masses of crowds, 20,000 people. not all of them catholic, by the way, which is a great ticket to have. he was asking people to be light traveling through our streets. called the beloved immigrants, the homes, the forgotten, the elderly. but now we're going to see a different papal presence at the festival of the family. we'll tell what you that means, we start with cnn's sara ganim in new york ci

. >> that's great michaela. thanks so much for that and we'll look forward to seeing you back in new york tomorrow morning. it's been a very interesting 24 hours out here in the sim valley in the reagan library. >> right back to the newsroom with miss carol costello. >> newsroom starts now. >> this is about the character of our nation. >> you have to speak english. >> one thing i know for sure, he kept us safe. >> short, tall, fat, ugly. my goodness, that happened in junior high. >> they could care less about your careers. >> more energy tonight, i like that. >>> good morning. thank you for joining me. donald trump tones it down and most of his gop rivals step it up. together they target the front runner in the debate but no one seemed to seize control and score the points like carly fiorina. on this morning after she says americans should take notice. >> i hope it is pretty clear that i am a fighter. i have also been the most vocal critic of hillary clinton on the campaign trail, presumably the democrat party's

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