mr. donald j. trump. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, mr. donald trump. [applause] >> thank you.>> thank you so much. i didn't expect that. you know joel and the group called and they said would you come over and speak, i'm here for certain reason. it's called tomorrow night. so i got here and they asked a couple of days ago would have been possible to come over and say a few words and an endorsement from your group with so many veterans, hundreds of thousands of veterans i really appreciate that joel. i did not expect it. [applause] i didn't expect it and i didn't ask for it. i will say this, i am at the veterans 100%. they are our greatest people. they are being treated terribly. not only the number of deaths which are obviously that's tantamount to what's going on is incredible but as of two weeks ago on wednesday, the vets had the longest wait in the history of the veterans administration administration. you go in and see a doctor you wait for days and days and it's not going to happen. it's not going to happen. if i win believe me it's not going to happen in one of the thing

mr. donald trump [applause]. >> there are people all around mr. trump. in front front of him, behind him. even bleachers behind him. i never saw anything quite like that. after he touted his success such as issues with veterans, he open for questions. [inaudible] >> not the style was very different from what i have seen at town halls. he took an answer the first three questions within less than three minutes. >> it was rapidfire. >> it was full of soundbites, one-liners. >> i will be the greatest president that god ever created. >> if you like oreos i'm not eating oreos anymore. nabisco is moving to mexico. >> you think it's hot enough in this place to and then he yells at somebody. >> how about the man with the beautiful red hat, stand up. >> wow. >> [applause]. >> this room is so hot in here i might leave myself. >> he's a character. >> and he answered some questions and then answered others. >> i heard that yesterday, not a good situation. one more one more question. >> than he quotes basically a word. it was less than an hour, and shockingly transpar

mr. donald trump? people continue to listen to someone who is a noncareer politician. most polls indicate people want an outsider, someone without a lot of elected experience. this is another indication that the government is broken. john: he has not called scott walker on the phone. he told reporters he is planning to give him a call. how much of a threat that he see scott walker over the course of the campaign and how has that changed? corey: i think many people thought he was going to be the clear frontrunner in the state of ohio what. his campaign did not perform as well in iowa as i'm sure he hoped it would be. at the onset he was a person who was someone we thought we need to watch. the governor walker's message was not resonating and his number is defined accordingly. john: let's bring in mark. mark: do you think trump statements toward scott walker played a role in scott walker having to drop out of the race. corey: mr. trump is someone who doesn't get attacked. when he gets attacked he counter punches. as to trump was waiting for mr. walker to attack him and t

mr. donald trump. hear how he's preparing, though, this morning and also who he's visiting. plus the match-ups to watch, the rules and how adding the only woman in the gop field to the main stage could change everything. this is cnn's special live coverage. >>> hello, i'm kate boldaun. >> and i'm john berman live this morning at the ronald reagan presidential library in beautiful -- but today rainy -- simi valley, california. we're just one day from cnn's gop debate. some candidates' campaigns could be at stake unless they find a way to derail the trump express. is the front-runner worried? >> so, the debate. i hear they're all gone afting me. whatever. whatever. no, i hear it. >> whatever. but maybe he should worry because in a new cbs/"new york times" poll out just this morning shows dr. ben carson close. carson just a few points behind while the rest of the field, way, way back. the establishment guys have fallen just so deep behind donald trump and ben carson. the two outsiders have the inside track if the election were held today, which of course it's not, but the debat

mr. donald j. trump. >> already dominate ing the republican race for president, the billionaire businessman stole the spotlight again. >> i have signed the pledge. >> a promise not to run as an independent. something donald trump refused to rule out at last month's debate. >> raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. >> so what changed? he's no longer getting the cold shoulder from republican party officials. >> the rnc has treated me with great respect. >> but trump hasn't been so respectful toward his challengers. today, he, again, jabbed general bush for running a lackluster campaign. >> i think he's a very low energy person. and i don't think that's what the country needs. >> donald trump's view is that the end is near. his pessimistic view is, let's close the borders, create tariffs, do this, do that. all based on negativity. >> we have donald trump and jeb bush going back and forth in a juvenile food fight with each other. >> and governor chris christie who also signed the ple

mr. donald trump in particular -- who made his immigration policy crystal-clear. would the opportunities that were made available to you or that you made available to yourself have been possible had someone like mr. trump's immigration plans been in place? >> those opportunities would not have been possible, and what's so peculiar about this current debate that we're having that's been engineered by trump is that had i been born, say, 5 or 10 years before i was actually born, and we had arrived at the states, we would have benefited from reagan's plan, which provided what republicans now are loathe to accept as an amnesty. so this tells you something about how much the political climate has changed. i wouldn't have had those opportunities, and yet there were republicans in the '80s and early '90s who supported those opportunities. >> dan-el, i don't want to oversimplify it. certainly it's a story of inspiration, certainly a story of determination. can everyone do what you've done? do you need a particular mind-set? do you need a particular drive? do you need a part

donald trump. >> i think there is a sophomoric quality that is entertaining about mr. trump.utncerned about him having him in charge of nuclear weapons. appearance,ople on my goodness, that happened in junior high. are we not above that? are we not worried to have someone like that in charge of nuclear weapons? >> i never attacked him on his looks, and believe me there is plenty of subject matter right there. jonathan: the world economy, back to the fed. the world economy is about to get stress tested. shiftingout to see the of the u.s. monetary policy. let's talk emerging markets. they could be vulnerable. question what does it mean for europe? what is a need for asia? malcolm: some of the bigger asian economies may look more youlient than otherwise might imagine. japan, a fed move should mean a stronger u.s. dollar, weaker yen. that's to be good for exporters. for india and for china, those economies are still growing that he quickly, so they may be able to shake off some of the downside. the smaller economies may be more exposed according to our bloomberg intelligence econ

mr. donald trump will most likely meet with vladimir putin later this month. gop debate this week mr. trump said he would get along with mr. putin. >> i would talk to him, get along with him, and i may be wrong, but i would get along with a lot of the world leaders this country is not getting along with. liz: what would it look like and what it even happened? let's take it to you. what do you make of this? >> who knows if he will get a meeting. this is obviously just another tactic to present himself as the most viable candidate and leader. this romance makes total sense. i can see them riding horses bare chested together. is it that sensible to think that we want our president to get along with a leader who is building military bases in syria and wants to replace us there? liz: has putin ever met with any us presidential candidate on either side of the aisle? >> not that i can recall. i don't recall him meeting with mitt romney the last go-round. he had meetings with john mccain but not specifically in the capacity of the gop nomination. i think it would be a

mr. donald j. trump. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much, everybody. thank you for all being here. this is some turnout. my great honor. the chairman just left, as you probably know. and he has been extremely fair. the rnc has been absolutely terrific over the last two-month period. and as you know, that's what i've wanted. i've wanted fairness. i don't have to be treated any differently than anybody else. i just wanted fairness from the republican party. we're leading in every single poll, a new poll came out today where we're over 30%. we've actually hit numbers as high as 35% and 40%. and frankly i felt that the absolute best way to win and to beat the democrats and very easily i think beat the democrats, no matter who it may be, whether it's hillary or anybody else -- and i think maybe hillary is going to have a very hard time, frankly, with what's happening getting to the starting gate. the best way for the republicans to win is if i win the nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up. and for that reason, i have signed the pl

mr. trump, how are those spanx holding up? as a developer, donaldl him "the 20th hijacker!" [audience ohs] - too soon! - donald always says, "money can't buy happiness, "but it can buy the best eastern european whores new york city has to offer!" donald has told many a tale of vivacious walkers of the night and their mystical extra hole! they come from a faraway land to suck the blood and ill-gotten bank accounts from wealthy but stupid billionaires. tell us, oh, great trump, where are these women of who you speak who possess the coveted fourth hole? for we shall not rest until we have all experienced the pleasure of the four-hole eastern european whores that are currently doing blow in your dressing room. did i get that right? [cheers and applause] - sounds good to me. - thank you, mr. trump. you're the best. this has been a real thrill for me. it's not often you get a boss that can laugh at himself. - now, please stop staring at my tits. [cheers and applause] - up next, jeff ross and donald trump. to come out of its shell.. to show all the world i

mr. donald j. trump. >> applause from supporters. anger from critics. donald trump's campaign has people talking and here in new york fighting. this was the scene outside trump tower in midtown manhattan where a security guard took a sign away from protesters. trump make america racist again. then this happened. as one of the protesters pursued the guard. trump's campaign is reportedly looking into filing charges against the protestor. trump's relationship with the hispanic community is becoming more difficult. >> in certain sections you have to have a wall. by the way, the wall will save you a tremendous amount of money. but absolutely there are areas that you have to have the wall. >> reporter: last month at a news conference he argued with jorge ramos before having him removed from the event. now, kept host hugh huett. >> who is zawahiri and al julani and al baghdadi do you know who the players are without a scorecard donald trump? >> you know, before we get to office they'll all be changed. >> trump denounced huett called him a third rate broadcaster

mr. donald trump doesn't succeed those votes go to him. i don't know. i think they will split and i am not sure there is one place they will go. if he stays in the race it is down to the wire. he is going to be effective and i am not ready to declare he is not going to fizzle out down the road. he may but that is true of the other 16 and they will fizzle out. >> let's say he gets the nomination and the republicans do don't like him drift back to the nominee of the party. whether that happens this time i don't know. >> we saw it with the quote unquote bad nominees, tea party, whatever. most republicans come home. and democrats come home no matter how divisive. remember the pumas for the democrats back in in '08. >> the question is will blacks hispanics and asians turn out in the same numbers and be as excited about hillary as they were obama and turn out out in record numbers. in florida and iowa, they were close races and it was demographic concentration using social media by the obama campaign that pulled them over the line. turnout is the big key. >>

mr. donald j. trump! >> do you know where the money went?> he could have brought in $850,000 by our calculations. we just don't know where the money is the group doesn't have a good track record. >> does it go to a charity? >> it's not a charity. as far as we can tell it's a political action group. just about an hour ago, in fact, we received this statement from the group saying they are advocates for improving the va, providing legal help for the military, avenue caughting for a stronger military, including advocating for missile defense system. the group said this, the veterans for a strong america will continue to be an all volunteer organization with no employee, no director or officer received a salary or compensation other than for the usual and routine expenses. anderson? >> appreciate the report. many people saying fiorina did well. what kind of a leader was she? how did she get from the corner office? plaque psoriasis... ...isn't it time to let the... ...real you shine... ...through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an

mr. donald trump would be dangerous as president. , such a shot head with his finger on the nuclear codes. you, as he as well, have raised concerns about mr. trump's temperament. >> so 40 years ago i smoked marijuana and i admit it. i'm sure other people might may have done it and don't want to say it in front of 25 million people. my mom is not happy i just did. >> so, okay. >> back now to our panel. what did you think of the rubio water moment funny or did it fall flat? >> i he thought it was hysterical. >> you liked that one. >> hysterical? a strong review. >> yeah. >> one thing you have got to give donald trump. he is funny. he makes you laugh out loud like the humble remark. it makes you bond with him. this is one of the criticisms of fiorna is that she wasn't warm enough in that she didn't smile at all. trump laughs at himself it is induring. >> national college of republicans. my primary foe us is can how are they going to focus. how are they going to decide on presidential election. one thing that voters value more than anythi

mr. donald trump made all 11 defensive teams.omorrow night here exclusively on the rachel maddow show, we'll have kareem jabar. it will be beautiful, very, very beautiful. >>> so we have an update to our avalanche of breaking political news there the top of the show. we started with jeb bush picking the kind of fight you can't win by fundraising on fourth appearance on the stephen kol be bert show. he told people for a $33 donation to his campaign, he could be entered in a raffle for tickets to the first late night show. mr. bush is going to appear on that show. apparently he didn't ask if that's okay for him on the first show to be a jeb bush for president fund-raiser. bad move. >> no one from jeb bush's campaign asked me if this was okay to raise money off my first show. where's my cut of that sweet 3 bucks governor? where's this stuff? house gets its beak wet. jeb bush has just responded with a hilarious comedy routine of his own. >> hey stephen. i'm at the philadelphia airport. i thought the host with amy schumer. i totally b

mr. donald j. trump. >> reporter: they are not laughing at trump signing this pledge this week swears allegiance to the republican party. then seemed to stumble on foreign policy. >> are you familiar with general silimani. >> yes. tell me. >> he runs the kutz forces. >> his rivals see an opening on foreign policy where trump is less experienced. all that likely to be front and center in the next debate. >>> new this morning, president obama says labor day weekend is not only a time to celebrate the achievements of the middle class, but also a time to urge congress to pass a budget on time. in his weekly address, the president used friday's jobs report as evidence the economy is growing, citing the lowest unemployment rate in seven years and the addition of 173,000 jobs in august. >> if they don't, they'll shut down the government for the second time in two years. at a time when the global economy faces head winds and america's economy is a relative bright spot in the world. a shutdown of our govern

mr. donald, -- donald date -- donald j trump. [applause] mr. trump: thank you very much, everybody. this is some turn out. my great honor. a chairman just left, as you probably know. extremely fair. the rnc has been absolutely twoific over the last months. that is what i have wanted. i have wanted fairness. i do not have to be treated any differently than anybody else. i just wanted fairness from the republican party. we are leading in every single pulpit a new poll came out today where we are over 30%. we have actually hit numbers as high as 35 and 40%. frankly, i felt the absolute best way to win and to beat the democrats and very easily, i think it, beat the democrats no orter who it is hillary anyone else, and i think hillary will have a hard time frankly with what is happening getting to the starting gate. if i win theis nomination and go directly against whoever they happen to put up. for that reason, i have signed the pledge. [applause] trump: so i will be totally pledging my allegiance to the republican party and the conservative vegetables for which it stands and we will go

mr. donald j trump. >> drew, assuming money was raised tuesday night, do we know how much or where it wentaron's could have taken in $850,000 by our kcalculations. they don't have a good track record. >> and whatever is raised, do we know where it would go to? does it go to charity? sounds like it's a veteran's charity? >> it is not a charity. as far as we can tell, it's a political action group and just about an hour ago, in fact, we received a statement from the group saying they are advocates for improving and providing legal advocating and missile defense system. it's all over the map and the group says the event was held in full compliance of the law and i'll show you the veterans for a strong america will continue to be all volunteer organization, no employees, no salary for compensation other than for the usual and routine expenses. anderson? >> drew, appreciate the reporting. people are saying carly fiorina did very well last night in her debate. her career at hewlett packard came up a lot. how did she get from the corner office? it's a fact. kind of like shopping hungry equals ove

mr. donald trump doesn't succeed those votes go to him. i don't know. i think they will split and i am not sure there is one place they will go. if he stays in the race it is down to the wire. he is going to be effective and i am not ready to declare he is not going to fizzle out down the road. he may but that is true of the other 16 and they will fizzle out. >> let's say he gets the nomination and the republicans do don't like him drift back to the nominee of the party. whether that happens this time i don't know. >> we saw it with the quote unquote bad nominees, tea party, whatever. most republicans come home. and democrats come home no matter how divisive. remember the pumas for the democrats back in in '08. >> the question is will blacks hispanics and asians turn out in the same numbers and be as excited about hillary as they were obama and turn out out in record numbers. in florida and iowa, they were close races and it was demographic concentration using social media by the obama campaign that pulled them over the line. turnout is the big key. >>

mr. donald trump giving a speech from a deck of a de-commissioned battleship.t'll just be a yacht and he'll call it a battleship. i feel like it is! if he wears a flight suit, i'll give you all a dollar. that will be one week from tonight and one week from tomorrow night will be the next republican presidential debate. because that's what the news is like now. and i already love my job, but at times like this, it's like it's too much. i should pay to be here instead of getting paid. as of tonight, we've been doing this show for seven years, exactly, this is our seventh birthday. it has never been more fun to do this show than it is right now. politics is always weird, but politics is never this weird. i am very grateful. thank you, news gods. >>> because it is a day that ends in "y," dick cheney dick cheney this one was him denouncing the iran nuclear deal. there was a protester at the speech who interrupted him at one point. that led one very angry audience member to get himself all excited trying to grab her little banner out of her hands. >>> you think the a

mr. donald j. trump. >> reporter: but they're not laughing about trump who signed this pledge swearing his alege to the republican party. then number theed -- >> are you familiar with general soleimani? >> yes, go ahead. give me a little -- >> he runs the quds forces. >> yes, okay. right. >> now, trump dismissed it all as gotcha questions but his rivals see an opening on foreign policy where he is less experienced and that is likely to be front and center in the next debate. >> yes, it is. devin, thank you. for much more let's bring in matthew dowd. matt, talking about trump in a second. does this semi apology stand any chance of putting this to rest. >> i don't think so. this is only going to continue because as you know that they're going to keep releasing e-mail records. every month there will be a new batch and then she has to testify before the committee in okay. i think this is going to stay for quite a long while. >> all the wail joe biden waiting in the wings contemplating getting in. >> wa

mr. donald trump. he has led in every poll in every one of the state polls for more than a month now. the closest anybody has come to knocking on his door is one iowa poll. iowa specific poll that came out today from monmouth which showed donald trump tied with ben carson for first place in that one poll. even that doesn't show ben carson beating donald trump. no one beats donald trump anymore anywhere. this new national poll from ppp tonight also has donald trump in first place, winning by a mile, at 29%. ben carson in second place in this new national poll. ben carson at 15% which means donald trump is almost doubling ben carson's level of support. still, though, those are the only two people in double digits. those are the two guys coming in first and second. this new national poll from ppp obviously very good news for both donald trump and ben carson. this new national ppp poll actually means that donald trump and ben carson are the number one and number two choices of republicans nationwide in three of the last four national polls. that top tier is really getting to be very clear

mr. donald trump. >> but he has enough energy. >> so it doesn't matter. >> right?> i know he has energy. >> i don't know. it kind of reminds you you're supposed to be quiet during tennis but those are the sports that annoy me. >> annoy you? >> yes, i find them annoying. >> you would break protocol. you would just go at it. >> be like the romans, yell, scream, get it on. i love it. like football, yeah. >> wow. >> that's wrong. >> what do you think? >> that's wrong. >> i actually like this rule. >> why? >> i think we'll get a lot more information. >> i agree. >> there's so much applause time and i just -- this would -- for me, and this is important -- >> it's three hours! >> there's 11 people. >> good gosh. >> half the people if not more said we needed more time. it will buy some time. >> do you know what the problem is, excuse me, dana, but there are people that are there just to cheer and they will cheer at whatever anybody says and you feel like you're being cheated. like when you're watching it's like watching "the daily show" or "the bill mahr show." we're repub

mr. donald j. trump. >> reporter: but they're not laughing about front-runner donald trump who as of signing this pledge this week now swears allegiance to the republican party, then seemed to stumble on foreign policy. >> are you familiar with general soleimani? >> yes, go ahead. give me a little -- go ahead, tell me. >> well, he runs the quds forces. >> yes, okay. right. >> reporter: trump dismissed it all as gotcha questions but his rivals see an opening on foreign policy where he is less experienced and that is likely to be front and center in the next debate. dan. >> yes, it is. devin, thank you. for much more on this, let's bring in abc news political matt, talking about trump in a second. does this semi-apology stand any chance of putting this to rest? >> i don't think so. i think that this is only going to continue because to keep releasing e-mail records. every month there will be a new batch of e-mail records, and then she has to testify before the committee in okay. for quite a long whil

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mr. donald trump doesn't succeed those votes go to him. i don't know. i think they will split and i am not sure there is one place they will go. if he stays in the race it is down to the wire. he is going to be effective and i am not ready to declare he is not going to fizzle out down the road. he may but that is true of the other 16 and they will fizzle out. >> let's say he gets the nomination and the republicans do don't like him drift back to the nominee of the party. whether that happens this time i don't know. >> we saw it with the quote unquote bad nominees, tea party, whatever. most republicans come home. and democrats come home no matter how divisive. remember the pumas for the democrats back in in '08. >> the question is will blacks hispanics and asians turn out in the same numbers and be as excited about hillary as they were obama and turn out out in record numbers. in florida and iowa, they were close races and it was demographic concentration using social media by the obama campaign that pulled them over the line. turnout is the big key. >>

it's very high energy, donald. >> mr. trump? >> that's a good one. >> by the way, jeb bush did have a code name when his dad was president. we're told it was tripper. not surprisingly, it was bombastic front-runner donald trump who dominated the conversation on twitter during last night's debate. he garnered nearly 23% of the mentions according to data provided by the site. but the top tweeted moment of the night went to carly fiorina when she responded to trump's well publicized criticism of her appearance. and carly fiorina is among the guests coming up next on "morning joe." we'll also talk to front-runner donald trump, and new jersey governor chris christie. the best debate analysis anywhere is just moments away. how much protein does your dog food have? 18%? 20? nutrient-dense purina one true instinct with real salmon and tuna has 30% protein. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ [ birds squawking ] my mom makes airplane eng

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mr. donald trump taking to the podium to address the public. you're looking at a live picture there. he is expected, everyone, to announce he will take the rnc pledge to not run as a third party candidate should he not get the nomination. over the last 60 minutes here he has been meeting with republican party chairman reince priebus, there at trump's campaign headquarters there in new york city. we'll be coming to that podium to address the public and let everyone know, we think, that he is not going to take that, or that he will take that pledge. welcome, everyone, to "the intelligence report." i'm trish regan. we'll go to donald trump as soon as he begins speaking. we'll continue watching pictures coming to us from trump tower but the big question is exactly how much pressure did the republican party have to put on him to make this move? i want to bring in our political panel. we have brad blakeman, former advisorsore to george w. bush. we have the tea party news network. i will begin here with brad. what exactly do you think happened behind the scenes to come to what we're about t

donald trump, and some believe mr. trump has gotten a free pass on his lack of specifics during the campaign. >> you should ask him details about the foreign policy issues, you better be able to lead our country on the first day. not six months from now. >> carly fiorina was the new kid on the block. probably opened up a lot of eyes. bill. >> okay, jim, thank you. we're following breaking news. a lawyer who worked in governor cuomo's office has died nine days after being shot in the head, caught in the cross fire of gang violence. 43-year-old, carrie taken off life support today. late tonight, a family spokesperson confirm he had passed. surveillance video shows the suspects with guns drawn, running into a building and crown heights shortly after the shooting on september 7. the nypd is now using facial recognition software to try to track them down. and a statement, asking anyone with information on the shooting to come forward saying quote, we will continue to burn a flame for carrie with the same tenacious, yet tend

mr. candidate. >> donald trump says that he would love to have someone of your strength in his administration. when you take a look at the cabinet, is there a particular area that you think would lien up best with your strengths, a position you'd want to serve in? >> that's a great question. i think a lot about the department of energy, because energy is my baby. oil and gas and minerals, those things that god has dumped on this part of the earth for mankind's use instead of us on relying on unfriendly foreign nations, to import their resources. i think a lot about department of energy. and if i were head of that, i'd get rid of it. and i'd let the states start having more control over the lands that are within their boundaries and the people who are affected by the developments within their states. so if i were in charge of that, it would be a short-term job but it would be -- it would be really great to have someone who knows energy and is pro responsible development to be in charge. >> donald trump said this week that jeb bush should speak english and not spanish when he's campaigning in t

mr. donald j. trump! >> reporter: he was on the campaign trail on the eve of the debate. making an appeal to veterans aboard the "uss iowa." a historic world war ii battleship. >> i am with the veterans 100%. we have illegal immigrants that are treated better by far than our veterans. >> reporter: tuesday vice president biden taking his gloves off, sharply denouncing trump's rhetoric towards latinos on illegal immigration. >> there's one guy absolutely denigrating an entire group of people, apeaing to the basic side of human nature, working on this notion of zenaphobia in a way that hasn't happened in a long time. >> there's tremendous crime, tremendous drugs pouring across the border. >> reporter: trump's remarks igniting a firestorm. in typical trump fashion his 15-minute speech was short on policy details. instead, he bashed his rivals. >> i'm fighting some very nice people but they're never going to do anything with these countries. they're never going to be able to do it. it's an instincts, something that's special. they don't have it. >> reporter: as the candidates

. >> ever ready, it is very high energy, donald. mr. trump? >> humble. >> david schuster, al jazeera. really quite a show. earlier we spoke to political science professor, he said some of the candidates were able to steal at least some of the spotlight away from donald trump. >> carlie moved the needle last night, she obviously made the most of her opportunity to get away from the kids table. and compete with the top candidates. i think she is the first person to land a blow against donald trump since obama at the white house correspondents dinner, and she really asserted that she is a good debater. mistakenly, all the candidates sort of descended on donald trump, and they allowed basically ben carson to go and explain his beliefs. jeb bush was terrible. he came out aggressive against donald trump but he can't match him punch for punch. he started off with the comments trying to save casinos, trump just deflected it. he tries to say that donald trump wasn't capable for the job. but i think his worst moment is when he tried to demand that donald

mr. donald trump who has taken a swing at many of those. >> i tell you what. you know what happening to jeb's crowd right down the street? they are sleeping. they are sleeping now. probably i did say something like that. i'm talking about persona. i'm not talking about looks. ben is a doctor, he's not a deal maker. martha: alan colmes is the host of the alan colmes show. and brad blakeman. they are competing against each other so he's defining himself. he's saying here is why i'm different. so do they come after him tonight? and who in particular? >> i don't think they come after him. this is trump's venue that doesn't suit his model. it's not 20,000 screaming fans like you had in the first debate. this is a pointed debate of serious foreign policy. domestic policy. trump is going to be out of his atmosphere. if he tries the attack or tries to say the questions aren't fair, i don't think he's going to get very far. about middle east leaders and the leader of isis, i imagine he has beefed up on some of those details. but one of the big questions for voters. tho

very high energy, donald. >> mr. trump? >> humble. >> that's a good one. >> reporter: while across the country, hillary clinton smiling, as well. >> you want to win. here's what you got to do. >> reporter: taking some fake advise from a fake donald trump. >> are you writing all this down? >> ah -- hold on. let me -- let me grab my pen, ah -- >> and tom llamas with us now live from inside the reagan library. a lot of attentionn carly fiorina last night, but many notices the candidates were sweating, never ideal in a debate. so, how hot was it in that room? not a help for those candidates. >> reporter: well, the candidates say it was incredibly hot and here's why, david. look just above air force one. you'll see the stage lights. if candidates say they were incredibly close to them. it got so bad, at one point during a commercial break, senator marco rubio had to share his man kerr sheechhanker chiefs with the other candidates. david? >> tom, thank you. >>> we turn next to a breaking headline from texas tonight. word coming in

donald trump. he won a casino gambling in florida. >> i think women all over this country heard very clearly what mr. trump said. >> according to the panel this week, wall street journal columnist dan henninger and dorothy labinowitz, let's start with you. you saw everyone trying to take on donald trump. did they succeed in taking him down a peg? >> i think the unexpected benefit of having donald trump in this race is he is forcing all of his rivals to really up their game, and they did. he wants this race to continue being about his personality and some blus tter and blather. they came in as a high candidate. you had fiorina highlighting his temperament and lack of knowledge on things like the 14th amendment. you had bush highlighting his record as a democrat and his views in the past. you had marco rubio really highlighting his utter lack of knowledge in foreign policy. >> who is the most effective change, do you think? my own view, it was carly fiorina because she didn't really let him get under her skin at all. she used his words against him. >> she landed a haymaker, her response to his comment

it's donald trump. mr. trump: in many cases i probably identify as a democrat. >> mr.rump likes to play himself as "mr. tell it like it is." but, he has a record and it is very liberal dream. he is just playing us for chumps. trump, just another politician. john: mark, our patented countdown clock shows we are just a short time away from the gop debate. i want to ask you the very question you raised, can trump be stopped? the question i have for you is -- can trump be stopped, and if so, how? mark: i don't think he'll be stopped tomorrow night. there are many on the conservative side, establishment side who wanted trump stopped. who look for every piece of potential data that suggests he is going down. i think people are glad that club for growth is going up -- a group that recently asked trump for $1 million -- it's not going to bring him down. republican strategists think two down -- one is saying that he is just like any other politician, and two, saying that he is a liberal. john: i like that you coincidently called it a request for $1 million. donald trump does no