leading the debate prep is ron klain. a source tells nbc news biden's personal lawyer bob bauer is playing trump during the debate sessions, reprising his role from 2020. >> to be honest it's hard to say some of the things he says, some of which are very fact free. >> reporter: it's a stark contrast from former president donald trump who is holding informal policy discussions with advisers. no mock debates, while still holding public debates. the former president is fund-raising in louisiana after campaigning in pennsylvania over the weekend, mocking his opponent for not leaving camp david. >> he's sleeping now. they want to get him good and strong. >> reporter: trump teasing he's chosen his running mate and said the person will likely attend the debate in atlanta. >> do you know who your vice president is? >> in my mind, yes. nobody knows. >> reporter: among the top debate topics, the economy, immigration and reproductive rights. >> what both candidates need to do is talk about what they're going to do for the american p

reporter: biden is now settling in at camp david for days of private prep, led by former chief of staff ron klain, personal attorney bob bauer slated to play trump in mock debates. with biden's campaign focusing on framing trump as a threat to democracy and abortion rights. speaker how is the debate prep going? >> reporter: trump sources say he is getting briefed on various policy topics by several senators and is preparing to counter president biden on inflation and immigration. the former president has for months challenged biden to take a cognitive test, but suggested on thursday biden was a skilled debater. >> i assume he's going to be somebody that will be a worthy debater. yeah, i would say so. >> okay. >> i don't want to underestimate him. >> reporter: in the fundraising, trump outraised biden in may after trailing the president for months. the former president's efforts got a $50 million donation from billionaire timothy mellon, one of the largest single contributions ever. sources close to former president trump tell me they know the money rates will only wrap up this summer, and his tea

ron klain will be leading those sessions. trump is not planning to do any formal prep, we're told, instead, he's bouncing ideas off friends and advisers. and we're learning about the rules of this debate. we've now learned the candidates mics will only be on when it is their turn to speak. david?

retreat until thursday's debate, taking part in mock debate sessions led by former chief of staff ron klainth men will need to motivate key groups of voters, including those under 30, the majority of whom say biden and trump's age is a factor. only 66% of young voters say they will definitely vote this year, compared to 94% of those 65 and older. while 48% of those under 30 say neither candidate understands younger people. it will likely be a blockbuster news week. not only are we awaitig the presidential debate, but we're also waiting for the supreme court to weigh in over president donald trump's immunity claims. willie james inman, cbs news, the white house. >> and you can watch live coverage of the presidential debate hosted by cnn right here on cbs. it's on thursday at 9:00 p.m. eastern time, 8:00 p.m. central. and join us for pre and post coverage. >>> we have learned that federal prosecutors are recommending to the justice department that charges be filed in relation to airline manufacturer boeing. that's according to two sources familiar with the discussions. the doj found earlier t

you mentioned ron klain is going to be part of the debate. the team and ron klain has had a long history with working with democratic presidents and preparing them for debates. and advisers have said that part of what they're going to be doing up there is helping the president anticipate the kinds of comments and commentary that's going to be coming from the former president, donald trump. there will be some mock debate prep sessions, that's usually the standard way that presidents and candidates who are getting ready for debates get ready for debates. they prac nchs someone will stand in and play the role of former president trump and mimic his commentary, his mannerisms, all sorts of things to get the president ready. and remember president biden, it's been a few years since he's debated. it's been since 2020, so he has some -- some work to do. but i would say that in a lot of the fund raisers that he's been doing lately, he's been cracking jokes at the former president, and i think in some part the fund raisers have been kind of a -- a lit

ron klain's preparation of the president for this debate is going to focus on substance.f different things. he needs to speak to the base of the party that's frustrated over certain policies and also needs to speak to his vision for the future. he has to remind the american people that when he took over we were in the middle of a global pandemic that tanked the economy and he has taken a number of steps to bring us back from the brink. so he has a tough job tomorrow, but i think that he's up to the challenge and it is critically important to include someone like ron klain who has that debate prep experience. >> meantime, tara, today former gop congressman adam kinzinger who served on the january 6 committee endorsed president biden saying it is in part because of my unwavering support for democracy. would an endorsement like this do much, do you think, to get republicans on independents? >> i think that the congressman's endorsement is important. as we all know we really need to get those moderate republicans who are uncomfortable with donald trump and the direction that

the president preparing with the chief of staff, ron klain, madeline rivera with the latest from thewhite house. >> reporter: details about debate preparations are usually close to the vest but that president's team is laying out the steaks on thursday. here is vice president kamala harris. >> the debate is going to make clear the contrast between the current president who works on behalf of the american people, fights for the american people and to the former president who spends full-time fighting for himself. >> reporter: speaking of contrast, the president is looking to draw the line with donald trump on democracy, abortion and other things. voters will be focusing on more than policy. the first time president biden in this election cycle, fox is told the president is prepared to use punchier attack lines to quell concerns whether he's got the stamina for a second term. >> i think people want to see him punch back. it needs to be a personal attack. >> reporter: the white house slammed videos of president biden which officials argue were taken out of context to make it seem like h

i'm sure ron klain is telling joe biden that right now. he's helping with debate prep. >> barack obama in the first prep of the debate instead of hitting mittns romney on the ta plan, which the moderator set him up to do he talked ibt achievements at the top and the race toen education. and i remember watching the clip all backstage were like, oh, and ron told him be careful about doing that. >> because that's he's been spending his time on and it matters. there's this famous piece of sound of ronald reagan in 1984 addressing his age. can we play it? >> i will not make age an issue of thisge campaign.hi i'm not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> first of all, the way back machine, that was it. that would shutdown the age speculation. i do wonder how you think he should broach it and whether he should go on offense about it first. >> it is that an okay zinger about a literal trained actor shutdown a debate about his age. >> we continue to play it to this day. >> i think it's incredible. but bide

i'm sure that ron klain is telling joe biden that right now. helping with debate prep. >> barack obama with the first answer the debate with mitt romney when he lost the debate, instead of hitting mitt romney on his tax plan, the moderators set them up to do, he talked about his achievements on race to the top and education. i remember watching the clip the other day, all of us backstage rely, oh no. ron told him to be careful about doing that. >> that is what he spent his time on, it matters. i do wonder, there is a famous piece of sound of ronald reagan in 1984 addressing his age. we have time to play it? let's play it. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign, i'm not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent travis use and inexperience. >> first of all, that machine, that shut down the age speculation, almost impossible to imagine any one thing biden can say. i wonder how you think he should broach it and whether he should go on offense about it first. >> it is remarkable okay zinger by literal trained actor shutdown a deb

he is with a big team along with ron klain, his former chief of staff. >> but i think he is the norme in former president trump is the outlier, not doing the debate prep or i should say, taking a different approach by talking to a number of different people around a policy-specific for the, for the debate. >> this is this is typical because even throughout his presidency donald trump was very much kind of didn't follow rules. i think biden is right on on track and consistent with what previous presidents have done in the past michael trump, he's skipped all five republican presidential primaries than accused biden of being afraid of debating him. >> biden turned around, challenged trump to a pair debates, and now here we are trump is trying to lower expectations even saying i think biden is going to be very prepared what is he laying the groundwork for in your view? >> i think there's an extent to which trump's standard attack on biden is that he can't put two sentences together. he said it for months, if not a year, or more at this point there's an extent to which all the preparatio

the head coach is former white house chief of staff, ron klain, who trained for the presidency. debatee than one generation democrats, his motto, you can lose a debate at any time, but you can win only in the first 30 minutes; biden demonstrated the same strategy during his memorable speech in congress, when, having started cheerfully with shouts and threats, he was deflated by the end of the speech. president biden needs to show that he can hang in there for the long haul, he needs to essentially repeat his state of the union speech. on biden's side is the lack of audience in the studio and... biden. if you watch biden , everyone is busy with this, it all helps throughout his career, the only thing he does well is debate. look back at the last presidential debate, he always exceeds expectations because we keep lowering the bar for him. but low expectations from biden at the debates could play a cruel joke on trump, commentators warn. yes, the whole situation in the cnn studio is definitely not in trump’s favor. if joe biden hangs up, it would be very helpful to ask: “joe, what are you

the president will most likely run through full-length mock debates led by former chief of staff ron klain. the trump campaign is taking a less-structured approach to their prep. a senior adviser saying mr. trump has been holding informal policy sessions, speaking about issues like the economy with senator j.d. vance of ohio and talking about immigration with former white house saide steven miller. they have insisted that his rallies and interviews act act debate prep. but many of his interviews have been with friendly outlets. a hearing involving the classify do ed classified documents case begins, but he is not expected to attend. >>> fewer migrants are crossing the u.s. border. border patrol reported about 118,000 encounters with immigrants crossing into the country illegally. mexico played a major role in the dip, stopping as many as three times as it did a year ago. >>> in arkansas, police caught up with a suspect after a manhunt that covered several states. stacy lee drake was arrested around 50 miles outside little rock, wanted for up to four murders in oklahoma and alabama. priya s

i mean, pretty much the same ron klain is leaving the debate preparation and that ultimately, yes. president biden is taking this very seriously and it is a big in contrast compared to trump because we know about president biden, he likes to fine tune things even to the last minute as well. and so he's gonna be sharpening those attack leinz, i mean, i think you're going to see him try to hammer trump really hard on abortion, also on immigration something that he president biden himself has been trying to balance heading into november, we'll see the voids, the curse of the incumbent president who tends to struggle in the first debate we will check more, talk more about that later. first, be more disciplined, prepare for multiple scenarios coming up more and how the candidates are making their final preps before the big debate. >> the most anticipated moment of this election, and the stakes couldn't be higher the president and the former president, one state two very different visions for america's future. they're cnn presidential debate thursday night at nine live on cnn and streami

if my old pal ron klain, president's former chief of staff is on that trip. >> i mean, they're doing the plane. >> no one i've done all my adult life. no one is better at debate prep than the president's former chief of staff, ron klain. >> but they do need to do. and by the way, so does mr. trump and i know he doesn't like it i shouldn't say this because debates are about expectations joe biden is going to climb donald trump in that debate. >> incumbent presidents rarely, rarely when the first debate, because they're used to having their rings kissed, shall we say? >> but mr. trump has talent. he does, and he's great at these rallies but he's never won a national presidential general election debate. he had to three against hillary, two gets biden in the polling, one or two point race, he consistently loses those debates by nine to 12 points. so honest earnest, free advice to mr. trump you need to hunker down and prepare for this. mr. mr. trump and i promise you, joe biden is you just broke the major one rule of pre debate expectations, right there. you're gonna get a golf. >> i spo

on trying to get re-elected with that first debate are only two weeks away and we are told that ron klain his former chief of staff is leading the debate prep and that has begun and the strategy really for the campaign, this tried to focus on ways of holding trump accountable. so that is really the strategy we've seen from the white house and the campaign over the last few months trying to draw the contrast on issues like reproductive rights, trying to hit trump. >> four promoting political violence undermining democracy. and i think the campaign is going to see this debate as having been successful if they feel like they have painted trump on the debate stage as chaotic and divisive. and meanwhile, president biden, standing next to him as sort of the steadier and wiser alternative campaign official so i spoke to said that president biden has been a little punchier recently in talking about donald trump. and we should expect to see that side of the president on the debate stage doesn't the president have some sort of like big fundraiser in california on his schedule? i mean, is he actuall

ron klain back in 2012 worth this list of debate rules as he was preparing.o it does give you an idea of what they're doing. one of them is developing a list of three items. you must say in the debate study or what your opponent has been saying especially in the days just before the luckily trump has given them ample tape to review no practice is more effective than mocked debating. so certainly there are going to be doing that in the days leading up to thirst day. make sure you get feedback from a prep team that is compact and candid. well, he's got there that up there at camp david, it's a pretty small group. it's people who feel like they know joe biden pretty well. >> and one of them is if in doubt, don't essentially don't go rogue. >> and the debate stage, that's not the place where it know what you're gonna do, know what you're gonna say. >> that's probably good advice for just general life. yeah. >> so we'll see if all of those play out on the debate stage in just a few days now, kevin, great to see you as always in-person. i've been very all right. le

leading the prep is ron klain. biden's personal lawyer, bob bauer is playing trump during the prep sessions. >> to be honest, it's hard to say some of the things that he says, some of which are, you know, very fact-free. >> reporter: it's a stark contrast from former president trump, who's holding informal policy discussions with advisors but no mock debates while still holding public events. the former president fund raising in louisiana after campaigning in pennsylvania over the weekend, mocking his opponent for not leaving camp david. >> he's sleeping now. but they want to get him good and strong. >> reporter: trump teasing that he's already chosen his running mate and says the person will likely attend the debate in atlanta. >> in my mind, yeah. >> do they know? >> no, nobody knows. >> reporter: among the top debate topics expected, the economy, immigration and reproductive rights. >> what both candidates need to do is talk about what they're going to do for the american people, how they're going to show us as

president biden is spending the weekend at camp david with his former chief of staff, ron klain, leading debate prep. some democrats say the president should draw a sharp contrastween himself and trump, especially on economic policies. >> he'll be out there for working families, and that's the contrast with donald trump, who's been out there telling his his words rich as hell donors that if they will just give more money to his campaign, then he's going to cut taxes for billionaires. >> abortion likely to be another important issue for voters. new york governor kathy hochul telling cnn he should lean hard into the fact that now one out of three american women live with an abortion ban. former president donald trump taking a different approach to his debate prep talking to voters out on the campaign trail. >> you know, when you say prep, i think this is prepping. these people know better than anybody what they want. >> during a rally in philadelphia, asking the audience about his strategy. >> should i be tough and nasty and just say, you're the worst president in history? or should i be n

president biden is spending the weekend at camp david with his former chief of staff, ron klain, leading debate prep. some democrats say the president should draw a sharp contrast between himself and trump, especially on economic policies. >> he'll be out there for working families, and that's the contrast with donald trump, who's been out there telling his his word rich as hell donors that if they will just give more money to his campaign, then he's going to cut taxes for billionaires. >> abortion likely to be another important issue for voters, new york governor kathy hochul telling cnn he should lean hard into the fact that now one out of three american women live with an abortion ban. former president donald trump taking a different approach to his debate prep talking to voters out on the campaign trail. >> you know, when you say prep, i think this is prepping. these people know better than anybody what they want during a rally in philadelphia, asking the audience about his strategy, should i be tough and nasty and just say, you're the worst president in history, or should i be nice

ron klain will be leading those sessions. trump is not planning to do any formal prep, we're told, instead, he's bouncing ideas off friends and advisers. and we're learning about the rules of this debate. we've now learned the candidates mics will only be on when it is their turn to speak. david? >> david: we'll see if it makes a difference. mary bruce tonight, thank you. >>> we turn now to the major headline from israel tonight. prime minister benjamin netanyahu disbanding his war cabinet after so many key members resigned. abc's tom soufi burridge from israel tonight. >> reporter: tonight, tensions boiling over on the streets of jerusalem, just hours after israeli prime minister netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet, after two key members resigned. you can see the profetesters ar trying to face down the police. they're trying to disperse the crowd. but so far, the protesters staying close to netanyahu's reside residence. the political and public outcry coming as the idf saying it's beginning a daily tactical pause, halting op

the head coach is former white house chief of staff ron klain, who trained more than one generation ofential debates. his motto is that you can lose a debate at any time, but you can win only in the first 30 minutes. biden uses the same strategy demonstrated during his memorable speech to congress, when he began cheerfully with shouts and threats, towards the end of the speech. deflated. president biden needs to show he can hang in there for the long haul. he should essentially repeat his speech about the state of affairs in the country. on biden’s side is the absence of spectators in the studio and the hosts of the debate, cnn journalists jake tapper and dana besh, who, if they freeze, will no doubt rush to the president’s aid. i don't want to lower expectations because that's what everyone is doing, and it all only helps biden. joe, what are you talking about, but trump can't do it, not having an audience doesn't do him any good either, because he really reacts to the crowd in the room. hours before taking the podium, trump posts a tongue-in-cheek video on his account promoting a sle

retreat until thursday's debate, taking part in mock debate sessions led by former chief of staff, ron klainth men will need to motivate key groups of voters, including those under 30, the majority of whom say biden and trump's age is a factor. while young voters prefer biden, only 66% of registered young voters say they will definitely vote this year compared to 94% of those 65 and older. while 48% of those under 30 say neither candidate understands younger people. and it could be a blockbuster news week, jericka, in addition to the debate, we are also waiting for a decision from the supreme court on trump's presidential immunity claims. jericka. >> such a busy week, willie james inman, thank you. >>> you can watch the presidential debate hosted by cnn this thursday right here on cbs. it starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern/8 central. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" this week, mcdonald's is launching a new meal deal, as fast food restaurants nationwide react to pressure to put the value back in the value meal after years of price hikes. kenny choi in los angeles has more on the changes and the complaint

now, ron klain, he's. yeah.ebatene ever. maybe. i don't know. he's run like every for years. he's done well. he worked with first worked for ron on the gore ran debate properties intimately involved in that. yeahe he hillary's he did biden's. yeah. okay so he'a experienced he has also known president who can say to him, stop, stop talking, stop questioning this, whatever. there are five people on the planet who can do that. them, i would say. which one of them? i think the challenge for is going to be he's a prepper in sense that he often thinksm for not having daa point on everysue. i'm like burn those cards because he's at his best when he is just agile the moment engaging in the empathetic way we've just described. so that's to be the thing to you do with debate prep is you prep all the answers to the questions. a huge q&a"c document out, but e debate with donald trump is not to be like who knows more about how many bridges there are. if it was, we'd be in great. s.reat. it's going to be so much about the phy

president biden is hunkered down at camp david for intensive prep sessions led by former chief of staff ron klain that will include mock debates. playing the part of mr. trump is former white house counsel bob bauer who took on the same role back in 2020. the president looking to focus thursday night's debate on abortion rights and what his campaign says is trump's record of undermining democracy. tonight trump saying his yet to be named running mate will be at the debate and that he's made his choice but hasn't told anyone who it will be. >> have you picked a vice president? >> in my mind, yes. >> reporter: sources tell nbc news the focus has been on three top contenders. florida senator marco rubio ran against trump in 2016. >> what we are dealing with here, my friends, is a con artist. he is a con artist. >> reporter: before entering politics, ohio senator jd vance adamantly opposed trump. >> i'm a never trump guy. i never liked him. >> reporter: and north dakota governor doug burgum briefly ran against him for this year's nomination. >> would you ever do business with donald trump? >> i don't

it will be intensive training overseen by former white house chief of staff ron klain, who served asadvisers will go with him to camp david. i'm also told that we should expect some surprises, since this is a very important speech for president biden, not only in terms of content, but in terms of his physical preparation. well, i don't think he'll do middle distance running, to prepare themselves for these debates, well, as you know, during these debates, drug control will not operate, and as for the trump campaign, they are also preparing for the debates, and they believe that trump will have to debate more than just biden , with quite a large number of policy actors, let's. let's hear it: president trump is really looking forward to this debate, but the mainstream media has set the bar so low for joe biden that if he just gets up on stage and doesn't stumble over every word, they will declare him the winner. president trump knows what to expect from a cnn moderator. it's essentially a one- versus-three debate. these people are biased against trump, they lie about him, but he is rea

. >> reporter: as for who is leaving the president's debate prep, ron klain, the president's former chiefer, the former attorney. bauer in the white house not confirmed that information. molly: thank you very much. paul: the killing of a 12-year-old or, two men officials say are illegal migrants who were released when they crossed the border charged with murder. live in houston, more on this terrible story. >> those two illegal migrants from venezuela remain in custody returning from ice, both were arrested and released by border patrol in the weeks and months leading up to the murder of jocelyn, one of the migrants caught in el paso in march, another three weeks before this 12-year-old girl's murder, prosecutors requested $1 million bond after finding that girl underneath the bridge behind me, she was found murdered on monday so prosecutors requested bond. according to court documents they learned the 12-year-old girl to the bridge, took her pants off, tied her up and strangled her. hundreds attend a vigil last night including the houston mayor who said this about prosecutors bond reques

now, ron klain, he's amazing. yeah. ron klain is amazing he may seem like a friendly bear. he is sort of he's a tough freaking person and he is run more debate preps than anyone ever. maybe. i don't know. he's run like every debate prep for years. he's done well. he worked with first worked for ron on the gore campaign and he i don't think he ran debate properties intimately involved in that. yeah he did both of obama's he hillary's he did biden's. yeah. okay so he's a very experienced he has also known president biden decades and he is a person who can say to him, stop, stop talking, stop questioning this, whatever. there are five people on the planet who can do that. and he's one of them, i would say. which one of them? i think the challenge for president biden is going to be he's a prepper in sense that he often thinks that people will judge him for not having data point on every accomplishment on every issue. i'm like burn those cards because he's at his best when he is just agile the moment engaging in the empathetic way that we've all we've just described. so that's t

days since we have seen the president, he is at camp david is 16 of his closest advisers reportedly ron klain, former chief of staff taking a lead roll helping him prep for the debate, that is happening in a converted airplane hangar, movie theater. and according to that reported, formal mock debates have begun, trump campaign thinks that people should be outraged by this. >> i don't think that this is getting enough attention, how biden is elevating bar for himself by taking the week off. i am sure that the families of laken riley or rachel morin don't like that joe biden is taking a week off to get ready for a debate. this -- how do you take a week identify off like that, what you are leader of the free world. reporter: in press call, trump campaign are expecting biden to be ready, saying his muscle memory will kick in after 50 years in politics they said he will be filled with aderall like at the state of the union and predicting interference from cnn moderator, team biden says that is a sign they are nervous. >> i worked on hillary clinton's campaign. she debated him effectively, presiden

ron klain and mike donlon are among his closest advisors that are holed up at camp david with him preparing him for that debate, but donald trump's 1-time opponent hillary clinton is offering her experience, seeming to lower the bar in the debate, writing in the new york times opinion piece, quote, unfortunately mister biden starts from a disadvantage because there's no way he can spend as much time preparing as i did 8 years ago. being president isn't just a day job, it is in everything everywhere all at once job. historically this had led to weaker first debate performances for the incumbent as viewers we should try not to get hung up on the theatrics. clinton advised biden not even tried to refute trump's argument on the issues because it digresses into blather and looks like the campaign, biden campaign might be taking that into account with a new ad rebutting trump's attacks by circling back to trump's personal grievances. >> donald trump loves to attack joe biden. because he is focused on revenge. he has no plan to help the middle class. >> reporter: the ad says trump would give tax c

president biden is spending the weekend at camp david with his former chief of staff, ron klain, leadingate prep. some democrats say the president should draw a sharp contrast between himself and trump, especially on economic policies. >> he'll be out there for working families. and that's the contrast with donald trump, who's been out there telling his his words rich as hell donors that if they will just give more money to his campaign, then he's going to cut taxes for billionaires. >> abortion likely to be another important issue for voters. new york governor kathy hochul telling cnn he should lean hard into the fact that now one out of three american women live with an abortion ban. former president donald trump taking a different approach to his debate prep talking to voters out on the campaign trail. >> you know, when you say prep, i think this is prepping. these people know better than anybody what they want. >> during a rally in philadelphia, asking the audience about his strategy. >> should i be tough and nasty and just say, you're the worst president in history? or should i be n

>> meanwhile, president biden is spending the weekend at camp david, his former chief of staff, ron klainading his debate prep campaign. officials say biden will be working on his attacks against trump on issues like reproductive rights, the economy and the former president's legal troubles. in an interview earlier this month with world news anchor david muir. biden laying out his strategy. >> all i have to do is hear what he says, remind people what he says and what i believe and what he believes. he's about him. i'm about the country. >> thursday's debate will be different than when the two men faced each other back in 2020. there will be no studio audience and the candidates mics will only be turned on when it's their turn to speak. trump appearing to feed off the crowd four years ago. >> i mean, the last debate i saw, i saw that some people were a little turned off by like trump's like demeanor. so if he can dial that back a little, i think that might be helpful. >> biden won a coin toss and got to pick where he would stand on the stage, choosing the podium that will be on the right o

the president's former chief of staff, ron klain is leading the premium and playing trump in mock sessions and he played that role in 2020. and delaware chris coons hopes that the president will speak to this strategy. >> i would encourage our president not to talk in the abstract in percentages and economic terms and we have the strongest economy, but instead to focus on new manufacturing plants, high skilled high wage jobs. >> president biden is laying low with no events scheduled before thursday and that debate. jacqui: griff. griff: meanwhile, bernie sanders and aoc is with one democrat who is looking at a race with a centrist democrat. >> hi, well, the track record of jamal bowman is put to test at the ballot box this weekend as he looks to defend his record as a progressive squad member. what to do, a last minute push for support. take a look. this is a rally at the bronx. bowman is set to be here for day two with campaigning with other progressive voices. vermont representative bernie sanders and alexandria ocasio-cortez. yesterday, sanders seemed to clarify bowman's position on isr

. >> this is going to be a robust preparation led by his former chief of staff ron klain. that we should expect some surprises as well because this is such a critical performance for president biden. not only on the content but on his physical performance as well. >> raymond: surprise. it is a surprise in his physical performance, laura? now, look, look at the shuffle this poor man has at camp david on his way the other day. he looks like team conway as a little old man. but they are promising some physical feat, laura, he can barely lift his feet or himself into a suv at this point. i mean, come on. >> laura: i think donald trump has got to be careful here because, if biden has a moment like where he freezes at this debate or whether he seems lost, don't you think it would be smart for trump to just, you know, pause and say, you okay? should -- can someone help? like you can't seize upon biden's physical challenges or his cognitive challenges. >> you can underscore it by being sympathetic. if he gets biden triggered and angry it's all over. for all of biden's campaign pro

biden will practice, and will do it with one of his most trusted aide, ron klain, who is also known forv, along with the rest of the biden team at camp david. the debates signal to voters what the choice is. remember, you and i may follow the news, but most people skip the primaries and see who the nominees emerge. debates show that choice in any given year. in the rare times when a candidate is big enough to get on the stage, then voters tend to see that challenger as viable. what was a two-person race suddenly likes, based on the debates more than anything other thing, a three-person thing. that's what people saw with ross perot. next week will be a two-person debate, because challenger robert kennedy, jr., has not met the qualifications. you have to the 15% in four national polls, which he does not have. he also failed the other requirement to get on enough ballots to be able to be eligible to win 270 electoral votes, which is the issue we asked him about. if you're not on enough ballots to mathematically be eligible to win the electoral college in enough states, are you going to dro

and biden hunkered down at camp david with his close advisors, his longtime ally ron klain, among theeportedly helping him to shake the cobwebs off. according to the new york times, movie theater and an airplane hangar have been converted into a stage and formal mock debates have begun. and the trump campaign thinks people should be outraged by this. >> i don't think that this is getting enough attention in the media and how biden is elevating the bar for himself by taking the entire week off. i'm sure that the families of lincoln riley or rachel gordon probably don't like that joe biden is taking a week off to get ready for a debate. how do you take a week off like that when you are the leader of the free world. >> in a place called is great to trump campaign said they expect biden to be ready sing his muscle memory will kick in after 50 years in politics. but they also said he will "probably be filled with adderall like in the state of the union" and also credited interference from cnn's moderators. team biden says that is a sign that they are nervous. >> i work on hillary clinton's

we now president biden has been deep in these sessions led by his chief of staff, ron klain. he's leaning on the expertise of some of those closest to him. closest campaign staffers who are all helping him pour over this policy material to better prepare him to be able to draw this contrast between what a second biden, and a second trump presidency would look like. he's also pouring over possible attack lines that he could use against former president trump, to prepare for what we really expect to be the inevitable. those unscripted moments. those personal jabs from former president trump, in which we expect him to attack president biden on his age, his mental fitness. the last days we saw former president trump mock president biden. he suggested the president would use substances to improve his debate performance. the biden campaign really sees this as an opportunity to engage those voters who haven't been tuned in to this election so far, specifically young voters. we heard from michael tyler on msnbc this morning. >> i do think one think that might be slightly overlooked h

we understand it's going to be a lot of mock debates, ron klain running that.hear that the former president is having policy discussions, not really and doing a lot of on the road campaigning, your thoughts as we set up this big night a week from tonight? >> one thing that the biden team is very aware of is that incumbent presidents and they tend to be kind of arrogant about i'm the president i have been doing this a long time. >> historical look back to obama it? >> was awful. bush had a rough first debate they know that can't afford to happen to biden. so much scrutiny of performance. not record and policy but his actual performance. they are going to be working on that really hard. i know the president is going to take that very seriously. you know, i'm very curious to see if you are right about trump being disciplined. i have heard predictions of that before. but never seen it. so it will be good to see if. >> halley's comet. happens but not often. >> bret: had a town hall in iowa where he had a different tone and tenor on the questions. he had dealt with i

. >> the president's former chief of staff, ron klain, is leading the debate. prep.c events on his schedule until thursday in washington. matter of era fox news the democratic national committee is targeting social media influencers to entice young voters and bolster support for president joe biden. >> the dnc says it's going to credential popular influencers to attend this year's national convention in august, approved personalities will get access to secluded areas, vip connections and studio space, the dnc says anyone being critical of the party or biden at the convention will be censored. former president trump taking his campaign to a city not known for being a republican stronghold. today, mr. trump held a rally in philadelphia at temple university, the latest polling shows president biden and donald trump in a statistical dead heat in pennsylvania. right now, donald trump is leading mr. biden by three. excuse me, 0.3 percentage points. fox news spoke with the former president about his campaign strategy. >> what hope there's no hope with this guy biden. he's t

his right-hand man ron klain is running point in making sure the big guy doesn't wander off the stagen't have access to his handy little note cards, so aides have binders full of questions with possible answers to each of them. a cnn report claims they will be juicing joe. with his favorite drink of orange gatorade. and if biden gets flustered, barack obama's crack team of ex-speechwriters have a couple of zingers. >> i have a couple come i have some zingers. i have some potential. we pass the largest climate bill in history. your member climate change, like how you change the climate in the courtroom when you stunk it up with your farts. i'm cutting costs, you are promising to cut taxes for your rich friends but donald come if you have to technomic cut their taxes so they want to hang out with you, are they really your friends because mike did they even call you after the whole farts thing? >> jesse: and wellesley begets isn't much needed reprogramming at camp david, may have to deal with a different type of trump. >> donald trump's rhetoric and even his sort of swagger looks more li

. >> reporter: the president's former chief of staff ron klain is leading the debate prep, his personal is expected to be the stand-in for trump in mock sessions. bauer hasn't confirmed if he's doing the same thing, sharing only this about a role-playing -- >> the requirement is to so immerse yourself in what the opposing candidate has said, the style of argument they've used, the tone that they've deployed. >> reporter: unlike trump, president biden is laying low. he has nothing on his public schedule for that debate on thursday. jackie: thank you so much for that. immigration and the economy still among the top issues for voters, so who gets the edge next week? let's ask democratic pollster doug schoen and gop fund raiser noel nick poor. president trump is hitting the battleground states hard, he's focus on the issues, and he's coming to the table with new policies, showing that the he's evolving, changes with the times, understanding that this moment is different and trying the communicate to people that he will fix things. is the message resonating? >> i think so, jackie. i think th

former white house chief of staff ron klain leading the effort, also leading on the expertise of somethe president's closest advisers and campaign staff including national security adviser jake sullivan, campaign manager julie chavez rodriguez, and former white house counsel bob bauer, who is reprising his role as mr. trump as he did during debate prep in 2020. campaign officials say the final stretch of preparation will include 90-minute mock depp bates. but until then pouring over material. the president also honing responses to inevitable jabs from his now two-time rival, including possible references to his being a convicted felon. president biden making the most of his time balancing the fresh urps of his day job while campaigning for re-election. one issue continuing to weigh heavily on him politically, the israel/hamas war, as rifts between the president and prime minister benjamin netanyahu on israel's handling of the war continue to spill into public view, joe. >> all right, allie, thank you so much. >>> for his part, donald trump taking a different approach ahead of thursday

president biden is hunkered down at camp david for intensive prep sessions led by former chief of staff ron klain. that will include mock debates playing the part of mr. trump is former white house counsel bob bauer,wk in 2020. the president, looking to focus thursday night's debate on abortion rights and what his campaign says is trump's record of undermining democracy. trump saying his yet to be named. running mate will be at the debate and that he's made his choice. but hasn't told anyone who it will be. i decided for your vice president is top in my mind. yeah. sources tell nbc news the focus has been on three top contenders, each with a history of being critical of trump. florida senator marco rubio ran against trump in 2016. what we are dealing with here, my friends, is a con artist, he is a con artist. before entering politics, ohio senator jd vance adamantly opposed trump. i'm a never trump guy. i never liked him. and north dakota governor doug burgum briefly ran against trump for this year's nomination. would you ever do business with donald trump, i don't think so. why i would, i just t

his longtime aides that are there helping him, 16 of them includes mina dunn, mike donnellan and ron klaine a long allies. but trump's one-time debate opponent former secretary of state hillary clinton is offering a tale of her own experience debating trump and some advice to the audience seeming to lower the bar for biden she rise in "the new york times" opinion piece "unfortunately mr. biden starts from a disadvantage because there is no way he can spend as much time preparing as i did eight years ago. being president is not just a day job it's in everything everywhere all at once job. historically this leads to weaker first debate performances from the incumbent end as viewers we should not get out stomach caught up on the theatrics." not even trying to refute trump's argument because it "digresses into" and it looks like the campaign, the biden campaign, is looking that in the new ad by circling back to personal grievances. >> donald trump loves to attack joe biden. >> joe biden. >> joe biden. >> because he is focused on revenge and he has no plan to help the middle class. he will just