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>>> starting right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. >> announcer: starting right now often "this week with george stephanopoulos." >> we're fighting for every last city and every last person. >> announcer: ready for battle. with less than 60 days to go, hillary clinton under fire for her candid comments. >> you could put half of trump's supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. the racist, sexist, homophobic. xenophobic, islamaphobic, you name it. >> they are not a basket of anything. they are americans, and they deserve your respect. >>> and donald trump taking heat for praising putin. >> if he says great things about me, i'm going to say great things about him. >> he prefers the russian president to our american president. it is scary. it is dangerous! >> announcer: but with the clock ticking, our brand-new poll shows she's held back by questions of honesty. he's struggling to convince voters he's qualified. we talk to each side, former mayor rudy giuliani and general john allen. >>> plus -- [ playing "taps" ] >> announcer: -- how the tragic 9/11 attacks shap

here now chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning. it's been compared to the super bowl. even man's landing on the moon. toss away the hyperbole. you still have an extraordinary event, the most watched political showdown in american history. tomorrow night, hillary clinton and donald trump. take a look inside the debate hall. the candidates take the stage 36 hours from now. 100 million americans expected to tune in. social media will be crackling with commentary for millions more. we have everything you need to get ready. both campaign managers. expert insight from our round table and gary johnson who could that's tightened up in the last month. our new poll has hillary clinton holding at 46%. donald trump climbing to 44%. his best number since the spring. the battle lines are drawn. trump has a massive 59% advantage among white men who haven't graduated from college. clinton counters a huge boost from white women who have graduated from college leading trump by 25% overall, men are with trump by 19 points and women with clinton by 19

we'll talk more about the poll with abc's george stephanopoulos, but we do kick off our coverage with devin dwyer in washington for us this morning. good morning, devin. >> reporter: good morning, paula. it wasn't the first time that clinton referred to some of trump's supporters as deplorables, but when she declared half of them are deplorable under intense wrong. hillary clinton expressing rare regret this morning but offering no apology for her comments. >> you could put half of trump's supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. >> reporter: in a statement released saturday to contain the firestorm, she says, "i regret saying half. that was wrong" adding "i won't stop calling out bigotry and racist rhetoric." donald trump and republicans are on fire with outrage for what she told her donors. >> they're racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, islamaphobic, you name it. >> reporter: in a statemen trump calls the comment a grotesque attack on american voters that makes her unfit and incapable of representing all the people. at a summit of evangelical voters on sunday, runn

here now is a special report with george stephanopoulos in new york city. ♪ you see the freedom towere background there. as the brooklyn youth chorus has just fin i should the narnl anthem. bag pipe frrs from the new york city police department will be playing the ballad, gary owen. you see the flag right there. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ home of the brave >> a moment of silence will be observed at 8:46. that is the time american airlines flight 11 struck the north tower of the world trade center. one of six throughout the day. a ceremony at the pentagon will be attended by president obama. and that field in shanksville, pennsylvania, where united flight 93 on course to hit the capit capitol, was brought down by heroic passengers. in just a moment, we'll go back to ground zero for that moment of silence. the bag pipers exit. bells will toll throughout the city of new york, all across the country. to remember the victims of that fateful day. ♪ >> one bell will toll to mark the moment. [ bell tolls ] [ moment of silence ] [ moment of silence ] >> good morning. my name is jerry. my dad --

>>> starting right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos, one day away. >> i am so looking forward to debating donald trump. i can't wait. >> well, they say she's been practicing for the debate. some people think she's trump toe to toe in the debate stage for the first time. >> donald trump is unfit. >> she's a dangerous liar. >> our brand new poll showing the candidates in a virtual tie ahead of the high-stakes showdown. can clinton win undecided voters and put the questions of trust in the rear-view mirror? >> let's make sure love trumps hate. >> can trump make the sale and job? >> let's just win in november. >> this morning we talk to both sides campaign managers here live. just one day before the blockbuster face-off, full insights, analysis and more. only on "this week." from abc news, it's "this week." here now chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >> it's been compared to the even man's landing on the moon. toss away the hyperbole. the most watched political showdown in american history. tomorrow night, hillary clinton and donald trump. take a look at the hall. the candidates

. >> for more, let's bring in george stephanopoulos. who will be hosting "this week" a little later this morning. >> good morning, guys. >> good morning to you, george. trump is counting on this. he said hillary just had her 47% using the word half. but it was very much a sorry, not sorry statement from hillary clinton. i mean, i think -- it was gaffe. she would have preferred not to have made it. but you saw in her statement, when she doubled down on all the things she finds deplorable. she believes that in the end, what she's going to have to do, even if this firms up donald trump support, she'll use to it energize her supporters as well. that show this is is necessary. 46% of trump supporters are very enthusiastic right now. only 33% of hillary clinton supporters are very enthusiastic. i think she's hoping that bringing up things like this are going to fire them up. >> she's up by five points. that's within the margin of error. the numbers have tightened in recent weeks. should this be making team clinton nervous? >> it's a relativel

>> announcer: startiing right nw on "this week" with george stephanopoulos -- >> there was an intentional act. >> breaking overnight, an explosion in new york city. dozens injured. >> we saw this smoke. >> a suspicious second device found just blocks away. was this an the very latest on the investigation. >>> and -- >> president barack obama was born in the united states, period. >> after years of pushing the birther falsehood, donald trump now claiming credit for ending it. >> i finished it. i finished it. you know what i mean. >> his campaign was founded on this outrageous lie. >> we put the birther question exclusively on "this week." >> why did it take him so long to say the president was born in the united states which is a fa fact. >>> and -- >> hillary clinton's health scare. >> it's great to be back. >> clinton on the mend. but facing renewed questions about her campaign transparency. her running mate tim kaine here live. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now, raddatz. >>> good morning. in the middle of heated political campaigning, a shocking reminder that we li

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abc later apologized, and the gop blocked stephanopoulos from moderating a republican presidential primary debate. now with the first of three presidential debates scheduled for september 26th, donald trump has said he won't appear if the moderators aren't fair. the presidential debate commission, which picks the moderators, says the campaigns really don't get a say, but clearly the commission realizes what a delicate dance this is. consider that normally the commission announces moderators in mid-august, and now it won't be until at least next week. for the record, a morning consult poll among registered voters has anderson cooper and megyn kelly topping the list of preferred moderators. presidential debates normally draw between 50,000,070 million viewers. experts say the september 26th debate could draw 100 million. shannon. >> she gets my vote. trace, thank you. joining us now, howie kurtz, host of media buzz on fox news. mow elleithee. he served as traveling press secretary on hillary clinton's 2008 campaign. and guy benson, townhall.com political editor and a fox news contributor. we

for more on that let's bring in george stephanopoulos who is going to be hosting "this week" later thismorning. let me ask you about what kind of impact do you think in the end a debate like this is going to have? our poll shows 74% of americans say they're going to watch, but 80% say they don't think it's going to change their mind. >> there are big debates about debates. and how much difference they really make. most people believe that have watched for a long time, believe that generally the debates don't make a big different. in these final weeks. tend to re-enforce the trends inside the race. here's why this year may be different. number one, the size of the audience. probably 100 million people, and maybe more. the biggest debate audience ever. number two, voters are unusually fluid this year. usually by this time in the race the number of undecided voters is 5% to 7%. this year it could be double and they're going to be watching to see how they do. >> it's mind-boggling to think people haven't made up their mind. we have been digging into this poll that shows it's tighter than ev

with a preview of what's next on "this week", here's abc's george stephanopoulos. now, a final look at the forecast... you may see a passing cloud this morning, but that's about it! it's a cool start thanks to the clearing overnight, but w sunshine. mostly sunny skies will be around and temperatures will warm into the middle 70s today, putting us right at normal. a perfect day to get out to enjoy on this sunday afternoon. tonight temperatures will drop into the middle 50s and we'll keep the clear skies around too. monday we'll top out near 80 degrees and we're still mostly sunny. it won't be until late monday for a few showers off and on. today: mostly sunny. wind: sw 5-15 high: 75 alo: 74 dbq: 74 iow: 75 72 to 78 tonight: mostly clear. wind: s >>> starting right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. >> we're fighting for every last city and every last person. >> ready for battle. with less than 60 days to go, hillary clinton under fire for her candid comments. >> you could put half of trump's supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. the raci

george stephanopoulos spoke with wade about his cousin's death and trump's response. >> donald trump expressed his condolences to your family. got a lot of reaction for a tweet where he said dwyane wade's cousin shot and killed walking in chicago. just what i have been saying, african americans will vote trump. what did you think when you heard that? >> i was kind of conflicted. you know? it's like on one hand your cousin's death is used as a ploy for a political on the other hand, it's a national story. it goes back to that for me. i want eyes on the city. i want us to be able to do more together. the only way we do more together is if more people know what's going on. on one hand i was grateful it started a conversation. on the other hand, a bad taste in my mouth because of what my family is dealing with and the city of chicago is dealing with. >> and we'll have more from the exclusive interview later this morning on good morning america. >> serena williams has a milestone night at the u.s. open. after victory, she pulled even for the most natch wins by a female player at the major

stephanopoulos anniversary of 9/11, we're coming on air to remember the victims of the attacks and the thousands who have sacrificed their lives in the wars that followed. there's the scene at ground zero now. family members from the 2001 and 1993 attacks have gathered. you see the freedom tower in ths just fin i should the narnl city police department will be playing the ballad, gary owen. you see the flag right there. [ cheers and applause ] ? home of the brave ? >> a moment of silencerved at 8. that is the time american airlines flight 11 struck the north tower of the world center. one of six throughout the day. a ceremony at the pentagon will be attended by president obama. and that field in shanksville, pennsylvania, where united flight 93 on course to hit the capit capitol, was brought down by heroic passengers. in just a moment, we'll go back to ground zero for that moment of silence. bells will toll throughout the city of new york, all across the country. to remember the victims of that fateful day. ? >> one bell will toll to mark the moment. [ bell tolls ] [ moment of silence

week" with george stephanopoulos. sprint to the finish. a softer candidate beyond our borders. >> mr. president, i call you a friend. >> and that fiery speech when he returned. >> you can call it whatever the hell you want. they're gone. >> donald trump. bets big on immigration. >> dropping in on our neighbors for a few hours. that is not how it works. >>> and for hillary clinton, record unfavorability. and still more e-mail questions. >> that is just one more clinton lie. >> our exclusive interviews with both sides. vice presidential nominee tim kaine. and trump's campaign manager, kellyanne conway. >>> plus -- >> to the east, to the right is russia. >> as tensions with russia rise,

. >> for more let's bring in george stephanopoulos who is in later this morning. what kind of impact do you think in the end a debate like this is going to have? our poll shows 74% of americans say they're going to watch but 80% say they don't think it's going to change their mind. >> there are big debates about debates. most people believe that generally the debates don't make a big different. tend to re-enforce the trends inside the race. here's why this year may be different. biggest debate audience ever. voters are unusually fluid this year. usually by this time in the race the number of undecided voters is 5% to 7%. this year it could be double and they're going to be watching to see how they do. >> it's mind-boggling to think people haven't made up their mind. it's tighter than ever. we want to talk about the candidates and their challenge. donald trump, 60% see him as think. and insufficiently knowledgeable to serve as president. can he use this debate? >> those numbers have been coming down. he has been making progress over the last month. his job tomorrow

. >> looking ahead now, nba star dwyane wade sits down with george stephanopoulos after his cousin's death got national attention including from donald trump who sent out a tweet about violence in chicago. >> i was grateful that it started a conversation, but on the other hand, it just left a bad taste in my mouth because of what my family is dealing with and what our city of chicago is dealing with and it looks like >> see more of that exclusive interview on "good morning america" starting at 7:00 a.m. right after "wisn 12 news this morning." >> an update to a story we first told you about yesterday. a military chopper is now out of the mud. a texas national guard pilot had to land there after a mechanical issue. then the chopper got stuck. the military used a chinook helicopter to lift the chopper out of the muck and take it to a nearby airport. none of the soldiers who were on board during the emergency landing were hurt. jetblue after her five-year-old son ended up on the wrong plane. it took him to boston instead of new york city. the mother found out when jet blue delivered the

>>> starting right now on "this week" with george stephanopoulos. >> we're fighting for every last city and every last person. >> ready for battle. with less than 60 days to go, hillary clinton under fire for her candid comments. >> you could spoerters into what i call the basket of deplorables. the racist, sexist, homophobic. you name it. >> they're not a basket of anything. they're americans. and they deserve your respect. >>> and donald trump taking heat for praising putin. >> if he says great things about me, i'm going the say great things about him. >> he prefers the russian president to our american it's dangerous. >> with the clock ticking, our poll shows she's held back by questions of honesty. he's struggling to prove he's qualified. we talk to both sides. >>> plus -- ? >> how the tragic 9/11 attacks shaped our country. jeh johnson is here here now, chief anchor george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning, on this 15th anniversary of 9/11, the deadliest attack ever on american soil. we all remember where we were on that traumatic day. today, we remember and honor the thousands lost

a reminder you can watch that right here on monday night, abc news chief anchor george stephanopoulos will be leading our coverage and joined by martha raddatz, david muir, jon karl, tom llamas, cecilia vega, byron pitts and matthew dowd who you saw as well as cokie roberts and all starts at 9:00 eastern. there are a lot of other headlines. normally at this juncture we toss it over to ron but he's off today so paula and i will share making good on his threat to veto the 9/11 bill. >> the president rejecting the measure that would allow survivor and the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of saudi arabia saying he's concerned that it's going to leave the u.s. open to similar lawsuits, congress is expected to override that presidential veto. >>> authorizes say they suspect russian hackers were behind that massive attack that exposed 500 million personal yahoo! accounts and posted a scan of michelle obama's passport online. attack. >>> the fbi revealing that new york city terror suspect ahmad khan rahami took the train from his jersey home to manhattan with those bombs that he

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