don't call tulsi gabbard and i, peopling telling untruths. fact of the matter, what we have to do is bring people together. i've been in different campaigns, the bradley campaign, the dean campaign, the obama campaign. when you have campaigns that start off as insurgent campaigns, you get a sense that everybody's against you. almost a paranoia. and it's essential for the central party to say, hey, look, it's all going to be fair and equal. we did that when the party met in minneapolis and all the candidates got the same amount of time. and frankly, i don't believe the conspiracy theory that this is something about hillary clinton. >> you don't? >> no. >> you don't believe that the chair of the dnc is doing the bidding quietly of the clinton campaign, saying, six is all we want? >> no, i don't. i think the chair and i have straight-up policy disagreement. i could be wrong, but i don't think so. i think, however, the way she arrived at it was to simply make the statement, ignore those of us who gave her good advice behind the scenes about how t

policies that are harmful to women, and the differences couldn't be more clear. >> talk about tulsi gabbardne of the five chairs at the dnc and angry at you as you well know, and claims that shoe disinvited her to come here from las vegas to hawaii to participate, and this is what she told me in "the situation room" last night. >> okay. >> i have been calling for more debates to have the american people to hear from the presidential candidates to hear what they have to say and to hold them accountable for their position, and because that differentiated from the position of the dnc, i was told that i am no longer welcome to come to the debate. >> that is amazing that the vice chair of the dnc because she is recommending more debates, you disinvited her from coming here. >> that is simply not true, and here we are, we talking about tulsi gabbard and not the candidates and the issues that are important on americans, and the difference of contrast that she put in the interview. but, this is a big tent party, and the campaign is not the process, but the dramatic process between all of the democr

tulsi gabbard is a rising star. tulsi gabbard should be here tonight.s we do not have enough young veterans in the party, enough young women in the party, enough people in the parent she's a quad factor, not having tulsi gabbard here, whatever the reason, i think, is a very, very bad sign i hope she will be rest of the them sitting next to debbie. we need tulsi. >> tulsi, she's an iraq war veteran. yesterday promoted from campapt to major. the fact she's not here, whatever reason is unfortunate. >> in a battle, i want her in my trench. >> me, too. me, too. >> let's talk about hillary clinton now distancing herself from the president of the united states on this trade deal in the pacific with asian countries. she says it's bad for america, why would the president be doing something supporting enthusiastically if hillary clinton says it's a bad deal? >> look, i think hillary clinton has a steep hill to climb to explain to the american people tonight why the trade deal that she called to be a gold standard a few years ago is now something she's again. i wi

tulsi gabbard, stand by.talk about including what is going on in syria right now. you're a veteran of the war in iraq. you're in the reserves and congratulations beiing promoted from captain to major on this day. much more from tulsi gabbard when we come back. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. what's up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights on. (laugh) nice. doing the big things that move an economy. see you tomorrow, mac. see you tomorrow, sam. just another day at norfolk southern. some neighbors are energy saving superstars. how do you become a superstar? with pg&e's free online home energy checkup. in just under 5 minutes you can see how you use energy and get quick and easy tips on how to keep your monthly bill down and your energy savings up. don't let your neighbor enjoy all the savings. take the free home energy checkup. honey, we need a new refrigerator. visit

. >> what about your vice chair, tulsi gabbard, the congresswoman from hawaii, who says you told her she could not come here today. that doesn't sound inclusive. >> that's simply not the case. the congresswoman was asked to focus on our candidates on the issues that are important to americans to draw a contrast with the republicans -- >> she says there should be more than six debates. >> we are a big tent party and welcome those opinions. this debate and every debate going forward is about the issues. she is continuing to focus on process which she's entitled to do. we asked if she could focus on those issues and she chose not to come because i guess she can't. >> she says that you said she can't come. >> that is simply not the case. what we said as my staff communicated to her staff is that she needed to focus on the issues and make a commitment to do that, and in fact, she said yesterday in a news interview that if she came, she would be a distraction so she chose not to come. >> bernie sanders told chuck todd on "meet the press" that he's a democratic socialist, not a capitalist.

let's get back to congresswoman tulsi gabbard of hawaii. this new u.s.ategy unfolding combat troops potentially in iraq and also syria, you think this is a good idea? >> wolf, i think it's a positive development to hear secretary carter talking about really taking a more stronger offensive approach to defeating isis by using our highly trained, highly effective special forces troops working in concert with these kurdish fighters on the ground, these kurdish special forces with some of these sunni tribes. people who are fighting on the ground very effectively against isis. again, i think the more we focus on defeating our enemy, isis, al qaeda and others, the more effective we'll be in accomplishing our mission. >> with the u.s. potentially on the verge of a major military escalation in the fight against isis do you believe it requires congressional authorization? >> i think that the president is within his right, he is authorized to continue to go after the enemy that attacked us on 9/11. they've gone by dimpt names, al qaeda, al nusra, isis, et cetera,

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now, congresswoman tulsi gabbard, a hawaii democrat who serves others a dnc vice chairwoman, says theation, the dnc, disinvited her after she called for more democratic debates. the dnc disputes her account. in response, the sanders campaign offered congresswoman gabbard an extra ticket. and congresswoman tulsi gabbard joins me now, just promoted from capital to major by the hawaiian army national guard. congratulations, congresswoman. could this possibly be the case? could they really disinvite you because of this? >> hello, chris. it's good to talk to you. the answer is yes. plain and simple. >> how do you know that? >> i was actually on your network. i was on msnbc speaking with steve on "meet the press daily." the very next day i landed after a redeye flight from hawaii back to d.c. and landed to a message saying that debbie wasserman schulz's chief of staff had called mine and said, we saw her on msnbc and basically -- i'm paraphrasing -- but if she continues this then we really don't think she should be at the debate. >> why do you think -- why such a strong reaction? i know the

democratic national committee, vice chairwoman tulsi gabbard, a congresswoman from hawaii, said she was disinvited from tonight's event after she appeared on tv and called for more debates. speaking on cnn, gabbard explained what happened. >> i have been pretty vocal about calling out for more debates. i have been calling for more debates to give the mac and people the opportunity -- american people to hear from these candidates, to hold them accountable for their views and positions because the differentiated from the decision of the chairwoman made from the dnc, i was told i was no longer welcome to come to the debate. amy: the participants are hillary clinton, bernie sanders, martin o'malley, jim webb, and lincoln chafee. one candidate who was not invited was harvard professor lawrence lessig who recently appeared on democracy now! and criticize the debate process. >> what i think we need to do is raise the level of the debate. this is not just about telling some people they can't speak or trying to silence the ability of certain interest to be in the political process. this is about

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what can you tell us about tulsy gabbard being disinvited?> the democratic party is a big tent party. that's one of the great things about being a democrat, you'll have a lot of different opinions, whether it's about debates, philadelphia the site for the convention, even the primary calendar. this time eight years ago i was dealing with calls from reporters every day because florida and michigan had jumped further ahead. that was a real issue because we were losing delegates. >> why was she disinvited? >> this isn't an issue at all. all we ask is folks to focus not on interparty issues but focus on the candidates. we have several candidates tomorrow introducing themselves. they have an opportunity to present their vision for moving america forward. and that's where the attention should be. and so we want to provide that opportunity. that's why what we've done is we've built out more than 200 house parties and watch parties all across the country, 41 states that are going to be focusing in on everything that these candidates are saying, how t

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you and i are now talking about tulsi gabbard rather than concentrating on our candidates. >> meanwhile, republican presidential candidate mike huckabee on twitter last night, and raising some eyebrows. at one point huckabee tweeting quote, racism exists, because we have a sin problem in america, not a skin problem. four minutes later he tweeted, quote, i trust bernie sanders with my tax dollars like i trust a north korean chef with my labrador. after the tweet got attention, huckabee added, poor liberals think it's racist to deplore a brutal dictatorship. the latest fox news poll has the race for the republican nomination in a statistical tie. donald trump leads ben carson by just a single digit. 24% to 23%. in a poll taken saturday through monday, senator ted cruz is in a distant third at 10%. with marco rubio at 9%. and jeb bush in fifth place at 8%. carly fiorina has fallen four points since mid-september. at the bottom of the field the governors, chris christie, john kasich, bobby jindal and former three-term governor george pataki, all pulling 1%. >>> now let's turn to the middle

this is odd for someone like a tulsi gabbard making something up. it's not her reputation.either. why would she say that? >> i have no idea. i think it's unfortunate she's decided that in the last day and a half we're going to focus on her and her opinion. we're a big ten party. she is entitled to her opinion that we should have more than six debates. there are others that feel that way as well. yesterday leader reed was asked about his opinion on the number of debates. he said six is plenty. we have a wide variety of opinions. let's set process aside. we'll have six debates, a number of candidate forums, coupled with the state pears and other media outlets. we'll have many different opportunities to see our candidates. it's my job to make sure we maximize those opportunities and make sure at the end of the day we draw the contrast between us and the republicans. >> congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, thanks so much for being on "new day." >> you didn't wear your hat, though? >> i didn't. but you'll see it again. >>> how do democratic voters think the candidates did in

congresswoman and dnc vice chair tulsi gabbard was on this network one week ago calling for more democratic debates. she now says the next day she was disinvited from tomorrow night's debate. now, a person close to the committee told "the new york times" that wasn't true. "she was not uninvited. the dnc team wanted this first debate to have all the focus on the candidates and gabbard's people were told that if they couldn't commit to that, since tulsi was trying to publicly divide the dnc leadership last week, then they should consider not coming." you see, it's not that i'm disinviting you to my party, i just think you should consider not coming. so as that passive-aggressive battle continues, for now there are only going to be six debates. and sought candidates, who are not hillary clinton are obviously hoping to break through in some way. maybe bernie sanders will come out swinging to try to knock hillary clinton off her game a bit. the "washington post" is suggesting that jim webb could be the wild card who really shakes up the debate. jim webb? the guy who has such a low profile a maga

the showdown between dnc head debbie wasserman schultz and vice chairwoman, tulsy gabbard. allegations flying back and forth between them. also, betting on biden. is the vice president all in or is he bluffing? good evening, everyone. i'm steve kornacki. we are getting ready for one of the biggest moments in the 2016 race so far. certainly, the biggest moment yet on the democratic side. in about 2 1/2 hours from now, the five democratic candidates will be on stage, squaring off in las vegas for their first nationally televised debate. and if you look at the average of the most recent democratic polls, hillary clinton comes in tonight as the clear front-runner. she does have a double-digit lead with 43%. her biggest rival, senator bernie sanders from vermont, getting about 25%. we should say, though, when this race began, if you said it was going to be 18 points between the two of them coming into the first debate, no one would have believed you. that is much closer than anyone ever thought this would be. and jim webb, martin o'malley, lincoln chafee pulling up the rear, eac

it was reported tulsi gabbard, a vice chair woman of the dnc said she was disinvited from tonight's debate after she called for more debates. yesterday i spoke with her about that claim. earlier tonight i asked chairwoman debbie wasserman-schultz to respond to the comments. >> i was actually on your network. i was on msnbc speaking with steve on "meet the press" daily. the very next day, i landed after a red eye flight from the hawaii back to d.c. and landed to a message saying that debbie wasserman-schultz's chief of staff had called mine and said we saw her on msnbc. and basically i'm paraphrasing if she continues this, then we don't think she should be at the debate. >> is that true? do you do have a response to that. >> that's just not true unfortunately. what i want to continue to stress, you know, we're now just a short time from the if first democratic debate in which we have an opportunity to feature our candidates and talk about the huge contrast between our democratic field of candidates and the republicans. to talk, chris, about what this really is about, which is making sure th

comes after the first democratic presidential debate also sparked controversy, after congresswoman tulsi gabbard of hawaii said she was disinvited one day after calling for more democratic debates than the six currently scheduled. meanwhile, a close friend of vice president joe biden has released a letter to biden's former staffers saying that he will be making a decision soon on whether to join the 2016 presidential election. the letter also asks the staffers for their support and involvement should joe biden declare his candidacy. cnn reports a senior democratic official has said the vice president will likely decide within the next three days. a frequent fox news commentator and chargedested for falsely claiming to have worked for the cia for decades. wayne simmons said he worked as a "outside paramilitary special operations officer" for the cia from 1973 to 2000. a claim u.s. prosecutors say is false. simmons allegedly tried to use his phony record to get government security clearances and to secure work as a military contractor. he was identified as a cia operative in appearances on fox new

the showdown between dnc head debbie wasserman schultz and vice chairwoman, tulsy gabbard.egations flying back and forth between them. also, betting on biden.

that would be democratic congresswoman tulsy gabbard who was disinvited by the chair. her defense she says breaking from the party line and calling for more debates among the democrats. >> i've been calling for more debates to give the american people the opportunity to hear from these presidential candidates. because that differentiated from the opinion of the chairwoman i was told i was no longer welcome to come to the debate. >> so let's bring in cnn political reporter mmaive westi. >> that's actually been a troubling storyline this weekend for the dnc. they are still insisting that she was welcome here but there were some discussions they wanted before that point. so it's really been a fascinating way of sort of bringing attention away from the candidates. >> so let's talk strategy. angela ry, and maria cardona, welcome both of you. >> thank you. >> thanks for being here. so i'm going to run through four challenges for the contenders. first up, can hillary clinton flip-flop gracefully. same-sex marriage, trade and immigration. maria? >> i think the opportunity for

what do you think of congresswoman tulsi gabbard being disinvited because she said publicly she thoughtre should be more debates. >> yesterday on this show i offered her a ticket. that offer is still open. i understand she's not going to come tonight. >> offering to charge her 2,500 bucks, is that right? is that a nice thing to do? is that the new campaign fund-raiser. >> speaking of fund-raising, as you know, this campaign has 650,000 individual contributors, over a million contributions averaging around $30 apiece. >> did the party misplay this to alisyn's question? >> 100%. it's an undemocratic move for the democratic party. >> it does cut down on freedom of speech? >> i don't think the democratic party should be in the position of punishing its young leaders because they happen to have a disagreement on some procedural point. >> let's talk about what bernie sanders calls his secret weapon, his wife, jane. what do we need to know about her? >> jane has been active in the prep. she's a senior adviser to the senator. and you know, she's a very good at offering advice both on substance