mark cuban, a frequent trump critic. >> it's a bluff, which is exactly what donald trump is doing. he's night, a guest of the clinton campaign. trump tweeting on saturday, i dopey mark cuban of failed benefactor wants to sit in the front row i'll put gennifer flowers beside him. bill clinton admitted under oath to an affairs. hi donald, you know i'm in your corner and will definitely be at the debate. no matter who is in the front be for the possibly decisive ronald reagan diffusing questions about his advanced age. >> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. 1988, the vice presidential debate, lloyd benson slamming dan quayle for comparing himself to john f. kennedy. >> i served with jack kennedy. i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. >> we all remember the disasters. right? nobody remembers the really spectacular performances. you remember when somebody really messes up. >> a very narrow tightrope for clinton and trump to walk monday night. now, the trump campaign hasn't initially commented on flowers-cuban flap nor

campaigns are mark cuban, the owner of the dallas mavericks and the certified menace -- he is the "newman" to donald trump. mark cuban tweeted out he'll be on the front row to support hillary clinton. so mark cuban is on the front row. chelsea clinton's going to be there. the wild card, we don't flow kn former president bill clinton will be here. >> here's the thing i do know. lester holt is moderating. withstand pressure around be down the middle and cool and calm and take this thing on, it is lester holt. >> absolutely. >> and donald has already tried to disparage lester calling him a democrat. >> which he's not. >> he's not. >> it shouldn't even be brought up. the political registration of a moderator shouldn't. i think if all else fails, lester could break out his base. play them off. everybody off the stage. get off right now. monday night. the world will be watching as hillary clinton and donald trump face off. right now she's ahead in the national polls, but it is a tight race. there's so much movement. we'll see what happens on monday. >> you know what's going to happen fo

tweet by billionaire clinton backer mark cuban. "just got a front row seat to watch hillary clinton overwhelm donald trump at the humbling at hofstra on monday. it is on. trump responded posting, dopey mark cuban wants to sit in the front row, perhaps i'll put gennifer flowers alongside him. now, supervisors are doing their best to quell reports that she will be at the debate. >> we have not invited her formally and we don't expect her to be a guest of the trump campaign. >> the question is why would hillary clinton and her campaign inviting some celebrity gennifer flowers will not be attending the debate tomorrow night. >> the public says clinton is the odds-on favorite to win tonight with a new poll saying clinton will clinch it, while 33% say trump will. that same poll has clinton with just a 2% lead over trump nationally. joining us more from the debate site is tracie potts. what can we expect tonight? >> it's a lot expectations from both sides, really. let's talk about the numbers and how many people are expected to watch this debate tonight. up to 100 million are the estimates

nasty already. mark cuban a frequent trump critic. >> that is a bluff. >> reporter: will center monday night. trump tweeting saturday if he wants to sit in the front row perhaps i will put jennifer flowers right along side of him. bill clinton admitted under oath to a sexual encounter with flowers. she tweeted on saturday hi donald you know i'm in your corner and will definitely be at the debate. row the stakes are enormous. 1984 ronald reagan diffusing questions about his advanced age. >> i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponent's youth and inexperience. >> reporter: 1988, the vice presidential debate. slamming dan quayle for comparing himself to john f. kennedy. >> i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy mine. senator, you are no jack kennedy. >> nobody remembers the spectacular performances. >> reporter: a very narrow tight rope for clinton and trump to walk monday night. the trump campaign hasn't commented on the flowers/cuban flap but the clinton campaign is firing back saying it shows how easily provoked and thin skinned trump is. a night of fireworks. >> thanks so

. >> reporter: before taking the stage both sides already feuding billionaire mark cuban accepting an invitation from the clinton campaign, trump responding warning he might invite gennifer flowers who had an affair with governor bill clinton. the clinton camp pouncing. >> you saw his reaction which is to do his favorite sport, dive into the sewer and go for a swin. >> gennifer flowers will not be attein night. >> reporter: back live now in setting the scene we want to show you the stage. you can see the two podiums, they are matching. hillary clinton will be on the right, donald trump on the left. in fact, his is a little bit taller than hers to offset a 10 inch height differential between the two, there are seats for about a thousand audience members in this room. for all the critical things these two candidates have had to say about each other over the course of the last 18 or so months, they haven't said any of them face-to-face. tell me they believe the last night that these two had any real interaction in person was 11 years ago at trump's wedding to melania. >> peter alexander,

taking the stage bode outspoken trump critic mark cuban accepting an invite from the clinton campaign. trump responding saying he might invite gennifer flowers, the former arkansas state employee who had an affair with then rn >> you saw his reaction which i in the sewer and go for a swim. donald trump accusing the clinton campaign try from trying to distract from the issues. >> gennifer flowers will not be attending the debate tomorrow night. >> bace setting the scene, we want to show you the stage there. you can see the two podiums, they are mahing,ilry nald trump on the left. fact, his i a little bit taller than his to offset what is a ten inch height differential between the two. there are seats for 1,000 audience members in this room. for all of the critical things, these two candidates have had to say to each other over the course of the last 18 or so face to face. aides on both sides tell me they believe the last time that these two had any real interaction in person was 11 years ago at trump's wedding to melania. >>hank you. as peter mentioned,rump has never debated one-on-one

along gusts to rattle their rivals. hillary clinton invited trump critic mark cuban to sit in the front row while donald trump tweeted that he'll bring jennifer flowers affair with bill clinton. >> mr. trump was putting them on notice that we could invite guests to get into the head of hillary clinton. we have not invited her formally. >> i think mark cuban is a business leader who has endorsed hillary because he thinks she'll do better for the economy. >> and continuing our coverage this morning, how do the numbers stack up right now? well a new showing the race is tightening even more. trump with 46% -- clinton with 46% of the vote and trump with 44%. >> rod carter is there. >> reporter: good morning, guys. they have been preparing for this debate. they hosted one in 2008, they hosted another presidential debate in 2012. in fact, they have distinction of being the only university to host three consecutive presidential debates. i want to show you video that we took just a short time ago. these are all the media out lets here. they set up camp and set up show here. this place has

. yeah. maxx life at t.j.maxx. knew this morning in your morning mix. billionaire shark mark cuban is trending about something you want about two years ago, on the nfl halts, headed to slaughter women need mr. cuban warned they were oversaturated their audience with a good product. telling viewers back in 2014 and i quote, if you fat, halts this letter when you try to take it to four people turn the other way. i'm telling you, when you got a good thing and get greedy and always always always always turns on you. that is rule number one in business. so two years later, monday night football, the ratings for this past week were the lowest ever. the highest rated debate in history. but also the first two weeks of denied the ratings dropped 12% year-to-year. monday night ratings have declined for three straight years. overall the of the audience on teasing this country down for three straight years now. >> not just monday night, sunday night as well. then thursday night football. it is endless one thing after another. i found interesting, he made this prediction two years ago years away f

critic mark cuban to sit in the front row prompting trump to tweet that he might ask jennifer that but we do not expect her to be there as a guest. >> dan: the clinton camp denies it's trying to rattle cuban. >> mark cuban was never involved in partisan politics. he thinks she'll do better for the economy, so he's endorsed hillary. >> dan: both campaigns say the candidates will focus on the issue. >> sarah: hillary clinton thinks this is an episode of shark tank, but this is america. it's serious business. >> dan: with polls neck and neck, most agree the debate could be a game changer. >> you can't win an election in a debate, you can certainly lose one. >> dan: with the two most unliked presidential candidates in the history, both will be challenged to show the public a side they may not have seen yet. >> she's got to come out of this debate, first of all, showing people her heart, her humor. >> donald trump presents himself as a calm, rational leader, that else. >> dan: we learned about the behind-the-scenes preparations. there have been a number of coin flips to decide things. w

invited trump critic mark cuban to sit in the front row while donald trump tweeted that he will bring jennifer flowers who had an affair with bill clin ton. >> trump put them on notice that we could invite guests to get in the head of hillary clinton. we have not invited her formally. >> i think mark cuban is one of the business leaders who never involved in partisan politics who endorsed hillary because he thinks she'll do better for the economy. >> anyway you look at it it's going to be a night to remember. this morning new numbers are out. a new washington post abc poll showing the race tightening between the two candidates as if that was possible they are neck and neck right now. 46% of the vote with trump -- excuse me 44% for vote and 46% for hillary. rod carter is there with a preview of what we can expect. >> reporter: good morning guys. the university has been busy for the past couple of weeks preparing for this debate, longer i'm sure. they hosted a debate in 2008 and another one in 2012. in fact, they have to distinction of being the only university to host three conse

mark cuban plan to sit in the front row at the event. his tweet rope if dopey mark cuban of failed benefactor claim wants to sit in the front row, perhaps i'll put gennifer flowers right alongside him. flowers' assistant said she will defend t first presidential debate. we have live reports on 7 news starting tonight. >>> let's talk baseball. lots of smiles today. the red sox clench a spot in the playoffs. last night the first time since 2013, a big part thajs to dustin pea droer ya's grand slam in the 7 pt inning powers the sec against the rays. it pushes the red sox now into the post seen. every single time. i like it every day. >> i don't know the name of it, but they have rhythm. >> they've got the moves, and they've got the right moves this season. >>> still ahead on "today in new englan england", rivers rise in wisconsin. floodwaters turn dangerous as residents brace for the worst. >> that's heading in this direction. in the meantime it's frost. we'll show you how low it will go in your town coming up. >>> three gunmen open up fire many maryland and eight people >> nancy: dan

trump critic mark cuban flowers, who had an affair with bill clinton, to attend. >> mr. trump was putting them on notice that we can invite guests to get into the head of hillary clinton. we have not invited her formally and we don't expect her to be there. >> i think mark cuban was a business leader who endorsed hillary because he thinks she'll do better for the economy. >> a washington post abc vote, trump with 44%. now in addition to right here on news channel 8 the debate will be live online. facebook and twitter will live stream the debate and it will also be carried by multiple digital news out lets. you tube will have coverage from six news services and younger generations are being targeted by snap chat that bite size nuggets. >> must watch tv or content down to the person sitting in the front row. meredith, thank you. >>> news channel 8 has you covered for that debate. you can watch it right here beginning at 9:00 tonight. also our rod carter is in hemstead, new york with a look at the show down. >>>oc is campaigning today for hillary clinton. the rally begins at 12:15. i

may have invited as their guests.clinton has stirred things up by inviting trump critic mark cuban to sit in the front row... prompting trump to tweet saturday that he might ask gennifer flowers-- who had an affair with bill clinton... to attend. >> tonight's topics: "america's direction, achieving prosperity and securing america."that could get into immigration, jobs, the economy, foreign leadership...even clinton's emails and the trump foundation.the debates comes as new polls show the race tightening between the two.a new washington post poll shows clinton with 46 percent of the vote... trump with 44 percent.. the race is nearing a dead heat in many of the swing states.back to you. so again -- you can watch the debate tonight -- only on 12 news. that starts at 6 o'clock.. followed by an all-new episode of "the voice" still ahead on 12 today.. the cardinals disappoint against the buffalo bills. does this cement our super bowl chances? sports insider -- jay taylor is here in two minutes with this take.. it's "the one where phoebe and monica nail 'friends' trivia." we've got the video

a tweet by mark cuban. he posted quote just got a front row seat to watch hillary clinton overwhelm donald trump at the monday. it's on. and donald trump wrote, perhaps i will put jennifer flowers right along side him. well, now trump advisors are doing their best to quell reports that flowers would be his guest at the debate. >> we have not invited her formally and don't expect her to be there as a guest of the trump campaign. >> the question is why was inviting some celebrity basketball team owner. jennifer flowers will not be attending the debate tomorrow. >> her office also confirmed her attendance. it's the latest in a psychological war between both candidates out of tonight's square off. and they say clinton is the odds on favorite, with 47% of respondents saying clinton will clinch it, while 33 trump -- that same poll now has clinton with just a 2% lead over trump nationally. it could be one of the most highly consequential debates. the most watched was in 1980 when carter and regan went face to face in front of some 80 million viewers. and the uner up was between clinton and

, putting his presidential campaign in trouble. this was in response to a tweet by cuban. "just got a front row seat to watch hillary clinton overwhelm donald trump that humbling at hofstra monday. it's on. >> reporter: battle of the reality stars. now, trump advisors are doing their best to quell reports that flower would be his guest. >> we have not invited her formally and we don't expect her to be a guest of the trump campaign. >> the question is why would hillary clinton and her campaign, inviting some celebrity basketball team owner -- jennifer flowers will not be attending the debate tonight. >> her office also confirmed her attendance. it's the latest in a psychological war between both candidates. and the public says clinton is the odds-on win with 47% of respondents in a new washington post poll think clinton will beat it. and estimated 100 million viewers are expected to tune in tonight and it could be one of the most highly consequential debates and the most watched was in 1980 when regan and cart er went face to face. and in ross perot in front of nearly 70 million viewer

jobs fro, foreign policy, even clinton's e-mail. mack cuban will be sitting in the front row. >> donald trump is not about that. >> reporter: trump tweeted about inviting gennifer flowers, who had an affair with bill clinton. but his campaign insists she's not on their list. clinton's team wonders if that might backfire if she actually does show up. one of the things we're watching are just how many people plan to tune in tonight. the biggest debate we ever saw was reagan and carter in 1980, that was 80 million people. this one, we've heard estimates up to 100 million, vai. >> tracie, thank you. nbc 10 is of course your debate headquarters. our special news coverage begins at 4:00 this afternoon. watch our hour-long debate night special live at xfinity live starting at 7:00. after that, it's the main event. nbc's lester holt will moderate the debate starting at 9:00. get full highlights and reaction post-debate on nbc 10 news at 11:00 and right here tomorrow morning on "nbc 10 news today." >>> a show of support for two firefighters killed in the line of duty in wilmington. to

foundation. clinton's invited mark cuban to sit in the front row. >> he'll try to distract attention. her campaign trying to play games with front row seats. donald trump's not about that. >> trump tweeted about inviting gennifer flowers who had an affair with bill clinton. his campaign insists she is not on their list. tracie potts, nbc news, hem stet, new york. >> that is from new york. once again the first presidential debate of the election season airs tonight live on nbc here at 6:00. lest irholt is. moderator of the debate. >> we are following a developing story out of berkeley where a man and woman have been shot. happened last night at king street and alcatraz avenue. two victims were hit. they are expected to survive. this latest shooting comes during a violent month as police increased patrols due to several recent shootings. the chp and santa rosa police will join emergency crews to demonstrate important rescue techniques for cars that become submerged in water. in late august two sisters died when the truck their mother was driving drowned in a lake. >> 4:35 on your monda

other potential guests, businessman mark cuban for clinton and a tweet from trump that he could invite gennifer flowers. >> we have not invited her formally and we done expect her to be there as a guest of the trump campaign. >> reporter: more drama for an event that already has plenty of it. some students will get a chance to watch the debate inside the hall but most will have to watch it on tv. one of the key moments of this campaign now just hours away. at hofstra university, lauren mayk, nbc 10 news. >>> insults and accusations have dominated this election season. >> tonight, expect to hear more about the issues where each candidate stands. nbc 10's matt delucia is live in center city. tonight's debate is expected to draw a big audience. one expert told you the format doesn't have much meaning anymore. >> right, vai and tracy. nowadays it's all about the sound bite or the #, if you will, that is generated from all of these debates. people are expected to tune in and some estimates are that th million people will be watching tonight, rivaling super bowl numbers. nbc's lester holt wi

along guests to rattle their rivals. hillary clinton environment ed invited mark cuban while donald trump said he would invite jennifer flours who had an affair with donald trump. >> we can invite guests that get into the head of hillary clinton. we have not invited her formally and we don't expect her to be there as a gust of the trump campaign. >> mark c leader who has endorsed hillary because he thinks she's do better -- she'll do better for the economy. >> either way you look at it it's going to be a night to remember. continuing our coverage this morning, the numbers are out. a new washington post a bc poll shows the race tightening. the clinton with 46% of the vote, trump with 44%. >> we have all the coverage that you need. rod carter is there with a preview of what we guys. the university has busy for the past couple of weeks preparing for this debate. longer even i'm sure. they are no stranger to debate here. they hosted one in 2008. they hosted another presidential debate in 2012. in fact, they have the distinction of being the only university to host three consecutive pres

the north. when it interacts with cuban and haiti, it could keep it from strengthening too much but we get a dip in the jet stream in the u.s. and high moves to the east so it gives it the path up the east coast of the united states. and staying off the u.s. coastline. that's what we're looking at right now. thing cans obviously change. but i wanted to show you why it should make the hard turn to the north. a couple showers pushing onshore as we speak. in weather and traffic on the 8s, i will give you the rainfall potential locally for today. and leslee lacey has the roadways. >>> it is nice out there. let's take a look at some travel times. bringing you them all morning right now on 75 through manatee and sarasota county, we are up to speed, no delays. let's move over and look at the veterans expressway from odessa and then down towards 275. we're looking very good. quick live look at traffic out here on the howard frankland bridge. only six minutes to cross it. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gene and gayle. >>> in breaking news, tampa police are investigating a stri

. clinton's invited mark cuban to sit in the front row. >> trying to distract attention. her campaign trying to play games with front row seats. donald trump's not about that. >> trump tweeted about inviting gennifer flowers, who had an affair with bill clinton. his campaign insists she is not on their list. if some are some reason she does show up here, the clinton campaign is saying it might backfire. back to you. >> it will be interesting tonight. thank you very much. 5:32. once again, the first presidential debate of the election season airs tonight live here on nbc at 6:00. lester holt is going to be the moderator for the debate. count on nbc bay area to bring you live coverage throughout the day. >>> 5:33. evacuations in sonoma county happening where firefighters are trying to tackle the sawmill fire. it started yesterday morning. last night grew to more than 1,500 acres. burning 10 miles east of clover dale. >>> the evacuation center closed last night. there is still a sign up here behind me telling evacuees if they show up, contact the red cross. depending how the fire goes today, we

backfire to have people see that happen. mark cuban will be in the front row and we will see what, if any response, or reaction trump has for that tonight. >> trayey pittsburgh, thank tonight. >> trayey pittsburgh, thank you tracey potts, thank you. and you can see it right here of is this new york city. hillary clinton meeting with benjamin netanahu on the eve of her first presidential debate. netanahu met with trump earl year that day. reporters are bar from ma meeting. >>> one person is dead and another injured in a campus shooting from illinois. shots fired outside of a party at an apartment off campus at the time. four people hospitalized as a one person later dying, and then after that an hour and a half later, there was another shooting reported nearby. in that case one person hit. that person is expected to be okay. in all, five people shot in two separate shooting incidents. a 6th person hit by a car as they were running away from the gun fire. the search for the people responsible continues this morning. authorities do think that these shootings incidents are related. this o

card -- credit, mark cuban dissident front row. so she's trying to distract attention her campaign trying to play games with front row seats and donald trump is not about that. but the truck to read about dividing gennifer flowers, who led an affair with bill clinton. but his campaign says she is not on their list. if she does show does show up, the clinton's candidacy -- campaign says they think it might backfire. with new information at the top of the hour from the clinton campaign showing that some of her guests will include people whom she has worked with. people with disabilities to whether she has worked to help in the past. lauren manning who was at the dnc in philadelphia, she was injured in 911. all of them here on the clinton this audience. >> what do we know about these members of the audience? the 1000 plus? >> half of those, many of those tickets have picked it up to the clinton campaign, a boost to the trump campaign. and a bunch of them to ask for university. were told in a bunch of them will be students. >>> former president bill clinton by the way is making a stop