"cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. look at our new poll. trump and hillary clinton essentially neck and neck. he as a 2-point lead of likely voters, well within the margin of error. this is anybody's race. with just over two months to go, hillary clinton says this. >> i really pay no attention to polls. when they're good for me, i don't pay attention. when they're not so good, i don't pay attention. we are on a course that we are sticking with. >> so let's get right to that. let's talk about those polls, new cnn/orc polls. john king at the magic wall for us this evening. seeing this new national poll out, looks like hillary clinton's post-convention lead has evaporated. what can you tell us? >> no doubt we have a closer race. some dispute over whether trump is in the lead or hillary clinton is. that's in our poll among likely voters. this is the first national poll in a long time that shows donald trump within the lead. it's within the margin of error. it's statistically a tie. trump at 45, clinton at 43. now i can tell you this, donald trump's bragging about that. you just played it at

tightens we're learning more about hillary clinton and her diagnosis, while trump reveals new information with tv's dr. oz, and says this in ohio tonight. >> i don't know, folks, you think hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this? i don't know. i don't think so. i don't think so. >> plus, have you ever wondered what colin powell, what he really thinks? now we know courtesy of his leaked e-mails, calling donald trump a national disgrace and an international pariah. that hurts. and what does he say about hillary clinton, quote, everything hrc touches she kind of screws up with hubris. and that's not all he says. we've got more tonight. so here to discuss all of this is cnn politics exterior, mark preston, and jeffrey lord, and curt eichenwald, author of "500 days, secrets and lies in the terror wars." he says 500 days. 55 days. >> that's it. >> 55 more days. mark, i want to start with these brand-new polls from the battleground states. donald trump is ahead in florida three points and donald trump is five points ahead of hillary clinton. good news for trump

. >>> well, that's life with lisa ling, and this is it for hillary clinton and donald trump. and this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. you are looking at hofstra university where in just hours hillary clinton and donald trump will go head to head for the first time ever. the stakes could not be higher for the debate. 90 minutes that could change the race. the audience expected to be record-breaking, up to 100 million people could be watching. we are talking super bowl territory here. the candidates getting in their final debate prep today as the clock ticks down. meanwhile, the race is about as close as it gets. clinton just squeaking past donald trump. three points in the latest cnn poll of polls. we'll discuss that this evening. mark preston is with me. sara murray is at trump tower. sara, good evening to all of you. we're less than 24 hours until hillary clinton and donald trump face off for the first time. our latest cnn poll shows hillary clinton just three points ahead of donald trump. that's nationally. with all that in mind, what are you hearing from the trump camp as they get ready t

to going through military, donald trump will be very critical of hillary clinton for her policies and the way that she's pursued them in places like iraq and syria, libya as well as other countries and will hit her for the way that she has dealt with the e-mail scandal including the fact that we found out earlier this week that her aides smashed devices with hammers. all pointing out to commander in chief forum in new york city. hillary clinton and donald trump on the same stage, though not together sponsored by the veterans of america association which wants to know what they will do to improve treatment of veterans. donald trump also releasing august fundraising numbers this morning, our understanding is it's about a figure of $90 million, though they haven't broken that down as to how much the campaign will actually come out with. hillary clinton raised more than $140 million during the month of august, campaign seeing 62 million of that. john, we hope to have figures for you before the noon hours. back to you. john: all right, military back and forth, the biggest story of the

anything to help the win over women voters and how about hillary clinton did she ignite her campaign and all eyes are on lester holt. tonight we are not only grading the candidates performance but that's a moderator. we'll take a look at that the first donald trump and hillary clinton back on the campaign trail today and they have course have plenty to say of how well they thought they did last night. >> did anybody see that debate last night? [applause] oh yes. one down, two to go. >> i really enjoyed it. the numbers came out over 80 million people watched so that's wonderful, the biggest shows of the history and television, the biggest debate ever and i just pretended i was dealing with you. i didn't want to think about those numbers. charles: i was donald trump and hillary clinton hitting the campaign trail really hard both trying to get the post-debate spin out with their supporters say hit key swing states. everyone expected fireworks and after we got got at hofstra university. take a look. >> you look at the inner cities and i just left philadelphia and you know if you have see

hillary clinton's physical condition after she falls ill and stumbles as she's forced to leave an event. only afterward does the campaign disclose she has pneumonia. now she and donald trump are saying they'll release more health information. what will it reveal? >>> basket of deplorables. donald trump is demanding an apology from hillary clinton and highlighting clinton's remark in an attack ad. >>> mosque fire. an arson attack on the build bring the orlando nightclub attacker once prayed. >>> and worst case scenario. warnings another nuclear test by north korea could imminent, with south korea fearing dire consequences. washington and seoul are planning a major show of military force in the skies over the korean peninsula. will it deter kim jong-un? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news tonight. hillary clinton's campaign is on the defensive for waiting two days to reveal that the candidate has pneumonia. clinton was forced to leave an event and cameras caught her appearing to almost collapse. the campaign man

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. >>> happening now, final preparations. the stage is set. donald trump and hillary clinton get ready to go head to head just hours from now. what to watch for on debate night. >>> closer than ever, the candidates couldn't be more different, the stakes could not be higher. a new polling shows the race couldn't be tighter. >> dueling styles, dueling strategies. how each client is getting ready for tonight's highly anticipated debate. >> and good afternoon. i'm anderson cooper. >> and i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >> we're live here at hofstra university in hempstead, long island, in new york state where four hours from now, two presidential candidates will face each other for the very first time on this debate stage right here on cnn. some logistics already have been determined by a coin toss. hillary clinton will stand on the right side of your television screen. she will get the first question of the night. as we head into debate night, new polling shows just how tight this race has become. the cnn poll of polls averaging the five most recently released polls has

is leery about voting for hillary clinton and not for trump. did hillary reignite that deplorable controversy once again? this is "risk & reward," i'm elizabeth macdonald in for deirdre bolton. here's hillary's comment on race. >> i think implicit bias is a problem for everyone, not just police. i think unfortunately too many of us in our great country jump to conclusions about each other. liz: former republican presidential candidate who has endorsed donald trump, dr. ben carson, joins me on the phone. good to have you on, dr. carson. >> good to be with you. liz: thank you, doctor. implicit bias, that sounds like a new one, and the question, how can she or anyone reasonably argue this all 300 million americans have implicit bias? >> well, you know, that's probably the playbook here. democrat politics 101. you, first of all, continue to repeat the thing. in this case, racism. so that when you go out and talk to people who really are not well informed, who haven't been following things, who don't read for themselves, you want them to associate that word with your opponent or with d

kids. that's what we're doing. >> plus, hillary clinton recovering from pneumonia, said she'll be back on the campaign trail thursday, but in the meantime she gets a helping hand from the campaigner in chief in classic form in philadelphia today. >> the time has come for me to pass the baton on, but i know that hillary is going to take it and she's going to run that race and she will finish that race, and that's why i'm with her, that's why i'm fired up, that's why i'm ready to go! and i need to you join me! >> let's get right to cnn sarah murray following the trump campaign, and friana kyler. sarah, you're covering donald trump in pennsylvania today, he's been slashing hillary clinton on her deplorables remark. what did he say to supporters there? >> reporter: that's right. donald trump clearly senses a political opening here and he's been trying to capitalize on that as much as possible while hillary clinton has not been on the campaign trail and he certainly kept that up tonight just outside philadelphia. >> well, hile my opponent sland you as deplore able and irredeemab irrede

a big reason why hillary clinton believes it's finally appropriate to company forwae f have press conferences. particularly after things donald trump said last night, carol. >> let's just take two steps back, julian. was it surprising hillary clinton decided to talk to reporters right after this? >> no, at this point, there's been a lot of criticism about her staying away from the press. i think there's an effort now to show she's open to that dine of communication. i think many people thought the forum was not handled well and she got the kinds of questions and issues that donald trump didn't. i think she wants to make her case, both about the substance of what he says but also about his confidence to be the leader of this country. >> and before we dig into substantive issues, jeff, i just wanted to ask you about one thing. it did strike me that hillary clibten w e clinton was trying to joke with reporters. she was trying to sound like she was buddies with some of those reporters. i found that interesting. i don't think we have jeff zeleny -- >> i do have you, carol, if you can h

>>> welcome to "inside politics." i'm john king. hillary clinton is campaigning in florida, perhaps one of the biggest battleground surprises on the table this election day. when she starts to speak we'll take to there live. again, hillary clinton campaigning in florida. live there in a few minutes. and picking a new fled 39 days. should a man who tweets about sex tapes at 5:00 in the morning be trusted with the nuclear code? question two, related to question one. momentum from the first debate. is this tough tone for campaign rallies, or will donald trump bring it to the debate rematch? >> the american people have had it with years and decades of clinton corruption and scandals. corruption and scandals. and impeachment for lying. impeachment for lying. remember that? impeach. the clintons are the sordid past. we will be the very bright and clean future. >> and question three, will millennials be swayed by hillary clinton's appeal to think again salve porting the libertarian or green party candidates. >> i think either donald trump or i will be the president of the united states. an

revelations from colin powell e-mails and why he will not vote for hillary clinton. this is "risk & reward." i'm elizabeth macdonald in for deirdre bolton. the former secretary of state under george w. bush writing in a stunning leaked e-mail he doesn't want to vote for hillary clinton. he calls her her because her husband is still blanking bimbos at home! he said, quote, i would rather not have to vote for her, though she is a friend i respect, a 70-year-old person with a long track record unbridled ambition, greedy, not transformational with the husband still blanking bimbos at home. hillary clinton's camp declining to comment to fox. we have tana goertz joins me now. what do you make of this, tana? >> wow! i'm glad i didn't say that. you know, well secretary powell, i appreciate what he was saying about letting the america people realize exactly what hillary clinton was all about there. you know, he warned her that this e-mail-gate was going to happen and she continued to lie to the american people and the fbi and therefore now there's a lot of americans that feel that they can't trust

tonight. some of the biggest guns in the democratic arsenal are campaigning for hillary clinton. bernie sanders joined her at a rally in new hampshire in an effort to win over millennial voters who backed him, telling them it's imperative they elect clinton. also campaigning for clinton, michelle obama. she fired up crowds in pennsylvania, tearing into donald trump, painting him as erratic, threatening and cruel, adding and i'm quoting her now, we need an adult in the white house. trump is also on the campaign trail tonight, calling clinton an insider, fighting mostly for herself. trump says his democratic rival would "put the oval office up for sale given the chance." trump is said to be facing growing pressure from some advisers to prepare for his next debate with clinton. >>> also tonight, the fbi director has revealed attempted cyber attacks on voter registration systems in more than a dozen states. that, in addition to known attacks in arizona and illinois. both critical in the upcoming election. u.s. officials are increasingly suspicious russian intelligence is behind the intrusio

it's the day after hillary clinton and donald trump both appeared before veterans and answered questions about protecting our country. donald trump made the most news and stirred up the most heat. he ridiculed american military leaders saying the generals had and today, hillary clinton reacted. >> he trash-talked american generals saying they have been quote, reduced to rubble. meanwhile, bizarrely, once again, he praised russia's strongman, vladimir putin. even taking the astonishing step of suggesting that he prefers the russian president to our american president. what would ronald reagan say about a republican nominee who attacks america's generals and heap praise on russia's president. every republican holding or seeking office in this country should be asked if they agree with donald trump about these statements. >> well, traveling overseas, president obama was also asked about trump's performance last night. >> i don't think the guy is qualified to be president of the united states. and every time he speaks that -- that opinion is confirmed. and i think the most importan

the first presidential debate, but every day is a debate for donald trump and hillary clinton. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. trump insisting today he opposed the iraq war from the beginning. >> this is a quote, absolute quote. "look at the war in iraq and the mess that we're in." it's right after the war started. >> the only problem, that was actually one year and five months after the war started. meanwhile, trump's running mate might pence talks to dana bash defending the candidate's charge that america's generals have been, "reduced to rubble." >> i think he was talking about the commander in chief reducing the influence of generals to rubble. >> you know who doesn't agree? hillary clinton. >> he trash talks about america's generals saying that they've been, quote, reduced to rubble. he said he would fire them all and hand pick his own generals because he knows so much about what it takes to be a general. mark, i'm going to start with you because donald trump and hillary clinton aren't holding back attacking each other today. take a look at this. >> let me be clear. last

hillary clinton is not talking about half the country. she's talking about a subset of donald trump supporters, and the trump campaign and the republican party can definitely give a great performance now about how offended they are, but you do also have to account in that for this much more problematic thing going on on their side of the aisle, the literal white supremacist press conference going on on friday, praising donald trump as their fair leader who's brought their movement so much more attention than they've ever had before. that does it for us. now it's time for the last word. >> good evening, how's your health? >> fair to midmiddling. >> i'm in the media, so i'm obsessed with health. >> i'll bring you some documentation later. >> tonight we will be joined by one of the heroic reporters of campaign 2016. he has been pursuing one thing and one thing only, donald trump's history of charitable giving. his findings have been shocking. this weekend he published a major summation of what he has found, searching all over the country. he is going to join us. it is an amazing report

voting for hillary clinton and katie mcginty and bob brady to stand up for you. and if you're concerned about who's going to keep your family safe in this dangerous world, then the choice is even clearer. look, i just came from overseas. talk to the other leaders around the world. they don't even understand how this is close. hillary's worked with our intelligence teams and our diplomats and our military. she's got the judgment and the temperament and the experience to meet any threat. there's no scenario she will not have seen before. she'll see to it this our troops defeat isil the right way, without resorting to torture or banning entire religions from our country. she's prepared to be the next commander in chief. [ crowd chanting "hillary" ] >> and then you got the donald. who just last week went on russian state television to talk down our military and to curry favor with vladimir putin. he loves this guy. loves this guy. think about -- think what what's happened to the republican party. they used to be a opposed to russia and authoritarianism and fighting for freedom and

"the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. hillary clinton's health records, forced off the campaign trail by a case of pneumonia that was kept under wraps, clinton releases a detailed doctor's statement as she recovers from her illness. will this move help her recover from a serious campaign setback? >>> the first videos released from donald trump's appearance on "the dr. oz show," where he releases some of his results from his latest medical exam. is trump doing enough to answer calls for transparency? >> colin's scowl. former republican secretary of state calls donald trump and i am quoting a national disgrace and an international pariah. he also says hillary clinton screws up everything she touches. stunning revelations from colin powell's stolen e-mails. and nuclear hostage. as north korea scoffs at the united states' show of force following its latest test explosion a u.s. general warns that america is being held nuclear hostage by kim jong un's regime. can america do anything about this growing threat? >>> we welcome our viewers in the united s

we knew it would be a raucous debate. hillary clinton trying to paint donald trump he was unfit for office. donald trump trying to paint hillary clinton as status quo and himself as a change agent. donald trump was on the defensive through much of the night. include the claimed opposition to the iraq war. take a listen. >> president obama and secretary clinton created a vacuum the way they got out of iraq. because they got out -- they shouldn't have been in. once they got in, the way they got out was a disaster. isis and formed. >> donald supported the invasion of iraq. >> wrong. >> that was proven over and over. >> you supported the war in iraq before the invasion. >> i did not support the war in iraq. that is a mainstream media nonsense put out by her because she frankly the best person in her campaign is mainstream media. >> the record shows trump in 2002 before the invasion did say he supported it. a number of donald trump attacks did land. particularly on trade. where he had hillary clinton on her heels through much of the debate. one thing we heard on the campaign trail as don

. >> hillary clinton is a weak and ineffective person. >> a man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons. >> facing off for the first time. >> her judgment is horrible. >> he is temperamentally unfit. >> who will stumble. >> who will shine? >>> hello, everyone. i'm john berman. >> i'm kate bolduan. it is a beautiful day, not just the weather, because it is debate day in america once again. it's very real because this race is close. very close. pretty much tied, i guess we could say. which means it can't get any closer. which also means the stakes could not get any higher. tonight, less than ten hours from now, hillary clinton, donald trump face off for the first presidential debate. >> 9:00 p.m. eastern time, 90 minutes, no breaks, no commercials, no mercy. it all happens right here at hofstra university in hempstead, new york, long island. strong island. both candidates want the strong, decisive showing. we are joined by cnn's phil mattingly and sunlen serfaty outside the debate hall. sunlen, what are these candidates doing? we just got word from a clin

hours and counting until the first presidential debate between hillary clinton and donald trump. nbc's andrea mitchell reports this hour that hillary clinton is still doing more debate prep at a hotel near her home in the last few hours for the debate. he's keeping it in their words, loose. the showdown expected to be the most watched presidential debate ever. the tho "the new york times" estimated could top 100 million viewers and a monday night football game tonight but no one is watching that tonight. easily eclipsing the 80 million who watched jimmy carter and ronald reagan in 1980 and food for thought, the stakes could not be higher. and then clinton and trump deadlocked at 46% in a head to head match-up. that's the bloomberg poll. "the washington post" shows a similar story. moderated by our very own lester holt, it starts 9:00 eastern. and it will last 90 minutes. the debate will be divided into 6 sections. lasting approximately 15 minutes each. lester will open every section with a question and after which each candidate will have to respond and then have the opportunity they'l

hotel in washington d.c. he tried to pin the conspiracy theory on hillary clinton. >> he said that directly. we'll go to carl cameron who is live in washington with more. >> reporter: it turned out not to be a new's conference even though reporters were told that is what it would be. instead mr. trump brought medal of honor recipient and admiral and generals and then at the end he laid to rest that of questioning the president's citizenship and birth certificate. this is what he said. >> not to mention her in the same breadth, u hillary clinton and her campaign 2008, started the birther controversy. i finished it. i finished it. you know what i mean. president barak obama was born in the united states, period. now we all want to get back to making america strong and great again. thank you. >> reporter: with his reference to i finished it. his beating the drum of where's your birth certificate and takes credit for are the president releasing it after he was elected to president. hillary clinton heard it was a new's siingical and donald trump said he was likely to say something about

>> on the buzz beater, hillary clinton make as big blond are by denouncing trump's loyal backers. >> you can put half of trump supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. all the media are slow to react. physical she apologizes. how did news organizations botch this? >> with clinton getting overheated and leaving a 9/11 ceremony today does it open the door to scrutiny of her health? >> matt lauer taking heat for the grilling of donald trump and hillary clinton on national security issues and pundits panning both candidates. >> it was a rough night for hillary clinton, robin, 13 minutes of questioning was on her e-mail. >> she was having to defend the entire foreign establishment of both parties so it was never going to be easy. my point. trump has it easier and he blew it. >> to pair praise ronald reagan, there she goes again, another new e-mail excuse. >> donald trump said i have a secret plan, president, and he has heard stuff and the body language, it is wild. >> donald trump is held to a lower standard. he just is. nobody expects him to know the specifics of policy

know the facts. lead over donald trump collapse. we'll talk to hillary clinton's running mate tim kaine. plus donald trump has dropped his five-year campaign to prove the president is not an american. we'll hear from his campaign manager kellyanne conway and the head of the republican party, reince priebus. and finally, a special visit with civil rights legend john lewis at the new african american museum. it's all coming up on "face the nation." good morning and welcome to "face the ti i'm john dickerson. we begin with that explosion in new york city. it happened last night at around 8:30 at 23rd street and 6th avenue in manhattan's chelsea neighborhood. cbs news correspondent anna werner is there. >> reporter: well, streets are still closed off here in chelsea, john, as authorities continue to try to determine who caused an explosion here and planted another device four blocks north. surveillance video showed the white flash of the explosion as night sent people running. >> i heard boom. i thought it might be officials, but it was so loud and it just went through my whole body.

women and suburban voters. >> hillary clinton going to get back on the trail thursday according to spokesman. recovering from pneumonia, spent the day briefing and making calls and watching someone campaign on her behalf. not just any surrogate. michelle kosinski reports. >> it's good to be back on the campaign trail. >> reporter: with that president bottom is campaigner in chief. 58% approval, better than hillary clinton or donald trump. watching polls has been eager to get out there. >> in election season you will often hear crazy stuff but i got to say this year we've been hearing a little more crazy than usual. think about wlaez happened to the republican? >> and didn't shy away with own battle with democratic nominee. >> i got whooped in and she doesn't quit. >> a tweet from the clinton campaign, only appeared once in charlotte alongside clinton on the same day the fbi director announced wouldn't recommend charges for the e-mail use on private server. neerng one mentioned it. >> now visiting philadelphia and new york. difficult schedule, foreign tripz and u.n. meeting. >> goin

will see you with the latest buzz. clear. >> new questions about hillary clinton's health. she was diagnosed with pneumonia on friday, it turns out she never said a word physical she was caught on video. she was seen ducking out early from the 9/11 memorial at the world trade center site and on this video taken by a man unsteady, unable to walk, needs help to get into the van and nearly collapsed. another hour of america's election headquarters on this special 9/11. >> hillary clinton's doctor say she has been on antibiotics and adviseed to rest. we have jennifer griffin in new york where hillary clinton rubbed. what more can you tell us? >> arthel, hillary clinton is resting at her home just up the road from where we are right new, her doctor issues the following statement not long ago. i will read from the statement and i quote, "secretary clinton has been experiencing a cough related to allergies. on friday during follow-up evaluation of her prolonged cough she was diagnosed with pneumonia and put on antibiotics and advised to rest and modify her schedule." she became overheated

opportunity to address what's going on with hillary clinton and poll numbers that are tight, you name it. donald trump now. >> kept our citizens safe at home and rushed into danger wherever it had threatened our people. our debt to you is eternal. yesterday was the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the national guard was sent to assist in the aid and recovery and these are serious, serious bad days for our country. the recovery efforts at ground zero in new york city, and i was there, i know what you went through. since 9/11 there are 780,000 members of the national tbaurd deployed overseas including those with multiple deployments, right now 10,000 members of the national guard are in iraq, afghanistan, and many other countries all across the world and doing an unbelievable job. members of the national guard come from all walks of life, work at every kind of job imaginable and juggle a thousand different challenges as they raise their kids, serve their states and answer the call of duty for their country. i'm given the honor of serving at your president, which i think will happen an

through her foundation. it's the same attitude that explains why hillary clinton refuses to take accountability for the deadly disaster she helped to create in iraq, in syria and in libya. to this day she won't take accountability for her role in unleashing -- and that's what happened -- unleashing isis across the middle east, or for putting iran on a path to nuclear weapons. and as far as isis is concerned, probably unleashing isis here. we better be very, very smart, tough and vigilant, or we're going to have big problems. hillary clinton believes she's above the law, that she is above accountability, and that she is above each and every one of you. our campaign is about giving voice to the voiceless. it's about representing the forgotten men and women of this country, and they have been forgotten. i'm here to represent everyone, but especially those who are struggling against injustice and unfairness. i am running so that the powerful can no longer beat up on the powerless. i'm running to take on the special interests, the big donors, and the corrupt political insiders, and, o

university in hempstead, long island, new york where donald trump and hillary clinton will on the first time be forever on the stage of the biggest event and unprecedented election year which could be the biggest debate audience in the history of the world. an estimated 100 million people could be tuning in, and it all gets underway at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn. the race is candidates with polls tight and battleground states up in the air. it begins with six 13-minute g segments with no breaks. clinton will be on the right, trump on the left. a coin toss decided that clinton goes first. she will get two minutes for her question and trump two minutes for his. clinton has been prepping for this debate for weeks, and especially the last few days working late into the night at a hotel near her chappaqua home, we're told, even going through one last practice session as recently as this afternoon. donald trump also spent part of the day prepping with aides. for a candidate whose primary sources have included references literally below the belt, they wonder how unchained he will be.

can't do it. the democrats, they have -- what they've done is incredible. and hillary clinton will be absolutely more of the same. rigid. it will never change. remember, 100 years. 70 years. 50. it's not going to change. not going to happen. now let's talk about another issue that will define the future of this country for generations to come. the united states supreme court. earlier this year we lost the great justice antonin scalia. the next president will not only have to fill this seat but as many as four others. it could even be, i mean, we could end up with a total of five judges by one president. would be record-setting. probably be three. could be four. could even be five. and you pick the wrong people, you have a country that is no longer your country. it will be a disaster. one of the most important issues, frankly, other than maybe defense because we'll build up our military. it's so depleted. we're going to take care of our vets. we're going to protect our second amendment. so many things. but one of the most important, some think it's the most important, is the filling of

secret about this. one of the goals was to have hillary clinton bait donald trump into an outburst and saying something offensive that would worsen his problem with some of the voters he needs to win over. the clinton campaign did succeed in laying that trap at least. let me remind you on monday how hillary clinton tried to do that. >> one of the worst things was about women in a beauty contest. he loves supporting them and hanging around them. he called this woman miss piggy and then he called her miss house keeng because she was latina. donald, she has a name. she is alicia machado and she has become a u.s. citizen and you can bet she is going to vote this november. >> okay. >> that was hillary clinton laying what the clinton campaign believed was a trap. donald trump did not have much to say about the former miss universe, however after the debate, after hillary clinton put that subject and that name into the conversation, the clinton campaign did get what it was looking for as donald trump has essentially gotten into a war of public words with alicia machado. take a look. >> she wa

made public a list of judges that will guide my selection process. hillary clinton refused to provide such a list. we brought it up, if you saw the list, you would walk out of here not feeling very well. she knows the extremist judges she would pick would be rejected by the overwhelming public. her picks would allow here to attack over american health care, the american economy, and the religious liberties. not to mention your second amendment which is on very thin ice right now as you know. because of the fact that we're 4-4. if they even pick one judge who is wrong, they could probably, as you know it, kiss the second amendment goodbye, and we don't want to see that. another issue is the issue of national security. north korea performanced their fourth nuclear test since sixty became secretary of state. one more massive failure from a failed secretary of state. her hopolicies also put iran in- they were dieing three years ago. the angsts were choking them, they would have fallen, but obama didn't support people who would have taken other. i think they would have taken over the right

. hillary clinton is trying to show that donald trump is unqualified and donald is trying to show hillary clinton is insufficiently aggressive. for another day come i think they need to keep talking about it but i do not see anyone gaining advantage. john: i totally agree. i think it was a draw today. i cannot imagine the past 48 hours, the very predictable things trump has said about the issue and hillary clinton in the array of issues raised, and the things hillary clinton has said in response, mostly about trump. this does not do anything to move any movable voters in any one of their camp's. they are probably doing a little bit to solidify this of they have but it does not seem any one of them is gaining appreciably in this argument. mark: i find them both to be kind of hot on this issue. it is an emotional issue and an important issue, and they both want to project strength. but my gut feeling is that some people in the country would like to see a more optimistic, confident message about winning the war on terror, and not something so negative and hot. john: yes, i think that

attempt to portray hillary clinton as a corrupt politician. he is painting clinton as a crooked washington insider who is beholden to donors and other special interests. he held a rally where he continued using this attack and he also added this: >> the american people have had it with years and decades of clinton corruption and scandal. corruption and scandal. and impeachment for lying -- remember that? impeach. they are tired of the lies. they are tired of the trivial politics. they are tired of being talked down to, looked down upon, and treated like second-class citizens and they are phenomenal people -- you are phenomenal people. the clintons are the sordid past. we will be the bright and clean future. >> so is talking about impeachment a way to reinforce his message about general corruption? >> i believe, and i do not know the answer, but i believe it is much more of a distraction than a focus because the word impeachment in every american's mind is sex. that is what he was impeached over. the whole thing was lying about a sexual relationship. for most people, that is an i

, new york. donald trump taking full advantage of hillary clinton's unscheduled break from the campaign trail and he is pounding the pavement, hitting battleground states as hard as he can while he has the field basically to himself at the moment. he'll be holding a rally in iowa a short time from now. we'll be watching closely for that. while hillary clinton is still home resting under doctor's orders due to pneumonia. the campaign only admitting the illness after this video surfaced of clinton apparently unable to walk on sunday. >> donald trump and his team of course think it is a big deal. they're happy to talk about it. they're also happy to talk about hillary clinton's description of some trump supporters as a basket of deplorables. that is fair game in trump's world. not fair game, his tax returns or records of his charitable giving. so the one exemption we know he is claiming is himself when it companies to financial transparency. more on that in a moment. first, let's get to cnn's jason carol following donald trump in iowa where the smart money says we will hear the word deplor

trump steps into the microphone. hillary clinton is not wasting any time. she's back in the campaign trail. she delivered remarks in washington. there she criticized donald trump over refusal in an interview that happened yesterday afternoon to admit that he believed president obama was, indeed, born in the united states. that's where we are today right now, awaiting to donald trump. i'm jenna lee. >> i'm here for john scott, all as we wait for donald trump, he has promised to address this issue. he told fox business networks, maria bartiromo just this morning that he is, indeed, going to make a big announcement about whether he still believes the president was born outside of the united states and what he claims hillary clinton did to fuel that controversy. jenna: jetta griffin is in washington where she's covering every move. fill us in on what happened today. >> well, jenna, she just finished here at the black women's agenda. donald trump was invite today speak to the prominent black women's group. he declined. he is about half mile of where we are right now at the old po

saturday morning, everyone. we begin with politics, hillary clinton is off the campaign trail today as two of her key surrogates, bernie sanders travels to ohio. and here's what john kasich told chuck taugodd on "meet the pre." >> why shut the door on hillary clinton already and not shut the door on donald trump? is it about donald trump -- >> because i am a republican. because i am a republican. >> it's party loyalty? >> to some degree. >> at a time you said country first. >> it is country first, and i am unlikely to cast that vote, the chances of miniscule. trump was in the little haiti community of miami yesterday where he accused hillary of this. >> secretary of state clinton was responsible for doing things that a lot of the haitian people were not happy with. we know taxpayer dollars intended for haiti and the earthquake victims went to a lot of the clinton cronies, people are talking about it in haiti right now, and the haitian people deserve better and that's what i intend to give them, i will give them better. >> first lady, michelle obama, hit the campaign trail for hillary c

. putin looks at her and he laughs, okay. he laughs. putin looks at hillary clinton and he smiles, but, wouldn't it be nice, honestly, because russia doesn't like isis any better than we do. wouldn't it be nice if we got along with russia. >> that was before an audience was composed mainly of veterans. asked donald trump some very good questions, which donald trump did not answer and the audience did not notice he did not answer and they applauded any way. and general flynn asked a good yes or no question the kind of question that candidates like donald trump do not like. >> do you support regime change in syria? >> look, we have a problem. it's called isis. isis is fighting syria. now, we've built up iran to be a big power. iran is on the side of assad, sere y. >> notice that donald trump has not yet said yes or no to that simple question of do you support regime change in syria? he goes on with that answer. his answer goes on for 665 words and he never answers the question. he just talks about what a bad job john kerry did negotiating the iran deal, which is exactly what donald

deplorable script. >> hillary clinton wasn't talking about that bad man. >> and new questions about donald trump's health to be answered by dr. oz? >> i'm not going to ask you a question she doesn't want to have answered. >> "all in" starts right now. >>> good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. keeping an eye on donald trump who is giving a speech on maternity leave, of all things, which if you're surprised, this campaign continues to surprise every day. we start tonight with some breaking news. hillary clinton's campaign announcing she'll return to the campaign trail on thursday after taking three days off to recover from her well publicized bout with pneumonia. police have arrested a man accused of hitting several anti-trump protesters during a donald trump rally last night. they also issued a warrant for a different man who is accused of punching what local news reports identified as a 69-year-old woman outside the rally. she told a reporter she was there protesting trump as well and appears in the photo to be wearing an oxygen mask. after a whirlwind few days focused on hillary cl

, hillary clinton and donald trump, their faceoff is hours away. the stakes could not be higher. new polling showing a deadlock race in two political states. hillary clinton heading into round one, could she dominate tonight's debate and regain ground? >> what are her rules of engage sn ment? >> again, that's going to depend on donald trump. hillary has to make calls minute by minute >> then we ha. then we have the political outsider, which donald trump are we going to see on that stage? >> this guy is ready tonight. i think donald trump has gifts and skills that sometimes escape typical polpoliticians. tonight's debate has the potential pfor the most watched only. this is 90-minute of must see tv. we have coverage for all this, how are they ready to rumble, our correspondence is all over and the spin room is covered as well this afternoon. lets begin with katy tur and kelly o'donell is across campus and chris jansen is in place, too. >> you are covering details of how different this debate is going to be in the past. how so? >> reporter: there are some notable changes. unlike past y

hillary clinton hard at work on labor day. both candidates shifting into high gear as they battle in on key battleground states like ohio. mr. trump and mrs. clinton are in the homestretch. clinton's running mate tim kaine and vice president biden both at a labor day parade in pittsburgh today. hillary clinton also trading in her private jet for a much bigger plane. she debuts that plane today. it will have enough room for her traveling press corps and for the first time since july 31st, mrs. clinton will sit down with a reporter and answer questions face-to-face. as for donald trump, his campaign now struggling to get on the same page when it comes to his immigration policy. we're covering all of the angles with our team of political reporters. let's begin with cnn senior political correspondent brianna keilar, good morning. >> good morning, carol. it is a big day in the clinton campaign and certainly for the press covering her as they're boarding the plane in westchester county, new york, for the first time going to be on the same airplane with the candidate. from april when she la

campaigning, months of anticipation, hillary clinton and donald trump will square off in first debate hours from now, will take stage and the t audience outside the hall expected to be super bowl size. also big, this is outnumbered, also from fbn, melissa francis and ebony williams. fox news media analyst and host of media buzz, buzz, harry is outnumbered. >> this is super bowl hype on steroids. [laughter] >> all right. we are ready. let's move. here we go. stakes are hi. you know that. estimated hundred million americans could watch the showdown. hillary clinton took more time away from the campaign trail to get ready, thousands of pages of briefing books and mock debating are her tools. donald trump taking low key but getting ready for hillary clinton they know well. good to see you. >> harris, good afternoon to you. we are missing all of the presuper bowl parties and activity that is take place at the stadium in the run to the super bowl. other than that the anticipation is about the same. when you look at the it least polls and how tight they are, tonight could have a cig any fact

republicans won clear through 2004 through 2008. you can see here by four points but hillary clinton's lead exploded in that state right now. not looks like a swing state and neither is colorado. most recent poll has hillary clinton this running 14 points ahead. two states we thought were swing states are looking more like hillary clinton's states. states we pencilled in and said they are trump states because they are always republican states, they are not red states. most recent poll hillary clinton up by 2 in north carolina. romney won by 7, most recent poll has trump up 4. not a very comfortable lead for donald trump. it is a lead but you can't call it a safe red state. donald trump is up a single point in the most recent poll. how about arizona again in double digits for romney. what does it do to the map. you can't call them red states. you can't say georgia is. you can't say massachusetts is. look how it starts to change. now, some of those other battle groun ground states. you can start with new hampshire. donald trump won this in the primary. hillary clinton, an 11-point lead. a cou

donald trump and hillary clinton is coming up this monday night. and the candidates seem to be preparing in very different ways. hillary clinton has spent three days off the trail this week. she's been studying up on debate material and watching video of trump's past debate performances. according to the "new york times," the goal is to get under his skin. quote, mrs. clinton has a thick dossier on mr. trump after months of research and meetings with her debate team including analysis and assumptions about his psychological makeup. critical to understanding how to knock mr. trump off blabs. mrs. clinton has concluded that catching mr. trump in a lie during the debate is not enough to beat him. she needs the audience to see him temperamentally unfit for the presidency. trump's approach seems more lax. here is kellyanne conway earlier today. >> i don't think he's locked up in a cabin for two weeks like other people have been or currently are, cramming their heads with microchips and binders. >> is he doing mock debates? if so, who is playing the part of hillary? >> no one is play

in for chris matthews. the first presidential debate between donald trump and hillary clinton is coming up this monday night and the candidates seem to be preparing in very different ways. hillary clinton has spent three days off the trail this week. she's been studying up 0 debate material and watching video of trump's past debate performances. according to "the new york times," the goal is to get under his skin, quote. mrs. clinton has a thick dossier on trump including analysis and assumptions about his psychological make-up. clinton advisers describe as critical to understanding how to knock mr. trump off balance. mrs. clinton concluded that catching mr. trump in a lie during the debate is not enough to beat him. she needs the huge television audience to see him as temperamentally unfit for the presidency and that she has the power to unhinge him. here was his campaign manager kelly anne conway earlier today. >> i don't think he's locked up for a cabin for two days. he's a brilliant man. >> is he doing mock debates and if so, who's playing the part of hillary. >> no one is pl

. >> and embraces new ones. >> hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birth er controversy. i finished it. >> did he end it or just revive an issue that is bound to hurt him? i will talk to the democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine, and trump campaign manager kellyanne conway. >>> and the margin of panic with the polls tightening is what hillary clinton's supporters are feeling. what is behind her sinking numbers? joining me for insight and analysis, republican strategist alex castellanos, maureen dowd and cornell belcher and katy tur of nbc news. i'm chuck todd and this is "meet the press." >>> an explosion rocked manhattan last night, and then a second pressure cooker device and a bomb like the one used in the boston marathon attack was found four blocks to the north. the u.s. foreign chief correspondent richard engel happened to be on the scene last night, and what can you tell us, richard, about what we know about this incident well, it wa explosion and did not cause a great deal of explosion, but shattered some windows and went off inside of a dumpster, and so

trading barbs with hillary clinton over how this nation should respond to internal terrorist threats, donald trump stayed on offense at his rally this afternoon in high point, north carolina. clinton was off the trail today, but held a conference call with some of her national security advisers, again taking aim at trump's temperament, and suggesting his rhetoric was helping terrorist recruitment. mark, both campaigns are trying to use this incident to attack the other and gain the upper hand. who at this moment has it? >> i hate to make people think this is a rerun, but i think we saw today pretty much what we saw yesterday. both sides do think they can go on offense. i think the latest disclosures think this country needs to re-examine its procedures, but congress has just as much culpability there as any president over the last two. and hillary clinton is trying to show that donald trump's unqualified. li donald trump is trying to show hillary clinton is insufficiently aggressive. i don't see anyone gaining advantage. >> i totally agree. i think it's a draw today, and you know, i