night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> next, joe biden speaks to voters and supporters in marshalltown, iowa. introducing him was his wife and marshalltown mayor. >> what a great cloud -- crowd. as many of you may know, the bidens are a military family. my father was in world war ii. our son served in iraq as a member of the delaware army national guard. i know you have a lot of national guard families here. how many national guard are in here? how many military are in here today? [applause] : today when we celebrate the birth of our country, i often think about the people who defend our liberty with their lives. it is not just those who served in the armed forces. it is their families as well. even though they don't wear a uniform, they also serve. today, i just got to tour the iowa veterans. [applause] the commandant and his team are really doing a great job creating a community that recognizes the personal specific needs of each veteran in the veterans home. i was grateful to -- i also met mark smith who joined me -- is he in the back? i see a hand back there. [applause

might just be offering himself up again as the perfect villain. joe biden is preparing to take center stage tonight and to make the case he's the best bet for the party to take out trump. biden, who is still out in front of the democratic field, according to the polls. he can expect some heat from his rivals on stage tonight. of course, we're anticipating that rematch between biden and senator kamala harris. by all accounts she bested him the last time around. there are also signs now biden himself is getting ready to come out swinging against some of those opponents this morning. he tweeted out a video attacking kamala harris and corey boy boon their health care policies. both getting tougher on the campaign trail in recent weeks. biden's campaign trail also coming after elizabeth warren and bernie sanders, the faces of the democratic party's progressive wing. at least a judge from that debate last night, they both offered fiery performances, memorable moments that might be held up against biden's performance tonight. >> democrats win when we figure out what is right and we ge

to shift the focus to the lawmakers he attacked. >>> plus, biden versus the so-called squad. the democratic front-runners fight to show that he represents the heart of the party and that they don't. >>> if it's tuesday, it's "meet the press daily." good evening, i'm steve kornacki in new york, in for chuck todd. and we begin tonight with some very late-breaking developments amid that escalating fallout over the president's attacks, widely viewed as racist, against a group of female progressive house democrats. tonight, the house is expected to vote to formally condemn the president's comments that those lawmakers, quote, should go back to where they came from. but there is now some high drama on the house floor, after speaker nancy pelosi just called the president a racist on the floor of the house. that caused quite a commotion and quite a bit of confusion. we're going to get to that in a minute. this is a drama that comes as dozens of house republicans have publicly condemned the president's comments, but the president, ahead of this scheduled vote, has now lashed out on twitte

front-runner joe biden flanked by his two sharpest critics, kamala harris and cory booker. >> and i'm kries cuomo here with the captain wolf blitzer where the excitement may be bigger than last night and we know the fireworks have to be coming because everybody wants what joe biden has which is the lead in the polls. cory booker has already said he plans to go after biden on his role in the '94 crime bill. is that good for booker? that good for the party. harris will look to repeat her break-out moment when she attacked biden on busing. the question is will she take fire as well. there are seven other candidates. for some of them this is likely the last chance to get the traction they need to stay in the race. so let's begin our coverage. we have political experts standing by tonight. but first let's go to cnn congressional correspondent phil mattingly inside of the debate hall. how do you see it? >> reporter: well, chris, the doors are about to swing open for the audience and the candidates have finished walk-throughs and retiring back for the last-minute session with advisers an

your day with us. democratic debate night two right here in detroit. vice president joe biden center stage looking to reassert himself as front-runner, rebutting the case last night made by the party's leading liberals. plus, elizabeth warren and bernie sanders team up to make their case for big and bold. >>> and marianne williamson shows how different she is. while other candidates study the polls. >> did this night go the way you hoped it would? >> i don't know yet. i'll tell you when, you know -- later when i see the memes. >> back to that a bit later. we begin the fight for the democratic party and how last night's feisty fight will spill over into round two. center stage tonight with a ton to prove. one glaring biden challenge after last night shows he has a plan and debate style to answer the passion and conviction of the party's two leading liberals, the go big progressive wing of the party is elated after watching senators elizabeth warren and bernie sanders fend off the biden-like moderates last night. warren and sanders, medicare for all plan, a green new deal, free college

president, joe biden, delivers remarks at the new hampshire young democrats annual barbecue in portsmouth. this is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, molly. thank you. in thank you new hampshire young democrats. my name is danny. i'm a young democrat, they were presented of from the north country, and i'm proud to support vice president joe biden -- [applause] [cheering] [chanting "go joe"] here: i know you're all for the vice president. i'll wrap it up in 60 seconds. it's a common theme tonight, but i grew up in a blue-collar family. my mom worked multiple jobs to make ends meet, particularly after my dad died. and now i stand before you as new hampshire's youngest state lawmaker. [applause] danny: but it's not just my story. it's vice president joe biden's story. vice president joe biden also grew up as a scrappy kid with humble beginnings. he knows the struggle families face because he's lived them. he's never forgotten where he came from and he spent his career fighting for families like mine. vice president joe biden has the conviction, courage, and moral clarity to take on p

while joe biden's lead is shrinking and fast. >>> plus, after a historic meeting at the dmz is president trump about to make a historic nuclear concession? in an nbc news exclusive, the trump administration was warned months ago about the desperate and dire conditions for migrants at a texas border station. >>> and if it's monday, it's "meet the press daily." it's not every day we lead the show right here from the big board. but i'm here right now because we've got some big news to start the show. it is not pretty news for the democratic frontrunner joe biden. yeah, we can still call him the frontrunner, but check this out. a brand-new poll out within the last hour. this one conducted entirely after the democratic debates last week. a cnn poll, and you can see it here. joe biden still leading 5 points, just 5 points. look who's number two now on the democratic side, kamala harris. she was back in single digits in a lot of polls. heading into that debate a giant jump from kamala harris in this poll into second place. and joe biden again just 5 points ahead of harris in this race

the two nights, july 30th and july 31st. former vice president joe biden. california senator kamala harris. vermont senator bernie sanders. and massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. here's where tonight's drawings will take place with these three cnn anchors. brianna keilar, victor blackwell and ana cabrera. let's go to brianna to explain what happens next. >> wolf, cnn is televising the draw tonight because we believe that this process should be as transparent as possible. so in that spirit we are keeping things simple and low tech. so here's what victor, ana and i will be doing. we all have name cards like these ones. one for each candidate in our group. we have the same number of date cards, half for the first night july 30th, half for the second night, july 31st. so we'll be putting the candidate cards into one box titled "presidential candidates." we'll put the date cards in this other box titled "debate night." and then randomly we'll draw a name and a date to determine which night each candidate will appear. and, wolf, you will be keeping tabs on all of the results and they

last night's rock em sock em free for all, the conditions could not get much better for joe biden. he's got a chance to refocus this intramural fight on the big prize, trump. biden also had a small army of democrat moderates making the case for him all without biden's name being mentioned once in the crossfire. no dirty hands. by the way, neither sanders nor warren looked like they're going to consolidate the progressive win after last night, which is another benefit to biden. so even as the two of them were to defend themselves, they're still dividing the progressive lane. frankly, expectations are somewhat low for biden, considering his faltering first debate performance. so these conditions, for biden, are almost ideal. but if he falters again, there's going to be a whole lot of panic in biden world. as i said last night, the mod cat candidates made biden's case form. >> we can go down the road that senator sanders and senator warren want to take us with bad policies like medicare for all, free everything and impossible promises that'll turn off independent voters and get trump

part to this moment, when she openly questioned joe biden's legacy on civil rights. >> to hear you talk about the reputations of two united states senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country. and it was not only that, but you also worked with them to oppose bussing. and, you know, there was a little girl in california who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools, and she was bussed to school every day. and that little girl was me. >> it was the sharpest critique yet of the democratic front runner's record on issues like bussing and criminal justice. but setting aside the politics nearly all of the 2020 democrats seem united in a larger cause, defense of senator harris after the president's son donald trump jr. publicly highlighted a tweet accusing the senator of being inauthentically african-american. we should know that trump jr. later deleted the retweet and denied any ill intention to the "new york times." but harris said the tweet was emblematic of the history of racism in this country. and while many of harris'

, former vice president joe biden gets a rematch for senator kamala harris. whether he wants one or not. biden has said he plans to be less polite in tonight's debate. biden campaign officials told nbc news the former vp plans to take the fight directly to president trump, but won't take any attacks on his record lying down. well, today the former vice president made clear one thing he plans to fight for tonight. he released an op-ed column going after his democratic rivals on the issue of health care. his campaign also released a video showing his opponents struggling to discuss their own health care plans. ♪ >> how much would medicare for all cost? >> a couple things. >> just quickly so, people would know how much it would cost. >> but again -- >> the former vice president will be flanked tonight at center stage by senators harris and cory booker, who has criticized biden in recent weeks over his role in crafting the 1994 crime bill. so we're going back a quarter century tonight for this debate. anyway, earlier this week, senator harris previewed her strategy for tonight's debat

>>> biden slides and female candidates surge. a new cnn poll shows front-runner joe biden's lead shrinking to just 5 points after the first democratic debates. closing the gap capitalizing on their strong debate performances. good morning. i'm jim sciutto in new york. poppy harlow is off today. the numbers seem to confirm what we had suspected last week. senator kamala harris' attack on joe biden was devastatingly effective and shows bernie sanders is slipping. and pete buttigieg despite his fund-raising numbers is practically stagging. it's in the numbers, mark, quite a dramatic drop for vice president joe biden. although there are other numbers that look more positive for him. break it down for us. >> when you talk about dramatic, a 10 point drop, at the same time you add elizabeth warren and kamala harris both coming up almost by double digits and you have to wonder if it was all that debate. let's take a look where joe biden is with african-american voters because remember that was the flash point during that debate. where is joe biden when it comes to african-american voters

resetting. all images of joe biden being a front-runner are now reshaping this summer. >> you talked to black voters. it may still feel like he's a winner. >> i am absolutely 100% -- >> this was one of the worst few days in american policy in american diplomatic history. >> they know what they're playing with. they're playing with fire. >> north korea got nuclear weapons. iranian at the same time is being capsized by trump for trying to have a nuclear program. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. it is tuesday, july 2nd, 8:00 now in the east. and debates really matter, john. that's what we've learned this morning. the 2020 democratic front-runner joe biden seized his commanding lead over the crowded field plummet in this new cnn poll and two female senators kamala harris and elizabeth warren are surging. i don't know why we have to say they're female but they are. kamala harris' big bounce reflects what so many pundits felt was a very strong performance on her part. >>> the trump campaign and the republican national committee just announced their fund-raising haul for

to fe out how to add a citizenship question. >>> biden exclusive. he sits down with cnn opening up about his kamala harris. >>> aftershock. southern california shaken by more than 1200 new tremors after the biggest earthquake. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. this is a situation room special report. >>> we're following breaking news on trump's fight to add a controversial question about citizenship to the 2020 census. a federal judge just rejected the justice department's attempt to delay re-opening the case. the doj says it's still determining how to move forward without being blocked by the supreme court. president trump says he's considering using an executive order. also, the president is firing back at joe biden. dismissing his description of him as a bully in an exclusive c cnn interview biden admits he went prepared for kamala harris to attack him. our correspondents and analysts are standing by as we cover the stories and more. i want to go to cnn chief white house correspondent. the president is determined to ge

that biden is still leading the president by a whole ten points. there is good news tonight from elizabeth warren, her campaign reports she raised just over $19 million in the second quarter of this year. reflecting the new momentum in her campaign after struggling early on. the democratic field is also a little less crowded tonight. eric swawell dropping out of the race, his campaign failed to gain any tractions. i want to talk about this. take a look at the big picture for the 2020 race, also the author of "beyond charlottesville" taking a stance against white nationalism. how are you doing, terry? >> did you have a good 4th? >> chris cuomo had a big interview with the bidens and his wife as well. did joe biden's campaign, did he get it back on track after his debate performance and his bussing of segregation controversy? >> yeah, i thought his interview with chris cuomo was excellent. he helped himself tremendously. he rebounded from the last debate he had. the upcoming debate on cnn, you will be one of the questioners, it got to be very important and he got to show strengths

he have a case? plus, the president hitting back at joe biden after the former vice president called him a bully and said he would smack him in the mouth. is this the reset biden needs? and kamala harris releasing her latest fund raising numbers as she shifts focus to iowa. but is she too late to the game in that key state? let's go youfrt. "outfront." >> i'm kate baldwin in for erin burnett. welcome to a special edition tonight. no skins on the census. the administration telling a federal judge today that it's moving forward with plans to fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, even though they've already started printing it without the question. how do they plan to do this? that is the million dollar question tonight. the president claims that he is considering a number of options, four to five, he said, including the power of the presidency. >> are you going to do an executive order on the census us. >> we are thinking about doing that. it's one of the ways. we have four or five ways we can do it it's you one of the ways we are thinking of doing it. >> at the same

biden's effort to turn the page in the weeks since the first debate he has faced intense criticism from his 2020 rivals and growing fears his front-runner says it at risk. speaking in south carolina yesterday, biden forcefully pushed back against his critics while also doing what his supporters wanted him to do sooner, apologize for his comments seeming to praise segregationist senators. >> i chose to work within the system, to make it better, to get things done for the least among us. was a wrong to do that? i don't think so. now, was i wrong a few weeks ago to somehow give the impression that i was praising those men who i successfully opposed time and again? well, yes, i was. i regret it. and i'm sorry for any of the pain or misconception that may have caused anybody. >> and defending his civil rights record from the crime bill to his issue on bussing. the debate stage fireworks with senator kamala harris. >> i'm going to let my record and my character stand for itself and not be distorted or smeared. i know those speaking the issue today or saying what i said back then. but the

from their parents. >>> good day, everyone. ahead of a critical test frs joe biden in tonight's debate. he showed new strength in new national polls despite an uneven performance last month. now signaling he'll be tougher tonight and expects attacks for all sides. perhaps this time not from kamala harris standing on one side of him but more likely from cory booker, appearing for the first time on the same stage as biden and a sharp critic on his stance on the issue of race. some performed well last night, including steve bullock or michael bennett who is appearing tonight. disagreements over healthcare is sure to be a dividing line again as they were last night. >> we should deal with the tragedy but why do we got to be the party of taking something away from people. >> no one is the party. >> they're running on telling everyone that your health insurance is illegal. >> hospitals will save substantial sums of money because they won't be doing billing and the other -- >> i've done the math. >> i'm not going to support a plan that rips away quality healthcare from individuals. thi

front-runner joe biden will be center stage, flanked by kamala harris and cory booker. there is every indication this second cnn debate will be just as dramatic at last night's showdown. >> 100% wolf. i'm chris cuomo. great to be the captain. wilmington to a special edition of "the lead" and jake tapper ready to moderate another debate alongside dana bash and don lemon. the benefit of tonight is they got to go to school on what happened with the rules and interplay and what worked and didn't work last night so let's see, look at it through a little bit of a different lens and one of the questions is will we see the more liberal candidates going after biden. remember that axiom, you want noise from the front-runners and for biden it is, is he hiding biden or will he come out and fight. we'll see. let's get straight inside. we have cnn kyung lah in the stage and getting a feel. what do you think we should expect tonight? >> reporter: well we could preview that in a second. i want to point out the former vice president is still here in the fox theater, he's the second to last candidate t

the same time, "the washington post"/abc survey shows biden is not only still leading the democratic pack, but boating the president by a full ten points. there is good news for massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. her campaign reports she raised just over $19 million in the second quarter this year. reflecting new momentum in her compare after struggling early on. the democratic field is a little less crowded tonight. congressman eric swalwell dropping out of the race. his campaign failed to gain any traction. i want to talk about this, take a look at the big picture with terry mcauliffe, the former governor of virginia and also the chairman of the democratic national committee. the author of "beyond charlottesville: taking a stand against white nationalism." terry, it's good to have you on. how are you doing? >> thank you, don. doing great. did you have a great fourth? >> i had a great fourth. so let's start off by talking -- i was having a fourth, actually, with chris cuomo. he had this big interview with the bidens, the vice president joe biden and also his wife as well. i wan

no more mr. nice guy with joe biden. "new day" continues right now. >>> biden telling voters i'm not going to be as polite this time. >> what were you doing 5, 10, 15 years ago to fight for racial justice? >> if he wants to go back and talk about a record i'm happy to do that. >> bob mueller was going to pave the yellow brick road towards impeachment. >> if we don't take action on september 1st we should just shut it down. >> you don't even have the majority of democrats yet. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. it's friday, july 26th, 8:00 here in the east. expect to see a more aggressive joe biden. cnn has learned the form rooips is getting ready for what he believes will be attacks on him and this time he says he won't be see polite. bide is already responding to rivals who have criticized his criminal justice reform. biden has a 3 to 1 lead over kamala harris. and the former vp is the only democrat who beats trump in a hypothetical head to head matchup in that key swing state of ohio. >> meanwhile some house democrats are growing concerned that time is running

once in their entire eight years, biden-obama did they have 3% gdp growth. the media never reported it. the mob. who are described in the 2016 election, the forgotten men and women in this election.in other, the people that make this country great. the people. it's up to us to build on the progress, to preserve our constitutional values, to unleash the full potential of the greatest country god has ever given man. seall of these accomplishments and almost two and a half years of a conspiracy theory, hoax perpetrated, abuse of power that we've never seen before. the president still accomplished that. sad. we will hold them accountable.l, the president officially kickeda massive rally. 30,000 seat arena packed to the brim, more than 150,000 people wanted to be there and many mor stood and overflow area outside with some literally waiting in line over 40-plus hours just to get in. well, i guess the greatest show on earth considering there is no guitar, billy joel, elton john jimmy hendricks. i do not think the president sings j well, but the president and thousands upon thousands of pumpe

biden thinks out loud. some of those thoughts you want to say keep them to yourself. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to your new day. late last night house speaker nancy pelosi called on the labor secretary alexander acosta to resign over that secret sweetheart deal he made with multi-millionaire jeffrey epstein. this morning we are waiting to hear from secretary acosta and the white house on these new allegations and acosta's future. >>> joe biden told chris cuomo that senator kamala harris' her attack on her husband at the first debate came as a surprise. both jill and joe biden are opening up about their son's health struggle. >> we want to bring in joey jackson here, our cnn legal analyst to help us understand what's going on in the jeffrey epstein case. first, sarah, let's talk about the politics of all of this. can alex acosta survive this now that we know he decided to do this sweetheart deal so beyond all possible doubt what others would say would be applicable in a case of a sex offender with this amount of victims. and in the plea deal he didn't even alert the victims. t

, bernie seems young. elizabeth seems young. biden sometimes seems old. it's not the number. it's -- there is something else there. and i think that he has to shake that off. because he has to shake it off. >> joe bide isn't arriving right now. as i said the last to arrive process. here he is arriving at the fox theater here in detroit. >> there he is. >> the trademark smile. >> he looks young today. got the pep in the step. >> so far so good. >> so far so good. >> go ahead with your thought. >> i just think that he has to put this thing to bed. reagan messed up in a debate and he joked out of and went to victory. joe biden has to put it to bed because if he has another shaky performance the age issue comes on and he won't scrape it off. >> we focused so much with kamala we are not talking about the rest of the performance. the first debate performance before kamala went after him was so lackluster. i was surprised >> giving back time. hesitation. >> i'm sorry my time is up is not a thing you should ever say in a debate. i think -- when kamala went after him i was honestly concern

president joe biden. biden's lead fell in this poll ten points, down to 22% from a month ago. now up just five points over senator harris who gained nine points up to 17%. elizabeth warren now sits in third place at 15% up eight. senator bernie sanders dropped four points to 14%. mayor pete buttigieg rounds out the top five in the poll at 4%. steve kornacki, a lot of people after they watched kamala harris do battle with joe biden expected there might be some movement. this was the first look we got at the entire group together. but that's a big jump. >> that's very big. i mean, five points, that poll has it five points when you think of all the advantages that joe biden had supposedly coming into the race, to be sitting in this poll -- let's see how this one looks in comparison to them. but to be up just five points and it is at 22% when you're the former vice president of the united states and you came in with all of these promises of electability, universal name recognition, all of these things i think that speaks potentially to seriously bad debate performance. in a debate perfor

command of the stage, i think folks will be thinking about whether or not joe biden is electable. >> i thought kamala harris, she practiced that cons cyst ently for 10 days, and surprised that joe biden had not practiced. he looked like a punch fighter waiting for bell to ring and say i'm out of team. >> crystal clear that kamala harris commanded the stage, this was her debate. this was kamala harris' moment. >> that was a sad moment. >> i think elizabeth warren had a strong night. spotlight was very much on her and we may be seeing the end of beto o'rourke candidacy. >> looked like -- >> did nbc moderator challenged members of a party that has clearly lurched to the left. spark national uproar as congress rushes to put billions in funding, is prez covering as human tragedy or indictment. cheryl joins our discussion, star of u.s. women's soccer team blows off national anthem and now insulting president trump, the media debate over megan repino, i'm howard kurtz and this is media buzz. ♪ ♪ >> media fixated on one exchange. >> to hear you talk about the reputation of two united

punches last time they met. the question tonight is which joe biden will show up? the one that senators kamala harris and cory beerk knocked around the debate stage in miami or the one who made his bones under pressure so many times before that? that is of course the big question. and just one of many things we will learn tonight on that debate stage. we will see how senator harris defends her new health care plan rolling out this week and we'll also find out whether vice president biden's message, his message of moderation still resonates. especially after last night. elizabeth warren and bernie sanders dominated proceedings last night. biden, after all, is according to polls the overall front-runner when you look at the polls, both against fellow democrats and when you look at the ones against president trump. even after his performance last time. but a second shaky debate appearance could change that. so it is no overstatement to stay stakes tonight are very, very high. as we count down to this crucial debate in what will be another pivotal night tonight. anderson. >> certainly, erin

things that i did. >> vice president biden takes a tougher tone on the campaign trail. ahead of a big debate for democratic presidential hopefuls. >>> house democrats who support impeachment saying privately they're running out of time for. good morning, i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. friday, july 26th. happy friday. let's start with politics now. 2020 candidates gearing up for next week's democratic debates as new polling shows former vice president joe biden remains firmly on top in a new pole of the early primary state of south carolina. biden beats his nearest competitor, kamala harris, by a huge 27 point margin. >> in the key swing state of ohio, biden's 31% share leads harris, bernie sanders in a three-way dye. who can beat trump? he's taking a new sharper approach. arlitt sainz has the latest from the campaign trail. >> reporter: dave and christine, joe biden is adopting a more aggressive tone while taking on his critics. he tried to stay above the frey focusing on president trump. now you're seeing him and his staff fighting back against critics taking on biden's re

agenda, real policy that would help the forgotten men and women who got destroyed under the biden-obama economy, the extreme left has gone further out to the fringe pandering to every corner of the democratic party. listen to bernie sanders pushing his open borders agenda. great idea. 90% of our heroine crosses through the southern border. we did have to go years we had 2,000 homicide, 30,000 violent assaults, and 100,000 violent assaults against americans by illegal immigrant criminals that are then projected in sanctuary cities, states, people like congresswoman ocasio-cortez. watch. >> there are i.c.e. raids where some 2,000 people or so will be targeted. is this appropriate? >> no, it's not. absolutely not appropriate. >> specifically the 2,000 that are supposed to be targeted haven't shown up for court dates. they are not following the asylum process. the legal standards when they are here. should they be prosecuted? should they be deported? >> i do not like this deportation thing at all and i think trump uses it as a beginning to do worse things. >> sean: it doesn't stop there. co

exclusive interview with joe biden in just a moment. but i have to start with a breaking development that is first on cnn about an issue that could impact the way congressional locates money for generations to come. that is whether the 2020 census will ask people if they are a u.s. citizen. the dead hin is hitting right now for the trump administration to submit the plans to the court on how it will proceed after a week of reversals and confusion. and administration officials say lawyers will tell the judge the census for now will continue printing without asking that question on a citizenship. but it is a big one th-- but is the big one that the trump administration will look into options to add it. that echos what the president set a short while ago. but first, let me back up. this is how we got here. last week the u.s. supreme court shot down the notion of adding that question slamming the kmer commerce department's reasoning saying it must demand something other than the explanation offered. so then on tuesday when you had had the commerce secretary capitulate announcing the sens

new cnn poll shows joe biden clinging to a narrow lead after dropping ten points in the wake of the first democratic debate. kamala harris is jumped into second place closely followed by elizabeth warren. >>> nuclear power, in a sharp reversal of past policy, a new report said the trump administration may be willing to agree to a nuclear freeze by north korea. is the u.s. about to let north korea continue to be a nuclear power? >>> and embracing dictators. before his meeting with kim jong-un, the president embraced autocrats and strong men at the g-20 summit. is his fascination with dictators leading him to make concessions. >>> and misusing security. democrats are investigating a with whistleblower claim that pompeo used security to pick up the dog from the groomer and takeout food are now uber eats with guns. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news, a new cnn poll shows dramatic tightening of the race for the democratic presidential nomination. joe biden's lead has been cut to five points as kamala harris and eli

offered voters a glimpse of who could one day face donald trump. take a look. >> vice president biden, it was hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two united states senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country. and it was not only that, but you also worked with them to oppose bussing. >> the reason that they're separating these little children from their families is that they're using section 1325 of that act which criminalizes omming across the border to incarcerate the parents and then separate them. some of us on this stage have called to end that section, to terminate it. some, like congressman o'rourke, have not. and i want to challenge all of the candidates to do that. >> i am in this fight because i believe that we can make our government. we can make our economy, we can make our country work not just for those at the top, we can make it work for everyone. and i promise you this. i will fight for you as hard as i fight for my own family. >> whoever comes out on top will have to contend, of course, trump, who tweeted rea

the 2020 democratic hopefuls stand after the very first debate. former vice president joe biden is still in first place but plummeted 10 percentage points since may. the big story senator kamala harris has shot up to second place after her widely-praised debate performance. elizabeth warren has also gone up significantly and is in third place within the margin of error with harris. senator bernie sanders rounding out the top four, also going down. david chalian is at the magic wall, and wow, the debates had a huge impact on this very fluid race. >> no doubt about it, jake. you just were going through this new shuffled race here. this poll was taken entirely after both of those nights of debating took place in miami last week. and we've got a top tier here. you see biden's need -- lead has significantly narrowed, 22%, harris at 17%, warren at 15%, sanders at 14%, nobody else cracks 5% in this poll. the change over time, joe biden down 10 percentage points since may. and kamala harris and elizabeth warren doubling support, harris up nine and warren up 8 and sanders down 4 and buttigi

exclusive cnn interview, former vice president joe biden defends his record on race and says he's been taking on, quote, bullies like trump his whole life. senator kamala harris is expected to announce a fresh fund-raising haul this hour as her presidential campaign catches fire, and a red-hot rebound for the economy as the jobs market roars pack to life from a mediocre may. >> i share the president's frustration, as should all of america with the fed chairman who raised rates too fast and engaged in quantitative tightening in the absence of -- >> is the chairman loco in your view? >> i'm not going there, jim. i totally support the president and his characterizations. >> first presidential candidate joe biden is defendsing his decades-long record in an exclusive interview with my colleague, chris cuomo. the former vice president is trying to recover from last week's democratic debates and senator kamala harris' direct assault on his record on racial justice, especially federally mandated school busing to desegregate schools in the late '60s and early '70s. biden says he just doesn't th

and the not as polite joe biden in what could be a make or break moment for some of the contenders. lots of people are going to be watching the former vp and senator kamala harris for a possible rematch of their contentious exchange at the nbc debate last month. now, last night the country heard from the parties leading progressive. bernie sanders and elizabeth warren defending their positions on healthcare against attacks from party moderates. all of which served to highlight the democratic divide at a time when many people seem willing to put aside ideals for pragmatism in their attempt to beat donald trump in 2020. all right. let's break it down with felipe, former deputy assistant secretary of state and spokesman for hillary clinton. he also cohosts the podcast unredacted. we've also got don callaway, a democratic strategist and ceo of pine street strategies. and michelle goldberg, "new york times" columnist and msnbc contributor. and, felipe, i want to start with you because the divide that played out last night, that could be the divide that defines the rest of this primary.

poll that finds joe biden defeating trump by ten points nationally. 49% -- >> wow, that's not even close. >> yeah, but democrats don't get ahead of yourselves. >> that's not -- but that's not even close. >> but not even close. >> wait. he's making fun of joe biden? and he's losing by over -- >> well, sanders beats trump by six points. >> he loses to a socialist by six points, man. i'll tell you what if i'm a republican and i have been president for three years and i lose to a socialist by six points i think i'd just go home. >> the president does have an edge against senators warren and harris and a poll -- >> there's within the margin of error so they're really tied. >> and a poll in the swing state of ohio -- >> he's big in ohio. we keep hearing he's going to win ohio by a ton. >> which trump won by eight points, shows a tough race for most democrats, but not for joe biden. the quinnipiac university poll has biden currently leading trump by eight points. 50-42. >> wait wait wait. mika, you're telling me that joe biden is crushing donald trump in ohio too? >> yeah. >> this is supp

harris attacked former vice joe biden for his comments on bngsing and wor with segregationist senators s on wednesdaator elizabeth warren who is the only candidate polling in double digits on stage held strong in the first partof the debate. many are calling julian castro the breakout star of the first night. joining me is the senior political writer f the "san francisco chronicle" and los angeles political timesin write g us. much anticipated two nights of debates. we're going toet into the details of those heated exchanges in a moment. f,first do you think the fundamental tenor of this race has changed this week? absolutely. i think we saw some exchanges between these candidates,r cularly between kamala harris and joe biden that this is a pivotal momentt i race. there's such a long time to go. we have more than 200 days until the iowa caucuses. l did thst two nights determine anything? no. did it decide who the nomineeis going to be? no. but these exchanges,cu parrly the heated exchange between kamala harris and joe biden over race is goi to be one of those pivot points in the race. >>

-runners shows the two people who were at center statement of the debates. joe biden leads with 26% while senator elizabeth warren trails by seven points at 19%. senators kamala harris and bernie sanders tied for third place with 13% each. mayor pete buttigieg is at 7%. and andrew yankee and beto o'rourke 2%. no other candidate cracks 1% leaving them currently below one of the threshold requirements to qualify for the third round of debates in september. >> so let's stop right there really quick. we can go to people sharing the views, who is best to defeat trump, but let's go back to the overall list of the candidates. and willie, boy, i'll tell you what. as we get to the early states we'll show south carolina in a minute. it becomes so clear that this race -- there may be 21 people who say they're in the race. but it's down to five if you believe any of these polls and for people that have been saying that the polls make no difference, well, they're wrong because good money doesn't chase bad polls and the top five candidates also happen to be the top five candidates with the most

president joe biden takes a tougher tone on the campaign trail oo head of a big debate for democratic presidential hopefuls. >>> house democrats who support impeachment say privately they're worried that they're running out of time to take action against the president. >>> and a new report saying all 50 states were targeted by russian attempts to interfere with the election. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, this is "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> good morning. i'm christine romans. 4 a.m. in new york, 11 a.m. in istanbul and 9 a.m. in london. the 2020 candidates are geared up for next week's debate. former vp joe biden is firmly back at the top of the pack. in a new pole of the early primary state of south carolina biden beats his nearest competitor kamala harris by a huge 27 point margin. >> the key swing state of ohio, biden's 31% share leaves harris, bernie sanders and elizabeth warren. who can beat trump for now in iowa? the answer is only biden. cnn's arlet signs on the trail with biden's new sharper approach. >> reporter: dave and christine, j

guess when they steal the spotlight around the debates. do we know how he feels about joe biden and his shifting polls, joe biden as a front-runner? >> kamala harris represents a different type of challenge to trump and his advisers know that because there's all sorts of fault lines if he's ataking her that involve race and gender. they feel joe biden represents an easier caricature because they can tie him to the swamp. they also know joe biden could have appeal with certain white working class voters. i'm not sold on the fact joe biden could, by the way, nothing in his political past suggests he'll do that well with voters based on his own presidential runs in the past. but they know there's a potential for it. so seeing him fade early i think does not make donald trump happy especially when he's been criticizing joe biden. >> and has he been directing any fire internally or externally to kamala harris who's been surging in the polls? >> the thing with senator harris when she declared her presidential campaign trump's peoples took note of the fact she built out this big crowd. tha

be the latest step pitting pragmatists in the film. a rematch between joe biden and kamala harris, whose clash over bussing and segregation at the last debate led to a bump in the polls for the california senator, and a promise from joe biden that tonight the gloves are coming off. let's begin inside the fox theater, you see anyone there? >> we're in that in between candidate's moment, brooke. these candidates are taking 10 to 20 minutes depending on their comfort level. where they need to look, where the cameras are, and getting a little more comfortable in the space ahead of tonight's debate. bill de blasio just left, we're expecting julian castro to walk on to the stage at any moment now. talking to his campaign, we're told they've been watching game tape, leading up to tonight's debate to prepare, when i asked if they're planning to go on the attack, i'm told no, he will be prepared to defend his own ideas. especially on immigration, that was a winning issue for him last time around, in fact i'm told he had his four best fund raising days following the campaign. they're hoping

want to. look at this headline about joe biden because i think joe biden is not the solution to what ails the democratic. r.t. or america the americans voted for donald trump because he promised to make america great again the platform that joe biden and to be fair he has not really spoken to anybody but billionaires and closed door sessions raising money but from what we can tell what his solution on offer. is more of the same that has basically brought this country to where it is biden tells rich donors not to worry nothing would fundamentally change if he won you know it is that everybody in the u.k. that supports brags that their number one reason for braggs it is to return to the 1950 s. because that's when things were great and we need to go back to the 1950 s. joe biden the saying to the american population that you know we need to go back to the 1950 s. where men were men and women knew their place in the home and american corporations were the greatest and the minority populations of various ethnic group and races groups were not a problem you know and it's such a reactionar

headline about joe biden because i think joe biden is not the solution to what ails the democratic party or america the americans voted for donald trump because he promised to make america great again the platform that joe biden and to be fair he has not really spoken to anybody but billionaires and closed door sessions raising money but from what we can tell what his solution on offer. is more of the same that has basically brought this country to where it is biden tells rich donors not to worry nothing would fundamentally change if he won you know remind me is that everybody in the u.k. that supports brags that their number one reason for braggs it is to return to the 1950 s. because that's when things were great and we need to go back to the 1950 s. joe biden the saying to the american population that you know we need to go back to the 1950 s. where men were men and women knew their place in the home and american corporations were the greatest and the minority populations of various ethnic group and racist groups were not a problem you know and it's such a reactionary claptrap f

debates in detroit on tuesday and wednesday as joe biden enters leading the polls and promises to stop being polite and start being real. behind him bernie sanders and elizabeth warren are neck and neck. they are fighting for the same voters and have similar messages. night one they will share the same stage. i likened the warren, bernie battle to a murder mystery like agatha christie but for warren or sanders to be the last one standing they will have to take each other on. as long as they split progressive voters, the more likely it is the last man standing will be biden. they were reluctant to go after each other but only a matter of time before they have to take their gloves off. could that happen on tuesday? here is the deal. you heard the expression the town is not big enough for the both of us. sanders and warren, the town is feeling very cramped. they made very clear their differences with joe biden who they painted as wrong on foreign policy and too moderate. that is too clear and an important one for voters to know. what about each other. why vote for warren over sanders

whatsoever. >>> meanwhile in a statement first given to nbc news, joe biden says of trump's iran policy, quote, even as trump has rushed to criticize, he trashed the nuclear deal. iran needs to get back into compliance but trump appears to have no plan foreign suring the result either. his policy of maximum pressure has produced worse results and has become more rather than less aggressive. the policy has alienated us from our allies and taken us to the brink of another war in the middle east. >>> the first u.s. sitting president to enter the dprk. he wrote, it was great to call on chairman kim to have our very well covered meeting. he added, it was great being with chairman kim jung-un and that he looked really well and healthy. i look forward to seeing him very soon. he writes, our teams will be meeting to work on solutions to long-term and persistent problems. joe biden is reacting to trump's rosie relationship. he says in part, yet again, donald trump has demonstrated he is more concerned with a photo op for himself than getting results for the american people. he has repeatedly ele

doubled from 6% before the debate to 12% now. joe biden, we saw his numbers slip by five points to 33%. he is still comfortable in the lead, according to morning consult. let's wait until we see more averages. worth noting, nonetheless. we bring in ali vitali. melanie, and jeff mason. the gang is all here. ali, to you first. i have to imagine buttigieg campaign is feeling real good about what they just dropped. >> why wouldn't they? that is a huge number, especially coming off a debate like we just had. can you make it translate into polling and can you make it translate into dollars and cents. even if they're not seeing that morning consult poll, they are clearly seeing it in terms of fund-raisi fund-raising. six months ago, no one knew who the mayor of south bend was. now he is clearly setting the piece for the rest of the field in terms of quarter 2 fund-raising. staffing on the ground, longevity in the campaign. it will mean getting up there and pushing the message even further, hallie. >> what does this mean for democrats. you think the pressure is on? >> i mean, it certainly is.