host: how do you think joe biden did? caller: joe biden did pretty well. he should have probably told the president to shut up more often so he could get a word out. host: thank you for calling in. thanks for watching. is in wilmington, north carolina on our support president trump line. caller: i am in the bathroom. host: we are going to try holly in spokane, washington. hi, holly. ?hat did you hear tonight caller: well, i was really interested to hear what biden had to say. it was hard to understand him when president trump was consistently talking over him. getting, the fact of rid of obamacare or general health care like that, i think it's a very bad idea. more people have been able to get the treatments that they need through that. taking that away will just end up with more dead americans. if both men care about the american people, then they should give them the health care they need. a third line set aside for those of you who are truly undecided or are supporting someone else. we would like to hear you -- hear your views as well. 202-748-8922 is t

biden rejected that. he selected the public option which allows them to if they want enter into a medicare type program. bottom line, this is inaccurate. >> president trump's claim about manufacturing jobs created on his watch. >> they said it would take a miracle to bring back manufacturing. i brought back 700,000 jobs. they brought back nothing. gave up on manufacturing. >> we did not. >> how do you rate that claim? >> everything is inaccurate. from the beginning of trump's presidency it's a net loss of 237,000. we have lost manufacturing jobs. if you want to be generous and go to the prepandemic, it's a gain of 343,000 which would be pretty good. but the president was adding more. there were jobs lost under obama but he inherited a recession in which a steep decline was underway. that turned around. then there was a slow but steady increase in manufacturing jobs until trump took office. >> you will be back every ten minutes doing fact checking. and we are waiting for the first results of our instant po

they would pick joe biden. trump killed two of them and joe biden was against killing the third, so i think the president wins the debate also when he makes joe biden the candidate of lockdowns. president trump showed empathy when he talked about the impact of this lockdowns on people's lives and that's not washington nonsense, that's exactly what's happening at the kitchen table for america's families. i think also president trump may joe biden the candidate of the mob. it was just sad when trump pressed joe biden for a single law enforcement organization that supported him, and by the way, sean, mostly they support democrats. they are unions. local races back to democrats candidates but they are all backing president trump because they see joe biden, the candidate of the mob, very effective night for the president, the only strong leader in the debate. he came prepared for the debate and copped him i probably can prepare to moderate it. i thought president trump's questions were better than chris wallace's. >

joe biden? >> yes. >> would you be willing to work with him? >> i am more than willing to work with him. >> is it just about the fact that he's running against donald trump or is it about joe biden? >> it is about -- >> hill, an attorney is a gender politics. she was 35 when she was testified before joe biden's committee accusing thomas sexually harassing her when she worked at the commission. her testimony was graphic. >> he referred to the size of his own penis and being larger than normal. >> her motive dissected. >> additional witnesses who may have corroborated her story were never called to publicly testify. >> the idea that anyone who had to say is going to be heard of this window because the republicans were in control and joe biden lost control. >> trump said you let the republicans take over. >> i don't think i did. i wish i could have done it differently. certain rules you can't call people out of order for asking questions that are related to the issue. i wish i could have done bette

the biden campaign has been squarely focused on that, making clear what they have lost and what the biden campaign would hope to restore in a biden administration. >> when you listen to what mike said about the need to retain young african-american voters, what is the outreach to them all? >> i think one is speaking to the issues of concern to them. i think mike is right, part of the reason kamala harris is in milwaukee today, which is really important, is that young black voters are really concerned, as my young son is, about going out on the street and having a police encounter that could go wrong. these are really important issues of reform. and i think, you know, asking them for their vote, which is really important. i mean, keep in mind that the margins in 2016 were so slim that increasing turnout by 20,000 voters in milwaukee could have been the difference between winning wisconsin and not. and i think the biden campaign is focused on messages that are going to drive those difficult-to reach, difficult to motivate voters, and kamala harris is the key to making it happen. >> we'll se

biden: you have no idea. president trump: antifa is a dangerous, radical -- chris: we are moving on. host: we start this morning with richard from california, supporter of joe biden. what did you think of last night? caller: i thought it was disgrace -- a disgrace in democracy by trump. obviously the guy is totally scared of losing. he had no policy. like an unhinged person on steroids. noted quorum. -- no decorum. no boundaries in terms of the debate in terms of the rules and regulations, just like he has been his whole life. just like he has run this country. he was chaotic. he was a bully. he was vicious. he was angry. host: what did you think of joe biden's performance last night? caller: i wanted him to fight back in certain areas. there are so many areas trump is vulnerable. not only with his family. house andn the white people profiting from him being president. there is so much of that. even the tax returns and money to foreign governments. but trump is a narcissistic personality. host: let's go to jo

xi ran circles around biden and obama. iranians ran circles around biden and obama. where is iran today they're teetering where is china today they want biden to win and russia today under most, under the toughest, most extensive sanctions by any president and modern history. and democrats try to turn that narrative back to the economy real quick. for the next segment, you know, the biden economic policy is similar to the policy that was used at the outbreak of the great depression 70, 80 years ago. and it wound up extending that depression for ten years. ten years. you don't have tight money supply, massive taxation massive regulation when economy contracted because it is going to contract more and government will get bigger and bigger and bigger. interested in your response to this when we come back because, the biden plan it is laid out there to result in a ten year massive depression for the american people. the book is liberal privilege don jr. we'll be right back. e. they need help to stay home... ...and stay safe. they need us and we need you. home instead. ap

[applause] biden: mr. nt president, i have gotten to know to enough that you want me stop because i'm embarrassing you. not stop. you made a promise to all americans when we moved into this building. mr. president, you are to remyself literally about to make history. our children and our going to ren, they're grow up knowing that a man named the final a put girder in the framework for a ocial network in this country to provide the single most important element of what people that is access to good health. [applause] march, 2010. susan ferrechio, 10 years later, this is part of the campaign and later the supreme court this year. the speaker p it's huge. biden has a lot of credibility on health care. that is classic biden during his time in the white house with obama. i think he actually helped came across a who at professorial and looking down nose. intellectual. biden would get up there and this and get like obama laughing. health care is major. biden hink really helped as a candidate because he was instru

more so than even biden. biden doesn't know he is alive. the press is really fueling this and they are fueling it horribly. you are doing a great disservice to your country. any other questions? >> [inaudible question]. >> president trump: i may. i will also speak with the pastor who was talking to as per your question previously, very well involved and respected man. i look forward to that. i spoke to him yesterday, by the way. pastor of the family, as you know. and i spoke to him yesterday. had a great conversation. i think he will be there. but i'm speaking really today i'm there for law enforcement and for the national guard because they've done a great job in kenosha, they put out the flames immediately. as soon as they came in, boom, the flame was gone. now maybe it will start up again, in which case they'll put it out very powerfully. >> [inaudible question] >> president trump: i told them they have until september 15th to make a deal. after that we close it up in this country. and i said that the united states has to be compensated,

biden. senator biden: let me set the record straight, if the president consults and cooperates with the senate or moderates his selections, then his nominees may join my support as did justice kennedy and justice souter, end of quote. i made it clear that i would go forward with the confirmation process as chairman even a few months before a presidential election. if a nominee chosen with the advice and not merely the consent of a senate, just as the constitution requires. my consistent advice, the presidents of both parties including this president has been that we should engage fully in the constitutional process of advice and consent. and my consistent understanding of the constitution them is the -- has been that the senate must do so as well, period. they have an obligation to do so. because there is no vacancy after the thomas confirmation, we can't know what the president and senate might have done. but here's what we do know. every time as the ranking member or chairman of the judici

biden a little bit. of course, he should have just shut his mouth at certain times and let joe explain. other times joe should have shut his mouth and let the president explain. >> the question everyone out there is wanting to ask, did last night help clarify anything for you? >> not a thing, really. i think we need one more debate, at least one more debate. because i think we need some more issues asked. it was more of a caucus last night between those two than any substantial answers. >> jerry, we've been on this roller coaster with you as you vacillated from left to right and tried to figure out what you're going to do with your vote in november. if the debate didn't help you, any of the latest big headlines, and there have been several, moved anything for you or given you food for thought? >> i think the trump taxes that there's definitely an issue there. i think that needs to be explained more by mr. trump. i look at it, i work for a construction company, and i paid more in the last year than he's p

that's solid biden. that's leaning biden. joe biden is already at 269 electoral votes. if nothing changed on this map, if he turns in strong debates and holds what he has right now, think about this, if joe biden could win this congressional district in nebraska, democrats have one it before, joe biden could get to 270, the magic number, win the presidency. joe biden could win the presidency without winning ohio, without winning pennsylvania, without win georgia. democrats know joe biden is well ahead in pennsylvania right now. they believe they can hold on that and run it up and block president trump. joe biden is competitive. north carolina is tight but joe biden is tight. big african-american turnout, big suburban turnout, joe biden could be the turnout. democrats have a dream of a route. they believe they're in play even in georgia or ohio. some democrats want the biden campaign to spend money in places like iowa and places like texas leaning red right now. the biden campaign has to make a decision into the final weeks where do we spend resources? do we play it like

vice president biden, you go first. >> vice president biden: it's about equity and equality. it's about decency. it's about the constitution. and we have never walked away from trying to require equity from everyone, equality for the whole of america. but we never accomplish it. but we've never walked away from it, like he has done. it's true, the reason i got on the race for most people. close your eyes, try to remember the people coming out of the field with the torches, their veins bulging, spewing anti-semitic vial, accompanied by the ku klux klan. a young woman got killed. president said there were very fine people on both sides. no president has ever said anything like that. now, second point i'd make to you is that when floyd was killed, when mr. floyd was killed, there was a peaceful protest in front of the white house. what did he do? he came out of his bunker, had the military used tear gas on them so you could walk across to a church and hold up a bible. then what happened after that? the bishop of that very church said that it was a disgrace. the general who was w

biden going over the wealth differential. biden going after the status. trump bombing back in regard to biden's son and pushing towards the family narrative. how does it play out for markets? the equity market has rolled over. we've done a range of 1%. s&p 500 down. the pmi down in china. it's the tale that is wagging the dog. volatility in the equity market. euro stoxx 50 down. what can the guard -- lagarde bring to the table to reinstate the cyclical narrative of europe? the dollar is big. 1.7% this month. the first month of gains in six months. oil is lower. the grim reaper's came to bear at the conference yesterday. oil market demand will be tough. more rough times ahead. there's aelds, if clean blue sweep, that could get you up to 1%. that's a risk that we are not debating. daily lines have been following the debate minute by minute. i was stuck in an uber. and re-horton said it was extra special. what did you make of it? has anybody called this? did anybody win? annmarie: it doesn't seem that anybody thinks that anybody one. it was very messy and un

caller: biden will lose. politics, hers in is a chinese operatives, and he's talking about this virus which is a chinese biological weapon. simple joe is pathetic. his agenda is going to fail, trump will win. turmoil by wealthy people who want to destroy the country, biden will lose, plain and simple. host: mississippi, joe biden supporter. caller: good morning. i just wanted to address the first caller who said that biden didn't address the looting. he has addressed that and the first caller didn't address the killing. i mean, what is looting and burning when someone's life is being taken? trump didn't address none of that. all he addressed is the looting. that's all. i've been to a couple of protests. thank you. host: michigan, undecided line, this is john. caller: good morning. thank you. comment, i watched c-span and i listen to people, i'm undecided. fromr very few suggestions politicianse to the to solve these problems. hitlers, all this name-calling. i hear nothing, any suggestions on how the politicia

we will see if joe biden takes the bait. but the reality is here, the burden is on president trump to try to upend this race, to try to, you know, change the moment in the race. certainly, right now, joe biden is leading the way in many of these battleground states. it's the burden on president trump to change this moment, if you will, jake. >> and, laura, politico, i think, ryan lizza has a piece talking about how trump is actually the one who is underestimated when it comes to debates. that he actually was very effective in the message he was delivering. look, here's the other thing about trump is that we have no idea what he's going to do. it won't be traditional. that's probably a good safe bet. but we're already being told that he's going to go an joe biden on a personal level, including going after his son hunter. i mean, this is a president who literally has retweeted a tweet, accusing joe biden of being a pedophile. a false, disgusting smear that there's no evidence for whatsoever. i mean, is there any way that joe b

shows the extent which biden family members went to cash in on joe biden's name. it is worse than anyone realizes. it shows why senate homeland security chair ron johnson whose panel put out this report with senate finance, this evidence is why joe biden is not somebody we should be elected president of the united states. tonight we break down the bombshells, including this. millions of dollars paid to accounts connected to hunter biden from foreign nationals the billionaire wife of the former mayor of moscow when his father was working on ukraine issues. allegations of suspicious payments by hunter biden to foreign nationals from russia and ukraine involved in possible criminal activity like prostitution and sex trafficking. we will dig into the revelation the oligarch who hired hunter biden to sit on the board of his ukraine energy company was allegedly trying to give 7 million-dollars in bribes to ukraine officials while joe biden oversaw ukraine for the obama administration. the report also says these issues did impact obama administration policy. also this, t

biden might answer that. go ahead, lisa. >> i think vice president biden has been largely off the trail. he has structured events this is the perfect opportunity to see both candidates side by side see them asked the same question. also see how the vice president responds with respect to many of the questions that i have seen him blow off in recent months. i'm looking very much forward to the opportunity to see the two candidates side by side. connell: you're looking at tone, you're looking the way he responds to the questions that come up. chantell, what i've seen, i have not seen, by the way on this particular trip many undecided voters, i will say up front. seems a lot of people are dug n we were out in august, for example, i was in wisconsin, talked to number of former trump voters in 2016, open to switching biden had not fully committed. like lisa, we want to see him in the debate. we want to see him answer these questions. what do you think we'll see from him tonight? >> i think you will see exactly wha

joe biden. >> i expected for joe biden to have a fair hearing. joe biden's leadership was very weak. >> almost 30 years later, thomas sits on the supreme court. biden is the democratic nominee for president. and anita hill has made a decision. >> i think joe biden is the person who should be elected in november? >> you're going to vote for joe biden? >> yes. >> would you be willing to work with him? >> my commitment is to find solutions. i am more than willing to work with him. >> is it just the fact that he's running against donald trump or is it more about joe biden? >> it's more about the survivors of gender violence, that's really what it's about. >> hill an attorney is now a professor of gender politics. she was 35 when she testified before biden's committee. accusing thomas of sexually harassing her when she worked at the eeoc. her testimony was graphic. >> he referred to the size of his own penis as being larger than normal. >> her motives dissected. >> do you have a martyr complex? >> no, i don the. >> and additional witnesses who may hav

take a look. >> if biden wins, the mob wins. if biden wins, the rioters, anarchists, arsonists, and flag burners win. >> peaceful protests. peaceful protest. >> chris: is that a president who is trying to keep the country calm? >> steve: there's a key difference here. when the president is talking about legitimate fear of what can happen in america if joe biden were to win, and if disrespect for the police were continue to become the norm in this country, he's trying to exhort the american people to action, to say we can stop this, we can back the police, we can restore order, we can insist on the rule of law. that is sensible to recognize that there is legitimate fear out there in the country. what is not helpful is to tell the american people that this virus is out of control, because what would happen? things like hoarding, which is happening anyway at that time. it was all ready commencing. the president's job in a time of crisis is partly to be reassuring to the american people, to convince them that we can and will perseve

if biden wins, china wins. if biden wins, the mob wins. if biden wins, the rioters, anarchists, arsonists, and flag burners win. but i wouldn't worry about it, because he's not winning, i don't think he's winning. >> sean: it's all on the ballot. you are the ultimate jury. in 24 days. biden is holding virtual q&a sessions on instagram. the only problem, biden never actually answered any questions. per usual. all right, here with more from a busy night in michigan tonight, or hannity 2020 election correspondent, l.j., lawrence jones, sir, you get to have some fun. a little different than what you reported last night on the show. i saw the crowd, i saw the overflow crowd, i saw the lawrence jones fans surrounding l.j., come on, pretty cool. >> oh. good evening, sean. and looks like the president has a new nickname for the former vice president, joe hiding. this is referring to the fact the former vice president doesn't get out of his delaware basement that much, but it was a little different for the trump supporter's here today. a lot of the

biden up 7 and the average of recent polls, if you look at the key battleground states, also biden with an advantage buried them of those closing slightly in recent days. back with the panel. tom, when you look at these numbers and the state of the race, where do you see it? >> welcome as you mentioned there's been some tightening of some of these battleground states, florida example which is a keer 5, it's no wonder 2. there's been some tightening pee polls showing some tightening. in other states, not as much but if you look overall and you take an average of biden's lead in the top six battleground states in this election, it is at 3.0%. it is exactly where hillary clinton's lead was four years ago so i think despite the national polls showing biden with a bigger lead than hillary clinton had at this point in time, in the battle ground states it's still very, very competitive. >> bret: getting ready, jessica, to see kamala harris go on the trail for the first time, to wisconsin. the same day mike pence is there, clearly the biden campaign thinks it's necessary to get out of bloomingt

joe biden has done that. it is not just about the logistics operation which he thinks the president has failed on, but he's getting better in some ways. but i think it is about the soul of a nation. >> neil: why do you make of that? this idea -- i don't know if he's changing pieces of issues that matter in the moment or die as time goes on. the economy to all of these other gentlemen's points will probably play a crucial role here. as john mentioned, that has been something that has been picking up. and hopefully will be going the president's way in the eyes of republicans. but how much will it impact -- in other words, things like markets getting back to your records. it jobs staying at steady improvements, how much of that will affect voters 60 days out? >> secretary mcenany: the economy is still one of the top priorities for voters according to multiple recent polls. as they see more numbers come in and various banks say that we are still creeping toward that recession if we are not already and one, these

, biden leading 57 to 38%. look, we've heard president trump speak here at old forge in pennsylvania less than two weeks ago outside of biden's hometown of scranton. the message was to the blue collar workers all about the economy. we can expect the same thing especially given what we're seeing in those poll numbers and one last thing, dana, in this poll that was interesting, 94% of likely voters in pennsylvania have already made up their mind in this election. just 5% say that they can be swung either direction. so big question in this election is who can get out their base to turn out in a big way. again, in a state like pennsylvania where just less than 1% is what president trump won this state in 2016. i guess any percentage matters. you have 5% there. that's in the middle there, dana. >> dana: every vote will count. thanks, bryan. joe biden is in kenosha, wisconsin set to meet with community members there. this comes as some democrats say the president's law and order message is working and could cost bide

biden: yes. ballots.ount the some of these ballots in some states cannot even be opened until election day. by the way, our military has been voting by ballots since the end of the civil war. that is what's going to happen. why is it somehow not fraudulent. it's the same process. it's honest. no one has a at all that there is fraud related to mail in ballots. that somehow it's a fraudulent process. pres. trump: it's already been established. chris: you have an opportunity to respond. go ahead. vice pres. biden: he has no idea what he's talking about. the fact is, i will except it and he will too. do you know why? once the winner is declared after all the ballots are counted, that will be the end of it. and if it's me, and if it's not me i will support the outcome. justl be a president not for the democrats, i will be a president for democrats and republicans. chris: gentlemen, that's the end of it. we are going to leave it there. to be continued in more debates as we go on. bidenent trump, presid

what is wrong with joe biden, what is going on with joe biden? the question is this -- does this 77-year-old man really have the stamina, the strength, the mental acuity, mental alertness to serve in the toughest, most demanding job on earth? in 1984, similar questions were posed to 73-year-old president ronald reagan, that was during his reelection campaign and here is how reagan famously responded. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign, i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and inexperience. [laughter] >> sean: that race ended right there, 49 states weeded by ronald reagan, you saw much different response from joe biden, here is his response -- again, we see it often, completely incoherent. it's a little hard to watch, barking at a reporter -- it's not the first time he's done this. he loses his train of thought, he became totally, completely, utterly confused, a fairly common occurrence with joe, take a look. >> please clarify specifically hohave you taken a cognitive -- >> i haven't taken a test, why w

i mean the real question is, what did hunter biden in the biden family take from the russians and from the chinese all while the president was doing that? frankly, the president has given $1.6 million back to the american taxpayer and the fact that his salary is 400,000, he's given it back each and every year. i think the american people appreciate that. >> martha: what about aca? is going to be a lot of talk about that, that americans can't risk the supreme court nominee because she is going to got aca up she gets the opportunity, what to tell them about that? what do you say? >> she's a great pick and remember, the so-called affordable care act has been anything but. most people have went up since president obama passed that and never forget -- i think this is so important to understand about obamacare. all the lies they told us about that when a pastor, if you like a doctor, keep her doctor, premiums will go down, they said they would go down an average $2500. deductibles will go down, they said the website was going to work. this of the website was secure, they said these co-ops th

biden: because you vice pres. biden: because he doesn't have a plan. you've got to provide these businesses the ability to have the money to be able to reopen with the ppe, as well as with the sanitation they need. you have to provide -- pres. trump: tell that to nancy pelosi. vice pres. biden: why don't you just shush for a minute? nancy pelosi and chuck schumer have a plan. you won't even meet with them. the republicans won't meet with them in the senate. he sits in his golf course. literally, think about it -- pres. trump: you probably play more than i do, joe. chris: what about the question of reopening? pres. trump: he wants to shut down this country and i want to keep it open. wait a minute, joe, let me shut you down for one second. he wants to shut down the country. we just went through it. we had to because we didn't know anything about the disease. now we found that elderly people with heart problems and diabetes and different problems are very, very vulnerable. we learned a lot. young children aren't. even young people aren't. we've learned a

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jill biden. he sort of put some ground down that i think he will be tested on as this thing goes forward. but no doubt they will say he had a great night. >> sandra: dr. jill biden stepped up to the microphone. we expect to hear from joe biden. his campaign said he will make the remarks before he starts on the train tour. making his way through ohio and into pennsylvania as the president rallies in minnesota tonight. >> trace: i'm curious. you look at this whole thing and joe biden will come out and speak in a little bit. as he gets on this train tour the question becomes is he going to take questions? do you think there has been enough pushback that joe biden decides he is going to take questions from the press corps with him? >> we hope so. he really hasn't had that many availabilities. he has had a few more in recent days leading up to this debate. maybe he feels the wind at his back after this debate and he will start taking questions. we have invited him every week on special report as a lot

host: why do you support joe biden erica -- joe biden? caller: [indiscernible] host: clearwater, florida. caller: [indiscernible] trump is a liar. they can come up with all these lights -- all these lies he has done, and never asked how money times biden has lied in 40 years. the other fact that you showed on the military, that is a high end ad. that took a long time. it had all the makings of hollywood. host: ok. caller: that is not an ad you do overnight, that is a set up. host: patty in harrisburg, pennsylvania. a supporter of joe biden. caller: i have two comments. can you hear me? host: yep. there is medical research. the republican administration is known for not believing in science. science is [indiscernible] where is this information coming that biden's mind is not as sharp as it is? why are they saying he has something wrong with his mind? i want to ask you a question. did you say you were for biden and harris? caller: biden and harris. host: just wanted to clarify. north carolina come a supporter of president trump. karen, hell

i like joe biden's certain views. joe biden was there. he had his chance, and i think there should be new blood. it's another reason why for trump. also, you can ask me anything. i am educated. i studied a lot of things. birth burke marks -- marks my wrist. -- i'mo a priest of concerned about religious freedom and also about my rights as a citizen about what i can believe. host: i have one question for you. the people you have talked to, is president trump going to repeat and win michigan again? caller: i believe he is come yes. host: that is daniel in ann arbor. sheldon is up next, in anchorage, alaska, on our support joe biden line. hello. how is the debate for you tonight? caller: it was a pretty bumpy, rough ride. i have to be honest with you. all the bickering and arguing and trump emad and then joe biden allowed himself to get mad. he should have been more at ease. host: why do you support joe biden? caller: i support joe biden because, first of all, when he got in office with barack obama, joe biden cannot be a racist as trump trie

i think you just say you are against joe biden. if you are against trump, you don't need to put a prefix in front of it. you are just against trump and that's ok. host: this is marianna in new york on the line -- maria on the line for those who support joe biden. caller: good morning. it's the blacks, hispanics, and minorities, young people, and suburban women don't go out and vote for biden, they deserve everything they get on trump. suburban women who are afraid now, will be afraid if trump is elected because you and your daughters will be back into kitchens, suburban housewives, which is where trump wants to put you. seniors will no longer have their social security's eventually, medicaid will be gone, and this is what i feel. thank you. host: maria in new york. joe simonson, going through some of the coalitions we started this conversation talking about. guest: absolutely. if you go through the list of people she mentioned, and we went on this earlier, but it was minorities, suburban women, women generally, she talked about peo

he shifted to the attack on hunter biden interrupting and went after hunter biden. the response from joe biden was my son has a drug problem and he has overcome it. many off understand what it is to have a family member with a drug problem. in terms of the tone, i thought biden was relatable in that moment. and what she said about speaking to the audience, it's not about him, it's about you. that tone struck me as more effective. >> harris: you are talking about finesse. you can go on the attack biyou have to finesse in and out of those moments. that was missing with all of the shouting. melissa, a quick thought and then we will move to law and order? >> melissa: i agree with everything i heard before. all of the points that were made. i think that neither candidate gained anything last night which is different from saying no one won. neither picked up anything new. some are saying maybe that was the president's tragedy. -- strategy. to be so over the top that a lot of people tuned out because they could not take the screaming. the good points that were made got los

joe biden said no way. the biden camp asked for breaking news and president trump said no way. john roberts reporting that these negotiations are on-going. what is your take on this? is this about getting inside the other guy's head? >> yes, bingo, that's what it's about. bathroom breaking news, transmitters and drugs. that's where we are right now in the back and forth. what you are seeing is the debate equivalent of trash talking before a game. if joe biden comes out there does a great job, you have a narrative ready to go. he must have been on something or somebody giving him answers in his ears. the trump campaign said we will submit to all of these things. why aren't you? the biden campaign said we are not. that's the narrative today. how joe biden will perform is one of the biggest questions of tonight. it's a 90 minute debate. it's a long back and forth. his side did ask if they could have two breaking news over the course of the 90 minutes. that request was denied. trump team said our guy does 90 minutes at rallies 3 times a week. you see both sides. the opponents tryin

should be a contribution to the biden campaign. is this serious? compare what happened to him with what happened to trump, they had the opportunity to been biden down on fracking, they gave him an out, his tax hikes for the middle class, they gave him an out on that, could have pinned him down and redirecting funds away from the police, gave him a pass. a contribution, they are part of the campaign effectively. >> we will see how the candidates do when they go head to 5 in the first presidential debate on september 20 ninth. shannon: a manhunt underway for two suspect accused of shooting up the home of two new jersey police officers. the couple and their 10-day-old infant were inside when 6 rounds of bullet struck and penetrated inside the house. >> a lot of anxiety. we see what is going on around the country and we keep saying it is not candy and now it is. >> reporter: detectives believe they found the van driven by the gunmen. the fbi is joining the investigation. there is a 20,$000 reward for information leading to an arrest, t

that was tough tv. >> lawrence, how did joe biden do? >> joe biden did what he had to do. go in and maintain his lead. when you have polling like james referred to. you have a very clear front runner who in the polls tonight is winning. and another candidate losing. really the only thing to watch is the guy who is in second place. what did he do to move up? the only thing i was watching from a professional standpoint was what did donald trump do to move up. what did he do to change votes in his direction. i didn't see a single moment where it happened. this is a debate that defies the tools that we normally bring to it at this hour. in the last hour rachel said she feels that the debate needs something other than fact checking. but wasn't sure what it is. i'm not sure i know what it is. i did get a lot of personal messages during the debate and i want to see my time to one of them. a mother in washington. who grew up in washington d.c. and has the unusual life experience of mot working in politics or government. she respects government. she sent a photograph of her 11 year

joe biden seen arriving in cleveland on board a biden/harris plane. that will meet on this stage right here. there will be no handshake, no opening statements. and after a coin toss already, the president will get the first question and the president's team tonight expecting that question to be about that bombshell report about his taxes. and his reported debt, more than $400 million, much of it that may come due during his second term if he wins re-election. and, of course, the question now for many, who does the president owe that money to? joe biden countering today by releasing his own taxes. and after the president's repeated attacks on biden's mental fitness, what biden now says he expects from the president tonight. , thi all plays to respond. out amid this pandemic. the toll on american jobs. the death of justice ruth bader ginsburg and the president's new supreme court pick. and, of course, george floyd, breonna taylor and the conversation on race in this country. plenty t ask tonight. plenty to debate. and that will a short time from now. ab

, joe biden said, and i quote, no. we would make sure it's eliminated. last march in a debate, joe biden said, quote, no new fracking. you know, here in ohio, some last march in a debate, joe biden said, quote, no new fracking. you know, here in ohio, some estimates show that ending fracking would literally cost 700,000 jobs. but when joe biden was asked in a debate specifically, he was asked, would you be willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of blue collar jobs for the sake of their radical environmental agenda, he said, and i quote, the answer is yes. he even told one supporter, i guarantee, i guarantee we're going to end fossil fuels. men and women of ohio, i don't know what they're saying now, but i think we should believe them all the times they've said before. they're going to ban fossil fuels, they're going to crush american energy, crush american energy jobs. because joe biden doesn't understand, america's future depends on energy independence. that's why president donald trump unleashed american energy a

joe biden's talk is cheap. donald trump will put force and power and programs behind everything he says. that's why he's willing, ready and able to call in the national guard if requested. buff what they are doing now in the democratic cities, they don't want donald trump's assistance because donald trump is absolutely correct on the issue of law and order. judge jeanine: in terms of the president visiting kenosha. he gave a million dollars to law enforcement, $4 million to the businesses. he puts action behind his words. >> you have to look at this in the context of the difference between the trump campaign and bind campaign. members of the biden campaign were putting money up to get these looters and marauders out of jail. president trump is saying let's give money to law enforcement. let's make sure they are not being attacked and brutalized on the streets. this is what america stands for. we can't allow this bedlam to continue. the president is ready to stop it. when he was called in in wisconsin, the next

but also hunter biden's brothers that were involved in cashing in in the biden name, your reaction to that. >> it was a family enterprise, this is terrible, when you go back in time and you see how president johnson used his resources and influence, especially in the unitedis stats senate to make a vast portion for his family, it isfo absoluty appalling in here in the photographs we see hunter biden, members of the biden family getting off air force to in the major capitals but especially in beijing and now we know more about the ukrainian connection, it is not actual corruption at the appearance of corruption, using one's office to help one's own family especially with hunter and burisma, we all know, we have been through this, hunter biden was simply unqualified, not just underqualified to serve on the board and serve as a corrupt company in the press has been speaking appalling read appallingly silent which is respect is something that should go to the fundamentals of government, we need honest government and integrity in government, this certainly lacks the appearance of integrity

what is wrong with joe biden, what is going on with joe biden? the question is this -- does this 77-year-old man really have the stamina, the strength, the mental acuity, mental alertness to serve in the toughest, 7 most demanding job on earth? in 1984, similar questions were posed to 73-year-old president ronald reagan, that was duringt, his reelection campaign and here is how reagan famously responded. >> i will not make age an issue of this campaign, i am not going to exploit for political purposes my opponents youth and inexperience. [laughter] >> sean: that race ended right there, 49 states weeded by ronald reagan, you saw much different response from joe biden, here is his response -- again, we see it often, completely incoherent. it's a little hard to watch, barking at a reporter -- it's not the first time he's done this. he loses his train of thought, he became totally, completely, utterly confused, a fairly common occurrence with joe, take a look. >> please clarify specifically have you taken a cognitive -- >> i haven't taken a test, why

i don't know if joe biden can win the states, but joe biden is much more competitive. we had a poll yesterday that showed joe biden ahead by three points in the state of georgia. the point is, all of the public signs, the data that we see is going against the president and the idea that you had somebody on stage who was casting doubt on the legitimacy of the american elections, who was not condemning white supremacists that is more likely to increase the zeal of people to surge out to the polls and vote for joe biden than it is to make them stay home. i just don't see that tom is right in thinking that that's going to diminish turnout. we'll get a huge turnout in this election and all the signs point to it not being good for the president. >> i'm dying to hear what we hear from the white house today based on the reviews. >>> mike pence and kamala harris face off in the presidential debate next wednesday night on cnn. our special coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >>> all right. we made it. we made it and cnn's coverage continues right now. >>> very good wednesd

for joe biden there are other possibilities. joe biden would love to win florida. if you does he is most likely the next president. host: why does president trump have to win florida, and where does he have to win florida? guest: it is the electoral map, really. in part because of the big states. california going to joe biden. if we look at the battleground states, it is mathematically possible for president trump to but hehe loses florida, has to sweep pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, and pick up new hampshire or another state along the way. it would be challenging for him to do that. if you look at the real clear politics averages, one .7% favoring joe biden, it is a dead heat in florida. it will come out to turnout. president trump knows he has to win florida, so he is designating resources here. you will see an all-out effort. he will have to maintain a support frome in the hispanic community, especially cuban-americans in south florida. i would draw a distinction between the hispanic community, cuban, versus the -- president trump is doing well with the hisp

joe biden. i'm going to spin the wheel, ana, and start with you. what did you see and what does it mean? >> i saw a completely display of dysfuncti dysfunction. i saw a stage where there was one adult and that was joe biden. i saw complete disrespect of the american people. the viewers who tuned in to try to watch a civil debate, to see who had plan to move this forward. donald trump was insane last night. he was off his meds. he was unhinged. it was ridiculous! it was pathetic. i was reading a tweet where somebody tweeted out, listen to this, undecided voters want in a focus group, words, a frank luntz focus group had for trump. arrogant, crackhead, and un-american. so i would say if undecided americans are referring to you as a crackhead, and i apologize to crackheads, you have a proble problem. >> david, i know before the debate, your advice was run on his record and skip the ad hominem attacks. >> alisyn, clearly, he didn't adhere to my advice. look, i think that -- i listened to john's reci

joe biden hait all. three children, wife neia at his side, about to take a se in the senate. >> i was assigned to do a long, long piece on him. something like, you know, "young mr. biden goes to washington." that's when spent a good bit of time with joe.d had lunch with neilia in the course of doing this story, lfand i just thought to my you know, this couple, you know, really has everything. >> it's a love story. he met her on a beach in spring eak in college. they fell, within days, madly in love. >> neilia was the love of his life and it was really a happily-ever-after tale. until it isn't, abruptly. >> narrator: ben and his setting up the office, hiring a stf, when the crisis hit. >> the phone rings, and val gets it. and biden is sort of paying attention, and then he really harts paying attention wh sees her face. >> i got a call from jimmy biden. and he said, "come home, now. there's been an accident." and neilia was in the car, the station wagon, wh the three children, beau, hu, and naomi. >> neili

switch between trump and biden. 0r could actually switch between trump and biden. or go back and forth. that means that we're going to spend all these billions of dollars in campaign and all this negativity and it's going to be for two point for percent of americans. the other 97.6% don't matter. and as far as they are concerned, the economy is just as important. and the difference between donald trump and joe biden on economic policy is stark. as wide as anything we've ever had. and the democratic party is to the left ofjoe biden. and so i don't think that trump is trying to divert attention, i think trump is trying to deal with my do a joe biden has not done which is to be suspect delete mac specific. ifjoe biden won't explain where he stands on taxes, on the budget, on the debt, on government spending, on size and scope of government, then it is the responsibility of the opponent to talk about it, to raise it. similarly, it donald trump won't talk about what's happened over the last six months thatjoe biden has t

joining me by phone, nbc's mike memoli out there covering the biden campaign with biden in alliance, ohio, geoff bennett at the white house, robert gibbs former press secretary to president obama, jen palmieri from hillary clinton's campaign, jonathan capehart and abc reporter ben collins. mike, first to you, what are you hearing from the candidate? what is their frustration and their response to what happened last night. >> reporter: the biden campaign said they did in their practice sessions did prepare for a debate as free willing as we saw last night. to some extent the former vice president was able to more often than not, pivot to the camera and have a conversation directly with the american people. this is a candidate who said he didn't want to get brought into the mud with the president. it was very hard for him to avoid that last night. part of the idea of this train story, the vice president should be getting off at any moment, he'll dive more deeply into what we heard and didn't hear in the debate last night and also perhaps take questions. this serves as an opportunity, s

watching biden give this speech was nerve-wracking. it was like watching "the quiet place" -- one wrong step, and the whole thing is over. but, honestly, he nailed it. he showed strength. he showed emotion. he made a powerful case for a more united america. and i actually think that trump did biden the biggest favor by making it seem like he was incompetent and senile. i mean, the bar was set super low. as soon as america saw biden had his jacket on the right way, they were ready to give him a standing ovation. biden speaking in complete sentences was just the icing on the cake. and last night also reminded us how different these candidates are. i mean, you've got the presidential candidate who casually quotes danish philosophers and irish poets. and then you've got the president whose morning read is the back of a cereal box. "you're right, tony, they are great. not as great as america, but so great!" and, honestly, i also think it helped that biden got to give the speech to an empty room. you know, because a live audience can add pre