ey didn't show at either trial the video of the police pressuring and making a deal which they had and they never even submitted it. so now the only thing that we can appeal to is a petition some kind of public outcry as a reach to try to put pressure on the governor to reconsider this because otherwise -- and as a rule he's been on death row for 17 years. >> i want to make sure people know that our series which you so eloquently are a part of and we that you can for that "death row stories" airs at 10:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. susan sarandon lovely to have you hear. sister helen prejean, thank you for coming. thanks for watching, everyone. brianna keilar takes it from here. hi there, i'm brianne that keeler in for wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington 6:00 p.m. in london 8:00 p.m. in jerusalem. wherever you're watching thanks for joining us.

>> the first debate of the republican primary is over but it is generating even more fireworks and fallout the day after. the top ten republican candidates squared off in prime time and we'll have in-depth analysis throughout the next hour. who stood out? who didn't? any major gaffes? any stumbles? but we begin with highlights of some of the most memorable moments. >> anyone on stage -- and can i see hands -- who is unwilling tonight to pledge your support to the eventual nominee of the republican party and pledge to not run an independent campaign against that person. [ cheers and applause ] raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. >> this is what's wrong. he buys and sells politicians of all stripes. >> they call me veto corleone because i've vetoed 2,500 separate line items in the

budget. i'm my own man. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs dogs slobs, and disgusting animals. your twitterer account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> it's time that we recognize the supreme court is not the supreme being and we change the policy to be pro-life and protect children instead of rip up their body parts and sell them like they're parts to a buick. >> if it weren't for me you wouldn't even be talking about illegal immigration, chris. you wouldn't even be talking about it. >> i don't trust president obama with our records. i know you gave him a big hug and if you want to give him a big hug, go right ahead. >> senator paul the hugs that i remember are the hugs that i gave to the families who lost their people on september 11. >> it's sad to think right now but probably the russian and chinese government know more about hillary clinton's e-mail server than do the member of the united states congress. >> see, i think you're on the wrong side of this if you're still arguing for single payer. >> i don't think you heard me. you're having a hard time tonight.

>> the only one to take out half of a brain -- although you would think if you go to washington that someone had beat me to it. >> well, donald trump was certainly the wild card in that republican debate. he did not disappoint. trump's battle with moderator megyn kelly continued on twitter long after the debate was over and it all started with this exchange. >> you've called women you don't like fat pigs, dogs slobs, and disgusting animals. your twitter account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. are [ cheers and applause ] i think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. [ cheers and applause ] i've been challenged by so many people and i don't frankly have time for total political correctness and to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time either. and honestly megyn, if you don't like it i'm sorry, i've been very nice to you, although i could probably maybe not be

based on the way you have treated me but i wouldn't do that. >> let's bring there cnn chief political analyst gloria borger. gloria i thought the beginning of that worked for trump in a trump way. i don't want to be politically correct. but then when he went to attacking megyn kelly it makes you wonder if that's going to hurt him with women voters. >> sure. look i think people who like trump will like trump no matter what women included. but i do think that the republican party has agender issue. remember, barack obama won women by 11 points last time. hillary clinton, should she become the nominee, will certainly gain some women's votes by virtue of the fact that she's a woman, although women don't just vote on that but that will certainly be appealing. and donald trump has a 62% unfavorable rating with all women. among republicans it's 42%. so when he says that and then he

says, you know i've been nice to you and maybe i shouldn't be and i think megyn kelly was sort of very reserved and didn't get into it with him, i think reading those remarks were offensive and i was actually kind of surprised that none of the other candidates sort of jumped in. >> it could have been an opportunity, i think. >> i think if carly fiorina have been there she might have jumped in. >> and i thought megyn kelly's question was great. i thought she was a class act and how she responded. it didn't end there. trump tweeted at her "wow megyn kelly bombed tonight. people are going wild on twitter, funny to watch." and then he retweeted fans who referred to kelly as a bimbo. earlier he tweeted "i enjoyed the debate tonight even though the fox news trio especially megyn kelly was not very good or professional." i disagree with those comments. >> do so i. i think they did a terrific job. >> is making a situation -- and

i get it, some of his followers will be fine with that. >> totally. >> but there are many people like megyn kelly don't want to hear him talk to wum that way. is he making a bad situation worse? >> i think one of the things you want to do at a debate like that is let the american public see you as a potential president. and when you're retweeting a coat that calls an accomplished anchor lawyer and mother a bimbo, i don't think that's really presidential. so in the long run i don't think donald trump did himself any good. again, his supporters will be his supporters. but i don't think he did himself any good. >> carly fiorina, she did not make it into the prime time debate as we saw, gloria but she was hailed as the breakout star and she took swings on this and donald trump that he had with bill clinton before he got into the race. listen to this. >> well i don't know. i didn't get a phone call from

bill clinton before i jumped in the race. did any of you get a phone call from bill clinton? i didn't. maybe it's because i hadn't given money to the foundation or donated to his wife's senate campaign. hillary clinton lies about benghazi. she lies about e-mails. she is still defending planned parenthood and she is still her party's front-runner. we need a nominee who is going to throw every punch, not pull punches and someone who cannot stumble before he even gets into the ring. >> what does that performance do for carly fiorina. >> it's very good for her. look she's fearless. she's precise in her attacks. she has this kind of ceo fluency that -- where she can just -- has a command of the stage. and i think at that debate last night she showed she was kind of the star of that pack and, again, to our previous point about donald trump there was no

other woman on the stage last night with donald trump and i guarantee you carly fiorina would have made a difference had she been there in that megyn kelly exchange. >> we'll see if maybe she's in it in the next debate. who know gloria borger. thank you so much. a programming note republican front-runner donald trump will be don lemon's guest on cnn tonight. that will come your way at 9:00 p.m. eastern. and he did, right? donald trump stole the spotlight before even said a word. the debate started with a question about whether the candidates would rule out a third party bid if they were not the republican nominee. raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. clause clause. >> so mr. trump, to be clear -- >> i fully understand. >> the place where the rnc will

give the nominee the nod. >> i fully understand. >> and that experts say an independent run would almost certainly hand the race over to democrats and likely another clinton. you can't say tonight that you can make that pledge. >> i cannot say i have to respect the person that if it's not me the person that wins. if i do win and i'm leading by quite a bit that's what i want to do. i can totally make that pledge if i'm the nominee. i will pledge i will not run as an independent. but -- and i am discussing it with everybody but i'm talking about a lot of leverage we want to win and we will win. but i want to win as the republican. i want to run as the republican nominee. >> sean spicer is communications director for the republican national committee. the rnc. he joins us now from cleveland. let's start with donald trump, sean. is he embarrassing the republican party by standing there in the city the same city

where the nominee will be coronated and saying he's not going to support that candidate if it's not him? >> that's not what he said brianna. >> he wouldn't guarantee. he didn't say he would support them he left it wide open for launching a third-party bid. is that embarrassing for the republican party? >> well, obviously, look i'd be lying if i said i didn't want all the candidates to right here right now pledge their 100% support to support our eventual nominee. we need to be united as a party. if we're not a third party, it would be a huge help up to hillary clinton. i think mr. trump understands that. so i think we're going to continue to have conversations with him. i think he will support -- agree to support whomever the nominee is. he knows better than anyone that if you don't have a republican nominee and a republican party united that hillary clinton certainly -- her odds of becoming president become a lot

easier. >> his attack and then his twitter tirade after the debate against megyn kelly. doesn't that hurt when the party is trying to appeal to more women and you've been struggling with women compared to democrats? >> from a party perspective, the work we do to reach out to women, younger women, has been evident by the gains that we have made and the successes that we had in 2014. so i think individual candidates how they attempt to reach out to individuals, individual groups or democrat graphics is up to them. we as a party are going to be committed to going places and reach out to grow our party, though. >> how important -- when you see carly fiorina's performance in the earlier debate and she even made a little appearance with a soundbite that was used in the later debate how important is it having that voice which at this point is the singular female voice in this republican field? >> well look i think there's 17 voices.

i think carly did a phenomenal job at the early debate but part of this process is not to pick winners and losers. what we've done is allowed with cnn and fox is ensure that we have the most inclusive first two debates of any party going forward. what happened last night is exactly what was intended. somebody can do really well someone could do not as well. they can move up they can move down. but it gives everyone that opportunity to have their voice heard and either gain or lose depending on whether or not the voters and the supporters -- that message resonates with them. >> if donald trump -- and i have to circle back to donald trump here sean -- if he does what he needs to do to get the delegates he needs, will the party -- will party loyalists wholeheartedly back him up if he's the nominee? >> of course. i think -- look there were 17 candidates on stage last night. any one of them who becomes our nominee has the full support of

the rnc. that's how it works. the voters of this country, republican activists, republican primary and caucus goers will decide who our nominee is and we at the rnc will give them the best ground digital and data operation in the history of our country and help get them to victory in 2016. no matter who the candidate is every single one of them has a vastly different and better approach than hillary clinton. >> sean spicer looking like a lovely day in cleveland behind you. >> it's gorgeous! wish you were here. thanks brianna. >> that would have been quite a debate to watch in person. thanks sean. coming up later in the hour i'll be speaking with debbie was wasz erer erer -- wasserman schultz.

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back to our look at the republican debate. did jeb bush win over any voters at last night's debate? in one of the florida governor's strongest moments, bush was asked how he will overcome the attitude that the last thing the country needs is another bush.

>> in florida they call me jeb because i earned it. i cut taxes every year totaling $19 billion. we balanced every budget. we went from $1 billion of reserves to $9 billion of reserves. we were one of two states that went to aaa bond rating. they called me veto corleone because i vetoed 2,500 separate line items in the budget. i'm my own man. i govern as a conservative and i govern effectively. >> former erer michigan governor jennifer granholm and republican strategist kristen anderson joining me to talk about this. governor that was one of his stronger moments. i think people thought jeb bush had weaker moments as well. but it was tough for him going into this night with trump leading the polls. how do you think he did? >> this is how i think he did.

meh. he did not do well. he didn't bring his a game if he has one. all i can say is it's a good thing that he raised that money before this debate. because after this debate i think it will be harder for him to convince the republican players he is going to take it all the way. he was like oatmeal. i think it was not a good fight for him. >> thin gruel, that is not a good review. kristen, what did you think? >> i thought he did perfectly fine. i don't think anybody broke out of the debate last night. >> fine like okay? >> i think he's shaking the rust off. this is his first time being on the national stage but his answers on immigration and

common core were great. he has to walk a fine line where he stands and i think he handled that really well. he took boos inside the room that came up around the common core topic and turned it into applause by the end. so he did what he needed to. i don't think he goes down that much in the polls. i think we move on to the next debate. >> all right. let's talk about his former colleague senator marco rubio of florida as he pulls out this zinger comparing hillary clinton's ability to relate to the middle-class. >> the jobs that once sustained our middle-class either don't pay enough or they are gone and we need someone that understands that as our nominee. if i'm our nominee, how is hillary clinton going to lecture me about living paycheck to paycheck? i was raised paycheck to paycheck. [ cheers and applause ] how is she going to lecture me about student loans? i owed over $100,000 just four years ago. if i'm our nominee we will be the party of the future. >> that was about being in touch

with voters kristen is how i saw that. rubio versus bush. who is the more formidable floridian here. >> i think rubio flourished more in the setting last night. i think they bring very different messages and and people having social mobility. rubio focuses on this knew american century. i think the format was great. he used knobto be in the top tier of the polls. i think this debate has a chance for him to move back up a few slots. >> ladies thank you so much. >> brianna, can i just say -- >> jump in. >> on marco rubio, hillary clinton had student loans, too, her father sold grapes. >> aren't you worried about

marco rubio, though, this younger face? >> he certainly represents the young face but he talks about student loans, he 's the guy who voted against allowing students to refinance their student loans at a lower rate. he voted against pell grant ss. he used one of two references to the middle-class in that prime time debate and zero references in the early debate. all i can say brianna is if you're talking policy against policy bring it on. >> all right, those are some fighting words. governor granholm thanks so much, kristen andersen thank you. >> thanks. >> trump, bush and robe owe weren't the only ones grabbing debate headlines. the epic argument between rand paul and chris christie over government surveillance.

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during one of the more heated exchanges of last night's republican presidential debate new jersey governor chris christie and kentucky senator rand paul slammed each other over the use of government surveillance in the fight against terrorism. watch this. >> i want to collect more records from terrorists but less records from innocent americans. and i'm proud of standing for the bill of rights and i will continue to stand for the bill of rights. >> that's a completely ridiculous answer. i want to collect more records from terrorists but less records from other people. when you're sitting in a subcommittee blowing hot air about this you can say things like that. when you're responsible for protecting the lives of the american people, what you need to do is to make sure -- >> here's the problem, you fundamentally misunderstand the bill of right. every time you did a case you got a warrant from a judge. i'm talking about searches without warrants.

i don't trust president obama with our records. i know you gave him a big hug and if you want to give him a big hug again, go ahead. >> the hugs that i remember are the hugs gave to families who lost their people on september 11. those are the hugs i remember. and those had nothing to do with politics. politics. >> david chalian, jeff zeleny joining me now. that was wow guys watching that last night. jeff, who did you think really came out winning that exchange? either? >> i mean brianna, it sure was. look how much information was packed in there. we learned that chris christie was involved in 9/11 and the families of 9/11 he took a shot at rand paul for being a -- in his words -- a blow hard do nothing senator and then we got to the substance of it all, never mind that. about a debate that is really going on inside this republican party about civil liberties. i think you probably is to hand it to chris christie for -- at

least for some in that wing of the party he was very strong on protecting these surveillance programs. but, of course others in the party will have a different point of view. to the libertarians out there who believe there has been government overreach, rand paul was music to their ears. but if we weren't talking so much about donald trump, in f that wasn't a bit of center stage this would be one of the central arguments going on in this campaign about these civil liberties. >> david you saw senator paul. he was feisty. he was angry. he jumped in on other candidates' questions. check out this exchange he had with donald trump. >> news flash, the republican party's been fighting against a sickle payer system for a decade. so i think you're on the wrong side of this if you're still arguing. >> i don't think you heard me. you're having a hard time tonight. >> david, translate that moment for us.

>> just how dismissive donald trump. was. it wasn't a great moment for rand paul. rand paul said he wanted to mix it up. he was clearly doing that. no question about that. back to the debate with chris christie brianna, that you were talking about with jeff. that was one of the most predictable debates. these guys have been squaring off of civil liberties and national security debate that's raging inside the republican party for months for a the better part of a year now in media appearances so getting them on the stage and airing that out where they each got to sort of preach to their choir, that was a moment that i think was probably one of the more predictable ones of the evening. >> certainly was. and it was fascinating to watch. i want to talk about the other candidate s candidates. you had governor kasich ben carson, former governor

huckabee. they had zingers, let's listen. >> thank you, megyn, i wasn't sure i'd be able to talk again. >> social security and medicare. the money paid at consumption is paid by everybody including illegals prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers, all the people freeloading off the system now. >> well i haven't said anything about me being the only one to do anything so let me try that. i'm the only one to separate siamese twins. the only one to take out half of a brain, although you would think if you go to washington that someone had beat me to it. [ laughter ] >> we change the policy to be pro-life and protect children instead of rip up their body parts and sell them like they're parts to a buick. >> i want a quick reaction from both of you. david, first, especially as we saw those zingers. ted cruz scott walker maybe not having as memorable a moment? >> scott walker seemed to disappear into the fabric on stage last night.

he did not seem interested in trying to have a dominant moment. he had a good line about hick that got notice but for the most part he wasn't there. no one will say this field of candidates is without characters. some of the that carson stuff and huckabee stuff, this is appeal. and i this we saw in the focus groups. >> jeff, what did you think? >> i think david is right. we have such a big broad interesting, interesting field but no question that ted cruz is probably the most practiced debater on that stage from his college years. it's clear that actual debate actual trained debate style does not necessarily translate into a political debate like last night. he's known as a good debater and

i'm not sure he shined as much as he would have hoped? >> jeff zeleny, david chalian, we appreciate it. and we turn to the kids table. we'll talk live with new york governor george pataki about how he will try to break through this campaign noise. stay with us for that.

s under card. the top ten in the polls took part in the prime time debate. the other seven faced off in the same arena several hours earlier.

joining me now on the phone to talk about this is one of those early debate seven, former new york governor george pataki. governor we saw coming out of this earlier debate there was focus on the performance of carly fiorina and i wonder having been through this process now, how do you look forward to try to grab some of that spotlight and really have people talking about you so it's your moment? >> i think she did well and i think pretty much everyone did well and i honestly think when you compare the first debate to the second there was a lot more substance. there was a lot more true discussion than what was kind of a reality show for the first half of the second debate. basically the difference is that there are a lot of people saying they're going to do this or that. there are not a lot who have done it and particularly in a blue state with a democratic legislature. and we've heard talk about how we're going to do this or that

in washington for so long and it seems like nothing happens and nothing changes. because you can't do it by dividing and gaining partisan support. you have to do it by getting enough democrats or enough republicans to get things through. so i know i could do that and that's a message that people who want the country to work together confront its problems and believe it. >> there is another republican in this field who has worked -- been elected, been reelected in a blue state, worked with democratic legislatures. that is chris christie. how do you break out when you have someone that fits that category. >> when you look at the records of the two states during the different time frame there is isn't a comparison. i worked in new york that was -- basically people had lost confidence in it. one in 11 of every man, woman

and child was on welfare and when i left we had the lowest unemployment rate, the lowest crime rate over 600,000 more jobs and by the way we had a million fewer people we were able to move from welfare to opportunity. so that's the record that i don't know can compare with. certainly not when you're dealing with a legislature where you had to get democrats to support your agenda. >> the next debate is going to be right here on cnn. for republicans it's september 16. what are you planning to do to make sure you're in the top ten? >> i think american people want solutions and to bring people together. they're tired of talk. and they want someone who has gotten things done and can get things done across party line. you see a lot of partisan rhetoric you see a lot of things like that on the other side as well but you don't move forward as a country without solving problems.

brianna, we're one america and elections can be problems but to govern successfully you have to create a consensus behind common sense solutions. i'll make that case and hopefully people will listen. >> if you don't make it into that top ten, do you think maybe i'm not going to stay in the race? >> no brianna it's very early in the process. there are a lot of people that look good but between now and then they'll have their backgrounds checked, their records scrutinized and they'll be under the might be scope. so -- microscope. so far it's just been this is my vision. that won't be the case forever. >> george george pataki, thank you so much for coming on, we appreciate it very much.

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. how is hillary clinton going to lecture me about living paycheck to paycheck? >> with hillary clinton i said be at my wedding and she came to my wedding. >> if hillary is the candidate, which i doubt, that would be a dream come true. >> people like hillary clinton think you grow the economy by growing washington. >> i'm the only one that leads hillary clinton in five states.

>> and, of course i'm talking about hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton was a popular subject during last night's republican debate. she is the front-runner for democrats by far and if you listen to the debate you might think she's the only one running in the democratic contest. joining me now from new york is congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz, she's the chair of the democratic national committee. thanks so much for being with us. congresswoman. and when you look at this debate last night and hillary clinton is the singular target for republicans, do you think that's part of the issue with having someone who's such a strong front-runner in the polls right now? >> i think it's very clear by the focus on hillary clinton last night that the republicans understand what kind of appeal she has and that all of our candidates have to americans and this there's a dramatic contrast

to any of the 17 republican candidates on those two stages last night. and hillary clinton, martin o'malley jim web, lincoln chafee or bernie sanders and this is that our candidate is going to fight to make sure this that people have opportunities to reach the middle-class and as all you saw republicans singing off the same song sheet, a tired republican play book that takes care of the wealthiest most fortunate americans and to heck with the middle-class. >> but you kind of get shifted into this general election mode even before you have a nominee, right? >> we here in the midst of a democratic primary as well and i expect that we will go through a robust primary nominating contest as the republicans are and when we come out the other side our nominee lined up against their nominee i think there will be a is stark contrast. look at last night. let's start out with the beginning of that debate in which donald trump made misogynistic sexist remarks and

not a single republican on that stage called him out for them criticized him. how are they appealing to women when they think of women in that way? when they don't try to say hold on a second you shouldn't say those because it's not unacceptable in the republican party today. it's actually where their base is. >> and i do want to mention that you are near where a bunch of kids are playing. that's probably obvious to our viewers. >> that's right. >> cnn is hosting the first democratic debate october 13th in nevada. five set candidates. i wonder since joe biden at this point isn't one of them has the dnc briefed him or his aides about the plans? . >> we have actually throughout this process, been briefing and keeping up to speed potential and declared candidates for president. and we know all of our candidates were at one point a

potential candidate. so yes, we briefed the vice president's team. he has not ruled out the possibility of running for president and he's the sitting vice president of the united states of america. of course he'll be welcome to run if he wants to but he and his family have been through the most horrific tragedy that any parent can deal with and i know he's still mourning the loss of his son beau and he takes all the time he needs and i know he'll reach a decision that's right for him and his family. >> i do want to turn now and ask you about iran. i believe you have not decided whether you are going to side with president obama on the iran deal. senator chuck schumer, a big name last night, to come out against it. when are you -- are you going to decide soon where is your mind on this right now? >> well i'm actually about to take a vacation with my family and when i return home to my district i'm going to spend some time talking with

constituents about their concerns about the deal about their -- you know their view. i'm going to share with them what i've learned and i'm continuing -- i've had both classified and unclassified briefings. i've had a couple of top-secret briefings that i'll be going up to washington to make sure that i receive and then i'll gather all of this information. this is the most consequential decision i've made in my legislative career and it's not one to make lightly. >> we'll check in with you at the end of the august. congresswoman man debbie wasserman schultz thank you. >> thank you. i appreciate it. jon stewart of "the daily show" signed off. ♪ look how beautiful it is... honey, we need to talk.

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get nuclear approval with the agreement with iran. chuck schumer says he'll oppose the deal. schumer is in line to be the next democratic leader in the senate and says his opposition is because, quote, i believe iran will not change and under this agreement will be able to achieve its dual goals of eliminatings sanctions while obtaining its nuclear and nonnuclear power. josh earnest weighed in moments ago saying the decision is quote, not particularly surprising to anybody here at the white house. the president continues to fiercely defend the nuclear deal with iran. he raised eyebrows at his speech on wednesday when he said that in opposing the deal republicans were making common pause with hard liners in iran. president obama sat down with our fareed zakaria to justify his strong rhetoric. take a look. >> in your speech at the american university you made a comparison that iran's hard line is making common cores with

republican. it's come under criticism. mitch mcconnell says even democrats who oppose the deal should be insulted. >> the truth is inside of iran the people most opposed to the deal are the revolutionary guard, the quds force, hard liners who are opposed to any cooperation with the international community. the reason that mitch mcconnell and the rest of the folks in his caucus who oppose this jumped out and opposed it before they even read it before it was even posted is reflective of an ideological commitment not to get a deal done. and in that sense, they do have a lot in common with hard liners who are much more satisfied with the status quo. >> be sure to watch president obama's full interview with fareed zakaria at 10:00 a.m.

eastern. thursday night was the last episode "the daily show" with jon stewart. a slew of guests came in to say their fond or not so fond farewells, including our very own wolf blitzer. take a look. >> thank you very much! i've got big news. this is it! this is the final episode. >> john i just don't know what to say. >> you know there are a lot of things happening around the world that keep me up at night which is why i've relied on you to put me to sleep. >> have fun feeding your rabbits, quitter. >> i'm jon stewart. i'm dumb i'm stupid, nah, nah, nah. >> he raffled off two tickets to

the final show. he raised over $2 million. that is it for me. i'll be right back here at 5:00 eastern. for our international viewers, "amanpour" is next and for our north american viewers, poppy harlow is filling in for brooke baldwin. cnn newsroom starts right now. hi everybody. i'm poppy harlow in for brooke baldwin. we begin with the most watched debate in history. 24 million viewers. the 2016 candidates squared off for the very first time. donald trump sold the show but he's still simmering and laughing out hours after top republicans shared that crowded stage to lay out their plans for this court andntry and exchanging blows. the