subcommittee on cybersecurity. so you can bet there will be many questions during a senate confirmation process about russian election meddling and how he sees the relationship between president trump and vladimir putin, something that certainly dan coats is very critical of, ana. >> boris sanchez, we'll continue to work this story. thank you for that breaking news. now to the countdown to round two of the democratic presidential debates. just a little over 48 hours away, what topics should we expect? what are the strengths and weaknesses of the candidates and the possible wild card moments? you know there will be a few. joining us now for this discussion, a highly qualified panel of cnn commentators and analysts. almost as well populated as the debate stage today. angela rye, jen salky, kirsten powers, columnist for "usa today," paul begala, chief strategist for the clinton/gore campaign and former adviser to capitol hill bintson.