top tier debate, you're having too many people, not enough time to talk. so what i would suggest to the republican national committee is that we have an embarrassment of riches. we have a lot of good candidates. don't overly micromanage the process. let's have two debates, randomly draw names out of a hat and over time, this will work out. >> we begin our coverage now, looking over the debates. hallie jackson joins us from sioux city, iowa this afternoon. always good to see you. so as we look at this meeting, tell us more about what you're hearing in terms of the campaign, who will be attending and what their main frustrations are. >> reporter: yeah. it seems to be really unhappiness with how the debate process played out among some, but not all campaigns. for example, the tone of the questions, how this debate unfolded, this one this week. it looks like moving forward you may see some campaigns call for fewer debates, especially the