Playoff game. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Thanks for joining us. Im meg oliver in for annemarie green. Tomorrow in las vegas, the democratic president ial candidates meet in their first debate and its shaping up to be a critical contest for Hillary Clinton who continues to lead, but is losing ground. A just released cbs news poll shows clinton with a 19point lead over Bernie Sanders but its a dramatic drop from august when her lead was 41 percentage points. Don championship is here in new york. Reporter the clinton camp is hoping tomorrow nights debate will help jumpstart her campaign. This week president obama weighed in on clinton and the race for the white house. New polls show tuesday nights debate could be the most important one of Hillary Clintons career. The latest cbs news poll shows only 35 of primary voters view her as honest and trustworthy. During an interview that aired sunday on 60 minutes, president obama weighed in on clintons ongoing email controversy. You know, she made a mistake. She has acknowledged it. I do think the way its been ginned up is, in part, because of politic. Reporter still, democrats overwhelmingly believe clinton has the best chance of winning the general election next year. Get out of my way, will you. Reporter far more believe Vice President joe biden is more honest and trustworthy and when pressed whether he will announce his candidacy, the president said this. You know, ill let joe make that decision. Reporter president obama was more candid on donald trump. The latest nbc news poll believes the republican frontrunner has strong leadership qualities. He knows how to get attention. Hes, you know, the classic reality tv character. Reporter trump will address undeclared voters in the key state of New Hampshire today, along with clintons biggest challenger Bernie Sanders. Trump and Bernie Sanders will be addressing today is focused on bipartisanship problem solving. What did that poll show about the republican side of the race . Reporter the latest cbs news poll shows donald trump still very much in the lead with 27 . He even has more support now than he did back in august when he was polling at 24 . Right now, ben carson is still in second with 21 , up from just 6 in august. And jeb bush is polling at 6 right now, down from 13 in august. Don champ here in new york, thank you. As of now, congressman paul ryan hasnt changed his mind about running for speaker of the house. But ryan reportedly spent the weekend considering a bid to replace john boehner. Yesterday, members of the freedom caucus, the group of rebel hardline conservatives that drove boehner out, said they could support ryan. But the caucus wants major changes in how the house works. We are much more concerned about reforming the institution. This is not just about who the next speaker is, its about what is going to change, the business as usual attitude around that changing that is foremost on our minds and that is what we are focused on. Reporter the caucus put together a list of 21 questions for speaker candidates concerning policy and possible reform. Back now to president obamas 60 minutes interview. The president told steve kroft he was skeptical from the start about the failed 5 hundred,000 program to train the moderate opposition in syria. Reporter if you were skeptical about the program, why did you go through the program . Well, because of part of what we have to do here, steve, is try Different Things because with we also have partners on the ground that are invested and interested in seeing some sort of resolution to this problem. Reporter they wanted you to do it . Well, no, sir that is not what i said. I think its important for us to make sure that we explore all of the various options. Over the weekend, russian war planes continued to hit targets in syria. Russian president putin says moscow is working towards a compromise by stabilizing the syrian government. Coming up on cbs this morning, more of president obamas 60 minutes interview and what he expects in the final year of his presidency. Russia says it broke up a plot to carry out a terrorist attack in moscow. An unknown number of people were arrested in a moscow apartment sunday. The russian news area reports an explosive device was found and diffused. Its still unclear who is behind one of the deadliest bombings in turkeys history. Thousand dollars thousands gathered yesterday to pay their respects and bury one of the victims. The crowd denounced the government for failing to prevent the attack at a peace rally by pro on kurdish activists on saturday. The bombings in ankara on no one has claimed responsibility. The government says kurdish rebels or islamic militants are responsible. There has been more Israeli Palestinian violence this morning. One say a man attacked a Police Officer with a knife and shot dead. Three palestinians, including a 2yearold, were killed by israeli forces. Four israelis were stabbed during an attack last night. Palestinian students clash with Israeli Police on the west bank yesterday. Dozens threw rocks at nearby security forces. There were also demonstrations on the gaza strip. Since the trouble began last month, at least 24 palestinians and five israelis have been killed. A Police Officer in memphis, tennessee, is being mourned today. Officer Terrance Olridge was shot multiple times on sunday when he was off duty in a memphis suburb. He was taken to a hospital where he died. He is the fourth Memphis Police four years. Two of them died in the last two and a half months. It wasnt very long. Probably in a close proximity where im standing now. Said something very similar to what im saying here and just doesnt get any easier. 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He is accused of charges including es spe naj and recordly could face up to 20 years in prison. The cbs news moneywatch now lower gas prices may affect the cost of living adjustments and long waits at Southwest Airlines. Jill wagner is at the New York Stock Exchange with that and more. Good morning, jill. If youre flying on Southwest Airlines today, be prepared for delays. Hundreds of southwest flights were delayed yesterday because of a computer glitch affecting seconds. Frustrated southwest passengers were delayed for hours. They havent told us how long we are going to wait but i dont know if we are going to make our flight. Nobody is saying anything. That is the problem. Not a sign. Not a person here or anything. Southwest isnt sure how long the problem will be will take to be resolved. Passengers are advised to print boarding passes before coming to the airport and to arrive about two hours early. Last week was the best week this year on wall street. The dow gained 613 points. 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Those are just some of the headlines on the morning newsstands. The Dallas Morning News reports on a shooting after the Dallas Cowboys game last night. A man was shot and wounded in the at t Stadium Parking lot. He is in critical condition. The suspect was arrested and is hospitalized with a leg injury. He will be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the family of a 12yearold boy killed by a Police Officer is criticizing the prosecutor. Amar rice was shot while holding a pellet gun last november. Reports released saturday by the prosecutor included the shooting was justified. A grand jury will decide if the officer should face criminal charges. The Seattle Times reports on how some cities are recognizing native americans are columbus day. At least Nine American cities will call today indigenous they were calling on the city to abolish columbus day. The Los Angeles Times says usc football coach steve sar kes sarkisian is taking an indefinite leave of absence. He missed practice on sunday. The Athletic Director says the coach is not well. In August Sarkisian apologized after slurring his words during a pep rally. The New York Daily News is looking ahead what is an intense playoff game between the mets and dodgers tonight after a hard slide by chase utley on saturday night and injured mets shortstop rub reuben tejada. Utley will be eligible to play if the series is a decisive fifth game after being suspended for three games. The browns tight end makes the catch of the year do you know the secret to a happy home in these modern times . Its a housewife whos in control of the finances. Can use progressives name your price tool to take control of their budget. And while the men do the hard work of making money, she can get all the Car Insurance options her little heart desires. Or the women might do the hard work of making money. 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San francisco goes ahead 2723 when carlos hyde scores with less than two minutes to play but the giants drive down the field and with 21 seconds to play, eli manning looks to the end zone. Eli. The back of the end zone and it is caught for a touchdown by Larry DonnellLarry Donnells touchdown catch gives new york a 3027 victory. The Cincinnati Bengals have heavenly help in overcoming a 17point deficit to beat seattle. Kicker mike nugent boots a 31yard field goal as time conspires to send the game to overtime. The bengals call nugent again in o. T. And this time the game wing kick hits the left upright but its good. On twitter, famed astro physicist pointed out the earths rotation likely pushed the ball enough to hit the goalpost and go through. The bengals can thank thank you lucky stars because they are now 50. Year. Gary barnidge brings in the football down. He has the mind to roll into the end zone once the catches the ball. Cleveland beat baltimore 3330. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, Tony Gonzalez on nfl today on his new documentary. Im meg oliver. Here is another look at this mornings stop stories. On 60 minutes last night, president obama said Hillary Clintons use of private emails when he was secretary of state was a mistake. But the president said it didnt endanger national security. He also said the criticism against her has been ginned up because of politics. A just released cbs news poll shows clinton continues to lead the democratic race. 46 of those asked to support her. On the republican side, Donald Trump Holds a 6 percentage point lead over ben carson. Sunday was opening day for a new professional womens Hockey League. In one of the game new york. Reporter the puck dropped on the firstever National WomensHockey League in the u. S. Play hockey, yeah reporter the commissioner says the women are fast and ferocious and competitive. People will say they cant notice a difference between the mens and womens until they zoom in. Reporter its the first time women will get paid to play. At 15,000 a year, most have day jobs but players say its worth it to be a part of this growing sport. Womens sports are they business in it and its untapped and its a good time. Yep. Reporter investors say for the first year, the league will need to sell out their 18 games to make a profit. The hope is that a new generation of fans will pack the bleachers. Not just to stay in business, but as players les brown says to inspire. Its so important for a young girl to see an older girl in a position of, you know, leadership. It gives them a realization that they can actually do that. Oh, my god look how fast they are look at them they are so fast reporter an easy score for a sport just getting started. Jamie yuccas, cbs news, connecticut. Long time coming, indeed. Coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, efforts to protect Domestic Abuse survivors from being plus we will take you to a California Elementary School that is the first with standing desks only in classrooms. An nfl analyst Tony Gonzalez joins us in the studio to tell us about a new documentary. That is the cbs morning news for this monday. Thanks for watching. Im meg oliver