abide by the rules of the debate. it s going to be up to the moderators to ebb force those rules. if he continually talks overtime and across other candidates even though people like his irritativeness they won t like it if it s perceived to be actively rude to people standing next to him on the stage. david birdsell thank you so much. i appreciate that. although i think donald trump probably likes that stepping out of bounds. appreciate it. remember for all the latest news on the race for 2016, go to cnnpolitics.com. still ahead, more than two dozen major wildfires threatening thousands of people in california this afternoon. we ll check if weather will cooperate as crews work around the clock to put out those flames.
republican party. he was asked about those comments by jake tapper. it represents a vein of anger for some of those thinking about donald trump. but there s going to be a serious debate starting this week about who has ideas that would fix the country. instead of getting so far afield in a lot of i think, maybe empty talk maybe we ought to talk about should we have a flat tax. and i think that argument is one that we will see acted out up there on the debate stage on thursday night fred as some of these opponents of trumps try to take him on more directly over the substance of what his political platform is running for president. sunlen serfaty thanks so much. with me now from liberty, maine, is david birdsell the co-author of presidential debates, the challenge of creating an informed electorate. good to see you.