Anchor desk in new york. And im john berman on the las vegas strip. It is tuesday, october 13th. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. It means it is 2 00 a. M. Here. That means we are just getting started. It has arrived. The first democratic president ial debate of the entire election cycle. Tonight, here behind me at the Wynn Las Vegas only on cnn. The frontrunner Hillary Clinton on top of the polls. She is center stage. Bernie sanders, who is leading in New Hampshire, right next to her. The big question can he make a wider audience feel the bern . Martin omalley and Lincoln Chaffee and jim webb. They have to breakthrough tonight . One surprise in las vegas. Hillary clinton at a cameo rally at the trump hotel. She could bash donald trump and appeal to organized labor. We have correspondent Brianna Keilar with the story. Reporter good morning, john and christine. Hillary clinton arrived here in las vegas and immediately went to where . The trump hotel. Thats where she joined Union Workers pi
First democratic debate here on cnn tomorrow night. Frontrunner Hillary Clinton at center stage. Next to Bernie Sanders and three other democrats. Will there be fireworks . What might the second tier candidates do to try to grab the spotlight . And what are the chances an extra podium will be added for joe biden . Cnns jim acosta has the latest. Reporter christine and alison, here we are in the wynn hotel. The first democratic debate of the cycle. You see the stage is just about set. Five podiums on the stage. That middle one for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. To her right is Bernie Sanders. Senator sanders has been giving Hillary Clinton a run for her money in the polls. It will be interesting to watch those two go headtohead. The others will try to have a breakout moment. They will be looking for the breakout moments on tuesday night. The potential between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, one of those will be on the iraq war. In the last 24 hours, sanders has been remi
House. Just three days until the first democratic president ial debate right here on cnn. And Bernie Sanders is trying to gain ground on Hillary Clinton. He is pushing for support today in colorado. He is in boulder, colorado. He will be holding a rally there in just moments. You see people gearing up for him to take the podium. It is on the university of colorados east campus. It will get under way this hour. The vermont senator is expected to speak about income inequality, Prescription Drug costs, and his College Affordability plan among other things. Our reporter joins me now live. In addition to those things, do you expect that he will take on his critics on how hes voted on gun control . Reporter yeah, poppy, its really been interesting, just this weekend, we have noticed a shift in Bernie Sanders. Last night starting in tucson, he really deviated from his standard stump speech to really almost explain his past voting history on gun control. Certainly his history is facing a lot m
As the Syrian Military claims a huge new ground assault Just Launched this morning. We are live with the latest details on that escalating conflict. Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im Michelle Kosinski in for christine romans. It is 5 00 a. M. In the east. Hillary clinton is splitting with the white house over a trade deal she once pushed for and voiced support for dozens of times as secretary of state. She has come out against the Transpacific Partnership. A 12nation deal known as tpp for short. Clinton did much the same as secretary of state, but it was before it was negotiated. The agreement has been finalized and clinton tells pbs it doesnt meet the high bar it once sought. That is lifting wages and advancing anythinational securi. Sometimes they look great on paper. I know when president obama came in to office, he inherited a trade agreement with south korea. I, along with other members of the cabinet, pushed hard to get a better agreement. Now looking back
Again, this time in boulder, colorado, for the next debate. Only this time theres a new frontrunner in town, folks. Ben carson knocking donald trump from the top spot. Carson is leading in at least one National Poll and in more than one poll in iowa. The cnbc debate is focused on jobs and the economy. So who will stand out . Who might drop out, and could somebody flip out . Someone like john kasich who essentially just said im mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. With us, cnn political director david chalian. David, i want to focus first on ben carson because this really is the first night of the rest of his life. One might think that the debate moderators will focus a great deal of attention on him. The other candidates as well. Thats right, john. Donald trump no longer has center stage to himself. If you look at the lineup, he shares center stage with ben carson. And you are absolutely right. This is a whole gnnew phase for carson. Coming in as the frontrunner now nationally