Studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today on a Tuesday Morning. Well get the numbers later today, but they were saying this might be the most watched debate ever. Maybe 100 million viewers. That would get us into super bowl territory. There was a lot of hype. In some ways it lived up to it although i think if you look at the coverage this morning most people agree no knockout punch. No game changer. A lot to chew on no question about it. Well get reaction to the debate from the two Vice President ial nominees. Senator tim kaine and governor mike pence in just a little while. First our decision 2016 team has it covered starting with nbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Peter, good morning. Reporter good morning to you. I think youre right. It was an historic night. Largely lived up to the hype. A night of contrasts on policy, personality and preparation. Hillary clinton demonstrating her preparation. Donald trump relying heavily on his instincts. A
And next thing you know the guy jumped out the window. He was all filled with black smoke and the girl two. Too. She had a sheet of rounder and he said help me. Reporter a very sad scene out here this morning. Everything began before 3 30. I spoke with the assistant chief from the Cleveland Fire Department and they say everything is still under investigation. They will release more information later today. Clifton is shut down for those traveling in that area. Clifton is closed at west 100 12th street because of the fire. Were also seeing slowing on clifton in that area. Rta were rerouted but are now leading rta through this area. This area make sure you take detroit avenue as the detour option. Other than that were looking good on the traffic map. 271 south as you approach 71 which is only adding to3 minutes 23 minutes to the commute. Rain later in the week but wind today. It is a cool fall morning. 40s and 50s now. 67 at noon and 72 for the high today. That is perfection. The wind pr
Presidency and trump says that clinton lacked the stamina. Have you so many Different Things you have to be able to do. I dont believe that hillary has the stamina. Well, as soon as he travelled to 112 countries and negotiations a peace and cease fire and opening of new opportunities and nations around the world or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a Congressional Committee he can talk to me about stamina. Trump is chasm paining in florida tonight, Hillary Clinton will be in north carolina. Vice President Joe Biden was right here in philadelphia today to campaign for Hillary Clinton, he was also trying to get people to register to vote. Annie mccormick is live in University City where biden spoke at Drexel University on this National Voter registration day. Reporter hi rick. National Voter Registration day is what brought vice President Joe Biden out here today and something for Hillary Clinton. There are about 500 people that filled the hall at Drexel University. Most of the
Of the cathedral. The popes plane is scheduled to depart santiago, cuba, for washington at about 12 30 this afternoon. Pope francis celebrated mass in cubas holiest shrine earlier this morning. President raul castro received the holy father at the basilica of the virgin of charity of pauvre. It was the latest in a series of carefully worded critiques during his fourday trip there. Later today, president obama will greet the pope as he arrives on american soil for the first time. Youre looking at the two leaders meeting at the vatican in march of last year. The president will greet the pope at the airport today and then there will be a special ceremony at the white house tomorrow morning. And heres the popes schedule this week. He arrives in washington around 4 00 this afternoon. Tomorrow afternoon pope francis will celebrate mass in d. C. On thursday hell address a joint session of congress before traveling to new york city. On friday the pope will address the u. N. General assembly, v
Wind Power Production has tripled and solar energy has grown tenfold. Greenepisco founder patrick more is with us. This sounds like a success for renewables. Is it . Not at all. Solar has gone up ten times, still drop in the ocean. The real reason as gone down and the missions of gone down is fracking for natural gas which people are also opposed to largely. The wind and solar is intermittent, is unreliable, is very expensive and the only reason it exists is because the utilities are forced by legislation to purchase it even though it costs a lot more than energy they could buy for less money. Stuart what chance does the president have of creating a coalition with other major polluters to pass some kind of Global Climate change deal through the united nations. China, india, japan, russia, canada, many World Leaders have woken up to the fact that this is a complete waste of time and energy and we should get on with the issues around Energy Security and dealing with problems in the middl