Up to 50 among gop voters. Thats an 8 gain. Trump is defying his critics and his doubters yet again. Lets dig deeper into these poll numbers with our senior washington correspondent jeff zeleny. Walk us through what the polls show and what we can take from the numbers. Ana, you hit the point on the head there. Voters are getting more comfortable with donald trump. I think thats exactly what we are seeing. Initially it was curiosity. People were tuning in to see how the celebrity could run for president. But since then, his staying power has only grown, as you can see from the poll now compared to june. He has started to become a touch of a bit more serious of a president ial candidate. Weve heard him talk about immigration, weve heard him talk again and again about making America Great again. After spending some time out there with voters, both in iowa, New Hampshire and other states, i can tell you that voters want are liking what they hear about his how hes talking back to washington
Reporter bill, this is the draft the president sent up to capitol hill. We got our hands on it in last 15 minutes. It brings up important questions in the debate over capitol hill, the authorization will put the president s isis strategy under a microscope. It has quote, called, enduring Ground Combat important for the words the president is using here, enduring and Ground Combat. Those will be heavily debated. Many republican lawmakers say the president though isnt doing enough to take the fight to isis. You need boots on the ground. It doesnt have to be the Second Marine Division or 101st Airborne Division but youre going to have to put people on the ground to Liberate Mosul or conduct major operations out in anbar. Reporter the other issue for congress to debate is the sunset clause. The president has asked for a threeyear authorization of force which of course takes us well into the next administration. The authorization of force spends and entire page laying out the threats posed
Good evening. Im kate baldwin in for erin burnett. A gunman opens fire in a nashville Movie Theater. The shooters face was covered by a surgical mask. Listen to the tape were just getting in of the gunshots. You hear multiple rounds there. Police shot and killed the gunman but not before three people were injured. One man was cut, apparently, by the gunmans hatchet. Police described how the shooting went down. The gunman, the suspect raised his weapon toward that officer, pulled the trigger. That officer then fired on the suspect and then backed away from the theater. The shooter also had a backpack and a satchel. A bomb squad was called in to investigate those. Boris sanchez is outfront with more. Boris, you have to say it. This is the Second Attack of a Movie Theater in less than two weeks. What more are you learning about what happened here . Reporter kate, were getting a clearer picture. At 1 15 today, a 51yearold while man set off pepper spray inside a showing of mad max in a Smal
Humidity, four years of drought, the conditions are very extreme. Thousands of people have been forced from their homes and four firefighters have been injured trying to push back those flames. Also today, kim davis attorney is speaking out about what may happen when the kentucky clerk reports back to work tomorrow. Will she continue to deny marriage licenses to samesex couples . But first, were just three days away from the Republican Debate. Our john berman is in california. They are fine tuning all of their talking points. Theres a lot of anticipation. Theres a lot of pressure on them, too. Reporter so much pressure. I think this will be a turning point in this campaign. You talk about the scene here. I walked through the set today. It is simply stunning. There is so much energy here as if there needs to be anymore energy in this campaign already. The jabs over the past few weeks. Man, oh, man, they have been flying. It hasnt hurt donald trump. At least not yet. He still is the clea
You can feel that blast, even in the video. Cnns Senior International correspondent, arwa damon, has more on the aftermath from turkey. This is the scene of where the explosions took place. Forensic teams now on the ground, police have it cordoned off. You can see the force of the blast and the fact that the window were blown out on the train station and people said that the sheer force of the explosions shook buildings for quite a distance around. Many people very concerned at this stage, that the death toll is only going to rise. People are coming, stopping, looking at the scene. Everyone around us right now, very somber at this stage. The country very much reeling from the impact of this very, very concerned about what it means and whether or not there will be more violence. And of course, the families and loved ones of those who perished in this attack understandably right now, in mourning, along with the entire nation. The Prime Minister coming out and declaring a threeday mournin