carolina. president obama s record may be a big factor in the debate as he struggles to defend his national security policies. isis is being blamed on a massacre to an ally capital. the u.s. fight against isis is resulting in more arms being sent to so-called moderate rebels in syria. meanwhile, iran has tested a long-range missile. our correspondents, analysts and guests have full coverage of the day s top stories. we re live from the wynn hotel, beautiful wynn hotel here in las vegas where democrats will square off. three trailing candidates will be trying to hit the jackpot. martin o malley, jim webb, lincoln chafee desperately need a strong showing here tomorrow night. but this will be a showdown between hillary clinton and bernie sanders to be sure. let s get the very latest. cnn s john berman is with us here in las vegas. the showdown could be intense. indeed. i just came from the debate hall, cnn just began our own rehearsal. our team rehearsing for the
no question that he was getting hammered and he may worry about a lecture from the secretary of state. the relationship is not great. if you are a leader, come to a major ally capital, feel good and basically feel successful. i m not sure he felt either right now. i know that netanyahu written and spoken on the idea of terrorism and nukes and how it ties together. are we missing out on having him in the discuss this week? probably not this week but there is no question we want policy with respect or eliminating and the determination to require nuclear weapons. we have to find a way to work out this with the israelis. because without the leverage, without the cooperation, the odds of a military action, the initial part, will increasingly likely. what you don t want is uncoordinated effort between u.s. and israel at the moment. shannon: it could be a huge mess.