rick perry is not going to make the stage. it looks like we ll get chris christie and john kasich. i think perry was hoping this could be a big moment for him to land some punches, but the reality is his poll numbers have just been going the wrong way lately. so, you know, you ll have to see if chris christie or john kasich have a big moment up against trump. we will see, we will see and that s what all the anticipation is about right now. sara murray, thank you so much. we did get a little bit of a taste of what thursday s debate might look like. most of the candidates minus donald trump and mike huckabee and jim gilmore. i m sorry. the jim gilmore reference of the day. they also took part in a voter forum in new hampshire last night, john berman. they talked about immigration and government spending to national security, though it did seem one of their favorite subjects, hillary clinton. we talk a lot at election time, but somehow we never solve these festering problems.
by name. and she s going make her first joint appearance with her democratic opponent tonight at a voter forum in wilmington. and now on to another big state. california. and this may not be surprising, but it s quite important and that is that nancy reagan has come out and endorsed the republican candidates for senate and governor, carly fiorina and meg whitman. she did that after she met with the two women earlier this week. so again, not a surprise, but nancy reagan is the first lady of california politics and always will be. we re used to talking politics and big things happen in california. it s amazing that little delaware is making headlines, as well. good to see you as always. we ll see you on the road, i assume. let s head over to the white house and ed henry for the stake outtoday. good to see you as always. how is it going today? reporter: it s going fantastic. they re going to start a briefing here in a minute with senator menendez of new jersey,