good evening. a very busy friday night here, we begin with donald trump s about face. he came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasiing reporter, turning the announcement into a tv event. and the reaction has been swift. tom llamas leading us off. reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. president barack obama was born in the united states. period. reporter: and trump, accusing hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. reporter: clinton and her campaign did no such thing. trump today refusing to take any questions from reporters. mr. trump, why did it take so long? reporter: he did not explain what finally convinced him. for years, the birther conspiracy was trump s signature issue. if he wasn t born in this country, which is a real possibili
our little persons of the week. good evening. a very busy friday night here, we begin with donald trump s about-face. after five years of questioning where president obama was born, he came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasing reporters, telling them to stay tuned for his big announcement. turning the announcement into a tv event. and the reaction has been swift. including the president, answering our reporter, and michelle obama coming out swinging. tom llamas leading us off. reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. president barack obama was born in the united states. period. reporter: and trump, accusing his opponent of starting the hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. reporter: clinton and her campaign did no such thing. trump today
our little persons of the week. good evening. and a very busy friday night here. we begin with donald trump s about-face. after five years of questioning where president obama was born, trump came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasing reporters, telling them to stay tuned for his big announcement. tonight, the reaction has been swift. including the president, answering our reporter, and first lady michelle obama, coming out swinging. tom llamas leading us off. reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. president barack obama was born in the united states. period. reporter: and trump, accusing birther movement. hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. reporter: clinton and her campaign did no such thing. trump today refusing to take any question
our little persons of the week. good evening. a very busy friday night here, we begin with donald trump s about face. he came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasig turning the announcement into a tv event. and the reaction has been swift. tom llamas leading us off. reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. president barack obama was born in the united states. period. hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. reporter: clinton and her campaign did no such thing. trump today refusing to take any questions from reporters. mr. trump, why did it take so long? reporter: he did not explain what finally convinced him. and he did not apologize to the president. for years, the birther conspiracy was trump s signature issue. if he wasn t born in this c
good evening. a very busy friday night here, we begin with donald trump s about face. he came out today, 53 days before the election, 10 days before the crucial first debate, and changed course. this morning, teasi turning the announcement into a tv event. and the reaction has been swift. tom llamas leading us off. reporter: today, in less than 30 seconds, donald trump abandoned the conspiracy theory he spent more than five years pushing so hard. president barack obama was hillary clinton and her campaign of 2008 started the birther controversy. i finished it. reporter: clinton and her campaign did no such thing. trump today refusing to take any questions from reporters. mr. trump, why did it take so long? reporter: he did not explain what finally convinced him. and he did not apologize to the president. for years, the birther conspiracy was trump s signature issue. if he wasn t born in this country, which is a real possibility, then he has pulled one of the gre