Arkansas governor asa hutchinson there. he was the last candidate to qualify. i actually saw him flying here yesterday. he said he is excited to participate in this debate. yes, this is going to be essentially ringing the opening bell of the republican primary campaign in this summer. but, of course, the big person not on stage is donald trump. the fox news hosts have said they do plan to make him a central part of this debate. but the other candidates are looking for a way to break out in their own way. of course, chris christie, asa hutchinson and mike pence have been talking extensively in critical ways of the former president. the ore candidates largely have not been. they ll be looking for a viral mo moment, to possible, to introduce hethemselves. this is the biggest stage any of them have ever had to make their case to republican voters here. so there are many debates scheduled this fall. virtually one a month. but this is a critical one for these lower tiered candidates in