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Do. reporter: why is he doing this now? experts say he s got to show strength for the upcoming anniversary of the founding of north korea s dictatorship and analysts say he s trying to keep his military leaders happy after purging so many of them. and flexing their nuclear muscle could be a way of keeping them at bay but only for the moment, wolf. everybody in washington, intelligence officials, national security officials very nervous about that october 10th anniversary date. that could be a target point that everybody is worried about right now. brian, thanks very, very much. coming up, as the gop candidates prepare for their big cnn debate right here at simi valley, california, the reagan presidential library, only 24 hours from now, donald trump is about to board a battleship. he s going to fire some broad sides on national security, but will he expose some weak spots, maybe open himself up to counterattacks. at&t and directv are now one. ....
Trump is about to deliver a national security speech from the deck of a former battleship, the uss iowa now a museum here in southern california, where he may test out some of the lines for tomorrow night s debate. now trump is facing increased competition from the famed neurosurgeon dr. ben carson who surged in a new nationwide poll of republicans. it shows him up from 6% to 23% just four points behind trump nationwide among republicans, but the numbers for jeb bush are much more troubling. that same poll shows him far behind, tied for third place. now a super pac backing the former florida governor is spending $24 million on ads in key states hoping to boost bush s ratings right now. cnn s john berman begins our coverage right now. what s happening with the republican candidates on this, the eve of this huge debate? wolf, last-second ....
Security. the republican presidential front-runner has chosen a very, very fitting backdrop, a former u.s. battleship named the uss iowa. our political reporter sara murray is on the scene for us down in the los angeles area. so what s the latest? set the scene for us on this big speech that trump is about to deliver, sara. well, you can see this stunning backdrop. i think the question is how far is he going to get into details on national security? he has been on the trail a lot this week, but every event so far has been very light on policy specifics. i think we re all wondering whether he s going to divulge a little more about his national security policies tonight. so far he s mainly been using his events to tweak some of his opponents. last night he took on carly fiorina. you know, one of the things that i m really happy about, i m surging, they said. can you believe this one? i m surging with women. can you believe it? ....
Speech from donald trump. that s coming up tonight. he ll be on the battle ship uss iowa tonight to talk about his ideas on national security. let s get some insight from our cnn political commentators. joined by s.e. cupp, dan pfeiffer, former senior adviser to president obama along with kevin madden and anna navarra. trump gets a chance to flex his muscles aboard uss iowa people are saying on national security, almost a dress rehearsal for him going into the debate tomorrow night. i can t see trump doing a dress rehearsal. i feel like he s been doing this celebrity candidacy thing for so long that he doesn t really need that. i think it s trump being trump. one of the things i think he s doing tonight is taking this card off of the table where so many of the other candidates will say, donald trump s not serious on national security, he doesn t have any policy platform. ....
Very liberal. reporter: as most conditions cram for the debate behind closed doors, trump is delivering another speech tonight. it s on foreign policy, he ll be on the deck of the uss iowa a battle ship that waged war in the pacific during world war ii. unless i win, it s been a waste of time for me, folks, i ll be honest with you. a total waste of time. i really mean that, too. now this foreign policy speech is the latest example of how donald trump is trying to involve in his campaign. he s trying to show republican voters and perhaps his rivals that he is substantive. that will be the central question, tomorrow night on this stage right here when donald trump takes center stage as the man with the front-runner s bull s-eye right on his back. wolf? less than 25 hours to go until these debates. donald trump will soon be on the deck of the battle ship uss iowa to talk about national security, international affairs, not necessarily, according to ....