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See something potentially similar tonight. >> why are we getting the word ahead of time of every punch that bush is about to throw at rubio. is that a mole somewhere in the bush campaign? is it stupid p.r.? youre supposed to surprise people, to dry gulch them. youre not supposed to say, guess what im going to do to you tomorrow night? >> i think theres a strategy youre seeing among some campaigns that theyre not revealing that line of attack. like, youre not hearing what theyre going to come out...

Actions. i believe comes out she is not taking questions which you do and thats what you respect. true stories and flagrant opinions from center court and i think its very well you give different perspective and i appreciate what you do in your commentary. >> thank you. >> as the factor moves along this evening, glenn beck on the republican contenders revolting on the debate format. should they be doing that? watters has cornell university in an uproar. >> would you grant us permission to interv...

Specific details about what each debate would look like including a pledge to keep the temperature of the debate venue below 67 degrees. the less than 24 hours later donald trump already seems to have changed his mind about the new republican alliance. "washington post" reporting trump and his advisers are planning to negotiate directly with the tv networks about debate format and to reject the joint letter to the networks drafted at yesterdays meeting. speaking with nbc news, trumps campaign ma...

Specific details about what each debate would look like including a pledge to keep the temperature of the debate venue below 67 degrees. the less than 24 hours later donald trump already seems to have changed his mind about the new republican alliance. "washington post" reporting trump and his advisers are planning to negotiate directly with the tv networks about debate format and to reject the joint letter to the networks drafted at yesterdays meeting. speaking with nbc news, trumps campaign ma...

This morning, the campaigns have little agreement. a source inside the meeting tells manu raju says the campaigns will take over negotiations on the debate format with the two-hour time limit and 30 seconds for opening and closing statements. and the rnc will continue to handle basic debate logistics. campaigns will push for earlier information on the moderators and whether candidates will get equal speaking time. among where no agreement was reached, lower polling candidates want two debates sp...

We turn now to presidential politics. advisers for multiple republican candidates are meeting to lay out their demands for changes in future debates. the campaigns are seeking more control over the process in the wake of harsh criticism for last weeks cnbc debate. athena jones is live with the details on their demands. athena? >> good morning, michaela. this is significant, seeing these campaigns unite, not just against the tv networks but also against the republican national committee, which ha...

Is it just the debate that took place on cnbc or is there something else? >> well, i think theres a lot of things, fred, and as you heard from ben carson there and a number of other republican presidential candidates, theyre still upset about how cnbc handled went nighs debate. and today they continue to pound the network and also frankly the media more generally for what they called, as carson said, gotcha questions. and after what the republican party saw as that unfair treatment from cnbc, fr...

Demanding serious changes to the debate format. new details emerging about the crash of that russian passenger jet in egypts sinai peninsula. russias top aviation official now saying the plane broke up at high altitude. killing all 224 people on board, including 17 children. connor powell live at our mideast bureau with the latest. >> that investigation into saturdays fatal crash now well under way. authorities have recovered the flight voice and data recording box and are beginning to investi...

And as you say some are using that to help raise money. so in the end is it really less about the whole debate, debate format, and more about just kind of milking what took place last week and the complaint as a chorus now? >> oh, certainly. i think a lot of those candidates are using this opportunity to try to flex some muscles to influence this debate format and how it will look going forward. can they pressure the rnc into meeting some of their demands. so this is all really in flux. i think ...

On all of this live in boston, with a look behind the scenes. the bush campaign. but first, lets go to molly live in our d.c. bureau with the latest on the gop field. hi, molly. >> hi, greg, hi, marthel. one of the driving forces behind a meeting of the gop campaign minds in virginia today. in addition to more time for opening and closing statements, heres what else dr. carson would like to see changed in the debate format. >> i would like to see, you know, tighter guidelines in terms of people ...