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[ applause ] there is certainly a lot of excitement in this room tonight and no doubt around the country. were back in the wynn hotel in the battleground state of nevada for the first democratic debate of the 2016 campaign. im anderson cooper. thanks for joining us. weve welcomed the candidates on stage, and theyre in place at their podiums. i want to quickly explain the ground rules tonight. as the moderator, ill ask questions, follow-ups and guide the discussion. ill be joined by juan carlos...

Now less than eight hours a wwa and the stakes are very high. how will hillary clinton answer questions about the e-mails and the flip-flops, and can self-described socialist bernie sanders deliver a mainstream message and will martin oomalley get a breakout moment, and what about jim webb? is this the last chance for lincoln cha feffechaffee. this is the last time we will see them shoulder to shoulder and toe to toe. and jim acosta is there and what are the ground rules for the two-hour debate?...

Is? when will we get some kind of signals? >> so there are a couple of key things to keep in mind. one, frankly, hes aware the democrats are getting a little bit tired of this. two, there are some filing deadlines coming up at the end of october. hes been huddling with his family over the weekend, the early part of this week. hes going to go back to washington and watch the debate. his aides and allies say thats not going to be a key factor in his decision. >> ive heard that. i just dont believe...

That he would be perceived as hurting the first womans chances. >> governor, what is the ground rules? its okay for bernie to take hillary and potentially, at least plausibly defeat her for the nomination, thats a stretch, but if biden gets in, hes blamed a it has spoiler, whats the difference? >> because bernie got out there early, because bernie has real passion on the issues and because there is a difference in the issues between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. except for tpp, its hard to...

Fly. we should say to the turks who have wanted us to create the safe haven, you police the area on the ground. we should say to the saudis and em rat emiratis, you finance the infrastructure for refugees so they have a place to go. and you make sure that all assistance goes only to that opposition that were prepared to support. then you can begin to create a safe haven and change the ground rules in a way that the russians and iranians will understand. then they will see if you want to have a p...

Against that particular target. now this again was clearly a mistake and under the ground rules, u.s. military are not allowed to launch air strikes against mosques, hospitals or schools unless under very extreme conditions. in this case, however, they were taking the direction from the afghan military forces which clearly was the source of what has been a terrible mistake and the general -- the general director of doctors without borders says what happened here amounts to a war crime. >> hearin...

What do you recommend to do to keep balance between business and our personal life? >> so i work with my husband for ten years, and then i had to professionally spin him off. personally i kept him but i really am one of the people that feels like absence makes the heart grow fonder. this is really difficult and really difficult in a small business because its not like you can divide and conquer and say you work in this department and ill work in this department so i think you really need to set ...

For so many years that why not try a different approach and a different tact. i think thats what pope francis is after. >> i think many people have that same interpretation. kathleen, back to the meeting with the president. we dont know how long it is going to last. there was more than a few headlines noting how long their meeting at the vatican lasted here. but if you are a fluy on the wall, with your studies and your knowledge of this pope, is it a lets gret to brass tacks kind of conversation...

With you. there are usually ground rules when the president comes back. but i keep wondering what its like to see the presence of the pope in that doorway whether the curtain is pulled back and he takes the microphone and speaks to all of you. >> i think were first of all just thankful because it makes our story so much better that we get a chance to talk to him. that we get a chance to hear from him. and the great thing about pope francis from a journalistic standpoint is that he speaks in the ...

That little girl was, we didnt know where she was for a long time. we could have found her faster. >> and also people didnt really question where this little girl was according to the family. >> i think they just assumed the state had taken her away. >> a tragic story. once again it seems like we mrised the ball on this. thank you. >> you got it. go back to talk about the pope. pop francis will make history when he addresses i joint session of congress. how will our lawmakers handle them sfdz ...