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Final decision has been made on the position of secretary of again defense. >> so well see what happens. but it looks like he has that job all lined up. thanks very much jim acosta. lets get more on donald trumps tour of that carrier plant in indianapolis. suzanne malveaux is on the screen for us in that was a classic unscripted trump moment as he explained the deal to keep at least some jobs here in the united states. >> reporter: it really was unscripted. he was subdued at times, very relaxed ...

A.m., already made up when she showed up. >> you know, obviously, so identified with one rule, so identified with carol brady. she had a long career, did a lot of things on stage and screen but that is how people know her. how did she deal with that? because at least publicly, from what we saw she seemed to have a sense of humor about it. self-deprecating thats the one thing people associated her with. >> she did not take it for granted. maybe because of her humble beginnings. she would get so m...

That hes serious about all the facets of this job, i really hope hell consider attending the dinner. >> well, i think that the primer for him was the al smith dinner. he told a very funny joke about melania when she cribbed from michelle obamas speech. that was funny. and then he deviate and he became really unsettled in front of a funny audience. its going to be an interesting issue to see whether he is there at the big dinner. >> he really is not skilled at being self deprecating. being able t...

>> i think the primer for him was the al smith dinner which he told a funny joke about melania in which he cribbed and then he deviated and became really unsettled in front of a funny audience. so its going to be an interesting issue to see whether hes there at the big dinner. >> he really is not skilled at being self-deprecating and thats a skill that politicians have to have and thats whats on display at the dinner, being able to laugh at yourself and maybe hell learn in the interim. >> jrue l...

If you look at race by race, it was close. the cumulative effect, however, was not too close, it was a thumping. >> it was a thumping. which is a technical term. president george w. bushs self-deprecating take on the midterm elections that happened in his second term. that was him responding to the 2006 midterms. and that was a decade ago. but it was a thumping. and people could sort of see that one coming. going into that election, the iraq war was going terribly. it was one of the bloodiest ye...

Donald trump, of course, theres a little bit of warnings in there, but his speech was almost entirely a warning, saying, this is our last chance, this is the last opportunity we have to save the america that we cherish. its a strange way to sell a positive vision for america. >> and maria, the other thing you noticed, and ive been to these trump rallies in person, and like anyone in the news or anyone who watches the news. there is such a weird balance he has, as a performer between that somber ...

Jokes, and some of it even self-deprecating. when he said, oh, this rally was planned 12 minutes ago. he seems to be saying, i get it, im in on the joke. >> i think that that -- not only is he in on it, its almost like this is how he feeds himself, he knows -- very few politicians can go in and read a crowd as well as donald trump. and his cadence and everything we saw just there, he was still angry. be angry all the time. i dont know how he does it. i think one of the reasons when we say -- thi...

Landing? what really happened in roswell? and where are biggie and tupac? >> not the kind of thing he enjoys. >> no. and you know, the first thing he said to me was sympathetic about how much he hates obama. i really think this was personal for him. i think that the campaign, to some degree, is very personal. but he wants to avenge this humiliation. other people would laugh at it and kind of get the joke, and almost, encourage people to see them as human. i dont think thats -- >> even at that al...

Become. a dinner where the candidates deliver lighthearted remarks and self deprecating jokes. donald trump and hillary clinton went after each other drawing groans and boos from the audience. >> hillary is so corrupt. she got kicked off the watergate commission. how corrupt do you have to be to get kicked off the watergate commission? >> but donald really is as healthy as a horse. you know, the one vladimir putin rides around on. >> reporter: but there was a remarkable moment at the end of the ...

Its supposed to be sel self-deprecating. and thats why it was funny. >> some people said he threw melania under the bus. there was some reaction like that. i didnt see it like that i. i thought her reaction was genuine and never pained or anything. >> one of brianna favorite moments from hillary clinton. >> people look at the statue of liberty and they see a proud symbol of our history as a nation of immigrants, a beacon of hope for people around the world. donald looks at the statue of liberty ...