debates and his team is hoping for another strong night. their attitude is why try to fix what's not broken? as for trump and cruz, the question isn't so much whether trump will try to hit cruz but whether and how cruz will hit back. alisyn, chris? >> all right, athena. try to save us a good seat if you can. i know it's filling up already. predebate coverage -- you see the line i wrote here? >> yes. >> the sophistication of prognostication. >> poetic. >> vegas brings out my -- >> poetry. >> it's all about what you know and we have three aces for you. that's another -- >> wow. >> here they are, cnn international political reporter maeve reston. cnn senior political analyst and editorial director at the national journal mr. ron brownstein and senior contributor, mr. matt lewis. >> full house. >> see, see.