Manhunt thats what meals. During a smalltime drug deal, the 10,000 reward is being offered for your help in finding him. Good afternoon, welcome to the lead. Were going to start with our politics lead s republicans have a tick under 25 hours to try to boost their poll numbers in order to secure a top ten position, which would security a podium on the first debate stage. At republicans try to get into thursdays showdown, theres one for the soul of the democratic party. It pits those ready to collect Hillary Clinton against dissenters, who say the country would be better off with biden values. A slew of reports now say the Vice President is grappling with whether he should make a third bid to try to become commander in chief. Its what his late son beau wanted. Bidens public life has been marked by personal tragedies. In 1972, he took his senate oath at the hospital bedside of his two sons after a drunk driver claimed the lives of his first wife and 13monthold daughter. That strength is something that president obama spoke to when he eulogized the Vice President s son after beaus death at the end of may. If youre strong enough, you can also make you ask god for broader shoulders. Shoulders broad enough to bear not only your burdens, but the burdens of other. So now after beaus death, just how broad you are joe bidens shoulders . Jeff, my understanding about beaus death is that it kind of cuts both ways for the Vice President. On the one hunt, the biggest booster of his dad, on the other hand he left behind a widow, two Young Children and Vice President biden feels responsible to take care of them. Jake, no question, thats a painful and real predicament that he finds himself in. Hes in delaware helping his granddaughter celebrate the first birthday without his father, so family ties run very deep, but several friends and advisers are still urging him to run for president. One of the thouf friends toll me he has not made of his mind yet. Hes definitely still thinking about it. Im joe biden, im looking for a job. The question for joe biden is, which one . Hes long eyed the presidency, and is still considering joining the 2016 race. The summertime speculation has suddenly hit full boil, over whether hell challenge Hillary Clinton for the democratic nomination. One factor weighing heavy, his son beau biden urged his father to run before dying of brain cancer in may. And now one of the beau bidens close advisers is joining a grass roads movement. Questions about clintons candidacy hang over the a recent poll showed only 37 viewed clinton as honest and trustworthy while 57 did not. For biden it was the reverse 58 found him honest and trustworthy, 34 did not New Hampshire mary carey followy is all bumming biden to run. Hillary clinton does have a problem with truth in this country. I do believe when and if he decides to run, joe will add a new dimension to this race. Biden has run for 79 dwight before. Hes never ruled out a third time. If he did, the gaffs for four ma four decades would follow him. He told cnns Gloria Borger last year, he would make his own decision. Would you run if she runs . Absolutely. Thats not the reason not to run. The question is am i am i convince i am in the best position to lead the country . Reporter but clinton has a big head start. I believe when families are strong, america is strong. Its your time. Reporter the Campaign Says they under consumed by the biden buzz. However hard it is, and we are never thought this was going to be easy. Whether the party needs a. Jeff, thank you so much. Right now, jostling and thats where we find our own athena jones. A new poll out, shows donald trump leaving his rivals in the dust, but these numbers may be more important to republicans such as chris christie, rick perry and john kasich. Explain why. Around the same level in this poll and in other recent polls in the low single digits. Only two of those three are going to make it onto the debate stage on thursday night. Donald trump is leading the pack. He is one of only a few candies who will not be here, but you can bet his number one finish is going to loom large over tonights event. With the first republican primarily to be just days away. I created tremendous jobs, build a great company. Frontrunner donald trump made the rounds on the sundays talk shows, to try to lower expectation for his performance. Im not a debater. Ive never debated. Hes leading in the Monmouth University poll out today, hes at 26 , more than double the support of former Florida Governor jeb bush and wisconsin Governor Scott walker. I dont back off of anything. And the favorability numbers are on the rise, with 52 of republicans now saying they view him favorably. Thats up from 40 three weeks ago. But when it comes to battling the rest of the field on the debate stage, the usually supremely confident real estate mogul told cbs im not a debater, i dont stand up and debate like these politicians. Hes assured a spot at center stage thursday night when the top ten candidates face off in cleveland. In fact the top spots appear set, with Ohio Governor john kasich and former Texas Governor rick perry vying for the final two spots, based on cnns poll of polls. Fox will decide who is in, based on an average of poll standings. Christies says hiss feeling good about his chances. Ill be very happy on tuesday, and im in there. Trump has been blasted for his harsh tone, and bombastic rhetoric, but he says he wont be the one on the attack at the debate. Im not going but the billionaire businessman wasnt pulling punches this weekend when he had this to say attending a forum hosted by wealthy donors, charles and david koch. I wish good luck to all of the republican candidates that traveled to california to beg for money, et cetera, from the Koch Brothers. Puppets . Now, tonights forum isnt a debate, but it is a chance for the candidates to practice talking about their policy positions in a concise way. Trump has said he doesnt feel you can artificially prepare for a debate, so it doesnt sound like hes doing a lot of rehearsing. As for the other candidates, well, ted cruz joked about it saying i have a lot of skills. Predicting donald trump isnt one of them. Not one of mine, either. Athena jones, thank you very much. Lets talk with former Campaign Manager for Hillary Clinton, patty lees doyle. And tom davis, and congressman davis, we should disclose you also sit on the board 6 a superpak that supports john kasich you ran Hillary Clintons Campaign Last time around. If you were still there today, how much would you be worrying about Vice President biden. When he was obamas running mate. Look, hes a formidable candidate. He is a sitting Vice President , which is a huge bonus. He is the last man in the room with president obama when the tough decisions are being made. He hayes incredible relationships in congress on both sides of the aisle, and in this particular climate, in this 2016, where donald trump is a frontrunner, mr. Tell it like it is, you know, hi tendency for gaffs, what was once a negative, could be a positive. Interesting. Congressman davis, who would you you obviously want the republican to win, im guessing. Who would you rather the democratic nominee be, Hillary Clinton or joe beaden. I think you tie them both at the end of the day. I think you tie them both 209 president , but it will be on his third term, but hes got vulnerability hes shown just with these emails and everything else. Biden has stayed away from the fray. I think time will bear that out. She is a woman, so youre making history with that, one asset that she has that joe biden obviously doesnt, but obama has put together a very strong coalition, biden holds that together, i think, his continuity in a way that probably hillary has a harder time doing. Let me ask you another question about the republican debate. This top ten thing, making the cut and being on the stage, do you think that not making the top ten cut is duly a bigger deal that this just not making a debate, its maybe kind of an official statement that youre not serious enough . Well, look, this is a marathon. You want to be there now, because i think it hurts with donors, when you go out and face time with everything else. This is a marathon. This has a long way. Theres other debates between now and iowa, and New Hampshire, but you want to be there right now just for fundraising and all the other things. A look at Hillary Clinton introducing some new tv ads, look at one of them. I think about all the dorothys all over america, who fight for their families, who never give up. Thats why im doing this. Thats why ive always done this. For all the dorothys. Dorothy, the name of her late mother. Theres this conundrum. Hillary clinton leads in the polls, but theres this big issue among independent voters and general election voters about how honest and trust worthy she is. It seems to be something that the campaign really isnt addressing. They more focused on shes a fighter, shy fight for you. Is that the only strategy they have . I think these ads are really smart. I wish we had done it in 08, put out some boy graphical ads in the summer of 07. Its a way for her to lay out her own narrative, rather than being defined by i think its also smart, because its august, shes going to be down for a couple weeks on vacation, and this is a weigh to have a steady presence in iowa and New Hampshire. In terms of her numbers, i think theres no way that she could have kept the numbers she had when she was secretary of state. Shes been running for three months. I think everyone knew her numbers would come down. Immigration reform a big issue. Sanctuary cities has been a big issue on discussion in discussion. Take a listen to some that bobby jindal said this morning about sanctuary cities where federal immigration laws are not necessarily honors. Should the mayor of a sanctuary city who ignores federal law be arrested . Absolutely. I would hold them as an accomplice, and make them civilly liable so victims families can sue. Only 30 seconds, your reaction to that . I think thats over the top. If you said to withhold federal funds, but when you talk about criminal liability for political action, i think it goes over the top. Over the top. Thank you both. Glad youre here. Parts of california engulfed by outofcontrol wildfires, its only expected to get worse, nearly 10,000 firefighters on the ground battling massive flames, gusty winds, now thousands of residence are being told to leave their homes. That story is next. 40 of the streetlights in detroit, at one point, did not work. You had some blocks and you had major thoroughfares and corridors that were just totally pitch black. Those things had to change. We wanted to restore our lighting system in the city. You can have the greatest dreams in the world, but unless you can finance those dreams, it doesnt happen. At the time that the bankruptcy filing was done, the Public Lighting Authority had a hard time of finding a bank. Citi did not run away from the table like some other bankers did. Citi had the strength to help us go to the credit markets and raise the money. Its a brighter day in detroit. 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Topping our National Lead today, california under a state of emergency as numerous fires continue to ravage the bonedry state. Thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes. Thousands of firefighters are working to contain the biggest of the inferno. The rocky fire, about 100 miles north of san francisco, now consuming 60,000 acres, the fire started late last week and picked up in frequency and intensity. Stephanie elam is in colusa county. What is the stephen of the damage you are seeing . Reporter the damage is extensive. We know some 50 structures were damaged or demolished, half of those being homes just about. When you look at the evacuation area and see how many people are feated, you see this is no small undertaking. What they are doing is fighting this fire in many ways, with water by getting in there on the ground and also by fire. At least 21 major fires raging in california, fueled by lightning, gusty winds and low humidity. More than 9,000 firefighters on the ground and in the air, coordinating all available resources to battle the flames. The terms im using is historic. There are firefighters that 20, 25, 30 years on the job that have never seen fire behavior like we have seen the last couple days. The largest blaze, the rocky fire, it has torched some 60,000 acres in three counties just north of wine country. Only 12 contained, california fire Officials Say at least 6,000 structures are threatened. Crews on the scene scrambling to build control lines and maintain the perimeter. In some cases, this means setting fire to remove fuel for the inferno. Last night we burned out much of the grass that, by the time the actual fired burned there, we have a much larger area to really make a stand. But the conditions are daunting. A severe fouryearlong drought in 100degree heat are a deadly combination. A u. S. Forest Service Firefighters from south dakota was killed while working a fire in modoc county. Governor jerry brown has declared a state of emergency and evacuations have been ordered for more than 12,000 californians. Take a look at this scene right her behind me. This has been set by firefighters, theyre trying to burn up some of that fuel that comes in the shape of dry, dry brush because of the long drought weve had here in california. So theyre setting this so if the winds change and the fire may start coming this direction, there wont be any more fuel for that fire to burn. Thats what they want, because that helps them to contain the fire, getting their arms around this fire and bring it down as they move inward, jake. Stephanie elam, thank you and stay safe. Lets turn to the chief of Public Information for cal fire, the states fire department. He was just speaking to testify any elam. Daniel deland is joining mess from sacramento, california. Are firefighters making any headway in getting thinks fires under control . Absolutely. We are making progress. Now with 20 major fires burning right now in california, we are making progress on several fronts. In fact several of the fires are near containment or almost completely contained, but its the rocky fire that continues to really be a fastmoving fire that definitely continue toss challenge us today. How big a role is the drought playing in this . The drought is playing a huge role. With four years of dry conditions, our vegetation, the trees, the brush, are tinder dry. What we are seeing in all these fires, especially the rocky fire is explosive growth. Over the weekend, 20,000 acres burned in just about a fivehour period. Thats unprecedented Historical Rate of spread, and we attribute a lot of it to the fact that conditions are so tinder dry, that it doesnt take much for the fire like this to burn so actively. What do you think the extent of the damage is going to be. As you now, whats the extent of the damage. Weve already seen two dozen homes destroyed by the fire. They have worked tirelessly to protect thousands of others that are in the path of this fire. With 60,000 acres already burned, this fire is now creating its own weather pattern. That makes it challenging for us. This fire is going to burn in the direction it wants to go in, and that really means to erratic fire behavior for us, and it means we have to do a lot of work ahead, over 3,000 firefighters taking a stand to protect those homes and slow down this fire. The dry conditions unfortunately will not get any better. We have several more months of fire season ahead until we get a bit of rain. Sometimes in these fires, evacuation orders are not heeded. Are residents listening . We are definitely seeing the cooperation from the community. Thousands of people. Well over 13,000 people across the region this fire is burning in have evacuated or are under an evacuation advisory. We are constantly reminding people, when we ask you to leave, we need you to leave not just for your saif, but for our safety, to allow or crews and equipment to get in there. When People Choose to stay behind, they late for the last minute, now we have to take firefighters off the line, and get in there and save people. We are seeing cooperation in this fire, and we hope to continue to see cooperation in the fires to come. Daniel bettrlant, thank you. A desperate search for an accused cop killer, new information about the crime, this officers may have interrupted. In baltimore, unprecedented violence. The feds are not working local cases on the streets. Those stories are next. Every Auto Insurance policy has a number. But not every Insurance Company understands the life behind it. Those who have served our nation. Have earned the very best service in return. Usaa. We know what it means to serve. Get an Auto Insurance quote and see why 92 of our members plan to stay for life.