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KPIX Face The Nation July 31, 2016

Battleground tracker polling from those 11 key states. Well talk to Bernie Sanders about how he plans to get his supporters on board with clintonkaine. Well hear from the head of the republican party, Reince Priebus. And well get update on the news that mosquitoes carrying the zika virus are here in florida. Its all ahead on face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs good morning, welcome to face the nation im john dickerson. Our cbs news Battleground Tracker shows a twopoint bounce for Hillary Clinton in those 11 key swing states following the Democratic National convention. Hillary clinton now leads donald trump 43 to 41 . Thats the same bounce that trump got after the Republican National convention. We begin this morning with senator Bernie Sanders who joins us from burlington, vermont. Not all of your supporters are behind Hillary Clinton and shes going to need them. What would you tell your supporters that they should do now . I would tell all of my supporters, we got over 13 million votes, to take a hard look at the real issues impacting the American People. Which candidate, for example, wants to overturn this disastrous Citizen United Supreme Court decision which allows billionaires to buy elections and undermining american democracy. That is Hillary Clintons position. Which candidate wants to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. Thats Hillary Clinton. Which candidate understands the Climate Change is real and that we have to transform our Energy System in order to help save this planet. Donald trump thinks that climate is a hoax. Hillary clinton understands that it is real, we have to act boldly. Which candidate wants to give huge tax breaks to billionaires on this massive levels of income and wealth inequality. Thats donald trump. Hillary clinton believes that we should raise taxes on the wealthy and do away with loopholes for corporations. Which candidate is trying to bring us together which is Hillary Clinton and which candidate is trying to divide us up running a Campaign Based on bigotry that is donald trump. I would ask, john, of my supporters to get away from the personality conflicts that media tries to bring forewar and focus on the real issues impacting the American People. When do you that, i think the choice is pretty clear, that is that Hillary Clinton is far and away the superior candidate. Dickerson i hate to stick up for the media this isnt just a media creation they were making a lot of noise during Hillary Clintons speech, there are a lot of people who hear what youve said, youre obviously going through the issues because these are people who got interested in your campaign because of the issues, theyre not buying it. So, i wonder, Sarah Silverman said, the bernie more bust people youre being ridiculous. John, i dont agree with you when you say, they are not buying it. We have over 13 Million People who supported my candidacy. And i have no doubt that there are some of those people who will not vote for Hillary Clinton. But i would say that the vast majority of them, i think as the campaign progresses and people take a hard look at the issues, who is better for the middle class . What is bet are for super bowl who is better forethe environment . Who is better for the lgbt community. I think more and more of those people will come on board secretary clintons campaign. Dickerson during the convention when Hillary Clinton mentioned you you looked like you had a bit of stoic look on your face, what was going through your mind . I always have that look on my face. Nothing new, i am not always the smiley kind of guy. But i believed that the convention was a very good convention. I thought that secretary clint clintons speech made some very, very important points. But the most important point to me, john, is that i happen to agree with secretary clinton that donald trump is not not that a typical campaign, the whole nature of his campaign is not on issues as much as it is on bigotry, trying to divide us up. On making americans think that we have to hate mexicans or hate muslims, the constant insults against women. His socalled birther efforts are against president obama that is not what our country needs. In the stressful times we have to bring our people together not divide us up. Dickerson what are you personally going to do to help Hillary Clinton get elected . Im going to do a couple of thing. Number one, i intend to campaign vigorously to make the case that on issue after issue, clinton is far and away the superior candidate. Number two to state focused on the real issues impacting the American People. I want to see health care expanded so that every american gets health care as a right which exists in every other industrialized country. We worked on an agreement to make sure that public colleges and universities will be tuition free for families earning 125,000 a year or less. That is 83 of the public. John, im going to go around the country, do my best to make the case that at a time when our country faces many serious problems, by far Hillary Clinton is the superior candidate. Dickerson do you see your role as possibly blowing the whistle as Hillary Clinton moves off in some of those promises or if she were to become president if she doesnt keep her eye on the ball as you see it that your job will be, wait a minute, youre not keeping your promises . Thats a good point. We work with the clinton people to forge what is far and away the most Progressive Democratic platform in the history of any party in this country. And to answer your question, yes, i will return to the United States senate, hopefully with a Democratic Senate. Im going to do my best to see that we have a Democratic Senate. Hope. Ly we will have secretary clinton as president. In that capacity i surely will do everything that i can to make sure that a Clinton Administration and a Democratic Senate and the house agree that i can stands up for working families. Is prepared to take on the billionaire class. Is prepared to try to create a vibrant democracy not allowing billionaires to buy elections. Ill do all of those things. Dickerson thanks for much for being with us, senator. Thank you. Dickerson joining us now is Donald Trumps campaign manager, Paul Manafort who is in south hampton, new york, this morning. Mr. Manafort, start with kyser khan who spoke talked about sacrifice that donald trump had not sacrificed anything. What is the final response from the Trump Campaign to that . Look, this is mr. Khan mr. Trump all of us give him our sympathy and empathy for the loss of his son. That was a real tragedy. Issue is not mr. Khan and donald trump the issue is, radical Islamic Jihad and risk to the American Homeland, thats the issue. All the lives lost in the war over there are tragedy and we are sorry for it. What mr. Trump has talked about, which should be the discussion here today is, how do we protect our homeland from refugees coming in from areas that are unsafe. Mr. Trump has made it very clear that he believes there needs fob temporary suspension from those areas until we can have system that can process it. That is the issue. The second part that have issue is to remember that all of these lives that were lost needlessly, lost because of the war that didnt have to be. The iraq situation with president obama and secretary clinton took office in january of 2009 was totally different world than it is today. Because of the failed leadership and mistakes they made including secretary clinton as secretary of state, is isis arose, middle east destabilized, war in syria developed all of this is what we should be talking about. Mr. Khan went through enormous loss. He isnt the issue. Issue is the American People are focusing on, really media needs to be focused on is to focus on American Homeland security and how to prosecute the war against isis. Dickerson i hear what youre saying. When mr. Trump was asked about this second thing he brought up was that mr. Khans wife didnt say anything. Why did he take that was important to bring up right away . These are clinton talking points. Dickerson that was mr. Tru mr. Trumps answer. But the folk you was not on where where it needed to be. Part of the question. What needed what needs to be focused on is why are we at risk. What is the war all about . I think i cant get into all of the issues as mr. Trump can. He is not the issue. We feel sorry for what he went through. Have to stop the risk of radical jihad. Thats the focus. Frankly in the acceptance speech apt the convention, mrs. Clinton, her policy to do that was simply regurgitating the exact policy of the obama administration, nothing different there. Nothing new is going to happen. Mr. Trump said were going to do it differently. Thats what we should be talking about not mr. Khan and his tragedy. If you want to get into that narrative why arent we talking about the victims who spoke at the Republican National convention who lost their loved ones to illegal immigrant criminals. War not talking about that. Dickerson its a good point. Did speak at the Republican National convention, i think distinction people boo say is, Hillary Clinton then didnt talk about Patricia Smith or in the way that mr. Trump talked about mrs. Khan that would be the distinction. Mr. Trump was asked about mr. Khan he didnt raise mr. Khan the point mr. Trump continues to focus on is, we need to focus on protecting our homeland security. That is the issue. Not the tragedy of the khan family. Dickerson the reason this came up is the question of the ban on temporary muslim immigration, mr. Trump now talks about street territorial system stopping people coming in from places where territories where there is terrorism. He also talks about extreme vetting. But is it still the case in that extreme vetting the first criteria would be whether someone is a muslim or has that changed . Weve been talking about geographic suspension for months now this is nothing new. He announced in his Foreign Policy speech at the National Press club three months ago. Hes been consistently talking about it since. What the focus is, the region and anybody who wants to come in. That is the issue. Who they are, what their religion is, isnt the subject. The key is, we need to have a system that allows us to understand who is coming in from these terrorist activity areas. In syria we have no idea. Obama administering has not seemed to be bothered by that. Secretary clinton doesnt seem to be bothered by that. Mr. Crumb trump is. Dickerson hill donald trump participate in the president ial debates. He says he wants to. Just like we dediscoverred in the hack of the ndn dnc mrs. Clinton likes low audience. Thats what she conspired for to keep Bernie Sanders from getting large audience. Mr. Trump says i want a debate ill do three. I want it to be the maximum audience. Going to sit down with the commission in the next week or so Start Talking to them. We want to make sure that we have a broad audience understanding so that we can get understanding ever the difference between mrs. Clinton trying to define her selves as change ache and mr. Trump that will end the gridlock. Dickerson do you question the independence was commission that set up the dates for the debate . They havent contacted the parties or campaign. No. Not at all. Were saying that our position to going to be we want the maximum audience participation. Thats all. Dickerson lets switch to russia briefly here. Did donald trump think that russia a threat to american nation natural security interest . Well, i think mr. Trump said on campaign trail biggest threat to failed leadership on the part of obama and clinton. As far as russia or china or syria or isis, they are all threats. He has said that he will have robust policy that will put American Interest first, make america safe, he believes that strong leadership with clarity of vision will keep out of the uncertainty of the world in a better place. Ironically the point he was trying to make last week which was ignored or taken off of the clinton narrative, was that here we are in the United States with 33,000 missing emails that the fbi cant have access to, and most likely because of the insecure unsecured nature of the server in clintons home for country probably have access to those 33,000 emails. Who knows what secrets are in there. Its an example of the clumsiness and lack of personal interest by secretary clinton ahead of Americas National security interests. Dickerson House Speaker paul ryan said russia is a global menace, is that something that donald trump would disagree with, do you think . I think mr. Trump has made it very clear he views russia to be somebody that we need to be firm with. And he is defined that he would put American Interests first in dealing with russia as well as any other country. Get into what his specific words are he said that. He used russia as a foreign power has its own interests at stake we in the United States have to put americas interests first. Dickerson thanks so much for being with us. Thank you, john. Dickerson we turn now to the chairman of the Republican National committee, Reince Priebus in racine, wisconsin, mr. Chairman, Paul Manafort said that donald trump wants to participate in the debates but doesnt sound like a full blown commitment. Is there anything unfair about the way that the debates are set up now at this moment . S. Well, were going to be working with the commission, john, in what theyre putting together. Certainly were not going to agree with anything that our nominee doesnt agree with, it would be incumbent upon them to communicate with us and others about what they have in mind. Were not going to be having debates on saturday and sunday nights, i dont believe. Its up to the nominee. Of both parties to make that that decision but certainly rnc will be involved in supporting our nominee in his position on this. My personal view is that we need maximize the audience and thats going to be either tuesday, wednesday or thursday night. And thats where we stand on the ish u. Dickerson these debates, dates have been set for a long time. Independent Commission Set them a long time ago why are bee just now hearing about this from the rnc . Well, they dont communicate to us. No one from the commission has called me. I know there was study pointed out lot of flaws with this commission, and its been a hot topic, i think, in our party for a long time. Whether or not the rnc and dnc should take over these debates is a topic that has been discussed in the past. Im fine with working with the commission as long as theyre tholing work with us. But im not talked to them at all. Dickerson mr. Chairman are you saying you didnt know that the debates were set for these debates, announcement on debate. They can set whatever dates they wanted. I dont really care when they set the debates. When they communicate with the nominees and they have contract put together we choose the moderators and choose the networks that are going to be in charge of these debates, that to me is the time when all of this gets set. If they have target dates thats fine. But they havent communicated any of those things with the people that actually have to work with the nominees and the networks and everyone else to put actually these things together. Dickerson so theres one sunday and monday night you think theres a problem been that. The audience will be too small because of the competition with football . Well, i think its i dont understand why we would have Hillary Clinton and donald trump debating each other which is of interest to the entire country, lets face it, this is election like none weve ever seen theres a Massive National interest, we just spaw that in both National Conventions in breaking records. Why would we present the next president of the United States, one of the two of these folks, on a sunday night or a monday night . Why wouldnt we want to maximize the audience and viewership so that people can feel free to watch. I dont understand why they would do that. Dickerson do you agree with the nominee that its a rigged system, the debates . No, i dont know whether the commission is rigged i just think theres a lot of flaws with this commission, they are working hard, not taking anything away from them. Its not easy. Ive been through thick and thin w

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