Loose cannons tend to misfire. Shes only going to get the nomination because its a rigged deal. I know there is a lot of nervousness around this country that donald trump may become president. Aint gonna happen this morning, the Trump Campaign getting down to the business of picking a running mate. The candidate, himself, saying that even he was shocked at how quickly he became the nominee, but its not alls well that ends well. Some Top Republicans are refusing to endorse their presumptive nominee. One senator now calling for a third party candidate. Were also following breaking news out of texas, where free agent nfl Quarterback Johnny Manziel is set to appear in court this hour on misdemeanor assault charges. Hes accused of assaulting his former girlfriend at a dallas hotel back in january. But we begin with nbcs jacob rascon, whos outside trump tower in new york. Jacob, good morning to you. Give us some insight into how the Trump Campaign is planning their general election strategy. Good morning, jose. Trump is meeting with his staff this morning to finalize a fundraising deal. This is after months of him calling fundraising corrupt. He tells lester holt, he wants to raise 1 billion, a very steep challenge. His staff is also meeting to form a committee on picking a Vice President. Ben carson, a former rival, is on that committee. Trump says he wants to pick a Vice President before the convention in july. He says he wants chemistry with this person and someone who has government experience. And tells cnbc theres a 40 chance that the person he picks will be a former rival. This amid a backdrop of incredibly high unfavorability numbers. He told lester holt, he was asked about this, he told him that hes not too worried. Take a listen. Your negatives are staggering. Disapproval, 69 . Women, africanamericans, 88 . Latino, 79. People under 34, 75 disapprove. How much of that is selfinflicted by some of the rhetoric from the primary campaign and how do you heal that while still respecting those who got you here . Well, the highly respect rasmussen poll just came out and im 4139 up on Hillary Clinton. I havent even started on Hillary Clinton yet. So i dont know what youre talking about with the negatives. I will say, i think ill do very well with women, and as you know, in the last seven states, which i won in landslides, i won with women, won with africanamericans, won with hispanics, so i won at every single level. So you discard all these numbers item. I dont discard anything. I just started. I just got it not even 24 hours ago. Reporter trump seems to think hell turn it around. The campaign will tell you his unfavorability numbers with republicans were incredibly high when he started and he was somehow able to turn that around, so the campaign thinks theres hope. Jose . Maybe its going to be a little bit more difficult turning around those groups that feel slighted, but all is possible in politics. Jacob rascon, thank you very much. Good seeing you. Now to kasie hunt. Ca kasie, good seeing you this morning. Reporter good morning. Nice to see you, jose. We know a lot of republicans have been unhappy with trump at the top of the ticket, but there are some who are saying that its time to unite behind the party, right . Reporter thats right, jose, there are quite a few highprofile republicans who seem to be having a little bit of a difficult time embracing this. There are others that are urging party unity. The group of people thats really wrestling with this are elected officials that have to run in swing states in the fall. So, think that senate map that currently has Mitch Mcconnell as majority leader, there are democrats believe, more seats in play now with trump at the top of the ticket. And it is a difficult path for people like pat toomey in pennsylvania. Thats a swing state. Rob portman in ohio, and john mccain, even, in arizona. He told a closeddoor fundraiser, according to politico, that he could have a tough time in the fall, because of trump. I have no doubt that if it is donald trump at the top of the ticket, here in arizona, with over 30 of the vote being hispanic vote, no doubt that this may be the race of my life. I actually spoke to mccain on Election Night when donald trump became the likely nominee of the Republican Party. This is not a subject he particularly likes answering questions about. He has said hes not going to attend the Republican National convention in cleveland. And hes not alone in that. Senator kelly ayotte of New Hampshire also not planning to attend. She said she would support donald trump, but not endorse him. So you have a lot of contortions going on, among people who really arent sure how this will impact their race, especially with women, and you heard john mccain there say, with latino voters, in particular. In states where there are more White Working Class men, in particular, pennsylvania could be an example, for instance, of a state that will be on the map in a way that it wasnt in previous contests, that could help pat toomey. But for a state with a more diverse electorate, arizona as an example, it could be tougher. Now, of course, on the flip side of this, youre also seeing some republicans urge the party to unite behind donald trump, mike huckabee, the former president ial candidate among them. I talked to halley barbour on te phone last night, an establishment republican longtime party elder. He says life is a series of choices and in this case, republicans are likely to choose donald trump over Hillary Clinton. It might take many elements of the party a while to get there but he believes they will in the end. Jose . Kasie, even in the state, in the house of representatives, youve got car bello in south florida, who says he would not support trump than any circumstances. There are a lot of people in up in the air districts that are worried about trump. The house hasnt been in play, really, in quite some time. And youre right, especially in districts where there are a lot of hispanics. And congressman tom cole who spends a lot of time thinking about this has some comments to this effect, that there are districts that will potentially be in place, especially if they have a heavily hispanic population. I think you know, these are people you talked to every day. I was speaking with the castro brothers the other evening and they feel as though latino voters are going to be very, very energized, for a variety of reasons. We normally talk about how people want someone to vote for, it definitely seems as though the Latino Community is energized to get out there and vote against donald trump. So any republicans who are in districts like the one you describe are probably going to have a difficult time. And mccain actually went on, if you play in further, more of that audio, he went on the to say that thats why he believes that this is going to be particularly a problem. He hasnt seen hispanics and latinos this angry over something in a long time. Kasie hunt, good to see. For me, let me bring in elise jordan and jamie winestein. Good to see you both. Jamie, you heard kasie talking about how, essentially, the stoptrump Movement Really failed. Youve got now, independents, democrats that are looking at this and saying, is this the standardbearer for the Republican Party . In other words, is this something that trump can mitigate these negatives Going Forward . Well, he certainly is not going to win back a lot of conservatives like myself, who see him as a threat to the idea of conservatism, and even the american system. He seems to have some administration for authoritarians. So i dont think he can win back some of those folks. He may be able to win back those who were just part of this tribal, you know, process we have every four years, that whoevers the nominee, you get behind in the end, even if you didnt like them. But he certainly wont win back a lot of conservative who is actually believe in ideas. I will say that my concern about donald trump is not that he is is not because i think he can lose the election, my fear is that he can actually win the election. I think he can win over some of the people that you mentioned, independents and even hispanic community, by changing his positions and appealing to the idea, which helped him win the primary in the first place, which is that im a businessman, if you just put your faith in me, ill make all your problems go away. I think thats a siren song, but a lot of people want to believe in someone who can just make their problems go away, with a snap of the fingers. So, if its between clinton and trump, for example, what would you suggest . Well, you know, as i wrote, i see it as a race between political malaria and political ebola. I think clintons political malaria. I would prefer that over to someone who i think is a threat to the american system, which is donald trump. Elise, trump says he wants to see an election based on substantial policy discussions. Do you think well see that . That, jose, to me, was the most laughable part of mr. Trumps interview yesterday, with lester holt. It just really is amazing that he says that after he has basically turned this election into a circus freak show, and there has been no substantiative policy discussion whatsoever. And he has so successfully pivoted and throws out only vague generalities. Im going to crush isis. Im going to veterans are going to be treated so well. Everythings going to be perfect with me, but never provides any specifics, as to how he would actually deal with grappling with these incredibly complicated systems. Yeah, and yjamie, let me pul up a map of the 2012 election and get some perspective. First, can trump win everything romney one, do you think . I think it can go two ways. A lot of people in d. C. Dont think trump has any chance to win the election. They think he turns off too many voters. I think thats possible. But i also know that donald trump is one of the great marketers of our time. I think a brilliant con man, if you will. And he will try to change his message to appeal to the people he thinks he needs to win. Look at yesterday. He won the nomination and hes already pivoting on the minimum wage. He said during the campaign that it was, you know, maybe too high. Now hes saying, oh, i think we should raise the minimum wage much higher. So, you know, i think he can change his positions to kind of bring in the people he alienated, that would thats what scares me the most. He believes in nothing, other than trying to win this election, which he sees as do you think he could win some of the i mean, most of the Romney States . I mean, actually, could he pick off some blue states . Anything is possible. I can see him getting routed by Hillary Clinton. I can also see him pivoting, kind of branding hillary as a criminal. Bringing up her negatives, which are already very high. And somehow cruising to victory. So, he is an unpredictable force. And i think the Clinton Campaign will admit that. This is not someone they really wanted to run against. How do you deal with someone like donald trump. Hes not like any other politician shes ever faced. Skand elise, trumps first b decision will be picking a Vice President. We have some names here, joni ernst, what kind of running mate do you think hell pick . I would not want to speculate on that decision. Hes such a wild card. But i think it would be to his benefit to pick someone whos a calm, level, steady force, and who has significant government experience, and has more public trust than currently the public has with him. But the question is, could he get along with someone like that . Exactly. I mean, is that the kind of, you know, personality that could gel with him . Because in the final hours, you know, its going to be a tough, Long Campaign with two people fighting against two other people. I mean well, i dont see him picking a strong woman, thats for sure. Theres no way he could get along with a strong woman for the next six months. I would just double down on himself and pick someone like gary busey. I think that would be right in line with his personality. Jamie winestein and elise jordan, thank you both for being with me. Turning now to breaking news in texas, youre seeing there on the screen. Youre looking at live pictures from the dallas courthouse, where nfl starjohnny manziel is expected to have his first appearance since being charged in a Domestic Violence case. The star booked after his exgirlfriend accused him of restraining and then hitting her, threatening to kill her in a dallas hotel in january. Manziel has denied all the charges. Were going to monitor this case for you. Is there a way to listen in . Lets see if anythings happening right now, or still its the no, not yet. Were going to monitor it for you and well let you know how that goes. But thats happening right now in a courthouse in texas. Up next, the ongoing fight for the democratic nomination. Hillary clinton maintaining her huge delegate lead over bernie sanders. But hes doubling down on promises that hes in the race until the very end. We have a path toward victory. I admit, that it is a narrow path. But we think everybody in this country, people in california, in kentucky, in West Virginia, have a right to determine who they want to see as president of the United States and what kind of agenda they want the Democratic Party to have. So were going to fight, scott, for the very last vote that we can get. Can sanders chip away clintons delegate lead if he stays in the race . Or is he just continuing the fight for the nomination only to hurt democrats chances to win in november . Thats what some are saying. Well be back. You know when i first started out, it was all pencil and paper. The surface pro is very intuitive. With the pressure of my hand i can draw lightly, just like i would with a real pencil. 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This is to me a classic case of a blustering, bullying guy who has knocked out of the way all the republicans, because they were just dumbfounded. They didnt know how to deal with him and they couldnt take him on on the issues, because they basically agreed with him, and they didnt know how to counterpunch. Hillary clinton takes aim at her likely republican opponent, donald trump, as she zeros in on the november election. But theres just one little problema. Bernie sanders. Hes pushing forward, despite an extremely narrow path toward the democratic nomination. Forcing clinton to wage a battle on two fronts. Nbcs Kristen Welker is in los angeles where secretary clinton will be later today. Kristen, great seeing you this morning. Jose, great to see you. Good morning. Youre right. Secretary clinton waging a battle on two fronts. And were seeing that play out today, right . Because shes here campaigning in california in the los angeles area. Of course, this is the next or the last, i should say, big primary state. It carries the largest amount of delegates. At the same time, shes taking on donald trump, quite aggressively. We learned today that she is beefing up her staff at her brooklyn headquarters. Thats going to be sort of the center, the think tank for the strategy to take on donald trump. One of her top supporters calling this defcon 1. As were see her strategy unfold, shes trying to make the point that voters should fear him, saying that hes a loose cannon that could misfire at any time, trying to make sure they dont forget any of the controversial comments that hes made amount women, about minority voters, and interestingly, jose, shes reaching out to independents and republicans. Yesterday, releasing this ad, which essentially uses the words of Top Republicans against trump. Take a look. I am a unifier. Were going to be a unified party. Hes a con artist. A phony. Donald trump is the knownothing candidate. Donald is a bully. This is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter. Uh, i dont remember who attributed a reporters questions to her menstrual cycle. Blood coming out of her wherever. The most vulgar person to ever aspire to the presidency. Now, right now, polls show secretary clinton has a doubledigit lead over donald trump, but as one strategist put it, he is an asymmetrical candidate, so the Clinton Campaign acknowledging that they do have a challenge on their hands. Meanwhile, in terms of the primary, secretary clinton trying to lock it up, but senator sanders, as you pointed out, at the top, jose, aggressively campaigning today. Hes in West Virginia. Hes looking very strong in that state. And the Clinton Campaign wants to make sure that they pick off a few states in may, as they head into the convention. Top democratic strategists saying it is critical that secretary clinton head into that convention on a strong footing. Jose . Kristen welker, thank you. And kristen, you know, theres a big show coming up today, right . What is that show, jose . Its tomorrow. Tomorrow. Tomorrow, road warriors. I