This Morning from CBS News, Sept. 26, 2016
Race changer?
The stage is set for a dramatic showdown in New York tonight when Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face off in the first presidential debate of the general election. The three debates are the candidates’ highest-profile chance to change the narrative of the campaign, and with polls tightening, the stakes couldn’t be higher. We’ve got a quick guide on what to watch as the candidates take the stage.
Trump’s debate
The 2016 presidential race has offered countless memorable events, but tonight could be the most critical of them all. The race is virtually tied nationally, and Trump’s surrogates have glossed over the GOP nominee’s light debate prep and suggested a life of real estate and reality TV was enough preparation.
Clinton’s debate
The Clinton camp considers tonight so pivotal that the Democratic nominee did just two public events all last week, while Trump did nine. Clinton, who knows she needs a performance capable of stopping her slide in the polls, has studied Trump’s 11 primary debates to see how opponents knocked him off stride.
Nuclear risk rising
What are the chances the next U.S. president will have to make a decision on whether to use nuclear weapons? They may be greater than you think. President Obama’s nuclear strategy states that while the threat of all-out nuclear war is remote, the risk of a nuclear attack somewhere has actually increased. David Martin reports for “60 Minutes” on the “new Cold War.”
Russian views
Charlie D’Agata has been to Russia to gauge attitudes toward Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump has publically praised Russian President Vladimir Putin, calling him a “stronger leader than Obama,” but some Russians believe that praise is misguided.
Parsing the plans
As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump try and sway voters with their economic plans, some major economists are offering their opinions. They’ve been crunching the numbers and running models to understand competing proposals that, according to Morgan Stanley, would “alter the underpinnings of the U.S. economic outlook.”
Women at the top
Companies with women on their board have outperformed those with only men by a significant margin on a compound annual basis since 2005, according to a new study by Credit Suisse. On top of that, companies where women hold the majority of top leadership roles show better sales growth and cash flow.
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