>> Announcer: FROM NBC NEWS, THE LONGEST RUNNING SHOW IN

LONGEST RUNNING SHOW IN TELEVISION HISTORY, THIS IS A

TELEVISION HISTORY, THIS IS A SPECIAL EDITION OF "MEET THE

SPECIAL EDITION OF "MEET THE PRESS" WITH CHUCK TODD.

PRESS" WITH CHUCK TODD. >>> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING.

>>> GOOD SUNDAY MORNING. WERE GETTING OUR FIRST CLEAR

WERE GETTING OUR FIRST CLEAR LOOK AT WHERE THE RACE FOR THE

LOOK AT WHERE THE RACE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ACTUALLY STANDS AND

NOMINATION ACTUALLY STANDS AND WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND

WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND

AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.

AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP.

HERE ARE OUR FIRST HEAD-TO-HEAD

HERE ARE OUR FIRST HEAD-TO-HEAD

MATCHUPS OF THE 2020 RACE IN OUR

MATCHUPS OF THE 2020 RACE IN OUR

NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET

NEW NBC NEWS/"WALL STREET

JOURNAL" POLL OF REGISTERED VOTERS." POLL OF REGISTERED

VOTERS.

WE HAVE BERNIE SANDERS WITH A

WE HAVE BERNIE SANDERS WITH A

HEALTHY LEAD SITTING AT 50% TO PRESIDENT TRUMPS 43. AT 50% TO

PRESIDENT TRUMPS 43. GOING DOWN THE LINE, ELIZABETH

GOING DOWN THE LINE, ELIZABETH WARREN UP FIVE BUT UNDER 50,

WARREN UP FIVE BUT UNDER 50, 48-43.

48-43.

KAMALA HARRIS IS ESSENTIALLY

KAMALA HARRIS IS ESSENTIALLY

TIED WITH MR. TRUMP.

TIED WITH MR. TRUMP.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WHILE THE

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, WHILE THE

DEMOCRATIC NUMBERS DO CHANGE

DEMOCRATIC NUMBERS DO CHANGE

DEPENDING ON THE CANDIDATE,

DEPENDING ON THE CANDIDATE,

PRESIDENT TRUMPS NUMBERS

PRESIDENT TRUMPS NUMBERS

ESSENTIALLY MATCH HIS JOB APPROVAL RATING, WHICH IN THIS

APPROVAL RATING, WHICH IN THIS POLL IS RIGHT IN LINE WHERE WITH

POLL IS RIGHT IN LINE WHERE WITH

HES BEEN AT 45%. IN THE DEMOCRATIC RACE FOR THE

IN THE DEMOCRATIC RACE FOR THE NOMINATION, JOE BIDEN IS STILL

NOMINATION, JOE BIDEN IS STILL

ON TOP DESPITE HIS SHAKY DEBATE PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY ADEBATE

PERFORMANCE FOLLOWED BY A SURGING ELIZABETH WARREN.

SURGING ELIZABETH WARREN.

KAMALA HARRIS, BERNIE SANDERS, AND PETE BUTTIGIEG ROUND OUT THE

AND PETE BUTTIGIEG ROUND OUT THE TOP TIER.

TOP TIER.

AND YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

AND YES, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

THAT IS YOUR TOP TIER.

THAT IS YOUR TOP TIER.

SORRY TO EVERYBODY ELSE THESE

SORRY TO EVERYBODY ELSE THESE

DAYS.

DAYS.

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE

LOOKING AT THE REST OF THE

FIELD, ONLY ANDREW YANG AND BETO

FIELD, ONLY ANDREW YANG AND BETO

OROURKE REACH 2%.

OROURKE REACH 2%.

THERES A REAL PROSPECT THAT THE

THERES A REAL PROSPECT THAT THE

REMAINING ONE PERCENTERS WONT EVEN QUALIFY FOR THE THIRDONT

EVEN QUALIFY FOR THE THIRD DEBATE IN SEPTEMBER AND WILL BE

DEBATE IN SEPTEMBER AND WILL BE

FORCED OUT OF THE RACE. ULTIMATELY, THE REAL STORY OF

ULTIMATELY, THE REAL STORY OF OUR POLL IS TWO SEPARATE AND

OUR POLL IS TWO SEPARATE AND DISTINCT RACES ARE EMERGING ON

DISTINCT RACES ARE EMERGING ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, EACH

THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, EACH DEFINED BY THE MAGNITUDE OF

DEFINED BY THE MAGNITUDE OF CHANGE VOTERS ARE LOOKING FOR.