COMING UP ON “MEET THE PRESS WITH CHUCK TODD” 9/27/15: SUNDAY EXCLUSIVES WITH HILLARY CLINTON, CARLY FIORINA

SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HILLARY CLINTON

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join Chuck Todd in-studio this Sunday for a wide-ranging one-on-one interview. The conversation will air in two parts, first as a Sunday exclusive on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” followed by a second portion on the premiere of MSNBC’s “MTP Daily” Monday at 5 p.m. ET. Todd will question Clinton about her presidential campaign, the email controversy, foreign policy, and more.

“It just means that we believe women have the same rights as men — politically, culturally, socially, economically — that’s what it means.” – Clinton to Lena Dunham earlier this week on what it means to be a feminist

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SUNDAY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE CARLY FIORINA

Presidential candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has emerged as a frontrunner in the crowded Republican field. Fiorina joins the show live from Iowa to discuss her campaign’s momentum, her fight against Planned Parenthood and more.

“I don’t agree with him on all his politics for sure, but I certainly admire how he is trying to break down the bureaucracy of the church in a lot of ways and go back to serving the poor and helping people.” – Fiorina to Jimmy Fallon this week on Pope Francis

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EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK: NBC NEWS/WSJ POLL NUMBERS

New poll numbers from the upcoming NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, to be released in full Monday evening, will debut first on “Meet the Press,” including the latest on how 2016 candidates are faring.

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PAPAL BIOGRAPHER GEORGE WEIGEL ON POPE FRANCIS’ HISTORIC VISIT

NBC News Senior Vatican Analyst and Papal Biographer George Weigel will discuss the Pope’s historic visit to the United States, including his remarks to Congress and the United Nations, and what his visit meant to millions of Americans.

“We, the people of this continent, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us once were foreigners.” – Pope Francis to Congress on Thursday

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THE WEEK IN POLITICS

Could Pope Francis’ speech turn him into a liberal icon? What does Speaker Boehner’s resignation mean for leadership in the Republican Party? What do new poll numbers and Trump’s unflappable position as the frontrunner mean for 2016 presidential candidates? The political roundtable discusses all of this and more.

David Brooks

Columnist, The New York Times

Andrea Mitchell

NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Eugene Robinson

Columnist, The Washington Post

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Columnist, The New York Times; Co-Anchor, CNBC’s “Squawk Box”

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For more information, please contact:

Olivia Petersen

NBC News

202-885-4159

olivia.petersen@nbcuni.com

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MEET THE PRESS

“Meet the Press” is where newsmakers come to make news — setting the political agenda and spotlighting the impact Washington decision-making has on people across the country. “Meet the Press” reaches more than 3 million people every Sunday through its broadcasts and millions more through NBCNews.com, the #TweetThePress interview series, Flipboard, and social media platforms.  Chuck Todd is the moderator of “Meet the Press” and John Reiss is the executive producer.

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