Who Came Out on Top? Sparks Fly at Second Presidential Debate

Tension was palpable on the second presidential debate stage as both candidates battled for America's vote weeks before Election Day. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump didn't even shake hands when they came out on stage.

The second debate was a town hall format, with several undecided voters sitting on stage with the candidates.

Minutes into the debate, one voter asked Trump to answer for the vulgar comments he made about women in a recently released 2005 "Access Hollywood" video. The video was the most talked about topic on social media and many Republicans rushed to revoke their support for his campaign.

Trump denied that he had ever kissed and grabbed women without their consent, saying his comments were merely "locker room talk" and paled in comparison to Bill Clinton's alleged abuse of women.

Bill Clinton faced several lawsuits over sexual assault charges through the years. Several were dismissed and one settled years ago.

"Mine were words, his actions," Trump said, adding that Clinton should be "ashamed of herself" for defending her husband.

Hillary Clinton did not directly address her husband's actions but said lewd comments Donald Trump made on the video clearly showed America the type of person he is.

"I think it's clear to anyone who heard him that it represents exactly who he is," she said, adding that she did not believe Trump had the "fitness to serve" as commander in chief.

The conversation then turned to the issue of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. The federal health care plan has been highly criticized for failing to keep insurance premiums low and allowing patients to keep their doctors.

Clinton proposed keeping the plan, but fixing what is broken about it.

"I want to save what's good about the Affordable Care Act," Clinton said. One the other hand, Trump vowed to repeal it.

"Obamacare is a disaster. It's only getting worse," he said.

Health care wasn't the only issue the candidates took opposing views on. The debate stage heated up even more when one voter asked about Islamophobia.

Clinton wants to bring in thousands of more Syrian refugees, arguing that terrorism should not stop the United States from helping those who need help.

Trump took a more hard-line approach to immigration, calling for "extreme vetting" to ensure terrorists cannot wage jihad on American soil.

"We have no idea who they are, where they're from and what their feelings are about this country. This will be the greatest Trojan horse of all time," he said, referring to the thousands of refugees who have entered the country.

Clinton called Trumps comments "extremely unwise and even dangerous," assuring voters that "we are not at war with Islam."

Trump called her out for refusing to call radical Islamic terrorism by name.

"To solve a problem you have to be able to state what the problem is," he said.

The candidates then went head to head on one of the most coveted positions affecting the United States longer than a presidential term, the U.S. Supreme Court.

With Justice Antonin Scalia gone both candidates talked about the type justice they want to fill the vacant seat.

"I want a Supreme Court that will stick to Roe vs. Wade and marriage equality," Hillary Clinton said, adding that Trump would reverse those historic decisions.

Trump responded saying he wants to put another Justice Scalia on the highest court of the land.

"I am looking to appoint judges very much in the mold of Justice Scalia...who will respect the Constitution of the United States," he said.

One part of the Constitution under fire was the Second Amendment. Trump vowed to protect gun rights.

Clinton stood up after his remarks and said that she was not against the Second Amendment but wanted to focus on safety and reforming gun laws.

"I respect the Second Amendment," Clinton replied, but added that she supported "comprehensive background checks" for firearms buyers.

The heated debate stage came to a close with both candidates leaving it up to the American public to decide if they want to "make America great again" or be "stronger together."