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>> thats right. and this latest tragedy just overnight comes as the country is deeply still mourning the 19 children and 2 teachers killed just last week at that elementary school in uvalde, texas. and the ten lives lost at a supermarket in buffalo, new york, just 18 days ago. this morning we have brand-new details about the investigation into the shooting at uvalde, and the mayor there saying the negotiator tried to talk to the gunman during the massacre. also, the governor of texas i...

And border protection chief or the acting one, comes on july 5. his resignation comes as american demand answers of migrant children held in custody. we reported on horrendous conditions in clint texas. a legal team visited and issued a stunning report on what they saw. they say about 300 children were there, some for weeks. even though u.s. rules say the kids must be transferred after three days. one lawyer said the children were taking care of infants and toddlers. in other words, young migran...

You need to remember that donald trump is in the classic greek meaning of the world an idiot. someone who thinks only about himself. >> so, what does this inform us about going forward? we dont have ambassador to the un. trying to get a secretary of defense. we had an acting one. hes gone. the generals kelly and the other one he had around hip master. are gone. what happens when they do something else? >> well, theres going to be more trouble here. iranians are feeling very squeezed and will be ...

About going forward? we dont have ambassador to the un. trying to get a secretary of defense. we had an acting one. hes gone. the generals kelly and the other one he had around hip master. are gone. what happens when they do something else? >> well, theres going to be more trouble here. iranians are feeling very squeezed and will be provocative. not having a secretary of defense is very troubling. having bolton who is friends say he wakes up in the morning saying where can i start a war somewher...

If you look at what happened since bolton was appointed, after he was appointed that we pulled out of the deal. it was after jim mattis resigned as secretary of defense six months ago that we saw this ervegilation take off and we know from reports that mattis was a break at the situation room table in saying we shouldnt pull out. we should be cautious in how we approach this. sincery have been without a secretary of defense for six months which never happened before, this has taken off and john ...

We know from reports that mattis was apparently a break at the situation room table in saying, we shouldnt pull out of the iran nuclear deal. we should be cautious. since weve been without a secretary of defense for six months which never happened before in the history of the united states, this has taken off. and john bolton has controls of the plane and he is flying it. john bolton is committed to regime change in iran. >> we have no defense secretary, as you said, we wont have a defense secre...

Americans, a sign that the iranians are belligerent and fomenting instability across the region. from the iranian side theyve denied all responsibility and simply said the iranian attacks here in the gulf of oman and rocket attacks need investigation and are suspicious. all part of that growing sense of suspicion and unease. >> such a critical time. and now the acting defense secretary is out, and this is time when we really need stability. >> and another acting one. >> sam, thank you. under f...

These hearings to confirm the new department of defense head would even get some pushback from republicans in there asking some serious questions about how this person would counter the president if they think the president is wrong on something like syria in the future. >> vivian, what do you know about the defense secretary, the new acting one and currently deputy patrick shanahan? >> so patrick shanahan was an executive with boeing prior to taking any role. he was looked at in 2017 as a possi...

Obviously that dealt with things like iran-contra and the monica lewinsky episode under bill clinton. the act generally worked but was allowed to expire in 1999 and hasnt happened seriously since then. >> the process now of picking a special prosecutor, if thats going to happen, maybe the deputy attorney general will take this over. we only have an acting one right now. one has been nominated to be the new one. but they would just pick somebody? >> they would and thats why the old process is so ...

Because he didnt have to labor under that charge. a law was passed in 1978 that said if theres a serious charge of a federal offense against a president or someone who is a high official, the attorney general goes to a three-judge panel and they appoint a special prosecutor and the person charged has the chance to clear his name. all the way from the time of richard nixon all the way through bill clinton there were special prosecutors appointed obviously that dealt with things like iran-contra a...