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Eastern, join us on msnbc, tune in for live analysis hosted by brian williams right here with the gang of msnbc. that does it for "andrea mitchell reports". remember to follow our show online and twitter, here is stephanie ruhle with "velshi & ruhle." thank you so much andrea. it is wednesday, july 31st, coming up this hour on "velshi & ruhle," we are digging into the democratic debate in detroit. which candidate stood out last night and what we are watching for as ten more candidates hit the ...

For a whole host of candidates on that stage last night was make or break, not clear that those who didnt really have standout moment will qualify for the next debates in the fall. again, what we witnessed was this real battle for the future and the direction of the democratic party and who is best positioned to be president trump, andrea. >> right. and steve bullock, john hickenlooper, delaney, those are the candidates who are sort of right on the bubble now for the next round of debates as wel...

Going to now be shaped for political purposes, and in fact, that analysis thats important and truthful may not even get presented to the white house. in fact, the dnis role as many people may be wondering right now, is to set the tone. every year the dni establishes an intelligence collection list, the shopping list, so to speak, of intel that needs to be collected. he filters all the analysis from all the intelligence agencies and comes up with a consensus and makes sure everybody is rowing in ...

Thats going to be special. >> that fits the straightforwardness that andrea has been describing to us. i want to go to nick. i know you just are joining us as well. is john ratcliffe, going to be that straightforward talker? in this case when he was with andrea, almost laughing at the development andrea brought up to him. >> hi, richard. i think we are getting ahead of ourselves if we assume ratcliffe will be the nominee if coats steps down. what frank and andrea said earlier points to something...

Director. its clear the president wants someone more political. john ratcliffe would fit the bill. >> lets get over to our colleague, hans. this coming in just now. what do you know? >> reporter: we are trying to confirm this at nbc news. theres a long history between dan coats, long by the trump administration standards, two years of dan coats and donald trump not getting along. remember back in march, coats almost resigned. it was then mike pence, who hasnhas an indiana connection with coats, ...

For lacking the supervision to keep this from happening in the first place, andrea. >> what are the charge and accusations that "the new york times" reported that it was not just alcohol with seal team 7 but also potential sex abuse and a rape of a female officer or female platoon member. >> this could be very serious. >> it would actually be -- we have not independently confirmed that. if thats the case and thats what they were banning together about and refusing to testify or say what they kno...

The white house and congressional leaders in both parties have now agreed on a two-year benefit deal which also raises the debt ceiling for two years. if this passes without any last minute objections from any side, it would postpone the next fiscal showdown until after the 2020 election. kentucky democratic congressman john yarmouth joins me now. im sure this was a nail biter. do you think its going to stick? weve seen before deals and handshakes where the president walks away or theres some ob...

>> sure. of course, he is. whats been interesting, andrea, you noted that poll at the top, but whats been interesting to watch over the last 18 months. even when donald trumps approval drops down into the high 30s, couple occasions got down to 36 or 37, his approval among self-identified republicans has held incredible consistency right around 90%, which tells you that essentially youve got this block of moderate, suburbanite voters, whose approval of the president has fluctuated whereas his cor...

House so far seems to be to try to down-play what is going to happen tomorrow in less than 24 hours now. i asked president trump if he was worried about mueller testifying. he said, no. he then said hes not going to watch. then in the same breath he said well actually he might watch a little bit of the testimony. so well clearly be watching his twitter feed very carefully. ive been talking to his legal team officials here at the white house. they said they dont have a war room prepped as they ha...

Partners, and the simultaneous desire, equally deep and heartfelt, for democratic self-government in this country. >> this morning, johnson was elected leader of the conservative party. he will meet with the queen tomorrow to formally assume his role as prime minister. im joined now by simon mcgee, a former british diplomatic press secretary. welcome, simon. not a big surprise as he was chosen in this last minute fight with jeremy hunt. the current foreign secretary. hes a populist. hes pro brex...