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Democratic debate and descent to take place. this is about us fighting for what this country truly should be and what it deserves to be. >> so our big question today is whose vision of america will voters choose in 2020? joining me washington post white house reporter ashley parker, eugene scott, associate press white house reporter -- so ashley, you were at that rally last night. this afternoon, he is disavowing the center back chant. was there any inclination he was uncomfortable with it. did ...

Freedom of jeffrey epstein can we restore the freedom of these victims. they have been living in fear and intimidation since the day they were abused by him and now he is in jail. >> stephanie gosk has more from the courthouse. >> reporter: jeffrey epstein is not getting out of jail at least not yet as he gets out of jail on the two charges. if he is convicted on those charges, he could be sentenced to up to 45 years. if you do the math, he is a 66-year-old man. that could mean he is in prison f...

The white house looking to turn the page the ongoing west wing power struggle between top aide steve bannon and jared kushner. of course, hes also son-in-law. thats a good title. according to "the new york times," the president ordered kushner and bannon to "work this out" on friday. reince priebus held an hour long meeting among the combatants to try and convince all sides to bury the hatchet. joining me julie pace, associate press white house correspondent and jeremy peters "new york times" po...

It was for trafficking. number two, tucker is absolutely right. you will see the crime rate go up. i agree with justice reform, the reason criminals are in there and seems so watered down because they likely plea bargained down from more dangerous crime or two, prosecutors that put them there no theyre dangerous and rap sheet a mile long. dont want them on the streets. i think was really good point to bring up ap stats. harris: one of the things i had question about. i want to read deeper in thi...

Undergo public safety assessment. tucker what do you think? >> this country has too many laws. dennis hastert is penalized for taking money out of his own checking account. lets not be decadent. dont forget what 80s or 90s were like. you couldnt go to the grocery store without being jumped. crime will jump when we open up prison gates. american history we tend to overcorrect on everything. do it thought fully so the crime rate doesnt spike. melissa: this is what makes me nervous. i ap did analys...

Week, i commended him on work doing this. i think it is very effective. they did studies show recidivism doesnt go up longer you stay in prison for drug dealers or people busted for drugs. youre right to say we bust people for way too much stuff. if youre in prison because youre dealing a small amount of cocaine or small amount of meth, i think it is horrible thing to do to people, but on other hand some people need treatment. they dont need to be in prison. melissa: some. ap found more that wer...

Be done with the phone companies. at the same time, you have members of congress, including mike rogers, in the midst of developing legislation. its all sort of coming to a head this week, so thats sort of the impetus of why this story bubbled up now, tamron. i think the president gave his road map here. he made it seem as if now all that has to happen is congress has to pass it. this is going to be a much more difficult path, a much more difficult path, than was laid out just now by the preside...

>> greta: you thought passing health care would be good for the presidents poll numbers. according to a new associate press poll the presidents approval rating hit a new low of 49%. 50% disapprove. thats not all. the poll finds support for the presidents health care overhaul has gone down since the new law passed. before the vote 43% posed the overhaul and 41% supported the plan. now 50% oppose and 39 support. joining us live dick morris. new book just came out tuesday. im looking forward to rea...

>> greta: you thought passing health care would be good for the presidents poll numbers. according to a new associate press poll the presidents approval rating hit a new low of 49%. 50% disapprove. thats not all. the poll finds support for the presidents health care overhaul has gone down since the new law passed. before the vote 43% posed the overhaul and 41% supported the plan. now 50% oppose and 39 support. joining us live dick morris. new book just came out tuesday. im looking forward to rea...

Seems to be part of a broader battle of isis strategy enhancing operations elsewhere to target isis wherever they might be, harris. harris: well ping-pong one more time. you brought up russia. this is crossing wires right now. russia, associate press. defense mincy tick up number theyre doing against islamic state. russian air force said they destroyed more than 1600 what they call terrorist objects inside of syria. interesting timing theyre giving this information as you put it were intensifyin...