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The council, smart to do that but dont cap or take action before you have data. were doing this all backwards. we dont want a political solution. we want a transportation solution -- >> that requires negotiation, discussion and data to figure out the best way to protect workers and make sure that all people of different backgrounds around the city have access to transportation alternatives. >> have you buying this is about congestion? >> show me the data but right now this is about politics. and...

He put glasses on so people will think hes smart. it just doesnt work. people can see through the glasses. >> on instagram today, trump hit perry again. trump writing rick perry in my office last cycle playing nice and begging for my support and money. hypocrite. joining me now from washington is senior political editor, mark murray murray. we need to talk about these filings but have you ever seen this back and forth in a presidential race before? >> no, you probably see it more at a comedians ...

>> as some republican presidential candidates say, this disqualifies donald trump as a candidate. should he drop out of the race? >> i think he has to apologize, let the voters decide. hes made himself untenable as a candidate. what hes going to end up with is hard core within the party, it might be anti-immigrant or anti-mccain, thats a small segment, as far as normal people regular people intelligent people everyday people they wont stand for that. again, i was at a ball game last night in new...

In the citys bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. its a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in the state prison system system i actually had a blood gang member who was a...

In the citys bergen county jail about 15% of the inmates are gang affiliated. while most are divided among racial lines, the dominant gang here has found strength in diversity. >> the predominant gang inside bergen county jail is united blood nation. they recruit anybody. they believe in numbers. its a numbers game for them. there could be bloods from different ethnic backgrounds, black, white, hispanic. when i worked in the state prison system system i actually had a blood gang member who was a...

Only 10% of those are naturalized american citizens. they are of all colors. they are of all religious backgrounds. and so if this is a much larger and profound problem that raises questions about the vulnerability of our youth to a variety of messages and to guns that allow them to express their anger in a context that seems to be increasingly destabilizing for them. >> mark, youve covered mass shootings and obviously in the case of the last few attacks, even the one in canada, the thwarted att...

Radicalized later in his career. in other words, he was not necessarily radical islam early on and the growing of the beard in. >> in the past couple of months. >> in the past couple of months. he has a recent criminal charge which is something that weve been seeing in a number of cases. hes targeted federal officials in the way that isis has called for and the way that others have responded to in this country in the isis cases. there are a number of factors that distinctguish him in this regard...

Horrible shooting shows we can move forward and make progress on race. you saw a community that came together in an incredible way. and people of all different backgrounds and races were standing side by side loving one another. i think the governor was influenced by that, said you know what, i can lead the way and take down something thats hurtful from government ground and we shouldnt have it up there, we are going to lead forward on this. i think this is a great example of how people can come...

Who is vying for presidential candidacy. i think that they are -- they do affect everybody and they do affect our community. so i dont think that we should be quick to sweep these comments under the rug, but rather acknowledge them challenge them and definitely take action against them. >> so hes a co-owner of the pageant. do you believe there should be some movement that would remove him from that responsibility? do you think he should continue to be a co-owner? >> i mean, honestly i read the p...

The ripper getting richer and have more power in this country than ever before. thats kind of what bernie would say. i think in some ways thats kind of almost refreshing as a politician. he runs because he has a core set of ideas and values and principles. from his perspective, thats what should be part of public discourse. as a journalist as a historian, i think we need to know the backgrounds of these people and its fair game and michaels piece is fair game. at "mother jones" weve been doing s...