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270,000 unlikely voters. >> thats a big number. >> we run a highly intensive program. we do a minimum of three knocks on the door. usually, at least three phone calls. >> and on election day -- >> and on election -- >> no, during early vote and election day. >> so, yes, if you made a commitment to vote, we will continue to call you and knock on your door. >> basically you ask people -- >> um -- >> inspire people. >> we inspire people. >> to the polls. all joking aside, when it comes to getting o...

>> absolutely. but people turn out when they feel invested in the process, they think it makes a difference. and they have access to voting. >> with another election around the corner, the questions about our electoral system are more critical than ever. >> the majority of people in this country abide by the rules of this democracy, they pay taxes, but they dont participate. they dont have a say and they choose not to have a say. >> well, that is the question. do they choose not to have a say? i...

Traffic stop, no one is thinking much about it. the guy is fully armed and not only does he go after the police officers who are armed but then proceeds with this very unique and very violent drive-by shootings. no amount of physical barriers and no amount of fortifying the schools or the malls is going to stop something like that. so until we begin to talk about what i call the through line of all of the cases which is guns and in texas lots of guns were not going to be able to solve the mass s...

Barriers, but you know, this court case was critical. theres going to continue to be a legal fight, by the way, we should mention. he knows that the clock is running out and that if he -- he wants to be able to pretends to have met the promise he made on day one of his -- the announcement. his campaign in 2015 hes going to have to get something done. >> lets talk about the former vice president joe biden rejecting criticism about a story that hes been telling. hes either conflating several true ...

Taking part in protests over the weekend, that they are subject to arrest and detention. in the meantime, these huge water-filled barriers have been placed around police headquarters in case of those protesters deciding to come her here. >> protesters had already been unnerved by the sight of chinese troops and army vehicles, including antiriot vehicles, crossing the border from mainland china in large numbers. a scheduled rotation of forces, according to the chinese government. clearly, somethi...

Nixon famously dangled pardons in front of people who had committed crimes on his behalf as part of the articles of impeachment. and the reason you have to use impeachment to check the pardon power is because theres literally no other check in the constitution. not one. it is unreviewable and absolute. if you dont use the impeachment power to check the pardon power, then the pardon power is absolute. thats the way the constitution works, which brings us to this story in "the washington post," wh...

Afghanistan. it appears hes con natured details of three separate stories. i want you to listen to this story he told at a town hall in new hampshire. >> young navy captain, navy, up in the mountains. their behind a forward operating base. behind these great big barriers. one of his buddies got shot, fell down a ravine about 60 feet. four star general asked me if i would go up into the fob. now, everyone got concerned a vice president going up in the middle of this, but we can lose a vice presid...

Economy is getting worse than getting better and that could explain why the president is pushing hard tore get a border wall built, tweeting, the wall is going up fast despite destruction. > >> that claim is is false. there has not been a single new mile of wall built since the president took office. customs and border protection has replaced existing barriers that were deteriorating. president trump is now holding regular meetings with aids demanding to know why more wall has not been built and...

His mind about design requirements hes passing along to the army corps of engineers and in may he directed them to paint the wall black. the wall is to be painted black and he also wants it to be spiked on top with sharp points, which he thinks will be more of a deterrent to people who might consider trying to climb it. >> he has reasons for that. his own theories but the fact of the matter is by making those changes or additions, it adds extra cost to reduce the total number of mileage. >> that...

Paint the wall black. the wall is to be painted black and he also wants it to be spiked on top with sharp points, which he thinks will be more of a deterrent to people who might consider trying to climb it. >> he has reasons for that. his own theories but the fact of the matter is by making those changes or additions, it adds extra cost to reduce the total number of mileage. >> thats correct. the cost of painting for example 175 miles of barriers is going to be as much as $133 million according ...