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To congress, but in this case to a local prosecutor, no, at least not while im president. >> there really are big questions raised by all of this litigation, and theres a lot of litigation currently working its way through the system that bears on, you know, congressional powers outlined in the constitution, that bears on issues of executive privilege, and this is also in that area, and it does come down to sort of very basic rule of law stuff, right? is the president above the law? do certain l...

Out of there. everyones on the same page on that front. at this point its about drawing the contrast between the candidates. kmtion al kamala harris will have to deal with vulnerabilities in her record as well as the others. >> cory booker and biden spent the week sparring over criminal justice reform. where do you stand on this great democratic debate whether they should be focused on trump rather than each other? >> well, ha any of us think doesnt matter because theyre all trying to get electe...

Years. does the president find that troubling? does he plan to say anything? >> did john give you this question? >> im sorry. >> i dont have any updates on that particular case. i would ask you to check with the state department. >> i just want to affirm a point. this is a yes or no question. is the president confirming meetings taking place in the oval office? >> i think i indicated that the president has no further comment on this. >> you gave me a blanket answer saying at the time it was all ...

Trump. so heres a person who is purportedly saying to people, purporting himself as im not the average candidate. well, they have him on tape either playing the game -- >> you are getting at something a lot of campaigns that are running against donald trump trying to figure out. hes on tape praising the clintons, why do you trust him? hes on tape saying this. why do you trust him? i think the problem is where donald trump inoculates himself is going hey, you dont trust these people, i dont trust...

Into the night when our folks in the ground were still in danger. i dont think its funny to ask you -- >> congresswoman, you asked if i had a skiff. i had secure phone, other equipment that kept me in touch with the state department at all times. i did not sleep all night. i was very much focused on what we were doing. >> who was at your office when you left? was cheryl mills, your chief of staff, still at the office when you left? >> i dont remember. i know a lot of my staff -- >> ill name them...

Our folks on the ground were still in danger so i dont think it is funny to ask you if you were alone the whole night. >> you asked if i had a skiff. i had secure phones. i had other equipment that kept me in touch with the state department at all times. i did not sleep all night. i was very much focused on what we were doing. >> who was at your office when you left? was cheryl mills still there when you left? >> i dont remember sdplmpt i will name. jake sullivan? >> yes. they were all there whe...

Investigation or trying to stall it. there is no evidence to that that i can see. >> what should change when it comes to diplomatic security? >> diplomatic security in an age of terrorism, especially in a place in the middle east where we had a number of terrorist attacks, has to be job number one. it always has been for the last 15 or 20 years. obviously were going to have to look at consulates in the arab world, places like benghazi, where we dont have adequate resources to fully staff a place...

frustrated. its 100 and some degrees heat index outside, and i can understand people getting worked up about this sort of thing. more on politics in a moment. i want to start with a street level view of what has to be considered an emergency. justin bruno heads up the office of emergency management. he is kind enough to step outside and tell us what he has been up today. thank you for making the time and braving the heat. is your city in emergency mode right now? >> we absolutely are...

Vaccinated. should people who dont live in l.a. should we consider doing that, in your professional opinion? >> i dont think theres a blanket answer here. it depends where you are and your vaccination rate. if youre unvaccinated, wear a mass action. if you are fully vaccinated, depends where youre going. im starting to wear one here because our vaccination rate is low and case numbers are rising so if youre in a state like that, area like that, you might want to think about it. >> dr. john torre...