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Of the united states. its called the press. its called the political pressure that the justice department will, in fact, experience if, if there is a nonmerits based action by the acting attorney general. if it is done simply out of loyalty. but we have no reason to think that that will happen. we are on warning that something could happen. but lets not jump. the jury is out. lets not jump to a conclusion. i keep talking about the traditions in the department, including the advice that he is goi...

Out there so you really do have to scoop him up as soon as you can so you can start doing the kind of questioning that jimmy mentioned. you have to know those things first. >> whats your big burning question right now, still tonight? >> well, i mean, theres a couple things. you know, was anybody else aware that he was planning to do this? but i think whats interesting is, you know, we talk about all this high-tech stuff that we have, the fact that were able to track cell phones, internet communi...

Royal family, how he responds to the denials. that was the purpose. and as i got this question out, wearing my cbs lanyard and white house press badge, which as you know you have to be vetted by the secret service in order to obtain one, i thought it an opportunity for an adviser to the president to speak about the administrations response. we do know that he had a phone conversation with the crown prince, mohammed bin salman, last week, so its a burning question at an important time, and the se...

Tonights burning question, what was ted cruz looking at on his flight? heres jeanne moos. >> reporter: senator ted cruz likes to schmooze about being tech savvy. >> so i pulled out my phone, i sent a tweet. >> reporter: but when he pulled out his phone aboard a flight to d.c. he got nabbed gazing at his senate race rival beto orourke. politico posted the photo, inspiring mockery like this diary entry. "i wonder if he thinks about me." someone else called it humanizing. "who among us has not star...

This is why donald trump was elected. and what he is saying -- and again we are not treating him as the be all and end all its fantastic hes out there speaking and i want him to continue. but we need everybody out there. our candidates, erica, are the stars of this midterm election. they are more diverse than ever before and they are speaking to the issues that voters care about. >> maria cardona, scott jennings, always appreciate your insight. >> thank you, erica. >> thanks erica. the burning...

Discover your story. get started for free at ancestry.com >> martha: and heres a burning question tonight, why did the publisher of the national inquirer get immunity to speak to the feds. here are story, howie kurtz. this is the man who publishes the "national enquirer." theres a lot of history here. he obviously has immunity now, what does all this mean? >> david packer for those who dont know is a very good friend friend, a longtime friend of donald trump and so thats a big headache for the p...

Understandable but what tricks do democrats have up their sleeve? how could you block this? >> we have the constitutional responsibility to provide advice and consent and i will do my job as i see fit to make sure this person can indeed be fair and objective. the president has the power to nominate. we have the power and responsibility to confirm this person but with that responsibility comes the senate hearing, the one on one meeting that i will have with him but the fact that hes been vetted b...

Center and no justice. >> navid, thank you so much for your time and perspective. well keep in touch. now for the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, in north korea this hour, his third trip to pyongyang. pompeo met with senior north korean officials for two days. s buthe burning question, will there be more clarity on exactly what north korea is will be to do on the issue of due nukizatinuk denuclearization and also the issue of returning u.s. troops remains. andrew stevens is following the ...

Powerful story knew that putting jean huden on the stand was risky. in the years after jim fled to mexico, jean huden got into trouble with the law over drugs and check forgery. >> ive talked to jean a lot, and i do believe her, but i also know what happens in a courtroom and unfortunately, she is not as pure as the driven snow when it comes to what the defense attorney will do with her. >> peggy was clearly on the fence as to whether or not to accept a deal or go to trial. she thought if i just...

You want to, you know, discredit those democrats in congress. go ahead and do it. but instead, hes doing some of that, but instead, hes all over the place getting the president in hot water. >> is funneling money. more possible -- >> are there more women, you know -- >> i get the sense we have a lot more to talk about. all of you, stick around for a moment. were going to continue the conversation. next with this burning question, could it possibly be that there are other hush money payments besi...