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Joins me now. senator, always good to see you. when you were in congress, you socialize with members on the other side of the aisle, you cheered their kids on at little league games. but you left office in part because you said decency and civility was gone. or going away. have gotten worse. even worse in the last 12 years. from what i hear from my friends and colleagues who still serve in congress. and, the demonization of our political opponents seems to just get more extreme with the passage ...

Throwing a beer. look at that. look at what happened. a man is arrested for throwing a beer can at senator ted cruz. this is at the astros parade. not good at all. that man arrested but it takes a broader lack of civility right now. should not happen. >> should not happen. >> we will be right back. introducing the new sleep number climate360 smart bed. the only smart bed in the world that actively cools, warms and effortlessly responds to both of you. our smart sleepers get 28 minutes more restf...

Seems an already angry electorate in a combustible situation? >> how much angrier can they be when they erect a gallows to hang mike pence? how much more outside of civility can they be if theyre standing wearing camouflage and long rifles threatening voters? these people are already insecure. they are already cowards, and they are already at the precipice. if we mealy mouth around what they truly are, which is domestic terrorists, if we treat them with kid gloves because were worried about thei...

Beat him at the ballot box. were going to make sure that he and his type going away. and im excited about facing him on tuesday and throughout all of early voting, as we have since october 12th because weve got an election season in arizona, not an election day. >> youve been noticeably using tougher language than others in the democratic party. you called january 6th an act of terror. you pushed back on the phrase, election denier. you call these people liars and fascists. do you worry at all t...

And happy saturday. basically i quit the race because i honored my word. right after the debate i put out a video and invited either blake masters or mark kelly to sit down, have a conversation with me, i was getting e-mails from people and requests, sort of back down. look, theres a way to make this happen. if either of them sits down with me and they can convince me about what i care about, which is that its in the interest of froeedom and peace and civility for me to back down and support one...

Fetterman is totally going to be talking about in the coming days. hes already been on the view talking about. it take a listen! >> i mean, shes an icon. its unbelievable. its an honor, and im so grateful. and she understands what is at stake here in this race. and as i said, it was incredibly, incredibly honored to have her support in this race. >> oz responding to the endorsement first at nbc news that the campaign is telling us that doctor oz loves oprah, and respects the fact that they have ...

Civility and basic democratic norms. and you have politician who is work not to bring people together but to stir up division and to make us angry and afraid of one another just for their own advantage so they can take power. all of this gets amped up by 24/7 social media that decided its more popular to promote controversy and conspiracies rather than facts and truth. you know, it was just a few days ago that a friend of mine, paul pelosi, was attacked in his own home. somebody breaks into his ...

The waters. >> i just like the message, set up your own rally. i thought that was a good model for all of us. oh yeah? set up your own rally. so, yeah, its very signature obama, as brendan was saying. quaint, you know -- imagine, civility, politeness and courtesy. >> what is this area you speak of? >> is jimmy stewart coming soon? >> thats right, i think its a good aspiration for all of us. all right, meanwhile, new tonight, the justice department deciding whether they will need a special counse...

Setup your own rally. a lot of people worked hard for this. come on, man. >> back with us john berman, ashley allison, and brandon buck. this is the former president of the united states. hes getting heckled this way. is he handling it effectively? is the larger issue translating? >> i thought it was quaint, like throwback to when -- thats what incivility used to look like. it reminds i spent most of my years on capitol hill trying to give barack obama a hard time. it wasnt that long ago we had ...

Come on man! >> back with us john berman, ashley allison, -- jim i mean this is the president or former president of the united states. hes getting heckled this way. is he handling it effectively? is a larger issue translating? >> i thought it was quaint, like throwback to when thats what instability is to look like. hes a pro, hes handling it well. he turns it back on people. i feel like -- it reminds me, i spent most of my years on capitol hill giving obama a hard time. it wasnt that long ago ...