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and good morning, everyone. this is "andrea mitchell reports" in washington following the continuing devastation from historic floods in kentucky. at this time at least 30 people are dead. thousands more are still trapped in their communities. with residents desperate for food, shelter, electricity, and clean drinking water. this morning kentucky governor andy beshear updating reporters on the devastation and search for survivors. >> i got to talk to some of the families here and the o...

And everybody knows it. no surprise there. but i wonder, what, if any reaction you are hearing from inside trump world, about both of the developments today? >> well, first of all there has been a lot of discussion among people that were part of that administration, that were part of that campaign, about how long it took mike pence to finally come out and say what he said on to cynthias point. but the juxtaposition of those two statements, to see the rnc condemning the aid to republicans that ar...

American history and getting them used to voting, i think that would do so much for building a common american purpose and the responsibility of young people need in being good citizens. >> jon: she says that in your caucus in the house you are collecting thoughts about that idea. are there others who would support lowering the voting age to 16? >> there are. we had a vote on an amendment that was quite a large group of people who supported it. and i just think that our country is so desperately...

>> reporter: the white house dealing with changes to the root of the border wall including some folks who say they could lose their homes and others uncertain about the fate of structures that straddle the border between the us and mexico. >> working with mexico on how to resolve those. the common american would refer to it like a shock. >> reporter: house democrats are using the majority to challenge the presidents deportation policies calling for the abolition of ice and a decrease in funding ...

That is why the united states air force will remain the awe-inspiring flying force ever known to man. like every part of our military, the air force is born from the will of our people to search to explore, to reach new heights. its the peoples will that you reflect and their power that you project to every single corner of the globe. earlier this year, i had the honor of speaking with a great army air corps and air force legends, lieutenant colonel dick cole, the last surviving doolittle raider...

The flow of guns to criminals. but i think the assault weapons, ban, even if that doesnt necessarily have a chance, if you look at the amount of killings that go on every year, 11,000, 12,00 or so killed every year by guns, the majority, 95% are killed by handguns. so if they are able to pass some of these measures around gun trafficking, that would do a lot in terms of stemming the flow of crime to some of these areas. >> congresswoman, you dont have the big lobbyist on the other side. but this...

Encourage people to stay involved in it. however, theyll be on the outskirts of this. i think they will run -- theyll be the centerpiece of this whole thing because i think thats where the dispute really emanates for, whether or not its in her best interest, that is suri to be part of this or not. tamara races raises. there will be a resolution that she will not go until a determination by the judge and that will involve a big, long hearing fit comes to that. >> you bring up an interesting point...

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