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Illegally, how do you respond to is that thats? >> being here illegally is being here illegally, thats part of the problem. we have to recognize that rule of law and compassion are compatible when they come to immigration. far too often we are allowing the extremes on the left and on the right to really drive this conversation and they do that for a number of reasons, they do it obviously because they raise a lot of money because its a wedge issue, im one of the guy that is we believe that we ca...

By, i think, weeks and weeks ago before anybody else would say this, i think she said given the choice between a witch hunt and due process ill take due process. and she was one of the first to say that. again, shes trying to have an honest conversation. anybody who does, mika, they get hammered, but also they move the conversation forward, which is something that barrys been doing. >> yeah. >> great writer at the new yorker has been doing that as well and several others. >> its treacherous. >> ...

Talking about -- bring our private conversation forward, we were talking about the situation of the yearbook. so beverly young, one of the accusers of roy moore, put forward a yearbook that was a signature to her, roy moore would have been in his 30s. to which apparently she added some notes. she added a date so that according to her so she could remember when it was that that signature was made. thats now caused controversy. lets listen to her attorney, gloria aeria alred. >> according to a doc...

The united states only talks about naming jerusalem the capital but doesnt actually do it, maybe the peace process will move forward and that simply hasnt worked. what we have is a leader thats going to go out, back up what he says he is willing to do and actually do it. hes going to continue to move the peace process forward and if our peace process is built on a foundation that the united states is not going to recognize is already in law, its not a very strong process to begin with. lets use ...

About the -- they dont want to be talking about the election. they dont want to talk about the russian meddling. and neither do the dems right now. so we need to push the conversation forward. >> very quickly, jared kushner, his security clearance, democrats want all sorts of answers. chuck grassley is teaming up to say, yep, we want to know some answers now. what is the status of this? what do you think of the two republicans signing on? >> well, you have two letters, one from the house oversig...

As you talked about earlier, hallie, the senate intelligence committee is going to brief reporters later on today and try to push the conversation forward. but i can tell you privately here at the white house there is some frustration that this has somehow been mishandled and they want the information to come out. they want some of these blanks to be filled in so that they can move on, so that they can refocus on their legislative agenda, things like tax reform and getting an infrastructure bill...

People on both sides of this issue together for an open discussion. im not on the ballot again. im not looking to score some points. we dont need to be talking past one another. but we do have to feel a sense of urgency about it. >> the president stressed that his steps will not be enough to drive changes needed to totally curb gun violence, but he wants to push the conversation forward. heres what the executive actions will do. clarify who needs a license to sell guns. which is an attempt to al...

Assassination, we wanted to yes the conversation forward. you were at the renew memphis location of kings assassination and tell us what has been done there? what is new there? >> over the course of the last four years, 3 1/2 four years, the national civil rights museum has raised an incredible amount of funds, more than $3 million to -- so they have added new exhibits. they have enhanced existing exhibits. they have added technology, touch screen technology, they have tried to give the civil ri...

Conversation, reducing our criminal justice system. our president and mepeople, norquist, et cetera, this is the biggest item on the budget. socy im hopeful as we move the conversation forward, this is the first step, im actually shocked were still having this conversation but i hope the next step easily is legalization of marijuana across the board. >> john nichols made a good point. it really depends on whether they talk about it. are either -- is charlie crist, is he talking about it and has ...

That time. there is value in grandstanding. if that means youre holding a mega phone up to expose something to the public. im not suggesting yesterday was a successful example of that. >> i was going to say. >> grandstanding isnt a worthless exercise. it can serve a purpose. >> you use the phrase push the conversation forward. >> right. >> youre representing your teams. i dont feel like you did it yesterday. and it worried me about whats to come if this is the best you two can do in terms of com...