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Bets on cruelty. >> i think that there are trump administration officials who are susceptible to pressure and susceptible to the form of sort of course correction you expect from government when things get exposed in a way that the president himself is not. i think that weve seen changes within homeland security, even within border patrol, some of these things have been exposed and as the courts and the press and protesters have put this kind of pressure on the administration. i wonder if, again...

Their values, their belief in humanity and a common respect for these human beings, no matter the color of their skin or the fact that theyre not american. im betting on that, even as he bets on cruelty. >> i think that there are trump administration officials who are susceptible to pressure and susceptible to the form of sort of course correction you expect from government when things get exposed in a way that the president himself is not. i think that weve seen changes within homeland security...

During the planned apollo 11 journey, we will be concerned with such things as mid course correction and docking. the astronauts, of course, will be concerned with very much more. the flight of apollo 11 is to be the culmination of a national effort and most difficult, most dangerous mission ever attempted since this country and the russians started sending men into space.

The audience member says take them on. he says heres the deal, im not going to participate. how long do you think he can stay above the fray and not participate? >> you cant -- its not about staying above the fray and not participating. when you actually make an error either in judgment or in your comment like when you talk about the hyde act. he realized whether it was a political mistake or change of heart. he recognized it and made the course correction. that is not the same thing as being pu...

He says ", thanks for letting me play in this contest. its going to be pretty ugly. the audience member says "take them on," but biden says, "but heres the deal, im not going to participate." how long do you think biden can try to stay above the fray and not participate? >> you cant -- its not about staying, quote, unquote, above the fray and not participating when you actually make an error either in judgement or in your comment, like when he talked about the hyde amendment, for example. he rea...

Hin hungary. for a temporary time, the uk brexit party under nigel farage will feel they have a mandate. but will it change anything in a big way? yes and no. is this a course correction that we are moving away, we are polarizing politics in europe? you have to say you cant test that theory until you get to the next election in five years. >> absolutely. okay, nic robertson reporting for us live from london those election over the weekend, we appreciate you being here. thanks for joining me. i...

Yours. the law be damned. and it is just part and parcel of the most serious attack on the rule of law and our democracy. certainly in my lifetime. >> one thing that representative schiff made very clear, there are limitations to the presidents power to pardon. he does not wield that without any type of course correction. and i think schiff has already made legislation to wheel that in. it is still very troubling that the president operates in this way of, have my back. ill have yours. it is a s...

Cannot afford to let any escalation spiral and come back to the table in good faith. >> i just want to emphasize this observation of yours because its really interesting and i think it gets lost in some of the coverage. you say course correction. >> thats right. >> in other words, the trump administration is showing more military muscle but starting from an unusually low level by u.s. standards. thats what youre saying. >> thats right. because if you broaden the aperture out a little bit, it is ...

Missiles to the region. what does iran think when it sees this extra american firepower headed its way? >> well, hopefully iran thinks the truth, which is most of this is a course correction. it would be good to note that for most of 2018 during the most sensitive times of the u.s.-iran standoff, be it may 8th when the u.s. left the nuclear deal, or november when the u.s. restored oil sanctions, washington did not have a single aircraft carrier in the persian gulf. this is actually in couldnt ra...

Seriously. so i thought that was great advice, and advice that im going to follow. >> reporter: and as we learn from beto orourkes interview with "vanity fair," amy orourke has been reading michelle obamas book "booking" in which the former first lady talks about the challenges of living through a toxic presidential race. as amys friend steve ortega put it to me, amy is aware of a difficult road ahead, but she is also concerned about the direction the country is heading in, and sees this race as...