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>> already, a raucous crowd. at least it looks like a beautiful day there in big sky country. hans nichols, i want to go to you. whats the thinking behind the scenes a to the white house right now, about what is going on in saudi arabia and that foreign policy crisis and whether it has any impact at all on the looming midterm elections? >> well, officials here will tell you that this is the president trying to walk and chew gum at the same time. now, its clear from the pompeo briefing he gave he...

>> reasonable people can disagree about the conclusions reached in the confirmation. >> martha: absolutely. >> there was a pausity of evidence, there was not direct corroboration, it came down to a credibility test for many. but what is so concerning is the argument of these professors in a there is no other option. they say we dont -- were not doing it because we disagree with her position. we just believe theres no ground upon which she could reach a different conclusion. thats the type of imb...

On their way to the station, the ranger can be heard telling his partner that bob had passed the credibility test. >> seemed genuine. >> reporter: one a.m. in a little room downtown. already a long day for mankin, whose back is to the camera, and tschudy, at the table, facing bob. >> were tryin to figure out what happened. and, uh, maybe -- whens the last time -- you saw her, spoke with her? >> what do you mean, what happened? i mean, i dont -- >> we have -- we have good reason to believe that a...

Gets to what laura was saying, today was not about who is telling the truth. today is not going to be about fact finding and actually get to the root of what happened in 1982. thats not what today is about. today is about a credibility test, and its about a credibility test of each of the witnesses that are there, and its so important to understand that so much hangs tkr-- the president said it himself yesterday, the truth hangs in the balance here, and really for those key swing senators. the p...

Oath. youve seen their statements already. >> thats not exactly what he said -- >> his mind could be changed -- >> he has an open mind. im sure that disappointed you but -- he could be convinced, which means he has an open mind for testimony. >> so what does the president what does the white house want to hear from judge kavanaugh today? well there was a sense, stef, after we last heard from kavanaugh in that fox news interview, among some within the presidents inner circle that kavanaugh wasn...

With robert mueller. cohen talked to them several times. joining us is dan goldman, former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. tom dupree and former deputy attorney general. am i ever going to get through your title without messing up? stan, let me start with you, you have the easier title. talk about what you believe is the significance of cohen talking with mueller. rudy giuliani was in touch with me. i reached out to him last night. he said cohen is a big liar, nothing he say...

And barr tells him, "hey, shut up. were all gonna end up in prison." >> and it was somebody with credibility. >> be -- better than what we had before, yeah. >> reporter: but overall, a key problem remained. >> terrible witnesses. >> reporter: meaning detectives spoke with other people whod also heard the men talk about the murder, but they were not the type a jury would likely believe. much of what theyd say sounded like drug and booze soaked gossip. there wasnt enough certainly to support charg...

Notion she heard this type of the president using the n word made during the production of the apprentice. that interview challenged her about this and she said its many my book. have you not read my book. today with chuck todd she said she heard the tape after the book had gone to her publisher. she makes a distinction here and this is a contradiction within a merit of days about a central theme in her book. was there audio evidence that the president used this slur and had she actually heard i...

Gonna spend the rest of my life in jail." phillip barr said something similar because peewee is talking about, "well, ive only seen a body. its not against the law to see -- see a body." and barr tells him, "hey, shut up. were all gonna end up in prison." >> and it was somebody with credibility. >> better than what we had before, yeah. >> reporter: but overall, a key problem remained. >> terrible witnesses. >> reporter: meaning detectives spoke with other people whod also heard the men talk abou...

Up. were all gonna end up in prison." >> and it was somebody with credibility. >> be -- better than what we had before, yeah. >> reporter: but overall, a key problem remained. >> terrible witnesses. >> reporter: meaning detectives spoke with other people whod also heard the men talk about the murder, but they were not the type a jury would likely believe. much of what theyd say sounded like drug and booze soaked gossip. there wasnt enough certainly to support charging peewee. but, thought the pr...