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I want to bring back in my panel. this has been, if youll forgive the cliche, the year of the woman but it actually was. >> i think more on the dem side, certainly. you look at the women who are winning and theyre a pretty extraordinary class of women. mimi walters is having a tough fight. well see if she manages to squeeze that out. but it is a fight with a member of the progressive scene. they havent necessarily fared as well in the actual contest.

Democrats. but with just one week to go, weve already added 25 races to our potentially vulnerable list overall. 18 on the republican side, 7 on the dem side. theres some reasons why were seeing this battleground start to expand. let me start with michigan. the 6 and 7th districts there weve added to this list. with the republican gubernatorial nominee cancelling all ads in michigan this week except in the detroit area with one week to go, the party seems to be conceding defeat at the top of the...

And justice that no one else can because of his background. i think when you are going to have a ton of elected officials running talk about unique set of experiences, he carves out a very unique space. remember, because i truly do believe you are going to have 202, 5 people. credible candidates running on the dem side you dont need to get 30, 40, 50% out of the gate. you just need 7, 8, 9, 10% and you are a very viable candidate. i do think the next segment this whole ms-13 and whether or not p...

Of the house to be speaker. so, i dont know. the rock. >> the house is broken as it is. they cant figure out the chaplain, and other stuff, why not. >> i like chuck. >> doesnt have to be a member of congress. >> in this day and age where any group of 20 people can essentially hold something hostage and now there is almost an incentive structure via social media to do this, i have a feeling were going to have a series of very weak speakers. >> keep an eye out for the younger guns in the house on ...

Efforts to decommission or somehow undermine different voting machines in different states, causing lines, causing people not to vote, particular states being targeted. we need a full investigation to see if there is any evidence of it, what evidence there is, and what can we do to protect ourselves next time. >> lets talk another bit of bipartisan ship. that is you want to protect trans gender military service members particularly after what the president just said in terms of a ban. what are y...

He got elected. theres this pull going on, and now theyre talking about keith ellison, not listening to voters still on the dem side. well speak with karen finney about that coming up. newt, its been an incredible pleasure and honor to talk with you on such an inbelievable year. what is your big takeaway from 2016? >> that america is still an unbelievable country and the american people are still in control of their destiny and they didnt do what they were told to do, they didnt do what the medi...

A more peaceful and civilized world is kidding you. nobody has magical answers. bullet me just say this. l. i voted against the war in iraq. >> joining me is tad devine, a senior advisor to the sanders campaign. you worked in al gore in 04, what is it about this campaign? >> well, i think bernie has a powerful message, a message about the inequality of wealth and income in america and its connecting with people and hes presenting himself in a very authentic way and thats connecting as well so i ...

>> i think its a significant issue. i think its a legitimate serious issue in which hes mistaken. i would give him a pass brooke for having made the donations. i was surprised that in his apology this morning that he said he regretted making the donations and regretted the fact he hasnt made the disclosure. to me its principally a disclosure issue. he was a very harsh interrogator of peter schweitzer the author of "clinton cash." i think he had an obligation to say, i personally contributed $75,...

Asking about reopening the runway a few minutes before the jet went down before dawn. the 12,000 foot main runway was closed for maintenance at the time. the jet was cleared to land on a shorter runway which lacked advanced guidance equipment. it clipped trees and slammed into a hill a mile from the runway killing both pilots. hes been called the explainer in chief. president obama turning to former president bill clinton today to get his help with senate democrats. remember a few months back ...

>> the statistics indicate that they missed some stuff and further we keep hearing expert after expert say even if they do everything theyre supposed to do exactly right it doesnt keep us safe. it makes us feel safe. >> absolutely. thats a whole philosophy youre getting there, shep, is are we going to go with this last line of defense of just before somebody gets on that aircraft, are we going to start screening them, and theres always a chance theyre going to miss something. i think we should b...