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jubilant. >> youre not jubilant, jake. i like that. >> nor jocular nor jaded. >> you see jocular when jimmy kimmel was cracking you up. that was great. >> hes funny. anyway, great to see you guys. have a great show. >> ill get my luminous self over here. >> all right, keep it up, laura. good evening, everybody. im allison cam rata in new york. >> and im laura coates in washington, d.c. and this is "cnn tonight" on a night when the president of the united states lays out his closing arg...

dump them in another state, so-called sanctuary cities so that they can figure it out. what i just described is exactly the strategy of some republicans governors on the far right of this divide, governors like you see on the screen, governor greg abbott of texas and ron desantis of florida. the latter declaring quote, every community in america should be sharing in the burdens. it shouldnt fall on a handful of red states. the real question is, for many americans out there, do you thin...

be an artist. and this was 10-year-old jayce identified this evening. and another 10-year-old, makenna lee elrod. her family confirmed she too died in the attack. for them and for all the victims, we now must ask some very tough questions after what we heard today. i know im an anchor. but im also angered in the fact that im a mother of a second grader, of a third grader, an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old, who sends my children, just like you, to school every single day. and i want to kno...

When it means they dont have the same viewpoint as relates to overseas. but i wonder, in thinking about this, this idea of distribution of what he calls, what they have called the burden. is that a winning argument among the republican electorate or even independents who are coveted? >> in the republican electorate, it is a massively popular argument to make. its not even that its not a solution, its not designed to be a solution. >> right. >> its designed to be a ploy or a stunt -- i tend to be...

Is the it that could come out of this something productive for both parties? what do you think? >> i sure hope so. and it looks like red flag laws may be a good place and a safe place for republicans to go to politically where they can work with democrats. i think it was smart of dana to mention rick scott and ron desantis. i would add tim kaine. when i worked for eric canner, whenever the virginia tech shooting would come up, the tone he would talk about people who worked at the time in the vir...

Are driven by racism. >> i think it has more to do with the base than it does donald trump. weve seen for years going back to the earlier part of the decade. there is a population within the republican party that shows up in primaries and moves the agenda so far to the right that if you cross them they will try to take you out. remember when eric canner brought his primary and that issue, the one that did it for him, it was solely driven by immigration. >> and i feel like part of what was buggin...

At disarray in the republican party. >> we are getting breaking news. out with new reports. we learned that eric canner will speak later on today to his colleagues about his future plans and now politico is saying he will step down as majority leader. what is the implication if that is the case. >> it allows the republican to get a bloody battle for majority leader out of the way now. it will be interesting to see who will be the person. kevin mccarthy is an eric cantor ally from california and ...

Getting health care is a bad idea. what you should be thinking about is how can we advance and improve ways for middle class families to have some security so that if they work hard, they can get ahead and their kids can get ahead will. >> you know, it strikes me that again this tone from the president, this message seems to be very quickly. eric cantor was quickly on defense saying nobody is advocating for a government shutdown. but at the same time, we have some sound that im not going to play...

Now in a fight to retain his seat in massachusetts. >> i dont think ive ever seen eric cantor smiling. but in that image he is smiling. >> reporter: he was just out here in the driveway talking to reportes giving us more of that eric canner charm as well. i had a chance to ask him. those job numbers are coming out tomorrow. all indications theyll go below the 8.3 and continue the downward trend. i asked him, does that take the economy off the table as a political issue? and he said, of course, t...

Members arent covered, not true. no tort reform, not true. i want to just advise people watching at home playing that now-popular drinking game of you take a shot whenever the republicans say something thats not true, please assign a designated driver. this is going to be a long afternoon. >> hours before yesterdays vote, house majority leader eric canner urged the senate to hold a vote on repeal. >> the new law is riddled with budget gimmick that double count savings, offset six years of benefi...