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Pushing them into poverty. doug, though, the number in north carolina, 436,000? i cant imagine that those are all cases where people have a poverty issue. are some people just deadbeats, not paying the fines? what do you do with this law? >> you totally read my mind. first a little context. 43 states currently have this type of statute, which, you know, results in revocation or suspension of a drivers license for failure to pay the fine. to your point, i understand what erics saying, and hes rig...

Type of means for those who cant afford it. >> shannon: doug, i know that the aclu said, too, one of the problems they have is theres never a hearing. so there can be a determination about whether or not somebody can actually afford it. you guys know better than anyone, that the courts are so clogged, trying to get cases through, its a really difficult thing. but doug, would you be open to something like that? another layer to this law that would say, then were also going to hold a hearing to se...

Eric, whats the deal? >> theyre being very unfair to poor people, and people who dont have a lot of money. because what they do is theyll put someone in court, say youre fined $400, you have 40 days to pay it. who can come up with $400 within a month to pay those fines. what they tell people, if you dont pay the fine, then not only do you lose your license, but then you get additional fines. so then that person cant go to work to get the money to pay the fines. its a revolving door, almost like ...

Have inappropriate requests of law enforcement by the president, going back to the first days of this administration. i think were at one of the most dangerous times for the mueller probe. you have not just the presidents anger, nervousness, fear, but you also have these reports in the last few weeks that the president is increasingly comfortable that he knows how to do this job and he doesnt want people telling him no. he shouldnt take rash actions. when you combine those two trends, it puts us...

Firing of mccabe and is almost certainly speculating about it. its something hes interested? >> what happens if that happens? what happens inside the justice department if that happens? do you think rosenstein will do it? >> i dont think so. i think the president would have to fire his way down the line to find someone who did. i think the president is testing the waters, seeing if republicans push back on him. if he doesnt hear that kind of push back, youll see him move. >> eric guster, what ha...

Girls. the stunning epic victory for jones and his party was largely response to sexual misconduct allegations against moore. but make no mistake -- the outcome was also just the latest example of the political power of black voters. as well as the effectiveness of local activists who mobilized voting efforts and won. joining me now is legal and political analyst eric guster. adrian shropshir, bernard simalton and john hammond from director alabama group. adrian, ive been reading through the mem...

The flames forcing tens of thousands of people from their homes. so far more than 750 buildings have been destroyed but the strong santa ana winds have died down a little bit allowing firefighters to get the upper hand on other fires burning in southern california. i am caroline shively, now, back to "tucker carlson t tonight" ." >> tucker: we are just a day away from what seems like the longest political contest in human history. the alabama special senate election race. democratic senate candi...

Judge moore shouldnt win. i understand alabama better than most, i suspect the turnout will come for roy moore in the rural areas. watch montgomery county and jefferson county. watch those two counties, youll find out. i suspect judge moore wins. i suspect when 2020 comes around, judge moore gets defeated. >> john? >> you know, i dont make political predictions, but i think its a toss up. the doug jones campaign is outworking the roy jones campaign, theyre canvassing, phone banking like hell. ro...

Well, we are going to go to him when he begins speaking. eric guster, thank you for your analysis. >> thank you. >> sandra: house passing historic tax reform. whats next for this bill on the senate side? what does all of this mean for you and your money? plus, a woman accusing senator al franken of sexual assault speaking out. >> i think the tide is turning and, you know, what about all the women who dont have microphones and have a joyce and can say something and then its everywhere on the news...

>> that was an unscripted, unrehearsed, such a moving moment, keeping in mind that no matter what o.j. simp don did today, we would be criticizing him. if he was perfectly scripted, said all the right things, wed get up and say look how scripted he is. look how ridiculous he was human, he was real, he was him. he went to trial, he protested his innocence, and you know something, he checked off every box on the risk factors, its all about security versus rehabilitation, its time for him to go hom...