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Your democratic colleagues say theres no doubt about it, these were all impeachable offenses and we have yet to see one of your republican colleagues say the same. does that alarm you? >> yes, it does. i think the evidence has been compelling and i feel many of them should adhere to constitution and not to political winds and were all facing reelection this coming year and we should not be scoring political points and our compelling and historical commitment to the constitution and what our duti...

Ones feeling a hit here. there are several republican senators facing reelection next year who voted in support of trumps emergency declaration and now their states will lose money to build the wall. they include north carolina, senator thom tillis. >> wait. so the state of north carolina, their military bases, are going to be gutted? >> thats how the president pays you back for your good faith in him. >> $80 million for military construction projects and readiness projects that will not only br...

Is the incumbent facing reelection the facts there are more border crossings now than there were three years ago. he argued in fact, to the american people family separation is a strategy that succeeds. the strategy that would actually work at the end of the obama administration was dealing with those problems internally. >> for the longest time democrats say its not a crisis but it was manufactured. so now. >> every democrat recognizes what is happening at the border is a crisis it is a

Mcconnell. >> rand paul. does that count on that vote? >> no, it really doesnt. >> thats extraordinary. well see how republicans react at home. they do have to look at their shoulder, those facing reelection and potential primary challenges and stuff like that. ne ha they have to be wary of getting too far from right. at the same time, susan is right, the temperature has changed. >> it has. a number of senate republicans are pushing back at the presidents threat to declare a national emergency i...

Of your hard core supporters out than the other side wants to get up its hard core supporters out. as a result, you end up seeing districts and part of this also has to do with gerrymandering that are overwhelmingly safe for one party or the other. the result of that is, if you are a democrat facing reelection, you are not worried about the republican because the district is so stuck for democrats, you are worried about somebody to your left whos going to go even further to the extreme, and ther...

For both of them they had each other. joe lieberman was part of that group also. then theres the political side also which is that lindsey graham is the walking embodiment of the pulling forces within the republican party. the best, closest, dearest friend to john mccain who for a long time shared the same values as john mccain and lindsey graham has developed a personal relationship with president trump and you can see him being pulled in those two directions. >> >> he reflects the moment were ...

And some areas have already seen incredible amounts of rain in the last few weeks. this is adding salt to the wound. heat advisory is the other big story, stretching across the northwest, california, the southwest, warnings in effect with daytime heat anywhere from 112 to 115 across the desert southwest. this will let up a little bit across the southern plains but we are 90, 100 ° in parts of texas. a lot of dangerous weather. jillian: 37 after the hour. alcohol alert, the unexpected ingredient...

Supportive of republicans for the supreme court issue. >> some of the democrats to watch. donnelly, heitkamp, mansion, all facing reelection and who supported the confirmation of justice neil gorsuch. >> right. that is key because gorsuch was very controversial because of the way he came about. president obama had nominated senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. how the nomination was very upset about that with the help of these democrats. it is the really tight margin. one or all of these demo...

Donnelly and i think manchin, voted for gorsuch even before they were up for reelection so i think its going to be a struggle for the democrats. >> i dont see, jonathan lemire, how any three of those democrats in running in the reddest of states vote against donald trumps nominee for the supreme court. >> donald trump is still very popular in those states, it would be an extraordinarily risky move to do that. certainly youre right, though eyeing 2020 are going to feel like they have to vote agai...

Host economy, it hurts economic gains they have made. you can see that but only time will tell. >> meanwhile, senator dean heller of nevada, the most vulnerable senate facing reelection is betting on the president campaigning to get him reelected in november. is this a good bet for heller? >> it depends on the demographics of nevada. i think theres a big trump factor in nevada. it doesnt really play in swing states the summer like that where theres a lot of big business ties, las vegas, and a lo...