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Writer for "the atlantic." pivotal moment. according to your reporting, president trump and wayne la pierre, the head of the nra talked on the phone today. what have you learned about that conversation? >> thats right. they spoke on the phone earlier today and the first point i would make is that trump actually made this call himself. this was not wayne la pierre trying to schedule time with the leader of the free world. this was trump himself wanting to reach out to the head of the nra. so once...

Parcel of the way he so often speaks, which so engage in very divisive and in this case and is anti-semitic. >> its not a coincidence hes focussing on two muslim, you know, junior members of congress. >> oh, no. look, i mean, i think hes made clear what his intention is. he wants to elevate these members, make them the face of the democratic party, suggestion that the democratic party is, you know, anti israel, antis-semitic. hes ascribed more to them than he should fairly ascribe and

Thats the best people. i want to begin by discussing and focussing on the other presidential double talk we saw today about background checks for gun buyers. after the mass shootings in el paso and dayton, the president was talking about meaningful background checks. confirmation hes not looking at background checks. well be joined by a reporter of details the president may have fully caved a phone conversation with the head of the nra. its not the first time hes done this. he did this after par...

Talk in a second. because a lot of it is on camera and you have to see it to believe it. one spokesperson denied it and confirmed it in the same interview, which is, i mean, that takes skill. thats the best people. i want to begin by discussing and focussing on the other presidential double talk we saw today about background checks for gun vbuyers. after the mass shootings in el paso and dayton, the president was talking about meaningful background checks. confirmation hes not looking at backgro...

Mouthing a talking point joining us now a elaina, staff writer from the atlantic, the pif vehic -- pivotal moment. according to your reporting, president trump and wayne la pierre, the head of the nra talked on the phone today. what have you learned about that conversation? >> thats right. they spoke on the phone earlier today and the first point i would make is that trump actually made this call himself. this was not wayne la pierre trying to schedule time with the leader of the free world. thi...

Alternative theory. hes talking to e vvangelical voters. the most obsessed with and i dont think he that is going to try to win over jewish voters by calling them sptupid for not voting for him because thats what hes talking about. loyalty to him -- loyalty always means loyalty to him. it doesnt mean loyalty to the united states. but its dangerous rhetoric and i think that thats the most important thing that it really is, you know, its part and parcel of the way he so often speaks, which so enga...

University that is getting a lot of attention. it basically says that the u.s. is -- its really no longer of prominent in asia. it is saying china is. its saying the u.s. is busy other places and that china could take over japan, taiwan, parts of southeast asia why and the u.s. can do nothing about it. >> i think the report is overwritten and pept gone officials ive talked to say they dont subscribe to the same conclusions this report has come up with. clearly, everybody knows china is developin...

The weekend. >> how did elizabeth warren, pete buttigieg and bernie sanders go down? dalea santiago has more. >> reporter: you often hear elizabeth warren talk a lot about those plans that she has. not the case sunday in columbia, south carolina. she really spent some time focussing on faith and her personal story to introduce herself to voters. thats because on sunday, she was speaking to a predominantly black church in columbia. most of the voters here, more than 60% of the electorate for the ...

Growing, are now decreasing in the last six months. job growth has gone down 140,000 per month when it had been up to 225,000 a month. so these are figures he cant really deny. im sure hell try to find a way out of it. but when the economic downturn does hit, hes going to face a more difficult time focussing on the economy n hes going to have to shift it to identity politics. >> as for the tariff war with china, where does that leave the united states given the possibility of a weakening global ...

Bridges, roads and tunnels a crumbling mess? >> for one thing, untangibling who is in charge of what is complicated. those some parts are privately owned, the rest is the responsibility of the government, both local and federal. and thats a problem because washingtons currently stuck in a state of gridlock. while d.c. does next to nothing, ka tas trophies like these strike. >> the unthinkable happens. a bridge over the mississippi collapsed. >> a state of emergency has been declared in flint, mi...