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[ cheers and applause ] [ speaking spanish ] >> clintons own attempts in spanish were somewhat less successful. >> i want you to know i am not just la hillary. im also tu hillary. yo estoy con tigo. thats a promise. >> the crowd didnt seem to care, chanting her name and break out in thunderous applause. earlier on at a q and a hosted by the hispanic chamber of commerce clinton laid out her views on the immigration debate. >> so much of this debate about immigration that is coming from the republ...

[ bleep ]. >> yes, that was that man spitting in that protesters face. you did not mistake yourself when you saw it. this is by no means the first time something like this has happened at a trump event, where people have often showed up to protest his comments on immigration. at one point trump himself seemed willing to try and repair relations with the latino community, agreeing to do a candidate q & a with the hispanic chamber of commerce. the same event hillary clinton did today and at least ...

Happened trump backed out. im joined by javier polomarez, president and ceo of the hispanic chamber of commerce who hosted the q & a with hillary today. youve been a get oguest on this show a few times. >> how are you, chris? >> im very good. its good to see you again. why did donald trump drop out? do you have any idea what happened? >> we had plenty of conversation with that candidate. as you know, we publicly stated that he would be joining us on october the 8th. as the date drew closer him a...

Folks in the latino community, folks who are new immigrants, a lot of folks like my family that have been here for a couple generations, and some even longer. san antonios a good microcosm of that. its 63% latino, and it runs the gamut. so i dont think their involvement is new but what youre picking up on, that theres a new energy to this and probably a more effective organizing effort than ever before. im very proud of the folks who became very active around the dream act and around the adminis...

They had in 2012. and they see the overwhelming numbers of folks of different stripes but of course particularly in the latino community and the asian-american community, that in 2012 went latinos at 71% and asian-americans at 73% for president obama. they know, just as their summary or autopsy of the 2012 campaign said, that they fundamentally have to change. and it may not have happened in this cycle. but im confident that it will in the future. and even if it doesnt, secretary clinton has mad...

Why did donald trump drop out? do you have any idea what happened? >> we had plenty of conversation with that candidate. as you know, we publicly stated that he would be joining us on october the 8th. as the date drew closer him and his campaign advisers decided to opt out. id rather spend my time, chris, talking about serious candidates and about people who value the opinion of americas burgeoning hispanic community. clearly, this fella believes that he can get to the white house without the hi...

But are we seeing something new in terms of the electoral and political role latinos are playing as a sort of voting group? >> well, youre very right, chris. as you know, you have a range of folks in the latino community, folks who are new immigrants, a lot of folks like my family that have been here for a couple generations, and some even longer. san antonios a good microcosm of that. its 63% latino, and it runs the gamut. so i dont think their involvement is new but what youre picking up on, t...

Now. the long awaited announcement from joe biden could come thkt. -- this weekend. the u.s. vice president is expected to make a decision within three days. >> there is still no word on that what decision will be but joe biden has made it clear his family is on board for a third run for the white house. jim acosta from washington. >> reporter: hillary clinton looked like she was test driving running mates. >> i love being la hillary. >> reporter: earlier in the day at the hispanic chamber of co...

Those reports found that officer loehmann acted "reasonably" when he used deadly force. now we have learned that two months before being asked to conduct one of those investigations colorado prosecutor lamar simms clearly alluded to the tamir rice when discussing use of force issues in a local tv interview. >> so what the court is saying is were not going to look into an officers motivation, into an officers biases, prejudices, but whether a reasonable officer confront with the same facts and ci...

At a donald trump rally in virginia last week where a group of large hispanic protesters got an ugly response from trump supporters. >> [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. [ bleep ]. >> yes, that was that man spitting in that protesters face. you did not mistake yourself when you saw it. this is by no means the first time something like this has happened at a trump event, where people have often showed up to protest his comments on immigration. at one point trump himself seemed willing to try and repair relat...