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Anywhere. you know, thats why president trump is going to focus more on hot button issues like immigration and building the wall, and kind of media bashing like you saw yesterday. i would expect that he would continue to do more of that going forward to shore up his base. he is clearly worried that he may lose part of his base. you saw kellyanne conway a few days ago saying, you know, the presidents approval rating needs to, you know, go up. >> its interesting, though, that when the poll numbers...

>> i think its a little of both. you have seen the president restrained in some foreign policy areas in his tweets over the course of the last week. maybe a coincidence. well know after two, three, four weeks. you know. but our reporting told us on a couple of really hot button issues, venezuela, russia, north korea, the new chief of staff and the team, you know, between the national security staff, the presidents dialed back. part of me wonders if among other factors in this mornings constant t...

So far the cleanup effort has cost the county $700,000. >> jon: congressional democrats are gearing up for the 2018 midterms and now some are considering a drastic shift in policy on a hot button social issue as they look to reclaim the majority from republicans. >> the democratic party has long been known as the big tent party but last week revealed, not all are in. a huge intraparty rift was exposed last week when congressman told a newspaper "there is not a litmus test for democratic candidat...

In the liberal publication, a priest and a pastor say the alliance has become radicalized, calling it an acumen is him of hate. the catholic league blasted the article. it is because the idea of catholics and evangelicals working together in the culture war is a good thing for america. we finally have a president whose religion-friendly unlike his predecessor. we hope to capitalize on it. we are not going to be scared away by a screed from the vatican. >> polls show 80% of white evangelicals who...

The latest version of their plan is something called the skinny repeal. this is something we would see them vote on potentially very late tomorrow night. the idea here is to just keep stripping things away from the repeal and replace plan until they get something that 50 senators will vote for. what we on the capitol hill team are hearing, what we think that would likely be would be getting rid of the individual and employer mandates and maybe the medical device tax. this doesnt touch medicaid. ...

Famous rich people arent bulletproof. the fact his home was threatened probably makes him feel more vulnerable than he feels walking around. this could be turned into something horrible. >> on this weeks episode of your show, you decide to buy a gun because you feel targeted as a black man who discusses hot button issues. heres a clip. >> so what are your thoughts on guns. >> everybody should be able to own a gun for protection especially single mothers notice house. i tell the women i know, get...

Phones and recorders in their faces. i have never seen anyone react repomotely like that. >> it is -- inserting liberal in there clearly theres a reason they did that. >> there is a reason. he is running for congress. to call somebody a liberal who you just body slammed is probably one of the best ways to get out of it, i would presume, if theres any way to get out of it. he is a candidate who has embraced donald trump who wholehearted wholeheartedly. that means that he has embraced his health c...

The republican candidate for an open u.s. house seat in montana now facing an assault charge for body slamming a reporter on the eve of todays special election. a spokesman says the reporter was acting aggressively. ben jacobs denies that. >> the cbo score that passed the out is out. 23 million fewer people would be ensured by 2026 under the gop plan. the cbo also found the bill would reduce deficits by $119 billion, compared with obamacare. >> the british police have stopped sharing intelligenc...

In this race, has embraced barack obama affordable care act. health care is kind of a hot button here, which is why the reporter was asking the question about it. it was a natural question to ask. i think that in the last hours of a race with this score coming out, you had a candidate who for whatever reason had no answer to that question. and the candidate should have had an answer to that question. >> it is -- you raised this point earlier of the environment now of this antipathy toward report...

Hot button and ill penalty in as we were told 20 minutes ago. weve been told there are a number of candidates who have come through. both interviewed at the department of justice level we are told by a number of senior advisers, who are familiar with the conversations the president is having, the joe lieberman, former senator of connecticut, is someone given strong consideration, described by some as a front-runner, described by others as more than a 50/50 chance to be appointed. but i think its...