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Of business. let me also switch gears for a second. i just had matt and ty on talking about midterm election issues. and we talked about the state of texas and ted cruz who announced his re-election bid. beto orourke, the congressman from el paso. he is a different type of campaigner. really trying to do grass roots. raised $6.7 million in the first quarter. that obviously is a ton of money. but republicans came out in droves to vote for ted cruz in the primary dwarfing the democratic vote. im j...

Bear ad which scared voters about the threat of the soviet union to suggest fear is rational and should animate a tough foreign policy. >> for some people the bear is easy to see. others dont see it at all since no one can really be sure who is right, isnt it smart to be as strong as the bear if there is a bear? >> if there is a bear. that ad is really evocative because the pictures certainty, scary bear on-screen, overrides any caveats from that narrator. it leaves most voters thinking, craw, l...

Represented by a bear to suggest fear was rational and should animate a tough foreign policy. >> for some people, the bear is easy to see. others dont see it at all. since no one can really be sure who is right, isnt it smart to be as strong as the bear? if there is a bear. >> if there is a bear. that ad is provocative because the pictures certainty, scary bear on screen, overrides any caveats from that, leaving most viewers thinking, yeah, lets be ready for the bear thats advancing on that dude...

Thank you for joining us this morning. >> wonderful to be here, such an optimistic time with new beginnings and new years resolutions. heather: lots of people do this every year. off the top, some of the big ones people tend to make, everyone says they want to get healthy, get organized, live life to the fullest, dont know what that means but learn new hobbies, spend less, save more, but it is difficult, any of those. >> 50% of americans make new years resolutions but how many go through with it...

Issues and put them into some vicious television ads that were saturated throughout the state. and sure enough, the trump voters have responded, and its almost like trump had appeared. >> in a political sense, forget morality or history or any values, was it smart for northam to come out for bringing down all the statues? >> no, it was not. i understand, as you said, the morality of it. and of course im here in charlottesville. i get it. but from a political standpoint, that was not a wise move....

This thin line between verified and fake. and russia is still doing it. this is today, according to to a russian tracker for the alliance securing democracy. we need to know more about this. facebook and other social media companies have obligations not only to the special counsel and congress but to the public at large who put so much of our lives and privacy into these sites. during the cold war, reagan rain the add po sitting russian as that bear on the horizon. >> others dont see it at all, ...

Turned upsidedown and have to rebuild from scratch. they went through wilma and they said this was far more devastating. >> this was just a giant storm. were waiting for the governor rick scott to give an update on the damage out there. jacob, the water table is already so high to begin with in florida, and it is such a flat state, what is the expectation for when that water is going to recede? >> well, the big question is as our colleague chris hayes has been talking a lot about even with ali v...

Get hit in your face or your arm with some sort of projectile. we dont want any injuries out here. just play it smart, stay home tonight if you at all possible can. if you havent evacuated, just hunker down. >> ben mcmillan, be careful over there. were going to get back to you. were going to have much more ahead on this breaking story, this hurricane harvey. but there is another very important story thats breaking right now. we have just learned that north korea has just launched what is being d...

What he said the other day was barely a criticism of the president. the first time ive heard mitch mcconnell say anything that went contrary to what the president has been saying. he has been right there with him every step of the way on the agenda. he said himself, i agree with the president on health care. is it smart for the president, if youre looking at strategies, is it smart for him to try and potentially throw mitch mcconnell under the bus? >> pete: if the republican party -- we had kevi...

>> well, i have no doubt, wolf, that he is doing his best to convey to north korea exactly whats on his mind. and one should never forget that this is a man, who in the first six months in office, has pulled the trigger twice already. and hes a man who in his pocket has the nuclear codes. this is a serious situation. >> but is it smart -- >> he states whats on his mind. >> i agree with you, senator, this is extremely dangerous right now. given an unstable regime in pyongyang, is it smart for the...