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Infrastructure, and here we are and nothing is done. >> what we wanted to do was figure out why congress doesnt act. its obvious why we are not working together, but we wanted to find an issue where everybody agreed. if you look at the state of the union, you will show one issue came up where both sides stood up and started clapping and that was an idea on the infrastructure deal, where the democrats and republicans and president could work together to fix the crumbling infrastructure. we wanted...

Looilives. >> jacob, my hats off to you and katy tur and all the teams that worked on it the past couple of months. incredible reporting. >> make sure to tune in tonight "american swamp," the series is tonight only right here on msnbc. donald trump sent his economic advisers on the other sundays talk show this morning, well tell you what they say and what they are selling next. theyd what they are selling next you wouldnt accept an incomplete job from anyone else. why accept it from your aller...

>> why are you looking at me? >> katy -- >> well, jacob knows. jacob is the expert on this. >> jacob, tell us. >> because in 1845, we were a e anegarian society. it took a day or longer to get to the county seat to vote, a day to get back and you cant travel on sabbath, so tuesday was the only day. still today we vote on the tuesday after the first monday in november. but not in the constitution. >> do you have any more obscure knowledge? >> thats not obscure. >> if i was elected on tuesday, kee...

>> congressman. >> im not sure. >> why are you looking at me? >> well, jacob knows. >> because in 1845, it took a day or longer to get to the county seat to vote, a day to get back and you cant travel on the sabbath, so tuesday was the only day. still today we vote on the tuesday after the first monday in november. but not in the constitution. >> do you have any more obscure knowledge? >> thats not obscure. >> if i was elected on tuesday, keep it on tuesday. >> thats the problem. members in cong...

From prison is just a temporary freedom. two years after getting out, more than 50% of californias prisoners find themselves right back behind bars. every day officer whitehall greets new prisoners whose crimes range from simple parole violations to major felonies. >> whats your name? >> mcdaniels. >> all right. you been here before? >> no. >> go over stand by the fence. >> whats your name? >> jacob. >> how much time you got to do? >> six. >> six years? >> yeah. >> go over, stand by the fence. y...

And i remember him getting into the car just balling... and saying: "mom, i have no friends" "why dont i have any friends?" it broke my heart. ♪brother let me be your shelter♪ ♪never leave you all alone that was the moment when i realized that i needed to do something about this. i needed to make a difference in his life. go! and i knew that if i could help him find a friend, i could help teach other people that including people with differences is the right thing to do. ♪bring it home �...

Common refrain that we hear now from the media. >> he doesnt like mexicans. he doesnt like mexican americans, he doesnt like latinos, he does like immigrants. >> i believe he is someone walking into this crime seat with blood on his hands. >> is very plain and obvious that donald trump is racist. he uses incendiary racial language constantly. >> laura: so frank, is trump is a racist talking point working, reaching and affecting the views of a larger america? >> yes, laura, it is affecting the vi...

Nothing wrong with showing quotes of the speeches, he like that. all candidates do. but when you start to become a commentator and you try to move people to judge the president before they hear what he says, thats too far, and it is why the media has the lowest level of credibility at any time since they started pulling this issue more than half a century ago.al >> laura: i want to move along to the language democrat t politicians are using against the president today. >> we have a problem with ...

From thet media. >> he doesnt like mexicans. he doesnt like mexican americans, he doesnt like latinos, he does like immigrants. >> i believe he is someone walking into this crime scene with blood on his hands. >> very plain and obvious that donald trump is racist.t. he uses incendiary racial language constantly. >> laura: so frank, is trump is a racist talking point: working, reaching and affecting the views of a larger america? >> yes, laura, it is affecting the views of a larger percent of ame...

But when you start to become a commentator and you try to move people to judge the president before they hear what he says, thats too far, and it is why the media has the list level of credibility at any time since they started pulling this issue more than half a century ago. >> laura: i want to move along to the language democrat politicians are using against the president today. >> we have a problem with the rising tide of white supreme is in america and we have a president who encourages and ...