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The Eastern Economic forum. A bit late. Its a day in the mean, saw him on his feet. Us got on the bucket, getting around 30 minutes time with the rundown of all the latest world news. Thank you. Ah ah, with ah. Mm hm. Mm. Mm. Hello and welcome to worlds apart. 2 and a half millennia ago, the paragon of chinas sage is confucius famously noted that the way out is through the door. But for some reason, no one seems to be inclined to use that method. This thing appears very timely to day when, inste...

Confederate flag coming down and didnt kowtow too much early on to the maga republicans, i think she would have set herself up to be a better general election candidate. Right now she is doing better among independents, but i dont know if shell ever get to a point to make that argument. Well, shes got remember, as the poll shows, a big portion of her support is democrats who plan to caucus tomorrow, and independents. And i think that goes to this, erin, your question about intensity and enthusia...

Right now she is doing better among independents, but i dont know if shell ever get to a point to make that argument. Well, shes got remember, as the poll shows, a big portion of her support is democrats who plan to caucus tomorrow, and independents. And i think that goes to this, erin, your question about intensity and enthusiasm. Because if youre a democrat, 40 below . Not so sure im going risk anything. Johns point too about older voters. Here is what is really important to keep an eye tomorr...

Thing ive talked to individuals about, who voted for trump in 2016, before pivoting to biden, whats also gone up that theyve noticed is the cost of housing. reince, as well as the price to actually get into the homeownership market, especially for millennials, has been a real challenge. despite some of these individuals getting pay increases. and so while there have been decreases in other areas, including some areas that some voters perhaps dont feel directly impacted by, for example, gas price...

She gives this announcement. but were at a really critical point. >> of course. jim? >> manu raju, as we wait for pelosi to come to the podium there, is there any doubt, manu, that she says were going to move forward with the next steps of impeachment? >> it would be a big surprise if she suddenly decided to back off at this moment because shes listening to her caucus. shes talking to her colleagues, and there are very few democrats who do not believe the president should be impeached or move fo...

Threat to democracy and she did not believe the president should be impeached being a threat to democracy. that would be a big surprise. >> thats a very good point, manu. she chooses every word very carefully. dana, but her message last night in that meeting that manu reported on earlier to democrats in the house was, be disciplined because she has heard and everyone the country has heard her bring up al greens words about impeaching the president long ago. jerry nadlers own words about the thre...

She said, let us begin where our founders began in 1776 and quoted ben franklin and others and led up to the nurkews, im asking our chairman to draft articles of impeachment. but the laying of the history before making that announcement. >> thats in line with what we were hearing out of the house judiciary committee yesterday. that proceeding with several experts, three attorneys, three law experts saying exactly that. the president, in their view, violated the constitution. something the founde...

Point, why its so problematic for the president to abuse his power in this way to undermine our election because it subverts the will, the true free will of voters and makes us less safe. and thats why i disagree a little bit that they should keep it so narrow. i think they need to establish a pattern of behavior from this president in order to get him removed. this is not something that can be seen in isolation but something hes seen before and will be something that hell continue to do if they...

Its been a circuitous route but at this point we all need to work together and win this game for america. >> i understand your point. lets move on. one of the three tenets that chairman nadler set out a year ago when on msnbc to move forward with impeachment is bipartisanship. here is what he said. >> you have to be able to think before -- at the beginning of the impeachment process that the evidence is so clear of offenses so grave that once youve laid out all the evidence, a good fraction of t...