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Could. for his part, he end with this. >> must not trivialize them or us. it hurts. to my mom and all of you and your loved ones, never forget. >> reporter: and we should never forget. shannon: we will not, thanks. tonight 35-year-old has been arrested for allegedly attacking a republican candidate running for californias 15th congressional district. witnesses say the suspect approached the candidate rudy peters and tried to stab him with a switchblade while yelling disparaging remarks about the...

Was always at a higher poll number than donald trump is. so its not necessarily a direct comparison. >> it was 67% the week he was impeached. the poll number we were acutely aware of in a white house that was never impeached. you are one of the best of the best that covers that white house. this dynamic is playing into the search for new general counsel. the current white house counsel don mcgahn expected to depart after the kavanaugh hearings, if he is confirmed. and emmitt flood is known as be...

Theres very little now that democrats can do to stop this from going forward. they can -- they can raise their concerns, they can certainly make a case to the public and kavanaughs polling is not very high. but as far as what they can do to actually stop the nomination, since republicans only need 51 votes, theres not much that democrats can do. >> let me ask you real quickly about the midterm, the sentiments. we heard mitch mcconnell saying its like a knife fight in the alley for senate seats. ...

Look at all the, first of all, mcconnell keeping the dems in is smart. theres one republican. the problem is, the open seats are killing mitch mcconnell. who thought they would shot in . suddenly the texas race is close. nevada, which is a republican seat is basically off the table. the democrats are going to win that one. >> president obama has come out to be campaigning for some of these democrats ahead of midterm. george w. bush is out per "politico" starting today doing his own campaign. we ...

The senate. >> all right. a lot of mixed metaphors there. you used to work for mitch mcconnell. and i have to say, i dont know that i buy it that hes really scared about all of these senate races. i think hes trying -- maybe im just a cynic in washington. i think hes trying to motivate republicans, voters and fund raisers and the like. >> well, thats fair. i mean, look, i dont think you have any success over time in politics at all unless you take everything deadly serious. >> sure. >> particula...

Florida, its really well run by rick scott. >> donald trump is successful because he works his tail off. >> rick scott is -- has done a fantastic job. fantastic governor. >> donald trump will make america great again. >> well, now governor scott, who is in a too-close-to-call race for senate, barely mentions the president and certainly isnt seen with him much anymore. so what is going on here? "outfront" now, mark caputo, who has covered florida politics for decades. thanks for coming in. >> tha...

With the change agent in donald trump. that doesnt exist here for him. so, yes, the economy, 69% of americans thinking it is doing well. it is his highest approval number on any issue. 49% approval issue much, much higher. that is the thing that is keeping him a float, as much afloat as he is right now. what he doesnt have is just a direct comparison against an opponent because the midterm is all about a referendum against him. >> the economy is actually keeping him as high as he is. the economy...

These numbers? what do they tell you? >> the absolute worst time id want to see the presidents numbers head in this direction. you got to step back here for a moment, john, and just remember the story of president trumps numbers in polling throughout his entire presidency has been a story of stability. like no matter what the headlines were, no matter what was going on, he operated in this very narrow band of, you know, mid to upper 30s to low to mid-40s. you didnt see too much fluctuation there...

57 days from the most important midterm election in our lifetime. not easy to win a midterm. democrats want to return to the status quo. you cant allow that to happen,r or you can. too much is at stake. the deep state never wanted donaldev trump to be president. his administration is exposing what we now know to be a dark, seedy, corruption under belly of this countrys bureaucracy. there is a sewer night afteram night. right here we bring you damning information about how corrupt some of these o...

Regarding disparate way the fbi handled these major investigations. heather: you disagree? >> the important midterm, i dont think we should do that at this time. it could bring up arguments that affect the election. this will all be transparent. >> let people be fully informed going into the election. >> no question about it. time is important. it is up to the president. i went to make a point what we heard. bruce or continued to have conversations with christopher steele after he was fired, and...