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From the leaders of both parties who sound pretty dug in. >> anna. >> yeah, jackie speier does not speak for the house democrats or nancy pelosi. youre seeing one member ask some members on the republican side, moderates that are nervous about what the shutdowns mean for their re-election process. clearly right now the leadership, both republicans and democrats are saying were not moving. >> its become such a big issue for both sides bases and they cant look like theyre caving. >> im going to be...

Wassermann now says that the democrats margin in raw house votes breaks the record for the biggest win by either party in the history of mid-term elections. the vote total from cook shows democrats won 8.9 million more house votes than republicans did. with 59.3 million votes, to republicans 54.4 million votes. that democratic lead in raw votes is even bigger than the previous record in the 1974 mid-terms that happened just a few months after president richard nixon resigned in disgrace followin...

Republicans 54.4 million votes. that democratic lead in raw votes is even bigger than the previous record in the 1974 mid-terms that happened just a few months after president richard nixon resigned in disgrace following watergate. let that sink in for a moment. voters chose democrats by more votes under president trump than they chose democrats after watergate. thats not just embarrassing, its hard to imagine a more worrying statistic for president trump as he faces his own re-election process ...

Women, or an entire iraqi town. and that level of leadership experience, i dont think you get almost anywhere else in the world than when youre put in a position like that in iraq. or afghanistan. and the other thing that veterans bring is courage. people ask me all the time, seth, why is congress so stupid. how can congress not believe in climate change or whatever. my observation after being there for three years most of my colleagues are pretty smart. a few exceptions. whats lacking in washin...

Hear from president obama with the idea everybody in this country should have the opportunity to do well. >> okay. what about republican perception here, susan? what are they going to be listening for on the state of the union address. >> i think one thing is going to be clear. it will be the same tired issues that the president brought up before. policies. thats what they are going to really listen for. i think it is interesting that you have governor daniels giving rebuttal. hes very fiscal co...

Nbcs foreign correspondent, aym ayman moin deen is in cairo. the re-election process has started, and yet the people are still angry. why? whats fueling this? >> well, martin, its really two fundamental issues. one, it has to do with the long process of democratic transition. people are not satisfied that the election process for parliament and presidency is going to take over the course of eight months. keep in mind, when the military first assumed responsibility, they promised to hand over pow...

Judgment of any tomb beihuman b. im saying that we could weigai for the re-election process, but why? why not shame him in to stepping down. >> you dont have to convince me about protesting and certainly this warrants one. and if i was in that courthouse and had to face him, id refuse to be tried by a man that clearly has a, lets say, biased view of what abuse is. wendy murphy, thanks for coming on the show tonight. still ahead, my thoughts on the first day of jury deliberations in the manslau...