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Laws. so there is a bit of a quiet disconnect tonight here on capitol hill among some of the top democrats as they try to make sure the party is all on the same page. >> robert, lets talk about something that is featured on my broadcast and nicoles broadcast. not so much impeachment, but how democrats, no two are alike, talk about impeachment. >> democrats are talking about this impeachment issue in a confusing way. and thats according to most democrats you speak with. they say they want to be s...

Will come back that the vast majority of americans see this what it is, the man has no credibility. he spews hate. he did it when he came down the escalator in 15 and he hasnt stopped since. they are not going to vote for a racist, for somebody like this. maybe they didnt know what he was like before but they know now. lets see how this plays out. we have got to stand strong. weve got several issues here. weve got guns. >> part of what is playing out, right, maya, is a moving of some of these go...

But its going to be on their terms, not on another presidents terms. >> talk to us more about that point. this is as you say a community that knows very well that donald trump went there and called it an invasion, the militariesque rhetoric, used the state of the union to present the city as falsely more day, than it is. all of this selective and sometimes blatant lit lying implication of risk that el paso would pose towards everyone else. here we are during this powder keg it is as youve pointe...

Hes saying we shouldnt be locking people up and putting them in jail. it should be a civil infraction. appealing for asylum, they shouldnt be held in cages and detention while that process plays out. they should be let out. theres not a huge amount of difference in the party on that front. obviously the republican side and the president are much more in favor of sort of the hare much punishments for people coming across. there were some distinctions and castro was able to point those out during ...

Shows the act that took place. on every gentleman, the act is recorded on that video. the question is does the video contain wimr. kraft receiving t alleged acts, the answer is yes. >> and the nfl telling cnn ned that the nfl is aware of the ongoing enforcement matter and will continue to monitor developments. no matter how the process plays out, kraft could receive discipline from the league. everyone a part of the league must refrain from the conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public....

The producers behind the fox show, "empire," have decided to remove jussie smolletts character from the final two episodes of the current season. this is in the wake of accusations he paid two men $3500 to stage what he claimed was a racist and anti-gay attack on him in late january. in their statement, the producers call the allegations, quote, very disturbing and say theyre placing their trust in the legal system as the process plays out. the two men have been cooperating with authorities. joi...

Quote, very disturbing and say theyre placing their trust in the legal system as the process plays out. the two men have been cooperating with authorities. joining me now is dr. cornell west, professor at princeton and harvard. dr. west, thanks for being with us. first of all, do you believe -- >> thank you. >> -- the allegation that jussie smollett staged this attack and filed a false report? or at this point, where are you on this? >> well, its a good question. i like to stay in contact with t...

Jussie smolletts character has been officially cut from "empire" for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for the final tw...

Jussie smolletts character has been officially cut from "empire" for the rest of the season. they consider smollett a family member but the past couple of weeks have been very emotional. while these allegations are very disturbing, we are placing our trust in the legal system is the process plays out. we are also aware of the effects of the process on the cast and crew members who work on our show and to avoid further disruption onset we have decided to remove the role of jamaal for the final tw...

Racist and homophobic attack against him. what he toll the crew after and does he still plan to fight this? eva pilgrim on the story tonight. >> reporter: producers of the show "empire" today announcing they are removing jussie smolletts character from the last two episodes of this season "to avoid further disruption on set." saying the events of the past few weeks have been incredibly emotional for all of us. jussie has been an important member of our "empire" family for the past five years and...