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Justus on trail, carrie, great to have you. >> good to be here. your reflections on the life and times of justice john paul stevens? he was the last of the greatest generation and he fought in world war ii and frequently referenced his opinion. one case he spoke about the importance of the flag and the first amendment and patriotism showing through and spoke eloquently in that case about strolled -- soldiers fighting for the country and important of the flag and shone through in his work. >> mik...

Had become more conservative. he still called himself a judicial conservative. he insisted on the governments duty to govern impartially. to gerrymandering to other forms of corruption and also his strong dissent in bush v. gore. its really remarkable to read his book, the makings of a justice, reflections on my first 94 years. he gives an inside account of bush v. gore in that book. he says the arguments were never raised before they appeared in the opinion, and he said that there was a serious...

And that is exactly what he is doing here. >> to his destruction. >> and republicans, to rachels point, republicans are afraid because hes so popular, theyre afraid to take him on. paul ryan said that his remarks on judge curiel were racist, but as we all know, he then went on and -- >> supported him. >> supported him. >> and then afterward you write a book and make money off of your reflections of conscience. now, when you had the position and had the ability to make a difference and use your b...

Everything he reported back about donald trump is pretty much conventional wisdom. this will be universal. he could have shrugged it off. instead, he personally escalated it with an attack on the sitting prime minister of great britain. so there is certainly the diplomatic -- the diplomatic relationship between our lowsest ally did not benefit from this foolishness. >> the british ambassador isnt the only british official who has criticized our president. london mayor siddiqi khan has gone multi...

A tweet that questioned senator kamala harriss race. the retweet of alt-right commentator ali alexander said quote, kamala harris is implying shes descended from american black slaves, she is not. she comes from jamaican slave owners, shes not an american black period. and trump jr. said is this true, wow. by the end of the night he had deleted that retweet. a spokesperson for don jr. said it was him asking if it was true that kamala harris was half indian because its not something he had ever h...

Building public expectations for a big reveal. the real drama played out on television,ing and the president played the starring role. its grieat to have both of you on board tonight. al, your reflections as someone whos been a key observer and participant in u.s. policy for so many years of what unfolded today. >> kasie, i think this was high risk, photoop diplomacy that worked. i think you have to give president trump creddic fit for taking a risk. some wild twitter and background work the pas...

>> it was bad. pete: weve got to leave it there. thanks for that firsthand look. were going to be looking for that interview on monday night. >> i appreciate it. thanks, see ya. ed: remarkable reflections from the dmz. tucker, dont miss his program, 8 p.m. eastern monday night, his exclusive interview with the president of the united states. in the meantime, our coverage continues of the presidents historic meetings with kim jong un, all of that coming up, a big show, four big hours. stay with u...

I think im a little shocked by it, but i will say that i dont think anybody on that stage embarrassed themselves or didnt seem like they should be there. not all of them can be front-runners. not even close, but nobody is going to walk away and say i really screwed up or embarrassed myself or this should be the end for me. i thought they all performed. >> rachel, first of all, you guys did a masterful job at letting the candidates own the night and not disappearing in a submissive way that they ...

Shay shaped the night and they shaped the conversation. and i imagine that was your intention, but you talked about the binders. you guys were so well prepared and i wonder if you could just sort of tick through a couple of the specific policies that you were probing and just sort of share some reflections about whose answers surprised you or whose answers werent what you expected or whose answers maybe turned the conversation in a way you werent expecting? >> well, one of things that i thought ...

Just dont throw the ball around if we throw strikes we won the game. carley: two years ago a gunman opened fire at congressional practice you were there as well as your staff zac. two years later, any thoughts, reflections on that moment? >> well, you remember, it was a life changesser for everybody that was involved. and you know, you cant go anywhere anymore. im amazed the people that will tell me as i travel the country. i remember where i was when i heard you all were under attack. its amazi...