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Republicans worried that the democrats could capitalize on? >> the simplest answer is donald trumps low approval rating. hes somewhere in the mid to high 30s right now. history says if a president is at that level or anywhere near that level, the midterm election is going to be very, very bad for that partys president. we mentioned 2006, the republicans lost the congress. this is basically exactly where george w. bushs approval rating was back then. obamas was a tick higher in 2010 when the repu...

Like a lot of american voters kind of just wants congress to work. >> imagine that. steve, because this is at one level a chess game, what are the republicans worried that the democrats could capitalize on? >> the simplest answer is donald trumps low approval rating. hes somewhere in the mid to high 30s right now. history says if a president is at that level or anywhere near that level, the midterm election is going to be very, very bad for that partys president. we mentioned 2006, the republica...

Say, we just want congress to do stuff. we want them to get things done, but the polarization makes that harder. >> tamara, a follow-up, does any of this faze donald trump? is he after dinner tonight in the white house up worrying about this or as a noninstitutionalist, is he going to take it as it comes? >> you know, he made that deal with the democrats and theres a lot of hand wringing about what it means but one thing it did was he he got something to happen. quickly. which is an indication t...

And the fact that thats what makes him angry in this situation, again raises serious questions about his moral core and the fact that, you know, we say a lot like why doesnt donald trump come out and condemn the alt-right. we had this conversation many times preceding this. i think the simplest answer is always the best answer. to me the simplest answer is because he somehow relates to them. at this point, you just cant excuse it anymore. i dont think we could ever excuse it, but hes given plent...

This is cnn tonight. im don lemon. lots to talk about on two big stories. the prognosis for repeal and replace getting worse. the senate gop bill in danger with mitch mcconnell painted into a corner and forced to debate after the july fourth recess. and mean when i will president trump meeting with republican senators at the white house in an effort to salvage one of his biggest campaign promises. lets get to cnn jim sciutto first with the latest on the russian investigation. what is the white...

He was not aware that his family was being discussed on open channels and even was aware of it but he was not. >> martha, the simplest answer is sometimes the correct one. the president has this information and nunez implied he received it from someone at the agency. why werent they able to give it to someone at the white house. >> if thats the case, why do you care that he went to talk to him about it? >> he job is to conduct an independent collaborative invest investigation. the chairman has p...

He was not aware that his family was being discussed on open channels and even was aware of it but he was not. >> martha, the simplest answer is sometimes the correct one. the president has this information and nunez implied he received it from someone at the agency. why werent they able to give it to someone at the white house. >> if thats the case, why do you care that he went to talk to him about it? >> he job is to conduct an independent collaborative invest investigation. the chairman has p...

Theories. first one we start with this morning has to do with, well what seems actually reasonable. loss of cabin pressure due to mechanical failure or fire on board is the leading conspiracy as to what happened and where mh 370 is at this point. >> the idea that the simplest answer is probably responsible for this. >> right. >> yeah, the officials say it was an accident, but theres other theories out there. >> and to claytons point, these get elaborate. look at the next one. this is wild. this ...

Whe they will say its a bad depiction of arabs. thats how crazy the world has got. if abraham hoober comes in. >> his real name is doug, doug hooper. [ laughter ] >> in any event, let me ask you this because in the news lately, has been this bowe bergdahl prisoner swap. >> yeah. >> i was watching your show last night. watching at the end and thinking yeah, thats the problem. i forget the guy was saying you were nice to him. doug, youre so nice. im sitting there thinking why dont you light doug u...

Originated because when they put the landing gear down, one of the indications didnt appear correctly, which led them to doubt whether that nose gear was actually down and locked. >> i see. >> it is entirely possible. >> so is it possible, dan, the light could be wrong and that the landing gear on the nose is down? >> absolutely. it could be anything from the lightbulb in the actual light has burnt out, it could be the microswitch that triggers that light to come on in the cockpit is broken, it ...