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Tomorrow to decide if she will testify about her allegations against brett kavanaugh. welcome to our brand-new hour, our third hour of "americas newsroom." >> bill: im bill hemmer, sandra, nice to see you again. the committee vote on the nomination, if she does not appear in mondays hearing. dr. ford still pressing for an fbi investigation about her claims, and so far, that is not moving forward. last hour in americas newsroom, he was in the middle for anita hill and clarence thomas. told us thi...

For various allegations that are made and look at peoples motives. generally you want to know. some one is a political ally, you can take that into account. it may not mean what he says is wrong or it may. it is information that should be out there. its odd when you get in these situations where somebody has a conversation at a bar and says im so concerned about him. im going to run to the fbi. this is not the way normal people behave. in a way, its not shocking there is a political overlay. if ...

For various allegations that are made and look at peoples motives. generally you want to know. some one is a political ally, you can take that into account. it may not mean what he says is wrong or it may. it is information that should be out there. its odd when you get in these situations where somebody has a conversation at a bar and says im so concerned about him. im going to run to the fbi. this is not the way normal people behave. in a way, its not shocking there is a political overlay. if ...

Contempt or the grand jury session is over. >> shannon: i want to ask you about this late develop meant we are hearing from john solomon reporting that the australian diplomat who was at a bar having a conversation with george papadopoulos which there is a debate about whether he was a big deal or no deal, part of the trump administration or campaign at some point. there was a conversation there that supposedly sparked the initial fbi investigation into potential collusion. this is what they rep...

Economic growth in our nation, is at 3.1%? i mean, these are cold, hard facts pointing to very positive things. but they dont want to tell that story, bob. >> thats right. thehill.com has talked about these economic issues and how they are a benefit to the president because its fair. the economy is down, we write that, if its up, thats something that helps the president. no matter who the president is.e that is how bill clinton got elected. he focused on the economy. that is honestly where hilla...

Majority in 2018, we need new leadership. >> you see the commercials that tie these candidates to leader pelosi week in and week out in the last several months. that still moves the needle. >> neil: all right. its not exactly a wave, but its the beginning of something. disgruntled democrats are questioning how it is that the party could be now over some of these contests, especially the georgia one where they poured in $30 million and come up empty. they improved numbers that they registered in ...

>> i met a young man just this week who has a family, two children, bought in the individual marketplace. his policy was canceled and one was substituted for it that doubled his premium. now, i asked him, the same coverage, he said, yeah. and i said, but are your co-pays and deductibles the same? he said, no, theyre much, much lower. he said in the years when i use health care, i might actually save money. but he said were all young and were all healthy. so, i personally believe even if it takes...

Amy stoddard is the associate editor of the hill.com, and ron brownstein is cnns senior political analyst for the national journal. welcome to both of you all. youre with me at the top of the hour. im sure you were watching, and especially i think to dana bashs point, the fact, ron brownstein, that we heard mitch mckhan al emcconnell echoing wh harry reid said, this optimism, this deal by the end of the week. is that a good sign? >> absolutely. the t when the alternative is unthinkable, they try...

Democrats, i think, on some kind of debt -- either debt reduction or debt control. some kind of entitlement reform to get republicans off a drive to defund obama care. otherwise, this is just going to continue as we have seen. >> do me a favor, stand by. i want to continue the conversation, because this is fascinating. we asked you to rank or what has the most influence right now as were watching the negotiations pan out here on the hill. your answers surprised us. well walk through them and wel...

Theres something getting done in the senate today. >> its a good thing and i think the white house has said that in its note warning of the postponement. they want to allow the senate leaders to continue working. they feel like there is progress going on. you heard the president say that earlier today when he made the stop at the d.c. food pantry. i want to tell you bouncing off what dana and folks on capitol hill have been reporting in the last hour or so, the white house appears to be reacting...