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>> time to brew on this. one college taking a stance to make sure their students learn about true patriotism. mandatory freshman class teaching military skills and how to properly respect the american flag. classes on patriotism be mandatory for college students? >> getting a lot of mixed comments. we like a nice debate like that. the most uplifting, cant wait to see the standard become a required addition in every school. jacob on facebook, retired 20 year 19 day veteran, this is the

Say about our president. "the man in the oval office is a soulless coward who thinks he can only become large by belittling others." wow. i guess greg popovich not so much a feeling coach but he wont be staying there either. >> jesse: uplifting, juan. >> dana: how about i turn it around. my favorite country music star dirks bentley joined me today and we discussed an upcoming movie that comes out friday. "only the brave." 19 firefighters were killed. hotshot firefighters in arizona. they were tr...

Mornings. joanna says the boy scouts -- the boy scouts are for boys, the girl scouts are for girls come always was and always should be. gary on facebook, i am ashamed a once fine prout organization, tom on facebook, both organizations get together and share curriculums for merit badges. there is an idea. mitch on facebook says the pc police go too far every time. what type of message is this sending girls in the girl scouts? boy scouts are better? that is defeating the purpose for equality or u...

Break you. you got to overcome that. so thats what im doing, man. im surviving. thats what im doing, man. ive got too much time to start crumbling now. >> gerald ritchie is also in one of the confinement units, and hes not happy about it. >> its horrible. they had punishment in mind when they built this place. thats a fact. lets make these guys understand that, hey, if you come to prison, this is how youre going to live. this is how youre going to live and were going to take these rules to the n...

Party balances are close, if a republicans lose a vote or two, democrats need everyone theyve got. >> senate map, a big deal here. winners and losers. >> j.j. watt, defensive lineman for the houston texans encouraging his 2.9 million followers to start giving money for hurricane relief. started with $100,000. a week later, crossed about an hour ago the $15 million mark. good on j.j. watts. >> loser? >> the media. hurricane coverage, this is what the media lives for. the coverage was good, toward...

Party balances are close, if a republicans lose a vote or two, democrats need everyone theyve got. >> senate map, a big deal here. winners and losers. >> j.j. watt, defensive lineman for the houston texans encouraging his 2.9 million followers to start giving money for hurricane relief. started with $100,000. a week later, crossed about an hour ago the $15 million mark. good on j.j. watts. >> loser? >> the media. hurricane coverage, this is what the media lives for. the coverage was good, toward...

>> yeah. well, that was a moment when dr. cornell west, the harvard scholar was standing out here on market street and he was linked arm in arm with about 20 clergy and they were singing some uplifting and spiritual songs and chants. and it was -- that was a charlottesville moment or what i would call a charlottesville moment. and over my shoulder, i heard very different chants. people were saying build the wall. get off our streets commie scum. i turned around and turned on my tape recorder and...

Charlottesville inside of a church where counterprotesters had gathered to prepare to confront these white nationalist marchers today. can you take us inside that church? i understand you were there. tell us how this unfolded last night. >> yes, maam. we were at the st. paul memorial church last night joining together as a community. local leaders were there and many different pastors from charlottesville. there was an uplifting and inclusive message about how we were going to counter the protes...

But when i think about the people who have been able to lend voice to amplify that power, you know, i think about fdr, nothing to fear but fear itself, i think about jfk, you know, its not what you -- what your country can do for you, what do do you do for your coun, or ronald reagan, you know, a shining city on a hill. what we need -- and i think perhaps the president can get there, i sure hope so -- is sort of the sense of unity, of hopefulness. not of division, but of lifting. and i think wer...

It has great power. but when i think about the people who have been able to lend voice to amplify that power, you know, i think about fdr, nothing to fear but fear itself, i think about jfk, you know, its not what you -- what your country can do for you, what do do you do for your coun, or ronald reagan, you know, a shining city on a hill. what we need -- and i think perhaps the president can get there, i sure hope so -- is sort of the sense of unity, of hopefulness. not of division, but of lift...