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Category 3 hurricane is forecast to hit the texas coast. we're going to bring you the very latest on tropical storm harvey, which will impact millions of americans. >> and in light of the ongoing fight against to introduce you monumental americans who may be deserving of a statue. today, we're going to introduce you to robert smalls, took decisive action during the civil war. he was born a slave. in beaufort, south carolina, in 1893. smalls commandeered a confederate ship with his family and crew on board, he then sailed them to freedom in 1862, then fought for the union and was eventually pro...

Taking very long vacations if i take them at all. there's no time for vacation. other people go away for weeks and weeks. i don't like taking vacations. obama likes relaxing and going on vacations. me, i like working. i like working. i really do. if i get elected president, i'm going to be in the white house a lot. i'm not leaving. we have dealing to make. who the hell wants to leave, right? >> i'm not leaving. dozens of days at his properties away from the white house. two and a half week vacation. how is this anything other than hypocrisy? >> fair criticism. i'm not going to debate it. i do ...

Minute, jack. >> but -- >> to say presidents don't take vacations, yeah, they do. yes, they take their advisers with them. yes, he's taking his chief of staff. but he is going to a golf resort for two and a half weeks. >> i can promise you, victor, he will be making big announcements. he will be in the press. he will be making decisions. i don't know if he's going to have heads of state. want to point out that ronald reagan did, many times, entertain heads of states while on vacation. in california. george bush did at his ranch. i'll point out, if you'll let me -- >> this president said he was...

Medal or not. and that's a five-year window. members of congress can request a reexamination of an individual's nomination. which is the case. >> how many medal of honor recipients are there? >> there have been 3,498 recipients since 1862. i believe 1862 when the first medals were awarded, however, we only have 71 living recipients. elizabeth: and how does a person's life change when they've received this honor? >> as many say they're recipients and they are caretakers of the actual decoration. their name may be engraved on the back of the medal, but they're a caretaker and they receive that m...

>> randy bryce is trying to do the impossible, well, the almost impossible. it has happened exactly twice in our history. a speaker of the house has been defeated in his re-election campaign in his home district exactly twice. the first time was in 1862 when galusha grow lost his re-election campaign in pennsylvania, and the second time was in 1994 when democratic speaker of the house tom foley saw his 30-year career in the house of representatives come to a shocking end on election night when he lost his re-election campaign in a close, close finish. and no one in american politics saw that c...