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down to 111. protection for the ports, 45 million down to 33. those numbers scare them. it's not good enough. and that's why you see democrats joining republicans saying -- >> go ahead. >> one last point here. the bottom line is what this all proves is that new york city is still the number one target in america for terrorist attacks. and so i think people really do hold on to that. and they think about that. and frankly they should. >> a.b.-n moments like this when it comes time for cost cutting, do they take -- do the democrats in the white house take new york for granted? they look at that state and think we're going to win that state, doesn't matter what we do? is that part of the calculation? >> i would imagine they would have to. it is not purple, it is not a problem. and that's just -- that's terrible political cynical reality, but i think you're right. even though it is the number one target. >> all right. we're going to break it right here. thanks, a.b. and jack. coming up, jonathan turley on elena kagan's hard to read record. that's next. this can only end one way. [ crunch ]

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