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and good morning, everyone. this is "andrea mitchell reports" in washington following the continuing devastation from historic floods in kentucky. at this time at least 30 people are dead. thousands more are still trapped in their communities. with residents desperate for food, shelter, electricity, and clean drinking water. this morning kentucky governor andy beshear updating reporters on the devastation and search for survivors. >> i got to talk to some of the families here and the other places too. they don't have anything. i mean the clothes on their back, but happy to be alive a...

And everybody knows it. no surprise there. but i wonder, what, if any reaction you are hearing from inside trump world, about both of the developments today? >> well, first of all there has been a lot of discussion among people that were part of that administration, that were part of that campaign, about how long it took mike pence to finally come out and say what he said on to cynthia's point. but the juxtaposition of those two statements, to see the rnc condemning the aid to republicans that are leading the investigation, and to suggest that this was a legitimate political discourse, that th...

American history and getting them used to voting, i think that would do so much for building a common american purpose and the responsibility of young people need in being good citizens. >> jon: she says that in your caucus in the house you are collecting thoughts about that idea. are there others who would support lowering the voting age to 16? >> there are. we had a vote on an amendment that was quite a large group of people who supported it. and i just think that our country is so desperately needs this next generation to learn about the constitution, the declaration of independence. to hav...

>> reporter: the white house dealing with changes to the root of the border wall including some folks who say they could lose their homes and others uncertain about the fate of structures that straddle the border between the us and mexico. >> working with mexico on how to resolve those. the common american would refer to it like a shock. >> reporter: house democrats are using the majority to challenge the president's deportation policies calling for the abolition of ice and a decrease in funding for homeland security. >> agencies like ice which repeatedly and systematically violate human right...

That is why the united states air force will remain the awe-inspiring flying force ever known to man. like every part of our military, the air force is born from the will of our people to search to explore, to reach new heights. it's the people's will that you reflect and their power that you project to every single corner of the globe. earlier this year, i had the honor of speaking with a great army air corps and air force legends, lieutenant colonel dick cole, the last surviving doolittle raider and a true american hero. like those that serve today, dick cole was a common american who answer...