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On monday, a volunteer found this tackle bag that belongs to one of the missing firefighters, but it was more than 100 miles from where the men went missing. stephanie mccluney hopes that her husband put the bag in the water on purpose, like a breadcrumb to his location. >> he strategically took out heavy items. he only had things that he knew we could identify. >> reporter: there's a bit of talk here about a debris field, but authorities here say they can't too much stock into that, because there's plenty of trash in the ocean. they do say they have recovered the cover of a cooler that might ...

>> it's not being considered at this time. >> reporter: but just hours later -- >> payroll tax is something that we think about and a lot of people would like to see that and that very much affects the workers of our country and we have a lot of workers. >> reporter: still, the president insists there will not be a tax cut any time soon. he's promised tax cuts before for the middle class, ahead of last year's midterms, only to abandon the idea after election day. >> let's get right to cecilia vega, she's live at the briefing room tonight, because there was a lot of news out of the white house ...

Tonight. >> reporter: president trump today defending his trade war with china, saying it's worth it even if it hurts the economy. >> whether it's good for our country or bad for our country short-term, long-term, it's imperative that somebody does this. i am doing this whether it's good or bad for your statement about, oh, will we fall into a recession for two months, okay? the fact is, somebody had to take china on. and the smart people say thank you very much and the dumb people have no idea. >> reporter: the president standing his ground despite growing concern his trade war could help bri...

>> you know, your candidate might be better on, i don't know, health care than joe is, but you've got to look at who is going to win this election. and maybe you have to swallow a little bit and say, okay, i personally like so and so better, but your bottom line has to be that we have to beat trump. >> reporter: in iowa today, the former vice president asked about his wife's comments. >> she was making the case, you should pick the person you think could win, because none of our issues will matter if donald trump wins. that was the point she was making. >> reporter: it's also the point he's ma...