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Terrorists. >> republicans did express concern about ratcliffe's experience, was that a deciding factor? >> no, i'll tell you what, i think he would have had very good support. i think he would have done fine, but it would have been a long, hard slog. >> reporter: president trump has withdrawn at least 38 nominees requiring senate confirmation, including his picks for defense secretary, labor secretary, v.a. secretary and u.n. ambassador. today he defended the vetting process. >> the vetting process for the white house is very good. you're part of the vetting process. you know? i give out a na...

Negotiation, there are going to be setbacks, i think people need to manage their expectations. the question is what is president trump willing to put on the table that is where it is going to be challenging for him to make a concession. >> so, jim, vice president pence says kim jong-un's willingness to meet and quote him now is evidence that president trump's strategy to isolate kim regime is working. is it that or is this the issue that north korea wants some acknowledgement, that it wants a meeting in which to prove its legitimacy? >> i think those theories are possible, and frankly we don't...

Middle keys. there's only one emergency room open here in key west. and authorities are saying folks have to be self-sufficient. this is going to be a long, hard slog. we spent most of the day, dara, in marathon yesterday, which reopened to residents on saturday. we met one man who lost not just his property, but the loss of life. he lived with his mother in their trailer home. he returned yesterday for the first time. marcy, his mom, decided to stay back to ride out the storm with their pets and she tragically did not make it. he told us about the very last phone conversation the two had. tak...

Statues, keep the context. we have a layered imperfect history. i think it's important for people to understand that. in the end with tribe am, racial identity politics being pushed, quite frankly from the left mostly. i think that is dangerous. i think it's bad tore the marine people. in the end, it does nothing to advance or things that are the legitimate issues that affect people every single day. tear down every statue in america. it does nothing for you, if you have a problem the problem is still there. so i think you teach the context. we have an imperfect history, but thank god we have ...

With president trump's pardon of the controversial sheriff joe arpaio. plus the latest exit from the administration, sebastian gorka. joining us on the phone, what would you like to say to them? >> caller: i'd like to say hang in there and hold strong and be safe. we'll keep you in our thoughts. i'm happy to hear the words of fahrenthold. we jut came bast came back from. i can envision him with a cell phone and flashlight in the dark y dark, but hang in there. it's not the first time for corpus christi. it's going to be a long, hard slog. >> i have to ask, knowing that the hurricane was hittin...