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That red flag is a warning to the beachgoers here, going into the water today is not a good idea. There are rip currents. Theres building surf. So in that sense there is a growing indication of what is, indeed, coming. Hurricane nate will be a category 1 possibly a category 2. That can cause people a false sense of security. Not only here in alabama, but in new orleans, as we look in new orleans in and around the area, can you see folks have been getting sands bagging operationsnd way. Thats because the city lies low. Also there is an additional problem. The pumps of the 120 pumps there, more ...

Republicans and the -- >> all right, a tale of two political dramas for the president t. best of times after a major legislative win as he passed the gop tax bill via the senate 51-49. also potentially the worst of times of times in the russia investigation with michael flynn pleading to one count of lying to the fbi. joining me now is jonathon alter, and tara setmeyer. welcome and good morning to you both. tara, i'll reach out to you first. assess the president's day. overall bad because of the flynn news or overall good because of the tax plan win? >> yes, i think some would try to categoriz...

>> president trump breaking his silence on the sexual misconduct allegations against republican senate candidate roy moore. let's bring in lauren zelt, managing director of fp1 strategies, and jonathon alter joins me from earlier this hour. lauren, just last weekend white house legislative director mark short said the president would be out there campaigning for roy moore. he would not be doing it if he didn't believe the accusations were credible. did something change here? >> i think the president sometimes he takes a minute to weigh in only these things, ultimately decides to do so, often i...

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While i came to a different conclusion than many in my own caucus, i recognize for them this is a vote of conscience, just as it is for me. >> jonathon, that speech reminds me of other foreign policy votes i have seen in this senate a long time ago when it was with considered perfectly reasonable to vote one way or the other on a given question and it didn't have to be bitter. the way mitch mcconnell was today or questioning patriotism, anything like that. >> it is unfortunate it has gotten so partisan. if you go back to the panama canal treaties, which was intense, hard-fought debate in 1978 ...