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I think you see the responses on the team. do you believe keith elson should not be a member of congress because he's a muslim. moore says he'll address that later. moore says i'm not answering any questions on issues right now. there is a transcript of this interview conducted on audio only that goes on and on and on in this way as moore refuses to even comment on these positions he has taken. he has put his republican colleagues in a tough spot because they are being asked whether they agree with some of the things he has said. i will point out so far only jeff flake of arizona has said he o...

>> suzanne, thank you for all that. joining us democratic congressman keith elson. representative elson is also the deputy chair of the democratic national committee and the co-chair of the congressional progressive caucus. good morning, congressman. >> good morning. good to see you. >> so much news to talk about this morning. let's talk about something that i know you feel particularly strong about and we haven't talked about it much this morning. that is the white house's revised travel ban. to remind people of what this new version looks like, let me pull up some of the tenets of it. it w...

To retool a little bit in baltimore, for example. ten candidates are vying for the leadership of the democratic party. joining me is nbc news political reporter who is in baltimore. alex, good to talk to you. the field getting pretty crowded. is there a clear other than from in t -- front-runner in the race? >> this is the last public forum before voting happens in two weeks. we're moving to the more private phase, a very insider race, only 447 people who actually get to cast a ballot. those are the members of the dnc. right now what's happening is you have two top candidates, that's congressm...

A chair that has two jobs. you cannot have a sitting politician in this job. >> some change. right? even though you may have been carefully on your words and what you wanted you are running and now you're not. i'm wondering was there some kind of a deal, what in your view changed? >> no. i made this decision two or three weeks ago. once i was in -- i got a quick lay of the land. i think that i would have and could have won just because of what we were able to accomplish the last time i was chair. but it also came very clear, this is what i said in the video to the dnc which is some of which is...

A new direction that stands with the working people of all races, stands with young people and stands with the most vulnerable. keith elson would do a fantastic job there. that's where the fight is being played out right now, andrea. >> thanks, jeff weaver. we have to leave it there for now. we'll be right back. even a rodent ride-along. [dad] alright, buddy, don't forget anything! [kid] i won't, dad... [captain rod] happy tuesday morning! captain rod here. it's pretty hairy out on the interstate.traffic is literally crawling, but there is some movement on the eastside overpass. getting word o...