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Vulnerable democrats. >> greta: i think it would have went like a lead balloon. other comments from capitol hill, representative slaughter, she says, it was an absolutely ridiculous thing for him to say, we don't appreciate it. the speaker said it was very damaging. those are strong words. >> i was in the white house in 2006 headed into the midterms. we knew we would lose some seats. there was a path we would see where we would retain the majority. but it was going to be very hard. as press secretary it is hard to find that balance between being credible and realistic and truthful which is wha...

Vulnerable democrats. >> greta: i think it would have went like a lead balloon. other comments from capitol hill, representative slaughter, she says, it was an absolutely ridiculous thing for him to say, we don't appreciate it. the speaker said it was very damaging. those are strong words. >> i was in the white house in 2006 headed into the midterms. we knew we would lose some seats. there was a path we would see where we would retain the majority. but it was going to be very hard. as press secretary it is hard to find that balance between being credible and realistic and truthful which is wha...

Economy that is in a recovery, but that recovery seems to be pretty fragile. you look at the number of people unemployed, it is still 9.7%. the most recent retail sales number fell 1.2% in the most recent month. it was a surprise to people. have you a 30-year fixed rate mortgage of an unbelievable 4.81%. folks, that is so low for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. but you still have a lot of concerns with the housing market. it is just not going to recover until you see the job situation recover. so the president is asking for some solidarity behind some new spending. the letter went over like a l...

Health care reform, which is -- has gone over like a lead balloon with millions and millions of people, the bailouts of the banks and wall street. the rotten economy, the ever increasing growth of the national debt. the spending, the taxes. i mean, i don't know how much time we have. i could give you another 50 factors, but that is the whole point, when you have nearly 80% of the people this unhappy with government there has to be a lot of reasons why. martha: and you'll see comments on both parties, being put under pressure by this, i would assume. >> sure. look, if i were an incumbent runnin...

What the experts tell me is that north koreans have yet to demonstrate the capacity to do the guidance and control that they would be required. >> on monday, south korea's proposal the military humanitarian talks with north korea which would be the first since 2015. one day after recertifying that iran was in compliance with the iran nuclear deal, the trump administration levied new sanctions against iran. the new sanctions are not related to iran's nuclear ability but its ballistic missile program that undercuts any contributions from the land deal. joining us live from the bureau. great to...