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>> senator graham says that he can, quote, assure a vote to restrict abortions on the federal level if republicans win control of congress once again. but you know who wouldn't actually confirm that particular point? the senate's top republican >> in terms of scheduling, i think most of the members of my conference prefer that this be dealt with at state level. >> by "most of" and "prefer," i'm sure that's a little bit of a code going on right there. graham may argue the following about this bill -- >> i don't think this is going to hurt us. >> but clearly many in his party disagree with the g...

Hope. we saw the administration and congress strike a deal on how we can manage guns better in this country. i hope that even on a lightning rod issue like immigration there is an opportunity, and i think that's where we as individuals need to put pressure on our political leaders to say, look, let's actually have a functioning system. when people say, well, they should come the right way, there is no right way. for three decades we have had a system that has had no change. that's where there's an opportunity to have both an orderly humane system. if we create pathways whether they're economic...

District near you? >> yeah, well, listen. politics is general driven by hope or fear. right now it's fear, you know. terry mcauliffe is an optimist, so he was not the best deliverer of this fear-based message. but education was the lightning rod issue in virginia. it's interesting how it was. in southwest virginia, rural virginia, it was a lot of these racially charged rhetoric that was received trump voters the way trump has always given it. in more moderate sections of virginia, what youngkin was able to do was to talk about local school districts. the big mistake terry mcauliffe made was in...

Enforcement so our police officers can really do what they do best, which is ensure that our community is safe and ensure they're using their resources to prevent the most violent crime we see in our neighborhoods. >> debbie, only about 30 seconds left. as we see these spikes around the country, do you think republicans will use this as a lightning rod issue leading into the midterms? these crime rates? >> well, i would provide a warning to all republicans that think this is going to work in their favor. let me remind all of them that the 90% of americans support taking measures to reduce gun ...

Ron desantis is taking it a step further and is calling on the board of education to update civics and history standards in order to highlight what he calls america's great successes. many parents across the country are up in arms over the pledge to include critical race theory and curriculums. mark meredith is here in washington, d.c., with the latest details. >> good morning. nationwide state lawmakers are diving right into this debate. some are giving it is a necessary way to re-examine u.s. history while critics say it teaches some kids to hate their country. critical race theory addresses...