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League president and ceo, mark mario. >> it's good to see you. >> so, no doubt the african-american vote will have a major impact on the 2020 election. talk to me about policies and personality, even temperament that will resonate. >> the african-american vote represents about 26% of the expected democratic electorate. those who vote in democratic primaries in may be 12 - 13% of the overall electorate in a general election. so, that vote is crucial. this year, what is positive is that you have competition, you have candidates who are engaged, who are soliciting, who are working, who are workin...

Meaningfully engage. >> what about you, president-elect donald trump calls you up, mark, says i want you to have a seat at the table? >> if it's a real seat -- i'm not interested in a photoon. >> it's a legit seat, part of a conversation. >> i will always take a seat at the table. and i will be forceful and i will be forthright. >> and when you get slammed like steve harvey was? >> i've been slammed many, many times. >> russia, russia. >> you have to be strong enough. you have to take it. but it's important to understand that so much of this is that people still have raw feelings about this el...

Opportunities for business owned by people of color. if those are what are advanced then there is an opportunity to work together. if they are not advanced, we are going fight to get it included. if it isn't included, we can't support it. >> mark mario, thank you. >> thank you brooke. >> appreciate it. coming up here on cnn we have breaking news tonight involving the pulse nightclub shooting down in orlando from last summer. the wife 6 that attacker has just been arrested in california. we have details on that coming up. also ahead, president-elect trump ramping up his feud with outgoing c...

Homes, i always wonder if there's a way to tornado proof the homes. you really -- there's nothing you can do. you have to get under it is ground. >> best place to be, either that or an interior room. it's not necessarily the tornado that kills people, it's the debris driven bit winds that most people are killed. >> we'll be back in a little bit. thank you so much. these days you may feel like you need to take out a loan simply to fill up your gas tank. the average price is around $3.82 a gallon. the highest is hawaii. drivers there paying $4.47. it's lowest in wyoming. here's some tips on find...

Mark mario will join us on the state of the black agenda. my colleague tamron hall has a look what's next. >> secretary of state and defense secretary robert gates are holding that closed door briefing for congressional leaders on the military mission in libya as the debate over whether the u.s. should arm rebels continues. president obama says he won't rule it out. we're going to hear from experts on different sides of this debate. they're going to make their case to you. plus, the investigation into a potential cheating scandal at schools in our nation's capital after dramatic increases in t...