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Information that contradicts steve scalise, i think it's likely that he'll hang on to his leadership position. >> reporter: when i spoke to one of the democratic supporters today, he told me i just don't think we ought to be playing gotcha here and that's what this is. support from these state democrats is important, but there are a lot of people who feel like scalise has more explaining to do. >> athena jones, thank you for your report. we're back now with the president and ceo of the national urban league marc morial. and cnn political commentator and republican strategist anna navaro. marc ...

Down in seattle and louisville and high court invalidated section four of the voting rights act of 1965, which was a companion to the civil rights act. and since 2010, 21 states, including almost all of the former confederacy have enacted new voter restrictions which disproportionately affect people of color. 50 years on enforcing the constitutional right to vote, those first seven words of the civil rights act remains a challenge that we've seem less prepared to tackle nearly half a century later. joining me now, charles ogle tree and mark morial. justice roberts in 2007 famously said the way...

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We made significant progress in civil rights, but there's still work to be done and we cannot rest until justice and fairness is guarantee the, not just for some but for all. >> two figures playing a huge role in that fight, mark morial and sherlynn eiffel, pft of the naacp legal defense and education fund. thank you both for being hooer. mark, did you ever think 50 years after the civil rights act, we would be fighting some of the same battles. >> i wouldn't have thought it five years ago. i thought in some ways the nation had begun to turn the corner. but as much as we take a step forward, t...

Of color face, and an understanding that it fuels the underground economy and the drug trait. it fuels the violence problem that we have in many, many communities. that's why it's timely, it's necessary. i would even add, lawlawrence, s is a nation of great prosperity, a nation of great ability. a nation of great innovation. and a nation of great compassion cannot stand idly by and let people be in the circumstances that they are without trying to meet them halfway. say you've got to be responsible. say you've got to pull yourself up. but giving you the tools necessary and the open doors neces...