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Life than what we had around us. there's things you can do and go to school and have opportunities and live in a nicer house. >> reporter: she saw all of that? >> yeah, yeah, definitely. >> reporter: maribel ramos knew she had to work hard. she worked as security at kmart and would like to be a cop but she needed a college degree and that meant money so she became private first class ramos. she joined the army hoping to use the g.i. bill. her first day was august 8th, 2001 and 34 days later, the whole world changed. wege all sort of recoiled in horror but you probably also thoughtal that is go...

Trump also tells "time" that it remains a quote question mark on whether he would go to war with iran over the oil tanker attacks but the president adds quote, i would certainly go over nuclear weapons. joining us now former under secretary of state for political affairs, ambassador wendy sherman, now an msnbc contributor. >> ambassador chairman, how concerned are you with what's happening? >> how do you even characterize what's happening? >> i'm very concerned about what's happening. we're on an es ka cycle that ce us at war. the president and particularly his national security adviser mr. ...

>> i sure do. the lesson is you should never politicize war to win elections. in the midterms exactly a century ago wilson said vote democratic. you'll help the soldiers at war. they voted republican and gave both the house and senate to the democratic party. i what does it tell you if you see 12,000 or 15,000 troops to confront a danger that is not there for political reasons right before an election. that is something the presidents do not do. once again, we are in territory we haven't seen before. >> i want to ask you where this is taking place. there is always some degree of em par rasz. w...

If they were held today, who do you think would win the house? >> if they were held today, we would have a tough time holding the house. do i. north of 25, 30 seats maybe north of that people projecting 45 or 50 seats, i by november 6th, we will win this. i think all this takes is people on our side of the football focus og what has to happen. up or down vote on president trump. it will come as a rech rendum on him. the entire political culture, those who are around him. telling him, it is okay to lose the house. work on the democrats, if you can run against a democratic house in 2020, it is b...

The other side? >> look, i think there have been a lot of wounds that were healed in the after math of the democratic primary. i think those wounds were healed for the most part. obviously, this is gonna open some sore points. it will be part of a continuing discussion of the democratic party. but i am pleased to say that there's a lot more unity today in the democratic party than there is in the republican party where mitch mcconnell's at war with steve bannon and the president. got bob corker. >> dana: i'm coming up against a hard break. i loved having you on. >> appreciate it. >> dana: that...