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Heller. and senator elect jacky rosen joins me now. senator elect, thank you so much for being here. it's great to have you. >> it is my pleasure, thank you. >> i want to start with the way that you ran your campaign. you were endorsed and you campaigned with bernie sanders, who is something of a progressive icon for the country. i covered his presidential campaign. do you think that's the future mold for democrats, both in senate races but also potentially in 2020 to run on that pro grisigressive line? >> i think the future mold for democrats especially in the west and nevada is be present in...

Teddy felt lincoln was his hero. lincoln felt washington was his hero. >> teddy in the upper right there. he finds donald trump very funny in this fiction. >> he got that look. if anybody could come today to combat mr. trump i think it would be teddy roosevelt. i mean he was as much of a central figure, i mean he loved to be in the center of attention but wanted a square deal for the rich and the poor, the capitalist and wage worker and had all these pit this. >> he would be a bull moose challenge would be the right thing for donald trump -- >> he was able to have a self-deprecating sense of h...

Is your president. talk about a reasonable democrat. he may be the last one left. all right, juan. hard to argue with a progressive icon. you must be crushed. you might not even want to comment. >> juan: i am tempted. give into temptation, says jesse. i think this is really about jimmy carter seducing donald trump. i think donald trump is a guy who needs friends and jimmy carter is the guy who needs a legacy because i think if there's one guy here, let me say, can you believe greg gutfeld just gave a monologue praising jimmy carter? >> greg: first time ever. >> juan: i think the point is jimmy...

In case you missed it, new york will be the first state with free public college tuition for most students. starting in september, the state will subsidize tuition for students of families who make less than $100,000. an estimated 80% of new york families with college aged children could qualify for the program. governor andrew cuomo unveiled the program today. >> it's a life changer. long overdue, first in the nation. you now watch the other states start to copy what we do because it's smart. it's common sense. and we're new york, and we lead the way. >> as with anything, there may be politic...

One of the president's top priorities in his final years in office. a massive trade deal with asia failed after democrats in the upper chamber abandoned the measure en masse. the pact has the backing of republicans in both the house and senate but has been met with rare open revolt from democrats, including senate leaders harry reid and chuck schumer. >> in a few moments, senator mcconnell is going to be holding a vote to have the senate start off on a path that leads us to a free shade deal but away from critical worker protections. passing a trade agenda without working protections will mean...