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Protecting the vote. is there such a mechanism in texas that you could utilize if those laws do end up -- if that legislation does become law? >> you know, unfortunately in texas, our ability to do ballot initiative is severely restricted. so we have to rely on the legislative process to be able to help our constituents. unfortunately, the republican party holds a majority in every chamber and they hold the governor's mansion which means they can take these types of actions to undermine our democracy. now, texas democrats, like we are used to losing on the floor of the texas house and the texa...

>> he had a character that was a sendup of stanley tucci's character from "the hunger games." >> the red carpet is here to hide the rivers blood that will eventually flow down from the cornucopia. >> that was stephen's sweet spot. >> so he brings back point of view comedy, and jimmy fallon doesn't do that. >> thank you, president obama's birth certificate. you used to carry it around to prove he is american. now he needs to carry it around to prove he is only 54. what? >> jimmy fallon i think his appeal is that he is not challenging. sometimes we just want to hang out with our goofy little bro...

Heels of san jose, i was there all week covering this, i watched as the employees walked across the street into the family reunification center, many covering their faces, crying. how are lawmakers passing bills when we are still dealing with this as a country, unfortunately, a weekly basis? >> unlike most texans, i am a -- like most texans i am a gun owner. you believe in back ground checks, safe store am, you believe in training. you also believe it's bizarre to walk down the street with an assault rifle tied to your back. with issues like this, absolutism prevails. that's why a poll can loo...

Resolutions? >> the first story pushes news outlets whether we're talking television, print, social media to get things out fast and to not necessarily verify them first. that can be to these viral trends that end up being hoaxes or false information. so i think thinking about what we do when there seems to be some kind of panic or crisis and we don't have the full facts, what do we do in that first hour? that's something the news media can think about and should be thinking about how you report and think about profits and balance that with public safety and the greater good. >> let's take a q...

Subject to some type of regulation and some type of oversight that glen just mentioned, the reality is all of the biases and prejudices that are supposed to be left at the door when a judge takes the bench really can come out and they can let that fly. there's something that we joke about as trial lawyers, black robe-itis, whether or not you actually have the appropriate judicial temperament. there was a huge argument against bret cavanaugh because he did not exhibit the appropriate judicial temperament. donald trump his lasting legacy may not be the asterisk for impeachment but may be the fac...