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There, thanks for joining me. I'm alex marquardt in this weekend for fredricka whitfield, and we begin with breaking news. We are learning that seven us troops were injured in a raid that killed 15 members of the islamic extremist group, i. S. I. S. That raid happening on thursday in iraq two of the seven were evacuated from the area for further medical treatment u. S. Central command says that the operation was targeting i. S. I. S. Leaders in order to disrupt the group's ability to plan for their attacks. Cnn's chief international security correspondent, nick paton walsh is joining me now. L...

Pressure for voting rights. i pressed him on it back in our town hall. watch this. >> this is important for people who look like me. my grandmother would sit around when i was a kid, had a fifth grade education. i learned she couldn't read when i was doing my homework. she would tell me stories about people asking her to count the number of jelly beans in the jar or the soap in -- so why is protecting the filibuster, is that more important than pr protecting voting rights, especially for people who fought and died for that? [ applause ] >> no, it's not. i want to see the united states congress...

Increasingly frustrated by republican obstruction and the threat of the filibuster. it's something i pressed the president about last night. >> this is important for people who look like me. my grandmother would sit around when i was a kid, fifth grade. had a fifth grade education. i learned that she couldn't read when i was doing my homework. she would tell me stories about people asking her to count the number of jelly beans in the jar or the soap in -- so why is protecting the filibuster -- is that more important than protecting voting rights, especially for people who fought and died for t...

Or something. don't hold me to the number but -- you know? so you had to take -- there were significantly fewer filibusters in those days. in the middle of the civil rights movement. >> let me talk to you about that. >> let me finish my answer because i'd tell you what i would do, i would go back to you have to maintain the floor. you have to stand there and talk and hold the floor. you can't just say it now. >> i understand that. what difference does that make if you hold the floor for a day or a year, what difference does it make? you talked about people and this is important for people who ...