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Protect the most vulnerable people in your state given what this bill does? >> i have fought both publicly and privately to make sure that that medicaid expansion continues until 2020. and then beyond that, the expansion continue at the regular match, not at the enhanced match. i'm sorry that we will not continue to have the enhanced match but i am one of those on our side of the aisle who believes it's important to continue to permit states to expand medicaid and i was certainly supportive of governor christie who expanded medicaid in new jersey as of course governor pence did in indiana unde...

Than that? it may have to be something better than that if current polling trends continue. patti ann: how important is wisconsin to this election in. >> it's big. one reason -- the way i think about it is it's probably the republican's best shot as turning a state that's been consistently blue. i mean when you look at the problems mitt romney is having in a place like ohio, they need to expand the map, they need to move into blue territory and pennsylvania and michigan, the other candidates are not looking too good right now. in wisconsin i think they've got more of a purchase on that state g...

efforts to save children. >> i'm really looking forward to this piece tonight. thanks so much. a reminder to our viewers that your special runs tonight. it's cnn presents cruise to disaster. 8:00 eastern time. some exclusive new images and details. make sure you tune in. top of the hour now. i'm ashleigh banfield. i'm standing in for brooke baldwin. this is one of the hottest 4th of julys on record. it is steaming out there. extreme heat paralyzing much of the midwest and all the way up to the dakotas too. the heat index racing up into the 115s. the death toll from the heat and rel...