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So get allstate, where agents help keep you protected from mayhem... ...like me. mayhem is everywhere. are you in good hands? >> jon: this is primary tuesday as voters in four states head to the polls. today's races come as both parties shift their messaging for the november mid-terms with a bit of role reversal. democrats are now the ones promising to drain the swamp. joining me ronna mcdaniel chairwoman of the republican national committee. it is a catchy slogan. do you think it will work for democrats? >> i don't think it will work for democrats because pelosi and saoumer are the definition...

Or veto it by september 30th. just five weeks before the mid-term elections. so whatever decision the outgoing governor makes will add a lot of spice to those mid-term elections come november. >> melissa: a lot of people will be watching that. jonathan hunt, thank you. >> jon: the latest on a slow motion disaster hitting an island paradise as fountains of lava pose new dangers in hawaii. a new report from the big island straight ahead. the summit between kim jong-un and president trump in jeopardy after north korea threatens to cancel. what happens if diplomatic talks fail with the north? >> i...

Country. i was in colorado yesterday. people feel so much better about their lives. they have more money in their paychecks. they can pay for college for their kids or they have more money for groceries or gas. people know that republicans voted for the historic tax cuts and they also know that every single democrat across the board voted against middle class tax cuts. that is something that they will be thinking about when they go and vote in november. who do i want to return to washington people who fought for me, who fought for me to have a bigger paycheck or people who obstructed and resis...

The big island with the latest on a scary situation there, jeff. >> well jon, there are growing concerns this morning that lava could soon reach a nearby geo thermal plant. it has reached the edge of the property sparking fears of a possible explosion or release of toxic steam. the plant is pretty far away from the volcano summit but close to an active fissure. they harness energy from the volcano by capturing hot liquid in wells underground. crews removed thousands of gallons of flammable liquid and in the process of putting cold water in the wells. lava flows are growing in size and moving a...

Very fluid. usually the first two or three days the eruption rate is quite high and then will tail off. >> lava haze is a factor here on the island. lava is hitting the ocean creating corrosive plumes that contain acid or tiny pieces of glass. the hawaii national guard are increasing resources out there. more trucks are lined up and one guard member told us they're in place in the event of a mass evacuation were ordered. jon. >> jon: scary times on the big island. jeff paul, thank you. >> melissa: right now the governor of texas is getting ready to host a round table on school safety just days...