conflicts on his agenda, invited to re uptown his leadership credentials in this personal election year. special coverage from washington, the, [000:00:00;00] the hello, i'm sammy's, a don, you're watching a special edition of the news, our life from dell coming up, the next 60 minutes. we have a choice between why we stand forward from the mega republican stand board we when he will be tried at the ballot box. this november id will be judge said convicted

by the american people. we can't be a country in disarray in a world on fire and go to 4 more years of chaos. we will provide a bite in from pretty much in a moment of reckoning for nikki haley. it's super tuesday when millions of americans choose the preferred presidential candidates, a choice most vote to say they rather not hives. is realized to maximize every possible means. every possible method of getting assistance to people who need the us secretary of state says that humanitarian situation and goals are, is unacceptable and unsustainable know laptop and as well as bombardments of gauze and meanwhile, sees 5 folks in cairo and without the agreements and gains fight for control with the army and police and hazy, but the whereabouts of the prime minister is unknown.

the, the polarized nation worried about the state of its democracy once the outcome of a presidential contests were made for its future. in the united states, the race for the live houses regional. it's traditionally being one of its pivotal moments super tuesday. well, that's when most states vote for the i prefer democratic and republican presidential candidates of this time 15 states of voting, including the 2 most populous texas in california. and the us code 3 of american samoa. now the outcome of the democratic context in iowa will also be announced, but there really isn't much of a context this time is in the one hand we have donald trump, the man who tried to over to and he's 2020 election last. and he's the republican policies. front runner. yes, there is a for me. you and i'm boston. nikki haley issues trump. sol, challenge about chief las decisively in almost old primary contests,

including home state, south carolina. hayley has really no clear pos to claims this nomination, but she's still bound to stay in the rice saying it's her duty to give both has a choice. now on the other hand, you have joe biden. you may be struggling and opinion polls, but he has no real challenge in the primaries while his support for his roles. war on golf. so i had triggered protests votes in michigan where people voted. i'm committed in the primary and super tuesday activists have launched a similar campaign in colorado. so that was really effective presidential re much like no other come november. donald trump, the 1st president's and us history to be criminally charged, and he's going up against the oldest president joe biden. sounds familiar. i should do all for americans as much at stake, immigration, the call them a cost of living, racial and income inequality, crime,

and reproductive rights. while to 0 is team of correspondence. i live in washington dc, florida, north carolina, virginia, texas. i'm california, but we taking us through what matters most for americans and for the rest of the world. well, that stopped at the white house with kimberly, how could joins us now live from them. that's why i present by them would be on the super tuesday and kimberly, this is a bit of a no brainer when it comes to who's going to win the democratic primary. right. and so, but use they bought is the real challenge here to buy them via approval ratings rather than all the democratic challenges. so yeah, there's no question that the approval ratings are not what this white house would like. can fact, they haven't been what the white house would like for some time right now. the approval ratings are among the lowest of president biden's term. uh, lets take

a look at some of those numbers. as of last month, jo bivens approval rating had dropped to about 37 percent. that's according to a reuters is it's us pull and it's stay below 50 percent since 2021. so it's been happening there for a while now. that's the typical threshold for incumbent candidates who are seeking another term, but then take a look at a poll conducted last month. now 67 percent of respondents said 5 and was too old in their opinion to serve another term and only 37 percent said the president bible is mentally fit for another 4 years. now. the us media has often focused on president biden's age. well, the same pool also found that 51 percent of respondents said, but donald trump, for president, is not mentally fit for the presidency. well, i can tell you that that's something that the white house has really been focusing

on. they use strong language when it comes to the, for our presidents, and it really been trying to highlight what the current president has done in terms of visit gender. and once he's accomplished in the last 4 years, as us president joe biden has always been known in washington as a man who speaks his mind, don't listen to rumsfeld. he doesn't know what the hell he's talking about. but since his election in 2025 and his mind has shown signs of slowing down and, you know, initially present mexico, c. c did not want to open up the gate to law. he met the president of egypt, not mexico, but mixing up world leaders names. occasionally. i'm able to recall basic facts and even his walk all signal that 815 in is every bit showing his age as the oldest president in us history. in fact, it's

a concern for many american voters. it's definitely not something i really like the political powers from the ninety's i've stayed in for too long. finding has plenty of good news to run on. the economy's improve steadily under his watch growing 3 percent in just the past year. his popular trillion dollar infrastructure bills creating jobs and revitalizing the nation's roads, airports and bridges still biden's. declining cognitive ability is overshadowing his accomplishments. the white house's countering this with a social media campaign, including take talk videos to attract younger voters and down play perceptions about his age. you're kidding. of all by his team says there is no need to defend the president's mental acuity. the president doesn't need a cognitive test. he passes a cognitive test every day, every day,

as he moves from one topic to another topic. it's not like 5 and will likely be facing a young opponent come november. wow. all signs indicate another match up with former us president donald trump. but at age 77, trump also struggles publicly at times to remember basic information. kimberly building on know what you've been saying just now, how much of a winery uncommitted votes has to buy them, particularly in colorado a well, it's a bit of a problem. and we've already seen this evidence that a couple of states that have held their primaries, for example, in michigan and massachusetts, where, especially in michigan where there's an air of american population that had a protest movement to process the policies that particularly israel policy. this could happen again today in colorado and white. colorado is particularly of concern is because of

a supreme court ruling that happened on monday. when donald trump was put back on the ballot there. what we seen is that protest movement and the uncommitted option, some voters who may have typically in the past voted for president biden, may vote uncommitted why that's a problem. is that if those voters go uncommitted, or even with donald trump, back on the ballot, go for donald trump. this could cost president biden. so what we should points out as we saw the last few days, the vice president comma, la harris coming up very vocally for an immediate cease fire and cali for this is a very strong terms. but again, some looking very skeptically on that to add again on jo bivens israel policy as saying that this is a little bit too little, too late, sammy, all right, good stuff, bathroom. kimberly how could watching the situation at the white house. now let's go from washington. to florida, that's where the republican front run. and donald trump is that the moment official

is live for us from west palm beach. so it must be a bit of a feeling of hey, we go again. allen with trump. the republican front runner, once again, probably gonna be facing by the it's got a ton of legal will call his lap this time round prompting the question. so the thing that might stuff in well, his legal issues, of course, straight to over 4 cases, there are 91 charges that he faces. and in fact, the prosecution had hoped that one of those cases, the one in washington dc, accusing him of acting to spot the january 6 rides to try and overtime the 2020 presidential election should have started on monday. but the longer these are delayed, the better place for donald trump, and donald trump knows that which is why he has always that every single time tried to delete any of these cases. coming to court though, just to remind you,

he's facing charges on the basis that he tried to pay a adult film stock to hide on a finger to keep that from voters before the 2020 election. he's got the january 6 case in washington, dc in florida that he's facing charges that he can't retain. i'm willfully refused to return classified documents. and then there's the case in atlanta with of course, he's accused of conspiring to try and over time, the election in a, in georgia, in 2020 all of these things pile up against donald trump. right through the start of this process. there were many republicans before the donald trump was vulnerable that perhaps they could be the know many. remember rhonda scientists remember tim scott, all of those talked in glowing terms. what they didn't realize was that donald trump is not gonna move, but no controls. the republican party, or years ago, he entered politics as a self style disruptor,

fighting against the democrats and the republican establishment. donald trump is the establishment, at least for conservatives, effectively seizing control of one of the oldest political parties in america. this was a hostile takeover. and so what you are seeing are people who are not necessarily republicans, but you are seeing people who are trapped loyalists. and so they have taken over the republican party despite losing a presidential election in 2020, his control is not even stronger. it punishes this loyalty. the new republicans feature in the house of representatives r street was elected while one comp support. if one moment summed up crumbs complete control over this party, it was this. mitch mcconnell and good trump when he criticized them perusal in the january 6, the sold on capital hill. what do you notice? he was stepping down as the senate for public can lead to renew his party,

changed many false. mister understanding politics is not one of another. the who parked the mechanism the odd and see the republican national committee is expected to pass from someone who was loyal but no more well enough into the controlling hands of a huge trump supporter. i'm from his daughter in law adults in law, who said she would spend every penny to help donald trump in 2024. that was enough to anger. one republican donald trump is now turning the republican party into his own. trump still faces 90. 1 criminal charges across 4 separate court cases to supporters doesn't matter. they believe he's being politically target. this is pull numbers, go up. he makes frequent stumbles and errors doesn't matter. his numbers go up. and there's a warming to do is to think if trump loses, then the republican party goes back to what it was. over the next 234,

possibly even 5 presidential election cycles. people attempting to try to emulate donald trump and his profit get ways. most republican, both to see the light comes policies and well, many suggest the wish, the park to to another stunted beer to the new for the moment. he's the only game in time. here's what it boils down to. most republican voters like donald trump. he may not be the ideal spokesman for the policies that they like. he may not be the person that they would like to see representing america on a wild stage. but they like the things that he did for them. and that's enough to propel them to the front of this republican race. i'm be a real threat to do a bike for pal him to the from out. and what does that mean for nicky? haile?

is this how may co break moment as well? she's hung in the she said she would stay till super tuesday. you can hear the cold ticking on her campaign. she has 11 primary contest and that was in washington dc. the we can then it was likely that donald trump was never going to win, that she's leaking support, she's leasing money, it becomes incredibly difficult, this be and at that point, and certainly there are many in the republican party. the want to start galvanizing around donald trump, but nikki haley still believes that america would be making a mistake if the republicans beside it, the donald trump, is the mind to run for president. we know 70 percent of americans don't want to drop by and re match. joe biden calls anybody that doesn't support him. he calls him dashes and donald trump calls anybody that doesn't support him. roman or

exactly why that when for ukraine is so important because china is watching. and if you crane when's it sends the biggest message to china not to go into taiwan. the one thing that russia in china were so fearful when i was at the united nations was a strong military. and i look at what donald trump set on saturday. and it made me sick to my stomach. he said that nato, that if any of those countries aren't paying their fair share, that not only would he not defend that, but that he would encourage brewton to take over that. everyone knows the arguments and nikki haley articulates them as well as any one on the republican side of the pocket. there are still those who call themselves republican, who will not vote for donald trump, but super tuesday as a defining date. and it looks as if it's going to define the moment when donald

trump becomes the presumptive republican presidential. no, many, and head towards the general election in november with a republican party. no united completely behind him. and you'll be that to keep an eye on it for us. no doubt. thanks so much. alan fisher to hold a surgeon migration at the us mexico border has become a focal point in the vote. publicans accused of by the administration of neglecting border security. democrats say republicans of sabotaging that reference to deal with the issue. highly. jo, castro, reports from texas, but candidates visit to the board of this week. the, it's still morning at the mercury. don't flea market in the gallon, but the sol sedan has already been playing for hours. the music drifts over the knickknacks and the produce to wear 18 year old on us is working at her mother's vegetable stall. she does so much to provide for our little family because it's

just me and her. and i was born in the united states shortly after her pregnant mother across the border from mexico. she's asked us not to use her last name. she says the candidates in this election have all turned demonizing immigrants to get boats, and that hurts the immigrants are here to work hard and try their best to get into this when they help to basically our economy. we, she's looking forward to voting for the 1st time, but she says she wishes she had better options for president and donald trump and joe biden. but it's like a note to meet him like that. i guess i would just go provide a few stalls down our tools. santian almonza is selling tools to make his rent. he's 68 and works 2 jobs. just say your pin number and i have my papers now. but migraines going through a hard time. they also need help off the role they've gone through to make it here

. a record number of migraines have crossed into the u. s. during biden's presidency. despite his administration's efforts to block them, trump says he did a better job to secure the border. they like trump impulse show, the majority of americans agree, and though by one the majority of the hispanic vote in 2020 trump now has a 6 point lead among that group. let me try to cover one. michael brown. yes, says spending a day at the flea market with his family helps distract from his worries about his trucking business. this current administration has the, has crippled to me. they have crippled me. i have to cut my trucking company in half. i've already sold half my fleet. he says he'd like republican nikki haley to become president, but he'd be happy to support trump to texas has voted for a republican to become president for more than 4 decades. analysts say this year,

the state may turn in even deeper shade of red, and that whoever wins over voters on immigration and the economy will win the presidency. heidi jo, castro, elders, era, mac, allen, texas? well, let's go live now to heidi, she joins us from houston, texas, so high, the immigration and, and pull to an issue. i'm both candidates. they have been coming to texas. how different all the messages for people, then how they being perceived. that immigration, sammy has risen to the top most important issue for voters, according to the latest polls facing the selection. and so we have seen all the candidate spend time on the border. donald trump calling this a, quote, joe biden invasion of migrants really playing up. what he says is the chaos and the prices on the border and saying that biden is to blame for this. well, joe biden, who was also at the border last week,

he is playing the defense saying that he has proposed solutions to this border problem. but blaming republicans in congress who see, he says at the behest of donald trump, have denied him approval of those solutions. so it's a very difficult message to sell to voters. and if you're asking which of those messages may be landing or death, we won't just look at harris county where i am now. this is a democratic, strong cold. yet in early voting numbers, republicans have outperformed in voter turnout. then democrats even here, and i want to bring in our guest here. this is sean tier who's a democrat running for harris county district attorney. sean, how do you explain this enthusiasm gap where we're just not seeing as many democrats coming to the polls? well, what i think you're calling in the through z as in gap is just a gap of a somewhat competitive primary at the top of the ticket on the republican side, and the democrats rallying around joe bites. and so there's not as much of

a need to get out and vote in the primaries we've seen in the past on the democratic side. now when we get to the general election, assuming it is true who becomes the republic and nom any. he has already won an election appealing to vote or sense of concern over immigration, and now we're seeing that 80 percent of voters hold say that biden is not doing a good job managing that situation. that is an uphill battle provide and isn't it? i'm sure it is, but you know, in harris county it is going to look very much like it's looked in the past. a donald trump has never won harris county, donald trump, when harris county in 2024 of this, this group, this county. and in this part of the state are thoroughly behind you. but finally, i want to ask you because donald trump has been really trying to fear mongering, bring up instances where he says, migraines have a task us citizens. if you are running to be the top law enforcement officer of this county, do you see migrant bringing more crime here? absolutely not in the data, doesn't back it up. the data says that they did on documented and migrant

immigrants typically committed about a quarter of the crime. the people that are documented that citizens do. and so those kind of fear mongering tactics and in just the rhetoric is not only wrong, it's dangerous and inhumane because you see violets committed against them that that shouldn't be happening. sean, thank you so much for your time here. and this is one of the most busy pulling locations in the city of houston, sammy's so we will be checking in throughout the day, talking to more voters on this very contentious issue of immigration. and we look forward to more checking this for me. thanks so much. hi, the joe castro. so stay with us. we continue our special coverage of super tuesday . later on in the show. we live in north carolina, virginia and california. and we take a look at why less than half of young americans say they'll vote in november,

the buzz bring you some of the days of the news. now, the senior high mazda official has set an exchange of captives cannot really happen, often receives 5 and gaza takes place. but us president joe biden says the sci fi deal is in the hands of home us the cooperating. we do offer out there is rational, we don't know what as far as in the hands of rational offers and moscow, the secretary of state entity blinking has met with these riley will cabinet member ben against guns is on a trip to washington that's reportedly sanctioned by prime minister ben, you mean that's in yahoo? he's already met with us,

vice president campbell of hers. she told him the us support. so sees fine, early a blink and how talks with the country prime minister and phone ministration. what kind of been not that of 9 been just them as sign me? he called for a dramatic increase of humanitarian aid into garza and the release of captives. a situation for children, for women or men or caught in this cross fire for mazda is making inside of gaza is unacceptable and unsustainable. israel has to maximize every possible means. every possible method of getting assistance to people who need united states will continue to strongly support those efforts along with many other countries around the world. but it requires more crossings. it requires more, a getting in. and once that aid is it, it requires making sure it can get it to the people who need it. so we will continue to press that every single day because of the situation as it stands. we

simply unsuccessful. oh, so you have right time to say joins us now live from washington dc. so if you have with those comments, we just heard from joe biden, he becomes about the, the senior us official and about what, 48 hours talk about a sci fi. i made those diplomatic meetings with customary officials is ready. the officials is something in motion. he or she have are slower rhetoric is in motion and certainly the consistent method we have have them over several days is of home also standing in the way of the 6 week the 6 weeks east. why that is on the table, hamas as it was a long term ceasefire and charles to rebuild them, you know, and, and get people back into, goes about doesn't seem that's not on the tables that we, you know, for some time we've been wondering how your, how will the districts fits together, but again, this is in washington how now we have to spend the spanish in. now we know how the administration is, is briefly and dr. less as to what happened on that saying that benny guns was at

the absorbing of all of the frustration the white out of has with the israeli government right now. that's duramax fuels report from a very well connected reporter who was often brief by us officials therapy. that sort of thing like, were really frustrated by any guns you know, it was, you know, he wasn't being seen as like, you know, the good guy with a good. yeah. good call. but we were actually there giving him hell. basically, kamala harris apparently said to benny guns are help us to help you. you know, you have to do something there. it's about 12 years old. now are 2 of how frustrated behind the scenes, the administration is absolutely nothing. you know who and the governments, governments is, are in the governments intransigent. so this, the us is a bystander, not the guarantor, diplomatically into the territory, for israel to continue the bombardment of gauze. how does it just like you told me to, kimberly that are about about protest of age. we just got another. another poll just came out by the subject for economic and policy research and you got 52 percent of americans agree. the us government should hold

a weapon ship and stay as well until isabel stultz it attacks. it's attacks on garza and it goes up to 62 percent of those you've already provided in 2020. so as always, with all of this rhetoric, that's all we're really getting tough on these riley's while not actually doing anything at you inside the divorce at all from those electrical considerations would bite this now facing with rebellion in the base. all right, thanks so much. you have a tendency that the now is right, as long as the series of attacks on southern lebanon, at least 3 members of a family, have been killed in that home in hula, including a mother and a child. heavy shouting also targeted the town of capital. the strikes that buildings in the area around 5, causing significant damage. least 49 civilians have been killed in southern lebanon since israel launched its foreign garzo in october. an escalation of these riley ministry, offensive own gauze that has killed at least $97.00 palestinians, and wounded a $123.00 of these in just 24 hours. people waiting for aid in garza city were

again targeted suicide move, which reports smoke and explosions on the horizon in north casa, after israel bombarded the area. it's still unclear if there are any casualties. the attack follows a night, the relentless environment on the residential areas in job, malia and beta law. here several tell us students were killed in the offensive search operation is underway for survive. the in gaza city people were seen q and get to q way to rhonda about seeking humanitarian aid only to be met with gunfire. the witnesses say is rarely vehicles nearby opened fire on 3 trucks carrying flour, water, and other supplies. i that if you will, we will move. they speak about the 8 every day that deceiving us 3 or 4 trucks of 8

for thousands of people. my son told me that he's hungry and couldn't wait anymore . my children catch up hungry every morning and i have nothing to offer them. this isn't life on me. they seem to care in the crisis in gauze these were sending as malnourished people, including children, are struggling to survive. dr. say these children are dying from a variety of diseases because of the food shortage. the trickle or humanitarian aid being dropped by various air forces is not enough to feed almost 2 and a half 1000000 people. human rights advocates say israel's, for starvation of palestinians as a war, crime people are and gaza facing incessant bombardment. there being stars, they like access to basic resources. they have been displaced multiple times over most of their most for most of them, their homes, their hospitals, their community institutions or schools have been damaged or destroyed. and they're

left everyday just trying to survive. and the idea that people are being killed as they sky image for me, garages of food is just appalling. there are 1000000 cases of infectious diseases reported by the garza health ministry. which few facilities left to treat the sick. the systematic shelling of gauze hospitals by israel has crippled the health system. the u. one is renewing calls for a ceasefire to save the money in cost of danger, axles i know which, which is 0. when i'm on social mine is a canadian palestinian who recently got out of gauze. it's all about to 0. about his experience living in the besiege strip situation, we're getting was terrible. and we were told at that time that 70 percent of the district infrastructure was bumped to the ground. so moving forward, 5 months later, while i was in the south, as you can imagine. and as you can see in the news,

the situation is even more problematic on many, many various areas. there, there is no play safe and it was a success to start with or from the beginning. as you also and the newest churches were boned, hospitals were bombed, especially in the north, the people that are deprived of every think. they are officially and very, very serious stage as a phone got most of the health of the we're trying to how we're trying to get through this of the people living in the north, you know, a voice on behalf of people in north, the people in north need help as soon as possible with all kinds of aids and the p . austin, i'm just dropping a few boxes of age on the south on the mid in areas does not help that our thousands of trucks waiting a bit off of the border. all of these, if they get through, they can help feed 1.2.4000000 people, including 700000 stuck in the us. if you a gains in haiti, a bustling police anomaly for control of the main that pulls in the capital. the country is in the state of emergency off the gang leaders announced the going to over throw the government to the whereabouts of prime minister already long res

unknown. he went to nairobi last week to finalize a deal on sending kenyan police to hazy to help. but hasn't returned kenya as administrator for an offense says he flew on to new york on saturday. stephanie decker reports the international airport has stopped operating. no flights in or out, paralyzed by gang biden's, like much of the country. a gang leader and former police officer jimmy sherry's, a nick named barbecue is claimed responsibility for the attacks seeing the aims to force the prime minister of u l. o v. to stand down in an unusual move, the guns are uniting to bring down the government. and analysts say this could be a turning point in the eighty's already to much was history. the government gave us the weapons to fight with our brothers and sisters, now retained the guns and gave them to fight them because they don't do anything

for us. games of over on 2 of the main prisoners in the capital, producing several 1000 prisoners, including gang leaders, gun partials are taking place in the streets. prisoners of escaped from several jails, it's miserable. the crisis is guessing list everywhere is unsafe. a con, find clients to my taxi to make money, to feed my children. i'm an old man. nothing seems to be functioning here anymore. thousands of people are fleeing their homes. many are having to queue up to get clean water. some tell all g 0. they haven't been able to find drinking water since sunday. we feel discouraged, we flew in a children can't go to school. we can't buy food. how can we live in such a situation with 5 to not for the haitians while with the same haitian people? do us administrative sion has urged americans to leave the country as soon as possible. canada has closed, its embassy,

and some aid organizations suspended their operations due to the dangerous situation. thank you very much. the prime minister flew to can you last week to finalize the deal to setup un task force led by can you to help restore order are not triggered this latest crisis. but there is still no un troops on the ground to help authorities restore order. and the prime minister has yet to return stephanie decker, which is 0. well, off to the break, we had to the us where millions of sizes are deciding the preferred presidential candidates. on patty go, hey, live in richmond, virginia were, were productive rights. are supposed to be a huge issue, but are they that story is coming up the business like this, this brought to you believe, i guess is i live my on one of your lives makes more than please

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the the welcome back to law special coverage of super tuesday, while the issues of abortion access in the united states as motivating both has and candidates this election year. since the supreme court overtime, nationwide abortion rights, many all states in the south and post restrictions only one of them hasn't. that's virginia. have you call hi reports from richmond. and i'm proud to be one of the individuals to help help secure that victory. to be more precise, one of 3 delegate, michael sagan's when last november over and incumbent, gave democrats control virginia's house of delegates and put an end to the governor's plan to ban abortion. after 15 weeks,

he credits his victory to the issue of abortion access. after the supreme court overturn the law that allowed for limited abortions nationwide get out of the weekend, you know, tv weekend weekend before and a c bus loads of individuals. there was a line of sneaking through the parking lot of people rates and knocked doors that weekend. we had individuals coming from from washington in california that that came out on their own dime that knew what was on the life. when democrats took back control the state house politicians across the country side, a portion access was going to be the issue in 2024. but now, according to polls, people care mostly about immigration, then the economy, an 8 percent, say abortion access will determine their vote. it's not just the politics. april green works for a non profit that helps women pay for abortions. she says they've been losing support after the jobs decision. um, we had a lot of support, a lot of donations, a lot of folks reaching out saying we want to do whatever we need to do to,

to make abortion and keep abortion accessible in virginia. and unfortunately, i will say, you know, some of that of fire has, has started to dampen a little bit to check if the polls might be right. we as people casting their ballot early in virginia, what was driving their vote, stop and immigration, and closing the border, the economy, you know, and have in a safe countries to live in not one mention of reproductive freedom. a potential sign that would happen in virginia might not be replicated nationwide in november. patty, calling al jazeera, richmond, virginia, and so american sizes are concerned about abortion rights. and also the state of the economy policy is live for us in richmond, virginia john henry, and also joins us from riley that's in north carolina where the economy is a big concern. so let me pose this question to vote who,

how all these major cross routes issues affecting votes as sentiments i imagined in different ways and different places as well. here in virginia, it's really all about the economy. if you look at polls, just as virginia residents, they say 27 percent. they say that's their biggest concern. and it's so abortions like force on the list now in the latest pulls that i just looked at this morning. so when to get a sense of why that is so i can walk you to run richmond talking to people. let me just pay the picture for you. this is block is empty except for one restaurant. at the end of the corner over here in this corner, back here, that was a restaurant that close. the shop is close, this shop is closed. this graffiti everywhere knows, walking around. this is really what you receive more than more than that. there are very many streets that have actual businesses on, and so i was talking to people, i don't remember which would be like this has here years ago. and they said it was, it was the pandemic, all of the store shut down. they were all local businesses,

they were family businesses, and i was asking them about the abortion access. and i think there's a sense that because in virginia they were able to flip the house and the democrats are now working on a constitutional amendment to guarantee the rights to an abortion in virginia. that the issue is no longer as urgent because they feel like it is going to be potentially enshrined in the constitution. so you can understand they're just walking around and see the town looks like this. pretty much all over the town. it's not that big of a town. you can see why the economy is resting so heavily on folders because this is what they're seeing. they know what they're paying for store. and even though they look, nobody's able to pull off a soft landing. this is what you see. this is how you think your town is doing it for now, though that's here in virginia, i'm interested to see what it's like in north carolina with my colleague john 100 as well,

fatty so far turn out has been pretty light and that's not unusual for 2 reasons, it's a primary election, not a general election. it's also it's tuesday morning where a lot of people are working or early afternoon rather. so like turn out, but that is not what is unexpected. this is a case wednesday. there's one that trump has $12.00 times in a row, just swings. david leans a little republican, so she's hoping for a 3rd way in here. but it has been increasingly moving toward democrats or joe biden. hope she can steal it and there are 2 big issues here. one of them is the economy is patty was talking about and the other one is the urban, rural divide. when it comes to the economy, things have changed dramatically under the vitamin administration. inflation was as high as 9 percent. it is now down to 3 point one percent. unemployment was considerably higher. it's now about 3.7 percent. both of those are below the long term averages for those numbers with joe,

but i didn't isn't really getting credit for that. and that's because there's generally a 6 month to 12 month lag between when the economy improves. and when voters start to give the president credit right now, they're not giving binding credit. and many of them in polls are saying things were better under donald trump when it comes to the urban rural divide. this is one of those states where a lot of people are moving in and they tend to move in, in the urban areas where joe biden and democrats do well. and the suburban areas that often make they deciding at the designing votes in big elections like this when it comes to those rural areas, donald trump and dominates. so with more people moving into this state, joe biden hopes that she can take it. and donald trump is hoping for lightning to strike a 3rd time. and i should point out that set low turn out that we're seeing here is happening despite the fact that you've got curbside voting. people can just roll right up boats and then drive on without ever getting out of their car, so they're hoping for higher turn out that might happen later in the day,

interest things. this fact is that thanks to patty and john, let's take this lives though to the west coast. rob rentals is that huntington beach, in california. we have to remember all the debt subdivision is not just between the democrats and the republican. can't book with in the camps as well. right? yes, that's exactly right. and you see that in the totals that nikki haley does rack up the 3040 percent in all of the states and the see it also in the protest vote against president joe biden. with people voting uncommitted, and i think, you know, one of the themes that we've been hearing throughout this, our sammy, is uh, the low kind of lack of relative lack of enthusiasm on the part of voters for a rematch of a biden. and the trump in 2024 california here is the largest,

the stayed with the biggest hall of delegates for both candidates. so a big victories for bite. and then trump here could put them well on the way to clinching the number of delegates that they will need to win the nominating conventions in, in, in the summer. but it's returning to that theme of lack of enthusiasm. i'd like to bring in walter lyons. he's a voter, is a resident here of serv. city usa, also known as huntington beach, and walter. uh, what are your feelings about the rematch of the bite and trump in 24 on. i think it's all we have. i think both candidates are our own. so i don't see the age being an issue. i'd like to think of as more of a they have experience and maybe some wisdom. so i'm not worried about that. i think, you know, biden's in that position for one reason has to be trump. so is, is this a, a question for you of wanting trump not to return to the white house more than

anything else? yeah, that'd be correct. i think we need to keep it any kind of republican or their agenda away from the white house or the supreme court or, or whatever i, i certainly view their politics is wanting to turn this country into a or right wing police state. and that's not where i want to live. that's where the threat as biting has campaigned upon that this is a battle for the soul of the country and, and for the future of democracy. do you agree with that? what are your thoughts on? i'd say there's so many uh, issues up in here right now. uh, but i think it's the core. sure. i think with a trump agenda getting back into the white house and being a dictator for one day i. i think that's just a snowball effect. i think it scares the hell out of me, so yeah, we'll see what happens november. thank you very much. walter. walter lyons,

a voter from here in huntington beach. uh saying, uh that, uh, it's a, it's a question of uh, fear for him fear for democracy. back to you are saying so much for all the reynolds that while the 2020 election ended in a salt by trump suppose is on congress. the faith of us democracy, the 2024 election will that seem as a rematch for the faith of democracy in america, people's trust and institutions at a time when the nation is more divided than ever? well, that spring, and i'll panel of guess now steve, on the steri is a long time republicanism was the chairman of the republican party of texas, also serves as the deputy assistant to donald trump run for the koski. it was a republican, but he became a democrat off to the january 6 attack. he's a form of florida, prosecutor and editor in chief of the medias. thoughts don't come, don't talk to 80, is

a political science just and the c o a full circle strategy is good to have you all with us. all right, let me kick this off while i helpful. be ready, fruitful discussion of try and keep around, says not too long so we can get in a good exchange of opinions that start if i may, with jo kata, whether you read american media reports from the institutions from brookings to freedom house, the warnings of the us democracy is diminishing. are you wired? just talk a, as we all are worried. i say what we just heard from walter in california is the sentiment of many americans we are seeing and erosion of democracy at the hands of donald trump and all of those that are in his mag agenda. it's an absolute attack, whether it's on reproductive freedom, educational freedom, whether it is on our freedom to access the ballot box over and over and over again . we're seeing all of these attacks on the very fundamental of what is at the heart

of america, which is our democracy. and we know what it is about. it is about power. it is about control and it is about fear and what it is doing is tearing this country apart. and i think what we're seeing today, and what we will continue to see up until november is that there's a clear line in the sand. and americans are going to choose whether or not they want the extremis of donald trunk and the mca agenda. or do we want to move this country full or right and continue the let me let me, let me jump in and take some of those points to steve monastery. i'm sure you might have a slightly different perspective that on the attacks that we've seen from maggot support is threatening american democracy as well. i think we have really is a comparison between having had 4 years of donald trump. so people know what that presidency was like. compared to we've now had jo, binding in the office for

a little over 3 years. so americans know what the choices are and we do have a functioning system. that's why we had to change and pass our last time and we're going to have a functioning system this time. and i predicted in all probability donald trump will return to the white house. and our democratic institutions will be a solid just like they have been in the past. all right, aside of who's to blame wrong? can we at least all agree on what some institutions are warning of that we're seeing increasing overreach by the executive power. you know, routing by executive orders, both democrats and republicans can be pointed to with a guilty finger on that one. and allegations will be like tauriel manipulations, not just january the 6th. this also the allegations that since 2015 state legislatures have been enact seen laws that are seen as obstructing access to the ballot box. what's he'll take on that?

oh yeah, i think that a lot of that has happened around the country. but yeah, i think i, i think that the argument of democracy being on the ballot hasn't really been made yet, forcefully. it certainly hasn't come up very much in the republican primary, and of course, joe biden hasn't run any ads on this or anything else yet. of any of any, some substance, but i think the married american i typed the wrong, but in the sense 27 percent of americans had confidence in the supreme court. on the 26 percent in the presidency is the diminishing face and the institutions of the state, a big problem and having in the population finding common ground that they you, you raise the us supreme court. and we have seen the us supreme court politicized by donald trump. he put 3 justices on the bench that rolled back robes roe v wade. and what we have seen over and over again in multiple election since that decision. we've seen voters,

particularly women come out and make it very clear statement that they support. and we absolutely need reproductive freedoms in this country. i think when we talked about and, and a panel was said earlier, like what did a trump administration look like? and what does a bite in administration look like is the start difference we saw the role back. 5 of roe v wade and we productive freedoms under the by it inherently administrator. and we've seen 15000000 jobs created of which are 800000 of those jobs and manufacturing jobs. we've seen prescription jobs, particularly insulin at $35.00. we see roads and bridges and all of those infrastructure needs in our country being built under the trump administration. it's just extreme as a, as a hate. and so roll back of every single. right. and you were right. we are seeing a roll back of democracy. we see more than 200 pieces of legislation in state legislatures, largely led by mag a republican ball that those voting rights. ok. and also,

and i'm going to define the jump here we go to about a minute. so t less. oh is what i'm going to trying to get 45 seconds to steve to come back in on some of that and then we go to wrong. go ahead steve. well, 1st of all, those 15000000 jobs, they're counting all the jobs that came back after they stopped the economy. it actually was under president trump for the 1st time in history that we have more job openings than job seekers. but the key factor in the economy that people focus on is inflation. this is my 53rd year in politics and i'll tell you there's nothing new under the sun. inflation was a big issue in the seventy's. and we've, we've had a divided country since the time we started the revolutionary war. the story instead of about a 3rd supported decline, that a 3rd supported the called the wrong or independence. we had a civil, we have the 6 these, the democracy wonder. and we'll, we'll have a, all right, i'm sorry, i'm going to have to jump in wrong. the basic question, cuz you know,

we speak to an international global audience. what does the prospect of an american losing face in itself mean for the rest of the world? now, you know, trump is already signal that he has had enough of nato that he wants to pull back from a line or alliances around the world that have that have stood as well for 80 years that he wants to. who wants to receive back and have a more isolation is a foreign policy. so i think that that's where the difference between the 2 candidates is very stark. when it comes to foreign policy, the united states has very engaged under joe biden. and we have, are we fulfill our global alliances? donald trump does not believe in those things. all right, when i have to leave it the thank you all to our panelist, joe, talk of steve and ron, how since the 2020 presidential election, at least 16000000 people have reached voting age in the us, but less than half of young americans say they'll actually focus in november on

a cook from a j plus spoke to gen z versus find out why a this november, jen z will baker $41000000.00 eligible voters in total. that's around 20 percent of the us electorate. their preference could decide the next president a show of hands who is voting for john. who's undecided right now. these motors are reflective of a generation that's lead, i'm choosing their next president. i'm all in for trump in 24. i remember the last great year this country had it was called 2019. i'm struggling of rent, you know, my grocery bill. i'm spending nearly twice where i used to spend on groceries. mind you, i'm a republican and i don't see him as a president who can really bring both parties together and know who i'm not voting for, for, for track knowing the system that we live in. i feel a bit cynical about funding for some of his independent, unfortunately fighting has lost a lot of trust. i think from, from our generation, with, especially what's going on in palestine and how the us is so involved in that, according to polls, less than half of young americans planned to vote in 2024. it's

a traveling sign for biden national polls and 2020 show young voters helped them into office by more than 20 points. biden is 81 years old. trump of 77. are they too old to be representing you? it can be fine, but just how they've acted at different points in their presidency as really drawn their cognitive abilities and the question drop her by you, can you both parties are all in on winning over the youth vote joe biden? the dumb. i can say i squat sports with social media craters and says candidates have yet to bridge the gap with their audience. i do think that these candidates have to embrace social media. that being said, i don't think social media is the only thing that is going to engage young people. they have to also listen to policy priorities. you are currently actively registered as young advocates like donald be route who are successful in getting 1st time voters to the polls. young people aren't apathetic. in fact, they're like eager and desperate for a way to make a change. they're just not being reached out to and they're not being reached out

to in a way that caters to that it would be a new experience to see a candidate that i was excited about. and so it, it has just been, who's the lease that i get off the boat, get out the boat but you know, like, i mean, i know i, i have a candidate i like, you know, you all. busy more on the fence ship up and running right to get out the candidates and like young voters are casting down on the countries next leader. but there at least confident and one thing, the potential of their generation to hold that was and a cook's colleagues from a j plus for bolting from washington. that brings us to the end of the special news out. the good news is always back in

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