debt's not just this physical nightmare, it's a moral failure. i want to speak to the, i want to speak to the millennials just a moment. this massive debt it's passed on from our generation to yours. this is breaking of a social compact, and you, you deserve better. and i'm going to offer a responsible plan to fix the entitlement system and to stop this theft from your generation. [ applause ] to those americans who, those i might add, forgotten americans, drowning in personal debt working harder for wages that don't keep up with the rising cost of living i came here today to say, i hear you. [ applause ] i know you face rising health care costs, rising child care

costs, skyrocketing tuition costs, mounting student loan debt i hear you, and i'm going to do something about it. [ applause ] to the one in five children in families who are on food stamps to the one in seven americans living in poverty, to the one in ten workers who are unemployed underemployed, or just given up hope of finding a job, i hear you. you are not forgotten. [ applause ] i'm running to be your president. [ applause ] for small businesses on main street those that are struggling to just get by that are smothered by regulation they are targeted by dodd frank, i hear you. you're not forgotten. your time is coming. the american people they see

this red gain where the insiders get rich the middle class pays the tab. there's something wrong when the dow is near record highs and businesses on main street aren't. since when did capitalism involve the elimination of risk for the biggest banks while regulation strangle our community banks? [ applause ] capitalism is not corporatism, it is not a guarantee of reward without risk. it's not about wall street at the expense of main street. the reason i'm running for president is i know for certain our country's best days lie ahead. there is nothing wrong in america today than a change of leadership will not make happen. [ applause ]

we're just a few good decisions away from unleashing economic growth and reviving the american dream. we need to fix a tax code that's riddled with loopholes, that sends jobs overseas and punishes success. we've got the highest corporate tax rate in the western world. it's time to reduce it bring home jobs lift wages for those working families. do you realize by the time this administration has finished with its experiment in big government they will have added almost 600,000 pages of new regulations to the national register the federal register. on my first day in office i will issue an immediate freeze on pending regulations from the obama administration. [ applause ] that same day, that same day,ly send a congress -- i will send congress a comprehensive reform

and roll back of job-killing mandates created by obamacare, dodd frank, and others. [ applause ] agencies will have to live under strict regulatory budgets, health insurers will have to earn the right to your money instead of lobbying washington to force you to hand it over. on day one, i will also sign an executive order approving the construction of the keystone pipeline. [ applause ] energy is vital to our economy, and i might add to our national security. on day one. i will sign an executive order authorizing the export of american natural gas and oil, freeing our european allies from the dependence of russia's energy supplies. [ applause ]

vladimir putin uses energy to hold our allies hostage, so here's our message, if energy is going to be used as a weapon america will have the largest arsenal. [ applause ] we will unleash an era of economic growth and limitless opportunity, we will rebuild america industry we will lift wages for american workers. it can be done. because it has been done. in texas. [ applause ] during my 14 years as governor texas companies created almost one-third of all new american jobs. [ applause ] in the last seven years of my

tenure texas created 1.5 million new jobs as a matter of fact without texas, america would have lost 400,000 jobs. we were the engine of growth because we had a simple formula. you control taxes and spending you implement smart regulations, you invest in an educated work force, and you stop frivolous lawsuits. [ applause ] texas now has the second highest high school graduation rate in the country. [ applause ] and it has the highest graduation rate for african american and hispanic students. [ applause ] we led the nation in exports, including high-tech exports, we passed historic tax relief and i'm proud to have signed balanced budgets for 14 years. [ applause ]

we not only created opportunity, we stood for law and order. when there was a crisis at our border last year and the president refused my invitation to see that challenge that we faced, i told him, mr. president, if you do not secure this border texas will. [ applause ] and because of that threat because of that threat that was posed by those drug cartels and the transnational gangs, i deployed the texas national guard. [ applause ] and the policy worked. apprehensions declined by 74%. if you elect me your president, i will secure that border. [ applause ]

homeland security begins with border security. the most basic compact between a president and the people is to keep the country safe. the great lesson of history is in strength and resolve to bring peace and order and weakness and vacillation invite chaos and conflict. my very first act as president will be to rescind any agreement with iran that legitimizes their request to get a nuclear weapon. [ applause ] now is the time. now is the time for clear-sided, proven leadership. we have seen what happens when we elect a president based on media acclaim rather than a record of accomplishment. [ applause ] this this will be a show-me, don't tell me election where

voters look past the rhetoric to the real record. the question of every candidate will be this when have you led? leadership is not a speech on the senate floor, it's not what you say, it is what you have done. [ applause ] and we will not find the kind of leadership needed to revitalize the country by looking to the political class in washington. i've been tested. i've led the most successful state in america. [ applause ] i have dealt with crisis after crisis to the dissent graduation to hurricanes to the crisis at the border and the first diagnosis of ebola in america.

i have brought together first responders charities, and people of faith to house and heal vulnerable citizens dealing with tragedy. the spirit of compassion demonstrated by texans is alive all across america today. while we've experienced a deficit in leadership among the american people there is a surplus of spirit. and among our great people there is a spirit of selflessness that we live to make the world better for our children and not just ourselves, it was said that when king george iii asked what general washington would do upon winning the war. he was told that he would return to his farm and relinquish power. and to that, the monarch replied, if he does that he

will be the greatest man of his age. george washington lived in the service of a cause greater than self. [ applause ] you know if anyone's wondering if america still possesses the character of selfless heroes i'm here today to say yes. i'm surrounded by heroes. they're in all generations. they're in all the different generations, but they're woven together by the same thread of selfless sacrifice. they're heroes like medal of honor recipient mike thorn who survived an ambush in vietnam. made it back to the safety of a water rescue only to find out his fellow team member had been

left behind. presumed dead. but mike didn't leave. he returned through enemy fire he retrieved lieutenant norris who was still alive, and then he swam for two hours, keeping his wounded teammate afloat until they were rescued. [ applause ] heroes like marcus latrell. [ applause ] he survived a savage attack on a side of a mountain in afghanistan, losing his three teammates, and i might add, 16 fellow warriors were shat down trying -- shot down trying to rescue him. he is not just a lone survivor to anita and me he is a second son. [ applause ] and taya kyle.

taya kyle who suffered the deep loss of her husband, chris, an american hero. when i think of taya kyle i think of a brave woman who carries not just the lofty burden of chris's legacy but the grief of every family who has lost a loved one to the great tragedy of this war or it's difficult aftermath. [ applause ] anita and i want to thank taya for her tremendous courage. america, america is an extraordinary country. our greatness lies not in our government but in our people each day americans demonstrate tremendous courage, but many of those americans have been knocked down. and they're looking for a second chance. let's give them that second chance. let's give them real leadership.

let's give them a future greater than the greatest days of our past. let's give them a president who leads us in the direction of our highest dreams our best dreams our highest hopes, and our greatest promise. thank you, and god bless you. [ applause ] >> speaking for about a half hour or so that's rick perry, the former governor of texas, spent 14 years as the governor of texas, ran for the republican presidential nomination four years ago, didn't work out well now, wants a second chance. running once again, making his case. dana bash is with me here in washington. listened closely, why does he and his staff believe things will turn out better this time than four years ago? >> because they insist that he wasn't himself four years ago. he was recovering from back surgery, so physically he was not himself.

and also because he admits himself, i talked to him about this several times, he wasn't prepared. he has been preparing big time on policy and performance. unfortunately for him, his aids in this campaign didn't think to put him in an air-conditioning spot because all over twitter, even though he gave certainly a very good and powerful speech all over twitter you're seeing the fact that unfortunately he was sweating through his shirt. >> probably hot in that room with all those people there. there is him with his family and a lot of former navy seals including taya kyle the widow of chris kyle of "american sniper." he is technically, not just technically, he's under indictment in texas right now. explain what's going on. >> what's going on is that the process is about to be heard by an appeal's court in texas. and his campaign is hoping that it's going to get thrown out. and what he's been indicted for is the idea that he abused power because when he was governor he

vowed that he would withhold funding, veto a funding bill for a specific university in the government because the head of that unit was arrested for drunk driving. he said i don't want this person to be in this job, and she wouldn't quit so he tried to force her to quit by withholding money, an outside group sued him and said that this is an abuse of power. he and his lawyers say that it simply wasn't the case. he did everything within his legal rights and he has had some pretty prominent defenders on this. allen said it's not a real case even david axelrod who's not exactly a republican strategist has said this is wrong. they're actually hoping that it would have gotten thrown out before he announced, but it didn't happen. >> we'll see if it does happen. we're going to have more on this coming up. rick perry becoming the tenth republican to throw his and her hat into the presidential ring. we'll take a quick break. when we come back we'll get a very different perspective. senator bernie sanders has

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he joined the race with the democrats, now four names in the race for the white house senator bernie sanders is one of them. thank you for joining us. >> it's working out very very well. we just came back from a trip to new hampshire and iowa and minnesota, the crowds were incredible. we had over 4,000 people out in minnesota in small town in iowa we had more people coming out that lived in the town crowds in new hampshire were very very large as well. i think we're doing good. >> we have a poll i don't know if you saw it we asked do you, bernie sanders, represent the past future unsure? the past 46%, future 35%, 19% unsure how are you going to convince those who think you represent the past or who are unsure that you represent the future? >> we have to talk about the issues facing the working families of this country. 40 years, the great american middle class is disappearing. the fact that we have anlevel of income level of wealth and equality people are not

happy. 99% of all income is going to the top 1%. they can't afford to send their kids to college. people are very frightened especially seniors and older workers, people like rick perry and others who to cut social security expand social security we rebuild our crumbling infrastructure create millions of jobs. those resinate with the people. >> several are suggesting that in order to make sure that social security survives for baby boomers, millions were about to start receiving social security you have to change it jeb bush talks about raising from 65 to 68 chris christie rand paul lindsey graham all said you need to make major changes in social security to protect social security to which you say that that you don't cut social security to save social security. >> right now, somebody is making $118,000 a year somebody's making 10 million a year they're paying the same amount

of money into the social security trust fund. you lift that cap, and you start asking people above $250,000 a year to start paying more into the system. social security can be expanded. what they've talked about, this is the decade long attack on social security by the republican party. they want to privatize it eventually they want to make cuts. we have millions of seniors struggling 12 13 $14,000 a year. ly not accept -- >> you accept raising the age? >> of course not. >> what about testing, do billionaires and millionaires to collect the same amount that -- >> they're not talking about millionaires and billionaires $40,000 a year. >> any means testing? >> no the universal program. everybody deserves to put into it everybody deserves to get a benefit. we can extend that program by not asking any one more than the top 2%. >> why did you vote against this compromise the surveillance nsa surveillance program passed

overwhelmingly in the house, passed in the senate the president signed it into law, you were one of the few who voted against it why? >> i'll tell you why, there is no debate that terrorism is a very serious threat for this country and we've got to do everything we can to protect the american people. but wolf, i worry very very much about the united states moving into an a society, where not just the government but corporate america knows everything about you. i mean more than you would believe in terms of your banking records and your medical records and where you are and what you read. so i think, yes, we've got to be vigorous but i think this bill went a step forward still allows the government too much power to get information on innocent americans lives. >> because they are no longer goinged into that bulk data collection they're going to defer that to the phone companies. >> and that's a step forward, but on the other hand there is too much opportunity remaining for the government to spy on innocent --

>> if you were president of the united states right now, what would you do about isis? you see isis as a threat to the u.s. homeland? >> absolutely. all right, we have to understand they are barbaric. i voted against the war in iraq i do not believe in perpetual warfare for the united states in the middle east. what has got to happen is what we are looking at is a war for the soul of islam, the muslim nations in that area have got to come into it saudi arabia has the third largest military budget in the world. america can't do it for them. >> what if they don't. i don't see a whole lot of movement on their part. >> that is the challenge. the united states cannot do it all. if these people cannot defend themselves you know saudi arabia's right next to iraq i don't know the why american troops have got to do it for them. we have got to be supportive. air astacks, special forces and so forth, but the bulk of the fights must be done by turkey saudi arabia countries in the region. >> all right. let's assume they don't and they're not showing desire to do it so far.

let's assume they don't, what do you do as president of the united states to make sure the american people are safe? >> you're giving me a hypothetical which i don't accept. our job is to make sure people in the region stand up and defend themselves and not have the united states and our troops be involved in never-ending warfare. never-ending warfare. you get involved there, american troops get killed how many years? 20 30? i think we should have learned a lesson from iraq. the war in iraq was one of the worst foreign policy blunders ever committed by america, let's learn something. let's not spend trillions of dollars more and lose more american lives. >> hillary clinton voted for that war in iraq. you voted against it is that an issue as far as you're concerned? >> i think it is. >> for her. >> i think it is it's an issue not to go back over history, secretary clinton had the same information as i had. i did not believe what bush and cheney said if you visit, something on youtube on the floor of the house speaking about what i feared what happened and a lot turned out to be true.

>> final question i know you had a chance you bumped into her at penn state in new york the other day, what happened? >> well we chatted. i've known hillary clinton for 25 years, i have a lot of respect for her. and we had a friendly conversation. >> any politics? talk about the campaigns or anything like that? >> it's kind of private. private, private conversation. >> share anything any detail -- >> nothing. >> was she nice to you? >> of course. >> you were nice to her? >> yes. >> bernie sanders, thank you. you have to run up to the senate and vote thanks very much for coming in. we'll continue these conversations. >> thank you. >> bernie sanders is running for president of the united states. just ahead, the chair of the democratic national committee about the campaign much more representative debbie wasterman schulz she's here live we'll talk with her when we come back. new york state is reinventing how we do business by leading the way on tax cuts. we cut the rates on personal income taxes. we enacted the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968. we eliminated the income tax on manufacturers altogether. with startup-ny, qualified businesses that start, expand or relocate to new york state pay no taxes for 10 years.

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she's the front runner but hillary clinton has another opponent in the race for the democratic presidential nomination former rhode island governor lynn khan chafee kicked off a run for the white house. let's talk about what's going on in the race for the white house. joining us now is representative debbie wasserman schulz of florida, also happens to be the chair of the democratic national committee. congresswoman, thanks very much for joining us. i saw three candidates challenging hillary clinton. what do you think? is this going to get, are there more in the wings what's going to happen? >> well i think we probably would have at least one more you know because we have senator webb former senator webb who has an exploratory account open. there's a nooblt he gets in. that would probably round out our field. we expect about the five candidates that have discussed running, and you know we expect

to have a spirited primary and a discussion and debate of the ideas, but, bottom line at the end of all of our primary nominated contests our candidate, whoever our nominee is will be elected president of the united states because it's such a clear and stark contrast between our ideas and the republicans. >> and the vice president, the vice president joe biden, he's in a period of mourning now, understandably so. hasn't ruled out the possibility down the road of throwing his hat in the ring what are you hearing? >> you know i think when it comes to politics in a week like this it's off limits as it relates to the vice president. i'm happy to talk to you about that another time but right now, i think we're just all -- >> and our heart goes out to the vice president and the entire family on the loss of their son, obviously very very sad moment. >> very tragic. >> at least five democrats would be on a debate stage, is that what you're saying? >> if senator webb decides to get in. at this point, we have four candidates and we will have a,

you know robust and spirited primary, i think, and each stage of the process will allow our primary voters to hear from the candidates there'll be candidate forums, debates which we previously announce then ultimately we'll have one nominee that will have the united support of the party, and philadelphia next july 25th. >> is there any like minimum number you need to the pollsed no to get one of the democratic parties sanctioned democratic president debates, in other words, like lincoln chafee less than one-half a percent, would he still be on the stage? >> i expect all of our candidates that announce that they are going to pursue the nomination will be able to participate in our sanctioned events. >> you don't need a minimum? >> we do not. >> other candidates out there who say they're running for the democratic nomination then they get angry when they're not allowed to participate in the debates as you well know. >> essentially, the mainstream

candidates that have we don't have a sanctioned threshold, there are lots of, you know, very varied in state by state candidates that have announced for president. the main candidates for president seeking the nomination of our party will be invited to participate in our sanctioned debates. >> in our new poll only 47% say that hillary clinton cares about people like them that's down from 53% a year ago, only 42% view her as quote honest and trust worthy and ian one of her democratic presidential challengers, lincoln chafee said this listen. >> i think it's a long record just going back over decades of questionable ethical practices, and people bring up all these things the rose lawmaker records, it just seems like it never stops. and so now we're into the ten-year secretary of state and the e-mails and of course the

clinton foundation donations at the same time the state department is making critical decisions that combined with some of those donations by the clinton foundation. it's just too close and too many ethical questions. >> all right. so what do you say about that? >> like i said i think we're going to have a spirited and robust debate but as we go through our primary nominating contest, that debate should focus on the differences between democratic candidates and republican candidates and the main issues that are important to the american people. and that should be the focus. i think it will be the focus. we'll talk about making sure that we can stand up for the middle class and working families and contrast that with the republicans obsession with cutting taxes for the wealthiest most fortunate americans, the fact they oppose the minimum wage, all the candidates do. i mean rick perry, he just announced for president, and that's a guy who actually opposes a federal minimum wage. i mean rick perry is someone

who actually vetoed equal pay legislation. >> but there are serious differences among these democratic candidates. and you want a good robust democratic internal debate too, right? >> sure. during our candidate forums and the primary debates, we will hear about the idea -- >> if lincoln chafee raises ethical questions about hillary clinton, is that appropriate? >> that i think our candidates should stick to the ideas that draw a contrast between our party and our party's agenda and the republicans. and those are the appropriate questions to be raised during our primary debate and that we need to make sure we continue to draw contrast. >> one final question you represented district in florida. you know florida, you know florida politics who would be a bigger threat let's say hillary clinton gets the democratic nomination would it be marco rubio or jeb bush to carry florida? >> you know they're both extreme right wing candidates and they're dramatically out of touch with average american voter. they both support cutting taxes

for the wealthiest most fortunate americans, they've been all over the map when it comes to immigration reform marco rubio was for comprehensive reform when he decided not to be. i think hillary clinton or lynn connor jim webb whoever our nominee is will win the electoral votes and go on to be president of the united states. >> the chair of the democratic national committee, debbie wasserman schulz. i assume you have to say that as chair of the party. >> i believe it too. that's an added bonus. >> thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you. and this very somber day as we've been noting in the state of delaware where people have been paying respects to beau biden. these are live pictures we're getting right there of the vice president's family the body of beau biden, he was the delaware attorney general lying in honor right now in the legislative hall. vice president, members of the biden family grieving mourners our deepest

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once again, we're showing you these live pictures of the body of beau biden, the late attorney general of the state of delaware. the son of the vice president joe biden, his body lying in honor at this legislative hall in delaware right now. the vice president, dr. jill biden, and their family they're receiving mourners who are coming by to pay their respects there. you see hunter biden, the brother of beau biden there with his family as well. they're obviously very very sad. we remember beau biden as a truly outstanding young man. had a huge future ahead of him. passed away in recent days from brain cancer and we express once again on behalf of all of us our deepest, deepest

condolences to the vice president, his entire family all their family and friends. let's get to some other news we're following right now. we're getting disturbing new details that are emerging about a gruesome terrorism plot foiled by boston authorities. here's what we know investigators have told cnn that usaama rahim, the 26-year-old shot and killed by officers on tuesday, that's the same day that he also made what is now being described as a good-bye call to his family. he originally wanted to behead an outspoken critic of islam, then switched plots with the intent of targeting and somehow killing police officers. >> he was under 24/7 surveillance over the last several days more than a week and you know obviously i was happy that the affidavit was released yesterday.

it clearly showed, you know that he wanted to behead possibly a boy in blue. >> the original target pamela geller an outspoken critic of the islam. she spoke to cnn earlier this morning, she said that anyone who speaks critically of islam would find themselves in the same situation. >> it's interesting, in muslim countries under the sharia there is a death penalty for blas mamy in mohamed, in the west you're not assassinated but your character is. you are defamed, rivalled and ridiculed if you dare criticize islam. that's where we are right now. >> meanwhile, david wright who police was an associate, friend of rahim appeared in federal court. he is accused of destroying rahim's smart phone to hide evidence of the plot. rahim wielded a knife at them before they shot and killed him. we also now know that rahim

purchased three, three military fighting knives on amazon. investigators are also trying to learn now how deep usaama rahim's network ties run to isis. our cnn law enforcement analyst tom is joining us now. they are confident that this was a sophisticated plot he was undertaking, especially in the last two weeks, they spotted some significant changes, not only causing 24/7 surveillance but also this decision to go in and confront him. >> well it also besides the 24-hour physical surveillance, it also triggered wiretap on him and wright. so it was during that wiretap that they pick up his intentions to commit a murder. the fact that he ordered the three knives online from a retailer on online that he received the knives and ready to go. what they pick up that's the most concerning is on the wiretap, and this is in the charging document signed by the fbi agent who's the apliant, in

those documents, it lays out that at 5:00 a.m. on the morning of the shooting he calls wright rahim calls wright and says i can't wait. i know we were going to go out of state and commit the murder that we now know to be pamela geller in new york but i can't wait the boys in blue i'm going out today or tomorrow. so they knew that when he left that house, he meant business. and that's where the decision to confront him in a public place, which they normally wouldn't have done it was clear they didn't want him getting on a bus or getting around other people because he could pull that knife out, in a heartbeat, and kill somebody without a problem. >> pamela brown, she's reporting that rahim also called his father to say good-bye if you will. and i assume that that phone call was being monitored. another reason why they went ahead and confronted him. >> they would be monitored and aware. but as the witnesses to the video he said, he was not on the phone at the time of the shooting as reported by his

brother in california. and that he was not shot in the back he was approaching the agents or the agent and the police officers from boston pd they were back pedaling as he was approaching them and that's when they shot him. >> it was just limited to wright and rahim, or are there others out there potentially involved? >> there may be one other person who they're covering and looking at. and you know we haven't heard at what point they may go ahead and take that person in custody. >> they know the identity? >> yeah, that's where they conducted the search the same day. wright since being taken into custody, he's read his miranda rights by the fbi, then he talks. so much of the information that's come out in the last 24 hours is from statements made by wright to the fbi during the interrogations following his arrest. combination of wiretap coverage physical surveillance coverage and wright essentially cooperating to some extent we don't know for how long but with all of that information and exactly now what the intentions

were of rahim. >> we'll have more coming up thanks very much. just ahead also rick perry makes it ten, and more to come. we'll talk with the republican strategist about the crowded field of gop candidates what will it take to go up against hillary clinton. that's coming up next.

the already crowded field of republicans running for

president, getting a little bit more crowded today. the former texas governor rick perry officially announcing he's running for president. he's the tenth republican candidate to officially join the race. he won't be the last by any means. let's get some perspective on what's going on. kristen, thanks for joining us. with so many candidates there could be 20 when all is said and done. is that good for the party or bad for the party? >> i think in general it's good for the party to have a large field of talented candidates. i think ultimately it'll wind up dwindling down to a smaller field as we get past the first couple of debates as a few of these folks begin to pull away from the pack. at the moment i think it's great there are so many different flavors of republican on display for voters to choose between. >> let's look at some polls. that's what your business is. only 41% in our cnn/orc poll view the republican party as favorable. 47% say they have a favorable

view of the democratic party. what do you need to do the republicans, to get that number higher to get more americans having a favorable view of the republican party? >> i think putting fresh faces out there that can redefine a little bit what it means to be republican is great for the party. if you take a look at the cnn numbers from two years ago, republican favorables were not great. the progress that's been made in the last two years to get to where we are now is incredible. we have closed the gap in favorability with the democratic party. we have a ways to go but i think this field with a lot of talented candidates is the right field. >> so when you say fresh faces, is that a marco rubio as opposed to a jeb bush? >> i think jeb bush is also a fresh face to a national audience. he has a last name a lot of folks have heard of but when they hear his name, they associate it with his brother other than knowing him as his own man. he's now announced he's going to announce on june 15th. he's eager to show america the way he differs from his brother is his own man and has fresh

ideas. >> in your own polling, who right now has the best chance of beating, let's say, hillary clinton, if she's the democratic nominee? >> right now there are a lot of candidates that all are hovering there in a pretty good position of strength. in cnn's own polling, you have scott walker and marco rubio who within three points of hillary clinton. a huge change from just two movants ago when she was blowing them out of the water. she's become a little more vulnerable when you pair her up against these top-flight candidates. but really because the american people don't know that much about a lot of these candidates ask me again after the first couple of debates once they've had a chance to really roll out their i have aagenda and what they stand for. i suspected you'll you'll see an even stronger field. >> in some of these states it seems pretty competitive. we're all looking at the electoral college, what's going on. she still seems to be rather formidable. >> absolutely. republicans have always known she'll be a very formidable candidate. she comes into this race with a lot of name i.d. a lot of history.

that will be good and bad for her. i think republicans are eager to see how that plays out. >> where do republicans, based an all your polling, need to work to get to bring in in independents, to bring in more young people more minorities? that's been a big problem for republicans. >> i think republicans need to show they're ready to govern and talk about the ideas that they would put into place to put america on the right path. right now you have this interesting dynamic where voters are very frustrated with the way things are now, which would suggest they want a lot of change. but they're also very concerned about things like the rise of isis feeling economically insecure but sort of makes you want a steady hand. i think for republicans proving that they are competent and able to govern but with fresh ideas will be the challenge. >> what fresh idea for example, will bring in more women to the republican party? that's been a big problem for republicans nationwide. >> there is a big gender gap where you have actually democrats who have struggled to win over male voters as well. the gender gap cuts both ways. all issues are women's issues. economic issues security

showing that we've got candidates who know how to take on the threats that we're facing from overseas. that's going to be the stuff that female voters are looking for just like male voters. >> what about some of the social issues? for example, a woman's right to have an abortion. is that going to be an issue, you think, among these republicans? >> i don't think that's going to be a defining issue in this presidential election either in the primary or general. you still have economic and foreign policy issues that are at the forefront. >> and you think that's going to be the national security issues that's going to be the big issue right now? what's going to be the biggest issue looking forward? >> i think people want to know how are you going to make sure that we have an economy that works for the middle class. you're going to want to make sure you have the ability to create opportunity so that folks who maybe are starting off can really grow, whether it's fixing education, making sure that people have the ability to develop the skills they need to get the jobs they want. these are the things i think republicans are going to be excited to talk about. >> we'll stay in close touch with you. kristen, thanks for joining us.

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here we go. top of the hour. you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me. a lot to go through. new information out of boston. inspired by isis usaamah rahim, the knife-wielding boston terror suspect killed by police allegedly wanted to kill police himself. this just into us. right before rahim died he called his father t