blitzer. always tweet the show at cnn sit room. join us right here tomorrow in the situation room. until then, thanks very much for watching. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. "outfront" next, donald trump and paul ryan head-to-head. did ryan blink first? ben carson working with the trump campaign is my guest youfrts. plus trump bragging brag he's the king of debt. and attacks on hillary clinton over her husband's sex scandals are, quote, retribution. let's go "outfront." and good evening to all. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news, donald trump set to meet with top senate republicans on thursday, the same day he is set to meet with house speaker, paul ryan.

ryan promising he'll step aside as chairman of the republican convention if that's what trump wants. the overcoming after ryan triggered a political earthquake, declaring he's not ready to support trump's nomination. now, also late today, another crucial development. marco rubio addressing vp rumors for the first time, saying he has no interest in the job. more on that in a moment. trump, though, did pick up a big endorsement from a heavyweight today, terry bran standard, said the american people are willing to look at people who are unconventional, the longest-serving governor in the country. dana bash is "outfront" tonight. dana, this meeting, obviously, is going to be crucial. this is now trump and paul ryan and also leaders of the senate gop. >> that's exactly right. and unlike the house speaker on the senate side, the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, he announced last week he would support trump as the party's nominee. but he also said he expected trump to make moves to unite the

party, which no doubt that will be part of the discussion that all of them have in private with donald trump. but the difference between mcconnell and ryan really does illustrate the difference within the republican party. it's exhibit a of the differences that run very deep. as the grand 'ole party turns in turmoil, donald trump is reminding republican naysayers of this stark reality. gop voters chose him for a reason. >> i have people i'm representing. they're unbelievable people. they're loyal, they're smart, their sharp. they're tired of being abused. >> reporter: and stop establishment republicans getting on board. today terry branstad of iowa. he's going to be the nominee of our party and i'm a team player and i'm going to support him. >> reporter: and even house speaker, paul ryan, who detonated a political bomb on cnn by withholding support for

trump. now looks like he's trying to cool things off ahead of a critical meeting with trump later this week. ryan told a paper back home, the man deserves a ton of credit for an amazing achievement. at the same time, we want to make sure we don't pretend we're unified and go into the fall at half strength. and after trump suggested he may ask ryan to step aside as chair of the republican convention, ryan said he would be happy to ablige. but today trump seemed to lay the ground work for a successful meeting with ryan. >> he was very supportive and very nice and i thought everything was fine. and then i got blindsided, so we'll see. >> reporter: other high-profile republicans, however, are digging into the gop divide. trump supporter, sarah palin told cnn she'll help to defeat ryan. >> paul ryan and his ilk, their problem is they have become so disconnected from the people whom they are elected to

represent. >> reporter: and the four of the last five republican presidential picks are skipping the convention slated to nominate trump. john mccain said he may not be going but told manu raju he is with trump facing a re-election bid in arizona and has to be careful not to anger gop voters there. >> you have to listen to people that have chosen the nominee of our republican party. i don't -- i think it would be foolish to ignore them. >> reporter: and that puts mccain at rare odds with his long-time political and policy soul mate, lindsey graham. are you the one out of step with your party? >> could be. i would have supported all 16 except for the donald. the republican party has been kind here and this guy is not a reliable conservative republican. >> reporter: now, on that question, erin, of whether or not paul ryan is going to have a real primary race on the right, something sarah palin is now

encouraging, he -- ryan went on wisconsin conservative radio today and he said he's not worried about it. he said i don't worry about outside agitation, because people in wisconsin know me. he said it is true. i will say that unlike a lot of members of congress, paul ryan does go home every week into wisconsin. his family is there. but he also said something interesting that we've heard from others. in fact, i just got off the phone with the senate republican source saying the same thing, which is what we really want to look forward to, and find out about later this week, when meetings are going to go on here in washington, is the get to know you part of it. because remember, donald trump is an outsider. and unlike past nominees, these congressional leaders genuinely don't know him, other than for the most part what they see on the tv screen. >> and they are going to be fascinated to meet him and make their own impression. as you point out. for many, the first face-to-face opportunity they will have. monday u raju is on capitol hill for us right now.

congress back in session and obviously this is the first time they have been back in session since trump became the presumptive nominee. obviously, everybody today where you are, talking about donald trump. >> that's right. and really a cross-section of republicans. and really, there's a deep unease among some that donald trump is the nominee. there are a number of senators who say i'll support the nominee, but i'm actually going to worry about my own senate race. something johnny isakson of georgia said to me earlier and richard burr -- sorry, roy blunt of missouri said i'll worry about my missouri senate race. but a handful of folks actually are willing to embrace him and support him. some folks, however, are walking away from it, including marco rubio. i'll read a statement he put out to address the rumors he would be considered as a vice presidential candidate. said that while voters may have chosen donald trump, my previously stated reservations about his campaign and concerns with many of his policies remain unchanged. he'll be best served by a running mate and by surrogates who fully embrace his campaign.

and i think, erin, that is really the key aspect. who will fully embrace his campaign. right now there are folks on capitol hill doing that. i mentioned richard burr of north carolina. he has won. jeff sessions is another. but marco rubio clearly is not, as well as a number of other senate republicans. >> all right. manu, thank you very much. appreciate it. and manu, as we said, on capitol hill want to. "outfront" now, one of trump's former gop rivals now serving, ben carson. and ben, you just heard marco rubio saying his concerns of many of trumps policies remain unchanged and as a result will not be trump's vp. you are on the vp search committee. was marco rubio under serious consideration? >> well, i don't know that it serves any useful purpose to talk about who is under serious consideration. but the important thing is that you have somebody who fully upholds the u.s. constitution, and somebody who is in sync with

donald trump's philosophy. somebody who is strong on national defense. somebody who is strong on borders. somebody who understands the financial underpinnings of this nation. and is fiscally conservative and wants to get us back on track. those are important things. now, there are a lot of peripheral issues, obviously. and no one is going to agree on 100% of things. but, you know, we would like to consider, you know, people who believe in those things. >> dr. carson, some will say donald trump's pension for borrowing, that he's been very open about would fly in the face of fiscal conservatism, financial there. financial conservatism. doctor, you've become the face of trump's vice presidential search and according to politico there is a lack of interest from a lot of people in serving him. you're talking about finding a person who believes in his passion. politico writes and i wanted to quote it exactly. politico interviewed five dozen

republicans over the past two weeks and heard the same sentiment expressed repeatedly. if trump doesn't change his tune or extend ol listen branches, many say they instead to cede high low coveted posts to less experienced competitors. that would be a major problem for this country if that happened, doctor. have you found anything similar in the vp search? >> there are plenty of very highly qualified people who would gladly do it. and i think politico has a penchant for, you know, finding the people who reinforce, you know, their agenda. >> so you're not having any trouble whatsoever. >> that's not a problem. it's not going to be a problem in the slightest. >> so doctor, you have said you would personally not serve as trump's vice president yourself. you're on the committee, but, of course, there is a model in the past. dick cheney also was vetting and ended up being the vp. you said you're not going to go with that model. but you have, and it's one of

the things i think people really like about you. been very honest about certain things, including some of your own concerns about donald trump. here is a quick clip of how you put it, just last month. >> he has some major defects. there's no question about it. >> so dr. carson, what is it that makes you support donald trump, come on tv like you are right now, when you have feelings like that? >> well, you know, everybody has major defects, first of all. and if you play the rest of the clip, would have heard where i said that. but i am extraordinarily concerned about the future for our children. that is the thing that really has forced me, really, to come out and support this. because i look at the alternatives, and basically, what we're talking about is a split. we're talking about a group of americans who believe in traditional american values, who believe in hard work and

personal responsibility. and fiscal responsibility and strong military. and we have a group who believes that the government is the solution to everything. this is a gigantic split. and this is probably going to be the most clear-cut election in a very long time. >> and so you were asked recently, doctor, whether you would consider a democrat for the vice president position. trump was asked the very same thing. in fact, you were asked about it moments apart. here's how he answered the question, and you answered it, literally, moments apart. >> i would rule them out. i'm going to pick a great republican and we're going to have a tremendous victory. we're going to win. >> if there was a democrat who strongly upheld the constitution, believed in personal responsibility, a hand up for others than a handout fiscal responsibility, strong military, i would be willing to talk to them. >> so is a democrat on the table or not, doctor? >> well, again, as i said, if

you would play the rest of the clip, if you know some democrats like that, please let me know who they are. because i haven't seen a whole lot of them. >> so you just don't believe that those attributes would fit. okay. one question before we go. >> well, you have to realize the whole political spectrum has shifted. significantly. over the last few decades. republicans, you know, have shifted over to where democrats used to be. democrats have shifted over to where socialists are. so, i mean, there's a big change. that's going on. >> you have said on this issue of paul ryan, obviously, going to meet with donald trump along with leadership in the senate. you are very quote, personally disappointed that the house speaker is withholding his support from trump. you heard today paul ryan say, look, if donald trump doesn't want me to host his convention chair, i won't -- i'll step aside. should paul ryan step aside? >> well, first of all, donald trump is very much looking forward to their meeting on thursday. and i think you are going to find probably a lot more harmony

than you think. a lot of the things that have been said, and that have been magnified are not actually the positions. you know, for instance, the minimum wage issue. and people saying there's a flip-flop. basically, what donald trump did is clarify that he does, in fact, sympathize with people making a very low wage, $7.25 an hour. he also knows that's an entry level wage. that's not meant as a sustaining wage. and if you raise that too high, that you will not be able to get entry level people in, and that hurts particularly young people and particularly young minorities. >> all right. thank you very much, dr. carson. good to talk to you. >> a pleasure. thank you. and "outfront" next, donald trump says his attacks on hillary clinton are payback for what? plus donald trump's new target, bernie sanders' supporters. can he win them over? that could win him the white house. and trump's controversial plan to restructure all of our debt. >> you know, i'm the king of debt.

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tonight, donald trump on defense. the billionaire under fire for these comments to cnbc's "squawk box" about how the united states could get out of paying its debt. >> but i would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal. and if the economy was good, it was good. so therefore, you can't lose. it's like you make a deal before you go into a poker game. >> okay. the -- it's really important that he would say these sorts of things. the united states is the most trusted debtor in the world. the biggest. and trump shifting his stance now on those comments, and other economic plans, as well. jim acosta is "outfront." >> reporter: it appears the great general election pivot is on. >> bottom line, do you want taxes on the wealthy to go up or down? >> they will go up a little bit. >> reporter: donald trump is now revising his stances on a whole host of issues, telling cnn's

"new day," the lower tax rates he first proposed in his economic plan are negotiable. >> if i increase the wealthy, that means they're still paying less than they pay now. i'm not talking about increasing from this point. i'm talking about increasing from my tax proposal. >> reporter: it's a softening of his conservative positions that first surfaced last week when he told cnn's wolf blitzer he was open to raising the minimum wage. >> i'm actually looking at that. because very different from most republicans. you have to have something that you can live on. >> reporter: over the weekend, trump said it was more of a local decision. >> i would like to see an increase of some magnitude, but i would rather leave it to the states. >> reporter: either way, a departure from where trump was last fall on the topic. >> i hate to say it, but we have to leave it the way it is. >> reporter: trump is also sharing his ideas for tackling the national debt. >> this is the united states government. you never have to default, because you prohibit the money. >> reporter: that coming off these comments to cnbc. >> i would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is already seizing on

trump's comments in a new video. >> i would borrow, knowing that if the economy crashed, you could make a deal. >> reporter: now donald trump is hardly the first presidential kpaent to pivot or even flip on an important issue. hillary clinton once praised the transpacific trade deal as secretary of state. now opposes it. that is cold comfort to trump's critics as one operative put it, trump's comments especially on the national debt issue are only surprising, erin. this operative says if you have not been watching. and obviously, all of us are watching so that's how we know when donald trump is changing his position. >> thank you very much, jim acosta. it's a shocking comment to say wait until the -- the economy is being crushed and crashing, and then do something about it. the former chairman of the council of economic advisers for president obama joins me, and he's also professor of economics at the university of chicago. sorry, austin. didn't mean to short change you. and business professor, peter navarro. peter, let me start with you to make the case here. donald trump saying a comment

like that. everyone around the world owns america's debt and thank god they do, because that's how this country can borrow and spend the way it does. every other country would be in deep trouble. we are not. is donald trump really the right guy to manage america's debt? >> boy, is he ever. and the king of debt really is barack obama. and let's set the table here. in 2008, our national debt was about $10 trillion. now it's close to $20 trillion. and it used to be 67% of our gdp. now it's over 100%. at the same time, erin, as you know, the federal reserve's balance sheet has swelled enormously. >> okay, all that may be true, but donald trump's plans would add so much, make the case, please, why that makes sense. >> whoever -- whoever comes in january, is going to be -- have to manage the worst debt crisis we have. now, in business, it's strategic

management of debt that is on the ceo and cfo. trump will do that far better than hillary clinton. so that's the bottom line. now, the other thing about trump is the best way to reduce our debt will be to double our growth rate. right now, first quarter, the obama administration we're at.5% of our gdp. you know what that does to our tax revenues? they plummet. so as barack obama sits in the white house, our debt gets bigger bigger. donald trump would be the guy to manage that debt. >> let me ask you, austin. you hear peter making the case. donald trump saying i borrow -- quoting him, since i can make a deal if the economy crashed. peter says, solid, makes sense. and you? >> crazy! insane. if the president of the united states were donald trump, and the president merely speculated the way that he did on this show, there would be a stock market crash within ten minutes.

for the united states government to say we're going to treat treasuries the way you would treat a junk bond and threaten them with bankruptcy unless they take a ten cents on the dollar offer is -- if -- alexander hamilton were not dead, he would be -- it would be killing him. we have spent the last 200-plus years establishing that the u.s. treasury bond is the safest asset in the world. bar none. when there are financial crises on the planet, money flows to the united states and our interest rates go down. what donald trump proposed just mentioning it is likely to have cost the united states billions of dollars, because people think that there is even a small chance that donald trump would get elected, that he might consider towing things like that. >> so donald trump says he knows he can do it. he's making the case. peter says, look, ceo, cfo, they know how to manage a balance

sheet. the president of the united states, maybe we haven't had those skills. donald trump says business success matters and here is how he puts it. >> this country right now owes $19 trillion. and they need somebody like me to straighten out that mess. >> i'm the king of at the time. i love debt. >> i bought markets back when the market went bad. i bought mortgages at tremendous discounts. it gives me a great thrill. >> it gives me a great thrill. is that really what you want, though, peter? >> look, the reality here that austin and barack obama cannot dodge from is we've doubled our debt in the last eight years. we're growing close to zero and that increases the debt. and they have absolutely no credibility in either managing the economy or managing. austin says, yeah, well, if trump saysing in, it's going to devalue the dollar our debt. the worst thing the world can see right now is the

mismanagement of our economy that's going on for eight years. we've tried this keynesian thing for eight years. donald trump is going to solve the economic problems and double our growth rate back to historic levels through his tax and trade reforms. and that's the program he's going to run in, and the obama white house and the clinton run has nothing to say about that. they've got nothing. because we are in the mess we're in because of -- >> could it be a good thing? >> no. it's not a -- the king of debt is not a good thing. donald trump's experience is with junk bonds and running things through bankruptcy so you threaten the creditors if you don't accept my offer, i will run you through bankruptcy and you will get very little. that's not only -- that's not just irrelevant, that's the opposite of the lesson that you want the president to have. donald trump, if he's so upset about the increases in the deficit that occurred during the recession, why is he proposing a

$12 trillion tax cut? four times bigger than the bush tax cuts. it would explode the deficit. >> all right. thank you very much. a big part of the conversation that he's going to have with paul ryan. we'll have both of you back. thank you. next, jon stewart waking in on the race, taking aim and getting personal with donald trump. >> he is a man baby. he's -- has the physical countenance of a man. and a baby's temperament and hands. so -- and top republicans say they cannot support trump's proposed muslim ban. the front runner's foreign policy adviser, "outfront" tonight. i take pictures of sunrises. it's my job and it's also my passion. but with my back pain i couldn't sleep... so i couldn't get up in time. then i found aleve pm. aleve pm is the only one to combine a safe sleep aid plus the 12-hour strength of aleve... for pain relief that can last into the morning.

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payback tonight. donald trump defending his attacks on hillary clinton as an enabler of her husband's affairs. here's how he put it today. >> i was so surprised to see you going after clinton for her husband's infidelity and calling her an enabler. >> she is playing the woman's card to the hilt.

she can't talk about me because nobody respects women more than donald trump. and i'm going to take -- i will -- i will be better for women by a big factor than hillary clinton, who frankly, i don't even think will be good to women. >> jeff zeleny is "outfront" in virginia covering hillary clinton. and you had a chance to talk to her today. she is not taking that bait tonight. >> reporter: she's not, erin. talking about everything but this. she is really focusing on the challenges and problems of working families, women voters, that's why she's in northern virginia, one of those critical suburban battle grounds. we'll be talking about it again and again and again for the next six months or so. she's going after women voters by talking about health care, child care, education, answering their questions. and they didn't raise those questions about this. but we caught up with her after her event and asked her why she is not responding to donald trump. >> i'm going to let him run his campaign however he chooses. i'm going to run my campaign. which is about a positive vision

for our country, with specific plans that i think will help us solve problems that we're facing, knocking down those barriers that stand in the way of people. i am going to continue to really reach out to people, it to listen to people. and make the case for the kind of president that i would be. >> reporter: erin, her advisers say she wants to take the high road and she can handle anything he dishes out to her. the question is s as we have seen throughout the republican campaign, donald trump, some of the things he says actually stick. and some of the attacks he makes actually work. so as this goes on, it will be fascinating to watch the discipline from the clinton campaign remains if she'll be drawn into this or perhaps more likely, if bill clinton will be drawn into somehow responding to donald trump. >> maybe that's donald trump's ultimate hope that he would accomplish that. thank you very much, jeff zelly. "outfront" now, trump supporter, caylee mc name, and the george

b. one administration. hillary clinton saying she is going to take the high road and ignore t. the path of those who have tried to do that is not pretty. versus donald trump. i give you jeb bush. the path of those who have fought back aggressively is not pretty. i give you marco rubio. and the path of those in between, i don't know where ted cruz is. didn't show up on capitol hill. all right. what is she supposed to do here? ignore it, take the high road? smart? >> i think at this point, she has made a bet on the american people. she believes that when it's all said and done, talking about the size of his hands and all this sort of stuff, is going to fall by the wayside and at some point, america has to walk into a voting booth and make a decision. and she's -- she's making a bet, it could be the wrong bet that people are going to be more interested in the substantive argument about what would make women's lives better than arguing about bill clinton. she's making a bet. >> how are bill clinton's affairs relevant? they are, after all, his affairs. >> let's take away his actions

and look at her actions with regard to kathleen wylie, juanita broderick, paula jones who have said they were demonized by hillary clinton 15.8% of women, just that number, come out and commit -- not commit, reveal their sexual assaults. because they're scared of hillary clinton or someone like hillary clinton demonizing them or not believing them. so hillary clinton tweets out on may 15th, every victim of sexual assault deserves to be heard and believed, unless the sexual assault committed by her husband and then demonized. this was confirmed by linda trip. multiple women. so hillary clinton's actions we're talking about here, not bill clinton's. >> heavy sigh. >> as she was speaking. >> i mean, one of the things caylee has said previously when talking about the best trump strategy is not to put hillary clinton in a position of being the victim. and as soon as you bring up the playbook from the 19990s, you immediately put her in a position of leaving with incredibly high favorability ratings, incredibly sort of

remorseful and empathetic public towards her. i think she is trying to stay out of this, probably because she doesn't want to talk about this yet. right? this is not a comfortable thing for her to talk about. she does want to keep it on policy. but the truth is, donald trump goes for the jugular, below the belt. he is lessoning and coarsening the politics in this country. we know that. he has to win. more women than mitt romney won. mitt romney won by 12 -- lost by 12% when it comes to women, okay? we are not -- you were talking earlier he about what happens when you go after trump. that was relevant to a republican primary electorate, not the general electorate. he is not talking to a general electorate any more. it's like he has forgotten he's supposed to pivot. he's supposed to win women now. those plays aren't going to work for a general election. >> my understanding, when anyone wants to talk to him about pivoting, he doesn't want to talk about that at all. and caylee, you know, the other thing is, this highlights trump, as margaret points out, trump's huge deficit with women. it's an incredible deficit. of he knows t. his comments

about women have gotten him in trouble and if he's going to talk about hillary clinton, people are going to hear about what he said, like this on howard stern. >> there are really some incredible, beautiful women. that walk up and they'll flip their top. >> ooh. >> and they'll flip their panties. i saw a woman who was totally beautiful. >> right. >> she was angry that so many men were calling her. how tear they call me, it's terrible. they're all looking at my breasts. so she had a major breast reduction. good news, nobody calls her any more. >> yeah, he's going to have to have a mea culpa with women. you're pointing to my words but i'm going to point to your actions, hillary clinton. and millennial women are going to care about juanita broderick who accused bill clinton of rape. she says chills went down her spine when hillary clinton grabbed her hand and she felt like she was get threatened and

bellied. she's going to say those are words. here are actions. >> this is just very distasteful. people at home now are cringing. and they're thinking to themselves, is this what it's come to? is this where we are as a country? i was just in indiana. i'm just going to talk personally. i was in indiana for family business. you're looking at towns that have been abandoned. you're looking at blockbuster video stores empty for six years. you've got grass growing up through parking lots. it's not just factories gone, stores are gone. and this is what we're talking about? i think that at a certain point, yes, this is all awful. but at a certain point, people are going to say enough. >> but here's why jon stewart, margaret was saying, this is why -- what you're talking about is exactly why donald trump. has risen on the axe files with david axel rod, he have just said this. >> the door is open to an [ bleep ] like donald trump. because the democrats haven't done enough to show to people that government that can be effective for people can be efficient for people. and if you can't do that, then

you've lost the right to make that change, and someone is going to come in and demagog you. >> that to me is a really shocking and very interesting explanation for like a market failure on democrats' part which has led to the rise of donald trump. i tend to think it's a failure on the republican side of not addressing the bottom half of the economic scale that hasn't seen their incomes rise in the last 50 years. the descriptions you're talking about in indiana, that's republicans' fault for not addressing those concerns. but back to the thing on howard stern, that was abject objectification of women. all of the arguments that the democrats have spent a decade laying about why republicans fail to do well with women, and donald trump's words and actions have already fallen directly into that narrative. >> thank you all very much. and next, trump sounding a lot like bernie. >> the american people are saying no to a rigged economy!

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donald trump is a new target. bernie sanders supporters. the gop front runner saying he will start using some of the same talking points as sanders, specifically saying that. this as sanders again slams trump on the campaign trail. >> standing together, always trump's dividing us up. coming together to support each other, always trump's selfishness. love always trumps hatred. >> kyung lah is "outfront."

>> aviata is not here to protest. she in the hat came to learn about the man shaking the political system and her own political convictions to the core. she is a los angeles real estate agent, a once reliable democrat, and latina. currently, supporting bernie sanders. >> well, i like bernie, but it just doesn't seem that he's going to get there. so it going to be trump? i would rather vote for trump. >> you would rather vote for donald trump than hillary clinton? >> for sure. >> but somebody who supports bernie, you would naturally think they would vote for clinton instead of trump. >> right. but we don't like clinton. >> reporter: sanders supporters dit displayed that dislike of hillary clinton at a hollywood fund-raiser, showering the motorcade with dollar bills. >> i don't like another clinton. it seems like a hunger for power and staying in power forever. >> reporter: what she wants is a candidate outside the washington establishment. who will fight for what she

wants. higher-paying jobs, lower crime and reduced illegal immigration. bernie sanders drawing her support by poking at the powerful, calling the system unfair. >> we do not represent the interests of the billionaire class, the american people are saying no to a rigged economy. >> reporter: a sentiment echoed by trump. >> it's a system that's rigged. and we're going to go back to the old way. it's called you vote and you win. >> reporter: on the economy? >> we have lost tens of thousands of factories, and manufacturing plants because of disastrous trade policies. >> nafta as an example has been a total disaster for the united states. >> reporter: that similarity leading trump this weekend to predict he will indeed snag bernie sanders supporters. >> i'm going to go out and i'm going to get millions of people from the democrats. i'm going to get bernie people to vote because they like me on trade. >> reporter: camp hillary calling that wishful thinking. >> i'm going to be very

aggressive in, you know, reaching out to senator sanders supporters. but we have so much more in common. and we have far more in common than they do with donald trump or any republican. >> reporter: not really, argues vineto who voted for bill clinton and barack obama. what is it that draws you to donald trump? >> yeah, well, nothing drew me to him until it doesn't seem anybody else is going to be there. that's my problem. >> reporter: we called a group los angeles for bernie and spoke with a co founder. she says she does not know of a single sanders supporter who would vote for trump, saying to do so would be, quote, crazy. and erin, that's backed up by some polling, a "washington post" poll shows the vast majority of sanders supporters, 86%, view trump unfavorably. >> 86%. but if he gets others, could that help him? we shall see. next, donald trump still defending the controversial plan

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breaking news, donald trump tonight making an exception, an exception to his plan to temporarily ban muslims from entering the united states. he is telling "the new york times" that the newly elected muslim mayor of london would be the exception. outfront, lieutenant michael flynn, director of defense intelligence agency under president obama and is now foreign policy adviser to donald trump. general, thank you for being with me. this news crossing now, breaking news. the first time the president has said that donald trump has said an exception he would make if he were president. this is significant to make an exception, how do you have a policy if you're going to make exceptions. >> you always have exceptions. first of all, thanks for having me on, erin. i would tell you i think one of the things we need to do when you talk about muslims entering the country, all immigrants coming here to be citizens, we have to understand where they're coming from, why they're coming

here. and particularly lessons we should learn from mass immigration out of the middle east, particularly syria and those that isis forced into europe. we know isis infiltrated some of the immigrant populations coming to europe. we know that to be true. we have to learn lessons from what is happening in europe. and i think the caution that mr. trump has actually stated in some of his comments, i think it is very important to follow that. >> there are serious issues, there is no easy answer. that's very clear. but you're going to say you'll temporarily ban all muslims, then you announce individual exceptions to the rule. doesn't that prove the rule itself is -- >> no, there's always exceptions. this is an important one. the new mayor of london and obviously he has been elected by the people of the city of london into that really important position. and obviously what we could do is learn from him and we could

learn from his ideas about some of the things that maybe he, you know, can help us better understand. i do believe that there are some serious lessons we have to learn before we start allowing individuals that are particularly coming from these areas like syria where we know isis has stated they're going to infiltrate these groups, their organization, into the immigrant populations coming in. you have to be very careful how we do this, erin. >> the former defense secretary robert gates says leaders around the world are worried if trump becomes president there could be serious, negative repercussions. here is how former secretary gates put it. >> many of them have said publicly how worried they are about the possibility of mr. trump becoming president, his unpredictability, lack of understanding of the complexity of international affairs, his threats. >> robert gates served as

defense secretary under george w. bush. general, you have taken a risk supporting donald trump and becoming an adviser, i am sure you take criticism from some for doing that. why do you think only a handful of former military leaders have come forward like you to back donald trump? >> first of all, i have enormous respect for secretary gates. he is one of the best secretaries we had in a long time. you know, there are plenty others, believe me, erin, a lot of others out there, and many, many in the military, too, that feel much the same way i do, but this is not about just the military or muslims. this is about the future of our country and the direction that we're currently heading with all of the issues, this incredibly complex world. i think what we need is someone different willing to lead and to take some risk in some of the things we are doing. the political class of our country hasn't served us well,

certainly for the last probably two decades. we are in a different place today, erin, the world has completely changed. that's why the american public has sort of awoken, coming to the polls to vote for mr. trump. i am not saying i agree with everything he said, but i know as an individual, he is willing to listen and willing to certainly have debate about what it is he is trying to do for this country. and that's end of the day, that's where he is coming from. he is trying to figure out we need to do more for the country, he is taking this on. >> general flynn, thank you very much. i appreciate your time. he is author of "field of fight." up next, church lady scolding trump for more than 25 years. but with my back pain i couldn't sleep... so i couldn't get up in time.

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"saturday night live's" church lady has a history with donald trump. here is jeanne moos. >> reporter: give her an amen on and off for about three decades. >> hello again, i'm the church lady. welcome to church chat. >> reporter: church lady has been one of "snl's" special characters. >> well isn't that special. >> reporter: now dana carvey is back, especially eager to cast judgment on you know who. >> the tangerine tornado, donald j. trump. >> reporter: church lady first tangled with him back when he divorced his first wife to marry march la map else. >> we certainly are flexible.

>> reporter: when trump showed up, he gave church lady more trouble than the pope. >> i could buy you and your freak show dog and pony act, whatever it this is. >> reporter: the church lady held up that famous headline. >> a little s-e-x. >> reporter: and sent phil hartman packing. >> scoot, scoot, sinners. >> reporter: never imagining she was scooting the future candidate for president. 26 years later, darrell hammond is playing trump, spouting scripture. >> love thy neighbor like thy self, like a good neighbor, state farm is there. >> we were lutheran, called ourselves catholic light. >> reporter: carvey says his family would show up after miss ago couple of sundays. >> it was like they were saying well, well, well, some of us come to church when convenient. >> reporter: he has done everyone from jim and tammy fay baker to the real justin beiber.

>> i want a taste of that sweet bieber. >> reporter: to oj. >> hello, sinner. >> reporter: she has aged gracefully, the donald's character is blonder, beefier. >> well isn't that special. >> reporter: cnn. >> isn't that extra special. >> reporter: new york. >> thanks for joining us, anderson starts now. good evening, thanks for joining us. we are following tornadoes in oklahoma that have already taken a life, part of a dangerous weather system that could do more damage tonight, destruction is heavy. >> there are houses completely gone, all of the walls are down. the trees stripped bare here, this is not a good thing. the houses through here, there are several from memory, yeah, they're all just -- they're just gone right now. >> we will have more on the tornadoes coming up later,