the trump administration who would like to declaw this entire agency, this agency that is there to protect consumers. they say it holds back business. >> what happens now with banking? do we go back? >> thanks for joining us. i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. republican senator ron johnson joins camerota and cuomo. it should be interesting. swaoel you tomorrow. how many women is it going to take to be believed over one powerful man? >> not once have i ever seen him act inappropriate against anyone. >> he is on the no-fly list, so it gives credibility to these women. >> reluctant to weigh in on this. >> his hands are close to the fire himself. >> the house expected to pass its tax form bill today.

>> president trump is committed to passing tax cuts this year. >> this is not a good deed. this is such a scam. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> i don't know what this is. >> thank you very much. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day". it's thursday, november 16th, 6:00 here in new york. as chris and i still get ready. here's our starting line. two more women coming forward accusing roy moore of unwanted advances. the "washington post" reports that one was a teenager at the time moore pursued her. he was in his 30s. moore is firing back at senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, telling mcconnell to bring it on. he demands turn over her yearbook to a handwriting analyst to figure out if the writing is in fact, moore's.

>> alisyn mentioned it before. other names have come up. you haven't heard about them from other media sources. you don't just make an accusation and wind up in the media. vetting has to be done. corroboration has to be done. those saying it is just an empty accusation, the media does vetting and proof is always necessary. that takes us to the president of the united states. where is he on this issue? he is remaining silent. instead, tweeting on tax reform ahead of a house vote this afternoon. a top republican senator says he is not for the senate's version because he says that it's not doing enough for businesses that drive the economy. president trump also touting america is back and his accomplishments following his 12-day trip to asia. his victory lap seems to be overshadowed by an awkward moment with a water bottle. did he pull a rubio during his

speech? did the president have fun with little marco during his water incident. we'll figure out why we're talking about it. jason? >> reporter: good morning to you, chris. state gop leaders held an emergency meeting last night, and despite the allegations, despite what's being said about roy moore on capitol hill, state leaders are continuing to stand by him. two additional women speaking out to the "washington post", accusing republican senate candidate roy moore of making unwanted advances toward them when they worked at an alabama mall. >> she was in school when she heard she got a call. some thought oh, my goodness, was it my dad? it was roy moore asking her out on a date. >> reporter: seven women have come forward saying moore sexually assaulted them when

they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. >> he was on the no-fly list for a mall which was pretty stung. it gives credibility to the allegations of these women. >> reporter: as republican leadership actively tries to push him out race, he remains defiant saying bring it on. >> it would be up to him. he's the head of the party. it probably would be good if he would say something. >> reporter: despite mounting pressure to speak out, the president remaining sigh su lle >> should is roy moore resign, mr. president? >> he has expressed apprehension due to his own past accusers. mr. trump's daughter, ivanka, however, speaking out forcefully telling the associated press

there's a special place in for people who prey on children. and fighting back on multiple fronts listing 12 female character witnesses writing an open later to shawn hannity denying the allegations and attempting to discredit one of his accusers, beverly young nelson who said moore sexually assaulted her when she was 16 years old. >> i thought that he was going to rape me. >> >> reporter: she said after moore attacked her she never spoke to him again. but roy's moore citing ms. nelson's 1999 divorce. >> guess who that case was before? the judge was roy s. moore. >> reporter: this raising questions about his own defense earlier this week. >> i don't know the woman. i don't know anything about her. >> reporter: moore's lawyer casting doubt about this

enscription in her year boy, love, roy moore, d.c. >> they agreed to turn of the yearbook if the senate committee holds a hearing to investigate his actions. >> we want him to be subpoenaed if he won't appear voluntarily. he can deny it as long as he wants as long as it's under oath. >> reporter: moore has made a few public comments this week but not allowed himself to be questioned during a press conference he released a statement saying he is going to be filing a civil suit. and he says that limits what he can say. chris? >> is appreciate it. thanks for starting this off. let's bring in john avlon and cnn legal analyst paul callan. this is an interesting legal story as well. one, it is being used as miss direction. there will be no investigation. you can't say wait for the allegations to be proven or not.

there is not going to be a prosecuti prosecution. legally, what do you think is cropping up? >> when prosecutors have multiple potential victims, they look to try to the strongest case first, it creates an at months of belief. it happened opposite here. they claimed there is a forgery of the infamous yearbook involved. >> because he supposedly wrote an inscription in her yearbook. >> the signatures were relevant. that's why we have this on your screen. >> he has the d.a. thing. >> what do you make of that, by the way? >> he had a clerk when he was a judge in the divorce part and his initials were d.a. he would put d.a. on the order. nelson appeared in front of him as a litigant in the divorce

case. by the way, did not ask to recuse more, as she would have presumably if she had had this incident with him many years before. and that d.a. thing turns up on the yearbook so many years before. >> couldn't it mean district attorney? >> well, he was deputy district attorney. he would never use the term d.a. because he was only assistant district attorney. whether this is true or false, this puts a stain on the strength of the victims's cases. if she gets completely discredited, will the public in alabama think, well, the others are just coming forward and they're phony cases too. that's how the legal will bleed into a political strategy for moore. >> he yeah. let's just focus on the fact that we have a he said, she said, she said, she said, she said, she said situation.

before we go yearbook truther. yes, we have an obligation to be skeptical. if it's a fraud it would have an impact on people's assessment. but it is is clearly an attempt to distract and deflect and muddy the accusations because there's not going to be a clear resolution. >> john is, john, let's get -- let's get one thing straight. >> let's get a lot of things straight. >> i tried cases involving claims of forgery. i'm not saying that this is true. i'm telling you how it will play out publicly. i'm telling you how moore's lawyer is going to try to turn this into a truther. >> let me inject for one second. so they're calling on handwriting experts to look at this and a chemical test to see when the ink was put on the page. >> that is fascinating. i had a case that involved this. if a certain kind of ink is

used. because if you try to backdate your receipts, the irs has a master list of chemicals in certain inks and you can demonstrate this is an ink from 1990, not 1977. >> so maybe we will have an answer. >> we are not going to have an answer in advance of this election because there will be no trial. >> as a result, what we are doing intentionally or not, is it helping muddy the waters around this accusation? we need to be skeptical but we have a preponderance of evidence at this point which seems to contradict. >> my role here is when you can fill a small school bus with women who say you abuse them, the preponderance of evidence is for the victim, clearly. >> well, luckily, shawn hannity is on the case. he gave judge roy moore 24 hours to come up with something

convincing so he could be won over. >> as one does before they file a criminal complaint. sew. >> we have documented the most recent accuser, buehrle melson was a party in a divorce action before me in etowah county circuit court in 1999. no motion was made for me to recuse. in her accusations, nelson did not mention that it was judge assigned to her divorce case in 1999. this is interesting on many levels. he claims he didn't know her. he also forgot. >> he has a problem with that too. he is going to say, well, i don't remember her because there are hundreds of litigants that come before me. but she would have remembered me because it was her divorce. there's not going to be a trial.

you will only hear discussion about this. this is damage to one case. there are six others. >> i'm doing heavily listening on this because i think it is all very interesting. we have lived through this before. i remember when alisyn was knocking on the doors about the cosby accusers. and the numbers became overwhelming. but they weren't always overwhelming. when things happened a long time ago, things are often complicated. i remember all the hand wringing. this one has this and this one. it's all okay. it's about vetting. it is, one, when a woman says something, you should listen. their voice matters. they shouldn't be discounted out of hand, which happens too often. here's what i don't get anymore. vote. figure it out. look, every elected leader, especially in that party, should stand up and say what do they think of these accusations and take a moral stand. this whole let's monkey with the system and push the governor. she's in a weird spot, if male,

doesn't believe the accusers. there is more responsibility for william to be present on this issue. but all of these machinations and wanting to pervert the system, no pun income, to get an outcome the republicans like. hannity had to take a position he didn't want to. i want to hear where you're on this, avlon? let the people vote. if they don't want him in office, that's that's. and we move forward. >> there's the political calculation and then there's the moral quandary that people should feel they are in. >> all i'm saying is this, i don't think morality is what's bothering them. i think the number of seats is what's bothering them. >> from a political standpoint, of course. let's not get too cute about that. we're trying to go after the accusers. old game of blame the victim and say -- >> there are some vulnerabilities, by the way.

we have an obligation to be skeptical but not cynical. that said, the political calculation, clearly some people are being motivated by self interest. i would say mitch mcconnell, when he was, wouldn't abandon roy moore. there is an obligation if you are a leading republican. paul ryan stepped up. mcconnell stepped up, to say what you think about this case and about this candidate. and particularly for members of the alabama republican party. you know, does sometimes party loyalty ask too much. do you vote the person, not the party. that's going to be a fascinating test case. >> we're going to have lawmakers come up on the show and post these questions. >> thank you very much. with one prominent republican senator already in the "no" column, is the senate tax plan in trouble? that's next. you nervous? ♪ ♪

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hoping to savor the moment with house republicans as they take their biggest step yet toward putting that enormous tax bill on his desk. the emerging drama is whether the senate version could be heading to resistance even from republicans. president trump looking to build momentum around one of his top legislative priorities previewing this afternoon's house vote on their gop tax bill and accusing democrats of obstruction. but the real focus is on the other side of the capitol where uncertainty is growing around the senate's bill. after wisconsin senator ron johnson became the first to openly oppose the legislation in its current form. >> i wouldn't vote for the senate version. bottom line. >> reporter: johnson expressing concern they are getting a better deal saying in a statement that neither the house or senate bill provide fair treatment. the president personally

reaching out yesterday. >> i think he shares the concern. >> reporter: republican senator susan collins has expressed concern about the bill. they remain confident they have the votes needed to pass the bill. this legislative push coming on the heels of president trump's 12-day tour through asia. >> my fellow citizens, america is back. and the future has never looked brighter. >> reporter: after teasing a major announcement about his trip, the president delivered a speech that focused largely on touting his secret abroad and criticizing his predecessors. >> this great respect showed very well our country is further evidenced that america's renewed confidence and standing in the world has never been stronger than it is right now. >> reporter: the speech overshadowed by this moment, 11 minutes in. >> they don't have order. that's okay.

>> reporter: the president stop to go sip from a bottle of water, something he mocked senator marco rubio for during the campaign. >> it's rubio, help me, i need water. help. >> reporter: on another light wrote, the president got something he all but asked for on wednesday when mechanics of the ucla basketball team thanked him for help secure their release from the custody of chinese authorities on shoplifting charges. the president had tweeted do you think the three ucla basketball players will say thank you to president trump? they were headed for 10 years apparently locked up there in china. the president apparently got what he wanted and the message was received by the players. chris and alisyn, back to you. >> thank you very much. let's bring in john avlon. let's start with the tax plan. ron johnson, not a fan.

who saw this coming? >> ron johnson is trying to speak up for small businesses. the middleclass has really been left out. he's being motivated by a specific provision. and i think this is not a no vote. this is a negotiating assistance. it those folks too often get lost in the shuffle. >> small businesses are called pass throughs and you wind up being almost double taxed. one at the business level. they have to pay it as income. that's been there a long time. they are not just the manufacturing but the job engine of this particular economy. >> that's right. >> so johnson is important if he stays where he is. the word is he got a call from the president. how strong is his resolve. he came here and dominated our board. >> i remember. >> do you think it's what john says and this man will move in line with a little finesse. >> potentially.

i think they would certainly have to give him something in order to do that. and i think that's a fundamental problem with this bill. it creates sort of strong support for corporations. it makes the corporate tax cut permanent. and other tax cuts expire or are forwardly modest. and also they're taking things away from taxpayers that also raise their taxes. but i also think the real people to watch will be the deficit hawks out there. mccain, collins, corkers, others who are like worried about the impact on the deficit. this is the part of the bill that is not going to change. they are not going to suddenly find, you know, a trillion dollars. >> didn't they suddenly find lots of people because of the mandate. >> they're going to find like $300 billion. they will use that to reduce middleclass families. the overall cost will be

astronomical. they have absolutely no intention of paying for it. it will be a deficit. >> if you're a deficit hawk, you should not support this bill. the republican party seems to be most concerned about it when a democrat is in the white house. to the extent ron johnson can put the focus on small business or help do that. look, global corporations don't need tax relief nearly as much as small businesses. they deserve the relief. >> and you have to take into consideration this idea of trickle down. there are questions about whether this works, whether it leads to sustained growth. the engines of the economy, reinvesting and hiring people. i think there are a lot of senators who will be worried about that. >> let's talk about the next topic. but first --

>> uh-oh. two hand? you have to do the baby grab. why did he need two hands to lift the water bottle? gets a little bit of dry mouth. all right. no reason to get it on yourself. cap to the size. now the baby grip. two hands. lincoln effect. now hold on a second. it's a good question. >> are they replaying this? >> yes. >> i thought there were two water bottles. >> he briefly gave up. >> and then he went back. >> yeah. >> so why is this relevant? because of what happened with marco rubio, then candidate

trump just punished marco rubio for what happened. you remember this deal? now trump's water bottle much bigger than rubio, by the way. >> that will come up. >> but he used it as proof that marco rubio was out of his depth, that he was off his game. he was nervous. he was unseasoned. then this happened. are we talking apples to apples? >> remember when rubio did it, he was trying to do it on the side, trying ta make it seem like he wasn't doing it. trump owned it. he held it, opened it up. if i'm going to do the water, i'm going to do it. >> he came back from asia literally with a bottle of asia water. there's plenty of american water. >> it's now called america thirst.

>> by the way, this is what marco's problem was. i was doing our coverage when this happened. i was not adequately moved by it. i got counseled to pay more attention to it. he was nervous. >> presidents have given plenty of addresses. rarely are they punctuated by giant double-hand grab of water bottle that breaks up the speech for 30 seconds. by any objective presidential standard, this was odd. >> don't waste the last.

>> did he tweet about it and say i should be thanked. >> i think it's just really unusual for a president to say, hey, i helped americans. you need to thank me. that's actually literally the job. >> but then they did thank him. >> they did thank him. he deserves credit for that. had he not said anything, it would have been written on the things that he accomplished on this trip. it is is is really significant because 10 years in jail is a serious thing. >> being stuck in china is a serious thing. >> the demand for praise is unusual. and also i thought about the idea sometimes when we bring people home, we want them to stay quiet for as long as possible and not blow themselves up. trump demanded the whole dog and pony show. and this delivered.

>> thank you for a fun segment there. ahead on "new day", we are speaking to senator ron johnson about why he is not backing the senate tax bill work. he changed his mind after a call from the president. >> you didn't get the double hand grab of that moment. >> no. now that you pointed it out, i do. >> treasury secretary steve mnuchin and his wife are getting criticized for these online pictures. why is he holding up a big sheet of money? >> three hands. >> this was another multihanded moment. we will explain why the image and why the criticism next.

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this one joked they were picking out wallpaper for a cognac swirling room. this shows her stepping off a government plane and flaunting her designer labels and wardrobe. it kicked off his use of government planes and prompted many marie antoinette analogies. >> do you think it is fair or unfair? >> it is a little tone deaf. i'm not sure she learned anything after listing all of her labels. i'm not sure it has sunk in. >> the glove too much, you think? is the glove hiding a hand made of gold? >> the whole outfit is fascinating. and also the sheer delight with which one handles money here. >> also, though, let's give him his due. it's like "coming to america". the man has his own money. remember "coming to america"?

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president trump not shy about weighing in on matters he cares about but he will not weigh in on the embattled alabama candidate roy moore. he won't say anything about it. he's been asked about it. the sexual assault allegations aren't going away. we see several republicans and the rnc withdrawing support for that candidate. "washington post" reports two more women have come forward alleging inappropriate behavior by moore. there are women who have come forward but there is vetting going on of their stories before you see them in media outlets. let's discuss all of this with national republican chairman steve staoeufeivers from ohio. >> good to see you, chris. >> you were at a fund-raiser with other gop politicians. what is your position about the allegations against this candidate? >> well, i've accidentally asked for my money back. that was before these allegations came forward. i do believe these women.

and i think that roy moore should step aside. >> let's talk about that. as an elected leader, moral agency matters. you should have to have a position on this. i hear what you say your position is. what is the right thing to do? it's not your committee. on the senate side, the funding pulling money from him. it's their right to do that. but is it the right thing to do? is it right to force him to step aside to maybe even manipulate the election process here by pressuring the governor, who is a republican and a woman, who says she will still be for roy moore to move the election dating, move the time to go allow you guys to get somebody else in. is that the right thing to do, or should the people decide? >> well, i think the people should decide. that said, i do believe roy moore should step aside. it's up to him at this point. i don't think anybody can manipulate anybody into doing anything. but i hope they will step aside. >> to his supporters who say it

hasn't been proven yet. he hasn't had his day in court. what do you is say? >> well, you know, that is what his supporters were saying, that's for sure. but i still hope he will step aside. but it's up to him but i believe the women. >> what happens if he doesn't step aside. the election happens and he wins. >> that's up to the united states senate. i'm not going to tell the united states senate what to do in their chamber. except i am going to tell them to start passing some bills. >> all right. so you'll put that on them. if you were a senator, would you be in favor of moving to he expel him. >> i'm not a senator. that's really up to them. i'm not going to put pressure on them how to run their chamber. the senate gets to do what they want in that regard. i hope they stay focused on tax reform that we need for the american economy. we will pass the bill in the house. it will get the economy moving.

it will help people get better jobs. and it will put some money in the pockets of hard working taxpayers. i hope the senate can focus on that and get that done. >> i want to test that notion. one more step sideways. if he were running for congress and he won, what would your position be there about what should be done? >> if he was in congress -- >> he would be in congress either way, two houses of congress. if he were elected as representative, what would you want done then? >> i think it would be a problem. and i would probably move to take some action. but, i'm not going to put pressure on the senate. they need to manage their own affairs in the united states senate. >> but pressure is what it's all about when we're dealing with political questions. let's talk taxes. this is called a middleclass tax cut. that's what the president keeps selling it as, that it's really about them. but the tax savings, the tax benefits are not weighted to favor the middleclass.

the top tier, in your version, the senate version has different propositions in it at this point. but in the house version, the middleclass doesn't do best. why not? >> the middle class does do best because our stuff on the corporate tax rate will grow our economy. we should stop arguing how to divide the pie and start growing the pie. that's what making america competitive is all about. that's what the business tax cut is all about. it will result in private investment, which will result this more jobs, which will result in better wages. and the middleclass will also get a little cash in their pocket through a tax cut. this bill is about growing the economy. that's what this bill is about, chris. >> but isn't it more fair to say might, right? you saw what just happened with those ceos with one of the administration officials. he said, look, we're going to give the corporations money back to pay their workers more. that's not how it works.

we have never seen them make the kind of cash they are right now. we don't know they will raise wages and this money will el down to the workers. you don't know that. >> chris, i know it because i took an economics class. this is pretty simple. you grow the economy, it will put pressure on wages. it is not we give a tax cut and they pay wages. scarcity of labor is what's going to -- >> scarcity of labor has nothing to do with tax cuts or how much money corporations have in their pockets. >> it will drive the economy. it will drive economic growth and economic growth will put pressure on wages, absolutely. no doubt about it. >> it is a choice. it is not an automatic from giving people like me a tax cut. it is a statement against self interest. the middle class don't get the same cut i'm getting relative to my percentage of income. if you give wealthy more money,

somehow the middle class magically benefits has been proven as untrue as it is true. >> that's true if you are talking about individual rates. but what we've done is cut the corporate rate, make america competitive. america has the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. we're going to bring jobs back and investment back to this country because america is going to be competitive again. economic growth is now 3% as a result of what we've done to right size regulation in the first eight months of this year. >> do you think all the growth is because of what you have done in the last calendar year? >> i think it is is what we have done and what we haven't done. there is finally not an attack on the american private sector and people are willing to invest. and i think that's part of it. >> would you acknowledge we have never seen america-based corporations holding the kind of cash they are and yet wages have stagnated. >> yes. because the fact that they're holding cash is why wages are stagnating. we need them to invest it in

immediate ex pensing. it will force corporations to employ their cash. and i think they'll do it and grow jobs. and it absolutely will work. this is not a theory. we've seen this happen before. >> we've also seen it not happen. congressman, thank you for being on new day. thank you for making the case to the american people. >> thank you. >> alisyn. >> president trump said there is a new found respect for the u.s. and for him following his asia trip. christi christiane amanpour gives us insight on the world view next. press brew. that's it. so rich. i love it. that's why you should be a keurig man! full-bodied. are you sure you're describing the coffee and not me? for every social occasion. so the the broom said, "sorry i'm late. i over-swept." [ laughter ] yes, even the awkward among us deserve some laughter. and while it's okay to nibble in public, a lady only dines in private. try the name your price tool from progressive.

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president trump just back from asia held a press conference touting his own accomplishments. >> i spoke the truth about the evil crimes of the north korean regime. >> i made clear that we will not allow this twisted dictatorship. >> i called on every nation. >> i visited soldiers at camp humphreys. >> i discussed with the united states and south korean military leaders. >> i urged our nato allies to do more to strengthen our crucial alliance. >> nato, believe me, is very happy with donald trump and what i did. >> i declared to the world. >> i urged that the nations of the world join in confronting rogue regimes. >> i have worked to advance american interests. >> that is exactly what i have done.

>> joining us now is cnn chief international correspondent christiane amanpour. great to have you here. we rely on you for the international perspective. there president trump talking about what he thinks he accomplished on the asian trip. maybe too soon to tell what he actually accomplish stpwhrd the president, when he goes abroad, represents the united states and the most powerful country in the world. all that was done was done for the president and for the united states. the red carpet in china, the ceremonial, all the things happened were because that is the way the u.s. was viewed around the world. that is what people do. but did he get the, you know, he touted he was going to get so many bilateral trade agreements. he didn't. was there a real idea about how to confront north korea? no. but very importantly the chinese have sent an envoy for the first time in a while and we'll see what exactly comes out of that

regarding north korea. and the other thing that's a little bit, you know, still unclear is how america is going to keep its dominant role in the pacific asian region. because pulling back, in other words, pulling out of the tpp, doing all that kind of stuff, leaves the space open for china to assert its dominance, which it wants to now. and i was actually struck by the president of the philippines who announced that, yes, we want a good relationship with the united states but we also want our on own relationship with china. so the leaders around there are seeing a potential american pullback and they are doing their own thing. china is the one who is going to be taking advantage of if america doesn't keep its multilateral trade agreements. >> president trump has also said he has dealt isis one crushing defeat after another. has isis been significantly weakened since president trump came to office? >> okay. so here's the thing.

isis was under assault ever since 2014 when president obama gathered the alliance in nato and all the other countries that the could got in there and went after isis. it took a long time. president trump correctly continued that policy and maybe amped it up a little bit. but it's the same kind of policy. it was let us defeat isis. all of these defeats were set in motion before the trump administration. but he pursued them. and this is really important. because, yes, isis has been dealt mortal blows in mosul and in raqqa, which were its headquarters. raqqa, if you remember, was the so-called capital of the so-called cal fatality. psychologically it is important that that caliphate doesn't exist anymore. however, former defense secretary was saying to me yesterday, unless you pursue and make up for the post military defeat, in other words, you've got to have a political and economic end to this.

it is not just whack-a-mole and sit back and hope they don't come back again. that's what's happened in the past. how to neutralize the threat of terrorism is not just military, although the military plays a huge and significant role. >> it is not just geographical. it is ideological. as we know, that battle continues. in terms of how other world leaders sigh president trump, let's not just take his word for it. do you have a sense of whether or not other world leaders do respect president trump or how they feel about the u.s. at the moment. >> i think it's really hard to personalize this. i peripheral to look at it as the rest of the world engaged with the united states. because that is what's important. i think in the eight months or more since the president has been elected and of course his inauguration was in january, people have started to take the pressure of president trump. there is sort of a trump effect in foreign capitals when people decide how they are going to deal with the white house, with the state department, with the

pentagon and with the united states as a whole. many people say, many leaders say they don't necessarily pay attention to the tweets. they pay attention to the action. and that's important when you're trying to conduct bilateral or multilateral affairs. i think one of the things that's very, very important is the ongoing question. we have had asia. it looks like with climate trade and the rest of it, the united states is pulling back. that's not good for the united states. china might jump into there, as i said. the russia thing of course. you have been reporting it for so long. people are still sort of scratching their heads as to why president trump can't say anything tough against vladimir beauty in. so, again, ashcraft said on the battle field we are behind. the united states is behind in the cyber warfare. isis used it with social media to recruit too groom. the russians are using it. and the chinese are using it. there is a war going on. it's a cyber war right now.

and unfortunately the united states is behind. so those skills need to be improved. >> christiane, thank you for your perspective. chris? all right. we're seeing developments in the roy moore situation. two more women have come forward. the 'em battled senate candidate says he's not going anywhere. in fact, he's going on the offensive. latest details next. [ clacking continues ] good questions lead to good answers. our advisors can help you find both. talk to one today and see why we're bullish on the future. yours. let's get the lady of the house back on her feet. n the future. and help her feel more strength and energy in just two weeks. yaaay! the complete balanced nutrition of ensure with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals.

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