municipal 'tis or federal government. >> i'm waiting for the breathing tax. >> handsome tax, thank you, jack, love your movies buddy. >> good luck with that city. that does it for bulls & bears. thank you for joining us. ♪ >> and therefore some reason, possibly political, we can't get the democrats to approve this merit-based high-security plan, then we will get approved immediately after the election when we take back the house, keep the senate and of course the presidency. elizabeth: this was quick. we have some off based attacks now pouring in from the democrats and media against the president's new immigration plan which was just unveiled today. pelosi not just calling it quote condescending, she now says it is quote dead on arrival. steny hoyer is saying the same

thing. dozens of democrats including schumer, sanders, klobuchar and gillibrand voted for the same thing six years ago. trump's ideas for immigration reform also are what ted kennedy, bill clinton, john kerry, even barack obama wanted. this as border crossings now exploding. border apprehensions equal to the population of orlando in just the last two months. that's what obama's former homeland security chief points out. also we bring you this story, rare unity for a divided america and new yorkers. they are now saying don't do it. don't run for president new york city mayor de blasio. president trump tweeting that new york city hates de blasio. that's a quote from the president. as local polls show here in new york show the majority of new yorkers say don't do it, don't run. the chief of the police benevolent association says that the mayor, quote, who has no interest in running new york now wants to mismanage the entire country. de blasio now planning to travel to iowa and south carolina this weekend as new york's housing projects, its subway system and

more on the brink of collapse. we have that coverage for you tonight. plus the blame game now on as william barr turns up the heat on how the russia probe started. reports of infighting among james comey, james clapper, and former cia director john brennan, that's according to reports. also tonight a new story now breaking out in d.c., it is light up the capital, the former fbi general counsel now says he and other fbi officials were worried that james comey appeared to be blackmailing president trump by bringing up that unverified steele dossier to the president. we have catherine herridge tonight on that story. and former special prosecutor ken starr joins us tonight. he's going to take apart the impeachment push and more. also former u.n. ambassador nikki haley torching bernie sanders and alexandria ocasio cortez, also ilhan omar calling them quote cowards for not standing up to the communist dictator in venezuela and much more. that story coming up.

also a guest with the real-life story of how his family fled socialism. he came to america. he started a successful booming business. this is the ultimate great american success story. thanks for joining us. i'm elizabeth mcdonald. "the evening edit" starts right now. thank you for joining us. we have every angle of president trump's immigration proposal and nancy pelosi's quick smackdown of it. we've got those angles covered. we have edward lawrence in d.c. we have william la jeunesse at the border. let's begin with edward lawrence in washington. edward? >> liz, president donald trump saying that his immigration plan will fix the crisis at the border. the president pitching the comprehensive plan that favors merit over family. president trump saying that the plan will secure the border and bring in only the best, brightest and those who will contribute to society. now, in giving out the 1.1 million green cards each year

that lead to citizenship. >> we create an easy to navigate points-based selection system. you will get more points for having a valuable skill, an offer of employment, an advanced education or a plan to create jobs. >> and the president wants 57% of those entering legally through the immigration system to be based on merit. now, other countries including canada and australia as well as at least seven others use a merit-based system. you can imagine the reaction mixed among lawmakers on capitol hill, down party lines. republicans see this as a good way forward. >> i think it will unite republicans, and that's a good step. we all realize you've got to deal with it to get democrats on board. but having a unified front on merit-based immigration to keep the economy humming and border security is a good place to

start. >> democrats saying the president's plan will be dead on arrival. >> they're saying family is -- are they saying family is without merit? are they saying most of the people who have come to the united states in the history of our country are without merit because they don't have an engineering degree? >> to get any meaningful immigration through congress, the president will need support from democrats. he says if they won't help now, then he will get it passed in 2021 when republicans take the house, senate, and presidency. again, election politics have started. liz? elizabeth: edward lawrence in washington. thank you very much. now to william la jeunesse with the latest at the border. william? >> liz, you know on immigration reform you can go little and narrow. you go big when you do that you make enemies. democrats call this doa even though their members have advocated and voted for some of these things in the past. let's start at the border. the port of entry, democrats said that's where the drugs are, well the president agrees, he wants to increase or upgrade infrastructure there, hoping to

screen every car and person for drugs and contraband. now, let's go to the wall. he wants a special fund to pay for border security, not by mexico, but fees assessed on imports and exports. the president is saying the border patrol has identified 33 highly porous spots along the border that need defense and cameras. the president says too many asylum seekers are filing frivolous claims crowding out legitimate refugees, straining hospitals and schools without providing specifics. he says if a migrant files a legitimate claim, they get to say. if they don't, they're deported. >> everyone agrees that the physical infrastructure on the border and the ports of entry gravely underfunded and woefully inadequate. we scan only a small fraction of the vehicles, goods, and all of the other things coming across including people. and sadly, the drugs pour across our border.

we're going to stop it. >> the focus today on legal immigration. the president saying that it is governed by outdated senseless rules that discriminate against the best and brightest. currently the top seven countries for legal immigrants mexico, india, china, followed by the philippines and cuba. now they must arrive based on family ties right now, not skill or merit, a snapshot by the census bureau shows that many new immigrants and their children live at or near the poverty line. the president says he wants to change that, that people should arrive here self-sufficient. democrats again saying that this is inhumane, that it does not address the -- basically the 3 million dreamers here, as well as the 11 to 30 million illegal immigrants already here. republicans saying hey, this is start. not an end. let's go to the table. back to you. elizabeth: william la jeunesse, thank you for your story there. the crisis at the border out of control, even obama's former

homeland security secretary jeh johnson said the number of apprehensions in just the last two months equals the size of a major u.s. city. >> we had 100,000 apprehensions or encounters in the month of march and another 100,000 in the month of april, the highest it's been in 12 years, and to think of it this way, that is the equivalent of the population of the city of orlando, florida, showing up on our southern border in the course of two months. elizabeth: and the number of immigration court cases bigger than the population of detroit or memphis. this as the mayor of new mexico declaring a state of emergency because of the surge of migrants and churches in places like denver and dallas texas taking in migrants because border facilities are overcrowded or swamped. here's the washington post quote detention bed space is overcapacity. border patrol stations overwhelmed. local communities from california to texas unable to handle the release of thousands

of migrants. let's bring in council vice president hector garza. thank you for joining us sir. >> thank you. elizabeth: 52 democrats voted for the same immigration in 2013 under president obama that president trump now wants. bernie sanders, elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, charles schumer. now nancy pelosi is saying it is dead on arrival. your take on that? >> it is unfortunate these politicians are focusing on the next election instead of actually focusing on the future of our country and focusing on border security. without a doubt we have a serious problem on the border and if all reality, we have lost control -- in all reality, we have lost control of the border with the current influx of the people who are coming into our country illegally. we are not able to focus on border security operations. we're not able to stop the human or drug smugglers. let's stop playing politics and let's focus on border security and the safety of our country. we ask our members of congress, please work together with the president, both democrats and republicans, work together, let's please find a solution. elizabeth: you guys don't want

sympathy. you just want a fix. i mean ted kennedy dick durbin also supported ending family chin migration. -- family chain migration. we're hearing reports that the drug cartels are purposely flooding the soens -- zones around the border with fake families in order to pull officials from other checkpoints and make those open in order to plow through with drugs. is that true? >> that's actually very accurate. these cartels are organizing their smuggling attempts. their sending family units to certain parts of the border, family units, unaccompanied children, but then they are also sending the people that don't want to get apprehended on different parts of the border, they are sending drugs. they are smart in conducting business. it is bringing them a lot of money. our border patrol agents and american public will feel the brunt of us neglecting this border. we need to find a solution, enough with the politics, enough with the elections, let's find a

fix. we have to find a fix. elizabeth: thank you for joining us sir. >> thank you. elizabeth: let's talk about u.s. china trade talks. robert lighthizer heading to china at the end of the month. delegations may also be underway and headed to the g 20 next month to get the trade talks going. stocks up for a third day in a row, regaining most of monday's more than 600 point dow loss. let's get right to gerri willis at the big board with more. >> it was a great day on the markets today. the dow ending up 214 points. the s&p 500 up 25. the nasdaq up 76. investors really focused on u.s. corporate earnings. we have been talking a lot about china, tariffs, not today. it was about the bottom line eps. meanwhile, boeing, late in the day, saying it's completed the software fix for the 737 max along with simulator testing. i should note here, the faa says it has not received this

information yet, but we'll be watching for that. finally, cisco really leading the dow all day long. they had a double beat last night. people focusing on that report because the company really discounted what was going on in china. that stock soaring today. liz back to you. elizabeth: thank you very much. coming up, tensions continuing to escalate between the u.s. and iran. president trump however now saying he does not want war with iran. that's according to the new york times. what are the next steps? but first the majority of new yorkers now saying don't do it. don't run new york city mayor de blasio. the city has a lot of problems. we're also going to show you who said this. who said this? quote, while the mayor of our nation's largest city is busy running around iowa and getting up staged by the mayor of south bend indiana there are real problems at home here in new york city. >> here's a message to president trump, don't mess with your hometown!

what if numbers tell only half the story? at t. rowe price, hundreds of our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like a biotech firm that engineers a patient's own cells to fight cancer. this is strategic investing. because your investments deserve the full story. t. rowe price. invest with confidence.

hey, who are you? oh, hey jeff, i'm a car thief... what?! i'm here to steal your car because, well, that's my job. what? what?? what?! (laughing) what?? what?! what?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens. and if you've got cut-rate car insurance, paying for this could feel like getting robbed twice. so get allstate... and be better protected from mayhem... like me. ♪

>> the honorable bill de blasio!

elizabeth: no love for bill de blasio in new york city. footage we just showed you of de blasio getting booed at numerous events. the mayor officially entering the 2020 presidential race today. about two dozen democrat candidates running so far. fox news bryan llenas has more. >> good evening. new york city mayor de blasio's message to voters nationwide is simple, vote for me and i will enact the same kind of progressive policies that have made new york quote the fairest city in america. in his three minute campaign video today, he tells his policies that he's enacted as mayor, $15 minimum wage, guaranteed paid sick leave for most new yorkers.

guaranteed universal healthcare including for undocumented immigrants. the de blasio is also wasting no time going after president trump. >> we know a con man when we see one. we know his tricks. and i feel strongly he just has to be confronted, and he likes to get his little nicknames. i will give him one back, con don. >> dozens protesting outside good morning america studio during de blasio's interview. critics say new york city has gotten worse under his leadership, homelessness at a record high, the subway system is a mess and the public housing is in disarray. the problem for de blasio those who know his work the most new yorkers don't think he should run for president. a poll found that 76% of new yorkers say they don't like the idea. that same poll found just 42% of new yorkers approved of the job he's doing as mayor. president donald trump tweeting just moments ago that he considers de blasio the worst mayor in new york city history

and the new york post today not very kind it's got people laughing and eating popcorn at the idea of de blasio running for president. liz? elizabeth: thank you very much. now this even the view's whoopi goldberg calling out the announcement that he's going to run asking why you running and why are you going to leave out the major negatives of you stewardship of new york city? >> homelessness at record highs. congestion pricing it will take away the minimum wage. public housing seems to be falling apart. can't seem to fire anybody. subways are slow. buses are full. what the hell do you want to do? [cheers and applause] >> finish doing what you are doing here. finish being the mayor. elizabeth: breaking news the president just tweeting out

again bill de blasio, go back to new york city. patrick lynch head of the tba in new york city said this quote it is laughable that a mayor who has shown no interest in running new york for six years now says he wants to mismanage the entire country. the pba sponsored a billboard truck that drove outside the good morning america studio where de blasio launched his campaign. it had a sign that read de blasio is quote no friend of labor. people picketing outside of the studios shouted so loudly it interrupted the interview with bill de blasio. let's bring in america majority ceo ned ryan. the big question is new yorkers are asking why are you running? a poll shows 76% say don't do it. this crosses party, gender, age groups. the poll says this is prompting a rare moment of unity among new yorkers. go ahead, ned >> this seems like a very bizarre vanity project by someone who is coming across as

a delusional narcissist. this makes no sense. it feels like he was out there talking to his crowd of four or five people and saw them swelling to nine or ten and thought oh i should run for president. i literally have no idea what he thinks his natural constituency is, what his lane is. i think he's number 23 in this very crowded democratic primary. i even saw a poll not too long ago that showed only 18% of new york city democrats actually approved of him and his job in new york city. again, when you have the most liberal city, one of the most liberal cities in the country and only 18% of your party actually supports you, that might be a sign you probably shouldn't run. as people have made the point, he's got a homelessness situation, a public housing situation, a public transit situation, and i love coming to new york, liz, but when i walk the streets, you have got a trash issue as well. this guy has mismanaged the city for years, and now he thinks well this is a selling point to run for president? it makes no sense. elizabeth: he's going to iowa and south carolina this coming weekend. what are your thoughts on that? >> well, first of all, he should

probably focus on being the mayor of new york city and somehow figure out how he can actually solve some of these issues. again, liz, we're coming up about, what, five or six weeks until the first democratic primaries. he needs to have 65,000 donors. he needs to get at least 1% in the polls. i don't see him hitting either of those marks to make the debate stage in first democratic primary in the debate or maybe at all. it is probably best if he stays home and forgets this little vanity project. elizabeth: he's been accused of campaign finance violations. you know, there's new york city housing project in brooklyn and the bronx where an insider crony donated and raised a lot of money for de blasio's campaign and basically overcharged 173 million dollars housing project for the homeless, overcharged it by 30 million bucks. a lot of problems, a lot of controversies and scandals hovering around bill de blasio. ned? >> yeah, no, there's al some close associates -- there's also some close associates, liz, who

have some legal problems. this is not a good situation. again, i think he has some transparency issues that if he insists on continuing down this path would come to light. i see no reason, no compelling argument as to why he thinks he should run. i think it will be a pretty short-lived presidential campaign for de blasio as it will for probably at least half the field if not more. i think it wiwill go down prett quickly in the next six months. elizabeth: thank you, ned. >> thank you. elizabeth: missouri senate green lining an abortion bill. lawmakers following alabama's near total ban and a proposal in louisiana now going through the state legislature there. fox news jonathan serrie has more. >> by a vote of 24-10, missouri's republican controlled senate passed a bill today to ban abortions after 8 weeks of pregnancy. it awaits approval by the g.o.p.-led statehouse before going to republican governor mike parson. >> my administration will

execute the law that the legislature passes, and this pro-life administration will not back down. >> the missouri bill makes no exceptions for pregnancies caused by rape or incest, similar to a bill that alabama's republican governor kay ivey signed into law yesterday. both the aclu and planned parenthood plan to sue to block the law before it takes effect in six months. the supporters want to take the fight to an increasingly conservative u.s. supreme court but that strategy may backfire, warns conservative televangelist pat robinson. >> i think alabama has gone too far. it's an extreme law. they want to challenge roe versus wade, but my humble view is that this is not the case we want to bring to the supreme court because i think this one will lose. >> republican house minority leader kevin mccarthy also takes issue with the alabama law. >> i believe the most precious gift god gives us is life. and i defend my pro-life

position for my whole political career, but in my political career, i also believed in rape, incest or life of the mother, there was exceptions. >> on the other side of the aisle, the criticism is harsher. congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez tweeted this law forces people to be pregnant against their own consent. it is horrifying. with a conservative supreme court, republican state legislators see an opportunity to revisit the 1973 roe v. wade decision that defined abortion rights for the past 46 years. but progressives see an opportunity to rally a liberal base that does not want to see those rights taken away. liz? elizabeth: jonathan, thank you very much for your reporting. coming up, a dispute now erupting over who pushed that unverified steele dossier in order to do surveillance of the trump campaign. this is coming out as attorney general bill barr appointed a u.s. attorney to look into the origins of that probe. a big fight there coming up. but first president trump is saying he's sure iran will negotiate soon. the president reportedly not wanting to have a war in iran.

bringing in a former navy intelligence officer, joining us next. what we would ultimately like to see is behavioral change from iran, and we're going to continue the maximum pressure campaign until we see that happen. ♪ limu emu & doug mmm, exactly! liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. nice! but uh, what's up with your partner? oh! we just spend all day telling everyone how we customize car insurance because no two people are alike, so... limu gets a little confused when he sees another bird that looks exactly like him. ya... he'll figure it out. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

for people 50 and older colat average risk.ing honey have you seen my glasses? i've always had a knack for finding things... colon cancer, to be exact. and i find it noninvasively... no need for time off or special prep. it all starts here... you collect your sample, and cologuard uses the dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers. you can always count on me to know where to look. oh, i found them! i can do this test now! ask your doctor if cologuard is right for you. covered by medicare and most major insurers.

♪ elizabeth: no sign tensions easing up as the u.s. ramps up its military presence in the middle east. we have more from jerusalem. >> amid tension between the united states and iran, iranian leadership is increasing the rhetoric today, saying that talks with the united states are off the table. those comments made by iran's foreign minister, who added that he didn't know why president trump was confident iran would seek negotiations. the remarks come as reports indicate this new stand-off between iran and the u.s. followed intelligence showing small boats in the persian gulf

carrying iranian missiles. meanwhile the u.s. has moved an aircraft carrier strike group near the persian gulf and moved more fighter jets and bombers to the region. reports thursday indicate that the uss lincoln carrier is now on station in the northern arabian sea. in neighboring iraq, all non-essential embassy staff have evacuated the u.s. embassy as the future of the region remains unclear this as a key ally of the united states britain raised its alert level for personnel working in iraq. while the u.s. and its allies prepare for the possibility of conflict with iran, when asked today if a war was going to happen, president trump responded i hope not. liz? elizabeth: thank you, really appreciate your reporting. let's get to former navy intelligence officer. what is your reaction on the uss lincoln in the arabian sea two weeks earlier than scheduled? >> i think it is a very prudent move, liz, for us to take action considering that we have credible intelligence that shows that there are a lot of activities involving these small boats that are very easy to

conceal what their activities might be. you know for a lot of people who don't understand, those have been a problem if that part of the world for years, often getting within the 500 yard bubble of u.s. ships. they are used for trafficking, smuggling, you know, all sorts of nefarious activities so i think it is a very prudent move. elizabeth: even the u.k. according to sky news has raised its threat level for force and diplomats in iraq. what's your take on that? >> i think eventually just a day or so ago we saw the u.k. commander saying he disagreed with our assessments. i would hope at this point we've shared some of the intelligence as we have also offered to do with our leaders on capitol hill. you know, if you have intelligence and it has been verified, i think it is often better to be very cautious, be proactive rather than have to wait for a situation to happen then you have to react to it. especially when it handles u.s. forces. elizabeth: we really appreciate you coming in. the u.s. has suspended all commercial and cargo flights to

venezuela. the government in opposition reportedly set to talk in norway. let's get to phil keating. phil, nikki haley is calling out bernie sanders, ilhan omar and alexandria ocasio cortez saying, it is truly shocking that the celebrity politician refuse to condemn the communist dictator maduro, worst some have embraced him. let's get to phil keating in miami with what's going on in venezuela now. phil? >> at the venezuelan embassy in washington this morning, metro police went in and arrested the final four pro maduro venezuelan activists who for days were squatting inside and refusing to leave. the embassy is now empty. about the same time in caracas, a full house warmly welcomed opposition leader juan guaido to the nation's chamber of commerce. the u.s. recognizes guaido as president. guaido met with business leaders urging their support for a

transition of power to get disputed president nicolas maduro to step aside after months of violent protests and street battles, for the first time a sign that the struggle for power might be able to be resolved peacefully. talks between maduro's socialist government and opposition leaders are now happening in norway. the newly revealed dialogue appears to be in its infancy. a former venezuelan mayor who fled to miami is skeptical. >> the regime has been always using the negotiations as a tactic just to distract the attention to gain time. >> late wednesday night, the department of homeland security further isolated venezuela, banning all commercial and cargo flights between the countries. the flight ban is due to security concerns in light of venezuela's ongoing political crisis. nearly 4 million have fled venezuela to escape the massive shortages of food, clean water and medicine. the trump administration has long called maduro a dictator.

now a new report by the national defense university concludes that maduro and his regime are a criminal enterprise that have siphoned billions of dollars from the venezuelan people. liz? elizabeth: phil keating in miami, thank you. let's talk to somebody whose family was affected by a system of government control, socialism. joining me now is the ceo of a company. elon, you are a real world example of socialism and how it has affected you and your family. tell us more about that. >> both my parents come from different backgrounds. my mother was born in baghdad iraq. my father's family comes from eastern europe where socialist was at play. and unfortunately the holocaust. they are jewish. you know, it is sad to see the track record of socialism and how the more things get pushed to more pure socialism, the more we see this kind of authoritative regimes take control, much like what we're seeing now in venezuela, and, yeah, i mean, it's interesting

to see how tolerant people in this country are becoming of that. it's scary. elizabeth: it's a fight about quote income inequality. can the government fix income inequality? >> fundamentally i think everything is on a spectrum. i think capitalism and socialism are opposite ends. on one end you have pure individual freedom and on the other end you have no private enterprise. i think the power lays in the individual, fundamentally in every aspect of life. the more power we can give to individuals, the more we can empower them to, you know, be more successful in life. what i care about is income mobility. i don't really see income inequality as the issue. if we can empower people to move up, that lays on the power of the individual. i think that's the approach we have to take in society. elizabeth: elon, come back soon. loved having you on. >> thank you. elizabeth: coming up democrats starting to follow pelosi's no impeachment talk, but did pelosi do a 180 today? we have that story for you. newly unsealed records contain

what is believed to be more memos of the so called mccabe memos documenting what led to flynn's white house interview. this with the russian ambassador. we've got breaking news coming out on this story. that story is coming up later in the show. stay with us. ♪

i have heart disease, watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cholesterol.

which means a heart attack or stroke. could strike without warning, pulling me away from everything that matters most. (siren) because with high bad cholesterol, my risk of a heart attack or stroke is real. ♪ repatha® plus a statin seriously lowers bad cholesterol by 63%. and significantly drops my risk of having a heart attack or stroke. do not take repatha® if you are allergic to it. repatha® can cause serious allergic reactions. signs include: trouble breathing or swallowing, or swelling of the face. most common side effects include runny nose, sore throat, common cold symptoms, flu or flu-like symptoms back pain, high blood sugar, and redness, pain, or bruising at the injection site. i won't let a heart attack or stroke come between me and everything i love. neither should you. tell your doctor to lower your ldl and reduce your risk with repatha®. pay no more than $5 per month with the repatha® copay card.

...or trips to mars. $4.95. delivery drones or the latest phones.

$4.95. no matter what you trade, at fidelity it's just $4.95 per online u.s. equity trade. ♪ elizabeth: welcome back. we now welcome to the show ken starr. he is the former independent counsel. ken, great to see you. >> thank you. good to be with you. elizabeth: nancy pelosi seems to be going back and forth on impeachment. yesterday a big meeting with the democrats saying not pursuing it, going to focus on agenda and more. maxine waters, jerry nadler, adam schiff said okay. now it is back on. today she's indicating it is back on. what's your take on the back and forth? >> i think they are really struggling with this because in their heart of hearts, they know that impeachment is a very bad

idea. it's so divisive for the country by definition. and unless you have significant consensus, and of course that means significant support from republicans, including in the general public, and are they hearing from republicans, the republican rank and file? are they hearing from any of the republican leaders? i know there's been criticism from mitt romney. you just know you've entered a dead end. it is doomed to fail, given what we now know. so there's a certain hamlet like quality to be or not to be, to impeach or not to impeach. they must be really struggling mightily, but the correct answer which i think history teaches us including the clinton impeachment, don't go there unless you have built or there is essentially a very significant national consensus. we're nowhere near that. elizabeth: the house seems to be on this kind of march towards

impeachment. an op-ed in the washington post, written by someone who ran the office of legal counsel under clinton, he's saying quote that the president regularly and audaciously violated his oath. he's also saying the house should see the entire unredacted mueller report and that the president has the burden to show where it was inaccurate and why he shouldn't be condemned and sanctioned. your reaction to that. >> that's one person's view. i have great respect for walter dellinger. the first question is was there a crime? secondly what are the powers of the presidency? because some of the obstructive acts that are identified by bob mueller, and i have great respect for bob mueller, but some of the obstructive acts fall within in my judgment the powers of the presidency. now, you can say oh, mr. president, you did something that we don't like and therefore let's talk about impeachment. but let's take it outside the arena of a criminal obstruction

of justice, in a more generic and i think that's what bob mueller has basically said. we want to essentially and i think this is what he's invited the house of representatives to do, to consider, quote, a corrupt use of power. here's my bottom line. the president -- for all of these things that are identified in the report, and other things that didn't come out, the president cooperated with the investigation when he could have shut it down. if he had shut it down, i think he would be facing impeachment, at least the bolder prospects of impeachment, but he didn't. and he allowed very quickly he allowed his own white house counsel to testify to be interviewed for 30 hours without invoking executive privilege. that's extraordinary. that's extraordinary cooperation. elizabeth: ken starr, independent counsel, great to see you. >> so good to see you, liz. thank you. elizabeth: good to see you too. coming up 2020 presidential

candidate kamala harris now saying well, you know what? maybe vice president joe biden should be my running mate. we've got more on that story and what exactly is going on in the democrat race. coming up. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job

from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. investment opportunities beyfirsthand, like biotech.ne because your investments deserve the full story. t. rowe price invest with confidence. at comcast, we didn't build the nation's

largest gig-speed network just to make businesses run faster. we built it to help them go beyond. because beyond risk... welcome to the neighborhood, guys. there is reward. ♪ ♪ beyond work and life... who else could he be? there is the moment. beyond technology... there is human ingenuity. ♪ ♪ every day, comcast business is helping businesses go beyond the expected, to do the extraordinary. take your business beyond. it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now during our memorial day sale. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to hit the ground running. only at a sleep number store. during the memorial day sale, save $1000 on the new queen sleep number 360 special edition smart bed, now only $1,799. only for a limited time. sleep number. proven, quality sleep.

4 out of 5 people who have a stroke, their first symptom... is a stroke. 80 percent of all strokes and heart disease? preventable. and 149 dollars is all it takes to get screened and help take control of your health. we're life line screening... and if you're over 50... call this number, to schedule an appointment... for five painless screenings that go beyond regular check-ups. we use ultrasound technology to literally look inside your arteries... for plaque which builds up as you age- and increases your risk for stroke and cardiovascular disease. and by getting them through this package, you're saving over 50%. so call today and consider these numbers: for just $149 you'll receive five screenings that could reveal what your body isn't telling you. i'm gonna tell you that was the best $150 i ever spent in my life. life line screening. the power of prevention. call now to learn more.

elizabeth: we've got breaking news from catherine herridge on the mueller investigation. catherine is in washington with the details. >> we've got three sets of records that have just been unsealed in the special counsel case, and they specifically focus on the former national security advisor mike flynn. i'm going to walk you through them one at a time. the first one has to do with his cooperation agreement. and it explicitly states that flynn cooperated with the special counsel and provided information about phone calls that he received from individuals connected to the administration or congress before and after his guilty plea that would have, quote, affected his willingness to cooperate and the completeness of that cooperation. it goes on to say the defendant, flynn, even provided a voice mail recording of one such communication. the next record i have here is what i describe as one of the so called mccabe memos, memos that were written by the former acting fbi director andrew mccabe, and this memo describes

the decision making leading up to flynn's fbi interview about his conversations with the russian ambassador that ultimately led to his termination for lying. and it states very clearly here that mccabe instructed flynn that the quickest way to get this done was to do the interviews without involving the special counsel, and that's important because almost every interview that's done with someone of a political nature by the fbi would involve the general counsel at the white house. and then the last document here is the fbi interview with agent peter strzok, called the 302. this is sort of the exit interview by the special counsel when he was terminated for his anti-trump political bias. and what's clear in this record is that strzok really was the lead agent on the flynn interview. he took the notes. and in two oe occasions he says they didn't detect any evidence that flynn was lying or being

deceptive at the time. what caught my attention is they immediately briefed these calls to a senior doj official sally yates and also mary mccourt and that was briefed on to the white house staff. a real window with these unsealed documents into flynn's cooperation and kind of the tick-tock of strzok's removal and also the events that led to his interview by the fbi and his ultimate termination for lying over those russian phone calls. elizabeth: that's amazing. also more news former fbi counsel general james baker saying he and other if i recalls are -- other officials are concerned that comey -- the word being used is blackmail the president, with the steele dossier. can you explain that? >> right before the inauguration, director comey made the decision to brief the incoming president on these unverified allegations, and now the fbi's former top lawyer james baker has told a pod cast that they were very concerned himself and others in the bureau that this would be seen as kind

of a j. edgar hoover move, sort of an effort to blackmail or hold dirt over the incoming president. what i also find interesting is that that podcast was yahoo! news, and because it's such a small world here in washington, it was michael isikoff of yahoo! news one of the first reporters to write about the steele dossier allegations, talk about things coming full circle. elizabeth: that was used in the fisa warrant. >> that's correct. elizabeth: no kidding it is a small world. catherine herridge, we're so lucky to have you reporting on it. great journalism. >> thank you for having me. elizabeth: coming up, when it comes to the democrats, critics are saying it is looking more and more like the whacky races, it is not just that are policies, curious about how they are behaving. beto o'rourke live streaming his hair cut. then we have basically another democrat contender when asked about his achievements couldn't come up with any. that story is coming up.

>> beto, what the hell happened? remember about four weeks ago he said i was made for this. this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now during our memorial day sale. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to hit the ground running. only at a sleep number store. during the memorial day sale, save $1000 on the new queen sleep number 360 special edition smart bed, now only $1,799. only for a limited time. sleep number. proven, quality sleep. and i recently had hi, ia heart attack. it changed my life. but i'm a survivor. after my heart attack, my doctor prescribed brilinta.

it's for people who have been hospitalized for a heart attack. brilinta is taken with a low-dose aspirin. no more than 100 milligrams as it affects how well brilinta works. brilinta helps keep platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. in a clinical study, brilinta worked better than plavix. brilinta reduced the chance of having another heart attack... ...or dying from one. don't stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor, since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily, or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers, a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. slow heart rhythm has been reported. tell your doctor about bleeding new or unexpected shortness of breath any planned surgery, and all medicines you take. if you recently had a heart attack, ask your doctor if brilinta is right for you. my heart is worth brilinta. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help.

elizabeth: look who is here with us, the "wall street journal" editorial page, you know, mary, it is looking more and more like the whacky races with the democrats. we've got beto o'rourke live streaming his hair cut and we have montana governor steve bullock who was asked what is

your proudest achievement? all over social media by the way. he said being a dad was his proudest achievement. >> beto o'rourke i prefer the hair cut to the teeth cleaning we had a few months ago. these are people who are desperate for attention, doing these videos. i don't know, i look at the montana governor and i think well, maybe he looks at all the other candidates and says, you know, i could do that. i mean, i'm as good adds they are so he jumps in. now we have bill de blasio? elizabeth: what was your reaction to that? >> i said to a friend of mine do you think five people told him that you could be president and this friend said do you think there were five? elizabeth: are they new yorkers? >> yes. elizabeth: we're a month away from democrat debates. it is going to be a very crowded stage. >> yeah, and someone like bill de blasio, he quite obviously has other motivations for doing this, somehow, you know, getting his brand out there or something. elizabeth: iowa and south carolina, he's going there this weekend. your take on that? >> you know, he better be in

iowa and south carolina because if he tries to do it in new york, he will get booed off the stage. he's incredibly unpopular. the city has really declined. it is holding together because it is hard to kill a big city. but, you know, the homeless problem, it's filthy. you know, and he's spending us into oblivion. and chasing people with money out of the state. elizabeth: he's trying to say the president is not about the working man. wait for it. but the city council of new york said you have failed dramatically in creating jobs in new york city. the city council of new york city is blasting de blasio. and now he's criticizing the president. your take on that? >> that's pretty bad. he also -- you know, the working man, he takes like an entourage in suvs to his gym, 11 miles every day to brooklyn so he can work out and drive back. he doesn't ride the subway. he's not representing the working man. you know, working people in the city need rich people. they give them jobs.

that's how the city work. elizabeth: people working, that's the issue. bill de blasio has expanded the number of government city workers, but not the base of workers. you know, dramatically, like, you know, under other mayors. >> no, it is all driven by his ideology, which is basically left wing populism. it's been disastrous for new york city. elizabeth: money in the wrong hands, your take on that? >> he's angry about basically -- he's angry with trump about the state and local taxes because people are getting hit in new york and he's not cutting -- he wants to spend more and the people who are getting hit are leaving. so, you know, this guy is just a disaster. elizabeth: he's going to be whipping fastballs by the american people about his record. you know that. >> i don't think he's going anywhere. you come to new york. you see what a dumpster fire it's become. it's terrible. elizabeth: mary ann, come back soon. we love having you on.

>> thank you. elizabeth: thank you for joining us. thank you for having us in your home. lou dobbs is next right here on the fox business network. we hope you have a good evening. thank you for joining us. ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. making america safe again, president trump laying out his plan to overhaul our broken borders, our broken immigration system and our broken borders. >> the proposal begins with the most complete and effective border security package ever assembled by our country. this plan was not developed i'm sorry to say by politicians. it was designed with significant input from our great law enforcement professionals to detail what they need to make our border, which is 100%