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the early 90s. president trump was talking about trade long before any of jesse: despite speak out against the violence against the deadly violence in charlottesville, the left continues to attack the president. a state senator from missouri says "i hope trump is assassinated. >> city was inappropriate. i said that. >> will you apologize? >> it was inappropriate, it was wrong. i posted it to my personal facebook page and i deleted it. >> but you are not apologizing? >> no. jesse: if this was a republican

state senator who said this about president obama she would be out of a job. >> where is the leadership from the democratic party calling for her resignation. where is tom perez? where is the democratic national committee. jesse: you lose so much credibility when the leadership of the democratic party does not speak out when something like this happens on their side. i wanted to ask you. so you left cnn, now you are at the rnc. were they nice to you at cnn? was anderson cooper mean to you?

>> he's a very nice guy. i love anderson. but there is no doubt about it that there is a different perspective there. jesse: . >> i believe we crossed paths when i was in the between -- wae trenches of d.c. jesse: my hometown is where the democrats nominated hillary clinton. last week in real news we told you about officer quincy smith, the south carolina cop shot four times and nearly killed while responding to a call on new year's day in 2016. the shooting captureed the knewley released video capturing

smith's availant. >> stop! take your hands out of your pocket. if you don't stop, i'm going to tase you. take your hands out of your pockets. jesse: officer quincy smith is alive and well and he joins me for his first prime time interview since the shooting. that was one of the most of harrowing things i have ever seen. thank god you are doing well. let me ask you about what was going through your find when you were approaching this person on the street. what were you doing there specifically and what was he doing? >> well, the reason i was there, i was called to a call for service that gentleman you described in the video was

attempting to snatch another customer's groceries as he exit the store. i went to the store to talk to the patrons that were there. they told me the gentleman was standing right next to a tree. so i noticed him over there. so i went to go approach him to talk to him. he started walking away and did not respond to any command i gave. i drew my taser because no one said anything about a weapon. it was like he was ignoring me and walking away. jesse: and he had his arm in his coat it looked like for a part of the time. when did you see that before or after you drew the taser? >> i think i saw it slightly before i drew my taser? >> his back is to you so it's hard to see. >> it's hard to see where his

hand was at the time. when i noticed it i gave him command to show his hands. i still didn't know what i had at the time. when officers sometimes contact you they try to ignore us. i tried to give him every opportunity to stop and talk to me before the shooting happened. jesse: and you had the body cam on and everybody can see the reality of what happened. where did the bullet hit me? >> the bullet hit me in the neck. i didn't even know i got shot three or four times. the only thing during the time, i heard a bang, and i felt the pressure on my neck. and it was enough force to knock me on my back. the first shot, he hit me in the neck. i was trying to get back to my patrol car for cover so i could defend myself.

i couldn't lift up my light arm. i couldn't move it. jesse: i'm so glad you are okay. it's such a dangerous profession you are in and you are making split-second decisions. i'm glad you are all right. and now this guy is behind bars for quite some time. thank you for your service, we really appreciate it. >> thank you, i appreciate it too, sir. jesse: a full solar eclipse coming up around the corner. we hit the streets. wait until you s

jesse: a driver plowed into pedestrian on one of barcelona's busiest streets this week, and hours later in the resort town of cambrils. both incidents leaving more than a dozen dead and more than 100 injured. president trump weighing in

friday tweeting radical islamic terrorism must be stopped by whatever means necessary. the courts must give us back our protective rights. have to be tough. isis claimed responsibility for the attacks, but my next guest says they are not the only ones americans need to fear. >> the locals would snatch me up and kill me within an hour. i would be tortured first, after they were done toturing me, i would be behead. it would go upon video for everybody to see as an example. jesse: steve spent 11 years in the middle east as a marine and a private contractor. but was forced to flee iraq after that video you just saw.

it's not just terrorists who hate us, you are saying the local populations hate us just as much? >> absolutely. a while back they were saying is there a difference between radical islam and islam. there isn't a difference between the two of them. it's the same ideology. so regardless of whether you have isis or you have al qaeda or the taliban, whatever the groups are, it's still the same ideology. they feel the same same regardl. they are committing the jihad. others hadn't executed the plan yet but they are still thinking about it. jesse: you are saying even peaceful muslims are jihadists waiting to happen? >> jihad is an event that is actually meant for them to do.

it's the ultimate thing to commit jihad for these guys. jesse: i think some muslims might disagree. but let's talk about what happened here in spain. it seems the terrorists have left alone the country of spain for quite some type. the madrid train bombing years ago. why do you think all of a sudden spain is in the cross-hairs? >> i think it's a training ground. if you notice what's happening all over in the u.k., in e.u., and now spain and everything else. what happening is they are perfecting their tactics is what they are doing. if you in the, a vehicle is being used almost every single terrorist attack because they can't get the weapons. they are practicing and debriefing each other afterward to see what worked and what didn't work. spain just happens to be the

area they did the in this time because they are branching out and looking for other areas. they are not at war with spain other e.u. they are at war with the world. >> they are using spain and all these countries in europe because of the proximity to the middle east as a practice ground to use cars or advance here in the united states? is that what you are saying? >> i believe so. this is a playbook. this is their tactics on exactly how they are going to do things. they don't have access to certain weapons and so on. so they use what's available. jesse: they are weaponizing vehicles. i don't know how you protect against that. trump said at the top we need to get tough by any means necessary? what do you think he means by that? >> i'm not sure what he means.

but i would hope he means citizens pay attention to what's going on around you and if you see something out of place, you have got to say it. you can't be thinking about if you are going to be called islamophobic. if you are seeing something and not saying anything you are part of the problem. jesse: that happened in san bernardino. one of the neighbors didn't want to be accused of being anti-muslim. we have a travel ban in play. every time i see something like this in europe, it looks like another reason to institute the travel ban. >> 100%. if we don't lock down -- it's a proven fact they are using refugees to infiltrate these countries. it's proven. even if they only get one in. you have 1.8 billion muslims in

the world and 25% are considered not good or radical. you see what one person or two people can do. jesse: it's a numbers game. we showed video of a bunch of refugees coming on to a beach on a boat out of the middle of nowhere and running onshore to god knows where. they have got to tighten the borders somehow. you have got to have the short but you have got to have the shield as well. still ahead. denver is going up in smoke. a church for weed has been erected. the pot pastor is on deck. but first veterans affairs secretary david

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one that keeps you connected to what matters most. jesse: , the news about the va was overshadowed by the violence charlottesville. veterans affairs secretary david shulkin who is jewish offered his views. >> he can speak for himself. i feel as an american and member of the cabinet that i can speak for my own personal opinions on this. i'm outraged by the behavior that i have seen with the nazis and the white supremacists. jesse: secretary shulkin joins me now. as someone who works with a lot of veterans, how do you feel about some of these confederate

war monuments being taken down? >> at va this has been an issue for us for quite some time since we have confederate cemeteries as part of the va. words matter and you have to respect people opinions. so we have been careful to respect the historic as sphects as well as the way these confederate monuments make people feel, and finding that right balance for the rest of the country. jesse: good luck with that going forward. it will be a big issue, i believe. president trump and you have been working very hard make the va accountable. you are now allowed to fire people. apparently there was a guy watching porn who worked for the va and you couldn't can him? is that true?

>> it's one of the things that got to me when we had a doctor watching pornography taking care of a patient and i wasn't able to fire him. it became clear we needed to have the through changed. now we have authority to fix a situation like that. jesse: you tried to fire the porn doctor who was watching it in front of a patient, and who got in your way? >> the way the law was set up, it didn't give us the authority for an offense like that to be able to move a person out. that's not acceptable. we'll be demanding a lot more our people caring for our country's veterans. jesse: we know there will and decision soon on troop leflts in afghanistan which will eventually trickle down to your department. and that's something that's going to be a lot to handle. one of the things that's very

important for a lot of people and a lot of families is the use of pain killers. what's your sense of the level of prescription pain killers in the va. >> throughout the country this is a national crisis. a public health crisis. in the va we noticed this and began to work on it in 2010. we have seen a 30% reduction in opioid use in the va. so we'll continue to work on to it make sure we effectively treat pain and don't unintentionally get people addicted to these times of medications. >> it must be fantastic to have a president who is so personally invested in the va. what is it like working with the president to make things better there. >> as a candidate this was an important issue for him. and once he became president he has stuck on making the va better.

it's great for me and great for the administration that we have a president who gives us clear support to fix the va. we have been able to get if five bills through congress with bipartisan support. jesse: secretary shulkin, thank you very much. first it was confederate statues. not you left wants to take down jefferson and washington. powerful watters words you won't see these folks at the post office. they have businesses to run. they have passions to pursue. how do they avoid trips to the post office? stamps.com mail letters, ship packages, all the services of the post office right on your computer. get a 4 week trial, plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again.

the violence in charlottesville last week. i'm kelly wright. jesse: dismantling america's history. president trump said this on the heels of the charlottesville attack which began over the removal of a robert e. lee statue. >> this week it's robert e. lee, i in the stonewall jackson is coming down.

i wonder, is it washington next week and thomas jefferson the next week after that? you have to ask yourself where does it stop? jesse: "watters world" believes they are part of our nation's history and can serve as relics to reflect upon. leave it up to the people. what i don't like are radicals ripping statues down as you can see here. destroying an historical monument is what the taliban does, not american citizens. all of these confederate war heroes were democrats. democrats were the party of slavery. maybe the left wants to tear down the statues so the country forgets the democratic party enslaved black people. vice news tweeted this article. let's blow up mount rushmore.

a bust of abraham lincoln in chicago was torched, and he was the one who freed the slaves. chicago is in the land of lincoln. open a history book. angela rye said this. >> george washington was a slave owner and we need to call slave owners out for what they were. he wasn't protecting my freedom. i wasn't something, my ancestors weren't deemed human beings to him. i don't care if it's george washington, thomas jefferson or robert e. lee. they all need to come down. jesse: it's one thing to remove a statue of robert e. lee because he was only known as fighting for the south. but george washington and tom pass jefferson defeated the

british and founded the country. because they owned slaves does not define who they are. george washington is a bad guy now? we have to rename the capital? then there is the washington redskins. i always thought it was the redskins part that was offensive, not washington. then al sharpton said this about the jefferson memorial. >> when you look at the fact that public monuments are supported by public funds. and i would repeat the public should not be paying to uphold somebody who has had that kind of background. jesse: we finally found something al sharpton doesn't want to pay taxpayer money on. and why would he care where his tax dollars go. doesn't he owe the irs $10

million? and in now speaks up and wants statues removed from statuary hall. i don't remember her wanting the statue removed in the corridor of kkk member robert byrd. with reaction to my word and how we move forward is performing artist joy avila who has a new song "make america great again." and giano caldwell. >> i'm sorry this where we are right now. i hope the president learns a

lesson. it's disturbing. are you feeling better after that. >> i listened to your monologue and it sounds like you took all of my talking points and put them in your monologue. jesse: i didn't hear what you said. but i saw the crying. so let me just get your reaction. the left doesn't want the robert e. lee stuff. i understand that, it's divisive. let the people decide. when you go after mounted rush more? >> that's more of a difficult process. and i agree with your monologue. robert e. lee was a democrat of course. in addition i don't think we should be giving out participation trophies for those who didn't win something. slavery and the war were divisive. in terms of letting local rule

decide whether to let statues go. they are a part of history. i'm not a big believer in seeing them. people use them for cherished memories and identifying parts of what you care about if you will in terms of mount rush more, i don't think that's something we should do in terms of destroying mount rushmore. jesse: that will take a lot to do that. and there will be americans lined up in case someone does something silly? >> i any we should not get rid of these statues. just because we have a statue doesn't mean we are celebrating what happened. it commemorates a moment in history: just like we have a 9/11 memorial. trying to erase history is putting us backyard, not forward. jesse: as an african-american

woman. >> put them in museums. we can repeal and replace them like obamacare. jesse: they can't even do that. if they are going to repeal and replace like they did in the congress, nothing will happen. >> they are attacking the statues to get rid of them unlawfully in the middle of the night. >> and i disagree with that. jesse: let me throw a poll aught guys it looks like 62% of americans believe the confederate statues should remain. only 27% believe they should be removed because they are too offensive. the fact that the democratic party is going full force behind his on a losing issue, do you think it's going to hurt them politically? >> it's not just the democrats saying things. but i think it isn't going to

hurt them. there are a lot of people who believe it's divisive. we don't have any nat turner statues and he led the rebellion against slavery. jesse: instead of removing statues of confederate soldiers, what if they erected statues of prominent african-americans. >> i think instead of tearing down america, we need to build america up. we need to stop trying to destroy thing that offend us and put thing that celebrate what happened. hit was bad, that happened now what can we do to celebrate people who fought against slavery and ended the civil war. >> i just made my point for me. >> i made my own point. >> statues are used to celebrate. when you have got somebody who lost a war, a war to maintain

slavery. >> if we are going to pander to the 32%, how does that help anybody? jesse: i think we can all agree if you are going to get rid of the statue, let's not put a rope around the neck and take it down and spit on it. that we can agree on. gearing up for next week's total solar eclipse. "watters world" find out what people really know by the. plus the pastor of denver's pot church is here. he doesn't worship god, he

jesse: when it comes to marijuana, colorado has some of the most of relaxed laws in the country. if you are 21 years old a person can have up to an ounce of pot in his possession. by the must be consumed in private. but my next guest believes cannabis should be used in a spiritual setting to help elevate people to a higher level

and he opened the international church of cannabis in denver. is cannabis god to you? >> first let me correct misconception you might have stated. none of us worship weed. personal journey for them can be heightened and dean. we don't worship weed, we believe it is a sacrament that can help elevate your believe and understanding. jesse: people come to the church for church services. what would they do when they come into the church. >> we hold the services on friday evening. elevationists bring their own cannabis into the church.

we are all backgrounds and faiths. we created a home for people to use cannabis in their own journey to elevate their own spiritual life. we are a spiritual home for adults who use cannabis as a way to elevate their lives for spiritual purposes. the cannabis plant has existed for thousands of years. there are ancient chinese man sue scripts that talk about cannabis being used for spiritual means. you can be a practicing christian or buddhist to be an elevationist. jesse: how many people are practicing? >> there are 3,000 wordwide.

jesse: since you are a church, do you have a tax exempt status? >> we are a non-profit. we are in the process of become a tax exempt church. as our first amendment rights to practice our religion we believe we should be treated the same as all the other religions. >> the tea party gets targeted by the irs, but they will let the cannabis church slide right through. have you noticed a difference in colorado since marijuana was legalized? what is your sense of the mood in the city? >> it's really a non-issue. crime has gone down, murder rates have gone down. people who don't use marijuana in their daily lives?

jesse: crime has gone down. >> violent crime has gone down. the murder rate has gone down. the black market for marijuana is significantly reduced. we believe it has had a positive impact on the denver community. jesse: i'm glad you found higher meaning in your life. steve, thank you very much. testing your celestial knowledge ahead of this week's solar see clips. what happens if you have sex during the eclipse. >> pregnant. jesse: guaranteed? >> yes. [♪]

jesse: monday the country will experience a total solar eclipse for the first time in 99 years. we hit the streets to see how much they know about this scientific phenomenon. roll the tape. how are you preparing for the solar see clips. >> an eclipse party. a lot of wine and questionable decisions. >> anything edible. >> practice yoga. jesse: can you meditate with me right now? >> absolutely. breathing in.

what exactly is happening when the solar see clips occurs? >> the sun and the earth and the moon line somehow. i don't know, i don't like science. >> this new schedule is totally confusing. >> it's being covered by a bad planet called yahoo. >> the earth is between the moon and the sun. i might be messing this up. jesse: it's happening during the trump era. what do you think that represents? >> they are trying to say trump

is the anti-christ. i expected something bad to happen. but i didn't think the sun would melt or whatever. >> i don't know, i think trump has his own cosmic situation. jesse: what happens if you have sex during the eclipse. >> pregnant. >> i'm pregnant? >> with emotion? >> with a baby. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep] jesse: i'm watters and this is my world. theoretical fizzist mitch yoaf today you is here to -- michio

kaku is here to tell me more about the eclipse. where will you be during the eclipse. >> in missouri. jesse: is it going to be total darkness at that time of the day on monday? >> that's right. for two minutes and 30 seconds, the birds will stop chirping. animals will start to go to sleep. you will see the stars in the daytime. jesse: people say there is mass animal confusion during a full solar eclipse. >> their normal cycle is disrupted. so they think it's nighttime and they start to go to sleep. they center to go through the motions. jesse: ways the folk lower behind a solar eclipse?

>> it started in 1133. the son of louie the first died during an eclipse. that's when the folklore got started. jesse: you are supposed to look at the eclipse with these special glasses. but you don't want to look directly into the sun. >> you will get retinal damage as a consequence. you want the sun blocked out as much as possible. jesse: if you don't have these glasses, you could squint? >> even sunglasses aren't good enough so you will have to wait for totality when everything goes dark. jesse: find out my biggest

fearsth this week's "ask watters."

jesse: time for ask watters. david asks, why do you scream like a girl? you mean like this? cindy says, jesse, what are you going to be when you grow up? come on, i thought it was grown by now. cameron asks, why do you look at way you do? >> i was born like this. what's the matter with you people? that's all for tonight. follow me on facebook, instagram and twitter. remember, i'm watters and this

is my world. reporter: welcome to justice. i'm lisa booth filling in tonight for judge jeanine pirro. thousands protest the con there are free speech rally in boston. a second police officer has died in florida one day after his col seeing was killed while out on patrol. joining knee now with reaction to all the breaking news, plus the latest big shakeup in the white house, republican congressman lee zelldon. i want to get your thoughts. steve bannon did an