vicious killers. >> judge: unfortunately, that's all the time we have left this evening. thanks for being with us. and don't forget, you can buy my book. and i will be back here tomorrow night, filling in for sean hannity. lauren graham is alive coming next. >> good evening, i'm live from washington, this is the angry ham angle. the big breaking news, just as the media gleefully reported the demise of the north korean summit it looks like trump may be in the midst of a diplomatic coup. plus, the fbi and the doj are finally forced to tell lawmakers some of the secrets of the deep states russia probe. our experts tell us what to expect from this breakthrough. and in the nfl is unveiling the new national anthem policy for players. as some resist, president trump schools them on patriotism.

also, the cnn at town hall with nancy pelosi, that was a major backfire. she's peppered with questions about crumbs, per agent or obsession with russia. don't miss that. but first, the real summit embarrassment. media reaction to president trump's canceling the north korean summit mirrored the reaction to the announcement of the summit. it was scorn and derision. to them, a loss for the president is more important than a success for america, or even for world peace. back on march 8th, when president trump first delivered news of the summit, the left and the media were in shock. how could trump of all people suddenly have a shot at forging peace with this communist dictatorship? maybe even force it to the nuclear rise, whereas are all e other presidents had failed.

afterwards with little rocket man, the sudden prospect of peace was frankly just more than they could stand. and somehow they said it was dangerous. >> our department, the closest allies, i'm sure nobody on the hill knew about this. donald trump just decided this was the reality tv show president to change the headlines. and, and that has been the dream of north korean leaders for decades now that they would advanced their nuclear programs and i don't know whether the administration intended to be be that kind of a gift. and donald trump agreed, kim jong un is like quote richard nixon going to china, but if nixon were a moron."

well, speaking of morons come up this crowd and the prospect of a summit to them was not only dangerous, but the president was a fool for engaging the north koreans at all. now they are shifting narratives again. the same chain of fools is saying the cancellation is really perilous itself and trumps impetuous diplomacy and inexperience of course are at fault. the headline on "the washington post" screamed, trump impulsively blows up the north korean summit. the editorial board blames trump for what it called a hasty strategy of improvisation that characterized handling of the diplomatic opening all alone. along. the poster board, has such chaos affected the matter of such gravity. and here is how the cable news network's reactive. >> the president has raised expectations to the point where, i'm in charge here.

it was a little unrealistic. speak out the art of diplomacy is harder than the art of the deal. >> does the administration have a long-term game plan here? >> i think a lot of people are secretly relieved. >> i don't think it's a secret, i think there's lots of relief. >> let's go to peter alexander who is live at the white house. peter, this is a huge a while for us. >> laura: did you catch that? at least she's implicitly saying that media did not insist on reporting for trump but to revel in his miss perceived missteps. these people haven't been this happy since they thought oprah would run for president. they are thrilled today. well, trumped trump is if he df he doesn't. pope might i offer another possibility here? trump's retreat from the summit might have been a grand negotiating tactic, not an admission of failure at all. it might have been a way of testing kim's seriousness and

squeezing may be a few more concessions from him. the president has already gotten little rocket man to hand over american hostages and they have allegedly detonated that nuclear testing facility, although that he not be as big of a story as we had hoped. the ap is reporting that the north allowed the national inspectors to monitor the supposed implosion. but this was part of the reason why trump backed away from the summit table. the north korean dictator had also bristled at the talk of denuclearizing his country and that is nonnegotiable for trump. we also learned that north korean officials never showed up for preliminary talks in singapore last week, which was a surprise. but if he read the president's letter today, he clearly left the door open to a peace deal and told kim, if you change your mind having to do with this important summit, please don't hesitate to call me or write, like a pen pal. but by pulling the plug on the summit the president may well

have applied the needed pressure, and that tough stance along with continued economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation may ultimately convince kim jong un to actually make a serious deal. there are no now signs that the trump strategy could be working. north korea's vice foreign minister in a statement tonight says, our goal and will to do everything for peace and stability of the gran peninsula and mankind remains unchanged. we are always willing to give time and opportunity to decide with an open mind. there is an intention to sit and resolve any and all issues. of course it's, the north koreans are still ruling out total denuclearization. my take? let the media chair with the hope is another trump setback. let them rally against peace and against american leadership in the world. behind the scenes, trump may

pull off a peace deal yet, and he might just prove them wrong once again. and that is the angle. let's discuss today's remarkable series of events with our first guest, asian politics expert gordon chang. north korea takes on the world. and harry because he honest, defense studies at the center of national interest. gordon, your take? >> the important thing is what we heard from the north koreans after president trump said he was withdrawing from the summit, because it was a string of unusually consolatory messages. and then the messages that you just read, that's a indication that the north koreans think they overplayed their hand. they really think they need a summit from president trump. they want sanctions relief, they want a counterweight to china and of course they want the legitimization of a meeting with the president of the united states. so i think the north koreans have really thought, maybe we went too far.

and we are seeing a very good series of events that will occur and they may actually be a summit. so i think we will be on a good path. >> laura: i want to play something that nancy pelosi said today. we were howling earlier when we were editing this. let's watch. >> i think it's a good thing for kim jong un. here you have a fog, a person who killed all of his own family members, a person who runs a police state being legitimized by the president of the united states. they were on par with each other. he got the recognition and regard. he's the big winner. then i got this letter from the president saying, okay, never mind. he must be having a giggle fit. >> laura: i have a giggle fit when i try to diagram nancy's sentences. go ahead. >> i think you have to give president trump a lot of credit. think about where we were going

back to the summer, we were on the brink of nuclear war. those are millions of people that would have died. north koreans every day, they don't need to sling missiles all across the pacific and those are getting closer to an ic bf. i think that's why they have stalled. i think the north koreans are stalling and i do not rule out their duplicitous mess. >> laura: they lie constantly, they overpromise and under deliver or just violate their promises. i want to bring in the thing that you and i talk about a lot. and that is the role of the president of china in all of this. there were two trips by kim jong un to meet with him and the president himself mentioned that things seem to have changed from the north korean perspective after that meeting. what could be the role that china is playing as the stance continues? >> i think what beijing is doing

is telling the north koreans, if you don't have to deal with the international community or speak with president trump. if we look back over the last few months, we see it has really become blatant. when kim went to beijing the first time, it allowed the north korean media to see all the gifts they had given kim, $390,000 worth of porcelain, silk and jewelry. that's a sanctions violation because you are not allowed to give luxury items to north koreans. for the president was saying was, by violating u.n. sanctions but even better, i will give you proof that i'm violating them. this was a challenge to the united states and president trump met that challenge on sunday and tuesday by saying, i'm pulling out the chinese. i wish he had done that earlier because i think we would not have gotten to this place. >> this trade thing is coming in here and all these different issues on president trump's plate. the trader, the tariffs. we are trying to get our manufacturing back, the trade deficit. i have been warning, you have

been warning, do not go soft on china. they will not respond with respect if you go soft on them. the promises are the same as north korea and violating promises to do this or that. >> the most important thing i heard was a tweet from someone named loretta ingraham, thank you said it, hold the line mr. president. that was, i think, critical. and it didn't change the president's view on this. >> by the way company could have just given kim jong un like a gift certificate to shoney's, that would have been good enough. the all-you-can-eat breakfast bar would have been fine for him. let's talk about what hillary's top advisor jake sullivan said today about how this whole thing played out. >> am i glad that donald trump did go to singapore and meet with kim jong un and have it all blow up in his face and spectacular failure? yes, i'm glad he didn't do that. on the other hand, should he have not made an impulsive and

rash decision with no preparation to announce the summit and the first place? no, he shouldn't have. so he got himself into a position that was not only predictable but predicted. >> what success did hillary clinton have -- the secretary of state have with kim jong un? >> none. as the obama administration going from 2008 through 2016. those were the critical years with the north koreans were building their icbms. building their chemical weapons. the one hearing him pronounce on cnn, we are glad he didn't go because he would have done that. are you kidding me? no one is buying that. we have the possibility of a phased-in nuclear development. with the trump administration go for that? it seems like that's where we may be going. >> our initial position is that north koreans give up everything

and get the benefit of the back end. we heard secretary pompeo talk about that, and of course john bolton. this is going to take a little bit of time for us to work out with north korea but president trump has a lot of leverage here and he can use it only -- not only against north koreans but more important against the russians and chinese. basically north korean is a big power sponsor. if president trump does -- then yes, we get a denuclearize, disarmed north korea. >> laura: i always think of russia in the scenario. we talk only about china in the korean peninsula and how russia continued to send key goods and fuel and so forth into north korea. this is where a better relationship with russia would have served us well, also. the idea that china should call the shots and in the way we deal with north korea, i thought this was ridiculous. we should be working with to the

extent that we can with eyes wide open to triangulate on this position with china. >> absolutely. imagine if things get worse in syria or we have some sort of armed conflict here. the russians could use the north korean as the ultimate bargaining chip. this is a billion dollars to buy arms, but we don't need that to be honest with you. a decent working relationship. >> i know john bolton, they are if they do and if they don't but it's needed for our national security. by the way, hooton today said he wasn't happy about the cancellation of the summit, if you saw that. i want to ask you about the foreign policy elites who talk to trump, and when they came up with that list, they mocked donald trump. he was inexperienced, he didn't know what he was doing.

he didn't know the ways of the world and he is new to all this. but i really think it's interesting that a guy who came in with no experience in this arena has at least gotten us a lot farther in holding china accountable. i can, we have to see where that goes. and maybe actually having this meeting with north korea that could advance our interest. it's pretty amazing. >> the important thing is that president trump is taking on these issues and willing to advance american interests. we have the two preceding presidents who just try to manage things and because they did that, a lot of the problems in the world got worse. the world did not become instantly dangerous when president trump took the oath of office. >> i don't think it was more dangerous, it was more dangerous when america was getting weaker and weaker, and further and further in debt. >> the reason is, it didn't become dangerous then, it became dangerous over a long period of time. trump has been dealing with it

in a very disadvantageous situation, and there is a lot that has to be done and a lot that we don't know the park. but at least he is trying. >> where do you think china gets that? from our deficit. >> want to stay trump actually said, they dedicated a new aircraft carrier, and we pay for it. >> exactly. we have paid for the rise of perhaps a future dominant superpower that eclipses the united states. that should scare every american watching the show tonight. donald trump let in on that issue and should let up. the question was even more important than the answer. >> does the breakdown of the summit raise the risk of war for north korea? >> we will see what happens. but we are in a very strong position. >> laura: the risk of war? the risk of war was allowing this to happen over the course

of the last 20 years. >> there is a deal here and i don't think it take someone with a phd from princeton to figure it out. north koreans give up one or two nuclear weapons, we take off some sanctions. they give up chemical weapons, we take off sanctions. step-by-step by step to build trust. north koreans cheat and maximum pressure comes back on. the key thing here, north koreans give up first. that's how we do this. >> and he's open to it. he expressed kind of pay -- you have to come out with everything you want and then you can back off a little bit. but i'm positive about this, i'm very optimistic. >> what we the tools, and if for instance we can get a good deal with kim jong un and verify that then we can ignore what the chinese have been doing. but if we have problems in talking with them then we have to go after the chinese and we have to go after the russians. we can do this, laura.

but if people assume what do the chinese want, what do the north koreans want, they forget the united states has a power to push these countries and other directions. after that period of decline, america is back. >> and by the way, the next time someone asked the president about a new ball down the nobel peace prize, he should say, i don't like i have the talent of barack obama. fantastic discussion, and by the way, the deep state in deep trouble as charges of political science continue to emerge. i will describe how former intel chiefs are trying to bury the lede, and we will explain how that plot can be foiled. mom you called?

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question, there is no cooperation of that to my knowledge. >> laura: nothing has been disproved? how would he know? he hasn't been the director for a year and a half. and that's opposite of the trees. none of the wild claims in the dossier have been proven, not publicly. you can bet if anyone were true, that would be found by now. flappers statement isn't even accurate, the dossier incorrectly claimed that michael: went to prague to meet with the russians. of course he's never been to prague, no public evidence of that. but what's really telling about clapper's remark is that he gives away the deep state strategy. what is it? it's basically create so much doubt and confusion that americans give up trying to make sense of any of it. to that end, clapper and fellow obama alums are pushing the line that, if a dossier can't be

disproved, it must be true. well let's discuss how well that strategy will work in light of all the recent developments with former cia analyst john kerry arco, republican congressman steve russell, and assistant attorney general robert district on mike driscoll. congressman, this is wild. i mean the never ending media appearances by jim klapper. we were joking earlier, he must be promoting a book. and he is indeed. what's your take on what he said right there? >> it just shows that this is really a house of cards. you think they are trying to make something that there is no evidence of and when they talk about people being guilty and adds no evidence of collusion. they see right through this and it's a continual straw man argument and they continue to push it every way they can. >> laura: that meeting at the white house today, it's not

clear what documents were actually presented to devin nunes or to trey gaddy. were they able to look at the documents were not look at the documents? the details of the meeting will not be released. >> they were tight-lipped about this. >> as they should be. but i think the bigger concern is, will devon nunez and trey gowdy be able to get the information, look at the information without reduction? we see these problems where they will redact things, withholding it from congress. well, since 1840 in the oversight committee, we have that responsibility. nothing should be redacted from congress, they need to get to the facts. >> laura: this is what adam schiff said about the meeting, let's watch. >> nothing we heard today has changed our view, that there is no evidence to support any allegation that the fbi or any intelligence agency placed a spy in the key trump campaign or

otherwise failed to follow appropriate procedures and protocols. >> laura: apparently they actually didn't have the access to the documents that they wanted, at least it's not clear that they did. apparently they didn't see all the documents, again. >> and what i took from what he said, it's very carefully worded statement. there is no evidence that they placed a spy in the campaign. i could still mean you had a confidential informant contact people on the campaign and record their conversation, it means they didn't have an in bed in the campaign. i get that, but it's not necessarily what is of most concern to congress. i think what is interesting to me is that trump could declassify all this stuff himself with the stroke of a pen. he's actually showing some deference to the doj. he's almost playing a mediating role rather than acting as the head of the executive branch same, congress has a point, there needs to be more

transparency here. i'm not going to force you to disclose everything. >> laura: honest reasons for reduction. >> but i couldn't get over the $70,000 conference room table that senator mccain brought. >> then they get on ben carson's wife for the table. how much was that? 11,000? where do they get their tables? they must go to the storehouse or whatever. come on. we've been talking a lot about the overreach of the surveillance state. i did a big piece on this last night. since 9/11, i guess all these good intentions -- we want to keep the nation safe, but we have created a surveillance superstate in this country. and i think all these people at the top think they are beyond reproach and they are so confident that they are right, they want to do what they want to do with impunity.

and that's the deep state. >> i'm glad you call it the deep state because it exists. it's there, and it's power forever. and those patriots at the cia and elsewhere, many of them came of age and entered into the senior intelligence service during the obama administration. for many of them that's where their loyalties lie. so there really is a deep state. the congressman mandate a very important point also and that's about congressional oversight. the cia as part of its very nature pushes back on congressional oversight, and they have to fight for its rightful oversight. >> and he leaked the information about waterboarding, long story, most of the charges were dropped and one remains.

but you felt what happened when you decided to say, it didn't seem right to you. like i don't lose sleep about waterboarding, i know a lot of people do. but you feel that the way things have developed in this country with the explosion of the intel agencies that it's very hard for congressman russell and devin nunes, trey gowdy and frankly the democrats if they were on to actually see, what's going on here. you have these sites, and you wonder, what's happening here. it has a natural tension, but it's worse the bigger the intel state is, the superstate, the harder it is. >> correct. and remember i got far worse. john brennan had what former colleagues of mine have said is a nixonian obsession.

that's nearly three times as all previous presidents combined and it wasn't really about those individuals. it was about sending a message to the rest of the intelligence committee to keep your mouth shut. >> laura: don't you dare. that's a little mafia asked. congressman, i want you both to respond. you can see where this is going. the left is trying to find the site issues to graft on to her. i don't think informants in the campaign are trying to make contact with the campaign as a side issue. i think it's a side issue when they say, the president's lawyer and chief of staff were at a meeting for a short period of time. they were freaking out about this today, let's watch. >> i was stunned when i heard emmet flood attended, even if he wasn't there for the classified part of it, that he would even show his presence. >> the presence of emmet flood

even if it was just to make introductory remarks clearly now creates a conflict. >> what we saw today was improper, and it did risk undermining parts of the mueller program. >> laura: i don't know if these people know anything about the law. they were there to say, we want to help, we want transparency. and they stayed apparently for a shorter period of time, and then they were gone. >> it's the typical playbook. put up some shiny object and distract from the fact. >> robert. >> again, it's kind of commonplace. the president again is playing a mediating role in this and i think all that happened was a flood was there at the beginning, he said the president wants you guys to release as

much as you can, and then they walked out prior to the classified portion of the briefings. >> laura: he directed the meeting, like calling on you and you. that's how it went down. >> you have to pick a branch, and the doj work for the president so it's not inappropriate for the president and white house counsel to say prior to the meeting, we work for us, here's where the boss wants to go for this. he wants maximum transparency. >> laura: i have to ask you, what is the likelihood that only one informant. this hapless helper, apparently, this professor, is the only person who was tasked with some type of outreach to the trump campaign. doesn't that seem odd that it would be just one guy? if they really want to get answers, just one guy? >> the australian contact was the one that was always a

question to me. i've been in a lot of bars with a lot of people who have said stupid stuff, and the notion that i would run to the fbi or run to an intelligence agency based on a late night conversation, and it seems kind of strange to me. and it's common behavior, >> laura: we are almost out of time, but i will bring more people back. i would bring a leg at terra polska, and i would get all these people back. they are not getting the answers we deserve. and bringing people back to testify. samantha power, bring her in, she never testified at all.

and players are already getting around the nfl's new bands bane national anthem protest. you are not going to want to miss this. the resistance lives, even in sports

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show me used trucks with one owner. pretty cool. [laughs] ah... ahem... show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. >> laura: yesterday, the nfl announced it will require players to either stand on the field or remain in the locker room during the playing of the national anthem. today, numerous reports said that instead of kneeling during the anthem, nfl players are now already planning new ways to protest. the ever patriotic editorial board of "the new york times" helpfully suggested that players raise black gloved fists in the air. president trump thinks it's important that all players respect the anthem. >> president trump: i think it's good to stand proudly for the national anthem. where you should be plain,

should be there. maybe you shouldn't be in the country. you have to stand proudly for the national anthem and the nfl on the rest of the right thing. >> laura: love it or leave it, baby. i thought that was hilarious. so to protest be tolerated? let's debate that with the former nfl star and author of the new book, antoine c right. let's go to you, antoine. look, i think a lot of players are tired of this whole controversy, and i bet if you really talk to them they just want to play football and enjoy the game that most of them are played and a decent amount of money to play. but nevertheless, it's bubbled up again, why a new round of protest to drag the nfl through yet another season of discontent? >> i think people will bring why we even are having this come conversation.

there were nfl players that believed at the hands of law enforcement, black and brown people in this country have been mistreated mistreated, mishandled and killed her. and they feel like it's wrong. they have the ability based on the hallmarks of democracy and the conversation has been about president trump. instead of focusing on being president of the united states, he wants to tell nfl players what they do and how they should do their jobs. >> they have an opinion, and that's fair. i mean nfl players have their opinion, and the president is like, you should stand for the anthem. everyone has a give and take care of. if you are a football player, you are also subject to the rules of the nfl. the owners to write the rules, the players association has their say. and burgess owens, obviously as a former player yourself, the rules of the game are the rules of the game and the owner set

the rules. they were getting tired of the lower attendance and the public upset over this, even though they are trying to go global. >> can i just say something really quick? i'm going to bring a different flavor to this thing because it takes a lot of hard work to bring 60 years to mess it up within two years. they've either based upon total incompetence, reckless leadership for its stunning purpose. a commission is paid $40 million per year and 90% of that is based on growth incentive. we are looking at it as elitist. you don't mind the meaning of the american flag, tarnishing the american brand, because it looks like international.

and if they change the rule, if they were worried about the global brand, and thus is the deal. you can stay in the locker room if you want to help protest. or you can stand on the sideline and the key pays the fine. nba is not going to talk about this for the last two years because they made a decision that that players will respect the corporation and respect the flag. >> laura: that's a good point. the nba doesn't have this problem because they have a rule that you stand for the anthem and you respect the playing of the national anthem, correct? there was a great piece on espn about this. >> a little known fact, the same

day this came down by nfl owners who by the way did not have an nfl representative in the room when they made this decision. the same day this came down a video was released by the milwaukee police department in which an nba player was tased over parking violations. keep in mind we are having this conversation again because african-americans and black and brown people are five times is more likely to be injured or killed at the hands of -- >> laura: antoine, what does that have to do with a football game? >> antoine: laura, -- >> laura: write an op-ed, many of them volunteer and have great charities, that's fantastic. but people tune in to watch the game. they don't care about your political views, i hate to tell you. they don't care. b3 if they don't care then why

is the president -- >> they use, abuse and discard. antoine, how about respect, my friend, why don't you listen for a few minutes. what the nfl is doing is accusing american fans and abusing them every single sunday, sharing this air of socialism and able to score discard them for international foreign vans. all they are doing with the new plan company keeps this whole thing alive. we will be talking about this for the next two years while players are deciding how they want to demonstrate. >> laura: final word, antoine? >> antoine: burgess, let me remind you, you look like me. >> i am an american first. >> antoine: are you going to let me finish my point or talk over me? people who look like us have it

five more times likely to experience being mishandled at the hands of law enforcement. that's why these players are taking a knee and that's why they are taking a stand and i commend them for their efforts. i'm sorry this president -- >> we should be proud of who we are. >> laura: guys, look. i think we all want things to be better. we all want people to have jobs, we want families to be able to stay together. we want the police to respect everyone, and i think they generally do but mistakes are made. >> absolutely. >> laura: i don't think a lot of this will be solved by taking a knee or wearing a black armband. i think the league will do what they want. i appreciate it, we are out of time but that was a fantastic conversation. nancy pelosi is apparently not ready for prime time. cnn gives her a toned stomach town hall to try to boost democratic fortune but, it

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>> laura: told you, democrats are beginning to panic as that blue wave started evaporating before their very eyes. back in december, real clear politics average gave the democrats elite in the generic term -- stomach congressional vote before panicking here in washington. as of tuesday that lead was down to just 4%.

democrats responded last night by rolling out their secret weapon, it's a new person. nancy pelosi. but she kind of stumbled and fumbled her way through a primary town hall and was talked about because of her infamous crumbs remark. speak out when the bill was passed to give my employees a bonus and a 5% pay increase which they appreciated very much. after that, they reduced withholding from their paychecks which turned into a noticeable increase in income. it certainly was not crumbs to them. >> let me congratulate you and commend you because you are a rarity. only a small percentage of businesses share their tax advantage with their employees. >> laura: frank, it was a flop not only in the ratings but substantively last night for

pelosi. she was bombarded with questions and comments from people who didn't share her outlook on a variety of issues including russia, and even the age of the democratic leadership. how do things stand today? >> i have been tracking this on a weekly basis going back a year and a half and these are the best members of the g.o.p. has had in the last year. one of the reasons is that working women, women with children, have begun to lead the democratic party. it's not that they are pro-republican, but what they see among the democrats is the same kind of negativity that turned them off in previous elections. second, nancy pelosi is simply the least popular credible figure in the democratic party right now. she's more popular than hillary clinton or chuck schumer, and quite frankly if republicans could find somewhere way to engineer a vote over who would be speaker of the house in january 2019, i would be prepared to say right now

that the republicans would keep the majority because swing voters who do not want pelosi as speaker, that one action could make a difference. and 30, and if this is a warning, there is still an intensity difference between democrats and republicans. a lot of democrats can't wait to vote, and the g.o.p. can get a pelosi vote and energize their base, and keep the majority. >> laura: i think the i word, frank, is a big motivator for republicans. and congressman al green and articles of impeachment and they don't want to throw us back or backwards. i think that will be a big plus for the republicans. >> the phrase don't turn back the clock will work this time.

they have not offered anything in the alternative. an end voters want to vote on something even if they are angry or frustrating, they need a reason to vote for political parties. by the g.o.p. had a contract with america in 1994 and that made a difference. >> laura: nothing substantive. one of the folks in the town hall in the audience brought up, and that was the rush obsession. let's watch. >> if trump actually colluded with the russians, why wasn't he found guilty of it after a year of investigation? would there be some concrete proof right now? >> but he knows there is an investigation going on under the council, mueller, and that's where we wouldn't have any idea of what was going on nor should we. but it is -- it takes time.

>> laura: frank, talk it out. >> >> nobody cares. the fact is they talk to her about their paychecks, and the economy. and when you have a 3.9% unemployment rate, the truth is that republicans should be beating the democrats right now. but it's partially a communications challenge. frankly, the media does not give what the republicans have done over the last year and a half, they don't get the full play and that's one of the reasons why they are still down in the generic ballot. >> laura: thanks so much, frank. great analysis. stay right here, you don't want to miss this. in just a minute, a selfless woman who will remind you why you are so proud to be an american, and why we have so much as americans today, this memorial day holiday, to be grateful for.

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>> laura: this memorial day we take the time to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and express our gratitude. tonight, we would like to introduce you to sarah gerardo, the executive director for the nonprofit assisting severely wounded veterans and their caregivers and she is also a caregiver to her husband, michael, one of the most severely wounded veterans in afghanistan. he's now undergoing his 119

surgery. sarah, welcome to the angle. first of all, i had a chance to talk to you on the radio, you are so inspiring. your husband has suffered greatly. he has been through more surgeries than anyone can bear and remember. but you have turned your focus not just to take care of him but also to help raise money for these track chairs and other items and devices that our veterans need that the va benefits don't necessarily cover. >> i realize that when michael left the army, is war ended and mine began. mine was fought on the homefront of the very institution that i thought would take care of him, the va. it's a very bureaucratic and long process and that's what i love about this. if we see an unmet need a complete go fill it with a track wheelchairs or anything else these heroes need to. >> laura: so independence fun.org. thank you guys have raised $60 million, bill o'reilly has helped raise millions and

millions of dollars. your husband lost his leg and most of one arm, correct? you have three young daughters. how is life today? >> we feel very blessed. as we go into memorial we weekend, many of my dearest friends are widows and they have american flags and place of their husbands. our life is much more challenging than i had ever predicted as i started this journey with michael but our blessings have outweighed that. we are very lucky. but for the wanted to come up the fight never ends and we are with them and their families every step of the way. >> laura: the va emission act, i bet you will be on board and the president signs that in early june. that will do a lot to help our veterans. this president gets very little credit from the media, but this is a bipartisan effort. a lot more money will go toward rehabilitation and helping those in need. >> my husband, we have had a lot

of time to spend the president and his family and he has an unmatched heart for veterans. he campaigned unequivocally that veterans be able to choose his or her own health care provider and its promise made to come up from his academic caps. we are thrilled. >> laura: the news when you got it, april 24, 2010. take us back to that day. >> we weren't married at the time so i got it from his mother. we went to high school together, during the events of september 11, defendants for his call to action. so i was not surprised to learn that when michael does something he goes all in, all the way. he was so proud and he would go back tomorrow if they would let him. >> laura: 82nd airborne. going back to kandahar, like so many of our bravest, stepped on an ied that was planted. horrific, vicious things. i will see you at walter reed next week i hope and get a chance to spend some time with him.

independencefund.org, an amazing organization. i hope you have a meaningful memorial weekend, we will be in touch and we will see you next week. >> thank you very much. >> laura: a very inspiring, we will be right back.

>> laura: before we go, let's take a look at a few tweets reacting to tonight's show. "my golden retriever witches he could bury his poem as deep as the left can bury a spygate lead."

"feel free to protest as much as you want but not on my time." that's all the time we have last denied. independents fund.org. give what you can, a great thing to do to commemorate this memorial day weekend. fly your flag, thank a vet, and remember how blessed we are to live in this country. the great, great men -- and women -- was ever for us and our freedom. see you on tuesday. >> shannon: thank you very much. a great reminder. we begin tonight with a fox news alert. new developments from north korea tonight. america's top diplomat reportedly fresh off the phone with south korean officials. we have a lab report from seoul, south korea, and reaction from a lawmaker who has been to pyongyang. plus achieve national correspondent ed henry is here with the inside scoop from those two intelligence briefings today. are there finally some answers to president trump's spygate claims? also, the president awarded a medal of honor to a former navy seal for a controversial