interview. i think you showed he can do it he is going to a place that is not comfortable for him and hopefully harris does the same thing because we all learn from tough questions. >> sandra: that is for sure. brett, thank you very much by the way harris will be on the network a short time from now i believe it is more thorough to talk about her experience there on that stage thank you, brett. >> john: yes because she did a rather lengthy interview. some of which we will air on her fine program tomorrow. so it has been another day, senator. everyday winds up being jam-packed. >> sandra: you never know what it will hold. >> john: there's always tomorrow set your dvr never miss "america reports" thank you joining us i'm john roberts. >> sandra: i am sandra smith

>> martha: good afternoon everybody and martha maccallum and this is 'the story' had moments ago former president trump had a q&a at the national association of a black journalist conventions in chicago, there is a little piece of that. >> mr. trump: i think it is disgraceful that it came here, i love the black population of this country, i have done that so much for the black population of this country, including employment, including opportunity zones with senator tim scott of south carolina, one of the greatest programs ever for black workers and black entrepreneurs, i have done so much and i say this, historically black colleges and universities were out of money. >> martha: okay,, this event was pretty rocky from the get-go, the president saying the first question was very rude and got off to very hostile opening

here from some of the group members. one cochairs mike chose to step down before this event happened saying in part she was "not involved or consulted in any way with the decision to platform former president trump in such a format". we should also mention other people in the organization say it has a long standing history to host the candidates of the presidential election, to invite them to speak to these journalists from across the country. harris it was part of this panel discussion front and center as a co- moderator here, harris is just getting off the stage now, she will join is with her upfront view of everything that happened there and give us a sense of what was going on in the room, why it got off to such a hostile start, and the very

strong effort she made to interject questions here that could kind of balance out what was going on at least from one aspect on the stage there, but for his, in jessica efaw -- host of the five, good job both of you with us today? obviously this was at the top of it, felt like it was going off the rails. it was a tense situation, yet to give former president trump credit for being available to all different venues to go speak to them, obviously he has been a very strong conservative candidate with the black and hispanic and younger voters over the course of his time in office. that is one of the reasons, was also told that kamala harris was also going to be there and he was told that there is no azuma option for this it has to be in person and now kamala harris will be using to a zoom option.

not exactly an even playing field, let's start with you, what is the reaction? >> i think the big picture is at donald trump did show up to this particular event in chicago before the national association of black journalists and took those questions, some obvious a yes pointed the president called them harsh, nasty questions, obviously faulkner's were spot on because she started to policy, she asked about things like inflation, flood will trump do on day one of elected, other questions seemed to be more in the debate mode with the president rather than actual questions on policy and things that matter to the american people, donald trump has showed this time again, you want to rock specially the bronx, bodega, trumpet versus harris, trump is getting 30 percent of the black vote in that particular pole while calm "is only getting 63 percent which is

historically low for any democratic candidate. dancho showing up and calm "has yet to take any serious questions regarding all the policy positions and she wandered there today, have a feeling that faulkner would ask those questions on a fracking and abolishing ice or her support of sanctuary cities and down the line, where was kamala harris is my question. >> martha: we will talk to harris in just a moment, she's taking her mic off and we will get her first reaction. we all know being in similar situations when you are on the stage in these kinds of moments, there is a lot of back story and we are looking forward to hear that from harris, jessica what is your reaction? be one my reaction is it was an absolute dumpster fire for the former president, i don't feel the need to give him any credit for showing up because he came with a terrible attitude, lying about his record for black

americans, the comparison thing he has done the most since abraham lincoln is always a ridiculous, unemployment is lower for black americans under joe biden and then donald trump, everybody knows that it, he just won't stop? i thought that he was rude and offensive to the questioners, i do not think in response to a job was saying that asking him for instance about calling kamala harris a de i hire is going into debate mode, this is who his opponent is back that she used to be indian and out somehow as black as offensive -- >> martha: she has an indian mother and a jamaican father -- >> but and am did mother and a black father, those at what were different backgrounds, i just want to back up for a second, they made the former president

weight, there was an audio problem, he sits down and you cannot hear harris at the other end of the stage. we all know how thrown off you can get when you cannot hear what is going on in this kind of situation, the opening question is very hostile, are necessarily so when you have somebody come into any form, a former president, everybody deserves to be treated with a modicum of respect coming in. if you have hard questions no problem, you can go at them as much as you want but i was shocked that he shook her hand at the end, i thought that was gracious of him given at the top of this jessica, which was just unnecessary. >> i think what the questioners were transposing was the sentiment that the majority of the black americans feel towards a former president trump, at this is somebody who to the black community has things like a sneaker is and is, or have

more convictions now that i'm a felony, may be blacks will like me more, i understand the standoffish and as and i think it is great that he went and did it and people courtesy at unfiltered, and how he actually thinks about these issues, how he thinks about his own record, how he talks about other black americans, that is all crucial for this audience to see. >> martha: let me ask, why do you think that former president trump joe has had more backing from black voters than any prior conservative president, there is a lot of labels in this discussion, dead people would like to get past, but there is a reason why he has had more support from black voters who those individuals don't necessarily agree white jessica is saying about how they are portrayed? >> think authenticity has to do with it, you can lego decided on

trumbull but he is who he is and does not come across as a politician but trump hammered home the illegal immigration issue going into this event, talking about if you have 10 million people that come into this country, that will impact urban communities like we see here in new york where they are cutting sanitation, police and educational services because they don't have the money to take care of those illegally and i think a lot of black voters resented that that of these folks came here illegally, are taking away jobs and social services, and they compare the presidencies of the donald trump presidency and the joe biden kamala harris presidency and when you compare the records objectively they feel they were better off under trump not just because of immigration avoided because of inflation as well, which impacts everybody regardless of your race. >> can add about the immigration point? obviously it is a stronger issue for the republican side of this, talking about of the border et cetera, but donald trump even fumbled the bag without a saying

that we are taking black jobs, the responses what is a black job? what are you talking about? and at the hands of. >> commentator:, a black drop as a vice president of america. >> martha: of course it is jessica, you know why, i don't know why, i was they want to think about of that it may or may not have anything to do with why, when you look at the polls and black voters and the hispanic voters, and you look at who believes their jobs have been taken by people coming across the border, often those numbers are high in those three groups and i believe that it was what he is referring to their, if you spoke to it and artfully that is for voters to decide what we will move on because harris is about to join us. thank you both, at anova that is his reason for that is what i would say because the polls have reflected that in the past.

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[ ♪♪ ] >> mr. trump: first of all everything of ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner, first question, you don't even say hello, how are you. >> do you believe that a vice president. >> commentator: is only owns a ticket because she is a black woman. >> mr. trump: she was indian and then all of a sudden she made her turn into she became an black person. >> to be clear to you believe -- >> mr. trump: submission look in that as well, in a very hostile, nasty -- hostel judge -- >> i would love to move on -- >> mr. trump: you are the one

that held me up for 35 minutes. >> martha: former president trump taking questions at the national association of black journalists a short time ago, harris faulkner was onto the stage a coup moderating, that q&a in chicago, of course of the anger of the faulkner focus and to the coanchor of outnumbered, welcome, it was a heated environment from the get-go of their, give us your take on what happened from the very beginning and what we could not to see behind the scenes. >> it led me started their, i think it is very important to, with the nation seen is this incredible build up with these journalists year, reportedly upset because donald trump was coming, some of them, and some we have not heard from. what i love that he could not see today was how much of that audience was enjoying the moment of healing from the candidates they may not always agree with,

that is the whole point. that is the growth of journalism to be able to listen and questioned those things you may not know about it because you don't often talk to that present or those people, that was the goal here. for all of that pushback, younger journalists i'm talking to her saying i'm glad he's here, they will always be a situation like we had today, very hard to cheer on this because of the way that the microphones were, a lot of technical issues, so the delay that was out to the public for the performer president was talking about had a lot to do with that? a did get a chip he because when a politician is interviewed, sometimes that they don't always answer the question you ask. so they reasks where very important, you got into some good topics, import and oranges to black communities, we don't all think the same kind we vote different that whole thing, and

i love that representation, v. younger people in the audience today who want to be in a position that we three journalists were in, but affirm donald trump got a lot of talk about the border. if he becomes the democratic nominee," municipality, that is an issue they will kick, republicans in general and particularly those former president. and know she is trying to turn the tables and make it about of the legislation that has not passed, blaming republicans for that but what about of the border? that is where he went. interestingly we now know that she will do this particular venue, the national association of black journalists, going into today it was not the case. it will be remote, the president is said that he will debate her if she becomes the nominee. you have these two people centrestage, interesting to get them. >> martha: and indeed it is.

i want to play a little but harris, a montage of what happened over there and get your reaction and was a reaction of the crowd was, it is a grade point, at times it sounded like they were cheering him on, at other times they were surprised by what he was saying? let's get your thoughts on this. >> mr. trump: i want people to come into our country but they have to be vetted and checked, when you say what do i do? that? that would bring energy way down, interest rates down, inflation way down so people can buy a ham sandwich again,'s of the people go to a restaurant and afford it? i have too much respect do you do delay, you cannot get your equipment working or something, it's a very nasty question. i have answered the question, i have been the best president for the black population since abraham lincoln.

>> martha: so much they had we got two soundbites together. let's start with the second one for his, the abraham lincoln comment and also we played earlier his questions about whether or not kamala harris is indian or black, your thoughts and all that? >> all right, let's start with the order you gave me, you know just in terms of the former president answering questions, we both interviewed him, it's an interesting journey you go on but he have to keep pressing. there was a little bit of contention about whether or not we could hear him answer the question. i do feel like when it comes to the issues that he was talking about, the question that i had asked him what was the black communities feeling the pressure of high pricing down, water policy do you have that is going

towards them up particularly, your here, what is your message to black people who are younger and in the audience and are dealing with this economy? he heard that in the first answer was that it? in regard to what you were saying before, in terms of the audience shouting the back and having to some reaction to him, it was chippy at times, for the most part they were laughing, what they did not have before this and that was a conduit that they see a lot on tv but don't know a lot about his policies. kamala harris and president trump are going to be an interesting debate if and when that should happen. >> martha: talk to me a little bit about his responses on jd vance because he was defending his vise presidential pick out there today, one of the questioners talked about, she said i'm a single mom, and he

was pushing the back, she was pushing back onto the question of jd vance whether or not the president is happy with that opaque, your thoughts and how that played out? >> i also followed up with that with you are hearing good no doubt got you are mr. president, there is a lot of chatter around of the early struggles and stumbles about jd vance i why did you pick him, and to answer you on both of these accounts, whether it be about the statements jd vance has had, diet mountain dew, and it was a joke, people are still kind of like what was the joke? he said he chose him because where he is as a younger man who came from basically tough times and made his way through ivy league school, he descended him.

but if we each of you him different ways on why jd vance so i asked him while locked, two weeks ago right before the assassination attempts, a few hours before that we were sitting down and i said why would you choose him when the last thing he said to me before that event, quite prophetically, is that something bad can happen so it matters who you choose, i asked is jd vance ready on day one? heater not answer? he answered around her but he did not answer my question. >> martha: and he was having trouble hearing you at some points out there, that was a challenge as well. harris, thank you very much, fascinating conversation got great to have you on right after to discuss in your experience up there and what it was like and we look forward to seeing kamala harris, the vise presidents zoom

conversations with the same group, we will be watching, thank you very much. >> all right, thank you. >> martha: so the world is bracing, another huge story today for iran's next move after strikes walk the middle east, that is next allison's plaque psoriasis. she thinks her flaky gray patches are all people see. otezla is the #1 prescribed pill to treat plaque psoriasis. otezla can help you get clearer skin. don't use otezla if you're allergic to it. serious allergic reactions can happen. otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. some people taking otezla had depression, suicidal thoughts, or weight loss. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. live in the moment. ask your doctor about otezla.

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have rocked of the middle east, watch... >> it's an iranian response inevitable? >> we do not want to see an escalation, everything we have been doing since october 7th is managing that risk, risks go up and down every day, they are up right now. >> martha: iran blaming israel for the strike in tehran that killed the top hamas political leader believed to be behind the october 7th attacks in israel while vowing revenge and then iran calling out the united states. >> iran has never been after spreading the war in the region but they must know iran will not -- not allow the region to be governed by america and israel. >> martha: former correspondent were -- rewarding life from tel aviv, give us of the latest, standing 24 hours in the region.

>> martha good afternoon, absolutely, tonight at these really calibrated wrapped up a three hour meeting to determine how they would put up a defensive wall or where they expect to be iranian retaliation for a strike overnighted that killed the political leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, in an missile strike and it tehran it we do know the israelis are bracing for the possibility of a multi- front attack from places like yemen, lebanon and a iranian it territory itself, all of those taking place last night, it's important to note the leader of hamas was on the ground up for the inauguration of iran's a new president earlier end of the day, meeting was iran's supreme leader and then hours later he was dead. denied the iranians are reacting ways the country supreme leader issuing a statement saying, following those bitter tragic event that has taken place wasn't of the borders of the islamic republic it is our duty to take revenge of.

there are questions about what this means for the ongoing cease-fire talks taking place to end of the war inside of gaza on a sunday, cia director william burns was meeting with the egyptian and qatari negotiators, officials on the ground are hopeful that will lead to an end and the rising detention across the region, tonight israel is bracing for the possibility of a direct attack from iran and i do want to redo this latest reporting from the new york times that just broke a few moments ago saying that it iran's supreme leader has issued an order for iran to strike israel directly following the assassination of ismail haniyeh in tehran? that is the new york times reporting citing three iranian sources. we saw a similar attack earlier this year following an israeli strike, in syria, that led to ballistic and crews missiles being launched at israel. israeli officials telling fox news that air defense systems are on alert in preparation for

a possible attack. >> martha: thank you very much, reporting from tel aviv. with that spring and retired warmer general, former nato supreme allied commander, now a distinguished chair at the middle east instituted, always good to have you with as. obviously these are very volatile times and that latest new york times headline reported moments ago, iran's leader orders attack on israel for the killing of the official, should point out that israel has not yet deterred responsibility for that attack. we know it was a direct hit on him inside that house, the windows and doors blue out and he was in the center of that room and was killed, your thoughts? >> martha, thank you for having me on. think it is always important to remember as we discussed these issues that when it comes to what is going on around israel in the middle east, all roads

start in iran and all roads lead back to iran traits these actions that are being taken that have resulted in things like these horrible deaths in the playground area, these were all at the instigation, preparation and supply by iran. so what we see now is israel reaching out to strike back at those proxies of iran that have perpetrated these attacks into their country, and as pointed out, iran it has already replied it to one such attack in leb lebanon, or syria excuse me, that was a pretty large return of the ballistic missiles, small muscles, crews missiles. that attack was largely thwarted by western forces and israel.

it would not a surprise me if we see a iran launch another such attack. >> martha: what do you think iran's reaction is to the killing of a ismail haniyeh and as as that of the responsibility has not been taken where there are a lot of markers and obvious motivation for israel to be behind it. what is your read on how much they want to escalate the situation, do they not wanted to get -- did turn into a wider war? or do they sense a window of opportunity here as the president is not going to be president anymore, people allegorically here in the united states? >> there are two lines of logic here, it sounds like they are against each other. first of all i really do not think iran wants to start an open war with israel or the west because they know they will come out on the short end of such a

war. but they aren't retaliating because they have to save face in front of their own people. so i do believe that iran really wants to do what has been successful for them so far in this conflict and that is to turn world opinion against israel which is one of their primary goals of all of this. >> martha: indeed, going back to october 7th, going back a lot further than the data, they knew that october 7th was going to elicit and in norma's response from israel, watching how quickly public opinion started to turn against israel, from all the reports that was by design? and we see how all this has played out. general, thank you so much, always good to have you here. >> thank you. >> martha: joining a now

retired navy captain brett sadler, senior research fellow for natal warfare and at the heritage thousand center for national security, good to have you with us today, your thoughts on these huge explosive develop into in the middle east, these two killings within 48 hours it appeared to be carried out by israel in their efforts to fight back against iran and their proxies? >> thank you for having me on, these last 24 hours have been remarkable for sure, taking out of out of the leader of hamas, a terror organization with 17 american lives on his hands, finally meeting his demise, then of course he have the senior military leader to hezbollah responsible for an attack that killed children into the golden hides in northern israel area within the last day or so. so serious, significant events, i think iran is likely to respond but it will be a lot more metered than it was in

april when it responded to this large number of killings, senior leadership in syria earlier this year, again, iran operates its influence through the reason, if you severed that they lose a lot of power and influence and that is what is at stake. with these leaders being taken off the board. >> martha: this is antony blinken, the secretary of state talking about of the american and u.s. knowledge on any of this. >> the best way, to bring the temperature down everywhere and put us on a better path is through cease-fire in gaza. >> martha: your thoughts on that? >> it might have been worthwhile not having this administration cut into the loop to ensure that whoever was planning to these attacks are to be successful for operational security. i would think ava israel was

behind what would have been at least some warning to do military forces so we could be prepared and protect ourselves. >> martha: thank you very much, have a good afternoon, sir. the commander-in-chief has been quite absent from public view as all of this has been exploding on the world stage, former trump white house press secretary on what is going on at the white house and later... >> on tuesday it was a phone call, today it is a lunch, friday he heads to delaware. what is his appearance he is done? e risk of kidney failure with farxiga. because there are places you'd like to be. farxiga can cause serious side effects, including ketoacidosis that may be fatal, dehydration, urinary tract, or genital yeast infections, and low blood sugar. a rare, life-threatening bacterial infection

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[ ♪♪ ] >> martha: president biden had a schedule as the tensions have been boiling into the middle east, he has had one public event since friday and today is

wednesday, that is a look at what has been going on over the past several days, this comes from the white house, the tiles everyday what is on the schedule. here is the white house moments ago on this, watch... >> may look as the big event on tuesday as a phone call, big event today is a lunch, tomorrow we don't know, friday is a delaware, an appearance at a has done you would know he has not done governing at all, we are recalibrating it is true, there is a change in stepping down from a reelection, he is still very much the president were trying to figure out what the next six months will look like. >> martha: okay,, is bring in former trump white house deputy press secretary and siniakova negations advisor at. and first policy institute, he has been in that position, what did you think of that a q&a about where the president has

been during these stunning events over the last 48 hours? >> congratulations jackie asking the question in the first place, this is not anything new, joe biden rarely does work in israeli on-the-job, we have a you have a sitting president we never see, somebody wants to be president, who is the acting president. the world is on fire being in that building a know it is a nonstop never sleep job, and he only does work from 10-4 every single day, we can to see him at all and the world is on fire! the question was posed beautifully, with wars breaking out all over the world, crime spiking industries, people flooding across the board a. and citizens at risk everyday for murders and rapes and all salts and illegal aliens, where is his administration? i hate to say it, they have fought for all the problems we see what they have been absent this entire time.

>> martha: it is interesting, talking about what is going on right now, as the commander-in-chief we have bases and military service men and woman all over this region, and maybe the case is that commander-in-chief is on the phone making sure these bases in these -- can you imagine if you are the parent of a person is serving in that region now in your hearing that iran is saying that they will attack israel, in retaliation for what happened to ismail haniyeh. it feels like a moment where you really need to hear from the commander-in-chief about our forces in the region. >> you need a steady hand and for the american people to understand somebody has a back, someday has a best interest at heart, and the best we get from the white houses were recalibrating? she did not say this is how he is monitoring the situation, in

constant contact with people overseas, making sure our american citizens are protected and our partners and allies will also be defending, we got none of that, the word of god was recalibrating, do know how offensive that is to somebody who has sacrificed so much to this country? it's a dangerous world end of this administration been asleep since day one now they're not even paying attention to it. >> martha: i'm thinking about specifics about what was said, the phone because he said, who he has spoken to, military conversations in terms of protecting the bases. and the question of american hostages still being held by hamas and how he has reached out to those families, spoken to them about what has been an incredibly unnerving moment for them, we have to leave it there. >> the only time he talks is to protect hamas, he does not bring the megan hostages up at all to be three that has to be tough

for those of families, thank you very much. now switching gears, we had a lot of heavy things to discuss this afternoon, but this is also something that has property but, white dudes it for a, here's a vice president campaign, a multimillion dollar boost and a no voters alternative to that maga called as they called it. be when a lot of people feel or felt uncomfortable on that a call and i think it is understandably so, throughout american history when a white man have organized it was putting pointy hats on. trump one over 60 percent of white men in 2020 and that was stopped tonight. >> martha: joining us next... that's why america's best is slashing their prices. during the wise buys sales event, get two progressives and a comprehensive eye exam for just $129.95.

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whole thing about white dudes for harris which is a group being bagged by hollywood stars and jeff bridges and top democrats, and to have regained their axes, they were pushed off of x., after raking in more than $4 million for the vp campaign and as the call monday night in which some members presented an alternative to maga supporting command, watch... >> of the reason that we are doing this is because the last seating white miner for the maga right for way too long, we know the sound of majority of white men are acting not maga support is, masculinity as a trope has been co-opted by the maga riding feeding and exacerbates the loneliness epidemic. >> martha: fascinating. former republican president or candidate, joins a meat now, i want to get your thoughts on

those and also some of what we heard at the nabj in a moment. your reaction to those white dudes for hear is and how they're trying to be accounted say was this sort of masculine approach for the rnc and the way they describe maga dudes? >> at the reality is this is a party that has stripped identity politics, it's disgusting and anti-american, the idf segregating different groups based on your race or ethnicity or your gender i think it is un-american at its core. it is consistent with the bases for selecting kamala harris, many of the prominent democrats at the time she was elected as the vice president for joe biden, specifically on her race and gender which made no sense at the time but i will give them points for consistency, day one thing, this is a party of assessed with identity politics and they are running their campaign accordingly. >> martha: i think you make a

great point because and looked back at articles from 2020 and president biden inside it, then it candidate, he said he wasn't looking at like ten a woman for vise president and he said a four of those a woman or a black woman, and that was given a lot of attention, could not help but think if you are in the data subset and you are a woman and it's like, okay,, he's only considering to me because i'm a woman instead of running against everybody in the entire pool and if you are a black woman he's making that group smaller than you're competing against. and think a lot of people agree with you on that, the fact is it's being chosen in that employment contest. >> and think it does, absolutely, and think it's degrading to women and black americans across his country to suggest that you needed a special type of quota systems. airmen were watching democratic primaries, these exact quotes from senators and others who

famously said, it is time for a woman of color on that ticket? i think the race or gender of a woman should matter one way or another, this is also a moment for us to go to stand for our own values is a party. at believe we need a reset in this campaign, being honest and clear eyed, the reality is that kamala harris knew it de facto coronation or whatever you want to call it after the republican convention was a bit of a shock that caught a lot of republicans blindsided. the reality is we have to take a big step back and say we are going to offer our own vision of what we stand for? think the attacks on kamala harris alone will not be enough, we have seen that over the last week, you have to stand for our own vision that we believe in it married, the reason we are critical of identity politics is not because we are against democrats but because we stand for meritocracy and that is who we are as americans. as much as i am critical of democrats it is moments for a wake-up call in our own decided,

use this as a chance to reset and it level side and a focus on our own vision for this country and of the more we do that the more successful we will be, frankly the less we do it, the more risk ic headed into november 23 let me ask you about it is rather heated national association of black journalist interview with the former president trump, the and the gop candidate can getting a lot of attention for saying this, want to hear what you think about it, and know he did not get a chance to watch the whole thing? let's play the sound and we will get your reaction. >> mr. trump: she was always a indian heritage, she was only promoting indian heritage, i did not know she was black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn black and national is to be known as black, i don't know if she's indian or black. >> she has always -- >> mr. trump: i respect to either one but she always he does not. >> martha: so i will give you a chance to react to that, no

doubt it will get attention, it already is. >> a look on a personal level, my parents were immigrants to this country, legal immigrants from southern india, same a part of india her mother emigrated from, and think it is a hard fact whether you like it or not that many of the americans in the united states are indeed somewhat offended by the way that. >> commentator: has cast aside the indian-american side of her identity, when she ran for office in california, the indian-american population, she wore that when it was convenient, she is wearing a different identity now on a national stage of. personally i think we should be relying on these ethnic identities, we are american, the problem is when you are kamala harris and you do lean into your identity politics, you opened the door to that type of criticism. if he ask me that is not how this election should be decided, issue to be decided on our own identity as americans in our vision for the future of the country, in the number 1 thing

missing in her candidacy that she lacks a vision for the country, that is what we should focus on. >> martha: very interesting to hear from you, to hear your call for a reset in the party which 90 plus days to go, shaken up in recent weeks that is for sure, stay tuned, will probably get shaken up again, speeding very much, good to see you. take a look at this, video filmed by one of the men who was wounded in the trump assassination attempt to, and show somebody running across of the roof of a building roughly 150 yards from the former president and it was taken three minutes before there would be the assassin thomas crooks fired eight rounds from the rooftop, this is an extraordinary new video and as you point out it was taken by james, he was shot moments later. and has been in a very difficult condition this man.

but this was his vantage point as he watched all of this, now is is a is front and center when we come back. sorry, responding from pennsylvania, hello. >> that building is over my shoulder, fox news has seen the fbi on the roof of that now infamous building, is that more people out there now yet again today, let's go back to that new video rather horrifying, it is from the day of the shooting right here above, it is obtained by fox digital and it was shot by james, one of the victims critically wounded on july 13th? it shows a figure at 6:08 pm moving across the roof of the american research building, officials believe the shooter, thomas crooks, fired at mr. trump minutes after this video was shot at. the man who shot of the video was injured in his arm and abdomen, he was released from the hospital and is recovering

in at rehabilitation center, as we were reporting on the ground, there is a lot of finger-pointing between local and federal law enforcement, the commander of the beaver county emergency service claim to his guys would get onto that roof if the secret service told him to. >> we serve at the well of secret service, they are by far the subject matter experts out there, and we do whatever we can to help work with our federal partners and in this case again, we had assumed that the placements that we received word that of the secret service. over the told us to go on the roof, our guys were more than prepared to go on the roof. >> here at the apa shooting sites, some fresh fox video to show you, interesting situation, set up happening this weekend. the side where the former

president was almost assassinated two weeks ago, carnival rides are arriving. there is festival equipment, food vendors and the fbi roaming around this property, former president trump said he will be back. >> martha: at matt fain, thank you very much, standing new video we got a look at their in the report taken by one of the men who was shot that day and as we see, life is rolling on at the butler farm ground where there will be a fair over the next few days, that is the story for this wednesday, stay tuned, it is a fast moving the story we will see you back here tomorrow. new episode part one off the podcast of my really interesting conversation with presidential historian, one of my favorites, on the parallels between 1968 when lbj step down and democrats met in san francisco -- >> neil: