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athe athens, but the housing crash in 2008 wiped out her parent's savings and their small business. so to get her college degree at a public university, erica wound up $100,000 in debt. we cannot let this student debt crisis continue. we've got to give hard-working students and families relief. and you know what erica's doing now? she's volunteering for our campaign and working to elect democrats across ohio. stan's volunteering with us, too, because he, like so many people across ohio and across the country, know that we are
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fighting for a better future. i got into this race, because i wanted to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them. and this is not a time for half measures. to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top, we've got to go big and we've got to go bold. so we need to take -- we need to take that frustration, the fear, the anxiety, and yes, the anger, and after we have vented it, we need to work together to achieve the kind of changes that will give everybody in this country a better shot. so let's set five ambitious goals for our economy. let's break through the dysfunction in washington and
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make the biggest investment in good-paying jobs since world war ii. let's do what we need to do to invest in infrastructure, like president eisenhower did, with the interstate highway system. that's when republicans used to believe in building america and putting americans to work. that's what we're going to do again. let's set the goal of making college debt free for everyone, like erica. and let's provide debt relief, let's provide debt relief, as soon as we can, as soon as we start to work, elizabeth, we'll
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take the day off for the inauguration and then the senate, the congress, the white house, we're going to get to work, to give students and their families relief from this debt. now, we've got more work to do, so let's set the goal of rewriting the rules, so more companies share profits with their employees is, not just their executives, instead of shipping profits and jobs yoe z overseas. we've got the greatest economy and the greatest country in the world. let's start acting like it and make it clear that the companies have to be part of that greatness. and let's set the goal of making
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sure that wall street and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes. now, there are a couple ways of doing this. i've been proposing a number of them. something called the buffet rule, after warren buffett. no millionaire should pay a lower tax rate than somebody working for him, like his secretary. the people who have profited the most, even since the great recession, have people who now need to give back. this country has given so much to all of us. and everybody should share the burden. so i have made a pledge, i will not raise taxes on the middle class, but we are going to raise taxes on corporations and the
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wealthy. and don't you think it's about time that we put american families first? we're not living in the 50s or the 60s anymore. wave got to catch up to how americans actually live and work in the 21st century. i have met so many stressed out young parents. i've met so many stressed out, middle-aged, and older folks, young parents, because they're trying to balance what should be the joy of their lives, like our new grandson is for us and our granddaughter. i remember, i was talking to elizabeth on the phone when she was visiting her family, her
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grandchildren, and we talked about all this important stuff and what we have to do, and then she said, i've got to go, because i have to go buy my granddaughter some sparkly shoes. there is no greater joy. but to see young parents struggling so hard, and to see older people taking care of their parents, we've got work to do. we shouldn't make it so difficult, to do your job at home and to do the job that puts food on the table and a roof over your head. let me just say a word about rewriting the rules. you know, there are a lot of businesses thriving right here in ohio, who see their employees the right way. they see them as assets to invest in, not costs to cut. but unfortunately, there are too many who take the opposite view, and their behavior contributes
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to stagnant wages and lower economic growth. that's why, as president, i will work to reward companies that share profits with their employees, on top of paying a good wage. because if they can do it for their executives, they sure can do it for their workers. and we will encourage companies to invest in worker training and to build high-quality apprenticeship programs, where you earn while you learn. and we will strengthen unions, because they are the bedrock of a strong middle class in america. unions help bring back the auto industry this ohio and they will help bring back america from
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coast to coast. so here's our message. here's our message to every corporate boardroom. do the right thing by your employees and your country, and we will stand by you. but cheat your employees, exploit your customers, pollute our environment or rip off taxpayers and we will hold you accountable! because when companies take taxpayer dollars with one hand and give out pink slips with the other, and ship hundreds of jobs overseas, we're going to make them pay back those tax benefits. and we're going to take that money and reinvest it in workers and communities and we're going
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to slap an exit tax on companies that move their employees overseas to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. and we will defend american jobs and american workers by saying no to bad trade deals, like the transpacific partnership and unfair trade practices, like when china dumps cheap steel in our markets or uses weak rules of origin to undercut our carmakers. i'm going to appoint a trade prosecutor who will report to the president, so we are going to the end abuse of our market, our workers, our people. and you know what, we're going to compete and win in the global economy, by not letting anybody
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take advantage of our workers. not china, not wall street, not anyone. and we're going to defend and strengthen the tough rules to rein in wall street that were in place after the crash, when corporations pay fines for breaking the law, those fines should cut into executives' bonuses. and and if laws are violated, individuals, not just corporations, should held accountable. and i will veto any effort to weaken protections for consumers, and while we're at it, we're going to finally make wall street, big corporations, and the super wealthy do more that's not only fair in terms of paying taxes, but which is
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right, because we can use that money to make these big, bold investment investments that will help us build a stronger economy for years to come. and that's not only good for families and workers, that's good for companies, for businesses. we are a 70% consumption economy, my friends. that means the more money that you have in your pocket, that you can spend, the better that is for the economy. and the way things are right now, people are afraid. they're holding back. we've got to liberty the american consumer by protecting and helping the american worker. and we're going to make more things in america. we're going to ensure we have the most competitive auto and auto parts industries in the world. and when we invest in infrastructure, we're not just
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going to be investing in roads and bridges and tunnels and ports and transits and water systems, we're going to connect every home to high-speed broadband so they can get into the global market place. and we're going to fight climate change by making america the clean energy superpower of the 21st century! and i want to complement your mayor, your state rep, cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100% on clean energy. congratulations! and i'll tell you what, mayor.
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i hope you don't mind if i go around the country saying, if you can do it in cincinnati, you can do it anywhere. that's what we need across america. and while we're at it, we're going to raise the national minimum waged. $7.25 is a poverty wage. workers deserve better. they deserve a living wage and a job with dignity. families deserve real support like quality affordable child care, paid family leave, and equal pay for women! now, i know when i talk about these things, donald trump says i'm playing the woman card. well, i'll tell you what, if fighting for families is playing the woman card, deal me in!
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[ cheers and applause ] so i have to say now, in order to achieve these goals, we have to go after and end the political dysfunction that's holding our country and economy back. so let's overturn citizens united and get unaccountable money out of politics! let's shut off the revolving door in washington and make sure the foxes aren't guarding the henhouse.
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and let's learn how to listen to each other and work together again. i am determined to break through the gridlock, to get things done for working families. i know democrats and republicans can work together. i know it because i've done it. i worked with republicans and democrats to create the children's health insurance program, which today ensures 8 million kids. i worked with republicans and democrats to bring jobs back to upstate new york and to help new york city heal and rebuild after the 9/11 attacks. i proudly served as secretary of state and i didn't just represent democrats, i represented all americans. because you know what?! we're all on the same team! it's time we start acting like it. there's no limit to what we can achieve if we do. now, i confess.
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i confess. it's true. i can be a little wonky. but i have this old-fashioned idea, if you're running for president, you should say what you want to do and how you will get it done. so now now that you've heard some of my plans for the economy, ask yourself, war donald trump's plans? well, best i can tell, he has no credible strategy for creating jobs. and maybe we shouldn't expect better from someone whose most famous words are "you're fired." now, he rails against other countries, doesn't he? he says he's for our workers. but trump's own products are
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made in a lot of countries that aren't named america. trump suits were made in mexico. he could have made them made in brooklyn, ohio. trump furniture is made in turkey instead of cleveland. trump barware is made in slovenia instead of toledo. so how does that all fit in to his talk about america first? but that's just the start. this is a man who plays coy with white supremacists and mocks people with disabilities. who talks about banning an entire religion from entering our country. who advocates getting rid of gun-free zones in schools. letting more countries have nuclear weapons, defaulting on our national debt, turning back the clock on marriage equality
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and just like elizabeth, i could go on and on. this is someone whose reaction to the horrific mass shooting this orlando was to publicly congratulate himself. and on friday, when britain voted to leave the european union, he crowed from his golf course about how the disruption could end up creating higher profits for that golf course. even though within 24 hours, americans lost $100 billion from our 401(k)s, he tried to turn a global economic challenge into an infomercial. imagine donald trump sitting in the oval office the next time america faces a crisis -- [ audience booing ] imagine him being in charge when
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your jobs and savings are at stake. imagine him trying to figure out what to do in case of an emergency. so it's no wonder, is it, that risk analysts listed donald trump, a donald trump presidency as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism. well, we are not going to let donald trump bankrupt america the way he bankrupted his casinos! we feed to write, we need to write a new chapter in the american dream, and it can't be chapter 11. if you believe that donald trump's wrong for america and that our best days are ahead of
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us, please, join us in this campaign. we are stronger together. we're stronger when we grow together, when we lift each other up. when our economy is working for everyone, not just those at the top. let's get to work, ohio! let's knock on doors and register voters. let's send ted strictland to the senate with sherrod brown! let's send alicia reece back to columbus! let's get more strong, progressive leaders like senator warren in washington and statehouses. this november, let's take our country in the right direction with confidence and optimism. that's what we can do together. thank you all and god bless you! >> there you have it. a rousing speech from hillary clinton, joined on stage for the first time at a campaign event by senator elizabeth warren, what many are now calling
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possibly the democratic dream team walked out on that stage in cincinnati, ohio, holding hands, and both launching in, attacking the presumptive nominee for the republican party, donald trump. you'll also see on your screen, we're keeping an eye on the stock markets. new reaction around the world from the earthquake known as brexit at this point. what the stock market is doing now, we'll have the very latest. we heard, also, hillary clinton take on donald trump's response to that developing news last week, as he was in scotland on a golf course and touted, or as she said, he crowed about his golf course benefiting, perhaps, from what could be a disaster for the uk. let's listen in as both elizabeth warren and hillary clinton took on donald trump. >> donald trump says -- [ audience booing ] donald trump says he'll make america great again. it's right there -- no. it's stamped on the front of his
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goofy hat. you want to see goofy? look at him in that hat. but when donald trump says "great," i ask, great for who, exactly? yeah. for millions of kids struggling to pay for an education? for millions of seniors barely surviving on social security? for families that don't fly to scotland to play golf? when donald trump says he'll make america great, he means make it even greater for rich guys just like donald trump. great for the guys who don't care how much they've already squeezed from everyone else. great for the guys who always
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want more. because that's who donald trump is. the guy who wants it all for himself. and watch out, because he will crush you into the dirt, to get whatever he wants. >> i do, just love to see how she gets under donald trump's thin skin. as elizabeth, as elizabeth made clear, donald trump proves every day, he's not in it for the american people. he's in it only for himself. and elizabeth reminds us of that every chance she gets, because -- [ cheers and applause ] it is really important that voters here in ohio and across america understand this. she exposes him for what he is.
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temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the united states. >> now, that joint appearance comes as we have new poll numbers showing secretary clinton widening her lead nationally over trump. look at those numbers. the new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll shows clinton with a five-point lead. this is the other number getting a lot of attention from "the washington post"/abc news poll. it shows clinton up 12 points in the poll since last month. nbc's kristen welker joins us live now from cincinnati. so we heard the crowd reacting, quite passionately. what's the strategy here? obviously, kristen, they know that people are now speculating, was this an audition for secretary -- senator warren? was this a test of the waters? >> reporter: oh, i absolutely think so, tamron. look, i think the strategy is three-fold. one, it's an audition for
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senator warren. the campaign watching very closely to see what kind of chemistry these two powerful politicians have. and on the face of it today, at least, they served to really energize this crowd in a way that we have rarely seen at events for secretary clinton. but i think that there's another part of this. she is seen as being critical to unifying democrats. she's obviously a progressive champion. she's someone who will help to get some of those sanders supporters, who right now aren't sure if they're going to vote for hillary clinton on board with her. and then, i think the third part of this strategy, tamron, is what you heard secretary clinton talk about. the fact that she is one of the most effective democrats at getting under donald trump's skin. we saw that play out again today, when she used that goofy term against him, in that sound bite. you heard her essentially flip it back on him and say, no, it's his hat that's goofy. but it also hit all of the other high marks for the democratic base. she railed against wall street, donald trump's leadership
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skills, or what she would argue, lack thereof of leadership skills. and also a system that's really failed to help out the middle class. i thought it was notable that secretary clinton spent so much time talking about senator elizabeth warren and her qualifications, as well. so there's no doubt this was an audition of sorts. but very much aimed at rallying the democratic base, and at least for today, it seems like this event achieved that kind of lull. >> thank you, kristen. joining me now, governor jennifer granholm. thank you so much for your time. >> you bet. >> it's one thing to get up in the moment of that, those two women walking out together, presenting a formidable line against donald trump. but you heard kristen welker say, senator warren talked a lot about wall street. you have some progressives who say, how can she support hillary clinton so passionately when we know that the democratic nominee has been greatly associated with wall street from the speeches and other issues of trust that still exist?
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>> well, clearly, anybody who looks at hillary clinton's policy page, and i'm sure elizabeth warren has, and i'm sure elizabeth warren helped to inform it, would know that hillary clinton has got the most aggressive strategy to rein in wall street, to regulate the shadow banking system, to shore up what is known as the volcker rule, to help celebrate investment banks from commercial banks. honestly, elizabeth warren is very comfortable supporting hillary clinton, because hillary clinton has embraced a huge amount of what elizabeth warren stands for. including, you heard her spend a huge amount of time talking about student debt, and that is directed at bernie sanders supporters, as well. but tamron, what i thought this speech did was to really importantly, in ohio, and in places like michigan and pennsylvania, when she got to the part where she was talking both about trade and about making stuff in america, that is -- that resonates so deeply with our citizens.
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and that resonates across the board with people who are insecure about their jobs. so she's going to bring -- donald trump says, yeah, we're going to bring jobs back. but when she points out he's manufacturing suits in mexico, manufacturing ties in china, and picture frames in india, everything he has made, he makes somewhere else. and it exposes his hypocrisy. and it sets forth a plan for how she's going to create jobs in america, in a global economy. very smart strategy. >> but going back to the initial question, listen, senator warren has not always been, i'll use this with quotes around it, a fan of hillary clinton, as it relates to wall street. and some of these ideas that you present, the progressives present as ways to remedy what's happened on wall street, you could argue that hillary clinton has been a part of the problem from her days as the senator of new york, even though she says she's taken on wall street, she is, in many cases, seen as hand in hand with some of the things that have allowed the process to
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continue against the working class. >> but she -- that's not true. i mean, she did represent wall street, but she also went to wall street to say, knock it off, you guys. this right at the time of the foreclosure meltdown and the meltdown in the financial industry. she was right there saying, we have got to stop this. she's the one who's put forth that we have to not just shore up dodd/frank, the -- obviously, the statute that regulates the banking industry, but we have got to enhance it. so i disagree with the premise that those on the other side are making, that she's somehow, you know, hand-in-glove with wall street. she has been -- she has gone to wall street and said, you have got to clean up your act. and in -- >> but when you say -- that includes some of the progressives in your party. that is a part of the line of attack that bernie sanders used against her, that donald trump is picking up, is that, yes, she may have said, knock it off, wall street, but still gave speeches for hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> well, yes. but the point about her
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policies, what is in writing, in black and white, on her website, is -- that's her promise. that's what she's said she will do. we know that she has got -- in fact, economists have said, she has the toughest plan to regulate wall street. so that -- i mean, truly, the -- having elizabeth warren there is really important. to validate that she is going to be tough on wall street, and that she's not going to allow a similar kind of crisis to a cur. that helps to shore up all democrats across the country, progressives, we're in a swoon today, because of this rally. which is great. it does help to shore it up, but the reality is that all along, she has been tough about this issue, and she will continue to be tough. >> are we la looking at your party's ticket? >> maybe! that would be awesome! i love, i love -- you know, i just love it. >> clearly, from your reaction -- you don't often have governors sing "maybe." we'll see what happens. thank you. let me bring in now matt schlapp, he's former white house
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political director for george w. bush. matt, thank you so much. with the flaws that i pointed out, that bernie sanders has remarked on, regarding hillary clinton and wall street, when you compare even her worst day against donald trump, from his remarks in scotland, about his golf course benefiting as it seemed to be the greatest divide that we've seen in modern history, in the uk, how does he capitalize on anything at this point, when you see the image and words that we just witnessed between senator warren and hillary clinton? >> well, let me just say, tamron. i think it was smart of senator clinton to go out with elizabeth warren. as a republican, i think that would be a very dynamic and strong ticket. but hillary clinton does continue to have serious problems on these wall street questions. if you look at all the polls about the bernie sanders supporters, up to 25% of them are still saying, they're not going to support hillary clinton. bernie sanders, himself, has raised, has really made the case
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as to why hillary clinton has big problems when it comes to her close ties to the big financial constitutions. and it is correct to say that she and her husband have literally made hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of the last years, talking to these groups, and they won't even release the transcripts from these speeches, so she has got to somehow appeal to that side of her party, because donald trump, the one thing you can criticize him on many things, but the one thing he's really able to pull over and get some people that are unaffiliated, and even some liberals on, are the fact that he is talking about taking on these big moneyed interests, making things in this country again, and really reaching out to those union voters, which are the base of the democratic party. >> but, matt, many are making the argument that senator sanders has lost his leverage, or it is at least dimming, with elizabeth warren coming out so passionately and filling that void. and when you say, if this is the big problem for the clintons, wall street, the list of problems for your party's nominee is endless, as long as
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the 14 holes of golf that he played in scotland, and you have an endless list of republicans who are now unwilling to come out and support him. did you see mitch mcconnell over the weekend? >> yeah, you know, tamron, here's what's interesting. you're watching the republican leaders in washington, d.c., they are really uneasy with donald trump. one of the main reasons that is is because he's taking them on, and running against them. so i am not surprised that there's that uneasiness. you know what republican just endorsed hillary clinton, and i'm sure you read this. hank paulson, president george w. bush's treasury secretary, a goldman sachs die, has endorsed hillary clinton. i actually don't think that helps hillary clinton when all these wall street titans come to her had. >> but something is helping. look at the polls. i know donald trump has criticized "the washington post" polls, saying that oversampled democrats. but the real clear politics average is somewhere between 6% between them. those are not all executives in
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the gop leadership circle. those are everyday people who are changing their minds about donald trump. >> tamron, you're right that donald trump does have a pushback from a lot of institutional republicans. and i think it's smart for trump to try to work on that every day. and many days, he loses ground. >> give me an example of what he's worked on lately. one that impresses you? >> he had the big meeting with evangelical leaders, a couple hundred evangelical leaders, in new york city. he's having other meetings on the road, he's trying -- he's also doing, you know, he met recently with all the republican senators. he is trying to improve it, but i would agree with you, he's got issues with republicans, tamron, you're right to say the polls have shifted against trump in the last month. i don't think he's had a particularly good month. but what's more important in these national polls is, look at these states. look at jennifer granholm's state of michigan, somewhere he's doing better than -- he's doing great in pennsylvania, where he's basically tied with
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hillary clinton. so i would encourage everybody to do is look at these battleground state polls. that is what is important at this stage. >> but look at the states that are solid red like utah, where she could potentially win there. so we are right to look at the battleground states, but in an extraordinary fashion, you are seeing solid red utah, potentially, taken by hillary clinton. >> that's right. look, he's got a real -- mitt romney has gone after donald trump, with more energy than any republican's ever seen mitt romney have ever, even when he himself ran for president. and it does seem to be having a problem in states like utah and lds supporters. that's an important demographic for republicans, and donald trump has got to continue to court them, and he has to do better with them. >> thank you very much. and the dow is down 264 points. we'll have more from wall street as well. meantime, we also have new reaction in from the supreme court's decision, striking down the restrictive texas abortion law. what this means for a dozen
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call geico and see how much you could save on homeowners insurance. welcome back. we're back with our breaking news out of the supreme court, where in the last hour, the justices handed down key decisions, including the most significant ruling on abortion in 25 years. in a 5-3 vote, the court struck down key provisions in the 2013 texas abortion law, seen as the toughest abortion restrictions in our nation. the measure passed in 2013, required tougher standards for clinics providing abortion services and required doctors performing the procedure to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. now, that forced nearly half of the clinics providing abortions in the state to shutter. in a separate ruling, the court also upheld provisions of a federal law barring people convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms. nbc's pete williams joins us now
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from the supreme court. let's start off, of course, with the case in texas. pete, what did we hear from the justices to clear this up? >> well, this is a big ruling, because, it basically ends the strategy that was being used by abortion opponents, to go after not women this time, but the clinics. and what the supreme court said is these provisions in the texas law weren't really to help -- safeguard the health of women, and would actually make it worse for women. the doctor admitting privilege requirement, they would say, for example, there's no evidence that that was better than the old law, which said the doctors had to have an arrangement with nearby hospitals. and besides the court said, if more of these abortions now are what they call medical abortions, you take a couple of pills, and the complications that are going to arise are going to arise at home, not at the abortion clinic. so having these tougher standards for clinics, having doctors have admitting privileges nearby, from the clinic, doesn't make health sense, they say. and so the law fails the test
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that the supreme court set up 25 years ago, that the states, while they can restrict access to abortion, can't do so, if it would be, as the court said, an undue burden on a woman's right to choose. so it's ton that basis that the court struck down the law. that's what makes it such a big deal, and that's why it cast doubt on these dozen or so other laws, tamron, that was like the texas law. >> and the other decision that's not getting the same headline, but nevertheless, very significant here, the justices ruling of reckless domestic assault qualifies as a misdemeanor crime, and thus would affect someone buying a firearm. >> right. a 5-2 decision, the court drined to narrow the meaning of that law. this involved a couple of people who were convicted and what they said is, if you don't intentionally commit domestic violence, but it's just an accident, for example, if you're texting while driving and you have an accident and your wife is injured, you shouldn't lose your right to lose a gun. but with justices, this is an odd pairing. justice sonia sotomayor and
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clarence toms dissenting, the court declined to broaden the law. and the other ruling, the court struck down the conviction of the former virginia governor, bob mcdonnell, and narrowed definition of official acts. what it said is, you can only bring a bribery case if somebody performs an official act. and just setting up meetings or calling staffers and asking them to meet with somebody or hosting a lunch is not an official act. that was the core of the government's case. so technically, this gives the federal government the right to prosecute him again, but on the other hand, the government take most of their powder away. >> all right, pete williams, live for us at the supreme court. thank you. joining me now by phone, terry o'neill, president of the national organization for women. terry, thank you for your time. >> hi. thanks for having me. >> following the decision from the supreme court on the texas abortion law, hillary clinton tweeted out, this fight isn't over. the next president has to protect women's health. women won't be punished for exercising their basic rights. obviously, a reference to what donald trump said in that
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interview with chris matthews, regarding punishing women who have abortions. what's your reaction to her words? this fight is not over? >> oh, she's absolutely right. i saw that and immediately retweeted it, myself. look, the trap laws, i hope, will now be consigned to the dust bin of history, as they should be. but there is still ways that anti-woman extremists are trying to stop women from having access to abortion care. and to be clear, you know, one in three women will have an abortion by the age of 45. it is a common and necessary aspect of our reproductive health care. it should not be blocked, for example, by schemes, by states to block funding for abortion care. medicaid funding should be fully available to women who are on medicaid, to terminate unwanted pregnancies, wherever they seek termination. >> terry, thank you so much for joining with your reaction. we'll continue to follow the reaction, as this is playing a role in our presidential
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dialogue. thank you, terry. and you can see on the bottom of your screen, the dow is down 237 points. we'll keep an eye on wall street and the latest globally as the debate over brexit continues. it's been a busy "newsday." coming up, jonathan alter breaks down all of today's events, including how that decision, that vote in great britain, is having an impact on the political debate happeningbetwe donald trump. we'll be right back. my cousin's dding is c♪ming soon. i like the bride more than the groom. ♪ turquoise dresses... so exted. did all her exes get invited? no ones got moves like♪uncle joe. when it's go book on choicehols.com for instant rewards like gift cards, plus savings of up to 20%. book direct at choicehotelcom i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses,
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welcome back. here's a live look at wall street right now, just days after britain's surprise vote to leave the european union. the dow dropped more than 200 points, after the bell opened this morning. it is down 227 points. friday, let me remind you, the dow closed down 610 points after the vote. it, by the way, is the eighth largest point loss ever. for more on today's supreme court ruling on abortion and the impact that it has on our 2016 race, let me bring in political analyst, daily beast columnist,
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jonathan alter. we'll talk about texas in a second. we just heard from terry o'neill. obviously, they see this as a victory. the battle continues, according to hillary clinton, and some of the organizations that are supporting her. the battle over brexit is fascinating. i saw so many headlines friday. they started out, jonathan, with this could be good for donald trump. and then he held the press conference, and slowly the headlines changed a to whether or not this will even have an impact on the political race here in the united states. what do you say? >> i strongly believe this is bad for donald trump. and here's why. the biggest threat to hillary clinton getting elected president is is that the economy tanks between now and the election and trump is able to blame obama and clinton. and then he has a real shot at being the next president, because the economy is always number one with voters. well, now, as the economy's starting to tank, the dow's way down. and if we do have a recession, hillary can just say, brexit! >> which donald trump supported.
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>> which you supported! so you supported what is driving the economy down the tubes. it so works for her politically. it's not a good thing for the world, that britain made this decision, but it works for her politically, because she will now not be blamed if something happens to the economy. on top of that, he handled it horribly. because it is always all about him. so his response and in politics, your response to events is always the most important thing, was, again, you know, to say, i called this, i was right on this, and he looked very unpresidential. >> what about the rhetoric that went along with the idea for those who support brexit being anti-immigration, anti-immigrant, here again, the number one google search for the uk over the weekend was, what is the eu and what does it mean to leave the eu. these were people who actually supported exiting the eu, but didn't know what it meant. they just knew that they were being told that immigrants were
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the problem, which is a part of what we're hearing from donald trump's campaign. >> yes. so that's why some people analyze it first as being hopeful for trump if there's thisanti-immigrant wave, anti-elitist wave, they don't like the bureaucrats in brussels, that could help trump. my sense is the people for trump for those reasons are already for him. that the additional votes that he would need to get elected come to people for whom the economy is the number one issue. they're wondering because he's a business guy. maybe he's better than hillary at creating jobs, but now he's associated with a policy that hillary -- and hillary gets this, she mentioned it in her speech that is harmful for the global economy and the american economy, that's not going to help trump. >> i'm curious regarding the press conference, golfing, hillary clinton again said that donald trump is tempermently
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unfit. others have, including elizabeth warren, question if he has the engagement or curiosity of policy to present. do you believe he even grasps what brexit was at the time? >> a few weeks ago he didn't know. it's not that he lacks intelligence, but he has lazy, he hasn't bothered to learn about the issues. this termtal issue is a big one for hillary. the question is starting to be asked, and i think it's a good one in every republican should be asked this question, do you trust donald trump with the nuclear codes? we saw that's on the sunday shows. it was asked of marco rubio. the reason it's so important is that if you say no, which is the honest answer, you really can't, you really can't say yes. he obviously -- but if you say no, tamron, no, i don't trust him with the nuclear codes or uncertain, you can't then be for him for president. it's unpatriotic to be for
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somebody for president who you don't trust with the nuclear codes. >> quickly jonathan, is that a law-maker question? i think people can't wrap their minds around when you say do you believe or do you trust this person? do you trust them with the economy? do you believe that your savings will go underneath? >> yes, that's number. and that's why business people have to tell the electorate that trump is bad for the economy and we are very likely to have a depression, if trump is elected. and hillary went to that today. she said he's a risk factor for the economy. all the economists are saying that. >> pleasure always having you on. hillary clinton held her first joint rally with senator elizabeth warren. top tier vice presidential contender. fierce critic of donald trump. in fact hillary clinton say she loves the way senator warren gets under trump's skin. well, will this duo go any further than the rallies? television part of our fist brief coming up. ♪
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we're back. let me bring in mark murray to talk about the first headlines today. mark are you there? i see you. big moment at the top of the hour. the sight of hillary clinton and elizabeth warren walking out, hands held high, what does this mean for tim cain, also on the list, said to be the front runner for vp pick? >> call it the political test drive for elizabeth warren. not only on the message front, but also just the images of them holding hands. there did seem to be kind of some camaraderie there, but there are a couple of downsides to elizabeth warren. one, she isn't a go along, get along person which you sometimes needs for a successful vice president. and secondly democrats, if he is picked as the veep and hillary clinton wins the white house, democrats would lose the white house. you'd lose that seat at least for a few months before a special election. there are downsides to elizabeth
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warren that aren't necessarily downsides for tim cain and that's why he is the favorite. >> he is the favorite for that reason. how do you compete again going back to this image here from the energy to the fact that elizabeth warren brings in progressives and as you point out, she's not a go along get along, which in a way would make hillary clinton stronger as it relates to wall street. >> yeah, and of course wall street components really interesting, tamron because again, hillary clinton, when she was fighting against bernie sanders, it was hard to go to his left on wall street and other economic issues, much easier in a general election when her competition is donald trump. the economic pivot that she's been able to have is much simpler for her than we saw during the democratic primary season. one of the reasons why you're seeing a lot of energy, not only this rally with elizabeth warren, last week in north carolina as well. >> will be intriguing to see especially when you think about on the republican side, the front runner, according to to the whispers out there could potentially be newt gingrich. if you could imagine a newt
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gingrich, elizabeth warren vp debate. >> oh, the possibilities are endless, tamron. i'd also throw john thune, jeff sessions are other top tier. >> critical of donald seems as of late. >> the list sendless for donald trump. it'll billion fascinating who are his front runners. >> the list is endless and how do you find that? we're hearing that it's very few people. >> there are a few people, but i think the possibilities are endless you could go from a bob corker, scott brown, newt gingrich, a lot of diversity there. >> its been an exciting morning already. we begin to watch wall street in reaction to the fallout. the dow is down 256 points, we'll continue to give you the latest, both globally and here at home. the impact, earthquake, shimmer being felt around the world. that does it for this hour. thank you for joining us on a monday. good to be back after a week now. andrea mitchell reports right
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now. and right now on andrea mitchell reports, overturned. in a major win for abortion to advocates, the supreme court in a 5-3 decision, striking down a texas law baiting for many clinics to close. >> today women across america have had their constitutional rights vindicated. >> texas appropriately tried to exercise its authority to protect women, but unfortunately the supreme court sided with big abortion. >> reaction coming up here from the head of planned parenthood, cecil richards just ahead. tryout. hillary clinton and elizabeth warren sharing the stage in ohio for their first road show. firing up a rockous crowd, is this the beginning of a beautiful friendship? i'm here today because i'm with her. yes, her. [ applause ]
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>> so delighted to be here with my friend and a great leader, senator elizabeth warren. [ applause ] as elizabeth made clear, donald trump proves every day, he's not in it for the american people. she exposes him for what he is. termtly unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the united states. [ applause ] >> and a thousand-year flood. 25 people now have died as massive floods rip through west virginia. president obama declaring a state of emergency, and the national guard is helping with search and rescue everetts today. residents are facing devastation. >> this is my son's baby book. >> oh my goodness. >> that -- i mean, i don't know if i can save the pictures or not, but i'm going to try.
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