>> it's a nice little thing to have handy. thank you so much. good to have you with me. up first this hour, president obama moments ago in atlanta paying tribute to gold star families, slamming donald trump without even mentioning his n e name. >> no one has given more for our freedom and our security than our gold star families. michelle and i have spent countless hours with them. we have grieved with them. there's a a reason why last week in philadelphia i was humbled to be introduced by sharon from ohio a gold star mom whose son tom, a lieutenant colonel gave his life in afghanistan. i requested her to introduce me because i understood that our gold star families have made a

sacrifice that most of us cannot even begin to imagine. >> this is the parents of fallen captain khan have emerged a as unlikely voices cutting into the trump campaign. we're less le than an hour now since he set off this controversy. >> his wife, if you look at his wife she was standing there, she had nothing to say. maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. >> actually, i have given my statement that why did not i speak because i think it doesn't have to do anything with my religion. >> this election will come and pass, but the burden of voting for a divider, voting for excluder will not -- will put such a burden on our souls for the reminder of our lives that e we will not be able to bear it. >> those appearances by the khans on the "today" show and

msnbc's "morning joe" prompting trump to hit back via twitter saying thrks story is not about mr. khan who was all over the place doing interviews, but radical islamic terrorism in the u.s. get smart. hallie jackson is in columbus, ohio, where trump is holding a rally in the next hour. kelly o'donnell is monitoring reaction from washington. a lot of criticism for trump over this response. what are you hearing from his campaign today and could we expect to hear from him addressing this at 3:00 p.m.? >> let's start with the second part of that question. i would be very surprised if donald trump didn't directly address this at his what was a town hall looks more like a rally now. it starts at 3:00. remember, this is something that's been in the headlines front page news for the last nearly 72 hours. and donald trump's last public appearance was friday night. he's somebody who is always on

top of the media narrative, so i think he'll talk about it and talk about it fairly quickly coming out here on the stage. we'll see. he's unpredictable. given the tweets he's put out yesterday, this morning, talking about the public television appearances over the last 48 hours i do think we'll hear from donald trump. how is his campaign trying to put this behind him. you're seeing this not just from trump himself, but from his surrogate today. that's an attempt to change the conversation away from the khans and instead to terrorism. talking about radical islamic terrorism, trying to shift the conversation away, focus on something that's been a strength of donald trump's when it comes to national security and terror. that's something the campaign would rather be talking about nan the nar ty that puts the nominee against two parents that have been very public in what are these emotional interview us talking about their son and their hope for republican leaders to rebuke their normal e

knee. that sets up a whole other issue for these vulnerable gop leaders on capitol hill and elsewhere. >> some republicans have come out against the statements. we have roy blunt, someone who endorsed donald trump in a tough bat until missouri to keep his seat. but we have john mccain, a man that did not go to ohio for the convention, was not endorsed trump, but what more can you say about his comments today? >> one of the things that's notable about john mccain's statement is it's lengthy talking about his own family's military service saying he is not morally superior to donald trump. trying to laying the playing field but at the same time is unwavering of what trump has said. and that is there should be no defamation of those who served

the country. there should be respect in a sacred honor to those who served. i just received a statement from south carolina governor who said as a member of a military family and governor of a proud military state that has been recognized as the most patriotic, there's a lot of military in south carolina, my heart and thanks to the khan family for their enormous sacrifice for our country. as far as i'm concerned, they have the standing to say whatever they want in the political process and should not face criticism for it. so that points to the notion the khan parents being private citizens, and not public figures. even though participated in the national convention and spoke critically of donald trump that what they gave in terms of the loss of their son's life allows them to speak freely and what they have to say has a kind of power and merit that they should not be criticized for it. there's a strong backlash among

republican office holders about what donald trump said and so much of that is in a way distancing themselves from him and also wanting to speak to their own constituents and the history of the party to be aligned with the military. >> so let me talk about the vfw earlier today. they put out a statement about donald trump's comments saying election year or not, the vfw will not tolerate anyone berating a a gold star family member for exercising his or her right of speech or expression. so as we just got that news from kelly about the governor of south carolina, jacob -- she was going to be voting for the nominee is there going to be a bridge too far for certain republicans that have given an endorsement of trump with this language where they think, wow, we can't g forward back iing

someone like that th who is willing to double down and not surrender over a point of attack like this. >> i think it's probably too early to talk about that right now. i think we have -- we have been covering this campaign for almost a year now. this campaign and what we have seen again and again from donald trump are moments like this. flash points like this where we all sit and talk and wonder will this be the point that republicans come out against him. we saw this a couple months ago. so i don't know you can say if this is going to be an impetus for republicans or people in leadership to withdraw their support. privately in the conversations i have had with leaders and aids and strategists it is giving people pause, but the overwhelming thought seems to be we have seen this movie before. this has happened repeatedly back to last summer when he

questioned john mccain's status as war hero. all of them to a tee saying this is a a media narrative and not a real issue for donald trump. we are talking to foiks who said he wishes donald trump didn't say what he said, but there are bigger problems that trump is prepared to handle. i think the question remains, how much is this going to impact donald trump with the general election battle. >> hallie jackson, thank you so much. kelly o'donnell in d.c., we'll go back to that trump event k078ing up in the next hour. we'll take you there. i want to share more of the khan's compelling and emotional sger view today from "morning joe." specifically when mrs. khan

recounts her last conversation with her son. >> we will do something that will be hard for me and he said i have a responsibility for my soldiers and my people. i have a responsibility for them. i won't quit that responsibil y responsibility. i love my soldier so i will be -- i will take care of them. >> a veteran and founder of muslim marine and joins me from baltimore. thank you for your time. watching that is very heart wrenching to hear from mrs. khan and the last conversation with her son. the reporting from the ground as we're hearing from hallie jackson and also that vfw

statement about how this is going to play out with voters. as a veteran, how do you think they are going to look at this information, look at the candidate and how that's going to impact them come november about whether or not they want to vote and trust donald trump? >> you got me a little emotional looking roigt at this thing. and i wish you hadn't played that before this interview. but what i'm shocked about is what's taking place in this country. with donald trump almost getting away with almost anything he says. hooim reminded of the time where a a few months ago where he stood up giving a speech and said i can stand in the middle of new york city and shoot someone and i'd probably still get votes. so i thought about that when this incident took place because metaphorically speaking, this is

exactly what has happened. you have blacks that have been maligned. you have mexicans that have been maligned. it's talked about judges and muslims. he hasn't let go of people with disabilit disabilities. this is a shock for me. any person with some level of human decency could stand there and just say i'm going to vote for this. >> the statement you're referring to is donald trump saying i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn't lose any voters. that happened at the beginning of 2016. and all of this with the khans was born because they challenged donald trump as saying in their speech at and trump responded on sunday after a question from abc about what he has sacrificed. take a look. >> what sacrifice have you made? >> i think i made a lot of

sacrifices. i work very, very hard. i have created tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. i have had tremendous success. >> so when you hear that and also when you talk to veterans and gold star families, what do you think it means to them to hear a candidate try to compare what their sacrifice means to the ultimate sacrifice of what it is to be a gold star family. >> well, as part of the muslim community, i was always taught that loyalty to kocountry was a part of my faith. that's the fundamental part of my faith as taught by islam. so what the khans have been doing is telling america, look, there are some bad apples, but they don't represent you or i. this muslim marine who did lay down his life for this country. i think it's really painful,

trouble i troubling. i was getting emotional as you were playing that because i could feel the pain of the mother. in my situation, i happen to be of pakistani descent and a muslim marine. so this hits home in a different way that perhaps maybe some other veterans may not feel the same as i do. >> so when it comes to that, and i know about the organization that you have, do you think when it comes to being an american service member we should have those descripters as we talk about our military whether they are a female service member or latino service member. should it happen to be latino or service member bho happens to be muslim. shouldn't it be about our american service first and isn't that what most folks in the military take avow to?

it's our institution. >> i would wish that would be exactly what you just said. i would wish that's what we followed. in the world we're living in now, unfortunately, i have to talk about my faith and highlight myself as being a muslim marine. maybe 15 years ago would you have talked about that, no. because this is something we repeated over and over again. it was not a luz limb god or jewish god. it was god, country, core. so the only reason i highlight muslim marine or service to america is because i want fellow americans to know that we are people that love america. if not more than you. we are loyal to this country. we care a about this country and want to see the success of this kocountry and not someone like donald trump come in and take us 50 years back. >> do you thu trump owes afteran

apology? >> i think if you wanted to win votes, he would say i'm sorry. this is an area i should not have gone into. john mccain talked about it. we don't care whether they came from or about their ethnic background. we know this person laid down his life and that's a reality. that's something that donald trump hasn't done or any member of his family has done. >> the gold star families we know about the fact this is the ultimate sacrifice. we certainly don't want to forget what they lived through in the moment of that time certainly for the khans or the weeks, the days, the minutes after losing a loved one. thank you. appreciate your time. >> thank you so much. >> want to pass along this programming note. mr. and mrs. khan is going to join chris matthews tonight on msnbc. we have been asking in our pulse

question whether you think donald trump should apologize to the khans for the comments that me made. so far, 92% say yes, 8% say no. the pulse is live. check is out at pulse.mississippulse.msnbc.com. we have new numbers showing hillary clinton getting her own post convention bump. this all as she's heading west out to nebraska looking to make a play for a a key state won by mitt romney in 2012. she'll add to the roster of billionaires. >> i'm ready to vote for a true leader. i'm ready to vote for the american dream. i'm ready to tell the world that i'm here to endorse hillary clinton. >> so "shark tank" mark cuban stands up saying i'm with her in pittsburgh over the weekend. next we have the oracle of omaha

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hillary clinton pulling ahead of donald trump in the latest post convention polling. the democratic nominee holding a 7-point lead, 46% to 39%. the next campaign event is in omaha, nebraska, today. this is where she's going to be introduced by warren buffett. this after dallas mavericks owner mark cuban made a clear he'supportg her in this race. >> i can tell you as an entrepreneur and investor with absolute certainty that

companies and jobs they won't be created by terrifying people. they will be created by inspiring people like hillary clinton does. tim kaine making a return to virginia where they are holding a rally for the center. kristen welker has been covering the clinton campaign from the very beginning and the work keeps going. she joins me from washington, d.c. so the campaign is targeting trump's base over the past couple days. now e we see hillary clinton going out to omaha. we know mitt romney carried nebraska back in 2012. coming up, how do they think they can try to ingratiate themselves with the message they have now? >> part of the message is going to be an economic message. secretary clinton is going to argue that her jobs proposal is better than donald trump's. today we're learn iing she's gog to point to a report that argues under donald trump's plan the

unemployment rate could go up and jobs could be lost. 3.5 million. so that's part of what yao going to hear and it's part of what you're going to hear from warren buffett. it's notable that she's in nebraska today. this as you point out is typically a red state. she's hoping to pick off a few delegates there. this is the state that splits delegates. she thinks she can win the state. she was in the two big battleground states looking for votes there. interesting they are targeting pennsylvania so early on and so aggressively because pennsylvania has gone for the democratic nominee and every election going back to george had h.w. bush. ed rendell said he thinks it's in play because all the working class voters who like donald trump's message. that's our why you're seeing clinton trying to defend that turf while also winning ohio. >> we know donald trump is

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appearing at a rally coming up in ohio. this is going to be the first time we have had public remarks from candidate trump since friday. he did have that interview with george steph notary public lis where he doubled down on remarks about the khan family and trying to explain whether he has connections to russia's vladimir putin, something he said to me in 2013 that they did have a relationship, but he's walking away from that now. the other controversy brewing over his recent remarks, his assertion that vladimir putin is, quote, not going into ukraine. although putin is already there with russian forces. he's trying to clarify those remarks. we have that after this.

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conversational relationship or anything that you feel you have sway or influence over his government? >> i do have a relationship. and i can tell you that he's very interested in what we're doing here. >> i have no relationship with putin. >> if you have no relationship, why did you say in 2013 i do have a relationship, in 2014 -- >> he has said nice things about me over the years. >> i was in mississippi cow recently and i spoke indirectly and directly with president putin, who could not have been nicer. >> never spoken? >> i did not meet him. i have never spoken to him on the phone. >> so it's the latest in the series of controversies dogging the trump campaign. does donald trump have ties or relationship at all with russia's vladimir putin? at a news conference trump denied any association. i sat down with donald trump in moscow back in o 2013 ahead of

the miss universe contest. here's a longer portion of that conversation and his response when i asked about whether they had a relationship. >> do you have a relationship with vladimir putin, a conversational relationship or anything you feel you have sway or influence over his government? >> i do have a relationship. i can tell you he's very interested in what we're doing here today. probably interested in what you and i are saying today and probably going to be seeing it in some form, but i do have a relationship with him. i think it's very breasting to see what's happened. he's done a very brilliant job in terms of what he represents and who he's representing. if you look at what he's done with syria sorks many of the different things, he's really e eaten out president's lunch. he's done an amazing job. he's put himself really as a lot of people would say he's put himself at the forfront of the world as a leader in a short

period of time. in all fairness to obama, i think he's done the same thing with president bush. i think that putin has done an amazing job of showing certain leadership that our people have not been able to match. >> mark halperin joins me right now. so which donald trump are folks supposed to believe? the one that sat down with me in 2013 or the one with george steover the weekend. >> he never described what the terms of the relationships was. so now he's trying to walk it back and say what the definition of relationship is. for any other politician, you could maybe understand that kind of bluster, but this is part of a pattern on an issue with putin where he likes to, at times, suggest an admiration with

putin. >> this was a a period of time in 2013. . we had edward snowden and the asylum issue. there was ukraine going on, syria in the news, vladimir putin had just been named the most powerful person in the world by forbes beating president obama. we know they were trying to get vladimir putin to attend the miss universe event that was never going to happen, but there were efforts to have that happen. when does hyperbole for a candidate go ftoo far? >> i think it's already a problem. you combine that with what's going on with the khans. one of the main ways the democrats are trying to frame trump is this notion that he's not ready for prime time. he's not steady enough to be commander-in-chief and conduct american diplomacy. and you're not going to find too many even republicans who want to stand in his corner and say i'm pro putin and anti-khan. >> so the language that he used

to take on the primary challengers now crooked hillary. does he worry that language is going to come back to tar him in a way that will diminish his standing. i'm looking at these new polls after the democratic convention, 45% of adults say they were more likely to back clinton meanwhile 36% of adults are more likely to support trump out of the gop's event. so as we countdown 99 days to go, is any of that language going to catch up to him or are those trump voters, they are locked in. republicans, those in office are locked in. >> we know what the clinton

campaign thinks their coalition is to get a majority in enough states. we know that demographic groups are going for. it's not clear to me what trump thinks he's doing to get a majority because he's behind now. s that a winnable race, but he's behind. i'm not sure his use of language expands the number of voters interested in him. it certainly energizes the people in the republican nomination and a larger group than that. but does that get him to a majority, i'm not certain it does. particularly when he's having all these other problems of whether he's up o to being commander-in-chief. >> for republicans, what's the long-term game after november if donald trump doesn't win? how do they say that we stand for something and didn't unite behind someone who is an exaggerator or bigot. >> the party is going to have an identity reality check and maybe

a crisis come november. but remember, the republican party right now is a majority party in congress. a lot of state legislators. party is not in crisis except at the presidential level. if donald trump wins, some have argued the party is going to have more of a crisis than if he loses. >> mark halperin, thank you. make sure you watch mark on "with all due respect" weekdays at 6:00 p.m. eastern. these two get no sleep. >> tonight is going to be a well-rested episode. >> now that both conventions are over, did the post bump translate to all key locks? are republicans really in crisis? they have standing in other state governorships and key leadership positions. jacob soboroff has more.

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the evangelical community feels about trump. i talked to a pos tor in colorado springs and this is what i found out. >> reporter: the thousands of evangelical christians that worship in this building will play a huge role in deciding who wins colorado in the 2016 election. there's one guy they listen to more than anybody else and that's who i'm here to see. where are we? >> this is our auditorium. we gather multiple times. this is full of people worshipping, studying the scriptures together. up until this election, this county has been a republican stronghold. this year, i don't think either party can count on us in their back pocket. >> that's amazing to hear you say.

>> not only in colorado springs, but evangelicals are caught between the two parties. one side and they tend to hold a traditional view of marriage. puts them at odds with some of the democratic, progressive voices. but at the same time, i'm grateful that more and more conservative evangelical voters are now beginning to understand the plight of the immigrant. >> i can stop you for a a second? donald trump doesn't seem to be in line with what you're saying. >> that's what puts us at odds. when he stands and says he's going to deport 11 million people, we're not thinking about that. we're thinking about people who attend church who have lived here 20 years undocumented but they have had families here, run businesses here, not been in trouble with the law. >> so you're saying there's a chance hillary clinton could win over some parishioners. >> i don't think because her

views are so progressive and liber liberal. but i think what happens is people may stay home. and that bothers me. >> that means hillary clinton wins colorado. >> we don't have the option not to vote. we have to vote our conviction. so it's going to be a hold your nose vote. >> thomas, i know we're watching here for donald trump to come and ral ly in ohio. the last place he was was in colorado. >> mow your lawn, that's something you have to force people to do. and we will see donald trump coming up here in ohio shortly. jacob soboroff, great work in colorado, thank you. coming up next, more on hillary clinton's post dnc bounce and the big drop for

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this is first full week of general election campaigning for donald trump and hillary clinton after both their conventions. we have hillary clinton heading on today with this post con vens bump putting her 6 points ahead. where do these numbers go from here? the definitety campaign for president obama in 2012 is joining us along with ryan williams.

the two have talk about what we're witnessing as a country. i want to lead off with new numbers. we have this poll out and pointed out what this means as we look at this. that poll trump's was the first convention since 1984 to actually hurt a candidate with those less likely to vote for him at 51%. mitt romney was at 38%. that's a number that they have never been over before consistent ly. what do you think this means for the trump campaign if you were part of his team? >> the numbers are concerning. it shows the small bump out of the convention is not going to last. i don't think the convention helped him all that much. we'll see how hillary clinton's convention factors into her numbers. he's heading sbo the general

election season not in a terribly strong position in a time he should be trying to bring voters in and cede adding to his base, he's not helping with the khan controversy and with his comments on russia. he's in a spot now he's not adding voters as he should be. >> following the convention, clinton and tim kaine took to the road and were on this bus tour of the rust belt. we have hillary clinton in omaha today getting this endorsement from warren buffett. how would you rate the post convention swing and the campaign being able to do enough to hold on to this bump. because trump maintains the controversy of headlines. >> he does maintain the controversy of headlines. i think it's starting to add up against him. i think the democratic convention was enormously successful in telling hillary clinton's story. and demonstrating unity and a positive vision for the country

and that was in direct contrast who what they saw the week before in cleveland. since is the convention, clinton and tim kaine headed off on a bus tour. they have been adding on endorsements. and poll after poll, it demonstrates that they are a forward-looking ticket. they want to bring the country together. we're stronger when we're together. it's a much more appealing argument than what trump is trying to argue on a dilly basis. >> we have this report that's coming out today that jeb bush's top adviser is going to leave the republican party to become an independent. and says if the presidential race in florida is close, she's going to vote for hillary clinton. that's something that hasn't been confirmed by us, but if that is true and sally bradshaw is definitively landing that as her position now, what does that signal to other republicans? >> i don't think voters make

decisions based on what operatives do, but it's another bad headline for trump showing more disunity in the party. we're not uniting and trump is not working to unite the party. there's still fractures. if this news is true, it reminds people of that. i don't think that they make decisions. >> it's not so much political opera tys, but jeb bush did not come to cleveland. he will not endorse donald trump. and to ryan's point about that, yes, i think not everybody is going to do what he or she does based on their political choice, but it does show a wind of what they are not willing to do. >> i agree. and i don't think people make decisions on who to vote for based on what somebody else is is doing, but i do think that endorsements or lack thereof either help your credibility or hurt your credibility. the fact that no former living president came to donald trump's convention was a a big deal.

it will impact his vote. >> just to be fair about george w. they did not come to the mitt romney convention. >> they endorsed mitt romney though. >> the did, but didn't want to be seen as a drag on the convention. there are certain ways to characterize. >> i think there's no dus agreement about why they weren't there. >> you were relieved it's four years later than 2012. great to have you on. i appreciate your time. update on the pulse question for today. should donald trump apologize to the khans for his comments. 91% of you think yes. 9% say no. check it out. welcome to opportunity's knocking, where self-proclaimed financial superstars pitch you investment opportunities. i've got a fantastic deal for you- gold! with the right pool of investors, there's a lot of money to be made. but first, investors must ask the right questions

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hop of the hour. he was expected to have a roundtable town hall discussion with folks. we found out they moved the podium and microphone and moved chairs out so there might be a moment to take questions. otherwise it's going to be a conversation with the folk there is. we are monitoring new fears surrounding zika virus. rick scott announcing ten new cases in his state. this after four cases were confirmed last week. the governor calling on the cdc to send an emergency response team. andrea mitchell spoke to the national institute of infection shs diseases about how this may have e spread. >> someone who had a travel-related case, got infected elsewhere, were bitten by mosquitos that bit individuals who had never left the continental united states. >> so far, the state of florida

tested more than 2300 people statewide for the zika virus. the state of emergency declared for maryland in certain parts, this after a devastating storm ripped through the region triggering flash floding. it swept away cars, roads and two people there killed. 100 others rescued. one woman stranded in it her car was rescued by a chain that was formed by bystanders to pull her to safety. while there are flood watches in effect for parts of the country, mike pseidel has more from maryland. >> good afternoon, thomas, from the banks of the river and just downstream from maryland this is the town that got hit by a flash flood on saturday night. 6 inches of rain in about two hours and a lot of water coming through. it came up 13 feet in 30 minutes. can you imagine the force of the water and cars everywhere. they have cleaned up over 100 cars in the main street area.

but look at this one. this suv just imagine how strong this water was rushing downhill and down the river. on top of the car, that's what authorities do to mark that they have checked the car for any humans. two fatalities, both from folks trapped in cars. i have covered a lot of tornadoes. this reminds me of tornado aftermath. just look at the trees being plowed down. debris everywhere. it was a lot of water. the senator from maryland referred to as a wall of water. this looks like part of a car coming down the river. what they are trying to do is get all this e debris cleaned up so it doesn't end up down river past the dam. you don't often see this flash flood, but when storms dump that much water, it came down the hillsides on saturday.

cleanup is going to take awhile. main street is shut down as emergency officials and crews try to get that street back to working order in the next few weeks. it's going to take awhile. thomas, back to you. >> maryland doesn't see that toip of flooding. thank you very much. and thank you all at home. that's going to wrap up this hour for me. i'm thomas roberts. kate snow picks things up. you're going to take us to ohio for trump. >> absolutely, good to see you. good afternoon to all of you at home. any moment now donald trump expected to take the stage in columbus. it's his first rally since his conflict with the family of the khans began. the relentless back and forth has not slowed down and we were expecting to hear more from trump within the hour. he may or may not take questions from the crowd. it's not the first time that we have heard the name before. this