it's not over. it's not a done deal. see the individual. >> that is all for this edition of "dateline." i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. good morning. i'm dara brown in new york. it's 7:00 in the east. 4:00 out west and almost 48 hours until the polls open in the alabama senate race. how president trump is getting more involved in it. new fallout, what happened after the president made a controversial visit to a new civil rights museum. addicted to cable news, twitter and diet coke. a new article based on 60 interviews showing what president trump is like behind the scenes. and down to the wire. the obamacare deadline approaches with many americans confused about whether it still exists. and new this morning, last ditch efforts ahead of alabama's

special election tuesday including president trump's most direct involvement yet in his support of roy moore. the white house confirms to nbc that the president has recorded a robo call for the embattled candidate although it is unclear at what point in the next two days the calls will begin. meanwhile democrats are banking on prominent 4r5urlawmakers to out a black vote that could send doug joechnes to washington. cory booker is hitting the ground again today. >> i'm here to try to help to get some folk woke. those people that don't understand the opposite of justice is not injustice. it is indifference. it is inaction and it is silence. i've seen that bad people get elected when good people don't vote. >> a new poll this morning shows roy moore with a four point lead. meanwhile new fallout over president trump's controversial visit to the new civil rights museum in mississippi.

a boycott by john lewis fueling part of that controversy. peter alexander has the story. >> reporter: just hours after firing up his base at a rally in the florida panhandle -- >> we won't let people come into our country who are going to destroy our country. >> reporter: president trump far more subdued touring the nation's newest civil rights museum in jackson, mississippi. >> the fight to end slavery, to bring down jim crow, to end segregation. >> reporter: also naming the right to vote and birthright of equality. >> that is big stuff. very big phrases. >> reporter: mr. trump in brief scripted remarks remembering martin luther king jr. and medgar evers. >> mr. evers was assassinated by a member of the kkk. >> reporter: but not mentioning congressman john lewilewis, who boycotted the event, criticizing the visit as an insult to those

being commemorated. a crowd of protesters and local leaders speaking out. >> we don't need you to tell us in mississippi what a civil rights movement is about. >> reporter: president trump has struggled to win over african-american support. before becoming a candidate champion birtherism against barack obama and reignites divisions after the violence in charlottesville. president trump is become at miss mar-a-lago estate. and the president spent about 40 minutes at the civil rights museum and left before the official ribbon cutting ceremony. >> peter alexander, thank you. let's bring in chief washington correspondent from bloomberg tv and julia manchester from the hill. thank you both for joining me. kevin, what are you hearing about president trump's remarks

and list calculation for attending that ceremony yesterday? >> there is no question that america is divided. i think you saw this by the display of protests that were outside his speech and the fact that it was moved quite frankly into a smaller venue once there. that said, president trump's supporters and his administration says that he wanted to be there, he wanted to have this opportunity to talk about this important historic moment, but there is no question that this is a very divided time in our country. >> and julia, i want to play for you what several told alex witt yesterday. take a listen. >> he should have addressed the issues of today as sitting president 37 i thi president. i think he missed the opportunity to deal with public policy. i think those that consider present missed the opportunity to confront him on very basic policies. >> the president is not there to be moved by remarks. this president seems to be totally deaf when it comes to issues of concern to

african-americans. >> he has questioned the authenticity of the birth certificate of our nation's first african-american president. why would i get excited about with the president going to the civil rights museum? now -- in mississippi of all places. >> strong words there. what does this mean for president trump and the relationship with black lawmakers? is there any hope for common ground here? >> i think it is safe to say that the relation shship right is very fraught. it was interesting listening to president trump's speech. he talked about martin lighter king jr. and medgar evers. obviously major civil rights icons. and who will be remembered in the movement. however, he didn't like reverend sharp t sharpton said, he didn't talk about the issues facing african-americans now. i saw that segment with refer reverend sharpton and he said he didn't talk about health care issues facing african-americans

or issues regarding housing. so i think that is something that the white house could potentially improve on. one thing that i also want to point out, this speech was made less than 24 hours after trump really came out vocally during a speech in the alabama media market in florida and said vote for roy moore. roy moore earlier in the campaign basically came out and said that he longed for a period in american history when families were together and there happened to be slavery at that time. so this is a very fraught relationship between the white house and the african-american community. and i think it could be a struggle to mend that relationship in the future. >> and kevin, let's talk about that speech because the trip to mississippi was a day after that rally in florida which was essentially for roy moore. and what do you make of the timing and what does this buy him politically? >> there is no question at all that this race down to alabama has taken on new meaning.

polls there just set to open in the next 48 hours. while alabama will decide that race, it really has come to symbolize much more outside of alabama. and should roy moore get elected, i think the story then becomes what exactly did his lawmakers, not just democrat lawmakers in the senate, but also republican lawmaker, what will they choose to do with roy moore should he be elected. will there be a situation where he is not seated and it ultimately goes to luther strange? we'll have to wait and see. because i think from the public comments and those within the republican party that i'm speaking with, it should suggest should roy moore get elected, they will be willing to seat him and i think that will prove to be a very dominant story in the next couple of days after that election. >> and with the alabama senate race, president trump has recorded this new robo call for

roy moore and steve bannon will return to am bam to campaialaban for him. so what does that mean? >> it depends who you talk to. some republicans like president trump would say we don't need a liberal democrat in the senate. however, more moderate republicans and others would say we don't want an accused child molester associated with our party. let's remember that republicans will have to live with the fact for many years to do that a sitting republican president endorsed an accused child molester and someone who has said these very controversial things. so it really defends pends on w talk to. >> kevin, do you agree? >> look, this is a moment of american reckoning. and i think that all -- that all of these situations not just in the political sphere, the media and hollywood and business and silicon valley, all of these

different industries i think are grappling with this moment of cultural awakening. and so i would just reiterate, i think that the race down in alaba alabama, they will head to the polls but it has taken on a national significance and far more than just a special election. >> and julia, let's talk about the polls. is there is a sense of how much the impact lawmakers like john lewis and cory booker will have on black voters? >> it's really interesting looking at the african-american vote in alabama. they make up about 27% of the vote. however, it is interests to look at doug jones. because doug jones isn't really -- we've talked to various african-american voters in the state. and doug jones isn't exactly galvanizing them. so i guess it depends where you look in the state. but if you look in the more rural sections of the state in the african-american communities there, it is not that he is unpopular. they are just very indifferent towards him. >> yeah, who is doug jones?

if he can't beat roy moore, what does that say for the democratic party? doug jones is running away from the democratic message. he is trying to run as a centrist which some say is smart politics, but if the democratic progressive policy isn't good enough to run on, who is doug jones? if he can't beat roy moore, who is he? >> but kevin, what about the efforts to get the republicans to cross over and vote no dofor joech jones? go >> it will be interesting. but if roy moore wins, what is the message that democrats are having to run on? yes, it's a very conservative state. no wong is argone is arguing th not. but again, if doug jones can't beat roy moore, what does that say about what he is running on, about doug jones' message? >> we have to remember that trump did win that state by 63%. >> very true.

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>> reporter: she says many are confused. >> people are like i thought obamacare was dead. >> reporter: supporters say that the confusion is due in part to the administration's slashing of funds for on outreach programs. and cutting the sign up period in half. >> obamacare is dead. >> reporter: still enrollment numbers are up from this time last year. an estimated 3.6 million americans have already signed up. and the number is expected to rise when plans automatically reenrollme people who are alrea in the program. but with the december 15 deadline to enroll, experts say this year's total number could fall short of last year's 12.2 million and some states are extending the enrollment period. for those relying on auto enrollment, there is a catch. >> the problem for people who don't shop on their own is that there is a good chance particularly because premiums are so weird this year, that you might get assigned to a plan that is not the best deal for you. >> reporter: but many who are waiting until the last minute

may not get the help they need. >> things get crushed toward the end. >> that was stephanie ruhle reporting. and a new report in the "new york times" goes inside what is calling president trump's hour by hour battle for self preservation. shear a glimpse. before taking office, mr. trump told top aides to think of each presidential day as an episode in a television show in which he vanquishes rivals. people close to him estimate that mr. trump spends at least four hours a day and sometimes as much as device that in frotw of the television, sometimes with the volume muted marinating in the news and able to fire back. kevin and julia, julia i'll start with you, what is your biggest takeaway from the arm? article? >> so i don't think that the media stuff is much of a surprise, but it does give you an inside look as to how the president digesting the information he receives each

day. i thought that the stuff regarding general kelly and his role in filtering what gets to the president was interesting. we've seen that kelly has tried to bring some semblance of order to the white house. however, president trump has continued to tweet about things he has seen in the media such as on "fox & friends" quite frequently. and we've seen that president trump in recent days as gone after journalists probably in the last 48 hours. so i thought it was interesting to see the dynamic between general kelly and trump in this report. >> and kevin, what was your biggest takeaway? >> well, i think there is no question that general kelly as chief of staff has definitely changed the dynamic from previous iterations of this administration. look, it is the chief of staff's job to control -- not control, but to facilitate and really sift through what information gets to the principal or the president in this case pru kaist

trump. as far as the president's attacks on media, it has been very aggressive, but clearly this administration thinks that it will help them with their base and they will ten to conti do it. >> and i want to turn to president trump's latest attack against the "washington post" for posting a picture of the crowd filling in at friday's rally as opposed to the full crowd by the time the president got on the stage. now, trump calling for the reporter to be fired. and don't on journalists have to be more careful here? they know that trump seizes on this. >> it is true. so we've seen actually several incidents this week where journal igists have been caught guess flat footed and making mistakes and the trump administration has seized on this. we saw it in brian ross' report on michael flynn, very glaring error that we saw caused the

stock market to definitely rumble. and then cnn made another error on friday regarding saying that they got a scoop -- getting a time line incorrect with a scoop on wikileaks e-mails to donald trump jr. so this is very -- i think journalists really need to be on the lookout because each time a mistake is made, the trump administration and his susuppor will seize upon that and i think that takes away from journalists' credibility. i would say journalists need to take a deep breath and slow down in reporting. >> okay, kevin, take a deep breath. what is your take on that? >> i think the general flynn thing in particular was beyond unfortunate. it did have real implications in the stock market. and i think it shows just the heightened awareness that is outside of the belt way and particularly folks on wall

street who are watching the mueller investigation with great attention. and i think that definitely, you know, we all need to be careful in reporting the facts. you know, they say it in journalijourna journalism school, you don't always have to be first, but you have to be right. but dave weigle is a good guy. and you will get the higher of everyone and in this case even the president if you mess up those crowd tweets. >> and there is a new report out say being that the trump diehards want to push back more on mueller. what do you think about that? >> well, look, i think bob mueller is going to increasely come under fire from conservatives in particular about particular influence and particular motivation. i think that we've seen the rumblings of that and i think that that will definitely continue in the weeks and months

ahead especially as the mueller investigation continues on. there is no doubt that his political background will come into question. >> kevin and julia, great to have you here on this sunday morning. still ahead, why the california governor says this latest battle against the intense wimd fires aldfires are new normal for his state. and tonight, a look at the life of former senator and vice president joe biden. will he ever add the title of president for his resume? here is a preview. >> do you think you could go to your grave never having run for president? >> oh, man. >> are you going to run? >> is there no a their joe in which you could see yourself getting into this race? >> i'm not going to run for president. >> i don't know. >> the answer is there is a lot at stake and i might. >> you look like you're running for president. are you? >> it's a question joe biden has been asked for decades. >> all the time. particularly now. everyone, the second they say hi

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