we're asking you here in reno. your thoughts on the president on tax reform, on congress as we look ahead to the most important 2018 race in the country. republican senator dean heller fighting for his job. now, he declined to join us here in reno today. but you know who we are talking to, two of his election challengers. about a race that could redefine the senate. we have our team ready to go. garrett haake is joining me on set and also with us is a familiar face and a friend of this show, john rosten. editor of the "nevada independent." talk about the president and talk about everything that happened over the past couple days. garrett, i want to start with you. here is how people should not be describing what happened. not surprising and not unexpected and not as bad for him as the conventional wisdom seems to suggest. now he wants to have a discussion later today in reno where he talks about unity. can he hit those notes? >> last night was 2015/2016 donald trump living with us in 2017. not surprising. can he hi

law it was the attorney general janet reno who had the final say. born and raced in miami reno emphasized with the cuban exiles. she had a passion for child welfare issues which she handled before working with the clinton administration. >> she devoted her life to keeping children safer, reducing domestic violence and helping families. >> as reno stepped forward she made no secret of her competing. she invited elian's miami relatives to plead their case. >> we filed a very significant lawsuit in federal court. it's the case of elian gonzalez versus janet reno. >> my hope is people will look at this little boy ooand get hi

president trump in reno, nevada.ng one of the many targets of president trump's speech in phoenix. not the first time that he's actually gone after secretary clinton since taking office. >> we have the smart ones, we have the toughest ones. great, great americans. and hillary said the deplorables. these are just the opposite. >> if hillary had won, our military would be decimated. our energy would be much more expensive. >> what the prosecutors should be looking at are hillary clinton's 33,000 deleted e-mails. when they talk about hillary clinton spent eight years trying to get -- eight years trying to get health care. >> "morning joe," meanwhile, got its hands on the first excerpts from clinton's highly anticipated upcoming memoir where she shared the feeling of having lost the election. >> writing this wasn't easy. every day that i was a candidate for president, i knew that millions of people were counting on me, and i couldn't bear the idea of letting them down. but i did. i couldn't get the job done. and i'll hav

it was meant for his base. >> jason in reno.s. >>> still no plans for a face-to-face meeting between president trump and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. a white house official says aides are working to get the two together, possibly as soon as congress returns from the recess after labor day. in the meantime, there aren't any phone calls set, though the official says it's possible they'll talk. >> bitter tension has been growing between trump and mcconnell including a heated phone call thatspired into a shouting -- that spiralled into a shouting match. both issuing statements trying to smooth over the rift with talk of a shared agenda including tax reform and infrastructure. one republican senator tells cnn the president's attacks on senators flake, mccain, and mcconnell are "not helpful" and have had the effect of rallying republican senators behind the majority leader. the white house is expected to send guidance to the pentagon in coming days on president trump's transgender military service ban. that is according t

to protest the president's appearance and they marched outside the reno sparks convention center. one dozen different groups took part -- took part in no arrests were made. >>> uc berkeley professor resigned as the trump renewable energy expert and said he is stepping down after the hate filled rally in these critical of the president's remarks in the decision to withdraw from the paris climate accord and use the french -- first letter to spell out the word impeach and joining us now is james taylor thank you for being with us again tonight. let's talk about the west coast swing. last night a campaign style rally and he unloaded on the media saying a lot of the problems we are seeing is being blamed on the media today in reno much more toned down environment. what you make of that? >> that donald trump is consistently inconsistent. he will say something that rings true to traditional politics and dave within one news cycle and he disrupts it and i said last week within two days we won't talk about afghanistan. nobody is talking about steve bannon in afghanistan. >> we talked about

reno was willing to exhaust every option.id we think we can broker a deal, cuba's willing to talk to them. >> we were afraid that this was going to bring a lot of harm to the community and the perception of the community. this was spinning out of control. >> my focus was to get the community to have a unanimous position that we're going to do this peacefully. my view we were very close to doing in two days that which had not been done in five months. >> we're going to create a scenario where the two families would go to a military base, have an opportunity to talk to each other and look for an elegant solution. we developed the points and faxed them to janet reno. >> we get the fax off and we had been instructed by aaron pothurst, you guys are fine. our expectations were that we'll be out of here in a couple hours. >> the offer was the same as had been made repeatedly by the family and that ultimately not only had hadn't succeeded but was not willing to in any way concede turning over the child to the father. >> it was just a

in reno, nevada, 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 8:00 p.m. in washington. in just a few hours, donald trump will give a speech in nevada. which trump will show up, will he stick to a teleprompter, or will he devofl into the man we saw in phoenix last night, delivering this campaign rally type of speech. it was a 77-minute rant, where the president was at times vengeful and divisive. he stoked a culture war over confederate monuments and blamed the news media for a divided country all while using terms like us to describe his base and then the majority of americans who don't vote for him. >> our movement is a movement built on love, but the very dishonest media, those people right up there, with all the cameras, they don't report the facts, just like they don't want to report that i spoke out forcedly against bigotry and hate and violence. i hit them with everything, i got the white supremacist, the neo-nazi, and all that. they're trying to take away our culture, our history, they're weak, weak people. honestly, these are really, really dishonest people and

one to the house, and one to attorney general janet reno.t never occurred to me that there was a raid planned. and i kept saying to the attorney general, what's the big rush about? >> she gave them deadlines. she told them after this point, it's going to be too late. and then you are out of time. you're running out of time. >> that was the only night that elian didn't sleep. he was scared that they would take him. >> it's well past midnight. and i tell him, look, i mean, i'm beginning to feel very uncomfortable like there's a problem there because there's no reason. this is a one-page document. >> there was questions in the room on, you know, are we on hold? is it a go? and miss reno said it's a go. >> then about 4:00, we got a call from aaron. and his voice is almost shaking. and he says to me, you got five minutes to wake everybody up. i woke everybody up. and while we're having that conversation, there's a bunch of yelling and screaming outside. and i said to aaron, aaron, the feds are here. s'cuse me. mind if i sit here? not if you want

i said it's not like you're going to bomb reno.r you do, don't bomb reno! i coordinates and i said the coordinates. >> stephen: of reno, nevada? this is the whole thing, you have a legal department. every time you write a joke, a lawyer looks at the joke. >> stephen: yeah, because lawyers know funny. ( laughter ) >> the lawyer for comedy central said are you just giving exact coordinates of reno? could you give 40 miles outside? because if north korea bombs reno, you will be responsible. ( laughter ) so we got it 40 miles outside. i'm probably blowing up area 51. >> stephen: or carson city. the option i was giving reno was die instantaneously. now it's going to be a slow death which is what most people in reno go through anyway. >> stephen: uh-huh, uh-huh. this is a fun chat, stephen. >> stephen: it is. you started off americans, stand-ups, a lot of driving, gigs on the road. same thing in australia? >> it is. but we only have a population of 20 million. so sydney has two comedy clubs, not a lot of stage, so you have to go into the

when the casinos fell on hard times, reno struggled. to hire as many as 3,000 workers this year alone. jobs average at $14 an hour. since the mayor took office in november 2014 the unemployment rate has steadily declined. it now stands at 4%, lower than the national average and down from 14% in 2011. welcome mayor schieve. >> thank you for having me. welcome, team nevada. >> do not say nevada. >> the president said it correctly? >> he takes a lot of heat for taking it correctly. nevada. >> nevada is hot. >> yes. >> >> booming. you're exactly right. it's an incredible time to live there. certainly our outdoor recreation is phenomenal. but companies like tesla, switch, amazon, apple, google are all investing and building there. >> why is that? we heard them talk about legal immigration and highly skilled jobs. what is it about reno that you think is selling itself? >> 320 days of sunshine to start and when i got here this morning, downpour and rain. i was kind of asking everything how many days of sunshine does reno have. but really to be

. >> remember janet reno they did janet reno's dance parity. >> reno time. >> that is right. >> day president bush was inaugurated janet reno did janet reno's dance party next to will ferrell. >> yes. >> white house drama recently has happened, snl was on summer break but recently cast got a chance to jump back in the mix doing weekend update even though they were late to the game they made fun of the mooch, let's go. >> everybody loves the mooch, you know how you miss it. now that i am's gone you are depressed and trying to figure out how to score some more scaramucci. >> well, i had to admit we hope you did stick around a little bit longer. >> me too but the mooch has in regrets, baby. all difficult was sell my company, miss the birth of my child and ruin my entire reputation. all to be king of idiot mountain for 11 days. >> here's the thing with this right, snl has been on sabbatical. they are done during the summer. >> right. >> all this stuff has happened , they are probably like, i got a great mooch character but it is done, too late. >> you can't go back and do it again. of the next co

what could other cities learn from what you're doing in reno?mportant. when i got into office, unemployment was down to 12% and now we are down to 3.9% in reno and it is about stream lining the process and talking and saying how can we help you and government doesn't do a good job of that. and we've learned our lesson in nevada and it is paying off. >> and going down that road. when it comes to health care, something any employer looks at, that congress is moving a bit too quick for you. >> absolutely. right now mayors across the country are saying, hey, you need to slow it down. this is not a partisan issue, certainly for mayors. this is a people issue and it is a very serious issue. i think i could connect with it well because i've had a kidney transplant and i know what is it is like to take life-saving medication and see people at grocery stores and at little league fields that are panicked by this. so mayors across the country are saying, hey, we need to slow down and bring mayors to the table in washington. that is something we have not be

demonstrators marched outside the reno sparks convention center. a dozen groups took part. this comes after violent protest in phoenix last night outside of the president's speech. some anti-trump protesters threw rocks and bottles and officers responded with pepper spray and gas. two dozen people were hurt and there were four arrests. >>> we going to sit down with our political analysts to break down the president's speech in reno as well as the protest that happened in nevada and arizona. >>> a community coming together, they are rallying around survivors of a mobile home fire that left three people dead including two young girls. >>> two people killed outside of a birthday party in downtown oakland. what were learning about from opd in the effort to catch the killer. >>> it is warming up ever so slowly as we head towards this weekend you will notice temperatures in the mid and upper 90s. it's getting hotter as we move toward the end of the week. >>> the cultural sheriff's office has the least details in a homicide investigation there the victim was a woman. investigators

>> as janet reno. day. >> yes, yes. >> seth: when you travel, when you get on an airplane, you obviously have more stuff. >> yeah. >> seth: and i heard you had a bit of a luggage incident. >> i did. yeah, well i always do the carry-on thing. >> seth: as you should. >> yeah. >> seth: you got to travel light. >> yes, exactly, and i was coming back from provincetown film festival, and i won an award there. >> seth: congratulations. >> thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] hey, thanks! and it went through the x-ray, and they pulled me aside. and they said, "ma'am, do you have something in your suitcase you want to tell me about?" i said, "no, what did you see?" "so, we saw something, and it's shaped like a cylinder." and i went, "what?" and he said, "and if you don't remember, you can't tell me right now what it is, you're going into that room, and we're taking your bag into that room." and so, i thought -- and i remembered it was the award. they thought it was a pipe bomb. it's long and skinny. >> se

and i play janet reno, the attorney general. >> seth: janet reno. >> yes. >> seth: i mean, it's kindalways the risk of looking like -- a terrible wig and glasses which -- >> seth: yeah. >> i don't think i do. >> seth: well that -- >> that would be -- >> seth: i would say that risk would be this, right? >> there we go. >> seth: that would be the -- that would be the risk of a terrible wig and glasses. >> yes. [ laughter and applause ] >> actually, he was my jumping off point for this character. that was your jumping off point? yeah. >> absolutely, yes. >> seth: yeah. >> i was a big fan of janet reno. and boy, we could sure use somebody like her today. >> seth: yeah, that's great. and was it fun -- did you get to meet her at all? did you ever -- >> i didn't. no, in fact, she passed away right before we started doing -- started shooting. >> seth: oh, well that's too bad. >> yeah, but i did speak to a guy who was her assistant. now he's, like, my age, but he knew her very well, and gosh, he told great stories about her. she had such a huge heart. she was -- had a lot of big cases on her

air force one lands in reno. president trump holding another campaign style event. >>> right now at 11:00, air force i lands in reno, president trump holding another campaign style event. he's expected to start speaking any minute now. this just hours after his rally in phoenix, arizona where he took on the media, fellow republicans and other critics. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us. i'm kris sanchez. >> and i'm marcus washington. >> happening right now, we are waiting for the president to take the stage there at that rally in reno, nevada and he is said to deliver that keynote remark at the american legion convention. those comments he made during coverage of this newscast, i can tell you we're watching it because this is live right now in reno. if you would like to watch uninterrupted remarks, we have a live feed going on nbcbayarea.com. you can watch it there also. >>> this speech follows the one president trump gave last night in phoenix, arizona. he was met with protestors. police in riot gear dep

a sharp contrast to today in reno. from a teleprompter. >> it is time to heal the wound that divide us unity based on the common val use that unite us. >> in phoenix, he once again, defended remarks he made after a violent white supremacist rally earlier this month. one woman was killed when a man drove his car into a crowd of counterprotesters. here's what i said on saturday. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence. >> what he actually said was this. >> we condemn in the strongest possible terms, this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence, on many sides. on many sides. on many sides. >> the words on many sides and apparent defense of white supremacists three days later. >> very fine people on beth sides. >> that led to widespread backlash. this from paul ryan. >> i do believe he messed up in his comments on tuesday when it, equivocation or moral ambiguity. >> stronger words from bob corker of tennessee. >> the president has not yet -- has the not y

today, moments ago in reno, the president called for unity.re he was. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. we are not defined by the color of our skin, the

we are standing by in washington dc, alicia in reno is ready to go., alicia. >> you're talking about the law the president is here to s

president trump is in reno. he spoke to americans at an american legion convention. >> we are not defined by the color of our skin, the figure on our paycheck, or the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity, by our citizenship in this magnificent nation, and by the love that fills our hearts. [ applause ] >> the president also said, quote, we have no division too deep for us to heal. before he spoke, some people gathered in protest outside the reno sparks convention center. >>> president trump's comments in reno follow a firestorm at e weijia jang reports, he used a campaign-style rally to criticize the media, democrats and some republicans. >> it's a very dishonest media, those people right up there with all the cameras. >> boo!!! >> reporter: president trump took aim at the media tuesday night spending more than 16 minutes saying his response to the charlottesville protests were misrepresented. >> they don't want to report that i spoke out forcefully against hatred, bigotry and violence! >

he spoke to the american legion in reno, nevada. by all accounts, the tone very different. he told the veterans that the u.s. will overcome challenges by reaffirming shared beliefs. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity, based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. >> the president sticking to the prompter there, as in phoenix, reno police kept protesters and trump supporters apart with a metal barrier with as much as 50 feet between them. the groups were smaller than in phoenix. >>> we're learning this morning that the white house is moving forward with president trump's proposed ban on transgender people serving in the military. the pentagon will be getting formal authority to deny enlistment of transgender individuals beginning in six months. it's also reported that jim mattis will have discretion on whether to remove transgender individuals who are currently serving. but the guidelines will direct the pentagon to stop paying for their related medical bills. >>> and a chilling new video fr

. >>> president trump calling for national unity during a speech in reno for military veterans. it was a sharp contrast to his tuesday night combative speech in phoenix. reno he said he wanted to ease the tensions after the deadly conflict in charlottesville.>> we are one people with one home, and one great flag. >> about 1000 protesters showed up outside of the convention center in reno but the demonstration was mostly peaceful. >>> uc berkeley professor serving as the signs on boy for the u.s. department of state has resigned because he is opposed to the policies of president trump. daniel kammen said it was spurred by the decision the president truck and he says he is troubled by the trump response to the violence in charlottesville. the first letter of each paragraph spells impeach. the message is hidden but he says it was intentional.>> one of the key jobs of the president is to find ways to pull people together but it is pretty clear that charlottesville was a very distinct clear group of neo- nazis, white supremacists, and to do not call that out without having to go back

the divs between the two speeches, in reno president trump used a tell promptor, he did not speak off the cuff. a vastly different president trump addressed the american legion conference in reno, nevada. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. >> reporter: less than 24 hours earlier in phoenix an unscripted president had a much different tone after defending his response to charlottesville and attacking arizona senator john mccain, president trump added. >> and nobody wants me to talk about your other senator who's weak on borders, weak on crime so i won't talk about him. >> and a more subdued tone addressing the nation on afghanistan monday. >> they sound entirely different. and i think we know which one's the real one. >> i think the real one showed up in phoenix. >> reporter: and now the president must try to work with congress to get several big ticket items passed. in september, the government will have to negotiate a deal to possibly raise the debt ceiling or risk running out money. republicans also want

you're checking out our great view here in reno as we ask voters, what do you want to see from the president? >> my advice for the president would be stop using twitter. >> i would like to see him accomplish some of the things he promised during the election. if you promise you should deliver, right? your brain is an amazing thing.

>> mason: chip reid in reno. thank you, chip. just the night before mr. trump stuck to the script as he addressed the nation about afghanistan. james clapper, former director of national intelligence, was struck by the difference between that speech and his performance in phoenix. here was clapper last night with cnn's don lemmon. >> it's interesting to contrastland last night's teleprompter trump performance versus tonight, which is, of course, the real trump, just as it was in the unglued, impromptu press conference at trump toer. i just find this extremely disturning. >> are you questioning his fitness? >> yes, i do. i really question his ability to... his fitness to be in this office, and i also am beginning to wonder about his motivation for it. maybe he is looking for a way out. >>>> mason: what is the president's motivation? chief white house correspondent major garrett has more about that. >> they are trying to take away our history and our heritage. you see that. >> reporter: president trump taunted the news media with accusations of divisiveness

chris stroud qualified for the tournament in reno last week just to get there. he's doing well there. he was tied for the lead, but then kisner took over the lead. he nailed that to get a two- shot lead. but this is how i play golf, folks. just hit it and pray. hit a rock, and bounce up. that's how i play. he got bogie out of that one. how about some soccer for you? we have earthquake soccer. rough night in houston. quakes in the dark shirt.

reno police made no arrests during today's protests. >>reporter: the american legion is nonpartisan and has served presidents from both parties since 1935. >> before we let you go, max, how was his speech today compared to last night in phoenix? >>reporter: certainly a different tone in many applauded his speech last night his campaign style speech and talked about his response to charlottesville while others were happy he stayed on message. >> max resnick in reno. max, thank you. >>> the protests in phoenix bud to a handful of arrests and officers used pepper spray and gas and four people were arrested and more than 20 hurt. >>> new at 5:30 p.m. a mystery in costa -- contra costa county and a woman's body dumped partially covered by a tarp. >> first i want to help the homeless. >> a day to dream. what would you do with the $700 billion? a powerball ticket buying prince. >> got the with -- at the weather figured out and we will talk about the rest of the week in the warm up coming up. >>> all it takes is $2 for some chance to win $700 m

we're asking you here in reno.president on tax reform, on congress as we look ahead to the most important 2018 race in the country. republican senator dean heller fighting for his job. now, he declined to join us here in reno today. but you know who we are talking to, two of his election challengers. about a race that could redefine the senate. we have our team ready to

. >> janet reno. >> who was janet reno. >> when you found evidence about the president's comments andnica lewinsky, you went back to janet reno to get approval to investigate that? >> exactly right. and the issue was perjury committed, was there is obstruction of justice, a number of very serious possible crimes involving the president himself and others around the president. but we didn't just start investigating. we went to the attorney general. so to bring that back to the russia collusion investigation, i think it's the responsibility of the special counsel to make sure that he is staying within the guardrails, within the ambit of what he was charged with doing. we don't want fishing expeditions. >> all the reporting is saying at this point, robert mueller is actually looking not just at the donald trump jr. meeting, and not just obviously the former national security adviser flynn, but looking at potential financial improprieties or transactions between russians and then citizen donald trump years before the election, in your opinion, would that be because it would still involve

a much calmer rally in reno today with >>> right now at 6:30, a much calmer rally in reno with a message by president trump. in the past three days, we've seen three different tones from mr. trump. >> today scripted and respectful. scott budman was monitoring this speech and scott, what stood out? >> a lot about the military, jessica and raj. the president focused on that. a popular topic for the annual conference but not enough to dodge criticism from local leaders back home. >> before signing a bill streamlining the process for veterans to appeal disability claims, the president took a more c tone today in reno than the night before in phoenix. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. >> president trump also told a supportive crowd at the american legion annual convention that america is strengthening its military and spending more to support the armed forces. >> we will give our men and women in uniform the tools they need and the trust they have earned to fight

we are standing by in washington dc, alicia in reno is ready to go. let's start there, alicia. >> you're talking about the law the president is here to sign. this is something very important to the audience he will be speaking to right now. what this law will do is streamline for disabled veterans who are trying to appeal their -- their disability benefits and this will make it much easier. right now 470,000 people are waiting determination by the va. now the message he writes here today according to the white house is one of unit. he's expected to call on americans to heal the wounds that divide us. that's a quote. that is if he sticks to the script. he went off script last night in phoenix after ex saw. he went after the media for about half an hours time. criticizing the media's coverage on how he responded to the violence in charlottesville. take a listen. president: they don't report the facts. just like they don't want to report that i spoke out forcefully against hatred, bigotry and violence, and strongly condemned the neo nazis, white supremac

with protest as he hits the road at a rally in phoenix and then a speech at the american legion in reno and secretary of defense james mattis meets with turkish president. and pledge of support against the kurdish p.k. k. and china and russia protest the united states at the un for a series of new sanctions designed to curtail north korea's nuclear program i know a chance sitting in for ed schultz here in washington d.c. you're watching our team america. good evening we start tonight with the president back on what looks like the stump president followed up a rally in phoenix arizona on tuesday night with a speech to the american legion in reno this morning both of ants were met with protests the administration has been blamed for insensitivity in the wake of the charlottesville violence president attempted to clean up his image by focusing on a new message in phoenix you always understood. what washington does not are a movement is a movement built on love love. love for struggling americans who've been left behind and love for every american who deserves it of all of their dreams come

>> it's interesting listening to the two speeches back to back, every time it gets to the reno speechcadence is flat and bored. this is not donald trump struggling with his better angels and his more evil angels. this is just trump is the person speaking in phoenix. the only person that was speaking in reno is the person who didn't believe in the way she was speaking and had been pushed into that by his advisors. the world looks at this as it has done for the last six months and allies trying to figure out what can they work with america on now or not. and they don't trust what comes out of the president's mouth to reflect what's going to happen in a week's time. just as we don't. what he says on monday to germany or britain or france might not be what he says next wednesday to britain and france. that's the problem allies are dealing with. there no longevity in the message out of the white house. >> the substance monday night was deadly serious. sending more troops to afghanistan. north korea is still in the background. he threw out in phoenix just sort of an off the cuff remark, we'

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he's in reno at the american legion convention there.ll carry his speech live as soon as he begins. >>> it seems philadelphia's controversial soda tax might not be having the impact the city hoped for. according to a new study, since the tax was instituted in january, sales of soft drinks within the city have dropped 55%. however, just outside the city borders, sales have increased 38%. which means consumers are going outside of philadelphia to buy their soda todd morris, he did the study. good to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> tell us more about the methodology and what you discovered can we conclusively say people walk outside the borders of philadelphia or drive in order to buy their soda? >> half of them do in fact, shoppers, 13% of shoppers buy carbonated beverages increased, some consumers moved and some people consumed less. >> this matches what we learn too about the revenue, right this tax was spoitzupposed to bg in x amount of revenue and hasn't done it yet. >> you have to think of the broader baskets not only shift

no fireworks in reno. but that was not the last in last night's fiery speech in phoenix.testers in full display outside as the president addressed 19,000 of his base supporters inside. the president blasting the media and senate republicans font passing his agenda. also threatened to shut down the government if congress does not fund the border wall. it was a lot to talk about. here with reaction to all of this, former california gop vice-chairman republican strategist and democratic strategist michael star hopkins. thank you, both, for being here. let me begin with you. two very different audiences. you're speaking to his base. it was a rally in phoenix and, oh, yes, he went to some familiar topics. today, a more measured address. he seems to do very well in front of the veterans groups. but talk to me about his speech last night, which some on the other side of the political aisle called it unhinged. >> well, i think the president did a very good job of speaking to his base, certainly as a supporter of the president. i and other supporters found it very encouraging to h

. >> reporter: after meeting with veterans in reno. >> reporter: president trump has returned back to the white house with a budget fight looming in washington. >> believe me, if we have to close down our government, we're building that wall. >> reporter: previously, president trump had promised voters that mexico would pay for the border wall. now the president is threatening a government shutdown if congress doesn't fund it. the president issued the threat during a campaign rally in which he relitigated his response to charlottesville. >> here's what i said on saturday. we're closely following the terrible events unfolding in charlottesville, virginia. >> reporter: but he omitted his two most controversial points. >> on many sides, on many sides. you also had people that were very fine people, on both sides. >> reporter: instead, blame being the media for the charlottesville fallout. >> if you want to discover the source of the division in our country, look no further than the fake news and the crooked media. >> reporter: but the majority of americans think that the president's beha

he president spoke to a huge crowd of veterans in reno. he called them examples of national unity that he's trying to create. it's a sharp contrast to the angry tyrant against the media the president delivered just the night before. >> this is a big one. >> president trump signed a bill wednesday making it easier for veterans to appeal decisions on their disability claims. the ceremony came after a speech to thousands of veterans at the american legion national convention in reno. >> no longer will veterans be kept wai answer to their appeals. >> the president stuck to the script witness asking the americans to unite. >> it's time to seek a unity on the common values that unite us. >> the call for calm was a start contrast to his campaign rally speech in phoenix tuesday night. the president slammed the press claiming they misrepresented his response to the violent protest that broke out in charlottesville, virginia over a week ago. >> i hate them with everything. i got the white supremacist, and the neo nazi. let's say -- yeah, kkk, we hav

-- american legion convention in reno. >> it is time to heal the wounds that divide us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us. we are one people with one home and one great flag. we are not defined by the color of our skin, the figure on our paycheck, or the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity. >> the president sticking closely to the script there on the teleprompter, choosing not to attack republican foes in nevada. after slamming gop senators, john mccain and jeff flake, during his arizona rally and tweet being flake during the following morning. the president back at the white house with no public events scheduled. >>> joining us to discuss, cnn contributor cena zito, reporter for the washingtesshington -- t "washington examiner." >> good morning! >> good to see you from pittsburgh. bright and early. >> good morning, go priorities! -- go, pirates! >> you're a happy girl. let's talk about what the "washington post" calls trump's whiplash, three presidential personas in three days. it is all still the same president. yesterday in re

today we also learned aitcheson became or dwaind at the die ease of reno in 1988 and later came to saint leo the great in 1993. but rather than harbor any hate or resentment to the man who threatened the widow of doctor martin luther king, jr., blow up the naacp building and burn crosses for those african-american families jackson says as a catholic himself all he could do is forgive. something touched him, touched his heart and made him come forward. forgive the man for bearing his own cross for 40 years and now seeking redemption . those men, who came out of the lifestyle came forward and trying to start a new life i think we should reach out and forgive them. we do want to reiterate here that the diseases accident take this news lightly, either. he posted on layer website saying and i quote while father aitcheson's past with the can you cluks clan is sad and deeply troubling, i pray that in our current political and social climate his message will reach those who support hate and division and inspire them to a conversion of hear the. our lord is ready to help them begin a new gurney o