tammy duckworth (d-ill): there's an attempt to erode the civil rights protections of people with disabilities and that's simply not acceptable. duckworth lost both her legs while serving iraq. she's now fighting a republican bill that would change the americans with disabilities act. the new bill requires people with disabilities to notify a business if it is failing to meet ada requirements. the business then has 120 days to fix the problem, before facing any consequences. sen. tammy duckworth (d-ill): it's really putting the burden of access on the shoulders of the person with disability. as opposed to guaranteeing their civil rights. jessica smith reporting: republicans argue the bill will prevent what they call "drive by lawsuits" - where people sue for a cash settlement, but don't demand any fixes. rep. steve stivers (r-oh): getting sued and facing a big cash settlement doesn't help anyone with disabilities get more access. congressman steve stivers is a cosponsor of the bill. he says it will honor the original spirit of ada. rep. steve stivers (r-oh): this whole ada was set up with peop

democratic senator tammy duckworth of illinois is an iraq war veteran.g here. >> it's good to be on. >> thank you. have you heard anything from the pentagon or white house on your question of the cost? >> we did get confirmation from the joint chiefs of staff that it would take a ground invasion to truly secure north korea's nuclear arsenal and in that same response, they also said that -- they also know that north korea has both biological and chemical weapons. in order to truly secure north korea's arsenal if we go to war it would take a ground invasion of u.s. troops. >> but today he's not making fun of the north korean leader with the rocket manic naims. he -- rocket man nicknames. the president is calling on kim to come to the table to make a deal. do you find this change in tone today encouraging? >> well, this is one day. it's not even 24 hours. we do know that this president is completely unpredictable and you look at the totality of everything that he's said on north korea, i don't have very high hopes that he will be a toibl maintain the discip

tammy duckworth, your colleague from illinois, says she believes today that president trump is leaning towards a preemptive strike against north korea. if north korea does test fire a missile while president trump is in the region, how would you want the u.s. to respond? >> well, obviously there is always contingent plans for what to do given a certain situation. i don't know where senator duckworth gets that information from, where she thinks he's leaning towards a preemptive strike. i would disagree with that and disagree with it vehemently. certainly there is always conditions under which a first strike could take place, but, look, there has been no discussion of that. i know of no information that indicates he is leaning in that direction, so that's really not helpful i think at this point. >> the president does seem to be striking a different tone in asia compared to some of the things he said in the united states. fire and fury. calling kim jong-un rocket man. is this strategic in your view? is this being done on purpose? >> well, look, the korean people themselves are divided on

. >> reporter: senator tammy duckworth who lost both of her legs in the iraq war has faced the same anxiety, having seen her own wheelchairs damaged. she takes issue with this delay. >> the d.o.t. under the trump administration is caving to industry. industry does not need more time. they're already reporting lost luggage rate. >> reporter: her frustration led to this heated exchange with the association that represents airlines. >> this is an area that we've spent an enormous amount of time on. i can tell you in the last three years, we take it seriously and i think that we're making progress. >> i've seen no improvement. and if anything in the last 24 months, i've had two wheelchairs broken. >> reporter: the transportation department does track disability related complaints. in 2016, passengers filed over 27,000 of them. but the new rule would require airlines to go a step further by providing monthly reports detailing the number of wheelchairs and motorized scooters that are checked and how many were mishandled. >> the wheelchair came through unscathed. which i'm tickled to death to have

senator tammy duckworth, also of illinois. quote, these types of actions are simply unacceptable and should be reviewed by the ethics committee. women across america should be able to feel safe in their workplace. senator chuck schumer, the democratic leader, quote, sexual harassment is never acceptable and must not be tolerated. i hope and expect that the ethics committee will full qui investigate this trouble incident as they should with any credible allegation of sexual harassment. so these statements went on and on and on today. democrats lining up to say what al franken did was wrong and he should be investigated for it and there's no excuse for it honestly, the only evolution we saw in response to this story today came from al franken himself. his initial response was a short little three-sentence rift saying he didn't remember the incident, quote, in the same way as the woman who recounted it. he said the photo was something na was clearly intended to be funny but it wasn't. we got that short statement early, and clearl

i was criticized, criss, because i sent money for robo calls for tammy duckworth in illinois.t robo calls for kamala harris in california. i wanted to win. and yes, i got tim kaine to also do robo calls in the state of virginia, because i was worried. you can never take the voters for granted. me voters decide to either stay home because they say, well, she's going to win, or they voted for a third party candidate, because they thought, well, what matters? why does it matter? >> my question is, and i'm so hard to get you, i've been waiting for you so long, donna. i have to ask you one more k question. i thought sherrod brown could have been a stronger candidate. could have sent a message into wisconsin and midchigan and pennsylvania where i'm from that hillary clinton cared about the working people of those manufacturing areas, where they've been hit so hard. and he's also a tough guy on trade. would that have been a better pick than tim kaine for a running mate? >> i'm a big fan of tim kaine. i became schchair the first tim after he stepped down the rung for united states sen

i sent money to chicago because i wanted to help tammy duckworth. i sent money to my home state of louisiana because we had elections. i raise money and i went out and told state parties i want to help you. i don't want any state, whether you live in alaska or my home state in louisiana to go without resources and try to win elections. the democratic party stood up and gave money not just to the top of the ticket but they gave money to all of those delegate races. >> i think you can do -- her name is danika rome. i believe she'll be the first transstate legislator in virginia. she beat gop rep bob marshal who is in leadership who refused to debate her and refused to call her by her proper gender. >> absolutely. >> that happened tonight. that is an earth shattering result. it speaks to what you're talking about, about this need to contest at every level. >> grass root energy. she was not written off. she was embraced by the democratic party and money and resorgss were sent her way. thank you. >> donna brazile who is pretty happy tonight for a variety

if tammy duckworth said send me robo calls, i did.ouisiana said send me posters, everything jamie harrison in south carolina i helped. when i go to bed at night that bothers me sometimes, i can't sleep at night because donnie fowler jr. one of my staffers said they need 150,000 more in michigan. i said i don't have it. ed rendell needed 300,000 in pennsylvania. i didn't have it. i had to raise it. j.k. butterfield said there's something wrong in north carolina i need more resources. my job as chair i heard from everybody in battleground states, nonbattle ground states and when the chair of the party has to go up to brooklyn to get money and then to get them to approve even my press releases this mou, which i did not blow up, i felt that, you know, hillary clinton didn't deserve this. this was an agreement between the dnc staff, who by the way was no longer on staff and robby mook who was and i honored and respected robby mook not destroying that agreement. >> sounds like what you're saying robby mook you blame the clinton campaign man