yeah, that mind in particular, us army officer, scott ben is that he was in the studio here with us ask you a tailor. just about an hour or so ago. he gave his 1st hand account of what he witnessed and done yet. and when i went to done that, i saw basically what i think the germans on world war 2 and they inspected the nazi concentration camps as an american i was going through and i was seeing the crimes that were being done by us government weapons and military and finances i saw shredded buildings. i saw a holes in the ground, i saw people's lives ruined. so that was the 1st takeaway when i arrived in the city of denette sky saw worse. so i saw a city of civilians being terrorized. this isn't a conventional war the, these are acts of terror being sponsored by the united kingdom and the united states and nato, for a food and doomed campaign against russia. but i also was left tremendously optimistic because the russian military and all the russian volunteers from every corner of russia are the greatest men, the greatest soldiers one could have in russia will never lose with such man.

cindy and scott graham. >> ben was family. i mean, he was family. >> and then there was ben's mother love. the brightest thing in his life. the one good thing that came from his first marriage. alyssa. >> everybody said that he loved to me more than anything. and i think it's true. >> quite true, of course. so, there was little joking at first to win one man. even if one of the woman was just three. >> our first date alyssa was there. we were eating and i was just trying to talk to ben get to know one. and she's like, don't talk to my dad. >> i remember meeting her, i didn't really like her. [laughs] many he was talking to my dad. >> more than talking to him, as it soon turned out. ben and melissa moved in just segue together just a month later. assert the sort of thing a three year old finds hard to understand. >> she said i love you, and i said don't talk to my dad that we. >> but as we said, it was a love story. then for both of them. as jamie a friend and future bridesmaid put it -- >> he was truly her best friend and he w

was reaching some sort of consensus, but you go all the way to the other end of it, where tim scott is, like ben abortion right now, i'm not going to let californians decide their own lives. yet chris christie make the coherent point that all of this time, conservatives have been yelling that it should be the states that the site on abortion, and that is -- subtly, they like to a national ban. there were all over the place. i think kristi and haley at least sound like they hear what is happening, the arrested them seemed completely tone-deaf. >> can i ask you as a veteran of republican campaigns on roe v. wade was in place, it seems that the abortion issue in those primaries was more stable, and there was a much closer set of agreed upon ways of talking about it, and so, was roe v. wade, in effect, protecting republican nominees and republican candidates from this kind of exposure that we're seeing now? >> of course, they were straight jacketed, because it was reprehensible to deny exceptions in cases of rape and incest and the life of the mother. it was never considered by the two republican no

scott kessler thank you for your time tonight. >>> thank you for having me. >> also ben ginsberg a top attorney who played a central role in the 2000 florida recount. he knows a thing or two about elections. ben i'm so glad to have you here tonight. what do you think you heard from trump's attorney in this case, they accept the ruling that trump can stay on the ballot but not the 100 pages of what the judge says here that trump engaged in an insurrection? >> well, scott is not the first lawyer to take the things he likes in an opinion and say it's gold. and to reject what he doesn't like as pure garbage. i mean that's kind of the way lawyers work. but what's interesting about this case, is the overall perspective that it brings. you now have one judge finding that trump was guilty of insurrection. you had cases in a couple of other states where they have not reached that. but what this tells you is that it's an ongoing issue that will be brought up between now andd the election, and maybe even after the election, and there is a need for some sort of definitive ruling, i think, by the u

scott, thanks for being here tonight. you know, as ben was pointing out, you know, every attorney takes part of a ruling that they like and runs with it, and the other part they don't like, not necessarily. how do you make a judge finding your client ask inciting an insurrection a win given he's the front runner to be the next potentially republican candidate for president. >> well, look, i mean, not getting thrown off the ballot is a good thing. by the way, i think democrats dodged a huge bullet. had they thrown donald trump off the ballot, had a single judge done that tonight, donald trump, republicans, even his opponents, would probably be going crazy tonight and doing whatever they do when these legal things occur. the reality is on the insurrection talk and on the january 6th talk, most voters have heard it all before. we heard it from the january 6th committee. they watched it with their own eyes. they know what they know. they believe what they believe. i'm not sure what a judge says about it is going to change what people already

was reaching some sort of consensus, but you go all the way to the other end of it, where tim scott is, like bencalifornians decide their own lives. yet chris christie make the coherent point that all of this time, conservatives have been yelling that it should be the states that the site on abortion, and that is -- subtly, they like to a national ban. there were all over the place. i think kristi and haley at least sound like they hear what is happening, the arrested them seemed completely tone-deaf. >> can i ask you as a veteran of republican campaigns when roe v. wade was in place, it seems that the abortion issue in those primaries was more stable, and there was a much closer set of agreed upon ways of talking about it, and so, was roe v. wade, in effect, protecting republican nominees and republican candidates from this kind of exposure that we're seeing now? >> of course, they were straight jacketed, because it was reprehensible to deny exceptions in cases of rape and incest and the life of the mother. it was never considered by the two republican nominees that i worked for, and on the oth

ben crops doubled more than 500 migraines, rescued by the county and co. scott have arrived on the island of lon, producer, people from egypt, syria, pakistan, and bangladesh left olivia and a fishing boat. despite that, with a back here in durham, and the officials have reopened handbook airport following a hostage drama, which led to dozens of flights being cancelled. and aunt suspect drove onto the runway with his 4 year old daughter, demanding to be flown to techie is now being detained. as a child is safe, it took hours of negotiation before police were able to arrest the gunman and return the child to her mother. police that the suspect abducted the child in a custody dispute and drove to the airport. i wouldn't say he crashed through a security barrier onto the runway and fired shots into the air. he then barricaded himself and his 4 year old daughter in his car. next to a turkish airlines plane, demanding to be lived on board. police safely just embarked passengers from the turkey bund flight and evacuated the rest of the airport. over 3000 passengers we

in fact, the last competitive one was famous for scott walker had his moment and then ben carson hadent. neil: right. >> ultimately, ted cruz won. so we've seen that in the past but not where the difference is 27 points like it is the right now in iowa. now, the one thing i will add as a caveat is you don't have to win iowa. candidates, ron desantis and nikki haley, whom afterit's going to be, doesn't have to beat donald trump necessarily, because the iowa winner doesn't always necessarily go on to become the nominee, but you have to show you're at least competitive. one of those candidates needs to have some kind of a surge here, show they at least have closed that gap and they are worth keeping an eye on as the process moves to new hampshire, south carolina, etc., etc. they just have to close the gap. they don't necessarily have to catch and beat former president trump. neil: that's interesting. and you mentioned the importance of looking at winning in perspective and not winning in iowa. what you need is momentum. of course, the state provided that for barack obama going into new

ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. tim scott becomes the latest republican to quit the race to be president as a new poll shows joe biden trailing to donald trump. we'll talk about that poll in just a moment. donald trumer has returned to the witness stand for a second time in a civil fraud trial in new york. former us president donald trump and his two eldest sons are accused of fraudulently over—stating the value of their real estate empire, to obtain favourable loans. the defence has argued that banks made money from mr trump, and they didn't rely on his financial statements. they also say prosecutors have failed to prove that banks wouldn't have loaned him the money even if they had known about inflated assets. our correspondent nadia tawfik joins us from new york. today more quotes. interestingly donald trumpjunior describes his donald trump junior describes his father as donald trumpjunior describes his father as an artist with a real estate. i suppose it is for the court to decide whether he was fabricating that art.— cou

ben: california's minimum wage is at $15.50. all three of you have cosponsored legislation by bobby scott that would raise the federal minimum wage which is set at $7.25 to $17 by 2028. given the high cost of living, is that sufficient? give me a specific number for what you would like to see the federal minimum wage at and then what the state minimum wage should be. we are going to start with 3% of shift. -- representative shift. rep. schiff: i would like to see it higher. in california i was on the picket line with seiu 99. these were nurses and bus drivers and cafeteria workers being paid $25,000 a year. we wonder why people are homeless. you pay them $25,000 a year and they are going to be homeless. we have to provide a livable wage. not just a minimum wage but a livable wage so they can provide for themselves and have a roof over their heads. when i was a kid, my father was a traveling salesman, he was in the clothing business and made $18,000 a year. on the strength of that income my parents bought our first home. for $18,000. i want people to be able to afford good safe housing and we are not going to get it at a minimum w

scott walker was running. and i always think like, in what ways did he benefit? right. i think so. there's politics at the level of prosecutors. i'm curious, ben, i don't know if many people understand the how politics shapes, parole decisions and even at a more basic level who is on a parole board, what what is a parole? we always hear about parole officers, but they're not necessarily the choices. right. it's members of a parole. so can you talk through that a little bit? yeah. so parole boards are just a group of, you know, 12, 15 people often who are sitting in a room making these immense decisions, who stays in prison and who who gets out. it varies state to state. usually they're they're nominated by a governor, say, and then approved the state ledge. the state legislature. and you know, it could be they could have a connection, but they could be anybody. in a lot of ways, they're pretty ordinary citizens. and sitting in these hearings is. remarkable, because it's like taking 12 of us and making those decisions and, it's also really difficult. i'll add, because, you know, if you put yourself in their shoes, which i do in the writing, and

scott walker was running. and i always think like, in what ways did he benefit? right. i think so. there's politics at the level of prosecutors. i'm curious, ben, i don't know if many people understand the how politics shapes, parole decisions and even at a more basic level who is on a parole board, what what is a parole? we always hear about parole officers, but they're not necessarily the choices. right. it's members of a parole. so can you talk through that a little bit? yeah. so parole boards are just a group of, you know, 12, 15 people often who are sitting in a room making these immense decisions, who stays in prison and who who gets out. it varies state to state. usually they're they're nominated by a governor, say, and then approved the state ledge. the state legislature. and you know, it could be they could have a connection, but they could be anybody. in a lot of ways, they're pretty ordinary citizens. and sitting in these hearings is. remarkable, because it's like taking 12 of us and making those decisions and, it's also really difficult. i'll add, because, you know, if you put yourself in their shoes, which i do in the writing, and

ben carson. what we know is that the voters are just turning their attention towards this election, i'm very optimistic that we can continue to make gains. >> senator scottere after the debate on nbc news, appreciate your time. >> yes, ma'am. >> a lot more to get to live in miami. back in a second with one of the moderators, hugh hewitt will join us right after the break. okay, again, this is a status bar. this is a search bar. let's know the difference, okay? social media, it can be overwhelming for a young homeowner turning into their parents. what does it mean to slide into someone's dms? -mm. -it sounds like a lot of fun. okay, we're not ready for that. as a team, we'll get there. it might be a fruit emoji, but that doesn't mean they're talking about fruit. -oh. progressive can't save you from becoming your parents, but we can save you money when you bundle home and auto with us. do you really think we need 47 photos of fun dinner at pam's? -yes. -no. i'm sarah escherich, i'm the life enrichment director at independence village, the senior living community in waukee, iowa. everybody here really, really make you feel like family and that they love you