shawna: if we actually have that conversation. >> that's right. robert: you think this is an actual conversation we're having right now in our country? >> i think it can be. particularly as lines are drawn in the sand and republican office holders, democratic lawmakers have to say on which side of the sand -- >> but the conversation president trump is going to want to have is the antifa and the alt-left. he'll be pushing in these other directions. it will happen if it happens despite the president, i think. shawna: i think that's why senator scott agreed to talk to "vice" news and he's going to talk to "face the nation." he knows he has a unique role in this country right now as the only black republican senator, that he can try to focus that conversation a little bit. i think he knows he has to do that. robert: moly, the democratic point that was made -- molly, the democratic point that was made. democrats are trying to bring down now the confederate statues united states of the united states capitol. they seem to be moving pretty aggressively ag

we discuss it all with amy walter of the cook political report, shawna thomas of vice news, carol leonnig, and philip rucker of "the washington post," and alexis simendinger of the hill. announcer: celebrating 50 years. this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> their leadership is instinctive. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. we call them part of our team. >> additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation, donating all profits from newman's own food products to charity and nourishing the common good. the ethics and excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia yuen through the yuen foundation, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. once again, from washington, moderator, robert costa. robert:good evening. president trump did not hold an end-of-the-year news conference and that's been a presidential tradition. but he did sit this week for a re

shawna thomas, you've been looking at the 25th district in california. why?e been following katie hill around since february to track how a conditional campaign works. but what's interesting, this is one of those districts that went for hillary clinton in 2016 and elected a republican congressman. it's an incredibly tight race. it's gotten tighter in the last causigration or race-baiting. it seems like iec a g tepeal he0 miles from l.a. proper. they vote on their pocketbooks. it's kind of standard politics, which i have to admit, i was happy to see. >> dickerson: sure, regular old politics. >> their pocketbook and gas. >> dickerson: exactly. nancy, what are you going to be looking for on tuesday night? >> well, i'm watching for a couple things. first of all, women, i think that's going to be really fascinating. anecdotally we see that women particularly educated women have been turned off by some of the things that president trump has to say. they were turned off by the kavanaugh nomination spectacle. are they really moving toward the democratic party, or do

but, shawna, that's her brother. grandchildren and his daughter here, that's his daughter and their granddaddy, just gone for helping out a neighbor, a friend, during the christmas season and getting back in his car and all of a sudden, those that are sworn to protect him, he's gone with no rationale. we know one of the officers involved in this shooting has been fired. the other placed on administrative leave, and a special prosecutor has been appointed by the county. obviously no one can bring mr. hill back. but please tell our audience, attorney crump, what you and the family need to see from the city. >> reverend al, it's important that we remember the facts of this case. he was holding a cell phone. he had no weapon. he was completely unarmed. it was a 3119 emergency, non-criminal call, so it's inexplicable why police would get out with their guns, and as their partner said, officer cory shot him multiple times, claiming he had a gun, even though she said she saw no gun. she says she felt no threat, and she said

. >> reporter: both fit the bill. >> hello, my name is shawna.r: and after their one small step conversation, prove isay's point. >> shawna and i are one small step partners. >> reporter: they didn't spend time on policy differences. they focused instead on their shared love of faith, family, and plant-based diets. so the way our culture sees it, you two probably can't sit at the same table for 30 seconds, much less an hour. >> or we could. >> or we could. [laughter] >> and we did. >> and we are. >> and we shall. >> reporter: to frame the job that one small step has cut out for itself, consider this. in 2016, 47% of republicans considered democrats immoral. not close-minded, not dishonest -- immoral. and by 2022, that number was 72%. for democrats, 35% considered republicans immoral. by 2022, it was 63%. which is why he's brought one small step to this city of 200,000 on the banks of the chattahoochee river in western georgia. a crucial battleground state. >> we are gearing up for the moment after the election, which is going to be one of the mos

shawna thomas, always great to see you. eli stokols, josh lederman, a happy christmas eve. >>> and this morning, with 27 days to go, there's another big question -- who else will president trump pardon because 26 more people got pardons last night, include something key allies. paul manafort who pled guilty to financial fraud and lying to investigators. roger stone, who was convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering and charles kushner, jared kushner's dad who was locked up for tax evasion and lying to the fec. joining me, chuck rosenberg, now an msnbc contributor. good to see you, chuck. let's start big picture. look. controversial presidential pardons are not new. marc rich comes to mind. but a harvard count has 60 of the 65 trump pardons before wednesday going to someone with either a personal or a political connection to the president. have we ever seen anything like this? >> not in this volume, chris. the harvard study is a professor named jack goldsmith who pointed out that overwhelmingly, trump pardon goes

i think we can do that a speaking of the i'm of her shawna. how difficult or negotiations going to be with the i m f going forward because to lanka is now going into these negotiations as a bank for a country. well, things are going to be hard and difficult, but there's no doubt that we will need to seek 3rd party health just no doubt about it. but it all depends, nichols, you are going to be difficult, as you know, as a backup nation of a bargaining powers are limited when you go to i am. if for any other place, they will look good imposed conditions so that the country will be more accountable . lack of accountability on the part of our government has been that because the corruption came as a result of that. so it would be tough road ahead. and we need unity in approach. remember as to the to members said earlier, initial job is for, i mean to rem garmen for a limited period to get the most essential. that is the cooking guess flow. so the country can function and for the life of the farmers and to open the school to job in close infinity.

andrea mitchell and shawna thomas., congress is coming back, the gun issue, jeh johnson, you have dealt with the gun issue in different ways in the department of homeland security, and 51 people died in august, and on the last day of the month we get the reminder in case anybody was letting el paso and dayton fade. >> feels like time it might be different. my sense is as though public opinion and congressional opinion are moving in the direction of doing things consistent with the second amendment. this is a knuniquely american problem and requires a national solution, and particularly now that we are back in an election cycle, republicans will want to be in a position to say they have done something on this, and the timing of the latest tragedy as congress is coming back into town suggests there will be a certain amount of momentum. >> what is your sense? >> it's a t-- to me it's like terrorism in a way, people get used to it and that's what you don't want, but i am afraid that that's what is going to dictate what con

>> reporter: so year after year, they sent shawna piles of pictures, and these bound books detailingjor and minor milestone, like this complete list of his vocabulary, all so that when shawna was ready and steven was ready, they could pick up right where they left off. the two reunited when steven was 7. shawna taught him how to fish, and they have been reeling in the memories ever since. >> i was blessed beyond words. >> i kind of got the best of both worlds for sure. >> reporter: steven is now 26, married with a brand-new boy of his own, much to the delight of grandma shawna. >> that was really special. it just brought that full circle around. >> reporter: especially when she heard the baby's name -- riley. >> oh. >> it felt like that name was just supposed to be in the family. >> i think the lesson we learned is that sometimes we create barriers where barriers don't need to be. and when we pull down those barriers, we really find love on the other side. >> reporter: since we first told this story, that love on the other side has continued to grow. the families spent thanksgiving a

. >> reporter: shawna and a neighbor ran to a neighbor and the motel officers. he had been shot point blank in the head. >> see him laying on the office blood. >> reporter: when police arrived, he was able to describe the attacker. >> he was in a black hoodie and black pants >> reporter: dpd is not releasing a suspect description and will not confirm if the gunman tried to rob the office. >> we don't know why the shooting transpired. >> reporter: as the popular manager fights for his life, shawna is sending thoughts and prayers. >> i just hope he's okay. >> reporter: didn'ts don't have a lot to go on. so if you have any information, call denver police or crime stoppers. >>> we have new information about threats in greeley sc involving clowns. an involve-year-old student is in custody after being accused of bringing an airsoft gun to school, threatened to use that gun wearing clown gloves. that had an image of a clown on it. a 15-year-old student allegedly started a facebook hoax of clowns carrying out a shooting in northridge high school. that was a hoax. the di

body camera footage is shedding light on how this happened to 30-year old shawna yuen. weighting just 100 pounds...she's now ifacing felony charges after an officer showed up to deal with a fight between shawna and her mother.in: nats of screaming those are...out: ...behind bars.(grant) now shawna's mother is pushing back, saying her daughter should be in a mental hospital, not jail...facing felony charges. police say they went to the house...and shawna ran away...then attacked...grabbing the officer by the crotch...the officer hitting her in the face several times. at that point...the body camera was activated and backup arrived. shwana's mom says she told police her daughter was scitzophrenic and sometimes doesn't take her medicine. the village of biscayne park where this happened is not commenting. (steve) a live look outside at the golden gate bridge.. (pam) metreologist brittney shipp has the weather details for the week.. including a few showers... seasonably cool temperatures will persist into wednesday as a weak system passes inland to the north. this will resul

shawna, how do you see the landscape in 2020 as different from 2016 in this strategy? clearly it was one that worked against hillary clinton but also right in the wake of president obama. >> well, i think one thing you have to realize is that especially 2020 also involves all of the republicans who have to republican for re-election. you had people like max thornberry of texas, ranking member is now of the house armed services committee, who basically before this hand was like please, president trump, please, please, don't go this national emergency route because i don't want to have to tell my constituents military construction money is being shifted from msg construction to a wall. he's actually created a weird 2020 problem for some republicans possibly. but i think less when it comes to the presidential election, the members of congress who are running this time, the senators, these democratic senators, he's basically set up a situation where they have something very, very clear to run against. and if everyone is right and his base is not enough -- if you're right a

behind big nights from shawna johnson and ada buckley... they just took a lot of momentum from the end of the third quarter... that really got the crowd into the game... that last second shot in the third quarter... gave them tremendous momentum i think... this team needed something like that... we talked about it before the first quarter... and the way they finished it and the way they grinded it out was in true iowa state fashion... when schools are separated by just a few miles... it makes for a natural rivalry... when the schools have excellent basketball programam.. the stakes are even higher... it's the battle of 42nd xavier... we'll start with the boys... and the home team came out firing... here's mitchell burger... and he's cookin'... not too much mustard on the layup... kisses it off the glass... then later in the first... matt mims fakes the pass... he puts it up... mims buries the three ball... saints feelin' good...but the cougars were feelili better... derek girling gets the steal... races to the other end for an easy two poin

>> well, i agree with everything that shawna said.ikability is a universal question that we ask about every politician. there's an element of sexism in evaluation of candidates, less so now than there was ten years ago or 20 years ago. i do think hillary clinton was sueyjen risk. there was 25 years of history layered onto evaluations of hillary clinton's candidacy which simply don't exist with elizabeth warren, so all of that leads me to say it's just early. we've got wide-open field. she has a lot of assets. she's very talented. she's extremely bright and a leader in important policy areas for the democrats. we will see how she plays on the ground, and i think the idea of force feeding an early comparison to hillary clinton is just not time for that. >> so i put this question out there on twitter as we were pulling together the show tonight, if candidates were president, is what are some of the things they would have to ask about, and bill crystal wrote back. he said some of the differences would be one, is she likable? men don't hav

just like shawna and roxane. what kind of shape are we in as a culture? >> hm...wever, the wound is where the law gets income and i hope this whole process here and many other processes are that light, and we just need to be open to it. >> reporter: for one small step, that would be a massive return. for "eye on america," i'm jim axelrod in columbus, georgia. >> norah: and that's tonight's "cbs evening news." our special coverage of the democratic national convention continues on cbs news 24/7 and here on cbs at 9:00 p.m. eastern. i' >> their dog just latched onto my dog's arm and started pulling. >> announcer: the pit bull was tenacious... >> i grabbed the dog and tried to put my thumb in its eye, and it let go. >> this man right here is viciously swinging on my dog and myself, and i'm telling him, "please, stop." >> no, i never -- never... >> announcer: ...but how low will her story go? >> judge judy: he demanded favors from you to make it all go away. i'm going to tell you something. he doesn't look crazy. >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the

my name is shawna. i am 63 years old. >> and i am roxanne.nversation proof isay's point. >> shawna and i are one small step partners. >> reporter: they didn't spend time on policy differences. they focused instead on their shared love of faith, family, and plant-based diets. >> so the way our culture sees it, you two probably can't sit at the same table for 30 seconds, much less an hour. >> or we could. >> or we could. and we did. >> and we are. >> and we shall. >> reporter: to frame the job that one small step has cut out for itself, consider this. in 2016, 47% of republicans considered democrats immoral. not closed-minded, not dishonest, immoral. and by 2022 that number was 72%. for democrats 35% considered republicans immoral. by 2022 it was 63%. which is why he's brought one small step to this city of 200,000 on the banks of the chattahoochee river in western georgia. a crucial battleground state. >> we are gearing up for the moment after the election, which is going to be one of the most critical moments in history in terms of polarizati

shawna? >> you don't want to get blamed for something. >> for sure.ou remember, you covered the obama administration as well. we talk about how this white house gets angry about leaks. in the obama administration, leaking was a cardinal sin. but it also didn't happen as much. and they would argue, i think, that it's because people believed in the boss and they would probably explain the leaking in the trump white house as in some ways a lack of loyalty. do you think that's what's going on? >> i think also the obama white house, or people who had worked for president obama, would say that they had each other's backs as well. they didn't feel like they were in a, to use the term that jonathan swan used, mexican standoff. that they were all in it together and they also, i think, had a pretty good idea of what the boss wanted to achieve with specific goals. and there wasn't as much confusion about what he would want and, therefore, there wasn't as much to leak about, about like internal disputes. i think there is a lot of confusion even when the president

we discuss it all with michael crowder of politico, shawna thomas of vice news. alexis simendinger of the hill >> and john -- jonathan swan of axios. >> this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- their leadership is instincti. they understand the challenges of today and research the technologies of tomorrow. some call them veterans. he call them part of our team. >> additional funding is provided by -- newman's own foundation. donating all profits to charity and nourishing the common cood -- good. the excellence in journalism foundation. koo and patricia you you owen. the ewen foundations. the corporation of public broadcasting and from viewers like you, thank you. jers robert: good evening. the meddling by the russians into the trump election has dominated donald trump's presidency and today michael fliven became the first official to be charged. flynn pled guilty to lying to the fick about his dealings with the russians last december. flynn was forced to resign last february after he mess lid -- misled vice president pevens about a meeting he had with

host: let's go to shawna, democrat, california. you are up first. caller: good morning. my question is, what is it that the republican party can do is a whole for them to reunite and bring our country together and for democrats also to come in and reunite with republicans? we are all really not looking good as a whole for americans. i watch c-span every morning. i am very discouraged some of the stuff that i hear, but it does not discourage me from watching. i would like to know, what can the republican party do as a whole to unite, because it doesn't sound good when you are talking about having a patriot party outside the republican party. as a democrat, i am willing to work with uniting with republicans so we can bring our country back together as a whole , because america is one of the best countries in the world. well, is the best country in the world. host: does the rnc support a patriot party? then you can respond to her question about unity. guest: no, the rnc does not support a patriot party. we believe the republican party is the home for the most freethinking,

. >>> shawna and george were married with a daughter and shawna was a popular casino employee.apart back in 2012. >> reporter: customers at the palms casino loved shawna tiafay. she made close to 100,000 a year as a glamorous cocktail waitress, as her sister paula recalls. >> always had the perfect hair. like a china doll. >> reporter: shawna met george at a casino where they both worked. he was an army man after graduating from west point and later becoming a las vegas fireman. george's sister maria. >> they are both hard working people. they are both good looking people. they made a lovely couple. >> reporter: they had a beautiful baby girl but as good as things were, after two happy years of marriage, shawna complained to her sister that george had become jealous, controlling, and critical of her. >> it was all those little things that built up over time. >> reporter: and shawna was uncomfortable when george brought a homeless man into their lives to do odd jobs around the house. friend stephanie vargas. >> she called him creepy. he is so creepy, why he is around my house? >

it is just for keeping as active general shawna diaz lira, which did some melinda buggers. some at lea blend on the capacity team would have been thumb in a sofa. and arianne regina was y'all. montague dal mormon complex and woke up this will complete this burden akeelah. calhoun manor, edward ontario, leaky lieberman tallies easy. salability no. nova blue. yes, young, generally dirty water. sheer to renew this is young. more than 20 matters. yahoo! this is your new dues. a new booster. boost for real good at the start. i think in this young level steve, here with that's not a mechanic and at the pierce him public us are the dimensions to serve on mckee. natalie, there's more number become a top, rudy, and the unit of dana i agree on to produce coffee. if you ask a different color and i'll tell you how, but your product i, the machine to us are blurred with a machine and that is, it has to look, would we wanna do it? at a 100000000. most of it is you have to refer to the technique and turn off the media . i don't believe the sound or sol efficient, so the peers with the mac

shawna thomas is the washington bureau chief for vice news. ginger gibson is political correspondent for reuters. and jonathan allen's a digital reporter for nbc news. hard question to you, shawna, which requires some real interpretation. are they with trump because they really agree he's not kissing butt over there in helsinki or do they just agree with him all the time because they hate the media and the liberals? >> well, i think it's a little bit they hate the media and the liberals. but even nbc news's own poll, nbc news/"wall street journal" poll, said 88% of republicans approve of the job president trump is doing. >> his very being. >> the job he's doing. and if you believe the economy is getting better and the unemployment numbers are down and the stock market is doing okay and the trade thing hasn't affected you yet and what you vote on is the economy, then why wouldn't you stick with him? >> let me go to ginger. you give lip service to what happened in helsinki. if you're a business person. less regulation on the environment. i like

shawna: it does a couple of things. one of the things we did to bring everyone back to the table in 2013, 2005. , we the united states p a lot of sanctions on others, other banks and countries to punish them if they did deals with iran. one of the things w did was take some pressure off other countrieshao money cold flow and do the things that obama want told happenn iran. what the administration has said isre woing to put nose sanctions back on so companies like airbus have to decide, do we continue to do business with iran but lockes ourse out of the american financial market? most likely a company like airbus is going to say no, we probably need america. o let's ke going. it allowed basically iran to sell more oilo other parts of the world and the price of oil has already started going up because of even unrt whether or not president trump would pull out of the deal. now oil prices are going up. -- the up. until be people who feel that the pump but for the most part, the u.s. doesn't doot of business with iran in gen

joining me now is shawna thomas, cofounder of ultraviolet. and shawna, thank you for being here. sporting event being held on the grounds of a course owned by the president of the united states, with the president of the united states presiding, feels very unlike what america is like. your thoughts? >> i agree with you, but in this case, in the case of donald trump, it almost doesn't matter if he's president or not. the usga associating themselves with donald trump and forcing women to play on his golf course is absolutely shameful. in our view. you know, they're requiring these women to contribute to building up his brand and endorsing what you described in your opening as a long history of sexual assault and abuse. >> yeah. multiple women have made accusations that donald trump groped them or touched them inappropriately. he's on tape, saying he's a celebrity, because he can grab women by the genitals. it is outrageous, having him presiding over a women's golf tournament. but there is this other counterpoint, that according to "usa today," the u.s. golf association executive di

eugene and shawna are here too. jeff, if you're michael cohen, representing michael cohen and you see this, what are you thinking? >> i think the message is clear that what is happening is the pardon power's morphing into if you have been charged with something similar to what michael cohen can be charged with, what flynn was charged with, what manafort was charged with, you may be getting a pardon. i think the message is, hey, guys, don't cooperate, stay low, eventually we can help you out. >> do you think it is that explicit the thought process in the president's mind ore sees folks on fox news, he hears his pals on the phone talking about this and he wants ton please the people around him? >> i think it's more likely to be those advising and supporting trump trying to help him realize he should stay calm and not have much to worry about. i would be surprised if trump had come to this conclusion on his own. but i think it's interesting when you look at the individuals pardoned that the period in the past, three pr

planning a trip home to visit his wife and children to earn a humor and on the new oil for donna shawna, the media. but you know, even out of her kind of why on the yeah, the whole yeah. carolina product which rising concerns over the use of employment crisis. the government issued a new guidelines in september of 2024 to boost job creation universities to increase enrollment in feels like science, technology, agriculture, medicine. they will also austin to implement a warning system educational programs with poor unemployment outcomes. for young people like junction cham channels, no easy or a wait hold. 2 months after we 1st met them challenging chan, chime, i get to find the dream jobs. jim chang to go back to university, cham channels. it's a temporary job, cafe, the sense of belonging. we always look for ways to get together. and the everyday heroes keeping communities together to alaska is transforming every day in the 1st part of the new jersey with visits is stuff i lived in mexico city, where the locals are turning a notorious municipality into an urban utopia. a sense of commu

shawna cox was one of the that wildlife refuge in oregon. she was released from jail, and is now under house arrest in kanab, utah. she says she was in the truck with finicum when fbi agents were shooting at them, and they crashed in the snow. that's when finicum got out. "he gets out the door with his hands out. he said, 'shoot me. shoot me.'" (butted with) "he's a hero. he's a martyr. it's too bad that people have to die before people stand up and listen." fbi says finicum was reaching for a handgun, and that's why agents opened fire. but shawna says she is certain he died trying to protect them. state assemblywoman michele fiore is getting ready to head trip are still being worked out, but she hopes to be there thursday. the bundy brothers were arrested by federal agents after taking over a wildlife refuge for weeks. won't be released until all their supporters leave. time now is x:xx --- up next.. here's a great story about not giving up on someone... a vegas local wins millions on the superbowl. but wait until you hear how he did it! gr

shawna, the president out tweeting this morning about immigration. he says no more daca deal. is happening? >> well, number one, there wasn't really much of a daca deal, i think you can see especially from the appropriations process and omnibus that democrats didn't push it. republicans don't seem to have way to get there. also it's in courts, basically. he's pretty safe saying there's no daca deal because there wasn't. i think the other interesting thing he said that they need to go to the nuclear option which we have heard the president's say getting rid of basically the filibuster in congress in the senate. this is also something that senator mcconnell has said i'm not for that. i think this is stuff we've heard from the president before and this is how he's spending his easter. >> what's interesting, too, with no daca deal, wasn't just democrats that lost something in protecting young undocumented immigrants, but also the president. only got 1.6 billion for border wall he knows it. i think there's -- conservative base for him to get started as much as they pitched the idea

he ver qickly turned it into his base against the angry mob, democrats.d, the >> woodruff: shawna, whichgests he thinks that's the effective way to use this. t well, to show that he got a win out s and if you give him more republicans he will continue to get wins. but i think t angry mob construction, mitch mcconnell used similar words after the vote, a troublesome one for therooms. because the women on thhill, we saw the protests, i was about something birabout violation, about the ability to have some kind ofn powerhis situation, and i think if you dismiss that belittle it or think it's going away, that is something especially won running for the house will try to use. >> woodruff: so we may see a rect oppositional configuration, if you will, of this mob description that the president came up with. >> yeah, president trump on air force one was asked what message do you have he women that are devastated by the outcome after brett kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault? and president trump said i don't think there are women wweh devastated, i don't think that exists. president trump mig

shawna was daughter with a broken wrist and neck injury was one of six children rushed to the hospital within hours of another accident in chicago. six children were hurt, hitting their heads when a roller coaster came to a sudden stop. in all, six scares in the last death of a ten-year old on the world's largest waterslide in kansas. >> three kids fell from the ferris wheel. >> and hospitalized when this bucket on the carousel got stuck. >> at a fixed park or traveling carnival are human error. >> that appears to be the case in this most recent accident in that released the safety bars. >> a recent study by nationwide children's hospital found 93,000 children under the age of 18 were treated in emergency rooms from 1990 to 2010. an average of 4400 each year. the boy's eighth grader mcgill martinez. the bus driver dumped water on him after he accidentally dumped his own bottle of water. the driver was immediately let go for mistreatment of a student. >> she like, i'm going to pour it on you because you got it on other people. i said, it was an accident. i didn't even mean to. she was l

. >> joining us now, nbc news and msnbc contributor shawna thomas. shawna, thanks so much for getting up extra early with us this morning. it's really great to have you to break down this vice presidential debate. setting aside the fact that at the end of the day, it's possible the fly will become the most memorable piece of what we saw last night, that remark that we just heard there from mike pence raised a lot of eyebrows, where he said, stop playing politics with people's lives, considering -- and they talked about this later on in the debate -- what we learned from bob woodward about the president saying that he always wanted to downplay the virus, and harris talked a little bit about that there. what were your key takeaways from last night, especially on the question of the coronavirus? >> i think on covid-19, which we all knew would be the first question out of the gate, is the plexiglass made it a part of the debate stage, basically. i think one of the things that struck me is that senator harris kind of just had to list the facts on this one

>> no. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: at the end of the video, were those tears of joy or terror, shawna?> they were tears of joy. like i could not -- like i was just so overwhelmed with the fact that he did all of this for me. >> jimmy: how did you get the police to go along with this prank? >> well, i shot a pitch to them. i said, well, you know, we got a lot of tension in the black life and the police in our community. so let's try to break the tension by doing something positive. >> jimmy: yeah, well, you broke it all right. you definitely broke it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: maybe you haven't set a date yet, but will the police be invited to the wedding? >> yes. >> jimmy: very good. well, we took the liberty of getting you a couple of engagement gifts. we got you a fondue set, which guillermo is working on, and we got you a couple of his and hers bullet-proof vests. [ cheers and applause ] just in case. well, that is an amazing story, and you're both very, very crazy, but congratulations to you and have a happy holiday. >> thank you so much. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: t

shawna, i know this is -- this is drawing now some bipartisan complaints.ave congressman carlos curbelo, republican from south florida, he was denied entry into one of these shelters earlier. he says hhs only said he didn't follow protocol. they're not making any -- they're not making any friends here, left or right. >> no, they're not making any friends. i think one of the things that's interesting is hhs secretary azar did a conference call yesterday. that's when this 3,000 number came out when everyone was like, wait a second, that wasn't what we thought the number was. what's really interesting is the guy in charge of the office of refugee resettlement, which is the one who is in charge of these kids who have been separated from parents or kids who come over by themselves, scott lloyd, who has been in the news before but not that much, no one is really asking like how is he doing this? now, i realize hhs is overall, but he is the guy who is in charge of figuring out what to do with these kids. congress has not called to talk to him. he is -- basically h

kimberly atkins, senior washington news correspondent for wbur in boston, jonah goldberg, and s w shawna thomas. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> the longest running show in television history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning, and happy july 4th weekend. this holiday is traditionally a unifying event, celebrating the country's independence and the pride that comes with being an american. this week we witnessed a debate about what it means to be an american. we saw democratic lawmakers denounce the conditions in detention centers, filled with undocumented immigrants hoping to become americans some day. and we saw president trump tweet, if illegal immigrants run hap -- are unhappy with the conditions, just tell them not to come. all problems solved. we saw a fight over how to count americans with president trump insisting on including a citizenship question on the census. and opponents arguing that's nothing more than an attempt to reduce the number of representatives in congress for hispanic americans and democrats. we even saw two separate ju

shawna thomas, tamera keith, thank you both. "politics >> you're welcome. >> woodruff: tonight at 9:00 p.m. right here on most pbs stations, "independent lens" tells the story of this country's historically black colleges. jeffrey brown is here with a preview. >> brown: "tell then we are rising" is the story of the nation's historically black colleges and universities commonly known as h.b.c.u.s. the film charged thedir rise an pivotal role as generationing of professional and middle class african-americans and looks at thats to their continued prominence and even in some stence.xi stanley nelson is the film's director. welcome. >> thank you so much. >> brown: why take is on? i godfathe -- i gather it's at t partly personal. >> my parents went to hbcus. there's no way they would have gone to college if it wasn't for hbcus.ed hbcus chahe trajectory of their lives, my life and will change my kids lives down trough the generations. so it's importa me. >> brown: in the film it says the question for african-americans has always been what is the purpose of educat

shawna and yamiche are here as well. frank, let's start with you. there are some real questions about what happens with chris wray. you've seen a lot of classified memos. explain why the fbi is so worried about this release and what you expect to see when it comes to potential redactions? >> yeah, so a couple of thoughts. first, we see the use of the word "grave" when the fbi and department of justice come out and say they have grave concerns about the release of that. there's significance in the word "grave" within the intelligence community. >> why, what does that mean? >> it's the word that's used when you define top secret. grave damage. top secret information is information if released that would cause grave damage to national security. it's also a word that's used when you conduct a damage assessment. you determine at the highest level whether there was grave damage. so there's a clue there that we're probably talking about top secret. with regard to what christopher wray might be doing, i've got to tell you something, i'm going to put politic

shawna, i am curious if you'll speak to that point. every president likes to own the positive and walk away from everything else in the country and the federal government does not literally control everything. but i think trump supporters and opponents would agree or be aware that donald trump has an approach to race and policing and civil rights in america. it's different than the obama administration. i think everybody knows that. there comes a disturbing question what leadership he is setting. i say that to get your response to the kenosha, wisconsin police chief making comments that are extreme if you think of the logic of them. i say it so viewers can think of it when you hear them. if somebody is arrested for killing people, they're the guilty party in the views of law enforcement and they get a trial. here we heard something different that seemed to play it down. take a listen. >> everybody involved was out after curfew. i'm not going to make a great deal of that. point is, curfew is in place to protect. had persons not been out

shawna thomas and natasha bertrand, jennifer, stay right here.the canext, my colleagues will tell me who won the week. ill tell me who won the week h stories that i'm listening to- that's inspiration. with audible originals, there's something for almost every taste in there. everything you ever wanted to hear. our ability to empathize through these stories can be transformational. it's my own thing that i can do for me. download audible and start listening today. doprevagen is the number oneild mempharmacist-recommendeding? memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. at first slice pizza lovers everywhere meet o, that's good! frozen pizza one third of our classic crust is made with cauliflower but that's not stopping anyone o, that's good! ever since you brought me home, that day. i've been plotting to destroy you. sizing you up... calculating your every move. you think this is love? this is a billion years of tiger dna just ready to pounce. and if you have the wrong hom

matthew continetti, shawna thomas and howard fineman. all right, guys, i want to share with you rudy giuliani who is paying his respects to john mccain on capitol hill. garrett haake caught up with him and he brought up the 60-day window. take a listen. >> the justice department has a rule that you should stay out of politically charged investigations within 60 days of the election. i hope he respects that. >> reporter: or what? >> or nothing. it just affects how people look at the legitimacy of his investigation. is it political or is it a real law enforcement investigation. >> all right. howard fineman, let me go through a few things here. first, here's what the inspector general in june of 2018 said. the 60-day rule is not written or described in any department policy or regulation. nevertheless, high-raning department and fbi officials acknowledged the existence of a general practice that informs department decisions. here's what the doj guidelines say. this is a minneapolis/st. paemo wrote. how about that. law enforcement officers a

just like shawna and roxanne. >> what kind of shape are we in as a culture?e angry. >> however, the wound is where the light gets in. and, i am hoping that this whole process here and many other processes are that light and we need to be open to it. >> reporter: for one small step that would be a massive return. >>> don't go anywhere, much more ahead tonight on the prime time edition. brock purdy was running for his life last sunday against the saints. most of the other starters were not on the field with him. it sounds like that will change for tomorrow night's game in vegas. matt breaks it all down for us after the break. >>> problems with fans in the stands. could a system of yellow cards like soccer keep rogue families in check at youth sports games? >>> a trip of a lifetime, a chance for young kids to focus what they can do, their story, coming up and . >>> thanks to a new rule, parents could get red and yellow cards at high school sporting events. the body that oversees the games are cracking down on spectators that are rude and unruly, as they should.