bob corker just did it.nald trump should have given that response to her speech instead of talking about this judge and attacking this judge and putting all republicans on the defense against his comments. >> but it's not shocking. it's not shocking. we're talking about the death of muhammad ali. what did he do against sonny liston? he atalked a bully and when you attack a bully, what does sonny liston do, he quit. the bottom line is republicans -- >> hillary clinton is not going to quit. >> no, no. follow me, republicans in the primary were afraid to go after the bully. they ran away from him. the smartest thing in the world is to hit him and when he's saying she lied, nope, here are all the things you said. >> hold on a second. let me bring this question to maddie mastro. one thing you're seeing and saw it in the bob corker interview and you've seen it from donald trump, when they're asked about -- when they're asked about donald trump, they talk about hillary clinton. is he going to need people out there

senator bob corker, republican from tennessee. when did you first think about moving from business to politics? sen. corker: you know, i was leading an effort in our community to try and make sure everyone had an opportunity for decent, fit and affordable housing. i was doing that as a civic endeavor and i was asked to serve at the state level and i ended up going on a real board, if you will, at the state level. it just sort of migrated. it was not about politics. it was more -- all about public policy. and so, i ended up one day, i had sold my first company at the age of 37 and a few years later decided it was something i really wanted to pursue. steve: your first company was construction? sen. corker: yes it was. steve: how did that start? i had started working like most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends and migrated to being a construction laborer and a rough carpenter when i graduated from college. i ended up being a construction superintendent so after four years i had built some regional malls around the c

steve: senator bob corker, republican from tennessee. when did you first think about moving from business to politics? sen. corker: you know, i was leading an effort in our community to try and make sure everyone had an opportunity for decent, fit and affordable housing. i was doing that as a civic endeavor and i was asked to serve at the state level and i ended up going on a real board, if you will, at the state level. it just sort of migrated. it was not about politics. it was more -- all about public policy. and so, i ended up one day, i had sold my first company at the age of 37 and a few years later decided it was something i really wanted to pursue. steve: your first company was construction? sen. corker: yes it was. steve: how did that start? sen. corker: i had started working like most folks when i was 13 doing all kinds of odds and ends and migrated to being a construction laborer and a rough carpenter when i graduated from college. i ended up being a construction superintendent so after four years i had built some regional malls

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how is it that the three of you can say it but bob corker, newt gingrich even declared it to clarence thomas. he said if liberals had said this about clarence thomas, that republicans would say they're being racist. so why is it such a struggle for this man, paul ryan, speaker of the house, who is supposed to be the most dignified of your party? >> i think what is happening right now with the elected officials, just speaking to that group, they're hoping and praying that donald trump does walk it back so they can say i'm thankful that donald trump walked back these comments. >> how do you walk it back? just give me an example. i know, david -- >> i'm not suggesting -- >> just give me an example. >> he'll have to say i was wrong, i could not have said that. of course i don't believe religion or ethnicity matters when it comes to judges. that's how come i put in this list of judges that had a diverse background. he will have to -- it won't work. >> right. >> but that is something that at least if he did, it would give a little bit of cover to some of these elected officials. that being

i will tell you this, i talked with senator bob corker in the hallways here. corker is giving trump basically three weeks. he said we'll see where we are in three weeks. if we're still having this conversation we'll have to look closely. what if we are the conversation and corker said we'll cross that bridge, i'm para phrasing. >> you have a situation now there are numerous senators who have decried his comments on the judge. you now have lindsey graham, ben sasse, and mark kirk all three of whom are saying i think they're not going to vote for either donald trump or the democratic nominee. at the same time, this president has nominated a judge to fill the empty vacancy on the supreme court, which the republican party en masse is denying either a hearing or vote for. it becomes, it seems to me, more difficult to uphold that argument that donald trump should fill that seat. if you yourself believe he doesn't have a temperament to be president of the united states. >> reporter: but that is sort of the impetus to the argument here. that's the crux of what republi

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have talked to a lot of very highly respected republicans, one of whom recently said to me, if bob corker is on the ticket with donald trump, you got me, i'm sold. hearing manu say even senator corker saying if donald trump doesn't right his ship in two to three weeks dot-dot-dot -- you need the 12 million voter that is you mentioned. duds that not worry you? >> it does not. as governor christie said, no one will agree with everything their candidate says and, of course, we want republican party unity and donald trump wants that. he wants moderates, independents. he wants the hispanic vote and working hard to get that based on the message of a stronger economy, a stronger country. if some people choose to take one thing he says and kons tratd on that and come out and give speeches or interviews about that, it is up to them. the trump campaign want party unity. >> it is absurd to say we are taking one thing that donald trump said. there's a pan plea. there's a grab bag of things that donald trump has said that make it very clear that he is mounting a campaign now for white nationalists. th

i split it up to with, with bob corker getting most of my votes. also put oklahoma governor mary fallon in there. i think a woman would be a good pick for him and leaving the rest of it in the player to be determined later. i think it's going to be somebody who is not on this list. >> tuck centre. >> i believe it will be chris christie. i put $80 on chris christie. >> $80? >> decisive. >> i think it's true, i would bet $80 on it, i think herman cain is a disant second. >> i've got newt gingrich up there. christie up there, scott brown, john thune, jeff sessions. >> okay. steve, you want five on omarosa? >> no. >> i'll take your $80 bet on chris christie. >> done. >> i've got the field, you got christie. >> wow. >> we do this pretend this is pretend. >> this is going to get us fdic problems. >> take chips. >>> next up, obama foreign policy flip-flop, our panel weighs in next. >>> the question i think has simply been what else can united states do to support them in those efforts. the president feels strongly that the afghans must remain in control o

>> bob corker's definition of what is exciting. >> also such a low bar.ke up early for that one. >> don't be so in a bubble that you don't understand. that is not one of his political liabilities. his liabilities are in the category of racism scandal every ten days. he doesn't have a problem with voters because he only has 100 staffers. >> there is a pile on happening. that is not -- >> let me crawl out of my bubble. there is literature about whether it actually matters to have these television ads out. >> literature? >> stop it. so basically they say it doesn't matter but that is assuming each side has parody. this stuff actually can matter if one side is not doing it. >> i agree with you. voters are not hearing he only has 50 staffers. voters don't know or care how many people are in the headquarters. >> how much we are talking about right now you think is all involved -- you referenced this, donald trump has today and has always had since he began the campaign almost like an addiction to the crowds that he speaks before. they are a narcotic for him. yo

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bob corker, of course, was another rumored name.orters spoke to him last week about trump, he literally looked like he was about to become physically ill. it remains to be seen if he is still in the short list. >> it is interesting that betsy says jeff session. jeff sessions is the one that is coordinating the weekly meetings on capitol hill among trump surrogates. it is his office that is putting these on. >> what does he bring to the ticket? >> he is in the same position with trump when it comes to trade, immigration, about the wall. he was a judge. he has had a lot of years on capitol hill legislating with democrats and for conservative causes. he brings a lot of legislative experience. >> his state electorally is alabama. >> look at bob corker, he is tennessee. trump recently told bloomberg he is really looking for, he has narrowed it down to four to five candidates for vice-president that actually have a lot of legislative experienced and who are seasoned in the art of making a deal in terms of legislation. >> since donald trum

>> bob corker is also being mentioned. >> tennessee. >> yeah.ught the interesting thing was trump said that he like to do have somebody who knows washington and can help get his legislative package through. i think sessions while i have known him for a long time. >> not going to happen. >> not going to happen. newt gingrich would be an interesting choice but, again, lots of challenges there. bob corker might be a sleeper because he brings some graph toss to the ticket and has not only. >> nobody knows who he is: why do you say gingrich has challenges. everybody knows gingrich and what he has been through. why we have challenges? >> is he a controversial figure. left after losing the house house races in 199 12k3w4r-8 controversial filling. what do you think trump -- trump would have to commit suicide. come on, the most compared to trump he is little bo beep. gingrich. >> i think trump wants somebody people say that's a good choice and not somebody who say let's re-examine his controversies over the last several weeks. >> gingrich i'm predict som

mitch mcconnell, newt gingrich, and bob corker all disagreed with his statement. >> is it a racist statement? >> i could not disagree more. >> but do you think it is a racist statement? >> i don't agree with what he said. he was born in indiana. we all came from somewhere else. >> i think it was a mistake. i hope it was just sloppiness. he says on other occasions he has many mexican friends. >>ly con tone the topics and we can move on to another topic. >> ryan will lay out a new website that lays out the party's agenda if is considered to be the platform that republicans will run on. >> while trump continues to disparage the judge, he will investigate clinton for the private e-mail server. he says he will not over look what was criminal. she is expected to host a watch party tomorrow night in brooklyn. msnbc will be live from the santa monica pier throughout the day. we'll have special coverage at 5:00 p.m. eastern. >>> tributes continue to pour in from around the globe for icon muhammad ali. this as the late boxer's body is back in louisville. private services are scheduled for this week. j

i split it up to with, with bob corker getting most of my votes.homa governor mary fallon in there. i think a woman would be a good pick for him and leaving the rest of it in the player to be determined later. i think it's going to be somebody who is not on this list. >> tuck centre. >> i believe it will be chris christie. i put $80 on chris christie. >> $80? >> decisive. >> i think it's true, i would bet $80 on it, i think herman cain is a disant second. >> i've got newt gingrich up there. christie up there, scott brown, john thune, jeff sessions. >> okay. steve, you want five on omarosa? >> no. >> i'll take your $80 bet on chris christie. >> done. >> i've got the field, you got christie. >> wow. >> we do this pretend this is pretend. >> this is going to get us fdic problems. >> take chips. >>> next up, obama foreign policy flip-flop, our panel weighs in next. test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test test >>> the question i think has simply been what else

i think bob corker probably best fits the bill. tic side, tim kaine. >> do you think chris christie would meet that bar for most people? >> not as much as corker. he has no foreign policy experience. he's an immensely unpopular governor of new jersey. there's still a little bit of whiff of scandal hanging over him. it would be a harder sell. it wouldn't be as hard as a few other people. >> what about newt gingrich? >> it's my wish. it's my dream. i have a gingrich file this big. imagine the family values party, six marriages, all the stuff that newt's said over the years. we could turn this into a five-hour show every day. >> we will just, on your behalf, we will be praying for gingrich. >> thanks, al. >> you are awesome as always. >>> coming up, we talk scotus with the great pete williams. you do all this research on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates... maybe you should've done more research on them. for drivers with accident forgivenes liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to yo

. >> what bob corker said yesterday, he has such an incredible opportunity.just to be a part of the converse as the nominee to bring this country forward, what an incredible opportunity that he has just thrown away. >> i saw -- i'm sorry, mike. >> i was just going to say, you're so right on that. first of all, bob corker is the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. he more than most people in the united states senate knows the impact of trump's words around the world, trump's behavior as a candidate around the world. >> i was going to say, i saw jeb a couple weeks ago in miami, i just can't believe a candidacy based on insults, personal insults has gone this far. i think it didn't catch up with trump during the course of the primary but it is catching up with him now that there was never sort of anything behind that. people wanted to see him fighting on behalf of making america great again but it is not a satisfying enough meal to take him to the next level. we talked about his ceiling. we may have found a ceiling. >> trump definitely looked out

. >> senate foreign relation chair bob corker, often mentioned on trump's vp short list, was just hoping to change the subject. >> i don't condone the comments and we can press on to another topic. i think we need to move beyond that. i think he has a tremendous opportunity to disrupt the direction that washington is moving in. >> meanwhile, former house speaker newt gingrich, a vocal trump supporter and another potential vp pick, said trump has legitimate complaints against the judge but his ethnic background should never have entered the equation. >> it goes against our whole model of being an american. we don't judge you as part of being a group. that would suggest blacks can't get a fair white judge, whites can't get a fair black judge, asians can't get a fair -- by the way vietnamese, while they're asian, aren't chinese. once you go down that road you destroy america. >> among the roll nent republicans to denounce, senator susan collins of main, jeff flake, kelly ayotte of new hampshire. and three more of his former rivals. john case and i can ted cruz, both are whom are withholding

joining me now to discuss all of this republican senator bob corker, chairman of the foreign relations committee and the pride of chattanooga. senator, thanks for being here. i want to get to that brexit vote in a sec. i want to ask you about something going on in the party. scowcroft and paulson voting, will leaving the party over donald trump, this must really disturb you. >> look, those are all people i highly respect and worked with some of them very, very closely. i will point out in the brexit vote you are going to talk to in a moment, almost the entire establishment in the uk was in the remain camp. there's something happening in our society, it's happening in western societies where there's tremendous anxiety over economic stagnation, the whole issue of refugees, and immigration that's changing the context of countries, and then this faceless bureaucracy that's not really responding to people, and so the genius of what's happened with the candidacy of donald trump is, he has given voice to that just as was given in the uk recently and the question is, can you take that and do s

of a century polled for major republican politicians including lindsey graham, lamar alexander, bob corker and marco rubio. he's the author of how republicans can elect a new president in the new america. peter hart has done the same for democrats for four decades including fritz monday, ted kennedy and the "wall street journal" nebraska poll, conducts focus groups around the country for university of pa's annenberg school. neither is associated with the presidential candidates this time. we are pleased to have them both with us. thank you all boancht good to be here. >> rose: before we get into the presidential race, describe in a few words the context, the mood of the election. whit? >> angry, frustrated with two-thirds of the country thinking the country is off on the wrong track. they want a change. they want a change in washington. they want a change in the government. they want a change in the direction of the country. >> hunt: peter? ditto, ditto, ditto. thank you. absolutely the same thing. we tend to just think this just happened and the fact of the matter is, it's been there for

you have tennessee senator bob corker and christie and bob corker and governor rick scott, those seem there are several people that are in some tiers below that. we are in the stage right now where anything is possible. those are the four names i would watch. >> anything on the clinton's side. >> tim kaine is still a big front runner there. >> that would provide a chief geographic. well, we call it a purple state. >> it is about a grand state. >> have a good week. >> you, too. up next, we'll check on the u.s. stock exchange reacting to the european leave union. ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection, or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depressi

>> we had newt gingrich and senator bob corker at the top of our short list but because of their recent condemnations of trump, they've moved down on our short list which is based on abc news reporting and analysis. chris christie the only republican to defend trump, we've moved him up. >> christie in the fantasy league from politics. >> the veeb steaks fantasy league. >> is when we care about the haven'tcy the most. the veepstakes. >> thank you so much for being here. it's great to talk to you as always. >>> do stay with abc news for full political coverage throughout the morning. >>> we're going to have more on your voice, your vote ahead on "america this morning" as well as later on on "good morning america." we want to move on now to a tragic story developing overnight from michigan. a group of cyclists fatally prosecutors say a 50-year-old man was driving that damaged pickup truck when struck a group of nine riders from behind. at least five cyclists were killed. other four were seriously injured and are being treated at hospitals. police were seeking the truck driver after receivi

. >> reporter: tennessee senator, bob corker, who had been floated as a possible trump running mate. >> i think he's going to have to change. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton and bernie sanders barnstorming here in california. the final push for the biggest delegate prize. both targeting trump. >> we are facing a republican nominee who wants to divide us. >> the american people will not vote for a candidate who insults mexicans and latinos. >> reporter: today, clinton called on sanders to start working with her if she clinches the nominee tuesday. >> after tuesday, i'm going to do everything i can to reach out to try to unify the democratic party, and i expect senator sanders to do the same. >> reporter: in puerto rico, democrats are picking a candidate but some also spoke out about trump. >> it terrifies me. it absolutely does. >> he said some things which are not nice. that's the way he does it. >> a win here in california for clinton would give her a strong finish heading into the convention. for sanders, it would give him one more reason to stay in this race. but there are

senator bob corker telling us today trump has just a few weeks to change direction and prove he can change his tone. sources close to the campaign acknowledging ultimately that's up to trump and trump alone. lester? >> hallie, thank you. >>> and watching all this tonight is our political director and moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. a democratic race that appears over, but it's really being heavily contested. and republicans not quite sure what to do with the man they endorsed. >> actually, tonight should have been a good night for the republican party. a democratic party still divided, right? bernie sanders not ready to get on board. maybe he pulls the upset. creates six more weeks of drama potentially on the democratic side. but it's anything but that right now. democrats are chomping at the bit to get unified other than sanders' supporters right now. i think in the next eight to ten days, you will see that happen, especially if clinton wins california tonight instead of sanders. but what's going on inside the republican party. everybody agrees he's got three or four weeks to r

ben carson, bob corker, calling his remarks inexcusable. >> trump, not happy with the criticism, but for now, not changing. >>> sat down with fox news last night and. >> i don't care if the judge is mexican or not. i am going to do great with the mexican people. we're being treated very unfairly, bill. very, very unfairly. >> six state also hold their nominating contest today. trump expected to make remarks at his westchester club, following the results. >>> more than half of florida is under a state of emergency as tropical storm colin made landfall. bringing heavy winds and rain. storm has already flooded low-lying areas. the sunshine bridge is closed due to high wind concerns. water spouts have popped up near the coastline. the storm will be moving along the southeast coast this morning. nbc meteorologist bill karins is here. what do we expect? >> most of the damage has been done. we saw some minor surge problems. a lot of heavy rains, so there could be some additional flash flooding there. the bulk of the southeast is clearing out. eastern north carolina, georgia, north florida h

senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and bob corker said they disagree with mr. trump's view. he argues that the judge should not preside over a lawsuit against trump university because the judge's mexican heritage coupled with trump's immigration policies could lead to a bias decision. he discussed the dispute on face the nation. >> my question is if it were a muslim judge, would you also feel like they wouldn't be able to treat you fairly because of that policy? >> it's possible. yes. it would be possible. absolutely. >> isn't there a tradition in america that we don't judge people where their parents came from? >> i'm talking about common sense. >> another prominent republican newt gingrich said today that donald trump's comments are, quote, inexcusable. >>> the warriors game now underway. they're taking on the cleveland cavaliers in game 2 of the championship finals. the games are certainly the hottest tickets in town right now. at last check before the game, nose bleed tickets were going for $430 on stubhub. but fans say they're willing to pay up to watch their team take

even senator bob corker rumored to be on trump's vp list said he's discouraged by trump's campaign. >> i did not think yesterday's speech was the type of speech that one would give to lead this country through a difficult time. >> reporter: the gop walking the line between backing their candidate but not his rhetoric, or his most high-profile proposal, a temporary ban on muslims. trump not budging. >> i do not think it is reflective of our principles, not just as a party, but a country. i think the smarter way to go in all respects is to have a security test and not a religious test. >> reporter: trump warned to get on message, refusing to moderate his. and that message has worked for him so far with supporters like here in greensboro. but that support may be starting to slip. our new nbc news survey monkey online poll shows hillary clinton widening her lead over trump by seven points now, doing better with men and white voters. trump core constituencies. lester? >> hallie jackson tonight, thank you. >>> the fierce political battle over the orlando attack is also flaring in congress.

. >> reporter: bob corker, who has been floated as a possible trump running mate. >> i think he's going to have to change. >> reporter: meanwhile, hillary clinton and bernie sanders barnstorming here in california. the final push for the biggest delegate prize. both targeting trump. >> we are facing a republican nominee who wants to divide us. >> the american people will not vote for a candidate who insults mexicans and latinos. >> reporter: today clinton called on sanders to start working with her if she clinches the nomination tuesday. >> after tuesday, i'm going to do everything i can to to try to unify the democratic party and i expect senator sanders to do the same. >> reporter: in puerto rico, voters are picking a candidate. some spoke out about trump. >> it terrifies me. it absolutely does. >> he said something racially charged, not nice. that's the way he does it. >> that was nbc's kristin welker reporting. tonight we also learned conservative writer and lawyer david french has decided not to launch an independent bid for the white house. >>> people at a woodbridge apartment com

it's newt gingrich who has been on board for a long time, senator bob corker who has been very complementarym, even in the face of some pretty controversial things. so the fact that he's saying, you know, push ahead to his surrogates and the fact that he's saying if you've got some memo saying don't do this, forget it, don't listen to them, listen to me is so classic donald trump that he is his own communicator. he is his own communications director. this is his strategy and even if he has people around him doing what is conventionally or typically politically appropriate in terms of strategy, he wants it the way he wants it. >> we just got a statement, rebecca, from dr. ben carson, former presidential candidate. let me read it to you. "every human being is an individual first rather than a member of an identity group. the moment we forget that is the moment we enter into a phase of moral descent." it's not just the house speaker and other leaders, dr. ben carson himself is expressing this is not a good strategy, mr. trump. >> not at all. and moral descent is a strong way of wording it, too.

ben carson and newt gingrich and bob corker. >> tru his feud with the judge. >> i don't care if the judge is mexican or not. i'm going to do great with the mexican people because i provide judges. i don't care about mexicans but we are being very unfairly, bill. >> six states make their nomination tonight. trump will make comments at his golf club before the primary results. >>> tropical storm collin is making landfall in texas. collin is pounding the coastline with heavy rain and high winds. it has flooded low lying officials. the sunshine skyway bridge has been closed near tampa bay due to high wind concerns. water spouts have popped up near the coastline. collin moves along northern florida today and georgia and south carolina. let's get the latest on this with meteorologist bill care irns wins who is tracking this storm. wh not that bad. a couple of minor tornadoes in florida. the areas in north carolina here. a cold front trailing through central florida so still have some thunderstorms to deal with in areas such as tampa, orlando, along i-4 throughout your morning. we are looking at

. >> reporter: tennessee republican bob corker, a potential running mate, pleaded with trump. >> move away from pride and say, "hey, we sort of stepped in it here. we need to move in a very different direction." >> reporter: illinois republican senator mark kirk locked in a tough reelection battle said he won't vote for trump. >> i felt it's time to come out and condemn a statement that was obviously bigoted and racist and does not reflect the party of lincoln that i seek to represent. >> reporter: new jersey governor chris christie was almost alone in defending trump. >> i know donald trump. i have known him for 14 years, and donald trump is not a racist. >> reporter: republican donors and fund raisers aligned with >> reporter: for republicans craving message discipline, trump, a hopeful sign, teleprompters for election night remarks a first. scott, that discipline came too late for republican senators lindsey graham of south carolina, and jeff flake of arizona. both said they could not support trump. well, someone else running for reelection tonight is the california judge who's bei

and yesterday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, newt gingrich, and bob corker all denounced trump's comments. >> is that not a racist statement? >> i couldn't disagree more with a statement like that in. >> is it a racist statement? >> i couldn't disagree more with what he had to say. >> okay. but do you think it's a racist statement to say? >> i don't agree with what he had to say. this is a man who is born in indiana. all of us came here from somewhere else. >> i think that it was a mistake. i think that -- i hope it was sloppiness. he says on other occasions that he has many mexican friends, et cetera, but th's irrelevant. >> i don't condone the comments, and we can press on to another topic. >> showing the strain trump is having on his company, speaker ryan will lay out his party's agenda, going around trump. it's expected to be the platform national republicans will run on. no word yet whether trump will run on the same platform. when elected president, he says he would instruct his attorney general to reinvestigate clinton over her private e-mail server, even if she is found i

coach mike krzyzewski called summitt one of the greatest coaches of any sport and tennessee senator bob corkereleased a statement saying tennessee has lost one of its most beloved daughters. former player candace parker wrote thank you coach for always being a role model and hillary clinton wrote her record is legendary, her work ethic second to none. we need exactly that kind of commitment to end alzheimer's. >>> 17 minutes past the hour. "scrambled politics" is next. orh braindrone? can't blame you. it's a drone you control with your brain, which controls your thumbs, which control this joystick. no, i'm actually over at the ge booth. we're creating the operating system for industry. it's called predix. it's gonna change the way the world works. ok, i'm telling my brain to tell the drone to get you a copy of my resume. umm, maybe keep your hands on the controller. look out!! ohhhhhhhhhh... you know what, i'm just gonna email it to you. yeah that's probably safer. ok, cool. >>> here's your hump day edition of "scrambled politics." governor chris christie, and key donald trump supporter, is ba

ben carson, bob corker, newt gingrich, calling his remarks inexcusable. trump not happy with the criticism, but for now not changing. >> trump sat down for an interview with fox news last night where he made new comments on his feud with the judge. >> i don't care if the judge is mexican or not. i'm going to do great with the mexican people because i provide jobs, but we're being treated very unfairly. >> six states hold their nominating contest today and trump is expected to make remarks tonight at his westchester golf club. our special coverage kicks off with chuck todd at 5:00 p.m. right here on msnbc. >>> more than half of florida is under a state of emergency as tropical storm colin made landfall last night. 6,000 national guardsmen are on stand by. and the storm has already flooded low-lying areas. officials even closed the sunshine skyway bridge spanning tampa bay due to high wind concerns. look at this, water spoutds have -- spouts have popped up near the coastline. it will be moving along the southeast coast this morning. >>> nbc meteorologist bi

. >> senator bob corker, chairman of the foreign affairs committee and rumored vp candidate said thisut trump. >> i continue to be discouraged by the direction of the campaign and the comments that are made and i did not think yesterday's speech was the type of speech that one would give that wants to lead this country through difficult times. >> and senator lamar alexander even doubted that a donald trump nomination would not come to pass. alexander said, that's what you say, and house republicans plan to meet with trump on july 7th. that comes as the latest poll has hillary clinton beating trump 49% to 37%. trump says that while he has banned several news outlets from covering him on the trail, that doesn't mean he'd ban are them from the white house press room. i have an option, when i'm representing the united states i would not do that. but i would let people know if somebody's untruthful. now that comes after trump tries his best to stop his testimony in the trump university case from seeing the light of day. donald trump filed a motion to keep the deposition sealed. president o

and yesterday, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, newt gij rich, and bob corker all denounced trump's comments. >> is that not a racist statement? >> i couldn't disagree more a statement like that in. >> is it a racist statement? >> i couldn't disagree more with what he had to say. >> okay. but do you think it's a racist statement to say? >> i don't agree with what he had to say. this is a man who is born in indiana. all of us came here from somewhere else. >> i think that it was a mistake. i think that -- i hope it was sloppiness. he says on other occasions cetera, but that's irrelevant. >> i don't condone the comments, and we can press on to another topic. >> while trump continues to disparage the judge, he says when elected president, he would instruct his attorney general to re-investigate clinton. when pressed, however, he would not say what she's guilty of that's criminal. as for clinton, she'll be spending the day holding four separate campaign events in the los angeles area ahead of tomorrow's california primary. she's expected to host a watch party tomorrow night in brooklyn,

ben carson, bob corker, newt gingrich calling his remarks inexcusable. trump not happy with the criticism, but for now, not changing. and that is not new for trump. remarkably consistent this campaign, even with growing gop concern, that could backfire in a general election. trump's campaign manager tells me tonight the report trump instructed surrogates to against attacks against judge curiel are not accurate, and that the case should have been dismissed. >> hallie, a lot going on the democratic side as well. nbc news is learning of a secret call between president obama and bernie sanders, with hillary clinton now on the eve of clinching enough delegates to become her party's presumptive nominee. but sanders showing no signs he's ready to go anywhere anytime soon. nbc's andrea mitchell with the democrats' high drama. >> reporter: tonight in california, hillary clinton on the cusp of clinching the democratic nomination. >> please come out and vote tomorrow on june the 7th. >> reporter: and she soon could be getting some powerful backup to unify the party

. >> reporter: tennessee republican bob corker, a potential running mate, pleaded with trump. >> move away from pride and say, "hey, we sort of stepped in it here. we need to move in a very different direction." >> reporter: illinois republican senator mark kirk locked in a tough reelection battle said he won't vote for trump. >> it's time to come out and condemn a statement that was obviously bigoted and racist and does not reflect the party of lincoln they seek to represent. >> reporter: chris christie was almost alone in defending trump. >> i know donald trump. i have known him for 14 years, and donald trump is not a racist. >> reporter: republican donors and fund raisers aligned with trump are now reconsidering or back out entirely. scott, republican senators lindy graham of south carolina and jeff flake of arizona both said today they could not endorse donald trump. >> pelley: major garrett reporting for us tonight. major, thank you. well, hillary clinton makes history now as the the first woman to lead a major party ticket. last night, cbs news calculated that the former secreta

. >> i have got $20 on bob corker. he is my front runner. then 10 on newt gingrich. jeff sessions.cott, john thune and $10 on mike flynn, the former head of the defense intelligence agency if trump wants to go with a national security candidate. >> there is somebody out in the newsroom you haven't put money on. in any case, david, give us clarity. >> a lot harder than hillary's. newt at the top at 40. sessions at $30. an advisor keeps floating sessions. he is -- trump mainly a son on capitol hill. michael flynn, attorney general. >> two michael flynns. >> i thought that was my long shot. >> he has set he wants generals on there. 20 on him and mary fall lynn $10 because a female from oklahoma although i think it's unlikely. >> i'm scared to say it but charles? >> gingrich out front as he should be. christie and brown second and third and then i'm back to drink. i'm back to wine, women, and song, but this time i pay $10 in sterling. >> sterling isn't worth as much as it used to be. you get more sterling. >> i'm putting less. >> you are going to go to turn bree and play trump at trump