john, let's start with you and i want to talk about cory stewart. were both co-chairs of the trump campaign in virginia. he aspired and you became chair. is he a bigot? >> well, i wouldn't say he's a bigot, but i would say cory stewart has spent a lot of time and hanging around the wrong people and it's really tarnished him and the party. he survived this primary because two anti-cory art opponents split the vote to get under 50%. and he was able to win because the name i.d.s had three times running for state office and republicans in virginia couldn't find a better viable candidate enough to beat him. >> john, if he is supporting the confederate flag andging out with the wrong people, doesn't that kind of make him a bigot? that kind of makes him a bigot. there is evidence there that makes him aot. bigots don't do that. >> i'm not going to speak what's in his heart. >> i hate it when people say that, john. i don't know what's in anybody's heart. all i know is the evidence people show me, what they say, whaty do. i don't know what's in my own mother

cory stewart sees it differently.e thinks t president's popularity is growing, that that's going to lift his campaign andt will become a competitive race and then the money will startlowing to h campaign. right now, the national senate republicans, no plans to focus on this race. >> people underestimate cory stewart. he is trump support, heoves saying that. he says ed gilleie lost last year because he wasn't sufficiently, conservati trump like. he said people will not vote for you. trump vots are aroup of voters that will vote for you if ey believe you're into trump. no question cory stewart is all into trump. as you know in virginia sometimes it used to be a publican state, then it went purple lately. and then democratic blue. >> i think it is turning blue. few things about cory stewart, he needs to look at the numbers the oth night. winning vote total was lower than it was when he was nipping ed gillespie's heels. while he has support, fewer came out to cast ballots for him. but o thing he can take heart in,e did wi

his name is cory stewart. and the president says he is a winner despite the fact that he ha backede white nationalists. now, facts be facts, he won the republican nomination for senate last night in virginia. and he joins primetime in moments. >> p >> i protect mr. trump. that's what it is. >> president trump's personal lawyer back in the news. people close to the president fearing michael cohen may be ready to flip. former trump aide and cohen friend sam nunberg is here and says he knows the real deal. >> and fresh off hiseeti with one of the most brutal dictators on the planet, presid bigg enemy is not north korea, certainly not russia, not even is. can you guess? i'll give you a hint. let's get after it. >>> all right, defending confederate symbols, cottoning none of that kept cory stewart from getting the endorsement of the president of the united states, and more votes than the rest of the gop field in the primary for the virginia u.s. senate seat. no small feat. stewart, who served a the state director o

cory stewart, one of his big issues is the confederate mon youme monuments. he will go up again tim kaine. the problem for republicans, stewart esn't make beating tim kaine that much tougher, virginia has three house seats reprby republicans that could wave here go, that could go to democrats. having cory stewart with those associations. that baggage and that kind of political headache at the top o the ticket is going to put all three of those republicans in very difficult positions that could drag the entire ticket. republicans nationally, noto much doing the senate race they're doing this morning. that's that magic number of 23 house seats. they've got to keep the democrats from getting that number. and the democrat test in virginia may have gotten after last night. >> we'll see. mark sanford losing, he lost the primary, but did he maintenance his pride? he wasn't surprised, he said months ago, he said i'm a dead man walking for doing this. but these politicians they're in fice, they're plic eye for years and years. is this okay for him? >> well, obviously,

cory stewart's heritage by the way is from minnesota. where they didn't have the confederate flag or if they did, it was as a thing they're boys were fighting. he's made a habit of palling around with some of the worst people in america. onmp was inaugurated he described pul me t knee land as one of his herosen an appeared with the guy who organized the rally in charlottesville that ended up killing a woman. he disavowed them. on the other side is mark sanford who managed to win a house seat five years agofter had is affair with an argentine woman by falsely claiming to have been hiking the appalachian trail. he left as governor. i guess he never resigned. what he could not overcome was his criticism of the president. he lost hisrimary yesterday to a relative unknown w made sanford's anti-trump comments the centerpiece of campaign. there now no daylight between trump and the party he leads according to the rnc. >> there was a shift with president trump. il say proudly that the republican party is the trump party. >> for more on donald tr

rep cory stewart will take on tim kaine. prince will july county board of supervisor won the gop senate primary by thinarm inlast night. over two other candidate. the race between stewart and skain already shaping up to b one of the most watched in the quunty and this reason has notwa decade. today wncgot ae to talk to both candidate and they did not hold back. >>. >> sdil whatev it takes toe get thuth off. he's been there six years andon he's dnothing. kim jong un can't point it a single a single major achievement. >> cory never filed find ways too divide princery williamwhether it's harsh rhetic about folkse doesn't like or even cozying up to toes of daivrping us white preem sgliingt president trump congratulations stewart on twitter and fewle a f jobs call him shift and wk. >> one ear since spaibl shoo shooting in -- he has a met war set to come out never called back in the game. in it he talks about getting shot in the hip that day and h help whoelped save his life and longecovery and religious faith. and the charitysi c

. >> sandra: really quick i want to play this, cory stewart, republican candidate. >> >> those of usurselves to president trump. we are going to increasingly win as we get closer to november. i think that by that point we will have a red tide because of the popularity of president trump. >> sandra: clearly embracing the president and his policies, and he has what some see as controversial past. i hadn't seen whether or not the rnc is supporting him as a candidate. so obviously, we support the nominees of states across the country, but we are going to be in the most battleground states, the states where we can pick up senate seats. we also are looking at states and other states that president trump wanted. >> so as your support force cory stewart? >> we are not in a statewide for a virginia or new jersey or minnesota, we are going to be monitoring those races and we have to show that they are competitive. >> sandra: thanks for coming on the show tonight. president trump threatened to hit china with $200 billion in new tariffs. we have those new details, the next. plus why this billboa

trump supporter cory stewart won the gop nomination to challen incumbent senator and former hillary clintonng mate tim tkaine. we report match and the strategy. >> thank you, virginia. >> reporter: corey stewart's victory party, it's the third time he sough statewide office. making the interview rounds, he atotlighted this presidential tweet conating him and adding, now he runs against a total stiff, timkaine, who's weak on crime and borders and wants to raise your taxes through the roof. don't underestimate corey, a major chance of winning. >> i have the supportof the president. as the president, we'll have him come down to virginia,e'll welcome him down there. >> reporter: senator kaine firing back atruhe tweet. >> the president doesn't know anything about virginia, clearly. i think he showed that in 2016 d the tweet shows the same thing. >> reporter: stewart is repeating a pledge he made when he launched his bid last summert he'll wage a, quote, vicious and ruthless campaign. >> i'm going to run a very brutal race to get out the brutal facts and the brutal truth. >> reporter: that strate

>> trump switched. >> if you look at cory stewart, he had pretty big name i.d. guys he ran against no one herd of before. >> can you run in the republican party this november without trump's blessing. > it's awfully difficult to run against trump in any way and win anything. >> are you proud of this party? are you proud of this party. >> i'm proud of very unemployment. >> are you proud of your party. >> i'm always proud of my party. >> my party right or wrong. >> it's representing voters very effectively. >> what's the party? is this party of bush and reagan or is this now the party of trump? listen, i don't have a. >> i've never seen anything like this. your party was a free trade party. it was good on deficits and fiscal responsibility. trump comes in and changes all the rules and you guys say yes, sir. >> and law and order. >> you say yes, sir, are you proud of that? it's a heel clicking party. >> the evolution of trade has been substantial over the last 20 years. look what rob porter did, trade ambassador. whether he ran for re-election before trump, he talk

cory stewart this man's name, he'll be the republican nominee for the senate if the had is to run against kaine. republicans are worried not because they had a shot at tim kaine's sheet. but stewart makes confederate moderates an issue. he's aligned himself with anti-semitism, ace racism. he's tried to distance himself. but a lot of baggage there. and the fear for republicans this is the top of your ticket in virginia. this man, those associations, all the questions that spring up from that. and you have three congressional districts in virginia held by republicans that democrats think they can flip in a wave year and now add to the top of that republican ticket statewide in virginia, cory stewart. that's something they're not thrilled with last night. >> thank you for that. breaking ialdown after last night and, as always, an liegds the results. let me bring in msnbc political analyst and former rnc chairman michael steele. back with me say lease jordan and ayesha mills. as someone who's been immersed in mid-term strategy, what's your takeaway by these trump-backed cannedidates and t sid

all night between a house delegate named nick freitas and a very controversial supervisor named cory stewart his tie toes white supremacists and anti-semitic figures in politics. he has campaigned to conserve confederate statues and appeared alongside members of unite the white group that sparked the summer.n charlottesville establishment republicans had been pushing hard to to stop cory stewart from winning this primary tonight. but look at those results. he appears to have won this primary, whether republicans like it or not, this is the candidate they have chosen to face democratic senator tim kaine in the fall. senate campaigns is so far declining to comment on whether or not they're going to support corey stewart in the general election race this fall. polls are still open tonight in north dakota and nevada for primary races there. it's turning out to be an exciting night. ith us. mmission investment prod, fisher investments avoids them. some advisers have hidden and layered fees. fisher investments never does. and while some advisers are happy to earn issions from you whether you do we

in virginia, controversial gop candidate, cory stewart defeat today party pick for senate, nick fredeshe was a camp i don't know of confederate monuments. they worried that histo v could cost them in the general election beyond the senate seat. stewart's name on the ballot could impact a hotly contesteds congnal show-down between gop and democratic candidates. >>> the president is on his way back to washingtonfter meeting with kim jong-un in singapore a document was signedn which kim jong-un committed to denuclearization, but the time line was scarce, and now the document is held up to the light for as not in the fine print. as well as trump curbing key military activities as a long time north korean wish. >> president trump heading home after a summit with kim jong-un, he hopes it will be a defining moment in his presidency. >> we are ready to write a newwe chapter bet our nations. >> beginning with that historic handshake, and then, one on one with north korea's 34-year-old dictator. >> it's m - honor and we will have a terrific relationship i have no doubt. >> their war of words gon

republican cory stewart will try to unseat democratic senator tim cane. this could feel like the 2016 presidential race in rginia. cane, the former hillary clinton running malt against stewart, the long-time trump supporter. >> the parties behind president trump, we're going to sit next to him, we're going to support our policies. that's what i'm going to bring to the united states senate. >> in a campaign between up beat problem solver and ruthless and vicious, i'm very confident thag ians will go with the positive. they always do. >> the mid term elections will be november 6th. >>> alexandria democrats have ousted their mayor and chosen a new nominee. the current vice mayor justin will sop ousted allison silberberg. only 1,000 votes separated the two. > >>> valerieirviervin has decide not to run and will campaign for rashern baker. the remaining democrats to take on larry hogan will debate on ne 4 this sunday. tom sherwood will moderate. look for it right after "meet the press." >>> the historic nuclear summit with north korea is over, of course. the qu

cory stewart will try to unseat tim e. >>> it is 4:34 now. another election headline out od maryla valerie earvin dropped out of the democratic primary for governor. she started campaigning after her runningate pushed away. she wanted her name printed atth the top of e ticket. ervin is expected to announce her support for sherin baker. > president trump returns to the white house this morning following yesterday's historic nuclear summi in singapore. congress is calling for more details about the agreement signed by the president and north korean leader kimn. jong-u more on what's next in a live report from capitol hill. that's coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> the fbi agent whose gun acdentally went off while dancing at a denver nightclub is facing charges. video shows chase bishop doing a back flip. hisun fell to the ground. police say when he picked it up the the gunfire and hit a man in the leg. he's charged with second degree asalult. >>> t about rocking the red, w this a day d.c. sports fans have waited decades for and will never forge

. >> even president trum weighing in on the race twee tweeting minute ago congratulations cory stewart for great victory for snror virginia. stiff tim kaine who is nak o crime and borders and wants thr raise taxough the roof. don'tnd u estimate cory a majo chance winning. >> other race w locallyre watching in democratic for mayor is in alexandria. big upset here. >> and you can get a full list of primary results on fox5dc.com. d eveloping this morning g d.c. police investigatin deadly officer involved shooting in southeas d.c. where three officers accordin to police came across a dprup of men around:00 last nightet first stre those republican tartd running and police rear per sued and at some point one of the men uld with out a g. officers fired hitting and killing that man and officers recovered the suspect gun at the scene and officers involved are on administrative leave. >> 6:03 now this morning a lot of questions from coerned parents in montgomery countyen after ager was able to walk into a high school withd a lloyed gun. >> how did he get i melanie alnwick live outside ban bridge

there cory stewart is currently chairmanor prince william country board of supervisors.won theim republican pry for u.s. senate. he f kesaine in november ctneral elen. >> overnight senator ceresponden tweeting in pt he vouched to run a campan against me. it's not what wet need and we are. take a stand withe. >> for mayor of alexandria the city has a new mayor. incouple bapt silverberg lost it vice mayor justin wilson. full list of primary results on our web site fox5dc.com. >> developingow n. police are serving for missingd endangered adult. her man smit was seen leaving mannasas afternoon he is visually impaired and may need assistance. >> develop in the districts police investigating a deadlyg involved shooting ineas southeast. three officers came across a group of men 7 l night first street. those men started running and police at some point. one of the men pulled out a gun. officersired hitting and killing that man. investigators recovered the suspect's gun thehe the scenhe scene. officers involved are on administrative leave. >> this morning there's a lot of questio

his name is cory stewart.he is a winner despite the fact that he ha backede white nationalists. now, facts be facts, he won the republican nomination for senate last night in virginia. and he joins primetime in moments. >> p >> i protect mr. trump. that's what it is. >> president trump's perso

in virginia republican voters chose cory stewart.made a name forward defending civil war memorials after a woman was killed by a white supremacist during a march in charlottesville. >> this is a symbol of -- it's not a symbol of racism. i'm proud of virginia's hair er tahtah -- heritage. >> and a brothel owner who wrote a book called "the art of the pimp" won the nomination in virginia. and manu raju was told utah's mike lee was raising concern about the lack of votes and senator lindsey graham jumped in and we're told later apologized for his tone. and we all know the story of how and why you left congress early. so what's happening in the republican party? >> well, what's happened is before donald trump, the republican party had litmus test issues and tased on principles or ideals. certainly free trade is one of those ideals and you were judged by that. if you weren't sufficiently pure, some would call you a rhino or a squish and we had purity police out there and now those people are confounded. more recently the litmus test is lo

. >>> in virginia senator cory stewart worked to strengthen his bonds with gop supporters over e weekend, and heid it over tea. stewart spoke at the virginia women for trump tea for trump event. u are looking at some video from that event at trump international sthotels. art reiterated how he would support the president if he is elected to the senate come november. >> we will work together with the president, and we wl make our tax cuts permanent. we will a restorerican health care. we will bring down race, and we will imp the quality bybr ging competition to a health care provision in the united states. >>> stewart is trying to unseat democrat tim kaine this fall. >>> ahe government works to reunite families in detention centers along t border, lawmakers here in washington will try again to pass angr imion reform bill this week. meanwhile, president trump continues toci cri current policies. he tweeted yesterday, "we must immediately with no judges or cours, ca bring them back from where they ."came critics say such a move violates the constitution and due process. that didn't stop the

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. >> red flags for republicans tonight in virginia, mark, because so far, cory stewart he won the republicanion, he's going to face democratic senator tim cane. stewart has been criticized for functioning with white nationalist. >> we've seen lots ofhat in different races around the country. i think we've seen the blue wave may turn into ripple given the dynamics that's happening. it's interesting on the sanford front, i know him pretty well, he's paying for his independence tonight. this is more evidence that the trump has completely taken over the republican party. now, you abo historical, what does republican party mean? it means much different thing to people who were attracted to compassionate and conservatorism of george bush. if you are in a republican party today it's trump's party. you wonder why republican and congressmen don't take on trump, exhibit a tonight. >> this is by hit romney, he said i think president trump will be renominated by my pear easily and i think he will be reelected. big dollar don narrows at a recreate and deep valley utah. not just because of a strong econom

a lot of mainstrea media focus on fringe candidates like cory stewart in virginia, don't have a chancewin in those states whereas republican recruitment i believe what is turning up the volume on the turnout. braun in indiana, morrissey in west virginia, causing republican to turn out create a level of excitement doesn't typically exist when one party has all three branches of government. trish: how much does the better connie play into it? >> i think a big issue getting to the general election. if you look at extrapolations where the economy is and cross that against traditional house elections, republicans would be projected to pick up 55 seats. if you only look at president's approval rating republicans would be projected to lose 68 seats. so you have a pretty ride wang between 68 and 55. think economy becomes dominant issue in the fall. what republicans run on. i think republicans will surprise where they end up in the house and pick up seats in the senate. trish: chris wilson, thank you very much. >> you bet. trish: coming up everyone, the president is the first sitting u.s. presi

in virginia, tim kaine has an 18 point lead over his republican challenger, cory stewart.nd invirginia's tenth congressional district where hillary clinton won by ten points, barbara comstock trails 10 points. >>> to d.c. the supreme court has given president trump a major political victory, ruling to uphold the travel ban. the justices ruled 5-4 to allow it after a series of federal court rulings had previously invalidated or scaled back earlier versions of that travel ban. the latest version maintains limits on granting visas to travelers from five of the seven countries covered by the original executive order imposed last september by presidential prok clam agency. iran, libya, somalia and syria. chief justice john roberts said the court viewed the ability to regulate immigration asarely wi president's power. but justice sonya sotomayor says the pain and suffering it inflicts on countless families and individuals, many of whom are u.s. citizens. it marks an end to fifteen months over battles over a key part of the immigration policy. roughly one year ago the president t

anticipa republican cory stewart will try to unseat tim kaine. cain is the former hillary clinton running mate against stewart who is a long-time trump supporter. >> it showsinhe parties b president trump are going to stick next to him, support hisl es and that's what i'm going to bring to the united states senate and that's what virginians said they want. >> in a campaign between upbeat and ruthless and vicious, i'm osnfident virginians will go with theive. they always do. >> mid term elections will be november 6th.an alia voters have ousted their mayor. just wilson ousted allison silberberg. wilsec is evely the city's next mayor. >>> in maryland valerie ervin is out of the running for governor. when kevin kamenetz died, ervin waeed her nam atz the top of the ticket. she's decided not to run. the maryland primary is set for june 26th. the remaining democrats are running to takenarry hogan will debate on news 4 sunday. tom sherwood will modere right after "meet the press." >>> coming up on 5:08. the historic nuclear summit with whah korea is over

. >>> republican party leaders are nervous cory stewart's primary viniory in vir could cost them other races around the country. the candidate has mockedw fel republicans and promised a vicious campaign against democraticor incumbent senim kaine. president trump tweeted his support for stewart this time yesterday morning. party leadersre urging gop house candidates to keep their distance. zpliencht the race for maryland's governor is changing by the day. now two former democratic rivals are teaming up. valerie ervin threw her support behind the prince george's county executive. she said she had to end her campaign after she is prevented from using campaign cash raised by her former running mate. ervin, who was originally candidate for lieutenant governor, decided t rrun after hening mate died last month. >>> this sunday the sixthra leading demc hopefuls will meet face-to-face here on nbc 4. the goverr candidate' forum starts at 11:30 a.m. after "meet the press." tom sherwood is the moderator. a reporter panel which will include tracy wilkins and telemundo 44's alberto. if you live in t

. >> red flags for republicans tonight in virginia, mark, because so far, cory stewart, he won the republican nomination, he's going to face democratic senator tim kaine. stewart has been criticized for associating with white nationalists. isn't he exactly the kind of candidate they need to steer clear of? >> yeah, and we're sure seeing examples of that in different races around the country. i think we've seeing that the vaupted blue wave may turn into a ripple given the dynamics that's it's interesting on the sanford front, i know him pretty well, i've always admired his independe independence but he's paying for that tonight. this is more evidence that the trump has completely taken over the republican party. now, you talk about historical, what does republican party mean? it means much a different thing to people who were attracted to compassionate and conservatism of george bush. if you are in a republic today it's trump's party. you wonder why republican and congressmen don't take on trump, exhibit a tonight. >> this is by mitt romney, he said i think president trump will be renominated

you are seeing in virginia, we have a senate candidate cory stewart, who has said some very unsa unsavoryworried that he's going to energize women and democrats in november. >> jonathanswan, live in washington, d.c. thank you very much. reading axios a.m. in a little while will be easy. you can go to axios to sign up for the newsletter. >>> "morning joe" starts right now. >>> i would argue that the president has unleashed not in any way totally. but personally tolame for demons that have been unleashed, whether it's what i saw at a senior center back home and people saying f-u, f-u. at a senior center. the fact that you've got the top you in the face, why don't you and i'll pay your legal fees, that's bizarre, we ought to call it as such. back home some of these people have been frankly weird and different, in a town hall meeting, i said what is going on? they'll say look if the guy at the top

the republican party leaders are nervous cory stewart's primary victory here in virginia could cost them other races across the country. the gop senate candidate has mocked fellow republicans and promised a vicious campaign againsntdemocratic incumim kaine. he tweeted his support for stewart yesterday morning. party leadersre urging gop house candidate to keep their distance. >>> the race for maryland's governor is changing by day. now two former democratic rivals are teaming up. valerie ervin threw -- she says td he sh end her campaign after she was prevented from using campayn cash raised her former running mate. ervin, who was originallyid cae for lieutenant governor, decided to run after her running mate kevin kamenentz lied last month. this sunday the six leading democratic hopefuls will meet face-to-face right here on nbc 4. the governor candidate's forum starts at 1 1:30 a.m. afternoon "mee the presab" a reportnel will include -- >>> next week voters in the district will decide whether workers who receive tips should get the full minimum wage. >> this is part of initiative 77 the

. >>> and later, my interview with senate candidate cory stewart who stunned virginia with his comments and his primary victory. >>> but first, it was another whiplash week in washington. "kasie d.c." back after this. >>> welcome back to "kasie d.c." former trump campaign chairman paul manafort spent his first weekend behind bars after a federal judge revoked his bail following accusations of witness tampering. he'll spend at least the next three months in a virginia facility while he awaits trial. though he has pleaded not guilty. meanwhile, the washington post is reporting that roger stone has now admitted to a meeting meeting with a russian national in may of 2016 who allegedly offered him damaging information about hillary clinton. stone tells the post that nothing ever came of the meeting, but the sit-down is reportedly of interest to robert mueller. president trump's lawyer rudy giuliani reacted to the report in an interview this morning. >> president trump aware of this meeting? >> i doubt it. i certainly didn't know about it. it's news to me. i just read it here in the washingto

in virginia, my home state, they've nominated cory stewart for the u.s. senate.s a guy that's openly been supportive of white supremacist nazi ideas and personalities and that is the republican nominee. >> which, by the way, in that case, forget about the moral outrage, if you don't want to i look at it morally because so many republicans don't. look at it politically. he has now put four swing seats in the democrats' hands. >> absolutely true. >> so barbara comstock, good-bye. >> my congresswoman. >> i've known barbara for a long time, have great respect for her. but that selection just made her job so much more difficult. >> i think she probably had the shot at keeping her seat had there been a different nominee for the senate but it will be difficult because cory stewart will make the gop the poster party for racism and everything that's bad which is just -- has just become synonymous with republican and that bothers me as i know it bothers you. >> it's willie geist. the president had the meeting with the republican conference and in it there was a moment wher

gardner and other republicans are going to have to do more than that to talk about corey stewart -- corydner will have to do more than that to distance himself from corey stewart before it is over. >> it seems like the roy moore thing all over again. put in the position of having to try to distance themselves but don't want a democrat to be charge and d want to make republican voters angry who get angry when they look like they're trying to iss the establishment. so i think it is a very hard-line to walk. >> i'll tell you why i don't think it is a big deal like roy moore and the seat went competitive and the republicans lost it by nominating an idiot and in virginia what happened after ed gillespie got blown out is it is extremely difficult to recruit someone in this environment. >> you have to recruit say person that is not a white supremacist. >> he won the primary, kirsten but the two candidates were unlikely to be competitive in the fall and cory gardner is republicans have an awful lot of opportunities out there. if they're focused on virginia, it is a dereliction of duty. we're tal

. >>> and later, my interview with senate candidate cory stewart who stunned virginia with his comments his primary victory. >>> but first, it was another whiplash week in washington. "kasie d.c." back after this. >> breaking news about this justice department inspector general's report. >> comey made a serious error in jump. >> 2000 children being taken from their parents over a six-week period. >> here's donald trump outside the white house. >> he speaks and his people sit up at attention. i want my people to do the same. >> trump's former campaign chief is in jail. >> did i not say there was going to be a ton of news this week? c, who's already won three cars, two motorcycles, a boat, and an r.v. i would not want to pay that insurance bill. [ ding ] -oh, i have progressive, so i just bundled everything with my home insurance. saved me a ton of money. -love you, gary! -you don't have to buzz in. it's not a question, gary. on march 1, 1810 -- [ ding ] -frédéric chopin. -collapsing in 226 -- [ ding ] -the colossus of rhodes. -[ sighs ] louise dustmann -- [ ding ] -brahms' "lullaby," or

nevada's attorney general winning and moody won a term and cory stewart won in virginia.tewart expect to face senator tim cane, hillary clinton's former running mate. president trump tweeting congratulations to the senator from virginia. now he runs against a total stiff, tim cane weak onrime and don't underestimate corey, a chance of winning. chew on that a while. >> sandra: things are setting up. >> bill: colorful. >> sandra: you can say that. >>> a war of words heating up between the deputy attorney general and the house republicans demanding answers. how rob rosenstein was apparently threatening members of congress. jonathan turley is here with analysis on that. >> bill: and the video that has to be seen to be believed. a small critter going on a big limb. >> sandra: in an unexpected place. >> bill: check it out. ♪ nothing can stop me i'm all the way up ♪ ♪ i'm all the way up i'm all the way up ♪ >> i'm confident that deputy rosenstein, 28 years in the department of justice, did not improperly threaten anyone on that occasion but we do believe that we have tried to be

president tweeting congratulationses in commonwealth for cory stewart, after landing this morning applaudingders and wants to raise your taxes through the roof. don't underestimate corey. a major chance of winning a race to wage with nevada and north dakota. dean heller only republican seeking election in state where hillary won and heidi heitkamp, ocsially favorable to the president where trump ran away 3points. brian: president told tarkanian not to run to let heller glide to the nomination. steve: cautionary tale. what is coming up. ainsley: the european union firing back at president trump putting tariffs on bourbon. but our next guest says is it will actually help distilleries. the ceo joins us next. brian: drink up. a story driving the internet wild. a raccoon climbing a skyscraper against all odds. there is a problem. he has to get down. ainsley: there is the video. janice. it is real. steve: told you. l over doozeldo, doozles are dozing. their eyelids so heavy, they're drooping and... even heroes need incredible sleep. closing! introducing the new sleep number 360 smart bed. the only

stewart. the president tweeting don't undere aimate cory, major chance of winning. stewart is promising to win a uicious campaign against tim kaine. can hear from both candidates coming up at 11:15. >>> now we turn to the weather. amelia, a little more than rain, ems to be heating up now. >> and the humidity levels are also much higher today than they were yesterday. tre is the lat on storm team 4 radar. you can see i'm tracking some light showers back around ichlts 81. winchester seeing a few sprinkles and then more rain in the panhandle of west virginia. this will be pushing east, but we're only talking about widely attered showers and thunderstorms for the afternoon and evening hours. not everybody will see rain. here is1: a look at on a.m. where we're tracking mainly north of washington. notice:00 p.m., virtually dry across the area, but we're seeing some cloudiness out there. it is really during the late afternoon and evening hours when we'll see scattereds thunderstooving through because of the heat and humidity, storms could be on the stronger side with heavy

. >> senator cory gardner tells cnn his committee does not plan to endorse stewart. in the meantime, mark sanford reflecting on his defeat in the gop primary for his seat. sanford is a notable critic of the president. he hopes his loss will not have a chilling effect on fellow republicans. >> i think it is important that we have vigorous dissent. it is never in my lifetime been so tied to an individual personality and a litmus test of are you compliant or on board with me as a person as opposed to are on you board with the ideals. >> that was earlier. retiring senator bob corker talked about being supportive of a person over policy. >> we are in a strange place. you know, almost becoming a cult-ish thing, isn't it? >> a cultish thing. any doubt where the party stands. the tweet last night. complacency is our enemy. anyone that does not embrace the donald trump agenda of making america great again will be making a mistake. >>> the trump administration gearing up for the next trade battle. planning to hit china with $50 billion in tariffs. officials plan to pursued, bu

cory never failed to find ways to divide people. cozying up to purr have aer of dangerous white supremist areas and views. >> president trumpla congratud stewart via twitte and threwmc a job at in calling him stiff andweaking. >> local politics valerieai irvid she is dropping out of t race and throwing

. >> senator cory gardner tells cnn his committee does not plan to endorse stewart. let's bring in tal kopan live in washington. good morning, tal. >> good morning. >> an interesting divide in the republican party over tariffs and moves the president has made and whether or not to just silence the entire party over criticizing the president. we have seen those who spoken out and get voted out like mark sanford in south carolina the other night. then bob corker, who is not running for re-election, and says this about his party's refusal to speak out. listen. >> we are in a strange place. it is almost, you know, it is becoming a cultish thing, isn't it? >> it's becoming a cultish thing. rana mcdaniel tweets. complacency is our enemy. anyone that does not embrace the donald trump agenda of making america great again will be making a mistake. have we ever been here before where a party outright refuses to say anything about the president when he goes too far and what are the implications? >> to a certain extent, the president is the leader of the party. i was on the hill

cory never failed to find ways to divide people. cozying up to purr have aer of dangerous white supremist areas and views. >> president trumpla congratud stewartia twitte and threwmc a job at in calling him stiff andweaking. >> local politics valerieai irvid she is dropping out of t race and throwing her support behind baker. she was rning mate for -- >> fresh off the meeting with heeder of north korea president trump is facing skepticism. >> plus actity from texas o immigrants are found in back of a truck. immigrants are found in back of a truck. back after this this (birds chirping, a nning brook,) ahh. the new deer park sparkling is made with real spring water. ♪ it so refreshing and delicious, you don't need slo-mo models to sell it real sprg water, re fruit flavors and refreshing bubbles. just what's refreshily real. >>till creating a major stir on capital hill. after more than 45 hours on the ground and 22 in the air president trumpp returned from historic singapore summit kim e summit produceddeicism ttht arations at the white house andar few details. that deposit stop the president from releaseing a st of optimism declearing the world