cruz. sen. cruz: of course, we should do more. am proud to have supported federal funding from the government to the states to secure elections. a week ago, the senate judiciary committee passed legislation that i cosponsored, called the "deter act," for punishing anyone who comes to the country for the purpose of undermining elections. we need to make sure our elections are safe and secure. your question was should congress be regulating social media companies and what they allow to be said? i believe in the first amendment, and i don't believe congress should be in the business of regulating conduct. i don't think it is the government's job to regulate conduct online. that being said, i am very concerned, and i know millions of texans are concerned, about the political bias of big attack -- big tech, facebook and google. those who they politically disagreement. the ceo of facebook testified before the senate and i asked him a series of rigorous questions about facebook's political bias. even though congress should not regulate t

ted cruz is for ted cruz. ,r. cruz: let me respond please. i know that the congressman says we should support law enforcement, striking that he says that now, because his career has been one of consistently opposing the enforcement. is ane else here today detective who leads the san antonio police officers association and he has endorsed me. sheriffslected texas - moderat moderator: senator, you have both agreed to the rules. we need to move on to the next. mr. cruz: a rebuttal is necessary and i want to make a point on law enforcement. moderator: we need to move on. moderator: gentlemen, you are looking at a live picture of the victory park studios in dallas where the social media response team is listening to our viewers. the overwhelming conversation online is about health care. one poster asks you directly, congressman, if universal health care will cost trillions of dollars, what would you cut from the federal budget or how much are you going to raise my taxes to pay for that? mr. cruz: let us start with what it is we're trying to achiev

ted cruz has put his career above the interests and priorities of texans. ted cruz is for ted cruz. sarah forgany: that is your time. thank you very much. sen. cruz: hold on a second. let me respond to that please. i notice congressman o'rourke said we need to support law enforcement. i think that a striking that he -- that is striking that he says that now in a debate because his career has been one of consistently opposing law enforcement. indeed, someone else who's here today is detective mike kelly, who leads the san antonio police officers association and he has endorsed me. i would note as well that 171 elected texas sheriffs, including -- sarah forgany: senator, thank you very much. we have to move on. sen. cruz: hold on. i get 60 seconds response -- [talking over each other] sarah forgany: you have both agreed to these rules. we need to move on to the next topic. sen. cruz: we agree on 60 seconds rebuttal if necessary. and i want to make a point on law enforcement. rep. o'rourke: -- when you establish the rules -- sarah forgany: we have to move on to the next topic. jason wh

cruz. sen. cruz: of course we should do more. to protect the integrity of elections. i am proud to have supported , number one, funding from the federal government to the states to help secure elections. number two, a week ago, the senate judiciary committee passed legislation that i cosponsored, called the "deter act," that would punish anyone that comes to this country for the purpose of undermining elections. we need to make sure our elections are safe and secure. your question was should congress be regulating social media companies and what they allow to be said? i believe in the first amendment. i don't believe congress should be in the business of regulating conduct because i don't think it is the government's job to regulate content online. that being said, i am very concerned, and i know there are millions of texans who are concerned, about the political bias of big tech, of facebook and google skewing and silencing the voices those who politically they disagree with. you may or embark -- remember several months ago, mark zuckerberg, the ceo of facebook, test

the president in houston tonight pulling for ted cruz. democratic challenger beth isso o'rourke making it competitive in the deeply red state. >> you all classify yourselves as evangelical. >> how many of you have plan on voting for beto o'rourke? >> while loyal cruz supporters stand by their senator. >> i love him because of his record. voting starting today, could texas turn blue? and tonight mega fever. americans hoping to hit it big in the country's largest jackpot ever. the mega millions now a record-setting $1.6 billion, but money create mega problems? but first here tonight "the nightline 5." >>> we're going to take you inside the human caravan heading north through mexico to the u.s. border. the images have become part of the often overheated political rhetoric as america barrels towards the mid-term elections, but as abc's matt guttman shows us, on the ground tonight there is intense human drama involving men, women, even children putting their lives on the line. >> reporter: tonight the mexican government saying it won't allow t

ed is out front with our race of the day. >> senator ted cruz. >> reporter: ted cruz has mastered theal punch. >> if you want a big government gun-grabbing liberal, well, the democrats have given you one. >> reporter: the rapid fire jabs at democrat beto o'rourke are designed to deflate the el paso congressman's soaring campaign. >> on job-killing regulations, he's for them, i'm against them. guns. i'm for them, he's against them. on taxes, he's for them, i'm against them. >> reporter: in the last few weeks, senator cruz has unleashed a wave of television ads criticizing o'rourke, painting him as dangerous and radically liberal. o'rourke has been hesitant to fire back directly, saying he prefers to follow the positive path that has brought him to this point so far. >> beto o'rourke is no friend of texas energy. >> reporter: the cruz television campaign and laser-focused message seem to have halted o'rourke's forward march in the polls. a cnn poll shows o'rourke 7 points behind. >> beto o'rourke wants to be a senator. >> reporter: for weeks, as o'rourke has literally run and barn storm

president trump and ted cruz have now forged a kind of bromance to rally today in texas where cruz is a senate battle with rising star beto o'rour o'rourke. thanks to our panel. jeff, out on the campaign trail, we all heard it from both sides, this was often nasty, and yet here we see the president going to this rally in a race that a lot of people think and the polls suggest that ted cruz, i think the latest poll was seven points. so what's going on here? >> you're right, chris, they definitely are not the best of friends, politics, to use another cliche, brews strange bedfellows. ted cruz obviously wants to maintain control of the senate. that's why he's to make sure that the single digit lead that senator cruz now has doesn't get any smaller than it is and potentially gets a little bit bigger. basely his job to turn out the republican base and what senator cruz needs in texas. >> do you think, charlie, that's what's going on here, that they're nervous? >> i think that they're concerned. it is an extraordinary scene and an indication of how the republican party changed under donald

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this is lyin' ted cruz!rter: president trump thsisted today, the two had buried the hatchet. >> to me, he's no longer lyin' ted anymore, he's beautiful ted. >> reporter: but all those insults took a toll. the "houston chronicle" endorsed trourke friday, despite backing cruz in 2012. the paper cited o'rourke's "command of issues that mattered to the state," and faulted cruz's "repellent personality." ( cheers and applause ) o'rourke's personality and his refusal to move to the right have made him a progressive icon. >> school teachers, we will support you! ( cheers ) we will make sure you're paid a e.ving wage. >> reporter: progressives, however, rarely prevail in texas. 1 fact, the last time a democrat won a race for statewide office in texas was in 1994, jeff, 24 years ago. >> glor: all right. more on texas politics with you r just a moment, nancy, so stick around. our cbs news battleground tracker says if the elections r,re held today, democrats would stand to win 226 seats, eight more than they need to re

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donald trump and ted cruz making up in texas. will it be enough to save cruz? and jared kushner speaking out on the record today. my breakdown later on the show. and a fact check on donald trump's big argument as the midterms hit the homestretch. but news in the russia probe. despite the usual preelection secrecy, this is all because of donald trump's own staff bringing up russian election meddling and new talks with the russians. plus, new heat on trump confidant roger stone. the news tonight, the trump administration sending national security adviser john bolton to moscow. and then he used his appearance to bring back up the 2016 election meddling, claiming it had hardly in effect. that assertion is making waves in washington tonight because well, it undercuts donald trump by admitting a fact that the russians did interfere and it goes way beyond bolton's purview to get into how much impact it had on the vote. in other words, what does he know? the assertion is a long ways as well from bolton's own criticism of interference before he took this job. consider a

president trump going all-in for senator ted cruz as cruz's democratic challenger rips a page from the trump book of nasty nick names. welcome to "the lead." we begin with president trump taking a stunningly dismissive tone about any possible saudi leadership role in the disappearance and apparent murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. this afternoon, the president is denying he's giving cover in any way to the saudis, insisting he simply wants to find out what happened. but that's about as tough as the president was willing to get. he has had harsher words in the last week or so for stormy daniels, senator elizabeth warren and taylor swift than he has had for the saudis, responsible for the likely butchering and slaughter of a "washington post" columnist. instead, president trump has expressed support for saudi denials of knowledge of the apparent murder, did he sespite strong circumstantial case. and the president emphasized the military equipment that the saudis have pledged to purchase from american defense contractors. today president trump refusing to say whether the fbi is involv

he brings the bible, holds it high, puts it down, lies. >> ted cruz is for ted cruz. he's dishonest. it's why the president called him "lyin' ted," and it's why the nickname stuck, because it's true. >> reporter: cruz is leading in the polls, but o'rourke is hauling in the cash. a staggering $38 million in just three months. he's cultivated a nice guy image in these behind the scenes iphone campaign videos. o'rourke skateboarding and air drumming through the drive through. but now, as he sharpens his attacks, cruz is changing his tone, too. the conservative firebrand now calling for americans to come together. >> there is a loss of civility. there is an anger. there is a rage on the far-left that is really frightening. you know, the images -- hold on, let me answer. don't interrupt me, jason. the images of -- >> whoa. >> a left-wing mob beating on the doors oft.cour that's not good for our country. we can disagree while treating each other with respect, while treating each other with civility. >> this senate race making major headlines across the country. mary bruce h

>> reporter: cruz and mr. trump weren't always so close. >> donald, you're a snifflinge . >> reporter: president trump insisted today the two had buried the hatchet. >> he's not lyin' ted any more. he'sut >> reporter: but all those insults took a toll. the houston chronicle endorsed o'rourke friday despite backing cruz in 2012. the paper cited o'rourke's command much issues that matter to the state and faulted cruz's, quote, repellent personality. o'rourke's personality and his refusal to move to the right have made him a progressive icon. >> even school teachers, we will support you. we'll make sure that you're paid a living wage. >> reporter: progressives, however, rarely prevail in texas. in fact, the last time a democrat won in 1994, jeff. 24 years ago. >> all right. more on texas poll texas with you in just mo. the battle ground tracker s were heldtoda crnd win 226 seats, eight more than they need to retake the house. however, the margin of error is 14 seats which means rep in harris county will play a hu

cruz?you know, i think the best messenger for ted cruz down in texas is greg abbott. he's going to be on the stage with ted cruz, with donald trump tonight. he's a very, very popular governor. his approval ratings are something like 60%. he's going to be the one who is identifying the voters, running a massive re-election campaign. in texas, it's basically straight party line voting. that's what people are going to see when they get into the voting booth. basically being able to vote all the way down the ticket republican. so that i think the sort of embrace from greg abbott, i think, is much more important to ted cruz in the state of texas than donald trump because greg abbott is obviously on the ballot and he's much more popular than ted cruz, a little more popular than donald trump down there. he's all over the state over these next couple of weeks, encouraging people to get out and vote, encouraging those republicans to stick with the party. i think that's much more important, a critica

how about ted cruz?. >> in washington i have as many democratic friends as i have republican friends. i get along with almost everybody. but i have never worked with a more miserable son of a [ bleep ] in my life. >> joining us now the deputy editor of "the houston chronicle." thank you very much for joining us tonight. and this editorial is extraordinary to me for a couple of reasons. one, you're the same newspaper that endorsed ted cruz for the united states senate six years ago. i don't think i've ever read more disappointment by an endorsing newspaper in the officeholder who they endorsed. >> well, the whole process really was guided by something that kay bailey hutchison told us in 2012 as she was the outgoing senator. that being a senator is like a parent, there's always something you have to deal with. and if you're dealing with state like kentucky, idaho, you can go on ideological crusades, and that's fine. but when you're representing texas, it has to be 100% texas. like the parent of a teenager

you heard senator cruz there, was that a confident senator cruz?that a guy that feels like he's going to get re-elected? or does he feel a real race? >> i think that senator cruz, whether he's confident or not is always going to run like the underdog. he has said that all along, he's basically said you can't take anything for granted and i think he's running a very, very strong, hard race right now. he's doing two or three events a day. beto has been traveling through texas for a long time now, ted cruz has a bus tour. he's not running like he feels overconfident. a poll will show him ahead five, six, nine points. >> abbey livingston, if 10 years ago, i don't think we would have expected an incumbent senator to be doing bus trips across the state in october. >> i don't think it was ten years ago, i think it was two years ago. i think donald trump has just reset the politics of the state of texas just like everywhere else. we saw the rural vote come out in 2016, and in 2016 in texas, we saw the citiy ies come out a go democratic. so this is new terr

senator cruz greeted the president when he landed two hours ago.he is hoping the president can encourage supporters to get out and vote for him. right now it's uncomfortably close for republicans. cruz is ahead in the polls family seven points in his opponent beto o'rourke has proved to be a formidable challenger outranking cruz a $40 million and he said he would vote to impeach president trump if elected. the last time a democrat won a state ride test in texas was 204 years ago. this crowd does not want this to happen on their watch. this is a massive get out the vote rally. people have been at the arena since 10:00 a.m. yesterday. about 10 people camped out overnight and they are all it gives you an idea of how much all these people wanted to be here tonight is president trump takes the stage in 20 minutes. lou: you have quite a night ahead of you. that crowd seems energized as one could ask the kristin fisher reporting from toyota center the site of tonight's trump rally for texas beautiful ted cruz. just as a comparison by the way the radical l

the most recent polls had cruz up by 9 points.s campaigned over the last few weeks and months here in texas, and the cruz strategy has been to embrace the trump success, try to separate himself from what he calls the distractions of the trump administration and try to paint beto o'rourke as a radical leftist who is incredibly dangerous. you've seen senator ted cruz fully embrace the trump family. in fact, president trump has said he plans to campaign for ted cruz here in texas at some point this month, although that was several weeks ago and we haven't heard any formalized plans as to when that will happen. this is the first major campaign stop when you see ted cruz and donald trump jr. here about to take the stage here in wichita falls here this afternoon. >> ed, thank you in texas for us. meantime the controversial nomination of brett kavanaugh for the supreme court will go down in history. >> reporter: brooke, it was 50 years ago just this year that we had even a bigger battle that changed not only the course of a justice's lif

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shame on you, ted cruz. >> god bless you, ma'am. >> shame on you, ted cruz. shame on you, ted cruz!or ted cruz being heckled by protesters angry about his support of brett kavanaugh. in spite of the sexual allegations against kavanaugh. and it's not the first time that senator ted cruz has taken heat for it. >> we believe survivors. we believe survivors. we believe survivors. > excuse me. let my wife through. >> we believe survivors. we believe survivors. we believe survivors. we believe survivors. >> a crowd of chanting protesters drove cruz and his wife heidi out of a washington, d.c. restaurant friday. just ask mitch mcconnell if these are backfiring? >> our base is fired up. we finally discovered the one thing that would fire up the republican base. the virtual mob that's assaulted all of us in the course of this process has turned our base on fire. >> so, is that what this is all about, firing up the base? let's discuss now. adam is back. alice and aman da. you work if ted cruz this is the sektd time in three weeks he's been confronted like this in public. he had a good respons

o'rourke going on the attack calling cruz a liar. cruz saying essentially bring it on. what is happening in this race right now? >> i was going to say i was having flashbacks as i was watching that back to the 2016 campaign. it's not a surprise that he is resorting to name calling. that's fine. if you want to look at name calling, that's better than looking at the record. here is a name for him, bitter beto outspending ted cruz three to one and down in many polls by almost ten points. i would be pretty bitter about it, too. what we saw, i saw a real stark contrast. if you look at o'rourke's record he is someone that supports socialized medicine and government-funded late term abortions. if you see him on the screen there, he is in front of oil fields in texas and advocating for wind and solar power. here is someone who is a great candidate probably for california and maybe new york, but not for texas. i think that rang clear last night. >> the way you are describing him he shouldn't be in the vicinity. he should be like not in the same ball field the way you are describ

and a new ad takes cruz to task for supporting donald trump. look at this. >> someone left a note on my door the other day, is ted cruz

he was calling ted cruz lying ted. he was going after ted cruz's wife.ruz' dad and now you have a guy tweeting in favor of ted cruz heading to houston to back him. the donald trump really what you think ted cruz needs and wants right now? >> i think what ted cruz needs and republicans across the state of texas and all across the country need are turn out. you can say this is unfortunate. you can have a different opinion on it but the reality is where we are today in most of these races is it's a turn out game. there's very few people remaining who are actually persuaded by the arguments being made and in the state of texas, the liberal positions of beto rork a o'rourke and he needs to win this race. president trump does help with turn out. >> abby, where do you see this race going in these last 20 days before election day? >> it's been very stable in the high single digits. i think this is cruz's race to lose. he's in the driver's position. i don't have a handle on who will turn out. these polls are indicative. for right now i would bet money cruz is goi

. >> i think cruz is gonna win. >> reporter: most have a line playing out between ted cruz as democratico o'rourke. >> i think there's a lot at state. >> reporter: republican or democrat, virtually every vote er and not just here in texas, have identified a top issue they want fixed. >> i think our healthcare is in a horrible state. >> i'm not for obama care. i think that needs cut. >> reporter: o'rourke proposes universal health tear. >> congressman o'rourke is proposing socialized medicine. >> reporter: some say they have fear just trying to make ends meet. >> you work all your life. you have a pension. you have social security. and that still doesn't take care of you. >> reporter: senator cruz argues his opponents recommendations for health care would make the system. >> seniors have paid into medicare. they relied on it. putting 200 million people on it could bank corrupt medicare. >> senator cruz has voted to take away medicare for families and vowed to take away coverage for preexisting condition. >> reporter: texans like these will end up deciding who gets their chance, but on thi

ted cruz mastered the political punch.if you want a big government gun-grabbing liberal, the democrats have given you one. >> reporter: the rapid fire jabs are there. >> he's for them, i'm against them on taxes. he's for them and i'm against them. >> reporter: in the last few weeks ted cruz unleashed television ads painting beto o'rourke has liberal, and o'rourke says he is not firing back. the laser-focused message seems to have halted o'rourke's march forward in the polls. he is behind in the polls. he has barnstormed in every corner of state, we asked him how he would respond to the cruz criticisms, which seem to be working? >> are you worried those will stick? >> yeah. >> reporter: are you fighting back? >> i think people are stick of the pediness and partisanship and smallness. >> reporter: can you take the gloves off and fight tougher and dirtier if you have to? >> we are not fighting against anybody, it's not against another party. >> with early voting starting next week, o'rourke is shedding the nice guy approach.

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does it surprise you that you have this trump campaigning for cruz and cruz embracing him?mean it's comical to watch. but i want to make a serious point. the great emasculation of trump, and i use one-time supporters, i think is a bigger picture is telling a story of the great amass of -- to see ted cruz, chris christy was the first, rand paul, turn tail and adore a person that you know fundamentally they don't trust, they dislike, they disagree with him. is really upsetting, disturbing, troubling, but it's evidenced in policy too. to see rand paul get up and talk about trusting russia. to see steve scalise, a person you know, i respect deeply, praising trump for the gianforte comments, praising him for slamming a reporter. this is symbolic of how president trump has completely emasculated the republican voter. >> it's an achievement for a complete outsider, an insurgent to be able to take over a party and remake it and win re-election and govern. i don't like any of it. we sometimes get caught up in the tweet of the day and the crazy stuff he does, just from a clinical poi

cruz going after o'rourke on issues like taxes and border security. >> senator cruz always stood withoulder to shoulder with a secure border. >> o'rourke has been on the defense. >> if somebody called my wife and dog and said my daddy was in on the kennedy assassination, i would not be kissing their ass. >> ted cruz claims says if o'rourke were elected, he would immediately call for a partisan circus. >> it's hard to hear you talk about a circus after your last six years in the senate. >> reporter: ted cruz's campaign manager told us after the debate, that when an unconventional candidate goes conventional, that's tipypicall when they get split open like a cantaloupe. >> colorful, and delicious. >> and heart healthy, i should say. >> and we have a town hall with beto o'rourke. >>> what is inside the numbers in the texas senate race. there's something about harry, next. >>> plus, a look at the president's feud with stormy daniels. >> i look forward to seeing how that will look. >> i think we have some of it. here we go. discover. i like your card, but i'm absolutely not paying an annua

senator cruz, rubio and graham have spoken out. hour senator collins tweeted the murder of jamal khashoggi as described by the turkish press is an atrocity. we must get to the bottom of this and if the saudis killed mr. khashoggi, those responsible must be held accountable. joining me from capitol hill, republican senator con kjohn ke of louisiana. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> one of your colleagues, lindsey graham, has called for sanctions against saudi arabia. do you support that? >> i support part of what lindsay has said. i agree with him that americans foreign policy has to be anchored in values. mr. khashoggi went into the saudi consulate. he didn't come out, at least not in one piece. i think the saudis murdered him. we just finish and have a complete forensic investigation. i think that's what we're going to find. i don't think it matters whether king salman or prince mohammed knew about it, they're captains of the ship. i think we have to condemn that behavior in the strongest possible terms. how we do that,

trump. >> for ted cruz. lyin' ted. >> raised by a strong hard-working mother and a proud legal immigrant father. >> what was he doing with lee harvey oswald shortly before the death, before the shooting? >> a senator who is respected by all members of congress. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. >> ted cruz tells it like it is. >> this guy is a liar. >> he can't do it because he doesn't know how to tell the truth. >> senator ted cruz, a true american. >> he was done in canada! >> paid for by cruz for senate. >> i'm ted cruz and i approve this message. >> this guy will say anything. [ applause ] >> from a real ross and rachel type situation there. ted cruz has a narrow lead right now over his opponent beto o'rourke, and here's just a question for those of you in texas. whatever side you're on, democrat, republican, doesn't matter. imagine how hilarious it will be if ted cruz is forced to kiss his bully's ass in front of the

donald trump and ted cruz talk often. they talk policy a lot. they've become very close over the last several years, once the election was over, those two men said -- and ted cruz said i'm going to work with you on the things that matter in my state. >> this is all part of the emass cue lace of the gop by donald trump. you may not like the metaphor, but he goes in and makes republicans submit to him and they do. >> there is a game of submission going on, to have said things about his wife the way he did. to have said things about his father. and now to proudly be going into houston to save the day for ted cruz, has to be a humiliating feeling. >> ted cruz asked for it. >> it's not -- >> they were very specific when they wanted him in here. >> humiliating to have to ask. >> he's not saving the day. >> that's just not true. ted cruz was doing just fine. >> he's using him to gin up the base. >> of course. he's popular. >> using time that could probably be better used in other -- >> i think it's a message. the white house has been pretty smart about

if you talk to people in ted cruz's orbit who are close to cruz's 2016 presidential candidacy. the moment they saw trump's numbers go up and cruz's go down was a night in march of 2016 when protesters in chicago mobilized and kept trump from being able to have a rally in that city. cruz folks will tell you that when that protest happened, a number of republican primary voters saw it, fox news covered the whole thing live, wall to wall coverage, republican primary voters saw it and they decided whoever these people are protesting must be doing something right and that's a big part of the reason, it's obviously not the whole reason, but it's a really important moment for understanding why trump did as well as he did with republican primary voters. and that's part of the reason that people in trump's orbit right now are surprisingly delighted to see some of these protests. it's a really interesting paradox. that the protests we're seeing from people who are deeply concerned about the trump presidency simultaneously bring a lot of the heartening and enthusiasm to the left but also

ted cruz and i had a very, very nasty and tough campaign. it was a very competitive -- it was a very tough campaign. once it ended and we got together -- and by the way, very late into the campaign, we -- people were shocked. i said, don't worry. and ultimately, wlahat happened we fought it out, the outcome was obvious. and we have worked together very closely. i like him a lot. i actually like him a lot. and he's a very smart guy. he loves the people of texas, which i do. and in fact, right now, i guess they said they've never seen -- it's like a big tailgate. it goes on for miles. [ inaudible question ] >> i think her husband is not much better, i think nelly orr is a disgrace, taking marital protection, so she doesn't have to talk about corruption. i think she's a disgrace. [ inaudible question ] look, i can't tell you. i can only tell you this. we give them hundreds of millions of dollars. they do nothing for us. [ inaudible question ] maybe it will, maybe it won't. they can do a lot better job. if you look at the three countries in part

cruz needs the president's help and that has been forgotten.as speaking to ted cruz a few weeks ago and he said, i can put these things behind me. t the truth remains that he had fairly deep concerns about thent pres's character. it is difficult to see how he doesn'tf hold someose still. some of his supporters that i was speaking to in the northwestern part of the state were far more cruz fans than trump fans, but the president has pulled these cservatives together and here is an enormous again byanimated yet the issue of immigrati, fired up by the president's characterizaon of the threat that he says is approaching the southern border with mexico, a characterization rejected by people traveling with those migrants and by quite a number of democrats. here is an interesting battle o'rourke, who some people style as a democratic socialist, and it is a very interesting battle. mr. cruz at the moment leading it. laura:or james cook in houston us tonight, thank you. from texas to florida, where early voting started today in many parts of the state.

senator cruz has an a-plus rating from the nra. carry your f rating from the nra as a badge of honor. i want to bring in ed. she's a retired school registrar from houston. >> good afternoon, congressman. >> hi there. >> so, i've heard people tell me and say that you want to take away their guns, and i know that in this country, i don't think you can go and take away their personal property. can you clarify that? because it's a little confusing, and what exactly are you proposing? >> i strongly support the second amendment. i don't want to take yours or anyone else's guns. i want to make sure that we, the people of the texas who have this extraordinary, proud, long tradition of responsible and safe gun ownership for hunting, for sporting, for collection, for self-defense, that we use this pride of place and our knowledge and experience to lead the national conversation that this country has been waiting for. we lose 30,000 of our fellow americans every year to gun violence. no developed country even comes close. so, there's either s

ante el incremento verbal cruz pidiÓ mÁs tiempo para defenderse. " habÍamos acordado 60 segundo para embargo una hermana del aspirante demÓcrata tiene otra perspectiva. >> yo creo que no estÁn hablando con toda la gente que van a votar. pedro: por su parte demÓcratas y republicanos de reaccionar de diferentes formas. >> es un apasionado de la atenciÓn mÉdica para los tejanos y tambiÉn el derecho de toda mujer de elegir a lo que le sucede a su cuerpo. pedro: ahora los candidatos se preparan para identificar su campaÑa con mÁs eventos pÚblicos y la elecciÓn adelantada donde participarÁn cerca de 16 millones de tejanos se iniciarÁ el lunes 22 de octubre desde saga teno texas, pedro rojas, univisiÓn. aranza: recuerde que sÓlo quedan 21 dÍa para las elecciones de medio tÉrmino que se llevarÁn a cabo el prÓximo 6 de noviembre si usted es ciudadano simplemente ejerza su derecho al voto. autoridades arrestaron un policÍa de maryland y acusado de violaciÓn por agredir a una mujer durante una parada de trÁfico. un veterano del departamento de policÍa del departamento de prince george, esto con

clinging to him for ted cruz's own political survival. and the only reason -- the other reason donald trump had to go to texas tonight is because ted cruz's campaign is facing beto o'rourke, and it is -- it is trouble because ted cruz obvious spinelessness and especially as i said because of his opponent beto o'rourke. >> the pettiness, the division, the hatred, the polarization, our confidence, our strength, our big heart, our willingness to see past the differences and come together, that's what's going to allow us not only to win this election on the 6th of november, but to deliver every single day for the next six years for every single one of us to meet these very high expectations. and we are standing by and for one another. you all ready to win? >> joining our discussion now, eugene robinson, associate editor and pulitzer prizewinning winner for "the washington post," and jennifer palmerry. and eugene, who does beto o'rourke remind you of. there were other reporters around and everybody immediately started talking about who he remi

got to vote for ted cruz. democrats -- the democrats are a big risk to the american family and our country cannot afford to take those kind of risks. this will be the election of the caravan, kavanaugh, law and order, tax cuts, and common sense. >> so, i mean, bill, he's vilifying democrats as a big risk to the american family, blaming them for the caravan. is he playing to the base? and if he does -- i'm sure that's what he's doing, but does that make sense? >> first of all, the man needs some help with his alliteration. i don't think he even knows that kavanaugh doesn't start with a "c." but that aside, yes, this is exactly what he's trying to do. he's trying to play to people's fears and make this race about what is it you're most afraid of as opposed to what you saw president obama do today, which is look at who's on your side in these elections. they're all choices. if you look across the country, there's 60 or 70 competitive house races and even right here in california, there's a half dozen races that a

we're on the trail with ted cruz and beto o'rourke. plus 538's nate silververververr forecast and our powerhouse round table. we'll break down the politics, smoke out the spin, the facts that matter this week. >>> good morning. welcome to "this week." we begin with the deepening crisis over the disappearance of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi. after weeks of denials in the face of mounting evidence saudi arabia finally admitted friday that khashoggi was killed at their consulate in turkey. that concession has intensified global criticism of the kingdom and its head strong crown prince. late last night president trump stepped back from his previous acceptance of saudi cover stories. there's been deceptions and lies he told the "washington post." trump also called saudi arabia an incredible ally and he has not concluded the crown prince mohammed bin salman was behind the murder. nobody told me he's responsible. nobody told me he's not responsible. will turkish audio tapes prove the saudis are still lying? can the crown prince

and if the polls show -- if it goes the way history has shown, it could be ted cruz. >> ted cruz will be campaigning with president trump. the two have had a tumultuous history to put it mildly. watch this. >> lyin' ted. >> the man cannot tell the truth but he combines it with big a narcissist. >> he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. nobody in congress likes him. nobody likes him anywhere once they get to know him. >> donald does one of four things -- he yells, screams, curses or insults. >> i think he's crazy. honestly i think he's crazy. >> donald you're a sniveling coward and leave heidi the hell alone. >> what happened, dana? is that water under the bridge right now? they'll be campaigning together. >> it has been at least in publ public. you heard beto o'rourke's add, he's questioning cruz's manhood saying how can you do this, how can you support a president who said these things about your wife, never mind your father. that is an example of how o'rourke has changed tactics in the past week to where he is becoming more of a traditional politician. he did accuse ted cruz of being l