we will start with eleanor clift.t prominent affect you think bernie sanders' candidacy is head of the democratic party? guest: i think he has touched a nerve with the party. the base of the party wanted to midst of all the left -- wanted to move to the lesser of -- wanted to move to the left about this issue of inequality. think that has grown stronger since then. to thesee has spoken issues and hillary clinton has basically adopted them. it is not like she is opposed to the $15 an hour wage increase, to making college more affordable. she would not go as far as he to make all public colleges free. practical is more trying to look at what you get through a divided congress. i think he has energized the and keeping the base energized going into the election is critical because that is the coalition that elected barack obama twice with over 50%, which is the strongest majority any democrat has gotten for some time. to bring these folks to the polls again, i think bernie sanders these at a prominent place in the democra

also adam goodman and eleanor clift. eleanor, i want to talk to you. with your wide group of sources here, we have clinton surrogate senator sharon brown from ohio saying today on abc an indictment is unlikely, this going back to the fbi interview that had happened yesterday. what are your sources tell you? >> people who know far more about the law than i do have basically said that the statute under which this investigation is being conducted having to do with classified e-mail on this personal server, that it requires for an indictment for there to be kuculpability. there has to be malice aforethought, a willingness to cha share classified information willingly and that the culpability falls on the person who sent the classified information, not the receiver. so that would seem to vindicate hillary clinton to some extent as well. when you look at the law, it's very difficult to come away and think there's an indictment here. but the fact that the attorney general has kind of taken herself out because she doesn't want the appearance of political inter

. >> and joining us is eleanor chri clift from the washington beast. we laid out some of the political challenges there that hillary clinton faced as she stepped to the podium to give that speech last night. what do you think she achieved last night and what challenges remain after giving that speech? >> i think she hit every note that you outlined, and she came across as a tough and competent leader who can command the greatest military in the world. and i think that was her primary challenge to be seen as a credible commander in chief. i think there's been some second-guessing about whether she showed enough emotion. do we see the real hillary? the hillary i've covered and known for 20 years, that's was the real hillary. she is a policy wonk. she is a hard worker. and she doesn't really dwell on emotional ups and downs. she kind of just keeps on going. we saw that last night, and it was a workman-like speech. it was not inspirational. i think people watching joe biden or barack obama or certainly the father of the young muslim marine who died in the

today's washington journal, this fourth of july, and issues roundtable with terry jeffries and eleanor cliftdaily beast. and a look at the situation in iraq and what is next in the fight against isis. we are joined by a former intelligence officer to the military. ♪ host: good morning. it is monday, july 4, 2016. happy independence day and welcome to washington journal. the weather could have a major impact on festivities and ironworks in the nation's capital and along the eastern seaboard. we will focus on the election, now, just weeks away from the convention. for months or so from the presidential election. electionopments in the regarding trade. globalism versus protectionism. a