the context is gillam does have backing of socialist democrats like bernie sanders and ocasio-cortez but discussed controversy because gillam would be the first black governor of the sunshine state if he wins, the chair of the florida democratic party charging this comment from the congressman was a, quote, racist dog whistle. >> lasting we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state. that is not going to work. that is not going to be good for florida. >> he is rejecting the criticism and worth noting he made a similar point about socialism and tuesday night interview on fox in which he said florida did not want to become venezuela and after today's interview, that clarifies he was referring to socialist policies and any effort to characterize otherwise is absurd. and shortly before that controversy broke out the president again tweeted his support declaring not only does ron desantis easily when the republican primary but his opponent in november is his biggest dream, a failed socialist mayor named andrew gil

host: let's hear a little bit from andrew gillam now running against ron desantis. [video clip] >> if we are going to make clear to the rest of the world that the dark days we have been under -- thatut of washington the derision and division that is coming out of our white house, that right here in the state of florida we are going to isind this nation of what truly the american way. way.is truly the american start from the bottom, richmond heights, and make your way all the way to the top. [cheers and applause] >> and be in service of all people, have a message of love, community, connection, common sense, decency, of what is right and what is wrong and that message is big enough, wide enough, deep enough to hold all of us. host: in a previous story in the headline that says what we know or don't know about the fbi investigation hanging over andrew gillam at the time. guest: that was one of the concerns going into this. one of the reasons gwen graham may have been perceived as a safer candidate. the investigation into the city of tallahassee has not touched the may

real interesting thing in florida from here to november will be governor's race, desantis versus gillam. a proxy battle between donald trump and bernie sanders which has implications for 2020. shannon: thank you very much. for now we head to arizona where results have started coming in. peter doocy is live covering results in arizona. >> reporter: officials of the mc sally campaign expect to see her the results any minute. they are confident in the fighter pilot turned congresswoman's chances of advancing to the general election. mc sally told me she believes arizona is a firewall, republicans need it if they want to keep control of the senate but it is not a sure thing that a republican will succeed jeff flake. a few hours ago some polling places didn't open up on time because the company hired to set up the machines did not send workers every polling place. there were hundreds of complaints about that and talk about extending voting hours but it didn't happen. they do expect 1 million to vote in this primary and officials have only been counting for an hour. others on the republican t

but gillam claims raising corporate taxes could actually attract new businesses.mm. >> what we have proposed is an increase in the corporate tax rate. right now we're at 5.25, and we've suggested going up to just over 7 which puts us in line with many other states, and part of -- it creates a billion dollars in funding more our public education system. guy: so what are the takeaways from last night, and what does it mean going forward? joining me now, former internal assistant to president trump and former press secretary to vice president pence mark lawsuiter is here, and coto-40 host of the five, juan williams. gentlemen, welcome. >> good evening. guy: another major endorsement victory for president trump, dare we call this a winning streak? >> i think so, and it's pretty clear when you see ron desantis was down birdieing double digits and after that endorsement he won by close to 20 points. big win, and i would say it's a big win for florida because they've had a really good thing going in the last 20 years under republican leadership. not sure they're ready to

gillam is backed by bernie sanders, treating the constitution like an build your own salad buffet.d there is the same kind of spending that andrew gillam likes where we had obama era economists trying to explain away -- they often talk about those obscure fortune cookies. this is a stark choice that the american people face. what are the policy choices that work? >> i think what would be more interesting as donald trump has had success in his endorsement of the republican primary. his victory was a turnaround of like 20 points in the polls and beating someone you work for i think, mr. putnam down there in florida. but will donald trump support help in a general election, in a very purple state, divided state like florida. as you know very well. >> as you guys know i'm a very proud at native floridians, i think we go back five generations or something like that. it's interesting because it's not just about trump and desantis, gillam was backed very heavily by bernie sanders. >> he was but i think that the bernie sanders of weight went a long way. for me i think that's the first trum

amy: monsanto tried to discredit you, carey gillam, as you exposed monsanto? >> oh, yes. am one of many journalists they have gone after. they've gone after people at "the new york times" and feel at surprise winners, journalists at magazines around the world. -- pulitzer prize winners, journalists and magazines around the world. they targeted one who uncovers facts that are not beneficial to monsanto. , through freedom of information act request domestic record request, we have obtained documents from regulators and state universities and of course these internal monsanto documents that have come to light. you know, they really do show this ongoing decades -- i call it decades of deception. very strategic efforts by monsanto, others in the agrichemical industry, to own the science and to discredit anybody who tries to challenge them. amy: i want to thank you very much for being with us. we will continue to follow this story of thousands of lawsuits in the wings against monsanto after dewayne lee johnson was awarded close to $800 millioionn his lawsuit against monsanto ai

>> look, gillam is a walking opposition research ad., i go and buy graham's mailing list and essentially go to central florida and the panhandle and run his ads from immigration to guns to taxes. the low tax rate in florida, whether it's the corporate tax at 5.5% or the no income tax is the reason why jobs are flourishing in florida. if you want to lose all that a makes florida great, by all means, elect gillam. connell: connell but statements like desantis made today could hurt him. >> i think that was way overblown, but at that point he just has to keep the car between the two white lines. if he does that, he'll be the next governor of florida. connell: it is an interesting race. >> absolutely. [laughter] connell: thanks, guys. up next, how some facebook employees are now challenging the company's reported bias. stay tuned for that, we'll be right back. ron! something's going on at schwab. oh really? thank you clients? well jd power did just rank them highest in investor satisfaction with full service brokerage firms...again. and onli

cnn projects andrew gillam will be the nominee.a couple of things, a division in what the democratic party is about and the power of people. tallahassee mayor went after the state about guns, an unpopular thing. he worked with the parkland kids. he was down there, really religiously for their cause against stand your ground, a progressive on different ways. bernie sanders came in and campaigned late. how did this happen? >> you saw maybe a late surge at the end for gillam. this was a big surprise. >> huge turnout throughout the state of florida. jacksonville, tallahassee, orlando, down to broward county. gillum picked up votes. when the election day vote came in you saw the big surge for gillum. >> is it true he won miami? did that offset the ratios? i think the state county over county is just about 30% african-american. he was playing to population centers not just the black vote. >> he was definitely playing to population centers. miami dade is another great example where if you look at the early vote the former mayor of miami b

gillam is too left for florida, gillam says he and floridians are standing up for change. >> combinese state of florida we are going to remind the nation of what is truly the american way. >> voters cast ballots in oklahoma, arizona, and in florida the big when everyone is talking about today. >> where ellison is sitting, kellyanne conway joins us this busy wednesday. >> good morning. >> your boss endorsed ron desantis at a time when he was wearing off against adam putnam, and he tweeted this out, not only did he easily when the republican primary, his opponent in november is his biggest dream, andrew gillam, has allowed crime and many problems to flourish in the city of tallahassee. this is not what florida wants or needs. people in florida will have a clear choice in november. >> the choice cannot be more stark. the number to remember is 40. there is a 40 point swing for ron desantis, 20 points down before the president endorsed him and followed up with a rally in florida on july 31st and i can't think of a candidate in this country who has leaned in more to the presidential endorse

gillam, he is a great debater. i do not see him going forward. isfar as mr.tis concerned, is just like donald trump, the people who voted for donald trump, we are going to give him some time, but it is a short leash. host: when it comes to the senator race in florida, who did you vote for? caller: i am an independent so i would have to give you my husband's phone. host: peter, washington, pennsylvania. republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i am very concerned. i think this country in general is becoming very violent. i've just seen the producers of get overun is going to the internet, you can get it that way. basically, i see the struggle between democrats and republicans. it is like a struggle between the mensheviks and the beingviks -- mensheviks the majority which is the democratic machine. they seem to be at every branch in every part of government. becamelast year republican, but i think the russians have accomplished their goal which is not to be -- pick any particular party -- but cause chaos and violence in this country. we even have

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maybe they'll elect a guy in gillam in florida who was the sixth-ranked guy in florida.e raised more money than him, and he won the election. i think if we dismiss him, i think capitalists are making a mistake. >> well, but we have to do a better job of selling. i put together a governor, a senator, a house member, a guy from the rnc and the white house, and we said, okay, let's get a common message. let's sing from the same hymnal, and it fell apart very quickly because the governor didn't want to deal with climate change because his concern was roads, education and other issues. so we have not done a good job of selling capitalism, and we haven't sent enough of these folks down to venezuela. let's get, let's take a great big plane, see if donald trump will lend us air force one and take the everybody down to venezuela and let them see firsthand. charles: this book i referenced, you know, i haven't read it yet, but i've read a lot of excerpts, and i found it interesting because it sort of points to the idea that billionaires, for instance, who take the pledge i'll give

establishment type candidates, glenn graham and philip levine come and bernie sanders backed andrew gillam. >> we are not going to let trump and his friends divide us up. [cheers and applause] because when we stand together, protecting the rights of working people, nothing is going to stop us. >> so the primaries are winding down and the general election message for the next couple months could be shaped by how well candidates they are, backed by sanders. >> molly: for more on today's primaries, let's bring in kayleigh mcenany, and fox news contributor. thanks for being here today. let's kick things off in arizon arizona. republican rep martha mcsally, facing off against these two more conservative candidates. who wins and why? >> it will be interesting to see. of note in that race is a fact that every single one of those candidates, whether you attach the label of establishment or conservative, wants to be close to the president. this is a seat where jeff flake could not win, but every candidate in this race is abiding by the cardinal put the ball and republican primaries. we want to prev

andrew gillam shocked florida voters by winning the democratic gubernatorial primary last nigh night. setting up a confrontation with the president's hand picked favorite, ron desantis. that is the big story coming out of the tuesday primaries. this says arizonans pay their respect. tells us about the rates, set up to replace retiring g.o.p. senator jeff flake. first up, correspondent phil keating in orlando tonight with now what is being described as a proxy race for 2,020, in 2018. >> good evening, it's been 20 years since a florida democrat won a governor's race. with the swing to the left, they feel this could finally be there year. after last night, the biggest battleground state in the nation now has a proxy donald trump versus bernie sanders showdown for governor this november. >> we have shown the rest of the country that we can be the david in the situation where there is a goliath. >> in a shocking come-from-behind victory, a progressive democrat andrew gillam comes the far outspent tallahassee mayor at tillich needed a big primary field including congresswoman gwen graham,

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actually you've seen intellectual honesty from andrew gillam saying i'm going to tax the rich. raise the corporate rate and we'll get there. you still won't get to the $32 trillion required for something like this. you throw in education on top of it, what we need for national security, et cetera, you'll have a big problem. i think this is dangerous and created a fissure that hurts my party. even know when you talk about the primaries, it's the establishment candidate against the progressive candidate. >> neil: you're way of saying you would vote for the republican in each of these races. >> oh, my god, neil, no. >> neil: but harlan, it does get back to the basic issue. the right and left said we would have trillion deficits now had one or the other party just committed to getting a handle on this. they haven't. it's easy to make promises and tough to pay for them. now how do you as a conservative yourself get the word out that no mas? this has to stop? >> jessica and i agree there's a problem here. the republican party has to come to term that every republican in congress ran

democratic gubernatorial candidates, tallahassee mayor, andrew gillam, facing tough questions, so is his opponent, ron desantis. california is heating up by the democratic candidate calls for universal health work for everybody including illegal immigrants. invited him for joining us. he's not here. republican candidate john cox is here. he'll be here alive. an emotional moment as john mccain's body license date in in the arizona capital. we'll hear from a fellow p.o.w. who survived the hanoi hilton along with the arizona senator. hello and welcome to "fox news @ night." i'm shannon bream in washington. president trump calls him a failed socialist mayor. he shocked florida voters by winning the democratic gubernatorial primary, setting up a confrontation with congressman ron desantis by that story has obligations for november and beyond. into 2020. we have team coverage denied. chief national correspondent at header is following the dueling controversies in florida but first we begin with correspondent kristin fisher with water coming a proxy war between the bernie sanders socialist

carey gillam is a journalist and author who has won an award for her book on monsanto and roundup.in bendigo australia, which is just north of melbourne. i suppose you see this as a triumph. the verdict is a vindication for scientists around the world who have spent years documenting the harms associated with this chemical and people like me, journalists and others who have worked to bring certain facts to live, certain risks that monsanto has tried to hide, it's a vindication that there are risks that have been hidden. but if you look at what the european commission has said, if you look at what the agencies in the united states have said, they said that as far as they can tell, those weedkillers are safe to use. right, and what we've seen is really remarkable because the litigation, thousands of pages, 10 million pages of m o nsa nto thousands of pages, 10 million pages of monsanto internal documents have come to light, and those that have been unsealed, it really eliminates what has gone on and we know that oui’ what has gone on and we know that our regulators in the united stat

he'll now face democrat andrew gillam, who if elected, would be florida's first black governor. fire tonight for using the word monkey in an interview. critics call it a race whitti w >> it's clear that the congressman is going to join donald trump in the swamp. we're going to lead them there and we're going to press to a higher watermark. sident ready to hit theicts the ampaign trail hard in the da leang up to the november 6th election. >>> today would have been senator john mccain's 82nd birthday. it was a good-bye, though. thousands showed up. an honor guard escorted the casket into the arizona capital rotunda in phoenix. in a small private ceremony, mccain's family gathered with friends and colleagues. after that, you can see his wife there cindy pausing to rest her cheek on the coffin. a long line of well wishers was admitted early. they came from all over the united states, including dozens of vietnamese immigrants from orange county. >> i had to be here today. >> he died saturday of an aggressive form of brain cancer. at tomorrow's public memorial, father edward reese of

i'm not going to let the democrats and andrew gillam try to explore debate about whether tax increaseson't care what color you are. >> that was him trying to clarify with sean hannity. what do you think of this controversy? >> it underscores the truth of exposing fake news, manufactured outrage. there is absolutely nothing racial racist or racialist about rhonda santos's comment in their proper context. this is about how the media runs with this false narrative attacking republicans and conservatives as racists. who are the real racists? it is a commonly used word to use, monkey as a verb to talk about screwing things up which is what he was warning voters of all colors not to do and to support an agenda that supports making sure you have prosperous economy and good regulation and good tax policy. i will tell you from my own personal experience i know who the real racists are, liberals who see racism where it doesn't exist and ignore it when it really does. i personally have been called a monkey by white liberal progressive journalists and nobody batted an eye. minority conservatives,

climate among democratic voters, alexandria ocasio-cortez f shocking defeat, the nomination of andrew gillam, and the primary. >> if only buffalo looked like the bronx. of buffalo looked like the bronx then yes, she could have an ocasio-cortez moment. there are democrats, hate to break it to the nixon campaign, there are democrats outside new york city in new york. she is very liberal, very liberal and she is out of step in that way. what she has done is effectively terminate cuomo's ambitions for the future. she has shown him up to be what he is which is a massively overrated political talent. this is a guy who for years heard how good he is. that debate he was ridiculous, that was horrible. we remember america was never that great, she has done that. shannon: you only let us know, never worry where you stand, good to see you. the president says 85% of the press is terrible calling out the media again and again at the rally. kristin fisher is here with the latest escalation in the war donald trump is having with the media. >> reporter: donald trump's attacks on the press picked up in the la

g g gillam will face off after getting the endorsement from president trump. >> and the race to replace jeff fla flake, he will now face off against kirstin which could help suicide what party takes off, but let's start first in miami and bring in florida political reporter from florida, mark caputo. we have been calling it a shocker, but you, sir, four years ago noted that this mand was worth watching. what did you see that made you think that last night could happen. >> what you saw was the democrats kept trying to do the same thing other and over again. no one had done that at the state level. she incredibly charismatic, and everyone likes what he has to say. when you saw him run for governor, when he would speak to crowds, they would start to swoon and the other candidates on stage would stand there and shake their heads, they would say gosh, i can't wait until this is over. florida is a very big state, ten major media markets, it's like a small country. you need a lot of money and a lot of ads. in gillum's case, he fit the profile perfectly for the times and the post bernie sanders

indra gillam winning was a surprise.sense of a contrast of far left liberal democrat, far right inservative republican probably the most important governors race in the country. florida is the most competitive of our giant mega-state. the governor who gets elected this year will be in place to oversee congressional redistricting after 2020. >> play this out for us. it's not like florida has been far to the right or part of the left it has swung both ways area >> florida is a very swingy state. up in thehows president's approval ratings. they are generally better in florida than nationally although it is still mixed at best. florida is an interesting state in terms of demographics because it is a very diverse state which would seem to suggest it would be more democratic, yet it is a haven for older white voters who move in from the northeast and the midwest and other parts of the country who are pretty conservative. hasdemocratic trade-off been narrowly good enough for republicans in the past. the national environment is

gubernatorial primary while on the left bernie sanders is congratulating the guy he backs, andrew gillamtting off a major upset, he was the top of the pre-election polls and what about spent but he narrowly beat out the democratic more centric front runner. ron desantis, outspoken defender of donald trump secured the nomination on the right, got a big bump in the polls after the president publicly endorsed him. the sunshine state is now poised for a major showdown. >> i want to thank him for his support, for entrusting me with viewing me as someone who can be a great leader for florida. thank you, mister president. >> every day hard-working people. they deserve a voice in the government and give it to them. >> reporter: voters cast primary ballot in florida, oklahoma, and arizona, closely watching florida and arizona to try to get an indication of 2020, one of the most hotly contested senate seats is is arizona, being vacated by republican senator and frequent trump critic jeff flake. martha mc sally won the nomination beating sheriff joe arpaio and kelly ward. donald trump said martha m

morning when it comes to yesterday's elections but so does bernie sanders, tallahassee mayor andrew gillamocrats rope a major upset in the gubernatorial race, not at the top of reelection, he was outspend, managed to beat out the more establishment front runner. ron desantis secure the nomination on the right. he got a big bump in the polls after the president came out and publicly endorsed him. the sunshine state his opponents wing state and now it seems they are poised for major showdown come november. >> i want to thank him for his support, thank him for entrusting me with viewing me as someone who could be a great leader for florida. thank you, mister president. >> a right, not a privilege. jillian: primary ballot in florida, oklahoma and arizona last night. analysts are closely watching florida and arizona because they want to get some indication how state slightly come 2020, one of the most highly contested senate seats this november is in arizona, the seat vacated by republican senator and frequent trump. representative martha next alley be former sheriff joe arpaio and kelly ward.

progressive tallahassee mayor andrew gillam is the state's first african-american nominee for governorit sets up a huge ideological clash in november. >>> the attorney general facing renewed pressure from the president. but he has the backing of a man who knows him well, senate majority leader. >>> google is politically biased, rigged, suppressing conservative voices. that's what the president says. what does the search giant have to say about that? good morning and welcome to "early start." i'm laurie jarret in for christine romans. >> good morning, i'm dave briggs. >>> there was an earthquake overnight in l.a., relatively minor compared to what happened on the opposite end of the country. we begin with a historic upset in the florida democratic primary for governor. there's an earthquake for you. cnn projects tallahassee mayor andrew gillum, a progressive candidate backed by bernie sanders, will win the party's nomination. a victory would make him florida's first african-american governor. he was the only nonmillionaire and welcomes the challenge of putting the governor's mansion bac

steady lead over for amber miami beach mayor philip levine, jeff green, tallahassee mayor andrew gillamh of them has to carve out the winning percentage which could be very low and secure the nomination with 35% of voters. >> reporter: levine's outspokenness against donald trump, has made him a close second to graham who campaigns on her role as a mother and relies on a reputation as daughter of god graham. democratic strategists jim davis says change is needed in a state that hasn't seen a democrat when the governors mansion since 1994. >> i think this is a year being a woman is an advantage. >> you can't win with your own party alone. the attention has to be how can i reach the 20% of floridians not registered as democrat or republican. >> reporter: the democratic nominee must face off against either of the republican candidates, adam putnam and ron desantis in november. jillian: polls will open in florida. one candidate is standing out for sticking to his guns on second amendment rights. that candidate state representative matt caldwell is running as the agriculture commissioner and

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that's when delaware will take on andrew gillam. >> the winner will replace current governor rick scott who was running for senate and was victorious in tuesday's primary. meanwhile in arizona, republicans cast their vote to fill senator jeff flake seat after he announced his resignation and mcsally will be the republican candidate on the ballot. >> to now stand before you for the very first time as your republican nominee for the united states senate. and current governor republican doug doocy will be running to keep his job in the mitd midterms. senator john mccain seat not on the ballot in wake of his death on saturday somebody will fill the seat until the special election is held in 2020. voters in oklahoma cast their vote to replace oklahoma governor mary fallin mortgage company own per won republican nod, and andrew will be his opponent on the november ballot. in keating, fox news. >> on to traitd, now that the u.s. has reached a preliminary trade agreement with mexico to replace nafta, the pressure is on canada to reach its own deal with washington. canada foreign minister ready

andrew gillam who has the support for bernie sanders on the socialist side at 33%, he's actually winningsantis, this big trump ally, for the governor here in florida to succeed rick scott, the republican senator. so you may have someone more onc the socialist side of facing roc desantis. fictive elements here. >> tucker: ed henry, thank you for that. we will be tracking the results all night. first an update from south africa south africa. according to news reports, the south after government has withdrawn its firm redistribution bill more than a week after we first day of the story. they hated our segmentnt and alo hated president trump's response, he tweeted out our response. they recounted not being criticized particularly from america. but politicians in south africa are still planning to seize land without compensation on racial grounds. in fact it seems to be underway. south african media reportsaf tt one of the first farmers on the list is a man called johann steen camp, he owns a game preserve. now apologists for thew south african government, and there are many in our media, say

yesterday at the jacksonville mass shooting to tout gun-control and progressive tallahassee mayor andrew gillamopes to become the state's first black governor and also has a senator bernie sanders endorsement. the primary is already a done deal for the national race, two term governor rick scott is hoping to unseat democratic bill nelson. moderate, pro-gun control, former astronaut does considered vulnerable in losing this seat which is held since 2,000. governor scott touts his record and job creation and president trump support. around 2 million floridians have already voted in this primary either in mail or early. that could be likely more than half of the total turnout. a big reason for that, this is the first year in florida since 1986 where both parties had a competitive primary to get to the governor's mansion. >> bret: thanks to phil keating and peter doocy. we may not know who wins north carolina's house elections and by extension who controls the house until next year. why is that? north carolina has been ordered to redraw its congressional district map with just 70 days to go before

down in florida where established candidates are trying to hold off the bernie sanders backed bill gillamernor. >> we are not going to let trump and his friends divide us up. >> the g.o.p. fight for governor their pit agriculture commissioner adam putnam against trump back governor. >> i think we are poised to have a strong victory. i think all of the credible pol polls will show us what the really, really strong lead. it has really been that way, brian, for the last two months. >> here in arizona, we have confirmed that the contractor hired by the state to set up voting machines at polling places did not show up everywhere until polling machines were not set up everywhere that they need. the county is going to the process to keep some places open later for voters. >> neil: peter, thank you. here, amazon thought they dodged a bullet in seattle when local officials were trying to tax it to help pay for the homeless. that went down to defeat. bernie sanders coming down to say companies like amazon should be taxed because they do not pay their workers enough. that to compensate for those wor

when graham is about 31.9% for the democratic race for governor and andrew gillam who has the supporte socialist side at 33%. he's actually winning and he may get the nomination to face ron desantis, this big trump ally, for governor is to succeed at rick scott. you may have to summon more on the socialist side facing ron desantis, some fictive elements here in florida tonight. >> ed henry, a lot going on there. first time we got an update from south africa. according to news reports the south african government has withdrawn its farm land redistribution bill less than a week after we initially reported on the story. the south african government hated our segment and said so and they also hated president trump's response to it. he tweeted out a response. they had counted on not being criticized particularly from america. but the story is far from over. politicians are still planning to seize land without compensation on racial grounds and it seems to be underway. south african media report that one of the first farmers on the list is a man called johann steen camp who owns a game pres

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andrew gillam, the democratic mayor of tallahassee surged to a surprise win in the democratic primarynd republican donors thought democrat gwen graham would be the one on the ballot in november. but she would be the middle of the road foil to run against ron de santos. the former jag officer and ubiquitous fox news voice who rode on a trump endorsement came up from a 15-point poll number from behind and look at where he finished. 20 points ahead. instead, he's running against gillum, a progressive, but hardly battle tested. he'll be pitted against desantis who is a trump-hugging republican. >> the way the state of florida does good. the way the state of florida to be a leader again is not for us to pray for somebody's else's defeat or demise but for us to figure out a way that we can create a boat that all of us can ride in because i truly believe that a rising tide does lift all boats. >> i did have support from someone in washington. if you walk down pennsylvania avenue, he lives in the white house with the pillars in front of it. and i was able to talk to the president. i want to t

andrew gillam. it's going to be interesting as we see the democratic party in swing states like this tilt even further left. on the republican side as i mentioned, ron desantis tonight easily beat the state agriculture commissioner adam putnam, where the deciding factor, very clearly was the coattails of the president. the president a short time ago tweeting, this out there about the race "such a fantastic win for a ron desantis of the people of the great state of florida, ron will be a fantastic governor onto november. that from the president. look at how dramatic, help have it all the presidents report was preyed in mid-june poling had putnam beating ron desantis by 15 points, mid-june. june 22nd, the president tweeted an endorsement of desantis. by late july, he was up by 12 points. 827-point swing. now tonight here, desantis running to replace retiring republican governor rick scott, who easily beat -- easily won the g.o.p. nomination for a senate seat against income of bill nelson, they will se

thing in florida from here to november is going to be this governor's race, pitting desantis versus gillam. a proxy battle between donald trump and bernie sanders, which clearly, shannon, has implications for 2020. >> shannon: we'll break that down with chris stirewalt in just minutes. phil keating, thank you very much. for now, we'll head to arizona where results are just starting to come in. correspondent peter doocy is live covering the results. hi, peter. >> should shannon come officials with a mix alley campaign are telling us that they expect to , they are confident in the fighter pilot turned congressman's chances of advancing to the general election but she told me earlier today she knows that arizona is a firewall, public is needed if they want to keep control of the senate but it is not a sure thing that a republican is going to succeed the retiring republican jeff flake. now a few hours ago here in maricopa county, some polling places didn't open up on time because the company hired to set up the machine did it sent workers to every polling place. there were hundreds of complain

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progressive tallahassee mayor andrew gillam hopes to be the first black governor in florida history and the endorsement of bernie sanders. and president trump on both sides of the aisle down here, both parties, both tickets is really played a factor. all five candidates really competing against each other to be the most anti-trump candidate and of course the two republicans trying to be the most pro. >> eric: that the division. meanwhile, there's a senate race that the country is watching. >> people across the country are certainly watching this race but no drama because everybody already knows who is going to be on the november ballot. it's going to be a two-term republican governor rick scott was term limited out right now hoping to unseat the term democratic senator bill nelson. if a moderate and former astronaut is considered extremely vulnerable this november, although in the primary today, he is unchallenged. pro-business governor scott has a huge money advantage and president trump's full support about 2 million floridians have already voted by mail or early and that could be mor

. >> a big upset in the florida primary race gillam won the democratic bid without winning a poll ronks to be aearly endorsement from president trump. both candidates are 39-year-old. >>> president trump unblocked some twitter users yesterday federal judge prevented people from following him violated the constitutional rights. there were 41 blocked accounts, 20 of those had been unblocked as of yesterday. comedian rosie o'donnell she remains blocked. the jhung did say president trump can mute users so he wouldn't see their tweets but they'd see his >>> aston martin gearing up for a public offering, planning to list $1.3 billion worth of shares on the london stock exchange >>> check this creepy site out that is a swarm of more than 2,000 honeybees that took up residents on a hotdog cart umbrella in new york's times square officials had to shut down the intersection but no worries, the nypd has that guy, a bee guy he was brought in to safely vacuum up the critters and transport them to a hive far from the city. those must have been really good hotdogs. that's the news update this hour b

what does gillam say about thisi he thinks florida is better tho that. >>> also this morning as morn f texas police officer has now cer been h sentenced. in 15 years in prison for the fata shooting of an unarmed black teenager. roy oliver wasli convictedver te in 2017 death of 15-year-old jordan edwards. the teen was in the paessenger seat of a car leaving ahe o par when the officer opened fire.vi the officer claimed the car was moving towardsar hiser. oliver's sister testified c ent mt him confirming she hises mother a facebook message saying quote, i hope he gets what deserves because he took an innocent life. >>> now to a stunning twist in th case o alleged child abuse a. in new mexico. theprosec kids were being traind kill there. so why were most of the charges suddenly dropped? gabbi schwartz has followed the investigation since thee start.s wha happening? >> reporter: good morning, craig. hocking to say the least. three of those five defendants . have been released from jail, ed their charges dropped because o thesecu prosecution blew an important deaine even thoug the sheriff

you have the progressive in andrew gillam saying i'm the only non-millionaire in the race.naire class coming in, jeff green spending $40 million in two months to try to win this. >>> lightning round, one word answer, the state that will be the most surprising on election night. david? >> i hope texas, beto. >> not going to be any surprises. the republicans will do pretty well. >> that's a multiple word answer. jason johnson, state that will be most surprising? >> nobody likes ted cruz. i think beto o'rourke pulls it off. >> mayor thompson? most surprising state? >> it will be georgia it won't surprise me but it will surprise katon. >> a little shade in the panel. thank you guys have been much. >>> in our next hour, trump is calling the press the enemy of the people this morning and contradicting his earlier explanation of the trump tower meeting his son had with the russian lawyer. more news coming up. the list goes on. how about a discount for long lists? gold. mara, you save our customers hundreds for switching almost effortlessly. it's a gift. and jamie. -present. -toget

he will take on andrew gillam, nearly beating the democratic frontrunner for that.icans cast their vote to fill retiring senator jeff flake's seat and martha mcsally has become the gop candidate for november's ballot. she's going to face democrat kristin sedima. they will be electing their first female senator in the state's history. oklahoma, questio kevin it's woe runoff election. all right, aston martinis revving up plans for an ipo later this year. the maker of the sports car driven by james bond note vied british regulators it plans to list its company on the london stock exchange at a value of about $6 billion. let's look at the cars. anyway, this public offering follows a three-year restructuring of the company led by ceo andy palmer. this has returned aston martin to profitability, we should say. that's going to be a fun ipo. conservative facebook employees reportedly have formed a group within the company to protest what they call its intolerant liberal culture. the new york times says more than 100 people have joined the group for political diversity. pete

governor in florida has a lot of different candidates. ,ou not only have gwen graham andhave andrew gillamionaire jeff greene. independently wealthy so they have started to cannibalize was a and then there businessman from orlando who is a very rare thing that you see in florida which is an evangelical liberal christian. his name is chris king. these candidates together, and it's been a wild primary. it is been difficult to figure out to is the clear front-runner. andooks like gwen graham edging to the front. host: you mentioned president trump's support of ron desantis, tweeting out "to vote for r on." do you expect president trump to be traveling down to florida much if the -- if des antis pulled it out? guest: yeah, something that you seldom see presidents do in candidate,nding a embracing the candidates, and making sure he is going to win. all of his energy and ron desantis but not try to help him win the general election in florida. we do expect a presence, how many times? who knows. it would not surprise me to see him here more than once. host: what your top two or three house races

in florida and or gillam is the democrats far left candidate fo for.ung guy and supported by another young guy. abolish ice, medicare for all, and of course impeach trump. standard stuff for socialist but the candidate has made it to the final of the florida governor's race. that's incredible. in new york, cynthia nixon scored a lot of points in her debate with governor, last night. she probably won't win but she is dragged democrats all the way over to the left. she called ice a bunch of thugs. the far left has already won in new jersey. governor murphy has raised taxes in the state which already pays some of the highest taxes in the land. in four major states they are mounting a serious challenge to the old democrat establishment. will this fly with voters? i don't think so. the problem is money for the socialist have not spelled out just how much it's all going to cost. they ought to be honest, tell u us, how much are we going had to pay for you? all the pendant said the democrats win back the house in november. i'm not so sure about that. do you re

florida indivisible action tampa bay endorsed and then we moved to a state white endorsement of andrew gillamhe is standing strong against the stand your ground law. he is standing up to trump. that energy is motivating to the base. >> indivisible guide.com. joining us to talk about progressive politics when it comes to 2018. if you want to ask them republicans (202) democrats (202) 748-8000. you can talk about races that .tood out in your line guest: what are the most important races actually was the race for prosecuting attorney in st. louis county, where a councilmember defeated the attorney who declined to prosecute darren wilson. that is the product of communities who have been organizing locally for a long time, groups like color of change getting out people who refuse to support their communities. guest: i would look at the overall swing district. ohio 12 is at the top of the headlines. we saw a republican leading district. right now it is a nailbiter. is a six-point swing even if that holds. democrats need a three-point swing. we learned to lessons. it looks like there is a blue way b

to show you a bell weather race in florida the governor's race a new poll shows democrats andrew gillamistic that leads republican ron desantis that's in the race for governor that's extraordinary stuff. lawrence jones is with us, editor in chief, are you buying that? are you buying that a socialistic holds a lead over a trump guy in the race for governor of florida? >> well, i'll say this, stuart. i've been telling a lot of people this on the ground, that you should not underestimate the socialistic agenda. yes, it's wrong. yes we don't like it, but again, i remember a time where republicans laugh at a junior senator named barack obama and he ended up being the president of the united states. we think facts and figures aren't right, libertarians, conservative, republicans think about the fact that it just doesn't sound real when you look at the numbers but when you have people that are voting with their hearts and not their minds , the way that they're packaging socialism today is a little bit different than they did before, and so i think that it's something that we should take very s