she's being used in ads to take down john ossoff. they've used her as a lightning rod.do you think nancy pelosi is a liability? is she a problem going forward? >> well, i don't think there's anybody, democrat or republican, who would underestimate her ability to navigate the politics on comment him and maximize at the leverage they can have in influencing these indicates that even when they're in the minorities. i think this illustrates we need other democrats to step up and also have a platform. we need younger democrats to step up and make their voice heard. not just in washington, d.c. but communities across the country. it is one of the reasons president trump has tried to hold himself back. to make sure he is not the leading voice of the democratic opposition. and in some cases, it will be democrats in office or those running for office, and in some cases it will be democrats not right now in the political establishment but people across the country who are ready to get engaged, sometimes for the first time, in governing their country. >> specifically in an elector

john ossoff had a big lead in the primary. this is a neck and neck race.is what we're seeing internally and will be neck and neck until june 20th. >> neil: so the fact that he was polling even and now ahead 7 points, is that an outlier or what? >> we're seeing karen handle doing well in the returns. it's still even. it's going to be neck and neck until election day. this is a direct won by the president by 1%. we're putting all of our resources there. we want to send a congress person to washington that will help the president instead of impede his agenda and stop doing good things for the american people. >> neil: are you worried that the president's low poll numbers and that could change, but it is proving to be a drag or potential drag for republicans? you're right to point out as you have republicans have survived these, you know, finish to the death races here time and time again. but that is going to be a problem weighing on him, particularly where the people think it's justified or not, this russian thing heats up. >> well, the special elections wer

so if john ossoff can win that race, it will be a testament to the unpopularity of donald trump. >> we already have nancy pelosis a our congresswoman. now you'll give us john ossoff as our congressman. >> reporter: we asked tourists their opinion. >> no, that didn't seem like fran at all. >> i just thought it was kind of weird that someone from georgia was talking about san francisco. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." a glimpse in the future. elon musk's biggest new idea. >>> and gorgeous serene skies kicking off mother's day weekend. cooler temperatures, but what can we expect as we head into sunday's celebration? all the details coming up after the break. >>> welcome back. just shy of 7:15 on your saturday morning. we continue to follow breaking news out of oakland and the emeryville border. this is a fire that multiple agencies have responded to. at one point it was a five-alarm fire of a condo building still under construction. people evacuated throughout the area. this is at san pablo in oakland on the edge of emeryv

it took us a week to raise $400,000 for john ossoff. it took a year to do so for elizabeth warren.hours yesterday for this slate after the health care vote. so at least in terms of fund-raising, the left saw a huge surge of support to try to turf out republican members of congress, after the house voted to repeal obamacare yesterday. money's not everything, though. in terms of the on the ground response, the group indivisible. they put out a very interesting statement about about it last night that the next 11 days of congressional recess are crucial in terms of holding members of congress accountable "on their home turf." we're already seeing signs of that playing out. in kansas today, a die-in outside congressman yoder's office. he voted yes. it's now been appropriated by folks who are fighting for health reform. in florida, folks gathered outside brian mast's office with a giant sign that said, clueless, repeal and replace. shame on you brian mast. a lively town hall. lots of anger about his vote to repeal the affordable care act. >> you're mandating people on medicaid except dy

. >> we already have nancy pelosi as congress woman you're going to give us john ossoff as congressman a back drop in the spot we asked tourists their opinion. >> no, that dnts seem like frist at all. >> i thought it was kind of weird someone from georgia was talking about san francisco. >> reporter: now mcdaniels did have mixed reaction as to the effectiveness of this ad. but he did think it was effective in at least one area and that is it's getting quite a bit of attention. reporting live in san francisco, kristi smith nbc bay area news. >>> that is kind of ruined my life zbliept a bay area tourist says he blacked out and woke up to $65,000 in credit card charges we investigate a growing list of accusations against bay area strip clubs. >> another round of car fires overnight. the number up to seven in one week. rick boone live in contra costa county. even if you don't have a car, how you could become a victim. suspected arsonist appears >>> right now at 6:30 he'll do it again. maybe tonight. that's the message after a suspected arsonist appears to have struck two more times in cont

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if john ossoff wins in georgia, they can say he raised all that money and every house candidate won'that's true but that doesn't mean that republicans don't have a fundamental problem this cycle. >> house retirements. i have to be impress that had they've limited them so far. >> history tells us there will be more. august recess, coming out, we could see more. i went back to the 2010 cycle. >> it is the sweet spot. >> the 2010 cycle, wasn't until the fall like the two democrats in tennessee retired. so right now, ross lehtinen is the big one. >> well, we will continue to overcover and overanalyze these one election at a time. we'll see a lot more to come. >>> up next, tugly state of american politics and the race that may have started it all. time's up, insufficient prenatal care. and administrative paperwork... your days of drowning people are numbered. same goes for you, budget overruns. and rising costs, wipe that smile off your face. we're coming for you, too. for those who won't rest until the world is healthier, neither will we. optum. how well gets done. brtry new flonase sensi

the georgia race now down to a -- johnetween john ossoff and karen handel. margaret, delray beach, florida, independent. share your thoughts. so many thingsre i would like to respond to. i am no fan of donald trump, but america has a short memory. he did not become president in a vacuum. it is interesting we never hear -- no one is outraged by the not show the dnc did any outrage when bernie sanders was prevented from pushing forward when debbie wasserman schultz and that group prevented it. flagrantlybama bypassed law. does everybody remember when he employer mandate did not have to kick in, even though the law had passed. the individual mandates went through, no outrage from the democrats. i find it interesting. host: do you think no investigations? caller: i think the investigations should go on. democrats crying foul here with kicked out, comey proved himself incompetent a while ago. everybody talks about the timing. donald trump could not breathe then without having some -- could not breathe in without having someone question how he breathes in. it is a

this vote today can show up at the polls and give that victory to the democratic candidate there, john ossoff. can the democrats harness the power of the democrats behind me, people who are concerned about what happened and bring it to the polls and can they do anything to stop it in the senate where it will be tougher sledding to get the bill that passed the house today through the senate, especially given a narrow senate majority and also those rules that will prevent them from doing some of the things that are in this house bill. >> we'll see what happened. narrow win in the house of representatives. gloria, you're anxious to react to what we're seeing. >> i just think we're seeing symmetry here in a lot of ways. you have both parties playing to the base. you heard nancy pelosi say this is, you know, this is a tax break for the rich, which obviously it plays to the democratic base. jake and i were communicating with a republican consultant, he said if we don't do this, if redon't repeal this it's the whole cycle. if we face voters withouti doin it we can -- >> because base voters will not

democrat john ossoff and handel faceoff. new poll shows ossoff with a 7-point lead against handel. three special elections since the presidential election 538 finds that the democratic candidates have on average outperformed expectation by 16 percentage points. georgia's runoff is coming on the heels of this week's montana special election which went to the republican candidate greg gianforte. gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault for attacking a reporter on the eve of the election. he addressed the controversial incident head-on in his victory speech. >> last night i made a mistake. and i took an action that i can't take back. and i'm not proud of what happened. i should not have treated that reporter that way. and for that i'm sorry, mr. ben jacobs. >> ben from the hill joins us right now. ben, when we look at this, some pressure here given the amount of resources that are available for the democrats as well as the republicans, where do you think this is going to turn out? >> yeah, i know, it's going to be really interesting to see how this shakes out. like you said ther

look at reacted that you got from john jon ossoff in 6 congressional district in atlanta, georgia, that is what they are looking at. but they need an economic message for all americans. liz: colonel great points. i real say the real war on women is in the middle east with opression. that and democrats have been silent about that first lady laura bush has been fighting that for a long time. >> thank you. liz: deal maker in chief negotiate peace in middle east. liz: colonel oliver north is here to here to weigh in later in the show. >> and a massive manhunt underway after two police officers were shot last night and tucker carlson, saying that -- sheriff clark to weigh in on those stories after this. don't go away. when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums >> my partner's hit, my partner's hit. westbound, westbound -- shots fired. stop the car. >> called a targeted attack on police officers, this happening in chicago. a massive

john as you ossoff says there should be bipartisan.montana house race to replace interior secretary zinke, it created a back and forth. they said america lost trust in the fbi and looks forward to a replacement. and another took the opportunity to blast what he calls shady investments. in virginia, the leading candidate in the race tried not to talk about it at all. they dodged questions that comey twice before releasing a statement that took no sides on the issue. the democrats in the race have been quick to pounce on gillespie but they kept it short. they said the statement was bs. the point is you can see a pattern. democrats wanting to jump on the news and the republicans wanting to duck and cover. up next, republican senator susan collins and bill cassidy. we talked about the future of the republican agenda. first, hampton pearson with the cnbc market wrap. >> thanks. retail plunges with fears consumers aren't spending enough to support strong economic growth. the dow ending down 23 points. the s&p down 5. the nasdaq finishing off

we already have nancy pelosi as our congresswoman, now you're going to give us john arsnoff as our congressman. >> ossoffhis first political office and nearly won enough v v v v v v vv runoff. this new ad tries to link the candidate to house majority leader nancy pelosi. >> pelosi and ossoff weaken the military. isis, they're overrated. >> things like pelosi and san francisco and high taxes and social work and frankly even adversity, which is a southern dig and will appeal to people who are not interested in diversity and that's going to appeal to some of the people in that district. >> that was paul holland, venture capitalist and republican commentator. ossoff and the republican candidate are neck and neck in this race. >>> the controversy continues over the abrupt firing over fbi detector james comey earlier this week. >> next hear the latest explanation from the white house. >> there is nothing fun about organic chemistry, or is there? i'm jonathan bloom with the uc berkeley team that has turned the notorious class into a board game. >>> good news for in and out >>> did president trump record his con

we already have nancy pelosi as our congresswoman, now you're going to give us john arsnoff as our congressman. >> ossoff is running for his first political office and nearly won enough votes in a runoff. this new ad tries to link the candidate to house majority leader nancy pelosi. >> pelosi and ossoff weaken the military. isis, they're overrated. >> things like pelosi and san francisco and high taxes and social work and frankly even adversity, which is a southern dig and will appeal to people who are not interested in diversity and that's going to apal to some of the people in that district. >> that was paul holland, venture capitalist and republican commentator. ossoff and the republican candidate are neck and neck in this race. >>> the controversy continues over the abrupt firing over fbi detector james comey earlier this week. >> next hear the latest explanation from the white house. >> there is nothing fun about organic chemistry, or is there? i'm jonathan bloom with the uc berkeley team that has turned the notorious class into a board game. >>> good news for in and out cu >>> did president trump r