including one independent whoious left the republican party justin amash. only five broke from party lines essentially to support in moving

the context of justin amash, he was never really mainstream republican.e said he associated more with libertarian ideology than he did traditional republican ideology. he was all on the periphery, often a thorn in the side of republican leaders. i think what you've seen in spades over the course of the last couple months with his decision to break with every other republican seemingly in america and say that the president after reading the mueller report has committed potential impeachable offenses with his decision to leave the freedom caucus, ridgedly caucus he helped found, all of these things led to this point. the big question now is what are his next steps politically, does he still plan to run for the house, does he plan to run for president. what happens now that he no longer is a man with a party as a home. >> yeah. doug, i do want your take on how much amash was a thorn in your side for so long. but also on the point right where phil left off, i mean, he's the only republican who called for the president to be impeached. he went home, had this t

pursuant to the -- pursuant to clause 5-b-1 of rule 10 i am writing to inform you that representative justin amash has resigned as a member of the house republican conference. signed, sincerely, liz chinee, chair, house republican conference. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following communication. the clerk: the honorable, elijah cummings, dear chairman cummings, this letter is to advise you that representative justin amash's election to the committee on oversight and reform has been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 5-b of rule 10 effective today. signed, sincerely, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 4:30 p.m. today.>> washington jl host: our guest as deputy erved director for the policy development services for constitutional law attorney. he is here to talk about the citizenship question. good morning. you talk about a certain approach the administration could take in getting the question on the 2020 census. what is that

in an op-ed released on the fourth of july, justin amash writes, i've become disenchanted with party politics and frightened by what i see from. it the two-party system has evolved in a threat to american principles and institutions. amash had the most outspoken republican critic of president trump becoming the first and only republican lawmaker to call for impeachment proceedings after reading the mueller report. the president ub -- unsurprisingly called him on twitter a total loser and great news for the republican party. and newly minted independent congressman justin amash of michigan joins us now live since making the decision. thank you so much for joining us. appreciate it. >> thanks, jake. >> you didn't mention president trump in your op-ed but believe the gop stood for limited government and economic freedom until recent years. do you think you would be leaving the republican party if donald trump were not president? >> yes, i do. and i've had concerns with the republican party for several years. i've had concerns with the party system generally. when i first got to congress

this comes as michigan congressman justin amash sits down with cnn and explains what drove him from theop. his thoughts on the president and the prospects of impeachment. amash is a vocal trump critic. today he once again called for impeachment proceedings to begin against the president. he also lashed out at the gop, partisan politics and republicans who show blind loyalty to the president. all of those factors, amash says, led him to leave the party. >> do you think it's fair to say that president trump and your fellow republicans' unblinking support for president trump was the straw that broke the camel's back? >> i think this term in congress has really shown how bad it can get. when i started the house freedom caucus, i was one of the founding members. what we were fighting for was better process. we were fighting for a more open government, a more accountable government. we wanted members to have a voice in the process so that we'd have a deliberative body and be able to represent people back home. whatever the outcome. sometimes the outcomes are more conservative, sometimes more

but justin amash's problem is that our two-party system basically controls everything.atever he wants to do, if he is going to, for lack of a better term, piss off the head of the republican party, come out against him, then the two-party system is not going work for him any more. >> you do hear some angst from this largish contingent of republicans who don't like trump particularly in the establishment circles, they do worry about what's going to be left of the party after trump departs the scene and whether it's going to continue to be viable as a party of conservative ideas rather than a cult of donald trump. but they would like to see someone like justin amash stay and fight, try to change what the party stands for. try to lead the party out of the post-trump period. and amash is saying with this decision that he doesn't think that that's possible. he doesn't think the republican party is the vehicle for conservative ideas anymore. that's a pretty strong statement. >> well, maybe this is an example of why. june 11th, so almost a month ago, his own leader in the hous

i think what justin amash does is makes an institutional argument.ne that predates his calling for impeachment. congress doesn't do its job, period, right now. whatever is negotiated with the senate majority leader and the house speaker and the president in most cases and they kind of present a fait accompli and you're supposed to vote at the end of the year in the big omnibus yes or no. everything else is a partisan scrum you use to make money off of. the whole thing is broken whether nancy pelosi is the head of the house of representatives or something else. >> you said kromny bus, omnibus mixed with a crone na which is important, too. >> which you can get on "up with david gura" on saturday morning. >> final thought other than plugging up which is a great show. >> my friend wrote this great book about people who break ranks. why some people are sort of willing to reject a corrupt institution, other people go along. it's often the people who are true believers who are the ones who finally, the ones who kind of can't abide corruption and compromise

one with independent justin amash voting in favor. 185 nay votes. tell us what's going on. >> this is a 15-minute vote, but to give a brief house explainer, when you have a series of votes, not back to back to back, voters will often take their time coming to the offices. their offices are a subway ride away or a walk as well. they don't have to gavel in right at the 15-minute mark. you'll see the zooes at the bottom. . it's not officially closed until the democrat. you see there are six, seven, eight votes. they have enough to pass this resolution. you have four republicans that have voted with democrats, one independent that has voted with democrats as well and dana and others have laid out perfectly why they are. susan brooks, not only is she retires but she was the campaign arm. her decision to retire really jolted the party to some degree when it actually fred upton comes from a district where he received a serious democratic challenge. brian fitzpatrick as as dana noted coming from a swing district always target of democrats as and will hurd i

i would not be in this situation. >>> new this morning congressman and outspoken trump critic justin amashuitting the republican party. amash you may remember is the only republican congressman who says the president has engaged in impeachable conduct. phil mattingly a has been following the story. he's been criticizing the president for some time, often the only one but certainly the only one who says the president should be impeached. why this move now? >> to some degree, jim, i think when you track back through justin amash's congressional career this was the inevitable next step with the slow rolling break with the republican party in general. keep in mind justin amash was brought into congress in a tea party way. and yet over the course of the last several months especially but really over the course of his entire career he's broken with republican orthodoxy. he far more associates himself with being a libertarian than in general. he's been a lifelong republican. that is now changing. he stated today i'm declaring my independence leaving the republican party and i'm asking for you to

michigan congressman justin amash, this is new, is not ruling out running for president. in a july 4th op-ed in "the washington post," amash declared his independence from the republican party. he criticized both parties, saying the two-party system has evolved into an existential threat to american principles and institutions. now, amash had been the only republican in congress to support an impeachment inquiry into president trump. in an interview on sunday, he was asked what he's heard privately from republicans about his decision to leave the party. >> when i was discussing impeachment, i had fellow colleagues and other republicans, high-level officials contacting me saying thank you for what you're doing, so there are lots of republicans out there who are saying these things privately, but they're not saying it publicly, and i think that's a problem for our country. >> obviously, robert, president trump came out and tweeted all sorts of nasty things about justin amash and being a loser and whatever the case is. and normally nobody knows who justin amash is and runnin

justin amash, he just threat republican party.g so he was the only house republican who was pushing the idea to call for an impeachment of president trump. he's now saying he's not ruling out a potential 2020 run. if and how does that complicate things for the president's re-election campaign? >> i think it doesn't complicate it at all. what it will do is help him. republicans have scenemens left over from 2016 who define themselves as never trumpers are looking for associate else to vote for. if joe biden is the nominee they might be able to vote for him. they won't vote for aft elizabe warren or a kamala harris or bernie sanders. >> why not harris? >> she's too far left. >> in what regard. >> where do i start? >> tell me. what policy is too far left? to say bernie sanders, kamala harris and elizabeth warren, i get -- >> bernie sanders is too old. >> but i get bernie and elizabeth warren. i just want to under -- >> you think there's that much separation ideologically between the three of them. i mention them they are the three fr

you look at justin amash, he's constantly looking back at washington.we as a country regard our american history at the end of this week? >> it's so funny because both you and justin amash love the constitution and could probably interpret it oh, 180 degrees but maybe 165. but that's okay. it's a living document. i think everything is used just for a justification, just for an ad hoc prompter justification. that's how i i think and if we have leaders more good than bad they'll lead us to a correct place citing more justifications. if we have more leaders bad than good they'll misuse for their actions. >> justin amash is such an outlier in this because he's a straight up idelog, and what does he tell his grandchildren? like, i made sure that the government wouldn't interfere in our ways and i made the world safe for guns, and, you know, those assault rifles and bump stock, that was me. he's not talking -- >> we give out welfare to middle america constantly in hundreds of millions of dollars. we just don't call it welfare. so it's the framing of it all to

but i think there may be a couple of republicans who cross over, justin amash from michigan who was a republican who is leaving the republican party. he's probably one who is likely to. otherwise i can't think of many others who are going to. but the reality here is this is going to simply just not advance the argument about what this is all about. republicans in the house of representatives are up for re-election in 2020 and afraid to stand up against the president and many think that these democrats have been wrong and some of the comments that they've said as well here. so i'm not sure at the end of this if the vote actually happens this evening what this is going to accomplish other than unify the democrats probably and make the country think that washington is even more of a mess. but how you view this is how you viewed it coming in. >> because this is clearly the white house watching this vote, especially the republicans, kaitlan very closely. today the president tweeted republicans should not show weakness and fall into that trap. >> yeah, the president is watching all of this

let's start with justin amash. breaking the dam here? >> you know, i think his past comments, nobody was too surprised. the president's reaction is one you're going to continue to see based on republicans that speak out against the president's party. i just this will be something that leads up to 2020. i'm not sure if we're going to be taugtsz as we get closer to primaries in certain states. >> daniel, there haven't been a lot in terms of members of congress who have switched parties, a handful, really, in the 21st century. how does this read in the beltway from other republicans and democrats for that matter? >> i mean, it's a surprising fact in the sense that this is a member, a founding member of the house freedom caucus a group of republicans who are usually allied with president trump. but for a while now congressman amash has disagreed with the trump administration and made his thinking known. so it's not so unusual among observers here in d.c. for us to see amash split with trump or really spar with him, but to leave the party alt

trump's pocket. >> so you would like to see justin amash run as a third party? h. i think that would be a good move for him and good move for the united states. as you know, i think mr. trump is a threat to our democratic institutions and the bill of rights. so the more votes that comes out of his pockets, the better i like it. >> there have been a handful of republicans who previously have flirted with run against the president. one of them is john kasich. every time i have him on i ask the same question, where are you in your process. in asking why he hasn't jumped into the race, his explanation is -- well, let me play it for you. listen to this. >> i look at the situation. if i can help this country, then i want to do it. but right now as i have said, i don't think there is a path. but that doesn't mean that tomorrow there won't be a path. so again, all my options remain on the table. >> he says he doesn't see a path. what do you see that he doesn't? >> i see that i can win the new hampshire primary, which would fatally wound mr. trump politically. there's ple

brendan, let me start with you on justin amash.s a pretty scathing op-ed, the two party system has evolved into a threat. a lot of these remarks are aimed at the republican party. he has been pretty tough on this president. he has always been a loaner. >> i read the op-ed and agreed that partisanship and tribalism is a real problem and we need to think about more traditional things. my problem and what was missing from this was a my bad. justin amash had been one of the front runners of the freedom caucus in the house who drove us to partisanship more than probably anything in the last five years. it's hard for me to read something from him talking about needing more compromise and people to get along more where anything that had a scent of democrat he wasn't voting for. >> we would end up being forced to take positions or run bills that we knew would never become law and we would get trapped in ditches or stuck or they would be upset. it's a cycle that we kept going through. i appreciate a lot of what he is saying. i wish he would

is that the party of trump or the party that justin amash thought of?imited government and freedom? but there's always the argument that constitutional issues that the president -- defenders of the president think that he can't -- that he didn't obstruct justice, the views are mostly political attacks. there will always be people in the party that agree with that point of view, and the question is, where is the party going to go? >> arthel: all right, we will watch for that direction. let's talk about the parade. president trump's salute to america event, which the president said will be the show of a lifetime. now former vice president joe biden is saying that president trump's military parade "misses the whole point about why we are the country we are." he goes on to say that the u.s. should lead not by example of our power, but by the power of our example. meanwhile, emily, you got some military and pentagon officials concerned that this event will cast a traditionally nonpartisan military in a political light. what is your reporting on this? >> i th

the independent of course justin amash.his as top republicans leaders rushed to president trump's defense insisting the he and the attacks aren't race zblieft were the president's tweets that said go back racist yes or no. >> no. >> the president is not a racist. >> president the president is not a racist. >> outfront now white house correspondent for american urban radio networks april ryan. keith boykin a aide for president the clinton and a member of president trump's re-elect advisory council. april you covered the president. you have the kevin kbhaergt and the mcconnell saying the tweets are not ratesist the president saying i don't have a racist bone in my body. >> do you agree. >> what constitutes racist to senator mcconnell? bottom line, if we look at in happening right now in congress, these resolutions are not going to do anything to the president. they are just in perpetuity. they have no teeth. but they are fighting so feverishly why are they doing it? one, because they are trying to galvanize those who pleef th

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ja jason, will there be other justin amashs in your opinion? >> we will see more members.azing, out of 435 elected representatives in the people's house, there now is only one independent. we hear all the time about how at least 1/3 of the country is in fact independent yet there's one out of 435. go forward, and this applies to both parties. unless these are coalitions of policy demanders start to respond in their bases, on the brand i think we will see more individuals declaring tharp independence go forward. >> last question for you, dean? >> they might. he got a standing ovation. let's be honest. the gop is about loyalty to donald trump only. it stands for nothing. the gop is trump and trump is the gop. it's a party of not team red, it's team trump. not one republican stood up for justin when trump said he's disloyal. the dictator in chief demanded he be gone. >> i recommend everyone reads justin amash's piece. it's very good. >>> coming up, the freak out over a teenage mermaid and what it tells us about america's culture wars next. with tough food, your dentures may s

they can understand that when they look at their former colleagues, jeff flake, mar sanford, justin amash, who just left the party and some others, if you cross trump, it is likely a political death sentence in today's republican party. take a step back from this. traditionally, republican versus democrat, this was about the size of government. there? philosophical and intellectual debates to be had. even within the republican party for a very long time, as i try to document in the book, this was really about the outsider conservatives versus the establishment figures. there was ideological warfare that can be healthy for a party. in today's republican party, trump's republican party is a very different set of fault lines, it's a binary choice. are you with donald trump or against donald trump? >> this is not conservative versus liberal in the traditional sense. this is something far beyond that and something far more dangerous. he was asked if it bothered him white supremacists find common cause when he tweeted. he said no. this is a quote because "many people agree with me." is he talki

justin amash announced he's quitting the republican party. this was after taking on trump on the mueller report. trump has since called him disloyal n disloyal. no surprise there! we've seen these short bursts of right flight. steve will, joe scarborough. they really only result liken like a one-day headline. not much happens after these people announce they're quitting the party. i want to know your thoughts on leaving the party versus maybe staying in it to fix it. >> well, i think it was the right move for justin amash to do. i hope he druoes run for president. bill clinton used to say, it's rather to be rigwrong and stron than right and weak. and jeff flake, for example, who stood up to trump, but did so in a way that was not very strong. i think amash is tough and, look, is he going to beat donald trump? no. can he create a beacon of hope for young conservatives and libertarians and maybe a pathway forward after donald trump? i think he can. >> kirsten, your thoughts on amash quitting? >> first of all wing he's an incredibly principled p

but he took a moment out to call justin amash a loser and say that he was never going to win and all this sort of stuff. so the president is going to enjoy beating up on him over this. the question is does amash have a long-term plan and does he have a next act. >> tweeting is how the president celebrates every holiday, every day. congressman, what do you think watching this with amash jumping out of your party? >> well, since i'm sitting here in the shadows of independence hall in philadelphia, we should talk about justin's independence day here. first thing, justin -- look, i don't think he had any intention of running for re-election as a republican after he came out for impeachment of the president. i think the dye was cast then. justin as we all know was more of a libertarian. i too was a trump critic when i was in congress but i was also part of the governing wing of the party. i wouldn't say justin was there. he was a member of the freedom caucus. republicans are going to need to have a debate. amash is raising nfair issues. what is the republican party going to look like after

michigan's justin amash is party to go independent.republican to join democrats in calling for the start of the impeachment process. amash making the announcement in a july 4th "the washington post" op-ed titled our politics is in a partisan death spiral that's why i'm leaving the g.o.p. well as you can imagine the president had a response and did he it on twitter. here it is. great news for the republican party as one of the dumbest and most disloyal men in congress is quitting the party. no collusion, no obstruction. knew he couldn't get the nomination to run again in the great state of michigan. already being challenged for his seat. a total loser. >> i wish i knew how he felt. [laughter] >> not really clear about his feelings. dean? >> dean: speaking of total loser, let's go it dean. [laughter] >> julie: there is no introduction to this. first of all, seeing any side turn on their own party it just looks weak. that's just me. >> dean: justin amash wasn't exactly a republican in that sense. he was going to be challenged and probably

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i think that's why we're going to be talking later i think about justin amash, i think there's goingeal question now is there going to be a viable third party candidate because that may really in such a close race between the democrat and president trump, that may be the decisive factor. will there be a third party candidate this siphons votes away from either president trump or the democratic candidate? arthel: we will go there with justin amash, he talked about that very subject on cnn with jake tapper. let's listen to that. >> is it possible you would run for president? >> i still wouldn't rule anything like that out. i believe i have to use my skills, my public influence where it serves the country best, and i believe i have to defend the constitution in whichever way works best. arthel: to your point, is it possible -- let's back up for a second. the reason congressman amash was on with jake tapper this morning because he left the republican party. he feels like nothing is getting done. this is a little bit ironic from someone who was one of the founding members of the tea party

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with kevin's point with justin amash, she's kind of in an island by himself. >> i think they'll be more >> as you can see, kevin, speaker pelosi is not happy with the freshmen class. >> she will get them in line. [laughter] heather: she doesn't seem to be able to control, we will see what happens on that front, long time to go before the elections, kimberly and kevin, thank you very much for joining us. 20 minutes until the top of the hour, medical mix-up, a couple that tried for years finally giving birth to someone else's babies, how on earth could this happen? president trump's approval rating hitting all-time high, the reelection risk that he could be facing ♪ goin' down the only road i've ever known ♪ ♪ like a-- ♪ drifter i was ♪born to walk alone! you're a drifter? i thought you were kevin's dad. little bit of both. if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. heather: welcome back, california steaming up this morning after two large earthquakes rattled the state, danger is far from over, james with the new warning of more quakes on the way. >>

judge napolitano: thank you trish, michigan libertarian congressman justin amash has become a lightning rod of convery since he called for trump's impeachment. last week he quit the g.o.p., why is he doing it? what is left, i ask him live. judge andrew napolitano in for kennedy. judge napolitano: congressman amash as been one of most principles lawmakers on capitol hill since winning his seat back in 2010, cofounded house freedom caucus and stood by constitution through thick and thin, but things changed in may, he argued that mueller report demonstrated that president trump was unfit for office. republicans including president turned on him. then last week on 4th of july, no less, congressman amash shocked political world again, he wrote an op-ed in "washington post" that reads in part. today i am declaring my independences and leaving the republican party. no matter your circumstance, i am asking you to join me in rejecting the part son -- partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us. during a parade on same day, in his home state of michigan, he explained his reasoni

will he talk about justin amash, will he talk about people criticizing him for having tanks at the ende so many things running through his mind we know from twitter that -- that's likely what we'll get. >> he's someone that a cares about optics. moving this to the lincoln memorial, obviously he was thinking a lot, thinking about this as an inauguration day do-over. we know how obsessed he was with the images of sparsely attended crowds at the inauguration. certainly he's not going to get the images of the packed national mall from this event, in part, because it's the politicalization of the event. if he's not getting the images he wants, those are the conditions he's more likely to go off script. as ryan mentioned, there are a lot of bad headlines right now. robert mueller is going to be testifying soon. serious questions about the census. sort of the disastrous performance of his daughter at the g20 last week. those are the precise conditions under which he might go off script. >> i'd break this down. he can be boring which is the script or he can be divisive. as soon as he gets away

congressman justin amash joins us exclusively in moments. >>> and back to the future. in a crowded field the democratic front-runner carves out his lane. >> look, it is center left. that is where i am. >> while his challenges try to draw contrasts. >> this is not 2016. this is 2020. and people are woke. >> cnn exclusive interview with 2020 presidential candidate former vice president joe biden next. >>> plus, women rule. the u.s. women's

plus one new independent who is justin amash. u were hoping this would pass on a bipartisan basis. that didn't happen. why not? >> well, i'm grateful for the four and for congressman amash. look, you read parts of the resolution. and thank you for reading the quotes from president reagan. this was one of the points that we wanted to make. we wanted to give every single member of the house a very simple decision. do you stand with president reagan's open, confident, hopeful vision of america? or do you believe in president trump's closed and fearful vision? and well, i guess we saw the party of reagan doesn't really believe for the most part in president reagan's vision anymore. or at least they're so afraid of trump they're not willing to say so publicly. but i'll build on the four plus justin who voted with us and make something of that. >> you were born in poland. the president isn't using the racist trope go back to your country to you. he is saying it to your female colleagues of color. that's intentional, do you think? >> yes

jeff flake, bob corker, justin amash right now. mark sanford did not shy away from talking about him, talking about not just the issues they disagreed on, which obviously republicans are going to disagree with him on tariffs and other things, but it was personality. personality. here, it all starts with a simple... hello! -hi! how can i help? a data plan for everyone. everyone? everyone. let's send to everyone! [ camera clicking ] wifi up there? -ahhh. sure, why not? how'd he get out?! a camera might figure it out. that was easy! glad i could help. at xfinity, we're here to make life simple. easy. awesome. so come ask, shop, discover at your xfinity store today. >>> as you might imagine, the democrats in the 2020 race have had more to say about president trump's weekend tweets attacking the four democratic members of congress. during a campaign event in iowa early today, senator kamala harris called the comments vile, ignorant and hateful. she addressed it again on cnn. >> he wants to distract by starting a whole -- lighting fires

that's what my big question is to justin amash.ou going to seek to do something at the legislative level and the state to start opening up more ways for independent party runs from whether it be state, local, city, federal runs for office. >> 30 seconds, chris lu. >> well, what's interesting is that nancy pelosi understands that the democratic party is a big tent, but in the republican party, unless you agree with donald trump 100%, there is no place for you, and that's not just justin amash, it's jeff blake, it's bob corker. these are hardcore conservatives who don't have a place in their party right now. >> great way to end the hour. jonathan altar, susan del percio, chris lu, go out and enjoy the weather wherever you are. thanks so much for being with us. >>> all righty. it's been called a damning portrait. what britain's ambassador to the united states reportedly said about president trump being called a bombshell today. but is it really all that surprising? one to five? one to five? it's more like five million. there's everyth

jeff flake, bob corker, justin amash right now. mark sanford did not shy away from talking about him, talking about not just the issues they disagreed on, which obviously republicans are going to disagree with him on tariffs and other things, but it was personality. it was when congressman sanford said facts didn't matter to president trump or that he fans the flames of intolerance. so those really, really got under his skin. and as you referenced, not only did he support his primary opponent, he supported her hours before the polls closed. and really looked like he made a difference, right? obviously he lost. he felt like he had some -- he got -- you know, he punished him. he said what he wanted to say. those two definitely have a history here. >> good point. both of our guests terrific reporters. both have agreed to stick with us over the break. >>> coming up, the impact of the president's continued attacks on minority members of congress specifically. the impact it's having out on the campaign trail, when we come back. >>> as yo

michigan republican congressman and frequent trump critic justin amash writes he's leaving the gop. writing, quote, modern politics is trapped in a partisan death spiral but there is an escape. most americans are not rigidly partisan and do not feel well represented by either of the two parties. the parties have become partisan in part because they're catering to few or more people. joining me now is the perfect person to discuss this on this independence day, may independent senator and two time independent governor angus king. let's start with getting your take on the latest person to become independent, justin amash. >> well, i think my first reaction is hooray, my caucus just grew by 30% in congress. no, i fully understand the decision the representative made, and i think he's right in terms of we're caught in this doopoly that is controlling our politics and it doesn't really express the views of actually the majority of the american people. i know in maine at least 40% of the american people are unenrolled, that means they're independent and not a part of either party. you go

i don't think nancy pelosi is going to listen to justin amash really as she decides her strategy forhis. she's sort of set her sights on what she thinks is the right approach. and it's not going to be diverted by him. >> michael shear and aneata kumar, good to see you both. >>> coming up, senator kamala harris is speaking to voters in florence, south carolina, this hour. these are live pictures here. she speaks to the crowd there. hear how she's responding to joe biden's apology about those comments he made that we just discussed. that's next. the nation's largest and most reliable network. the best network is even better? best, fastest, best. enough. sprint's doing things differently. they're offering a new 100% total satisfaction guarantee. i mean i think sprint's network and savings are great, but don't just take my word for it. try it out and decide for yourself. switch to sprint and get both an unlimited plan and one of the newest phones included for just $35 a month. stimulant laxatives forcefully stimulate i switched to miralax for my constipation. the nerves in your colon. mi

we reached out to justin amash but we haven't heard back from him yet.he doubt. mueller report maybe didn't rise to the level of impeachment in your eyes and there may have been wrongdoing there and he was trying to stand up. what say you? >> i think we need to look to the future. that's where the republican party can be. we can be the party of the future while the democrats are stuck looking to the past. the americans need solutions to the problems that we're facing. and the conservative principles that underpinel our party can offer those solutions. ed: thank you. peter. we appreciate you coming in. >> thank you. jedediah: one artist was so outraged on the decision to pull these sneakers, he spent his independence day painting the flag outside their headquarters. ed: he is inside our headquarters. he has the painting. he is going to show it off next. ♪ ♪ only imagine... a peaceful night sleep without frequent heartburn waking him up. now that dream is a reality. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine

found this attack actually on nancy pelosi from former republican, now independent congressman justin amashsterday, and it's about the issue of impeachment and why she hasn't gone there against the president. listen to this. >> from a principled moral position she is making a mistake. from a strategic position she is making a mistake. if she believes as i do that there's impeachable conduct in there, she should say so. she should tell the american people we're going to move forward with impeachment hearings and potentially articles of impeachment. >> does that move the needle, molly, having a former republican founder of the freedom caucus until he left or was booted, now independent, saying that pelosi is just principally, morally wrong on this? >> i don't know. i mean, before this all came up with the border bill, we were all talking about the divisions within the house democratic caucus over impeachment primarily, and that is still a hot issue. there is still, i think -- and we're going to see more of this when mueller testifies in a couple of weeks, there's going to be increasing calls

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it's jeff flake, mark sanford, bob cooker, justin amash. the rest of the republican elected officials can see very clearly what happens when you cross the president. they're worried about their careers. it's political. >> what about integrity? >> what about integrity? there's a reason that people like justin amash finally threw up their hands and left the party. there's a reason like paul ryan waited till retirement to ultimately voice these concerns he's had. he's caught a ton of blowback for it. i think there are an awful lot of republicans willing to go along withing there because they think the president is going to win re-election. but at the first sign of trump losing in 2020 there is going to be a race for the exits. everybody will be trying to wash their hands of this so they can look good in the history books. obviously it's not going to look. >> the fundamental question we can sit with and what connects each of the points you guys have raised here is what will it take because going along with something for politics that cuts at th

. > new details about justin amash. he announced yesterday he was leaving the repubcan party in a "the washington post" op-ed. s declaring his independence after becoming frightened by the division of the party politics. amash went on to say the u.s. is beming trapped in what he called a partisan death spiral. escape. ay there is an >> i've been involved in party politics for a while and i believe very strongly that it's hurting our cthntry at point and i think people need to stand up for what's right, stand up for what they believe in and ty independent of these pa loyalties that really divide us. >> amash has been the only republican in congress to support impeacent of president trump. in a tweet yesterday, the president called amash, quote, a tot loser and said his departure from the gop was great new for the republican party. >>> they were jamming there. fourth of july celebration took place all across the d.c. region. check out party here in the palisade neighborhood. d.c. mayor muriel bowser and d.c. congressman e

michigan representative justin amash announced his plans in an op-ed for "the washington post." republican party. >>> and the nathan's famous hot dog-eating contest in coney island is a fourth of july tradition. >> it sure is, and so is joey chestnut winning it. the 35-year-old gastronomic gladiator, quite a nickname there, earned his 12th mustard belt by eating 71 hot dogs in seven minutes. that's actually three less than last year. the runner-up wasn't even close. chestnut is disappointed that he missed setting a new record by four hot dogs. >> so miki sudo won the women's competition for the sixth time by eating 31. each of the wiener winners gets a $10,000 prize. >> is it worth it? >> uh -- >> $10,000 prize, ng >> ask them right now at this up to? tweet us. tweet us. >> what is he down to? so, you know, we were just saying mustard. >> uh-huh -- >> oh, i actually -- oh, see -- >> i was going to say, you know what, don't start with me. >> i actually was not about to shade you and your honey mustard dress, but now that we're on it, i would -- what i was going to say was, i was

michigan congressman justin amash has announced his plan to become an independent. he says modern politics is trapped in a, quote, partisan death spiral. president trump called his departure great news for the republican party. >>> switching gears now and let's take a look at your weather forecast for this friday morning. >>> well, certainly feeling that holiday heat for fayetteville, north carolina. how about tying a record, 98, 97, pensacola, florida. san juan, puerto rico, 92. the heat all the way up towards alaska. how about the accuweather real feel temperatures. anywhere from 100 to 110. anywhere from texas all the way down through, say, tennessee into kentucky and then down into florida, the heat expands with triple-digit indices up into the northeast. reporting for accuweather, i'm meteorologist chris nallan. >>> coming up, better service in the cheap seats. one airline's announcement about free cocktails. >>> also ahead, the disaster during this bike race. the incredible video and what caused dozens of crashes. >>> but first a 13-year-old girl caught on cam

frozen out of the party which demonstrates a couple things there's no place for a republican like justin amash in the party and the rest of the party is really circling the wagons around trump we see the transformation which we've seen for the past couple of years of the republican party into the party of trump you know that's a very good point to make because i think it's july 15th is when robert muller is going to testify we will see then what the republican reaction is to that workers always good to have your insights have a good weekend so thank you. in one corner of eastern ukraine hopes are rising that the conflict between russian backed separatists and government forces that it could be easing the fighting has claimed more than 10000 lives and millions have been forced to leave their homes was shooting continues in the region but events in one small town are raising hopes that peace could be within reach in study the scope of ukrainian separatist forces have withdrawn from their front line positions now the step could ease tensions at a vital crossing point between government and separa