kansas city was the original sin city basically. so we are looking at that aspect , however king ties together. it makes sense to do this digital platform that you can do a lot of things on our web site that you can't do in the book. we are developing word maps. it's using google, showing the wards. you'll be able to click and find the first ward and that's where pendergast came from paid that's where they had their start. you can see the other machines and you'll be able to click and go back to the documents. it goes with documents to essays that to maps and timelines. we create a mind map that shows connections within the machine that visualize in an info graphic. it's really difficult to do any of that in a book in an interactive way that is an immersive experience. this gives people the opportunity to really learn about the time period. booktv continues with another stop from the c-span cities tour. his next visit from lubbock texas includes author sean cunningham talking about post-world war ii politics in the american sunbelt.

and with the kansas city jazz. with labor and industry and race relations we have bitten off a lot but to focus on pendergast and the machine and with those implications of the 20s and 30s other p, and when we look at jazz we are most interested from the perspective of the machine. how did they enable a culture the wide open town and looking with that aspect and how it ties to get her. but that is with tom pendergast coming up and got their start. and then to click and go back to the documents to documents and essays with a timeline and with those connections within the machine and with the graphic it is difficult and with that immersive experience to give people with that time. >> the american sunbelt

he is considered extreme, even by many kansas republicans.t does open the door, but here's the problem. there's always a problem for democrats. . there is an independent centrist running who did very well in the u.s. senate contest a few years back. he will probably split the democratic vote or the anti-kobach vote and that could get kobach in. but it's early. maybe the two sides, democrats and a centrist independent will find a way to come together. david: down the list at various primary survey, there are quite wonw districts that tromp by two or three points. that would indicate this will not be too bad for the democrats. are there any particular races you are looking at to figure out which way the republicans will go? >> it's difficult to do that with primaries. they are so different than the general election. the reason why we are focusing on ohio 12 is because it is the closest thing to a general election. everybody gets to vote, democrats, republicans, independents, vegetarians, and hot and tots. washington state, like california, has

republican nomination to be governor of kansas in tomorrow's primary.weeted this -- kris kobach is the man the president was talking about. he joins us tonight. kansas secretary of state running for the republican nomination and the election suddenly is upon us. kris, good to have you with us, and you're running basically neck-and-neck with your opponent. some of the polls have you up. give us a sense of where you are right now in the race and evaluate for us the support, the endorsement of president trump in kansas? >> great to be back with you, lou. the polls had a single digit race, our latest poll, this was about five days ago had us up about nine points, but 20% were undecided in that poll, and the president's endorsement comes at a pivotal time because it helps republicans decide if they're trying to make up their mind in the last few days. i'm so honored to have his support and we're delighted going into election day tomorrow to have president trump behind us. lou: the differentiator between you and your opponent. obviously, you support the presi

yeah, well, you know, you go to kansas city, and the kansas city strip, they talk about that cut of meatrk strip. which is technically the same thing, but i think new york owned-- bought the rights to the steak. ( laughter ) don't quote me on this. wikipedia it. >> stephen: new york, the state or the city of new york, bought the rights to the shape of a piece of meat. >> there-- i believe-- you know, i haven't checked this. i'm digging back into the recesses of my brain-- >> stephen: i believe you. who am i to question a man who is known in taiwan? ( laughter ) not me? >> i could be way wrong on this. by the way, as soon as we're done with this, the first thing i'm going to do is get online and find out if there's any truth to this story. ( laughter ) >> stephen: the first time you and i ever met, i was with paul and my good friend amy sedaris, and i created and wrote this show called, "strangers with candy." >> that's right. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: and the very last episode-- thank you very much. emotionally troubled people. the very last episode we needed big stars, we need

reporter: out there in kansas, yeah there is one out there in kansas as well.the big focus was ohio where president trump campaigned over the weekend in the greater columbus area, that race being troy balderson, the republican, versus danny o'connor, the democrat. the president took a bit of a victory lap on twitter, appears balderson i'veed ahead of o'connor. here is the tweet the president wrote out today. as as as i campaign and support senate and house candidates within reason they will win. i love the people of the they certainly seem to like the job i'm doing. if i find the time in between china, iran, the economy and much more, which i must, we will have a giant red wave. the rnc had earlier today crediting the president. >> we knew through our data we needed to get our electorate engaged and energized. that is why president trump went in on saturday before election day on delaware county which we won, which was the key county. absolutely president trump is the antidote to republican complacency. reporter: you saw the president there say that he feels th

one of them is kansas three, borders kansas city on the kansas side.hey are considered toss-ups? at a time when you would think republicans would have that easily. >> the reason is that the one in district 3 on the far corner up against missouri. that district voted narrowly for hillary clinton in the presidential election. in district 2 it is an open seat. the democrats are unified behind one person. there is no real contest. so that guy is racking up tons of money. the republicans have a very splintered contest with seven people and enter the general election race with zero dollars in the bank. people consider that an open seat because of the dynamic having a republican with nothing in the bank. >> bill: do you think something is changing in american politics? do you buy into that theory? if so, how do you analyze that? >> no, i don't think so. we have this pattern two years into a president's term of the mid-term election tending to go against the president's party. you have this historical party. it is nothing new. but i think in kansas, due to pre

the rules have been relaxed in kansas. how far should we go? a quick answer. >> well, i really believe what we should do with marijuana is we can legalize it for recreational purposes and do what washington has done and with that we can use the funds to fund the crumbling education and infrastructure system and colorado used it for the education system and we could use that in kansas and not only is it a civil rights issue and it is an issue about ensuring that we have the funds to properly educate our children. >> that sounds pretty liberal, tyler. are you prepared to go that far and open the doors on pot? >> you know, as i say, i'd say the theme of my campaign is we have to meet in the middle and focus on where we agree instead of where we disagree, the principle of president reagan. what i believe is when it comes to marijuana i believe on the medical level it should be legalized, but on the y recreational level we should work to decriminalization before we go to full legalization. the stance and the issue in kansas has many different perspe

in the op ed i wrote for the kansas city star, i said the idea is not age that matters in the kansasi think people are focusing on my ideas. the voters are behind me, they're taking me seriously the state republican party has really been doing everything they can to express my voice by not including me in the state party sponsor debates. >> a cent ris a man after my own heart, jack ferguson, medical marijuana the rules have been relax in kansas city, how far should we go? give me a good answer. >> we should legalize it for recreational purposes, do what colorado have done and use the funds for our infrastructure system. colorado used it for their infrastructure system. we can use that in kansas, it's an issue of ensuring we have the funds to properly educate our children. >> that sounds pretty liberal. are you prepared to go that far and open the doors? >> i think the theme of my campaign is we have to meet in the middle and focus on where we agree and disagree with principle president reagan. what i believe is when it comes to marijuana, i believe on the medical level it should with

kansas. thin that nobody was concedinconceding. we were looking for provisional ballots. the current governor conceded the race to his challenger, chris coback, the secretary of state. he had only a couple hundred more votes. we will talk about that upset? kansas and why democrats might be psyched it worked out this way. aside from that result, polls closed in minnesota. among the front-runners in the race for governor is tim waltz with national visibility as a leader on veteran's issues. the republican front runter is tim palenty. others is the race for attorney general. keith ellison who has a big national profile. the deputy chairman of the party running against four democratic opponents to be state ag and the congressman was abuse accused of domestic abuse by a former girlfriend. they further allege there is video evidence. he vigorously denied the allegations and said this video does not exist because i never behaviored in this way. any characterization otherwise is false. dnc said they

let's go to kansas now. look at the one in kansas now. pulled into the lead now, 40.9% to jeff colyer's 40.3%. this one is too close to call as well, and keep in mind, chris kobach is the candidate that the president threw his support behind. jeff colyer, though, is the incumbent there. so an interesting move by the president. we'll keep you updated on that. >>> but we have other news we need to cover. another big night tonight, to cover. rick gates, the former right-hand man to paul manafort cross-examined by defense lawyers. he's facing multiple bank and tax fraud charges. break it all down. john dean is a former nixon white house counsel, good evening, mr. dean, and thanks for joining us. manafort's lead attorney tried to undercut gates' credibility. do you think he's coming across as a credible witness? >> all i have is secondary sources. having not been in the courtroom. but he certainly appears, from all sources i've read, or heard, to be doing very well. he's been open, he's been confessional, admitted his own mistakes. and i think

we know a strong woman can be elected in kansas. i served two terms, was elected twice in this state. i also got elected twice statewide as an insurance commissioner, so this is not hyperbole to say democrats who are pro choice and strongly positioned can win a seat in kansas. it's been done very recently and laura kelly is really well positioned to do that. the other thing i heard your other report about the 25 seats that are top -- >> i think we have a map that we can put up there or at least some results. that was very close. you can see here 2016 hillary clinton won by 47 to 46%. you think this potentially could flip? >> i think it absolutely could flip. and we have a terrific woman, native american lawyer candidate who has fought her way. we're not used to primaries as democrats, but we've had so much interest in people stepping up and wanting to serve and run for office that we've had primaries up and down the ticket. charice davids is a terrific candidate and she'll be well positioned to take out an incumbent in that district

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city, kansas -- you see the old western movies. that is what this was. that is the story. cowboys out on the range with i am standing in front of a truck widen, and -- a wagon. it was supposedly created by charles. food andto bring the all of the supplies to the cowboys out on the range. they do not come to town. they did not have homes like we have today. they probably had a home summer, but they would spend months on the trail with the cattle. was ins what new mexico the late 1800s and early 1900s. this was the big industry. agriculture, forming, and ranching, connects all of us. if you look at your family -- is part of our ancestry. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to las cruces, new mexico, to learn about its rich history. learn more at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching "american history tv," all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on "american history tv," five historians who wrote about american citizens discuss the challenge of writing presidential biographies. here is a preview. >> biography at the president

if somebody wants to be the mayor of kansas city, bordering kansas, i do not want him to be the governort of time there's real distance between what the macro top lines at 3.9% unemployment and how people are feeling. and i'm curious what your experience has been talking to folks in ohio. >> there is no one single issue. if overall they're scared. >> fear is driving this. i'm not at all criticizing you. it is not a partisan issue to care with families. it should not be a partisan issue to care about health care and they don't even get prescription drug coverage. it should not be, that workers should not have to work beyond the age of 65. we're not talking about people like us. look at the lives we have. we're talking about people had assistant on their feet sxa ten hours a day. when did it become a partisan issue to care about these people, getting their pensions, their retirements, their social security and medicare at 65. so we have to be careful. i say this all the time because of trump's news. he should not be setting the language. nobody should be telling us how to talk about this.

this is a nightmare for the gop in kansas.how there's any way for this primary to end without the loser feeling that the process was fair. and it's even harder to see how this doesn't hurt the eventual gop nominee in a competitive three-way general election. so let's get some help on this one. joining me now is hunter woodall, a political reporter for our friends over at "the kansas city star." hunter, wow, you've got yourself quite the story to follow here. first of all, where are we right now? how many ballots do you think we have left to count, and when are we going to see these ballots counted? >> well, chuck, like you said, it's a very fluid situation. i checked the vote total as i came in and kris kobach is still leading the governor by 182 votes but that changes by the instant as more counties are finishing counting the mail-in ballots. as long as they were received by today and postmarked on tuesday, those counting. we haven't gone through the thousand provisional ballots that are set to be counted next week. >> is the

city is not in kansas.g. >> i think that's a great idea. >> keep going. >> look. this -- the reason i think it's really scary is, one, look. 200 votes and he shouldn't be in charge of counting those 200 votes on the ballot and why i was going to recuse myself and worried about in this moment is that kobach has a dangerous super power to deploy in the next few days. villainous and it is he can say racist or horrible or dangerous things and he can do it in a very reasonable sounding tone that sometimes will deceive the audience. i guarantee you he's about to do that about whether or not a secretary of state when's on the ballot for governor to conduct their own recount. >> i should note we invited him to come on and respond. simone, one thing, obviously one of the other stories last night was the fact that a lot of the more left leaning democrats did not win. in fact, alexandria cortez endorsed a bunch of candidates and most of them lost. does this suggest democrats are actually much more centrist and less en

in topeka, kansas, mike tobin in detroit following today's hype to the primary.t with you first. >> hey, dana, we are watching the republican primary in kansas, because it mirrors the struggle nationally for the republican party in the direction of the party moving forward. on one hand you have the establishment candidate who happens to be the sitting governor. and on the other hand, practically a president trump clone, the current secretary of states in kansas polarizing for the controversial positions on illegal immigration and widespread voter fraud. he successfully pushed for a law that requires proof of u.s. citizenship before a person registers to vote and proof of idea at the polls. striking that down, but he sees this as a bellwether for his party. >> in 2016 president trump set a new course for the republican party. in 2018 now the republican party is deciding in state after state, do we want to stay on the course that president trump charted for us? >> the incumbent is jeff collier, been in office since january when san brownback took a -- was lieutenan

>> it may prove to be barely enough in ohio and kansas and i kansas it may prove to have been not quite enough. off president who's gal by results he's seen in some places. florida, e fmple, he endorsed dos systemss, san a loyal alley of the president and shot upn the polls quickly. and the president took from that that he ca wait until these primaries and bolster the numbers. in the case of advisor he went against them to endorse him. it may not work in the end and are the danger forinepublicans he districts you guys were at is trump is trying to make m thes terms all about him. he wants to be the major person in the detective. and that's a risk for the republican party.be : immigration is part of this broader,olitical, cultural war that's happening out there and we saw it on friday. the president stepped up his attacks on nfl players a knee during the national anthem. on twitter he aused the athletes protest of "showing outrage examine say they're unable to define what they're fro testing. his words. trump's tweet came the day before t anniversary of charlotteville where a white supre

so a group got together in 1948 and 1949 in south park, kansas, which was outside of kansas city, kansas, filed a lawsuit finish went on strike from the school, set up their own school in a church and in women's homes, filed a lawsuit. the lawsuit the local lawyer filed, the naacp came in and helped, and they won that lawsuit k. and it was when they won in rural kansas that the naacp said i think that we can prevail. we should file in topeka. so topeka didn't come until after they had already won that case in rural kansas that most people don't know about. but, yeah, new jersey, new york, california, indiana, east st. louis, all these places had segregated schools. and most of these places girls did try to walk into these schools just kind of acting on their own without consulting the naacp, without consulting their parents. and, in fact, some lawyers in some of these places were really irritate thed with these students. this is not the legal way to proceed. they thought it was messy, and they wanted to do things by the book in courtrooms whereas these taunt students, they wanted to simp

i'm running for mayor of kansas city, missouri. youvebeen to kansas city? laura: yes indeed. mr. kander: you understand why. tora:en you still have iowa and new hampshire a lot for someone not running for president. mymr. kanderrganization let america vote on which fight voter suppression, which is a big problem in our country right ranow, has focused on se states to create political consequences for other suppression.at s two of the five states that are hotbeds for voter suppression at the moment. laura: jason kander, thag you for join. mr. kander: thanks for having me. laura: in other news now, china has announced plans to impose tariffs on a further $16 billion worth of imports from the united states. it follows similar measures unveiled by washington cold, oil, chemical imports, and that yesterday. the new tariffs will target coal, oil, chemil imports, and medical agreement. a bbc investigationd discove those responsible for terror atcks in barcelona included militants who had shown signs of radicalization before. -- mode downdown pedestrians in barcelona. the attacks may hav

the big outstanding drama is in kansas, this governor's race. i'm clicking to see if we've got anything new. kobach ahead by hundreds of votes. we want to get a better sense where that's coming from. if he wins this, you know trump will be crowing about it tomorrow and the republican establishment will be saying oh, what have we gotten ourselves into for november. certainly from an electoral standpoint, he could win but that looks like he's a tougher sell in a general election certainly than colyer. >> that phrase we keep using has never been using, every vote counts. we have a couple headlines at this hour. number one, a bunch of folks will be up late into the evening counting votes. number two, the electorate is changing and for those of us who are diehard steve kornacki fans, he's back the next hour to host the whole thing. we'll be watching. steve kornacki, thank you for your contributions tonight. we have been able to reach mike murphy by phone. and we're happy to be able to talk to him. the veteran republican strategist, long-type advisor

there is also the kansas second thatessional district includes college towns where the and thety of kansasublican that currently represent it is retiring at the end of the term, so there is a very strong democratic candidate in that race but there is also a seven way primary. both of those u.s. house races are to play in the fall. wry covering it all for the "kansas city star." thank you for your time. guest: thanks for having me. closein kansas, the polls at 7:00 p.m. tonight. in missouri, the polls close at 7:00 p.m. tonight. and washington, the polls closing at 8:00 p.m. there is also a special election 12thg place in ohio's district which will decide who will be in the seat in congress and it is very closely watched and a very expensive race. democrats and republicans both spending heavily on that race as we head into the november elections three months away. getting your thoughts this morning on all of that. catherine has been waiting in alabama. a democrat. caller: good morning. i would like to say that i agree with the lady in georgia. this is nothing but the white supremacy on the

in kansas, the republican gubernatorial primary also remains too close to call. the race pitted the state's new governor jeff colyer against the state's former secretary of state kris kobach. kobach is a key architect of the republicans voter suppression efforts nationwide, and he led trump's widely discredited so-called voter fraud commission. in michigan, former state legislator rashida tlaib, won her democratic congressional primary race and is poised to become the nation's first palestinian-american congresswoman. in michigan's gubernatorial primary, gretchehen whitmer, a formerer leader r in the micichn state sesenate, beat outut progressive candidate drdr. abdl el-sayed. in missouri, meanwhile, voters overwhelmingly rejected a right-to-work law in a statewide referendum tuesday. the results are a victory for labor unions, which organized to oppose the republican-backed law, saying it would suppress wages and weaken collective bargaining rights. we will have more on tuesday's primary elections after headlines. in a victory for immigrant rights organizers, a

with an i-40, taking us from kansas city, kansas, to st.issouri. i think i have it right. it's i-70. my bad. i remember the i-70 series back in the day. missouri, statewide, a major statewide election have people on the ballot that a lot of people with washington addresses care about, a labor union issue. tell us about it. >> right to work. the backstory, republicans last year in missouri passed this. activists said not so fast. they put it on the ballot. unless it passes in the referendum, and it's today. the polling on this shows the right to work in referendum in missouri that looks like it's likely to go down to defeat. a wide margin. the timing on this is maybe the most crucial part of it. the republicans backing this thing said we don't want to put this on the general election ballot in november. what else is on the general election ballot in november? claire mccaskill, democrat, fighting for her political right. if you're going to rile up labor, put it on the summer ballot, then you have a better shot perhaps at mccaskill in november

i want to start with kansas. what stuck out to me, despite republican governors, despite the republican aides saying don't back this guy, president trump did. there's a big fear in the suburbs a guy like ckobach. >> kansas is telling us all the votes are counted. and there was a long -- i mean long, until five minutes ago. for chris kobach over jeff colyer. the incumbent here. generally the recounts don't shave a lot off the leading margin. so kobach is sitting in a good position. as you mentioned, stephanie, the uncounted votes were in one place in kansas. large suburban county, johnson county, right outside of kansas city. oberlin park, if you know the area. suburbanites, college educated, white, color professionals. republican leaders say, hey, you put kobach at the top of the ticket, you risk losing kansas. guess what, overnight, johnson county, the republican voters at least cognizant to win the county. but kobach held his own in johnson county that colyer could not catch him. again, not official it's not a

he spoke in kansas city 19 1980 spoke about democracy in kansas city. and about american democracy, rathe preservation and extensio of american democracy to the world. the irony of that of course is that in 1919, we speaking about democracy in a town run by -- [laughter] patricia o'toole portrays the man who constantly retreated into himself. at crucial moments. in this, he is not unlike her brilliant portrayal of henry adams. she treats them with great i empathy and as a man of deep faith in both democratic and christian values. servant leadership. he believed in servant leadership with all that sometimes comes to me in which my experience is usually a very partial humility. which it was, with woodrow wilson. also pictures the opposition, possibly excluding -- who was unforgiving of the man who deprived him of his third term. but lodge gets full and fair treatment. and then in paris, after the war, also, are treated will. it is hard not to admire a guy wwho, after, wilson released 1 points, said, in god only -- [laughter] the real problem of course is

the big outstanding drama is in kansas, this governor's race.f we've got anything new. kobach ahead by hundreds of votes. we want to get a better sense where that's coming from. if he wins this, you know trump will be crowing about it tomorrow and the republican establishment will be saying oh, what have we gotten ourselves into for november. certainly from an electoral standpoint, he could win but that looks like he's a tougher sell in a general election certainly than colyer. >> that phrase we keep using has never been using, every vote counts. we have a couple headlines at this hour. number one, a bunch of folks will be up late into the evening counting votes. number two, the electorate is changing and for those of us who are diehard steve kornacki fans, he's back the next hour to host the whole thing. we'll be watching. steve kornacki, thank you for your contributions tonight. we have been able to reach mike murphy by phone. and we're happy to be able to talk to him. the veteran republican strategist, long-type advisor to mitt romney, jeb bu

, was turned into bloody kansas. it was a disaster as far as trying to achieve what it had hoped to achieve. they nominated buchanan to be the candidate in the next election cycle. franklin pierce left the presidency. they came back up to new hampshire for a short time. jane was not healthy, she was suffering over the death of benn y. she probably suffered from depression. jane passed away in 1863. then, he passed away in 1869. franklin pierce, unfortunately, was not well liked in new hampshire after he left the presidency over the kansas nebraska act. it took the state a long time to -- before they correct did -- erected a statue. they finally put up a statue for franklin pierce. his mark is, i do not think, that much because of the way his presidency ended. we hope people, when they visit the house, will have a better understanding of franklin pierce. we invite them to learn some of the accomplishments of pierce's administration in washington and to understand what he was like as a person. i think he deserves a lot

if it's in the mail system, under kansas law, it has to be counted. under kansas law, ksa2511-32. and it's important we make sure every vote is counted. >> so basically, your bottom line is you're not rushing here, you're going to wait a little bit. >> i think everybody needs to have a little bit of patience. we have to get the first count right. and we want to make sure that every vote is counted. we've heard about provisional ballots, people that were unaffiliated, that had changed to republican on that day, be given -- they were given provisional ballots, rather than an actual republican ballot. we want to make sure the law is followed. we want to make sure all of those mail ballots are counted. >> so the margin tonight, as i just said, at least as we have it right now, according to the secretary of state's website, the secretary of state, obviously, being kris kobach, is 91 votes. earlier today, it was 191 votes. >> correct. >> according to the county clerk, the 100 votes that went to you were left off the state's unofficial results page. as i mentioned, kris kobach is the sec

democrats are not going to get kansas. they'll never get kansas. it had a major impact, but i'm ambivalent on it. don't say there's no voter fraud. of course there's voter fraud. the democrat legislators have been jailed for voter fraud in pennsylvania. you can't say there's no voter fraud -- >> it's 0.00001%. 1,000 over the past 20 years. that's from the heritage foundation. 1,000. >> 1,000 investigations or -- don't tell me there's no voter fraud. >> when has voter fraud ever changed the result of an election. >> in philadelphia -- >> we will take a break. ron will be staying with us. when we come back, we'll look at the admissions, the prosecution's star witness taking the stand in paul manafort's trial. we'll be back with that in just a minute. gentlemen, i have just received word! the louisiana purchase, is complete! instant purchase notifications from capital one. so you won't miss a purchase large, small, or very large. technology this helpful...could make history. what's in your wallet? ♪ it's so hard to believe ♪ but it's all coming back m

pierce unfortunate was not well-liked in new hampshire after at the left the presidency over the kansas nebraska act. and it took the state a long time before they finally erected a statue on the state house grounds. it was in the early 1900s that they finally did put up a statue to franklin pierce. so his mark, i don't think, is that much in the state, actually, because of the way his presidency ended. we hope that people when they vi visits the house will have a better understanding of franklin pierce. we would like them to see some of the accomplishments of the administration in washington and understand what he was like as a person. and i think deserves a lot of credit for the things that he did accomplish while he was president. >> this labor day weekend, american history tv on c-span 3 has three days of featured programming. starting saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern with lectures in history as colorado state university pueblo professor matt harris discusses the ant slavery movement before the civil war. sunday at 10:00 a.m. on oral histories, our women in congress series with barbara

to dan springer in topeka, kansas. >> hey, mike, here in kansas all eyes are on the governor's race and the republican primary, a lot of people see this as a microcosm between, within the republican party nationally. you have the party establish ended it by the incumbent governor jeff collier. the tenant governor for several years and took over for sam brownback in january when he took a position in the trump administration. he's supported by the state farm bureau, national rifle association, and the dean of kansas g.o.p. bob dole, longtime senate leader and the present he strikes a more moderate and measured tone. even running neck and neck with the kansas secretary of state fiscal back is aggressively anti-illegal immigration. quoted as being trump before trump was trump. also forced voters to bring identification to the polls. a federal judge, a federal judge appointed by president bush, struck it down as unconstitutional. just hours before the polls open, president trump tweeted his endorsement of chris goldbach. it may move some of his advisors and the republican governors associat

i will tell you in kansas keep an eye in two races, kansas 2 and kansas 3, those are two races to keepk at those 23 potential seats to try to flip the house in november. >> phil mattingly -- >> you made us much smarter. >> here all week on "early start," so wake up early. >> very early. >> set your alarm for 4:00 a.m. >> the show is half over by then. you have to set it for 2. i know from experience. >> yes, you do. >> tune in tonight to cnn for complete election results starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> after his war of words with the president, lebron james has a new project looking at the role of athletes in the current political climate, timing is everything. bleacher report has the details next. you always pay your insurance on time. tap one little bumper and up go your rates. what good is your insurance if you get punished for using it? news flash: nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. switch and you could save $782 on home and auto insurance. call for a free quote today. liberty mutual insuranc

joining me now, kris kobach, kansas secretary of state, kansas gubernatorial candidate.the current governor in the republican primary for the republican nomination for governor. leading by 91 points. we're told there are more than 10,000 provisional ballots yet to count. we're thrieghted t delighted tou here. what you have done against an incumbent governor is remarkable. there will be people lining up to be secretary of state. where do you stand in the race? what is your understanding of your chances with those remaining -- and if you would, give us your estimate of the number of provisional votes still to count. >> sure. thanks, lou. yeah. so basically at this stage there are a few more points in the process where the ballot totals will be updated. on friday, tomorrow, that's the day under kansas law where any ballot that was post marked, a mail-in ballot post marked by election day and received by . . tally. that may be a few hundred or so added statewide. then on top of that, next week you have the counting of the provisional. you mentioned that. it looks like right

the governor here in kansas did not concede. nobody expected he would..6% of the votes cast and all the counties reported but still 10,000 provisional and mail-in ballots so there can be no winner declared today and collier was asked if there's a scenario in which he sees it good for the republican party to go beyond next week because with the canvassers and all the co t counties have to add the provisional ballots. the governor was asked would it be in the best interest of the party to go beyond next week and he would not commit to that or talk about a recount. in the law here in kansas you can't ask for a recount but first they have to get through the first count. no winner yet here in the primary on the republican side here in kansas. maria. >> thank you so much. officials are still working to identify the remains of presumed korean war veterans. at least one family may have gotten a little bit of closure. we've got that next. stay with us. >> we are really, in one small sense, the most fortunate. we are the only ones who have a name of some connectio

state representative blake carpenter led the charge to change kansas law.es must be at least 25 to run for governor. >> they don't have enough life experience. they haven't had a chance to go out on their own or have a house or mortgage or taxes or hold much of a professional job or anything boy that point. >> obviously i think the politicians are a little bit scared of us. there's a reason why it was passed. >> reporter: regardless, these young candidates are charging ahead. >> all three of us are trying to achieve that same goal. of course win the governor's seat but give young people more legitimacy and give the older generations hope that there is -- that there are great leaders to lead us in the future. >> reporter: just by running, they feel they have won. for "sunday today," joe fryer, mission, kansas. >> good luck on tuesday, fellas. joe, thank you very much. >>> next on "sunday today," the professional baseball player who wants you to remember him for the way he hits and fields, even more than for the fact that he has autism. >> people should be lo

this. >>> meet republican congressman ron estes of kansas's fourth district. he has had a smooth ride up the ladder as county treasurer and state treasurer, a charmed political life, and last year he became a u.s. congressman after winning a tough race. >> i'm ron estes. after eight years of obama, the swamp is deeper than we thought and now the liberals are trying to steal this election. >> so much going on in that. ron estes won that race by more than six points, but the problem with winning a special election is you get to finish out your predecessor's term so he's now running for a reelection and he has a republican primary challenger and the guy is another dude named ron estes. we'll have that in 60 seconds. >>> republican congressman ron estes of kansas is facing a tough challenger in tomorrow's primary, ron estes. it's a different ron estes and these two don't like each. challenger estes filed right under the deadline in may and secured the website realronestes.com. there's been a lot of drama over how the two will be listed on the ballot. the congressm

but did his endorsement you think help chris kobach in kansas?if you look at the kansas resu result right now you have a tight race. if you look at the endorsements before kobach was still ahead. that may have in fact held back any positive advance for kobach based upon the trump endorsement. >> harry enten, appreciate your time. we have much more on our election night coverage straight ahead. but up next rick gates and paul manafort's trial cross examined on the witness stand. we're going to see what kind of questions he faced. let's do this. ugh we're gonna be late, we're gonna be late! hold on, don't worry, there's another way [siri: *beep beepá] directions to the greek theater. ♪ can i get a connection? can i get can i get a connection? ♪ ♪ i can see it in my, see it in my reflection. ♪ ♪ ohhh can i get a connection? ♪ tryna find the old me before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, lucy could only imagine enjoying a slice of pizza. now it's as easy as pie. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night pr

thanks very much. >>> up next, two high stakes elections happening tonight in ohio and kansas. john king is crunching the numbers. we have new numbers from the special election in ohio. we'll give you that ahead. ♪ -morning. -morning. -what do we got? -keep an eye on that branch. might get windy. have a good shift. fire pit. last use -- 0600. i'd stay close. morning. ♪ get ready to switch. protected by flo. should say, "protected by alan and jamie." -right? -should it? when you bundle home and auto... run, alan! ...you get more than just savings. you get 'round-the-clock protection. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase sensimist relieves all your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. and all from a gentle mist you can barely feel. flonase sensimist. better things than rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist move to another treatment, ask if xeljanz xr is right for you. xeljanz xr is a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did no