. >> can you tell me why republican marsha blackburn is better to represent your state in tennessee and take your seat than phil brenson? >> i think most people in our state, it is a red state, will focus on the first vote she makes and that is the vote to elect the majority leader. i think at the end of the day that will be a big factor in the race. but the rest of the story wasn't written during the interview i had with the christian science monitor. >> that's not a ringing endorsement of marsha blackburn to say she should be elected because she will vote for mitch mcconnell. >> i'm supporting the nominee. i have worked with the nominee for sometime. i don't know what else to say. >> we'll leave it there. the senate foreign relations chairman thank you for joining me today. appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> and president trump is defending michael cohen calling him a fine person and saying he doesn't think he will flip. will twitter praise from the president be enough to keep the loyal fixer from revealing trump's secrets? our panel will be here to discuss it. ars ago, last week. just

congresswoman marsha blackburn. my panel back with me now. santorum, i'll put this to you. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> yeah. i think it goes to, you know, tip o'neill said all politics is local. that's not true. all politics is personal. and this is really a case in point. i mean, number one, as mayor of chattanooga, bob corker had a great relationship with phil bredesen. so he even said i have a good personal relationship with the former governor, and marsha blackburn boxed bob corker out of maybe making a comeback and running again. so it's personal. and i don't -- i understand that. i mean, this is a very difficult thing. he is stepping forward and saying, she's going to cast the right vote, i'm for the nominee. that's all you're going to get out of me. because on a personal side, i'm just not there. and he did -- he sort of laid it out there. i don't think there's anything necessarily wrong with that. i think i understand it. and, you know, good for bob corker. >> no, you're right. it's very human. it's not very political. >> but

. >> and you said you are marking marsha blackburn campaign will you vote for her in the race? >> i plan to do so. and as i mentioned i hope both candidates those that are willing to burn political capital and those that have plan to do so i usually don't give money to candidates i don't plan to vote for but we will see. >> i think of the governor here he would be very complementary of me our state has than blessed with republican and democratic senators and governors that have served our country well. and i thank you would be very surprised with those dinners that are placed between them are and they'll and himself because we just share good things to happen in our state i will not be shy about that. >> we never had that conversation all four of us together but it would be one where we speak about the things relative to the greatness of our state and our country. >> thank you so much for coming we hope you will visit us again and that concludes the breakfast. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations]

i am supporting marsha blackburn. you know that.ryone else knows that, and i continue to not understand why it's such a partisan atmosphere that if i were to say something nice about somebody i've worked with for 23 years, a democratic governor who is a mayor who i've worked with for all this time, for me to say something nice about that person while at the same time saying i'm fully supporting marsha blackburn, somehow or another in this world, that is problematic. i don't get it. >> martha: i'm glad i give you a chance to clear that up and i'm sure she'll be happy to hear that. good to see you as always, thank you. fox news alert, remember the caravan that was headed through mexico, we are watching the progression at this hour because they have arrived. the president and dhs are saying they will not be allowed across the border. the coming showdown next. ♪ because there are options. like an "unjection™". xeljanz xr. a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. xeljanz xr c

uld marsha blackburn sen. corker: i don't have any what the races. i don't plan to campaign against a friend. but beyond that, i don't know what the dynamics are. shows marshal that blackburn is down 10 points, is probably a little heavy. and my guess, if i were guessing, i am guessing she is six.ix but for real will he have crossover appeal? no question. we have significant fundraising ahead. he will have significant crossover appeal. will they base their vote solely the first though that takes place, and that is who was going to be the majority leader, but i think he has real appeal. don't think it, i know it. the question is, is it in a state like ours that is still a red state, is enough? i don't know the answer to that. one of the things, janet, about our state and let's take me out of the picture, ok? there is something in the water in tennessee. i mean, you think about the senators that we have had in our state from howard baker to today, every single one of them has been a national figure. you take howard baker, you take i will mention al gore

last week trump tweeted in support of the republican candidate in the race, marsha blackburn.nday, when corker was asked about that race, he could barely muster a kind word about blackburn. his own party's nominee in a very awkward interview. >> they were asking me about governor bredesen. he is my friend. i'm not going to campaign against him, but i am supporting our nominee. >> can you tell me why republican marsha blackburn is better to represent your state in tennessee and take your seat than phil bredesen? >> well i think most people in our state -- it is a red state -- will focus on the first vote she makes. and that's the vote to elect the majority leader. >> senator, that's not a ringing endorsement of marsha blackburn to say that she should be elected just because she's going to vote for mitch mcconnell. >> well, um -- you know, i'm supporting the nominee. >> seth: wow. i -- [ light laughter ] i would not want bob corker to write my letter of recommendation. "if you hire seth meyers, i can promise that he will be one of your employees." [ laughter and applause ] and c

marsha blackburn isn't as serious a race as she can be in. >> i have no idea what's happening internal with the race. i don't plan to campaign against a friend. beyond that i don't know what the dynamics are. i think of paul shows marsha black urn is down by a point. it's probably a little study and my guess if i were to guess i'm guessing she is down six but down for real, six. is their crossover appeal? no question. we have a significant republican fund-raiser who is hosting a fund-raiser for him today so there's no question. at the end of the day the question will be what people look at this as something that is at stake and will they base their vote solely on the first book that takes place? i think he has got real appeal. the question is in a state like ours it is still a red state, is it enough? are don't know the answer to that. one of the things chanted about our state lets take me out of the picture. they are something in the water and tennessee. if you think about the senators that we had in our state from howard baker to today every single one of them has been a national fig

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marsha blackburn, republican running for senate seat is behind a democrat opponent by double digits.is in tennessee. republican governor scott walker warns the gop to shape up or else. in oklahoma same story, watch out republicans, the gop is nervous. the central issue is going against the democrats, for the republicans, that is the growing economy and return of prosperity. we have been reporting on what amounts to full employment. a record number of jobs available, a 17 year low, wages rising, bonuses for millions and the list goes on. the first taste of prosperity in years and should be an election winner. what has gone wrong? the media, everything you see and read is thinly disguised trump hatreds, that is a challenge for republicans. it will never change. identity politics. even though hillary lost her divisive approach is still with us. black folks, hispanics, women are encouraged to separate out, encourage narrow self-interest, not the larger goal of prosperity for all and there's another factor, the president's handling of the presidency. a lot of people don't like the trash t

also my friends, one sit beg hind me, marsha blackburn, as well, who has been at the forefront of this. mr. speaker, before i finish up just a little bit, i do need to thank two more and that is my staff who have lived with me, who've worked with me for a long time. brendan, my chief of staff, who's kept us on target. and sally larson. you couldn't meet a better steel ma nola who has shown herself to be -- steel magnolia who has shown herself to be a good ambassador. mr. speaker, we will end, not about a bill, but what brought me to this hearing and why this is so important today as we move forward, i want to take you in time to a state trooper's kid in north georgia whose friends were books, music on the radio and songs that came through. it was those songs that would come out, the lyrics, the music would take me places far away from northeast georgia, let me travel long before i could drive a car. when we talk about copyright and talk about the creator's spirit that comes out of their hands, into their mouth, into the lives that touch everyone that we become a part of. his is somethi

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as you know, i'm supporting marsha blackburn. have sepb her the maximum check and plan to vote for her. i all know governor bredesen well. i served with him when he was mayor and i was a commissioner of finance. we've had a lot of overlap. you know, people know him around our state. look, i think it's going to be a pretty close race. and yet at the end of the day, we are a red state. people are gonna be thinking about her first vote, which will be a vote for mitch mcconnell versus the first vote that phil bredesen will be making. at the end i think that could make a difference. but no doubt it's going to be a close race. >> dana: it was fun to be there. i can see why you want to head home after this year and your service. thank you, senator bob corker. it >>'s been a great privilege to do what i do, but i do look forward to going home. >> dana: all right. thank you. now let's bring in fox news politics editor, who also writes the halftime report, chris stirewalt. i just mentioned the tennessee race. we had the election yesterday

tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn. for being here this morning. >> good to be with you. >> sandra: there is a trend developing here. i want to ask you about it. are you seeing this growing anti-sanctuary city sentiment growing across the state? >> we are seeing it grow across the country. and sandra, here is why, when you allow sanctuary cities, first of all it puts your citizens in peril and people know this. you can look at the crime stats, you can look at other stats that support this. second thing is when you do this, when you have sanctuary city policies, you are allowing these sanctuaries to publicly flaunt and violate federal law but you are doing nothing to hold them accountable. and the third thing is people are smart. tennesseans are smart and they know that when you allow a sanctuary city basically you make every town a border town. and what they want to do is make certain that we abide by the rule of law. we are a nation of laws. they want that law to be upheld and they want their citizens to be safe. they

blackburn, the republican nominee. >> it's clear where his heart and head is. he was given the opportunity to clear that up yesterday on air and couldn't come up with anything to say about marshablackburn except that she would vote for mitch mcconnell as leader. >> it was interesting that he felt he even had to say -- he's retiring from the senate. what does he care? he could say i know both candidates. i am just going to keep my vote to myself. i hope the voters of tennessee make an intelligent decision. but you have to stick with your party, no matter what. >> he had to say he was sticking with marsha blackburn, even though one of his best friends is running against her. thank you both. >>> coming up, a search for a can i recall. how did the suspect in the waffle house shooting get his guns back after authorities seized them last year when he was trespassing at the white house? you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. ll be pain. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three-quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three-quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement™, you'd get your whole

we showed a picture of marsha blackburn in tennessee.'ve got a democrat who is ahead in the polls in tennessee. you've got in the state of mississippi polls showing this race tight as well. all of this combative insulting language that might make donald trump feel good and all of these advertisements -- joe manchin seeing somebody with a sign that says "lock her up" for hillary, joe manchin is thinking "go ahead, be the todd aiken of 2018, i don't care." this comes with a price for these republicans. >> jeremy, the point that joe just raised, it seems to many observers that trumpism in its purest form as it evolves seems to be relying less on ideology than it does veering towards personal destruction of the opponent. is that accurate? is that assessment accurate? >> that's what has so many people in both parties worried because they see this catching on in the democratic party as well. there are some prominent democrats who have argued the way to beat trump and the republicans in 2018, 2020, is to get down to his level. this whole notion

it seems like the hang-up and even some of the legislation that we've seen so far -- marsha blackburn has a bill in the house, there's a counterpart in the senate, i think john kennedy might have introduced it, but, you know, it addresses the blocking and throttling thing. but paid prioritization fast lanes doesn't touch those. so how do you guys feel about that? i mean, is that the red line? you really want to be able to offer paid prioritization? >> guest: it's not the red line. i mean, i think the thing that's frustrating to uses is our -- we've been advocating around net neutrality principles for ten years, certainly most intensely with both chairmen of the obama administration, so for the last eight years. we have never argued a net neutrality solution has to eliminate paid prioritization ever. that's never been the principle of my association, nor have we ever rejected any legislation that would include a bright line rule on paid prioritization. i think, so i think that's really important to distinguish. let me be very clear about that. the cable industry -- and i believe i can

one of those is tennessee congresswoman marsha blackburn who had this exchange with mark zuckerberg.e are types of content like terrorism that we all agree we do not want on our service. >> let me tell you something right now. diamond and silk is not terrorism. >> that conversation happening outside capitol hill. rosanne barr, diamond and silk are comedians, and thank you for blasting mark zuckerberg about good friends diamond and silk, these wonderful ladies shouldn't have been trash like this because they are trumpeters. zuckerberg says his team made a mistake when he called diamond and silk and safe for the community. >> dealing with internet privacy, the browser act. doesn't take long. >> country music star ray lynn not singing the praises of american airlines. look at this tweet. work experience with my service dog, for my type i diabetes on american airlines flight harassed by the flight attendant for the entire flight. real and was traveling to speak at a conference when she said that flight attendant harassed her about the size of her service dog. american airlines released a

here is marsha blackburn. it's great seeing you. this omnibus thing.know president trump had trouble with it. he tweeted out a potential veto. we know it's been gnawing at him. what do you think is the main reason he may want to use the rescission option? >> the bill is too big, it spends too much money, he understands we are borrowing this money. we are borrowing 35 cents at a dollar and this puts us into trillion dollar deficits? true donald trump fashion he's going to do something by the. he finds out he has rescissions, and he has a window of opportunity to do that, the and i think he'll make some rescissions and begin to pare this spending bill down. charles: did he make a mistake here, not unlike the obama replacement pass relying too much on house and senate leadership? it feels like it got away from him and they sold him on the last day. it was against everything he stands for and he ran for. >> he said he wants to pare the spending down and do something about the debt. he didn't get money for the border wall which he wanted, and not as much as

marsha blackburn/-r- tennessee: "let me tell you something right now, diamond and silk is not terrorismakers also pushed zuckerberg to back legislation to improve consumer privacy, zuckerberg agreed regulation of his industry is inevitable. on capitol hill, i'm natasha chen. (steve) house speaker paul ryan says he will retire rather than seek another term in congress. his decision has sent ripples through a washington already on edge. and spread new uncertainty through a party bracing for a rough election year. the wisconsin congressman says the decision to end his 20-year career is a personal one...saying he did not want his children growing up with a "weekend dad". (steve) now to storm tracker four you're looking live at the golden gate bridge...where it's wet out there tonight.(pam) kron-4's meteorologist mabreesa rodriquez has a look ahead (mabrisa rodriguez)a narrow cold frontal rain boundary making its way to the bay area slower than expected. this frontal boundary then continues south and east tonight bringing rain chances all the way south to monterey/san benito. a few showers m

. >> martha: one much your staffers said anyone who doesn't think that marsha blackburning can't winsexist pig. do you agree withna? >> no, i don't agree with that and i understand frustration and many times that women face. but i tonight agree with that and there again. this is it about the most qualified person to do the job and work with tennessee and represent tennesseeans in d.c. and make certain their voice is heard and they are represented well to the federal government. as i said, more tax cut and securing the southern border and supporting our military and having good conservative constitutional judges. those are at the top of the list for tennesseean and they know they can count on me to support president trump and his agenda and make certain tennesseean and what they want is being passed through the senate and making its way to the president's desk. >> martha: it is it going to be fascinating and we thank you very much for being here. you have the president in your corner and he will be there campaigning and that will be good to watch. >> absolutely. bye-bye. >> martha: tha

i appreciate representative marsha blackburn's support for this legislation. i also thank senator lamar alexander who introduced similar legislation in the senate. thank to the columbia city leaders and many volunteers who tirelessly worked on this project and helped bring this issue to my attention. we all look forward to its continued prosperity and recognition. mr. chairman, with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee yields back his time. the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from hawaii. ms. hanabusa: mr. speaker, if i may inquire as to whether the gentleman from california has any more speakers. mr. mcclintock: we're prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is prepared to close. ms. hanabusa: thank you, mr. speaker. i close by urging my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill and helping us preserve an important part of our nation's history. with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from hawai

lance: i am a cosponsor of a bill sponsored by marsha blackburn of tennessee, the browser bill.d have a system that would be more protective of the privacy of the american people and you would have to opt in. i think that is the way we should proceed. the browser bill is for all forms, also isp's. i think that is the way to proceed. emily: beyond the browser bill, is there any regulation that you that therert, given are a wide range of topics at play here beyond privacy. surelance: i want to make that companies have the ability to innovate, but that does not mean that they should be in a situation where they invade the privacy of the american people. and certainly congress wants to make sure that that does not occur. i think the browser bill would go a very long way in that regard. ryan: now, speaker paul now reportedly will not run for reelection. i feel like i have to ask you about this, since we have you. do you think that is good or bad for the republican party? rep. lance: i think that the speaker will continue to be involved to the highest extent in his responsibilities to

marsha blackburn, she has stepped out of that ongoing hearing with mark zuckerberg on capitol hill to talk with us about how it's going. great to see you. i want to start where things got a little contentious. talk to me about that moment when mark zuckerberg was basically asked "you have certain people you don't really like because you push out conservative voices, so on and so forth." diving ancel came up and you said... >> i said they are not terroris terrorism. >> harris: diamond and silk. >> i have chaired for communications and technology. i've done one hearing on the algorithm. next week, i'm going to do a hearing on prioritization. we are looking at how social media manipulates what they push forward. what they prioritize, and what they censor. i asked mark zuckerberg if he subjectively manipulated these algorithms to yield a certain result or outcome. and he began to say well, they didn't. except for things like terrorism. i've pointed out diamond and silk are not terrorism. many of us have been censored at different times for different reasons by social media. facebook, yout

leonard: i am a cosponsor of a bill sponsored by marsha blackburn of tennessee, the browser though -- would have a system that more protective of the privacy of the american people, and you have to opt in. the browser bill is for all isp's and i think that is the way to proceed. emily: is there any regulation beyond that that you would support, given that there are a ride range of topics -- wide range of topics here? leonard: i want to make sure that companies have the ability to innovate, but that does not mean that they have -- it should be in a situation where they invade the privacy of the american people. certainly congress wants to make sure that does not occur. i think the browser bill would go a very long way in that regard. emily: speaker paul right now reportedly will not run for reelection. i feel like i have to ask you -- speaker paul ryan right now reportedly will not run for reelection. i will -- i thought i have to ask you about this. he will remain speaker into the end of the year and continue to engage in fundraising. i think this was a personal decision based on the

marsha blackburn jumped on it because mark zuckerberg was like, we are worried about terrorism. i don't see any terrorism, i don't see any threat to community standards or whatever the heck their justification is. i don't see any of it. what did you think about the play you've got at the hearing and did you get any satisfaction from what mark zuckerberg said? >> well, first of all, i appreciate everyone that really stood up for us and our platform. even other conservatives. with mark zuckerberg, i was happy to hear him admit they made a mistake. now it's time for him to rectify that mistake. i would like, we would like to sit down and talk directly to mark zuckerberg so that he can rectify this here and make it right. >> laura: congressman barton brought you both up as well. let's play this. >> please ask mr. zuckerberg why is facebook censoring conservative bloggers such as diamond & silk. facebook called them on saved to the community. that's ludicrous. they hold conservative views. that isn't unsafe. what's your response? >> congressman, in that specific case from our team ma

he wants to pursue the browser bill marsha blackburn has put together as one path what do you think is facebook, if any? >> i think it's easy to make it over-complicated i think there is a couple fundamentals that i think everybody can understand i think the first begins with ensuring a degree of transparency do consumers really have a good understanding of what's happening to their data and how it's used? i think the second element is there sufficient disclosure of how it is used consumers are only learning about it this week i think the third party would be do we give consumers enough power in controlling that data and making affirmative choices about how it's used? or are we just the targets of surveillan surveillance and finally i think the anti-trust authorities will have to pay attention to size and market power more increasingly over time. >> i mean, that's -- you know, legislation coming at them on a number of different fronts zuckerberg admitted all that regulation will basically help facebook with its scale much more than it would help competitors break into the market plenty

marsha blackburn, thanks.e a lovely home town. >> thanks. >> dana: a high stakes election in arizona. which of these two women is likely to win the house race? plus josh turner joins me to talk about his brand new album and the state of country music. where he thinks the senate is going. stay tuned. your heart doesn't only belong to you. so if you have heart failure, ask your doctor about entresto. it helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant. it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. entresto, for heart failure. >> shepard smith at the fox news death. president trump slamming the iran nuclear deal calling it insane and ridiculous and making the comments while he sat next to the french president macron, his big buddy, who said the deal is important and must s

. >> you said that you are backing marsha blackburn's campaign. are you going to vote for her in the race? sen. corker: i have always plan to do so. i hope that both candidates will aspire to be statesmen, willing to burn political capital to solve our nation's problems. i plan to do so. i usually don't give money to candidates that i don't plan to vote for, but we will see. bradesonor was here, he would be speaking complementary of me. our state has been blessed with republican and democratic senators. republican and democratic governors that have served our country well. we are an unusual state in that regard. you would be surprised if you were to overhear dinners that took place between lamar, bill, phil and myself. we are people that share a desire for good things to happen in our state. i will not be shy about that. >> that's -- sen. corker: we haven't had that conversation together, but if we were, it would be one where we are speaking about things relative to the greatness of our state and our country. >> that concludes our hour. thank you

marsha blackburn/-r- tennessee: "let me tell you something right now, diamond and silk is not terrorism" lawmakers also pushed zuckerberg to back legislation to improve consumer privacy, zuckerberg agreed regulation of his industry is inevitable. on capitol hill, i'm natasha chen. (pam) governor jerry brown has agreed to deploy 400- national guard troops to the 'mexican border at president trump's request-- but not for immigration enforcement. in a letter to the trump administration ... governor brown says, the troops will focus on fighting trans- national drug crime, gun smuggling, and human trafficking. and not on building a new wall.. he reiterated the california national guard will not be enforcing federal immigration laws." (steve) president trump taunted russia on twitter today...threatening 'new and smart' u.s. missiles would be fired toward syria. this follows a suspected chemical weapons attack by the syrian government over the weekend. omar jimenez has the latest from washington. the missiles are coming, at least according to president trump who, days after an alleged chemical

in tennessee and the democratic candidate, the former governor is running 10 points ahead of marsha blackburnat's a margin of error considered, he still has a pretty comfortable lead and that was a seat they weren't even thinking was going to be an issue. it makes you think that mitch mcconnell is really trying to downplay expectations. >> they have three different candidates in the election to face manchin. >> the coal mining ceo who spent time in jail. >> don blankenship who was the coal mining ceo where 18 people got killed. now he's running neck and neck with the two other candidates of president trump. this is perhaps when you undermine the courts, nobody believes in the courts any longer. >> he needs to get permission from his parole officer before he can campaign in west virginia. >> a moment ago we played some sound of mitch mcconnell saying the wind is going to be in our face, we're not sure if it's going to be a category 3, 4 or 5, but hopefully we can hold the senate. those are dire terms for the senate majority leader. >> not only in tennessee, but in our home state of mississippi

and they revealed that phil bredesen, the former governor, is ahead of marsha blackburn by ten pointsa state that trump won by 26 points in 2016. so this is -- granted, it's a poll, and the caveat is that phil bresddesen is well known, t it's another proof point to show that democrats are really enthusiastic, even in the heart of trump country. >> i think it's bredesen, i was just down there, and i think he's going to win. donna? >> the census bureau is being sued if by more than a dozen states because they think they're going to ask a citizenship question on the next 2020 census. and the reason that this is important is because many think that it's designed to scare away immigrant voters from participating in the census, which could have a deep impact on resources and everything else that goes into states and communities. >> chris? >> i'll tell you two things. one is you're going to find out that the trump base, the republican base is still deeply suspicious of the neoconservative agenda of unwinnable foreign wars and overseas innovation. the other thing we'll find out is because chi

. >> and so the answer, as you just said, you're supporting the republican nominee marsha blackburn?s clear that i sent the maximum check. i said, i have a friend i've been working with for 23 years on the democratic side. we have worked, mayor of chattanooga. commissioner of finance for the state. and he's a friend. i'm not going to campaign against him. certainly. but i've sent the maximum contribution, plan to support the nominee. for some reason in their brilliance, republican senatorial committee tried to create bag story so you and other stations this morning would ask me questions. i don't know the outcome they're looking for. but obviously, it's to get the ask. >> senator corker, thank you for your time this morning. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, remembering barbara bush. >>> and before we go this morning, a farewell to barbara bush. friends, family, and four former presidents gathered in houston yesterday, in a touching tribute to the first lady and the first mom, who died this week at the age of 92. her loving marriage to george h.w. bush, the longest for any preside

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. >>> plus, congressman marsha blackburn among the lawmakers that grilled the facebook ceo. >> so youlgorithms to prioritize or sensor speech? >> congress woman, we don't think of what we're doing as sensoring speech >> what does she still want to know the final hour of "squawk box" begins right now. [ music playing >> announcer: live from the most powerful city in world, new york this is "squawk box. [ music playing >> good morning, welcome back to "squawk box" here on cnbc live from the nasdaq market site in time's square. i'm joe kernon becky is off this week the futures are indicated to show a strong opening this morning at least 100 points, 136 points right now the s&p indicated 12 nasdaq up 38 points. we're looking at crude prices, which has been in an upswing for geopolitical reasons, you have to think then the ten year, which has once again caused a little bit of confusion we thought we'd by above where we are people are talking 263 versus 2%, or 295, which comes first. earnings season gets you caught up on this morning arc big report black rock among them earning $6.07 per sh

of tennessee where the former governor, phil bred send in a recent poll is 10 points ahead of marsha blackburnpublican congressman who is running that race. neil: amazing. >> in texas, anecdotally o'rourke the democratic congressman is doing well against ted cruz and in the race for senate. if you have states like tennessee, and texas, i think nevada and arizona is gone for republicans. you see even split. if they pull one of those two races, yeah, the senate is gone. neil: alarmed me. erin mcpike. good seeing. >> you you too. neil: back to earnings season. this is the first quarter, first three months of year, dramatically lower taxes for corporations are in effect. we already knew a lot of people were ratcheting up earnings estimates to accompany that new math reality but 16 or 18% growth year-over-year for s&p 500 that seems generous. that seems what many are looking for. could that offset all the other stuff we've been seeing? after this. welcome to the xfinity store. i can tell you about... streaming the most free tv shows and movies on the go. yeah, and... xfinity internet. it's so fast!

marsha blackburn/-r- tennessee: "let me tell you something right now, diamond and silk is not terrorismawmakers also pushed zuckerberg to back legislation to improve consumer privacy, zuckerberg agreed regulation of his industry is inevitable. on capitol hill, i'm natasha chen. (robin) coming up on the kron four morning news... it's officially playoff season.... and the nba schedule is ready. the team the warriors will face off against first.. in the finals. (ácommercialá) no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( robin ) and the nba playoff bracket is set.the warriors will host the spurs this weekend in round one of the playoffs.it will be a re-match of last seasons western confrence finals., during that series ... an injury to spurs star kawhi leonard gave the warriors a chance to win game one .... and sweep the spurs in 4 straight on their way to the world title. leonard has never been the same and has sat out most of this season with a quad injury. but the warriors are also without steph curry for this first round of playoffs. tip-off is schedul

and next week, joe biden heads to tennessee where a poll shows democrat phil bredesen leaving marsha blackburn points that is to fill senator bob corker's seat. he is republican. cloudily, bredesen gets support of 45% of republicans and 35% of independents. meanwhile, president trump waded into west virginia's crucial senate race and conducted an informal poll between two of the republicans vying to take on democratic incumbent senator joe manchin. >> should we do a little test? >> yes, let's do it. let's do it. >> who is voting for patrick? [ cheering ] who is voting for evan? [ cheering ] >> this is his congressional district. >> your district. >> statewide. >> it was fairly close. it was fairly close. >> one more note, the cook political report's latest election analysis now shifts 13 house races towards democrats. joining me now, back from north dakota with some brand-new reporting is nbc news capitol hill reporter leanne caldwell. i want to take a second to talk with all of you than scene that we just witnessed which was the president sitting between two republican candidates for senate i

. >> somehow or another -- >> tell me why republican marsha blackburn is better to represent your stateour state will focus on the first vote she makes and that's the vote to elect the majority leader. >> that's not a ringing endorsement. >> well, i don't know what else to say. >> i don't know what else to say. i want to welcome in my panel for this hour, associate editor and columnist for real clear politics a.b. stoddard. "washington post's" ashley parker. joining us senior political reporter for yahoo! john ward and ken dilanian returns as well. a.b. stor stoddard? >> bob corker had the most interesting journey saying basically the president was a threat to the nation, he's mentally unstable, he's an adult daycare center. >> right. >> really, really just unbelievably adolescent tweets back at him, then he was going to maybe be drawn back into the fray, wanted to repair relations with the president and he -- you can just tell he -- he got his sort of retiring senator fever back. and when he was approached by the senate majority leader to not say anything nice again, you can tell it go

he didn't know that legislation has been moving that marsha blackburn sponsored that could talk aboutally facebook. he did not know that found that hard to believe. steve: there has been a lot going on. steve scalise was citing the new algorithm that facebook has been using for a while, for some reason there is a tremendous bias against conservative news and content and actually enhances progressive points of view. what are the odds of that? brian: neil ferguson predicted that he wrote a book about it. i'm in silicon valley they are looking to correct things in the mid terms and they are doing it. ainsley: congressman long said go back and look what conservative sites have you taken down and compare them to the number of liberal sites have you taken down i think you will see a discrepancy there. let us know what you think. brian: if they tried to shut down jillian mele's website there would have been outrage. jillian: i would have. not absolutely not. the trump administration now considering mandatory drug tests for food stamp recipients. it will only impact 5% of people on the snap p

marsha blackburn of tennessee has put out a bill a few months ago that would require companies to getermission before they sell personal information to advertisers. that would be tech companies like facebook and internet service providers like comcast. many times we have had these legislative pushes after a major privacy or data security mishap. facebook has been apologizing for more than a decade for mishandling consumer information and lawmakers have threatened bills. none of that has transformed into law, even with the major equifax breach, where more than 140 million hymns' personal information was extolling, while lawmakers failed to pass the data security measure at that time. have i think right to skepticism whether the noise will result in full regulation. host: tony romm, setting up that hearing that will take place today in front of the senate, and mr. zuckerberg is expected to appear in front of the house tomorrow. thank you for your time today. guest: thank you for having me. host: you heard our guest talk about the intensive the senators and topics to discuss. you can add

senate out boasting cut he is the best ally to take on t marsha resentative blackburn says she agreesith -- retiring senator eff flake, one of trump's biggest critic necessary congress. republican martha mcsally to trump in a f kickoff video, despite endorsing 2016 bid. in states such as indiana and remains popular, republican candidates are wrapping their arm around the year's t and this agenda. -- editor and publisher elections, "that is why we've seen candidates run toward him in primaries," the goes on to say mr. trump's approval ratings in the states tennessee, at least. voters approve the job he's according a poll released. kathy, independent line. kathy, good morning. morning.good i would be interested in hearing knowledge of has the process for bringing someone war crimes court for war fare usage. assad, why isn't that appen something is it a u.n. process or how does that process actually work? host: why are you particularly in it?ted caller: well, it is such an is ous, seems like there multiple times against -- brought up for that in the court and maybe that way? of as far as

congresswoman marsha blackburn of tennessee has put out a bill just a few months ago that would require companies to get permission before they sell personal information to advertisers. that would be both tech companies like facebook and internet service providers like a comcast. but many, many times we've had these sorts of legislative pushes after a major privacy or data security mishap. facebook has been apologizing for more than a decade now for mishandling consumers' information, and lawmakers have threatened bills, and none of that has transformed into law. even when we had the major equifax breach where more than 140 million americans' personal information was stolen by malicious hackers, lawmakers still failed to pass a data security measure at that time. so you know, it's i think right to look at this with a bit of skepticism and question whether the noise actually will result in meaningful regulation. >> tony romm of the "washington post", setting up that hearing that will take place today in front of the senate. also mr. zuckerberg expected to appear in front of the house tom

even some republicans have thrown their voices into the mix, congressman marsha blackburn of tennessee has put out a built a few months ago that would require companies to get permission before they sell personal information to advertisers bid that would be both tech companies like facebook and internet service providers by comcast but many, many times we've had these legislative bushes after major privacy for data security mishap. facebook has been apologizing for my than a decade and lawmakers have threatened bills and none of that has ever actually transformed into law. even when we had the major equifax breach were more than 140 million americans personal information was stolen by malicious hackers lawmakers still failed to pass a data security measure at that time. it's i think my to look at this with a bit of skepticism and question whether the noise will result in meaningful regulation drama tony romm of the "washington post" said it at that hearing that will take place today in front of the senate although mr. zuckerberg expected to appear in frontat of the house tomorrow. than