. >> waiter matt mcconnell, a graduate student at nearby georgia state university, has his hands full>> i was kind of in a busy state of mind, trying to ring in their orders, keep everything flowing smoothly. >> seated at one of those tables, georgia tech undergrad paul hargate. >> we were just out for dinner and a few drinks. it was me and my wife, her two sisters, and three or four of their friends. >> security cameras installed just two weeks before catch paul and the group sharing a relaxing evening. paul digs into a dish called the black and blue quesadilla. grilled steak with bleu cheese, chihuahua cheese, and caramelized onions. midway through the male, he takes an especially big bite and swallows, only to feel a chunk of quesadilla long dge in his throat. paul immediately reaches for his glass of water. >> i tried to wash it down, and it wasn't going down. so i kept drinking water. >> but the water only makes things worse. >> the water pushed it down further in there. but it didn't go down into my stomach. it went down into my air tube. and that completely blocked any air from

matt: he seemed pessimistic. has the president got some other way to deal with this? peter: he is working with john boehner and mitch mcconnellnd right now there does not appear to be a plan c. this may be his best opportunity to do this. there are a lot of republicans who want to see these trade deals and they know the only way that is going to happen is if the president gets fast-track authority. they may have to suffer through both they do not like that -- votes they do not like that much in order to get that across the finish line. this is plan b and right now it is a dicey bet for the president. scarlet: peter cook, thank you. matt: still ahead, the fcc wants you to have a more peaceful dinner by cutting down on robo calls. i get them on my cell phone all day long. scarlet: i only get them on my home phone. i never pick up as a result. matt: i never answer the phone either. ♪ scarlet: those often annoying automated calls are in the spotlight at today's house meeting of the fcc and washington, d.c.. how to close loopholes. one of the biggest actions it's a do not call registry was created. matt: i need the do not call reg

in there stirring things up and saying to the mitch mcconnells and john brennans of the world, you just haven't made your case show us the data. >> matt great piece in "the new yorker" on this. thank you so much for hopping on the show. really appreciate it. >> sure. it's my pleasure. >> i appreciate both of you. >> so good to be with you. >>> coming up next this crime wave putting some americans on edge. some of the country's biggest cities. are officers afraid to do their jobs? that's a huge discussion we're going to have. >>> also, we'll speak live with a lawyer who just met with the suspect in the d.c. mansion murders. >>> also nancy grace, she'll weigh in on this. she has questions as well. >>> and the cover that has everyone talking right now. this is caitlyn jenner. this is the first photo of former olympic star bruce jenner as a woman. annie liebowitz photoshoot big interview. we're going to talk all about that coming up next. you're watching cnn. you're driving along, having a perfectly nice day, when out of nowhere a pick-up truck slams into your brand new car. one second it wasn't there and the next second... boom! you've h

mcconnell and john boehner and ask them to help champion this cause? >> i would -- i would do that yeah, in a heartbeat, why not, and i think they would be very receptive to it. >> matt, what happens if your party runs somebody more mainstream than the voices on the radio which i do think make a lot of noise with the republican side. everybody who listens to them. what happens if you have a houston situation like in '22 or pat buchanan and the rest of them do this you know and dan quail's wife come out and give this strong statement against new things. how are you going to avoid that like in '92 which helped clinton get elected? >> we're a broad party with people with different views that want to be heard but i think we'll nominate someone who strikes the right tone. there's a whole host of issues that republicans believe that people have a right to live their lives and i think we'll nominate somebody like that. by the way, voices on the left too, you know ed schultz talked about this on his show and said why are we talking about this when there's so many other issues. a lot of pastors that align themselves with the democratic party, a lot of black pastors out there