michigan is ready for 2020. michigan democrats are paying attention.rump. [ cheers and applause ] y'all are ready too. michigan has been at the forefront of the comeback states but we cope things real here and not all of us have benefitted from the rising tide. we have serious challenges with schools and rural towns throughout the state. our infrastructure is ranked worst in the nation. the great lakes are still under threat. and the people of flint to go without safe drinking water. [ applause ] >> all the while we still have people working two and three jobs to make ends meet because that minimum wage is not enough. it's not enough to survive on or support a family. but real talk doesn't mean we aren't on the right track. michigan is now truly on the comeback trail with governor whitmer, lieutenant governor garland gill countries. dana nestle. jocelyn benson. senator stabenow and the man we return to the u.s. senate, gary peter processes. these are great progressive leaders who know where wove been, how far we can go if we are united as democrats and

it is a great part of michigan history and an important part of michigan. >> join us the first and thirdeekend of each month as we take book tv and american history tv on the road. to watch videos from any of the cities we visit, go to tour, andg/cities follow us at c-span cities. its tradition, memories, connection. something done properly, with care and the right ingredients, is really something memorable. we are at 525 west park street in traverse city, michigan, the original location. we started out making fruit pies. we wanted to make something memorable based on the ingredients and what grows in this area. we felt like if we could take all of these things that grew in the area and make great pie with it, we would have a lasting brand and make a difference in people's lives. our signature pie is called the grand traverse charing cross. it is cherries with our flower/sugar mix and crumb topping. there are about 250, 275 cherries in every cherry pie. the grand traverse region is the cherry capital of the world. in the summertime, mid-june through the end of august, it is cherry season

what do you want michigan voters to hear tonight?to appeal to all voters, our base but then also those trump voters that you saw in that segment right there. that's why we put 45 organizers on the ground. the democratic party hasn't done that before. but we also want to talk about the issues. i want to remind you four years ago republicans were in the fox theatre right here, and guess what they were talking about? that's not what you're going to hear from the democratic party. you will talk about health care and the economy. we might hear some immigration and what we're going to do for black voters. unemployment is up for them, especially here in michigan. >> they're still as a historic low. >> it is at a low, but there are too many voters that are not feeling the effects. so i think it's going to focus on the issues. >> when you talk about racial division or racing criticisms, responding to the criticism about donald trump and that he's running on racial division and did last time and will be doing this time, as it relates to the ba

in michigan, or in the u.s., michigan is the big gorilla as first production of tart cherries. about two-thirds of the u.s. cherries are produced in michigan. michigan has particularly suited for the production of stone fruits along the east side of lake michigan, the big lake creates a microclimate that protects the fruit from freezing in the spring, usually. and then later in the summer it protects the fruit from the extreme heat. the lifecycle of the cherry tree is about 30 years. the first decade would be probably considered mostly nonproductive or only marginally productive. there would be a year or two of site preparation for an orchard, and then five, six, seven years at least may be to grow tree to maturity. at which point the fruit yield would begin to pay back some of the expenses of that long period of development. the cherries are known and have been known principally as a dessert ingredient. cherry pie was of course the favorite dessert for a long time, but more recently the cherries have been repurposed, and as people found other nice pies to eat, the tart cherrie

what message do people in michigan want to hear from these democratic candidates?ng in two experts. we have two of the state's democratic lawmakers, congresswoman debby dingle, and congressman dan, brought your own cheering section, i see. there you were out early at 5:00 a.m. >> hey, we're an early town. >> i can see that. great to have you both here. >> thank you. >> congressman, what does michigan want? >> i think people want to hear very serious plans, you know, i come from flint, and everybody knows the story of flint but a lot of communities in michigan that feel like they have been left behind during this period of general economic growth want to hear specific plans about how we bring everybody along. and particularly my hometown, what we don't want to hear is sympathy, and what we don't want are candidates to come and use flint as the backdrop for a photo op. we need to hear specific plans about how we think the country forward in a way that brings everybody along. those kinds of economic policies are what people are looking for. >> do you agree? what do yo

. >> in michigan, when black folks vote, we win. i assure you the african-american vote will turn out in 2020. >> so the other side of the coin, president trump is certainly making a huge play for michigan as well. he's been there several times since taking office. democrats are not going to give up. until there is that democratic candidate picked and the process is done, then we won't know what is going to happen there. it's going to be a long 15 months. back to you. >> miguel, thank you very much for all of that. thanks to our international viewers for watching. for you "cnn newsroom" is next. for our u.s. viewers we do have some breaking news. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning and welcome to your new day. it is monday july 29th. it is 8:00 in the east. we're in detroit ahead of the cnn presidential debates. they take place tomorrow night but we do have breaking news for you. overnight a mass shooting at a fair in california. this happened at a popular food festival in gilroy. you may have heard of it. three

michigan is an important place. must-win state for democrats if they want to take back the white house. not only was it one of the few states that ended up tipping the scale for donald trump in 2016, but it just barely did so. fewer than 11,000 votes separated hillary clinton there between -- as you can see. and on top of that, more than 200,000 michigan voters cast a ballot for third party candidates. turnout normally a reliable voting group was significantly down. it was this perfect storm that we saw that delivered that state for donald trump. i'm here now with lieutenant governor michigan garland gilchrist. thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> election night was not the first sign that michigan may have been up for grabs in 2016. he mentioned that last night. he was in florida, he thought he was going to lose. the polls had him losing by more than 20 points. in the end he had him over by one point. what do these democratic candidates need to do tonight? >> well, the first thing dem

including in michigan. but i think honestly michigan is better than that. it showed that in 2018.and if people are awake and understand that we have moved beyond this as a nation, they will come together and reject this and this will be put a blip or a stin in our history that will be long forgotten. >> thank you very much for all of the analysis. be sure to tune into the cnn democratic presidential debates. two big nights, ten candidates each night. tomorrow and wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern live from detroit only on cnn. >>> the breaking news this morning is the mass shooting in gilroy, california. three people killed including a 6-year-old child. what will be done about this? what do you tell the family of 6-year-old steven romero? that's next. every day, visionaries are creating the future. ♪ so, every day, we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. ♪ the united states postal service makes more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. ♪ because the future only happens with people who really know how to deliver it. excuse me, um...

in 2016 trump won michigan by just under 11,000 votes. tridistrict he won by f percentage points. you beat your opponent by seven percentage points. given those successes, what is your advice for these 2020 candidates trying to win? >> we've got to be talking about the manufacturing economy and the innovation economy. i represent a district that's home to the country's most robust automotive supply chain and what are manufacturers looking for? consistency, leadership. economic policy that will allow them to champion and succeed in global marketplaces. we got to stop the pendulum swinging. that's what i did because i came out of the manufacturing world. i'm very passionate. i know we need somebody in congress speaking that language. we sure do in the presidency. >> your own governor said this isn't about the president's twitter feed. don't talk about how to respond to the president's twitter feed. talk about kitchen table issues. talk about how the families can continue to put food on the table for their sons and daughters. >> absolutely.

michigan is a huge state. listened and when you do that, you stay tethered to the things that matter. you don't get caught up in the tweet of the day. you stay focused on cleaning up drinking water, fixing the dam roads, making sure people have access to skills so they can get good paying jobs. these are the fundamentals that michiganers and americans everywhere want. >> does that mean ignore? these democrats on the stage will have to face this issue. does this mean ignore when he says things that are offensive and racist. >> take it on. state your position, and tell the world what you think about it, and then get right back into talking about the things that americans are worried about. our education system needs serious investment, and we need to support teachers and our children. we've got drinking water crisis, not just in michigan but across this country when it comes to old infrastructure. these are the day-to-day struggles that parents are losing sleep over and that we're talking about at the dinner tab

lewis: i just returned to the university of michigan after a 14 year hiatus. thes the president of andrew w mellon foundation in new york city, and provost of emerson university. i went back to michigan, i said it's my last gig. my last 10 years on payroll. there are huge societal issues to confront, so we decided to address four of them. diversity and democracy. more diverseward a society by 2044 when demographers say there will be a majority nonwhite population in the united states for the first time. slavery, how do we address how slavery has not only affected the past but also the present. water, not in michigan, not question fromut a the last few weeks, how do we move water from flood prone areas to drought stricken areas? we have the technology to do so. we have not produced the public policy for doing so. and finally, how to address the dignity of labor in an automated world? projections say that by 2030 54 million jobs will eight disappear from the united states, one third of the contemporary american workforce. that is a lot of problems in a short tim

god bless michigan.od bless the united states of america. [ applause ] >> union president, mary kay henry. >> good evening. working people, no matter where we are from or what the color of our skin, all want the same thing. we want a fair shot at a decent life. good health for our loved ones,en a a better future for our families. unfortunately, our hard work is generating staggering profits for corporations. those corporations are making it very hard to find a stable job that allows us to provide for our families. too many people are scared that a cancer diagnosis or a broken transmission is going to wipe them out. too many people are having to work two and sometimes three jobs to get by. we cannot go on this way. we need to unrig the rules written by corporate ceos and their favorite politicians to keep power out of the hands of working americans. [ applause ] >> i'm proud to be president of seiu, a union of 2 million workers who unite -- [ cheers and applause ] >> a union of 2 million workers that unit

let's listen to the former governor of michigan, rick schneider.own with him on this very issue. this was in the midst of it. here apes what i asked him and here's what he told me he would do. let's watch. >> it can mean a decline in a child's iq forever and it has mull tie-generational aspects. it can be passed on. talk to the parents of flint right now who have a child that is going to live with this. >> this is awful and again, our goal is to do whatever possible to minimize the damage, to help support them through that. this shouldn't have happened. >> do whatever is possible. >> well, that hasn't happened. they did not do all that they needed to do and that they should have done and thae left us hanging. one of the things they talked about, you showed lines of people for water. one of the things is they said they would continue the water pods until we completed the service line replacement. we haven't completed that yet. you fell short on that. we talked about in-home fixtures and plumbing. we were told that we would get at least 4,000 new fix

candidates in michigan. withr., they started health care. your response? >> that is the place to start. i spent the last 18 months of my life talking to people about the issues that they talk about with their families at the dinner table. there is no doubt that folks suffering from chronic diseases, they are frustrated with the private health insurance system that is just not working for them. instead it is working for the ceo's, who are making tens of millions of dollars a year on a system that is intended to squeeze profits out of people who are sick. that is not working. if we do not have real solutions to that problem, the question has to be, what are we doing here? of some of the moderate democratic candidates, they kept pointing to the existing private health insurance system that many people were satisfied with, especially union negotiated plans. the billionaire -- but the reality is there are major problems with senanator sanders- that centered sanders and elizabeth warren said about the skipping us

chairwoman, ronna mcdaniel, who knows michigan very well. thanks for being with us tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> shannon: i want to start by looking at some statistics, the top ten searches on google in the last seven days here in michigan, issues that people are worried about. i want to put this up for you, top the list is health care. now, we know this is something that polling shows a bottle of voters think democrats are better equipped to handle the issue, they don't trust republicans, who talked about repealing it, but haven't really made a good public case or articulation for what they would do about health care. it's got voters worried, yet, here in michigan they say it is their number one t issue. >> well, you have seen republicans take this on. you saw the gramm cassidy bill, he saw democrats refusing to come across the aisle, blockne grant money, the president think he is going to protect prebecause precondition coverage, but what you did see from the democrats tonight is al socialist plan, a takeover of medicare -- of all o

and the foundation for the underground railroad in michigan, particularly in detroit.om go hand in hand in the city of detroit. history in african-american communities in detroit is built on the foundation of fighting for freedom and using that as part of their faith. continuing our special look at detroit, we learn more about the city's role in the history of the underground railroad, codenamed midnight, detroit was often the final stop in the u.s. before freedom seekers made their way to canada. revisit -- we visit the second baptist church. >> detroit is known as the gateway to freedom. there is a statue that attracts a lot of commemoration and there is one facing our statue on this side. gateway to freedom means this was the passageway to get to canada, to freedom. the underground railroad was a loose mechanism for the freedom seekers to escape to freedom. especially,he north they were safe havens, because the ideal way to get across from the slave states to the free states. there were a lot of safe havens throughout illinois, indiana, ohio, pittsburgh and so forth

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remember the president won michigan in 2016.r democratic governor of michigan james plantar. we should note he has contributed to three of the candidates, biden, harris and bullock. >> welcome to detroit. >> and what a beautiful day. we are so glad to be here. so let's talk about tonight. you've given money to biden. you were at the fund-raiser just a few days ago where he said, quote, he was going to be less polite on the debate stage. >> the other night here in michigan he was dynamic, energized. for anyone that was were yg about whether he's slowing down or being too calm, i think he'll do very, very well. and i don't think he needs to attack the others at all. i don't think he will. his message really is a unifying message, a positive message. i mean, he's a guy that's had a career of respecting other people, of bringing people together. that's what people in michigan want. >> so you're saying stay high. >> i would say stay high, be your same old self. just put some more energy into it. i think he was a little more casual in

will be trying to put michigan back in the win column.after donald trump became the first republican presidential contender to take the state in almost 30 years. trump won here by fewer than 11,000 votes. .2% of the votes cast. joining me now is michigan democratic governor gretchen whitmer. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. i'm thrilled to be here. >> so what did you do in 2018 to win that hillary clinton did not do in 2016 and why were you able to win the state? >> well, in 2018 i made a point of getting into all 83 counties across the state of michigan. and this is a huge state. it took a lot of time but i think showing up and actually listening to what people's anxieties are and dreams are keeps you tethered to the things that really matter. so i ran on fixing the dam roads. we have an infrastructure crisis in this country and these presidential candidates i think should be talking about infrastructure. i ran on cleaning up drinking water. we have got -- >> in flint. >> water issues all across the country and closing the skills

we had the governor of michigan earlier who floated all roads from the white house run through michigan't it? >> listen, if we replicate in 2020 what we did in 2018 which is we ran the table in the statewide elections in michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania, that's game, set and match. we're competing everywhere. arizona is going to be a battleground state. you look at north carolina, georgia, florida, we're competing there. we've made investments there. as we speak we have organizers on the ground right now here in michigan because we won in places like michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin because we were focused on health care, we were focused on the issues people cared about. trump wasn't on the ballot but he was on the ballot and voters resurroundingly said we can do better and that's how we elected wonderful people. and we're going to be in milwaukee in less than a year. we're here today, and we're going to be competing here in michigan and across the industrial midwest and elsewhere. >> so are nights like tonight a nail-biter for you? and you watch everything up fold on the stage are

yield five minutes to the gentlelady from michigan, ms. stevens. the speaker pro tempore: ms. stevens from michigan is recognized for five minutes. ms. stevens: thank you, chairwoman johnson. i rise today in support of h.r. 1665, the building blocks of stem act, which supports stem education research focused on early childhood education. there is a lot of discussion about the gender disparity in the stem work force and the leaky pipeline that widens the gap as women and girls continue through school. although women make up half of the u.s. work force, they make up less than a quarter of those employed in stem occupations. the building blocks of stem act addresses these disparities by ensuring an equitable distribution of stem education, research funding for projects focused on young children and helping us understand why girls are encouraged or discouraged from participating in stem activities. it also ensures that the national science foundation grants are awarded to entities that are working in partnership

he won the white vote by 17 points and lost michigan. donald trump wins michigan.n you do both? >> you can. in mccomb county, he talked about how he's going to give everyone a job. in detroit here, the clinton campaign virtually abandoned this state. bernie sanders won the pry naer in 2016. the next day hillary clinton was not here. they abandoned this state and she only came here during the weekend of the election which was too late. i think it's also about the message of the candidate. it's about what message the candidate has. at the end of the day economic inequality cuts across race. trump talked about economic inequality in warren. detroit is the belly of the beast when it comes to economic inequality. i hope democrats do not repeat the mistakes of 2016. >> there's been enough analysis done to say this isn't enough just to talk up his base. but you have white men, i think white women and even women in rural areas and small towns are going to be a big target for democrats. >> appreciate you both coming in. you're going to stick with me. when we come back, some

coming to you live from detroit, michigan, the site of cnn's democratic presidential debates. and for all intents and purposes, let's be honest, the center of the political universe right now. it's great to be here. we're going to have much more on all of that in just a moment. but first, we're going to begin with some breaking news. >>> a deadly mass shooting in california at a food festival in gilroy, about an hour from san francisco. three people are dead, including a 6-year-old boy. 12 ears were injured. a gunman is also dead. and here's how eyewitnesses described the chaos. >> i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: what did you do? >> i went under a table. >> reporter: and you stayed there? >> yeah, until they -- until the police got them. >> i seen him shooting everyone and it just looked like he wanted to shoot everyone. >> he was just walking and aiming and walking and shooting, but he was kind of like aiming at -- he was just shooting everywhere. >> an officer killed the shooter about a minute after he opened fire. that's according to police. there is a news confe

susan, take us to michigan. what does the michigan voter think?sident won there but not in a landslide. >> right. he won by roughly 10,000 votes, so certainly not a landslide. what he's counting on is that he is going to motivate voters in northern michigan, mccomb county, which has been a swing county, with this racist rhetoric. but he really does risk losing a lot of others in suburban detroit, in oakland county, which is the wealthiest county in all of michigan, in suburban wayne county where detroit is. those voters were huge for democrats in 2018. that's how we ended up with a democratic governor, and all democrats -- >> is that why he is pushing the narrative to those wealthy voters? is that why the president twoonts frawants to frame the narrative that it is either him or a very far left candidate? >> yes. that is definitely paurt of it. but his explicitly racist rhetoric turns off highly educated, wealthy voters. so it's a real risk for him. >> but bernie sanders also turns off those voters. >> he does. and i think that's why you've seen t

and she joins us now to talk about her message and michigan voters.hank you so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> i know you want to talk about michigan and i'll ask you that in a second. but i want to get your reaction to things in the news. you heard chairman nadler talking about impeachment and you've been in favor of impreaching president trump since you were inaugurated, why do you think democrats are not with you and you are in the minority in that. >> i know my district is rooted in how they thinking and feeling in regards to a lawless president, especially one that hasn't divested his businesses and what they call here is upgraded version of pay to play. if you want to do business with the federal government, go stay at the d.c. hotel in -- the trump hotel in d.c. that is alarming to residents who don't want corruption. right. it is something that we fight against all of the time even on different levels of government here. and they don't want to see people being able to pay into mergers that he just approved that hurt working

joining me as ron mcdaniels who knows michigan very well. thanks for being with us. >> reporter: thanks for having me. >> the top 10 searches in google, issues people are worried about, a top the list is healthcare, and our polling shows a lot of voters think democrats better equipped to handle that issue, they don't trust republicans who talked about repealing it but having made a public case for articulation for what they would do about healthcare god voters worried and they said is their number one issue. >> you have seen republicans take this on. use of a graham guest the bill and refusing to come across the aisle that would block grant money. but what you see from the democrats tonight is a total socialist plan, take over of all our healthcare with a proposal for medicare for all, they didn't know how to pay for it, they were dishonest that it would raise taxes on every single american and bernie sanders and elizabeth warren said they would take away private health insurance and i don't think that is something the people of michigan wou

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in the heart of michigan's auto industry.mp because of his policies is engendering billions of investment from fiat chrysler, gm, other auto industries, other auto companies, you look at warren and sanders and biden and their "green new deal" which would decimate the auto industry. it's a clear contrast you have on your hands. susan: good point. kayleigh, thank you very much. >> thank you. connell: cities across the nation implementing changes trying to help the lives of workers. chicago the latest city to get on board with this trend. are mandates becoming a big burden for business? jeff flock giving us an inside look at how the laws are really working. that's next. ♪ i can't play an instrument, but this... this is my forte. obviously, for auto insurance, we've got the wheel route. obviously. retirement, we're going with a long-term play. makes sense. pet insurance, wait, let me guess... flea flicker. yes! how'd you know? studying my playbook? yeah, actually. my body is truly powerful. i have the power to lower my blood suga

next, a look at recent visit to traverse city, michigan. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> we are providing this great service to the world sharing great lakes maritime history. schoolkids everybody gets a , chance to see the ships, go sailing, hoist lines and learn about the old times. they get to feel it. they get to feel the rolling of the ship, and it is all real. the maritime heritage alliance was started by a number of boat enthusiasts historical , wooden boat enthusiasts, really, back in 1982. it started because there were no tall ships anywhere. there were no big sails or masts made of wood anywhere around here. there was no particular interest or focus for young people towards great lakes maritime history. we sat around -- there were five or six of us, and it became evident that we could do something with this. we got together and set up the maritime heritage alliance here in traverse city, and we decided , well, the first vote we should do, if we are going to do both, is a replica of a

we are in michigan. we need many of manufacturing jobs coming back and not one person said that we need to revise nafta. it's critical to my home state of michigan. >> shannon: it is certainly very important. rnc chairwoman, thank you, ronna mcdaniel. good to see you. pardon the interruption. moderators and forcing a new set of rules. was it enough to prevent an all out food fight? we are live from detroit after the break. ♪ jardiance asks: while managing your type 2 diabetes- why think about your heart? lower a1c helps, but type 2 diabetes still increases my risk of a fatal cardiovascular event. and that's why there's jardiance- the first type 2 diabetes pill that offers a lifesaving cardiovascular benefit for adults who also have known heart disease. it can significantly reduce my risk of dying from a cardiovascular event. and it lowers my a1c, with diet and exercise. jardiance can cause serious side effects including dehydration, genital yeast or urinary tract infections, and sudden kidney problems. k

president trump's pin in michigan is one of the main reasons he's p. and when it comes to pitching voters, the economy is better in michigan now? >> really? because gm is leaving. >> i'm sure you can point to individual cases. but the employment rate has dropped from 5.1 to 4.2. the gdp has increased 8%. why should voters turn over the economy to democrats? >> it's not handing it over to anybody. it is making sure that they come priority before anybody else. the numbers that come out, that's not what's felt here. they're low-wage jobs. some have multiple or part-time. >> the wages are going up. >> the wages are going up because the people with demanding it. not because donald trump wanted it to go up. because the movement for fight for 15 is growing. the movement to hold corporations accountable is growing. it's not because of who is president of the united states. transpore magz from the civil rights movement to the labor rights didn't happen because somebody introduced a bill or who was president at the time. it happened because people here on the gr

. >> is this michigan congressman eyeing a higher office? 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 soccer team faces off in the world cup finals. >> we think that the game should be played with exuberance. >> a 15-year-old american phenom wows at wimbledon. female athletes are standing out and speaking up. >>> hello, i'm jake tapper in washington with the state of the union celebrating the nation's independence. we have a lot to get to. including expression of regret from joe biden. but we begin this week with a new deck lar is of independence, a sitting republican congressman announcing he is leaving the republican party. in an op-ed released on t

talk about what happened to michigan in 2018. >> last november michigan sadly went red for trump in 2016. but this past november we brought it back to blue. and we kicked out all of the republicans in the state capitol and we got the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and we kicked out two republicans, congressmen, in suburban detroit, and replaced them with two democratic women. let me tell you how we did it. we got to do this in states especially the swing states next year. ballot proposals brought out the people to vote last november who may not have voted. so we came up with this idea, let's get two ballot proposals. this is actually karl rove and bush's idea. in 2004 they got 14 states to put an amendment on the ballot proposal to ban gay marriage and it passed in all 14 states and it brought out enough people to get bush elected. we can do this this time. if we put ballot measures on the ballots, we did it in michigan with marijuana legalization, we doubled the youth vote. >> yes. >> from the previous off-year election. and the african-american vot

the road to the white house runs through the great state of michigan, of course. coming up on the show, the mayor of detroit will be joining us. he just made a big endorsement of joe biden. and he'll tell us what he thinks joe biden needs to do tonight and also what any democrat needs to do to win in michigan in 2020. >>> plus this, it was one of the more interesting exchanges of last night's debate. why bernie sanders and john hickenlooper were literally throwing up their hands at each other in the air. at this hour live from detroit, continues in a moment. [alarm beeping] {tires screeching} {truck honking} (avo) life doesn't give you many second chances. but a subaru can. (dad) you guys ok? you alright? wow. (avo) eyesight with pre-collision braking. standard on the subaru ascent. the three-row subaru ascent. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. don't you get the one of those travel sites?t they tell you that, but when you book at hilton.com, you get the price match guarantee. so if you find your room at a lower rate, hilton is like... we're gonna match that

he ended up going to michigan state. afterwards, he served in the military for about five years during world war ii. when he came back from his military experience, he ended up lit, a little- higher than a graduate degree, at a scottish university, the university of st. andrews, earned that in 1952, came back in 1953. strangely enough, his dissertation became this million-copy bestseller, this book called "the conservative mind," which the timing was just right. it hit the market from a chicago publisher, ended up going through seven editions over its lifetime, and it really did give -- there were a number of disparate voices that i would just say were not leftist. they might be conservative to some degree, libertarian to another degree, but there were a whole number of voices that i think kirk's book allowed some kind of forum for all of these voices to be able to speak right at the end of world war ii, right at the end of the korean war, so he becomes very important. we would never have had a very goldwater movement wi

>>the great state of michigan. >>there's a reason president trump speaks so fondly of michigan he's the first republican presidential candidate to carry the state since 1988 and he's gunning for a repeat. we have very tough to take out. as democratic hopefuls gather in detroit for their second debate this week. there's little appetite 3 litigating hillary clinton's loss in 2016. but the laps of the blue wall michigan, wisconsin and pennsylvania is a driving undercurrent of the 2020 race here in michigan one number still seared into the minds of many democrats is 10,704. that's how many votes, trump defeated clinton by we were all. >>and of in disbelief and as we first through life. the numbers were was very clear that we will in turn out of all at that 10,000 possible is that was the difference here in michigan. i was a hit very low turnout. gretchen whitmer's the state's new democratic governor. >>winning office last fall is the party were back in the mid term elections. she is closely watching the party's crowded

they said don't worry about michigan, we haven't lost michigan in decades., or something, but he said he hears that i'm doing well in wisconsin. they said forget it. a republican can't win wisconsin. and then we won wisconsin. then he came back, came back and i say this with a certain old-time affection because i had a very good relationship with him before doing this. you know, it's a little harder for him to have a good relationship but he said you don't want to run against trump, don't run against trump. everyone was no, no, that's okay. remember president obama? he will not win. he will not win. okay. he goes liar. yeah. hey, did obama get a pinocchio? that's right. obama said he will not win. he will not be president. the anger was unbelievable. you know what? he's right. he was a liar. do you give obama a pinocchio, "washington post"? he said he will not win. these papers. these papers are so bad. so yesterday we had a story in one of the papers that i thought was good but they're really not. you know when you analyze, there's really almost not too man

the statefive jobs in of michigan are tied to trade.o and canada are both our largest trading partners. trade with canada and mexico is up close to 200% since nafta was inaugurated under the clinton administration. so we are completely dependent on trade here. it is not just the auto industry. we also have one of the most diverse agriculture communities in the country. david: at the same time, it appears it is the democrats in the house that are the barrier, not republicans. to what extent are the democratic politicians from michigan paying attention to this and willing to go along with usmca? have turned a little more positive on the chances of usmca passing. you are absolutely right, the republicans are behind the president on this. we just did an event with vice president pence, so the administration is starting to pull out the stops to put some muscle behind usmca. the democrats for multiple reasons -- a lot of political opposition to the president from the democratic caucus, also some labor concern. although when labor looks at amc

president trump won michigan by 11,000 votes in 2016.tes there are a couple days away. the question is what do undecided voters have to say about the 2020 candidates? we'll take a look at that next. ♪ ♪ let's go! ♪ but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it lets you know when you go too fast... ...and brake too hard. with feedback to help you drive safer. giving you the power to actually lower your cost. unfortunately, it can't do anything about that. now that you know the truth... are you in good hands? [ text notification now that you have] new dr. scholl's massaging gel advanced insoles with softer, bouncier gel waves, you'll move over 10% more than before. dr. scholl's. born to move. >>> michigan is a key state to win in 2020. this tuesday and wednesday night's ten democratic candidates will face-off in the debate in detroit. back in 2016 president trump won michigan by a slim margin just nearly 11,000 votes more than hillary clinton and more than 75,000 voters in the state refused to cast a ballot for any pre

democratic congressman dan kildee of michigan, thank you.sman and i see each other last night and talk about the realities of how bad it is in flint. and he said you weren't going to the campaigns and getting them to try to acknowledge it, it wasn't dealt with honestly. >> it hasn't been dealt with honestly by the government and i have to apologize to you as a member of the media, we haven't continued to shine a light on it as well. we got compassion fatigue. what is the reality right this minute for people living in flint, michigan. >> i think the big mistake is to think that the flint water crisis was really fundamentally about water. water was the symptom of a really big problem. we have a lot of places, a lot of communities in this country that are continually left behind. we heard the president go after the people of baltimore. baltimore is another case study here. the people of flint experienced a water crisis because they were allowed to get to the place where their one mistake and one miscalculation away from being in that sort of cr

from michigan, right? it's a great state. we won michigan.ay she stands for the values of the people of michigan, but i watched her this morning. she's vicious. she's like a crazed lunatic. >> well, the democratic presidential candidates will get their chance to speak to michigan voters during the second democratic debate in congresswoman tlaib's state next wednesday. i'm joined by jemele hill, staff writer for the atlantic and host for the podcast jemele hill is unbothered. and john brae burn, a republican strategist. jemele, the first time i really had you on. everybody thinks you're great so, be great. >> i'll try. >> i want to ask you, big pi pictu picture. i'm old. i've been around listening to political debates. i've heard the dog whistles, the wedge language, you've grown up hearing it, the welfare queen, the young buck. we've heard all the tricks. this is plate important, however. what do you think is role of this moment in history, this president's attacks on these four women? >> i think it's really embarrassing. and i think it proba

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you mentioned flint, michigan, but you know flint, michigan, started in 2014.eference and draw that in now? >> no, no, no, dark psychic forces have ngan. dark psychic forces are racism and bigotry and anti-semitism and homophobia. >> bill: it just wasn't clear on the years when the story broke under president obama in 2014. >> my conversation about flint, michigan, has absolutely nothing to do with the conversation about collectivized hatred and racism and all of that in the united states. those are two completely separate conversations. flint, michigan, is about water. >> bill: it's been tied to an inner-city african-american issue that a lot of politicians believe that other politicians have frankly ignored. but you were on that stage last night, they are to make a moment because the next big moment won't happen until september and in all likelihood you're going to have ten or fewer candidates on stage then. do you think last night was your last best shot, marianne? >> i certainly hope not. i need about 37,000 more unique voters in order to -- by august 28th

and then hillary clinton lost the -- lost michigan to president trump. it's a real division right now. >> congressman, a head scratcher for me is when over and over we keep hearing president trump is playing to his base. he has his base on lock. there is a new quinnipiac poll that lays it out. 32% of voters will definitely vote for the president. he doesn't need to worry about them. 12% say they'll consider it. the more important number is 54% say they will absolutely not vote for him. if you're an absolutely not, for president trump, there is no scenario where you change your tune. given that those are the numbers why is the president going with this strategy? what do democrats do about it? >> because he is panicked. very quickly on the issue of race and democrats, something to look for in the debate is this. you must address it. the candidates who only play to the outrage will demonstrate they don't fully understand this moment. what they have to do is address the unsettling of the american spirit over this topic as led by donald trump. had that bill c

down the supposedly solid democratic blue wall in states like wisconsin pennsylvania and here in michigan where he won by about $10000.00 votes the narrowest victory anywhere in the country. so far only the top 4 in south bend indiana mayor pete booty gedge qualify for round 3 that leaves contenders like amy club which are better o'rourke and kirsten gillibrand scrambling to prove their viability trump might well weigh in from the white house unifying democrats recently after he attacked for minority democratic women in congress many democratic voters remain undecided and kind of waiting for the deal to do with it down you know it's hard to keep up it's like more of the people to i think that i mean it's almost like doing a school assignment and know each of these people but time is short and fundraising dollars are increasingly focusing on likely winners making this debate a struggle for survival john hendren l. jazeera detroit. well the 2nd round of debates will see 20 kind of it's a period but it's not one features big name contenders but it's on the list with warren and better rock am

there is a reason the democratic party picked michigan to have the debates. it is a huge state, it is a swing state, and the fact that it went for donald trump and 20 6 a.m. tells you all the you need to know. host: regards to the bait, carol cain, what are you looking forward to hearing? guest: things that matter here, certainly a conversation about manufacturing and education, but i know everyone will be waiting to see what happens between and joe biden and what happens with bernie and everyone else, and it is just going to be an interesting dynamic, and certainly the old chinese proverb is going to be playing out in the motor city this week. host: people can follow your work at cbs is right. detroit. cain, we love checking in with you. guest: thank you so much, steve. host: talking about the squad, the four freshman representative , the president taking aim at them. representative pelosi going after some of the tweets by president trump, it is as friday, house speaker pelosi was asked about her meeting with one of those members, alexandria ocasio-cortez. d

she flipped michigan's eighth district.ict that was considered safe ground for republicans until she came along. just this morning she offered the fire act. let's talk about you, and thanks for having us in michigan by the way. nice digs. >> detroit, the best. >> you flipped, you did what many thought was unthinkable. beating out this long term incumbent republican to win your district and get a seat in congress. and you ran on more of a centrist message. i'm wondering, one of the great debates is, who will be best to take on donald trump? is it someone who is more progressive, more centrist, more moderate? based on your own experience, what do you think in. >> michigan is a perfect laboratory for this, what wins here are people who appeal to a broad base of constituents, who are welcoming and bring people in, instead of having litmus tests for whatever issue. in my experience you have to be a pragmatist, you have to be a person of integrity, and focus on economic issues. it's not pie in the sky, it's how do you put more mo