another person running today, a couple of people, but the other contender, his name is mike gibbons. the interesting thing about mike earlys is he was also an supporter for president trump. he made hundreds of calls for him, raised more than $1 million for him, and actually got in the race to help president trump, but trump backed renacci. host: has governor kasich gotten involved in this contest at all? guest: not really. his campaign operatives are getting but generally tired, some consultants. there are some more moderate republicans or anti-trump republicans behind him. host: a lot of the national headlines are focused on today's primaries being a test to president trump's influence. how popular is president trump in ohio? guest: he has done reasonably well here compared with other states. he won by eight percentage points here in ohio, which is kind of a lot. there are a lot of working-class democrats who are still saying, you know, give him a chance, and , in the republicans primary here in ohio, we have seen the republicans trying to be as close to him as possible, generally sp

mike gibbons, the businessman from cleveland, ohio.ling with all kinds of distractions walking in front of a camera. thank you for your time today >> thank you. >> julie: a boy who was declared brain dead defying all odds. 13-year-old trenton mckinley miraculously waking up after his parents signed papers to donate his organs. >> it was unfair to keep -- it [inaudible] >> i was walking straight. no other explanation but god. there is no other way that i could have came back. >> julie: holy cow. he was injured in a dune buggy accident two months ago. doctors say he has a long road to recovery but hasn't stopped him from shooting baskets and walking around the hospital. he not only survived but he is walking. incredible. >> bill: it gives you a lot of hope when you hear stories like that. >> julie: and the belief that miracles do happen. >> bill: 20 minutes before the hour. pushback against the gun control lobby. what some counties in the midwest are doing to support their right to keep and bear arms. >> president trump: your second amen

but the other contender is mike gibbons. he's a cleveland businessman. the interesting thing about him is he always was an early supporter of president trump. he chaired his campaign here in ohio, made hundreds of calls. raised more than a million dollars for him and got into the race to help president trump. trump backed his opponent and it looks like gibbons is not going to prevail today. >> has governor kasich gotten involved in the contest at all? >> not really. some of kasich's campaign operatives are working for gibbons, but it's generally just because gibbons hired them. they're independent consultants. there are some more moderate republicans or anti-trump republicans who are behind gibbons, but gibbons has not tried to distance himself from trump. >> today's primaries are being a test of president trump's influence. how popular is president trump in ohio? >> he's doing decently well here compared would some other states. he won by 8 percentage points here. there are a lot of working class democrats who are still saying, you know, give him a chan

mike brown got the gop not over two sitting congressman and jim renacci against mike gibbons in ohio. this room believe free enterprise, hard work and all the values that are important to us in the long run are what is most important. >> make ohio first again and make america great again. >> he goes on to face sherrod brown. joe donnelly in north carolina, robert kittinger voted in the primary, mark harris getting the nod. he will take on dan mccready in the senate, up for grabs, the most vulnerable republicans hold 51-49 edge. rob: a busy day, thanks. a massive bill to reform the va is closer to the pres.'s desk, the mission act passing the house veterans affairs committee with a 20-to vote. the number of vets eligible to seek private healthcare and in title all veterans, seeing a doctor twice a year without a co-pay. development come as va hospitals nationwide deal with long wait times. 3 college now a reality for some, but you the taxpayer will be footing the bill, the program signed into law in maryland will cost $15 million and begin next year. it covers community college tuition

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one of his public primary opponents is suing him for $1 million was mike gibbons says he falsely accused him of being pro-choice and anti-trump. yesterday he talked about that lawsuit and said no matter what happens today whether he won or lost he would still proceed with the lawsuit, that is the latest in ohio, mike tobin is in indiana with plenty of news. >> this important senate seat republicans think given a pickup come november we know who will lead the charge on the republican side, mike broad continues to trend rich private-sector guys who dump money into the campaign and branded his two opponents both of them congressman is career washington insiders improved the momentum to elect outsiders is alive and well. >> you get guys like me, ron johnson, david do, others, we get enough of us, we will actually start to solve some of these issues. >> incumbent democrat joe donnelly was unopposed. he is a moderate pro-life democrat but still got the d in front of his name in a place donald and won by 19 points we got a call from mike pence, the two of them will meet in person in a couple da

. >> investment banker and senate hopeful mike gibbons is suing trump endorser.hey used him of being pro choice and anti-trump. he suffered harm to his reputation, emotional distress, exposure to contempt, ridicule shame and damage to his business and candidacy. today, congressman renacci is at campaign office in ohio. >> he decided to do something that's unusual in politics. my big concern is people of ohio. >> do you think there's validity to the lawsuit? >> i learned people can say anything about you. i had that done to me in three elections in the past. in the end, you got to have tough skin and move forward and i think he'll have to learn that in the future. >> whoever wins tomorrow will challenge incumbent democrat senator sh sherrod brown. it's not quite a toss up. definitely not a solid blue. gibbons filed paperwork for that lawsuit on thursday. he said if he loses tomorrow, he will not withdraw the lawsuit. >>> arizona senator john mccain is expressing regret over his decision to pick sarah palin as his running mate. he tells "new york times," he should

mike braun got the gop not over two congressman, and jim renacci over mike gibbons in ohio. >> all ofin this room believe free enterprise, hard work and all the values that are important to us in the long run are what is most important. >> make ohio first again and make america great again. thank you all. >> he goes on to face sherrod brown. robert pinter voted out in the primary, mike harris getting the nod. he will take on democrat dan mccready. senate seats up for grabs, the most valuable and vulnerable, 51-49 edge. rob: donald trump will meet with military moms and spouses in honor of mother's day. mary next operations on the east wing of the white house, less your's event featured the army chorus and marine band. rob: sunday is mother's day. rob: we should probably plan something for that. jillian: fox news alert, overnight iran burning the american flag in retaliation of donald trump's withdrawal from the nuclear agreement. it is about time we stopped funneling money to terrorists, live next with wide donald trump's decision was dead on. rob: attempted carjacking caught on camer

mike gibbons is on outsider not from the political class, a businessman. wonder in this climate if republicans favor that at the moment, sir? >> bill: everybody loves to be an outsider. i was one, too. i was in business for 30 years. i ran for the office because the federal government took my car dealership in the general motors bankruptcy. gibbons and others want to talk about being the outsider and say i'm the insider. look, i'm a business guy. i've been in business. i'm still a cpa and i'm pretty much bringing my 30 years of business experience to washington i know that's what the president likes and i also know that's what the people like. i do have now a couple years in the house to understand how washington is broken to get a head start on it in the senate. >> bill: if you win on tuesday you'll go against brown. you characterized him as a liberal democrat. he seems to have stabilized in his numbers over the past two years. why do you think that is? >> people in ohio don't realize he votes very much -- one of the three most liberal senators in the cou

mike gibbons first time trying to be elected to office. he's an investment banker. he's from parma. is the one president trump had robocalls going out yesterday and today urging republicans, go to the polls, vote for jim renacci. if renacci pulls this off, close to $5 million in cash whereas sherrod brown has over $11 million in cash. if renacci gets the nod to be the candidate, more money will be coming in. when you talk about sherrod brown being vulnerable, this is a democrat who supports president trump's trade policies especially when it comes to the tariffs on aluminum and steel because cleveland, sherrod brown, ohio, that is steel country. so sherrod brown is saying he's with president trump and, in fact, when those tariffs were announced, sherrod brown put out statements saying i am with the president. renacci is on the house ways and means committee, they brought us tax reform in the house. sherrod brown on the senate finance committee, when he was slapped down by orrin hatch. if the two are going head-to-head, you're going to see commercials that show orrin hatch slapping d

mike gibbons is the investment banker. this is hot one. one million dollar lawsuit against renacci for defamation. they're not exactly playing nice in ohio. david: tempers are flaring. thank you very much. melissa. melissa: joining me now, jane timken, ohio gop chairman. thanks for joining us. tell me about the tone there. is it about all who can be closest to president trump? >> it shows you how popular president trump is in ohio. he is popular among republicans. his approval rating is north of 85%. his agenda is winning in ohio. candidates want to align themselves with president trump. melissa: who do you think has the best chance in the senate race in order to have that seat be republican. >> clearly i think the front-runner is jim renacci. the ohio republican party endorsed jim renacci, in large part because jim renacci can defeat sherrod brown. he has record defeating incumbent democrats. he has done it back-to-back in races for congress. he is resonating with voters. he is instrumental in passing tax reform as he sits on the house way

>> he faces his key opponent is mike gibbons who is using that strategy. he shows himself as not kind of candidate as well. in the campaign as we see a definite departure from how we used to be ohio first. >> the president by the way, to necessitate obviously fair and takes some assent to help fundraising and campaign for the local election? >> you are right. the president is in his natural, his most comfortable state and he is in front of these crowds. even at the roundtable today, speaking on message and this has rallied voters in every state throughout his term as president. >> erika, thank you very much . we appreciate you coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> a fox news alert. the white house and the president will host the south korean president later this month. as plans for a meeting between the commander-in-chief and north korean leader, kim jong-un, continues to move forward. the president sharing the details about the meeting. >> the trip is being scheduled. we now have a date and we have a location. we will be announcing it. >> just moments

mike gibbons on this trail asking for the vote of republicans in ohio in the primary.for being here. >> thanks, leland. leland: when i watched the interview and other candidates in the race and i've read some of your comments, what strikes me is that everyone is trying to wrap themselves in the i am more trump than the next guy, i'm more of an outsider than the next guy. why is that message so important in ohio? >> i've traveled the 88 counties in this state and the one line that i give that always gets applause is i'm not a politician. i've never run for office before. i'm tired of the career politicians we have in washington and that's why i'm running. leland: that's why you're running. how does it -- why do you think that resonates? >> i think that everybody else is tired of them, also, and i mean, you know, i think i've got the opinion-- my own opinion is the opinion of most people in the state of ohio. leland: is the argument on the flip side, in order to sometimes change something that is as profoundly screwed up as washington is and there's pretty much agreement

. >> his challenger is mike gibbons who this week sued them for defamation falsely accusing him of beingi-trump. in indiana very republicans are vying for the party senate nomination.the winner will face democrat joe donnelly get republican see him as the most vulnerable. all are trying to appeal to trump voters. >> the president knows i have his back when he needed it most against quicken hillary clinton. >> they want to divide us from the president of the lenses. i want to focus far more on places where i agree with the president to request the present was an outsider, a businessman. his normal people from the swamp career politicians. >> in west virginia three republicans are in a tight race for the party senate nomination on tuesday. this represented evan jenkins was previously a democrat west virginia attorney general patrick morrissey and don blankenship was recently imprisoned for one year.the winner will face the incumbent seeking reelection for republican think that this seat is right for to complete each of the 13 states in the us house of representatives is up for election. re

but before he can do that, he has to beat mike gibbons.investment banker who, by the way, starts out in north ohio and what we call the north coast. but those two going at it. in fact, gibbons has filed a $1 million defamation suit against renacci. so that's one of the things playing out behind the scenes here. so you have that race going on right now. there's also the issue as you had said not only that it has gotten nasty but then the governs, the race for govern. because among the republicans, they've already spent $10 million. that would be the race between mike versus mary taylor. of course, former senator and now the attorney general mary taylor who's the lieutenant governor. and while president trump hasn't stepped into this one, mary taylor is claiming the mantle of being the trump candidate having attended all of his rallies here in the buckeye state. one last thing as i wrapped it up with you. is the 12th district. 18 democrats and republicans running to replace pat. has endorsed a republican. he would like to see go on to a spec

mike gibbons, an investment banker with zero political experience and current congressman jim renacci apologies. who was recently endorsed by trump. we're also looking at the ohio governor's race and who will succeed the term limited republican governor, john kasich. in the running is democrat rich cordrey, former head of the consumer national protection bureau under president obama. he also has the support of democratic senator elizabeth warren. he is facing some familiar names here. facing the former cleveland mayor and former congressman who has support from some of the bernie sanders wing of the party. republican candidates, current state attorney general mike dewine, also happens to be a former congressman and u.s. senator. and lieutenant governor mary taylor. that gives you some of what you're going to see next tomorrow night with steve on the big board for our full primary coverage tomorrow evening, all day, all night long, right here on msnbc. coming up, when we come back, some desperate hours in a beautiful place. that's when we continue. >>> so, the last thing before we go h

mike gibbons says among other things he falsely accused him of being pro-choice and anti-trump. yesterday we spoke with gibbons and when he talked to us about that lawsuit he said no matter what happens today whether he won or lost he would still proceed with that lawsuit. that's the latest here in ohio. we will send it over to mike tobin in indiana with plenty of news there. >> hi, allison. with this very important senate seat republicans think they can give them a pickup come november. we now know who will be leading the charge on the republican side and that is the biggest bn mike brown. he branded his two opponents, both of them congressman as career washington insiders and improved that this momentum to elect outsiders is alive and well. >> you get guys like me, ron johnson, david purdue, others there, and we get enough of us there, i think we will actually start to solve some of these issues. >> the incumbent democrat joe donnelly was unopposed. a moderate pro-life democrat but he still has that d in front of his name in a place that donald trump won by 19 points. ron got

. >> his challenger's investment banker mike gibbons who this week sued for defamation for falsely accusingtrump in ads. democrats say they actually hope that the most far right candidates emerge as winners in republican primaries because they say they believe it will sway moderate voters in november and that will lead to democrat wins. molly: you have already covered a ton of ground but not to be forgotten north carolina and west virginia. >> that's right. in west virginia there's three republicans that are in a tight race for the party senate nomination on tuesday. u.s. representative evan jenkins who was previously a democrat and in the lead according to recent fox polling. west virginia attorney general, a former new jersey guy who was accused of being a -- [inaudible]. and don blankenship who was recently imprisoned for a year. the winner will face incumbent democrat u.s. senator joe manchin who is seeking reelection. republicans think his seat is ripe for the taking. as for north carolina, each of the state's 13 seats in the u.s. house of representatives are up for grabs. republicans

and renacci beat mike gibbons in the ohio primary. voted out in the primary. it was mark harris getting the nod there a federal prosecutor will now investigate the former new york attorney general accused of abusing women. eric sneiderman resigned hours after four women came forward in a new yorker report claiming he assaulted them. the democrat has been a vocal supporter of the me too movement. he denies the allegations. jerusalem now thanking president trump for recognizing it as the capital of israel. square near the new u.s. embassy will be named the united states square in honor of president trump. ivanka trump and husband jared kushner will attend next week's embassy opening as part of a white house delegates. that's a look at your headlines. back to you. ainsley: pastor jeffress is going to give the invocation or the prayer. pete: see street signs come up it gets real. steve: something else the president promised when he was just a candidate. pete: two or three previous presidents promised it too but it didn't happen. ainsley:

. >> bill: there is mike gibbons optimistic about his -- polls are open in ohio, west virginia, indianalina. republicans hoping to hold that majority in november. fox news senior political analyst brit hume back in washington how are you doing, brit? you're back in the swamp. everything aligned okay? >> everything i left behind, traffic, air conditioning not working too well at home. all those things i remember and don't love about being here. >> bill: send a postcard back to florida. don blankenship seems to be the character of the day. last week he said i am trumpier than trump. what about these candidates running to trump on nearly every answer they give? >> they know the republican electorate overwhelmingly supporting trump. if you want to be nominated in a republican primary you can't really afford to get crossways with trump and so they're all trying to be the trumpiest of the candidates and blankenship, who is a pretty exotic candidate, fresh out of a term in crossbar hotel, trump is opposed to him and doesn't want him. but he says nonetheless he would be trump's biggest supporte

another person running today, a couple of people, but the other contender, his name is mike gibbons. eresting thing about mike earlys is he was also an supporter for president trump. he made hundreds of calls for him, raised more than $1 million for him, and actually got in the race to help president trump, but trump backed renacci. host: has governor kasich gotten involved in this contest at all? guest: not really. his campaign operatives are getting but generally tired, some consultants. there are some more moderate republicans or anti-trump republicans behind him. host: a lot of the national headlines are focused on today's primaries being a test to president trump's influence. how popular is president trump in ohio? guest: he has done reasonably well here compared with other states. he won by eight percentage points here in ohio, which is kind of a lot. there are a lot of working-class democrats who are still saying, you know, give him a chance, and , in the republicans primary here in ohio, we have seen the republicans trying to be as close to him as possible, generally speaking.

our next guest had the backing of president trump and beat out mike gibbons in ohio.ng out congressman jim renacci. congratulations on your win. >> good morning, charles. thanks for having me on. charles: it is interesting. the first thing i thought about wednesday morning, steve martin and era of the wild and crazy guy over with. there is no place in washington for a person like that. you're considered the best chance. a lot of people are applauding republican primary voters, this has been an issue. how do you feel about not just your chances but the party's chances to make gains in the midterms? >> i'm very optimistic, especially in ohio. people talk about the blue wave. we really have a red wave there. the tax cut and jobs bill is working. people are happy. they're getting dollars back. proud to be on the ways and means committee to help mold that with the president. i think it is starting to show. in ohio, if you saw the primary, 200,000 more republicans came out to vote than democrats. that shows you we have a little bit of red wave rolling in ohio. charles: you

there republicans melissa ache kin son, mike gibbons and dan kiley and jim ren nasty are looking unseat. brian: the battle for governor will likely come down to mary taylor or mike dewine long time congressman dennis kucinich who we used to call a coworker or richard cordray who we have never worked with. but seems nice. brian: let's bring in todd piro. is he talking to some of the voters. is he live at jc's restaurant in ohio. hey, todd. todd: hey, steve, ainsley and brian. great to hear from you. this place recovering from cavs win. they have a lot of energy and want to talk about the issues. let's talk with john. john is in transportation. he voted for president trump. he says he wants to vote for candidates that tout american exceptionalism. why do you say that? >> because i care about the america-out absolute american dream. and what these folks can do for us and to make sure that we are all safe in this country. todd: governor, you are picking mike dewine because you like the way that he as attorney general was a law and order candidate. for senate you are going for jim renee'sy.

in fact, robo calls going out today urging people at least republicans to vote for him versus mike gibbons trump for president campaign here in ohio. gibbons is native born in ohio that's the northern part of the state. his picture is also from the northern part of the state. they have spent a great deal of money to try to win this primary. but then you've got the victor that's going to face brown the democrat in the northern part of this state, of course, it is state sherrod brown in favor especially when it comes to tariffs because ohio is steel company so whoever wins in the republican primary is going to have to face brown and key winner will be the reporters charles because they get ice cream in cincinnati and in cleveland covering that election in the fall. >> you never bring any back from me. thank you adam shapiro. appreciate it. [laughter] >> fox business special election coverage starts opportunities at a 8 p.m. eastern, of course, you do not want to miss it. meanwhile ibm wrapping up a cloud business and ibm senior vice president -- who is going to talk more about this. sir, ibm

mike braun. this is another seat republicans believe they can flip. >> in ohio, jim rennaci is considered the frontrunner running against michael gibbons. president trump endorsed rennaci. the winner faces democratic senator sherrod brown. >>> there are primaries to replace governor john kasich. it places richard cordray against former ohio congress member dennis cucinich. it is mike dewine against mary tayl taylor. >>> a senior white house official says the trump administration is backing jeff sessions as conservatives are threatening to hold the attorney general in contempt of congress. affairs director mark short telling cnn i think we are supportive of our cabinet. although short did knowledge frustration with the doj over records. last week, the president was ripping the justice p department on -- justice department on this very issue. >>> paul ryan is not commenting on the chairman devin nunes threats to hold sessions in c contem contempt. he threatened to take action after he did not turnover documents. >>> rudy giuliani media blitz not playing well in the white house. staffers and members of the legal team are complaining because

mike check. >> of course. all right. have a good show, everybody. >> female announcer: the following is a paid presentation for dr. denese skinscience featuring emmy award winner leeza gibbonsnd "general hospital" star finola hughes. >> male announcer: and now the exclusive premiere of "winning the wrinkle war," examining how powerful age-renewing and youth-building ingredients can actually deliver incredible results like these in just 14 days. >> female announcer: and transform your skin like this in only 60 days. >> male announcer: but first, let's join reporter and emmy award winner leeza gibbons. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, ladies.

mike adkesson is the chief veterinarian at chicago's brookfield zoo. >> stahl: for all what-- the gorillas? chimps? >> adkesson: gorillas, chimps, orangutans, our gibbons. who knew? >> adkesson: yeah. >> stahl: aww, look! and that was just the beginning. turns out, all kinds of zoo animals use all kinds of contraception. she got a "no breed" recommendation? >> adkesson: she got a "no breed" recommendation. >> stahl: this monkey, anesthetized for her annual physical, was getting a birth control implant between her shoulders. >> vet in detroit: her dose is two, because she's big. >> stahl: at the detroit zoo, there was an aardvark getting a birth control implant in her leg. now there's a sentence one never expects to say. and then there was dr. adkesson's next patient... oh, my! hello. what a strange-looking creature you are. ...a furry fellow called a rock hyrax, who dr. adkesson says is somehow related to an elephant. >> stahl: what? >> adkesson: yes. from an evolutionary standpoint, closest relative is the elephant. >> stahl: no. elephant or not, he too was getting a contraceptive implant. >> adkesson: it's about the size of a grain of rice. and this

mike check. >> of course. all right. have a good show, everybody. >> female announcer: the following is a paid presentation for dr. denese skinscience featuring emmy award winner leeza gibbons host lisa robertson, and daytime emmy award winner and "general hospital" star finola hughes. >> male announcer: and now the exclusive premiere of "winning the wrinkle war," examining how powerful age-renewing and youth-building ingredients can actually deliver incredible results like these in just 14 days. >> female announcer: and transform your skin like this in only 60 days. >> male announcer: but first, let's join reporter and emmy award winner leeza gibbons. [ cheers and applause ] >> hi, ladies. thank you. thank you so much, and welcome. i'm excited about our program today because we're talking about winning the wrinkle war. i'm 57 years old, and if you're like me, you're on the front lines of this battle.