richard. >> leann caldwell in park city, utah. thank you.nwhile donald trump is getting muscles help to build support among women. the new super pact women for trump launched this week. that group is aiming to raise $30 million in support of trump. joining me now from atlanta is one of the co-founders of the women vote trump super pac. thank you for joining us today. i appreciate your time here amy. >> thanks for having me. >> why do you support donald trump and what's the idea behind the super pac. >> well at this point donald trump is the presumptive nominee and i absolutely do not support hillary clinton but i was on board with donald trump long before it's time we shake up washington and there is a problem within the republican party and there is a divide within the republican party and the divide is with the party people and with the base. and the base is tired of washington. it's not just the republican party. you can see the democratic party with bernie sanders supporters. the american people are fed up with washington and what they'r

forum, but did in a bloomberg podcast while ryan was at mitt romney's annual political bash in park city, utah where many consider trump's candidacy dangerous. >> suggesting that a person can't do their job because of their race or ethnicity, that's not a politically incorrect thing to do, that's just a wrong thing to say. >> it's pretty obvious he doesn't know a lot about the issues. >> trump's turbulent business history and practices are being criticized by democrats and facing renewed ask scrutiny. he's been sued 60 times for people who accuse him for failing to pay for work done or failing to pay workers. according "u.s.a. today" and "reuters." trump holds a rally in richmond. he's been sharpening attacks on clinton and promoting a speech blasting her. she'll be firing back from cleveland where the republican convention is a month from now. >>> well who is who of republicans are attending mitt romney's summit in utah. many in the group of conservatives have grievances with the party's presumptive nominee, donald trump. was today's summit a start of bringing the party together or something

forum, but did in a bloomberg podcast while ryan was at mitt romney's annual political bash in park city, utah where many consider trump's candidacy dangerous. >> suggesting that a person can't do their job because of their race or ethnicity, that's not a politically incorrect thing to do, that's just a wrong thing to say. >> it's pretty obvious he doesn't know a lot about the issues. >> trump's turbulent business history and practices are being criticized by democrats and facing renewed ask scrutiny. he's been sued 60 times for people who accuse him for failing to pay for work done or failing to pay workers. according "u.s.a. today" and "reuters." trump holds a rally in richmond. he's been sharpening attacks on clinton and promoting a speech blasting her. she'll be firing back from cleveland where the republican convention is a month from now. >>> well who is who of republicans are attending mitt romney's summit in utah. many in the group of conservatives have grievances with the party's presumptive nominee, donald trump. was today's summit a start of bringing the party together or something

dozens are gathering at mitt romney's donor retreat in park city, utah expected to raise millions not for the presidential race, but help republicans keep control of congress. romney has been donald trump's critic labeling him a fraud and phony and confirming he is not voting for trump or hillary clinton in november. >> i myself will not be voting for either one of them. i can't bring myself to vote for hillary clinton. i don't think policies that she promotes are right for the country. and mr. trump i think is too great a departure from the values of our country for me to sign up as a voter for him either. i'll be writing in someone else's name, probably another republican. >> joining me now is kate martell, reporter for the hill and "the washington post" phillip bump with a good morning to you both. phillip, how unprecedented is it for former gop presidential nominee to go so openly against his own party's current nominee? >> i mean i don't know that i heard that this has happened. not only is mitt romney not supporting donald trump but at this point none of the bush family supporti

. >>> mitt romney is holding his annual meeting of the conservative minds this weekend in park city, utaher of top republicans including house speaker paul ryan and rnc reince priebus are huddling to address the state of the gop and their presumptive nominee, donald trump. and in one closed-door session nbc news has heard that meg whitman asked ryan how he could support trump who she compared to hitler and mussolini. and liam, good to have you with us. what is the latest coming out of the romney retreat? what is taking place there behind closed doors? >> reporter: well, today, this morning mitt romney folk and he was very emotional. he was very reflective and he also had some harsh words for the plummet presumptive republican nominee donald trump. and with me i have spencer swick who was mitt romney's finance chair in 2012 and a close confidante of mitt romney. this morning mitt romney called donald trump a racist, xenophobic, a misogynist and said he's associated with violence. but donald trump almost immediately responded, donald trump said, quote, i said the guy's a stone-cold loser, h

mitt romney welcomes a large group of republican heavyweights to his fourth annual summit in park city utah tonight. donald trump will be a hot topic of discussion. romney has called trump a fraud and will oppose both trump and clinton. >>> breaking news. more than a dozen are dead after a car bombing in baghdad. there were dozens wounded in the blast which happened in a commercial district. isis has claimed responsibility. the attack is likely related to the government's push to free fallujah from isis control. >>> israel taking swift action following a deadly terror attack revoking most permits to visit israel or travel aboard. four israelis were killed allegedly two palestinians who posed as restaurant patrons before opening fire at an outdoor cafe in tel aviv. we have this report. >> reporter: good morning. gunfire erupting in the city center. panic in the streets aviv. a summer evening shattered when two palestinian gunmen walked into a crowded cafe. at 9:30 p.m., the two order drinks before starting to shoot at point blank range. watch as the shooting starts. diners leap from their se

pathetic, the continued war of words coming as romney holds a big annual big donor conference in park city, utah's where the barbs were out for the head f o the gop ticket. >> i don't want to see trickle down racism, i don't want to sea president of the united states saying things which change the character of the generations of americans that are following. presidents have an impact. on the nature of our nation. and trickle down racism, bigotry. ma sonlgny, all these things are exextraordinary nairly dangerous to the heart and character of america. >> what will happen to the republican party? judy miller, your recent book was the story. a reporter's journey. judy, let me start with some stunninging and sharm slams at the closed door meeting. politico is reporting tonight that meg whitman, she compared trump behind closed doors to hitler and mussolini. speaker ryan supposedly said he told magician david copper field, he wished he could disappear with this continue ver saysy, so how in the world can the republicans unite with this division? >> i think they're going to have a hard time uniting bec

teddy schleifer is in park city, utah, where a former republican nominee tore into donald trump and not for the first time. teddy, we'll come to you in a minute. first to kristen. donald trump was in florida this morning. he's now headed to pittsburgh. which donald trump is speaking today, the scripted statesman or the free-wheeling, name-calling donald trump? what can we expect? >> there are no teleprompters here today. if his speech is anything like what he said in florida, we'll see trump unscripted. when he was in tampa, he went after hillary clinton and elizabeth warren before turning to members of his own party, calling mitt romney a, quote, stone cold loser. that's in response to romney's comments that the character of america would change under a trump presidency due to what he called, quote, trickle down racism. trump also warned republicans who weren't coming on board with the trump candidacy yet, saying that he -- they should be careful or else risk losing their re-election battle. here's what he had to say. >> i mean, i've had more opposition from the republican party than i

what do you make of this business mitt romney and paul ryan out in park city, utah, playing like -- it they're playing at, ebony. give us your thoughts. >> you know, that's really tough at in this point because i don't know what they're smoking, proverbially. seriously. at this point this is your nominee. i understand it's not what you wanted, but you've got to wrap your mind around it -- lou: very irritating, even liberals, is that it? >> yeah. come on. it's actually not entertaining anymore. it's kind of silly and foolish to watch. >> oh, i think it's great. [laughter] they form this would have, could have, should have club, these three guys who are the bernie sanders of the republicans. they don't know it's over. i'm sure bill kristol will come out and speak to them. [laughter] i don't know where they think they're going. they just look ridiculous. >> yeah. they're doing themselves a huge disservice. however this thing goes, and none of us knows what's going to happen in november, but in the instance trump does not win, i think they're going to have a lot to answer for, and people

. >> and in park city, utah, 2012 running mate paul ryan among those speaking.nd hewlett-packard ceo meg whitman asked how he could support trump whom she calmed a demagogue compared to mussolini. rhine said he packed trump for party unity. and traveling to pennsylvania slated for 3:00 p.m. eastern time, though he may be running a little late. check in with jacob rascon at that rally in tampa which just wrapped up. we can tell behind you things clearing up. mr. trump went after mitt romney what did he say, jacob? >> reporter: for all the talk of a changed tone, his rallies, lice one just now, sounded similar to the ones we saw several months ago. really, he spends them hitting a few of his key points and going after whoever it was that went after him that week or that day. so he went hard at mitt romney, of course, mitt romney just yesterday talked about, again, how he couldn't support donald trump as the nominee, saying he was worried about trickle down racism and trickle down bigotry. here's trump's response. >> i watched this poor, sad mitt romney this mornin

he is live in park city utah with the details. >> reporter: good evening, trish.ou might imagine that mitt romney after saying those things would offer some other idea. the only idea he said is what he knows he will not do, he won't be the guy to try to take on donald trump or be a spoiler, in his words. this meeting here is not only top staff but the who's who of donors from the 2012 presidential campaign. and you might think this magnificent visa here who soften everyone's feelings. it hasn't. few others with few exceptions, folks here are up yet, almost resigned to the fact that the fact that donald trump could become the president of the united states and they are angry about it. they are worried about it. some of the speakers here are folks who have been behind donald trump. paul ryan, speaker of the house, who has endorsed donald trump. he wants to come here and talk about the gop's anti-poverty agenda he has unveiled in the house. folks here want to talk to him about why he has gotten behind donald trump and if he can control trump. rnc chairman reince prie

one is an ideas festival that's taking place right now in gorgeous park city, utah. this is mitt romney who is there this is where the never trump folks are gathering and reluctant trump supporters there. is there any chance from what you hear whispered within the party and within the never trump movement of a coup against trump? >> up on the slopes, there is a wish, a desire among some of these top donors to get rid of donald trump, but there's a reluctant acceptance that it's probably not possible. that millions of votes have been cast for trump and the time frame is too short and too hard at a convention to yank away a nomination. >> i want to play a clip for you if i can. this is mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader talking about donald trump, to bloomberg politics, take a listen. >> trump needs someone highly experienced and very knowledgeable. because it's pretty obvious he doesn't know a lot about the issues. you see that in the debates in which he's participated. >> this was senator mitch mcconnell need today join his ticket. he wouldn't rule out resci

. >> republican leaders are currently attending mitt romney's annual summit in park city utah.ou told me that romney, quote, needs to get over the fact that somebody he didn't pick won. the big picture right now, where does romney fit in along with the others who feel they've been alienated within their own party and they say they don't think they could ever support trump? >> well, as long as someone says they are not able to support somebody, it's hard for them to be invited into the consulting circle. but assuming that mitt romney wants to make a difference, as so many of us do, including the speaker, they have to be willing to engage with donald trump, expect to have the kind of direct access necessary to be heard and then give thoughtful comments to the candidate and see if in fact he takes the kind of advice that a first-time candidate absolutely needs. >> romney hasn't softened his criticism of trump at all. he's tried to recruit a third-party challenger. he says he won't run but do you think he might try to continue to stop trump either by going after fund-raisers or ded

. >> when i was in park city utah you were at the mitt romney event he was holding, interviewed him thereinton, can't vote for donald trump, but will take a closer look at the libertarian party ticket. we have a town hall later tonight with the two libertarian candidates. you know mitt romney well. what would it take to hear from the libertarian candidates to sway him? >> i think it is challenging for mitt to be in a place to support them. the cultural differences are significant. you brought up marijuana legalization in the interview with governor romney. that's one issue he and gary johnson are not going to see eye to eye, some social issues will be a great concern to governor romney. end of the day, one thing that helps is the relationship with bill weld. they know each other, weld was predecessor of governor romney in massachusetts. the social chasm i think is too wide. >> he served as adviser today, brent scowcroft, said he is endorsing hillary clinton for president. dramatic move. could that sway other republicans wary of a trump presidency? >> probably not something scowcroft envis

reservations over trump was 00 on full display yesterday at romney's annual e-2 conference in park city, utah crowd, many who are influential donors, that the voters chose trump and he did not want to go against their will and that he need to do keep the party together. rnc chairman reince priebus is schedule to do speak at the summit this morning as well and is he schedule to do preach that same message of uniting to beat hillary clinton in november back to y'all. >> thanks, garrett. >> garrett tenney, thanks a lot. i take romney seriously i would take him more seriously preface one for creating obamacare with romney care, of course, and two for running the most inefficient campaign than i have covered. i think it would be more credible if he started that way. >> i don't know why it has to be trickle down all of the above. >> that's it, he is saying anything who expresses ugly sentiments after trump. >> i think we are all responsible for what we say. we are not responsible for what other people say. >> never trump movement from him anyway like sour grapes. we had herman cain on the program e

chaotic most of the >> reporter: they vanished, reemerging with new identities in utah, opening a new studio in up scale park cityl practice with a touch of spirituality. their new life didn't last long. ann filing for bankruptcy in december of 2014. in debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars. from florida to utah, the pair had multiple run ins with the law. alison having previously been conducted of fraud, disorderly conduct and property damage, ann was convicted with disorderly conduct and battery. their next stop was hawaii, a new set of names, alison now known as alexandria and ann going their troubles followed them. on christmas eve the sisters were cited for disorderly contact with a bench warrant ordered for their arrest after they failed to appear in court. now she's free of second degree murder charges, but questions looming about what happened in the final moments separating these inseparable sisters. >>> next, the new pictures and texts shedding new light on the young man at the white hot center of a sexual assault case making national headlines. ♪ ♪

utah this weekend. we're going to go live to park city. >>> and the man who shot and killed rising young singer christina grimmie last night may have been a deranged fan. he opened fire on the star while she was signing autographs for fans after her florida concert. police say the shooter turned the gun on himself. we're going get a live report at the toch top of the hour with with the rest of your headlines coming up. >>> welcome to the journal editorial report. hillary clinton kliclinched the democratic nomination tuesday making history as the first woman to top the ticket of a major political party. president obama endorsed her in a video he leased on thursday, saying he is fired up and ready to hit the campaign trail with their first joint appearance scheduled for wednesday in wisconsin. joining the panel this week, dan headinger, washington columnist, kim strossel and james toronto. dorot dorothy, you saw the victory. what did you think about that presentation? >> i thought it was traditional and terribly professional and very heartwarming to her fans and it must have come as a great surprise that h

park city high school. >> thank you very much. did you teach in utah? >> 20 years. >> we sit on the same committees. >> i'm sorry. >> listen to me now. he brags about how utah when we're asking for money from various districts and help education, he brags about the fact that utah has one of the lowest per student -- >> thee lowest. >> in the country and have great results. can you talk about that real quick? >> i get upset with people who say and look at our test score when is they mean they use test scores to measure everything. and i know that those test scores, and i'm a teacher, i'm not afraid to give tests. i made out report cards. but i would never just say one standardized test is all i need to e know about this kid. and what they do is they can say where can we move the needle on a standardized test, play some games, get the kids to just jump a few points and then we can claim that we're doing wonderful things for kids. where are we >> melanie campbell, president and ceo of the national coalition on black sitting participation and convener of th

this coming week in utah, mitt romney is having his annual summit where he brings together a bunch of bigwigs and donors and so forth. >> park cityley. he's still doing it this year. paul ryan is going to be there. i've confirmed. romney has said he will never support trump, ryan is supporting trump. >> no booze will be served. this will be dry. >> we spent a lot of time looking at race and gender in this campaign. age is also going to matter. when barack obama won the presidency, both in 2008 and 2012, millennial voters were 20% of the electorate. 2010, 2015, under 15% of the electorate. bernie sanders is winning 70-30 with younger millennial voters. are she's going to have to get them back. >> that's why she's been so dainty and not attacking senator sanders, i think. >> i think we have a very similar -- something you didn't know, 75% of millennials have a concern for america's moral future. and i believe that is why they are polling with bernie sanders because they feel like he has more integrity than hillary clinton. if they feel like the election's being stolen or this primary's being stolen from bernie sanders, they will st