pool corp. has taken a dip since reporting.throwing the baby out with the bath water? then it is time to search for a tech sector for buying opportunities? after the recent drop in the nasdaq, but of course after apple tonight, i think we ought to sit down with the ceo of cyprus semi to see if it could be a prime time buy. and all the calls and rapid-fire in tonight's edition of the "lightning round"! so stick with cramer >>> what are we supposed to make of the action in the stock of pool corporation that's america's leading wholesale purveyor of pool parts, supplies and maintenance equipment. here is a stock that has given you a remarkable long-term run as pool corp. has acquired competitor after competitor. a lot of mom and pops too. it's up over 40% the past year, and the darn thing has nearly tripled over the past five years. i think these guys are one of the few clear winners with global warming too nothing makes you want to swim like unbearerbly hot weather but pool corp.'s shares have pulled back nearly $9, or nearly 6%

the fact that this is even a conversation is again not acceptable to any of us in the press corps. the poolvery important. it's for all of news the news media because there's limited space to have eyes and ears what's going on at all times to make sure that we're getting the message from the president or whatever white house official out to the public and for them to take any step to restrict that is not something that the press is going to stand for. >> the background reason on that is that if a president, any president, is allowed to call on those that have seen -- seemed friendly to him or acceptable to answers that might fly in the face of fact, having a procedure which includes disallowing those that would ask questions of substance and universal curiosity might be against the will of the people. not for the greater good. >> right. like you said, the president is free to not answer those questions. yesterday we saw him on two occasions not answer questions about michael cohen or russia. that's totally prerogative. it's the press' job to ask those questions. any reportner that situation

she was the pool reporter representing the press corps. the white house took offense. kaitlan collins says minutes later, communications chief bill shine disinvited her from the press in the rose garden. >> she said the questions she asked was inappropriate for the venue. as you saw, other reporters were pitching questions as well. cnn sent different reporters to the event. and a statement from the white house called it misguided and inappropriate decision. fox news issued a statement in support of cnn and kaitlan collins ability to ask questions. >> most that cover the white house is competitive job and to have all of those other people competing with and say that was inappropriate on the white house. i will point out the president was tweeting about the subject early in the day. raising this to the level of the white house. the white house reporter would have that question. the president is the one who started the news of the day. >>> today is the deadline for the government to reunite migrant families separated at the border by the president's zero tolerance policy.

she was the pool reporter representing the press corps. the white house took offense. kaitlan collins says minutes later, communications chief bill shine disinvited her from the press in the rose garden. >> she said the questions she asked was inappropriate for the venue. they told her she was shouting. as you saw, other reporters were pitching questions as well. cnn sent different reporters to the rose garden event. and a statement from the white house called it misguided and inappropriate decision. fox news issued a statement in support of cnn and kaitlan collins ability to ask questions. >>> remember the soccer ball that putin gave to trump at the press conference in helsinki? it turns out it had a transmitter chip. markings on the soccer ball indicate it contained a chip with a tiny antenna that transmits to nearby phones. the company says the technology gives users access to information about the product. the secret service in the statement says all gifts given to the president are subject to thorough security screening. lindsey graham indicated it may be bugged.

. >> she is what's called the pool, when there's an event and they don't want the whole press corps in one news, one radio person, called the pool, and they report back to everyone else in the group. >> stephen: she's responsible for asking the questions everybody would want. >> yes. that morning, president trump had been tweeting nasty things as is his want, specifically about michael cohen. >> stephen: because the tape had come out. >> yes, the night before. and caitlin asked the question everybody would want to ask which is to provoke him to say something about michael cohen, did michael cohen betray you? she didn't answer. then there was another question about michael cohen. she asked about the summit with putin, part 2, and has he not accepted the invitation or whatever. >> stephen: yeah. apparently offended, the trump administration offended by the impertinence of her questions, they told her later that she could not attendant another event in the rose garden where she was supposed to be the pool. >> stephen: even though she's just not there representing cnn, she's representing e

obvious the president is answering the question from the person who is the pool reporter today, a colleague in the white house press corps from abc news. why would the president contradict his director of national intelligence who said, yes, the threat that russia will try to interfere again is ongoing and pervasive. let me note that i spoke with former dhs secretary on this network a few hours ago on my show and i asked him, what are the chances russia tries do it again? he said very good. people who are tied to the intelligence community nearly universally agree that russia is still going to try to mess with us. so the question becomes did president trump then extract some kind of a promise, demand some kind of a promise from vladimir putin earlier this week not to interfere? if he did, why not? it sounds like the president did not because it would have coming up at that news conference or in the many conversations the president has had since then, craig. lots of questions today. first and foremost, about that response to russia as well as sort of more broadly what happens when there is this kind of reversal between wh

pool fox stands firmly with cnn on this issue of access. >> it's almost unprecedented. it's inexcusable for the white house to make this move. it won't be tolerated by members of the white house press corp. >> it was a sad moment for journalism in our country. howie: the reason reporters routinely yell questions at the president is that trump often answers them even as his press wranglers try to sho shoo repors out of the room. twitter is accused of shadow-banning republicans. howie: the "new york times" touched off a media debate by reporting robert mueller is possibly showing obstruction of justice by trump. joining us now from new york, morgan ortagus, and bill press, host of the online bill press show. morgan, this was the lead story in the "new york times," mueller scrutinizing trump's tweets. i am thinking tweets? morgan: i'm not a lawyer. but what i found interesting is three major things happened. the gdp was put at 4.1%, which is the largest economic growth since the third quarter of 2014. it added $7 trillion to the economy in new growth. what's important to me as a member of the military is the fact we got our remains home from core there are from our men who were lost their

pool fox stands firmly with cnn on this issue of access. >> it's almost unprecedented. it's inexcusable for the white house to make this move. it won't be tolerated by members of the white house press corp>> it was a sad moment for journalism in our country. howie: the reason reporters routinely yell questions at the president is that trump often answers them even as his press wranglers try to sho shoo repors out of the room. twitter is accused of shadow-banning republicans. yogi is a bear. when it comes to hibernating, nobody does it better. he also loves swiping picnic baskets. hee, hee, hee yoooogiiiiiii!! but when it comes to mortgages, he's less confident. here, yogi. thank you boo boo. fortunately, there's rocket mortgage hmmm. hey. by quicken loans. it's simple, so he can understand the details and get approved in as few as eight minutes. my kind of pic-a-nic basket. apply simply. mmm-hmmm. hee, hee. understand fully. mortgage confidently. rocket mortgage by quicken loans. but how do i know if i'm i'm getting a good deal? i tell truecar my zip and which car i want and truecar shows the range of prices people in my area actually paid for the same car so i know if i'm getting a gre

our nursing pool and it would reduce nursing shortages, all of these organizations supported this bill ultimately could not save the bill once all three rejengted it. instead of one nurse corps. historian pointed out need for nurses and i quote outweighed by unfair and more professional prejudice against male nurses fierce and need for national unity really only went so far. in 19509 nursing in military service remain tightly bound to judicial gender identities and roles. for their own economic securities, female nurses is this problem, they helped perpetuate continuation of gender misunderstandings in other words these were women who fought hard to get a place in the military. and they were very protective of their position and so they were willing to -- focus on that position and nursing as a historically gendered role women's role -- in order to maintain that position. ultimately it would be 1955 between -- the four male nurses were allowed into the army nurse corps. as reservists and then it would be 1966 another ten years later before they gain access to the army nurse corps. as regular members of the organization. so i want to kind of in the last few minutes here -- co

and expected of any pool reporter, david, but who, if anyone, can really step in here to help make sure that that kind of freedom of asking of questions by a white house press corpry on? >> sure. as you say, fred, our colleague kaitlin collins was doing her job as a reporter, trying to get answers to important questions in an opportunity with the president of the united states. for viewers, it is worth reminding she was there as a pool reporter, as a representative of all the broadcast networks. there's also print pool reporters there at the same time, and she's doing there what reporters do, asking tough questions. to your question, fred, about whether or not there's someone that can make sure the president and white house respect the first amendment and freedom of the press, the answer ultimately i have to say is the voters and at least until we get to an election congress. but there has to be a trust between the press corp and white house communication shop, and president trump i think has to understand better than he has in the past that unlike his past career as a businessman and tv figure, the media is not there to do tough stories about him. he is the peo