i had a chat with senator rob portman.bout donald trump and the 2016 race. we asked about the state of his party. senator rob portman: i think the party is strong for a couple of reasons. time where we have a threat from abroad again. people tend to look to republicans to protect the country. we find that at home, it is the top issue. i had to tell seniors about issues like social security but what came up was isis. i think that probably based on , the polling i have seen, and what i hear, i think it probably helps the republican party. we are getting some stuff done here. paul ryan as speaker is positive. if you look at the accomplishments, the first highway bill and about a dozen years, right now we are working on legislation to try to get back to the regular order. you have actual spending bills every year, and you have a process in transparency. i think we have some things to talk about in terms of turning things around the way the democrats ran this place versus us. i know the race is monopolizing a lot of the convers

john: our interview with senator rob portman is next.ter this. ♪ mark: you may know about this conspiracy theory popularized by jeb bush donald trump is working for hillary clinton. unfortunately there is no way to know that conspiracy theory is true but what if it were? podcast,erial, the decided to devote a year to the trump conspiracy? it has all the turns and twists first season. what would that be like? [phone ringing] >> hello. this is sarah. >> previously on serial. >> there is something going on with him that we don't know about. >> there is a tight of conjecture. >> i will get you the election. >> i am not getting out. i am going to win. >> he is staunch. >> answered this question for me. is donald trump a hillary clinton plant? that well.ow him >> i like her and her husband. >> this is a prepaid call from donald j trump. >> a phone call between bill clinton and donald trump. >> the problem for donald trump is why did you take the call? >> this call of all the calls is the one i think of as the smoking gun. >> he tried to call a

how would donald trump as a nominee affect re-election of senator rob portman in ohio? leader mcconnell: i'm still not going to get into the presidential race. mike: you talked about the ability to win in purple states. would some -- not naming names, would some of these candidates be more helpful to keeping the majority -- leader mcconnell: come on, mike. let's don't waste each other's time here. i don't want to get into the presidential race. i have already stated it would be extremely helpful in holding the senate to carry purple states. all of you can draw your own conclusions about which candidates are most likely to carrie purple states. mike: as a republican party, how do you hold purple states? what is the key to that? leader mcconnell: i think our members want to be able to say to their constituents they were a part of getting results. getting results on things that were worth doing. what i wanted to convey, i said this after my own re-election in louisville last year i wanted us to be a constructive right of center governing majority. a constructive right of c

he lobbied ohio senator rob portman's chief of staff so hard that portman became the 67th senator to sign on to the extension. >> but there is no bill more worthy and solid than the one for 9/11 first responders, permanent health care, fully funded, with the victims' compensation fund. >> despite senator portman's new support, the zadroga act extension remains stalled in congress. thatvs something stewart calls, >>> the second of two path train cars found buried in the rubble after 9/11 has found a new home. the car will be taken upstate to kingston, new york. there it ill go on display the very next day at the trolly museum. the other car that was relatively undamaged was given to a similar museum in east haven, carat onnecticut, earlier this ar. >>> approaching the 5:00 hour f u're about to head out the door, take with us you. >>nteep watch g "today in new york" by downloading the news 4 new york on your mobile device. our next hour starts right now. >>> and right now, a community coming together in grief as police reveal more about the couple behind the massacre in california. >>>

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. >> rob portman has to go it's in ohio. some folks running in blue and purple states running away from our nominee if it ends up being donald trump. maybe even a ted cruz. look first of all i think it would be a mistake for these senators to miss out on this convention. after all donald trump might pick somebody exciting to be his running mate. >> how much more excitement do you think my heart can take, donna >> we'll talk about beef stake in a second. >> you're coming up on a birthday tomorrow so i under. the fact is donald trump has had an outsize role in this campaign. he's been the party that energized the base of the republican party. they are with him. they believe that he's the guy or the candidate who can take on the establishment. so i don't know if this convention will produce the kind of malaise that my good friend here is thinking but i guarantee you it will be one for the history books. >> just to be clear i'm firmly in my denial stage of grief. >> you might be too young who remember when pat buchanan gave a ma

came more quickly to me to talk about the perkins loan program than did the senator from ohio, rob portman, who has an eye for the budget with his broad experience as director of the budget and with a large number of colleges and universities in ohio. he's a cosponsor of the legislation, he helped to write the compromise and he's hear t to -- he's here to discuss it today. mr. port manned port manned: i e senator from tennessee. these individuals not going to be left in the lurch. there are kids in the state of ohio who are expecting to get their perkins loans this january as they go into the next semester and certainly thousands of young people who are hoping in the fall that they're going to be able to take advantage of it and they were very uncertain. it is a big program in ohio. we actually have over 25,000 ohio students who've received financial aid through perkins. one school alone, kent state, 3,000 students. and by the way, i got lobbied on this very directly, a young woman named kerry richmond, interned in his office last summer, she's an classic excellent for someone who needs pe

how would donald trump as a nominee affect re-election of senator rob portman in ohio?eader mcconnell: i'm still not going to get into the presidential race. [laughter] mike: you talked about the ability to win in purple states. would some -- not naming names, would some of these candidates be more helpful to keeping the majority -- leader mcconnell: come on, mike. [laughter] let's don't waste each other's time here. i don't want to get into the presidential race. i have already stated it would be extremely helpful in holding the senate to carry purple states. all of you can draw your own conclusions about which candidates are most likely to carrie purple states. mike: as a republican party, how do you hold purple states? what is the key to that? leader mcconnell: i think our members want to be able to say to their constituents they were a part of getting results. getting results on things that were worth doing. what i wanted to convey, i said this after my own re-election in louisville last year i wanted us to be a constructive right of center governing majority. a con

it's going to bode serious problems for rob portman in ohio and florida, all of these contested senatepriebus is not going to sleep if he's sleeping now. >> certainly a lot of stuff to talk about and it just keeps getting better and better. thank you for being with us here today. >> thanks for having us. >> they made us gasp and shake our heads and say, huh? the top scandals and controversies of 2016 coming up next. right now, you're not thinking about all the money you saved by booking your flight, rental car, and hotel together. all you're thinking about, is making sure your little animal, enjoys her first trip to the kingdom. expedia, technology connecting you to what matters. some of these experimentse're notmay not work.il. but a few might shape the future. like turning algae into biofuel... ...new technology for capturing co2 emissions... ...and cars twice as efficient as the average car today. ideas exxonmobil scientists are working on to make energy go further... ...no matter how many tries it takes. energy lives here. i'm mary ellen, and i quit smoking with chantix. i have smo

they paid a visit to the office of ohio senator rob portman and talked to his chief of staff. >> i have yet to hear why this thing is not a priority. >> the plan to include the funding in the transportation bill fell through. advocates now hope to get congress to approve funding before the holiday break. >>> a routine traffic stop turns into a nightmare for a woman in new jersey. coming up what she says a cop did to her when he pulled her over. >>> plus, a thief using a child in a stroller as a distraction to still uggs. we'll show you who police are looking for. a big blow to planned parenthood as the senate votes to end federal funding. but what's the reality of that happening? >>> also, they're crushing a ruling for oscar pistorius that will likely send him back to prison. >>> i'm meteorologist lee goldberg. traded in the rain and fog for sun. some strong winds. wind makes it feel cooler. 4 now. we'll let you know when the strong winds subside and if we have to worry about rain it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but sl

senate veteran tells the times "if we nominate a bad candidate like donald trump, senators like rob portman of ohio or kelly ayotte of new hampshire are not going to be able to outrun hillary by that much and there goes the senate." an unnamed but quote prominent republican senator tells jonathan martin "there is not a bit of confusion among our members that if donald trump is the nominee, we're going to get wiped out." meaning republicans are going to get wiped out in the united states senate. and so there is this is interesting panic in the republican party that somebody should do something to ensure that donald trump doesn't win the presidential nomination. it looks like is he on track to do that right now. but every time somebody goes at him, they get chewed up and spat out. they end up the worse off for it and he doesn't. rick perry was the first republican republican presidential competitor to try to make his campaign all about stopping donald trump. perry was the first republican contender to drop out of the race. then bobby jindalal for a while made donald trump his cause, as well i

if you're rob portman, in ohio, in the fight for your life. you know what cruz will say on a given day. you know the type of campaign he's going to run. you can plan for it. the problem with trump is, you don't know what he might say. look at today, for example, he's the nominee, used that derogatory word. >> i think people when they get a good look at cruz. they don't like his face, the way he presents, his personality. he's 5'8". he's this guy with an attitude of anger. look at him there. i don't see a happy guy there. i see a guy people don't like. >> the image of him is that he's what chris describes in washington. but when he's on the trail, he's a happy warrior. the guy is nothing but smiles. the guy is very magnanimous. >> he's smart, very good on his feet. he's very strong in debates. and i think he's trying to work on being likeable to the degree that you can work on being likeable. >> if these two candidates are as bad as you say, there will be a third candidate in this mix, but it's not clear who that's going to be. >> why does the

trump might hurt them in terms of kelly ayotte senator in new hampshire running for re-election, rob portmanor re-election in ohio that he could be a drag because independents might ultimately vote for hillary that poll aside. >> yeah. i think it's amazing to me when you look at maybe a real clear politics average or these cnn polls that she is statistically tied with everyone at the top of her ticket, that includes carson, that includes donald trump. so, yes, you know it's hard to envision a hypothetical six months down the road. but republicans are still -- or voters are still deciding that the republican front runners are a pretty good matchup against hillary clinton. so, i mean, it's hard to imagine what trump can do between now and then to really lose the confidence of the voters, the support he's already gotten. >> nothing seems to have worked yet. s.e. cupp, stephanie, thanks so much. the final countdown to iowa is on before that voting starts republicans will get one more chance to make their cases in 2015. the next gop debate happening right here on cnn. that's december 15th. that's

. >> vanessa: a plan for students to earn more college credits in ohio senator rob portman introducing the amendment. the plan encourages high school and college partnerships that allows students to take college classes in high school. portman was inspired after a visit to dayton high where students successfully completed college courses. >> when they get to college, their costs are less, because they've already got credit. >> the plan is part of the bill overhauling no child left behind. the senate is likely to pass it in the next few days. >> congress is about to give a big boost to local road projects. they passed a five year funding bill for the nation's highways and road conditions in our major area, a big part of the concern. according to the d.o.t., 42% of massachusetts roads are in poor condition and in new hampshire, 54% of roads are in poor condition. >> we can help to address some of the choke points that are in that transportation system and give the economy a shot in the arm. >> mark: massachusetts senator elizabeth warren did not vote for the $305 billion bill. she says p

. >> finally caught up with senator rob portman on his way from voting to make sure people on the terroristist could still buy guns. >> as i said, we will let folks know and i have already that i supported the question, let's find a way to pay for it. >> you know you can find money. so that pay for it stuff really doesn't reach -- it's not passing the litmus test with me. i'm sorry. >> that night, senator portman of ohio signed on to the bill. maybe shame does work. but if it doesn't, maybe we should all just follow around mitch mcconnell, making this face at him. >> so john feel, thank you for what you have done. we are going to be on this and we will follow it and stay with you and check back next week. thank you so much for being with us today. >> thank you for having me. the media has always been our sword. thank you. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up, syria's endless war. the civil war raging on, still going on, shows no sign of ending. the human toll from mothers displaced by the conflict and their families. some cash back cards love to overcomplicate things. like limiting where you

how would donald trump as a nominee affect re-election of senator rob portman in ohio? leader mcconnell: i'm still not going to get into the presidential race. [laughter] mike: you talked about the ability to win in purple states. would some -- not naming names, would some of these candidates be more helpful to keeping the majority -- leader mcconnell: come on, mike. [laughter] let's don't waste each other's time here. i don't want to get into the presidential race. i have already stated it would be extremely helpful in holding the senate to carry purple states. all of you can draw your own conclusions about which candidates are most likely to carrie purple states. mike: as a republican party, how do you hold purple states? what is the key to that? leader mcconnell: i think our members want to be able to say to their constituents they were a part of getting results. getting results on things that were worth doing. what i wanted to convey, i said this after my own re-election in louisville last year i wanted us to be a constructive right of center governing majority. a c

stewart wanted to meet with ohio senator rob portman but was routed to portman's chief of staff. >> we just can't figure out why we have to drag guys hundreds of times down to washington who are suffering from cancers to plead their case when our country should have taken care of them in the first place. >> advocates hope to get lawmakers to approve funding before they leave for their >>> one vote hurts two of president obama's major health causes, senate republicans have approved a bill that destroys the so-called obamacare and wipes out funding for planned parenthood. the house is expected to follow suit in a few days. the president has promised to veto. >>> the port authority will have more cash rolling in this weekend. good for them. that means they're raising your tolls. the hikes take effect on sunday at the lincoln and holland tunnels, the george washington, bayonne, and goethals bridges and outer bridge crossing. az pass rates will go up $0.75. cash tolls will go up a dollar. e-z pass customers will pay $10.50 during offpeak hours and 12.50 during peak hours. cash customers wil

how would donald trump as a nominee affect re-election of senator rob portman in ohio? leader mcconnell: i'm still not going to get into the presidential race. mike: you talked about the ability to win in purple states. would some -- not naming names, would some of these candidates be more helpful to keeping the majority -- leader mcconnell: come on, mike. leapt's don't waste each other's time here. i don't want to get into the presidential race. i have already stated it would be extremely helpful in holding the senate to carry purple states. all of you can draw your own conclusions about which candidates are most likely to carrie purple states. mike: as a republican party, how do you hold purple states? what is the key to that? leader mcconnell: i think our members want to be able to say to their constituents they were a part of getting results. getting results on things that were worth doing. -- convey, d to von i said this after my own re-election in louisville last year i wanted us to be a constructive right of center governing majority. a constructive right of cent

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rob portman would be another ohio candidate that would be a good number two. >> that's still assuming isn't going to maintain and build his gains as he's done. >> right. another pole over the weekend showing him down 10 in iowa. >> iowa -- >> national numbers don't really matter at this point as much as the early state numbers matter. truchbl could lose -- >> does iowa matter? >> you don't elect a president out of iowa. huckabee won it but trump's whole persona is i win everything. he said he was going to win iowa. does that take luster off of the donald trump message if he's not a winner in the first campaign, first election of the season he loses. i don't think that gets him out of the race but it's not good for him. cruz could gain, rubio could do well. >> what do you think donald trump would choose as his vice president? >> donald trump. it would be a trump/trump ticket. >> trump squared. >> he likes cruz a lot. i can see him doing trump/cruz. >> do you know who i've always liked. >> nikki hailey? >> if you're going to go up against -- if you're going to go up against hillary, the