and judge roy moore, three conservatives are running.hat particularly primary in alabama could be the first touchstone to understand where the obamacare debate is going. do any of these three candidates, all very conservative, carve out any real and what should happen. doesn't even become an issue? and i'll be the first electoral test in about two weeks' time. this primary in alabama for jeff sessions, his senate seat. >> jackie: can you believe after 70 years, the republican's had a chance to get their act together, and seven years later, this is where they at. the promise to repeal and replace obamacare is dead. >> it is hard for me to calculate just how many fire drills there are. i remember in late 2009 and 2010, there were some meetings in arlington, virginia, where this was going to be the plan and there was kathy morris rogers, the number four in the house republican leadership. she was supposedly working on a plan. steve police , steve, who was in that shooting last month. remember the government shutdown for about two weeks and

. >> reporter: said roy moore earlier this week. the chief justice is leading the pack of nine republicans and seven democrats. support among social conservative remains strong, for his refusal to remove this ten commandments from the supreme court. >> constitution, i don't compromise, i will stand my ground. >> reporter: in a state that trump won by nearly 30 points, populism is large. >> the polling shows it, the voting shows it. >> i'll fight every spending bill that doesn't fund that law. >> reporter: republican congressman, mo brooks is weighing a pro trump campaign. >> president trump said he went to washington, d.c. to drain the swamp. in this alabama race, the swamp is fighting back and that's against luther strange. >> reporter: former alabama attorney general, luther strange was appointed to fill sessions senate seat. >> i've only been here a few months, but i share the frustration of the citizens that we're not getting fundamental issues addressed. >> reporter: it is scheduled for august 15. this afternoon, mo brooks offe

>> populism plays well with alabama voters, but so is religion and former alabama chief justice roy mooree a household name in the last decade among religious conservatives for his refusal to remove a ten commandments monument from a state's supreme court. >> we are deadlocked, we are stagnant, we are not getting things done that need to be done that are important to people. >> although president trump is popular among alabama voters, so as jeff sessions and these three republican candidates say that the attorney general will serve the president well by remaining in office. >> melissa: very interesting, we'll have to keep an eye on that one, thank you. >> jon: as a race to watch. minneapolis officers opening up about that deadly police shooting there, what they say happened the night an australian woman was shot and killed by a police officer who is responding to her 911 call. straight ahead. plus, we are following a catholic church abuse scandal with the highest ranking vatican official ever charged in an australian courtroom. >> george, george, i plead with you, i want you to have a fai

brooks congressman mo and states of cream justice roy moore are running against luther strange at specialion next month. both men are campaigning against senator mcconnell as a despised symbol of the establishment. directed his super pac to spend a billion dollars to boost his favorite candidate, luther strange. washington institute for policy today will be hosting a discussion on lone wolf terrorism. coming up later today, president trump: for the first medal of honor of his the army veteran james mcluhan who risked his life online separate occasions to rescue wounded and disoriented comrades during the vietnam war. ands at 3:00 p.m. eastern you can see it live here on c-span. income white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders will be briefing reporters on camera and we will have it live when it starts on c-span. road've been on the meeting winners of this year's student documentary competition. second prize winners were hanged in $1500 for their documentary on environmental justice. winnerse mention receive $250 for their documentary on health care. and then to concord massachuse

establishment and there are two big-mom contenders in the race, mel brooks, congressman from alabama, and roy mooree judge famous for the ten commandments, both in this race attack not only the senator but mitch mcconnell and the republican establishment. i get e-mails all the time from them saying mitch mcconnell is trying to come in and take our senate seat. it reflects the ongoing fighting in the republican party. >> brangham: something to keep an eye on. stu rothenberg, tamera keith, thank you very much. >> you're welcome. >> brangham: now we turn to bangladesh, where some children walk the beaches selling trinkets and food to help their families deal with grinding poverty. many of the girls will be married before they become adults, and will often be expected to assume traditional roles in the home. but one ambitious group of young girls is pushing back against that tide, and heading into the surf. special correspondent tania rashid takes us wave-riding. >> reporter: the world's longest beach is in bangladesh, and it is in cox's bazaar, the only beach town in the country. and these are the onl

republican primary coming up, the current senator, a good friend of jeff sessions, luther strange, 25%, roy moorents judge 33%, you are at 16%. this is one of your latest campaign ads. let me play your campaign at. >> that is all bunk. that poll, by way of example it had listed in fourth place in australia -- out of nine republicans -- an australian is number 4, the person who has not lived in the state of alabama until the day she came from australia. no credibility. leland: we got -- >> with this methodology. leland: we got that you disagree with the poll, it had sound methodology. we will leave the poll aside. this is the ad that is on the her. >> the other polling data i can give you a lot more polling data that shows how badly off that poll is if you wish but all i can say is i look forward to being in the united states senate, the when you claim is a close friend of jeff sessions i respectfully disagree. leland: a lot of points of disagreement, i look forward to the polling and talking about that was i want to play the ad that is on the air from your campaign in alabama and get your reactio

judge roy moore, former supreme court justice and myself. we seem to be in the top-tier of three.ff system. top two make a runoff. there is another tier of six. those are trying to percolate to the top tier but so far have been unsuccessful. stuart: is the wall your primary issue? >> well it's a big one because of the effect it has on american lives in so many different ways. if we can stop this huge surge of illegal alien labor into the united states of america, then those are job opportunities for americans. plus you will have an increase in american wages brought about by decrease in the illegal alien labor supply. it affectses a lot of americans on different levels. deficit and debt, that has to be up there. that is huge too. stuart: i have 20 seconds, would you tell us what you would like to hear from the the president if you were at the republican lunch at the white house today? >> i would like for him to detail the principles he will stand for for the remaining 3 1/2 years of his term and let's stick to it and get it done. stuart: bang some heads together to, please. congre

you've got judge roy moore, who is a former supreme court justice and myself, we seem to be in the topave a runoff system so the top two will make a runoff. stuart: you heard it there, senator strange accused of having ethical problems and look who is here, senator luther strange himself. i think you better respond, senator. >> i'll be happy to. i went back and looked and actually, congressman brooks said when i received the aappointment, i was exactly what alabama and america need at our critical junction in our history. put out a press release to that effect. nothing changed except for the fact that he wants to be elected to the senate and he's trying to distract from his long, well-documented history of attacking president trump. three weeks from election kind of mud slinging we have to expect, but appreciate the opportunity to respond. stuart: it's a nasty internal fight amongst republicans when republicans are not doing that well in the national standings anyway. thank you for responding. i want to ask you about what president trump said about your predecessor when he was senator