but historians, researchers, and contributors will have access. 23 men in suburban atlanta are in custodyafter an online sex sting. they're accused of trying to have sex with underage teens. the men were lured by online ads.. and they believed they were communicating with 14 and 15-year-olds. 70 officers from 20 agencies pulled off the sting.. called "operation spring cleaning." the men arrested range in age from 19 to 48. most have blue two are college students. and one is in the air force. in court, lawyers for some of the suspects tried to get bond for their clients. all were rejected. wildlife officers are searching for a monkey that was spotted several times in central florida. the monkey is a rhesus macaque and neighbors who have seen it say- it's adorable. however-- animal expers are warning people not to approach the monkey and don't take pictures. those monkeys do not like being stared at. that's what one woman learned the hard way. keri locke saw the monkey and tried to take a picture. eventually- it charged at her and her children. that breed is native to asia, and appears to b

the suburban community outside atlanta, the trump brand isn't selling. he's the only republican presidential candidate who has trouble covering this district. it is a very high bar. it would be an absolute earthquake if he did. my guess is he gets close lu clearing will be tough. >> the demsz need to win 24 seats in order to win back the house majority. 23 seats held by republicans were won by hillary clinton in november. and so this is the kind of daeblgt -- >> yeah. >> forget the 50% mark for a minute here. i want to see how well john ossoff does in terms of passing 50% -- >> he doesn't win for the earthquake to happen? he just has to be close? >> i don't agree with that. when you're looking at the midterm elections a year and a half away, it's hard to get a lot from special elections except when you go beyond the top lines and see if democrats were able to connect with these kind of voters. affluent educated voters. these are the ones they need to claw background next year. >> here's the thing. the president has not shied away from this. you might thi

. >> our second video surfaced showing a police officer in suburban atlanta punching a man after a trafficp. it comes on the heels of another officer kicking the same man at the same stop while the man was handcuffed on the ground. both officers have been fired. >> president trump signed legislation aimed at cutting federal funding to planned parenthood and other organizations that perform abortions. the program was established in 1970 to subsidize family planning and related health services. >> pope francis commemorated the last supper on this holy thursday with the ceremonial washing of the feet. he went to a prison outside of rome and among the feet is he kissed three women and a muslim man converting to christianity. this emulates jesus and his apostles good friday. >> and at the mass of the lord's supper. archbishop charles sa shi too performed the feet washing ritual. >> a tiny ice encrusted moon of saturn could be the most likely place in the solar system to find extraterrestrial life. nasa detected hydrogen, carbon dioxide and methane shooting off the moon in these geyser like plum

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we are here at a polling place in cobb county, suburban atlanta. it's was held by tom price until he was appointed hhs secretary. the trump won by 1.5 percentage points and tom price won by over 20 points. i talked to one voter yesterday. this was about college-educated white voters. i spoke to a man who is a conservative lawyer in town. he said he wants somebody -- he used the words kind and decent, implying that that was not president trump. he didn't vote for president trump in the fall. this is another chance for him, he said, to vote against donald trump. so he voted early for jon ossoff, he told me yesterday. that's the dynamic that's here. i think the question, if ossoff can break 50% it would be a real sign that there are potential surprises on the horizon for republicans and that they need to prepare for the kind of potential wave or surprising change that we saw maybe back in 2010 when the tea party wave took a lot of people by surprise. you remember, there is often an assumption that the house of representatives will never change. it's s

. >> reporter: some traditionally republican voters in this suburban atlanta district just can't stomach the president. >> he has brought the decorum of the presidency down so low i cannot bring myself to support candidates like that anymore. >> reporter: democrats far beyond georgia hoping this is just the beginning to energize their base of opposition. kasie hunt, nbc news, atlanta. >>> still ahead. as we continue, sunscreen in schools. did you know students actually need a prescription to have it in many cases? a battle being waged to change that coming up. >>> also, will anyone lose their job after that passenger was brutally dragged off a united plane? what the airlines ceo revealed today. >>> we're back now as spring has sprung and temperatures rise across the country, there's a fight happening over something a lot of parents might not even know about their children's school that could be putting their children at risk. at the center of the battle is sunscreen and a mom on a mission to change the rules. nbc kristen dahlgren has details. >> reporter: when jessie's two daughters came

. >> reporter: some traditionally republican voters in this suburban atlanta district just can't stomach the president. >> he has brought the decorum of the presidency down so low i cannot bring myself to support candidates like that anymore. >> reporter: democrats far beyond georgia hoping this is just the beginning to energize their base of opposition. >>> still ahead. sunscreen in schools. did you know students actually need a prescription to have it in many cases? a battle being waged to change that coming up. >>> also, will anyone lose their job after that passenger was brutally dragged off a united plane? what the airlines ceo revealed today. brutally dragged off a un [ scratching noises ] hey scout, what's with the itchys and scratchys? it's these fleas and ticks. ow! i'm getting bit like crazy. got any ideas for me? well, not all products work the same. that's why my owner gives me k9 advantix ii. it kills fleas, ticks and mosquitoes. mosquitoes too? yep kills all three through contact -- no biting required. wish my owner knew about k9 advantix ii. ow!

. >> reporter: in suburban atlanta, john alsoff is drawing the ire.ns who say he's too inexperienced to replace tom price, now president trump's secretary. and some of the money he raised came from angry democrats outside the district. >> the average donation is $42. this is grassroots fund raising. >> democrats are very, very enthusiastic about the political winds right now. >> reporter: cbs news political director steve chaggaris. >> reporter: why so much attention on these races in georgia and kansas? >> if republicans are shown to be weak candidates this early, even if they win, that's going to have an effect on how republicans who are running for reelection shape their political narrative moving forward. >> i'm ron estes. after eight years of obama, america is weaker and the swamp is deeper than we thought. >> i'm james thompson, and i'm running for u.s. congress. i'm a fight ier, and i don't ba down. >> reporter: and democrats and republicans in kansas are in a tight race to replace mike pompeo. with approval ratings at an all-time low for presi

for a special election this suburban atlanta congressional race is getting a lot of attention.re rallying around john ossoff, the former congressional aide. he's portraying himself as a centrist that vows to cut government waste. >> he's got a lot of fund-raising cash, more than $8s million and he has of supporters. they review it as an early referendum on president trump. >> president trump weighed in on the race saying the super liberal democrat in the race tomorrow wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and race taxes. the district 6 favors establishment candidates. trump carried the district by 1 1/2 points in november. compare that to tom price that got 62% when he last ran in the district. the 18-way race includes 11 republicans. so these republicans are not just attacking the leading democrat, but also campaigning against one another. they call this a jungle primary. all 18 registered candidates are listed on the ballot. in order to within, a candidate has to get more than 50% of the vote. if no candidate does this, the two leading vote getters will face e

that is probably helpful for republicans, because where the next race is next week is in suburban atlantavoters who recoiled from trumpism 1.0. what i was going to ask dana, about the literary of things, nato is important, china is not a currency manipulator, janet yellen is terrific at the fed, export important, border adjustment tax, i wasn't serious, it goes and on. >> a lot of policies can change once you get into the white house, and i think that president trump is especially willing to be flexible after he meets people one-on-one. that's the best example of that, president xi, might be because strategically he knows he needs the help of north korea. i also think that when he says they have great chemistry and he's like, i really like him, that makes a big difference for president trump. those one-on-one relationships make a difference. people within the white house explaining things to him -- remember the ceos that come in and they are exploding with the export import thing makes sense. like, okay. i don't think is based leaves him, i don't think they voted for him for that, his tou

the district in suburban atlanta has been in republican hands since 1979. >>> members of the british parliament approved plans to hold an early election. the prime minister says the vote is necessary to gain a stronger mandate for england's exit from the european union. the announcement marked a u- turn for may that she wouldn't seek an early election. it will mark the third general election in britain over the last ve >>> father-daughter dances always make unforgettable memories for their girls and dads. cbs's danielle kennedy, brings us the story. >> reporter: 10-year-old angelina and elsie miller have been friends since they were in kindergarten. >> blessing. >> reporter: angelina's dad says he remembers when the girls first met because elsie's smile is so bright. >> i cannot get over that smile. >> reporter: tomorrow marks a sad day for elsie, the one-year anniversary of her father's death. >> it made me sad too thinking how sad she was. >> reporter: that's why the family wanted to do everything they could to keep elsie smiling. >> last month angelina had a daddy-daughter dance a

. >> there's a special election to replace tom price in georgia's suburban atlanta 6th district.en republican since 1978 but it's the kind of district that didn't really take to donald trump so you have a ton trying to flip this district and the candidate there raised more than $8 million and is nuts and it's come from all over the country. democratic activists have flooded in and republicans are nervous enough that they're going to be good for over 5 or 6 million of their own money. at the end of the day it will be hard for the democrat because he will win. if he doesn't get over 50% it goes to a runoff and you no longer have this crowded republican field but then it's one-on-one and the republican will win. how energized are the democrats? what are they able to do on the ground. if democrats are going to make a dent in the republican house majority they have to win the republican leaning districts that are suburban and weren't necessarily that high on donald trump. so there's a lot to learn here even if the democrat doesn't win this race. >> interesting after he had that distri

this morning democrats in suburban atlanta are lamenting a victory that has slipped away, a seat thaty republicans since jimmy carter was in the white house. john ossoff, all that matters is he didn't win. he didn't get a simple majority and therefore no victory. he faces a june runoff against the leading republican karen handel and she'll have the full

the reasons donald trump ran behind mitt romney by 22 points is because he's just not fits for suburban atlantawaldorf astoria than walmart. karen hand el is a pretty decent fit there. can falcons gets republican voters to put on their party jersey and vote? if they can, they will likely win. >> one other thing here before we go. this is interesting. david, i want to give you a chance to respond. on the new york times website today, a picture comparing the patriots turnout for president obama in 2015. you can see that. and then you see the turnout of patriots with president trump today. do you read anything into those two pictures? >> not at all, erin. it's silly. >> why? >> because it's silly. who does it matter who the members of the patriots like or don't like for president. what does that matter? it's a silly analogy, silly comparison. >> quick final words simone. >> i think it matters that folks are not wanting to show up at the white house to stand next to the president. >> they're football players, simone. >> no. there's other people who don't want to stand by him because he's toxic. >>

>> this is a suburban atlanta district.t suburbs of every major city in america and you see the suburban areas getting less republican and more purplish, if you will and atlanta is no different than that. this still is a republican state. she's a terrific conservative and she'll be a great congresswoman and she'll win this seat. >> does she want donald trump to run with her? >> good question. >> no, i don't think she would have any concerns about that whatsoever. she didn't express concerns to me when we talked about it. she's a republican and supports the president. she mentioned that she wants the president to come down to campaign for her. for her it's about energizing the base and as everybody knows that's not an easy thing to do. so she needs the trump voters to come out and she needs her voters to come out and she's run statewide a couple of times and she's always run well in that district. she's not won statewide and she's run well in that district. she will do very, very well. they had a chance to win it. >> let me

but this is a suburban atlanta place, that only voted for donald trump by 1.5%.om price got 20% of his rival. so there's very much a disparity between what conservatives want and in a candidate i spoke to a voter who said this is about decency, and he doesn't think that's high on the list of president trump's values. but i spoke to ossoff today and he's aware there are some challenges being seen as a national candidate. he's trying to focus very much on saying all politics is loegal, sloeg -- local, and he's focused on middle georgia. but the realities are a little different. the campaign says for every one volunteer they've had come in, ten of them are local. of course, as you talk to people, it's clear that a lot of it is coming from the outside. so the question is, what does this tell us more broadly about what might happen with the house in 2018? what does this tell us how energized democrats are? to that end, it's probably one data point among many. but if he's able to top 50% tomorrow, it will send a message that democrats really are angry enough to potenti

it's in suburban atlanta. and irt was noout goit was newt.be some symbolism if in seat were to flip. the democrat, john os of is leading in the polling. he would have to take 50% of the vote next tuesday or face a run-off with the next highest finisher. he's t vessel of democrat hopes and dreams at a time when there aren't a lot of things to dream about if you're a democrat. he's raised $8.3 million. that is an incredible amount of money for a single house race. a lot of it is online. it's from democrats who really want to do something, anything to stand up to donald trump. and giving john money seems a way to potentially do it. that will give us a sense of whether or not democrats are so energized against trump that they're going cocome out in numbers in places that we don't normally see them. >> thank you. going to you and isaac here. the vessel for democratic hopes and dreams, what do you think? >> they've got the best chance there. he's running in a district that trump won but not by very much. and in kansas it would be a much bigger spli

force runoff and easy win and recording this message to gop voters in the suburban atlanta district > super liberal democrats and nancy pelosi. >> reporter: but the race has exposed deep gop divisions including attacks like this one on republican candidate karen andel from a conservative group that backs one of her opponents. >> stop karen andel, a big-spending career politician we can't trust with our money. >> reporter: andel tells cnn that those attacks have fallen flat and predicts the party will come together and keep the seat red. >> we will unite for this reason. keeping this seat in the hands of a republican is far bigger than any one individual. >> reporter: now, wolf, if ossoff does win tonight, republicans tell me they believe he'll be one of the most vulnerable democrats heading into 2018 given that there's only one other democrat in congress who represents the seat more republican than this one, bics pect if this does go to a runoff, lots of outside money to pour in, neither side will concede this race. june 20thth is the runoff date and it will be heavily contested. who

money nationwide and hard to sustain that level of fundraising for the next two months in a suburban atlantare more expensive. >> the president in kenosha, wisconsin giving a speech about american made, america hiring but he said something to an affiliate about his legislative agenda. listen. >> i think it's going to come probably as part of the deal. people want it. i want to use it whether it's health care or tax reform i want to use it for that. >> so the "it" he's implying to is tying infrastructure to another piece of major legislation. the only two he's talked about is tax reform and health care. what are the mechanics of that and the likelihood of getting anything through that size? >> honestly, i don't know. here's why. they were unable to pass a health reform bill something that every republican agreed they should do. infrastructure there is not wide agreement on how they are going to pay for this. republicans are split on that issue. he wants to spend, you know, something north of a billion dollars. where are they going to find that money? on tax reform it's only going to get more

. >> voters head to the polls on tuesday in suburban atlanta waiting candidates are vying for one house. formerly held by new health and consumer services secretary. - we have a look at the bruising battle for georgia sixth district. what you have? it is getting heated. >> it is getting very heated indeed. in fact in tom price was called to serve as secretary the last thing he intended to do was open up one of george's save list republican state to a newcomer who might flip this. they have a free for all of republican with 11 gop candidates dishing out and one democratic newcomer, john -- who is a congressional aide beating his challenges with ads like this. [video] >> in the strategy, this is paying off. he has raised more than $8 million and he will need that if he does not win out) republicans will rally to save this a political reporter says the race has gone national. practices must be quietly be all apart republican affair and he has turned this into a national contest. a lot of supporters about one and 20 of his donors are from georgia. a lot of them are saying they want to suppo

this morning democrats in suburban atlanta are lamenting a victory that has slipped away, a seat that has been held by republicans since jimmy carter was in the white house. john ossoff, all that matters is he didn't win. he didn't get a simple majority and therefore no victory. he faces a june runoff against the leading republican karen handel and she'll have the full might behind her. let's go to jason carroll. >> reporter: basically, you have to look at the reality of what happened on the ground. both sides are claiming a victory of sorts here. if you look at what happened with jon ossoff here, basically, he wanted to avoid this runoff election with karen handel, but he was up able to get 50% of the vote. however, he was still able to get 48% of the vote and that's a huge margin for a democrat running in a republican district. he was able to do that in part by making this a referendum on the president. both sides claiming a victory and both sides looking forward to that runoff election on june 20th. >> and there is no amount of dark money, super pac, negative advertising that can o

suburban atlanta -- in towns like where you and i grew up, it matters a lot. in these places, these verbs, people actually aren't from there. they don't know where their congressional lines lie. they live near the big city or they don't live near the big city. it's a much bigger deal in rural america i can clearly agree. >> martha: run for office and can even do the walk in and vote for yourself, a little embarrassing. last thought. >> that's true, but i want to make clear again, 30-year-old documentary filmmaker, looks like he just walked out the cash to the neck cast and saved by the bell. the fact with the skies even in this race, the fact that this is even happening is an insight into what's going on in suburban american today and republicans need to be cognizant of that even if they win, even if it works out, they need to be cognizant of these democratic shifts. >> martha: not to mention the get stuff done charge that is coming from their own minions in the republican side. they want to see more action. thank you very much you guys. good to see you all. p

. >> yeah, it is a very conservative establishment republican-friendly suburban atlanta district. very affluent, very highly educated but not your typical trump stronghold. many voters there were very skeptical of donald trump. marco rubio won the primary last year and trump only won by 2% of the votes. democrats really hope the skepticism toward trump mixed with john ossoff's rise can help them flip the district. >> how did a 30-year-old investigative filmmaker get here? >> even people in democratic circles had never heard of him before when he announced in january he was running. he's raised more than $8.3 million and only 1 of 20 in his donors nationally came from the state of georgia. heas sortf the face, embodiment of this anti-trump wave. he's used that money to flood the district with ads, with flyers. you can't turn on your tv, your computer at home, your car without hearing one of john ossoff's ads. >> karen, if the democrats couldn't do it in cans, thkansa makes you say they can do it in georgia? >> you know, i think in farther because john also represents what people ar

the district is in suburban atlanta. it has been a republican district for 38 years.to be newt gingrich's district. the leading republican candidate is karen handel, who used to be vice president of the komen foundation. she resigned from the foundation after she urged them to cut off grants to planned parenthood. today at an event closed to the press, president trump quietly rolled back protects for planned parenthood, signing a bill that will allow states and local governments to withhold federal money to planned parenthood. democrat jon ossoff joins us next. it's the phillips' lady! anyone ever have occasional constipation,diarrhea, gas or bloating? she does. she does. help defend against those digestive issues. take phillips' colon health probiotic caps daily with three types of good bacteria. 400 likes? wow! try phillips' colon health. hi! hey! i've made plans for later in case this date doesn't go well. same here. wouldn't it be great if everyone said what they meant? the citi double cash card does. earn 1% cash back when you buy, and 1% as you pay. double means

attitude, and it's probably helpful for republicans because where the next races next week is in suburban atlantay kind of voters who recoiled from trump's and one point oh, the stephen bannon version. bipartisan and accommodating at home, and for the different trump, that probably sells a lot better with affluent voters in atlanta. >> we political nerds are breaking apart every little data point on these races, the special elections. a lot of this will come down to how does the economy look next summer, period. >> martha: good to see you both. coming up next, a major expose from "the new york times" on ramp at mismanagement inside the white house. what could be about? stay tuned. we'll be right back. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplem

the district is in suburban atlanta. it has been a republican district for 38 years.used to be newt gingrich's district. the leading republican candidate is karen handel, who used to be vice president of the komen foundation. she resigned from the foundation after she urged them to cut off grants to planned parenthood. today at an event closed to the press, president trump quietly rolled back protects for planned parenthood, signing a bill that will allow states and local governments to withhold federal money to planned parenthood. democrat jon ossoff joins us next. t. last year, he said he was going to dig a hole to china. at&t is working with farmers to improve irrigation techniques. remote moisture sensors use a reliable network to tell them when and where to water. so that farmers like ray can compete in big ways. china. oh ... he got there. that's the power of and. eep. you had a long, stressful day, and now you need a little help falling asleep. time for unisom sleepminis. the little capsules work fast so you get a good night's sleep and wake recharged. unisom s

the election was in suburban atlanta, where 18 candidates from both parties competed. the seat was vacated by tom price, now the secretary of health and human services. president trump attacked the leading democrat in the race, jon ossoff, who said he thinks the president is "misinformed." >> there is word this evening that president george h.w. bush is hospitalized again in houston. a spokesman said mr. bush is doing fine and already on the path going home. he gave no other details plp bush is 92. he was hospitalized for pneumonia back in january. and, on wall street, stocks lost more ground after goldman-sachs and johnson & johnson posted disappointing earnings. the dow jones industrial average lost 113 points to close at 20,523. the nasdaq fell seven, and the s&p 500 slid nearly seven. still to come on the newshour: growing concerns over white house ethics; the president's efforts to revamp a widely-used guest workers program; pushback against trump's upcoming state visit to britain, and much more. >> woodruff: it's tax day, and president trump is facing renewed que

we talked a little about it last week, but it's suburban atlanta district, very wealthy, very well educated is a republican district but not trump country. this is a district mitt romney won by 20 points, a district republican congressman tom price, now h.h.s. secretary, easily carried, but trump only won by less than 2 points. this is the kind of district democrats think they can win when this becomes a referendum on the president and his popularity much more so than the democrats. we'll get an interesting test of that. also helping the democrats are the fact there are 11 republicans and that's very fractured and they're fighting each other. the democrat is benefiting from national excitement about this race. he's raised a ton of money, and enthusiasm among the democratic base, while the republican base not quite as enthusiastic. >> woodruff: this is different from the kansas race we watched last week. >> this is because it's closer, it's not kansas, it's the suburbs of atlanta, and the democratic candidate has been able to consolidate democratic support, and the republicans are fighting e

the video is from suburban atlanta.andcuffed man in the head while he was on the ground. a video allegedly shows sergeant hitting that same man as the he got out of his vehicle. both men were fired and face criminal investigations. their former boss stunned. >> i am -- almost for a loss of word about, you know, what we have had to go through today for the unwarranted actions of two of my officers. there is literally no excuse for behavior like this. this is not what we teach in the academy. this is not what we expect from our officers. we are not going to put up with it. >> you may recall this incident from earlier in the week from sacramento. the california police officer there, beating a man who apparently jaywalked. that officer is now on administrative leave. >> an attorney for the doctor forcibly removed from the united flight in chicago, says, his client is likely going to sue the airline. dr. david dao suffered a concussion and broken nose and lost two front teeth in the incident. his lawyer claims he will need r

attitude, and it's probably helpful for republicans because where the next races next week is in suburban atlantakind of voters who recoiled from trump's and one point oh, the stephen bannon version. bipartisan and accommodating at home, and for the different trump, that probably sells a lot better with affluent voters in atlanta. >> we political nerds are breaking apart every little data point on these races, the special elections. a lot of this will come down to how does the economy look next summer, period. >> martha: good to see you both. coming up next, a major expose from "the new york times" on ramp at mismanagement inside the white house. what could be about? stay tuned. we'll be right back. new bike? yeah, 'cause i got allstate. if you total your new bike, they replace it with a brand new one. so, kinda like your second husband. kinda. it's good to be in (good hands). ♪ say hello to at&t's best, unlimited data deal and never pay overages again. so now the whole family can binge, surf, shop, navigate, listen, game, stream and more. all without the hassle of worrying about overages or runn

crucial 50 percent marker to avoid a runoff but he got about 48 percent and it's significant for a suburban atlanta district that's been a traditional republican stronghold. i do think that the chances are better for democrats in the house versus the senate where the house members had to work with the democrats, they had a lot of their members in territory defending 25 seats versus republicans so it's a tougher match for them. i think you could really look at themomentum in the house . they've gotten close in these two special elections but have not one so that's something to remember. you have to win some of these races to declare. >> we saw president trumps interest in the georgia election, clearly there looking at these as well. >> he knows he wants to win in congress and if you want to do things, that's part of what he needs to do but obviously, traditionally midterm elections cannot help the minority party. that's often been the case so it ends up being a referendum on the first two years, the term for the president so he's going to be looking to that and president trump is not a traditional r

maybe were unengaged fromhe process generally, if you focus on georgia, for example, that's a suburban atlanta district. there are a lot of potentially liberal people -- sorry, there's a little bit of a fly around here -- that it's not necessarily a place where there's a lot of people that are very, very active in politics. if you look at the difference between what tom price took home in 2016, 20 points that district went for tom price. it only went for dronald trump poi a point and a half or so. it's potentially a place where we could see this idea maybe democrats weren't super excited of getting out to vote for hillary clinton but they're really, really angry about donald trump. i think the question is to what extent is that a barometer for what might happen in the 2018 electio elections? is potentially the whole house of representatives at play or at least is the republican margin potentially if play? i think those are the questions we're going to start to answer maybe tomorrow. and certainly starting on tuesday of next week. >> yeah, and rick tyler, that's the question the whole political

one in kansas, that's mike pompeo, who, of course, was select to be cia director, the otr in suburban atlantaongressman tom price's seat. he now is the hhs secretary. these are both areas that have been held by republicans for decades. the georgia seat is newt gingrich's old seat. we have seen early signs and there are signs republicans have been surprised by how active democrats have been. in georgia, for example, john osof a young candidate who raised a ton of money on-line, $8.3 million, that is an incredibly high number for a house race, he's trying to get 50% next tuesday, the special election rules say that if he doesn't get 50% he will go into a runoff. republicans are hurt there because there's a huge field, 11 republicans, running against him. on the georgia side the democrat james thompson they've seen higher than usual early voting from some democrats. it's made republicans nervous. they've gone in there with a late $100,000 ad buy, the national republican congressional campaign committee has done that. so that's a sign that they're a little bit nervous about this seat. really, thi

there are, look at this, 18 candidates vying for the district, which includes suburban atlanta. five of them are democrats. 11 are republicans. two are independents. republicans have held this seat for 37 years, and there is an all out war to stop the leading democratic candidate from taking it. president trump is intervening. in the last 24 hours, he tweeted at least three times, slamming o ossoff and voicing a robocall against him. >> if yodot te tomorrow, osso will raise your taxes, destroy your health care flood our country with illegal immigrants. >> democrats are all over the country are rallying for ossoff. he is scattering fundraising records and volunteers have been coming from as far as california to help the campaign. samuel l. jackson urged voters in the sixth district to vote for the democratic candidate. >> we have to channel the furious anger we have for this administration into votes at the ballot vote. do your friends and family a favor, hell, do yourself a favor, and vote. >> i'm joined now from kasie hunt in a suburb of atlanta. voting has been underway for fo

kasie hunt in suburban atlanta. let's talk about the special election.ally they're kind of under the radar, an afterthought. this is the opposite. what are you seeing? what are the candidates up to? >> reporter: that's right. i have to tell you that the activity around this race does not feel like one

. >> /* we are done in suburban atlanta which frankly no one expected to be the first major battleground democrats as they try to take on president trump. it's a hugefield. there are 18 candidates, 11 republicans, five democrats. one of those democrats is closer to getting 50% and winning this race outright than anybody ever expected. ♪ little boxes on the hillside ♪ little boxes on the hillside >> he grew up in this district's sleepy suburbs, a soft-spoken walkie millennial. but john os supp has become the face of the resistance, taking on the president democrats loathe. >> this is the first chance in the country to stand up and make a statement. >> more than $8.3 million has poured in from all over the country, dozens of volunteers have flown from as far as berkeley, california, to help. >> samuel l. jackson cut an ad for him. >> we have to channel the great vengeance and furious anger we have for this administration into votes. >> president trump is attacking him. >> ossoff will raise your taxes, destroy your health care and flood our country with illegal immigrants. >> all over just

. >> reporter: 30-year-old john ossoff is hoping a surge are of anti-trump will turn this suburban atlantaistrict from red to blue. it's tan all theizing to democrats they poured $8.3 million into his campaign in to months. that's 18 times more than the top republicans have raised. in this final week he's also seen an influx of volunteers from other states joining force with local democrats. after samuel l. jackson cut this radio ad urging democrats to vote. >> remember what happened the last time people stayed at home. we got stuck with trump. >> reporter: republicans have attacked ossoff as an inexperienced opportunist. president trump who won this district by just o on twitter that ossoff wants to protect criminal, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes and he cut this robocall. >> liberal democrats from outside of georgia are spending millions and millions of dollar trying to take your republican congressional seat away from you. >> more georgians have chipped into my campaign. >> reporter: ossoff has benefitted from a fractured republican field, 11 gop candidates competing against

i was down in atlanta. suburban voters and some of these traditional more moderate districts. the one in atlanta is pretty conservative. they're wonds erring what's going on in washington. the weather vane. they got a wake-up when a newcomer nearly pulled off an upset down in georgia that republicans have held since 1979. democrats invested more than $8 million to support political newcomer john oseff who fell just shy of the 50% he would have needed for an outright victory. he will face republican karen hand until a run-off election for the house seat formerly held by tom price. dan, was this a bellwether of what's to come in 2018? >> i think it was. you know, we always overinterpret special elections. we should take everything with a grain of salt on that front. but this is a district that i think democrats and -- like 50 elections that have been held in that district statewide offices but the results in that district, only one democrat who has ever got an majority of a dozen years. this is not a district that is overly friendly to democrats even though secretary clinton did

reporter: 30-year-old jon ossoff is hoping a surge of anti-trump energy will help turn this suburban atlantaistrict from red to blue for the first time in nearly 40 years. it's a prize so tantalizing to democrats that they poured $8.3 million into his campaign in more than two months, 18 times more than the top republicans have raised. in his final week he's seen an influx in volunteers from other states, joining forces with local democrats. >> going canvassing with us? >> samuel l. jackson cut this ad urging democrats to vote. >> remember what happened the last time people stayed home, we got stuck with trump. >> reporter: republicans have attacked ossoff as an inexperienced opportunist. president trump who won this district by just one point, said op twitter that ossoff wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes. he also cut this robocall. >> liberal democrats from outside of georgia are spending millions of dollars trying to take your republican congressional seat away from you. >> georgians have chipped in to my campaign than to any of the other candidates in t

. >> reporter: the gop has dominated this affluent suburban district outside atlanta for decades.t was newt gingrich's old seat but donald trump barely squeaked out a victory here against hillary clinton and democrats nationwide now see an opening after coming unexpectedly close in a kansas race last week. >> this ultimately is just one house seat and it could end up not really being that indicative of 201, but it does matter right now as a symbol of whether or not democrats can strike back against trump. >> in this great diversity together. >> reporter: to win outright, he would need to hit 50% of the vote on tuesday. he if he doesn't, the top two candidates will be go head to head in a june runoff. >> i think we're going to do it. >> reporter: abe gutierrez, roswell, georgia. >> tomorrow morning the u.s. supreme court begins can hearing the final cases of the term and the new jest justice neil gorsuch will take his seat on the bench for the first time. he could make a big difference in one of those cases involving freedom of religion. our justice correspondent pete williams has

but if they do it in georgia next week they'll lose time price's old house seat in suburban atlanta. >> bill: that could be -- general james mattis made it clear yesterday at the pentagon regarding syria and the future use of chemical weapons. >> it was very clear the assad regime planned it, orchestrated it and executed it. our military policy in syria has not changed. our priority remains to defeat isis. if they use chemical weapons, they are going to pay a very, very stiff price. >> bill: he made it quite clear after waiting perhaps five days for him to talk, he did not mince words, chris. >> not a bit. i think at the beginning when the president -- first when secretary of state rex tillerson said it, the president said it. mattis said it. critics say how can your syria policy stay the same. you dropped $100 million worth of tomahawks on assad's air foefrments as far as dealing with isis the priorities don't change. the use of chemical weapons is something the united states as the world's sole super power, the apex power of the earth the united states declared you aren't allowed t

special election to fill health and human services secretary tom price's old congressional seat in suburban atlantay and national attention than it ever has. he leads a crowded field in the republican-leaning district and has raised a stunning $8.3 million. and he has the full support of a leading national democratic group. but will it be enough? joining me now, tara dowdell, and author of "gop gps". jimmy williams. and katin dawson, national republican consultant. i love this panel. this is going to be fun. let's talk about whether or not he has a chance. i'm going to go around the horn and start with you, evan. osof is polling well ahead of the crowded field. here's the big i guess seven-person poll, 39%. karen handle, 15%. in a poll that just reduces that to just the top five, he's at 43%. karen handel drops to 12. does he have a shot? >> more than any democrat in modern history in georgia. i think osoff has been sitting in the 43% position for a couple months now and has to move up. it's just -- the dial is not moving. when the field narrows down to two candidates, it's going to be a very tough

it is suburban north atlanta. it is newt gingrich's seat, tom price, johnny isakson.his is a huge deal if a democrat, you have to get to 50 plus one in order to get to a runoff in june. >> mathematically if ossoff gets to 50 it's a big deal. i don't think he can make it. i just don't. a runoff means enough time for republicans to mobilize and motivate and scare their voters into coming out. i think he loses a republican seat. if there is high democratic energy and apathy among republican party faithful and this was not at trump district. it's a republican district. romney and price win it, trump wins it by. these republicans don't like trump. if they like him less now, it's a real harbinger. >> bret: flip side, clinton that georgia was turning democrat that it was shifting, spent some time campaigning there. democrats dumped this money and celebrity. they don't end up winning. >> i think this is all upside for democrats. nobody really expects they win. if he comes up short, he's not likely to win the runoff. but this is a test of the strength of the resistance parade

in many ways the terrain in suburban atlanta should have been favorable to an anti-trump message.ff would say that when he was campaigning but not in so many words. he would use kind of coded language. okay. we don't want to be divisive. okay. we want to be inclusive. he had some trouble going after donald trump very aggressively by name by the time we got to the end of this campaign. it started out saying make trump furious. that's when you got the initial reaction from the base of the democratic party. by the time we came around to this point, i felt very much like i was covering a very conventional candidate, somebody who didn't want to stray off message, be too controversial. i think that may help explain why they were able to keep him below 50. one other note, i do think ossoff not necessarily a candidate who was electric or able to kind of grab attention personally. he more played up this idea he was a little bit of a nerd. he was made fun of for dressing up like hans solo in college. when they were about to have ossoff walk on stage they played that theme on "star wars," a