senate race here in texas. on my part, i am honored to have the formal endorsement of the national border patrol council, the union of the men and women who risk their lives keeping the border safe and protecting our country. we need to build the law. so he says we have too many border walls and fences already and means to tear down the border walls that we already have. he supports sanctuary cities, and he has said he is "open to abolishing i.c.e.." that is radical and reckless and that is not the state of texas. not only this, baidoa o'rourke is the only democratic senate nominee in the country, coming out explicitly for impeaching donald trump. he said he would vote right now, today, to impeach president trump. baidoa o'rourke in this state is running to the left of elizabeth warren, to the left of bernie sanders, and the state of texas is not going to stand for it. in texas, we support law enforcement. in texas, we support our veterans. in texas, we stand for the national anthem and we have our hand over ou

tonight, president trump weighing in on the heated texas race -- senate texas race, tweeting that, quoteke wants higher taxes and far more regulations and calling him a, quote, flake. a flake. follows a fiery debate between o'rourke and cruz, a debate in which we saw o'rourke throw some real punches for the first time. >> he's dishonest. it's why the president called him lying ted and it's why the nickname stuck. >> it's clear congressman o'rourke's pollsters have told him to come out on the attack. >> the big question, of course, will beto o'rourke's strategy work? ed is out front with our race of the day. >> senator ted cruz. >> reporter: ted cruz has mastered the postcard size political punch. >> if you want a big government gun-grabbing liberal, well, the democrats have given you one. >> reporter: the rapid fire jabs at democrat beto o'rourke are designed to deflate the el paso congressman's soaring campaign. >> on job-killing regulations, he's for them, i'm against them. guns. i'm for them, he's against them. on taxes, he's for them, i'm against them. >> reporter: in the last few we

for united states senate in texas! [cheers and applause] [applause] moderator: gentlemen, welcome tonight. senator cruz, he won the coin toss. we start with you, congressman o'rourke. welcome. 21 days away from the election and there is still insecurity about ballot boxes. several attacks were reported against several states, but misinformation online can be just as dangerous, as men people know. the question is, can congress make a legislation to protect voters? mr. o'rourke: thank you for posting the debate and thanks to the people of san antonio for helping us being here, and for the people in texas watching and participating in one of the most important decision of our lifetime. of our ballotrity boxes, 240 two years into this experiment. the american democracy, the exception and not the role in world history, is sacred. tois essential we continue protect it. attacks, like any other time, thus it is under attack, more than any other time in history. the intelligence committee has which the conclusion that the russia

jamie yuccas, cbs news, las vegas. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," the texas senate race, biannand democratic challenger beto o'rourke. and brett kavanaugh's fate hinges on four undecided senators. we'll speak with the senate's number two democrat, dick durbin. that's "the cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. i'm kenny choi. and i'm michelle griego. time is 4-- >>> it is that day we have been waiting for. friday! it's friday, october 5th, 2018. as we take a live look at the bay bridge, clear conditions to start this friday morning. thanks for waking up with us. i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. it is friday! and it's our favorite day of the week. >> yes! >> i love friday, too! i don't discriminate. >> are we all in red? what's going on here? >> the ladies in red. >> you didn't get the memo. >> no, i didn't. i chose blue today just to even it out. i heard you ladies went to the ships yesterday. >> yes, we checked out fleet week and we saw them doing their practice formations. >> hearing okay today? >> what? ha ha! >>

texas. by the way -- jason whitely: senator, that is your time -- sen. cruz: -- are great, too. texas leads in energy across the board. sarah forgany: representative, this question is about immigration policy. we know your position and passion for the dreamers, and we know that you are adamantly against extending the existing border fence. this question here is specifically about border security. if we don't need a border wall, can you please look at the the people of texas tonight and tell them what we do need? rep. o'rourke: i would be happy to. and listen, i do not know that there is another person who has a greater stake in this issue than i do. amy and i are raising ulysses and molly and henry in el paso, texas. one half of the largest binational community on the border, the defining border community. we care about our kids' safety, i care about the safety of those i represented in congress. i care about the safety of every single person in the state of texas. el paso, in fact, is one of, if not the safest cities in the united states of america because we have world-class la

except for now, as we welcome the two candidates running for united states senate in texas. heers and applause] moderator: gentlemen, welcome tonight. senator cruz, you won the coin toss to have the final word, so we start with you, congressman o'rourke. welcome. 21 days away from the election and there is still uncertainty about the security of ballot boxes. cyber attacks were reported against several states, but misinformation online can be just as dangerous, as many people know. the question is, should congress enact restrictions on social media to protect voters from misinformation? rep. o'rourke: first, thank you for hosting the debate and thanks to the people of san antonio for helping us being here, and for the people in texas watching and participating in one of the most important decision of our lifetime. [speaking spanish] yes, the integrity of our ballot boxes 242 years into this experiment, the american democracy, the exception and not the rule in world history, is sacred. it is essential we continue to protect it. we know elections are under attack, more than any

jon: in texas, senator ted cruz holding a campaign rally today in houston as he tries to stave off thehallenge of democratic nominee beto o'rourke. the two looking to a section of the texas population that doesn't always turn up at the polls on election day. madelyn rivera explains. >> only weeks to go before election day and one key group could decide a texas senate race between republican senator ted cruz and democratic challenger congressman beto o'rourke. latinos. both campaigns see their support as crucial to a campaign victory. o'rourke says he wants to make sure everyone is represented. >> that means going to every county in texas, but it also means listening and speaking in english. he faces an uphill challenge in the lone star state where a recent poll shows cruz has a 9 point lead. >> here republicans have historically won between a third and two fifths of the latino vote. >> political experts say those statistics may play a part in o'rourke's strategy trying to rally latino voters who don't usually come out to vote. >> u.s. census data shows that during the 2016 presidential

immigration more generally just one of many hot button issues in the closely watched senate race in the border state of texas. tonight despite a truly nasty history between the two of them, president trump is now going to bat for republican senator ted cruz in the lone star state and here's abc's paula ferris. >> reporter: tonight is a moment many thought wou never happen, president trump taking the stage with his former foe, senator ted cruz. >> god bless texas! and g blessredent donald trump. . vote for ted cruz. >> reporter: to shore up support in a state where democrats seem to be gaining ground. >> ted's opponent in this vass stone-cold phony. >> beto o'rourke in this state is running to the left of elizabeth warren, to the left of bernie sanders, and the state of texas is not going to stand for it. >> reporter: here the senate race between cruz and rising democratic star beto o'rourke is so consequential and surprisingly close. >> we will find enough common grounds to make things better. >> we are going to win this race. >> reporter: texas is a deeply red state, but it's changing and change fast. it si

dana, how tight is this senate race in texas?cnn's latest poll, wolf, it's a seven-point race, and ted cruz has that seven-point advantage. it was a bit tighter at the end of the summer, but the fact that we're even here in ruby red texas talking about a very hot senate race, headliner senate race is very telling, and one of the big reason is because of the democratic challenger beto o'rourke. he's gotten national buzz in a very big way, particularly among democrats from the east coast to the west coast and, of course, here in texas as well, particularly in the big cities, and you mentioned the fact that o'rourke has been unbelievably proficient in raising money. just in the last quarter alone, so we're talking about a three-month period, $38 million. that is a record and then some. >> is immigration going to be a big part of the discussion tonight, especially with the president making it an issue just ahead of the november mid-term elections? >> absolutely. it was already before the president kind of threw down the gauntless aga

. >> anti-cruz pac said once that the texas senator never did anything for texas. >> if somebody calledmy wife a dog and my dad was in on the kennedy assassination, i would not be kissing their ass. >> reporter: in recent days, it has changed. he ripped into cruz for shutting down the federal government and rolling back health care protections and even unleashed his sharpest criticism yet of the texas senator for campaigning with the president. >> senator cruz will put his political ambition, his prospects in the next election ahead of anything else, including his family and those he is sworn to represent here in texas. texas lost its voice in the u.s. senate in senator cruz. >> the showdown will continue for another three weeks in a race that is captivated a state not used to this kind of political clash. >> erica and john, cruz is focused on conservative voters across the state and he feels if he can turn out those voters that will be enough to carry him to victory, and o'rourke is focussed on generating new voters and frustrated perhaps trump voters disappointed in the administration

he was in houston, the campaign for texas senator ted cruz, no longer calling him lying ted but texastting the 2016 primary behind them and went after ted cruz's opponents calling him a stone called phony and taking on an issue democrats are seizing upon, healthcare. >> democrats want to give illegal aliens free welfare and the right to vote. that is why democrats want to abolish ice. a rourke supports a socialist takeover of healthcare, and it won't be enough in leading the charge in congress for more tax cuts. on the second amendment. i am for, beto is against it. if you want a big government and grabbing liberal, democrats have given you that. >> for ted cruz's part he predicted the president would be overwhelmingly reelected in 2020. >> memorial services are beginning for an officer killed in the line of duty, officer tony said to be honored after being killed over the weekend, he will be laid to rest tomorrow, police tracking down maynard, suspected of killing officer tony, he was shot and killed after being found hiding in a shed with an edged weapon and in south carolina sherif

re-election campaign for senate in texas. " editorial endorsement of beto o'rourke did not just make the case for o'rourke, it condemned senator ted cruz who they endorsed six years ago. ted cruz, a candidate the chronicle endorsed in 2012 is the junior senator from texas in name only, exhibiting little interest in addressing the needs of his fellow texans during his six years in office. for cruz public office is a private quest. the needs of his constituents are secondary. the editorial quoted former republican house speaker john boehner when he described ted cruz as, quote, lucifer in the flesh. the chronicle's editorial board said, quote, we enthusiastically endorse beto o'rourke for u.s. senate. the west texas congressman's command of the issues that matter to this state, his unaffected eloquence, and his eagerness to reach out to all texans make him one of the most impressive candidates this editorial board has encountered in many years. imagine how refreshing it would be to have a u.s. senator who not only knows the issu

it means they have a chance of taking back the senate in 2020. are in texas, the u.s. senate race between ted cruzand beto o'rourke, is playing defense these days? host: he is playing a little offense, given the kavanaugh hearing. historic sumscing of money for a democrat in texas. he is running a very independent-minded campaign that is awfully competitive. has notas -- texas elected a democrat to statewide office since the mid-1990's. given that the basis that into come home for republicans, given that ted cruz has an issue to use, i think he is a solid favorite. host: here are some of the ads being played in connection to the texas senate race. [video clip] >> i am ted cruz, and i approached -- approve this message. >> beto o'rourke blasted police as the new jim crow. of shootingpolice people based solely on the caller of -- on the color of their skin. >> you have a senate democratic candidate saying maybe you are a bad guy. >> there has been a war on police in several years. his rhetoric is insulting and dangerous. >> you may have seen some of these negative attack

the president tonight stumping for his former rival, texas senator ted cruz. back with me now, chris cillizza, ana navarro, and bill burton. this is what the president said about ted cruz on his way to texas. >> he's no longer lyin' ted. he's not lyin' ted anymore. he's beautiful ted. i call him texas ted. ted cruz and i had a very, very nasty and tough campaign. it was a very competitive and a very tough campaign. once it ended, we got together, and by the way, very late into the campaign -- people were shocked. i said, it's only a question of time. then ultimately what happened? we fought it out. the outcome was obvious, and we have worked together very closely. i like hmm a lot. i actually like him a lot. >> so, bill, he went from -- cruz went from lyin' ted to beautiful ted. what happened? what changed? >> well, the political expediency here is crystal clear. you know, people get caught up in the fact that president trump insulted ted cruz's wife, implicated his father in the assassination of jfk, both awful, weird, terrible things. but the bottom line is

reaction to this story, we are joined by texas senator ted cruz. senator, i went long in the interview and i'm sorry because i took some of your time. but a great family from texas. their lives have been turned upside down and hearts broken. they don't even get a call from the former mayor of san antonio who was on tv talking about this caravan thing and demonizing donald trump and all republicans and didn't even get a call from his brother who is a congressman from an area where this kid was burned that that. what is going on in this country, senator ? >> laura, thank you for having missed vargas on and telling jared's story. heartbreaking, tragic, it should've never happened. you are right, the democratic politicians turn a blind eye to the suffering, the violent crimes that are committed. i was glad to hear her describe that she's been able to work with chip and he's my former chief of staff and he's the republican nominee for congress out of san antonio. going to make a terrific congressman. missed vargas should not be suffering. this individual

all three of them with close senate races. texas and wisconsin coming up in the days ahead. es like this trip for senate campaigns, again, montana, nevada, arizona on this trip west. this for the president is person personal. republicans think this is the place where the president can help. you don't see the president in the northeast or mid-atlantic, he's toxic there. but in montana he can help, john tester was among those very vocal when the president tried to nominate his white house physician to take over the department of veterans affairs john tester called him candyman. we lean this race democratic. matt rosendale republicans say is in contention, they hope the president can help. he's been there twice already this year and i'm told by white house officials they are planning another trip before the election so it could be four times against john tester to hear this. >> democrats want anarchy, they do. and they don't know who they're playing with, folks. democrats want open border which is means lots of crime. we want tough, strong, power pfl borders and we want no crime

this is getting our democracy back on track, and we need a senator from texas who will do that. jason whitely: congressman, that is your time. sarah forgany: senator cruz, brett kavanaugh was sworn in 11 days ago. the u.s. supreme court now has five justices who have either directly stated or suggested that roe v. wade was wrongly decided. should we prepare for changes to abortion law in this country? sen. cruz: well, listen, i believe that every human life is a gift from god, is a precious gift from god and it should be protected. it should be protected and cherished. i am pro-life. now, the question of what will happen at the supreme court on roe v. wade or anything else, we will have to see when cases are decided. judge kavanaugh, just like his predecessors, just like justice ginsburg, just like justice kagan, declined to answer those questions, and that has been the standard of the supreme court for many, many years. i would note, though, on the question of life, there is an enormous difference between me and congressman o'rourke. on the question of life, congressman o'rourke

with three weeks left in the texas senate campaign, o'rourke left behind the nice-guy approach, and thewas to draw a starker contrast between himself and the republican senator, and it shows o'rourke's rise is stalling out. >> he will not be honest with you. he's dishonest. that's why the president called him lyin' ted. >> it's clear his pollsters have told him to come out on the attack, and that's fine, but john adam's famously said, facts are stubborn things. >> there's stark contrasts between issues, and the affects the tax cuts will have on the federal budget deficit. this debate was the last time both candidates would share a stage before election day, a final chance to deliver face-to-face political jabs. >> congressman o'rourke sides with liberal extremist on the national level instead of the people of texas, and the jobs in texas. >> you have somebody who is all talk and no action, so if he's not showing up in texas and d.c. to vote, who is he showing up for? >> the television ad wars have come out. cruz going after o'rourke on issues like taxes and border security. >> senator c

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our dana bash moderates a texas senate town hall with o'rourke tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. eastern. senator cruz declined to participate. >>> north dakota senator heidi heitkamp personally apologizing after a newspaper ad for her re-election campaign listed several women as survivors of abuse without their consent. the ad was an open letter slamming her opponent, kevin kramer, for saying "tough people do not identify with the me too movement." amon120 signers include women who said they were identified without permission or were not survivors of sexual or domestic abuse. some say they are looking for a lawyer because the ad, quote, ruined their lives. >>> no winner in last night's mega millions drawing, bringing friday's jackpot to a mind-boggling $868 million. if you were to take a lump sum, you would walk away with shy of half a billion bucks. the winning or rather nonwinning numbers were 3-45-49-61-69, and the mega ball was 9. tonight, powerball, an estimated $345 million. >> you can buy companies with that. >>> why is the president targeting his fed chief? i'm ray and i quit smok

texas. the surprisingly close race for u.s. senate. it's been 30 years since texans elected a democrat to the senate but one progressive inongressman is challehistory and leaving some to wonder if texas is still a ly red state. >> good to see all of you. >> reporter: tonight the question for beto ke, can he turn republicans into a victory for ted cruz? polls showing him in striking distance. ep> thank you so much. >> rter: we caught up with him this morning at lone star college. is some of it tied to you and your personality in this moment of time or a fundamental shift in the landscape of politics in texas? >> there is something happening. it's something incribly exciting with a tremendous amount of energy. >> reporter: cruz, not taking o'rourke's challenge lightly. >> they are angry and energized and we're seeing tt in texas. >> reporter: there may be something else at work, the changing face of today's texas, which democrats hope will help o'rourke take houston. now one of the most diverse cities in the ioountry. 1.6 mi houstonians

the fact that we're talking about texas, no one thought we'd be talking about texas as a senate race.thought we'd be able to raise money to compete against ted cruz, but it's interesting to see donald trump defend ted cruz after the spat that they had in 2016. >> matt miller, i want to ask you a question about how you take what beto also seems to be doing is he's not buying the narrative that things are so bleak for democrats. there is this resignation setting in among democrats. i see it on camera, off camera. they're slumped. they feel defeated. the midterms are 18 days away. they think that kavanaugh getting on the supreme court changed the dynamics. that's probably only a little bit true. i mean, there's something that happens, both partisans come home as election day nears. there's something about his optimism, and something that reminds me of president obama, of george w. bush before he was running nationally. there's something about just the it factor he possesses. >> there are a few lessons to learn from his campaign. one is be yourself. don't be the politician that political

fullest. >>> coming up right at the top of the hour, cnn hosts a town hall in the closely watched texas senateitting democratic challenger congressman beto o'rourke against republican incumbent ted cruz. senator cruz -- cnn i should say invited senator cruz multiple times to appear tonight in his own town hall, but he declined. rebecca berg is joining us with a little preview right now. rebecca, how tight is this senate race in texas? >> well, wolf, it is not as waiting to as beto o'rourke and democrats would like. our latest cnn polling showing ted cruz with a comfy lead over o'rourke, 52-45 in that poll. so what beto o'rourke needs is a game changing moment. potentially he could get that here tonight in this town hall. but one of the problems for beto o'rourke, of course, is that he is fighting a long history of republican support here in texas. this state has not elected a democrat statewide since the 1990s. meanwhile, the president's support in our latest cnn polling remains relatively high here in texas compared to what we've seen in some other states at 49% approval that is also helping

you point where o'rourke is campaigning today, senator cruz today is in south texas trying to win theof the hispanic vote. this is not a traditional election. >> you talk about the hispanic vote, president trump has been talking about birth right citizenship, he's been talking about troops to the border. how do border politics play to ted cruz in texas? >> it's a great question. at the beginning of this cycle, i also work for governor abbott in texas, we do focus groups around the state with hispanic voters. the thing that we found that was probably so surprising to those who sat behind the glass watching the focus groups is, those people are most passionate about building the wall, those people are most passionate about border security. >> not all of them. >> we're going to see governor abbott and senator cruz doing very well with hispanic. >> lots of eyeballs on texas, gang, thank you both for joining us, i appreciate it. >>> coming up, happening right now, family, friends, even strangers gathering at beth shalom, pittsburgh, to pay homage to one of the victims at the tree of life s

we begin with texas senator john cornyn. this is about one hour. >> in a few moments, we will vote to confirm judge kavanaugh to the u.s. supreme court. it is time. justice gorsuch and justice sotomayor were confirmed 66 days after they were nominated. today marks the 90th day since president trump nominated judge kavanaugh. this is in line with the timeframe for previous justices. what is different about this nomination is the manifest on -- unfairness in the way it was conducted, and the tone and behavior of some senators, as well as special interest groups that support them. this institution used to be known as the world's greatest deliberative body, but you would not know it now on this nomination. the senator from maine said yesterday that we have hit rock bottom when it comes to the judicial confirmation process. sadly, i agree. the heroic efforts of senator grassley, who along with his staff has been magnificent as chairman of the judiciary committee. what precipitated this embarrassing time for the senate was the int

it's not texas. >> this guy is a joke artist and this guy's a liar. >> that family feud may have just cooled down because donald trump jr. is lending a hand to senators reelection campaign. trump will stump for cruz in texas as he is facing a tough reelection bid. let's go to ed lavandera who is standing by. ed, i guess all is forgotten. >> reporter: a fascinating turn this texas senate race here has been taking. over the course of the next few weeks, we'll really see this relationship between ted cruz and the trump family. as you documented, the history between ted cruz and the trumps during that presidential race was dramatic. it's amazing how much senator ted cruz has decided to embrace the trumps in this election as he finds himself in what many people believe is a race that is much closer than anyone expected, as ted cruz is facing el paso congressman beto o'rourke. the most recent polls had cruz up by 9 points. he has campaigned over the last few weeks and months here in texas, and the cruz strategy has been to embrace the trump success, try to separate himself from what he calls the distractions of the trump administration and try to paint be

trump has upgraded his nickname for texas senator ted cruz from lyin' ted to beautiful ted. just one of many stump speeches the president is making for the midterms about which he seems confident. >> i think the republicans are going to do very nicely. we're doing very well with the senate. >> when the president's son-in-law and senior adviser was asked about republicans' chances, he was a bit more guarded. >> i don't know. i mean, i see mixed data. the data that we look at shows it's all about the turnout. models. so i think people who have different turnout models will show different things. one thing i learned is i wouldn't bet against trump. he's a black swan. he's been a black swan all of his life. >> so a black swan. a statistical anomaly. defined as an occurrence or phenomenon that comes as a surprise because it was not predicted or was hard to predict. certainly no one could have predicted this president. so let's bring in now mr. frank bruni, also miss susan glasser and mr. michael dantonio, author of "the truth about trump." okay, everyone. if you can -- you should

the texas senate race, a brand-new poll out you can see from quinnipiac cruz leading by five points.he good news for o'rourke is this is a little closer than quinnipiac has been showing. the bad news, obviously he continues to trail just about every poll that's been taken this fall has had ted cruz leading in this race. in florida, a bunch of polling. if you average them all together, andrew gillum, the democrat, leading by about three points. again, basically every poll since the primary in this race has had gillum ahead, desantis in striking distance but about not leading in the polls. in georgia, our most recent poll here, we have brian kemp, the republican, one point ahead. we have the libertarian here with 4%. remember, georgia unique among states. they do have that run-off provision. if neither kemp nor abrams gets 50% plus one on election day, because the libertarian is drawing votes, they go to a run-off on december 4th. a real close race here with the libertarian gobbling up a few points. you are looking potentially at a december 4th run-off in georgia. >> steve kornacki at

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eastern. 7:30, president trump speaks at a rally in houston to support texas senator ted cruz in his reelection bid. i spoke on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. weekend, the new hampshire democratic party hosted the inaugural eleanor roosevelt dinner in manchester, new hampshire. after alec baldwin was the keynote speaker. following his remarks, he spoke with members of the news media. this runs about 25 minutes. >> hampshire democrats, please welcome my very special guest, actor, activists, alec baldwin. >> ♪ you came along, and everything started to hum ♪ alec: thank you. thank you. before i get started with my prepared remarks, i want to share three things. one is at the cocktail party, i

host: i am trying to ask what you think about the texas senate race and if you will vote for ted cruz or beto o'rourke? caller: ted cruz not only is a hypocrite. first, he insulted the president because the president insulted his wife and father. now he is going to get the president to come with him to help him? a bunch of liars. host: thank you, rosie. guest: i think what rosie is describing is an interesting trend in texas. there is polling in texas that suggests there are voters like -- that like ted cruz when he stands apart from president trump and there are voters that like president trump. there do not seem to be many republican voters who like both. that is tricky because ted cruz has to be able to get those trump voters. i do think ted cruz ultimately will pull this out, but i think he will not have as big a win as he ought to because he has that strange dynamic he has to deal with and he has an opponent that raised a heck of a lot of money. i don'tnd of the day, think this will look like wendy davis versus greg abbott. i think this will be different and it will show that dem

. >>> president trump hit the aig overnight rallying support for texas senator ted cruz who's locked in an unexpectedly tight race. the president says the two have come a long way since he fa t 2esenal race. but last night he praised cruz for backing his agenda. >> and it got nasty, and then it ended, and i'll tell you what, nobody has helped me more with your tax cuts, with your regulation, with all of the things that we're doing including military and our vets than senator ted cruz. nobody. >> you have said that he is utterly amoral, that he's a serial philanderer, a pathological liar. are those things not true anymore? >> look, i have no interest in revisiting the comments of 2016. >> you've moved on. >> i've got a job to do, and my job is forward looking. >> that's abc's paula faris catching up with cruz before the rally. meanwhile, with the midterm elections two weeks from today, president trump now says he's planning to offer a new 10% tax cut for the middle class. he's not providing many details yet, and he acknowledges any vote in congress would have to come after the electio

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, running against -- 10 texas senator ted cruz, running against veto over work -- beto o'rourke. >> up next, a new jersey seventh district house debate between the incumbent republican, leonard lance, and democratic challenger tom malinowski. they discussed several issues in putting health care, the iran nuclear deal, and the confirmation process for supreme court justice brett kavanaugh. this lasts about an hour. >> good evening, and welcome to the nj tv news seventh congressional debate. welcome to our candidates. thank you both for being here. we have a lot to cover. this first question is for both of you. mr. malinowski, your first. -- you're first. in light of the #metoo movement, which heightened during the confirmation process, what can be done at a federal level that can improve reporting and handling cases of sexual assault? >> thank you for that question and thank you for moderating the debate today. i very much look forward

eastern. 7:30, president trump speaks at a rally in houston to support texas senator ted cruz in his reelection bid. watch both on c-span, your primary source for campaign 2018. >> this week on the turro ontors, joseph web privacy issues. >> most policies are not designed to protect your privacy but designed to give you an idea of the kind of information the company can use about you, off -- often share about you. if you go to a retailer say kroger or target or walmart, they will tell you that they use just about everything you do in relationship to them. they take your information. they use it. they share parts of your information. and they even by information about you that will complement the information they already have. >> watch the communicators monday at 8:15 p.m. eastern on c-span two. colorado's six district race, mike coffman debated his democratic opponent jacek crowe. this is 30 minutes.

reporter: in houston supporters lined up hours ahead of the rally to watch the president campaign for texas senator, ted cruz, once his bitter rival. >> ted cruz, i call him lying ted cruz. he's lying ted. >> reporter: months of attacks that included then candidate trump falsely accusing cruz' father of being involved in the kennedy assassination and even mocking the appearance of his wife heidi. >> donald, you're a sniveling coward and leave heidi the hell alone. >> reporter: times have changed and so has the president's tune. >> to me, he's not lying ted anymore. he's beautiful ted. i call him texas ted. >> reporter: the two now unlikely allies fighting to hold on to power in washington with mr. cruz trying to fend off a tough challenge from democratic upstart beto o'rourke. >> he's that's why the president called him lying ted and why the nickname stuck because it's true. >> reporter: with early voting already underway, texans are energized. >> i think you have energy on both sides. there's no doubt about it. we would be stupid to think you're not going to have a lot of energy on the left. >> re

it's been 30 years since texas elected a democrat to the senate but o'rourke, a rising progressive star, is getting plenty of attention well beyond texas. >> to me, you embody so much watch the country needs right now. you are kindness, you are joy, you're meeting difficulty and disappointment with a power and joy of connecting with people and bringing the best out of people. if there's a way we can connect with what you're doing with the viewers who watch the show, if i can make my wife amy, who's here, even happier, right there, you know, then i'm going to do it. you are very kind to have us on. >> there he is with ellen degeneres. got a firsthand look at beto mania. this guy is a hero in l.a., in new york, in a lot of liberal parts of the country. what do people in texas say? >> there's definitely a lot of enthusiasm for him on the ground in texas. i was with him on a monday. he was going to a rally in the morning with 1,000 people. that evening, a big concert with rappers. but still, you know, this is texas. 500,000 more republicans voted in the primary earlier this year than democr