this will be a very positive story for the gop. charles: and that was back in the days of tax american con am. >>> the company announcing that ten biggest metro areas will get service centers with same-day repair capabilities. and saying that the model 3 leasing option will be available at the epped of the year. and the company working on a virtual power plant that could help revolutionize energy in less-developed areas. >>> we'll tell you hoi you can continue to make money brick and mortar retailers. i've told you to get there. there'still room. i'll be right back. charles: an earthquake blocking a volcano overnight the volcano now destroyed 117 homes. charles: a broads view of today's session was a mix. look under the hood, i got to tell you, encouraging day for the market and the economy. nasdaq hit all time high. and the s&p 500 was able to climb into t plus column. let's talk about the message of the session. materials, the best performing sector up 3% in the past five sessions. and right now on the cusp of a breakout that coul

is he another example of the old party versus trump in the gop? leader in the first primary. >> he didn't come anywhere close to 50%. he's got a runoff in two weeks and he's got a strong opponent so we don't know for sure he's going to be nominated. but, yes, i would say some of his views are ignorant, just to be blunt about it. >> i have short time left here so let's go quickly to dennis hof one of nevada's well-known brothel owners or pimp if you want to use that word. he's now the gop in nevada. how significant is this win? >> he's the front runner. he's considered to be likely to win the seat. it's nevada, don. they have brothels out there. and look there are 63 legislators in nevada. something tells me that this guy, the only thing he's ever going to do in the legislator, he's going to be assigned the organization of the evening entertainment. that's probably it. >> larry, appreciate your expertise all the time. >>> when we come back we're going to ask a man who worked with cory stewart on the trump campaign in virginia, what he thinks. about

this is tweet by the gop chairman. and she says complacency is our enemy. who does embrace the make donald trump agenda of making america great again will be making a mistake. >> to mes become more about idolatry than ideology. it's all about trump winning. listen, it's true that any president becomes the party, becomes the face of the party, becomes the image of the party, becomes the ideology of the party. except in this case it's unclear other than an america first agenda exactly what that ideology is. for donald trump it's about winning and he's exercising his power. here's an interesting number. donald trump is enjoying the strongest in-party support than any president in history at this juncture 500 days in except for george w. bush, which was after 9/11. it's become a party of high deficits, a party attacking our allies and kissing up to authoritarian dictators. when you asked me about n korea yesterday i said it was a win. it's a win for it day or a win for the week. but the problem with trump is he just punches what's in front of him. there's no lo

tuesday's primary results set the stage for some bigaces in november. wealthy gopusinessman john cox finished second behind gavin newsom in'she governor race. democrats are sharpening their onals on seven key congressi seats in california that are crucial to winning control of the house this year. in two of those races, the gop incumbentsreretiring, giving y could flip e the the seats in the general election. but the gop is fielding candidates they think will motivate the base to turn out in november. joining me for a persptive is republican national committeeman sean steele. he joins us via sky from orange county. mr. steele, nice to have you with us. >> it is great to be anre. thyou. >> well, let's begin with the governor's race. john cox, it is john cox against gavin newsom, but cox only has about one-tehenth of tampaign money that newsom has. so what does john coxeed to do to prevail in november? >> well, first of all, cox came from way behind. frankly, none of us in the party thought either republican would have a hans to get up there and they came in in the t

i wrote the national gop is a party of exclusion. nated on social issues by the religious right with zero discernible outreach by the national party to anyone that doesn't fit neatly within its parameters and instead the gop has extended itself to the fringe and throwing under the bus long-standing members. i was not comfortable joining the democratic party. now schmidt joins the 45% of us that don't id as r or d and i say it is time that our voices are represented in closed primary states on debate stages and in the media. joining me now is greg orman. you will remember that he left the republican party to become an independent and ran a close race for the united states senate in 2014, ultimately lost to pat roberts. you did not lose to the evangelical leader. but react to the news of steve schmidt. >> well, i think we have seen a lot of the high profile defections from the republican party. frankly they are lagging indicators, not leading indicators. you left the party in 2010. the fact is americans have been leaving both parties in

now that the gop tax cuts for the rich have worsened our federal deficits, the gop budget resolution is step three in their three-step invidious plan to give to the rich and make everyday americans pay for t.rather than working on balanced solutions to preserve crucial benefits for american families, the gop budget resolution demands unacceptable cuts to things like affordable housing. sadly over 17 million at-risk renter households eligible for rental assistance get no help. work being families did cannot make enough under current wage laws to afford modest apartments in many rural and urban areas. 71% of extremely low income and 32% are very low income, 8% of low income and 2.3% of middle income represent thor households spend more than half of their earnings on shelter and utilities. the demand for affordable housing far exceeds the supply. we're facing an intense crisis throughout many parts of this country because the supply of affordable housing has failed to keep pace with rising housing costs and the growing wealth inequality gap. extremely low-income households face shortages

there is i think a real crave in silent on the gop. cognize what this president is doing as destructive, they recognize of the threat he posed a a system of checks and balances that they don't want to speak out. now it will be even less likely to speak out. at what level, i suppose you can understand it. it's a pure political calculus if the president craters, then perhaps they cried with them, they lose the majority, lose the chairmanships. on another level that is inexplicable because what's the point of being there if when the country need you, you are not willing to stand up, not one to speak out, not willing to defend the rule of law, and why be there? when this chapter is written it would be harshly condemnatory of our president and it may result some of the strongest criticism for the gop congress. >> you've talked about the lack of real oversight, checks and balances by republicans. how will that change it in january democrats control the house? what you think of the likelihood of that? >> at this point it's very likely. >> seve

the gop expanded to the fringe, throwing under the bus long-standing members.e joining the democratic party. schmidt now joins the 45% of us who don't id as "r" or "d." i say it's time our voices are represented in closed primary states, on debate stages and in the media. joining me now is kansas gubernatorial candidate, greg orman. he left the republican party to become an independent and ran a close race for the senate in 2014, lost to pat roberts. you didn't beat, you didn't lose to the evangelical leader, greg, i stumble on that. your back reacted to the news of steve schmidt. >> we have seen a lot of high profile defections from the republican party, but, frankly, they are lagging indicators, not leading indicators. you mentioned you left the party in 2010. the fact is, americans have been leaving both parties in droves, really since 1998. they are doing it for a range of reasons. most notably, because this system of government just isn't working for them. you know, the average american household hasn't seen a pay increase since 1999. think about that. the

the potential new face of the gop that president trump is cultivating. big news today. the man who gets the trump seal of approval in a major senate race in virginia. his name is cory stewart. and the president says he is a winner despite the fact that he ha backede white nationalists. now, facts be facts, he won the republican nomination for senate last night in virginia. and he joins primetime in moments. >> p >> i protect mr. trump. that's what it is. >> president trump's personal lawyer back in the news. people close to the president fearing michael cohen may be ready to flip. former trump aide and cohen friend sam nunberg is here and says he knows the real deal. >> and fresh off hiseeti with one of the most brutal dictators on the planet, presid bigg enemy is not north korea, certainly not russia, not even is. can you guess? i'll give you a hint. let's get after it. >>> all right, defending confederate symbols, cottoning none of that kept cory stewart from getting the endorsement of the president of the united states, and more votes than the rest of the gop field in

yous hau so have a situation where the gop is the third party in califoia behindocrats and behind those who refuse to state a party affiliation. whatind of challenges do those pose for you? >> good challenges and that's in orange county the minority are republican. 40% republican, 30% democrat. most asian americans are republicans or decline to state. a smaller number, number 3, are

the gop fears that dissipates tonight. to the u.s. house races, this is where there is a lot of indigestion with state democrats and national democrats. what is happening here -- democrats need 23 house seats in order to take control of the u.s. house. seven seats here in the state of california, hillary clinton won, the republicans maintain control. and if you want to know a little bit about california's jungle, so-called jungle primary, here's where it could potentially backfire. look at the numbers for california 48. this is a district i'm in tonight. we've been watching throughout the night. the incumbent moves forward, dana rohrbarohrbacher, vulnerab seen as somebody whose district could flipped. look at the two democrats right underneath him. rouda, keirstead. the numbers are razor thin. it has been an ugly primary between those two, duking it out, spending quite a bit of money. had there only been one democrat, those numbers combined would have been very, very strong. the fourth name, scott baugh, a republican. it is too close

if the gop can take credit for the good stuff, they could do well. but there is a rising feeling the democrats may do very well. david: thank you. our chief content officer. let's check in on the markets with julie hyman. rally, although no longer tech in the driver seat, financials leaving the game in today's session and that means relative underperformance for the nasdaq but it is still up and out performance for the s&p and especially the dow. highlighting individual movers, -- there ceo, day and cofounder jonathan bush is stepping down after misconduct allegations involving women. he has been under pressure from elliott management, which early last month proposed buying the company for $160 per share and his departure could open the door to a potential takeover. cigna jewelers rallying, they showing sounds -- signet inelers rallying, flat sale the first quarter, a 12% drop one year earlier. 19% withs are surging substantial short interest in the stock. rising as oil falling after they announced a sale which will fund $3 billion in additional shar

national journal last year, trump's cult overwhelms the gop. thy: i guess the press did it first, but the gop jumped on it so the gop is owning this word. trump does have followers. journalists -- right-leaning journalists as george will was talking to bill maher about this and saying it's not so much a cult as a culture of fear. they are dissecting it and analyzing it and take it to the next level. is it really a cult? we are moving away to the c-word and moving to another word. howie: i don't have any problem with the underlying analysis that most of in the gop follow the president because they agree with hip or fear him or fear losing their jobs. but think about this word cult. it suggests it's spooky. a cult of people who are in it must be mindless and delusional. they are using this in relation to trump. >> it's what it implyings to the republicans. this is a president popular with republican voters. they are just -- i think there is too much deference sometimes. the media is too excited to use this against republican politicians. howie: i

. >>> after the primaries on tuesday, no denying the gop is the party of trump. corey stewart senate nominee in virginia despite supporting a far right figure. last night on "cuomo primetime" he was asked about his support for paul naelin. >> you know, when you are losing the argument, you know what you do? you know what the left does? they play the race card. we have a president -- >> you don't think that applies to a person who has guided the country? >> you never want to -- >> there is some on my side of the aisle. >> senator cory gardner tells cnn his committee does not plan to endorse stewart. in the meantime, mark sanford reflecting on his defeat in the gop primary for his seat. sanford is a notable critic of the president. he hopes his loss will not have a chilling effect on fellow republicans. >> i think it is important that we have vigorous dissent. it is never in my lifetime been so tied to an individual personality and a litmus test of are you compliant or on board with me as a person as opposed to are on you board with the ideals. >> that was earlier.

and national press secretary and former communications director for the florida gop. snbc.com contributor. great to have you with us. let me begin with you, if i may. how does this issue play to the base of the gop if this policy continues, the separation of families and the issue of immigration at large? >> it depends what state you look at. if you look at states like florida where there is a very large hispanic community, but in the i-4 corridor is pouerto ricans. south flour you have cubans. immigration is not such a big issue. he is actually talking to a group there that does want their candidates to be hard on crime and strong at the border. that's why you see people like governor rick scott running for senate, you know, be vocal on this issue. but at the same time, not calling for separation of families. >> so to that point, recall, i want to put up this poll for you. 27% of voters support the separation of families at the border. we assume that means the remaining balance. 66% actually oppose it. this is from june 14th and 17th. it's very recent. will democrats

did that the from pillar of the gop is out. the establishment types either are not running or they fighting like the -- finding like the sanford types -- he admitted today when trump sent out that tweet whatever chance he might have had last night went out the window. what's wrong with allowing the party to morph into what republicans want it to be. >> the days of the establishment is over. here is a guy who never lost an election. he was elected governor. he came back after the scandal and won. you saw donald trump send a tweet. that doomed his candidacy. that shows the president is leader of the disruption. this is what so many people wanted in america. those who continue to fight him in congress do so at their peril. charles: do you see more of these folks? a lot of people said i'm bowing out. the bobrs of the world. the jeff flakes of the world. are there pockets of resistance on both sides of the aisle? >> there is pockets of resistance in the gop. it's certainly something that still exists. even among people probably who s

this has been a long time pillar of the gop. basically making good on what he said on the campaign trail. this is probably a problem for republicans in terms of how they deal with this. >> it was a very revealing moment when bob corker tried to propose an amendment that would say congress has a say in the president's decision to impose tariffs. most would have supported it. he was furious when senate republican leadership blocked it. in his view they didn't want to poke the bear and upset trump. that was one of four things that happened. conservative congressman only crime was criticizing trump at times. only time he voted no were things on the right. corey stewart won the senate nomination. the party is not pleased with that. also on tuesday house republican moderates blocked from putting forward a bill for a vote that president trump opposed because it would simply do the dream act without restrictionest measures. there of these things happened on the same day. >> here is what he had to say in addition to saying he felt like tr

they say that republicans are the one raising taxes on californians to the gop tax plan. they are not worried about this being in the ballot in november. the gas tank notwithstanding the economy is doing pretty well right now. in fact, the quarter we are in in a few days could be the best we've seen in years. the u.s. federal reserve is an estimate example may be an uptick of 4% or better, for .5%. the average has been about to point may come a 2.9, close to 3%. the market watchers scott martin. we get growth like that. all bets could be off. what do you think? >> let's not hope i guess the

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he lost the gop primary last night. openly criticized president trump in the past and that may have done it. the president tweeted an endorsement of sanford's opponents hours before the polls closed. and state legislator katie arrington pulled out the win. mark sanford responded to questions over whether he supports the presiden >> it's fairly unusual for a president to tweet in a congressional race. i don't know the last time that happened in a republican primary. but it happened today. i'm neither for nor against him. m for ideas that i have long stood for over the my te in government. >> shepard: he was once the governor of south caa. i the then governor went missing for days, got the nickname the love gov when his staff said he was hik part of a reality, he was having an he survivedt this. jonathan srie is live with more. jonathan? >> in this race, loyalty to the president was front and center. mark sanford is a personable campaigner. you mentioned that he survived the affair, he got back into congress, the very sea

so there is a real split there in the gop. y the president thinks this will play well to his base, but the gop is not going to follow in lock step. and this is the problem they have right now on capitol hill, which is they're going to be tackling another immigration bill, but if that bill doesn't get through, and it's unlikely that it will, what does that mean? will the gop and democrats come together to fix this policy or make their opinion known, which is not going to be where the president is. >> good point. carrie, the last month alone, the president has called robert muell mueller's russia investigation a witch hunt 25 times in the last month alone. robert mueller's approval numbers are going down. >> i can't believe that's based on anybody who understands the history of former director mueller, his service to country and the fact he's conducting this investigation appropriately, timely. he is filling a mandate to investigate the russian influence on the election. and the whole scope of what that entails. the president, ce

a concern for the gop here was, their nominee wasnouldn't make through. x makes itrough, that is expected to help people who are down ballot. the big question, the u.s. house races. there are seven seats that democrats hope the flip. seven seats that hillary clinton won but republicans maintain control over. i'm in here in california 48. you see the declarations are still up. this was tn party for hans keirstead, the democrat here. he's challenging the incumbent, dana rohrabacher. there's no clear victor on who will be number two. the incumbent moves forward. but there's two democrats duking it out for number two. the nightmare sce for fornia democrats here, is that the democrats will cancel each other out and the republican would move fdifferen. meaning that democrats would be shut out of the november ballot. as of this moment, we don't know who the number two spot is going to be. democrats are anticipating that the two democrats here in california 48, thiss ing to tig. and they're going to be watching this vote count very, very carefully. and to toss in

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i am not too sure that the gop should use the tax reform as a sales pitch.y ought to do more than that and again, the president isn't doing so well. the economy is doing well but it could do much better. i can tell you from our side, come november, the american people will judge the gop and the president on what they have done and when you put the facts on the table, they have not done all that much. >> president trump talked about tax reform package that he signed six months ago. let's take a listen to him. >> we cut taxes massively. and these companies are moving back now, chrysler is coming back, there are so many companies coming back. that's what we do need jobs and we need to get them there but we need jobs because we have all of the companies. we have so much happening. they're coming to ohio, coming to your state, coming to pennsylvania, they are coming all over! >> what is your take on the tax reform and when it has done for the economy? >> it sells its help you with all due respect might rend the economy cannot be doing better. it is hitting every

. >>> ivanka trump is in california to raise money for the gop. the first daughter is in l.a. and spending time in fresno to host fund-raisers. money raised will benefit protect the house. it's a committee started by mccarthy and vice president mike pence to maintain the gop majority in congress. >> let's bring in jeff ranieri. happy monday to you. >> you too. >> what do we got this week? >> we have a big warm upcoming our way. the good news right now it doesn't look like it's going to last extremely long but definitely hot and uncomfortable weather in the seven day forecast. let's take you into our micro climate weather on this monday afternoon. as you get a live look right now you can see sunny blue skies, and it's warm, but really nice 75 in san jose. and dropping down to the 60s here at 8:00, 9:00 and 10:00. so a beautiful night coming our way. we are on the cusp of changes this week. what i'm watching right now. the system that brought uz milder weather into this past weekend, this area of low pressure is moving off to the east. it's important because once it moves out it

members of the gop want to tk about the jobs number and the commit. at the same time, rudy giuliani is saying president trump, he no time to sit down with robert mueller for an interview because he's busy doing president's stuff. yet he had two tweets before 8:00 a.m. this morning specifically about the eagles and the nfl. why create this constant distraction? >> noelle makes a great point. the president should try to be bigger than all of this. she should try to set a standard of leadership and ethics and behavior we can all be proud of. but he never does. i'm never seen an administrion stepping on its message more consistently. the administration actually has to be objective about it so many things to be proud of. i mean, he may not like the tax law. but they've accomplished it. it gave a big boost to corporations all across the country, whether they deserved it or not, who knows. that should pump up the economy, get the economy going strong. >> this is a chance to mend -- >> he never mends. he takes a wound and pours more acid into it every single

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let's talk about the rally shall we he was stuming in minneapolis arought a gop with him.has a former reality tr opt role world bosn nears and years and speedpeed lima liming at youngers days and this this is how theresident introduced him. >> great cham pen you know the whole thing going up and down the industries. i've been good four or five years b. ecause it's a thing i guess. he recognized running for state seats calling them on stapling as well. kind of. >> karn housely. get up he.. stay there too much of a deal. goodk. ryn, good luck. >> stay there, no no, come up, no, stay there. come up. >> no, no. >> the crowd was lov the president's performance tonight and let's be honest he's in his element when you go through theallies. they had to w move --ith exception of protesters escorted out they didn't phase the president at all. he handle today in stride and something he does well when it comes to protesters. mocking them.>> we have a singlerotester there we go. good-bye darryling. go-bye, darryling. we have ate going home to his mom. say hello to mommy, get him out of re, out. [

charles: the gop is officially the party of trump. the republican establishment have gone on the attack because they can't accept it. senator bob corker called the people who follow trump and vote for shim cultish. trump-backed candidates rack up the wins. all over the country we are seeing the same thing and it's bruising the establishment big time and we may be finding out their true colors. now with me to discuss. thanks for joining. all day long on social media i hear from established conservatives who know everything, how bad trump is, how dumb the voters are. and i am saying you will never get their trust again. and you are displaying your contempt and disdain for them. you are belittling them. and i think it's despicable. >> the president is getting things done. that's the bottom line. that's what the people voted for. maybe they don't like the way he says things. but universally, most of people i think we can see in the polls like the things he's getting accomplished. people want to see success and see results. charles: he tak

former speaker of the house john boehner had an interesting take on president trump and the gop today speaking at a political conference in michigan. he said there is no republican party, there is a trump party, the republican party is taking a nap somewhere. man a thought bubble he said as i would like to, the bloody mary thing is true. he was sipping one on stage. boehner did go on to say that some of the things the president is doing are good from a republican standpoint. and boehner has been golf buddies the president for years. but isn't boehner partly responsible for what he was railing against snow was speaker of the house and he was in charge of the gop when it splintered into the tea party which ultimately led to the rise of president trump. so does the former speaker's criticism ring a little hollow? it's interesting. people who are no longer in power feel free to speak their minds. you know. >> that's true. i could have used a scotch right here. interestingly enough, i'm not trying to defend republicans. but i would argue it's not his party yet. if we were to see more trump

the biggest takeaway is that this proved that the gop -- that the house gop members are an appendage of the president at this point. it's become a complete effort to undermine rod rosenstein so they can eventually set up a scenario where the president can fire him and not be politically attacked for it. one of the more remarkable things that came out of the hearing is rod rosenstein's stoicism and his willingness to push back like jim jordan who were eager to make personal attacks on him. he read allowoud a news report t was inaccurate. asking if he subpoenaed the phone calls of house staffers. that was a dead phone calls of house staffers. that shows that the house gop is doing everything in its power to undermine the investigation and by doing that they're cutting into rod rosenstein who is a trump appointee. natasha bertrand and katie phang. thank you very much. >>> first lady, first daughter. their ditch reactions to the migrant family separations, how much influence have they had on ending the practice? a coconut water company. we've got drinks for long days. for birthdays. for t

vote against the gop this november. n it he calls for republican caucuses to be, quote, substantially reduced. says speaker ryan traded his soul for a tax cut. calls congressional republicans, quote, the president's poodles and criticizes republican lawmakers for, quote, having no higher ambition than to placate the president. >>> this after a long-time republican strategist steve schmidt tweeted this on wednesday. quote, 29 years and nine months ago i registered to vote and became a member of the republican party which was founded in 1854 to oppose slavery and stand for the dignity of human life. today i renounce my membership in the republican party. it is fully the party of trump. >>> in another tweet he called the gop a, quote, danger to our democracy and our values. >>> john meacham, put this in perspective for us. i mean, i have been reading george will for, you know, my entire working life and he has always been kind of viewed as a conservative touch stone, intellectual, a place where you could go to hear kind of

after the primary on tuesday, no denying the gop is the party of trump.orey stewart is an example of the projected republican senate nominee in virginia winning despite refusing to criticize alt-right marchers after charlottesville. instead attacking to republicans. on cnn last night, stewart was asked about his support for pale naelin. >> when you are losing the argument, you know what the left does? they play the race card. we have a president -- >> you don't think that card applies to people you hung out with? >> you never want to condemn extremism on your side of the aisle. >> my aisle is proof. >> senator cory gardner heads up the committee and he says his committee does not plan to endorse stewart. let's bring in tal kopan live in washington. good morning. let's talk about this sort of hostile takeover of the republican party. it appears the republican party is now made in the trump image. there is no question. you look at the poll numbers. 87% of republicans approve of the president's performance here. then you hear senator bob corker. this is what

early kkk not as anti-black, but rather an anti-rep, because many emancipated blacks were loyal to the gope post civil war era. the campaign issued a news release wednesday criticizing the coverage as misleading and explaining his participation was intended to, quote, provide balance on a committee of individuals recommending a variety of viewpoints. that's cute, mr. state senator, but understand this fallacy that today's gop at all resembles. the abolitionist rep party of the civil war is not balanced education. it's just a dog whistle to allow conservatives, trumpers like yourself especially, to continue to lay claim to a heritage that we both know you would not have supported. so lay off the kids, and learn this lesson -- i gotcha. our dad was in the hospital. because of smoking. but we still had to have a cigarette. had to. but then, we were like. what are we doing? the nicodermcq patch helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. nicodermcq. you know why, we know how. that's confident. but it's not kayak confident. kayak searches hundreds of travel and airline sites to find the best flig

was if you back tested based on the view of the economy the gop would gain 55 seats. ich one of those data points? consider this new pew poll, 60% of americans say they consider their midterm vote a referendum on the president. of those, 26% say they will vote for donald trump, 34% say their vote is against donald trump. in the generic ballot democrats with a 6 point lead. the numbers combined with a week of bad press for the president over immigration have emboldened democrats and even reporters upset with donald trump. >> you can talk about people like they are vermin and inflict this policy on americans and not pay a political price. we have a great one to inflict one on him and his party in november. >> that is john heilman on msnbc, he went on to clarify that he was not a member of the democratic party, donald trump agrees that immigration is going to be a major issue in the midterms accusing democrats of putting political game ahead of good policy at the border. >> they want us to take care of the miners and that is fine but don't want to give us the money to tak

the gop skyrocketing deficits are no accident part of the three step plan to dismantle much of what the american people need and want from their government. first, deep cuts benefiting the wealthy with no plan or intention to pay for them. tax cuts. then they shed crocodile tears about the exploding deficits they created and finally they demand extreme cuts that are vital to acan families which is what the budget represents. this budget places the entire burden of deficit reduction on the middle class and struggling families not even one penny of new revenue. hoses to close those polls and in contrast it assumes a total of $5.8 in spending cuts and at least $2.1 trillion medicare trillion dollars medicare medicaid and other critical healthcare programs. it would end the medicare guarantee and repeal the affordable care act. with more hundred 99 -- $900 billion for struggling families. even social security and people at disabilities are not spared the gop budget assumes they cut them programs disability benefits which it is described as a first step social security reform. but also signi

the gop that we knew is dead. it's over. this is the party of donald trump. not just because of shifts in policy. we eevolution of policies at times in both parties but the tone of the party has changed dramatically and the imprint of trump has forever changed the party. consider reagan spoke to better angels, bush 41 spoke to a thousand points of light. bush 43 to conservatism. donald trump mean spirited bigotry. he has his followers through gas lighting and lies and he has broken the back of the mainstream gop. it no longer exists. >> robert costa, it seems to me the republican party used to be somewhat libertarian, congressman falls in love with a woman from buenos aires and says he's hiking and they say well, love is love, love is blind. he might have made a foofl himself but he's going to be our congressman. then he dared to challenge president trump. he dared to do something that was weirdly unorthodox. what do you make of that? that's the sin you can't commit. >> at this point, no one's spoiling for a fight with president trump in the 2020 primary race

prominent republicans say they no longer recognize the gop. >> i think the republican party has gonee party's message to

byron york will unveil where we are on that new developments tonight on the gop versus the fbi. american rabbi nabs roseann far's first interview since her firing and we highlight that. the department of homeland security clarifying its position on 0-tolerance as the president hits hard on illegal immigration at a campaign style rally and democrats call for the agency protecting our borders to be abolished and some democrats working to distance themselves from congresswoman as making waters call to call out trump officials wherever you spot them including their private lives. new threats against the trump administration and its supporters. >> reporter: the level on both sides is growing by the day but threats against apartment of homeland security and especially ice employees have gotten so bad that a departmentwide memo was sent out warning employees to get their doors and windows locked. one official found a burned and decapitated animal on his front porch in dc. >> stop kidnapping children! >> reporter: protesters camped outside ice headquarters for over a week, got their mes

garrett. >> reporter: arthel, that 180 by the president caught gop leaders off guard. t with house republicans and urged them to pass an immigration bill, saying he was with them 1,000%. conservative lawmakers were nervous about voting on the compromise bill, which grants citizenshop to dreamers. this afternoon the president didn't change his tune and said more republicans are needed in congress before they can get this done. >> this is a problem that should have been solved years ago. so we're working very hard. the fact is, we need more republicans because the democrats are obstructionists. they won't vote. they don't want to vote. nancy pelosi, chuck schumer, they just want -- boo. >> they want to use the issue. >> reporter: despite the reversal, house leaders are working to tweak the compromise bill and are hopeful it will get the support it needs to pass. >> right now we're not there. there's a lot of work being done over the weekend by every faction in our conference, from our conservative members, across the spectrum, trying to find a way we can come together. >>

. >> well, i'm just saying -- >> the deputy attorney general beating back gop efforts to undermine theussia probe. rod rosenstein debunking claim after bizarre claim by the republicans. >> and the white house is fast tracking the search for a supreme court nominee. the president personally meeting with senators trying, too prove the next justice, even one who he attacked the night before in north dakota. happy friday, everybody. welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> it is friday. >> come on. we've been thinking about that -- >> for five days. i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. this morning's front page in annapolis, maryland, says it all. a gunman's rampage at the "capital gazette" that killed five people. the deadliest day for american journalists since 9/11. officials releasing the names of the employees killed. wendy winters, gerald fischman, john mcnamara, rebecca smith and robert haasen. we encourage you to go to the capital gazette's website for more on each of these victims. one survivor, celine san felice describes her terrifying experience to cnn. >> i