u.s. democratic party cries foul over another suspected attack but the answer turns out to have been much closer to. facebook bans hundreds of pages of groups and counseling to iran and russia for alleged political meddling. or broadcasting live there across that is a moscow this is r t international i'm sean thomas certainly glad to have you with us now the u.s. national security adviser and his russian counterpart have held more than five hours of talks in geneva but john bolton didn't give much away to reporters at a short news briefing afterwards. i think we made

u.s. democratic party has claimed its detected and attempted to hack into. voter database with midterm elections just a few months away. this attempt is further proof that there are constant threats as we head into the midterm elections and we must remain vigilant in order to prevent future attacks first it looked like just another meddling story in the endless stream of meddling reports that we've come across lately and the democratic party said that it had detected an attempt to hack its voter base and of course total panic ensued in the media check it out d.n.c. just confirmed n.b.c. news it has alerted authorities to an attempted it had over.

u.s. democratic party has claimed it's a detected an attempted. to hack into voter database with midterm elections just a few months away. this is attempt is further proof that there are constant threats as we head into the midterm elections and we must remain vigilant in order to prevent future attacks first it looked like just another meddling story in the endless stream of meddling reports that we've come across lately and the democratic party said that it had detected an attempt to hack its voter base and of course total panic ensued in the media check it out d.n.c. just confirmed n.b.c. news it has alerted authorities to an attempted of their voter file the takeaway really is is this continues to be a major issue democratic party's voter database targeted with a sophisticated hacking attempt to target really was the voter database any attack on a political party or campaign is important for us all to take seriously but there is a twist here it wasn't meddling or hacking it was just a test according to a source the democratic party or the demo

u.s. democratic party cries foul over another suspected attacker the answer turns out to have been much closer to home. facebook fans hundreds of pages groups and a counseling to iran and russia for alleged political meddling. you're watching our chief international coming to you live from moscow where it's just one ten pm welcome to the program we start with breaking news this hour in the russian capital as an unidentified assailant has opened fire at two policemen and central moscow in the come bodi an embassy the attacker has been wounded and detained by the authorities he said to be in serious condition the suspects identity and motives are still unknown but of course we'll bring you that information when we can. the u.s. national security adviser and his russian counterpart have held more than five hours of talks in geneva but john bolton didn't give much away to reporters a short news briefing afterwards. i think we made a lot of progress we identified certain areas where lines of communication could be restored there were some where the areas of disagreement remain we didn't see. much u

u.s. democratic party has claimed its detected in attended hack to its voter database with midterm elections just a few months away. this is the proof that there are constant threats as we head into the midterm elections and we must remain vigilant in order to prevent future attacks first it looked like just another meddling story in the endless stream of meddling reports that we've come across lately and the democratic party said that it had detected an attempt to hack its voter base and of course total panic ensued in the media check it out d.n.c. just confirmed n.b.c. news has alerted authorities to an attempt to hack of their voter file and the takeaway really is is this continues to be a major issue democratic party's voter database targeted with a sophisticated hacking attempt to target really was the voter database any attack on a political party or campaign is important for us all to take seriously but there is a twist here it wasn't meddling or hacking it was just a test according to a source the democratic party or the democratic party of michigan used volunteer hackers to test its

u.s. democratic party cries foul over another suspected of the culprit turns out to be much closer to home. police in the picturesque city of bryn noble dubbed the friendship cargo spike in gang related violence that's left residents living in fear. and a controversial new law in the u.s. state of louisiana it makes the pipeline protests a criminal offense the first charges have already been brought against activists who potentially placed long prison terms. twenty four hour news live from the russian capital this is your r.t. international hello and welcome to the program i'm you know neal our top story with scandal raging iran the guilt of his former associates president trump has hit by in an interview with fox news warning that any move towards his impeachment would mean the u.s. economy taking a substantial it. i don't know how you can impeach somebody who's done a great job if i ever got a ph i think the market would prefer. i think everybody would be very poor. legal fees equal big coal sun donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen who implicated the us leader in breaking campaign

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data on users who's fallen for fake news so we can tell them what's right social networks are already being accused of censorship or banning controversy all show host alex jones. also this hour disturbing video emerges from yemen leaving humanitarian groups and the public stunned with the appalling saudi coalition air strike on a school bus in yemen the great claimed the lives of twenty nine children with thirty more injured. and the legacy of terror we hear from families in southern russia desperate for news of loved ones who want to join the islamic state terror group many had young children are also missing. or will hold that it will be ok that somehow it will all be ok i just feel so sorry for the children it's so difficult when you don't know where exactly your children are. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour described as the brink of a new economic war washington is seeking to further tighten sanctions on russia that's how russian prime minister dmitry medvedev sees

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data on members who've fallen for fake news so we can tell them what's right this is social media giants are accused of censorship after banning controversial show host alex jones. and israel and hamas militants reached a tentative cease fire agreement after israel retaliates against dozens of rockets fired from the gaza strip. and the legacy of terror we hear from families in southern russia desperate for news of loved ones who went to join the islamic state terror group many had young children who are also missing or will hold this you'll be ok but some call it will only be ok i just feel so sort of for the children it's so difficult when you don't know exactly you children are. very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r.t. h.q. in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. described as the brink of a new economic war washington is seeking to further tighten sanctions on russia that's how russian prime minister dmitry medvedev has described the proposed move over accusations about the poisoning of former russian double agents and bas

u.s. democratic party cross fall over another suspected hack but the culprit turns out to be close to home. police say the picture a city of grenoble french chicago these days over a recent spike in gang related violence has left residents living in fear. because new law in the u.s. state of louisiana makes anti pipelined protest a felony their first charges of fun really been brought against activists who potentially face long prison terms. are they good morning just after eleven am moscow time this friday the twenty fourth of august my name is kevin zero in this is artie international to talk about this morning first with the scandal raging around the guilt of his former associates president trump back at an interview with fox news with a warning that any move towards his impeachment would lead to substantial financial losses for the u.s. . i don't know how you can impeach somebody who's done a great job if i ever got a ph i think the market would crash i think everybody would be very poor well maybe not everybody will be out of pocket donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen who impli

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data on members who've fallen for fake news so we can tell them what's right this is social media giants are accused of center ship after banning controversial show host alex jones. and israel and hamas militants reached a tentative cease fire agreement after israel retaliates against dozens are brackets fired from the gaza strip.

u.s. democratic party over another suspected but the culprit turns out to be much closer to home. city of noble friend chicago. residents living in fear. controversial new law in the u.s. state of louisiana makes blind protests from the. first charges have already been brought against activists who potentially face prison. nine am in mexico city nine pm and. even the evening right here in moscow this friday august the twenty fourth welcome to our to international or top story with scandal raging around the guilt of his former associates u.s. president trump has hit back in an interview with fox news warning that any move towards his impeachment would mean the american economy would take it. i don't know how you can impeach somebody who's done a great job if i ever got a ph i think the market would prevail. i think everybody would be very poor as well legal fees equal big costs donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen who implicated the us leader in breaking campaign finance law and twenty six being asked for donations to cover his the fence it's paying off as well he's raised ov

u.s. democratic party cries fall over another suspected hack but the answer turns out to have been much closer to home. and facebook fans hundreds of pages groups and a counseling to iran and russia for alleged political meddling. this is art international coming to you live from the russian capital with your live news update this hour welcome to the program the u.s. national security adviser and his russian counterpart upheld more than five hours of talks in geneva but john bolton didn't give much away to reporters at a short news briefing afterwards. i think we made a lot of progress we identified certain areas where lines of communication could be restored there were some where the areas of disagreement remain we didn't see. much utility in resuming discussions there are going to be some things where we're going to consider inside the united states government consider more fully what our position is and then decide to proceed from there well this meeting of national security advisors was well the groundwork was laid for it when the president met in helsinki last month today they cover the w

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data on members who've fallen for fake news so it can write this is social media giants for accuse the censorship after banning controversial show host joe. israel and hamas militants reach a tentative cease fire agreement after israel retaliates against dozens of rockets fired from the gaza strip. and coming up to another special report on the legacy of terror we hear from families in southern russia desperate to contact loved ones who've been persuaded to fight for islamic state instead. he'll hold that it will be ok that somehow it will all be ok i just feel so sorry for the children it's so difficult when you. children are. very good afternoon just. of the tenth of august when you were watching r.t. international. first that in the headlines in more detail further tightening of u.s. sanctions on russia will be viewed as the start of an economic war that so the russian prime minister dmitri medvedev reacted to newly announced restrictions by the u.s. over the poisoning of former russian double agent sergei scriptural and his daughter in bri

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data on members who've fallen for fake news so we can tell them what's right this is social media giants are accused of the censorship after banning controversial show host alex jones. also this hour israel and hamas militants reached a tentative cease fire agreement after israel retaliates against dozens of rockets fired from the gaza strip.

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data. so it tell them what's right thus the social media. censorship controversial show host. israel and hamas militants reach a tentative cease fire agreement after israel retaliates against dozens of rockets from the gaza strip. to this friday lunchtime a special report a legacy of war we hear from families in southern russia desperate for news of loved ones who went to join the islamic state terror group many are young children were also missed. it will be ok. i just feel so sorry for the children it's so difficult to. children are. there this is out international with me very well welcome from. thanks for taking the time to join us today first than further tightening of u.s. sanctions on russia will be viewed as the start of an economic war that's how russian prime minister dmitri medvedev reacted to newly announced restrictions by the u.s. over the poisoning of former russian double agent sergei scriptural and his daughter in britain in march if it comes to banning banking activities or certain currency use we will be able to call it a

u.s. democratic party wants facebook to share data on members who've fallen for fake news so we can tell them what's right this has social media giants are accused of censorship after banning controversial show host alex jones. also this hour israel and hamas militants reached a tentative ceasefire agreement after israel retaliates against dozens of rockets fired from the gaza strip. and the legacy of terror we hear from families in southern russia desperate for news of loved ones who went to join the islamic state terror many how young children who are also missing. will hold that it will be ok that somehow it will be ok i just feel so sort of for the children it's so difficult when you don't know where exactly children are. this is art international bringing you your live news update this hour welcome to the program we start with breaking news from canada where police have confirmed at least four people have been killed in a shooting in the northeast province of new brunswick the incident is still ongoing and the authorities are working to close a perm perimeter they say more details will b

u.s. democratic party christ over another suspected of the culprit turns out to be close to. police in the picture. the friendship cargo. related violence that's left residents there living in fear. a controversial new law in the u.s. state of louisiana makes the pipeline protests criminal offense the first charges have already been brought. to potentially face long prison term. every year tuning in from right around the world come to moscow and to our to international could be with us our top story with. iran the guilt of his former associates president. and interview with fox news warning that any move towards his impeachment would mean the u.s. economy taking a substantial hit. i don't know how you can impeach somebody who's done a great job if i ever got a ph i think the market would crash i think everybody would be very poor. now legal fees equal big costs undoubled trump's former lawyer michael cohen who implicated the us leader in breaking campaign finance law in twenty sixteen has asked for donations to cover his defense it's paying off as well he's raised over one hu

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u.s. democratic party cries fall over another suspected hacker but the answer turns out to have been much closer to home. also this our facebook fans hundreds of pages groups and the counseling to iran and russia for alleged political meddling also this hour. video of a british policeman slapping a teenage girl during an arrest causes outrage and triggers to bait about what constitutes reasonable force to grown police officers can find a way of restraining a fourteen year old go back to them i'll tell you what he's a soulless fourteen year old girls just like anybody else. this is our to international bring you your live news update this hour welcome to the program. the u.s. national security adviser and his russian counterpart have held more than five hours of talks in geneva but john bolton didn't give much away to reporters a short news briefing afterwards. i think we made a lot of progress we identified certain areas where lines of communication could be restored there were some where the areas of disagreement remain we didn't see. much utility in resuming discussions there are going

u.s. democratic party cries foul over another suspected attack and the answer turns out to have been much closer to home. facebook friends hundreds of pages groups and accounts linked to iran and russia for alleged political meddling. here watching r.t. international coming to.

entrance exams officials have blamed the attack on the islamic state militant group democratic party voters in the u.s. state of vermont have nominated a transgender candidate to run for governor christine hall quist defeated three other democrats in tuesday's primary she now faces a popular republican incumbent in november's election germany's government plans to allow a third gender option on official records chancellor merkel's cabinet agreed on a draft law that will let people list their gender as diverse rather than male or female last year germany's highest court ruled that existing laws do not respect individual rights a court here in germany has ruled that a suspected former bodyguard of osama bin laden must be brought back from tunisia last month regional authorities sent the tunisian national who is known as some e.a. back to his home country before his appeal against the deportation order could be heard. when out to italy the country has declared a twelve month state of emergency in the city of genoa as it tries to deal with the collapse of a key highway bridge prime minister jews have been

democratic party voters in the united states in the u.s. state of vermont have nominated a transgender candidate to run for governor christine how crist defeated three other democrats in tuesday's primary you know faces a popular big public an incumbent in november's general election. germany's government to plans to allow a third gender option in all official records chancellor merkel's captors agreed on a draft law that will allow people to list their gender as diverse instead of male or female last year germany's highest court ruled that existing law does not respect individual rights now a grand jury in the u.s. state of pennsylvania has published just reporting to sexual abuse of children by roman catholic priests it says at least a thousand children were blasted and raped by hundreds of priests over seventy years the report goes on to accuse the senior church officials including the current bishop of washington d.c. of systematically covering up reports of paedophilia brought to them by parishioners. many victims of way to decades for

the democratic party voters in the u.s. tate of vermont abominated a transgender candidate to run for governor christine hope was defeated three other democrats in tuesday's primary she now faces a popular republican incumbent in november's election. for. the votes are in. and christine has clinched the nomination. i must say i'm incredibly honored incredibly honored to have all your support and all the things that i heard were said you know tonight we've made history who are. decided to run for office after donald trump was elected president in two thousand and sixteen. trump has been at odds with the transgender community since taking office it was not for our last year he announced that the u.s. government would not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in the military in the november elections following that announcement five openly transgender candidates won seats around the country mostly at the municipal level. sees herself as part of the fight back against trump's politics and it's not just about the trans

democratic party voters in the u.s. state of vermont have nominated a transgender candidate to run for governor christie to help first defeated three other democrats in tuesday's primary she now faces a popular republican incumbent in november's election. now a grand jury in the us state of pennsylvania has published its report into the sexual abuse of children by roman catholic priests saying that at least a thousand children were molested and raped by hundreds of priests over seventy years the report goes on to accuse senior church leaders including the current archbishop of washington d.c. of systematically covering up reports of paedophilia brought to them by parishioners. many victims of way to decades for this investigation that pain evident as they attended a press conference by the grand jury it found three hundred and one priest sexually abused children and that cat over one thousand child victims were identified by our investigation so the grand jury knows they believe that number was down satish. investigators

you here is some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world democratic party voters in the u.s. state of vermont have nominated a transgender candidate to run for governor christine hall quiz defeated three other democrats in tuesday's primary she now faces a popular republican incumbent in the of embers election germany's government plans to allow a third gender option on official records chancellor merkel's cabinet agreeing on a draft wall that will let people list their gender as diverse rather than just male or female last year germany's highest court ruled that existing roles do not respect in the vidual rights pertaining to gender a court in germany has ruled that a suspected former bodyguard of osama bin laden must be brought back from tunisia last month regional authorities sent the tunisian national who is known as sammy a back to his home country before his appeal against deportation could be her. volunteers in iceland have been trying to persuade a pod of pilot whales to leave a few words in the west of the island the estimated one hundred animals returned to the few

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party. >> he loses to this guy, and now this is going to be a head up against the u.s. democratic congressman tim walz, he won tonight. also, the minnesota state senator karen housley, she won the public and primary, to fill the seat of al franken that was filled by tina smith, the lieutenant governor, now sitting senator. interesting about this, this is not in anybody's radar. it should be. this race could be closer than people think.

u.s. policy. within his own party particularly because the opposition was growing among democrats. he took over the u.s. embassy briefly, the majority of capital's were attacked. the city was taken over by the north vietnamese. you had massive casualties mostly by the north vietnamese. it was a failed military offensive. politically, it had a huge the political system. it needed to be wide -- brought down a little. is an humphrey interesting situation. a classic liberal and someone who is a big supporter of religious rights legislation and had strong support among liberal groups and the democratic party, particularly unions, and he became a vice president and supportive of johnson including on vietnam. in some ways, he was a bigger supporter of the war than johnson is in a respect. this created a lot of problems in his party were liberals saw him turn his back on the party and his liberal beliefs. among some groups, he was popular especially among labor. , he was seencrats as negatively as johnson. about yournt to talk father but i first want to ask you about eugene mccarthy. asked

a candidate from the democratic party has moved one step closer to becoming the first transgender governor of a u.s. state christine hall quist beat three other candidates to secure the democratic nomination and vermont of course will now take on republican incumbent phil scott in the election in november. the senator has sparked outrage after he referred to the final solution during a speech about banning muslim immigration fraser adding from the right wing catarrh australian party claimed he didn't know the history of the phrase used by the nazis during the holocaust. it's to the us now on a grand jury in the state of pennsylvania has published a report on the sexual abuse of children by roman catholic priests it says at least one thousand children were molested and raped by priests over a period totaling seven decades the report accuses senior church officials including the man who's currently the archbishop of the u.s. capitol washington d.c. of systematically covering up reports of paedophilia brought by parishioners. in approving this report more legal three hundred clerics human have been ac

democratic national committee in the u.s. says an attempted hack into woods voter database has been thwarted this comes two years after russian operatives hacked into democratic party computers during the presidential election campaign facilitating the release of tens of thousands of emails it's not known who was behind this latest hacking attempt australia is embroiled in a leadership crisis that could topple prime minister malcolm turnbull he has promised to quit if enough members of his and liberal party vote for a fresh leadership challenge on friday turn the ball has described the move against him as an internal insurgency to push his party further to the right. spain has deported over one hundred migrants from its north african territory they will tell the migrants were sent back to milwaukee after breaching the border fence earlier this week migrant shelters in say were to are currently at double their capacity human rights groups have criticized again for sending some migrants back before checking their asylum claim it's. a british aid worker has been temporarily released from jail in iran now doesn't mean that is our garri radcliffe had been sentenced to f

u.s. nominated to represent a major party. the democrat says her policies and theretive voters, is no disguising her feelings about washington. my colleague katty kay spoke to her from burlington, vermont. katty: you have now secured the democratic nomination for the governorship of vermont. why did you decide t ms. hallquist: my whole passiona was to solve c change, but november 9, 2016, changed everything. i went into political depression, and i was in denial in 2017 because i thought vermont would be isolated from these incidents at the national level. but i came to realize that our vermont republican governor was using the same divisive tactics as the national party and was focused on tearing down the public education system, much in the way of betsy devos. i decided january 20 of this year that i could not sit back any longer. katty: and yet you voted for the current republican governor. ms. hallquist: yes, i did. i knew phil scott, our governor, for a long time. many of us kn him, and many democrats voted for phil. but this isn't il

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democrat in north dakota and feinstein inical. -- in california. 80 members of the u.s. senate voted for it. now it's suddenly bad. leaders of the democratic partyneeded the wall we have today. we may need more wall as urbanization grows. >> martha: and the language on it. >> there is a 65 to 70% point of view. americans want the law enforced. they want border security and they want mercy for the people already here illegally. >> martha: which sounds like what president trump proposeed. >> and what chuck schumer was proposing that was shot down under obama. it keeps failing. >> there are tons of democrats who want some kind of wall. and obama was the importer and chief. it's hypocrisy here. everybody on each side saying something a few years ago they don't say today. everyone is lying about their position on immigration. >> [laughing]. >> martha: thank you guys. >> didn't you love the vermont guy? the vermont guy. if you are not with me, you are uncivilized. the tolerance of liberals. >> that's not it. the point she was making. we need to do better for american citizens and make sure they can have a good life. we are the richest country in the w

democratic national committee in the u.s. as an attempted hack into its voter database has been thwarted this comes two years after russian operatives hacked into democratic party computers during the presidential election facilitating the release of tens of thousands of e-mails it's not known who was behind this latest attack in attempt. after him to children who crossed into bangladesh without parents were orphaned by violence in me and mark it was previously thought that they had simply been separated from their living parents the new finding by the charity save the children comes one year since me and maher expelled seven hundred thousand friends or muslims. the leader of so-called islamic state appears to have resurfaced after more than a year. recording from care he has been released by the terrorist group the secretive leader has been reported killed or wounded a number of times the authenticity and date of the latest recording have not been verified. well later today britain's government will be laying out advice on how businesses and private citizens should prepare for a no deal brax it britain now has less than eight months before it leaves the e.u. b

u.s. imports to take effect august 23. the future of the democratic party with the man who has run housing and urban development, san antonio, and may be looking to run something even bigger. julian castro, of texas. it should have been a layup, republicans representing the

u.s. policy. from that point forward it became clear that johnson politically would be hard to survive among his own party because of opposition among democrats. >> what was the tet offensive? >> it was a surprise offensive won by the north vietnamese in streetcong in 1968. you had vietcong guerillas took over the u.s. embassy briefly. a majority of provincial capitals were attacked. a city was taken over by north vietnamese. you had massive casualties, mostly by the north vietnamese. actually a stale military offensive. at home politically it had a huge effect on the psyche of the american people. i think it convinced a lot of people that the war was lost. and the war needed to be wound down somehow. >> and where did this put the vice president at the time, hubert humphrey? >> that's an interesting situation. a classic liberal, someone who had been a big supporter of civil rights legislation. and had been, had strong support among liberal groups, in the democratic party, particular the unions, and when he became vice president for johnson, he became a loyal supporter of johnson, including on vietnam. humphrey was a bigger supporter of the wa

u.s. political candidates and campaigns and the democratic national party in 2016. it is the same group that we saw hack into thnscampaor at least try to attack the campaigns of all of the french sidencytes for the pre last year. now this group is doing it ain. it is, in our view, indisputably the same group. >> so why share all the information about the efforts, lbout what you did to counteract them, why share f that publicly now? what do you see about the threat or the tactic tha you too believe there is something new or different you should share with everyone? >> i think we'ret a critical moment in time. we all know far more than we did two years ago about these new threats. we need to take them seriously. when you think about what it takes to successfully defend democracy in the 21st century, this is part of it. nsnow we have new elect on our doorstep. we need to be prpared. we need to get ready. toneed to work -- we need work as we now are with political campaigns across the country to better protect themselves against these kinds of threats. >> let me ask you

democratic party. hosted byssion was the u.s. capital historical society. this was about an hour. >> it is noon. we are going to take this into gear. i am the chief historian here. the the s w building -- the vfw building. i'm glad you forged the heat to get here. the last two sessions have been at the library of congress. we will be having the next three including this one, talk of our august summer session here in the vfw building. keep your eyes open for this slip that tells you about the upcoming talks over the next three wednesdays. welcome in advance to those who come back to join us today. we are going to be hearing from seth masket. seth is a professor of clinical -- political science and director of the center for american politics at the university of denver. we've got some denver colleagues here. a special welcome to them. of "inevitabler party. attempts to kill the party system failed." i just spotted and -- bought it and i look forward to reading it. perhaps inevitably seth is working on a book that examines democratic party act to this from interpretation seven reactions to the 201

u.s. call today for a free guide. >> shannon: the democratic party much discussed embrace of the social systemave been overestimated at least from results from this primary seaso season. this is a big tent. join us and a come on inside. >> michigan's moderate democrat gretchen wittner celebrating her gubernatorial primary victory yesterday, delivering this message to a socialist leaning colleagues. middle america prefers the center. the socialism has been enjoying a moment ever since bernie sanders galvanize millions of in 2016. at the wider democratic party may not be ready to fully embrace the movement. witmer beat out two more liberal newcomers, a muslim-american doctor endorsed by sanders. she ran a campaign that relied on traditional fund-raising and highlighted her position in the party establishment. moderate candidates vested their election opponents in a whole host of key races from missouri to washington to kansas. the backers of a more diverse party had reason to cheer in kansas where charisse and david it beat out five opponents, one who had worked for bernie sanders. but amid perc

u.s. imports to take effect august 23. the future of the democratic party, we will talk with the man who has run housing and urban development, san antonio, and may be looking to run something even bigger. julian castro, of texas. it should have been a layup, republicans representing the 12th district in congress for over three decades. but the morning after troy balderson leaves his vast lead to danny o'connor by less than 1% of the vote. counting provisional ballots could take up to 10 days. president trump has declared victory and credited his last-minute rally with the win. we welcome kyle from the university of virginia center for politics. kyle kondik, welcome. let's start with this 12th district race. how close is it for the kyle: i think at the republican is ultimately going to win. it's basically a one point race and i think the margin is going to get tighter once we get the ballots counted. i don't think there are enough out there for danny o'connor to win, but this is a district donald trump won by 11 points and it understates the historic republ

democrat voters in the u.s. state of vermont have nominated a transgender candidate to run for governor christine helpless to defeated three other democrats in tuesday's primary it's the first time a major party has chosen a transgender candidate for governor crist now faces a popular republican incumbent in november's election. the votes are in. and christine has clinched the nomination. i must say i'm incredibly incredibly honored to have all your support and all of things that i heard were said you know tonight we've made history already. decided to run for office after donald trump was elected president in two thousand and sixteen. trump has been at odds with the transgender community sees taking office. it was not from our last year he announced that the u.s. government would not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in the military in the november elections following that announcement five openly transgender candidates won seats around the country mostly at the municipal level paul quiz sees herself as part of the fight back against trump's politics it's not just about the transgender community it's not just about the l g b t community it's not all marginalized. becoming gove

u.s. congress. defeated five rival candidates from the democratic party to win the primary race in the state of michigan now no republican candidates will stand against her in the election meaning she'll run unopposed will speak to her in a moment after this backgrounds are from a.j. plus. i don't want anybody whatever their faith who is be muslim being catholic being atheist whatever it is i don't ever want anybody to feel like they have to hide in . their like why do you want to run for office as like because i want to change the world and they're like what i'm like that's exactly what i want to do. the faith that alone islamist so misunderstood by so many and that's why it's important that i'm out here door knocking the biggest barrier is that wanting people to see more than just oh this is a muslim woman that oh no she's a hard worker she's the eldest of fourteen she went to public school system she didn't speak english when she started school and like look at her now i so happen to be an activist woman that cares deeply about people's lives and so happened to be muslim. and one of my colleagues in