is the press making him seem uncivil? we're just rolling the tape, right? >> look i don't know if they've seen a president in his own words quite as much as donald trump. certainly he speaks off-the-cuff quite a bit. and in fact he's holding these impromptu press conferences quite a bit more than he did in the early days. so the american public certainly has had plenty of opportunities to hear donald trump on donald trump. i don't think that the old pref if a sorial complaints about some politicians in the past that they're too professor like, i don't think that's one made against this professor. also, at the same time the american people clearly respond to the way he uses language, make america great again, quit catchy, they take over the way the american public speaks, and that's something when you're talking about politicians and campaigning. so, we hear donald trump explain himself, and the american public gets to make their own conclusions on that. >> but you make a great point, his lack of civility is actually something the voters -- or at least his s

i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. i'm a very negligent person, no hesitati hesitation. >> whacky spur of the moment conference at the white house yesterday. what trump said about his intelligence, relationships on the hill and much much more. good morning. welcome to "early start." >> good morning to you. one the great memories of all time. i'm dave briggs, thursday, october 26. i can barely remember wh i had for lunch. it's 4:30 p.m. in north korea. >>> we start with the closest connection yet between the trump campaign and wikileaks prompting many new questions this morning. the daily best first to report that the head of a data analytic company -- cambridge analytica ceo was seeking the tens of thousand es of e-mails hillary clinton deleted from her private server while secretary of state. >> two sources they they wanted to turn them into -- there is no evidence wikileaks ever had clinton's missing e-mails even after they released thousands of e-mails stolen by russian hackers from key clinton aides. for more on th

on the other hand, a lot of voters gravitated to him because he seems uncivil. you know, he's welcome to say, oh, the media's making me look worse than i am, and, frankly, a lot of people i think especially trump supporters would say that's fair, but they also know that he's not a nice, cuddly guy and that's part of why they like him. >> they might like that video. stick around. lots more to talk about, including a trump associate on capitol hill now just a day after reportedly intense and contentious meetings with house intelligence investigators involved in the russia investigation. that story's next. i just bough. -oh! -very nice. now i'm turning into my dad. i text in full sentences. i refer to every child as chief. this hat was free. what am i supposed to do, not wear it? next thing you know, i'm telling strangers defense wins championships. -well, it does. -right? why is the door open? are we trying to air condition the whole neighborhood? at least i bundled home and auto on an internet website, progressive.com. progressive can't save you from becoming you

>>> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know, people don't understand i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> president trump taking a victory lap claimg the republican party is united except for two republican senators. >>> today tough new security measures hit all air travelers coming into the u.s. the biggest concern catching terrorists who travel through multiple countries before boarding a flight into the u.s. >>> a country music icon says good-bye to nashville in a final farewell concert celebration. >> 1, 2, 3. it's time for dodger baseball. good night, we love you. >> a legendary start to an extra inning game two at the world series. "early today" starts right now. >>> today the story of a fracturing gop remains on front pages across the country after two leading senators come out swinging against their own party's commander in chief as the president reaches a new low with just 38% of americans approving his job in office. 57% disproving. that's a

president trump: i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am.hy, retiring donald trump uncivil. ed: he g goads senators. but i'm not one of those who says he shouldn't be tweeting. he has the right to speak out. however, i think the president has a point, that i have never seen an entire almost media mob, that no matter what he does, it's wrong, it's crazy, it's uncivil. he's correct in saying that's magnified and connecting it to the indictments from bob mueller. month after month there have not been any charges oar -- any chaf collusion and there is no evidence that any single vote was changed by the russians. howie: the president does sometimes hit people hard on twitter but he's often punching back on people who attack him. francesca: the question was about dealing with the gold star widow. no one made the president tweet at her. she did go on national television and say he was disrespectful in the television conversation. he said he has the right to counter punch when he felt he was being attacked. but the question is whether he should have

. >> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> reporter: and, again, defending his phone call with the widow of sergeant la david johnson. >> i was really nice to her were. i respect her. i respect her family. i certainly respect la david, who by the way i called la david right from the beginning. just so you understand, they put a chart in front that says la david. it says la david johnson. i called him that right from the beginning. there was no hesitation. >> reporter: meantime, a big win in the courts. a federal judge ruling with the trump administration in a lawsuit were filed by 18 states attempting to get the federal government to pay subsidyings to insurance companies. alisyn, chris. >> good, joe. thank you very much for all the reporting. let's bring in our panel to analyze it. we have senior editor ron brownstein and gregory. great to he so both of you. let's start with the wikileaks stuff. the head of cambridge analytica contacted julian assange to

acting as his own messenger, the president says the news media makes him appear more uncivil than he is. so why is he delivering a new round of insults? >>> dossier dollars. amid revelations that the clinton campaign and the democratic national committee paid for research that led to an anti-trump dossier, the president gloated, calling that a disgrace. but sources now say the head of the data analytics company hired by the trump campaign contacted the wikileaks founder, asking for access to hillary clinton's e-mails. >>> no hesitation. president trump says he was extremely nice to the widow of a soldier killed in niger and contrary to her account says he didn't flub her husband's name, insisting he said it with no hesitation. so why is the president still bringing this up? >>> and take it literally. saying kim jong-un's regime has always turned its words into action. a top north korean official now warns the world should take literally his country's threat of an above ground nuclear testify. is north korea right now ready for a hydrogen bomb test? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the si

listen to this. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. people don't understand, i went to an ivy league college, and i was a nice student and i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. you know, the fact is i think -- i really believe, i think the press creates a different image of donald trump than the real person. >> your reaction? >> does this guy not think we speak english? if you look at the unfiltered language of this man, it's attack the fbi to attacking a war widow to attacking women and a hispanic judge to equating people who want black rights to those of neonazis. those are the words of the president of the we got this thing called your personal google machine. google what the guy says. don't have to take what we say literally. he's a bridge troll. we know what he is. >> he's always talking about you know, the ivy league education and how smart he is. >> have you seen someone who likes the tout his credentials as much as he does? the guy is constantly selling himself, his brand, which clearly he feels is maligned but to phi

uncivil?>> he asked for himself. goes, he is looking for these battles, he goads centers and picks fights. but i'm not someone who says he should be tweeting. he has a constitutional right to speak out on twitter, facebook, instagram or at a news conference like you did there in taking questions. however, i think the president has a point that i have never seen an entire, almost medium of that no matter what he does, it is long, it is crazy, it is uncivil. he is correct in saying that is magnified and exaggerated. and i would point out connecting it to the last story in russia and bob mother, whether these are indictments about real transactions or something. les reminds everyone mother the mother had not been any collusion and it certainly has not been any evidence that a single but was changed by the russians to impact the elections. despite the claims. >> the president does sometimes hit people hard on twitter. but they downplay his often punching back against people that attack him. >> and

uncivil?e is looking for these battles, he goads centers and picks fights. but i'm not someone who says he should be tweeting. he has a constitutional right to speak out on twitter, facebook, instagram or at a news conference like you did there in taking questions. however, i think the president has a point that i have never seen an entire, almost medium of that no matter what he does, it is long, it is crazy, it is uncivil. he is correct in saying that is magnified and exaggerated. and i would point out connecting it to the last story in russia and bob mother, whether these are indictments about real transactions or something. les reminds everyone mother the mother had not been any collusion and it certainly has not been any evidence that a single but was changed by the russians to impact the elections. despite the claims. >> the president does sometimes hit people hard on twitter. but they downplay his often punching back against people that attack him. >> and you have to understand the tcon

he said, well the press makes me more uncivil than i am. he's blaming the media on this criticism he has drained the civility out of washington and that was something that jumped out at me. another thing i think we should point out, it's important because of the news about the clinton and dnc being behind in part that the russia dossier on the president that so-called russia dossier on the president. the president almost was beaming. he was almost jubilant i would say during this exchange with reporters. he sounded like a man who felt like he was off the hook. in this russia investigation. as you heard there towards the tail end of those comments that he made to reporters, somebody was asking about this chatter that well, there were some republican candidates or at least one republican candidate who was also dealing with this information that was in that so-called dossier in the early stages of the 2016 campaign. and you heard the president there say well i think i have an idea as to who that person is. i guess talking about one of those ot

he says, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. i went to an ivy league school. i'm very intelligent. the press creates a different image. that's a preview of what you'll be seeing when we play out this tape right now. the president has made an impromptu news conference in the south lawn. under president obama it would be a wave to the cameras and departure. now all reporters run out there because it's a rare occasion where you get to hear the president unfiltered on corker, sflak, and even that dossier. >> again, that conversation with reporters happening right now. we'll turn that tape around any moment. garrett haake, let's come to you for a moment. aftershocks from yesterday, are they still reverberating on capitol hill? >> reporter: they're not. what's striking about this is after that big speech from jeff flake that took so many people back yesterday, today on capitol hill, you're hearing from republicans saying, this is something for the two of them to work out. we are are all on the same page about the agenda. it's so striking the language being used here

. >> i think the press makes me, more uncivil than i am. you know people don't understand. i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm very intelligent person. >> as for flake. >> his poll numbers are terrible. he has done terribly for the greaop that likes donald trump very much. >> al mighty god. >> but the senate chaplain, barry black, hailed flake's courage and asked for comedy vine intervention. >> lord, provide us with more patriots who will stand for right regardless of the consequences. >> flake's decision to retire was hailed as a victory by presidential allies like steve bannon. senate republicans argue that's short-sighted. they worry anthony that his seat could now get scooped up by a democrat. >> nancy cordes at the capitol. thank you, nancy. with the republican president under attack by both of arizona's republican senators, we talked to republican voters in the state. here's jim axelrod. >> i will not be complicit or silent. >> senator jeff flake went after donald trump in baked, spurious nationalism. off awe john mccain's crit

and he said that the press is making him look more uncivil. many say his twitter account where he's leab belled a number of critics using names such as wacky, incompetent and little. >> blayne alexander, thank you. >>> new information about the deadly ambush in niger. two military officials say the elite group changed the mission from reconnaissance to pursuit of a suspected isis recruiter. investigators suspect that they were intentionally delayed and the u.s. forces were ambushed while returning to their outpost. they have limited combat experience, potentially raising more questions about this mission. >>> we've got a that we're loving to share with you tonight. the odds were stacked against him. >>> but several months later, a rocky firefighter is back home after being almost killed on the job. why he says he has no plans to stop doing what he loves. >>> the naacp issuing a travel advisory warning passengers about bias incidents on american airlines. are travelers heeding the warning? i'm meagan fitzgerald. i'll have this story coming up.

. >> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know, people don't understand. i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. you know, the fact is, i think, i really believe, i think the press creates a different image of donald trump than the real person. >> reporter: did you ever apologize -- >> i think it's always okay when somebody says something about you that's false, i think it's always okay to counterpunch or to fight back. >> apologize? >> john. >> you have talked about the idea that contributions to 401(k)s are off the table. >> i wanted to end that quickly. 401(k)s to me are very important because that's one of the great benefits to the middle class. i didn't want that to go too far. that's why i ended it very quickly. >> kevin brady, the chairman of the house ways and means committee said this morning it could be on the table. >> maybe it is and maybe we'll use it as negotiating. i trust me, that's one of the great things. you know, there are certain elements of deals you don't want to negotiat

president trump today blaming the press for making him look uncivil, presumably because we quote himo of him talking. "the lead" starts right now. >>> president trump taking what looks like a victory lap, calling the russia dossier fake and accusing the obama administration of a watergate-like scandal. the president's personal lawyer back on the hill right now after sources say things got contentious between him and lawmakers. what are things getting contentious about specifically? >>> plus, the strongest threat about the deadliest bomb. north korea telling cnn to take its latest threat to detonate an h-bomb above ground literally. >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to start with the politics lead today. any moment now, we're expecting president trump to arrive in dallas, texas. after getting a lot off his comet before he departed washington, he address the remarkable one-two purchase yesterday of two republican senators who expressed grave concerns about president's fitness for office. today the president said there is in fact a great r

. >> president trump: i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. people don't understand. i went to an ivy league college, i was a nice student, i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. i -- the fact is i really believe, i think the press creates a different image of donald trump than the real person. >> melissa: joining us now is fox news media analyst and host of media buzz. you know, he says those things and in just scrolling through the headlines this morning msnbc saying the trump administration, the team are not human beings. i don't know. what do you think about his impression of how the press paints him? >> well, there is no question that some commentators are way over the top and brutally personal in the way they describe this president. overall i think president trump has a stronger case in saying the media are unfair or biased or sometimes inaccurate than saying that we are collectively to blame for making him appear uncivil. he is referring to one of his senate critics as little bob corker. he goes after politicians. the president is often counter punchi

. >> will, i think the press makes me more uncivil th people don't understand. i went to an ivy like college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very tlept person. >> reporter: it comes in the wake of bliss tiritering attack two prom nints republican senators. jeff flake delivered this scathing rebuke on the senate floor. >> reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is. >> reporter: republicans say that politics in this country is in the gutter right now. do you agree with that? do you bear any responsibility for that? >> i think it's sad, but i think to a large extent in all due respect, i think the media causes a lot of it. but politics is a rough business, no question about it. >> reporter: the president's message, everything is just fine. his party loves him. his proof? the standing ovation he received from republican capitol hill. he's now tweeted about it three times. with corker and flake out, are there any other republicans you want to see out of the senate? >> no, not at all. >> rep

. >>> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. people don't understand. i was a nice zyount. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. the fact is, i really believe -- i think the press creates a different image of donald trump than the real person. >> president trump making the case he is a good person, and that we in the media are creating a less than flattering image of him. you make the call. here's a look back at some of the president's most civil moments. >> little marco, they hate him in florida. we call him lying ted. elizabeth warren is terrible. in the senate everybody hates it. you can have pocohantas. >> i love the old days, you know what they would do to a guy like this? be carried out on a stretcher. >> when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> do whatever you want. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. >> do anything. >> sir, with all due respect, that's the argument of a 5-year-old. >> i didn't start it. >> you would say that. >> joining us now, cnn senior media correspondent host of reliable sources, that was a walk d

slammed the president's character. [ inaudible question ] >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivilhan i am. you know, people don't understand. i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> when is it okay for you to pull punches? >> i think it's always okay when somebody says something but that's false, i think it's always okay to counterpunch or to fight back. >> reporter: to senators bob corker and jeff flake, that's part of the problem. >> we can't continue to just remain silent when the president keeps going on like this. >> reporter: but the silence on capitol hill speaks volumes. many republicans moving on rather than rising up. >> we've got a job to do, damn it, and so all of this nonsense. i've got nothing to say on it. everyone shut up and do your job, is my view. >> reporter: all of it a win for steve bannon, too. a source close to the president's former chief strategist tells nbc bannon feels like it's another day, another scalp with flake's retirement just the beginning. the politics playing out at randy's rest

. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. i went to an ivy league college.s fellow republicans calling him out. arizona's jeff flake on tuesday with a scathing rebuke from the senate floor. >> we must stop pretending that the degradation of our politics and the conduct of some in our executive branch are normal. they are not normal. reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused and countenanced as telling it like it is. >> reporter: and it's not only flake. senator bob corker also indicting the president, corker who supported trump during the election now says he's failing as president. >> stating untruths that everybody knows to be untrue, just attempted bullying that he does, which everybody sees through, just dividing of our country, the name-calling. >> reporter: trump pushing back. his proof, the standing ovation he received from gop senators on capitol hill, tweeting about it wednesday at least three times. and he especially needs those senators to unite behind him if he expects his tax reform bill to pass congress. as for flake and

it's uncivilized. >> reporter: they say something must be done to reign in gun violence. >> we're notinst the second amendment rights but we feel there have to be some limits on things like assault weapons and these things that used constantly for mass murders. >> reporter: spokesman for congressman meehan's office sent us this statement in response to the rally it reads "the act of domestic terror last night in las vegas is tragic and sickening. as the investigation continues congressman meehan will be focusing on what further steps can be taken to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them and prevent a violent massacre like this from happening again much this group that rallied and marched to night they've met with the congressman before and they will couldn't to do so. lucy? >> thank you shawnette. as always many are turning to social media to share their feelings and express sympathy inn including ariana grande. she wrote... foin may a terrorist struck at r concert in manchester, england. killing 22 people. now ariana said saying prayer -- rihanna said... >>> so

. >> he added the media is making him appear more uncivil than he really is. the affordable care act is very much in play and getting more expensive. premiums are expected to rise dramatically. the independent analysis found the premiums for obamacare will jump almost 35%. the study also says the actions of the trump administration are contributing to the price hikes by creating instability in the health care market. the consulting firm came to these conclusions after reviewing recently released government data. >>> new evidence released in connection with last year's kidnapping of a mom. some of it appears to contradict her story. the mother of two disappeared reportedly while jogging nearly a year ago. you remember this story. it took 22 days and later she was fountsd on thanksgiving day. a trucker found her battered and abandoned in yolo county. today investigators released the sketches of the women she claimed abducted and abused her. the sacramento bee that male dna was also found as well as dna from a woman on her clothing. also new, the release of her h

just nation on earth of being uncivilized civilized nations do not behave in the way russia under putin has behaved towards ukraine and those of us who live by the rules based international system will be steadfast in defending it against such aggression this from the then foreign secretary who supported u.k. training of saudi pilots to.

nation on earth of being uncivilized civilized nations do not behave in the way russia under putin has behaved towards ukraine and those of us who live by the rules based international system will be steadfast in defending it against such aggression this from the then foreign secretary who supported u.k. training of saudi pilots to drop bombs in the persian gulf to threaten tens of millions i know that some of them are being used to me and that doesn't make them that doesn't fall foul of the export licensing criteria it would be hypocritical to think that we could have a large defense industry exporting weapons systems and they never get used meanwhile as hammond speaks today as chancellor international law whether it be austerity here in britain or what he did is u.k. foreign secretary will be largely absent in the analysis on mainstream media let alone what the united nations had to say about his backing for the saudis sarah disappearing there was a hotly sort peck on civilians and an outrageous a violation of international humanitarian law well just like in labor brighton arms compa

. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know, people don't understand. went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> there you have it. as republicans work to hammer out a sweeping tax reform bill, the president pledged again that 401(k)s will remain untouched. >> republican lawmakers have considered putting a cap on how much people are allowed to contribute to their fund. and the one writing the legislation says he's not taking it off the table as a way to raise revenue, but the president seems to send mixed messages on that. >> 401(k)s are very important. because they're one of the great benefits to the middle class. maybe it is, maybe we'll use it as negotiating, but trust me. >> the president also continues to refute the widow of a fallen soldier who said he couldn't remember her husband's name. he says he respects la david johnson's wife and family and insists he called him by his name from the beginning of the conversation and said he has one of the greatest memories of all time. >> humblebr

. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know, people don't understand.ge. i was a nice student. i did very well. i am very intelligent person. (applause) >> what keeps me up at night? china. china's starting to remind me of the muffins on the counter at my favorite coffee shop-- top-heavy and easy to steal.

well, today that lawn was 1600 pennsylvaniawell, i think the ps me more uncivil than i many.ple don't understand i went to an ivy league college. i'm a very intelligent person. >> i mean, nothing says i'm smart better than shouting it on your front lawn. i'm very smart. you kid on the bike, i'm smart. >> jeff flake with an 18% approval rating in arizona said a lot of my colleagues have spoken out. really, they just gave me a standing "o." who wants to be the one to tell them people are required to stand when the president enters the room. >> trump sent three tweets about how the senators gave him a standing ovation. it's a big deal for trump. he hasn't seen 50 people cheering him on since his inauguration. >> flake, mccain and corker have called donald trump unfit for office. i mean up till now scientists, psychiatrist, human rights activists, world and religious leaders have also said it but eventually republicans did, as well. they're late. they're late to everything. they just found out about gangnam style. ♪ >> all right. colbert showing off dancing skill. >> that's the f

and his answer to critics who say he is uncivil. >> people don't understand, i went to an ivy league college. i'm a very intelligent person. >> the latest from washington straight ahead. >>> going public. thousands of classified documents from jfk's assaat

. >> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know people don't understand. an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> reporter: as for flake... >> his poll numbers are terrible. he's didn't terribly for the great people of arizona, a state that likes donald trump very much. >> almighty god. >> reporter: but the senate chaplain, barry black, hailed flake's courage and asked for some divine intervention. >> lord provide us with more patriots who will stand for right regardless of the consequences. >> reporter: flake's decision to retire was hailed as a victory by presidential allies like steve bannon, but senate republicans argue that is short-sighted. they worry, anthony, that his seat could now get scooped up by a democrat. >> mason: nancy cordes at the capitol. thanks, nancy. with the republican president under attack by both of arizona's republican senators we talked to republican voters in the state. here's jim axelrod. >> i will not be complicit or silent. >> reporter: arizona senator jeff flake went a

. >> anything else would be uncivilized. >> reporter: the remaining teams return next monday when "dancing stars" goes to the movies. in los angeles, george pennacchio for abc news. >> woo, goes to the movies. >> interesting. always a fun night as is disney night. gleb says it was a great me >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone, it's 4:30 a.m. on this tuesday october 17th. tam is off. jeanette reyes joins us. >> breaking overnight, people rush out of their apartments as flames break out at a south jersey apartment complex. >> president trump touches a nerve with former white house officials when he says other presidents did not contact the families of fallen american troops. >> and senator john mccain speaks out while accepting the liberty medal in philadelphia. >> david and karen. >> yes. >> chilly, hm. >> yeah. >> i packed the us

. >> well, i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. people don't understand.ent to an ivy league college, i was a nice student, i did very well, i'm a very intelligence person. >> reporter: it comes in the wake of blistering attack from two prominent republican senators who are not running for election. tennessee's bob corker accuses president trump of debasing the country. and arizona's jeff flake delivered this scathing rebuke on the senate floor. >> reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused as telling it like it is. >> reporter: do you agree with that, do you bear any responsibility for that? >> well, i think it's sad, but i think to a large extent in all due respect, i think the media causes a lot of it, but politics is a rough business, there's no question about it. >> reporter: the president's message, everything is just fine. his party loves him. his proof? the standing ovation he received from republican senators on capitol hill. he's now tweeted about it three times. with corker and flake out, are there any other republicans you

you can be smart and uncivil at the same time. talking about gold star families and him saying the things he says in his own words. these aren't interpretations. these are reporting of uncivility directly from the mouth and twitter fingers of the president. >> can we just go back to this ivy league comment one more second. it's so outrageous he feels that it's necessary to constantly prove his i.q. whether it's an i.q. stand off with rex tillerson or to brag about the ivy league. i think he has a legitimate chip on his shoulder because he transferred in to penn from florida. >> i think it goes back to the example of someone who buys a real slick, expensive sports car. >> does show want to buy a sports car? >> no. that's the example. the president obviously needs to cover for something that's severely lacking. that's what guys -- anyhow. >> the president talked about the specifics of his body on a stage. >> yes. hands. you know, obviously everything he says it's the opposite, and he doesn't want people to know. but joe, i just want

an economic war against nuclear armed russia are accusing the largest nation on earth of being uncivilized civilized nations do not behave in the way russia under putin has behaved towards ukraine and those of us who live by the rules based international system will be steadfast in defending it against such aggression this from the then foreign secretary who supported u.k. training of saudi pilots to drop bombs in the persian gulf to threaten tens of millions i know that some of them are being used to again that doesn't make them that doesn't fall foul of the export licensing criteria it would be hypocritical to think that we could have a large defense industry exporting weapons systems and they never get used meanwhile as hammond speaks today as chancellor international or whether it be austerity here in britain or what he did as u.k. foreign secretary will be largely absent in the analysis on mainstream media that alone what the united nations had to say about his backing for the saudis sarah disappearing there are was a hotly sought tech on civilians and an outrageous a violation of int

>> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. you know, people don't understand, i went to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> reporter: the president emboldened after revelations the democrats helped pay for research originally funded by republican donors that led to that now-famous dossier, about the alleged relations to russia. >> what's your reaction? >> it's very sad, what they've done with the fake dossier. i think it is a disgrace. it is a very sad -- it's a very sad commentary on politics in this country. >> reporter: a former clinton campaign official says they didn't know about the dossier during the campaign, but if they had, would have used it. the trump campaign is responding to reports that a data analytics firm it hired reached out to wikileaks founder julian assange about hillary clinton's e-mails. the trump campaign saying, we as a campaign made the choice to rely on the voter data of the republican national committee to help elect president donald j. tr

. >> i think the press makes me more uncivil than i am. people don't understand.ent to an ivy league college. i was a nice student. i did very well. i'm a very intelligent person. >> it comes in the wake of blistering attacks from two prominent republican senators who are not running for re-election. tennessee's bob corker koufoss president trump of debasing the country. and there was this. >> reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior has become excused as telling it like it is. >> who can say that politics in this country is in the gutter right now. do you agree with that? do you bear any responsibility for that? >> i think it's sad but i think to a large extent, in all due respect, i think the media causes a lot of it, but politics is a rough business. there's no question about it. >> the president's message, everything is just fine. his party loves him. his proof, the standing ovation he received from republican senators on capitol hill. he's now tweeted about it three are there any other republicans you want to see out of the senate? >> no, not at all. >>

. >> i think the press makes me, more uncivil than i am. people don't understand.. i was a nice student. did very well. i am ape very intelligent person. >> as for flake. >> his poll numbers are terrible. he has done terrible for the state of arizona. a state that likes donald trump very much. >> but the senate chaplain, barry black, hailed flake's courage and asked for intervention. >> lord, provide us with more patriots who will stand for right regardless of the consequences. >>> the people of puerto rico are still picking up the pieces of their shattered island which was devastated last month by hurricane maria. roads and bridges remain washed out and tens of thousand of homes were destroyed or damaged. and much of the island remains without power. well, now, a no bid government contract to fix the power grid is coming under fire. julianna goldman has the story. >> it has been more than a month since hurricane maria ravaged puerto rico leaving the power grid in shambles. today, 75% of the island is still without power. lawmakers are asking why a small montana co