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val demings is one of the best candidates that the democrats could have recruited. but she's running in the wrong state. florida is very difficult for democrats and has been now for a few cycles. what we're seeing is the map is expanding for republicans and it's contracting for democrats. you mentioned arizona earlier. we just saw this morning that in the congressional race for an incumbent republican, a seat that joe biden won, democrats have a lot of hope on that. they're pulling their funding in part because of the issues you highlighted which are the economy, inflation, crime, certainly. >> so you mentioned arizona. we know that glenn youngkin, doug, was sold of more of a moderate voice during his 2021 race, but we are seeing him embrace kari lake who has been getting an assist from a number of other high-profile republican party members. what does this pairing say to you about the party's future and what do democrats need to learn from their ascent? >> i think the youngkin people would tell you he's not a moderate, he's a conservative. he drew big crowds in ore

val demings has said as much. i think both demings and crist were on record as late as last summer asking for another shutdown in the state. they would have spent $4 trillion. they tried to. even in the infrastructure bill they brag about, only a quarter of the money went to infrastructure. the rest went to take on serious problems like racist roads and discriminatory trees and whatever else that they can think of and so -- look, i'm sorry. i hate to say this about my fellow americans but these people are out of their minds and they cannot be allowed to be near power. >> sean: it raises -- [applause] -- the bottom line, newt gingrich defines it really well, the night he became speaker, republicans were out of power 40 years. i was the emcee of that event. i was a local radio host in georgia at the time. how do you reconcile capitalism versus socialism? how do you reconcile defund no bail versus law and order? how do you reconcile energy, domestic energy production and energy dependence? how do you reconcile capita

i mean, what did you make of that response to val demings? who had an incredibly passionate plea.ops a bad guy with a gun like a good guy with a gun. >> well, here's the thing, my father was a good guy with a gun. he was an fbi agent for much of his career. many of my family members are in law enforcement. by enabling these people, anybody in that field will tell you the best way to stop a shooting is to stop somebody from having a gun in the first place. if they are a dangerous individual. the shooter at my high school was not -- he was a criminal. but he was not a mastermind. he did not have deep connections to the black market. he was able, as a 19 year old, to go out and buy an ar-15 and shoot and kill my classmates, and educators, with a legally obtained and a weapon that he continue to own, despite making multiple threats. and part of the reasons why that i am fighting against marco rubio, so hard on this, is that he has been in congress now for six years, and has not done one thing to make our kids safer. that's why i'm working on val demings campaign, because we just the s

chief, i should say, val demings against republican senator marco rubio. demings want to rethink this tone deaf joke. >> after 27 years as a law enforcement officer, there's no doubt that's a tough job. that's a hard job. no doubt about it. but being elected office, that's a whole another animal, y'all. >> geraldo: maybe it was a lame attempt at humor. not likely to be funny to cops across the country who find themselves under attack. more than 250 cops shot so far this year in the line of duty. morale in the toilet. departments severely understaffed. many inner city departments having problems finding new cops. but judge, you can't really believe that she hates cops. she is the police. she says she's the police. she was police chief, you know, family of law enforcement. >> jeanine: you know, the last i recall, i can't think of any members of congress who have been killed in the line of duty and i don't believe that this is something to make a joke about. you know, i mean, i think putting on that badge and that uniform every day is the toughest job you can

sunshine state. >> senator marco rubio has opened up a commanding double digit lead over democrat val demings after this debatek. performance. >> att's take a look the extremist on abortion in this campaign is congresswoman demings. she supports no restrictions, no limitations of any kind. she voted against a form. she't a four month ban. she voted against a five month ban. she supports taxpayer funded abortion on demand for any reason, at any time up until the moment of birth, because you didn't support a 20 week ban. yo birth. u supported the time ofe bill . but when is that? t' that's the vague language they allth give . and then they talk about the doctor and the family. let medoct telorl you who else n that room. om and the government is in that room because she brought them in there. she wante wants the taxpayer toy for that abortion, whether that's government involvement, no's gover t just to pay for that, but to them all over the world. look, the senator can play. national security expert all he wants. i know he needs that for his next presidential run. n.congresswoman, i need to stop

there's an uphill fight that val demings is facing here in this increasingly conservative state. the average of polls shows marco rubio with a lead that's tighter than the governor's race, but still a lead nonetheless. you talk to officials statewide and republicans have an advantage in terms of the voter registration. there's an uphill battle for her. you saw she was putting up a fight last night on the debate stage and marco rubio was fighting right back. >> we will be watching that race incredibly closely. tune in to "meet the press live." he will be joined by brad raffensperger, and atlanta mayor andre dickens. >>> let's turn to arizona where next hour, kari lake, the republican nominee for governor is set to campaign with virginia governor glenn youngkin. this is happening after last night appearing at an event with tulsi gabbard who ran for president in 2020 as a democrat but left the party last week and now supports lake, the trump-backed candidate. nbc's vaughn hillyard is in arizona. what a switch. wow, vaughn. take us through it, right? first and foremost last night's e

. >> that was a highlight between marco rubio and val demings.cans across the country are attacking democrats on the issue of violent crime. but when it comes to the most horrific violent crimes we've witnessed in this country, mass shootings, the same republicans have offered shockingly little in the way of solutions. what they have managed to offer is down right distaupian. after the school shooting in uvalde, texas, the one that killed 19 children and two teachers, some of the victims bodies were so thoroughly destroyed by gunfire that parents were asked to provide dna samples to identify their children. after that gruesome, profoundly tragic vent, texas republicans -- refused to do anything to address the problem. texas is now sending parents dna kits to collect samples of their children's dna in case those children ever need to be identified. texas officials say that this new program isn't specifically about gun violence and is intended to create dna records in case a child goes missing. but the parallels with uvalde have been clear to many

between republican incumbent marco rubio and democratic congresswoman val demings. shed over inflation, abortion rights, immigration and guns. demings who has consistently trailed in the polls was on the attack for much of the night. >> so a senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth. the senator has obviously resorted to lying, cheating and attempting to steal. senator, how vulnerable do you think the voters are? you're repeating yourself again, we've seen this show before, socialist, socialist, crazy, marxist, silly. >> which would you prefer? >> those are on your list for your talking points. look, the senate can play national security expert all he wants. i know he needs that for his next presidential run. >> yeah, i mean, i don't know what you mean play national security. i'm the vice chairman of the intelligence committee. i was the previous chairman. that's actually my vote. she's never passed a single bill. she's been in congress for half a decade, not ppp, not a single bill has passed law. i'm proud of the fact we got jobs, i'm proud we did it i

there's no way val demings can beat marco rubio. i think if there had been a little more investment in her race recall on -- by the way, i'm not writing her off yet. i think she has a really good shot. but if we had seen early investment in this race, could have been better. >> let me play -- there was an interview with the florida secretary of state about the voting rules. here's yamiche's reporting. >> what do you say to critics who say that the office of election crimes and security, what some have called the election police force, that that was created to establish a false political narrative about a problem that doesn't really exist? >> i think that's just completely inaccurate and belies the truth that there are people that vote that aren't entitled to vote. and every single person that votes that shouldn't undermines someone -- the legal vote of someone else. >> charles, you know, this is the argument that republicans are making to justify suppressive rules. they're like, we're just trying to make it harder to cheat. but they

it's clear that val demings does not care for marco rubio as a person.ater too. but it's not a critical state at this point to who's going to control the u.s. senate. >> did learn some lessons on the debate stage, thank you chris christie. i want to go back to a comment that kevin mccarthy made to punch bowl news about how he might approach aid to ukraine if he becomes house speaker. he said, i think people are going to be sitting in a recession and they're not going to write a blank check to ukraine. indicating that his congress, if he's leading it, might not be as forthcoming with aid to ukraine? >> i think it was a signal to his base and former president trump that he wants to return to trump's america first kind of era of policy making when it comes to foreign policy. i think that pleased a wing of his base and we know that kevin mccarthy wants to please trump and his supporters, be speaker of the house if republicans take control. i think it was a signal to republican voters who are thinking about the economy, inflation, recession and how we're spen

congresswoman val demings hoping her background in law enforcement will help defeat marco rubio. in their only debate, rubio was pressed on an issue close to home -- the pledge he made three days after the parkland school shooting to the families of the victims. >> you said, quote, "if you're 18 years of age, you should not be able to buy a rifle. i will support a law that takes that right away." would you still support that federal law? >> let me tell you why that law doesn't work and why that proposal doesn't work. we had a shooter last thursday, tragic, in north carolina. he was 15. where did he get the gun? he didn't get it from a gun show. he certainly didn't buy it. he's 15 years of age. so, i think the solution of this problem is to identify these people that are acting this way and stop them before they act. >> i want to stop you here, senator. i want to make sure that i understand that what you said in 2018 is not what you believe is the solution today. there should be not be a ban on 18 or 19 or 20-year-olds -- >> well a 15-year-old just got a gun, got a shotgun and kil

val demings vs. marco rubio. when you talk to the folks here. the things that matter to them is the economy, crime, and they support the government or they support their senator. i'm going to be talking with them all morning about the issues that matter to them. i have already saw some ron desantis shirts. marco rubio shirts. so it looks like this is a republican strong hold right here. and it's just because of the kitchen table issues that we're going to be talking with them all morning here in okeechobee. i will send it back to you guys in new york. >> steve: no better place than to talk about kitchen table issues than over a kitchen table. all right, lawrence. we will see you a little later on. >> rachel: thanks, lawrence. >> lawrence: see you all, family. >> steve: let's talk a little bit about this. i got an email from a woman who lives down in saint pete in florida a couple of weeks ago. listen, i know you guys are talking about groceries and stuff like that. but it has become so expensive to pay for air conditioning down in florida becaus

joining us now is former congresswoman val demings, house of the house intelligence and house judiciary. she's a candidate as you just are running against marco rubio. congresswoman demings good to see you. you and i've talked a lot. i've never heard you called an extremist on abortion. didn't get to hear the end of that. we didn't get to hear your response to senator rubio. what do you make of that? and florida is one of the few states in the neighborhood that is not as extreme as states around. it's thought of a as a bit of a sanctuary. but there's a lot of worry that abortion rights will go away in florida as well. and somehow, markle florida marco rubio tried to paint use extremist on abortion. >> it's great to be back with. you look, it was clear tonight certainly to me and certainly i believe to florida voters and marco rubio has no clue about what his primary responsibilities are in the u.s. senate. it is to protect the health, safety and well-being of the people that he serves. especially during tough times. national natural disasters, mass shootings, even economic crisis, but c

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i am val demings, and i approve this message. >> democratic congresswoman val demings is saying the recordng out republican senator marco rubio for his alarming stance on abortion. but a recent mason-dixon poll shows rubio still holds the lead in florida's hotly contested senate race with just 30 days to go before the midterm elections. now joining me is congresswoman val demings, democratic candidate for the united states senate in florida. congresswoman demings, good to see you again. thank you for coming back to the sunday show. >> jonathan, great to be with you as always. >> so that is a powerful clip, that add. it is very powerful, with its focus on abortion. but according to a siena college poll, economy is the top issue for voters. so how are you addressing those concerns on the campaign trail? >> jonathan, let me say this. i am traveling the state, from the panhandle down to the keys, talking to floridians about things that matter to them. look, as you well know, i am the daughter of a made and a janitor. nobody can tell me that what it means to struggle, to try to meet ends need,

i will fight against it having pork in it. >> joining us now is democratic congresswoman val demings ouse judiciary committee. she is running for united states senate in florida against marco rubio. representative demings, thank you for being with us this evening. >> always good to be with you as well. >> our thoughts to the people of florida, i spent most of last week there covering this disaster, which is very serious. it's sort of begs the question, what is marco rubio up to? >> that's a really good question, ali. i chair the subcommittee through homeland security on emergency preparedness response and recovery. we have been on the ground here, we have been having a meeting with the fema administration, assessing the damage, and it had just getting back a week or so ago from puerto rico, looking at the damage there from hurricane fiona, you came back to ian, and you know, i saw you covering this tragedy in southwest florida that hit hard. we had flooding here. i'm not sure what marco rubio is doing other than playing politics. to not show up to vote when you already have a reputati

do you think deming val demings has a shot here? last three election cycles, the polling average is how they skew and miss hitting the republican vote. the idea a governor as popular as desantis at the top of the ticket that val demings candidates showing the polls will lose, it is hard to imagine from my perspective. so i don't see rubio as having a shot of not winning reelection. >> carley: when you look at the issues florida voters say, the concern for them to the economy comes in number one for instance democracy, number two abortion. but do you think abortion will have a significant way, because that is what the democrats are hoping for? >> i know that is what they are hoping for, but they still remain out of touch on what is on the hearts and minds of most americans. we are certainly concerned about the economy. their leader joe biden has driven the economy into the ground and we are on the verge of a new war. and they also have plaintiff sacrificed american children, sacrificed their education who are a special depravity and

val demings, her job last night was to show she could go toe to toe with an incumbent senator. to a large degree, she did that. she seemed prepared. she had her zingers and one-liners and created some foment no herself. it's not clear, none of us know how that play with his voters, but that was her task as well. >> steve mechxed another issue where they really went at each other was over the issue of abortion. let me play a bit of that. >> i'm 100% pro-life not because i said to deny anyone their rights, but i believe innocent life is worthy of protection. >> as a police detectivo investigated cases of rape and incent, i don't think it's okay for a 10-year-old girl to be raped and have to care the seed of her rapist. >> we're never going to get a vote on the law that have no exceptioning, because that's where the majority of people are and i respect that. >> they pretty much stuck with their party lines on abortion access, but when i looked at this in the broader context, it seems to mirror the broader national tougug of war. >> i think very much so. it's notable that senator r

and there are about 300,000 republicans in state than democrats now, so that's the reality that val demings is walking into tonight and she actually i think might be her last best chance to shift those political winds with just three weeks to go until election day. she spent a lot of time on the issue of abortion, senator rubio is one of the few senators who actually signed on to as a co-sponsor to lindsay graham's national abortion ban so i think you'll hear a lot of discussion about that tonight. i think demings also wants to contrast her background against rubio's. she likes to say she's the daughter of a maid and a janitor, a black woman who rose through the police ranks to become a chief in orlando against rubio who has spent most of his time in elected office and victor the issue of policing in general is going to be one to watch tonight because republicans have really tried to make crime a central issue, how does that work against demings who herself is a former police officer? >> we'll be watching that tonight. steve, thanks. >>> january 6th taking center stage in last night's fiery

florida senator marco rubio and val demings squaring off in an intense debate last night. >> carley: brooke singman has all the highlights from us. >> a heated florida senate debate val demings dance around the question of accepting the result of next month's election. listen to this. >> will you accept the results of the 2022 election? >> my mother, a maid and janitor, they worked long hard days. but i can never remember a time they did not vote. while on earth are we trying to stop them from voting? they were able to vote because of our democracy, the wonderful system of government that we have. >> that was part of deming's minute long answer to the question but you never affirmed to the results unlike incumbent senator marco rubio will also make sure to what he calls deming's poor track record in congress. >> she's never passed a bill. she's never passed a single bill. she's been in congress for over half a decade. you never passed a bill, epp, not anything. >> the four senate races considered possibly getting even closer. in georgia the latest real clear politics average raphael

val demings leaning in on the issue of abortion. attacking marco rubio for not wanting to support exemptions and saying she would be a fighter protecting women's issues. marco rubio painting himself as an established, experienced legislator talking about some of his bipartisan accomplishments. one other thing we saw at the debate last night, jose, was a conversation and a preview of this announcement that we're going to hear from the president. we got a sense what have republicans are going to say about it. we saw the release of the oil from the strategic reserves. how republicans are going to criticize that. listen to a little bit of that response as we heard from rubio yesterday. >> oil reserves do not exist to win mid terms. they exist to help this country in an emergency. what we cannot do are crazy policies that are coming from the left that congresswoman demming has supported. >> of course, the senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth would know nothing about helping people and being there for people when they a

i like val demings, i have some political differences from her. but val demings reminds me of my grandmother. in the ways and how she views politics. i have a lot of respect for her. but i think florida, just like georgia, with stacey abrams in my view. and with peter o'rourke. some of these, ayman, if i can be quite honest with you. they are not quite where they need to be for a candidate, or any of those candidates, to actually win a successful statewide campaign. that doesn't mean the states are headed there. because i believe they are. i just think that they're too ahead. so if you look at the rubio camp, you're looking at this and saying you know what we're ahead five or six percentage points. why would we potentially put the senator in jeopardy or risk of having a bad moment which could jeopardize his visual independently swing boner's. they say no. we're not going to do that because we're comfortable in our standing. >> let me push back to that. there's a part of you as a person that serves in this country that says, i want to do the right

i did mention the debate between marco rubio and val demings, shaq. a race that's flown under the radar but what do we expect tonight? >> reporter: well, you are expecting many of those attacks floridians have been seeing on their television airwaves to make its way on the debate stage. both telling me their candidates will be representedy to fend off their attacks. for val demings she will have to fend off attacks she votes 100% with her party, that she increased inflation in this country and she's soft on crime and supports defunding the police. she will likely bring up fact she was in law enforcement for nearly 30 years including serving as the orlando police chief. marco rubopen attacks on the issue of abortion that he supports federal abortion bans and he's been missing a lot of votes while serving in the senate. he will likely point out that he has bipartisan accomplishments like the paycheck protection program passed at the beginning of this pandemic. you're going to hear both candidates able to defend themselves from the attacks voters have be

welcome to our candidates, congresswoman val demings and senator marco rubio. we are so appreciative. of your participation tonight. joining me are panelists. the executive editor of for the trend, the executive editor of the palm beach post. all three of us will be asking questions of the candidates tonight. the debate rolls tonight, each candidate gets 60 seconds to answer a question. and 30 seconds to answer any follow-up questions. rebuttals are 30 seconds in length and by discussion as your monitor. when you see the yellow light you have 15 seconds to finish. the red light means exactly what you think it means. and i will remind you that it means stop. congresswoman dennings, -- demings, you won the coin toss. the first question goes to you. three weeks ago tomorrow, hurricane unit hit florida as one of the five most powerful storms to make landfall in the u.s.. what have federal action is needed, starting now, to protect florida's sea levels, projected to rise a foot or more in less than 30 years, while more frequent storms threaten our lives and liveliho

in florida, democrat val demings if elected would be just the third black woman senator. >> there arerently no black women serving in the u.s. senate. what's the significance of that? >> it should reflect the diversity of america. when we think about the talent, the skills, the strength of black women, we bring not only diversity in terms of our ethnic background, but we bring a diversity of perspectives and experiences. >> she's in an uphill battle to destreet republican senator marco rubio. and argues she would work to protect abortion rights, provide adequate policing for communities, and make investments in education. >> we need to hold america to its promise in addressing some of the social ills that cause decay in communities in the first place. >> black women make up a small number of elected officials. vice president kamala harris, the highest ranking. >> the duties of the office upon which i am about to enter. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> now, a historic number of them are running for national office. 56 women seeks house seats. four running for u.s. senate and th

congresswoman val demings will joining me in a moment. let's bring in former governor charlie crist, the democratic nominee for florida governor. governor, i'm glad you are here tonight. a governor's job in a state like florida that is so vulnerable to storms, you would think that a governor would want to mitigate the harm from those storms. but the two previous republican governors, rick scott and desantis, have seemed to do the opposite. your thoughts? >> i couldn't agree more. it's unfortunate because we're paying the price for that. climate change is real. it is a present danger to us. it exacerbated what happened with hurricane ian. you know, as governor before, i held the first climate change summit in the history of florida along with governor schwarzenegger, because i knew at the time that this was a real situation, something we had to face and something we had to realize was going to create bigger storms. i mean, this hurricane that we just had was three times bigger than hurricane charlie. charlie was just as powerful, about 150

florida republican senator marco rubio going toe to toe with democratic congresswoman val demings. the two trading barbs, sharp rebukes and pointed answers on a number of issues, we will break it down in just a moment. >>> let's begin in morning at the white house, cnn correspondent jair my diamond is there for us. jeremy, the president will in part address gas prices today. what exactly do we expect to hear from him? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, bianna. president biden is going to be tackling head on what has become a political liability for democrats less than three weeks away from these midterm elections and that's the price of gas in the united states, which is now 20 cents higher than it was a month ago. we have seen those prices come down some over the last week, but there are still a lot of concerns, especially given the cut in production announced by opec plus earlier this month, the conflict that is still ongoing in ukraine and so president biden today trying to do something to tackle the rising price of oil and in accordance with that the rising price of gas. 15 milli

val demings could have traction on the ground. do you think that's true? >> i'll say now that senator rubio after the recent debates is definitely going up in the lead. republicans are underperforming -- over performing on what the generic ballots are showing. when val demings showed that she had a temperament of the senate and losing it during the debate, i think that's a very positive thing for senator rubio. you are watching rigid events has taken the lead in ohio. you are watching where after the raphael warnock and herschel walker debate when you are seeing where that's drawing a dead heats. i'm definitely seeing where the republicans are sticking to the issues. democrats are trying to run off on abortion alone being the only positive thing that can stay on. definitely feeling good about the state of florida. for the first time under governor ron desantis, we have more registered republicans and you have democrats. this has never happened in florida's history. we have 3,000 more rested republicans and democrats. so i think you are seeing where repuflo

how come marco rubio is only ahead of val demings by i think it's 4 or 5 points, that's all? would be much further ahead than that. governor desantis is. >> yeah. so i think there's a couple things. first of all, i'm always real careful with polls like this. florida is one of the states that the pollsters have gotten wrong in recent election are years, so we'll see how this turns out. i think, you know, marco rubio has not had the same profile, obviously, that governor desantis has had. and there's still some, i think, mixed emotions among conservatives about him. he doesn't necessarily rally the base in the same way. i think he's going to win comfortably. and this is another example where crime and, is very much featuring in their recent debate and also questions of his opponent, val demings, and just how far to the left -- she's running as a moderate, and that is also one of the reasons he may be having a little bit more trouble. she does have a little bit more than some of her colleagues in the house, more of a centrist background that -- than some of the other progressive

. >> carley: that is right, contingents made beef between florida senator and congresswoman val demings last night. speak with the senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth would know nothing about helping people and being there for people when they are in trouble. >> my opponent has been in congress for half a decade and never passed a single legislation into law, not one. she votes 100% with pelosi. >> todd: you are watching "fox & friends first" on a very busy wednesday morning, i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus. the race is getting tighter with races in arizona, nevada and pennsylvania all separated by one listen for points. >> todd: brooke singman with the races, we have all been watching it, brooke. >> he did florida senate race val demings with a question about accepting the results when it comes to the election. listen to this. >> will you accept results of the 2022 election? >> let me start here if i may. my mother is a maid and a janitor and worked long, hard days. but i can never remember a time they did not vote. why on earth would we try to stop the

you have the former police chief running for senate right now val demings who says supports law enforcement when you look at her track record, obviously, she changed. you so that put on the debate stage with marco rubio. the people here have not forgotten. they also say one more thing, education and what is being taught in the schools appear they don't like this wokeness. they think some conversations belong with the parents and not in the classroom. so i will be talking with them all morning. it is a fired up the crowd and i will send it back to new york. steve, what are you doing for your birthday, brother? >> steve: celebrating with all of you. we thank you very much for that. the great big cake from carlos earlier. it is gigantic. thank you very much, lawrence. >> brian: lawrence is in okeechobee and to the west of him north is where the area thas really devastated by the hurricane. governor desantis in florida gave voters who were impacted by the hurricane an additional three days of early voting because obviously if your house is missing, you know, you need to have other provisions fo

. >> and tonight, marco rubio and val demings are set to hold their first and only debate in florida. with us to start our coverage, news correspondent blaine alexander and shaquille bruser. what were the highlights from the georgia debate last night? >> reporter: just to set the seen for this, of course this is a rematch. a highly anticipated rematch between brian kemp and stacey abrams thises the first time the two have met face to face on the debate stage and they took the time to capitalize on what happened in the past four years. brian kemp is a different candidate now than he was then. this time he has a record to run on. and during last night's debate you saw him pivot back to the record. one thing he's underscored was the decision to make georgia the first state to reopen during the covid lockdowns. he said that saved a number of businesses, the economy here in georgia. on stacey abrams' part she went after him on a number of things. one of the things about stacey abrams that has changed is that she has risen to national prominence. a lot of things she's said over the past thr

when we come back, one debate is all val demings needed to make her case to florida voters last nightd marco rubio clashed on gun violence and abortion rights. she's our next guest. >>> plus, are democrats doing enough to keep abortion on top of voter's minds? has the country reached a limit on what it believes we can do to prevent gun violence? there's so many issues so important to voters this year. we'll talk about the messaging and what can be done in the final three weeks. one voice who has spoken out on all these topics is jasmine crockett. she'll join us coming up. later in the program, the wheels of justice may move slowly, but they're moving. the ex-president's attempts to subvert justice are starting to catch up with him. we'll tell you about that when "deadline: white house" continues after a quick break. don't go anywhere today. don't go anywhere today. nu items for twice the goodness, twice the flavor, and twice the choice. sirloin salisbury steak and all-natural salmon. perfect for lunch or dinner. only at ihop. download the app and earn free food with every purchase. pr

. >> speaking of wrestling matches, i want you to take a look at val demings coming off the top row, in florida this week. take a listen. >> of course, the senator who has never run anything at all but his mouth would know nothing about helping people. >> how long would you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, grocery store, a movie theater, a mall, and a nightclub? >> congresswoman -- >> and do nothing! >> i thought she had some shining moments there, but i wonder, lucy, where people actually watching? >> that's a good question. that is a very tight race, because the dynamics in florida. of course, florida is now in the wake of a terrible crisis that really, i think, makes the political landscape there a little bit challenging. all of these debates, though, have a very limited audience. they have a fundraising audience, because each campaign is going to clip their best hits and try to fund-raise off of it. but the audience really is, for that very very narrow segment the voters who are still undecided, which, for most

at the one and only senate debate republican incumbent marco rubio and democratic congresswoman val demingsrtion which rubio opposes in principle. >> number one, i'm 100 percent pro-life. that said, every bill i have ever sponsored on abortion every bill i ever voted for has exceptions. >> demings is pro-choice up to the point of viability. >> no, senator, i don't think it's okay for a 10-year-old girl to be raped and have to carry the seed of her rapist. >> both candidates have been flooding the florida airwaves with campaign ads. demings more so than rubio as she has raised nearly $50 million more than rubio has, giving democrats optimism about flipping this seat. rubio touts his experience and getting the paycheck protection program passed at the beginning of the pandemic. [cheers] >> he paints demings as the supporter of extreme progressive politics and, quote: turning boys into girls. demings slams rubio for his low senate attendance record and the former orlando police chief distanced herself from the progressives in her party saying defunding the police is, quote: just crazy. accordi

in florida, republican senator marco rubio and democratic challenger congressmember val demings faced off in their only debate ahead of november's election. the candidates sparred over abortion, voting rights, foreign policy, and guns, with demings going after rubio for his inaction on gun control. >> how long will you watch people being gunned down in first grade, fourth grade, high school, college, church, set to, grocery store, movie theater, mall, and a nightclub and do nothing? amy: in florida, "the tampa bay times" has obtained video showing police officers arresting people for voting. in 2018, florida overwhelmingly ted in for of a ballot measure allowing formerly incarcerated people with past felony convictions to cast ballots. but e law excludes residents who were convicted of murder or felony sex offenses. the arrested individuals say they were encouraged to vote by florida officials and were not made aware of this exclusion, which is not stated on voter registration forms. this is tampa resident tony patterson and his arresting officer as captured on a police bodycam. >> ap

you had marco rubio, the republican incumbent, val demings right out of the box, the very first question got to the abortion issue. >> i'm 100% pro-life because i -- not because i want to deny anyone the rights but because i believe innocent human life is worthy of the protection of our law, that said every bill i've sponsored or voted for has exceptions. every one of them does because that's what can pass and that's what the majority of people support. >> number one, you have been clear that you support no exceptions, even including rape and incest. now, as a police detective who investigated cases of rape and ses, no, i don't think it's okay for a 10-year-old girl to be raped and have to carry the seed of her rapist. no, i don't think it's okay for you to make decisions for women and girls. >> it is a crystal clear both candidates very clearly explaining their views on this issue. that's a battle for the suburbs. the question is, in florida, is that as effective an argument for democrats as they believe it is in some other places? >> it remains to be seen, john, honestly, there's air r

i will say, any conversation about abortion right now is a win for val demings. this is not a topic that republicans want to be talking about. i think the topics that we discuss's debate, what it was guns, abortion, the elections, all benefit. her not as much conversation in this debate about the economy, which is what marco rubio wants. >> that's part of the issue, right, when lindsey graham put that into the universe. on the day that president biden was signing the inflation reduction act, which many republicans thought was going to be an easy went to try and under my in some way and say the child's not selling is gonna be short term win in this issue, and he came out this very thing. and i still go back to the point, and i think it's a difficult thing. on the one hand, you are not taken seriously as a politician, right, unless you know you can actually get what your platform you are saying passed. so, he's talking about what he can do. but still, for voters, for many of whom are younger voters, first-time voters, they do want the hope of getting things done ou

senate debate with marco rubio and his democratic challenger representative val demings. you can watch those debates tonight on c-span. tune in on the go using our free mobile app or watch anytime online at c-span.org. here in washington, d.c., waiting for the president's remarks. [soft chatter] >> president biden is speaking soon about abortion rights at howard theatre in washington, d.c. hosted by the democratic national committee. expecting the president shortly. host: let's start broadly with the u.s. house, which is going from it will be a red tide and then the democrats gain some traction over the summer. where do things stand in your view about what the house will look like as they enter the january 2023? guest: republican should win the house of representatives because the division between the two parties is five or six seats depending on the recent special election. that is the tightest division between the parties since 1958. republicans made out fairly well in the redistricting process because they are so dominant in state legislatures and governorships and mor

i don't think -- i wish the polling doesn't look great for val demings, but she's a strong candidateates turning red is a lesson for her. >> two quick ones, new hampshire, obviously a very big race. there's a lot of subtext there with mitch mcconnell and the senate leadership fund. also i'll say don't sleep on tiffany smiley, scott, personal friends. i think she has run an incredible race, washington state. if she wins, it's going to be a big blowout for republicans. >> georgia brian kemp vs. stacey abrams the rematch. i've been watching how brian kemp has been able to avoid the extremism label, getting credit for 2020 for actually doing his job and not breaking the law for trump. at the same time, a federal judge just ruled several weeks ago the laws in georgia do place severe burdens on voters, but the federal judge also said he felt hamstrung by the supreme court decision. so whereas they acknowledge the voting laws in georgia are restrictive, we just saw stories yesterday of people finding problems, black americans, at the polls being challenged at the same time kemp seems to be