brooks: my colleagues. we'll come right here, sir and we will go to you and then back in the back. >> i'm a retired service officer. i came in late. there is nothing off limits. i would like to ask about immigration, where does that stand coming from the spectrum treatment. could you ex pound on that and maybe some past thinking of how to do better in the future? >> i think it is a sensitive area. i happen -- fortunate to be a back grouped in working in efugee camps across the world. mr. walker: so, at the same time, what we do have a situation that is a growing concern. let's take the hot topic, the car ave van and draw ut up. we have been able to identify 600 criminals in this group. we are now at a place we are arresting 10 terrorists a day at our borders and thisics documented by the department of homeland security. but we do have a responsibility. first thing we need to do is protect the citizens of the united states of america-f you look at the drugs that are being smuggled. nd why it is important fro

some rushed to pull preston brooks off of sumner. other senators held them back, to let brooks continue with his assault. finally, preston brooks is pulled off of sumner, probably saving sumner's life. he was seriously injured, to the point that it would be three years before he could resume duties sas a senator. across the country, the response was somewhat different to what became known as the summoner -- sumner/brooks affair. a journalist writing in the new york evening post had this to say -- "has it come to this? arechastise their slaves? slaves forslaves, brutal target for their blows when we do not comport ourselves to please them?" this really characterized the northern view of preston brooks. gentlemen, debate? .o, he turns to violence in edgefield, south carolina, preston brooks' home district, the newspaper wrote this. some say sumner received 50 lashes, that we doubt if exceed brooks care td to the legal number of 39. by law, you could not whip a slave over 39 times. we feel our representative did exactly right, and we ar

brooke? >> brian, thank you for the look ahead there out of florida. meantime, moving to missouri, where president trump will hold his final midterm rally tonight. it is where red state democratic senator claire mccaskill is currently deadlocked against republican challenger, josh hawley. it is also a seat that democrats likely must win if they are to take back control of the senate. cnn political reporter rebecca berg is live for us this afternoon in springfield. what's the story there, rebecca? >> reporter: that's right, brooke. senator claire mccaskill is in the fight of her political life, a fight for survival ahead of election day tomorrow. the polls are deadlocked. it is neck and neck here in missouri. mccaskill told supporters here in springfield, missouri, just a few minutes ago that she believes the race will come down between republican josh hawley and someone like her who will break with her party when she needs to. of course, missouri is a state that went for trump by nearly 20 po

steem stephens wrote, brooks whipped sumner the other day. i have no objection to the liberty of speech when the liberty is free to combat. i already mentioned what happened to sumner. brooks faced a vote to be expelled from the house of representatives. but the vote did not succeed. enough southerners in the house of representatives voted for brooks to maintain his seat despite the assault on a fellow member of congress. brooks, however, voluntarily resigned his seat in the senate and went back to south carolina. the district, though h to hold a special election to send someone to fill that society and they sent almost unanimously preston brooks back to the house of representatives. and over this period by some accounts, preston brooks received dozens of canes in the mail, with the inscription of "hit him harder." two days after the sumner/brooks affair is when john brown takes those five pro-slavery advocates. wasn't can make an argument this was a turning point from which there was no going back. blood had been shed. and shed not just on t

brooks continue with his assault. finally, preston brooks is pulled off of sumner and probably saving sumner's life. he was seriously injured to the point that it would be three years before he could resume his duties as a senator. across the country, the response is somewhat different to what became known as the sumner-brooks affair. , writing in the new york evening post, had this to say. has it come to this? are we to be chastised as they chastised their slaves? too, slaves? slaves for life? a target when we do not comport ourselves to please them? this really characterized the northern view of preston brooks. debate, no. he turns to violence. in south carolina, preston , thes' home district newspaper wrote this. some say sumner received 50 lashes, yet we very much doubt if cap converts -- everyone had a military title -- cared to exceed the legal number of 39. by law, you could not with ace wave more than 39 times. we feel our representative to exactly right and we are sure his people will commend him highly for i

so many confusions here, brooke. who ordered this being the obvious one because i don't think many people are going to really believe it's possible that an operation of this magnitude and seriousness and taking place in turkey could have happened without the knowledge of the very, very highest knowledge of power. but how are we going to believe this idea they were just going to interview him when they came with a doctor, when they came with some kind of materials to dismember the body once he had been killed. it seems with every attempt to make the story clearer, in fact what they're doing is to make it much more confusing, brooke. >> to this point off the top about this illusion of justice, right, you have the 11 suspects indicted, five of whom could face the death penalty. you have the saudis, you have trump, this white house. they can say, see, justice was served. and at the end of the day, clarissa, mbs will still be the crown prince, won't he? >> he will. i wouldn't see any indication based on the conversations

-brooke: i want that. lemonis: this is really the first time i've seen patrick in the element that suits him best. his sales pitch is strong. patrick: ...comes in a lot of different colors. lemonis: and he knows his numbers. patrick: that one with the flocking would retail around $44. -liz: okay. -brooke: okay. lemonis: and he's doing all of it without dan and kelly having to hold his hand. brooke: could you put a colored lace? patrick: a hot-pink drawstring or something like that would really make it pop. i think that's a really good idea, actually. lemonis: but best of all, he's taking feedback the right way. brooke: i love the kitschy, whimsical expressions that reflect your personality. liz: my favorite part of the collection is the graphics. i think the graphics are really fun, and i think customers are looking for things that are gonna surprise and delight them. and then, i think first and foremost, it's getting the setup ready. we call it a "trunk-show" model. so, you bring in the stock and we actua

you see all the red on the board there, brooke? those are not delays, those are actually flights that are all leaving early, before their scheduled times. so, yeah, you're right. >> oh, wow! >> exactly. when do you see that? so things are really going good. no significant delays or cancellations happening throughout the country. we know that the airlines are well prepared. they've added flights, they're using larger aircraft to accommodate the larger volume. tsa has upped the ante as far as staffing and using canine dogs so people can get through faster. >> i was just talking to dr. raj about the romaine lettuce. a lot of airlines carrying salads, lettuce. that's a whole other headache i imagine for them in addition to getting people to their families' house for thanksgiving. >> oh, yeah. in talking to the airlines today, on top of dealing with the high-volume traffic, they were also scrambling to get rid of all romaine lettuce in the sky lounges, they've been in touch with their catering services because of the warning from the cd

thank you very much. >> good to see you, brooke. thank you very much. >> coming up next here, the judge calls it one of the most inhumane and vicious crimes he has ever seen. this colorado man who once went on tv begging for his wife and young course to codaughters to s now been sentenced for their murders. >>> also, surrounded by flames. i'll talk to a california mom who said she had to make a life-or-death decision hours after giving birth. her harrowing story of survival is coming up. look at that precious face. >>> and happening right now, what's behind the sharp market sell-off? the dow falling close to 500 points on this monday afternoon. we'll keep a close eye on that. you're watching cnn, i'm brooke baldwin. new sleep number 360 smart bed. it senses your movement and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. this week only, save 50% on the new sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. ends cyber monday. and i found out that i'ma from the big toe alian. of that sexy italian boot! so this holiday seaso

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. >>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with the names, you have oprah winfrey and vice president mike pence. they are stumping in one of the most watched races in the election. who will become the governor of georgia? it's going to be republican brian kemp or democrat stacey abrams. he is a trump republican. she could become the nation's first african-american female governor. now, oprah is in the atlanta area campaigning for abrams right now and just about 90 minutes away, pence is trying to get out the vote for kemp. >> we as women people need to stand united and vote our values. vote your values, vote your conscience. all this noise, all the noise, you just can't get away from it, you turn on the tv, it's so much noise and crazy talk. all the vitriol and the ads, you know what, they are designed to confuse and confound you with fear. that's what they're doing. they're designed to confound you with fear. they are not designed for people with discernment. women people, we have discernment. when we all unite, i kn

once again, i'm brooke baldwin. president trump intensifying his clash with supreme court chief justice john roberts who criticized the president for calling the jurist an "obama judge judge." >> we get a lot of bad court decisions from the ninth circuit, which has become a big thorn in our side. it's a terrible thing when judges take over your protective services, when they tell you how to protect your border. it's a shame. it's a shame. it's a disgrace frankly. essentially they're legislating. >> joseph moreno is back with me. let's fact check. trump says the ninth circuit overturned more than any circuit in the country. is that true? >> so, brooke, that's a misconception that has been thrown around and the president has made it worse by repeating it. in fact, it's not true. it is i think fourth in line in terms of the circuits that are overturned by the supreme court. and it also has to be taken in the property perspective. there are 13 circuits. the ninth is by far the largest. it covers nine states and two over

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brooke? >> i'm listening to both barbara and kate and dana and i'm hearing words like contentious, on -- obstinate. >> it's a public shame be. kate is absolutely right. i don't remember first ladies being this involved publicly ever. nancy reagan certainly was involved behind the scenes, but to publicly come out in an unsolicited statement and say her husband's deputy national security adviser doesn't have it, doesn't have -- i'm looking for the exact words, no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house is remarkable. you can only conclude two things and they're not necessarily at odds. one is that melania trump is so annoyed and angry with this woman that she wanted to call her out publicly and make her look bad and/or two, john bolton wasn't budging, didn't want to fire her so melania went around him and went to the public. both could be true. we know the public shaming is true, we've seen it. the question is whether or not she had to do this because john bolton said i'm not l

hi, everyone, i'm brooke baldwin. another community in mourning, another list of victims and another day in the united states of america. thousand oaks, california. it was college night at a local bar. people were out and about, line dancing, listening to country music when a man holding a handgun walks in and starts shooting at random. by the time he stopped, 12 were dead, many more were injured. as horrific as it was, it do have been much worse. on the scene in minutes, ventura county officer ron helus confronted the gunman. a 29-year veteran of the force who was close to retirement died a hero. >> there's no doubt that they saved lives by going in there and engaging with the suspect. who knows. we don't know any people -- i've heard anywhere from 1350 to 200 people in there. so not by any means the loss of 13 lives is good but it could have been much, much worse. >> it's lost a hero, it's lost a great human being. it's part of the loss again of the 11 other victims that are in there. it's all part of the suffering

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you could have been just garth brooks but you're garth brooks! were you des tend to be a musician? >> i wanted to be a professional athlete as a kid. >> stephen: what did you want to do? >> baseball, football. the only thing that stopped me was my professional athlete ability. ( laughter ) >> stephen: so talent aside, you were so ready. >> yeah, man. >> stephen: but you did not --l? >> oklahoma state. >> stephen: oklahoma state. yes, sir. >> stephen: you threw javelin. yes, i did. >> stephen: at oklahoma state. yeah. ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: very difficult to go pro. >> it's tough to go pro. >> stephen: it's a small circuit to go pro. >> i was hoping somebody may pan because that's, like, original greek sporting event. >> it's fun. >> stephen: you should actually be buck naked, oiled down to do this? why javelin, garth brooks? >> i don't know. i'm not sure about you yet. ( laughter ) >> stephen: i think you are. i think you're absolutely sure about me. >> i want to party with you. >> stephen: good, i want to party with you, too. >> people call it track and field. not tra

>> reporter: they did not make it, brooke. we just moments ago found out that here in palm beach they are the only county in the state of florida that turned in their preliminary numbers from saturday in lieu of recounted numbers. that's what the law states. they are blaming mechanical error here in palm beach, not human error, mechanical error as we've talked about over the last few days. they've been plagued by old machines here, they overheat, they break down. the supervisor of elections telling cnn she's taking full responsibility for this, but she said it was not for lack of trying, that people in her office have worked very hard to get these machines to go. they were almost there in terms of getting that senate recount done and that's when the machines broke down. we're told that they will be submitting a report to the secretary of state explaining what happened here. brooke, keep in mind now that they've missed this deadline, it's not the end. if one of these three races or any of these three races fall within that .25

i'm brooke baldwin. just before president trump's final campaign rally last night in missouri, fox news host sean hannity said he would not go on stage with president trump a day before the election, except he did. >> mr. president, i did an opening monologue today. i had no idea you were going to invite me up here. >> fox news and hannity himself said he was only there to broadcast the show and to cover the rally. so the criticism has been pouring in. now the network is responding. so let's go to brian stelter with that, our cnn business chief, media considers and host of "reliable sources." what is fox saying about this, brian? >> this is very strange, brooke. hannity was presented as a special guest at this rally. everybody knew the campaign was promoting his appearance there. fox tried to distance itself from the campaign saying hannity is just there to interview the president. but as everyone saw, he got up on stage, he revelled in the attention and he was there to help the campaign. look at the sta

i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn on this monday afternoon. >>> you're watching the campaigns from florida. they're talking about infected ballots. these are live pictures right now in florida. the recount in not just one but three races. u.s. senate, governor, and the state's agriculture commission are the tightest of the three. it was by a margin of votes between the winner and loser being less than 0.5%. election workers have until thursday at 3:00 p.m. to finish the second count. in the meantime, the lawsuit and insults are flying. florida democrats say republican rick scott in the lead for senate is acting like a, quote, latin american dictator for trying and failing to seize ballots and impound voting machines. rick scott, meantime, is calling his opponent bill nelson a, quote, sore loser, after trying to steal the election after thousands of votes narrowed rick scott's lead. the meanwhile the president sent a tweet. an honest vote count is no longer possible. ballots massively infected. must

[laughter] brooks: thank you, john. [laughter] i think however the power of grant's memoirs is that he tells the story, but he tells it in such a way that for many of you, you think it is the story. he is very careful what he forgets. he doesn't stress certain issues. example,o mention, for of grants relationship with alcohol and the memoir. there is very little about his disappointments and the rough times he had with other people. he settle scores. it is very much a personal statement, but it's done so well and contrast to many of the other memoirs of the american civil war that you come away from it saying that he has told you the story not only as he would like you to hear it, but as he would like you to remember. that is one of the powers of that memoir. people continue to refer to that memoir as a factual account of everything that went on and not nitpick whether this was right or this was wrong. the fact of the matter is rant is telling you his story and it becomes the story. that i think is a tribute to his tale

i gave it to brooke. >> justin: brooke, huh? >> bill: brooke. you know brooke. blond hair. green eyes. beautiful smile. brooke. >> justin: she's the reason you changed. >> bill: are you jealous? you -- lookit! you are! you're jealo-- you need a hug!

brooke? >> to hear his own mother lived in fear, it is so sad all the way around. nick, thank you, in california for us. those who managed to escape, they are talking about their own feelings of fear and devastation. that includes my next guest, john hedge. he and his stepfather were talking to the guard when he saw the secured at the door go down. john, thank you for taking a minute. how are you holding up today? >> it's been rough. i can't say i got a lot of sleep last night. you know, you're just still kind of shaken the next day. it's pretty surreal still. >> i'm sure. can you just take me back and tell me what you first saw, what you first heard? >> yeah. it happened so quick. i just remember sitting there. just like any other night, you play some pool and the laker game was on, we were just having a good time. i was getting ready to leave, my step dad and i, we're nearest to the front door, you know, outside of the bouncer and the two people behind the front desk, the cashiers that chec

i'm brooke baldbaldwin. we were discussing how the president is claiming he doesn't know matt whitaker. according to friends whitaker talked to at the time, he got a tip from sam clovis. clovis encouraged whitaker to get a commentary gig on tv to get trump's attention. later he expressed his deep skepticism for the mueller probe. last year he said this about robert mueller's appointment to special counsel. >> whatever reason rod rosenstein determined that the department of justice couldn't handle this in their ordinary course of work, which i think is ridiculous, i think it smells a little fishy. >> smells a little fishy. whitaker also said this about whether there's an obstruction of justice case to be made against president trump. >> there is no criminal obstruction of justice charge to be had here. the evidence is weak, no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case on what we know right now. it all boils down to what was the president's intent, and we really don't have any evidence of what the president's i

i'm brook silva-braga. i'm brook silva-braga. have a great weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> a live look outside in san francisco this morning. again, hazy conditions as we continue -- there's a continuous reminder of whatmana county. it's friday, november 16th. thanks for waking up with us. we're looking at another bad day of air quality. i'm kenny choi. >> and i'm michelle griego. so let's get to traffic and weather and talk about this air quality. we have more school closures, a lot going on. >> this morning, the air quality is worse than yesterday morning so we're talking unhealthy to very unhealthy air. this smoke is stuck over the bay area. what i'm concerned about is more offshore winds bringing in more of the smoke into the bay area and that would mean even worse air quality as we go through the day. the blue diamonds, that's very unhealthy air. red dots unhealthy. so unhealthy to very unhealthy. please be safe and limit your outdoor exposure. 30s and 50s to 40s this

you are on with geraldine brooks -- geraldine brooks. between the silence between the old testament and the new testament almost the first thing that's brought upt'. >> him and to put you on hold. you have to turn down the volume on your tv otherwise you will get that delay. and we won't be able to talk to you. will put you on hold and give you a chance to turn down the tv we will come back to you. now let's try mark in asbury park new jersey. mark, you're on the air. when you talk about how they were degraded i would like to know when you say the word women was there any difference between a white woman and a black woman was the white woman equal with the black woman. thank you very much. >> absolutely. any enslaved person who had no agency over their own body. our long history of enslavement of africans. to be an african woman slave was probably the most distant advantageous that anybody could have experience. look, it was hard to not have property rights and marriage and not be able to vote but to not even have the agency over your ow

there's nobody running against her, brooke. that's the easiest race she'll probably ever run and win. that's step one. step two is when the democrats take over the house formally. presumably pelosi will win. the question is can she keep enough democrats, get a majority, 218 democrats do vote for her so she secures it or does it have to go to a second or third ballot. i think in the last five, six, seven days you've seen why nancy pelosi has gotten to where she's gotten. she knows how to play smart politics. she got marsha fudge off and she has a new member, veronica escobar behind her. nancy pelosi didn't speak in her own favor. she was nominated by joe kennedy iii as she mentioned in a bunch of other members including adam schiff, the incoming house intelligence committee chairman and others spoke on her behalf. in this clip she talks about how this is not about her, this is about the party in the country. very smart, make it less about nancy pelosi, quote unquote, make it more about the democratic party and who can most effec

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i'm brooke baldwin here in new york. let's go to washington. "the lead" with jake tapper starts now. >>> remember when president obama was slammed for saluting marines while holding starbucks? "the lead" starts right now. commander in beef. president trump sticks by his tradition of insulting the u.s. military. again today, slamming the navy s.e.a.l. commander who orchestrated the bin laden raid. this after he accuses the president of stomping on the constitution. >>> despite butchering a journalist, president trump is saying saudi arabia is still a spectacular ally. why he appears to be okay with the crown prince's coverup. >>> plus, simply

brook: that is an extreme oversight. david: our third story has to do with michael corporate -- michael corbett, the head of citi being asked if it would be good to put to bank together -- deutsche bank together with vciti. this is one more instance of people speculating that deutsche should team up with someone. brook: it might not be such a good thing going the other way around. the german government said they are interested in creating a national champion, deutsche bank combining with commerzbank. lows now, deutsche bank's are not having a significant impact on the german economy because they have other sources of financial capital, but if you have an economic slowdown, though sources might dry up. you want to have a strong national entity to cater to german -- germany's economy. the e.u. has been working on the banking union for quite some time. caroline: you talk about a slowdown, and there is evidence of that today. we have seen a negative rating on german gdp and woeful emi's. -- pmi's. bank,zbank and deutsche is

. ♪ >> brooke: did you have dinner? >> ridge: nope. >> brooke: well, we still have some of that squash soup. >> ridge: i'm fine. it's been a long day. >> brooke: looks like you were in the middle of something. >> ridge: uh, i was meditating. >> brooke: [ chuckles ] yeah. you've never meditated a day in your life. >> ridge: well, it's not that hard. you just sit somewhere and stop talking, so it's -- it's easy. >> brooke: the answer to your

remind us how this happened. >> this all happened on sunday, brooke. two ukrainian gun boats and a ukrainian tugboat were transiting it to the black sea and to get there you have to go up that little strait. they were just about near the strait when the russian naval vessels turned them around, blocked them from going in there, they used the bridge as a blocking mechanism. they were heading south, down around crimea, they were going to go up to odessa, a port in ukraine, when they were blocked again by ten other russian navy vessels. one of them rammed the ukrainian tugboat. we have video of that. and one of them fired on one of the ukrainian tug boats injuring at least one ukrainian sailor. they then took possession of all three of those ukrainian ships, brought them into a port right there at the kerch strait and those sailors are now being tried in a russian criminal court. >> in response, ukraine has now imposed martial law. what will that entail here and how is russia reacting to it? >> martial law is not anything new under the sun. we've done it

i'm brooke baldwin. while we've been talking about a lot of high-profile contests like the governor races in florida and georgia, there are a smattering of congressional races that could be huge indicators of where this country is coming. so john berman, anchor of "cnn "newsday" is here. look at you, up at breakfast. >> i had a nap and now i'm back. i'm great. >> i heard you're looking at kentucky. >> the polls close in kentucky at 6:00. this is a toss-up race. look at like it's the play-in game in march madness. for republicans, it's the play-in game. the only way they even get to the tournament is to maintain control of that seat. if the republican incumbent goes down in kentucky at 6 p.m., that's a sign it's going to be a really long, bad night for them. georgia 6 is the same thing, if the republicans lose there, again, it's a very bad night. if they hold those two races, though, it's no guarantee things will go well. it's when you get to the 8:00 hour where you really might see where things are heade

i'm brooke baldwin. "i'd rather go to prison." that is the message today from a key figure in the robert mueller investigation. jerome corsi, an associate of president trump ally roger stone says he will reject a plea deal with the special counsel's office. he tells cnn, quote, they can put me in prison the rest of my life. i am not going to sign a lie, end quote. mueller has apparently shown interest in corsi's ties to wikileaks founder, julian assange, and corsi says he was offered a plea deal on one count of perjury. so let's get straight to analysis. cnn legal analyst paul cowan is with me. so if he's rejecting this deal, what now? >> well, first, you have to analyze, is there really a deal? he says mueller offered him a deal. i don't see any independent confirmation of that. and i wonder about it, because, remember, he's testified before the grand jury under oath. he was interviewed by federal investigators in advance of that testimony. how much more could he offer mueller than what he has already said to say? so i don't know

weeks while he's in here today, brooke. now, also we know, behind the scenes that president trump is being told by officials inside the white house to brace for republican losses tomorrow in the house. they tell him that that is something they expect to come, but that they are still pretty feeling hopeful about the senate. we kind of see the president hedge his bets there as he's said in public remarks, i can't campaign for everybody running in the house, but i can try to make a difference with the senate. that is the argument we're seeing coming from president trump. he just took the stage. his comments about the caravan still coming as there are questions about how far away they are, what his rhetoric on this is, but that's still an argument that he believes is a winning argument here, brooke. and we're expecting him to continue to make it on stage here in cleveland. >> i'm catching every third of your words, kaitlan, because of the clear crowd enthusiasm behind you. but we can feel it here in washington, d.c. obviously,

so that is what is so puzzling about the timing here, brooke. it's been nearly two months since jamal khashoggi was murdered inside the saudi arabia consulate and turkey. since then there's been sort of this slow walk strategy here at the white house, playing up the important relationship with saudi arabia but also saying that it's a terrible act but we need to wait and see all the facts. and then on the same day that the president is supposed to be briefed, receive this in-depth report from the cia, the assessment of what happened, he releases this statement before th that. our reporting, brooke, is that the cia has assessed that the crown prince directed the murder of jamal khashoggi. so the timing is certainly questionable here. we know the president is supposed to leave later today to go to thanksgiviflorida for the thanksgiving holiday. just a few days ago overseas, vice president pence say that every person involved in the murder of jamal khashoggi will be held accountable. but then you look at this statement from president trump basically

long lives at brookings and long lives before brookings. immediately to my left is elaine k mark, senior fellow at the center for public management here at brookings and the author of several books, including "how change happens or doesn't: the politics of u.s. policy." she served in bill clinton's administration, serving as part of the reinventing government initiative, and has been part of the dnc for 21 years. reynolds, ais molly fellow in governance studies at brookings. she is the author of "exceptions to the rules of politics: the filibuster limitation in the u.s. senate congo and supervises the workings vital statistics on congress project. is the chair at the brookings institutions for governments studies program. he has a new book out this year, and served as deputy assistant to president will clinton for domestic policy and has participated in numerous campaigns. last but not least, vanessa williamson, the fellow in governance studies and an expert on tax policy, and the co-author of the tea party and the remaking of american cons

>> ridge: 'cause he can see the guilt on your face. >> brooke: it's not guilt. it's shame. i'm ashamed of what you did.

at brookings and before brookings. immediately to my left. elaine, center for effective public management here at brookings and author of several books "how change happens or doesn't, the politics of u.s. public policy" she served in president clinton's administration creating and managing as the reinventing government initiative and a member of the dnc for 21 years and sitting next to her is molly reynolds, a fellow in governance studies at brookings, she studies congress, is the author of "exceptions to the rule, the politics of filibuster limitations in the u.s. senate". next to her is bill, the chair at the brookings institution government studies program, the author of many brooks, did you go "anti-pluralism" the new book out this year. detail assistant to president bill clinton for domestic policy and participated in numerous campaigns and last, but not at all least, vanessa williamson, a fellow governance study and expert on tax policy and she's the co-author of "the tea party and the remaking of american conser

. >> steve: brooks for first down yardage. gain of ten on the play. >> brian: oklahoma state got edison-mcgruder down past the line of scrimmage, that seventh man in the box and they're still not able to get brooks down on the ground. >> steve: everybody's got all three time-outs remaining. again, we have had just one turnover in the game. that's how oklahoma got the football in this possession. kennedy brooks space on his feet. another missed tackle for oklahoma state. there is a flag down and kennedy brooks will be down at about the 2. we'll check the marker. 38 if it stands. >> referee: personal foul, hands to the face, defense number 1. penalty will be half the distance to the goal from the end of the run. first down. >> steve: lincoln riley approves. >> brian: maybe that conversation he had with the officials helped out. a missed tackle by jordan brailford. he's right here. needs to make the play in the hole on kennedy brooks. misses this tackle and then calvin bundage gets caught with the hands to the face and oklahoma i

referencedbeen obviously to some degree, especially by brooks. has theites the war mechanician of great power and intelligence. brooks adjusted some of the more difficult parts of the war that are left out. i simply put a question that, does grant make winning the civil war to easy? -- too easy? >> no, because then he would not be a great general. the idea is to say we had challenges. some challenges reflected a few things that there was an invited north during the war. the union cause did not always enjoy the support it might have in retrospect. rose: recollection -- rose-colored recollection. at critics of his generalship, and takes little knits with each critic. the -- if you don't damnsome waterloo moment, close things, you are not a great general. if you roll over them from the beginning, that is it. the confederates fought well. this is one of the troubles i have with lee's scholarship. do is beat to mediocrity. lee?does it say about you have to make the opponent look able. grant will do this. because about terrain at fort dix and. -- dixon

. >> brooke: [ scoffs ] >> bill: please, brooke. if you know something more about ridge and the judge who stripped me of custody of my son, i need to know it. now. >> ridge: this is not how i thought this evening was gonna play out. >> katie: you mean our hosts disappearing on us? >> ridge: well, dad's in the den on the phone, and quinn is at the office. and brooke, uh... >> thorne: don't worry. she's in good hands. >> katie: listen, she never gets to spend any time with will, and -- and will loves his aunt brooke. this is the perfect time to remedy that. >> thorne: that's right.

i'm brooke baldwin here in new york. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> should there come a time when we look back at the first two years of the trump administration as the calm before the storm? "the lead" starts right now. >>> annoyed, angry, frustrated. lashing out. stunning, brand-new details of the president behind the scenes ever since a blue wave in the house hit him with a new reality. >>> purely political. president trump has sent a total of zero tweets since the election about that migrant caravan. so what does defense secretary mattis on the border today have to say about this so-called invasion? >>> plus -- he called himself a meth-smoking, pipe

the brooks county area is also ground zero deaths due to exposure. programs no other county complempifies the problems than brooks county where humanitarian outreach and resentment run deep. >> it's difficult to figure out where people are falling. soledad: the texas brush. dense, dusty, deceptive. each new mile looks like the last. >> the terrain itself, it's very difficult to see the tehran -- terrain with the naked eye. soledad: and brooks county sheriff, benny martinez says it's difficult to respond to disstress calls. >> does it get overwhelming with the 911 department s recovery. they cover 944 square miles this year the department has received about 800 calls from undocumented immigrants who are lost, worried and thirsty. >> once you get into that stage of dehydration, it's just a matter of time before you die. soledad: so far the year the bodies of 44 migrants have been recovered. it's on track to exseemed last year's high of 52. since 2002, the bodies and remains of more than 00 migrants have been found here. >> how you doing? are you a citi

i'm brooke baldwin. break being neing news out of m county, maryland, where police are investigating a report of an active shooter at walter reed medical center. let's go to shimon prokupecz. you're saying this has to do with one building on the walter reed campus that is currently on lockdown. >> that's right. it's a medical facility on this campus. we're told this appears to be confined to this one building. some concern, police have responded, they are searching through the building. important to note is that there are no reports of injuries at this point and no report of someone that they're looking for who has a weapon. people have reported hearing some things and as a result police are searching through the building. we're also hearing from people inside who said they're safe, they're taking shelter. all accounts right now appear to be that folks are safe, that they're doing what they're being told to do. there are announcements that are ongoing in the building telling people to take shelter. that

i'm brooke baldwin. thanks for being with me. happy early thanksgiving. we'll be back at it here tomorrow. in the meantime, "the lead" starts right now. >>> so are you ready to argue politics with the aunt who still butt-dials you? "the lead" starts right now. >>> and breaking just moments ago, president trump responds after a thanksgiving eve brawl breaks out between him and the chief justice of the united states. the rare, rare comments from chief justice roberts. the trump's response in just moments. >>> new questions today about where president trump chooses to wield his power after he gives the saudi prince a pass. but it's revealed he tried to prosecute his 2016 political opponent. >>> plus, all up in his business. today brand-new cnn reporting on why people in trump tower are quaking in their loafers now

>>> hi there, i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for joining me on this tuesday afternoon, exactly one week after election day. another major political shake-up could be in the making. i'm not talking congress, but the president's cabinet and the west wing. officials say president trump is highi eyeing potential replacements for several positions, including his own chief of staff, john kelly. the talk is the only ones that feel completely secure with their jobs are the trump family members. jeff zeleny, you have all the goods on these details on any potential shake-ups the president is considering. tell me what you know. >> reporter: good afternoon. what you said is pretty interesting and revealing that most of the people who feel secure about their jobs are family members. that includes ivanka trump, jared kushner, the daughter and son-in-law who are senior advisers. but the reality here is at the mid point of the president's first term, shake-ups are routine. but this is a bit more than that. the president has made no se

>> yes, brooke. i think corsi could be a missing link in the investigation that's putting everything together. i find it fascinating that mueller is so focused on this. he's on the want hand going after the president with specific questions about this very subject. there are lots of rumors out about roger stone and now we know that he's putting pressure on corsi. so there seems to be sort of a laser beam focus of the mueller investigation now on this particular set of individuals, and it all has to do with collusi collusion, the very thing that the president has repeatedly said there's no evidence of collusion, it doesn't exist. well, if it does exist, these are the people who mueller would be focusing on to prove it. >> we have just gotten a statement in from roger stone as we've been talking. this is what roger stone says. as one can see from his recent videos and recent videos, my friend, dr. corsi, has been under a tremendous amount of pressure and it is beginning to affect him profoundly. he has

they've had long lives at brookings and long lives before brookings. to my right is elaine kamarck. she's the author of several books including "how change happens or doesn't." she served in bill clinton's administration creating and managing what some of you may remember as the reinventing government initiative, and she's been a member of the dnc for 21 years. and sitting right "no" next to her is molly reynolds a fellow and is the author of "exceptions to the rule." she supervisors brookings vital statistics on congress project. next to her is bill galston, the brookings institution governance studies program. he's the author of many books. he served as deputy assistant to president bill clinton for check policy. and next is vanessa williamson an expert on tax policy and the coauthor of "the tea party and remaking of american conservativism." and previously was policy director at the iraq and afghanistan veteran's of america. so we want to drill down on what the implications of tuesday night's results were. but i want to start, first, big picture. elaine, tell us so many people we

brooke? >> so is it clear that democrats are any more to blame for any of this than republicans are? >> no, not at all. if you look at this carefully, you can see that not only is that not clear but if you think this is a problem, if you see this as a failing of the immigration system, both parties would bear some of the blame for that. beyond that it strays further into another shaky area. it implies strongly that people who are marching toward the u.s. border in this caravan we're hearing so much about represent just as much threat to the safety of americans as he did, indeed all immigrants do and there is no evidence such an accusation would apply to most of them. homeland security says a good number of them have criminal histories in that caravan but it has not provided any proof or details. >> tom, thank you for that. and that ad not only the way that president trump is ratcheting up his anti-immigrant rhetoric, as he talks about sending as many as 15,000 troops to that u.s./mexico borde