>> the texas revolution was the defining event of texas history. >> the climatic event of the texas revolution and the subject of mcardle's greatest masterpiece is the battle of san jacinto. let's set the scene. the year is 1836, when the ruthless mexican general santa anna marches into texas, then a province of mexico, to put an end to a revolt by local settlers. the so-called napoleon of the west crushes texas forces at the alamo. santa anna than pushes forward, determined to wipe out all the rebels. a battalion of volunteer texas citizens, led by sam houston, are forced into retreat. >> they're up against an army that was larger, with a european-trained officer corps that had wrought devastation, not just in texas, but also against mexican states that were rebelling elsewhere. >> on april 21, houston leads his ragtag group of troops, about 900 in all, on a surprise attack of the mexican army, which is camped along the san jacinto river. as they charge, the soldiers shout, "remember the alamo!" >> it was revenge time for them. >> the bloody skirmish lasts just 18 minutes before santa anna su

senator harris is texas, 48/46 a trump advantage but we're saying the word texas in the final days of a presidential campaign tells you the incumbent is in trouble. iowa, a tie there, part of the donald trump red map four years ago. let's move to the midwest. where donald trump is president because of pennsylvania, wisconsin and michigan. in wisconsin, looks like a comfortable biden lead, see if it can hold up. michigan a biden lead. donald trump had momentum at this point four years ago, we don't see it right now. the question is can he generate high turn out to overcome early voting in the final election. let's switch maps to get a sense of where we are in the race to 270. that's how we pick the president, not the popular vote but state by state. biden has the advantage, 290 to 163. pennsylvania was the path to trump victory, right now leaning towards joe biden. this is a mind blowing early voting number. democrats believe in most places this gives them an advantage. the question is can they finish. can democrats finish over the final four days which is why they're worried in you ha

it was one of the bigger ranches in texas. but it was definitely a big one, and a lot of that encompassed parts of the canyon. and this was grazing land for bison, and it was for the cattle that they brought in also. and the wrenching period, in the spot we are standing, goes back to 1933. so this was a working cattle ranch. in 1933, the state of texas purchased about 15,000 acres, which became the state park. the people of this area, had a strong desire to have a park here. prior to this being a park, if you did not know someone who own the land, you were basically trespassing if you want to see it. and sometimes the land owners would allow people to come out on their property and visit the canyon, but sometimes tens of thousands of people would show up in the twenties and thirties just to see it. it was a huge drive, not only for the people of the local towns, but other surrounding cities as well. they wanted to park because they knew how important this place was to protect, but how big of a boom to the area they would have

i understand the struggles texas families are facing right now. i grew up in poverty in texas. i was a teen mom that worked two low-wage jobs and could barely get by. i know the fear that families wake up within the middle of the night worrying about how they will keep a roof over their head and food on their table. i also know what it takes to overcome these challenges. because i'm a texan and texans don't quit. i worked hard so that my kids could have a better life than i had growing up. that is what drives me and continues to allowed me to be the same independent voice in congress that i was in the texas state senate, passing more than 70 bills into law with bipartisan support. i will legislate like the grandmother i am, who believes that all children deserve a bright future. i will take the action needed to combat the coronavirus by listening to experts and helping families and small businesses whether the economic storm. weather the economic storm. congressman roy has acted against our families, children, and grandchildren, supporting conspiracy theories instead of unemplo

texas is in place. it can easily go blue. >> stewart, the trump campaign republicans have been using the court to block mail-in votes to be counted and mail-in ballot extensions. what does it say they want fewer people to vote in the election. there is nothing new about this. >> classic sort of jim crow politics updated for modern era. it is the same principle that everybody votes we are going to lose. what does it say about a party? it is terrible. trump's world exists in a america that no longer exists. they have to reconstruct the world and it is like their own alternative reality. they have to try to increase the number of white votes. one of the key reasons donald trump won in 2016 was non white votes decline. i think we'll have off the chart non-white votes. >> although -- although some democrats are concerned of african-american early voting, the numbers are not as high as expected among african-americans and some hispanics in florida and arizona and elsewhere. it was a higher percentage turn out

you know in texas they pulled up the drop boxes. in harris county with 11 million people there is one dropbox? are you kidding me? in states where, if people vote by mail, you have to put the ballot in one envelope and be sure to put it in the second envelope and sign that envelope or get somebody to sign it for you. the president on the debate stage, who openly solicited and not toession -- withon they are messing the post office. i mean, the post office. rodney ellis, where are you? the post office. like the nicest people work for the post office. [laughter] they are messing with the post office. and so all of this has to lead why arek the question, so many powerful people trying to make it so difficult and confusing for us to vote? and i think we know the answer. the answer is because they know our power. [cheers and applause] they know our power. they know our power to stand up and exercise our voice. they know that we know that when we vote, things change. they know that when we vote, we win. so let's not let anyone -- not this

that's how important texas is and texas can happen. you see joe biden spending more money in the state than any democratic nominee has. and not doing it out of charity but because he knows he can win. his wife was in el paso and houston and dallas yesterday. kamala harris's husband was at the rio grande valley. they're taking the state seriously and the state is turning out in the most serious numbers we've ever seen. we're breaking every record that's on the books. >> we will see on election day. i want to ask you because you're talking to a lot of voters. you saw the speaker nancy pelosi press by wolf blisser yesterday on why won't democrats, urged by members of their own caucus, ro khanna among them, who will be on this broadcast later with poppy, make a deal, yes, $1.8 trillion, not the number they're looking for but close, do you think it's a mistake for democrats not to make a deal and get money into the pockets of americans suffering through this pandemic? >> listen, speaker pelosi, representati representative qana, the democrat

texas has thlargest unine red rate in untry. the people who run the state haveecided not to expand medicaid under the affordable care act. and that's an issue that comes up constantly. should we expandedicaid? and i think those two issues together are motivating people quite a bit. >> sreenivasan: all righ bret jaspers, k.e.r.a. thanks so much. >> thank you. sreenivasanearlier this month, a texas regulatory board protections for l.q. andnation disabled persons seeking social work services. governor greg abbott, the tes state board of social work thexaminers changed part or code of conduct in a unanimous vote. the code prohibited so workers from turning away clients on the basis of osability, gender identit sexual orientation. critics are urging lawmakers to reverse the decision. newsho weekend's ivette feliciano spoke with ricardo martinez, c.e.o. of equality texas, about what the change means for members of those communities.in >> you know, p, this is a very damning message that is folks with disabilities.riand t, as a marginal

texas is really in a unique position. with our 38 electoral votes, with our voter suppression that has really stopped a lot of people from voting by mail, and yet we have turnout records. we've got people waiting in line for hours. we've had more people vote in the first week of early voting, and we have two weeks left, than voted for donald trump in the entire 2016 election. so we are doing something spectacular in texas. and everybody should be paying attention because with our lack of vote by mail, we're going to have an early presidential election result and one that can't be challenged in the courts by some vote by mail conspiracy theory from this president. so i'm working my butt off to run a coordinated campaign up and down the ballot to deliver real servant leadership and to make a difference in our country. it's a continuation of the oath that i took to the constitution when i put on the uniform. >> we are watching texas tonight, not only in play for a democrat running for senate. no one's won it since lloyd bens

will you remember that, texas? >> is it going to hurt biden's chances in texas? >> it has an impact in texas. this is a more diverse economy than 10, 20 years ago, but still reliant on oil and gas. you can see it in the campaign donations. if you look at a place like midland, where a lot of oil drilling is coming out of. that area is giving to president trump 20 to 1 versus joe biden. so they see the concern. they're trying to put the money in there. but there's a reality that texas oil has been struggling, even before the pandemic with the price wars going on around the world, there's not as much drilling as there was a year ago in texas. the issue may be more blunted than you would typically see if this was a boom period in texas oil. >> to play devil's advocate for a moment here about texas, the possibility going blue. democrats have been talking about flipping texas since 1992, as i don't have to tell you, clinton had similar aspirations or talk in 2016, didn't happen. why do you believe now that this might be closer here? that might be a real possibility? >>

half the hispanics in texas live south of san antonio, from east texas to el paso. south texas is vitally important. i have been campaigning to get barack obama down there. he could turn them out. he could flip the state. it's the changing demographics but, also, these changing attitudes of white people. the suburbanites are flocking to joe biden and mj hagar. war hero, total bad-ass texas woman. yes. i say this like someone who's been beat there like a bad piece of meat. texas can very easily go blue. >> stuart, trying to block mail-in votes from being counted. suing to strike down mail-in ballot extensions. what does it tell you the trump campaign wants fewer people voting in this election? >> look. there is nothing new about this. this is just classic, sort of, jim crow politics, updated for a modern era. it's the same -- same principle that, if everybody votes, we're going to lose. and just what does that say about a party? it's terrible. trump world exists in an america that no longer exists. therefore, they have to try to reconstruct a world, in which they --

i love texas. i love texas. it has been my honor to represent her, all 29 million of us in the united states senate. i don't believe we need to make texas like chum schumer's new york or nancy pelosi's california. we need to make the rest of the country more like texas. respect is on the ballot. respect for medicare recipients whose benefits are threatened or the energy policies are embraced by my opponent and respect for law enforcement. sam houston said what is good for texas is good for the country and i believe that is still true today. >> thank you. thank you bote. that was -- both. that was your opening statement. we have lots of questions. all of these questions that we're getting through tonight so you both know and you at home know as well have been based on emails we have got frontline viewers over the last several weeks. we have a lot to tackle tonight. >> thank you, sally. it is good to see you both. we're going to start with you, ms. hegar. after covid-19 hit, millions of texans lost their jobs. as

you know, there's been a story about texas and texas might turn blue and it's a little bit of lucy and the football. we have seen that narrow, that margin shrink. we saw it shrink, what is going on down there? >> well with, what's going on, you are watching the metamorphosis of texas. every cycle, you hear this is the year, and this is the year, and then we fall short. the suburbs are abandoning donald trump and the represent are cans and -- trump and the republicans. and we tare seeing it this year where poll after poll after poll shows a very, very competitive race. so much so that the polls have showed joe biden ahead, and to have harris visit the valley of texas and fort worth and harris county that is blowing out out of the water as you all have noted. it's giving the extrapush that i think we need. >> you mentionedval valley, it's one of the poorest parts of of tthe country. and got hit by covid as hard as anywhere else other than new york. what is the importance to see a democratic candidate show up and be there and what does it look like politically? >> it was fitting. because

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watching texas. and then there's the issue of a state like michigan, for instance, where a democrat could actually lose a seat in michigan in the polls that we're seeing in that state. so, talk us through this. what do you think at this point, from your advantage point, charlie, the probability of the democrats being able to flip the senate? >> i think i would flip it around and say what are the chances of republicans holding on? if republicans are really, really, really lucky, they could just hold their losses down to one or two and come out of this at 51 or 52 but the odds are high they're not going to be able to do that. right now i would say four seats for democrats, five. it would be likely it were over five and under three. you've got five republican seats in danger and nine of those are even at best. this would be -- this looks more like 1980. it's like a mid-term election wave except it's in a presidential year. what i would cast differently is to me there's not any any issues. the issue is p

>> well, look, andrea, it's amazing we're talking about texas, texas, texas. if you look back at the history, you have mitt romney who won texas by about 16 points, donald trump won it by 9. beto o'rourke lost it by less than 5. so it's been trending blue for a long time. you can see trending blue for those numbers. now according to there's morning news poll, biden is ahead of trump three points in texas. that's within the margin of error. that brings it down to zero. anything is possible. the thing with texas, there is a demographic now, largely latino voters voting in big numbers now. texas has been red for a long time. it used to be blue with ann richards. now it's starting to trend toward blue again. could they get it at this time, absolutely. i don't know. we'll have to see. >> donna edwards, we've heard president trump's comments try to appeal to suburban women. here is what he just said again moments ago in pennsylvania. >> they keep saying we don't know, we think he's not doing well with suburban women. i think i'm doing great with suburban women. here

austin texas. the face of texas voters is changing their younger more diverse and that puts what was a solidly republican state in play 8 democrats are spending time and money hoping that the 2020 presidential election will bring a breakthrough the thing that we're so excited here about at the texas democratic party from a national perspective is when you put texas you don't take control of the white house for a term you take control of the white house for a generation and we think that's worth fighting for a lot of people have been moving to texas a strong economy a growing tech sector cheaper property prices all driving a change in the way the state lukes and that means new voters from 14000004 years ago to more than 16000000 know an increase about the size of the entire state of connecticut it's estimated there somewhere in the region of 2 and a half 1000000 and registered voters in texas the democratic party is trying to track them down and give them a voice believing if they can do that it wil

should he come to texas? >> you know, i think texas loves joe biden. texas is a very military state. we have a lot of bases, a lot of veterans. and we know he is going to respect our troops. we know he understands the cost of serving because he lost his son. and you know, texas wants to prioritize our national security. both in our immigration and foreign policy. i think texas is going to turn out big for joe biden. >> what about the oil patch issue? >> well, texas wants to lead in the energy industry. we understand that we are -- that oil companies here are energy companies. and if we don't jump on the train of transitioning to renewable energy in the next several decades, we're going to get left behind. we've lost half of the energy sector jobs in texas since 2014, not just because of covid. and we are in danger of losing more jobs if we don't jump on this train. >> we're going to have to leave it there. thank you so much, m.j. hegar. and of course we've always asked senator cornyn to come as well. and that's it for today's show. "mtp daily," chuck t

her home state of texas. and abby livingston is the washington bureau chief for the "texas tribune." priscilla, why are democrats so hopeful that senator harris' visit can help flip the blue state? at this point, don't people know what they're doing? >> well, steph, for starters, those tightening poll numbers are giving them a lot of encouragement and why they need to be here. especially because there has actually been a string of polls showing a tightening race. even republican senator ted cruz has admitted that it is shaping up to be quite a race here in texas. but the other thing that is giving the democrats a lot of excitement is those record-breaking turnout numbers we're seeing here in the state. i had an opportunity to speak with former congressman beto o'rourke about that. and he tells me that texas is going to be important not only for the 38 electoral votes that it will award but also for when we could know those results. take a listen to what he said. >> we will know on the night of november 3rd wh

en texas, arizona y nevada. una encuesta realizada por noticias telemundo revela las preferencias del votante hispano, julio baqueiro está aquí para hablarnos de los resultados . >>> qué tal, faltan cinco días para las elecciones y noticias telemundo quiere revisar lo que ocurre en esos cinco o cuatro estados de estados unidos que tienen una población importante de comunidad latina, electores hispanos, nevada, arizona, texas, florida que pueden determinar el resultado de la próxima elección, es una fotografía de lo que sucede en este momento con el electorado latino y a la pregunta por quién votaría en este momento. el exvicepresidente joe biden se lleva la ventaja en cuatro estados sin embargo la diferencia es más grande en florida, 43% para donald trump y 48% para biden, es sobre todo el voto cubano americano que está acercando al presidente trump todavía los demócratas y en texas casi 44% para donald trump, aquí son los menores de 20 años que están impulsando el el voto a favor de biden en ar

here in texas, 10 million people have pre-existing conditions. [cheers] so there is a real choice and -- in this election on this point. because, you see, on the other hand you have joe biden, who is saying, we need to expand obamacare. we need to expand the protections for folks with pre-existing conditions. we need to bring down the cost of prescription drugs. we will lower the cost of premiums. we will bring down the age of medicare eligibility to 60. we understand that when you are talking about health care -- let's be clear -- the body does not just start from the neck down, it includes the neck up and we also need to deal with mental health care in america. [cheers] joe understands these issues. there is a clear choice in this election. we are dealing with an economic crisis. as a proportion, that parallels the great depression. 30 million people in the last several months had to file for unemployment. one in five mothers are describing their children under the age of 12 as being hungry in america. we are in the midst of a hunger crisis. pe

how much does the money matter in a state as big as texas and as expensive as texas at this point? >> yeah. texas used to be the atm to the rest of the country, and now you're seeing the rest of the country start to invest in texas, including -- and i want to thank him publicly -- joe biden investing $6 million to go on the air, which is probably $6 million more than any democratic nominee has spent in this state in the last three decades. and i think it's in part because he knows he can win it and also because he knows he can settle the matter on the night of november 3rd. we can wait days or weeks for the votes in pennsylvania to be counted, or we can know who the winner is because texas will declare its results on the 3rd of november with 38 electoral college votes, it is mathematically impossible for donald trump to hold on to power and have a second term. we can turn the page on him and trumpism with texas, and that's made possible by what the great people and candidates in texas are doing and the fact that joe biden sees this opportunity. >> you know, you mentioned the stateh

i remember speaking to the texas politics project at the university of texas austin earlier this year and them raising questions about whether there had been in 2018 large numbers of suburban women who had flipped from republican to democrat in the congressional elections. they said they didn't see the numbers to support that. they did see some diversification of the suburbs and that might be why it was kind of moving in the direction but they really didn't feel that it was going to be this cycle. have things changed a lot since the beginning of this year that makes texas more in play than say six months ago? >> yeah. i think -- well, i think a couple of things are true, katty. one, the story in texas and the story in georgia in this respect are similar and joe talked about contrasting this with florida where florida has been a melting pot. very complex set of media markets. complex geography. complexeth nothingry. the thing that the kind of sources that you were talking to about what happened in 2018 in texas is that -- what the beto o'rourke people managed to do it turns out we now

texas could go either way. nonpartisan professional political analyses in texas are saying texas is in play for the democrats. a democratic candidate for president has not won texas in 44 years. democratic candidates for president and vice president don't usually bother to go to texas, but that's where kamala harris was today, trying to win texas because kamala harris is choosing optimism and working hard to win. that's what the best athletes do. they choose optimism and then they work hard to win. a new fox national poll of likely voters shows joe biden ahead of donald trump by eight points, 52-44. that is outside the 2.5% margin of error. so that's a real lead. think about that. think about how much rue pert murdock, the billionaire owner of fox hates paying for a poll that says joe biden has an eight-point lead over his friend, donald trump. joe biden's polling leads are significantly higher than hillary clinton's polling leads were going into the final weekend of the presidential campaign four years ago. th

that the result in texas. the royalties from drilling on state lands in texas will be diminished because of the attack on fracking and on oil and gas production and transport. they will stop agreeing to new pipe lines to move the product. the state could save a lot of money for our schools. largest source is local property tax and second largest source the oil and gas taxes and our universities. we have two great universities. the university of team and team a&m. their income comes from drilling on oil and gas on state lands. that would all be hurt by saying you can't begin a wells that has methane production unless you take out of the oil well all of the gas and put in a pipeline. you can't flair it any longer. you have to get the pipeline there before you can get one barrel of oil. >> laura: it's devastating on all of the mom and pops that depend on the energy. all of the charity work that the oil and gas industry does throughout the region and not just in texas. my next point. nbc news moved texas to a toss

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,ost: let's talk about texas how does john cornyn's race look in texas? that race as lean republican. he's a real favorite in that race. what makes it interesting is that joe biden is very competitive in texas. we view texas as a tossup on the presidential level, no democrat has won texas for president since jimmy carter, but joe biden is tied or even a little ahead in the state depending on who you believe. what that means for the senate race is that there is an outside possibility is that a democratic candidate could pull off an upset. and all you would have to do to win as a democrat is to win over the joe biden voters, you don't have to worry about winning over any donald trump voters so a democrat running against an established republican, the math becomes far easier if joe biden is winning at the top of the ticket. we think texas is a tossup on the presidential level. we think for hagar to win the senate seat seat, joe biden has to win texas by a few points to spare because we do think there will be minimal drop off between the presidential and sena

>> in texas every year we're going to find little mr. texas. it is a pageant. you walk out on a horse. you answer some questions. you show your wardrobe. >> jimmy: put up a picture there. this is something she was very proud of. she even referred to you as mr. texas for much of your young life. >> every single morning after this little mr. texas pageant that i won, i would come to breakfast. to get the day started, mom would point to that picture and go, little mr. texas right there. this is great. every single morning for 18 years. well, that was in 1977. in 2020, about one year ago, i came across that picture. i was like, look at me, little mr. texas. well, i zoomed in on the little plate on the trophy. if you have a look at it, it does not say little mr. texas. it says runner-up. i wonder if i'd be sitting here talking to you right now. if i would have had the life i had if i knew i was runner-up.e. >> jimmy: that is unbelievably good. so, matthew, you have done something for us. i requested this actually. i asked you because things aren't so great right now

that is a set up, does texas turn blue? >> in terms of the presidential, they made a good run of it. in the presidential, what democrats are looking at is turning the state house competitive. the congressional race in the last go around up for grabs. todd: on the presidential, trump did win texas big in 2016, nine points, leads biden by two according to the latest poll. what do you think of the presidential race and responding to christina's comment how does that affect down ballot races? >> let's talk about where we are as far as early voting, as of monday, 30% of everyone who turned out as a republican, 36% are independents, compared to 2016 republicans, on this day in 2016 we were at 34%, democrats that are up, 24% on this day. last they were up to 20% and independents up a little bit as well. what is interesting about that is democrats tend to vote really early in texas, in 2016 democrats were down 26% of the total turnout and independents a 29%. it still doesn't spell blue for texas in the presidential election. the re

in texas. we're keeping an eye on those overnights tonight in texas this evening. up in minnesota, a new court ruling tonight says the state will not be allowed to count any ballots that arrive in the mail after election day, even if they are postmarked before election day. now, that is a last-minute really consequential rule change. minnesotans had previously been told that their votes would count if they were received up to a week after election day. but now at the very last minute, this appeals court ruling tonight has changed that, and you can limit what that means in terms of this court decision. but bottom line, what it means for you if you are in minnesota and you have your ballot at home, what this means for real is that you really, truly should not trust your ballot to the mail. you have to bring it in, in person. drop it off yourself, seriously. again, minnesota, as of a court ruling tonight, changing the rules and no longer planning to accept any ballots that arrive after the polls close on election day. control of the united states senate, of course, is

when you put texas you don't take control of the white house for a term you take control of the white house for a generation democrats in texas hope the changing face of voters can lead to a blue wave in november's election. typhoon chan home continues to move very close to japan now you can see a swarming away just running up towards the far south of q shoe has intensified a little over the past 24 hours 135 kilometers per hour going to see it making its way further north which in the east which as we go on through the next couple days this is the thing tonight that it is staggering along 5 kilometers an hour so that means once that rain starts to set in it'll be with you for a long time heavy rain garage really pushing across the good side parts of that eastern side of the hunnish some very big downpours coming through here a lot of people affected by the system it does gradually make its way out for sunday drive brought to weather coming back in behind dry and right to across the korean peninsula across a good parts of china some showers over towards the western side of china havin

. >> it's the texas sized tradition with a twist this year. every fall the texas state fair draws millions to dallas for football, food and fun. >> come for the corn dogs and turkey legs legs with. >> over the summer the fair was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic but organizers found a way to bring back the fun at a distance. >> can i get a beep beep. >> we got a jeep. popped off the top and took a ride through the new texas state fair. >> at the end of the state fair they want very little contact here so this is our menu. everything can be brought to us. >> oh pie goodness, these look amazing. >> it is a limited menu with fan favorites like jack fries, fletcher's cornie dogs and cotton candy. >> thank you. >> and we had to make an extra stop at smokey johns barbecue for some official state fair research. >> the smoke on this is so

listen to texas voter, belinda. she posted a video on tiktok and it's gone viral. >> okay, guys, i'm going over here. i got my grown-folks hair on. i got my savage clothes on. i'm ready for this damn heat. and i'm ready for these people. cause i'm going to vote, and there ain't [ bleep ] going to shop m stop me. not this song. not this heat. and y'all need to go and get y'all vote on because let me show you. i'm ready. i'm going to -- they could stand out there for 15 hours. i got my chair. they could stand out there for 24 hours. i got my snacks. i ain't going to play with these hoes. i'm going to vote. and i said you go vote, too. >> belinda joins me now, along with her daughter. look at your daughter. do you see your daughter, belinda? by the way, hello. i'm so happy to meet you guys. your video is amazing. why did you do it? >> i just wanted everything to be prepared for those long lines. you know, you see 'em on tv, and how could you not be prepared? especially, for somebody -- i'm a senior and i have bad knees

. >> yuccas: and later a trip to the texas state fair but big text has never seen anything like this. >> can i get a beep beep from the jeep jeep? >> this is the cbs weekend news. >> good evening, i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles, president trump today claimed he no longer has covid-19 even though the white house still refuses to say whether he tested negative for the virus. at the same time the president is returning to the campaign trail. starting tomorrow in florida. a cbs news battleground tracker poll out today showed democrat rival joe biden leading among likely voters by six points in michigan. it's the same margin it turns out in nevada. and in iowa the president and mr. biden are tied. and tonight there is also a new dustup between the president and dr. fauci. all this with covid infections rising in this country. and 23 days to go until the election. chip reid starts us off. >> and st looks like i'm immune. >> in a fox nution interview today and in a tweet about covid-19 president trump claims he got a complete signoff from white house doctors. that means i can't get it. immu

georgia by 5.1 and texas by 9.0 in 2016. they've all moved pretty proportionately to those margins in democrats' favor. that means they're all kind of in the same narrow trading range at the moment and that's excellent news for joe biden. what we're seeing simultaneously is modest but consistent leads for biden in the states that the he absolutely needs in order to get to 270. which include my book arizona, michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin, he needs three of those four. >> and michigan, stephanie, quickly, is a state where the ic kind of thing that you're talking about we saw on display in 2018, the election of gretchen whitmer, the election of a few different democratic women in those sort of swing seats. and now it's sort of like -- it's from a perspective of having some power that state is happening, and we're seeing some of the same trends which is -- which is interesting to me. >> that's exactly right. and when you elect somebody like governor whitmer to run the state of michigan, you get this whole new energy becau

texas governor george w. bush accepted the 2000 republican nomination at the party convention in philadelphia. >> ♪ ♪ >> mister chairman ... mister chairman. thank you all. mister chairman, delegates and my fellow citizens, i probably accept your nomination. thank you. thank you for this honor. thank you for this honor. together, we will renew america's purpose. [applause] our founders first defined that purpose here in philadelphia. ben franklin was here. thomas jefferson and, of course, george washington, or, as his friends called him, george w.. i am proud to have dick cheney by my side. he is a man -- he is a man of integrity and sound judgment who has proven that public service can be noble service. america will be proud to have a leader of such character to succeed al gore as the vice president of the united states. i'm grateful for senator john mccain. i appreciate so very much his speech tonight to go. i appreciate his friendship. i love his spirit for america. and i want to thank the other candid

it does feel like every two years, we talk about the shifting demographics in texas and flipping texas blue. is this really the year that it's feasible? >> well, craig, texas has been going blue for a long, long time. remember, mitt romney won it by almost 16. donald trump won it by 9. beto o'rourke almost beat ted cruz. he was at 2.6, so you can see from 16 to 9 to 2.6, does it go to zero? even better this year? yes, it's possible. but i wouldn't get your hopes up. and as joe mentioned, when you do have money, you can extend the map. but a lot of people are going to second-guess the biden campaign, and while they are expanding the map, i think they know full well that the best and most conventional way for them to win this race runs through the upper midwest and states that joel mentioned, wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. especially pennsylvania. it's all about pennsylvania. if you block trump in pennsylvania, he really does not have a path to win without winning the other two more difficult states for him, wisconsin and michigan. so i would like to see the biden campaign stay f

>> texas is changing. plus, a number of people who have reflexively voted republican over the years are -- have problems with president trump's tone, manner. character is an issue also so. >> will texas turn blue? >> i don't think so. i think it will be closer than it has been in a long time. and texas will be more of a political battleground than any time in my political lifetime. >> do you think the republican party has changed since you came to washington? >> both parties have changed a lot since i came to washington. when i came here, there really were conservative democrats and relatively moderate, if not slightly liberal republicans. and all of that has gone away. i'm often asked "what keeps you up at night?" it is no foreign threats that worry me. we can handle russia, the iran. but we can self-destruct. >> the department of homeland security will have a rapid response cyber war room set up on election night to tamp down disinformation so local election officers can: if they see anything unusual. al

home in texas. she's in dallas. caroline, you knew ross perot as a texas journalist long before many americans met him. would you tell us about his roots and texarkana and his upbringing and what shape the man we knew on the national stage? >> perot was from texarkana. he had a very average texas childhood. he lived in a strong, stable middle class family as a boy. he rode horses, traded horses. he was in the eagle scout. even in later life, i think he kept all the traits of an eagle scout. he would set objectives for himself, goals and then try to pursue those goals. he was very much in the texas tradition of the day, and as he grew and went to the naval academy and started his own businesses, he was sort of representing the can do spirit of texas. his vision was big. the state was big. there were boundless opportunities here. the sky was the limit sort of thing. he really sort of played into what was sort of the texas mythology with texas politicians who were larger than life, very successful busi

we are competing in texas and kansas. this program could have been a program that we could be having four years ago. my friends on the panel remember this. on television on election night, predicted it was a 92% probability that hillary clinton would win the election. i think it's a very different scenario that's being painted. it sounds great to try to frighten people that somehow this election is over. the biden campaign has issued that they are worried about over competence -- overconfidence. one of the key states is pennsylvania. vice president hurt himself yesterday on oil, that's my view . and on fracking. the election is very tight in those states and the other states that are traditionally red and blue, it's pretty much decided. i don't buy that. it's a nice talking point. that's just not it. too bad the guests aren't on here to talk about its been, it when it's not going their way they want to have a larger court. if it were on the other shoe, it would be different. there is nothing rushed about this process. it

how do you see the things unfolding there in texas? >> well, look, as you know, we have heard about texas and the potential to turn blue, the fact it was under going democratic changes. i think two things are happening. the democratic changes that people have been writing about and talk about for 15 or 20 years and then in texas, like in most states, the suburbing are abandoning trump, and the most i saw was yesterday, texas leads with the highest percentage of the overall vote that is by people 18 to 29. 24 1/2%. which is surprising but i think is in line with the huge numbers that we have seen out of harris county, basically houston and the suburbs and some of the other cohn tips with the big university populations. if that is true f that is accurate to me, they are not trump motors. they are biden/harris voters and this state is the biggest swing staid of 2020. >> wow. wow. so what then is the impact of the surge in coronavirus cases there, all happening at the same time? >> well, of course there's the human impact. you know, the he