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bush at mow m -- momentous times like september 11 and hurricane katrina. brett kavanaugh's history extends for the past 12 years on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. that's the most prominent appeals court in the country. he was a clerk for the justice he could replace, anthony kennedy. he was the lead author of the 1998 ken starr report that detailed bill clinton's involvement with monica lewinsky and laid out the grounds for impeachment but it's interesting and democrats will seize on this, after working for the george w. bush administration, kavanaugh wrote a law review article saying he had new appreciation for the demands of the presidency and recommended the presidents should be shielded from litigation until after they leave the white house so that was an interesting take. kavanaugh tried to quiet the outcry from democrats saying he will first and foremost uphold the rule of law. take a listen. >> i will tell each senator that i revere the constitution. i believe that an independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republic. i wil

and that was shortly after katrina and florida was hammered by a bunch of hurricanes. and then we headed -- like a hurricane drought for ten years. everyone kind of goes to sleep. in my new book one of the chapters is back then actually around 2006 all these climate scientists were arguing about hurricanes in a warming world. some were saying, we don't really know the things about hurricanes is they could get weaker in a warming world, blah, blah, blah. but the one thing they all agreed on, they wrote this one letter that's in this book, where they said you know the thing we're really worried about, all of us, is we're building way too fast in hurricane danger zones. and that's the thing that -- that's the message that gets lost too often. >> right. it's a complex issue and every time these things pop up we try to visit it and check it. but we appreciate so much you taking the time. andrew revkin, environmentalist and science writer with national geographic society. >> great to be with you. >>> just around the corner, the u.s. midterm elections three months away, and p

katrina, you think we're all overacting to the helsinki summit. explain. >> i think we need sober realism on russia, fareed. we need more reason, less talk of treason. the open letter, yes, the mueller investigation must proceed, must be protelkted. but we must do everything we can to accident occsecure and prote election. that means protection against dark money, voter suppression, partisan gerrymandering and reduce conflict with russia. these are the two countries that control 90% of the world's nuclear weapons. so i think it's vital. our weapon was signed by people like ambassador matlock. by gloria stein hyheimsteinheim. these are people that understand that cold war is lousy for citizens, for women, for children, for progressives, deplete resources, empower war parties. we need a debate, fareed and i thank you for inviting me on. there's a lock down in the media. it's a one handed clapping when it comes to the u.s. having a relationship with russia. understanding putin is an authoritarian figure. also understanding the nation's open letter wa

good faith efforts under way, but you know, sometimes people talk about it as if it's like hurricane katrina, but that was an act of god. that was something that was, you know, that was a terrible response, but george bush didn't start the rain in new orleans. this is a completely trump administration created crisis and the fact that they are stumbling to a partial solution, they get less than partial credit. >> david, what did you make of what the secretary said, that so many of the so-called parents, he is not sure they are parents, they are criminals and murders and child molesters and they have to do dna testing and they have only started in recent days? >> that is part of the problem with the posture over the last few weeks about not needing judges and sort of sending people back, almost toss people back across the bored ever. look, there's legitimate asylum claims and there's claims that are not legitimate. that is why we as the world's wealthiest country have to put the resources out to ajudicate things according to the rule of law. do it in an orderly fashion and not have a situation

was staff secretary for the president at some momentous times including september 11th and hurricane katrina. there's really no doubt democrats will be seizing on all of that paper, all of that paper trail, and scrutinizing every word they can find. now of course, president trump, he's talked about it this morning. he is confident in his pick. but some questions were raised this morning just outside the white house with spokesman raj shah. the question included how brett kavanaugh was picked and what his role might be if he were to be confirmed at the supreme court if any russia investigation, related case, landed there. take a listen. >> did anybody in the white house assure justice kennedy that he -- his replacement would be brett kavanaugh if he retired? >> no. >> would he recuse himself if any questions related to the mueller probe make it to the supreme court? >> those are complex legal issues. >> reporter: so the white house dodging that direct question there. the question it came up because judge kavanaugh, he has written about the possibility of indicting sitting presidents. and he s

it katrina is right that most americans want good relations between the united states and russia. the issue is, does the president have any idea about how to achieve that goal? what are the requirements of it? one requirement as katrina suggests is actually a debate, although he makes it a lot harder to have a debate because everybody just has to gang up against him and has to because he requires it. the requirements are better russian-american relations are to start with a certain kind of unity in the united states and in the u.s. government. we're in the unique situation of having a president who has his entire administration and the congress against him on a major foreign policy issue. he can't do this by himself. second requirement is unity within the alliance. he's threatened that. a third requirement is some kind of leverage, the president seems to be interested in reducing our leverage. the incentives that we give russia to act responsibly. he wants to have a big deal in syria, for example, and yet he wants to -- his clear goal is to get out of syria. that isn't going to gi

were republicans who were saying to me privately at the time of family separation at the peak that is katrina for trump. we are talking about something else right now. we will have more time to talk about this. turning to one trump administration member who seems to attract a scandal a day. >> i just wanted to urge you to resign because -- you're doing harm to the country. >> that's right. a woman calling out scott pruitt as a news scandal for the epa administrator surfaces. purina one. natural ingredients, plus vitamins and minerals in powerful combinations. for radiant coats, sparkling eyes, and vibrant energy. purina one. 28 days. one visibly healthy pet. it all started when donald trump tore thousands of immigrant children away from their parents. we the people challenged him in court and in the streets. then trump was forced to admit that his policy was wrong. and he caved. the court just ruled that trump must reunite every family he broke apart. (clock ticking rapidly) time is ticking. these children must see their parents again, and they're counting on us to act quickly. these children

then, of course, there's black folks' suspicion that, during hurricane katrina, the government blew up the levies on purpose to flood out poor black neighborhoods and spare the white ones. that's right. the government even turned water against us. i'd expect that from racist assed lava, but not you, water. that's why i only shower now with lime gatorade. who can you trust? ( laughter ) i know you white people are all laughing, you all think black people is crazy and gullible, i can hear you chuckling. but this is serious. ( laughter ) when you realize how many conspiracy theories against us turn out to be true. like how black people with syphilis thought they were being treated but were actually part of a government experiment. that's right. the government did medical experiments on black people, and we didn't even get any superpowers. if i'm going to have syphilis, i should also get to be the she hulk or syphilis man or one of the new members of the avengers. fair is fair. and what about during the 1960s when we all said they were trying to sabotage martin luther king? and then in the

what was this neighborhood before katrina? >> it was more working class, more african-americans, more nativeborn local folks, more children in the streets, more renters. after katrina, many of those renter families got jostled out because of the whole disruption to l ives here. >> were you living here during katrina? >> yes. in fact, we stayed in our house in bywater. we witnessed the entire day and week. katrina day, august 29, was incredibly intense. eveningeuphoric that that we had survived. we did not realize what was going on, because we were in a dark house cut off from the rest of the world, that the levees were breached. only the next day, biking around, surveying what happened did i start to surmise. this is not me that disaster, this is a full-blown catastrophe. was 10 times worse than the last. by the time we got out friday, the conditions were apocalyptic. you are in the lower ninth ward here. this was the hardest hit of all the katrina affected areas in louisiana and mississippi. this was the hardest hit because i

attacks of 9/11, he volunteered his services representing the families of the victims when hurricane katrina devastated the gulf coast in texas, he not only opened his wallet, but donated his wife helping to give supplies to the people affected. his firm has for many years sponsored the respect project in the san antonio area, awarding monetary prizes to area elementary students based on essay what is it means to respect others. he donated his time and money to many other causes such as halfway houses, women's shelters, and foundations providing a safe environment for children to reconnect with abusive parents. for all of us, life is the final verdict. for the lawyer, there can be no better final verdict than that of his client. that he was a lawyer his client could always trust. that he was a lawyer his clients could always depend upon. that he was a lawyer his client always knew had his back. without question. tom rhodes was that lawyer. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick

liz: we take it up with katrina pearson. we should note laguardia airport is in cortez's district. what is your reaction. reporter: someone forget to tell miss cortez it is time to shift gears from being an activist to a politician. great to push these ideas and notions. but now it time for her to put forward actual solutions, one thing she really complaining about with separation of family, trump administration policies. it is not the trump administration policies. it is everyone that she supported prior to the last elect who are in was on the that -- in wa office that created the laws, this pride full ignorance makes her the perfect choice to lead the democrat party as tom perez likes to promote her, they share similar ideas with regards to raising taxes and socialism and everything she talked about. democrats voted present for abolishes i.c.e. liz: separating of family was the zero tolerance policy, white house trying to reunite the families, still going on. a tough story. i want to get to this former democrat senator, now independent, joe lieberman, criticizing alexandria ocasi

this as refused to solve any border problems because they see the families as trump's hurricane katrina moment. the president spoke with maria bartiromo saying democrats will be beaten badly if that's the way they will campaign. >> 28-year-old socialist that just beat out joe crowley to abolish ice and get this. more democrats are getting in line at that today saying we need to abolish ice. trump: well, i think they keep thinking about it because they're going to get beaten so badly. ice, you know, these are the guys that take out ms13 because they're much tougher than ms13, like, by a factor of 10. and these are the ones -- if you get rid of ice, you're going to be afraid to walk out of your house. i love that issue that they're going to do that. they're seriously talking about that? because you are going to have a country that's crime ridden. the border patrol, the border patrol agents, ice, these people are incredible. liz: joining me now, former ice agent and u.s. border patrol agent david ward. great to see you, david. >> thanks for having me back. liz: what do you think of democra

joining us now capri, and katrina. i had a theory who president obama was in office he would mention reparations. it done come along, but i see what tom perez did, it is intriguing this is the most solid vot voter bloc that democs have, yet i see black people not getting much in return. >> we do you know rely on the african-american vote as a huge part of the coalition. i think it well overdue, tom per session righperez is right to a, democrats need to come forward, show what we have to offer. we have to come and show there is a lot, we have seen is you know back in 2016, about i believe it was 88% of rav can african-americans voted for democrat hillary clinton, 93% in 2012. overall participation as reduced as well according to a pew research study. the real question, is how do we reengage the african-american community back into the fold. you know it doesn't seem necessarily that the republicans have gotten them, only 8% voted for trump, but there an opportunity there if we don't step up to the plate. charles: katrina

maria: joining me is katrina pearson, good to see you this morning. your reaction to the president's statement? >> the president has set a number of times he does believe the russians metals in the election. a lot of people created facebook pages to push propaganda, not just the russians but i do grow tired of people holding donald trump to a standard that was nonexistent to previous presidents. this all occurred under the obama administration and not once was president obama asked to publicly rebuke vladimir putin or hold him accountable for what they discovered to be this, quote, meddling, donald trump carrying the weight of all previous administrations including members of congress's actions and that is not fair. maria: this is getting a little goofy at this point. i understand the russians have been undermining or trying to undermine the west for decades but at this point there are real issues to be talking about in the media is in a frenzy about are they meddling right now, where they meddling 5 minutes ago? but the fact donald trump is continuin

liz: katrina great to see you. >> great to be here. liz: next up socialism is here in the u.s.. california's stockton now deciding it will give a basic income paid for by taxpayers to all residents. remember democrats for pooling this idea? look it's here but first democrats attacking supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh going full bore, going after this big time right now. but how do their accusations compare to what brett kavanaugh has actually said his own words we're going to show you and compare the two, next. year, i am sorry about that. [music playing] (vo) progress is in the pursuit. audi will cover your first month's lease payment on select models during summer of audi sales event. jardiance asked: when it comes to managing your type 2 diabetes, what matters to you? you got a1c, heart, diet, and exercise. slide 'em up or slide 'em down. so let's see. for most of you, it's lower a1c. but only a few of you are thinking about your heart. fact is, even though it helps to manage a1c, type 2 diabetes still increases your risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke. jardiance is t

. >> dana: when you're dealing with an interagency problem like addressing hurricane katrina, so many agencies working together and the justice department who is there and then you have the press secretary complaining and a lot of things to do to get this in the works. i do want to ask you about the supreme court. this big decision. it's quite historical. i wanted to get your perspective about how big a deal this is. this is the first time in decades that the court would have a conservative majority. >> yes. this is a fundamental change in the court. if you look at the nominees, barrett, kavanaugh and kethledge, all three are conservatives. they would take the place of justice kennedy who is a swing vote and provided the crucial fifth vote to keep roe v. wade as precedent and expand the marriage right to gays. all three of the trump nominees, all of them on trump's 25-judge list claim they're committed to keep present. so you won't see this, where there's five clear votes in our lifetimes. >> dana: help me understand this issue about precedent. i was asking about this issue of precede

when i lived in london during katrina, people in pubs would come in and rail against -- they hated bush. they hated everybody that's on the right. >> dana: i've never understood why they care so much about who our leader is anyway because we don't care about them. it might be some deep-seated thing because we beat them so many years ago. the other thing is whoever the president of the united states is, he's the leader of the free world, there is power in that. they have this former glory. the sun never sets on the british empire. but it sets pretty early now. >> greg: now the balloon blocks the sun. >> jesse: the balloon people might be on watters' world. where making a hard effort to book them. if germany starts bombing london again and trump has to swoop in and save them for the second time, i think he will be pretty popular. trump gives weaklings like this guy a purpose in life. they get off the couch, get some exercise, get some sunlight, they get to be around people with common interests. i don't want an american president to be popular in europe. i am suspicious of that. obama was

it was supposed to be trumps katrina, remember that? it was a full month of angry protest, hysterical columns. tricking media personalities. all designed to turn voters against the president, decisively and permanently. immigration policies coming out of the white house made trump look like hitler. they told you again, and again on the other channels. it was a month of nonstop drama. progressive mobs threatening administrations. what was

we were told zero tolerance policy what was happening at the border was going to be his katrina. he was -- his support was going to crater and instead it's gone up and amongst hispanics. those who are supposed to expect or impact the most among the southern border. approval rating going up 10%. those here legally believe in a border. we welcome immigrants. we just don't want won ton illegal immigration we are where we don't know what's coming in our country. they thought they had the issues to get him with and instead his numbers have gone up. abby: also, it's about the economy. if you come to the country you want to live that american dream. this is where the opportunities are you look at the numbers right now with how the economy is doing. there is a reason why people are feeling good there is a reason why people are happy. they have more money in their pocketbook. give more money to their kids. that's what this is all about giving your children a better future than you have had as a lawyer excited about the supreme court. this is going to be an absolutely huge week. the presid

. >> katrina. >> the mickey mouse club, 25 years ago we're coming up on that. >> yes. >> of's so much about everybody getting back together, having reboots. could it ever happen. >> it was a great time. that was probably one of the most special times in my life was the mickey mouse club. ♪ ♪ ain't nobody crying >> would you ever think about getting everybody back together again? >> me, well they would have to plan it. i would definitely show up. definitely. >> "e.t." first met britney in 1999. she talked all about getting that role when she was just 12 years old. >> after that show that's when i realized i had a major love for music. when i'm on stage, i'm a different person. i explode and have attitude. but when i come off the stage, i'm so like this is entertainment business has not affected me at all. i'm still the same britney totally. ♪ >> from photo shoots to award shows we have been with her through all of her ups and downs and right now is definitely an up. her las vegas residency brought in 140 maryland and she just launched her piece of me tour last week. >> my show is

amy: katrina vanden heuvel, thank you for being with us. when we come back, a man who critiques every level of the state. and their thoughts and not just thekatrina vanden heuvel is edir and publisher of the nation.and. she's also a co-signer of the magazine's open letter: "common ground: for secure elections and true national security." the letter is also signed by daniel ellsbsberg, gloria stein, noam chomsky, governor bill richardson, reverend dr. william barber and michael moore, among others. we will link to it at democracynow.org. when we comeme back, boots rile. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "pimps" performed by the coup and produced by boots riley. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. we spend the rest of the hour with boots riley, director of "sorry to bother you," the dystopian social satire that follows one oakland man's rise to the upper echelons of an evil telemarketing company, only to discover a secret that threatens all of humankind. here is the crical

we will speak with katrina vanden heuvel from the nation magazine. looks the nation has released --, ground for secure elections for international security and the belief when a 2-d escalate tensions with russia and that there is a false choice between having secure elections and that relationship. nucuclear a catastrophe, elections are going to be an a afterthought. amy: masass protest are expected to greet trump as he arrives for his first visit to britain as president. protesters will float a 20 foot long giant baby trump blimp outside parliament that will ngry the president as an orange baby clututching a cell phone ready to tweet. repsents a hosof issu. it isn't just about mocking him. it is about drawingttention that his politics are havining a real i impact on real lives, not just in the u.s.s., but all over the world. amy: we will speak witith sheila menon, one of the b blimp organizers, and with colin -- guardian columnist george monbiot. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm

bush, post-katrina. iraq was spinning out of control. in '06, if you go back and law school at the polling, pretty steady, you can see it coming. democrats did win pack the house. the next time control flip, the last big wave we had was in 2010. the obama midterm, republicans won back the house at this point in the summer of '10. that was a big win republican of '10. republicans were ahead generally in the generic ballot, two, six, four, even the ones that had the democrats up. 2010, it want until after labor day that the republican picked up. democrats up seven, that might be enough, that could change though. certainly in 2010 it came into focus. right now, democrats light where we are more than they were a month ago in the generic ballot. but there's may be twists and turns ahead. >>> coming up, record breaking heat. one last thing when "the 11th hour" continues. i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are

. >> this looks like, makes katrina look like disney world. thank you. new signs that michael cohen might be turning on president trump. his new layer says cohen has a new attitude on life right now. trump's brash talk over in europe. was this a warm up act for the president's visit. you are watching "hardball." i tend to play the tough guy. but i wasn't tough enough to quit on my own. not until i tried chantix. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. it reduced my urge to smoke to the point that i could stop. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, or suicidal thoughts or actions with chantix. serious side effects may include seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking or allergic and skin reactions which can be life-threatening. stop chantix and get help right away if you have any of these. tell your healthcare provider if you've had depression or other mental h

members and nato has come to our aid on a number of occasions to include after 9/11, but after hurricane katrina when they coordinated elements of a rescue mission. all of that is really pennies on the dollar when you think about nato's core mission and what nato does for us. it is about deterrence and ensuring there is not a colossal world war initiatied by russia that would draw in the united states. if that were to pass, it would be trillions of dollars and the u.s. investment in nato because of that is a really smart economical idea. >> i go back to the folks that have our back. you have the president's meeting at the nato summit and the president's meeting with the currently embattled pm of the uk, teresa may. how do you react as a veteran of pentagon and cia, to hear him say the easiest part of his trip is likely to be his time with vladimir putin? >> it's unbelievable. if you think of the operational activity under way at this hour with many of the service members and intelligence and diplomats serving in many corners of the world and many under fire in the dark, difficult places of the w

can these kinds of crimes be ever educated in a court of law while to discuss that i'm now joined by katrina michael had of the un international impartial and independent mechanism on investigation and prosecution of persons responsible for the most serious. crimes under international law committed in syria since march two thousand and eleven when the marquee girl it's great talking to you thank you very much for your time and if you have been interviewing people in positions of power for quite some time but i have to say this is the longest title i've ever come across twenty one awards not counting articles and propositions all to express the idea that this is not exactly the tribunal but it may lead to one is that accurate. what is accurate is that it's not a trade you know. and it is indeed to assist in the investigating investigation and prosecution of those crimes and of the person that may be found responsible for it but as it is not a tribunals indeed this mechanism has only a sense if it can turn its files or its evidence to tribunals now you call it impartial and independent despite

that you'd like to be this is what was before katrina more people. interested always in the water. there should be. welcome back after the white house announced it's inviting president putin to washington the media are still trying to come to terms with donald trump style of diplomacy probably boyko breakstone most been dumped the worst week for trump's foreign policy the u.s. president has upset everyone because she says risked it doesn't do claim to see like this was. true from north one of the rules of diplomacy on his whistle stop tour of europe went off piste and told the truth don't worry you threw in a fair few people used to it was an astonishing performance he managed to piss european allies and then in the interests of equality he has his own citizens to diplomacy is the art of learning in someone's face but nicely years is a method not found in any textbook he sobered up opponents and allies with a stream of clearly obvious as well finishing them all with a laser guided through that last one that's the most neater was the press to take a truth from here's the e.u.'s stic