"the washington post" puts the president's political conundrum this way. "there is consensus among senior white house aides that the president is in a bind. if he publicly calls on him to withdraw and moore defurs or worse for trump wins the race nevertheless, the president could suffer another embarrassment in alabama. heaven forbid. yet continued silence from trump may not be tenable. if he were to say he believes the women's accusations, as mcconnell and others have done it would raise comparisons with the sexual harassment accusations that he has faced and denied. let's get to all of the day's news and the president's predictament with our reporters and guests. joining us national political reporter robert costa, also moderator of "washington week" and from "the new york times," nick conforsori, eugene robinson from "the washington post," not just any columnist, a pulitzer prize-winning. john pedoris, prolific tweeter is here. heather mcgee, the president of