legal fees paid, and despite all of that, the gop remains cowering in the wings, willing to undermine democracy in a desperate search for a bully's approval. it ain't going to happen. the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. republicans will still be stuck in this repeat cycle until they learn the key lesson, expressed in phil rucker's new book. most of trump's failings can be explained by a simple truth, he cares more about himself than the country. and that's your reality check. >> you know, cheap and honest, cheap and dishonest, i should say, don't always go hand in hand, but when they do, it's a doozy. >> quite a doozy. >> thank you very much. and there is heavy rainfall expected in the gulf and southeast coast this week to bring cooler temperatures to the region but also we could be seeing the threat of flash floods, so let's check that out now with chad myers. all right, this is concerning.