may be kirsten gillibrand. good to another woman may be. she has some aspirations. i would go real middle of the country, as mid as possible as a democrat can get. i agree with you, the era of the billionaire celebrity i agree, donald trump was a moment in time, populist phenomenon, if you think oprah can encapsulate the same kind of red state coal miners that donald trump did, not the answer. all of this hinges on the health care bills, quite frankly. repeal and replace obamacare. midterm elections 2010, the house that the democrats lost, do you agree? senate democrats are arguing this is their opportunity to step up and actually get in the game a little bit more, may be on what goes forward committee think that is even possible? they do need democrats to move forward, republicans do. they absolutely do particularly for some of the replacement portions of the healthcare bill. the democrats stand back and do this and let it collapse. that is what they want.
a lot of questions. there have been a wave of u.s. air strikes in yemen, manned drones at al-qaeda, one of the most dangerous in the world. more than 30 air strikes taking out facility and heavy weapons. more on mr. trump s tweets at the top of the hour with elizabeth prann. i m leland vittert. have you ever thought that different the popularity that you have we haven t broken the glass ceiling yet for women that you could actually run for president and be elected. i thought oh, gee, i don t have the experience, i don t know enough. now i m thinking, oh. all right. oprah winfrey suggesting she could win if she ran for president and fellow billionaire celebrity, my friend, mark cuban on record, saying he might be able to pull it off, too. the political class is this what we ve come to, the celebrities are the new political class. sure, why not? listen my husband doesn t have
no child left behind it s now don t blame us if your kid is dumb. that s your morning dish of scrambled politics. in washington, i m joined by bloomberg reporter kevin cirilli. good morning, thanks for being here. happy friday, gigi. thanks for having me. we do have several new polls out there. one showing americans are more afraid of a terrorist attack than any other time since 9/11. is this sense of dread propelling donald trump forward? well, i think that what it s doing is really forcing the issue of foreign policy and national security to the front of the political debate and discourse in our country right now. you know, after paris, after san bernardino, a lot of questions being raised about president obama s foreign policy proposal, and, of course, some tough questions that former secretary of state hillary clinton s going to have to face in a general election match-up. but no question that the billionaire celebrity is once again drowning out all political headlines
reporter: experience as a billionaire celebrity gives donald trump an edge. you don t need fame and fortune to barack throureak through as know how to seize the spotlight. you know they say the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? lipstick. reporter: dazzling an audience a skill that knows no partisan divide. when you are running for the presidency then you have got to expect it and you know, you just got to kind of let it you know? i own a timber company? that s news to me. you need some wood? reporter: and a lack can be a curse. for purple mountain s majesty above the fruited plains and health care for children