do i have the courage? is it worth the sacrifice? america has been worth it every single time. harris: desantis is likely to be one of the most well-known in the pack outside of donald trump. trump s lead among gop candidates is widening since march. some top republicans including former presidential candidates say the governor has his work cut out for him. what s happening to desantis, he is beginning to shrink from being 1 of 2 and 1 of many. is there an opportunity to grow in the polls? absolutely. at this point president trump is way ahead so it is a daunting task for any of these other candidates. i think desantis has to run his own race. he has a crowded field. he has to show he is the alternative to donald trump. but he has an uphill climb. harris: jason chaffetz, former utah congressman in focus now. jason, now there are seven by tonight with desantis. yeah, look. donald trump is clearly out in front. it feels like he is lapping people at this point bu
former utah congressman in focus now. jason, now there are seven by tonight with desantis. yeah, look. donald trump is clearly out in front. it feels like he is lapping people at this point but there is a long way to go. ron desantis is a serious candidate. he has the money and bank account to do it. the presence to do it. he has been building his campaign team and he has a lot to offer the country. successful as a governor. i think he is the only one. correct me if i m wrong, but he has a military background serving as a jag officer overseas for our nation. he has been a successful governor. harris: let me ask you this because i know everyone immediately focuses on the obvious in the room. that is donald trump. how did they match up? is the criticism that he is
no, there is no way. this information had to be provided why we make such a big deal out of it trying to make it like it s the greatest deal in the world. it doesn t make any sense does it? bill, i think this white house because they have nobody from the senior military background serving do not understand context. as far as can i tell. it was more important to get the taliban gone and this guy back and they could try to explain away why it s okay he walked away. all right colonel. we appreciate the report. directly ahead. should the federal government be able to tell you how to conduct your business when matters of conscience are involved. later watters going to a very scary place. the apple store. i will be on my phone all day. all day? all day. just looking at facebook. everything? everything. do you ever get hit by a car? it happened to me once. [ laughter ] i can t lie. the factor is coming right back.
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not going to be kept private, obviously at this point and they re speaking out this morning. that s right. we ve got new details on the confession from schwarzenegger that he fathered a child, a long time family staff member more than a decade ago. today s new york times reports the child is a boy, about 14 years old, and his mother is working in the schwarzenegger s home while she was pregnant. at the same time the paper says schwarzenegger s wife maria shriver was with the youngest four children. released a statement saying this is a painful and heartbreaking time. as a mother my concern is for the children. i ask for compassion, respect and privacy as my children and i try to rebuild our lives and heal. i will have no further comment. isolating herself appeared at the taping of oprah winfrey s farewell show in chicago. jessica yellen has been following the story and she talks about shriver s empowered woman who knows what she wants next. reporte . there s a lot