multidimensional threat to our country and the world, unquote. the president probably didn t calm anyone s nerves when he tweeted this. noko has interpreted america s past restraint as weakness. this would be a fatal miscalculation. do not underestimate us. in all caps, do not try us. behavior like that is why bob corker held that hearing today on the president s authority to use nuclear weapons. tony schwartz contributed to the book the dangerous case of donald trump. he knows trump as well as anyone, having written the art of the deal with trump. he joins after the break. ence w, he s meant for it. i m joey gabe, personal shopper for walmart and i love to see a smile on my customer s face.
welcome back. 10:41. the u.s. vice president has seen impact and devastation by harvey. mike pence met with a texas governor in hard hit rockport thursday. also spent time talking with those who survived the storm offering support and empathy. on behalf of the american people with leadership of president donald trump to the people of texas, we are with you today, we will be with you tomorrow. and we will be with you every day until this great state and these great communities recover and rebuild to be even better and stronger than ever before. joining us in los angeles, peter matthews political science professor at cypress college. good to see you. good to beep here. the visit by pence w
really tried to twist final arms to get them on board. it was vice presidemike pence w shuttling back and forth to capitol hill having face-to-face meet force weeks now trying to take this piece of legislation over the finish line. president trump getting involved, but he didn t go out on the bully pulpit. he didn t travel the country to try to get this passed. he s really trying to walk a little bit of a fine line here. but look, there s no doubt the political stakes are high for this president. this is an issue he, obviously, campaigned op and then just this past weekend he promised that this legislation would cover those with preexisting conditions and that s really going to be a flashpoint, not only as we watch the debate unravel in the house but if this does, in fact, move to the senate. now, that amendment that vick was talking ability would put $8 billion over the next five years to lower costs for those with preexisting conditions. but yesterday, i pressed press secretary sean