responding to ivana trump after saying she was the real first lady since she was married to the president first. melania saying there is no substance with an ex-. we talk about all of that. do you ever look at his position and melania being the first lady and think that s where i should be? not at all. washington is a tough town. i was asked to be american ambassador if he would ask me 10, 15 years ago i would do it. i m glad that melania is there and i m here. sandra: very candid moment there. melania says she is very happy living in washington and that she has made a home there for the president and their son barren. bill: i ll just let that comment go. i ll take a pass. 15 minutes after.
about washington i m not from this place. but the places i come from, we don t deal with that kind of petty nonsense. bill: in a new interview we ll tell you how the president is reacting to that. coming up. let s take a look at some numbers: 4 out of 5 people who have a stroke, their first symptom. is a stroke. 80 percent of all strokes and heart disease? preventable. and 149 dollars is all it takes to get screened and help take control of your health. we re life line screening.
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him to get back into the discussion which politically he wins. sandra: this president has a lot on his plate right now. there is a lot as far as tax reform, healthcare, immigration, ari. a lot to get done and ambitious time lines. we re mid-october now. what does the end of the year look like? that s up to the congress and the president to work productively with congress. i spent time on capitol hill and talked to a number of senators and congressmen. they know the burden is on them to get something done after they couldn t repeal and replace obamacare. if they fail on tax reform that would create higher wages for middle income americans, why are they in washington if they can t get 50% at the end of the day? they have the burden on their shoulders. i sure hope they produce. i think they will because the price of failure is so great. sandra: it s always good to get your perspective, sir. thank you. bill: very interesting to see what they move and when they can.
the 2016 election. twitter and facebook and google are on the list. deputy attorney general is taking aim at silicon valley over privacy protection. interesting debate here. catherine herridge live in washington to try to sort that all out for us. where are we now? good morning. good morning. the deputy attorney general is speaking at the naval academy a short time from now in a series of recent speeches he has described how encryption is blocking time sensitive law enforcement investigation. he hasn t come out against encryption but it s a serious problem specifically messaging applications and smartphones. most people don t realize half of all smartphones and other digital devises seized by the f.b.i. are encrypted and no use to investigators, a key point to listen to this morning. bill: are we expecting anything about russia? rosen stein is a pivotal