and full house. nearly all the democratic candidates making their pitch to voters back to back. so, who made the best case at the south carolina democratic convention? and one on one. presidential candidate marianne williamson is joining me later this hour. happening today, another surprise reversal by president trump, delaying massive arrests of undocumented families just hours before they were slated to begin. the president making this announcement yesterday on, where else, on twitter. he's threatening more deportations in two weeks if congress does not change the country's asylum laws. this looming mass roundup was set to target around 2,000 families in at least ten u.s. cities, infuriating activists. the raids threaten to separate children born in the u.s. from their undocumented parents and could have risked more than $4 billion in new funding congress is considering to alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis at the border. so, why the 11th-hour reversal? two homeland security officials are telling nbc news the raids were called off in large part because details of the plan were leaked to the media and also because i.c.e. did not have enough detention space. various cities have vowed not to cooperate with the arrests. and an administration official says another factor for the president's reversal was a sense that the administration was getting hammered in the media. the president's latest attempt to secure concessions on immigration frightened immigrant communities across the country, and democrats running for president were outraged. >> the fear is so big in those communities that people are afraid to come out of their homes. these are people with american spouses, american children. it's tearing apart families. it's hurting people. >> we have parents who are afraid to take their children to the pediatrician because if they go out of their home and if they go into a hospital or a clinic, they may be picked up and arrested. >> this president uses the threat of, whether i.c.e. raids or a citizenship question on a census as a way to terrify immigrant families, to keep people from fully participating in american life. this is his [ bleep ] politics. people need to see through that and understand that this guy is a political con man. >> nbc's mike viqueira is at the white house with us for more. mike, good morning. why this big change so late in the game yet again? >> reporter: well, it's really an interesting chronology of events. on monday of last week, the president tweeted that deportations were imminent, starting the process, as he put it, of millions of people here illeg illegally. that triggered the media and everyone else trying to get details, immigration advocates among them, to see what the president was talking about. the news started trickling out, some of it provided by government officials. and then by yesterday, it was the fact that there were too many details out there that perhaps jeopardized the operation that led the president to end up scuttling the mission, the deportation mission that was set to begin this very day across ten cities, some 2,000 people who had been through the process, ordered deported, were likely to be rounded up. that's not going to happen. let's take one more look at what the president ended up tweeting last night. remember, he left yesterday. the white house said it was on, and a couple hours later, here's what he said -- "at the request of democrats, i've delayed the illegal immigration removal process, deportation, for two weeks to see if democrats and republicans can get together and work out a solution to the asylum and loophole problems at the southern border. if not, deportations start." jo, it is very unlikely that democrats and republicans are going to come together in the next two weeks and work out a solution to what's happening at the southern border. meanwhile, acting i.c.e. commissioner, mark morgan, had this to say on fox news. >> the media got a hold of some operational specifics, which is -- and they reported -- it's just egregious, and it puts the lives of the officers and agents at risk. what the president did -- he recognized that, so he postponed, one, to protect them, but also, to give congress another chance on a bipartisan method to actually get together, pass this supplement, so that we could enforce the rule of law, positively impact this crisis, and maintain the integrity of this system. >> reporter: so, jo, the president tweeted this was at the request of democrats, the postmanme panement or delay, an nancy pelosi let it be known that she did call the president and urged him not to do this. so for now, at least for the next two weeks, none of these deportations, none of these raids are going to be happening. jo? >> mike viqueira at the white house for us, thank you. joining me now is julia manchester, reporter for "the hill," and david levinthal, senior politics reporter at the center for public integrity. let's start with the nancy pelosi factor here. the former house speaker reportedly called the president on friday, asking him to call off the raids. they spoke for about 12 minutes before the president announced he's going to put this operation on hold. julia, first to you. the question is, did they come to an agreement here? and what are the chances that this could actually impact the overall outcome? >> well, i feel like it seems like it was at least a temporary agreement right now for the president to really hold off on these raids. it seems that the perception in the media is that there was -- this was a very political move on the part of the president and the timing is very suspect in that regard. remember, this is coming during the run-up to the 2020 presidential elections. we know that president trump is known for using immigration to really rile up his base. and you know, we can just look back to his announcement rally last week or the week before in which he was really using immigration to really rally up that base. so, i think there was a sense that there could be backlash, and there was growing backlash in congress at a time where the trump administration is really trying to secure additional border wall funding, and that's another campaign promise that president trump really needs to keep ahead of 2020. >> dave, acting i.c.e. director, mark morgan, conceded earlier that leaked details about the raid have contributed to the president's decision. what do you know about how the leaks may have complicated the operation and also how much of this -- morgan said earlier, you know, this is to protect some of the agents and officers -- how much was it really about that versus politics? >> well, what we know is that this was such a, you know, work in motion and that even the i.c.e. agents and the federal agents who ostensibly would have been going forward and doing this roundup didn't necessarily even have the resources to do it. so, i guess you can criticize the press for reporting, but the press reports. these are, you know, situations that are very fluid, and obviously, the reporting was showing that this was a situation that wasn't necessarily all that put together, that the president was pushing forward with something very, very quickly without maybe all the details in order. but the money aspect of this is huge, too. $4.5 billion is really in the balance right now, and a lot of democrats, because of what was going on, were looking to say, hey, we're not going to give you money that's on the table right now, mr. president, if we go forward with this raid. so, that's money that donald trump really, really wants and is afraid to lose. >> and julia, in addition to all of this, the president is also balancing that decision to call off a strike on iran, so he announced imposing new sanctions, and this is what he had to say. >> fact is, we're not going to have iran have a nuclear weapon, and when they agree to that, they are going to have a wealthy country. they're going to be so happy. and i'm going to be their best friend. i hope that happens. i hope that happens, but it may not. >> but it may not. u.s. officials say they want to push iran to the negotiating table. do you think that sanctions, major sanctions, are the way to go here? >> you know, i think a lot of americans would look at sanctions definitely as a better alternative than striking iran. i think there was a big sigh of relief in washington after it was known -- after it really came out that president trump called off that strike. but it's also a bit alarming that the president and the administration really got to that point where the president said the u.s. plans were, quote/unquote cocked and loaded and that he had ten minutes to spare. so, if the situation is that bad with iran, it does beg the question whether sanctions are really the way to go in this situation, if that is enough to bring iran back to the negotiating table. remember, president trump has campaigned for years now on really continuing to slam iran and has not, you know, really let -- has not really suggested that he's willing to necessarily bring iran to the table recently, actually. so it will be interesting to see how this all plays out. president trump's rhetoric on north korea has been sort of similar, you know. remember in 2017, he began with the whole "fire and fury" comments, and then obviously, that de-escalated a little bit, and then that led to a summit with north korea. i don't know if that strategy will necessarily work with iran, because it just seems like there's too much bad blood between the trump administration and the iranian regime right now. >> certainly there's a difference in engagement between the u.s. and north korea and the u.s. and iran on that front, you're absolutely right. now, the "wall street journal" is also offering a little bit of new information on his decision-making process, and according to the "journal," the president was critical of not just his own inner circle for pushing this war, possible war, but he bemoaned the cost of a drone shot down by iran, which comes out to about $130 million, but says people told -- but told people that it would resonate less with u.s. voters than the potential casualties. so dave, what ultimately was the political decision here? because obviously, he ran against -- he ran on not waging more wars. >> right, and donald trump has tried to fashion himself as almost a dovish -- in a dovish way, and that stands in great contrast to people like mike pompeo in his administration and certainly ambassador john bolton, now his national security adviser, who's been wanting to attack iran for years and years and years. so, one thing to note, though, is that although we did not have a military strike and a conventional weapon sort of way, there was a major cyber strike that the united states did wage against iran in the past couple of days. >> that's right. >> so, it's important to note. and also, too, this is far from the end. tensions are incredibly high at this point and we could be having a conversation days from now where there's another flashpoint that's going to have to be grappled with. >> or maybe even as early as tomorrow. before i let you go, it was a huge weekend for the democratic candidates down in south carolina and i want to know who won in your view. you're not allowed to say nobody, because that's what folks said earlier. julia, you go first. >> yeah, it's really hard to say who won because they only -- you know, i know panelists said before, they only had seven minutes to speak each, but it was interesting to see in my opinion how senator kamala harris was able to try to stick out. you know, she positioned herself as having more, i guess reachable ideas than progressives like senator bernie sanders or senator elizabeth warren. i thought that was interesting, how she was trying to weave herself in as someone who's maybe more marketable. i think senator cory booker also had a very impassioned speech in south carolina. and with these two candidates, what's interesting is they've built such an amazing infrastructure in that state. and i think those two candidates are really, you know, after iowa and new hampshire, that's really their prime target. >> all right, dave, what do you think? >> i have to agree with julia. cory booker and kamala harris. they're trying to get themselves out of the sort of midcandidate, second-tier doldrums ahead of these debates, too, which would be a great opportunity for them. i mean, i guess you could say john delaney had a fairly good speech. >> huh. >> and that he stuck to his guns. >> okay. >> but not somebody who's going to be expected to go a whole lot of anywhere, even in iowa where he's been campaigning for the better part of the last two years. so booker and harris, we'll stick with them. >> thank you both for calling it. we'll hold you to account in about a week when we get new polling data. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. she called out her own party yesterday and recently said too many democrats are half truth-tellers. hmm. i'll talk with democratic presidential candidate marianne williamson, next. ratic presidential candidate marianne williamson, next pepper and pepr you. we're working together to do just that. bringing you more great tasting beverages with less sugar or no sugar at all. smaller portion sizes, clear calorie labels and reminders to think balance. because we know mom wants what's best. more beverage choices, smaller portions, less sugar. balanceus.org i have heart disease, watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cholesterol. which means a heart attack or stroke. could strike without warning, pulling me away from everything that matters most. 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>> you know, there are some serious systemic problems in this country that have to do with the fact that many times, corporate monies, financial institutions, big forces that do not represent so much the general well-being of the people of the united states and the planet on which we live, but rather, short-term profit maximization for their own interests, dominate what happens in washington, dominate our public policies in some very, very dangerous ways, really transitioning this country from a functioning democracy to the kind of aristocratic or oligarchic situation that we repudiated in 1776. and traditionally, the democratic party has been known for being the party of the people, party which stands for advocacy for the well-being of the people, as opposed to anything else, and that is what i believe the democratic party must always be and most definitely must be if we're to win in 2020. >> a major issue that's captured the nation's attention right now are these i.c.e. raids and the situation down at the border. president trump promising he's going to delay the raids for two weeks to see if he can get a deal with congress and come to a solution. if you were the president, how would you handle this current immigration problem? >> well, first of all, the kind of fear that is being spread by these raids, even in your last panel, talking about the trauma, the chronic trauma that these children are experiencing -- are they going to take mommy? are they going to take daddy? this is the united states. the very idea these kinds of mass raids, these mass deportations, just raiding people's homes -- this is horrifying to people of good will. this is horrifying to people of conscience. you know, there are ways to have proper policing. there are ways of having proper security. there are ways of having proper immigration enforcement that is not about inhumane, cruel policies that spread fear and terror in people's lives. this is the united states of america. we don't do that here, or we sure shouldn't do that here. and this represents the kind of thing that i was -- you know, i was brought up to believe certain things. we would use the phrase, well, that couldn't happen here. these are the kinds of things that should never happen in the united states of america. >> bottom line, then, what would you do? >> well, obviously, we need more -- we do need that comprehensive immigration policies, we do need to have more border agents, we do need to have more judges, we do need to have more open -- we do need to have more ports of entry that are open. remember, it was the president himself that closed so many of them. and we do need a serious humanitarian addressing of what goes on not only at the border but also in guatemala and in honduras and in el salvador. we have to see this from a comprehensive perspective, but this idea that we're just going to criminalize people who did not do anything criminal. seeking asylum in the united states is a statutory right. it is not a crime. but i'll tell you what is a crime, taking a child from their parents forcibly. that's called kidnapping. that is the crime. we really need to think very, very deeply about the wisdom of the kinds of policies that we're propagating here. >> speaking of wisdom of policies, you spent the better part of the last few days defending comments you made earlier this week which have been in interpreted as antivaccine. you've come out and said that demanding vaccines or mandating them could be orwellian or draconian. here's an exchange from "the view." let's take a look. >> you also just came out as the antivacciner candidate -- >> no, i did not, meghan. >> let me finish. you think mandatory vaccines, calling a mandate on them would be, quote, draconian or orwellian. >> i am not antivaccine and i'm certainly not -- >> why would you say that? >> i think i misspoke in that one sentence. if i was president of the united states, when i am president of the united states, there will be a commission of scientists talking about -- learning so that the american people see what's going on with these vaccines who are not paid by big pharma. >> all right, let's clear things up here. are you in favor of vaccinating american children? >> the idea -- am i in favor of vaccinating children? yes. the issue for me is that the government should have proper oversight over big pharma. and too often -- and this is not meaning you're an antivacciner or antimandates when mandates are important -- it doesn't mean you're antiscience. it means you're sophisticated enough to understand that there are legitimate concerns that have been voiced by many people, many, many issues that have been raised here about the coziness between big pharma and the centers for disease control and the fda. that doesn't make you antivac xer. i am for vaccines when they are called for. >> why are you conflating big pharma with hard science? are you saying the hard science is incorrect or do you think that the science is propaganda? >> the truth of the matter is there have been $4 billion in damages that have been paid since 1988 that have to do with harm done by vaccines. this is simply the truth. you know, big pharma -- what i don't understand is this blind faith that so many americans seem to have. this is a complicated issue. >> but aren't you concerned by talking -- i am so sorry to interrupt, but i want to give you the chance to respond, but aren't you concerned by holding this position that you are putting untold amounts of american children and americans at a major public health risk? you have the pulpit of running for president. >> i don't think i'm saying -- i have not said one thing that would do that. and that is a misrepresentation of what i have said. the comment about all mandates being orwellian and draconian, i misspoke. i'm sorry i said that one thing. that was a mistake, but that is a misrepresentation of my position to say that i'm warning people away from vaccines, telling them not to take them, putting down mandates. i said here and i've said other places, that is not my position. i am not anti-vax. i vaccinated my own daughter, and that's simply a misrepresentation of my position to say anything else. >> well, i appreciate your response on this front. i want to ask you one last question while we have you. the first democratic primary debate is just three days away. you're going to be on that stage that night for night two. what is your strategy to stand out, and at what point do you decide, i'm sticking and i'm staying in this race or i'm going to drop out? >> well, my strategy is to tell the truth as best i can, to articulate what my vision is for the united states of america at a time when i feel the united states is deviating from the policies that we most need to address in order to really express the goodness in our hearts. our traumatized children, the fact that we have pinnacle policies, food policies, environmental policies, et cetera, that are so dangerous, fact that we have to address racial tension at a deeper, more systemic level, and we have to wage peace and not just endlessly prepare for war. that is meaningful. and i will be in this race articulating those things as long as there are people who support me. this is a democracy. i'm on the stage because i double qualified. i'm on this stage because i got those 65,000 in unique donors and because i had the 1% in three major polls. this is a democracy and the people decide, and i will be in this race as long as there are people whose vision and whose beliefs are being represented by what i say. that is why i'm here and i will be here as long as there is that kind of impulse behind me to get me to stay here. >> marianne williamson, thank you so much for your time early this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you. well, president trump halted air strikes against iran. he reportedly unleashed a cyber attack against that country, but is that a good alternative to military action? 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>> reporter: well, good morning, jo. so, the u.s. didn't launch that military action after iran fired on a drone, brought down a drone over the persian gulf, but it didn't do nothing. there are multiple reports this morning that as the president was making his case to the world, giving that interview, which we're going to see more of today on "meet the press," in which he said he didn't pull the trigger, launched the strike, because he didn't want to kill up to 150 iranians, the u.s. was engaged in a kind of offensive operation, a cyber attack, specifically targeting the command and control systems that iran allegedly used to target two oil tankers in the persian gulf a couple of weeks ago. the operation was apparently coordinated through central command, which has responsibility for military operations here in the middle east, but central command and cyber command have not responded officially, only saying that they don't comment on cyber attacks, cyber preparation, or cyber intelligence. but an interesting development, launching a nonlethal operation, reportedly, while holding off on an operation that could have caused casualties on the iranian side. but there is also a diplomatic push. there are numerous visits under way. one of them is with john bolton, the national security adviser, meeting in jerusalem with israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. and during that meeting, these two iran hawks -- netanyahu has called for military action against iran repeatedly. so has john bolton. john bolton has argued for regime change going back many years, even before he was the national security adviser. so, you had the two of them today in jerusalem with john bolton saying that while the u.s. held off on that military strike, it does not mean the u.s. is standing idly by. let's take a listen. >> neither iran, nor any other hostile actor, should mistake u.s. prudence and discretion for weakness. no one has granted them a hunting license in the middle east. >> reporter: so, by saying "hunting license," he means hunting american drones, hunting oil tankers, hunting everything else. the question now is what is the u.s. or other countries going to do about it? and i think a lot of focus will be on that upcoming g-20 summit in japan. i believe that's why president trump wrote a letter to the north korean leader, because the chinese leader, xi jinping, was just in north korea. north korea is likely to be on the agenda at the g-20, especially since it is in asia, as will iran as well. >> richard, thank you so much. certainly a full plate for the president when he hits to asia. thank you so much for reporting from qatar. joining me now is juan zarate, former national security adviser to president george w. bush and msnbc senior national security analyst and contributor. juan, thank you for joining us this morning. how plausible is it that the u.s. launched a cyber attack on iran after the calling off of that missile strike? >> well, i think it's plausible. certainly, the u.s. has enormous capabilities in the cyber domain, and i think what you have seen is a lot of asymmetric activity in the cyber domain over the last few years. frankly, the iranians have been pretty aggressive. you saw them attacking the saudi aramco computer systems and the sham yuan attack. they've attacked western banks with a series of denial of service attacks. a couple years ago. and so, the cyber domain is an active asymmetric domain in the conflict intention with iran. in fact, on friday, i mentioned that this was a domain to watch. i think it's certainly an area where both sides are going to be operating in. the other thing to keep in mind, joe, is i think both sides are trying to signal where their red lines are, where they don't want direct conflict. and i think the president pulling back is a signal of exactly that. he decided what that line looked like. the iranians are signaling back, they didn't want to shoot down a plane that had american personnel on it. and so, both sides are right on the edge, but they're trying to define what direct and indirect conflict looks like. and for the most part, i think what you see is this conflict underneath the radar, in the cyber domain, through proxies, all the while, as richard reported, attempts at diplomatic openings. and so, that's where we are now. i think both sides are taking stock of what the signaling looks like, but they're continuing their pressure campaigns in these asymmetric domains. >> yeah, asymmetric warfare really seems to be the name of the game across the changing nature of war and warfare. so i wonder, too, are you worried about retaliation in the case of the cyber attack? what would retaliation by the iranians look like on a cyber front? >> well, i think absolutely right. the department of homeland security actually put out a warning on saturday precisely for that reason, to signal to american industry, infrastructure, the financial sector, that the iranians might seek to attack. these are sophisticated actors. they've gotten better over time. they've demonstrated that they're not only willing to attack, but that they can get into systems, core systems, and potentially even try to destroy data or infrastructure. that's what we saw in the ram co-attack. you saw glimmers of that with a dam in new york that the iranians had purportedly gotten into, into their systems. so, i think it's a real possibility, and i think that's in part why the government has tried to signal more and work closely with the private sector to try to secure the key systems for the nation's economy and nation's security. >> so, iran's also been applying some pressure to america's european allies, as we know. and so, do you think that that is going to be a work-around that would go anywhere? >> it's a great question. the europeans have tried to keep the nuclear deal alive and tried to do that by offering iran access to the financial system. this is incredibly difficult given the increased pressure of u.s. sanctions, the reticence on the part of even european financial institutions to do business with iran. it's seen as risky, not just because of the sanctions, but because of all of the other activity that the iranians are engaged in. and the european diplomats have been frustrated, frustrated by the fact that their special-purpose vehicle to try to facilitate financial transactions with iran -- in first instance for medical devices, equipment, and things that are allowed under the sanctions -- that's hard to stand up because not that many people want to touch what is seen as very tainted, risky, radioactive, financial and commercial activity by the iranians. that's why the iranians are feeling this strain. their economy's under pressure. the imf indicates it's going to constrict by 6% this year. high inflation, high youth unemployment. that's why you see the iranians lashing out. and i think the hope here is that this ends in a diplomatic solution. the administration calling for a different deal than the prior nuclear deal, the iranians calling for re-entry into the jcpoa. but this is all very tense still and we'll see how it plays out. >> juan zarate, i could talk to you all day about this stuff. thank you so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you, jo. 11th-hour delay. how democrats played a role in the president's decision to postpone the i.c.e. raids set to begin this morning. . raids set o begin this morning usin's wife's sister's husband was a lawyer, so i called him. but he never called me back! if your cousin's wife's sister's husband isn't a lawyer, call legalzoom and we'll connect you with an attorney. legalzoom. where life meets legal. our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition... for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. look for savings in your weekly paper. on a john deere x300 series mower. because seasons change but true character doesn't. wow, you've outdone yourself this time. hey, what're neighbors for? 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>> i heard about it yesterday, but i think it was a good move by our leader, nancy pelosi. it shows a maturity. it shows that, you know, we're sensible and we're sensitive towards the needs of little children and women, for the most part, that are crossing the border. let's hold off on this. let's talk about this, right? let's see what we can do to improve the conditions at the border to ensure that children cannot continue to die when they cross the border. they are seeking asylum -- >> right. >> which would provide them the opportunity to make their case. but at the same time, we should provide safety measures so that children that cross deserts and mountains don't die in our hands. >> what is going on in these detention centers and what are you going to do about it? >> well, there are horrible conditions, inhumane -- >> they're horrific. >> they're horrific conditions, perhaps conditions we haven't seen in years in our own territory, in the united states of america. so, we have to fund to ensure -- provide funding to ensure that the conditions are better, that you have a pediatrician taking care of children that cross the border, that you have hygiene, that they're able to take a bath. simple as that, right? >> a toothbrush. >> a toothbrush. they're not sleeping on the floor, as i saw them down at the border, sleeping on a dirty, dingy, smelly floor, mothers and their children, like sardines packed -- looked like the bottom deck of a slave ship. horrible conditions. that should not be happening in america. we're going to be discussing a supplemental bill this week. >> okay. >> and hopefully, we can get some things done and this money will not be used to build a wall or to provide the deportation machines with further enforcement, putting them on steroids to go and round up people. i don't think that that's the approach. >> a lot of americans are really concerned about the conditions in these detention centers. >> they should be! >> what can they do to make a difference and move this and make it move in a positive direction? >> americans have shown time and time again that they have a huge heart. i think that all polls show that once these children that are being ripped away from their families -- america reacted in a very proactive way. they rejected that, as they support dreamers also. america has a big heart. i think the president has lost sight on the heart of america. we should ensure that these children are taken care of at the border. we should give dreamers a shot as well. >> so, there are support of those policies, which i fully respect, but what can somebody do right now to actually make a difference to alleviate the hardship? >> there are many not-for-profit organizations at the border that are providing help, that are assisting these young people, these children, these families. you know, right here in new york city, you have several entities that were receiving the children, like the cayuga center in east harlem, in my district. we were able to help reunite families, but we should connect with these not-for-profits that are assisting the immigrants that are crossing the border. we can provide toothbrushes. we could provide toothpaste. we can do so much, and pressure our government. our government needs to hear from us. >> so get on the phone. >> that's correct. that's correct. >> let's talk about the potential solution here on immigration. do you think that the president delaying the raids by two weeks, according to him, do you think that will actually yield a result? can you guys, the democrats, figure out a solution? >> well, we'll be back in washington this week and -- >> you mentioned the supplemental bill. >> that's one we will discuss. some folks are a little bit hesitant about it, as i am, because we feel time and time again that there is no guarantee that the funds that are going to be allocated in that bill will be used for those purposes, as you and i are referring to, for the care of children that are crossing the border, to ensure that the conditions in those holding facilities are not what they are right now. so, we're going to discuss that. we're going to take a look at the language of the bill and ensure that that's not used for other purposes. >> well, you are going to the dominican republic, and we didn't want to let you go without asking you about that. there are nine americans who have died in the dominican republic, and you're actually going next week. what are the questions you're going to ask about what's going on? >> well, i want to meet with the officials. i want to get a briefing for the u.s. embassy there and speak to law enforcement and tourism officials to find out exactly what's going on. we are very concerned about these deaths. but also, it is a beautiful island with great beaches, great rivers, great mountains. i go every year as a dominican american. i travel there with my family. i will go again. the state department has indicated there is no uptick in the number of deaths -- >> no uptick in the number of deaths. >> there's close to 300,000 u.s. citizens that live there permanently in the dominican republic, many of them retirees. so i'm going, as i go every year, to enjoy the beaches and rivers, but also to ask hard questions about what happened to these nine folks. >> should americans, tourists, go to the dominican republic? >> i believe that, yes, of course. but you know, we must get answers about the deaths. one death is far too many. but i think that as the state department has stated, there hasn't been really an uptick in the number of deaths. >> all right, congressman. thank you so much for joining us today. >> thank you so much. >> appreciate the conversation. >> thanks. all right, how the president is taking a page from his 2016 playbook for a 2020 campaign. f6 aybook for a 2020 campaign in my line of work, i come face-to-face with a lot of behinds. so i know there's a big need for new gas-x maximum strength. it relieves pressure, bloating and discomfort fast. so no one needs to know you've got gas. gas-x. cake in the conference room! so no one needs to know you've got gas. showing 'em you're ready to be your own boss. that's the beauty of your smile. bring out the best in it with crest 3d white. crest removes 95% of surface stains... in just three days. i have heart disease, watch what i eat, take statins, but still struggle to lower my ldl bad cholesterol. which means a heart attack or stroke. could strike without warning, pulling me away from everything that matters most. 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