And then the thousands of people that gathered there did march down constitution avenue up towards the capitol. That has now seemed to diminish a little bit. Crowds are starting to disburse, come back home, get a little warm because its been raining out here. But the turnout didnt really seem that dampened, so to speak, by the rain. A lot of the people i spoke with here today felt it was important to come out not just in support of science but to show the Trump Administration that they were here supporting fact based and science based policies from the administration. This of course goes to the heart of the Climate Change debate among other things the administration is beginning to take action on. Specifically when it comes to president obamas legacy on Climate Change. Youve seen this administration take aim at things like the clean power plan, which sought to curb Carbon Emissions from power plants, as well as potentially the paris climate agreement which well be hearing a decision fr
admitting to an inappropriate relationship with female staffers including asking one female aide to carry his child. in a surprising twist, his hand picked successor faces a scandal of his own now. a sex scandal involving a former aide. joining me now, matt welch, editor at large at reason magazine. and msnbc political reporter alex sikes wald, fellow clinton campaign reporter as well. you ve been tracking all of these developments. what do we know about this scandal and how damaging could it be coming that the point when voters are going to the polls? boy, is this an unusual one. this is a very conservative district. big republican primary field. this guy montenegro, he has franks endorsement, he has the most money. a week ago, local media reported on this relationship he had with a former staffer in which he exchanged text messages. the most salacious one, she sent him a topless photo when he was out of state and he said he wished she had come along on the
at least purplish. it s going in that direction but it s only inching in that direction. it s an uphill batle. you and i were there when hillary clinton made that play for arizona and ohio a lot of people thought, wow, is this potentially turning into a purple state? in montenegro were to win, could it potentially put democrats over the top or are there candidates who aren t strong enough? that s the dream scenario for democrats. they have a strong candidate on their side who will also face a primary today. she s a physician. she s a woman. so that could potentially play well against montenegro. i think they kind of feel like they want to make inroads. put points on the boards in all these elections and maybe catch a lucky break in a place like this. if he squeaks it out, i think we ll talk more about the race before the general election. fascinating race, all right, alex and matt, thanks so much for helping break it down, really appreciate it. right now, temperatures are surgi
the more i hear that sound bite, the more i start smiling. it s just bizarre. let s go back to our panel. erin mcpike. nbc s alex sikes-wald. how do you interpret it? how significant is his departure? did he jump or was he pushed? i think he was probably pushed. as far as how significant that particular comment is, i think it s directed when he says the left, some of the more leftist types within the trump white house. that s gary cohen for example. that is ivanka trump. and jared kushner. we know that steve bannon doesn t like hr mcmaster, the national security adviser, who is not necessarily of the left but is pushing some national security ideas that are not quite in line with what steve bannon and sebastian gorka want. i think when he says we re winning and we re going to come back and get them, he is talking about how steve bannon and
the commitment of the american government or the government s agencies to advancing those values and defending those values. and the president s values? the president speaks for himself, chris. are you separating yourself from that, sir? i ve spoken, i ve made my own comments as to our values as well in the speech i gave to the state department this past week. meanwhile, a new warning from former white house adviser sebastian gorka who s now returning to breitbart news. here s what he told a reporter there during an interview yesterday. we are winning and we re going to continue to do so. with steve back at the helm. it s like last scene from star wars, other you remember what ben kenobi said to darth? if you strike me down, i will be more powerful than you can ever imagine. left thinks they re winning. they have no idea what s coming around the corner and it s going to be fun. sounds o s ominous. let s bring in aaron pike. and nbc s alex sikes-wald.