recent comment likening some in the latino community to tacos. a heated exchange on capital hearing focused on abortion rights. republican senator clashing with a law professor over whether men could get pregnant. the missouri senator is being accused of being transphobic and encouraging violence because he thinks only women could get pregnant. increasingly brazen shoplifters targeting bodegas and supermarkets across new york city walking out with a suitcase closed up amid new fuels that the crisis is being fueled by soft on crime policies. the president sets up for a crucial trip to the middle east. white house correspondent kevin corke has the very latest for us tonight. evening, kevin. reporter: evening, shannon. president has the trip to the middle east. frankly, it an opportunity to right the ship f you will, on a ship, if you will, on a number of friends. that won t be easy given his popularity over there is just about as low as it is here. after two years of str