first of all, arab american frustration with president biden is a major political problem. some say if he refuses to call for a cease-fire in gaza, they re willing to campaign against him and that could hand the office back over to donald trump. can he keep his 2020 coalition together or is this a moment of political reckoning. plus congressman dean phillips pins his presidential hopes on new hampshire and immediately runs into trouble in south carolina. one democratic leader even accused him of disrespecting voters. that democrat, congressman jim clyburn will join us. and when your college kids are coming home from break, eating food in a couple of weeks, take a check on their mantality health. students on cam pause are more likely to suffer depression. i m victor blackwell. let s start the show. we begin with israel s war with hamas and the outrage in response to its bombing campaign in gaza. this morning the israeli military admits that it struck an ambulance just ou
constitution designed to limit jegerrymander gerrymandering. democrats say it only leaves three competitive districts by taking voting power away from democratic strongholds and minority voters. republicans claim at least seven competitive districts. mike dewine defended it saying when compared to the other proposals offered from house and state caucuses, both republicans and democrats, the map makes the most progress to produce a fair, compact, and competitive map. in 2018, more than 70% of ohio voters approved to the changes. there s more to this story and also a second case in front of the supreme court over the way the statehouse districts are being drawn. let me bring in david pepper, former chairman of the ohio democratic party and the author of laboratories of autocracies. great to have you with us. good morning. thanks for having me on. look, obviously you re playing off of states being
republicans and state reeves are in the driver s seat in mississippi there. democrats are hopeful that jim hood, who is the attorney general, could surprise everyone. it s going to be tough, though. in addition to whipping the popular vote, gubernatorial candidates in mississippi must win a majority of statehouse districts. and that will be an advantage for the gop. the first results will come in around 7:00 p.m. eastern time. that s when the polls close in virginia and kentucky. dave and christine? ryan, thanks. the trump administration has started the formal process of withdrawing from the paris climate accord. . mike pompeo submitting noti notification of withdrawing. president trump claims this punishes workers. the united states contributes more to global warming than any
particularly in swing districts that are in play in northern virginia and outside of richmond, it could be a sign of president trump s growing problem with suburban voters. trump in support of matt bevin. he s under water. his opponent is the son of a popular former governor there. this race could come down to what voters care more about, local issues or the national issues dominating washington. bevin has stuck close to trump. if he pulls it out, it could be a sign of how much strength trump still has with republican voters. and finally, republicans and tate reeves are in the driver s seat in mississippi there. democrats are hopeful that jim hood, who is the attorney general, could surprise everyone. it s going to be tough, though. in addition to whipping the popular vote, gubernatorial candidates in mississippi must win a majority of statehouse districts. and that will be an advantage for the gop. the first results will come in around 7:00 p.m. eastern time.
everyone. it s going to be tough, though. in addition to whipping the popular vote, gubernatorial candidates in mississippi must win a majority of statehouse districts. and that will be an advantage for the gop. the first results will come in around 7:00 p.m. eastern time. that s when the polls close in virginia and kentucky. dave and christine? ryan, thanks. wait until you hear from a california transit worker about saving a man s life. it really feels awkward to be called a hero. more from the man behind the dramatic rescue, next. no matter how much life pushes us around.