i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america. >> so today cory booker answering one question, will he run for president? and the next question, how will he fair in this crowded democratic primary? one of the mott diverse in history if not the most diverse in history. one advantage he could have is that he has a rau political talent the democrats point to. one of the challenges, this is a year of the woman. woman candidates running. he's going to go on the view today for his first interview after he rolls out his campaign and then off to iowa, south carolina, and new hampshire in the weeks to come. >> rebecca buck for us in new jersey. cory booker announces he's running for president. certainly one of the more anticipated announcements in this 2020 race. let's bring in cnn senior political reporter nia-malika henderson, van jones, host of the van jones show, jackie kucinich, and john avlon here as well. van, i want to start with you here. where does cory booker fit in this new crowded field, and i don't think it's any coincidence at all that senator book

were they bundlers for cory booker? >> they were. >> it is interesting. >> they hosted a fundraiser for him. they were very close to him as far as donors go. as cory booker has pointed out, he's been asked about this in the past few months. he pointed out they were democrats at that time. that's how he explains the relationship. charles kushner, jared kushner's father is a huge democratic donor in new jersey. the kushners are from new jersey. it is not unusual or out of the ordinary that they would have supported booker being democrats. booker says now jared and ivanka are working with president trump, he would not accept money from them today and they haven't talked since they have taken on this new role. it is a very interesting relationship indeed. >> what a soap opera. rebecca buck, thank you for standing in the cold. david axelrod, van jones, nia-malika henderson. tough analysis of the challenges cory booker faces. >>> president trump claims his intelligence chiefs were misquoted when they contradicted him in testi

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booker's bid, new jersey senator cory booker launches his presidential campaign. how will he stand out from an already crowded democratic field? >>> president trump says he's not the subject of the mueller probe. his defense comes as roger stone, a key longtime ally heads back to court just hours from now. >>> profiting on pain. explosive new details about the company that makes oxycontin and its billionaire owners. did one of the richest families in america help create the nation's staggering opioid crisis? >>> we start with a crowded 2020 race, everybody for the democrats. cory booker just the latest entrant, the new jersey senator chose today, the first day of black history month to announce promising to unite a country. often divided by racial lines. watch this. >> i'm a direct product of the civil rights movement. i running really not to beat anybody, i'm running to unite people. >> booker by no means the last to announce this month. next weekend senator elizabeth warren expected to make it official. that means eight candidates are already in the race. we hav

i asked cory booker about this in iowa. he said he is not sure if it will be a winning political message, but it's the message he believes so it will be the message of this campaign tlmpt are a couple other things that set him apart from this democratic field. it is very crowded, one of the most diverse presidential fields in history. he is the youngest senator running. he mentioned he is the only senator that lives in the inner city and he is an unmarried vegan. a lot of very unique qualities cory booker brings to the table. >> great to see you. thank you so much. >>> joining me now cnn political director david challin. great to see you guys. an unmarried vegan. >> that's hilarious. >> your nutritional status sets you apart. what does cory booker's announcement tell you about his campaign? >> it tells us the big broad themes he wants to run on. this is what we are seeing from many democrats getting in the race as they shape how they are going to present themselves in the trump era, it's not so much to take on tweet by twee

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and here it is, senator cory booker in newark, new jersey. >> i have the greatest comeback story for any american city right now. i'm proud to have you on my front lawn, but in many ways it's right up this street that my career started in politics. it was a bunch of tenant leaders who were perhaps -- i got my b.a. from stanford. they really believed that was the best way to make a difference in this neighborhood. i've long since believe that life is about purpose and not position and i tried to stay true to the purpose that brought me into the politics in the first place. if you're in my nofs washington, it's a map of this neighborhood that sits behind me to focus on the folks who first took a chance on me and put me into the game. what my neighbors are concerned with and i've heard all around the country, is that people in america are losing faith that this nation will work for them. they're beginning to believe that too many folks are going to get left out or left behind. they're beginning to believe that the forces that are tearing us apart or stronger than the forces that bond us

the latest entry is senator cory booker from newjersey. he's the fourth senator on the current list of candidates, and the second african—american. booker is hoping a message of optimism and unity will set him apart. jane 0'brien reports. in america, we have a common pain. but what we are lacking is a sense of common purpose. cory booker, the charismatic senator from newjersey has been positioning himself for a presidential bid for some time. and like many of his rivals, his official declaration has come early. he portrays himself as somebody who can bridge america's eligible, racial and economic divides, making his formal ditch outside his home in a low—income neighbourhood.” believe in the american people, i think they will look to the american democratic party for leadership, i believe we are going to consolidate this country against the politics of hate, politics of division. in a crowded field that now includes four senators, name recognition is key. the candidate must also make clear their differences. i imagine that their diff

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no toes in the water for cory booker. he is all in and all over the place with a full on media blitz this morning. what's so special about today? we'll explain and ask what he's really running on and what's his path? >>> in washington roger stone plans to resist a potential court order to keep him silent. we're live to explain what else stone wants to talk about. we have our team covering it live on this friday morning. we start with the president talking all things russia as his administration takes a serious step that they say sends a strong message to the kremlin but one that's putting allies on edge. president trump sitting down with the new york times in the oval office saying of the russia investigation i'm not a subject. i'm not a target. when asked about it. and what deputy attorney rod rosenstein has told him. we also are talking act what the president talked about with roger stone related to wikileaks. nothing, he says. telling "the times" he never directed anybody to get in touch on wikileaks. >> did you ever t

no toes in the water for cory booker. he is all in and all over the place with a full on media blitz this morning. what's so special about today? we'll explain and ask what he's really running on and what's his path? >>>

is cory booker someone that could be that trump foe? >> i gave up trying to predict how elections were going to go -- >> you've seen him. >> i do know him, though, and i know that he's -- two things that conflict with each other. he's very sweet, he's very idealistic and generous and gentle, but i saw him fight one of the roughest, dirtiest, slimiest candidates and campaigns ever in the streets of newark, new jersey. so he's no stranger to a tough fight. >> and just lastly, since you've had so much time with him which is when the cameras are rolling, you've been with him when the cameras are off. what's he like? >> he's a will the like he is in the movie. you feel like sometimes when he's doing things in the senate that, you know, he can get a little profisorial, but he's remarkable -- >> who is the real cory booker? >> i was just following him around today and it's amazing how similar he is to who he was as a 32-year-old city councilman running for mayor. he cares about the same things. he approaches issues sort of wonky but also very

the late entry is senator cory w booker from rsey. he is the fourth list of candidates and second african-american. he hopes that a message of unity will set him apart. sen. booker: in amercoa, we have a on pain, but will we are lacking is a sense of common purpose. jane: cory booker, the charismatic senator from new jersey, has been positior ng himself fopresidential bid for some time. like many of his rivals, his cofficial declaration hasome early. he portrays himself as somebody who can bridge america's politica racial, and economic divides, making his formal pitch outside his home in a low-income neighborhood. sen. booker: i believe in the american people. i believe they will look to the atic party for leadershi i believe we are going to consolidate in this country against the politics of hate, politics of division. jane: in a crowded field that now includes four senators, name recognition is key. the candidates will make their desk for the differences. kellyanne: i imagine that thecr crowded demoatic field of democratic aspirants

cory booker needs endorsement in the democratic party. is he going to have a tough time getting ahead of the field. all of his work in the senate has really been about asking tough questions or falsely accusing brett kavanaugh not giving him any due process. it hasn't been about results legislation. what there is a record of that doesn't exist in washington for cory booker his record as mayor. when he left violent crime in newark. violent crime meaning murder, assault, sexual assault went up by 33%. that's a pretty significant margin especially if you are trying to run against president donald trump who has been all about trying to reduce violent crime. the other thing, too, yes, he has been for education. is he definitely for choosing schools. absolutely good. but there are a lot of questions about corruption during thinks time in newark about giving out contracts to his politically affiliated buddies. there is a lot of money given by didn't go to education as was promised. and also, i think his comments on race. you have to be very care

i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (ken) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory democratic new jersey crowded --little more yet. left. progressive energize the progressive left. (catherine) that was jason carroll reporting. there's no specific date set for the introduction of the green new deal legislation. it's still being worked on, so there's no final text yet. "together america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (ken) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory booker announced today he is running. he released a video that shows him walking through his newark new jersey neighborhood. booker announced his candidacy on the first day of black history month and mentions the discrimination his family faced when he was growing up. at 49-years-old, booker is one of the youngest candidates from the senate. he is also unmarried and vegan. to

the latest entrant, new jersey senator cory booker. his announcement m oming as nbc's kristen welker. >> reporter: new jersey senator cory booker making his esofficial. >> i believe that we can build a country where no one is forgotten, no one is left behind. where we see the faces of our leaders on television and feel pride, not shame. >> reporter: the former newark mayor launching his campaign on the first day of black history month, a sign he's courting critical african-american voters. >> i'm running for president. >> reporter: the white house wasting no time taking aim at him. >> i think cory booker often sounds like a hallmark card and not necessarily a person who's there to tell you everything he's accomplished. >> reporter: appearing on "the view," booker declined to target his fellow democrats already in the race. >> there will be some sibling rivalry, but at the end of the day, we're family. >> reporter: instead taking his own swipe at mr. trump. >> if you're tired of that kind of bitterness, of that kind of trash talking, i'

and think about the rollout for cory booker. kavanaugh hearings had that spartacus moment throwing down the gauntlet all for not. prelude for his run this is going to get more and more interesting. the party has many not all pulling the party further, further left. steve: there you can see him. you know, i will be interested to hear what h he -- he has officially announced by a video. we will have it for you shortly. when he is talking about why he should be president. what he will tout as the former mayor of newark, new jersey as some of his accomplishments because a lot of people have been critical about what actually during his administration. ed: he has only been in senate for a brief amount of time. doesn't have a lot of accomplishments. think about barack obama he was in the senate hot minute. i'm not insider. i'm going to run outsider campaign. you will see maybe a dozen or so of these senate democrats are going to get in. among other things, people are hungry for change and people are hungry for outsiders and the same ol

it's always been about cory booker. how do i elevate. everybody who knows cory booker knows he is a politician's politician. he will jump on an issue, jump on this to glorify himself at the podium. that's what he does. when he is at the podium and some senator says i will go down if corey goes down. what? i can't imagine somebody doing that it's like spartacus. closest thing i ever come to military service in my life. lie like the president said yesterday he has no chance. ed: pete is triggered. friends@foxnews.com. what do you think about the spartacus presidential run? we want to get your thoughts. emily: all right, turning now your headline us. the u.s. plans to expand its asylum process to several border cities. the measure requires migrants to wait in mexico while asylum claims are process you had. it's only being enforced at one border crossing now. new rules would also roar not just single adults. considering a gag over in a case against president trump's former advisor roger stone. >> the whole purpose of the gag would be so i do

eater. >> if cory booker became president, america would have its first vegan president. >> is cory booker trying to impart his vegan animal-free diet on the rest of us? he says eggs, he discovered, do not align with his spirit. >> trevor: eggs don't align with his spirit? that sounds like a really classy way of saying eggs give me diarrhea. ( laughter ) cory booker is walking out of the bathroom, like, you might want to give that a minute, i had a spiritual crisis in there. ( laughter ) i don't understand how this is on the news. i say if cory booker wants to be a vegan president, he should go for it. his diet choices are his business. they don't affect anyone else, or at least that's what i thought. >> good luck running for president trying to take away meat. >> are democrats really trying to take the white house on a platform of banning meat? >> he wants to be the most powerful person in the world, and he wants to impose his meat rashing on the rest of us. when you're eating a steak and go, nyum, nyum, nyum, that is so delicious. what's cory booker counter that with? >> lock your

cory booker is someone hannah:s been on -- cory booker who has been on the other side, on the other side of the teachers union. is record as mayor of newark, pushing educational reforms, he closely with d now-education secretary betsy devos when she was working on school choice issues as a private citizen. randi imply those ould be concerns for teacher unions. while he has maybe those roblems with teacher unions, i think the rest of the peeled is really wide open. rest of the field is really wide open. i don't know there is a favorite. field.a huge we'll have to see what happens. agree with everything michael just said. teacher unions are a primary factor. with the a.f.t. and national education association. they have more than five million members. their war chest is huge. they can get out the vote. a very going to be deciding factor in who makes it hrough here in the to 20 election -- 2020 election. someone like cory booker poses a because of his background on education, on know, choice, even, you private school choice, so it will certainly interesting to see. to watch e thing here thou

you specifically asked about cory booker, why? michael: cory booker has been on the education reform side of the pendulum on the democratic side, on the other of the teachers union. his record as mayor of newark, pushing educational reforms, he supports school choice. he actually worked closely with now-education secretary betsy devos when she was working on school choice issues as a private citizen. imply those randi would be concerns for teachers unions. thoseile he may have problems with teachers unions, i think the rest of the field is really wide open. i don't know there is a favorite candidate of teachers unions right now, it is a huge field, so we will have to see what happens. lauren: i agree with michael, teachers unions are huge -- are a huge factor in democratic primaries. two nationalh teachers unions, the aft and the natural teachers association -- on the national teachers association. they have more than 5 million members, they can get out the vote, they will be a deciding factor in the 2020 election. and somebody li

cory booker, we will rise. harris for the people. gillibrand, now is our time. this idea of intergenerational justice. these are meaty ideas and optimistic ideas that we need. i am no eternal optimist. i think this moment is really important because i think this is one of the few times in the campaign over the next couple of years where we'll be able to hear some concrete ideas and we'll be able to have candidates compare and contrast and find out who on a policy level is who we want to complete this. >> the thought of having more people of color in the mix, having political conversations, both kamala harris and cory booker, in terms of their policy proposal, it gets fascinating. for those of us who love this stuff, it gets really geeky. they will be leading the conversation and the narrative. i see problems all over the place. today i'm chood to go be optimistic, but i'm seeing problems all over the place. but at the same time, hey, you want to run for president, run for president and let's see and let's get us all involved in the conversation. >> mark, there w

where does cory booker fit? >> he's interesting because i think he is viewed in the democratic party as actually being a little bit more of a moderate, but he actually has quite a liberal voting record. he's talking about medicare for all, which is becoming kind of a litmus test for democrats in the primary. is he going to try to cast himself as more this moderate lawmaker, or is he going to go toward this liberal -- >> he's definitely on that page, but in 2012 we saw where his instincts were newark where he grew up, right across the street from manhattan, he jumped up to defend bayne capital. >> he gets money from law firms, money from security investments, money from real estate if he gets traction. the democrats are being nice to him right now. once he gets traction, this is the introductory phrase. iowa caucuses are next sunday. but if cory booker gets traction, you might see someone like elizabeth warren saying you're the democratic guy. >> right now there is a superpac supporting him but they're not endors

cory booker is an enormously appealing person of substance. he enters the race in the top tier, i would say. i don't know what the president is talking about. it's also sad because i believe booker worked with him on his only bipartisan accomplishment which was the bit of criminal justice reform. that's an unnecessary poke in the eye to someone who tried to work with you. >> does the president only say that about people that he thinks are legitimate? >> no. i think kamala harris can scare him. cory booker, i agree with joan. i disagree he's of substance. i grew up in this area and newark, he really took on a democratic machine. went after the corruption. was pragmatic and then he did a 180. he defended bain capital, charter schools and he ran from everything and he got paid $750,000 to leave the law firm he was with who had city contracts. he made $1.3 million in public speeches while he was mayor. i don't know what other than his spartacus moment he's done in the senate. >> criminal justice reform. he was a real leader on that. >> that was a

i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (grant) the pool of (grant) tuesday. tuesday. monday and levels on lower snow bring even showers could bring even lower snow levels on monday and tuesday. "together america we will rise. i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america". (grant) the pool of presidential candidates just got a little more crowded -- new jersey democratic senator cory booker announced today he is running. he released a video that shows him walking through his newark new jersey neighborhood... where he used to be the mayor. booker announced his candidacy on the first day of black history month and mentions the discrimination his family faced when he was growing up. at 49-years-old, booker is one of the youngest candidates from the senate. the stanford alum is vegan.... he's not married. today booker spoke to a crowd in newark after he announced his candidacy. he talked about his reasons for runinng. sen. cory booker/(d) presidential candidate: people in america are losing fait

listen -- cory booker is obviously making a very smart play. you can see from his interview with vegan news that he is making a play toward a very specific part of the democratic base right now. part of that is the female. the female voting block. do i think that just putting a female on a ticket means that all women are going to all of the sudden voter cory booker and has running mate? no, because females are not that homogenous in their voting. they obviously are independent-minded and they are 50% of the country. there's going to be diversity within that voting block. but somebody like amy klobuchar makes a lot of sense for him, because she kind of brings in that more moderate democrat that -- >> harris: do you think amy klobuchar would go second tier ticket? >> i don't know, maybe! >> harris: interesting. i did catch him saying, it's time for a woman to be president. so has he been saying that as he recruits a woman, if he gets the democratic nomination -- we got a lot of ifs going on. supposed to get to that point. is he saying he will bow

>> senator cory booker announcing a run this morning. who do you think so far that is in this has the best shot at beating donald trump? >> i don't know. i think donald trump looks pretty weak right now based on the latest polls and perhaps a lot of candidates would be able to defeat him from our side. however, i think the key thing is we have to set forth a vision for what the country will look like in 2024, 2028 and beyond. it has to include all americans. >> life long democrat until now howard schultz thinks your party has gone too far left and makes promises like medicare for all that he says are unaffordable for this country doompt you welcome that? >> i think that if mr. schultz wants to join the debate, he should. i just question whether doing so as an independent might play into donald trump's hands because it would weaken -- >> why do you think he would pull more from democrats than republicans? what evidence do you see of that? >> we don't know for sure. however, in my humble opinion, i think that if he is trying to bring a pro

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and where would you put cory booker? >> i don't think howard chance has a chance among the democrats. he is talking about running as an independent. if we've seen anything the last few weeks that democrats really do not ban want him to run. primaries pull you to the far left or far right. >> right. >> i don't think there is more chance for a centrist democrats. many would like someone like joe biden to run. he is not a complete centrist, but certainly more centrist than say bernie sanders, who is being considering, running or elizabeth warren who announced a exploratory committee. melissa: where do you put booker in that? >> booker, i would not say he as far left as those two but he is certainly on the more progressive end. he is a new jersey senator. so he has connections to wall street and sort of big money and that is something that will, i have no doubt come up and people will try to kind of go at him with that. he has announced he will not take pac money. he is trying to distance himself from that. melissa: yeah. >>

cory booker enters the 2020 race, and he's already making headlines. will the man who refuses to remain silent be muzzled by a judge? roger stone in court any time now. >>> and the mysterious calls with donald trump wejr. were no with his father, but do we know who they were with? >>> cory booker kicked off his campaign on social media with this message. >> i'm proud of not only who i am and my conviction, but this is a time where too many people, i think, are trying to pit people against each other, where the democratic party, i don't want it to be defined by what we're against but what we're for. if you're tired of that bitterness, that kind of trash talking, trolling, politics that are a race in this country, then don't vote for me. i'm trying to build this nation up, not tear it down. >> let's listen to president trump just moments ago at the white house. >> it's a disgrace. it's a disgrace. and now you have problems even with, i understand yesterday, even people from venezuela want to come through, everybody wants to come through. part of it is th

this is a video that cory booker posted earlier. take a look. >> together we'll channel our axon pain back into our common purpose. together, america, we will rise. i am cory booker and i am running for president of the united states of america. >> democrats have two african-americans in the primaries. kamala harris looking to be the first female african-american president and cory booker. this was before he announced he's running. they would vote for bookers compares to 33% saying they would vote for biden and 11% for harris right now. there is a strategy for kamala harris, she's putting a lot of efforts into african-american in south carolina. it is going to be crucial for booker's success here. >> he spent a lot of time in south carolina and georgia. the two things that i think are really important, there can only be one. that's really important. the diversity that we have experienced after barack obama's presidency enables us to run multiple candidates from diverse background and not have anybody say they can only be one of this

democrat cory booker just made it official. he is throwing t in the ring. >> reporter: new jersey senator cory booker announced his campaign for the president. >> together america, we will rise. >> i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america. >> reporter: the 49-year-old senator has long been seen as a potential democratic candidate. >> the cancer in many ways in our country is a caustic type of politics that tocreate t del separate. >> kamala harris launched her campaign last week. the total number of official candidates is five. three others have formed exploratory committees. at the white house, kellyanne conway weighed in. >> i imagine the will attacking each other's records or lack thereof. and we'll be sitting back with copious bowls of popcorn and watching that. >> former vice president joe biden, vermont senator bernie sanders, and howard schultz. >>> many political watchers predict the field could be one of the largest in history. >>> the u.s. will withdraw from a key treaty with russi

and ali in new hampshire, you're at a cory booker event. if we could come up full on it here, it looked like there's selfies being taken. >> reporter: yeah, he's taking a lot of selfies behind me. this has been the ebb and flow of the cory booker events. he'll talk and take questions about an hour, then he'll stay and shake every hand and hug every baby and take a lot of selfies, with all of the people who are here. this is campaigning in new hampshire. this is how many of the candidates begin their campaigns for president, is in living rooms like the one i'm standing in now, with people packed in the kitchen and other parts of the house, just listening to him and trying to get to know him as a candidate. that works. right now, it's the introductory period for all candidates, not just here in new hampshire. i was with kamala harris yesterday and the day before that in south carolina. she was making her own introduction to those voters. part of the thing they were talking about is what a lot of people in washington are talking about, which i

cory backer will be disgusted by the cory booker you saw. back then sexual politics seem more important than race politics. now it's the other way around. never-ending car crash of intersectionalty. here's reminder. >> how we deal with survivors who come forward now is unacceptable. the way we deal with this allows for the continued darkness of this culture to exist. your brilliance shining light under this speaking your truth is nothing short of heroic. >> tucker: short of heroic then, it was a light in the darkness of our culture, cory booker, because, he's an incredibly good person. he went to yale. he was gong to shine to make this a better society. now, who cares about this woman? will she shut up already. what did you make of this attitude. rob thank you for coming on. i'm little bit someone who sat figuratively at the feet of cory booker to learn how to be a good person to achieve the kind of enlightenment he has. i'm surprised by the abrupt change of tone. you're a hero coming forwards with allegations of sexual assault and shut up h

. >> senators kamala harris and cory booker offering different takes on whether medicare for all should also eliminate private health insurance as bernie sanders' medicare for all bill would essentially do. they're both co-sponsors of the medicare for all bill. let's discuss. bakari, 56% of americans favor medicare for all. when you ask, would you favor it if it eliminates private health insurance companies as the bernie sanders bill essentially does, it drops to 37%. >> i think what you'll see throughout this process is democrats and their plans and ideas and all of these proposals will be fleshed out and people are going to get to the root of it. what you saw this week was a slight difference of opinion because i think that medicare for all is a standard in the democratic party now. but different ways and different candidates who want to get there. i still favor, for example, making sure we have a healthy private insurance industry in this country but i do believe we need to move toward a medicaid for all. and i believe that you have kamala harris and cory booker who have sponsored bi

cory booker jumped in today and the governor of virginia, democrat ralph northam turning up as either the man in black face or the one in the kkk outfit. governor northam apologized but not clear he survives the calls for resignation and now republican senator tim scott of that all important early primary state of south carolina is speaking out about the virginia governor. saying the governor's apology is good but the people of virginia will make their voices heard. i'm betting the people of senator scott's south carolina will have opinions, as well. joining us is jamie harrison, the former chair of the south carolina democratic party, also the author of climabing the hil, how to build a career in politics and make a difference. thank you for joining us, jamie. good to talk to you. >> thank you, joyce. good to see you. >> we have lots and lots of statements coming out. kamala harris called. i'll go to the northam story and senator harris called on governor northam to resign. you have 2020 candidates weighing in. elizabeth warren weighed in. how do you think this winds up playing out?

i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america. i'm running to restore our sense of common purpose, to focus on the common pain that we have all over this country. we can do better and i'm going to be in it to try to show folks when we come together, when we stand together bhrx we wor when we wok together there is nothing we can't do. >> bret: cory booker throwing his hand in the ring 2020 this is not the chris christie show he was the former newark governor. he waded in about circumstances. >> is he either going to win going away or is he going to flame out. there won't be an inbetween. the approach he is taking is he is going to rides above the fray. is he going to be talking about love and peace and uniting the country again. the question in my mind will be is the democratic party ready to have a happy warrior? i think he may have done every single show that there is, period. we're back with the panel. all right. morgan, cory booker adding his name to this growing list. >> so i agree with the governor there are two things that s

today can the cory booker from new jersey announced. and speaking for the democrats, what does he add to the mix? we already have several candidates. >> i think that cory booker brings youth, energy, he brings diversity, which is important, and most importantly he brings a commitment to the progressive agenda. i think he has worked to do on the name recognition and it has to be clear on his message. you cannot just run against something, you have to run for something. he put out a video, he is just getting started. i with a that kamala harris has raised the bar, she has raised a lot of money and she is an exciting candidate. 20,000 and more people at her event in california, so she has raised the bar. i think we will see more people to come, but i think where book or does bring something to the agenda and a lot of it has to do with figuring out what the democratic base wants. >> she also raised the bar medicare for all. she that the primary further to the left and has made it a litmus test going forward. cory booker is going to go to th

mocking cory booker will comments about being vegan. rob: the wyoming congresswoman showing a photo eating a steak. hey cory booker i support pete people eating tasty animals wyoming beef country. >> the planet simply can't sustain people eating meat and eggs it doesn't align with his spirit. what do you think about it? lots of comments. facebook says booker likes his kale marinated with sanctimony and served with a side of hypocrisy. rob: good morning, steve. i'm with liz, where's the beef? i like a steak as much as anybody else. leave booker alone. you don't have to beef bully people. jillian: the good, the bad, and the ugly. first up the good, watch as the good boy steals the show at a parade. [laughter] ♪ >> a stray dog showing up with dance moves during a traditional wedding parade in mexico. rob: look at him go. cute. next,. rob: look at this guy. going out and going to get the newspaper. and. jillian: the shoes make it. like out of a movie. home surveillance video. what a perfect video. i mean, it's just great he gets up and ho

i know cory booker personally. what he's talking about, he really believes this, you know, and i think that this is a strategy that could in fact work for cory. look, he's saying that i can talking love and hope but that does not mean that i don't have a plan, that i don't have a policy platform. the question becomes, are there enough voters in particularly the key states, that that's a message that they want to latch onto, that they're susceptible to, is that something that gets folks fired up in iowa and south carolina. those are two places senator booker has been a number of times already. he's drawing great crowds, people are tongue ourning out t what he has to say. it's early, the first democratic primary debates aren't until june. it's too early to say whether or not love and hope is going to win this democratic nomination. but it could. >> ana, let's talk about lessons learned, because as these democratic candidates formulate their strategy, what should they take away perhaps from how trump tore apart the 20

. >> i'm cory booker and i'm running for president of the united states of america. >> cory booker officially declared he's a candidate for 2020. the new jersey senator is a former mayor of nuart. >> his announcement fell on the first day of black history month. >> the month that recognizes the history that led to my being. >> i would think on he's a centrist. >> they should follow nancy pelosi. sticking to issues. health care and environmental issues and issues of violence in society. those concrete nuts and bolt issues are the winning ticket for the democrats. >> more than a dozen others including joe biden, bernie sanders, eric swayl will have not declared. howard schultz who's considering a run as an innocent. he spoke at the jewish community center. >> i want to see if i can ignite a national movement to restructure, reimagine and disrupt this political system that's based not on the will have the people but the will have the ideology of both party. he plans to travel the country and will make a decision in the spring or early summer if he will officially run. >>> concern tonight about c

senator cory booker jumped in today so he's the newest candidate. we have ralph northam turning up in his 1984 medical yearbook photo as a man in blackface or the one in the kkk outfit. and now republican senator tim scott of that all-important early primary state of south carolina is speaking out about the virginia governor. saying the governor's quick apology is good but the people of virginia will make their voices heard. i'm betting the people of senator scott's south carolina will have some opinions as well. joining us now is jamie harrison, the associate chairman of the democratic committee and the former chair of the south carolina democratic party. he's also the author of "climbing the hill: how to build a career in politics a make a difference." thank you so much for joining us tonight, jamie. good to talk to you. >> thank you joy. >> thank you very much. we have lots and lots of statements coming out. senator kamala harris has called on governor northam to resign. you've got 2020 candidates beginning to weigh in. i believe elizabeth warren