DECIDE
DECIDE ON
DECIDE ON HOUSTON? >>> LET'S YOU CAUGHT UP WITH.
WILL HEAD TO TEXAS FOR THEIR
THIRD DEBATE.
THIRD DEBATE. IT WILL AIRLINE HERE ON WFAA
SEPTEMBER 12th AND 13th.
>>> UNITED NATIONS IS SLAMMING
THE U.S. FOR HOW IT IS HANDLING
ASYLUM SEEKERS ON THE BORDER.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN
RIGHTS SAYS IT IS APAULING THAT
CHILDREN ARE SLEEPING ON FLOORS
IN OVERCROWDED SHELTERS WITHOUT
ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE, FOOD, OR
TOILETS.
TOILETS.
TOILETS. >>> TEXAS PROSECUTORS ARE
DROPPING HUNDREDS OF
MISDEMEANOR MARIJUANA CHARGES.
LAWMAKERS LEGALIZE HEMP
PRODUCTS, BUT PROSECUTORS SAY
THE CRIME LABS CANNOT TELL THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO
PLANTS.
PLANTS.
PLANTS. MARIJUANA HAS THC, THE ELEMENT
THAT GETS YOU HOW AND IS
ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL.
ILLEGAL. HEMP CAN HAVE A MINUSCULE LEVEL
IN IT.
IN IT.
IN IT. TELLING THEM APART IS THE
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. >>> CAN JOHN CORNAN GET
REELECTED TO THEU.S.
SENATE.
SENATE.
SENATE. DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP TO
CHALLENGE HIM.
CHALLENGE HIM. ROYCE WEST WILL MAKE AN
ANNOUNCEMENT.
ANNOUNCEMENT. HE IS OUR GUEST.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>>> AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED,
LET ME SAY I WANT TO OFFER
CONNECTICUT DOLLNESSES TO
LASSITER.
LASSITER.
LASSITER. HE WAS A CHANCELLOR AT THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE HERE IN
DALLAS, AND HE DIED RECENTLY.
ROSS PERO, ALL OF US KNOW THE
LEGACY OF ROSS PERO FROM NEW
BOSTON, TEXAS.
BOSTON, TEXAS. AND ALSO SUSAN HALL WAS THE
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GRAND
PRAIRIE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
CONVINCE DENTALLY ALSO FROM
HAWS AUSTIN.
HAWS AUSTIN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
REMEMBER THOSE PERSONS.
>> WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
POLITICAL FUTURE.
POLITICAL FUTURE. WORST KEPT SECRET OUT THERE.
MY PHONE HAS BEEN BLOWING UP
SAYING HAVE YOU HEARD ROYCE IS
GOING TO RUN?
YOUR BIG ANNOUNCEMENT IS A WEEK
FROM MONDAY.
FROM MONDAY. WHAT ARE YOU SAYING TO US?
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL US?
>> I'M GOING TO WAIT UNTIL
THAT TIME TO TELL YOU.
>> CAN'T GIVE US ANYTHING THIS
MORNING?
MORNING?
MORNING? >> YOU ASK THE QUESTION, CAN I
GIVE YOU SOMETHING?
I CAN PROBABLY GIVE YOU
SOMETHING, BUT I AM GOING TO
WAIT UNTIL NEXT MONDAY.
>> WHY ARE YOU CONSIDERING THE
SEAT?
SEAT?
SEAT? WHAT IS IT ABOUT LEAVING THE
STATE SENATE LOOKING AT THE
U.S. SENATE THAT HAS BEEN
APPEALING TO YOU?
WITH SOME RESPECT FOR YOU TO
CONSIDER?
CONSIDER?
CONSIDER? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, I AM VERY,
VERY -- HOW SHOULD I SAY IT?
I HAVE BEEN DELEGATING ON THIS
FOR AWHILE, MY WIFE AND MYSELF.
WE'LL MAKE A FINAL DECISION
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. THIS COUNTRY IS IN TURMOIL, AND
I HAVE NEVER SEEN IT SO
DIVIDED, AND I KNOW THAT THE
TWO OF YOU HAVE MENTIONED THAT
PREVIOUSLY ALSO.
PREVIOUSLY ALSO. AND ALL MY LIFE.
AND SO WHEN WE GOT HERE, PEOPLE
CAN BUILD BRIDGES.
THEY HAVE RESOLVED SOME OF THE
ISSUES AS OPPOSED TO CONTINUE
TO STAY IN CORNERS.
SO IF I DECIDED TO INVEST, THAT
WOULD BE ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT I DECIDED TO.
>> WELL, PEOPLE CLEARLY KNOW
THAT YOUR STATE SENATE.
HOW HARD WOULD IT BE TO RAISE
YOUR NAME PROFILE ACROSS THE
STATE?
STATE?
STATE? >>
STATE? >> YOU KNOW, IF I DECIDE TO DO
IT, YOU KNOW, I'LL HAVE TO DO
IT JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE.
I'LL HAVE TO GO TO THE
DEPARTMENT WHERE PEOPLE KNOW
WHO I AM AND WHAT I HAVE DONE
AND WHAT I INTEND TO DO.
>>> THE SENATOR HAS 7.8 MILLION
IN HIS CAMPAIGN ACCOUNT?
WHAT IS YOUR SITUATION AND HOW
WE WILL APPROACH FEDERAL FUND
RAISING?
RAISING?
RAISING? WHAT WILL IT TAKE?
>> I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL
TAKE?
TAKE?
TAKE? >>
TAKE? >> I'M BEING VERY COY ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> YOU ARE ALWAYS COY ABOUT
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> YOU ARE COY ABOUT WHAT YOU
ARE GOING TO SAY, BUT YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT IT.
>> THE REALITY IS YES, I AM
THINKING ABOUT IT.
PART OF THAT DELIBERATION
PROCESS IS ALSO RAISING THE
MONEY.
MONEY.
MONEY. IF
MONEY. IF I MAKE THE DECISION TO DO
IT.
IT.
IT. >>
IT. >> CHRIS BELL IS IN THE RACE.
FORMER CITY COUNCIL IN HOUSTON.
CHRIS BELL, FORMER CONGRESSMAN.
HE RAN FOR GOVERNOR.
DEMOCRATS ARE LINING UP.
WHAT IS IT THAT IS APPEALING?
>> LOOKING AT IT FROM 50,000
SQUARE FEET.
SQUARE FEET. IT WAS A POLITICAL ABERRATION.
I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY A
POLITICAL TREND.
POLITICAL TREND. THERE WILL BE RECORD NUMBERS OF
VOTES.
VOTES.
VOTES. >>
VOTES. >> WHAT MAKES CHRIS BELL, TO
WHO?
WHO?
WHO? WE
WHO? WE CALL IT A LOSS BY 250,000.
CHRIS BELL LOST BY HAD HUNDRED
THOUSAND.
THOUSAND.
THOUSAND. PRETTY CLOSE RACE CONSIDERING
THE LAST 20 YEARS IN TEXAS.
>> I MEAN, HE'S A CANDIDATE
FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
HE'S RAISED 37,000 IN THE LAST
REPORT.
REPORT.
REPORT. WHERE DOES SHE FIT IN?
>> WELL, APPARENTLY SHE FITS
IN TERMS OF BEING A CANDIDATE
FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
AND THERE MAY STILL BE OTHER
CANDIDATES ALSO.
CANDIDATES ALSO. WE HELP PEOPLE HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN A LONG TIME TO MAKE A
DETERMINATION AS TO WHO THEY
WANT TO BE THE STANDARD FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY. >> YOU DON'T THINK HE IS AN
ABERRATION?
ABERRATION? >> NO, I DO NOT.
>> CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS.
YOU AND I TALK ABOUT THAT QUITE
A BIT IN THIS STATE.
WHEN IT IS FINALLY CHANGING DO.
YOU THINK WE MIGHT SEE THAT IN
NEXT FALL'S ELECTION?
>> I THINK WE WILL.
I THINK YOU WILL SEE IN TERMS
OF NOT ONLY CHANGING
DEMOGRAPHICS, BUT THAT
DEMOGRAPHIC IS MORE
INTELLIGENT.
INTELLIGENT. >> WHO DO YOU MINE ANY THAT?
>> JUST BECAUSE YOU HAPPEN TO
BE A DEMOCRAT, THAT DOESN'T
NECESSARILY MEAN THEY WILL VOTE
DEMOCRATIC.
DEMOCRATIC. THEY WILL MAKE A CRITICAL ROLE
IN DECIDING NATIONAL ELECTIONS.
FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE STATE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ALL
THIS TALK FROM THE U.S. CENSUS
AND THE PRESIDENT WANTING TO
PUT THE CITIZENSHIP QUESTION ON
THERE AND DECIDING AGAINST IT?
>> I THINK IT WAS LIT SIZED IN
A MAT TEAR IT DID NOT NEED TO
BE LIT SIZED.
JUST LIKE THE ISSUES OF THE
BORDER -- NOT THE BORDER RATES,
BUT THE ROUNDING UP OF ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS.
IMMIGRANTS. THAT HAS BEEN OVERLIT SIZED.
THE WAY WE DO THINGS DOWN IN
THIS COUNTRY ALSO IN THE STATE.
THERE IS A MECHANISM IN TERMS
OF IMMIGRATION.
OF IMMIGRATION. BEHAVE GOT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT
BEADHERE TO.
BEADHERE TO. AND THE FACT IS THIS.
WHEN YOU GET RID OF THE
WARRANT, ASK ANY POLICE
OFFICER.
OFFICER.
OFFICER. WHEN YOU GET RID OF AN EXECUTED
WARRANT, YOU DO.
ANNOUNCE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO
EXECUTE A WARRANT, YOU GO OUT
AND EXECUTE THE WARRANT.
>> YOU HAVE A LEGACY OF WORKING
WITH GUN OWNERS AND WORKING ON
GUN LEGISLATION AND SUPPORTING.
IS THAT A DETRIMENT OR AN ASSET
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
I ALLOW PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON
LEGISLATION IN TERMS OF
UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS AND
OTHER ISSUES THAT WERE GOING
ON?
ON?
ON? >>
ON? >> AND YOU WORKED ON SOME OF
THE VOTING CHANGES INCLUDING
THOSE STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING?
HOW DOES THE ELIMINATION
STRAIGHT TICKET VOTING AFFECT
THE RACE GOOD QUESTION.
WE'RE RESEARCHING THAT.
>>> GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
WE'LL SEE