August 8, 2018: Hour 2

August 8, 2018: Hour 2

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It was a big night across the country Tuesday with elections in Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Kansas and Washington. Political strategists Jamal Simmons and John Brabender join us to talk about what the results could mean for November’s midterms. Also, Aeromexico Flight 2431 was leaving Durango, Mexico, bound for Mexico City last week when it crashed shortly after takeoff with more than 100 people on board. All 103 people aboard survived, including Ramin Parsa of Los Angeles. And wildlife officials are planning a rescue mission to save an endangered female orca that is starving to death off the coast of Washington state. That and more, in hour two of Here & Now’s Aug. 8, 2018 full broadcast.