democrats, what did they get? a promise of good intentions? is that helping dreamers sleep better tonight. kellyanne conway says democrats made the right deal. let's see if she can prove it. it's time to get after it. i'm chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." breaking news tonight. shut down delayed. both sides approved a spending plan to keep the government running. just for three weeks. i guess that buys democrats and republicans more time to strike a deal on immigration. as i said we'll go one on one with kellyanne conway. counsellor to president trump. let's begin where we do. with the special series facts first. right now, democrats and republicans are both saying they made a great deal. u yo keep hearing the simple. democrats came to their senses and put americans first. put the americans before those scary illegal immigrants as peep

on the right call them. >> the government shut down we're pleased to see senator schumer accept the deal that president trump put on the table from the very beginning. which was to responsibly fund the government and debate immigration as a separate issue. >> now republicans and democrats both say they had difficulty knowing where the president was on this deal. but let's put that to the side. the leader of the democrats in the senate chuck schumer, he has a tougher sell than the republicans do. he has a deal to make a deal. with a senator majority leader who isn't pumped to protect the dreamers. i asked to have schumer on. i didn't get a response. that tells you something. he said this today. >> we can get the 60 votes in the senate. for a daca bill. and now there is a real path way to get a bill on the floor and through the senate. it is a good solution. and i will vote for it. >> here is the truth.

both sides are over sifrlyfying. w why? to please their tribes. the truth, is it's complicated. that's the truth. that's why pelosi and schumer don't seem to be opt same page. the progressives aren't happy with either. that'shy mccnell and ryan were quizzical and weren't quiet. the president all by absent. relaying his thoughts about the deal by a written statement. the gop is in control. they have the house, they have the senate and they have the white house. they should be able to govern. shame on them. for not being able to make a deal with the democrats. and the leadership by all accounts was not really even trying. the shut down formented division. and as for the democrats, this was their big shot. they got rolled on the tax bill. sorry. they did. and the shut down was the only

leverage they had. because they're in the minority. did they fix the tax bill for the middle class workers? did they argue that if you want this cr you have to put in a provision that corporations need to use a portion to hire folks? no. did they get a commitment for the dreamers? no. at the root of this all from both sides and by the president is a lack of trust. it brings this song it's a matter of trust by billy joel. in sharp focus. i have lived long enough to have learned the closer you get to the fire the more you get burned. that won't happen to us. because it's always been a matter of trust. let's see what happens now. that the gop has what it wanted and the dreamers are still waiting. now we have a great opportunity for you. we're going one on one with kellyanne conway. counsellor to president trump. as i teased my friend, tonight

you will do something i have never seen you do on television before. >> this is a family show. >> absolutely. my family is watching. my mother included. she likes you. this is the proposition. i don't get why this was a good deal for the democrats to make. why did the democrats do the right thing today in your opinion? >> because they did the wrong thing three days ago. they wasted three days worrying the heck out of parents who have children relying on the chip. 9 million children relying on that for healthcare. military families worried if they get a paycheck going forward. lots of federal employees some of whom my colleagues here at the white house did nothing wrong except fall victim to a party that's moving so far to the left in the interest of mollifying the base. it shut down the government on friday and three days later couldn't see anything that was different. the only thing that changed for friday to today is the number of

democrats who went from no to yes. not a single republican went from no to yes. >> what did they get? sfl. >> the ire of the base. democrats made two errors. voted against the tax cuts that have spurred billions of dollars for millions of people. through pay raises, through bonuses, through investments. 20,000 skrobs fr jobs from appl. they're on the wrong side. they vetted against tax cuts and voted for shutting down the government. >> they did the rig thing today. what did they get for it? a deal usually both sides get something. >> they did the right thing by not paying politics with peoples lives. they got the ire of their base. >> they got the ire of the baits. they wouldn't have made the deal. >> i said everything we have been saying all weekend came true. i was on cnn two nights ago.

ialked about h the people are aitions for 20 are shutting down the government. trying to mollify the base. what happened is i said that night too, with the four of five democrats peeling off from schumer's crazy idea to shut down the government that night. that was a sign of things to come. today many more democrats, you know what happened. the democrats rushed the hill. some said this is not the hill i want to die on. what are we doing? if i gave them a pen and said please under line what you democrats disagree with. it would have come back blank. there was no -- >> that's not true. there's a whole list. >> please answer the question. what did they disagree with? not chip. >> you didn't have the community health centers in there. chip, you took chip. so all you did was give it back. they didn't get more. you said they saved kids and

health insurance. you took it from them. you pulled the funding. >> here's another thing they did. the democrats ironically wasted the weekend on the dreamers. they didn't -- >> one thing at a time. >> they didn't help them. >> if you cared about chip you would have done something four months ago. you did nothing. >> that's not true. >> don't thank you for giving it back to us. that's the deal. i don't know why they made the deal. >> that's not what a government shut down is about. it's a very difficult night for democrats. i get it. even the headlines are really taking the democrats and leadership to task. i'm with delaware senator on this. a democrat in delaware. and he actually holds joe biden's old senate seat. tonight he made clear that he's worried that the people who are running in 2020 aren't running as problem solve rs. they are drifting to the left. that is out of touch with

mainstream america. >> which is moving further to the white. the irony you accuse the democrats of playing their base. what else did you do? what are you treating immigrants like they're monsters? that's coming from your base. >> don't even go there. this president -- this president sat there for an hour with durbin to his right. on camera. and told the world including cnn who covered it live. and completely. he told the world that he's willing to negotiate a resolution on daca. because the congress failed to they had nine months. and six more. president obama put in an illegal executive order. >> it never made it through the courts. >> this president is trying to fix it. >> he's not trying to fix it. he ended it. he ended it with a date certain. he cared about the dreamers -- hold on. >> i can understand why democrats are mad. >> i'm mad because -- i'm not

you're not letting me ask the next question. >> you're trying to ask and answer. >> here it is. which role is who? >> are you making fun of the president of the united states? the guy is live skpg working behind me because he's elected by the people. he insists on making this country more secure. >> ba big part of the thank you. thank you for that. let's talk about it. >> he wants border security. he wants that wall. he won't compromise on that. >> that's good to hear. >> he'll resolve daca. but he also wants an end to chain migration. and visa lottery. you can't be more clear. we hear. >> are you worried if i say something it will be disruptive? >> it's your show. let me finish. when the president talks about immigration he talks about it at least four principles.

he said it again and again. those who speak on his behalf. when the democrats hear the word immigration they hear daca. they hear dreamers. why is that? >> this is the man who talked about immigration in one way and one way only. for the campaign. that these. >> we don't do that on cnn. you don't want to mention. >> he got elected by campaigning on immigration. you have to listen to yourself. >> he won. border security. >> he said i'll build the wall these are monsters coming in here. bad people. murders and rapists. >> are you okay with the drugs coming into the country? you have three kids i have four. are you okay with that? >> that's what he said. i can talk about drug policy all day and poke so many huge holes in the idea that a wall will make a big difference in the drug trafficking. they're coming in tunnel and aircraft. in cargo ships.

more than anywhere else. you want to talk about the death? they matter. we're talking about the rational for the supply. which you're dead wrong about and using to advance a narrative that if you put up a wall everything is fine. and hold on -- >> today was a big loss. a kick in the gut. we traded in the russia graphic for the shut down graphic. that's done. >> point by point. the president campaigned on fear about immigrants and a bill wall. you say he's never changed on the wall and won't. that's good to know. that's not what john kelly says. that's not what his surrogates say. different allies in congress say he always meant the wall as a metaphor. you said on the show last time he met with experts and knows rivering are involved and geographic concerns like he never looked at a map before. >> that's what you're saying. >> that's what you said. absolutely not. i'll let it go.

>> 2000. there's 800. >> chip, if you cared about it you would have done something four months ago. daca if he wanted a bill of love he would never have attached anything to a daca bill. >> let's have a -- >> if you care about the dreamers. you do a clean bill. you don't attach other security concerns. and by the way, you say the democrats don't care about security. i'm 180 degrees from you. i don't know why they were willing to give in on the wall. i don't get it. it doesn't make sense. the people don't want one. they were going to give him one. >> that's false. >> but it's something that doesn't make sense for them. and as far as caring about security what you're asking for now is. >> there's not a question in there. >> i have to correct the record. >> go to break and talk. >> you're asking what the democrats agreed to with the gang of eight. >> is this a question?

>> do you know that what you're asking for and calling security now is what the gang of eight had agreed on years ago? >> chris, this president wants border security why? >> a big new wall. >> we know what the ice agents. >> that mexico would pay for. >> the men and women at the border have told you and not the president and not secretary and then secretary now chief john kelly is laughable. those guys who put -- >> border security people told any of those people a wall solves the problem? >> they want -- guess what? their problems were neglected. i am answering your question. we inherited a big mess at the border and elsewhere. >> is a wall the answer? >> some of them have. of course. they need a border. >> what was the consensus? >> they are happy this president immigration plan includes 10,000 new ice agents: let's hope the

democrats don't chop it down to zero. everything is fine. >> when did i say that? i said that none of them say a wall is a -- >> that's not true. >> i have been with them. >> you took a trip to the border. that's lovely. you wore khakis and took a trip. top stop it. these are honorable people at the border fighting for your security and freedom. cut it out. i don't want the poison coming over the border into my communi community. >> if you think you're going to distract by telling me i'm some type of guy who doesn't care about border agents. that's silly. we both know -- i'll send you a transcript. i guarantee you are three to one

word over me. i have looked at all the transcripts. >> i'm the guest i'm supposed to talk. >> you can't have it both ways. that's the problem. he cares about the dreamers. he's going attach things and not give a clean bill. and president out an ad saying they're monsters who are terrorist. and the white house says it's not us. is that true? >> where's the bill. >> he signed it. it's not a bill. >> i know that. i'm excited. he signed it minutes before i walked out here. we got the text from the omb. our colleagues are able to go back to work tomorrow. that's wonderful. wondering when the democrats were going to grow up and reopen the government and reopen negotiations on what they say they care about. daca. hold on, i won't let it lie that a sovereign nation like ours doesn't deserve to have a physical border. we have spent billions over decades preking other nations. >> we have a physical border.

>> we don't. it's porous. the idea we have a catch and release law. where we catch someone who is coming over illegally and they get released into the interior of the united states. we can't do anything with them. >> what are you talking about? >> do you understand. >> what circumstances does somebody catch someone catching the border illegally and let them go? >> many. they can't detain them after a while. >> what do you mean after a while is this. >> how many trumps 70 points. >> you never sent it to me. >> it's posted for everyone to s see. it's merit based. >> why did mitch mcconnell say he doesn't know where he is? >> he did a great job today. >> why does he say he doesn't know where the president is? >> it's disappointing to the people who thought they could be

talk about t shut down. >> why doesch mcconnellay he doesn't know where the president is? >> we didn't weaponize the shut down. >> it didn't work so well for you last time in 2013. this time it's the first shut down we have had with one party in control of both houses and the white house. because you didn't work with the other side. >> they started the shut down. they had to end it. >> you should have worked with them. you should have figured it out. >> they should have given us nine and not five. friday or saturday. >> all right. you should have offered them something. >> they showed why they're in the minority. once and for all tonight. they were going to kill themselves in the midterms now. >> let's take a break. and talk about what this means. let's take a quick break. please.

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all right. we're back. we have counsellor to the president kellyanne conway. always good to have you. you have green on. before we get back into it i must say congratulations on the eagles. i know you were there last night. i wish you good luck in the super bowl. you will win i believe you think. yes? >> thank you. yes we will. >> you're down five points. maybe five and a half. >> i love under dogs. we carried pennsylvania not massachusetts. >> who's we? the under dogs. trump is like the eagles. >> so. the most touching aspect of the game were certainly the national anthem. everybody should pull it up and watch how beautifully it was done in the brave men and women who were there. a full field of a flag. and the only time people were taking a knee was when the eagles were kicking off after they would score and vikings were taking it in the end zone.

people tell me tell the president i love the tax cut. and when the soldiers parents come up to me and say thank you so much. people come up and say thank you so much because we feel like you black the blue. you're there for the veterans and soldiers. they're saying to the president. i preciate tt. goirds. >> good. good luck to you. let's discuss some of the stuff that happens going forward. okay. the democrats got a deal to make a deal. right? mcconnell said yes it's my intention we'll debate until february 8 and hopefully put some bill on the floor for an up or down vote. that's the promise. in terms of head entoog it i do not see a basis for bail of love. that the president put out from the white house about how these are monsters coming across and terrorist. >> that's not from the white house. >> this message is approved by

donald j. trump. >> that's a campaign ad. >> it's coming from president. in the white house? it's all the same sfwl he's in the white house. he ran on tough borders and fair trade. >> and demonized immigrants then. >> one then you never talk about on the show is how booming the economy is. >> i talk about it all the time. >> you said yeah, yeah. >> i talk about it all the time. it is ironic that our president who used to say to me personally, why do you talk about wall street? that's in the main street. that's not where real people are. not in the stock market. >> they are now. >> now he embraces it. why? it's good for him. who's fault will it be. >> historically high 26,000 because you see the job creators responding to the trump -- >> let's see when they create jobs. >> after the president made a change. >> bonuses booked for 2016. are not compelling to me. they're trying to lock in tax

savings for the bonuses. >> we don't need the $2,0. it makes a huge difference. difference to my single mother growing up. >> the bonuses were booked in 2017. because it's better for corporations to do that. it's a different tax environment. new jobs we'll see. >> it's a cynical way of looking at it. the unemployment rate is the lowest it's ever been. >> they're not celebrating the way you are. >> a will the of americans are celebrating. i hear it all the time. even people who didn't vote for the president. it helps so many people who don't care about politics. this is to stimulate the economy and give the hard working people of the country. >> it is way too soon to tell. >> we have seen what it does. >> the red state democrats. >> tell that to the middle state families who are mad at democrats for not fighting for them in the bill.

>> why the job creators the job holders and job seeker didn't deserve this tax cut they're getting anyway. >> the third got shafted. the job seekers got less than 25% of the benefits under this plan. three quarters of it goes to the top. you said it was a middle class tax cut. which is untrue. zero is the alternative? >> that's what they have been getting. they haven't gotten a tax cut. >> it was a middle class tax cut. they got 25% of the bep fit. they're supposed to be happy? let them eat cake. >> the tax bract went down for everybody. the standard deduction doubled. there are more americans paying 0% in taxes this yore than before. there are people paying lower bracket percentages. if you have the child care tax deduction it got doubled. 1,600 is permanent. don't do that. >> the facts of the tax plan are plain for anybody. they have to google the analysis

and hear the numbers. >> let's not look at economic. >> take it from you? >> i want to ask a question. >> immigration next. they got a promise from mcdonl. do you believe that the president will do anything for the dreamers if the wall is not attached to in. >> the president has said he's answered that question many times. he said no daca without the wall. he has said he's not giving up on the wall. senator schumer for whatever reason said he provided offered all the money for the wall. that's not true. >> he did. but over ten years. >> 1.68 billion. >> over ten years. >> that was not true. saying he offered all the money for the wall for year one. what are you supposed to stop constructing. we'll come back another time. that's not how trump projects work. they're under budget and on

time. >> he made his money on the back of the little people. now touting him as a great deal maker and businessman? >> the fact i lived in one of his buildings. more importantly i grew up outside of atlantic city. and when trump and others put their casino there, it revolutionizes the local economy. my people in my life got a job in the casinos. they got a job. that helped stimulate the economy for folks who were working class. >> too bad he continue keep them running. did they go bankrupt or not? that doesn't count? >> i don't know. you said before break, you looked and said silence is acceptance. are you sure? >> do you remember that in contract law? there's a promise if you said no you don't want to stay, when i said will you stay and you didn't say anything.

silent is acceptance. >> nobody wants to say that. >> what are you talking about? >> people who were marching saturday will disagree. >> the women's march? the president are tweeting all the people are marching to say how great he's done. >> how great the economy is. lowest unemployment rate for women in 17 years. >> you know that's not what they were marching. isn't that insulting. he makes a joke out of the march? >> it's no joke the women's unemployment rate is lowest in 17 years. half a million new women enter the work force. >> they don't get equal pay. women like you have been forced to go twice as hard to get to the same place as men. you are in a position to do something. instead he's tweeting tongue and cheek about it. why? why wasn't he out there? >> i'm sorry. women didn't get equal pay after eight years of president obama?

millions of women in poverty. >> i thought he was going to do better. he cherishes women. >> we have been here one year. opposed to eight years president obama. don't say women are better off after eight years. >> i said the opposite. they're not better off. they're not getting equal pay. they deserve bert. not jokes about why they're marching. these are serious issues. he couldn't even thought about one of the major reasons they're marching. >> i didn't hear about democrats talking about this when they shut down the government. they had a his si fit and three days later opened the government and nothing changed. they got over the fit. >> i agree with you on that. 100%. >> shut down the government and take the weekend to talk about the issues you want to talk. daca. >> they weren't getting anywhere with you. they should have done it on principle and stay until they

got something to matters to people. >> they didn't. running in 2020 is not a principle. they think it's tomorrow. >> it's a long way away. >> are you comfortable with the way democrats are running for 2020 right now? >> it's not my business. my business is scrutinize it. they'll get plenty of that for this deal. >> please. she remembered what lindsey graham said. but didn't as an echo of the president. but didn't remember, she didn't know whether norway is a majority white country? and she's in charge of keeping us safe. she didn't know that? you said he was man splaning. he shouldn't speak to a female secretary the way he talks to a female secretary? >> including daily on cnn and by people on cnn. >> let me ask you one other thing. >> i'm sorry, i no e you probably would hope for your daughters to have my opportunity

or my accomplishments. could you really tell me you'd like your daughters to be treated the way i am? you'rewomen.hink it's becse when people say things about you that are insensitive because you're a women. i shout it down. i shouted it down for sarah sanders. when they made fun of her about how she looks. i shouted it down. is it true that jeff sessions went to the head of the fbi appointed by you guys. and said get rid of andrew mckab. and when he left, you backed off. >> i'm not directing wu sessions and wray discuss on the job. i have no direct knowledge of that. >> you have no direct knowledge or don't want to talk about it? >> i have no direct knowledge. >> would that be right to do that. >> to do what? >> to go to wray and say the president doesn't like this guy.

get rid of him. >> i don't think that's what sessions would like. that someone doesn't like someone. are you disturbed that everything is being revealed. not the rank and file. 25,000 men and women. but the people in charge. >> at least you're drawing the distinction. >> that's not fair. >> he said they were part of a conspiracy against him. and have been bringing false allegation. >> not the fbi. the texting. excuse me. the people who were texting. people in charge of investigation one of the quote insurance policy in case clinton the preferred candidate didn't win. >> you think the fbi preferred clinton after what they did to her with the e-mail? she made the same complaints as you now. it's ground hog day. >> a few bad apples. who were doing things they shouldn't have done. it's good. >> it's a few bad apples that's

good to hear. tell the president to stop bashing the justice community. he's done it. he shouldn't. but he does. let's end it. kellyanne conway always a pleasure. good luck to your eagles. i'll speak to you soon. >> take care. >> breaking tonight. president trump did sign the short term deal bringing the government shut down to an end. who is the winner? they're saying the democrats did the right thing. why? what did they get? how do the dreamers slope tonight. van jones versus david urban. the great debate. o betiful heads. next. big things to big places --bigtime. and things just got bigger. f-150 is now motor trend's 2018 truck of the year. this is the new 2018 ford f-150. it doesn't just raise the bar, pal.

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the breaking news is that the government shutdown is over. for now. congress passed a short term bill last about three weeks. president trump signed it a few minutes ago. but we'll be right back. here with this brings man ship. unless republicans and democrats hammer out an immigraon deal and more. that brings us to round one and the only round of tonight's fwet debate. former obama special advisor van jones is with us. along with former trump campaign strategist.

one keep of news keeping. confirm or deny reports that you maybe headed to the white house? >> i'm not commenting on that stuff. >> all right. >> it's out there. i want to give you a chance. that's the question that's your answer. let's get after the debate. van jones. did the democrats get rolled? and wind up shutting down the government, playing they role in that but getting nothing back in the new deal. >> they got very little back. in the sense of normal politics. their hearts are probably bigger than their heads. let me tell you something that i think is important to remember, the base and those young dreamers need to see somebody fighting for them. i remember when democrats used to treat the base especially black and brown young people like tissue. i remember the 1990s the crime bill. welfare repeal. when the base was treated like garbage. and this time it turns out that unfortunately dreamers are not as popular as a functioning u.s.

government. you're not going to win that fight. that's about the only thing that dreamers are less popular than. and democrats stood up for them and republicans are not. >> how? what'd they get? >> they showed some fight. and when you're in the minority, and all you can do is either stand or fold. they stood. listen, i agree. their hearts were bigger than their heads. they got rolled they got beat. i'm still proud of the democrats for trying to stand up for the dreamers. people fighting for them. that's important. the base deserves to have fight out here and saw it. >> i heard you ask the beginning of this. maybe just refer to it. who won here? democrats or republicans. who won is the american people. the government is back functioning again. it shouldn't be held hostage. >> you call this functioning? >> it's unfortunate. you're right. i think that when i worked on the hill many years ago we

passed all the individual spending bills. i would like to see return to regular order. it's better for democracy to work like that. in the end the american people are back. they get a government that works. >> three weeks. >> i think who caused a lot of the pressure. you saw a lot of federal employees waking up today not super happy. that they were being furloughed and i think that let their representatives in the house and senate hear from them. and the democrats realize they recognize the first rule of holes. when you're in one stop digging and they stopped digging. >> they're not in control. you're in control. you have to govern. you have to negotiate with the other side. leadership wasn't even visiting with them. >> i don't want van jones to lecture me. you know we need 60 votes. >> why is this the fers time we have had a shut down with both parties in control of the white house.

nothing different happened. >> we need 60 votes in the senate. >> i know the math. you're supposed to work with the other side. >> the mistake here was for the democrats tieing daca to the spending bill. >> why is that a mistake? i get that's the position from the right. i don't see it. >> position for everybody. >> no it's not. 80% of american people said do something for the dreamers. you said you were going to do that. why are the progressives so mad at the schumer and the moderates. you didn't. you got rolled on the tax bill. this was your moment of leverage. we'll keep the government shut down until you give us something. >> you know ask and i know we were going to bet pounded into butter in that position. there's no one single issue. i don't care if it's balance budget, healthcare, immigration, daca. puppies, kittens. no single issue is beloved

enough to survive a shut down. >> why did they do it friday? >> donald trump said the only person they remember for a shut down is the president. >> i do want to say something about trump. we haven't said that much about him. it's unfortunate the instability in the process actually starts with the president. yes congress is looking awful. the democrats got hurt today. but really the president of the united states said in front of everybody with live tv cameras, hepted to do a daca deal. >> he's going to do a daca deal. >> no, he isn't. >> is he? >> he's going to do an immigration security deal. where the deal is he's letting something happen on daca. >> wrong. the -- >> saying they're terrorists. he put out an ad. does that sound like a guy who wants a bill of love? >> it's simple. provide border security money for a wall.

let's limit chain migration. everyone can agree that's something we need to do. >> what does that have to do with daca? >> because you'll end up being back here revisiting a daca another provision in a few years if you don't address the root issue. >> van, do you agree? >> and end the visa lottery program. the three thipgs the president said. >> people on both sides. you have people on both sides of the aisle who through this whole process complained publicly and privately that the presidents instability and lack of -- >> you interrupted me. it's fair. >> lien. you have people on both sides. republican and democrat. who have complained publicly and privately leadership and otherwise. that the president has been inconsistent. it's made it difficult to make the negotiations happen. here's what happened. let's be honest. you had two trains moving down

the track. one was in theed for the budget. the other in need to deal with daca. they both wind up at the same place at the same time. because the president of the united states doesn't know how to lead. >> listen. congress has to make it work. senator this morning said the president didn't need to be involved. it was the senate responsibility. house responsibility. one of your members said they didn't need the president. it was on the senate and house to get it done. >> it's not accurate. >> i watched it this morning. she was on. >> gentlemen, i appreciate it. i really do. see you again soon. we're following more breaking news tonight. a new report says the attorney general pressured the fbi director to fire his deputy. is there something to it? kelly ann didn't know anything about it. we're ask congressman eric swalwell. what does he think about the deal the democrats agreed to. what does he make of this memo

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report? reporting the president trump has attorney general jeff sessions pressuring fbi director christopher wray to fire his deputy director. report says that the pressure led to director wray to threaten to resign. let's take this one oun one with sexu swalwell. do you know anything about this? >> just hearing about it. congratulations on the new show. i serve on the house judiciary committee. that's where sessions should be next week. as soon as we get back in session in the house. because there's a lot to answer for if this indeed is true. one, attorney general sessions is supposed to be rekcused from the russia investigation.

let's look at it from their perspective. the president has the ability to anybody he wants. this gets to the tricky ground of motive and all the legal arguments that spin out about it and when can the president do it and whynot. even though sessions is recused, is still in charge of his staff. and mccabe son the staff. so wouldn't he be within his right to say i want this guy gone? the reason is irrelevant? >> chris, i would say if the president had not already stepped in and fired james comey for admittedly his role in the russia investigation, i would give the president that latitude. but this president has shown a willingness to involve himself in investigations of his administration. and so i think right now allowing him to go any further on this is very dangerous. and it really i think threatens the independence of the department of justice. >> all right. let's see what sessions says about it. if you can get him before the committee, that will be

interesting to cover. are you happy with the deal the democrats made, this deal to make a deal on the basis of a promise of good intentions by mitch mcconnell? >> well, i voted no, chris. even if we solved the dreamer issue, and we must solve that, there is still i think this bigger issue which is we are running the government three weeks at a time. i have student councils in my district that have better budgets than what we have seen. the military leaders have told us one of the greatest -- >> why did you do it? i get it. why did your party go along with it then? >> i believe that they genuinely do want to bring fate for these dreamers, a fate that includes staying in the united states. >> wouldn't the best way to do that, using the only leverage they have which are the votes needed to pass the cr in the senate? once they gave up that, yes, it's only three weeks. but didn't they give up the only leverage they had? >> that leverage will be back in three weeks. and if mitch mcconnell breaks

his word, i think the public sentiment will be pretty harsh. so they have three weeks to come up. >> mcconnell ceep h word, congressman big, the vote mace not be there. >> the votes may not be there and let's say the votes are there and then it goes to the house. no companion promise there. and it's much tougher footing for the dreamer, as you well know. >> that's right. we were given no assurances by paul ryan. and truly, chris, i do not believe donald trump will sign the dream act. we saw who he was. his best day was the tuesday when he had a bipartisan group in front of him. >> bill of love. >> he said bring to it me, i'll sign it. two days later we seau uaw who really was. he was influenced by the outside voices. i'm afraid we're going to have to change the white house if we're truly going to get action. >> what about your leadership? who are they influenced by to go along with this? >> certainly the leadership in the house we stood firmly together. and i believe chuck schumer, he has three weeks now to put that deal together.

but it's going to come back to the house, chris. i think we're going to see how w.h.o. paul ryan really is, if he is going to bring this up for a vote. i don't trust this president. he was awol, the businessman deal maker was awol for the three days the government was shut down. i don't know if he was unwilling or incompetent, but he certainly was not there making a deal. >> congressman, what do you know of this nunes memo? have you looked at it? >> it is submitting a book review to the body of the house of representatives on a book that almost none of the members have read there is classified materials that it comments on that only two of the members in the committee have read. >> is the book classified? >> yes. highly classified, chris. the committee members would like to read it, and we're not even able. to that's the problem. so it sends out to the body i believe it's a poisoning of facts that i know are not true in this memo. and it's really an effort, as bob mueller and his team continue to make ogress, i think, to get ahead of wha i

believe will probably be future indictments. >> wait a minute. it's a memo that includes information from a book? like a book that was made available to the public? >> no, i'm using an analogy. they comment on classified materials that nobody, almost nobody has read. and so it's essentially writing a book review and then you ask the writer, did you read the book? nine out of ten of them said no. we haven't seen it yet. >> is it controversy or nontroversy? >> there is nothing there, but i'm afraid it's trying to taint the members of our body. >> but why don't they put it out? you guys, as you know, sorry to tell you what you already know, but you have constitutional immunity for anything said during a speech or debate during the floor. somebody could just read this on the floor and then put all of this classified information into the congressional record. and even better, the man in charge of classifying and therefore declassifying is the president. so if this is so valuable, why hasn't the president declassified it? >> i think he would receive

sharp rebuke from the fbi who would probably put out the full body of evidence. i don't want it to come to that because they have an ongoing investigation and they should be allowed to do that. >> i'm just saying, if the republicans are going to run wit so much hype that. >> control whether it comes out or not. congressman, i appreciate your take on it and i appreciate the parameters of what you're allowed to speak and not. >> of course. >> thanks as always. we'll take a quick break. f-150 has blis with trailer coverage. it's brainiac smart. not only does it watch your f-150's blind spots, it's got your trailer covered too. just another reason why ford f-series is america's best-selling truck for 41 straight years. ♪ this is the ne2018 ford f-150. it doesn't just raise the bar, pal. it is the bar. you won't see these folks they have businesses to run.

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should be simple, fast, and easy. download the xfinity my account app or go online today. if you can, try to wipe away the noise from both sides about who won and who lost on this deal. and you have to look at what happens forward. how do you see something good coming out of this for the dreamers? the democrats lost their leverage at least in this next window until the next shutdown. and the gop position on the dreamers seems to be clear. the president of the united states just put out an ad calling them all terrorists. in the past he has called them murderers and rapists.

he said he wanted a bill of love but then he asked for anything but. so that's the look ahead. as for tomorrow morning, the answer there is easy. you can watch me and al cincinnati on "new day" starting at 6:00 a.m. that's all for us tonight. thanks for watching. "cnn tonight" with don lemon, the man starts right now. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. so what happened? the federal government shut down for three day, throwing washington into turmoil. and for what, exactly? e is no deal on daca, which is supposed to be the democrats' line in the sand, right? it's just mitch mcconnell's, quote, intention to bring it up. a spending bill passed by congress and signed by the president tonight, it just kicks the can right down the road,