the president said he set a record for too high. the most in congress in one day. how much the former fbi director said he could not remember when testifying friday. >> all eyes are on wall street opening bell after plummeting numbers over fears of the trade war with china. >> fallout today as folks wake up to the news john kelly is out as white house chief of staff. who might come president trumps third chief? ♪

yesterday was a little exciting. now we spend sunday digesting the news. welcome to america's news headquarters from washington. >> top lawmakers in congress are reacting to robert mueller's friday court filings involving michael cohen and former campaign chairman paul manafort. gillian turner is live with more what are you saying today? >> after going dark for two months, surrounding the midterms, robert mueller's team had a high octane week that produce some development into russian collusion. dropping memos on three of the key witnesses michael flynn, paul manafort and michael cohen. sorting through the paper trail and trying to figure out what it all means for president drop. they are far from a consensus. >> i think with these indictments and filings is that the president was several

massive fraud against the american people. >> no exposure here. i am very certain of it. >> mueller released a sentencing recommendation for michael cohen full payments on behalf of president trump for lying to congress on the work for russia. later on friday evening, another memo, the former campaign chairman violated his plea agreement. while most of the democratic leadership also the beginning of the end for president trump. not all are convinced. >> there is nothing definitive. there is nothing that exonerates the president either. >> republicans say they still need a lot more information. >> before i am prepared to make

an announcement, i'd like to have all the information before us. i also want us to finish our work on the senate intelligence committee. >> this new document will only serve to entrench the previously held views. something we are seeing lots of evidence of here in washington this weekend. >> the spectrum of reaction. >> mean time, just into fox news we are learning former attorney general loretta lynch won't appear before house committees until the week of december 17. so far no firm date has been set. it will be a closed session just like james comey friday session. president trump lashing out accusing call me of lying during his testimony about the russia investigation.

we have more insight on that. >> the genesis of the trump russia investigation. the infamous steel dossier which was used by the fbi for warrants james comey testified the information in the dossier was not verified i the fbi before it was presented in the court to get those surveillance warrants. he also testified. while the bureau did inform the court it was a piece of research, they did not state that it was funded i the clinton campaign. when he was asked if that was an important detail, he said no. it did not even seem important to me now. who cares what particular organization or people. they needed to be aware that there is a potential for bias. a political motivation.

arguing the fbi mishandling. even now he has no concerns about how the bureau handle that process. call me answered, i don't remember 171 times. i don't know. i don't know 166 times. did the fbi make any effort to identify those sources they would have relied upon. mr. comey said yes. don't think i don't remember because the work was not finished before i left.

who live the most to congress in one day. the friday testimony is so much truthful. dishonest people. it is important to note he did not specify what those lies were. it's important to add that while they are not happy with many of the answers, they are not going so far to call him a liar. a whole another round of questioning. >> as you point out, strongest words from the president himself thank you. kristin has more. >> let's bring in former doj prosecutor. thank you for coming on and helping us understand all this.

>> you think he is a precise honorable person. the light did it already get said on any of the issues. was not advised of that. some of the biggest point started are still in the dark. >> i just want to drill in exactly how many times the former fbi director said you didn't know, and it recall, 235 page transcript that comey answered that he either did not know, could not remember or could not recall. how does a former fbi director not know things of this magnitude? a lot of these people are not

litigators that are used across examining. think very careful to not be tripped up by congressman, you may air towards the sides of saying i'm not sure about this side of the other. there is some possible deniability in there. the sheer volume of it was something that bothered the republican side. >> do you think they have a right to have comey back. the lack of answers that they say they've got. if you look at how this program started, the russian dossier, the use of christopher steele not a case of carter page. i think they have the right to continue digging. i want to play you a clip. he weighed on what his big take

away was. listen here. >> there is a really important point here. the investigation of donald trump was completely secret. it was not made public at all. nobody ever even knew about it through the election until well after the election. if that investigation was undertaken for political purposes, it had no resolve. >> he believed it did not impact the elections. it certainly is continuing to affect the trump presidency. did you get any more insight into the genesis of the trump russia investigation from this transcript? >> what you see that i think is kind of a real line spot for him is this notion that the little people down at the bottom of the investigation don't really affect things that they have a bias. he is a little dismisses of the

impact. really saying some things that were pretty devastating for the reputation of the fbi. they had their opinions, but it doesn't really affect the big picture. i was a prosecutor for a long time. i saw the impact it could have on a matter. i think it is a real open question that comey has not really help us on the last few days. >> maybe we will get more when he comes back to capitol hill, or maybe not. >> i want to ask you about president trump's nominee to replace jeff sessions. comey praised him yesterday as a good pick. i think very highly of him. what is your take? >> i think that might have just damn tim. this is a person that is no stranger to doj. looks like it was taken yesterday. from a previous administration. per folks associated with

criminal justice, what they are really hoping for, you are hoping for a strong figure. 1919. coming in with a good reputation cleaning up some of the problems of the department has had for at least 10 years when it comes to how they are conducting themselves. hoping they will come in and be a pretty independent guy and leave that department in a good direction. >> on a sunday. always like that. >> race ball. >> things are coming in. >> the unsettled financial markets open tomorrow to the latest news china summoning u.s. ambassador terry branstad to beijing to protest the arrest on a top chinese tech executive in canada. after a talk week for stocks with the dow dropping more than 500 points friday over trade tensions with china.

you tell republican congressmen joining us now. nice to see you, sir. appreciate it. this is a reporting from bloomberg this morning. violating the legitimate rights in the extremely bad in nature. according to a posting, china will take further action based on the u.s. actions. the richness of the chinese statements. calling american actions bad in nature. do they have a point that this could be a pretty serious complication? it escalates and escalates and they are casualties. the stock market has been a casualty. we saw casualties in my district from day one. my agricultural community, all of them have been dramatically impacted.

how long will your constituents give you and president trump to go before there are too many casualties and you have to have a truce? >> we have started this and we have to finish it. we need to be looking at what we can do to minimize the damage. getting this new mca approve so we strengthen our relationship with other trade partners. that is the best thing we can do immediately. >> it me a sense of how bad things are. how bad are the casualties in your district. >> we are okay and we will be okay. we are pioneers out in utah. it is impacting those that could least afford it. small businesses, agriculture, those are the people. >> fox news sunday this morning. this is what larry said about the war. take a listen. >> we are on track. china has, finally, wednesday, wednesday and thursday, china's congress department issued some

very promising statements. sometimes i think these things get lost. nothing is done until it is absolutely verified to our satisfaction. >> do you think that the president has the spine of steel needed to see this thing through >> let's hope so. >> congressman, forgive me, but there are a lot of republicans who say hope was not a policy. do you think so or not. >> you have to understand the chinese philosophy. this is a war, a trade war, that has started tiered we have to finish it. we don't really have a choice. >> in a way, we do. the trump administration folded really quickly on that. we folded on other things. the president is gone from saying i'm a tariff man to i think we can work things out in 90 days. do you have confidence that the

president has the spine to stand out to the chinese that are stern and pre-successful in their right. >> congress has a role in this to take a look at the other tools in our toolbox sides terrace. we are not 100% dependent on the success with terrorists. i mentioned earlier one of the best things we can do is approving the mca. that would do more than anything we could to help our president finish this. >> forgive me, but i do not hear an overwhelming confidence that i do from other republicans often in the president and in his ability to see this trade were through. why is that? >> i'm not sure you're reading between the lines clearly. >> i believe the president has a spine of steel and he will see this through and america will when it. >> america will when it and the

president will see it through. the question is what are the casualties along the way and how long it takes. >> what to you is acceptable in terms of how long it takes. how long are you willing to give him? >> it is a matter of how quickly we can improve the situation. there are things, as i mentioned, that we can be doing. we need to get going on those. >> some of the subsidies headed out to the agriculture folks, as you point out in your district and others, it is enough to keep them afloat and through the winter. congressman, i appreciate appreciate you being here. thank you very much. right after the show, 44 minutes from now, larry kudlow joined chris wallace to talk about the trade tensions. john kelley's the parch or from white house. >> coming up we will be taking a closer look at the news. john kelly leaving the white

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look beyond 2019-2020. shortly after january, he will have to gear up in the campaign mode. already starting his campaign staffing. we see people leaving the white house going to the campaign. a much different transition. not only has to govern, but he has to think of his own political future and get moving on fundraising and appearances for 2020. >> the president's top economic advisor, he was asked which is it. did he resign or was he forced out? what do you think it is? well, i know, service to the president is an opportunity, not a career. between 12 and 24 months. general kelly is right in that sweet spot. the perfect time for him to transition. moving into a more political job

for a chief of staff. you have to manage a lot of things. more importantly, you need to have more political chops. i think the timing is perfect. general kelly has done a terrific job as chief of staff. it is not unusual for him to move on. >> republicans and democrats. by and large, most of them were very supportive of john kelly. i want to play a little clip. listen to this. >> i imagine that he was one of the people that was attempting to convince the president not to fire mueller. concerns that mueller might be on the chopping block. >> i'm a huge john kelly fan. hopefully it will be someone just as qualified tiered just as strong. >> that segues perfectly into who has next chief of staff is

going to be. if that does indeed turn out to be true, either on on a full-term or interim basis, what sort of chief of staff do you think he would be? >> the president need somebody that has his confidence. needs to be a quarterback for the president's team. somebody that can manage well. somebody who can run the president's schedule. the corner of the realm is his time. if you want to see the president, you never will. that is basically the chief of staff's job to make sure the president is using his time as best he can. he has to work with investigations. he has to work with and international agenda. a political agenda. there is a lot on the plate of

political. >> something that john kelly did not have to deal with. the house that is controlled by the democrat. how does that change? >> trying to get his agenda through with a democratic house. personally make the investment of his time or her time. making sure the agenda stays on track. whether it is domestic agenda, political, it is a balancing balancing act for chief of staff how do you balance all of those and not have any of them overtake the other? >> there will be some more white house departures before the end of the year. who do you think it will be? >> this is a time where you will be asked to stay or go. this is a perfect time. we move into 29 teen. the president has to have a team

that is dedicated to 2020. >> you beat my previous guest by giving a football analogy, not just baseball. thank you. >> massive winter storm in north carolina. here we go. some cities in the tar heel state expected to get more than a foot of snow, sleet and freezing rain have millions hunkering down. brian yunus out in the element. >> very beautiful. along the western counties of north carolina at their expecting up to 2 feet of snow when it is all said and done. this storm coming in all the way. probably until tomorrow afternoon. winter storm warnings out until monday. people have come out here. they've built a snowman. enjoying the break from the snow

here in asheville. this is a live look at interstate 240. this arcs around the northern part of asheville. there is some traffic plows coming in. they've done a good job of clearing that area out. the folks here and the governor are urging people to please stay off the roads. we are talking about some 509 collisions in north carolina and just the last 12 hours. we really want folks to stay home until tomorrow. don't go out there so first responders can do their job. >> out on roads covered with snow and i.c.e. instead wrap a few presents, decorate the the tree, watching football. >> a really good sound advice.

i see and sweet conditions out there on the roads. 200,000+ people without plus people without power here in north carolina. 85,000 people without power. the largest power supplier here in the state. having some 1500 trucks outside of the state. this state has gone through a lot this year. two to hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides. cleaning up as quickly as possible. 200 flight cancellations today. we will see what we are talking about moving forward. affecting some 20 million people. it hit texas earlier this week.

some 10 inches of snowfall in one day. moving through north carolina. hard-hitting. most of the snow here in the western part. southwestern virginia. it will slide over. by tomorrow afternoon about 5:0e out into the atlantic. already canceled for tomorrow. >> enough snow to go sledding on. there you go. >> thank you. >> we will take you to paris where cleanup is underway for another weekend of violent protests. president trump made waves before the army-navy game before tapping a week of white house shakeups. >> for major staff change announcements and just two days. lawmakers say we have a lot of questions. we will break it all down for you right after this.

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16 days away from christmas. looking at a lovely christmas tree in downtown washington, d.c. within the west wing with president trump announcing john kelly will be out by the end of the year. ellis and barber is live at the white house. >> you had quite a few in the past couple of days. president trump said he would not call his departure a retirement despite months of rumors.

reports of tension between mr. kelly and president trump. the white house says his departure is amicable. >> i was not privy to that final conversation. the president had great things to say about him. >> the vice president chief of staff is the president top choice to replace general kelly. wanting a two-year commitment. so far he has not been able to make that commitment. the source says they are still working on the terms. the president did tell reporters he could pick an interim chief of staff. president trump announced his pick with current state department spokesperson and former fox news host heather mauer. william barr is his choice to lead the department of justice.

both need senate approval. >> i most certainly think she has ability to do the job well. does she have detailed knowledge of foreign-policy? i don't know. i need to meet with her. she has no experience as a diplomat. no meaningful experience in government. >> the president described him as a brilliant man. the man who served as george hw bush in the early 90s will need to answer a lot of questions including reports that president trump initially wanted him to leave the legal team representing him on matters related to the russia probe. >> i want to hear more about that allegation. what were the details. also from mr. barr himself. >> the first think that i have learned is very, very troubling.

>> live at the white house. thank you. >> with that we bring in our top radio panel in manchester, new hampshire. nice to see you both. chris, start with this. there are a lot of republicans, rand paul not among them, though, viewing him as someone who could begin to weigh in the molar investigation. good bet? >> if there is a lord in heaven, and i am a christian. i hope that's a good bet. >> i hope somebody will reign it in. i hope it comes to an end. i cannot, for the life of me, fox news sunday on the broadcast you replayed at this hour. if this was political in nature, we did not find out about it until after trump one. >> that is an extraordinary place for us to find ourselves.

if it was political, it did not work so who cares. that is horrifying. >> is the truth being lost in the partisanship here? it is possible that both things are true. a legitimate gripe. democrats who say this investigation needs to continue. there are some serious allegations out there also have legitimate gripe. >> i think what chris has to worry about is what you have to worry about is the southern district of new york. the southern district of new york as part of the doj. they are acting more aggressive. making a connection between trump ordering someone like michael cohen to commit a felony for it is a department of justice. if you are worried, you better better talk to the doj. he said he was willing to represent the president in these kinds of situations. i've a lot of people asking

questions. who is mr. barr today. >> there was a time in the republican party that using campaign money or having your private attorney use money that may or may not have been funneled throughout the campaign to pay off women in the adult industry to keep quiet about alleged affairs was disqualifying. even using personal funds. disqualifying. is there a time for the republican party to come back to that home? >> was a time in this country where we did not weapon isa government against it citizens. i think we are well past the time of talking about the moral character of the president and we start seriously looking out why we are here. we were told that this president was being investigated for

obstruction or if investigation or colluding with the russian government to win an election. that is not where this started. that is where we are. i find the whole thing disgraceful. >> what chris doesn't understand it, it's not not about the relationship of these women. the obama administration, the obama campaign paying huge fines for campaign finance violations. is that the new standard? >> yup line, you have orders. this is part of the problem. this was an order from the president to make these payments now the question is did he understand he was suing this for influence and to make sure there is no transparency. one of those things you heard is the people of this country have

a right to transparency about the activity that relates to an election. especially the election of a president. it is his failure to act. >> colluding with a foreign country to win an election. are we talking about that anymore? b mac when the investigation gets completed, you will find a lot of things. the republicans are blocked, we will have more investigations within the house. >> has tried to figure out who to get the last word too. you both have it now. nice to see you both. the storm is headed your way next. >> the latest live from tijuana.

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we've moved out of those sports complex which is just a muddy mess with some horrendous conditions for some people. a lot of donated tents and roofs over their heads for some of the families with small children did still very difficult conditions. they will have a long wait. three months. many of the people go out and check their numbers on the list every couple of days. some have returned home out of frustration. others have cross illegally into the u.s. some migrants say there is simply no way they can return back home. >> i don't want to go back. too much threat. i really do not want to go back. i feel like it is a threat for us. that's why don't want to go back. >> you hear the same story. they will wait out asylum here. many of them working temporarily

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the wildly unpopular french president addresses his country this week trying to bring peace after riot police clash with protesters in the state capital. folks headed into their two riot. greg powell caught live there.

>> i think the term normal is a relative thing. people here are shaken and upset another weekend of riots. picking up the pieces from the damage done yesterday. over 2000 people nationwide were arrested. 264 were injured including 39 police officers and the damage was widespread. the lone cost businesses well over a billion dollars. we were in it for most of the day on saturday. police clashing with antigovernment protesters. coming from the heartland of france middle class. with a bit of a punch for militants on right and left. this all started over anger for government hikes in gas tax. a broad attack on taxation. the government out of touch with

people. praising the police over night. this country has heard from its leader president emmanuel macron the government has given some ground. expected to give more in the latest reports are the president will speak to the people tomorrow night. one more thing, president trump has been saying a few derogatory things in tweets about president macron and what he claims to be full day environmental policy. we heard from the french foreign minister today. leave our nation alone, in his words. back to you. >> the president tweeted last about this yesterday. greg in paris tonight. thank you. kristin. >> coming up next. truly knowing the definition of loyalty. dogs really are man's best

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