and that would be true if it's george conway or if it's anybody else.would be an appropriate question to ask. partly this debate we are having is about the powers of the presidency in relation to the other branches of the government system in the united states. and we've already referred to this ability the president has to issue executive orders. and you've suggested to me that you think his opening salvo on the so—called travel ban was unacceptable. i've looked at the record. president obama issued 18 executive orders in his first ten days in the white house, which is pretty much comparable to the 20 that came from donald trump. so obama used the powers of the presidency it seems in pretty much the same way that donald trump is. i would take issue with that last phrase there, "in pretty much the same way". to begin with, you didn't see anything like what happened with the travel ban executive order in that first period under president obama. none of those executive orders, which were carefully considered for many months in advance... fair point, of co

george conway has worked as a corporate lawyer for nearly three decades, during which time he represented corporate clients such as cigarette company philip morris and the national football league. kellyanne conway told "new york magazine" that, despite her anti-abortion views, she's sympathetic to women who get abortions, and has helped female friends by driving them to the procedures and helping them pay for the abortions. conway spoke at the anti-abortion march for life in washington, d.c., in january. meanwhile, the 24-year-old pundit tomi lahren has admitted she is pro-choice, saying -- "i am for limited government, so stay out of my guns and you can stay out of my body." education secretary betsy devos has hired for-profit college official robert eitel. he previously served as a chief compliance officer for bridgepoint education inc., an operator of for-profit colleges, which is facing multiple government investigations over deceptive lending. meanwhile, trump's administration has revoked guidelines that prohibited student debt collectors from charging exorbitant fees on past-due lo

he happens to be the husband of kellyanne conway, counselor to the president, but george conway never had any direct involvement in the donald trump campaign or the administration so far. willie? >> kelly o'donnell starting us off this morning in west palm beach. kelly, thanks. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good morning mirks frie, my fri. >> good morning, willie. >> let's talk about germany and britain. it's an awkward moment between president trump and angela merkel, not just in the oval office when president trump appeared to refuse a handshake with angela merkel and then at the joint press conference he said, we've both been wiretapped. obviously a touchy subject with the chancellor there. where do we stand with germany and great britain, two of our closest allies? >> i don't think one president dust-up is going to upend these alliances, but it certainly makes for awkwardness between these allies. the british spy agency is an important intelligence ally for the united states, and to have an accusation that has been made by the president of the united states that som

george conway, the husband of kellyanne conway is set to be nominated to run the justice department'sivil department. the position would put him at the forefront of defending the controversial executive order on immigration and fighting other lawsuits against the trump administration. mr. conway, a partner at the wall street firm -- host: jenny is on the line calling from farmington, new mexico on our repubcan ne. good morning, jenny. caller: good morning. how are you? host: i am good. and what are your thoughts about yesterday's bilateral meeting with chancellor merkel and president trump? caller: well, i have to agree with several people. i agree with a lady earlier who said yes, he greeted her very cordially. he was smiling. he was happy to meet her finally face-to-face and that's one thing that she made the statement that things are different whenever you are face-to-face. you know, sometimes we don't realize exactly what's going on in some people's -- what's going on in the inner circle because they know so much more about what's happening in our world than we do. and i personall

he's going to add to his top leadership at the department of justice, a new york lawyer named george conway is expected to be named the head of the civil division, which would have a sweeping power over some of the cases involving the trump administration. i did say conway, he happens to be the husband of kellyanne conway, counselor to the president, but george conway never had any direct involvement in the donald trump campaign or the administration so far. willie? >> kelly o'donnell starting us off this morning in west palm beach. kelly, thanks. chuck todd is moderator of "meet the press." good morning, my friend. >> good morning, willie. >> let's take a look at the week that was and how two of the united states biggest allies must be feeling, germany and great britain. awkward moments between president trump and angela merkel not just in the oval office when the president appeared to refuse a handshake with angela merkel and then at the joint press conference, he said, well, we both have been wire tapped, obviously, a touchy subject for the chancellor there. where do we stand now with ge

george conway has not been a part of any of the trump campaign or the administration until this new position, should that all come through and be confirmed for that. jacob? >> i thought that name sounded familiar. nbc's kelly o'donnell in west palm beach, appreciate it. thanks so much for that. joining me now, democratic congressman john yarmuth of kentucky, ranking member of the house budget committee. good to see you, sir. let's start with that testimony from fbi director james comey on capitol hill tomorrow. what are your expectations for that? and is there any way, do you think, that questions about russia's interference in this election and president trump's, you know, continued talk of wiretapping claims will be laid to rest? >> well, i certainly hope that it would be laid to rest. i think it's a great opportunity to give some clarity to a situation that has become very, very muddled. i saw what leader pelosi said this morning. i would start with just an acknowledgement that what he claimed happened didn't happen, and the apology can come later. and i think that's what mr. comey can pr

. >> her husband george conway who may also join the trump administration as the nation's next solicitor general is much more camera shy. >> reporter: and what do you think of watching kellyanne through this whole thing. >> she's a fighter. she's tough. i don't like everything that has been said about her to be sure. it makes me a little angry. it's part of the fact that she is out there working for president and they will attack her and whoever they see standing up for the president. >> reporter: you talk so passionately about the public service and the role you're crafting in the white house. that naturally evolves into some day wanting to run yourself for office. >> i feel like i'm in a really good place as councilor to the president to have the type of impact that usually motivates people to run for office. it's not just the fire in your belly any more, you have to have the bile in your throat. this is country think many women do not run for office, many good, men and women who would. >> reporter: bile in your throat. >> yeah, you just swallow so much that the country looks at you th

conway wasn't defending her boss, president donald j. trump on tv. she was at church, attending mass with her husband, attorney george t. akfast at a diner came next. >> what are you are you having? lumberjack? >> followed by some quality family time at their northern new jersey home. a brief return to what life used to be like. but these days her sunday routine is far from normal. >> i was surprised you have full secret service protection. why? have there been threats? >> yes. i have 24-7 secret service protection and -- >> most white house staffers do not. >> do not. i find that to be very unfortunate and obviously if they didn't need to be there, they wouldn't be. >> but they do need to be there, the unusual round the clock protection was granted to guard president trump's high profile, highly controversial white house counselor. you were going to stay on the outside. make a lot of money. why did you go inside the white house? >> great question. every time i see people, she sold her soul thinking, wow i was making one and half speeches, so couple hours out of my life. what i will make this year in the white house as c

president donald trump has selected george conway to head the civil division of the agency.fice has a responsibility for defending the proposed travel ban and other lawsuits against the administration. >> a look at washington, healthcare, the alleged wiretap remains at the front of the conversation. >> reporter: it's march madness in washington with the white house on defense. there were plenty of wins this week, just not all for president trump, although the republican healthcare bill cleared another house committee, critics on both sides of the aisle were bolstered by the numbers. 14 million fewer people will be covered under the republican plan. the white house is making a full court press with many republicans opposing the bill its chances of passing are in jeopardy. congress pushed back hard against president donald trump's explosive claim that former president obama wiretapped him during the campaign. congress made it clear they and the white house are not on the same page. >> the chairman and ranking members on both committee have not seen evidence. >> reporter: befor

. >> reporter: her husband, george conway, who may join the trump administration as the nation's next solicitor general, is much more camera shy. what do you think of watching kellyanne through this whole thing? >> she's a fighter, she's tough. i don't like everything being said about her, for sure. but it's part of the fact that she's out there for the president and they're going attack her and whoever they see standing up to the president. >> reporter: you talk so passionately about public service and the role that you're crafting in the white house. that naturally evolves into somebody wanting to run your -- run yourself for office. >> i feel like i'm in a good place as counselor to the president to have the impact that usually motivates people to run for office. it's not just the fire in your belly anymore. you have to have the bile in your throat. this is why i think many women do not run for office -- >> bile in your throat? >> just to swallow so much of the country looks at you through this negative lens and corruption and cronyism, and you're lying and you want money and you'r

george conway will handle all legal challenges of president donald trump's initiatives. >>> north koreaested a engine for a rocket. this comes always rex tillerson makes his last stop on the tour of asia. the tour was dominated about the concerns of the nuclear and weapons program. meantime, the u.s. said they are looking forward to the first meeting between president donald trump and his chinese counterpart. >> villanova back on campus after the wildcats march to a repeat championship ended in buffalo. nova was upset by a confident badgers team 65-62. they blew a five point lead with five minutes to play. they made only one shot in five minutes. >> we lost to a great team today. we give them a lot of credit they made a lot of plays. >> obviously it's tough right now, but we had the best four years we could ever dream of and that's been a blessing. >> reporter: the team returned late last night to a quiet villanova campus. the wildcats had been hoping to become the first repeat champions since florida in 2007. >> music fans are saying goodbye to legendary chuck berry. ♪ hearing that mak

george conway is a partner at a new york law firm. confirmed by the senate, conway would be responsible for defending the president's proposed travel ban and lawsuits filed against the administration. >>> donations are pouring into meals on wheels days after the trump administration proposed budget cuts that could affect the program in some states. meals on wheels says it received more than $100,000 online since the budget rollout on thursday. the program typically gets $1,000 a day in donations. they provide food, safety and medical check for millions of poor, disabled or isolated seniors. the president's budget calls for eliminating community grants on which some meals on wheels groups rely. >>> a rowdy reception, that's what a republican congressman in central pennsylvania got when he held a live town hall yesterday. take a look. >> would you vote -- >> that's some of what congressman scott perry endured in york county. perry was the first gop member of congress from pennsylvania to hold a town hall. the crowd rarely let him finish

wall street journal reports george conway is the president's choice to head the civil division of theustice department, if confirmed, he would have the responsible of defending the ad minute proposed travel ban and defending lawsuits filed against the administration. >> president trump may taw talk tough on china, but making nice during visit to beijing. he met with chinese president king, tillerson says the united states is looking forward to the first meeting between president trump and his chinese counterpart. the talk with chinese leaders have mostly centered on north korea nuclear and missile programs. >>> well, the dakota access pipeline may begin operating as early as tomorrow. for emergency orders to stop the flow of oil, the $3.8 billion pipeline will move oil to north dakota to illinois, the tribes afraid it could harm their water supply, the pipeline develop ertz, disputes that. >> still so much more to come here on cbs-3 "eyewitness news," and coming up next, we check in with fails the nation's john dickerson for a look ahead at today's >> "face the nation" will be coming

george conway has been part of a top wall street law firm for two decades. if accepted, he would defend the trump administration in legal battles. >>> senate republicans are aiming to confirm u.s. supreme court nominee 49-year-old neil gorsuch before a two-week break starts april 10. the judge spoke during opening statements on this first day of hearings. >> i want to thank my friends, so many of whom are here. liberals and conservatives and independents, from every kind of background and belief. many hundreds have written this committee on my behalf. and i am truly touched by their support. >> questions begin tomorrow. >>> well, the game is long over and the mystery of tom brady's missing super bowl jersey is solved. >> next, find out how investigators tracked it down in mexico. >>> and we're taking a live look outside from our camera on top of mt. sutro as a light storm moves through northern california. spencer is back to update the forecast in ten minutes. >>> tom brady will get back not one but two missing super bowl jerseys. the nfl says brady's missin

george conway has been part of a top wall street law firm for two decades. if accepted, he would defend the trump administration in legal battles. >>> senate republicans are aiming to confirm u.s. supreme court nominee 49-year-old neil gorsuch before a two-week break starts april 10. the judge spoke during opening statements on this first day of hearings. >> i want to thank my friends, so many of whom are here. liberals and conservatives and independents, from every kind of background and belief. many hundreds have written this committee on my behalf. and i am truly touched by their support. >> questions begin tomorrow. >>> well, the game is long over and the mystery of tom brady's missing super bowl jersey is solved. >> next, find out how investigators tracked it down in mexico. >>> and we're taking a live look outside from our camera on top of mt. sutro as a light storm moves through northern california. spencer is back to update the forecast in ten minutes. >>> tom brady will get back not one but two missing super bowl jerseys. the nfl says brady's missin

president trump has selected george conway to head the civil division of the agency.office has the responsibility for defending the proposed travel ban and other lawsuits against the administration. >>> health and human services secretary tom price and ran paul of kentucky weigh in what's next for the republican healthcare plan that comes your way at 10:30 a.m. on 6abc. >>> march madness has turned into march sadness for villanova team and its fans. "action news" was there as the team went into the locker room after losing 65-62. bob brooks was there. >> reporter: the students left the connelly center stunned and in tears. >> it's disappointing. i didn't expect it at all. >> we were thinking about flying to phoenix for the final four we're feeling defeated right now. >> reporter: the students fixated on every shot. make and mills. it was a slow start for the cats but students didn't like. >> it's stressful, i got my stress balls, kind of freaking out. >> reporter: you can't stand the fact they are not winning. >> they have to win, they have to. we've got 2016 we're go

the wall street journal reports george conway is the president's choice to head the civil division ofustice department. if confirmed, woe have responsibility for defending the administration's proposed travel ban, and defending lawsuits filed against the administration. >>> president trump may talk tough on china but his secretary of state, rex tillerson, is making nice during a visit to beijing. he met with chinese president. tillerson says the united states is looking forward to the first meeting between president trump and his chinese counterpart. the talks with chinese leaders have mostly centered on north korea nuclear and missile programs. >>> well, we are just under a day away from spring, right? but today is your last chance to see flowers in bloom at the pennsylvania convention center. the philadelphia flower show is wrapping up today. among the special events, here's the children tea party. they can bring their favorite teddy bear for afternoon tee. tickets needed for that event. the flower show open from 8:00 l 6:00 tonight. proceeds go to the philadelphia horticultural soc

counselor kellyanne conway's husband is expect to be named to a key post in the trump administration, george conwayas been chosen to head the civil division of the justice department. that means he will be responsible for defending the propose add travel band and defending lawsuits against the administration. he is a partner in a wall street law firm. >> fire force add family out of their home this weekend in chester last night. a family of three was able to make it out of the home safely. no injuries were reported. fire officials are searching for what sparked the blaze. >>> surprising considering the damage, but nobody was hurt when two cars collided head on near boathouse row overnight. police were called to the scene on kelly drive after 11:00 p.m. the driver was closed in both directions while crews cleared the wreckage. one driver suffered minor injuries, no word on what may have caused the crash. >>> happening right now, philadelphia police looking for the person who shot a man several times and left him for dead on the street. officers were called to the 7400 block of simpson avenue in east

we hear president trump wants kellyanne conway's husband, george if confirmed he woul charge of travel ban. >>> eful is what a republican congress man got yesterday holding a town hall. that's some of what congressman scott perry endured in york county. perry was the first gop member of congress from pennsylvania to hold a town hall. the crowd rarely let him finish answering questions. perry said he liked the enthusiasm. >> its fabulous. inc. the dialogue is great, the passion is great, and being informed. not just for them, this is me. this is representative government. qus is kind standard fare, as it audience m not happy with then the kos of headlight insurance. >>> in berks county, families are making their voices heard against a possible plan that would let local police act as immigration agents. >>> demonstrators hit the streets in reading yesterday. trying to make the first in pennsylvania to sign an agreement, letting officers question anyone on their immigration status. >>> we start looking back at first alert radar view. snow and rain is a little far tl we saw was a few spots

if confirmed, george conway would be the doj's defense against legal challenges to the travel ban he'srently a partner wall street law firm. his work opposing claims federal law requires new york state to let felons vote while still up cars rated. ♪ >> this morning people are still full of emotions over villanova' disappointing loss. number eight wisconsin took down the number one overall seed 65 65-62. >> i'm kind of in disbelief. it feels like a shock especially after last year. >> people definitely high expectations. kind of bummer. >> you can only be upset for one year. then march madness will be back again. >> many nova fans had their sights set on the sweet 16 so they will have to make different plans for next weekend. the team arrived back on villanova's campus late last night and head coach jay wright spoke on behalf of his boys. >> we're still hurting. you know, it's part of being --, part of being player. a lot of great ups, you know h you're really feeling great and downs tough, man, but it's just part of being an athlete. part of being a college basketball player. we all ha

george wbush. you are going after kelly ann conway and going after flynn and session, and how should president trumpespond to the attacks on the lieutenants? it is happening and i don't know if there is a strategy to counter act it? >> you have to do it on a case by case basis. first of all, don't be diverted. this is an attempt to divert the president. don't take the bait and keep focused on cutting taxes to energize the american economy and roll ariing -- rolling bac the taxes and get you rid and replace obamacare and the tone, the tone ought to be disappointment. most americans look at this stuff and say it is petty politics and the more the administration say we are sorry that the political opponents are obligated to do this, we are focused on the bigger things. >> president trump showed at the joint session that he can rise are above party politics. and we thank you very much. >> congratulations on cower coup. where did you stash o'rielly. >> it was a bloodless coup and he is on an island in the south pacific. democrats in a feeding frenzy over the jeff sessions controversy. and one democratic

. >> far ris, phd, carter page, phd, george papadopoulos, the honorable joe schmitz, keith kellogg and quite a new more. >> kellyanne conway said attenuated relationships with the campaign, but of all the names he said carter page. this is at the beginning of the interview, carter page. >> yeah. but i don't think that donald trump was ever deeply informed about foreign policy to begin with. in an interview with an editorial board he could have been simply pulling names out of his hat. a lot of this attention on russia was invited by the president himself. during the campaign he invited russian hackers to take a look at hillary clinton. he has openly for over a year praised the way that vladimir putin has operated in eastern europe and preceded over russia. it's not just his advisors who are at issue here. it's trump's own statements that invited this kind of scrutiny. some of it, i think, is because he's cavalier with the facts. i think he's never been a student of foreign policy. he's gotten in over his head repeatedly whenever he comments, whether it's north korea or russia. the place he finds himself in now is all of th

george w. bush and you had former clinton officials going after, you know, going after kellyanne a conway, goinger flynn, going after sessions. how shouldio president trump respond to these attacks and hii lieutenant? because it is happening, and i don't know if there is a strategy to counteract it. >> i think you have to do it on a case-by-case basis. first of all, don't be diverted. this is an attempt to divert the president's energy and effort, to get them engaged in conversation about kellyanne conway on the couch or jeff sessions recusing himself. don't take the bait. keep focused. cut taxes to energize the economy. rollback unnecessary regulations to free up the energy of american job creators and prosperity creators. get rid of the repeal and replace obamacare. these were the things that people elected him to. first, don't take the bait, second, tone. they don't want to beat not anger, the tone ought to be disappointment because most americans look at this stuff and say, that is petty politics. the more the administration says, we're sorry some of our opponents feel obligated to dote this

but a new bombshell top aide kellyanne conway suggesting that surveillance at trump tower during the campaign went beyond wiretapping. earlier georgehat. >> why would you make a suggestion like that without any evidence? >> i wasn't making a suggestion about trump tower. these are two -- >> that's what you were asked. >> i answered him about surveilling generally. >> you have no evidence that kind of surveillance was used against trump tower. >> i have no evidence but that's why there's an investigation in congress. >> conway promising those who rely on health coverage will not lose it under the new gop care to replace obamacare. >>> someone vandalized a trump golf course near los angeles to protest the administration's environmental policies, no comment yet from the trump organization. >>> at the nascar race in las vegas, it got ugly. kyle busch sent spinning out after contact with joey logano and then the fireworks, busch went after logano throwing a punch ending up on the ground. busch suffering a cut above his eye. nascar is looking into this incident. >>> joe biden back in the spotlight making an emotional appeal for his cance

conway's misuse of position. i want to discuss this with richard pena, chief white house ethics lawyer under george w. bush.ou for coming on. we've talked about this but let's rewatch that moment. >> go buy ivanka's stuff is what i would tell you. i'm going shopping for myself today. it's a wonderful line, i own some of it, i'm going to give it a free commercial, go buy it today, you can find it online. >> questions have been raised after kellyanne conway did an interview, i believe it was with fox news this morning, where she appeared to, from the confines of the briefing room, promote the products of ivanka trump. do you believe that she crossed an ethical line? >> kellyanne has been counseled and that's all we're going to go with. >> richard, you were clear from the very beginning that this was an ethical breach. today the office of the government ethics responded to the white house saying, i remain concerned about miss conway's misuse of position, not taking disciplinary action against a senior official under such circumstances risks undermining the ethics program. i am more concerned about the extraord

conway's misuse of position. i want to discuss this with richard pain that, chief white house ethics lawyer under george w.hank you for coming on. we've talked about this but let's rewatch that moment.bush. thank you for coming on. we've talked about this but let's rewatch that moment. >> go buy ivanka's stuff is what i would tell you. i'm going shopping for myself today. it's a wonderful line, i own some of it, i'm going to give it a free commercial, go buy it today, you can find it online. >> questions have been raised after kellyanne conway did an interview, i believe it was with fox news this morning, where she appeared to, from the confines of the briefing room, promote the products of ivanka trump. do you believe that she crossed an ethical line? >> kellyanne has been counseled and that's all we're going to go with. >> richard, you were clear from the very beginning that this was an ethical breach. today the office of the government ethics responded to the white house saying, i remain concerned about miss conway's misuse of position, not taking disciplinary action against a senior official under such

george pap dop loss, oil and energy consultant. excellent guy. honorable joe smits, inspector general at department of defense. lieutenant general keith kellogg and i have quite a few more. >> kellyanne conway said attenuated relationships with the campaign but out of all the names said carter page. beginning of the interview. >> yeah but i don't think donald trump ever deeply involved in foreign policy to begin with. could have been pulling names out of his hat. one of the things we're forgetting is lot of the attention on russia invited by recognize himself. during the campaign invited russian hackers to look at hillary clinton. openly praised way vladimir putin has operated in eastern europe and presided over russia. it's not just his advisers at issue here but trump's own statements invited this scrutiny. some is because he's cavalier with the facts. never been a student of foreign policy. gotten in over his head repeatedly whenever he kmentz, north korea or russia. but place he's in now, all the grandstanding he did on russia during the campaign is coming back on him. he'll have to answer that and advisers too it's real issue. >> fork in the road. health care bill, going to get passed