i also want to thank senator nunn for that really very kind introduction. there's no way i could contemplate undertaking an endeavor like this without the love and support of my family. with me here today is my wife helen, both of our kids, caroline and tripp, my parents, jill and cecil wray, my sister, my niece, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and two of their children. a commitment like this affects the whole family. and i have no words to adequately express my gratitude to all of them. i'm honored by the president to be nominated to lead the fbi. and i'm humbled by the prospect of working alongside the outstanding men and women of the bureau. time and time again, often when the stakes are highest, they have proven their unshakable commitment to protecting americans, upholding our constitution and our laws and demonstrating the virtues of the fbi motto, fidelity, bravery and integrity. judge griffin bell, who you heard senator nunn invoke several times and who i had the great pleasure to work with quite a bit early in my career, often used to say that

sam nunn is one of the absolute best i've ever served with. we've been dear friends, we sat near each other on the senate floor. i learned a lot from him. every experience with him is great except the one time we were in a darkened room and the s.w.a.t team came in and firing live ammunition around us, but that is a different story. but it's an honor to have you here, sam. i'm delighted to see you. please give my best to coleen. >> thank you, senator leahy, very much. >> before you're seated, i think save you two or three seconds. i'd like to give the oath now. do you affirm that the testimony you are about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god? >> i do. >> thank you very much. i think that i more or less introduced you in my opening comments. so, i think now whatever time you take for the usual thing is for a statement, but, also, quite usual in this committee that any introductions you want to make, you can appropriately make those. that is your decision. >> thank you, mr. c

sam nunn for an introduction of our nominee. senator feinstein used a lot of adjectives about you that i would associate myself with, but i also had the privilege of serving you for at least more than a decade and a half and maybe two decades, and i know well how you were a determined senator to get things done and represent your people well, so welcome to the committee and you may proceed. >> thank you very much, chairman grassley and senator feinstein and my former colleagues, senator hatch and senator leahy and other members of the judiciary committee. it is a great honor to appear before this committee today for the purpose of introducing christopher wray, the president's nominee to be the director of the federal bureau of investigation. history does seem to rhyme. in 1977 i introduced judge bell to this committee and strongly recommending him to be confirmed as attorney general. like today, it was a challenging time for the department of justice as well as for the fbi. i described judge bell then as a man noted for his quic

i would like to thank senator nunn for that kind introduction. there is no way i could undertake an endeavor like this without the support of my family. with me today is my wife, children, my parents, my sister, my niece, my brother and sister-in-law, . a commitment like this affects the whole family. and i would like to express my gratitude to all them. i monitored by the president to be nominated to lead the fbi. i'm humbled to work alongside the outstanding men and women of the bureau. they have proven their unshakable commitment to protecting americans, upholding our constitution and laws and demonstrating the virtues of the fbi model, fidelity, bravery and integrity. a colleague often used to say that it's amazing what you can accomplish when you don't care who gets credit. in my experience, the people of the fbi demonstrated that in the way they tackled the mission. the fbi has earned the reputation of the finest law enforcement agency in the world. all of the staff operate largely out of public view. the toilet great risk to themselves in

i also want to thank senator nunn for that really very kind introduction. there's no way i could contemplate undertaking an endeavor like this without the love and support of my family. with me here today is my wife helen, both of our kids, caroline and trip, my parents gill da and cecil wray. my niece maggie. my brother-in-law and sister-in-law and two of their children amelia and clark. a commitment like this affects the whole family and i have no words to adequately express my gratitude to all of them. i'm honored by the president to be nominated to lead the fbi and i'm humbled by the prospect of working alongside the outs standing men and women of the bureau. time and time again, often when the stakes are highest, they have proven their unshakable commitment to protecting americans, upholding our constitution and our laws and demonstrating the virtues of the fbi motto, fidelity, bravery and integrity. former attorney general and judge grirch beffin bell, who i the great pleasure to work with quite a bit early in my career, often used to say that it's am

i'd also like to recognize my former colleague and present good friend, sam nunn.t's great to welcome you back, sam. you were a beacon of integrity and scrutiny and good logic and strong positions while you served in the senate. it was a great treat for those of us that were able to work with you to do so. welcome back. the position of nbi director is currently vacant because of a situation. and i want to speak about that. on may 9th of this year, president trump fired james comey. although we're still sorting out all of the circumstances and details surrounding the president's decision, it does not appear that mr. comey was fired because the bureau was a mess as originally stated. nor is there evidence that mr. comey was dismissed because rank and file fbi agents had either lost confidence in him or because of his handling of the clinton administration -- investigation. rather, we find that rank and file agents of the fbi did and continue to overwhelmingly support james comey. in addition, deputy attorney general rosenstein told members of congress that when he wr

sam nunn is one of the absolute best i've ever served with. we have been dear friends, we sat near each other on the senate floor. i learned a lot from him. every stance with him was great except the one time we were in a darkened room and the s.w.a.t. team came in firing live ammunition around us. that is a different story but it is an honor to have you here sam. i'm delighted to see you. please give my best to colleen. >> thank you, thank you senator very much. >> thank you. >> before you are seated, i think i will say be two or three seconds. i would like to give the elves now. do you affirm that the testimony you are about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god? website do. >> thank you very much. i think that i more or less introduced you in my opening comments. so i think now, whatever time you take for the usual thing is for a statement. but also it is quite usual in this committee that any introductions you want to make, you can appropriately make those. that is your d

sam nunn is one of the absolute best i've ever served with. we been dear friends. we sat near each other on the senate floor, we learned a lot. every experience was great except for the one time we were in a darkened room and the swat team came in firing live ammunition around us. that's a different story, but it's an honor to have you here. i'm delighted to see you and please give my best to colleen. >> thank you senator leahy before you are seated, i think we can save you two or three seconds, i would like to give the oath now. do you affirm that the testimony you are about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god. >> i do. >> thank you very much. i think i'm more or less introduced you in my opening comments so i think now whatever time you take for a statement but it's also quite usual that any introduction you want to make, you can appropriately make those. that's your decision. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, senator feinstein, members of the committee, i thank you for theat privilege

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then senator nunn will introduce the nominee. mr.n give his opening statement and introduce anybody that he wants to that's here to support him and people that aren't here supporting him as well. and then after his opening statement, we will turn to questions. as an accommodation to the minority's request, we will have ten-minute rounds for questions during the first round rather than the normal seven. the director of the federal bureau of investigation is charged with running a vast agency with tremendous power. this power, if used appropriately, could threaten the civil liberties of every american -- if it's used inappropriately i should have said. however, when used appropriately and subject to rigorous oversight by congress, it protects the nation from terrorists, from spies and from hardened criminals. the attorney general is commonly referred to as the top law enforcement officer in our country. the fbi director serves the attorney general as the top cop on the street. it is a very demanding job that requires keen understanding

i come back, sam nunn's letter coming talks about the need to lay down cyber rules of the road. had to get into tit for tat, but there's an interesting carnegie mellon study that shows the u.s. has interfered in over 80 foreign elections between 1946 and 2000. that does not mean the russian interference -- it is inappropriate. but let us not, you know, let us not police the world there militarily or morally because we need to get our own house in order. i think we would be a better democracy for that. amy: thank you verery much, katrina vanden heuvel, for joining us, editor and publisher of the nation, america's oldest weekly magazine. she had been reporting from moscow for more than three decades. vanden heuvel also is a columnist for thewashingtonpost.com. we will link to the nation and to her peace "patriotism in the , trump era." when we come back, we go south. we go to honduras where bertita zuniga caceres, the daughter of the murdered indigenous environmentalist berta caceres, had an assassination attempt against her this past weekend. we will talk to her. stay with us. ♪

one of the men, wb nunn was a milk carrier in hackney before the war and is buried close to his familynd remember and you need to e—mail athome@bigideas.org. why does it matter to remember it? it was a terrible battle. a lot of it was to do with the industrial weaponry and all full scale of the war, as in many battles, but this particular battle, 100 years ago this weekend, it started to rain and the clay soil up it started to rain and the clay soil up the road at passchendaele became waterlogged. the bombardment broke the drainage systems. they were fighting ina the drainage systems. they were fighting in a flooded, muddy quagmire. it is this awful condition that makes it particularly terrible. there was controversy about whether 01’ there was controversy about whether or not it would be a successful campaign. in fact, or not it would be a successful campaign. infact, they or not it would be a successful campaign. in fact, they did poorly in terms of meeting their objectives. it was a terrible cost of human life. i think above all it is the mud soaked battlefield people remember. than

temperatures in the low nunn for daytime highs today. going to feel closer to 100 degrees because of that humidity. we he do have a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms any time after 1:00 to about 7:00 tonight. again, if you are added to the pool, make sure you keep an eye on the sky even if you're traveling as well. i do believe out for fireworks. we're dry after 7:00 p.m. that's something we'll watch. i've got the exact timing on those storms coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, lauryn, thank you. new developments in an overpass row house fire on u street. one firefighter treated for minor injuries. d.c. fire officials say flames started on the roof deck of one row house and spread to a neighboring house. that fire is now under control and no one else was hurt. four adults and two chdr investigators try to figure out how this happened. >>> it is july 1st. that means new laws are going into effect today. so take a look. in maryland, the minimum wage is up from $8.75 to $9.25 an hour. the state legislature also passe

the guy on the right, it's not what griswold, he has the clark griswold haircut but that is senator nunn so here we go. >> so okay. you get to desert storm, 1990. general sports cop is on the left, the commander of central command which is one of the regional combatant commands and on the right you have general carl steiner who is the commander of so calm. one of the things not going to do was give so calm actual authority over the forces that are deployed. authority still resides with regional commander, in this case general schwarzkopf so so calm, that makes a case to schwarzkopf that these forces are actually valuable. so steiner goes to schwarzkopf, pleads with him to give his forces the opportunity to take part in operation schwarzkopf. >> not known for particularly liking special operations forces, he ends up not getting any important missions so the summer, guys feel like this at the end, kind of stuff on the bench with support units, not getting to do a lot of cool stuff they were hoping to do. so the next seminal event for special operations is 911. important for all americans b

note, and i'm supposed to say, you can say if you'd like, that we will -- it's kind of like senator nunn, isn't it? we will stand in recess for 10 minutes. if i had a gavel, i would bang. >> harris: while they stand in recess for 10 minutes, we are alive on "outnumbered" and we will talk on the couch in that time. we are joined by our #oneluckyguy, veteran democratic strategist, zac petkanas. he served as rapid response for hillary clinton's campaign and most recently helped build the dnc's trump war room. you are outnumbered. great to have you. >> zac: i feel it. it's good. >> harris: you had some comments along the way and we've been watching this testimony now from the nominated president. you say this is what we expected, why? >> zac: i think he's facing some very tough questions because he has some very tough expectations that he needs to meet. we have an fbi director who was fired by the president after he refused to give a loyalty test, after he refused to call off an investigation into michael flynn. he could be facing some extraordinary pressure. the questions that he's getting

what i don't understand is why the president isn't bringing in these people like sam nunn, george schultzbill perry and saying let's have a strategy. he has offered no strategy. just tweeting is not a strategy when the safety of the united states is concerned. >> let me go to healthcare. you are, as you said, a democrat in congress. we are seeing the congress is getting ready to come back from the fourth of july break. we're hearing on one level that the senate has a secret strategy now to try to come and -- in my terms not yours -- bum rush something through, others are saying that they've gotten even more people in the senate that are saying they are not going to support this, they are not going to vote for the senate plan on healthcare. how do you read it? what's going to happen? what's your prediction? >> well, i don't think the votes are going to be there. when the cbo came out and said 22 million people would lose their healthcare coverage with this plan, i just don't see how in good conscience people can support it. and i will give you credit, when you ran in 2003 and you were talk

also want to thank senator nunn for that really very kind introduction. undertaking an endeavor like this without the love and support of my family. with me here today is my wife helen, both of our kids, caroline and tripp. my parents, gilda and cecilway. my niece maggie, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law jason and two of their children, a meal yaw and clark. a commitment like this affects the whole family. i have no words to adequately express my gratitude to all of them. i'm honored by the president to be nominated to lead the fbi and i'm humbled by the prospect of working alongside the outstanding men and women of the bureau. time and time again often when the stakes are highest, they have proven their unshakable commitment to protecting americans, upholding our constitution and our laws, and demonstrating the virtues of the fbi motto, fidelity, bravery, and integrity. former attorney general and judge griffin bell who you heard senator nunn invoke several times and who i had the great pleasure to work with quite a bit early in my career often used t

in the late 1990's a catholic nunn sister bernie and two other wonderful nuns theresa and paula decided to try to offer health care for people who didn't have health insurance at this county fairground. they set up with a few volunteers and they said you live in appalachia, if you don't have health insurance, if you need medical care or dental care come and we'll see what we can do. they do this every weekend, every july one weekend a year. here's what this has grown into. i first went when i was lieutenant governor in 2002. people started to arrive -- and i talked about this on the floor but i just did it friday and want to share stories. they start to arrive tuesday or wednesday in cars and they camp on the camp ground. it's july. this weekend was the hottest weekend in the summer. they start camping with their kids often in cars. some are sleeping in cars. some are throwing blankets on the lawn next to a chain link fence and they wait in the tens, dozens, 50's, 100. they open the door at 6 a.m. friday morning and the people who waited for days come and get a number to see if they can

>> as senator nunn said, there have been a lot of contentious times in american politics. this one certainly ranks up there. >> do you understand the challenge that lies ahead for you because institutions in the eyes of the american people are suffering and the last thing we want to happen is for the fbi to fall out of favor with the american people? >> senator, i think as i said to you in our meeting, i fully understand that this is not a job for the faint of heart. i can assure this committee, aim not faint of heart. >> i think in that committee, i told you that i wanted to be an fbi agent and it's a credit to the nb fbi they never let me be one. i never actually applied. probably would have been a waste of my time. but i told you that i admire the men and women of the fbi because they are unsung heros who work more than, noon and night against terrorism, child pornography, you name it, they are out there doing it. you are their voice. this is a big honor. do you agree with that? >> yes, senator. the reason i'm doing this is for those people. during the time when my name

. >> as senator nunn said there have been a lot of are contentious times, but i think this one certainly up there. >> for more insight, congresswoman, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> you have worked with mr. wray. the what's your take on how he would handle the job as fbi director? and what's he like as a person? >> well, you know, i worked at the justice department with chris wray and he was the chief of staff to larry thompson. he was one of the counsel's on larry thompson's staff. and he was the consequence mat chief of staff. he was there to do the work, to be responsible, does not look for the flash and for the light, is really about the grind, really getting the work done. he is a consummate law enforcement officer and has made a life career of that. that's who he is. >> sounds like that may explain some of why so many of your colleagues, democrats, have come out already and said they'll vote for him. and i hope you're forgive me. i want to change gears on you just a little bit because we have some new video of president trump. this is the first time we've seen h

a 48-year-old man suffered nunn life threatening injuries. they arrested him last night and they say the two know each other. >>> a hard fought victory late last night for governor jerry brown he rallied enough support to extend the program to fight climate change. more than two-thirds of the voters voted to extend the cap and trade program through 2030. >> it's a great day for california, a great day for bipartisanship, and for the planet and climate and clean air. >> the program requires polluteters to obtain permits for the greenhouse gases they emit. they say it's a thinly veiled tax that would hit poor californians the hardest when taxes rise. >>> check it out. here's some captivating video we wanted to share with you this morning. it's the northern lights. but this was recorded in michigan. they predicted that the geo magnetic storm was going to be intense enough to be seen as far south as michigan and there you go, they were correct. you typically don't see them that far south, especially this time of the year. isn't this that absolute

supposed to say, but you can say it if you'd like, that we will -- we will -- kind of like senator nunn, isn't it? we will stand in recess for ten minutes. if i had a gavel, i'd bang it. >> well, an interesting morning session, 12:32 exactly here on the east coast. their first break since getting under way just after 9:30 eastern time. amid all of the questioning and all of the answers, two particular quotes from senators about mr. wray's new life, if in fact he is confirmed by the senate stand out. orrin hatch said, i'm not sure it is going to be a nice life. after referencing what a nice life in private practice counselor wray has enjoyed. and lindsey graham, who just came out and said, you're going to be director of the fbi, pal. interesting choice of words by two of the senators. before we talk more about what just transpired, we want to go from the senate to the house in effect. adam schiff, california democrat, who is ranking democrat, on house intel has been kind enough to wait for this break with us and stand by to talk to us. congressman, i've been cautioned that because of you

. >> sam nunn released an important letter, jun before the g20. not about a partnership with russia but reviving a treaty on cybersecurity. we need that. we talk about hacking elections. the trump administration is defunding the federal election assistance commission which should be strengthened. but think about the stories we've heard about possible hacking of nuclear utilities. >> this week. >> it could move toward hacking of command and control systems. of strategic arsenals. we need rules of the road and we need an international mul multilateral agreement on north korea there is no viable military option. and i think bill clinton from 1994 to 2000. i think all previous negotiators on the north korea agreement understand that there is a way forward but it will require diplomacy which i think too many have forgotten. >> but no good options right now. i do want to move on to the domestic front and health care. seemed like a pretty tough recess for a lot of your repuic >> great to be a member of the house out there and watch senators for awhile. >

gary hart, sam nunn.all these great folks, and in the house people at served in world war ii who were amazing people, conservative democrats who i loved, unless aspen, secretary of defense, he was a brilliant defense think of. and it was a time when republicans and democrats, there was no difference because we all out to defeat the communists, and we did. >> host: and unity of the site of it when you did the budget. >> guest: than i did the budget and understood pentagon reform and i took, the whole thing, get it was, i was in an iconoclast because i was one of people about the hammers can the screwdriver and the ridgesthat cost tens of thousands of dollars and i said we should reform the pentagon says invite the reformed system. you weren't supposed to say that pic you supposed to look past the bit i work with ron, and liberal democrat to reduce the procurement of the b-2 bomber which i thought we didn't really need in the middle of a nuclear war. its job was to fly in the soviet union and drop bombs in

>> as senator nunne said there have been a lot of contentious times in politics but this ranks up there. >> do you understand the challenge that lies ahead for you because institutions in the eyes of the american people are suffering and the last thing we want to happen is for the fbi to fall out of favor with the american people? >> senator, as i said to you in our meeting, i fully understand this is not a job for the faint of heart. i can assure this committee i am not faint of heart. >> and i think in that committee i told you that i wanted to be an fbi agent and it's a credit to the fbi they never let me become one. [ laughter ] i never actually applied, would have been a waste of time. i admire the men and women of the fbi they are unsung heroes who work morning and noon and night against terrorism, child pornography, they are out there doing it. and you're their voice. this is a big honor, to you agree with that? >> yes, senator, the reason i'm doing this is for those people during the time when my name was first released to the media but before i was asked to take on the position

. >>> maria ma nunn necessary to blessing in disguise. she's speak out about a terrifying health development. >> i needed to change my life. >> her ongoing ordeal and the major life lesson she wants to share. all that, plus fire work safety 101. chris christy's day at the beach. and reunited. the family that was stuck on the mountain for days get the holiday homecoming today, july 3rd, 2017. >>> from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah in rock feller plaza. >> welcome today. thanks for joining us. >> good morning to you it's a beautiful start to the day and a busy one. >> dylan is standing by with your holiday forecast in just a moment, but first president trump setting off some fireworks of his own this fourth of july weekend. on sunday the president posted this video to his twitter account that shows him wrestling a figure with the cnn logo on it. he's been ramping up his attacks against the media in vent days and that's not all, still insisting his november victory was tarnished by voter fraud, he's fighting some state

. >> is welcomed president and ceo of care, michelle nunn. join in thanking for sharing her story. 18 million men, women, boys and girls. that's how many people are in need of humanitarian assistance in yemen right now. today as you all are here, you are standing shoulder to shoulder with them in your everyman voice for their name and seeking to their hunger in half to continue education. the requirements of access to life-saving medication when they need it and their desire to have some form of normalcy, to have a safe haven of home. today he signaled that someone remembers and you insist that our nation with the most vulnerable around the world. ordinary citizens have always shaped our nation and efforts to let that our values and a promise to one another and for the world. from the abolitionist and civil rights heroes to the ordinary citizens who firsters onto the refugees of world war ii with the creation of the worst care package. today you join in this course citizens about history who in moments of importance have responded with compas

in the late 1990's a catholic nunn sister bernie and two other wonderful nuns theresa and paula decided to try to offer health care for people who didn't have health insurance at this county fairground. they set up with a few volunteers and they said you live in appalachia, if you don't have health insurance, if you need medical care or dental care come and we'll see what we can do. they do this every weekend, every july one weekend a year. here's what this has grown into. i first went when i was lieutenant governor in 2002. people started to arrive -- and i talked about this on the floor but i just did it friday and want to share stories. they start to arrive tuesday or wednesday in cars and they camp on the camp ground. it's july. this weekend was the hottest weekend in the summer. they start camping with their kids often in cars. some are sleeping in cars. some are throwing blankets on the lawn next to a chain link fence and they wait in the tens, dozens, 50's, 100. they open the door at 6 a.m. friday morning and the people who waited for days come and get a number to see if they can

he served as kentucky ag commissioner from 1967 to 1971 during the louie nunn administration. before that, he was an agriculture teacher in high school and always an active, life listening farmer. growing up in 4h and f.f.a., my earliest memories include robert miller. he was a mainstay at monroe county area livestock shows and f.f.a. banquets, always helping out and offering advice to current and future farmers. he was a great man who had a positive influence on countless kentuckians. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady om texas seek reck -- seek recognition? without objection the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i always applaud when the united states steps in and takes a leadership role to prevent war. i've traveled to the mid east for many, many years as a member of the united states congress representing my constituents, and i want to express my appreciation to secretary of state rex tillerson for the energy he is putting in in engaging saudi arabia, kuwait, u.a.e., jordan, egypt, and qatar to b