security official. business. also on the program. negotiations. in the countries. to keep fit. europe. in the. tough questions of digital future. and how can we stop cyber criminals from targeting. us on to the mall to do something some fifteen thousand participants are attending the annual congress of the chaos computer club. normally this c.c.t.v. cameras at the leipzig conference center record everything but right now they're switched off one major theme at this year's chaos computer club congress is privacy including house state surveillance and spices tems endanger it then. those who want to be able to hack an entire population need to find a unique vulnerability on every single device but that doesn't mean that this point of access will only be exploited by authorities fighting crime. and looks that. chaos computer club members have warned that such vulnerabilities leave users open to being spied on by criminals or even foreign governments but digital rights groups also warn users that they're handing over too much personal information voluntarily including to big busines

james komi heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail server for official business the revelation comes from release of f.b.i. documents they even showed dr statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior to the official results of the case the statement says the former f.b.i. director repeatedly edited documents to reduce the impact of a potential mishandling of secret information he also made it seems in order to downgrade the intelligence community's role in the issue and the likelihood that hostile act has penetrated the e-mail server and nexus kalam open reports this seems to be a common theme than running through pro.

his office said he had official business and a packed schedule and had to take that ride to make the prior business was swearing in of the congressman. on july seventh, he flew on a police chopper from d.c. to yorktown, virginia where he toured a park on house back with vp pence. all of this totalling $14,000 in tax money. the spokesman saying all of these helicopter rides involved official business. the real question that is being raised is whether it was appropriate. of course he is under investigation and the inspector general is looking into all of his travel. that's why this is raising questions, kate. >> he is already under investigation for travel. that doesn't even involve just within the washington, d.c. area. thank you. coming up for us, new developments in the russia investigation. exclusive reporting about donald trump, his son and an e-mail sent in the final stretches of 2016 offering access to hacked wikileaks documents. what donald trump jr. is saying about this. voting is under way for "cnn heroes" of the year. >> sometimes the world passes people with disabilities by

james komi heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail service her official business revelation comes from a release of f.b.i. documents they even showed draft statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior to the official results of the case the statement says the former f.b.i. director repeatedly edited documents to reduce the impact of a potential mishandling of secret information the made edits apparently in order to don't grade the intelligence community's role in the issue the likelihood that hostile penetrated the e-mail server is kind of mopin reports next this seems to be a common theme in running through probes in washington it turns out that detective work is not only for the f.b.i. at this point many different u.s. institutions are engaged in investigations and it can get pretty confusing from pressure of us we could write a criminal investigation into president trump for possible obstruction of justice i really hope when the clinton investigation. twenty ten year rhenium deal that involved russia and i'm not a fan of the investigation. firs

, the president is always president, and he is expected to be attended to official business while down and i'm guessing you could probably expect a couple tweets, as well. >> probably on tap. mary, thanks. tom. >>> quite a year in washington, let's bring in matthew dowd for a year-end review of the trump presidency breaking down what he promised and if he's delivered. good morning to you. let's start with the president's tax cut plan, a clear victory for the president, also getting rid of the obamacare mandate which penalized people for not getting health insurance but a battle he hasn't won to fully repeal and replace obamacare. >> i think it is a clear legislative victory on the tax cut said and you're right to say on the obamacare side it's not a clear victory but there is a huge difference between a legislative and political victory so put a lot of yards on the field and has a lot of first downs but for political purposes he hasn't accomplished that much. >> his signature issue on the campaign trail was the promise to build a pay for it. that's still a promise he hasn't fully deliv

director james comey heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail for official business the revelation comes from a release of f.b.i. documents now even show a draft statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior to the official results of the case where the statement says the former f.b.i. director repeatedly edited documents to reduce the impact of her potential mishandling of secret information he also made at it in order to downgrade the intelligence community's role in the issue and the likelihood that hostile act is penetrated the e-mail server and i reports the same still be a common theme to running through in washington. it turns out the detective work is not only for the f.b.i. at this point many different us institutions are engaged in investigations and it can get pretty confusing from pressure of us we could bring a criminal investigation into president trump for possible obstruction of justice i would hope with a clear investigation into twenty ten year rhenium deal that involved russia and i'm a fan of the investigation. first there was the

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director james comey heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail for official business the revelation comes from a release of f.b.i. documents even show a draft statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior to the official results of the case the statement says the former f.b.i. director repaid the edited documents to reduce the impact of her potential mishandling of secret information he also made edits in order to downgrade the intelligence community's role in the issue and the likelihood that hostile act is penetrated the e-mail and this kind of reports that does seem to be a common thing to running through in washington it turns out that detective work is not only for the f.b.i. at this point many different u.s. insta. two sions are engaged in investigations and it can get pretty confusing from pressure of us we could write a criminal investigation into president trump for possible obstruction of justice i would hope with a clear investigation into twenty ten year rhenium deal that involved russia and i'm a fan of the investigation. first there was t

james comey heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail server for official business the revelation comes from a release of f.b.i. documents and even show a draft statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior.

director james comey heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail for official business the revelation comes from a release of f.b.i. documents and even show a draft statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior to the official results of the case the statement says the former f.b.i. director repeatedly added to documents to reduce the impact of her potential mishandling.

director james comey heavily edited statements on hillary clinton's misuse of a private e-mail for official business the revelation comes from a release of f.b.i. documents and even show a draft statement clearing clinton of any wrongdoing two months prior to the official results of the case the statement says the former f.b.i. director repeatedly edited documents to reduce the impact of her potential mishandling of secret information he also made at its in order to dang grade the intelligence community's role in the issue and the likelihood to that hostile act is penetrated the e-mail server and is kind of not in our reports that does seem to be a common thing to running three probes in washington. it turns out the detective work is not only for the f.b.i. at this point many different us institutions are engaged in investigations and it can get pretty confusing from person of us who could write a criminal investigation into president trump for possible obstruction of justice i really hope with a clear investigation into twenty ten year rhenium deal that involved russia and i'm a fan of the investig

and that makes bitcoin perfect for illicit sales but recently more officially businesses are starting to accept them simply because they are becoming increasingly popular and therefore more valuable when it started back in two thousand and one bitcoin was worth less than one cent as of monday one costs about nineteen thousand dollars according to coin base which is a digital currency exchange based in san francisco now to go back to one of those points cowen appealing to many because of its lack of regulation but governments are starting to take notice for example the french finance minister brown on the matter said on sunday that he is going to propose to the next g. twenty president argentina at the g twenty summit in april we have a discussion all together on the question of bitcoin there is evidently a risk of speculation we need to consider and examine this and see how we can regulate big coin so here is the panel for today starting in cambridge with derek holman who is an economic historian at the university of cambridge in the london school of economics on skype from sydney dav

arizona, illinois, new york and rhode island that would prevent cities and towns from doing official businessy's, part of a bigger resistance strategy to delay the construction of the controversial wall. berkeley city council in california, the most recent to approve one of these ordinances, jesse arrogant calling it a, quote, highly impractical response to america's broken immigration system and a symbol of hatred. that only further demonize people of mexican and latin american descent. the associated general contractor for america till fox news it is asked attorney general jeff sessions to sue states trying to deny contractors who are involved in the border wall. the spokesman says, quote, given the fact this administration has been aggressively pursuing sanctuary cities this seems like an easy slamdunk. nearly 100 companies interested in bidding on the border project are based in california which identifies as a sanctuary state. donald trump planning a trip to san diego to review prototypes in person. >> a great while, we put up six different varieties of wall. we have some wonderful proto

officially it's business as usual here. the president has so far ignored any and all questions. >> mr. president, any comment on michael flynn being indicted, sir? can you comment on michael flynn being indicted? >> reporter: on twitter he is studiously avoiding the whole subject of russia. instead president trump left it to his lawyer to issue a formal statement. ty cobb downplayed general flynn's role in the administration describing the former national security adviser as someone who served the trump white house for 25 days. even referring to him as a form former obama administration official. nothing about the guilty plea or the charge implicates anyone other than mr. flynn, he said. >> the next president of the united states right here. >> reporter: but flynn was one of trump's earliest allies on the campaign trail even the president fired flynn he continued to praise him. >> mike flynn is a fine person. and i asked for his resignation. he respectfully gave it. >> reporter: on capitol hill, democrats are gloating. let

not before wrapping up official business in the oval office to fulfill a promise he wanted to keep for christmas.>> reporter: president trump greeted by children and cheering crowds upon his arrival in florida celebrating a historical week in washington. a stopgap spending bill averting a shutdown. a one $.5 trillion tax bill overhauling the tax code.>> this is the bill right here. we are very proud of it. it is going to be a tremendous thing for the american people. it is going to be fantastic for the economy. >> reporter: he signed both bills before heading out for the holidays saying he planned to wait until next year until he saw the network news coverage.>> the bill will be on my desk before christmas. you are holding me literally to that. we did a rush job. it is not fancy but it is the oval office.>> reporter: for 20 minutes the president spoke with reporters in the of office. echoing comments made earlier in the week saying he things including a repeal of the mandate means obamacare is over.>> most unpopular thing in obamacare. very unfair.>> reporter: he boasted companies like

and no doubt the telling of lusty jokes followed by serious official business. [ all singing in frenchngside, and some say, above the names of the other culinary giants in and around lyon, is the name troisgros. started by the visionary brothers jean and pierre, maison troisgros received three michelin stars in 1968 and sparked a dynasty of culinary excellence that continues today with pierre's son michel, and his son cesar. >> daniel: my dream was to always to put maison troisgros on my resume. it's my first day, chef troisgros. >> michel: tony, bonjour. >> anthony: bonjour. >> michel: comment allez-vous? >> anthony: tres bien. many have called maison troisgros the best restaurant in the world. and in the '60s, the brothers pierre and jean were early, important and fundamental innovators of what came to be known as nouvelle cuisine. behold one of their breakout classics, one of the truly game-changing, timeless, most influential dishes in history. it seems now, maybe, a simple thing, but it absolutely turned the world upside down when it debuted on the troisgros menu in 1962. i mean,

and we're modernizing the policy and we're in the process of updating it to include meals for official business consistent with the controller's city policy to cover trainers for office retreats and strategic planning. there is no budgetary impact for these proposed changes and i'm just being transparent with those changes for the public. and a new issue that will also not have a budgetary impact is that the assessment appeals board members are reviewing their stipend based upon a survey of other jurisdictions and they may propose a slight increase to the board which i will move via an ordinance through the board come the new year. and as mentioned earlier by june or -- if not earlier and we'll have the next phase funding request for the constituent management project in the l.m.s. and at this point if these items are agreeable to you i will come back in february with the proposed budget and i'm available for your questions or that concludes our presentation. thank you. >> supervisor cohen: thank you, thank you for your thoughtfulness and transparency. supervisor tang you have any remarks? miss

regulatory framework, it gives us the ability to make sure these businesses are operating under the same laws and guidelines.>> reporter: city officials say business plans and business personnel are being thoroughly vetted. for example, no more than three retail establishments will be authorized was all of them required to be in downtown areas, never in neighborhood commercial areas. the city's revenues would come from regulatory fees, as well as local sales taxes on cannabis. city officials understand that fees and taxes cannot be excessive, because it will directly affect a retail price of cannabis products.>> we try to be really thoughtful about that, because i think that is one of the concerns we have heard is a buyer, you know over taxing and over regulating. you can continue to push it back down into the illegal market.>> reporter: cannabis users alone pay for all the cost of cannabis use, including law enforcement.>> people will be able to possess it, and utilize it. those are things that are going to affect every jurisdiction, whether you regulated or not, or allow it or not. getting ahead of it, i think is a good thing.>> i a

efforts launched in california, arizona, illinois, and rhode island trying to prohibit any official businessa larger resistance strategy to delay the construction of the controversial wall. joining me to the senior executive director of public affairs for agc, associated general contractors of america. nice to see you, brian. >> thanks for having me on. lea: thanks for being here. so your organization is calling on attorney general sessions to sue these states that are trying to boycott the border wall. what are the legal prospects? >> the legal prospects are quite good. what these communities in certain states and what these states are attempting or have already done is quite clearly illegal. the constitution with the supremacy clause is quite clear that state and local government can't take actions that undermine the federal government. we set this up so that the federal government would in fact have the ability to execute laws. and, included in that, state and local communities can'tç discriminate against contractors or their employees who are working on federal projects. that is exactly

washington, the president heads to his in order home for the holidays but not before wrapping up some official businessn the oval office to fulfill a promise he wanted to keep for christmas. fox news correspondent doug mc kell sway in washington with more. >> reporter: president trump greeted by children and cheering crowds upon his arrival in florida celebrating what ended as a historic week in washington. a stop gap spending bill aver averting a government shut down and a $1.5 trillion tax bill overhauling the nation's tack codes. >> this is the bill right here, and we're very proud of it. it's going to be free men did you say thing for the american people. the going to be fantastic for the economy. >> reporter: the president signing both bills at his desk before heading out for the holidays saying he'd plan to wait till next year to sign the bill until he saw the network news coverage this morning. >> i said the bill would be on my desk before christmas. and you are holding me literally to that. so we did a rush job today. it's not fancy but it's the oval office. it's the great oval office. >> repor

official business. according to news reports, and according to documents, it looks like he also helped draft comey's controversial public statement ending that case of hillary clinton and the e-mails. specifically, he apparently edited out language that suggested legal jeopardy for lynn. -- for clinton. press reports state that he opened the f.b.i.'s investigation of allegations of collusion between the trump campaign and the -- and russia. and it's been reported that he was one of the two f.b.i. agents who interviewed former national security advisor michael flynn. can you imagine if the shoe were on the other foot? what if a high-ranking f.b.i. official got caught expressing pro-trump political bias on his work -- on his work phone while leading what is supposed to be a professional objective and nonpartisan search for the truth. why, of course. if that were happening, democrats would go ballistic, and they would have every right to go ballistic. this man held a crucial position of public trust, charg

newspaper, the soon-to-be american princess, a hit in the uk, meghan markle and prince harry out on official business together just days after the announcement of a may wedding, the crowds going wild over the lovebirds. while excited crowds gathered to greet prince harry and meghan markle at their first official event as a couple, the world witnessed the future princess confidently step into her royal role for the first time. >> she was delightful. she was lovely. >> reporter: charming fans in nottingham, england, with handshakes and smiles, meghan stops to pick up someone's glove. harry has a bit of fun with this child. the couple seemed at ease just days after their wedding announcement with the look of love, even holding hands, a rarity for royals. >> it is unusual for us to see members of the royal family being so affectionate. >> reporter: the pair on royal business appearing at a world aids day event, a cause close to harry's heart and his mother princess diana's legacy. >> we heard earlier in the week that he was going to be accompanied by ms. markle so were delighted to welcome them here toda

if you have to travel for official business, it should be done with additional security. you're telling american citizens not to go to places where there are crowds. and tii think the question is, wolf, is there some reason for the white house and the deliberations that have been going on, with other countries, for them to believe that this is not going to be really a problem. that remains to be seen. but what we are hearing from governments in the region doesn't indicate that. there does seem to be a concern at this point that there will be, you know, potentially violent protests. >> potentially very dramatic, and potentially, as you say, violent situation erupting. we'll see what happens. michelle, thank you very much. michelle kosinski reporting. >>> now to some other breaking news we're following about a stunning proposal to create -- get this -- a secret private network of spies separate from the cia. our chief national security correspondent, jim sciutto, has been digging into this story for us. jim, what are you learning? >> i'm told this, wolf, by a u.s. official

down to official cribs business. >> this is what a to the inside of their locker.ere's the crib of defense tackle anthony lenier. >> it's tuesday that means it's time for 9cribs. no vip, no press pass, all you have to do is watch. players that made the big time plays or scored all of the touchdowns now it's time to show the big fellows on defense some love. defensive tackle anthony lenier takes us inside the trenches for this edition of 9cribs. >> hey everyone this is anthony lenier and welcome to mtv cribs locker style. i got my shoulder pads for the game. got my travel bag, my bottles up there. jake is the nutritionist in the weight room gives me my protein everyday and shakes it up. we have shake bottles. so before work outs, after work outs. here's some pictures from my first sack in here. first nfl sack in my second year. and here i got my favorite chips flaming hot funyons. i got my house shoes at the locker for when i watch the films. down here i have some of my clothes i wear to practice and meetings. can't go nowhere without this. so for those of you know

but you all have official business, maybe you can go. and he said, i will do that.nd about a week later he called me and he said, i have a list of names. they gave it to me. here, at thetood headstone, at the anonymous placard, and looked at the list of names together. and we were excited because it was a first, middle, and last name. we could tell some of them were still wrong but it was a start. and those were the names that led me to the search. and i asked him that day, i said, you know, what would it take. of my league, you are a cemetery director, what would it take to put the names on headstone here? and he said, it would take a few things. permission from the bishop and money. i said, about how much money? and he said, at least $10,000, probably. gettingid, you work on permission from the bishop and i will work on raising the money. that,out a month prior to i was with a good friend of mine, a local musician, and he and i had been collaborating this project together and we said to ourselves, once we find toist we should find out how put a headstone there. so

act which was passed in 1799 says it is illegal for private citizens to interfere with official government businessa lawyer, if you're working a federal office building in the united states, and you're bringing the president and vice president into office, it is not meddling as a private citizen of any conversations he might have. why would he live in? —— why would he like? —— lie? why would he live in? —— why would he like? -- lie? that is the 64 million question. presumably, just back to you, seth, if he has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and he has cut some sort of deal, what would that look like? we are not used to plea bargaining here, talk us through it. the maximum sentence mr flynn pleaded guilty to has a one to five year sentence in prison, but he could see no time in federal prison whatsoever. mr christie keeps referring to federal buildings being used for the transition — it should be clear from the statement of the offence today that mr flynn was having contact with "very senior officials in the transition" who were at mar—a—lago in florida, not in a federal building, and at the tim

his clients have included business professionals and them senior officials, small businesses and state and federal government. he previously served as the chair of the massachusetts governor's task force on public integrity. a bipartisan committee that led to landmark registration overhauling the state ethics and campaign finance laws. he is a graduate of cornell law school. he will discuss the following legal ground for impeachment investigation. obstruction of justice and conspiracy with a foreign government to commit crimes against the united states including violations to campaign finance laws. he will also address why impeachment hearings should begin now. our final speaker will be tom. mr. stier is a progressive activist, philanthropist and environmentalist who believes we have a moral responsibility to ensure that all americans have equal access to economic opportunity, education and healthy environment. he is the president and founder of nexgen america which asked politically to prevent climate disaster, criminal prosperity and protect the fundamental rights of every american.

let's head up to the new york state capital of albany where the government officials are busy doing theess. run, cuomo, run. this isn't a real government meeting. it's the 12th annual santa speedo sprint. it helps raise money for h.i.v. research programs. one of the runners had a suspicious package. not true. the race was a smash hit. it raised over $5,000 for charity. the on reason i didn't know is because i see enough half naked men on the subway each morning. the metropolitan * transit authority is selling old relics from the new york city subway system. show her you care with a bloody sock from a wi -- from a wino. it worked out to $1. or made a baby on it. if there history is any indicator, your items will not arrive on time. topic number four. first at. it will be auctioned online this wednesday. they chose to hold it online in honor of the eagles who have been holding online all year it's a much better joke if you saw yesterday's game. 500-sl is one of two fiats who transported his holiness during his visit. another sold for $82,000. it would have fetched more if it hadn't been k

charged with is lying about talking or working with a russian government official about official government businessefore they were officially in office? that's the whole thing. >> that violates the one president at a time issue right. the transition, president obama is still president and president obama had imposed new sanctions on russia for election interference. there's one president at a time. keep in mind, the white house and the president's pushback on the russia froeb the beginning has been -- probe from the beginning is it's a witch hunt and nothing there and involved low-level people, coffee boy like papadopolous. that has broken down at every turn. one, we're talking about very senior president. the president's national security adviser here, his former campaign chairman manafort, deputy campaign chairman rick gates. two, lying is a federal crime and as evan perez has made the point on the air, one count, but about four separate lies. repeated lying we're talking about here. those lies are not conversations about golf games. these are lies about conversations about issues material and ve

i asked rod rosenstein whether those meetings were authorized in terms of official business. did not answer that question. the fact that ohr has been demoted would infer those weren't authorized meetings. that was troubling. you have one of the highest-ranking officials in the obama justice department meeting with opposition people against a rival presidential candidate. >> laura: who else do you want to hear from? it looks like it could go on for a while and the interrogations last up to eight hours like the other day. who will be on the hot seat? >> we want everyone in the meeting in andy's office. lisa page and peter strzok. he sends a text message after the meeting to lisa page saying i wish i could accept the scenario you sketched out in andy's office that donald trump can't win but we need an insurance policy. how did that come about? what was the insurance policy? clearly page and strzok need to be deposed about that meeting. >> laura: as we move forward and talk about how mueller's investigation may have been compromised. how much of that are you feeling at this point?

as far as official business goes, the president says he is going to be working hard during his ten-dayisit here, but so far, today, no public events scheduled. the motorcade did leave mar-a-lago just after 9:00 this morning and headed to the trump international golf course. and the weather and sunny days, no sprees he might be taking part in some golf. >> as you see steve harrigan in west palm beach, a fascinating change in u.s. policy. >> it is. >> especially, you know, sort of, you understand the gravity of the change, which about what the kremlin is saying. they're saying the united states crossed the line in saying that we cannot remain indifferent and for so long, russia has been saying, no, it's not us in eastern ukraine. the only reason to have anti-tank weapons is to take on tanks. the only people who have tanks there are the russians. >> correct. and you know that we're doing-- the u.s. is doing something right when the kremlin speaks out in opposition to our policy. you know, this illegal occupation of ukraine by the russians has been going on for three-plus years now. 10,000

less busy official refugee camp morea is located nearby it resembles a high security prison the camp was set up to keep migrants on the island until their applications for asylum can be processed it's forbidden to film here and journalists aren't allowed in either. but ahmed wants to show was what really goes on in the camp we follow him in and film using a hidden camera. here it smells of smoke garbage and human waste. the united nations refugee agency described morea as dangerous for children and pregnant women and yet they are the ones left languishing in the camp many have been stuck here for months. they don't give people to live with good food. security what does no good to see. because it is getting colder in many simply set fire to old olive trees to keep warm. but these trees belong to this man stelios coffield us he struggles to remain calm while surveying the devastation. this olive grove has been in his family for generations some trees are up to three hundred years old and he's devoted his life to cultivating the. little remains then about here with all these trees are b

related toys no deaths the vaccine have officially been reported. businessnges in the marketplace could have a major effect on how w we all eat. tyson foods is the u.s.'s largest animal meat processor, but it just raised its investment in plant-based protein maker "beyond meet," like vegetableat- likees in major groceries safeway. as of january,y, it's burgrgerse so be on thehe r restaurant menu at tgi friday's. -- toforecast to eat reach $2.2 billion in sales. having a bit of a moment, the plant-based meat industry. molly: good to see. it is time now for our press review. studioined here in the for a look at what is grabbing headlines. we are going to start off with the continued reaction to u.s. president donald trump's decision to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital. paper focuses on a call by the gaza strip militant hamas rulers. they called for a new intifada, which is an uprising in response to this decision by president trump. this would be the third intifada or uprising. you can see it on the front page. the lebanese paper says this has been laid

as always, the president is always president and he will still continue to attend to official businesst there is one big thing looming on his to-do list. he needs to sign that big tax reform bill, that big legislative accomplishment for republicans. we are told by a source that there's a very good chance that he signs this bill soon before he leaves for that christmas holiday. tom. >>> quite a year in washington, let's bring in matthew dowd for a year-end review of the trump presidency breaking down what he promised and if he's delivered. matt, good morning to you. let's start with the president's tax cut plan, a clear victory for the president, also getting rid of the obamacare mandate which penalized people for not getting health insurance but a reminder of a battle he hasn't won to fully repeal and replace obamacare. >> yeah, tom, i think this is a clear legislative victory on the one hand on the tax cut victory but on the other side on the obamacare side, it's not a clear legislative victory. there's a huge difference between a legislative victory and a political victory. so he's p

>> some official business for the president of the united states this morning as the white house presssecretary sarah huckabee sanders says aides have briefed the president on a suicide attack on the afghan capitol. the islamic state has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack on kabul's intelligence agency killing a few people. the president signed off on a strategy to increase the military presence there. while the administration also is looking to cut the u.s. foreign policy budget, he has received push-back from democrats and members of the foreign policy establishment and some republicans and those in military leadership. success on the front internationally. the united states ambassador to the u.n., nikki haley, has negotiated a cut in the budget of $285 million. nikki haley say the historic reduction in spending in addition to many other moves to an accountable u.n. is a big step in the right direction. while we're pleased with the results of this year's budget negotiations, you can be sure we'll look at ways to increase the u.n.'s efficiency while protecting our interests

christien, the first piece of official business by the acting mayor was notifying the city about hair. >> reporter: yeah. i'm sure a very sad piece of first business for acting mayor london breed. word came down at 2:30 this morning that mayor ed lee had died here at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital overnight. the city confirmed overnight that the mayor died at 1:11 this morning, sending out word via e-mail at 2:30 that the mayor had died and the president of the board of supervisors london breed is now the city's acting mayor. she read a statement, clearly shaken by the unexpected death of mayor lee. >> mayor edwin m. lee passed away early this morning, tuesday, december 12th, at 1:11 a.m. at zuckerberg san francisco general hospital. family, friends, and colleagues were by his side. the 43rd mayor of san francisco, ed was 65 years old. our thoughts and prayers are with his wife anita, his daughters tania and brianna, and his entire family. >> reporter: and now we're learning more about the sequence of events. the mayor was brought here after witnesses say he collapsed at a

spending a lot of time at his properties and the line is blurred between him conducting official government business and profiting from having people gather at his various clubs and resorts and the actual price hike itself, i don't think that really changes the equation too much for me. it was a good report and it's good to know and makes sense when you think about the overall big picture but i don't think that's a game changer. >> matt, looking at mar-a-lago which, by the way, has been the center of the big decisions made by the president, there are no visitor logs or other systems for the president to keep track at mar-a-lago. is that a problem? >> the more transparency the better. under president trump, we've seen an erosion not only at mar-a-lago but at the white house. visitor logs of who is entering for meetings there. and i think that's valuable information wherever the president is, you know, we have as much information as we can possib possibly get and if there's access issues, we need to do the investigative reporting that so many journalists are doing right now. >> you know, david, there