one, cedric, you have to work hard. you have to do everything twice as good as everyone else you can make it. two, once you make it, you have an obligation to give back. that is what is so special about dr. martin luther king and the dream and the day that we celebrate. a lot of young people said around and say, oh, what i make it, i will get back. oh, when i grow up, i will do something. dr. king did everything he did at a young age. you talk about the montgomery bus boycott, our leaders in the civil rights movement, they did not wait to grow into leadership. they created their own path. and the remarkable thing is many of them sacrificed not only their future, but their life. when you talk about dr. king, to a lot of my middle-class african-americans, let me say this. dr. king could have sat back and said i ha got mine, you get yours. my family is comfortable, so i will take the easy path. remember, there are a whole bunch of people who are not. we have this ice storm all across the country right now while we are hunk

accept the challenge of my chairman, cedric richmond who told a story that hopefully will be an inspiration and a guide for all of those who believe that they are not yet mature enough to serve, to give, to offer to the beloved community that dr. king so aptly speaks of . what can i say about john lewis, whose moral guidance, whose bloody brow, was never bowed? i thank you, congressman lewis, for the straight talk, but the loving talk. to my colleagues that are here, i know that each will have a moment to allow me to take just a moment to be able to offer my tribute in commemoration of dr. king's life. what a powerful year we face in 2018. and i'm so grateful to have left 2017. and i believe that this gives a fresh look to america.

cedric richmond has asked for an investigation by the pentagon and we feel that they aren't investigating. we've gotten lots of, you know, intel that they are investigating, when that investigation will be completed i'm not sure but i'm waiting because i have my own intelligence. >> okay. so you do hope there's a congressional investigation it sounds like on top of what the pentagon is investigating at this point. please keep us posted on any movement on that front. while i have you, i want you to weigh in on how hillary clinton chose to act during the 2008 presidential campaign. we've now learned because of the "the new york times" story that her faith adviser during the 2008 campaign sexually harassed a young woman on the team and she was reassigned, the victim in this but he was docked a few weeks pay, told to go to

cedric l. richmond / chairman congressional black caucus: the state of our precious union is fractured, it's divided. and the president has the responsibility and gets the credit for making it that way.several lawmakers plan to skip the address.rep. barbara lee / d- california: i will not attend this state of the union because this president has not honored nor respected the office of the presidency and has shown total disregard for our democratic institutions.others say this is about more just than a speech. gov. john kasich / r- ohio: whatever speech you make, has to be followed up with policy. other lawmakers have invited young immigrants to put a face on the daca issue.some members of congress will be dressed in black, some bringing victims of sexual assault -- highlighting the me too movement.in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (grant) nancy pelosi...the house minority leader from san francisco... is among the lawmakers who invited young immigrants to the state of the union address. and eas

and she instilled in me two things, one, cedric, you have to work hard. you have to do everything twice as good as everyone else so you can make it, and two, once you make it, you have an obligation to give back. hat's what is so special about dr. martin luther king and the dream and we day we celebrate. a lot of young people sit around and say, when i make it, i'm going to give back. when i grow up, i'm going to do something. dr. king did everything he did at a young age. if you talk about the montgomery bus boycott, if you talk about our leaders in the civil rights movement they didn't wait until to the grow into leadership, they created their own path. the remarkable thing is, many of them sacrificed not only their future but their life. so when you talk about dr. king, it's a lot about middle class african-american, dr. king could have sat back and said, i have mine, you get yours. or my family is comfortable, so i will take the easy path. so for all of us that are doing well, remember there are a whole bunch of people who are not. we had this ice sto

democrats feeling angry and betrayed the chairman of the congressional black caucus, cedric richmond. >> as president trump was sworn in a year ago, what were kremlin connected russians doing in washington? a new report raising questions that may be a focus of the russia investigation. >>> and stormy makes waves. the former porn star who allegedly was paid to keep quiet about a past affair with president trump is cashing in on her notoriety new details emerging about her revealing appearance at a south carolina strip club. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking tonight, crucial votes in congress to end the government shutdown as republicans and democrats already are diving into the ugly unresolves battles ahead over immigration and more. this hour, we're watching a final vote in the house of representatives on a compromise short-term spending bill. we're also following the shutdown fallout for president trump and both parties. this hour, i'll talk with two prominent democrats, senator bil

and she instilled in me two things, one, cedric, you have to work hard. you have to do everything twice as good as everyone else so you can make it, and two, once you make it, you have an obligation to give back. hat's what is so special about dr. martin luther king and the dream and we day we celebrate. a lot of young people sit around and say, when i make it, i'm going to give back. when i grow up, i'm going to do something. dr. king did everything he did at a young age. if you talk about the montgomery bus boycott, if you talk about our leaders in the civil rights movement they didn't wait until to the grow into leadership, they created their own path. the remarkable thing is, many of them sacrificed not only their future but their life. so when you talk about dr. king, it's a lot about middle class african-american, dr. king could have sat back and said, i have mine, you get yours. or my family is comfortable, so i will take the easy path. so for all of us that are doing well, remember there are a whole bunch of people who are not. we had this ice sto

cedric, i couldn't sleep at night because of my diabetic nerve pain. you, claire, because my dad struggled with this pain. folks, don't wait. step on up and talk to your doctor. because the one thing i keep hearing is... i'm glad i stepped on up. me too, buddy. if you have diabetes and burning, shooting pain in your feet or hands, step on up and talk to your doctor today. >>> we have just heard the president of the united states address our nation. by the way mr. president, happy birthday tonight. >> got to love an infomercial. that 1985 infomercial is right up there with the most famous or infamous of all time. in 2009 it was governor bobby jindal. >> good evening and happy mardi gras. >> in 2013 it was republican marco rubio with his own version of watergate, bottle of watergate. being chosen to deliver the response of the stay of union can it put a real daemp on a political stardom. on tuesday after donald trump delivers his first state of the union address, the democrat response will be by one whose name rings a bill. the three term congressman fro

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the congressional black caucus chairman cedric richmond says that he will prepare a censure resolution for next week, which would amount to a formal statement of disapproval against president trump, but meantime beyond the initial reactions and condemnations of lawmakers against those statements, the undercurrent of all of this is that congress is in the middle of a very complicated situation, and this just potentially complicates it even further. they're right in the middle of these delicate negotiations over daca, over immigration protections for d.r.e.a.m.ers, and that that makes it even more delicate. you had one republican senator, susan collins, today saying rather bluntly it could hurt efforts for a bipartisan agreement and that is a sentiment shared on capitol hill by many congressional aides, the feeling or sentiment this potentially pours more fuel to the fire of a situation that was already very politically charged. >> sunlen, this is also happening as congress careens towards another very, very serious deadline, right? >> reporter: that's right. they have just one week unti

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back with me now congresswoman marshall fudge, james clyburn and cedric richmond.ant to play this. this happened this weekend. this is van jones speaking to jay-z on his new show. watch this. >> he is somebody who is now saying, look, i'm growing -- i'm ending black unemployment. unemployment is doing well under my administration. does he have a point? maybe he'll say terrible things to put money in our pocket. does that make him a good leader? >> no. because it's not about money at the end of the day. money doesn't equate to happiness. that's missing the whole point. you treat people like human beings. and then, you know, that's the main point. you can't treat someone like -- it goes back to the whole thing, you're going to treat me really bad and pay me well. it's not going to lead to happiness, it's going to lead to, again, the same thing. everyone is going to be sick. >> yeah. so jay-z is growing his hair out, so everybody is. i had more until my barber messed up my hair this weekend. seriously, let's talk about this because this is from the bureau of labor and

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i fully believe that what congressional black caucus chairman cedric richmond said was very correct. it was exactly what needed to be said when he noted that when president trump says "make america great again," he really means "make america white again." that's exactly what we see. once again, this is really what he is. this has been a pattern and this should not shock anybody, but it does in many ways because i think congressman lou gutierrez said it so eloquently. we can't be so insensitive that we don't feel the pain of this moment. >> indeed. i just wanted to point out to all of the explanations, if you will, from the white house today that the president really was talking about africa when he used language s-hole or whatever that it was not about haiti, so therefore you're describing an entire continent of countries in africa? people are pointing -- i know bill crystal tweeted out the example of a bronx fireman, a hero, u.s. army national guard private emmanuel mensah. he's 28 years old, came from ghana. he ran into a bronx apartment building and saved four people before he die

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cedric, i couldn't sleep at night because of my diabetic nerve pain. i hear you, claire, because my dad struggled with this pain. folks, don't wait. step on up and talk to your doctor. because the one thing i keep hearing is... i'm glad i stepped on up. me too, buddy. if you have diabetes and burning, shooting pain in your feet or hands, step on up and talk to your doctor today. >>> in a little over 24 hours, the federal government is like toll shut down. not the way president trump wanted to have his first year in office. we have nathan gonzalez. nathan, how are you? >> that clock is making me a little nervous in the corner. >> i know. it's going to be 13 hours, and you know it takes him forever to do anything, so we shall see. how would a shutdown play out in the 2018 midterms? >> i think a couple things are important to remember. the 2018 elections are still 10-plus months away, so there will abe lot of twists and turns and issues and breaking news that happens between now and then. i also think there is a temptation to try and say there's going to

cedric, i couldn't sleep at night because of my diabetic nerve pain. i hear you, claire, because my dad struggled with this pain. folks, don't wait. step on up and talk to your doctor. because the one thing i keep hearing is... i'm glad i stepped on up. me too, buddy. if you have diabetes and burning, shooting pain in your feet or hands, step on up and talk to your doctor today. >>> we're back with michael wolff the author of "fire and fury: inside the white house" and soon to be available at a local bookstore after they're restocked after being sold out. it comes back, this concept comes back from time to time throughout the book. you talk about trump's friends known him for a long time. very concerned that he was, quote, wholly lacking what in some obvious sense must be the main requirement of the job -- what scientists would call executive function. >> the ability to distinguish cause and effect. the ability to adjust your behavior to different situations. the ability to organize and be orderly in the way you think. >> neurologists tell patients mak

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with that, i yield back to our distinguished chairperson, cedric richmond. rep. richmond: let me just be clear about how we will go forward. we have a number of, one thing about this caucus, the 48 members of it, one, people call us, but we have earned the reputation as the conscience of this congress, and there is no way in good conscience we could vote for a bill that leaves so many people behind and so many american families behind in such an irresponsible way. we have two responsibilities, our biggest two. vote on war and to fund the government. and what has happened during this presidency is a complete failure. but another part of this caucus, we have some of the most talented members in this congress, many of them who are ranking members on committees and subject matter experts in a number of areas, so i will let them answer questions. we will do it in a very short way, to make sure we get as many of your questions answered as we can. are there any questions? >> this bill isn't going to pass the senate without democratic help. if it is such a terrible thing

and so is cedric. my lord, haiti. if but for haiti, i don't know if we would have gotten the louisiana purchase. >> there would be no louisiana. >> so this guy knows nothing. as marcia said, if he had some real understanding of our country's history, he would be doing whatever he could to help a country like haiti. especially after the devastating storms, earthquakes, all kinds of stuff they have been suffering through, and for him to disparage them the way he has, after going through the campaign saying what a good president he would be for haitians. you know, he just doesn't know how to tell the truth. he doesn't know how to face facts. this guy is absolutely catastrophically bad. >> i have a lot of questions to ask. one. >> i want to ask if there is anything he can win you over. i'll ask you about that and other things. we'll talk about jay-z, we'll talk about black unemployment. there's a lot to talk about. we'll be right back. don't go anywhere. oh, you brought butch. yeah! (butch growls at man) he's looking at m

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congressman cedric richmond, the chair of the congressional black caucus is on. we're going to ask whether he plans to boycott the state of the union. i'm chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." >>> it has been 50 years since martin luther king jr. was assassinated, but his legacy, challenging this nation to live up to its founding ideal that all men are created equal, well, that lives on. let's be honest, though. our country is grappling with race and racism still, fueled by apresident well known for making divisive statements. president trump himself declared this mlk day a day of service, but he spent it on the golf course, taking time out to attack the democratic senator who exposed the president's s-hole comment, where he expressed a preference for people from norway over immigrants from africa and central and south america. it is an unfortunate thing that on martin luther king weekend, the president of the united states felt the need to repeat something that he says all too often. >> no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed

but cedric richmond, along with our judiciary committee members, is taking the lead in putting measure, itnsure calls on the president of the united states to apologize for the remarks that he made. [applause] mr. larson: joe and i strongly join in that, and we just wanted to say that at the outset. i often say of these public forms that elections have consequences. so do the words you use, have consequences as well. as for the ground rules, many of you have been to these forums, as i look out and see familiar faces, and understand that we will start with a presentation. we have a slide presentation we will try to get through as rapidly as we possibly can. then we will throw it open to questions that you have. that, of course, is the most important part for congressman courtney and i, to essentially get the questions you have, that's how we better represent we serve the constituency take an oath to serve. see a note that we have a couple of microphones set up, and we ask you come down and identify yourself. often times, there is the temptation to give speeches and not ask questions. we

louisiana congressman cedric richmond said the president's comments reinforce concerns that his make america great again slogan is code for make america white again. a reporter who spoke with haiti's ambassador to the u.s. was on rachel maddow show on msnbc. >> the haitian government has actually formally summoned a u.s. official to come before the haitian government to explain what president trump meant by these comments. >> ironically, tomorrow is the eighth anniversary of the haitian earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands of people. the president has been tweeting a lot tonigh nothing about this controversy so far. and again no denial coming from the white house. doreen, back to you. >> leon, thank you. >>> more breaking news tonight. nbc news has learned former trump white house adviser steve bannon will testify before the house intelligence committee next week as part of the investigation into russian meddling in our election. sources tell nbc news it will happen next tuesday. bannon ran the trump campaign during its final months, then served as the president's top adviser

julia, on that, congressman cedric richmond said the remarks by the president are not only racist but a play to his base to divert opposition from the base to any daca deal. how do you interpret that? >> well, i think these comments definitely have put a roadblock in daca negotiations. i don't think democrats are going to be as willing to work with the president. they're going to be very skeptical on this in the future. however, we do see if you look at the makeup of that meeting, it is true that i think there are certain players in the white house such as his aide stephen miller, who were working to maybe get the president to not make as many concessions on daca in the negotiating process. senator senators cotton and purdue were there. they're hardliners on immigration. however, the presence of people like cotton and purdue do suggest that there is a movement within this negotiating process not to give a lot of leeway to democrats. >> julia and erin, a lot to talk about on saturday. please stick around. >> thanks. >>> coming up, steve bannon is set to testify before house intelligenc

and moments ago on the twitter account of the congressional black caucus, cedric richmond, the chairmanthat caucus, said the president's comments are further proof that his "make america great" agenda is "really a 'make america white again' agenda." jeff. >> glor: major garrett at the white house. thank you. the search continues for victims of the southern california mudslides. we will have much more on that search in just a moment. but first, a potentially dangerous storm is moving across the midwest now and headed east. eric fisher is chief meteorologist at our cbs station in boston, wbz. eric, what's happening? >> jeff, a pretty nasty, kind of complicated storm system that's developing. a big pull of mild air, tropical air ahead of it, but a clash of arctic air that is racing down behind it. we'll be watching over the next couple of days. heavy rainfall in that warmer side of the storm, but a band of snow and ice that sets up on the cold side of the storm, especially across ohio, kentucky, into parts of pennsylvania, new york, and northern new england, before all of it moves off the

i want to thank judy chu and i want to thank cedric richmond, the chair of the congressional black caucus. they have uniting the passage of and educated the passage of the dream act. let me turn it over to my dear friend and extraordinary hispanicative of the community and representatives of the citizens of new mexico and the great colleague for all of us, michelle grisham of new mexico. [applause] >> i'm too short clearly. but that's all right. we'll make it work. >> i probably knocked them all down. >> it's all right. are we all right so far? i need to be able to see your faces. >> can you get it now? are you okay? >> got it? i think i'm all right for now. so, again, thank you. as one of the shortest members of congress, this is just -- i think i am the shortest member of congress. this is just my life, so thank you all for your patience. and thank you to our incredible leader whip hoyer and i really appreciate your remarks. this is really about celebrating the incredible stories and courage and every effort, every single day that these incredible young d.r.e.a.m.ers and their entire fa

congressman cedric richmond is on.ng to ask whether he plans to boycott the state of the union. i'm chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." >>> it has been 50 years since martin luther king jr. was assassinated, but his legacy, challe

>> seth -- cedric is a good man, i will put that simply. i am happy right now, i want to thank senator chuck schumer. there is a whole expression that life is simpler when you plow around the stump. i think senator schumer decided to plow the stump and i want to thank you for that. this maintains the status quo will continue to negotiate. if we have not reached an agreement by february, the 8th, senator mcconnell is going to put a bill on the floor and we'll be able to talk about an amnesty and sanctuary cities and border security, diversities and vi visa, lottery, cover blind immigration system like canada and austria have it. looks like somebody signed the things on purpose. we'll be able to talk about anything and all things immigration and we'll start voting. if 60 votes come out on one of of the bills, then that bill e - will go to the house -- i have no idea what the house will do and it will go present. what senator chuck schumer wanted and i don't blame you for trying. he wanted us to drop everything and do a bill only on daca and g

. >> josh, representative cedric richmond, the chairman of the black caucus released a statement todaythe president's comments are further proof that his make america great again agenda is really make america white again. do you agree with that? >> it's hard not to argue that because not only is he specifying african countries at [ bleep ] holers and -- also saying we need more norwegians. can you find whiter people than norwegians? >> if you're white and you're offended by that, obviously you have an issue because that's exactly what he said. he said we want more immigrants from norway instead of these [ bleep ] hole countries which are black countries, black and brown people. >> again, archie bunker with the twitter feed. he got elected because he activated a lot of rural, white older people. i guess he's just kind of internalized the belief, look, this is what works for me. i'm just going to keep saying it. >> the white house isn't denying it. in fact somehow staffers think it's going to resonate with his base. but shouldn't he do more than simply appeal to his base? shouldn't the p

. >> cedric richmond, thank you. >> you're welcome, don. and thank you for what you're doing. >>> now i want to bring in cnn's senior economic analyst robert rich and amanda carpenter. thanks for coming on, everyone. some supporters of the president are telling me that president trump's remarks were about economics, not about race. but that's not what he said, is it? >> no, that's not what he said. and i'm not sure what person would attempt to make such an argument. you'd have to be a complete idiot to do so. what makes america so unique, we are a country of folks from all different parts of the world. if you dream it, you can potentially become it in america. it may be hard as well. you may have to fight like hell, but in america, we have an opportunity, because we recognize, we believe that no one's future is written yet. and that belief tells us that no matter what you look like, no matter where you come from, you have an opportunity to contribute to our society. and the expectation is that the president, the leader of the free world, kn

cedric richmond,t's not going to pass the house of representatives but it's a statement about their anger. >> to the people they represent and the congress itself, it's an important one. these are people that are enraged by the comments that came from the president and represent their constituencies who feel they don't have a voice in this white house. we were reporting a couple weeks ago about the lack of diversity in this white house, and a lot of people say they don't feel like they can speak to this president, saying it was like he was trying to govern for them. when you ask the president about his personal history and even when he was a lawmaker, it creates a situation that can be tension filled, especially when such vulgar language was being used. >> did you get into this, jeff, when you talked to the president yesterday? >> we asked him to clarify what he said and he declined to. he said it was a tough meeting, which is something he had said to describe it already, and he went on to express his frustration that senator durbin spoke about it. but he did not want to clarify exactly w

. >> let me read a comment that we're getting from the chairman of the black caucus, congressman cedricichmond. "the s-hole comments are further proof that his make america great again agenda is really a make america white again agenda." what's your reaction? >> that's the chilling implication of the president's remarks. given the president's failure to speak as sort of the moral leader that our country needs and expects from a president in a moment like the charlottesville demonstrations and his abject failure to really stand up and address it in a way that was constructive or positive or healing, i agree with those comments. it suggests a really troubling and consistent theme, that the president winks at or toys with or actively embraces. racist instincts and gives voice to them. >> very quickly, he gave a bombshell interview to the "wall street journal" in which he said, "i probably have a very good relationship with kim jong-un, the north korean leader. i have relationships with people. i think you people are surprised." he said surprised to hear him say that. your other foreign rel

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. >>> let's bring in military analyst colonel cedric leighton to weigh in on this and other things foreignairs this morning. there's a lot on the table. talk about the impact of the comments the president made calling these african countries in his word s-hole countries when you 6,000 american troops serving across the continent. >> poppy, the impact could be devastating and, you know, we had a big issue with the four soldiers who lost their lives bravely working missions in niger, that could be much, much worse because of situations like this and, you know, the president calling these countries s-holes, that is a very drastic situation for them because these countries take it personally. having worked with soldiers and airmen from countries like this, i know firsthand that what these people are trying to do is they're trying to make their countries better. they're also trying to improve their own personal lives and those of them who come over here, you know, are clearly ones that want to make sure that they're doing not only the right thing for themselves and their families, but also, for