we've got expert nuclear monitoring at that site that is maintained by the national nuclear security administration, which is part of the federal government here at home. the national nuclear security administration maintains and refurbishes and ensures the safe and secure storage and transportation and maintenance of our nation's thousands of nuclear weapons. nnsa runs the national nuclear labs. they develop nuclear propulsion systems for our nuclear submarines. they are the people in charge of making sure that terrorists don't get their hands on a nuclear weapon, or that nuclear weapons technology doesn't get stolen and sold on the black market. they are also in charge of making our new nuclear weapons and inspecting those weapons. and trump is firing them, firing hundreds of them. the agency only has like 1900, 2000 people. thursday night, they sent out termination notices to more than 300 of them. termination notices, reportedly to hundreds of staff of the small, expert, professional, very important national nuclear security administration. isn't there anything about the name of that agency tha

he was also pressed about the hundreds of workers from the national nuclear security administration that monitors the country's nuclear stockpile. the administration scrambling to rehire some of those workers who were fired. the president was pressed to explain what's happening. abc's senior political correspondent rachel scott in west palm beach, florida, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump defending the speed and scope of the dramatic layoffs sweeping through the federal government. amid the push to purge the workforce, mistakes being made. hundreds of workers at the national nuclear security administration were fired. sources say officials unaware the agency is responsible for managing the nation's nuclear stockpile. then scrambling to hire those workers back. >> some of these workers focused on nuclear weapons security were immediately rehired. do you have any concerns about how these terminations -- >> no, not at all. i think we have to just do what we have to do. in some cases, they'll fire people, then they'll put some people back. not all of them, because a lot of peop

and tonight, abc news learning hundreds were laid off at the national nuclear security administration. the agency that maintains america's nuclear stockpile. then multiple sources telling us today they were called back, told their firings were on hold. so where this stands tonight. >>> in new york city, anger over the department of justice pushing for the case against new york city mayor eric adams to be dropped. tonight, calls from some for mayor adams to resign. at least seven federal prosecutors now quitting instead of going along with the doj on this. one prosecutor who quit saying this move by the doj would only be carried out by a fool or a coward. >>> we have new reporting tonight in the plane crash over the potomac. the collision with a black hawk helicopter. what we've now learned about that night. >>> tonight, vice president j.d. vance overseas. his speech to america's allies, telling them the biggest threat isn't russia, it's from within. the vp also meeting with ukraine's president zelenskyy. >>> tonight, pope francis has now been hospitalized amid his worsening condition

and i just want to start off with the firing and then rehiring of the team at the national nuclear security administration. reports are that there were 300 people. the trump administration disputes this, saying it was only 50. but i want you to give me a sense of how this reflects the broader tension within the trump camp and their approach to national security. >> well, thanks so much for having me. it's great to be with you. there really is nothing like firing and then firing some of the country's most important national security workers. you might have thought that the name the national nuclear security administration would have been a tell that his team deals with critical nuclear weapons stockpiles, but. apparently apparently not. regardless, i do think it's embarrassing for the white house. it's kind of a microcosm for how doge is going about slashing government programing. if trump's team couldn't decipher what the nnsa does, it raises the question of what else is potentially being cut. that's really important. you know, that includes research at the national institutes of health program on civilia

to open up this 17th nuclear deterrence summit, i'm honored to introduce our keynote speaker. she serves as the acting administrator for the national nuclear security administration, and assistant principal deputy administrator for operations where she serves as the primary point of contact for nnsa headquarters, field offices and our partners. with an extensive background in nuclear science and public policy, she is dedicated to ensuring safety, security and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear arsenal. her leadership in nnsa has been pivotal in advancing nuclear nonproliferation efforts, securing nuclear material and maintaining readiness of the united states nuclear deterrent. her expertise and commitment to national security have fostered strong collaborations with international partners, while maintaining global nuclear security. her vision and her strategic initiatives continue to drive the nnsa's mission to protect the nation and promote mobile stability. she has over two decades of experience in nuclear facility operations, engineering, safety analysis, maintenance and risk analysis, within the department of energy complex. she has served

nation's nuclear weapons programs. three u.s. officials told the associated press up to 350 employees at the national nuclear security administrationabruptly laid off late thursday. one of the hardest hit offices was the pantex plant in texas. they have one of the most sensitive jobs reassembling warheads. by late friday night, those officials say the agency's acting director issued a memo reversing the firings for all but 28 employees. >>> turning now to the middle east, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is indicating that he is ready to move ahead with president trump's controversial proposal to move palestinians out of gaza. netanyahu discussed the plan with america's new top diplomat, secretary of state, marco rubio. who is visiting the region right now. rubio now heads to saudi arabia for direct talks with russian officials this week to seek an end to moscow's invasion of ukraine. >>> when "cbs news roundup" continues, we'll take a president's day look at a controversial new library being built for president teddy roosevelt. stay with us. today's students are tomorrow's great thinkers and innovators. what can this ball

to open up this 17th nuclear deterrence summit, i'm honored to introduce our keynote speaker. she serves as the acting administrator for the national nuclear security administration, and assistant principal deputy administrator for operations where she serves as the primary point of contact for nnsa headquarters, field offices and our partners. with an extensive background in nuclear science and public policy, she is dedicated to ensuring safety, security and effectiveness of the nation's nuclear arsenal. her leadership in nnsa has been pivotal in advancing nuclear nonproliferation efforts, securing nuclear material and maintaining readiness of the united states nuclear deterrent. her expertise and commitment to national security have fostered strong collaborations with international partners, while maintaining global nuclear security. her vision and her strategic initiatives continue to drive the nnsa's mission to protect the nation and promote mobile stability. she has over two decades of experience in nuclear facility operations, engineering, safety analysis, maintenance and risk analysis, within the department of energy complex. she has served

the trump administration is also trying to unfire some federal workers who deal with the safety of our nuclear weapons stockpile. in an email sent to employees at the national nuclear securitytained by nbc news, officials wrote the termination letters for some national nuclear security administration probationary employees are being rescinded, but we do not have a good way to get in touch with those personnel. the trump administration on saturday terminated hundreds of employees at the centers for disease control and prevention because who wants to control and prevent disease, including fellows responsible for key public health roles, according to two sources at the agency who spoke to nbc news on the condition of anonymity. out of concern over, of course, retaliation. the associated press was first to report, quote, the trump administration fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said saturday, amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the federal government. joining us now is e.j. dionne, an opinion columnist for the washington post and a senior fellow at the brookings institution. he is a government professor at georgetown university. and e.j, i

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energy, national nuclear security administration oversees the nuclear stockpile. no figure, but a spokesman stated less than a half% of the total workforce was dismissed. a big target for doge, waste or abuse of tax dollars. you the government accountability office found in 2023 $236 billion in what is considered improper payments wrongly sent by federal agencies. >> as far as the layoffs go, i don't have the numbers but those will be forthcoming. >> reporter: a federal judge extended a restraining order keeping the doge team from accessing sensitive data at treasury. >> now to the powerful atmospheric river that slammed southern california overnight with mudslides pushing a fireman's suv into the ocean and a rare tornado in that part of the country damaging homes. morgan chesky is in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: in malibu a mud-covered suv tossed surf-side after a terrifying moment mid-storm. dashcam capturing a rain-fueled torrent exploding through concrete barriers on to the pacific coast highway and swept this suv off of the road in seconds barely miss

this highly secretive, highly dangerous work is run by the department of energy's national nuclear security administration. they oversee the us nuclear stockpile and its components not just at pantex, but at an entire network of plants, labs and bases across the country. the nnsa does all of that and transports nuclear material on us highways using a highly trained and heavily armed fleet of trucks and vehicles. and this is all overseen by career staff with very, very specific expertise. for some of them, decades of it. it's also the sort of government function that we don't think about all the time. i hope you don't think about all the time, but it's always working in the background. it has to work because you can't mess around with the people who handle our nuclear weapons. well, i mean, at least you thought you can't. >> the latest. >> bit of. >> information coming in from the national. nuclear security agency. >> which is. >> tasked with. overseeing and building the. nation's nuclear weapons stockpile. their notices. >> have gone out. >> with. >> termination for probationary employees. >> effective im

trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers thursday night at the national nuclear security administrationagency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile. although the terminations, as you mentioned, fred, were rescinded after the full scope of their mission became clear for obvious reasons, many federal employees we got in touch with are afraid to speak on camera about what they're going through. but earlier we had a chance to speak with someone who has already received the fork in the road email and wanted to make clear that she was talking to us in a personal capacity, and not on behalf of any agency or union. let's take a listen. when you hear statements from both president trump and elon musk saying that the federal government is full of waste, it's full of fraud, that it needs to be trimmed down. what comes to mind? >> well, so i was one of many workers who received an email from the office of personnel management that said, resign now or get fired later. that's not a choice. that's a threat. that's a coup. that's a hostile takeover of the government by billionaires. >> al

the irs, forest service, the cdc, even the national nuclear security administration, which sources tell cnn officials did not seem to know that the agency oversees america's nuclear weapons and the terminations had to be rescinded. the next day, cnn's rafael romo joining me right now, rafael, the cdc was hit particularly hard with nearly one tenth of the agency's workforce targeted. so what are you learning? >> that's right. and somebody described to me over the phone that friday felt like a valentine's day massacre. so that's how they're feeling about it. and fred, there's a lot of fear and anxiety, especially given what one cdc employee who would like to remain unidentified for obvious reasons, told me yesterday that this may only be the beginning and that the cuts may be deep and widespread. at the cdc alone, about 1300 employees could lose their jobs, according to a cnn source. one of those departments is a unit that has investigated public health threats here in the u.s. and abroad, including covid 19. we've also learned that at least one member of elon musk department of governmen

that goes for departments from education to national nuclear security administration to the forestry service. slashing and burning livelihoods, precious resources. precious programs. lifesaving programs. as a candidate, president trump promised to shrink the federal workforce, but his moves have faced legal challenges. as of now, 14 states have filed lawsuits against elon musk's doge committee, saying his power is unchecked. probationary employees have usually worked for the government for 1 to 2 years before their civil service protection kicks in. hundreds of thousands of workers could be losing their jobs, but the exact number. the office of personnel management says, isn't clear. here in washington, vaughn hillyard, nbc news. all right. thank you very much. still ahead, we continue our celebration of black heritage. we'll introduce you to a bay area fashion designer who is working toward breathing life back into san francisco's union square. and love is definitely in the air on this valentine's day. and what better time than today to get married? of course, we're going to show yo

energy's national nuclear security administration overseeing the nuclear stockpile, no specific figure, but a doe spokesman stated less than a half of a percent of the total nnsa workforce was dismissed. a big target for doge, waste or abuse of tax dollars. the government accountability office found in 2023, $236 billion in what's considered improper payments, wrongly sent by federal agencies. today, newly sworn in agriculture secretary brooke rollins. >> as far as the layoffs go, i don't have the exact number. >> reporter: today, a federal judge extended a temporary restraining order that keeps the doge team from accessing sensitive ta at treasury. lester. >> kelly o'donnell, thanks. >>> now to the powerful atmospheric river that slammed southern california overnight. mudslides pushing a fireman's suv into the ocean. and a rare tornado over that part of the country, damaging homes. our morgan chesky is in the storm zone tonight. >> reporter: in malibu, a mud covered suv tossed surf up after a terrifying moment midstorm. dashcam capturing a rain fueled torrent exploding through country

of the more than 70,000 contractors and federal employees at the national nuclear security administration fewer than 50 employees were dismissed. these employees held primarily administrative and clerical roles. the energy department will continue its critical mission of protecting our national security and nuclear deterrence the negative element, modernization, and stewardship of america's atomic weapons into parts including the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nonproliferation. it's important we keep the facts aligned. when people are crying the sky is falling, it's usually not. that is you -- certainly the case here. i thank the witnesses for being here today. it has been a formative discussion. i appreciate your help. the hearing stands adjourned. announcer: on sunday for bert, jeff duncan, and others will speak at the annual principles's first conference in washington d.c. that prevents an alternative to cpac also meeting in the d.c. metro area this week. watch live at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span now, or on c-span.org. if you ever miss any of c-span's coverage watch at

forest service, and the national nuclear security administration. we're also learning that the san francisco sheriff's office is investigating after three men in doge shirts and maga hats entered city hall there and demanded digital information. employees refused and the men ran off before officers arrived. investigators don't believe they were real doge representatives. peter. >> aaron gill crist with the very latest on all of it this morning at the white house. thank you. >>> turning overseas now. ukrainian president zelenskyy just finished speaking to world leaders and made a push for peace but he said the u.s. and russia can't lead him on the sidelines to achieve it. nbc's courtney cubeie is in munich with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: yeah. that's right laura. this morning, president volodymyr zelenskyy the ukrainian president, addressed the munich security conference and he repeated what has become a pretty common theme here that europe needs to take more action to be self-sufficient for its security because they may not be able to

of the more than 70,000 contractors and federal employees at the national nuclear security administration fewer than 50 employees were dismissed. these employees held primarily administrative and clerical roles. the energy department will continue its critical mission of protecting our national security and nuclear deterrence the negative element, modernization, and stewardship of america's atomic weapons into parts including the peaceful use of nuclear technology and nonproliferation. it's important we keep the facts aligned. when people are crying the sky is falling, it's usually not. that is you -- certainly the case here. i thank the witnesses for being here today. it has been a formative discussion. i appreciate your help. the hearing stands adjourned. >> this afternoon, president trump recognizes black history month with a reception at the white house live on c-span three. also on c-span now, our free mobile video app or online at c-span.org. >> looking to contact your members of congress? c-span makes it easy with our 2025 congressional directory. get essential contact information

and at the department of energy, hundreds of staffers at the national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were also dismissed. but the agency made an about face and began rescinding terminations after senators expressed concerns about the critical nature of these employees and the impact on national security. amara and victor. >> rene marsh, thank you for that now. elon musk's government efficiency team will have to wait longer to get their hands on a critical treasury department payment system. a federal judge extended a temporary order to block them. that system distributes americans tax returns, social security benefits, disability payments and federal employees salaries. the suit, from 19 state attorneys general, says musk's team got access unlawfully. cnn legal analyst joey jackson joining us now. hi. good morning joey. obviously, another temporary win for these democratic attorneys general who filed this lawsuit. talk to me about what they argued in this hearing. >> yeah. >> good to be with you. >> and so i think. >> t

four sources telling cnn that officials did not seem to know that the national nuclear security administration oversees the country's nuclear weapons. the determinations were reversed friday morning after members of congress raised concerns. an energy department spokesperson disputed the number of people affected, telling cnn, quote, less than 50 people were dismissed. president trump also fired thousands of probationary workers on thursday, who have typically been employed for less than a year. this is a list of some of the agencies targeted. we'll have much more on this in the coming hour. well, a close encounter in the waters off the coast of chile, when a kayaker near southern patagonia was suddenly swallowed by a humpback whale. adrian simancas was dragged beneath the surface for several seconds before the whale spat him back out. well, the video was captured by his father, who helped him to safety. soon after, he reemerged. humpbacks are carnivores that eat small sea creatures like krill, but not large mammals. this is adrian's take on that encounter. >> when i turn around, i. i saw some

four sources tell cnn that officials did not seem to know that the national nuclear security administration which oversees the country's nuclear weapons. the terminations were reversed friday morning after members of congress raised concerns. an energy department spokesperson disputed the number of people affected, telling cnn, quote, less than 50 people were dismissed. the executive editor at wired explains how something like this could happen. >> it speaks to this. >> sort of. >> ethos that we've seen to all of this cutting, which is that it is cutting for cutting sake. it is. we're going to reduce the number of employees we have, are going to reduce the number of programs. we're going to reduce the amount of humanitarian aid, scientific research, you name it, just to hit a number. and in the process of hitting that number, if we lose really critical things, really important missions, really important research, if we lose the people who oversee the nuclear stockpile, so be it. i'm glad that they are trying to reverse this. i hope they're able to, but i think that this is what is happening

seeking access to sensitive classified materials about nuclear weapons and at the national nuclear security administration today, which is responsible for keeping our nuclear our nukes safe. they fired a significant portion of their staff today. hundreds of staff members. yesterday, we got word that trump and musk's little squad of genius web developers and software engineers. the folks who may have accidentally posted the classified information on their website and left open some sort of back door so that random members of the public can post stuff on it. that genius squad is now reportedly been sent into the irs. so now that group is in there with your tax information. while tonight we get word that at the irs just ahead of tax filing season, they are about to fire thousands, maybe 9000 people who actually work there to handle your taxes. the combination of the smash and grab by the supposedly high tech team, and the mass firing of people who actually do know what they're doing, means real material harm is being done to our country, and it will take a long time to repair it. when we finally get to start

nuclear weapons. not the words you want to hear together, but tonight, that's where we are. trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers on thursday night at the nuclear excuse me, national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile. even members of congress are now, quote, freaking out about the new trump cuts to a national security component in the name of government efficiency. and tonight, a source telling cnn this happened by happenstance that the officials making government cuts were unaware that this agency oversees the nuclear stockpile. misha cross is at the table. joining us now. what the what? i mean, what. >> i mean. >> it tells us more and more about doge task itself with government efficiency, but doesn't know the inner workings of government. these are people who are not government employees, have never served in any level of government before. these are individuals who are slashing and dashing in whatever way that they can. this particular story affects me on a personal level, because my cousin received one of those letters. he works there. >> what did it say? how did how did they phrase it? >> um, essentially the same

and at the department of energy, hundreds of staffers at the national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were also dismissed. but the agency made an about face and began rescinding terminations after senators expressed concerns about the critical nature of these employees and the impact on national security. >> rene marsh, thank you so much, renee. all right. joining me right now to talk more about these developments is julian zelizer. he's a cnn political analyst and a historian and professor at princeton, princeton university. julian, great to see you. so although i just realized, you know, i'm always calling you julian. i really should be calling you professor. professor at princeton. okay. all right. so trump said, you know, his priority is immigration and inflation, but his focus is, as you put it, in your new foreign policy column, war on the administrative state. this was a stated dream of former trump administration adviser steve bannon. so what is the endgame here? >> well, the endgame is to dismantle as much of go

and at the department of energy, hundreds of staffers at the national nuclear security administration, the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were also dismissed. but the agency made an about face and began rescinding terminations after senators expressed concerns about the critical nature of these employees and the impact on national security. amara and victor. >> our renee, thanks so much. joining me now, associated press reporter meg kinnard. meg, good morning to you. let's talk about this shift now from doge, because week one, two, three focused on usaid. the entire agency, the financial protection bureau as well. now going after people because of their time in the position, not on performance, not really even the job role. it seems to hit different for these departments. >> hey, victor, it's really good to be back with you. and i think you're absolutely right. we've kind of seen, as you note, a shift in the way that doge and the way that these cuts are happening. and i've heard directly and also tangentially from some of those probationary employees, peop

national security. nbc news is reporting the administration is now trying to scrambling. they're scrambling to try to rehire national nuclear security administration workers. it laid off last week, and they can't even figure out how to contact some of the people they let go. you sit on the homeland security committee. what is your response to this recklessness? >> it's demonstrative of giving the keys to the car for someone who can't drive, giving the keys to the car to elon musk, who is an unelected individual, an unelected millionaire billionaire who now has his newest toy. this is a huge etch-a-sketch for him. except when you screw this up, you can't simply shake the glass and make it go away. we're talking about people's lives. we're talking about businesses. we're talking about people's health. we're talking about the sanctity and the strength of our democracy. we're talking about our relationships on a world scale that are being damaged every day by this billionaire who is playing monopoly with people's lives. >> now, louisiana, let's go to your home state. and the home state of the speaker johnson louisiana has recei

without giving appropriate looks at who is being cut you had a problem there at the national nuclear security administrationem back you said that was a mistake. are these cuts moving too fast? >> there is huge ownership in the bureaucracy of washington everyone has talked about changing and reforming our government but it's never happened. government just keeps growing. my department the department of energy head count by 20% during the last administration they were against energy and their goal list of billed obstacles. so we will move aggressively and make changes. most of thank will go well but if you move aggressively he want to make big change its not going to be perfect. certainly i am one of those ones that's been reversed immediately and i'm excited about our opportunities going forward. >> sandra: mr. secretary i have five seconds today the national average is $3.16 for a gallon of gasoline. where will it be by the end of the year? >> i don't know hopefully lower. likely lower. [laughter] >> sandra: okay. hopefully we get you back on for more time as soon as you are available we'd to have you back.

the national nuclear security administration and the irs are the latest targets by musk's department of government efficiency for cuts, democrats and union groups are calling the effort unconstitutional. the trump administration is defending the cuts and insist they are wiping out mass fraud against taxpayers. and happening now, protesters are gathering nationwide to march against the trump administration here in the bay area. groups are gathering in fruitvale plaza oakland. they're going to be marching to lake merritt on social media. organizers are writing in the name of humanity, refused to accept a fastest america. developing now, the trump administration administration plans to meet with russian officials this week in the middle east to start negotiating an end to the ukraine war. but the ukrainians will not have a seat at the table. our washington correspondent trevor shirley is in dc with more. >> ukrainian officials are in the middle east but they will not be a part of this week's talks. the negotiations to end the ukraine war get underway tuesday in saudi arabia, albeit with

more than 300 staffers thursday night at the national nuclear security administration. this is the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpiles. sources told cnn the officials didn't seem to know this agency oversees america's nuclear weapons. they began rescinding terminations friday morning. congressman riley moore, first of all, thank you for being here. both and and congresswoman laura gillan. um, as a republican member of congress, how does that make you feel? do you feel a little bit less safe? >> no, i don't feel any less safe. and i just first want to say, um, my prayers are going out to the folks in west virginia. we had a bad flood last night, and a lot of people are in a lot of hurt there. but to. address the. issue is, no, i don't. and what what's going on here is we're running a playbook that had worked previously under president bill clinton and speaker of the house newt gingrich. as you probably recall, they had laid off president bill clinton, 377,000 federal employees and cuts, and were able to come to the table with the republican congres

>> well, boris, more than 300 staffers at the national nuclear security administration, which is the agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile, were dismissed on thursday night as part of the broader layoffs at the department of energy. >> now. >> these employees are employees with a mission that is critical to the nation's national security, and some of the employees included staff on the ground at facilities overseeing contractors who build nuclear weapons. and they're charged with inspecting those weapons. now, the termination notices also went to employees at nnsa headquarters who write requirements and guidelines for the contractors building nuclear weapons. now, sources tell cnn that members of congress expressed great concern when they learned about this. so much so that senators visited energy secretary chris wright to express those concerns about the cuts. one source telling cnn that congress is freaking out because it appears doe didn't really realize that nnsa oversees the nuclear stockpile. so, boris, tonight the agency is in the process of sending emails

there are already backtracking and trying to reinstate fired employees from the national nuclear security administration, which oversees the us nuclear stockpile. but here's the thing they're having trouble reaching them because the employees no longer have access to their federal government email accounts, which is just another example of the level of incompetence we continue to see surrounding this purge. and if you're not concerned yet, you should be. unelected billionaire musk has made it clear this is a full on demolition of the federal government. >> we do need to. delete entire agencies as opposed to leave part of them behind, because if you leave part of them behind, it's easy. it's kind of like if leaving a weed, if you don't remove the roots of the weed, then it's easy for the weed to grow back. but if you remove the roots of the weed, it doesn't stop weeds from ever growing back, but it makes it harder. >> weeds. and he might be saying that because he realizes that trump's federal worker purge will have little effect on government spending. in reality, the entire civilian federal workforce on

in new york, trump named him to run the national nuclear security administration. god help us all. lee zeldin lost his race for new york. governor trump named him to run the epa. caroline leavitt lost her campaign for a congressional seat in new hampshire. trump named her white house press secretary. the only thing wrestling executive linda mcmahon ever did in politics was lose two consecutive u.s. senate races in connecticut. trump named her secretary of educatio. the last thing tulsi gabbard ever did in politics was disastrously lose a presidential run in 2020. trump has named her director of national intelligence, which is like a horse walks into a bar joke without a horse or a bar. the only thing robert f kennedy jr ever did in politics was run and then quit a presidential campaign this year. now he's trump's nominee to lead health and human services, who is harmeet dhillon? harmeet dhillon lost a race for republican party chair this year. then trump named her to lead the justice department's civil rights division. sam brown lost a nevada senate race this year. trump has put hi

that happened at the national nuclear security administration, where more than 300 staffers had been originally targeted for termination. we have contacted multiple federal employees who have been impacted by the layoffs. understandably, paula, most have chosen not to speak publicly about this, but one of them described the emails workers are receiving from the trump administration as not a choice but a threat, adding that this feels like a hostile takeover of the federal government. in spite of all this, she told us she's not going to be bullied into submitting a two week notice. let's take a listen. >> i won't. >> be resigning. my coworkers aren't resigning. other federal servants aren't resigning. we're fighting back. we're standing up against. these attacks on our livelihoods. >> and on the. >> services that we provide. by speaking out against what doge and elon musk. >> are doing. >> and, paula, this federal employee told us she's not speaking for an agency or a union, but in her personal capacity. congressman hank johnson, who represents georgia's fourth congressional district,

who were fired are already being rehired, including hundreds of workers with the national nuclear security administration food safety and inspection workers within the department of agriculture who are working on the response to bird flu. >> there's no sugarcoating this. these cuts will kill more americans. >> i think we have to just do what we have to do. in some cases, they'll fire people and then they'll put some people back. not all of them, because a lot of people were let go. don't forget, i got elected on the basis of making our government stronger and smaller. >> there are numerous lawsuits over these cuts. >> those federal cuts could have an effect on national parks and recreation areas right here in the bay area. >> abc seven news reporter j.r stone here with a look at those concerns. hi j.r. >> hi there larry kristen sze. some are concerned here. others are outraged saying this will have a direct impact on the parks and those who visit the parks. >> this is going to really be a tipping point for them. and they're going to struggle immensely to try to keep facilities open, but they're not going

over at the national nuclear security administration, a scramble to reinstate more than 300 fired employees who were tasked with managing the nation's nuclear weapons. two sources tell cnn that except for about 25 staffers, all of them were reinstated. most americans are on board with fighting waste, fraud and abuse, but some of the white house's claims about what's being discovered are outlandish, unverified, or just flat out wrong. like this one about social security. elon musk and president trump claim this chart shows tens of millions of social security checks going to people over the age of 101, apparently as old as 369, older than the union itself. when cnn asked where this chart came from, the social security administration did not respond. according to the ssa most recent data, the number of beneficiaries 99 or older was actually less than 90,000. that lines up with the roughly 100,000 americans estimated to be 100 or older. other doge claims appear to have some serious errors. the new york times found that a now canceled i.c.e. contract, cited by doge as being worth $8 billion with

trump administration officials fired more than 300 staffers thursday night at the national nuclear security administrationthe agency tasked with managing the nation's nuclear stockpile. although the terminations were rescinded after the full scope of their critical mission became clear, we have obtained several internal emails paul offit from the cdc about the layoffs. some deal with the terminations, but others target diversity, equity and inclusion programs that the trump administration is terminating. one message it's a not so veiled threat against some workers. it reads in part. we are aware of efforts by some in government to disguise these programs by using coded or imprecise language. there will be no adverse consequences for timely reporting this information. however, it says failure to report this information within ten days may result in adverse consequences. on thursday, elon musk defended his actions by saying that, quote, the people voted for major government reform and that's what people are going to get. >> paula rafael romo, thank you. now to the upheaval and unrest in pam bondi justice de