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senator adam schiff, a longtime critic of president trump, posting on x there was only one person actingsidential in the oval office today, volodymyr zelensky. he stood up to the bullies in a kremlin style shakedown. what will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display? and bay area congressman john garamendi, describing today's events as a, quote, shocking new low to turn our back on an ally when they need our support. well, now to the trump administration's effort to shrink the federal government. the mass budget cuts and layoffs prompting some pushback. ktvu an rubin tells us about the bay area demonstration today aimed at elon musk, who is leading the cost cutting push. >> when you say power people, power people. >> they're fearful and frustrated by government cuts. today, hundreds of protesters took their message to the streets of palo alto and ultimately right to the doorstep of elon musk's tesla. >> we're not going to stand idly by while these billionaires, like elon musk, come and raid all of the taxpayer coffins. >> they blame elon musk for wha

senators adam schiff and alex padilla are citing a letter from an unnamed president ploy. describe what they call inhumane conditions at the federal prison in downtown l a the lawmakers argue many of those migrants are seeking asylum and i'm not been charged or convicted. the senators have not received a response from the did use it to to scary committee. and police are still looking for the man who shot a hillsboro police officer. the department is sharing a new sketch of the person they believe is connected to the crime. take a look at this. police believe this man is described as hispanic in his mid 20's about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and is believed to have a pale complexion with black hair, the ambush styles shooting took place right in the police r department's parking lot last week. the officer shot was hospitalized and is expected to make a full recovery. police officers are hoping residents and businesses can come forward with security footage from february 22nd which is the night of the shooting. and you see a rally outside a tesla dealership in houma today calling

senator adam schiff, a longtime critic of president trump, posted on x, quote, there was only one person acting presidential in the oval office today, volodymyr zelensky. he stood up to the bullies in a kremlin style shakedown. what will it take to awaken the conscience of the country after such a shameful display? bay area congressman john garamendi described today's events as a shocking new low. to turn our back on an ally when they need our support. still to come tonight, new developments surrounding actor gene hackman and his wife, who were found dead in their new mexico home. plus, a warning from federal officials, the popular item continuing to be seized from travelers at the us ico i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment b

shifty adam schiff. it was a democrat scam. and he had to go through that. through it. we didn't end up in a war. and he went through it. he was accused of all that stuff. he had nothing to do with it. it came out of hunter biden's bathroom. it came out of hunter biden's bedroom. it was disgusting. and then they said, oh, the laptop from halep was made by russia. the 51 agents. the whole thing was a scam. and he had to put up with that. he was being accused of all that stuff. all i can say is this, he might have broken deals with obama and bush and he might have broken them with biden -- maybe he did, i don't know what happened. but he didn't break them with me. he wants to make a deal, i don't know if you can make a deal. problem is i have empowered you to be a tough guy. i don't think you would be a tough guy without the united states. your people are very brave. but you are either going to make a deal or we are out. and if we are out, you'll fight it out. it's not going to be pretty. you don't have the cards. but once we sign that deal, you're in a much b

you see adam schiff calling trump essentially saying he's a coward and calling zelenskyy a hero. you see hakeem jeffries talking about how this is really terrible for the united states and how putin is the winner and how j.d. vance and donald trump are doing putin's bidding. so you have this kind of entrenched partisan warfare around this, but i think what we're missing is that we are in the middle of a global realliance. we're having a resorting with russia, iran, and china gaining dominance. so you see this outpouring of european countries in support of zelenskyy because they understand the stakes of this. they understand that the war in ukraine is a proxy war and when zelenskyy brought that up that it might reach american shores, only time will tell, but the winner tonight is absolutely putin. he is celebrating this moment with this chaos that we have never seen in the oval office. >> i have heard that a lot today. so public opinion on support for ukraine, military support coming from the u.s., has been split somewhat. there was a new pew research study that showed 30% of amer

you see adam schiff calling trump essentially saying he's a coward and calling zelenskyy a hero.see hakeem jeffries talking about how this is really terrible for the united states and how putin is the winner and how j.d. vance and donald trump are doing putin's bidding. so you have this kind of entrenched partisan warfare around this, but i think what we're missing is that we are in the middle of a global realliance. we're having a resorting with russia, iran, and china gaining dominance. so you see this outpouring of european countries in support of zelenskyy because they understand the stakes of this. they understand that the war in ukraine is a proxy war and when zelenskyy brought that up that it might reach american shores, only time will tell, but the winner tonight is absolutely putin. he is celebrating this moment with this chaos that we have never seen in the oval office. >> i have heard that a lot today. so public opinion on support for ukraine, military support coming from the u.s., has been split somewhat. there was a new pew research study that showed 30% of americans

and california senator adam schiff posted this response on social media saying, quote, the richest man in the world says your hard earned benefits are the biggest ponzi scheme of all time. they're coming after social security and medicare, and they aren't even hiding it. >> now to the middle east. israel, facing sharp criticism for stopping all humanitarian aid and other supplies into gaza. >> israeli leaders warn, quote, additional consequences could come if hamas doesn't accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire. ktvu tom vacar spoke to a political expert on what this means for the war torn region. >> the expectation was that the two month ceasefire would be extended through ramadan, one of islam's most important months, where the faithful believe the holy quran was sent down from heaven. ramadan coincides with passover, one of the most important jewish high holidays celebrating the israelites escape from egypt. instead, israeli leadership has stated it will not continue the ceasefire or withdraw its troops or allow the continued shipment of goods, supplies and services wit

is now a clear split between america and our nato allies, the democrats are name-calling senator adam schiff says our president is a coward but now emerges that before the oval office blowup top democrats had met zelenskyy and urged him not to accept the deal. were they trying to sabotage a trump foreign policy when, it sure looks like it. as for the top money story, it is the bitcoin valley, friday bitcoin was below $80000 a coin, then the president announced a creation of a strategic crypto reserve which would include bitcoin, now bitcoin is at 93400. stocks in the green mostly this monday morning, the dow up 100 but look at the nasdaq a solid gain 141 points higher. the yield on the ten year treasury just below for the quarter percent, for 23 in the two-year right at 4% 403 to be precise. oil $70 a barrel, gas moving down, $3.9 a gallon that's average for regular cross-country, diesel down at 365 on the show today a showdown is coming trump addresses a joint session of congress tuesday night, nancy pelosi is telling fellow democrats to keep quiet and let the president's do in his own juic

that was a phony hunter biden, joe biden scam, hillary clinton, shifty adam schiff. that was a democrat scam. he had to go through that. we didn't end up in a war. he was accused of all that stuff. it came out of hunter biden's bathroom. it came out of hunter biden's bedroom. it was disgusting. and then they said, oh, oh, the laptop from hell was made by russia. the 51 agents. the whole thing was a scam. he had to put up with that. he was being accused of all that stuff. all i can say is this -- he might have broken deals with obama and bush. and he might have broken them with biden. he did -- maybe he did. i don't know what happened. but he didn't break them with me. he wants to make a deal. i don't know if he can make a deal. the problem is, i've empowered you to be a tough guy. and i don't think you'd be a tough guy without the united states. and your people are very brave. be you're either going to make a deal or we're out. and if we're out, you'll fight it out. i don't think it's going to be pretty. but you'll fight it out. but you don't have the cards. but once

hillary clinton, shifty adam schiff. it was a democrat scam and he had to go through that and he did go through it. we would end up in a war and he went through it. he was accused of all that stuff. he had nothing to do with it. came out of hunter biden's bathroom. it came out of hunter biden's bedroom. it was disgusting. and then they said the laptop from hell was made by russia. 51 agents. the whole thing was a scam and he had to put up with that. he was being accused of all that stuff. all i can say is this. he might have broken deals with obama and bush and biden may be. but he didn't break it with me. i didn't know if he could make a deal. the problem is i have empowered you to be a tough guy. and i don't think you would be a tough guy without the united states and your people are very brave but you're either going to make a deal or we are out and if we are out, you will fight it out. i don't think it's going to be pretty but you will fight it out. but you don't have the cards. once we sign the deal, you are in a mu

helped scuttle president trump's foreign policy initiative and piling on the insults and senator adam schiffls our president a coward. seth moulton said zelenskyy is a hero for standing up to trump and vance who he calls puppets. is this the return of trump derangement syndrome, maybe? that doesn't do america any good at all and doesn't help the people of ukraine that have to keep fighting. one last point, in 2022, months after the war broke out, president biden lost his temper in a phone call with zelenskyy. he told him to "show a little gratitude". that's exactly what jd vance told him on friday. for democrats, it's only bad if trump is involved. third hour of varney starts now. ♪ ♪ stuart: steve forbes is with me here in new york right now. steve, were the democrats trying to sabotage a possible trump win? >> i think what president zelenskyy has to realize and hope his diplomats are telling him this is the democrats are more interested in harming trump than helping ukraine. i'm pleased with prime minister of britain met with zelenskyy and behind the scenes they've told him the same thing.

. >>> well, a number of elected official, including alex padilla and adam schiff spoke out against re-opening the dublin prison, questioning the ability of the site to meet basic immigration detention standards. >>> some breaking news out of the sports world. deebo samuel wanted out, and he got his wish. just about two hours ago we have learned that samuel is now a washington commander. the nfl network is reporting that the 49ers have traded deebo to the commanders for just a fifth round pick. washington has been in the mix for the wide receiver for a while. the commanders get another weapon to play alongside jayden daniels while the 49ers create some cap room, getting rid of his $21.7 million salary. gm john lynch had hinted at the combine this week that a trade was in the works. >> you know, he's asked for a fresh start, and you know, i think we're going to honor that. don't like seeing great players -- and he is a great player. he's, you know, i think often one of my favorite draft picks in my time. he makes plays and game-changing plays, but like at some point, time happens. there's a lot

hillary clinton, shifty adam schiff, who was a democrat scam. he had to go through that. war. and he wn through it. he was accused with that stuff. he had nothing to do with it. it came out of hunter biden's bathroom. it came out of hunter biden's bedroom. it was disgusting. >> reporter: that rant was familiar to trump's first term national security adviser, h.r. mcmaster. mcmaster left the white house after 13 months in a falling out with the president. but even back then, he was warning trump about vladimir putin. >> he appeals to president trump's sense of agrievement, rght? donald, like me, you've been treated so unfairly. and he's been very successful at it because he's a master manipulator. and one of the best liars in the world. >> reporter: you seem to be saying that president trump is being played. >> he is being played. and he's being played like other presidents have been played, like other leaders have been played, through that same playbook of putin's. >> reporter: today, the allies stood with zelenskyy. in london, a flash summit was arranged, with leaders in

senators from california, alex padilla and adam schiff. calling for far more accountability in how these facilities are being used. >> i think it's incumbent on me, as a member of the senate and the judiciary committee, to ask some very fundamental questions. how are we treating these people? is it a humane treatment? is it within the corners of the law or not? i think that's an obvious question. most americans want to know. >> the senators also contend all of these prisons now being considered for ice detention centers are in bad shape, and they are not set up to provide immigrants with lawyers, language services or proper mental health care. >> a restaurant in monterey county is pivoting to a new business model in hopes of staying afloat after a fire at a battery storage facility in moss landing. the owner of the mexican restaurant says the business dropped 50% after the fire and has yet to recover. now the restaurant itself is closed. the owner says she's running a gallery for artists there and a bar in hopes of making it financially. >

senators adam schiff and alex padilla are citing a letter from an unnamed prison employee. describe what they call inhumane conditions at the federal prison in downtown los angeles. the lawmakers argue many of those migrants are seeking asylum and have not been charged or convicted. the senators have not received a response from the judiciary committee. and the pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active duty troops to the u.s. mexico border. president trump's latest move to crack down on illegal immigration. the force will arrive along the nearly 2000 mile border in the coming weeks over 9,000 troops in total are currently at the southern border. a rally outside a tesla dealership coma today called on people to cut ties with the- company. >> and elon musk's involvement with the trump administration. protesters gathered on junipero serra boulevard demanding people to sell their tesla cars and stock to oppose u.s. influence over federal job cuts. this protest is part of a nationwide movement against similar rallies happening in cities like new york, portland, boston and dayt

california senator adam schiff, posting this response on social media, saying the richest man in the hard earned benefits are the biggest ponzi scheme of all time. they're coming after social security and medicare, and they are not even hiding it. senate minority leader chuck schumer, also posting a response to musk's recent comments, saying the trump administration is announcing massive cuts to social security staff more than 7000 people. elon musk is calling social security the biggest ponzi scheme of all time. they are attacking social security and democrats are going to fight back. >> overseas faithfuls flocking to rome to pray for pope francis. the 88 year old pontiff is in stable condition today as he recovers from pneumonia in both lungs. he did skip his weekly blessing this morning, and that was to avoid a public appearance. and throughout the weekend, people have left candles and said prayers at the base of the statue of john paul the second, in front of the hospital where the pope is receiving care. visitors from all over the world say they are hopeful he will recover. >> i

senators from california, alex padilla and adam schiff.y're calling for far more accountability in how these facilities are being used. >> i think it's incumbent on me, as a member of the senate and the judiciary committee, to ask some very fundamental questions. how are we treating these people? is it a humane treatment? is it within the corners of the law or not? i think that's an obvious question most americans want to know. >> the senators also contend all of these prisons now being considered for ice detention centers are in bad shape, and they are not set up to provide immigrants with lawyers, language services or proper mental health care. >> health and human services secretary robert kennedy jr is now urging americans to get vaccinated amid a deadly measles outbreak in texas. secretary kennedy published an op ed about the outbreak for fox news, saying the recent outbreak is a call to action. in texas, health officials have identified nearly 150 measles cases, including one death. a majority of those cases affected people, teens and

senators from california, alex padilla and adam schiff. they're calling for far more accountability in how these facilities are being used. >> i think it's incumbent on me, as a member of the senate and the judiciary committee, to ask some very fundamental questions. how are we treating these people? is it a humane treatment? is it within the corners of the law or not? i think that's an obvious question. most americans want to know. >> the senators also contend all of these prisons now being considered for ice detention centers are in bad shape, and they are not set up to provide immigrants with lawyers, language services or proper mental health care. >> tomorrow, voters in san mateo county go to the polls in a special election to decide the fate of measure a, it gives the county supervisors the power to remove sheriff cristina corpus from office. the sheriff is facing allegations of corruption, abuse of power and inappropriate relationship with another employee. the allegations surfaced in an independent investigation commissioned by the

let's bring right now democratic senator adam schiff of california. with us. so, senator, in 2014, republican senators were very critical of barack obama for not providing military assistance to ukraine as quickly as they needed it in 2022 and 2023. you had republican house members and some senators also being critical of joe biden, suggesting that he wasn't doing enough to support and defend ukraine. i'm curious, where are your republican colleagues on on this issue? they they seem to be quite strident, and i will say i agreed with them in the defense of ukraine against russia and against russian invasions. i am curious, though, where are they now? >> well, it's. a good question. and look, i was. >> also critical of the biden administration at. >> times for. >> not leaning. >> into more. support for ukraine. for taking. >> so long to provide high mars. >> and other vital. >> military materiel to ukraine. but we're in a whole different place. >> now where. the question is not how. >> quickly are we. >> providing aid, but whether. >> we're going to. >>

hunter biden, joe biden scam, hillary clinton, shifty adam schiff it was a democrat scam. and he had to go through that. >> folks, that's. >> cesspool of stupid. >> went on for. >> ten minutes. >> shortly after, trump posted on his social media site saying he has. determined president zelensky is not ready for peace and that. >> he can come back when he's ready. >> pre-planned bilateral press. >> conference was. >> then abruptly canceled. and zelensky was kicked out of the white house. no deal was signed. >> it's hard to overstate just how much. >> of an embarrassment this was. >> for. >> america on the world stage. and just an overall disaster for everybody except russian president. vladimir putin. joining me. >> now is julie ioffe. >> president, washington correspondent for putt. edward luce, us chief. columnist for the financial times. and rick stengel. >> former undersecretary. of state. >> for diplomatic, public diplomacy and affairs and. msnbc political analyst. i want to play for everybody before i get to a question. because i do want to address straight out. >> of

adam schiff it was a democrat scam, and he had to go through that. and he did go through it.idn't end up in a war. >> so, i mean, it seems odd, right? trump making putin sound like a comrade in arms. what do you make of that? >> it's exactly what i've said in the very beginning. it's a exceeds any kremlin's expectation. because if you compare. uh, the mood in moscow, in the in the russian capital in 2016, and before trump, president trump reelection. and now last year, it was very different. in 2016, the expectation was the expectations were much higher, much, uh, like we can really cooperate and strike a deal and agree the spheres of influence. but it didn't came true during the first president trump term. so the expectations in the kremlin were not as high this time. and now they were very cautious, thinking that the rhetoric may change. but fundamentally, the united states will continue to help ukraine to, uh, to see russia as a as a strategic enemy, a strategic adversary. uh, may be some small changes, maybe very slowly. uh, some, some changes can happen. but as quick, as

hunter biden, joe biden scam, hillary clinton, shifty adam schiff. it was a democrat scam. and he had to go through that. and he did go through it. we didn't end up in a war. and he went through it. he was accused of all that stuff. he had nothing to do with it. it came out of hunter biden's bathroom. it came out of hunter biden's bedroom. it was disgusting. and then they said, oh, oh, the laptop from hell was made by russia. the 51 agents. the whole thing was a scam. and he had to put up with that. he was being accused of all that stuff. all i can say is this he might have broken deals with obama and bush, and he might have broken them with biden. he did. maybe. maybe he did. i don't know what happened, but he didn't break them with me. he wants to make a deal. i don't know if he can make a deal. the problem is i've empowered you to be a tough guy, and i don't think you'd be a tough guy without the united states. and your people are very brave. but you're either going to make a deal or we're out. and if we're out, you'll fight it out. i don't think it's going to be pretty,

adam schiff it was a democrat scam. and he had to go through that. >> the message sent to. >> our allies. >> and. >> our adversaries by donald trump and jd vance is now loud and clear, unmistakable. the pro-putin stance of america's president and vice president undeniable, unequivocal. completely out of step. not just with the american public. just 9% of all americans think vladimir putin is to be trusted, according to one recent poll. but also out of step, at least for today, with the republican party and his own cabinet. here's donald trump's current national security adviser and current secretary of state. >> zelenskyy and the ukrainians. >> are clearly showing the will to fight. i do believe he is turning out. >> to be a. modern day. >> winston churchill. >> no matter what, there always has to be a real, legitimate ukrainian state that we have a relationship with. and i don't know why we can't begin to openly say we will support them as long as they are willing to fight, even if it's an insurgency. >> that was then.

hunter biden, joe biden scam, hillary clinton, shifty adam schiff it was a democrat scam. and he had to go through that. >> there's a lot of fact. >> checking we're about to do. but shortly after that. >> heated discussion. >> i guess that's. >> a nice way to. >> put it. zelensky was asked to leave the white house without. >> signing the much anticipated deal, but he. >> did. >> sit down. with fox. news before. >> he left dc. and here's. >> just a bit of it. >> i'm not hearing from. >> you. >> mr. president. >> a thought. >> that you. >> owe the president. >> an apology. >> no, i respect president and i respect american people. it's not about me. the action is that where is our friendship between ukraine and the united states? >> do you agree. >> with that? >> president trump. >> is too close. >> to vladimir putin in your mind? >> president trump, he said that i want to be in the middle. otherwise i will not put these guys at the table. >> and is he right? >> i want really i want to be very honest. i want really him to be more at our side. >> with that, let's bring in our.

senators from california, alex padilla and adam schiff.hese facilities are being used. >> i think it's incumbent on me, as a member of the senate and the judiciary committee, to ask some very fundamental questions. how are we treating these people? is it a humane treatment? is it within the corners of the law or not? i think that's an obvious question. most americans want to know. >> the senators also contend. all of these prisons now being considered for ice detention centers are in bad shape, and they are not set up to provide immigrants with lawyers, language services or proper mental health care. so far, ice has not responded to multiple requests by ktvu seeking more information on the possible plan for that dublin prison facility. dave. >> all right. andre. thank you. time now, 616. the 49ers agreed to trade wide receiver deebo samuel to the washington commanders. the 49ers in exchange, are getting a fifth round draft pick. now, deebo was drafted by the 49ers in 2019, had his best season with the team in 2021 when he earned first team

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