a report out today from democratic senator ben cardin of the foreign relations committee, whose led the push for sanctions on the kremlin, says the u.s. won't be prepared to defend against possible russian meddling in the 2018 midterm elections. or in the next presidential cycle in 2020, unless it takes action immediately. >> putin directs these attacks with an asmymmetric arsenal, th weaponization of energy resources. >> cardin and his investigators say the u.s. and its allies have to coordinate their cyber defense against russia, have to target putin and his cronies and freeze their money. and they have only a few months to do it before the midterms. cyber investigators are warning that putin and his hackers are ready to strike this fall. >> what we would expect to see are similar efforts to leak compromising information that

the top democrat on your committee, senator ben cardin, he released a very dire report today detailing what he set was the continued russian threat of meddling in u.s. elections. upcoming elections in 2018. this year, 2020. he places the spotlight in his report directly on president trump, saying, quote, never before has a u.s. president so clearly ignored such a grave threat and a growing threat to u.s. national security. do you believe the president has ignored this russian threat? >> well, i don't think the president understands how serious the russians are about manipulating democracies and democratic elections. for instance, we passed legislation setting up a new office at the state department called the global engagement center. this would be a center that would spend money trying to counteract russian propaganda, not necessarily in the united states but in places like europe where they're trying to undermine our allies' democracies. the president for months refused to fund that organization. he now is holding a hiring freeze at the state department, which doesn't allow for that

adding the united states should bring in more people from countries like norway.sen ben cardin/rankingmber, foreign relations committee: the president's comments damaged us greatly. it's now i think our responsibility to say that his comments do not represent americathe president ultimately rejecting the immigration proposal-- that protected undocumented young people and increased border security a dramatic setback as the clock is ticking. the government set to run out of funding on january 19th -- and the uncertain future of these so called dreamers a major roadblock in negotiationsbut the white house says its optimistic, an agreement can be reached reporter question: if you are dreamer out there, should you have confidence that this president is going to reach an agreement that will protect you from being deported? sarah sanders/white house press secy:you should." but some believe the president's most recent comments may have made a deal nearly impossiblerep. adriano espaillat/-d-new york / foreign relations committee: we saw a small window of opportunity that perhaps this could be r

she is challenging ben cardin a two-term senator who is up for reelection in november. the two would meet in a primary in june. ben cardin is thought of as the easy favorite for reelection but someone with this name recognition could bring heavy media coverage and outside money to the race. manning is viewed as a patriotic whistleblower by some and a traitor by others. she has not shied away from controversy since her release. manning posted on twitter expletive the police on law- enforcement appreciation day on twitter last week. manning is a convicted felon but that does not appear to bar her from running for congress. caroline shively, fox news. >>> mark wahlberg is showing financial support for the imesup movement donatin $1.5 million he earned for reshooting parts of the money all the money in the world. his costar received $1000 when they needed to reshoot scenes after kevin spacey was replaced in the movie. williams says the decision is not about her but about speaking up. wahlberg says he supports the right for fair pay and the talent agency that represents both

joining us, senator ben cardin. nice of you to be here tonight.nks for your time. >> good to be with you rachel. thanks. >> you look at 19 different european countries. readable case studies on how russia has tried to interfere with our allies and lot of nations, particularly in what they like to think of as their geographical sphere of influence. other countries have come up with strategies to try to fend them off. do they seem like things that could work in the united states, we should steal aand dopt for our own snuse? >> absolutely. we need a game plan and recognize that russia is trying to bring down our democratic institutions. after the 2016 election europeans took steps to protect their systems. in france took actions recognizing that russia would be active if their campaign and were successful in blocking impact of mr. putin's attempts in that election. same thing in germany. russia attempted a coup in montenegro to block it entering nato. they've taken steps to protect themselves because they recognize that russia is trying to bring down

i'll talk to democratic senator ben cardin and nick mulvany. and our krornlcorrespondents. let's begin with jim acosta. the president now personally involved. >> he is. president trump just spoke by phone with house speaker paul ryan. earlier he reached out to a fellow new yorker chuck schumer in search of a break-through. so far the man who wrote the art of the deal can't seem to find one. >> reporter: president trump declined to answers questions about the government shutdown preferring to do his talking behind closed doors with a special guest, chuck schumer. a source familiar with the 90-minute meeting said it was a sign the president wants a deal. >> we made some progress but we still have a good number of disagreements. the discussions will continue. >> reporter: despite the party being in control of the white house and congress -- >> we are preparing for the shutdown. >> how can it be the schumer shutdown when republicans control the house and the senate and the white house. >> i have to laugh when people say that. you know as well as anybody that it takes 60 votes i

senator ben cardin is a maryland democrat. senator, why did you guys cave? >> well, don, we had to get something done. if you go back to the beginning of this, the republicans came in with a five-week continuing resolution with no hope that anything would be done in those five week, particularly as it related to the dreamers. we needed to get action. we can't run government on continuing resolutions. it's a result of this last 48 hours, we now see action on getting a budget done in the next three weeks, less than three weeks. and we have a commitment to bring a dreamer bill to the floor of the united states senate. and now -- >> senator, can i ask you? >> we are optimistic. >> but this was the thing thing this was the same thing that was on the table on friday. they said this wasn't imminent. you did shot from to hold the government hostage and you could allow this continuing resolution, what have you, and then get to daca in february, and that they would do it. there is no difference from friday. >> first of all, first of all, democrats want government open

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ben cardin is with us, the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee. your reaction on this description for people who to want come to the united states from countries like haiti, el salvador, african countries to the united states, these are s-hole countries. i won't say the word. he did say why can't there be more people who come to the united states from countries like norway. he did meet with the prime minister of norway yesterday. >> well, america's strength is in our values and we stand for how we represent to the global community democratic principles, inclusion, et cetera, the president's comments damaged us greatly. now i think our responsibility to say that his comments do not represent america. we've got stand up and say that we won't tolerate that type of characterization as to who we want here in america, that's not what we stand for as a country. the president's comments are very damaging to our reputation. >> were you stunned? give us your reaction. i can only imagine what your colleagues who were in the oval office, seven lawmakers were

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manning has filed to run as a democrat and is one of four candidates taking on senator ben cardin inrimary. >>> the search continues for survivors in montecito california, five days new after heavy rain triggered a deadly mudslide. seven people are still missing and at least 18 have now been confirmed dead. though officials expect that number to rise even higher. much of the coastal community remains under evacuation orders while search rescue and recovery efforts are under way. >> we are trying to mobilize all of the resources at this moment to help the worker, the business owner, the homeowner, the renter, everyone that's been impacted right now. >> we have the army corps of engineers whose spur to come in and shore up all the infrastructure and build and assist local governments and clean up debris and also helping rebuild. >> well, fishes are working very quickly as the threat of rain this coming friday could hamper efforts even more. >>> and getting wet and cold all for a great cause. we are taking you along for the polar bear plunge in wildwood. cbs3 photojournalist matt marian

manning announced the run against democrat ben cardin yesterday.gn video on youtube. today manning is a transgender woman but in 2010 she was an army intelligence manager caught giving out personal -- classified information. last year president obama commuted her sentence and she was released. >>> comedian aziz ansari is the latest celebrity to face accusations of sexual misconduct a new york city photographer says that she went on a date with ansari in september. throughout the evening, she was uncomfortable and felt pressured to have sex with him. the woman says she texted him the next day to tell him she was upset, ansari has apologized and he believed the sex was consensual. >>> a recent college graduate was appointed by the trump administration to lead efforts to curb the opioid crisis. he is 24-year-old taylor wayne now working as the deputy chief of staff at the office of drug control policy. the new role comes one year after graduating from st. john's university. he worked on the trump campaign as well. he was given the position after sever

ben cardin and representative will heard talk about the immediate need to address russia's actions.his is hosted by the german marshall fund in washington, d.c. it is just under an hour and a half. >> good morning. thank you for joining us today.

taking on two-term democrat senator ben cardin.ncing this weekend she will be running. there are questions about whether or not she will be, as far as convicted felon be allowed to run. what are the rules on that. she was granted clemency to be absolutely clear by president obama after given 35 years for leaking secrets to wikileaks. he gave clemency last year. clemency does not allow the crime to be forgotten. the question when she files papers, there are question, will she be allowed to run? at this point no one said anything. she is accepting donations for her senate run. stuart: when she runs there will be a primary, how many votes she gets in the primary. ashley: will be interesting. stuart: interesting idea about the state of the democrat party. ashley: right. stuart: because ben cardin, a sitting senator. ashley: two-term. stuart: he wants another term. he is kind of a moderate, at this point. ashley: i think so, chelsea manning clearly will be way out there on the left. ashley: she is. stuart: how many votes will she get? a

just to quote you a couple of important voices, senior democrat senator ben cardin said recently germanyll become even more dominant in the eu. and he's looking to the eu first, not to an independent uk. well, germany is already the dominant partner in the eu, it's the strongest country. but i believe that britain will become a very important, major contributor to nato, which will be welcomed by many americans. after all, it wasn't just president trump, it was president obama who told us we were freeloading, we, in europe, on nato. you speak with a perspective full of fascinating experience. a former labour party foreign secretary, who decided to leave labour, you found it too left—wing, too socialist. you wanted to create a new centre—ground political movement, the social democratic party, for a while. it was extraordinary popular, but, ultimately, it was a failed attempt to break the mould of british politics. here we sit today with a really avowedly socialist, leftist labour leader, jeremy corbyn, who says that he now represents the new centre ground in british politics. he says he is

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she is running as a democrat and will likely challenge incumbent ben cardin. it was a terrifying ride for dozens of greyhound bus passengers. they were heading for milwaukee to chicago last night when a man started threatening to shoot and kill passengers. police were alerted and stopped the bus in lake county, illinois, using spike strips. no one was hurt, and the suspect was arrested. newly released court documents show the gunman behind the las vegas massacre took elaborate steps to cover his traction, including using multiple cell phones. the documents do not explain the gunman's motive for killing 58 people and wounding more than 500 others. there's still no indication that he had any help planning or carrying out the october attack. the torch for next month's winter olympics aride rooifd in seoul, south korea, tase. south korea's ostracized neighbor, north korea, is sending athletes to the game, which begin february 9. coming up, an american auto maker reinvent the wheel by removing it all together, along with the pedals. later, oprah's special segment f

now furthermore we have heard from ben cardin the u.s. senator he has talked about the report confirmed that the u.s. senate has received a report and said that individuals involved with russian defense and russian intelligence are going to be specifically sanctioned if they do not cease doing business with those entities so there's plenty more to update on how we're gathering more information we will bleed keeping you updated here on r.t. . that's amazing stuff and thank you very much. now fitness trackers are now raising major concerns security concerns i should say for military forces this comes after an australian student was able to discern the locations of secret training bases by looking at a global map that shows where people exercise the most artie's elaborate anger as more. did you know now anyone who's got an internet browser can locate even the most secret army bases around the world say journalists thanks to these little things so how come people are saying fitness trackers could have become the soldier's worst enemy look at

a brands new report out commissioned by maryland senator ben cardin traces a web of russian interferencen government and private institutions around the world. >> the senator told fox5 that vladimir putin used a wide array of tactics to undermine governments and groups. >> mr. putin has an arsenal of weapons. these weapons including the use of corruption, cyber attacks, the use of his own military, the use of energy as a weapon, misinformation, propaganda in order to try to compromise democratic institutions and we outline his efforts in 19 european countries in addition to the united states. this is not a partisan report. this is a represent -- this represents the work of many members of congress including republicans. clearly when you have a country that interferes in your own institutions, sometimes we call that war. we call that an attack and what is done by traditional militaries is very well understood but when we have cyber attack or attempts to influence domestic politics, that's just dangerous and we got to take steps to protect ourselves. >> the new report makes dozens of recom

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manning will likely challenge democratic senator ben cardin...who is the favorite to win.e was convicted of leaking classified information and spent more than six years behind bars. known as bradley manning at the time of her arrest, manning came out as transgender after being sentenced. former president obama granted her clemency before leaving office. (justine) tonight we are learning that a 70-year-old woman died... just steps away from her home... after being hit by a city of berkeley vehicle. it happened friday afternoon... on fulton and channing way... near u-c berkeley. according to witnesses... the city employee was going 15 miles per hour. officers say the driver stayed at the scene. and drugs nor alcohol are not involved. the victim is shelly rideout. and the c-h-p tells us it may have been difficult for the driver to see her because the street is very narrow. "oc: cars and peds"(justine) the city employee was driving a large sewage maintenance truck. and hit rideout while she was in the crosswalk. her neighbors on fulton were horrified to find out about her sudd

she says she'll run as a democrat against ben cardin. >>> the down home voice of college football, keithon, has died. jackson was behind the microphone for gridiron matchups and classic bowl games for five decades. whoa nellie charmed generations of fans. he's credited for naming the rose bowl the granddaddy of them all. he called world series games, the olympics, and auto racing. he died friday. he was 89 years old. >>> the death toll from the devastating mud slides near santa barbara, california, stands at 19. searchers found the body of a woman just yesterday. cleanup crews are clearing the roads. the popular freeway is closed indefinitely. they lost water and power in the rainstorm. >> a little inconvenience is nothing compared to what so many others are having to deal with. you suck it up and make the best of it. >> possibly a small miracle in this devastation, a firefighter is recounselli inrecounting the a comrade heard the crying of a baby coming from the mud-soaked debris. >> i was able to find the baby a couple feet underneath the logs and there was a small pathway that went do

seven years already served and she was released from the military prison here she was challenging ben cardinterm senator up for reelection in november. the two would meet in the maryland democratic primaries this june. many promised to fight that would take one to win this and thought of as an easy favorite. some of the main recognition could bring heavy media coverage and outside money from the far left to the race. manning is viewed as a patriotic whistleblower by some in a traitor by others for her legs are as a writer she covers issues, civil liberties. she often criticizes police and authorities. last week she treated expletive the police on one person appreciation day. manning is a convicted felon but that doesn't appear to bar her from running for congress. arthel: caroline shively, thank you beard train to the department of homeland security will continue accepting applications for sub 10 renewal spirit after a federal judge issued the order last week temporarily blocking president trump's decision to phase out the program. the agency notes it will not process new applications, so wh

she's challenging democrat ben cardin, the two-term senator up for reelection in november. has thought of as an easy favorite to reelection but the main recognition could bring heavy media coverage in outside money from the far left to the race. mankiw does a pitcher attic whistleblower by some and a traitor by others. she hasn't shied away from controversy since release released from prison are thus reclaiming posted on twitter expletive the police on law-enforcement appreciation day. men innocently convicted felon but that doesn't appear to garner running for congress. >> i think there's a joke there about congress "politico." running against incumbent democrat in maryland, one would think you'd have an easy time. thanks a lot. >> honoring dr. martin luther king jr., we speak to the civil rights leader about his legacy in the urgent about racial equality in america. here's the story of green mountain coffee roasters sumatra reserve. let's go to sumatra. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is amazing. so we give farmers like win more plants. to grow more

manning says she will run as a democrat in the primary against ben cardin.f elected, manning would be the first transgender person in the u.s. senate. >>> president trump's vulgar comments about immigrants from certain countries is sparking a global backlash. a number of world leaders condemn the president's remarks and criticized his position in power. the u.n. office of human rights did as well. thursday mr. trump referred to haiti and nations in africa as, quote, s-hole countries during a meeting on immigration policy. in the uk a group of trump supporters heckled london's mayor as he gave a speech. he had told the president he was not welcome in london. mr. trump sparked a feud with britain's prime minister after re-tweeting anti-muss videos. and last week mr. trump said he would not attend opening of the new u.s. embassy in london because of what he called a bad purchase deal. >>> good morning. i'm first alert meteorologist krystal klei. a look down broad street center city. this is what i like to see, the roadways are dry. i think from the wind yesterd

. >> senator ben cardin, top democrat on the foreign relations committee. thank you for being here.it. >> it's worth looking at the case studies and we'll post the link tonight. stay with us. >>> okay, this is from page 138 from the fusion gps transskicri that got released yesterday. this is about five hours in. question, it has been widely reported and mr. steele has acknowledged that he created 16 memos before the election, is that accurate? answer, to the best of my knowledge that's accurate. yes, exhibit 3 is a document produced to the committee by your lawyers. they explained this was a document originally posted by buzzfeed in january '17. is that what we were just discussing as the series of memos by buzzfeed and created by mr. steele? >> yes. >> does what does represent between june and october 2016? >> these are the memos that he created the engagement. to the best of my knowledge, as part of this engagement, this is it. is there another engagement? might there be more trump russia memos other than what we saw in the dossier? that lines up with a little piece of reporting i

she will run against senator ben cardin and the democratic party.nning for the united states senate at all. she should be in prison. jillian: manning spent seven years in prison for leaking classified government documents. former president obama -- her 35 year sentence. >> vikings punching their ticket to the nfc championship game just as the clock ran out. >> stepped into it. pass is caught! diggs, sideline, touchdown! unbelievable! vikings win it!. jillian: that is pretty amazing. wide receiver, stefon diggs stealing the win, 29-24. pete hegseth is huge vikings fan and still pumped up. >> my heart is racing so high. sweating in my living room. i can't believe we actually won. jillian: you got to get past the eagles first, buddy. to the afc, the jaguars getting best of the steelers for the stunning 45-42 win. they move on to play the patriots next sunday for the afc crown. vikings as i mentioned will take on the eagles for the nfc championship steve steph you're predicting. jillian: eagles. hello. not even a question. brian: eagles patriots or jagu

maryland senator ben cardin just released a new report regarding russia's interference in brain, spain france and germany. cardin puts the blame on vladimir putin including cyberattacks and disinformation, fringe political groups and organized crime. in an op-ed today, cardin writes, "while our european partners have taken steps to better defend themselves, the united states has not protected the institutions. clearly ignored a national security threat. >> mr. trump must show unprecedented support for our people. >> democrats are calling on president trump to work with u.s. allies to take steps to battle the russia threat together. >>> lawmakers in maryland and virginia returned to work today as the start of the new legislative season gets under way. in maryland, everything from paid sick leave to health care and taxes are on the table. they are also hoping to tackle the culture of section sexual misconduct in the workplace. in virginia, a record number of women and minorities joined the house. let's start with northern virginia bureau chief julie carey. she's in richmond. >> reporter:

senator ben cardin putting out his own report on a partisan basis. saying the republicans won't come with him. president trump, he says, negligent in response to the threat and here was senator cardin expressing this new report. >> today current president of the united states still barely acknowledges the threat posed by mr. putin's repeated tasked. let alone the kind of leadership necessary to effectively counter this kixd aggression. never before has a u.s. president so severely ignored such a grave and growing threat to u.s. national security. >> is that fair to the president to say that never has anyone ignored a threat this much? >> i think it is extremely fair. this gets to the heart of what the special counsel inquiry is all about and why it actually started. so the president can continue to call this a witch hunt. what sits a vital investigation to get to the one question, to what resident a fortune government attempt to med well our last presidential election and what will we do about it? we have mid-term elections coming and there is no pla

senate seat held by ben cardin. >> we don't need more or better leaders. we need someone willing to fight. >> it's a long shot. it it was manning, who is in army intelligence specialist sneaked this video to wikileaks showing u.s. apache helicopters evidently firing on civilians and journalists. manning leaked over half a million classified documents and cables. president obama commuted her 35 year sentence. prompting president trump to call her an ungrateful traitor. her record would disqualify most candidates. >> the fact that you are telling me i shouldn't is the reason why i should. >> in an era marked by a people, voters remain angry and maryland has a embarrassing uniformity to its political class. >> the major officeholders are men. all the members of congress, that senators, the governor, comptroller, speaker of the house. >> as a former man, now transgendered female, manning may bring a unique appeal to some progresses. like alabama found with raymore, mainstream maryland democrats may find manning a bridge too far. >> if she gets one vote there,

she'll likely challenge the two-term senator, ben cardin who is the favorite to win. >>> and in georgia, dramatic video of a firefighter catching a child thrown from a third story of a burning department complex in dekalb county. the family of eight trapped by those flames. the desperate parents suddenly throwing their newborn out the window. and down below, another firefighter with open arms. the family of eight walking away with only minor injuries. >> glad to hear that. >>> we are, this morning, celebrating the life of the legendary sportscaster keith jackson. known for the catch phrase whoa nellie. he was also known for being the voice of college football. he spent more than 50 years as a sportscaster. most of those years reporting for abc sports. his career spanned four world series and ten olympics. keith jackson was 89 years old. >> he was college football. >>> and finally, a big night for football. the new england patriots, dan, they're headed for the seventh consecutive afc championship game. >> of course. >> it's not even -- you expect it now. they beat tennessee, 35-14, in fo

she will challenge to term senator ben cardin who is a favorite to win.bradley manning at the time of her arrest, she was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking more than 700,000 documents to wikileaks. president obama granted her clemency before leaving office last year. >>> two high profile executives are leaving the board of directors over potential conflicts of interest. in a recent filing, disney said facebook c.o.o. sheryl sandberg and twitter ceo jack dorsey will not be renominated to their current positions on the board. both social media companies have moved further into the entertainment business in recent years and that includes live sports which could interfere with espn. >>> the city of greenfield which is about 10 miles north of king city is really living up to its name. the agricultural community of greenfield gearing up to become a major player in the booming cannabis business. the first of 11 marijuana cultivation facilities is currently underway and that's expected to grow plenty of jobs from harvesting to lab work and sales. >> we

. >> juan: she is running against ben cardin and i don't think she has come i don't know anyone who thinksg of a chance. >> kimberly: it's ominous. i think it's not a good ad. it's kind of terrifying, frightening, i don't know. seems darkened the end of time. >> juan: the whole purpose of the run is to expose her? >> kimberly: yes, yes, yes. i don't think there is true intentionality. she's trying to get preston keep her name in the public sphere. i find it to be disingenuous and also frightening. >> juan: jesse, what do you think about romney? >> jesse: i like how the producers frame it. there's that convicted felon and trader running on that democratic ticket and there were going to talk about the multimillion dollar family man on the republican ticket. i think they should run reverend wright for senate, may be jane fonda for congress. kathy griffin i think maybe would make a good governor. write as many cooks as you can, juan. listen, he's a great american and a principled conservative. it's his seat if he wants it. i don't think a lot of people hope he is going to come in the senate to

joining me, ben cardin. so the worst fundraising in record. can you concerned?be with you. look at the results of elections we've seen thus far in the senate race and alabama, or take a look at virginia and my own state of maryland. and frederick and annapolis where democrats took out incumbent republicans. i think there are so many responses is that democrat brings out a lot of opposition and a lot of concern. >> we might hear about infrastructure in the state of the union speech tonight. senator schumer wrote an op ed saying, on tuesday, if president trump chooses a real direct federal investment, he will have a chance to pass an effective, bipartisan bill. >> i think it is an area where could you bring democrats and republicans together but you'll have to be straightforward. it has to provide more ability, more revenues, more opportunity for to us rebuild our roads, our bridges, our infrastructure, our transit systems. that requires public investment. so it will have to increase -- more money. we can leverage private sector involvement. we can look for ways t

all this went down as democrats released a new report commissioned by ben cardin the document to the russian president's decade-long strategy to undermine democracy and concluded moscow will likely target the 2020 elections. >> bret: new defamation suit today over the dossier, the firm behind the dossier. >> the president's longtime personal attorney michael cohen is seeking more than $100 million in damages, suing fusion gps, the firm had the dossier, and buzzfeed who published the memos online exactly a year ago today. on twitter, cohen said enough is enough of the fake russian dossier. without mentioning: or the other behind the controversial book "fire and furry," the president said the legal system is outdated. >> things that are, knowingly false and be able to smile as money pours into your bank account. >> former dish spy christopher steele paroled intelligence from his russian contacts. >> christopher steele was regarded as a competent professional, dedicated professional and i think it speaks to his instincts, his professional instincts that when he grew concerned about what

. >> maryland senator ben cardin says lawmakers should ignore the proposal and continue with their bipartisanks. all will be facing deadline pressure soon, shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel on the hill. thanks. let's go to a.b. stoddard, columnist at real clear politics. did you hear nancy pelosi on this? listen. >> that plan is a campaign to make america white again. it's a plan that says over 50% of the current legal immigration will be cut back. that many people will be sent out of the country. >> shepard: for the moment at least, the far right hates it, the left hates it. where are they going with this? >> a true compromise is when everyone is missable. it's a good starting possible. it's clear as senator cardin indicated that this is not the final plan. president trump admitted that he's likely to massage his priority list once more as he's done several times. this is not really ultimately where it's going to end up. shep, this is comprehensive immigration reform, this is a massive restructuring of immigration policy that has been in place for a minimum of half a century. a real cut back to

let's bring in democratic senator of ben cardin. do you have additional information about this departure? >> he made that departure clear. i don't know there's anything new. we obviously very concerned here on capitol hill of maintaining are the integrity of the department of justice. at this point, there's nothing new to report. >> i a chance to sit down with senator mitch mcconnell hour before that news broke. i asked him whether he had confidence in bernar bob muellen that investigation alleged collusion. >> i think we ought to let mueller finish the job. >> do you think that congress needs to do anything. they have a responsibility to protect bob mueller. there are push by some to have legislation to protect him from being fired. are you still reluctant to do legislation? >> i don't think it's necessary. i don't think the administration wants to get rid of mueller. therefore the legislation is not necessary. >> senator, dowdie do you -- dou youdisagree? >> they should have their independence. i think it will be more comfortable

manning will run as a democrat and likely challenge ben cardin in the primary. some concerns across the north american continent tonight that president trump with in fact withdraw the u.s. from the north american free trade agreement. or nafta. kevin corke tells us where we are right now on the renegotiations. >> napped i was the trade deal in the history. it's like the history of this country. nafta has been a disaster for the united states. >> president trump has made no secret about his opinion of nafta. >> we will renegotiate nafta or we will terminate nafta. >> the approach to the renegotiations has set off shock waves of concern from mexico city to ottawa that the u.s. may soon abruptly and the 24-year-old agreement. >> we hope for the best. we also need to be very clear that we will defend our national interests. >> robert lighthizer proposing a new nafta include lower trade deficits, unfair eliminate unfr subsidies. update the rules of origin. the latter would insist that half of all materials used to make cars sold in this region come from the u.s. cana

adding the united states should bring in more people from countries like norway.sen ben cardin/rankingmber, foreign relations committee: the president's comments damaged us greatly. it's now i think our responsibility to say that his comments do not represent americathe president ultimately rejecting the immigration proposal-- that protected undocumented young people and increased border security a dramatic setback as the clock is ticking. the government set to run out of funding on january 19th -- and the uncertain future of these so called dreamers a major roadblock in negotiationsbut the white house says its optimistic, an agreement can be reached reporter question: if you are dreamer out there, should you have confidence that this president is going to reach an agreement that will protect you from being deported? sarah sanders/white house press secy:you should." but some believe the president's most recent comments may have made a deal nearly impossiblerep. adriano espaillat/-d-new york / foreign relations committee: we saw a small window of opportunity that perhaps this could be r

now outlined at a new senate foreign relations committee report overseen by maryland senator ben cardin it benefit russia and putin if the russian institutions are brought down. >> it depends on the fruit corrupt interviews. the corrupt enterprises are a harder time functioning in the democratic countries. >> some believe the kremlin is fighting the cold war. only the weapons changed. >> cyber attack. include the use of the military. he uses fake information, propaganda. >> the former ambassador and intelligence officer says the kremlin has been very angered by the u.s. sanctions. >> they are sensitive that appears to be discrediting, russia or undermining the leadership. >> the idea of a deep friendship between u.s. and russia is not out of this world. not out of the universe. the two countries remain strong partners when it comes to space. >> you can see the apollo behind me and they are working on the first ever international space station on the moon. in southwest washington i'm kristine frazao, abc7 news. larry: at 5:00, identical jewelry heist caught on caught. store owner sneakin

senator ben cardin is the ranking democrat on the foreign relations committee.enator, happy new year. thank you for being on the show. >> good morning, chris. good to be with you. >> so the headline from the morning of fact is north korea and south korea are talking again. that is a big development. it's years in the making. do you believe that the president's tweeting and posture towards north korea has helped make this happen? >> no. i think it's made it more difficult. we're very happy to say there's conversations taking place between north korea and south korea. we need diplomacy between the united states, china, and north korea to supplement that or lead that. the president's tweets have made it more difficult for diplomacy to work. we know that the only reasonable solution to the north korean crisis is through diplomacy. and the president's tweets make that more challenging. >> how do we know, senator? look, we don't have enough time to sit through and talk about does the president always tell the truth? no. are his tweets and statements always delicate an

she is challenging democrat ben cardin, two-term senator who is up for reelection in november. meet in the maryland democratic primaries the stupid card and is thought of as an easy favorite for reelection but someone with manning's name recognition could bring the media coverage in outside money to the far left to the right. she is viewed as a patriotic whistleblower by some and a traitor by others for leaks. she is not shy away from controversy since release from prison. last week she posted on or: manning is a convicted felon that does not appear to bar her from running for congress. eric five thank you so much. meanwhile, president trump has touted the effect of the tax overhaul plan and some say it is already paying off. a pay hike for walmart workers has been announced. the company is saying full-time employees are set to make a minimum wage of $11 an hour. they will see those bonuses that some folks have done in other companies. $1000 each but even walmart is paying its employees more the company also happens to be closing 63 of its sam's club stores. the president has t

ben cardin is somebody who is at the center, the ranking democrat on senate floor in the spirit i thinkon by 30 points. it still be to see what happens. in the meantime we have somebody i we think will end up in the race. a former presidential contender, former governor mitt romney tweeting in response to some of what has gone down with president trump. he says this. the poverty of an inspiring immigrant nation of origin is the relevant -- inconsistent with america's history and antithetical to american values. may her memory of dr. king buoy our hope for unity, greatness and charity for all." sometimes these people seem like mortal enemies. sometimes they are dining together over frog legs and talking about a cabinet position. it's confusing. >> the frog legs seem like a long time ago now to me. it seems like romney has been on a pretty typical and pretty sharp anti-trump band for the last few months, which is an interesting strategy. you have other people that are facing the possibility of a republican primary who are currently in the congress who are basically bailing out because the

>>kelly: we've been watching senator mitch mcconnell and ben cardin. let me listen again real quick as senator mitch mcconnell has taken to the podium again. >> their pay to include imminent danger pay would be delayed because the democrats are insisting we deal with illegal immigration exclusively on their terms. let me remind the senate that we have an all volunteer force that doesn't ask much of us but we are obliged to pay and support them. we all them the certainty of a full year funding bill. therefore i object. >> objection is heard. >> mr. president i ask unanimous consent for consideration of - - the mcconnell amendment which provides for full funding for authorized activities in the national defense authorization act be considered and agreed to. the bill is amended a third time and passed. motion to reconsider be considered and laid upon the table with no intervening actions or debate. >> reserving the right to object. >> mr. president, if i might. the democrats and i hope republicans have been trying to budget this country. let's negotiate t

senator ben cardin, ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee issuing that report. >> the government of the russian federation, universal values and rule of law assault at home and abroad president vladimir putin directs these attacks. >> french women's rights activist denouncing an open letter signed by movie start katherine deneuve and others which says men are unfairly targeted by misconduct allegations. the activists say deneuve and others are using media exposure to make sexual violence appear normal usa reporting mark wahlberg got $1.5 million for all the money in the world reshoots while co-star michelle williams was paid less than $1,000. those reshoots were necessary when kevin spacey was replaced on that film by christopher plummer after spacey was accused of sexual misconduct that is the news update this hour back downtown to "squawk alley." guys, i'll send it back to you. >> seema, thank you very much. a powerful gop senator now demanding answers from apple in a letter to ceo tim cook, the third ranking republican commerce committee chair john thune looking

senator ben cardin said last year there are 60 votes. right now 8 shy with the democrats you just counted. but you would have the 60 votes if you did a three day extension and spent the next three days working out some of the issues. is that a nonstarter for the white house? or would you consider a few day extension? >> well, that's certainly not going to solve the problem. right now we are looking toward a long-term solution where we have a two-year set of budget caps that provide certainty for military, federal agencies so they can make spending decisions and they are able to plan with some understanding of when their funding is going to come in. right now a three day or four day or five day whatever people have been talking about, we won't be able to solve these problems. the other issue of immigration folded into this debate, that's certainly not growing to get solved. so whatever senator cardin is proposing is just a bandage. it doesn't solve the problem. >> so no way you get on board with that? >> we will not get on board with that

he's trying to work with ben cardin to work out an aarrangement where the whole thing doesn't blow upe. that doesn't mean this is where lindsey graham is. i think lindsey graham's admirers and critics are somewhat amazed at what he's displayed and the slobbery and flatte flattery. it's got people speculating, what's going on with lindsey graham who used to be independent-minded, not afraid to call it as he sees it guy. and there's speculation -- he wants to be secretary of state, whenever rex tillerson goes by the wayside. i think it's a very dramatic, very different ball game what he's doing than bob corker, who's trying to make progress on this iran deal. >> then you have the president heading to atlanta later today, a city he once described as falling apart and crime-infested. how do we think that reception's going to go? >> well, it is the president -- the president of the united states is going to the college championship. i think he'll be received like the president of the united states. certainly, authorities in atlanta have indicated they welcome his arrival. >> at the naacp i

ben cardin put out a scathing report today that accuses president trump and the trump administration of negligence when it comes to making sure there is not future election interference in 2018, 2020 in this country. quote, without leadership from the president, any attempt to marshal such a response will be inherentlily weakened at the outset. it's been a year this month since the intelligence community has put out their report. has anything improved? are we safer? >> i don't know that we are. there is a lot of energy in the private sector and the think tank community around here that is looking at this question and they are actually learning a great deal about what the russians did and how they did it. jake, this was an unexpected attack against an unknown weakness in the american political process. it hit a scene between public and private, a seam between law enforcement and intelligence. a seam before federal and local. and the open way you can come back from that is through an extraordinary effort. let me ask you a question coming back at you, who is the go-to guy in the u.s. fe

bob corker, ben cardin, the leaders of the foreign relations committee worked very closely together. they came up with a bill that was balanced and needed. the one thing we know for sure already is the russians did attempt to meddle in our elections, and not only should there be a price to pay in terms of sanctions, but also we need to put safeguards in place right now for the elections for this year, because we know the russians have not given up on their disinformation campaign and their attempt to sew discord in this country and to undermine faith in democratic institutions. they've also tried it in western europe and in montenegro. we sneneed to act now to try to stop that. >> border security, they'll throw all the money at it in the world. cyber security, nothing so far. >> senator collins, as long as you're around, i feel we'll get to the right place. >> thank you, chris. >>> we have a studio full of senators. president trump plans to sell his immigration plan to lawmakers and the american people at tonight's state of the union address. joining us is heidi heitcamp of north dak