to bill lee's point that he just made, that was that we now have a very positive sentiment. does that then help stabilize an economy that may have been wobbly? >> well, liz, yes, i think the answer is what we heard from the fed today was music to the market's ears. they reinforced the message that changed in the latter part of last year when there was a lot of political jawboning going on. but at the end of the day, the fed clearly has moderated its position in terms of interest rates and where we might be going with a backdrop of a pretty decent economy and a very strong labor market. and this came on top of, you know, what has been a rather positive earnings reporting period. 75% or thereabouts of those s&p companies that have reported have all beat, that's not out of context with what we've seen in the past, but the earnings on balance have been terrific. the market has reflected that. now we get the fed putting the wind at the back, if you will, and we are up, what, almost 200 more points than we were when the fed started. liz: dow jones industrials above 25,000 at 25,00

susan: well, under the late, lamented mayor bill lee, san francisco embarked in recent years on a very aggressive plan to ensure the presence of a wholesale fiber-optic network reaching every home and business. that was put on pause after the mayor died. there is a new mayor who does not see this is a top priority. i have hopes that san francisco will once again take the lead here and insist that its citizens have terrific communications capacity. it does not have the lowest prices for everybody and the best conductivity yet it is advertised as the tech city. >> i just looked this up. is fiberoptics necessary for 5g? >> yes. 5g produces so much data that the nickname for it is backhaul. to get the data from your device to a nearby small cell, it will go through the air but that cell has to be fed by fiber in order to carry the tsunami of data that we think is going to be produced not only by your handheld devices but driverless of information dense applications that will require fiber. risk is that only a few places will have fiber and it will be controlled by a company who will be cha

. >> i like bill lee as well, just for the record. [applause] >> how about those red sox.[applause] >> mister president, madam speaker, mister chief justice, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests and fellow vermonters. i think the people of vermont for the opportunity to serve as governor and their trust and support on the work ahead. it is the greatest honor of my life. i want to thank my wife diana, my two.erica and rachel, my mom, my entire family for their support and love. i couldn't do this without you. [applause] >> this is the second time i had the privilege of addressing you at the open of the biannual session. each time we have got about our work against the backdrop of a national political environment that brought out the worst in the process. unfortunately it still exists today. as too many political points of policy solutions, social media fills with negativity and hate and politics as a whole means to divide us more than it brings us together. i truly believe in vermont we can set a standard others across the nation can aspire to and elected o

>> guest: under the late lamented their bill lee, that's not his first name, but his last name is lee. san francisco embarked on recent years on a very aggressive plan to ensure the presence of a wholesale fiber-optic network reaching every home and business in the city. that plan was put on pause when mayor lee died and after the interim mayor left there's a new mayor there in san francisco who sees us as a top priority. i have hopes that san francisco will once again take the lead here and insist that it citizens heavy traffic mitigation capacity because the city does not have that. city does not have lowest prices for everybody. it doesn't have the best connectivity and yet it is advertised as a tech city. >> host: that the late mayor ed lee. >> guest: thank you very much. >> host: is fiber optics and i will tell you i just looked that up on my phone while you were talking. that's pretty quick communication. [laughter] is fiber optic necessary for 5g? >> guest: yes. 5g produces so much data that this nickname is backhaul and to get that data from your device to a nearby phone so it

. >> i like bill lee as well, just for the record. [applause] how about those red sox? [applause] mr. president, madam speaker, mr. chief justice, members of the general assembly, distinguished guests and fellow vermonters: i want to begin by thanking the people of vermont for the opportunity to serve as governor, and for their trust and support as we carry out the work ahead. it is the greatest honor of my life. i also want to thank my wife, diana, my two daughters, erica and rachael, my mom and my entire family for their support and lovei couldn't do this without you. this is the second time i've had the privilege of addressing you as we open the biennial session. each time, we've gone about our work against the backdrop of a national political environment that's brought out the worst in the public process. unfortunately, this still exists today, as too many value political points over policy solutions. social media still overflows with negativity and hate, and politics as a whole still seems to divide us more than it brings us together. i truly believe that in vermon

but republican bill lee who may have had the worst day when he spoke at mlk's day. >> i wonder what dr. martin luther king would thing about where we are today and i think he would think there's been much progress made but he would think we have a long way to go. and that is what i believe as well. >> after the governor spoke, he took his seat on stage and our old friend, the dr. william reverend barber took his stage. >> they can't say how they love dr. king and how he stood for unity but you deny and refuse to support his agenda. right, governor? >> you're going to want to stay tuned for thing two in 60 seconds. >>> so reverend william barber spoke at an event honoring martin luther king can, following the governor and barber was just not having any of it. >> politicians can't say they love dr. king and how he stood for love and unity but then you deny and refuses to support his agenda. right, governor? i mean since you came, so let me show you what i mean, governor. dr. king would have been for a wall. how many of y'all not against a wall? politician, everybody and we'll tell donald

but republican bill lee who may have had the worst day when he spoke at mlk's day. >> i wonder what drmartin luther king would thing about where we are today and i think he would think there's been much progress made but he would think we have a long way to go. and that is what i believe as well. >> after the governor spoke, he took his seat on stage and our old friend, the dr. william reverend barber took his stage. >> they can't say how they love dr. king and how he stood for unity but you deny and refuse to support his agenda. right, governor? >> you're going to want to stay tuned for thing two in 60 seconds. y tuned for thing two in 60 seconds. it's so simple, i don't even have to think about it. so i think about mouthfeel. i don't think about the ink card. i think about nitrogen ice cream in supermarkets all over the world. i think about the details. fine, i obsess over the details. think about every part of your business except the one part that works without a thought. your ink card. chase ink business unlimited. chase ink business unlimited, with unlimited 1.5% cash back on eve

opposed to shares thank you so much and i have a new year my friend happy new year to you my friend bill versus lee for aggressive commentator and author host of the bill press show on the young turks network his latest book is trump must go the top one hundred reasons to dump trump and want to keep it he is in the nation's capital we will turn to him now as we continue the conversation what do you make of donald trump suggestion that syria was lost long ago. i think he may be right larry look i consider i don't think this is a partisan issue really i think syria i consider it the one big mistake of the obama administration going in there in the first place with the goal of replacing passarella saad which is a lot of gold but we didn't put the resources in there willing to do so we didn't support the opposition and ended up being a bloody mess with donald trump inherited i think all of us would like to get out of syria the question is how do you do it and i think the problem with what donald trump is this precipitous withdrawal saying is going to get out in thirty days without even consulting the s

susan: well, under the late, lee, sanmayor bill francisco embarked in recent years on a very aggressive plan to network, in every home and business in the city. that plan was shelved or put on ause when mayor lee died and after mayor farrell left. there is a current mayor that doesn't see this as a top priority. i have hopes that san francisco will once again take the lead here insist its citizens have terrific communications. its city doesn't have the lowest prices for everybody and the best connectivity yet it is advertised as a -- city. eter: the late mayor ed lee. fiberoptics. i just looked that up on my phone as you were talking. is fiberoptics necessary for 5-g? susan: yes. 5-g produces so much data to get that data from your device to a nearby small cell, it will go through the air but that cell has to be fed by fiber in order to carry the tsunami of data that we think is going to be produced by not only your hand held devices but the future internet. drive driverless cars are going to require it. there is lots of information, dense applications that will require fiber. the risk

bill on "power lunch" right now. >> thanks, kelly see you in a moment. i'm melissa lee. bill in for tyler today.t 2:00, two big warnings taking down the bulls. what caterpillar is signaling and what that means for chips and technology and a monster week ahead for the markets the biggest week of earnings first fed rate decision of 2018. >> i'm gibill griffeth. stocks tumbling from the start a busy week.

bill on "power lunch" right now. >> thanks, kelly see you in a moment. i'm melissa lee. bill in for tyler today. new at 2:00, two big warnings taking down the bulls. what caterpillar is signaling and what that means for chips and technology and a monster week ahead for the markets the biggest week of earnings first fed rate decision of 2018. >> i'm gibill griffeth. stocks tumbling from the start a busy week. off session lows dow down more than 410 points at the low so far caterpillar responsible for about a quarter of the decline so far today tech and energy have been the worst performing sectors so far in today's session let's kick things off right now. bob pisani tracking the action for us from the floor of the nyse bob? >> the nyse as we call it. we're clawing our way back 40% of the losses regained already. 3-2 declining to advanced stocks with 7-1 at the open and take a look here. three things matter here a quarter of the way through earnings season. move the markets number one, perception that the fed central bank is dovish number two, expectations of a positive trade outcome for better or

the first bill will open up all six agencies of the government with the exception of homeland security. >> reporter: bay area congresswoman barbara lee says the second bill would fund homeland security through february, which allows time for lawmakers and the president tov billion for border security, but not funding for the president's wall. >> reporter: tonight, the white house says the plan is a non-starter, because it doesn't keep american families safe from human trafficking, drugs, and crime. while the stalemate drags on, 800,000 federal employees are facing an uncertain economic future, and people who are visiting national parks are seeing and smelling the impact of the shutdown. in yosemite, new closures because trash and human waste are piling up. jean elle, nbc bay area news. >>> it is under investigation tonight. a border incident that's kalated quickly near tijuana. border patrol officers fired tear gas to fend off roughly 150 migrants trying to cross a border fence early this morning. aimed at migrants who were throwing rocks at officers. officials say the group fled the area, but 25 migrants were detained by agents, inc

i'll join melissa and bill on "power lunch" beginning now. >> i'm melissa lee with bill griffith justom the first rate decision of 2019, plus the fed chair's news conference while the chances of recession are rising an earnings avalanche ahead, apple reporting after the bell, but the attention turning to its outlook. what the street is watching. and the range against the rich why howard schulz's potential 202 run is creating a big headache for business and the wealthy. "power lunch" starts right now >> and we do welcome you

i'll join melissa and bill on "power lunch" beginning now. >> i'm melissa lee with bill griffith just 24 hours from the first rate decision of 2019, plus the fed chair's news conference while the chances of recession are rising an earnings avalanche ahead, apple reporting after the bell, but the attention turning to its outlook. what the street is watching. and the range against the rich why howard schulz's potential 202 run is creating a big headache for business and the wealthy. "power lunch" starts right now >> and we do welcome you to "power lunch." i'm griffith griffitbill griffi. stocks are up higher 3m giving the biggest boost to the dow on the back of its latest results and check out two movers this hour, ge sinking following a negative analyst note ahead of earnings, but lumber prices, are they rallying or what today, up about 20% just this month and on pace for their best month since march of 2016. reports have been blaming a cutback in production plus the dreaded kind beetle. well, we are less than 24 hours from the dreaded pine beetle >> i dread it. dread all beetles. >> w

it's what the american people want 1249 let me tell you why the cotton and mike lee said they didn't vote for the billay >>> cotton said it gives legal status to illegal aliens without first securing the borders, mike lee added the bill doesn't do enough to reform the immigration situation and address the crisis at the border. >> they're both i think the best in the u.s. senate on us immigration. they don't like the idea that the administration seems to be inching toward a type of amnesty >>> this is not amnesty. this is part of trying to find the middle ground to help negotiate and bring the democrats to the table. you've seen some of these freshmen democrats getting real nervous and pressuring nancy pelosi. but nancy pelosi is in complete denial. and the she will do -- she does not care about the federal workers, about the have you never able families, she does not care about those american people that have been impacted. >> laura: she didn't go to kate steinle's funeral did she? >>> the angel moms knocked on her office door and didn't receive a greeting from nancy pelosi or chuck schumer. the presi

defections on the bill, mostly moderates like fred upton from michigan, jamie herrera butler from oregon, greg walden from oregon among some of them. they will work shy to move to lee's appreciation bills but were not seeing many republican. that starts to happen, you might know the president has a problem. >> ed: separating fact from fiction, we appreciate it. the debate over border security close to home for the family of slain california police officer ronil singh. >> i feel like we shouldn't be giving people second chances. we shouldn't be giving people a second chance them. if he would have been deported, my brother would be alive right now. i would not be doing this interview. >> ed: that is reggie singh, his brother. an exclusive with martha mcallen. let's bring in a former obama aide luis miranda and the vice president of the national border patrol council, ardell cueto. generally, i you coming in. louise, i want to start with you. thank you to answer directly the brother of the scene california police officer. but for an illegal immigrant, my brother would be alive today. >> i feel tremendous compassion for mistress singh and what they're going through. it's

i'm melissa lee along with bill and kelly here and we're waiting for the fed decision just moments away first fed decision of 2019 that will of course be followed by fed chair powell's news conference in b about a half an hour let's get a check of the markets. we're off the session highs with the dow up 250 points. s&p is higher by 20 points or three quarter of a percent and nasdaq is up by one and a quarter percent. leets bring in alicia, chief market strategist and david kelly with jpmorgan funds. great to have you here i don't think anybody's expecting movement on rates, but in term of what he will say, i think the markets are jittery about what he could say that could royal the markets. >> so at this point, i feel like the market is like a spoiled child. so the market wanted to hear patience and data depend ens in december, it didn't and we had a terrible sell off many fed officials came out afterwards and did stay that th fed will be patient. now the market b wants to hear something on the balance sheet and it wants to hear there's a tapering of the tightening i do not think they'r

without a deal accompanying lead has been selling a so-called breck's it box billed as a thirty day survival kits lawrence lee has the story very good linda is taking no chances she bought bricks at books a few weeks ago inside isn't a freeze dried food to last a month she isn't rich because of three hundred pounds nearly four hundred dollars but she has no regrets she supports leaving the european union the soonest possible remain supporters would say you've you're a bit crazy you know what if you stay in the european union and then you go on to the park to practice and things like this it is possible you know so i can see what they say and i can understand that while i remain as want to remain. in the long term i want democracy back for my children and grandchildren i don't want to go down the route that we. were being dictated to how things need today. james supplies the bricks it boxes. he's traditionally done business with aid agencies dealing in disaster relief in recent weeks he's seen a big uptick in sales inside the u.k. a year's supply for a family costs more than twenty thousand dollars if we're go

that was some of the rez las vegases that senator lee and senator cotton had with the bill. and that's where some wonder if they can figure this out at all. if the right portrays anything that deals with daca or tps. >> it's a big thing. it's a big theater. and meanwhile people are trying to, you know, bring ipos to market, get a drug that's waiting. that's what's so frustrating. this is a big, well, what if i look like i'm supporting daca. government is so involved in the economy that it is having an effect on the economy. this which is the party of smaller government, either advocating to get the government out of the licensing from the fda or the other alphabet institutions. >> and that's when you talk to some people on capitol hill, they would say almost from a cynical standpoint from the democratic and republican party, the republicans are finally getting what they want. they ran against washington for years. that was the famous quote from ronald reagan in 1986 where he said, you know, government is part of the problem, is what he said. the other line, i'm from the gove

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. >>> want to bring in nbc national political reporter carol lee and chief global correspondent billeely. before we get into everything the president has been tweeting there morning, i first, carol, want to get your perspective what took place. your take aways from yesterday. >> what you saw was almost line by line item of the president's foreign policy initiatives rebuttal or counter narrative. i think the most devastating piece of that for the president is that he talks in these very kind of from the gut, what he wants to believe, what his feelings are, kind of emotional reactions to his foreign policy initiatives. this was a very fact-based assessment, and because of that, it dramatically differs from everything that he has promised whether it's north korea denuclearizing or you know, the isis being defeated and so you just see this disconnect and you also see in his reaction something very familiar pa we've seen even before he took the oath of presidency which is he takes on intelligence community and challenge what they have to say. he during the transition compared their assess

been unbearable, her daughter used her financial aid money to help pay the bills and maria called creditors asking for some lee ray. >> that awful stone feeling in the pit of their stomach. >> and a painful reality that the family could lose all of this. >> my husband and i have worked so hard to fulfill, you know, our american dream, you know, owning our home. we were able to buy it as newly weds. >> with today's announcement the irs worker says she will breathe a little easier, but for how long? the current deal only runs for three weeks. >> i feel like a yo-yo because i feel like i'm being played with, or we're being played with. >> maria says she will continue watching the news, hoping the nation's leaders reach a more permanent deal and give her family some peace of mind. >> maria went through her first government shutdown back in 1995. she is set to retire next year. the irs worker says that year can't come soon enough. nbc bay area news. >> damian, thank you. >>> this is also a day of action at oakland international airport. >> no more shutdown. no more shutdown. >> federal workers and union members mar

learn from the game in business and in life on it you know lee not only was not in booker it's never played or it's never had any desire to get a bill or to do anything like that but i became very interested in the nature of. that's why maria conic of us started playing poker two years ago to do research for a new book but she quickly started winning high stakes tournaments and got so good that she even took a break in writing to this you hope a korea. think poker is the best way to help her feel like decision making skills you have to be so conscious of your emotional reactions because they're going to your decision making and they're going to make you make a perfect decision to poker has actually. made me better able to. say you know i've played my best way i can play it let me focus on really controlling what i can try bluffing can also be very important in business knowing i'll be delighted if the patient has left the other person as to when they're coming. down and if you don't have any for me evidence of that in all their own race to see that your car this is a show that he's new to the red cross was interested in just to look

bill de blasio. they will put forth a very progressive program for short-term political gain. the long-term ramifications for people in new york city and california can be pretty dire and devastating. complete leeences. the upside for bill de blasio and people like gavin newsom is that they can actually tangibly say "i gave all illegal immigrants in new york city access to free health care. so i am, therefore, the most qualified leftist candidate we have been very crowded field of leftist candidates." it's going be very difficult for people like cory booker or kamala harris to distinguish themselves when they don't actually have that tangible action on the table. unfortunately, people in new york and california are going to suffer at the hands of the 2020 primaries. >> harris: 's of it has to pay for all the stuff, the free vacations. my concern is, if your productivity slides, is your job more jeopardy customer mark if you just think about it with a heart, you don't want to give too much away. john protection -- if you become job to do. >> kennedy: built the boss he was going to hire everybody for his presidential campaign, and it will be great! [laughs] a judge says a christian baker might be

lee over the past 15 years. the 16 head street lists u bill company and anna head. and the adjacent property at 212 which is listed as single family home was ill legally converted to four units shortly after being built by al fred lee as was 208. he is listed on the architectural plans for the owner and builder for 216 head. redirectedded removal of the original structure last may, very be latedly. we fought to have that torn down for years. through all of his not showing up, not paying fines, all of the things he puts the city through and the neighborhood through. it is shameful. i will say that right now. also, three homes built by al fred lead all listed as single family homes were converted to multi-unit dwellings and sold as such. he advertised one for 8 bedrooms. there were only three or four bedrooms serviceable. he is wasting neighborhood resources year after year. he should not be allowed to do this continually. there ought to be a stop put to this. i don't know who can do it. he should not be allowed. then there is the property at 10. he built the single fa

bill has five democrats and five republicans as original cosponsors. congressman king, judiciary chairman jerry nadler, congressman brian fitzpatrick, congresswoman sheila jackson lee, congressman brian mast, congresswoman robin kelly, congressman fred upton, congresswoman lucy mcbath, and congressman chris smith. we know the people are behind us over 90% of americans support expanding background checks. they supported because they know that this is the first line of defense in keeping guns out of the hands of criminals and those who may be a danger to themselves or others. today, we are going to take a bold first step. are going to honor with action all of those lives that have been lost. we honor those mothers, fathers, and children and all of their loved ones who miss their families each day. comingr our colleague gabby gifford, and she stood up as a powerful voice on this issue. and itt is in her honor, is an honor of all of those lives forever changed by gun violence. know that our fight is just starting, and the voices and the strength of the public will carry us through this. together, we are going to deliver for the american people. [applause] speaker pelos

it's going to affect the date that we leave, whether we leave, holly lee, it's so much more contentious than an amendment for any other billmaking it to that front pages today. he was immediately accused of espionage levels of plotting and almost trees and levels of somehow undermining the government. and as he was painted, it's completely reasonable way where mps consult with parts of parliament to say, as you say, by which instruments they can use to put forward their perfectly reasonable points. but everything is heightened, these last weeks, we've seen heightened, these last weeks, we've seen it, because everybody‘s having to sort of defend their position, and suddenly we're hearing about instrument environment that we have never heard about previously. as you say, it's a really bubbling time. here's one thing to point out, it's a normal circumstance, we have majority governments, none of this is ofany majority governments, none of this is of any relevance or what backbenchis is of any relevance or what backbench is put down, the government eases its majority to knock us out of the way. theresa may has managed to put y

lee, good morning to you. what i wanted to say is mitch mcconnell will not bring this bill of to be voted on because his wife worksfor donald trump. she is secretary of transportation. to me, that is a conflict of interest. no wife many of those senators has anything to do with passing laws should be working for the president. it is definitely a conflict of in

lee's windpipe point clear after beating lampard's side or the pitch, all eyes on bills are.s his decision. he has worked in other countries where it is common practice. jack harrison scored the goals of out of 311,000. it was the spying mission that grabbed the headlines. for him to have had an employee somme and he put up to the job actually physically caught by the police and to stand there in front of cameras and say he doesn't care, it is disgusting. it will be interesting to see what the deal is with that, it is out of order. in tennis, andy murray has been back on court after all the emotion surrounding his impending retirement. he had a knock up today on court at melbourne with dimitrov as he warms up for his opening opening match on monday morning. it could be his final match because the pain in his hip that he has been talking about, although if monty goes well he could get onto hope of bowing out at wimbledon. a shocker for me because we are the same age, same generation, and it is kind of sad to see him going through what he has been going through any last couple

bill. at this time i'm happy to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from california, ms. lee, a member of the committee on appropriations, co-chair of the steering and policy committee, a longtime advocate for the elimination of persistent poverty in america and across the world. ms. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for two minutes. ms. lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. first, let me thank chairman bishop for bringing forth this bill and for your tremendous leadership. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of the fiscal 2019 agriculture appropriations bill, which provides more than $23 billion to partially reopen the government. this critical bill would ensure that struggling families do not go hungry. madam speaker, there are 38 million families who rely on snap, food stamps, to help put food on the table, and while the usda has said they will pay for snap and w.i.c. in february, there's no guarantee for families in march. let's be clear, we're talking about 38 million americans going hungry. already snap benefits are woeful

the assessed value of lee sly stadium has been drastically slashds cutting the tax bill in half.eam will get a $30.8 million tax refund. meaningless money for the county, including the schools. the santa clara assessor is disappointed. >>> they only should be asses d assessed. therefore, taxed during the football season. it's erroneous. there's other things that happened, like concerts and so forth. the county has the option to appeal. in a statement to abc 7 news, the 49ers say our focus as always will be on ensuring that levi stadium continues to be a premiere sports and entertainment venue for the region. >> on the peninsula, officials are getting ready to announce a carpool rewards program for those who commute to and fra san mateo county. city and county officials say you can earn up to $100 by sharing a ride. the money comes from a local relief fund. here's how it works. for every ten carpool days, you'll get a $25 gift card. to qualify, you must track your trips through commute.org star commute tracker app and you can connect your waze account or scoop account to the platf

lee: i thank the speaker. i thank the managers of the bill, both of them, the gentleman from missouri and the gentleman from north carolina. i thank ms. wexton and mr. connolly for capturing the essence of what this legislation is all about. it is not contentious. we don't intend to divide this house, we intend to unify this house. but i think as we speak to our colleagues and the american people it is clear that the opening sentence says that this body believes that shutdowns are detrimental to the nation. that is a word that i think all of us can join on. if we look at the desperation of r federal workers, 00,000, 270,000 in texas, 4,000 in my district, you see the opening line, my landlord is calling and i must pay and the followup is, i have no money. so all that we are saying today is to affirm our constituents of their value from coast guards to f.b.i. to customs and border protections, transportation security, forest service fighters an coast guard are on the front lines. to my good friend from texas, i can't count ethe times i have been to the border and seen barriers and fencing but what i do know is yes

lee and good morning to you. what i wanted to say was mitch mcconnell will not bring the bills up to be voted on because his wifeworks for donald trump. she's secretary of transportation. to me, that's a conflict of interest. and no wife if any of those senators that is anything to do with passing laws should be working for the president. is definitely a conflict of interest. don't you think that's the reason why mitch mcconnell will not bring those bills up for votes? >> guest: well, i don't agree that spouses can't work for the same employer or be involved in the same kind of issues. obviously, the second of transportation has her own interests and professional responsibilities as does mitch mcconnell and there's lots of speculation as to why mitch mcconnell has been so reluctant, shall we say, that's a nice word, to allow a vote. your theory, it could be true but i certainly don't think that it would be fair to bar the spouses of t politicians or of political appointees from any particular occupation. >> host: less than a minute left. what is your plan for day 24 of the government shutdown? >> guest: we've be

thank my colleagues, congressman meadows, who worked very hard on this bill, congresswoman norton, and sensenbrenner, and jackson lee. all of them worked in a strong, bipartisan way to make this happen. h.r. 135 is simple, straightforward measure that would make a handful of changes to require the federal agencies, equal employment opportunity programs, conform to the model standards set forth by the equal employment opportunity commission and to strengthen ccountability. this bill has had overwhelming bipartisan support from the entire house of representatives for years. and i urge the senate to pass this measure as soon as possible. as i close, i do not want to address extraneous issues that have previously arisen regarding this measure in the senate homeland security and governmental matters affairs committee. i want to be crystal clear. that i believe that the supervisors who engage in discriminatory or retaliatory actions must be held accountable. however, this can be accomplished without curtailing any p existing due process rights for federal employees, and will i continue to oppose efforts to roll back due p

bill hader and henry winkler duking it out? >> no, i can't. >> there's a lot of big changes to the "today" show in 2018. >> one of them kathie lee announcing her retirement. a lot of people think her replacement is going to be jenna bush hager. who better to get answers from than jenna or hoda herself? >> it's great. i have a great job. i get to sit next to these incredible humans. >> jenna has been filling in for the past month. she's been awesome and extraordinary. we are like one big family. >> no official word yet, you the the "today" show correspondent has been a regular fill-in for kathie lee who's slated to sign off on april 11th, her 11 anniversary of the show. >> kathie lee is happy. we are going to have tons of surprises. she's not going to know what hit her. >> we caught up with the ladies for an event for the hudson river park playground. >> it's important our kid get out the play. >> sound like no love lost between michael strahan and his former lye cohost kelly ripa. lg time.haven't spoken to her he downplayed the drama about their falling out. >> i still love it. i think everybody got the wrong impression of it, but it's a great

the lesson of firing archibald cox is lee on gentlemjaworski. >> bill: in the meantime, the man accusedapping 13-year-old jayme closs and killing her parents in november is due in court. police arrested 21-year-old jake patterson after the 13-year-old escaped from a cabin where she was held for 88 days. matt finn outside the courthouse in baron, wisconsin. >> reporter: within a few hours, we expect to get the glimpse of the man this blasted through the closs home with a shotgun, murdered the parents and kidnapped jayme closs. in his initial appearance today, a judge is expected to potentially set bail and establish probable cause for patterson's charges. as we hear so often, neighbors and people who knew patterson, say they never saw this coming. patterson was perceived by many as extremely reserved, so much so he was voted most quiet in his 2015 high school class. this morning, we are getting a first look at photos obtained by the daily mail that show the inside of this suspect's house where brave 13-year-old jayme closs escaped. one photo shows a small room in the basement with a matt

jackson lee: to the white house, sign the bill and open up the government. today the president is in my home state, impossible for him to see the entire border on the southern border, and to realize that work has been done for almost two decades on barriers. and that is why only 12 known or alleged terrorists have crossed that border as compared to the unfenced northern border, which was where the 2,000 terrorists coming across the border as the century turned occurred. tomorrow there will be faithful federal employees that will not get their money. many in texas. 9,000 treasury employees are stationed in texas. 5,700 homeland security. the airports in my district with 51,000 screeners may miss their first paychecks. and johnson space center, hardworking americans, this is no time for one's ego or one's preference of what type of barrier. it is a time for those of us who care about border security, democrats who give billions of dollars, including $1.3 billion that we gave in this budget and $1.6 billion. open the government and pay these people their checks

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the federal government will pay its bills and the longer the shutdown goes on, the more they are beginning to doubt that. >> from pennsylvania, we will hear from lee. lee, go ahead. >> i am retired from public housing. i am one of the more fortunate responding to 65 or 70. there is not all want to retire from the housing authority are physically fit after years of extremely hard work. i am very fortunate. this program that i am in is not organized yet. we need someone from the political arena to organize this. thank you, and i will wait on a response. >> thanks for the question. i'm not sure what program you are referring to that needs organization after you have left public housing. i'm glad you raised the topic of public housing. that is another one of the really important programs that hud administers. in terms of the shutdown, public housing units or the public housing agencies that administer the public housing program get funding through two streams. one is for operations, the day to day management of those units, keeping the lights on and the staff able to manage the units. the other is for repairs of public housing units. thehe operations

diamond and silk, pete hegseth, rand paul, bill hammer, sandra smith, chuck janine, a quiz show with tom schuler who and at the conclusion of the program, lee bless the usa. we will make a big entrance in 12 minutes. take a peek. there is our first ever live studio audience kicking off shortly on fox news channel. rob: okay. jillian: steny hoyer countering nancy pelosi, admitting walls do work in some places. >> for the people living in border states especially with some barrier that has been constructed, you say they don't work. they work there. >> obviously they work some places. rob: that is a big moment. democrats move closer to embracing a border barrier. republican congressman michael burgess in texas joins us live. good morning to you. the same interview which was a great one, bret baer got him to say walls can work and do work and walls are immoral, nancy pelosi's right-hand man. what do you think? >> a breakthrough i guess. we have all been waiting to see when people are going to talk to each other about this. it has been a series of speeches and talking points to this time. i hope it is indicative there is now going to be a little

. >> bill: we are back. senator mike leee republican from utah. >> i was encouraged to note in your testimony in 1991 you identified this as an issue. when you testified before this committee, you criticized what you described as the speed trap mentality of forfeiture. your point was that, quote, agencies should not feel that just because any seize money they are going to get the money, closed quote. now, since 1991, i have seen our government, our law enforcement agencies, actually move more toward this sort of speed trap mentality, rather than away from it as many of us would have preferred. too often, law enforcement agencies, have too strong an incentive to use civil asset forfeiture in a way that lines their own coffers outside of the relevant appropriations process. let me just ask you the question. do you think that the speed trap mentality is a problem? if so, is that something that you will work to address within the department of justice if you are confirmed? >> yes. i think constant vigilance is necessary, because

lee days is he days. it shown controversial that what here is madewould available so people could read it. >> do you think most members of bills in their entirety before they vote on them? not.obably i do think they taught have that option. i think, some of the staff certainly do. they should. i ma mean, 4:00 you know, look. >> look. sometimes, it is unavailable. bill that is this thick and you told where to vote immediately,lished you know, it is humanly the bill, butread we heed to put in place, a nocess that that there is excuse not to know what thins bill. too often bills that come before without acommittee proper period of time to read them or without committee wesideration, you know know, find out what is in the bill, you know, after they passed. i that is not the wait should be. leadership finds themselves in a time crunch. there is there a way around that? mean, emergencies can happen. there is a way around that. around thathe way would be with bit partisan conwent the chair and the ranking member would agree to. look. those should be exceptions to the rule, not the rule. and what has happened in congress over the last

bill. at this time i'm happy to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from california, ms. lee, a member of the committee on appropriations, co-chair of the steering and policy committee, a longtime advocate for the elimination of persistent poverty in america and across the world. ms. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for two minutes. ms. lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. first, let me thank chairman bishop for bringing forth this bill and for your tremendous leadership. madam speaker, i rise in strong support of the fiscal 2019 agriculture appropriations bill, which provides more than $23 billion to partially reopen the government. this critical bill would ensure that struggling families do not go hungry. madam speaker, there are 38 million families who rely on snap, food stamps, to help put food on the table, and while the usda has said they will pay for snap and w.i.c. in february, there's no guarantee for families in march. let's be clear, we're talking about 38 million americans going hungry. already snap benefits are woeful

tax on the wealthy we will tell you about a new bill being unveiled in dc as "power lunch" starts right now >>> welcome to "power lunch. i'm melissa lee. the dow holding steady right now close to wiping out 170 point loss s&p 500, in the meantime, is rallying but it is all about the nasdaq today making a strong run out of territory the index also aiming for biggest monthly percentage gain in more than seven years we're watching general electric shares having their best day much more coming up but we begin today in washington and president trump speaking a short while ago about the trade war with china a high stakes negotiations taking place in the next hour. we begin with kayla. what do you know this hour, kayla? >> reporter: the official white house line is the u.s. is focused on substance and not next step but in a series of tweets and on-camera comments today, the president, whiling a knowledgi knowled cknowledging there's a lot of work to be done, he'll be meeting president xi in the future and expects a deal can happen by march 1st. >> we're taking in billions of dollars and frankly, we're creating a lot of industry, but the rate

bill signing on anti-human trafficking legislation. deputy u.s. attorney general rod rosenstein a frequent target of the president's wrath were appointing special counsel robert mueller and defending hi russia probe is expected to lee his position soon. bloomberg has learned rosenstein will step could be after the president's nominee for attorney general is confirmed. barr has a senate confirmation hearing next week and could be in place at the justice department by february. ritish lawmakers have handed british prime minister theresa may her second defeat in two days. the house of commons has voted to take control of the timetable for what happens if parliament rejects the agreement with the european union. the government will now have only three days to come up with a plan b. the government priestly had 21 days to report back to parliament. lawmakers are due to vote on may's deal on tuesday and look likely to reject it. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and atticing to be on twitter. powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> live from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm sherri ahn. >> and we're joined by our bloomberg and bloo