blumenthal a while back made a very candid assessment. blumenthal having been treasury secretary under president carter. he pointed out that no matter how well the intensive than -- intention, the president lacked the will to make the tough decisions necessary to break the back of inflation. let me say i don't think the period in the 80's on inflation and recession will be easy. i think it will be tough for any candidate for president or anything else to say there is a quick and easy fix out there that is wrong. to chart a course, in my course generally would be emphasizing the fundamentals of economics. we have gotten away from that area we have gone to the , spend your way into prosperity economics, i would change it. within a fundamental framework of conservative economics, i would restrict the growth of federal spending. i would compel a congress to do that. if they didn't, i would veto legislation. hold the growth rate to around 6.8%. i would find ways, and this isn't easy but it is at least specific, to cut through the excesses of r

richard blumenthal (d-ct) 22:49:33 "i will lead efforts that impose sanctions. particularly on the icbm program, which evidently is continuing in violation of international law." on sunday - president obama says he will place sanctions on 11 people in iran involved in the illegal ballistic missile testing. (alex) iran is still considered a state sponsor of terrorism, and cannot do business with u.s. companies. in washington, congressional correspondent alex tonight: bitterly cold. lows in the teens. wind chills in the low teens. wind: nw 5-15mph wednesday: another cold day...increasing clouds. highs in the mid 30s. wind: nw/sw 5-15mph. wednesday night: light snow possible. accumulations will be 1" or less. cold. lows in the mid 20s. wind: sw 5-15mph. arctic high maintains its grip over our area. so, plan on another pipe-bursting cold night. it won't be as windy as last night, so wind chill values won't be as low. however, still expecting wind chills in the low teens on average. wednesday, an upper disturbance moves in through the evening. this will lead to the c

blumenthal a while back made a very candid assessment. blumenthal having been treasury secretary under president carter. he pointed out that no matter how well the intensive than -- intention, the president lacked the will to make the tough decisions necessary to break the back of inflation. let me say i don't think the period in the 80's on inflation and recession will be easy. in the early i think it will be 1980's, tough for any candidate for president or anything else to say there is a quick and easy fix out there that is wrong. i think to chart a course, in my , course generally would be emphasizing the fundamentals of economics. we have gotten away from that . we've gone to the keynesian the, spend your way into prosperity economics, i would change it. within a fundamental framework of conservative economics, i would restrict the growth of federal spending. i would compel a congress to do that. if they didn't, i would veto legislation. hold the growth rate to around 6.8%. i would find ways, and this isn't easy but it is at least spe

scott blumenthal/trump supporter: i'm here to see our next presidents that is going to be. and i want to hear what he has to say, feel the enthusiasm, and see him live. lindsay velianoff/trump supporter: donald trump speaks a lot of what people are afraid to say right now. a lot of people want secure borders. and most likely those people did not go away disappointed after trump's speech this afternoon. on immigration. trump: on international diplomacy. trump: i would leave the table, in four days they would be calling me back and do what i want. and on this sunday afternoon he made an analogy with of our country. trump: they used to hit, but they've gone soft, just like our country has gone soft. after many of his observations he recevied resounding applause. but even he knows, crowds, and support like this mean nothing especially in the state where the republican caucus occurs on february 23rd. that's why he also encouraged the crowd to do this... trump: all of this will be for nothing unless you go out and register, you have to register to vote. we don't know if trump pla

scott blumenthal/trump supporter: so totally on the trump band wagon, so totally against the politically elite, that i just love it. although these two 16 year olds cannot vote, they came to the rally to what feels to them like history being made. brandon boniface/dillon douglass/16 year olds: i want to know my rights, and trump is said like after high school i'm corp, i want to see what he brings to the table and the country. trump touched on the issues that have made him famous and infamous at the same time. a wall that will be built by money from mexico keeping illegal immigrants out of the united states. his outstanding numbers in the polls. he talked about his opponent ted cruz, who he says can't be president. trump:is he a natural born citizen? i don't know. he talked about his great wealth. trump: i'm not going to be controlled by anyone but you he was well liked and respected by the northern nevada crowd. but both his supporters and trump know he has many miles to travel and people to meet before landing the republican nomination. in downtown reno, terri russell kolo 8 news now.

. >>> the skin - - computer - - agreed yesterday that bill nelson and richard blumenthal had called on them to investigate to hope risks of and the bottom line today they said is that the government needs to find out if from rubber poses a health risk period >>> if you want coverage today, what is your - - if you fail to unroll by sunday, you could have one year before you have to pay a fine of $695. >>> honoring a pioneering crew, free nine years ago, a flash fire killed the apollo one team. the each died during a launchpad test for the apollo space vehicle which was being prepared for its first manned flight. - - flight. other space crews will also be the challenger exploded shortly after taking off 30 years ago tomorrow. and the space shuttle columbia was lost on f ebruary 12,003rd when the orbiter disintegrated during reentry. tomorrow summer - - ceremony begins at 10:00. >>> we spoke to an elderly driver who is accused of driving the wrong way for over 10 miles. >> we will tell you what he told us the moments before he was stopped. >> and a tense standoff corruption gunfire. the m

what are the chances that sidney blumenthal would not be mentioned in this book? carlos: he played a more significant role during her white house years. i seem to recall there was a conversation about him maybe having a role in the state department. but i don't recall that. brian: he has been deeply involved with the e-mails back and forth when she was secretary of state. carlos: on consequential matters, sometimes deeply inane matters. i would subscribe to the rule of thumb on political memoirs. these should not be interpreted as a true record of what took place. brian: you have written several articles on donald trump. you talk about -- he doesn't seem to be a huge fan of the giffer. you say after he lost the election to ronald reagan, talking about jimmy carter, this is donald trump. carlos: yes. the donald turned him down. but he said that it impressed him that carter had guts to ask them for something big. he hadn't been impressed with carter as a president. but asking in and asking the donald for five million made him seem like a gutsy guy. brian: later he s

be the nominee and i actually do think he will be the next president of the united states scott blumenthal/trump supporter: so totally on the trump band wagon, so totally against the politically elite, that i just love it. more than 2-thousand people gathered for the rally yesterday at the reno ballroom. trump talked immigration and his plan to build a wall to keep illegal immigrants out of the united states. he also continued to question rival candidate's ted cruz's citizenship. finally, he even talked a little football. "you used to see these tackles and it was incredible to watch, right. now they tackle, oh, head on head collision, 15 yards. the whole game is all screwed up." white flash "football's become soft like our country has become soft, it's true." trump's not the only g- o-p candidate rallying in reno. ohio governor john kasich will be at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters tomorrow. the event starts at 1:45. tickets are not required... but you're strongly encouraged to r-s-v-p. we've set up a link at often when these presidential candidates come into town... our own local law

we are about to talk to senator richard blumenthal, democrat from the state of connecticut.he home of sandy hook elementary. senator, what did you tell your constituents after. sandy hook, the incident that made so many americans say, well, this will -- we must see some change after this and nothing changed? >> what i told my constituents, brian, is that we would change the law, that we would keep faith with those loved ones who lost 20 beautiful children, sixth grade educators. the president also in my meeting with him yesterday was obviously deeply moved and affected by his contact with those tremendously courageous and strong individuals. but these measures absolutely right, pete williams is right -- are about enforcing existing law more effectively, not changing the law. that still must be done because the president's measures are only a partial solution. more people will be required to get licenses. more background checks will take place. but the background checks still will not cover all of those sales that they must do and so they're still a need for legislation. i wi

scott blumenthal/trump supporter: so totally on the trump band wagon, so totally against the politically elite, that i just love it. although these two 16 year olds cannot vote, they came to the rally to what feels to them like history being made. brandon boniface/dillon douglass/16 year olds: i want to know my rights, and trump is going to tell me. like brandon said like after high school i'm probably gointo join the marine corp, i want to see what he brings to the table and the country. trump touched on the issues that have made him famous and infamous at the same time. a wall that will be built by money from mexico keeping illegal immigrants out of the united states. his outstanding numbers in the polls. he talked about his opponent ted cruz, who he says can't be president. trump:is he a natural born citizen? i don't know. he talked about his great wealth. trump: i'm not going to be controlled by anyone but you the people. he was well liked and respected but both his supporters and trump know he has many miles to travel and people to meet before landing the republican nomination. in d

we told about the turf on playgrounds and sports fields. nelson from florida and sandra richard blumenthal of connecticut called on the cpsc to investigate the health risk. >>> host -- so-called affluent to dean maybe back in the u.s. ethan couch is been in mexico city and his mother were found there last month. she is already back in the u.s. and has been charged with handling the operation of a felon.'s lawyers say the team wants to drop his appeal and be deported pierre he was sentenced to probation for killing 4 people in a drunk driving crash in 2013 and was arrested again after investigators say he violated the probation. >>> newly released court documents prosecutors say boston bomb a dzhokhar tsarnaev showed quite the opposite of remorse when he made statements sbi agents after he was captured they say they should be allowed to use the statements. the challenge testimony for him during the penalty phase of his trial he was convicted and sentenced to death last year for the attack that killed 3 people, wondering 260 others. >>> a dashcam video shows a state trooper getting dragged b

nelson and senator richard blumenthal of connecticut sent a letter to present obama saying the correlation between crumb rubber and cancer warrants further scrutiny. >>> jeff ashton is seeking reelection ashton filed paperwork it to the top law enforcement officials in osceola county and elected in 2012 after serving as a prosecutor and the circuit for in the country to use dna evidence in the courtroom. in august ashton admitted to using marital cheating website ashley madison while working. >>> hotel and conference center could be coming to ucf campus next week ordered trustees will be asked to approve a contract to start construction. according to the plan a developer with these about 6.5 acres near the intersection of university boulevard and alafaya trail to build a hotel. the company will pay for the 135 room project big ucf will receive a portion of revenue to support scholarships. >>> 5:17 am. we pay attention every day. let me make that very clear. >> sometimes you need to. >> today you should probably pay special attention. >> a blizzard, up to the north we get the tail and an ho

liability when they act with negligence and disregard for public safety senator tim kaine richard blumenthal and chris murphy's bill would repeal the two thousand and five protection of lawful commerce in arms act a companion measure in the house of representatives was introduced by adam schiff manufacture should be subject to the same safety standards standards that other industries are and no should be based on state laws not of a federal sweetheart deal that makes them accountable to laws that other manufacturers in other industries have to follow the nation's largest gun the national rifle association opposes the bill saying it is false that there's any blanket immunity contending that manufacturers can be sued for negligent design and dealers can be sued for knowingly selling a gun to a prohibited person you're talking about suing the manufacturer for the legal use of a product it be like suing for a drunk driver hits a pedestrian it's not the manufacturer the dealer that's a fault it's the person is actually committing the act. senator can acknowledges that getting such a bill through

senator blumenthal. >> thank you, mr. chairman. chart,begin with your which shows a reduction in va but thoset disability checks, claims have caused an increase in the number of appeals, which demonstrates, in a sense, that you produce some numbers, but simply shifted the problem. that's an oversimplistic way of putting it, but as a lawyer in the federal courts or state courts, if a backlog were cleared simply by moving that great mound of work to appellate process, where appeals language guish for years, it would not be regarded as a success story. appeals that are is, in mypending view, unacceptable. >> that's exactly why it is one of our objectives. as we've said, assuming we can work together on the legislation, we are planning to get 90% of appeals resolved within one year, and i think we can all sign up for that objective. >> just as a qualification to the point you is, in my view, unacceptable. made, many of those veterans are receiving benefits but they may be nowhere near the amount of benefits of they deserve and need. so

where he claims blumenthal said we are going to take care of this situation and weird thing started taking place at kathleen willy's house. whether she can put herself forward as a woman and a candidate and not have these thing revisited. and even more importantly, does it bring it all back up and make some people say there is so much interest in outsiders. enough with them? >> i think for a lot of people including people like katie who weren't around when this happened. they don't know much about this, they on learned about it by reading about it. i think more other voter who are more concerned about moving forward and about the things that need to be fixed in this country, they will move forward. there are plenty of people who don't like hoik and would never vote for her no matter what and i think we hear many of them all the time. in november you will have a choice between two people. it might be donald trump and it might be hillary clinton. when they have that choice they will render their judgment. bill clinton paid a big price and the judgment has been rendered. it can't be go

be the nominee and i actually do think he will be the next president of the united states scott blumenthal/trump supporter: so totally on the trump band wagon, so totally against the politically elite, that i just love it. more than 2-thousand people gathered for the rally yesterday at the reno ballroom. trump talked immigration and his plan to build a wall to keep illegal immigrants out of the united states. question rival candidate's ted cruz's citizenship. little football. "you used to see these tackles and it was incredible to watch, right. now they tackle, oh, head on head collision, 15 yards. the white flash "football's become soft like our true." trump's not the only g- o-p candidate rallying in reno. ohio governor john kasich will be at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters tomorrow. the event starts at 1:45. tickets are not required... but you're strongly encouraged to r-s-v-p. we've set up a link at kolo tv dot com. often when these presidential candidates come into town... our own local law enforecement agencies are asked to step in and provided extra security. kolo 8 news now's

i also don't think the fact she is talking to sidney blumenthal is a big deal and a lot of this otheris a big deal and could cause a problem is the discussion of private e-mail server really could undercut hillary clinton's biggest selling point for the presidency, the reason she might get the most votes and that is kabul using government as first lady, senator, secretary of state she is supposed to be among the most competent candidates, supposed to know what she's doing and why she is doing it, supposed to be a good mind on foreign policy and national security particularly given her last job and the secret e-mail server undercuts all of that or at least it could. a republican candidate drive for that home it could cause for a big problem, undercuts her big selling point and that is the biggest danger. not necessarily that she might have done something illegal even though it might have been illegal with classified information. gregg: it is a crime to divert classified e-mails from the government and secure menu but what will the government recommend? absent an indictment, what do you

she shared a lot of see krets with her friends said blumenthal.we know these six emails were special access emails that are even a more secretive characteristic than top secret. one can only speculate what this is. it's probably names of foreign agents cooperating with american intelligence. the highest category of protected assets that the federal government has. those names should be put into a non-secure location is a clear direct profound violation of the statute she took an oath to uphold on january 22. >> i think she will be indicted. i think she'll never be the democratic nominee because of the indictment. >> is this more problematic for her than the clinton foundation? >> this just adds to her legal woes. she laughs of -- laughs off her legal woes. it mocks the f.b.i. agents investigating her and it mocks the laws she took an oath to uphold. kennedy: it seems there is a direct correlation between the information that comes out and her sagging poll numbers as if the democratic electorate is getting wise to her shenanigans. clarity in all ar

earlier this week senator bill nelson from florida and senator richard blumenthal of connecticut called on the cpsc to investigate the health risk. in the same in else is a quote the bottom line is the federal government needs to do all it can to determine whether crumb rubber turf poses a health risk. >>> the so-called affluenza teen may soon be heading back to the u.s. ethan couch has been a mexico since he and his mother were found there last month. she is back in the u.s. and has been charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon.'s deported. couch sentenced to probation for killing 4 people on drunk he was arrested again after investing to say he violated the probation. >>> and newly release court documents, prosecutors say boston bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev show the opposite of remorse when he made statist f.b.i. agents after being captured. they say they should be able to use the statements to challenge testimony for him during the penalty phase of his trial. he was convicted and sentenced to death last year for the attack that killed 3 people wounded more than 260 others. >>>

this comes just days after senate is phil nelson and richard blumenthal wrote a letter to the president asking for federal lead probe. were not going to allow our children to plan these types of fields john damm environment a lawyer long lacrosse player coach and a father.he's been virginia to stop installing the crum river fields. we need help. you know it's the federal government is the only entity that can really approach this and help us. more than 150 cases of cancer and young and college age athletes could be linked to the entire crum feels. it'll government still shut down today speak by phone is the case comments were new stem but they are big encouraging step forward to his search for answers.newcastle new hampshire owners of begging for his safe return for years a statue of a flynn dog was guarded this neighborhood 's name mcgregor. disappear last month now as owners are posted a sign asking for mcgregor back. it's a kind of thing we'll go buy it it's always there is always dressed for the weather isn't that cute part of their love for this particular breed of animal. there is

nelson and senator richard blumenthal of connecticut sent a letter to the president saying a possible correlation exists between crumb rubber and cancer and warrants further scrutiny. >>> a hotel and conference center could soon become to ucf campus picnics with the board of trustees will be asked to approve a contract to start construction according to the plan a developer will lease about 6.5 acres near the intersection of university boulevard and el faro trail to build the hotel. the company will pay for the alafaya trail. ucf will receive a portion 4 scholarships. >>> 6:17 am. checking weather and traffic every ten minutes. pentacles -- pay close attention. >> it's a part of the blizzard. >> mid atlantic through the southeast we get the tail end of it and that's when we could see storms moving in. showers and storms are pulling in ahead of it. there is a mainline and you can see it on the screen. bringing damaged louisiana and panhandle of florida. ahead of it, not all models are picking up on this but there is rain and heavy rain back toward tampa in st. pete. we will watch that.

it's close to the facility, and it's going to be i think a big election year this year, richard blumenthal, the senior senator is running for re-election. part of the way the republican is going to hit him is on the state's economy, is he doing enough? likely running against an old friend of mine, larry kudlow, one of the foremost free market evangelists and he's going hit them on this if ge leaves. unimpressed with malloy. increasing likelihood they're going to move out and that announcement will be made next month. cheryl: what are you doing next week? >> going to vegas. me and veronica -- no. cheryl: i think i know where you're going. have you news to share here. >> why can't we have our debate in vegas or miami? it's in south carolina. cheryl: yes, and guess what, i want to let our viewers know, we have named who's moderating the debates. familiar names and faces, the main debate is going to be moderated by our own neil cavuto and maria bartiromo. that's going to be at 9:00 p.m. eastern time, but i want to let you know because they're back as well, at 6:00 p.m. eastern time, sandra smi

clinton's e-mails to sidney blumenthal, a former aide to her husband. >> by the summer of 2014, the benghazi committee requests documents about the terrorist attack that killed four american earns in libya. it is only then that the state department realizes there are no records to or from an official state department e-mail account for then-secretary clinton. march of last year, a month before she declares her candidacy for the white house, "the new york times" reports clinton used a private server to conduct official business. eight days later in her first public comments about the growing scandal, she says she used a single device for "convenience." >> by summer, the fbi investigation widens. an inspector general's report shows some clinton e-mails did include classified information. the clinton campaign shifts into damage control mode as she is questioned about it on the campaign trail. >> you were the official in charge. did you wipe the server? >> what? like with a cloth or something? in retrospect, this didn't turn out to be convenient at all and i regret this has been such a cause cel

. >> sidney blumenthal, a long-time clinton confidante.bama administration prohibited from working for clinton at state. conduct confidential government business, clinton enjoys a commanding lead over her democratic challengers, one former maryland governor, martin o'malley has failed to secure his name on the ohio primary ballot. clinton remained a fundraising force. her campaign says she took in more than 55 million dollars in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $112 million in all of of last year. >> thank you, rich. >>> social media has become a huge part of daily life for millions of americans. >> for all the 2016 candidates, a way to connect and interact with real people for real cheap. but how much will those connections and likes usually translate into votes? correspondent peter doocy reports now, what you might call viral voters. >> the path to the white house goes through your pocket. because social media feeds on your phone or on your computer are where presidential hopefuls are trying to pick up traction, like instagram with 15-seco

i was not interrupting the story about blumenthal. >> can you hear me now.t: yeah. >> i'll wrap it up quickly. what you heard were the president's spokesman arguing this is fot going to affect 99% of gun owners, if that's the case, why are we doing this? why is he talking about it? the fact of the matter is, everybody knows that law enforcement on this issue is down what, 50% since the president took office and what everyone who is rational in this debate is saying, enforce the blasted laws. that's the problem. stuart: we hear you, brent bozell, despite the audio problems, we hear you. brent, appreciate it. now we've got this, hillary clinton asked to explain the difference between a democrat and a socialist, couldn't answer very well. we have the tape and we're running for you. oh, and gun stocks down today. up 100% since president obama took office, but could you call it profit taking? gun retailers, maybe a little profit taking there. back in a moment. >> i'm saying stability, but i'm a little-- >> that's all right. thank you. we've dropped 200 points in

after speaking to senator blumenthal by phone. he said a big step forward in searching for witness as. with a, george cally, fox 25 news. >> stephanie: the second medical marijuana dispensary in new hampshire has been approved. health officials have given a can be certificate to the wellness company to begin growing medical marijuana at manchester dispensary. this is is the second treatment center to get conditional approval in the state. >> heather: today is the time to sign up for coverage under the affordable health care act this year, the penalty for not having health insurance jumps to $695 per person or 2.5% of household income. whichever is great. about 80% of people who sign up are eligible for subsidies to help cover the cost of premiums. >> now the fox 25 storm tracker weather team. >> jason: good morning. off to a quiet start. we do have most cloudy skies above. obscuring the moon right now. but those clouds wouldn't inhibit the warmth that we're going to be feeling today. we have a southwest wind flow that's going to w

and remember, from that blumenthal essay, this is where the votes are. turnout is going down in this period. remember, in that essay, it said part of the republicans success is depending on votes for the people most likely to vote. clinton is going to go there as well, knowing that that's the case. but in a more dramatic way, clinton is going to criticize the idea of tax and spend policies, and he will use that phrase -- which republicans first used -- to define liberalism. clinton would promise famously to end welfare as we know it. we have already seen these attacks of welfare as an illegitimate form of government spending. i don't want my hard-earned tax dollars going to them. the sense that social security is a social good. clinton would plan to that. play into that. government is a threat. clinton is in favor of reducing it. we already saw the deficit looming as an important issue in the 1980's, the way the deficit limits possibility. clinton is in favor of free trade policies. this has been a republican staple of growing bigger markets for business

blumenthal. >> i am not sure i would take that as a compliment your job is a lot more difficult than ours and i 54 your diligence in and dedicated work as well as your colleagues. today is important hearing because the v.a. is that a real milestone turning point with the opportunity to make fundamental and cultural changes so today's hearing is about your vision and trying to achieve it and it is a tremendous opportunity because there is a lot of work to be done but it is a tremendous challenge and i know we're working at it very hard and i am focusing on changes they think are important obviously consolidating care the v.a. in an -- estimates is 6.5 billion with the additional 7 billion with community care that seems largely unsustainable so something needs to be done the appeals has skyrocketed to 440,000 the claim cetera under appeal and need to be expedited by a supporter of the veteran appeals act of 2015 to change current law to expedite the most egregious lee delayed claims over eight years old, hard to believe the claims are over eight years old but if they are there is no re

what are the chances that sidney blumenthal would not be mentioned in this book? carlos: he played a more significant role during her white house years. i seem to recall there was a conversation about him maybe having a role in the state department. but i don't recall that. brian: he has been deeply involved with the e-mails back and forth when she was secretary of state. carlos: on consequential matters, sometimes deeply inane matters. i would subscribe to the rule of humb on political memoirs. these should not be interpreted as a true record of what took place. brian: you have written several articles on donald trump. you talk about -- he doesn't seem to be a huge fan of the giffer. you say after he lost the election to ronald reagan, talking about jimmy carter, this is donald trump. carlos: yes. he donald turned him down. but he said that it impressed him that carter had guts to ask them for something big. he hadn't been impressed with carter as a president. but asking in and asking the donald for five million made him seem like a gutsy guy. brian: later he sai

number one, there's more e-mails from sidney blumenthal, her controversial adviser and some of them hillarys at a news conference with hillary clinton a couple months ago where she said she never solicited these e-mails from sid blumenthal. he's just an old friend and he would just send me stuff. actually there are e-mails now saying hey, give me more info. what other intelligence do you have? that seems to run counter to what she said. number two, when you have that e-mail from 2011, before benghazi, but it was in 2011, where he says, you should go on all five sunday shows to talk about this specific issue, to show you're america's chief diplomat, show strength, it's interesting, because obviously, a year later she had that opportunity to do all five sunday shows, talking about benghazi, decided not to and susan rice went on and the rest is history. >> a lot of personal exchanges in those e-mails. you've got the moment hillary clinton discovered the infamous blackberry photo and the response from sheryl mills. you look cute in the photo. in t not necessarily the response you expect from an

senator blumenthal? >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me begin with your chart which shows a reduction in va disability claim, but in a sense it can cause an increase in the number of appeals which demonstrate demonstrates, in a sense that you've reduced the numbers, but simply shifted the problem that's an over simplistic way of putting it but as a lawyer in the federal courts or state courts, for that matter if a backlog were cleared simply by moving that great mound of work to the appellate process where appeals languish for years and years and years it would not be regarded as a success story and so the 440,000 appeals that currently are pending is, in my view, unacceptable. >> that's exactly why it's one of our breakthrough objectives and as we've said, assuming we can work together on the legislation we are planning to get 90% of appeals resolved within one year, and i think we can all sign up for that objective. >> and just as -- as a qualification to the point that you just made, many of those veterans are receiving benefits.

. >> liberal activist and clinton con if i dance sydney blumenthal.on forwards many of them to aides asking for verification or asking them to print the emails. a 2012 press release, he says of the release, my word, this is awful. white house has just complicated not only the ngo issue by the imf negotiations. a forward to clinton, wow! clinton offers of the assessment, totally whacko. one of the few instances of the department's displeasure with the press. cheryl mills writes that it's gone viral. leland: you always have the photo of the blackberry. we have issues of national security and the issues of clinton's day-to-day life. i guess there is a seating flow chart? >> apparently vital to the operation of the state department. it's designed to get the formatting right. a lengthy chart to determine which aide should ride with clinton in her car while she is abroad. they ask, is the ambassador tolerable? if so, she get to ride in the limousine. if not they are out of the car. department lawyers will likely have to appear to a judge to explain the miss

want to thank the members of the committee for sponsoring the act, ranking member, senator hatch, blumenthal's and donnelly for the work we have done on legislation. today you will here from the police chief of our largest city manchester, new hampshire who will talk about the epidemic facing our state, how we can address it together, both law enforcement working with those in prevention, treatment, recovery command i have the privilege of doing a ride along and evolve with the manchester fire department. i was there an hour and a half and we went to to heroin doses within an hour and a half. this is sitting every family in some way new hampshire. i watched the 1st responders bring people back to life. but for them being there they would have died. and it just struck me how devastating it is because one of the cases i wenti went to there was a baby in a crib in the corner. we think about this. it is not the impact of the struggling with addiction but the impact on all of our quality of lives in the future for our children. in new hampshire in 2014 we had 320 drug overdose deaths a 60 percent i

and we have seen close relationships between the clintons and sidney blumenthal whom clinton was relying on for her information. bill: catherine herridge has done some terrific reporting on this. the way i understand it is at issue whether individual or governments over seas would have been able to take advantage of the clinton foundation based on a dough nation made to the clinton foundation while hillary clinton was secretary of state. is that the issue here? >> i'm not certain what the f.b.i. is looking at. but we have all seen the public records where bill clinton was giving speeches to foreign governments at the say time issues were before the state department where secretary clinton would have needed to make decisions. it looks embarrassing and a potentially greater risk to the use the. it was appropriate for -- fit was appropriate for the united states. our work on the benghazi committee has been hampered by the democrats on the committee and the state department refusing turn over documents. bill: are you suggesting you are being stonewalled? >> no suggestion, sir, that's the abs

the chairman recently tried to argue that sidney blumenthal was secretary clinton's primary advisor on libya. this past sunday, representative pompeo claimed on national television that secretary clinton relied on sidney blumenthal for most of her intelligence on libya. earlier this week, the washington post fact checker awarded this claim four pinocchio's. it's worst rating. select committee has spent 17 months and $4.7 million of taxpayer money. we have held four hearings and conducted 54 interviews and depositions. yes, we have received some new e-mails from secretary clinton, ambassador stevens him and others. yes, we have conducted some new interviews. but these documents and interviews do not show any nefarious activity. in fact, it is the opposite. the new information we have obtained corroborates the facts we already knew from eight previous investigations. to provide more detail but they do not change the basic conclusions. it is time now for the republicans to end this taxpayer-funded fishing expedition. >> the terrorist attacks at our diplomatic compound and later at the cia

jersey, senator reid from nevada who were instrumental in helping and all the other -- and senator blumenthal, my ranking member on the veterans' committee of the united states senate and help run this bill for all the help they brought and the entire body of the united states senate who in december voted unanimously to see to it the paribus money is made available to the survivors and the people who were taken hostage in 1979. you might remember, mr. president, the show "nightline" that we see on television started with the original reports in 1979 by ted koppel about their taking. became a television show. they were held that long. i'm glad now the ending of that show is a successful ending when we brought them home. we saw to it they were compensated. some of them have passed away. some of them have taken their own life. some of them had difficulties. some of them have never been able to rid themselves of the scars of captivity, torture and brainwashing. but fortunately this senate and this congress did what it was supposed to do, it stood up for america and sent the signal to everybody wh

congressman who asked her if the ambassador had her personal email, while noting that her friend senator blumenthalad access to her personal email. so he was trying to make that point that perhaps the ambassador didn't have access as some other people. meanwhile democrats were asking questions clearly aimed -- clearly designed for her to be easy answers for her r. democrats also made an effort to delegitimize the committee. this was all happening about the same time as the whole speaker upheavel. >> right. october was a wild month on apitol hill. democrats on the committee were floating whether they should even continue to serve on the committee because they were arguing that it had devolved into such a partisan political affair perhaps designed to undermine hillary clinton particularly in the aftermath of majority leader mccarthy's comment that partially derailed his speaker bid suggesting that the committee was created to hurt hillary clinton in the presidential election. >> i understand there are people frankly in both parties who have suggested that this investigation is about you. let me assur

governor malloy, senator blumenthal have not done anything to help. >> my only -- >> the story continuesi have to respond. if it was tax driven -- -- continues to deteriorate. >> larry, if it was tax driven they wouldn't have come to massachusetts. >> i don't think it was entirely tax driven. >> i don't think it was largely tax driven. >> when you combine -- look, one thing you didn't mention, barney, it's very important to a company as well as an individual property taxes. connecticut has the 49th worst property tax, that affects corporations and individuals. >> but that's not -- that may have -- if they were leaving connecticut solely because of taxes they would not have come to massachusetts and i think this under -- under emphasizes the importance of the environment, of the technology, of the intelligence, of the degree of education, all of which by the way are related to an act of government. >> guys, we will leave it there for the time being, but i really appreciate it. it's great perspective from you both. >> i'm in favor of tax achusetts, it wins out. >> larry kudlow, barney fran

i know senators blumenthal and i also want to thank senator donnelly for the work we have done on legislation together on this important issue. today you will hear in the third panel from the police chief, nick willard from manchester, new hampshire. he'll talk about the epidemic facing our state, how we can address this together, both law enforcement working with those in prevention, treatment and recovery. and i had the preverage of doing a wide -- privilege of doing a ride-along with the manchester police department and i also did one with the manchester fire department. i was there an hour and a half, we went to two heroin overdoses within an hour and a half. i can assure you, this is hitting every family in some way in new hampshire. i watched our first responders bring people back to life with narcan. but for them being here and having this life-saving drug, they would have died. and it's just really struck me how devastating this is because one of the cases i went to, there was a baby in a crib in the corner. so when we think about this, this is not just the impact of those struggling

. >> absolutely, now, many of the e-mails that she received, she forwarded to her friend sid blumenthalnot-- he was hacked by romanian intelligence two of them serving jail time for hacking. and we don't know what of hers was taken from him that was hacked. in the universe of what she had, the sensitive material that the government had, she signed the same oath that general pate' petraeus signed, swearing to maintain secrets and secrets and keep them-- >> does this increase the odds of indictment? >> yes, it increases the odds of recommendation for the indictment from the fbi. what they do is in the politics of this. she's in the hands of very, very serious law enforcement professionals who don't care about politics. ashley: judge, thank you. appreciate it. let's check the markets, take a look at the dow 30, telling you all morning that the ibm is the biggest drag on the dow taking off at least 50 points away from the dow and there you have it, the ibm off some, well, 5, 5 1/2 points, down to 122.61. caterpillar also down, these are the biggest losers, chevron no big surprise, the oil c

raise money for the clinton foundation so that she could have access to information from sidney blumenthalans like you. >> i could care less. i'm not -- this is justice. she's not above the law. >> you said two aspects. one was legal and one was political. you have to ask yourself as a voter are you comfortable with the judgment of the secretary of state to leave this stuff -- [ everyone talking at once ] >> by the polling it is clear that the political aspect of the scandal has polled profoundly on hillary clinton. it is -- >> as well it should. >> it is i think exactly tied in to bernie sanders refreshing candor honesty, you know, maybe bungling the professor from back to the future and all that larry david, but the fact of the matter is he didn't use sneaky e-mails, she did. she's not guilty of a crime. but she -- >> she's guilty of many crimes. she's guilty of destruction of evidence, destroying them, concealing them. you know what she's scrubbed -- >> the justice department ruled that she had a clear legal right to delete any e-mail she felt was personal. >> really? >> that's what the

blumenthal: thank you. madam president, i come here on two issues of great importance to our nation, both involving the rights and opportunities of individuals to live in the greatest, strongest nation in the history of the world with the tremendous opportunity to fulfill their dreams and their rights. rights to enhance themselves and rights of privacy. tomorrow we will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the supreme court decision in roe v. wade. as i recall well from my days as a law clerk to justice blackmun in the term following roe v. wade, that was a bitterly controversial decision but it was one that we thought at the time would assure every woman of her constitutional right to make her own decision about whether and when to have a child based on the fundamental right of privacy that that decision enshrined and expressed and protected. unfortunately, those great hopes have been dashed over the last four decades, this constitutional right to reproductive care has been under attack throughout this countr