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and now live on book tv from the printers row lit festival sidney blumenthal talks about the life of abraham lincoln. >> welcome to the 32nd chicago tribune printers low lit fest. the theme of this festival is what's your story and we encourage you to share on instagram or facebook using #prlf16. you can keep the spoirt by downloading the printers row app where you'll find all of the chicago tribunes premium books content, free and discounted e-books for subscribers and the complete printer's lit. download today and get $5 off. today's will be broadcast live. we ask you to use the microphone locate today your right so that the home-viewing audience can hear your question. we ask that you silence your microphones and turn off your camera flashlights. please welcome elizabeth taylor. [applause] >> hi. so happy to be here, it's an honor to be here with sidney blumenthal to talk about a good person from illinois, the great abraham lincoln and we were just chatting before coming on about another and that was scott circle, someone who had spent printers row lit festival every year. but he
and now live on book tv from the printers row lit festival sidney blumenthal talks about the life of abraham lincoln. >> welcome to the 32nd chicago tribune printers low lit fest. the theme of this festival is what's your story and we encourage you to share on instagram or facebook using #prlf16. you can keep the spoirt by downloading the printers row app where you'll find all of the chicago tribunes premium books content, free and discounted e-books for subscribers and the complete...
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senator blumenthal, thanks for joining us. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you. >> senator blumenthalf connecticut. >> we have 37 minutes left in the trading system. the dow is up about 4 point. s&p up a point. nasdaq still trailing down 6. when we come back, live to rio where our colleague has new comments from ryan lochte's attorney. the olympic swimmer has been ordered bay judge not to leave brazil in an alleged robbery case but that's water under the bridge because he is already back in the u.s. we have the latest developments coming up. >> and reporting earnings, this on the heels of cisco's massive job cuts. we will break it down as soon as they hit the tape. stay with us. announcer: when they test you, stand firm and move only when you hear the seatbelt click that says they're buckled in for the drive. never give up till they buckle up. but i keep it growing by making every dollar count. that's why i have the spark cash card from capital one. with it, i earn unlimited 2% cash back on all of my purchasing. and that unlimited 2% cash back from spark means thousands of dollars eac
senator blumenthal, thanks for joining us. >> thank you, senator. >> thank you. >> senator blumenthalf connecticut. >> we have 37 minutes left in the trading system. the dow is up about 4 point. s&p up a point. nasdaq still trailing down 6. when we come back, live to rio where our colleague has new comments from ryan lochte's attorney. the olympic swimmer has been ordered bay judge not to leave brazil in an alleged robbery case but that's water under the bridge...
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joining me now is richard bl blumenthal. >> thank you very much. >> this proposal to have triple theebates to customers because they cannot slash the price of the drug, that was heather saying that today, is that enough for you? >> nowhere near enough because it really is more a pr fix than a real remedy. what is needed essentially is price reductions not just for few in a select group of health pens or people to have the bureaucratic rebates. i have heard from many people in connecticut and around the country, hundreds if not thousands who have stories and unaffordable and inaccessible this life-saving drug is. mylan has virtually 100% of the market. there needs to be an investigation about why this price has risen 600 or 700% and what should be done about the broader problem of price increases. mylan should do the right thing and show it has a moral responsibility instead of being morally bankrupt. >> she said she personally reached out to every senator who sent a letter to her. i know you sent a letter to company. did you hear back or have you spoken personally with heather? >> i
joining me now is richard bl blumenthal. >> thank you very much. >> this proposal to have triple theebates to customers because they cannot slash the price of the drug, that was heather saying that today, is that enough for you? >> nowhere near enough because it really is more a pr fix than a real remedy. what is needed essentially is price reductions not just for few in a select group of health pens or people to have the bureaucratic rebates. i have heard from many people in...
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. >> senator blumenthal. senator blumenthal: thank you. thank you mr. chairman. i want to sort of follow senator cruz's questions, which i think really elicited something that i found very telling about the supreme court's opinion -- when i heard you describing what would be irremediable. i was struck by the observation about congress making a mistake here. and it is pretty much the reason that the chief justice gave for striking down the formula. and i am quoting -- congress did not use the record it compiled to shape the coverage formula grounding in current conditions. isn't that a legislative judgment? how to use a record? whether it is 15,000 pages or 30,000 pages, we are not talking about the absence of a record -- we're not talking about that, we are talking about the evidence from which congress could draw a conclusion -- perhaps one as justice ginsburg said that maybe things have improved, but one of the purposes of congress is to prevent -- or i will quote her, guard against backsliding. my view is, the court was legislating in the most inappropriate an
. >> senator blumenthal. senator blumenthal: thank you. thank you mr. chairman. i want to sort of follow senator cruz's questions, which i think really elicited something that i found very telling about the supreme court's opinion -- when i heard you describing what would be irremediable. i was struck by the observation about congress making a mistake here. and it is pretty much the reason that the chief justice gave for striking down the formula. and i am quoting -- congress did not use...
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yet you have dozens of emails to and from sidney blumenthal advising her on libya.s requesting more information. state department is acting on what we heard from sidney blumenthal what was in the emails. there is not literally a better word in the english language to describe what sidney blumenthal was doing than being an advisor. there are multiple areas where hillary clinton pretty plainly lied about what she was doing and various aspects of the email server controversy. martha: you know as well as i do, a lot of people would just like to move beyond this they say look, it's over. the fbi said that they would not prosecute. that there was, you know, no intent to divulge the information or leave it vulnerable on the server and no proof, no definitive proof that anybody had access to it who shouldn't have had access to it, however, it just raises the question being raised by other cases as well, if she didn't perjure herself then other in similar circumstances should also be overlooked? >> yeah. this is a narrow question actually. people can make those broader argum
yet you have dozens of emails to and from sidney blumenthal advising her on libya.s requesting more information. state department is acting on what we heard from sidney blumenthal what was in the emails. there is not literally a better word in the english language to describe what sidney blumenthal was doing than being an advisor. there are multiple areas where hillary clinton pretty plainly lied about what she was doing and various aspects of the email server controversy. martha: you know as...
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. >> senator blumenthal. senator blumenthal: thank you. thank you mr. chairman.i want to sort of follow senator cruz's questions, which i think really elicited something that i found very telling about the supreme court's opinion -- when i heard you describing what would be irremediable. i was struck by the observation about congress making a mistake here. and it is pretty much the reason that the chief justice gave for striking down the formula. and i am quoting -- congress did not use the record it compiled to shape the coverage formula grounding in current conditions. isn't that a legislative judgment? how to use a record? whether it is 15,000 pages or 30,000 pages, we are not talking about the absence of a record -- we're not talking about that, we are talking about the evidence from which congress could draw a conclusion -- perhaps one as justice ginsburg said that maybe things have improved, but one of the purposes of congress is to prevent -- or i will quote her, guard against backsliding. my view is, the court was legislating in the most inappropriate and
. >> senator blumenthal. senator blumenthal: thank you. thank you mr. chairman.i want to sort of follow senator cruz's questions, which i think really elicited something that i found very telling about the supreme court's opinion -- when i heard you describing what would be irremediable. i was struck by the observation about congress making a mistake here. and it is pretty much the reason that the chief justice gave for striking down the formula. and i am quoting -- congress did not use...
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clinton wanting blumenthal to be senior advisor the president victimized by blumenthal during campaignclinic foundation did she continue to give secrets yes did he have clearance to receive secrets no every time she sent soldier a state secret committed a felony on his server hacked e-mails that is what dwus fer hacked didn't hack mrs. clinton directly he hacked information she sent to sid blumenthal. >> no mention of that clinic foundation at dnc all the good works that it did. >> fbi investigation but, again,, are they going to -- in the middle of the campaign? >> the bill clinton could do hold on i need to talk about grandkids. >> picture there is a wink and nod and to misjudge in d.c. that you don't go after somebody so close to the election regardless of how -- >> there is actually a justice department rule that unless a crime of violence do you not got after one running for office with a 90 days of election we are 99 days shy of the election, today are they going after her next week and 1/2 i don't think so. >> great to see you, andrew napolitano. >> that is a long clock i would
clinton wanting blumenthal to be senior advisor the president victimized by blumenthal during campaignclinic foundation did she continue to give secrets yes did he have clearance to receive secrets no every time she sent soldier a state secret committed a felony on his server hacked e-mails that is what dwus fer hacked didn't hack mrs. clinton directly he hacked information she sent to sid blumenthal. >> no mention of that clinic foundation at dnc all the good works that it did. >>...
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blumenthal. >> major jeremy haynes and mrs.helsea haynes. >> what is your connection to the white house? >> yes, ma'am. i wrote a letter just about my struggles as a patient at walter e., where my wife as a caregiver had to provide for me, feed me, bathe me. i was basically starting over at life. she put her entire life on hold from working on an mba. she is a drill sergeant in the army reserve. she put her own military career on hold, quit her job, and focused on me. i wrote a letter asking that my wife get the opportunity to attend an event that mrs. obama was hosting. i did not know it was going to be a state dinner. the honor is making my wife's dream come true, meeting her heroine. >> what you think of trump's comments toward the khan family and gold-star families? >> since i am active duty, i cannot really give an opinion on politics. whoever is the commander in chief, we will follow. >> this is history for you? >> it is an amazing night, being here. thank you. >> thank you, ma'am. [applause] lot to live up to. we were te
blumenthal. >> major jeremy haynes and mrs.helsea haynes. >> what is your connection to the white house? >> yes, ma'am. i wrote a letter just about my struggles as a patient at walter e., where my wife as a caregiver had to provide for me, feed me, bathe me. i was basically starting over at life. she put her entire life on hold from working on an mba. she is a drill sergeant in the army reserve. she put her own military career on hold, quit her job, and focused on me. i wrote...
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joining us first on "power lunch" is senator blumenthal. senator, thanks so much for being here. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. great to be with you. >> as you can imagine, wall street has weighed in on the scrutiny that mylan is now receiving, and it seems like the common conclusion is that you guys can jawbone, but based on regulatory -- the regulatory process, you really can't do much to force mylan to cut its drug. is this all part of just trying to jawbone them into saying, you know what, we'll cut the drug a little bit? >> moral pressure is important, and we're demanding that this company do the right thing. clearly this price gouging, there's no other term for it, is morally bankrupt. and it's driving families to fail to afford this drug and school board budgets to break. so there is an immediate need. not just for answers but for action. that's why i think the ftc should investigate and take appropriate action using all the tools that it has and the judiciary and particularly the antitrust subcommittee where i sit should also be investigated. so i hope more
joining us first on "power lunch" is senator blumenthal. senator, thanks so much for being here. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. great to be with you. >> as you can imagine, wall street has weighed in on the scrutiny that mylan is now receiving, and it seems like the common conclusion is that you guys can jawbone, but based on regulatory -- the regulatory process, you really can't do much to force mylan to cut its drug. is this all part of just trying to...
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sidney blumenthal is one author and sharon mills and aberdeen. there are some originators that even congress can't see the identity of them because of the information in them. >> meanwhile she's saying i had noey. congressman trey gowdy, thank you for being here. >> yes, ma'am, thank you. >>> also tonight a new reason for hillary clinton to be very surprised. the founder of wikileaks is here in an exclusive interview on the information he holds and what it may mean for mrs. clinton. don't miss julian assange. >> you know, right now, according to the average of all polls, she's beating donald trump by 5.5 points nationwide, she's way ahead of him in most of the swing states. do you believe the information you have in your possession could b i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... ...who've had no prior treatment. it transform
sidney blumenthal is one author and sharon mills and aberdeen. there are some originators that even congress can't see the identity of them because of the information in them. >> meanwhile she's saying i had noey. congressman trey gowdy, thank you for being here. >> yes, ma'am, thank you. >>> also tonight a new reason for hillary clinton to be very surprised. the founder of wikileaks is here in an exclusive interview on the information he holds and what it may mean for mrs....
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. >> reporter: democratic senators edward markey and richard blumenthal sent a letter to 13 different airlines including delta and southwest suggestioning changes and asking about plans to avoid the blunders in the future. >> airlines should use their record profits to invest in new that protect and compensate the customer. >> reporter: trade group airlines for america says those profits are being used saying carriers investigate $1.5 billion per more into products and technologies to make flying better. >> you have to make sure that your production systems are robust, so you're building them to be as fault-tolerance as possible. if you have failures in the systems you have other systems to take off. >> reporter: joseph george works with airlines on >> we evolved to the point that technology is the backbone of how businesses run their operations. so it's to the point that when the systems that rely on those technologies, when those systems fail, the business can't run anymore. >> passengers want dhangs now. >> they need to come up with a backup plan or something. >> senators blumentha
. >> reporter: democratic senators edward markey and richard blumenthal sent a letter to 13 different airlines including delta and southwest suggestioning changes and asking about plans to avoid the blunders in the future. >> airlines should use their record profits to invest in new that protect and compensate the customer. >> reporter: trade group airlines for america says those profits are being used saying carriers investigate $1.5 billion per more into products and...
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senator richard blumenthal joins us. and the president in baton rouge, louisiana.to make a statement during "power lunch." we'll have it for you. and tesla making some kind of big announcement. when it happens we'll be all over it. see you seen, melissa. >> see you then. >>> and heating up, sarat now in second place up 27%, and you actually made a trade today? >> i did. taking money off xpo. a great run. bought it specifically because this is a logistics company up 37%. still like it. own it in our portfolios, a way to go, but i want to trade into air lease. one of the leading lessors for planes. 200 customers. look at its book, 100% is already visibility for 2017. 90% for '18 and 80% for '19. 8.5 times earnings, good play to play gdp growth with diversified lessor acrossthe board. >> remember, follow all the akd @cnbc.com/pro. >>> our residential value investors always on the hunt for names that the market is underpricing. step, up effects. >> macy's. 12 times earnings, 4% dividend yield. why i think it has more room to go. i do think this is a longer term positio
senator richard blumenthal joins us. and the president in baton rouge, louisiana.to make a statement during "power lunch." we'll have it for you. and tesla making some kind of big announcement. when it happens we'll be all over it. see you seen, melissa. >> see you then. >>> and heating up, sarat now in second place up 27%, and you actually made a trade today? >> i did. taking money off xpo. a great run. bought it specifically because this is a logistics company...
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. >> guest: one of the things that is only slightly touched but sidney blumenthal, character we had seen early in our investigation, his being so close to making money and doing business in this very rich country that seldom allocates its resources ominously in libya and having a a close confidant and private e-mail correspondent with hillary clinton, a lot of that is yet to be discovered. >> host: he will was be paid at foundation at the time. >> guest: because the state department refused to put them on the payroll even though they were willing to put for example the individual who took care of hillary clinton's private email have been working for her campaign and they were okay putting him on but sidney blumenthal had a very checkered past. the state department has a great deal of integrity and they push back and a lot of those areas. >> host: your hearing on this, you're the the more aggressive of the congressional committees look at this, what i saw from the outside looking is a past chairman is that the democrats are going to protect their quarterback. part of this was before the e
. >> guest: one of the things that is only slightly touched but sidney blumenthal, character we had seen early in our investigation, his being so close to making money and doing business in this very rich country that seldom allocates its resources ominously in libya and having a a close confidant and private e-mail correspondent with hillary clinton, a lot of that is yet to be discovered. >> host: he will was be paid at foundation at the time. >> guest: because the state...
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what are the chances that sidney blumenthal would not be mention this book? >> guest: he played a more significant role during her white house years. i seem to recall there is conversation about him maybe having a role in the state department but it did not happen, i don't know exactly should talk to my political reporters at the washington post's before was deeply involved with e-mails going back and forth. >> guest: yes, that has been a huge -- sometimes on a consequential matter sometimes on deeply -- matters. i was supposed political rule of thumb, they should not be interpreted as a true record of what took place. >> c-span: one of the of the articles you wrote, and you wrote several donald trump, you talk about he doesn't seem to be huge fans of the gipper, but one of his books he's talking favorably. but after he lost the election, carter came to see me in my office, this is donald trump, he told me he was seeking contributions for the jimmy carter library. i asked, she had in mind and he said donald, i very much i very much appreciate if you contribut
what are the chances that sidney blumenthal would not be mention this book? >> guest: he played a more significant role during her white house years. i seem to recall there is conversation about him maybe having a role in the state department but it did not happen, i don't know exactly should talk to my political reporters at the washington post's before was deeply involved with e-mails going back and forth. >> guest: yes, that has been a huge -- sometimes on a consequential matter...
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and sidney blumenthal.u want to talk about toxic candidate, hone in on blumenthal and the clinton campaign from the nineties. >> not more than stephen bannon. and talk about the people around him. donald trump's economic advisors are his donors. and they have written an economic policy that would be very beneficial to them personally and to donald trump an his family. ending the estate tax. these are dealing inside the campaign. >> -- i guess andrea what i don't understand, the obama -- knew this was a problem eight months ago. >> also mooens -- and it was interesting. -- wasn't fully comfortable wrapping his arms around the foundation. and none of obama world is. i've noticed this week. they rally around her all the time, exception when the foundation comes up. i didn't see a lot of dan pfeifer, david axelrod tweet this is week backing herb up. >> here is the pushback. they say they are winding it down. i'm told it is really hard to wind it down. one joe scarborough asked why not turn it over to the gates
and sidney blumenthal.u want to talk about toxic candidate, hone in on blumenthal and the clinton campaign from the nineties. >> not more than stephen bannon. and talk about the people around him. donald trump's economic advisors are his donors. and they have written an economic policy that would be very beneficial to them personally and to donald trump an his family. ending the estate tax. these are dealing inside the campaign. >> -- i guess andrea what i don't understand, the...
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municipalities and democratic officials all wait to the international level whether it was sidney blumenthal walking around libya, which you need more clearance than god to get into libya and he's looking for business. this is a problem on both sides but the clintons really know how to master it. >> rampant pay to play, what to do about it gary b.? >> i don't think there's anything to do about it. i like john's suggestions, but unfortunately, you have the fox guarding the hen house here. only one that's going to change the rules on term limits are the -- are congress and they're not going to do that. why? because when you're a politician, you're not in it for the money. i think maybe, you know, after you get out, oh, the the clintons' income when they left $10 million, they've gone a long way from being poor. but while you're a politician what you love most is power and the only way to get that power and keep that power is to keep being re-elected and the only way to keep being re-elected is to service these private interest groups. the big money. you don't think that donald trump has servic
municipalities and democratic officials all wait to the international level whether it was sidney blumenthal walking around libya, which you need more clearance than god to get into libya and he's looking for business. this is a problem on both sides but the clintons really know how to master it. >> rampant pay to play, what to do about it gary b.? >> i don't think there's anything to do about it. i like john's suggestions, but unfortunately, you have the fox guarding the hen house...
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we talked to senator richard blumenthal who said he was going to look at it.e talked to chuck grassley. he said he's going to look at it. >> the whole reason they're able to charge $608 for two epipens is because they have patent protection -- >> i'm not talking reason, mike. i'm talking washington! >> the reason why washington never happens in washington on this specific issue is because if they had to take a look at it, there would be -- >> are they going to get their trades off first which they're allowed to do and then go and do their voting. the whole thing is preposterous. >> talk about ultimate skepticism. got a question, send us a tweet and check out our website. we have the hottest options news, videos throughout the week and exclusive trades. check out our super cool newsletter. we have over 100,000 subscribers. what are you waiting for? here is what's coming up next ♪ >> that's what investors have been asking about, interest rates. the answer might not be what you think. we'll explain. investors have been flooding the a number of retail stocks this
we talked to senator richard blumenthal who said he was going to look at it.e talked to chuck grassley. he said he's going to look at it. >> the whole reason they're able to charge $608 for two epipens is because they have patent protection -- >> i'm not talking reason, mike. i'm talking washington! >> the reason why washington never happens in washington on this specific issue is because if they had to take a look at it, there would be -- >> are they going to get their...
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- right now-- - the only one you've asked for is sidney blumenthal.hat's the only one you've asked for. you need to make sure the entire record is correct. - and that's exactly what i want to do. - well, then go ahead. - i'm about to tell you. [laughter] - so clear. so concise. it all makes sense now. and throughout the day, hillary was right in the thick of it. but while hillary clinton had to endure repetitive questions and endless bickering, it wasn't a total waste of her time. - madam secretary, you are welcome to answer the question, if you would like to. - well... i wrote a whole chapter about this in my book "hard choices." i'd be glad to send it to you, congressman. all: oh! [cheers and applause] - that--that is gangster. hillary's promoting her book in the middle of a hearing that could end her political career. "hard choices," now available in paperback. we have to talk about last night. the iowa caucus. bernie sanders won! [cheers and applause] yeah. but not as much as hillary clinton. - so as i stand here tonight, breathing a big sigh of r
- right now-- - the only one you've asked for is sidney blumenthal.hat's the only one you've asked for. you need to make sure the entire record is correct. - and that's exactly what i want to do. - well, then go ahead. - i'm about to tell you. [laughter] - so clear. so concise. it all makes sense now. and throughout the day, hillary was right in the thick of it. but while hillary clinton had to endure repetitive questions and endless bickering, it wasn't a total waste of her time. - madam...
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it's been said by recent biographers of abraham lincoln, including sidney blumenthal who was here to some of ago, that abraham lincoln wouldn't have been abraham lincoln without his wife. i can tell you that after eight years of research and writing the same is true of the most famous union civil war generals and their wives. john charles fremont, george, william sherman and ulysses s grant were not have been they were without jessis fremont, nelly mccellan, ellen ewing and julia dent's. i first approached the story 10 years ago in graduate school and learned ellen sherman sought help for her husband from president lincoln in january, 1862. from earlier reading i knew that jesse benton fremont had lobbied the president on her husband behalf a few months earlier. as a former congressional aide and lobbyist, i was intrigued by their lobbying efforts and by the very different results they achieved. i wanted to know more about how these wives influenced their husband's career. i was confident that they had because i was raised in a military family and learned very early the strength, cou
it's been said by recent biographers of abraham lincoln, including sidney blumenthal who was here to some of ago, that abraham lincoln wouldn't have been abraham lincoln without his wife. i can tell you that after eight years of research and writing the same is true of the most famous union civil war generals and their wives. john charles fremont, george, william sherman and ulysses s grant were not have been they were without jessis fremont, nelly mccellan, ellen ewing and julia dent's. i...
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>> reporter: jenna, this letter was sent to 13 airlines from senator edward markey and richard blumenthal. they want to see plans in place to avoid these computer system blund that's aers that are para airlines. there are calls for airlines to take better care of customers when the cancellation is clearly the airline's fault. senator markey wants the airline to pay to put you on a competitor's flight, imagine that. a few weeks ago delta's computer system crashed, a disaster for the airline. nearly a thousand cancellations, a total nightmare. southwest had a similar situation in july. senator markey wants airlines to use some of the extra billions of dollars raked in in recent years from cheaper jet fuel to update aging computer systems, which as we saw this summer can be quite vulnerable. >> airlines should use their record profits to invest in new technology and implement transparent and fair policies that protect and compensate the customer. >> reporter: we could see legislation that makes some of what markey proposes a reality. airlines are way too dependent on antiquated computer syst
>> reporter: jenna, this letter was sent to 13 airlines from senator edward markey and richard blumenthal. they want to see plans in place to avoid these computer system blund that's aers that are para airlines. there are calls for airlines to take better care of customers when the cancellation is clearly the airline's fault. senator markey wants the airline to pay to put you on a competitor's flight, imagine that. a few weeks ago delta's computer system crashed, a disaster for the...
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a lot of them, those that did spend the time to speak with me for a couple minutes, richard blumenthal, from connecticut and elizabeth warren for quite a while on this. they are concerned about this. those are two democrats. they do think about this a lot. they get these reports, these reports are landing on your desk by the dozens, these think tank reports. but members of the congress are concerned about where do these reports really come from them and who pays from them. don't we need to know about them. that there is some discussion of, for example, there is some discussion, when you submit comments to the agency on a proposed rule and -- ase doing at as a dish a think tank scholar you should disclose you have a financial is -- interest. that should be disclosed as part of the comments, we need to know that information. you're an expert and your argument is much more persuasive than the average person. when you come to testify a congress maybe you should have to disclose who funded your study. there are these truth and testimony forms you fill out. funded bysearch get any particular
a lot of them, those that did spend the time to speak with me for a couple minutes, richard blumenthal, from connecticut and elizabeth warren for quite a while on this. they are concerned about this. those are two democrats. they do think about this a lot. they get these reports, these reports are landing on your desk by the dozens, these think tank reports. but members of the congress are concerned about where do these reports really come from them and who pays from them. don't we need to know...
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concerned, concerned mind you that her private server might be compromised after a confidant sidney blumenthal hacked. that according to clinton's clinton's former chief of staff cheryl mills last month as part of what is coming from all of these e-mails that were released. new e-mails revealing also that mills was alerted by a state department official to a request from a watchdog group back in december of 2012, seeking records describing all of clinton's e-mail accounts. at the time the group was told no records could be found. yet in her deposition mills claimed she didn't have a quote specific recollection of that request. all of this comes as new e-mails raise big and bigger questions about ties between the clinton foundation and the state department. the foundation now mired in scandal a state department intelligence advisory board back end 2011 despite the fact he had no experience in the area. the foundation receives tens of millions of dollars from investors of a canadian geranium firm that was seeking government approval for a deal with russia. uranium one deal was approved in fact h
concerned, concerned mind you that her private server might be compromised after a confidant sidney blumenthal hacked. that according to clinton's clinton's former chief of staff cheryl mills last month as part of what is coming from all of these e-mails that were released. new e-mails revealing also that mills was alerted by a state department official to a request from a watchdog group back in december of 2012, seeking records describing all of clinton's e-mail accounts. at the time the group...
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. >> sending it to sid blumenthal who she wanted to hire some assistant in the presence said no peer should the clinton foundation hired him and he had no national security clearance whatsoever. she continued to send them things that i was his e-mail that was hacked and by the russians and the chinese. everything she sent him and she e-mailed him many times a day. it was exposed including some of the deepest secrets of the country is it's trying to protect. if anybody else would have done that he would have been in jail. why should not in jail? echoes her name is hillary clinton? kennedy: she is the one who said there's a hillary standard and she's claiming she was a victim of the political campaign but at the same time the fbi director when he said, talking about a narrow focus which she applies to something so broad and bad in and of itself is the very reason why people have such a high unfavorable rating of her. >> she furthered all the discomfort about her believability by your answers to chris wallace yesterday who very shrewdly use quite neutral language when they put the quest
. >> sending it to sid blumenthal who she wanted to hire some assistant in the presence said no peer should the clinton foundation hired him and he had no national security clearance whatsoever. she continued to send them things that i was his e-mail that was hacked and by the russians and the chinese. everything she sent him and she e-mailed him many times a day. it was exposed including some of the deepest secrets of the country is it's trying to protect. if anybody else would have done...
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in fact, blumenthal just couple hours ago, he called mylan's move today, this is quote, a pr fix and a baby step, doing nothing, charles, to fix the situation of health care in this country. charles: you know, lauren, i'm inclined to agree. it. is obamacare really to blame for the epipen sticker shock? former health and human services deputy secretary. tevi, here the thing. i heard the statement from the heather bresch, the ceo and talking about the payment card and not paying anything out-of-pocket. that doesn't address the issue of price, whether you pay it out-of-pocket or not, the enormous price hike they enjoyed with the only company with this product out there. >> charles, i just love this story where the democrats criticizing the ceo and the democratic senator being, you know the father of her. then you have mylan gave money to the clinton foundation but didn't give it since 2009. so i guess they haven't given recently enough to get protection from hillary clinton. but in terms of the price versus the cost to individuals, this is the same argument that the obama administration
in fact, blumenthal just couple hours ago, he called mylan's move today, this is quote, a pr fix and a baby step, doing nothing, charles, to fix the situation of health care in this country. charles: you know, lauren, i'm inclined to agree. it. is obamacare really to blame for the epipen sticker shock? former health and human services deputy secretary. tevi, here the thing. i heard the statement from the heather bresch, the ceo and talking about the payment card and not paying anything...
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they found out massachusetts senator ed markey wants to make sure -- senator ed markey and richard blumenthal they want to know more about the airlines i.t. system and how they accommodate passengers during the failure. recent outages in southwest and delta air lines cause thousands of passengers. >> the senators are computer system could fail because of the way they are designed and maintained. they ride with delays are not only an expense for consumers but they can also harm our economy. >> an aviation expert says without safety at thaik really isn't an issue for congress adding airlines -- they are make money. we reached out to the fourth largest airline and received confirmed they received the senator's letters. american and delta says they're reviewing the letter and will respond as appropriate. southwest told us they have invested a lot of time and moneynd making sure that the computer systems are secure and backed up. the senators ask that the airlines respond by next month. fell, fox 25 news. >> they also want some answers about safeguards to prevent failures and cyber security expert
they found out massachusetts senator ed markey wants to make sure -- senator ed markey and richard blumenthal they want to know more about the airlines i.t. system and how they accommodate passengers during the failure. recent outages in southwest and delta air lines cause thousands of passengers. >> the senators are computer system could fail because of the way they are designed and maintained. they ride with delays are not only an expense for consumers but they can also harm our...
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hillary clinton from the head of the communist party usa and radical abortion extremist, sidney blumenthal who was advising hillary clinton on invading libya while he was paid by the clinton foundation. there are all sorts of people you can look at. totally normal negative campaign trick but the media should think how much they want to participate in that campaign. >> i don't like when the media say this crazy person, whether david duke with trump or the orlando shooter's father with hillary, they want their ten seconds of fame and we tie it around but is there a balance the way this is being done? >> i don't know that this one there will be balance because as a democrat, we don't see this as an even-handed thing. the clinton campaign to their credit is careful to use donald trump's own words or the words of the people supporting him, right? it's not been insinuation. it's been the -- look at the videos. it's almost every time all the videos are released, the actual words of trump and the people. >> when you get into the position, it's not trump's words but words of other people. >> when h
hillary clinton from the head of the communist party usa and radical abortion extremist, sidney blumenthal who was advising hillary clinton on invading libya while he was paid by the clinton foundation. there are all sorts of people you can look at. totally normal negative campaign trick but the media should think how much they want to participate in that campaign. >> i don't like when the media say this crazy person, whether david duke with trump or the orlando shooter's father with...
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. >> i want to transition -- >> sidney blumenthal. >> when you talk about the people behind him. donald trump's economic advisors are donors and a policy that would be beneficial ending state his state tax. >> i clinton foundation, what i don't understan t white house knew this was a problem. >> signed by everybody. >> and means you know was interesting, he wasn't fully comfortable. i noticed this week they rally around her all the time except are the foundation comes up. i didn't see dan pfeiffer. david axelrod tweets backing her up. >> here is the push back and something that we really have to get on because they say they are wind this down. for one thing, she was asked on friday and foundation operations on the ground. the clinton foundation does do. and the foundations acre cemented the whole health care component. chelsea clinton is going to be on the board. i've been saying that's not news. the fact is that she's still going to be on the board to wind this down. >> doing good work. >> let me finish. bill clinton said that on to all of us in the press on wednesday that they
. >> i want to transition -- >> sidney blumenthal. >> when you talk about the people behind him. donald trump's economic advisors are donors and a policy that would be beneficial ending state his state tax. >> i clinton foundation, what i don't understan t white house knew this was a problem. >> signed by everybody. >> and means you know was interesting, he wasn't fully comfortable. i noticed this week they rally around her all the time except are the...
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it has been said by recent biographers of abraham lincoln including sidney blumenthal who is europe a month ago that abraham lincoln would not have been abraham lincoln without his wife. i can tell you without eight years of research and writing the same is true of the most famous union civil war general and their lives. john charles. >> reporter: , sherman, and and ulysses s grant would not have been who they were without jesse benton nelly marcy ellie union and julia dense. i first came to the story ten years ago when i was in graduate school learned that ellen sherman sherman popper has been in january of 18 to 62 from earlier reading i knew that jesse ben fremont had not been the president on her husband's behalf behalf if you months earlier. as a former congressional aide and lobbyist, i was intrigued by their lobbying efforts and by the very different results achieved. i wanted to know more about how these wives influence their husbands careers. i was confident they had because i was raised in a military family. i learned very early this strength, courage, and resilience require
it has been said by recent biographers of abraham lincoln including sidney blumenthal who is europe a month ago that abraham lincoln would not have been abraham lincoln without his wife. i can tell you without eight years of research and writing the same is true of the most famous union civil war general and their lives. john charles. >> reporter: , sherman, and and ulysses s grant would not have been who they were without jesse benton nelly marcy ellie union and julia dense. i first came...
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. >> reporter: democratic senators edward marquee and richard blumenthal members of the commerce science3 different airlines including delta and southwest suggesting changes and asking about plans to avoid these blunders in the future. >> airlines should use their record profits to invest in new technology and implement transparent and fair policies that protect and compensate the customer. >> reporter: trade group airlines for america says those profits are being used saying carriers are investing 1.5 billion per month into products and technolog make flying better isn't you've got to make sure that your production systems are robust, you're building them to be asphalt tolerant as possible. if you've got failures in the system you've got other systems that can take over. >> reporter: joseph george works with airlines on technology. >> we've evolved to the point that technology is fundamentally the backbone of how business is run their operations. it's the point that when the system that rely on those technologies when those systems fail, the business cannot run anymore. >> reporter: pas
. >> reporter: democratic senators edward marquee and richard blumenthal members of the commerce science3 different airlines including delta and southwest suggesting changes and asking about plans to avoid these blunders in the future. >> airlines should use their record profits to invest in new technology and implement transparent and fair policies that protect and compensate the customer. >> reporter: trade group airlines for america says those profits are being used saying...
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the most blistering reaction came from senator blumenthal who said in a statement, this step seems likeore than a real remedy. masking an exorbitant price hike. it should be followed by action. >> thank you. >>> and thank you so much for sharing your time with us. we always appreciate it. >> news continues with fredricka whitfield after a quick break. but first, we want you to meet this week's cnn hero, a 33-year-old woman who left a career in the u.s. to provide free medical care in kenya. >>> we have about six villages that have absolutely zero access to healthcare. when an individual is in a remote area and has an absolute emergency, it's considered a matter of destiny. i feel like there's no purpose if you don't challenge your comfort zone. and do something that's a little bit bigger than who you are. ♪ someone's hacked all our technology... say, have you seen all the amazing technology in geico's mobile app? mobile app? look. electronic id cards, emergency roadside service, i can even submit a claim. wow... yep, geico's mobile app works like a charm. geico. expect great savings and
the most blistering reaction came from senator blumenthal who said in a statement, this step seems likeore than a real remedy. masking an exorbitant price hike. it should be followed by action. >> thank you. >>> and thank you so much for sharing your time with us. we always appreciate it. >> news continues with fredricka whitfield after a quick break. but first, we want you to meet this week's cnn hero, a 33-year-old woman who left a career in the u.s. to provide free...
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but the most blistering reaction from senator richard blumenthal in a statement here's what he said.eems like a pr fix more than a real remedy. masking an exorbitant and callous price hike. this baby step should be followed by actual robust action. >> all right. thank you so much. keep us posted. >> thank you. >>> still to come -- it's in the eyes, the body language, and the gestures. what we learned from the people who stand behind candidates at the rallies. ♪ abdominal pain? bloating? you may have ibs. ask your doctor if non-prescription ibgard is right for you. ibgard calms the angry gut. available at cvs, walgreens and rite aid. >>> all right. welcome back. a lot can be learned from the people who attend the rallies held by the presidential candidates, especially those who stand right behind the podium. here's jeanne moos. >> reporter: what happens behind donald trump doesn't stay behind donald trump. >> hillary clinton is a bigot. >> reporter: it guys viral. the latest trump supporter to react with shock to the donald's words was pounced on by a critic who wrote, we are all this
but the most blistering reaction from senator richard blumenthal in a statement here's what he said.eems like a pr fix more than a real remedy. masking an exorbitant and callous price hike. this baby step should be followed by actual robust action. >> all right. thank you so much. keep us posted. >> thank you. >>> still to come -- it's in the eyes, the body language, and the gestures. what we learned from the people who stand behind candidates at the rallies. ♪ abdominal...
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. >> can be connect senator richard blumenthal plan a pr move, not a real fix. minnesota senator amy whose daughter uses an epipen says it's just not enough. >> we've seen these prices creep up and up every single year. i think it's wrong and that's why the laws have to change. >> reporter: josh earnest question the mortgage of any pharmaceutical company that life-saving medicine consistent with a stated mission of providing life-saving medicine to lots of people. >> reporter: myland's ceo blames insurance companies noting higher doublables. lawmakers are requesting more information from mylan and want a congressional hearing once back in washington. jacqueline fell, fox 25 >>> more than 25,000 baby strollers are being recalled because of a defect that can cause the child to fall out. it involves safety one and step and go strollers, sued at babys 'r us, walmart and amazon. the company is offering a free repair kit. >>> a lot of people on twitter were asking me about this because they weren't sure if it was real. a local company called slaughter held a meet and
. >> can be connect senator richard blumenthal plan a pr move, not a real fix. minnesota senator amy whose daughter uses an epipen says it's just not enough. >> we've seen these prices creep up and up every single year. i think it's wrong and that's why the laws have to change. >> reporter: josh earnest question the mortgage of any pharmaceutical company that life-saving medicine consistent with a stated mission of providing life-saving medicine to lots of people. >>...
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she took thattings in, put it on her nonsecure server, sent it to heir friend, sid sid blumenthal who had no security clearance and he washawked by the chinese. >> she doesn't want want to admit this. >> when she gives answers like she just gave to chris wallace yesterday, she does herself a disservice because it creates a news cycle and furthers the well-grounded perception she is not worthy of belief when she makes these statements. >> she also tried to throw her colleagues natural the bus. basically saying, well, i relied on my colleagues. there were 300 of them. >> already colleagues were all interrogated under oath by judicial watch, and every single one of them said, this was mrs. clinton's idea. the only one who didn't answer questions is the one to whom she paid $5,000. she didn't pay it. the clinton foundation did. to might great her public and secret e-mail streams to the server in her house, which is what started this. >> let's watch this. it's pretty remarkable -- when you see her say something and then james comey saying something different. >> you will be getting, the en
she took thattings in, put it on her nonsecure server, sent it to heir friend, sid sid blumenthal who had no security clearance and he washawked by the chinese. >> she doesn't want want to admit this. >> when she gives answers like she just gave to chris wallace yesterday, she does herself a disservice because it creates a news cycle and furthers the well-grounded perception she is not worthy of belief when she makes these statements. >> she also tried to throw her colleagues...
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you want to talk about toxic people following in the wake of a candidate, let's talk about sidney blumenthal and clinton from the 90s. >> not more than stephan vanden -- steve bannon. and donald trumps economic advisers are his donors and have written an economic policy that would be very beneficial clinton foundation because what i don't understand is, the obama white house knew this was a problem. okay? >> that's right. it also means -- what is interesting, he was not fully comfortable wrapping his arms around the foundation. he was not. and i have noticed, they rally around her all the time. except when the foundation comes up. >> here is the pushback. something that we have to get on because they say there are winding down but what i am told is that it is really hard to one discount. for one thing, carver asked her on friday, why not just turn it over to the gates foundation. the gates foundation does grants. they don't do operations on the ground. the clinton foundation does. so, there are different types already accepted. the whole healthcare component which is one of the largest compo
you want to talk about toxic people following in the wake of a candidate, let's talk about sidney blumenthal and clinton from the 90s. >> not more than stephan vanden -- steve bannon. and donald trumps economic advisers are his donors and have written an economic policy that would be very beneficial clinton foundation because what i don't understand is, the obama white house knew this was a problem. okay? >> that's right. it also means -- what is interesting, he was not fully...
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. >>> connecticut senator richard blumenthal and maryland congressman elijah cummings called milan's plan a p.r. move and not a real fix. amy's daughter who uses an epipen says it's not enough. >> we've seen the prices creep up and up every single year. it's wrong and that's why the laws have to change. >> the reporter: white house spokesman josh earnest questi pharmaceutical company that suddenly raises prices. >> jacking up the price on life saving medicine is inconsistent with a stated mission of providing life saving medicine to lots of people. >> the reporter: milan's c.e.o. blames insurance companies, noting higher deductibles, leaving patients having to pay more of the cost of the drug. number of heroin related overdoses has the c.d.c. concerned. we've reported on the ongoing heroin epidemic in new england for more than a year and authorities are now saying that the increased overdose deaths in other parts of the country may all be related to so-called bad batches, which is heroin laced with other substances. last week the obama administration announced $17 million in funding
. >>> connecticut senator richard blumenthal and maryland congressman elijah cummings called milan's plan a p.r. move and not a real fix. amy's daughter who uses an epipen says it's not enough. >> we've seen the prices creep up and up every single year. it's wrong and that's why the laws have to change. >> the reporter: white house spokesman josh earnest questi pharmaceutical company that suddenly raises prices. >> jacking up the price on life saving medicine is...