. >> joining me now, senator brian schatz, dt from hawaii. senator, do you think the president knows what the plan is? >> no. i think he has no idea what he's doing generally. but specifically on health care, i think he -- you know, he wings it specifically when he's asked a question about aca, he sort of never gives up except that the legislative branch has given up on this. but the problem that you pointed out, chris, is that house members are about to walk the plank on intensely unpopular ideas for a second time on behalf of an intensely unpopular president. they're going to do i guess, some negotiations again in secret and then drop the bill on the floor and present to the rest of the caucus. i am -- you know, on the one hand i'm concerned because i don't want this thing to pass into law. on the other hand, i think they have a really, really small chance of being successful. so i don't mind if they go through this again because every time they go through this, the public gets angrier and angrier, and democrats do better and better. >> do

senator brian schatz tweeted: "mr. attorney general: you voted for that judge. and that island is called oahu. it's my home. have some respect." sessions had this to say: "no i wasn't criticizing the judge or the island. i think it's a fabulous place ... had a granddaughter born there. but i got to tel t is a point worth making that a single sitting district judge, out of 600, 700 district judges, can issue an order stopping a presidential executive order that >> attorney general jeff sessions said -- >> no, i wasn't criticizing the judge or the island. i think it's a fabulous place and had a granddaughter born there. but i got to tell you, it is a point worth making that a single sitting district judge out of 600, 700 district judges can issue an order stopping a presidential executive order that i believe is fully constitutional, designed to protect the united states of america from terrorist attacks. >> hashtag island in the pacific is now trending on twitter with many more critical comments about attorney general jeff sessions. >>> still ahead, paying tribut

i'll read you some of them, pointing out senator brian schatz, that sessions actually voted in the senateo confirm the judge in question here. and the other senator from hawaii, mazie hirono, accused jeff sessions of what she said was "dog whistle politics." scott, that's another way of suggesting he's being racist. >> pelley: still 50 stars in the flag. margaret brennan for us at the white house. margaret, thank you. well, another federal judge that mr. trump clashed with during the campaign is back in the spotlight tonight. gonzalo curiel has been assigned to preside in a lawsuit brought by a 23-year-old illegal immigrant who has been deported to mexico. the man claims that his dreamer status should have allowed him to stay in the country because he arrived here as a child. judge curiel presided over two lawsuits involving the now-defunct trump university which were settled. mr. trump questioned his impartiality, calling him, "a mexican." judge curiel was born in indiana. the decision by fox news to fire bill o'reilly may not end the sexual harassment scandal there. federal prosecutors

first, we will hear from the president and then senator brian schatz. my fellowtrump: americans, i truly believe that the first 100 days of my administration has been truly just about the most successful s history.ntry' most important, we are bringing back jobs. ask t

hawaii's democratic senator brian schatz not amused, tweeting, you voted for that judge and that island is called hawaii, it's my home, have some respect. >>> president trump will it will visit the treasury department, and sign orders targeting dodd/frank. he'll direct steve mnuchin to review regulator's authority on banks in trouble. he'll also ask a label insuraso firms as risky and look for regulations that are too complex for taxpayers. deregulation is one of the big hopes for wall street and one of the reason we've seen stocks climb since trump was elected. and the treasury secretary is giving reassurance to investors. mnuchin said this, whether health care gets done or health care doesn't get done, we're gonna get tax reform done. we hope that this won't take until the end of the year, it will be soon, very soon. mnuchin says it will cut taxes for both individuals and businesses. and that is certainly an ambitious goal there. >> that was big news. because steve moore, steve written an op-ed saying, mr. all president, let's get tax reform done, you don't need health care to get it

signed sincerely senators brian schatz, ed markey and sheldon whitehouse.epa will not answer our questions about what these memos mean and what this new process is that they're not talking about publicly, but they are directing their employees about internally to the point where somebody who had access to those memos decided to feed them out to news the outside world to try to get an explanation of what's going on. epa won't answer our questions about those memos at all. we only believe they're authentic. we can't prove it because they won't authenticate them. the question now that the senators are asking, will the epa own up to this process that they didn't want to discuss publicly? will they tell these senators what they are doing? even though they keep giving us the runaround. watch this space. >>> condemning the chemical attack in syria. president trump is signaling a shift in the administration's approach to the war-torn country, saying this latest attack crossed many, many lines. >>> plus, steve bannon ousted from the national security council. there

the other: senator brian schatz tweete "mr. attorney general: you voted for that judge.land is cal hu. it's my home. have some respect. ions now says he wasn' criticizing the judge or t land... just how one district judge out of hundreds can stop a presidential executive order. >> sessions now says he wasn't criticizing the judge or the island itself. just how one district judge out of hundreds can stop a presidential executive order. >>> a major operation to clean up trash called off. why workers in one bay area city say it's just too dangerous. >> and how fans are paying tribute to prince's legacy one year after his death. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, a major trash clean-up operation in oakland... delayed today. city work crews say... they know they have a job to do.. but it's just too dangerous. you. >>> a major trash clean-up in oakland delayed because city work crews say it's too dangerous to do their jobs. kpix 5's da lin on the concern and then the new plan to clear that garbage out. >> reporter: this is one of the many piles of trash near homeless encampments in oakland. some

applause ] i want this repeal crap to stop. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm joined now by senator brian schatz, democrat from hawaii. senator, you know it's been interesting. you look at the town halls and you see that people are showing up clearly angry and terrified frankly that they're going to lose their health care. on the other hand, you have people like congressman dave bratt. i believe he's from washington state, who is positively giddy about the idea of repealing the affordable care act, saying it's a conservative principle. 50 laboratories, 50 experiments going on simultaneously. you can see what works and what doesn't work. he's talking about ending community rating, ending the requirement that states that insurance companies have to not charge older people more than they charge younger people, ending those requirements in the packages. i don't understand what republicans think people want, but do you detect any desire out there to go back to that old system? >> well, i think that they spent so much time using obamacare as a foil, that they forgot to formulate a policy. so here they

brian schatz, attorney general, you voted for that judge and that island is called oahu, my home.the attorney general's office with an apology, hawaii is, in fact, an island in the pacific beautiful one where my the attorney general's granddaughter was born. >>> the justice department in front of a federal judge who donald trump once called a hater. justice correspondent pete williams has the case of a deported d.r.e.a.m.er. >> this is a case that touches many bases. it's about immigration enforcement, about access to federal records and it's about a judge with a famous name who's back in the news. >> reporter: a legal fight with the trump administration over the deportation of a man from mexico has landed in the lap of a california federal judge curiel, the same judge who presided over lawsuits against trump university. candidate trump said the judge born in indiana hated him. >> i believe he happens to be spanish, which is fine. he's hispanic, which is fine. and we haven't asked for recusal, which we may do, but we have a judge who's very hostile. should have been thrown out. >>

signed sincerely senators brian schatz, ed markey and sheldon whitehouse.ot answer our questions about what these memos mean and what this new process is that they're not talking about publicly, but they are directing their employees about internally to the point where somebody who had access to those memos decided to feed them out to news the outside world to try to get an explanation of what's going on. epa won't answer our questions about those memos at all. we only believe they're authentic. we can't prove it because they won't authenticate them. the question now that the senators are asking, will the epa own up to this process that they didn't want to discuss publicly? will they tell these senators what they are doing? good evening. >> good evening, rachel. the latest breaking news is that steve bannon had to be pushed out. that he resisted the move, and at one point threatened to quit if the move went forward. we came this close, rachel. we came this close. to the quitting story. >> threaten me again, big guy. >> surely you can get the quitting story

her colleague in the senate, senator brian schatz, reminding the attorney general that he himself votede on the federal judge and asking the amount of g. to, quote, have some respect for his home state, which led a department of justice spokesperson to clarify that hawaii is in fact an island in the pacific, a beautiful one, where the attorney general's granddaughter was born. which in turn led senator schatz to fire back saying that the state of hawaii has many islands, not one island and asking the deputy of justice to please use the goinge. micolle wallace is still with us in new york and skproining our conversation. heidi press bella. and associated press reporter vivian salaama thank you all for being here. nicole, first of all, the attorney general should go out there, it's fantastic. and there are many islands, each one more beautiful than the next. >> yeah. where to start. >> what's behind that? america first has to mean all 50 states for starters. >> yeah, you would think. actually vice president cheney spent his final day campaigning for re-election in the great state of that

democrat brian schatz tweeted, mr. attorney general, you voted for that judge, and that island is called oahu. it's my home. have some respect. and today sessions was asked about his comments in an interview on msnbc. >> i wasn't diminishing the judge or the island of hawaii, that beautiful place. give me a break. i was just making the point that it's very real. one judge out of 700 has stopped the president of the united states from doing what he believes is necessary to protect our safety and security. >> and we'll be right back. like using glucerna to replace one meal or snack a day. glucerna products have up to 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger and carbsteady, unique blends of slow release carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. every meal every craving. it's the choices you make when managing blood sugar that are the real victories. glucerna. everyday progress. at bp's cooper river plant, employees take safety personally - down to each piece of equipment, so they can protect their teammates and the surr

there's been a lot of response to your comment, just one here from hawaii senator brian schatz, who tweeted this at you, actually -- "mr. attorney general, you voted for that judge, and that island is called oahu. it's my home. have some respect." were you disrespecting the judge, mr. attorney general? the senator thinks so. >> no, i think the island is a fabulous place. i've got a granddaughter born there. but i've got to tell you, it is a point worth making that a single sitting district judge out of 600, 700 district judges, can issue an order stopping a presidential executive order that i believe is fully constitutional, designed to protect the united states of america from terrorst attack. and i was just raising the point of that issue of a single judge taking such a dramatic action and the impact it can have. >> do you wish you had phrased it differently now? >> pardon me? >> do you wish you had phrased that differently now? >> well, i don't know that i said anything that i would want to phrase differently. no. we're going to defend the president's order. we believe it's constitutiona

pointing out, senator brian schatz, that sessions actually voted in the senate to confirm the judge inn here. and the other senator from hawaii, mazie hirono, accused jeff sessions of what she said was "dog whistle politics." scott, that's another way of suggesting he's being racist. >> pelley: still 50 stars in the flag. margaret brennan for us at the white house. margaret, thank you. well, another federal judge that mr. trump clashed with during the campaign is back in the spotlight tonight. gonzalo curiel has been assigned to preside in a lawsuit brought by a 23-year-old illegal immigrant who has been deported to mexico. the man claims that his dreamer status should have allowed him to stay in the country because he arrived here as a child. judge curiel presided over two lawsuits involving the now-defunct trump university, which were settled. mr. trump questioned his impartiality, calling him, "a mexican." judge curiel was born in indiana. >>> today, the university of california at berkeley reversed its decision to cancel a speech by conservative commentator ann coulter. they're now

in an interview hawaii's other senator brian schatz said sessions is taking cues from the president. >> i think what's really disturbing is that he seems to want to follow his boss's lead in attacking the judiciary and demeaning communities of color and people who disagree with him. >> reporter: the judge in question is derrick watson, a federal district judge. it's worth noting that when sessions was in the senate he voted to confirm watson. as did every other senator casting a ballot in a confirmation vote that went down 94-0. >> there you go. major garret reporting thank you. >>> an american jailed in egypt is back in the u.s. this morning after an intervention by the trump administration. 30-year-old aide worker aya hijazi was held in an egyptian president nearly three years on charges of assault, torture and trafficking. human rights groups called all those claims unfounded. margaret brennan is at the white house with how the release unfolded. good morning. >> good morning, norah. well aya hijazi moved to egypt from her virginia hometown to help homeless children. but she ended

first, we will hear from the president and then senator brian schatz. my fellowtrump: americans, i truly believe that the first 100 days of my administration has been truly just about the most successful s history.ntry' most important, we are bringing back jobs. ask the people of michigan, ohio, and pennsylvania. see what is happening. see the car companies come roaring back in. they do not want to leave. they want to stay here. they want a piece of the action. our country is going up fast. our companies are doing better, they have just announced fantastic profits because of all that has happened in this short time. that is just the beginning. we are putting in a massive tax cut for the middle class and for ben -- and for business. a massive keystone pipeline, the dakota pipeline -- tens of thousands of jobs right there and so many other businesses. we are really proud of what we are doing. the f-35 fighter jet program. it was way over budget. pluse saved $725 million just by getting involved in the negotiation. we are cutting costs. a trulyre going to