this should at least produce some action at some point of the future on the capitol hill. has saidthe president these are at least the starting points. a quick buildthan we'll see in the house, there's of lot scheduled action. iting e what the schedule will be. is thatthe actual bill reaches the floor is a good question. what has been most surprised about this debate is the number of bipartisan proposals -- 5, 6, 7 different bipartisan reposes senatorarticularly from rubio and senator nelson from florida signing onto two of them. the question is, do folks try to gun bill orle, big tried to move those individually? do they put one bill on the floor and let it get amended, similar to what was supposed to happen for immigration. host: what do you think we may see as far eyes it being received by those on capitol hill? guest: we have re: seen chuck schumer is not happy with this white house proposal. initiallyse trump supported the age limit, and this bill does not include that. so there is the worry that trump says one thing when cameras are around and that in private, he is

fewer prayers and more action, hallie, as this crowd is approaching capitol hill to pressure members ongress. hallie? >> and so far, mariana, congress has spoken about gun reforms. you've heard that from democrats as we take this shot here of the capitol steps. you can see the protesters, the students gathering there, getting ready for the event that mariana just laid out. so far, not much action from congress, not at all since the parkland school shooting. it is widely believed here in d.c. that the most likely bill element to pass would have to do with strengthening federal background checks, something that is narrowly focused, brought up by senator cornyn after the texas, southerland springs shooting. we want to go to savannah sellers, host of our snapchat program "stay tuned." tell me what you're seeing there, savannah. >> this is an issue about money -- >> it's pretty amazing out here. there are thousands of students from multiple schools in brooklyn right in the middle of downtown brooklyn, hearing them chan the chilling things like "are we the next ones on the floor, 17, 18, ho

can slide on capitol hill. no news on whether they will allow snowmobiles. with school out today -- >> dana: that's awesome. who says nothing gets done in washington? we don't. "special report" is up next. hey, bret. >> bret: dana, thanks. keeping the russians from really interfering in u.s. elections, changing phones, national security experts tell congress what it will take to secure the technology supporting the ballot boxes. president trump unloads on the special counsel again, as the american leader receives major criticism for his congratulatory call to vladimir putin. he fires back. and the texas terror bomber dies a fiery death. apparently at his own explosive hands. this is "special report." ♪ good evening and welcome to washington. i am bret baier. we will begin with another heavy dose of palace intrigue in the trump administration pray there is a report out tonight that attorney general jeff sessions r investigation ray recently fired fbi deputy director andrew mccabe over his comments about russia. sessions, you may remember, terminated mccabe fr

you were walking the halls of capitol hill yesterday. i get what you say publicly.at are republicans supposed to say? but a lot are trying to pin this in a way that their public spin suggests they're not playing close enough attention to the results. this is a big deal. >> it's denial city up there. the republican leaders were after n a closed door skrcconfee and speaker paul ryan and the leader of the campaign arm tried to tell republicans this should be a wakeup call, there's a potential wave coming but even then they were trying to make excuses saying it was the candidate, the candidate was a bad candidate, he was frumpy, the democrats ran a conservative candidate. i heard republicans make the same remark president trump made saying he was a trump-like republican which is untrue. he supported obamacare, he said the tax cuts were a give away to corporations. they're trying to spin this but if they were smart, they will learn from this and they'll get their stuff together by the midterms. >> they lost a seat the president carried by 20 points. there's no way to spi

host: we are talking about the week ahead on capitol hill with lisa mascaro with the associated press and mike lillis with the newspaper,- the hill two veterans of congressional coverage. taking your questions, your comments this morning on this monday morning. democrats can call in, 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. independents, 202-748-8002. you can start doing that as mike lillis, another event we are watching this week and it could possibly occur amid a potential shutdown if there isn't a deal by midnight friday. on saturday is the big march for gunlives event for new control legislation. take us through what we are going to see on capitol hill this week? is there any chance any potential gun legislation makes it to either chamber? guest 2: there is a bipartisan push to get legislation in the omnibus. it's unclear if that can sneak its way in. that is one of those poison pill writers and a lot of people's yes. this want -- a lot of people's eyes. this one is noncontroversial. by john cornyn, the number two republican in the senate. there is the sutherland springs baptist c

we are talking about what's actually happening on capitol hill and the white house. president trump in that meeting last week talked about mental health and wants to be strong on the mental health side of this. what avenues are there legislatively that could concern mental health? guest: i think mental health is one area where you could potentially see a bipartisan coalition come together. there are things like funding and getting mental health records into the background check system. these have been fairly bipartisan issues in the past. they are not the kind of things that cause people who are really concerned about the second amendment to say no. mental health could be an area where you could see some bipartisan support. thing thatd, the one could happen in the next few weeks, they will pass a big omnibus spending package. that could attract all kinds of legislative hitchhikers. host: why do we have to pass that? guest: 18 days away from the next government shutdown deadline, we have had many in the past year because congress cannot get their work done. host: ther

even though things can look pretty grim right now on capitol hill -- they certainly are. there are reforms happening and i think that change will bubble up from the bottom. your elected officials need to hear from you -- at town hall meetings, letters to the editor, calls to congress to balance the system. host: fox news had this headline. "nra's political fund sees donations spike in february after the florida shooting." "supporters of the second amendment donated about seven and 70 $9,000 to the nra's marking a more- than threefold increase compared to january when the pack received more than $250,000 in donations. will we be able to see who donated that money? guest: just yesterday, the nra sent a letter to senator wyden because my question has reported there is a common-connected russian tycoon that has been trying to -- kremlin-connected russian tycoon trying to influence -- whether they try to influence, again, the 2016 election to the tactic of using the national rifle association. letter toden sent a thethat's what they say. , they have not been updated. they hide

> and to be proactive at least to some extent about not crossing too many republican allies on capitol hill and what happens from here is a good question showing that we produce some action at some point as the presidentll has said these are starting points but so far other than a quick bill in the house this week there isn't a lot of actual scheduled action the senate is dealing with other things other than gun legislation at this point. so what the actual bill is that reaches the floor is a good question right now. actually the most apprising is the bipartisan proposals offered in particular was senator rubio and senator nelson signing onto two or three of those themselves so there is good bipartisan ideas but the question is do folks try to build a single big gun bill or try to move some individually or put one on the floor then get amended like they did with immigration? all of those questions remain to beo seen. >>host: so what do you think we could see? >> chuck schumer is not happy mostly because trump previously supported increasing the age limit and this does not include that so th

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catherine herridge is live on capitol hill with more. catherine? >> thank you.the most compelling exchanges came from senator ron widen when he raised for the panel that about half of americans are voting on electronic machines that have serious security flaws, even trap doors. he pressed the witnesses on whether the states or the feds had any control over the manufacturers of these voting machines because they're in the private sector. let's listen. >> does your agency have the authority to mandate basic cyber security in the electronic voting machine used in this country? >> no, sir. >> does any agency? >> not at the federal level. not to my knowledge. >> throughout the four-hour hearing, we held about a lot of election vulnerabilities, including hacking so that data can be manipulated. you can find out that you're not properly registered and can't vote. they talked about the tallies and even the idea that hackers could penetrate news websites to pose false results. one of the key moments in the hearing came from senator angus king who has been through the dra

air force master sergeant jesse baka to learn more about this facet of our military capitol hill has long chosen to not celebrate. thank you so much gentlemen for going to joining us today and talking about this important important documentary delayed and i hope you died how america poisoned its soldiers i want to start and ask you greg what has the reception for the film but like so far. well i've gotten really positive reaction but it really runs the whole scope of emotions from anger and disappointment for. a lot of people who weren't aware that this was going on are really shocked that this is happening that it's still happening that soldier aren't getting the help that they need and a lot of people that are going through it can really relate to the some of the stories that they hear from but from the other soldiers and a lot of people really want to know what they can do to help when it's all over they feel pretty moved and motivated to take action just the what was what was your experience when you're. pulling for the first time i was i was shocked and it because it brought bac

there would be momentum on capitol hill to take a look at these individual things. but the caller is right, it is more than privacy that we need to look into. host: we have daniel, on the democrat line. an earlier caller was asking the trump campaign differently than me obama campaign's use of social media, and one of the things the guests to not mention in response is that there was evidence that cambridge analytica gave data to russians, and that is the real concern about when -- about why we care more now than why we did four years ago, is that correct? i think, an interesting distinction between how the two campaigns handled things is the question of disclosure and who knew what their data was being used for and how it was being collected and who was collecting it. i think that is something that needs to be looked at and i think the question about cambridge analytica being tied to russia is something that is, as far as we know, loosely linked. it is not something that can be pinned down at the moment. host: last call, on the democratic line. the last two collars

last time he was on capitol hill he saw a big selloff in stocks. tell us when the chairman is good for the markets. then there is this. wow, 65 shots in 15 seconds. we will show you more for my chaotic shootout in sam's disco. more to come. you are watching "fbn:am." ♪ they call him the whisperer. the whisperer? why do they call him the whisperer? he talks to planes. he talks to planes. watch this. hey watson, what's avionics telling you? maintenance records and performance data suggest replacing capacitor c4. not bad. what's with the coffee maker? sorry. we are not on speaking terms. connell: a look at what is happening now on "fbn:am" at the securities and exchange commission ratchet up the pressure in the multibillion dollars crypto currency market at "the wall street journal" reporting agency issued dozens of subpoenas to technology companies warning that many tokens as for initial coin offerings as they are known may be in violation of security. bill hochman raising the white flag in its fight. it is largely exited his $1 billion back against

that is the recommendation released today in a bipartisan new's conference on capitol hill.tol hill. >> reporter: number one on the senator's list for protecting future elections, trace, is making sure the feds don't take over the election from the states. they think that security comes from having things spread out. >> it is not our desire to fully fund the elections in individual states. if there are incentives to spur them. pup the people go to the state ladder and stay we want our elections to be secure. >> but the bipartisan group of senators wants states to be required to oddet the election results if this is it a problem. some saints are skittish about that. and they are recommended that the u.s. federal government threaten any other world power or bad actor with si. and the big part of keeping them away is updeting >> technology has changed the bay works. we always say government needs to be aware of the best practices and viability that is after. isn't one. herepep and find out what skate of and when hay and that is necessary for thechl. and inspect 2016, russian ha

one of thehings that struck me talking to the kids on the bus today and at capitol hill, whether theyare voting age or their friends are about to reach voting age, they are saying get ce innd vote your consci the midterm these experiences jane: paul blake, you will be there tomorrow bringing us the latest updates. thank you very much for joining. in an age of selfies, mobile videos, and endless websites, people are generating data at an alarming rate. but where do you store it all?sc a britisntist may have come up with a solution to the problem -- using dna as the hard drive for computer code. richard wescott reports. richard: we are producing data at a staggering rate. all those videos, social-media posts, online forums, and "look where am" selfies. the problem is, it takes a huge ndamount of computer space energy to store it all. cod the answer lie somewhere else, deep inside us all? i couldn't resist making a video of this beautiful replica of the famous watson-crick double of dna that model changed the world. what if we could store the video i am makinge now onto a pi dna? >> take

mike mcmannis is clive on capitol hill.ike, this is coming together. >> absolutely a package to fund the federal government through the end of september. we expect it to post online any moment where law makers get a chance to see some fine print. mcconnell, schumer, ryan, pelosi met a short time ago. speaker paul ryan told reporters, we're in a good place and finalizing and hope to post something soon. government could not afford a government shirtdown. due to the snowstorm the house would vote tomorrow and kick it over to the senate. moments ago they hinted they are almost there. >> i'm pleased to report the appropriations package is currently being finalized. i have more to say once the bill is filed, but we'll meet vitally important objectives. >> reporter: nancy pelosi told reporters quote we have a few language point that we immediate to clear up but we have made good progress. i think we are going to present to our members something they can support and mothers say law makers must get this done. >> it appears as thoug

about eight or nine hours of straight testimony for hope hicks con capitol hill they say the resignation has been in the works for weeks, and that the president was not unhappy with her hope hicks saying there are no words to adequately express my gratitude to president trump i wish the president and his administration the very best as he cons to lead our country. the president himself putting out a statement. the president's statement is she's a smart and thoughtful as they come. a truly great person i will miss having her by my side when she approached me about pursuing other opportunities i totally understood so no indication of who might succeed hope hicks in that role. remember she's the fourth person to hold the title of communications director in the trump administration during the course of just over a year she's been involved in many of the flash points of the trump administration, some of the most controversial moments including the decision to issue a potentially misleading statement about the don jr. meeting with russians at trump tower. she was involved in the rob porter fia

mike menaly is on capitol hill. kelly, is the white house commenting at all on this story from "the new york times" about president trump questioning administration figures who have already talked to bob mueller? >> yes and no. and the reason i say that is the white house does provide us what is, in effect, a boiler plate response from ty cobb who serves as a special counsel inside the white house. the lawyer who's been assigned to do all the things related to the russia investigation. and his statement, we've heard it before, with his words being out of respect for the special counsel in that process. they're not going to comment. they are continuing to work with the special counsel in a cooperative way. that's as far as they go. that's the safe kind of lawyer answer where they're trying to show a willingness to acknowledge the work of the special counsel and a respectful tone without going into any of the details on a given story. that's the yes and the no on that. we didn't learn anything new. we didn't give any

they haven't reached capitol hill yet. but when they do, they want to call on congress to put some more momentum into this issue, to move on this issue. certainly the reality of the moment up here on capitol hill, though, brianna, is that a lot of air essentially is out of the tires. last month congress voted on three proposals for these daca recipients. all four of those proposals were voted down, including the one that was proposed by president trump and by the white house, so certainly that coupled with this court ruling has taken a lot of the momentum out of the air up here on capitol hill. that's the idea these activists are trying to bring forth to congress today to keep up the pressure, especially when faced with all these uncertainty. brianna. >> when does the urgency kick in, sumlin? >> that's the question. what does it kick in? it feels like from the activists' perspective that congress is acting on a short-term mentality. keep pushing this issue. keep kicking the can down the road. march 5th today was the deadli

president trumps managing stylepe especially with more two columns the water members telling you on capitol hill how the president runs is white house? >> that is very partisan even aside from those moderates there is criticism of his style and his tweets and the way he runs the place but for the most part it is still a partisan debate and the leadership is still very much behind him the committee chairman are behind him none of that has changed but there is a sense it is difficult to get legislation done was so much missed messaging but the house was supposed to vote last friday to get out of town's overall the s sticking points with those legislative barriers to the deal the biggest barrier we are hearing is we don't know what donald trumpp wants they cannot put forward a proposal they did not know what the president would support so that is aside from the personnel issues with that policy decision affects legislation on capitol hill that is were the republicans are getting frustrated. >> some viewers could be surprised there could be another government shutdown. so remind us how we got here.

live on capitol hill with the protest. >> dana: how many people protesting on the hill now? >> several hundred protesting. if you look right here in the intersection, there's a couple of dozen who are -- are sitting cross legged at the corner of independence and new jersey right in the shadow of the united states capital rotunda. you see the protesters are handcuffed to each other inside a pvc type. we need to move out of the intersection but before they got over here to the point where they're about to be arrested, there was a big rally over by the elm tree in front of the capital where they laid out their grievances. >> we're here to say loud and clear, no way. we're going to stay with our brothers and sisters and send a clear message to congress and the white house today. trump created this crisis and congress has to solve it. we need them to stop their political games with our lives and give us a solution like the dream act. >> so obviously a lot of enthusiasm right now with the daca protesters who are presently disrupting the congressional street. only way in and out of

[applause] he said everybody should head to capitol hill to show support., do you feel good? >> they are good but the work will make it better. there's thousands of bills and sometimes the problem is just showing up and saying please sign on because if we can get 60, 70, 80 cosponsors in terms of getting bills passed this is one of those things we might be able to do without a vote on it. the more cosponsors we have and more of a priority we make it, the higher the prospects are so hopefully we can get that done. when we see a finish line in that direction, we need your help so please go do that today. [applause] speaking of other legislation to ratchet up the sanctions of that legislation of the chambers it sounds as though the negotiations are underway. >> we did the one about three years ago and now we are adjusting. i want to leave you with a thought that risk that is posed out of lebanon. there are capabilities today with the supply on how to manufacture their own rockets and potentially try to overwhelm the defense at some point so it's important that

as have had other republicans on capitol hill. it would been a difficult statement for the president. >> a special election scheduled for tuesday. set this up for us. what is it deal with the water the stakes for the white house? >> it's in pennsylvania and a district that voted 20 points over hillary clinton. a reliable republican district but it's a close race between the democrat and the republican. it's interesting. i was talking to an operative the other day and he was saying this worry among republicans is real. they can sitter the republican to be lackluster candidate. i will say that the democrat is a good candidate. is a moderate has military experience a former federal prosecutor he personally opposes abortion. he's appealing to moderates and has even distanced himself from washington democrats including nancy pelosi. the narrative is that is more of a referendum on donald trump. republicans are worried if they lose this republican seat what is it mean for them moving forward in the midterm election? >> if it is, what ar

there with the president just being tried. >> tim was struck when garrett talked about how runs on capitol hill are taking the tillerson question and turn it into a pompeo answer. he's who they want to be talking about. >> pompeo is and was a congressman. >> knows the hill. >> that expand the section trump on the hill. one there was talk of -- so pompeo popular among reporters on capitol hill. worth noting that runs have a smaller mar john for air, having smashed defeat from a job in blaum. that could come into play. you have a little less marcher than you had at the beginning of this administration. >> can we take a beat and explain what happened perform 9/11 and how we guilty here. within minutes president trump tweeted it is our reporting here at miss b. msnbc news that it was how rex tillerson found out from the posting. tillerson was in africa trying to do some clean up. somebody who was on the plane with rex tillerson, josh letterman whose joining me on the phone. josh, you were traveling with rex tillerson. he came back and talked with reporter hours before all of this went down. >> he s

>> kasie hunt watching it unfold over the next hour or so on capitol hill, thank you. >>> nbc's jeff bennett is at the white house. you got the drama on the hill, there's also some drama of how exactly this went down, given that the president seemed to get cold feet after weeks of negotiations between his senior advisers and folks on the hill. >> yeah, that's right, and of course the thing we're tracking over here are the new tariffs. president trump is expected to announce new tariffs on chinese imports at a 12:30 eastern event scheduled here at the white house, and look, it's going to be president trump's first trade action directly aimed at china, and as you know, president trump has in the past blamed china for hollowing out american manufacturing and unfair trade practices like currency manipulation which we should say helps china make its exports more affordable. there's also the complaint china steals u.s. intellectual property. that's not new. that's been a problem since the clinton years. so here's what we know. we expect the president will announce that he's slapping tariffs

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my hunch is after you get to work on capitol hill today, we'll have not 20, not 30, not 50 but 70 or 80 co-sponsors of this bill. we need you. please come do the work and lead. [applause] claire: senator, what do you think once everybody gets there, what do you think the prospects are? are you optimistic? senator coons: i'm optimistic because i think the security situation is dire. i think the values that unite us are important and enduring, and i think the prospect of our working together through the entire pro-israel community and across the entire range of members of congress to demonstrate to the world that when iran tests israel like it never has before, when russia provides air cover for that testing, when hezbollah and hamas threaten from north and south that we will continue to be the most reliable ally israel could possibly have and that we will show that in a democracy we can come together to support this through citizen advocacy. [applause] claire: senator coons, thank you for your time. ladies and gentlemen, let's give him another hand. thank you. claire: our next guest i

those plans have caused concerns on capitol hill. the u.s. could be heading towards a damaging trade war. are yousking you -- concerned about a potential trade war? democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. you can also catch up with us on social media on @cspanwj. a good monday morning to you. you can call in now about whether you are concerned about a potential trade war. paperse headlines from this morning. the washington times, trump critics,dit, -- bucks proceeds with tariff. it is time for a change, talking about the president's announcement that he would impose tariffs on steel imports and aluminum imports. on the financial times, calling it a blow to canada and the united kingdom. europe repairs retaliation. rise.tlantic tensions this came to a head on thursday when trump met at the white house with executives from u.s. steel and aluminum industries and talked about imposing these tariffs this week. [video clip] >> we will probably have everything completed by next week. we will impose tarif

capitol hill. house speaker paul ryan tweeted today --

. >> the starr report arrived on capitol hill with a swarm of media trailing behind. >> after investigatingsident for four years, ken starr's office has finally delivered a report to congress. >> 36 boxes of evidence and a 445-page report to congress containing what he called substantial and credible information, which could lead to impeachment proceedings against the president -- accusing him of perjury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and abuse of power. >> when ken starr's report was delivered to congress, it was like the entire media establishment was on red alert. >> bob bittmann traveled with the documents and personally presented the report to the house of representatives. >> i was met by the sergeant at arms. i handed the speaker, newt gingrich, the actual referral itself and the supporting documents. >> my office -- i was right across the street from the capitol, and i went out and watched the delivery of it. >> it was a circus day on capitol hill. all of the boxes were revealed in huge quantities. i don't think any of us realized how much paperwork was coming. >> we had

a late night vote on capitol hill. the senate passed a spending bill and the president says he will sign it. which means the government will be funded for another six months, at least through september 30th. the late night passage came after kentucky senator rand paul with drew his objection over excessive spending in the bill. $1.3 trillion bill includes money for border wall fixes but not new construction. the deadline was tomorrow night to avoid the government shutdown. >> san francisco's water supply is safe. the moccasin dam is holding steady. it was warned that it would fail after heavy rains. it was more like a raging river. some evacuations have happened. it has provided water all the way to san francisco and the surrounding areas. here's more on today's scare. >> the residents said the water nearly crested the dam. it is actually being drained so there's no concern that it could be further compromised. also psych that 49 is closed because it is also damaged. >> reporter: rushing water making most of it under s

on capitol hill? guest: he was here to tell is what we all know, the opioid crisis is devastating. it is not a red district or blue district. everyone has folks that we know who is suffering from opioid addiction. .t is had an enormous impacts he was here talking about vermont, what we call the hub and spoke system. was the predecessor, first to really focus on the devastation of opioids. we began to treat opioids as a health issue, muche t treatmene community there be places where you could get medically assisted treatment as well. he was promoting that. he had a good reception from the republican subcommittee chair, who is extremely gracious. -- was extreme and gracious. the hope is that of the federal level, we will get resources for first responders. big bipartisan issues and governor scott is following up on the leadership. guest: you mention raman's been doing this for a while, do you feel like you have reached a turning point in the -- you mention vermont has been doing this for a while, do fee

he reportedly paid just $50 for a capitol hill condo for the wife of a lobbyist of big oil companies. he paid that amount six months last year on nights he was in washington. the epa saying they found it was not a gift and was quote consistent with federal ethics regulations. we want to break this down with nbc's jeff bennett who is traveling with the president in florida. jeff, how are the officials in the white house viewing this allegation against scott pruett. >> reporter: people close to the president say he doesn't like these sorts of unforced errors. he doesn't appreciate it when cabinet officials generate negative headlines for the administration. with scott pruett, it's not just the question about his apartment lease. he is under investigation for his expenses and using his 247 security detail for personal trips including a vacation to disneyland. that said, people familiar with the president's thinking says scott pruett has more leeway than did the ousted veterans affairs secretary david shulkin in part because pruett is considered to be one of the most effective members of

capitol hill was completely caught off guard.as talking to republicans within minutes of when they said the president was going to sign this, they were saying they didn't know if she was going to do this. paul ryan was still trying to persuade the president not to do it. >> republicans sent a letter to the president warning him not to do this because of the unintended consequence. we all support u.s. workers and the u.s. steel industry, the way the president went about this again, leads you thinking what is the longer strategy? back in 1989 the trade deficit with china was $6 billion a year, now it's $7 billion a week. i mean the president needs to focus on fair trade policies. the way in which he came about this was chaos. >> the surprise on capitol hill shouldn't be surprising. this is a guy that ran a family business without a board of directors. he never had to consult anybody before. now he's a 71-year-old president who has been making decisions like this and been successful all throughout his life. i don't see him changing

some reaction from capitol hill yesterday, chuck schumer, the senate minority leader tweeting out "let's call this like it is -- the census written about and hollowed in the constitution is being distorted by the ministries and for political purposes. president trump and secretary

and we have reaction from capitol hill. house speaker paul ryan tweeted today -- cameron testifies about global security. >> c-span. where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c., and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> coming up in about 10 minutes here on c-span, a discussion on russian cyberactivities and what the government can do about it. it's coming up at 1:30 eastern live from the center for strategic and international studies. until then, a portion of this morning's "washington journal." l continues. here to talk about school safety legislation in the house. what did they pass? it is about training school employees and others, including law enforcement to identify potential threats. this could include funding to spot students who are raising pose a t

capitol hill to hear from senate leaders as they return from their party lunches. >> good afternoon, everyone. as you may have heard, secretary mattis had lunch today to talk about the yemen issue on the floor of the senate today as well as defense in general. we are moving towards completing a number of this appropriation bill, which will fill the blanks in a significant increase in defense spending that we were able to achieve in a caps bill. i think it is important for the country and something that i hope will convince the majority of my colleagues to vote for the almond of this. we anticipate the house filing later today, which will give the senate plenty of time to take a look at it and see what's in it. we are going to be passing the sex trafficking bill that senator ted and senator portman have been working on and that will wrap up the week going into the easter recess.

on the fed jay powell heads back to capitol hill to testify before the senate banking committee that hearing gets underway at 10:00 a.m. even. weekly jobless claims are out at 8:30 a.m. eastern, along with january personal income and spending at 10:00 a.m., the ism manufacturing index. automakers will worth february sales throughout the day best buy, kohl's, amc networks report before the bell gap, nordstrom, american outdoor brands also out after the close. a lot of people will be watching that one >>> in earnings news, shares of ab inbev moving higher after reporting strong quarterly results. landon dowdy joins us with more on those numbers >> that's right. shares of anheuser-busch moving higher after better-than-expected earnings. they reported higher profit in the fourth quarter thanks to savings from the sabmiller acquisition and a rebound in brazil despite the strong finish, ab inbev is still struggling in the

we're still down this morning, 300 points for the dow let's get to ylan mui with reaction from capitol hill> there's been public praise from top republicans, but privately there's fear for what his departure means for the gop agenda orrin hatch says cohn is as good as they come and his keen instincts, wisdom and talent will be sorely missed in the administration kevin brady said gary cohn served for all the right reasons, to change the direction of america for the better. he succeeded now that's a very interesting choice of words. many people feel cohn is leaving because he did not succeed, instead the populist faction within the white house is taking the reins now. republicans on capitol hill have been ramping up warnings over the steel and aluminum tariffs as eventually as yesterday afternoon. gop leadership had been hopeful that the president was listening. >> there's a lot of concern among republican senators that this could sort of metastasize into a larger trade war. there's a high level of concern about interfering with what appears to be an economy that's taking off in every respect

on capitol hill, a criticism of the president congratulated bruton but more concerned about that week. >> i don't like what you did but i really hate that someone in his inner circle is going to leak this stuff. if you don't like working for the president, you should resign. >> white house officials tell fox news that president trump may have never seen the memo and its warning. the calls a person was made early from the residence. just prior to us, h.r. mcmaster and others briefed the president by phone coming out in person. fox news has was told during tt conference call, the do not congratulate point and never came up. sources say while the memo was in the president's daily briefing books, he may not have seen a need to read it since he was already briefed. the senator jerry committee chairman says he likely wouldn't have called. not all. >> i think putin is a criminal. what he did in georgia, what he did in ukraine, what he has done

d.c.,day in washington, they will arrive on capitol hill.housands of people are expected me and join the students, who have also traveled here, student organizers from florida and elsewhere, who have joined us -- who have come to washington to join into that march. let's take a look at the day after the shooting at columbine back in 1999. then-president bill clinton spoke about the event. clinton: in littleton, we saw and continue to see our and horror and agony. we also see in that harbor and agony the times that brings community.e national the police officers rushing toward the sound of gunfire with bravery and professionalism. the students risking their own lives for their friends. the doctors and paramedics summoning all of their skills under astonishing pressure. the parents and neighbors whose love and concern sustain their children for that last, long night, and who will be called upon to do much more in the days and weeks to come. agony, in a moment of where it is best in our community and in our country. particularly struck by the s

chad pergram is on capitol hill.is something in the middle that doesn't please too many, it would appear at least. >> yeah, people wonder if this is just a panacea. you mentioned steve scalise that got shot last june. yesterday about a half mile from that baseball field in alexandria virginia, there was a school resource officer whose firearm that went off while in the school. people were saying, should we arm the teachers, have more school resource officers. some of the parents were saying even if the law enforcement can't control weapons, how are we going to arm teachers? this is a political question, whether or not they can get anything done on guns. chuck schumer, the minority leader in the senate has pushed for a debate on assault weapons and long guns as you mentioned there. the question for democrats, the moderates, they don't want to have the debate because that's bad politics in the swing states. >> shepard: chad, you're the best. you can see the president is arriving now. he's in st. louis. remember the pre

>> in the way that capitol hill views this trump administration is just with befuddlement. after more than a year they do not understand this administration. they don't understand the motivation for the leaks. one senior aide called me yesterday and said to me, why do we have this tick to be moment by moment account of his every mood and emotion? why? why do they -- it was like a plea for help to understand why it happens. they really -- there really is a lack of understanding of how this white house works and how he as an individual works. and one of the reasons it's such a leaky place is he doesn't really care. he's very free and open. he talks to a loot v lot of people and the staff don't feel particularly loyal to him. >> and there's a point marco rubio brought up. he doesn't understand why someone working for the president could turn around and leak information that would be harmful to the president. let me ask you really quickly. could trump's lack of trust damage his relationship with lawmakers on the hill? >> well, he has a very fraught relationship with lawmakers o