caroline kennedy was never arrested, unlike robert kennedy jr. caroline kennedy was never a heroin addict, unlike robert kennedy jr. caroline kennedy was never trying to lure her kennedy cousins into drug addiction. caroline kennedy spoke of those poisonous aspects of the kennedy cousinhood today, assigning her cousin robert kennedy jr, the key role in luring his younger siblings into drug use with him. in her letter, caroline kennedy said i watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction. she did not mention names, but she did say that those siblings and cousins, quote, suffered addiction, illness and death by following the example of robert kennedy jr. robert kennedy jr's younger brother, david kennedy, was found dead of a drug overdose in a hotel room in palm beach in florida in 1984. today, caroline kennedy blamed robert kennedy jr for that death and thousands of other deaths because of his lies about vaccines and public health protocols. and there was not a single question about that at the white house pre

caroline kennedy said today. as i mentioned before, kurt andersen appeared on this program last year describing how robert. >> kennedy jr was. >> his cocaine dealer. >> he bought cocaine. >> from robert kennedy and. >> robert kennedy's dorm. >> room in harvard college. >> i described once on this program last year, being. in a class with robert. >> kennedy junior in college, where he couldn't hold his head up in the. >> classroom. >> could never hold his head up. and i had no idea then that he was a heroin addict, as he has since confessed. being a heroin addict, starting in high school all the way through college and law school. you know. that period when he could have. >> gone to medical school and. >> actually become a medical expert? >> he was a heroin addict. instead. >> you don't need. >> an fbi background check. >> to know that robert. >> kennedy jr is. >> a. >> dangerous person. >> who lives. >> on the exploitation of his father's name, and has never made an. inch of progress in his life without cashing in

thank you, aaron. >>> tonight, caroline kennedy, jfk's daughter and former u.s. ambassador, and her blistering letter about her cousin robert f. kennedy jr. on the eve of his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of health and human services. caroline kennedy with a warning tonight for senators, calling rfk jr. a predator. tonight, rachel scott asking rfk jr. if he has a response. >> reporter: tonight, in a scathing letter, caroline kennedy, daughter of president john f. kennedy and former u.s. ambassador, urging the senate to reject her cousin robert kennedy jr. as the next secretary of health and human services. calling him a predator. >> i've known bobby my whole life, we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. >> reporter: caroline kennedy calls her cousin unqualified, with dangerous and misinformed views on vaccines, but says his personal qualities pose even greater concern. >> i watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction. his basement, his ga

will caroline kennedy. this hearing and ultimately the confirmation vote? >> i thank caroline kennedy for her courage for once again, re-emphasizing that his her cousin. is unqualified. >> and dangerous. >> as the secretary. >> of health and human services. we're talking. >> about a man. >> who went to. samoa recommended that the people. >> in. >> samoa not. >> be vaccinated. against measles. 83 people died, mostly children. and he cast a. cloud over the measles vaccination, the polio vaccination, over the safety and efficacy of vaccinations. >> in general. >> in 1900. >> in our. >> country. >> 18% of children died before. >> the. >> age of five. 18%. what happened? we had a public health regime that we put in place to make sure that ordinary families got the protections, which they needed. what robert f kennedy is going to do is to have a rollback of the confidence in that vaccination regime that we put in place and serve as a distraction, a dangerous distraction. what we should be talking about access to

call now and we'll come to you. >> 808 two one 4000. >> caroline kennedy has just released a scathing warning about her cousin, robert f kennedy jr.. urging senators to reject his nomination to lead the department of health and human services. watch this. >> i've known bobby my whole life. we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. i watch his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction. his basement, his garage, his dorm room were always the center of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. >> let's bring back our team of political experts, david chalian. i mean, of the things that have come up about rf kennedy jr.. many of which he's confirmed. this one is especially odd and bizarre. >> though. fits with a pattern, right? i mean, i mean, that is it is. and it's obviously very powerful to hear from his cousin, caroline kennedy, who, you know

. >> reporter: tonight, in a scathing letter, caroline kennedy, daughter of president john f. kennedy, urging the senate to reject her cousin robert kennedy jr. as the next secretary of health and human services. calling him a predator. >> i've known bobby my whole life, we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. >> reporter: caroline kennedy calls her cousin unqualified, with dangerous and misinformed views on vaccines. but says his personal qualities pose even greater concern. >> i watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction. his basement, his garage, his dorm room, were always the center of the action. where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. >> reporter: she called it a perverse scene of despair and violence. >> siblings and cousins who bobby encouraged down the path of substance abuse suffered addiction, illness, and death. while bobby has gone on to misrepresent, lie, and cheat his w

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caroline kennedy, the only surviving child of president john f kennedy, slammed her cousin, robert f.dy jr., as deeply troubled and unfit to be confirmed as president trump's secretary of health and human services. mr. kennedy, who until recently was the u.s. ambassador to australia, described her concerns in a letter to some of the senators set to question rfk jr. beginning tomorrow. she also delivered her message direct to camera. >> i've known bobby my whole life. we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. he's always been charismatic, able to attract others through the strength of his personality, his willingness to take risks and break the rules. i watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction. his basement, his garage, his dorm room were always the center of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. >> arlette saenz joins us now

you haven't heard from caroline kennedy out there publicly criticizing her cousin robert f kennedy jrugh there have been other family members in the kennedy clan who have spoken out about some of his political ambitions over the last year. now, it's unclear whether this letter that she sent to these lawmakers urging them to oppose his nomination will actually carry any sway with republicans who might be on the fence about kennedy. but that issue of vaccines is one that we have heard from republican senators up here on capitol hill, some who have expressed concerns saying they want kennedy to be more clear about his stances. there's also the issue of abortion. senator joni ernst is someone who has said she wants to hear a public commitment from kennedy about his views on abortion. all of this will come up in the upcoming hearings that are set to take place over the next two days. tomorrow in the senate finance committee, and then on thursday in the senate health committee, as well as kennedy is one of the vulnerable republican nominees that president trump has put forward. >> his posit

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and next, caroline kennedy breaking her silence, she waited and she waited. but then on this final night, she decided to speak out, taking on rfk jr. before his confirmation hearing, revealing some rather bizarre family truths. >> he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. >> plus, the breaking news germany's chancellor, like you've never heard him before coming out today, the chancellor of germany calling elon musk disgusting to our fred pleitgen. and fred is going to tell you exactly what happened and how this exchange happened. and north koreans tonight, in their own words, tonight for the first time, explaining what they are doing, fighting for putin. it's an incredible story. and it's an outfront exclusive. >> welcome back. >> have i got news for you returns february 15th on cnn. >> buying a car is kind of a big deal. how do you know if it's the right car for you? mm. ooh. the most steal ratings in complete vehicle history from cargurus. >> that's how. >> boom! >> when the temperature drops. >> you've got

and then you have this caroline kennedy video and letter. that's pretty phil. >> yeah. >> look, it is. >> a. >> cutting, almost destruction of his personal character. and also. policy concerns and complaints that we've all talked about. but it was interesting when this popped last night. and credit to the washington post who broke it first. i was texting some republican aides on capitol hill saying, you know, what's your read on this? do you feel like this is going to move the needle at all? and the response was from one of them, any other year, any other administration, this would kill a nomination in this year in this administration, nothing matters. and the point there is not that nothing actually matters, but it's who the nominee is. and the fact that he's in this position in a republican administration. this is a former democrat with the last name of kennedy, who used to be a supporter of abortion, big on climate change, big on the role of government and the importance of government. very, very critical of the agriculture industry. this

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. >> caroline kennedy? >> also ahead this morning, the trump administration continues its mass deportation efforts across the country targeting major cities. >> the question. >> is what's the long term plan here? >> it's way. >> too early for this. >> good morning and welcome to. >> way. >> too. >> early, the show that flies its drones responsibly. >> over the. >> skies in new jersey. >> i'm ali. >> vitali on this wednesday, january 29th. and we'll start with the news. >> we begin with. >> president trump's. >> federal funding freeze. that sparked. widespread outrage. >> and confusion across. >> the u.s. yesterday. >> a judge, a federal judge in d.c. >> temporarily prevented. >> the trump. >> administration from carrying through with its. plans to pause. >> trillions of. >> dollars in federal. >> loans, grants and other financial assistance. >> that happened just minutes before it was set. >> to. >> take effect. the judge ruled the courts need more time to consider the ramifications. >> of. >> trump's order

. >> caroline kennedy, meanwhile, is urging senators to reject her cousin, robert f. kennedy jr., when his confirmation hearings begin in 3.5 hours. rfk jr. is hoping to be confirmed as president trump's secretary of health and human services. caroline kennedy, sending senators a scathing letter and releasing this video with claims you might find troubling. >> we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because bobby himself is a predator. he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. >> in october, rfk jr.. posted a video on his social media pages explaining his love for falconry and where it started. >> and i read a book about camelot, about the young king arthur called the once and future king by t.h. white and t.h. white was a british falconer, and so he had a chapter in that book about young king arthur and learning falconry. and i read that it was very, very detailed. and and to me, absolutely riveting. >> trump's hhs nominee made a lot of animal related headlines during his own president

for caroline kennedy to make such a scathing series of statements. it couldn't be worse.conic status. and she has even brought up the fact that he is using his father's name detrimental way, say he grapple grappled. trump pain reached out to them. a lot of the messages grustled to get the job. he had to overcome his family and party very critical of joe biden because he knows he couldn't do the job anymore. good to my family. done wouldn't let him run. people are angry about that. i talked to his chief of staff, who who is a journalist. when r.f.k. did polio has one conclusion. are ease i didn't challengeable to see what the conclusion is. things like, for example, autism, when it documents vaccines. everyone just says the studies show it didn't happen. he said, let me see the study. when they looked at the study. i got a problem with the study. i wonder if he is going to bring that up. we haven't had a real study since 1978 or when they bring up final point here is these pharmaceutical companies should not be liable because in 1958 or '89 they decided that you can't sue

it comes a day after his cousin, caroline kennedy, called him a predator and urged senators to reject his nomination. >>before a packed hearing room. robert f kennedy jr. took his seat before lawmakers hoping to serve as president trump's secretary of health and human services. news reports have claimed that i am anti or anti industry. i am neither. i am pro safety. as one of trump's most controversial cabinet picks, democrats raised concern about his past comments on vaccine skepticism. mr. kennedy has embraced conspiracy theories, quacks, charlatans, especially when it comes to the safety and efficacy of vaccines. but republicans praised him, saying kennedy represents an opportunity to improve the nation's health system. your commitment to combating chronic conditions that drive health care costs will be critical to our success. the hearing comes a day after kennedy's cousin, caroline kennedy, released a scathing letter to lawmakers urging them to reject his nomination. bobby himself is a predator. bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children. vaccinating his own kids

kennedy's cousin, caroline kennedy, blasting him as a predator. return to auschwitz. she was a 14-year-old when the nazi death camp was liberated. at 94 she will return for the first time showing jesse kirsch what she is as the world must remember. tiktok's newest suitors.e new d shut down the airbus a-321 catching fire while preparing for flight and the good news for two endangered manatees returning to the sea. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening and welcome. the speed of president trump's rush to remake the federal government might have left some ins it wake causing a federal judge to step in on an order to pause federal spending on public grants and loans. it left many that depend on federal funds confused and scrambling for clarity. the white house stressing the spending pause would not apply to funds which are directly paid to individuals. the two-page memo from the office of management and budget specifically calls out foreign aid and programs that tend to be favored on the political left. the court today pausing the white

caroline kennedy comes out swinging against robert f. kennedy jr., calling him unfit to be the nation's health secretary as he gets set to face senators for his confirmation hearings. >>> and fall from the sky. harrowing video shows an american fighter jet plummeting to the ground. >>> good morning, i'm michael george. we start with another day of the trump administration unleashing a flood of initiatives and orders. the white house began offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next thursday, february 6th. and president trump signed an executive order directing federally run insurance programs to exclude gender transition care for anyone under the age of 19. and trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants came to new york city. the secretary of homeland security, kristi noem, went along as federal agents conducted a raid in the bronx. i.c.e. says 969 arrests were made nationwide yesterday. cbs' jarred hill has the latest. now the white house has invited cameras along on these raids so there's no question

tough questions in his senate confirmation hearing getting under way this morning as his cousin, caroline kennedy out against him in very personal terms op our senior political correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill with the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: robin, good morning to you. robert f. kennedy jr. is one of president trump's most controversial nominees. just hours ahead of his confirmation hearing, right as he was making the rounds here, his cousin releasing a letter urging senators to vote against him. this morning as robert f. kennedy jr. prepares to face senators at his confirmation hearing, his cousin caroline kennedy, speaking out against him. >> i've known bobby my whole life. we grew up together. it's no surprise that cheaps birds of prey as pets because bobby himself is a predator. >> reporter: caroline kennedy, daughter of president john f. kennedy, reading the letter she wrote to senators, urging them to reject her cousin as the next secretary of health and human services, calling him unqualified, dangerous and willfully misinformed views on vaccines. >> bobby

>> guest: kennedy family plot is an centreville c. caroline is not buried there. t accident ted kennedy hurried up to the cape and unless you'd only been there and he was about to get married the next day. that did not happen. he had the body cremated immediately and the kennedy family made it very clear initially before the cremation. t carolyn and lauren's mother did with their remains. they were only concerned with what they were going to do with john. so she could have the girls and do with them as she wished. that is how callous they were. and that information, by the way, comes straight from robert f. kennedy, jr.'s own diaries. peter: another kennedy who is not buried in the kennedy family plot but in england, kathleen kennedy. tell us about her. maureen: she was jfk's sister. she was a vivacious, beautiful young girl, very smart. she was disowned by her mother for marrying a protestant. her husband was killed in world war ii. she fell into a deep depression. her husband and her young widowhood was not enough to rouse any sympathy from her mother, who instea

we heard from caroline kennedy, only surviving child of johnf. kennedy, who called her cousin a predator. she was ambassador to "austere schol scholar" -- australia. >> brian: somebody introduces the nominee, we can't find, do you know who is introducing r.f.k.? >> lucas: just opening statements, just one chair up on the dias. the chairman of finance committee and the ranking member and then bob y kennedy jr.. expect a three-hour hearing. >> steve: on fox at 10:00. >> ainsley: he was on the show and said first thing i'll do is take dyes out of food. he says i'm against food made with seed oil, not against fast food, just the oil. in america there are 17 ingredients and most of them are bad for you. caroline kennedy, he said i had to make a choice, leave the party to make america healthy again and he says today's democratic party left him, he did not leave it. >> brian: caroline que kennedy' judgement, she thought joe biden would be a great president, you lost credibility. joe biden said he didn't know he could survive to 86. >> lawrence: the point

plus, caroline kennedy calls her cousin, rfk jr. a predator. the scathing letter she wrote ahead of his senate hearing. tomorrow, as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. hope you have got seatbelts on over those pajamas, because it is day nine of the second trump administration. and right now officials around the country are wondering how much longer they'll have the federal funding they need to do things like responding to natural disasters and fighting crime. last night, the white house issued a two page document freezing billions of dollars in federal spending. several groups immediately sued, and today a judge temporarily blocked the order, but only until monday. the sweeping freeze was set to take effect at 5 p.m. eastern today. and if you're wondering, what does any of this mean? does it include services that are crucial to me or somebody in my family? could it affect my job or my workplace? these are all great questions. and here's the problem no one seems to have a clear answe

caroline kennedy just talking about the character of rfk jr and how dangerous he would be.this the sort of message that senators, republican senators would be willing to hear? >> yeah, a group of them, katie. sure. i would say that his nomination is one of those that is not assured at this point, along with tulsi gabbard and perhaps a kash patel, although i think kash patel is a little bit more safe than both of those folks. i think what we learned in the hegseth nomination is that clearly, we knew this before. mitch mcconnell, susan collins and lisa murkowski are are willing to go their own way and suffer or risk the political consequences. murkowski has already won a primary campaign as a write in candidate named murkowski, which is not easy. i'm not you know, susan collins is up in 2026. i'm not sure. i don't know either way whether she's going to run again. mitch mcconnell is extremely unlikely to run to run again when he is up for reelection. so those three alone could put kennedy on the brink of losing. now, 1 or 2 others would seal the deal. i don't know. maybe he ge

caroline kennedy submitted a letter to senators urging them not to condition firm her cousin. she shared a video of herself reading the letter. >> it's no surprise that he keeps "birds of prey" as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. he preys on the desperation of parents of sick children, vaccinating his own kids while building a following hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs. >> he has said he is not anti-vaccine and won't take them away. >>> agents arrested a ringleader of the venezuelan gang who they say is wanted for kidnapping and assault. meanwhile, as i.c.e. raids escalate across the country, we are learning more about the harrowing affect it's having on immigrant communities. chris glorioso with our new york station has more. >> reporter: outside 26 federal plaza we sound sophia altar. she told us images on tv of i.c.e. raids have rattled her clients, even those here legally complying with the lawful asylum process. >> we have lots of clients who have been in the country for ten-plus years, they have anxiety, terrors of just their pa

and maria shriver -- reportely caroline kennedy and maria shriver forwarded it. it ended up running on a much more niche cable station. i watched it. there wasn't anything i thought that was particularly shocking or controversial, but that is just one example. a second one is way more personal. i was out with this book proposal for a kennedy book and my publisher for my former book, "american predator," which did incredibly well for them, they were like, we will publish whatever you want to do next, not even a question, and then i submitted this and it was crickets and they passed on it and we later learned that they passed because they had been in quiet back room talks with maria shriver to give her her own imprint. peter: little brown ended up publishing this book. maureen: indeed they did. they bravely took it on and they believed in it the second they read the proposal. peter: there was a woman who lived from 1955 to 2020 named pam kelly. what was her connection to the kennedy family? maureen: pam kelly lived on cape cod. she and her sister, karen, who spoke

caroline kennedy writes this quote.ismatic, able to attract others through the strength of his personality, willingness to take risks and break the rules. i watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction his basement, his garage and his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available. siblings and cousins who bobby encouraged down the path of substance abuse, suffered addiction, illness and death. while bobby has gone on to misrepresent, lie and cheat his way through life, i've never heard anyone describe that way by anyone, let alone a family member. let me read that one more time. siblings and cousins who bobby encouraged down the path of substance abuse, suffered addiction, illness and death. while bobby has gone on to misrepresent, lie and cheat his way through life. >> so i think there are two. things to think about. one is when i was reading her letter, is its reflection. >> of where. >> we are. >> caroline kennedy, the only surviving daughter. >> of preside

caroline kennedy, the daughter of the late president john f kennedy, called rfk jr a predator and said his views on vaccines and many other major health issues are irresponsible and dangerous. >> his basement, his garage, his dorm room were always the center of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. >> caroline kennedy has joined many other kennedy family members in opposing the nomination of rfk jr, who has not publicly responded to the letter written by his cousin. >> senate republicans have blocked a resolution condemning the pardons president trump issued for people involved in the attack on the u.s. capitol, january 6th, 2021. that vote came just hours after democratic senators on capitol hill introduced the resolution. it would have put the u.s. senate on record as strongly opposing president trump's decision to grant unconditional pardons to more than 1500 rioters charged in the attack. >> it is a betrayal. >> of the law enforceme

but you're also hearing from the likes of caroline kennedy, one of mister kennedy's cousins, as we watch this hearing unfold, expect not only questioning from the right, but also democratic senators as well. >> and they're just. >> about. >> to gavel in. we can see everybody now. taking their seats and. robert f kennedy in. the hot seat there. we'll hear from the senate finance committee chairman here, senator crapo, in just a moment. let's listen in. >> i thank my. >> colleagues and mister kennedy for being here today. mr. kennedy, congratulations on your nomination. >> throughout this process. >> mr. kennedy, you have been accessible to members and staff on both sides of the aisle and have demonstrated strong commitment to fulfilling. >> the responsibilities of this role. >> the department of health and human services oversees our nation's largest health care programs, providing coverage for nearly two in every five americans. improving medicare, medicaid, and chip, among other initiatives, presents challenges, especially in the face of a rapidly aging population, stubbornly high costs

kennedy, do you have any response to the letter released by caroline kennedy. >> his niece, kerry kennedyepticism and shares misinformation about the effectiveness of covid 19 shots. kennedy did not respond to the publication's request for comment, and nbc news has not obtained the emails. kennedy now says he's not planning to take away anyone's vaccines. trump has backed his nominee, and so far, republicans are in line. we don't agree on everything. but what. >> we. >> both agree. is that america has some. >> health problems. >> i think ryan's shot froze there. >> we're going to have full coverage of the confirmation hearing at the top of the next hour. nbc news chief capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles, thank you very much. >> so, john, what talk about the rfk, the hearings, and also, what are you hearing on the hill? what are you hearing in washington about republicans? how many may or may not actually vote no on that nomination? >> well, there are three nominations. we sort of coming to a head here hearings these next couple of days. it's robert f kennedy jr today. tomorrow also to

caroline kennedy is no longer in government, and whoo boy, does she have some things to say specificallybout her cousin, robert f kennedy jr, trump's nominee to be america's health secretary. i just want to read you this from a letter that caroline kennedy today sent to senators who are going to be questioning her cousin at his nomination hearing tomorrow. get get a load of this quote. i have known bobby my whole life. we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator. i watched his younger brothers and cousins follow him down the path of drug addiction his basement, his garage, his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in the blender to feed his hawks. it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. bobby has gone on to misrepresent, lie and cheat his way through life. bobby is addicted to attention and power. bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children, vaccinating his own children while building a following by hypocr

[laughter] because yesterday, the senate got a chilling warning from his cousin caroline kennedy who urged senators to reject his nomination. ooh, i love an old-fashioned kennedy fight! yeah, usually these things get worked out in nantucket with croquet mallets until it's time for oysters, gin, and the ndas. caroline is jfk's daughter, and she's had a long career in government and public health. she served as ambassador to japan and australia, where she was actively involved in promoting the hpv vaccine, which put australia on a path to eliminate cervical cancer. or as they say in australia, [australian accent] "crikey, that sheila caroline kennedy really kangaroo-kicked the carcinogen-idoo out of our ladies' wallaby pockets." kangaroo. carcinogen-idoo. was that even close? yesterday, ambassador kennedy sent senators a scathing letter and went on social media to read it. >> i've known bobby my whole life. we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because bobby himself is a predator. >> stephen: uh, you're not a predator if the animal you're eating was

ambassador to australia caroline kennedy released a video torching her cousin. listen. >> he lacks any relevant government, financial management or medical experience. his views on vaccines are dangerous and willfully misinformed. these facts alone should be disqualifying. but he has personal qualities related to this job, which for me pose even greater concern. i've known bobby my whole life. we grew up together. it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. >> i have never seen anything like this before. a nominee who has not just one family member, but his entire family rising up against him, basically in unison because they think he is dangerous. what he has said about vaccines. they have concerns about his actual character, not just about his views on these subjects. it's incredible. >> yeah, i mean, unfortunately, i don't know if a video from caroline kennedy is going to persuade republican senators. that's the unfortunate. and it might, but i don't know if it will. perhaps what this video will do. i'm glad she

he keeps birds of prey himself because bobby himself is a predator. >> reporter: in a letter, caroline kennedy, rfk jr.'s first cousin, and the daughter of john f. kennedy, warning the senators that they should vote no. >> boy by preys on the desperation of parents of sick children, vavaccinatinhis own kids while discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs. >> reporter: president trump's nominee has advocated for a range of controversial health care positions and expressed deep skepticism about vaccines that doctors consider life-saving, from the covid shot to the polo vaccine. >> there is no vaccine that is, you know, safe and effective. >> reporter: he also pushed false claims linking vaccines to autism and claimed covid-19 was target certain ethnicities. caroline said her personal concerns prompting her to speak out. >> i watched his younger brothers and cousins follows him down the path of drug addiction. drugs were available, it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. >> reporter: rfk jr. ignoring nbc's questions about his cousin's letter. >> mr. kennedy, do you have an

his cousin caroline kennedy, daughter of presidentjohn f.nedy, where drugs were available and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. the bbc has approached robert kennedy for comment. i'm going to let him go wild on health. i'm going to let him go wild on the food. i'm going to let him go wild on medicine. to win the democratic party presidential nomination. of american politics, sarah smith, bbc news, washington. a federal freeze on hundreds of billion of dollars it comes after a lawsuit was filed which saw a judge temporarily halt the order. but the white house says this is not a rescinding i'm joined now by north america correspondent david willis, who is in washington. first, a very contentious choice, rfk, how impactful my this the? are we likely this hearing the? are we likely see him become the health to see him become the health ,. ~~~ 7—7 7m”... te eee him heeeme the heeleh w ~~~ 7—7 7,7”... secretary? he 5; e 2? choice, secretary? he 5; e 2; choice, no controversial choice, no question, sceptic and question, a vaccine sceptic and

not in the room - but part of the nomination fight has been kennedy's caroline kennedy, cousin carolinedaughter of former president , john f. kennedy. in a scathing letter and video recording previously she urged senators to reject his nomination. >> bobby himself is a predator. lisa: kennedy accused rfk junior of being an exploiter. >> it is incomprehensible to me that someone who is willing to exploit their own painful family tragedies for publicity would be put in charge of america's life and death situations. lisa: but republicans cast him as a nonpartisan attempting to bridge the divide. >> i thank you for that. i truly appreciate what you are doing here. lisa: elsewhere on capitol hill, two more nominees with smoother paths to confirmation: wall street executive - and cryptocurrency backer - howard lutnick to run the commerce department, and former senator kelly loeffler to be in charge of the small business administration. and, more picks getting green lights -- pam bondi to be attorney general advanced , through committee, a step closer to the job. lee zeldin to head the environ

now, i think all of you probably saw the letter from caroline kennedy the other day. she pointed out, and i quote, that her cousin bobby, rfk, jr., quote, vaccinates his own children while building a following by hypocritically discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs, unquote. i don't know if he just doesn't believe in vaccinations or whether he's doing it as his cousin caroline kennedy said, as a schtick to make a lot of money. either way, it is a danger to the country and we need to make sure that we stop this nomination. i think we can. i think in talking to some of my republican colleagues there are grave concerns about what him being secretary of hhs would mean to the public health and medical research in this country. but we need to do everything we can to make sure that they hear that message and that's why your being here today is so important. so, let's keep at it. let's raise the alarms and let's protect the united states of america from the crazy conspiracy theories of rfk, jr., which will result in killing americans. thank you all for being part

that happened a little while ago this statement by caroline kennedy. you're reaction to that? e folks are trying to maintain their invited to the party cocktail circuit. had an election and bobby kennedy and president trump captured the imagination and i really conscience of millions of voters and millions of moms. resident trump is all about promises maid promises kept. it was very simple their mandate is to figure out what the heck is going on peer divided administrations hhs policy document had the were chronic disease and diabetes zero times. a talk about equity over 30 times. if these senators and family members are concerned about children's health we need to speak about chronic disease. that's what they talked about throughout the campaign. bobby has talked about one mandate and one only. we're going to return to gold star scions and get conflict out of these agencies and figure out what's going on. why we are the sickest country and developed world and why diabetes cancer and heart disease all of the charts that's what they will be focused on. this is a real campaign ma

today, a letter from his cousin caroline kennedy was released urging lawmakers against his confirmationin the letter sent to lawmakers, kennedy, who is the daughter of president john f kennedy, called her cousin a, quote, predator who is addicted to power and said that his views on vaccines are disqualifying. >> his basement, his garage, his dorm room were always the center of the action where drugs were available, and he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens and mice in a blender to feed to his hawks. it was often a perverse scene of despair and violence. >> kennedy went on to say her cousin vaccinated his own children, but discouraged others from vaccinating theirs. there was no immediate comment from rfk jr. >> still to come, san francisco police officers opened fire on a suspect accused of shooting and seriously injuring another man. what witnesses at the scene describe in the moments leading up to the gunfire. >> san francisco mayor daniel lurie, pressing forward with his plan to address the city's drug crisis. the unique approaches, he suggests in trying to get people the h

kennedy's confirmation hearing. he is facing sharp criticism from his cousin, caroline and some parents concerned about his potential vaccine policies. a collaboration here with kff health news. >> reporter: on the eve of robert f. kennedy jr.'s senate confirmation hearing to lead the department of health and human services caroline kennedy is lashing out at her cousin, calling him unqualified to oversee the fda and cdc, pointing in part to his stance on vaccines. >> bobby preys on the desperation of parents of sick children, vaccinating his own kids and discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs. >> do you have any response to the letter? >> reporter: his cousin's concern is echoed in franklin, tennessee. >> it is scary that person will be making public health decisions. >> reporter: her 12-year-old son was born with a heart condition making him vulson. there is a lot of illness going around. >> reporter: here in tennessee more and more parents are not vaccinating their children. do you worry people are going to die because of the skepticism? >> some will. >> reporter: you are confident that will happen? >>

. >> en las Últimas horas, su prima caroline kennedy, hija del ex presidente kennedy, advirtiÓ a losizabeth warren le recordaba cuÁl habÍa sido su postura tiempo atrÁs, cuando defendÍa la autonomÍa corporal de la mujer y cÓmo la ha cambiado. mÉdicos, investigadores y premios nobel han advertido pÚblicamente sobre el nominado por donald trump, acusÁndolo de publicitar la ciencia. en estos momentos se lleva a cabo esa audiencia en uno de los confirmados del presidente mÁs polÉmicos. >> bueno, tenemos ahora sÍ esa noticia de Última hora que nosos lla desde la gran manzana. bob menÉndez ha sido sentenciado a 11 aÑos de prisiÓn por vender su influencia en washington a cambio de lingotes de oro, un auto de lujo y cientos de miles de dÓlares en efectivo. >> la fiscalÍa buscaba 15 aÑos y le dan 11 en esta sentencia. >> y vamos ahora con el video del dÍa. las impresionantes imÁgenes de un aviÓn de combate f-35 que se desplomÓ inesperadamente sobre la pista de la base de la fuerza aÉrea de hilsen en alaska. inmediatamente explotÓ. >> por fortuna, el piloto logrÓ sobrevivir tras lanzarse a tiem

caroline kennedy shared a video of herself reading a letter. >> it's no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets, because bobby himself is a predator. he preys on the parents of sick children, vaccinating his own kids while discouraging other parents from vaccinating theirs. >> he did not respond to questions about his cousin's message. he has said he is not anti-vaccine and will not take them away. >>> and the trump administration's crackdown on immigration is hitting the streets of new york city. kristi noem joined federal agents while the raids sent fear across the many immigrant communities. gabe gutierrez reports. >> reporter: new york city at the center of president trump's escalating escalating crackdown on illegal immigration. kristi noem in body armor overseeing the roundup. president trump touting the ongoing arrests. >> we are throwing them the hell out of our country. we have no apologies, and we're moving forward very fast. >> reporter: two sources familiar with the planning confirm to nbc news i.c.e. agents were told to increase to 1200 to 1500 nationwide. many call