. >> voters unhappy with congress woman barbara comstock from virginia. they say she's refusing to attend a face to face town hall with her voters. she is holding a fundraiser but she won't apparently talk to congress woman the chance to show up on fox5. we'd love to talk to her. have you seen her. >> i have not seen her h. i was chatting with some of the protestorses, they have not seen here. this is really quiet. trying to get the message across that they do want to have a town hall with congress woman come stack. she might not even hear you or she you, so is your message going to be heard in. >> i think so. we've asked her r repeatedly for a town howl. i don't know. she has been moving on some issues that, in fact, her recent statement today on trump was a good statement for us. we're with indivisible. i have some friends here from the 10g9 district. we want to hear only trump and russian but our family's workers rights. >> as i said, a pretty quiet crowd today, but let's come over here much what's your name. >> ual yeah hol come. >> what brings you ou

jonathan: damns are eyeing comstock's seat as a flip in 2018. some wonder why she hasn't been visible when seemingly everyone is talking on the hill these days. >> at first glance they look like any other sign on a light pole. you can see barbara comstock. >> there are no public appearances scheduled and it's hard to get in touch with her. >> courtney, a democrat in leesburg in the tenth district made the missing sign with a friend and p night in d.c. two blocks from her office. the posters accuse her of avoiding the constituents and show her office phone number along with the #standindivisible. >> we are res speck tiff group of folks. at town hall we could assuage some of this. >> for months the democrats have been pressuring her to hold town hall for healthcare and the travel ban but the congresswoman stayed quiet. >> any problem in public now has to answer for trump. none of them want to do that. >> comstock wants to win re-election in a district that voted for hillary clinton. >> the problem for her is trump could be so unpopular it will dra

representative barbara comstock republican of very issued a statement saying "once again we're faced with stories coming from the white house that are highly troubling. we need immediate classified briefings so that congress can know as much as russian leaders". most striking of all, bob corker from tennessee says the white house is in a downward spiral and that it "has got to do something soon to bring itself under control and in order." then there's the president's cabinet. several hours ago, h.r. mcmaster said the information president trump shared with the russians was wholly appropriate. he wouldn't say if the information was classified. >> we don't say what is classified and what is not classified. i will tell you what he shared is wholly appropriate. the story combined what was leaked with other information and then insinuated about sources and methods. i wanted to make clear to everybody that the president in no way compromised any sources or methods in the course of this conversation. >> shepard: "wholly appropriate" used nine times. this comes from buzz feed and "the new yo

i called -- i tried to call barbara comstock's office busy signal for hours. think maybe it wouldn't get through. >> well, we weren't sure but clearly there was a lot of political pressure just to get this through no matter what, no matter what damage it might do. after all they voted on it before they even got the analysis from the nonpartisan congressional budget office about the negative impact it would have on healthcare. they decided to close their eyes and are you sure this through for political purposes. i think the good news is this isn't going anywhere fast in dramatically changed if we do anything at all. >> that's right. i did speak with a handful of people out and about today about this and one person just responded and said it means nothing to him and this was just a layperson walking by and he said because there's still so much ahead so as a democrat and for our viewers who may be have fear or concern about what lies ahead, and for those who maybe are excited to, you know, temper that excitement, what is your strategy as a part of democratic sena

representative comstock, welcome. punch the -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. chairman mccain, senator reed and members of the armed services committee thank you for having had he here this morning for the great honor of introducing my fellow virginian and friend of over 30 years, mr. kenneth rapuano to be assistant secretary of defense, homeland defense, and global security. he is sur rounded here today by his family, his wife dixie as well as his son scott a recent west point graduate, not a recent newly wed but here with his wife. also his daughter clair who's joining the peace corps shortly, another daughter taylor and son will. his proud mother is also here along with his brothers richard and dave as well as sister-in-law sara. mr. chairman, this is truly a family of public service. ken has my strong support based on my personal knowledge of his abilities as well as his significant and stellar expertise in the areas covered by the assistant secretary of defense position. ken, a marine, volunteered for two combat towers in iraq and afghanistan. his previous

the 16-year year old babysitter was alledgedly trying to discipline the child nicole comstock tells uswhat led to the baby girl needing emergency brain surgery. "it's tough. one of the hardest things we do is dealing with these kinds of cases with children ."these kinds of cases make all of our hearts hurt. a beautiful 2 and a half year old girl, bruised and barely breathingin the presence of her four siblings, deputies say at the hands of their 16 year old baby sitter. leslie carbah, yuba county sheriffs office "upon interviewing him and the other children present it was determined that he had attempted to discipline the child resulting in her injuries."nicole comstock, reporting "when first responders showed up here to the home in brownsville, that little girls injuries were so serious, she needed to be life flighted 77 miles away to a hospital in sacramento." jessica lamar, victim's mother "after seeing her in this condition when she was first born and she already beat this place now she's right back here again."it's hard for jessica lamar to see her daughter, born 10 weeks prematur

representative barbara comstock. if it is agreeable to our colleagues, we would like senator mcconnell to make an introduction, it is a heavy busy schedule. welcome, senator mcconnell. >> senator reid, members of the committee, i am proud to be here today to introduce robert karen, a very experienced and well-qualified nominee to serve as next assistant secretary of defense in national security affairs. this committee will find an individual who worked to prepare himself to address major challenges facing our country. because of his razor-sharp intelligence and diligence, robert, a native of lexington, kentucky, rapidly moved up in my office from staff assistant to legislative correspondent and eventually to be my legislative assistant for foreign affairs. and i learned not to doubt his advice or judgment. robert also worked in my office when the nation experienced one of the most harrowing days in its history, hard at work on capitol hill and september 11, 2001, when our country was hit by the devastating al qaeda t

. >> virginia republican congress woman barbara comstock had this reaction we need immediate briefings on what occurred at this meeting. >>> we continue to follow latest in the search for new fbi director and judge mayor garland says he doesn't want to be fbi director despite mitch mc connell recommendation. judge garland removed his list for the poybls candidates of fbi director. he was former president ob obama's pick for supreme court justice and never got a quote. texas senator also doesn't want to be the fbi director. >>> are white house president secretary sean spicer's days coming to an end. according to is in conversations about becoming the white house suppress secretary. >>> today, army private chelsea manning is exhibited to be released after serving seven years in prison originally sentenced to 35 years for stealing classified military documents. president obama commuted her sentence in january. her court marshall conviction is under appeal. she will remain a private in the arm yain not paid and will be eligible for healthcare and other benefits. >> comedian retter man body

they have a problem with barbara comstock. she says she's not holding the town hauls that they want her to hold. we're going to chat with some of these protestors at 5@6:30. >> i is six:17 and if you're just getting here's what you missed. the white house defending what it told the russians. they called the president's discussion with the russia russians wholly appropriate. he had the right to share with the russians because he's the president. to a fox5 exclusive nearly one year after dnc staffer seth rich was killed, the private investigator says he has that could link his death to work with the dny saying he had been communicating with wikileaks. a deadly plane crash in new jersey, the plane went two crew members were killed, no one on the ground was hurt. someone attempted to jump the white house fence. the person was quickly arrested after jumping over a bike rack along pennsylvania avenue. no one was year. a situate kaid a invasion is underway. the insects crawl out of the ground in 17 and 13 year sierk also. a bill will

barbara comstock of virginia. ryan costello of pennsylvania, among others.nclear, 52 legislators saying they aren't sure how they would vote on the bill that takes place later today. brian babbitt of texas, rob bloom of iowa, mike coffman of colorado. those voting yes or leaning yes, 26 legislators including dave brat of virginia. if you go to the website, we have put out information on twitter. eddie from new york supports the republican effort. tell us why. hello, go ahead, you are on. caller: i am 65 years old and worked 35 years as an electrician and have nothing. i have to depend on what they put together. since obamacare, they have been taking out such fees i can't .fford it the arguing between democrats and republicans, if they don't address the problem with the people, come election day, we will fix the ball again. host: how did the fees affect you? caller: i get $800 a month. they take out one third. host: this is for health-care purposes? caller: yes. that is with our prescription plan and everything. it will double or triple. i don't understand. i

i know we've seen jerry conley have one over the course of time, peopl bab vertebra comstock to have a town hall on this. is this still going to be a major flash point for a lot of these congressional members who will be up for reelection next year that they'll have to face these constituents this summer. >> i think so. i don't see this going away. you know, it's a national issue. it's something that voters -- it's very personal to them a healthcare is something people get really worked up about and so i think that -- and it's also legislatively it's not going to go away. the senate is going to keep doing at the work. if and when the senate passes a bill it goes back to the house. so, i think, yeah, going into the summer the town halls are going to keep going, healthcare is going to keep being a very prominent top were ick. >> caitlin in terms of folks who live in our region, we know when these bills come out they are quite thick and people don't get to -- regular people don't get to read through all of them. what are some of the key things that people need to be focused on as the se

co comstock says the community needs help more than ever now. >>> and police are looking for a person who hit a this was happening on farmington road early thursday morning. investigators are looking into whether she was walking on the shoulder or in the road. we are told this stretch of road is very dangerous. aaa confirmed there have been more than a dozen deadly crashes there in the last four years. >>> meanwhile, we have learned it was a hospital patient that stole an ambulance and led police on a wild chase. the man climbed into the ambulance and just drove off. a gps system inside the ambulance allowed police to crack it and locate it. when person made his way to charles county, they used stop strips to deflate all the tires. but he still drove back to prince george's. the person was taken into custody and immediately taken for a mental evaluation. he suffered minor injuries but no one else was hurt. >>> even though it can be quite a while before the purple line moving forward with hiring. today the purple line trains are holding a job fair in maryland at 11:00 a.m. meanwhi mean

. >> shepard: the republican, barbara comstock is calling for an independent investigation into russianree? >> i think we're waiting on the senate. they've done a good job in working on a bipartisan basis and we're going to wait and find out what they say. that investigation is john doing and we have come to a conclusion in a more timely fashion if we don't stop and start and basically start over again. so once again, i'm going to wait until the senate intelligence committee makes a recommendation. if they need additional resources or if there should be an independent investigator appointed, i think i'll move in that direction. not until they have the opportunity to finish their investigation or come to a conclusion on their own. they have the most knowledge about what's going on with the investigation. >> shepard: sir, justin amosh is working to establish an independent commission on russian. when that legislation is drafted, should paul ryan allow it to come for a vote? >> that's the house decision. i'll lead the leadership make that decision. we're not in a position to give the house

wrote, comstock democrats and republicans attacked the fbi director at various times for various reasonsnd called for his ouster however i cannot defend his actions or the timing of the firing of the fbi director james comey. the fbi investigation into the russian impact of the 2016 election must continue. we want to hear from you. we will be talking about it for a good part of today's washington journal. paul is in alabama, the line for democrats, good morning. caller: good morning. i just want to say that i'm actually really proud of trump. this is phenomenal. upset, both democrats and republicans. my friends who are democrats were really upset over this, and i really appreciate that trump did this. this is the first move in the right direction. i also want to thank attorney general sessions for his recommendation on this. being from alabama, i am proud of sessions being a republican and leading the country in the right direction. host: have you ever voted for sessions or did you vote for president trump? caller: i did not vote for trump or sessions. host: tell me about your feelings a

one of them was virginia congresswoman barbara comstock. after the vote, she said, my goals on health care reform are to provide patient-centered reforms that provide better access to high quality, affordable care and cover pre-existingdi she added that she, in her words, did not support it today because of the man uncertainties in achieving those goals. for a complete list on how lawmakers voted today, we invite you to our nbc washington app. >>> tonight we're also learning the scale of president trump's first foreign trip later this month. leon harris joins us now with more about those travel plans. >> pretty ambitious travel plans, the president's first overseas tour starts in a couple of weeks. he'll start off in saudi arabia, and then israel, then later at the vatican for a meeting with pope francis. the tour will conclude with a nato meeting in brussels on may 25th, and the g7 summit in sicily the next day. white house officials say the visit to saudi arabia is aiming at becoming something of a reset between the two countries. preside

she considered seeking the democratic nomination to run against republican congressman barbara comstock. jonathan: blow to the affordable care act. aetna, the third health insurer is completely going to pull out of the state-based insurance exchanges. this projects a $200 million loss in the company if they stayed involved but they already reported big losses. for a second straight year, speaking of losses, this is what the end of the season looks like for the caps. man, this was -- nancy: it hurts. michelle: yes. nancy: black and gold celebration. this time as we know it was in d.c. michelle: it leaves us again with a familiar sinking feeling, settling in. abc7 sports erin hawksworth was there. you c disappointment in the building. erin: the best way i can describe it is it felt like a funeral in the dressing room after loss. it was quiet. the players, the heads were down, staring off into space. i covered the caps second round series with the penguins last year. and i wish i could say it gets easier but it really doesn't. and this weather is not helping today. this time around the cap

this as republican barbara comstock of virginia demanded classified briefings for congress to know basicallymuch as what the russians got from trump. and also democrats criticize the president's national security adviser general h.r. mcmaster. this is all what fox news chris stirewalt calls a big red meaty steak thrown to democrats pursuing the trump-russia narrative. >> i thought the statement of mcmaster was sad for him, for him to be able to come out and speak in that way. liz: this as businessman turned senator david perdue said this on fox business this morning. >> when general mcmaster said something didn't happen, it didn't happen. this is the shiny object of the day in the media in washington. i want to get back to the debt, the budget upcoming and the president re-engaging, isn't it refreshing we have a president re-engaging around the world. he's going to saudi arabia and israel among other stops. this is a president on the move right now. liz: with me now, retired lieutenant general tom mcinerney. good to see you, general. >> good seeing you, liz. liz: general mcmaster told report

so the republican members like mike kaufman in colorado or barbara comstock in the northern virginiaessentially got a leadership pass to vote against this, or they had objections that were true to their conscience, we'll never know for sure. but they are at severe risk as a result of the republican drive to advance an unpopular piece of legislation. >> we've already got our first campaign commercial. tom perriello, running for governor in virginia for a democratic primary, roll the film and we'll make an observation. >> republican leaders are trying to do this to affordable health care. in congress i voted for obamacare because it was wrong that 1 million virginians weren't covered, while insures companies hold all the power. now i'm running for governor because it's wrong that most virginia incomes haven't gone up in 20 years. together we can stop donald trump, raise wages and build an economy that works for everyone. and we'll make sure this never happens in virginia. hey, david, the question i have about the ad, was that a green screen, and if not, did he nail it in one take? and

host: barbara comstock in , outside the washington, d.c., area is pushing for new funding. , outsidehe washington,singing a letter to y , requesting $1.29 million be granted to the group as soon as possible. used to that fund was help the task force. and her statement, in her letter to the attorney general, she writes with the resurgence of the gangs, our officers need resources to combat gang activity, not to mention assaults and homicides. some of the federal efforts to fund these regional efforts to combat gang activity. we want to hear from you, what you think works, what you think does not. portland, oregon, alexandra. want to say there was the one caller talking about how the programs are bad and all of these states, and she meant the prisons or the jails. there are no other programs i have ever heard of, especially for gangs. they have taken out, and prisons, they have taken out higher education. any program that could make them do anything different with their lives. they are left on pause when they are in prison. host: some callers talked about prevention efforts, some talke

i can't imagine anybody who is in a more difficult position right now than members like barbara comstock in viinia or somef these new jersey republicans. they are right now not calculating the best political route but the least worst choice because if they go against trump right now, they might risk a backlash from their base. but if this is going the way that we think it is, they are going to get hurt no matter what. if the president's numbers go down as this investigation unfolds, the entire party is going to be hurt and they will be punished even harder for sticking with him and not taking a principled stand. for the meantime they are just trying to parse it a bit and not come out too strongly and say yeah in theory i'd be for an independent commission even though when they were given the chance to vote for it on a procedural vote this week none of them did it. there was one member, walter jones, of north carolina. >> thank you so much. three of our veterans, three of our very best, for starting us off tonight. mad dog, heidi, and eli, we appreciate you all coming on. our first break

virginia representative, barbara come sta comstock, says she thinks lawmakers should have a classified briefing on what happened. they think comey should testify publicly and senator john mccain is comparing the scandal to watergate in its size and scale. he is just waiting for another shoe to drop. democratic congressman, al green, is expected to call for the impeachment of the president on the house floor. >> a lot to follow out of capitol hill. >>> a jittery wall street response in response to the white house turmoil. joining us to talk about the markets, sean and mary ann joining us. the selloff picking up steam here. as we mentioned, the markets could have been ripe for some sort of correction. what was it about today's news that led to that? >> the vix index has been very low. we have been looking at sentiment indicators that have been saying that having some volatility within the market would be normal and, of course, we are in the month of sell in may and go away. what's really amazing is that the fundamental drivers of the market earnings and the trends, the technical trends i

of the republicans won a full read out of the presidents meeting with lavrov, among them barbara comstock was that "once again we are faced with inexplicable stories coming from the white house that are highly troubling. we need to have immediate classified briefings on what occurred at this meeting so that congress can at least know as much as russian leaders." sources tell fox news the threats the president described were developed apart by israel. critics screamed at divulging such information could damage intelligence partnerships but israel didn't seem to mind. in a statement to fox news, ron dermer saying "israel has full confidence in intelligence sharing with the united states and looks forward to deepening the relationship." white house is attempting to turn the focus from intelligence to the fact that it leaked. >> i think national security is at risk by this leak and leaks like it. >> the president has been plagued by leaks white house staffers insist are designed to hurt him. radio host eric erickson said this was designed as a wake-up call. >> this is a strong trump supporter

. >> how comstock come stockholders, the bulls are value investors and they like the royalty stream andy like, i don't really know, and then tech people don't talk about qualcomm at all. >> the bear case is what apple is going after the margins will go down and down and down. >> on base bands? >> the way qualcomm makes its money. >> what's next? what else are they doing? >> to your point i remember owning the stock in 2011 and had an $80-$85 target on it. it's never gotten there. i agree it's a good trade because of apple. >> you'll have to see it on cnbc.com. >> we'll be right back. question you ask, but one i think with a simple answer. we have this need to peek over our neighbor's fence. and once we do, we see wonder waiting. every step you take, narrows the influence of narrow minds. bridges continents and brings this world one step closer. so, the question you asked me. what is the key? it's you. everything in one place, so you can travel the world better. a 10-speed direct-shift 5.0transmission.ine. a meticulously crafted interior. all of these are feats of engineering. combining

of the republicans won a full read out of the presidents meeting with lavrov, among them barbara comstock was that "once again we are faced with inexplicable stories coming from the white house that are highly troubling. we need to have immediate classified briefings on what occurred at this meeting so that congress can at least know as much as russian leaders." sources tell fox news the threats the president described were developed apart by israel. critics screamed at divulging such information could damage intelligence partnerships but israel didn't seem to mind. in a statement to fox news, ron dermer saying "israel has full confidence in intelligence sharing with the united states and looks forward to deepening the relationship." white house is attempting to turn the focus from intelligence to the fact that it leaked. >> i think national security is at risk by this leak and leaks like it. >> the president has been plagued by leaks white house staffers insist are designed to hurt him. radio host eric erickson said this was designed as a wake-up call. >> this is a strong trump supporter

one district to keep an eye on is barbara comstock.she's tried to stay as far away from trump as possible. it's kind of two parties, perhaps even three parties cobbled together into one. that said, though, speaking broadly i think the potential electoral fallout here for the gop could be pretty ugly, but of course it's hard to game this stuff out. and the president seems to be much more effective when it comes to campaigning than when it comes to actually making things happen on the hill, so tbd. >> benjamin franklin said we must hang together or surely we will hang separately. thank you. >>> coming up, the president cancels an international visit after being told you can't land this helicopter on a world heritage site. >>> and another thing from the white house in tonight's thing one, thing two, next. ♪ let your reign begin. evony, the mobile game. download now. >>> thing 1 tonight, lost in the stunning white house revelations over the past week was another embarrassing white house disclosure. this coming from keith chiller, former ny

and virginia congresswoman barbara comstock from suburban washington, d.c.ty of this health care bill to win support from these districts may be another sign the republican party is struggling to find policies that appeal to those politically valuable areas. when we come back, it's "end game" time. the latest election hacking being tied to russia and the real reason that hillary clinton said she lost the 2017 presidential election. >> coming up, "meet the press" "end game" and "postgame" are allergies holding you back? break through your allergies. try new flonase sensimist instead of allergy pills. it's more complete allergy relief in a gentle mist you may not even notice. using unique mistpro technology, new flonase sensimist delivers a gentle mist to help block six key inflammatory substances that cause your symptoms. most allergy pills only block one. and six is greater than one. break through your allergies. new flonase sensimist on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises your rates... maybe you should've done more resear

it was after the civil war that anthony comstock became a leading figure in the social purity movement. which basically maintain that the availability of sexual expression had a serious impact on morals and moral behavior that it corrected the youth, it caused the breakup of marriages, a cause premarital sex which led to pregnancy which led to abortions. and that led to a very powerful movement to ban obscenity. by the end of the 19th century again, the same time. every law restatement nation had adopted laws against obscenity. in the context of insanity that existed that was extraordinarily broad. it included basically anything that referred in any way to sex. so anything about contraception for example became illegal. any use of a word like pregnant penis or regina was illegal. and that was something that people began fighting about in the gas in the late 19th century. but by the time he got to the 20th century basically the laws against obscenity in the united states prohibited any reference to sex at all. and even when we think back to the 1950s by the way, when we think about tele

what could make the difference is if you are seeing the folks like senator dean heller or barbara comstock, and the folks facinging the tough re-election fights next year are the ones to watch, because if you want independent counsel, it is going to require action by congress to make sure that it is a truly independent post. >> and emily, the administration is rejecting a independent pros cue to, but after this week is a independent prosecutor likely? >> i don't see it happening, because you had the majority leader of the senate and the house speaker paul ryan both rejecting that proposal. richard burr who heads the senate intelligence committee which is kon duconducting their bipartisan investigation has rejected it. there are a handful of republicans saying they are considering supporting it, but until you can see the ground swel frrepublicans in congress supporting the shift, i just don't see how the democrats can build enough of a coalition there to support appointing a prosecutor. lt >> lachlin, the president is saying that he may have a nominee by next week, and so how li likely to p

then you take a company that 40%e -- sears comstock down year to date.year-to-date. it is an ending story but also corporate story. it is 10 times leveraged -- thank you. we think that over time, it will be forced into bankruptcy and we will probably end up in liquidation at some point. we don't think it is an ongoing -- erik: those stories are stories you like, whether it is the high degree of leverage -- bruce: those are stories in the higher market that despite tight high-yield spreads are playing out, and will present opportunities later when you differentiate what companies are ongoing business concerns and have good equity valuations. erik: why later, why now? bruce: i think the bonds will go down significantly from here. equity't want to buy because it will be scratched and some of these cases, and that will become to equity, and that is too early to buy -- j.crew, payless recently filed. we have a whole shopping list of the riskiest retailers, and which ones will be ongoing business concerns, and which ones will be more radioshack-like, more bloc

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