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grover norquist, david walker, appreciate seeing you this morning.kie singing the national anthem today. >> she received criticism for doing it but is doing it because she's an american. long been a singer but became prominent because of "america's got talent" which adds to the whole celebrity feeling when you have donald trump who used to star on "the apprentice" now becoming president of the united states. incoming president is getting ready to get down to business as soon as he gets sworn in. specifically the energy industry is on his list. joining us now is wxpx energy ceo, sir, thanks so much for joining us on the phone. >> thank you very much. nice to be here. kind of loud here. a lot of excitement. >> where are you? you're somewhere in the crowd? >> i am. i'm out here in front of the stage back in the crowd. >> we see you on the phone. you're waving at us. >> yeah. >> there's a lot of hope -- >> a lot of folks from california, west virginia, colorado, savannah, mississippi. we've got a good crew here. >> let you know bob dole is arriving as we

the final feeling, confusion, as to why we were the only walkers in a place like this. davidilitto, bbc news, stoke—on—trent. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. i was entertaining the notion of becoming a professional weather watcher early on as these glorious images flooded in from quite widely gci’oss images flooded in from quite widely across the northern half of the british isles. then this image came in andi british isles. then this image came in and i thought maybe the office does not look so bad. it's that end of the spectrum of weather which we re of the spectrum of weather which were win out this week across the british isles, spells of rain and it will get quite windy and it will become increasingly mild. the first signs of that change already there, we are looking to the atlantic rather than the continent. there is some sunshine as you have already seen from the pictures, across good parts of scotland, maybe some parts of the north of england but as you go further south and west it goes downhill rapidly. the odd patch of freezing fog which mayjust l

i was mentioning the deficit and the debt, david walker, you've heard some of the big plans that president ran on growth and jobs and so therefore i think we need comprehensive tax reform, progrowth, simplifying. we need a major infrastructure. our infrastructure is the 28th in the world which used to be one of the leading countries and we need to deregulate in order to be able to provide breathing room. >> by the way on the infrastructure, a vast majority of the money is not going to be public sector money. a vast is private sector money. tax credits, you might see loan guaranties, private capital. neil: tax forgiveness for money held abroad, right? >> we need comprehensive tax reform so we are not doing the temporary repatriation deals. the problem is that those aren't sustainable over time. we want to be able to make this an attractive place to invest and be able to build and be able to grow jobs. now, what i am concerned about is that 70% of the budget is on auto pilot and ultimately while we need to be able to grow the economy, we have to be able to look at the welfare state and i thi

the final feeling, confusion, as to why we were the only walkers in a place like this. davidhe notion of becoming a professional weather watcher early on as these glorious images flooded in from quite widely across the northern half of the british isles. then this image

journey across urban britain, and the final feeling — confusion as to why we are the only walkers in a place like this. davidor outside source, including is some remarks were theresa may. she is in dublin this evening for talks with the taoiseach, enda kenny. in the meantime, darren is back with the weather. i'm sure some such and will have lightened the mood today. if it is mile that this time of year it usually means it is cloudy. that is what we have seen a lot of today. a rather misty and murky day as well with temperatures in double figures perhaps here in swanage, but there was some sunshine across scotland, a more chilly feel here, some patches of fog as well. earlier we had some sunshine across the far north of england. you can see a difference in temperature from earlier, double figures towards the south west, three celsius in the highlands. tumbling for a while in scotland and perhaps the north—east of england before this cloud comes in slowly from the west, bringing some rain and drizzle. the more substantial rain comes into northern ireland and western scotland later. a lot of low cloud, some hil

the final feeling, confusion, as to why we were the only walkers in a place like this. davidf that change are already there to be held across some western areas and into the south west were the cloud is sufficiently thick and low in the atmosphere to produce some rain. best of the sunshine will be found in the north of england and especially across the greater part of scotland. as soon as the sun is down, temperatures will be falling away. wins across the western part of scotland. once you are south of the border it is where the cloud fills in. dull, dull, dull. it's the anywhere to describe it. as we move across the front, the cloud is lower in the atmosphere. murky conditions if you are out and about on the roads. rain will work its way further towards the east during the evening. the sky is made clearfor a time in the east allowing the temperatures to dip. two, three or a degrees to start your day tomorrow. tuesday, frontal systems creeping the way in further with the onshore breeze making for a cold miserable day across eastern parts. perhaps something a little brighter s

david willetts, bbc news, washington. let's speak to our political correspondent, carole walker, who's in westminster.ow significant is today's meeting? good morning. the prime minister has to walk a tightrope, doesn't see, between trying to get on with donald trump, the president, and also not annoying everyone here with what she says to him. absolutely. this be a very important and potentially very tricky meeting for the prime minister. the first world leader to meet president trump in downing —— and downing street are happy about that. she says she does not want to go back to the sort of foreign interventions we saw in iraq and afghanistan. that will be welcome back here. but she does want the us and the uk to continue to engage on the international scene, for example, confronting islamic state. that will be welcomed back here. but there is a lot of concern, notjust among opposition mps, but in her own party, about donald trump's comments, for example, on allowing waterboarding to end terrorism. many people have said they are opposed to it. it has provoked concern, not just about the future with in

walker, bbc news, westminster. let us hear more from the brexit secretary david davis who you saw in that report.ons to confirm that government will introduce new legislation. he said it will be a straightforward bill, we gather it will be a very short straightforward bill. he said he trusted that no—one would seek to make that bill a vehicle to thwart the will of the people because, he said, there can be no going back on leaving the european union. last year, the british people made a decision to leave the european union. the government is going to deliver on that decision. last week, the prime minister laid out a plan, a nswered the prime minister laid out a plan, answered every question that's possible to answer, laid down by the opposition and the select committee, seen as clear throughout the world and supported in many places and we are going to deliver on that. it's going to be, article 50 ruling, it's not going to stop that. we are going to have legislation many the next few weeks and it's going to deliver andi few weeks and it's going to deliver and i think parliament will deliver on the

david willis, bbc news, washington. let's talk to carole walker, who's in westminster.ly calling her, my carol, he is reportedly calling her, gie. carol, he is reportedly calling her, ' we carol, he is reportedly calling her, my maggie. we have had a speech now from her already in the united states, where she has been laying out how she sees the relationship. how has that gone down? well, certainly that speech from the prime minister went down very well with the audience of senior republicans, but she was addressing. she spoke in very warm and glowing terms about the importance of the special relationship and about the shared values, although there certainly will be some concerns, notjust amongst opposition parties, but some conservative mps, about this emphasis on shared values with donald trump, who, after all, has said that he thinks the water for terror suspects might be a good idea, and is building that very controversial war with mexico. he says he wants to do so. —— wall with mexico. he is banning immigrants from certain muslim countries. when it comes to the iss

the final feeling, confusion, as to why we were the only walkers in a place like this. davidies — so they can build cheaper homes instead. and it‘s causing anger. the biggest problem with developments like this is that their stated aim is to increase the value of property in the area. and that‘s not a good thing because people already struggle to find somewhere they can afford to buy round here and it‘s going to make it even worse. there‘s more on that story on inside out london, tonight at 7.30 on bbc one. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. metropolitan line: minor delays between baker street and wembley park, due to an earlier fire alert at neasden. piccadilly line: no service between arnos grove and cockfosters only, due to a signalling problem. tickets are being accepted on buses. on the trains, southeastern services are back to normal after the freight train derailed last week in lewisham. on the roads, there‘s a break down on the aa into london between the hogarth roundabout — and hammersmith flyover, blocking a lane and causing queues from chiswick. on the

walker's favorite picture. all the presidents well, 12 pictures. this is george h.w. bush and barbara bush with all the grandkids. that was taken by david valdes.ic draper, the photographer for the white house for eight years for george w. bush took this. he said it was his favorite one. this is one of my favorites as well. pete souza of the white house, the little boy asked if he could feel his hair. >> always bowing. >> he wanted to do the bowing joke. >> why would you ever miss an episode of this show? recorded every day. that's it for us. >> bret: president-elect donald trump's pick to run the pentagon shows he's anything but soft on russia. accusing vladimir putin of trying to break up nato. this is "special report" ." good evening paired welcome to another special two hour edition of "special report." we are coming to live tonight from the villages near orlando, florida. it's a gorgeous night, as you can see here. i am bret baier. we begin tonight with questions and concerns over the incoming trump administration's relationship with and attitude toward russia. a flurry of questions on that topic on capitol hill.

david maraniss, a political question. when you look at the reagan legacy mini pointed party election of george herbert walker bush in 1980 as part of that legacy. how did the defeat of hillary clinton affect the people will view the obama legacy? >> guest: i think it will have a large effect on it. i think that first of all that's what barack obama was so important hillary get elected because the policies, policies, particularly healthcare but in every possible way i think when you talk about education or policing or the clintons in the early era did not have a good record on some of those issues, hillary had changed enough that i think she would've extended his policies, and in some places perhaps including immigration push them even further. so in the short market depends of course on whether president trump is president for four years or eight years and what happens after that, but i think that solidifying what obama accomplished is very important that hillary get elected. >> host: let's talk about guns. he said what of the darkest days of his tenure in the white house, the shooting that took place at sandy hook eleme

david maraniss, a political question. when you look at the reagan legacy mini pointed party election of george herbert walker bush in 1980 as part of that legacy. how did the defeat of hillary clinton affect the people will view the obama legacy? >> guest: i think it will have a large effect on it. i think that first of all that's what barack obama was so important hillary get elected because the policies, policies, particularly healthcare but in every possible way i think when you talk about education or policing or the clintons in the early era did not have a good record on some of those issues, hillary had changed enough that i think she would've extended his policies, and in some places perhaps including immigration push them even further. so in the short market depends of course on whether president trump is president for four years or eight years and what happens after that, but i think that solidifying what obama accomplished is very important that hillary get elected. >> host: let's talk about guns. he said what of the darkest days of his tenure in the white house, the shooting that took place at sandy hook eleme

david maraniss, a political question. when you look at the reagan legacy mini pointed party election of george herbert walker bush in 1980 as part of that legacy. how did the defeat of hillary clinton affect the people will view the obama legacy? >> guest: i think it will have a large effect on it. i think that first of all that's what barack obama was so important hillary get elected because the policies, policies, particularly healthcare but in every possible way i think when you talk about education or policing or the clintons in the early era did not have a good record on some of those issues, hillary had changed enough that i think she would've extended his policies, and in some places perhaps including immigration push them even further. so in the short market depends of course on whether president trump is president for four years or eight years and what happens after that, but i think that solidifying what obama accomplished is very important that hillary get elected. >> host: let's talk about guns. he said what of the darkest days of his tenure in the white house, the shooting that took place at sandy hook eleme

comptroller general david walker discusses the mission and competence of the general accountability office. and david bossie, president of citizens united and citizens united productions talks about his career in activism. you can watch these anytime or search our entire deal library at c-span.org. c-span's washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, white house bureau chief philip rucker will discuss what president trump is expected to do his first day in week in the white obama specifically which executive orders he could reverse. then, randy cap's from the migration policy institute will talk about president trump's possible actions on immigration. todd harrison from the center for strategic and international studies will join us to discuss what approach president trump might take when it comes to the defense department budget. watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> on wednesday, british prime minister theresa may discussed a variety of domestic issues, largely centered on h