president i have also had the immense pleasure and privilege of working closely with congressman elijah cummings on a variety of issues and we're grateful for his steadfast leadership, nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. we're truly lucky to count ourselves among those he had a expertly represented for more than two decades.

ranking him a cut is elijah cummings. -- ranking democrat is elijah cummings. >> good afternoon everyonewelcome to hopkins. my name is redondo miller. -- redonda miller. i have as president of the hospital the distinct pleasure of welcoming you-all to our institution. as president i have also had the immense pleasure and privilege of working closely with congressman elijah cummings on a variety of issues and we're grateful for his steadfast leadership, nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. we're truly lucky to count ourselves among those he had a -- has expertly represented for more than two decades. and chairman gowdy, we're honored to be a part of the house oversight and government reform committee's efforts find meaningful solutions to the opioid epidemic. thank you all for being here today. it is no secret that we're in the throes of a crisis that's reached epic proportions throughout our country. baltimore is no exception. in 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. this is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. as both a

elijah cummings says he wants to look into it. howie: while he made his feeling clear there should be a special independent prosecutor. leslie: i think his constant comments to the press and his tweets made it clear jeff sessions will have to make a decision in my opinion. dose uphold the rule of law and justice in his position or dose save his job. that's a real question coming down. the president with his tweets made it clear his disdain for the justice department. howie: when you say uphold the rule of law, you are prejudging the notion that there isn't any circumstance under which a special prosecutor should be warranted. leslie: if the facts are there. even sessions said that. you have to have evidence. you can't just waste taxpayer money other time in that's position. that would be an abuse of tour by sessions. since watergate this has been an independent office and is run that way. do we wanted to change that now in 2017? absolutely not. i don't think sessions is in a tough position. i think it's clear. howie: shepard smith

later, former president bill clinton and elijah cummings discuss ways to discuss opioid addiction in the u.s. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> this week on capitol hill, both the house and senate intelligence committees, along with the senate judiciary committee, held hearings on the tech companies, election 2016, and russia. here to help us dissect these hearings are two reporters, david mccabe with axios, ashley gold with politico. ashley gold, what did you learn from these three hearings? ms. gold: we learned tech has a long way to go in explaining what happened on their platforms during the 2016 presidential election, as far as to purchase ads, when they bought them, how much money they spend on them, and how many americans saw those advertisements and were affected by them, and may have changed their decision about who they would vote for, based on them. we learned a few new numbers out of facebook. 146 million users of

i wrote legislation we elijah cummings to have that, every democrat and two republicans are on board. we're going to need more if we're going to assure voters the next time they go to the ballot box they still have the freedom to choose. >> congressman eric swalwell, thanks for your time. >> my pleasure. >>> next, the worst and biggest loser of all time, that's how the president is labeling his former rival this morning. why trump is unloading on hillary clinton after the break. ♪ ♪ you nervous? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ alright, i brought in high protein to help get us moving. ...and help you feel more strength and energy in just two weeks! i'll take that. -yeeeeeah! ensure high protein. with 16 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar. ensure. always be you. oh, it's actually... sfx: (short balloon squeal) it's ver... sfx: (balloon squeals) ok can we... sfx: (balloon squeals) goodbye! oof, that milk in your coffee was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real milk, without that annoying lactose. good right? yeah. lactaid. the milk that doesn't mess with you. how much money do you think you'll

they win this house race, going into next year, you would have democrats like adam schiff and elijah cummings, to come the that he will evidence, to force testimony from any lawful witness including people in the trump white house. now, the politics of that potential develop rmt open questions. tonight we can tell you, as i've bet you've heard by now, there are strategists in both parties, completely recalculating their maps for the 2018 mid terms, interpreting what was by any estimation, a broad sweep. dems taking governorships in new jersey and virginia. where mark murray notes it was largest win for dems since 1985. taking control of the state senate in washington. taking two state legislative seats in georgia. and beating some incumbent republican mayors. one out of five virginia voters made their decisions in this last week. that's the same time as the first indictments were handed down of trump's aides. donald trump responding by arguing the candidates were not trumpy enough. republicans on the ground say this was a referendum on him. >> i think it was a referendum in the division and t

. >> maryland congressman elijah cummings demanding documents from the t.s.a.e agency's security efforts were not up to standards. an undercover homeland security found nearly 70 percent of time undercover officers were able to get through t.s.a. checkpoints with mock knives, guns and explosives. under the criticism t.s.a. has spotted more guns and weapons than ever. >>> yesterday t.s.a. officers arrested a 51-year-old southwest airlines pilot carrying a loaded 9-millimeter pistol in his carry on. the official says the pilot didn't have authorization to carry the gun. he was arrested. this is a discovery at dulles all right. t.s.a. agents finding weapons inside one traveler's carry on and at bwi a traveler was caught with this knife disguised as a hair brush. at.s.a. put out this photo showing how someone could turn a laptop in a bomb. what looks like cereal is dynamite. the silver item is the circuit. >> important supreme court case coming up next month that would decide the u.s. today there was an event held on the hill about what legalized sports gambling co

introduceed now to congressman elijah cummings. born and raised in baltimore, congressman cummings has represented maryland seventh congressional district since 1996 and is now the ranking minority member on the house committee of government oversight and reform and serves on the task force of health care reform. as cofounder and chair of the congressional caucus on drug policy, he has helped to shape the national policy on drug addiction and access to affordable medication. please join me to give a warm welcome to congressman elation cummings. [applause] rep. cummings: good morning everyone. come on, we can do better than that, good morning everyone. morning!] rep. cummings: it is my honor and privilege to be here and also thanks to the dean for your kind words but more important thank you for your time. i have to do do this. on behalf of my family and certainly on behalf of generations yet unborn thanks to you, johns hopkins, for taking good care of me. [applause] having spent two months in hospital just a few blocks from here, af

president i have also had the immense pleasure and privilege of working closely with congressman elijah cummings on a variety of issues and we're grateful for his steadfast leadership, nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. we're truly lucky to count ourselves among those he had a expertly represented for more than two decades. and chairman gowdy, we're honored to be a part of the house oversight and government reform committee's efforts find meaningful solutions to the opioid epidemic. thank you-all for being here today. it is no secret that we're in the throws -- throws of a crisis that's reached epic proportions throughout our country. baltimore is no exception. in 2016 we average nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in this city per day. this is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. as both an anchor institution and steward of health care for our local communities, hopkins takes this problem very seriously. we see firsthand the devastation that substands -- care at our sister hospital to the east,, the number of opioid overdose patients seen in our emergency depar

as president i have had the immense pleasure and privilege of working with congressman elijah cummings on a variety of issues. we are grateful for his steadfast leadership nationally and on behalf of his local constituents here. we are truly lucky to count ourselves among those he excellently represented for more than two decades. chairman, we are honored to be a part of the government reform committee's efforts to find meaningful solutions to the opioid epidemic. thank you all for being here today. it is no secret we are in the throws of a crisis that reached epic proportions in our country. baltimore is no exception. in 2016, we averaged nearly two fatal opioid overdoses in the city per day. this is a problem in desperate need of thoughtful answers. as an anchor snugds and steward of health care, hopkins takes this problem very seriously. we see firsthand the devastation wielded by substance use disorders. here and at our sister hospital to the east, the number of opioid overdose patients seen in our emergency departments doubled last year. doubled. this crisis is very much a part of

ranking him a cut is elijah cummings.

president i've often had the immense pleasure and privilege of working closely with congressman elijah cummings on a variety of issues and we are grateful for his steadfast leadership nationally and on behalf of his local constituents we are lucky to count ourselves among those he's represented from more than two decades. we are honored to be a part of the house government reform committee's efforts to find meaningful solutions to the opioid epidemic. thank you all for being here today. it is no secret that we are in the throes of a crisis that has reached epic proportions throughout the country, and baltimore is no exception. in 2016, we've averaged nearly two fatal opioid doses in the city per day. this is a problem in need of thoughtful answers as both an anchor institution and steward of health care for the local communities, hopkins takes the problem very seriously. we see first-hand the devastation fielded by substance abuse disorders. here and at th desist or hospito the east, the number of opioid overdose patients seen in the emergency department doubles last year doubled. this is a par

later, former president bill clinton and elijah cummings discuss ways to discuss opioid addiction in the u.s. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider.