>> the whole ethics committee thing is a red hearing. the constitution makes no recommendation for the ethics committee. we would like a vote to expel public santos -- two expel george santos. as was said, the ethics committee will likely be forced to pause because of the indictment. it is not as if santos is saying he did not do this stuff. it would be different if he was in fact jewish or worked at goldman sachs or did not commit theft in brazil. he has admitted to all of that. he has admitted to all of this misconduct. he is brought shame to himself and the house of representatives who have every right for a vote. we are asking for the opportunity for the american people. >> is there any way the ethics committee might proceed with the other items? >> the ethics committee can do whatever they want. it is a complete red herring. there is zero requirement in the constitution to have anything go to the ethics committee. we can have an up-and-down vote on behalf of the american people. >> thank you. this is a great chance to help the repub

. >> today the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on the ethics rules and processes at the judicialof the united states, which operates as the policymaking body for federal courts. today's committee hearing highlighted clarence thomas's decade-long pattern of submitting false and inadequate financial disclosure forms, including the failure to disclose his wife's income as the forms require. >> believe it or not, we have been in nearly this exact situation before. back in 2011 the nonprofit group colin cause uncovered that justice thomas had not reported years of his wife's income paid by a right-wing dark money group. the new york times reported that justice thomas also had not disclosed gifts of free private jet handicapped travel from the same right-wing billionaire. the same kinds of undisclosed gifts from the same kind of right-wing billionaire that were revealed last month. >> joining us now is democratic senator sheldon whitehouse of rhode island. he shared that senate judiciary committee subcommittee hearing today. senator, thank you very much for joining us tonight. in your

typically it's the justice department and the ethics committee holds off until all the procedures areone including court cases. it's not 100% clear but all indications from lawmakers is that ethics will go ahead and pursue their investigation. host: will democrats drop this now? guest: that's to be determined. my guess is that they might wait a little to see if ethics has anything but i don't think they will necessarily sit around and let this go on all year. some democrats i think they believe this was kind of a smokescreen and republicans say they will do with this quickly but they will let the committee deal with it and not be acted on. maybe they will give it some time to see if they are moving but i don't think it's a dead issue. host: lindsay mcpherson, senior congressional reporter with cq roll call. thank you very much. guest: thank you. host: let's get to your calls. patrice in south carolina, republican, what do you make of congressman santos and the effort yesterday by democrats to get him expelled? that expulsion was referred to the ethics committee. caller: thank you for

so what are you referring to the ethics committee? it's already before the ethics committee. this was an effort to bury accountability for serious fraudster. why? perhaps it's because extreme maga republicans need george santos' vote. he is critical to their ability to govern. george santos was the deciding vote in passing the default on america act. the deciding vote. to me, that explains, in part, the actions that have been taken by the -- by this extreme maga republican majority. moving forward, we'll continue to explore ways for the greedges, extraordinary situation represented by george santos' continued presence in the congress to be dealt with with the accountability that the votes of the third congressional district in new york are demanding. and that the american people are demanding as well. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2023] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, c-span brings you "afterwords" from book t

and one other member, jake, voted to refer this to the ethics committee.f, appearing on the house floor, voting in favor of an investigation into himself. we'll see what that investigation reveals. >> manu, thank you so much. >>> former vice president mike pence is testing the 2024 waters. he's on a multiday swing in new hampshire, where he's reintroducing himself as mike pence, the candidate, not donald trump's number two. >> i debated donald trump many times. just not with the cameras on. i would welcome the opportunity to bring my ideas forward if i'm a candidate, and i promise to keep you posted on our plans. >> cnn's jeff zeleny joins us now with the latest from dover, new hampshire. jeff, what are we expecting to hear tonight? >> reporter: jake, the former vice president has been meeting with small groups of republicans here in new hampshire, which he will be doing shortly here in dover. and he's been making the case for what he believes needs to be discussed in this republican presidential race, beginning with the budget, beginning with the social s

the house ethics committee already has the santos case.re doing. every republican in the house, including republicans who have said, george santos should resign or be expelled, voted to send the resolution to the ethics committee, which means they voted to keep george santos sitting right beside them in the house of representatives. so the score tonight is republicans voting to keep george santos in the house of representatives and democrats voting to kick him out. here's what congressman daniel goldman said today about the republican maneuver to protect george santos by sending the expulsion resolution to the ethics committee. >> traditionally the others community will divergent urban justice for a criminal prosecution. kevin mccarthy knows that. he knows that this is a complete fiction to send to the ethics committee and that it is a cop out and then at the end of the day it is a way of avoiding the accountability on this expulsion motion. >> joining us no democratic congressman daniel goldman of new york. he served as house majority cou

george santos being referred to the ethics committee. what does his day look like? guest: day-to-day, being chased by reporters everywhere he goes. he has lost his command occasions director. she quit last week. in a somewhat public fashion. the ethics committee traditionally acts very slowly but kevin mccarthy has asked them to act fast. in addressing what his possible punishment may be. it is interesting because he has admitted to lying to voters who elected him and admitted that the biography was fairly false. his day-to-day life, he does not have committee positions. he comes to vote most of the time and finds himself often trailed by reporters. it is not known if he has a lot of friends on the house. host: what was the thinking around having him on the ethics committee rather than being expelled from congress? guest: they say he is owed do process. they want to put them through and investigations of the ethics committee can decide if he should be punished or censured. the reason democrats don't like it is because the ethics committee is typically slow and are m

what i would encourage the ethics committee to do, look, i can't control ethics one way or another. what i would encourage ethics committee to do is to do this quickly. to look at this. don't play time-out. there's enough facts, there's enough ability for people to come in and give you answers. and diligently, together, in a bipartisan manner look at it. i think for the long-term of the house and the respect of the house, that is the way we should handle things. and especially going forward to anybody else. reporter: [inaudible] mr. mccarthy: i look at it from a constitutional point of view. i was clear with second repair mayorkas months ago. even before this congress took over, that i think he had failed to do his job. i think every american, when lie they look at when mayorkas goes on television and tells them the border is secure and you have in your camera frame thousands just walking into america, nobody believes that. i bet if you hook mayorkas up to a law detector test, he couldn't pass a lie detector test saying the border is secure. i think mesh has a lot of kres and gsh a

and, in fact, in just the last few minutes, we heard from the top republican on the ethics committee they're not ceding that ground because to them, this is not something where he's being probed criminally, he's also got ethic probes going into him and that's why the ethics committee feels that they can operate on a dual track here. let the department of justice continue to do their work on the criminal front, those 13 indictment counts we know santos pled not guilty to, but also looking in on the ethics front to see if they in congress have any say about this and what they ultimately say about it. i will say, jose, ethics committee referrals tend to just go into darkness, so i don't imagine that we're going to hear a ton about this until there is something to hear about this. committee members tend to be pretty tight lipped and i don't expect this situation to be any different. but there is a real hankering from some republicans to see this play out to the ultimate conclusion where santos is no longer in congress, even as you saw him there on the house steps yesterday continuing to

obviously, the ethics committee playing its role. but there is plenty of around.won by ten points. the democrats didn't take it seriously and they didn't -- and as a result he won. the republicans didn't do the vetting and neither did the media because this stuff was out there. i mean, everybody knew. and yet they said, oh, this is a great guy, let's go, let's go, let's go. so shame on everybody. >> yeah. >> ryan, i also will say are you surprised and, you know, i mean, look, of all the things -- and i remember speaking to the vet, the heart-wrenching experience he went through losing thouzer thousands of dollars on his dog. they came specifically with unemployment, fec, you know information. do you think they should have gone for more or does it matter that it seems to be so narrow? >> they always still can go for more. it's not as though they decided against it. there so be superseding indictments in the future. what's strong is the way they framed. they said this is a public corruption case. they said he repeatedly engaged in dishonesty and deception to descend

what i would encourage the ethics committee to do -- and i cannot encourage ethics one way or the other, but what i would encourage the ethics committee to do is to do this quickly, to look at this. don't play time out. there's enough facts. there's enough ability for people to come in and get your answer and diligently, together in a bipartisan manner look at it. i think for the long term of the house and the respect of the house, that is the way we should handle things, especially going forward to anybody else. reporter: c-span.org -- reporter: [indiscernible] speaker mccarthy: i think like anybody else, i look at it from a constitutional point of view. i think every american when they look at what mayorkas goes on television, tells them the border is secure while you have in the camera frame thousands of people just walking into america, nobody believes that. i said if you hook mayorkas up to a lie detector test, he could not pass and lie detector saying the border is secure. i think americans have a lot of questions and he should have to come before the committee and answer american

he knows that this is a complete fiction, to send it to the ethics committee.it is a cop out, and that in the end of the day, it is a way of avoiding the accountability on this expulsion motion. >> santos spoke to reporters after the vote earlier. >> we'll step down if that's the sanction they recommend? will you do that willingly? >> oh, of course, i mean, i'm not changing myself here. everything that passes the committee, -- that's the story. >> why do deserve another term in congress? you lied about your past. >> have you appeared before the ethics committee yet? have you met with members -- >> it's an ongoing investigation. but no, i did not, i did not appear but for the ethics committee. >> back with us tonight, retired marine corps lieutenant colonel amy mcgrath. she also ran for senate in kentucky against senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. and reed galen, lincoln project co-founder, and who's worked on a number of campaigns, including john mccain, arnold schwarzenegger, and george w. bush. reed, what do you think of the gop's move here? >> well, non

>> what's going to the ethics committee.ently they were giving him around 60 days to do this which is a short time for the house ethics committee and i do think people are very eager to make sure they to keep it to a tight timeline. >> in terms of the new york political scene right now, they expect this to happen quickly. i focus on what tonight on the democrat side who said that they actually think this is going to happen fairly quickly. and you know, now is going to be a potential erupted for a special election and now there's a lot going on behind the scenes. but they are expecting it to happen fairly quickly. the thing is that may have been slowing some of those down was the federal investigation. it's not uncommon for the fbi or the doj to tell the ethics committee to slow down and let us do our part and it could explain why perhaps doj moved some people thought quickly here. >> what can that happen in parallel? >> because what happens that they don't want them to interfere with anything in the doj may be doing some of

could this whole thing get waylayed on the ethics committee for a while, yeah, sure. republicans saying, hey, i think he should resign. he should have resigned on his own and willing to take that vote to force him to do it. >> the ethics committee drag their feet. >> mccarthy said they will act more quickly than the court would. i think we still need to watch what's going to happen. >> low bar. >> thank you. great stuff. we appreciate it. >>> thanks to all of you for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪♪ >>> good morning and welcome to "morning joe." it is wednesday, may 17th. good to have you all with us this morning. he's not in the race yet, but florida governor ron desantis is drawing a clear line on the issue of abortion, seizing on donald trump's inconsistent comments on the issues. we'll have much more on that straight ahead. >>> plus, house democrat is going to force republicans to go on the record when it comes to george santos. we'll explain what's happening with that on capitol hill. >>> meanwhile, ch

but he did say that he would accept whatever house ethics committee investigation.roduced here. it is unclear when the house ethics committee will report its findings of its investigation into all of the allegations from santos' past. but if they do recommend that he should be expelled, expect house republicans including the leadership to finally get behind the calls for him to resign or to face expulsion. because up until now, speaker mccarthy has not gotten behind that push, saying the ethics committee should investigate first. >> manu, thank you very much. >>> and, next, elon musk railing against people who want to work from home. >> the people that come fix your house, they can't work from home, but you can? does that seem morally right? >> well, "shark tank's" kevin o'leary is going to respond right after this. >>> and then former vice president mike pence laying the groundwork for an expected presidential run currently polling in the single digits far behind his former runningmate. what is his path to victory? avoiding triggers, but still get migraine attacks?

with house republicans instead referring this issue to the ethics committee.that vote, santos defended himself on the steps of the capitol while a heated exchange broke out between one of the democrats pushing for santos to go, jamal bowman and republican flame thrower marjorie taylor greene. let's get to julie tsirkin now. congressman santos was already being investigated by the ethics committee, so what's changed? >> reporter: well, not much, and that's the argument democrats are making, especially those who are pushing the resolution to expel george santos from congress. instead, it does put more of a magnifying glass on the ethics committee which largely operates behind closed doors in secret without many communications with the public and the press. that panel is led by congresswoman susan wild, a democrat and republican dave joyce, and they've been investigaing multiple allegations against santos since early march including reports from a former staffer that allegedly santos is actually abused him. that's something the committee is looking into, and new

essentially this is a delay tactic but the house ethics committee has been investigating george santoss not known to move quickly and, in fact, john typically when a member is indicted, the doj will ask the house committee to step back. however in this case we're told the house ethics committee is planning to move ahead. but that doesn't mean necessarily they're going to move quickly. it would be weeks, if not months, before we see them make a rep recommendation on whether or not to expel george santos and even then the full house would have to vote on expulsion, which requires a two thirds majority. it could be a while before we see any punitive action against george santos. in the meantime, democrats are making clear they're not going to let republicans live that vote down and remind voters that george santos is a current member of the republican party. >> and what happened as you point out, republicans bought themselves time where they don't have to say whether they think george santos should be in or out of congress. thank you so much. >>> harry and meghan's spokesperson called the

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it is important to note that house ethics committee is looking into this issue already.g into this issue before the vote yesterday. to refer the question of expulsion back to them. but kevin mccarthy made clear to our colleague that the house ethics committee is going to look into this. and does not care whether or not the department of justice is also looking into it. he said that would not affect their decision to continue their investigation. that's a very important note here. that could point to the facts that the ethics committee is continuing to pursue this despite a federal investigation. >> really interesting. lauren fox, thank you. >> also this morning, ukraine is saying that they downed 29 out of 30 cruise missiles launched by russia and what authorities in ukraine are saying is a country-wide air attack. it is the ninth one we've seen just this month alone. only 18 days into may. we'll take you to the ground ahead. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get 2.9% apr for 36 months plus $1,500 purchase allowance on an xt5 and xt6 when you finance through cadillac financial. ♪ i think i'm read

not guilty to us charges. >> and has vowed to clear his name. >> say this punt to the house ethics committeep out thing that this committee is already investigating sandals. they have been since march. they're also accusing speaker protecting the freshman republican because he is delivering a key vote inside of his razor thin majority in the house. for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. all right. we can all thank you for that update there. well, coming next on the kron, 4 morning news, we're talking about several mayors from. >> across the state. they met in the state capitol call on the governor to increase funding for the unhoused. we have a breakdown for a time while us that's coming up. well, in the south bay, the future of san jose's day care center's up in the air. >> after report showed the facility's water is heavily contaminated with lead tests reveal linda vista centered all of our neighborhood has 120 times the amount of lead legally allowable at a licensed day care having led of water can cause some serious health issues. symptoms in children can include hyperactivit

it lets you say on the stump, i'll vote to expel him, but the ethics committee has to do its work. >> stand by. >>> up next, trump's former white house lawyer ty cobb standing by to join us. >>> plus, we'll go inside the town hall with a preview of what to expect tonight. this special edition of "outfront" continues, next. e 'n. that's it. miracle-gro. all you need to know to grow. trying vapes to quit smoking might feel like progress, but with 3x more nicotine than a pack of cigarettes - vapes increase cravings - trapping you in endless craving loop. corette reduces cravings until they're gone for good. detect this: living with hiv, i learned i can stay undetectable with fewer medicines. that's why i switched to dovato. dovato is for some adults who are starting hiv-1 treatment or replacing their current hiv-1 regimen. detect this: no other complete hiv pill uses fewer medicines to help keep you undetectable than dovato. detect this: most hiv pills contain 3 or 4 medicines. dovato is as effective with just 2. research shows people who take hiv treatment as prescribed and get to and s

, then it's up to the house ethics committee to make a determination. committee is already investigating george santos, but they were not known to move very quickly. it could be months before they make a recommendations whether it comes to george santos' fate. even this, the full house to vote on a revulsion, so it could be a while. >> forgive me raising the possibility that politics is in play here. during those months, santos is still a republican vote for the gop house speaker, correct? >> reporter: you're absolutely right. when you talk to republicans, a lot who say they're not ready yet say it's because of precedent, but you're absolutely right. the reality here is that republicans are concerned, if he were to either be expelled on step down, it would chip away at the already razor-thin majority. they're fighting pretty much tooth and nail for every vote here. they have a debt limit potentially around the corner. melanie, thank you so much for you. boris? >>> today, top senators are expressing some concerns about california senator dianne fein fein

come back to congress probably faster than a court case could. >> so, it is now up to the house ethics committeecommittee already was investigating george santos since march. it is a bipartisan committee. it's made up equally of republicans and democrats. but it is not a committee that is known to move very quickly. so, it could take weeks, or potentially even months, for them to make a recommendation here. and even then, the full house would still need to vote on expulsion, which requires a two thirds majority in the house in order to 60s. but in the meantime, democrats are making it crystal clear they are not going to let republicans live this referral though down. melanie zanona, cnn, capitol hill. >> south carolina's republican -led house has passed a controversial and strict bill that would ban most abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, when many women might not even know they're pregnant. meanwhile, republican lawmakers in neighboring north carolina overrode the governor's veto and passed a law banning most abortions after 12 weeks. cnn's dianne gallagher has more now from raleig

so, what this did was instead refer him to the ethics committee.hey've had an investigation into congressman santos for several months now, since the new york democratic members referred to the ethics committee. for his party house speaker kevin mccarthy said he hopes the ethics committee will move quickly and rapidly and figure out what to do moving fwar. this is a good scenario for republicans who have just a four-seat margin in the house. and there are concerns that if george santos is expelled and they have a special election in his district that republicans may not be able to hold that seat. so, politically for them, this was a bit perilous, and this was the best outcome for the house gop to be able to kick this over to house ethics and let it remain there. we heard santos there on the steps saying he will not resign. >> how did democrats react to the republican efforts to side step this? >> i think we can all imagine. and what you're imagining is true. they were not pleased about this, some more vocal about it than others. obviously we saw co

taj's order and my company were filed in the ethics committee because of bakhtiari's work. i don't want to get sick . there is so much in the case that i want to prove. i don't want this issue at all , where it will lead to confirmation, prove your words , whatever he said, prove it, i will tell you something. to ensure that the quality of the internet is not disconnected and not connected to to summarize, you were 15 years old, you were in the country, the financial members were variable, there were hundreds of games at home, the test was judged every year, i was in prison, then i will come to talk with you for ten tomans like a lawn, good life , i sat here, if we take life badly , the ethics committee will be invited may he come on saturday to prove me, my beloved, i myself go from football to the sensitivity and charms of lemon, which the referees are a part of, willingly or unwillingly, and i agree that whatever they do, i am one of the fans of the teams , especially since there is such a distance between the promoted teams. the coffee maker for the championship and the

and if the ethics committee finds a reason to remove me, that is the process. this isn't about politics. well, of course, i'm not chaining myself here. if the ethics committee makes that recommendation, that's a different story. >> santos of course has been charged with 13 counts in a federal aid indictment. he's denied any wrongdoing. what do we think? are republicans going to stick with santos no matter what? >>> no, i think at the moment they are. but, no, clearly mccarthy and the leadership would like to see the ethics committee move. we're going to break a little news on this on bunch bowl news this morning but you've fought to wait until 6:00 a.m. but right now republicans are going to stay with santos. mccarthy wants him gone, but he wants the ethics committee to do it, and that's going to take a little while. >> we will be tuning in for that news in about 45 minutes or so. co-founder of punch bowl news john bresnahan, thank you for joining us this morning. >>> still ahead donald trump has claimed he can declassify materials just by thinking about them,

news, the house just agreed to refer a resolution to expel congressman george santos to the ethics committee. republican leaders dodging a direct vote on whether to boot the gop lawmakers as he faces criminal charges in connection with his pattern of lies. and dramatic new developments in the league and political battles over abortion. one of the nation's pose conservative courts weighing it as state legislatures in north and south carolina take new action to ban the procedure. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> let's get right to cnn's exclusive reporting on new evidence in the trump classified documents investigation. cnn special correspondent jamie gangel broke the story for us, jamie, tell us what you're learning. >> reporter: wolf, cnn has obtained this letter from the national archives to president trump informing him that the archives is getting ready to hand over 16 new presidential records to special council. thises is far as we know we have not seen the records yet but the evidence . it sugges

most are on the house ethics committee. and george santos himself we should point out did vote in favor of the referral. but this is essentially a delay tactic. take a listen to how kevin mccarthy described his decision making. >> i'd like the ethics committee to move rapidly. i think there is enough nor information to start looking at thisnd i think that they could come back to congress faster than a court case could. >> reporter: so it is up to the committee to make a recommendation as to whether or not to expel george santos. the committee was already investigating george santos since march. and it is bipartisan, it is made up equally of republicans and democrats, but it is not a committee known to move very quickly. so it could take weeks or potentially even months for them to make a recommendation here and even then the full house would still need to vote on expulsion which requires a two-thirds majority in the house in order to succeed. but in the meantime, decreases are making it clear that they will not let republic

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suddenly, a resolution comes up, all of a sudden he's very obsessed with referring it as the ethics committeed just play out indefinitely. what do you think will happen? are they going to revert to the committee as a form of not going on the record either way? >> kevin mccarthy can't have it both ways. there's been already in the ethics committee the resolution that we introduced three months ago. he failed to act, and so what he's trying to do right now is find a way out, keep santos on his side, convene this vote and continue to have the support. we're just not going to take. that a vote to actually move this to the ethics committee is a vote for george santos. it's important for us to be strong, propose that resolution. we have the support of the house leadership, obviously leader jeffries and the entire team. people need to be held accountable. there are, especially the new york republicans, that need to face the american people and cast a vote. are they going to stand with truth, justice, accountability, or will they support their colleague george santos of new york? they will have to ta

i kept saying, i don't think the ethics committee is going to sign off on this. then he comes back as you heard in the tapes and said, i have good news, the committee says everything has changed. i can't tell you if that's true, but it doesn't jive with the experience we have had in the past. entirely unusual. i have not had that situation where somebody also asked for money. you brought up the wording. i don't have an exact dollar amount. if you listen to witnesses who have been involved in previous situations with george santos, even before he was in congress, he was involved with a dog charity, for example. his language was similar where he has this aw-shucks mentality. i don't know about the money, it's not about the money. similar. >> that may be one of mismechanisms. he also talked to you about running for president. new tonight. let's listen to that. [ laughter ] >> it's not a thought i haven't had. let me make that very clear. it's not a thought i have not had. in light of all the mishegoss and filings, until i can get that squared away and put it to bed,

>> well, a top lawmaker on the ethics committee is arguing that their panel is actually still doing whats always traditionally done. i spoke to dave joyce, he's a republican who is actually leading the investigation into george santos, and he told me that they are following precedent by not deferring this to the doj, the department of justice, as they've done in the past. i'll lay out why. he talks about this example of congressman matt gaetz, the dom was pursuing criminal charge against him. that is why the panel felt comfortable referring to the doj and letting them handle it. in santos' there is an ethics matter and criminal matters. that includes the 13 counts that santos was indicted on. that is what the doj joyce tells me will continue to look at while the ethics panel investigates everything they've been looking at from as early as march 2nd. of course yesterday when republicans voted to refer this expulsion resolution introduced by a freshman democrat, that is now, again, what the ethics committee will be looking at. and i have to tell you, chris, this committee often operates li

ethics. a safe bipartisan committee. on this. >> the ethics committee announced an investigation back in march looking into whether george santos engageded in unlawful 5:00 test related to that 2022 congressional campaign filled with lies. santos is also indicted last week on 13 federal criminal charges including wire fraud, money laundering, theft to public funds and making false statements to the house. >> also this -- cnn this morning continues right now.

ethics. a safe bipartisan committee. i would like the ethics committee to move rapidly on this. >> the ethics committee announced an investigation back in march looking into whether george santos engageded in unlawful 5:00 test related to that 2022 congressional campaign filled with lies. santos is also indicted last week on 13 federal criminal charges including wire fraud, money laundering, theft to public funds and making false statements to the house. >> also this -- cnn this morning continues right now. >> we seek to balance protecting unborn babies while ensuring the safe care of others. >> you will never back down! >> president biden has speaker mccarthy calling the debt ceiling negotiations productive. >> the president selected two people to directly negotiate us with. default is a disaster. >> artificial intelligence is moving so fast, it baffles even the people that create it. >> there is a chance that goes wrong and destroys humanity. >> we want to work with the government to prevent that from happening. >> are

traditionally, the ethics committee defers to the justice department on investigations like this, butch bowl news reporting this morning according to several sources close to the issue that the committee has turned down a justice department request to hold off on investigating further. speaker kevin mccarthy, for his part, has said that he wants to around for a court decision. savannah? >> all right, ryan nobles, thank you very much. >> we welcome craig to the table. >> hey, hoda, savannah as well. >>> as president biden and others leaders meet to consider new sanctions against russia, its military has stepped up attacks in ukraine. explosions rocking cities across that country, including a key port and the capital of kyiv. nbc's molly hunter is there in kyiv with the very latest. molly, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. that's right, another massive overnight assault. and we heard those explosions, those interceptions very loud around 5:00 a.m. this morning, ukraine's air force says they were able to shoot down all but one missile, but over the capital, craig, 25

we know the ethics committee is pressing ahead with its investigation.rt of conclusion remains to be seen. now that he has been indicted, the question will be whether that chaungs the leadership calculation at all, whether kevin mccarthy will come out and call for george santos to resign. there are rules within the house republican conference that if any member that has been indicted, they automatically lose their committee assignments. earlier this year, santos voluntarily stepped down from his committee assignments after discussions. also uncertain whether santos will try to fight this in court or try to run for reelection. he did announce a few weeks ago he planned to run for reelection, despite the mount ing opposition from republican leaders and also many within his own conference still said he would try to fight and win this electorally. will that change his mund set now that he has been indicted. all big questions, but also the big question for the speaker, what will we do about this controversial member, who has been indicted within his conferenc

charges. >> and has vowed to clear his name. >> democrats call republicans put to the house ethics committeep out saying that the committee is already investigating santos. they also accusing a speaker protecting the freshman congressman thing that he is a key vote in his razor thin majority. for now in washington, raquel martin, back to you. >> and thank you very much, raquel. well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, we're learning more about the test. the crash as a doctor in hot water with attempted murder charges. we're going hear what we learned from that recently. unsealed documents will be right back after the will be right back after the break. hey hon. hey dad...(sniffs) that smell could be 8,000,000 odor causing bacteria. good thing adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria that detergents leave behind. clean is good, sanitized is better. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ get exclusive offers on select new volvo models. contact your volvo retailer to learn more. >> the city, spike in robberies. the latest case happened just before 2 wednesday afternoon on food, just south of eas

democrats call republicans punt to the house ethics committee, a cop out thing that the at the committee >> is already investigating sandals. they have been since march. they're also accusing speaker protecting the freshman congressman. they say that he is a key vote in razor thin majority that republicans have. we're now in washington, raquel martin, back to you guys. all right, raquel, thank you for that update there. still ahead, the kron 4 morning news man is wanted in connection to the murder of a 5 year-old boy. >> what police know so far about the case and the suspect and a daycare in sales, a fight lead and their tap water. we'll talk more about that in just a moment. lowe's knows you need appliances... ...that work as good as they look. that's why we carry... ...a suite of lg appliances. so you can get the most... ...out of your kitchen and dollars. and now... buy more save more up to an additional $1000. when a truck hit my son, i had so many questions about his case. i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. call the barnes firm now and find out what your

be served better if you were to be resigned, even if you are facing investigations from the ethics committeeple charges, felonies that you are facing. you don't sit on any committees. how are they better served with you being here in congress? >> i was elected by them to come represent them. i will continue to do that. i have not not done my job. >> all right, that gaggle soon turned into chaos as fellow new york congress members heckled santos, and you could hear them off camera. >> save yourself! your dignity! have some dignity! new york needs better! you've gotta go, man, come on! >> aren't you in ethics as well? come on. i can't continue. there is a deranged member here. i have to go on. >> wow. it did not end their, by the way. after santos left, these congressman went head to head. >> you gotta kick him out! you've got a kick him out! your party has to kick him out! he is embarrassing you all. he's embarrassing you will! you've got to expel him. expose him. save the party. the party is hanging by a thread. the party is hanging by a thread. >> alrighty, joining the table, press secretar

wouldn't they be served better if you were to resign given you are facing investigation on the ethics committeearges, federal charges, felonies that you are facing. you don't sit on any committees. how are they better served with you being here in congress snrngs i was elected by them to come represent them. i will continue to do that. i have not, not done my job since i have gotten here. >> all right. that gaggle soon turned into chaos as fellow new york congress members heckled santos and you can hear them off camera. >> resign! save yourself! >> like i said, if i could -- >> have some dignity! new york deserves better! you've got to go, man. come on. >> how your ethics going? aren't you in ethics? come on. i can't continue to address you guys because there is a deranged member here so i'm going walk. >> wow. it didn't end there, by the way. after santos left, congressman bowman and george republican marjorie taylor greene went head-to-head. >> you've got to kick him out! you've got to -- the party has to kick him out. he is embarrassing. he is embarrassing y'all. expulsion. save the party. t

it is important to understand the ethics committee is taking input from all societies and bringing it forward and also the application process. it is incumbent upon the mayors in this particular room to help the land owners because they know what is happening on the ground. they are in the process because they are there. . >> we want you to be in the process. i don't know how many of you are queen sugar fans but i have seen it demonstrated in health and his stories of black farmers. it is not about entertainment but it is educating. and what we are seeing is true fact and true to life. >> we have so much land and in our communities what happens when one generation passes on, it takes a long time to bring one thing together. the reason we can't go on to the land because we don't know who owns the land. it is important that you have the power of attorney and someone who can speak to the land that is very important. >> it is great to hear you say that because focusing on wealth creation and generation of wealth. when we are not having those conversations about our homes and who owns it a

instead they sent the issue back to the house ethics committee. santos has denied any wrongdoing.little inside baseball perhaps but this was referred back to the ethics committee where it already had been? >> reporter: exactly. it's there in the ethics committee again but think of it with a higher degree of urgency this time because they're referring an expulsion recommendation to the committee so that gives them a chance to effectively havehe option to like slow-walk congressman santos to the door, nevertheless it's not changing his tune at all. he sounded similar to the way he sounded after those 13 counts of indictment just a few weeks ago in federal court, now though he's saying it on the house steps. listen. >> i can chew and walk gum at the -- i can chew gum and walk at the same time. i will have my day to defend myself. >> reporter: so you heard him there. he's not not done his job in congress but certainly scandal has followed and made problems not just for santos but republicans at large here. >> let me change topics if we can because you're there in capitol following the