senator feinstein: ok. you defended laws in texas and louisiana that severely restrict women's ability to access reproductive health care by requiring physicians to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of a facility where abortions are performed. you argue the requirements were medically reasonable and focused on enhancing the safety of women seeking abortions. on what medical evidence did you base your conclusion that admitting privileges enhanced the safety of women? mr. duncan: senator, as i recall, that was an amicus brief on behalf of a number of physicians and surgeons associations. as i recall, we went deeply to what were called hospital privileging guidelines for recognizing -- privileges are appropriate. we were representing really parties in that case making an argument about the efficacy of those laws. we recognized the supreme court came to a different decision. that's what i've done for a good part of my career is make arguments for parties in litigation. but i recognize ther

the former party chairman wonder that's the those ads may be aimed more at feinstein than trump. >> so to throw his money around and build a profile because he wants to run someday, that's a tried and true method. >>> the congressman posted that he is a nonreligious humanist who isn't quite sure god exists. he has spent much of his political career downplaying the importance of his personal religious beliefs, the statement comes in conjunction with a "washington post" interview that asked if the congressman believed in god. it reports that huffman is only the second member of congress in recent times to have an system that isn't based on god. >>> researchers found out nearly a quarter million people have had their google sign-in information hacked every week. the team looked at 25,000 tools that were used by cyber criminals. the study lasted one year from march 2016 through march of this year. they also discovered millions of google user names and passwords for sale on the dark web. google says this is the first study that took a long term look at how crooks steal your online data. >>>

new york's kirsten gillebrand is a co=sponsor of feinstein's bill.t would ban the sale, manufacture, transfer and importation of hundreds of military-style assault weapons by name. ban any assault weapon that accepts a detachable ammunition magazine and has one or more military characteristics ban bumpstocks and other devices that increase the firing rate.it would not apply to any firearm legally owned at the time of passage. coming up... more people coming up... more people are coming forward and accusing kevin spacey of sexual assault.... hear what a former news anchor claims spacey did to her son. and.... we'll show you the latest healthy food trend hitting the bay area... that is in tonight's edition of dine and dish...after the break. heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing heavy, labored breathing coughing breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask breathing through oxygen mask covered california. it's more than just health care. it's life care. (steve) over weekend in san francisco, two

new york's kirsten gillebrand is a co=sponsor of feinstein's bill. it would ban the sale, manufacture, transfer and importation of hundreds of military-style assault weapons by name. ban any assault weapon that accepts a detachable ammunition magazine and has one or more military characteristics ban bumpstocks and other devices that increase the firing rate.it would not apply to any firearm legally owned at the time of passage. (pam) there is new information surrounding the death of retired major league star pitcher - roy halladay.... including new video from t-m- z.... witnesses who say, he was bobbing the plane up and down -- making 'extreme' changes in altitude .... before the crash. halladay... was killed yesterday, when his tiny, single engine plane crashed in shallow water, in the gulf of mexico. there was no distress call ... and investigators say, the plane hit the water hard. (steve) tonight: a former boston television news anchor says her son was sexually assaulted by kevin spacey. today she detailing the night she says the actor met her so

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senator feinstein was on the intelligence committee. president obama this intelligence the summer and chose to sit on it. those were choices they made. it's incumbent on the government to be the first line of defense against foreign actors interfering in our democracy. if the intelligence community seize the problem, it was incumbent to go to them. so it was a little bit of washington finger pointing. >> the tech companies did see to be dragging their feet. senator feinstein asked them how much money did you make off these ads? they said, we don't kn didn't do the analysis. doesn't it seem odd they didn't do that? >> that's no question they have to be forthcoming as much as possible and figure out what they could have done. the flipside of this is let's recognize this for what it is. this is not just about social media companies and russia. this is about efforts of foreign states that are hostile to the united states, whether it's russia or north korea or iran, potentially trying to undermine our system of democracy. and what are we --

leading the charge is california senator dianne feinstein.(grant)nearly a quarter=century ago she won passage of a temporary ban on assault weapons ... one that lapsed after ten years, catherine heenan is herew to show us why she's trying again. catherine? (catherine) today senator feinstein announced that she's introducing a new assault weapons ban to stop the accelerating death toll from mass shootings. it's been a longtime crusade for a politician whose career was marred by violence from the outset. as president of the board of supervisors, it is my duty to make this announcement, that mayor moscone and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed."dianne feinstein came san francisco's first female mayor after the city hall murders of 1978.natfifteen years later, she was in the senate when a gunman killed eight people at 101 california street.the husband of a victim brought his 11 month old daughter to testify on behalf of her bill to ban assault type weapons.the ten year ban was not renewed after it expired in 2004.blamblamblam semiau

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, al franken -- dianne feinstein, al franken, both democrats. they've traditional hi been on the same side on a lot of issues. >> guest: they have. these companies have donated a lot to democratic campaigns over the years. on the social issues, you almost always see the tech companies on the side of the democrats and liberals whether they're standing up for immigration, lgbt rights and other things more on the liberal side of the spectrum. and as these tech companies kind of really keep growing and getting huge in their market share and their power and their monopoly is just massive, some democrats are getting concerned about antitrust, getting concerned that these companies are too big and can't control themselves anymore, and it's definitely kind of a change in that long-time relationship that's been very positive. >> host: well, also from the intelligence committee senator richard burr, the chairman. let's show a little of what he had to say. >> this subject is complicated. there's a whole new vocabulary that comes with this stuff. impression

senator feinstein says the bill is dangerous.senator feinstein / california (d)republicans are trying to further weaken our gun laws before they take even one single step to reduce gun violence in our communities and that's really beyond the pale.>(robin) the bill is expected to pass in the house of representatives. but it would require 60 votes to pass in the senate. republicans only have a 52 vote majority. (robin) michigan congressman john conyers is facing calls to resign over misconduct allegations. and now other congressional leaders say they want to make lasting changes to protect people from harassment. house speaker paul ryan says congress won't tolerate sexual misconduct by its members any longer. to fight back, the house is adopting new rules. members and staff will be required to attend anti-sexual harassment training. at least three democrats have urged conyers to step down from office. however some democratic leaders remain on the fence. (robin)(boxes) vandals slash a christmas decoration in front of a stanislaus co

at the end of senator feinstein's statement she issued a threat -- "or we will" take care of this for you. mr. mccabe: that gets to the fact that lawmakers get fed up when they feel companies are not responding. when they feel there is not an attempt to fill in the gap. which is why you see companies attempting self-regulation. the question is, is it too late? announced these changes, more transparency around election ads. but they did it right before this hearing. it was a clear attempt to get out ahead. for some lawmakers, that may not be enough, especially those with the honest ad bill. ms. gold: it is too little too late. the damage has been done. our election was messed with. there is nothing that can be done now. senator al franken was especially angry yesterday, asking tech companies, general counsels, if they were aware foreign money was not allowed to go to elections. yes or no, did you know that? would -- not all of them could say yes. practices are ad automated and they do not have people reviewing. sometimes when someone buys something with foreign currency, they do not kn

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feinstein: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i very much appreciate your courtesy in permitting just regular members to be here and participate. it's very much appreciated. i had a briefing last week by outside technical experts and i saw really for the first time how effectively russia has harnessed the tremendous and, quite frankly to me, frightening power of social media. they showed us how millions of americans are reached and how russia's successfully used fake accounts to imbed itself, to shape and manipulate opinion and actions. so it shouldn't be news to anyone that russia interfered in the election. what is really staggering and hard to fully comprehend is how easily and successfully they turned modern technologies to their advantage. russia used covert cyberattacks to obtain and release information to impact the election, as well as propaganda campaigns that relied heavily on r.t., formerly russia today. the state-run television network. and the internet research agency. a group of professional trolls reportedly financ

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grassley and feinstein say kushner has until the 27th of this month to comply with their request. kushner's lawyer released a statement saying in part, mr. kushner and we have been responsive to all requests. we will be open to responding to any additional requests. with me now, political correspondent with business insider, who has written extensively about the trumps' campaigns alleged ties to russia. first you start with the context. jared kushner, man, just seems to be leaving a lot of stuff out of a lot of stuff. as we -- as we go through this year. >> yeah. i mean, he's had to update his security clearance form at least twice, and the second time he had to add at least 100 foreign contacts he just accidentally left out the first time. >> 100 foreign counties. >> 100 contacts. he had a private e-mail address he did not disclose to investigators which then they wanted more information about because he had testified and didn't mention anything about that. and now we're learning he did not disclose these e-mails about wikileaks, about alleged russian back door overture. and abou

the proposal was backed by a number of senators including california's diane feinstein. requirement in the senate comes as high profile sexual harassment cases have rocked the entertainment industry and american politics. >>> well, next to the russia investigation, the special counsel's probe is now really reaching deep into the west wing. one of the president's closest aides, senior adviser steven miller was interviewed. and there was another major headline involving the president's long-time bodyguard and what he told congress. here's abc's brian ross. >> reporter: a former new york city cop, he was the bodyguard at donald trump's side for years. he followed his boss to the white house, and even hand delivered the president's letter firing fbi director james comey. tonight we are learning what he said he saw on a trip to moscow in 2013 for the miss universe pageant. that trip to moscow figured prominently in the dossier prepared for the clinton campaign, which includes allegations that trump employed a number of prostitutes. shiller told them a well connected russian b

senator dianne feinstein says if passed it would specifically hurt states like california and new york states that have very strict gun laws because it would allow weaker laws to take the place of those stronger ones. >> someone with a concealed carry permit from nevada or arizona would be able to carry a concealed firearm in california. no questions asked. >> reporter: the national rifle association says this type of legislation is exactly what is needed in order to get rid of so-called confusion surrounding various state laws. representative richard hudson of north carolina told "usa today" earlier this month that the recent shootings in las vegas and texas reinforce the significance of passing this bill because carrying a concealed firearm is an important way to protect and defend people. the bill is expected to pass committee today and then move to the house floor as early as next week. >> thank you. >>> new at noon, google has fixed its hamburger emoji problem. you may remember the uproar last month after it was discovered the burger had cheese on the bottom. it was a top priority

if the election were held today, 58% of registered voters would back feinstein. 31% would back fellow democrat state senate leader kevin de leon. meanwhile the race for governor is much closer. gavin newsom gathers 31% of support right now. antoine you villaragosa, 29%. allen has 15%. >>> heels of violent protests at uc berkeley over conservative speakers, stanford college republicans now plan to host a controversial guest of their own. author robert spencer. depending on whom you ask, spencer is either a religious scholar or an islam-o-phobe. stanford college republicans invited him to add, quote, a sorely needed perspective to an important conversation about international security, end quote. student fees will partially fund the event. that has upset some students. they are now circulating a petition against the speaker. spencer is scheduled to speak at stanford next tuesday. >>> if you've been itching for a closer look at apple's in pu campus, you may get your chance next week. apple is gearing up for a welcome event at its visitor center at the spaceship campus in cupertino accord

feinstein's office wanted mccullough to respond. it turned into a standoff six weeks before the election. >> i told the staff director i was not going to respond. i said tell her i will resign tonight. >> senator feinstein's office did not respond to questions about mccullough. on capitol hill, senator feinstein told "the daily caller" website she had no idea what mccullough was talking about. >> bret: matt lauer is the latest high-profile celebrity to fall from grace over sexual harassment allegations. we'll have shocking new details when we come back. you might take something for your heart... or joints. but do you take something for your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. that one daddy! it's beautiful. i'm the world's greatest douglas fir. i'm the perfect shape. i'm the perfect color. my scent- like making love to a lumberjack. but halfway home, my twine gets loose. and your cut-rate insuran

california senator dianne feinstein joined the police leaders...and as alexandra limon explains...somepeople are calling the bill dangerous. fifty eight days after a gunman killed fifty eight people on the las vegas strip the house judiciary committee is considering the concealed carry reciprocity actthe bill is backed by the national rifle association - and would require states to recognize conceal carry permits from all other states.but it faces oppositionsenator feinstein / california (d)republicans are trying to further weaken our gun laws before they take even one single step to reduce gun violence in our communities and that's really beyond the pale.south dakota senator john thune disagreessenator john thuneallowing individuals that have conceal carry permits in their home state and have met all the requirements and qualifications for that, to carry in those states subject to those laws makes sense.the bill is expected to pass in the house but would need sixty votes to pass the senate which is unlikely without democratic support.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsa group of law enfo

new york's kirsten gillebrand is a co=sponsor of feinstein's bill.e sale, manufacture, transfer and importation of hundreds of military-style assault weapons by name. ban any assault weapon that accepts a detachable ammunition magazine and has one or more military characteristics ban bumpstocks and other devices that increase the firing rate.it would not apply to any firearm legally owned at the time of passage. (james) up news on the kron 4 morning news.new details emerging about the crash that killed major league pitcher roy halladay. what happened just before the plane went down. and after the break... the storms bringing snow to the sierra. see which ski resorts are bsenefiting the most. spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf.golden gate bridge drive time less than 30 min from 37 to the toll plaza. ( james ) the storms that are bringing rain to the bay area are also bringing snow to tahoe. skiers are already hitting the slopes at boreal mountain resort in the sierra. boreal is the first california resort to open full time

i was a co-sponsor of dianne feinstein's assault weapons ban. i'm going to co-sponsor it again.t yeah, it's frustrating. >> and you could hear almost the frustration in franken's voice. >> a couple of interesting things. one is donald trump was for an assault weapons ban after newton, as well. changed his mind when he ran for president. to get congress to do something is very difficult. you have a republican congress, a lot of southerners who are pro guns. and getting congress to move on this, especially with this president, is almost impossible. but when which talk about some of these issues, we talk about the mental health issue, right? so after newtown, the president and the congress put into place some regulations if you had serious mental health issues made it more difficult to get guns. and defendant and this congress rescinded that. so if donald trump was talking today about how mental health is the problem, if that's the problem, why are you making it easier for people with mental health issues to get a gun? >> speaking of newtown, the democrats had the senate and they s

what we're trying to do and what we would encourage senator feinstein to do too, is to actually lookound and to listen to the american people, anyone who goes out and i do this all the time and listens to normal working people, about what their concerns are about, know that they think there's a real problem in washington, d.c., that it is not responsive to their needs and there is something wrong with this administration that is dangerous to their health and safety on a daily basis and in fact we should be acting. so i urge senator feinstein to be much more urgent in the need for change than she is right now. >> briefly, where are you in your process of not running for the senate? >> are you going to run? do you think there's any chance that you're going to run? >> i don't need to rule it out. and i can have time to think about it. the fact of the matter s i am spending all of my time working to makes sure that this petition gets as broad a listen as possible. and in addition, we are a huge grass roots organization registering, engaging and mobilizing voters around the country. so i

check out what dianne feinstein said.or feinstein: you created these platforms and now they are being misused and you have to be the ones to do something about it. cory: talking about the existential threat is josh. josh, good to see you. this is a big deal. this is seen as a forward-looking thing saying, let's have the same laws as publishers. let's open up this world so people can -- companies are responsible and you can let this thing flourish, the internet flourish. josh: yeah, absolutely. when you hear senator feinstein saying things like you're responsible for this content, that's actually not been the ase up until this point. and if we see action it could change the economy of the nternet. cory: what could change and what could happen? josh: the problem being responsible for content is there's too much content for them to watch as it goes up. so it would really be a policing nightmare. the reason the senators are bringing this up, obviously, has to do with the questions bout russian interference. cory: russian inte

she opposed the war in iraq unlike dianne feinstein.he's been a champion for universal health care and led the fight to have the affordable care act. she was one of the most vociferous opponents of bush's tax cuts. so i don't think this is a matter of the time in office. it's a person's values. dianne has been on the wrong side of history on some of the biggest issues of her time. nancy has been on the right side of history. >> your district includes some of the most well known tech companies. you've got apple, intel, tesla. there's a perception that tech companies tend to focus only on issues of concern to them, things like encryption or tax repatriation. what are some of the challenges in getting them to think beyond that? >> that's a great question. i noticed a change. you have google now out in pittsburgh announcing a billion-dollar fund to help people for jobs of the future. i saw tim cook saying that business leaders have a responsibility to care about jobs and to care about education. and he said that in iowa. and you see oracle

senator feinstein made this precise distinction in 2003 for carolyn cool's nomination. i have referred to that nomination earlier in my remarks. senator feinstein returned a blue slip that noted that she, quote, reserved judgment, unquote, on carolyn cool. she also supported holding a hearing for judge cool. ultimately, after judge cool's hearing, senator feinstein decided to oppose the confirmation. eventually, the hearing served a useful purpose. and senator feinstein was able to distinguish between allowing a hearing and supporting a nominee. senator kennedy has shown that he understands this distinction as well. i look forward to hearing from justice strauss and mr. duncan at the senate judiciary committee hearing on november 29. i think that all 100 senators ought to look at the advice and consent clause. you have an opportunity to give advice to a president. you have an opportunity then, if that nominee comes up here, to vote for that nominee. do you want to preserve the advice part of advice and consent? if you do, i would suggest that you look at the blue slip a

this letter that senator grassley, the senate chairman and dianne feinstein wrote.say they need more documents from jared kushner, a russian back door overture and dinner innovate. they say he didn't provide those e-mails. is he in any legal jeopardy now? this shows a pattern repeatedly of information they seek they don't get. >> certainly jared has had a very difficult time fully providing information as requested. we are still in the realm of voluntary cooperation, however, right? this is a request from the committee, not a subpoena. he probably isn't yet in legal jeopardy. that letter says they're willing to extend the prumgs of good faith it says we assume you overlooked this. what is significant here is that this is a bipartisan letter. it's signed by both grassley and feinstein, that means if the committee runs out of patience, they may be willing to actually issue subpoenas. once we get into that territory, they can then challenge kushner's nonproduction of documents and also try to pierce his claims of executive privilege as well. >> bipartisan effort. a ver

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. >> well, the home state of these companies is represented by senator diane feinstein, who is on the intelligence committee. here's a little bit of what she had to say. >> i've been very proud and i know senator harris is as well, to represent this tech community from california. but i must say i don't think you get it. i think the fact that your general counsels -- you defend your companies, that what we're talking about is a cataclysmic change. what we're talking about is the beginning of cyber warfare. what we're talking about is a major foreign power, with theosophies tick indication and ability to involve themselves in a presidential election and so con -- and sow conflict and discontent all over the country. we're nothing going to good away, gentlemen, and this is a very big deal. i went home last night with profound disappointment. i had pick questions, i got vague answers. and that just won't do. you have a huge problem on your hands, and united states is going to be the first of the countries to bring it to your attention, and others are going to follow, i'm sure, because yo

the letter sent by chairman chuck grassley and top democrat dianne feinstein points to revelations monday that donald trump jr. exchanged direct messages with wikileaks over twitter during the campaign. he e-mailed jared kushner and other top campaign officials, telling them wikileaks had made contact. the committee wants kushner to hand over the e-mails. they also want all documents relating to a so-called russian back door over tour and dinner invite. kushner's communications with former national security adviser michael flynn and any e-mails relating to his firing. all documents related to his security clearance. >> my name is jared kushner. >> kushner has had to update his forms three times for not reporting several meetings with foreign officials and all communications with sur guy milan, a russian businessman who the "washington post" reported is a source for the dossier. >> he's definitely apparently omitting documents, and that is the reason that i have long advocated sums for all of the documents. that's the only way we will know whether he's producing all of them. he certainly i

dianne feinstein and grassley are very respected. back jared kushner, and they'll get to the bottom of it. eric: meanwhile, jared kushner may be called back over the allegation that he had connections with wikileaks. his lawyer are, abby lowell, is denying it. he says that there was an e-mail chain that mentions wikileaks. it's not wikileaks contacting jared kushner, but somehow that doesn't come out. >> i think that jared kushner's going to go back before the senate intelligence committee, grassley and feinstein are behaving in a nonpartisan way, and they'll get to the truth with kushner. eric: and there's an e-mail in terms of another russian that tried to reach out to the campaign, and jared kushner is saying in this e-mail, no, don't do it. he says, quote -- here's the kushner e-mail according to his attorney -- pass on this. a lot of people come claiming to carry messages, very few we're able to verify. for now i think we decline such meetings. most likely these people go back home and claim they have special access to gain impo

if the ads are aimed more at feinstein than trump?> wants to throw money around and do petitions to build his profile to run someday, that's a tried and true method. >> he has not yet committed to senate run. abc7 news. >>> california voters decided to ban free plastic grocery bags and environmentalists credit law with cleaning up the state. backers of the ban say it's forcing shoppers to rethink how they take items home from the store. >> instead of let's throw a few things in each bag and give you dozens of bags because they're all free. motivating the checker and consumer to reduce amount of bags they're actually generating. >> reduces amount of waste in landfills. less plastic into wildlife areas and waterways. >>> new details on trend in san francisco, two mountain lion sightings near the presidio in recent weeks. doesn't happen often. melanie woodrow with the story. >> reporter: presidio talking about newest edition, marc benioff posted this surveillance video of mountain lion strolling by. pam feldman who walks it every day hop

. >> what is feinstein saying. >> dianne feinstein told the daily caller she simply couldn't rememberdea what he is talking about. but feinstein was one of seven democratic senators who sent this march 2016 letter telling him they had serious questions about the email review and whether it was impartial. after months of back and forth mcculloch said there was a confrontation with feinstein's office six weeks before the 2016 election. >> i told the staff director i wasn't going to respond to it. tell her i'll resign tonight. >> you were given a warning? >> absolutely. i was told that we would be the first two to be fired with her administration. that was definitely going to happen. >> is that how it is supposed to be? >> no. i was in this context a whistleblower. i was doing exactly what they expected me to do and all of a sudden i was the enemy. >> we asked feinstein's chief of staff on monday. no comment. we'll ask today and update our reporting if there is new information. >> bill: thank you, catherine herridge in washington >> sandra: the republican tax bill could come to a full se

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the fact that feinstein and grassley took this letter, sent it not just to jared's lawyers, but to theternet, by posting it on their website for everyone to see is essentially having the effect of publicly shaming jared kushner. >> so betsy, you're making the point that there's a distinction between the normal procedural baffert and lawyers pick up the phone and send letters sometimes with and i say, i need that, i need this, let's put it in writing for those boring reasons to memorialize it. this is different. you're saying when the top republican and democrat put kushner and his lawyers on blast tonight, what they're saying is, we don't like what you're withholding about russia. >> that's the subtext here. the subtext is that grassley and feinstein are not going to be shy about twisting arms and even publicly shaming kushner to get the material they're looking for. i can also tell you that folk who allies of kushner found this letter to be really surprising. this was not what they were expecting. i mean, abbe lowell, kushner's lawyer is in new jersey right now dialing with the menend

if the ads are aimed more at feinstein than trump?wants to throw money around and do petitions to build his profile to run someday, that's a tried and true method. >> he has not yet committed to senate run. abc7 news. >>> california voters decided to ban free plastic grocery bags and environmentalists credit law with cleaning up the state. backers of the ban say it's forcing shoppers to rethink how they take items home from the store. >> instead of let's throw a few things in each bag and give you dozens of bags because they're all free. motivating the checker and consumer to reduce amount of bags they're actually generating. >> reduces amount of waste in landfills. less plastic into wildlife areas and waterways. >>> new details on trend in san francisco, two mountain lion sightings near the presidio in recent weeks. doesn't happen often. melanie woodrow with the story. >> reporter: presidio talking about newest edition, marc benioff posted this surveillance video of mountain lion strolling by. pam feldman who walks it every day hopes

i do have to say that i wonder 20 years ago if patty murray and dianne feinstein dianne feinstein andusan collins had stepped forward and challenged bill clinton if we would be further down the road. at the end of this, we will be better. >> mark: to go back to what you were just saying there, in the '90s, we were explicitly told that character doesn't matter. what's changed? >> there is a reckoning because we have ignored this and because we have ignored the decay, it's been allowed to flourish. it's a serious issue as the mother of a 20-year-old, i think all of us want better for our children. we thought that days of this were over. some of us knew better, but it's not and it's real. i want my $14 million taxes that were paid for payouts for congressman to get paid back. i would like to see them explain to their wives what happened to the money in their paychecks when it's garnished back to the american people. >> mark: that seems to be pure madman where it's recognized that male members of congress let their wandering hands wonder where they may and taxpayers will pay for it. let m

. >> she was criticized by diane feinstein if before too dogmatic. >> are you orthodox catholic?unning question at a con confirmation hearing and basically said if you are too orthodox in your religious belief maybe you don't have the ability to serve on the nation's highest court but now trump is raising raising raising raising the ante and has been confirmed to appellate court bimpleg. now on the list for the higher court and i think in part the democrats gave her such a hard time because they feel she may be elevated. >> trump is taunting the democrats about this. what you also see is the justices that made the list are also very young, most of them are in their 30's, early 40's, bret is 52 and that also goes well for the binge. >> the rule of thumb you don't want somebody to serve 40 years, mid-50 seems to be the cutoff. unfortunately for those of us we must give up aspirations to serve. >> you can't have everything. [laughter] >> let's extend this point. there are a lot of people who have problems with donald trump personally during election it was expected that he couldn't

and i'm very troubled by the answer you gave is enter feinstein and collins on this point. your position is at odds with for example mike morel, the former cia director who just said point blank the government ought to have a warrant to search for american's communications in section 702 collection and of course in emergency exception. i will tell you i find it very troubling you're in disagreement with certainly what i heard senator feinstein and collins say and a former cia director. and as we consider your nomination i want you to know that. but i do want to get into the question you and i talked about in the office and we can call it the bridge guy issue. this is the issue presented by director ray. and he essentially gave an example of somebody taking picture oofz bridge at night. and according to the director, the government ought to be able to go directly to reading the content of this american's communications based on what somebody thinks could be suspicious behavior. now, i personally think there are legal arguments but from a security standpoint, it's unnecessary