gabbard: yes. the chairman: will you send a member of your staff when invited? ms. gabbard: yes. chairman: will you provide documents or materials requested by the committee in order to carry out it's oversight or legislative responsibilities? ms. gabbard: i do. the chairman: will you provide such material to the committee when requested? 's ms. gabbard: yes. chairman cotton: will you inform the entire committee rather than the vice chairman or chairman on all responsibilities? ms. gabbard: yes. chairman cotton: we now offer you the opportunity to tell us in your own words. ms. gabbard: thank you. i first begin by offering my prayers and condolences to those killed in last night's horrific crash. senator warner, senator moran, our condolences and prayers are with you and all your constituents. it's a honor to be here before you today and i appreciated the opportunity to meet with so many of you and address your questions and concerns before today's hearing. i know they're gone but thankful to senat

gabbard.irst, i am dismayed by the attacks on miss gabbard's patriotism and her loyalty to our country. for instance, hillary clinton has smeared her, calling her an asset of a foreign nation. let me remind everyone that miss gabbard has served in our army for more than two decades. she has multiple combat tours and she still wears the uniform to this day. she has undergone five fbi background checks. i spend more than two hours last week reviewing the latest, putting eyes on more than 300 pages. it is clean as a whistle. it is find that we have differences of opinions on policies and programs, i suspect some of my republican colleagues might disagree with some of her votes in the house of representatives. just as i suspected from of my democratic colleagues might criticize miss gabbard's statements and actions since she saw the light and left the democratic party. but i sincerely hope that no one today will impugn miss gabbard's patriotism and integrity. second, i can only laugh at some criti

gabbard. have guided lieutenant colonel gabbard. as a young enlisted soldier in the hawaii national guard, she entered the call of duty upon her deployments to the middle east. from graduating at the top of her class at the alabama military academy, the first woman to do so, while serving as the youngest woman of the hawaii legislature, she upheld honor while breaking barriers both in uniform and in her civilian leadership roles. and today, lieutenant colonel gabbard demonstrates her commitment to service by sitting before this committee prepared to answer the nation's call yet once again, this time as the next director of national intelligence. tulsi and i share similar backgrounds, both to our nation and to our communities. we've worn the same uniforms, serving in the army national guard and army reserves. leading battalions and deploying to iraq and kuwait. we both had the privilege of serving in our state legislatures and in congress, representing the people who shaped our lives and our communities. tulsi exemplifies what it mea

tulsi gabbard. we'll bring you the results as soon as we get them. but first, michigan senator gary peters standing by to talk tariffs. could a trade war send shockwaves through a critical battleground state? you're watching chris jansing reports watching chris jansing reports only on if you're living with diabetes, i'll tell you the same thing i tell my patients. getting on dexcom g7 is one of the easiest ways to take better control of your diabetes and help protect yourself from the long-term health problems it can cause. this small wearable... replaces fingersticks, lowers a1c, and it's covered by medicare. not managing your diabetes really affects... your health for the future. the older you get, the more complications you're gonna see. i knew i couldn't ignore my diabetes anymore because it was causing my eyesight to go bad. before the dexcom g7, doctor's appointments were not something i looked forward to. for my patients, getting on dexcom g7 is the biggest eye opener they've ever had. when i

i think gabbard is being singled out here.isome, because i think these senators know even the ones that aren't speaking up. gabbard with her views and her background, she would have a hard time getting a security clearance. you know, in in most parts of the executive branch, i know she's a lieutenant colonel in the guard. you know, that's a different kind of animal. for military folks who are active duty, but for the kind of job she's talking about, she would be tough to clear with some of with some of those views. so i think it does matter. ali i think they may there could actually be i mean, it only takes four republicans to, to end this nomination and they may. and i'll just say one last thing. they may be saying, look, we had to swallow hegseth. we're going to have to swallow patel. we might be able to get rid of rfk, but but somewhere in there, we have to show that we're willing to get rid of someone who is completely unqualified. and by by law, she's supposed to be qualified. the law creating that position says that the

and tulsi gabbard, gabbard is the one in the most danger.ou have to start from a place of them getting confirmed and work their bake. what this administration is not going to do is what they did with matt gaetz and pull the nominee back before they get a vote. they'll force every single republican senator to be accountable for this vote and vote yes or no. and that includes tulsi gabbard. there is a difference, though, in their approach, in terms of how they're encouraging or putting pressure on these senators to vote yes or no, which a part of your reporting says, kristen. with pete hegseth, it was a very clear message to republican senators, a message sometimes sent by the president himself. at this point, we're not seeing that same level of pressure with tulsi gabbard on whether or not that leads to enough senators -- it would require four to step out and vote "no," that's something we'll probably find out this week. >> it is also a test of how the president judges those on-camera performances. for robert kennedy jr. and tulsi gabbard, th

tulsi gabbard also still in some uncertain territory. her confirmation vote will happen this afternoon in the committee. there are probably five republicans who expressed reservations on her. >> dana: they have gaveled in. on tulsi gabbard to get susan collins of maine to say yes was a big deal. this is chairman crepeau of idaho. >> the u.s. department of health and human services, we're still waiting to get all our members here. while we wait for that to occur, we'll proceed with statements. and i will proceed first, then senator wyden and then we'll rotate from one side to the other until we are at a point where we're prepared for the vote. is that okay with you? >> yes, sir. >> mr. kennedy, if confirmed, will have the opportunity to deliver much-needed change to our nation's healthcare system. he has spent his career fighting to end america's chronic illness epidemic and has been a leading advocate for healthcare transparency both for patients and taxpayers. mr. kennedy has also clearly responded to our questions during the rigorous d

coming up, tulsi gabbard's confirmation hearing and the impact a dnc that gabbard that she could have in your own life with chronic migraine? 15 or more headache days a month, each lasting 4 hours or more. botox® prevents headaches in adults with chronic migraine. in a survey, 91% of users wish they'd started sooner. so why wait? talk to your doctor. botox® effects may spread hours to weeks after injection, causing serious symptoms. alert your doctor right away as trouble swallowing, speaking, breathing, eye problems, or muscle weakness can be signs of a life-threatening condition. those with these conditions before injection are at highest risk. side effects may include allergic reactions like rash, breathing problems, dizziness, neck and injection site pain, and headache. don't receive botox® if there's a skin infection. tell your doctor your medical history, muscle or nerve conditions like als, myasthenia gravis, or lambert-eaton syndrome and medicines like botulinum toxins, which may increase the risk of serious side effects. chronic migraine may still keep you from being there. a

as well as tulsi gabbard. now, we know that both rfk jr. and gabbard had really tough confirmation hearings this week. both of them faced very sharp questioning from not only democrats, but also republicans, and faced the most direct skepticism thus far that we've seen of any of donald trump's cabinet nominees. now, gabbard in particular, i'm told, is the one that they are the most concerned about. they meaning white house officials and those working to help get her confirmed. they believe that some of her answers during her hearings, particularly as it related to edward snowden and whether she believed his actions were traitorous. they argued that that could be an obstacle to her getting a vote on the senate floor, and ultimately confirmed. of course, snowden is a former national security agency contractor who in 2013 revealed the existence of the bulk collection of american phone records by the nsa before fleeing to russia. gabbard in the past had supported legislation urging lawmakers to drop in the federal government to drop all charges

>> madeleine: tulsi gabbard got a boost yesterday. senator susan collins was seen as a possible no vote, late last night she said she would vote for gabbard, saying she does not think gabbard will pardon edward snowden. i look out for senators todd young and jerry moran, they were possible no votes. on r.f.k. jr. side, watch out for senator bill cassidy, a former doctor who has not said if he would vote for r.f.k. jr. saying he was troubled by some of kennedy's previous positions on vaccine safety. that is what i would watch out for. >> todd: we'll be watching. did you hear this? president of el salvador is offering to house deportees and convicted criminals from the united states after striking a deal with secretary of state marco rubio. announcing the agreement in an exclusive interview with fox news, listen. >> i think he will take back the ms-13 prisoners and willing to take back criminals that are not el salvadorians. he is an allie of the united states. >> todd: marco rubio revealing his plans for u.s.a. id, u.s. aid as taking o

and tulsi gabbard? >> that will be public 10:00 this morning.imes that is not sexy, there is parliamentary back and forth, things i get into. intelligence committee meeting will be 2:00 and will be private but we'll find out what they do. when it gets out of committee, it does not go right to the floor. there are other nominations they will vote on today, doug collins for va secretary. we are looking at another week or two, we have planes lined up at o'hare. >> steve: he knows everything, he's chad pergram. >> ainsley: happening today, president trump is set to host israeli prime minister netanyahu at the white house. >> steve: alexandria ocasio-cortez alexandria hoff is at the white house and preparing for the president's visit. >> that is right. prime minis prime minister netanyahu is hoping this will be a better meeting with trump than he had with biden. he said the fact this will be mr. trump's first meeting with a foreign leader is testimony to the alliance and our personal friendship and this meeting will deal with critical issues. this is

>> yeah, tulsi gabbard and her nomination to be the next director of national intelligence.s just cleared a major hurdle. the senate intelligence committee approving her nomination by a 9 to 8 vote in a closed session. now, this vote was expected to be party lines going in. democrats had made clear that they were going to oppose this nomination. concerned about a number of her positions in the past. republicans, a lot of them were strong supporters. several of them were skeptical, ultimately did come on board after she gave some of them some key assurances. so this 9 to 8 vote means the full senate will take up this nomination in the coming days, where she can only afford to lose three at most republican votes, assuming all democrats do vote against her for this very important position that oversees the entire intelligence community. now, right before this vote, we caught up with senator todd young, who is an indiana republican, someone who had been wavering about this nomination, concerned about some of gabbard's positions in the past, as well as how she would deal with pot

there's been movement toward confirming tulsa gabbard in the past 24 hours.publican senator from maine -- who said that she was assured, todd young, the republican senator from india and said that he got certain assurances from her. he spoke with the president. he spoke with the vice president. he says he spoke with elon musk. todd young said he also believes that members of the intelligence community will be okay with tulsa gabbard. he says "i've done my work. i've done my vetting. i've done what i think as a former marine corps intelligence officer is consistent with national security close was. if republicans are to stick together, they should be able to move this nomination across the floor. we think there might be a couple of other senators on the republican side of the aisle who are not on the intelligence committee who could have reservations with her. we think that most democrats if not all would be opposed, but tulsa gabbard is en route to the senate floor. that's not going to happen right away. as you heard from the senator, probably sometime next w

gabbard: that is not for me to say. that would be for you all to decide in the attorney general to weigh in on. sen. cornyn: do know what the omens of probable cause are and whether that is a practical and workable solution? ms. gabbard: this is the center of the debate, the high standard of probable cause to get a warrant and why this will continue to be a conversation with the attorney general weighing in and all of you in congress making this policy decision. sen. cornyn: the cia director john radcliffe said during his testimony before this committee that he believed that a warrant is not only required by law but is actually impractical. you disagree with that or agree with that? ms. gabbard: i will be in a better position to make an assessment on the practical implications of this if confirmed. my commitment remains to uphold the constitution and americans fourth amendment rights. >> we are going to take you live to a news conference with lawmakers on regulation of cryptocurrency. >> to be invited to speak along suc

and the case of edward snowden in tulsi gabbard. think the maga movement will decide, but it's donald trump who will decide how much capital he wants to spend and how much pressure he wants to put on republican senators to get tulsi gabbard over the finish line. >> george: have we seen any sense yet that republicans on the committee don't want to go along? how overt does the president have to be? >> he'll have to be pretty overt. you mentioned hegseth. in that case, thom tillis indicated he was troubled -- he was a possible no vote. donald trump got on the phone with him for two hours and he relented and that's the kind of pressure that trump alone can bring, and we'll see if he does that in these cases. >> george: you believe gabbard is in more trouble? >> i think she's in trouble because of questions like that snowden question. a fairly straight forward question that is shared bipartisan -- views are that snowden has been a traitor. she had another moment when she said she wouldn't seek to pardon -- from president trump and that s

tulsi gabbard and robert f. kennedy jr. and the republican senator, also a doctor, who had reservations about rfk jr. on why he's now supporting him. he's also up for re-election. >>> we're tracking that dangerous ice storm set to bring treacherous driving from the midwest to the northeast. multiple states. and in the east as well multiple major cities in the path of this storm. d.c., new york to hartford. ginger zee has the forecast. >>> tonight, search crews have now recovered the bodies of all 67 victims killed in that american airlines passenger jet in the potomac. and tonight, what we've now learned about the investigation. >>> they were the big names in sports targeted in burglaries, including quarterback joe burrow. tonight, the arrests in the new york city area, and why fbi agents suddenly moved in on new york's diamond district. >>> the huge block of ice falling from the sky, smashing through the roof of a home. tonight, the faa now investigating where this came from. >>> also tonight, if you order breakfast with e

in -- tulsi gabbard, came out stronger than they were going in.of things; one, that they are committed to america first policies and that they are extremely competent. and president biden -- excuse me, president trump put these nominees in place because he values competence over political party. and i think all three demonstrated that kind of expertise and strength and commitment to his administration. griff: if they don't pass, ryan, will it be trouble for whoever votes existence them in the eyes of president trump -- against hem in the eyes of president trump? >> what you have seen from senate republicans and senate majority thune in the past two weeks is that they are ab able to get through president trump's nominees. i do not believe that that we're going to face any issue there. i do believe that they're going to get confirmed, so i'm not worried about that. griff: brad, we're tight on time because there was so much breaking news today, but if you had to pick one or more than one, do you see trouble for any of these the -- >> yeah. i think tu

tulsi gabbard regular daily kos interpublic undecided on 1010. tulsi gabbard. got that?d be mcconnell murkowski. these democrats deserve the nominee. when it comes to trump, when it comes to trump they have a screw loose. they have a screw loose. mcconnell, it's all personal with him. collins? she wants to be able to run for senate again and say i'm independent. i vote against republicans all the time. murkowski, she's just a whack job. she likes to say that. she is, she is a favorite senator. democrat or republican the national education association of the american federation of teachers. the teachers unions because man, when it comes to election time they load up for precincts they manned the precinct second or the votes. now you know why i'm never invited to the public and national convention. i don't want to be. i want to be there would be better right here with you. in making a point. what happened in the potomac was horrendous. sean duffy stepped up. he grabbed the reins. he is going to work with all the other jurisdictions. he's going to follow the orders of the p

what in the gabbard here hearing? what stood out to you as i mean, all of us concerning.hat played out that sort of gave you a sense that, yeah, i don't think this this one is going to pass muster with the senate, or are we just on the on the course of normalizing pathetically bad people and leveling them up into positions of importance and responsibility, like the director of national intelligence? >> well, i. >> think some of her responses fell short of what the republicans. were looking. >> for when. >> she couldn't say that. >> edward snowden was. >> a traitor. >> but that moment was amazing. >> yes. >> so they were trying to, i think. >> give her. >> some. >> softballs to hit. >> and she. >> wasn't able to do that. >> for whatever reason. but although. >> it's very important. >> what they. >> say during these confirmation. >> hearings, each of. >> these nominees. >> have a record. >> they have a. >> record in terms of. >> what they. >> have done. >> and said in the past. >> and it's clear. >> that over. >> the course of tulsi. gabbard's professional. >> life. >> as.

kennedy jr., as well as tulsi gabbard following their tough confirmation hearings this week. now, we know that both robert f. kennedy jr., who is donald trump's nominee to lead the department of health and human services, as well as tulsi gabbard, his pick to be his director of national intelligence. both of them faced very sharp questioning from democrats and republicans alike on capitol hill this week. but according to my conversations with sources familiar with how the president's team is looking at this, they are most concerned. now, i'm told about gabbard confirmation chances, and that comes as she was pressed very hard again by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle about whether or not she believed that the acts of edward snowden were traitors to the united states. now, edward snowden is a former national security agency contractor who, back in 2013, had revealed the existence of a bulk collection of american phone records by the nsa before fleeing to russia. now we know that gabbard has said previously that she believed snowden should not face any sort of prosecution ba

where the question is, are senators starting to come around on rfk jr and tulsi gabbard? sounds like it. it's way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that is learning more about breakfast with taylor swift. we're going to explain that one ahead. i'm ali vitali on this tuesday, february 4th. and we'll start with the news. we begin with the latest efforts by the trump administration to shut down the u.s. agency for international development. secretary of state marco rubio said yesterday that he's now the acting director of usaid. he's appointed a man named pete morocco, a state department official, to review all of the work done by the agency. morocco held several national security positions during the first trump administration, including at usaid, where his attempts to consolidate power and slash funding drove officials to write a dissent memo that ultimately pushed him out of office, according to multiple sources who spoke with nbc news. morocco was also among those who entered the capitol on the day of the january 6th insurrection. pe

susan collins for tulsi gabbard. common thread is all of these people are going to be on a ballot in 2026. some of them have already received primary challenges, but that threat is something that comes up in every conversation that i have with my sources on the hill about this. the politics looms so large over everything elon musk and the millions that he could throw into a primary challenge. others who can ignite the maga base online and direct their ire at some of these senators. all of that is factored in, and it really is a sign of how palpable the politics of a primary is in this maga era. and frankly, as much as we talk about trump and elon's relationship and its potential to fray or fracture, this is actually one of the things that continues to work in elon musk's favor within the trump administration is that he, in addition to the work that he's trying to do in government, is also the guard dog of the maga agenda because he can leverage millions at primary challenges. and all of that is in in the mix here on

now she is backing tulsi gabbard. >> i will vote for her. i believe she is committed to strengthening our national security. and i questioned to her extensively about her views on edward snowden and i am now satisfied that she will not seek in any way to have him pardoned. >> harris: you will remember the edward snowden case behind one of the biggest classified document leaks in u.s. history. now senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is on capitol hill with more. a lot of staccato quick movement now. >> absolutely. also doug collins is up for v.a. they'll vote on him today. the finance committee voted 14-13 along party lines to send kennedy's nomination to the floor. g.o.p. louisiana senator bill cassidy agreed to vote yes after what he termed quote intense conversations. still questions linger about vaccines. >> the only way that bobby kennedy and i will get crosswise is if he does all actually take a position against the safety of proven vaccines. that will be a problem for me. >> a week or more before his nomination hits the flo

and tulsi gabbard. can they get the votes to be confirmed? >> i think both of those nominees are in the toughest spot in terms of getting through. we did have questions about hegseth. he was able to eke it out, but he also had this different media and maga backing that was pushing him through and sort of bullying some of the senators who had questions and pause to get him through. what i thought was really interesting about tulsi and rfk jr.. was that they both refused to pull back on two key points. tulsi was gabbard was asked repeatedly whether she thought edward snowden was a traitor and she refused to say it. she tried to distance herself. >> she said he broke the law, but didn't say go that far. >> and she would. but she did not make a clean cut and was repeatedly asked. and when republican senators walked out, you had todd young expressing concern. you had senator lankford expressing concern. and so if she loses one, she's in trouble getting out of committee. but then on the other side, you have rfk jr.. who really kind of would not say

tulsi gabbard's nomination for director of national intelligence.mp's vision for gaza as he suggests the united states should take over the enclave and redevelop it. plus, democratic senator chris murphy, who sits on the foreign relations committee, will weigh in on the president's proposal and the impact this could have on the middle east. also ahead this morning, how democrats are responding to the new administration's actions. ed luce of the financial times argues the u.s. lacks an opposition leader to spearhead the fight back, and he will join the conversation to discuss the state of the democratic party. all that when morning joe comes up, just moments from now. >> home, where routine meets. remarkable with unexpected moments of inspiration around every corner and. through every window. quiet mornings in the sun with. portals to new worlds and fine dining with a view. your window treatments should be as. inspiring as your home, and the remarkable routine of your the remarkable routine of your daily woman: we've waited so long for this spa day.

. >> on tulsi gabbard.anybody was. >> going to be a skeptic. >> of tulsi. >> gabbard, you would. >> have thought it might have been senator collins. but she's announced now that she's going to vote. >> for. >> tulsi gabbard for the director of national intelligence. and i think that, you know, you would have thought that kash. >> patel might. >> have. >> had more skepticism. >> among republican. >> senators, given what's happened at. >> the fbi. >> where they. have now. pushed to pushed out and are. >> trying to fire. >> any number of people. >> and requiring up to. >> perhaps thousands. >> of fbi agents to report on what actions they took as part of the. prosecution of january 6th defendants, as. >> if. >> they. >> had done. >> something wrong. >> and needed. >> to be. perhaps. you know, held accountable. these actions do not seem to have changed. >> with the. >> republican votes, even if privately some of them are expressing reservations and misgivings. >> and just a reminder to our viewers, the hhs secre

he received unspecified assurances from gabbard.oung also talked with president trump, vice president vance and elon musk. young said the president told him to vote his conscience. >> never and intimation. i have done my work. i have done my vetting. i have done what i think as a former marine corps intelligence officer is consistent with the national security interest. >> chad: democrats doubt that gabbard can guard the nation's secrets especially after she once backed spy edward snowden. >> it's flabbergasting to me that she couldn't even bring herself to call edward snowden a traitor. someone i think all of us involved in the intelligence community feels is a traitor r.f.k. jr. barely escaped committee. cassidy worried about his stance on vaccines. >> i will use my authority as chairman of the senate committee with oversight of hhs to rebuff any attempt to remove the public's access to life-saving vaccines without ironclad causational scientific evidence. president trump posted that autism exploded over the past two decades telli

try getting up with the hong kong hang seng 3% overnight try cabinet nominees rfk junior and tulsi gabbard facing senate confirmation hearings, the votes are happening today after chris wright was officially confirmed as energy secretary putting trump's confirmed cabinet at nine. everything you need to go commit a majority the conversation kingsley wealth management chief investment officer at fox business contributor, scott martin mr. former champ epa senior counsel samantha davis is here in fox business cheryl casone "mornings with maria" is live right now ♪ ♪'s. >> it's time for the hot topic of hour as president trump appears to talk with xi jinping potentially as soon as today beijing has retaliatory tariffs on the united states begin primary tent after president trump 10% import tariff on china went into effect at midnight last night and china's plan includes a 50% tariff on u.s. coal in liquefied natural gas, 10% on crude oil agricultural machinery and large vehicles and export control on key rare minerals it will also open an antitrust probe into google month after doing the same t

what do you think about chelsea gabbard becoming the next dni?ea, it's wonderful to. be with you. and i just want. >> to say. >> thank you for your many years of hard work. >> helping to. >> shed light on an increasingly complicated and dangerous world. you have done a terrific job. >> well, clearly. >> over the. >> past. >> several weeks. >> tulsi gabbard. >> has been. >> subjected to a number of questions from during her confirmation hearing, as well as just scrutiny about her past record and statements. and i think those were all very legitimate lines of inquiry. and so now it's a question of whether or not the senate is going to fulfill its obligations under the advice and consent responsibilities that it has. and so my interest is whoever is confirmed as director of national intelligence is going to fulfill that job with the integrity that the job requires, because our country's national security really depends heavily on the person, the director of national intelligence, whose responsibility it is to lead the 18 intelligence agencies and th

but that he did want him to vote yes for tulsi gabbard.aid that much like the conversation cassidy had with kennedy that he needed assurances. he got those assurances. that is why he voted yes. kate. >> all right. ryan nobles, tracking that for us. thank you, ryan. right now, crews are working to pull the wreckage of that american airlines jet from the potomac river after it collided with a black hawk helicopter near washington, d.c. last week. federal investigators are looking at the black boxes. new details about the victims involved in another plane crash, this one in philadelphia. all of it is putting the safety of aviation in the spotlight. here is nbc news sr. correspondent tom costello. >> against the backdrop of reagan national airport, crews are battling gusty winds and pulling the wreckage of the merkin airlines 5332 from the potomac river. emerging from the water on monday, the planes right engine, fuselage, and wings. >> it is tragic. everything imaginable they can think about. >> newly released video shows the jetliner. the in

good news on noms, tulsi gabbard reported out of committee, robert f.ittee, and my friend susan collins voted for ac tulsi gabbard. >> susan did her due diligence and tulsi did a good job talking with her, proud of her. sizsusan is in a tough state in maryland. she getting a hard time and makes har votes. i would rather have her in office than a democrat from maryland. great to see tulsi gabbard get out with anon -- arkunanimous republican support, the same with robert f. kennedy and with kash patel. we have to let clock run on people that are in front of them, there is a 30 hour debate time. and i believe that time will work out where we could vote on tulsi gabbard and bobby by the end of next week. >> that would be great. that being a republican from maine, the great state of maine. >> did i say maryland, sorry, maine. larry: no, i'm not contradicts it is a easy mistake, i have known senator collins for many years, i count her as a friend whether we agree or disagree, she does what she does, she has as much integrity as anyone i know. >> i would agree

gabbard they have not voted yet, but it just kind of feels like mr.ig reasons he is, is he has 53 seats, if he had 51, it might be more difficult. we should say that matt gaetz thing did not happen, after this, when people look at pete hegseth, look at tulsi gabbard, at robert f. kennedy jr. they thought they are not all going to make it hegseth thing was closer than i thought, 50/50, had to break tie from vice president, now we have the republicans were worried about the committee votes for tulsi gabbard and robert f. kennedy they got through. and it does not appear that there are three republican senators in whole senate who will vote against them. so, i believe it was this morning jason miller, top aide in trump white house said this day in 2017, senate had fully confirmed four trump nominees and now it is more than 11. larry: you know, it interesting, does john thune get credit for this, or is it has someone put it to me yet, president trump repeatedly talking to senators, go doing capitol hill, unafraid to get involved. and with his super energy

the third one was the hearing for former democratic congresswoman tulsi gabbard.ump's nominee to be director of national intelligence, which i still can't believe anytime i say it when it comes to red flags in a candidate's biography, senators are really spoiled for choice. with miss gabbard, they could have held a whole hearing on just her 2017 secret trip to syria, where she met with its russian backed dictator and came back making excuses for the atrocities he was committing against his own people. not to mention the meeting with the guy who said he had a network of suicide bombers ready to activate inside the united states. but for whatever reason, senators of both parties today were most exercised about tulsi gabbard's past support for edward snowden, the former nsa contractor who more than a decade ago leaked classified information on us government spying programs. he now lives in russia. and regardless of whether you may think this was the most vital thing to focus on, it was definitely a preoccupation of senators on the committee, and she refused so many t

>> i do. >> think. >> that tulsi. >> gabbard is probably. >> in greatest. >> danger when you think abouthree senators who. >> voted against pete hegseth. >> mcconnell. >> murkowski and collins. >> i really don't see how gabbard gets. >> any of those three. >> and then we have. >> other senators, like james lankford, who has publicly expressed concerns about gabbard. >> so i. >> think she is going. >> to have a tough time getting confirmed. and i don't think the other. >> two. >> patel and. >> kennedy, are. >> shoo ins either. >> we did. >> see that senate republicans with the matt. >> gaetz nomination. >> did move. >> quickly to. >> torpedo him. we saw. three astray. >> on this vote. so i. >> wouldn't be surprised if one. >> of these nominees was. >> shot down. >> doug, last night we learned the trump administration has pushed out senior officials, senior officials at the doj and fbi involved in investigating and prosecuting january 6th rioters. at least six high level fbi executives have already been fired, and thousands of other agents are under review. as a former federal prosecutor y

after tulsi gabbard was first tapped. >> to. >> be nuts. >> with tulsi. >> gabbard at.tok's moderna narrative. trump needs to choose the most volatile. nut 33 years lloyd austin the fact that. it constitutes. american greatness. mr. >> interestingly enough. >> i mean, on that last point, i believe them very interesting times are ahead for the united states and for us in russia as well. what does it mean for the intelligence agencies that tulsi gabbard is one step closer to sitting atop them? >> well, i think there's worry. >> throughout the intelligence community, the women and men of the intelligence community really deserve. >> to have. >> a leader who is going to fulfill the solemn obligations and. responsibilities of the office that they're going to hold. >> and it's. >> quite clear that a number of the nominees for these senior positions are not just unqualified, but have disqualifying aspects to their record. and with tulsi gabbard, i think there's been a long litany of concerns about the statements that she's made, the visits. >> that. >> she's taken to. visit wi

i talked to sources close to tulsi gabbard. they're confident she can get the vote and so is the white house, a statement saying president trump nominated tulsi gabbard because he believes she will do an excellent job as director of national intelligence and we expect the senate to confirm. based on my conversations she's got work to do in terms of meeting with individual senators to be sure she gets over the finish line. >> the question as always is how will the rep can senators hold up under pressure from the president and his allies. we will see. thanks so much. we'll look for more on meet the press when kristin is joined by mark kennedy. >>> we are learning more about final moments of the deadly immediate vac plane crash in philadelphia that killed six on board and one person on the ground. emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. investigators are trying to track down a critical piece of evidence, cockpit flight recorder. the challenge they're against, a massive debris field authorities say could stretch from

and tulsi gabbard's confirmation just got some major boosts.g you the full report. our next guest calls herself a make america healthy again mom. we're going to ask caroline what she likes about rfk jr. next. ♪ investment opportunities are everywhere you turn. do you charge forward? freeze in your tracks? or, let curiosity light the way. at t. rowe price, we ask smart questions about opportunities like advances in healthcare and how these innovations will create a healthier world tomorrow. better questions. better outcomes. your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel. nothing beats it. i recommend pronamel active shield because it actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a game changer for my patients. try pronamel mouthwash. ashley: the senate finance committee voted to advance robert f kennedy to be health and human services secretary and going to the full senate for a vote. chad pergram on capitol hill and you say it's about the math so does the math work for rfk jr.

>> gabbard. look, we saw with her, she lost murkowski, collins and mcconnell.on gabbard because of how she handled some of those questions? i think the other two right now, it's all vote counting. it appears they may get through. i think the biggest question is, are we in a good spot as a nation when donald trump's cabinet nominees are not even getting all of his own party to vote for him? rarely do you see strictly party line votes on cabinet appointees of national security and intelligence touches. we're seeing that now, but we're not even seeing all republicans. that itself is a damning verdict for donald trump's nominees. >> i'm out of time, but i'm asking quick anyway, which of these eye chart groups concerns you guys each most? just give me the name of the group. dea. doj, fbi, omb and a quick maybe synopsis of why don you first. >> fbi. kash patel is probably the one of the three that gets through, because the fbi control is most critical to giving donald trump full immunity. >> okay. trump's attacks on these again, these these agencies. which one concer

the average besides gabbard and rfk, you can't really get much higher than 99%. so look, there's a chance, i guess, you know, a 1 in 1,000,000, basically, or a 1 in 100 inches this particular case that one of the remaining picks do not get confirmed. but the bottom line at this hour is rfk jr. tulsi gabbard look likely to be confirmed, and the rest of the field looks really, really, really likely to be confirmed. >> so in the end, although we're not there yet. but imagine for a second we were at the end here looking back on all of donald trump's nominations, some of which were very controversial. how did he do in terms of getting them through? >> yeah. you know, matt gaetz obviously decided to step aside. and that's the one so far. the one cabinet pick who was withdrawn or rejected, i looked at all first or of course, the second nonconsecutive term in the case of trump and compared that to the average presidential first term since 1993, where there were three picks that were either withdrawn or rejected. donald trump, simply put, is winning on this metric. only o