and that would be true if it's george conway or if it's anybody else.t would be an appropriate question to ask. partly this debate we are having is about the powers of the presidency in relation to the other branches of the government system in the united states. and we've already referred to this ability the president has to issue executive orders. and you've suggested to me that you think his opening salvo on the so—called travel ban was unacceptable. i've looked at the record. president obama issued 18 executive orders in his first ten days in the white house, which is pretty much comparable to the 20 that came from donald trump. so obama used the powers of the presidency it seems in pretty much the same way that donald trump is. i would take issue with that last phrase there, "in pretty much the same way". to begin with, you didn't see anything like what happened with the travel ban executive order in that first period under president obama. none of those executive orders, which were carefully considered for many months in advance... fair point, of

however, george conway is not the last man standing from what i understand.is wear that it would be controversial to have the husband of a senior white house counsellor in that position and the potential conflicts it could cause, but in a decision is expected soon. >> we'll keep an eye on that one. >> speaking of big appointments, five more cabinet level nominees may get confirmed this week. steve manuchin. david to run the v.a. tomorrow morning linda mcmahon to head the small business administration, and later this week possibly before the president's day recess begins scott pruitt, to lead the e.p.a., and nick mulvaney. those two guys would face similar thee at ricks pulled by democrats last week in michigan this week for those two. andrew pos ner, the labor secretary nominee hearing is on thursday. it's another one where democrats are expected to try to make hay. >> donald trump made a lot of comments that were controversial about nato about japan, about rekra leading some leaders in foreign capitals word that he would lead diplomatic norms from the patrio

this case before the supreme court if it gets there is none other than kellyanne conway's husband george conway, a major lawyer in new york. let's see if he gets that job. >> yeah, kellyanne conway who was issued a rare repudiation today from the republican chair of the house oversight committee for urging people buy the president's daughter's items. jennifer rubin and howard fineman, thank you very much, appreciate. >> it thank you. >>> our coverage continues ahead. new york attorney general eric schneiderman says tonight's ruling is a huge win for the idea that no one is above the law. he joins me after this break. >>> bottom line -- this is a complete victory for the state of washington. the ninth circuit court of appeals in a unanimous decision effectively granted everything we sought. we are a nation of laws and as i've said -- as we have said from day one, those laws apply to everybody in our country and that includes the president of the united states. >> attorney general bob ferguson of washington state who brought the lawsuit against the president's travel ban expressing his happiness

this case before the supreme court if it gets there is none other than kellyanne conway's husband george conwaylawyer in new york. let's see if he gets that job. >> yeah, kellyanne conway who was issued a rare repudiation today from the republican chair of the house oversight committee for urging people buy the president's daughter's items. jennifer rubin and howard fineman, thank you very much, appreciate. >> it thank you. >>> our coverage continues ahead. new york attorney general eric schneiderman says tonight's ruling is a huge win for the idea that no one is above the law. he joins me after this break. or here. today, there's another option. drug-free aleve direct therapy. a tens device with high intensity power that uses technology once only available in doctors' offices. its wireless remote lets you control the intensity, and helps you get back to things like this... this... or this. and back to being yourself. aleve direct therapy. find yours in the pain relief aisle. >>> bottom line -- this is a complete victory for the state of washington. the ninth circuit court of appeals in a unani

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harward and general david petraeus as possible permanent replacements. >> kellyanne conway, thanks very much. >> thanks, georgety clear that these questions for the white house just beginning. >> why can't these questions be answered? >> that is one of the biggest questions. why does the president have kellyanne conway -- ask to have kellyanne conway come on our program today if she can't answer the simple yes or no questions about what happened with general flynn. >> all right. coming up in two minutes, new trouble for lance armstrong as well. the court case that could cost him $100 million. come on back. the court case that could cost him $100 million. come on back. our powerful relief now in pill form. it's the one and only cold & flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique warming sensation you instantly feel. power through with theraflu expressmax caplets. your smile says (brett) my ta lot about you, what does this say? (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. >>> we are back with new trouble for lance armstrong, the disgraced cycling champion set to face a jury over

george w. bush. he joins us. >> 4:00 in the afternoon, kellyanne conway said he has the full support of the president.y the end of the day, he's out. what does this is a to you? what do you think happened behind the scenes? >> sometimes, the white house just can't win. go get notified by the justice department, according to "the washington post," about this information. and if acted then they might have been accused of obstructing an ongoing investigation. if you you're in the white house and you get this sort of notification, it's a no-win situation. i don't think -- you know, you have the canadian prime minister yesterday. you have bibi netanyahu there tomorrow. with all of this in the press now, it becomes a huge distraction. and it's unfair to the president, frankly. and i don't think they have much of a choice. >> but, granted, you mentioned the white house was warned about this weeks ago by the fbi. >> yeah. >> and the specific concern that be open to blackmail on this very issue. what's the significant of that? >> oh, look, this is a huge -- this is of huge significance. but as i say, the fact

white house seems to be speaking into kellyanne conway says anybody who has insurance now will be covered under the affordable care act, sander easy told george stephanopoulus well senate goal, which is a real shift, so that seems to be something that is quite unresolved. >> yes. like this -- they are more like guidelines. i think one of the things we have going on here is really a split of opinion between fiscal conservatives who believe that the medicaid expansion in particular was a bad idea and not something that is going to heed people to have good coverage, but rather going to have a heck of a lot of expense for not very good coverage in the state level, the problem is, there are a number of states, including republican states that are now on the hook fiscally here, they accepted this expansion and depending on money, dollars that flow from washington to their state, dollars that are going to decrease in future years, the problem is that the medicaid expansion is a portion of obamacare that effectively worked the best. you know, it signed up more people and got people covered, it raised the level of coverages that we have seen in a numb

george. we pulled crime stats from the fbi. you can see right there the murder rate hit a high decades ago. it is nowhere near the highest at this point. kellyanne conwaythe chief counselor to the president, was pressed on this yesterday. she said she would talk to him about these numbers, that she didn't know where and who gave him these numbers. but, george, as you know, this is not the first time the president has made this claim and talked about this murder rate he says is the highest on the campaign trail also. >> okay, cecilia vega, thanks very much. >>> george, president trump also facing a legal showdown over his travel ban. lawyers for the justice department and opponents to the ban facing off last night in a federal court hearing. abc's chief white house correspondent jon karl has the latest on that for us. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. a decision on whether to reinstate the president's travel ban immediately could come as soon as today. but the legal battle over whether or not the ban the constitution has just begun. the fate of president trump's travel ban is now up to the courts. a legal battle the president acknowle

conway for their ratings. and i think the idea that she is somehow going to buffalo all these owners into firing a lot of pundits is notwithstanding georges fate, i don't think it's going to happen because the countervailing force from trump critics out in the audience is very strong and if they start throwing people on the fire, they're going to hear about it from viewers. >> i'm off next week and i just want the world to know it's not because i will have been disappeared by the trump or putin army that deals with reporters. we're going to take a quick break. we're going to be right back. that's charmin ultra strong, dude. cleans so well, it keeps your underwear cleaner. so clean... you could wear them a second day. charmin ultra strong. it's 4 times stronger, and you can use less enjoy the go with charmin. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.

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conway. stephen miller says it was a light-hearted, flippant response, being blown way out of proportion by the media. >> no, that's absolutely incorrect. as a matter of fact, george a textbook case of a violation of the law. you cannot go out there as an employee of the government and advertise for ivanka trump or anybody else. their products. you can't do that. and, anybody else would be subject to a minimum probably of a reprimand or they could literally lose their job over this. in any other department. so that -- that's just absolutely not true. it was not flippant. as a matter of fact, she said, she made clear, i'm going to get some free advertisement today for ivanka trump. that's just not right. it was wrong. when there's a violation of the law, it's up to us in the oversight committee to take a look at it. that's what we're doing. and you're right. after i asked chairman chaffetz to join me in looking at this, he agreed that we should send a letter to the ethics group and so we did that. >> what disciplinary action do you think should take place? >> well, i don't know. that's why we want them to take a thorough look. the office of government ethics to tak

george's county, inbound 210 as you're approaching the beltway that's a little slow and 301 as you're approaching 5. >> thank you. >>> if you are just checking your phone here's what you missed on social media. kellyanne conway caught in a snapshot. >> and >>> many of us have been inside the u.s. capitol for a tour, maybe a school field trip back in the day. this morning we're getting a behind the scenes look at a rarely seen area. matt lauer explains. >> this is called washington's tomb. it's one level below the crypt here at the capitol. now, this is where george washington was supposed to be buried along with his wife mart martha, but he made it clear he didn't want to be buried here. he wanted to be at the family home at mount vernon. even though there's no body here, this place is still under lock and key. >> you can watch mar of matt's story on the behind the scenes areas as he anchors from the hill today. >>> everyone wants to know what the president will be saying but there are some other news coming out of the white house today, specifically the oval office and advisor kellyanne conway. take a look at this photo. take a look here. it shows president trump meeting with leaders from black colleges and