john kelly is in charge of homeland security. i.c.e. reports to homeland security. but it was taken a little out of place by some of the people in the audience. they didn't understand it. but now i get it. knowing what happened. lea: one of the questions i have for you since you were there. did you see anthony scaramucci and reince priebus? we know they were on the plane together today. i am wondering for people who actually saw them, what did you notice today? >> as far as i know they weren't at the theater. i was at the theater in the audience. i was up front by the president and i saw the president afterward. i did not see them. i saw a number of people from the president's staff. but i didn't see them. so i don't know if they waited in the theater or on the plane or in the motorcade. lea: he has h.r. mcmaster as his national security advisor. he has general kelly who will be a chief of staff, secretary of defense. general mattis. but one thing that does come to mind is homeland security is so important to this president. and this means he will have to find someb

the whole homeland security administration what have you, he's done a suburb job of running homeland security, which is almost impossible mission to do, and he's taken it to order. so i think it's a great choice. i'm sorry for reince, i think he was a good, good guy who got a little overpowered by the conflictive forces. i think you have order real quickly in this white house, and i think definitely need this time and movement. liz: general kelly, the longest serving general in the military. you point out about reince priebus. we are hearing from fox news from white house sources that -- this is more breaking news. that he resigned secretly yesterday. what are your thoughts about that. >> i would not be surprised after all the stuff that went on. you know, my sense he served this as he can. i think he was probably frustrated with the loss of the health care. he played a key roll in trying to make all of that happen on the house side was very influential. i would not be surprised if he was not given something in this administration beyond what he already has. in the private sector. but

he did the same with the department of homeland security. of course, the national security advisor is also a military man. there are some people that are going to complain about that and say it represents the militarization of our government and the rest of it. my thought would be that this administration badly needs the kind of discipline that military people are accustomed to and can provide. when it comes to these issues, such as the ones you just mentioned, his familiarity and knowledge will likely be an asset. >> bret: as always, brit hume, thank you for your time. catherine herridge, look at general kelly's short but accomplished record. and his history. >> john kelly was sworn in as the fifth secretary of homeland security on january 20th. to strengthen the southern border. fox news traveled with secretary kelly shortly after he came into office. he'll create a powerful deterrent for illegal immigrants, by searching immigration judges to the border so that processing would happen in days, not years. kelly described how the numbers drop

last year there was a gap of over $100 million of what homeland security needed and what they received. this is money that goes to protecting our country as a relates to cyber attacks, with -- which is the mission for cyber security. this year the gap is nearly $28 million. thanks for closing that gap, both of you. there are two sides to the cyber mission. one being operational. that's what protects the networks and with the private sector. it should be no that 80% of our network is controlled by the private sectors so we must work in a partnership. russia,ompeting with china, north korea, many others, and we have to stay ahead of that system. the only destructive attack we had so far is the sony attack. there are many people in this country who can do the same. we are addressing the important cyber security and development work. that's what really causes us so much of a problem between democrats and republicans, the border will issue. the president made a promise, a border wall. i explicitly remember him saying mexico would pay for it. not saying he would get the important research an

homeland security secretary, john kelly, in. could it be the change that brings new stability to the chaotic west wing. >>> north korea's ballistic missile, they fear it has major range to hit cities not just on the west coast. the path forward for health care after friday's defeat. >>> new this morning, president trump expected to sign a bill with new sanctions on russia which restricts the president's abilities to lift sanctions. congress passed the bill by an overwhelming margin. sarah huckabee sanders says, president jondonald j. trump ha read early drafts of the bill and negotiated regarding critical issues and approves the bill and intends to sign it. >>> president trump encouraging police to take an aggressive approach with suspects. >> when you see these thugs being thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you just seen them thrown in, rough, i said, please don't be too nice, like when you put somebody in the car and you are protecting their head, don't hit their head and they have just killed somebody, don't hit their hea

as you know by now, john kelly, the homeland security secretary will be moving to white house chief of staff. the president has been busy tweeting this morning. we will have the fall-out from all of this as well as the agenda and what it means for the president. he has been, of course, changes he would like to see in congress right now to avoid the kind of thing that always happens, the simple majority vote, whether he get into all of that. in the meantime ellison bar we are -- barber with the very latest. ellison. >> the white house changed course with yet another dramatic staff shake-up, this time reince priebus is out. president trump announced it on twitter. the former rnc chair walked off of air force one shortly after and president trump did the same . >> john kelly will do a fantastic job. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody, a great, great american, reince priebus a good man. >> priebus said he quit on thursday. >> hitting a rebet button is a good thing and the president did that and so i think he's happy, i have to tell you, a

you're on the homeland security committee. earlier in the day north korea launched yet another inter-continental ballistic missile, a deep source of concern for the president, his national security advisors. in the midst of a potential threat like that, congressman, you see this palace intrigue going on at the white house. that's not good. >> well, that didn't stop them. on the plane, h.r. mcmaster's top assistant, she was in with the president and they were discussing and talking. so, everybody was being, as far as i could tell, everything was being done that had to be done in the midst of all that, this occurred. >> you're on the homeland security committee. you've worked with general kelly, the now former secretary of homeland security. can he bring order? he's a retired four-star marine corps general. can he bring order and discipline to the white house? >> yeah, i wouldn't want to get in frank kelly's way, i'll put it that way. anywhere he goes, he's very strong, very quiet, quiet strength he has, determination. certainly

david, you've been asked to lead the department of homeland security's intelligence and analyst component at a time when we are facing complex, evolving, and continuous threats to the homeland. intelligence community is tracing threats from state and nonstate actors to our cyber and critical infrastructure and we continue to debate the scope and scale of our u.s. intelligence collection and legal authorities. i expect you'll be a forceful advocate for the intelligence community in those discussions while maintaining a steadfast respect for the rule of law. as i mentioned to prior nominees before this committee, i can assure you that the senate intelligence committee will continue to faithfully follow its charter and conduct vigorous and realtime oversight over every intelligence community entity, its operations, and its activities. we'll ask difficult, probing questions of you and your staff, and we expect honest, complete, and timely responses. your law enforcement and intelligence experience prepare you well to support dhs, and i'm hopeful that you will look at the department with a fre

. >> secretary of homeland security -- i should say homeland security general john kelly said the u.s. tested two prototype bombs to determine their effectiveness prior to establishing new restrictions on electronic devices in the inbound flights originating from several countries. secretary kelly says the test bombs were based on new technology supposedly being tried by terrorists. the tests were conducted on a real airplane on the ground that had been pressurized and that the bombs destroyed the plane. he adds that while the bombs can be hidden in laptops and other small electronic devices, they are unlikely to be remotely detonated wrrks hence, why the restrictions are limited to the cabins and not cargo holdings. still ahead, a quiet day at the beach quickly turning dangerous as a waterspout comes ripping on to shore sending people scrambling.

and secondly, homeland security investigations. prioritizing this investigations work will do far more to keep our communities safe and nation security, small business owner, religiousng leaders, others who have committed no other crime beyond crossing -- i urge adoption of our amendment. >> thank you, mr. price. chairman carter? >> i rise in opposition to the amendment offered by mr. price and miss captor. cutting the ons funding release ofof criminals and other removae aliens in the communities across the country. lead to increase border crossings as smugglers, rule of law no longer exists, adding funding to hire cep officers is commendable. as we all know, struggle to hire officers in recent years. same could be said for adding homeland security investigations. funds will be unexpendable. therefore i ask you to join me in opposing this amendment. >> i rise in support of this amendment. if history is the guide, we cannot cannot share that concern.en i have more confidence in the ability tore hire and retain custom officers than i

homeland security investigations. funds will be unexpendable and therefore a waste of the limited resources we have. i ask you to join me in opposing this amendment. >> thank you. is recognized. >> mr. chairman, i rise in support of the price amendment. as mr. price has made clear, cvp has a staffing model for customs officers that makes clear we are well short of where we need to be. if history is a guide, then we cannot count on the authorizing committee to move legislation that would authorize new fee revenue. if we hope to hire new custom officers, we will need discretionary funding on this bill. while there are some increases in the bill for homeland security investigation additional support would have a significant beneficial impact on investigations into human trafficking, child exploitation, intellectual property rights violations and other critical priorities. by adopting this amendment we would be prioritizing criminal investigations, border security and the facilitation of trade and travel over civil immigr

this compromises isis mission, jeopardizing homeland security and public policy. this is important national security and public policy and cannot be separated from border security. successful border control system must be supported by enforcement of all pertinent, adding funds to polar icebreaker, while a noble idea and want to support, the icebreakers, but is not practical at this time. they're still in the stage of design will not be ready to procure the first icebreaker until fy 2019 at the earliest. this on executable and therefore waste of time and waste of limited resources we have. i ask you to join me in opposing them amendment. >> thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman. i rise and strong support of the amendment. the course guards fiercely defense are what are some borders everywhere. from san francisco, new york, alaska, the polar region. russia simply has a. >> guest: when it comes to ice cutting. outperforming us on the construction of icebreakers and maintaining a significant presence in the polar region. our antiquated ice cutting technology is out of t

this year will mark the 15th year of the department of homeland security. the national effort to ensure the homeland is to ensure a safe, secure and resilient homeland against terrorism and other hazards where american interests, aspiration and ways of life can thrive. this is what i hope this bill will do. i want to take special note of two of the subagencies in this bill in particular. aking note of the killing of geraldo hernandez, the first t.s.a. officer to be killed in the line of duty in los angeles and the machete attack at the louis armstrong international airport. we owe a great deal to carol rochelle. we owe a great deal of appreciation and thanks to the transportation security administration and the t.s.o.'s and to be on the front line. i also express my appreciation through the secret service who are continuing to work to protect america's most important leadership, the president, in particular, thank them for their service. i also want to make mention of the fact that i was very appreciative of the number of amendments i was able to get in. the

he's a chairman of the house homeland security committee. whoever is picked will have to be confirmed by congress. elaine duke is named acting secretary of homeland security. and duke served in high level homeland security roles in the previous two administrations. they're prepared to welcome kelly on monday. president trump had no official events today he did weigh in on health care, congress, and the stock >> reporter: president trump wants congress to give health care reform another try. unless the republican senators are total quitters, repeal and replace is not dead he tweeted. demand another vote before voting on any other bill. he also called on the senate to abolish the 60 vote filibuster rule for passing bills. republicans in the senate will never win if they don't go to a 50 vote majority now he wrote. they look like fools and are just wasting time. trump will push his agenda with the help of a new chief of staff. >> hitting the reset button is a good thing. >> reince priebus is out. homeland security secretary is in. >> reince pri

jeff sessions moving from the dodge into the department of homeland security to replace kelly. what can you tell us about this? >> to be clear, that report zpromg "politico" is purely speculation. cnn has to indication that the president plans to do this, though you see lindsey graham entertaining the possibility on twitter. it is a wild theory, but it is a possibility because jeff sessions has already been confirmed by the senate. the president could legally place him as the head of the department of homeland security for up to 210 days while he goes and nominates a differentiate attorney general, perhaps one he approves of more. >> borris sanchez in washington. let's turn to editor at large, chris so liz za, kelly jane tore redness, and ellis. chris, trump has made it leer clue this week he's unhappy with jeff sessions as ag. he thinks the special investigation is a witch-hunt. would moving sessions to another post, maybe at dhs be a way to get rid of the ag and mueller without the belowback of actually firing sessions? >> well, getting rid of mueller would cause blowback no

my overarching goal would be to lead department of homeland security to an ever stronger position as an effective provider of security for our transportation systems, especially aviation with a strong and growing level of public confidence in the agency's mission performance. i will articulate a clear vision for tsa to ensure all our efforts to contribute. >> my full intention is to serve as tsa administrator if confirmed for as long as the president and secretary wish me to remain in thisposition. i think leadership continuity is important . if confirmed, i would be the 13th administrator in 16 years when you include those in capacity. >> i've always reminded of a quote of alexander hamilton and he is our first secretary of the treasury issued instructions for the commanding officers of the revenue cutter service which is the predecessor of the coast guard. alexander hamilton issued these instructions in 1791, 226 years ago today. he said in part i will always keep in mind that our country and as such are inpatients of everything that bears the least mark of our dominating spirit. i

of the visa issuing function from state's bureau of consular affairs to the new department f homeland security, a department that will be committed to the rule of law and the national security of the united states. now, prm's mission is to provide life sustaining assistance to those who are persecuted,astaining asissistance to promote best practices and ensure humanitarian principles are integrated into national and foreign policy. for example, igration is an important issue in countries like turkey and iraq. so do you believe that the department of homeland security, which is notoriously bloated with a whole host of dysfunctional components, should be responsible still to have the visa, the very essence of the department you're being nominated to, to be transferred to the department of homeland security? >> well, 15 years ago, senator, i stand behind my testimony. it was a complete lip different time. and there were a lot of talk about consolidating different things into the department of homeland security. currently, i watched the deputy secretary testify yesterday that it's currently not th

homeland security needs a new head of that department. marty: it does, and that will be subject to senate confirmation. it also -- it will be interesting to see -- typically, when you make an appointment like this, the white house will issue a press release that they distribute to the media. it will be interesting to see how long that takes. this could have happened completely during that plane ride back from rhode island, and nobody -- long island, and nobody in the white house has any knowledge of it. julia: we are showing you pictures of donald trump stepping out of air force one off the back of that. what we know is he traveled with his former chief of staff, that anthony scaramucci was on the plane with him. what we don't know is if he's going to step off the plane or whether he can back. joe: if i'm on a flight, i often think of tweets i can't wait to tweed until i'm off the plane. julia: he has wi-fi on that plane. joe: president trump has tweeted again. he says, i would like to think reince priebus for his service and dedication t

secretary he's had the point for the president on the immigration issue, but also generally the homeland security portfolio at large, he was the one after all who put in place this new requirement for security for carry on electronics around the world. i would assume that the homeland security will now be led by the woman who has been the deputy secretary. she will assume become acting. she was under secretary for management from the department from 2008 to 2010. and now the president will have to nominate somebody skpels get a new member of the cabinet. >> the president tweeting he would like to thank reince priebus for his service. we accomplished a lot together. i'm proud of him. president trump delivering this major news as he has delivered a a lot of news of late via twitter. the headline, reince priebus is out as chief of staff for president trump. general john kelly, secretary of homeland security is in. . we will have continuing coverage on msnbc and nbcnews kl. i'll see you in a little while for "nbc nightly news." until then, i'm lester olt in new york. have a good day. >> the latest sh

it's possible that trump moves him to homeland security. jeff sessions, key issue, immigration. the border security. that's what, that's the reason he was attracted to trump and trump was attracted to him. >> now his republican friends in the senate who has said jeff sessions will stay exactly where he is. that might ruffle feathers, if shifted. not being forced to resign or fired, but shifted. >> it might, but i think jeff sessions would tell his colleagues, look, i'm happy with this job. that would allow trump to put someone else in the attorney general job. maybe that person doesn't recuse themselves. it's a "game of thrones" here. big-time with donald trump. i think he more than any modern president does see all of these people as sort of pawns that he moves over a bigger board. so yeah, i would say that that is a possibility. but i think right now what you have is a stand-off between sessions and trump. trump doesn't seen to want to fire sessions, whether it's a republican resistance or conservative resistance, and sessions isn't planning to go. judging by his comments. so t

department of homeland security. and admiral to be assistant secretary of transportation administration, t.s.a., u.s. department of homeland security. these are two incredibly important positions, particularly at this point in time, with all the threats we face to our transportation sector. as well as across the globe and the threats to our homeland. so the secretary -- the undersecretary for intelligence analysis, the department of homeland security, is responsible for leading the department of homeland security's office of intelligence and analysis. and also serves as the department's chief intelligence officer. in these roles the undersecretary is responsible for the streemings of intelligence and analysis, to develop a common operational understanding of threats to the homeland, and sharing relevant information within d.h.s. and among state, local and private sector partners. as the department's chief intelligence officer, the undersecretary's also responsible for overseeing intelligence across d.h.s. and collabo

many of the primary issues he won successfully on go to homeland security. look what happens with the ridiculous russian collusion. journalists tv sets and screening graphics an breathless coverage shrinking away this week, chris, from russian collusion coverage, why? because you have everybody from jared kushner giving his meeting with the house and the senate and giving his public statement, you have no there there whatsoever. we were promised the next watergate, we don't even have a watermelon. it's so ridiculous. the senate witnessed who said everybody should go look over there at what's happened, somebody being paid by the russians to compile a damaging dossier on donald trump again filled with lies, you know how much time has been wasted away from the victims of obamacare. chris: okay, let's not waste any more time. kellyanne, let's talk about russia. the president put a tweet today and i want to put it on the screen. don't give up republican senators, the world is watching, repeal and replace and go to 51 votes "nuclear option". get cross-state lines

security a number one priority. this strengthens the shared mission to protect our homeland. every decision the state department makes is a national security decision. if confirmed, i will strive to make sure our officers continue to have the training, resources, necessary top accurately adjudicate applications in accordance with the laws of the united states while also facilitating legitimate international travel, rejecting our national security. should i be confirmed i commit to working with members of this committee and being responsive concerns.ssians and thank you for your time and i look forward to your time. >> thank you. and thank you on your soon-to-be first grandchild. i have three now. they are everything they say. all of the joy and a lot less responsibility. christ wonderful, and looking forward to it. ask -- >> wonderful. i am looking forward to it. >> i would like to think my colleagues. college -- thank my colleagues. i have gingrich and something in common. i got his old job, and she married him. convinced we to marry but converted him to catholicism. we are v

. >>> the senate intelligence committee considered the nomination of david glawe to serve as homeland security undersecretary for intelligence and analysis. he's a former commissioner in the office of intelligence with the u.s. customs and border protection. this hearing is about an hour. >> i'd like to call the hearing to order. i want to welcome our witness today. david glouwy. -- glawe. president trump's nominee to be the next undersecretary or the intelligence and analysis of the department of homeland security. david, congratulations on your nomination. i'd like to take a moment to recognize the sizable family contingent you have behind you today. and thank your husband perry of -- for his unwavering support. i think it's also important to pay tribute and thanks -- thank you or your family for the honorable government service. perry is a supervisory special agent at the fbi. your father jim glawe served in the korean war. your brother in law gerald se lanas served in desert storm and your sister works at the v.a. i thank you for your service to your country and your dedication and selfles

. >> priebus will be replaced by homeland security secretary and retired general john kelly. and he will certainly have his hands full. aside from the investigations involving the white house, this week was punctuated by senate republicans' failure to repeal and replace obamacare. well, today the president is tweeting a major criticisms against gop lawmakers. a misunderstanding about how the vote failed? more on that in a moment. but first, let's talk about this major staffing change within the executive branch. reince priebus is the sixth member of the trump administration to resign or be fired since february. i'm joined now by cnn white house reporter kaitlan collins live on the floor. kaitlan, what more are we learning about priebus' relocation. >> reporter: the shortest serving chief of staff with the exception of chief of staffs who are interim that the u.s. has ever seen. and as we know reince priebus did his first interview with cnn last night with wolf blitzer. and during that interview he was asked by wolf what his greatest disappointment was during his time here in

and many other issues that the secretary of homeland security needs to do. think the attorney general is one person. i think tom bossert, the homeland security advisor to the president in the white house is a very talented guy is also somebody i think should be considered. there is a host of others that could take that job. i think the president is going to add a quality person to his team. judge jeanine: you move jeff sessions out and bring somebody in who is attorney general who overoversees -- oversees mueller. >> it could solve a bunch of problems all at once. judge jeanine: let's talk about scaramucci. the dust-up. you worked with anthony as well? >> i just heard you and the congressman talking. add me to the friend list of anthony scaramucci. we were in a fox hole together during the campaign and during the transition. there was no more fierce defender of the president than anthony scaramucci in those days in september and october. the toughest days. i'm glad anthony is there. i think that anthony learned a tough lesson in his first few days, and he's

trump's secretary of homeland security. the president spoke about the big changes moments after returning to washington after a trip to new york. >> reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantastic job. general kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. a great, great american. >> reporter: a source close to priebus says he privately offered his resignation yesterday after the new communications director, anthony scaramucci, launched a profanity-laced tirade against him in "the new yorker." what led to the ouster? sources inside the white house says the president has been frustrated with priebus' perceived lack of leadership for months and having put him in charge of healthcare, last night's defeat was the final straw. >> the motion to commit is not agreed to. >> reporter: secretary kelly is widely seen as a stabilizing force. a 45-year marine veteran who has carried out mr. trump's tough on crime and immigration policies as the leader of homeland security and, like his boss, wants t

he served in the office of legal policy at the department of justice and at the department of homeland security during the george w. bush administration, where i also served. there he focused on intelligence, information sharing, terrorist travel. at dhs, he drafted critical legislation to improve the security of our visa waiver program. something that the chairman and i have had deep interest in. in the past few years, nathan returned to the private sector and academia. he teaches and writes in the fields of national security law and counter terrorism law, among other areas. he's superbly qualified for this position. much more importantly because of his relevant experience, because of his strong record and because of his lifelong commitment to our constitution, laws and the security of our country. i hope my colleagues will join me in this effort to quickly fill this role with an experienced and capable public servant. >> thank you, senator portman, for that great introduction. by all means go back to the finance committee and start working than corporate tax proposal. as great as it is to hav

the president replaced him with homeland security secretary john kelly.s tweet, the president calls kelly a great american. communications director anthony scaramucci suggested priebus leaked information to the press. president trump was on long island unveiling the administration's plan to crack down on gang violence. president trump: we're going to destroy the vile criminal cartel ms-13 and many other gangs but ms-13 is particularly violent. >> the president touched on last night's failed effort to repeal the u.s. health law. he said he was right when he said recently to let obamacare implode. chuck schumer praised john mccain for voting against the g.o.p. health bill. senator schumer: i have not seen a senator who speaks truth to power as strongly, as well and as frequently as john mccain. the very same courage he showed as a naval aviator in vietnam he showed last night and has shown time and time again. alisa: senator schumer also praised maine's susan collins and alaska's lisa murkowski. venezuela's chief prosecutor has raised the death toll from th

the committee on homeland security has a duty to shield the homeland and protect americans. which is why i urge my colleagues to investigate these expenses to ensure that our united states resources are targeted toward troupe security needs and not lining the pockets of the president. approving this resolution would be the first step toward providing answers to the american people and preventing further misuse of the tax dollars to line the pocketbook of a president who has made it clear that this nation's best interest is not his priority. with that, i yield to representative johnson from georgia, ranking member on transportation and infrastructure. mr. johnson: thank you. i want to thank the leader, nancy pelosi, for convening us here today and leading our caucus during these very difficult times that we are in when up is down and down is up for people. the truth will set you free. when donald trump took office on january 20, he rendered himself at that time in violation of the lease he had with the citizens of the united states of america for the renovation and management

what he's done in terms of homeland security is record shatter.ou look at the border, at the tremendous results we've had, and you look at the spirit. and with a very controversial situation there has been little controversy, pretty amazing by itself. i want to congratulate you on having done a fantastic job, general, and we look forward to, if it's possible, an even better job as chief of staff. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you very much. we'll see you in the boardroom. [ inaudible question ] i think we've done very well. lots of records created, john. stock market's the highest it's ever been, unemployment lowest in 17 years, companies are doing tremendously well. business spirit is the highest it's been according to polls, you look at polls, the highest it's ever been in the history of these polls. we're doing very well. we have a tremendous base. we have a tremendous group of support. the country is optimistic. and i think the general will just add to it. but the country is doing very well. strongest stock market ever. on friday we hit the high

mike mccall, homeland security committee serve in u.s. of counter-terrorism abdominal security and former deputy general serving under now senator john cornyn. thomas homan, you may have seen him last week. he's acting director of i.c.e., citizenship enforcement efforts to arrest and detain undocumented. former nypd police officer and u.s. border patrol agent. this guy is an interesting one. a republican kansas secretary of state, the co-chair of the election integrity commission, the one that president trump has designed to prove his claim millions voted illegally kris kobach. co-author of sb 1070, very controversial immigration law in arizona. of course jeff sessions a republican, who is the current attorney general under a little pressure these days. he's the former senator from alabama, from 1996 to '7alabama's attorney general for fr 1995 until later. serve from '81 to 1993. those are your options. somebody else may come up, no knows. for now bring in tsa administrator, coast guard comandante. sir, thank you for being with us. >> glad

security a number one priority. this has strengthened state's share mission to protect our homeland. every shared decision that the state department makes as a national security decision. i will make sure that our officers continue to have the training, resources necessary to facilitate legitimate international travel and protecting our national security. should i be confirmed, i commit to working with members of this committee and to being responsive to your questions and concerns. thank you for your time and i look forward to your questions. >> thank you mr. rich, i want to thank all of you for your testimony. mr. rich, congratulations on the arrival of your first grand child. i'll told hold off my questions until the very end and senator isa isaacson, if you're ready. >> i came to pay tribute to ms. gingrich. calista is a lady of great talent, in fact one of her great, great persuasive talents is not only to convince newt to marry her but to convert him to catholicism. we're very proud of newt and we know you'll do a great job and i just wanted to be here and tell you how proud we

a third option, a third way in which he says, okay, john kelly is leaving the department of homeland security, let's bring sessions and put him there. he's focused on immigration and border security. so that makes some level of sense. then donald trump can put someone in the attorney general's office who he feels more confident with and who has not recused himself from the russian investigate as sessions had. one thing i would add, getting an attorney general that donald trump wants through the senate at the moment is i think a dicey proposition. >> do you think sessions would even want to make a switch? >> well, want is a -- it's a relative term. i think he likes serving in the administration frankly. if he didn't -- he's had an easy exit to get out, right? donald trump has made clear he's not happy with him. said he was very weak and beleaguered and sessions has stayed on, and he said i'm basically staying until donald trump kicks me out. remember, he doesn't have a senate seat to go back to. there's a special election going on right now to replace him in the senate. there's not an obvious

the president ousts chief of staff reince preibus and replaces him with the homeland security secretary, general john kelly. >> reince is a good man. john kelly will do a fantastic job. >> mason: also tonight, reqiem for a health care plan. >> disappointment, indeed. >> we are not celebrating. we are relieved. >> can't have everything, boy oh, boy. >> mason: denying america-- north korea launches an intercontinental balistic missilantists believe was capable of reaching the u.s. mainland ♪ thank you, jesus >> mason: and steve hartman. she was lost, and now she's g azingrace. >> we really do have a responsibility to help one another get home. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> mason: good evening. i'm anthony mason. anthony scaramucci said he and reince preibus got along like brothers cain and abel. today, biblical history repeated itself as scaramucci, the new white house communications director, won the power struggle with priebus, the chief of staff.