in fact, adam schiff and jackie spear both talked about how he was not forth coming. let me play you jackie spears saying she thinks he might have amnesia. >> he has a very serious case of amnesia. and he was pretty nonresponsive on a lot of issues that he would have a recollection of considering it was just a year ago that many of the events took place when donald trump was the candidate. he was by his father's side. he was campaigning with his father. >> while he has had recall about what it was about and wasn't about that he wouldn't remember how to deal with it publicly, especially amid reports that his father is the president was dictating what the response ought to be from all of this

jackie spear may come, she is our policy communications chair. i want to thank our colleagues who are here today and thank you for being here today. the me too movement has arrived. sexual abuse will not be tolerated, whether it is by a holiday producer, the chef of a restaurant, a member of congress, or the president of the united states. no man or woman is above the law. clear is saying loud and that accusations of sexual abuse should be taken seriously. victims must be heard, perpetrators must be held accountable, and all parties should have the opportunity for a fair resolution. date, more than 17 women have come forward to accuse donald .rump of sexual misconduct forced kissing, unwanted touching, and groping. -- airplane, a corporate office, a pageant dressing room. the president tweets denials and his press secretary comes out to say the matter has been litigated. democratshy over 100 -- incidentally, this is the letter that was initially sent by 59, an overwhelming number of the women in our democratic caucus, and the men have insisted th

>> i would now like to bring congresswoman jackie spear from california to speak. >> thank you, brenda. thank you, lois. thank you all for being here. you know, this is the ultimate bad christmas carol story. this may be the most shameful day in the history of congress. today in the house we're going to shakedown hard-working americans for a 1.3, or 2.3, depending, depending on how you count it, trillion dollar tax cut. and at the same time we're going to put 9 million kids in this country at risk. and these 9 million kids are not eligible for medicaid, and their families can't afford the affordable care act because they have to pay a certain amount, and the subsidized amount doesn't cover the cost.

congresswoman jackie spears spoke to us a few hours ago in san francisco. >> kpix 5 joe vazquez on what she said as well as president trump's response tonight. >> reporter: the caught up with congresswoman jackie spear here at city hall this afternoon following mayor ed lee's memorial service. she told me the rumor about firing mueller is very strong. >> the rumors have swirled around the capitol hallways. >> reporter: it's unverified, but also very specific. she says she hears the president plans to get rid of special council robert mueller as soon as next week. >> the rumor last week was he was going to fire him on the 22nd of december when congress is no longer it in session, we are all home, we are all celebrating the holidays. it would be a stroke of madness if the president were to do that. >> reporter: as he returns from camp david tonight, reporters asked the president if he indeed plans to fire mueller. >> no, i'm not. >> reporter: the president says nothing will be found on his transition team's e-mails, which is now in the hands of the special council. >> i can't imagine ther

in just a few moments we will speak with congress woman jackie spear. let's start with our reporters. with the president in west palm beach. and matt apuzo from washington. the president is going after the fbi. >> if you're backwards this morning the president's tweet sort of slant quoting fox and friends this morning talks about the fbi as a tainted agency still waiting for clarification from the white house on what exactly the president would have meant by that if he agreed with that characterization. over the course of the weekend we have seen the president take aim several times at the deputy director of the fbi, close con fidaunt of james comey. you will get a sense of the theme here. the president taking issue with mccabe 's perceived political whether he is straight down the line player. his wife having received donations in a state senate campaign in virginia from an ally of the clinton's. mccabe 's closeness with james comey. even talking about mccabe 's reported imminent retirement coming up sometime in the spring essentially pushing this one

, both on the house intelligence committee made those claims this weekend, jackie spear speaking to a san francisco tv station saying she believed the firing of robert mueller was imminent. we asked white house counsel ty cobb about those comments -- here's the comments from jackie spear, "i believe that the president wants all of this shut down. he wants to shut down these investigations and he wants to fire special counsel mueller." we asked ty could be and he said, quote, as the white house has consistently said for months, there is no consideration for firing the special counsel. again, you have the white house denying there's any plan to get rid of robert mueller while democrats are saying it is imminent and republicans saying he should resign because the special counsel is tainted. >> oh, boy. thank you. we appreciate the reporting. a short time ago i spoke to two of cnn's political and legal analysts, david gergen and jeffrey toobin. >> well, there are no plans in their office perhaps but the question is what's going on in the oval office and that we simply don't know. wha

i had a great meeting with jackie spears yesterday. we need to make sure this moment is the culture changing moment it needs to be, and that means not only do we have to change our law, not only do we have to change the way disclosure and transparent si works and the laws work going forward, but we need to change the culture so let's not make it some partisan food fight, let's see this issue, let's give this issue the respect it deserves so that we can make sure that we can change this culture, so we're not having this story a year from now, we're doing this seriously, we will bring out a whole slew of reforms at the end of this week, to show how congress will get ahead of this problem and make sure victims have rights, victims know where they will go t. laws in transparent sis will be where they want to be. >> i think everyone request agree on that. it should not be a partisan issue. the congress position is they are all liar, is that your position as well? >> i don't know what thesing a sakes are, i'm focused on fixing congress. i'm

we have with me today brenda lawrence and jackie spear were also leaders in the -- and kathy castor who was a very prominent member of the energy commerce committee from florida. well, christmas time is here and why republicans are giving ultra wealthy folks and big corporations extravagant presents in the ways of billions of dollars, they are putting coal in the stockings of everybody else. in that regard we are here to talk about the children's health insurance program, also known as chip, that provides essential medical services like routine checkups, immunizations, dental and vision prescriptions, and emergency services to 9 million children of hard-working families who don't qualify for medicaid and can't afford insurance. kids are going to get kicked off chip if we do not immediately reauthorize it, and sadly, republicans are taking a page from the ebenezer scrooge playbook. they propose the continued funding chip by rating the prevention and public health fund that pays for very, very valuable things like children's immunization and vaccine. poisoning and diabetes prevention. so

i want to thank barbara comstock and jackie spear for authoring this resolution. this is an important step and one step. the committee of house administration is going to review all of our policies and procedures. one week from today, the committee will be holding its next hearing. the focus of this hearing is to examine the settlement process and reforms that may be needed. as speaker, i want to say something about this. this needs to be a workplace where everyone feels respected. no woman should have to endure harassment in any form let alone here in congress. second, i'm inviting president trump to address the joint session of congress on tuesday, january 30. this will be a good opportunity for the country to hear directly from the president on the progress we made and the work that needs to be done and we look forward to him accepting our invitation. on tax reform, i want to make sure you saw this letter. this letter from 137 economists across the spectrum that we received yesterday. i want to read two sentences. the question isn't whether we are hurt by our c

we'll turn to jackie spear. has inside track on whether or not president trump will fire someone? she and adam shift. i get the feeling they live on the staple block in the same community in california somewhere, don't you? >> yeah, yeah. i think it is so funny when these again i didn'tses who are wrong about everything about donald trump always come out and claim to be an expert in his thinking and know what he will to and have a secret sauce and they couldn't understand anything let alone all of the issues that the guy ran a campaign on and blew the republican and democrats out of the water and ended up winning the presidency. i find it amusing when these people come forth and fretend to be a trump whisperer. and they are kind of ridiculous. >> lou: i would find it more amusing if adam shift could aroid looking like a stark raving scared to death deer in the head lights of an oncoming locomotive. he gets excited and then said nothing but cnn nothing and they transscribe his every word. >> you would be terrifie

jackie spear is a member of the intelligence and armed services committee. you heard jay saying that the expectation of his personal legal team is that this part of the investigation is going to wrap up soon. what is your anticipation and is there anything coming from the special counsel about whether it will wrap up? >> that's caulk that any lawyer would say when they are uncomfortable about what is happening. their anticipation i don't think is founded in reality. i don't think the mueller investigation is anywhere near being completed. we will just wait and see. as for the house intelligence committee, there is a very significant effort under way by the majority to shut it down. i'm sure you noticed his tweets and one of the others that he fired off attacking the fbi and he targeted multiple times the deputy director. what is your take on the criticism of mccabe and the agency? >> he came and spoke to us and answered every question we asked. i was very impressed by his responses. he was very forthright. i think that the president has always used the same

. >> democratic congresswoman jackie spears said friday she is hearing rumors on capitol hill the president poised to act. >> on december 22nd when weep aren -- when we are out of d.c. he was going to fire robert mueller. >> the treasury secretary -- >> haven't heard the president. was at dinner last night with the president, vice president. haven't heard anything about it. >> president trump maintains positive relationship with russian president, vladamir putin. the two spoke on the phone with the krechl lynn sharing details of the call before the white house acknowledged it took place. the russians say mr. putin thanked mr. trump for intelligence shared by the cia which they say led to detention of suspected terrorists. elaine. awe all errol, thank you. >>> congressional republicans are expected to apraprove a pla to overhaul the tax system. earlier spoke with political analyst, janelle buoy who benefits. >> biggest winners of the tax bill are large corporations, wealthy individuals, owners of large and well thief estates. the vast majority of the tax bill benefits distributional benefits

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jackie spear and i were there crying too much to even speak. barbara had the composure.ouse of representatives joined in a congressional record statement singing the praises of this great man, ed lee, so that everyone who followed the workings of congress would know the esteem in which he was held. kamala harris is here and we also were joined in our singing of praises of ed lee by our congressional asian-pacific caucus. so the full value of who he was, what his legacy is and the difference he made will be their forever for everyone to see. so we gather here heart broken. i didn't know this until now, but it's fitting that we gather in this, of course, glorious building beneath the rotunda inscription which says san francisco, oh glorious city of our hearts that has been trade and not found wanting, go thou with like spirit to make the future thine. that's what ed was about. he was hard working. he was hopeful. he dreamed of securing san francisco's position as a dynamic, innovative model of the nation. so many mayors are here, the mayor of denver, oakland, san jose, man

congresswoman jackie spear said there is a rumor that the president was going to fire robert mueller this coming friday. >>> senator john mccain will miss the key vote on the gop tax bill, as he continues to recover from the side effects of treatment for brain cancer. republicans can afford just two party members voting against the bill. the measure is expected to pass, a vote could happen next week. >>> cal's first female chancellor spoke to grads today. she offered inspiration and made a promise to benefit students. >>> christmas morning, i was shot seven times. >> a gun buyback that is personal for one man. his story when we come back. >>> and right now, download a major upgrade to the "abc7 news" app. we rolled out big updates featuring personalized push alerts and live video experience. now get only the news you want delivered to your phone in realtime. if you have an iphone, you'll have to get the latest software update. >>> dozens of guns were surrender today during a gun buyback. officers took 40 guns off the street. in exchange, donors received gift cards worth $50 to $200,

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in fact, adam schiff and jackie spear both talked about how he was not forth coming. let me play you jackie spears saying she thinks he might have amnesia. >> he has a very serious case of amnesia. and he was pretty nonresponsive on a lot of issues that he would have a recollection of considering it was just a year ago that many of the events took place when donald trump was the candidate. he was by his father's side. he was campaigning with his father. >> while he has had recall about what it was about and wasn't about that he wouldn't remember how to deal with it publicly, especially amid reports that his father is the president was dictating what the response ought to be from all of this from air force one. so that's problematic. but it also showings you this congressional kphaoelt is going to hit certain road blocks in getting to the bottom whether there was any attempt to obstruct this investigation. we simply don't know. but we know this goes to this second piece of the investigation, which is the extent to which the president has tried to shut it down. and the

jackie spear has found it involves 260 payouts and settlements. that includes not just sexual harassment but it could be a variety of discrimination. we are now learning that it may not have broken down what those claims are for internally. another way to protect themselves. to keep it obviously not transparent. this is not going to go away but they are also preparing for the election next week. >> harris: i want to get you to step in here a little, this would mean a shift strategywise for democrats. and there are some spots where republicans could get hit. >> i am glad al franken finally decided to resign. >> harris: you think he decided, that's how it worked out? there were eight women yesterday -- >> there were clearly fingernail marks on his desk and he had to go earlier and i think he should've gone earlier. it should not of taken seven women for us to finally believe them because it's usually not just seven women. if there are seven there are probably a lot more. but look, this is reality. democrats are cleaning house. john conyers is gone,

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jackie spears saying quote he hasn't displayed any conduct that would suggest he should be fired. the fbi says at the time of the political donations, mccabe consultant with bureau ethics officials about the contributions. abc news, new york. >> it is the night before christmas and last minute shoppers here in the bay area are hoping to have their holiday gift under the christmas tree by tomorrow morning. many are waiting for gift purchased on-line. amazon offered same-day delivery for prime members placed by 9:30 this morning for the 6% of holiday shoppers in stores across the nation. they may find discounts. >> turn to the apparel stores. a lot of sale items are discounted up to 50%. >> analysts say shoppers were feeling good about the economy and spending more than expected on items like kitchen gadgets, toys and coats could make this the best holiday season in several years. fedex is warning us about possible delivery he can lays nationwide due to the weather. the company sent out an alert yesterday saying windy weather on friday night at its huge hub in memphis disrupted flig

als hears the president plans to >> reporter: it is unverified, but also very specific admits jackie spear, the democratic councilwoman. >> the rumor last week was that he was going to fire him on the 26th of december when congress is all home, we are celebrating the holidays. re dismissed from the probe for sharing anti- trump text messages. (sot - cornyn 1239) u.s. sen. john cornyn / r-texas "i think these conflicts of interest jeopardize the integrity of his investigation." track: mueller fired the fbi investigator earlier this month. on the nightbeat, joe vazquez, kpix5. ã police in san ramon are looking for whomever fired a flare >> reporter: in a seven page lawyer the president's transition team lawyer describes the acquiring as unlawful and extensively used the materials in question. the materials were obtained from the general services administration, a federal agency. republican senator john cornyn said while firing mueller would be a mistake, he is concerned about two investigators dismissed from the probe for sharing anti-trump text messages. >> i think these conflicts of intere

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. >> democratic congresswoman jackie spears said friday she is hearing rumors on capitol hill the presidentts poised to act. on december 22nd when we are out of d.c. he was going to fire robert mueller. >> the treasury secretary -- >> haven't heard the president. was at dinner last night with the president, vice president. haven't heard anything about it. >> president trump maintains positive relationship with russian president, vladamir putin. the two spoke on the phone with the krechl lynn sharing details of the call before the white house acknowledged it took place. the russians say mr. putin thanked mr. trump for intelligence shared by the cia which they say led to detention of suspected terrorists. elaine. awe all errol, thank you. >>> let's go to the headline here. alabama has the not sent a democrat to the senate in 25 years. how did you do it? >> poem peopeople forget a pub send any one to the senate for 100 years. changed, one election at a time. >> but do you think you would have won had "the washington post" not broken the story about the sexual misconduct allegations against roy

. >> next, transportation secretary and jackie spear among the participants at a 4 liters ship. this event was hosted by political in washington. >> please welcome political life vice president and general manager, alexis william. >> good morning. they have -- welcome to the fifth annual summit.

kennedy: this was really, it was you know your colleague jackie spear brought this to light last week could correct? >> right for -- this is about two weeks ago. so, very few of us knew about it we were never called on vote on it or conduct oversight, this is something that is front and center, i don't see anyway how congress could continue keeping it a secret, we need to clear out under brush, and sun light. kennedy: you do, and i think that every industry taking a cold hard look at themselves and there practice -- their practicing figuring out how to keep people like this out of power. i am wondering what is mood like on capitol hill. are some of your colleagues nervous they will be next named and possibly asked to resign. >> i think there are some people that are nervous. kennedy: who? >> well, i think the american people will fine that out quickly, by most of members are saying, i don't want this hanging over congress ha head, t gets imputedded by public as if ern is guilty, best thing make it public, prevent abuse of tax dollar going forward, and members who are conducting themse

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it started when congresswoman jackie spears said she heard a rumor that there might after christmas beome type of nix sonnian massacre of firings. but i tell you this was work straited in back rooms by democratic operatives. you saw thereafter everyone got their talking points, schumer and warren went to the floor of the senate. nancy pelosi wrote to speaker ryan saying you must stop this and they were aided and abetted by the liberal media. and it obscured real stories that the outlets never covered on uranium one, the dossier and this hezbollah opiate scandal. >> it reminds me of the backlash and the black-lash you have put up with on the media. are they willing to sacrifice their business to it? >> their credibility is in the tank. you have the progressive media and liberal media, they're all writing and saying the same thing. instead of reporting the truth the facts to americans they are doing a disservice to the country. >> david: we're businessmen and women here, to me they are destroying their business. >> i will say this, the lack of diversity in the media is deeply troubling.

. >> jackie spears says that donald trump jr. has a serious case of amnesia. that would distinguish him from a lot of the other witnesses. >> by your report tonight you almost were there. >> do you know how many times he said, i do not recall in this meeting? was it -- >> i don't. interestingly enough, a couple witnesses ago, i started making #s on my yellow pad, in the first 40 minutes i hit 23 and i gave up. >> what can you tell us about his demeanor, he was with you guys for eight hours, was he calm, cattive? >> no, mostly calm. i'm not incredibly comfortable characterizing in too particular elements what the transaction was there, but i will say this. a couple of the gaps have been highlighted here in this report understandably so. we also learned some things, which i'm not at liberty to reveal, that i think helped move this forward. the truth of the matter is, i think we get a little bit of that. notwithstanding the number of times they say, i don't recollect, i don't remember or i don't believe so. we get a little something out of every one of them, it's

the other, jackie spear, made the case to a san francisco tv station that robert mueller's firing was imminent. cnn reached out to white house attorney, ty cobb for a statement on these remarks. he gave a statement writing, as the white house has consistently said for months, there is no consideration firing the special counsel. they are saying there is no plan to remove him. democrats are saying that is the case, that his firing is imminent. then you have republicans saying that the special counsel is tainted and robert mueller should, indeed, resign. a complicated situation and one that will likely receive greater focus because, as early as this week, you have white house legal team meeting with robert mueller one-on-one to discuss the next steps in this investigation. cnn, at the white house. >> a lot to talk about. amy green is a researcher of political science and professor in paris. thanks for talking with us. a lot of twists and turns leading up to the holidays. first of all, the trump administration trying to undermine the mueller investigation, understandably. he's been wanti

. >> jackie spears on the house intelligence committee thinks something else is going on. here she is. >> he wants to shut down these investigations and fire mueller. the president was going to make a significant speech at the end of next week. and on december 22nd, when we are out of d.c., he was going to fire robert mueller. >> that's speculation and gossip, there's no evidence at this point it's true. the president denied just last night he is giving any thought to giving mueller the boot. >> no, i'm not. >> they're out to disparage bob mueller's investigation, that may be the goal, they don't need mueller to be fired to accomplish that, trump makes his opposition look silly and hysterical. trump, now aided by some mainstream republicans who are jumping on the bandwagon, he could end up the victor by calling the entire investigation and its conclusion into questions as politically motivated. >> lawyers for trump's transition team are charging that mueller's team obtained e-mails they shouldn't have. forcing mueller's team to issue a rare statement. when we have obtained

. >>> jackie spear used this week to talk about harassment on the hill.he used -- urged support for the me to congress bill. >> we cannot let this moment of reckoning passes by. the outcry for accountability that we are hearing from all corners of the country must be heated. we are seeing titans of entertainment, news, and every other business be swiftly terminated. yet, here in congress we hide behind a structure that shields us from true accountability. serving as a member of congress is a privilege, not a right. anyone who has abused their power in this manner deserves to lose it. that is justice. >> john conyers and al franken are facing intense pressure to resign. both face allegations of sexual assault. >>> brock tuner -- turner has filed an appeal asking for new trial. last year a jury found turner guilty of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at a fraternity party the case gains -- gained attention when he was given just six months in jail. the trial was a detailed and lengthy set of lies. they filed an appeal yesterday. turner is already out

jackie spear is now speaking out. we will get back to you. >> hi. it is under that house rule that we are calling on the committee to do the investigation. but what took place this morning when the president tweeted about our colleague, senator kirstin gillibrand is grotesque. it took my breath away and it represents the conduct of a person who is ill equipped to be the peri the president of the united states. >> we we will all say amen to that, yes. >> [inaudible]. >> i think all of us have taken the position that we want a fair process here. some of us have been working with the house administration committee to get a fair process. i think that's what we are all about. >> i think the democratic party has been very strong in saying that there should be an ethics investigation and that you have seen actions from the democratic party that we are not running away from this. we are standing together and saying accountability goes all the way to the white house. >> you know, i think we believe that sexual abuse victims and perpetrators, there is no spec

here is what jackie spear told kqed news that happened on friday. >> you know, when i left yesterdayhe president was going to make a significant speech at the end of next week and on december 22nd, when we are out of d.c., he was going to fire robert mueller. >> so trump attorney tj cobb said they are not firing muller and if that is true and we're looking at a saturday night massacre six days from now, what would be the legal ramifications for trump? >> there are political ramifications for firing bob muller. legally, the investigation will continue. it may not be run by bob muller. the investigation existed before muller was appointed to run it and would very likely exist if he was fired. it would be taken over by somebody else at the department of justice or one of the u.s. attorneys that would have a jurisdiction and venue over the case. so it would be unfortunate if bob were removed. he's a wonderful leader and a wonderful prosecutor but it would exist without him. >> okay. chuck rosenburg, appreciate your insight. come see me again. >>> in 2018 president trump will be off to th

investigation is tainted you can take the route that many democrats are taking like adam schiff and jackie spear that made the case that the revelations are part of a ploy to fire robert mueller. it makes for a very interesting week because we understand as early as before the end of the week the white house legal team is set to meet with robert mueller. all eyes and ears will be pressed against that meeting trying to glean any information that we can from that. >> operative word, interesting week ahead. boris sanchez, thank you so much from the white house. >>> what do these new developments mean for the overall russia investigation? my panel will be weighing in next. let's see if they use the word "interesting." our daughter home,ght that was it. now i have nicoderm cq. the nicoderm cq patch with unique extended release technology helps prevent your urge to smoke all day. it's the best thing that ever happened to me. every great why needs a great how. (train whistle blowing) i want a rabbit. what about you? well, i want an iphone. make sure you get that on verizon. it's the most awarded networ

. >> you mentioned the democrats were frustrated and jackie spear on the committee was inside the closedor many, many hours. here's how she remembered it. >> he has a very serious case of amnesia. he was pretty nonresponsive on a lot of issues that frankly he would have a recollection of considering it was just a year ago that many of these events took place when donald trump was the candidate. he was by his father's side and campaigning with his father. you get the impression in listening to him that he didn't spend much time talking with his father. >> she is pretty direct and to the point about things. nothing lights up democrats on the committee like omission oers i can't recall. that's just the case. that's what fires them up when they come out of the meetings and out of the interviews. you have seen it repeatedly for several individuals. don jr. is held on a pedestal when it comes to why they want to talk. not just of the profile, but the june 9th meeting. you combine that with the attorney client privilege and no one can figure out how it's privilege. we can talk about it because

. >> and another member of congress from the democratic side, jackie spear compared the tax reform planlump of coal in the stockings of people in the mill class, shep. >> shepard: peter doocy, thank you. ahead, i'll speak with john bussey. we'll talk about the positives and negatives in this bill and why he says the tax plan could face some political head winds. that's just ahead. >> shepard: just in, fox news has confirmed senator al franken says he will resign january 2 effective january 2. earlier this month, the minnesota democrat announced he will leave the senate after accusations of sexual misconduct. he denied some claims. he said he remembered others differently than accusers but he didn't say when he was leaving. we know along the way there's been new calls from joe manchin and others not to resign. it's a done deal. january 2 is his last day. the minnesota lieutenant governor, the democrat tina smith will take his place in the senate. back to the republican tax plan. let's bring in john bussey, associate editor at the "wall street journal" and a fox news contributor. chips se

it started when the democratic congresswoman jackie spears said she heard a rumor tha there might afterme type of nixonian saturday night massacre of firings, totally unsubstantiated. but i will tell you, david, i think this was orchestrated in back rooms by democratic operatives because you saw thereafter talking points. senators schumer and warner went to the floor of the senate saying we are having a constitutional crisis. nancy pelosi wrote to speaker ryan saying you must stop this. and they were aided and abetted by the liberal media giving to this nonsense. so unfortunate because it obscured real stories that those other outlets never covered on things like uranium one. the dossier, and this hezbollah opiate scandal. >> david: deneen, it reminds me of backlash and the back lacial that you put up with in the media. is the media so intent that they are business to it. >> the credibility is in the tank, right? you have the progressive media, the liberal media. it's all one big club and they are all writing and saying the same thing. instead of reporting the truth, the facts to americ

firing special counsel robert mueller this coming after what your fellow democratic colleague jackie spearwhat she is hearing that trump was looking to fire mueller. now that we have heard from the president directly does that put concerns you may have on that issue to rest? >> bob mueller has to be able to pursue the investigation as far as deep and as high as the facts leave. there has to be accountability and consequences and justice. i'm pleased to see he will be able to continue the investigation. >> what happened in alabama gave democrats who needed hope. you are running against senator ted cruz in texas. tens of millions of dollars races that haven't been successful. why would the outcome in your race be any different? >> there is something really special going on in texas today. felt that way when i was in columbus earlier. we were in woodville, in pineland, in henderson. these small communities many of them red where hundreds of people are coming out to see us and take part in doing something important for texas and critical for our country right now. roy moore had a 40% favorable

jackie spear and adam schiff, saying they see signs of it.esident said he's not going to do that. and richard#ej$ bloom um entt. >> it may be. and that's a fair point. it may be. i don't think we're out of the woods in him never firing mueller. so i think we need to be wary of that. but it is certainly possible that he knows that in a year from now, six months from now, whenever they're done with the investigation, you mentioned "the washington post" reporting that he's going to be in a place where democrats control the house, he may be at risk of impeachment, he needs to get his partners and allies, an argument on his behalf. >> the president used an interesting phrase there about these transition e-mails. he said he thinks it's sad somehow that the special counsel has now possession of these e-mails. you were in the military for a long time, you were a government employee for a very, very long time. do you think it's sad that these government e-mails are now in the hands of the special counsel. >> i don't. i think it's sad he and the team

. >> reporter: democrats defended mccabe's integrity, california representative jackie spears saying he has not displayed any conduct that would suggest he should be fired. the fbi says at the time of the political donations mccabe consulted with bureau ethics officials about the contributions. dario allbinger, abc news, new york. >>> much more to come tonight, meteorologist melissa magee has a check of the accu weather forecast and update on the santa's progress tonight. >>> we will take you to the vatican where pope francis is saying christmas eve mass. >>> see how local barbers are making that our holiday season is bright and warm for kid in need. >>> thousands of christian pilgrims are in the town of bethlehem where jesus christ first celebrated christmas. many lines and street near the manger square as bands played christmas music before mas the journey of mary and joseph is not that different from today's immigrants and refugees, who are forced to leave their home land. he was delivering the traditional christmas day message from the st. peters square tomorrow midday at local t