. >> senator john cornyn discusses public access to important documents, the declassification process in national and global security challenges. this conversation was held at the conference on classified material and transparency. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> all right. get my notes out here. all right. okay everyone. thank you for coming together us. with hope you enjoyed your lunch and we certainly had a feast of intellectual stimulation, our first few panels this morning. and with all due respect to those of gone before, i'm honored to be up your with the highlight of our day in so many ways, which is a chance to the conversation with senator john cornyn. in your conference protrudes of course you have his full bio so i won't go ever everything on that but there's a few things i want highlight especially relevant for purposes today, sitting here with these senior senator from texas, he's had extensive experience with state government, former attorney general of texas, member of our texas supreme court, memory of the senate judiciary committee and a special relevance for why we're so honored to ha

congress seems pretty broken and dysfunctional.na i am happy to state senator john cornyn any managesoth a principled conservative and a genuine dealmaker in the best of the term. that is not just rhetoric. let me give you a few examples. he partnered with senator patrick leahy a liberal democrat from vermont on employer reform which we've been talking about earlier today. he partnered with majority leader chuck schumer and senator mark warner and both democrats on the ships act. major new initiative that we need to compete with china concern our semiconductor supply chain parties are not senator chris cowans of delaware and inventive used to ukraine and its freedoms from russia. soap is so far as how things get done and the u.s. senate, you will really find something getting done without senator john cornyn in the middle of it. sometimes make a difference on them. thank you for indulging me. it's also really nice to puppies. senator, let's dive in. there are number of experts and maybe some of our locals may not be fully familiar with the work and responsibilities of the senate selec

conversation with senator john cornyn. i won't go over everything on that prayer we see things once you highlight relevant purposes today sitting here with the senior senator from texas state government former attorney texas supreme court. member of the judiciary committee special relevance but we are so honored to have this today is his leadership on the senate select committee on intelligence. so much oversight over nation secrets and the disposition and classification of the secrets. one other observation i want to make us from afar those of us here in austin and other americans look at washington d.c. it's broken and dysfunctional. look at capitol hill congress seems pretty broken and dysfunctional. i'm happy to say senator john cornyn supports this. manages to be both a principled conservative and a genuine dealmaker in the best sense of the term. company give you a few examples. he part of senator patrick leahy liberal democrat from vermont which is something women earlier today. he partnered with majority leader chu

senate, you'll probably find something getting done without senator john cornyn in the middle of it.'s a real honor to have here today talk with m us about these important issues and not just -- so it is making different on them. thank you for indulging me that -- and is also really nice in public. senator, let's dive into heaven number a number of experts here but also some of our local may not be fully familiar with the work and responsibilities of the senate select committee on intelligence, so what can you tell us about your duties and responsibility of that committee especially as it relates to our concerns about transparency and oversight and trust of intelligence community? >> well, the senate select committee on intelligence which means the leader of both the democratic and republican parties get to select those members. you don't accrue seniority like you would ordinarily or get to claim as a matter of right your service on that committee. you have to be appointed. of course they were greater along with the house counterpart in the wake of the church committee, and the abuse

john cornyn just got an update. he's next.er farmer's dog, she's a much healthier weight. she's a lot more active. and she's able to join us on our adventures. get started at betterforthem.com oh yeah, that is them. (that is howard) yeah, that's on howard's campus. ohhh, she's so powerful, she carried on the family legacy. we were blown away. (chuckles) i not only was a student and an undergrad, but i've been a professor there for twenty years, so it's really a special moment to know that i had a family member who over a hundred years prior have walk these grounds. it's deeply uplifting. yes, it is. we're walking in their footsteps. this isn't just freight. these aren't just shipments. they're promises. promises of all shapes and sizes. each, with a time and a place they've been promised to be. a promise is everything to old dominion, because it means everything to you. ♪ ♪ >> neil: remember those classified documents? well, chad pergram has an update from capitol hill where things stand right now. chad, what are you learning?

some republicans involved in the talks who died previously like lindsey graham, john cornyn, they say we are in a divided government now. we were not able to do this when it was all democrats who mostly wanted to get police reform done. now with house republicans, it does not seem like it will happen. the combination of the divided government and to some republicans who were interested in making this deal a few years ago sounding down on it has not given people a ton of hope in this moment. senator cory booker and tom scott are talking again. there is some movement on the hill. host: let's talk about what house republicans are doing since they controlled that house chamber. hunter biden's laptop story -- what do you know about that hearing? guest: this hearing is interesting because it is focusing mostly on the issue of social media and allegedly bias in, even though it does -- in how social media works. it is kind of a backdoor into that issue. the witnesses for the hearing will be former twitter executives. it is focused on twitter and the decision not to run a new york post story a

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in texas, more republicans voted for senator john cornyn in texas than voted for donald trump in 2020. that's what the official results say. same thing in. nebraska senator ben sasse, who i don't like at all, supposedly beat donald trump, nebraska. that is to say more nebraskan republicans voted or they voted for the senate and they did not vote for donald trump as president. now, all of these things combined gave. americans, i believe a lot of legitimate to question this election, that election, and to doubt it is a hold on a minute. hold on a minute. you've got mail in ballots. it's six days to declare winner. you've got these really odd result split balloting where these less important races getting more votes than the for president. covid this is this is not you know, the left did absolutely nothing. not not one thing, not the media, not the denver crats, not the president elect at the time, the vice president elect, they did nothing to explain what they what their version of events were. they did absolutely not. now, of course they can say and they would say, well, what do you wh

but texas republican senator john cornyn says president biden is to blame the current policies of the administration are making the cartels rich. >> because it continued to smuggle those drugs into the united states, say that that is the center of the fentanyl crisis is just not true. but menendez says stopping the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. starts by stopping the supply chain. >> which starts in china. china needs to take practical and common sense steps to address this problem right now. last year, customs and border protection seized 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. and experts say that's just a fraction of how much is being smuggled. >> into the united states for now live in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. all right. and thanks for update. >> still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, a woman recovering after beaten near a park in san francisco. we'll have more on that in just a have more on that in just a moment. don't go in. a lot of new dry eye patients in my office tell me about their frequent dry eyes, which may point to dry eye disease. millions of americans were

and texas republican senator john cornyn says if china is behind the recent objects, americans deserve to know president biden needs to explain what happened in just how concerned the american people should be. >> and he needs to consult with congress and share the information he has with us. >> senators will receive a classified briefing later this morning on those objects shot down over the weekend. and on wednesday, senators are scheduled to be briefed on china for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki reyna. back to you. all right, anne, thank you for answering those hard-hitting questions. we appreciate that update. well, coming up next to the kron, morning news. troubling new data. >> reveals of the pandemic took a heavy toll on the mental health of teenage girls were goin >> well, we have the latest numbers from the census bureau and reveals that natural disasters have really actually taken a toll on the american people. they show that disasters traced to climate change. the forest almost 3 and a half million people to leave their homes last year. a majority of them were ac

this past week i introduced a resolution on the floor of the senate with john cornyn calling on chinao release mark swidan. he's wrongfully imprisoned, he's been there ten years, sentenced him to death on charges they have little to no evidence, and i had been urging tony blinken when going to beijing to raise mark swidan's case and raise the case for mark to be released. china, if they want to demonstrate they're not bad actors and they want to demonstrate that they can aspire to being a great nation, they should release smashing swidan because great nations and powers don't hold political prisoners. >> and he is wrongfully detained according to the state department. raised to xi jinping in november, and there hasn't been aha i want to ask you about your role, you are the top republican on the senate commerce committee. you're also a dad. i know you know how hard it is to keep kids off-line in this app called tiktok. it's been downloaded 200 million times. you think it's espionage. are we at the point where we're past a ban, where this is just so embedded that you can't get rid of it

project and tomorrow at a conference at barton creek resort he will be interview by senate colleague john cornyn tomorrow afternoon. it will be interesting to see how it plays out. clearly, he is interested and it was not an accident that he went to des moines, iowa and drake university in order to make a speech that lays out a different approach than what we've seen. he wants to run on optimism and civility and agenda and what the country can be born out of personal experience. he was here two years ago one of the most powerful 45 minutes i've ever seen. interviewed by his friend and colleague then congressman kevin brady and they talked about his personal story and there was nobody in the room who was not riveted to this conversation between these two friends and went away with a great appreciation of what a remarkable person tim scott is. >> bill: we'll see what happens there. 2016 we had 17 candidates on the republican side. that's the over/under, right? i will take the under in 2024. karl, what are you taking? >> i'm with you. there is a sense among a lot of republicans that they want to wi

senator, great catching up with you, john cornyn in washington. thank you, senator. >> thank you very much. >> neil: all right, that will do it, finishing the month of february on the low, we have another chance tomorrow as march begins. "the fives" now. ♪ ♪ >> hello, everyone. i'm judge jeanine pirro along with harold ford jr., jesse watters, dana perino, and greg gutfeld. it is 5:00 in new york city and this is "the fives." ♪ ♪ joe biden is about to get a supreme check on his power. the supreme court hearing arguments on all day in two cases challenging the president student loan handout program. biden thought he could act like a king by wiping out half a trillion dollars of debt and make you, the taxpayer, pay for it. but not so fast. a coalition of six g.o.p.-led states are fighting back, and now the top court will decide if joe overstepped his authority. chuck schumer and the squad bashing the conservative justices and demanding they won't side with biden. >> 90% of the relief going 2 out of school borrowers will go to those earning less than

. >> martha: this is senator john cornyn raising the question about something that has been a big mysterywhether or not these ufos or uaps, the things that pentagon can't idea fear here. >> ufos are unidentified and this could provide some or a partial explanation for some of these unexpected aerial vehicles, ufos that have been sighted but not identified. >> martha: are those sightings evidence that this program is bigger than it might appear? >> so i don't think we can make a judgment, i don't think i can make a judgment about that now. it's another line of investigation that we have to have. where did we see this, where did we see the ones before, do we have a deficiency in our network of reporting and even as importantly, do we have the right tactics, techniques and procedures in our notification processes in alerting aircraft and things? we need to look at our response from first contact through the end of the episode and determine are we prepared. i think what is being expressed is a concern that we're not prepared or don't have the kit to sense characterize, target and destroy if r

and texas republican senator john cornyn says if china is behind the recent objects, americans deserve to know president biden needs to explain what happened in just how concerned the american people should be. >> and he needs to consult with congress and share the nformation he has with u.s.. >> senators will receive a classified briefing this morning on the object shot down over the weekend and on wednesday, senators are scheduled to receive another briefing on china for now in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. troubling new data reveals the pandemic. >> took a really heavy toll on the mental health of our teenage girls. >> how you can actually reach out for help. if you're watching, you need it. make watching, you need it. make sure you stick around, ok? you go by lots of titles. veteran, dad, hair stylist. so adding a student title might feel daunting. national university is here to support all your titles. national university. supporting the whole you. >> 25 the time and have change shape. shaq is going to be paying a former em

but texas republican senator john cornyn says president biden is to blame the current policies of the administration are making the cartels rich. >> because it continued to smuggle those drugs into the united states, say that that is the center of the fentanyl crisis is just not true. but menendez says stopping the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. starts by stopping the supply chain. >> which starts in china. china needs to take practical and common sense steps to address this problem right now. last year, customs and border protection seized 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. and experts say that's just a fraction of what's being smuggled into the country. >> for now in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> thank you. and it is 7.20, and narc and could soon be available as an over-the-counter drug at your local pharmacy. an fda advisory voted in favor of that recommendation, although some officials are concerned over the drugs, instructions and packaging, they say could be a little confusing for people trying to use it. so the manufacturer says it will revise that packaging. rewrite

but texas republican senator john cornyn says president biden is to blame the current policies of the administration are making the cartels rich. >> because it continued to smuggle those drugs into the united states, say that that is the center of the fentanyl crisis is just not true. but menendez says stopping the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. starts by stopping the supply chain. >> which starts in china. china needs to take practical and common sense steps to address this problem right now. last year, customs and border protection seized 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. and experts say that's just a fraction of what's being smuggled into the country. >> for now in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> i will mark and could soon be available as an over-the-counter drug at your local pharmacy. an fda advisory panel voted in favor to recommend its approval. but some officials are concerned that over the drugs instructions and the packaging, which has caused confusion among some people who are trying to use it. the manufacturer says it will revise the packaging and the labeling. th

but texas republican senator john cornyn says president biden is to blame the current policies of the administration are making the cartels rich. >> because it continued to smuggle those drugs into the united states, say that that is the center of the fentanyl crisis is just not true. but menendez says stopping the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. starts by stopping the supply chain. >> which starts in china. china needs to take practical and common sense steps to address this problem right now. last year, customs and border protection seized 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. and experts say that's just a fraction of what's being smuggled into the country. >> for now in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> thank you. it is 9.38. and still ahead on the kron, 4 morning news, we're going to take a look at raquel welch, his career and film as fans are now mourning the loss about a claim backers will be right back. you didn't choose cat allergies. you didn't choose your hairline. hot flashes, the flu, or that thing when your knee just gives out for no reason. you didn't choose your bad b

we will have the briefing along with john cornyn, mark short and expert analysis, and the alec murdochk? the economy is heating up again witches pertain at inflation, and jonathan turley with the latest on the hunter biden investigation. i'm john roberts, sandra and i will see you at the top of the hour for "america reports." >> lisa: welcome back, everybody, patriotism and faith were on full display, started with an incredibly beautiful national anthem that brought many in the crowd including the coach of the philadelphia eagles to tears, it was chris stapleton's national anthem, watch this. ♪ the bombs bursting in air ♪ ♪ gave proof through the night ♪ ♪ that our flag ♪ >> lisa: i could just watch it for the rest of the show, it was beautiful, reminded me of whitney houston when she sang the national anthem and got everybody, went all through the crowd, that's what i was like that moment last night, the celebration of our country continued off the field too with this ad seen as tribute to america featuring johnny cash's fabulous song "ragged old flag." ♪ and now they have about quick

but texas republican senator john cornyn says president biden is to blame the current policies of the administration are making the cartels rich. >> because it continued to smuggle those drugs into the united states, say that that is the center of the fentanyl crisis is just not true. but menendez says stopping the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. starts by stopping the supply chain. >> which starts in china. china needs to take practical and common sense steps to address this problem right now. >> last year, customs and border protection seized 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. and experts say that's just a fraction of how much is being smuggled into the united states. for now live in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> thank you very much. well, we have some updated news for you because all charges against newsnation national correspondent evan lambert has been dropped because of a lack of sufficient evidence. lambert was being charged with resisting arrest and criminal trespass and ohio as he was covering a major train derailment. there. he was doing a live report at a news conf

i work incredibly closely with senator john cornyn, republican from texas.i work with all the democrats. i think it can. you know, this chips act bipartisan. the infrastructure act bipartisan. another piece of work i'm doing is broadband. you know, making sure every american has the internet. that was a bipartisan bill. all the work i'm doing on export controls to deny china technology bipartisan. you got to look for where you can find that common ground. >> bret: i like that title "common ground" that's a good one. last thing. there are people who look at the president and say, listen, you know, he is 80 years old. he is the oldest president that we have. if he gets reelected he could be 84. you work with him. >> for somebody sitting at home that says how is he doing this? it's a tough job for a 50-year-old. does he have the capacity to do it another time? >> absolutely. he has more energy than i do. he works us all under the table. i can say that with certainty. i have traveled with him to korea, japan, mexico, we worked the entire time on the flight. you

senator john cornyn and more later on today, we have a big show today. >> sandra: indeed, and huge questions swirling, and anything could happen. like i said, john, we were covering live on the air on a friday afternoon, heading into super bowl weekend and giving the briefing like any other time from the white house and boom. >> john: we'll see if he buries the lead to the same degree he did on friday. fox news alert, a u-haul truck hitting eight people on a sidewalk in brooklyn's bay ridge neighborhood. the driver ran into a police car, the suspect is in custody. alexis mcadams is at the scene. >> i was just told by two sources a few minutes ago they believe the suspect made some statements telling them he did it on purpose, driving on to the sidewalk in brooklyn, and injuring eight people according to the fdny. and bay ridge, unfolded after 11:00 this morning, 5th avenue and bay ridge parkway, a lot of shops and stores and residential areas. investigators are telling us the driver purposecally drove up on the sidewalk, and hit a 30-year-old walking, and three men on mopeds, and the suspect

and texas republican senator john cornyn says if china is behind the recent objects, americans deserve to know president biden needs to explain what happened in just how concerned the american people should be. >> and he needs to. >> senators will receive a classified briefing on this matter later this morning on wednesday, the senators are also scheduled to be briefed on china for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. all right. lots of questions still to be answered and thank you very much for the update. well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, we're talking about troubling new data reveals. >> but the pandemic took a heavy toll on the mental health of teenage girls. how you can reach out for help if you need it. and a new state senate bill on affordable housing plans to streamline construction. we're going to tell you how many homes it could create if it's actually passed. we'll be right back after the break. (vo) the fully electric audi e-tron family is here. with models that fit any lifestyle. and innovative ways to make your e-tron your own. through el

program here at johns hopkins university and it's my pleasure to host our discussion with senator john cornyn on a a kenosha readiness in a dangerous world. to getet things started this couldn't be possibly a time your subject. if you look around the world today europe is experiencing its largest conflict since world war ii. in ukraine. on thehe other side of the world ones the western pacific countrs from south korea to japan, australia are probably with implication of china's ongoing and really astonishing military buildup as conflict in the region rise. at then, same time the united states and other countries are engaged in something slow-motion nuclear crisis with iran, north korea continually find ways to remind us of its capacity to make trouble and, of course, the bottom of terrorism hasn't gone away even if it seems to subsided a bit. we've also reached a pivotal point in our national debate over defense. the united states for a decade or so has trouble passing budgets on-time which each the funds away. this debate ongoing within the government and the public sphere about what type of

but texas republican senator john cornyn says president biden is to blame the current policies of the administration are making the cartels rich. >> because it continued to smuggle those drugs into the united states, say that that is the center of the fentanyl crisis is just not true. but menendez says stopping the flow of fentanyl into the u.s. starts by stopping the supply chain. >> which starts in china. china needs to take practical and common sense steps to address this problem right now. >> last year, customs and border protection seized 14,000 pounds of fentanyl. and experts say that's just a fraction of how much is being smuggled into the united states. for now live in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. >> thanks for that update. anne. thank you. it is 6.21. and let's turn our attention now to narcan, which could soon be available as an over-the-counter drug, your local pharmacy. an fda advisory panel voted in favor of recommending its approval, but some officials are concerned over the drugs instructions and packaging which has caused confusion among some that have

and texas republican senator john cornyn says if china is behind the recent objects, americans deserveow president biden needs to explain what happened in just how concerned the american people should be. >> and he needs to consult with congress and share the information he has with us. >> senators will receive a classified briefing on this later this morning. and senators are also scheduled to be briefed on china on wednesday for now live in washington. i'm anna wiernicki. back to you. all right. thanks for that update. >> it is 5.22. we're going to take a break. coming up on the kron 4 morning news. the u.s. now warning people about traveling to mexico ahead of spring break by. they say you should not visit right now. should not visit right now. we'll explain. did you know if you turn to cold with tide you can save up to $150 a year on your energy bill? how? the lower the temp, the lower your bill. tide cleans great in cold and saves money? i am so in. save $150 when you turn to cold with tide. >> and this morning from the state department could actually change your spring vacation p

some republicans involved in the talks who died previously like lindsey graham, john cornyn, they saye are in a divided government now. we were not able to do this when it was all democrats who mostly wanted to get police reform done. now with house republicans, it does not seem like it will happen. the combination of the divided government and to some republicans who were interested in making this deal a few years ago sounding down on it has not given people a ton of hope in this moment. senator cory booker and tom scott are talking again. there is some movement on the hill. host: let's talk about what house republicans are doing since they controlled that house chamber. hunter biden's laptop story -- what do you know about that hearing? guest: this hearing is interesting because it is focusing mostly on the issue of social media and allegedly bias in, even though it does -- in how social media works. it is kind of a backdoor into that issue. the witnesses for the hearing will be former twitter executives. it is focused on twitter and the decision not to run a new york post story abo

john cornyn's come out and he's trying to explain to fellow republicans there, listen, we don't want ator barasso. is this a proxy fight for when mitch mcconnell leaves? >> yeah. i call them the three johns and they all hate it. they tell me they want to answer any questions about the three johns. this is a proxy fight for mcconnell and it won't be tomorrow or soon but it will be some point. nancy pelosi left. mcconnell will leave. it is what's going on inside the party. this is -- the republicans are beating up biden over this issue and rightly so. they've done terrible messaging on the border. we may see the homeland security secretary impeached over this. can the republicans come up with a solution? they could fund border security bill but can they address dreamers or asylum? it's only going to get more toxic as the republican presidential nomination fight goes forward. this is a really tough issue. it is a crisis. the republicans talk about it as a crisis but if it is can you offer solutions? cornyn on one side and the conservatives on the other. it is the problem that the republi

i put this to senator john cornyn. interesting. nbc's kristen welker and sahil kapur, thank you for your reporting this morning. joining us now, former chair president obama's council. mccarthy has to answer to far right extremist holding his speakership hostage. >> i think the good news here is that's the starting premise. i would love to hear it more clearly from speaker mccarthy that under no circumstances he would allow that to happen. there are 218 votes in the house to raise the debt limit, and that's 212 democrats plus a handful of republicans. the challenge, of course, is getting it to the floor and getting it to a floor in a world where that could be politically difficult and costly for speaker mccarthy, and that's what scares me. >> and what did the obama administration do when congress did not want to raise the debt ceiling? >> in many ways 2011 was more conducive to doing a grand deal than now, and it still didn't work out. we had months of negotiations. everything was on the table. republicans were willing