i like kamala harris too and i think gillum is talented.hey are both young and attractive candidates. the morning joe ticket, the unity ticket, it's like with people who used to work for john mccain pitched just to get on msnbc. it will never happen. this country is so divided along

the only good thing if you are kamala harris is how earliest came out and she could come up with thenext one nation that we have been talking about that were discussed that. other than that i don't see how this helps her. >> a lot of people think that is why senator warren got the dna test off the table. you can clear the deck of any trouble coming because in 5 minutes we're onto another political scandal. thank you all very much. have a great weekend. we are one week away from a possible government shutdown, fight over funding for the border wall continues which families of loved ones killed by illegal immigrants took their voices to the border. >> who wouldn't want to protect or secure their borders? who wouldn't want to do that? shannon: and the missing colorado woman being asked to speak to them. the latest we know on the case after the break. >> most if not all protests at the border have been by advocates for the migrants but tonight so-called angel mothers who lost loved ones at the hands of an illegal immigrant are rallying. immigration authorities face an internal investigat

shannon: you can do that but talk about kamala harris as well. she is not here to respond. >> we got the just of his comments defending warren. the new york times article says her aides are concerned she damaged her relationship with native americans. perhaps a way to not damage your relationship with that community is not to claim to be a native american based on family folklore for the period of time professionally you found it useful to be a native american and stop classifying yourself as a native american as soon as you get harvard 10 year. that is my armchair quarterbacking of that situation. i think identity politics is a huge thing on the left in this could be an issue for her. it is a real one and her own advisor believes it is a real problem. shannon: we talked about the case involving kamala harris and the top aid resigned, $400,000, the victim here, the alleged victim says, working under california attorney general harris, she was no longer the attorney general. and and she accepted it. and her prominent place during the brett kavanau

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it is welcome for kamala harris and -- not for kamala, she is a prosecutor, she is the problem aboutn jeff sessions in a dress. kennedy: how come people don't realize that. she is so -- awful. >> she started too change her tune, they want their democratic candidates to be good on this issue, they are playing with fire in not doing this. it is a good idea, this is a demonstration project that says no matter what happens, fact that president campaigned to big law and order, and appointed jeff sessions of all people on this planet, he had his mind changed on had issue, and was willing to do this, we can do this is a apri federal level, dt get in the way of that. >> there is redemption in this country, we cont lose sight of that. kennedy: that does not make he a damn dirty hippie, i am sorry. >> here is what i have to say on that. sad when you know this would be a really good bill, but because we are playing politics, it would let politics get in the way, republicans democrat, they are not going to working in, if ware in-- warrens and harris back anything that trump put out, they will be

biden, sanders, o'rourke and senators elizabeth warren, kamala harris in cory booker.state. it's really about organizing and people expect every candidate will be in their living room with their sleeves rolled up, eating their jelly rolls. that will happen over the next year. if you delve deeper into it is where numbers dropped. you don't want to be a candidate where numbers dropped. >> elizabeth warren and kamala harris. >> especially elizabeth warren, her numbers dropped a couple of points. not a good place to be a starting point. joe biden, certainly it's about name recognition. his fave, unfavorable. it is hard to move when you are known by 99.9% but a good place to start. as you said there's a lot to happen here. if you go up, like beto o'rourke, that's a good sign. if you go down, not a good sign but we have a long way to go. >> just to look back at this point, the des moines register poll, wisconsin governor scott walker was 15%. he dropped out even before iowa. rand paul, 14%, mitt romney, 13%, mike huckabee 10%, donald trump all the way down at 1%. it doesn't

appears to have been a busy visit for joe biden, running into another potential 2020 contenders, kamala harris earlier today. he's been down this road before. dropping out of the 1988 campaign in a race counted by allegations of plagiarism. and his handling of the anita hill hearings in 1991, along with concerns about some of his public interactions with women have led to recent headlines like, joe biden 2020 is a terrible idea. joe biden's me to problem. he by no mean will be there, klee and castro took a big step himself for a possible run than forming a presidential exploratory committee which allows them to start raising money ahead of upcoming visits to iowa and new hampshire. >> i've had a very strong vision for the future of the country. i'm going to spend the next few weeks traveling and listening to

leland: you know kamala harris. >> she's a former prosecutor.ith kavanaugh. she stands her ground. she's smart people. i find it ironic that trump supporters, the irony is so thick that they be criticizing candidates saying they're sociopaths numbers are dropping every single day. >> let me just interject here. last time you had a republican incumbent defeated it was with a centrist democrat named bill clinton. there is no real centrist on this list. they are so far left that left america. i don't see any of these people been serious contenders for the president he may except kamala harris. anyone in the middle that can attract this tape the democrats lost in 2016 i don't see these people been able to win back. leland: give me that name. who fed? >> jeff's mold is not the mold i'm looking for. when you're talking about kamala harris or beto o'rourke. joe biden has always been left of center. i wouldn't have a problem with kamala harris on the top of the ticket. leland: don't get excited. i see him his chops like it's going to get the barbecue or

>> kamala harris. she's organized.the stage and start proposing their policies in front of these men they're going to move up. >> yeah, i think barack obama at this point in 2007 was in third place and he ended up winning iowa. >> and the good news for people like senator gillibrand is more than 63% of people didn't have a view on whether they supported or opposed her. that is a lot to work with. i will say, david, to your point on the dnc, i think i would be very surprised if they relied solely on the polls. i don't think they're going to do that. they're thinking in a very smart way about this. they're going to look at candidates with the ability to organize across the country and find a way to reflect that. >> we will see. it'll be a huge cry of unfair -- listen, we saw it last time senator sanders was locked out because it was unfair. >> it will be difficult but i think they're thinking about this much more broadly. >> as somebody who moderated a debate with 11 candidates on stage i hope they figure it out better t

senator kamala harris longtime aide larry wallace was accused of sexual harassment by his former assistant danielle hartley. they worked together at the department of justice while harris was attorney general. in 2016 hartley sued. according to her complaint wallace harassed her in various ways, which included wallace putting his printer under his desk on the floor and ordering her to put paper in the printer or replace the ink on a daily basis. requiring her to bend down under the desk in her dress. many times while he was sitting at his desk or with other executives in the room. while the case was settled in o resigned. the lawsuit. >> mri surprise at another government official has been accused? absolutely not. >> reporter: she is the executive director of the equal rights advocates she says high level employees can get away with a harassment because settlement agreements often contain confidentiality clauses that prevent the victim from talking about the case. >> the sexual harassment is overlooked. they are allowed to stay. >> reporter: the agreement between hartley and the state of c

but i think kamala harris -- beto o'rourke is the real deal. or elizabeth warren runs or cory booker runs. senator harris is going to run. >> so you think it's kamala harris? >> i do. i hope. >> you don't think cory booker runs. katie? what do you think? i know that's not exactly justice department talk, but you're a citizen and you vote and you have concerns >> i think that it would be great to see a woman who's qualified and fantastic run. i will just say that. i think for the democrats, the most important thing is did they learn their lesson from 2016, which is whoever is the nominee, you just vote for. i don't care if it is a man, a woman, i don't care about their race. if democrats want to win, they have to get behind the candidate that wins the nomination, which is something they were enable to do in 2016. you can't have another one of those. >> we can't have the perfect be the enemy of the good. >> i thought i was the one around the table that believed in faith. you talk about the democrats, that's a lot. thank you, eric. >> so you're no

and beto o'rourke among others, kamala harris, fill that bill. cory booker.mostly green rooms here at cnn and elsewhere, are savvy democrats. mingling with the people, the public. and i say, well, who do you think? and every time i get a different name. it really is unusual. usually the political class coalesces behind two or three and then there is an outsider or something. but there are serious, savvy political operatives who like very different senators, governors, congressmen, ex vice presidents, et cetera. >> harry enten, our election forecaster says kamala harris is showing strength right now. and obviously a name frequently mentioned, as well. >> exactly. i think kamala harris, her starring role questioning the supreme court brett kavanaugh did help her propel herself to the top of the national spotlight. i will say, swibesides the fact chuck schumer will have attendance problems, obviously way too early to know who that person will be. i do think, though, if you look at the candidates in the mid terms who really did seem to gain traction and motivated

kamala harris tells us it won't be long before she announces if she is running for president and we'll tell you when we could have that answer. the san jose p department hosted a gun buyback >>> taking guns off the streets. the san jose police department hosted a gun buyback. people were able to anonymously drop off any guns or weapons and they got cash, no questions asked. >> what we are going to do is rub the serial numbers in the guns in case they've been taken in burglars and get to their rightful owners. >> they were buying the guns back between $100 and $200 depending on the model and the officers say it is a success and they hold the event every other year. >>> hundreds of people gathered in san francisco to mark the 25th anniversary of world aids day. survivors along with family and friends of the victims of aids gathered at the national aide memorial. the ceremony began with a thundering performance by the san francisco gay men's choir chorus. speakers shared tributes and expressed hope for the future. organizers say san francisco is the closest city in the world to getting to

and california senator general kamala harris weighed in on the debate in a tweet today.aid republicans keep trying to destabilize our healthcare system and gut the affordable care act. we won't stop fighting till healthcare is a fundamental right for everyone. not just the wealthy. >>> president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen says the president directed him to buy the silence of two women during the 2016 campaign. the legal team says that is not true. >> the people of the united states of america don't believe what he is saying. it is sad that i should take responsibility for his dirty deeds. >> this man is lying. is that a big surprise to you that michael cohen is lying? >> reporter: a war of words between president trump's former personal lawyer michael cohen and rudy giuliani. michael cohen letting luce in an inhush money payments. >> nothing at the trump organization was ever done unless it was run through donald trump. he directed me to make the payments, to become involved. >> reporter: president trump maintenance his innocence. >> i never directed hi

joe biden and kamala harris. what do you think? >> i like that.ne -- >> should we match them? joe biden and kamala harris. >> i like this game. >> so i like this match, one, because joe biden comes with the experience. vice president. everybody loving uncle joe. kamala hair -- harris has shown herself to be very studied and very learned. it gives democrats the exciteme excitement they want. >> and the minority as well. i'm going to give you the next one, jacob. elizabeth warren and beto o'rourke. possibly elizabeth warren at the top of the ticket or beto at the top of the ticket. >> kind of a reverse d -- i thi warren was the nominee, someone like o'rourke makes sense. you're trying to excite the base. i think that's certainly an interesting way to go. >> i'll give you a crack, jen. >> i actually think the biden/kamala harris ticket is good. however i think she's going to have a little baggage from the sexual harassment claim. she's got some explaining to do on that. but if you look at joe biden, i think he has sort of stepped in to this hole that

kamala harris, she got all the prerequisites, she's the female obama. she's asian american and she's a woman. my theory is the hungry constituent and whoever that has the support. african-americans wanted hillary, especially black women. the name i am hearing now, there was a sheathe of people that surveyed of women in politics. number one name is kamala harris. she got to demonstrate she's got a political job. i don't think she has done yet for donors to pile on. i feel like beto and kamala has the energy right now. that could change but that's the way it looks right now. >> this could be the time to run. kamala harris was san francisco district attorney and i predicted she was on her way to the white house. >> that's in the video archive some where. >> what do you see when you look at this list? is a bunch of great ticket combinations. wow, the democrats have a lot of possibilities for the vice presidency and president. >> i think there are a lot of people who agree to enter this race because they look at donald trump and think honestly, i can do a be

it's one of those things you can't split up. >> laura: we just heard kamala harris said she was sicktreated as a demographic group in that sound bite we bumped in with but that seems like what the women's march is kind of doing to itself. i don't think there were a lot of pro-life democratic women at the march. i don't think so. i don't think i saw many of them showcase. it was more than a celebrity screaming about how they wanted to blow off house. was it diverse? what do you mean diverse? diverse in what way? not intellectual diversity. >> in los angeles, you have mexicans and blacks fighting like banshees. in new york, it's puerto ricans against the dominicans. the idea that you can step forward and say we are for unity and tolerance, no. like i said, this will be the one fun we will have the new country. the great accomplishments of the women's march will be selling a lot of t-shirts. >> laura: we will see what happens. >> we know in 2010 there was a record number turnout of women who got to the democratic party. to say that there were all white men who were elected. diversity is

they are in that first summit last june. >>> they are announced -- kamala harris be announcing whethernot she will run for presidency. over the past year speculation has been mounting that harris would throw her hat in the ring to become the next president. she says it is a very serious decision and it will be made with the help of her family. >>> contra county once to ban guns at the fairground. they are owned by the agriculture association. on tuesday, border supervisors will decide whether to ask them to change the policy and support the gun show ban in light of recent mass shootings across our country. >>> the chp says engine malfunction likely caused a greyhound bus to catch fire. smoke started coming from the back of the bus. the driver pulled over to the shoulder on eastbound 580 just west of the highly 24 interchange. all of them made it out safely. the bus had just left san francisco and was on its way to san francisco. the passengers were taken to the nearest greyhound bus situation. >> you're trying to relax and waiting for a long trip ahead of you. then, next thing that you

(pam) democratic senator kamala harris said, she will decide 'over the holiday' and the 2020 run willbe a "family decision." harris is in her first term as senator... and made history as the first african-american woman to represent california in the senate. at 2-and-10 with 4-games left, the raiders don't have much to play for, but here's a nice headline, especially in regard to bay area ties.. former cal star and vallejo native cj anderson will be suiting up for the silver and black. the raiders adding the veteran to its offensive backfield today. anderson's most recent stop was in carolina... before that spent five seasons with the broncos, where he won a super bowl. --his presence will hopefully help a running back stable that's been plagued by injuries and turnovers... marshawn lynch on i-r... and doug martin, jalen richard and deandre washington each lost a fumble this past sunday. --so we'll see how anderson adapts to an offense....that derek carr seems to be finding his rhythm in, how's this stat...no interceptions in his last 7 games. <>"derek has been hot. he's been playing

i like kamala harris too and i think gillum is talented.th young and attractive candidates. the morning joe ticket, the unity ticket, it's like with people who used to work for john mccain pitched just to get on msnbc. it will never happen. this country is so divided along political extremes, you can't even get anything bipartisan done in congress. how are you going to get a whole political party to come together? the lieberman people, john kasich, flake. >> juan: what about you and me running? >> jesse: juan, sorry to say. going in another direction. >> juan: juliana glover came up with his idea for the unity ticket. >> dana: i think it provides people some fun things to talk about. imagine if that would happen. this isn't fantasy football. it's not going to happen. i agree with everything jesse said. >> jesse: what was that again? >> dana: i agree with everything jesse said and i appreciate everything jesse says always. that's why don't want to just repeat he was saying. i would add that i read biden is going to huddle with his family thi

the motive has not yet been released. >>> there's some new questions for senator kamala harris about why she was apparently unaware that a long time aide was accused of sexual harassment. >> the sacramento bee says that the california department of justice got notice of the claim while harris was still in charge as attorney general. kpix5 political reporter melissa caen joins us with the details on this one. >> yeah. it's getting more and more interesting. we recently learned that the state paid $400,000 to settle a sexual harassment case against one of senator harris' top advisors. harris claims she didn't know anything about the case or the settlement, but a new detail shows she should have. >> well, i mean first of all, listen, sexual harassment is inappropriate in every circumstance, in every way whomever is involved. >> senator kamala harris has been a vocal champion for victims of sexual harassment, but did she do enough when the accused was one of her long time aides? larry wallace has worked with harris in every elected job she's ever held. as attorney general harris gave wall

. >>> this week a senior aide to kamala harris resigned after it was revealed tt the state paid to settleexual harassment and kamala headed the department at that time. scott, given the me-too movement how damaging mighte this for harris now that she's considering a run for president in 2020. >> i think there is a question of credibility here. because mr. wallace worked for her backno to district attorney in san francisco and went with her to the department of juice when she was in a.j. and stayed in sacramenen she won the senate. this woman claimed he demeaned her and made her crawl under the r in ao change pa printer that he had put there. in december of 2016, after the election, she filed this lawsuit and then after kamala harris goes to the senate, xavier ecerra signed off on this $400,000 settlement. sheow claims she didn't about the allegations or the lawsuit and the payout. i think she should have known. at some point in that process, she should have known. and so shedn't know, why didn't she know. whether or not it is a big deal for her, we'll see. she's about to announce whether

with kamala harris, cory booker, number of senators that are considering, they've all put out in-depthcy proposals for this all very progressive policy proposals and what effect this has, if any, or could this become a love fest or popularity contest? and how they try to sell and talk about proposals. >> one of the things that trump proved in some ways, it's often about personality and charisma and not necessarily policy. >> yeah. in 2014, 2015, the headlines work and people crack into jeb bush taking on chris christie. it's a lifetime in politics. >> sure. >> who knows what the nominee will be at this point and what the base wants. what does 2019 bring? >> long way to go. >> what oversight is done? what is the president's policy proposals? is there any sort of bipartisan deal on infrastructure, anything else? you're seeing a lot of people jump out of the gate right now and the president starting to gauge who would be a tough contender. >> we've got a long, long -- >> we need answers now, josh. >> yeah. >> internal drama in the house, up next. democratic caucus. the knives may be out f

senator kamala harris plans to announce if she is running for president sometime in the next month. the announcement today during a know your value conference in san francisco. over the past year, speculation has been mounting harris would hurl -- throw her hat in the ring to becoserious decision that will be ma they started at the church on 100 avenue in east oakland to the cathedral of christ al jour lady , the title of the blessed virgin mary and includes floats and musicians. some of those in attendance danced in costumes. >>> a 10-year-old boy partnered with paradise and butte county to help distribute donated toys for young victims of the campfire. we have been following him the last four years. every year, over those four years, he has held a toy drive to help less fortunate children in his home town of vallejo. this year, he's hard at work again, expanding his efforts to include children impacted by the campfire. >> because i've heard the fire has burned down their and all their stuff, i wanted to give them a lot of toys, the kids have families, i will give toys to them and t

and kamala harris and cory booker, and elizabeth warren, and they have all sided with this bill.r right here that it is not medicare for all, it is medicare for none. that bill gets rid of medicare as it is it exists today and gets rid of private insurance. so how are they going to run on something that is literally going to rip up medicare for the elderly. >> you have to win over middle america, and resisting president trump and not trying to figure out how they lost it. >> we are going to bring britt mchenry in here before we lose or. >> she tried to go up against president trump, tried to beat him at his own game. and that is never going to win with democrats, that was embarrassing. especially when you cannot factor out the younger millennials coming up, and i think that there is a stereotype that more are liberal when in reality as both of you just said, she alienated that moderate pace. if you play the identity politics for any female to impress which i do not go by, it would be susan collins who is a republican, and the only one who is in new england. not. not elizabeth war

kamala harris had an aide who had a sexual harassment issue.lizabeth warren is finding out that aides to her are starting to talk to the press, questioning some decisions on this dna thing. and there's beto, where a whole bunch of bernie sanders supporters are going, uh-oh, let's start making the case he's not a real progressive. kimberly, i want to start with the elizabeth warren stuff. this is your beat, "boston herald." is there a split inside warren world here? what are -- is there something we're seeing here or you've seen for a while that we're only seeing now? >> look, i think and sadly enough we're two years out of the presidential election. i think what elizabeth warren's biggest problem is people are already getting tired of her. the presidential buzz around her has been going on for so long, and the pushback that she got after that terrible dna rollout, i would think that the staffers are trying to protect their future jobs and trying to distance themselves. >> her chief of staff is apparently meeting with beto o'rourke. >> oh, my go

. >>> senator kamala harris promising to make a decision about a 2020 presidential run over the >>> goodanks for being with us. i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm dion lim. in tonight's headlines bay area radio legend ray been found dead. he'd been missing for three weeks. we're told the fbi is assisting in the investigation. >>> a cat is dead and several people are displaced after an apartment fire in san francisco. there's no word on what sparked that fire. >>> this sunday marks one year since a terrible crash on the bay bridge that destroyed a tollbooth and killed a toll taker. >> now, the lane has been closed to commuters since then, but now after questions from the abc 7 i-team transportation officials have finally decided to reopen it. >> abc 7 reporter dan noise has the story. >> reporter: 46-year-old cal trans employee han died when a drunk driver in a truck demolished her tollbooth. since then that lane has been closed to commuters. on monday with the one year anniversary coming this weekend, i e-maile cal trans when the lane might ereopen. the response no decision yet, i'll let you kn

it appears to have been a busy dc visit for biden running into another potential contender, kamala harris. biden has been down this road before, dropping out of the 1988 campaign in a race haunted by allegations of plagiarism and his handling of the anita hill hearings in 1991 along with concerns about public interactions with women have led to recent headlines like joe biden 2020 is a terrible idea in a post weinstein america and joe biden's me too problem so he is not locked and obama housing secretary lillian castro took a big step toward a possible run by forming a presidential extraordinary committee which allows him to raise money had of upcoming visits to iowa and new hampshire. >> i have strong vision for the future of the country and i will spend the next few weeks traveling and listening to folks and getting a sense where people are. i know where i am leaning for sure. >> reporter: another democrat out of 2 dozen believed to be considering a run. >> are you running? >> seriously considering it. >> what would stop you? >> i'm concerned about the direction of our country. >> what

. >>> kamala harris will know in next few weeks whether or not she'll run for president. told the crowd that quote it will ultimately be a family decision. over the holiday i'll make that decision with my family. senator was one of the features speakers of the know your value conference, sponsored by nbc's parent company, comcast. how women can fight discrimination, negotiate fair pay and grow their careers. >>> still ahead. controversy at starbucks in vacaville. >>> is uber changing gears? technology that the company reportedly has in sight. >>> we had wet start to the morning but rain has dried out. what is in store for sunday, details. and tracking cold overnight. details coming up. here's to the stair takers, breakfast makers, step counters, outdoor explorers, faith restorers, appointment keepers, fantastic creatures. farmer's market goers,lowes the new lease on lifers, and the positive thinkers. here's to you all that see every day as an opportunity to thrive your way. ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ says a barista racially profiled him. "john carl

up next for us, kamala harris said she has a list and will check it twice to make a big decision overidays. from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash back. which i used to offer health insurance to my employees. what's in your wallet? on your wild west vacation... guarantee you'll find gold but we can guarantee the best price on that thar rental cabin or any hotel, home, boat, yurt, whatever. ♪ just don't get carried away with the wild west thing. hey guys. get the best price on homes, hotels and so much more. booking.com, booking.yeah >>> topping our political radar, north carolina election chairman resigning over controversy over tweets of president trump. the democrat doesn't want to undermine an election fraught investigation in the ninth congressional district. that was put forth in the election in that race. kamala harris of california said she will decide over the holidays whether she will run for president in 2020. the senator saying it's a decision she will make with her family. if she does run, she will be a

. >>> plus, the deal that will keep kamala harris on a high-profile committee.kamala harris on a high-profile committee. >> >>> some tenants in the south bay will watch their homes get demolished. the late night decision in the middle of a housing crisis. and there's a catch. >> and the fog is back. if you're heading across the bay bridge this morning, be ready for low visibility. that's not the only place in the bay area. >>> plus, a christmas crime caught on camera. a family's holiday cheer left smashed on their front lawn. oh, boy. good morning on this wednesday, december 12th. i'm trying to see behind us. not as foggy as yesterday. certainly there will be poor visibility spots. >> yeah. that's the key. it is not as widespread as yesterday. a little juicier, so misty outside. drizzly in spots. you can see the lowest visibility, petaluma, less than an eighth of a mile. napa, one mile. san jose, two niles. 680, 280, 80, 87, 101, all of those areas converging around san jose. low visibility there. all the highways from sonoma, over to napa valley that are foggy.

. >>> a senior aide to senator kamala harris resigned last night. >> here are new details after contacting the woman and her attorney. >> reporter: the case did settle last year. and today, i contacted the plaintiff, danielle hartley, in southern california, where she's starting a new life. she didn't want to speak on camera, but she's glad to get this mind her. >> these agents were specialized in what they do. >> reporter: larry wallace spent 14 years working for kamala harris. as her director of law enforcement when she was attorney general, and as her senior adviser when she became a u.s. senator. i went to sacramento today to speak with the attorney who filed a lawsuit against wallace on behalf of danielle hartley. >> ms. harris was the attorney general when a lot of the actions taken against my client. >> reporter: the lawsuit says hartley asked wallace to move his printer from the floor so she would not have to bend down on her knees under the desk in her dresses and skirts, but wallace refused. he asked her to chase the paper or ink daily, many tiles while he was sitting at the desk

kamala harris said earlier this month that she will make her presidential decision over the holidays. okay. harris needs to make a name for hesita herself to stand out from the pack of senators that are all be going around iowa. sooner may be better for someone like her. on the other hand you have joe biden told reporters that january would be way too early to publicly announce his campaign. he's near the top of the few polls out right now and the thinking may be longer he stays off trail, the longer he can avoid the fray. let's bring back the panel of political experts. it's interesting here, carrie. ted cruz was first. the senators got in first. the sitting senators. cruz, paul, rubio. then the big jeb bush and donald trump got in in june. hillary clinton announced in april. i think bernie sanders right around the same time. we're in announcement season now, aren't we? >> of course. people are already making trips. people are already working on putting their staffs together. making those kind of early telephone calls to activists in early primary states. we know we'll have debates s

. >>> we could find out in the next few weeks in kamala harris mans to run. harris says over the holidays she and her family will discuss a possible run for the white house. if she ends up running against president trump she warning it would get ugly. she is one of many democratic hopefuls. >>> michelle obama sharing new advice with markle. in a mag sazine. she said her biggest piece of advice would be don't be in a hurry to do anything. she also encouraged her to pursue this week. he'll be back with your full forecast. >>> crews are surveying damage. it is unusual because peak months in most of the midwest are april and june. here is alex perez. >> a rare december tornado outbreak swept across illinois. >> really close to this. >> neighborhoods like this one rip a ripped apart. >> this is one of my storage buildings here. i have three buildings on-site. all three have damage. as you can see this one is completely wiped out. >> there were 24 reported tornados, 15 of them confirmed. it's the most to hit the state in over 60 years. >> i have seen a to flrnado h

kamala harris is going to run.to have a lot of trouble motivating black women without a black woman on the ticket, particularly with one in the pool. and i think we're asking who is going to jump out first. julio castro has already pretty much announced. his brother said, yeah, i'm going to say it for him, he's running. but i think what we have to consider is the way the dem primary is set up. this is going to greatly impact what candidates remain in the pool with california moving their primary to march 3rd. i mean, you've got to be a fund-raising power house to come out of that and survive. i think that field will start to shrink and the primaries will move to where there's a lot of people of color. you've got tennessee, alabama, all those folks. georgia, you're a moorehouse man. you know the demographics of georgia. they move their primary to march 3rd as well. the interesting thing is people and communities of color will have a big say of what this field looks like. with three white men at the top of the ticket

a kamala harris is framing the impact of the shots on like this. she says as you head back home this week, remember, approximately 53,000 tsa agents are not being paid to be at work right now during one of the busiest travel times of the year. please be sure to be patient during this time. we don't know if democratic leaders are willing to agree to any tax dollars, but it does seem like they have removed themselves from the process on the hill after trying to move forward with the $5 billion in border wall up money. so it is up to chuck schumer to the garage with the middle ground is, and a democrat so far seem satisfied to let the shutdown last as long as possible or at least last until next week when democrats take over the house. might get some sort of credit for fixing things were for ending the shutdown, but just to give you a sense of how empty it the hallways are, i just walked by the majority leader's office, mitch mcconnell, and the door is closed, he's got a stack of mail and newspapers outside. julie periods before you come i don't think

joe biden, california senator kamala harris and beto o'rourke are popular in democratic circles but aew poll suggests democrats 59% surveyed are looking for a new face to be there ticket. >> we have led the world not by the example of our power but by the power of our example. >> joe biden came in second after the somewhat new candidate with 53% of the vote. a biden spokesman denied a report that the former vice president is upset at former president obama, meeting with other 2020 contenders. biden has yet to make a public decision on the race. last on the list, former secretary of state hillary clinton had this to say in october about running again. >> you want to run again? >> know. >> there was a pause. >> i would like to be president. >> the polis voters in california head to the polls on march 3, 2020, 3 months before the normal june primary in the state and the early voting system, voters in the golden state will be able to cast ballots in february, the same time traditionally nominating content in iowa and new hampshire are underway, that will likely put candidate in california

. >> you also have kamala harris out there, i was looking at throwing her hat in the ring.'s been pretty divisive i would argue, and i think she has been someone who really has tried to make this push towards identity politics. does identity politics even work anymore, given that it didn't fly with hillary clinton? >> what we will see with kamala harris is she has to come to a count with her record as an attorney general in california and see if that plays well with the base going forward. but something that's important to remember, after the holidays we will have a better idea of who is in and who is out. this is an incredibly crowded field and because it's so crowded, whoever wins the nomination doesn't need the majority, they only need a plurality. that gives voters more choice, absolutely. it means that we are not going to necessarily have a consensus candidate at the end of the day. and that clears the lane probably for some of these elder statesmen like biden or mike booker who have been making a name for themselves because they don't need a majority, they only need a

clearly kamala harris if anything has had to overcome many struggles in her life.nother reason is because the democratic primary in california was moved from june to march 3rd. very early in the game that will benefit her. i think anyone of the older generation, not to speak ill of anyone, joe biden, sanders, i think they're going to struggle. the energy in the democratic party is with younger people. >> bret: there is a "wall street journal" poll looking at iowa law that says just that. give other people like tom steyer. give mike bloomberg we saw there. others, john delaney is already campaigning. >> this nomination will be as much of an authenticity as a much about ideology. that is elizabeth warren's problem. she is liberal enough. this whole dna test, identify with progressives. it doesn't fly with publicans. that is five beto o'rourke is raising so much money. he is a losing senate candidate, but he created so much pause and so much authenticity and his campaign but he is not being talked about. >> bret: at both o'rourke and andrew gillum, the candidate down

she may be facing off against kamala harris out of california. so now we have this case that keeps coming up, a $400,000 settlement. there's questions about whether or not when she could have known about this. he was working in a top position there. dan walters writes, it seems incredible that harris would have been kept in the dark about the secret payoff that made it go away. she's made sexual harassment a touch stone. >> how does she detail with this? >> i think she said she was unaware. there's no evidence that she was aware other than that her office had been informed. i think the argument would be that she was negligent, that she should have known. but to me it's a long leap. to me you would have to say that it's guilt by association or something. but i don't see it coming to politically damage her. i think the times have changed too. clearly we have much more sensitivity to these arguments and to sexual harassment in a way that was not present at that time. >> yeah, it was just a couple of years ago, but it's fair to say that the settlemen

i think, who are intending to run, whether it be amy klobuchar, kirsten gillibrand, kamala harris. because again, i think that really is a movement that we have seen from democratic voters. you know, you have the two candidates who came up short, or actually three candidates who came up short but really made a name for themselves. andrew gillum, stacey abrams and beto o'rourke, and a couple other categories. the businessmen, mike bloomberg and howard schultz. i'm not sure what their case will be, and governors, governor bullock, hickenlooper. i think it's going to be -- the ideal candidate, if joe biden decides not to run, i think is a woman. maybe a woman of color. who can excite the base and who the base believes is someone who can take trump on, you know, head to head, and not shy away or shrink away. >> interesting in this poll, you can look at the positives, but if you also look at the net negatives as indicators here, when you look at it, cory booker, kamala harris, beto o'rourke, they have net positives, folks excited about them to run versus the folks who don't want them to

i think kamala harris, sharon brown -- >> harris: i had one on my show today. own state. you can't nominate a moderate democrat. they will nominate whoever is as far left as possible. >> lisa: we have to think about the dynamics, too come about with the primary field will look like for democrats. i think it will be similar to what they it republicans had in 2016. a crowded primary field. when you have that, you could potentially have somebody who's not even in this conversation, not even thought of right now, that is able to break through. honestly, it's probably the more established people. even if it's more established progressives, that will end up not making it through. in that sort of it dynamic, it's probably somebody new and fresh. not somebody like donald trump. >> chris: four years ago he wasn't even being talked about. >> lisa: to think you want to roll out this campaign added in this whole elaborate rule out to tell america that you are less native american than the average u.s. white person. i mean, she's never going to be president. that's bad. >>

celebrate bush by giving a day of service in his memory. ( robin ) california democratic senator kamala harris still has not siad definitely if she will run for president in 20-20.according to a report from "politico," harris has said she will decide over the holiday.she also told m-s-n-b-c at an event saturday that if will be a quote: "family decision." harris is in her first term as senator and made history as the first african-american woman to represent california in the senate.she is also the first indian-american senator in the united states.other names that have been batted around for democrats in 20-20 include, senator elizabeth warren, and senator bernie sanders ( robin ) former f-b-i director james comey said sunday he would sit for a private deposition with house republicans --- after filing a legal challenge to try and get a public hearing.he tweeted afterwards: "grateful for a fair hearing from judge. hard to t rights without being in contempt, which i don't believe in.so will sit in the dark, but republicans agree i'm free to talk when done and transcript released in 24 hours.thi

even senator kamala harris, for example, making unwarranted charges about judge kavanaugh. astonishing display. politics has become blood sport for so many people these days, including people in congress but let's be frank about this, kamala harris and elizabeth warren were doing this because they are running for president in 2020, nothing to do with principles or decency or due process. it was a disgusting display from beginning to end. >> martha: claire mccaskill thinks it is one of the reasons she lost her race, the way her party handled that progress. i want to get your thoughts on the wall, obviously it is central to what the president ran on thomas securing the border. at this point, we are hearing moments ago, it sounds like senator shelby, basically they reached a kick the can down the road agreement. it looks like they will deal with funding the government in the new year. >> it always tends it to be a block when they talk government shutdown paired what is shocking is chuck schumer tried the exact same tactic back in january 2018, and it went so badly for him he e