congressman ro khanna represents silicon valley and has a unique insight into how these guys operate and joins me live in a few minutes. is making polio great again what we're doing now? brand new reporting about rfk jr.'s top confidant who petitioned the fda to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. "the new york times" reporter who broke that story is standing by in studio to talk about what she found. ♪♪ >>> okay. with the news this week that christopher wray plans to resign as fbi director it felt like it was kind of worth revisiting why wray was in that job in the first place because it's all a reminder of a lot of things. that story starts in earnest in july of 2016 when the fbi under james comey opens its investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. now after trump won the election, comey and other intelligence officials traveled to trump tower to brief him on their findings so far. that was actually the very first time comey ever met trump. after that first meeting trump clearly thought this was a guy he needed to keep close to him pause three weeks later come

okay so we've had him on fox news sunday, we're having congressman ro khanna this morning.e also have senator eric schmitt and we're going to talk about this very public civil war of the h 1b visas, elon musk vs. the maga crowd with both of these guys, congressman khanna represents silicon valley so we'll get perspective from the r and the d. rachel: that's interesting ro khanna definitely. will: thank you, shannon. charlie: thanks. will: to a fox news alert at least 179 people are dead after a fiery plane crash in south korea. the 15-year-old boeing plane carrying 181 people skidding off the runway at an airport about 180 miles south of seoul, as it bangkok, thailand. charlie: continuing this morning after the aircraft exploded on the impact the concrete wall at the muan international airport, the view is graphic and some might find it disturbing. rachel: wow incredibly two crew members have been pulled from the wreckage alive by emergency crews without any life threatening injuries. meanwhile local officials say the control tower issued a bird strike warning and that the

. >> joining us now, congressman ro khanna of california. congressman, thanks for being here. what that young man was saying about the system and about the rage that is being expressed online and the lack of acknowledgment to why people are so angry. >> it's possible to have two thoughts. one, that murder and taking human life is wrong. that we can have sympathy for a father of two sons. and also, to have a thought that being denied healthcare as repeatedly happens in this country for cancer treatment, for heart disease, for diabetes, is causing great anger. justified anger around america. and that we need to fix the broken healthcare system. we need to hold private insurance companies, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies accountable. we need to fight for medicare for all or at the at least fight to make sure that doctor's prescriptions are getting filled and medicare would cover it. >> what i found so interesting about this story is that there were some out there that were trying to blame one political side for the rage that we're seeing online. they were trying to argue it's

we'll talk with house democrat ro khanna. plus, the new congress is sworn in on friday and right out of the gates, the fate of speaker johnson hangs in the balance. >> it's really not clear who else would be in the waiting there. >> i think president trump, behind the scenes, will ultimately decide who the next speaker will be. >> our sunday panel on the leadership fight on capitol hill. all right. now on fox news sunday. hello from fox news sunday in washington. on this last sunday of 2024, we begin with a fox news alert. south korea suffering its deadliest passenger plane disaster ever on its soil. this morning we want to warn you. the video you're about to see is disturbing. a boeing 737 800 jet used by a low budget airliner crash landed, veered off the runway and slammed into a concrete wall bursting into flames. 181 people were on board. only two people are known to have survived. investigators are sifting through the charred remains trying to determine the cause of the crash. the airport control tower had issued a bird

i think ro khanna's right about that. know, free speech, diversity of opinion, those are the bedrocks of democracy. when you look at the mass media in general right now, trust is at an all time low. it wasn't that long ago as a historical matter that trust in mass media, it was the most trusted institution out there. but just look now. jeff bezos has an op-ed out talking about how trust in media has absolutely cratered, and the problem, to your point, is people continue to try to move into these silos, and they don't want to engage in robust exchanges of ideas. you see that on x, but i think it's part of what you see in a lot of mainstream media, this refusal to engage with a variety of ideas. and people are tuning that out. jackie: tiktok's going to be on your docket as well. president trump at one point wanted to ban tiktok, than he -- then he reversed his decision. ultimately, you realize if you tactic doc off the table, whatever's going to happen is just going to happen somewhere else. so what do you think will be the

will be able to nominate as the end of the biden air approaches and pro soccer thousand damage at ro khanna new congress is sworn in on friday and right out of the gate the fate of speaker johnson hangs in the balance. >> is not clear who also is in the waiting there. >> president trump behind the scenes will ultimately decide who the next speaker will be. >> 36 or send a panel on that leadership fight on capitol hill. all right now on "fox news sunday." shannon: help from "fox news sunday" in washington on this last sunday of 2024 we begin with a fox news alert. south korea suffering its deadliest passenger plane disaster ever on its soil this s morning. we want to warn you the video you are about to see is disturbing. boeing 737 jet by low-budget airliner crash landed. off the runway and slammed into a concrete wall. a bursting into flames 180 when the people were on board, only two people are known to have survived. sifting through the charred remains trying to determine the cause of the crash. the airport control tower had issued a birdie strike warning moments before the pilots declare

democrat california congressman ro khanna serves on t the house oversight and armed services committeee 20,000-foot view here, congressman, you have joined your democratic colleague jared moskowitz in saying, hey, we are willing to work with d.o.g.e., willing to take a look to see what they come up with. give us the elevator pitch to why you support the work they are doing. >> there are other democrats, as well. it should be bipartisan to be against wasteful spending. when you look at elon musk, he brilliantly disrupted lockheed martin and boeing to help americans launch rockets into space far cheaper and put satellites up there so he knows how to have more competition. i would like to work with him and others to and equitable. >> there is no such department of government efficiency. it's made up. >> john: all right, what do you say in response to your colleagues there. >> fdr in 1932, talked about being against wasteful spending in his new deal speech. let's wait until we have some proposals. i have said i will propose any cuts to social security, to medicare, to the cfg be, but i'm o

joining me now is a friend of congressman ro khanna, his district is located in the heart of siliconnd. it is great to see you. i want to just ask you, i mean, you know these guys pretty well, you know the industry quite well, you always speak your mind, what do you make of the courting of trump by these tech billionaires? is this billion -- business as usual or is this something different? exit is not surprising, some of them had courted him even in the first term, i remember tim cook flying to meet with him in 2017. the reality is that they are concerned about the trump power he is going to wield on tariffs, they are concerned about a.i. regulation, they are concerned about issues of who is going to decide procurement processes, obviously, i want transparency and i don't like that we are losing part of silicon valley, but that is what is motivating them. >> all right, let me ask you a different type of question about this, as we are all trying to understand it. you have known elon musk for a long time, what do you think of the assessment from jeff bezos and sam altman that he won't

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i think ro khanna's right about that.w, free speech, diversity of opinion, those are the bedrocks of democracy. when you look at the mass media in general right now, trust is at an all time low. it wasn't that long ago as a historical matter that trust in mass media, it was the most trusted institution out there. but just look now. jeff bezos has an op-ed out talking about how trust in media has absolutely cratered, and the problem, to your point, is people continue to try to move into these silos, and they don't want to engage in robust exchanges of ideas. you see that on x, but i think it's part of what you see in a lot of mainstream media, this refusal to engage with a variety of ideas. and people are tuning that out. jackie: tiktok's going to be on your docket as well. president trump at one point wanted to ban tiktok, than he -- then he reversed his decision. ultimately, you realize if you tactic doc off the table, whatever's going to happen is just going to happen somewhere else. so what do you think will be the str

now at the helm is author, film director and michelin star chef himself, vikas khanna. also one of my dear friends. and the good news is he actually helped me rustle up a dish for new year's eve. no reservation required. watch this. >> good to see you guys. amazing to be at bungalow. >> so, what are we cooking? >> we are making a very interesting, very quick dish. but this sauce is where the magic happens. it's a sauce which you're going to make in one minute. you're going to heat some oil. one minute sauce, one minute sauce. that's simple. and here, of course, you can see this beautiful spice. yes, it looks beautiful. >> am i going to be let loose on the sauce? >> yeah. uh oh. two teaspoons of turmeric. >> this is flat teaspoons or this is good or too much. >> it's a very forgiving sauce. >> just good. just go for it. >> one more, one more. >> this is the trick which i've learned in working in so many indian kitchens. that's it. you just need hot oil and turmeric. the smell already. and now it's cooled down to this. i'm going to add labneh, which is like honey yogurt.

vicki in san jose and khanna in san francisco.he asked us to make some noise when a piano mover failed to deliver her heirloom baby grand and went silent. i reached out to nbc bay area responds, because i see that bay area responds when nbc reaches out. it's true. khanna got her piano back. we often get results you can take to the bank. companies returned $959,388 to viewers like you since we started the year. one story from 2024 that will continue watching in 2025 is a $100 million construction company's collapse. homeowners all around the bay area tell us they paid anchored tiny homes up front to build an adu in their backyard, but now they have little or nothing to show for their money. we've been on hand, as the families have told the state and the fbi that they suspect fraud. now we are following the company owners through bankruptcy. the ceo previously told us it was a failed business and that he hated that it happened. customers have one main question. i want to know where my money went. we're asking the same question and w

. >>> plus, democratic congressman ro khanna on the fallout. >>> and -- >> the first thing we have to do is get the criminals out of our country. >> martha: donald trump taps hardliners for top border enforcement jobs as his defense secretary pick faces new challenges. >> as long as donald trump wants me in this fight, i'm going to be standing right here in this fight. >> martha: we speak with republican congressman byron donalds, and our powerhouse round table weighs in. good morning. as we come on the air this morning, we are tracking one of the most extraordinary events in middle east history. in syria overnight, rebel forces sweeping through the capital city of damascus putting an end to the brutal 24-year dictatorship of bashar al assad. the rebels seen celebrating the stunning turn of events as people poured into the streets in jubilation at assad's fall. this will have a profound impact on the region and beyond with almost all the major global powers involved in syria's ongoing war including the u.s. syria's allies, russia, iran, and hezbollah, have been weakened and distracted

khanna. mr. khanna: mr. speaker, i'd like unanimous consent to address the house, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. khanna: mr. speaker, i rise today to condemn the unholy alliance between soulless wealth and power that is stripping americans away of our freedom. the reality is that in 2024, 150 billionaires spent $1.9 billion on this election. 72% of americans, republicans, independents and democrats, are outraged with money in politics. we did not fight a revolution to be spectators in a game of billionaires putting ads on our television sets and on our mobile phones. we have more dignity, we have more power as american citizens. our founders would be rolling over in their graves if they saw what has become of modern american democracy. $2.7 billion of super p.a.c. spending, and let me tell you something. only 1%, only 1% of americans gave more than $200. who has more than $200 to give to politicians? the money has become more important than votes. sure

i just interviewed ro khanna about this and a bunch of other things. so you've got to figure and he's a big proponent of medicare for all or dropping the age slowly. and so i think this is going to happen if we have these highly for profit companies that they are going to be probably, you know, they're going to be villainized for sure. and then you get all these statements. the other thing is this is such an internet meme thing where there's probably a lot looking at those tiktok images, right. the generation gap. i'm compelled by the people who have these stories, which i think are astonishing, but i think it fits it. he's a the looks of this guy, the pictures they publish, it's all it all fits in that sort of dunking culture that we have that doesn't talk about complex issues like this. instead, you have to be on one side or the other. >> okay. i want to bring you into this conversation because, you know, arguably republicans have had, you know, almost 15 years, right, to come up with something that is an alternative to obamacare. they don't they nev

we'll hear from ro khanna and the alert today for fans heading to monday's 40 niners game and the pregame festivities fans can expect. >> i'm spencer christian. there are some frosty overnight weather coming our way. i'll have all the details in my accuweather forecast coming up when abc h-1b visa program. >> you shouldn't have lower skilled things that could be done by american workers. you shouldn't have that kind of category in the united states. it shouldn't be for accountants or entry level it jobs. it should really be for exceptional talent. and we can have that balance. and i hope president trump actually looks at that bipartisan bill that would reform this. >> tech companies use the program to hire thousands each year. president elect donald trump previously opposed the program but voiced support yesterday after tech billionaire elon musk posted in favor of it. many maga supporters who want to see more restrictions on immigration are opposed to the visa program. happening tomorrow, the forty-niners host the detroit lions on monday night football. today, crews were working to keep

bomberos khanna presentes en feliz feliz dice sentirse marlene al ser sorprendida con obsequios.hija nos dice que sintó alegría al ser contagiada del espíritu navideño. sentí bien bonito por ella, porque la mire como cambió su cara, viéndolos sonriendo. y como te digo, este me hizo sentir mejor que darle un juguete y mirarlo sonreír. nos cuentan bomberos que por segundo año consecutivo dicen presente en esta iniciativa con el centro médico santa clara valley, intercambiando su casco de bombero por el de santa. a veces, cuando hablan al 911, respondemos a llamadas cuando cuando están enfermos no se sienten bien. y viéndolos mejorandolo es bien importante para nosotros. a pesar de no pasar el día en casa. marlene dice, se enfocará en recuperarse agradecida de tener a su mayor soporte a su lado. tu familia es importante porque te aman. deseándoles a todos felices fiestas. feliz navidad. ay, qué bonito. gracias por traernos esta historia, la verdad. es importante pensar también en aquellas personas que están ahí y un poco de tranquilidad también para esos padres. qué impotencia como

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khanna, for five minutes. mr. khanna: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, across our land there is outrage at national health insurance companies, private health insurance companies that are denying claims, denying claims for heart disease, denying claims for cancer, denying claims for diabetes. mr. speaker, the average cancer patient in america will lose their entire life savings in two years, 42% of americans who have cancer lose their life savings in two years. mr. speaker, 18% of americans have had their health care claims denied. over 3.4 million americans. on a very small matter i had my health care claim denied by united health care when i wanted to get $100 nasal pump for allergies. back it came, denied. and i couldn't get that reversed. imagine people with more serious problems. one of the people died in my district, sara, she died of a sinus infection because her health insurance companies denied her claims for basic health care. as americans face denial after denial after denial, what is happening with these private insurance companies?

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vicki in san jose and khanna in san francisco. she asked us to make some noise when a piano mover failed to deliver her heirloom baby grand and went silent. i reached out to nbc bay area responds, because i see that bay area responds when nbc reaches out. it's true. conan got her piano back. we often get results you can take to the bank. companies returned $959,388 to viewers like you since we started the year. one story from 2024 that will continue watching in 2025 is a $100 million construction company's collapse. homeowners all around the bay area tell us they paid anchored tiny homes up front to build an adu in their backyard, but now they have little or nothing to show for their money. we've been on hand, as the families have told the state and the fbi that they suspect fraud. now we are following the company owners through bankruptcy. the ceo previously told us it was a failed business and that he hated that it happened. customers have one main question. i want to know where my money went. we're asking the same question and

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. >> ashley: this sound is from ro khanna.step aside. this is going to revitalize this party. >> ashley: when he talks about revitalizing the party, are we talking about young people get are more involved? >> absolutely, i endorsed aoc for youthful energy, i disagree with many policies but it was dis disappointing to have nancy pelosi lobby against aoc and have connem nel /* mcconnell win that. je jerry, i believe has been ill. our party has to rid themselves of 85-year-old people that are not best for us. we have to elevate the younger generation, i'm coming to our party and saying february 1, you have a decision to make. do you want to embrace popular vote and people that support democratic tax cuts? putting students, math, and reading and not gender, race and sex, it is crazy. >> ashley: people like nancy pelosi have been there forever, a name you have heard a long time. are they ever going to leave and let your parties revitalize. thank you for your time. have a good daday. >> todd: republicans state attorneys general aski

wanting a more streamlined government and i'm glad to see people like ro khanna, an incredibly progressiveber of the democratic party saying i've got stuff to continued. i'm sure a lot of the democrats that won and swing districts will be getting involved. joni ernst, to hearken back when she first ran and she said i'm going to make some pigs squeal in d.c. it's well and good but to the dennis point what jesse is talking about, and you get a different packet than i do. >> judge jeanine: i -- >> jesse: i did my own research. >> jessica: sounds like your own research. if you're going to cut that much money, you're going to the pentagon and social security and medicare and those are things -- [booing] right, you like this program. i love having an audience. those things aren't going to happen. the pentagon will be hard to trim from. they could play around with means testing. entitlement programs like food stamps, snap programs. that might happen but they have a steep climb. i want to hear from tyrus about the respectful firings. say five trump has indicated he's not going to cut social securi

host: congressman ro khanna, democrat of california on the house floor earlier this month talking aboutcans anger towards the health-care industry. this morning we are in open forum for the remainder of today's washington journal. talk about health care, immigration, or any other policy or political issue. let's turn to george in louisville. democratic caller. caller: good morning and seasons greetings. it is not the free market. it is the private market. they do not compete for consumers or patients. they compete for the investor class and those who can stand and cheat and pond -- and con and get exorbitant money out of the general public. it is truly a race to the bottom to see how bad it can get. health care at its primordial level is self-preservation, it is survival of the species. it should not be run for a profit. not only that, profit has never cured a disease. the profit motive, when we live only for the profit motive it will destroy our environment, our water supply. we have to have something other than corporate profiteering determine all human life outcome. other than that -

senators bernie sanders, -- senator bernie sanders has signaled support ro khanna and gerald moskowitz told that vivek ramaswamy and elon musk didn't come to the hill today to pitch their ideas on how to cut government but was there to hear from the lawmakers, like senator joni ernst. >> we, prior to covid, had 3% of the federal workforce that did telework. since covid, and after, now we only have 6% of our federal workforce actually going into work every single day. what an incredible turn around. >> laura: the angle has been talking about the federal workforce being at home, you know, a lot of them are on vacation for about four years. joining us now. citizens against government waste. thomas, according to a report by ernst' office, federal buildings cost taxpayers more than $15 billion to lease and maintain. how much can we cut, do you think there? >> that is an easy target. it has been on the government accountability office. high risk list since 2003. you have talked about it. citizens against government waste has talked about it. something needs to get done. they need to pass leg

reading the x poster listening to ro khanna, it's very insulting to the american people, they are sayingg don't give the low skilled jobs to the foreigners. the americans can do that. exceptional talent. it's not speaking -- the reality is this kind of reminds me of a little bit of affirmative action. right now company's can be incentivized to take these h1b visas because they can pay them less than they pay their american counterparts. they should not be incentivized to take a foreign applicant. what needs to happen is make it an even playing field, same pay, same everything. that will cause the americans okay, i'm going to up it? who's the better applicant? education. what do they do? do it merit-based. it's a meritocracy. >> tammy: this is a worthy conversation to have but now it became like a food fight. some people express themselves differently than others. the american people know what the problems are and i don't think they want to feel left behind in this. it was important for president trump to speak up. i don't mind public conversations. obviously, i have them every day. isn't

. >> john: ro khanna wants to be part of the process as well. we'll see if other democrats join or if they continue to resist. it will get a lot of momentum. thank you so much. appreciate it. the suspect accused of killing a united healthcare ceo is back in new york city and this morning faced a state judge on 11 criminal charges. plus critics are calling out president biden's absence during his final days in office. at the same time, reports reveal diminished biden from the start of his presidency. >> look, they aren't even pretending he is the president anymore. keep in mind just a few months ago he was running for four more years. this guy is an absent president. he can't serve four more weeks, much less four more years. hey, i just got a text from my sister. you remember rick, her neighbor? sure, he's the 76-year-old guy who still runs marathons, right? sadly, not anymore. wow. so sudden. um, we're not about to have the "we need life insurance" conversation again, are we? no, we're having the "we're getting coverage so we don't have to worry

democrats are sounding off, roe ro khanna called for term limi.omas massey says he's more concerned about the congressman who had dementia and is still voting. all right. coming up, donald trump previews a string of executive actions to tackle woke policies. >> with a stroke of my pen on day one, we're going to stop the transgender lunacy. we will keep men out of women's sports. ashley: and more on this, on his day one priorities, we'll be talking about it in the show. lots to talk about, by the way. and teens by the way using stronger and stronger marijuana with dangerously high levels of thc. we're going to ask doc siegel about the risks with that, that's coming up next. ♪ [cheerful music] [phone ringing] not all multimillionaires build their wealth the same way, you have... the fearless investor. the type a cpa. the boot strapper. the boot maker. hee-ha. but many do have something in common. we all trust schwab with our wealth. thanks to our award-winning service, low costs and transparent advice, every day, over a million multi-millionaires, t

silicon valley congren ro khanna and republican senator eric schmidt are calling for reform on the h-1b visa program. >> you shouldn't have lower skilled things that could be done by american workers. you shouldn't have that kind ofou category in the united states. it shouldn't be for accountants or entry level it jobs. it should really be for exceptional talent. and we can have that balance. and i hope president trump actually looks at that bipartisan bill that would reform this. >> tech companies used the program to hire thousands each year. president elect donald trump previously opposed the program but voiced support yesterday after tech billionaire elon musk posted in favor of it. many maga supporters who want to see more restrictions on immigration are opposed to the visa program. still ahead on abc seven news at 11, a tradition that gives new meaning to ringing in the new year. buddhist tribute to chinese new year in san francisco. >> i'm spencer christian. get ready for some frosty overnight and early morning weather. i'll have the chilling details in my accuweather forecast c

>> mike: elon musk and vivek ramaswamy getting -- bernie sanders and ro khanna say they are willing to work with musk. house speaker mike johnson is embracing the support. >> over the last 24/48 hours a number of democrat colleagues in the senate and house who said you know what? signed me up. i want to be a part of this as well. we welcome that. it should be a bipartisan effort. >> mike: let's bring in richard fowler and jessica anderson. good morning to both of you. the politics of doge are fascinating led by two trump allies and here senator bernie sanders. let's play him. >> many of the things he did during this campaign were really ugly. on the other hand he is a smart guy. if somebody on the other side has a good idea sure, we'll work with him. >> mike: does it surprise you? >> no. it's the right path for democrats when we agree with you we'll work with you, when we don't agree we'll vote against it. the challenge for the doge committee that elon musk and vivek ramaswamy are creating. they are trying to convince the american people they can cut $2 trillion from the federal budget

and democratic congressman ro khanna also added in addition to offering sympathy to thompson's familys is the time to talk about reform in medicare for all, americans want to discuss this they don't like that the claims are being denied. however, when we think about the possibility that this is an activist who did this in the goal could possibly be to start the conversation it's sad to think that he may have been successful. >> let me read you a tweet from anthony who is from columbia university school of social work. today we mourn the death of united healthcare ceo brian thompson gone down, today we mourn the death of 60000 americans who needlessly daiichi or so insurance company executives like brian thompson can become multimillionaires, 100,000 lights on that. >> those people are so disgusting. i don't even think the families held their funeral yet for their dad, come on. the nypd is going to get them, they are the best. too many clues no question about it. coming up next on "the big weekend show". >> if they were cricket, if they did something wrong if they have broken the law p

of every stripe are also open to working with doge from senator bernie sanders to congressman ro khanna in the house while saying they are open to judging every proposed cut based on merit, they're skeptical. >> progressives have always been for efficient use of tax dollars. fortunately elon musk has largely proven to be an efficient liar and self-serving flow to cat. i don't have high hopes other than ideas and progressives are always willing to vote for and champion good ideas. reporter: stuart, there'll be a mad dash to get this done and congress can't kick the can down the road and congress is gives doge till july of 2026 to get all the cuts done they want. congress will have to face this or if they're going to bail on it, this could affect a lot of lawmakers reelection chances in november 2026. stuart. stuart: got it. thanks, hillary. good stuff. now this, senator amy klobuchar does not support the idea, she's a democrat, she does not support the idea of preemptive pardons. >> i am not a fan of these. i didn't like the pardon of the president's son. i didn't think that that was pru

federal spending cuts, such as bernie sanders, ro khanna.our point, it's possible that others may follow suit. where do you know there is agreement right now across the aisle? >> i think everyone understands that you can't spend $7 trillion by taking in 5 trillion every year. the solution is they might be discriminant somehow you get there. but we have to at least try and sit down and tackle the fact that we are spending $2 trillion more than we are taking in. that is not sustainable. we haven't had a balanced budget since bill clinton, so we have to figure out how we get back there. i think technology is another area that you can have agreement in. the federal government is not using anywhere near the level of technology that the private sector is using. i think you can bring in technology to make government more efficient. so there's definitely going to be ways in which you're going to see both parties come together on some ideas, and other areas, we are going to diverge. >> sandra: a couple things, this is joni ernst on how long this migh

america safe number one but i absolutely agree with it and to your question yet bernie sanders, ro khannared moskowitz from florida who said we should look at doge for the department of homeland security there is this weekend in america spoke on november 5 it was a changed election that is putting the truckers in your, elon musk in 18 months, it could be done by july 4, 2026 so they have 18 months once they get in there in january and i think there's a lot of us are hopeful that the taxpayer dollars will be spent in a sensible way and we will get our bank for a taxpayer but. >> as i mentioned before is misnamed the department is not an official government department it's more like something that happened during the reagan administration, the great commission which was a private effort funded outside of the government by a bunch of rich folks, will there be an attempt to make it a part of government or will it stay on the outside advising. >> i hope it stays on outside i admire elon musk and i wish him the best but i'm a little skeptical having worked inside of the government i've come to

here is ro khanna, progressive democrat from california saying you know what? has his perspective. watch. >> i have said also that the democrats shouldn't just reflexively say we aren't going to work with doge on anything. instead we should focus his efforts on places where there actually is waste like the department of defense, which is 56% of the budget. >> bill: everybody is coming at this from their own perspective. we were on the air yesterday and speaker johnson said the 10 billion for the farmers will be included. that's a lot of money. but when musk and ramaswamy are talking about cutting 2 trillion, we went to the computer and 10 billion is 0.5% of $2 trillion. how will we get there and what's realistic? >> you won't get there by republicans on the spending spree. what they are doing. learn the lessons from before. you didn't just win an election. you won an election and a mandate they expect republicans to lead. that means getting your budget under control. do we want to see stronger defense spending? yes, but before you do any of that, let's focus on

cheryl: go quick i want to listen to ro khanna on "fox news sunday" about the whole debate and why he things it's impo important. >> one of the points i think elon musk and others are making what makes america exceptional we are a magnet for the world's talent we want the best talent while reforming the abuses of the h-1b program, you cannot underpay the h-1b folks coming in and you should not have lower skilled things that could be done by american workers you should not have a category in the united states should not be for accounts or entry-level it jobs, it should really be for exceptional talent and we can have the balance and i hope president trump looks at the bipartisan bill that will reform this. cheryl: what you make of that. >> i think he's right. in a lot of ways we really need to focus on reforming immigration we want to attract the best and brightest people from around the world and we want technical expertise. what you're saying earlier about us falling behind the rivals like the ccp. it's imperative that we get the best and the brightest here in the united states for a

ro khanna in silicon valley, says he wants to get involved with it.d be open minded here and maybe work with these two individuals to slash wasteful government spending? >> listen, i don't know what's happening. i mean, i do know that jarrett joined this caucus and a caucus is different from an actual committee. so i have no idea. right now we don't have our committee assignments. i don't know who is going to serve on what committee. i will tell you they decided to have a subcommittee on oversight for doge and it is going to be led by none other than marjorie taylor greene, right? so interesting to see who becomes ranking member on the subcommittee. the committee work, yes, that is actual work of the house and whoever is assigned to work on oversight and assigned to that subcommittee they will start to do the work. oversight exists to get rid of waste, fraud and abuse in the government. that is our job. and we oversee every single agency and that is what we are supposed to be doing. what they are proposing now from the likes of ramaswamy talking about

then you got ro khanna and bernie sanders would like to cut government spending, particularly at theentagon because the argument they make is, look, they failed like 8 audits and stuff like that brim yent thing about the doge caucus is these people who may be on the other side of the political aisle, they can be on tv. they can talk about government waste theyner have to take an official vote. so, in other words, it sure looks like they want to cut stuff, but they are not really cutting listen to their elites and comments. he is for deregulation. he was the first time as well. the only difference is you have a political mandate that just happened flint firefighters union the popular vote and electric electoral college. mark zuckerberg likes trump and wants to have conversations with him. he did have the conversation. he thought that it was fantastic what trump did after the attempted assassination. he goes he has never seen anything so courageous in his life thin they had the political cover now. i'm to the going to condemn them for coming on board. they are johnny come latelies, the

just look at senator bernie sanders, john fetterman, look at the doge committee and what ro khanna andskowitz have said about joining it. i think you're seeing a little bit of democrats starting to placate, you know, to that, and they want to work with the incoming administration because what pete said overall, this is an edict from the country. 77 million people voted for the president-elect, trump. anita: yeah. we are in for interesting times ahead and, who knows, maybe some bipartisanship, right? we will see. pete and mike, thanks so much for coming in today. happy new year to you. >> happy new year. >> thank you. griff: great discussion, anita. russian president vlad her putin apologizing to the azerbaijan president after a plane crash calling it a, quote, tragic incident. the apology comes amid allegations that russian air defenses shot the plane down on christmas day. stephanie bennet is tracking that story from our london bureau. hey, stephanie. >> reporter: hey, griff. yeah, president putin apologized but stopped short of saying russia was responsible. meanwhile, funerals are g

and then i was reading in this axios piece ro khanna had some ideas, democrat from california.ng agencies redundancies, consolidating agencies and insulating self-populating tax forms as well as more liberal ideas of scrapping fossil fuel subsidies. i mean, making government more efficient shouldn't be a partisan thing. and you can see that reflected in how there are certain doge-curious democrats -- [laughter] kevin: listen, it's our country. -- money, it's your money. let's trim the fat where we can without hurting people. there's always inefficiencies in government, so i salute the folks who are doge-curious. will: there we go. kevin: i like that. jocelyn none garre rhode island's mother calling for the worst punishment for if two illegal migrant accused of killing her daughter in june. prosecutors announced they'll be seeking the death penalty. >> i do want death for them. i do think it fits the crime. it's an eye for an eye, and if they did not want to be eligible for the death penalty, they should is have never did what they did. kevin: conservative cf the harris county d

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now, california democratic congressman ro khanna is worried about that speakership vote today he toldll be certified. >> we're going to certify the election i plan to show up to the inauguration it is not about president trump but honoring american people and we've got to get past this thing that everything has to be partisan you know when i put for forwarda proposal of common sense i had people on my side say why are you doing that let the republicans fight. let them destroy each other fighting that's the wrong approach we're americans first we have to be solution oriented american people just elected donald trump. >> now, two legal experfect published op-ed suggesting how democrats would be not able to certify trump that's a theory that's been floated around. >> thanks so much guy what do you make of this? we were talking about this before the show. he can only lose one vote, i mean, mike johnson this is going to be his between a rock and a hard place and so is the president if he can't get the speaker back. >> the math is 220 to 2015 a narrow majority at least on paper but with som

high capacity magazines from florida and nevada to sell in san jose, silicon valley congressman ro khannaepublican senator eric schmitt are calling for reform on the h-1b visa program. >> you shouldn't have lower skilled things that could be done by american workers. you shouldn't have that kind of category in the united states. it shouldn't be for accountants or entry level it jobs. it should really be for exceptional talent. and we can have that balance. and i hope president trump actually looks at that bipartisan bill that would reform this. >> tech companies use the program to hire thousands of workers each year. president elect donald trump previously opposed the program, but voiced his support saturday after elon musk posted on social media that he's in favor of it. many conservative republicans who want to see more restrictions on immigration are opposed to the visa program. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer. it's our way of giving you a preview of the things happening in the bay area today. >> first, san francisco police are scheduled to hold a virtual town hall to

. >> absolutely you're already seeing like congressman ro khanna and senator john fettermaner majorityt the incoming trump administration, meeting with his nominees for his cabinet and tweeting very positive things about some of the thins that the incoming administration is planning to do, so i think we really are moving in that direction. i think we've hit peak wokeness and turned the corner and the country is on a really good track. >> maybe we'll get a collective country hug out of all of this. so changing subjects i want your reaction. elon musk posted on x on tuesday, in response to the account, libs of tiktok urging supporters not to donate to "woke media" because wikipedia budgeted more than $50 million to spend on dei policies. what do you think of that? >> you know, elon musk is a polarized character. on the one hand he does really great things. he stands up to the woke over reach. he bought twitter and really invigorated conversation on the right and gave conservatives a platform which really changed the game because of course the left had a lock on social media before that,