the justice department will not pursue charges against florida congressman matt gates after a years long probe into sex trafficking allegations. gates was under investigation over whether he had a sexual relationship with a 17 year old girl and paid her to travel with them. the investigation was opened in the final months of the trump administration under attorney general bill barr. gates has said the investigation was a farce and that he was the victim of an organized criminal extortion plot. a new campaign is taking off in san francisco after the break. how bart is raising awareness about domestic violence also had a hot spot in san francisco is gaining new recognition today's vote to make an iconic bar, a legacy business. and we are checking on the weather. we've got a cold one again tonight ♪ ♪ before the xfinity 10g network we didn't have internet that let us play all at once. every device? in every room? why are you up here? with speeds like this, i can't even dream of what he'll be able to do. get xfinity internet for just $25 a month with no annual contract during our limited tim

matt gates has not told me. i do have a concern if this is an example of the kinds of promises he made that could endanger the security of the united states. there is a concern. we honestly don't know -- i was there for the 15 votes seems like an endless loop. towards the end he seemed desperate to do anything. to promise to get the votes. who knows what he promised? >> let's talk about the special counsel investigation? but specifically about the subpoenas delivered to the former vice president of the united states. he is fighting. so far jacks mitt has compelled a judge -- asked the judge to step in and compel the former vice president to testify. also subpoenaing ivanka trump as well was her husband, jared kushner. your committee heard from both ivanka and jared. we have not heard from the former vice president because he does not offer testimony before the january six committee. how important is it ridiculous to hear from the former vice president of the united states? what would you like to learn from him i

but let's be honest, we all knew that matt gates would never let the vote get 18.that republicans aren't funny, but if you get a bunch of us together we can be a real riot. >> back with me is john miller, and former democratic representative mondaire jones, but also cnn's john berman. so is the congress just filled with comedians? >> i think a lot of people are unintentionally funny, right. george santos in some way is -- >> a laugh riot. >> but not because he intends to be. look, nancy mace has sort of mastered or is on the verge of mastering the stick where, optically, she distances herself from the republican party but on the substance she votes with the crazies who wish she was just criticizing every single time. >> john, jokes about january 6th and matt gates, too soon? >> too soon and a little off kilter. it was a great line until you remember that people died that day, so not exactly on pitch. >> it confuses me, john. because part of its him using, it's definitely musing, but it's also confusing because first of all it's that, do we think that's funny, janua

congressman matt gates has appeared on the podcast, former president donald trump even hosted him inchael, you know how desperate to gop can be to embrace cultural figures with conservative views. right now, roseanne barr has a special standup special on fox. will they also continue to stand by bigoted cartoonists in your opinion? >> sure, until we see otherwise, until the behavior changes, absolutely. it certainly plays into the narrative of another white man having to deal with the black people around him who have expressed their concerns about the culture and the politics and the racism. to blow that back on black people with the admiration for white folks, just don't be around. them really i just don't want to be around the black people. okay, that's your choice. and you will pay the price for that choice. you're willing to pay that price. he was asked what is your income look like next week? he said nothing. yeah, because you are in a very public space on private platforms espousing segregation views. what do you think the outcomes going to be. with the republicans lean into tha

the second time in two t years full-time congressman part-time for headress model.el [laughter] matt gatesthat is amazing. introduce mm andha the house judiciary committee to recite the pledge of allegiance before everdgy meeting. they already rejected i want to you up. [laughter] shout out to color me bad, rolla it n. o >> our pledge of allegiance is a national symbol of pride and unity. my amendments gives the committee the opportunity to begin each of its meetings with the pledge of allegiance. it gives our members the ability to invite inspirational constituents to be able to shar in late in the pledge of allegiance but. >> seems a pretty simple ask, right? not so fast person out thererett pretending to talk too. and then devolved into 40 minute fight over the pledge itself between republicans an thed democrats. here's the gop. >> a bit of absurdity to thinkso we couldn't take 30 seconds ofil beginning of the portable pickle express to sit here together and offer little homage to those that want to do that it's not nothing we shouldn't be doingfrm it's actually necessary for. >> a gent

now, 70% of all registered voters in new york's district three months to 449,000 people. -- posts matt gates, so he laid up the only conditions in which you step down. >> i came here to serve the people, not politicians and party leaders and i will do just that. i was elected by 142,000 people, and until those people tell me they don't want me, we'll find out in two years. >> so desantis that he was setting a high bar that day, essentially saying, look, leave when all 142 dozen people who voted for me say i should leave. well, it's getting close. new polling just found that 78% of voters say he should resign, including 71% of republicans. for those of you doing the math now, 70% of all registered voters in new york's district three months to 449,000 people. that sentiment was evident among a sampling of voters and a district today. >> good morning, i enjoy santa 's, this is george santos, that is toronto's. actually, we don't know who your sentences. the problem is, we voted for something that does not exist. >> he has no credibility, so i don't see how he can operate. >> he's a liar and a s

one of the things that marjorie taylor greene and matt gates are doing is that they are just using the russian talking points to show division. we cannot let that happen because if we, do the russians will think that our resolve it is not 100% and they will try to take advantage of it and it means more lives will be lost if we do not maintain the course and push back to this aggression from the russians. >> it's interesting that there seems to be a split in the gop because you have minority leader in the senate mccormick, i am sorry majority leader in the senate standing up saying he supports fighting for freedom with the ukraine and i can only wish that he would also support some of that for some of our domestic concerns. while i have you, let me ask you about your home state. earlier today, your colleague in the house fellow california congresswoman barbara lee held a kickoff event in oakland, in her campaign to replace retiring senator diane feinstein. some of the democrats and the states congressional delegation are said to be considering one as well, including ro khanna, adam shif

all of this comes as a group of far republicans led by former representative matt gates introduced a house resolution, underscoring fears that the gop could block future aid to ukraine. historian ruth ben-ghiat is back with me, and joining us is my good friend political analyst david jolly. he is former republican -- star in your backyard. is there a reason to worry that the far-right freedom caucus is really going to block all of that future aid to ukraine? >> of course. because they trade on ignorance and grievance and creating false narratives around everything from domestic policy to national security policy. and that is true here. if joe biden is trying to project international security on the world stage in the face of a threat from russia, then republicans on the far-right are going to reflexive lee be against it and create a false narrative. the danger there is that there truly is a national security on the line. and a traditional provider meant -- we would be having a debate over the, our defense posture. and the baltics and in poland and what is the right level of investmen

we have matt gates in the us house of representatives. he's coming forward to put forward this resolution, and it would add us aid to ukraine. now, at the same time that he is talking about moving ahead and introducing the ukraine, the t resolution. we also have republicans in the house of representatives and in the senate, calling for an audit. and we're all these billions and billions of dollars sent to ukraine had actually gone years. some of what we've heard. we cannot say view crane by dooming the u. s. economy, americans are feeling the pain, and congress seems intent only on adding to that pain by shoveling more money out the door as fast as they can. it's high time to stop sending any more money. don't send another penny to the ukraine and to start auditing, where the money went. we're funding ukraine's budget with it, with trauma, $11800000000.00 is going to assistance, including for direct budget support. the question is, does ukraine now the 51st state of the united states of america? and what position does the lensky have in o

children had been murdered and e resigned because of the weaponis going to keep happening in our d matt gatesrest of thath the great work they're doing ani accountable but the entire depae this has got to stop. >> pete: it feels like they want through the lens as a soldier on types of people willing to ask , they are happy to push them outn continue and power can consolide administration to clean out. gro much, appreciate you. biden's ls questioning -- we are always que to handle the job. or if he knod john james next. ♪ this feels so right... ♪ adt systems now feature google products like the nest cam with floodlight, with intelligent alerts when a person or familiar face is detected. sam. sophie's not here tonight. so you have a home with no worries. brought to you by adt. ♪ choosing miracle-ear was a great decision. like when i decided to host family movie nights. miracle-ear made it easy. i just booked an appointment and a certified hearing care professional evaluated my hearing loss and helped me find the right device calibrated to my unique hearing needs. now i enjoy every moment. the q

to include testimony from grassley and johnson and jonathan turley and two former fbi agents and matt gates replacing chip roy on the committee. roy saying he needed to devote more time to other committee assignments. >> todd: fox news learning hunter biden proposed hiring a full-time employee in 2017 who would have a separate back entrance at his beijing firm. he laid out the proposal for the employee who would monitor all deals. the office space is connected to rose rosemont seneca. he received -- jamie fu. former twitter executives on the hot seat. >> ashley: brooke singman has details. >> brooke: former twitter employees facing tough questions yesterday for censure shop of the 2020 hunter biden laptop story. admitting they did not consider the outcome of the censorship. >> over the course of that day, it became clear twitter had not fully appreciated the impact of that policy on free press and others. >> brooke: despite sound verification, alexandria ocasio-cortez says the story is half fake, calling the hearing a waste of time. >> a whole hearing about a 24-hour hiccup in a right-wing

i asked him about a resolution from matt gates that would end all the financial aid to ukraine, mccartney says he does not support that resolution but the republicans are not just going to rubber stamp whatever the administration requests. >> i support ukraine but not a blank check. i think the actions that president biden has taken have been too late. >> this is something that kevin mccarthy will have to deal with as well as mitch mcconnell. it's unclear if that is a risk that mccarthy is willing to take. >> and it's quite a day for the stock market yesterday. quite a decline. the futures rupp after having the worst day since december. this was about big box retailers. >> markets go up and down. and i don't really care unless it's a 2% move. than was a 2% move yesterday. 2.5% for the nasdaq. you had a couple of big box stores signalling caution on the consumer. wal-mart many a great quarter 8.3% sales increase for stores open a year or longer. and that is good but they are looking to the future. the strength in the economy could mean more interest rate hikes than puts pressure on the eco

with matt gates carrying guns. excuse me, but i think we've got some problems, right?ove the sort of symbolic, we have the reality that american flags lapels have been replaced with ar-15 the piles. by some of the people in congress. i don't quite know how to enumerate how crazy this is. but this is not where decent, responsible, freedom loving, patriotic americans are. this may be where the far fringe of the republican party is. but they are so far out of the mainstream and it is really tough to name right. >> the mainstream is that they are wearing pins and the american flag. after stealing an air 15. there is now a gun styled like ar-15 trunk down, marketed to kids. >> that is the jay r. 15, right, is that they are 15 it's a jay are 15. meaning the junior 15. and for a long time in the industry, and for a lot of my history in the gun community. you could walk into a gun store, or a gun show, a gun trade show, and know you can see exactly what every single gun category was about. there was a target guns, they were the hunting guns, they were the self-defense guns. bu

. >> if it was matt gates, i think that we do need reforms to social security and medicare. >> the latest ruling chapter from mitt romney's scolding of george santos. all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i'm chris hayes. the last 24 hours have given us a perfect tradition of a very different rhetorical universes that are two major political parties are living. and on one side, there is of course the president joe biden who just delivered his second state of the union address last night. of course, being president, joe biden holds a unique position. he gets to deliver a speech to over 27 million americans, according to early estimates. it was a long speech, clocking in at nearly one hour and 13 minutes. what was most striking to me about it was that the president focused the bulk of that time, just about two thirds, on what you could call his version of the america first agenda. he even used that phrase. he has taken some of the most politically popular aspects of maga-ism, and build them into an actual progressive policy agenda. includes a worker center trade policy, bring

the holdouts were led by florida congressman matt gates who after the first two rounds of votes wentt shy about how he felt about kevin mccarthy. >> kevin mccarthy has been in the leadership for 14 years, and he has sold shares of himself to special interests, to political action committees, and that is why i don't think he's an appropriate choice. >> it took two more excruciating this of votes, time to, by the way, none of us will ever get back and several rounds of promises to convince matt gaetz and is going to budge. many of the promises that partly made of long been on the right wing wish list, kicking congresswoman ilhan omar off the foreign affairs committee as political payback for the previous the motions of marjorie taylor greene and paul gosar. creating a partisan committee to investigate the so-called weaponization of the federal government and idling out plump assignments, including under the house rules committee. and it worked. kevin mccarthy gave the maga wing party enough to win this because gavel, if you can call it a win. and matt gaetz -- >> bravo, speaker mccarth

and you've heard republicans like matt gates who said, you know, this is the reason they want to takemittee, because she asks the kind of questions no one expects any member of congress to be asking, let alone somebody who looks like her. >> yes, what happened to the party of free speech, when they say we can't have ilhan omar say things we don't like on the foreign affairs committee? i know you have to have a lot of security. you shared audio on your twitter feed recently, the death threat that she received. i want viewers to have a listen. i want to tell our viewers, it is shocking. i'm gonna give that warning. >> i'll put a bullet in your -- [bleep] and get the [bleep] out of my country you [bleep] -- i will [bleep] kill you. >> horrific, disgusting, scary stuff. i have to ask, how much do you blame people like speaker mccarthy and congresswoman marjorie taylor greene, and lauren boebert, and others, for these kinds of threats that you constantly here? >> i, mean it's one of the reasons marjorie taylor greene was taken off her committees, it is inciting violence and threatening the

and from florida, matt gates, said this on presidents'day, i'm not surprised that biden is ditching america ukraine. he ditched america's interest since the start of his presidency. they can keep him. this comes amid questions of whether the republican-led house will continue to sign off on support for ukraine as the war enters year two. so here to discuss with me is leon caldwell, she's an anchor for washington post live and coauthor if its morning newsletter the earlier 202. leigh ann, greetings to you. okay, can we just be very clear. this is a very small minority leveling these criticisms. but they are some of the loudest voices in this republican led house. so what you make of that? >> hey, simone. they are a small minority. but they also have power. we saw that power over the same members were the ones who tried to withhold the speakership for kevin mccarthy. and we saw how that all played out for 15 rounds of voting. so for over an all support for ukraine as far as monies concerned is not necessarily in doubt, but there is a lot of but there, there will likely be more aid at some poi

support for ukraine it is growing momentum among conservatives -- openly advocating -- congressman matt gatesoduced a resolution that would end all military and financial aid to ukraine. marjorie taylor greene, who is now an ally of house republican leadership -- she has called for biden's impeachment over his visit to ukraine earlier this week. and yesterday donald trump released a video for his supporters, claiming that world war iii has never been closer than it is right now. and vowing to clean the house of all the warmongers and america last globalists in the deep state, the pentagon, the state department, and the national security industrial complex. joining us now is washington correspondent and founding partner at putt news, julia ioffe. julia ioffe, it's great to see you. >> -- >> -- the fight in ukraine. there was a moment -- and it was a short-lived moment when it seemed to be some at the outset of all of it. and i wonder what you think the catalyst for the child enthusiasm which is putting it mildly inside the gop -- with a catalyst was for that -- is it the length of the war? is

. >> no, not as long as you have matt gates and reggie taylor greene driving the agenda.olutely right. what we have here is a new performative politics, far more interested in making a scene then actually getting things done. marjorie taylor greene could not tell you what critical race theory is if you held a gun to her head. i am sorry. she has no idea. she is just running through the greatest hits, the various talking points that she hears on right-wing media. this is her stick. but to go back to your earlier point about being ominous, when i say it's a circus, i'm referring to the absurdity of much of what they are doing. but you are right. this is very dangerous, that after an attempt, an attack on the capitol building, an attempt to overturn an election, one of the two major political parties that controls the house of representatives is gaslighting the country that nothing serious happened, that we shouldn't worry about it, and they are prepared to do it again. i think the radicalization of the party has continued apace. there's no sense of wow, we need to soboroff,

don't know why we should pledge allegiance twice in the same data show how patriotic we are >> matt gates plunge amendment will be passing, and maybe a new pledges added every week because, in the, and republicans are in charge. this week, when they voted to probe the ridiculous charges of the government being weaponized against conservatives, they almost put democrats in charge. republicans screwed up the numbers in the resolution they passed, accidentally, giving the democrats a super majority on the committee. they had to go back, and fix their mistake. one democratic committee aide said, quote, this is just the latest evidence that does make a clown show was never serious. well, how is this for a rebuttal enter congresswoman marjorie taylor greene. >> how much money was given to drag queens story hour >> i'm sorry could you repeat that >> drag queen story time, were men dressed up as women, and read confusing books to children. >> first i thought you said dry clean. >> that was from a hearing on covid relief funds. he is a biden administration official in the government accountability

. >> after a years-long sex trafficking investigation into former republican matt gates a department 20 when donald trump was president and bill barr was attorney general. that's when matt gaetz had his phone seized in a probe regarding matt greenberg. stalking, attempting to spread false information about a political opponent. investigation led to charges and guilty pleas to six federal crimes including underage sex trafficking. greenberg also agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. it was greenberg and his case that led to scrutiny of gaetz and an investigation into other supposed relationship between now gaetz and a 17 year old girl violated sex trafficking laws. it's not totally clear what the relationship between gaetz and greenberg was and roger stone, that greenberg posted to twitter in 2017. in one particularly bizarre episode reported by the orlando sentinel, gaetz and greenberg were responded in the seminole county tax office in an area where expired rivals license were kept. gaetz the city was there because he lost his wallet and wanted a replacement i.d.. he's repeatedly den

people like andy biggs and matt gates and paul gosar, marjorie taylor greene.olks would like us to switch sides. they are not for ukraine. it should be made very clear that they have an agenda that is to see putin when. they don't want biden to have a foreign policy success. they don't want freedom to be on the march in the world. they are very culturally different than the republicans in the senate. many of whom still hold to the fundamental attempts that republicans used to believe in. about a strong international order. about the international rule of law. about the u.s. as a leadership in a series of global alliances that make us safer. so the house is a different cultural taken into these days. and there are an awful lot of people inside that maga caucus who will eagerly burn these down if they can. i think they are going to run into a very difficult opposition, which mitch mcconnell and the rest of the senate republicans. but we should be really clear that the culture in the house has changed dramatically when it comes to foreign policy. >> i think that i

because if not him, where doeses the roll downhill to because margaret taylor greene lawn t over and matt gates are very? effective. this guy probabl this guyy won't be . tha so it's like that sacrificial lamb you can hang out there. if i wer l e if i were kevin mccarthy, i'd leave him exactly where he is because they can just t direct their are towards him. while the otheto hrim more controversial figures that cont effective can go do their thing. that's a very strange strategy. don' thing. t clap for that. thank you. thank you both. oh, very smart. oh, you know, because that never stops the media. esn' >> the democrats, they'll just go after everybody. it's oh, you know what?. let's just focus on santo's. no, they'll focus on santos and all the other ones.l focus n you mentioned enough.antos an yeah. thank you. retract your applause. oh, no, no. i said with conviction, triple j. but that will give santosve the opportunity for real achievement. he can up his lies santos o. ca lies can continue to create life and a high standard. yeah. soar the point where the media can't possibly look away fro

matt gates of the party. they are quite frankly sensationalized george santos of the party.those members of congress, republican party, also talking to the republican base who was tired of this extremism and really wants the government to work collaboratively to get more of the bipartisan legislation that is actually going to improve the lives of the american people. it is entertaining to put this on television, what's not entertaining as some people are losing jobs. they cannot afford health, care when they cannot afford gas. president biden has several solutions for, that they can do more some of these republicans would stop listening to those who want to go on fox news. those who want to have the soundbite. those who want to still be the presidents best friend and actually work with the american people. >> just really quickly to that point, really quick. really quickly. and the speech when biden, he acknowledge that there are those republicans who are quick to criticize him but they will also be there at the groundbreaking, benefiting from the bipartisan legislation that

but i think i will go with marjorie taylor greene, and i hope in the divorce, she gets custody of matt gatesvought here that forgot that he was obese director wendy that ceiling was exploding and did nothing about it? >> i mean, there are so many ross vought types that come and go in the republican circles. just me, i know, i was there. he's par for the course. marjorie taylor greene is a wannabe confederate, who is calling for a civil war in the country. she's also best buddies with the speaker of the house and has been given power now on committees in the house, and is someone who gets more attention than the average member of congress because she is running the republican party, so she will continue to be the worst person at the week because she is a despicable person who wants to see civil or. irreconcilable differences, placenta happened, the confederates lost, sweetheart. maybe someone should send her the memo. >> history and geography i don't think are two things that marches taylor greene as much but about. molly, greene has called for not allowing democrats to move to gop run states

. >> i have to ask you, matt gates and low and boebert coauthored a letter again, food stamps snap, and you a selection from it. as the united states approaches the brink of untenable debt levels, i writer urge you to work with the u.s. congress to enact where requirements as a feature of welfare reform. these incentives will prevent the condemnation of snap beneficiaries twilight of dependency. instead, incentives will restore their dignity. work requirements for able-bodied adults promote community engagement and a transition to self sufficiency. breaking this poverty trap will help future generations avoid welfare programs altogether. this is the age-old dignity argument about people getting people off the social safety net that republicans -- i melded to remember this is mitt romney and -- paul ryan prime argument for governing. are you surprised to see that gates's and boebert's of the party embracing this, and what do you think that portends for future legislative sessions when they've shown to have so much power in kevin mccarthy's caucus? >> they do it and -- it's important to r

you see matt gates by himself very often.ere is an idea that they are buds and they hang out, but they really don't. they are loners and many of the policies that -- and this false equivalency that was drawn by marjory when it came to tyre nichols and ashley babbitt. he decided that he wanted to distance himself. and so that's honestly what i feel when we look at the republican party. there are constantly trying to distance themselves from the problem people. but they still support their policies because they think that's the only way they can be reelected. whereas, democrats overall, remain unified. >> can i talk about your efforts for a moment? you just alluded to it, you have the republicans trying to get rid of the house oversight committees -- you are leading the charge to reinstate that subcommittee as you just mentioned with that amendment. in light of the death of tyre nichols, does that mean now that you don't have marjorie taylor greene's vote? there is no hope for this? where do things stand on that effort for you?

the first meeting of the house judiciary committee featuring florida republican and huge patriot matt gatesy than every meeting from now on should begin with our members doing the pledge of allegiance. that is when we get our first preview of how democrats can handle republican antics. as congressman david cicilline proposed an amendment to the amendment. >> he made a reference to how important it is for us to display our commitment to the constitution and to defend it aggressively. so i like to offer an amendment to the amendment, adding, in the second paragraph, where the chair may designate an individual to add the following language, provided, however, the pledge shall not be led by an individual who supported an insurrection against the government of united states in any way, because i think overall plus man, we will be truthful in representing that stating this pledge is an affirmation of your defense of democracy and the constitution. it's hard to take that claim seriously, if in fact an individual who won anyway supported an insurrection against the government of united states is al

we all knew that matt gates would never let the vote get to 18.ally, really wanted to be here tonight because he could not find a babysitter. really, like who lies about playing college volleyball. who does that? if you're going to lie, at least make it about something big, like you actually won the 2020 presidential election. recently, there's been a lot of talk about antisemitism, but ever since march of taylor greene ever started behaving, the rate of jewish space laser attacks are not zero. i know everyone thinks republicans are not funny, but if you get >> who nee>> honestly, iof doing they're trying toff a sis definitelynancy mace has gone ba forth with her own caucus in the past. >> trump came out against her. he did come against or, seems like she is picking a lane. >> right, absolutely. she has long been opposed to people like markets. it's not surprising, given the opportunity to have to cover about this is just jokes. >> oh, i loved it. i have been following nancy mace. this nancy mace, i can get behind. calling it like it is and not be

the deals that were made with the matt gates of the world and marjorie taylor greene and lauren orbitsorld. what do you worry about most with that as more is coming to light? >> i worry that we don't know everything that he promised. we just don't know and some of the things that he may have promised we'll get reported. like this footage and there is a lot that will not get reported on that will not come to light. he's talking about sunshine laws, i doubt very much that the sun will shine on everything that he does and says and to home. that is my real concern. there is a security risk here, threat of national security here that is concerning and it should concern all americans. >> joe, let me ask you a last question really quick while i have you. that is about former vice president mike pence, jack enlisting out when it comes to subpoena issued by jack smith. is he doing himself at this point any favors? he is potentially running for president of the united states. the fact is he is not really going to garner support from the former presidents base. so why not just come forward, when

jm and that's going to keep happening in our country.dan and matt gates and the rest of thatn until jim jordan and matt gatesi and the rest of that committeeta continue on with the great work they're doing. accoun and not only hold the fbi table accountable, but the entie department of justice, because this has got to stop. you know, it almost feels likeae they want it that way. milit and i see it through the lens, as is soldier of the military ak to or certain types of people ou who are willing to askhe questions or buck the system. cn they're happy to push them out so that the group can continue in the power, can consolidate, and it probably will takeout. g new administration to clean house even if they could.ou greg and pam, thank you so much . >> appreciate you.bide up next, biden's latesn'tr blunv blunders have americans questioning whether, well, we're always questioning whether he can questio handle tb and if he's even capable of running in twenty , twenty four . if he cares or if he knows it. 2020 three . congressman randy jackson, john james, react next. >> beware the temptatio

it >> if it was matt gates, i think that we do need reforms to social security and medicare. >> the wealthier. younger people are living longer subordinate adjust the age probably once again. >> this is awkward. florida senator rick scott. who proposed an 11-point plan that would among other things require social security to be re-approved by congress every five years. here is how you know they're in trouble. the republican senate leader is running away from scott faster than the chiefs quarterback patrick mahomes running into the end zone. >> unfortunately, that was the scout. landon public unplanned. that was a race car plan. it's just a bad idea. i think it will be a challenge for him to deal with this in his own reelection in florida. >> joining me now, senator mazie hirono of hawaii. she's a member of the senate judiciary did armed services committee some last year, she reintroduced the protecting and preserving social security act. senator hirono, great to see you, welcome to the sunday show. how seriously should we take the gop about doing away or doing away with or tinkering with soci

this is who president trump and matt gates, and all of these maga extremists are elevating, as mainstreamt this story in the new york times, the latest accusation against george santos at this time, from a potential congressional aide, an incident that, according to the new york times, happened in george santos's congressional office on january 25th. a house ethics committee has been alerted to this by the person whose leveling the accusation against congressman santos. is there any possible way, eugene, that speaker kevin mccarthy will take action against congressman santos, and get him to see that, you know, maybe congress is in for him? >> it's really hard to say, jonathan. we all know why. it's because -- they have the smallest majorities in the house, and jarred george santos has proven to be, at this point reliable for kevin mccarthy. he is someone who knows his reputation is not great, so he is going to blow him off to the house speaker as much as possible. this is something that when you talk to republicans, they have been frustrated for a very long time about kevin mccarthy. he i

say, we are not the party of marjorie taylor greene and, we are not the party of paul gosar and matt gatesf substance. and we are also not trying to cut you aren't elements. and -- defended about. that >> it's hard to make that argument, though -- i mean, given -- they are now back on committees. they've been rewarded in a way that -- >> they have more power than they ever have. the house republican caucus really pulls back the entirety of the party in this moment. >> these people will be irrelevant, depending on who we nominate for president. they will -- and obviously that is what joe biden is desperate for to happen. he wants all trump. this is his dream to get this rematch. it's also down trump's dream. they share the same dream. they sit at the hardee's together in the back of the booth. at six a.m. and talk about the dream they had to run against each other again. >> -- >> do you think it is different if it's a good desantis -- >> i do, actually. he's president because he was not bernie and he was not trump. that's why he's the president. that's why people waiting for him to move on.

matt's from gate city, virginia. town of 2,000 people.texas tech for college ball and trying to latch on in the nba. i asked him how does it feel to be the 2023 slam dunk champion. >> gratitude. i had a lot of help and the crowd was amazing. it was a blessing. it is cool. i can tell my kids and brag about it one day. i will keep working every day. i'm hungry and resilient and will keep working. >> michael jordan, vince carter, mac mcclung. how does it feel? >> it hasn't sunk in. i'm grateful, man. >> reporter: 6'2", 185. incredible. 3-point shootout awesome also. damian lillard coming through in the clutch. the finals to win the first 3-point crown and extra special for lillard. he went to school at weaver state and won his school's jersey for the competition. >> a second home for me. sometimes that's what it takes for an experience to be what it is spoeszed to be. i'm happy it happened here. >> reporter: and of course we have the main event tonight. all-star tonight. make sure you tune in early because the captains pick the teams before

this is the logical end stage of russia gate. >> matt, boris johnson has taken note of our propagandader is aware of the damage tucker carlson is doing to the world's democracy by boosting vladimir putin. >> yeah, i was thinking as i was listening to boris johnson, who kind of was removed because of his outrageous behavior, it's akin to boris johnson accusing somebody else of having a bad hair day. if they have bad haur, then you know they are bad. if somebody is doing something outrageous, you know it's really bad. i was thinking -- you think about tucker carlson. it used to be a badge of honor in our country that you advocated for the spread of democracy around the world. and now tucker carlson's position seems to be, it's very clear, the spread of autocracy around the world. he's a fan of vladimir putin. he's a fan of the leader of hungary. he's a fan of all of these autocrats. i guess tucker carlson, in his elite pampered place that he's existed in society where our democracy has delivered so much to him and the privilege he's had, he sees no desire for other people to experience

repawn can matt gaetz tried to enter propaganda. tell me about. >> gates seemed to be surprised. it seemed to be an accident on his part, citing the propaganda outlet. he was asking a policy official at the defense department about a report from this organization and the report cited u.s. giving weapons to the far right battalion in ukraine. g arks tz asked call whether or not he was aware that this actually occurred in the u.s., supplied these weapons. call didn't seem to recognize this or was aware. he cited this global times report from china, call said i don't agree with chinese propaganda. g arks tz said, well, i agree with that assessment. but, jake, this all coming as, you're right, adam smith, the top democrat on the committee, making clear he does not believe supplying fighter jets to ukraine is a wise use of resources, but not all republicans and democrats agree with that. >> thanks so much. >>> now to china where officials rolled touted red carpet for bella russian president to russian president vladimir putin after beijing solidified its partnership last week and floa

richmond center fell bridge 7 minutes and the golden gate bridge. 37 to the tolls. 19 minute morning, right? all right. the time is now 04:30am. matt mahan officially kicks off his term as san jose's new mayor. his inauguration ceremony was held last night at the san jose center for the performing arts as kron four's. justin campbell explains the celebration also laid the groundwork for top issues. >> air mahan really tried to invigorate the crowd that we can all make san jose a better community will take everybody's help. but he said it starts today. launching a series of neighborhood cleanups along with also he would like to take care of the people who call the streets home.