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we'll talk to another potential 2020 candidate, senator michael bennet. hello. i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is feeling whiplash. president trump seems to be trying his best to move on after the conclusion of the mueller investigation, advancing and then retreating this week on two major policy initiatives, health care and the border. initiatives that failed to gain traction within his own party and lashing out at democrats in a speech saturday at the republican jewish coalition. >> the democrats have even allowed the terrible scourge of anti-semitism to take root in their party and in their country. >> here in washington, the attorney general is expected to release the mueller report as soon as this week, and president trump still seems to be feeling the pressure, it seems, saying in a series of tweets saturday, quote, the democrats, no matter what we give them, will never be satisfied. and it is true, the democrats in congress are not satisfied. house democrats are launching two battles this week that could theoretically go all the

potential 2020 candidate democratic senator michael bennet says the biden controversy is not funny. anybody should make jokes about it. i think this is a really important time in our country's history when women are coming forward and able to say when they have been made to feel uncomfortable. whether in a way or a nonsexual way. people's forces should be heard on that. the question of whether it's disqualifying or not, i think that's up for the voters in the democratic primary and the general election to the side. >> melissa: democratic senator chris coons defending biden's response. watch. >> whether or not, in speaking to a union rally, he was sufficiently serious where he demonstrated that it's -- every time he is hugging an adult male union leader or putting his arm around someone, he is still thinking about it. processing it. i think that was, frankly, progress. i think at the end of the day what matters here is his record. >> melissa: obviously, "snl" had to have something to say about that. zoe -- can we shall not, as wel? >> she's looking for a candidate who could be dump t

michael bennet is with us, the senator from colorado, thank you. going to be placing close attention to the discussion with him, our chairman is going to have a fire side chat, it's going to be an interesting time, we don't know whether he will make headlines by announcing his candidacy right here, right now. we're looking forward to welcoming new hampshire. with that, i'll introduce and almost michael bennet and derek kilmer. [ applause ] >> this is our third fire side chat without a fire. >> i first got to meet and work with senator bennett on appropriation and process reform, or as we refer to it in my office the jsoc bepper. we should have known without a good ago row nim it was slated for failure. >> it was one of the safety valves the congress makes in its decision. >> that endeavor i got to see how the senator is a big thinker on meaty policy issues. if there's a big challenge facing our country, most likely senator bennett has a solution ready to roll. and i've been grateful for your work with the new democrat coalition i presume today -- >

. >>> colorado senator michael bennet reveals he has prostate cancer.e 54-year-old democrat has been teasing a possible presidential run for months. he says plans to have cancer surgery during the congressional recess that begins next week. he says in statement he was diagnosed in march. he calls himself fortunate the cancer was caught early and says his prognosis is good. >>> prosecutors in the college admission scandal say they plan to seek jail time for the defendants, that includes lori loughlin and felicity huffman. all of them implicated in operation varsity blues. parents, allegedly paying a college prep business to cheat for their children on saturdayized tests and to bribe college coaches to help get their children into highly competitive universities. l loughlin signing autographs for her fans. >>> more than 750,000 people could lose food stamps under trump's proposal, and those affected are likely to be the poorest of the poor. the administration wants to make more americans work for food stamps. the new plan would cut back on seeking waivers

. >> larry kudlow and adam schiff and michael bennet will join jake tarp on "state of the union" at 9:00 a.m. >> what is happening at the final four? >> reporter: when you've never won anything before it's hard to prepare yourself for a little bit of success and let's say the kids at texas tech a little too excited about their big win over michigan state last night. coming up, we will show you the wild celebration that took place in lubbock, texas. >>> three churches that were burned in a span of ten days in a single parrish in louisiana. why officials are calling this fire suspicious. >>> "snl" is bringing joe biden as they put him through sensitivity training. >> hey, jackie, so good to see you. brother man, gary! how are you doing? good to see you! oh, look at that. >> hey, joe. balanced nutrition for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. plants capture co2. what if other kinds of plants captured it too? if these industrial plants ha

michael bennet said if he is cheered of cancer, he will enter the race. we may have 20 candidates in 2020. host: we get -- guest: we definitely could. we know that joe biden, bernie sanders, and molly harris, and beto o'rourke are the money draws. i suspect wants biden announces, the money game will change. the big donors will have to choose a candidate. it will say a lot where the big money is put. there will be a lot of shifting. host: let's go to new york, republican line. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i just want to say that unless the democrats get something to run on besides hating donald trump and reparations now, they are all touting that. they have nothing. they are going to lose in a landslide. that is what i predict. it is all about the economy. the economy is doing great. it is roaring along. everybody is making money. i think this whole thing, the democrats better come up with something better to run on them what they're doing now. they have hated donald trump for the last two years. that is not doing anything. it is not drawn t

other potential contenders include colorado senator michael bennet, former virginia governor terry mccallivevernor steve bullock, new york city mayor bill de blasio, former georgia gubernatorial candidate stacie abrams. >> reporter: and he's promised for a while now, but it sounds like we'll finally see senator bernie sanders' tax returns in the coming days. he told the new york times in a new interview that he is a military they' millionaire which he credits to his best-selling books and he plans to release ten years of tax returns by monday, tax day. jessica dean, cnn, washington. >> let's talk more about all this with hilary rosen. she's been a political consultant for democratic candidates for many years. she's also a cnn political commentator. good to have you with us. >> how are you? >> good. so it's certainly a crowded field, isn't it? let's start with the democratic presidential hopeful who is tracti attracting the most attention right now, front-runner bernie sanders, who now admits he's a millionaire and pledges to release ten years' worth of tax returns monday. how are democratic

. >> michael bennet of colorado was diagnosed with prostate cancer late last month.eet the press" daily. watch. >> do you feel any different knowing this diagnosis? >> no. you don't -- nobody likes hearing they have cancer, that's for sure. i mostly feel overwhelmed how lucky i am. >> if you get cancer free you're 100% in. >> right. >> no ambiguity. >> any time you hear the "c" word, it doesn't reorient you maybe about what you want to do. did this actually -- does this focus you more? a >> this is something i want to do. i think i have something to contribute. we need to focus on what the country needs us to focus on which the fact that incomes haven't risen for americans in the last 40 years. that's where the focus needs to be in this campaign. we need to be disciplined about it or we can lose to donald trump. >> certainly be praying for him during this treatment. >>> investigators are sharing what they now know about the final moments before the deadly ethiopian airlines crash last month. findings show the pilots followed all of boeing's emergency procedures but s

. >>> colorado senator michael bennet revealing he has prostate cancer.s plans to have cancer surgery during the congressional recess that begins next week. he called himself fortunate the cancer was detected early and says his diagnosis is good. the 54-year-old democrat has been teasing a possible presidential run for months. he says the diagnosis quote only reinforces how strongly he feels about contributing to the future of our country. >>> prosecutors in the college admission scandal say they plan to seek jail time for every one of those defendants, that includes actresses, lori loughlin and felicity huffman, facing six and 21 months in prison, among a dozen people that appeared in federal court on wednesday in boston, all implicated in operation varsity blues. parents allegedly paying a college prep business to cheat on standardized tests and bribe college coaches to help get their children into highly competitive universities. >>> california lawmakers are hoping to reverse centuries of tradition in the catholic church by forcing priests to report co

let me ask you, you heard senator michael bennet say he didn't think it was appropriate for vice president. i said it a little more starkly than he did. that's his basic messagement what's your take on this? does this trouble you? >> we think it's notable that the vice president hasn't apologized. for someone to say this is some kind of apology tour, it's not. he has said he's not sorry. he needs to acknowledge that these women felt violated, felt he touched them inappropriately, made them uncomfortable. i think we need to hear the words "i'm sorry for how i made you feel" going forward. >> simone? >> i think from -- none of the underlying information, but what i do think he needs to continuously make clear is he is hearing people and he understands. if you go out on a stage and joke about something that many people noted was very serious to them and you came out and did a video that said you heard them and you agreed, that does not make people feel as though you actually understand. so i think that he struck the right tone when he came out after that ibew event, he came right to the camer

colorado senator michael bennet says he has prostate cancer, but he still wants to join thecr deic presidentialld. bennet announced last night that his prognosis is good, and that he plans to have surgery this month. he says he will launch his presidential bid if he is found to be cancer-free. pope francis has named atlanta archbishop wilton gregory to bwa archbishop oington, d.c. he repces cardinal donald wuerl, who resigned last year after being accused of shielding pedophile prsts. gregory promised today to rebuild trust. >> i cannot undo the past,ut i sincerely believe that together we will not merely address the moments where we've fallen short or failed outright, but we will model for all the life andou teaching olord, jesus christ. >> woodruff: ggory will be the first african american to leade shington archdiocese. he is to be installed on may 17. the church of jesus christ of latter day saints today repealed two rules that targeted gays. the rules banned baptisms for the children of gay parents, and made same-sex marriage grounds e r expulsion from the faith, widely known as rmon church

i think and we as but it's not just biden other potential contenders include colorado senator michael bennetrginia governor terry mcauliffe massachusetts congressman seth moulton montana governor steve bullock in new york city mayor bill de blasio and former georgia gubernatorial candidate stacey abrams. >>my decision about running will be grounded and whether or not i think i'm the best person for the job at this moment. >>swalwell hit the ground running after his announcement kicking off a busy week of campaigning. today he focused on the issue of gun control by holding a town hall in sunrise florida. just a few miles from the site of a fatal school shooting last year. the entire town hall aired live on our new prada on app the bay area's only 24 7 commercial free live local news service for a free trial heaon over to kron on dot t v. >>meanwhile senator bernie sanders is saying he plans to release 10 years of his tax returns in the coming days, a number of his rivals. the democratic nomination, including sen elizabeth warren, sen kirsten gillibrand senator in the club shar and governor ja

of the citizens of our public to be founders and our democracy, which is from colorado senator michael bennetbrian: why did that get your attention? >> they think it's really important especially with the partisan divide in our nation to understand it is our generation's role and duty to preserve and continue our democracy and the legacy of our founding fathers. brian: if we assembled people representing different areas of our country to create a constitution, could we right now? >> i think it depends. i think our young people are very inspiring and passionate about our ideas, and seeing all of the delegates this week, i have confidence that we could come together to reach a consensus that is informed and crosses party lines. brian: we should invite people 22 years old and younger? no millennials. oh my gosh. [laughter] >> i am from indiana, and the quote i wrote down is when justice roberts was referring to sandra day o'connor, he said she said you cannot be indecisive, you've just got to decide. this quote is important to me and i think to all of us, because in such a divided country, in su

other potential contenders include colorado senator michael bennet, former virginia governor, terry mcauliffeana governor steve bullick, bill de blasio, and former georgia gubernatorial candidate, stacey abrams. >> my decision about running will be grounded in whether or not i think i'm the best person for the job at this moment. >> reporter: and he has promised for a while now, but jake, as you said, it sounds like we're finally going to see senator bernie sanders' tax returns in the coming days. he told "the new york times" in a new interview, he is a millionaire. he credits that to his best-selling book, and that he plans to release ten years' worth of those tax returns by monday, tax day. jake? >> oh, my god, it's monday? tax day? >> reminder for everyone. >> whoops. >> thanks so much, appreciate it. so he did say to the "new york times," quote, i wrote a best-selling book. if you write a best-selling book, you can be a millionaire, too. >> he sounds like me! >> he's repeatedly denounced million mares and billionaires. does this change anything? do you think this will change how voters vi

that is from colorado senator michael bennet. why did that get your attention?now with the partisan divides understand it o is our generation's role and our duty to preserve and continue the legacy of nd our founding fathers. for have a quick question you. if we assemble our people in our the ry and representing different areas of the country convention,itutional do you think we could put together a constitution right now? think that right now our young people are very inspiring nd we're very passionate about our ideals, and especially seeing all the delegates here this week. us that we dence in -- come together to preach a consensus that is reformed.nd >> we should have people 22 younger? no millennials. > no geezers is what you're saying. >> i'm from the crossroads of america, indiana. the quote i wrote down is hen chief justice roberts was referring to sandra day o'connor. he said you can't be indecisive. you just have to decide. this quote is important to me all of us because in such divided country, in such a divided world, it is up to us to have that dialo

michael bennet is with us. a senator from colorado. thank you.to paying close attention to the discussion with him. our chairman derek kilmer is going to have a fireside chat. i think it's going to be an interesting time. we don't know whether he will make headlines by announcing his candidacy right here right now, but we are looking forward to welcoming him and with that i will introduce and welcome 45 and new democratic polish and german derek kilmer. -- chairman derek kilmer. >> [applause] >> cue the fireside. >> this is our fireside chat without a fire. welcome senator. we were going to call it between two firms but we didn't have ferns. >> although a good sense of humor never hurts. >> i first got to meet and work with senator bennett during the joint select committee on budget and appropriation process reform or as we refer to it in my office, we should've known without a good acronym that it was slated for failure. >> it was one of those safety valves that the congress creates do not make decisions and it has worked perfectly. >> as expect

michael bennet's got a plan, with tim kaine, on medicare s. there's other plans out there.builds on yours, congressman berra, on automatic enrollment. but i do feel that this is going to be dicey for us. we can win or lose on this issue. and whether we win or lose on health care, i think will determine whether donald trump is a one-term president or a two-term president. >> jim, thank you for that. and thanks for giving the pledge to auto enrollment as well. >> can i say one thing in response and i really agree with a lot of what jim has said, i think we do need to navigate two things, in the primary, to say these things out loud, i think this is an impulse and a healthy impulse to get to universal coverage and the way i think of that, the aca contributed to that, why should you throw out the aca, that's not the way i think about it, it is a reasonable impulse for people to think that in the industrialized problem, it is a problem that people in the united states still, there are many millions of people who still don't have coverage. i completely hear what you're saying abo

joining us after that discussion to conclude our program, will be senator michael bennet, who will participate in a fireside chat with derek kilmer, about how we build durable policy solutions. we hope all of you in the audience, and watching around the world on the lifestream, will enjoy and participate in the conversation today. there are many pressing issues that demand leaders in washington to work together to solve. at our core, new dem are here to make a difference, and get things done, and we look forward to continuing to do that important work together. with that, i have the distinct honor, to introduce my colleague, and neighbor back home, the chairman of the new democrat coalition, derek hillmer. derek took over the lead of the new democrat coalition this congress, as democrats took control of the house. under his leadership, we have already made a significant impact on the agenda, and a priority for the democratic majority. the coalition secured rules reforms to make the house more open, and transparent, returning legislating to a robust, the process. and, as a member of the ways an

representative michael bennet from colorado -- we stand with the people ocean should longer follows thesettacks on hundreds of innocent old, many of whom were gathered to watch it on easter sunday. nash theowski saying attacks are horrifying, absolutely horrifying. my heart breaks over the evil and senseless attacks. .e must condemn hatred senator jeanne shaheen, democrat from hampshire -- devastated to hear the violence. absolutely heinous to target worshipers on easter. i join all americans in terror.ng these acts of when it comes to iran come at news from the state department about sanctions on oil deliveries and products from iran. the new york times highlights that in november, the trump administration announced major sanctions against iran and granted waivers to aids governments, allowing them to continue purchasing oil from the country. according to the secretary of state mike pompeo, they expect to announce the end of those waivers today. countries who do not stop buying iranian oil could face economic to some cells best face economic penalties them selves. if you go to the busine

michael bennet said if he is cheered of cancer, he will enter the race.e may have 20 candidates in 2020. host: we get -- guest: we definitely could. we know that joe biden, bernie sanders, and molly harris, and beto o'rourke are the money draws. i suspect wants biden announces, the money game will change. the big donors will have to choose a candidate. it will say a lot where the big money is put. there will be a lot of shifting. host: let's go to new york, republican line. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. i just want to say that unless the democrats get something to run on besides hating donald trump and reparations now, they are all touting that. they have nothing. they are going to lose in a landslide. that is what i predict. it is all about the economy. the economy is doing great. it is roaring along. everybody is making money. i think this whole thing, the democrats better come up with something better to run on them what they're doing now. they have hated donald trump for the last two years. that is not doing anything. it is not drawn the

michael bennet, senator from colorado he plans on running for president in 2020 if he beats his recentnning as a democrat, not running at all yet, he is thinking about it, howard schultz, the guy who started starbucks. he is with us couple days ago. he will sit down in kansas city, missouri, with bret and martha. it will be a town hall. it will be great, tune in 6:30 normally during the bret baier show. it will run right through the martha show. brian: one thing noteworthy about the joe biden situation as the investigation grows about what his son may or may not have done with his investments with ukraine and china, is the fact that barack obama and michelle obama have not come out and said hey, i don't know who he will vote for but he is a great guy. this is the time barack obama has to help his guy out. not a word from him. that is as sounding. steve: he said he would not endorse anybody in the primaries. brian: just to say he is a great guy, i never knew hugging was an issue. barack obama has to say it or he thinks joe biden is inappropriate. i don't know. ainsley: 11 minutes top of

michael bennett may yet get in as well. he has not been shy about talking about his interest in the race, but as yet we have not heard a declaration from senator bennet as to whether or not he's going to run. the former democratic leader from the georgia legislature, stacy abrams, says she will make an announcement about her political future by tomorrow. that is widely expected to be an announcement about whether or not she's running for senate in georgia, but there is also an active betting pool proverbially speaking, as to whether or not that announcement from her might actually be a presidential announcement. so i don't know what number of candidates we will ultimately end up with on the democratic side, but it is getting to the point where it's clear, you know, we're no longer in the pregame, right? the actually competition has started. this thing is under way. just a quick snapshot of what's going on, it's clear this is happening now. it's on. the fight is joined. this weekend the bernie sanders campaign held nearly 5,000 organizing kickoff parties. they were in all 50 states. that's an average of, like, 100 event per state. joe biden today held

. >> colorado senator michael bennet announced he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

. >> colorado senator michael bennet announced he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer. the democratic senator has been preparing to announced his -- announce his candidacy for president. he asked how the diagnosis would affect his future plans. >> i'm feeling great, jake. i don't have any symptoms. i feel as good this week as i did last weekend the week for that. and there is no way i would know if i hadn't had the screening. so my advice to everybody watching this is to please go get screened. >> you said if you are healthy enough, when we be able to announce your run? >> i have to go through the procedure that will be a couple of weeks. this obviously was something that you can treat and i don't think that it should keep me off

. >> senator michael bennet announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. the democratic senator has been preparing to announce his candidacy for president. wastate of the union he asked how the diagnosis would affect his plans. >> i am feeling great. thank you for having me on your show. i guess that is one point i would like to make. symptoms.ve any i feel good. i would not know if i had cancer if i had not had the screening. pleasece to everybody is get screen. >> you said if you're healthy enough, you will run for president. what are you hoping -- when you are you hoping to be able to announce? >> as soon as i can i

. >> senator michael bennet announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. the democratic senator has been preparing to announce his candidacy for president. wastate of the union he asked how the diagnosis would affect his plans. >> i am feeling great. thank you for having me on your show. i guess that is one point i would like to make. symptoms.ve any i feel good. i would not know if i had cancer if i had not had the screening. pleasece to everybody is get screen. >> you said if you're healthy enough, you will run for president. what are you hoping -- when you are you hoping to be able to announce? >> as soon as i can put i got to go through a procedure at the beginning of the upcoming recess data this week. we will be a couple weeks of recovery. i would like to get on with this. i am looking forward to running in 2020. this obviously was unexpected, but we caught it early. it is something that i think we will be able to treat. i don't think it should keep me off the trail. announcer: representative jim jordan, the ranking republican on the oversight and re

senator michael bennet announced he's been diagnosed with prostate cancer. the democratic senator has been preparing to announced his -- announce his candidacy for president. he asked how the diagnosis would affect his future plans. feeling great, jake. i don't have any symptoms. i feel as good this week as i did last weekend the week for that. and there is no way i would know if i hadn't had the screening. so my advice to everybody watching this is to please go get screened. >> you said if you are healthy enough, when we be able to announce your run?