mr. reid: mr. president, reserving the right to object. the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: thank you. the chair of the ranking member of the intelligence committee, senator feinstein has had some trouble with this. i spoke to her last night. she said go ahead and let this go. she's totally in agreement now that there would be time for debate on this issue and a vote. we understand that. so i have no objection to this matter. the presiding officer: without objection. so ordered. mr. mcconnell: so this week senators will have a chance to pass the iran sanctions extension bill that recently passed the house on an overwhelming vote. preserving the sanctions is critical given iran's disturbing pattern of aggression and its persistent efforts to expand its influence across the middle east. it's all more important given how the administration has ignored iran's efforts to upset the balance of power in the greater middle east and how it's been held hostage by iran's threats to withdraw

mr. reid: mr.president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: two days ago i came here and called upon our president-elect to rise to the dignity of his office. i called upon mr. trump to take responsibility for his rhetoric and his actions to work to heal the wounds that he created. our president-elect has chosen to do none of the things to this point. meanwhile acts of hate and intimidation continue to occur across america. on tuesday i said the southern poverty law center reported 1,500 hate crimes since the election. as of yesterday -- that was wednesday -- that number jumped 437, a 40% increase in two days. that's startling. some of the instances, mr. president, i will ask this be entered into the record that little bit, but i'm only going to pick a few of these. for example, in michigan, a latino family woke to find that somebody used boxes to form a wall blocking their draif way. the perpetrators left behind graffiti denigrating mexican americans and praised donald trump fo

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i served in congress now for 34 years. throughout that time, i've tried to be pleasant and helpful to my colleagues. i feel very fortunate to have become personally close and friends with members of congress from all over this great country. basher boxer and i were members of the -- barbra boxer and "were members of the house class of 1982. such fond memories i have of that class. tom carper, dick durbin, and scores of others. we had a huge class. at first glance, barbara boxer and harry reid had very little in common. she's from california, heavily populated liberal state. i was from nevada. a much smaller state in area and in population. i was the only democrat in my state's delegation, congressional delegation. but i was stunned when i was asked to join the huge california congressional delegation. being from nevada, being part of that largest congressional delegation in america was extremely helpful to me. the californians were good to me in so many different ways, just allow

. >> hi, my name's mr. reid. what do you do with your eyes? repeat, eye contact. >> eye contact. >> what about his hands? you can do that. grab it firm. firm handshake. it's a first impression. stand up. stand up, okay? this is side "a." you present to side "b." ready? one, two, three, go. >> hi, my name is -- >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. >> good, good. so, you shake, look in the eye like that, okay? that's expected. girls, ana, in america, you can do it. it's okay to get a nice handshake. >> what happens if it doesn't work, if they don't have this? what's the future looking like if they don't acquire language skills? >> they become a third-class citizen here. >> what kind of work with you getting? what are your opportunities? >> the market in major cities is always there -- landscaping, valet, car washes. but our students are very gifted. they are talented kids. they just need the opportunity to learn english and an opportunity for them to learn. these kids when they grow up, they will be american a

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. id: i first appreciate very much the prayer of admiral black. he always does his best to set the tone, and i appreciate the tone that he has done his best to set this morning -- this afternoon, i should say. so i appreciate very much him and what he does. i welcome everybody back. we've been gone quite some time. we have a lot of work to do the next few weeks and we'll do our best to get it done as quickly as we can. just a few words about gwen ifill. it really was too bad that she died at age 61, a woman who is really someone who broke barriers. every step of her life was something new and inspirational for those around her. i watched as often as i can "the news hour" and i will miss her. i thought she had such a fine way of presenting herself and the news that she did. every night she would do the nightly review. she was just a really good person, and i'll miss her. i think we all will. mr. president, i've been in politics for five decades. i've not seen anything like we're seeing to

mr. reid: mr. president, election day was tough for a lot of americans. to say things didn't go the way that we wanted on this side of the aisle would be a gross understatement. america's still reeling from this, and there will even be -- they will be even more concerned in a few days when the final vote tally comes because hillary clinton will have gotten more than two million votes more than donald trump. so i think it speaks volumes that a democratic senator entered legislation yesterday that would take a look at the electoral college system. this should not be a partisan issue. it should be the issue that committees of jurisdiction in this body takes a look at this. let's 4reu67b to some -- listen to some experts talk about it, find out if the system is working very well. it was set up a long time ago, and maybe it should be changed. so i think it's something we need to take a look at. it's interesting that just in the last few years, this century, we've had two winners of elections that got less votes than the losers -- i'm sorry. we have two electio

reid: it's a line donald trump repeated over and over again during the campaign. mr. trump: she deleted the emails. reid: the threat energizing trump's base and fueling fiery exchanges with hillary clinton. mrs. clinton: it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our country. mr. trump: because you'd be in jail. reid: the bold campaign promise one of several issues on which trump is now striking a different tone. trump telling "the new york times" tuesday that he doesn't want to hurt the clintons. while some supporters have howled about the shift, former new york mayor and top trump advisor rudy giuliani defended the president-elect. the president-elect. mr. giuliani: look, there's a that after you win an election, you sort of put things behind you. reid: during the campaign, trump also rejected the scientific consensus that humans play a role in climate change. mr. trump: i am not a believer in climate change. reid: but speaking to the times tuesday, he said he he's got a totally open mind on the issue, sayi

mr. reid: that that was just entered into the record, those references made are awful, are hateful, they're frightening, they're scary. i invite any of my colleagues to read these horrible acts, and i invite any senator, democrat or republican, to come right down to this floor today and defend any one of them. these examples of hate and prejudice. i don't believe anybody in this chamber wants to defend the hateful acts that have been committed in president-elect trump's name. they lead to one unavoidable conclusion. many of our fellow americans believe that trump's election validates the kind of boring, aggressive behavior trump modeled on a daily basis. how do we teach our children that sexual assault is abhorrent by a man who dismisses language as locker room talk. we fail to bear trump accountable, we all bear responsibility for normalizing this behavior. here's a letter from a seventh grader from rhode island. she wrote it the day after the election. i will read a direct quote from the let

reid, you see, wants more protests. the people have spoken. hillary clinton has lost. and yet thousands, like mr. harry reid, refuse to accept it. on the third night of protests, things came to a head in portland, oregon, where people sparked fires ask smashed windows chanting "we reject the president-elect." trump, at first, firing back on twitter saying: professional protesters incited by the media are protesting, very unfair. but earlier today he said: love the fact that the small groups of protesters last night have passion for our great country. we will all come together and be proud. can you imagine if the right were actually out there, the ones protesting? [laughter] as one conservative commentator told me the other day, that would never happen because, you see, conservatives don't riot. nonetheless, can you imagine? the media would be condemning it. joining me now, capri, i get that members of your party are upset, they're upset they lost, but this -- and let's take a look at what i'm talking about -- this, let's see it, is an attempt at anarchy. it is an attempt at chaos. they are undermi

mr. bannon. he can do that himself. it is to point out ther. >> tactic and need for democrats to circle the wagons and frankly stop the rot. senator harry reid mr. bannon is a part. mr. reid on the senate floor lied about the mitt romney and taxes. it is harry reid supports keith ellison to lead the democrat party. congressman ellison has made anti-semitic remarks. they tag the trump administration as racist. they are down to the coastal elite and minority in the inner cities. got to shore up the base. it is distraction. the democrats are bitterly divided pulled and every which way, find a target and attack and hope they bring back the faithful. stand by new top job staffing announcement coming from trump tower any minute and harry reid attacks his enemies just as retires. the third hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: we'll get to senator reid and donald trump in a moment but first your money. we're down 38 points on the dow industrials but we are at 18,830. they finished higher for six days in a row. down a fraction now. how about the price of oil? i think we made it back to $45 a barrel. yes, we have. solid gain today.

mr. reid: this month is native american heritage month. during this month, we honor the contribution of american indians. also, of course, alaska natives and hawaiians. but we don't have to look very far, madam president, to see how native americans continue fighting for their heritage, and they really must fight for their heritage. pick up a newspaper, turn the news on any channel you want, and you'll see what's happening at the standing rock reservation in north dakota. the standing rock sioux tribe is opposed to the construction of a portion of the north dakota access pipeline that passes near their reservation where it crosses the missouri river. they're concerned that the construction of a pipeline could not only destroy ancestral burial grounds but also contaminate the water supply for the tribe as well as millions of others who depend on water from the missouri river. standing rock sioux are fighting for their land, the right to clean water, clean air and their history. they're not alone. the standing rock sioux have been joined by

in the senate,veve joshua has been elected as the senate minority leader replacin harry reid who is retiring, mr. schumer says democrats will try to work with republicans of the administration but they als stand there ground. shoulder with republicans , to work with soon to be elected mr we go toe to toe against the president-elect with our values over the progress made is under assault. pelicans have reelected kentucky senator mitch mcconnel as senate majority leader , reconciling of obamacare despite donald trump's vowed to repeal it, least 1 milliont have selected plans for 2017 during open enrollment, more than 3,000 of those signed up for the three days after the election. trump's promised to quickly dismantleded the trademark prog that provides health insurance to 20 million h said that he ma retain popular parts of obamacare such as children who are still on their parents plan we will have 70 and also snowfall when within two days s some big changes to adjust to. today cloudy, just before sunset gods a beautiful sunset at 5:07 p.m. today we were at 54 degrees for the official highwe end w

rachel maddow starts right now with joy reid. >> mr. hayes, great to see you. >> i even gave you the throw early. how about that? >> i love it. we'll use every second of that extra time. thank you, my friend, appreciate it. thank you, chris, and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. rachel has the night off but she will be back tomorrow. but for now, let me take you back to 2008. it was three days after the historic presidential election in which the country had elected its first black president. the united states senator barack obama was giving his first press conference as president-elect. it was on kind of a gloomy day. the jobs report came out showing the tenth month in a row of catastrophic job losses in the u.s. he began by addressing that news and made a little bit of news saying the country should expect to see a stimulus package sooner rather than later. in terms of the transition he told reporters that he would take his time choosing members of his cabinet. but the big news that president-elect barack ob

rachel maddow starts right now with joy reid. >> mr. you. >> i even gave you the throw early. how about that? >> i love it. we'll use every second of that extra time. thank you, my friend, appreciate it. thank you, chris, and thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour. rachel has the night off but she will be back tomorrow. but for now, let me take you back to 2008. it was three days after the historic presidential election in which the country had elected its first black president. the united states senator barack obama was giving his first press conference as president-elect. it was on kind of a gloomy day. the jobs report came out showing the tenth month in a row of catastrophic job losses in the u.s. he began by addressing that news and made a little bit of news saying the country should expect to see a stimulus package sooner rather than later.

reid for us tonight. chip, thank you. during the campaign, mr. trump said the clinton charitable foundation was a criminal enterprise. yesterday, as required, the trump foundation released its 2015 tax form, and julianna goldman has found that the president-elect's charity is admitting to a violation of its recent tax filing the don'tald j. trump said in 2019 it transferred income or assets to a disqualified exprn did so in previous years. the foundation gave money to someone it shouldn't have. >> i give a lot of money to people and charities and everything. i love people. >> reporter: the form, posted to the charity database guidestar, doesn't detail specific violations but during the campaign, the "washington post" first reported and cbs verified that mr. trump violated foundation for his own benefit. in one example, a man was denied prize money after scoring a hole if one at mr. trump's westchester golf course. he sued and the foundation ultimately gave $158,000 to his charity. to help settle another lawsuit, the foundation contributed $100,00

reid retiring. it is likely to be chuck schumer. what is the relationship between chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell? mr. wong: i think schumer is seen as more of a deal maker compared to harry reid. harry reid was somebody who often would throw up roadblocks in the process and accuse republicans of doing the same. he was a fiery leader. obviously, a former boxer. chuck schumer is from new york, he is much more of a deal maker. it will be interesting to see how chuck schumer not only works across the aisle with mitch mcconnell and with his fellow new yorker donald trump, who he has known for decades. that is one relationship all of washington will be watching. >> a preview of what is ahead for the lame-duck session. our guest is scott wong. you can follow his reporting at thehill.com. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] a look at ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," author stephen puleo discussing his book "american treasures: the secret effort to save t

mr. trump's new york city office has become the busiest employment office in the country. chip reid is there. >> reporter: a parade of job-seekers passed through the lobby of trump tower today. former massachusetts senator, scott brown, told mr. trump he wants to be secretary of veterans affairs. >> i think i am the best person. but there are some tremendous people out there. >> reporter: former texas why he was there. sources say he is being considered for secretary of energy. at least one democrat met with mr. trump, congress woman ga she came to offer her opinion on u.s. policy in syria. some top network news people came for an off the record discussion. 13 days after the election, mr. trump has not held a press conference. then president elect obama held one on day three. but late today, the president elect relea outlining plans for his first 100 days in office. >> i will formulate a rule which says that for every one new regulation, two old regulations must be eliminated. >> you know who that is, right? >> over the weekend, mr. trump met with a long series of job candidates at

reid for us tonight. chip, thank you. well during the campaign, mr. trump said that the clinton charitable foundation was a criminal enterprise. yesterday, as required, the trump foundation released its 2015 tax form, and julianna goldman found the president-elect's charity is admitting to a violation of its own. in its most recent tax filing, the donald j. trump foundation income or assets to a disqualified person. and that it also did so in previous years. translation, the foundation gave money to someone it shouldn't have. >> i give a lot of money to people, charities and everything. i love people. the form posted to charity database, guidestar doesn't detail violations. but during the campaign, "the washington post" first reported and cbs verified, that mr. trump violated an irs rule by using his foundation for his own benefit. in prize money after scoring a hole in one at mr. trump's westchester golf course. he sued. the foundation ultimately gave $158,000 to his charity. to help settle another lawsuit, the foundation contributed $100,000 in 2007

mr. trump's election of steve bannon continues to cause controversy. chip reid has a look at the man >> his appointment of bannon is proof of mr. trump's direction of this country. >> a navy veteran, bannon earned his golds investor, later acquiring rights to the feldman series. >> bann non has been really the leader of the splinter group for the republicans. >> that was the role he enjoyed, i think he could be. >> reportedly drawing more than 20 million readers a month, breitbart has been known for conservative lines, saying that birth control makes women unattractive and crazy. his personal life is mired in controversy, he was charged with domestic violence and battery, when his ex-wife says he battered her. she accused bannon of blocking a school, because he didn't want the girls going to school with jews. ban onhas denied that accusation. he was responsible for several attention-grabbing moments. including this press conference with multiple bill clinton power, but his job will be to keep trump as somebody who is distinctly outside the political system. >> i

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mr. trump becomes the 45th president, here's chip reid. >> reporter: at trump rallies "lock her up" was almost a campaign mantra donald trump called her "crooked hillary" and threatened to puttener jail. >> special prosecutor, here we can come, right? today, at the "new york times," where reporters were live tweeting the conversation, mr. trump said this when asked about prosecuting her, "i don't want to hurt the clintons," he said. "i really don't. she went through a lot and suffer greatly in many ways." later he added, i think it would be very, very divisive for the country." he also changed his tune on the issue of climate change, and whether it's caused by human activity. during the campaign, mr. trump left no doubt. >> a lot of it's a hoax. >> reporter: he even said he wanted to cancel the paris accords, an international agreement negotiated by the obama administration to reduce fossil fuel emissions. but today mr. trump told the "time," the "i think there is some connectivity between humans and climate change." asked if he wanted to withdraw from climate change accords he replied, "i'm l

mr. president. >> okay. that was harry reid who is the outgoing senate democratic leader. he did not seek reelection because he will be retiring in january. there he was the day after donald trump was elected president. harry reid issued a blistering attack on donald trump in this speech. he was saying he sees it as the democratic party's duty to be the voice of people who are scared by the election of donald trump and who he says are scared by the developments since the election. citing a number of examples of hate crimes that have occurred over the last week that have been documented across the country and then just at the end of this is remarks, you heard him going specifically after stephan bannon who will be one of the top white house advisers, the top adviser, in fact. he is saying bannon made the breitbart news site a haven for hate groups under his leadership and urging that trump rescind the appointment. he said just don't do it. those are the words of harry reid on the senate floor. let's bring in civil liberties lawyer who said he doesn't believe based on the ev