mr. guy roberts for nuclear chemical defense programs, mr. dial oxford, and lieutenant general je receive osterma, deputy commander of u.s. special operations command. i would like to recognize ranking member langevin for his opening remarks. mr. langevin: thank you, chairwoman stefanik and everybody everyone for being ere. in 2014 the department released its strategy for cwmd comm outlined three end state that no new actors possess w.m.d., that there be no w.m.d. use a than should w.m.d. be used there be a minimization of their effects with associated objectives and lines of effort. the strategy notes that fiscal constraints require that d.o.d. make strategic choices and accept some risk. however, increasingly bold rogue actors and technological advances are challenging the strategy's goal of ensures that -- ensuring the u.s. and its allies and partners are not attacked or coerced by adversaries possessing w.m.d. for example, earlier this month we witnessed a peacetime chemical weapons attack in the united kingdom in an assassination attempt

mr. roberts as well as mr. oxford as well as socom as the coordinating authority on how we are prioritizing and how we are focusing and how we are synthesizing our efforts to ensure that we are getting at the most significant threats in the most effective manner possible. >> i can certainly echo what mr. rapuano said . combating wmd development in my view requires that the offices coordinate closely. i am happy to report that i think our cooperation and coordination is outstanding. my office serves as the principal point of contact in the office of undersecretary for acquisition sustainment for the counter wmd issues and we develop again in coordination with the officer mr. rapuano , policies and we make recommendations among other things the u.s. nuclear weapons, medical and nonmedical defense, safety and security, chemical and biological agents, safety and save destruction of current chemical weapons up all -- stockpile. i think that relationship will grow stronger over time as we continue to look to other ag

mr. robert's office on bio. h we have been part of a community looking at the pros and cons of the technology. there are very positive things that could come out of that. at the same time there are nefarious ways we need to address it. there is a lot of generalized fear and uncertainty in terms of where the good and bad are. we need to get the top ten things we really think is the best use and tackle that. >> given the importance of s and t efforts, do you think are budget is adequate for s and t? >> the most important element protectudget is ability for us. the one thing i would ask is ensuring that we get our 19 budget and therefore we can plan and operate based on a known set of resources which will then prioritize. avidly, in the recent budget, the department has more resources than we've had in quite some time and i'm confident we will be able to focus them on the priorities as we just laid out. >> shifting gears, this question is for you, the work of the cooperative threat reduction program has evolved sig

saying so but jesness there was one other group which controls the central part of their auntie and mrs robert downey was there was enough lead has taken a stance. that's not a good bargain you're not says that has to be just a couple of minutes ago that they are in fact resisting the regime and have her put a really are absolutely its orders are big here in the fact. as you say they've been under fierce siege for for weeks and months now do we know how fierce their resistance is how fierce the resistance is that the rebels are still putting up well but there is no obvious a word as far as the situation on the ground by constance and from that suggests that the jesuits nonstate that they are assisting in an act are defeating the tsunami he had not said that there were about the it has nothing to do day at this is overly certain they will continue to eat or that it would not leave it. correspondent angela bora speaking to us. we're going to stay with the situation of civilians in eastern guta that's because g.w. news has obtained exclusive footage filmed by a resident of that besieged district

unlike pakistan who does not do it a state policy no one less than the indian army chief has made mr robert has made p.m.'s that this is now going to be their policy that they will use it in the sea to try and put a lot of what he calls you know give pakistan a lot of stress and this is ridiculous and this is unfortunately not the behavior of major states let alone the state which is why and to be a member of the security council because movies india you must understand has changed so the secular india if you all used to seeing in the last few decades india that we consider to be a shining india because of its secularism because of its growth etc movie has brought in a completely different complection to what india is to did that is street lynching this trip of him in a street statecraft within kashmir there pellet guns used to blind young children within. so with that type of an india it's very difficult to try and engage i understand that they did the difficulty but i'm sure you know that there are similar accusations on the indian part as well as just a moment ago you try to call for rec

so what we're talking about is justice roberts: well how does -- mr. frederick: how you manage the workplace. justice roberts: how do negotiation over wages not affect the state budget? mr. frederick: your honor, what essentially happens as i understand it is that either the budget is set and the negotiation occurs within that parameter or the governor takes the collective bargaining agreement to the state and the legislature decides to either ratify it or not. justice roberts: so the public unions do not engage in advocacy with respect to the state budget to the extent that impacts the available wages? mr. frederick: i think -- i wouldn't put it quite that way. what i would say is that of course most public servants are underpaid, and i will stipulate to that before this body. mr. frederick: and the question is -- the question is how do you come to the appropriate compromises in order to achieve a system that attracts the best workers? justice kennedy: i just want to make sure that if i want to write something down to get -- the amount of wages paid to

robert mueller. "the new york times" reporting dowd concluded mr. trump was ignoring his advice, like don't attack robert mueller on twitter, which trump has now done three times in five days. the president is reportedly pleased with dowd's decision to leave. he had grown increasingly frustrated with the attorney who stepped in over the weekend when he issued a statement calling on the justice department to, quote, bring an end to the alleged russia collusion investigation and affirmed on the record that he was speaking as the president's counsel. but then after his comments sparked uproar among critics who believed trump was laying the groundwork to fire robert mueller, dowd suddenly backtracked and said, no, no, no, i wasn't speaking on behalf of the president after all. that was just me. apparently even that was the wrong move. the times writes, quote, the president was angered with dowd's handling of the episode telling people dowd should not have backed off his initial statement. dowd has also been at the center of major dispute with the preside

mr. robert mueller fired? kevin: good question. we do not know the breadth of this subpoena. o know the trump organization has been voluntarily handing over documents to robert mueller's probe for several months. the president, his white house legal team, they haven't cooperating with robert mueller's probe. the campaign handed over documents properly and was followed up with a clean of subpoena to make sure they had everything. it is possible that is what is going on here with trump work. it is possible this is a broader subpoena and is aimed at try to catch other stuff and might go beyond the scope of what some of the other original voluntary work was. that is a question. we don't know. we are not hearing gigantic complaints from the white house site about this so maybe this one will not be something that triggers a problem, but we know that at various points, trump has made pretty clear that he sees his own businesses and finances his family's is largely beyond the scope of robert mueller's probe. mueller may not agree with that assessment. vonnie: i want to point out the l

mr. roberts from arizona. this is a very, very important item. very important subject for people, especially younger people because they don't seem too hopeful about how our politics have been going. let's get back to 1630, ok? w, older people, military, militarized people were, i guess they were obligated on account of their attention and their way of life to instill slavery in this country, 1630, ok? of a longa hell of a long timel time ago, but this country was built by slaves. title think it was a good idea that it was done so. immigrants that were abused and are being abused nowadays all over the world, wouldn't you have a more moral, more humane, and more caring -- and now getting to the item of abortion -- why do you think all of these abortions come about? because on account of the , let's see,malais even 16-year-old kids, they have emotional desires and stuff, but they do not have a way to earn a living. people need to decide how to fundedliving, how to be properly for schools, and it is terrible to say that they can be killed no matter

mr. president, does robert mueller still have your confidence? mr. president! >> reporter: in a series of tweets over the weekend, the president signaled his strong desire for the russia probe to come to an end, tweeting this morning, a total witch hunt with massive conflicts of interest. so far, three trump campaign associates have pleaded guilty and mueller's team indicted 13 russians for election meddling. a move that prompted the administration to issue sanctions against them just last week. >> i'm just puzzled by why the white house is going so hard at this. other than they're very afraid of what might come out. i don't know how you can have any other conclusion. >> reporter: for the first time, trump attacked mueller by name, asking, why does the mueller team have 13 hardened democrats, some big crooked hillary supporters, and zero republicans? his question was rhetorical as well as incorrect, as mueller himself is a republican. as is deputy attorney general, general rod rosenstein, who oversees the probe. and this tweet on saturday had many questioning i

mr. lamb: robert mueller is a war hero, a decorated marine. he has a reputation in washington that is unmatched for integrity. he needs the independence, time and space to interview witnesses, review documents, figure out what happened and figure out how we best protect our people and hold anyone accountable that broke the law. i oppose any effort to interfere with his authority. shannon: should there be a mechanism in place to make sure that happens? mr. lamb: to protect his investigation? if necessary, yes. i would support any legislation to make sure that he has the time and space to do what he needs to do. shannon: we are coming up to our final question. intelligence officials say there is strong evidence that the russians colluded in the 2016 election. do you agree? what should congress do in response to russian interference and one of our most sacred in one of our- most sacred institutions? sameamb: we have heard the thing from our intelligence community and law enforcement. we need to do whatever it takes to protect our electoral system

mr. robert reeves, deputy clerk, and mr. critz toffer deness, legal counsel, to sign all papers and do all acts for me under the name of the clerk of the house which they would be authorized to do by virtue of this designation except such as are provided by statute in case of my temporary absence or disability. this designation shall remain in effect for the 115th congress or until modified by me. with best wishes i am, signed sincerely, karen l. haas, clerk f the house. the speaker pro tempore: the house will come to order. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? pennsylvania, sorry. the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. members, please take your conversations off the floor. members, please take your conversations off the floor. he gentleman will proceed. without objection. >> mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: members, please take your conversations off the floo

mr. mugabe:f it is to correct that illegality -- ewanhe is still fuming, speaking for the first time since losing the presidency, robert mugabe lashed out at those who forced him from wer. mr. mugabe: we must undo this disgrace which we have imposed on ourselves. we don't deserve it. we don't deserve it. please, we don't deserve it. andrew: it was in november last year that zimbabwe's army seized control, forcing mugabe to step down and ushering in his deputy emmerson mnangagwa, now installed as the country's new president. zimbabwe celebrated. the world endorsed the coup, but 94-year-old robert mugabe is lessorgiving. mr. mugabe: i don't hate emmerson i brought him into government. i would want to work with him. but it must be proper. but he is improper where he is. illegal. and if it is to correct that illegality that he would want me to discuss with him. i am with him. andrew: but will his comments asve any impact in zimbabwe? in harare, thereittle enthusiasm. >> legal, the process has been done. i don't seit as a coup. >> he seems to be bitter about continuejust going to squandering our rources. andrew: today, pres

mr. robert mueller has done this brilliantly.his work from the periphery and move towards the middle.he has done this in a surgical context. leaving people in a vulnerable state who have information that we need to know. >> the new probe will zero in on the obama justice department process when it came to applying for fisa warrant. former trump campaign advisor page. >> arthel: and immigrant escaped from officials at kennedy airport in new york city. happening early this week, he was recaptured by i.c.e. and a copy shop near the chicago amtrak station. the escapee was at the airport for deportation when he reportedly fled from law enforcement. authorities describing him as violent. they said he is a convicted felon was ordered for deportation three years ago. surveillance cameras showed him hopping into a cab at jfk as he fled. >> facebook reason for another wave of bad publicity thanks to a leaked 2016 memo. did you hear about this? an executive declares the companies justified even apparently cost someone's life that was posted

mr. roberts >> the strawberry incident, he snapped. >> he snapped. >> just like sources close to paul jacobstalk about walmart for a second >> sure, why not >> walmart is putting more pressure on vendors to help finance price cuts and expand labels to give more leverage these price cuts continue to fuel walmart's share gains the packet food company cannot afford, walmart is bad for kfc >> kfc is the stuff that walmart is infamous for. >> wow >> so much pressure in that business coming from all sides >> when you talk to clorox which is the best. it is moving into health and wellness that is your ticket to double digit growth when you go to the kraft, it disnot realdi does not cut it. kraft time >> i am aware of their product portfolio. it depends how you define health and wellness >> the cholesterols are the greatest thing that you can have >> the science can go the other way on it. >> high cholesterols >> i heard from gottlieb this morning on "squawk." >> you think opioeioid is discouraged, it is still >> 8 million looiives their charter is to work on the health benefit of the country. >> to

mr. president, would you like to testify to special counsel robert mueller, sir? >> thank you. i would like to.

turmoil, the president today said he actually wants to answer questions from special counsel robert mueller. >> mr. president, would you still like to testify to special counsel robert mueller, sir? >> sure. i would like to. i would like to. >> reporter: just this just after the president lost his lead attorney on the russia investigation, john dowd, the man negotiating the terms of an interview. in fact, dowd met with mueller just last week. but today, he quit. sources familiar with their relationship tell abc news dowd felt the president wasn't taking his advice. they had been at odds for a while, first over the mueller interview itself. trump told us back in january he was eager to do it. are you going to talk to mueller? >> i'm looking forward to it, actually. but i would love to do that, and i'd like to do it as soon as possible. >> reporter: but that night, dowd told abc news that he, not the president, would decide if mueller got the interview. at the same time, dowd counseled the president not to criticize mueller. not to even tweet the special counsel's name. advice the president ignored,

mr. robert lighthizer about the issue of those steel tariffs, here are her strong words there. >> as a keyally and the number one customer of american steel, canada would view any trade restrictions on canadian steel and aluminum as absolutely unacceptable. we will always stand up for canadian workers and businesses, should restrictions be imposed on canadian steel and aluminum products, canada will take appropriate measures to defend our trade interests and workers. >> let me toss it back to you, michelle, apologies when the signal bounces halfway around the world here to mexico you sound a lot like kelly, michelle, back to you. >> they are concerned about the election down in mexico, right they have a raging leftist running for office he doesn't command a majority but he does have a plurality right now. >> see italy. >> and there are a couple trips to mexico you being the international reporter but lighthizer mentioned the u.s. election that, hey, there could be changes to the u.s. congress either in personnel or the party in charge. they're all about getting this deal done, canadians ar

mr. robert patterson the acting administrator for the drug enforcement administration. we appreciate you being here with us today mr. patterson and you are where the committee is holding an investigative hearing and in so doing it's been our practice to take testimony under oath. do you have any objection to testifying under oath? the witnesses has anticipated no no, saying his response is no. the chair devices you under the rules of the house the rules of the committee you are entitled to be accompanied by counsel. do you desire to the company by counsel during your testimony today? he responds that he does not than in that case i would ask that you rise and please raise your right hand and i will swear you in. do you swear that the testimony you're about to give us the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? you are now under oath subject to the penalties set forth in title xviii, section 1001 of the united states code. you may now give a five minute summary of your written statement. if you can hit the button on the mic and you have five minutes to summarize

mr. robert rosenbloom, partner at a law firm and peter, director of research for coin center -- each of you will be recognized for five minutes to guy an oral presentation of your testimony. having read the testimony, there is far more than five minutes of information in each one of yours, so good luck as you consolidate that down. but we will then have a question period and we will, without objection, put your written testimony into the permanent record and part of the record as well. so with that. you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. good morning, chairman. ranking member maloney and members of the subcommittee. thank you for the opportunity to address this important topic at a significant time. my name is mike lempres and i'm the chief legal officer at coin base. i commend you for holing this hearing on a technology that could transform capital formation, innovation and our economy. it has tremendous potential. to fulfill that potential, we believe that responsibly regulation is required. but the technologies' incredibility benefits could be stifled by regulatory or legal m

mr. allen. >> robert winier followed by ace and peter strauss. >> welcome back. good afternoon. >> herbert winier. i have two concerns. one is on theel terville line. i appreciate it will be increased during the rush hour. that's all to the good. but i really haven't seen any improvement on the line. i have to walk a long distance to the bus stop to get buses that haven't been added to the system. and it's a very long system. that extends from downtown to the zoo. that is a very long route and it's deserves a lot of coaches for that. now, the people have paid dearly for the project. it's really hasn't -- it's made life miserable for a lot of people, including the loss of businesses and the rest of it. so the least people should have is more coaches that are available so to make that long walk to the bus stop at least make it halfway worth while, the other concern i have is the one california. you are going to decrease it by -- you are going to increase the waiting time by one half of a minute. i take ta line. that may not be so noticeable when it runs normally bu

all right mr malley thanks a lot for this interview we're talking to robert malley former advisor to president

mr. robert rosenblum, partner at wilson's and director of research point center. each of you will be organized for five minutes to give an oral presentation of your testimony and having read the testimony there are far more than five minutes of information and each one of those and good luck as you consolidate that down. we will thenol have a question. and we will without objection to your written testimonies into the permanent record and part of the record as well. that, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you. goodt. morning, chairman. thank you for the opportunity to address this important topic in the at a significant time but my name is mike and i'm the chief legal and risk officer at point base. the nation's leading digital currency exchange. when you for holding this hearing on the technology that could transform capital y transformation, and our economy. it has tremendous potential and build a potential we believe the responsible regulation is required. the technologies incredible benefits could also be stifled by regulatory or legal missteps. am

tonight, he insists he still wants to sit down and answer questions from special counsel robert mueller. >> mr. president, would you like -- >> would you like to testify to special counsel robert mueller, sir? >> thank you. >> you would? >> i would like to. >> reporter: it's uncertain whether he actually will. the president was not in the mood to take other questions. as he faced another major shakeup on the legal team. john dowd's lead lawyer on the investigation resigned today amid disagreements about the direction of trump's legal strategy. the departure is two days after the president fired long term attorn attorney. 11 days ago, the president wrote this -- i'm very happy with my lawyers. they are doing a great job and shown conclusively there was no collusion with russia. as the investigation intensifies, cnn learned the president believes he needs to take the reigns of his own legal strategy. dowd resistant of the president sitting down with mueller. in a statement to cn n, dowd said, i love the president and wish him well. meanwhile, the president slapped tariffs to the tune of $50 bill

all right mr malley thanks a lot for this interview we're talking to robert malley former advisor to president

mr. president, are you considering firing robert mueller?attacks robert mueller. >> are you done with robert mueller, mr. president? >> tonight, donald trump formally joins the plot to stop the mueller investigation as he also hires a new attorney. and as republican lead sayers mostly silent. >> if you van innocent client, mr. dowd, act like it. >>> plus -- >> to your knowledge, did the trump campaign in 2016 use that improperly accessed data? >> bombshell new reporting on the trump campaign's data analytics operation. >> this is a company that really took fake news to the next level.

mr. president, are you considering firing robert mueller? >> president trump attacks robert mueller. >> are you done with robert mueller, mr. president? >> tonight donald trump formally joins the plot to stop the mueller investigation as he also hires a new attorney. and as republican lead sayers mostly silent. >> if you van innocent client, mr. dowd, act like it. >>> plus -- >> to your knowledge, did the trump campaign in 2016 use that improperly accessed data? >> bombshell new reporting on the trump campaign's data analytics operation. >> this is a company that really took fake news to the next level. >> explosive new details about the kind of operation cambridge analytica was handling. and why facebook's handling of a massive data intrusion. >> i understand that facebook was how donald trump was going to win. >> when "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. new reporting tonight that president trump's lawyers are now turning documents over to special counsel robert mueller in hopes of limiting the scope of m

mr. lamb. >> robert mueller is a war hero, a decorated marine and has a reputation in washington that is unmatched for integrity and has the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. he needs the independence and the time and space to interview with witnesses and review the documents and figure out what happened here. how we can best protect our people can hold anyone accountable to broke the law. i post any efforts to limit his authority or interview with his investigation. >> but there should be a legislative mechanism in place to make sure that happens? >> to protect robert mueller's investigation? if necessary, yes. so far it seems like his investigation is proceeding at base but i would support any legislation to ensure that he is a time and space to do what he needs to. >> we are coming up to our final question and coming from alain and we will go to mr. lamb, first. >> you said there is strong evidence that russia meddled in the 2016 american presidential election. do you agree? what should congress do in reaction to russian interference in one of our most sacred the mechanic

somewhere you are going to be subjected to seeing his wife the first lady mrs auxiliary undergo the same template that. robert mugabe used to follow so what tim and i were simply done is to substitute robert mugabe and some garbage with emerson and gaga and exactly a mango this i am saying it is like putting all the wine bottles it demeans the same old wine this only difference is that it is not packaged in a different color but the taste and everything will come back about the wine is the same so the first hundred days have been a huge a huge a huge disappointment i will come back to some of that in a moment but i want to bring in derek i know one hundred days is not a long time in the general scheme of things. but how would you assess the when i got grayer so far. well you've had two politicians talking so. both of them are protecting putting their particular political angle on their perception of the first hundred days mr bangle honest statement for example that the economy is being sorted out by tackling corruption well that there's an element took truth there but that needs to be unpacked a little it's p