mr. schumer, two men who can be polls apart politically, seem to agree on this one thing and this, of course, means it is destined for the new presidency to start out? >> their calls for investigation helps. leadership calls from the top, and so i believe mitch mcconnell and speaker ryan need to join this effort, so we can tell the american people what happened, who was responsible, and most importantly, to declare that we're never going to let our democracy get attacked like this again. >> there was a funning moment on "meet the press" sunday morgue. there's john podesta, the hack of his e-mails started a cascading process prior to the election. and he said his last and only meeting with the fbi, as of yesterday morning, that may change, was in the first week of october. he has not spoken with them since. does that alarm you? do you combine that with any other alarming facts that have emerged about the fbi of late? >> well, what really concerns me, brian, is that we knew back over the summer that russia had attacked us. we issued an october 7 declaration that responsible was responsible. th

mr. schumer: i would just ask unanimous consent that immediately after senator mccaskill speaks, i be given three minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: we have senator coons. mr. manchin: we have senator coons, and another, and i will talk and then we will be finished. mr. schumer: i ask unanimous consent after mccaskill, sexual violence, after -- after mccaskill, coons, after that it will only take a few minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. mccaskill: let me make very clear, mr. president, that when we get these benefits for the coal miners and their widows, when that happens, not if, but when, make sure no one misunderstands who is responsible for it. i want the coal miners in west virginia to know one thing. there is only one person who will be responsible for those coal miners getting their benefits and their promises being kept, and that will be senator joe manchin. it won't be president donald trump. it won't be the minority leader or the majority leader. it won't be any of us. there will only be one man that was responsible for these coal m

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. schumer: well, it is such a pleasure and honor to rise to recognize a great son of scranton, sitting next to me another son of scranton. the grandson of ireland. sitting in this chamber are many grandchildren of ireland. and a syracuse university graduate. how many others in the room can say that? but more importantly than any of those, one of the most dedicated public servants, one of the most successful public servants i've ever had the pleasure to serve with during my time in washington. everyone knows joe's proud of his ancestry. his ancestors came from ireland, as many millions have. he's deeply proud of being an irish american. like so many others from the emerald isle, our vice president inherited the gift of gab. and thank god for that, because he's used his booming voice to speak out on so many issues. we only have a little time today. i know my colleagues are eager to speak. so i'll just focus on a couple of the, one of the issues that senator biden then led the charge on and

mr. schumer: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from new york. mr. is such a pleasure and honor to rise to recognize a great son of scranton, sitting next to me another son of scranton. the grandson of ireland. sitting in this chamber are many grandchildren of ireland. and a syracuse university graduate. how many others in the room can say that? but more importantly than any of those, one of the most dedicated public servants, one of the most successful public servants i've ever had the pleasure to serve with during my time in washington. everyone knows joe's proud of his ancestry. his ancestors came from ireland, as many millions have. he's deeply proud of being an irish american. like so many others from the emerald isle, our vice president inherited the gift of gab. and thank god for that, because he's used his booming voice to speak out on so many issues. we only have a little time today. i know my colleagues are eager to speak. so i'll just focus on a couple of the, one of the issues that senator biden then led the charge on and changed america.

schumer: mr. chairman, today is the day for this chamber to join the american people in saying we have had enough. today is the day to stand up and say, enough to the boundless fever for handguns, enough to the senseless killing in every community. day after day, night after night we see the bloody madness, children killing children, mothers die trying to protect their families. parents bury children. children bury parents. you and i and every one of us in this chamber know that our neighbors, the american people, are sick and tired of this insanity. my neighbors in queens and brooklyn are scared. we are all frightened for our children. we are disgusted by this orgy of handgun slaughter. your neighbors in ohio, california and wisconsin, and all over america, your neighbors are just like my neighbors. they want the killing to end they wanted now to end and they are watching what we do here today. it is said by my opponents, the opponents of this bill, guns do not kill, people do. people have bad in

mr. schumer said about that. he said the democrats are not planning to block.e vetting. let's listen. >> for any of these nominees i think the watchword is a thorough, thorough vetting. don't say absolutely not but, they have to answer and satisfy the american people about a whole lot of questions. patti ann: haven't democrats complained about tough vetting of the democratic president's nominees? >> well, to your point, absolutely, but i have to say especially outcome of this election, american people want change and this is part of change and i think a very good change. look at one of his cabinet picks tillerson you have done so much business with foreign governments with party like republicans want transparency and democrats and certainly american people, i think it is in the best interests of the united states. they can't block with their votes, their numbers. they're four short in the senate with a republican majority. but i think they have to do their due diligence. when you have, not just wealthy people, but especially somebody who did work with foreign g

mr. trump has an early ally, new york senator chuck schumer. schumer praised mr. trump for wanting to rebuild our infrastructure and told abc news mr. trump's tentative spending plan of $1 trillion over the next ten years sounds pretty good to him. >> i'm asking congress to support the construction of new roads, bridges, airports, tunnels and railways all across this nation, and we will put our people back to work. >> i would envision maybe a jobs bill you could get passed in the first hundred days that does some infrastructure spending, those business tax cuts so important for growth. i'm excited about 2017. >> of course, any plan would have to pass through congress controlled by some thrifty republicans concerned over where all of this money is going to come from, rebuilding u.s. infrastructure very expensive, $20 billion to $30 billion to complete new york's new subway line. most of that money is not federal. uma, back to you. >> lots of new yorkers will be happy about that, when the subway does open up. thank you very much. >>> well, the presidential inaugurat

mr. goodman: what third of conversations have you had with your friend chuck schumer who takes over for harry reid? sen. mcconnell: we will see, democrats are in a feisty mood these days. mr. goodman: will they use the filibuster on a daily basis? sen. mcconnell: they will make it difficult. i objected to changing the rules of the senate with a simple majority. it lowered the threshold for confirmations, to 51. all of these cabinet appointments they are complaining about are going to get confirmed as a direct result of what they did three years ago. i told them at the time that when the shoe was on the other foot it might not be the same thing. mr. goodman: do you plan an epilogue in a second or third printing of "the long game," something that will talk about the statehouse in this republican victory? sen. mcconnell: that is another big thing that happened in 2016, my memoirs came out. maybe there will be another version at some point. mr. goodman: what are you most thankful for this holiday season? sen. mcconnell: this great country of ours is extremely resilient. we just went through a ver

and schumer has praised mr. trump for wanting to rebuild infrastructure and told abc news that mr.rump's tentative spending plan of $1 trillion on this over the next ten years sounds good to him. >> i'm asking congress to support the construction of new roads, bridges, airports, tunnels, and railways, all across this nation. and we will put our people back to work. [ cheers ] >> so any infrastructure plan would have to pass through congress, of course. controlled by some thrifty republicans who are concerned about where all of this money, $1 trillion, is going to come from. >> all right. fascinating. it is a lot of money. definitely there will be a lot of people excited to see new trains. >> sure. yeah. >> appreciate it. thanks. >>> in oakland, the first lawsuit has been filed in connection with that tragic and devastate oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people earlier this month. the california couple who lost their 20-year-old daughter has filed a lawsuit blaming the building's owner, main tenant, and others for that overwhelming tragedy. we have the latest details from our w

chuck schumer will take over for mr. reid when the senate returns in 2017. remains to be seen what kind of working relationship will have with the new president with whom he shares a long history as a new yorker. in washington, at the capitol, joel wal dman fox news >> joining us to talk more about politics in 2016 and give their predictions on what the new year will bring. it's quite a tall order. two people we talked to a lot over past year. brendan daily and niles stand is. i know it's hard to look back at the beginning of the year and look where we have come but did you ever think we would be here at this point af did you -- could you even have imagined it >> no. speaking for myself, no, that donald trump would be president of the united states of america in a few weeks is really -- it is mind boggling and most people didn't predict that. i believe all. us, particularly on the democratic side are coming to grips with that. some of my friends are talking about going through the stages of grief of anger, denial and coming to the new year, you're going to g

mr. trump has one ally, new york senator chuck schumer.wo will have a good working relationship and schumer praised mr. trump for wanting to rebuild infrastructure and said his spending plan of $1 trillion over the next ten years sounds pretty good to him. >> i'm asking congress to support the construction of new roads, bridges, airports, do you believes and railways all across this nation, and we will put our people back to work. it's time to help get americans off welfare and back into the labor market. >> so that's just about a week ago. this apparent common ground between democrats and mr. trump is just the beginning of a long process. any plan would have to go through congress and a lot of thrifty republicans worried about where money for this would come from. it is very expensive, rebuilding u.s. infrastructure. $20 billion to $30 billion to complete the second avenue subway line. most of that money isn't going to be federal. back to you. >> president obama learned eight years ago just how hard it is to have shovel ready projects. ro

mr. goodman: what sort of conversations have you had with your friend chuck schumer who now takes over forry reid? sen. mcconnell: it will be interesting to see. the democrats are in a feisty mood these days. mr. goodman: will they use the filibuster on a daily basis? sen. mcconnell: i think they will make it difficult. one thing i did was change the rules of the senate with a simple majority. it lowered the threshold for confirmations to 51. so all of these cabinet appointments that they are complaining about are going to get confirmed as a direct result of what they did three years ago. i told them at the time, you know, the shoe will be on the other foot sooner than you might think. mr. goodman: do you plan an epilogue in the second or third printing of "the long game," do you think you might pin something that will talk about the state house and this republican victory? sen. mcconnell: that is another big thing that happened in 2016, my memoirs the long game came out. we are still doing book parties across kentucky. maybe there will be another version at some point. mr. goodman: what a

mr. goodman: what third of conversations have you had with your friend chuck schumer who takes over for harryeid? sen. mcconnell: we will see, democrats are in a feisty mood these days. mr. goodman: will they use the filibuster on a daily basis? sen. mcconnell: they will make it difficult. i objected to changing the rules of the senate with a simple majority. it lowered the threshold for confirmations, to 51. all of these cabinet appointments they are complaining about are going to get confirmed as a direct result of what they did three years ago. i told them at the time that when the shoe was on the other foot it might not be the same thing. mr. goodman: do you plan an epilogue in a second or third printing of "the long game," something that will talk about the statehouse in this republican victory? sen. mcconnell: that is another big thing that happened in 2016, my memoirs came out. maybe there will be another version at some point. mr. goodman: what are you most thankful for this holiday season? sen. mcconnell: this great country of ours is extremely resilient. we just went through a very

. >> new york democrat chuck schumer will take over for mr. reid when the senate returns in 2017. seen what kind of working relationship he'll have with the new president whom he shares a long history as new yorker. >>> in washington, at the capitol, joel waldman, fox news. >>> did you ever think a year ago we'd be saying president-elect trump? >> no. it was definitely an interesting election. >> that's how crazy it was. >> fox fuse at 6:00 starts right now. ♪ >> it's just absolutely ridiculous. it's down right evil when you think about it. because at some point in time, you knew who you were firing at. >> a major break tonight as devastated family and friends say goodbye to a long-time store owner. ♪ >> what are you thinking? that was dumb. you going to go to jail for something cup dumb in. >> a kind cop trying to keep teenager out of trouble. >> i just wanted to do it as learning tool. >> reporter: what he offered him so he could avoid going to jail. ♪ >> live from center city in philadelphia this is fox 29 news at 6:00. >>> at 6:00 o'clock we have major developments in the trag

new york democrat chuck schumer will take over for mr. reid when the senate returns in 2017. it remains to be seen what kind of working relationship he'll have with the new president with whom he shares a long history as a new yorker. in washington, at the capitol, joel waldman, fox news. >>> well, cell phones make it easy and convenient to check the weather, order takeout, even request a ride, so why do 911 dispatchers say they sometimes have trouble locating people who call for help from those same devices? that's ahead. >>> more celebrities are reacting to the death of actress carrie fisher including her ex-husband, singer paul simon, coming up. >>> more and more people are reacting to the death of carrie fisher. the actress famous for playing princess leia in the "star wars" movies died yesterday. days after suffering a heart attack on a flight from london to los angeles. today fisher's ex-husband, singer/songwriter paul simon tweeted, "yesterday was a horrible day. carrie was a special, wonderful girl. it's too soon." claudia live in los angeles with more. claudia? >> re

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senate minority leader chuck schumer said in a statement, while mr.illerson's world view may not seem to be as dangerously interventionalist as mr. bolton's, that does not absolve him from being asked the most serious questions about his relationship with russia. his disturbing opposition to sanctions on russia, and how he views putin. joining me now is beana, yahoo! news and finance anchor. as ceo of exxonmobil, rex tillerson did have a close relationship with putin. is that something that should be concerning to americans or is this something, in your opinion, that can be a boon to american interests? can they forge a relationship that was not there before? >> you can look at it from both perspectives, katy. i think this was sort of a dark horse candidate that many people didn't see coming, even exxon shareholders, you see the stock today up 2%. we're told that rex tillerson also wasn't aware that he was in the running upyemp until the l few weeks. so let's look at it from both perspectives. you can say there's a conflict of interest in the sense t

non-committal at this point, but the democratic leadership including chuck schumer, issues a statement criticizing some of mr. tillerson's views on rushed sanctions on russia, something else, tim kaine, former vp nominee raises and sits on that all-important foreign relations committee. watch for this sales job to really intensify in the coming weeks. it seems to have worked in one case, jeff flake that trump critic, sits on the committee, republican senator in arizona seems to be okay with the nomination because of the support from people like condoleezza rice. brianna? >> manu raju, thank you for that report. >>> now to my panel on this. a.b. stoddard, mike visor from "the boston globe" and josh rogin from the "washington post" also a cnn political analyst. there is no "washington globe," combining two places where you work. okay. what is the calculus here? donald trump is, this is where he's going to see this fight, and -- i guess he thinks he's going to win, but why is it worth it for him? >> right. wonder hoog would be the nominee the democrats would try to fight? now we know. rex tillerson. donald trum

mr. trump's. >> reporter: one he's been working closely with is senator schumerer. in the last few years they worked very closely together. and now they are very close allies despite being in opt political parties. and on russia in particular.pose political parties. and on russia in particular. . as trump tries to move his agenda he'll have to win over not just republicans like mccain but a fellow new yorker in chuck schumer. >> very rare you see a president clashing so publicly with a top member of his own party. if this is the case what is it going to look like over the next four years. >> it depends on what donald trump's priorities are. if he wants to kick off the presidency on tax, repealing obamacare. regulation they can make some progress and get things done. there is a lundly risk of things the gop want do. if he wants to kick off his presidency by addressing contentious issues they will not with his allies. they will make life very difficult for him. >> and john mccain is already planning hearings next week on russia. this is going to start. this could be m

look at a march 2002 news schumer e with senator flagged by the new york delegation. much, mr. u very president, and i can't tell you what a thrill it is to stand president and all of my colleagues from the delegation, the governor and the on such a great day for new york. well, nearly six months ago, mr. president, i sat in the oval office and i asked you for $20 help new york. today you have fulfilled that president, new york thanks you. our city and country, he calls is good, i think. today, next week who knows, our ity and country had been brutally attackd and we needed the president's help. senator clinton and senators from virginia i made the pitch and honestly, mr. expected you to billion or say you would get back to us or ask for a memo. instead the president looked us right in the eye, there were his eye, tear necessary mine, he said new york needs help? yes, mr. president. without hesitation, without said, you've got it. today the president is making ood on the pledge in full and then some. host: jennifer steinhauer, "new york times," chuck schumer in the new york del

the first democrats to show support was new york senator schumer who told chris wallace he would love a bill in the first 100 days. it is a bill mrump may have a hard time getting passed his many concerned where the trillion would come from as we push to being 20 trillion. >> and i live near boston. and the teague could use overhaul. >> and it could be who gets it. >> and see where all of the money goes. thank you, rob, we appreciate it. >> and pilgrim and tourist from around the world are flocking to bethlehem to celebrate christmas eve. it is the traititional birth place of jesus. they take in the manger square and listen to christmas songs playing on the loud speakers in. arabic. >> it is unique and never seen anything like it. and i love the public square in the back and the amount of people cluster together. and it is just enjoying their time. i think for me, it is meaningful because it is christmas time and here's where everything started andy yeah. so i am enjoying it a lot. >> despite the holiday cheer, security forces are on high alert because of the conflicts in the region. >> and the owner of the warehouse where 36 peo

a joint statement from senator john mccain, charles schumer and others saying the reported conclusion that the russian goal was to help mr. trump should, quote, alarm every american but the president-elect criticizing the reported cia conclusion on fox news sunday this morning. he called it in his words, quote, just another excuse. >> if you look at the story and you take a look at what they said, there's great confusion. nobody really knows, and hacking is very interesting. once they hack, if you don't catch them in the act, you're not going to catch them. never no idea if it's russia or china or somebody. it could be somebody sitting in a bed come place. never they have no idea. >> president obama has ordered an investigation. far more on this, kristin fisher live in august. >> reporter: just this morning republicans on the senate armed services committee joined forces with democrats calling for a full investigation with the reports that russia interfered with the presidential election. in a joint statement they say, quote this, cannot become a part san issue. the stakes are too high for our country. we are committed t

schumer halls released the following statement on tillerson to serve as secretary of state. quote, while mr. tillerson's world view may not seem dangerously interventionist as mr. bolton or others, does that not absolve him from being asked the serious questions about relationship with russia. to your point, megan, disturbing opposition to sanctions on sanction, the paris climate agreement and how he views putin. given these serious concerns, the members of the foreign relations committee both democrat and republican because i said the distinction was bipartisan should be given ample time to study record and world view and then ask several rounds of extensive questions. charles humaner again. my question is this going to be as big maybe a supreme court pick in terms of the response that you're going to get particularly from the democrats? >> let's look at the job. the term world view is used. the job as the secretary of state is to carry out the president's doctrine on behalf of the united states. his world view thinks he's done in the past, they exist, but if he doesn't do the job of the p

senator reid, senator schumer, senator hatch, senator leahy, senator mccain, senator durbin, senator isakson, senator feinstein, senator collins, senator mikulski, senator kirk. mr. reid: i am asking the senator from delaware if he would amend his request for senator mcconnell. i will use our leader time. that won't count against his hour. the vice president: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the senator from delaware. mr. coons: thank you, mr. president, and it does bring me some joy to call you mr. president. i'm honored to be here today with so many of our colleagues, and i am grateful to majority leader mcconnell and leader reid for their support in pulling together this bipartisan tribute. i'm honored to be joined by my senior senator from delaware, tom carper, who will make the closing remarks this afternoon. before we begin, i'd like to remind my colleagues that there will be a reception for the vice president in the mansfield room after we conclude here, beginning sometime after 4:00. we have many senators who wish to speak, and so we will move quickly through the order. and i encourage my colleagues to submit their remarks for the recor

mr. conyers and others. this is a bipartisan bill, senator grassley on the senate side, and chuck schumer, sponsored it on the senate side. maxine waters, it's the left, right, middle, herb in -- everybody in between. this is about helping people who are at grave risk when they wander. and i thank the chair. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. gohmert: i'll continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. speaker, we have no other speakers other than myself and i believe i have the right to close. i'll reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the gentleman from virginia reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleagues. who not bow to anyone may think they have greater love or care or commitment to people who suffer fromdy meaningsia -- from dementia or other developmental disabilities. i've spent an awful lot of time . th people i love

mr. trump might really agree on this issue of china. i have been in meetings where i have heard senator chuck schumer, the incoming democratic leader in thee say that the largest illicit transfer of wealth in history has occurred when china steals intellectual property in the united states. that's true out of the mouth of chuck schumer the top democrat in the senate. on the other hand you have donald trump who throughout the campaign pointed to trade imbalances with china particularly hard hittinged in the midwest where i grew up. and you know what? they are in violent agreement with each other. >> i agree with that. >> there is going to be a lot of common purpose when it comes to addressing trade analysis with china. let's just start with where there is agreement. >> may i stop threw because you said something really interesting i think. chuck schumer is personally very upset about the theft of intellectual property god bless him we all should be. i didn't hear him say anything about that in the last year it was all about russia and putin and rigging voting machines and spewing propaganda in the minds of dumb americans who voted for trum

mr. pence: thank you and god bless you. [applause] ♪ >> next, a profile of the next senate democratic leader, charles schumer of new york.ongressional correspondence tall cane at the washington post and jennifer steinhauer of the riseork times discuss his and his relationships with mcconnell and president-elect donald trump. this hour-long program also includes video of senator schumer's house and send career -- and senate career. >> i am honored to receive the support of my colleagues to be the leader of the next senate democratic caucus. >> charles schumer announced as the nextelected senate democratic leader for the 115th congress. we are going to look at his house and senate career and discuss his rise in democratic leadership and how he will work with a republican-led congress and a new president. we will use video from our c-span library over the arc of his career and we are joined by two long-term capital watchers, jennifer steinhauer. and paul kane. thank you to both of you for joining us.

minority leader chuck schumer saying the labor secretary should be someone who wakes up every day thinking about how they can raise american wages and fight for american workers. mr. puzter's career has shown the opposite. breitbart news writing puzder is diametrically opposed to trade and immigration, alleging he prefers foreign labor. last night on the stump in iowa, trump talked about the net worth of some of his appointments. >> some of the people i put on to negotiate, you've been noticing, are some of the most successful people in the world. one newspaper criticized me. why can't they have people of modest means? because i want people that made a fortune, because now they are negotiating with you. okay? no different than a great baseball player or a great golfer. we want the people that are going to bringunes of income in make a dollar a year. and they are so proud to do it. >> clearly, you're not successful unless you've made a fortune. please don't tweet me for that one, by the way, it was just a joke. he says he'll take the smallest salary possible. alex? >>> hillary clinton returned to capitol hill yesterday for the first time since losing last month's

schumer. the labor secretary should be someone who wakes up every day thinking about how they can raise american wages and fight for american workers. mr. puz der's case shows exactly the opposite. this pick could get real opposition on capitol hill. you asked about mitt romney. we are watching him closely. he is in new york today, not to meet with president-elect trump, but instead he's going to speak at an event a little bit later on today. we're tracking what he has to say very closely in terms of where he stands right now for that secretary of state position. we know that he was one of the top contenders. the sense is this decision is making -- taking quite a long time. so the search has expanded. that's what we know. has he fallen off of the radar? we don't know that for sure, but what we can say is that this search, the pool of people who the president-elect is looking at has expanded. a former navy admiral was here to meet with president-elect trump. it's not our sense he's really being looked at for that position but he is someone who initially was getting a lot of buzz. he was asked is he in contention to be secretary of state

moves, shut guantanamo bay, focus on obamacare and senator chuck schumer said don't do that, focus on economic growth. and it looks like mrtrump is hitting the ground sprinting. stuart: i'd like to know what the deductions are. >> limiting charitable deductions-- >> the devil in the details there. 75% of people in a survey say they're eating out less often. they want to save money by home cooked meals and trump is holding a round table, he's going to strong arm the biggest names in tech, that's my opinion. is he going to read them the riot act? we're on it. the opening bell is next. [vo] quickbooks introduces jeanette and her new mobile wedding business. at first, getting paid was tough... until she got quickbooks. now she sends invoices, sees when they've been viewed and ta-da, paid twice as fast! see how at quickbooks-dot-com. >> we are going to open the stock market in about 30 seconds, remember, please, we're coming off a whole series of record highs for the dow industrials. 20 records this year and i think it's nine just since election day. by the way, since november 8th. that was election day, the dow industrials ha

schumer had to say. he said the labor secretary should be someone who wakes up every day thinking about how they can raise american wages and fight for american workers. mr. puzder's case shows exactly the opposite. so if, in fact, president-elect trump does tap him for labor secretary, there could be some fierce opposition. meanwhile, we're also paying close attention to mitt romney. he is in new york today, kate, not to meet with the president-elect, but instead he's giving a speech, and, of course, he's one of the names who has been batted about for secretary of state, and we know that the president-elect has expanded his search. so he still one of the top contenders for that position? not necessarily. the transition team saying that it is an incredibly important position so they are going to take their time. the president-elect not going to name anyone until he feels as though he's made the right choice, kate. >> kristin welker outside trump tower. thanks so much. right now donald trump is on his way to ohio state univerty. he's going there to meet with victs and first responders of that november 28th stabbing attack. chris jansing has been on campus

mr. trump's pick for housing and urban development is drawing fire from democrats who are slamming his lack of experience. senator chuck schumer writing, i have serious concerns about dr. carson's lack of expertise. senator sherrod brown, his appointment raises questions about how serious he is about actually getting anything done. the trump team insisting the neurosurgeon is the right fit. >> carson as our intended nominee. >> reporter: meanwhile, more fallout this morning after president-elect trump took a congratulatory call from the leader of taiwan breaking with decades of u.s./china policy. a source familiar with the issue telling nbc the call was in the works for a while. and transition officials say, arraigned by former republican senator and presidential nominee bob dole. the apparent goal, sending a signal, trump is going to get tough with china. china to rape our country. >> reporter: during a foreign policy forum last night, former secretary of state and clinton supporter madeleine albright said there could be diplomatic fallout. >> it is not negotiating for a hotel. >> reporter: albright sat with henry kissinger w

chuck schumer, is strongly on board, as our senators elizabeth warren, tammy baldwin commie amy klobuchar, al franken, chris murphy, and tammy duckworth, and i want to thank all of them. [applause] mr. sanders: and there are many, many colleagues of keith in the house, many others who are supporting him. too many to name, and i want to thank them also. and i also want to thank mayor bill de blasio of new york, who ith's came on board ke campaign. thank you very much, merida blog seo. i want to thank the afp and forident randi weingarten allowing us to use their beautiful facility to live stream throughout the country. thank you very much. now the thank you's are over, let's get to the meat of the issue. you've got to be polite. what we are doing tonight is not sexy, and it's not going to make the headlines of the newspapers all over the country. but it is unprecedented for the democratic party and for the long-term future of our country, and it is of enormous consequence. turnout, of low voter at a time, as you all know, when millions of americans are demoralized politically and are sick and tired of establishment politics and establishment economics, we are gathered here tonight,

mr. trump. >> caroline, thank you very much. >>> a bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for the creation of a committee to investigate russian interference into the election. in a letter to mitch mcconnell, john mccain, schumer and reed and graham wrote we believe it is just fwieed about the extraordinary scope and scale of the cyber problem. democrats and republicans must work together and across the jurisdictional lines of the congress to address this unique challenge, end quote. the fbi and the cia say the hacking was not just to determine the u.s. electoral process, but to help president-elect donald trump win. but mr. trump's staff is pushing back hard on that. >> i think he would accept the conclusion if these intelligence professionals would get together, put out a report, show the american people that their actually on the same page as opposed to third parties through "the washington post" -- >> a third party. >> but we haven't heard from comey. so look, i think that these guys should be straight with the american people and come out and say it. >> our phil keating is live from mar-a-largo in palm be florida, and phil, it was a working sunday for the president-elect? >> reporter: without a doubt. not

mr. trump for choosing scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. the oklahoma attorney general is an epa critic and climate change concept tick. chuck schumer says his said, quote, the head of the epa cannot be a stenographer for the lobbyists pollutants and big oil. major garrett is covering this. >> reporter: one week ago, you might remember this. there was a fair bit of media coverage. president-elect donald trump flew to carrier in indianapolis to unveil a deal he said would prevent more than 1,000 jobs from moving from there to mexico. well, now the leader of the local union representing mr. trump's math, provoking an angry response from the where else? but on twitter. people's livelihoods, you sure ought to know what the numbers are. >> reporter: chuck jones, president of the union that represents carrier employees, accused president-elect donald trump of using dishonest numbers when touting jobs saved in indianapolis. >> actually, the number is over 1,100 people which is so great. >> reporter: jones said carri indianapolis to mexico and 350 of the 1,100 jobs mr. trump claimed to have saved were never at risk. on twitter, mr. trump sa

career of mike pence. .hen a profile of chuck schumer interviewsastern, with members of the 115th congress. here's a preview of the program on mike pence. mre: my dad built -- in a small town of southern indiana. i started in politics as a democrat. when i heard the voice of the 40 is in a you is its, it all changed for me. i live the dream of becoming a congressman from a small town and i serve as governor of the great state of indiana. [applause] pence: i served 12 years in congress. if i only had 12 years left to live, i would want to live as a member of congress. that was the longest 12 years of my life. [laughter] >> let me just say the challenge has really just begun. the american public has rejected the policies of george ocean they are waiting to see what we can do. we will show them we will never lose sight of them. in terms of making their lives that are. and creating a better america for the average person and all americans. of some of our prime time programming tonight. and event with mike pence at 8:00 eastern. a look u.s. capitol here where rations are underway for next month plus's presidential inaugural. early january, the