maybe somebody from the national security administration, will give us permission to do what needs to be and they will no longer laugh at us and make fun of people like me. thank you. >> chair chiu: chalk. any other public comment? agenda item 3, draft minutes of the ethics commission february 15, 2019 regular meeting. public comment on this item? i move to approve these minutes. second from commissioner smith. all in favor. aye. minutes are approved unanimously. item 4, informational presentation on report required by s.f.c. and government code section 1.156 on public financing in the 2018 election. >> thank you chair chiu. i'm pat ford senior policy analyst. you want top introduce brian cox. lee ann -- leann will give you a full intro. i wanted to let you know who he was. >> chair chiu: welcome. >> talk about this agenda item. the report which i just handed to you in which is available on the table, public table for review is a report that the ethics commission must deliver to the board of supervisors and to the mayor after any election in which the city's public financing program i

maduro's forces, as was widely reported at the time by both the media and trump administration officials. national securityadvisor john bolton, vice president mike pence, senator marco rubio, and secretary of state mike pompeo immediately condemned maduro for

the table with venezuela and it's something off repeated by members of the trump administration including national security advisor john bolton and secretary of state mike pompei o but there's really agreement that military intervention would really be the worse case scenario and unadvisable there are also new questions i should mention here about how to handle venezuelan immigrants seeking asylum in the u.s. president trump and elliott abrams have both advocated for granting emergency asylum for more than seventy. thousand venezuelans here in the u.s. they don't have to return to venezuela against their will but there's this wrangling going on between the white house national security council and the trump administration over how to provide such immigration relief with the troubling mr ations own ongoing immigration crackdown on refugees and asylum seekers so there is that dichotomy going on right now in the administration tyrrell this is this is a fascinating and frightening picture all at the same time of the great job in laying that out for us and kind of looking at all the sides of play the last thing

president will ask for $8.6 billion in wall funding, in the budget, the administration plans to unveil tomorrow morning, and national security advisor john bolton joins me this morning for an interview in the next steps with north korea, beijing top diplomatic backing the wall street of china telecom giant huawei against the united states

education transport they all took hits while those orange bars homeland security defense and the national nuclear security administration were all boosted and there's also just an interesting one here known departmental agencies things like the e.p.a. the environmental protection agency which was a big loser two years ago or its budget was cut by thirty percent but so how could our white house correspondent about all of this say there's a trend there isn't there and it's something which donald trump has always said throughout his presidency he wants to spend on things which he thinks are important and that is the military. hardline immigration policies and and security i think it's important to note though in all of this that this is a wish list this is not necessarily what congress is going to grant the president but it does give a sense of his legislative priorities now if a lot of the sounds familiar it's because you're right we have heard this from the president what's already as you know what the government shutdown in december over his bid for five point seven billion in border wall finding he didn't get that he g

we have seen in the national security strategy, we know what the president announced during the campaign. we have seen, as the administration progresses and how the strategy has been developing and a comprehensive approach to deal with national security problems. all of like to thank you for coming today. i would be happy to take your questions. [applause] >> what with the military intervention look like in venezuela? i do not think that president trump has any interest in invading venezuela. that is clear. ambassador bolton has made it clear that if an american citizens are put at risk, that is the different matter. there are at least 1000 american citizens in venezuela. in terms of a military presence to forcibly remove the guaido regime, that is not something that i know the president will do. if there are scenarios we will invade, i am not aware of them. if i did know, i don't think i would tell you. yes, sir. [indiscernible] north korea based on freedom for north korean people, and the unification based on freedom and democracy. north korea was a part of the republic of korea. after alliced that, ce, trumprs of patien

national security strategy. we know what the president announced during campaign, and we have seen as the administration progressed, how this strategy has been developed into a comprehensive approach to deal with national security problems. i would like to thank all of you for coming today and i would be happy to take your questions. [applause] >> given your experience, what would military interventions look like in venezuela? mr. fleitz: i do not think that president trump has any interest in invading venezuela. that is pretty clear. ambassador bolton has made it clear that if american citizens are put at risk, that is a different matter. there are at least 1,000 american citizens in venezuela. in terms of a military presence to forcibly remove the guaido regime, that is not something that i know the president is going to do. if there are scenarios where we are going to invade, i do not know them. if i did, i don't think i would tell you. [indiscernible] on -- south korea's goal toward north korea for based onas been freedom for north korean people and unification based on freedom and democracy. north korea was p

national security concerns, that's what's not really making great progress, according to my reporting. this is talking about chinese economic espionage, intellectual property, theft, forced technology, transfer. all the real national security stuff. inside the administration a split between the people that care about the economic stuff and security stuff. they read those tweets by president trump. and the economic people are very, very happy. the national security people are really scared. >> so how much does president trump care about the national security stuff as you say? >> well, it's hard to tell. he talks about it all the time. he definitely is aware of it. he knows about it. he promises he is addressing it. but the devil is in the details, what the reporting shows is is that we will have a lot of stuff and whatever trade deal they dock up to talk about all those things, intellectual property, forced technology, transfer. you are dumping. all the real stuff china does outside of china. not the stuff they do inside of china. but the question is, is any of that enforceable? china and the united states has been signing agreements on national security stuff since 1989. china hasn't lived up to those agreements. so we have to wait and see until he sees a

sources say the national security agency has not used the program in months. national security advisors say the trump administration might not seek to renew the program's legal authority. >>> city leaders in san jose today are trying to strengthen its wage protection ordinance to protect workers from exploitation. let's go over to kpix 5's jackie ward in san jose on the details. >> reporter: this is all up an effort to prevent employees from being exploited as a contractor is expected back in co. federal court this morning. to give you a bit of background, back in code 2017, federal agents raided a compound in hayward, where they found people crammed into a tiny space with no running water. several of them were undocumented workers that were starting projects like the silver towers in san jose and the renovation of the union square court marriott in san francisco. the owner is back in court, accused of cheating immigrant workers and holding them against their will. this is why later today the city council in san jose will vote to toughen up its wage set ordinance to protect workers and close loopholes. >> if you ar

he is the son of korean immigrants and previously served on the national security council during the obama administration. my father came here for an education. that is the dream he believed in. he grew up in an orphanage in south korea. he is a survivor of polio since he was a baby. no one thought he would be able to have the kind of opportunities he had. my mom grew up in a poor family to a single mom. my dad got a phd in genetics, my mom became a nurse serving in the great hospitals of new jersey. that is why they came here and that is why they stayed, to give me and my sister the same opportunities. >> what did they say about living and being a citizen of the united states when you were growing up? rep. kim: they were so appreciative of the opportunity. they never took it for granted. they told me it was important to give back. they both chose jobs that were about helping others. my dad dedicated his life trying to cure cancer and alzheimer's. my mom is a nurse. service is not just a job. it is a way of life. it is not 9:00 to 5:00, then you punch out. it has got to be about your mindset and what dri

he previously served on the national security council during the obama administration. >> my father came here for an education, that is the dream that he always believed in. he is somebody who grew up in a north to dench and south korea and a survivor of polio since he was a baby. no one thought that he was going to be able to have the options that he had. my mom grew up in a poor farm. my mom got a phd my mom became a nurse. that is why they came here and that is why they stayed to give me my sister the same opportunity. >> what did they say about living and being as citizens in the united states when you're growing up? >> they were so appreciative of the opportunity and it was something that they never took for granted. they always told me it was important to give back as well. they both ended up choosing jobs that were helping other people. my dad dedicated his life for cancer and alzheimer's, my mother worked as a nurse in her own community. service isn't just a job it's a way of life. that is something that you do nine to five and then you punch out, it's gotta be about your mindset

national security. and john carlin. d for several years as the assistant attorney general for national security in the obama administrationhn carlin, to you first, we are talking about something that we don't have any idea ye what's in this report, we hope to learn in the coming days, but, at this point, owing that it has been described as a comprehensive report, knowing that there e not going to be any further indictments, what do you expect to learn?t, >> well, fi let's take a step back and think about what we know, already, which this h been an historic investigation in terms of its speed, scope and results. we have 34 individuals and three corporations indicted, 199 counts. we know in terms of the scope of the activiety that re's been to unprecedented attempt by a foreign power interfere with our fundamental rights in our lvedcracy and that that inv millions and millions of dollars being funneled here. we knothat key figures, campaign manager, the national security advisor were committing felonies and lying about contacts wit russians, and there is much work to be done to ensure our secury going forward. >> woodruff:

national security. and john carlin. he served for several yes as the assistant attorney general for national security in the obama administration joins us via skype. welcome to both of you. john carlin, i'm going to start with you. as this su folding, and, again, we don't know very much at this point, what do we expect to have -- to know next? know the attorney general has the mueller final report. what do we believe hap npew? >> well, this is really -- it's it's the beginning of a newas and i think it's extraordinarily important to focus, as you have alreadywhon we currently know. so we already, tishs an incredibly short period of time for an investigation that covers a complex criminal ativity, counterintelligence operations, laundering monetary funds, really operated at an unprecthented pace. report is different than a report might be if it was purely on criminal charges. over the years, the f.b.i. has changed its reporting requirements when it comes to intellence threats to our country, to make sure that they are briefed out to the rest of the intelligence community, and alsoo the critical oversight committees -- the house/

national security reasons. sometimes the sources are important to protect. at the same time i'm worried about this administration which has so abused the national security part it's going to make it hard to have credulity. i very much hope attorney general barr looks very carefully and before he invokes any sort of privilege because nothing could be worse for the american people but a cover up or a cover up of the cover up. >> i want to ask about points two and three. what the scope of the report is. why are those in thes you're thinking of? >> first all of remember mueller's mandate is a kri78inal mandate and possibly aspect oz of counterintelligence. a whole variety of things that have come out in the course of the investigation and other vezs. aren't necessarily criminal. trump saying i've got no business deals in russia. we know that isn't true. but gosh darn it, it's a a pretty significant thing the american people need to know about. so when we read the mueller report, we've got to know what the limits for and there's all sorts of investigations mueller has given to other offices, most note thaebl campaign

that according to a source familiar with president trump's national security team. the trump administrationsanctions against maduro's government recently. in the past, the president has been critical of both countries due to their socialist and communist policies. >>> heavy artillery fire and air raids as u.s.-backed forces launch the attack on the last patch of an isis territory in syria, nearing the end of what has been a devastating, years-long campaign. we have more from jerusalem. >> reporter: the final major ballot against isis is underway in the syrian city. democratic forces there say that the group should be defeated within days. [gunfire] syrian democratic forces say the remaining isis territory is filled with land mines and tunnels, making it difficult to clear out the last group of fighters. according to reports on friday, numerous civilians were evacuated from the area before isis engaged in an 18-hour battle with those forces. once the last strip of land is retaken, the international community faces a new battle, figuring out what to do with isis prisoners and their families.

arms service subcommittee chair jim cooper speak at a forum on the trump administration's 2020 and the evolving national security priorities in space. later, the american bar association releases a report with recommendations on reforming immigration policy at the order, in courts and in federal agencies. a 9:00 a.m. on c-span3, discussion on authoritarianism and the u.s. response. once, tv was simply three giant networks and a government supported service call pbs. in 1979, a small network with an unusual

the deputy national security adviser under the obama administration, his brother is the president oflet's not point out -- >> my brother is the governor of new york. those are all individual cases. it's not a systemic effort of an entire network to attack other journalists -- >> are you saying that -- chris, are we saying that cbs news didn't get special access to barrack obama because the deputy national security advisers brother was the president, of course they did. >> not like with fox. >> of course they did. >> not like with fox. he gives them all the interviews. he gives just a hand full to anybody else. >> this president has been more accessible to the media than -- >> that's poppycock. he won't even come on cnn. he only goes where he gets a pat on the back and that's fine for a politician to seek safe warm waters. that's what they do. fine. but for an entire organization to reward that, that's different. >> i don't think it's an entire organization. he's very critical of this president. >> it's not an entire network. >> you're picking individuals to make a case against the ge

require social security administration to improve its efforts to detect identity theft using social security numbers. expanding e-verify will help restore integrity and trust in our nationsmmigration system by curbing the incentives for hiring persons unauthorized to work in america. i was pleased to hear that my colleague now chairman graham of the judiciary committee highlight the benefits of e-verify in a hearing held last week. he is heright. nation e-verify would go a long ways to relieve concerns about illegal immigration and workforce displacement this bill would not change ration law. all it does is assesses with existing federal law with the cost efficient and food online method of proving that people are legally in the country and legally able to work here. it is a simple first step toward tackling larger issues within immigration. in other words, bringing credibility to our immigration system where credibility has been lost because for the last 20 or 25 years we in congress have been telling the american people we are going to control the border and only people could come here legally. and we haven't done it so we got to do things to build up credibility if yo

national emergencies act. that's clearly worth considering. but i firmly believe that one can be for border security, strongly for border security, and at the same time question whether the administration has overreached in using the national emergencies act in the way that it has. and i find myself in that camp, and that's it is with great resolve that i support the adoption of the resolutions of disapproval. with that, madam mr. tillis: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i come to the floor today to talk about what i believe is a real crisis at the southern border, and i think there's even a case to be made that we have challenges at the northern border. but i want to focus on what the narrative here in the country has been over the past couple of months, weeks, or really years, since i have been sworn in here in 2015. i think it's very important that we all know that we

administration. we know from our current national security is that the russians are continuing to do the kinds of tactics know of nothing that president trump and his administration is doing to protect us and have confidence going into 2020. i would argue that's all the more reason to make sure that the report itself is transparent and that the underlying information is made available so that people can come out and say here's what we're doing to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> in the democratic field, it's easy to take advantage by saying the democrats in the house and republicans in the senate will do their duty with oversight. i'm running for president. let me tell you what i want to do. they have an easy way to avoid being in every news cycle. >> do they want to avoid it? >> on the part of the citizens of the united states whether you're republican or democrat there's plenty of material there in terms of the trump administration's cutting of medicaid and medicare, the tax cuts that gave money to the wealthiest. there's plenty -- in be to owe ruk's defense there's plenty for someone to say i bel

national security whistleblowing because it can clarify some of the legal questions around exposing national security information in the public interest. trial because of shenanigans in the nixon administration with regards of the same thing that broken into the watergate, and his case that was famously thrown out of court. that oftenhe things hearers against whistleblowing is it will be contagious. once there is one whistleblower that has released information becoming a celebrity, others will seek to follow suit. was that the case with ellsburg in the 1970's or were these really separate incidents? >> no. 1970's, you have a host of national security whistleblowers. many are in the cia. there is more consistency and the 1970's than in other generations, but some individuals are inspired by what ellsberg did. others rejected the idea of taking classified information and putting it in the public realm. there is an interesting point here that goes back to the isionage act and why it being used to prosecute whistleblowers. it ensures that the handling of information is crucial. this is what separates the u.s. in the use of the espionage act and the countries that have an act, and alsonts means t

national security. policies advanced by this administration and her twin banners are america first and economic securitylation to stimulate investment. steel and aluminum tariffs to defend core industries. a stout defense against china's theft and forced transfers of american technology. a significant increase in the defense budget, expansion in american rules for government procurement, and tough, tough steps on trade to level the playing field for american workers, business, farmers, ranchers and entrepreneurs. no two big policies better_why america first does not mean america alone. conventional arms transfer and unmanned aerial systems export policies. global defense market, our allies and partners want to buy american, us industries present the most technologically sophisticated defense systems in the world. first too long, too hard for allies and partners with defense capabilities they require in america's economic and national security interests. donald trump's new conventional arms transfer policies turn that completely around and this is america first good. on the national security front allies

no one, not the president, not his aides, not his national security adviser or former national security adviser, or anyone working in the administrationnced by considerations other than the national interest. so that means if they're pursuing business deals, if they still want to make money in moscow, if they feel that if the president were to ever criticize vladimir putin, moscow trump tower, a lifelong ambition of donald trump, is dead as a doornail, then that has to be revealed. and so, until we're satisfied, i think, that we have pursued credible allegations of conflict of interest or compromise, we are not done. but we will be heavily guided by what bob mueller did. we are not going to try to reinvent the wheel. and if bob mueller exhaustively looked into the i.r.a., this troll farm, and he exhaustively looked into the hacking and dumping operation, i'm circumspect about how much value we can add to that. but there may be many other aspects of the investigation that bob mueller or rod rosenstein decided that were beyond the scope of what his charge was, that still leave the country vulnerable. >> and so it continues. congressman

. >> joined by former national security staffer under both obama and bush administrations.nd former analyst for the cia. you've got those conflicting vurzs of events. they want all the sanctions taken down and north korea saying it was only partial. what is your understanding of where this broke down and was there somebody around the president who prevailed on him ultimately to take this posture? >> that's a great question because in fact there are people around the president who don't want any sanctions, whether partial or complete until north korea has accomplished what it says it's going to accomplish. opposed when bush talked about what he called an action for action staged agreement on which the united states will release some sanctions in response to progress towards eliminating the nube leer program. so you can imagine in these conversations the last few days that he's talked to the president why that would be a bad idea and so whether in fact north koreans are asking for partial san partial or full sanctions relief -- >> and there was speculation coming into it this

what's up comings said his committee has documents showing in the early days of his administration, deputy national securityisor k.t. mcfarland was using her aol account and that's what she used to discuss handing over nuclear technology to saudi arabia. this is real life. back to jared. the only reason jared kushner even has a top security clearance is because his dad-in-law the president demanded he get one over ruling advice of his own intelligence officials, chief of staff, the top white house lawyer and over the deep concerns of the cia. at their meeting in december comin cummings asked jared the he used what's up. that's above my pay grade kushner's attorney described and recommended he take this jared up white house. okay. cummings is demanding the white house provide documents about the app by april 4th and significant gue suggested he may issue subpoenas that if the white house refuses to compile. the white house will review cummings and provide a quote reasonable response in due course. okay. don't hold your breath. more ahead. stay with us. your breath more ahead stay with us how your skin feels.

maduro's forces, as was widely reported at the time by both the media and trump administration officials. national securityadvisor john bolton, vice president mike pence, senator marco rubio, and secretary of state mike pompeo immediately condemned maduro for the incident, using it to heighten callsls for his removo. but a new analysis from "the new york times" refutes this version of events and says instead it is likely that a molotov cocktail thrown by an anti-government protester started the fire. some were quick to point out witnesses and indepependent journanalists had alalready been countering t the u.s. government narrative. writing for the intercept, journalist glenn greenwald called out mainstream media outlets for republishing the false claims. he wrote, "every major u.s. war of the last several decades has begun the same way -- the u.s. government fabricates an inflammatory, emotionally provocative lie which large u.s. media outlets uncritically treat as truth while refusing to air questioning or dissent, thus inflaming primal anger against the country the u.s. wants to attack." we will speak wi

national security. in 2016, the obama administration removed the ban on transgender individuals after thoroughly and carefully studying how it would impact military and readiness. a year later president trump announced he would resume prohibiting transgender individuals in a tweet and didn't bother to tell his secretary of defense about it. the national center for transgender equality estimates over 15,000 transpeople are currently serving in the military. in 2016 a study by the rand corporation found service by transgender individuals does not adversely affect readiness. in fact, many military leaders have acknowledged that the ban will degrade military readiness. this cruel ban seeks to force transgender members of our military back into the closet or out of service. it's the policy that's not based on any fact or careful deliberation, but merely an attempt to score points with the hard right faction of his political base. by doing this the president is hurting our military, making our country less safe, and making our country less just. transgender individuals who serve our country in the armed forces are

court handing president trump a major victory in his effort to combat national security crisis at our southern border, holds administration right to detain criminal illegal immigrants prior too deportation. we take up decision with judicial watch president tom fitton. and president meeting with brazilian president bolsonaro. there relationship that we have right now with brazil is never been better, i think there was a lot of hostility with other presidents. >> we're working on different military sites and options, we're working on visas and going in a easier fashion, one of the big elements of the relationship is trade. brazil makes great product, and we make great products, your trade with brazil will go up in both direction. >> we take up president's meeting with bolsonaro, and what close relationship with brazil means for american security. the daily caller's christopher bedford, hudson institute michael pillsbury among our guests, trump economy still booming, white house issuing president's annual economic report. for second consecutive year the economy is out performing expectations. touting the administration's suc

asking the committee to consider nomination of william -- to be principal deputy administrator national and nuclear security administration, assistant secretary of defense, readiness management. and tom mccarthy to be assistant secretary of defense. lisa -- to be judge of the u.s. court. is there a motion? second. all in favor, say aye. i apologize. >> thank you mr. chairman. i want to think the service secretaries and the chiefs were being here today. and the three weeks since the last hearing, the military privatized housing -- it has become clear that there are systematic failures on the part of both private housing companies and the department of defense. while horrific conditions differ by installation ranging from paint, mold and rodents, the fundamental breakdowns are unfortunately all too, and across the country. these housing problems are exacerbated by the fact that military families frequently move every few years and has been reinforced by a culture of enduring hardships rather than speaking of them for fear of retaliation among other reasons. for far too long, privatized housing companies have

also said that his committee has documents showing that in the early days of the administration deputy national securityiser k.t. mcfarland was discussing transferring sensitive nuclear technology to saudi arabia using her aol account. she still has an aol account. that's what she used to discuss handing over sensitive nuclear technology to saudi arabia. this is real life. but back to jared. remember, the only reason jared kushner even has a top security clearance is because his dad-in-law, the president, demanded that he get one. overruling the advice of his own intelligence officials, his chief of staff, the top white house lawyer and over the keep concerns of the cia. at their meeting in december, cummings says he asked mr. kushner's attorney if jared used whatsapp to send classified information. that's above my pay grade, kushner's attorney replied and recommend that cummings take up this jared issue with the white house. suggested that he may issue subpoenas for the white house refuses to comply. today a white house spokesman says the white house will review cummings' letter and, "provide a reasona

then patrick shanahan and jim forum on theat a trump administration's 2020 budget and the evolving national security priorities. later, the american bar association releases a 300 page art with recommendations on reforming immigration policy at the border and federal agencies. c-span3, a discussion on authoritarianism and the u.s. response. morning, acting defense secretary patrick shanahan and house armed services subcommittee chair jim cooper speak at a forum on the trump administration's 2020 budget and the evolving nationals already priorities in space. we will have it live at 9:00 eastern on c-span, right now, former nasa administrator charles bolden talks about the future of space travel and exploration at ohio state university's john glenn school. this is a little more than an hour. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us on the campus of ohio state university. >> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us on the campus of ohio state university. it is great to welcome, four-time shuttle flyer, retired major general from the united states marine corps, charles bolden. may i call