that will change under pam bondi. under her leadership the doj will actually fairly enforce the laws protecting the rights of the american people and keep our nation safe and crackdown on violent crimes and dangerous drugs. the american people will trust her to do so. i know that because i worked alongside pam bondi for years -- eight years and i was governor and she was elected attorney general. working to approve the lives of floridians, make florida the best date in the nation to live, work and risa family. pam was an incredible partner working to keep florida safe and helped hold the laws of our state, ensuring crime was aggressively pursued by law enforcement and prosecutors. president trump has made clear when of his top priorities is to reverse the rising rates of crime and specifically violent crime that have plagued our communities over the past four years. pam bondi is uniquely equipped to advance his priority as u.s. attorney general. she has a proven track record of success in achieving dramatic reductions

i said, pam bondi. >> it's like an easy decision. i couldn't think of anybody more qualified that he knew that he trusted. and it's okay to have. >> you were his lawyer, right? >> yes, sir. i represented him when they tried to impeach him the first time as part of white house counsel, office of special counsel. >> then trump's lawyer prepares you for many things. >> so, yeah, you have a long standing relationship with the president. he trusts you. that's a good thing. that's probably why president kennedy picked his brother, bobby kennedy. i guess you can say no to your older brother. i'm sure he would. but this idea there's something bad is ridiculous. who do you pick? you pick people you know, you pick people you trust, people that you're qualified. i'm glad he picked you. he knows you, he trust you, and you're highly qualified. so the idea that there's something wrong with that is just absolutely ridiculous. so let's talk about the job you're about to have here. do you support making certain drug cartels in mexico, foreign terrori

pam. we have been waiting for more than 13 months since the last cease fire deal and the last since the last time there was an exchange of hostages and prisoners. for this moment, it appears that this deal is imminent. if not done already. we're reporting that hamas has agreed to the deal. there was certainly an expectation from the israeli side that they would agree to a deal. all of this, of course, brokered after intensive negotiations with the mediators, the united states, qatar and egypt. so this is obviously extremely welcome news. after some 14 months of fighting and what we expect to happen, if indeed this this deal goes into effect, is that over the course of some six weeks, we would see more than 30 israeli hostages released by hamas and other groups who are holding them in gaza. i don't think we have the exact number of palestinian prisoners who would be released by israel. and then there are all they're a bunch of other different elements that would go into effect. palestinians

that will change under pam bondi. under her leadership the d.o.j. will actually fairly enforce the laws, protect the rights of the american people and keep our nation safe and crack down on violent crimes and dangerous drugs. the american people will trust her to do so. i know that well because i worked alongside pam bondi for eight years when i was governor of florida and she was florida's elected attorney general. working to approve the lives of floridians to make it the best state in the nation to live and raise a family. she was an incredible partner working to keep florida safe and uphold the laws of our state insuring crime is pursued by law enforcement and prosecutors. president trump made clear one of his top priorities is reverse the rising rates of crime and violent crime that have playinged our communities over the past four years, pam bondi is equipped to advance this attorney at u.s. attorney general. she has a proven track record of success in achieving dramatic reductions in crime and violent crime during her time as florida's attorne

i said pam bondi. it's an easy decision. i couldn't think of anybody more qualified that he knew and trusted and it's okay to have -- you were his lawyer, right? >> yes, i represented him when they tried to impeach him the first time. >> being trump's lawyer prepares you for many things. yeah, you had a longstanding relationship with the president. he trusts you. that's a good thing. that's probably why president kennedy picked his brother, bobby kennedy. i guess you can say no to your older brother, i'm sure he would. this idea there is something bad is ridiculous. who do you pick? you pick people you know, you pick people you trust and people who are qualified. i'm glad he picked you. he knows you, he trusts you and you are highly qualified. the idea there is something wrong with that is ridiculous. let's talk about the job you are about to have here. do you support making certain drug cartels in mexico -- >> senator, i personally went to mexico and i personally dealt with these cartels when i was a state prosecutor and th

pam bondi up today.rusted, elected attorney general for state of florida doing it on national level and going to department of justice with a big stick. marco rubio issue part of gang of eight before, ton of experience, senator from florida, expected to get bipartisan support. john ratcliffe used to be over director of intel is going to be smooth way for cia. >> steve: sean duffy, from fox, up for treasury -- rather t transportation secretary and chris wright, secretary of energy nominee. today system his 60 th birthday. and russell vought, director of office of budget. he will personally ask mr. john ratcliffe questions and he knows what they are going to ask about marco rubio, too. watch. >> i heard john's hearing, he's been director of national intelligence, we agree cia is vital for our country, we have to get back to its roots and focused on core mission, not things like climate change or whether an african country will pass gay rights legislation. i'm confident john will get it done and advance int

pam bondi as u.s. attorney general, she has a proven track record in achieving reductions in crime and violent crime during her time as florida's attorney general. ... >> these are not just numbers. these are tens of thousands of lives saved in communities improved and made safer and families and businesses protected. as florida attorney general pam bondi spearheaded life-saving initiative like tackling the ongoing epidemic and fighting human trafficking. her achievements are too many for me to list in this short introduction. as u.s. attorney general pam bondi will restore law and order. she will put americans interest first and make the nation a better and safer place. i urge every single member of this committee to support my friend pam bondi and i look for to voting for her confirmation soon and help her get to work for the american people. thank you, chairman. [inaudible] >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member durbin and members of the committee. it is an honor for me and a privilege to introd

>> well, it depends, pam. i mean, kate, it's one of those situations where pam bondi has legal qualifications for the job. there's no question about it. but the real question is whether or not she'll say no to donald trump. and we have reason to raise a question in his first term in office, donald trump took two of his attorneys general who he thought were disloyal and fired him on the spot. so if you say to donald trump what you're suggesting is wrong, illegal or unconstitutional, unfortunately you can lose your job. >> we've heard her say she has said publicly in the past things like, we're going to investigate the investigators. i mean, is there anything that she can say today to convince you that is not the case? if she says today that if she's asked to go after donald trump's political enemies, she will not. it's kind of the same question, senator, what gets you to a place of believing her? >> well, it's obvious she's going to be under oath and we'll be asking the questions. and you have to decide whether

>> pam kelly lived on cape cod.n who spoke with me at length for the book were childhood friends with the kennedys. when pam was 18 she had the misfortune to be riding in a jeep that is driven by joe kennedy the third recklessly. that jeep flipped over. pam was flown into the air, landed on a tree stump was paralyzed for life. so what does a 1970 3a book there was a broken necks and broken pelvis among the other passengers. was joe junior punish? was put bor a judge who was a long time kennedy family friend. he was admonished to do something good with hisdm name. he was fined $100 and set free. >> host: how come pam kelly got lost toot history? speak to thehe contemporaneous reporting of this in the "new york times" called this accident joe's mishap. quote unquote his mishap. they noted to quote girl victims had been previously injured in this crash. pam was not mentioned by name until the last paragraph if i remember correctly it was the lap if it wasn't the last is close to the last. that's one t instance of how t

>> pam and dave. to start in union city because of that crash involving a big rig and another car. a car and a big rig. southbound 880. you have lanes blocked. not all the lanes, but enough to cause a backup into hayward. beginning now near the southland mall exit wynton area, or maybe even as far back as eighth street. soon as they clear this crash, the rest of the commute is okay. there is one more trouble spot, though. there was a car on fire. westbound 580 at north flynn coming into livermore. and we have kind of a big backup as the fire crews are taking up a lane putting that fire out. so it's going to be bigger than usual. backup at the altamont pass. if you're driving to the bay bridge, we're not seeing a big backup and we're not expecting a bigger one today. since it is friday and this week has been light. i believe that next week we'll probably have more people. 549 let's go back to steve with today's weather. >> sal thank you sir. we'll take a look at yesterday's warm temperatures to say our

maureen: pam kelly lived on cape cod.aren, who spoke at length with me for the book, were childhood friends with the kennedys and when pam was 18 she had the misfortune to be riding in a jeep driven by joe kennedy the third. it flipped, pam was thrown into the air and was paralyzed for life. peter: that was in 1973. there were broken next and pelvises among the other passengers. was joe junior punished? maureen: joe junior was put before a judge, who was a longtime kennedy family friend. he was admonished to do something good with his name. he was fined $100 and he was set free. peter: how come pam kelley got lost to history? maureen: you know, the contemporaneous reporting of this in the new york times called this accident joe's "mishap." quote-unquote, his mishap. they noted two girl victims had been grievously injured. pam was not mentioned by name until the last paragraph. if it was not the last, it was close to the last. that is just one instance of how these girls and women were not just discarded by the kennedy fam

look at this float, pam. it's called friendship across earth. float features the zoo's two giant pandas. they're playing, having a good time, and red pandas hanging out on the branch together. it was a close call, though. a lot of those other floats were also stunning. the grand marshal of the parade was tennis great billie jean king. >> all right. time is now 609, and we have a pretty decent commute. i will say right now at the bay bridge, there's not much of a commute. so, you know, these last few days of our first few days, i should say of 20, 25, i almost caught myself there around the new year. we don't have a lot of commutes. maybe next week we'll have more. we have been looking at a couple of trouble spots. 80 westbound looks okay, but northbound 880. we had a crash right near hegenberger. they cleared that finally. and once the crash was gone, things recovered very nicely. so no major issues here. so that's the way that's what we have. and hopefully it will stay that way. at 610. let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you sal. qu

pam. >> so, so many questions.re there restrictions for people heading to the hotels and restaurants and tourist spots? i know that was an issue right off the bat, and i can imagine a lot of people are still there visiting. >> yeah, pam, we can tell you that there are certain businesses, especially on bourbon street right now, that are blocked off because of this police tape, but we are expecting bourbon street to reopen later today. so again, we do expect that of course, some businesses have lost money because of this. but of course, that's all still part of this investigation. and it was important for police to really tape off this area during that early part. >> pam, caroline elliott, thank you so much. you're live there in new orleans. thank you for that update. i know you're going to be there. we're expecting that police and fbi press conference, so we'll keep an eye on that later this morning. thank you. >> our time now 734. this afternoon the sugar bowl in new orleans will be played. it was postponed yesterd

pam and dave, eastbound 24.t as you come out of the caldecott at the wilder exit used to be called gateway. remember that exit? well, there's a crash there involving a motorcyclist, and it looks like a motorcyclist hit something. also, there's a possible semi involved, so this is becoming a mess rather quickly. if you're driving out to walnut creek from oakland, eastbound 24 is going to be slow this morning. westbound may be slow. it depends on whether or not people can see what's going on on the other side. and so we'll keep an eye on that for you. let's talk about the bay bridge. it is backed up all the way out to the maze. metering lights are on. it's not foggy. remember yesterday it was foggy. well, today the wind is a factor, but the wind has blown all the clouds away. everything else so far is okay. things are starting to load up a little bit. speaking of the weather, i know a man who knows it's mr. steve. >> i'm glad you didn't say. speaking of loading up, i was. it made me nervous there, sal. thank you s

>> yeah, pam.ce and looking at what the connection is between fluoride added to watt er and the neuro ÷÷cognitive impacts on children. they looked at the available evidence, more than 70 different studies found around the world, most done in china. none were done in the united states. what it found is correlation of higher levels of fluoride in drinking water and a negative impact on iq. when they looked at the total amounts of fluoride in kid's urine, in their pee what they found is that for every increase in 1 million gram per liter of urinary fluoride levels they found a decrease of 1. 6 iq point. now it's important to note, though, in the united states, the recommended level of fluoride in drinking water is about 0. 7 milligrams per liter. that is much lower than the levels they were looking at in this -- in these dozens of studies. and so, there were two editorials published alongside this study in the journal. they had completely opposing views about what we should do this with information. o

pam, to prevent precisely the sort of event. there was a drunk driver back in 2017, i think, that ran into one of the parade crowds and injured a bunch of people. didn't kill anybody. but back then we really saw a step up at mardi gras of putting many more barricades and big dump trucks and things in the way to stop a car from driving in. that's why it's very interesting that the mayor said, and the officials were saying that, that there was a concerted effort by this driver, according to them, to get around the barricade or any blockage there to head down the street. really. and bear in mind, this is a 300 year old street. bourbon street is, for many people, synonymous with new orleans. they're like, this is what you go to new orleans for. if you're a local there, you know how important it is to the identity of the street cutting through the the famed and beautiful french quarter. and i was noting earlier, it's important to remember the french quarter isn't just a tourist attraction. this isn't a resort somewhere. this is a nei

that will change under pam bondi.rimes and dangerous drugs. and the american people will trust her to do so. i know that well because i worked alongside pam bondi for eight years when i was governor of florida, and she was florida's elected attorney general, working to improve the lives of floridians, to make florida the best state in the nation, to live, work, and raise a family. pam was an incredible partner, working to keep florida safe and uphold the laws of our state, and ensuring crime is aggressively pursued by law enforcement and prosecutors. president trump has made clear that one of his top priorities is to reverse the rising rates of crime, and specifically violent crime, that have plagued our communities over the past four years. pam bondi is uniquely equipped to advance his priority as u.s. attorney general because she has a she has a proven track record of success in achieving dramatic reductions in crime and violent crime. during her time as florida's attorney general from 2010, the year before she took

pam and i have the same question. look at the bay bridge and see if we have more of a crowd here. and so far we don't. actually, we do a little bit. you can't see it. it's just off camera. there's already a little bit of a backup building, and those metering lights should go on pretty soon. we're also talking about some of the other commutes here on interstate 880. it looks okay passing the coliseum and on 580. definitely more people out there than there were this time last week. we also still have a closure on highway 101 in pescadero because of a deadly crash. they should be reopening that. but if you drive on highway one and that part of san mateo county, there will be delays. 550 let's bring steve back in with today's weather. >> thank you, kind sir. all right, let's get to it. here. we'll start with san francisco. and generally for everyone here. our last rain was only friday, just three days ago. so, you know, not that long ago, but we are looking for a stretch here. some dry weather. next hint of rain wouldn't

you know what we do, pam? we do social security, we do medicare, and we have a military that's 80% of what the federal government does. each and every one of those things is absolutely essential to the security and the well-being of the american people. so, fine, if you want to spend a lot of time talking about an insane effort to retake greenland, that's entertaining. that's a lot of entertainment. but what we should be focused on is medicare and social security and the cost of chicken. so, look, he hasn't been inaugurated yet. maybe after january 20th, we'll get back to things that are real, that aren't just about entertainment and tiktok and instagram and will actually help the american people. >> well, you bring up tiktok, as you well know, donald trump now is sort of changing his tune. he doesn't want to ban. there's going to be the supreme court, a supreme court hearing on tiktok friday. where do you stand now, given your role on the intelligence committee? >> sure. you know, i created some commotion aro

so here's the question, charles, are you convinced pam bondi, again, trump's pick for ag will operateh the independence we should expect from that office. will she push back if trump wants her to go against doj regulations and bury the special counsel report? >> alex, to answer all of those questions, the answer is no. >> we can. >> we've seen this movie before and we know how it ends. >> we can expect very little from pam bondi except for doing exactly what donald trump wants her to do. >> as you have already talked about, the office of the attorney general, the department of justice is supposed to be an independent law enforcement arbiter. that basically makes sure that the law is upheld. and i don't necessarily know that under a pam bondi regime, if you will, that the department of justice is going to do that because of the immense pressure that i would expect donald trump is going to put on her. now, i will say this as an attorney, pam bondi is incredibly qualified and very much so accomplished. and so i don't necessarily anticipate that she will push things beyond the legal limit

pam. time now, 508. well, today, habitat for humanity is hosting two memorials to honor former president jimmy carter and the 30 years of work that he and his wife did with that organization. we talked to a family in san jose who bought a house through the program more than a decade ago. true, leo bought her home through habitat for humanity in 2013. that same year, former president jimmy carter and his wife rosalynn, built their front door. >> american president. and then he just do this. that's his memory. always i say this jimmy carter door. >> did you ever in your life think that you would have an american president, a former american president, fixing your front door? no. >> it's impossible. it's impossible. it just got gift, i don't know. >> now, miss leo, who's originally from ethiopia, says buying an affordable home means that she and her husband can save money for the college of their two sons. the carter work project, founded by the couple, had a hand in helping more than 4000 fa

we finish our look at attorney general nominee pam bondi.he spoke at press conference in bedminste new jersey come alongside foerresident trump who at the time was announcing a lawsuit against social media platforms that banned him. >> i am here not as part of that great legal team over there, but i am proud to be part of america first policy constitutional litigation team. i was here to explain a few things, and what john said, this is about to our constitution. this isn't just for conservatives. this is for everyone out there, about censorship, for democrats and even progressives who should be protected under the first amendment. tulsi gabbard sued. do you remember that? she was censored when she was running for president. she sued. people say that they have immunity, they meaning youtube, facebook, twitter under section 230. section two hundred 30 came about in 1996 and it was an offshoot of the decency act to protect really, to protect against children being exploited online. that is what this was about. take effect in 1996. how many use

dave and pam, i would say so.out in a second, but i want to check in with the bay bridge. just because everyone always wants to know what is the bay bridge doing? it's pretty normal. i would say behaving for this time of the morning is a check mark there, but the richmond bridge is not. the richmond bridge had a crash. it's kind of hard to get that thing out of the way. and remember, the richmond bridge has no shoulder. although things are improving. they're getting things better now and i can see things are moving better. but we had that crash involving a big rig and a car. and now if you drive on the richmond bridge, you'll be surprised. you know, commuters hate surprises. it's usually the same amount of time to drive from point a to point b at a certain time. this morning, you need an extra 20, maybe even a half hour to get out there and stay on schedule. 641 let's go back to steve. >> thank you, kind sir. yes, sir. all right. i'll tell you. it's looking more and more likely. like we may not get any more rain t

>> yeah, in just a couple of hours, pam bondi is going to take the hot seat. and you can expect the democrats are really going to grill her on a key question. can she be independent from donald trump? >> she's obviously someone who's been very close to him over the years. she represented him in his first impeachment trial. she is someone who has spent a lot of time with the president. and one of the key questions from democrats is going to be, will she be able to enforce the law as it is written, or is she going to be influenced by donald trump? this is just an example of the kinds of things that bondi has said in the past. backing up donald trump. here she is. >> the investigators will be investigated because the deep state last term for president trump, they were hiding in the shadows, but now they have a spotlight on them. the good residents who are all supporting us in pennsylvania. their votes don't count by these fake ballots that are coming in late. and back to the observation. they're not letting us watch the process. >> pam, did you just say fake ball

pam bondi begins day one of a two day hearing to become trump's attorney general.arco rubio for secretary of state. john ratcliffe to lead cia. sean duffy at transportation. chris wright for energy. russell vogt to run omb peeght said politics should play no part in the military. began high and equal not equity continual. he said he wants leaders selected purely on performance and merit. he had this impromptu merit while speaking to senator tommy tuberville. today we have 44 four star general's. there is inverse relationship between the size of staffs and victoriment we don't need more bureaucracy at the top more fighters at the bottom. >> faced tough questions about women serving in combat from female senators, here is his exchange with joni ernst. >> i had the privilege of serving in uniform for over 23 years. let's make it very clear for everyone here today as secretary of defense will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes, women will have access to ground combat roles given the standards remain high and we will ha

pam. >> thank you. andre. a retired san francisco police commander has been appointed the city's first chief of public safety. paul young will lead that newly formed position. he's a 28 year veteran of the san francisco police department. he will be in charge of coordinating all of the city's agencies that deal with public safety, as well as emergency preparedness and response. >> as chief of public safety is to ensure that the people that live, play and work in san francisco feel safe. statistics are very important. numbers are important. they tell one story. but if people don't feel safe, then we really haven't accomplished what we need to accomplish. >> yep. served as a police captain in san francisco's central, northern and richmond stations during his nearly 30 years with the department. unions representing oakland firefighters are now calling attention to budget cuts that could affect response times. the union says as of monday, three fire stations will be closed their on santa clara avenue, butters driv

pam. >> all right. thank you.teve. >> what's missing is extensive information about preparedness and recovery. >> the 2024 hurricane season was one of the most destructive on record. some wonder, can i help scientists? we have a look at the plan to ensure 24 over seven access to critical information. welcome back to mornings on two. it's 622. artificial intelligence could change the way we get emergency alerts. the 2024 hurricane season was one of the most destructive on record. the three big storms killed more than 250 people and caused billions in damages. now, the state of florida is partnering with the tech company futuro to mitigate losses. the ai technology will be integrated with traditional broadcasting, so people will always have access to information 24 over seven. >> today's emergency alert systems do a good job of short bursts of information just in time. but what's missing is extensive information about preparedness and recovery needs. >> the company's app is called beacon, and its goal is to provide

but let me ask you about pam bondi.e talking about this a little bit during the commercial break. this is somebody who, you know, believed in the big lie. she advocated for it. she's definitely not somebody who felt the elections were free and fair in 2020. but let me play for you what senator katie britt had to say about her nomination. i'll get your thoughts to it. take a listen. >> when i talked with pam bondi, she committed to me to getting back to doing the job of the people, to getting back to doing what the department was, was created to do. so whether we're talking about the ag, whether we're talking about the fbi, whether they're talking about the department of defense, people want these these agencies, these departments to actually work for the american people. >> so you've got this like buckets, if you will. on one hand, you got the pete hegseth, kash patel, who you worry about from their backgrounds, their behavior, their views, their worldviews. and then you have somebody like pam bondi who may not be you m

kash patel, pam bondi and dan bongino. get off your radio mic and take over the secret service. >> thank you. my main question is now that we are about ready to take over the countryo again, are we getting rid of the ccp because they have -- >> we can't get rid of the ccp unless you want war with china, okay. china is the primary competitor to the united states and good news is a that president trump understands that and with a lack of pita, navarro back in the white house, we'll finally take it seriously again. but, we're not going to start a war with china, but we'll protect our interests. thank you. question.yo >> what is one of your favorite memories of trump? >> wow. favorite memories of trump. the proudest moment of my career to date, every six months we have to decide what 20 do with the iran deal. obama's abortion of iran deal. it i was time to decide and the president called meo and steve bannon into the oval office and had the whole cabinet there. whole cabinet and called us his heavies and said, all right, my he

she is pam bondi and trump's pick for that and we have breaking news. let's get to that. "outnumbered" starts now. let's get to that. "outnumbered" starts now. >> this is fox news alert as we begin here on the wake of several hearings that have been going on today. several of president-elect trump key cabinet picks are on the hill, several ongoing, the confirmation hearings. we'll bring you the latest on all of this. including secretary of state nominee, marco mendicino, cia nominee john ratcliff, and transportation secretary pick sean duffy

pam bondi was getting a lot of will you do trump's dating?did a good job of pushing back to say her record has always been a political and she is just fine bad people. she was also asked a lot about kash patel who will soon have confirmation hearings to be fbi director. senator kennedy of louisiana said, the more they ask about kash patel is an indication they have nothing against you, which is why they are asking about somebody else. >> sandra: let's head back to the hearing room with pam bondi in the hot seat. >> walk free in the country. senator, i never knew the definition of a disposable child. i never heard that term until i was there. a disposable child the agents kept recognizing a little boy coming over. you are familiar with it, i am sure. same little boy. getting traffic. >> let me ask you because my time it's expired and that issue you issue is important. when statistic as every american should note over 300,000, they were over 300,000 children the administration has lost. little girls and little boys unaccompanied in this adminis

eastern to, pam pam bondi. jonathan pay hi. >> all trump picks are getting confirmed.yesterday, and it's going his way. maria: that's the bottom line. "varney & company" takes it up. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, everyone. it is inflation day, and the news is this: the consumer price direct connects went up 0.4% in december, up 2.9% in the las

pam bondi begins day one of a two day hearing to become attorney general.co rubio for secretary of state. john ratcliffe for cia director. sean duffy for transportation. chris wright for energy. and ruffle vogt to lead omv. in his opening statement yesterday, pete hegseth said politics should play no role in the military. high and equal not equitable here is his exchange with joni ernst. >> i had the privilege in serving in uniform for 23 years. let's make it very clear for everyone here today. as secretary of defense will you support women continuing to have the opportunity to serve in combat roles? >> yes. women will have access to ground combat roles, given the standards remain high and we'll have a review to ensure the standards have not been eroded. >> after the hearing ernst told our colleagues at fox digital she will back hegseth clearing the path for his nomination quote after four years of weakness in the white house americans deserve a strong secretary of defense. i will support president trump's pick. i will work with pete to create the most leth

pam is committed to that. i think you will see that what president trump has done is he has selected people who are willing to not move as business as usual, but yet are ready for action. they understand his vision for the nation. they understand the mandate that was given on november 5th. and they understand that time for talk is gone and time for results and action is now. and so i think people are actually sick of the weaponization. we had this conversation. we talked about politics not being part of the process of what you do in the department. she is committed to that. and i think she's going to do an excellent job of returning the department to the work of the american people, and i am excited for her hearing. i'm certainly excited. it will be my very first hearing as a member of the senate judiciary committee. we've got a lot of great nominees on the hill this week, and they'll be they'll have the opportunity not only to make their case to those on that committee, jake, but they'll have their opportunit

it is in new orleans, pam. so as you can imagine, the security around the super bowl and bourbon street and the whole french quarter is definitely going to be upped after what happened. >> yeah, for sure. andy schultz, thank you. cnn's tom foreman joins us now. tom, you have some new information for us. >> yeah. >> i think something that has to be asked in this next press conference, if possible. the department of public works in new orleans in november started a program to replace those bollards on bourbon street. the metal barriers that would stop a vehicle from coming through. this program started in november. it was supposed to be done sometime in early february. and among the things that they mention in their explanation of the project, as they went all the way down bourbon street, was that while the bollards were out, there would be some vehicular access to bourbon street. and and it indicates the notion that there would just be some sort of temporary barriers in place, not the big powerful barriers. now

so i'm interested to see how pam bondi fields those questions. you know, she may not be a matt gaetz, and i think folks may be thinking, well, pam bondi for ag is not as bad as matt gaetz, but folks are still going to want to dig into her background, into her qualifications and how she would handle some of those issues. and then, you know, beyond that, also looking to see when tulsi gabbard's hearing is actually scheduled. it's been said that that was that has been delayed because of paperwork issues. she's seen among a lot of folks on capitol hill as the most in danger of being denied for for the dni position. interesting to see a when does that get scheduled? and b, what does that hearing look like? because there are a lot of folks on both sides of the aisle who are concerned about her. >> yeah. really interesting. all right, michael chanel, thanks for getting us started today. we appreciate it. all right. to join cnn as president elect, trump's cabinet choices face the senate in public hearings. who will get the votes to be confirmed? the trum

and pam bondi was right out there cheering for that criminal course of action. >> sure. tell me what facts, what specific facts you're aware of that make you think that there was outcome determinative fraud? what you're referring to is the so-called fake elector scheme. and what happened is obviously there's some fake electors who are alleged and actually some who pleaded guilty to having participated in this fraudulent scheme, but there were others who thought what they were doing and being asked to do was just be an alternative slate of electors, if and only if the court system in that state said that that joe biden had not won and donald trump had won, and so they were just an alternative slate. and in pennsylvania, electors insisted on that language. and the trump campaign basically realized, oh, this is going to really hurt us because we, you know, we need them to essentially be duped into thinking, oh, no, you're just going to be an alternative slate of electors, but they're going to use it as a fake slate. so that's why you have electors, some who are in on it, so

>> pam, i'm glad you asked that. it is the bay bridge, because that's kind of the temperature taker of the entire commute. you will see that the bay bridge still looks very good with no major issues. bart has significant delays. i will say that there's a major delay on the sfo line in all directions due to an equipment problem on the track between sfo and san bruno. also, other delays to check with the website if you time the trains. this is a look at interstate 880. that earlier problem we had at high street has been cleared. 550. let's bring steve back with today's weather. >> all right. thank you sir. our wind speeds are coming down. it looks like a little bit, but still rather strong up in some of the higher elevations, especially east bay hills. 40s, 50s and 60s. anywhere from 43 to 62 on the napa airport. 62. yet i've seen a lot of low 40s around palo alto, menlo park, mountain view, yet san jose's 56. so again, it just depends on if you get the wind or if you don't. 40s. low 40s mid 40s to. look at santa cruz

if pam bondi would seek to go after jack smith.ten here. >> will you investigate jack smith? senator, i have not seen the file. i have not seen the investigation. i haven't looked at anything. it would be irresponsible of me to make a commitment regarding anything without -- you are a long practicing attorney -- without looking at a file. >> so you would need a factual, a factual predicate to open an investigation on jack smith? not a summary by you, yes, sir. >> a different question, the president wants to jail liz cheney sitting here today. are you aware of factual basis to investigate liz cheney? yes or no? >> senator, that is a hypothetical and i want to answer that. >> i'm asking you sitting here today if you are aware of the predicate to liz cheney? >> i cannot investigate liz cheney. >> you are aware that the president has called for that publicly. >> but the president, the president has called for a -- >> you know what we should be worried about, california right now. >> donald trump, you less than 2020 election but can you

eastern to, pam pam bondi. jonathan pay hi. >> all trump picks are getting confirmed. the democrats were unhinged yesterday, and it's going his way. maria: that's the bottom line. "varney & company" takes it up. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, everyone. it is inflation day, and the news is this: the consumer price direct connects went up 0.4% in december, up 2.9% in the last year, that's as expected. now, the pundits, they're trying to figure out what this means for stock prices and interest rates. they really do like what they see. look at this. with a half hour to go til trading begins, we've got a massive rally on our hands. tons of green. the dow up close to 700 to points, the nasdaq up about 370. the 10-year treasury yield, that's moving lower. that's a big deal on wall street. we have the yield on the 10-year at 4 4.68%. it was 4.80 just yesterday. the 2-year, same story. the yield is down, 4.28%. now look at bitcoin. last time i checked it was at $98,000, now it is $99,100. on wall street this is a rally all across the board. to the wildfires. more red

pam. pam. we just got out of an fbi presser in the last 30 minutes here in the biggest development today was that investigators are no longer looking for other suspects in this case. now we are just 24, a little more than 24 hours out from the start of this investigation. but the public says they want more answers. a single mother and a former college football player are among the dead after a pickup truck plowed into a crowd in new orleans on wednesday. the fbi is calling this an act of terror. >> we do not assess at this point that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack, except for shamsudin jabar. investigators believe jabar picked up the rented f-150 in houston, texas, on december 30th. >> louisiana's attorney general says investigators believe the nearby home may have been used to assemble explosives. there was a house fire there, so we also believe that they were trying to get rid of evidence. the driver of the truck, a 42 year old american citizen, steered around

and that's what pam bondi is going to do. pam bondi is very impressive. did a very good job as attorney general in the state of florida. and when she has her hearing, which starts tomorrow, she's really going to make people, i think, sit up and realize, okay, finally, we have a non politicized leader back in there, merrick garland, you're out pam bondi you're in. this is going to be a new dawn in washington. >> jason, let me ask you also, of course, the story that we have been covering most frequently in the last week has been these devastating wildfires in southern california. there were reports yesterday that the president elect plans to visit southern california, possibly soon after the inauguration. does president trump plan to visit the wildfire stricken areas of california, and if so, when yeah. >> good question. i know president trump wants to get out to southern california as soon as he's able to. obviously, inauguration is coming up in just a couple of days here. the president has a very strong connection to southern california, obviously owning

greg lee, allie rasmus, pam cook. okay, let's get back to like it or not on this new year's, your christmas tree. do you take it down at the beginning of the new year or do you wait? do you have a plan now? you guys are planners. so, ali, what do you do? >> well, we like to have the tree up through new year's. like new year's day. yeah, but then when we take it down, is usually dictated by two things. when the tree starts getting dry. yeah. because we usually get it, like right after thanksgiving, we get a tree and, you know, january 1st, it's like the tree is on its last legs. but then the other thing that dictates when we take it down and put it out is when the garbage service takes the tree away. >> right? >> we don't want to have to get rid of it ourselves. so we will meet that deadline so we don't have to deal with it. >> so do you rush to take the tree down feeling like, okay, everybody's going to be watching? do i feel pressure to take it down or do you have your own set? >> i had to take it down so that i don'

what's pam bondi going to do?donald trump is going to tell her, get rid of that case, get rid of that report. and she's already demonstrated that she effectively is his vessel in the department of justice. and so she's not going to do what's right. she's not going to do what the department precedent is. she's not going to do what department policy is. she's just going to do whatever donald trump wants. and that's why it's dangerous. >> we'll see how it all unfolds. we're just days away from a new administration. thank you for joining. >> thank you. >> still ahead. tonight is it a statement or something else? michelle obama, the former first lady of the united states, deciding to skip donald trump's inauguration. all the backlash and all the praise next and later, we'll take you back out to los angeles county for the incredible discovery made in the ashes of this burned down home. you won't want to miss it kobe. >> the making of a legend premieres january 25th on cnn. off cameras, off. >> all live cams off. >> what

pam, somebody i greatly admire a mentor of mine. she is an advisor and board member for the caldwell institute for public safety which are started in response to my brother's murder in chicago two years ago. i have to tell you i'm really excited about the nominees in which donald trump has put forward to serve this country. peaches somebody who we all know obviously has worked and been a friend to many of us. somebody a belief loves this country who is the patriots and who can get the morale of the military back to where it needs to be as we face real challenges on the world stage. certainly we have had weak leadership with president biden. so i believe these are people who can turn this country around. certainly serve the nation well. >> trace: he was just talking about pete hegseth senator, tommy to prevail may said this about pete hegseth today. >> i am 110%... this time tomorrow we will be going through confirmation process. he will be ripped, he will be demeaned, he will be talked about, but we will get them across the finish l

, russ vought of the office of management and budget and all week cabinet confirmation hearings for pamondi, doug burgum, pete hegseth, marco rubio, duffy, stephan again right, what are your expectations for the hearings and confirmation of trip under president trump's cabinet. >> in the past some minority party has not obstructed a handful of high ranking cabinet members to be approved in the first week and i'm hopeful the secretary of state as well as the department of homeland security will be approved on the day of the inauguration or the day after or that week as well as a few others the department of defense. i'm hoping we get to quickly and don't muddle around. have my figures process going to be happening. the to the i'm in charge of no resistance on the republican side in some we make it democrats support as well. maria: you conviction and confidence that your colleagues in the senate on the gop side will vote for president trump's cabinet. >> for the most part there is two or three in our caucus that are worrisome on a handful. this is an amazing group of people and talented p