paul ryan had a whole different crazy plan the most greasy a strategy i have ever seen. e should havee done that and we didn't. so then we had to oppose the ryan plan to get a better plan ultimately that it passed the house but everybody knows the end of the story unfortunately john mccain gave a thumbs down. so let them get a feel for the negotiations in the meetings that mark and i had. it was a tense time because president trump didn't really know his allies help them do what he said he would do. but sometimes you have to get past the deadline to d get a better deal. that something we learned from the freedom caucus we can use that tactic from time to time until the american people what we would do for them. >> do what you said you would do and by the book as a thanksgiving or christmas present. they will want to read through this. looking back, what do you say now? what should we do now? what promises from the past are the key policy issues going forward that you make to the people the freedom caucus? what are we promising? they want to know. >> first if we win back t

one example i did give, we pushed out speaker weiner and paul ryan became the next speaker. shortly after he was elected, we pass legislation, there is a terrorist attack in san bernardino and several things happen and isis put out a statement the social media saying they were going to our refugee loss to get back people in the country to do america's harm. there was legislation that passed the house, i think 60 some democrats supported it, every republican support of it which pined up refugee loss and set it's a vetting process, for letting people in the country, good common sense brick government. that bill passes and harry reid says were not worth that in the senate wouldn't pick up the legislation. so back down past and we are in a big fight over the end of your spending, we've got to have an agreement in the government shutdown, all the hysteria that happened, interesting clear kind of heading into that same context now in the last few weeks of this year. i remember we went to paul ryan and said paul, take cap bill the country obviously wants, 60 some democrats voted fo

but we didn't hear paul ryan had a whole different the crazy plank of most ineffective grady crazy strategyi've ever seen. we should've done that and we didn't so we had to oppose the ryan plan to get a better plan ultimately that did pass the house but everyone knows the end of the story. unfortunately john mccain gave it a thumbs down. i tried to take the reader behind the scenes and let them get a feel for the negotiations that were going on, meetings mark and i had and we all had with president trump during that, it was a tense time because the president franklin president trump didn't really know who all were people come his allies who were helping him do what he said is going to do. interesting time but sometimes you have to get past the deadline before you can get a better deal, a good deal. that something we learned in the freedomm caucus and we use that tactic from time to time to accomplish more of what we told the american people we werecc going to do for them. >> great. doing what you said you would do, go by the book, good christmas present, give it to the family. jim, a retros

i have been privileged to write for newt gingrich john boehner and also the current speaker paul ryan. very specific paid speeches i don't do day-to-day stuff but at the thrilled to write them on policy things and i thoroughly enjoy it. but most of my work is corporate communications. host: what is it like to be part of the community of presidential constituents? >> years ago we attended the new york mayors presidential mention they used to have, 2025 years ago and in the last five years people have become more interested and i approached of the white house historical association to create an event because they think that it is something that has not been done that going forward we have more reunions on the hopes we have a dinner in different locations around the country and i we will because it is so important because you learn so much and share stories about the presidential families. i just love>> to be around people that are a lot like me. host: if you had to say your perception being in the white house is different than those who don't have the history because of what you know ho

privileged to write for some of ther greater people of course john banner and also the current speaker paul ryan. a very specific speeches. i don't do day-to-day stuff but it's a thrill being able to write with them on some policy things. most of my work is corporate communications. >> what is it like being the community ofia descendents. is there a lot of interaction between you? >> i hate to say it. years ago we attended the descendents luncheons that they used to have and probably in the last i would say five years people have become more interested and i approached the white house historical association probably six months ago about because it's something that hasn't been done but hopefully going forward we will actually have more reunions in hopes that we could have an annual dinner you learned so much and share experiences and stories. i just love to be around people that are a lot like me. >> if you had to say your perception is different than folks that don't have this history because of the stories do you have a different appreciation for the job? >> the greatest word webpage respect. t

judge jackson is related by marriage to former house speaker and bodybuilder paul ryan.er husband's twin brother is the brother-in-law of janna ryan, who is married to paul ryan. so they're like this, really, very tight. [ laughter ] congratulations to judge jackson on this historic nomination. i for one can't wait to see tucker carlson intentionally mispronouncing your name and claiming you're a member of antifa. [ laughter ] the house oversight committee, we've forgotten about this a little now, has now expanded their investigation into how trump mishandled and absconded with sensitive white house documents. when he left office, trump reportedly took 15 boxes of documents to mar-a-lago. many of them contained classified materials. and those were just the documents they were able to there's no telling how many he made eric eat. [ laughter ] trump's defense is that once they found them missing, he gave the papers back. he said, "the papers were given easily and without conflict and on a very friendly basis." which is like saying, "as soon as the cops showed up, we gave b

the greater people newt gringrich and john boehner and then -- and then also the current speaker paul ryan, so very specific speeches. i don't do day-to-day stuff but it's been a thrill to be able to write for them on some policy things and i thoroughly enjoy it but most of our work is corporate communications. >> what is it like being part of the community of presidential descendants? is there interaction among you? >> i hate to say it, susan. years ago we attended the new york mayor's presidential descendants luncheons that they used to have. this is is probably 20, 25 years ago. probably in the last i would say-probably last 5 years people have become more interested and i approached steward, the president of the white house historical association probably six months ago about wanting to do, create an event for the presidential descendants because it's something that just kind of not been done but hopefully going forward we will actually have more reunions. i'm in hope that is we have an annual dinner that we actually will have in different locations around the country and -- and i hope

and paul ryan, i believe, was at one of her confirmation meetings recently. we want to turn to chief white house correspondent kristen welker. if confirmed, she will be the first black woman to sit on the united states supreme court, a promise made during the campaign by president biden. what can you tell us about the deliberation here? >> reporter: savannah, that promise was made by then-candidate biden exactly two years ago today, during a debate. he said that he would, in fact, choose a black woman for the supreme court, and so here is the day. i can tell you that in the deliberations, the white house has consistently said that the president wanted to choose someone who was in the mold of justice breyer. as pete laid out, this is someone who clerked for justice breyer and that is something that she is quite proud of, as well as all of her other legal work. and so that was clearly one of the factors. but take a look at her background, savannah, in her confirmation process. she earned the votes of three republicans, senators lindsey graham, lisa murkowski an

. >> one of her supporters is paul ryan, the former speaker of the house. his in-laws and hers are related. judge brown grew up in miami where her mother was a school administrator and her father was a lawyer for the school board. >> i was doing high homework with my father and he had his law books stacked up and i had all of my coloring books stacked up, and when i think back to those times there really is no question that my interest in the law began that early on. >> she graduated from harvard and harvard law and that's where she met her husband patrick, now a surgeon. they have two daughters, ages 17 and 21 if confirmed, she'll be the first black woman ever on the supreme court and the first justice since thurgood marshall who retired with significant experience defending criminal. she's a former public defense lawyer for the past eight years she's been a federal trial judge and at her confirmation hearing for the appeals court she was asked what role race would play in her decisions. >> i don't think that race plays a role in the kind of judge that i h

tried to do a decade and aie half ago those ae one of the central tenets of the republican party and paul ryanand they have learned their lesson which is to stop talking about social security and stop talking about the care. donald trump made it very clear when he said he said everyone wants to cut social security and medicare and i'm going to increase it and that was an uncommon position for republicans at the time and since then they have realized how politically unpopular it is and they have stayed away from the issue. i think broadly speaking governments don't like -- republicans don't like government spending in any way. that's a real topic of discussion that's much more salient for voters like cost of living the economy in general and some of the other things the biden administration is done. >> host: seattle washington mark on the democrats line. >> good morning gentlemen. thanks for c-span. i just think jacob these very well studied. i think he is missing the mark and that you know nobody wants to be typed as i'm a republican alll the time. a lot of people will change this election i t

i see the speaker of the house, paul ryan, the minority leader, nancy pelosi. i see people from all walks of life who basically said "we will come together for the greater good," and crafting a museum that will help us understand was part of the greater good. so for me, every time i look at the partisan nature of the world we're in, i remember that day and recognize that people are able to transcend politics for the greater good. the challenge is to define that greater good that brings people together. >> you gave president trump a personal tour of the african american museum shortly after it opened and wrote that you were optimistic that the visit could contribute to a "broader understanding of race relations in america." how do you reflect back on that tour now? do you have a story about the tour? >> alright, i was wrong. you know, the hope was that the role of a museum is really to educate. and i think that when i took president trump through, there were things i think he learned that were different. so, am always hopeful that history can be a valuable tool

host: our guest is from wisconsin, and if i understand it correctly, you currently hold the see paul ryan how that one time. guest: that is accurate. southeast wisconsin, my hometown is james vale. the district goes to lake michigan, racine, and kenosha, into the southern suburbs of milwaukee. host: ryan from albuquerque, new mexico, up first for our guest, on the line for independence. go ahead with your question or comment. caller: good morning. an issue that comes up especially in republican circles is illegal immigration in -- immigration and our out-of-control border. i would like to point out republicans never discussed all of the american employers that hire them. when does the republican party going to go after the business community that uses illegal immigrants as an entitlement? if you look at the meatpacking industry, years ago, it used to be a unionized business and it was all middle-class americans that worked there. what they did in the 1980's was bankrupted the companies, dumped the union contracts, and imported all of the illegal immigrants to work in their factories. they

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paul ryan is her relative by marriage. and he too weighed in at one point to say she was an absolutely wonderful person. thoughtful, considerate. exactly the kind of temperament one would want on the bench. i think what the president has done is picked a nominee that will speak to the values of the party and the american public and be an historic and much celebrated nominee today and in many years to come. >> thank you and pete, we'll see you around 2:00 when the president makes the big announcement and introduces judge jackson publicly and officially. thank you. >>> and vladimir putin's end game. russian troops moving closer to nato flanks. former cia director and defense secretary joining us next. d def secretary joining us next. with rybelsus®. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2,

that you played today, chuck, that the white house released, none other than romney's running mate, paul ryannce of more than three for her. the pushback was so quick from the white house and so strong on the affirmative action, and that create an opportunity for extra votes as well. >> i put the under/over at 56. let's see what happens. mike memoli, pete williams, thank you both. >>> as we look at a live picture from kyiv, we are also awaiting a briefing from the u.s. state department coming up shortly on the latest that they know and are willing to share about ukraine. we also await biden's scheduled remarks at the top of the hour. it's a busy day. you're watching "meet the press daily." watching "meet the pres daily. my name is douglas. i'm a writer/director and i'm still working. in the kind of work that i do, you are surrounded by people who are all younger than you. i had to get help somewhere along the line to stay competitive. i discovered prevagen. i started taking it and after a period of time, my memory improved. it was a game-changer for me. prevagen. healthier brain. better life.

trial judge, one of the people who spoke in favor of her confirmation was the former house speaker paul ryanit turns out he is distantly related to her through marriage. >> that's all so interesting. a lot of differences there. it is the president's commitment of course when on this actual day in south carolina in the debate he made that commitment to jim clyburn. of course he's going to be disappointing the south carolinians but also lindsey graham who now says even though he voted for judge jackson on the court of appeals that he now has some questions about it because he really preferred the south carolina native judge childs. >> that's absolutely right. i do think that president biden was looking at the fact that judge ketanji brown jackson got three republicans to vote for her confirmation on the u.s. court of appeals. as you point out, lindsey graham was one of them and lisa murkowski said today jackson is an experienced federal judge, i will conduct a thorough judge of her nomination and look forward to her public hearing before the senate judiciary committee and to meeting with her i

aimee stoddard, and columnist and communications adviser to house speaker paul ryan.y a legal setback for the former president and for his family right now. what's the potential that this would actually happen? it's likely that they will appeal but the bottom line is it does complicate things, not just facing a criminal investigation but now a civil investigation there as well. >> we see the legal setback piece of it but i also want to play out the political piece of it and even dig deeper into that. there's a piece for donald trump. in a way this is part of his brand. he has gone on the record with this lawsuit and others saying it's a witch hunt, folks are coming after me, i'm the underdog. in a way that's a rally cry for his base. what about the kids? we saw ivanka trump last year flirting with the idea of running for office in florida, we see some political ambition there. so in looking at the trump legacy and thinking about will this drip, drip, drip hurt the prospects of the second generation of trumps going forward? for the immediate future for trump, it's on b

i always go back to and it's not fair maybe to you to bring this up but i remember interviewing paul ryan and i said if i come back in the year, are all these things that you say going to be done? i would like to see the republican party unify around these america first, make america great again conservative principles for one reason. not ideological at all. because lower taxes, less bureaucracy, energy independent, secure borders, constitutional's on the bench, free and fair trade, peace through strength, law and order, school choice, all those are good ideas. we are not implementing any of them. i think, i talk to people three hours a day on the radio. they want you guys to fight so hard the way donald trump did. maybe a donald trump thought too much and some people's minds but he didn't fight for he believed in and for three years he had this phony russia hoax hanging over his head. phony impeachment on top of it. i don't know how i respond to that pressure. but that's what i think people are looking for. is that what you are hearing when you are out on the campaign trail? >> i am in f

she was nominated to the federal bench in washington, d.c., introduced by then congressman paul ryand to her by marriage. >> my praise for her intellect, for her character, for her integrity, it is unequivocal. she is an amazing person. >> she earned a reputation on the court for being thorough and methodical. >> you can tell she has a speech and debate background because she likes to engage with the parties. >> the two of them clerked for jackson and were struck by her work ethic. >> one thing she would tell us is you can't always expect to be the smartest person in the room, but you can promise to be the hardest working and she truly lives by that philosophy. >> and by the warm welcome she extended. >> she can out of her office, huge smile, gave me a huge hug and told me how excited she was that i would be working with her and that set the tone for my experience. >> memory i have is this relay raceere several d.c. circuits and chambers participated and at the judge's suggestion we may matching t-shirts and set up a training schedule and lined up everyone in chambers tumor dissipate

might not realize that judge jackson is related by marriage to the former republican house speaker paul ryant, he went with her when she was being confirmed, i believe, the second time. she was being confirmed for the district court. he spoke on her behalf. listen to what happened. >> our politics may differ, but my praise for ketanji's intellect, for her character, for her integrity, it's unequivocal. she's an amazing person. and i favorably recommend your consideration. >> he put out a statement saying similar things today that they have different politics but that her intellect and character are unimpeachable. so you have that and then you have the fact that, as you mentioned, three republican senators voted for her just last year for the court that is just below the supreme court that she is going to be nominated for. talk about the republican resistance or the way that republicans are playing this. >> we've already heard from several republicans from mitch mcconnell on down raising more questions about the process and the ideology rather than her credentials. senator lindsey graham was

for starters we would be in the second year of paul ryan's first term as president. >> this soundbite least on this channel. but not on a lot of others. i want to play one more soundbite we talk about the former president saying it's genius the strategy that putin is deploying right now. here is the former secretary of state on putin. >> very capability. >> i have enormous respect for him. i have been criticized for saying that. i have renor must respect of him. he was also an interlocutor that was always well-informed and deeply clear about what russian interests were. i appreciated that. he is very savvy, very shrewd. >> bret: ben, how do you take that? you can praise somebody for being shrewd but in this moment it seems misplaced or something, doesn't it. >> >> i understand what secretary pompeo is trying to say there and communicate which is that we ought not to under estimate the intelligence and the gravity of vladimir putin. you know, this is a project that is not knew for him. it's something that began when he was burning documents for the kgb as he sought berlin wall come dow

we had tax cuts passed by paul ryan, conservative judges, accrued by mitch mcconnell, that's it.u can run upon. i find it ridiculous that lindsey graham says this, and also says oh, you know, this party is going to be all about donald trump and mitch mcconnell better get on board with that, otherwise i won't support him as senate majority leader any more. it is confusing, all over the place, scatter shot, and i think you have this backdrop of the fact that yes, biden's approval ratings are low, but there are green chutes. like the snowflakes will turn into flowers pretty soon here hopefully, covid is ebbing away, inflation appears to be ebbing away. >> i heard about covid fading before. >> well, i think omicron is different. i think the best indicator of that is dr. fauci. dr. fauci, when other people said covid was going away was more circumspect. this time he is talking much more about becoming endemic and more about the idea it will be something that we can live with. >> or to pare part of what you're saying, he is saying we have done as much vaccination as we can, people that

paul ryan, back in 2012, stated that while he didn't agree with her on every issue, he thought that shenly a stellar intellect, but an incredibly -- a person full of integrity. that matters a lot when you're looking at whether you're going to take someone or whether you're going to decide, you know, that you're going to treat them with with respect and dignity. so i don't think anyone's going to come for her in a disrespectful way. i think she's too powerful a candidate for that. but how much on the substance are they going to try to make this point that because she's a black woman, she cannot be unbiased, which will be unfortunate, it will be inaccurate, but it will be something that she will be prepared for. >> and maya, i mean, this moment, how will history reflect on it? >> history is going to reflect on this moment, i think, very positively. particularly for those who support her. because she's going to come through, i predict, this nomination, and she's going to be appointed. republicans don't remember -- have a lot of reason to throw themselves on the stakes of history by going a

2012, she was nominated to the federal bench in washington, d.c., introduced by then-congressman paul ryano's related to jackson by marriage. rep. ryan: but my praise for ketanji's intellect, for her character, for her integrity, it's unequivocal. she's an amazing person. geoff: she earned a reputation on the district court for being thorough and methodical. >> you can tell she has that speech and debate background, because she likes to engage with the parties. geoff: sanchi khare and neha sabharwal clerked for jackson, and say they were struck by her work ethic. >> one thing that she would tell us when i was clerking for her is that you can't always expect to be the smartest person in the room, but you can promise to be the hardest working. and she truly lives by that philosophy. geoff: and by the warm welcome she extended. >> and she came out of her office, huge smile, gave me a huge hug, and told me how excited she was that i would be working for her. and that sort of set the tone for the rest of my clerkship experience. neha sabharwal: a memory that i had, that i still have of her is t

for that position, she got some support from, all of people, the former republican house speaker paul ryan, because it turns out that his in-laws and hers are distantly related through marriage. judge jackson was born here in washington, but she grew up in miami where her mother was a school administrator and her father was a lawyer for the school board. she has said that watching him was an early inspiration for her to seek a career in the law. she graduated from both harvard and harvard law, and there's where she met her husband, patrick, now a surgeon in washington. they have two daughters ages 17 and 21. and of course if confirmed she'd be the first black woman ever on the supreme court and the first justice since thurgood marshall, who retired 30 years ago, to have significant experience defending accused criminals, because she's a former public defense lawyer in washington. at age 51 she'd be one of the youngest on the current court. she'd be second in age only to amy coney barrett, who turned 50 last month, chris. >> so, c.k., the things pete williams pointed out about her backgroun

let's go back to 2012 between mitt romney and paul ryan going around the country accusing obama of tryingwas not going to gouge merrick care. that is believable that republicans, if they take over, they will raise taxes on working people. what mcconnell wants to do is play for corners, to use the kentucky base -- he likes his position and he wants the democrats to be on trial and there will be a referendum. the democrats have a compelling argument, -- they're going to raise taxes on almost every working american and senior citizens on social security, and shower the most rich people with tax cuts. their former policy plan for a lot of them anyway, is to basically smuggle up the vladimir putin, and give the middle finger to our allies. their health care plan is to make more expensive health care. so there's a lot to do with it. the democrats are gonna have to take that fight to the voters. so, change that questions of republicans one, is we should get change in the right direction is not good, we have a pandemic. you have to basically focus people. and say, be very very careful, because if

strategist and aid on the campaign, also brenda, chief communications adviser for former speaker paul ryanretary for john baner. let me start with you on this one, we just heard from adam kinzinger saying the expectation is they would cooperate on the subpoena, we know just because somebody is subpoenas they don't necessarily cooperate, that being said, do you feel rudy giuliani has had a kind of change in heart when it comes to cooperation in testifying or you think he just wants to seem that he's cooperating until he claims attorney client or executive privilege? >> yeah, i wouldn't bet on rudy giuliani showing up until we see him there and i interpreted that as to get him a little on the hook. look, whether or not rudy giuliani shows up, we have learned a lot and i was sceptical, while supportive of the january 6th, committee was sceptical they would learn much more than we already know but they're clearly doing that and if you're rudy giuliani it's not just you want to be in the news and flirt with this option, also realize steve bannon will likely go to jail for not referring this com

the paul ryans are gone, some of these others are leaving. the flee our producers, they're leaving. the old-school republicans are leaving. now the tea party is like the base level. the qanons are the new people. and they get even wilder and weirder. ben, you've dope a lot of reporting on this. because it has eaten up the party, to the point it's not controllable by the mitch mcconnells. they have to go along with it because they can't fight it. you have a story out right now, the fomenting of this trucker brigade, it's being done through the usual means, facebook, social media, but in a interesting way that sort of co-ops existing facebook groups. can you talk a little bit about that? >> yeah. so there are some foreign elements here. in romania and in vietnam and in bangladesh, there are these content mills that are taking over these groups. they're taking previous pro-trump groups, just like generalized groups, that have 50 to 60,000 followers, renaming them trucker convoy groups, and they're selling her issue within that group. it's unclear if that herch is the end game. sometime

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democratic strategist, also brendan buck, former chief communications adviser for former speaker paul ryanr at seven letter. all right, brendan, let me start with you. we heard from adam kinzinger saying the expectation is they would cooperate given they're subpoenaed. we know just because someone is subpoenaed, they don't necessarily cooperate. that being said, do you feel as if rudy giuliani has kind of had a change of heart when it comes to cooperation and testifying, or do you think he just wants to seem as if he's cooperating until he then claims attorney client or executive privilege. >> i wouldn't bet on rudy giuliani showing up until we see him there. and i interpreted it as adam kinzinger trying to get him on the hook. whether or not rudy giuliani shows up, we have learned a lot. i will say i was skeptical while i was supportive of the january 6th committee, i was skeptical they were going to learn much more than we didn't already know, but clearly, they're doing that. if you're rudy giuliani, it's not just wanting to be in the news and flirt with this notion. you also have to rea

always go back to and it's not fair maybe to you to bring this up, but i rememberin interviewing paul ryan and i said if i come back in a year, or all these things that you say are going to be done, i would like to see the republican party unify around these america first make americaan great againai conservative principles for one reason c not ideological at all because lower taxes, less bureaucracywe, energy independence, secure borders, constitutionalists on the bench ,free and fair trade peaceh, through strength, law and order school choice. all of those are good ideas and we're not we're not implementing any of them. and i think what the what a i talk to people three hours a day on the radio.o. t they want you guyso fight who fo hard the way donald trump is it now maybe maybe donald trumpeo got too much in some people's minds, but he did fightpl for what he believed and he was for three years he had this phony over hisea hanging head and phony impeachment on top of it. so i don't know how i'd respond to that pressure, but that's that's what i think t people looking for. is that what y

you were here when paul ryan introduced you saying that our politics may differ but my praise for her intellect, character and integrity is unequivocal. in 2013 you were confirmed by the senate and a vote and have presided over many jury -- jury trials and written 562 opinions. what have you learned during your time as a district court judge that will inform your service? judge jackson:. i have been fortunate to work in a wonderful district with terrific colleagues and what i have learned is a lot about agency practice, i did not do agency work in private practice or in my role as a federal public defender. i have learned a lot about how our government works in talking with my colleagues and i am looking forward to, if i am confirmed, constant communication with other judges and looking at some of these very complicated issues concerning our government and its operation. i have learned the importance of having a collegial relationship with your colleagues on the bench and i look forward to continuing that. if i am confirmed. >> very good. over your course of your service as a judge yo

host: our guest is from wisconsin, and if i understand it correctly, you currently hold the see paul ryanhat one time. guest: that is accurate. southeast wisconsin, my hometown is james vale. the district goes to lake michigan, racine, and kenosha, into the southern suburbs of milwaukee. host: ryan from albuquerque, new mexico, up first for our guest, on the line for independence. go ahead with your question or comment. caller: good morning. an issue that comes up especially in republican circles is illegal immigration in -- immigration and our out-of-control border. i would like to point out republicans never discussed all of the american employers that hire them. when does the republican party going to go after the business community that uses illegal immigrants as an entitlement? if you look at the meatpacking industry, years ago, it used to be a unionized business and it was all middle-class americans that worked there. what they did in the 1980's was bankrupted the companies, dumped the union contracts, and imported all of the illegal immigrants to work in their factories. they earne

. >> jeff flake was a chairman of a committee and paul ryan also retired this cycle. do you think it is? >> in jeff flake's case it is me. pure and simple. i retired him. i am proud of it. >> if he runs again in 2024, will you support him? >> yes. >> you don't criticize republicans, she's against it. so ronald reagan's moral -- ronald reagan's 11th commandment, republicans don't criticize republicans. but she never once criticized donald trump from attacking republicans i don't think. >> it is remarkable. nikki haley's transformation i would say in some ways complete. i was actually on the ground in south carolina when -- after that horrific attack on the church there and really, you know, a hate crime that took place. you know, it is amazing because there was so much pressure on nikki haley at the time to take down the confederate flag from the state house, and ultimately she didn't do that. it is hard to even square these two nikki haleys at this point. of course, the culture wars have become so much more intensified now, you know, after donald trump, four years of

they had beach chairs out, we even saw a couple of people get into the water, which, ryan and paul, i that is still kind of cold? >> it is a little chilly out there. >> doesn't matter if it is february or august whatever, it is going to be cold. that can be relaxing to set up a beach chair and watch the surf come in. if you would do that tomorrow just exercise caution. there is a beach hazard statement. just watch out for sneaker waves, treat the water with respect. otherwise, enjoy having the day off if that is what you will be doing even if you play hooky. i will be here covering the weather. it is the same weather pattern in control for central california. this big area of high pressure pressing down, more adventure over our head and as the egg is compressed it warms up. unseasonably warm temperatures for the bay area and it has been hot for southern california. the position of the area of high pressure has been bringing offshore wind to the bay area but it will reposition itself over northern california which means the wind will die down over the next couple of days. still noticea

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paul pelosi linked to at least five previous a federal probes ryan not even the other "hot topic buzzrsary. let me get this straight using bribery to gain access or favors, that would never happen in congress i can't imagine you would have learned that from -- o to politics, impossible. maria: hmm, i mean funny about it not, steve when you consider all people in such important positions, either taking money from america's biggest adversary america's expensor taking advantage of powerful positions that they have, i could also raise the issue of insider trading, may not be illegal, but man does it smell bad to have the speaker of the house, husband, buying microsoft couple weeks before a major department of defense contract was announced. steve: that is right jokes on internet not so funny is about nancy pelosi and her husband being being, better than warren buffett in terms of stock picks watch what they do get rich too by tense of millions of dollars joeks about hbo bidens in addition to other shows bad stuff the only way to fight it exposing as peter schweizer others have done the wa

ryan callahan grateful for the snow and seasonal visitors. >> most people like the snow. >> they hope this future forecast calls for more of this. >>> we are hoping for that miracle march. paul is it possible that this amount of precipitation, not a lot could open the door for more? >> we have another chance of rain and big picture perspective. what is happening is the storm in the pacific northwest sending the showers twenty bay area. it is also sending colder air. it will lead to greater instability. unstable allows for the development of a few tender showers. then, the cold air will really take over as we had through tomorrow night continuing into the end of the workweek. let's talk about all of the beginning with the rain that is out there. no thundershowers. i don't think we will hear rumbles of thunder. those snow levels will drop to about 200 feet. the atmosphere gets squeezed by the wave of energy coming off of the heart of the system. plenty of gaps in between the showers but i think we will see a broken line of showers most likely to become the showers or thunderstorms total ran out of the system will not be impressive. on the low end barely more than a trace. down