tonight, when our rachel scott asked president trump what the u.s. gave the russians in return, he didn't directly answer, but talked about the need to end the war in ukraine. >> not much. no, they were very nice. we were treated very nicely by russia, actually. i hope that's the beginning of a relationship where we can end that war. >> reporter: the exchange that led to fogel's release was negotiated by donald trump's special envoy to the middle east, steve whit kof, who flew to moscow on his private plane for the final exchange. that is the first known visit, david, by a senior u.s. official to russia since russia invaded ukraine. donald trump on sunday said that he has also had a conversation, at least one conversation, with vladimir putin, although he did not say when that conversation took place. david? >> david: all right, jonathan karl, thank you. >>> president trump with jordan's king abdullah at his side today. the president saying the u.s. is going to take gaza. he has already said the palestinians will leave. he has doubled down on that. a

positions in this federal workforce should or should not be filled, david. >> david: all right, rachel scott right there in the briefing room tonight. rachel, thank you. >>> another story unfolding at this hour. an american freed from russia. tonight here, the first images of american teacher marc fogel, seen on his flight back home. the u.s. has said for years he was wrongfully detained after his arrest for having medically prescribed marijuana. he was serving a 14-year prison sentence. the trump administration tonight saying they negotiated an exchange. president trump was asked what russia got in this deal. here's jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: these are the first images tonight of pennsylvania teacher marc fogel, smiling, finally free after spending the last 3 1/2 years in a russian prison. fogel was arrested in moscow in august 2021. airport surveillance video shows the moment a police dog flagged fogel's luggage, leading to a search. fogel's family says he was carrying a small amount of medically prescribed marijuana, but he was sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony. fogel's 95-

rachel scott in the house, janai is off filling in at the desk. e you. >> rachel: great to be here. >> whit: we got a lot to cover today, including spring training in full spring. the changes that you can expect this season in major league baseball and the end of an era for the yankees. >> rachel: plus, l.a.'s fire chief has been removed in the aftermath of those devastating wildfires, but she's not stepping away entirely. also murder suspect, luigi mangione appearing in a new york courtroom, what his attorney is saying about the evidence collected and what has not been provided to the defense. >> gio: first we begin with the federal firings reaching top pentagon officials overnight, and president trump firing the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. abc senior white house correspondent selina wang is in washington following the breaking details. selina, good morning to you. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. this is an unprecedented purge of military leadership. the president is firing the highest ranking military officer in this country and o

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abc's senior political correspondent rachel scott in west palm beach, florida, tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump defending the speed and scope of the dramatic layoffs sweeping through the federal government. amid the push to purge the workforce, mistakes being made. hundreds of workers at the national nuclear security administration were fired. sources say officials unaware the agency is responsible for managing the nation's nuclear stockpile. then scrambling to hire those workers back. >> some of these workers focused on nuclear weapons security were immediately rehired. do you have any concerns about how these terminations -- >> no, not at all. i think we have to just do what we have to do. in some cases, they'll fire people, then they'll put some people back. not all of them, because a lot of people were let go. don't forget, i got elected on the basis of making our government stronger and smaller. >> reporter: thousands of workers fired at the department of health and human services, where today, the new secretary, robert f. kennedy jr., addressed those who remain. h

, in fact, be supporting kennedy, keenly aware of the pressure he could face, david. >> david: rachel scott live up on the hill for us. thank you, rachel. >>> late today, new attorney general pam bondi revealing a new lawsuit against new york state and its attorney general, letitia james. the attorney general accusing new york of resisting federal efforts to enforce the nation's immigration laws. >>> now to a police case that made national headlines. officials in illinois tonight have now finalized a $10 million settlement for the deadly police shooting of sonya massey. a black woman killed in her home last year. body camera video shows a deputy opening fire in her kitchen while she was holding a pot of boiling water. her family says she was having a mental health crisis. that deputy now behind bars after pleading not guilty to murder. >>> when we come back here tonight, two major train derailments, and one of them, 19 cars jumping the tracks. you'll see the images. >>> also ahead, why cyndi lauper, mariah carey, and chubby checker are all making news tonight. >>> and the images this evenin

they are set to go into effect tonight at midnight. 10% on all imports, david. >> david: rachel scott us off, thank you. >>> tonight, there are new questions about elon musk's role. he's now been classified a special government employee, so, what does this mean? abc news has learned that musk has been given access to the treasury department's payment system, including the personal information of millions of american workers. tonight, musk working down to shut down usaid, or vastly reimagine the agency. workers informed to stay home. today in the oval office, president trump was asked, why has trumusk been given access t the treastreasury? the president answering on musk to let people go that he thinks are no good, if we agree with him. here's jonathan karl. >> reporter: tonight, backlash after elon musk seized control of usaid, the agency that provides u.s. humanitarian assistance around the world. locking out employees, essentially shutting it down. it's musk's first major move to slash government spending. >> as we look into usaid, it became apparent is what we have here is not an a

in that statement he says that the former president cannot be trusted, david. >> david: rachel scott at the white house, thanks. >>> tonight a reporter covering the super bowl has been found dead in his hotel room. authorities say a woman is now under arrest. >>> also tonight, there's news in other cases involving those sports stars. those high-profile burglaries. tonight, the images right here of suspects seen posing with quarterback joe burrow's stolen watches and jewelry. here's our investigative correspondent aaron katersky. >> reporter: tonight, a sports reporter covering the super bowl is dead and a woman with an alleged history of drugging men is under arrest. officials accusing denette colbert of using the credit card of adnan mazado after he was found dead in his hotel ram. >> miss colbert has quite a record. miss colbert's criminal history does include two instances where she drugged a victim. >> reporter: police say colbert and mansano were seen entering this room at this hotel around 4:30 wednesday morning. she left about 90 minutes later and never returned. >> you asked

here's our senior political correspondent rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: tonight in washington, frustrated workers at the consumer financial protection bureau demanding to be let in to do their jobs. >> let us work! >> reporter: after elon musk essentially shut down the ag agency, posting on x, "cfpb, rip." the bureau, the government's consumer watchdog, created after the 2008 financial crisis and housing crash, to protect american families from unfair and deceptive practices on everything from mortgages to credit cards to bank fees and student loans. but this morning, employees got about email from white house budget director russell vought, instructing them, please do not perform work tasks. >> you show up to work on monday morning excited to get started on the week, i had an agenda of things i was ready to do to fight for american consumers, and to be told that i'm not supposed to do that is heartbreaking. >> reporter: like 2 million other federal workers, the people here face a stark choice. take the government's buyout offer to get paid through september, or risk getting laid off. apr

i'm rachel scott in for linsey davis. president trump making news just moments ago, what he just said about new tariffs. we do begin with multiple cross country winter storms taking aim. more than 18 million people on alert from north carolina to new jersey. it comes as millions are digging out from the biggest snowfall of the season here in new york city. snow in massachusetts making for treacherous driving conditions with multiple accidents and spin-outs. more than eight inches falling in some parts of that state. later this week, the i-95 corridor including washington, d.c., philadelphia, and boston now facing a parade of storms with more rain and snow in the forecast. abc meteorologist somara theodore leads us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, that powerful fast-moving storm unleashing heavy snow across the northeast, more than a foot falling in some areas. >> you have to take it slow. a little slippery out there. came down pretty quick. >> reporter: in new york city, the biggest snowfall of the season. more than thr

here's our senior political correspondent rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: tonight on capitol hill, democrats calling on elon musk to testify before congress, demanding to know what he's really up to, now with access to millions of federal workers' personal information. >> i move that the committee subpoena elon musk to come report as a witness at the earliest possible moment. >> reporter: the hearing quickly descending into chaos. >> i think it's outrageous that this committee will not even entertain a motion -- >> that's not a point of order. >> breaking the law and dismantling our federal agencies and firing federal employees -- >> out of order. out of order. >> and you will not even entertain a motion -- >> out of order -- >> the motion is -- >> out of order. >> in favor of tabling -- >> yes, let's have order in this country. >> you're out of order. you know you're out of order. you know the rules of this committee. there's been a motion -- >> mr. elon musk is out of order in dismantling -- >> oh, my god. >> reporter: the next target for musk, the cia. the agents responsible for

here's our senior political correspondent rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: tonight, president trump's budget ax preparing to swing at the largest agency in the federal government, with deep cuts at the pentagon now on the horizon. sources tell abc news defense secretary pete hegseth has asked top pentagon officials to draw up plans for a sweeping 8% cut. the department hasn't seen cuts this deep in more than a decade. the news comes as sources tell abc news hegseth is preparing to fire or remove a series of top generals and seen your officers. a list of their names already circulating on capitol hill. the big question, does it include the chairman of the joint chiefs, cq brown? hegseth once said brown had to go, but on the new secretary's first day in charge, he held back. >> will you fire the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and other members? >> i'm standing with hill right now. >> reporter: the pentagon has a huge civilian staff. some 878,000 people. >> stand up, elon. >> reporter: and president trump has instructed elon musk to dive in, as the billionaire moves to slash the f

here's our senior political correspondent rachel scott. >> reporter: tonight, two of the president's most controversial nominees clearing key hurdles, on track for confirmation. as skeptical republican senators fall in line. health secretary nominee robert f. kennedy jr. winning approval of the finance committee after the lone republican holdout, bill cassidy of louisiana, who is also a doctor, voted yes. >> mr. cassidy. >> aye. >> mr. cassidy, aye. >> reporter: cassidy had grilled kennedy over his years of spreading misinformation about vaccines. the senator acknowledged he was struggling with the nomination. but ultimately cassidy, who is facing re-election next year, fully aware of the pressure he could face for voting no. now giving kennedy his full support. >> ultimately restoring trust in our public health institution is too important, and i think mr. kennedy can help get that done. >> reporter: a few hours later, former congresswoman tulsi gabbard, trump's pick for director of national intelligence, passing a party line vote in the senate intelligence committee, despite republ

here's our senior political correspondent rachel scott tonight. >> reporter: tonight, just hours from the mid light deadline, a federal judge putting president trump's buyout offer for 2 million federal workers on hold, after unions called it arbitrary and unlawful. the white house says the ruling just gives workers more time to take advantage of what they call a once in a lifetime offer. >> it's going to save the american people tens of millions of dollars and we encourage federal workers in this city to accept the very generous offer. >> reporter: it's been nine days since federal workers received this email, with a stark choice. resign now and be paid through september, or run the risk of being laid off. the email's titled, "fork in the road." the same one billionaire elon musk used when he slashed the workforce at twitter. a civil rights attorney at the department of education and a union official calls the offer insulting. >> members of this administration think so little of us and our commitment to the public that we would take an offer like this. and end our careers with the pu

. >> martha: this morning, rachel scott breaks down musk's war on washington. senator chris murphy on how democrats are scrambling to respond. >>> middle east stunner. >> the u.s. will take over the gaza strip, and we will do a job with it too. >> martha: president trump sparks international outrage and shock at home. is he serious? we'll ask republican congressman mike turner. plus, analysis from our powerhouse round table. >>> and mind games. ahead of tonight's super bowl rematch, former nfl quarterback alex smith takes us inside the all-important mental game to play on football's biggest stage. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week," and what a week. the relentless headlines can seem overwhelming. more federal agencies targeted, more court cases filed, more chaos and confusion, and that may be the point. under president trump's guidance, elon musk's department of government efficiency taking an axe to the country's foreign aid program usaid while setting their sights next on the education department, and the pentagon, all part of an effort to massively

i'm rachel scott in for whit johnson. as we come on the air, a major storm bringing winter weather. 90 million people bracing for snow, ice, heavy rain and tornados. dangerous flooding across parts of virginia, the governor deploying the national guard. wise county declaring a state of emergency. flash flood warnings are in effect for several counties in kentucky, the national weather service issuing catastrophic flooding in some areas. in mississippi, they are bracing for another round of tornados after a twister battered wayne county earlier this week, leaving a trail of destruction. high wind alerts are in effect for more than 86 million people across 22 states from sunday into monday. we have team cover but we start with faith abubey in jackson, mississippi. >> reporter: tonight, the snow, rain and tornado threat across the country, 90 million people now bracing for extreme weather. >> we have flash flood warnings widespread. >> reporter: virginia's governor deploying the national guard tonight as the state is also impacted. some roads there becoming impassable. wise county decl

rachel scott at the white house. >> reporter: tonight, president trump set to implement sweeping tariffsn the country's largest trading partners, a move that would impact prices at the grocery store and the gas pump. >> there could be some temporary short-term disruption, and people will understand that. >> reporter: it comes even as the president has acknowledged one of the reasons he won was his promise of lowering grocery prices. but now, he's warning there could be disruption due to the tariffs. the president announcing 25% tariffs on mexico and canada and 10% tariffs on china, warning the three countries there's nothing they can do to stop him. >> the tariffs are going to make us very rich and very strong. >> reporter: the president saying the majority will go into effect tomorrow, with additional tariffs on oil and gas coming in the next three weeks. experts say the average american family could pay $830 more this year because of these tariffs. with families paying more at the grocery store for fresh produce from mexico like avocados, tomatoes, and limes, and alcohol, beer, tequila

janai is off but rachel scott is here with us. >> rachel: good to be here this morning. >>> we have so to get to this morning, including what parents need to know about keeping their kids healthy during this latest measles outbreak. >> whit: more on that just ahead. >>> but we start this hour with president donald trump firing america's highest ranking military officer. abc's senior white house correspondent selina wang is in washington following all of the breaking details. selina, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning, whit. this is an unprecedented purge in military leadership. the president is firing the country's highest ranking military officer and other senior leaders. it is sending shock waves through the pentagon. now, the president hasn't exactly said why he's firing them, but he has made it clear that he wants to get rid of anyone in the military who supports diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. overnight, president trump firing the nation's top military leadership in an unprecedented purge. trump ousting general charles "cq" brown as chairman of the joint chiefs

senior political correspondent rachel scott is on capitol hill. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. president trump's pick for education secretary has not even had a confirmation hearing yet here on capitol hill. this morning we are learning plans are in the works to dismantle the department of education. this morning president trump finalizing plans to gut the department of education. sources tell abc news the president now weighing an executive order to direct his education secretary to submit a proposal to dismantle the agency and call on congress to eliminate it, fulfilling a campaign promise. >> your state is gonna control your children's education. we're moving it out of washington. >> reporter: education is primarily a state and local responsibility already, but the department of education does serve more than 50 million students at about 130,000 public and private schools, providing billions to aid students with disabilities and also to schools in low income communities. president trump has put billionaire elon musk in ch

senior political correspondent rachel scott is tracking this from the white house. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning to you. at least 60,000 people opted in to this buyout program from the federal government. but this morning a judge putting that on pause right before the deadline is prompting widespread confusion for those who want to resign and those who want to stay on the job. this morning widespread confusion for federal workers. it's been just over a week since 2 million federal employees received this e-mail with a stark choice, resign now and be paid through september or run the risk of being laid off. >> it's just all kind of a mess. >> reporter: mother of two in kentucky works for the department of veterans affairs. she took the offer but hasn't gotten any clarity since. >> everyone is just, they're all shaken u and all scared. it was very much a scare tactic. it definitely worked. >> reporter: the offer now on hold until monday, as a legal challenge plays out. unions calling it arbitrary and unlawful. but the administration saying the

senior political correspondent rachel scott is in washington with the latest.ood morning, rachel. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning to you. these layoffs are widespread, touching every corner of the federal government. and this morning, we are learning that elon musk and his team are targeting the irs, looking to gain access to sensitive information. this morning abc news learning elon musk and his team at the department of government efficiency are looking to gain access to an irs data system that retains the personal tax information of millions of americans. it comes as musk and the administration are targeting roughly 200,000 federal employees who have been on the job for less than a year. sources say 15,000 workers at the irs facing potential layoffs in the middle of tax season. over at the faa, one union says several hundred probationary workers began to receive firing notices friday night. others could be barred from entering faa buildings tomorrow. the move comes just three weeks after the deadly midair collision over washington, d.c., and an on going s

senior political correspondent rachel scott has the story. rachel, irs and pentagon now preparing for cuts. >> reporter: yeah, george. good morning. every day seems to be a new agency. this morning sources tell us thousands at the irs are now bracing for layoffs ahead of a busy tax season. it comes as the pentagon is eyeing more budget cuts. overnight in miami, president trump praising billionaire elon musk and his efforts to slash the federal work force. >> he's a very serious person. he's a very iq person. i like high iq people. >> reporter: the administration showing no signs of slowing down. at the irs, sources say more than 6000 probationary workers across the country are expected to be laid off beginning today, as tax season gets underway. at the pentagon, sources tell abc news, secretary pete hegseth is preparing to fire or remove a series of top generals and senior officials. a list of their names already circulating among republicans on capitol hill. the big question, does it include the chairman of the joint chiefs? hegseth once said

our senior political correspondent rachel scott is tracking it from the white house. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. the cia now the third major national security agency to offer these buyouts to employees. it comes amid sweeping changes by the trump administration across the federal government. this morning americans on assignment around the world with usaid now rushing to leave their post. >> it sounds like you're going to wind down usaid. >> sounds like it? i think so. >> reporter: overnight usaid staff receiving this e-mail saying nearly everyone in the department will be put on administrative leave by friday. those working abroad expected to return within 30 days. 10,000 people work for the agency globally. their projects pulled back after billionaire elon musk seized control of the agency, which provides foreign aid and assistance around the globe. democrats said it can't be shut down without congressional approval. republicans applauding musk. why not go through congress for that? >> wait. i want to answer her question. you're reporting a

senior political correspondent rachel scott has the latest. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning. this morning the president is handing his most powerful adviser, elon musk, even more power, directing all federal agencies to work with musk and his team to cut staffing and limit hiring. in a striking moment, president trump inviting cameras into the oval office, turning over the floor to elon musk for 30 minutes. >> you couldn't ask for a stronger mandate from the public. >> reporter: musk, standing with his young son, responding to criticism from democrats that he's orchestrating a hostile takeover of the government. >> the people voted for major government reform. >> reporter: he offered little to no evidence of claims of waste and fraud. musk himself has billions in federal contracts for his companies, including space x. is that a conflict of interest? >> at the president's request. >> reporter: does that present a conflict of interest? >> no. you have to look at the individual contract. first of all, i'm not the one with the contr

senior political correspondent rachel scott is at the white house. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. dozens of lawsuits have been filed but this does mark the first major victory for the trump administration. a judge declaring this buyout program can move forward and this morning that offer is officially closed. overnight a stark message from elon musk insisting the u.s. needs to get rid of entire government agencies to make sure changes last beyond president trump's term. >> if you don't get rid of the roots of the week, then it's easy for the weed to get back. if you remove the roots of the weed, it doesn't stop weeds from ever growing back, but it makes it harder. so we have to really delete entire agencies, many of them. >> reporter: the billionaire, who is one of the president's most powerful advisers, comparing it to a large scale corporate turn around he did at one of his own companies. >> it's like a big company, like a big corporation, american corporation. just like with twitter, there was a lot of stuff that was

our senior political correspondent rachel scott is here with the story. orning, rachel. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning to you. president trump said he will be making that official announcement later today imposing another round of tariffs. this time on steel and aluminum imports. he says more are on the way. president trump now just hours away from announing blanket 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. >> any steel coming into the united states is going to have a 25% tariff. >> what about aluminum? >> aluminum, too. >> reporter: speaking from air force one in route to the super bowl, the president also announcing reciprocal tariffs are on the way, vowing the u.s. will go tit for tat against countries that put tariffs on american goods. >> very simply, if they charge us, we charge them. >> reporter: the president also blasting federal judges who were pumping the brakes on his plan to shrink the size of a federal government. >> no judge should be allowed to make that kind of decision. it's a disgrace. >> reporter: elon musk and his team at the

rachel scott tracking it all from the white house. morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning. millions of federal workers have just hours to respond to these buyout offers. they are faced with a choice to either resign or run the risk of being fired. the deadline, tonight. it's decision day for millions of federal employees. at least 40,000 already taking the buyout offer to resign now with several months of pay. and this morning many intelligence workers, they put that same deadline, too. quit now or possibly be laid off in the future. to comply with the review of the federal work force, the cia e-mailed a list of new employees to the white house over a nonclassified system. that list included the first names and last initial of employees hired in the last two years. but now it has prompted fear and concern that those intelligence officers could be at risk. >> we go to great lengths to protect the cover for cia officers. and if all of that can be destroyed by a reckless malicious sending of an e-mail, that blows our cover an

our senior political correspondent rachel scott is tracking it all for us. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: michael, good morning to you. this is really turning into a showdown between the trump administration and the courts. nearly every single effort put forward by president trump and elon musk to shrink the size of the federal government is facing legal challenges. just hours after a federal judge accused the administration of violating a court order, president trump blasting the courts that have temporarily halted his agenda. >> judges should be ruling. they shouldn't be dictating what you're supposed to be doing. >> reporter: for the first time in his second term a federal judge finding his administration violated an order to fully lift its freeze on federal funding, calling the pause likely unconstitutional and adding that it continues to cause irreparable harm to a vast portion of this country. but the trump administration pressing forward with their plan to shrink the size of the federal government. >> let us work! let us work! >> reporter: frustrated

senior political correspondent rachel scott is tracking it from mar-a-lago. orning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. this is just the latest officials to leave after clashing with elon musk and his department of government efficiency. comes as federal workers are bracing for more layoffs and firings today. >> elon musk has got to go. >> reporter: protests popping up in cities across the country. hundreds demonstrating against president trump and elon musk as they push forward with changes to shrink the size of the federal government. abc news learning the top social security official has stepped down after clashing with the department of government efficiency over access to the sensitive personal information of millions of americans including financial data and employment information. >> president trump has directed elon musk and the doge team to identify fraud at the social security administration. >> reporter: musk's team has also requested access to data system at the irs that retains americans' personal tax information and includes their t

senior political correspondent rachel scott tracking the story from mar-a-lago. od morning, rachel. >> reporter: george, good morning to you. we know these federal agencies are moving quickly with orders from the administration for mass cuts and firings. so much so that the administration is acknowledging that some workers were let go by mistake. this morning as the trump administration works at a break neck pace to shrink the federal work force, abc learning mistakes are being made. food safety and inspection officers for the department of agriculture, vital to the nation's bird flu response, fired over the weekend, just as the outbreak intensifies in the u.s., driving up egg prices. but a spokes person says those workers are now being swiftly hired back. that's not the only agency to reverse course. hundreds of workers at the national nuclear security administration fired, then nearly all rehired days later. sources say some officials were unaware the agency is responsible for managing the nation's nuclear stock pile. the president says he has no concerns about

our senior political correspondent rachel scott is tracking the latest from the white house. ng, rachel. >> reporter: rebecca, good morning. federal workers who did not resign were warned they could be laid off or fired. this morning we are learning mass layoffs have started across multiple federal agency. this morning the trump administration taking a sweeping effort to shrink the size of the federal work force one step further, ordering agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees, meaning those hired within the last one or two year, a move that could impact as many as 220,000 federal workers. at the department of veteran affairs alone, more than 1,000 workers were dismissed. overnight the consumer financial protection bureau also firing term employees with expectations that the rest may be fired today leaving a skeleton staff of around 5%. the cfpb and va are just two agencies that have started to cut workers so far. the administration also targeting the department of education and environmental protection agency. the largest federal employee union slamming the lay

. >> rachel: rlts upachel scott u the hill tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the senate voting to confirm one of the president's most controversial nominees. former congresswoman tulsi gabbard as the new director of national intelligence. america's top spy. >> nomination is confirmed. >> reporter: all democrats voting against bab gugabbard. and there was one republican holdout -- mitch mcconnell. cite what he calls a history of alarming lapses in judgment. including her refusal to denounce edward snowden as a traitor. gabbard also faced criticism for visiting former syrian dictator bashar al assad. and accusations of appearing sympathetic to vladimir putin. but tonight, she was sworn in in the oval office. this, as trump's pick for health secretary, robert f. kennedy jr., moves a big step closer to his own confirmation. >> department of health and human services, robert f. kennedy jr. >> reporter: the senate advancing his nomination to a full vote tomorrow. and robert f. kennedy jr. does appear to have the support he needs to be confirmed tomorrow. one republic, senator bill cassidy, who

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speaker scott, i really appreciate you being here with us tonight. thank you. >> thank you for. >> having. >> me, rachel's an honor to. >> be on. >> i can tell a little bit about the impact of what's happening in washington on the good people of virginia. just by looking at the numbers, looking at the proportion of virginians who have jobs with the federal government or who are contractors paid by the federal government, looking at the wrong numbers in terms of how much of the state's economy is buoyed by federal contracts tied to the federal government. so i can see how vulnerable virginia is, particularly to this chaos. but what can you tell me about how it is resonating thus far, how it is affecting people on the ground in your state? >> thank you. >> rachel. >> i live in a community in portsmouth, virginia. the portsmouth naval hospital. >> is there not far, a few miles away. it's the largest. >> naval station. >> in the world, norfolk naval base. i'm a former naval officer and a veteran. every single day i get to see those folks and see how they're being impacted. we have a veterans. >> hospital, t