on your screen is robert f kennedy jr. he's the author of this book crimes against nature how george w bush and his corporate pals are plundering the country and hijacking our democracy. mr. kennedy, a rather strong title. i think it's accurate the book is, you know, i've been disciplined over 20 years as an environmental advocate about about being and bipartisan in my to these issues. i don't think there's any such thing as republican children or democratic children. i think the worst thing that could happen to the environment is if it becomes the province of a single political party. but you can't speak honestly about the environment in any context today without speaking critically of this president. if you go to nrdc website, the natural resources defense council, which is one of the groups that i work for, you'll see over 400 major environmental rollbacks that have been promoted by this administration over the last three and a half years as part of a concerted, deliberate to eviscerate 30 years of environmental law. wh

your first stop with robert f kennedy jr. arlington heights. go ahead, please. good morning, kennedy. i just wanted to say god bless you and thank you so much. i have a lot of points here, so please, i was up late last night. i saw your performance on john mcenroe last night. i'm pregnant. this my third pregnancy since 2001. and i'm just extremely disturbed, you know, about the bush administration's environmental policies and i get very emotional about it. but, you know, i think that the problem is that the media is not covering this, because i know that if mothers knew this information, they would be outraged. if they knew that their children were being poisoned the way they are by this man who calls himself christian. yet i think that those are christian acts. i don't think any of us do. and i think that a perfect example was last night when you were talking about pcbs. i don't know if you got in trouble, but polluting the hudson river by ge, where they're fighting the clean up on that. you got cut off and that just colored let's cut you off there and let me ex

discussed his book crimes against nature. >> "washington journal" continues. >> on your screen is robert f kennedyr. he's the author of this book crimes against nature. george w. bush and his corporate pals are plundering the country and hijacking our democracy. mr. kennedy a rather strong title. >> i think it is accurate. i've been disciplined over 20 years as an environmental advocateip about being nonpartin and bipartisan in my approach to these issues i don't think there's any such thing as republican children arere democratic children. the worst thing thatng can happn to the environment as it becomes a providences single political party. we cannot speak honestly about the environment in any context without speaking critically of this president. if you go to the website natural resources defense council which is one of the groups i work for, you will see over 400 major environmental rollbacks thatom have been promoted by this administration over the last three and half years as part of a concerted t deliberative attet to eviscerate 30 years of environmental law. >> why do you think that is? >>

next call for robert f kennedy, parkland, florida. good morning. morning. mr. kennedy, i one and elaborate on the fact you mentioned the role of corporate america and, the media. i'm an iranian american and i see that we moving toward dictatorship just the way i saw it when i was living in iran simply i see by covering statues by basically creating a propaganda arm like fox news and point here is that there is a division in america between educated and willing for voting for kerry and uninformed voting for bush. it's simplistic to say we've been helping the people of afghanistan and try to gain points. to give you an example being invited to represent they were taliban to u.s. they were killing women and children and we gave the boys their weapons to the saddam hussein. i see, the bush supporters come and they say, oh, yes, will helping the people in middle east. caller thanks. mr. kennedy, do you have a response for him? i mean, you know, i would say that the that i'm american has really have to begin to understand that a huge difference between the between fre

robert f kennedy jr. go wild on health. the question tonight, will that include going after the vaccine that nearly wiped polio off the face of the earth? good evening, john berman here in for anderson. and though there is still no definitive answer as to what is with all the large drones people in new jersey and other nearby states think they are spotting in the skies at night. at least one jersey locality is being told that if one happens to fall from the sky to handle it with care, extreme care, as in call the county bomb squad. that is what michael melham told us. he is the mayor of belleville, just north of newark. he says that advice, which his emergency coordinator shared with him after recent state level meetings, also included this item. local fire departments, he says, were told to wear hazmat suits when they respond. as we said, it's not just new jersey anymore. there have now been spottings in new york and connecticut where state police have just set up a drone detection system, and maryland.

what sort of uphill climb do you think robert f. kennedyrole are vaccines going to play? >> i think it's worth stepping back and recognizing that we're debating, talking about the polio vaccine. as a political issue. that's how far away we have come from reality. yes, the polio vaccine was an amazing breakthrough. i don't think it's up for debate. apparently, it is. as for rfk, jr.'s climb, you know, two things are at play here. one is, of all the nominees that trump put forward, in a way, he is the most cherished politically by trump. trump views him as instrumental in building this political coalition, and that trump had wanted to connect, where a number of self-identifying democrats are in his coalition. so trump is willing to fight for this. at the same time, it's fair to say among the nominees, robert f. kennedy, jr., may have the most controversial statements and skeletons in the closet. the vaccine issue is one of them. he once said that the pandemic was possibly planned by the government. he has been chem trail curious. and of cours

what robert f. kennedy jr. and what donald trump is doing is casting a shadow over all of that progress without any evidence to back it up whatsoever. >> and people of a certain age who, you know, lived during the fdr and world war ii years before the salk vaccine like senator mcconnell, know very well the tragedy of polio and the fear of polio. i know it in my own family. prominent journalist like ben bradlee, "the washington post," there were many people of that era who had childhood polio and it was devastating. children were taken from their parents and quarantined. some cases for years. >> it is outrageous that questions are being raised about the polio vaccine. it is safe. people should have confidence in it. we don't want hundreds of thousands of people a year infected with the polio germs, with what can cause them great, great harm. again, we don't want people around the world to think that the united states is questioning the safety of polio vaccinations because it would make it unfortunately inevitabl

human services robert f kennedy junior in 200420 years later "washington journal" to discuss his bid e 2024 democratic presidential nomination. >> robert f kennedy junior to talk about his presidential campaign. mr. kennedy launched yr campaign in april. what have you learned since then, not only about those you were trying to reach or how they're responding to you. you know, i think that there is a lot of appetite or an alternative. right now. we're getting enormous crowds in south carolina and new and other states. i, i, i to crowds. we had almost 750 people the day before yesterday at a very remote farm in in new and we had about 650 and went through college day before the crowds were getting are comparable to what bernie and barack obama are enduring eight primaries and so we're very happy and in our polling shows as our internal polling shows it's doing very very well in those states when comes down to when you talk to those, if you had to boil it down, what's the message you're selling to them, what's what do you telling them? do you think that's getting the appeal? you know, i

. >>> robert f. kennedy jr.'s road to confirmation, he heads for the hill to meet with lawmakers today to try to win over skeptics in the senate. >>> an environmental emergency unfolding in the black sea. we're live after a violent storm split two tankers in half, each carrying thousands of tons of oil. >>> the risks of the ebike batteries. the first hand look at how quickly they can explode and what you can do to keep your family safe. >>> and the packers stuff the seahawks to close in on a playoff spot. we have all the highlights from across the league as we kick off this monday, december 16th. "early today" starts right now. >>> good mornining. i'm frances rivera. there are growing calls for action across the northeast about those mysterious drone sightings. new york's governor saying this has gone too far after the new york stewart international airport was forced to shut down its runways briefly because of drone activity. brie jackson joins me now. governor hochul is one of many governors calling for governm

donald trump's pick to be the nation's top health federal official, long-time vaccine skeptic, robert f. kennedy jr. as the president-elect held his first news conference since winning the election. trump defending his department of health and human services selection kennedy repeatedly. >> what do you say to people who are worried that his views on vaccines will translate into policies that will make their kids less safe? >> i think he's going to be much less radical than you think. >> reporter: he's pushed theories that link childhood vaccines to autism and "the new york times" reported a top adviser had petitioned the fda in 2022 to revoke e approval of the polio vaccine. >> you're not going to lose the polio vaccine. that's not going to happen. but we're going to look into finding why is the autism rate so much higher than it was 20, 25, 30 years ago. >> reporter: kennedy pressed today on if he supports the polio vaccine. trump asked directly if schools should mandate vaccinations. >> i don't like mandates. i was against mandates, mostly democrat governors did the mandates. >> reporter: requ

robert f. kennedy jr. heads to capitol hill to kickstart his confirmation process. brand-new reporting reveals that one of his aides has been waging war against one of the miracles of modern medicine, the polio vaccine. "new york times" is reporting this today. "the lawyer helping rfk jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine." that campaign is just one front in the war that the lawyer, aaron siri, is waging against vaccines of all kinds. in fact, aaron siri is a critical player in the antivax movement or what rfk calls the medical freedom movement. "the new york times" adds siri is representing a group "petitioning the fda to pause distribution of 13 other vaccines, including combination products that cover tetanus, diptheria, polio, and hepatitis a until their makers disclose details about aluminum, an ingredient researchers associated with a small increase in asthma cases." before we go any furthe

they are polio troopers, that is what they believe, robert f kennedy has told me this.y want to get rid of all of them and not just get rid of all of them, they say, we don't want to get rid of vaccines, we want to test them. well, let's talk about what our testing is. >> what is it? because today, kennedy comes out with a statement like, oh, all of this weird doublespeak. "oh, yeah, it should be studied." that is what he said. i was like, i think we have the studies, we have studied it pretty damn well, do we have iron lungs in america? no? okay. >> for kennedy and the folks he surrounds himself with, these double-blind controlled studies, which means that he wants to get a big group of kids together and give half of them the vaccine and half of them not, but not tell anybody which is which, and then determine, on a longitudinal basis, so follow these groups for 20 years, their whole life, and decide if there are positive outcomes for people who have gotten the vaccine versus not the vaccine, vax versus unvaxxed. the problem is quite obvious with that, right? who do yo

download and bet today. >> neil: robert f. kennedytol hill today, wants to be the next health and human secretary. senator bill hagerty had a chance to meet with him. first, the very latest. >> reporter: r.f.k. walked in and made news when someone asked, do you support the pole yes vaccine and he said, i'm all for the polio vaccine. that is huge break through here. there is questions whether he would try to revoke any vaccines. he repeated it as he walked into his second meeting with senator ron johnson. there is concerns about his views on a number of things including his stance on abortion and american farming. particularly this report on vaccine that revealed kennedy's lawyer a few years ago, tried to revoke f.d.a. approval for the polio vaccine and mitch mcconnell contracted polio as a child said that any efforts to undermine proven vaccines is a dangerous. watch. >> i think he will be much less radical. he has a much more open mind. he will be less radical. >> reporter: what about the polio vaccine? >> it's a big believer in it.

it came as he stood by robert f. kennedy jr. about his views on vaccines. here's garrett haake. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump's pick to be the nation's top federal health official, long-time vaccine skeptic, robert f. kennedy jr. making the first capitol hill appearance in his confirmation process as the president-elect held his first news conference since the election. trump defending his department of health and human services selection. what do you say to people who are worried that his views on vaccines will translate into policies that will make their kid less safe? >> i think he's going to be much less radical than you would think. i think he's got a very open mind, or i wouldn't have put him there. >> reporter: kennedy has pushed discredited theories that link childhood vaccines to autism and has been under fire after the "new york times" reported a top advisor had petitioned the fda in 2022 to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. >> you're not going to lose the polio vaccine. that's not going to happen. but we're going to look into finding why

at the same time, what i think is so interesting about robert f. kennedy jr. as a political figure and a soon to be government official, it contrasts to other nominees of donald trump is that he is somebody who is not ship shaped and molded himself over the years. he for decades has been fighting vaccines and been openly discussing writing books questioning the science that has been peer reviewed consistently time and again that has said vaccines on the market today are safe. and that is where donald trump's deference to robert f. kennedy jr. is also unique. donald trump claims to really be the smartest guy on most subject matters, and if you listen to his interview with kristin welker, he reiterated to "time," he was going to listen to bobby kennedy and bobby kennedy would come to him to what should happen to vaccines on the market. that is what's so interesting about bobby kennedy. he's been so staunchly against vaccines. there is little reason to believe donald trump would not take his advice. >> eliseia, we have little kids, sort of regular -- >> you have

robert f kennedy jr. his controversial views on vaccines might make his confirmation tough. ington correspondent simlot has that story. >> republicans will have a slim 3 seat majority in the u.s. senate next year. robert f kennedy junior will need 51 votes to be confirmed as the secretary of health and human services democrats and republicans have pushed back on some of robert f kennedy juniors views including vaccines. >> robert f kennedy junior arrived on capitol hill hoping to win over skeptical senators in florida. president elect donald trump defended his choice to lead the department of health and human services. i think he's going to be much less radical than you would think. kennedy has pushed the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism and one of his close aides filed a petition in 2022 to revoke approval for the polio vaccine. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell had polio as a child and release a statement that didn't mention kennedy, but says, quote, anyone seeking the senate's consent to serve in the administration should steer clear of efforts to discredit th

robert f. kennedy jr.n a longtime vocal supporter of abortion rights which stands in deep contrast to many in the republican conference, so how he reconciles the position on vaccines, what he says about changes that need to happen in the food supply, raw milk, the list goes on and on. this won't be an easy effort for him. but again, we have seen republicans inclined to give donald trump what he wants when it comes to cabinet picks. they will just have to find a way to thread the needle of support for robert f kennedy jr. which may not be an easy task. no doubt about that. sue, let's do a little fact checking. you have done extensive reporting on rfk jr. these comments he has made, supporting the polio vagueen and saying he has never been anti-vaccine, is this a sign he is willing to adjust now that he is faced with a concern political reality? is he just saying what he needs to publicly to convince some folks and then potentially will do something different? what can you tell us about rfk jr. that will giv

. >> meanwhile, robert f. kennedyr., trump's pick to head the department of health and human services will be back on capitol hill today for a second round of meetings with senators as he looks to gain enough support for confirmation. and nbc news source familiar with kennedy's plans says he's looking to meet with more than two dozen republican lawmakers this week alone. kennedy, of course, has been seen of one of trump's more controversial cabinet picks and will likely face questions over his long history of anti-vaccine vetric as well as his stance on abortion. for his part, rfk jr., said that he does support the polio vaccine. >> do you mind repeating what you said previously about the polio vaccine? >> do you support it? >> brief there. yesterday during his first day of meetings he saw support from several gop senators who including mark wayne mullen of oklahoma and rick scott of florida. but at least one senate republican is openly questioning rfk's qualifications. scepter john kelly of louisiana took this jab at

i think the question that senators are now facing is, what will robert f. kennedy jr. he'd attempt if there was another pandemic to block or slow down the authorization process of emergency vaccines? >> ali, did you get the senate republicans are more concerned about rfk jr.'s stance on vaccines or his history supporting abortion rights. >> this is one where you could pick your senator, pick your topic you're concerned about, or have more to ask robert f. kennedy jr. as he makes his way around capitol hill for the second day of meetings here, certainly senators should be asking those questions, i can remember back to when rfk jr. was still running for president and doing so as a democrat i asked him about his abortion stance and he told me then at the time that he supported some kind of restrictions on when women could access abortion care despite clearly hearing my questions during the campaign, his campaign said portends that. the way that he's talked about vaccines, he's been a man of few words as most of these cabinet picks, they're preferring to having their conve

i think robert f. kennedy jr.'s confirmation process is very fraught. he's a very controversial pick. i don't doubt that there are quite a few senators that have serious questions that are going to want to ask him serious questions about what he might do at the department of health and human services to rein in the widespread use of vaccines or to raise questions or conspiracy theories from such a powerful perch. at the forefront of the hhs. but there is also a part of robert f. kennedy jr.'s platform that appeals to progressive democrats. you have seen senator cory booker, for instance, say some positive things about his agenda. and having to do with the processing of food and the way that the food makes its way from the farm to our tables. and things that robert f. kennedy jr. has spoke to quite a bit over the course of his advocacy. this is not a slam dunk case, and it could take some weird turns as it makes its way through the confirmation process. you could even potentially see a universe where he loses a couple of moderate republicans but maybe ga

scott is the website for, i guess, democratic presidential candidate robert f kennedy jr. you're talking about his campaign and the issues that he is advocating. mr. kennedy. we appreciate your time today on c span page. can you hear me. i'm very, very, very happy to be here today. i am going to speak about the united states constitution and particularly the bill of rights. a lot of people don't realize that the articles of the constitution don't grant citizens any rights or freedoms whatsoever. that was a real problem that some of the founding fathers, particularly the george mason mason, wrote a powerful hit during the constitutional convention and opposed the new government. and i have it was so convincing that the other framers of the constitution were felt that it was too much of a hazard and that the constitution was in danger at that point of not being ratified. and that's what james madison came to the rescue. i drafting the bill of rights, the first ten amendments. the united states constitution, original. madison felt that the bill of rights were unnecessary becau

you endorsed robert f kennedy. yes. well, robert kennedy actually talking about issues that matter to people. we have we have two candidates, president former president trump and president biden, who really aren't talking about how the how is this new generation kids going to be able to afford a home? how are we going to bring the interest rates down? how are we going to rein in blackrock and vanguard and state street from buying up so many homes and causing the price of rent to rise in america? why do 54% of children in america children suffer from chronic? we need to get a handle on the fact that our agencies our governmental agencies whether it's the food and drug administration whether it's the environmental agency, our have too much in the food and drug administration they have too much influence and there's too much of a revolving door between industry and the regulatory boards. this actually impacts americans. we have a third of americans who are obese. we need to we need to handle things that actually affect amer

wednesday will feature robert f. kennedy, jr. on thursday south dakota governor, the nominee for homeland security secretary. on friday the nominee for education secretary, linda mcmahon. our marathon continues monday with tulsi gabbard. on december 31 we wod hear from dr. oz and kash patel. watch trump nominees in their own words. our marathon begins monday at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. ng us now to discuss president-elect trump's potential actions against the news media is caroline hendrie, executive director for the society of professional journalists. thank you for being with us. guest: it's a great privilege. host: teller audience about the society professional journalists, your mission and who you work with. guest: the society of professional journalists is the oldest and most broad-based journalism membership organization in the country. we go back to 1909. we stand for working journalists, all the journalists across the country doing the hard work of reporting on what is happening around them and reporting it and interpreti

which trump wants to be led by robert f. kennedy jr. who does say a worm ate part of his brain and died in there, and the whole experience, in his telling, dramatically reduced his cognitive capacity. the los angeles times is reporting that kennedy also recently approached this man and asked this man to apply for a job at the fda, and the man says he's done it. now, is it the same intake? i don't know. maybe applying for a job at the fda at the invitation of robert f. kennedy means you have to do the how much do you like sex intake form. we don't know. but the reason the "l.a. times" thought it was a news story of some importance that kennedy asked this man in particular to apply for a job at the fda because in man in particular is california's best known raw milk producer, with some significant health consequences for the people of california. quote, three raw milk recalls last month were the results of positive tests of h 5 n 1 bird flew. his cows have been quarantined. the state has suspended sales of all milk and cream, and the compa

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. >>> to politics now with robert f kennedy junior getting ready to make the rounds on capitol hill this week to try to drum up support ahead of formal hearing to put them in charge of the health agencies but tonight new questions about his views on one of the most successful vaccinations ever, the shot to prevent polio. >> reporter: tonight fresh focus on robert f kennedy junior, with president elect trump's pick for health secretary as he prepares to court senators on capitol hill this week. he is still facing scrutiny over past comments about vaccines. >> i do believe that autism comes from vaccines. >> reporter: he is expected to face questions about his views on vaccines now after the new york times reports a lawyer helping him build his team petitioned the of da to revoke approval of a polio vaccine two years ago. this draws new fire from democrats. >> this is a man who wants to stop kids from getting their polio and measles shots. >> reporter: republicans outgoing majority leader mitch mcconnell out blasting him but saying in a statement efforts to undermine public confidence in p

robert f. kennedy jr. met with senators who will decide if he will be confirmed or not as he faces tough questions on his views on vaccines. here's garrett haake. >> reporter: donald trump's pick to be the top federal health official, long-time vaccine skeptic, robert f. kennedy jr. making his first capitol hill appearance as the president-elect held his first news conference since winning the election. what do you say to people who are worried that h views on vaccines will translate into policies that will make their kids less safe? >> no, i think he's going to be much less radical than you would think. i think he's got a very open mind or i wouldn't have put him there. >> reporter: kennedy has pushed discredited theories that have linked vaccines to autism. and an advisor had petitioned the fda to revoke proval of the polio vaccine. >> you're not going to lose the polio vaccine. >> reporter: kennedy pressed on whether he supports the polio vaccine. trump asked directly if schools should mandate vaccinati

. >>> robert f. kennedy jr., mr.rump's choice to lead the health and human services department back on capitol hill today as he and the president-elect revive the rebunked false theories linking vaccines to autism. >> why is the rate so much higher than it was 25, 30 years ago? it's 100 times higher. there's something wrong and we're going to try finding it. >>> and a mother's appeal for help to find her missing son in damascus. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. this morning in moscow, a brazen assassination by ukraine, leaving a russian general accused of using chemical weapons in the battlefield dead. then lieutenant general and his assistant were killed in an early-morning blast set off remotely, we're told, from an explosive device set off in a scooter. he was sanctioned last month for allegedly deploying banned chemical weapons in the ukraine war. video from state-run tv showing the moment of the blast as he and his assistant walk out of an apartment building. keir simmons has more. >> r

since winning the election last month president-elect donald trump defended vaccine-skeptic robert f. kennedy to lead the department of health and human services. >> i think he's going to be much less radical than you would think. >> reporter: kennedy a former democrat would oversee the fda and the cdc, his attorney and adviser have petitioned the fda in 2022 to revoke the polio vaccine. in a statement, republican senator mitch mcconnell a polio survivor issued a warning to kennedy calling any effort to under nine confidence in the vaccine dangerous. do you want to revoke any vaccine? >> no, i want him to come back with a report of what he thinks. you are not going to lose the polio vaccine, that's not going to happen. >> reporter: kennedy echoed trump as he arrived on capitol hill today to meet with senators. as kennedy and other cabinet picks gather support on capitol hill this week. trump suggested today he could support primary challenges to republicans who opposed his selections. >> if they are unreasonable and they're opposing somebody for political reasons or stupid reasons, i would sa

. >> norah: robert f. kennedy jr. back on capitol hill today hoping to convince senators to support his nomination for secretary of health and human services, and he's also called for removing fluoride from america's drinking water. that's jump-started a debate that many thought had been settled decades ago. cbs's meg oliver looks at the concern and benefits of fluoridation. >> reporter: zoe smith was just four years old when she had surgery to extract her four front teeth. her mom said smith had a healthy diet but didn't use toothpaste with fluoride when brushing. >> they just started to decay about a year and a half, two years in. and there was nothing it seemed that we could do. >> reporter: children with develop mental disabilities like smith are more susceptible to dental problems for a variety of reasons. she also lives in a town without fluoride in the water. >> we see incredibly high rates of tooth decay. >> reporter: dr. mary beth giacona is a pediatric dentist in newark. she says having fluoride in water is

. >> thumbs up from robert f. kennedy jr.ay as he lobbied senators to confirm as trump's health and human services secretary. securing enough support to make america healthy again looks like a particularly steep uphill battle for kennedy who is now facing bipartisan questions over his stances on agriculture policies, abortion, and vaccines. but so far trump appears willing to stand behind his controversial pick even if that means taking a position that no other president-elect in modern history has had to take. >> president trump, what about the polio vaccine? >> well, i'm a big believer in it, and i think everything should be looked at it, but i'm a big believer in the polio vaccine. i think you're going to find bobby is much -- he's a very rational guy. i found him to be very rational. nothing -- you're not going to lose the polio vaccine. that's not going to happen. i saw what happened with the polio. i have friends that were very much affected by that. i have friends from many years ago, and they have -- obviously they're

. >>> thumbs up from robert f. kennedy jr.ied senators to confirm him as trump's health and human services secretary. securing enough support to make america healthy again looks like a particularly steep uphill battle for kennedy. he is facing bipartisan questions over policy on abortion, vaccines. and agriculture. but donald trump seems willing to stand behind him even if that means taking up a position no other president in modern history has had to take. >> what about the polio vaccine? >> i'm a big believer in it. and i think everybody should be looked at but i'm a big believer in the polio vaccine. i think you will find that bobby is much, he is a very rational guy. i found him to be very rational. you're not going to lose the polio vaccine. that's not going to happen. i saw what happened with the polio. i have friends very much affected by that. friends who have obviously, they are still in not such good shape because of it. and many people died. and the moment they took that vaccine, it ended. >> trump is right about th

robert f. kennedy jr., who donald trump has tapped to be his next secretary of health and human services, has been a deep skeptic of vaccines. and donald trump said he would allow robert f. kennedy jr. to do what he so desired on a myriad of fronts, including on vaccines. and in donald trump's new interview with "time" magazine, and his person of the year interview, i want to let you take a look at it, when he was asked specifically about the plans. quote, kennedy does not agree with vaxations. he disagrees with some, but we'll going to do what's good for the country. time asked, that could include getting rid of some vaccinations? to which trump responded, it could if i think it's dangerous. i don't think it's going to be very controversial in the end. this reflects comments made in an interview on "meet the press" with kristen welker where she also pressed the president-elect on whether he would seek to remove certain vaccines from the market. he said that, for instance, the quote, polio vaccine is t

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maybe applying for a job at the fda at the invitation of robert f. kennedy jr. means you have to do the how much do you like sex intake form, we don't know. but the reason the "l.a. times" thought it was a news story of some importance that kennedy asked this man in particular to apply for a job at the fda is because this man in particular is california's best-known raw milk producer. with some significant health consequences for the people of california. quote, three raw milk recalls last month were the result of positive tests for h5n1 bird flu among mcafee's cows. his farm has been quarantined. the state has suspended all sales of raw milk and cream. his company has voluntarily issued recalls for all remaining milk and cream products in stores. since 2006 the company has been involved in 13 different recalls. mcafee's farm is involved in at least 11 different lawsuits stemming from a salmonella outbreak that sickened 171 people, mostly children. in addition to the bird flu recall the, the other recalls -- recalls, the other recalls were the result of e. coli,

on to robert f. kennedy jr., who has been selected for secretary of health and human services, despite having no medical background. rfk is a vocal critic of vaccines and has promoted several debunked medical conspiracies. prior to the election, trump told a crowd at a rally that he's going to, quote, let rfk go wild on health. i'm going to let him go wild on food. i'm going to let him go wild on the medicines. um, okay. then there's kash patel, who trump has picked for fbi director. in the past, patel has vowed to, quote, come after members of the media and others who are critical of trump, and he said he would shut down the fbi's washington headquarters and turn it into a, quote, museum of the deep state. former florida congressman matt gaetz was initially picked for u.s. attorney general. however, he withdrew his name from consideration amid a reported lack of support in congress due to a heap of controversy. now in his place, trump has selected pam bondi. bondi served on trump's legal team during his fir

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we examine the changes robert f. kennedy, jr.ould make to federal food regulations if confirmed to lead the nation;s health department. minnesota's first transgender legislator. >> this cascade has been coming. i think with the recent election and what we are seeing in the court it will come down. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs news hour has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the news hour, including jim and nancy dover, and the robert and virginia schiller foundation, the judy and peter blinkova are foundation, upholding freedom. ♪ >> the john s james l knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of the news hour. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. geoff: welcome to the news hour. new york police and federal agents tonight say they are gathering more clues on the

one of those who is going to take center stage next week in robert f. kennedy jr. top aides, one of his top aides has in the past petitioned -- as you can see it here -- has asked the fda to revoke approval of a polio vaccine, a vaccine that has saved and protected countless lives. your thoughts? >> you know, we've been talking a lot this morning, obviously we just finished one segment talking about elements of national security that affect the american public. there's no doubt about that. but in terms of america's interests at a sidewalk level, national security, i think most people in terms of the names of hegseth and tulsi gabbard and kash patel, it's basically, you know, sky writing, it just disappears in their minds because they're more concerned about family security. the idea that jonas sulk 75 years ago established and created the vaccine to help eradicate polio, i went to grammar school with kids who came to the same grammar school classroom i sat in who were wearing braces and sticks to carry them through the day, to walk, they had polio. the idea that we

known vaccine skeptic robert f kennedy jr.. york times reports that an adviser to kennedy petitioned the food and drug administration two years ago to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine because it was not tested against a placebo. experts deny that's needed or even ethical, and say the vaccine is proven effective. here's what trump had to say about it earlier this week. >> if somebody told me, get rid of the polio vaccine, they're going to have to work real hard to convince me. >> i think vaccines are certain. >> vaccines are incredible. but maybe some aren't. and if they aren't, we have to find out. >> according to the world health organization, polio killed or paralyzed, more than half a million people around the world yearly before a vaccine became available in the 1950s. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, who is a polio survivor himself, warned against efforts to rescind the approval of the polio vaccine, although he never specifically mentions robert f kennedy by name, mcconnell sharply criticized even the appear

for the past 16 months, robert f. kennedyk robert f. kennedy jr. has publicly blasted the medications. >> giving good food, three meals a day, to every man, woman and child in our country, we could solve the obesity and diabetes epidemic overnight. >> reporter: while dr. mehmet oz, who has been tapped to run the centers for medicare and medicaid, has praised them. >> you want to lose weight? i'll support you in any way possible. i think the new generations of medications offer us a huge opportunity. >> i'm keeping the weight off. >> reporter: a key factor in the looming debate, cost. if approved, the white house estimates the new rule would dramatically cut out of pocket costs for more than 7 million americans with weight loss drugs currently clocking in around $1,000 or more per month. the tab would instead be covered by taxpayers costing the federal government a combined $36 billion over ten years, and states roughly $3.8 billion according to officials who added they don't expect premiums will rise. what is your take on how

senate not to confirm health and human services secretary nominee robert f kennedy junior, citing his vaccines among their concerns. as we delve deeper into a range of issues connected to the incoming trump administration, william brangham is back with another explaining, a look at kennedy's record on vaccines and what impact he could have leavy -- leading the nation's health agencies. >> just as the vaccines stimulate production by the body, billions of antibodies which build a wall. william: vaccines are easily one of modern medicine's most successful interventions. over the past two centuries, virtually eradicating diseases like smallpox, polio, measles, and many others that once regularly disfigured, disabled, and killed hundreds of millions of people around the world, many of them children. dr. michael osterholm directs the center for infectious disease research and policy at the university of minnesota. >> the bottom line is, for every two days we've lived in the last century, we've gained a day of life expectancy. that's incredible. and it's because of these tools, notably vacc