ron: about 3 years ago. chris: the sound band kickstarter campaign secured nearly 4,000 backers, and has raised more than half a million dollars. but ron has never received his headset, and he wonders where all the money went. ron: the money for sound band, well, we have no way of accounting for it because nobody will tell us anything. chris: other backers are frustrated too. they posted comments on sound band's kickstarter page. "can i get a refund please?" one backer asks. "this is quite the long con," wrote another. while sound band's creator used to post regular updates on the kickstarter page, they're now more sporadic. the most recent update was a few weeks ago, but the one before that was last december. ron: one would think that he'd have to have a little more responsibility than, "we'll take your money, and you're on your own." chris: so, ron looked to kickstarter to step in, but he was disappointed once again. its terms say, "kickstarter does not guarantee projects or investigate a creator's ability

ron: willing to go direct and operate directly.esting when talking about infrastructure. we had invested, and most lands globally, invest in brownfield infrastructure. it is already operating. what they are talking about is green field. that is a whole other world. the time to get that up and properly isexecuted not a year and half or two. yacht to go a decade out before those have traction -- you have to go a decade out before those have traction. erik: so some of the things he is promising could be a couple more years after he gets out of office, even with two terms. ron: i am talking infrastructure like a high-speed train between new york and chicago. that type of infrastructure is a different story. mentioned interest rates. what if there is a bond barrel market? what do teachers do. ron: if there is a bond bear market, we would be excited. the reason is our liabilities are highly interest rate sensitive and they do the opposite to bonds. interest rates go up means our liabilities drop. that is something that comes into the who

they elected something totally different, something that none of us -- >> ron, ron, ron, here's the thingn record growth under this administration for the past eight years, record job growth -- leland: we saw the -- >> that has not happened before. leland: we also saw the slowest recovery that's ever happened out of an economic recession -- >> well, this is the first time we've seen a recession as we did between 2007 and 2008. finish. >> at least we'll be able to see something different now, and we'll be able to see if it workings. we'll see if antwan's right or donald trump will make the economy better. leland: you know what? i'm willing to bet you guys might disagree on that. [laughter] i don't know, i'm just tossing it out there. [laughter] antwan with, ron, gentlemen, thanks for being here. >> thank you. happy new year. leland: to you too. liz: great panel. still ahead, how the long shadow of vladimir putin is shaping president-elect trump's foreign policy decisions. will it help or hurt the nominee for secretary of state? ♪ k,eos#u one more celebrity just or before the new year begin

million dollar of economic 2i689 one hundred million dollars we're here today and assembly hall owned by ron and trisha and they're joined by their youngest employee carlo (laughter) that is rumored that mayor ed lee does his shopping here but have to wait further in the program to see this is true and joined by office space leaders from the fillmore merchant community we've been hearing from scott from the small business network and a leader in the shop and dine campaign and from the owner in detail the president i believe of the fillmore association executive director of the fillmore merchant association. >> (clapping.) >> i want to acknowledge a couple of people jason from the mall a key partner about the ship and dine campaign thank you and henry the council of district merchant from the murmur campaign and dwight and steve adam will be joining us in a moment and here with regularly begin the small business the director of the office of the small business commission with all due respect m is passionate about shopping local mayor ed lee . >> (clapping.) >> yeah. >> thank you, todd and eve

we've got ron mott with us in chicago. ron, we learned a lot more about the time line wernl we were talking about, the police say he was dropped off by his parents, thinking he was going for a sleep jersey essentially, right? he was going to spend the night with a friend of his, jordan hill, and they spent a couple days riding around and it's tuesday when everything happens. >> the question is what sort of communication did the victim have with his parents who were suggesting him back home on as you said, where he was texting them? it doesn't sound like the trouble didn't start on him from tuesday. so saturday from tuesday, he apparently was with he his friend jordan voluntary. they were riding around in a van. the victim did not know it was stolen. then the police, asou just heard there, say he and the victim jordan got into some sort of play boxing, rousting, some sort of fight, if you will, and things just escalated from there, and unfortunately i think a lot of people were really concerned he spent as long as two days

ron, what's your take on that? >> you know, i think that this is going to be great, great fun to watch what happens on inauguration day. both -- you know, both on that platform outside of the capitol as well as the maneuverings that take place inside of the capitol in terms of moving this agenda forward. i go back to the earlier point, that is that republicans unified control in washington for the first time in eight years. no more excuses, no more barack obama going to veto something. republicans have to deliver. that's what base wants. that's what the country wants, ultimately that's what's going to have to happen. >> we are watching nancy pelosi hand that gavel over to paul ryan symbolically, obviously because he was the speaker already. he is taking the podium to a lot of applause from his congressional colleagues and a standing ovation from the republicans you can see on the right of your screen. let's listen in to house speaker paul ryan of the 115th congress. >> thank you. thank you very much. father. [ appl

ron, thank you so much for that report.we all know in 13 days trump will take that oath of office there in washington, d.c. and the question which was being discussed with ron allen is how will russia be held accountable for its actions related to this report if at all. and here to discuss that is erin johnson, former regional director of the obama 2012 campaign, noelle, republican strategist and fundraiser. theron, let's start with you and we want to underline again what ron was saying although president-elect trump was saying here that this report established that it had no effect, russia's tampering with our systems here or the process of the election had no effect on the outcome of the election. that's what donald trump is saying. yet the report clearly does not say that. when you look at that contrast and the agencies not saying that, what might be the next step for the agencies here? >>ell, richard, this is very troubling. and you just outlined the problem. the problem is that president-elect trump will not accept the

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ron places an electrode on his forehead and sleeps with the device. dr. andrew leuchter says that tms therapy has been used to treat epilepsy and depression but it holds great promise for treating chronic ptsd. >> when people go through a traumatic event, the brain in some ways can get rewired. what we're doing with tms is we're sending in electrical signals that can help reset the function of brain networks and help people get over the symptoms of their illness. >> doctors say many people don't realize the language of the brain is electricity, and it doesn't take a lot. these devices use current kind of like the current in this 9-volt battery. >> very safe, very effective. very few side effects. >> dr. leuchter is working with the va to recruit more veterans who've served since 9/11. ron says he's seen a huge difference after using the tms therapy for two months. >> it gave me more confidence. it gave me a sense of...happiness. >> eric thomas, abc7 news. >> that story was filed by eric thomas in december of 2015, but the study is continuing, and they are

ron hubbard, specifically for children as young as 6."what has somebody told you not to tell?" another question is, "have you ever done something to your body you shouldn't have?" and another question after that is, "have you ever done something to somebody else's body that you shouldn't have?" >> you can do lots of things to your body. you know, you can cut your body, you can hit your body, you can, you know, cut your hair, you can do whatever. >> reporter: yeah, but this is a question for somebody as young as 6 years old. don't you see how that could pretty easily lead to something sexual? >> it possibly could, but that doesn't mean that whoever is ministering the confessional would take it down a sexual route. >> reporter: but you're a parent and a grandparent. do you think there are any circumstances under which it would be appropriate for somebody who is 6, 7 years old, to be alone with a grownup, asking a question where there are some odds that it could turn into a discussion of sexual content? >> i happen to raise my children cath

ron mott joins us now from chicago with more. ron, we just had an update from the police, from the investigators who have been handling this. what are the headlines coming out of that? >> steve, well, the police superintendent made it a little stronger today, a little stronger comment about this hate crime now being charged, of these four individuals. because, yes, there was question about whether it qualified as a hate crime. i think that's because the two individuals, jordan hill, one of the four suspects charged here, knows the victim. they went to school together. and so, in fact, the victim was dropped off by his parents to spend the night on new year's eve with jordan hill. so i think that's where police had some confusion about whether this, in fact, could qualify as a hate crime because clearly the young man was not targeted for a crime. he spent, in fact, several days with his friend, who became his tormenter, if you will, on this video for four to five hours an tuesday. let me give you the four names. jordan hill, 18 ye

ron mott is live in chicago.e statistics, i've seen them multiple times before and they're still startling. what did chicago police have to say, what is the plan to try to reduce violence in their city? >> happy new year, chris. one of the reasons to look forward to a new year in chicago, reseptember the counter. 2016 was a violent year, a topic everyone is talking about in chicago. new months ago the police announced a new hiring mission. their plan is to put more bodies patrolling some of the harder hit areas, almost 1,000, 970 is the net number they'll add to the streets and the hope is to try to change this ul can tour in the streets and the perception police have stopped. to be their jobs. whom sides went up 60 year over year. the police chief is talking about one of their bigger challenges the proliferation of illegal guns. they took 8,300 guns off the streets in 2016 and they say the laws, sentencing laws for folks who are carrying illegal weapons simply aren't strong enough so they're asking the legislatu

nbc's ron mott is live in chicago with the latest. ron what do we know at this point in terms of a timeline for charges? >> the police tell us to expect something this afternoon, craig. everyone here in this town who has seen this video is just shaking their head. i mean the police chief is describing this as stupidity more than anything which is why they have not sort of labeled this as a hate crime as of yet. although they keep that option open. they are working with the state's attorneys office right now about which charns are applicable or most applicable in this case. this all started apparently on saturday, new year's eve, the young man, the victim in this case was dropped off at a suburban mcdonald's to meet up with one of his alleged attackers. they apparently know one another from school. this young man, the victim here has some mental health challenges. and it seems that police and perhaps prosecutors believe that was the real motive behind this, is that he has some mental challenges and not so much a racial motive here behi

the two marine corps generals will be confirm, but not necessarily mike pompeo, senator ron wyden has an objection to the c.i.a. director designate. that's a real concern for republicans. they say that's a security risk. it might be a political risk for democrats. pompeo is likely to be confirmed soon, but it does not look like tomorrow. as for the rest of these nominees, democrats say they are planning to slow down the process, that they want more deliberation. how can they do that in the minority? well, under senate rules, they can use procedure to add lots of debate time for each nominee. it looks like they're planning to do that. watch the non-controversial ones like elaine chow and ben carson. >> woodruff: republicans not happy. >> it's not just a sense of typical strategy here, but real tension between the two sides. >> woodruff: lisa desjardins, thank you. >> woodruff: there was also a hearing for mr. trump's pick for the secretary of energy today, former texas governor rick perry. perry called for the elimination of that very department when he ran for president in 2012 and th

homeland security nominee and word this afternoon that senator -- this morning, rather, that senator ron is blocking the nomination of mike pompeo to be cia director, blocking that confirmation vote anyway, it's not likely we will see that this afternoon. join us for live coverage this afternoon of the senate of 4:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. right now the confirmation for james mattis, the defense secretary nominee it having before the senate arms services committee last week.

ron allen standing by. do we have ron allen? >> yes. >> go ahead, what do you have?well, we have some reaction from the hill from senator tom cotton of arkansas who was a captain of the u.s. army as well, he is not reacting to this positively. he says when i was leading soldiers in afghanistan, private manning was undermining us by leaking hundreds of thousandsf classified documents to wikileaks. i don't understand why the president would feel special compassion for someone who endangered the lives of our troops, diplomats, intelligence offices, and allies we ought not treat a traitor like a martyr. and there will probably be more of that. just talking to some people around here and think abouting what they've said over the weeks, i think part what have drove the decision was compassion during the military proceedings, manning did plead guilty. she did confess that she did they there was some emotional issues that were trounling her at the time that may have caused her to act in the way she did. the president again acting on the basis of compassion and his concern ab

i want to bring in, if you don't mind, eric schiffer and ron christie into the conversation.c, you actually had a tweet over the weekend talking about counterpunching icon john lewis with respect to donald trump on mlk weekend. you say it crippled donald trump's power to influence legitimacy and that he wins by leading as one team, one america. what did you mean by that? did you not think that john lewis, by saying that donald trump's victory was not legitimate, didn't he set a trap? wasn't that in and of itself a terrible thing to say? >> well, i think it was a trap to a large degree. at the same time, you know, you started this and then, obviously, scott had mentioned as well that you don't want to punch down, that he shouldn't have to. what he needs to be doing is picking his battles. john lewis has the right to say this. there's no question about it. but do we really know and could we ever prove that russia truly made a material difference? it's impossible to prove. the fbi said it -- charles: but is that still, is that the debate here? because it feels like at this point

ron. appreciate it. >>> still ahead on "gma" this saturday morning we'll have the latest on the ft. lauderdale airport shooting including the man who says his laptop saved his life. >>> incredible story. >>> plus the escalating battle between leah remini and the church of scientology. we'll meet former members who are still practicing scientology

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eight days. >> ron, we know you're upset. >> get used to it. i'm just telling you what the facts are. he's reached majority disapproval in gallop in 8 days. >> gallop was wrong. they're discredited. >> okay. >> it's just -- >> it's absolutely. it's what they used to tell me just because you repeat it does not make it right or true. >> okay. it seems other federal officials lost their jobs in the last few hours. this one less public. the acting head of immigration customs and enforcement was replaced. what do we read into that? apparently thomas hermann is the new acting head and believed to be more sympathetic to the administration's hard line stance. >> the trump administration is trying to get ahold of the government. they're proposing significant cant shifts in policy on many, many fronts. we haven't even gotten up to today the former head of the transition on the epa saying they intend to pull out of the paris climate treaty. they looking to redirect policy as a landslide level of change after a very narrow win in which they lost the popula

thank you very much, ron. appreciate it. >> thank you, ron. >>> let's get it out to rob in san francisco speaking of the weather. what's cooking? >> well, good news for atlanta is that it's cold enough for the snow that they have in the snow park to still be there when they reopen, i think, today or tomorrow. i want to show you what is going on. you know, the east coast certainly waking up to a winter wonderland, especially along the immediate border there. and that will stick around because the cold air behind this is some serious stuff. the windchills are biting, to say the least, and they drive all the way down into the deep, deep south into florida. we've got hard freeze warnings across the gulf coast today. and this is going to continue, especially across the northeast tomorrow. so blinding snow out there. you have fresh stuff. and very, very slick roadways, no doubt about that, and quietly, the lake-effect snow piles continue to total up there across western new york and pennsylvania and ohio and michiga

. >> we have bring over ron. we're waiting for trump to speak from the oval office. ron, today -- did this remind you of whether you were young, what do you think of those kids out there, the young barron. one thing i notice he notice the police officer were the big full beard, he ten years old that's what he noticed. >> i feel sorry for him. it's a tough thing to grow up in the white house. for some of the kids who did. it's difficult thing. you probably want my impression of the day. i was struck by the unusual nature of the transfer of power, the peacefulnsfer of power. let's not pretend this unusual sort of transfer. there's always tejs there. there was tension with my father and jimmy carter. you know carter was up all night. as he was with my father checking in to find out about the iran yaen hostage which were not going to be release until my fair was sworn in. we know that the iranians were holding him deliberately to stick it to jimmy carter and that happened. there's always tension there. but i can only imagine how extraordinary it muff have been for barack

good morning, ron. >> good morning, dr. paula. dr. dan. >> we're both doctors. >> we're going to be in england, where queen elizabeth made her first public appearance in weeks. the queen attending church this morning at her sandringham estate. prince william and kate also in attendance this morning. a welcome sight for anxious royal watchers after the queen missed the family's christmas and new year's church services because of illness. >>> we turn to syria. no one has come forward to claim responsibility for the country's deadliest attack. since a nationwide cease-fire brokered by russia and turkey just before the new year. on saturday, more than 40 people were killed. and close to 100 others injured after a car bomb detonated in a busy shopping area. in a town four miles from the syrian-turkish border. >>> and back here in the u.s. thousands of people braved bitter cold in chicago, illinois, to get a ticket to president obama's upcoming farewell speech. the president will speak at the mccormick place convention center on tuesday. th

ron wyden, ranking member, very tough. a few others very tough. the votes, the democrats. >> no, they don't. and they understand that. but what they're trying to do is establish a narrative here. and it's a narrative that says that -- and all these nominees. first of all, this is a president who has not drained the swamp. he brought in billionaires and so he's not draining the swamp. they have gamed the system in the past. that is not new. then they're trying to say, okay, these are people who don't care about you. the whole questioning on price is about, you want to repeal obamacare, fine. where wha are you going to replace it with and who are you going to care about? are you going to care about people who are on medicaid? do you want to block grant medicaid or not? and so there -- you know, they're establishing a storyline here with all of the nominees they're going through. and it's something that's going to continue as you go through the legislative process, particularly as it applies to obamacare because the democrats believe, and i was sayin

ron. >> jennifer, thanks.s fears of terrorist attacks that led to beefed up security around the world where crowds gathered to greet in the new york. here in new york, unprecedented measures taken at times square where more than 1 million people turned out to watch the ball drop. >> three, two, one, happy new year! >> at the stroke of midnight revelers cheering in the new year, and elsewhere, new zealand was the first to bid farewell to 2016. then sydney harbor in australia lit it up paying tribute to pop singers, prince and david bowie. and in dubai fireworks at the world's tallest skyscraper and european capitals are ringing in the new year with plenty of lights and color. in england buckingham palace announcing this morning queen elizabeth will not attend church services this new year's day. the queen is still battling what the palace says is a heavy cold and she also missed the christmas day church service because of illness. >>> and finally, it was a big day and a big night in college football. we now kno

i can only imagine. >> thank you, ron. >> thank you, dr. ron. appreciate it. >>> still ahead on "gma" this saturday morning, we're going to have the latest on the ft. lauderdale airport shooting including the man who says his laptop saved his life. >> incredible story. >>> plus, the escalating battle between the former sitcom star leah remini and the church of scientology. we're going to meet former members who are still practicing scientology outside the church without the church's permission. why the church calls them squirrels. >> squirrels, interesting. >>> also, a glimpse into the future at the consumer electronics show. rebecca jarvis has your first look at the got to have gadgets of 2017. looks interesting. is that thing a drone? >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by silk dairy-free plant milk. silk, do plants. of 2017. did that thing si drone? >>> "good morning america" brought to you by silk dairy-free plant milk. silk, do plants. thdisney resort hotel.as magical as staying at a so imagine... complimentary rides to and from th

. >> johning me now the former national spokesman for the ted cruz campaign ron nehring. former democratic congressman harold ford jr. ron let's start with you because you are sitting next to he moochlt you heard chris collins calling the democrats who are sitting it out spoiled little babies. certainly there is an argument to be made that they are not ding to the attempt to unify this cntry. but what do you think about donald trump? is he doing enough outreach to those voices that don't agree with him, to the voters that did not elect him had. he was not elected by the popular vote. and it was close in the districts where he wound ultimately in the electoral congress. do you think that he needs to do more to potentially lead by example? >> let's look at what happens in 2000 when then governor george w. bush did not win the national popular vote. he won the presidency anyway. he moved forward in a way that united the country in the aftermath of 9/11 and ultimately was a successful president who won a second term in 2004. i think leadership has to work in all directions. p

playing indoors tonight columbia versus cornell, ron will be at the game. >> along with you. >> both are you putting any money on it this time? >> as always. >> as a matter of fact. >> a couple of m&ms. >> as rob has pointed out, ron still owes him money from the last -- >> ron never pays out. >> just keeps rolling over. >> yeah. >> with interest. >>> here's what's coming up on "gma." a behind-the-scenes look at the final moments of the obama presidency. what's ahead for the man and his family. >>> and white house drama of a different kind. the creepy teaser for the new season of "house of cards" still ahead. diane macedo has that story. on of "house of cards" still ahead. diane macedo has that story. opioid-induced constipation. prescription opioids helped my chronic knee pain, but left me constipated. finally, i let it out. told my doctor. he said movantik may help me go more often. don't take movantik if you have or had a bowel blockage. serious side effects include opioid withdrawal, severe stomach pain, severe diarrhea, and stomach or intestinal tears. tell your doctor about sid

i am ron swisher. we have our producer, hugh barrows and our -- my cohost, elizabeth -- elizabeth ekdale. we have two segments in our program. this being black history month, we have a segment about martin luther king. and then we have the world book fair in the bay area that comes here every other year. black history month is first. it was proposed by jean wilson. back then it was [null] history week. they chose the second week in february because of the birthdays of abraham lincoln and fat-free -- and frederick douglass. it became a month in 1976. we just celebrated doctor king's birthday. we have been celebrating his birthday since 1983 as a holiday. two important times in january and february. my guest is a longtime friend and colleague. we went to seminary together and he has always been part of the struggle for justice and truth and i am glad that he is still around. it's great to have you. >> it is great to be here and congratulations to you with 16 years. i have always enjoyed being with you in

ron, first up, that was a blistering statement put out by the white house. >> it is. look, it is not shocking that a president would dismiss an acting attorney general from the previous administration who refuses to support one of his initiatives in court. it is surprising to see the kind of language that was applied here. the word betrayal is an extraordinary word from the white house about a -- a public official in the government. and it is indicative of the way that the lines are deepening so quickly around this administration on the same day that the president can -- attacked john mccain and lindsey graham and chuck schumer. we are seeing very sharp lines being drawn in every possible direction around this administration. only eight or nine days after the inauguration. >> reporter: >> okay, sean and ethan, our legal analyst mark geragos says the president was well within his rights to fire sally yates, acting attorney general, but added this -- >> well, yes. he's within his rights to fire her, but for all of those who keep calling her an obama holdover, remember,

ron mott comes to us from pittsburgh, pennsylvania.on i know the question of whether donald trump could connect with african-american voters was big during his campaign. what are you hearing from folks there as we turn now into the inauguration itself. >> we are at a diner in the historic black neighborhood called the hill district. donald trump in frank terms has work to do with black people. talking to hem here this morning and this afternoon, they don't necessarily trust that he's going to deliver on the promises he made throughout the campaign about how he's going to be a good president for black people across the country. we spoke to some older folks and younger folks. the older folks he has more work to do. we spoke to the son of the owner of this diner who has a little more room for donald trump to impress him. he said he will give him a choice. he has no choice. he will become our president. he said he will give him a chance to see what he will do. he invited him here to pittsburgh to come and hear face to face what donald trum

ron allen is at the white house.event is capping off what's been a tumultuous relationship between the military and president obama, their commander in chief. >> reporter: indeed. this is one of the moments of american democracy. the president is at the base with the vice president and members of the armed services. he's going to be honored, review the troops and this is essentially a farewell to the commander in chief. as you know, president obama holds a unique distinction of being the first and only american to serve two full terms during a time of war. coming in with iraq, afghanistan and now the war against isis that continues in the middle east, syria, iraq and elsewhere around the world. yes, we're expecting to hear a 21-gun salute, the national anthem. the president will be receiving numerous medals and honors from the various services, the army, navy, air force, marines and coast guard. we'll hear from the president. we'll hear from secretary carter. you're right, to some extent there's been something of a -

ron. >> jennifer, thanks.erce of terrorist attacks that led to beefed up security around the world where crowds greeted in the new year. measures taken at times square where more than one million people turned up to watch the ball drop. >> three, two, one, happy new year! >> at the stroke of midnight revelers cheering in the new year and new zealand was the first to bid farewell to 2016. sydney harbor in australia lit it up with pop singers. and dubai fireworks at the world's tallest skyscraper are ringing in the new year with plenty of lights and color. in england buckingham palace announced queen elizabeth will not attend church services this new year's day. the queen is still battling a heavy cold and missed the christmas day church service because of illness. a big night in college football. we now know who will meet for the college championship. here's espn's kirk herbstreet. >> the college football playoff has gotten us to one more step. we now have the championship set up with clemson and alabama. and i

ron, i want to tap into your historical perspective.the other thing sean was saying to alisyn, republicans have never obstructed before. he was being very critical of what chuck schumer has promised, which is to fight some of the nominations president-elect trump has made right now. if you go back eight years, it is true that the confirmation for most of president obama's nominees early on was relatively smooth. what's not true is the idea the republicans rolled over and said, hey, president obama, you have whatever you want. there was a famous meeting the night of the inauguration where former speaker gingrich was there with very powerful members of the house where they talked, paul ryan was there, too. they talked about doing nothing but fighting against president obama. >> of course, mitch mcconnell said to my sister publication, "the "national journal"," our principle political goal is to make president obama a one-term president. >> after the dodd-frank law created the office of consumer financial protection, the republicans refuse

so, ron, let me go to you because i think mr.ingston was kind of underscoring there's been a flurry of activity. donald trump promised he would get to business. he has. 14 and counting now, maybe 16 executive orders. americans won't just judge on this flurry of executive order action but they're also going to judge on the consequences or benefits of these executive orders. how much is at stake, so to speak, ron, is there for the president in all of these orders? >> i think the dynamic of the trump presidency is being set right here and on the streets in america. you know, when representative kingston said he's not waiting for consensus, that's putting it mildly. you have a series of actions in which the administration has signaled that it was good advice to take them literally and seriously during the campaign in which they signaled they intend to do exactly what they said during the campaign even though many said that it was a metaphor and americans resist him every step of the way. i think what has been signaled here is that it

but people make their own decisions. >> ron, what do you make of that? >> i think he got it exactly right. the language has john lewis, as julian said, was overboard. it's understandable to some extent where he comes from, with donald trump emerging as a national figure trying to delegitimate president obama with the birther argument. it is too far to say it was an illegitimate election. but the clouds hanging over trump because of these unprecedented accusations about russia, but for broadly, the level of resistance, the fact is he will take the office on friday facing a more divided country than any newly-elected president maybe since abraham lincoln. we've never had a president take office with less majority job approval and it is almost certain he will become the first. you will not have a majority of americans saying they approve of the way he's handling the presidency once he takes office, we've already seen that in the transition, with numbers that are much lower. the comments from representative lewis reflects how deep the anxiety is in portions

ron, do you think this is another effort by president obama to encourage donald trump to trust the intelmunity, and to trust the people around you, saying he may be a political wonk and likes to dive into the briefing book but at the same time he's trusting the people around him to best advise him before he makes big, critical decisions. >> sit really feels like since the day after the presidentia l election, that president obama and president-elect trump have tried to -- and i'm sure president obama has tried to give him donald trump his best council for what it takes to succeed as president after eight years on the job. but if you look at other things that the president has said from climate change to obama care to intelligence, he's also setting the predicate for basically arguing somewhere down the road, that i give him every chance and he still moved in a direction that i think is deleterious for the country and the world and therefore i'm going to speak out more than former presidents usually do. >> the question is, for donald trump, when it comes county to the people he surrounds

. >> ron, is this revenge story, or show profile encourage, which is it. >> i don't dispute anything that michael said. let's remind ourselves that marco rubio early on started being revealed, he counselled his republicans not to make use of him. it's democrats today, it could be us today. it's wrong in principle. i i'm willing to give him creditor maybe offended by being confronted with rex tillerson, even impose harsher sanctions on russia. it involves genuine feelings on his part. >> what's wrong with putin trying see if it's possible that ewe can get together like we -- we fought second war on both sides. we got along with bres knack, gosh chef, it is possible to work with the russians. why should we not keep trying. lou do we rule this. >> is it that putin is no damn good. >> he is no damn good. but that we're used to that that's run of the mill stuff. he messed around with our election and that out to have consequences. president-elect behavior has been bizarre. it's strange for the president for the united states to liken our intelligence service to nazi while commending the t

it is dangerous, shameful, ron. it must be reversed immediately. i know that many of my colleagues agree. they know this is wrong. republican senators and counting, including my good friend the senior senator from expressed serious concern. one former republican cia director said it makes as last safe then we were friday. so let's repealed the order and then sit down and discuss a smart, thoughtful, effective way to counter terrorism. president obama wanted tougher than acting. -- not this ineffective, un-american policy that will do more to empower our enemies and inspire those around the globe who would do us harm. i'm going to make a second unanimous consent request. we delayed the confirmation vote on secretary of state rex tillerson until these executive heers are overturned and commits to a opposing them. so far, this is the most important foreign-policy order of the new administration and in the committee hearing for his nomination, mr. tillerson was not 100% certain he would roundly reject the idea of a blanket travel ban, just like the one

ron, thank you for that. for more on this story we're joined by curtis lee, political reporter from "los angeles times," and also nan hayworth and mike mori, working for chuck schumer. whether he accepts the intelligence agencies findings, let's listen to that. >> we in congress need to be able to work with this new president to fight against that and that starts with him stepping up to what happened. he's the president of the united states and he needs to lead in this assault on liberal democracy. >> curtis, the idea of congress and its role right now and as we move into a post january 20, the question is are we going to see a bipartisan effort here to challenge issues like is this? because we're seeing that now, aren't we? both sides saying we need to look at russia and be wary of them and punish them therefore. >> absolutely. this is one thing we've seen bipartisan consensus on. we see top republicans, we see senator john mccain, lindsey graham as well as top democrats, senator schumer calling for more inv

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