senator ron wyden, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> what was gina haspel's rolenow? >> this was a virtuous performance in abuse of power. the fact is with key information she gets to decide what is classified and what isn't. that is a sweeping conflict of interest. with respect to the entire story, i think one of the most interesting new developments today is jose rodriguez in an interview with a pulitzer prize winning journalist basically contradicted gina haspel's story. with respect to the handling of the videotapes of torture. so somebody isn't telling the truth here and i'm going to stay with getting the facts out to the public. >> what you've been able to discern, what you were told by gina haspel, the cia and others, what do you think her role was in the destruction of those tapes? >> i am particularly troubled by the fact that year after year she drafted that cable believing it was going to be approved by the cia director, porter goss, now we have jose rodriguez saying that wasn't the case. this is a key question about her character and you couple that wi

destroyed evidence right she did it which is also a federally run even though they agree even though ron wyden to run wyden ran out of time right so he couldn't follow up but here's the chair right and he knows that every one of those senators know that sure she did supervise the waterboarding of on the shiri at that black site entirely everyone knows that ok so why didn't he intervene why didn't he say now miss haswell we have the documents of course you say they're secret but it's a little odd that you should be allowed to classify the so would you answer yes or no lawyer there when he was waterboarding course she would say yes so that's the cover up here that's the the supreme irony that she can classify and make unavailable to the public to the people who are supposed to be watching what's what person this is this nominee to be to head the cia i mean this is an open hearing is to inform the american people which is a no no i'm sorry that's classic i think that's senator that's class of. readers who are inherently apparently gentleman her nickname bloody gina. number one parent lee she kind

senator ron wyden asked her at the hearing just a week ago were you there supervising the top he said the waterboarding of of all machinery she said. senator that's that's classified. and he was out of town out of town so you know and he should have what he would have asked those who will classified that she would have to say senator i did i check classified my own incriminating incriminating evidence and so we'll have to go and close section this afternoon so i mean now this is a public airing that means the idea is to tell the american people who this person is and they were prior to finding out who she was because she classified the incriminating evidence against her isn't this is a great country a way. goes to show that she's been an insider in the cia at one point she was briefly the head of the well director of national clandestine services which was previously helped you know position a position that was renamed but people like allen dulles frank was in there other extraordinary members the cia had previously had this type of office inside cia so she's a long time insider thirt

let's turn ron wyden of oregon, a key member of the senate intelligence committee. want to get your reaction to the breaking news we had at the top of the hour, the homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen close to resigning after being berated, berated by the president in front of the entire cabinet at a meeting yesterday, what's your reaction to that? >> i'm not surprised anymore, wolf. i mean, we are seeing this happen with one high-ranking official after another, sometimes i hear these reports and i just get the sense that maybe the president's barber is going to end up at a key post in our government. >> and to be berated like that over border security in front of all the members of the cabinet as opposed to a private one on one meeting. >> you're being logical, wolf. and that's exactly why this gives public servants such a bad nam name. >> vice president mike pence said that robert mueller needs to wrap up his investigation. what do you think of that? >> what bob mueller's career has always been about is do it by the books. don't set arbitrary dates, don't

sanders tweeting -- >> joining me now is democratic senator ron wyden, who is on the senate intelligence and opposing gina haspel's nomination. tell me why you are against the nomination. >> first of all, what has been going on here, andrea, is an a to z coverup. there's been selective declassification of her record. there's been a public influence campaign. and there has just been out and out misinformation. and i believe a significant amount of her record can be declassified without compromising what are called sources and methods and the agency is just covering up and stonewalling. >> some of the other supporters of gina haspel say privately that one reason they are supporting her is that she is career, she's well liked, and she's not political. and their concern is that one of your colleagues, senator cotton from arkansas, who is very hardline, and they believe to be very political, might be the second choice if she is not confirmed. >> i just don't buy that reasoning, and i've heard, for example, people say that, in effect, gina haspel would be the only appropriate woman. the fact i

destroyed evidence right she did it which is also a federally run even though gray gray even though ron wyden to run wyden ran out of time right so he couldn't follow up but here's the chair right and he knows that every one of those senators know that sure she did supervise the waterboarding abound the shiri at that black site entirely everyone knows that ok so why didn't he intervene why didn't he say now ms haswell. we have the documents of course you say they're secret but it's a little odd that you should be allowed to classify these so what you answer yes or no lawyer there when he was waterboarding course she would say yes so that's the cover up here that's the the supreme irony that she can classify and make unavailable to the public to the people who are supposed to be watching what's what person this is this nominee to be to head the cia i mean this is an open hearing is to inform the american people which is a no no i'm sorry that's classic i think that's right senator that's classified but . readers who are inherently apparently gentleman her nickname bloody gina. number one paren

that's led to new questions for clapper about previous questions he faced in 2013 from a democrat, ron wyden who felt he was mislead by then director of the national intelligence when he asked him under oath whether the government was collecting any type of data on millions of americans. clap per's critics say he lied about that lie when he was confronted by meghan mccain on "the view." >> in 2013 when you were asked about it, you said no. that is a lie. >> no, it isn't a lie. i'm sorry. it isn't a lie. i was thinking about something else. another program. >> that led the president to put out a tweet calling clapper a lying machine. today, he added it was a good thing for the country. he fired former fbi director james comey because of the fbi's chief's quote, unquote, tremendous lies. including the fact that comey's agency led the surveillance. comey today acknowledged some kind of surveillance occurred by stressing the tweet it was quote, unquote, tightly regulated. in fact clapper said comey's fbi was involved in spying. he used that word in an interview. here's the kicker. clapper says w

. >>> senator ron wyden is on the intelligence committee at today's confirmation hearing for gina haspelirector of the cia, he tried to get information on the torture that she would not answer the question. after that he said he would vote no on her confirmation. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> what was gina haspel's role in the cia torture program? is that clear to you now? >> this was a virtuous performance in abuse of power. the fact is with key information she gets to decide what is classified and what isn't. that is a sweeping conflict of interest. with respect to the entire story. i think one of the most interesting new developments today is jose rodriguez in an interview with a pulitzer prize winning journalist beacon tra du -- beacon tra ducted gina haspel's story. so i'm going to stay with getting the truth out to the public. >> what you've been able to discern, what you were told by gina haspel, the cia and others, what do you think her role was in the destruction of those tapes? >> i am particularly troubled by the fact that year after year she drafted

ron wyden of oregon who has been pushing the cia to declassify documents about ms. haskell's role in the controversial program. >> if this is allowed to go forward is what i have called a stigger confirmation process, it sure will not be the last one.>>reporter: the cia released experts -- excerpts of the planned remarks she says she will not restart any kind of similar program and wants to strengthen relations with us allies. >>> us secretary of state mike pompeo is in north korea this morning to finalize plans for the summer between president trump and north korean leader kim jong. us officials say pompeo also press north korea for the release of three detained americans as a goodwill gesture ahead of the summit. the president has set a time and place for the meeting has been determined but no announcement has been made yet about the details. >>> still had, day two of the annual google development conference today. we will let you know about the new consumer features that were introduced at the kickoff event. >>> new evacuations ordered on the big island of hawaii

another like ron wyden saying the public doesn't really know who she is. but then there are republicans like john cornyn who insist there's already been a character assassination before she even starts answering those questions today. frances? >> all right. tracie, thank you. >> the ntsb will open an investigation into a tesla accident that left two people dead in florida. two 18-year-old men were killed when a tesla model s burst into flames following a crash in fort lauderdale. a source tells nbc news that a probe will focus on whether the car was an auto pilot mode when it crashed. tesla did not return calls for comment from nbc news. investigators will also look into whether the vehicle's lithium ion batteries were the cause of the fire. founder elon musk has long defended batteries used in teslas as safe. >> new york governor andrew cuomo named a federal prosecutor into eric schneiderman. the one-time champion of the me too era announced his resignation after abuse against four women. nbc's ann thompson has the latest developments. >> reporter: new yo

senator ron wyden aster at the hearing just a week ago were you there supervising the top he said the waterboarding of about on the sherry she said. senator that's classified. and he was out of town out of town so you know if he should have what he would have asked those who will classified that she would have to say senator i did i choose classified my own incriminating incriminating evidence and so we'll have to go and close section this afternoon so now this is a public airing that means the idea is to tell the american people who this person is and they were deprived of finding out who she was because she classified the incriminating evidence they can assert this is a great country oh well it goes to show that she's been an insider in the cia at one point she was briefly the head of the well director of national clandestine services which was previously helped you know position a position that was renamed but people like allen dulles frank was in there other extraordinary members the cia had previously had this type of office inside cia so she's a longtime insider thirty three yea

ron wyden who opposes her nomination and pushing to declassify documents about her role. >> if this isward, what i call a secret confirmation process, it won't be the last. >> expect to hear about support from past intelligent leaders like john brennan, one of the program's key decision-makers. it was confirmed by the senate republicans deck out her qualifications. >> gina haspel is the most qualified person who has ever been nominated to head the cia for democrats and their allies in the media to be trying to smear her now with these attacks is disgraceful. rob: fox is told they will not vote this week, a full that on the senate floor thereafter. haspel could win support from democrats. a tough day today but likely road forward. rob: the deal is that the reaction pouring in after donald trump announced the decision to withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. carly shimkus with serious xm 115, not shocked at reaction to this. >> reporter: reaction has been predictable, members of the obama administration and european leaders think the president is making a mistake, many conservative lawmak

know facing the senate scrutiny yesterday at one point she got into a back and forth was so under ron wyden of oregon and she said quote after nine eleven i didn't look to go sit on the swiss desk i stepped up i was not on the sidelines to me the tragedy is that the controversy has cast a shadow over what has been a major contribution to protecting this country. now that to me is the essence of all that is wrong with. people of her ilk is that they will put the protection of the country over the moral code of the country over the laws of the country that they believe protection far outweighs all else but they didn't press act they made it worse we wouldn't ices and everything else we have today if it weren't for that people whose family members are loved ones were either killed by drones or were taken to places like this you ruin lives and then you wonder why all was a different time it's not a different time for the kid who was ten years old to watch happens family get taken to guantanamo it's not a different time and there's no girl power and put that aside right now period don't even try

ron wyden sending letters calling for more details about the program. cannot search rental cars even if the driver is not the one on the rental agreement. the justices ruling all drivers have expectation of policy, the case stems from a 2014 incident where a man was arrested after police searched the rental car he was driving with his girlfriend's name, they found 2500 bags of heroin resulting in a 10 year prison sentence. jillian: clearing the way for sports betting nationwide. >> citizens can now make big money. the addictive nature of gambling was a detriment to the games we gamble on. what to make of all this, thanks for coming on. there are two sides of this, gambling very addictive. >> a $400 billion industry going on for years, going on illegally and they -- time they took control and got portions of revenues. and where the money goes and revenues go, and the roads and bridges. where the money goes at the end of the day, the best decision the supreme court ever made. statesman, casinos lose, we have online gambling, and it is all about online, yo

chief among her critics, ron wyden who opposes her nomination, pushing to declassify documents abouts is out to go forward, what i call the secret confirmation process it won't be the last. >> we expect to hear from past intelligence leaders like pres. obama's cia director john brennan who was one of the key decision-makers. republicans like liz cheney had this to say. >> any senators who oppose her or say we shouldn't have water boarded out to be able to tell the american people how many american lives they are willing to sacrifice so they don't have to waterboarding terrorist. >> reporter: they will not vote on the nomination until next week, full vote on the senate for the following week. we are letting democratic sources tell fox haspel may win the support of some democrats and see how it goes. jillian: a decades old -- turning red hot. authorities digging for the remains of six young girls missing in michigan since the 1970s and 80s. kimberly king and four to six other girls may have been killed by arthur ream who is serving a life sentence for killing a 13-year-old girl whose b

ron wyden say the american people are in the dark about who this nominee is. >> there has been selective declassification, a very aggressive public influence campaign and a boatload of misinformation. >> sen. wyden is one of the senators haskel will be meeting with privately when she returns to capitol hill tomorrow. >> he runs the gauntlet on the hill. thank you very much. the pres. says john kerry's efforts to keep the us in the iran deal might be illegal. let's get more from richardson at the state department tonight. >> former secretary of state john kerry is lobbying to hold together the iran nuclear agreement meeting with officials from iran, france, germany and the european union, the boston globe is working to maintain the agreement, the white house is a severe for the president tweeting this is not john kerry's possibly illegal shadow diplomacy on the badly negotiated iran deal, he was the one who created this mess in the first place. those close to carry says the us should be pushing for iran to continue sticking to its obligations under the deal and in a statement the former s

oregon senator ron wyden doubts drug companies will face any tough new regulations."there's no shred of evidence, that tomorrow's announcement will lead to one single price decrease"to lower costs, democrats say the president should:-> require medicare to negotiate with drug makers-> better monitor price gouging-> and force drug companies to be more transparent about pricing. texas congressman lloyd dogget says stricter regulations are long overdue."they're given a free hand to charge monoply drug prices and there is no restraint exercised"republican congressman mike mccaul says americans pay too much for medicine."they sell these drugs overseas at a much lower price than they do in the us, i think we need to bring some parity for americans"the president is expected to call on congress to take action.and work with the administration to lower drug prices as fast as possible.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (ken) now to our four zone forecast. you're looking live at the golden gate bridge.(pam) kron-4's chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us with a look ahead law

senator ron wyden says this will be the first of the most important in 2018. as stacy has been a leader in improving women's health care, medicaid, tax fairness and other issues that are our priority is. in addition, specie is an accomplished writer having authored numerous articles on public policy and nonprofit organizations. in a secret life, stacy has written several award-winning romance and novels under her pen name selena montgomerie. [laughter] joining her in conversation tonight is author and tv podcast host ashley, who hosts the brooklyn news and cultural show 112 bk. she has written and has guest edited for places like l. magazine, teen vogue and new york magazine and was named one of the forbes magazine 30 under 30 in the media. please join me in welcoming stacey and ashley to the strand. [applause] >> thank you so much for being here. thank you to the strand and for reaching out. this is so much fun for me i got to interview steve c. for a newsletter. i wish that i lived in georgia. [laughter] to be perfectly honest. now that i have been there, i'

ron wyden / oregon (d)is from the trump administration is to try to accomplish administratively whatively. currently people can get short term health plans for up to 90 days, the proposed rule change would expand the plans to up to one year.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsshort term plans typically don't cover prescriptions drugs, maternity care and some say they're discriminatory because they don't cover people with preexisting conditions.sen. ron wydeni'm going to do everything i can to block these junk insurance policies. jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omthat's partly what allows it to keep the premium between one and two hundred dollars a monthjan dubauskas, the general counsel for health e- deals dot com, says the company is the largest seller of short term insurance plans. jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omwe just think that the democrats don't have all the information and we're happy to talk further about itshe says the plans aren't meant to be a replacement for comprehensive coverage. instead they're a cheaper alternative to cobra jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omwe don't feel

oregon senator ron wyden doubts drug companies will face any tough new regulations."there's no shred of evidence, that tomorrow's announcement will lead to one single price decrease"to lower costs, democrats say the president should:-> require medicare to negotiate with drug makers-> better monitor price gouging-> and force drug companies to be more transparent about pricing. texas congressman lloyd dogget says stricter regulations are long overdue."they're given a free hand to charge monoply drug prices and there is no restraint exercised"republican congressman mike mccaul says americans pay too much for medicine."they sell these drugs overseas at a much lower price than they do in the us, i think we need to bring some parity for americans"the president is expected to call on congress to take action.and work with the administration to lower drug prices as fast as possible.in washington, i'm mark meredith. (vicki) ahead at nine... the city of san francisco is getting ready to elect their new mayor. we talked london breed about how she plans to bring down skyrocketing

she says she has not seen evidence yet of collusion, but democrats including ron wyden of oregon says there's plenty of evidence, at least an intent to collude. and they are -- democrats are demanding a further investigation to the trump family finances. something the senate intelligence committee chairman resisted so far, and democrats are also pressuring them to bring back trump associates for another round of interviews after they met with senate staff before including michael cohen, the president's personal attorney. that's been resisted so far. what i'm hearing from members on both sides is they're not getting nearly as much information as robert mueller's investigation which they view as doing a much deeper dive on this issue of collusion. presumefulliabl presumably it will be the one entity to determine what happened in the election. >>> the president warned in a tweet, the mueller probe meddling with the midterm elections. can the senate intelligence committee release without interfering with the election? >> this is a key debate. there are members on the committee who are con

she was spotted earlier with democrats ron wyden and jack reed.h have concerns as part of her time with the cia, she oversaw a secret prison in thailand where suspects were submitted to techniques. >>> new york times reports senior white house staffers are encouraging the president to fire pruitt as lavish spending continues to mount. the president has supported him. two officials say it's likely to change in the coming weeks. >>> and it is primary day. we are watching several crucial races that could affect the balance of power on the hill. voters in four states that went for donald trump in 2016, west virginia, indiana, north carolina, and ohio, are at the polls right now. >> "the washington post" reports republican leaders on the edge -- on edge over the u.s. senate race in west virginia. the controversial front runner there don blankenship, served prison time for his role in a deadly mine explosion, is running against two establishment republicans. president trump is even urging voters to reject blankenship and vote for one of the other republ

i want to take you back to a hearing from 2013 when senator ron widen posed this -- ron wyden posed this question to the director of national intelligence james clapper. >> i want to see if you can give me a yes or no answer to the question. does the n.s.a. collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of americans? >> no, sir. >> it does not? >> not wittingly. >> laura: then yesterday, clapper appeared on "the view" where he tried to defend himself against trump charges that he is basically just a liar. >> the president is calling me a lying machine. well, okay. [laughter] what that stems from is an exchange i had with senator wyden five years ago in march of 2013 about surveillance program and he was asking me about one and i was thinking about another. so, i made a mistake. but i didn't lie. that is what occasioned -- >> laura: yeah. occasioned the lie. well, even megan mccain could see through clapper's offiscation. >> in 2013 when you were asked about it you said no. that is a lie. >> no, it isn't. i was thinking about something else. >> what is he thinking abo

what that stems from as an exchange i had with senator ron wyden five years ago, in march of 2013, abouturveillance program and he was asking me about one and i was thinking about another. so i made a mistake but i didn't lie. >> sean: just like hillary made a mistake, she has had watched her hard drive. as i've been saying, clapper, they have the right remained silent. i have some friendly advice, i tried to give it to jim comey. stop talking. lawyer up. a storm is coming. demoted doj official bruce ohr isuc another one of these deep state minions who is feeling the heat tonight to play the senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, he wants to see all the communications between bruce ohr and the former british spy and dossier author christopher steele. remember, bruce ohr was in communication with steele both before and after the election. and it was ohr's wife, nellie, who worked for fusion gps, who put together the oppo research that are not to be lies. grassley wants to know if ohr was given the fbi information that steele provided after steele was fired by the fbi for lyin

. >> many democrats like senator ron wyden save the american people are still in the dark about who this nominee actually is. >> there has been selective declassification. there has been a very aggressive public influence campaign and there have just been a boatload of misinformation. >> senator wyden is one of the senators that haspel will be meeting with privately when she returns to have done my capitol hill tomorrow. we will see if she's able to sway his opinion. >> shannon: she continues to run the gauntlet there on the hill. thank you very much. the president says john kerry's efforts to keep the u.s. in the iran deal might be illegal. let's get more from correspondent rich edson at the state department tonight. >> good evening, shannon. it former of state john kerry is lobbying to hold together the iran nuclear agreement. he's meeting with officials from iran, france, germany and the european union. "the boston globe" was the first to report the former secretary's efforts. at the white house is dismissing the effort. president tweeted the united states does not need john kerry's p

ron wyden is saying there are plenty of women who could do this. >> he has a lot of good questions toise with her, talk about the black sites and talking about real legitimate civil liberty questions that i wish he would stick to. this is not one of them. this is just stupid. >> but the white house as well, the white house is going around all day saying if you don't support her nomination, you are not a feminist. >> well -- >> it is a silly argument for both of them to be having. >> can you remember that the next time democrats -- >> i said it was a silly argument for wyden to have, too. look, it is legitimate for her to go and face tough questions and a confirmation hearing. it's what ought to be happening and that is what ought to happen here. trump white house should have left it at that instead of having, you know, more messiness. they got rid of rudy giuliani over the weekend creating god knows what and adding this to it. >> dana: you want to stay for another panel apparently! i listen to an interview over the weekend with michael hayden who was the c.i.a. director who said if yo

oregon senator ron wyden, a member of the senate intelligenceommittee who's privy to classified briefings, said of haspel -- "there is much more that the full senate and the public should know about haspel's background, and i am convinced that, if they did, her nomination would be rejected." president trump said thursday north korean leader kim jong-un could suffer the same fate as moammar gaddafi if he refuses to give up his nuclear weapons. trump's comment came after national security adviser john bolton said on sunday the u.s. should use the so-called libyan model for denuclearization. pres. trump: if you look at that model with gaddafi, that was a total decimation. we went in there to beat him. that model would take place if we don't make a deal, most likely. if we make a deal, i think kim jong-un is going to be very, very happy. amy: in 2003, libya negotiated sanctions relief from the united states in exchange for renouncing its nuclear program and welcoming international inspectors to verify the dismantlement. eight years later, gaddafi was dragged through the streets and publicly k

but ron wyden is looking to get more information from the gun group relating to russian lawmaker alexander torsion. he's an ally of putin and is an nra member. he's on the list of individuals sanctioned by the u.s. government in response to the interference in the 2016 election. ali, the kind of money that torshin has, when you get sanctioned, you have the big dollars. >> we have a teacher from parkland in florida. she hid 15 students in her classroom likely saving their lives. as a former student walked the halls killing 17 students and adults and wounding more than a dozen more. sara, good to have you here. >> thank you. of. >> i don't know how it feels to you, 51 days the time that's gone by. you're wearing a school shirt. the teachers and students have become leaders in the gun control movement. do you have any hopes as to what the president is going to say at the nra, or do you think any of it will be useful to your movement? >> i don't really think he's going to say anything that's going to be useful to our movement. you said it's 51 days. it feels like yesterday, but then at the sam

i think often, you know, other than ron wyden on the intelligence committee and maybe martin heinrich, there are very few people asking the tough questions on the intelligence committee of what's going on around the world. often they're given classified answers. they're not allowed to tell anybody what they've been told. so really, there needs to be more sunlight on all of this. >> amen to your request for transparency. i hope you take this mission to the epa and scott pruitt, to the president and his tax returns. i want to ask you about north korea. do you think north korea is serious about walking away from the summit or is this just gamesmanship and this is how it works? >> i think there's a certain amount of gamesmanship to it. i think they wanted to express thatter there unhappy about the military exercises. they have been for a decade or more. they always express their unhappiness every time you have these military exercises. i think from their spperspectiv they may have hoped in doing the good will gestures if you can call it good will, i guess, of releasing political prisoners

today meeting with some of the democratic senators who will likely determine her fate like senator ron wydenate intelligence committee urging the cia to declassify documents about her role in the agency's post-9/11 enhanced interrogation program, documents the committee members have access to but the public does not. >> i think there really is a prospect of this setting a very ominous precedent. if this is allowed to go forward and what i have called a secret confirmation process, it sure as heck won't be the last. >> for other democrats on the committee running for reelection, their vote could have real impact on whether or not they will be returning to washington. senator jon tester from montana is facing stiff republican opposition in the midterms, he said today he is a "no" because he's not a huge fan of waterboarding. something haspel briefly oversaw as cia backed site. that controversial period over 32 years as a covert operative will be front and center at tomorrow's hearing and it's something haspel is planning to address in her opening statement. "having served in a tumultuous time,

let me turn to senator ron wyden. >> it has been a terrific panel. next week when i have opened -- have open town meetings in joseph oregon, i'm going to remember what you said ms. martin that where you live should not determine if you live. i can just tell you i looked around the room and practically the whole place got whiplash when you said that because that really sort of sums up the challenge. let me give you where we are in terms of the bipartisan possibilities going forward. we have the bipartisan budget act. we have five years additional funding for several important programs or rural communities. expending the medicare -dependent hospital program, increasing payment for low- volume hospitals. as i touched on earlier, the ambulance at on. that at least gives us some measure of predictability for the next five years. it seems to me we have really got some heavy lifting to do in the next five years. i think we understand this calamity did not arrive on us in 15 minutes. we will not solve it in 15 minutes. what i would like to do for purposes of

ron wyden / oregon (d)is from the trump administration is to try to accomplish administratively whathey can't legislatively. currently people can get short term health plans for up to 90 days, the proposed rule change would expand the plans to up to one year.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsshort term plans typically don't cover prescriptions drugs, maternity care and some say they're discriminatory because they don't cover people with preexisting conditions.sen. ron wydeni'm going to do everything i can to block these junk insurance policies. jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omthat's partly what allows it to keep the premium between one and two hundred dollars a monthjan dubauskas, the general counsel for health e- deals dot com, says the company is the largest seller of short term insurance plans. jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omwe just think that the democrats don't have all the information and we're happy to talk further about itshe says the plans aren't meant to be a replacement for comprehensive coverage. instead they're a cheaper alternative to cobra jan dubauskas / healthedeals

ron wyden knew the very same thing when he introduced the same legislation in the senate. it's a debate that has been taking place in our country now for an internet generation, going back 12, 13 years. it is what binds millennials, teachers, librarians, entrepreneurs, medical professionals, social advocates, generations x, y, and z, all of these groups who are up in arms because the future of the internet is at stake. to my colleagues across the aisle i encourage you to seize this opportunity and to stand with the american people who overwhelmingly support net neutrality. again, 86% of all americans, 282 of all republicans across the country support net neutrality. by passing this resolution, we can send a clear message to american families that we support them. not the special interest agenda, but the issue of whether or not we're going to empower ordinary families, ordinary small businesses to be given the protections which they need. the american people are watching closely. they're paying attention to who is fighting for them and who is sitting on the sidelines, who i

gina haspel is meeting with democratic senators jack reed and ron wyden who is among the most vocal criticshe detainee interrogation program that people call torture. they have access to information. >> i believe what we have here is a cover-up from a to z. there has been selective declassification. i do believe that if the american people could see what i've seen, i believe they would be calling their senator and urging their senator to vote against the nominee. >> the confirmation hearing is expected to put the justice department approved program under fresh scrutiny. john brennan was one of the program's key decision makers and he still got senate confirmation, haspel was a mid-level manager with no say on policy. >> it seems like we're making gina haspel here to a much stricter standard around this program than john brennan was held to account for. i don't know if that's because of political is enchantment with president trump. >> rand paul who came out as an early opponent has been silent this week on whether he will meet her. >> julie: the morning has come. this morning the president

ron wyden / oregon (d)is from the trump administration is to try to accomplish administratively whatslatively. currently people can get short term health plans for up to 90 days, the proposed rule change would expand the plans to up to one year.alexandra limon / @alexlimonnewsshort term plans typically don't cover prescriptions drugs, maternity care and some say they're discriminatory because they don't cover people with preexisting conditions.sen. ron wydeni'm going to do everything i can to block these junk insurance policies. jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omthat's partly what allows it to keep the premium between one and two hundred dollars a monthjan dubauskas, the general counsel for health e- deals dot com, says the company is the largest seller of short term insurance plans. jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omwe just think that the democrats don't have all the information and we're happy to talk further about itshe says the plans aren't meant to be a replacement for comprehensive coverage. instead they're a cheaper alternative to cobra jan dubauskas / healthedeals.c omwe don't

>> i think we'll have senators like ron wyden from oregon try to make a big deal of it. >> bill: butwon't stop her ultimately from being confirmed. >> it depends. this is a tough battle because you've got rand paul, a republican who has stated his opposition, jeff flake who says he has questions, john mccain who has health issues. i think this will be a tight vote and she will have to win the support of one or maybe more red state democrats and they're targeting the people who supported mike pompeo for secretary of state. i think it could be a tough confirmation hearing. i hope against hope that the questions are designed to elicit information rather than allow senators to grandstand. these are senators, after all. i guess i shouldn't get my hopes up. >> bill: one democrat from oregon will be critical. this is a high-stakes hearing is how he views it. >> he is frustrated the c.i.a. hasn't made more information publicly available. other democrats have echoed those criticisms. i think we should know as much as we can possibly know about her. after all, she served in secret operations r

oregon senator ron wyden doubts drug companies will face any tough new regulations." that tomorrow's announcement will lead to one single price decrease"to lower costs, democrats say the president should:-> require medicare to negotiate with drug makers-> better monitor price gouging-> and force drug companies to be more transparent about pricing. texas congressman lloyd dogget says stricter regulations are long overdue."they're given a free hand to charge monoply drug prices and there is no restraint exercised"republican congressman mike mccaul says americans pay too much for medicine."they sell these drugs overseas at a much lower price than they do in the us, i think we need to bring some parity for americans"the president is expected to call on congress to take action.and work with the administration to lower drug prices as fast as possible.in washington, i'm mark meredith. ( robin )california's unfunded debt for teacher pensions... has grown by nearly 11- billion dollars. the california state teachers retirement system says, it is facing a 107- billion dollar gap

simpson-bowles took two three fourths from spending, one-fourth from revenues it was a bill i wrote with ron wydenyou can do that by eliminating more deductions and exemptions the tax law is movable i think what they don't corporate side is excellent. it's the right approach. it has not kicked in completely yet. the idea that it will immediately flow through to individuals is a bit optimistic. what will happen is that you will see a massive repatriation of money i guess apple today -- >> apple we'll hear after the bell people are wondering if you will see a bigger buyback as a result >> a buyback is positive for individuals. >> 2.3% in the first quarter for gdp. that's like double the recent first quarters if we do end up averaging 3% for the year, you might not attribute it at all to the corporate tax. some of it is from that. >> a significant amount. my concern quite honestly is this trade action will dampen our rate of growth you're seeing significant inflation and pressure on a commodities side a lot of businesses which have to use steel and aluminum are seeing prices jump and spike you're see

ron wyden with a tweet yesterday.he internet does not belong to big cable, ajit pai, and donald trump. make your voices heard to support our resolution that supports real net neutrality. ed markey of massachusetts saying just like water and electricity, you cannot live without broadband in the 21st century. we should treat it like a utility. that vote happening today. what is the outlook for that vote? guest: right now it looks poised to pass, but that is on the account of the absence of john mccain. requires 50e cra votes to pass. normally a simple majority of 51. with one senator absent or health reasons, that gives them enough to pass right now. they have the democratic caucus united behind it, 49 members. susan collins is the one republican who says she will back the measure. she does not think it's perfect, would prefer that congress work on bipartisan legislation to work on the rules, but at the end of the day, she says this is better than nothing. we need some rules in place, and this is a way to do it. the que