ron wyden said it could be months before they have the confidence, u.s. government, to ensure the hackers are out of the system. until then, investigators continue to deal with foul yaou and conduct assessments. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, warnings came early and often, do not travel for the holidays, despite warnings from health officials across the board. record numbers of americans are doing just that. how do you stay safe this holiday season if you are traveling, if you are getting together with family. drivers who switched & saved, averaged $718 dollars. saving is easy when you're in good hands. call a local agent, or 1-800-allstate for a quote today. the only thing a disaster can't destroy is hope. donate now at redcross.org try optum perks. it's a new way to save up to 80%. and everyone can do it. it's from optum, a health care company that's trusted by millions of people. you don't have to sign up for anything. just go to optumperks.com. and get a coupon to use at your pharmacy. that's it. i opted in. i opted in. you can, too. opt in and save b

democratic ron wyden says the intrusion started in july, and it full extent remains unknown. but it's part of that massive cyber attack on u.s. government agencies that was revealed earlier this month. though president trump still refuses to admit that russians were behind the hacks, even as officials across his administration made clear it was russia. here's the attorney general bill barr on his way out the door agreeing with trump's own secretary of state mike pompeo. >> i agree with secretary pompeo's assessment. it certainly appears to be the russians but i'm not going to discuss it beyond that. >> notably, an aide to ron wyden said treasury secretary's steven mnuchin's e-mail was not breached. mnuchin said there was no break into the department's classified systems but he conceded, quote, our unclassified systems did have some access. >> the attorney general recognizing russia's suspected role in that hack. just one of the ways that barr broke with his soon to be former boss by simply acknowledging reality. president trump has been railing about election fraud, voting ma

show what senator peters sent out with ron wyden in september please. did say this hunter biden report and probe that chuck grassley and chairman ron johnson was russian disinformation. but now, sol, now we've got senator gary peters accusing ron johnson dropping down rabbit holes when this guy is even lying in his answer to ron johnson. >> senator peters is certainly was in the alone in labeling the biden information, hunter biden information before the campaign as russian disinformation. elizabeth: but the point is he is lying. wait, wait. hang on. sol, the point is, forgive me, he lied in his response to senator johnson because he put out a press release saying i had nothing to do with calling your probe russian disinformation he put out a press release with ron wyden, yeah your probe into hunter biden was russian disinformation back in september, sol. >> the point is a politician lied. i mean right? dewey took manila. dog bites man. yes i agree with you and it is one of many lies that we've seen surrounding the hunter biden affair really quite shame

stories and breaking news coming into the studio. , the top democrat senators chuck schumer and ron wyden, did they interfere with the fbi before the election pressuring the fbi director in a letter to not investigate hunter biden, do democrats know five years ago the eric swalwell handelman with a chinese spy but did they hush up that in the biden story and going after trump and did any of the 50 former intelligence officials who cosigned a letter saying hunter biden story was russian disinformation, did they know a federal probe was already underway into hunter biden for about two years also more republicans say eric swalwell did put national security at risk. tonight we break down how is california district is home to the big portion of silicon valley and national laboratories that are key to u.s. security, we have top republican, he filed a new complaint to say probe eric swalwell. plus senator ron johnson says the media had more influence than russia in the election, he told sean hannity that because they left out the hunter biden story, we are more examples of that and also not cove

ron wyden welcome back to the show. greatly back, people's rights.dy: this is been an area you've been very consistent and very, very good, the bloated surveillance state. as a supreme court decision carpenter versus the united states in 2018. it essentially said it was illegal for law enforcement to warrant access to metadata from cell phone towers. but dhs isn't buying it third-party saying that is illegal. it is the exact same information. it is a metadata. the difference between a third party private company having your information and law enforcement as law enforcement can use it to arrest you. >> you've got it. look, what the bottom line here is, it looks like the government is using a middleman, a data broker to essentially shred the fourth amendment. and i have got to tell you. i have been investigating this for in the vicinity of a year now. and the more information we get about this, the more troubled i am. and very shortly, i'm going to be introducing legislation. the fourth amendment is not for sale act. that is going to stop the governme

. >> ron wyden: the american people deserve to know the truth here. >> pelley: oregon senator ron wydenember of the senate intelligence committee with a top security clearance. i take it you have seen what u.s. intelligence says about saudi fugitives. >> wyden: i'm constrained in terms of what i can say. but i can tell your viewers the saudis pursue these cases with extraordinary sophistication. and they are certainly looking at every possible tool for being above the law. >> pelley: this past january, senator wyden compelled the f.b.i. to partially declassify an intelligence assessment which concludes, "kingdom of saudi arabia officials almost certainly assist u.s.-based saudi citizens in fleeing the united states," the assessment specifies cases of rape, child pornography and manslaughter. senator wyden is also working to declassify what the u.s. knows about the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi-- dismembered in 2018 by saudi intelligence agents. i wonder what you thought when you heard about the murder of jamal khashoggi, the washington post columnist, who was killed in the saudi

senator ron wyden of oregon. >>> the sudden traction may be, after listening to that interview, on a stimulus bill is helping drive stocks higher today. the s&p and nasdaq hit new intraday highs the dow was back above 30,000, and for more on this rally and the rebound, and in the opening names, let's speak to bryce dodi i would like you both to react to what we heard from the senator. what is your thinking on the fate of the next relief bill at this point >> i'm really glad both sides have come to the table to address the needs of the people they are supposed to represent i have a soft spot for people that work in the industry industry i actually put myself through undergrad as a waitress. and i cannot imagine what their lives are like right now so, i am encouraged we're back at the table, finally. >> right and bryce, it seems like the market is very encouraged as well look at some of the reopening names today that are taking off, some of the airlines and that sort of thing. is it -- are we right to kind of price in this getting done the other thing i was thinking as we spoke to the

it's not the dire situation at all that we confronted in march and, in fact, senator ron wyden and minority leader schumer proposed legislation last summer which essentially said when unemployment is at 6% or lower than 6% there shouldn't be a federal plus-up and a think that's worth keeping in mind during the current discussion. >> so just to be clear, on your point on the administered side of the system and the question of whether it should be facile enough to provide somebody with that amount equivalent to their prior wage, we have the first vaccines going in arms today so hopefully we are on the downward slope of this current crisis but we don't know what's to come in the future. your view on that is it's worth it for investments to be made in the system so that in the event of some future crisis, scene of the pandemic five years in the line, ten years down the line, the system is capable of satisfying what policymakers want to have happened this spring but couldn't. that is, that individuals get paid something equivalent to something they were prepa's making that number because whitake

senator ron wyden said hackers broke into high ranking officials at the treasury department. he called the hack significant and said there's no sign that taxpayer data was stolen. at least 40 government agencies were affected though in the breach. u.s. defense officials blame russia for the attack. >>> obama era program for immigrants facing -- is facing its toughest challenge yet in court today. a federal judge is set to renew the legality of daca. it shields hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to this country illegally from deportation. the hearing is a continuation of a 2018 lawsuit brought by texas and eight other states that aims to end daca. they argue the program violated the constitution by going around congress's authority on immigration laws. >>> coming up on the "cbs morning news," west point is hit by a cheating scandal involving dozens of cadets and celebrating freedom. an undocumented couple walks out of a philadelphia church after spending more than two years there in sanctuary. this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ ♪ merry christmas! ♪ rich chocolate layer

we are joined by special guest democratic senator ron wyden of oregon. good to see you, sir. best to your family for the holy days. >> thank you, chris. >> so is it true that the delays on the right were as now reported? the fed reserve, got to stop them from being able to juice the economy. corporate liability, got to be careful about these lawsuits from workers who may be sick. and got to get this lunch. that's how you help restaurants. got to give the three -- you know, the big lunch deduction. that's how to get the restaurants back. were those really sticking points? >> chris, clearly what was going on was extraordinary foot-dragging. you know, i wrote the bipartisan bill initially, the extra $600 per week for the unemployed and the gig workers and the like, and mitch mcconnell just dragged his feet. then he asked for this liability handout, and we just got the numbers in a little bit ago. and these wealthy ceos are going to get more than $6 billion in tax write-offs for their steaks and their martinis, and they basically said that's the price of admission in order to giv

haveer attack is said to targeted senior treasury officials, according to ron wyden. the extent of the attack is not known. irs data and taxpayer data do not show any signs of attack. global news 24 hours a day, on-air and on quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. tom: thank you so much. breaking news and down goes sterling over fish. kingdom'se united exit offer on fish. no surprise. rejected by european union officials and you see a sharp reaction in sterling. futures are negative. nasdaq 100 green on the screen and really buttressed right up near record highs on nasdaq futures. i will do currencies, lisa, and . leave. the bond space to you dxy index down from the hysteria of yesterday. yen, as i mentioned. euro back over 1.22. 76.rling, 1.33 euro pound, this is a bit confusing, particularly for early-morning americans. so much of the united kingdom and europe sets in sterling, that goes the other way. one goes up and wonders down -- one goes down. >> that was great

havetackers are said targeted senior officials at the treasury department, according to senator ron wydenalleging russian hackers accessed treasury emails come up the extent of the attack isn't known. meanwhile, irs data and taxpayer data don't show any signs of attack. joe biden says the trumpet adminstration deserves some credit for the government program -- the trump administration deserves some for the government program that developed a vaccine. in for another setback in post-brexit trade talks. the european union now projected the latest offer on fishing rights. the u.k. proposed that the eu reduce the month of fish it catches in british waters by about 1/3. last week, the u.k. insisted on a 60% cut. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ (announcer) do you want to reduce stress? shed pounds? do you want to flatten your stomach? do all that and more in just 10 minutes a day with aerotrainer, the total body fitness solution that uses its revolu

attackers are said to have targeted senior officials at the treasury department, according to senator ron wydenbut the extent of the attack isn't known. meanwhile, irs data and taxpayer data don't show any signs of attack. joe biden says the trump administration deserves some credit for the government program that speeded up vaccine develop met. the president-elect made the remarks last receiving a vaccine shot in delaware. biden joined vice president mike pence and other political figures who have gotten the vaccine in an attempt to boost public confidence. it is another setback in post-brexit trade talks. the european union has rejected the uk's latest offer on fishing rights. the u.k. proposed that the eu reduce the amount of fish it british waters by about 1/3. last week, the u.k. insisted on a 60% cut. on the s&p 500 wasn't a cheap one for investors. in the first day of trading, shares fell as much a 7%. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. -- and on bloomberg quicktake. i'm ritika gupt

elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, ron wyden, mark poe can offer letters calling those prone to securityblems, their words,r their forecast and they were right, up next is supreme court justice makes an important decision in pennsylvania in the whistleblower and witnesses electoral fraud in pennsylvania. he is guest next. we'll be right it's been a tough year. and now with q4 wrapping up, the north pole has to be feeling the heat. it's okay santa, let's workflow it. workflow it...? -uh-huh. just picture it... with the now platform, we'll have the company you always imagined. efficient, productive, seamless. ok, i'm in. whatever your business is facing... let's workflow it. servicenow. lou: breaking news a big win for the trump campaign in michigan a state judge ruling 22 dominion voting machines will undergo forensic investigation. those machines are from interim county michigan where a programming era showed joe biden winning the county before they checked and found 6000 votes had been switched by the machines to biden. they were reversed and switched back to the rightful owner presiden

so concerned about the possible impact on us taxpayers, chuck grassley and democrat senator ron wyden requested an immediate briefing from the irs on whether consumer data was compromised in the hack. and its alerts eisa said it was aware of compromises beginning in at least march of 2020 calling a grave risk to the federal government and state, local, tribal and territorial governments adding other private sector organizations, organizations like microsoft which has been hit by the massive breach. experts believe the tech giant was likely exposed because it used networking management software from solar wind corporation, the texas-based it company believed to be at the center of the hack. the fbi and other agencies scheduled classified briefings for members of congress coming up tomorrow. in the meantime the investigation continues as authorities look to assess the scope of the breach and tonight it appears to be massive and very disconcerting in washington. all sources i have talked to are really raising eyebrows and raising the alarm to see how far the breach goes. shannon: it may

congressman, democrat senator chuck schumer andit ron wyden, should they be called out for putting politicalssure on the fbi saying fbi do not investigate the hunter biden case. they did that before the t election. they sent a letter to christopher wray saying do not do it when there was already an active criminal investigation going on. did they metal here? >> of course a metal. thank you for having me on. just call me guy. these are republicans telling the doj to sit on the story sitting on a republican party presidential candidate. they would be going berserk. hypocrisy. i asked for special counsel to be appointed specifically to investigate hunter biden, what he was doing regarding china, regarding ukraine, the russian oligarch he was dealing with. the american people need to know this. unfortunately, they were not told about it in full before the election. they should know through a special counsel investigation. liz: did any of the 54 intelligence officials cosigned a letter saying this was russian disinformation before the elections? hunter biden already under criminal investigation,

they're also dealing with a hunger pandemic and they have never seen anything like this oregon senator ron wydenericans will likely see both the health and economic impacts of the pandemic get worse over the coming months is tsunami of evictions people losing their homes that's why he and top democrats introduced the american worker holiday relief act which allows americans to qualify for 26 additional weeks of unemployment benefits and extends the $600 a week federal boost through october of 2021 it also ensures freelance and gig economy workers qualify for extended benefits for months, lawmakers have failed to reach an agreement on a new covid relief package in part because they can't agree on whether to extend the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits larry kudlow director of the national economic council says the white house isn't against extending unemployment benefits but he suggest paying for it with the hundreds of billions of dollars that are left over from previous relief packages repurpose it back to the ppp ease. >>the unemployment assistance. school covid-related k through 12 a

elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar, ron wyden, mark poe can offer letters calling those prone to securityblems, their words,r their forecast and they were right, up next is supreme court justice makes an important decision in pennsylvania in the whistleblower and witnesses electoral fraud in pennsylvania. he is guest next. we'll be right back. ♪ [ engines revving ] ♪ it's amazing to see them in the wild like th-- shhh. [ engine revs ] for those who were born to ride, there's progressive. my husband would have been on the sidelines. but not anymore! an alternative to pills voltaren is the first full prescription strength non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel to target pain directly at the source for powerful arthritis pain relief. voltaren. the joy of movement. voltaren. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ you work hard for your money. stretched days for it. juggled life for it. took charge for it. so care for it. look after it. invest with the expertise of j.p. morgan, either with an advisor or online, through chase. after all, it's yours. chase. make more of what's yours. lou: breaking news a big win for the trump ca

than we thought, after being briefed bring the treasury department on the solarwinds hack, senator ron wydend dozens of the treasury department's email accounts were hacked. he adds, treasury still does not know all of the actions taken by hackers or precisely what information was stolen. late last night, "the wall street journal" reported that the hackers gained access to at least one hospital and a university. i'm joined by the vice chairman of the senate intelligence committee, democratic senator mark warner of virginia who is also, by the way, vice chair of the senate democratic caucus, one of the senators responsible for breaking the logjam on covid relief talks. so senator, we've got a lot to talk about, appreciate you being here. but let's start with the russia hack. you've called it extraordinarily serious. you said it may be ongoing and that we have not discovered how we'll ferret them fully out. so what's keeping you up at night now about this hack, senator? >> first, we have to acknowledge that when you've got a sophisticated state actor bringing their top cyber espionage tools, t

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they're also dealing with a hunger pandemic and they have never seen anything like this oregon senator ron wydens americans will likely see both the health and economic impacts of the pandemic get worse over the coming months tsunami of evictions people losing their homes that's why he and top democrats introduce the american worker holiday relief act which allows americans to qualify for 26 additional weeks of unemployment benefits and extends the $600 a week federal boost through october of 2021 it also ensures freelance and gig economy workers qualify for extended benefits for months, lawmakers have failed to reach an agreement on a new covid relief package in part because they can't agree on whether to extend the extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits larry kudlow director of the national economic council says the white house isn't against extending unemployment benefits but he suggest paying for it with the hundreds of billions of dollars that are left over from previous relief packages repurpose it back to the ppp. >>the unemployment assistance. school covid-related k through 12 assist

responsible for espionage, for intelligence, and for propaganda but you had chuck schumer and senator ron wydenbi dial it back about any investigation into hunter biden. you had 50 former intelligence officials saying this is russian disinformation. did they interfere? >> yeah, that is a great point, liz. you're one of the few to make all those connections but 50 intelligence, members of the intelligence community coming forth and indicating this is russian disinformation. if they knew that wasn't the case, that is absolutely obstruction of justice. elizabeth: all right. brett tolman, thanks for joining us. good to see you. >> good to see you. thanks, liz. elizabeth: we're rolling on through a lot of headlines for you. up next congressman greg stuebe from house judiciary on this debate now firing up in washington. so goes georgia, so goes your wallet. why republicans now ramp up warnings about the devastating economic damage to you if the upcoming georgia senate runoff results in democrats taking control of the senate. the story next. >> think about everything that democrats want to take away f

well is the consequences are very real as the top democrat on the finance committee oregon senator ron wydenamong those trying to hammer out the details for a budget deal but negotiations are complicated by the fact that lawmakers have been gridlock for months over another round of coronavirus >>the speaker this afternoon we're going talk about where we are on the appropriations issue is keeping the government. >>ronnie if republicans and democrats can reach an agreement senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says the spending package could help expedite coronavirus aid given the challenges of moving. >>thanks across the senate floor speedily. that would be a vehicle to add on. whatever coronavirus relief bill. we know will get a presidential signature most government agencies will run out of money december 11th. >>in washington alexandra le mon. >>national news attorney general william barr says the justice department has not found any evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the election in an interview with the associated press barr said the u.s. attorneys and fbn agents have

let me also submit for the record a letter from ron wyden and pat roberts. i have many other letters that i'd be more than happy to submit afterwards. we had tremendous interest from congress asking us to expedite this. we also had a certification from the department of defense that the loan qualified, so of course we were going to prioritize this because, as you said, there was a tremendous risk to the department of defense and a trend is risk to the number of jobs -- tremendous risk to the number of jobs. >> i understand that. but were you aware apollo has close ties to jared kushner? >> what is the definition of close ties? >> in 2017, apollo loaned the kushner company $184 million? >> i was not aware of that. >> i may have read it in the press at some point, but i'm not involved nor did i take that into consideration, nor prior to you asking me that, would i have known that. >> briefly to finish up your, mr. secretary -- here, mr. secretary, can i ask for on the record, did mr. kushner or anyone from his staff reach out to you about providing a loan? sta

senator ron wyden even admitted that when the section 230 wasn't about neutrality and protecting the free marketplace for ideas and platform. we need to completely overhaul section 230 of that act and the best way to do it is just repeal it. repeal the whole thing. that's what the president wants to do. then you can start over again and build up. times have changed. the argument we hear against reforming alone or repealing would be section 230 is that any changes to it would give social media platforms like twitter greater control over content and their platforms. they're not wrong. but that argument ignores the fact that censorship is already happening for americans due to their political beliefs. in violation of the first amendment. it's supposed to protect people without any transparency or recourse. others believe that the need for reform -- reform 230 incompetent mnlly but those solutions are merely band aids on a bullet wound. we've seen the negative impact of incompetental reforms. they don't work. efforts to hold users more accountable for information by requiring a real name

in 2003 i was proud to work with my congressional colleagues including senator ron wyden of oregon and many others, to enact the healthy forest restoration act or hfra. to help provide the u.s. forest service with the tools needed to do the necessary work on the ground to row store our forests to help and reduce the threat of a catastrophic wildfire to our communities and ecosystems. the hfra was designed to encourage fuel reduction efforts, protect old-growth forests, promote community-based land management and public involvement in forest management, and address insect and disease problems. the hfra has promoted stewardship contracting projects which incorporate public-private partnerships emphasizing more localized forest management. in the years since the enactment of the hfra, congress has enacted additional legislation to advance forest health. for example, in the 2014 farm bill, we included permanent authority for stewardship contracting and the authorization of good neighbor authority. good neighbor authority expanded the federal government's ability to partner with state fores

be coalescing around the problem of what they are calling the benefits cliff also today senators ron wydenhaerrod brown and we also michael bennett are unveiling a bill that would extend the provisions and also rein-state the $600 of enhanced unemployment benefits that has been more controversial and has been one of the sticking points in the broader negotiations. so this could be a sign that democrats might be willing to accept something smaller than that $2 trillion deal. back over to you >> so send me some of your most important points to make with senator warner, okay what do you need to know right now, just having been working on this story for -- overnight. probably didn't sleep. but what should we talk about? >> well, i think what is really important is, one, the economic impact of having these unemployment benefits expire two, is this a real deadline we've seen deadlines come and go on capitol hill in the past. we thought that there was a deadline around the expiration of the enhanced unemployment benefits, that didn't spur congress to act. what is different this time in order to g

lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, of course, opposing this ruling chuck grassly and ron wyden sayingf treasury doesn't change the irs ruling, they'll change it in a new stimulus bill, as we see, there could come too late. i heard you mention there's $288 billion in the new comprise bill unless they change specifically this tax provision, i don't know that many small businesses will take this loan as a grant. >> good question it's a good question, robert we'll see. the whole notion of keeping employees on the payroll i was trying to figure out whether we should judge someone like tom brady for availing or his company availing itself to what is there to try to keep everyone employed. and i don't know i don't know we were kind of talking about it a little bit with the raised eye brow but if the rules are there for everyone, you know, maybe you should take advantage because that's the way it's written. then again, you see, you know, people -- entities like the l.a. lakers, which, obviously, one of the richest, you know, franchises in sports history you just really pr wise, it would be be

wyden, theor ron ranking member of the finance committee in the senate will put this statement out about unemployment benefits. he said, for families wondering how they will pay january rent or buy groceries, weeks long delay could have consequences. it's a huge relief that the bill is being signed, but the trump tantrum has created unnecessary hardship and stress for millions of families. from the new york times on unemployment benefits, lawmakers agreed to extend the amount of time people can collect unemployment benefits and restart extra federal benefits that are provided on top of the usual state benefits. instead of $600 a week it will be $300 a week, that would last through march 14. everyone eligible for unemployment benefits would generally receive an extra 11 weeks, although the new federal extensions would go away in full after april 5. the extensions applied to people receiving state-level benefits as well as individuals receiving checks through the so-called pandemic unemployment assistance program. it covers the self-employed, gig workers, part-time, and others who are elig

wyden, theor ron ranking member of the finance committee in the senate will put this statement out aboutnemployment benefits. he said, for families wondering how they will pay january rent or buy groceries, weeks long delay could have consequences. it's a huge relief that the bill is being signed, but the trump tantrum has created unnecessary hardship and stress for millions of families. from the new york times on unemployment benefits, lawmakers agreed to extend the amount of time people can collect unemployment benefits and restart extra federal benefits that are provided on top of the usual state benefits. instead of $600 a week it will be $300 a week, that would last through march 14. everyone eligible for unemployment benefits would generally receive an extra 11 weeks, although the new federal extensions would go away in full after april 5. the extensions applied to people receiving state-level benefits as well as individuals receiving checks through the so-called pandemic unemployment assistance program. it covers the self-employed, gig workers, part-time, and others who are eligib