sanders: surprising. i believed the president could or would win, otherwise i would not have dedicated so much time to it. i worked in the white house since the very first day, and a lot of characterization of -- that i saw that he was pushing out was the opposite of what i saw today place every day i had been here. >> very quickly on north korea, some folks in town say listen, it doesn't help, despite the idea being that we will be forceful and push back, some say it does not help lengthy tweets when the tweets come out the way they do. we know the president made clear -- i am who i am and i will tweet the way i want to. has there been a consideration that tweets like the one on north korea actually do not advance the agenda, meaning working with other partners in the region? sec. sanders: what did not help is the complacency and the silence of the previous administration. this is a president who leads through strength, and he will do that and focus on everything he can do in order to keep americans safe

sanders: good afternoon. ande speak, mick mulvaney mark short are on capitol hill producing in ongoing budget negotiations with congressional leaders. the president urges democrats to adhere to the so-called schumer ule and not hold the government hostage in an attempt to advance a radical, political agenda. we must fully fund our military and make sure our brave men and women in the uniform have what they need. they're always there for our country and we must not let partisan bickering getting in the way of taking care of them. the president wants a clean funding bill that takes care of our military and keeps our people safe. i will take your questions. >> the president said he not only lost his job, but steve bannon also lost his mind. does he regret hiring him? ms. sanders: i think the president's statement is pretty clear on what his opinion of steve bannon is and i do not think there is anything to add. >> is there regret? they did have a long and close working relationship. is there a sense of betrayal?

sanders: good afternoon m.s. we are pleased -- good afternoon it we are pleased to see that the dow jones industrial average broke through 25,000 for the first time ever today. the president's economic engine of lower taxes, less regulation, and more opportunity for all is already paying off, and american families and workers are the big winners. with that in mind, we have a message from a special guess i would like to share with you. i will ask you to tune into the screen, and then i will continue. president trump: thank you for being with us today. the historic tax cut i signed into law just two weeks ago, before christmas, is already delivering major economic gains. hundreds of thousands of americans are seeing larger paychecks, bigger bonuses, and higher pension contributions, and it is all because of the tax cuts and the tax reform, and i want to thank all of the companies that worked so hard to do it. workers at at&t, bank of america, comcast, southwest airlines, american airlines, and many other companies

sanders: absolutely not. there were more than 30 requests by michael wolff for access that were denied. there were at least two dozen requests of him asking to have an interview with the president, which he never did. he never discussed this book with the president. to me, that would be the most important voice you could have if you're looking to write a book about an individual, some time with him. he never did. he was repeatedly denied that. i think we saw him for the way he -- for who he was. since we were unable -- >> i will reshape that. should the letter from the president's lawyers aimed at steve bannon and the publisher be interpreted as a threat from the united states government, from this administration to not publish this book? it is not from the united states government. it is from the president's personal attorney. i think it is very clear what its purpose is and there's nothing to add be on that. if you have specifics on that, i would refer you to the president's attorney. >>

sanders: good afternoon. over the weekend, the white house released a framework for responsible immigration reform that will protect our people, put the interests of american workers first, and provide a permanent solution to daca. our framework includes four pillars, border security, daca legalization, ending chain migration and eliminating the visa lottery moving us toward a merit-based system of immigration. we look forward to working with congress to pass and sign legislation that addresses each of these four pillars. looking ahead to tomorrow, the president will deliver his first state of the union address. the theme of the address is building a safe, strong, and proud america which is exactly what the president has worked to do during his first year in office. i don't want to get ahead of what the president will say in his remarks, but it will obviously be must-watch tv, but i do want to make an announcement about one of the most important traditions, the guests who sitting in the first lady's box. i'll

sanders: i'm sorry, hold on. be very clear on this, the fact that you are basically accusing the president of being complicit in a school shooting is outrageous. >> i am not accusing the president of anything. president hashe been very clear and instructed top law enforcement agency in the country to crack down on crime and to do everything they can to prevent these types of things. numerous about it here times, and will continue moving forward in the process. guys.kies -- thanks >> the president is leaving for switzerland tonight to attend the world economic forum, making them the first sitting president to attend since bill clinton. president trump will be speaking on friday, and c-span2 will have live coverage on that's darting at 8:00 a.m. eastern. the hill has more about that landrieu.ayor mitch the president of the united states obvious mayor said he would not attend the meeting, this came after the justice department requested documents tom two dozen jurisdictions show that law enforcement officials are sh

. >> dana: as promised, here is sarah sanders. >> secretary sanders: with that in mind, we have a messagerom a special guest of that i would like to share with you. i will ask you to tune into the screen. i will continue from there. >> thank you for being with us today, the historic tax cut i signed into large just two weeks ago before christmas is already delivering major economic gains. hundreds of thousands of americans are seeing larger paychecks, bigger bonuses, higher pension contribution, and it is all because of the tax cuts and a tax reform. and i want to thank all of the companies that work so hard to do it. workers at at&t, bank of america, comcast, southwest airlines, american airlines, and many other companies are receiving bonuses of $1000 or more. aflac, others are investing more in employees 401(k)s. cbs announced that it will hire 3000 new workers. boeing and another great company is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in employee trading and infrastructure. more than 60 companies have announced they are raising wages, including many that have voluntarily raised wit

>> secretary sanders: what was the last part? >> the news that north korea wants to talk to south korea. what scenario is that good news for the white house? >> secretary sanders: our reliance and friendship with south korea remains stronger than it ever has been. we are in close contact with those people by a unified response. we're going to continue to work with south korea to put maximum pressure on north korea and work towards the ultimate shared goal that we all have. >> thank you. this is a follow-up. does the united states support north koreans athletes participation in the olympics? >> secretary sanders: we haven't made a final determination on that front. >> is it something that could -- >> secretary sanders: i don't think there's a set timeline that we are going to do that next 24 hours but we will keep you posted. >> the president's tweet about iran, a version of this question but just to be very specific, the president said it's time for change in iran. did he mean leadership foreign policy or both? >> secretary sande

>> secretary sanders: 1er9ly states should look at it. the president is frustrated with the misreporting and fake news that is regularly taking place. he is tired of the media's obsession over recent fictitious book on the president and his administration. he thinks that when things like that happen there should be some action of recourse. he simply is stating it should be looked into. francesca? >> he meant the states, not that there should be federal line laws. >> secretary sanders: speaking general libel laws should be looked at. >> the other question, is the administration, does it have any reaction to the reports of the arrest of former iranian president who was leading a pro 2esh9 against the regime? >> secretary sanders: at at this time. >> on the president's trip this morning and fisa, when he said that it may have been used to fight surveillance -- in the campaign, what was he talking about when he said "may," "abuse" and "surveilled." >> secretary sanders: this issing? we've talked about many times before. there are a lot of thi

sanders: certainly surprising. i, for one, am somebody who believes that the president could and it would win. otherwise i would not have dedicated so much time to that. i believe that, i worked in the white house since the first day. a lot of the characterization that i saw that he was pushing out was the opposite of what i saw take place every day that i have been here. reporter: quickly on north korea, there has been some folks who have said, it does not help. saying we willa, push back, some have said it does not help when the tweets come out the way they do. yet, we know the president has made clear, i am geoeye and, i going to tweet and the way i want to tweet. either any considerations that tweets like the ones to north korea do not advance the agenda? sec. sanders: i think what did not help with the complacency and they silence of the previous administration. leadss a president who through strength, and he will do that. he is going to focus on everything he can do in order to keep americans safe. he will no

sanders: thank you. before we get started with questions, i have a story i would like to read and then deliver a special message from the president. andy, an inspiring family brave little girl from texas are facing a challenge inspiring your friends and neighbors and now hopefully an entire nation. nine-year-old sophia suffers from a rare disease that causes the blood vessels in her brain to narrow and close. conditions ago this severe and she was left partially paralyzed. she has undergone numerous surgeries but faced east one -- faced each one. when doctors told her she would never walk again she dismissed them. if you are only going to talk about what i cannot do that i don't want to hear it, she said. not only that she try, she succeeded, leaving her doctors dumbfounded. when asked how she was doing she said because i am awesome. of 2016,e holidays sophia had more strokes but you kept fighting. a neurosurgeon told her mom this little girl has god on our side. these experiences led her mom to realize

. >> dana: thank you so much, and i believe now we have sarah sanders. >> secretary sanders: great newsmerican workers, we will be keeping more of the hard-earned money as a result of the tax cut law. and the secretary will get into those details and answer a few of your questions on that and as always, i will be back appeared to take questions on other news of the day. with that, secretary. >> thank you very much, it is a pleasure to be here. let me comment in say, i am pleased that i will be leading the economic delegation for the president and davo's, we will have a very good large group of cabinet members traveling with us. sarah will give more information on that later. i would like to talk about the withholding tables, so today the treasury department and irs released a new withholding guidance that will implement the tax cut. this guidance will mean that workers and their families will receive larger paychecks starting in february. this has been a massive project that we have been working on beginning to implement the tax plan, so a lot of work left to be done, but we are estimat

bernie sanders? john: bernie sanders says it will save billions of dollars but it's naive.roblem is for every person that gets a raise, more people will be hurt in some way. it's just harder to see that damage. people who never get hired. the businesses that automate instead of hiring people. that's true of farm subsidies. the family leave requirement. you can see the person who gets helped. but you can't see the women of pregnancy possible age. you see all the laws i have to understand. i will just hire men. i want to hire the disabled. but if i hire this person, i can never fire him. kennedy: the cost of compliance has become so prohibitive. john: which is why the market is moving because donald trump said we can't take it all away, but we are going to stop adding to it. kennedy: so far he has been scaling back two regulations for every one passed. he basically said you hurt poor people, the people who have the hardest time entering the job market. they are the ones hurt most of. now liberal economists are looking at this law data, including the employment policies. they

sanders: the president was not aware of that.uclear buttons, are americans concerned about the president's mental fitness, that he seems to be speaking lately about nuclear buttons? sec. sanders: i think the president and the people of this country should be concerned about the mental fitness of the leader of north korea. he has made repeated threats. he has tested missiles time and time again for years. this is a president who is not going to cap were down and not going to be week and will make sure he does what he has promised to do. that is stand up and protecting the american people. isn't it possible he could misinterpret that? i did not say that. i think it is extremely clear what the president's position is. our position on north korea has not changed since the beginning. this is a president who is committed to protecting americans. and protecting the people of this country. he won up back down. a very harsh statement the president has put down. it is not the first time steve bannon has [indiscernible] on 60 minutes. durin

>> secretary sanders: i would say what i said probably 100 times before and continue to sa say.hite house has been fully cooperative and is going to continue to be fully cooperative. we have gone above and beyond many times and certainly done everything we could. the white house has provided over 20 witnesses and tens of thousands of pages of documents of the special counsel. we are going to continue to do that throughout the process. >> the president has been applying pressure for months. >> secretary sanders: the president has been applying pressure to make sure we get this resolved so you guys and everyone else can focus on the things americans actually care about. and that is making sure everybody gets the russia fever out of their system once and for all, that you are all reminded there is no collusion and we can move forward and focus on things like national security and the economy and solving the immigration crisis in our country. >> no obstruction of justice, nothing at all? >> secretary sanders: i think we've been pretty clear on that. >> the president continues to hav

you heard sanders reference one of them. the fact wolff setz the president not know who john boehner was. look at twitter, it's not the case. two other issues of policy here. one on drilling. news we just got that within the last hour or so, serious environmental news. the other on the new marijuana enforcement policy, essentially the rolling back by the department of justice obama-era policies on enforcement, cracking down more on marijuana laws. the federal laws are already in place. remember on the campaign again and again, when the president colorado, talked to nevada saying it's a state's issue. sarah sanders insists the view has not changed but believes federal laws must be enforced and when sarah sanders introduces trump via video screen and delivered a speech touting the wall street numbers. you know this from your time at the white house. it's like 200 steps from the oval office, but the president did not appear in person. instead, they taped him and then played it. >> 200 steps, if you have a small stride. thank yo

sarah sanders said i don't know. i didn't know he had the president's cell phone number. >> i'm sure he can call him. text him, talk to him any time the president doesn't sleep that much. i'm sure he will be awaiting a chat this evening if steve bannon feels like it. going back to what i said initially to kristin's point here. the president of the united states of america starts all of this. i understand he's a counter puncher. he's in complete control here. if he behaves presidential, he will be treated with a little more respect by the press and maybe he can talk about some things on his agenda like the big beautiful wall and whatever other goodies we're going to be getting in the next three years. >> trace: the big beautiful wall that he wants to go along with the daca funding. jessica, kristin, we'll be talking more about this. thanks for joining us. we have more breaking news. minutes ago, fox news confirmed reports of a fire on bill and hillary clinton's property outside new york city. we'll tell you what we kn

the towards sarah sanders used we don't think there's a conflict at all. he has a great deal of understanding. we weren't confused, she said. when asked about the fact that the president tweeted these tweets over the course of a couple hours this morning before the house was to vote on that foreign intelligence surveillance act today, section 702, the intelligence community really cracked down on its efforts to surveil potential foreign terrorists. sarah sanders says it had nothing to do with the fact the president is a fan of "fox & friends" waging this morning and just so happened to be top of mind. people can draw their own conclusions if that's believable. that's the assessment in the eyes of the white house. >> when hallie asked what to make of it, sarah sanders said the premise of your question is entirely ridiculous. interesting stories. peter, leigh ann on capitol hill, raul reyes, nbc.com contributor, we'll talk about fisa in a moment. covering the mixed signals the president ditched out earlier today on the surveillance big. the house so you're u

she believed in bernie sanders. he was no longer in the race, she spoke of political duopoly in a good not put all of your faith in either the democratic or republican party. i think that is important. amy: kirsten savali, thank you so much for being with us, texasng us from katy, journalist and associate editor , at the root. and shawn king. we will link to both of your pieces. go to democracynow.org are we have our interviews with erica garner. this week erica garner passed away at the age of 27. that does it for our broadcast. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] lidia: i am lidia bastiananich, and teaching you about italian food has always been my passion. i want to always make it prettier and better and tastier. but this doesn't need a single thing. now it's time to learn the basics of the italian

one of the topics is sure to face sarah huckabee sanders. so let's get right to kristen welker who's inside the briefing room. the white house would like to be talking about something else, they'll again be addressing the russia investigation. >> reporter: i think that's right, chris. i think you're going to hear a lot about the president's trip to davos he's preparing to his his america first and economic message to that global forum tomorrow he leaves. there will be a number of questions about that but also the headlines of the day, the revelations that the attorney general and former fbi director james comey have been interviewed by robert mueller. i had a chance to ask the president earlier today in the oval office if he's concerned about what his attorney general told the special counsel, he said he's not concerned at all. i asked if he had spoken to sessions about the interview and he said no, he hasn't done that yet. now the president also weighed in on the other news of the day that axios reporting that the current fbi director chris

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let's talk about bernie sanders.n't talk about the 2020 election was one month in 2016 around december but now is the time potential candidates need to buckle down and consider whether they are going to run and according to political bernie sanders did do just that. he recently gathered a team of advisors to discuss a potential 2020 run. he did well in the primary. could he be a threat to donald trump? some conservatives say bring it on, james is let bernie run in 2020, it will be easy for trump to beat him. another twitter user says please know i am an old woman who thinks it is time for younger talent. rob: will democrats still it again? >> that ship has sailed. a lot of people are talking about this. this vanity fair hollywood issue magazine cover looks beautiful but a closer look, something wrong here. reese witherspoon has three legs. can you see that? the other thing may have been oprah's hands. there is another picture, looks like over has three arms. vanity fair responded that the leg thing was just the linin

simone sanders and jack kingston are with us. jack. going to give you a bye on the question of whether or not you condone this kind of thought or you agrow with it. i'm going to give you a bye, because i know the answer is no. why is it okay for the president to say this because the base is okay with it? >> well, i don't know that the base is okay with it, i do say that the president in a private conversation being the guy who talks the way he does, he's kind of a -- bare knuckles type negotiator, i don't think it's the first time behind closed doors he said something like this, nor was it for lyndon johnson or richard nixon. often leaders are in a position and they use crass language. if he had a history of racism, we would know about it because he would have been sued over and over again -- >> simone sanders is laughing, jack. why? >> well, i -- >> come on -- >> i want to know why she thinks it's so funny. i don't know why she's laughing, she should be crying. but go ahead, simone, what do you wab the to say? >> if we had a history o

sanders: good afternoon. on capitol hill producer pitting an ongoing budget negotiations with congressional leaders.

. >> there you have it, sarah huckabee sanders there wrapping up the daily briefing.ore that we heard from the assistant general attorney talked about the merit based immigration system and numbers that had been disputed regarding international terrorism. but miss sanders making a bit of news on a number of fronts confirming a report that surfaced maybe an hour or two ago about steve bannon's testimony before that house intel committee yesterday. we know he toughed roughly ten hours. there was a report that during the course of that testimony, questions were being essentially relayed back to the white house and the white house telling the former top adviser to president trump not to answer those questions. sarah huckabee sanders confirming that it did in fact happen and that it could happen in the future as well. our chief white house correspondent was in the room. hallie jackson joining me now. that seemed to be a fairly significant admission there. >> reporter: there is a couple pieces at play as far as headlines. and i just got your audio, so i'm not sure, but i as

sarah sanders just came to the podium. let's listen. >> -- director of legislative affairs mark short on capitol hill participating in ongoing budget negotiations with congressional leaders. the president urges democrats to adhere to the so-called schumer rule and not hold the government hostage in an attempt to advance erratical political agenda. we must fully fund our military and ensure our brave men and women in the uniform have the resources they need. they're always there for our country and we must not let partisan bickering get in the way of the government taking care of them. the president wants a clean funding bill that fulfilling or obligations, takes care of our military and keeps our people safe. and with that, i'll take your questions. cecilia? >> sarah, the president says when steve bannon was fired he lost his job and his mind. does he feel betrayed by steve bannon? does he regret hiring him? >> i think the president's statement is extremely clear what his position on mr. bannon is. pretty lengthy and detai

joining us now vermont independent senator bernie sanders. he is in burlington, vermont, this morning, senator sanders thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> cordes: i'd like to get your take on the white house immigration proposal and specifically these dramatic restrictions to family-based migration and the end of the visa lottery. can you live with these changes in exchange for protecting the daca population? >> i have concerns about aspects of those proposals, serious concerns. i think, nancy, that the focus right now has got to be to do what the american people wanted to do and poll after poll shows that 80% or more of the american people understand that we have got to restore the legal status that trump took away from 800,000 young dreamers are people who came to this country when they are two or three years of age and we cannot let them be put in a position where they are facing deportation. the main focus in my mind make sure that dreamers have legal status and a path towards citizenship. >> cordes: but the political reality,

now according to sanders the president and the white house, they are already out of the kitchen. joining us now is cnn's phil mattingly with the latest on the blame game and rather stunning admission made by chief of staff kelly that candidate trump was uninformed about the wall and over promised a bill as a candidate. so, what's the reaction there on capital hill about this, phil? >> anderson, i think it is important to consider the context as much as you do the content. where this meeting was actually taking place and who it's taking place with, chief of staff john kelly has had not a great relationship with the congressional hispanic caucus to say the least. this goes back to when he was secretary of homeland security, kelly, some heated meetings, heated discussions. on the issue itself specifically, the wall, the congressional hispanic caucus finds this the most divisive issue he talked about throughout the campaign, the issues he's focused on. this was a severely problematic issue in the caucus. john kelly said this was something he was uninformed when he wanted a wall that

thank you. >> as we wait for sarah sanders to start that briefing there, let's talk.oining me now cnn abby phillip with the cold outside of washington. and nice and cozy inside chris our politics. >> never braving the cold. with a face like this. >> abby. >> i'm jealous. >> i'm starting with you. because you are the tough one standing out there. listen, this book, fire and fury, it confirms what we have witnessed for the past year, that there is this overwhelming level of chaos and dis function that's been involving the white house. we heard all of this on the periphery for the last 12 months but the difference this time this picture that he paints comes from one of the chief insiders. >> reporter: that's right. and i think that it's also different because the white house by all accounts participated in this book. they allowed michael woll to ha wolff to hang out in the building for nearly a year. whether that was led by chief strategies steve bannon or not, clearly others participated in this, that's why it's hard to push back on the narrative. the white house is als

but sarah sanders' words most views.ough the white house that steve bannon's lawyer is open question. bannon's lawyer represents two other people who are witnesses in this probe. one is reince priebus and one is don mcgahn. certain there is an appearance issue that a lot of people have raised a question with. >> do you think kelly does not know they are in contact with bannon. >> i think kelly knows and i suspect that he is parsing his language to make it steve bannon specific. >> john, this is reporting the bannon slip up. i'm wondering how significant you think that might be? >> well it could be considered one thing, a waiver of the privilege. you can't partially invoke executive privilege. more importantly he doesn't have a privilege to invoke at all. >> he doesn't? >> the president can't enforce him -- no he doesn't. i assure you nixon didn't want me testifying. i was going to testify. there is no injunction to stop a witness from testifying that i have ever heard of. so bannon could testify and he is obviously just

. >> a stunning moment if you watched the white house briefing with sarah sanders. one reporter said if this whole thing is a hoax, which the president has repeatedly called the mueller investigation, why doesn't this lead to mueller being fired? why doesn't the president just fire mueller. here is what sarah sanders said. >> i think we all know what everybody in this room would do if the president did that. i don't think that's helpful to the process. >> oh, my, bianna, you're a journalist. she's saying part of the reason is because of how you guys, the press, would respond. >> we've been talking about this and speculating for months now as to whether he would or wouldn't fire mueller. i think a lot of people were surprised by hearing that mueller interviewed sessions and will be potentially interviewing the president in the next few weeks, how far along mueller has gone in this investigation and how many people he has actually interviewed, he and his prosecutors, over the past few months which maybe gives you a sense that mueller possibly thinks he's on borrowed t

my colleague cecilia vega asked sarah sanders about that and affectively sarah sanders said, look, he doesn't have a habit of asking people who work in this administration how they voted. at the same time she couldn't specifically speak to whether he had asked andrew mccabe how he voted. take a look at that exchange. okay. and apparently we don't have that exchange. but when cecilia pressed sarah sanders on whether she had asked andrew mccabe how he voted, sanders said she wasn't sure. that she hadn't spoken to the president about it and so she couldn't answer the question. then on a separate topic, our exclusive reporting from today from our colleague cara lee who said that former national security adviser michael flynn didn't tell the president when he was interviewed here at the white house by the fbi. i asked sarah sanders what the president's reaction was to that. take a look. and apparently we don't have that sound bite either, but bottom line sarah sanders said that she referred us to the attorney here who works on all things related to russia. and then i went back to the issue

despite what sara sanders said today. again the white house disputes what came out in excerpts in the new book by michael wolff. sara sanders today. >> we're certainly happy for people that had different opinions. but there is a difference between a different opinion and different facts. and people are entitled to an opinion but they are not entitled to their own facts and we have a big problem with people puting out misleading information. that is very different things. >> sara sanders talking about people putting out misleading information. let that one sink in for a moment. and the white house line is down playing the steve bannon role in the white house and it comes straight from the top. [ inaudible ] joins us from the white house. i read a line. but the president issued a statement in response to the quotes from bannon. explain the whole quote, what he said. >> anderson, think we could retire the trm dumpster fire because the bomb cyclone hit washington a day early. we saw that at the white house with the reaction o

this was that moment for sarah huckabee sanders. >> to the extent she's had a moment it was. i don't know it's going to get nearly the amount of attention the inaugural cloud proclamation got. it was a hostile exchange with hallie. there were a number of questions earlier where sarah just insisted that the president wasn't confused and he was delivering the same message, had the same position on both of those tweets. anybody reading those tweets can see that the meaning is different. and, clearly there was a cleanup effort in the white house and it wasn't just journalists who were alarmed by this. you saw members of congress expressing genuine alarm at what the president was doing. >> ken dilanian, let me play one of the president's favorite national security advisers, his cia director mike pompeo, on this very topic, and we'll talk about it on the other side. >> the incredible importance of section 702. we think about in the ct environment because that's what it was created for. but it's very important. we talked about stopping north korean coal shipments. our capacity to in

you know what, sarah huckabee sanders just took the podium. i'm going to have to go straight to her. richard painter, thank you very much. >>> the president's economic agenda of lower taxes, less regulation and more opportunity for all is already paying off and american families and workers are the big winners. with that in mind, we have a message from a special guest that i'd like to share with you. i'll ask you to tune in to the screens and then i'll continue from there. >> thank you for being with us today. the historic tax cut eye signed into law just two weeks ago before christmas is already delivering major economic gains. hundreds of thousands of americans are seeing larger paychecks, bigger bonuses and higher pension contributions and it's all because of the tax cuts and the tax reform. and i want to thank all of the companies that worked so hard to do it. workers at at&t, bank of america, comcast, southwest airlines, american airlines and many other companies are receiving bonuses of $1,000 or more. aflac and others are investing more

sanders. not taking the podium. on capitol hill participating in ongoing budget negotiations with congressional leaders. the president urges democrats to adhere to the so call schumer rules. we must fully fund our military. they are always there for our country. they want a clean funding bill. and keeps our people say. does he feel betrayed by steve bannon. i think the president statement is extremely clear what his position is pretty lengthy and detailed. there's not really much to clarify or add. they did have a long and close working relationship. i think the president's statement fully addresses what his position as and what his relationship with mister b and as. ischemic when is the last time he talked to steve bannon. i'm not aware he was calling the cell phone. what is the debate. >> i don't think it does anything to the president's base. the base and the people that supported this president supported the president and his agenda those things had not changed. the president is still exactly who he was yesterda

she believed in bernieie sander. he was no longer in the race, she spoke of political duopoly inin a good not put allf your faith in either the democratic or republican p part. i think that is important. amy: kirsten savali, thank you so much for being with us, texasng us from katy, journalist and associate editor , at the root. and shawn king. we will link to both of your pieces. go to democracynow.org are we have our interviews with erica garner. this week erica garner passed away at the age of 27. that does it for our broadcast. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] reyes: welcome to the show. illegal gold mining has created a pocket of poisonous destruction in the amazon forest 10 times the size of manhattan. the police have been crackcking down on the small-time miners, destroying their crude camps a

there was a purge of sanders supporters within the democratic national committee. there is going to be a reckoning in that party about actual direction is. i think for progressives, for the left, and certainly for radicals, that the ease with which people cave in to the decisions to back various democratic party leaders, take off or democratic party candidates, remove the pressure to force thatary party to actually see attention to the agenda of ordinary people from below. and that is a calculus that has to shift in the coming elections. amy: we're going to go to break and come back to this discussion. keeanga-yamahtta taylor from princeton university, author of "from #blacklivesmatter to black liberation." editor of a new collection of essays titled "how we get free: black feminism and the combahee river collective." back with her in a moment. ♪ [music break] amy: the african-american author, activist community's is an died this week at the age of 79. for many years, lester hosted uncle tom's cabin on pacific radio stationwbai in new york. in 1964, he risked his l

the white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders would not confirm yesterday that the white house indeed had had that conversation with bannon and/or his attorney. but did point to the white house's long standing position on such matters. listen here. >> there is a statement and i will read as it all congressional inquiries touching upon the white house, congress must consult with the white house prior to obtaining confidential material. this is part of a judicially recognized process that goes back decades. we have been cooperating fully with these ongoing investigations and encourage the committees to work with us to find an appropriate accommodation in order to ensure congress obtains information necessary to its legitimate interests. >> in fact, in terms of a judicially recognized process, there were many times during the obama administration that either executive privilege was asserted or they wouldn't talk about certain things. fast and furious comes to mind. and this white house is still, you know, operating by those judicially recognized principles. that said though, we wi

sanders said it was not in response to the book. >> absolutely not. that's a ridiculous characterization, this is about the security and the integrity of the technology systems here at the white house. >> reporter: now several aids privately tell us they're not happy about this, one reason they want to keep in touch with their families during the these long working hours here at the white house, jake, one person that this ban does not apply to, that's the president of the united states. who as we know, uses his cell phone to call friends. >> all right. at the white house for us, thank you so much. my panel is here with me. first of all, let me get a quick whip around. what do you think the odds are percentage wise that the president actually sues? >> 1%. >> 1%? >> yeah. around there. >> i'll go for 0%. >> 0%. you don't think it's going to happen. >> we are all wearing the same outfit, but we will not agree on that. >> the lawyer behind this lawsuit is the same lawyer behind the hulk hogan lawsuit against media outlet gawker which bankrupted gawker. th

as sara sanders said when the president did seemed to work. now we have a deal and the government will reopen this afternoon. >> that's exactly right. we should deal with facts here. the house and senate democrats voted to shut down the government over something that had nothing to do with keeping the government in the first place. they put millions of soldiers children in harms way over a immigration deal not expiring until march. they had time to negotiate. that they were in the mid wh-l this happened. it's still january. why they decide to play politics with millions of children and solders are far beyond me. the american people will see through. that. >> i started this segment, michael, saying voters will remember. maybe they won't. one thing is for sure both of your committees are raising a lot of money. let me put this up here. michael, $105 million raised. yes $105 million raised. for the nrcc, 85 million-dollar raised and $44 million cash on hand. safe to say, michael, this is a costly midterm election? >> you know elections definitely

the -- interesting description. >> sarah sanders sounds like loose lips. the what she said is he'd ask for a request for the president and never was granted that. what he says is he was there hanging around and talking to people. >> a fix fewer in the white house. >> white house reporters have seen him around the white house with access. >> he has tapes of some of these kefrgss. let's bring in--will we go with brilliant debecket or -- you really got to step back from all the little elements of this and look at the 30,000-foot view. the here is what michael wolff writes. in h particular in this hollywood reporter story yesterday. says hoping for the best with their personal futures as well as the country's future depending on it. my indelible impression of talking to them and observing them through much of the first year is they all, 100% came to believe he was incapable of functioning in his job. that is devastating stuff right there considering he had 200 on-the-record conversations. he has tapes of it. how does this hurt the white house narrative? >> i t

. >> by the way, i just noticed i believe bernie sanders bought a combs.r i was very well -- i saw him briefly. >> also on the immigration front act decision today for the white house to end special protections nearly 200,000 immigrants from el salvador. giving them to the temporary protective status until september of 2019 to leave the u.s. or face deportation. this is a program tps, i think of bill and the tps reports. office space. but it really is a program that gives humanitarian relief for people whose countries have been hit hard with natural disasters or other major problems. this was temporary, there was an earthquake in el salvador 15, 16 renewed but in some cases people lived in the u.s. under tps decades. >> our current immigration system is broken. we all know that. but the constitution with congress the responsibility to set policy for the nation. and while we kick the can down the road with these temporary type of -- temporary solutions, it doesn't give the incentive to address the ultimate issue. so the president's order is 18 months for co

i actually had to laugh at sarah huckabee sanders, though. you want to talk about the ultimate projection, questioning chuck schumer -- i mean, her boss is the guy who manifestly is clueless about the details, who has to be basically locked into his bedroom to stay away from all of this. >> and who the staff describes -- >> staff describes as never reading it. mitch mcconnell says publicly we're trying to figure out what the president's position is on this. once again, we have this trumpian projection when you have your own boss as the guy who is not doing it, but again, you know, talk about the way it is not setting the stage for these guys to negotiate in good faith going forward. >> kimberly? >> i think that's absolutely right. i was going to make the point about, you know, mitch mcconnell, sarah huckabee sanders offering to send someone over to the senate to explain it. i think maybe a lot of people on both sides of the aisle wanted somebody to come over and explain exactly what the white house's position was because they didn't know. tha

>> she's clearly running. >> bernie sanders? >> i think he thinks he's running but he's not going to call me. >> cory booker? >> oh, he's running. >> jeh johnson. >> that's a new name. >> biden? >> what about dana milbank? >> you preempted my announcement. >> did you talk to a rep from biden's camp? >> i'm not going to go into it. what i'm telling all of them, it's too early to have these discussions. they need to focus on the mid-term elections like barack obama did in 2006 and that, yeah, they have to start thinking about the things to put in place at the end of this year. we ought to be focused on nothing besides taking the house and senate and these governors seats. >> i'm sure all 16 of those folks took your advice. >> yeah, right. >> jim messina, thank you. always good to see you in the flesh, michael steel and dana milbank. we are waiting for this white house press briefing to get under way. they're running a little late today. all of this happening a little after mccabe stepping down, a frequent target of this president.