from today's washington journal, a look at how the shutdown is affecting federal workers. >> tom steyer is a billionaire hedge fund manager and major democratic party donor. he other press briefing to discuss his group, need to impeach and its advertising campaign calling for the impeachment of president trump. this is 20 minutes. >> i want to thank you for coming. and showing up on such short notice. one year ago yesterday, i announced that i would be focusing on two things in 2018. engaging young voters and pushing for impeachment. i believed that those two causes would make the biggest differential positive impact on our country. and they did! next generation america had the largest youth american voter in history last year. and they put the impeachment question squarely into the political conversation. i said last year, that i'm willing to do whatever i can to protect our country from this reckless, lawless and dangerous president. every day since, mr. trump has revealed new depths to his incompetence, his corruption and his cruelty. the threat he poses to the american people has on

. >>> billionaire democratic donor tom steyer says he will not challenge president trump in 2020 butouble down on his efforts to remove the president from office. as california senator kamala harris told cnn's jake tapper that she will make an announcement about her 2020 plans very soon. >> i will make my decision soon, not at this very moment. we is to understand that the american public and the people of our country are smart people who will make decisions about who will be their leader based on who they believe is capable, who they believe has an honest desire to lead, to represent, 0 to see them, to be a voice for them even if they have no power. >> joining us now is national political reporter from the "new york times" alex burns and cnn national political correspondent m.j. lee. great to have goth both of you . alex, what's the one burning question that all the candidates for 2020 will have to answer? >> the biggest question that all of them have to answer and i think kamala harris say great case in point is why are you running for president? why are you the singularly importan

tom steyer. it's his prerogative.t's not just the swing districts, they are getting a lot of pressure from the progressive based dog base. we saw kamala harris push for single-payer. the democratic party's definitely moving to the left. so what kind of impact, what pressure are they facing from that base? >> harris: one thing they are facing pressure over us to come up with some ideas about the economy and health care. if you could take the economy farther north for some of those compartmentalized groups of voters, it would be impressive to see democrats. because in terms of jobs for blacks and hispanics, i won't go down the list, but i caught what you said in that list of states. democrats have to figure out if they can come up with a presidential candidate who will actually go to wisconsin. [laughs] they had some real problems last time but didn't have anything to do with donald j. trump. it had to do with their own platform and whether their and is a come hither clinton, where she was going to go in with her focus

. >>> and next, billionaire businessman tom steyer is my guest.has spent millions trying to impeach donald trump. is he now about to officially run against him? >>> plus, madam speaker, nancy pelosi, hours away from the gavel again. >>> and you know, her story is a stunning one. and she has a revealing conversation coming up -- a conversation she had with her daughter. >> i went to her and said, your going to be a senior, mommy has a chance to run for congress and i don't even know if i'll win. >> she said get a life. >> she said, get a life, and i did. >>> tonight, another billionaire taking on trump, new signs that businessman tom steyer, who has already spent millions to impeach president trump, is gearing up for a presidential run. the billionaire heading to three key early caucus and primary states, iowa, nevada, and new hampshire in just the next couple of weeks, and tom steyer is "outfront" tonight, and tom, look, at this point, all signs point to you running. >> well, erin, i haven't made up my mind on that question. i'm obviously consider

we're expecting remarks this afternoon from tom steyer, talking about his drive to impeach president trump and his own political future. if he gets under way with that press conference, we'll have it for you right here on c-span3. in the meantime, a short while ago, both democrats and republican congressional leaders met with president trump at the white house. they -- both parties came out after the meeting to give their impression of what took place. >> cold out here. it's cold out here, and the temperature wasn't much warmer in the situation room. our meeting did not last long. but it is so sad that in a matter of hours or just a few days, many federal workers will not be receiving their paychecks. and what that means in their lives is tragic in terms of their credit rating, paying their mortgage, paying their rent, paying their car payment, paying their children's tuition and the rest. the president seems to be insensitive to that. he thinks maybe they could just ask their father for more money. but they can't. but they can't. and we think that the collateral damage that he is ca

>> we have more live programming coming up today with remarks from billionaire philanthropist tom steyer, he is holding a press conference in des moines iowa regarding his political plans. you can see live coverage of that at 4:30 eastern here on c-span 3. >>> the congressional hispanic caucus institute has a swearing in ceremony for newly elected hispanic members of congress, and expected participants are nancy pelosi and senate minority leader cluck schumer. live coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> coming up, this weekend, on book tv, saturday, at 6:45 p.m. eastern, california democratic senator kamala harris details her life and career through her book "the truths we hold," an american journey. at 11:00 p.m. eastern, actor os guinness, talks about his latest book "last call for liberty." and then on sunday, on afterwards, at 9:00 p.m. eastern, journalist nalikqua allen talks about "it was all a dream," the broken promise to black america. she is interviewed by the root editor in chief danielle veldman. watch book tv this weekend on c-span 2. >>> texas sent nine

. >>> well bay area billionaire tom steyer will not be running for president in 2020. the 61-year-old political activist made the announcement today in des moines, iowa, the site of the first nominating contest but instead dedicating 100% of his time effort and resources working to impeach president trump and remove him from office. >> the debate over whether or not grounds for impeachment exist is over. he met the criteria long ago. the question remaining is, what congress will do. >> steyer plans to continue to run the television ads calling for the president's impeachment and plans to host town hall meetings to, quote, deepen america's understanding of trump's impeachable offenses. >>> and this is day 19 with no end in sight of the government shutdown. >> the president walked out of the brief meeting with congressional leaders after democrats refused to give into his demands for funding the border wall. >> lana zak with the story from washington, d.c. >> reporter: negotiations over the border wall and the government shutdown have completely broken down. >> well, unf

he met the criteria long ago. >> in the coming year, steyer plans to spend $40 million of his own money to continue funding an impeachment campaign, including commercials like this one. >> there's nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people. together, we will make this happen. >> although steyer himself won't be a candidate, some say he's expected to be influential. hoover institution fellow, bear in mind whoever he decides to support is going to have the benefit of potentially his name, potentially also his money. >> all eyes are on the democratic party ahead of the 2020 primary season. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren has announced her intention to run. manry waiting on former vice president joe biden and camilla harris launching a formal campaign later in the year. >> the people of our country are smart people who will make decisions about who will be their leader based on who they believe it capable. who they believe has an honest desire to lead, represent, to see them, be a voice for them. >> a crowded field of democratic contenders ahead. >> its messa

anna wiernicki: billionaire tom steyer joined green at the capitol tuesday.he bankrolls an organization called 'need to impeach'steyer says his petition calling on congress to impeach the president has 7 million signatures.but getting other democratic lawmaker to sign on -- is going to be difficult. henry cuellar: xa democratic congressman henry cuellar.henry cuellaru.s. congressman, d-texastake cg @ 1:12-1:18we are waiting for a mueller report, we are waiting for other things, we can't jump to that conclusion.anna wiernicki: and the president himself has dismissed the idea ...earlier this monthdonald trump: you can't impeach somebody who is doing a great jobin washington, i'm anna wiernicki. (vicki) hundreds of teachers and their supporters held a rally outside of san francisco city hall today. they are calling for what they say is their fair share of the city's 180-million dollars in education funds. organizers say the money would keep teachers in the classroom, and schools running. rally leaders say their action is the culmination of online petitions, as w

this is something that steyer, for example, has been big on. support for medicare for all. rush away from a tough on security as crucial to immigration reform. do you think these are shaping up to be the litmus tests for 2020? >> i think they are. and i think 2019 is going to look a lot like 2007 where the tolerance for iraq, anything iraq was zero. in that case, then senator obama had never voted, but he had been against the war. and you had hillary clinton, john edwards, joe biden, chrissed to had voted for it. you couldn't get past it. if you knew how to spell iraq, you were out. and those might be the litmus tests. it might be -- i mean, if someone is spotted with amazon prime packages on their front porch, they might have a problem, but there's going to be a zero -- they're going to have options. >> right. a lot of options. thank you all. >> they should run that agenda. i love it. >> from the republican on the panel, thank you much. stick around for a little bit longer. after the break 15 minutes ago we heard as you saw on the show chuck schumer on the floor calling th

bay area billionaire tom steyer announced today he would not throw his name into the race for president. however, what he plans to do instead is certainly raising some eyebrows. >> the decision comes as many democratic contenders are exploring bids including california senator kamala harris. >> abc 7 news reporter chris nguyen is on the story. >> reporter: after years of publicly toying with the idea of running for president, next gen america founder and bay area billionaire tom steyer announced in iowa today that he would not be seeking public office. but instead devote his time and money into trying to get president trump impeached. >> the debate over whether or not grounds for impeachment exist is over. he met the criteria long ago. >> reporter: in the coming year steyer plans to spend at least $40 million of his own money to continue funding an impeachment campaign including commercials like this one. >> there's nothing more powerful than the unified voice of the american people. together we will make this happen. >> reporter: all eyes are on the democratic party ahead of the 2020 p

we're expecting remarks this afternoon from tom steyer, talking about his drive to impeach president trump and his own political future. if he gets under way with that press conference, we'll have it for you right here on c-span3. in the meantime, a short while ago, both

>> take that, michael bloomberg and tom steyer. he said let's not divide here.not even out of the gate. let's take a breath. it was interesting. there is so much news with the shut down and everything else. the fact that she decided to come out on new year's eve and get ready of everybody. not just get ready, but call the field and start to insult her adversaries. she is taking direct aim at tom steyer and michael bloomberg and arguing that the democrats need to put someone forward who has a better economic message that was part of hillary clinton's problem in 2016. she is taking aim at those people early. anyone who joins it will start to pay attention to the breath and depth of that field early on. >> you mentioned hillary clinton and about how she is taking meetings with people like elizabeth warren. kamala harris, cory booker and eric garcetti and more. is that just a kind of rite of passage or are they trying to actually get her endorsement? >> both. you have to go to the previous nomination and you have a lot of votes. go to her and maybe get lined up down

one person not on the list is tom steyer. tom is joining me now from san francisco.re heading to iowa. what prompted this decision? what was the nail in the coffin and go onto announce you're not going to run to iowa. >> i've said i'm going to do the thing that i think has the most differential, positive impact. >> you have. >> i think we have a huge crisis in the united states. that crisis is the president. impeach and remove this president as soon as possible. that's what i'm going to do. >> if you're not running because you want to pursue impeachment, are you worried about that as being something of an empty goal because you have republicans holding the senate, impeachment will not get the president out of office. >> well, i think everybody is focusedmechanics of impeachment and i understand that. what really is going on is that the power is the voice and the opinion of the american people. the only way that this president is going to be impeached and removed from office is the american people where they are democrats or republicans or independents across the boar

tom steyer will not be running for president in 2020.g a trip to iowa, ending months of speculation. steyer said he will devote 100% of his time to impeaching president trump. and woodstock making a comeback for its 50th anniversary. and it will feature some original headliners from 1969. there will be 40 performers booked for three stages for the three-day festival in new york. the festival will feature some newer bands that will pay tribute to the artists of the originalled woodstock. specific performers will not be announced until tickets go on sale next month and, cheryl, wow, is that the crowd? cheryl: that's going to be really fun. that's the original woodstock. obviously it's famous for the crowds that it gathered in this tiny new york town. i can't wait. lauren: let's get tickets. cheryl: switching gears to this, you have probably seen the headlines this morning. amazon founder and ceo, jeff bezos, is getting a divorce with his wife mckenzie, they've been married for 25 years. he's the richest man in the world, estimated $137 bil

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. >> and tom steyers says that he will not run but instead focus his efforts on taking on the president from outside, namely through need to impeach, a group he founded after the 2016 election. >>> head of a firefighters union is blasting president trump for his threat to cut off emergency aid to california for its devastating wildfires. the president tweeted this, billions of dollars are sent to the state of california for forest fires that with proper forest management would never happen. unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, i've ordered fema to send no more money. it is a disgraceful situation in lives and money. >> the president of the international association of firefighters responding in a statement saying while our president is tweeting on the sidelines in d.c., our fellow americans 3,000 miles to the west are mourning loved ones, entire communities have been wiped off the man and thousands of people are still trying to figure out where they're going to call home. state officials also point out that more than half of california's forests are owned and managed b

tom steyer from san francisco has raised tens of millions of dollars and has run advertising campaigns to gain support for the impeachment campaign. >>> teachers and oakland have a strike authorization vote. the unit has 3000 members and the contract expired a year and a half ago. they're asking for a 12% pay raise over three years and smaller class size. the district facing massive budget deficits and could consolidate schools to save money offering a 5% increase over three years. estate board will hear the starting thursday. >>> stanford police issued a community alert about a sexual assault on the campus. investigators had happened around 1 a.m. thursday on escondido road near the student dorms. a woman told police that a man restrained her repeatedly groped her. investigator say they woman knows the attacker and that he is 21 years old. if you have information, call stanford police. >>> some homeowners in walnut creek have damages to repair after a 200-year-old oak tree came crashing down right in between two homes. this happened early saturday morning. both houses now have damage

fox 17 in des moines, iowa, as billionaire tom steyer says he will not run for president in 2020. tom steyer invested $20 million in grassroots organizing for democrats in an effort to have an impact on midterm elections. he is also pushing for impeachment on the president. fox 13 in tampa as many fellows in florida show up at their local registration offices as their right to cast ballots was restored. the measure took effect tuesday and applies to all felons who have done their time and completed the terms of their probation and parole with the exception of those committed of murder or offenses. and this is alive look at las vegas from fox 5. transportation secretary canceled her plan to deliver the keynote address at an electronics show in las vegas. she joins the head of the communications division and several other government officials who say they were going to go, who now say they are not attending because of the government shutdown. that is tonight's live look from outside the beltway from "special report." we will be right back. smile dad. i take medication for high blood

kennedy: he's not a progressive democrat like tom steyer. >> he can help voter turnout to, he can dooter education. you don't have to run -- >> maybe he doesn't feel represented by either major political party finish. >> him as a third party candidate will not move the ball forward, and if his mission is to defeat trump, it will not work. kennedy: i don't know, man, it's an apple world. >> i am totally convinced. kennedy: you're selling ibms right now. >> go, no, i think i'm selling apple watches, actually. [laughter] kennedy: i don't know. here's the thing, and this is a problem with the big strain of populism that's taken over both parties, choice is now demonized. it really is. and it becomes zero sum politics and economics, and that has been disproven, but, you know, you're hell bent on reliving the lessons of history again and again. >> kennedy, where would -- as a democrat, where would howard find his place in our party? kennedy: i don't care. i don't need for him to find a groove. i'm not a democrat. >> it doesn't work -- kennedy: i don't care. >> that's what i care as a -- ke

if we cannot do this for political reasons like it appeared with bill clinton or like tom steyer is doingink it will keep it on the table. >> chris: thank you, panel. see you next sunday. up next, our "power players of the week. we will introduce you to to new members of congress and ask how they plan to reach across the aisle an end the shutdown. ♪ >> chris: with the old guard in washington not getting much done we met this week with two new members of the 116 congress to get their fresh ideas. we sat down with democrat... alyssa slotkin of michigan who served three tours in iraq with the cia and with republican mark green of tennessee, who was on the special ops team that captured saddam hussein. and they are our "power players of the week" ." welcome to "fox news sunday." >> delighted to be here. >> thanks for having us. >> chris: you both talk about trying to get things done, trying to compromise, to break the gridlock in washington. be specific. let me start with you, congresswoman, how? >> sure, the perfect example is the government shutdown. we have the basis of a deal, both sides

at least in the absence of big conclusions for mueller. >> of course, tom steyer potentially going tohment horse to that. this is going to be a pressure point for kamala harris, and cory booker. and on and on and on. what do you think they should do? >> they're in a tough spot. this is something the democratic base wants to hear. but the truth of the matter is, it would be an -- the whole -- it would just be an exercise, essentially. because the senate is not going to convict him. so they would go through all of this, spend all of this political capital on it, and could impeach him. but in the end, they're not going to get rid of him. and that's really what democrats want. they really want to get rid of him. they don't want just some sort of show vote. >> it's like, resign, please. the one point on this that i do think we should talk about is this is really about democrats showing an ability to fight. historically, this has been a party that's been about compromise and, you know, forget our values for a minute. we'll do what we need to do to just, you know, plug our noses and do this

not clear if steyer will launch a presidential campaign or an exploratory committee. in the past, the democrat has started petitions to try to push for the impeachment of president donald trump. >>> instead of delivering a speeding ticket, one highway patrolman getting a big thank you service a surprise and sudden delivery. >> central valley chp officer jeff lloyd was in the middle of a traffic stop yesterday on highway 99 in sacramento county, dealing with that driver but another car with a pregnant woman inside pulled up behind them on the shoulder. that woman was in labor. officer lloyd jumped into action, grabbing medical equipment from his suv. the newborn born about two minutes later. >> i grabbed the baby, find out she wasn't making any sound. the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. i unwrapped her, said what the heck am i supposed to do now, put her on mom's stomach and the baby instantly started crying. >> firefighters and paramedics took over. the mother and baby are said to be healthy and doing just fine. >>> who needs tinder, match.com, plenty of f

not running is tom steyer, a billionaire hedge fund manager and major democratic party donor. he held a press briefing in des moines to discuss his group need to impeach and its advertising campaign calling for impeachment of president trump. this is about 20 minutes. >> hey, guys. i want to thank you for coming and showing up on such short notice. a year ago yesterday i i nounsed that i'd be focusing on two things in 2018, engaging young voters and pushing for impeachment. i believed that those two causes would make the biggest differential positive impact on our country. and they did. next gen america engineered the largest voter -- youth voter mobilization in american history last year. and the nearly 7 million americans organized by need to impeach put the impeachment question squarely n into political conversation. i said last year that i'm willing to do whatever i can to protect our country from this reckless, lawless, and dangerous president. every day since, mr. trump has revealed new depths to his incompetence, his corruption, and his cruelty. the threat he poses to t

tom steyer declined to say who he might support for president of the 2020 election. >>> governor newsom is first state budget will be invalid, and the inaugural address he says he will work to keep what former governor brown called the states rainy day fund, governor newsom has already talked about new spending ideas that would cost more than to have billion dollars, those include more money for early childhood education, improving the 911 system, streamlining the dmv, expanding free tuition at community college, more money also for new healthcare programs. later this morning, the president of san jose university will join us in the studio to discuss education funding and other nuisance budget. happy right now, the san francisco bay ferry running its new service between richmond and san francisco k tvs elissa harrington reports it's a big milestone right here in the bay area and its expecting to be very popular. we were on board the maiden voyage it took about 30 minutes to get from richmond to the port of san francisco. a chance to speak with riders that were very excited to be on a bo

. >>> democratic activist tom steyer says he will not run for the white house in 2020 but will insteadocus on calling for president trump's impeachment. many expected the california billionaire investor to announce his candidacy yesterday at an event in des moines, iowa. instead he said that he's spending $40 million designed to pressure the house to begin impeachment hearings. he has already spent $50 million. >>> north korean leader kim wants a second summit with president trump to discuss the nuclear standoff. chinese state media today reported the alleged comments following kim's visit to beijing this week. kim purportedly told chinese president xi jinping that he hopes a summit will achieve a result the international community will welcome. >>> secretary of state mike pompeo is promising allies in the middle east that the u.s. won't abandon the fight against isis despite plans to pull out of syria. the u.s. aircraft carrier "john stennis" returned to the persian gulf last month to provide support to those troops in the region. charlie d'agata went on board and found the mission do

billionaire's tom steyer will over the money o next two years on trying to impeach trump.o a little higher against the dollar. >> i believe at least that it will be further down, even less than that, perhaps third when i say 90, i am saying in the short-term. , would be very optimistic perhaps i hopefully am wrong, i see the others are weighted different, and it is different. viviana: global news 24 hours a day on air and @tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. am viviana hurtado. this is bloomberg. francine, tom? tom: thank you so much. washington,, california, texas, their subtle employees. do not forget south dakota. maybe a thousand civilian employee, -- maybe 3000 civilian employees. i am watching south dakota. the senator, mike rounds, joins us. what is the impact? sen. rounds: it certainly is an impact, not only those looking at a couple of weeks without pay but also those who they serve. i have worked with the good people who control the -- who work at the control towel in's -- control tower in sioux falls at th

we have more live coverage coming up with remarks from billionaire philanthropist tom steyer. he has a press conference broadcast from des moines, iowa, regarding his plans. see that at 4:30 eastern here on c-span3. then the congressional hispanic caucus institute will hold a swearing in. expected participants include house speaker nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. live coverage of that starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. we'll have it for you here on c-span3. today is the 19th day of the government shutdown. both the house and senate are in session today. the house will begin consideration of four bills that seek to open parts of the government that remain shut down. the senate is in recess right now, but when they come back this afternoon, they are not expected to take up any of the four measures. also, president trump is scheduled to travel to capitol hill today. he'll be meeting with senate republicans. democrats are expected back at the white house later this afternoon for more negotiation. we'll continue to update the story as needed. >>> coming up this weekend on book tv, saturd

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there are rumors kamala harris and bill steyer could enter the race. >> we'll see.ax break for tesla buyers is going away. the federal government's $7,500 tax credit will be cut in half. it is fazing out once an automaker sells 2,000 electric cars, a milestone tesla reached this year. >>> happening at 9:33 tonight, an unexpected bonus from the space craft that showed us our first pictures of pollute owe. after that encounter, scientists redirected new horizons towards a small object maybe 20 miles in diameter that we did not know existed until a few years ago. here is "abc 7 news" reporter wayne freedman on tonight's close encounter. >> reporter: a few pixels sharpened on the last day of 2018, the early stuff an aapproaching astronomical frenzy. >> we have never been not surprised before. >> i hate to have expectation because when i have an expectation it is exceeded. >> reporter: part of a story that pays off tonight that began in january 2006 with the launch of the new horizon space craft from cape canaveral. the encore, following a performance. >> they did a fly-

. >> tom steyer is coming to iowa this week after airing an aggressive new ad in the state during playoff> he is the most corrupt president in american history. >> all the fresh faces in the field, bernie sanders home state urging him to sit this out. editors, electro- math, i hired message, he is convincing himself that he is the person who can win the white house in 2020. we are not convinced he should. some supporters and iowa still seems were that he wasn't treated as an equal to hillary clinton and 2016. today, hillary clinton revealed her own hard feelings. >> there's been a lot of talk recently about whether our country is ready for woman leaders. that really takes me back. >> she is the only one who wants to go back. >> i'm not relitigating 2016. >> just about everyone we spoke to here in des moines, iowa, say they like to elizabeth warren and some told us they want to pick a favorite candidate very soon. nobody told us they were ready to make that person elizabeth warren or another candidates. they want to hear from more democratic tenders. >> bret: and they will. peter doocy, th

. >> tom steyer.iggest group, potential candidates we're still waiting to hear from. >> i have to ask you about 2020. >> biden, beto, bernie, seven more senators and a dozen other democrats, probably even more weighing a run that have yet to tell us. enough to fill a debate stage or two. >> if you're keeping your own score hard at home, use a pencil, it will change quickly or there will be a lot of scratching out. we'll be right back. [friend] i've never seen that before. ♪ ♪ i have... ♪ i have... ♪here you come again lookin' ♪a body has a right to ♪and shakin' me up so applebee's all you can eat is back. now with shrimp. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. whoooo. did you know the exact same hotel room... ...can have many different prices? that's why tripadvisor searches over 200 booking sites to find the lowest price on the hotel you want. your perfect hotel room for the perfect price! at&t provides edge-to-edge intelligence, covering virtually every part of your retail business. so that if

tom steyer who made a living out of pushing for impeachment. there's no way you're going to get account impeachment word out of the democratic party but i think all democrats need to give nancy pelosi some respect. she's a historic figure. like eleanor roosevelt or madeleine albright. she's a giant in women's history. she knows what she's doing and she's asking for a few months here to get the government reopened to deal with this wall issue once and for all and to move the democratic party forward in an optimistic way and let the mueller report be the mueller report and maybe talk about impeachment in a more serious way but now while 800,000 workers are unemployed. >> you congresswoman tlaib is not backing down. this is what she told our affiliate. watch this. >> i know that if i was a man it, might have been differently. i know that for me, i've always been this way. i mean, i think no one expects me to be anything but myself. the girl from southwest detroit, the little sass and attitude. i think you know, president trump has met his match. >

after weeks, tom steyer says he is not running for president. movement is starting to pick up.s kelsey gabbert going all in. >> i have decided to run and will make a formal announcement the next week. >> meanwhile, momentum around kamala harris may announce she is running around dr. martin luther king jr. day. other democrats are making stops of their own. congressman beato o'rour-- beto o'rourke kicking off a road trip and julian castro will announce and senator elizabeth warren in new hampshire. >> let's start with the gentle lady from hawaii. this is david on how these would be candidates approach this. they won't say yes until they say yes. >> a, why? b, she is somebody who has been really problematic. she defended assad. she wrote an op-ed literally taking on democrats for having criticisms of the knights of columbus and me as a reproductive rights activist. the knights of columbus funds these fake clinics that lure vulnerable pregnant women to convince them to not have abortions. their financial investment in social issues democrats have said are not part of our platform

. >>> democratic party mega donor tom steyer need to a piece campaign beginning summit meeting today in washington dc. he will urge lawmakers to open impeachment proceedings against president trump. the two-day summit will include a townhall gathering about the state of the union and will conclude with participants hand delivering articles of impeachment to representatives. organizers say this will be an effort to increase pressure on lawmakers to remove the president from office. he has from san francisco and has raised tens of millions of dollars and has run ad campaigns to gain support for the impeachment movement. >>> happening today, demonstrators plan a big rally outside of an emergency meeting at the state public utilities commission. the reason, pg&e. a group called the note pg&e bailout the coalition is protesting the idea of a state bailout for the embattled utility company. the cpuc emergency meeting at a rally begins at 2:30 this afternoon, in san francisco. strathmore pressure is growing the states biggest utility to do more to secure their infrastructure in fire prone a

. >>> tom steyers says that he will not run. he will instead focus his efforts to take on president trump by the outside namely through need to imt peach, a group he founded after the election. he says that he is putting $16 million more into his impeachment campaign. >>> head of the firefighter's union blasting president for his threat to cut off emergency aid to california for the devastating wildfires. the president tweeted, quote, unless they get their act together, which is unlikely, i have ordered fema to send no more money. it is a disgraceful situation in lives and money. >> and the president of the association responded while our president is tweeting on the sidelines in d.c., our fellow americans 3,000 miles to the left are mourning loved one, entire communities have been wiped of on the map, thousands are still trying to figure out where they are going to call home. state officials also point out that more than half of california's forests are owned and managed by federal agencies. >>> ahead numerous calls being made

she spent a week in iowa about a year before the caucuses, but it is a tom steyer, as you mentioned, who has an appearance tomorrow in iowa. he introduced himself with commercials aimed at impeaching president trump. >> the question isn't whether he should be impeached anymore. he is the most corrupt president in american history and we all know it. the question now is, how fast can we move past this president so we can build a more just and prosperous future? >> he will appear at a press conference tomorrow, then later at a town hall at the state capital in des moines, des moi. some are calling it a soft launch for a presidential bid. they were discussing the congressman who called the president a profane word last week when talking about impeachment. >> she would be the last elected person to curse in public. [applause] you know, that is my response. there are also very powerful voices right now in our country who are selling hate and division among us, and we also need to check that. >> and the former secretary under president obama also made a stop at iowa. can you believe it? th

. >> when you talk about billionaires and the democratic primary, tom steyer is considering running.you mean anybody that is a billionaire should be precluded from running in >> of course not. i just mean people should not be self-funding. and they should not be funded from pacts from other billionaires. a primary is an opportunity to hear from the grassroots, to see what you can build. to see what kind of energy is out there. get out there, trust your message, trust what it is that you're fighting for. and if someone else wants to fight for something different, trust them to get out there and fight it. and then let's see where grassroots america is. let's see where people across this country say, you know what? i want to be part of this. i am in this fight all the way. >> senator elizabeth warren is our guest. senator, i'm not going to let you leave a good long time. we'll be right back with senator elizabeth warren. rren i'm ken jacobus and i switched to the spark cash card from capital one. i earn unlimited 2% cash back on everything i buy. and last year, i earned $36,000 in cash

progressive billionaire tom steyer announcing he's not running for president. trump instead. that's what he said. even though he also claimed he wants a positive path forward for america. listen. >> i'm going to spend 100% of my time working to impeach and remove this president. from my standpoint, what we really need to do is to get back on a positive path together. with an idea of what america stands for, how we relate to each other and a vision of how were going to move together as a country. >> ed: in another sign democratic senator kamala harris is seriously considering a 2020 bid, she released her new book today, a biography. it may have been rushed to the producers too soon because she praises the leadership of larry wallace who resigned after a sexual harassment settlement came to light. progressive senator elizabeth warren fresh off the first visit to iowa. now heading to new hampshire this weekend. warren has launched an exploratory committee for 2020 amid some controversy. today is national law enforcement appreciation da day. the south carolina sher

there are some democrats, you have tom steyer running ads now, pro-impeachment ads and at the same timeave other folks who say let's get other things done. let's not make that the focus. let's wait to see what mueller has to do. that's something that she has to manage up until mueller does do something, and then it becomes a lot more different, more difficult depending on what comes out. >> i found it interesting today that there's almost been more criticism of her bringing up impeachment than her language and by others there was more criticism of the language than the impeachment. it really did depend on which side of this debate you're on. >> she is managing a lot of divisions in her own caucus about how far to go on these issues, but the reality is even if you're hungry for impeachment you don't want to sound like you're hungry for impeachment. >> she sounded hungry for impeachment. >> you want to go in like you're doing a legal process, which it is, and that requires a certain demeanor, and i think that the -- you know, she, the good thing about nancy pelosi as speaker is she's been

. >> reporter: billionaire tom steyer is coming to iowa.yoff games with a strong anti-trump ad. >> the kweu isn't whether she should be impeached. he's the most corrupt president in history and we know it. >> reporter: senator elizabeth warren drew big crowds during her three day trip to iowa and found some likely caucus goers are still wrong because they don't think bernie sanders got a fair shake in the 2016 caucuses. >> i'm not relitigating 2016. but, i think right now, in a 2020 presidential primary, that as democrats, we have a chance to strengthen democracy. >> reporter: tkerny sanders, who had many fans at warren's event in iowa, hasn't announced his plan for 2020 but is being urged not to get in the race. dana. >> dana: that's interesting to know. peter, thank you. let's bring in associate editor at real clear politics. i want to ask you something about the biden quote in "the new york times." seems like a strange way to try to galvanize the grass roots around you to say, i have to, i have to. doesn't sound like the ground swell way

people who are willing to put the money into real education of these issues, that they have with tom steyerge soros, they had with weinstein and others, i mean, there's a lot you can do. harvey weinstein poured tens of millions of dollars into left-wing causes. he is out of the picture now. they have a lot more behind him. >> i think you have to start one thing on the educational system is turning out people that have no knowledge of history, and these are not democrats of the '50s the 50s that our faculty members. they are not progressives of the '60s, not radicals of the ' 70s and approach of the 80s. these are socialists that are teaching our youth. we have to address some fundamental structural changes. do not give money to universities unless it targeted. get rid of tenure. let people with an academic degree teach high school kids with a masters degree. get rid of the school of education. get rid of tenure, as i said. we've got to start -- why aren't we taxing these multibillion-dollar endowments? we got to look at education first of all, and then the republican party has been caricatu

tom steyer, behind the movement to impeach.den boy, beto o'rourke, is planning a solo road trip outside of texas where he can pop into places like community college campuses and meeting voters while he mulls a run. he won't announce a decision until february at the soonest. meanwhile, you have california senator kamala harris embarking on a book tour hitting the east coast with the kid's version of the book as well as she introduces herself to the american people. joining me is political reporter and "wall street journal" political reporter ken thomas. thank you very much for being here. the field is growing by the minute even if folks haven't officially announced. in looking at what happened in iowa over the weekend with senator warren, what names were you hearing and how much of a factor is beto o'rourke or kamala harris? >> the biggest thing we heard from voters as i was there covering the first trip was how important it was to them to beat donald trump. more than any litmus test with medicare for all and money in politics,

. >>> moving on to a big new political invesment by democrat tom steyer.committed $40 million to impeach the president. he's invested at least $50 million in the cause and some of the money may also be used to target republican senators up for re-election the next year. >>> president trump visits texas today for a firsthand look at what he says is a humanitarian and national security crisis. >> two senators from texas will join him. nearly every other state and official for the region, including republicans oppose how the president is handling the issue. meanwhile, abc's matt gutman was there when border patrol agents found families who crossed into the u.s. seeking asylum. >> reporter: these are two families that were taken across the border by coyotes. basically, they were dumped out in the middle of the river. their pants are wet, they have been forced to walk. border patrol agents are processing them. most are not allowed to take anything, so this little girl all she took is her barbie. her mother took a couple diapers. this is jessica from nicaragua a