u.s. department of health & human services. tish * i have got good news and bad news. g at $20 trillion in our national debt. that's trillion with a t. >> let me just say the absolute level of debt is a concern for me and a concern for the president. and as you mentioned under the last administration, they doubled the debt. having said that, our number of one focus is economic growth. we need to get the economic growth to solve the issues that we have in this country. so the debt is a longer-term issue, not a shorter-term issue, but something we are focused on as well. gary: sounds like getting a hand on entitlement spending and our national debt isn't a top priority right now. but as he pointed it it doubled over the last 8 years it's not as though it happened overnight. it doubled the last 8 years. trish: let's go to cheryl casone and david asman. if you were going to prioritize things' what would it be. >> economic growth and then national debt. he said there are times when you have to worry about the debt, but now we have to worry about debt. there are times you hav

u.s. department of health & human services. >> welcome back.inue to talk about the market frankford line and the modified schedule in effect. they also have shuttle buses that will be on stands by to help you through the morning commute. expecting more people, more crowds than we saw yesterday with lighter volume after the super bowl but still watching for that now that we know the cars are short and we'll continue to see what happens with the morning rush at this point. may want to take the trolleys between west philadelphia and center city. meanwhile we're looking outside live at 422. this is under route 23, the overnight construction is clear. all lanes opened. looking pretty good right there. in upper gwynedd we have a problem happening on welsh road at sandy's lane here and then watching for water that's coming up from the ground causing some flooding. water crews on the way to investigate that situation, matt. >> thank you, karen. >>> time for your first look at business. vizio will pay over claims it has been spying on its customers. it

u.s. department of health and human services found about half of all children have been bullied. our panel discovered a number that's much more alarming. >> it was unanimous. every child admitted to being bullied. tonight they explained what that's really like. >> if only my parents knew. >> if only my parents knew. >> how it feels to be bullied. >> to be bullied. >> if only my parents knew what it was like to be bullied in 2017. >> with a show of hands, tell us how many of you have been bullied. wow. >> they created another instagram account. >> i've been called fat, ugly. >> just one liners. >> this one girl kept saying these racist jokes to me. >> i don't think understands. even though he's a high school principal, he knows about this stuff. >> these days, kids will like make up jokes about how you need to kill yourself.. >> these days, kids will like make up jokes about how you need to like kill yourself, go die. it just doesn't make sense. it's a lot to handle. i think if only they could see what was going on in my head. >> when it comes to social media, it doesn't go away.

u.s. department of health & human services. nicole: morning. 5:15 a.m. york gave president tripp meets israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house today. the administration says the two state solution is not necessary to achieve peace between israel and the means. that's a major reversal of long-standing u.s. policy. the two leaders are also expected to discuss iran and a potential move of the u.s. embassy in israel from tel aviv to jerusalem. chief executive of the country's largest retailers will also meet with the president today and they will make their case at a proposed border tax will raise the prices and hurt their businesses. this comes as the president is finalizing his tax plan that he plans to unveil in the coming weeks. fed chair janet yellen is bullish on the u.s. economy and that could mean a hike in interest rates. she told lawmakers yesterday that job gains and rising inflation could get the fed to raise rates as soon as march. let's check at u.s. stock market futures after record closes yesterday for the dow, nasdaq, s&

of health care. next, we welcome ms. ann maxwell, assistant inspector gem in the office of evaluation and inspections in the u.s. department of health and human services office. next we want to welcome mr. paul howard, who is a senior fellow and director of health policy at the manhattan institute. as well as mr. josh archambault from the foundation of government accountability. and mr. timothy m. westmoreland, professor from practice and senior scholar and health law. welcome all of you. thank you to all our witnesses for being here today, providing testimony before the subcommittee. we look forward to hearing from you on this important issue. you're aware that the committee is holding an investigative hearing and has the practice of taking doesn't under oath. do any of you have any objection to testifying under oath? seeing no objections, we move forward. the chair that advises you, under the house rules committee, entitled to be advised by counsel. do you want to be advised by counsel? please rise and raise your right hand and i'll swear you in. do you swear the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whol

move to consider congressman tom price to head the health and human services department and steven mnuchin as treasury secretary. live coverage of the u.s. senate is on c-span 2. >>> our state of the state coverage focuses on iowa next. governor terry branstad gives his final state of the state address. he was recently nominated by president trump to be the next u.s. ambassador to china. this is about a half an hour. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. madam lieutenant governor, mr. speaker, madam speaker -- let me start over again here. madam lieutenant governor, mr. president, madam speaker, legislative leaders, legislators, judges, elected officials, distinguished guests, family, friends and fellow iowans. i'm honored to address a joint session of the general assembly delivering the condition of the state for the final time as your governor. for 22 years, i have addressed this body as governor and today i want to especially welcome the 22 new legislators who are with us from both sides of the aisle who were elected in november. your constituents sent you to work hard, to work for them, and to help make iowa a better place.

move on to consider congressman tom price to head health and human services department and steve mnuchin as treasurer secretary. live coverage of the u.s. senate is on c-span 2. coming up next from boise, idaho, governor butch otter with his annual message to state lawmakers. you can watch more state of the state speeches at c-span.org by typing your state in the search bar. >> honored guests, friends, my family and, of course, our first lady, miss lori. before i begin, allow me to add my welcome and my best wishes for all the new members of the legislature joining us here today. thank each of you for bringing your life experiences and your unique perspectives to our important work here in the people's house. also, i have the privilege today of introducing newly elected supreme court justice robin brodin to this chamber and to the idaho judiciary. congratulations, madam justice. [ applause ] the new year also brings some key departures from our executive branch of government. i'm sure you will join me in wishing kevin kemp god speed in his new national responsibilities after two eventful and successful years as the director of the depa

u.s. senate will be in session this morning debating nomination of congressman ryan and then ben carson's nomination with health and human services and rick perry to lead the energy department. confirmation votes are expected during the week and possibly into next week. live coverage of the senate is on our companion network, c-span2. >> stand by for the attorney general of the united states. thank you.

on to consider congressman tom price to head the health and human services department and stephen manuchin as treasury secretary. live coverage of the u.s. senate son c-span2. we continue with our coverage of the state of state speeches with kate brown giving her 40 minute address. she calls her more invest ment and education and transportation infrastructure. >> good morning, everyone. i'm glad you were able to join us. i was a little worried yesterday that we might have an empty chamber today. thank you madam speaker and thank you for your extraordinary service to oregon. i'm inspired by the leadership that's earned you the speaker's office for a third consecutive assembly. congratulations. exactly 50 years ago today january 9th, 1967, tom mccall stood where i stand and took the oath of office as oregon's governor. oregon has changed in countless ways in the past half century. but one principle that has been endured can be found in the words governor mccall spoke at the beginning of his inaugural address. their words about the importance of a strong relationship between the governor and the legislature. to the extent it is humanly pos

more than a trillion dollar health agency budget; for a department that oversees food and drugs, biomedical research, public health threats; and, of course, a large portion of u.salthcare. that includes medicaid, which covers more than 74 million people; and medicare, over 55 million. his theme: a smaller role for the federal government. in congress, he backed a proposed cap on medicare spending per person. price also supported giving states fixed amounts, in block grants, to cover low-income people on medicaid. but his new boss, donald trump, said on the campaign trail he wouldn't touch medicare or medicaid: >> save medicare, medicare without cuts. save it! >> desjardins: mr. trump has not commented since becoming president, but he has stressed an area of agreement with price: repeal of the affordable care act. this was today at a joint press conference with japanese prime minister shinzo abe: >> obamacare as you know, is a total and complete disaster. going to have tremendous healthcare at lower price, going to be extremely happy. >> desjardins: while in congress, price wrote meantime, the "associated press" estimates 12 million americans have signed up for t

department of justice to investigate all programs that undercut american workers. >> the program allows tens of thousands to work in specialty positions in the u.s. more than 20,000 visas were granted in healthicine/life sciences. he is developing vaccines at a company based out of lab central. >> there's a significant population of immigrants who are in the biotech industry. having all these additional stumbling blocks would really take them back and really put a stop to some of these key, important talents that we need to bring here, that would accelerate some of this life-saving medicine. >> for many, it's personal. an employee at lab central, british citizen, and the daughter of a pakistani immigrant -- >> we have four children. we do worry about them and worry about their future within the u.s., with all that's happening at the minute. it's just an immigration ban, but where does it end? how far is this going to go? >> u.s. bioscience firms employ 1.7 million people. according to an industry backed study, including a rising number of foreigners. a draft executive order seen by bloomberg reads, "our visa programs should be administered in a manner that prioritizes the protection of ameri

move to consider congressman tom price to head the health and human services department and steven mnuchin as treasury secretary. live coverage of the u.s. senate is on c-span 2. >>> our state of the state coverage focuses on iowa next. governor terry branstad gives his final state of the state address. he was recently nominated by president trump to be the next u.s. ambassador to china. this is about a half an hour. >> thank you.

of health. he is the first nonveteran to head that department. >>> a lawmaker in mexico wants his country to stop importing corn from the u.s. because of president trump. the senator plans to introduce a bill to buy corn from brazil and argentina instead of the u.s. they imported $2.5 billion from american farmers in 2015. the threatened boycott is in response to president trump's tough stances on the border with mexico and the nafta. >>> people in eastern texas are surveying the damage after at least three tornadoes touched down today. this is the town of van va'a electric southwest of houston. look at the devastation there. at least seven people were hurt in that tornado. three other confirmed tornadoes in other cities also damaged homes and businesses. the threat of more severe weather is now over in the houston area. other parts of the gulf coast and the southeast could still see stormy weather through tomorrow. >> a new york city jury reached a verdict today in a high-profile murder case dating back four decades. jurors convicted pedro hernandez of the 1979 kidnapping and murder of 6-year-old etan patz. the little boy va

of money. >> reporter: andria borba, kpix5. >> the company that makes the auto injector said it's donated nearly 200,000 doses to public health departments, first responders and nonprofits. last week 30 u.s. senators sent the company a all right asking them to explain the price hike. >>> kpix5 hi-def doppler tracking a few light showers popping up east of santa rosa over the diablo range toward mount hamilton. the radar will fill in considerably overnight. we'll have the forecast at 4:30 tomorrow morning. lots of rain for the sierra and more snow. the snowiest place on earth right now, up to 500 inches of snow. we'll add 16 to that at the highest peak, winter weather advisory through saturday morning. low to mid-50s outside now for san francisco, san jose and livermore, 48 in santa rosa, 54 in concord. tonight we'll hang out around 50 degrees. the big story will be the rain moving in. our area of low pressure will pass by to the south this morning. the front this morning that was in and out in about three hours exited stage right. this one will drop into southern california which will be a significant problem from santa barbara to san diego. our local weather 4 a.m. rain begins. the stea

u.s. government accountability office. and anne maxwell, inspections of department department of health and human services office of inspector general. and paul howard director of health policy at the manhattan institute as well as mr. josh arsham arshambo. timothy m. westmoreland professor on the georgetown university. thank you for coming, looking forward to hearing from you on this important issue. doing so has the practice of taking testimony under oath. do any of you have objection to testify you should oath. see in objections. under the house rules committee and to be advised by counsel? do you prefer to be advised by counsel? >> i see no objection. swear you in. do you swear that the testimony you are about the o gio give is truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. all affirmed. section 1001 of the united states state code. -- is there some lights that will go on for them when they are -- we'll see. is there something in front of you, green means keep talking, yellow means you're time is about up. >> chairman murphy, ranking, members and members of the subcommittee, it's a pleasure to be here today to discuss

u.s. government accountability office. and anne maxwell, inspections of department of health and human services office of inspector general. and paul howard director of health policy at the manhattan institute as well as mr. josh arshambo. timothy m. westmoreland professor on health law at georgetown university. thank you to all of our witnesses for being here today, providing testimony before the subcommittee. look forward to hearing from you on this important issue. do any of you have if i objection to testifying under oath? seeing no objections we move forward. the chair that advises you are under the rules of the house rules committee and entitled to be advised by kou counsel. do you wish to be advised by counsel? seeing no hands, rise and i will swear you in. do you swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. all affirmed. you are subject to title 18 section 1001 of the united states code. call upon you each to give a five-minute summary of your -- i don't know if there is light in the room yet, are there lights for them that will go on for them when they are

u.s. supreme court. >>> despite efforts from the democrats tom price will be the new head of the health and human services departmentte lawmakers held a vote overnight. and the gop pushed his nomination through a divided senate. the georgia congressman has voted to get rid of obamacare and make changes to medicare. >>> president trump has agreed to honor the one china policy recognizing only one chinese government. president trump spoke by phone last night with chinese president ping. u.s. china relations took a hit after an election when president-elect trump took a call from the president of taiwan. last night president trump reaffirmed the one china policy and maintain only unofficial ties with taiwan. >>> leaked documents show the u.s. could be trying to put astronauts on the moon again. and the documents show it could happen soon. the trump administration wants to go back to the moon within three years. nasa already has a plan to get to mars sometime in the 2030s and a new mission to the moon could soon give them some practice. a spokesman at houston's johnson space center had no comment. still, astronauts are

u.s. senate. he was approved in a 52-47 vote along party lines. he will head the department of healthman services. price has promised he will dismantle president obama's healthcare overhall and make changes in medicare and he plans to cut federal funding for planned hand #450d -- -- parenthood. >>> bart policies similar to san francisco sanctuary policies cht cht. the proposal is taken up at the next meeting. >>> the price tag of the board wall between the united states and mexico is going up. at 8:00 how much more money it will cost to build than the original estimate by president trump. >>> the travel and adventure show is here. where you can reel in the big one. >>> good morning, we still have potholes causing troubles. also some slow traffic. you will see traffic here at the maze getting better. >>> a lot of cloud cover and fog in the mix. a few breaks increasing over the weekend. >>> how many people do you think get requests to get married on valentine's day? i would say a few. this is "mary you" by bruno mars -- -- marry. if there's a special song you want to hear, let us know.

health insurance rifles cannot merge. that is a decision from the judge in california saying it would lead to higher cost for you, the consumer, by eliminating some competition. the u.s. department ofto block the deal. there is good news on the job market. fewer americans are signing up for unemployment benefits. the number reaching a 12-week low this past week. 234,000. typically anything under 300,000 is viewed as healthy for the economy. we have been below that number for 101 consecutive weeks now. jonathan: another recall alert to tell you about this time nearly 100,000 sports cars are affected by it. the air bags. they might not deploy. 2006-2010 pontiac solstices. and 2007-2010 saturn sky. the two-seaters are not even made anymore but a sensor that can determine if the child is in the passenger seat can bend and it eventually turns off the air bag. in russia some case of domestic violence now carrying a much lesser punishment. michelle: this is after russian president vladimir putin reportedly signed a law decriminalizing the offense. amy aubert joins us now with the latest on this. this seems really tough to justify. amy: well, absolutely. for a first-time offender this new

health care science center to tell us about finding some super bowl touchdowns when it comes tour food choices. >> no audio. >> second largest day for american food consumption according to the u.s. department ofture just behind thanksgiving, top of the menu chicken wings, americans are expected to eat, 1.33 billion wings this sunday time for a game plan. >> say i'm still going to enjoy, the game, and enjoy the party, but i'm not going to get out of control. what i like to tell my patients is that you can still have things that you really like, just have it in smaller portions. >> reporter: dietitian kristin kirk patrick says swapping traditional treats for healthier options is also a smart play. it is meat balls on the menu, she suggest trying buffalo or bison over beef. buffalo is red meat but little lower in saturated fat. but powe tait the owe chips are another super bowl fav, last year americans spent 227 milan chips for the big game, and healthier option, swapping for bean chips, they have a little bit more fiber, protein your game plan should start sun take morning before the game. >> get a work out in the morning, gor faux a run, walk, swim, that motivates to you stay healthy rest of t

u.s. won't were centennial commission. she is the author most recently of "the american plate: a hersary history." next to amy bentley, a professor in the department of nutrition and food studies and public health that new york university. a historian with interest in social, historical, and social context of food. she is the author of "inventing baby food." published by the university of california present .14 which was a finalist for an award. she is also a winner of the ss best award. eating for victory, food rationing and politics of domesticity among other publications. theis cofounder of experimental coup seen collective which is an interdisciplinary group of scientists, food studies scholars, and chefs who studied the intersection of science and food. she is the cofounder of the nyu urban farm lab and holds other distinguished positions. finally, at the end of the table is paul friedman, who is the trippr d. professor at harvard university. he has written about the middle ages and also has asked.'s writing about the medieval foods. he received his phd from berkeley in 1978 and taught at vanderbilt before he moved to yale. he is the author of a number of --,s, including the diocese a 1983

u.s. and tom priceal to have the health and human services department and steve mnuchin to be treasury secretary. >> andrew covers federal policy. what is the status of the betsy devos nomination? >> early this morning, there was toote to move her nomination a final vote in the senate next tuesday. that vote this morning went 52-48, basically alone party lines. we expect a final decision on her nomination early next week. >> it sounds like to senators will be voting against her, of alaska and maine. are you expecting any other senators to vote cross party lines, and what are you hearing about the likely outcome? >> we've been checking with senate republicans. so caught -- so far since those announcements, no other republican senator has come up against her. if the vote count holds right now, it would be 50-50, that