he says ryan zinke has accomplished so far? like what?g up drilling to an war, i'm not sure what he's accomplished. >> on that note, we talk about agencies that do dramatic things, who go about doing that in a way that's unchecked or unguarded. and i think you could put the interior department and all that's been accomplished into that camp. >> if you are looking for something great to read, michael lewis has a book about the inner workings of government agencies actually are are. but the point he makes very clearly, and it's so relevant now, is when government agencies don't work, when they're not overseeing nuclear risks, environmental risks, things like that, it starts to get very dangerous. i think the question future historians are going to be asking is how much of the safety culture began to degrade very quietly under the current administration and actually, frankly, before it, as well, while everyone was watching the soap opera and the reality tv show of the white house. >> look, we can go back to steve bannonen's three buckets and

ryan zinke is out by the end of the year. >> ryan zinke was being investigated for possibly using his office for personal gain. sarah, what are you hearing this morning? >> president trump announcing this morning that yet another top administration official is heading for hits exits as his west wing and administration undergo a change. ryan zinke faced a number of ethics enquiries that he used his post for personal gain. the inspector general started to look into a number of issues with zinke, including his chair of haliburton. cnn reported in october the justice department started investigating zinke's conduct after a referral from the agency's instebpector general. president trump just wrote moments ago. i want to thank him for his service to our nation. zinke's departure could prevent him for having to face questions before congress. democrats signaled they were going to look into zinke's various scandals. of course this is the latest vacancy the president has to fill. last night he announced he has a new chief of staff on a temporary basis, and recently he announced his new u.n. a

zinke's departure could help the white house avoid some headaches that would have come from zinke being called to testify before congressional committees as house democrats signaled their intention to investigate zinke's conduct. this sets the white house up for another senate confirmation battle. trump has to get his attorney general nominee and u.n. ambassador nominee confirmed by the senate next year. >> a lot of work ahead for the trump administration. sarah, thanks so much. >>> coming up, sources are telling cnn that special counsel robert mueller's team continues to be interested in sitting down with president trump one on one, but can the president and his lawyers be convinced? this is my paris, follow me. ♪ mon paris. the feminine fragrance. yves saint laurent don't you get the one of those travel sites? they tell you that, but when you book at hilton.com, you get the price match guarantee. so if you find your room at a lower rate, hilton is like... we're gonna match that rate and give you an extra 25% off. what would travel sites do if you found a better price? that's not my pr

he called on zinke to resign over these allegations. zinke, in return, called him a drunk and today, a spokesperson put out a statement saying, quote, it is safe to say that our oversight of former secretary zinke has not even begun yet. we'll extend the invitation to testify and still take it from there. so it appears that democrats are licking their chops hoping to get him to still testify. you can imagine why the white house would want to put some distance with themselves. there's been tom price and others who have had questionable ethics behavior. the coverage the president is not a fan of. >> it's not off ryan zinke yet. thank you, appreciate it. a lot to get through here. let me bring in cnn political commentator. hilary rosen. what a day. o news. doug, i'll start with you. you have background on zinke's departure. >> this has come out of nowhere, at least the announcement. it's a saturday, which means this is all the focus of the media and the staff was caught by surprise. they were not expecting this to come first thing saturday

now it's zinke. i'm trying to understand why. >> because this is a republican -- was until recently a republican majority congress or republican president. >> it's been proven to be swampier than ever. you do have to point out under republican congress all those people you just put up are gone. >> at the might not want to go through the scrutiny that they are inevitably going to go through and might say i'm bouncing before this gets too re real. rooirn zinke is trying to say these are trumped u7 charges, and he doesn't want. that's fine. i think you might see more of this to come. >> ryan zinke was facing 15 different investigations during his two-een ten-ure. that's a lot for anybody. the difference is that in january in a few weeks from now the democrats will have control over the house of representatives, and there will be accountability and oversight for the first time. >> what is your reaction that these are the people that he chooses to surround himself with. >> that should be said, but it does

zinke very aware that oversight is a reality for him. but he constantly has defended himself against the allegations and he apparently continues to do so. at this point it's a swan song for him so it's really a question who comes to replace him. >> kevin, guy and vivian, thank you all so much for joining us on a saturday. >>> double duty, mick mulvaney taking over as acting chief of staff but he's not quitting his day job. what that means for his new role. >>> plus we talk to someone who's held the chief of staff position, andy card, to get his take on the latest west wing shakeup. >>> as we talk about the fate of interior secretary ryan zinke if you're wondering about the duties included in that role, here you go. (chime) - [narrator] meet shark's newest robot vacuum. it powerfully cleans from floors to carpets, even pet hair, with ease, and now for cleaning surfaces above the floor, it comes with a built in shark handheld. one dock, two sharks. the shark ion robot cleaning system. discover.o. i like your card, but i'm absolutely not pa

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josh, did ryan zinke quit or was he fired? >> well, ryan zinke was asked to quit, ana. basically the white house has been concerned about his behavior for months ever since the department of justice began investigating him. when democrats take over the house here next month, the cabinet officials, other senior white house officials, who manage cabinet affair, and manage the counsel's office, see him as the most problematic sab net secretary for potential scrutiny and he was told he needed to leave by the end of the year. rine zinke technically resigned but it was a resignation by the reporting of others that was requested by the president and his team. >> the other white house shakeup of the day is the chief of staff position, mick mulvaney now in, taking retiring marine corps general john kelly's place and what can we expect from mick mulvaney that a marine corps general could not. >> mick mulvaney was the president's choice after a public spectacle of interviewing candidates and calling on friends and he is a member of 2010 member of congress, the tea party wave and a

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democrats had already scheduled their plan to investigate zinke's tenure.his does set the president up for another senate confirmation battle heading into the new year. he'll need to confirm nominees for attorney general and u.n. ambassador. >> on mick mulvaney he was named the acting chief of staff. how much should we read into that, and how likely do you think it is he'll actually become the permanent chief of staff? >> reporter: it's very significant. just a couple of weeks ago the president's first choice to replace chief of staff john kelly, nick ayers, that's the chief of staff for mike pence, negotiations with ayers fell apart because trump wanted a two-year commitment. he had to go back to the drawing board because of an impasse over the length of time that his choice would hold the chief of staff position. a couple of weeks later he settled on someone to be just that, an acting chief of staff. mulvaney is one of several contenders for the job who initially signaled they weren't interest instead taking the position. another was treasury secretary st

tae president announced today ynterior secretary ryan zinke will step down by the end of the esar. zinke's resigning in the crosshairs of multiple trvestigations, just as former trump cabinet members tom price and scott pruitt did before him. in addition to this, the president last week announced the imminent departure of his chief of staff, john kelly. cd yesterday, he named his budget chief, mick mulvaney, as acting chief of staff. the white house revolving door keeps spinning. r: tl barnett is there. >> reporter: the first thing president trump tweeted this morning was that his interior secretary is moving on. writing, "ryan zinke will be leaving the administration at the end of the year." >> well, i think he's done a very good job. >> reporter: last month, the president refused to fire zinke and even defended him, despite mounting investigations into his owerged misuse of power. the interior department's inspector general is investigating several abuse of position complaints against dnke, referring at least one of them to the justice department. last year, president trump asked

zinke has denied all of the allegations against him. in a tweet he justifies his departure saying he didn't want to spend thousands of dollars to fight the claim. chuck schumer wrote on twitter, quote, ryan zinke was one of the most toxic members of the cabinet and the way he treated our environment, our precious public lands and the way he treated our public monies. saturday night was the congressional ball here at the white house with president trump greeting several members of his cabinet as well as members of congress. zinke was here on hands. the reports here that the white house forced him out. cnn trying to confirm that. the administration wanted to put some distance between yet another member of the president's cabinet with questionable ethical behavior and the white house. boris sanchez, cnn, white house. >> zinke is not the only one leaving the white house. he joins a big group of people who have either left or are in the process of leaving. you'll see all of the faces, all of the names from the trump administration and more c

does this not fuel the criticisms against zinke? >> absolutely.ke had become one of the embodiments of shady ethics at the cabinet level. what really forced him out was the fact the house is going to be controlled by democrats and subpoena power come january, so the administration's hand was forced, but this little story on christmas, you're right. i'm chuckling, in part, because it really embodies the problem with him and that is what is remarkable about public figures like this. they often fulfill what people are thinking through moments like this. but he was someone who didn't see the lines between what a public official does and what happens in the world of private industry. >> zinke gave his own reason for the departure and tweeted the following. siraj, your reaction to that. >> ryan zinke kind of lived in the shadow of shadow of former epa administrator scott pruitt and so many stories about pruitt and the scandals he was involved in. what is interesting about both of these figures they were effective if what they did with actual policy. the

today, we learned from the president that his interior secretary zinke, ryan zinke, would be stepping the year, at the same time that he has named a new acting chief of staff that will also take over at the beginning of next year. so joining me now to disuss all this is democratic strategist and cnn political commentator dave jacobson, and the former lieutenant governor of south carolina, and cnn political commentator andre bauer. andre, let's start with you. and the departure of zinke that was announced today. he is the latest to resign amid ethics concerns. we have also seen the same with hhs secretary tom price and scott pruitt at the epa. so what does this say about the people who president trump chose to fill his cabinet? >> well, you know, some of them i was very strong on. some of them not so much. i think some of the folks from the beginning were a bad fit given the fact that he was going to drain the swamp and some of the very people he put in at the beginning were the swamp. as a guy who supported trump from the beginning early in february of 2016, some of them quite frankly

tweetedt trump has just that secretary of interior ryan zinke he will be leaving the administration at the end of the year. here is what he tweeted -- "secretary of the interior ryan zinke he will be leaving the administration at the end of the year after having served for a period of almost two years.

zinke has faced multiple ethics investigations.justify spending thousands of dollars defending himself against what he calls false allegations. the u.s. president tweeted a replacement will be announced next week. >>> the family of this guatemalan girl wants an objective and thorough investigation into her death while in custody. her father says he is grateful for the first responders who tried to save her life. the family adds that she was not suffering from lack of food or water and had not been crossing the desert for days. >>> it's been more than five weeks since the deadliest wildfire to take place in the state of california. evacuation orders have been lifted to allow people to return to what's left of their homes. search crews have concluded scouring the area but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> social media giant facebook has often been accused of putting its corporate profits ahead of its users' privacy and in 2018 it was a banner year for data breaches there. most recently photos belonging to millio

they basically predicted this is exactly what zinke was going to do. he was going to try to overturn existing statutes and regulations by fiat. .nd he is in court environmental groups have taken him to court many times. so it is a good even that he is now out of office and mr. trump has to start all over again in terms of trying to corporate ties the resources that are on our federal lands the road by the american people and trust for prosperity. amy: in this possible government shutdown that could take place right before the christmas holidays, on friday, trump wanting something like he is saying $5 billion for the border with his shutdown showdown pelosi and schumer in the oval office? >> as usual, the democrats do not use all of the arguments i have. what schumer and policy should have said in that white house confrontation that was televised was mr. president, if you shut down the federal government, you're going to cost far more american lives than a porous wall that is eroding from her property values and ranchers on the mexican border. because t

so that's ryan zinke. our reporting is that mulvaney woke up yesterday completely unaware that by the end of the day, he would at least temporarily become president trump's third chief of staff. the president made this decision after polling several members of the cabinet, including at a thursday evening white house holiday party. trump was so eager to kill this story line that no one wanted to be his chief of staff. two sources tell us it was actually mulvaney who asked for an acting title. and that reflects his desire to take this job for a limited period of time. but also to have a safe landing in place, if things go south. >> it sounds like this might be temporary. we've all been on the edge of our seats watching the tweets. now there are these unscheduled stops. we saw the president, he made an unscheduled stop at arlington cemetery hours ago. can you tell us why he was there? >> well, he made this unannounced visit to arlington national cemetery, to pay liz respects and get a firsthand look known as

ryan zinke follows all the rules, all the regulations, all the procedures.ly-motivated -- in montana we call it -- b.s. >> saying in the op-ed that zinke is embroiled in disasters, the least he can do a step down here the secretary responded by attacking the congressman's well-known troubles with alcohol, tweeting "it is hard for him to think straight from the bottom of the bottle." this is coming from a man who used nearly $50,000 in tax dollars as hush money to cover up his drunken and hostile behavior. he should resign, and pay back the taxpayers for the tens of thousands of dollars he forced my department to spend investigating unfounded allegations." zinke was referring to reports that in 2015 he paid a female aide nearly $50,000 in taxpayer-funded settlements after she complained about his drinking and creating a hostile work environment. the congressman says the allegations against secretary zinke are incredible and serious, instead of addressing the substantive issues raised in the op-ed, he is resorting to personal attacks. and all of this is happen

he is a name that's taken over by zinke. he is certainly a contender.ther is nevada senator dean heller. he is someone who may be interested in the position. obviously, he lost his race for re-election in that state. he could be a name that's out there. as far as when we'll find out, the president simply said soon. >> soon. any day. any time. thank you. boris sanchez at the white house. let me bring in curt to join the conversation. he writes for huffington post and usa today. he was also an advisor and a spokesperson for congressional republicans sflo knowing for the first time in two years, this was an administration that would have to be subject to congressional oversight from democrats. the last two years, they've gotten the pass really from the republican on the oversight committee, but that's not going to change as we have this new leadership coming in january. democrats have been very, very vocal about how they plan to be aggressive, how they're going o to. this is the time that if anyone has any baggage in the trump or ryan zinke, they should th

. >> secretary of the interior ryan zinke announced he is out. >> zing zinke is being accused of usinginances for his own personal. >> there is no doubt we are a long way away from iowa voters heading to their caucus sites for the 2020 presidential campaign but never too early to get a sense of what iowa voters are thinking. ♪ >>> 7:01 is the time on this sunday morning. we have grateful to have you with us. i'm christi paul. >> i'm martin savidge in for victor blackwell. >> good to have you here, martin. >>> the battle over health care coverage is now center stage again in washington thanks to a texas judge's ruling striking down the affordable care act. >> the debate will have democrats now controlling the house and while republicans have a stronger grip on the senate. >> president trump says a fix will happen but some republicans are less hopeful after watching democrats ride their defensive obamacare to midterm victories. >>> we are getting in your reporting on the time and reasoning about ryan zinke's exit from the trump team as white house continue to investigate whether he is in

zinke included the hashtag tune in for more.was there on friday when zinke fired off his tweet. the reference was likely from a 2015 agreement. the congressman brushed off the dig by zinke issuing a statement that read the american people know who i'm here to serve and they know in whose interests i'm acting. they don't know the same about secretary zinke. >>> republican leaders across texas are asking local republicans to stop their attempt to oust a muslim man from his leadership position. members of the tarrant county gop began their rush to remove shaffe after he was named vice-chairman this summer. the reliably red county shifted blue in the senate race. shaffe a trauma surgeon who served on the south lake city council is one of certainly leaders being targeted by the gop according to the star telegram. the others include the party chair who appointed him and two women, one of who is is in an interfaith marriage with a muslim man. george p. bush are calling for county leadership to reject the effort to remove him condemning

zinke's departure mean for the country's environmental blueprint?number one, the president has to find somebody else, and that's not a huge surprise in terms of looking at the number of people in the cabinet who were vulnerable to being either asked to leave or were going to leave at the end of this year. he was certainly near or at the top of that list. but that said, as you've seen at the epa, despite the departure of the president's original epa administrator, his policies have continued, and that will no doubt happen. arthel: but zinke was a real proponent of his policies. >> he certainly was. i'm sure president trump will find someone who is also a proponent to take his place. arthel: so is this cabinet-level shuffle a negative reflection of mr. trump's presidency on any level, or is this cleaning house a positive for his presidency? >> well, i'm not going to say whether it's positive or negative. it's not unusual for there to be some turnover in an administration. certainly, after a midterm election and a midterm election like this one where t

he doesn't necessarily want zinke to resign. he didn't necessarily see him as one of the people who would be part of that cabinet shake-up, but it does seem initiated by the interior secretary, that he felt it was time to go. he's feeling the pressure of these investigations, one of which was recently referred to the justice department. it looks like he's stepping aside waiting for someone to be ushered into the rule that's less of a liability. >>> is there any chance that david benthart staying on permanently? >> previously trump certainly has elevated deputies to the acting secretary role. he did that at the justice department, at omb now, at the veterans affairs agency. >> so it's almost like they have a trial try out. >> he could do that. he was did that with matt whitaker. so he very well might elevate him to that position, give him sort of this test run, see how he performs, and then decide from there whether or not to nominate him. >> so moving on to mick mulvaney. he's an acting chief of staff. is this potentially a tryo

zinke z zinke on saturday tweeted his official resignation statement, adding i love working for the presidentbly proud of the good work we've accomplished together. however after 30 years of public service, i can't justify spending thousands of dollars defending myself against false allegations. zinke is being investigated over a land deal he led in a company backed by the chairman of ha haliburton. zin officials say the already embattled white house wants to avoid zinke hearings. >>> a poll finds most americans, 55% want house democrats to provide more oversight when they take power by opening a number of investigations into the president and his administration. 43% do not. when it comes to russia's meddling in the 2016 election, just 34% believe the president is being honest and truthful. as far as the president's job performance, 43% of americans approve, 54% disapprove. when it comes to the president's reelection only 38% of registered voters said they would support him. more than half said they would not. >>> joining us now supreme court and breaking news reporter for the washington exam

the latest on ryan zinke stepping down. border backlash. a 7-year-old dies while in detention. >>> ivanka trump is at the center of another investigation into the inauguration spending. >>> but developing this hour for you, president trump's interior secretary ryan zinke will step down at the end of this year. the president says he will name zinke's replacement next week. >>> and mick mulvaney will be the acting chief of staff. sourceses sea he was asked fob acting because he wanted a safe exit in place. >>> a new report says that ivanka trump may have been involved in an effort to overcharge the inaugural committee, to use the trump international hotel in washington. nbc has not confirmed this reporting, but last hour i spoke to the reporter who broke that story. >> tax law actually prohibits a transaction like this in which trump's business overcharges his inaugural committee. so there could actually be potential legal issues. still looming questions about how they manage to spend $105 million, which shattered all previous reports. >> rob

interior secretary ryan zinke is stepping down. zinke, who you see here, touring butte county with governor brown last month, is stepping down at the end of the year. he faces federal investigations into his travel, political activity, and possible conflicts of interest. zinke played a crucial role in president trump's efforts to roll back environmental regulations while promoting energy sources like coal and oil. speaker nancy pelosi released a statement, saying, secretary zinke has been a shameless handmaden for the special interests. his staggering ethical abuses have delivered serious and lasting blow to america's public lands, environment, clean air and clean water. when democrats take the gavel in january, we will clean up corruption to make washington work for the people. >>> california has extended the deadline to sign up for obama care from tonight until december 21. the move comes on the heels of a big decision by a federal judge in texas who ruled the affordable care act is unconstitutional. the immediate impact of that

president trump announced zinke's exit on twitter this morning.ke played a significant role in trump's agenda to scale back environmental regulations and to promerote engy development on public lands. the former navy seal and montana congressman was under scrutiny in multiple investigations ove his nearly two-year tenure, including ethical questions into his travel and real estate dealings. zinke was being investigated for a land deal in his hometown involving his family's foundation and the chairman of thoil and gas giant halliburton.th secretary has denied any wrongdoing. thr oer high-ranking officials have left the administration after allegations ransuging from of funds to conflicts of interest led to ethics investigations-- e.p.a. administrator scott pruitt, secretary of veterans affairs david shulkin and health and human services secretary tom price. a coalition of states with democratic leadership is promising to appeal a federal court ruling that aimed to invalidate the entire affordable care act-- known as obamacare. late yesterday, judge

mr zinke has been embroiled in a number of ethics investigations.ticisms by environmental campaigners for promoting oil drilling and coal mining. dan johnson has more from washington. he's a game hunter who swaggered into washington on horseback to take control of government land and forest. shame on you! but there were protests as he sold off millions of acres for drilling and mining, rolling back environmental protection and supporting the president energy policy putting fossil fuel first. time and again president energy policy putting fossilfuel first. time and again he visited areas devastated by wildfires but never accepted climate change could have been to blame. temperatures are rising and seasons are getting longer but we have to look at managing the force. and his integrity came into question, the woman holding the bible, his wife, was using government cars, he was criticised for that and for using a $12,000 flight to get to a hockey game. there were concerns he was too close to lobbyist. ryan zinke always denied wrongdoing but the presiden

trump says zinke's replacement will be announced next week. that news after the president announced that mick mulvaney will be the acting white house i chief of staff. right now he's budget director. it's unclear why the president referred tos mulvaney s"acting" in hn to be new job. >>> virginia state police say a shannonok off from airport in fredericksburg yesterday morning. investigators say he banked left when the wind caught the single engine plane and forced the plane to crash. the pilot died at the hospital. he was the only person on board. >>> a small creature found in rock creek, environmentalists reveal what the discovery means for the body of water. >>> here in aura and across the country, around the world, volunteers placing waths t honor veterans who made the ultimate sacrife. at arlington nationalriemetery, a su guest. >>> the rain didn't keep thousands of volunteers from honoring the sacrifice of our veterans today. ey fanne out across arlington national cemetery, laying wreaths at each of the head stones. volunteers put down mo

mick mulvaney has proven that. >> ryan zinke is somebody who has been on board. it seems as the weight of these 17 investigations is what has him out of office at the end of the year. as an ethics lawyer in a nonpartisan watchdog group says this is not a get out of jail free job just to if quit. he problems may not be over. >> they will not be. these investigations will likely continue. the congressional investigation, it depanends on the band width t that will follow him. he has the lives of two cats. he's lasted as long as he did in this administration by being all the points that a.b. said. being a mart plsmart player. >> can i bring up the garagic we sh -- graphic. it was the ethical questions but ryan zinke did things donald trump wanted him to do. by repeated roll back of obama era environmental protections. he carried out donald trump's legacy or legacy items. >> so did scott pruitt, jeff sessions. everybody except rex tillerson. >> i think ryan zinke may still be facing problems. more important, donald trump fa faces a world of problems. what he desperate

zinke: merry christmas, america.d to live in a country where christmas is celebrated and the spirit of our family and of charity is alive and well. we are also blessed to live in a country where our national parks, america's best idea, tell a story of this great nation. from the iconic parks of the west like yellowstone and yosemite, to president trump's newest monument, camp nelson, where over 10,000 black americans joined the union army to fight for their freedom. [applause] thank you, mr. president. together these parks and public lands showcase a nation rich in diversity, heritage and national wonder. this christmas i encourage every american to visit our celebrated national parks and, yes, find your park. i also ask this season you keep in your mind and hearts the empty seats at the family dinner tables across this great land. whether it is a loved one currently deployed or one that has given the ultimate sacrifice for our country. our warmest thoughts and prayers go out to those members and their families who d

zinke had aacing nearly 20 investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest. on twitter, zinke said he was proud of what he accomplished but couldn't justify spending thousands to defend himself against false allegations. he played a leading role in the president's efforts to role back environmental regulations. >>> a tense day in france as another protest turns violent. this is the fifth saturday in a row that thousands of protesters in yellow vests took to the streets of paris. the protests began last month against a planned tax hike on gas. they've now turned into demonstrations against the french government and the president emanuel macron. they want to see him go and they say they want a stronger say in their country. protesters say the changes the government has made are too little, too late. >> it's almost nothing for a lot of people, only about 2 or 3 million will gain from these measures. >> police had to use tear gas to stop the protesters. they arrested more than 100 people and seven people were hurt. >>> new video out of washington sta

he will be announcing his pick to replace ryan dinky. -- is zinke.ve to the white house. the federal judge rules it unconstitutional. and what that means for you and your family. >> with just days to go before a possible shutdown. they appear to be no closer to fund the border wall. >> just in the past couple of hours interior secretary is going to a department at the end of the year. this comes as president trump announces that office of management and budget director will become the acting chief of staff in the new year. allison barber on the north lawn of the white house. news about zinke is not exactly a shock but surprise and the timing perhaps. >> he has have a lot of different questions surrounding ethical issues. he has been the subject of a number of federal investigations related to his travel have pits. he reportedly resigned from the post the president said that he accomplished much during his tenure. the swamp will be a little less foul without him. he announced this morning that is zinke well leave his post at the end of the year and th

. >>> interior secretary ryan zinke blames "vicious and politically motivated attacks for his resignation." presidened trump twe the news of zinke's departure today despite nke's claims he's facing federal investigations into his travel into political activity and potential conflicts of interest. mr. trump says zinke's replacement wl be announced sometime next week. >>> n reaction tonight from the father of the 7-year-old guatemalan girl who died while in u.s. border patrol custody. what he want from the federal government. >>> and a plane landing just this is not a bed. it's proven quality sleep. the new sleep number 360 smart bed, from $999... intelligently senses your movement and automatically adjusts on each side to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. and the best gift of all? a silent night. how smart is that? smarter sleep. to help you shed those sugar cookies, get a running start on the holidays, and take it all in with the patience of a saint. and now, 48-month financing on all smart beds, plus free premium delivery and setup. ends monday. you have a lot of deadlines in your

ryan zinke, the latest cabinet member to depart. he made his first public statement about why he's stepping down. >>> rejected by mueller, days before his sentencing, the special counsel slams michael flynn's excuse for lying to the fbi. >>> meanwhile, the president's former fixer michael cohen is breaking his silence. he says trump directed him to make illegal hush money payments and the president knew it was wrong. it all comes as the president is cheering on a judge's ruling that obamacare is unconstitutional. >> a big ruling. it's a great ruling for our country. we'll be able to get great health care. we'll sit down with the democrats in the supreme court. we will get great health care for our people. >>. >>> and we begin with that unscheduled event for president trump this rainy saturday in the d.c. area. he made those comments on health care at arlington national cemetery where volunteers laid holiday wreaths on veterans graves. you may recall the president came under fire last month for not visiting arlington on veterans day.

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interior secretary ryan zinke stepping down before the new year.ke facing a flurry of investigation, a possible conflict of interest in his home state, pricey charter flights where in some cases his wife traveled with him. in some cases he had been cleared. acknowledging his situation in a tweet zinke said i can't justify spending thousands of dollars depending myself and my family against false allegations. the white house had been pressuring zinke to resign before the new year. with democrats gaining new investigative powers in the congress he was likely to come under more scrutiny. eva. >> tara, thank you. >>> president trump is celebrating the fact that a federal judge's ruling that the affordable care act is unconstitutional. while visiting arlington national cemetery saturday the president called the decision a big victory. >> on the assumption that the supreme court upholds, we'll get great health care for our people. we'll have to sit down with the democrats to do it, but i'm sure they want to do it also. thank you very much. >> aca, also k

. >> and now zinke is out. president trump finally finds a new chief of staff, just not one that actually likes him. >> do i like donald trump? no. is he a role model for my sons? absolutely not. >> the widespread information across numerous social media platforms taking place over several years with a damning conclusion, quote, all of the messagi messaging clearly sought to benefit the republican party and president trump. >>> it's now suggested president trump is being persecuted by his political enemies but with more than a dozen investigations under way, it seems almost everything donald trump has ever touched has become a legal liability. first i want to explain exactly where we are and give you an overview of what we're talking about. by one account there are as many as 17 investigations surrounding donald trump, his family, his businesses, his campaign and his presidency. and remember, there's going to be way more when the democrats teak over the house in just two and a half weeks. it is not surprising t

as you noted, zinke has denied all of the allegations.he justified his departure by saying he didn't want to spend thousands of dollars in trying to defend himself. you can imagine with democrats taking over the house, they would be likely to push for him to testify and open further investigations into his behavior, something the white house certainly was not looking forward to. although we know they were closely watching his legal situation. of course, ana, the other big news this week is acting chief of staff mick mulvaney. the president announcing last night that he would replace john kelly as his chief of staff. the notable thing about that is that he's the acting chief of staff, not just chief of staff. the notable thing about that is that president trump ultimately couldn't come to an agreement with nick ayers, vice president mike pence's chief of staff, because ayers only wanted it for a temporary term. now it appears mick mulvaney will be only a temporary chief of staff. >> i understand the president just made some comments at the

ryan zinke is stepping down after two years at the agency and 17 separate investigations into his conducthouse officials had been pushing zinke to resign for weeks, concerned about the number of investigations the democrat majority house could bring against zincky. >> trevor: donald trump's white house is like the club after midnight. for every guy that comes in, someone else has to leave. trump's white house is exactly like the club, you always wonder when the cops are going to shut it down. it's full of weirdo russians. there's never enough women and when the lights come out everyone wonders why they didn't leave sooner. considering how many investigations trump is facing, it's weird he's firing zinke for being under investigation. a bit hypocritical. (trump accent) too much heat on you, man -- hold on, i'm getting a subpoena -- my reputation is too precious -- hold on, another subpoena -- and -- oh, the feds are here. cover me while i shoot my way out of here! ( laughter ) but no matter how many team join or leave the white house, donald trump can rest easy knowing he has one guy who i

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i talked about zinke. going on moving to certain people in other parts. >> sure. secretary zinke has a lot of investigations going on. it's probably wise for him to move on so he's not under the spotlight and under the radar the way that he is. plain and simple, it's probably a smart move on his part. >> the president has a lot of investigations going on, but i'll let you go there. let me ask you this, less than 24 hours ago the federal judge in texas ruled that obamacare is unconstitutional, leaving americans wondering what might happen to their health care. remember, today is the final day of enrollment for 2019 benefits. just moments ago, a reaction from former president barack obama himself on facebook saying, quote, that's why it's so important for you to know that last night's ruling changes nothing for now. as this decision makes its way through the courts, which will take months, if not years, the law remains in place and will likely stay that way. so president obama, the author of the affordable c

president trump also announcing embattled interior secretary ryan zinke will be stepping down at the end of the year. zinke, who is facing numerous federal investigations into his travel, his business dealings and potential conflicts of interest, would have been likely to come under more scrutiny with democrats set to take control of the house. in a tweet, zinke says, "i cannot justify spending thousands of dollars defending myself and my family against false allegations." the president is heading into the new week facing the possibility of a partial government shutdown. he's demanding $5 billion to fund the border wall. congressional democrats have their own proposal but it's not what the president wants so he's not budging. at the white house, stephanie ramos, abc news. >>> president trump and his legal team are unleashing a new round of attacks against federal investigators and former fixer michael cohen. they claim special counsel robert mueller is strong-arming people to get them to lie in the russia investigation. after cohen was sentenced to three years in prison, in part for

zinke also faces investigations into alleged ethics violations. the president says nominate a replacement next week. >>> coming up, protesters demanding justice after a young migrant girl dies while being in custody. for the first time tonight, we hear from the family. plus a historic bay area home demolished. why the city is demanding the owner to rebuild the property exactly as it was. and it's a popular east coast burger joint getting a lot of love here in the bay area. ♪ ♪ ♪ connecting people... ...uniting the world. ♪♪ >> woah! woah! oh my goodness! oh man! >>> look at that. new video tonight showing some powerful waves in washington state and catching some ferry riders off guard. strong winds whipping up powerful waves that crashed through the open bay of the boat last night. riders and workers got a little soaked, but fortunately no one was hurt. >>> in southern california, a small plane surprised beach goers after making an emergency landing. take a look at this, the plane landed right in the parking lot at dana point. a group of boy scout

zinke had a rocky tenure, facing nearly 20 investigations into his travel, his political activities, and potential conflicts of interest. on twitter, zinke said he was proud of what he accomplished but he couldn't justify spending thousands of dollars defending himself against false allegations. the former republican congressman played a leading role in the president's efforts to roll back environmental regulations. a replacement is expected to be announced next week. >>> for continuing coverage of the latest developments in washington, you can you can tune in to nightly news which airs right after this newscast at 5:30. >>> an oakland nurse who was deported last year to mexico is back home in the bay area. maria mendoza sanchez' flight was due to land about 20 minutes ago at sfo. sanchez, who has four children in the bay area had been living in the bay area for 20 years as an undocumented immigrant, more than 20 years, actually. last month, she won approval to return to her children on a work visa. she's an oncology nurse at oakland highland hospital and we have a reporter at the ai

all the ethics violations are in unison. ( cheers and applause ) in fact, zinke made his resignation official one day before democrats get oversight powers. you realize that you can still be investigated after you quit a job, right? "sure i set fire to the library, but you can't arrest me, because i'm quitting as librarian! and you can't prove that's illegal because the law books are all on fire ." this was a big fall from grace for zinke, who many don't realize was the first montanan to have served in a presidential cabinet. which trump thinks is a diversity hire. ( laughter ) (as trump) "the secretary come from-- and i hope icirono'msng tunco hi donda esta the clean coal?" ( laughter ) zinke opted to rn on one condition: he be allowed to stag staffers he wanted to ve it's tradition to hobnob at big party whenever you're resigning in disgrace. who can forget nixon's farewell fiesta? ( laughter ) we've got a great show for you tonight. ( cheers and applause ) sandra bullock is here. but when we return, stephen miller addresses problems at the border of his hair. ( cheers and applause