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Years of government service, we are super excited to have you today. >> thank you very much. gillian: you have unique perspective having worked for both administrations in a top five intelligence committee position, so i want to ask you first and foremost, year one, today is the anniversary of the trump administration, where are we in the fight against isis and in the fight against terrorism more broadly and how you sort of -- how would you characterize where we are? >> sure. the fight against i...

Government shutdown under the democratic and republican administrations. it used to be the boy who cried wolf. now its the boys and girls born between 1945 who cry wolf. bernie sanders right before republicans were trying to repeal and replace obamacare, this is what he said. as republicans try to repeal the affordable care act. 36,000 people will die yearly as a result. even the "washington post" fact checker gave that 4 pinnochios, but the media ran with that saying people would die. you playe...

Im breeding, man. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. at 54 past the hour, were getting ready to hear from chuck schumer once again, this time obviously not on the floor of the senate but rather in a news conference. were sure hes going to have a lot to say. well take you there as soon as he gets to that podium. that said, we go to a veteran of three democratic administrations, and stephanie hamill, an adviser on the national diversity coalition for mr. tru...

More orwellian term, temporary lapse in appropriations. there are few people whose views and record are more representative of the dysfunction that has gripped washington for the last several years handle the that attitude. >> so which is it? is the shutdown dangerous? or as you suggested back in 2013, a temporary lapse in appropriate ragss? >> i have a great deal of respect for senator mccain. he and i have disagreed regularly. i know hes probably home watching your show. the term, temporary la...

Administrations. during the 2013 shutdown, what the obama administration did was simply weaponize this. they made the shutdown appear much worse than it needed to be. you heard mr. mccain refer to what i called a government shutdown. the government does not come to a complete shutdown. it does not stop. firefighters who are fighting the fires out west will go to work. the border is secured. it is just that people arent paid so theres real harm done to federal go workers. especially not knowing w...

It is not about the bill anymore. please i think the american people need to see this. it is not the bill in front of them. its about a policy from their extreme groups that say we want you to do something now that doesnt have a bill attached. ist is ideas and promises. well shut the government down based on something that we dont even have the ability to vote on this minute and i think its an affront to the american people. if they want to answer that thats what they have to do. this is a reali...

And any leads it provided from the law enforcement system. and i understand that the dossier, as delivered, is a campaign document contained unsubstantiated claims. but why would a party -- why would a party with members sitting on an intelligence committee seek to purge leads in an investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 election? >> you know, its a little bit of a mystery. theres no rational reason grounded in law enforcement processes that would suggest that its a good idea. so, i thi...

Rid of this publicly funded settlement -- >> right, i know -- >> the settlement fund, but it would force lawmakers to pay out of their own dollars. it would give extra support to people making these claims. and also on the other side to prevent blackmail. >> this is the new system. >> its a new system. >> its in place now? >> the bill has been filed and its likely to pass. >> and the house can make this decision by itself? without the senate? zb >> yes. >> howard? >> chris, i checked with some a...

>> we are just over 24 hours until a possible government shut down. we have brought in two washington veterans to help make sense of it. from public affairs and former managing editor of "time" magazine across 6th each and bill crystal from the reagan and bush administrations. welcome to you bothment bill crystal gets the tweet of the day. im going to read it to you and have you explain it. bill wrote, who among us hasnt created a delaware llc to pay an adult film star hush money? >> i dont know...

The current and former president have not spoken since that moment. by many things all washington, thats a dramatic break from tradition dating back to the 1970s. the trump cold chill also a break from what we were told to expect. >> i very much look forward to dealing with the president in the future, including counsel. we get along. i dont know if hell admit this, but he likes me. >> how do you know he likes you? >> i like him, because i can feel it. thats what i do in life. its called "i unde...