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Young people, especially too many folks from poor communities, from communities of color and it eats them up and spits them out with a big act on their record and never can get on a productive path with job housing they want to be on and we want for them. but for people who already are incarcerated, you know, sometimes we dont live in a perfect world. people do that thing sometimes. and a part of being incarcerated is punitive. but somewhere along the way in this country, weve also morgan that p...

Sitting here, you previously told this committee that whistleblower rights and protections have been one of your highest priorities since becoming ig. as you know, there have been calls for the ukraine whistleblower to be identified publicly. even though that person was not a direct witness to the events. so what is your view? should the ukraine whistleblowers confidentiality be breached and that person identified publicly? and why not? >> so whistleblower protections have been one of my highest...

And he still hasnt answered questions about what he knew and when he knew it. speak of the 300 page report that is built largely on hearsa, opinion, speculation, the purported office of it, chairman schiff, is not here to answer our questions. >> where is mr. schiff? and mueller, robert mueller testified. the ken starr report, ken starr testified. the author of the schiff report is not here. >> has any committee heard from the whistle-blower? either in closed-door hearings or open hearings? chai...

Until he was caught, basically, and he still hasnt answered questions about what he knew and when he knew it. >> the 300 page report that is built largely on hearsay, opinion, speculation, the purported office of it, chairman schiff, is not here to answer our questions. >> where is mr. schiff? and mueller, robert mueller testified. the ken starr report, ken starr testified. the author of the schiff report is not here. >> has s any committee heard frm the whistle-blower? either in closed-door hea...

Have the author of the whistle-blower legislation very proudly sitting here, you previously told this committee that whistle-blower rights and protections have been one of your highest priorities since becoming ig. as you know, there have been calls for the ukraine whistle-blower to be identified publicly even though that person was not a direct witness to the events. so what is your view? should the ukraine whistle-blowers confidentiality be breached and that person identified publicly? and why...

If that information is corroborated through other means. and the ig act requires us, actually, the congressional -- the law says -- senator grassley obviously has had a role in this. makes it quite clear. we are not -- unless were legally- obligated to provide e information, the law requires us to do so. its our obligation as igs to keep that information. >> well, i appreciate that because, as you know, we may face that question here in the senate relatively quickly. last quick question and im r...

Saying, well, i cant be sure that i would be able to maintain, you know, my secrecy as a whistle-blower in this government? >> people in that position are going to have to think twice, but depending on how this one comes out -- i mean, people should remember that the reason that this statute was passed, that you have inspectors general who can protect whistle-blowers is so that complaints about behavior that looks unlawful can be elevated without leaking it in public, because often this kind of ...

Now to the new deal between the united states and mexico. and it means president trump is putting away the threat of a trade war. that had been holding over mexicos head for the past week. the president is tweeting this today, the economic tariffs on mexico, he said, would go into effect on monday, are now off the table, and that mexico is promising to take measures aimed at slowing or stopping illegal immigration across the border. cnn senior diplomatic correspondent michelle kosinski is here w...

Thats certainly the favorite parlor game, the rumor around washington, d.c. that it is all a big act. lets be honest, would you this ever work in corporate america? if you had an extrif whose spouse spent every waking moment trashing the company? the since, i really dont know. >> gene robinson. >> my question is about jared kushner. it just a big question mark. he was the grand negotiator who failed to get a deal on the wall with congress. as far as i can tell as of this morning he hasnt solved ...

Veteran of the vietnam war. >> the school and diocese have apologized philips a vietnam veteran. >> laura: noting that he was in the marines during the war but never served in vietnam. so he was a vietnam era vet. still important but nevertheless correction in order. there are also other stories coming to light. just this past saturday phillips and his group of act visits attempted to storm, check this video out, washington, d.c. basilica the national shrine during an evening mass. there they ar...