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Can do. theres a whole host of things were trying to do if the president funded in his budget wed be able to get there. he slashed funding for things like restoring our great lakes by 90%. the number of things hes done in this budget to slash our environmental programs is huge. and then the epa, and if we cant understand the standards were supposed to live up to and were playing defense based on the presidents budget. >> i have a couple other questions. freshman congresswoman but quite a career ...

Previous years and plans to make cuts to climate research and renewable energy programs, the committee is expected to address the issue today after more than 58 officials last week rebuked the administrations plans to counter a 2014 department of defense report that concluded climate change does in fact pose a threat to the national security. joining us now, member of the homeland security, congresswoman, great to have you back on the show. i assume you pushed back on the presidents tweet. the b...

Survivor. >> reporter: survivor and senator representing arizona now and revealing she was once a young air force member who felt she couldnt speak up. >> in one case i was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer. i stayed silent for many years. i didnt report being sexually assaulted. like so many women and men, i didnt trust the system at the time. i blamed myself. i was ashamed and confused. and i thought i was strong, but felt powerless. >> reporter: mcsallys story even more astonis...

Mcsally crushed military and societal barriers, americas first female fighter pilot to fly in combat. she sued the department of defense over a policy requiring all women to cover themselves off base in saudi arabia. a policy that the d.o.d. would change. a proud veteran, mcsally told me as she launched her senate run how central her military career was to her identity, but when she eventually reported the assault to her superiors -- >> i was horrified at how my attempt to share generally my exp...

Representing arizona now and revealing that she was once a young air force member who felt she couldnt speak up. >> in one case i was preyed upon and then raped by a superior officer. i stayed silefront many years. i didnt report being sexually assaulted. like so many women and men, i didnt trust the system at the time. i blame myself. i was ashamed and confused. i thought i was strong, but felt powerless. >> reporter: mcsallys story even more astonishing because of who she is. mcsally crushed m...

But unlike so many brave survivors, i didnt report being sexually assaulted. like so many women and men come i didnt trust the system at the time. i blame myself. i was ashamed and confused, and i thought i was strong, but i felt perilous. powerless. the perpetrators abuse their power in profound ways. and in one case, i was preyed upon and then raped by his superior officer. >> she was speaking on sexual assault and prevention. >> like many victims come i felt the system was rating me all over ...

Do with the $3.5 billion. its not a constitutional crisis. i think he will win in court. i think his veto will be sustained. >> theres a split among republicans in the senate right now over the presidents emergency wall declaration. its looking like theres enough opposition to force a presidential veto. my next guest thinks the parties should be getting the presidents back on this. thomas homan is here. its clear the president will have a tough time on this, apparently if rand paul is correct an...

Off the declaration. pick from the pile of money you have now. >> thats been done before. my understanding is president bush pulled one of these declarations. it has never been used in this way. senator paul made a point earlier i heard where congress voted for a certain amount of money and then a president coming in and saying i understand that but i want to do something differently. he has authorities to be able to use existing congressional authorized funds rather than going to the emergency....

Saying the democrats are trying to build a case for a problem that doesnt exist simply because they want to take down president trump. >> i think congressman nadler decided to impeach the president the day he won the election. >> no collusion so they want to build something else. reporter: this morning president trump weighed in on the special counsels investigation. im an innocent man being persecuted by some very bad, conflict and corrupt people in a witch hunt. d.o.d. sources have been tellin...

Donald trump does not. >> michael, is it appropriate for the president to, you know, say he thinks kim jong-un is, you know, a real leader? somebody he genuinely likes? >> i dont even know that i agree with what he said, but i do know the president has a more personal relational approach to diplomacy than were used to. i think its gotten us where we are right now with north korea, further along toward peace than we have been in generations. i am someone, i spent part of my time in the army infan...