His soul. Later well take you where lakes and rivers are freezing, rising and dangerously on the move. We begin tonight with a truly outrageous new installment on our keeping them honest series congress for sale. In washington we know access is power. Money buys access. Access can be bought just about every weekend of the year. This what is you may be dont realize. Nearly every weekend including this past one politicians serve it up retail, inviting lobbyists and other influence seekers to fundraising getaways at posh resorts. Ski vacations, spa resoertrts. Republicans and democrats do it. Some who tell voters just the opposite. Lawmakers actually on the record saying they are fighting the good fight against lobbying. Listen. We need a new Corporate Tax code and regulatory system to eliminate lobbyist loop holes and giveaways. Level the Playing Field between businesses big and small and foster a dynamic globally competitive private sector. The left today no longer represents the little
I have talked to a number of my colleagues who are republican senators. We will not agree to the additional funds, the 3. 7 billion, most of which is to care for these children and provide the facilities until we can assure the American People that its going to stop. And unfortunately, that is not in the president s request. Reporter mccain and his arizona colleague jeff flake are calling for faster deportations of children caught at the border and asking for increased, but conditional, aid to their home countries. Arguing thats the only way to drive the message, the United States wont tolerate it anymore. Now, this crisis is becoming a jumping off point to restart the case for comprehensive Immigration Reform. All we have to do is get the Republican Leadership in the ho us to say, okay, well finally let a vote take place, because we know there are votes sufficient to pass a bill that would give us a common sense fix. Reporter despite some momentum on capitol hill to take action, at le
Coming well, i think our head of the Intelligence Community, jim clapper acknowledged that i think they underestimated what had been taking place in syria. And a weekend into the expanded strategy john boehner raising the stakes saying u. S. Ground troops may be needed. I think its going to take more than air strikes to drive them out. At some point somebodys boots have to be on the ground. We have no choice. These are bar bar begans. They intend to kill us. If we dont destroy them first, were going it pay the price. A new nbc news poll finds 72 of americans believe the u. S. Will eventually have to send in Ground Troops to defeat isis despite the president s insistence of no u. S. Boots on the ground. Lets bring in Ayman Mohyeldin who knows the region and the enemy well. Its a week of u. S. Led air strikes. What impact have they had, do you think . I think they have certainly slowed down some of isis push in some of the areas. Its slightly begun to weaken their hold in positions theyv
Kristen, we saw the Health Care Issue a big issue at tom cottons town hall. Reporter republicans have said for years now they want to repeal and replace it, that was part of President Trumps platform as a candidate but they still havent said explicitly how theyre going to do that. So take a look at part of the backlash senator cotton got last night. I would like everyone who is affected by the Affordable Care act and affected by health care to stand up. You want to stand there and hem and haw, effect u. S. To be calm, cool and collective. Well, what kind of insurance do you have . [ cheers and applause ] he was pressed on these angry protests not just with senator cottons town hall last night but republican lawmakers have been getting some of this blowback for days now, hallie. Thats what has made it so striking. Were heard from the president this is paid protesters to a large extent. Interestingly thats an argument that the Obama Administration made back when they saw some of this bac
The threat that russia poses. Here he is. What i think mr. Trump has to understand, this is more than being about him. It is about the United States and the National Security. And he has to make sure that now thathe is going to have the opportunity to do something for National Security as opposed to talking and tweeting, he will be tremendous responsibility to make sure u. S. Security interests are protected and advanced. Bill now trump is making more news. Peter doocy begins our coverage by trump tower this morning. He said he is lumping putin in with german chancellor merkel saying he will start out his first term at the end of this week trusting both of them, putin and merkel but not sure how long it will last. He said he is willing to drop sanctions the u. S. Placed on russia after they annexed crimea if moscow is willing to sign on to a Nuclear Reduction arms deal. Not just getting ready to be blindly nice to world leaders. He still thinks putins intervention in syria has been ter