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House counsels job to coordinate the clearance and vetting with the fbi. the fbi provides the information, but they dont make recommendations. its the white house counsels job to do that. and don mcgahn clearly did not do that. >> thats exactly right. the fbi doesnt make those decisions. they simply provide the information. they do the investigating. it is true that these security clearance investigations can take a long time, can take months, but usually theres a priority set for people closest...

Majority party here in california that has a priority list that doesnt match up with californians. if you look at the long list of issues that you mention, that i mentioned, these are the things i californians think about. this message going on right now, this is the last thing on their mind. when you have the state government in california that has devoted millions of dollars to the legal defense of those who are facing deportation in california, contrast that with the combat veterans we have w...

At the top of the priority list, we understand, immigration. the president plans to pitch his controversial plan. lets go straight to cnns boris sanchez straight from the white house. boris, what more can we expect from the president? >> a white house official telling cnn this will be an optimistic speech. the main theme will be building a safer, stronger, prouder america. the president is expected to appeal to people that naturally arent in his base, and hes going to do that by touting some of ...

Normal. continue to be a routine thing we do every year. if that becomes a problem, well address. >> did you test his hearing? >> i did not test his hearing. i will test his hearing. the only reason i didnt test his hearing is i didnt have enough time to do it if this particular exam. we had the exam pretty packed and had to make some conscious decisions about what we didnt and did want to do. hearing seemed low on the priority list right now. its something i can do at any given point. we will d...

Been a very close ally of the president, some say hes talked to the president more than any other united states senator. now going after the president on some of the very same issue that people on capitol hill concern themself the most about this administration. the notion that the president spouts off on twitter, causes problems with allies and creates real concerns overseas in foreign relations an foreign affairs. and this is a very big deal, poppy, a very big deal. >> joe johnson at the white...

Vice versa. she understands the process. it takes time. so, shes very patient right now. just hoping and praying that somebody shows up. were hoping and praying the say. we understand its a process. where she sits is a very tight neighborhood to get to and not necessarily easily accessible based on conditions. >> reporter: does she have power and water? >> power, no. bottled water, she has that. we are more worried about the medicine side especially when offices are going to be closed. not knowi...

And we were pretty shocked when we saw it. and we had to take action. >> and you, you live in tampa, right? i believe you are in florida. not like you could get over to your family members, your wifes mom there. what kind of help or support were you able to provide from where you are? what is going through your mind as you watch these images? >> its absolutely crazy. when you see that photo, its heartwrenching. we know were not close. the best thing we could do is try to get the message out. tha...

But the results of this would destroy systems that we depend on. we dont have much food it stockpiled. we dont have water stockpiled at all for most people it comes out of pipes. air conditioning, heating, you can see the problem. >> tucker: thats horrifying possibility. how are we protecting against that happening? >> were not. theres been a commission that congress authorized starting in 2001, theyve been writing reports on it. the electrical industry has been studying some ways to harden syst...

Much it involves, they kept misreading it. >> reporter: they got a website, it wasnt even close to what they had hoped it would be and the way the site was built made it impossible to make changes on their own. they tried a different agency thinking the first experience was just a fluke. >> it ended up being even worse, if you can imagine that. we were such a small client to them they didnt respond to any questions. they pretty much said, yeah, we got it. went away, delivered something completel...

Comments. we asked him how realistic it is that tax reform gets done in 2017. spicer was very optimistic. >> i think we feel confident well get a lot done, continue to get a lot done this year. tax reform is high on the presidents priority list. youll see secretary mnuchin and others work on the concourse of that. we intend to maintain to the schedule he laid out. >> when you talk about august, theres an august recess. when you look at the calendar between now and then in the house, theres a lit...