to demand money. also targeted were german train stations, hospitals in england s national health service, those among the 200,000 victims just since friday. that brings us to our second pulse question. the global cyber attack has shaken my faith in our institutions to protect my personal information. go to pulse.msnbc/america and tell us whether you agree or disagree. that s get to naveed jamali, former fbi double agent and the author of how to catch a russian spy. the big headline is, it s not over. typically when we talk about these large scale this is grander than the other ones you and i have talked about in the past, 150 countries, it seems to happen within days and then it s done but we still don t know what will happen once folks start turning on their computers at work tomorrow. that s a very good point, richard. it begs the question, in a case like this, who is responsible for combatting it?
pulse.msnbc.com/america. now let s bring in msnbc chief legal correspond end ari melber and the author of how to catch a russian spy. you ve been digging deep on this and what s the downside from the senate or the house granting immunity here long term? immunity can mean more than one thing. one is the congressional committees using their authority to grant immunity for the testimony that s provided basically saying whatever you say won t be held against you. remember that s the opposite of what you see on the crime shows. whatever you say can be and will be held against you. the other one is the other one that prosecutors provide. that is where you actually say, you re going to immunize someone for potential prosecution for cooperation. participants under the law are granted immunity for testifying for the federal government and that refers to the idea that the
he wants immunity before he opens his mouth. speaking of the white house, this question is having the first daughter in the official role the best thing for america? ivanka trump s new job at the white house raises ethical question. and mike pence said he won t do it, but would you? he won t spend time alone with the opposite sex. not for dinner. voice your opinions on the pulse questions. grab your phone or any digital device you have got. go to pulse.msnbc/com. you can vote as anymore times as you d like. we ll share that data right here on the screen as question go. okay, let s start this hour though with three pressing questions faces the white house on a sunday. number one, did trump officials dig up intelligence reports related to incidental surveillance of trump associates? two, did those trump officials show them to the house intelligence committee chairman? then finally the big question, if so, why? the top ranking democrat on that
coming to this, thomas. but i think when you look at donald trump and you were just mentioning the rhetorical grenades he can sometimes throw, if you re a ted cruz, that can knock you off your game for at least a day or a news cycle an enso that was ted cruz probably wanted to talk about several other things and every news reporter and organization wanted to ask about the birtherism charge. no. it s interesting to see ted cruz taking the tactic of not showing up to every fight he is invited to. thank you. thank you. this is the bing pulse question of the day. we have asked, do trump s birther comments pose a problem for ted cruz? now our previous update showed that 33% said, yes. the birther comments will pose a problem. now, it s different. 45% feel, yes. 55% say, no. the pulse remains live. pulse.msnbc went co pulse.msnbc.com. some are taking selective aim to remain viable. let s bring in nbc host and political correspondent steve
qualifications, their positions. and particularly for those of us who are democrats, their electability. did hillary clinton help protect wall street? as a new york senator, did she help protect wall street? well, do i think hillary clinton or many other senators have shown the courage necessary to stand up for wall street power? the answer is no. so msnbc political editor mark murray joins me now. the new online poll from nbc shows clinton well ahead with 53%. this is a double-digit lead over bernie sanders. the poll also finding that people are pretty locked into their opinion. 83% saying they are absolutely or largely certain of their vote. so how does hillary clinton seal this up when she has such a viable contender in bernie sanders? reporter: well, thomas, it is important to note the poll you had came from us and is a national poll. the two battlegrounds will be in iowa and new hampshire. and one of the reasons hillary clinton has a very big lead in national polls is she