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Oversight committee and he was doing that job until the very end. cummings was signing subpoenas from his hospital bed. he was a large figure in the oversight committee. it is one of the committees leading the investigation against the president. with us to discuss is representative tom steyer. i know youre keeping an eye on these events from california and i want to give you a chance to share your reflections on congressman cummings. >> well, brianna, i think its important to remember that cong...

Presidents 2008 presidential bid, the congressman had a photo of the two men hanging in the office in his office on capitol hill. you served as a staffer on the oversight committee overlapping elijah cummings for a period of time. talk about your reflections and memories. >> you know, serving as the oversight chair really is one of the hardest jobs in congress. you have to have great courage because you are investigating some of the most powerful people in the world. you have to be tenacious. yo...

Capitulation. we got nothing out of that. but what we did was admit turkey to flood the zone with refugees, not worry about isis and who is going to ensure that isis doesnt reappear, and i think what well see is a similar strike to the northekurds in thh in syria. >> i want to ask you about congressman elijah cummings. he passed away this week. he leaves quite a legacy, especially in your state of maryland. what are your reflections as your state and as your caucus says goodbye to him. >> we say...

Members have been expressing their feelings about kurdish folks they had fought with or talked to. and obviously kurds in iraq are different than those in syria even though they occupy a large part in that part of the world. reflections or feelings as you watch this unfold based on that experience? >> the kurdish soldiers and today shoulder to shoulder with american troops. in this fight against isis. they lost 11,000 of their soldiers in order to help us defeat isis. they did everything we aske...

>> there is no place and it has been four days since weve bathed our children. no water, no toilet, no hot water, no gas. >> aid agencies cant get through due to the shelling as well as blocked roads. were at a mass funeral here today. six people killed by a turkish air strike. five of them were kurdish fighters, one a woman civilian. the mood of the crowd a mixture of anguish for those lost especially among the families but also a burning hatred for the source of that attack. sandra, back to yo...

Events there. sure, have presidents in the past relied on private citizens to help conduct foreign policy? yes it has happened but in an above board, public manner. the individual is given a title and will work closely with the state department w. the national security council. this was clearly an effort done in a hidden fashion, shadow is an appropriate term for it. i think fiona hill is somebody able to lay out for the committees how foreign policy is normally conducted, how policy is normally...

Democratic development be achieved in a short period of time. and then finally this hour, an actor best known for playing the tough guy in hollywood, robert forester, has died after battling brain cancer. he appeared in more than 100 films and tv roles only as a villain. he is known for his replekss in reflections in golden eye. he was anonymous natup n nomina supporting actor. he was 78 years old. we thank you for watching this hour, im george howell at the cnn center in atlanta. lets do it a...

The very wealthy san francisco bay area, although not in san francisco itself. and it was happening all the way you up to the oregon border. so you had this very wealthy developed state, the fifth largest economy in the world, having this tremendous power cut, deliberate power cut. and the idea is that electrical equipment in the past has caused a number of very serious fires, including the one that killed 86 people last year. and so if you turn the power off, the idea is that you might be able ...

Developed state, the fifth largest economy in the world, having this tremendous power cut, deliberate power cut. the idea is that electrical equipment in the past has caused a number of very serious fires, including the one that killed 86 people last year. so if you turn the power off, the idea is that you might be able to prevent one of these horrible fires. >> you know, ive never as a reporter been right in the center of a story that i was reporting on like you are doing right now. youre deali...

Returned from a trip. he was in an arraignment hearing wednesday. he has been charged with murder and assigned a public defender. anchorage police in the meantime praised the action of the woman who turned in that card saying the actions by her will be instrumental in making sure that smith will be held accountable. they said it is, shep, a perfect example if you see something, say something. a boy, did she see something on the memory card must be five. >> shepard: incredible, jonathan hunt, tha...