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As chief of staff. he was kellys right-hand man, he helped control flow of information to the president. he was a frequent presence at trumps side. he was on his asia trip. hes someone who helped craft the state of the union and a lot of people in the white house who feel like the policy roll-out has improved in recent months give portary lot of credit. this is yet another moment where someone who has been given a vital role in this white house, someone who the american people of course are entr...

You have two potential ethical violation questions here. the first is what did they know, when did they know it? why didnt they do anything about it? and the second is the situation with hope hicks and the fact that she was involved in crafting this statement and inn defense of a man who she was in a relationship with. and this is just the latest example on the pile of ethics questions swirling around this white house. >> so jonathan lamere, it doesnt seem like their screening process, their sta...

The question is, why was nothing done or addressed about this situation prior to this week? >> heidi, what are you hearing? what was the story behind this? how did this man sit outside the oval office, as long as he did, without somebody flags these past domestic abuse charges and flagging the fact that he couldnt get the top security clearance? >> well the strong piece of information is that somebody did know, for all of the reasons you outlined, that this is exactly the type of information tha...

Up, you know, big time, and be prepared. and i think people that are out here are prepared. and the reason people come here is because its this amazing ritual that we all need, especially after a 2017. we need a reboot to say, hey, lets put behind us what we dont like about last year and lets start with a new beginning. >> reporter: so, theyre expecting somewhere between a million and 2 million people to come down here tonight. i asked him, does he think the weathers going to hold that number do...

Numbers. and you have some company, according to aaa, 107 million people the last week of 2017 making it the busiest holiday season for travel on record. if you bought a plane ticket it was a little less expensive because holiday airfare is 20% cheaper this year than last week if you plan to bring presents for your loved ones plan ahead. packages that are flagged during the screening process, tsa agents will unwrap your gifts if they dont think something is right. if youre hitting the road traff...

What they heard to base their decision on. but just the facts that we know the facts that have been shared with from the media how egregious is this that this loss of life, when was so preventable was allowed to happen and no one is going to be held responsible for it. brian: lets talk about your county. why wouldnt this happen in your county? >> well, we entered into back last year we entered into a program, began to process in 2015. its about a year vetting process to get in with immigrations ...

Be talking about gun laws as time goes by. >> now, as for that lottery immigration system, it should be noted the program does include something of a merit system for applicants who have to go through a screening process. the president also said today he would consider sending the terror suspect in new york to the detention center at guantanamo. that appears to be in contrast to what federal law enforcement officials are talking about right now as they are bringing up charges as we speak. the pr...

If you are traveling to the u.s. from another country, you should probably prepared for an even longer and more intensive screening process. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot in london on the first day of new security measures. >> sweeping new security measures from the department of homeland security starting around the world today for all u.s. bound air travelers. preventing terror in the skies very much in mind. according to the dhs, recently evaluated intelligence indicates te...

Stricter travel ban? the first one has already met legal obstacles. if theres one thing that the u.s. does very well, its this 20-step screening process of refugees into the country. why is the administration so focused on this? >> well, i think theres no question mcmaster, the president, are focused on keeping america as safe as we can. we do know, as the terrorists are going to continue to target the civilized world, we have to be prepared for whatever it may be. and you didnt hear any specifi...

Live in the united states of america and neither of those terror attacks would have been solved by the travel ban. >> nothing you have suggested would have solved them either. there is nothing that violates the constitution, i think it is a common sense approach until you can implement a screening. until you can implement screening, the source country -- it should be the responsibility of that country, we have to take actions here. >> jon: the listed countries did not originate with the trump ad...