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>> bill: more now on the fifth day of ramadan so far this month has been deadly. more on the devastating bombing attack in afghanistan. no claim of responsibility. at least 80 are dead. hundreds are injured. conor powell live in jerusalem. you know the area well in kabul. tell us about that and whether or not this was an inside job conor. >> yeah. bill, this was an intersection massive explosion went off anybody who has been in kabul any time has been through it main entrance to the so-called gr...

Material next week. congressional investigators setting sights on trumps personal attorney. catherine herridge now all over this. catherine, good morning to you. where are we today? what have we learned? >> thank you, bill. good morning. a source close to flynn says he will be providing records close to the senate intelligence committee adding the committee has recently narrowed the request for flynns personal records and able to accommodate the request without sacrificing fifth amendment protec...

We are going to stands in the way of any foolish tax cut. its the republicans standing up and saying i just dont see how -- there is no room here. >> shannon: all right. for example, lets talk about the example on healthcare it was a nail biter trying to get that thing passed in the last minute negotiations, in the senate they are taking their time and saying we are not picking up that house thing we are doing our own thing and a lot of concerns about whether the g.o.p. will be able to coalesce ...

Point hes declined to participate. jenna. >> jenna: thank you very much. joining us now is mike lee author of the new book written out of history. im curious about your legal expertise. i know in a former life that was your main job. this story keeps on developing. i want to play some sound and get your thought. >> the question for the fbi and for director -- former director mueller, special counsel is, did michael flynn facilitate that? second question, was michael flynn a paid foreign agent, p...

The president are going to do their jobs as they see fit because thats what they are required to do. and the press is just going to have to like it. >> shannon: well, richard, where do we go? where is the line on this unnamed sources and leaks. we know it is often critical to breaking big stories and important news that the american people have a right to know. but has the line been crossed here? you know, we are talking about potential felony charges against people if they are caught leaking so...

>> well, its a really interesting question because cnn which, of course, puts her on with this big extran gaf zoo every new years eve with anderson cooper tepid reaction criticizing what kathy griffin did. well we are evaluating whether to keep her on this new years eve special. if she had held up a bloody mask the head of any other president, there is no way that cnn would want to put her next to anderson cooper for that big night at the end of the year. she would be gone. i think what cnn is r...

Is did michael flynn facilitate that? second question, was michael flynn a paid foreign agent, paid by the government of turkey and paid by the government of russia through middle men, not directly by a government check, at the same time that he was the national security advisor of the president of the united states? that would be a felony. third inquiry is did michael flynn lie to the federal government in an environment where he was compelled to tell the truth? three potential crimes which loo...

It is his cabinet nominees or other pieces of legislation has been well documented. >> he wants to scrap the filibuster entirely? >> i think he wants to see action done, john. thats what the president wants. whether it is the delays the democrats pose to his cabinet nominees, or pieces of legislation, he wants action. this president was elected to get things done. and he wants to see things move through the house and the senate, especially when youve got a majority of support. people stop playin...

Legislation have been well documented. >> he wants to scrap the filibuster? >> he wants to see action done, john. whether delays the democrats pose to his cabinet nominees or pieces of legislation. he wants action. this president was elected to get things done apnd he wants t see things move through the senate. >> second question. i did want to mention that before he left to go abroad the president praised philippines president for his action against drug dealers and dealing with them. various h...

Paul. if you can explain to us what is at stake here. >> sure, j.j. this case addresses two really important issues about ownership rights. when a patentee manufacturers a good and they sell it typically the purchaser of that good acquires the rights to that item and can do what they want with it. there are two really important issues here. the first is whether or not a patentee after selling the good can restrict the way in which the purchaser either resells or repairs those goods. lex marks po...