Judge napolitano says probably not. Lets get to it. Good afternoon from the u. S. Capitol. Just hours from now, President Trump will deliver his first address to a joint session of the u. S. Congress. His advisors are calling it the biggest speech yet. Were hearing from Mitch Mcconnell that republicans will not rubber stamp his putting. Republicans tonight have a plan for healthcare. That contradicts what the president told fox and friends awhile ago. He said we have a great plan. Healthcare is a very complex subject. If you do this, it affects nine Different Things. If you do that, it affects 15 things. We have a great plan and congress is taking a lot of blame. Its only been here four weeks. Somebody said he hasnt done healthcare. Theyve been working on healthcare for 30 years. All i can do is speak from the heart and say what i want to do. We have a really terrific, i believe, Healthcare Plan coming out. We have to understand obamacare has been a disaster. Its way out of control. Doesnt work. Were coming out with a Healthcare Plan that i think will be terrific, very inclusive and its going to do what people are wanting it to do. Ill be talking about that, talking about the military, talking about the border. Remember this, on the border, and throughout our country, were getting the bad ones out, the bad people. Gang members, drug lords, in some cases murderers. Shepard more on that subject. Bret baier now reports. President trump may push for an immigration pill that would include a pathway for citizenship, this is brand new. A path for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. This just happened inside an anchor luncheon in the white house. In the fox and friends interview, the president gave himself a report card. In terms of achievement, id give myself an a. I and my people. I dont think weve explain it well enough to the American Public. I think i get an a in terms of what ive done. In terms of messaging, id give myself a c or c plus. The president says its not the substance but the message. He cant communicate his wild successes to the American People. If that is the case, tonight is his chance to change it. His advisors say he will talk about progress including his efforts to secure the southern border, bring back jobs and repeal and repeal the Affordable Care act. Some republicans are asking the president to still to policy in tonights speech. They say they want him to set aside his campaignstyle distractions, the fights with the media and the railing on the Intelligence Community, much of which has centered over russia. The Senate Intelligence hearing is is holding a hearing. Susan collins is speaking next door to us. The nominee for National Intelligence director is facing some tough questions really about the possible trump teams ties to russia and their involvement in the president ial election. Multicommittees investigate the russia contacts, one congressman is calling for an independent investigator to take over the whole thing. First, we go to john roberts who is live at the white house. Hi, john. Shep, good afternoon. Lets go back to the breaking news. This came out of a luncheon that the president had with the anchors including bret baier. He may make a push for an immigration bill. We dont know what the context of this is, whether it would be comprehensive Immigration Reform as the gang of eight tried a few years ago. If it would be something less than that. Were told the president is considering a couple of things. This would be contrary to the popul popular belief that he wants to deport everybody. He may have an open path for legal status and potentially a pass for citizenship for the socalled dreamers. Those are people covered by daca, the deferred action on childhood arrival ball. The obama era rule that many conservatives cannot stand. The president has promised he will do something about daca. But this is quite a surprise. The president believes that congress is in a position now where it can tackle Immigration Reform. Well see what he has to say later on tonight. Shepard hes proposed cutting 37 of the budget for the state department. We heard from republicans that say this is a nonstarter. Mitch mcconnell has warned about that. You can eliminate the entire department of state and the epa and only come up with 46 billion, which would leave you about 8 billion shy of his target. Hes going to have to look at cuts across the board. The president suggesting that he may be able to make up some of that money by growing the economy. A lot of what he will be talking about tonight in this speech will be about growing the economy. Hes going to be talking to members of congress but wants to reach out to everyone in america, particularly the middle class and people that are struggling in poorer communities to say stick with me, stick with my plans. Ill make life better through regulatory reform, tax reform, give you something to repeal and replate obamacare that youll be able to afforce. Ill bring manufacturing jobs back and ill cut trade deals that will put the United States on a more level Playing Field than it has been in the future. The president when talking about this increase in military spending saying its 54 billion. Told fox and friends this morning, it could be easily be more than that. Listen. A lot of people think its a tremendous amount of money. It could be actually 30 billion more than that. Were going to upgrade our military substantially. Im also going to get involved in negotiating. Get involved in negotiating. The president has done that talking with the chairman and ceos of lockheed and boeing off the huge price tag that comes with the f35 Striker Program and the replacement for the fleet of 747s that make up air force one, shep. Shepard you mentioned Chris Wallace with the president and some other network anchors. This matter of immigration, theres news here, right . Absolutely. Let me put this in a context. I would say it was a kinder, gentler donald trump that we sa talked about when he discussed his speech was the idea of unity. Reaching out to democrats and talking about areas where both sides can work together. It was in this context that a Senior Administration official said that the president thinks the time is right for Immigration Reform. That came as a surprise. The president apparently feels not necessarily that hes going to mentioned it in his speech, although he may, but this clearly would be something that he would be reaching out to democrats on. You asked about comprehensive Immigration Reform. Yeah, again, according to the Senior Administration officials, hes talking about something that would appeal to the right and to the left. Obviously from the rights point of view, tougher enforcement, tougher deportations, although i will say when it comes to people that are criminals. Violent criminals. The president said people that are abiding by the law in this country, pay their taxes, work, dont have havent created problems other than coming in illegally, would have no problems and it was in that context he talked about the possibility of a comprehensive Immigration Reform plan that would include a path to legalization. Not citizenship. The president reportedly feels that people that have been waiting online and doing it the right way, the people that broke the law shouldnt jump the line but there would be a path to legalization. Hes not thinking about deporting those folks and the dreamers will be fine. So this clearly is an olive branch that hes going to be extending, whether its in the course of the speech tonight or in coming days to democrats to say there are areas of cooperation here. This isnt just an olive branch. This is a break from everything weve heard throughout. Is this to say that the woman when has been cleaning houses in new york city for the past ten years or the man working in the fields in south florida and southwest florida for the last ten years and is now worried that he or she may have to go back home or be deported for walking around, are those fears now set aside . Are those people going to be fine . Theres millions that would like a straight answer to that. Im not in a position to give the straight answer. Shepard thats what he just said. You were in the meeting. Is that what he said . The Senior Administration officials gave the implication shepard so theyre giving us Anonymous Sources after railing on using Anonymous Sources. Thats hilarious. Dont shoot the messenger. Shepard those anonymous ones are awesome. Well, there you go. Shepard go ahead. What did todays anonymous source say . I know how much you like it here. Shepard i love it here. The clear implication is the people that have not broken laws are going to be fine. The president has given no thought at all to deporting them shepard that sounds like where we were a year ago, two years ago. Thats no change. Thats how things have been for years. You let them in the country, they do work, americans dont want to do. As long as you act right and dont break the laws, youre good to go. Thats how its been. What is the difference . Nothing. Shepard certainly different than what he said on the campaign trail. So many things are. He said theres needs to be a softening on both sides, a compromise on both sides. You have to remember, donald trump always talked about this in terms of a negotiation. Staking out positions. And then negotiating down. So perhaps look, i dont want to get too far ahead of what we know. I dont want to get far ahead of what we know. Perhaps the hard line was an open negotiating position and yes, hes not going to back off at all in terms of getting criminals out and more aggressive than barack obama has been on that front. When it comes to lawabiding citizens after they broke the law to come in to the country, yeah, theres a softening. Shepard the fake news enemy people, were that there and was there conflict or was it nice . No. As i said, it was yes, the answer was everybody from all of the Major Networks including some hes accused of being fake news, they were all there. It was an utterly companionable and hospitable and warm and intentioned people were trying to get news. Shepard of course. Find out what is on the president s mind. There were no fireworks. I thought to myself, if people could see this president , who is different in private than shepard i know he is. Thats not what he wants people to see. He wants people to think theres a major war on news. When youre with him, its all good. On tv, he vilifies you when youre doing something wrong when youre doing everything right. Thats annoying. I have to say, hes never done that with me. I pushed back as hard as anybody about the enemy of the people. Lets take yes for an answer. We were there for an hour with the president. We asked him questions. He answered them. It was about seeking and his dispensing information. I got a much better sense i have a feeling maybe im wrong. Maybe im i cant help but think that perhaps youre going to see this tone in his speech tonight. Shepard the news continues after this. Thanks, chris. On in all of Human History was built on that bedrock, ours. Freedom has made america exceptional, but it can only last if you and i choose to act as people of character. Forging character has been the pursuit of Hillsdale College since 1844. Ive heard it all. Eat more fiber. 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Shepard the Senate Intelligence committee holding a confirmation hearing for President Trumps director of National Intelligence nominee, the former republican senator, dan coates of indiana. A live look where theyre grilling him on a host of National Security issues, including russia. The senate and house intelligence committees have launched separate investigations to russias interference in americas election. The fbi is also investigating. Democrats are calling for an independent investigation with a special prosecutor to lead the effort. Some republicans are pushing back, including paul ryan. We have been doing an investigation. We have a bipartisan investigation through the house intelligence committee. Im not going to get ahead of the investigation right now, but so you know, this has been investigated, weve been investigating it and will continue shepard democrats say its not enough. Joseph crowley of new york said the russia matter requires an independent investigation similar to the 911 investigation. The American People know theres a lot of smoke here. They expect an investigation because it goes to the core of the democratic institutions. Whether or not we can have faith in the process. Other countries are looking at us and questioning whether they can have faith in this process. Shepard congressman crowley wants to know the extend of trumps business ties with russia. His tax returns might answer that question. The congressman wants them released the president has refused. House Officials SayRussian Hackers targeted the campaign in order to help donald trump. Its been alleged that donald trump had contact with russian officials during the campaign. Mike flynn spoke with the Russian Ambassador. The president has not answered question about his campaigns contacts specifically. Were promised made . Did general mike flynn lie to the fbi . Transcripts are ready and available. Democrats want them published. The question is, did paul manfort have direct contact with the russians . Do the russians have information or videotape that compromises the president of the United States or his team . Will congressional investigator pros deuce answers . Well, leaders say theyre focusing on not on the substance but on the leaks. Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge is live with more. Were about an hour and a bit into this hearing. Democrating and republicans expect to have a straight shooter and follow the facts wherever they lead and to speak truth to power, especially to President Trump. Heres senator warner. My intention that this investigation will remain bipartisan and seek to be as transparent as possible and remain free of any political consideration or interference, including interference from the white house. A short time ago, the former senator was asked to list his top five threats as he would see it to the United States and National Security. Number 3 on that list was russia. He said that country is showing a new assertiveness. Russias assertiveness in Global Affairs is something i look upon with grave concern. Which we need to address with eyes wide open and a healthy degree of skepticism. Its also worth noting that republicans and Democrats Press senator coates on whether he would make available to the committee the underlying data in the investigation and leave nothing to chance. Shepard thanks, catherine. Well talk about how special prosecutors can make things easier for republicans. Thats next live from capitol hill. The future of business in new york state is already in motion. Companies across the state are growing the economy, with the help of the lowest taxes in decades, a talented workforce, and worldclass innovations. 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