The president of the United States has your back 100 . [applause] dana kevin corke is at the white house. What was the thinking, kevin, behind the president s comments, also, about crime and murder rates in chicago and baltimore . Spot on by the way running that clip. That was the main focus. I am with you 100 despite what you may have heard or even read on twitter. First things first, president made strong comments about chicago and baltimore. Two things, dana, were at work. Number one, he wants to draw attention to a circumstance that is clearly a crisis level. You can make the argument, credibly so, if it deserves more federal attention. The second element making a note to point out chicago and baltimore today, but to really talk about the youngsters that were there. I call them youngsters, they are graduates. Maybe not so young in some cases. The truth is, he wanted to spotlight their potential, the promise. The problemsolving ability. Most of all, shine a spotlight on the plight of long form is in general. You look at whats going on in chicago, what the hell is going on in chicago . What the hell is going on there . [applause] and just north of our nations capitol in baltimore, on average, someone was murdered nearly every day of this year, Police Departments are overstretched, they are underfunded. They are totally underappreciated. Except by me. As you can imagine, dana, there were a number of people thinking what the reception of the president given his previous statement of the reputation of being in tatters, it was robust. Certainly cheered throughout, i think that should tell you a bit more about the nuances, understanding not just what he was having to say about what has happened in their leadership but more broadly speaking to his support of the rank and file. Dana . Dana everyone loves to see the commanderinchief, thats for sure. Kevin, speaking of the fbi, more comments about the russia probe and the socalled collusion from the president today. What did he say this morning . Im going to take you back to the 80s, the 90s. The talking heads, you are a number that grew . Same as it ever was, same as it ever was. Taking an opportunity to talk about this socalled solution. Hes going to slam the russia probe. Did it again today before heading over to quantico, pointing out there have been millions spent by the special counsel investigating socalled collusion when, as he put it, they know it did not happen. I have nothing to do with russia. Everyone knows it. That was a democrat hope. It was an excuse for losing the election. It should have never been this way where they spent all these billions of dollars. Even the democrats admit there is no collusion. There is no collusion. Thats it. No collusion proving yet, but i should point out two people have faced charges make that four people are facing charges, already taking a plea deal. I should tell you this weekend the president is expected, dana, to make his way up the hill over to camp david. They are, hell get his usual battery of security briefings and maybe even work the phones to push the tax reform over the finish line. Well be watching very carefully from here. Dana i hope he enjoys camp david. I think its a fabulous, wonderful place. I should tell you this really quickly. We are getting flurries here in washington. Dana i see that. He ought to take advantage. Dana thanks so much, kevin. So we are learning more about edits to the final report from former fbi director james comey about the investigation into Hillary Clintons private email server. We already knew the term grossly negligent, which calls for criminal penalties, had been changed to extremely careless. We know in early versions stated it was reasonably likely that hostile actors gain access to clinton emails. The most recent report changes likely to possible. Kimberly stross has been following this. Your column is the first thing i read every friday morning. Is it possible these changes were made because they didnt have concrete evidence and they wanted to soft peddle it because they were not going to be able to come up with the goods or that is there something more nefarious behind this . I think we cant know, but that is precisely why, dana, that they need to be making peter strauch, who is the fbi agent, the one who was in the news this week over his Text Messages, he is supposed to leave behind some of those edits. Congress has been demanding to interview him for months now. The fbi has withheld him from having to give that interview, they need information. The only way you are going to know the context for which these changes were made is to get a hold of the people who actually made them. The fbi has received to get the goods on this. Dana the one of the things i believe you wrote last week it is perhaps the Justice Department needs to identify a person that could be a designated liaison with capitol hill on this. Do you think theres going to be any movement on that . I think the white house has to step in here in one form or another. It will not necessarily have to be a person that goes there, although that is one possibilit possibility. Maybe the white house general counsel don mcgann can name an official whose only job in a temperate capacity is to ensure that the fbi and the Justice Department comply with congressional reasonable congressional demands. The other thing is they can order them to do so. The president has a chief Law Enforcement officer in the country. Dana take a listen to what senator ron johnson said on tuckers show last night in regards to the statement by comey. This draft statement was done months before they completed the interviews. The fbi again, this investigation into clintons email was not meant to uncover the truth for the prosecution for from my standpoint, its meant to cover up the truth and exonerate Hillary Clinton. Again, i have no idea why the fbi doesnt come clean and provide this information to congress. What are they trying to hide . Picking up on something you were saying. In addition im sorry, the Justice Department was explaining this morning how the Text Messages between them ended up in the hands of some of the reporters, select reporters before they went to capitol hill. Capitol hill. I imagine there is some frustration from Congress Point of view on that as well. Dana well, you know as well as i do from your time in government that usually if something gets given to reporters beforehand, its because they are trying to influence the way the stories come out. And certainly, that first round the stories were very soft on him, talking a lot about what an rate agent he was and not some of the more serious accusations. Look, in addition to not making him available, they continue to Stonewall Health subpoenas. Senator johnsons been demanding the interview about the Hillary Clinton email investigation. They refused to provide those. There is a general stonewall going on that no one should be happy with. We dont want the fbi to hand over information to undermine our national security. Thats what im talking about. The public has a right to know how these investigations where our stomach and being handled. Dana thank you for being on the Daily Briefing. We hope to have you again. Thanks. Dana fox news alert. Fox news has learned florida senator marco rubio is now expected to vote yes for the republican tax reform bill. This comes as the full text of the republican overhaul is set to be released in little over three hours. Despite some lastminute drama, or of the good leaders are expecting swift passage. I feel good about it. I feel it will be out either tonight or tomorrow. We will have a vote tuesday or wednesday. I think the votes were there last time in the senate floor and they will be there again this time because the bill, if anything, has been improved. You will see substantial middle class tax relief which is a lot of what people are looking for. Dana peter doocy is live on capitol hill. Some lastminute moves happening there, peter . Dana, this is a rare friday here in the senate there are actually senators here doing work. The ones that are on this Conference Committee of the house and the senate that tried to merge a unified tax bill that can pass both chambers so they could sign onto it. Now that their signatures are on this tax bill out of the Conference Committee, its closed. That means there can be no more changes made to the tax bill. Senator said a little while ago, he doesnt think leadership would close the bill if they didnt have the votes to pass make it. Told us what to look for a head of this updated tax plan going public in three and a half hours. It will be released to the public. And honestly, there are folks who are going to spin it that its something terrible for the American People. We are hoping that the text speaks for itself. The highest profile hold out so far, senator marco rubio, the Conference Committee, has been bending over backwards trying to bring him on board, doubling the Child Tax Credit from 1,000 to 2,000. Only 1,100,000 of that is refundable he wants to see text of the bill finally before he commits to the boat one way or the other. This comes as democrats who are all expected to vote no on the tax bill are labeling it a big bailout for the rich. God bless wealthy people. Im glad we have them. But they dont need a tax break. Its average middleclass people and people struggling to get to the middle class who need those breaks. Senator jeff flake, senator bob corker, and senator mike lee are all undecided this friday afternoon and that endangers the bill. Especially when you factor in its not clear whether or not senator john mccain will be here for sure to vote either on tuesday or wednesday. Mccain is being treated at a hospital nearby for side effects from his brain cancer treatment. Dana plex makes the one we hope thats going well. All the senators making us on our toes. Dana in ingenious financial scam. Details on the investigation still ahead. 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And now that you do, please give at cancer. Org dana the u. N. Security Council Meeting on north korea today, as the rogue regime continues to defy the world over its Nuclear Missile program. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson attending a special session and turning up the heat on dictator kim jong un, repeating his vow that the u. S. Will use any means necessary to defend itself in mr. Taylors mr. Tillerson also their support for north korea. We call on russia and china to increase pressure, including beyond full implementation of the u. N. Security council resolutions. Continuing to allow north korean laborers to toil in slavelike conditions inside russia in exchange for wages used to fund Nuclear Weapons programs. Calling into question russias dedication as a partner for peace. Dana brian unice is live at the united nations. Did they give any indications today they are willing to speak to the United States . Good afternoon, dana. No, it was more from the same from north korea today at the security council, giving no indications at all they will be willing to talk to the u. S. Or anyone, for that matter, to try to resolve this peacefully. Instead, what they did, continue to use provocative language to blame the u. S. Saying they have a Nuclear Program in north korea as selfdefense. He is the one who must be held accountable. The Nuclear Power states of the world now, there is no country like there is to open talks and other countries with Nuclear Weapons. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson responded to this statement, this provocation reiterating that their Nuclear Program violates international law. Tillerson says all options are on the Table Including military action, but the priority is to pressure and to continue to sanction north korea to force them to the diplomatic table. The International Community condemns north koreas pursuit of a Nuclear Arsenal and we will never accept a nuclear north korea. The dprks unlawful acts cannot be ignored, nor can they be explained away. They alone are responsible for these tensions. They alone can take responsibility for these tensions. They alone can solve these tensions. Tillerson made it clear the medication lines are open if north korea is able to walk that door. The u. N. , by the way, the u. N. Secretary general very concerned that any kind of miss calculation or missed medication can lead to an exdental conflict and escalate to a fullscale war. Dana . Dana there was some confusion this week on whether the United States is prepared for it self to talk to north korea without preconditions. What do you know about that . Right. Thats right. Before this week, the Trump Administration had said they would only speak to an author if they agreed in this negotiations it would end with north korea getting rid of its Nuclear Program print on tuesday, tillerson said wed be willing to speak with north korea with no preconditions. We are ready to speak with them right now. That flew in the face of the white house and his boss. He clarified, saying north korea must change their act. They must stop with the threatening posture before the u. S. Would be able to sit at the bargaining table with them, so we shall see. Dana thank you so much for being here today. U. S. Forces moving from the desert to the jungle. [gunfire] we have an exclusive look at the new training our military is undergoing. Plus as details for the final tax plan will be released soon, we have a look at the intense efforts by lobbyists to shape the final language in the bill. Dana full details of the new tax plans are about to be released and republicans are predicting a warm welcome when major tax cuts finally kick in. Its going to be a change compared to what we have and its going to be a major reduction in taxes. I think we want to hold onto that. I think even the democrats are starting to feel that way. Dana the tax and economic reporter for the new york times, thank you for joining us with me today. Senator marco rubio yesterday all of a sudden demand and more money in the Child Tax Credit for it let me you look at this. Grover norquist said in an article quoted by the daily beast, its worse than a crime, its a blender. This is not lastminute. This is after the curtain is down. This is not some clever ploy. Its too weird for words. Jim, listen to what senator portman said and you can tell us how this all went down. Marco has a passion being true that the Child Tax Credit really works for families who are maybe not paying income tax but paying payroll taxes, thats why hes insistent on the refund ability. I respect that. I think hes looking out for the very people we are all trying to help. Dana jim, how do you know about how this all went down. First of all, grover is very quotable, but hes long at the last minute by senator rubio. Hes been pushing this four year, this change. This behindthescenes and in front of the scenes for a while for the capitol hill. Whats changed in the last 48 hours, he made an actual, absolute demand. If they didnt expand the ability of the credit to help low income people, senator rubio said he would vote against the measure. Thats not something he said before. So after, you know, weeks of pushing behind the scenes, winning some concessions, trying this on the floor to win an amendment that wouldve codified these changes and failing on that, by the way, then senator rubio tried this last tactic and it appears to have gotten him a partial victory. Dana actually, it could end up being on the merits but politically republicans might thank marco rubio for pushing for this because the way he sees it, this is good for working families. If republicans want to hold onto that market, they should do it. True. Thats definitely the argument that hes been making all along in this. Its also true that it does not appear that this comes at the expense of the headline Corporate Tax rate, which is what Grover Norquist and others have been worried about. It does not appear to be a progrowth versus profamily tradeoff that we hear so often about in this deal. You wrote today i follow you, so you know the ins and outs of this bill and youll get the final report today. You had a nugget in there in the reporting this morning that i wanted you to expand on, that is how hot and heavy has the lobbying been on this bill quits next we went down like its been intense. Its been intense then weve seen a long time in washington. Something like several thousand lobbyists are working on it every day or over the last thre