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moscow next. happening right now, historic winter storm is pummeling bringing heavy winds snow and ice after slamming the rockies. we'll take you live to minneapolis. also this morning, the epa has now ordered norfolk southern to play for all cleanup operations related to the toxic chemical spill triggered by a train derailment in ohio earlier this month. we'll tell you which major political figures are heading to east palestine today. president biden is wrapping up a high stakes trip to europe as tensions continue to escalate between the u.s. and russia. this morning the presi...

Loss and gratitude are immense. i got to know harry when i came to the senate in 1999. we couldn't have been more different. there was me, a brash jewish kid out of brooklyn, and there was harry, a soft spoken mormon from searchlight. we were a match made in heaven. i quickly learned that even though harry talked softly, what he said carried the force of thunder. he was honest. he was direct. and he was original. i love the story back in 2012. during the democratic national convention in charlotte, harry summoned me to his hotel room late one night. i rushed over and saw landra in the room, bu...

Since 2012. during trump's time in office the deficit is up nearly 50% due in part to the president's endorsement of big spending policies. the current state of the u.s. economy largely contradicts the president's campaign promise to eliminate the federal debt within eight years. treasury secretary steve mnuchin commented on the new deficit figure saying quote, in order to truly put america on a sustainable financial path we must enact proposals like the 2020 budget plan to cut wasteful and irresponsible spending. an upcoming book on jim mattis's tenure as secretary of defense claims preside...

Representatives. he served one term in the mid 1990s after losing re-election he ran again in 1999 and won. he served until 2012. during that time, he played a key role in a cap and trade bill aimed at limiting carbon emissions. it passed house but stalled in the senate. we'll talk about cap and trade in a few minutes. ali vitali is joining us from seattle where governor inslee recently finished his first campaign event. what was the reception like and what was he talking about? >> reporter: well, i was on with you just a few hours ago from that event and you could hear i was consistently gett...

2012. during his five years at the fed, jay has earned an admiration for his hard work, expertise and judgment. he's proven to be a consensus builder for the sound monetary and financial policy that he so strongly believes in. based on his record, i am confident that jay has the wisdom and leadership to guide our economy through any challenges that our great economy may face. jay has earned the respect of members of congress, straight across party lines. for each of his appointments to the fed, the senate confirmed jay with strong support from members of both parties. that's unusual. i hope th...