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>> one trump official who has sort of flown under the radar is ben carson, secretary at hud. i was meeting with a democratic aide on the hill who told me they plan on having ben carson testify at least once every couple months, if not more, in front of the oversight committee to look into the questionable things he's done. not just the $30,000 desks, but the 1,000 plus affordable housing contracts they let expire before the shutdown, and trying to figure out what he's been doing or not doing as secretary of hud. >> standing date with house oversight, yikes. >> not good for anybody. it is going...

Linda mcmahon who he has a comfort level with for many years and fellow billionaire who understands how he operates and compare that with betsy devos who ha had a more standoffish relationship and so many of these decisions is based on that personal rapport he has and whether he can connect with the connec secretary. he's paying attention to political optics infuriated by some of these stories about just poor spending decisions by cabinet secretaries, especially the veterans affairs secretary, david shulkin but also ben carson at hud and even scott pruitt at the epa. >> peter, a question i alw...

I'm david gura. hud secretary ben carson has an ethics problem. while we've been distracted by the nunes memo, carson has been able to keep this from exploding into a firestorm which under normal circumstances may cause a bigger stir. according hud secretary ben carson allowed his son to help organize an agency listening tour to baltimore last summer despite warnings from department lawyers that doing so risked violating federal ethics rules. ben tweeting that he has been under attack by the media. two former staffers that work closely with ben carson at hud and senior strategist for ben carso...

Tonight i made an inexcusable comment on my personal twitter account. i deeply regret and deleted on my own volition. i sincerely apologize to @aprilryan at hud. ryan responded, fake info, girl, check your facts. i work for american urban radio network not sheridan. whose wedding are you planning now and what wig company do you work for? kick rocks little girl. don't mess with april ryan. >> don't mess with april ryan. and all of us should think before we tweet. and there's no such thing when you're in a government job, when you're in the public eye, when you're in the media, when you're in a ...

The government who really don't have any experience. ben carson at hud, look at -- >> gentlemen, we've got -- guys. >> wilbur ross who wants to take education away from big cities. >> we have the next four years to disss it. right now, we have to take a commercial. thank you for joining me. >> before we go, i want to show you a startling video out of the state of nevada. a high school studentielding knives, lurjing at students and then shot by police. >> new questions this morning about whether the police officer did the right thing. we're going to dive into that debate next. plus, a manhunt...