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Oh, sorry. they're making fun of me for the other night. >> you made fun of yourself. >> bad andre. >> shot out to andre bower. he's a bad andre sometimes. >> so i'm back with my panel now. so tara, the first lady melania trump gave the keynote speech today at 2017 international women of courage awards and said in her speech this. >> we must continue to work towards gender empowerment and respect for people for people from all back grounds and ethnicities remembering always we are all ultimately members of one race, the human race. >> do you think she can be an

Toward gender empowerment and respect for people from all back grounds and ethnicities. remeerin always that we are all ultimately members of one race, the human race. >> first lady melania trump making a rare public appearance at the state department. participating in the international women of courage awards. sightings of the first lady have been difficult to come by lately. she is still living in new york at trump tower with her son baron and they're set to move to the white house in june. paul schwartzman is a writer at the "washington post." he wrote about searching for reclusive and elus...

Operations. john, thank you for being with us. these raids are sparking outrage in some cities. one i.c.e. official says they were originally planned under the president obama administration. this is just business as usual. we know the raids are targeting homes and businesses, some nonfelons have been arrested. although the majority we know in california were those with a criminal and violent criminal history. what's your take on what we're seeing in this past week? is it business as usual? >> it may be business as usual with regards to how they're targeting is taking place. but what tells me ...

Issues. the confirmation hearings coming up next week for members of trump's cabinet, and there are members we have talked to saying there has not been enough time or submission of information to go through the vetting process. do you believe you will have all the information you need and the time you need, you and your colleagues in the senate to properly vet these nominees? >> no, absolutely not. under the effort the republicans are making and they control the senate and the hearings and they are saying we are going to have the hearings without the fbi reports and ethics reports and all the ...

One point called climate change a chinese hoax. are you encouraged by what happened today? >> i'm encouraged that president-elect trump is taking meetings with a wide range of people, in particular his interest from learning from former vice president al gore about his views on climate change. that makes me optimistic that he will be looking for advice and intut from a wide range of people from different back grounds. >> senator, thank you for joining us. just ahead, more on the fake news that sparked real violence. shots fired at a restaurant here in washington, d.c. prosecutors just anno...