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>> congress needs to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance without drama and without delay and without needs to pass this without drama and delay and without linking it to some other ideological side issues. we've been through this before, remember? we've seen this movie. we don't need to see it again. the time for self-inflicted wounds to our economy has to be over. >> let's go straight to cnn congressional correspondent kate bouldan. kate, this is a surprising turn-around. what are you hearing there? what made them decide to make this move? >> jessica ...

Have no choice but to attack. megyn: do you think there is any realistic hope of us getting tougher? >> we are slowly strangling them. what we have to do is cripple them economically. one thing after another done at the same time. no oil, no training. no refining support. crush the central bank. conduct covert operations using cyberattack, espionage operations. all done at the same time. bring israelis into the covert operations. they would be comforted by the fact that you are taking a strong hand. megyn: is there political will insight the united states to do that, given the alternatives, if...

We've just heard there britain has announced serious punitive measures against russia is this not a little early considering that there is no proof of russian involvement or do you know something that we don't. there is proof of russian involvement this is a russian defector who's been threatened by the president on several occasions this is a russian made weapons grade nerve agent made in a libertarian moscow which is now being confirmed by british intelligence and ratified by american and french this is a very clear passion we know in germany for example of russian information operations and...

Headquarters of a troll factory in st. petersburg, russia. the justice department says it was used to interfere in the us election and was funded by mr. yevgeny prigozhin. >> thank you brian, reporting from london. >> and for all this would bring in dana hoffman, former station chief in moscow served in iraq and pakistan. now vice president of the -- policy group. always good to see you. you are a veteran of the russians and being in moscow for the cia. what is your reaction tonight the russians niles back. >> well, those denials within the ministry of foreign affairs, it is a completely separ...