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Has hit something of a roadblock. As it relates to the steel dossier, unfortunately, the committee has hit a wall. We have on several occasions made attempts to contact mr. Ste steel, to meet with their steel, to include personally the vice chairman and myself as two individua individuals making that connection. Those offers have gone unaccepted. Three sources dispute that characterization by senator burr. Nbc news reports that one source close to steel said that in late september steel relayed to washington through an associate that steel would be happy to meet with burr and senator mark warn...

Devastation in puerto rico, there's also been devastation on the virgin islands, which we don't hear a lot about. can you give us an update on the progress there? >> sure, thanks so much. as you're aware, i've been coming back and forth home to the virgin islands, st. thomas, st. john, and st. croix, and also racing back up to d.c. as we're working on these supplementals and some of these other pieces of legislation. yesterday i came down to st. croix with vice president pence. i think he got a really good overview of the progress that's been made in the virgin islands, and the work that still...

Everyone. i had a conversation yesterday with the office of the president of the dominican republic. they are sending 14 containers full of food and provisions to san juan, to be -- you know, dealt with in san juan, and also for us to distribute. not only for the dominicans that live in puerto rico, but for the entire population. that's one of three shipments that they are going to be sending. we have gotten stuff from new york, from miami beach, from california, from san diego. the reality they're staring in the face, there's a line of a few good men that says, the truth, you want the truth, ...

To save the children. if you were to give me a major wand and i could change things i would have that principal or some of the teachers armed. it could have saved more of the students and staff that were killed. and it's very important. >> rick: john is a former new york city police detectives with a different take on this. different from what a lot of people around the country are thinking and might listen to your remedy and scratch their heads a little bit, but you certainly come at this from a career in law enforcement and we appreciate you coming on and sharing your thoughts with us. >> th...

So close to christmas in the middle of hanukkah, we're hearing some folks in newtown are even taking down their decorations and telling reporters they feel guilty while celebrating anything, >> investigators are pouring over the school inch by inch as we heard just a few moments ago, a clearer picture is starting to emerge as well of the shooter, and adam lanza, speaking it various media outlets, describing a terrible young man and some saying it's a hidden time bomb and joining us now is former new york city detective john bassa. and first of all, i want to talk to you about the young man, bu...