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>> shannon: less than 30 minutes from now attorney general jeff sessions expected to announce a crackdown on the leaks in washington we'll take you live when he steps to the podium. china is stepping up military readiness after a series of missile launches by north korea, why the pentagon is taking very close note. >> china controls 80 percent of the imports into north korea. a massive point of leverage. they wanted a buffer state since 1950. at some point a buffer state that destabilizes the region isn't good for beijing, either.

Perform i.t. and still getting paid on the hill. so now there are new questions about this. in a piece in the "wall street journal" the scandal everyone is ignoring. based on what we know the aman story at the very least a tale of massive government incompetence, allowed a family of swindlers to bilk taxpayers out of millions. house democrats would be forced to step down in a more accountable world. this is a gop member of congress and russian nationals, if that was the case these would be getting more headlines. >> if it was russian nationals it would be a question of a larger conspiracy. thi...

I've never seen anything like this but never transcripts of presidential phone calls. how would you like to be a world leader talking to president trump? this undermines his ability to be an effective president. it has to stop. >> shannon: is that the point? do you think the leaks, is that the point by these people who maybe feel like the ends justify the means? >> definitely. let me say this about the president. we're a country of process, not outcomes. we're going to follow legal process. nobody is above the law in america. you don't have the right if you work in the white house or you are a...

Capitol hill patients like jorge will never lose their safety net. this from a conservative republican who is committed to preserving it. that is a story, leland, in the debate that you have not likely heard until now. >> leland: unquestionably true on that point. thank you, sir. all right. shannon. >> shannon: we're just moments away from attorney general jeff sessions and other top doj officials discussing how they plan to confront the ongoing leak problem. r visitor experience. improve our workflow. attract new customers. that's when fastsigns recommended fleet graphics. yeah! now business ...

Like we did in desert storm against iraq. >> appreciate your time. thanks as always. >> shannon: check this out. incredible video coming in showing a car tangled and hanging from power lines. how the mother behind the wheel and her children ended up sticking up in the air like that as you see on your screen. severe weather in the west. floodwaters nearly washing out train tracks. we'll take a look at the damage coming up. >> my legs are shaking at that point. we can't go nowhere. so i'm like what is it to do? i started to ask the people that was outside the policemen and everybody. what are we...