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Based upon the investigations that have already been conducted. there was an intelligence community investigation last year. the house republicans have been doing an investigation for quite a while on russia itself through the intelligence committee and we have a bipartisan investigation through the house intelligence committee >> bill: do you think this goes anywhere? no evidence so far. they want to investigate the leakers as well. how big of a deal is this, do you think? >> the ranking member on intelligence said we just started the investigation on the house committees. let's give it a cha...

This is really fantastic. >> bill: grand sum of one hour, you have two executive orders and two bills signed into law there in the oval office at the white house. capitol hill behind me. some question whether or not the partisan divide in the audience tonight will mean open objections on the speech. that's something we're watching for. protesters, they can be taken out. members of the house and senate cannot. mike emanuel is with us. live on the hill. so what are republicans expecting from the speech, mike? start there. >> reporter: welsh bill, leading republicans say the american people voted...

What's the incentive for democrats to behave nicely tonight? as you've seen in the town halls over the last week the democratic base wants a fight. there's going to be about 200 democrats, one of them is gonna give their base what they want. >> i doubt it. i don't think so. i think the democrats are going to be grinning and bearing it all the way, gritting their teeth, hoping to get through it as quick as they can. i do think you're going to hear a lot of enthusiasm from republicans in the hall. >> bill: you do? >> yeah. >> bill: there's something in this for you, too. infrastructure. that's s...

So that's who i am. >> bill: why not hang out in the aisle? it's great face time. and you get a few, get a few moments there with the president. >> i didn't do it for face time when i sat close to the aisle or on the aisle. i did it to hello to the president and tell him some beautiful words that i never had the chance to tell him. he would tell me back. we had a good relationship. and who knows, maybe in a few years i'll have that kind of relationship with the sitting president. i doubt it. >> bill: your constituents though, they proudly would like an infrastructure bill. they'd like to see s...

>> bill: okay, bill cassidy, we will see if you get to hear what you're listening for tonight. >> thank you, bill. >> bill: have a great lent. nation's security on the line. considering president trump's nominee for director of national intelligence. why he is likely to fine himself caught in the middle of a political fire storm over russia. we are back in a moment, live in washington, right after this.