The and theres 600 miles of something. 300 of it or normandy fences. They go like this. You know what a normandy fence is . 300 miles of this so the cars cannot go by. If the president wants to call that a wall, he can call it a wall. Hes referencing it that we already have almost 700 miles of wall. So, again, is there a place for enhanced normandy fencing would work. Let them have that discussion. In what is become a familiar back and forth between two of washingtons most powerful players, President Trump responded with this. If theres no wall, it doesnt work. Shes just playing game. If you go to tijuana and you take down that wall, you will have so many people coming into our country that nancy pelosi will be begging for a wall. Gloria borger. She laughs. Whats confusing to you . Its just us talking here. Im confused here. This is a president who was talking about slats a week ago, slats and all different kinds of things, right . It doesnt have to be concrete because maybe you have to see through it, so dont call it a wall. Now its a wall. Now were back to wall, so, yeah, its semantics but the president keeps changing his tune on this. Hes changing his tune, although listening to Speaker Pelosi when you look at the deal of this on paper, theres absolutely zero wall funding but we played the clip from Speaker Pelosi where maybe shes presenting a potential opening for a little wiggle room in negotiations, im just curious how you heard it. Yeah, i think she might be. She called it fencing and norman did i fencing which is what they put on mountainous ter rains so the cars cant go through it. I think that would probably not be something trump would want unless he was looking for a lifesaver, but youve got the democrats offer up on your screen. I have it here. They have plenty of money for judges, for upping the security of ports of entry, for the tsa, for the coast guard for customs, but nothing for a wall. Pelosi and trump are sort of going back at each other and then trump is not involved in the negotiations at all, so is that because the republicans dont want him to and doesnt he have to sign off on something before it goes for a vote or have we all given up and theres going to be an emergency . I dont know. If it is an emergency which could very likely get caught up in the courts, then President Trump can say, see, i pushed for this, for the wall, the democrats get to continue to say, hell, no, im not giving money for a wall, then where does that land everyone. First of all, as you point out, its in court and it would be lengthy and it would be a shortterm solution but it would be very foolish in the longterm and thats exactly what Jared Kushner is arguing to the president and dont forget, there are lots of republicans who really care about the reach of executive authority and they are not happy about declaring this a National Emergency because it sets a precedent and, of course, democrats are not for it because they think it cuts congress out of the loop of appropriating money, which is what, afterall, their job is. Its very complicated and, you know, it may make for strange political bedfellows when you have the democrats and conservative republicans arguing the same point on this or he would have done it before and he got talked out of it. 15 days to go. Maybe there is some room to compromise. Im a Glass Half Full kind of gal. Normandy fencing like nancy pelosi did. This is what it looks like. Thank you, gloria, very much. Sure. Also just in, special Counsel Robert Mueller releasing details of the evidence collected against long time associate roger stone. Mueller revealing today that information collected from stones icloud and email accounts and computer hardware span several years and now mueller wants a judge to put in place this protective order that would lockdown the confidentiality of all of this evidence. Stone has pleaded not guilty to all seven charges against him including lying and witness tampering. Asha rangappa is an analyst, so asha, whats your biggest takeaway from what theyve gotten from this raid . This financial records and this information spans years, is that significant for you . It is significant, because what mueller we learned this from a motion where hes seeking the judge to exempt them from the 70 day requirement of bringing stone to trial because the evidence that they have is so voluminous that it will take much longer to go through it and then also for, you know they have to provide it to the defense and for the defense to go through it. This is outside of the ordinary amount of evidence that would have been gathered and as you mentioned, brooke, this goes back several years and involves all kinds of communications, so if i were roger stone, i would not be super confident about my chances of fighting this in court. Also, if youre roger stone, youre comparing the raid of el chapo and Osama Bin Laden and we heard the president saying he was very disappointed to see the fbi raid and to see it go that way. Your former fbi, were you disappointed or was that par for the course . I find it incredibly weird that this is the hill they want to die on because this did not seem like an out of the ordinary arrest with a search warrant executed at the same time. I mean, we need to remember that the substance of the charges here are that roger stone was attempting to coverup his activities. He was lying about it. He was trying to intimidate a witness, to change their testimony, so i think the fbi would have had a responsible grounds to believe that he might destroy evidence and on top of that, the kinds of threats that he was making to another witness were could be interpreted as violent threats. He was saying prepare to die and threatening to take away his dog. I think that in those kinds of cases, the fbi is going to make sure that they protect the safety of their agents and of the people that they are going in to arrest and execute the search and i think roger stone even said that they were very respectful and professional in the way they executed their duties. He did. There was that moment before he then compared it to the previous raids i mentioned. I also wanted to ask you about the back and forth between President Trump and the intel chiefs. Lets remind everyone. He called them passive and naive on twitter and moments ago cia director gina haspel had to go to the west wing to give him an intelligence briefing despite all of these colorful adjectives hes using for his own intel men and women. Do you still have confidence in gina haspel and dan coats to give you good advice . I disagree with certain things they said. I think im right. Time will prove me right, probably. Didnt trump know all of this intel doesnt he get daily Intelligence Briefings . Is he not listening or is he purposefully saying Something Else . So the role of his intelligence chiefs is to collect intelligence and come to assessments and conclusions and provide it to him so that he can make effective policy. When hes saying that he doesnt agree with them, this is their job. This is what they do is look at all the data points and come to conclusions. I honestly dont know, brooke. I have no idea whats happening in the white house. But yes, in the normal course of business he would get a president ial briefing that gave him their conclusions on the state of things in various different areas and he would know what they were testifying to before they testified to it because he presumably would have heard it in the briefing. Asha rangappa, thank you very much. I got nothing after that. We just dont know. We dont know whats going on. Thank you very much, asha, for your expertise always. Lets talk politics now. David chalian is here. Hello. Hi. So President Trump isnt just going after the democrats, of course, on the wall and talking about nancy pelosi begging for it, hes also blasting former Speaker Paul Ryan blaming him for not getting him his money to build his wall with a pledge before he left congress. Its almost like a little too late for the circular firing squad. Its a very convenient person to have as your target because hes no longer there and what donald trump never wants to do is take responsibility himself, but he, as the leader of the republican party, that have republicans in charge of both houses of congress had an opportunity to do this. I had no doubt that he has gripes with both paul ryan and Mitch Mcconnell and others in congress who didnt make this their top priority and from his perspective perhaps they shouldve, but he also did not successfully lead his one Party Control of washington to a place where this was resolved before the democrats now control half of a branch of government. He couldnt get them there and like i said, we have 15 more days to see if they get there at all. I wanted to ask you about freshman congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez and how shes working with the senator from massachusetts to unveil this Green New Deal legislation sometimes soon and as much as i have tried to raead about this, what is that . You cant find a lot of specifics because thats why im eager to think what the legislation will actually look like because they dont exist. Theyre broad principles in their various versions of various groups. There are some common principles. What it is, is a commitment to transform the American Economy into a fully green economy, all Energy Efficiency measures and the like. Sure. At the same time, due to the massive disruption that that would cause in the employment marketplace and with the economy overall, to have these Jobs Guarantee Program as a part of it. It is part environmental and part economic put together but it is as the title would suggest to you, an fdr style fdrs new deal. This is a massive works project to transform the American Economy in very substantial ways. Just imagine if just think about cars. Is every single car in america going to become an electric car by a certain date . Is that in the legislation . Well see. But what is happening its become a litmus test for the Progressive Left right now. Theres no doubt about it. You saw when alexandria ocasiocortez won her congressional seat in november, she was a Congress Member elect. Her first thing when she got to washington, touring around, she joined a protest for this movement in Nancy Pelosis office and she was making sure that her presence was felt on this and you saw Kamala Harris was asked about it in our town hall on monday night. She committed to the broad principles. This is going to be one of those litmus tests on the left that i think the base of the Democratic Party, the progressive base is going to demand from their candidates to get behind. Kind of like the questions about welfare medicare for all and the taxes and now all this. What about this early on bid of shade between two potential 2020 contenders Kristen Gillibrand and beto orourke. Senator gillibrand was at a dinner in iowa and she was criticizing him because he obviously raised a ton of money and was talking about how it was unfortunate that he didnt share his funds with down ballot candidates. Do you think theres any fairness to that criticism . The wall street journal reported this gillibrand conversation happened at a private dinner behind closed doors and the gillibrand claims the characterization is wrong. That being said, which it does not sound like a full denial, but this was a critique out there in realtime in the fall when there were some democrats that were concerned he was raising so much money, was he going to be able to spread all of that, could he spread that around and help other democrats . What i say to this is, you talk to a lot of democrats who donate to his Campaign Small dollar donors who got really excited about beto orourke, they may not have loved every other candidate. They felt attracted to give some dollars to him and the idea that he should then just go fund every other Senate Campaign in the country i dont think necessarily would be all that well received by his supporters. They wanted to deliberately they chose to donate to him, not the dnc. It does open up to criticism in the sense of, so what kind of democrat are you, are you a team player . Are you on board for everyone . Are you on board for yourself . And clearly, if indeed, gillibrand made comments like that shes trying to raise those questions. Which would be bigger questions if hes throwing his hat in the ring to become the next president. Thank you. Coming up next, campaign under fire, 2020 contender Howard Schultz iss safer oregon the attacks. The selfdeclared president backed by the u. S. Says special forces are attempting to intimidate his family. What he just told cnn in an interview. Also just in, its being called the largest seizure ever along the u. S. mexico border. Millions of dollars worth of fentanyl and meth hidden in a produce truck stopped at a port of entry. Back in a moment. Hi im joan lunden. Todays Senior Living communities have never been better, with amazing amenities like movie theaters, exercise rooms and swimming pools, public cafes, bars and bistros even pet care services. And theres never been an easier way to get great advice. 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Top democrats fear a schultz run would split the democratic vote leading to trumps reelection. The source adds that if republicans start piling on, it would only help bolster his outsider image. But my next guest says democrats got it all wrong about Howard Schultz and what his independent run could potentially do. I welcome my panel. Thank you for being with us. Jeremy, you first. We read your opinion piece and clearly you dont think Howard Schultz candidacy will necessarily hand the election to donald trump. Tell me and really any democrats watching why. Well, i think what we need this coming election is we need an issue focused election. There are some major policy problems in our society that are not getting addressed, theyre getting a lot worse because of the current president and we need serious candidates as many as possible who will raise these issues, educate the public and force a serious debate about health care, about climate change, about why is Howard Schultz going to help that . I think Howard Schultz is uniquely positioned to help this debate because hes not beholden to a particularly party, hes a Problem Solver and has proven himself to be analytical and committed to addressing these issues. Thats what his candidacy would be about, that doesnt mean hes necessarily the best person to be president but it means he can add a lot to the discussion right now. Kirsten, do you agree or no . Well, i mean, i think the fact that he says hes a democrat but hes an independent disaffected democrat then run in the democratic primary. If you believe the Democratic Party needs to have different ideas, then have that debate. Instead hes putting himself off to the side and taking himself out of that debate. The pushback that hes getting is actually its not the establishment pushback, hes actually getting more pushback from people who are electing alexandria ocasiocortez type person whos not an establishment person and he came out of the gate casting himself as this very independent person but yet hes just hes actually spouting some very sort of standard establishment type positions. Its actually a very establishment position to say that you shouldnt tax people who are making over 10 million a year at 70 . Thats an establishment position. Its not the outlier position to think that you should. What do you think of jeremys point of how Howard Schultz in the race would deepen the debate, shake up even republicans and democrats, sharpen them up on issues which is what everyone should really be focused on . I actually think that there are lots of debates going on in the Democratic Party right now. This idea that theres a monolith and there arent people having debates about the direction of the country, i dont actually think is accurate. All ive seen actually is republicans basically endorsing his run, so thats thats a little strange. I think if youre a democrat, you might want to stop and think why are republicans liking what im saying so much, why is the wall street Journal Editorial Board so happy about what im saying why is President Trump tweeting about him instead of Kamala Harris. Like i said before, if he wants to have a debate about the Democratic Party, join the debate. Run as a democrat. Hes standing off to the side basically attacking people rather than actually to me, i dont see a person whos trying to debate. I see a person whos making accusations and we could get into why i think his accusations arent very grouted in reality but hes not really elevating the conversation. On the note of not elevating the conversation, jeremy, heres my question to you. Howard schultz, he hasnt announced an Exploratory Committee but he is speaking and responding to a lot of these candidates and a lot of shade headed his way, but if he is constantly reacting to them, should he not be offering up his own specifics . You talk about issues offering up his own issues instead of just on the defense . Yes, yes, brooke. I think the role that independent candidates have played in our history and its been a very positive role during campaigns is to take one or two issues and really drill down on them. Think of ross per roe on the deficit, think of the roll that Theodore Roosevelt played highlighting things in the 20th century. He can force this into an election season where we actually talk about policy. Im tired of talking about personality. Im tired of talking about peoples hair and how they live their personal lives. We have real policy issues we have to address in our society and i crave and historically we need candidates who focus themselves on those issues. I do think thats where were going and i do think thats what he adds to the race. I wanted to get your reaction to a tweet that was deleted from Howard Schultzs twitter account that contained an article that slammed Kamala Harris as shrill and kwazie socialist and called elizabeth warren, quote, focahontas, a play on pocahontas. Heres why he got rid of the tweet. I dont want to get into the mud with anybody. I dont want to get into revenge politics which is obviously been the problem that im identifying. I dont want to be part of mudslinging. I want to speak aspirationally and positively and do everything i can to elevate the National Conversation that is whats necessary. Had you not realized he made those comments . No, i did not. I did not. Someone else posted the tweet and the person didnt fully vet this piece, but kirsten, not a good look especially when you criticize the president for his use of social media. Well, it also was an article from p. J. Media which is outside the mainstream publication to be kind. Why is the person whos working for him even, you know, presumably read this because they were praising it so i dont think that that looks good. I want to focus in on the fact that he wants to elevate the conversation, but really what hes done is hes come out and attacked elizabeth warren, Kamala Harris, alexandria ocasiocortez. Whats his problem with all the women in the Democratic Party . I dont see a person thats trying to elevate the conversation. Hes just making attacks against people and hes misrepresenting positions that people hold also. I think hes somebody who ive had a lot of respect for and im pretty disappointed in the way hes behaving because i dont think hes elevating the conversation. Thank you kristen and jeremy. In venezuela, where the u. S. Backed leader juan guaido says special forces just tried to enter the home of his wifes family. Now u. S. Official tells cnn that theres concern that russia and some other countries may be looting gold from venezuela as maduros power is in jeopardy. California walnuts. Y so simple, so good. Get the recipes at walnuts. Org. You might or joints. Hing for your heart. But do you take something for your brain. With an ingredient originally discovered in jellyfish, prevagen has been shown in Clinical Trials to improve shortterm memory. Prevagen. Healthier brain. Better life. avo lisecond chances. You many but a subaru can. You guys ok . You alright . Wow. avo eyesight with precollision braking. Standard on the subaru ascent. Presenting the allnew threerow subaru ascent. Love is now bigger than ever. Means they wont hike your rates over one mistake. See, Liberty Mutual doesnt hold grudges. 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Reporter while he was giving a speech, Police Special forces have appeared to enter his home where his daughter and his daughters grandmother were. Now we dont have pictures of that alleged intrusion and its being aligned with Venezuela Police but it still sparked a very fierce reaction from a senior u. S. Administration official saying that there would be people being held to account for this kind of intimidation. Marco rubio is equally outspoken. We heard from another u. S. Official that they believe and hearing reports of plane loads of gold being flown to russia, unconfirmed. This might be the last minute looting of the maduro government of the countrys wealth. Ive got a reality check to give you here. A lot of this is not particularly confirmed information but its about the drumbeat were hearing repeatedly from the Trump Administration that they believe the maduro government is in its last days. We have key protests on saturday. There is still an enormous gulf between the pace of change as its being telegraphed by the Trump Administration and frankly what appears to be happening inside venezuela itself. We have no real indication is the maduro government is losing control of the country. Its a big task for juan guaido ahead to show he can take the money thats been frozen in venezuela state Bank Accounts by the u. S. And put it into action inside the country. The most urgent pressing thing is not this geopolitical standoff but is getting food on the table of normal venezuelans. You know all about the need for food. Nick paton walsh, appreciate all of your reporting for us. Thank you. Moments ago, the family of empire star Jussie Smollett released the statement about the alleged attack against him. We will share their words next. At outback, your steak lobster wish is our command. Steak lobster is back by popular demand, starting at only 15. 99. Hurry in to outback steak lobster is only here for a limited time. 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We want to warn you, some of the videos is fairly graphic, disturbing. Our International Correspondent ben wedeman reports. Reporter theyre planning their next move in the final showdown with the last remnants of isis. Commander simco of the forces leading his men on a night operation. Their progress lit by flares into the last strong hold of what was the socalled islamic state. Now reduced to a remote and ever shrinking sliver of land along the Euphrates River in eastern syria. At first light, Coalition Aircraft begin to bomb as troops venture into the town of souza or whats left of it. With the help of artillery airplanes, we were able to take control of this place, the soldier tells the cameraman, who shot this exclusive video for cnn. The soldier vows, within ten days, god willing, well finish. It may take longer than that, isis isnt giving ground easily. They counterattacked. [ gunfire ] reporter heavy machine gunfire didnt stop them. The troops had to retreat. By days end reinforcements arrive and they were back on the offensive. Not, however, without costs. The next day starts with a mortar bombardment. On the edge of town a soldier carries a baby, the family follows, but the soldiers are wary. These last villages are full of isiss most hard core supporters. Everyone is treated with suspicion. They order the young men to take off their shirts to show theyre not concealing weapons or explosives. This familys next destination, one of many camps out in the desert filling up with tens of thousands who had fled the fighting. Civilians want to escape to safety says this soldier, but isis threatens them with their weapons to go back to the coalition airplanes wont hit them. Those who defied isis paid the ultimate price. Under these blankets the soldier say are eight children and two women killed while trying to escape. The images too gruesome to show. The isis fighters did escape leaving behind weapons and ammunition, yet the battle rages on. Isiss last stand, its last battle, its last bastion will go down in a torrent of fire and blood. Ben, thank you so much for that. Still ahead here, the zeep freeze across this country now responsible for at least 12 deaths. Millions are just stuck in their homes in those without a place to stay are in critical danger. Well speak live with one of the people working to save lives on the streets of chicago. Now im gonna tell my momma that im a traveller im gonna follow the sun now im gonna tell my momma that im a traveller transitions™ light under control™ just in to cnn. We are now hearing publicly for the first time from the family of Jussie Smollett. They released a statement about the reported attack on him in chicago. Ill read just part of it for you. We want to be clear, this was a racial and homophobic hate crime, jussie has told the Police Everything from the very beginning. His story has never changed and we are hopeful they will find these men and bring them to justice. Jussie is a warrior whos light cannot be dimmed. We want people to understand these targeted hate crimes are happening to our sisters, brothers and our gender nonconforming siblings, many who reside within the intersection of multiple identities on a monthly, weekly and sometimes even daily basis all across our country. We, as a family, will continue to work for love, equity and justice until it Reigns Supreme in our nation and all over the world. Subzero temperatures absurdly, bitter windchills. The american deep freeze is now to blame for deaths of at least 12 people. In some states people are going without power and heat. Of course, the most vulnerable of these, the homeless. In chicago, one go samaritan picked up the hotel tab for 70 Homeless People who had to be cleared from an encampment after the propane tanks they were using to keep warm were confiscated because of the safety risk. So good on you for all the things you do. Can you tell me more as it is bitter, bitter cold in chicago, how are you helping these folks . So what were doing, and thanks so much for having us on, were really making sure that the information is getting out to folks in need. We work with a lot of folks experiencing homelessness throughout the city of chicago and we want to make sure that theyre aware of the types of resources put in place and the city of chicago has done a good job of stepping up its resources by opening up warming shelters, where people in encampments are residing. Were trying to make sure that everyone who nodes a place to stay is aware of what their options are and can get to somewhere safe. The Good Samaritan putting homeless up on the citys south side in a hotel, has this person come forward yet . 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Members of the Sackler Family were paid more than 4 billion from 2008 to 2016 from Purdue Pharma says the wall street journal. The journals reporters saw unredacted documents in this case, as sales of oxyconti slumped, Purdue Pharma looked for new ways to make money. Among the possibilities, says the wall street journal, Purdue Pharma wanted to branch out into opioid Addiction Treatment as the company was under fire nationwide for its contribution to the opioid crisis. The lawsuit names eight members of the Sackler Family, the company and the current and former executives of the company. The Sackler Family did not respond to the wall street journal, but purdue did, saying, by taking out of context snippets from tens of millions of documents and grocery destroying their meaning, the complaint is riddled with d demonstrably inaccurate allegations. An Appellate Court could decide as early as tomorrow on this. This isnt the first time the company has been sued . Some 36 states and 1500 cities and counties around crit have sued Purdue Pharma since they won a multistate suit and settled for 600 million as part of a plea deal. Purdue was accused of misleading and defrauding physicians as to how addictive oxycontin is. The family made billions, putting its name on museums and galleries worldwide. A giant case. One small step in it. By tomorrow we should have, perhaps, a little more clarity. Thanks very much for that. Officials are announcing the largest ever seizure of the drug fentanyl, more than 250 pounds of the drug. Here are the pictures for yourself, discovered inside an 18 wheeler of produce, crossing in arizona. Largest seizure of this kind of drug at any point of entry. There you have it. Republicanled senate pass aid measure highly critical of President Trumps push to withdraw troops from syria and afghanistan. Update there. Im brooke baldwin. Thanks for being with me. The lead request jake tapper starts now. Negotiating with the taliban and kim jong un but not backing the people who advise him on those threats. The lead starts right now. The president had a chance to give them a vote of confidence today. Instead he continued to clobber his own top intelligence officials only because they gave the honest assessment of the threats they saw, the ones that President Trump apparently didnt want us to hear. Jared kushner, michael flynn, jeff sessions. Chris christie is going after all the president s men. Who will he go after next . Governor christie joins me live this hour. Plus, billionaire candidate