Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Americas Newsroom With Bill Hemmer And Sandra Smith 20180326

Daniels went public in the 60 minutes interview about the 2006 encounter and how she says she was threatened to keep silent. Hope you had a great weekend. Easter is six days away. Im bill hemmer. Sandra good morning. Hope you had a lovely weekend. Bill it was. Sandra im sandra smith. Stormy daniels offered little new evidence of that alleged affair, but she says she stayed quiet until recently because she feared for her safety. I was in a parking lot going to a fitness class with my infant daughter taking seats facing backwards in the backseat, diaper bag, getting all the stuff out. A guy walked up on me and said to me leave trump alone, forget the story. Then he leaned around and looked at my daughter. Beautiful little girl, shame if somebody had to her mom. Daniels received a 130,000 payment from trump Attorney Michael Cohen as part of a nondisclosure agreement. Cohens lawyer is responding to the interview issuing a cease and desist letter and calling on daniels to apologize for insinuating cohen ever tried to threaten her. Howie, good morning to you. Good morning. Bill size up what you heard last night. Stormy daniels came across as a nononsense businesswoman. Its an unseemly story for the president , lets face it. In every other respect, this much hyped sitdown did not live up to the High Expectations set by her own lawyer. Take that parking lot threat that happened back in 2011 according to Stormy Daniels. She doesnt know who it is, she didnt report it to the police, theres no way for any of us to confirm it or say the person is connected to trump world. Theres no way for Stormy Daniels to confirm who that person was. Bill theres an nda. A nondisclosure agreement. You have a specific issue with that in the following comment as it relates to this interview. Watch this. You thought that there would be some sort of legal represe repercussions. They be . I believe it to be michael cohen. Thats a microcosm of the interview. She makes this charge against they. She cant say who they is. She believes it might have been michael cohen, the president s lawyer. Cohen sent a cease and desist order. On all of these key points, and im not saying that this didnt happen. She said she voluntarily took the 130,000 and signed that nondisclosure because she didnt want her story to come out, she didnt want her family to be embarra embarrassed. Bill this alleged threat seems to be getting the most attention. Go ahead and roll this, the back and forth from cbs. Did you ever see that person again . No. But i if i did, i would know it right away. Youd be able to recognize that person . 100 . Even now all these years later. If he walked in this door right now, i would instantly know. Did you go to the police . No. Why . Because i was scared. Bill at that point, i was looking for more of the story. Why not go to the police. Who was this person. If you could identify this person, what did they look like. Some are suggesting bringing pictures along. Not like trump has not been on every tv screen for two years. A lot of unanswered questions. She had had evidence, a name, something specific, i think wed be having a whole different conversation this morning. We knew what she was going to say given an interview to in touch magazine. There was her lawyer tweeting a picture of this cd, the texts, the pictures that she might have. She gets asked a question, on the advice of my attorney, im not going to talk about that. She didnt advance the story very much. I think thats why it has the feel of a letdown. We dont know really much more about these bill make two more points here. Were trying to find whats illegal here. That ultimately is its really the bar that needs to be met. And in the second segment, they talk with a former sec commissioner who say the payment was illegal. So that seems to be resolved fairly easily to the rnc or President Trumps own pocket or Michael Cohens pocket. The other matter they dangled in front of us is whether or not bob mueller would pursue this. On another network, given the four topics that bob mueller has shared with President Trumps legal team, Stormy Daniels is not part of those four, howie. I think mueller has bigger fish to purr see here than a pursue here than a 12yearold alleged one time affair. Michael cohen has told me he paid the 130,000. He wanted to keep Stormy Daniels. He says he was doing it for his friend and client, donald trump, not to influence the campaign. Thats certainly debatable. A physical threat, actual intimidation, those would be potentially illegal. I didnt see evidence of that. Bill theres a lot more to go over on this. Well see how it shakes down and what her lawyer does next. Thank you, howard. Sandra breaking news to get to here. President trump issued a big crackdown on russia in reaction to this nerve agent attack in the uk. This being issued just moments ago. The president ordering expulsion of 60 Russian Diplomats. We have the latest on these details. Kevin . Reporter sandra, i was just taking a look at some of my notes and making sure i had all the relevant information to give to the folks at home. The administration telling us theyre taking this action in conjunction with other allies. A z y as you pointed out, they want to make sure the russians know their actions have consequences. The administration telling us not long ago that the actions make us safer. It also reduces russias ability to spy on u. S. Separations announcing the closure of a Diplomatic Office in seattle. The statement that we just got says, with these steps, the u. S. And its allies will make clear to russia that their actions have consequences. Although we stand ready to cooperate with russia, but that can only happen with a change in russias behavior. We actually expected this to happen, sandra. We were talking about it over the weekend as we joined the president down in maralago. They were tight lipped about the possibility of exactly how this would play out. There are a number of stakeholders that have to be a party to this conversation. The state department, white house, and National Security folks have to be involved. Dozens of Russian Diplomats have been expelled. They will have about one week to get out of this country. Sandra 48 are at the russian embassy, 12 are at the u. N. The closure of that seattle facility due to the proximity to one of our submarine bases as well as boeing, of course. Meanwhile, how concerned is the white house this morning about the impact tariffs will have on its biggest selling point, the Strong Economy . Reporter lets just put it this way. There was a massive selloff on the market late last week because of these rumors of a possible trade war with china in particular. I love talking business with you because i know this is right in your wheelhouse. You can see that there is a reaction thats building now in the positive territory because theres conversation. And thats really what white house officials have been saying quite some time. This is about leveraging and getting a conversation. Were looking for reciprocal trade rates. The president was strong in his opposition to that big omnibus that we talked about last week as well. So we have tariffs, the omnibus, a lot of people in washington very upset that he ultimately decided to sign it. Listen to his explanation for why he did it and for why hell never do it again. To prevent the omnibus situation from ever happening again, im calling on congress to give me a line item veto for all Government Spending bills. Reporter now steve mnuchin, the treasury secretary, was on fox news sunday. You may have heard him say in reaction to the president s line about a line item veto, it is unconstitutional. What he would say more broadly, congress has to do a better job. Give the president something more specific so he can continue to do the work of the American People. Another busy monday here at the white house. Back to you. Sandra taking a look at the futures right now. Up 280 points. A different look than we saw in the last couple trading days. Kevin cork at the white house for us. Bill a fox news alert out of saudi arabia. The kingdom saying it intercepted barrage Ballistic Missiles targeting its capital overnight from neighboring yemen to the south. One man and dead and two others wounded. What happened this time, connor . Reporter the saudis say those missiles were fired by Yemens Houthi rebels. These iranianlinked militants are battling saudi arabia for control of yemen. This attack marks the third time in the last six months or so that missiles have been fired at the saudi capital riyadh. They shot down all seven missiles fired overnight, but fragments did kill one person and wounded two others. It comes on the third anniversary that the saudiled gulf Arab Coalition launched military operations against the houthis in yemen. It also comes as the Saudi Crown Prince is in the u. S. The conflict in yemen has killed more than 10,000 people and is a humanitarian disaster. The u. S. Is a major supplier of weapons to saudi arabia and is involved in the war in yemen with advisers on the ground there in saudi arabia. But a bipartisan effort, bill, in congress by both democrats and republicans are trying to distance the u. S. From that war in yemen and limit some of the armed supplies. Of course President Trump has developed a close relationship with the Saudi Crown Prince as well. They see eye to eye on where he yemen and yemen and iran. Bill Connor Powell live in jerusalem on all of that. Sandra following breaking news on a bold move out of the Trump Administration this morning. 60 Russian Diplomats kicked off the country. What does former u. S. Ambassador john bolton on the president s team mean to his foreign policy. Much more coming up. Plus this it felt like she was criticizing missouri voters. I have Great Respect for missouri voters. There are a lot of reasons. Bill Hillary Clinton taking a lot of heat from fellow democrats for her recent comments on trump voters. Our panel will take it on coming up. Sandra the california mayor is pushing back against the sanctuary state law. Can they win in the courthouse . The mayor of the town that sparked the fight is live on the show later this hour. The reason im doing it is to protect my residence. I take it personal, the safety of my residence. So i think this law just makes us less safe. 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Now weve got the answer to this. Its theyll reciprocate of course and throw some of our diplomats out of russia as well. Its kind of a slap on the wrist to be honest with you, bill, because it likely doesnt change the behavior that much. You know, president obama did much the same after the russians meddled in our election in 2016. Theyre likely going to meddle in our election in 2018 despite the fact we threw out some Russian Diplomats and closed a couple of their places here in the United States. Bill had to do something, dont you agree . It may appear to be a titfortat. Whether its england or syria or ukraine or cry mimea, sir, the t is long. Thats russia, china, and iran. Theyre trampling over our interests and those of our allies. This administration, particularly after the National Security strategy was written last year has decided to confront all three of those. Were going to be about that business for some time. Were going to continue to do things like this. When it comes to russia, bill, i think the president doesnt want to forfeit the relationship with putin. He doesnt call him out by name as a thug and a bully. I think hes itching to get in a room with him, to be able to talk to a guy like this, because i think he has familiarity with dealing with people like this and to see if he can work something. Move from competition and confrontation to competition and cooperation. Thats kind of what hes trying to do. Bill you touched on this. Thats your theory as to why he doesnt mention putin by name. His detractors say theres Something Else going on there. What is your theory . I dont buy any of that nonsense. The reality is we are confronting russia. Theyre trampling on our interests in europe. Theyve got a strategic foothold in the middle east. Theyre trying to replace the United States in the middle east as the most influential country outside the region. Yes, were going to have more confrontation with russia. Eventually the president will sit down and talk to him. I think the president knows full well that this man, putin, has been in power over 18 years, really hazma ns manipulated thr previous president s. He would like to deal with him himself, as those three president s wanted to do as well. When youre a dictator, as he certainly is, one of the patterns of behavior throughout history, they get more paranoid. And they take more power for themselves and become more aggressive. That pattern is really being played out with putin. Bill last point here. We brought you onto talk about north korea and john bolton. Given the breaking news, stay on this one final point. Do you know when President Trump will meet with Vladimir Putin . No. Bill the conversations under way. No, i dont have any idea about that. When hes going to meet with Vladimir Putin or kim jongun . Bill when hes going to meet with putin. We know he wants to and theyre talking about it. I have no idea when thats going to take place, but im confident it will take place. Bill thank you, sir. Jack keen, well see you later in the week. Thank you very much. Get general keens reaction to john bolton, too. Sandra have to have him back. Facebook Ceo Mark Zuckerberg doing more damage control. The latest way he is now asking users for forgiveness in the wake of that data breach. Bill and the Inspector Generals report on the clinton investigation could hold the key on a lot of answers whether or not the fbi and doj were unfairunfair ly targeting the Trump Campaign. That story with new reaction straight ahead. The ig was able to get to text messages. Thats illuminated a lot of problems and biases that we see in the Justice Department fbis investigation. Today, innovation in the finger lakes is helping build the new new york. Once home to the worlds image center, new york state is now a leader in optics, photonics and imaging. 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Were now taking steps to ensure this does not happen again. British police raid the london offices of cambridge analytica. Accused of harvesting data from facebook users and not deleting it. Trying to figure out if the firm used the data to target voters with propaganda. More calls for testimony on the hill. I guess it will happen. And then i guess were going to find out whos going to show facebook because right now we dont know. Sandra just about everybody is talking about this right now. Facebook shares lost 12 last week alone. Bill i think we call that extreme ownership. Own it. Sandra yeah. The Justice Department Inspector Generals report is due out soon, it is expected to come down hard on andrew mccabe. Fired by the attorney general for reportedly approving of a leak of information about the Hillary Clinton investigation to the media. The House Intel Committee chairman says the ig report is critical to moving other investigations forward. Remember, the ig report is only looking at how they handled the clinton email investigation. So we really need that report, the sooner the better. That information is really pertinent to the investigation that both the Judiciary Committee has going on and the Intelligence Committee because were still looking into fisa abuse and other matters. We still have a lot of witnesses to bring in from the state department and the fbi and doj to try to get to the bottom of was there a conspiracy to go after the Trump Campaign. Did people purposely obstruct congresss investigation. Sandra joining me, hugo. Thanks for coming on this morning. Interesting interview over the weekend with nunes talking about why this Inspector General report is so credit calculatka. Why is it . What it tells us about mccabe being a strategic leaker, it leads into the other investigations that other republicans on the hill are interested to look into. This is a growing sense among republicans and support ters of President Trump that the fbi and the doj was somehow involved in a coordinate the campaign. Youll remember that mccabe was involved in those text message executions with peter struck and his lover, also another lisa page, another fbi official, about an assurance policy against trump or people assume it was against trump. Sandra he was referred to as andy in those text messages. Right. It was thought that mccabe may well have been the person who leaked the information about Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, having had two very incidental and kind of happenstance meetings with the Russian Ambassador which he had acknowledged or mentioned. That led to jeff jesessions recusing himself from the russia investigation. It was rosenstein who appointed mueller to look into the whole allegation. You have this tumbling effect which may have been started when mccabe made leaks. The congress has an responsibility to oversee the executive, and it wants to have a look at how these things took place. Sandra its fair to say mccabe is increasingly becoming the center of attention here. If this ig report is so critical, as you are hearing from republicans, when does it come out . The timintiming, im afraid, as much in the dark as you are. The fact that nunes is saying they want this quickly. The Inspector General has proved himself highly professional, very impartial, a real straight arrow. Hes not going to rush it to help the p arepublicans, but he not going to delay it to help anybody else either. Sandra as you heard, nunes answers these questions, was there any conspiracy to go after the Trump Campaign and did people purposely obstruct congress investigation. So we await that ig report. Hugo, thanks for coming on. Bill the calls for a Second Special counsel getting louder. Judge napolitano on what republican lawmakers, looking forward to what he has to say. Plus, theres this for those of us in states that trump won, we would really appreciate if she would be more careful and show respect to every American Voter and not just the ones who voted for her. Sandra senator Claire Mccaskell blasting Hillary Clinton. Bill also, hows your bracket doing, sandra . Did your team take care of business over the weekend . We have four left, america. Its been a great tournament. You owe me lunch. Sandra anytime. Lets fly, lets fly away just say the words and well beat the birds down to acapulco bay its perfect for a flying honeymoon they say come fly with me lets fly, lets fly away come fly with me lets fly, lets fly away bill 9 33. Fox news alert now. Wall street rebounding already. This is nuts. Easing fears of a trade war with china, beijing says its willing to hold talks with the u. S. To resolve differences. The wall street journal reporting both nations are already reporting talks in private. After the blood bath of thursday and friday, you have this to start your monday. Its pretty good. Sandra hello. Bill i guess that means we should have bought friday afternoon. Sandra its a fair point to say on these holiday weeks, you get thin volume and that can cause bigger swings in the market, but thats not to be ignored. A 450point jump on the dow out of the gate. Bill whats 2 of 24,000. Sandra thats a decent jump. Dont talk to me until after its a 1 move. Bill no kidding. I understand the point she was trying to make, but it felt like she was criticizing the very voters. Talk about drawing a line. I would draw a line. I have Great Respect for missouri voters. And there are a lot of reasons they voted for donald trump. Some of which i completely understand. Sandra Claire Mccaskell calling out Hillary Clinton over her comments on trump voters. The latest pushback to these comments that clinton made earlier this month in india. Clinton says, if you look at the map of the United States, theres all that red in the middle where trump won, clinton said, i win the coast, i win, you know, illinois and minnesota, places like that. I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward. His whole campaign was looking backwards. Joining me now, former special assistant to the president and former press secretary to Vice President mike pence. And former Senior Adviser to john kerry. Were those comments by the senator fair . I think shes trying to distance herself from Hillary Clinton. But its really not going to work. Its not just Hillary Clinton, its also the policies that they support that takes money out of peoples pockets and costs us jobs. Those are the kinds of things that the people voted for President Trump in the first place. Claire mccaskell and her colleagues in the senate are opposed that. Heres the reality. Donald trump got 46 of the vote 56 of the vote in 2016. Hillary clinton got 30 of the vote. 20point difference there. Im not sure missouri voters care all that much about what Hillary Clinton has to say. This election, 2018, is a referendum on donald trump. The problem now for trump and her opponent josh holly is trumps numbers are down in the 40s. Thats not good for any republican candidate. Certainly her opponent in missouri. The more she ties donald trump around josh hollys neck, the more likely it is shes going to win. I would say that to all the areas shes won. This whole elections about donald trump. Put donald trump around your opponents neck and make them accountable for every single thing that donald trump is done. Every single day is getting tougher for donald trump, not better. Sandra interesting to hear the discussion of the strategy as we get so much closer to midterms. Mark, listen to mccaskell talking about the frustration is out there. Frustration is a powerful motivator. If youre further behind this year than you were ten years ago, no wonder you want something completely different. So i get that. Sandra an acknowledgement, mark. Absolutely. Again, that tells you where she sits right now, which is in trouble. To marys point, we can talk about the things that are going well under president donald trump. 3 million more jobs, higher paychecks, lower taxes. Those are the kinds of things that people in the midwest want. When josh holly and others in the midwest are going to embrace those policies and point to joe donnelly, hyde camp and others and say theyre against it. And theres your election in a nutshell. Sandra youre shaking your head. The reality is, lets look at the evidence just this year alone. Democrats won in alabama. Democrats won in pennsylvania with conor lamb. Democrats are winning seats in races they have no business winning. Its democrats taking backseats that democrats have never been able to win. You only need to look at the fox news poll that was released yesterday. Were overwhelmingly, including republicans that support gun control, all the way down to banning ar15s. Yes, this is a change election, but in the democrats favor, not the republicans. Sandra something tells me that Hillary Clinton democrats will be reminded of these comments by clinton many times as we work our way to the midterms. Listen to this, talking about how men influence women in their voting. And i have it as a full screen quote. We democrats do not do well with white men and we dont do well with married white women. Part of that is an identification with the Republican Party and an ongoing pressure to vote the way your husband, your boss, your son, whatever, believes you should. Those words will not go away. They wont. And it just shows Hillary Clinton and the rest of the Democratic Party begging for people in middle america. Thats why theyve lost middle america. Its going to be a long time before it comes back. There are people out there who are hard working families who vote the way they want to because its better for their pocketbooks. Better for the nations safety, our security. We have seen what happens when liberals run states like illinois into the ground and california. And they dont want anything of it. Sandra ill give you the last word maryann. Heres the reality. You saw women starting in january of 2017 going into 2018 leading this country for change. Out in the streets protesting. Theyve been joined by communities of color who have turned out and voted in election after election after election. And now this past weekend where you saw amazing kids lead the march for our lives across this country. Every single state had at least one march for our lives. Those are the three groups that are going to drive the change in this election, and i dont know anyone who doesnt believe when you look at the facts that democrats are going to do incredibly well in november. Take back the house, and im betting they take back the senate, too. Sandra all right. What a monday morning here thank you for the passion on this monday morning. Bill maryann is on the board. Two nailbiters over the weekend. Going to go for the three. Kansas is still kansas bill this is a great game. Kansas moving on, a thriller against duke. The real talk of the tournament, hello chicago. Loyola chicago number 11 seed for the region earning a final four. Their lucky charm, Team Chaplain sister jean age 98 court side. Great stuff. Heres how it breaks down. Next saturday chicago takes on michigan. The number one seed against kansas and villanova in san antonio. Sandra it has been fascinating to watch sister jean. Bill shes amazing. Its been a great tournament. And part because you dont know whos going to win these games. Theres so much talent all over the country right now. Were really getting a chance to see that. Anyones game. And you and i will go to the regionals later in the week. Sandra lets do it. After the show today. Bill were going to do it on the air live. Sandra weve been follow thg sto following this story this morning. An American Family of four goes to sleep in their hotel room and never wakes up. The race to find out what happened. Plus this i worked fugitive warrants for a couple years. That was my job, looking for people who were wanted. If anybody had done what she did, i would have arrested them. Its a felony in california. Bill more famayors followin the lead of a tiny town in california standing up for the states sanctuary laws. We will speak to the mayor of the city that started it all coming up. But not any more. I am done with that. Ooh, ooh hot just gonna stay home on the farm, eat a beautiful idaho potato, and watch tv with my dog. Tv anncr the big idaho potato truck pulled into town today and its really a sight to see. Oh man. Lets go. distant you comin, boy . Sfx dog gulp woof. He gets the best deal on the Perfect Hotel by using. Tripadvisor thats because tripadvisor lets you start your trip on the right foot. By comparing prices from over 200 booking sites to find the right hotel for you at the lowest price. Saving you up to 30 youll be bathing in savings tripadvisor. Check the latest reviews and lowest prices. Sandra a fox news alert. The fallout of that nerve agent attack by a russian spy is going global. Expelling over 30 Russian Diplomats. The move comes as President Trump this morning expelling 60 Russian Diplomats and closing a russian consulate in seattle. The individuals and their families have seven days to exit the u. S. This law makes us less safe. The reason im doing it is to protect my residence. I take it personal, the safety of my residence. Its about letting criminals out of jail, period. Thats what its about. What this state is doing is simply its unconstitutional and making us less safe. Bill thats the mayor of a town in Orange County california joining other small towns to take on that states sanctuary laws. They voted in favor of an opt out ordinance last week. The mayor opposes the states recently passed state laws. Hes with me now. Sir, thank you for your time. Give us the grounds for your decision. Why did you do it . Well, because we can. As a charter city in california, we have the ability to interpret law and to implement them in our city. We just think the state was completely off on this. We think this issue is something maintained and managed by the u. S. Government and we decide to enable ourselves bill what do you what are you concerned about . Lay that out for us. I guess first of all, when they passed the sanctuary law, this law conflicts directly with my oath of office as a mayor, City Council Member and u. S. Navy veteran to support and defend the constitution. I think its a huge overreach by the state. If were our city, we need to make sure we do the right thing. Well take our direction on immigration, specifically around the sanctuary issue with the u. S. Government. Bill the law basically says if the feds want to have contact with illegals in your community, you cannot give that information to them. Is that as simply stated as one can put it . Thats right. Yeah, thats right. That we want our Law Enforcement cooperating with the u. S. Government. Bill the attorney general says this on screen, this is a quote now we are in the business of public safety, not deportation. We will continue to defend acts gen against the values. What do you think about that . I think thats ridiculous. In my city, weve had a constant decrease in crime. I think at the local level, we know how to govern ourselves. I think that this we need to focus on who elected us into office. We need to be looking out for the safety of our residents. Bill can you opt out . Have you been able to answer that legal question . Actually, we can opt out. The question will be how does the City Council Want to go after that. If they want to pursue this further in legal action, that will be something well have to take on. Were a charter city. We have the right and option to do this. Bill and have you spoken to other mayors who are leading towns in a similar way . I think all of them are from Orange County, are they not . Actually, no. Ive spoke to mayors up and down the state. I have also talked with our county supervisor michelle steele. Yeah, i mean theres a tremendous amount of cities and counties out there that want to do this that you know, theyre waiting to see kind of how this is going to go with us. I appreciate the opportunity to reach out to these mayors and City Council Members and ask them to join in. Bill its a fascinating development. I hope you come back. Well reach out to some other mayors and get their viewpoint. You expect sacramento to come back at you, thats what youre saying today . I would hope that they would let us maintain our local control. But the way california has been, ive been on city council for 12 years, its constantly been a oneway street, sacramento telling us how to run our cities. Bill see where you get from here. Troy edgar, thank you. Sir, thank you for your time. Thank you. Thanks for having me on. Sandra at t and time warner trying to complete a huge merger deal, but theyll have to clear up major hurdle with the department of justice first. Why this mega merger will not be easy. 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Were live in washington with this. Reporter this case will impact the media landscape for years to come. Everything from what you watch and how you watch it to how much youre actually going to pay for it. At ts proposed 85 billion acquisition of time warner which would combine at ts Distribution Network with time warners properties including hbo, tnt, tbs and Warner Brothers studios. The Justice Department argues it would give at t a lot of power which could lead to higher prices for customers and restrictions on where and how youre able to watch certain shows and channels. At t says that view is stuck in the past and says it needs to growing in order to compete with the growing media empires of silicon valley. In november, when this began to unfold, at ts attorneys say the government will have a hard time winning its case. In a merger case like this, the doj has the burden of prudent persoproof. It has to prove that this merger will harm competition. It has to prove that this merger will harm consumers. Its a burden they have not met in a half century. Reporter the Court Decision is also expected to determine what sorts of media mergers will be allowed for years to come between creators and distributors of media. They will testify in u. S. District court here in d. C. The case is expected to last six to eight weeks before the judge makes his decision. Sandra well definitely be watching that one. Garrett, thank you. Bill the white house, big news this hour, retaliating against moscow for a nerve agent attack in great britain. 60 Russian Diplomats kicked out of our country. A consulate in seattle being shut down and allies overseas are following suit. More on that. Plus, facebook apologizing today yet again. That does not appear to be quelling the calls for Mark Zuckerberg to appear before members of congress on the hill. When will that happen. Coming up next hour. Come on back. Your digestive system has billions of bacteria, but life can throw them off balance. Try align, the 1 doctor recommended probiotic. With a unique strain that realigns your system. Realign yourself, with align. Sandra breaking news this morning after the white house issues a bold new move against russia. President trump ordering the expulsion of dozens of Russian Diplomats. Welcome to a brandnew hour of americas newsroom, im sandra smith. Bill im bill hemmer. Good morning at home. 60 Russian Diplomats at the embassy and the u. N. , and they have one week to pack up and leave the country. Administration also ordering closure of the russian consulate in seattle, washington. We have more details breaking now from the state department and the administration also accuses them of spying. Rich, what have you learned . Reporter good morning, bill. As part of the 60, 12 of these officials according to the state department are being expelled for intelligence operative activities. Those are folks housed in the United Nations in new york. In total, the u. S. Government is kicking 60 russian officials and their families out of the country. Theyve got a week to leave the United States. Also closing that consulate in seattle. The Administration Says it shows seattle as a location or a consulate from the russian government to close because of its proximity to a u. S. Sub submarine base. Its also near a major boeing headquarters. The state department says, quote we take these actions to demonstrate our unbreakable solidarity with the United Kingdom and to impose serious consequences on russia for serial violations of international norms. Senior Officials Say the United States is not yet recalling any of its diplomats from russia, but its likely the russian government is going to do that. Weve contacted the russian government, asked them for a response they may have to this. Theyve not responded to our request. Usually when you kick diplomats out of your country, the same happens to you in their country. European countries have joined the United States. Of late, youve got lithuania, the czech republic, denmark and germany. Bill clearly coordinated, too. This is on top of already sour relations between the u. S. And moscow. Reporter right. And Administration Officials over the last couple of months have been saying theyve really reached the end of the rope with russia on a number of different fronts. Whether its election interference around the world, whether its continued interference in eastern ukraine, the support of the assad regime in syria. The Trump Administration came in like other administrations wanting to work or attempt to work with russia. Theyve done so a little bit in syria and other places, but for the most part, Administration Officials and state Department Officials are saying theyve reached the end of the rope here when it comes to russia. Still want to try to work with them, but theyre going to be a little more aggressive in their posture towards them. Bill thanks, rich. From the state department this morning. Sandra another big story were following for you this morning, senator Lindsay Graham doubling down on his push for a Second Special counsel. Graham wants to special counsel to investigate, among other things, what he claims was political bias during the investigation of Hillary Clintons alleged mishandling of classified information. I want to be able to professprove that the fbi investigation of the clinton email scandal was a sham. That the lead investigator, the lead fbi agent hated trump, supportive of clinton, they whitewashed the email scandal. If you had done what she had done, you would probably be in jail now. And to hold the fbi accountable for not doing their job correctly, that comey, i think the fix was in. Sandra im joined now by fox news senior journal analyst judge andrew napolitano. Good to have you here. Do you agree with the senator that a Second Special counsel is needed . I agree fully with senator grahams reasons for a special counsel, all the defects in the investigation of Hillary Clinton. The evidence of her guilt is absolutely overwhelming yet it was never presented to a grand jury. But i disabrie on the need disagree on the need for a special counsel. I have a bias against them. They basically are free agents unanswerable to the people. Separated from the hierarchy of the Justice Department. They do what they want. But the rule specifying special counsel says you appoint one when theres a conflict of interest between the head of the doj, the attorney general, and the target of the investigation. So when theres a conflict of interest between Jeff Sessions and donald trump, you appoint a special counsel. Theres no conflict of interest now between Jeff Sessions and the targets of the investigation that senator graham wants to examine. Former attorney general loretta lynch, she of the famous tarmac meeting with bill clinton, former fbi director jim comey, he no reasonable prosecutor will take the case against him. Those are two people that the doj is competent to examine and investigate. Sandra heres senator Lindsay Graham talking about the dossier and making his case as to why he is calling for the Second Special counsel. Listen. When it comes to the dossier used by the department of justice to get a warrant against carter page, it was prepared by a paid informant of the Democratic Party, a Foreign Agent with ties to russia, it is completely unverified, and it should never have been used as the basis for a fisa warrant. I want a special counsel to look at all of this like mule ser looking at trump mueller has been looking at trump. The whole purpose of fisa was to enable the statute that allows the government to go to a secret court and get a surveillance warrant was to allow the government to surveil foreigners in the United States who have a relationship to a foreign government. Its been turned on its head by allowing the government to surveil americans in the United States who have no connection to a foreign government. Senator graham wants to investigate that, im all for it. I think he just wants to investigate the use of fisa against the Trump Campaign. I dont think hes going to get those documents because the statute requires that they be kept secret. Sandra i want to ask you about the president s legal team quickly. They are not going to be lawyers. I respect them both. I think they are the type of lawyers that President Trump needs, particularly joe whos a tyi tiger in the courtroom, former chief federal prosecute nor in. It turns out that he represents a witness testifying against the president. Theres no way he can represent the president in this case. We all should have known that or the president should have known or joe should have said it. Sandra were left wondering whos going to fill that void now. Bob mueller has, as i said, 13 federal prosecutors, experienced prosecutors, and 30 fbi agents. The president has one full time and one parttime lawyer. Thats it. Sandra unbelievable. Yes, it is unbelievable. He needs to take this seriously. Sandra all right, judge andrew napolitano, thank you. Sorry to get you all worked up. Bill more breaking news on facebook. The companys ceo making a statement after several interviews last week. Mark zuckerberg has a fullpage ad in several american and british newspapers to apologize yet again. The ongoing story affects perhaps an estimated 50 million users. Were live in l. A. How is this going on main street . Start there. Reporter the companys damage control effort is getting a thumbs down. Users are losing trust, opinion polls say. A new poll shows just 41 trust facebook to obey privacy laws and protect their data. Lower than other tech companies. This weekend, as you said, Ceo Mark Zuckerberg apologized in a fullpage ad. On capitol hill, lawmakers want actions, not just words. I think mr. Zuckerberg needs to come and testify before congress, not just put an advertisement in a newspaper. He is the right guy. He cant send a staff. Reporter so users feel violated. The company took a terms of service signature agreed to ten years ago to mean that the company could harvest your data in perpetuity. Facebook said it would notify users and obtain permission before sharing data. Bill, Mark Zuckerberg showing up in washington is going to be more substance than just style. Bill theres some new rel revelati revelation just tod. Whats that about . Reporter this is blowing up on social media. Facebook was keeping records of phone calls and texts on the android platform. Thats according to a prominent tech website. Facebook again claims it did not do anything without permission. But this cute hug for Facebook Messenger saying lets be friends and find each other does not spell out that by saying yes, you agree to let facebook keep the names of phone numbers and the length of every phone call that you made on social media. This story got 40,000 retweets in a matter of hours. Second issue, cambridge analytica, big legal implications there. Employees saying cambridge let d do dozens of foreign nationals participant in decisionmaking process of a u. S. Political campaign. Thats language out of the sec. That is under investigation as well, bill. The bottom line, cambridge, facebook, facing problems. Main street, wall street and washington. Bill more to come on this, as we know. Sandra we have much more news as we kick off this very busy week. Including this. For the markets, when they look at the chest board here, its really important to understand that everything the president does every morning is all centered around driving Economic Growth and creating jobs, not just here in america, but around the world. Sandra the white house supporting tariffs on china. Is their message getting across . Bill breaking news now on the pulse nightclub shooting from orlando. 49 people were killed in that horrific shooting. The lawyer for the widow of the shooter whos been accused of helping her husband is now calling for a mistrial after information was revealed that you will not believe. Details on that moments away. Sandra and the suspect in the deadly bombings in austin, texas, leaving behind a chilling message in a recorded confession. Texas congressman Michael Mccaul will give us the details. But first, a preview. We really have this point in time, and i should say the investigation is ongoing, are his own words from a confession tape where he describes himself as a psychopath. Bill here we go. The wife of the pulse nightclub shooter is asking for a mistrial after a stunning revelation. The legal team saying theyve learned that omar mateen, the killer, omar mateens father was an fbi informant for 11 years. They say prosecutors should have disclosed that information sooner and now are asking for a mistrial. Salman accused of helping her husband plan the attack in the summer of 2016 where he killed 49 people. Much more on this as we learn about it. Breaking news right now on americas newsroom. Weve been very careful in how were doing this and what were doing. But, again, i think what were doing is longterm very good for the economy. Bill the president s vision here, its stunningly brilliant. What hes trying to bring about is a fundamental reordering of the Global Trading system which focuses on free markets, fair trade and reciprocal trade. Thats not what we have there. Sandra the White House Economic Team going on a media blitz making the Trump Administrations case for its strongest action yet on trade in slapping massive tariffs on china. Lets bring in former New Hampshire governor and white house chief of staff to president george h. W. Bush. Thanks for coming on this morning. Good morning. Sandra when you saw the impact that that trade announcement had on the markets last week alone. Last week was the worst week for the u. S. Stock market in two years. It really hinged on that announcement. Now the dows up 406 points this morning after the comments by the white house on the sunday shows. What changed . People i think are realizing with the comments particularly from the treasury secretary over the weekend that these opened up discussions which could in the long run have very positive impacts on the trade relationship with china. And the president is target iin trying to reduce trade imbalance by 100 billion. If he succeeds in that, thats a couple million jobs in the u. S. Sandra you get the sense that maybe theres belief the longterm strategy could work. I think people are not accustomed to the style that this president has, but he launched a preemptive strike, if you will, with the tariff. Now hes got the chinese to the table discussing things. Thats what i assume he wanted to get done. It should be positive and the market is reacting in a very positive way. Sandra back up to 24,000 this morning. Well see how long this lasts considering were in a holiday week. Youve got new polls out showing the nervousness about the economy is sort of going away. People are getting more confident. Right now, 40 of those that responded in this fox news poll say they would describe their feelings about the economy as confident. Thats up, governor, from 30 back in 2016 and 24 in 2010. There seems to be a trend here where people are feeling generally better. When you have a growth in jobs, when people are getting bonuses, when you or your neighbors are able to work a full week instead of a reduced week as some of them had to do in the past, things do look better. And i think its all based on reality rather than just perception. People are making more money and they are working longer hours. Sandra and then of course the question of who gets the credit for that. When you look at the president s Job Performance ratings, our fox news poll shows that his approval rate something now at 45 . Thats up from two points from 43 in february. Disapproval rating at 53 52 down from 53 . That trend seems to be improving as well. Is the president getting credit for this improvement in the economy, governor . Well, as people look at their paychecks, theyre begining to understand the tax bill had an impact, a positive impact on them, and theyre talking to their neighbors and finding out that its happening across the fences. So yeah, i think the president over time will get more and more credit for it, and certainly the republicans of congress will get more and more credit for it. I think 2018 is going to be different than a lot of the pundits are talking about right now. Sandra thats really interesting after we heard from maryann. She made a bold prediction last hour. When you look at the enthusiasm about the economy, that is a big question. Whether or not that translates to vote. Will it, governor . It is the economy. When it comes down to voting to a great extent, particularly mid terms. With all due respect to maryann, she also predicted a huge win for hillary. Sandra fair enough. Im sure shes listening. Maybe well have the two of you onto respond to that. When you look at the economy, you look at the dow now, governor, this is fascinating to watch. This is a president thats been willing to point at the stock market and say, that is a reaction to what he is doing inside of that white house. He continues to take credit for that. Now weve had this gain of 434 points. Is the president looking at his his longer term strategy . Is he able to keep his focus on that . Hes really been able to show that hes not going to let the distraction of today bother him and change what he is doing. And he is looking out into the future. Well, i think certainly what hes doing with tariffs is a longterm strategy. You dont play around with issues like tariffs just to get a result for two or three months. Youre looking for a result for a half decade or a decade. Theres certainly a longrange vision in mind. Sandra this is about fundamental reordering of the Global Trading system in a way which focuses on, most importantly, free markets, fair trade and reciprocal trade. The white house really going out there and defending this president s strategy on trade over the weekend. Governor, thank you. Thanks, sandra. Have a great day. Bill moving the ball already on china. Sandra decisive action. Its fascinating to watch this because the markets have been so jittery. And this is really a longterm strategy. The its important. Bill i cant way to see maryann. Thats going to be a cage match. A growing number of lawmakers demanding answers from Ceo Mark Zuckerberg about the privacy scandal. Details on that coming up in a moment here. So more coming up on a monday. Sandra plus, many questions remain unanswered after an American Family is found dead in a popular tourist destination. When it touches home and it comes to your community, its just really hard to process, you know, how you would feel. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families. Its really hard to understand how Something Like this could happen to our community. Heartbreaking, they probably saved for this trip and they were excited about it. For Something Like this to happen. Bill this is just heartbreak. There is a friend of an iowa family trying to deal with the reality after an American Family was found dead in mexico. They were at a condo at a resort. A former Boston Police superintendent and Incident Commander for the Boston Marathon bombing. Daniel, good morning to you. Wow. Theyre looking at maybe a heater, ventilation system. Whats the clue here . I mean, we usually think of Carbon Monoxide poisoning in needs types of cases. You can tell oftentimes by the color of the skin. We havent heard exactly. It could be the stove, could be the hot water heater, any type of heat source that the Carbon Monoxide backed up in. Could be cleaning products. Someone could have mixed bleach and ammonia and they came into the fumes. Hopefully the authorities will be able to tell with the toxicology results and find out exactly what happened to this family. Bill i can understand Carbon Monoxide, but cleaning products . I havent quite heard that before. Bleach and ammonia, if you mix that together, it forms a deadly gas. Who knows whether chemicals were mixed by somebody cleaning it beforehand and caused vapors to build up. Or clean up a spill and the product wasnt labeled the way theyre used to in the u. S. Bill when you try and cross things off the list, daniel, is foul play eliminated at this point . Would you know if there was a robbery or some sort of illegal entry . I think we would have heard that by now if there was items stolen. The digital footprint, the phones, the forensics would have shown something. The physical evidence from the bodies can also point to whether or not there was poisoning and that type of thing. They should have been able to rule out foul play at this point. You know, we probably want to have a second look at it just to make sure were not missing anything. But just seems like a tragic set of circumstances up to this bill just such a sweet family, as we hear from family members and friends. One last point on this. Is the fatality instant . Because the reports were getting is that they they were not found for at least a day and a half or two days later, daniel. Yeah, you know, i think very quickly with Carbon Monoxide, if it once your oxygen cells leave you, you succumb to that poisoning. Then you have fatal results. It did the take a while. Thats a question to answer. Why were the people responsible for turning over the condo, why werent they there the day they were supposed to check out to check on them to see what happened here. We definitely want to know exactly when the time was if we can determine that. Bill daniel, thank you. Our best to that family and their friends back in iowa. What a tragedy. Thanks. Sandra brandnew video just coming into americas newsroom showing missiles flying over saudi arabia. Yemen firing seven missiles into our u. S. Ally. More in just a moment. Bill police in texas searching for a motive in the case of the austin serial bomber. What were now learning on a confession video. Congressman mike mccaul watched the video and he is expect r next. The suspect of this incident brought terror to our community for almost three weeks. We have delalt with that and brought that to a resideolution. This investigation continues. Ist up a notch. So in this commercial we see two travelers at a comfort inn with a glow around them, so people watching will be like, wow, maybe ill glow too if i book direct at choicehotels. Com. Who glows . Just say, badda book. Badda boom. Nobody glows. He gets it. Always the lowest price, guaranteed. Book now at choicehotels. Com we really have at this point in time, and i should say the investigation is ongoing, are his own words from a confession tape where he describes himself as a psychopath, apparently expressing no remorse for the killings that he committed. And someone who is deeply disturbed as an individual. Bill from texas there, a chilling admission from a suspected killer. There are clues in a video found on his cell phone. Mark conditt did not mention race or religion. But he did talk about a few other issues affecting him. Sir, with me now, good morning to you. Youve been briefed on the video. Describe what you have learned about what he was up to, what he talked about over 25minute period. Well, he filmed this video in his car. It was kind of a dark video. I think moments before he was he blew himself up. Amazingly, the cell phone actually survived the explosion. Austin Police Department have the cell phone as evidence. On that cell phone was the confession tape, 25minute video. Shows absolutely no remorse for what he did, killing these innocent victims and wounding so many more others. He said, i wish i was sorry, but im not. He refers to himself as a psychopath. Says ive been a sociopath all my life. Even more chilling at the end, he says maybe i should just blow myself up in a mcdonalds and end the whole thing. Thats where he was headed. We know that theres also a list of addresses that he had that were potential targets in the future that Austin Police swept and atf to make sure there were no bomb devices around those homes. So this guy is clearly disturbed. You know, one out of 100 people, according to fbi behavioral scientists, are sociopaths. Which means they have no conscience. They have no remorse. They can commit acts of murder and feel no guilt associated with that. Bill what i find so striking in this, i have not heard from roommates or friends or family members who have described him this way. What would explain that . Its odd that the parents would have no idea that his his aunt has no clue. Now, he did have two roommates who were detained. One is still being questioned. If you have knowledge of someone doing Something Like this, making bombs and bombing the community, terrorizing the community, you have an obligation and a duty to report that. If not, you have knowledge and youre complicit with the conspiracy. So that is when we talk about ongoing investigation, even though the Operation Centers sort of wound down at this point, what is continuing right now is questioning of the roommate. Bill thats interesting. One of the two roommates, is that is that clear . Thats my understanding, yes. Bill is there a suggestion that one of the roommates may have been complicit, sir . Well, it reminds me of the boston bomber who has Pressure Cooker bombs on the dining room table and his wife is living the same residence. The idea that somehow she didnt know what was going on was hard for me to believe. Theyre looking at all the evidence in terms of he did construct these bombs in the home. We know that much. We know that they had to bring a robot in to dismantle and take out bombmaking materials. The question is, did the roommate know he was making these bombs at the time for the last month. Bill is that roommate still being questioned . Yes, he is. Bill and is that roommate considered a suspect . I would say at this point a person of interest and is being questioned. That is the ongoing investigation. Also any other leads that could possibly be out there. Theyre looking at everything. Now they have the computer hard drive, the social media, looking for any evidence or clues about who else could be involved. But also, bill, as i sit here in austin, everybody in this town asks me the question why, why would he do Something Like this. Its really hard to answer that question. It seems very random and seems very much in line with a sociopath. Bill how old is the roommate in. That, i dont know. I think he is probably in his 20s. Bill okay. How long did they live together, do you know that . I dont know that. Right now. Bill and no motive and i talked i talked to the victims by phone. Saturday i had a press conference with the Austin Police and fbi and atf. I did talk to the victims. Its heartwrenching to call the survivors of the victims who were killed and also the survivors whose particularly a ms. Herrera, her daughter, her leg was blown off in one of the bombings. Just really, really sad, sad stories. It just seems to be so senseless. Bill no question. Another topic breaking just 30 minutes ago, what can you add about the story in pulse nightclub shooting in orlando . Apparently the widow on trial, the father of the killer was an informant for the fbi for 11 years . Did you know this . What can you add on this man and his history . Because while the story was ongoing in florida, he apparently has a long history with the media in florida as well. Yeah, i found that i found out for the first time when i saw it on fox news. I was a little surprised and a little disturbing, quite honestly to hear that. I know the prosecutors have a being a former federal prosecutor, have a discovery obligation to turn over materials like this. It sounds like, though, that the prosecutors did turn over this evidence. So i think this argument for a mistrial, i dont think, will be granted. At least from the facts that i have. If it was in fact turned over. I think they complied with their discovery obligations. It is very odd that is terrorist, the terror attacker in orlando, the idea his father was an fbi informant really opens up a whole lot of questions. Bill like what . Give me one. What would be the relationship between the father and the son and did the son know his dad was an fbi informant . B what caused the son to go down such a deranged trail . Again, one of these unlike the austin bomber, clearly he was a radicalized individual that was more of islamicbased terror attack. Bill sir, thank you for your time. Im out of time for today, but hope you come on back. Mike mccaul with a lot of information from his hometown of austin, texas. Thank you, sir, for coming back here. Appreciate it, bill. Sandra new details on the massive fire that killed at least 64 people at a popular mall in siberia. Russian investigators now saying fire exits were blocked and the p. A. System was turned off. Possibly by a Security Guard. Benjamin hall is live in london with the latest on this. Benjamin . Reporter hi, sandra. Were also learning that many of the dead, dozens of them were children. Thats because the fire started in the childrens soft play area on the top floor of this mall. It spread quickly in there and from there. Were also learning about serious security violations which led to this fire and there have already been arrests made in relation to those. The fire was still burning this morning in the city about 2,000 miles east of moscow. Numerous rooms in what was formerly a candy factory collapsed. There was panic inside as shoppers tried desperately to escape. Its emerged that a Security Guard turned off the fire announcement systems after he received a call about the fire his motive for that unknown. A number of fire exits also turned out to be blocked. That Security Guard is still being searched for. Firefighters combing through the building say many of the dead were inside a cinema that collapsed. Its believed that the fire started in a trampoline area with foam cushioning catching fire before spreading through a petting zoo also leaving 200 animals dead. As people mourn, one man told how hed lost his three daughters, he said he was onto the phone to them as they tried to escape. They told him the exit was locked, it was blocked and they couldnt get out. That was the last he heard of them. Another story coming out of this out of russia, Many Companies like this are forced to pay bribes to get around safety regulations. Thats been an ongoing story out there for a while, to the point that there are no tests carried out on malls such as this. Four people have been arrested. The owner, the manager. Wait to see if that story develops in particular. Tragically, dozens of people dead in this blast in siberia. Sandra benjamin hall, thank you. Bill facebook under fire. Can Mark Zuckerberg put this behind him or is it too late. And how much of your data is being sold today . When im called upon on an issue, its my name on the door. You wouldnt take a staff member here on your show representing me. He needs to come testify before congress and explain how theyre going to work with us to both protect privacy. 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He created this industry, and he needs to come explain to the American Public and the policymakers. Sandra facebook already hit by a p. R. Nightmare. Now its also on a congressional hot seat with the top democrat calling on ceo and founder Mark Zuckerberg to testify on capitol hill. Chris bedford Washington Examiner contributor and former Ohio State Senate minority leader. Chris, i dont have to tell you everybody is talking about this. And the question is, can people trust facebook . Can they trust Mark Zuckerberg, that hes not just giving away all your private information . No, they cant. And its kind of surprising that people did for so long. The amount of things that you volunteer on the internet over the years. I looked back. I gave them way more information. Now im a little more savvy. Mark zuckerberg, though, is the subject of this criticism because he upset democrats. Thats what i think is unfortunate about this conversation is that this conversation didnt happen in 2012 from barack obama was able to down his campaign was able to download so much personal information. Back then, it was called genius. They had a media for obama for america. Even said that facebook came over to them after the election and said if they had allowed them to do that when other people had not been allowed to do that, theyd be happy with that. Sandra its a great point. We cant rule out nobody can rule out there arent more Cambridge Analyticas out there, some other Data Collection Company Targeting voters to help Hillary Clinton. Heres the thing. I think that this is anytime that theres a breach of individual data for any kind of e exploitation use, its not right. Yet over the last 15 years as the internet and social media have become more prevalent in campaigns and marketing, even for private industry, its become common place. We do click that i agree button that sells our soul to facebook or any other entity. We are noott aware of that as consumers. Its wrong. We should have sandra its wrong and there has been we do sign up for it. Sandra there has been some admission from the founder and Ceo Mark Zuckerberg. This is part of his apology. This was a breach of trust, and im sorry we didnt do more at the time. Were now taking steps to ensure this does not happen again. Meanwhile, theres a new reuters poll that says less than half of Americans Trust facebook to obey u. S. Privacy law. Is it too late to hear from zuckerberg on this, chris . It used to be you could put an app on their platform and harness peoples information. Thats what happened right here. Facebook is in trouble on a couple fronts. Its under attack from the right. Its under attack from the left. At the time same time theyre purging conservative Media Outlets by changing their media algorithms. I know one company has gone under because of changing algorithms. Theyre blaming russian memes for Hillary Clintons election loss. If they continue that in the name of privacy, theyll be in trouble. Theyre actually purging some other things as well. A friend of mine had posted earlier in the day basically a post that said if you want to see how your privacy is basically being exploited by facebook, like click here, here, and here, and it got taken down. Wow. Her post got taken down as well as others that shared her post. Its not just about politics. Its about them trying to protect their brand. Sandra clearly, theres growing calls for zuckerberg to testify on this. He said he will do so if hes the right person. Senator warner making it clear saying he created this industry and he needs to explain to the American People why this happen and that it cant happen again. Thanks to both of you. Thank you. Bill a daredevil in california on a mission to prove the earth is flat. 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What did you learn . Reporter good morning. This is such important work. Both the department of Homeland Security and fema have issued guidelines for how active shooter incidents should go, but theres not a civil mandate on how Law Enforcement and emts should work together, which is why running these drills is critical. Trying to save lives while protecting your own. This is rescue task force training, as close to a real life active shooter incident as it gets. Shooter down shooter down reporter this drill run by the National Security for preparedness is using local ems and Law Enforcement agencies in new york. The goal of this training is to bring rapid triage to victims under the protection of armed officers. We have to stop the killing and the dying. Reporter paramedics learning the language and timed movements of armed entry have been going on nationwide for years. I think i hear gun shots. Reporter in recent Mass Shootings like parkland, florida, some paramedics reported being frustrated where they were held back until a scene is declared safe. These teams say a lot of good work can be done when police are present and the danger level has dropped. Thats why we call it a warm zone. Its not totally a safe environment. Were still on guard. I need the Police Officers focused on the threat and the medics focused on the medicine. Reporter those who took part in the drill say they hope more of this type of training is done in every jurisdiction. Bill thank you for that story. Sandra President Trump expelling 60 Russian Diplomats. The latest on what uk officials are calling the largest collective expulsion of russian Intelligence Officers ever. I wanted to get new blinds, and i was talking with my mom about what kind i should get, and she mentioned i should visit blinds dot com. 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