To his senses and end this shutdown now. Speaker pelosi andry ready to pass legislation already approved by Senate Republicans. Dana peter doocy is live on capitol hill a lot of activity behind you. And, dana, we heard loud applause in the room where republican senators are having lunch, the president and the Vice President walked in a little while ago, about half an hour. I had a chance to ask the president what he thinks about new accusations leveled against him by the democratic leaders, Chuck Schumer and nancy pelosi. Mr. President , leader pelosi and schumer are basically giving you a line about the bored der. President trump take a look at last night and see the results this morning. The people know we need Border Security. Todays lunch is republican only, none of the seven democrats they might have to wlur across the is aful theres ever a compromise bill out of the the house are in there. We dont know about any leadership level negotiations to end the partial Government Shutdown, even though there is april tight among the rank and file. Republicans from purple states up for reelection in 2020 are losing interest and so democrats where reelection isnt as much of a concern. I think we should be working to find common ground. All of us want stronger Border Security, airports, ports of entry. We want the fight for Human Trafficking and feigned way to reopen the government. The person who can reopen the government is President Trump. And in a private moment i urged him to continue the fight against Human Trafficking. Peter the president and the Vice President could come out at any minute and then we should have a better sense whether or not Senate Republicans are urging them to stay firm and wait for the full 5. 7 billion in border money or whether theyre telling him its time to maybe try to make a deal, or just give the democrats what they want. Dana i imagine if there was applause that means theyre holding firm. Well come back and go live if they come out. Peter, thank you. Fox News Politics editor, before i talk about the lunch in particular, was last night win, lose or draw . Well, ill let the internet have its memes. Dana you dont want to meme with me . [laughing] enough with the memes, says Chuck Schumer. The republicans think they won, the democrats think they won, who cares. The reality is what was important that was said, and what was significant, the president shrank the Playing Field back down again. He had been broadening things out, im going to keep the government shut down until i feel we have reached Border Security. Daca, other things. But last night we shrank the field, the president said it is 5. 7 billion. And the democrats are 3. 1 billion short of that. Were back to the stupid shutdown part, where you have basically both sides wants to allocate a certain amount of money,. 04 of a percent of our deficit, were talking about a small amount of money. Now were back to keeping the government shut down over 3 billion, its goofy. Dana theres purple state republicans up for reelection or those just speaking their minds that are basically trying to get this thing behind them. That would be senators murkowski, collins, gardner. Collins and gardner up for reelection, im not sure about murkowski, you would probably know that. Do you think that the white house would be able to understand their electoral situation and maybe give them a pass on their circumstances . Understanding and caring are two different things. And i dont i think that probably what this president would like more than anything, would be for the senate to pass legislation and then him be able to veto it, then override him so he doesnt have to take the blame with his base i dont think, this president its alone. I dont think he cares what happens to Lisa Murkowski or anyone else. Hes thinking about 2020, hes thinking about his he see thinking about him. I know this, on a friday and i did a back of the envelope calculation, on friday were looking at a minimum of 5 billion that would have been normally put into the economy on a payday for these federal workers. Were looking at low end, billions of dollars. More money than is even in discussion for the negotiations. That will not be going into the economy on friday. That will not be going into the economy, remember 85 of federal workers dont work here. Dana the president and Vice President coming out of the luncheon with Senate Republicans. Well keep an eye on it to see im sorry, this is earlier. Im anxious to see if theyre coming out, i thought it was new. Let me ask you, chris is a goal a compromise or to destroy your political enemy . I think that this basically says if they cant even agree on this, at this time, what does that mean for getting anything done, for the rest of the year . Or this Congress Going into 2020 . I mean its basically, is this it . Yes, if you were american, if youre a voter who voted, and said i hope theyll work together, i dont know what you were smoking for 2018. The name of the game, this is a political demolition derby, the interests of the republic, the interests of individuals take a back seat to the narrow political interests of the individuals. And, remember, the narrow political interests of the individuals often diverge from that of their own party. Whether, is this good for nancy pelosi, yes. It keeps her caucus in line, keeps them dana is it good for Chuck Schumer, maybe not. Is it good for democrats at large, probably not, probably dana one last question as we think about when in might end or if it ends. Days left before the next recess, seven working dates days for the house, eight for the senate, they didnt work over the holidays, scheduled for a recess the week of january 21. If this shutdown is still going on at that point, do you think theyll actually believe and go home for the week . I dont think so. I also think that by then will have a fake ease resolution to this. Since its sort of a fake fight we will have a fake resolution, they will find ways to open up different sectors and different parts, whatever. This will come to a deservedly klattering end. Dana well see how that goes. We will bring you the president and Vice President if they come out, this is earlier video. Chris stirewalt, thank you. You bet. Dana our podcast, ill tell you what, in the new episode out tonight well discuss president Trumps Oval Office address, drem rebuttal, and the unlikely place where can you find the worlds best french fries. The white house says Rod Rosenstein will be leaving his post on his own terms. The Deputy Attorney general plans to step down after the expected confirmation of incoming attorney general william barr ensuring a smooth transition. Chief intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge is live with this. Thanks. Good afternoon. Associations close to Rod Rosenstein say he always believed hed do the deputy job for about two years, no approaching, not without controversy. This morning the white house characterized rosenstein departure as civil. I dont think theres any willingness by the president or the white house to push him out. My guess is that hes making room for the new attorney general to build a team that he wants around him. Rosenstein did not speak to reporters as he left his home in suburban washington earlier today. Last month, House Republicans closed out their rush and singled out rosenstein for failing to come to heel to answer questions about surveillance abuse regarding the trump campaign. After former fbi top lawyer james baker backed up accounts rosenstein would seriously cuss secretly recording the president after the. Fired comey. They said the comments were misunderstood and sashg kas particular. The incoming chairman of the powerful Judiciary Committee said he will drill down on the surveillance. Senator graham shared his assessment with william barr, the nominee to lead the justice department. I want to give him a deep dive on the fisa warrant problem as i see it. Get him to comment about when Counter Intelligence investigation turns into criminal investigation. But well talk about that, thats a concern of mine. Senator graham says he pressed barr on the special counsel report and how much hed like to see it become public, barr was committed to as much transparency as possible in this case. Dana were also learning more about the allegations against trump campaigns, former chairman Paul Manafort, whos in jail. What do you know . So there was a glitch in the court filing that was made yesterday that allowed us to read redacted portions of the filing. And it showed the special counsel has alleged that Paul Manafort reached out to a business associate and shared polling data about the 2016 election. The business associate constantine kalimnik described as a russianukraine political correspondent. He has denied connections. They say manafort is suffering from depression and anxiety, using a wheelchair, prison conditions weighing heavily on his state of mind and memory. They said manafort doesnt have the chance to review records and refresh his memory before his special counsel memories. It is fair to say that mistakes and failed recollections are common between the government and cooperating with its, they write, noet notifily no identifiable patter to mr. Manaforts purported representations no, specific individual or potential crime identified. Defense lawyers for manafort are not asking for an immediate hearing, they say the allegations from the special counsel that their client lied can be addressed soon in the presentencing process. Soon really comes down to probably about eight weeks. Hes scheduled to be sentenced in two cases, one in d. C. And the other in virginia. Dana all right, catherine, appreciate that you keep all of this straight for us. I do my best. Dana the partial Government Shutdown forcing hundreds of thousands to work without pay, live at major airport with how it might be affecting air travel. Democratic 2020 prospects quickly responding to the president s address last night as we wait for more of them to announce a run for office even today. 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We believe the president and Vice President may be coming out of the meeting any moment. Peter just because a hush has fallen on the ohio clock corridor outside of the senate chamber. And also because we have seen some republican senators exiting. We saw tom cotton walk out of the lunch and into the senate chamber. He didnt say anything, but we do hope to get the president on his way out. And, again, were trying to get a sense of what kind of support he has here. If any senator has a problem with the president s approach from the president s party, this is the chance behind closed doors, away from reporters, away from the cameras to let them know. So we do expect to see the president or the Vice President any minute. You can see that it is totally jammed in here, and i hear the shutters, so i think thats usually a good sign that the president or the Vice President is coming. Oh, okay, so theres it was mitch mcconnell, the host today. He didnt say anything either. So obviously the president , unless he went out a different way, is talking to some of his republican senators. And we hope to see him any second, dane. Dana do you think that the senators are very clear on what the president exactly wants, what he would accept, what he would sign . Peter well, again, we still dont know about any leadership level negotiations between republicans and democrats. And in talking to some of the president s allies today, it sounds like right now, they know what we know, which is that he is not going to take anything less than the 5. 7 billion in border wall money. So far, nobody has publicly or really privately that we know, not at the leadership level, offered anything in the middle. Or offered anything different. Unless something really changed at this lunch, you still have the president who wants a down payment for the border wall, then you have got democrats who were not at the lunch, but theyre still saying not one single dollar even if theres a big grand dana there is a bipartisan meeting at the white house at 3 00. Thank you for your hushed tones, your golf voice is doing well. Key federal agencies are keeping steps to keep operations afloat. The Agriculture Department says it can pay out food stamps through february. While the irs plans to recall employees to get tax refunds out on time. However, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are not getting paid and there are concerns about Cyber Security since many staffers have been furloughed. The tsa feeling pressure to keep things running smoothly at major airports and concerns where morale could impact your safety in the air. Rick leventhal is live at Laguardia Airport in queens. Lines longer than normal or things apace . You know what, turns out this would have been a good day to travel, virtually no lines at the security checkpoint, since early this morning. Despite the reports of much longer lines, because of mass sickouts by tsa agents concerned the Government Shutdown, that has not happened. But the tsa has confirmed there has been a swliet uptick in unscheduled absences nationwide, 5 of the 51,000 agents called out yesterday, compared to 3. 9 on the same date onier ago. 1 change has so far had minimal impact they say and no degradation in security effectiveness, with wait times well within tsa standards. In a tweet a Spokesman Says nationwide tsa screened 1. 7 million passengers, 99. 9 waited less than 30 minutes, almost 95 less than 15 minutes, and in tsa free check the average wait was less than five minutes. The tsa also says a rise in resignations, report of rise in resignations was also false and they want to point out that the vast majority of these agents are showing up for work every day. Obviously, they are concerned about not getting paid this friday, worried about it, and lawmakers say that worry is a cause for concerns. That might cause them to be less effective on the job. Listen. The president speaks all the time, using this shutdown to make our borders secure. But the dark irony is hes forcing tsa a little, cbp officers and prison dpardz to work without pay. Tell me how that makes america more secure. Tsa Spokesman Says that these agents are mission focused, mission oriented, and they are dedicated to their job. But he knows at some point theyre going to have to make decisions in the best interest of their families. But were not there yet. President trump very, very unified party. Mitch is fantastic. Everybody in the room was fantastic. There was no reason for me even to be there. I knew that before we went. But the republicans want Border Security, they want National Security, they want to have a steel barrier or a wall of concrete, they dont care. But ill use any term they want. We need a barrier to stop hut man traffickers and the trug trade and stop the big problems that come including gangs. They dont come through the check points, they come through areas where you have hundreds of miles without walls, and without barriers, or without strong fences. So the republican party, i can si, and i i can say, i left an hour meeting, great time, no discussion about anything other than solidarity. We want National Security, and Border Security, for our country. Mr. President mr. President. Let me add before the president leaves, thanks for coming out, the president characterized the conversation accurately, were all behind it, we think this Border Security is important. President trump thank you very much, thank you. Mr. President are you concerned about all of this President Trump i may do that at some point. If chuck and nancy, who im meeting with i believe in a little while, if they dont agree to the fact that our country is really has problems with crime, with drugs, with a lot of other things, come through the southern border, so much of it comes through the southern border. Heroin, 90 through the southern border. So much, so many problems. And if they cant get that through, or if they feel like politically, i dont care politically, im doing whats right for the country. It is a very bad political issue for the democrats. That i can tell you. Mr. President. Did you meet with any republicans today that tell you they want you to pursue a different strategy, they want you to reopen the government . President trump we tacked about strategy, a couple, talked about strategy. But theyre with us all the way. Theyre with us. What about the idea President Trump you know, the fake news is the fake news. I want to tell you that the republicans are totally unified. Now, if you would ask the same question to the democrats, you let me know, some of those districts, where i won or that are a little bit more toward sanity, you want them to run, say we dont want Border Security, you have plenty of democrats that dont want to be in this battle. You have a lot of democrats. The republicans are unified, we want Border Security, safety for our country. And you know, for 25 years theyve been trying to do this. This has been passed. Chuck schumer has raised his hand so many different times, i could give you 15 speeches that he made but i dont think youd really enjoy them that much. I could give you 15 speeches he talked about Border Security, but no different than me. Border security, thats all he talked about is Border Security. The only reason theyre against it is because i won the presidency and they think they can try and hurt us going into the presidency, but thats not going to happen. We dont give up. Because were doing, were doing the right thing for our country. Mr. President why has it gone down . President trump because of Good Management me, and my people, we have managed it well. But it is brutal. We have more people coming up. You have caravans, nobody ever heard of the caravan, its gone down. We have kept it down, were managing it well. But we can never do a great job, unless we have a wall or a barrier. And i mean a real barrier, not a little barrier that doesnt work. If you dont have that, but its only down because we do a great job and we work very hard at it. And i have incredible people, Border Patrol people, i. C. E. , the military has helped, i called out the military, we needed help. And thats why its gone do you know. Its gone down. Thank you everybody. Dana as promised we would bring you the president live, thats leaving the Senate Policy lunch with the republican senators, basically hes saying that theyre unified, that they believe that they need a border, National Security border that, they need some sort of physical structure. He says theyre all behind the president , and basically, as i want to ask my next guest, i think he was basically being a good head coach for the republican party. For more on this, ty madsdorf, from the dccc, and former press secretary of former governor pataki. The president saying were strong, unified. If you ask the democrats they wouldnt be the same. What do you think of that . Well, i think hes right. And i think this is a negotiation. So hes showing that theyre all on the same side to be strong as he can, and its a negotiation. Actually you will see the democrats come to the table eventually, once the pressure gets a little bit too much for them. Trump is winning this shutdown showdown, because he made it all about immigration, the wall, National Security, things that motivate his base i dont think that the average american is motivated about shutdown politics smment of us wonder if the government shouldnt rj shut down more often. Dana okay, we can try. That but, ty, let me ask you, the democrats think that they dully have the upper hand here actually have the upper hand, they are unified, are holding the cards. What do you think about the president having this meeting and right before they head to the white house, for a congressional bipartisan meeting of the leadership where you have principles that can finally try to put something on the table. What do you think will happen . I think that in short order, sort of the adults are going to come into the room and that will be schumer and mcconnell and pelosi and they will cut a deal. Mitch mcconnell is incredibly smart and he knows where his caucus is. They might be saying theyre unified but you have corey gardner, joanie earns the. Mcconnell will be conscious of where his caucus is. I think they are going to cut a deal, because mcconnell knows this isnt a winning hand n2013, he said theres no lesson to be learned from a second kick of a mule. Thats what hes experiencing right now. Dana let me ask you then, chapin, the president saying i dont care politically, i just want to do whats right. They have something i think that the democrats are vulnerable on, they voted for Border Security in the past. Is there a way for the president to bring democrats along on this, or are we basically just at a point where compromise, even though the president mentioned compromise last night thats not going tobl possible and the president could do a national mng as he just said, thats still an option for him. I think youre seeing him, again, say these things, as part of a negotiation. I do think there will be a compromise, i agree with what ty said, i think senator mcconnell is playing behind the scenes right now, he knows where the caucus is, like ty said, and may come out at some point with a grand bargain that trump can deal with. I think there will be pressure, and i think thats mostly on the democrats within the beltway, because of their constituents. The unions whose members arent going to work, thats where the pressure is coming from. Dana hmm, but ty tell me where you think the pressure is, where is the line, as we watch the president and the Vice President return from capitol hill to the white house where they will have a meeting with congressional leaders at 3 00. Lot of the pressure is on moderate republicans. Trump tried to make the election about immigration at the end of 2018 and democrats had huge victories in the house. They lost a couple of senate seats. But the terrain is such that all of the members of the house are going to be up again in to 20, obviously a president ial year in 2020. A bellwether is will heard in the texas 23rd, theres about 2,300 miles of border between u. S. Nd mexico, about 80 of it is in his district. Hes a good bellwether. When he comes out and says the wall that trump is asking for is not the right solution, i think that sort of shows you where the fissures die. Dana a closely watched issue and a lot of division but very fascinating and great to have on you with us, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Dana theres a growing humanitarian crisis and we hear from the migrants who listened to the president s address. Criminal Justice Reform taking effect across the country giving some a Second Chance at a normal life. We will speak to the first man to walk free under the new law. This is your wakeup call. 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Anyway, this is that southern border and it is across here in tijuana that those thousands offing my dprants who came in the caravan from Central America remain. As an aside, you can see this is bort part of the border where the second layer or first layer from mexico is currently being fortified. Those migrants were as you say watching President Trumped speech in the two shelters that have been set up for them in tee juan a they for the most part, did not like what they heard. Listen here. Translator we arent criminals. 3 or 4 xwam himself might exist dont mean much. For those Latin Americans it was the drugs they consumed in the u. S. That turned them or made them criminals. Translator how to explain in our country as in others, theres deserving people and theres undeserving people. Theres good and bad. We left our country and are looking for a better life. Now, on this the northern side of the border, residents m cities like san diego live with the reality of immigration, legal and illegal, every day. And yesterday there was an emotional San Diego County board of supervisors meeting at which members of the public were allowed to speak. We got a taste of both sides of the debate, listen here. We are usa, we need to help our people first. I think they need to be helped. But to ask the county for money if they want to do it, open up their homes to these people to come into their homes. To see the county putting in some effort to provide some compassion and humanity to those that are here seeking refuge, its refreshing. And, dana, that is the National Debate in a local nutshell, America First or compassion for those who are less fortunate than us. Can those two ideas coexist. Means on capitol hill, where we have a good chief congressional correspondent, the two ideas cant coexist. Dpp we will not bring back and force to you go to washington, d. C. Stay in california. Thank you. Dana for more, we have opinion columnist from the wall street journal. I wanted to have you on to help give a different perspective. We keep talking about washington, d. C. And the shutdown. Whats the view from the Mexican Government or from the people there in Central America as theyre watching this unfold. Well, i think from Central America, people the thought they saw an opportunity, safety in numbers, to cross in a large group of people and they were sort have sucked into that by the organizers. They get to the border. I think mexico is actually very helpful, you know, they have agreed to keep some of these people there so that the u. S. Can take them as they can process them. And thats helpful. Quite obviously, just like the people in san diego who we heard were upset with the large numbers, people in tijuana are upset, all of a sudden thousands of people have desended on their city and are staying there. And theyre also facing a migration challenge. This isnt unique to the United States, unique to Central America. We saw it in europe. When you have large groups of migrants moving like that its hard for any society to basically digest those numbers. Dana one of the things that the president talked about last night, is something you and i talked about, that is drugs. Take a listen. President trump our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs, including meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Every week 300 of our citizens are killed by heroin alone. 90 of which floods across from our southern border. More americans will die from drugs this year than were killed in the entire vietnam war. Dana let me get your take, some people saying opiods are coming through legal ports of entry, cars, whatever. We have a drug problem, yet what is the way to solve it . I think if you ask a Central American and ive heard about this for more than 20 years, they will tell you that the problem is u. S. Demand not latin american supply. And they get very angry, they say, look, youre creating this demand because you want the drugs. What happens is you end up giving dollars to criminals who criminalize our societies, who overwhelm our judicial system, overwhelm our police, either with their weapons or with bribery. So i think that really the United States has to take some responsibility for the demand for drugs. I mean, no one is shoving cocaine up anyones nose. People are looking for it. So, you know, you have to understand that theres an economic relation sthp between the money relationship between the money and the pull for the drugs as well as supply that comes in. Dana do you have a view, or people that you talk to, have a view about the idea of these physical structures . About a wall or the steel slats or whatever it is . Is that the most effective way to deal with this . I think that the evidence is that when you have a very strong demand, it finds ways to get in. And so weve been, for 70 years, trying to stop the flow of drugs. Weve tried basically defoliating the colombian jungle, weve tried using the speed boats in the caribbean, its a demand problem. The whole idea of legalizing marijuana is an attempt to kind of at the Grassroots Level get to the problem and understand that it has more to do with demand. When you have that demand, youre going to have supply. So building a wall, a physical wall, when brabry is such a big part of what you you move drugs isnt that convincing. Dana what about the movement of people, and obviously, i understand, like, the plielt of the people, right. But this is an unpopular idea. Is more foreign aid from the United States towns those countries a good idea to help them with law and order or is that fools errand . The evidence of the migration flows, when the u. S. Economy is strong and there are jobs here, there are networks of communication that tell the villages back home, hey, theres a job here. Thats where you get the flow. The idea of sending foreign aid, goes to governments, which are generally corrupt, is a bad idea. The idea of investment, thats a good idea. And i think maybe we could do more to help countries with the rule of law. And making these places places where investors actually want to go. For that, i mean, thats where when people ask about what is the responsibility of our neighbors in Central America, thats their biggest sin in my opinion. They have not, in honduras, they have not worked to create an environment where investors feel like putting their capital there is a safe thing. Mining for example would be a great job creator. Mines are shut down, because environmental groups come along and insist that you cant have the mine, the courts side with them, investors lose all their money. You cant create jobs in an environment like that. Dana its important to talk to you and get your perspective, thank you, mary ogrady, great to have you. Being a citizen again, being able to have a voice heard. I can vote with my family for the first time. That means a lot to me. Dana history being made, people with felony records have the right to vote in one state a new lease on life, a man who spent decades behind bars is getting a Second Chance thanks to a law recently signed by President Trump. Ill talk to Matthew Charles about his incredible journey. Im a bunch of wind. And just like your stomach after that strip mall sushi, well, im a bit unpredictable. Lets redecorate. Whatsyamatter tanya, i thought you loved being spontaneous . I do. And if youve got the wrong Home Insurance coverage, i might break the bank too. 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A man who was sentenced to more than three decades in prison for selling crack cocaine is getting a Second Chance in life and making history in the process. Matthew charles becoming the first person to be released under the First Step Act, a law signed by President Trump meant to ease mandatory minimum drug sent tes. Sentences. Matthew clark joins me. Matthew, we have been following your story, and were very touched by it, very concerned and upset last year, it was a roller coaster of emotions for us. But i would like to hear you describe how this last year has been for you. Well its been okay, it was a roller coaster of emotions for me as well. I remain hopeful and a lot of people were praying for me and doing what they could to continue to bring my, what was going on with me, to the attention of others. I remained hopeful. Even though i was on a roller coaster of emotions, i always believed that this day would come. Dana when did you find out that you would be the first person to be released under this new law . Oh, let me say tuesday, january 1, on new years day. Because i didnt even know that my attorney was filing a petition, michael holey, in regards to the First Step Act. I received notice of that, on january 1. And of course a couple days later, i was released. I found out january 1 and got out two days later. I was just really, really surprised. Dana well, i wanted to let me ask you, kevin, to react to this, this is judge kevin sharp. When we had him on the show, he was talking about mandatory minimums and talking about your case in particular, matthew. But listen to this and ill have kevin respond. Part guidelines say fashion a senate that is sufficient sense tense that is harsh but not more than necessary complying are the factors. One of those is to deter others from committing the crimes. There aught to be this incentive to better yourself, and to turn yourself around. That what is mr. Charles did. And i think he ought to be, that ought to be recognized. Dana kevin, let me ask you about your thoughts on how this has played out, the importance of the First Step Act and any concerns you have Going Forward. I dont have any concerns. Today is an awesome day. Im glad to see matthew alive. A lot of us have been waiting 7 months for this, we appreciate you bringing attention to his case. We have no concerns. Theres thousands of people like him who have been oversentenced. Difference is because he got out for a year and a half people got to see her and hear him and see his rehabilitation, he was no threat to the public. Usually we throw people away and people in prison dont know whats going on. Matthews case, he showed you his rehabilitation. Its exciting. We hope theres thousands more to come. People dont have anything to worry about public safetywise, matthew was oversentenced. Dana and i meant concerns about Going Forward in terms of if theres any attempts by people to sort of roll this back, or to not continue this kind of progress. I dont think so. The law that he was let out under, the First Step Act, included a provision that made metro active a law passed 8 years ago, they made it fair for the people sentenced before then, matthew was one of them. This was long overdue justice. The bill was modest, not a great prison break, just going to bring justice to people like matthew and how sands of others. Dana matthew did you make decision when you were first sentenced and serving your prison term, that you were going to try to do everything right so that you have this Second Chance . I know that the judge in the case said you did everything right. Everything that society asked you to do, after you were punished, you did that. Was that a conscious decision on your part . Would i say it was conscious but not any aspect of so that one day i would be able to get out of prison. Saying i would be able to get out of prison and be a role model to my grandchildren and live like i was supposed to live when i committed the wrong. It wasnt a conscious decision to do right so i could receive a reward, theres no parole sentence under the federal guidelines. This was all a change that occurred, in 1996, started with my heart, and just reflected outward. It was something that took place so that i could make a conscious change. But not in respect to the way it was going. Dana how have you spent the last few days and what are your plans for 2019 . Oh, its been a wonderful its been, ive been reaching out to family and friends via facebook and text messaging, saying that ive been able to go i dont like to promote any restaurants on your show. Dana you can. Okay. Eat at kentucky fried chicken, its the original recipe flavor. I was able to do that. And i just look forward to as kevin stated, being a force for some of the guys that are still behind bars. Being a voice for prisoners, its not in regards to those that are not changed. Those that continue to commit crimes, even while in prison. But for those that have changed in their heart, want to be role models to their children and grandchildren, what do want to come back out to society and say i made a mistake and i dare to repeat that mistake, not be a disappointment any more to themselves or their families. I want to speak for them. Dana i think they could not have asked for anyone better to do that, it would be an honor to meet you and shake your hand. Great to have you on the show. Thank you. Dana Matthew Charles and kevin ring, thank you. Were live back at the white house where the president is set to meet with leaders in congress on this 19th day of a partial Government Shutdown. The secretary of state pompeo continues his mideast trip to the east, the concerns of allies after major troop announcements in afghanistan and siria. The surprise visit today. This time, its his turn. You have 4. 3 minutes to yourself. This calls for a taste of cheesecake. Philadelphia cheesecake cups. Rich, creamy cheesecake with real strawberries. Find them with the refrigerated desserts. Ensure max protein. To give you the protein you need with less of the sugar you dont. straining ill take that. cheers 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. Ensure max protein. In two great flavors. Dana mike pompeo headed to kwie row after making a surprise stop in iraq. Trey is in the Mideast Bureau with more. Dana, secretary of state mike pompeo making an unannounced visit to baghdad. At that visit he met with iraqie Prime Minister madi, part of a now nine country tour across the middle east. Pompeo meeting with key iraqi lawmakers before visiting u. S. Troops stationed there. A stop comes after President Trumps christmas visit to troops in the region just west of baghdad. The president s visit managered many iraqi lawmakers, he didnt give the new Prime Minister enough advance notice to meet with him. The u. S. Has 5,000 troops in iraq. Officials indicated this week some u. S. Troops in syria could be moved there as part of the larger u. S. Withdrawal. The secretary of state making a stop in irbil to meet with the kurdish president. Pom pep owe is heading to cairo, egypt where he will meet the egyptian president. Hes expected to make a major Foreign Policy speech tomorrow, pushing back against some key initiatives under the Obama Administration and communication that that administration had with the iranian government in tehran. Moving forward he will be visiting a number of key middle eastern countries, including saudi arabia, oman, bahrain to lay out the administrations message when it comes back to pushing back against the iranian regime. Dana secretary pompeo racking up the miles there. A look at other stories, is our daily three. The death rate from cancer in the u. S. Has dropped 27 in 25 years. Annual statistics from the 34er7b Cancer Society find its because fewer people are smoking and Early Detection of the disease. Second google turning a mall into office space. The Search Engine giant planning to lease a west side pavilion in los angeles as it expands. The mall has fallen on hard times in recent years. And third, police say a german student confessed to one of germanys biggest data breaches targeting angela merkel. The 20yearold suspect is not a computer expert but still managed to pull off the massive cyber attack, scary. Word that an iconic new york city landmark is up for sale. The wall street journal reports the owners of the Chrysler Building have hired a group to market the building. The tallest brick building in the world and last sold for about 800 million, more than a decade ago. That walls before the 2008 recession and some Real Estate Experts dont think it will go for that much this time around. Lifesaving act of kindness on the side of the road in colorado. Three young men stopping to help a woman in a wheelchair that appearedtor stuck on a dirt hill. A passerby showing the men pulling her free so she could make it to the next intersection. They stuck by her side until she made to it sidewalk, thank you for being good samaritans. Thank you for joining us. Im dana perino, ill be here tomorrow. Heres shep. Shepard its noon on the west coast, 3 00 at the white house, where right now President Trump is meeting with congressional leaders as one of the nations longest Government Shutdowns drags on. It comes after the president and democrats faced off in a prime Time Showdown over the president s demand for a border wall. Democrats asking the president to end the partial Government Shutdown while they work of the their differences. While hundreds of thousands of federal workers and their families wait to find out when the next paychecks will come. Plus, the man who once ran the russia investigation could be leaving the Trump Administration and soon. The Deputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein plans to leave his post. Well see what that could mean for robert m