time police will be attaching reflective markers to help figure out where a gunman may be located. they will be screened twice in order to get in the area to see the ball drop. while authorities say there is no direct credible threat they want folks to remain vigilant and say, as always, if you see something, say something. bill. okay. athe athena, thanks so much. stay warm out there. let s discuss with james gagliano and security analyst bob bare. if you have never been, it is a marvel of how they get 2 million people into this space, keep them safe, and then clean up just hours after they re gone. this year we are hearing the word unprecedented thrown
absolutely pivotal. the senate committee could we receive copies of comey s memos as early as tuesday. jeff sessions will testify before the senate panel, lets bring in our white house s correspondent athena jones and along with reporter laura jarrett. it is good to see you all. athe athena, we ll start with you, the president says he s 100% willing to testify. how likely is that to happen? it is one of the big questions, it is of course highly unusual to see a president offering to testify. he says he s going to sit down with mueller testifying and denying all the detail that is
employee in the white house, subject to the same rules as all other white house employees. ivanka and her husband is already serving as an unpaid government employee in this administration. this latest news could raise questions about whether the white house is violating federal nepotism laws. the white house would argue that they are not, because the president has wide discretion to decide who he wants on his advisory staff. as you mentioned,ee advantagea trump has lsh moved into her west wing offers. so it appears the shift was in the work. thank you, athena. kaley and amanda carpenter join me. aman amanda, you wrote a powerfully written editorial entitled her new role is an insult to women.
a. breaking news, ivanka trump becoming an official white house employee. she will be assistant to the president. it is the highest paid position in the white house. $196,000 but she won t take a sally. athe athena, she was going to work for her father. she had said that. why is it now official with an official title and office, all that goes with that? hi, erin. she said she wouldn ted to make her role official in part to allay some of the ethics concerns that have been raised. she said i have heard the concerns some have had with my viesing the mtd in my personal capacity while complying with all ethics rules. i will serve as an unpaid
athe athena, yesterday the president spoke to paul ryan and they say their relationship is stronger than ever. and they spoke again today? reporter: the conversation today has some interesting background. that s because the president yesterday morning tweeted out a promo for a fox news show that was coming on yesterday night, a judge shapiro show. all day trump was airing promos that there would be some new wiretapping evidence. but judge jeanine shapiro called on paul ryan to step down as house speaker because of his failure to secure the votes in that health care repeal effort. the fact that she raised that question, wondering what the president meant, did he know that was coming. so my colleague said that the house speaker and the president