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There is predictability on all sides. You have an Energy Review coming out in january. I guess its like the department of defenses review. What have you learned about the Nations Energy infrastructure in the course of putting that together . Perhaps its worth saying a word about what it is, since its a little bit of inside baseball. But we yes. What we are doing, its very different in execution i might say, to the defense review in the sense that in energy, its really a government exercise because the equities in energy are so broadly distributed. So we are working across the administration. Thats an important point. Secondly the first years focus is specific, as you said, on Energy Infrastructure. We have seen enormous challenges to our Energy Infrastructure over the last years, mainly a set of regional challenges. For example, new england, the absence of a natural Gas Infrastructure has led to enormous spikes. We have the issues of the polar vortex and propane in the midwest. We have
Theres also, we should point out, chris, no money for the border wall in this bill. That of course is something that the democrats were very focused on. There is Border Security money but it is not explicitly for the wall. Theres also no language in this bill that says that sanctiuary cities wont receive funding and nothing has changed regard planned parenthood. We had been expecting a deal like this to come together. They had hoped to get it done last week but there was again, a flap over that border wall. So at this point we expect, barring unpredictable you know, something from the president. But we have heard the white house praise this as well. So leaders here are feeling good about getting this done this week. Kristen, what is the white house saying about this . Obviously the wall is message that the president wanted but he had already signaled it might not happen until later. What are they saying about that where you are . Reporter theyre trying to paint this as a victory for th
That, thats a real problem. I dont trust this story as far as i can throw it. All right. Joining me now were Kristen Welker, nbc news justice correspondent pete williams, nbc security analyst matt miller and washington editor at larcge for the Atlantic Steve clemmons. Great to have everyone with us this morning. Wristen, let me begin with you. I want to start off by playing what senator mccain said during an interview in australia about the Jared Kushner controversy and russian president lad peer put Vladimir Putin. Take a listen. My view of it is i dont like it. I know that some Administration Officials are saying, thats standard procedure. I dont think its standard procedure prior to the inauguration of a president of the United States by someone who is not in an appointed position. I think he is the premier and most important threat, more so than isis. Trong words are coming out of Senate John Mccain overseas. Hes concerned about this latest development that youre hearing. Let me ge
the missing flight did not take a northern route over land. all evidence suggests the plane went down flight 370 did in fact go down in the southern indian ocean. according to this new data this conclusion is based on the satellite images. like image 370 ended in the southern indian ocean. this is a vast, vast area. hundreds of miles off the coast of australia. this endless horizon of blue ocean. far from any possible landing site. it is unprecedented. the search area is far from contained. we have never seen an airliner go 17 days and not know where it was. as the search is still under way that vital search for the black box. there is no conclusion to the international search efforts as yet. the search will be stepped up tomorrow. this plane did indeed start in kuala lumpur. flight 370 went down somewhere in the southern indian ocean. and traveled all the way to the bottom of the earth. it is now 10:00 a.m. in the area be