Anything that i considered remotely improper. When you say you arent going to talk about that conversation you arent exerting executive privilege, are you . I think you will agree well talk about Foreign Policy issues, well talk about advice. This has a connotation of Foreign Policy because this is about russia. And so at the end of the day, understanding how you responded, what you will do as were looking at mandatory sanctions that the administration has yet to impose. Looking at how we are going to deal with a russia that not only sought to affect our last elections but is doing so even as we speak both here at home and across the world. Those are substantive questions so its not for me just simply a question of interest, its a question of understanding what you were asked, how you responded, and what you did. You talked about the important policy issues. Im happy to talk about this administrations work on russia and happy to talk about our work on sanctions if thats what your quest
President a lot. Hes never asked me to do anything that i considered remotely improper. When you say youre not going to talk about that conversation, youre not asserting executive privilege, are you . No, senator. I think youll agree, well talk about Foreign Policy issues. Well talk about advice this has a connotation of Foreign Policy because this is about russia. And so at the end of the day, understanding how you responded, what you will do as were looking at mandatory sanctions that the administration has yet to impose, looking at how were going to deal with a russia that not only sought to effect our last elections but is doing so as we speak here, at home and across the world, those are substantive questions. Yes, sir. Its not for me simply a question of interest. Its a question of understanding what you were asked, how you responded, and what you did. You talked about the around policy issues. Im happy to talk about this administrations work on russia. Im happy to talk about our
Ambassador to germany. How that syncs or doesnt with the president s lgbtq record at home. This is a long road. This is a difficult road. No one is saying its going to be easy. Are you worried about pushback from elements of the president s base, evangelicals, especially conservatives . Were covering it all on this wednesday, and we start from the attack from the president against the newspaper that published the deep investigation into his efforts to undermine the investigation swirling around him. President trump now calling the New York Times the enemy of the people. An escalation for him. Whats he reacting to . Well, reporting that he allegedly called the then acting attorney general to ask if he could get someone he sees as a loyalist to oversee the federal investigation into michael cohen. Hes reacting to the reporting that there was a twotrack effort legal and pr to undermine the russia investigation stretching down both ends of pennsylvania avenue. And hes reacting to the alleg
President trump and the california governor, Gavin Newsome, over that now failed bullet train project between San Francisco and los angeles. The president tweeting this morning, california now wants to scale back their already failed fast train project by substantially shortening the distance so that it no longer goes from l. A. To San Francisco. A different deal and record cost overruns send the federal Government Back the billions wasted. The federal government contributed about 2. 5 billion in federal grants to the project. Gavin newsome admits that california wasted billions of dollars on the failed project, but at the same time says the president wont get back a dime making it very personal as well. You may remember in 2011 during the Obama Administration Florida Governor rick scott said im not going to take 2. 4 billion that the federal government offered me to build a similar bullet train that would go between orlando and tampa because were fearing dramatic cost overruns. So its
Fa cup magic for shrewsbury a late winner gives them victory over bristol city and a fourth round meeting with liverpool. Good morning. We got some heavy rain and blustery winds to move away from the south east, then most of us will have a dry and bright day, except the far north, where we continue with gales and also some showers. Ill have more in 15 minutes. Its wednesday the 15th of january. Our top story the duchess of sussex has made her first public appearance since she and prince harry announced their intention to step down as senior members of the royal family. The Downtown Eastside centre, a womens refuge in vancouver, posted a picture of meghan with staff and visitors on facebook. Sophie long reports from Vancouver Island. The duchess of sussex pictured smiling at a Womens Centre, the first time shes been seen in public since the so called sandringham summit. Its not hard to see why the duke and duchess of sussex might wa nt to duke and duchess of sussex might want to spend m