Republicans say it is due to the rules change. The trouble has been over the last few days has not been over the last few days, but over the past five years. Theres never been a situation where the president has been treated the way he has by congress. It is no wonder that people feel the way they do about congress. We have had untoward abstraction obstruction on everything. The culmination was was after five years, that the recognition was after five years. We recognize to could not get a team together. We changed the rules. Are those permanent . It is so important. This way no matter who is president. I do not know how people can complain about the majority. People talk about the filibuster as if it were something that is next to the 10 commandments. The filibuster is not part of the constitution. It was developed to help get legislation passed. It has been good for the country. Who could complain about majority voting . With this agreement, you will take up the budget deal, at least
The trouble has not been over the last few days, but over the past five years. Theres never been a situation where the president has been treated the way he has by congress. It is no wonder that people feel the way they do about congress. We have had untoward abstraction on everything. The common nation was after five years, that the recognition was after five years. We change the rules. Are those permanent . It is so important. This way no matter who is president , i do not know how people can complain about the majority. People talk about the filibuster as if it were something that is next to the 10 commandments. The filibuster is not part of the constitution. It was developed to help get legislation passed. It is good for the country. Who could complain about majority voting . With this agreement, you will take up the budget deal, at least the first vote. Is that certain to pass . I think it would be suicide if republicans did not pass it. It is a landmark agreement. And you have th
Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im deborah feyerick. It is friday, december 19th. 4 00 a. M. In the east. We have information on the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that resulted with the withdrawal of the interview. Officials know how hackers penetrated the Computer Systems. Officials were told that they tried a true method and stole the password of an administrator. There is word the u. S. Officials are close to naming north korea as the prepa as the perpetrator of the attack. Jim acosta has more. Reporter this is a Serious National Security matter and in the words of a top official, a response is coming. White House Press Secretary josh ernest is not specifying if north korea is behind the hacking, but in the toughest rhetoric to date, ernest described it as what he called destructive activity with malicious intent. It would merit an appropriate response. He would not say if that means sanctions or Cyber Response from the u. S. An official wanted to make one thing clear saying t
Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im deborah feyerick. It is friday, december 19th. We have new information this morning on the cyber attack on Sony Pictures that resulted in the withdraw of the movie the interview. Officials believe they know how the Computer Systems were infiltrated. There is evidence the hackers used a tried and true method. They stole the computer password of a System Administrator. A person who has total access to the network. U. S. Officials are close to naming north korea as the suspected perpetrator of the attack. Jim acosta has the latest. Reporter the white house is describing the attack on sony as a Serious National Security matter and in the words of a top official, a response is coming. Josh earnest declined to specify if north korea is behind the hacking. Earnest described the attack on sony is destructive activity with malicious intent. This activity would hmerit an appropriate response from the United States. A senior official wanted to make one thi
Essential player in the obstruction allegation that he was able to give testimony to Robert Mueller and his team because they are all within the executive branch. That sharing of information does not apply to congress and that is why tom mcgann has not testified today. They have former white House Counsel in the Nixon Administration john dean and he has already said he will draw comparisons between events designated as obstruction by the special counsel and has experience in the nixon white house. The fact that nixon was hands on very rudely is just like trump hands on very early. The firing of comey was not dissimilar to some of the actions that nixon took. He waited in and try to influence the fbi investigation. As did trump, there are lots of comparisons. Republicans say this amount for democrats who have been impeachment like, a mockery of impeachment because i dont have the principal or what they call the fact witness, john dean is not a principal player and he does not have direc