Their pay, Law Enforcement, national parks. On and on and on. It is pointless and needless. Senate democrats did this. Senate democrats can stop it at noon today. Melissa peter doocy is live on capitol hill. I imagine there is a bit of tension there. A lot of tension, melissa. Democrats are now saying it is no longer enough for Mitch Mcconnell to say he hopes or intends to bring a daca bill to the floor in early february once this threeweek long cr passes, if it ever passes. Theyre saying that from mcconnell they want a guarantee that it will come to the floor. All they want is a guarantee there will be a process because you are going to deport a lot of children who dont have any other home but america. So there is a sympathy on democrats and republicans. This morning republican senator Susan Collins hosted a Bipartisan Group of senators in her office for a shutdown negotiations. She said democrats who want mcconnell to promise a daca vote in three weeks are on to something. I do think
Jon glad we both made it in. Fire and fury inside the Trump White House paints a picture of a president who never expected to win the election in its former white house chief of strategist, steve bannon. The white house statement when he was fired he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. Steve had very little to do with our historic victory which was delivered by the forgotten men and women of this country. Steve doesnt represent my base. He is only in it for himself. Kevin corke is following the story from the white house and kevin within 24 hours steve bannon has commented on the president. We will share a bit of those comments in just a bit but clearly the white house is hoping to stop the publication of this book fire and fury. But lets be honest, a smoke screen, right . Make no mistake about it, this would be wrought with peril in discovery and any deposition that might come out ofist to say that no federal judge will side with the president s lawyers to try to stop publication
Meantime parents of some of the survivors at the Florida State capitol calling for action on gun control. We are here for the kids. Not about politics anymore. I dont care if there is democrat or republican, i dont care if you arent a mother or father. I dont care. But we need to get together as a country. Phil keating joins us live in parkland with the latest. Happening now in tallahassee meeting with the mayor and meeting with parents of student who attend the high school. The focus of these talks and the reasonable the parents went up there is about school safety. The next court date dealing with the suspect nikolas cruz comes on thursday. 19yearold nikolas cruz charged with 17 counts of first degree murder. They are getting the judge denied a motion for a new judge. Cruzs legal team says she showed bias. Sheriffs deputies were called to their home more than the sheriff disclosed. He cited 23 calls to that house. Dispatch records weve obtained show there were at least 45 calls to th