country. leland: significant and noteworthy analysis. always good to see you, merry christmas to you and yours if we don t talk before. yes, sir. merry christmas and have a great holiday. very good, roll tide. gillian turner is joining us live. does this burden implications? i am seeking to sources who work over estate and dod. they say planned and ready to move in february. maybe he is submitting early because he wants to make the point that he disagrees with the president on some issues. we shall see. but anyway he has resigned he did it yesterday, he will vacate his post december 31, another casualty of the president s decision to withdraw from syria. this now on the heels of months of policy disagreements between
congressman, good afternoon. you described the conditions at the border and the tent facility in texas where children are being detained from this family separation policy we have seen imposed by the white house. tell us about what you saw, what needs to change and what prompted this, why are you to sang ri, sir? well, first and foremost this was a facility that was started off at around 500 beds, grew to almost 4,000. currently there s 2,800 kids in this tent facility. the problem that i have with this is that this facility is supposed to close by the end of this month on december 31. the contractor wants to leave, but hhs doesn t have a plan to address the 2,800 kids that are in this facility. 1,300 of those kids have an identifying sponsor, the sponsor has done the fingerprinting, provided all the paperwork they
it was december 31 and by all appearances ashley was in the mood to celebrate, a vibrant mother of three, she gathered her friends and family to ring in the new year. but as her guests began to count down until midnight who could have known that they were marking the last hour of ashley s young life. here is keith morrison with after the party. what is so optimistic as a party on new year s eve? what night is hopeful, as full of anticipation as the clean slate midnight brings? it was a small new year s eve party. just family and friends. disappointment is inevitable. clean slates are messy all too soon. we noticed there was a lot of alcohol. we celebrate possibilities and drown past sorrows and watch the clock that ticks towards our
that. what has impact on that is 53 republicans in the senate instead of 51. you can do more with 53 than 51. you can stretch more if someone couldn t be appointed. it could be if it took all of the republicans. woe will see. we have a great impact on the judicial roy branch. one out of six of the court of appeals judges worry people nominated by president trump and confirmed by the senate. we ll continue through this year and december 31 to clear the calendar of those judges anders who are out of committee. we ll try to give the president the team he needs to do what elected. the democrats and senate have thrown them in the way.
tents for food patients. for flu patients. we just learned about from december 31 a 12 month old dad passed away. we are very sad but it is a good reminder for all of us that we have a role to play. in terms of protecting us and our loved ones from influenza. the elderly and children are most vulnerable. to protect yourself, a yearly flu shot and hand sanitizer, covering your mouth and bundling up. especially parts of the country that are going through the cold snap right now. what about the flu vaccine? the cdc and maybe your own dr. advising to get the shot but some experts are saying that this is vaccine may not be doing a great job when it comes to prevention. now and then they get it wrong, there is a mismatch. there is a little busier. then the vaccine is a little less effective than what it