[speaking in foreign language]. Translator colleagues, good morning. We begin our Traditional Press conference by Russian Foreign minister sergey lavrov. The highlights of last years efforts. Please be brief in your questions so that we can take as many questions as possible. We have press conference in russian. But you will have some translation into foreign languages. And the broadcast is available on our website and social media. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Hope you had a good holiday season. Welcome to the new year. Very grateful to you for taking part in our annual press conference. I dont think i should spend a lot of time on my introductory remarks. Just recently, the president gave a big end of the year press conference. And just a few days ago, president putin met with the editors in chief of russian news agency. S in chief of russis agency. You are well familiar with the president s comments, including foreign policy. I will say briefly that once again, we have to say
Welcome, everyone, to the intelligence report. Stocks are bouncing back big time, up 251. Near the highs of the session. This is after the wild session we saw yesterday with the tow at one Point Crossing the 26,000 mark. You know what . It did it again today. Were up above 26,000. Were at highs of the session, up 1 . We got big news from apple. Well explain all of it. Liberal media badgering trumps position at white house briefing. Physician. The reporters were shocked the president is in good health, just shocked. They kept asking me questions, a total of 77 questions to be exact, all in an attempt to get the doctor to Say Something bad about the president and his health. Wait until you hear some of those questions. We got them for you. Break burman is the a the white house with the latest on the looming Government Shutdown. Blakes, is it going to happen . Reporter has to be hammered out by friday night. The trish, the plan thrown out by pub leadership lip there, is shortterm funding
The standard of habitability should include those factors . Secretary nielsen i would agree with you that we need to do more and we are doing more. As you know, we have the first and foremost duty to protect the safety and security immediately after an event in response. H. U. D. Works with us on the longer term housing, and right now what were seeing is the transition from shortterm housing to longer term housing through recovery. Right. Blumenthal people are out of their shelters in connecticut and likely in puerto rico without the section 8 or other h. U. D. Programs. Secretary nielsen i am happy to look into that, sir. Senator blumenthal id like you to look into it. Id also like you to give me what the standard is for habitability because certainly it should include water, electricity, and a reliable roof, that is a structure that can be regarded as safe and secure, would you agree . Secretary nielsen id be happy to look into it, yes, sir. Senator blumenthal let me just close on th
Insane close call. The terrifying moment this distracted driver heads right for these fishermen im a fireball and this fireball tearing through the night sky seen across six states even causing an earthquake. And we do say good morning, america. Can you imagine seeing that streaking across the sky and as you said it did cause an earthquake, a 2. 0 magnitude earthquake in michigan. Thankfully no reports of damage. Spectacular sight. A little scary too and it is a slippery morning for so many. That powerful storm stretching from the gulf coast to northeast. States of emergency as far south as georgia. The airport in atlanta, hundreds of Flights Canceled or delayed there and the roads in the northeast are already messy. Abcs linzie janis is on the road in northern new jersey, morristown where i used to do training camp. Good morning, linzie. Reporter thats right, good morning, michael. Millions across the country battling treacherous Road Conditions and states of emergencies declared in a
Surveillance reauthorization, 6038 was the vote. The 60th vote was needed to announce that bill. Also on capitol hill, a number of hearings we covered, a rather lengthy one on Homeland Security. A routine oversight hearing with Kiersten Nielsen kirstjen nielsen. Testified before the judiciary subcommittee on this issue. And also talked with a number of senators about the recent changes in daca and immigration. Here is what she had to say with some senator amy klobuchar. Listening to your answers under oath that you did not hear and i will not repeat this word and give it any dignity, we will collect the word shole. You testified under oath you did not hear the president use that word up a meeting. Correct. Is a possible he said the word at the meeting and you do not hear it . Anything is possible. Yes, maam. A possible he also said that wording you do not hear it . It is possible. There was crosstalk. I unfortunately was not the meeting was unscheduled. Lastminute, when i was notified,