Good morning. Welcome to squawk alley. Carl is on assignment. We start this morning busy morning in washington from congress to the president s meeting in florida. Our john harwood is in d. C. With the latest. Hi, john. We have an extraordinary day in washington across the range of domestic and foreign policy. Lets start with the Headline News thats come out in the last hour or so and that is the announcement that nunez is stepping aside as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee for purposes of the russia investigation. Heres Speaker Paul Ryan on that just a few minutes ago. Chairman nunez wants to make sure that this is not a distraction to a very important investigation so he wants to go clear himself while this Investigation Continues on without any kinds of distractions. So lets look at the range of turbulence facing policy makers in washington right now. Youve had steve bannon demoted from the National Security council in the last 24 hours. Nunes stepping aside. President tr
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The first real societal and cultural progress after the civil war happens in baseball and baseball has sometimes not lead but followed but retiring his number it speaks volumes how jackie was. He said a life is measured by the difference it makes in other peoples lives and he lives that creedo and thats an amazing testament. Rose Bernie Sanders, adam schiff and ken burns when we continue. Funding is provided by the following rose were joined by senator Bernie Sanders of vermont. Welcome. My pleasure. Rose lets talk with the call fictions you said she doesnt qualify because she takes super pac money. The washington headline west clinton questions whether sanders is qualified to be president. I felt its appropriate to respond. Rose is it tit for tat . No, it should not be ive tried to run an Issue Campaign not just attacking each other every day but if we are getting attacked every single day by the Clinton Campaign i want them to know were going to respond in kind. Rose do you believe s