Leaders, including chief executive of g. E. , warping about the potential warning about the potential economic consequences of the bill. You had letters from the director of the c. I. A. , the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the secretary of defense and the commander of chief all warning about the potential impact of the bill. Aum of that communication was made public before Congress Cast the first vote to put this bill into law. Yesterday. So the hard to take at face value the suggestion suggs that somehow they were unaware suggestion that somehow they were unaware of the consequences of their vote. Even if they were, whats true in Elementary School is true in the United States congress. Ignorance is not an excuse. Particularly when it comes to our National Security and the safety and security of our diplomats and our Service Members. Ill also say that its a little hard to take that suggestion seriously when the arguments that are being made in this letter and in the public sta
0 camera. that s why we can see what happened here. the new snowfall hadn t had time to compact, hence the avalanche so we get video from him instead. thanks for being with me today. i m brooke baldwin. now for the lead we go live to jake tapper in trenton, new jersey. jake? welcome to trenton, new jersey, home for the scandal, state for the horrific weather. i m jake tapper. this is the lead. the national lead, how far away is spring? almost two months exactly. snow is piling on to what is becoming a long hard winter. i can tell you, suppressing the shiver in my voice, it is brutal out here. the politics lead, governor chris christie. today is the first day of the rest of your administration. the governor and possible presidential hopeful ignoring the controversies currently plaguing his office and turning the page to his new term. and the world lead. all eyes are on russia as authorities try to track down so-called black widows who may be part of a plan to attack the games. one