facebook took down a bunch of fake accounts yesterday that they were able to trace back to these russian troll farms. that s important. sandra: we re talking about hillary clinton calling a presidential candidate a russian asset. i just wonder to change course a little bit here how does your party, mo, feel about hillary clinton inserting herself to the point that she is in presidential politics? i don t know how the party feels. i am happy any time anyone shines a light on russian interference with elections. one of my problems with this whole episode is it s ended up distracting away from the bigger conversations. how the russians are trying to play in our elections. if i was a democrat i would be frustrated by this. someone less like trying to shine a light on russians sewing discord and more like scapegoating which makes things like we need to keep the russians out of our elections
organizations. what power the congress has going forward with the investigations. what are your legislative proposals and what do you think you can do? the administration has shown they are not going to cooperate in court. the proposals are being developed. i think when we get back on tomorrow there will be things being discussed. once again, we have to be thorough. we have to be broad and far reaching. we have to make sure that we educate the public as to what we are doing and shine a light on what this president is doing. i have talked to a lot of people in my congressional district and other congressional districts during this break. i m telling you. people are beginning to focus on this. i think will take the proper role in opening up the political process in a way that people don t usually do before they
now, to an under cover story that we re trying to shine a light on. the amazon rain forest is burning. just to get an idea of how much smoke this is creating, this is sao paulo in the middle of the day. this is not a night tatime pict that you re seeing. this is earlier this week. we have other looks at this as well. all of this is smoke. brazil s space research center says the number of fires in the amazon are currently 80% higher than this time last year. this is not only terrible news for the local ecosystem, this will have a global impact. the amazon rain forest presents 20% of the air that we breathe. it s known as the planet s lungs. 99% of these fires are estimated to be caused by humans. cnn s shasta darlington is live from sao paulo.
tell you that it was really polarization and hatred that tore my home country apart. and now that i ve made this amazing country my home, i wanted to impart a message of unity, just as a reminder that we are more alike than different. i mean, it is a testament to the values of america. and when you look at what s happening to these kids and these camps, is this the best that we can do as a country? and then as a woman in media, i want to thank you, joy, i talk about you in the book, you ve honored me by blurbing about it. i ve found that it can be an isolating experience. and it is ambassadors like you that have lent us this platform to humanize and tell our stories so we can make a difference. so i that i you for spreading this message. i want to tell the folks at home, this book is doing so well, let s continue to spread this message of unity. let s continue to really shine a light on what the beacon of freedom, america, is all about. you know, this is a mutual
what s realistic is i think over the course of the next two years or whatever we will have left of this, this congress and then the upcoming election cycle is that the american people will see a house controlled by democrats robustly passing legislation for the good of the people, not for self-interest. being obstructed as much as the minority can but they re not being very effective but they will be observing very, very closely the operation of this senate. that s what we must shine a light on. we are passing important legislation after important legislation to protect america, to move americans forward. to grow our economy, to improve health care and we have a senate being paid and sitting on their hands. i hope they ll address that. congressman madeline dean, thanks for joining us. the breaking news continues here in the situation room. we ll take a closer look at the consequences of the president s