>> i don't recall any discussion of the campaign in any significant way. i don't believe anybody that was in that meeting would have seen or believed that i said one thing improper or unwise. and it was really a sad thing to be attacked like that. and the reason i believed i should recuse myself is because i was involved in the campaign. to a degree, i think it would have been perceived is that i wouldn't be objective in participating in an investigation that might involve the campaign. trish: all right. i want to go to blake burman right now with more on all of this. hey, there, blake. >> hi, trish. the president down there in florida before he starts his working weekend in palm beach. but before that, he is currently in central florida in orlando to push school choice, an issue that the president has lk aut here in the recent days. he did so a couple nights ago at his joint address to congress saying that education is the quote civil rights issue of our time. this was supposed to be the focus for the president on this day. but before just he got off the plane there off air force 1 in florida, he fired off a tweet that circled back to russia and jeff sessions and the like. it was toward the senate majority leader chuck schumer and here's what tweeted out. quote we should start an immediate investigation into senator schumer and his ties to russia. and putin. a total hypocrite. showed a picture with them in which they were smiling all buddy and buddy. just a little while ago, schumer fired back and said quote happily talk re: my contact with mr. putin and his associates. took place in '03 in full view of press and public under oath. would your and your team, question mark? here at the white house, they continue, trish, to stand by jeff sessions. they say that it was basically boils down to a mistake, not disclosing that he had met with the russian ambassador. but they say when he was talking to the folks up on capitol hill during his testimony, they say it was very clear that he wasn't talking about his activities as a surrogate for the trump campaign. the president is standing by him. the administration is standing by him. they were trying to turn a page here today to get onto the immigration talk and now we've got this back and forth on twitter between the president and the senate minority leader. trish. trish: i'm sure chuck schumer eats this up. as reported, is reaccusing himself from the russian probe. the democrats smell blood and this is their new person to attack. joining me right now on all of it, former independent counsel michael and jordan from the american center for law and justice. good to have both of you here. i'm going to start with you, jordan, is this just a political witch hunt which one side is not going to give up? >> absolutely, trish, and i think that jeff sessions, you know, mike flynn, jeff sessions, you already saw keith tweet about another cabinet official, the commerce secretary. if you are a trump official right now, you need to be on notice. i think this white house needs to be very prepared. starting with the president but his whole team to come under this kind of attack. it's not even over for jeff sessions. i think that the sharks smell the blood they're in the water and while the democrats may not have had political success at the ballot box, they're able to rally around these issues and really stall the agenda items, as that report was just talking about. we're not getting to the real issues in policy and what we're doing is responding to the issue of the moment. not even of the week because we have the joint address this week, trish, and we're not talking about it by the end of the week. trish: well, it is kind of coincidental; right? he has a really good speech. >> sure. trish: perhaps the best of his political career and then all of a sudden this stuff starts to unravel. let me go to you for a moment, michael, and just sort of get a sense of whether you think there's anything there. is this all innuendo, is this speculation? or is there something more to this, michael? >> well, the reality is of course, trish, that we don't even know. and that's the point that the democrats are trying to make. and it's worst. what this is about is russian interference with american political election with russia trying to destabilize europe. with russia trying to drive a wedge between the united states and its nato allies. so at its worst, this is a big story in geopolitical terms. jeff sessions, whether he told the truth or didn't tell the truth, you know, that's a political inside the beltway sort of issue, which will work its way through the process. but this is not what the democrats are most with. trish: if he did or didn't tell the truth. look, that's a pretty -- if he didn't tell the truth, if he actually did have relationships with russians that were trying to sabotage hillary clinton's campaign, that's not good. like, none of us should want that. the democrats shouldn't want that. that is bad for the country. and suggesting that -- >> we now have the obama officials getting to investigate this because of jeff sessions recusal so early on in this administration and this issue, he doesn't have his deputy attorney general confirmed yet. the acting deputy ag, this was u.s. attorney promoted by president obama who went after the governor of virginia, republican governor of virginia and when he lost at the supreme court tried to get loretta lynch, the former attorney general to retry the governor of virginia. now you've got the obama officials in charge of the investigation of a campaign we know they didn't like. trish: meanwhile let's not foet -- hang on, guys. we've also been reporting he on fox that his son-in-law, trump's son-in-law actually participating in some meetings with the russian ambassador at the convention. so what do you make of that one, michael? how should people be adding all of this up right now? and as i said to be talking about potentially what the democrats are talking about, that's scary stuff. >> well, that's right. and that's why i think that in the interest of the united states, leaving aside partisan politics. in the interest of the united states, a bipartisan 9/11-type commission that holds public hearings. not the intelligence committee, which holds its hearings in private. but a bipartisan public hearing coupled with a special prosecutor so that you do away with this issue of whether or not a democratic deputy attorney general is looking into it. and he's not going to be there along the president has his candidate up for nomination in two days. so i think to put it aside, to see what there is any there, the best thing for republicans and democrats is this 9/11 styled public partisan hearing and a special prosecutor to look at whether or not jeff sessions lied or criminal activity took place. >> that is a distraction. trish: i was going to say. i kind of prefer in some ways this be behind closed doors. the bottom line is we don't know a whole lot right now andyt it speculating about it. you've got democrats salivating here at the idea that maybe there was something inappropriate. let's all hope there's not because as i said, that's bad for the country and in many ways, jordan, you've got a very good point. it would be destructive to do this in such a public forum. they have to get to the bottom of it. they absolutely should. however, i don't like all of these dribs and drabs and leaks and speculation because we don't know what happened. and until we did, this is not something that should be so publicly discussed. anyway, michael, jordan, good to see you guys. thank you very much. >> thank you. trish: president trump participating in a listening session with teachers and parents any minute now in florida from the start of the campaign, the president has been pushing for school choice, which he says is right for all americans. people should have the opportunity for their children that they deserve. watch him here. trump: education is the civil rights issue of our time. i am calling upon members of both parties to pass an education bill that funds school choice for disadvantaged youth, including millions of african-american and latino children. [applause] these families should be free to choose the public, private, charter, magnet, religious, or homeschool that is right for them. . trish: sounds good; right? i mean, shouldn't you be able to choose the school that is best for you? and, by the way, he's got a point. this is the civil rights issue of our time. every child deserves a chance of good education. but, you know, the unions hate this idea. here to explain why school choice really does work. we've got tim phillips, president of americans for prosperity. tim, good to see you again. you know, one thing every parent hopes is that their child will be able to do better than them. >> right. trish: and a big part of that in this country is the education you receive. you live here in new york city. good luck. good luck on that public school system. you've got public schools in this city that are graduating kids from high school that can't read and cannot write. don't those parents deserve a chance, regardless of their lack of funding to be able to send their kid to a good school? >> they absolutely do. we have seen more and more of a two-tiered society in this country. kids who can get a good education and good schools, they live the american dream. but a lot of kids from disadvantaged backgrounds, they're stuck and failing schools. these unions battle any move to give them choices. i plaud trump on this and betsy devos as education secretary, she spent her adult life trying to give disadvantaged children a chance to make it by having a good school. studies show this consistently, trish, that when you give parents choices, they know their kids better than the schools do; right? they know better than some -- trish: it's wild; right? to think that you can work as a teacher and, you know, as long as you show up. >> right. trish: you get basically a guaranteed job for life and benefits to boot and a pension plan, and you name it. that wouldn't fly anywhere else. certainly not in the private sector. >> it sure wouldn't. and too often these kids are trapped. they can't get out. it's interesting when these unions are blocking betsy devos from going into that public school. you covered that. the irony is they're also trying to block millions of kids from getting out of those failing public schools. trump is onto something here. i hope he drives this so hard as a chance for millions of kids to actuly live th american dream. and these studies that show one of the key findings they find is that you can move quickly to take children who have been languishing for years within a year or two in a school choice program,. trish: it's amazing. much, much more opportunity. here's the thing. politically speaking, a lot of democrats in some ways i think they don't want to see some of these communities succeed. these inner city communities. because if trump comes in, introduces school choice, you start to see some upward mobility because these kids finally get a shot in life, what happens to their political base? >> this is something where the democrats are conflicted. a lot of these elected officials who claim they want to help children, they actually want to keep them locked in these union schools because you and i both know the teacher unions are one of the biggest financial contributors to liberal and democratic causes and also the biggest contributor of people. troops that go out and knock on doors and make phone calls and win elections. but let's make them make that choice. let's have these democratic members in big cities have to choose between parents and kids in their district and helping them with school choice or sticking with the unions. i think they'll pick the kids if we shine a light on it. keep doing it, trish. trish: all right. a new report out showing just how bias the mainstream media is when it comes to president trump. the data on this. it is going to positively shock you. we've got it for you right after this. why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis. . trish: all right. it's not just the liberal media incorporating their antitrump bias into their liberal stories but broadcast media as well. a new study from the research center finds 88% of broadcast news coverage of president trump's first 30 days in office was quote hostile. joining me right now media reporter. i've got to tell you, joe, it does not surprise me. i've worked for one of those broadcast networks. i know where they're coming from. what about you? 88%. >> i'll give you one better number. trish: what? >> media tenor. they're nonpartisan but they did an analysis of 370 stories on the cbs evening news and the nbc nightly news. 370. trish: okay. >> out of those, 370, 11 were positive towards donald trump. think about that. 97 out of 100 stories are negative. so then i talked to some people. but, yeah, trump had a bumpy first month. yeah, i can't argue about that. but you're going to tell me 97 out of 100 bumpy? no. 60/40, i'll give you that. . trish: what is that? is that just the bias of these media reporters in general and people are coming at a story from a particular point of view and that's just getting articulated more and more -- it used to be in the old days you would pretend; right? that you're do not middle. and now it seems as though places like these broadcast networks aren't even pretending anymore. >> it's a reflex to the negative. you see something negative on trump, you report it. nbc annuals wall street journal poll says that trump is at 44% approved, 48% disapproved. historically that's the lowest of any new president in history. so that dominates headlines. but the poll doesn't consist of one question. it has several questions. including do you think the economy will get better or worse under donald trump? 20-point game. 77% say better or the same. 21% worse. does that get reported? no. your viewers are probably, like, that's the first time i've heard that. trish: that's a good point because they're very selective what they put out there. >> right track, wrong track. same poll. 18% say we're on the right track. this poll last weekend 40%. the number more than doubles. if i'm a producer, i'm an editor. we say, yeah, we lead with approval, i wanted to have because that's the bigger number. but the smaller numbers, like we're on a business network; right? when you vote, you vote on economy. and if 41% think the economy is getting better and wall street is performing the way it is. trish: by the way, this is why i said from the very beginning don't count him out. people believe he has an expertise that the other candidates don't have when it comes to the economy and at the end of the day guess what? you vote your pocketbook because you want security. economic security for yourself, for your family, for your future. and elections are decided on that, joe. >> exactly. let me give you the biggest story of his first month that everybody missed. everybody. signed an executive order. tpp. we're withdrawing; right? trish: right. >> you know who loves that more than anybody? >> unions. trish: unions. >> richard loves that. trish: quite positive on that. but you're saying it didn't get enough coverage? >> it got no coverage. trish: it did here, by the way. >> okay. good. jimmy jr. says i love what he's doing on tp. i'm not here rah-rahing trump. i'm saying that was his economic message. if he co-ops union support in places like michigan, pennsylvania, ohio, wisconsin, tell me how any democrat who runs can win an election without those formally blue wall states? it can't be done. that's your story, trish. trish: absolutely. well, we've said this all along right here on this network the economy would decide it all, and she did not care about those union workers in the rust belt of america and there you go. >> actions speak louder than words. never went to wisconsin, hillary clinton, probably cost her the election. trish: thank you very much. really horrific case here in suburb new york showing just how desperately we may need those borders enforced. a crackdown on illegal aliens. ten vicious members of a gang indicted for a wave of violence, including the murder of two teenage girls. we're going to talk about what this border patrol might look like, how much money it's going to cost, whether or not it can be afforded all on a day when we watch the markets pretty much trading even. islands you right back here after this as after a dvt blood clot,ital i sure had a lot to think about. what about the people i care about? 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the leader of that gang is a 29-year-old from el salvador who was deported. deported from the united states of america way back in 2010. one of the victims' mothers told the new york post, and i'm quoting here, they're evil, they're coming over the border, they're coming back after they get kicked out. things should change. it shouldn't take my daughter's death. she's right. joining me right now the author of gop and progressive radio host chris hand. chris, i'm going to start with you because the democrats have looked at this whole issue, and they somehow seem to think that it's prejudice to continue deporting people who have done things in this country they should not have done. doesn't that need to change? >> well, i don't think democrats are in favor of keeping violent criminals in this country. not one of them -- in fact, it was a democrat who led the efforts to arrest these peopleiy executive steve who is a democrat. all democrats want to see people like this kicked out of this country and never put back into this country. they should be paying for the crimes they committed. what the republicans want to do is just throw a blanket over everything, and they they don't want to address the real problem, which is we need an immigration system in this country that works that addresses the market demands that are here that are driving people across the border. so the good people want to come here and work hard have an opportunity. trish: i actually agree with that. i think -- by the way, donald trump has made it very clear that we need a better immigration system. do you remember the whole big door with the bow on it that he has talked about? >> he was for compressive immigration reform on 2:00 on tuesday. but by 9:00 he forgot about i i. trish: i think that it's a little more nuanced than that. but let's get back to the left for a moment because you say they want to deport criminals. that's not what i'm hearing, though, from, say, rob emmanuel or mayor lee in san francisco. i'm seeing mayors across this country that are standing in defiance of what the federal government wants, which is to deport the bad guys, and they want to offer up this sanctuary city where, you know, you effectively are protecting these people, evan. >> yeah. we've seen bill de blasio go out and try to actually delete the records of illegal immigrants that he has on file so that the feds can't get him. again, -- trish: if you'rerying actually cleanup a city and prevent crime, and you go and delete all of these records. >> not only is it not helpful, it actually encourages more illegal immigration and bumping people to the front of the line. if you are a criminal illegal immigrant, and you've been deported before, and you just want to come back in, new york city has just hung up a sign because of bill de blasio that says "welcome no matter your criminal history"." trish: and chicago has and san francisco has. about go ahead. >> that's just not the case. there's an agreement of what is a criminal. we believe people who are criminals who commit actual crimes in this country felonies and the like should be gone. they should be in jail, and then they should be sent home. but i think what. trish: then how do you get back in? this is a guy who got back in. >> yeah. and he shouldn't have been able to get back in and that's something that needs to be addressed. i agree with that 100%. but that said what you're hearing from the right is if you just act coming here makes you illegal, you're a criminal, you should be sent out. there is a difference of opinion here. we need compressive immigration reform that meets all of it. and until we sit down and do it. trish: this is interesting and, you know, i think that there's a chance something could happen. but i've got to stop you because if you are here illegally, you've broken the law to begin with; right? so what's the idea here? we then sanction them? say okay. we don't care that you broke the law. fine. >> i think we should do what reagan did. give some amnesty. trish: make harder for anybody else? in other words, we're goto set some new rules going forward? how do you really think senate majority leader, chris, is going to work? >> trish, it worked for ronald reagan. it will work for donald trump. there's a way to do it legally. congress has to get onboard. the president should lead them, and we should find a way to address all the problems, including violent crime which, yes, they're definitely examples of that. trish: set a precedent that you can't recover from? aren't you then encouraging other people to come here illegally because there's a shot at getting a path to legalization if you're already here? >> yeah. because democrats have gone out and basically been defending illegal immigrants. in fact, they're going out and saying, well, it's dehumanizing to call them illegal immigrants. that's like saying rapists should be called undocumented sexual partner. i don't understand why democrats are actually flaunting the law on the books and going out and champing them when you have issues such as kate steinle who was murdered in san francisco. cases after cases. >> driving people across the border. look, again, i can't excuse the actions of the few. but the many who come here are coming here for work, and they're coming here because there's jobs available for them and employers willing to hire them. so we need to work out a plan to deal with the markets. trish: i think everybody's in agreement on that. you know what, chris? i don't think there's an argument there. i think both sides agree we need a system that makes it easier for people who are hard working, honest people, that want to come here to get ahead that we have a message for them to do so. i don't think you get any disagreement on that. where you're getting the disagreement is the fact that many members of the left don't want strong borders. they don't like this idea of the wall. they somehow think the wall is discriminatory, et cetera. >> nobody think so it's discriminatory. they think it is a waste of money. it is a complete waste of the taxpayer's dollars that mexico's never going to pay for. it's not going to stop people from coming here. >> why should the left go out and create these sanctuary cities and tell immigrants that the gop is some sort of bogeyman and wantso deport them all? we actually only want to get criminals who kill people and commit real crimes out of the country. >> then say that. then -- >> we do. >> other than you say. >> you say it but that's not what they're hearing from the politicians. trish: i think donald trump has actually made it pretty clear. i mean, he has said he wants to get rid of the bad guys. he said he's not going door-to-door and rounding people up that are here and he didn't a living. >> and then steven miller goes on the sunday shows and says a parking ticket is a criminal offense, so go figure. where are they? . trish: well, look, you're here illegally to begin with; right? i mean that's kind of the problem. so if you're here illegally, you're going to have to watch it. that's the reality of it. evan and chris, i'm going to take a quick break. we'll see you guys again in a little bit. president trump giving a bit of a shout out to one of our favorite intelligence reports guests. calling his book a quote must read. so who is the president reading and why he is a frequent guest on this show, and he's here again. next. the peace of mind and the security just like the marines did. at one point, i did change to a different company with car insurance, and i was not happy with the customer service. we have switched back over and we feel like we're back home now. the process through usaa is so effortless, that you feel like you're a part of the family. i love that i can pass the membership to my children, and that they can be protected. we're the williams family, and we're usaa members for life. call usaa today to talk about your insurance needs. : s in decades, a talented workforce, and world-class innovations. like in plattsburgh, where the most advanced transportation is already en route. and in corning, where the future is materializing. let us help grow your company's tomorrow - today at esd.ny.gov gave us the poweto turn this enemy into an ally? 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>> absolutely right. trish. we want people to come to america that are going to be american, that are going to understand and appreciate the virtue and the values that catapulted this nation to the pinnacle one on this earth. we want them to be patriotic, individualistic, we want them to believe in e pluribus unum, the opportunity of quality, not the quality of outcome, you've got to come here and really make life and contribute. i came to make and not take, to give and not receive, to join the place and not change it. trish: and you had a tough time as well getting here to begin with. >> i did. trish: you say all this, and it seems like in many ways, nick, that's not asking too much, right? shouldn't we demand that of people that are going to come and be part of our country? we are very large, but i can think of smaller countries in the world that probably would put the same kind of requirements on any citizens that would be coming to their countries to establish residency to live. trish: trish, you're a voice of reason, that's exactly right. this is a very commonsense approach. we're asking for traditional values. we're not being politically correct. we're basically saying this this is our country. we're going to determine who comes to this country and the rcumstances under which they come. we want to make it really, really easy for good people to come and impossible for bad people to come, and as long as we can do that, this is going to remain the exceptional nation of this earth. trish: you think about the shortage we have, for example, of engineers. you think about our need for nurses in this country. there are a lot of even professions that we could be targeting, and saying look, come here, if you have these credentials because we need you. >> absolutely, trish. absolutely. there are so many people that we could be getting over here that can help with shortages that we have. trish: that requires strategy, nick, in other words, you want to see a strategic immigration plan. right now we don't have any of that. >> no, it's haphazard, it's scatter brained. all over the place. we want to have a strategic system, trish, that is going to make sure that only the best of the best can come to america so that america can prosper, that america can move forward. we don't need to be accepting everyone and anyone that wants to come to the united states of america. some might find that unfair. i think that it is absolutely logical and 100% the way we should go. trish: nick adams, thank you so much. good to see you, sir. congrats on the big shoutout. you can check out his book "green card warrior" in stores right now. the u.s. economy is loving president trump and seems the fed is more comfortable these days with this administration as well. fed chair janet yellen saying we should expect an interest rate hike within the next two weeks. the market, i gotta tell you, taking it all in stride. you can see we're up 1 point. still above 21,000 on the dow. we're going to have all the details for you next. . trish: all right, we heard from the fed today, federal reserve chair janet yellen saying we're likely going to see an interest speaking in chicago a short time ago and acknowledged the strength to the u.s. economy and even indicated that the fed expects to raise rates multiple times throughout the year. and guess what? the market is not freaking out. up just about a point right now. our own peter barnes is standing by with more. >> reporter: they want to let you know that this one is coming. we heard from fed chair yellen today. earlier this week we heard from some of the fed bank president, as well as the vice chair bill dudley of the new york fed. if you miss this train, shame you on, it's coming, and two weeks from now, this is what she said at the speech in chicago. listen. >> we currently judge that it will be appropriate to gradually increase the federal funds rate if the economic data continued to come in about as we expect. indeed, at our meeting later this month, the committee will evaluate whether employment and inflation are continuing to evolve in line with our expectations in which characters a further adjustment of the federal funds rate would likely be appropriate. >> reporter: she went onto say the data is coming in as expected. how big of a telegraph is that? she said the fed is essentially meeting labor market mandate for jobs, expect to hit at 2% inflation target. the fed has pencilled in three quarter-point rate hikes for this year. trish: youw at? this is fantastic, peter. i mean, it felt like for years the fed was so worried about our economy. they were stuck, you know, not being able to move and having to be super aggressive, and all of a sudden, they're saying, okay, we're at a point in time where we actually can raise rates and the economy can stand on its own two feet. what's the significance of that? >> reporter: you are absolutely right. it's very, very significant that the fed now feels that the economy is strong enough to handle this eight years after the financial crisis, and we've had those low interest rates for so long, and a quantitative easing in the bond market. trish: yeah, yeah, all of it. this is a big deal. >> reporter: yeah. now to them, they say it's going to be gradual, and thus, still accommodative, but obviously, investors like the message. trish: and investors are not having a temper tantrum, the market up 4. very good to see. president trump, thank you, peter. tweeting out it is pathetic that the dems still have not approved my full cabinet. he has three nominees awaiting confirmation. why the delay? 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you know, i keep saying this, but it's becoming very clear. shouldn't they be working with him to get some of the things they want through? he's got the infrastructure spending package. that ought to be appealing to them. anyway, apparently they don't want it, they're fighting him at every turn. evan siegfried and chris hahn are back with me. evan, i would only say it's unfortunate everything gets reduced to politics. you've got people like maxine waters, right, that just keep talking impeachment, the guy is only four weeks in office. there's a sentiment there among some members of the left that they're going to fight him at every single possible turn. i would just argue that litically it doesn't get you anywhere. >> not every outrage is an outrage when you think about it. donald trump has done things which democrats can gripe about but democrats are saying we want to do this for political reasons, want to slow this down to tell our base we are fighting for him and fund rays off them and make money. trish: this is the swamp, right? >> i think chris would agree we want to speed up this for the good of the country. democrats can fight other battles, but you know, i don't know why they're wasting their time with this when they should be doing other things such as getting a message that connects with the people? how about that? trish: chris, what do you think? >> alex acosta was appointed two weeks ago, the other guy was slow getting ethics paperwork in. republicans were slow at getting the appointment. the president's team hasn't sent to the senate yet. he's partially responsible for the delay getting the people through. the plan you referenced, when the president sends that infrastructure plan, i think that many in the senate on both sides of the aisle will be very happy to see it. he hasn't sent that plan to be dealt with, nor has he sent any of the other major initiatives he said he would be talking about, including the repeal of obamacare repeal and replacement. trish: you got two secretary positions outstanding there. >> right. trish: need to get solidified and you have betsy devos, you saw what they did with devos, rex tillerson. he wound up doing just fine but you heard a lot of squawking about it. they were trying to make things difficult. >> they should have spent a little more time with jeff sessions and we would have known about his russian meetings. maybe he would have remembered meeting with the russian ambassador at the republican national convention and wouldn't have had to lie with congress about it. trish: do you really believe that? do you believe in your heart, chris. >> yes. trish: that a senator, senatored sessions at that point, now a.g., would actually be communicating with the ruia to ta down hillary clinton? do you believe that? >> i don't know when he talked about and i don't want to cast assertions against him. he did know he had the meeting and when he was asked the question, he should have been very clear. i don't know he committed perjury, he could lose his law license over the comment. trish: the context of the question is all about the campaign and franken was asking about the campaign and whether the campaign and the communications, and he was like, no, i don't believe the campaign had communications. >> when he was at the republican national convention, he was there on behalf of the campaign. his flight and his hotel were paid for by the campaign. when he had that meeting, it was part of the campaign. when the russian ambassador came to the senator's office, i find it hard to believe that in the middle of the hotly contested campaign that the campaign didn't come up. trish: well, wouldn't you be meeting with a lot of different ambassadors, evan, if you had his position? he met with like 25 of them. >> yeah, at the rnc campaign, it was a row of ambassadors for a handshake, and then as he was on the armed services committee as a senator in september when they met in his personal office. i don't know what's going on. but i do know if you play the extended question from al franken, it makes it very clear. did you in your capacity as a surrogate and adviser to the trump campaign meet with the russians. senator sessions answered truthfully to the question. trish: good to see you, thank you very much. chris, good to see you as well. we've got more "intel" after this. me to reach my goals.eady inse so i liked when my doctor told me i may reach my blood sugar and a1c goals by activating what's within me with once-weekly trulicity. trulicity is not insulin. it helps activate my body to do what it's supposed to do release its own insulin. trulicity responds when my blood sugar rises. i take it once a week, and it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is a once-weekly injectable prescription medicine to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. trulicity is not insulin. it should not be the first medicine to treat diabetes or for people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. do not take trulicity if you or a family member has had medullary thyroid cancer, if you've had multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to trulicity. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms such as itching, rash, or trouble breathing; a lump or swelling in your neck; or severe pain in your stomach area. serious side effects may include pancreatitis, which can be fatal. taking trulicity with a sulfonylurea or insulin increases your risk for low blood sugar. common side effects include nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, decreased appetite and indigestion. some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may make existing kidney problems worse. with trulicity, i click to activate what's within me. if you want help improving your a1c and blood sugar numbers with a non-insulin option click to activate your within. ask your doctor about once-weekly trulicity. . trish: breaking right now, we are getting reports that arnold schwarzenegger has quit as host of "celebrity apprentice". he's telling the hollywood reporter that the show has too much, quote, baggage. of course, his ratings were not doing so well, which we actually heard about quite a bit from donald trump, his predecessor and now of course president. president trump made it clear he was a far better host with the ratings and maybe some network executives there, at least arnold schwarzenegger himself agrees. tonight, i am co-hosting "wall street week" with gary kaminsky. make sure you all tune in at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we're going to be talking about this big trump rally which pushed the dow to 21,000 this week, but how far could we go? here's a sneak peek. >> when you talk about dow 23,000, is that dependent on the actual tax cuts coming forward? >> so my projection of 23. in 2010, my projection was dow 20,000 after the bull market ended. after five straight closes above 20, new projection is 23,000. what could risk that? what do i worry about? if this stuff gets bogged down in congress and the republicans start fighting this or that, markets will get cranky and rocky this summer. trish: 23,000 by september! labor day he's saying. you can watch the whole thing tonight. have a great weekend everyone. liz has you from you. liz: i sure do, trish, thank you very much. since election day, $4 trillion has been added to the u.s. stock market to propel it above 21,000. right now we're just 8 points above 21,000. so is that level in jeopardy at this moment? surprising, as janet yellen all but confirmed she'll raise interest rates in just two weeks, that sign the economy is strong enough to handle a rate hike did not send the markets shooting higher. we're all about flat, up about four points. ha

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