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it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in the evening in washington, where in eight days donald trump will become president of the united states. mr trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees. his choice for new head of the cia, mike pompeo, on the left, strongly endorsed the work of the us intelligence community, hours after it was criticised by the president elect. and generaljames mattis, on the right, nominated for defence secretary, accused russia of trying to break up nato, in contrast to mr trump s wish for much closer ties with president putin. 0ur correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you ll find on capitol hill, where the stage is being set foertrump to take the oath of office. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president elect which ....
with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president elect. and in contrast to mr trump s fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you ll find on capitol hill, where the stage is being set foertrump to take the oath of office. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president elect which would make him susceptible to blackmail. do you solemnly swear to give the committee the truth. today, donald trump s choice as the new cia director was on capitol hill, claiming ....
developing stories including more on russia. a poll showing over half of americans say they do want an independent inquiry of the links between trump and russia. more than 60% say this is concerning for what it actually means for our democracy. couple that with the former national security adviser, mike flynn, offering testimony in exchange for immunity. now, today. vladimir putin spokesman claiming there is actually nothing to uncover. are you concerned about anything he might say about his contacts with russia? no. we are not. any blamings that russia could have been interfering in domestic affairs of the united states is slander. peskov saying that an allegation regarding the russian government s involvement in the recent killing of an opposition lawmaker is absurd. how will these events affect the already rocky path ahead for the trump administration? joining me now is ron klain, a former senior aide to president clinton, matt miller who worked at the department of ....
they did not defund planned parenthood. they definitely don t want to build a border wall. but now almost ten months into the republican congress, top republicans on capitol hill have finally found an issue they can really rally around. preserving president obama s immigration policy. the trump administration has announced that next tuesday will decide the fate of daca, the obama era program which apparently illegally gives work permits to illegal immigrants who arrived in the country as children. killing that program would fulfill one of the term campaigns promise. it would also fit with the republican party s stated position against amnesty and in favor of enforcing the law rather than granting politicized immunity. scrambling to preserve daca. this morning in a radio interview, speaker paul ryan begged the president to keep the program in place until congress can pass a bill granting amnesty to the illegal immigrants daca covers. i actually don t think you should do that.
Laura Ingraham shines a spotlight on everyday Americans and examines how their lives are affected by politics at the federal, state and local level. about mollie tibbetts. the trump organization, according to this indictment, said michael cohen pled guilty to lies saying that the money it reimbursed michael cohen for paying off stormy daniels was legal expenses. that s a lie. that is dishonest. that s a violation of law. isn t that why you hire an attorney. to give them the money so they do it legally and lawfully? then you list it as paying off somebody for their silence, not as legal expenses. it went to her. she is not a lawyer. he is a lawyer. is that what mark elias did with the dossier money? all those millions of dollars, did that get fully disclosed? no, they were paid to attorneys and those attorneys went and funded this dirty dossier, right? they weren t trying to buy anybody s silence? they were trying to by a dirty dossier. can we be spared the argu ....