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why is $5 billion such a big hurdle, letter eight, and b, can described by susan collins pass? >> the bill that i worked with senator collins on, the only reason it didn't pass his act of lobbying against the bill by president trump and another of conservative republican senator. that got 52 votes on the floor of the senate -- excuse me, 34 votes on the floor of the senate earlier this year. it also had a pathway to citizenship for dreamers. it was a broad bill with detailed plans, not just for a single, concrete wall across the whole border, but for investments in monitoring security, and double fencing. >> martha: i can't help but think, it always sounds to me, when you really break down with the president says, talks about using technology, it sounds like you are all talking about the same thing. democrats say we want border security, and the president says he wants a secured border. so both sides want it so that people aren't climbing over the fences, putting small children under the walls, so there is entry points. why can't you all just get together and work this out? >>

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in the bigger issue here, attacking susan collins for standing up for due process. need go after someone for that, you are basically saying that due process is the enemy of justice in that country. christine blasey ford wasn't served well by the way all these allegations came about either. here is a woman or something may have happened to her, she might be rest remembering things. these allegations thrust her into a position that she didn't want to. due process and an actual investigation, handled the correct way could have saved a lot of people a lot of problems. >> dana: >> ed: 30 seconds. martha had an interview with susan collins, she really detailed these horrific, just trash voice mails she and her staff received. "i hope you die." much worse than that, and vile. for people to pile on after that, it is remarkable. >> does not shameful that she stood up for due process. which is shameful are the people that are condemning her for doing so. for speaking her mind and for being strong. forgiving those phone calls. >> ed: absolutely. we appreciate you coming in. >>

you talked to susan collins about the presidential electrics coming up. they're right around the corner. >> right. >> the president has promised us infrastructure and he has to work with the democrats to make that happen. i'm looking forward to it. you want to do something about prescription drugs, the president said. fine. i'm ready to do that. >> in the government spending bill, democrats say you're not going to approve as much money as the president is asking for the border wall. why not negotiate on it so this can happen and try to get a priority like daca or the dreamers attached to it? >> nancy pelosi and schumer are trying to do that. i'm sure it's going to work out. whenever i hear a president say to the american people at christmastime, i am going to shut down your government, it pains me. i know that's going to make a bad christmas for a lot of people. i would say to the president that there are a lot of people who have worked hard and all they want to do is live their lives. they don't want government to hurt them. they want government to help

susan collins responds next. >>> and 2020 vision. as high profile democrats make their final decisions -- >> i'm not afraid of his nasty language. >> we're getting a brand new look at who is already ahead in iowa. should democrats prioritize experience or bet on a fresh face? >> i'm more hopeful and optimistic than i have ever been. >> hello, i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is under the harsh light of prosecutors. it may not be the most relaxing holiday season for president trump after weeks of mounting legal revelations, he heads into his final workweek in washington this year with nearly every aspect of his professional and personal lives under scrutiny. his businesses, his former associates, his campaign, his inauguration, and his charity. and the president is facing these probes at one of the more unstable moments in his white house, managing unprecedented turnover in his staff and administration as the government is now just days away from a potential shutdown. perhaps that is why the president was so

collins democrats voted for a $25 billion border security package. 43. trump hasesident demonstrated tremendous negotiating willingness over and over over this past year on this issue. let's be clear of what is going on. the human trafficking at our border is completely unacceptable. everybody on this body agrees with that. demonstrated by the fact that 43 democrats voted for a $25 billion border security package earlier this year. you cannot avoid admitting that. this has to stop. drugs is a illegal crisis in our country. the fact that we sit here and have concerned about political realities in washington than we are about stopping trafficking is totally unacceptable. goes against the very ideas of why our country was founded. it totally undercuts american sovereignty. the american people know that and are fed up with the status quo. i can tell you firsthand, so is president donald trump. have demonstrated they prefer open borders, illegal drug transfers, and human trafficking to a common sense, protection. we no fences work. i have been to countries ar

not just corey gardner in colorado but susan collins is going to be in trouble. these senators are looking at what happened in 2018, sthathey looking at having had to defend kavanaugh, looking at what could be a cratering economy, looking at scandal after scandal and realizing support for this president is not going to be beneficial. i agree with comey. i wish more of these senators would stay and stand up for democracy instead of taking their ball and going home. as they leave, it makes it harder for existing republicans to pretend washington, d.c., isn't burning around this incompetent president. >> let's not overlook this rebuke joined by democrats of the trump policy of basically cover-up on saudi arabia and the killing of cash og gkhashoggi. >> absolutely. there were two steps, one was to directly blame mohammed bin salman in contradiction of the president, after these embarrassing noncredible briefings they received from mike pompeo and jim mattis and the other was to actually take back power from the white house, to actually act within the context of the w

not just corey gardner in colorado but susan collins is going to be in trouble. these senators are looking at what happened in 2018, they're looking at having had to defend kavanaugh, looking at what could be a cratering economy, looking at scandal after scandal and realizing support for this president is not going to be beneficial. i agree with comey. i wish more of these senators would stay and stand up for democracy instead of taking their ball and going home. as they leave, it makes it harder for existing republicans to pretend washington, d.c., isn't burning around this incompetent president. >> let's not overlook this rebuke joined by democrats of the trump policy of basically cover-up on saudi arabia and the killing of khashoggi. >> absolutely. there were two steps, one was to directly blame mohammed bin salman in contradiction of the president, after these embarrassing noncredible briefings they received from mike pompeo and jim mattis and the other was to actually take back power from the white house, to actually act within the context of the war powers

collins on this side, 43 democrats voted for a $25 billion border security package, mr. president. 43. i think president trump has demonstrated tremendous negotiating willingness over and over over this past year on this issue. but let's be clear what's going on. the flow of drugs and human trafficking at our border is completely unacceptable. everybody in this body agrees with that, demonstrated by the fact that 43 democrats actually voted for a $25 billion border security package earlier this year. there is no way you can avoid admitting that. this has to stop. the undampenned flow of illegal drugs has created a crisis in our country. the fact that we sit here and are more concerned about the political realities in washington than we are stopping human trafficking across our southern border is totally unacceptable, mr. president. an open border goes against the very ideas of why our country was founded. it totally undercuts american sovereignty. the american people know that, and they are fed up with the status quo, and i can tell you firsthand so is president donald t

susan collins says he's open to seeing a challenge to the president in her own party. >> it's not my choice. it's the choice of those individuals, but i see nothing wrong with challengers. that is part of our democratic system. >> the panel is back. lee ann, michael, carrie, cornell, let me play another clip. here's bob corker when asked about whether the president, he's retiring. he's what he said about a primary to trump. >> do you think president trump should be primaried? >> i do think that we've got to remember what the republican party is. >> that's not a yes or no answer. >> oh, i don't know that -- i want to get away from hearing and thinking about it. this is an every day in the hallway question. what is happening right now is not the standard republicanism that we've had in our country for many, many years. and it's very different. >> you know, michael steele, this is the argument i hear from some republicans that says look, we know it's impossible to defeat him, but somebody has to plant the flag. and what the republican party should be post trump. >> i think about this tw

maine senator susan collins believes the ruling will be overturned on appeal. >> there's no reason why the individual mandate provision can't be struck down and keep all of the good provisions of the affordable care act. >> a group of states led by california vowing to appeal the decision and another judge considering a case brought by maryland defending obamacare. we may get duelling rulings here. >> interesting to see if this development change will impact enrollment numbers. >>> the acting chief of staff has not had kind words for his boss in the past. this is what mick mulvaney said about trump during the campaign debate in 2016. >> i think he is a terrible human being, but the choice on the other side is just as bad. >> on friday, president trump tapped mick mulvaney on an acting basis for chief of staff. the office of management and budget calls mulvaney's criticism of the president old news and claims he likes and respects the president now. to be fair, a lot of mainstream republicans were critical of the president along the way. he had a hostile takeover of the republican party

. >>> maine republican senator susan collins who cast a vote in favor of brett kavanaugh's supreme court confirmation says she is vindicated by his vote over planned parenthood. collins says justice kavanaugh joined with the liberal members of the court. it shows what i said about him all along and his respect for precedent and he has shown it early. so progressives who supported kavanaugh says collins thinks confidence is misplaced. >>> the washington post team of fact checkers introducing the bottomless pinocchio. they have not identified any current elected official who meets that standard other than the president of the united states. the paper said the president keeps going long after the facts are clear. he is not merely making gaffes or misstating things, he is injecting false information into the conversation. 14 statements qualified for the list, including the assertion that the u.s. has started building a border wall. he repeated the claim 86 times in the seven months before the midterms. also repeating that mexico will pay for said wall. >> i have not heard that lately. the me

take, for instance, maine senator and portland's number one realtor five years in a row, susan collins. a reportes reaction to the news this "collins almost dropped her handbag as she gestured in disbelief at word, delivered to her by reporters, that trump would not sign the continuing resolution unless border wall money was added." asking, 'did he just say that? ugh, are you ruining my life?'" ( laughter ) sounds like susan collins is going to have a long meeting with her brother tom.bu phasgoing teessee boyfriend, bob corker. ( laughter ) >> jon: come on corker! >> stephen: she's happy. as long as eshe's happy. >> jon: let her be happy! >> stephen: a reporter asked corker, "what's the path forward for the continuing resolution?" corker answered, "i don't know. y'all have fun. i'm getting ready to drive to chattanooga." ( laughter ) adding -- (car noises) "suck it!" ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) ( laughter ) corker said he doubts there's going to be a new vote. "i saw senators heading out going home." yes, i can tell you with certainty that all 100 senators are not going to b

i want your take on something else, a really interesting answer that republican senator susan collins gave this weekend on cnn just yesterday when jake tapper asked her about another republican potentially running against the president in 2020. listen to this exchange. >> whether it's kasich or anyone else, do you think it would be good for the republican party and good for the country for president trump to face a republican challenger in 2020? >> it's always interesting when we have primaries because a lot of times it allows different viewpoints to surface. it could help influence public policy down the road, and it's healthy for our democracy. >> it is healthy, susan, for our democracy. >> you know, interesting maybe for senator collins, maybe not so much fun for president trump to get challenged. i don't doubt that president trump could have some kind of symbolic challenger in the republican party. you also saw senator corker talking about that possibility yesterday but i don't see the means for a serious challenge, for a challenge that might actually take the nomination away from

just with susan collins statement. you can look at the immediate replacement and attack and have individual votes. kind of the skinny repeal or an overhaul is not the way to go about it. say if you prioritize starting with preexisting conditions and working your way from there, i think at least the republicans could come to give some consensus and build some bridges with democrats who want to tackle those same issues as well. >> we heard the president there talking about how they can finally have a chance to make that happening. do you see that opening? >> if it reaches the supreme court will uphold this even with a more conservative majority. a lot of legal experts are criticizing the logic of this decision which goes against what congress, itself, said in 2017. but politically, it's really hard to see the house democrats accepting anything less than a robust replacement if this should happen to the health care program and republicans are pretty worried about this. they just got really beat up in the midterms on this

republicans susan collins weighing in as well saying she thinks the judge went too far. he could have taken a much more surgical approach and just struck down the individual mandate. i believe that it will be overturned. trump administration remaining firm, though, expecting the health care law to be struck down completely in the supreme court. >> obamacare was ruled to be unconstitutional. and more important question is whether democrats are tbing to work with republicans once obamacare is ultimately struck down which we believe it will be. that ruling lookly to face legal challenges. well how about a live look at capitol hill today, there you have it, this is where the senate senate lawmakers will vote on a contentious prison reform bill. republican leader mitch mcconnell trying to get it done before the end of the year. senators will hold an initial vote today to see if they have 60 vots to push it forward. the bill reduces some prison sentences and it expands inmate programs. well president trump showing no sign of budging on the border wall even if it means shutting

. >> susan collins. she just does not seem to enjoy this end of the year chaos in particular, and the whole year basically. >> i think susan collins also, but i could see the republican from colorado, corey gardner. >> there's a little frustration from tom tillis. i could see him saying i want none of this anymore. >> i buy the tillis before gardner. sass, i definitely agree. all right, guys, that was a lot of fun. thank you for having some fun with me. that's all we have for this special edition of "mtp daily." we wish you a very happy holiday season. hope your bowl teams are winning. we want to share with you all the people, all of them who make our show happen. an actual credit roll, go. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to a very special holiday edition of "the beat." tonight, we'll look at a lot of different things, what lies ahead in the russia probe, we'll break down how democrats are going to fight trump in court, and we'll have some fun with a special year-end fallback. but we begin with robert muelle

joining me now is the republican senator from the great state of maine, susan collins. senator, thank you so much for joining me now. let's just talk about his relationship to maine and how you experience that. i think we have some photos of the two of you on that iconic walker point with all the rocks behind you, there you go, with the compound behind them as well. talk to us about what maine meant to him. >> maine meant so much to president bush. i firmly believe that he was determined to get to maine this summer after barbara bush had passed away a few months earlier. and i know that his doctors were not real keen on his traveling. but he had to get back to his beloved state of maine. i believe that he's been to every summer of his life in maine except when he was serving our country in world war ii. that is indicative of how much the state and its people meant to him. >> and senator, as i hear you talk, thinking about the fact that you, now, are a rare breed. you are a new england republican, moderate republican. you're george h.w. bush republican. i am here in hous

susan collins, senator from maine, not so fast. listen. >> there's no reason why the individual mandate provision can't be struck down and keep all of the good proper -- good proper investigati-- provisions affordable care act. >> are republicans concerned at this ruling? the president may be celebrating it, but are republicans fearing it? >> the republicans wanted it to go away. they pushed for repeal and replace. they lost and lost badly. then in the midterms, this was a big issue for democrats running on this. the last thing they want is this case and the potential for the program all of a sudden to shutdown which would be a crisis of health care for millions of americas. i don't think a lot of republicans are celebrating right now. it is not necessarily in their control. it's in the courts. >> you could argue, the pre-existing conditions was the central issue that democrats ran on. gave them 40 additional seats. >> let's talk about the president's personal attorney rudy giuliani this weekend. he is trying to reframe what legal

collins telling fox news about news received after she voted to confirm kavanaugh to the supreme court. >> the envelope said amtrak had a hada very difficult time. >> national ugly christmas letter day you won't believe deals that ugly sweater if you put one on you go out in public, you can save a lot of money. we'll be right back. ♪ it's the right time to rock the night away, jingle bell time, its the swell time at fidelity, our online u.s. equity trades are just $4.95. so no matter what you trade, or where you trade, you'll only pay $4.95. fidelity. open an account today. yowell now there's score!, time...from force factor,enin'. to rev your libido and maximize physical response. it's no wonder walmart offers score! in more locations than any other performance enhancer. unleash your potential in the bedroom, with score!. cheryl: caught up on what is happening right now, futures big story again this friday, markets never sleep dow down 118, s&p down 131/4 nasdaq probably in bear territory down 37 right now, robert mueller is reportedly reaching the end of his russian election meddli

susan collins, senator susan collins was asked about this. she agreed. do you think that anyone potentially has a chance of challenging him? and do you think, though, that would be at the risk of further dividing your party? >> john kasich, are you listening right now? certainly i was a big kasich supporter in the last election, 2016. look, that's a very interesting poll. while the president certainly enjoys strong support among a lot of republican voters, the fact that that iowa poll suggest they would like to see a primary challenge, i think, is certainly an invitation for would-be challengers, people like former governor kasich or anyone out there who might be considering a challenge. if i were the white house i would be anxious if i saw numbers like that right now. >> congressman charlie dent, thank you very much. >> thank you, brooke. >>> coming up next, the father of a terminally ill 2-year-old boy is speaking out today. his wife, who luvs in yemen, has not been able to come to his side because of a travel ban and time is running out. >> my wife wa

susan collins. a reporter described collins reaction to the news. collins almost dropped her handbag as she gestured by the word that trump would not sign the continuing resolution unless border wall money was added. asking did he just say that? are you ruining my life? sounds like susan collins is going to have a long meeting with her brother tom. the news did not faze outgoing senator and mom's new e-harmony boyfriend bob corker. a reporter asked what is the path forward for the continuing resolution. corker answered, i don't know. you have fun. i'm getting ready to drive to chattanoo chattanooga. >> this is how bob corker will depart as will paul ryan. this is their last moment in congress. corker laughed out loud when told about it. >>> 18 hours to go. thanks for joining us. i'm alison kosik. >> thanks for being here. i'm >>> for secretary mattis never known to quit anything, this was the breaking point. >> the deizaticision to design nightmare. i made my decision clear. any measure must include border security. >> it will not get him his wall.

while we emphasized a lot about women, i think that really the main winner was susan collins who stood up for due process as a woman and said, this could happen to our brothers, our sons. women standing up for women in 2018 was a big moment. this isn't just about women. this is about men as well and making sure that true equality is treating everyone with due process and constitutional fundamental fairness. >> susan collins was on the show with martha in the last week or so and still has been getting threats and has people attacking her. it has been a difficult year. hopefully, a wonderful 2019 to all of you. >> happy new year. >> that is the story on this friday night. stay tuned for tucker coming up. i'll be back on fox and friends all weekend bright and early starting saturday at 6:00 a.m. eastern. see you then. >>> good evening and welcome to tucker carlson tonight. i'm marc stein in for tucker this evening. he will be breaking his prehog man a observances to make an appearance later on. a new warning from president trump as the government shutdown in the second week. trump refuses

republican senator susan collins told cnn she thinks it will be overturned on appeal. i want to bring in cnn supreme court reporter ariane de vogue to walk us through what happens in the case next. a lot of americans are watching this wondering what it means for them. >> pamela, on the surface, this was a big win for the trump administration. this judge gave them more than they even asked for. he struck down the individual mandate, but then he said the whole rest of the law must fall. he basically said back in 2012, you remember chief justice john roberts, he upheld the law under the taxing power, and then in 2017, congress got rid of that tax penalty. so the judge looked at it and said you have gotten rid of the underpinning, the legal underpinning of the law. that's what the supreme court used to uphold it, and he said the whole thing is going to fall. that's the important part, pamela, right? because we're not talking about just the individual mandate anymore. we're talking about a law that most americans now have gotten used to. and we're talking about issues like

. >> susan collins was on "state of the union" this morning. listen for yourself. >> sounds like you think it would be a good thing for the country and a good thing for the party for the president? >> it's really not my choice. it's the choice of those individuals. but i see nothing wrong with challengers. that is part of our democratic system. >> that is astounding saying they're okay with someone challenging the current republican president? >> yes, i agree with you, ana. the real issue, because susan collins is seen as an outlier on issues like this. the question will be will that spread. even a corker or flake could raise hackles if they came out that hard. even in ohio which is so important to both parties, he's in the wings making noises that he might take on the president. i think the truth is that at this point unless things change, anybody who goes up against this president within his base is going to get crushed but that person may also force the president more to the center for national election purposes. no matter who you are, if yo

collins and lisa murkowski. you have house democrats, senate republicans, i don't see any way that they work together. so where does that leave us? >> i agree there's no real way we will see a significant fixed healthcare from the federal government.as you suggested, it goes back to the states. with some good states are doing is trying a way to the innovative. trying to find ways to fix some of the loopholes that the insurers have exploited to be able to take advantage of consumers and really doing their best to make do with what we've got. because it's clear at the federal level our voters wanted to be gridlock. and not a split like we see. that will occur in 2019. kennedy: even one is just one party and it doesn't matter if it is republicans or democrats, they spend way too much money. michael, thank you so much. >> i am with you. kennedy: thank you. >>> the president announced friday budget director mick mulvaney will be the acting chief of staff replacing john kelly. the president tweeted quote - for the rec

meanwhile, on the other side of the aisle, susan collins says there is nothing wrong with republicans challenging present trumpet 2020. watch it. >> it's up to those individuals to decide whether or not they are going to oppose the president. it would probably have an uphill climb, since he is the president and is in office now. but i see nothing wrong with challengers. that is part of our democratic system. >> harris: noelle can't wait to answer. the power panel stayed. no only for nj sigma souls >> i like senator collins, but as a national fund-raiser, t really is a raw deal to have someone like a john kasich or having somebody like jeff flake or anyone run against the incumbent. we need to be together as one. we need to be raising money as a collective effort. we do not need to try and divide the party against who we already have. when trump runs. >> harris: i heard a little "bless your heart" in there. "i like senator collins, but --" here's with the president said when i sat with him last week. >> i'm going to bring up john kasich and arizona senator jeff flake. they say they may

the two most vulnerable incumbents in 2020 are susan collins and cory gardener. they're going to be i think your leading indicators if there starts to be a break with trump. probably the next vulnerable are tom tillis and in iowa. if they break, then he's in real trouble and then we may have seen a point where there's so much evidence that the republicans can't hang on. >> you know what mark twain also said is every time it seems like susan collins is about to break with trump, she leaks for four days, gives a couple of press conferences and takes it all back on the senate floor. i'm sure you remember that old saying. >> mark twain said it as well as it could be said, that's right. and you saw that on the kavanaugh business for sure. and that's why saying it's going to take a lot to get these folks to break. but i think she above everyone has to most to worry about from her general election electorate in maine. >> not totally sure she's going to run again. i think that's still an open question and that'll be interesting to watch as well. >> she's got to be one of

in the meantime, susan collins is a primary challenge would be healthy for the democratic process. >> a lot of times it allows different viewpoints to surface. it can help influence public policy down the road, and it is healthy for our democracy. so it is up to those individuals to decide whether or not they are going to oppose the president. they would probably have an uphill climb since he is the president and is in office now. >> katie: challenging president trump could be an uphill climb as the senator from maine says. fox news pulsating about 90% of g.o.p. voters approve of the president's job performance. buddy another pull pole out of iowa shows 63% of republicans saying that they would welcome a primary challenge. you are laughing through it. jeff flake, the primary? >> melissa: i think that there are a president would love it so much. nobody loves a fight more than the president. and to have somebody come in, especially somebody like jeff flake, whose name fits in so well. i do think she is right that it is a good way to get some issues out there. if you have somebody might

the two most vulnerable incumbents in 2020 are susan collins and cory gardener. they're going to be i think your leading indicators if there starts to be a break with trump. probably the next vulnerable are tom till list in north carolina and -- tillis in north carolina and then in iowa. if they break, then he's in real trouble and then we may have seen a point where there's so much evidence that the republicans can't hang on. >> you know what mark twain also said is every time it seems like susan collins is about to break with trump, she leaks for four days, gives a couple of press conferences and takes it all back on the senate floor. i'm sure you remember that old saying. >> mark twain said it as well as it could be said, that's right. and you saw that on the kavanaugh business for sure. and that's why saying it's going to take a lot to get these folks to break. but i think she above everyone has to most to worry about from her general election electorate in maine. >> not totally sure she's going to run again. i think that's still an open question and that'll

. >> republican senator susan collins is urging consideration of a 2.5 billion dollars bill that includes physical barriers and border patrol agents. >> we have to prevent government shutdown. >> reporter: if it happens, a shutdown would affect one quarter of federal departments and agencies. >>> spending bills need 60 votes to advance in the senate. republicans currently hold 51 of the seats. >>> this morning, president trump's travel ban which applies to travelers for mostly muslim majoritity nations is keeping a mother from her dying 2 year old in oakland according to the family. hassan was born with a brain condition that causes him to have weekly seizures. his father is a u.s. citizen, his father brought him over the ucsf in oakland for medical treatment from egypt. that was the last time the toddler saw his mother. she is a yemen national living in cairo. ab duela is not expected to live much longer. >> i can't imagine how i'm going through it and my wife is going through it. he is in critical condition. he is unhealthy. >> the family says the u.s. state department is processing his

collins and lisa murkowski. we became like the regular group that we had ended when it would shut down we would open it back up again and learn from other men is like roger wicker to end military suicide. though we haven't been able to end it yet but we work on it every day. and learning from other members in hearing about the difficulties. working to address common challenges. you can be from idaho, you can be from north dakota and from new hampshire, indiana. but we all have the same challenges. .. >> that sets the example we want our children and grandchildren to follow. getting to know one another. it with other experiences. what amazes me the most i was out campaigning and never was failed to be astounded by those who said you didn't do this one thing that i wanted. i'm really mad at you i willi never support you again. but i did 19 other things. you're not from a family of five children like i have. [laughter] so when there were seven pork chops so if you need 100 percent all of the time this is not the pl

plus his close friend republican senator susan collins. >>> and a new scam is on the rise. how people are being tricked to sending thousands of dollars in the mail. we'll tell you about that, how to protect yourself. that's the "cbs morning news" for this monday. thanks for watching, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. watching, i'm anne-marie green, have a great day. frouforce n fransco, clear conditions, hope you got a lot of rest and sleep over the weekend. it is monday, back to work, december 3rd. thank you for waking up with us. >> we want to say mary, too. >> nice relaxing weekend. >>> it is a chilly start to the day in some locations this morning. a freeze warning in effect for parts of the north bay and east bay. a live look with our cam, looking east this morning. our temperatures, 44 concord, 50 oakland. livermore 53. the freeze warning in effect for the north bay as well as for portions of the east bay interior until 9:00 a.m. due to freezing, sub freezing conditions. national forest and those locations, sub freezing

susan collins is urging new consideration of a $2.5 billion bill that includes physical barriers and border patrol agents. >> we have to prevent a government shutdown. >> if it happens, a government shutdown would affect about one quarter of federal departments and agencies. and spending bills need 60 votes to advance in the senate. republicans currently hold 51 seats. anne-marie. >> marc liverman here in new york. thank you, marc. >>> if you are one of the 20 million americans who gets health insurance through the affordable care act, nothing changes for you right now. despite a federal judge's ruling that the law is unconstitutional. law known as obamacare remains in place as the decision makes its way through the appeals court. judge ruled that because the so-called individual mandate is now meaningless, the rest of the law is invalid. democrats condemn the ruling. president trump is calling on congress to pass a strong law that promotes, quote, great healthcare. >>> and president trump's attorney rudy giuliani says mr. trump would not submit to an interview by special counsel rob

>> reporter: moderate republican susan collins is skeptical the judge's ruling will stand. >> the judge's ruling was far too sweeping. he could have taken a much more surgical approach and just struck down the individual mandate and kept the rest of the law intact. i believe that it will be overturned. >> reporter: the decision coming just ahead of the saturday deadline for open enrollment in most states. government officials scrambling to reassure people that their coverage will not be affected for 2019. but future health care for 17 million americans now in doubt. >> well, i'm worried about our whole family honestly. >> reporter: janine reid says obamacare saved her family from financial ruin when her son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. >> medical bankruptcies are a reality and they were a much bigger reality before the affordable care act. >> reporter: democrats vowing to appeal. the case could eventually land at the supreme court and back in the hands of the president and congress. >> if the republicans and the democrats get together, we are going to end up with incredible health ca

let me show you that dichotomy of susan collins. here's what she said about the aca and this ruling earlier today. >> i think this will be overturned on appeal. >> you do? >> i do. >> in the supreme court or in the fifth circuit or where do you -- >> i'm not sure where it will occur, but there's no reason why the individual mandate provision can't be struck down and keep all of the good provisions of the affordable care act. >> at least for now susan collins on the record saying that she thinks this will be overturned until it's politically expedient to change her mind. now you have the most radical member of the trump administration, steven miller, who was on cbs this morning and here were his thoughts. >> so to be clear there, you're predicting that this goes to the supreme court and that the supreme court ultimately strikes down? >> i believe that's the likeliest outcome because obamacare has always been dicho. people don't want to say they're against the pre-existing conditions. people like steven miller are like, yeah, kill the

susan collins put it out there. got democratic support give 2.5 billion this year and over the next 1020 fully 1010 ty fund the border wall initiative. it wasn't a solid wall. we all agree now the solid wall doesn't make sense. the president went and saw it himself. go back and visit. this she has a lot of credibility with democrats. susan collins' plan should be revisited but let's move on. steve: let's do move on. rudy giuliani made it very clear yesterday the president of the united states will sit down and talk to robert mueller's team given one condition. >> over my dead body i could be dead. i'm disgusted with the tactics they used in this case what they did to general flynn would result in discipline. they are violating the laws. looking a noncrime collusion. other one is looking at non-campaign violation which are not violations. they are the ones violating the law, the rules, the ethics. and nobody wants to look at them u. steve: the president will talk to robert mueller over rude yption dead body. that's t

susan collins and i got things done. there are a lot of things we have gotten done that does not get a lot of attention. people actually work together and got some things done. it will probably help you out a little bit in your life. it is not dramatic, and the guy in the oval office is about as dramatic as you can get. problems isof the the american people. when i told people in missouri that i was part of a bill that would ring down the cost of hearing aids from $6,000 to 500 bucks, everybody is going, that is great. hearing aids are not covered i medicaid. there are hundreds of millions of americans who cannot afford a hearing aid. this is a great deal, right? nobody knew it happened because it was underneath all of the noise, trauma and chaos. i think that is one of the challenges we will have going forward. if you are looking for eyeballs, you are going to talk about beyonce near naked, or who is who, or paying off a born star, or who has taken the fifth amendment. the day-to-day work that is actually getting done h

>> reporter: moderate republican susan collins believes the ruling will be overturned. >> the judge's ruling was far too sweeping. he could have taken a much more surgical approach. >> reporter: former president barack obama posting messages on social media about his signature law, encouraging americans to enroll by sunday's open enrollment deadline despite the ruling. obama slamming republicans for again trying to undo the aca. he writes, if they can't get it done in congress, they will keep trying in the courts, even when it puts people's preexisting conditions coverage at risk. >> we're going to fight this tooth and nail and the first thing we're going to do when we get back there in the senate is urge -- put a vote on the floor, urging an intervention in the case. >> reporter: with democrats vowing to appeal, the decision on the ruling will now make its way through the courts which will likely take months, probably years, but for now, the law remains in place, and kendis, as you mentioned, the case could even land at the supreme court and back in the hands of the president and in

. >> brennan: another compromise like senator susan collins talking about l $2.5 billion rather than $5 billion the president is asking for. >> people working on this to get to conclusion so the government will remain open which is what i believe the american people would prefer. >> brennan: i want to switch to health care. this ruling on friday, caught some people by surprise. but the decision was that obamacare according to the federal judge in texas was deemed unconstitutional. what do you make of that? >> well, one part of the health care law that we took out with the tax law was the individual mandate, people had to pay a fine. the democrats didn't even offer amendment to leave it in the bill. because they know that of the people that were paying this fine, millions paid the fine, most of them earned less than $50,000 a year. it was very punishing, money they could have used to see a doctor for their child. >> brennan: because removal that have provision is what opened the court to be able to make this decision. >> said if the mandate goes away then other things go away. as a do

>> reporter: moderate republican susan collins, today, skeptical the judge's ruling will stand. >> the judge's ruling was far too sweeping. he could have taken a much more surgical approach and just struck down the individual mandate and kept the rest of the law intact. i believe it will be overturned. >> reporter: the decision coming just ahead of the saturday deadline for open enrollment in most states. government officials scrambling to reassure people that their coverage will not be affected for 2019. but future health care for 17 million americans, now in doubt. >> well, i'm worried about our whole family, honestly. >> reporter: janine reid says obamacare saved her family from financial ruin when her son was diagnosed with a brain tumor. >> medical bankruptcies are a reality, and they were a much bigger reality before the affordable care act. >> reporter: democrats, tonight, vowing to appeal. the case could eventually land at the supreme court and back in the hands of the president and congress. >> if the republicans and the democrats get together, we are going to end up with incr

i also talke talk about the chas of runaway and dissing people with my colleague susan collins partner on soreat many things i've done and i think when you find people in this commitment we can do amazing and good things for the public that we all need to understand that the first people, the first americans should beul the last and when yu have a unique position here given that your government, the united states government treaty and sovereignty rights so when you look at the disparities you can't believe that we've done right by the treaties. finally, i o want to talk about the crisis of childhood trauma which i've already addressed that just to give you some numbers, and they may be things you haven't thought about. according to a justice department study, 58% of american children have witnessed within a crime victim. traumatic experiences like abuse and neglect witnessing crimes, parentalon conflict and can lead to ongoing severe mental and behavioral health complications. for native children, these are that much more prevalent. so, when we look at the challenges ahead, there are l

. >> senator susan collins chairs this 90 minute hearing. >> the committee will come to order. good afternoon. earlier this month, a former state legislator in maine was convicted of carrying out, what

collins of maine. mr president i've heard stories about criminals who actually scanned the obituary pages to figure out when the family will be away at the deceased persons funeral so that the criminals can target that time to break into the family's home to see you know these dangerous. imagine that over the past two decades more than two hundred thousand americans have died from overdoses involving prescription opioids legal drugs and illegal opioids like heroin fentanyl a synthetic opioid fifty times stronger than heroin and one hundred times more potent than morphine we have an epidemic the president has declared a public health emergency how did we get here and how do we get out dr john dombrowski is a board certified anesthesiologist and a board certified addiction medicine specialist washingtonian magazine named him as one of the area's top docs and the web site for his washington pain center is d.c. pain doc dot com welcome thank you how did doctors get hooked on prescribing these drugs well i'

i've talked about the challenges of runaway and missing people with my colleague susan collins who has been a great partner on so many things that i have done. i think when you find people that like condominium, we can do amazing and good things for the american public. we need to understand that our first americans should not be the last americans. they should not be ignored. when you have a unique, a ique position here, your government, the united states government signed treaty and sovereignity rights. when you look at the disparity, you can't believe we have done right by the treaty. finally i'm going to talk about the crisis of childhood trauma, which i have already addressed. just to give you some numbers, they may be things you haven't thought about. 58% of all american children have witnessed or been a crime victim in 2014. traumatic experiences like abuse and neglect, witnessing crimes can lead to ongoing severe mental and behavior behavioral he will complications. for native children these are that much more prevalent. when we look at the channels ahead, there are larger issu

it was only possible because i worked together every day with every senator, friends like susan collins and lisa murkowski who when the government would shut down, we worked to end it. we became like a regular group that we had. every time it shut down, we'd work to open it back up again. and you learn from other members like roger wicker who i worked together with to end military suicide. we've not been able to end it yet but we sure work on it every day. and learning from other members and hearing about the difficulties people in their states are facing and working together to address common challenges, you can be from idaho, you can be from north dakota, you can be from new hampshire, indiana, but we all have the same challenges. and all of us worked hard to get here and our jobs should be not worrying about politics but worrying about making lives better. partisanship gets us nothing. division gets us nothing. you know, i was thinking the best way to explain this. and it's this. when a fire department goes to a house, they don't ask if the person living there is democrat or republic