in wisconsin, this is an issue. in michigan this is an issue because they're going to bring these prprivate attotorneys anda quarter represesent the legislature, which is republican-dominated, instead of allowing the democrats to pursue those lawsuits that they always have to make decisions about which lawsuits to pursue and to show up in court. and just now in the wisconsin legislature, there was a republican senator standing up and say, they ought to be able to hear from both sides. attorney is arguing against the states position in the same courtroom, which is chaotic. once i've represented by two opposing points of view. side represented by two opposing points of view. amy: in michigan, to note, all three leaders, incoming democratic leaders in michigan, are women, which is a first for michigan. governor-elect, the secretary of state, and the attorney general, one of the first times i think in the country anywhere that the top three leaders of a state are going to be women. wonon by healthy margins. and all are

what wisconsin's governor elect is calling an embarassment to the state. (catherine) a christmas feast is rocketing toward the international space station as we speak. the space x payload includes a turkey, cranberry sauce, yams, and even fruitcake. space x launched the shipment today from cape canaveral in florida. it could arrive on saturday. the delivery will also include 40 mice and 36 thousand worms for aging and muscle studies. the launch would have happened sooner - but was delayed due to moldy mice food. (ken) before democratic governors in wisconsin and michigan take over in january... the republican legislatures in those states are trying to strip executive authority from those posts. (catherine) they say they're trying to make the legislature more equal in power to thegovenors... but critics are outraged... saying the move undermines our democracy. cnn's kyung lah reports. nat sound:"would we have everybody take their seats please."the call to order in wisconsin's special legislative sessionnat sound: would not be heeded.nat sound: the chants au

he is in madison, wisconsin. let's begin at the beginning. if you will explain what has unfolded in madison wisconsin statehouse right now. mike: after the election when democrat tony evers defeated the incumbent governor scott walker and democrat josh called defeated the incumbent republican brad schimmel who was the attorney general the republican held legislature inhn day but before inauguration day decided to take away power from the governor and the attorney general. soledad: so specifically how did they take power away from both the governor and the attorney general? mike: they wrote legislation that was passed in at an extraordinary overnight session that took all night and into the wee hours of the next morning where they made it so the governor and the attorney general could not remove the state from a lawsuit without the legislature. soledad: the obamacare lawsuit, yep. mike: took away power the right that that's the one they promise to do as you said. they also took away some of the power of the governor to run the wisconsin econom

is wisconsin winnable by a democrat? >> yes it is, the kicker, the buried lede of what happened in the dark of night is that having pushed through this legislation, the republican legislature killed the bill they had promised to pass protecting pre-existing conditions. that was a huge issue in this campaign and governor walker and almost every elected official running in wisconsin, recognizing how important that was said we will pass legislation protecting pre-existing conditions so on top of everything we're talking about that, i think is going to hang on their -- hang on them. this energizes the democratic base no question about it. wisconsin remains a purple state and nothing the republicans have done in the last 48 hours has strengthened their hand in 2020. >> thank you so much. wisconsin state senator janet bewley, thank you. please come back to the program. >>> up next, wisconsin is clearly in play. up next, the current and former presidents gathered in washington to celebrate the life of their own. this is "hardba

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wisconsin state capitol. we'll have a live report in just a moment. stay with us. ♪ applebee's bigger, bolder grill combos are back. now that's eatin good in the neighborhood. we really pride ourselvesglass, on making it easy to get your windshield fixed. with safelite, you can see exactly when we'll be there. saving you time for what you love most. >> kids: whoa! >> kids vo: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> this was the scene in the capitol of wisconsin today when on short notice protesters started to convene chanting "protect our vote, protect our vote." outside the chambers of the state legislator. that's because after democrats beat republicans pretty much across the board in wisconsin elections a few weeks ago today republicans in the state legislator held an hours long hearing to strip power from the incoming democratic governor and democratic administration. joining us now is the wisconsin state senator. senator, it is nice to see you again. thank you very

. >> outrage in wisconsin and michigan. as lame duck republicans attempt to strip power from elected officials before democrats actually take control. >> protesters descended on the wisconsin state capitol today decrying what they are calling a last-minute lame duck power grab by the state's republican legislature. republican majorities in the state legislators have proved quickly in the last days of unified governance to pass a slew of measures that would limit the authority of both the governor and the attorney general right before democrats take those offices. >> this piece of legislation is a mess. it's a hot mess. >> a -- a hot mess? who still says that? does wisconsin get their slang on a five-year delay? well, it's a hot mess fo shizzle. this legislation is officially off fleek. ( laughter ) now, hot mess doesn't even capture how blatantly corrupt this power grab is. democrats in wisconsin and michigan got hired to be governors, and now republicans are making those positions less powerful before they take office. thi

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everybody knows i am a cheerleader for wisconsin. i love wisconsin and i love everything about it. any chance i get to talk about wisconsin and its products, it's a good day for me. thank you for your help and thank you for remembering that. as far as tariffs, i don't like like them. i have to come back to what i do right now. one of the things that i do right now and that's being a farmer. i raise corn and soybeans. 800 acres of them. i've got a lot of corn and a lot of soybeans. i can assure you that tears are not helping the farmers in wisconsin or across america. i am hoping that the president is able to get china to come to the negotiating table and if they're able to reach an agreement, tariffs don't help anybody. fair trade would help everybody. i am hoping that the president is going to be successful. tariffs are not helping the economy of wisconsin, especially farmers. >> i should ask you this without governor thompson present. >> can i first they one thing. the opioid that you asked me. i did a profile of my police chief year so ago. one thing he told me was he had not go

in wisconsin is insane. >> wisconsin democrats won a majority of votes for the state assembly, state legislature. they won by a margin of eight points. that's where wisconsin democrats hit a snag. because of the way republicans in wisconsin have gerrymandered the districts in the state. even though the democrats got more votes in the assembly, they got a ton more. they won by eight points in terms of votes for assembly seats. but still, republicans won most of the seats. >> seth: republicans won 45% of the vote and 64% of the seats. and look, i'm not saying dana nessel is right about republicans and penises but some of those districts look very strange. [ laughter ] [ light applause ] trump might be the most prominent example of the gop's lawlessness. but he's not alone. we have a president who thinks he's above the law and republicans who think they're above elections. and democracy can't function if you change the rules after the game just because -- >> you lost. you lost. you lost. >> seth: you're a hero, jan! [ cheers and applause ] this has been "a closer look." ♪ we will be r

in wisconsin is insane. >> wisconsin democrats won a majority of votes for the state assembly, state legislature. they won by a margin of eight points. that's where wisconsin democrats hit a snag. because of the way republicans in wisconsin have gerrymandered the districts in the state. even though the democrats got more votes in the assembly, they got a ton more. they won by eight points in terms of votes for assembly seats. but still, republicans won most of the seats. >> seth: republicans won 45% of the vote and 64% of the seats. and look, i'm not saying dana nessel is right about republicans and penises, but some of those districts look very strange. [ laughter ] [ light applause ] trump might be the most prominent example of the gop's lawlessness. but he's not alone. we have a president who thinks he's above the law and republicans who think they're above elections. and democracy can't function if you change the rules after the game just because -- >> you lost. you lost. you lost. >> seth: you're a hero, jan! [ cheers and applause ] this has been "a closer look." ♪ we will be

from the wisconsin book festival former wisconsin governor tommy thompson reflects on his time in office then later on "after words" senator ted scott and representative discuss their work and congress. >> thanks for coming. governor thompson will be here momentarily. this is the first time i've had to wait for him. [laughter] but he will be here shortly. i thought i might take this chance to thank you for coming out. a couple things we should get to is how the book i came about and what it's like being a co-auth co-author. somebody said gettin getting twe together to write a book is like getting three people together to make a baby. [laughter] [laughter] it really wasn't like that for us. i think we work pretty i well together. the governor reached out to me in 2011 and we met on the north side and had a late breakfast and talked about the collaboration. that went pretty well and then he decided to run for the senate and never really got engaged until about three or five years ago so it still took quite a while . in the various locations but also in the car sometimes and then of course

i need to stand up for the people of wisconsin. there's 2.6 million people that voted in this last election, and they expect me to do that. so we're going to pursue this. >> governor-elect tony evers, democrat from wisconsin, thanks for coming on, sharing your views. good luck when you actually take the oath. >> thanks, chuck. >>> when we come back, the one issue on which democrats are thinking like republicans, and thinking like republicans, and republicans are thinki ♪ the kenya tea development agency is an organization that is owned by tea farmers. every week we sell this tea, we get paid in multiple accounts. we were looking for a bank to provide a safe and efficient technology platform to pay our farmers. citi was the only one that was able to ensure that this was done seamlessly. and today, at the touch of a button, all the farmers are able to get their money, pay school fees and improve their standard of living. with citi, we see a bright future for our farmers and their families. ♪ cooking just got a whole lot easier. h

that is apparently what's happening in wisconsin and michigan. so let's start with wisconsin. for the first time in eight years, democrat also up with the governorship and the race for attorney general. now the state's republican lawmakers are trying to pass a package of bills that would limit the power of both the incoming governor and the attorney general. restrictions like limiting the ability to shift how public benefit programs are run. which would affect the ability to fulfill his campaign promises on obamacare. and limiting his authority to set rules to determine how state laws are carried out. in michigan, republican lawmakers are considering proposals that would give them more authority when it comes to the state's legal battle and shifting oversight of campaign finance. democrats believe this is also a power grab to restrict a newly elected democratic governor, attorney general and secretary of state. this is stunning to me. joining me, mark murray, nbc senior political editor rick tyler and republican strategist, and christine quinn, the vice chair of new york's dem

to maintain her wisconsin . politene >> greetings, my name is jan. and i'm speaking mainly to the republicans here. because i believe there is something you don't unnd. and that is that you lost. you lost. you lost. problem is you can't let go of power. and you're stealing. i've looked at this panel fo six hours. you could look at us. you don't trust us. you think you're better. you think you're more intelligent. well, you're not. you're not letting the voters choose.lo at me. >> seth: oh, you done it now. jan is angry! [ laughter ] in wisconsin -- [ cheers andpplause ] and that's a big deal. because in wisconsin, the highest threat level is angry jan. [ laughter ] jan even put on her yelling turtleneck. republicans in michigan are also trying to preemptively power away from the incoming goveor and the incoming attorney general dana nessel. y and 're wondering if nessel is the kind of attorney who's going to sit quietly for that sort of thing, al to direct you to this very real campaign ad she aired last year. >

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>> in wisconsin and michigan. and so these are both states that have had legislatures that are more deeply conservative than the kind of purpleness than the state would imply so you have the ability of this legislature to put through what bills that were probably pulled throughout the state as unpopular. but they will, frankly, and likely not see the electoral repercussions and they're confident in doing so because they know that those districts are so well-drawn that they're going to win almost every time. that kind of tribalness, that type of partisanship is deeper than these bills. they don't even feel the kind of electoral repercussions we might see otherwise, because this game has been played by them for a long, long time. >> it's exactly the right point, which is that the underlying anti democratic starts with this gerrymandering. i looked at the numbers this morning. in 2016, republicans in the state of assembly won 52% of the vote, ended up with 65% of the seats. in 2016, the republicans won -- got more vo

i need to stand up for the people of wisconsin. there's 2.6 million people that voted in this last election, and they expect me to do that. so we're going to pursue this. >> governor-elect tony evers, democrat from wisconsin, thanks for coming on, sharing your views. good luck when you actually take the oath. >> thanks, chuck. >>> when we come back, the one >>> when we come back, the one issue on which democrats are ♪ junior achievement reaches young people all over the world to prepare them for the future of work. we go into classrooms and we teach entrepreneurial skills and leadership skills. when you actually create a business when you're in your teens, it raises your self-confidence. junior achievement is really unique because they inspire young people to think creatively. the citi foundation's pathways to progress initiative helped us reach kids in over 50 countries. citi has also loaned us their executives and their employees to help us deliver our programs. our youth are three times more likely to become entrepreneurs and

in wisconsin of having smooth transition in power. and we're hoping governor walker will come to his senses by having people collin and let the governor know that this is his legacy he's writing right now, and we need him to veto these bills because it was not the will of the people that was clearly stated in the election in november, and they're just not right. >> well, he signals his support on these measures but you think this will be a stain on his legacy, right? >> absolutely. and we're encouraging people to do that. republicans have come out against what has happened here. that the people select a governor elect tony evers and josh call. to lead our state. and instead of respecting that decision the republicans under vosz and under the leadership of governor walker are ewe serping power. it's a tragedy that our governor elect will not have the same authority that governor walker enjoyed for eight years. it's wrong. >> let's talk about that now. the bill sitting on governor walkers desk. weaken the executive branch. after nearly

i need to stand up for the people of wisconsin. there's 2.6 million people that voted in this last election, and they expect me to do that. so we'reoing to pursue this. >> governor-elect tony evers, democrat from wisconsin, thanks for coming on, sharing your views. good luck when you actually take the oath. , >> thanchuck. >>> when we come back, the one >>> when we come back, the one issue on which democrats are ♪ junior achievement reaches young people all over the world to prepare them for the future of work. we go into classrooms and we teach entrepreneurial skills and leadership skills. when you actually create a business when you're in your teens, it raises your self-confidence. junior achievement is really unique because they inspire youve people to think crea. the citi foundation's pathways to progress initiative helped us reach kids in over 50 countries. citi has also loaned us their executives and their employees to help us deler our programs. our youth are three times more likely to beco entrepreneurs and they're more l

. >> that is wisconsin. republicans in michigan are trying the same thing. using a lame duck session to rewrite the rules for incoming democratic leaders. democratic governor effect gretchen whitmer along with the democratic secretary of state and attorney general all won last month making it the first time in 30 years that democrats would hold all three top positions in the state but the gop-controlled legislature is working on measures to strip the newly elected democrats of their power and even pass legislation the opposite of what the democrats campaigned on and won on. and then there's north carolina. envelope that state, there are lots of signs pointing to election fraud. in the 9th congressional district, a race that a republican won by 905 votes. well, vote in other words the district have submitted signed affidavits saying people came to their houses promised to deliver their ballots for counting or even fill them out for them. that's illegal. there are also people claiming on camera that they colle

we ran on trying to withdraw wisconsin from that lawsuit. we ran on lowering the cost of prescription drugs. we want to make sure that republicans finally join us in this effort rather than continuing time after time in forum after forum to repeal health care. they could not get coverage at all sometimes or at affordable prices. >> i hope this criminal justice reform bill might be a template for bringing people together. speaking of the election, you won and a lot of people like you and a lot of democrats on at the state level. republicans in wisconsin are trying to strip the incoming governor and legislation of powers. it ri kuss early voting and gives them early voting over certain things, what is happening. >> it is an enormous act of disrespect. all of our campaigns at the state level were focused on issues around health care, and a lot of the emphasis on the part of the attorney general were to withdraw wisconsin from this suit. and to do things that would bring more affordable coverage for the people of wisconsin. one of the first thin

. >> in wisconsin, it's a different story. now the republican party is looking to limit how much power those democrats will get. >> now we're seeing the abuse of wisconsin and michigan. this is really circumventing the will of the voters on november 6. >>> breaking news now. markets continuing to take a dive today. the dow is off 1.25%. it is not at session lows. it was about 11:30 when the dow and s&p 500 were in correction territory. 10% off the last time they hit a high in the last 52 weeks, which was september. you've got the dow now off 435 points. the s&p about 30 points higher than correction territory. the nasdaq is also off. let's talk about what you just heard about, the arrest of chinese telecom joint huawei's cfo in canada. one the national security adviser tells npr he knew inned an vanity. huawei, spelled h-u-a-w-e-i. the cfo is the founder's daughter. she's in line to run the company which is raising the stakes of this arrest. nebraska senator bob sasse thanked the canadian authorities for arresting the chief fi

joining me now is one of those incoming democrats, wisconsin attorney general josh caul. so what is your reaction to watching this play out in the wee hours of the morning when it's specifically targeted at what powers you will have when you occupy the office? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me, chris. you know, this is legislation that is clearly designed to undermine the results of the elections that we just had for governor and for attorney general in wisconsin. and the process through which this was passed was simply embarrassing. it was literally passed in the middle of the night and it was written behind closed doors. it happened this last evening. and one of the central issues in the race for attorney general and the governor's race was whether wisconsin should withdraw from this lawsuit that's seeking to invalidate the affordable care act which, if it's successful, would eliminate protections for people with a preexisting condition. and the legislature has now taken the power to authorize from the governor and given it to itself. they've basically made

you know, we have balanced power in the state of wisconsin. legislature and both sides are republican, i'm a democrat, the attoey general is a democrat. i view this as completely different than what robin vossb eves, and that is that we are trying to invalidate the will of the peoplle the pe of wisconsin voted for me because they knew that i wafor good schools and good transportation system and good health care. they didn't -- they didn't elect me to fight overis admative powers in the state of wisconsin vis-a-vis the republi majority. no, i think this gets us off to a bad start. i think it's a mistake, but we'll continue working to get the peop of wisconsin to convince scott walker to think about his legacy and make sure that heoe v this language. >> democratic congressman glenn moore said the legislators who enengineered this coup, their actis amount to a smash and grab hijacking of the voters' will. at a coup seems strong, but the fact of ther is as i just said, if scott walker won this election and he did not, i did, we wouldn't be sitting

joining me now is one of those incoming democrats, wisconsin attorney general josh caul. so what is your reaction to watching this play out in the wee hours of the morning when it's specifically targeted at what powers you will have when you occupy the office? >> well, first of all, thank you for having me, chris. you know, this is legislation that is clearly designed to undermine the results of the elections that we just had for governor and for attorney general in wisconsin. and the process through which this was passed was simply embarrassing. it was literally passed in the middle of the night and it was written behind closed doors. it happened this last evening. and one of the central issues in the race for attorney general and the governor's race was whether wisconsin should withdraw from this lawsuit that's seeking to invalidate the affordable care act which, if it's successful, would eliminate protections for people with a preexisting condition. and the legislature has now taken the power to authorize withdrawal from that suit away from the governor and given it to

in wisconsin is insane. >> wisconsin democrats wri a ma of votes for the state assembly, state legislature. wy rgf t points. that's where wisconsin democrats hit a snag. havgerrandered the districts in the state. even though the democrats got more votes in the assembly, they got a ton more. they won by eight points in terms of votes for assembly seats. but still, republicans won most of the seats. >> seth: republicans won 45% of the vote and 64% of the seats. and look, i'm not saying dana nessel is right about republicans and penises, but so of those districts look very strange. [ laughter ] [ light applause ] trump might be the most prominen lawlessness.he gop's but he's not alone. we have a president who thinks l he's above t and republicans who think they're above elections. and democracy can't function if you change the res after the game just because -- >> you lost. you lost.. you lo >> seth: you're a hero, jan! locheers and applause ] this has been "a cr look." ♪ we will be right back with alec baldwin, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> announcer: for more of seth's "cl

wisconsin of having smooth transition in power. and we're hoping governor walker will come to his senses by having people call in and let the governor know that this is his legacy that he is, you know, writing right now. and we need him to veto these bills because they are not the loft people that was clearly stated in the election in november. and they're just not right. >> well, he signals his support on these measures but you think this will be a stain on his legacy, right? if he signs it. >> absolutely. and we're seeing people all over wisconsin that are calling into him and we're enurge encouraging people to do that. republicans, very prominent republicans have come out against what has happened here, that the people selected governor-elect tony evers and attorney general-elect josh call to lead our state. and instead of respecting that decision the republicans under voss and under the leadership of governor walker are usurping that power. and we think it's a tragedy that our governor-elect will not have the same authority tha

we will continue to defend, as you head to wisconsin, mr. speaker. we intend to live up to your standards, we build relationships overseas, strengthening the alliances and partnerships that will keep this experiment in democracy safe, prosperous and free for generations to come. again, passport, to the market people, his character and ethical compass, which on him the ability to build compromise in a town that struggles to say that word. i mentioned wisconsin because this in the midwest, is more interested in serving this district then i would say seeking the limelight in washington d.c.'s power circles so it's fitting that he was the one who became number three in the u.s. government as a result proving power of what we all were taught growing up about work hard, tell the truth, except place, difficulties, stand up for your beliefs. most important, three words, put others first. of his time in office, paul ryan says in typical midwestern modesty, i like to think i'd do my part. my little part, in history to set us on a better part. will mr. speaker,

. >>> turning now to wisconsin. following a late-night vote in a lame duck session, the republican-held wisconsin state legislative, the bill which now heads to the desk of outgoing republican scott walker to sign strips a number of key powers away from his successor. it weakens the governor's power to work without the state legislature and limits his control over the state's job agency and perhaps most notably prevents the state's attorney general from leaving a multi-state lawsuit attempting to undermine obama care. limits early voting to no more than two weeks before an election. republican supporters of the law say it is with necessary checks on state executive power that should have been there all along while democratic critics are calling it to subvert the will of the voters. a democrat from wisconsin joins me now. thank you for being here. great to have you. >> thank you, kasie, for having me. >> let's just start with the simplest version of this question in my mind, why all of a sudden is it necessary to hav

one of the top issues, wisconsin voters said that was their number one issue. those voters voted for the democrat by a 47 point margin so you can argue this is the reason scott walker lost. and what democrats are arguing is this prevents the new governor elect by fulfilling his mandate. a number of layers to this. why democrats are going so far as to argue these actions are befitting of banana republic dictators. >> unethical, sleazy, you can think of any word you want. is it going to work? >> well, it very well might. there's one word you left out. that is hypocritical. as the hill was talking about governor scott walker, looking back at this issue, the story popped up that eight years ago when scott walker was the governor-elect, he called on the outgoing governor to stop negotiating labor contracts because the people of wisconsin that voted, he was coming in as governor and he should have the opportunity to negotiate contracts that would affect wisconsinites when he's governor. eight years later, he's out the door. democrats have retaken the governorship. no

. >> meanwhile, traveling through the bleak wisconsin landscape, there's another man who believes he's destined for the white house. he's young. he's inexperienced. and he's almost unknown. >> his name is john f. kennedy, and he aims to win the wisconsin democratic primary. >> you would go to a plant in >> how are you this morning? >> and you'd stand right there. my job would be, shake hands with jack kennedy. >> nice to see you. >> shake hands with teddy. >> nice to see you. >> bobby. >> bob kennedy. >> we worked hard. >> i come here today as a candidate in the wisconsin primary. >> kennedy is smart. he knows that if he can prove himself a vote winner here in the primaries, the democratic party will have to take him seriously as a candidate for president. >> this was a new way of campaigning. this was a new way of becoming the nominee. >> first of all, it's going to have to be hugh bert humphrey. >> hugh bert humphrey, democrat from minnesota, is confident he'll win wisconsin hearts. >> let me teleyl you, i've been working for the dairy farmer since senate of the united states. >> we

i come from the other washington, the one that far, even further west than wisconsin so i want to borrow an image mister speaker that captures the trust. it's an image from the west and it shows how much we trust you and the leadership that you provided when we consider the draft or the job you are in. constructed, someone say and others would say sent off to the job you're in. >> yes sir. and i would have you just imagine a wagon train going through hazardous country. you may not be able to see them but somewhere up front, somewhere over the hill leading you on is a leader, you may not know him well, you may not know him personally at all. but if you trust his character, if you know his character, if you trust him, then his guidance, you will follow him even though you're going through a perilous situation and he'll carry you through the rough country. and it's not too far off to say that dc is often felt like the unknowable wilderness to some of us here . when it came to strategy and defense within the city. and for me, i was thrust into a job i never aspire to, never imagined i would

these are people that will respect wisconsin's democracy. they need to make sure they will connect with their level late tors and especially the legislative leaders. >> thank you, governor elect. i appreciate your time. >> thank you, don. >>> touching scenes in the capitol today as the bush family visit the family patriarch. we're going to talk to pierce bush as a family and america prepare to say good-bye. >>> former president george w. bush, his wife, laura, and members of the bush extended family visited the capitol rotunda tonight to honor the family patriarch, president george h.w. bush, as he lies in state through tomorrow morning. the family greeted people gathered in the rotunda to pay their respects to the late 41st president of the united states. tomorrow's a national day of mourning in honor of george h.w. bush, whose life will be celebrated at a state funeral at washington's national cathedral. president trump will attend along with all of the living former presidents. joining me now is pierce bush, one of president bush's grands

i think that governor-elect evers is going to bring a liberal agenda to wisconsin. and that -- [ shouts ] >> republicans in michigan are also using a lame duck session to rewrite the rules. they could step in to defend a law allowing religious groups to refuse to place children up for adoption with same-sex calms. incoming democratic attorney general dana nessle suggested she might not back that law in court. >>> emails oftosh officials at the national republican congressional committee hacked during the 2018 midterm elections. gop sources tell cnn it was the work of an unknown entity. the breach was discovered by a vendor in april after emails from four senior committee aides had been surveilled for months. our source says the hacker obtained passwords but did not access other nrcc systems as a result of the breach. >>> a first for the ride-hailing industry. uber and lyft drivers will soon get a minimum wage. we'll get a check on cnn "business" next. place, the xfinity xfi gateway. and it's strengthened by xfi pods, which plug in to extend the wifi even farther, pa

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we do expect her to meet with wisconsin's delegation today. she met with ohio's delegation yesterday. why gm felt the need to lay off 15,000 workers and all the supply chain op as well at a time when the company is experiencing record profits. mary barra back on the hill. >> do workers deserve better after taxpayers bailed you out? >> reporter: facing questions from congress after the company announced they're laying off 15,000 workers and closing four plants in michigan, maryland and ohio. >> just as the workforce has helped general motors we expect general motors to stand with this workforce and give them a chance. >> reporter: in lordstown, ohio, where gm is closing its chevy cruze plant, this woman is worried how she'll support her family. >> it's going to be a struggle if they close this plant or we sit idle because there's no good-paying jobs around here. >> reporter: to focus on new electric vehicles. meanwhile it's shifting truck and suv production to mexico. but barra won't commit to moving the new vehicle production to plants now set

this kind of thing isn't just happening in wisconsin. governor rick snyder also signed john kasich of ohio -- >> it's outrageous. you lost -- when you lose, you say you lost. i mean, you don't go to try to -- you can't try to reverse the election by manipulation. it flabbergasts me to see what people are willing to do in pure partisanship and pure power. >> let's bring in cnn political reporter rebecca buck. rebecca, what is going on here? democrats are outraged. we hear from republican governor also outraged. a lot of other republicans are saying this is not about limiting power. >> as we saw yesterday, governors scott walker and rick snyder both signed some very controversial measures in wisconsin and michigan. measures that democrats say work against the will of voters and rejects the election outcome. tying hands of incoming who won just last month. now, there are some slight differences between what we're seeing in wisconsin and in michigan so far. in wisconsin the big issue and the issue with the measure signed yesterday by governo

in november, democrats won pretty much every major state-wide office in wisconsin. but because the legislature is still controlled by republicans, any measures that they would want to see passed in the legislature probably would be blocked by republicans. >> so what's the likelihood this thing gets passed? >> it looks like it's going to pass. they're moving forward. there is a committee of lawmakers last night that voted to pass it out of committee, which means it's going to go to the full legislature, the senate, and the assembly today, and they're planning to vote today on it. >> some of the things that could change, right, when you look at before evers, the democrat, becomes governor next months, they're looking to limit early voting, to shift the timing of the 2020 presidential primary there, which is key. add new authority for lawmakers on state legislation. there could be, though, court challenges, right? because in north carolina, when we saw a similar effort made after roy cooper in 2016, there was a court challenge and it was found to be unconstitutional. a

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i want to bring in dan kaufman, wisconsin native and author of the become "the fall of wisconsin". not quite sure where to start here. this is an incredible story, what's happening in wisconsin. i feel like there is a time in which wisconsin was which liberal bastion and it doesn't seem like it is that anymore. let's start here. what exactly is happening? >> what happened is within a day of tony evers winning the election, the governor's election, the speaker of the assembly floated some ideas in the press that he was going to strip the new governor of some of his powers. there were not many specifics. the senate majority leader signed on to the effort, but it was all just speculation. however, last friday, a week ago friday, they dropped five bills, 141 pages of text with more than 40 significant changes to state law. so legislators and outraged citizens were scrambling over the weekend to try to figure out what was in the bill. there was some 1234i6significan things. for example, they're taking away evers' right to withdraw from the affordable care act. they have also limited ear

they're a bunch of cowards. >> reporter: she's talking about wisconsin republicans. in their last days of gop control of the top statewide offices in wisconsin, republicans began an all-night session on a sweeping plan. the bills strip power from the newly elected governor tony ebers and attorney general josh carl, both democrats. protesters outside, democrats inside fought the republican majority. >> this bill was only written because republicans are sore losers. they lost statewide elections and they decided as a result to take away power from the govern and attorney general when they had this opportunity for eight years. >> reporter: as the full senate convened, the public continued to object. but after the marathon session, nearly all the proposals passed. the new measures give republican lawmakers more control over state litigation, take that power away from the attorney general who pledged to withdraw wisconsin from a law challenging the affordable care act. >> the number one priority for us is is to make sure we restore the balance of powers between the two co

. >>> and in wisconsin, voters asking if the will of the people is being ignored. they elected a democrat for governor, but are republicans racing to take power away? and is the same thing plays out in michigan, too? here's mary bruce. >> reporter: in wisconsin tonight, outrage. >> we just had a vote, and you are out! >> reporter: protesters flooding the state capitol, accusing republican lawmakers of overriding the will of voters by trying to strip power from the newly-elected democratic governor. >> and the republicans inside of that building, our capitol, refuse to accept the results of the 2018 elections. >> reporter: democrat tony evers narrowly defeated two-term republican governor scott walker. >> i'm going to be the next governor of the state of wisconsin! >> reporter: but now, before he's even sworn in, the republican-controlled legislature is trying to jam through new measures to limit his authority. it has democrats furious. >> reporter: a similar story is also playing out in michigan won the governor's race. republican lawmakers there, now trying to cur

i wonder what his reputation was like in wisconsin and what is he going back to? >> that's a really good point, chris. paul ryan had two images. one was in washington where he was celebrated as a boy genius and back in wisconsin he would run ads on television saying things like he opposed trade agreements that exported jobs. in his district of janesville where the gm plant closed they lost 50% of manufacturing jobs so this was very important to his constituents but those tv ads had nothing to do with the votes that he supported which supported every single trade deal. he's seen as a friendly guy. very easy to talk to. i have watched him give these powerpoint presentations where he flashes up bar graphs and people try to follow it. he explains how trickle down economic is going to save us and voucher rising medicare is not going to be a problem. wow, this guy is good at math. i can't follow this presentation. a few grandmas come out and protest and then people see him as a nice guy and he's willing to talk to them. that's the package you get with paul ryan. >> that