they are no longer on defcon 2, there is now cautious optimism that they're going to get through this without having witnesses and perhaps getting an acquittal by the end of the weekend that's what people here at the white house are focused on. they are not going too far into this thing that we think we have this in the bag. but i can tell you there is already talk here among some senior aides about whether or not there will be some democrats that would vote to acquit looking at people like doug jones in alabama. or joe manchin in west virginia. that is the thought process here, that is a big change from 48 hours ago when there was panic setting in when mitch mcconnell announced, i don't have the votes to block the witnesses. but the white house has been in very close contact with the majority leader, they have largely left this in his hands, saying he will figure out way to do the arm twisting we're told president not getting on the phone and calling people like susan collins. because they feel arm twisting like that might actually backfire. >> o'donnell: all right, ben tracy at the

we've achieved "defcon fine." ( laughter ) now, you'll remember, after the soleimani strike, trump tweeted a low-res image of an american flag. and i guess to drive home the point that this was retaliation, an iranian official tweeted this: they're fighting with clip art. can it's meme-- it's meme warfare. trump will have no choice but to hit back with, "ehrmagerd, we're at wehr!" nope! nope! nope! don't spoil me. then, as promised, this morning, trump emerged to address a worried world from what looked like a live nuclear reactor. ( laughter ) the president started his statement with a weirdly abrupt greeting. >> as long as i am president of the united states, iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. good morning. ( laughter ) >> stephen: strange, very strange hello. ( as dentist ) "as long as i'm your dentist, your fillings will never be composed of mashed-up, other people's teeth. hello, i'm dr. ditworth." >> jon: oh, my gosh. >> stephen: trump was quick to dlaim victory. >> iran appears to be standing down, which is a good thing for all parties concerned, and a very good th

we've achieved "defcon fine." ( laughter ) now... you'll remember, after the soleimani strike, trump tweeted a low-res image of an american flag. and i guess to drive home the point that this was retaliation for what trump did, an iranian official tweeted this: ah-ha! they're fighting with clip art now... it's meme-- it's meme warfare. trump will have no choice but to hit back with, "ehrmagerd, we're at wehr!" ( laughter ) then... >> jon: ♪ ehrmagerd >> stephen: then-- nope! nope! nope! don't spoil me. ( cheers and applause ) then, as promised, this morning, trump emerged to address a worried world from what looked like a live nuclear reactor. ( lahter) >> jon: oh my goodness. >> stephen: the president started his statement with a weirdly abrupt greeting. >> as long as i am president of the united states, iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. good morning. ( laughter ) >> stephen: that's strange. that's a very strange hello. "as long as i'm your dentist, your fillings will never be composed of mashed-up, other people

adding to concerns, a report last year a contest at annual defcon village convention, hackers were easily able to penetrate everyone of the devices in room, could alter vote tallies or change ballots displayed to voters and or change the internet software that controls the machines. none of the three were aware of any real life hacks on their system. >> are you aware of the cyberattacks which the attack gained unauthorized access to internal systems, corporate data or consumer data? >> we are not? >> do you have any evidence this happened? >> we do not. reporter: a house bill would require every state to use voting machines that leave a paper trail to meet other federal standards. the senate refused to take it up. many republicans are opposed to it because of potential danger of federal intrusion. they fear centralizing by inherently safe u.s. system where votes are tallied by precinct, county and then by state. closed systems with no outside access. susan thank you, doug mckelway. less than three weeks away, still no clear 2020 front-runner. candidates show how much they differ on foreig

i'm talking kitchen sink, nuclear defcon zero level tweeting here. he says for a guy who couldn't get approved for the ambassador to the u.n. years ago, couldn't get approved for anything since, begged me for a non-senate approved job which i gave him despite many saying don't do it, sir. takes the job and then he goes on and on and on and on, this is just a litany of complaints about john bolton here. and i think it's to send a message to republicans who might be on the fence. how do you see it? >> i can't believe you didn't read the world war 6 part the president said we'd be in, but this tweet is doing two things. it could be sending a message to those republicans still on the fence about whether or not they're going to vote to include witnesses because essentially, if they, do they could be on the receiving end of tweets like this from the president. and it's notable, it's a big shift in what the president was saying last week when he was in davos in switzerland giving a press difference, talking about john bolton and he had this lengthy answer.

administration official who's been deeply involved in impeachment strategy says that it's at about a defcon 2 right now. they have a couple of days to try to limit the number of republicans who cross party lines. >> they can't win an election so they're trying to steal an election. it's not happening, folks. >> reporter: in new jersey, president trump said he wasn't worried about the battle in washington. but this morning, john bolton was on his mind. as mr. trump tweeted, if i listened to him, he would be in world war six by now. his comments coming after his legal team wrapped up three days of opening arguments. >> if they want to make it impeachable if it's the wrong idea inside the president's head. >> reporter: they urged the jury to ignore new revelations from the president's former national security advisor, who according to the "new york times," writes in an upcoming book that the president did condition aid to ukraine on investigations into the bidens. >> are you going to allow proceedings on impeachment to go from a "new york times" report about someone that says what they hear is

. >> the one put it at defcon 2. >> they can't win an election, so they're trying to steal an election. it's not happening, folks. >> giuliani said he's ready to testify and he directly challenged john bolton's motivation and version of events. >> he never said to me, i've got a problem with what you're doing in ukraine. he's a back stabber. >> you're almost done. >> hair is a thing. what do you hope that people will get out of it? >> i hope we're able to normalize our hair. it shouldn't be a conversation. we should be able to wear it how it grows out of our head just like everybody else. >> we pick a story. each of you -- 200 something times. 're picking a story, we're going to share it with you and with each other. >> oh whaevgs. >> compact itself. >> hey. >> he's gobsmacked. >> my daughter brought that to me last night. >> that's what happens when you collide on the campaign trail. >> welcome to the campaign trail. >> biden snuck up behind him. hi. good to see you, sir. >>> a perfect ending. the weinermobile. it had an obligation to change lanes and it did not. users relished the po

he is a co-founder of the defcon voting village. dr. juan e. gilbert, scoot there, dr. gilbert is the bank's preeminence chair in human-centered computing and chair of the computer and information science and engineering department at the university of florida, where he leads the human experience research lab. he was part of a committee of experts and academics who wrote securing the vote, protecting american democracy for the national academy of sciences, engineering and medicine. dr. gilbert also created an open source voting system that is used in federal, state and local elections. the reverend dr. t. anthony spearman a member of the county board of elections in north carolina. he was elected president of the north carolina naacp in october of 2017. in 2016, dr. spearman played and important role in the voter suppression litigation that challenged suppressive voter id retirements and other legislation that would suppress votes in communities of color and other represented communities. commissioner donald palmer is confirmed was confirmed to the eac in 2019. he is a