hicks resigned from her role as communications director back in 2018. that came a day after hicks told lawmakers she told a white lie in the course of her duties. and turning out or whether a has just had its hottest january on record in the 141 years of global climate records january 20 20 was the hottest. ever recorded. the noaa announcing today that it was the 44th consecutive january with temperatures above the 20th century average a 53.6 degrees. it is the latest in a string of climate recordset recentyears now rerts that earth's for hottest january's of all happened in the last 4 years. >>as we're just lawrence karnow joins us now and a little bit more gloomy today than earlier in this week you can take one we can say oh there's an example of climate change but when you talk about no several january's in a row that is an indication and consider they've been taking those records since they invented the thermometer so that's only 141 years ago. >>and at that point we're in a period called the little ice age so obviously still warming up since then b

but we have now been told by multiple sources that hope hicks is going to be returning. she'll have a different title, as well. she was the communications director when she left the white house and she's been working for fox out in l.a., and now she's going to be coming back as counselor to the president, reporting to jared kushner, but what we're really told is that as the president is moving past impeachment, on to this re-election effort that you're seeing, starting to play out, she wants people that he can trust around him, and hope hicks is one of those people. now, what's interesting is they actually had a little bit of some distance between them after she moved out of the white house and went to l.a. they didn't speak very often. she testified they had only spoken about five tone times in the year and a half since she had left the white house, but now she will be coming back. and john, we should note that she's coming back at a time that there's another departure happening next door in the treasury department, and that's just jessie lew, the person we've withbeen

but hope hicks is someone the president in many ways treated like family. you may remember the day she left the white house where he brought her out and sort of gave her a moment to be seen by the cameras. he felt great personal affinity for her. jared kushner talks about her expertise, her strategic thinking. stephanie grisham talks about her quiet confidence and support of the president and that they are delighted to have her return. we're just developing these details but it comes at a critical time. post impeachment and acquittal, at a time when some of the strategic planning for what can be accomplished in this final year when you have many people who have peeled off and returned or moved over to the campaign side, there had been some talk about would there be a change in some of the leadership within the white house. there had been rumblings about where does mick mulvaney stand? he's still acting chief of staff. would someone like mark meadows from capitol hill come over. this news brings back into the fold someone trusted and well-known by the presid

hope hicks. i'll speak to two authors who have insight into all the d.c. swampiness. >>> bloomberg is buying his way to the top with his ads. we'll talk about who is winning the ad war and more. >>> later, the growing crisis in local news and why democracy is suffering as a result. a reporter will be here to tell us about the fate of her paper and other papers owned by mcclatchy now that that company is going bankrup. >>> but first, the aspiring autocrat and the media's response. as this banner on fox says, president trump is unleashed. that's why there are growing fears of democratic backsliding, a term used to describe the eroding of institutions that sustain democracy. another way to put it is creeping autocracy. that's a word we're increasingly seeing tied to president trump. you can see it in headlines, trump's authoritarian style remaking america, things like that. a lot of these are opinion columns, perspective pieces. these are important concepts. my question is how can the nation's news media make time and space to explain this? we live in this ne

. >> you know, hope hicks coming back to the white house, the president leaning on other kind of longtime aides, people who were there early on during the campaign or early on who had left and are now coming back, is there a sense that the president is kind of hunkering down with the people he considers most loyal before the campaign even gets more heated? there was a "times" piece kind of alluding to that. >> absolutely, anderson. talking to my sources, i will tell you, i talked to a trump adviser earlier this evening who said the president is bringing back, make no question about it, some of his most trusted aides, and hope hicks would be near the top of that list if not at the top of the list. she's been almost like a family member to this president over the last several years. and i will tell you, anderson, i talked to an aide of the president late last week and asked whether or not this president is essentially going after his enemies. and this aide responded to me, would that surprise you? so i think there's an acknowledgement inside the president's own team that he is lashing out r

. >> you know, hope hicks coming back to the white house, the president leaning on other kind of longtime aides, people who were there early on during the campaign or early on who had left and are now coming back, is there a sense that the president is kind of hunkering down with the people he considers most loyal before the campaign even gets more heated? there was a "times" piece kind of alluding to that. >> absolutely, anderson. talking to my sources, i will tell you, i talked to a trump adviser earlier this evening who said the president is bringing back, make no question about it, some of his most trusted aides, and hope hicks would be near the top of that list if not at the top of the list. she's been almost like a family member to this president over the last several years. and and i will tell you, anderson, i talked to an aide of the president late last week and asked whether or not this president is essentially going after his enemies. and this aide responded to me, would that surprise you? so i think there's an acknowledgement inside the president's own team that he is lashing o

urban americans began to use hick, a noun, as an additive as well, as in, "that guy is from a hick town." and they invented a new insult for country people, rube, during the 1800's. but it went both ways. last week when we talked about the populist movement, i showed you this cartoon. country people fought back with their own stereotypes about city people. you can see it happening in this cartoon, where the populist movement warned that urban fatcats were exploiting hard-working country people. country people also came up with insulting nicknames for city people. we still use some of them today. if i were to ask you, what's the name of someone from the city who goes out into the countryside and sticks out like a sore thumb, doesn't have the knowledge or the skills to survive in the country, what would you call that kind of person? a city slicker. that's exactly right. that insult for urban folks was first used, that we know, in indiana in the early 1900's. many americans at this time thought of urban-rural as a dichotomy, fundamentally different and even competing things. and we still d

what about hope hicks returning? >> yeah, it's very interesting, of course, she's going to come back and the title of counselor to the president. she's one of the people he really trusts the most, one of the people he relies on, whose judgment he tends to give a lot of weight to. she's seen around the building as a stabilizing force in an unstable environment. i think what you see is the president trying to put together some of the elements of the team that got him there in the first place, some of the people from 2016 who he, you know, remembers fondly and wants to bring back together, the band in effect. he's at his campaign headquarters right now. and you're going to see a lot more of a campaign trump going forward. >> indeed. we already are, i think. peter alexander, peter baker, barb mcquade, thanks to all of you. >>> a big apple battle on twitter as mike bloomberg hits president trump where it hurts. you're watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. reports" on m. the newday va streamline refi is the reason w

a senior official telling nbc news that hope hicks the former white house communications director and top press aide to president trump's 2016 presidential campaign, she's back at the white house to work with trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner. a former white house official familiar with the decision saying hicks' title is expected to be counselor to the president and her new responsibilities will include the 2020 reelection campaign. hicks resigned back in 2018 just one day before testifying before the house intelligence committee in its investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. also back at the white house, john mcinti, according to the press secretary is personal aide to the president according to two law enforcement officials. he was originally fired from the white house in march of 2018 and was under investigation for serious financial crimes. "politico" reporting that both additions to trump's team signal a pattern of reinstating and promoting those closest to the president after purging staffers as insufficiently loyal or part o

hope hicks is a very key ally to him. she was a communications director and press secretary, but really she was someone who had his issues -- she was very loyal to him. she was someone who could talk him off a ledge. she was well liked in the west wing. him bringing her back is like bringing back a security blanket. and she will be a very key figure as we head into the campaign. he also elevated his body man who has had his own security clearance issues to lead the office of presidential personnel, which sounds like a fairly wonky job but is a huge one. that office is responsible for filling hundreds of jobs throughout the federal government. and so what we've seen is that he is elevating people who are loyal to him and who are loyal in particular to jared kushner. and another way to look the that, this is really jared kushner bringing back people who are close to him and it will definitely give him his own power center in the west wing. >> robert costa, beyond popular films we don't usually talk about things like "retrib

officials that hope hicks is not going to be in the communications chain of command, she is somebody who really is tantamount to family having been with the trump organization before the campaign and the white house. she is going to come and assist jared kushner who is sort of a minister without particular portfolio, but has a lot of things under his command. she is going to help him, somebody who the president feels comfortable with, who he was sorry that she left, and now she's coming back to lend a hand as he tries to win another term. >> really does feel like post impeachment, got a president who wants to purge those who he views as enemies and bring in those who he views he can trust. john harwood, we appreciate it. thank you so much. >>> and just moments ago, speaker pelosi spoke about the doj reversal over the stone case. let's take a listen. >> thinks he's above the law, he has no respect for the rule. where are the republicans to speak out on this blatant violation of the rule of law? ag barr has deeply damaged the rule of law by withdrawing the doj sentencing recommendation

we can talk about whatever you want. >> hope hicks, why is she coming back? what's behind it? is loyalty -- is that the bottom line with this president? >> i haven't talked to hope about it, but i know her personality. i think she is a very good relationship with ivanka trump, she has a good relationship with jarred and that team, and i think she liked it. ultimately it was a great position for her. i think she's also done a great job of -- she's a beautiful woman that stayed out of the scenes, if you will. >> she's on the sidelines. >> i think that helped her as well. >> but again, why is she coming back to the white house? what can she gain by it? during the commercial we were talking, you said, it's like an insect being draught to a light. not that she's an insect. >> right. she's a brilliant person. i'm just saying it's an attractive thing. i think about myself, i lived a good part of the american dream, if you're offered a job by the president your inkling is to want to do it. in hope's case she's a good family friend so you have those two things which is a powerful tonic

>>hope hicks is returning to the white house as a counselor to the president. president trump's former communications director is going to be working with his son in law jared kushner in her new role kushner praise ticks in a statement announcing her return. although she will of the same title as kellyanne conway the white house is saying there's no power conflict there hicks resigned from her role as communications director in 2018 that came a day after she told lawmakers while under oath that she kind told white lies in the course of her duties since leaving the white house hicks has been a big executive at fox news. >>easy video of a car going airborne. in a quiet southern california neighborhood, how neighbors are reacting when we come back. >>and concord police are asking for your help the trying to identify it. a group of suspects how much merchandise they still from space of 4 anlove is in the air valentine's day right around the corner where they have a a special someone to flying solo. weith or you're fighting climate change isn't just about polar bear

[applause] >> mikhail hicks. [applause] >> and james wish. [applause] >> so we're going to present certificates to the managers and coaches, and once we do the presentation of certificates, we'll take one big group photo here. i think we'll do it near the steps. all right. here we go. to the managers, cassandra matana. [applause] >> crystal pimentel. [applause] >> sharina gutierrez. [applause] >> and elise hammond. [applause] >> and reilly zuleta wong. [applause] >> thank you, managers. >> and last but not least, our coaches. coach pereno, of course. [applause] >> coach andre walker thomas. [applause] >> coach greg wood. [applause] >> coach edison zau. [applause] >> sheri bader. [applause] >> and coach mark walker. [applause] >> and again, i'd like to invite principal sherry bellisi to come up for a photo. >> the hon. london breed: again, thank you to all the players, the coaches, the managers, the principal, the teachers, the alumni, the parents, the friends, the family. congratulations again, and i think what we're going to do at this time,

urban americans began to use hick as an additive as well, as in, "that guy is from a hick town." and they invented a new insult for country people, rube, during the 1800's. but it went both ways. last week when we talked about the populist movement, i showed you this cartoon. country people fought back with their own stereotypes about city people. you can see it happening in this cartoon, where the populist movement mourned that urban fatcats were exploiting hard-working country people. country people also came up with insulting nicknames for city people. we still use some of them today. if i were to ask you, what's the name of someone from the city who goes out into the countryside and sticks out like a sore thumb, doesn't have the knowledge or the skills to survive in the country, what would you call that kind of person? a city slicker. that's exactly right. that insult for urban folks was first used, that we know, in 1900's.in the early many americans at this time thought of urban-rural as a dichotomy, fundamentally different and even competing things. and we still do, often,

the next day, ensign donald hicks and his men appeared on the railway line. the urgency was no longer there. anyway, it was a series of mistakes, as we will see. they were quickly taken from their transports. the third battalion was put on a train on september 6 and immediately ran into opposition from the local bolshevik fighters in that area. the idea was to push down all the way through, which frederick poole thought they should be able to do by november to reach 300 miles further south. the next day, the first battalion of the 339th was sent put on barges and sent up the dvina. 40 miles away and we are going to be there by november. there would be no opposition. pie-in-the-sky stuff. they immediately ran into bolsheviks here. just a little south. that is as far as they got. that was mid-september of 1918. they lost five or six men killed in action. russian gunboats came up and scared them off. so they retreated back to shenkursk. in early october, some royal scouts have relieved them. they were sent back in mid-october. russian gunboats appeared again and

instagram account and picked up by broadcasters, including the bbc, prompting this reaction from joanna hicks. it showed her just wearing a nightie. it looked to be a very personalm private moment, and not one she would have wanted to be shared. the news item didn't really add any more detail to what had happened to caroline, and so i feel the inclusion of the image was there just for viewers‘ intrigue, so we could all see the final moments of her life. i can't believe the bbc would be so insensitive as to use this image. the media have learned nothing about how it can have a negative impact on people's lives. nicola thompson had wider concerns about the bbc‘s reporting over the past week. here are her views. and the last few days, the bbc have shown news on almost a continual loop. we've had interviews with tv pundits who never even met her. we've had a reporter for some reason stand on the steps of the magistrates court that caroline attended recently. and none of this is actually news. caroline was a celebrity, and as such, i fully accept that her death needed to be reported. but beyon

urban americans began to use hick as an adjective as well, as in, "that guy is from a hick town." and they invented a new insult for country people, rube, during the 1800's. but it went both ways. last week when we talked about the populist movement, i showed you this cartoon. country people fought back with their own stereotypes about city people. you can see it happening in this cartoon, where the populist movement warned that urban fatcats were exploiting hard-working country people. country people also came up with insulting nicknames for city people. we still use some of them today. if i were to ask you, what's the name of someone from the city who goes out into the countryside and sticks out like a sore thumb, doesn't have the knowledge or the skills to survive in the country, what would you call that kind of person? a city slicker. that's exactly right. that insult for urban folks was first used, that we know, in indiana in the early 1900's. many americans at this time thought of urban-rural as a dichotomy, fundamentally different and even competing things. and we still do,

the next day, ensign donald hicks and his men appeared on the railway line. the urgency was no longer there. anyway, it was a series of mistakes, as we will see. but, they were quickly taken from their transports. and the third battalion was put on a train on september 6 and immediately ran into opposition from the local bolshevik fighters in that area. the idea to push down all the way through, which frederick poole thought they should be able to do by november to reach 300 miles further south. the next day, the first battalion of the 339th was put on barges and sent up the dvina. of course, we are going to go to kotlass and be there by november, right? there would be no opposition. pie-in-the-sky stuff. they immediately ran into bolsheviks and fought -- here. just a little south. that is as far as they got. that was mid-september of 1918. they did an assault, they lost five or six men killed in action there. then russian gunboats came up and scared them off. so they retreated back to shenkursk. then in early october, some royal scouts have relieved them. th

the next day, ensign donald hicks and his men appeared on the railway line. the urgency was no longer there. it was a series of mistakes, as we will see. they were quickly taken from their transports. the third battalion was put on a train on september 6 and immediately ran into opposition from the local bolshevik fighters in that area. the idea was to push down all the way through, which frederick poole thought they should be able to do by november to reach 300 miles further south. the next day, the first battalion of the 339tht was sent up the dvina. 400 miles away and we are going to be there by november. there would be no opposition. pie-in-the-sky stuff. they immediately ran into bolshevi here. just a little south. that is as far as they got. that was mid september of 1918. they lost five or six men killed in action. russian gunboats came up and scared them off. so they retreated back to shenkursk. in early october, some rival scouts have relieved them. they were sent back in mid-october. russian gunboats appeared again and blew apart the blockhouses the

instagram account and picked up by broadcasters, including the bbc, prompting this reaction from joanna hicks. it showed her just wearing a nightie. it looked to be a very personalm private moment,

tommy hicks is a special friend. and haley, thank you darling. harry tweeted you haley, i retreated you all over the place. and together we are all together, we are building the world's most prosperous economy, and the most inclusive society and it were in the world, it's a great place. since my election, americas made 7 million new jobs. the unemployment rate is in the lowest rates, in half a century. the average unemployment rate under my administration, is lower than any previous administration, in the history of our country, do you believe that one? >> that's pretty, amazing that's pretty amazing. the unemployment rate among african americans, hispanic, americans and asian americas, has reached record lows, all-time, never been lower than what it is now. new and by the, way our poll numbers, with african americans, with hispanic americans, with asian americans, the other side's getting a little nervous, because they're like rocket ships, they are going, up african american, youth unemployment, so important, it was a horrible number, a terribl

great job, and tommy hicks i want you to say hello. tommy hicks is a special friend. and haley thank you darling. harry tweeted you haley i retreated you all over the place. and together, we are all together we are building the world's most prosperous economy and the most inclusive society, anywhere in the world, it is a great place. since my election, americas made 7 million new jobs. the unemployment rate is in the -- rate is at the lowest rate in half a century. the average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any previous administration in the history of our country, do you believe that one? [applause] [cheering] trump: that's pretty amazing. that's pretty amazing. the unemployment rate among african-americans, hispanic americans, and asian americans has reached record lows, all-time, never been lower than what it is now. and by the way, our poll numbers with african americans, with hispanic americans, with asian americans, the other side's getting a little nervous, because they're like rocket ships, they are going up. african american youth une

hope hicks is expected to return to the white house in an advisor role. the long time trump aide resigned in 2018 in the heat of the russia probe after telling lawmakers in the heat of testimony she had told white lies in the course of her duties. >>> michael bloomberg apologizing on the campaign trail for the first time for the stop and frisk policies he defend in new york. bloomberg was heard supporting the policy in pretty crass terms. last night he spoke at a launch event in houston called mike for black america. >> there is one aspect approach that i deeply regret, the abuse of police practice called stop and frisk. i defended it looking back for too long because i didn't understand then the unintended pain it was causing to young black and brown families and their kids. i should have acted sooner and faster to stop it. i didn't, and for that i apologize. bloomberg's candidacy no doubt has president trump's attention. he's invoking bloomberg's relationship with the black community and the prospect of a democratic revolt if the billionaire takes a nom

and tommy hicks, i want you to say hello. tommy hicks is a special friend. and haley, thank you darling. i retweeted you, haley, i retweeted you you all over the place. and together, we are building the world's most prosperous economy, and the most inclusive society and it were in the world, it's a great place. since my election, americas made 7 million new jobs. the unemployment rate has hit the lowest rates in half a century. the average unemployment rate administration is lower than any previous administration in the history of our country, do you believe that one? that's pretty amazing. that's pretty amazing. the unemployment rate among african-americans, hispanic asian-americans has reached record lows, all-time, never been lower than what it is now. and by the way, our poll numbers, with african americans, with hispanic americans, with asian americans, the other side's getting a little nervous, because they're like rocket ships, they are going up. african american youth unemployment, so important, it was a horrible number if you years ago. a terrible t

. >> before you go, philip rucker, i want to ask you how you read the return of hope hicks. >> yeah, it's significant. hope hicks was one of the president's closest confidants and advisers throughout the campaign in 2016 and then that first year in the white house. her title when she left the white house was communications director but her influence was beyond that. she sat outside the president -- outside the oval office and spoke with him all day about everything. and her return, i think, for the president is going to be something of a comfort blanket. she's something who he is very comfortable around and talking to and as he enters the campaign and the heat of what could be a difficult re-election campaign, he's probably going to be leaning on her for her political and communications advice. >> philip rucker, jeff mason, matt miller, thank you all. >>> boiling over, nevada's most powerful union says its been harassed by bernie sanders supporters. [ fast-paced drumming ] [ fast-paced drumming ] ♪ ♪ >>> nevada's powerful culinary worker's union has decided not to endorse any of

. >> one of the other headlines is hope hicks returns to the white house. what do you make of her return? >> i think the white house 79 people on board capable of running communications and basically having the president's confidence in the roles and the confidence in the people around the president in those roles. the president has been doing his own communications quite sometime now. we haven't had a white house briefing in many, many, many months. and so it doesn't surprise me that they want hope hicks in there to try to get some balance in washington as the president ramps up his campaign effort. >> speaking of bringing other people back in. we did hear rumors that sean spicer might be coming back into the fold as well. >> i haven't heard that but i'm sure our friends upstairs at "saturday night live" would be thrilled to hear that! >> they are ready to go with that cameo appearance. >> sean spicer best known for his appearance on "dancing with the stars." >> that is a different network, kendis! >> i was talking about his valentine's day on cam mow. >>

them.h former congressman rich vouch everywhere has lobbiedne for a whole list of chinese companies, hick vision; last night on this program we telling you about a man called u manning. massive state run pension fund called calipers. manning born in china previously ran china's 3-million-dollar portfolio of foreign investments. he has has long engaged in shareholder advancements in this country like gun a control and been very aggressive about it. c now the fund also supports china's efforts to eclipse america. calipers invest in companies that invest in chinese military hick vision that makes surveillance equipment that monitor uighursio actively abetting fascism.m. nothing harmful about these investments as he once quoted of course it empowers the chinese regime to have the money flowing in. of course they do. they did it anyway. when he worked for chinese investment funds, he was recruited by the initiative, the program designed to encourage former businessmen, scientist, and other experts to work on china's behalf, often secretly. the explicit goal is to obtain western technology and

former congressman rich vouch everywhere has lobbied for a whole list of chinese companies, hick vision, wo; last night on this program we telling you about a man called u manning. massive state run pension fund called calipers. manning born in china previously ran china's 3-million-dollar portfolio of foreign investments. cull pers has long engaged in shareholder advancements in this country like gun control and been very aggressive about it. now the fund also supports china's efforts to eclipse america. calipers invest in companies that invest in chinese military hick vision that makes surveillance equipment that monitor uighurs actively abetting fascism. nothing harmful about these investments as he once quoted of course it empowers the chinese regime to have the money flowing in. of course they do. thousand talents initiative chinese program designed to encourage former businessmen, scientists and other experts to work on china's behalf, often secretly. the explicit goal is to obtain western technology and research for china's own use so they can surpass us, which they are. last mon

now, we hear today that hope hicks is coming back, and you kind of wonder, why would anyone go back? >> i want to talk about hope hicks, but first, i want to ask you, eliot, just to sort of close out this conversation about the doj, you saw this report from "the new york times" that there are a lot of people who are fearful, not just that they don't want to touch these cases, that the president would hate, but that they also think that the attorney general completely does not have their back. >> literally, let me tell you about it. i mentioned it earlier, but let me tell you about a text i got verbatim from a former prosecutor friend i started with. he said, i'm glad that the doj took this step this week, because it confirms why i was right to get the hell out when i did. people do not feel supported there. and it's just, the justice department seems to have thrown its back on the rule of law. and the problem, again, is far more the president than william barr. the president created the conditions that allowed barr to behave in the way he did with his views about the justice departme

hope hicks is a very key ally to him. she was the communications director and press secretary, but really she was someone who had his -- she was very, very loyal to him. she was someone who could talk him off the ledge. she was very well liked in the west wing. so him bringing her back is sort of like bringing back a security blanket, and she will be a very key figure as we head into the campaign. he also elevated his body man, who has had his own security clearance issues to lead the office of presidential personnel, which sounds like a very wonky job, which is actually a huge one. that office is responsible for filling hundreds of jobs throughout the federal government. so what we've seen is he is elevating people who are loyal to him and who are loyal in particular to jared kushner. and another way to look at this is that this is really jared kushner bringing back people who are close to him, and it will definitely give him his own power center in the west wing. >> robert costa, beyond popular films, we don't usually t

hicks is introduce 5 new flavors for easter people lovers can choose from this flavors froot loops hot tamales fierce cinnamon rpspberry dipped in a cream fudge repair float and chocolate pudding hicks also has to treat picks flavored jelly beans and individually wrapped many peaks that you're kind of had to go in the plastic restraints live from the nasdaq, i'm changing back to peeps are controversial you love our exchange. >>all right coming up on the kron 4 morning news, the search for that missing palo alto couple continues this morning. but we'll tell you why investigators say the search is complicated. and after the break one bay area city is seeing a spike in car break-ins we'll tell you how police are working trying to stop them. and here's a quick live look outside we've got the bay bridge approach where traffic is certainly the backup backed up here on this thursday morning, robin winston will give us another update on a big introducing wendy's big bacon classic. with fresh, never frozen beef and hot crispy bacon. if you're not getting your bacon cheeseburger from wendy's, wh

. >> reporter: rusty hicks is chairman of the california democratic party. he's not worried about march 3rd. >> our process is run by the secretary of state, and i have the utmost confidence he'll ensure we have a fair, accurate, and complete count. >> reporter: but even if iowa turns out to be a one off caucus mess, the troubled app, the confusion, and the embarrassment could change the larger conversation about how we vote. >> one thing i have seen in my career is there are a lot of people who know a lot about technology and not a lot about elections and people who know a lot about elections but not a lot about technology. so sometimes they get together and come up with ideas that don't work out. >> reporter: kim alexander is president of the california voter foundation. she says iowa could have profound implications for how elections are managed by political parties and governments. >> i mean, in some ways i think iowa is a blessing in disguise because it really has made people stop and think about, um, how are we using new technology in the voting proces

former white house pecommunications director takes is returning to-- hope hicks is returning to 1600 pennsyania avenue. she is expected to serve as counselor to the president and report to jared kushr. the 31-year-old left the administration two years ago to to work for t fox corporation, which owns mr. trump's favorite tv network, fox news. mong on, closing statements began today in the trial of disgced hollywood producer harvey weinstein. it is the first criminal trial against the mogul scores of women accused him of sexual assault, leading to his downfall and the rise of the me too movement. weinstein could face life in prison if convicted of rate and predatory sexual assault, allegations he has denied. harvey weinstein limped into court as his rape trial draws to a close. for weeks t world has been captivated by the emotional arguments in this case, seen as a key moment for the me too movement. in closing arguments, the former hollywood producer's lawyer told the seven men and five the jury that they were his last defense in the country from the overzealous dia and prosecution. >

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irrigation infrastructure i personally work with the committee under the leadership of the chairman hicks and larson it is the first step let's keep it targeted on irrigation. >> and do everything we can to have the second most significant source of income tourism and outdoor recreation in wyoming represents an enormous opportunity to grow our economy. and that revenue comes from out of state. and the snowmobiling in the big horns and the and then to allow almost anywhere in wyoming. of alcoa it truly has a bit of something for everyone. think about the hot springs state park and now there's a new military museum and an amazing place to enjoy a quiet evening. i applied to support the proposal to help wyoming compete in the neighboring states and extensively about education to engage the community with a variety of issues the passionate teacher of seven through 12th grade social studies and then to be over the hill from where i grew up. and then to be teacher of the year. [applause] and then to recognize him and for that institution from wyoming. [applause] just two weeks ago i sat down we

kathleen hicks and kurt campbell. kathleen hicks is not the household name of condi rice but in my humble estimation you will hear a lot more from her in the future. the henry kissinger senior vice president see sis in the cast on - - in the kissinger chair and a senior official in the obama administration is deputy under secretary of state and was in charge of our strategic plannin planning. i think she is one of the smartest people in washington thinking how america positions itself to retain our strategic dominance in both nato into ambassadors from europe of ukraine and austria and just around the world the ambassador of mexico. it's a pleasure to have cat here there is a chapter in the book cat has written and i want to talk to you about the military challenges that we face with a former secretary of defense right in front of us. we spent the last two years over two issues. number one, how do we working with australia and japan in singapore and malaysia and india make sure there is a weight of free and democratic

known for being loyal and keeping a low profile, hicks resigned in march of 2018 to work for the fox corporation. her new title will be counselor to the president, reporting to senior adviser and the president's son-in-law, jared kushner. >>> the senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to limit president trump's authority to take military action against iran. the measure prompted by the drone strike that killed a top iranian general seeks to reassert congress' power to declare war. eight republicans joined the democrats in a 55-45 vote, but that's not enough to override the president's expected veto. >>> the pentagon confirms it has slashed nearly $4 billion in funding in order to free up money for president trump's border wall. that money was originally supposed to pay for 17 military aircraft and other programs. house democrats say the funding shift is an example of the president putting campaign promises ahead of national security. the top republican on the house armed services committee called the move contrary to congress' constitutional authority. >>> a change in the way ch

in a few weeks, hope hicks will return to the white house to serve as councilor to the president. norah. >> o'donnell: all right. some changes there. all right, paula, thank you. we just heard the attorney general say president trump's tweets make it impossible to do his job. well, after that comment, michael bloomberg decide to chime in on twitter, landing this barb: "if it's any consolation, trump's tweets make it impossible for the president to do his job, too." it was just the latest in the battle of the new york billionaires. here's ed o'keefe. >> thank you. >> reporter: they're both in their 70s, but today, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg and president trump acted like kids in a schoolyard brawl. first, the president questioned the mayor's size and energy. michael bloomberg fired back, calling the president "a carnival barking clown" and questioning his intelligence. >> donald, where i come from, we measure your height from your neck up. >> reporter: the two men have run in the same circles for years. bloomberg even appeared on mr. trump's reality tv show, "the

looking hick. >> trevor: he can feel you saying that. stop it. ( laughter ) let's talk a little bit about "big mouth." >> yeah. >> trevor: one of my favorite shows of all time, animated series on netflix. you're teaching kids about sex. you're teaching kids about, like, hormones, growing up, like, you know, gender dynamics, everything. the show has just been renewed for a third season-- three more seasons, actually, congratulations. >> thank you very much. thank you. >> trevor: three more seasons. ( applause ) i'm truly fascinated about how you even began to think about a show doing what it's doing right now. >> well, you know, part of the way i thought of it was i didn't. ( laughter ) in that my partners, andrew goldberg and mark levin and jen flacket, brought me the idea. it just felt right to do a show about puberty. and as we continued to grow it we realized it's a show not just about these two boys but a bunch of different boys and girls and sexual development and adolescence and pube puberty on a much grander scale. >> trevor: you

hicks is not a household name that condoleezza rice is but in my humble estimation, you're going to hear a lot more from her in the future . his right now the henry kissinger speakers senior vice president at cis, center for strategic international studies and henry kissinger chair and she was a senior official in the obama administration as deputy undersecretary of state and she was in charge of our strategic planning and i think she's one of the smartest people in washington in thinking about how america positions itself to retain our strategic predominance, both in nato, we have two ambassadors from europe here, ukraine and austria and also just around the world we have the ambassador of mexico here . so it's really a pleasure to have here, there's a chapter in the book that he has written and i want to talk to you about the military challenges we face and just to remind you that we have another secretary of defense in front of us who has the right if he wishes to get it's on these issues area we spent the last 2 years focusing on 2 issues. issue number one, how do we working with aus

in a few weeks, hope hicks will return to the white house to serve as councilor to the president. norah. >> o'donnell: all right. some changes there. all right, paula, thank you. we just heard the attorney general say president trump's tweets make it impossible to do his job. well, after this comment, michael bloomberg decide to chime in on twitter, landing this barb, "if it's any consolation, trump's tweets make it impossible for the president to do his job, too." it was just the latest in the battle of the new york billionaires. here's ed o'keefe. >> thank you. >> reporter: they're both in their 70s, but today former new york city mayor michael bloomberg and president trump acted like kids in a schoolyard brawl. first the president questioned the mayor's size and energy. michael bloomberg fired back, calling the president "a carnival barking clown" and questioning his intelligence. >> donald, where i come from, we measure your height from your neck up. >> reporter: the two men have run in the same circles for years. michael bloomberg even appeared on mr. trump's reality tv show,

then i will interview my close friend and former boss and the third interview kathleen hicks is one the smartest young strategists we have in the united states on our ability to respond to these threats and forth you will interview a force of nature ambassador kurt campbell who was the assistant secretary of state for east asia and to make those to the indo pacific a compelling thinker on these issues we hope it will be useful to you and without further ado. [applause] >> thank you for being here today. when we were in aspen last august, i thought we had one of the best discussions we ever had in a strategy group with substance and diversity of opinion but to be respectful and you will sleep with the slightly different format than that we would normally do we want to highlight a couple authors to give them an opportunity to dig deep and what they are trying to say of course yineeding no introduction but i will do it anyway. [laughter] a fellow at the hudson institute former senior official you are always modest to back channel you took six trips. >> so i want to start broad red ask you

heather: one of donald trump's longest serving aids is returning to the white house, hope hicks is expected to serve as counselor to the president working with jared kushner, served as head of communications for the fox corporation, she left the white house in 2008 amid the russia probe. alexandria ocasio cortez following the footsteps of nancy pelosi. the democratic socialist will be a guest judge on drag race. >> down with aoc. >> i am alexandria ocasio cortez and i pledge allegiance to the draft. heather: season 12 premieres december 20 eighth. it is time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. valentine's day edition. nursing home residents in wisconsin giving relationship advice. the message is written on dry erase boards. be faithful, she should be the one and only. treat everyone like you want to be treated and alan says never go to bed angry. that is a good one. the bad. a pup is in the doghouse after swallowing her owner's engagement ring. you see the veterinarian's x-ray, the ring stuck in pepper's to make. it was removed from her belly and returned to her owner. i love you, please d

hope hicks coming back to work for mr. trump's son-in-law, jared kushner who is heading up the president's re-election bid. did anyone see that coming? >> with this president, i'm not sure you could say credibly that you can see anything coming. but what we do see is that he very much wants to have people who he trusts, who he believes supports him and that's, of course, fair for any president. they want to have someone they could trust in office. he is intolerant of people who question him and people who put the country before the president. and that's what needs to change and i'm not sure that it will. >> amy hope, we appreciate your insight. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >>> diplomats and world leaders are tackling the issue of international security right now at the munich security conference, that's where we saw mr. zelenesky talking with our christiane amanpour. one topic garnering major attention is the war in afgh afghanist afghanistan. violence between the u.s. and taliban that could take effect very soo

close friend and former boss, condoleezza rice about these issues and the third interview, kathleen hicks who i think is one of the smartest young strategist we have in the united states. and fourth we will interview a guy who is a force of natur nature, ambassador campbell who for president obama was the assistant secretary of state for east asia for the pivot the united states must make to the indo pacific parkway compelling issues so we hope it will be useful to you thank you for being here. without further ado. [applause] >> thank you for being here today but i have to say when we were in aspen last august i thought we had one of the best discussions we have ever had in terms of the depth and diversity of opinion to be respectful of others differences we have a slightly different format today than we normally would but we wanted to highlight a couple authors and give them an opportunity to dig deep what they are trying to say and mike pills mary needs no introductio introduction. [laughter] that i will do it anyway a fellow at the hudson institute former senior official currently i wo