the first somali american, one of two muslim women in the house of representatives. watch what she said with her father at her side. a very emotional moment. watch this. >> as we exited our place, we realized that him and i had not returned on that same airport since the day we first landed here as refugees. it's a very -- really overwhelming and emotional time for us. i don't think, as my dad said, he had high hopes for us about the opportunities we had when we came to this country. >> pelosi has just walked out. let oos list let's listen to her. >> good evening. we're here with house democratic leader mr. hoyer. our chair of the appropriations committee and our chair of the government of homeland security s subcommittee. as you are aware, we have -- we are diligent, diligent and persistent in trying to open up government. as i said today on the floor, we will take ideas, good ideas, from where ever they come, including the idea of the appropriations bills passed by the republicans in the united states senate. they passed six bills. four of them on the floor with ov

she's just been re—elected as speaker of the house of representatives, a role which will put her into direct confrontation with president trump. there's no sign so far of any compromise over the us government shutdown. china has made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon. the chinese space agency says it has opened a new chapter in space exploration. and this video is trending on bbc.com: a big clean—up operation is underway in the netherlands, after nearly 300 shipping containers fell off a cargo ship in a storm. beaches have been littered with shoes, tvs and toys. coastguards have warned people to stay away from the area that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the son of the banned radical cleric abu hamza, imran mostafa kamel, who has been arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of a security guard in central london, has been charged with firearms offences unrelated to the murder. now let's turn to asia business report. one bad apple mac — the tech giant warning triggers a global stock sell—of

chosen as clerk of the house of representatives, that paul d. irving, the state of florida is hereby chosen sergeant of arms of the house of representatives, that philip george kik oft state of ohio and is hereby chosen chief administrative officer of the house of representatives, and that father patrick j. conroy of the state of oregon be and is hereby chosen chaplain of the house of representatives. >> all right. we are just wrapping up listening in on the floor as the 116th congress is now in special. steny hoyer elected majority leader and kevin mccarthy elected minority leader. >> we do have a link on our web page of nbc bay-year.com and can you go there to see that link. >> one last look at the weather before we go. >> enjoy the sunshine today and tomorrow. as you can see in the seven-day map, up on the screen right now, saturday and sunday, tracking our very first stormy weekend and it's going to come with a bang. windy conditions and a possibility that you've seen some thunderstorms and once again we're dipping down into the upper 30s an

house of representatives new house has more women and more diversity ever before and a leader determined to take on president donald trump democrats' first order of business from ending the government shutdown with out funding the president's mordor was also coming up on certain fate for dozens of migrants stuck on the rescue ships off malta aid groups say conditions are deteriorating on board as e.u. officials urge member states to let them lead. and we take a look back at yesterday's clash between liverpool and manchester city as former one of the u. coaches a pep guardiola and you're going club went head to head in the premier league title race. plus one of the world's great cities at risk of losing a unique part of its high density song called famous meal and signs have been lighting up the island for decades but cheaper and modern alternatives are becoming more popular activists trying to protect hong kong's neon. blue i'm terry martin good to have you with us democrat sets. swept back to power in the u.s. house of representatives and they immediately flex their new authority by pas

we don't just have divided government the president of one party and the house of representatives of another party but we also have divided congress where the house and senate are controlled by different parties so that's a relatively unusual set of circumstances that makes it even more complicated for us to. for anyone to try to negotiate and find common ground on a prickly issues so far republicans and democrats say no reason to compromise because they both think they're right neither party has paid a political price because of the shutdown and that's how this is become the first drama of the new session of the u.s. congress. warton al-jazeera capitol hill. well us president onil trump has praised nancy pelosi for regaining her role as speaker of the house but he also used the occasion to renew demands for a wall along the us mexico border he held a briefing with border patrol officials saying they had apprehended the thousands of what he called criminals trying to enter the u.s. last year. you can go to a barrier you can go to whatever you want but essentially we need protection i

for the tenth time today, house democrats will put on the floor of the house of representatives bipartisan legislation that has been previously agreed to by democrats and republicans, progressives and conservatives, the left and the right, that would reopen those departments that are currently shut down, with the exception of the department of homeland security, which we will address tomorrow. it's important to note that in today's series of bills, we will include $1.5 billion in border security measures. that includes an excess of $500 billion in infrastructure to shore up our legal ports of entry. it includes over $500 million to pay for additional immigration judges that the trump administration has said are needed to handle the influx of individuals coming into our country. it will also include over $500 million in security, humanitarian and other forms of assistance, to the central american, northern triangle countries of guatemala, honduras, and el salvador. as you know, to the extent that there is an influx of individuals, migrants, refugee seekers and other, coming in to our countr

the house of representatives has 435 members, elected by the people of the states in accordance with population. the house originates house appropriation bills and rings impeachment. the capital building itself symbolizes the making of our laws, but only part of the work takes place under its dome. here are the house office buildings were congressman have their offices and do much of their work. there are also meeting rooms for committees large and small. this is the library of congress, which holds one of the world largest collections of reference books at the service of our lawmakers. there is an office building where senators have the suites of offices for themselves and assistance. let's walk down the quarters. senators from oklahoma, maine, ohio. here is a senator himself. his daily work typifies that of all lawmakers. half of his average day is spent reading and answering letters from constituents. this is as it should be, for these constituents are his neighbors and the voters whose support made him a senator. this pile of 10,000 letters was received in two weeks. many constit

in the all-time history of the house of representatives, house historian is not sure where i stand seniority wise but i am in the top 100. in the texas delegation, we've had about 250 congressmen represent the great state of texas. and i'm tied for eighth place in seniority. in texas. and the folks ahead of me are an all-star list of former congressmen. sam rayburn who was speaker of the house. wright patman, chairman of the ways and means committee. george mahone, chairman of the appropriations committee. bud poe, who was chairman of the ag committee. jack brooks who chared the judiciary committee. henry gonzalez who chaired the banking committee. and jim wright, who was majority leader and speaker of the house. that's not bad company, mr. speaker. for service from texas. some of the bills that i'm proud of that have become law, that i was the leader on or the chief ponsor of, we started with the tax limit akes -- limitation balanced budget amendment, that did not become law but it did pass the house, did go to the senate, did fail in the senate by one vote. i sponsored a bill that reformed

is duly elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 116th congress. and with that, democrats took control of the house of representatives for the first time since 2010, ending republicans hold on both chambers of congress. 0nce again, the party turned to san francisco's nancy pelosi to assume the speakership, putting a second in line to the presidency after the vice president. she is the only woman ever to have held the post and a regular target of conservative vitriol. we all have the ability and the privilege to serve with over 100 women members of congress, the largest number in history. while republicans strengthen their control of the senate, it was a different story in the house. that means republicans now have 199 seats to the democrats 235. and it's a congress of first women to including the first elected muslim and native american lawmakers and the youngest woman to be elected to the house, 29—year—old alexandria cortez. it is all smiles at the moment but the grown—ups have big battles ahead. first up, out went the 13— day— long fed

with democrats regaining control of the house of representatives - republican congressman tom reed of new york, a member of the problem solvers caucus is committed to working with his democratic colleagues. we have to get the house of representatives working for the people again congressman reed even voted in favor of the democratic rules change in the house. voting for the rules package is something that hasn't been done in i think close to 20 years with a republican going over to the other side - vice versa. but i'm really trying to put my voting card to where my voice has been congressman reed says it's time to break the gridlock in washington. the two chambers first show of bipartisanship will likely have to come as they work to resolve the partial government shutdown. i think people don't want the type of chaos that we're experiencing right now in dc to continue... what they really want is they want a government that functions. with both sides claiming they want to work together - it remains to be seen if they ácan to find a solution to the government shutdown.in washington, mor

why were you motivated to serve in the house of representatives? rep. hagedorn: originally, i sought elected office because i thought our countries have come our future was on the line. the way things are going with obama and left wing policies i thought needed to be corrected. we ran 3 straight times. there are many members of congress who had to do that, including newt gingrich. here we are. we are excited for the opportunity. >> how were you able to pull it off this time, do you think? rep. hagedorn: we worked the district. campaigning is not a lost art. we proved that. 21 counties and we shook every hand and walked every parade. i let people know what i wanted to do with the job. i want to protect the country, to reform the government, and make sure we protect what i call the god-given rights, and sustain our culture, agriculture, and our way of life. i think in the end people will appreciate folks who stand up for what they believe. >> you come from a family of politicians. rep. hagedorn: my father served from 1974-1982. it is quite an honor that t

day, the house of representatives will vote to defend the constitutionality of the aca. we will defend health care of 133 million americans with pre-existing conditions who could lose their protections if lawsuit is a successful. there are more than 2 million adults able to stay on the parent's after right now that lose the ability if the lawsuit is successful. there are more than 100 millions americans protected from lifetime coverage is this goes forward. i am proud to be leading this of my with the support colleagues. i hope it will be a bipartisan approach. i came to congress to act on a bipartisan basis, to form bipartisan coalitions, and stand up for our fundamental volumes. . americans across the country are relying on health care and expect it to be in place. i'm proud to be leading the fight to protect its constitutionality. thank you. you.ank [indiscernible] supportive.l the house democratic caucus is unanimous in supporting the notion that there are certain areas along the border where current barriers exist where the experts have said we can reinforce them in

the house of representatives, of course, will change control and democrats will seat a healthy majority. the new house majority is poised tonight to pass the two bills we offered the president. the senate republicans, leader mcconnell ought to take it up here on the floor of the senate. let me be clear about a few points. the six-bill minibus is completely silent on the issue of border security. it would solely fund the eight cabinet departments not named homeland security at levels agreed to by both parties and signed off on by the overwhelming majority of republicans on both the appropriations committee and in the senate. there is absolutely nothing in those six bills that my republican friends oppose. let me repeat -- there is nothing in those six bills that senate republicans oppose. all but six voted for the four of them that came to the floor, and every single republican on the appropriations committee, including leader mcconnell, voted for them in the appropriations committee. so when leader mcconnell calls this some democratic proposal, he's absolutely wrong. leader mcconnell, y

the 116th united states house of representatives. we are here in this chamber because the faith of your neighbors and support of your family. we are here today to represent the voice and the vote of 325 million americans. now i would like everyone to pause. i want you to reflect on this fact. in the last 230 years dating back to the founding of our republic, fewer than 11,000 americans had the privilege to stand here as a member of the house, just as you do. chosen by their fellow citizens to represent them in washington. what an amazing, invigorating, and yes, frustrating experiment that is, representative democracy. the ink was barely dry on the constitution when ben franklin wondered out loud, whether this new nation was capable of keeping its government and its freedom that has been granted to us generation to generation. centuries later, people still harbor similar concerns. they wonder if congress truly represents them. is it still capable of solving big problems. well, there is no guarantee. it is up to us, all of us in this r

now to the united states where democrats take control of the house of representatives today ending the republicans monopoly on power in washington under president told trump so what's all their agenda first of all they'll have to end the partial government shutdown over funding for presidents president trumps border war with mexico house democrats are also expected to stand up for the affordable care act also known as obama care amid legal challenges that several republican led states are waging and they're also likely to launch their own investigations into the dealings of the trump white house and russian interference in the twenty sixteen election democrats leader nancy pelosi is expected to be elected speaker of the house today and she will not have much time to settle in because the first confrontation with president don't trump of course is already in full swing. there's a showdown already well underway as congress begins its new term in the republic top democrats say the latest talks with the president reduced no hint that he will sign their bill to end a partial shutdown of gov

democrat leader nancy pelosi has been sworn in as speaker of the house of representatives democrats now control the house but she says she has no illusions that working with trump will be easy also. need for space for makes the first ever landing on the dark side of the moon and beams back images not visible from earth and germany's formula one racing legend michael schumacher is fifty years old today he has not been seen in public since a skiing accident five years ago his fans have been paying. good to have you with us tonight in the united states democrats have retaken control of the u.s. house of representatives ending the republican's monopoly on power in washington under president it is the most diverse congress in u.s. history with record numbers of women hispanics blacks and gays lawmakers nancy pelosi there is now the new house speaker boehner markable come back for her her election drew a standing ovation from fellow lawmakers it is her second stint as speaker of the house. she's the only woman ever to hold that post they were prats promised more oversight of the president whi

place on this floor of the united states house of representatives. reporter: follow up on another question here. departments opened you negotiate -- there aren't the votes in a senate for a c.r. certainly on the 0 threshold. how do you see getting around that? i understand your position. but that's the reality of the, mathematical reality of the senate, how do you seem to get over that total to get to that point? mr. jefferies: it's a good thing that mitch mcconnell has finally exited the witness protection program and has decided to show up and hopefully move the senate forward at least having a a meaningful debate and discussion which will take place tomorrow. it's my understanding, based on conversation that is have been had at the highest level between house democrats and senate democrats, that there is a chance that a bipartisan agreement could be reached with respect to a continuing resolution related to the department of homeland security. we have indicated we're willing to agree upon a date certain, our suggestion has been february 28, where

mark: the 116th congress has convened with democrats now control of the house of representatives, the most diverse class of lawmakers in u.s. history and the first new congress to convene during a partial government shutdown now in its 13th day over president trump's demands for money for a southern border wall. we will look closer at the new congress in a few moments with the former pennsylvania republican congressman brian castillo. acting ambassador to italy has disappeared, raising the possibility of a rare detention. they say the north korean envoy and his wife went into hiding in november before his posting was scheduled to end. russia reportedly is charging a former american marine with spying, according to the interfax news injured see -- news agency. paul lehman was the head of global security for auto-parts maker. his family says he was in russia on a personal trip. for china and its ambitious space program. they have landed a lunar probe on the far side of the moon. it is the first-ever spacecraft to reach the surface that always faces away from the earth. landing on the un

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we thank you for the joy, excitement, and ceremony of yesterday when the 116th congress was convened. a celebration of the ongoing american experiment of participatory democracy. today begins if not in full force the work of the congress when the difficulties facing our nation and some communities especially come into focus. we ask again an abundance of your wisdom for the members of the people's house. may we be forever grateful for the blessings our nation enjoys and appropriately generous with what we have to help those among us who are in need. and may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands appro

business in the new democratic house of representatives the house has passed two bills to reopen the federal government without funding for a wall on the southern border. your move, republican senate. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. now it's time for the "last word" with lawrence o'donnell. good evening, lawrence. >> good evening, rachel. and the fascinating detail within those votes that i'm looking at now is that seven republicans in the house of representatives voted for the package of funding bills that nancy pelosi put together that had nothing to do with the border wall. and five republicans voted for the other bill that would temporarily extend funding for the department of homeland security without a border wall. so there's five republicans in the house of representatives tonight who were perfectly happy to not only go without the wall but vote in effect against the wall very specifically tonight. >> yes, and as hakeem jeffries just said live on-air just moments ago, as these bills now head to the senate what the house has sent to the senate are two bills

power has changed of course nancy pelosi is now the most powerful woman in the house of representatives so this gives her a lot of negotiating power and certainly does put the the president to are less of a plane if you will for making the demands that he needs money from the house of representatives for his border wall some five billion but nancy pelosi was very clear she has been very clear she has repeated told reporters that she believes that a wall along the southern border with the united states and mexico is a moral and the house will not be appropriating the money the president is requesting so this certainly does put the president in a weakened position as he continues to make the case that this is an issue of national security as you say this is significant because it comes just when the dynamic has shifted with now the democrats democrat controlled house what do you hearing then in terms of talks and conversations there in washington about attempts to impeach the president. well this is always kind of an undercurrent in washington but as you're pointed out very correctly now

the democrats now have control of the house of representatives. and nancy pelosi has officially been elected and sworn in as house speaker. (vicki) an entire new generation of lawmakers will now take over washington as an entire new congress was sworn in. kron 4's washington correspondent alexandra limon is live in d-c tonight with details on the priorities of the new congress. alexandra? (vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a stories. tracking local always kron4 is 5:30... tonight at (vicki) alexandra? congress. of the new congress. alexandra? (vicki) tonight at 5:30... kron4 is always tracking local stories. here's a look at what's going on in your neighborhood right now. (grant) in the north bay... investigators are working to figure out what caused a vacant building in a vallejo strip mall to go up in flames earlier this morning. kron 4's sara stinson has details on the damage. the fire completely destroyed the former pizza shop from the inside out so inspectors decided to demolish the entire building. the

to serveyou motivated in the house of representatives? rep. hagedorn: iran for office because i thought our country path future was on the line. things are going with obama i thought the policies had to be corrected. we ran three straight times. there are many members of congress who had to do that including newt gingrich. here we are, we are excited for the opportunities. host: how are you able to pull it off? rep. hagedorn: we worked the district. campaigning is not a lost art. -- and wes in which shook every hand and walked every parade. i let people know what i wanted to do with the job, i want to protect the country and reform we government and make sure protect the god-given rights and sustain our culture -- agriculture and our way of life. host: you come from a family of politicians. rep. hagedorn: my father served from 1974 to 1982. it is quite an honor that the voters have given me to be able to share that with my father. hagedorn was your father, what advice did he give you? rep. hagedorn: he said commander for orientation and keep y

signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 3, 2019, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties. all time shall be equally allocated between the parties, and in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. thompson. for five minutes. thank you, madam chair. madam speaker, west pennsylvania has a rich history and a vibrant diverse economy. it's winding trails, beautiful landscape, and recreational experiences and thriving communities make for crawford county an especially captivating place to live and work. many of these attractions are around the same central common theme, the world's first commercial oil well. carl drake drilled this well in 1859, trigge

the house of representatives is there an objection proceeding to the measure? without objection the senate will proceed. >> ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. >> withoutenowi objection. >> ask unanimous consent of the senate proceed senate resolution six submitted earlier today. >> the clerk will report. >> between the hour of the daily meeting of the senate. >> is there an objection proceeding to the measure? without objection the senate will proceed. >> ask unanimous consent the motion be considered made a laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. >> without objection. >> ask unanimous consent thera senate. proceed senate resolution seven submitted earlier today. >> the clerk will report. >> senate resolution seven make the senate legal counsel appointment. >> is there an objection proceeding to the measure? without objection the senate will proceed. >> ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to and it be considered made and laid upon the tab

we don't just have divided government the president of one party and the house of representatives of another party but we also have divided congress where the house and senate are controlled by different parties so that's a relatively unusual set of circumstances that makes it even more complicated for us to. for anyone to try to negotiate and find common ground on a prickly issues so far republicans and democrats say no reason to compromise because they both think they're right neither party has paid a political price because of the shutdown and that's how this is become the first drama of the new session of the u.s. congress rosalind wharton al-jazeera capitol hill. wendy gallagher has more now from washington so any voting is under way on capitol hill just focus to what's happening right now. well what's happening right now is what we expect to happen the democrats said as soon as they get the whole hold of control of the house of representatives they are going to put forward proposals to reopen eight departments plus the department of homeland security we know they were going to

house of representatives, sir. on january 4, 2019, you designated me to administer the oath of office to representative elect walter b. jones of the third district of the state of north carolina pursuant to house resolution 22 , 116th congress. under such designation can i have the honor to report that on january 4, 2019, at farmville, north carolina, i administered the oath of office to mr. jones. mr. jones took the oath rescribed by five u.s.c. 3331. i have delivered two copies of the oath signed by mr. jones to the clerk of the house of representatives. signed, sincerely, g.k. butterfield, member of congress. the speaker pro tempore: under clause 5-d of rule 20, the chair announces to the house that in light of the administration of the oath to the gentleman from north carolina, the whole number of he house is now 434. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia rise? >> mr. speaker, i i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. r

of this body, the house of representatives for the last 30 years. at least for me, my time here has permitted me the opportunity to earn a living by advocating policies and programs that i believe would improve the well-being of the american people and be consistent with the ideals of our country, the united states of america. i came here after spending seven years as a senior speech writer for president reagan as well as two years of that in the reagan white house as a special assistant to the president. my experiences in the reagan white house gave me valuable understandings of many issues of the day as well as contacts that over the years i put to good use. the longer i have been here in washington, the more appreciative i am for the leadership and policies of president ronald reagan. when he left office 30 years ago, our economy was strong, the cold war was ending as the soviet union diss integrated and ronald reagan handed over a new generation of americans, a country with an upward trajectory and tremendous potential and restored to america th

one party and the house of representatives of another party but we also have divided congress where the house and senate are controlled by different parties so that's a relatively unusual set of circumstances that makes it even more complicated for us to. for anyone to try to negotiate and find common ground on a prickly issues so far republicans and democrats say no reason to compromise because they both think they're right neither party has paid a political price because of the shutdown and that's how this is become the first drama of the new session of the u.s. congress rosalind wharton al-jazeera capitol hill live now to washington and correspondent kimberly health can be there all talk so there had been an invitation to talk from the white house to various congressional leaders later today is there any wriggle room on either side here. no it isn't fierce right now but the prospect of donald trump getting his five billion that he's looking for additional funding is pretty dim at the moment the president showed up at the white house briefing room somewhat of a surprise to reporte

on thursday the democrats take over as the majority party in the house of representatives president john has been refusing

and beginning today, we'll be placing the house of representatives back on the side of the people. and defending the affordable care act. i'm a member of congress because of the issue of healthcare and's a personal issue to me. my mother is a breast cancer survivor and there are so many stories and people who approached me as i sought this office about our crisis with healthcare in this country. and the ruling that came out of a texas court in december, invalidating the affordable care act has caused enormous anxiety in my district and across the country. and today, the house of representatives will be voting to defend the constitutionality of the aca. what does that mean? we'll defending the healthcare of 133 million non-elderly americans with pre-existing conditions. who could lose their protections if this lawsuit is successful. 2 million young adults are able to stay on their parents' health care right now. more than 100 million who are limited lifetime coverage. i'm proud of leading this effort. i hope this will be a bipartisan approach to getting this done. i came to congress

the house of representatives solidly voting 424 to 1..for a resolution of disapproval of white supremacy and white nationalism after king made racist comments to the new york times..sen. mitch mcconnell, (r) senate majority leader: "i haven't been following every utterance of congressman king but i certainly followed this one and i think the house republican conference did the right thing."king even voted for the resolution.rep. steve king (r) iowa: "this resolution at the house of representative once again rejects white nationalism and white supremacy and hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the people the united states. i agree with that language i've said." the only congressman that didn't vote for it was democratic bobby rush of illinois..saying he thought the resolution didn't go far enough.there is now growing pressure from both republicans and democrats for king to resign.sen. mitt catching bad drivers... a look at where our state ranks when it comes to aggresive driving. ( robin ) continuing to track that rain... here's a look at the

passed the senate by a vote of 92-6. 92-6 because the house of representatives said we liked the funding levels to house put together but let's send the senate a bill that was already supported by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the senate. 92-6. and this bill contains the senate funding levels posted on 92-six to reopen all those departments. the bill also includes measures that were overwhelmingly passed in the senate appropriations committee. one measure was adopted in the senate appropriations committee by a vote of 3120 republicans and democrats voting for it. that's in the bill the house sent over. the other bills related to the department of commerce and the department of justice had a vote of 30-1 so in the package of the house-senate in the appropriations committee by 30-0, 30-1 and in the senate by a vote of 92-6. so it is a very simple question, mr. president. why is it that the republican leader refuses to allow the body to vote on measures that already have overwhelming support in this body and blood reopen the government today? the answer we get is well, you know wha

now speaker nancy pelosi and the democrats control the house of representatives and now impeachment in the house is a real possibility. and that might be why robert mueller decided to pump the brakes on this story. after watching 24 full hours of momentum for impeachment building, specifically because of this story. leading off our discussion now on this friday night, joy reid, msnbc national correspondent and the host of "a.m. joy" weekends, and ken delaney for nbc news and mimi roker, msnbc legal contributor. and ken delaney, i know you've been doing some of your original reporting on this story on what might or might not be being disputed by robert mueller's office. what can we make of that at this stage? >> well, lawrence, it's more of an analysis. my take on the statement, which is very specific, is that they are disputing the part of the story that asserts that the special counsel gathered texts, e-mails and interviews with members of the trump organization that corroborated michael cohen's statement that trump told a lie. in fact, the sequence was, mueller got that first and the

house of representatives the new house has more women and more diversity than ever before and a leader is determined to take on president donald trump democrats first order of business ending the government shutdown with county funding the president's border wall also coming up an uncertain fate for dozens of migrants stuck called rescue ships malta aid groups say conditions are deteriorating on board as e.u. officials verge member states to let them land. and we take a look back at yesterday's clash between liverpool and manchester city as former one who's leading coaches you're going cluck and have the owner went head to head in the premier league title race. hello i'm terry march and welcome to the program the democrats have swept back to power in the u.s. house of representatives and they immediately flexed their new authority by passing a new budget bill that snobs president trumps key demand billions in funding for a u.s. mexican border wall them across the presiding over the most diverse house in u.s. history which for the first time includes two muslim women. everybody. selfies

next speaker of the united states house of representatives. without question, nancy pelosi has a track record of legislative success that is unparalleled in modern american history. nancy pelosi captained the ship that defeated the effort to privatize social security, rescued our economy in the midst of the great recession, saved the american automobile industry, provided aftfordable health care to more than 20 million americans -- [ applause ] -- created the consumer financial protection bureau and enacted a minimum wage increase for the first time in ten years, and are struck a blow against mass incarceration with the passage of the fair sentencing act and provided relief for tens of millions of americans who were credit card holders being defrauded, but nancy pelosi is just getting started. in the 116th congress, she will continue to fight hard for the people. nancy pelosi will fight to lower health care costs, strengthen the affordable care act, and protect people with pre-existing conditions, increase pay for everyday americans, enact a r

here is a member of the house of representatives foreign affairs committee seeking information about china from the director of this service. the congressman wants more facts about a recent government report so that he can draft a bill more intelligently and participate more effectively in the deliberations of the foreign affairs committee. this particular request for information is but one of thousands received each month. some of them can be answered with a word, and some of them require weeks of research and book-length-- reports. the committee works over bills before they are debated or voted upon. it is another way congress seeks to get all the facts before it acts on a bill. some committee hearings can be very tense, and sometimes they are used to air political views which are embarrassing to one of the parties in congress. congressional committees have the power under law to compel the attendance of witnesses and have them testify under oath. the chairman and members of the committee may question witnesses , open hearings on important questions often attract large attendance,

south dakota voters elected kelly armstrong to represent the state in the house of representatives. mr. armstrong chaired the north dakota republican party before his run up office. he also had a seat in the state senate. he's an attorney and executive in his family's oil and gas exploration business. dusty johnson joins the house in south dakota. he served as chief of staff for the ongoing governor it is du gard during his first term. mr. johnson then joined the south dakota based telecommunications firm vantage point solutions. republican russ fulcher was elected to idaho's first district after serving a decade in the state senate. he works in commercial real estate, but had a prior career as a sales and marketing executive at an electronics company. democrat jerry goldin is the first member elected to congress by rank choice or instant runoff voting. in which voters rank their candidates by preference which are taken into account if no candidate wins the majority. mr. golden's held a seat in the state house for the last four years. he served tours in iraq and afghanistan as a mar

then, of course, in december of 1998, the outgoing house of representatives, as final gift nation, impeached the president of the united states. toyou sit as a injury of 100 render impartial justice. the chief justice of the supreme presided as the chief judge. >> at this time i will administer the oath to all members of the chamber in conformance with the constitution and the senate impeachment rule. >> to be sure that no vote the times take a vote three to render impartial justice. one as a group, then as individual. ms. mccullski. >> third, you go into the well and sign a book for all of where i, hereby, barbara mikulski, u.s. senator from maryland, pledge to render impartial justice on the matter .f impeachment your hand shakes with that immediatestorical and commitment. the constitution sets a two-thirds majority required for convicting someone who's been impeached in the house. that means one party can impeach somebody they don't like and over to the senate but in the senate you have to have a bipartisan majority to convict them.erson and eject when they came to the senate floor, only

the congress will be sworn in with democrats taking control of the house of representatives, ending one party rule. a lot of jewel jones. because there are now 102 women, you will be seeing a lot of royal blue and jewel tones i predict. >> men can be royal blue. >> president trump's administration will face oversight for the first time, another thing that's different. and nancy pelosi is expected to make history again. in a new interview, pelosi is not ruling out that a sitting president can be indicted. what does that even mean? the new congress also makes history with a record number of women serving in congress. it will be the most racially and diverse in american history. >> so this new congress begins today facing a major challenge as day 13 of the government shutdown. no deal in sight. sources tell cnn the president said he would look, quote, foolish if he accepted the democrats proposal to end the shutdown. nancy pelosi said the democrats will give nothing for the president's border wall. >> let's go live on capitol hill with much more on this historic day. >> up here on capitol

to congratulate representative nancy pelosi on her election as speaker of the house of representatives. >> good afternoon. give us a few minutes to get n. thank you all for coming on sort notice and, certainly, happy new year. welcome back. it's good to be back. we're going to kick 2019 off slightly differently, and i'd like to welcome a very special guest for an appearance here in the briefing room, our very great president donald j. trump. >> hello, everybody. look at this beautiful place. i haven't seen it. beautiful place. happy new year. happy new year to everybody. >> [inaudible] >> well, thank you very much. i appreciate that. i just want to start off by congratlating nancy pelosi on being elected speaker of the house. it's a very, very great achievement, and hopefully we're going to work together, and we're going to get lots of things done like infrastructure and so much more. i know they want to do that very badly. so do i. so hopefully, we're going to have a lot of things that we can get done together, and i think it's actually going to work out. i think it'll be a little bit

with democrats regaining control of the house of representatives - republican congressman tom reed of new york, a member of the problem solvers caucus is committed to working with his democratic colleagues. we have to get the house of representatives working for the people again congressman reed even voted in favor of the democratic rules change in the house. voting for the rules package is something that hasn't been done in i think close to 20 years with a republican going over to the other side - vice versa. but i'm really trying to put my voting card to where my voice has been congressman reed says it's time to break the gridlock in washington. the two chambers first show of bipartisanship will likely have to come as they work to resolve the partial government shutdown. i think people don't want the type of chaos that we're experiencing right now in dc to continue... what they really want is they want a government that functions. with both sides claiming they want to work together - it remains to be seen if they ácan to find a solution to the government shutdown.in washington, mor

of the house of representatives we already know that the now incoming chair of the house intelligence committee a man by the name of adam shift has promised that he will do what he calls a quote deep dive into this issue so expect that we could if not see public hearings on the house side certainly see a hearing is being held behind closed doors at the committee level where they will really examine the intelligence of the assessment by the cia and essentially the conclusions of the president what will this do this could put pressure on the president and could lead to the legislation that was passed in the senate also being passed in the house of representatives what happens then then it would go to the white house where the president would have a very difficult decision he would have to decide whether or not to sign it into law if he signs it into law this would ultimately change a u.s. saudi relationship that has been in place for decades but what many suspect is the president will decide to veto that legislation if it gets that far as sensually siding with the saudis and against the

., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is on the vote on the motion the gentlewoman from new york, miss rice, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 421, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. -- the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. the clerk: h.r. 428, a bill to direct the undersecretary of the homeland security for intelligence and analysis to develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding terrorist use of virtual currency. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of re