. >> finally before i let you go, i want to get you to comment on your colleague tim scott's op-ed in "the washington post" about steve king, iowa congressman, who was your national co-chair for president. some in our party wonder why republicans are constantly accused of racism. well, it is because of our silence when things like this are said. king's comments arenot conservative views but separate views that should be ridiculed at every tn possible. he questioned why we findse phlike white nationalism to be offensive. where are you on this, sir? >> well, sisten, tim a good man and a good friend. he and i have worked together on many, manyissues. what steve king said was stupid. it was stupid, it was hurtful, it was wrong, and he needs to stop it. i think all of us ought to be united, regardless of party, in saying white supremicism is h e hatred, it is bigotry, it is urge and i'm going to everyone to provide that clarity. >> are you going to support him in the future? >> you , what i'm going to do is urge everyone to stand for principles that matter. this same weekend in texas, ther

and i said, you guys aren't into salads, or do i go out, lindsey graham and tim scott, do i go out and send out for about 1,000 hamburgers. big macs. so we actually did that. >> that's appalling. it seems to me like the president will not be happy until there is not one single female republican voter in the country. it's incredibly sexist. it also di-- i mean, i don't kn why i'm stuck on this, but ivana is not the second lady. she is actually -- i don't think she deserves this position. she's actually a senior adviser to the president. so the idea that he would demean her specifically in that way, he shouldn't talk about the first lady that way. we aren't all here to make salads for men. it's disgusting. >> i'm presuming he was talking about karen pence when he said "second lady." >> oh, god, i'm sorry. but she shouldn't be doing it either. >> i mean, scott, look -- >> that's crazier. >> -- sometimes what people say when they're being funny exposes exactly who they are and what they think. not that there was any question, but this is pretty clear. >> i certainly didn't take his comment

tim scott, the senate's only black republican writes in "the washington post," "some in our party wonder why republicans are constantly accused of racism. it is because of our silence when things like this are said." so why does the republican party suddenly seem to be waking up to steve king. why now? and is it too late now that donald trump is in the white house and the gop has become more steve king's party than ever. joining us now is jason johnson, politics editor for theroot.com. great to have you with us. jason, i don't know where you were when steve king said the thing in cleveland where he said that subgroups have never -- >> yes. >> -- contributed anything to civilization, only, you know, western european union civilization. >> yes. >> that didn't cause a torrent of outrage. why now? >> because they just lost. it's the only reason republicans care. oh, we got shellacked in november, now all of a sudden we care we have nationalists in our party. he is a white nationalist. that means he really doesn't believe that anyone who is not a white christian should have an active role in

i would recommend that steve king go and read the op-ed by our colleague, senator tim scott, which was poignant. i will say, george, as they talk about steve king on the democrat said, we've pushed back against his comments. there's be been many democrats who have said highly offensive things, align themselves with anti-semites, have called on physical violence, they haven't pushed back on any of that language. we have to raise the bar on civility, george. we need to call it out on the republican side and the democrat side. i've been willing to call it out on both. it's time the democrat leaders you just mentioned call it out when it happens on their side, as well. >> will republican leaders call for any action against congressman king? >> i would imagine we're going to continue talking about this. this just popped up on friday. we were very quick to reject those comments. there's no place for hate, for bigotry or anybody who supports that ideology. it's evil ideology. we all have to stand up against it. it's easy when the democrats condemn a republican. i don't see the democrats conde

governor tim scott made a really, really powerful statement today in the op-ed in "the post" condemning these words. >> not only would i support a censure vote, democrats control the house, i think a censure vote would easily pass the house of representatives. >> eleanor holmes norton, thank you so much for being with us, and really appreciate your time tonight on a variety of subjects. >>> let's check in with chris cuomo to see what he's working on for "cuomo prime time" in the next hour. >> what we've learned from "the new york times" really falls into what we're getting very deep into on the show tonight. we've had three aspects of the mueller probe come to light in the last few days, and they all worked together. we've learned that the probe is looking at public statements of the president as probative in their criminal case of obstruction of justice. that will be surprising to many people, that the president's public statements may count in that case. that goes along with what "the new york times" just told us now. and the big point here is that we always knew about the criminal ca

rights senator tim scott of south carolina. thank you for calling on this first hour about the government shutdown. we will be talking about the shut down for the rest of the program. when we come back we will look at how the shutdown, in day 22, the longest in history, is impacting federal comp pastor -- federal contractors we will talk with alan chvotkin, of professional services council. we will later be joined by christian branco -- kristen brengel. , the new chairman of the house on whether president trump should declare the national security -- should declare national security to build a wall. >> it is looking likely that president trump will declare a national emergency at the border so he can use funds from the army corps of engineers to start building this wall without congress. in your view, does he have the legal authority to do that? and regardless if he goes ahead with it, what steps can a democratic house take to try to curtail that action? >> i hope president trump does not declare an emergency declaration. acces

scott, which found its way into the tax cut bills. and while it has great, great potential to provide private investment in distressed areas, there is great potential for abuse. and that abuse is that it is becoming an engine of gentrification. mayors have to use their powes,s zoning additional if you will incentives and leadership to ensure that this private capital is not a tool of displacement but a tool of true redevelopment in america's urban communities. and the legislation that passed, we don't know until all of the rules are published whether those protections are going to be included in the federal rules, and not with standing that, every major should empower a working group or a task force to sort of ensure how these private dollars that people are going to want to invest in your community are adequately deployed. it is not to say no, but it is an incredible opportunity, and it is to ensure that it is done the right way, and put that on your list. second, every mayor should put on their list the 2020 census. the census of 20

announcer 1: south carolina's tim scott is the seventh to serve in the senate and the first from a southern state since reconstruction. >> in the heart of the south, the heart of the civil war, a majority white district, these voters elected a grandson of a man who picked gotten. >> if i can transcend the racial conversation and have legislation and a position of advocacy that makes my color irrelevant, i will have done what needed to be done for this nation to afford even more. >> the first senator to come withand serve mississippi reconstruction is hiram rebels, an african-american man. we think of the passage of the 13th amendment abolishing slavery, he stops this steps into the first roll, that is remarkable. he had not been a slave. he was born into freedom and was an educator by nature and occupation and had been a prominent black politician in mississippi. as the republican party grew in the reconstruction south, it congress. members to he is only there for a short time because he is filling out a vacancy, so he is there for a year, but it is an important year. the single most import

i'm co-chair of the congressional school choice caucus with senator tim scott of south carolina. a number of members are celebrating all types of school choice to public charter schools, online learning, private schools, home schooling and more. every year, national school choice week offers an opportunity to parents, educators and students to come together and share the many successes of education choice in this country. yesterday i introduced a resolution recognizing the importance of school choice the week of january 20-january 26. i spent in work force education. i know the reference of the k-12 education to success in the future. my family struggled and mom worked at the salvation army. i was the first to set foot on a college campus never mind actually graduate. i saw the skills i could acquire . my mom convinced me i could be anything. and to her credit i became c.e.o. to a company to help people gain the skills or retrain. y company ran a large program. i personally benefited from that alternative education when i went to college. as the father of six, i know that no two

scott certainly an interest in terms of rebuilding communities of color i am really, really appreciative of that i hope to see something like that continue, and i think that is something in which the president trump is watching that is something he can lay out the say hey i was so happy to be part of these many efforts, that continue the legacy of mlk. >> i hope today we remember what unites us not divides us, amen to that thank you so much great to see you, sir. >> super bowl bound rams headed to championship battling new orleans saints in overtime but no call no call? the rams win the saints -- will be at home. next. ♪ maybe i am amazed at the way you are with me all the time, maybe i am afraid of the way i need you ♪ ♪ this is not a bed. it's a revolution in sleep. the sleep number 360 smart bed is on sale now during the january savings event. it senses your movement, and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. it even helps with this. so you wake up ready to put your pedal to the metal. save up to $500 on select sleep number 360 smart beds, now ranked #1 in customer

scott: will he have challengers in the primary? tim: that is a good question. i think there are a couple of people that are thinking about challenging him in the primary. i think those challenges would be unsuccessful and would largely be to prove a point or have a message heard, but i would not be surprised to see one or two people do that. scott: and which candidate on the democratic side keeps republicans up late at night? tim: there is a fair amount. look, in terms of winning, if they nominate somebody who is actually a moderate or is more moderate but can also -- like a biden keeps me up at night. the reason is because he is perceived as moderate come up -- moderate but he has credibility with working-class voters. i think the entire game in 2020 is whether republicans can re-create that coalition of 2016 or not. and losing the working-class voters in a 2020 election would make it hard for republicans to win. susan: al, we can end with a quick question. you are fine. that is it for our time. thank you for being our guest on "newsmakers." susan: "newsmakers

with respect to senator tim scott, who wrote a very good op-ed in "the washington post" jumping on king's comments, but he said in what clip it's not about the republican party. it is about the republican party. this is a party that traces its heritage to the moments before the civil war when it bravely stood up to the then democrat being party, which was the party of slavery then. a party with that heritage to be so historically unaware of the nation's history, of the importance of race in this country's development over centuries, it's just -- it's astounding. you know, steve king has helped get us there, donald trump has helped get up there. >> we heard mitch mcconnell say steve king ought to look for a new line of work if he believes what was said was not offensive. where is this sudden outrage about steve king coming from? is this a political moment for them that they want to get on the record in an obvious and easy way to say, yes, white supremacy is bad? what's going on here? >> it's interesting. it seemed this was a cumulative effect. the republican party of steve king stood with

virginia foxx, tom emmer, warren davidson, bike -- mike bost, ted yow ho, tim walberg, je dihice, rick allen, peter olson, buddy carter, morgan griffith, andy barr, scott perry, aisle grateful for their participation in reading this historic document and mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back.

it, this is tim scott, lindsey graham country. this is not kamala harris-aoc territory. steve: democrats would like it to be in play but perhaps -- >> maybe i will live long enough to see that i will have to live a long time. ainsley: my mom is from greenville where you are. she calls that god's country. >> so do i. we would love for you to come back to south carolina, ainsley. ainsley: well, i'm not going to do that right now but i come back about every weekend. but maybe one day. i love that state. i'm so proud of you and all the lawmakers there. you have done a great job and our gamecocks. steve: trey, thank you very much for joining us live. >> thank y'all. steve: back to the golf course. meanwhile our lead story this morning, an attack on police. four officers shot during a drug raid that turned into a standoff. we're live down in houston where the police union leader says enough is enough. >> we are sick and tired of having targets on our back. we are sick and tired of having dirt bags trying to take our lives. whoooo. planning a vacation... shouldn't be hard work!

tim scott, senator of south carolina, strong statement by the house gop -- this from yesterday and some of the reactions from legislators on this decision by the house minority leader kevin mccarthy to remove committee assignments from represent of steve king over statements made to the new york times about white supremacy and other topics. that is what we will take on for the next 15 minutes or so of this conversation. 202-748-8000 for democrats. 202-748-8001 for republicans. independents, 202-748-8002. david in dallas, texas, democrats line. hello. go ahead. comer: i wanted to say why none of these minority agencies don't stand up and say something about all of this racial stuff going on? these black of minority organizations don't say and seeing thet civil side of the system do the black community they way they want to do because there is no one speaking out. it is just like this. it is nothing new, we see it every day. case as opposed to these high profile movie moguls, they publicize that and will not publicize something else. it's more than just a civil issue. it is an institution

tim seymour, gia dam my. moments ago apple warning on the first quarter results. the stock is falling sharply after hours. our josh lipton is at apple headquarters where he just sat down with tim cook stunning news to say the least, josh >> reporter: yeah, listen, stock. the q1, as you noted, the stock dropping hard. now calling for revenue of 84 billion. they had guided for 89 to 93 billion. i had the chance to speak exclusively to tim cook about the guard ter, the guidance. >> thank you so much for taking the time to chat i want to dig right into the results, tim iphone revenue specifically. as you mentioned, that was lower than expected and that accounted for the revenue shortfall here i want to dig in specifically to the trend you're seeing in china. because you say something interesting, which it isn't just the economy there, it's also the rising trade tensions. what did you mean by that? >> if you look at our results, our shortfall is over 100% from iphone and it's primarily in greater china. so as we look at what's going on in china, the -- it's clear that

. >> up this hour, tim o'brien, kristina belltron, eugene scott, and joyce vance. here in new york a professor at the school of law at the university of alabama and msnbc contributor as well. it is no prize candidates make promises they cannot keep. those promises can come back to haunt them here are a few from recent memory >> we are not about to send american boys, nine and 10,000 miles away from home >> read my lips. no new taxes >> as president, i will close kwan tau moe >> president trump's most famous promise was to build a u.s. wall on the u.s./mexico border. it was the corner stone of his platform >> build that wall build that wall. build that wall. who's going to pay for the wall? 100% >> today the government is open again thanks to a temporary budget deal that's set to expire on february 15th the deal that does not include any new money for a wall says the clock is ticking. this week they'll meet to hash out a plan for border security some of the president's most loyal supporters are not happy he folded on friday which is surely a surprise to a man who on

tim: i would like to. i'm not saying exactly because we are in the planning stages, but i would like to do more. i think you need to do more. like i said, it is repetitive, but the conservative movement has got to play in enough places and make their policies matter in enough places to come out of elections, saying they have a mandate for policy. it is not good enough to just get a majority. you have to have the majority with the will to do something. this is what gives members of congress the confidence to be leaders on the issue. it is that the issue mattered in their election. >> one policy question, you guys the last couple of years, a lot made about the fiscal situation in the country. the tax bill, that adds a lot to the deficit, spending agreements, something conservatives have been critical of republicans for, they don't care about the debt, the deficit. was that a missed opportunity for the party the last two years? tim: yes, it is disappointing to us, but to be completely candid, the country is n

it's gone down because of what tim cook said. >> stock is down 8%, it's lock step, scott. they've adjusted by exactly as much as the revenue moved down if the stock was down 15, pete, you would be interested. if it was down 15% against this, judge, but it's down more or less where it should be in my opinion. >> and to your ge example, it was down for all the right reasons. >> totally >> that's why you stayed away when it did get to 13, you said not a chance. >> yes. >> i would say a large tech manage certificate going to have to find an alternative and to me, microsoft, google and amazon are going to largely benefit. >> who got an upgrade today? >> google and alphabet >> and does anybody here think earnings next year s&p could be down or flat if so, all these stocks are going lower. decelerating from a high single digit to something a bit less, we don't know how much could you have flat or slightly negative earnings without a recession. what does that mean for the stocks >> anybody can take that >> we discuss that every day >> i think the multiple on the s&p has adjusted s

we've seen other candidates look great on paper, scott walker and tim pawlenty but they have to perform. we'll see whether she has the political chops to do that. she will have to earn it. back to trump he clearly thinks that howard schultz is a boon for him in the election practically daring him to run. the thing about schultz is guy is right. in theory there is clamor for an independent to run. in practice it never works out. go back to ross perot was the last one to be competitive or effective as a third party candidate and right now despite the fact we're super polarized you would think it would argue for someone to drive through the middle lane. in practice the parties have a strangle hold. >> bill: debt-free college, medicare for all. give me, give me, give me. >> last year the federal government spent $4 trillion of which we didn't pay for 20%. the deficit was $800 billion. for medicare for all, just that one piece of her agenda we would need to figure out how to pay for $3.2 trillion more dollars on top of what we've already paid. no way to get there without massive tax increase

tim seymour, gia dam my. moments ago apple warning on the first quarter results. the stock is falling sharply after hours. our josh lipton is at apple headquarters where he just sat

ceo tim hockey that starts at 3:00 p.m. today on the closing bell. after the market close we'll get another parade of earnings >> let's get to the judge. >>> i'm scott wapner if today's earnings were so good why has stocks given up their gains? it's 12:00 noon. welcome to the halftime report >>> today mario gabelli weighs in plus can we depend on growth >> we'll have a recession one day. we're adults >>> one wall street analyst call on walmart the halftime report starts right now. >> welcome good to have you with us on this wednesday to debate and trade the biggest stories of the day managing partner of requisite capital. far different story now. take a look at the markets there. it's read across the board happy new year >> delighted to be year, including my cousin. >> we haven't seen you since november the markets fell apart in december we had a rally back. how do you feel about where we are now? >> if the markets go down, you won't inviete me back my own reaction is simple. we have some cloudiness whether it's the pberlin wall, the great wall or so

after the market close we'll get another parade of earnings >> let's get to the judge. >>> i'm scott wapner if today's earnings were so good why has stocks given up their gains? it's 12:00 noon. welcome to the halftime report >>> today mario gabelli weighs in plus can we depend on growth >> we'll have a recession one day. we're adults >>> one wall street analyst call on walmart the halftime report starts

reporting live in san jose, scott bu >>> some business news now. after-hours trading today after the company lowered its first quarter earnings outlook. reg announcement. 7%. in a letter to shareholders ceo tim cook reported it would not meet initial revenue projections and blamed a weakening economy in china, specifically wea toda as investors reacted to news the company is falling short of its delivery demands. tesla delivered 90,000 vehicles during the fourth quarter, falling shy of wall street estimates. ceo elon musk told analysts that the number for model 3s was somewhere between 500,000 to 1 million cars a year. 8% in the final ad made a final quarter but it wasn't enough for wall street. shares fell nearly 7% today. overall wall street kicked off the year on a positive note. the dow up a tiny bit, 18 points, th points. it comes a troubling end to 2018. the s&p posting its worst december since the great depression,eadi to the worst iconic san francisco door shutting its doors. casualty. nbc bay area's sam brock joins us live from the mission

. >> gives you t more tim eat, though. >> good point. >> more time to get a deal. >>> the hugely popular nflix series grace and frankie has beened ren for a sixth season days after season five started streaming. >>> let's checkit in w scott from access. what are they saying about the show's succes e' let's get there after we figure out where going to eat for restaurant week. >> you need to be here, man. >> exactly. exactly. i will tell you this, oeason fi jane fonda and lilli tomlin's series is now streaming on netflix. we could have spent the whole day with them. we got some major laughs, though, whe we play this game. >> you guys love. >> i can tell alread >> here wego. it's called the best blank game ever. u never leave the house without? >> a bottle. >> adult diapers. >> what? in high school you were the -- >> baddest. >> you were bad? >> i was bad. >> badrl >> yeah. >> oh, you know what that meansw l, i wasn't kicked out. >> no, but you were a bad girl. you put out? >> no, that would have been a good girl. >> wait, anything -- this is interesting. a roll you turd down was? >> a roll

slowdown and what was happening in trade the question is tonight, jay, are you listening, right to tim cook who gives us an exclusive interview really incredible in josh lipton out in california helping to cover this stunning news of apple and this warning, josh >> yes, scott, stunning is absolutely right apple coming out and surprising investors with this news revising q1 guidance lower so they're telling investors now to expect revenue of about 84 billion. let's just quickly put that in context. apple previously guided from between 89 and 93 billion so a big miss there i did have the chance to catch up and chat exclusively with tim cook to talk about the quarter, the trends and themes he's missing. take a listen. tim, thank you so much for taking the time to chat. >> thanks for coming. >> i want to dig into the results, tim, in iphone revenue specifically because as you mentioned that was lower than expected and accounted for the revenue shortfall here and i want to dig in specifically to the trends you're seeing in china because you say something interesting which it isn't just the

allen, peter olson, buddy carter, morgan griffith, andy barr, scott perry, aisle grateful for their participation in reading this historic document and mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman from arkansas have a motion? >> parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will state his inquiry. >> i am wondering if there's going to be time allotted for mr. biggs and his group, i'm part of that group, i'm curious s to the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may make arrangements with the cloakroom to take that ime. mr. griffiths: another parliamentary inquiry. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman macon sult the eadership staff. mr. griffiths: i'm prepared to claim that time. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2019, the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. griffith, for 30 minutes. mr. griffith: i thank the speaker. i come to the floor tonight to discuss a trip that was recently made to our southern bor