ric grenell, matt gaetz are ne next. the huge biden crowd. like, 15 people. straight ahead. ♪ >> sean: new >> sean: call some night to remove disgrace congressman eric swalwell especially as the corrupt congressmen refuses to answer any question about the extent of the relationship with what turned out to be a chinese intelligence operative namedan christine fang who we know help fund raise for his 2014 campaign and place and in right in his office. house republicans sent a letter to pelosi demanding that she remove swallow swalwell from the committee targeted by chinese espionage. the whole story is rich with irony because swallow along with adam schiff, that congenital liar was the biggest russia t hoaxer and truth are in washington. a slight trip down memory lane to refresh your brain cells. >>it the question has shifted to whether the presidentet is workg with the russians to what evidence exists that the president is not working with the russians.gh >> do you believe the president has been an agent of the russians? >> yes. i believe all the arrows poin

republican congressman matt gaetz. very appropriate title. also, former director of national intelligence who did a great job giving truth and transparency to all things in these probes we have had over the years. matt, we'll start with you. he is like the biggest phony hypocrite right there right there with the congenital liar adam schiff and jerry nadler. pretty amazing. >> yeah, if we are going to start throwing people off the intelligence committee, i would love to add adam schiff's name to the list. isn't it something, sean, that when democrats are targeted, they get a defensive briefing but when republicans are, they get prosecution and jail sentences. now we find ourselves with eric swalwell saying that the matter of whether or not he slept with this person is one of national security. it is classified. you know that bill clinton is kicking himself for not thinking of this, right? if this is an explanation, i guess others could have used it. now, i don't want the fbi or congress to be the bedroom police and i don't even blame eric swal

here arere the reaction, authorf the best seller "firebrand," republican congressman matt gaetz. appropriate title. acting director of national intelligence, giving truth and transparency to all things in these probes we have had over the years, ric grenell. matt, we will start with you. he was like the biggest phony, hypocrite, right there with the congenital liar schiff, and nadler, on russia and ukraine. pretty amazing. >> yeah, if we are going to start throwingoi people off the intelligence committee, i would love to add adam schiff's name to the list. isn't it t something, sean, when democrats are targeted by foreign intelligence, they get a defensive briefing, but when republicans are targeted, they get prosecutions and investigation and jail sentences. now, we find ourselves with eric swalwell saying that the manner of whether or not he slept with this person is one of national security, it's classified, and i can't help but think, you know bill clinton is kicking himself for not thinking ofw this. if this is the explanation, i guess others could have used it. i don't want

ric grenell, matt gaetz our next, and you will see the huge biden crowd. like, 15 people, straight ahead. ♪ ♪ >> sean: new calls tonight to remove disgraced congressman eric swalwell from the house intel committee, especially as the democratic lawmaker still refuses to answer any direct questions about the nature and the extent of that relationship with what turned out to be a chinese intelligence operative named christine fang, who we know helped fund raise for his 2014 campaign, and placed an intern right in his office. just today, house republicans sent a letter to pelosi demanding she removed swalwell from the house intel committee, slamming the california congressman for withholding information for five years from the committee about being targeted by chinese espionage. and i remember, the whole story is kind of rich with irony because swalwell come along with, you know, adam schiff, the corrupt, congenital liar, was the biggest russia hoax there in trump-russia truther in washington. there is a slight trip down memory lane to refresh your, well,

is it donald trump's party as matt gaetz says? it sure looks like it from where i'm sitting. >> it's a strange situation because you can't quite tell where the party ends and where donald trump's supporters begin. while you have members who are 100% republicans and pro democrat, you have a giant section of republicans who are saying, okay, we maybe need to move on and just deal with the biden presidency. let's certify the results in congress next week and say, okay, biden won because here are the votes. or they can indulge in a fantasy and say that donald trump isn't going to leave the white house and what we can do is somehow manipulate the rules of congress to do so. and that's where the split lies. >> yeah. and in that split, jennifer, you've been part of that split -- you've gone beyond that split. >> yes. >> did you leave the gop because you believe not only is it trump's party, but it can no longer be anything other than trump's party, there's no rescuing of it? >> that's exactly what we learned when we watched how the repub

lou: congressman matt gaetz, always good to have you here. thanks so much, appreciate it. >>> up next, did a group in nevada break the law offering prizes to voters? if they voted for the right person? i'm thinking joe biden here. what are you thinking? we take that up and more right after the break. former congressman jason chaffetz joins us. stay with us, we'll be right back. you don't want to miss this you don't want to miss this story, it's fascinating. you don't want to miss this story, it's fascinating. labradoodles, cronuts, skorts. (it's a skirt... and shorts) the world loves a hybrid. so do businesses. so, today they're going hybrid with ibm. a hybrid cloud approach lets them use watson ai to modernize without rebuilding, and bring all their partners and customers together in one place. that's why businesses from retail to banking are going with a smarter hybrid cloud using the tools, platform and expertise of ibm. unlike ordinary memory want supplements-ter? neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain p

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joining me republican congressman matt gaetz. what do you think of what the justice department just said, congressman? >> the justice department has a lot of egg on their face having not discovered a lot of the fraud as it was occurring. the department of justice should have intervened and opposed consent decree in the state of georgia that reduced the amount of rejected ballots as a consequence of a signature match not occurring. there were places where we had dedicated fbi officials and department of justice officials in my home state of florida insuring that there was not fraud in the registration process, in the ballot harvesting process but i think we should have seen the civil rights division a lot more aggressive to stop ballot harvesting in the first place. david, as you know this is very hard, to find, prove, obtain relief after the fact because so many ballots get comingled. david: they were even talking about washing these dominion voting machines clean. thank goodness a court put a stop to that. we don't know how many

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calling out matt gaetz for being there. >> that gentleman is representative matt puts, sorry, matt gaetz. i hope you are watching, matt. you're not welcome back in new jersey and, frankly, i don't ever want you back in this state. i guess those cows must actually be big dogs. sit! i said sit! the team's been working around the clock.wire, we've had to rethink our whole approach. we're going to give togetherness. logistically, it's been a nightmare. i'm not sure it's going to work. it'll work. i didn't know you were listening. >>> the u.s., tragically, setting another, new record for coronavirus hospitalizations. 101,276 americans. this is the third day, in a row, that we have seen covid hospitalizations surpass 100,000 people, in this country. so, why are so many people, including our president, dismissing basic, public-health measures? dr. jonathan reiner is here to discuss. he is the director of the cardiac catheterization program at george washington university hospital. doctor, good to have you back on. so, we are dealing with a massive, public-health crisis, and the president is pla

matt gaetz, i read "the new york times" op-ed by andrew weissmann. for three years, he was rubbing mueller's pit bull. didn't get the results he want wanted. now he's saying that if biden pbecomes president, as an ag, e wants to be a five investigated into perpetuity. you had said it first and i agree with you. if i this is the threats they ae going to make to a guy leaving office perhaps one day, my question is why wouldn't he just pardon himself and his family on the way out the door because i think they would be right to do so because these people are nuts. >> the president should pardon himself from his family, administration officials, and supporters who have been targeted. this department of justice and fbi targeted president trump and wanted to accuse him of crimes when he was the incoming president.pr what do you think they are going to do when he's the outgoing president? i think the durham announcement is a letdown. wwe made the ending by appointig a special counsel, it'll be a letdown to allot americans who saw the doj be politicized. no d

matt gaetz, i read "the new york times" op-ed by andrew weissmann. three years he was robert mueller's pitbull. didn't get the result he wanted. now he's saying that if biden becomes president as an ag, he wants trump investigated in perpetuity. you had said it first and i agree with you. if this is the threat they're going to make to a guy leaving office perhaps one day, my question is, why wouldn't he just pardon himself and his family on the way out the door? because i think it would be right to do so because these people are nuts. >> the president should pardon himself, his family, his administration officials, and if his supporters who have been targeted. look, this department of justice and fbi targeted president trump and wanted to accuse him of crimes when he was the incoming president. what do think they're going to do if they think is the outgoing president? i think the durham announcement is really a letdown. essentially we are ending where they started. they started by appointing a special counsel and we made the ending by appointing a sp

. >> reporter: in new jersey the governor called florida congressman matt gaetz a putz and a foo for ignoring social distancing guidelines and mask mandates at a recent fund-raiser back in california, l.a. county alone reported more cases in a single day this week than 44 states hospitals are filling fast with covid claiming 278,000 lives in the u.s., long-term care facilities account for 40% of deaths. at this new hampshire home, martin oppenheimer is among at least 15 residents to lose his life. >> i was married to him for 66 1/2 years i wasn't there at the end. i couldn't hold him. i couldn't say good-bye. >> reporter: tonight for far too many families, the holidays will be filled with heartbreak miguel almaguer, nbc news. >>> i'm meagan fitzgerald in arizona for a first look at how one major medical center is preparing to administer the vaccine. >> our hope is that this is the beginning of the end of the covid. >> reporter: dr. tiffany pankow is one of honor health's 15,000 medical workers in the first round of distribution >> it's a chance to vaccinate and protect our health car

caller: the image that i can't get out of my head is of matt gaetz wearing a mask, a gas mask on the floor to mock the fear of the entire country, and i understand the theory of government continuity, but the only thing that seems to be continuous is chaos and dysfunction. so i'm not sure what continuity means at this point. host: so as far as politicians being prioritized, what do you think about that? caller: all frontline workers absolutely first. then our senior citizens. maybe they can prioritize the politicians by their age. least init wrong, at your mind, as a politician -- i know that frontline workers are certain category, but they don't fall into that category as people who need to have this vaccine so the business of government can keep going? caller: i know we need the government to keep going. the problem is right now is that they are so dysfunctional as far as trying to get a stimulus package passed when it looks like they have a deal. somebody throws in a last-minute snag and we are back to square one again. i do not believe the $2000 will get past. continuity, see any

last night, at least 150 people, including florida congressman matt gaetz, reportedly gathered for the new york young republicans annual gala. that prompted officials to shut the new jersey venue down. >> it is beyond the pale that anyone would willingly endanger people in another state, never mind their own. >> reporter: leticia lara knows that danger firsthand. she survived covid, but her 18- year-old daughter, who had special needs, did not. how are you feeling? >> like my world is ending. i feel... broken, lost. >> reporter: her husband also has covid. he's sedated in the i.c.u. and has no idea that his daughter died. it's just heartbreaking. we also have some more news on the vaccine front from moderna. its trial participants, according to a report, still had those protective covid antibodies in their blood three months after their second doses. norah. >> o'donnell: adriana diaz, thank you. tonight, healthcare workers in several states are demanding state officials do more to slow the spread of covid, not just to protect front line workers, but to protect the entire healthcare sys

what if it was matt gaetz? >> if i was dating a waitress at a chinese restaurant they would be burning a hole through my front door with the mainstream media's you know, lights and cameras. and it really shows, i think, a desire to go after republicans at every cost and protect democrats and sadly, often, you get the same double standard from the media reflected in the activities of the fbi and the department of justice. when democrats are targeted by foreign intelligence they get a defensive briefing. whebriefing republican.impeachmd threats of jail time. it really is a double standard. steve: democrats get a defensive briefing and republicans get offensive media coverage. congressman, sit right there for just a second because we have got another story we want you to weigh in on that we are following this morning. hunter biden the some of the former vice president, president-elect, confirms that a federal investigation into his tax affairs is going on. griff jenkins joins us live with the very latest. this was

gaetz, welcome to the Ãblibrary at which we had you here and not socially distance as you are on the different coast but what a terrific congratulations. >> thank you so much it was a joy writing it and it's particularly a joy to participate in a vibrant movement in our politics today. whether one is on the political right or political left what we see is a lot of energy passion and enthusiasm, i was happy to reflect on my perspective. >> congressman, i think i read in the book that you love sports, you like baseball, when i was a kid i was into baseball a lot and there was a book that came out, maybe you even read it or know it. was by a pitcher for the yankees, but was called ball 4. i don't know if you're familiar with it. if you don't mind and want to read you an excerpt because when i saw this it reminded me so much of him in the book that you've written and it it says the book was of frank insiders look at professional sports teams covering the off the field side of baseball life including obscene jokes, drunken tom canning of the players, teams drug use including by belt himse

matt gaetz shares his view, people in the armed services committee who shares these views. this isn't part of it, it's about america lead the 21st century. >> laura: congressman, i would love to have you back because i think there are a lot of issues republicans can work with progressives, can work with progressives, this is one of the more obvious issues given where this debate already seems to be going, we love to have you back of thiss develops. >> i appreciate that. i would love the opportunity. >> laura: good to see you tonight. one of the least self-aware moments in cnn's history is tonight's last bite. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy, even a term policy, for an immediate cash payment. call coventry direct to learn more. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized that we needed a way to supplement our income. our friends sold their policy to help pay for their medical bills and that got me thinking. maybe selling our policy could help with our retirement. i'm skeptical, so i did

now, that's a question that's been nagging at my next gas, matt gaetz. they get double standard or what? >> absolutely, laura. you pointed it out correctly. they always get the benefit of doubt when there is a target of foreign intelligence. when those same assets target republicans, it somehow launches a very biased department of justice and fbi into a tizzy of accusations and an attempt to deplatform conservatives from their government service, even in the case of the impeachment to try to deep platform a donald trumprm from the presidency. here with eric swalwell, we didn't just see the chinese intelligence incursion, they were able to place interns in his office. china wins when america is distracted, whether that's distraction into endless warswen the middle east or distracted with this crazy russia hoax that along with adam schiff i would say eric swalwell was the principal advancer of. >> laura: this is new tonight, swalwell spoke at the same event as a another spy.ha that this was posted by a group by christine fang, hosted by eric swalwell and r

here is matt gaetz earlier as well. >> if i was dating a waitress at a chinese restaurant, they would be burning a hole through my front door with the mainstream media's lights and cameras and it really shows, i think, a desire to go after republicans at every cause and then to protect democrats and sadly often you get the same double standard from the media reflected in the activities of the f.b.i. and the department of justice. >> sandra: swalwell still refusing answers. he is refusing to explain the relationship with this suspected chinese spy. dan, take the big picture for us as we learn bits and pieces of this story. new details are emerging. what should the average american think of this particularly when it comes to the threat this poses as kevin mccarthy put it to our national security? >> yeah. the big picture here is exactly what liz cheney just raised, the threat from the communist party in china. this is something the trump administration has been focusing on for the last several years. secretary of state mike pompeo gave four major speeches on the subject and the question

., in this sort of situation, or i don't know matt gaetz with florida young republican side and need an hour to 24/7 cable news nrd to cover the story. because that is how much time will be dedicated to if it was r in back of swalwell name instead of a d, jon. jon: couple of points he's not a garden -- but he's as you know a house intelligence committee and he ran for president of these united states. that and the fact that this report was not broken by, you know, some right leaning or conservative news outlet. it was broken by axios work on this story for more than a year. >> yeah. they put in due diligence and let's be clear as you said axios is not sebastian of conservative sentiment and the funny thing is that when swalwell was asked about report he actually and this really takes guts i have to say. said that now trump colluded with axios or maybe it was the other way around. as far as getting that story out there. because trump sees eric swalwell who ran for president for about five minutes, he's the guy keeping the president up at night apparently and then planted the story as

gaetz, a fool. >> i hope you're watching, matt. you are not welcome in new jersey, and i don't want you back in the state. >> reporter: congressman gaetz firing back, murphy will regret this tweet when he moves to florida like the rest of new jersey. for the health care workers enduring this historic fight, the victories are carrying them forward. dr. joseph varon seen hugging a lonely covid patient in a viral photo from thanksgiving says that man is finally heading home. >> he's doing fantastic. he was discharged yesterday morning to the care of his wife and he is doing quite well. finally he has his wish of being with his wife. >> reporter: and here in new york, the positivity rate has climbed above 5%. though governor andrew cuomo has shifted his messaging a bit. he says he is no longer so concerned about the positivity rate and more focused on how much the hospitals fill up. now, here in new york they do have ample space in their hospitals right now, but like the rest of the country health care workers are bracing for some diff

gaetz compares him to a disgraced former lawmaker. tweeting, "keeping eric swalwell on the intelligence committee is like putting anthony weiner on the ethics committee." he was jailed for communications with a minor. he was sexting a 15-year-old, to be exact. the lot treat to my stomach wall street journal saying that they are coming around on terms tough stance, sing companies whe moving closer to washington stance. let's bring in general jack keane, fox news senior strategic analyst and a favorite of mine, of course. general keane, always great to see it. okay, let's start with condiments while well. he is still on the intel committee. given his ties to an alleged chinese spy, how is it that he still sits on the intel committee? >> it's a reasonable question to ask. at a minimum he should be suspended pending investigation. i think a couple things should really come into play here. one, we have a chinese spy who had a relationship with a congressman for a number of years, which means a congress of the united states was penetrated b

gaetz comes to mind, andy biggs comes to mind -- lou: absolutely. >> the members of the freedom caucus come to mind. those are the guys who have stood on the breach, on the wall to make sure donald trump's awe general da has been forced through the house of representatives. most of the time, lou, at the chagrin of some of the other republicans. on the senate side, mitt romney, the only president in modern history to vote for the impeachment of a president of his own party. this isn't a profile in courage, this is a man who wakes up every morning and says how come i'm not the president. and when you've got fighters like ron johnson and rand paul fighting to get to the bottom of what transpired in the 2020 election cycle, we need more warriors in washington, lou. whether you're the governor of georgia, the secretary of state of georgia or others, the recourse for you will be at the ballot box. it will come swiftly, it will be justly, and it will be done in the primary. lou: and that is a clear, forceful threat. what is, i guess what i would saw is what's taken so long. you know, everybod

as i understand it, it was you, matt gaetz, i think louie gohmert was there, jim jordan. when's the plan? what was -- what's the plan? what was discussed? >> we had a put good crew there, even more than you named. i'll let them come out on their own and say who was there, but i will tell you this, we discussed process. that's one of the key things here because in 2017 when maxine waters tried to prevent trump electors from being seated, she didn't do it right. but in 2005 when you actually had a contest, we saw how it was done, what was approved by the then-sitting vice president and the way it worked. so you have to understand the process, you have to also review the election issues like you just it rated about pennsylvania, you have to know what's going on in arizona and georgia, nevada and wisconsin, michigan. and you need to find out what's going on and make sure you understand that. and i think that was the discussion at a high level. gregg: congressman, i'm no expert on the rules, but as i read them today, in order to even entertain a debate on a challenge, you've g

senators josh halley, rick scott, lindsey graham and congressman matt gaetz are among republicans and president trump's corner. power panel slides back in, charlie and brad woodhouse. what about running again, charlie? >> charlie: i think that it is a tremendous opportunity regardless of what happened in the presidential election. president trump has completely remade the republican party very much in a positive way. he has done more to redefine what republicans stand for and whether he decides to run again in 2024 or if he just decides to maintain an important hold over the republican party and guide it into the future, i think his imprint on the party will remain for literally decades to come. >> harris: well, let's take a look at this. politico is reporting rnc ronna mcdaniel's is inviting a dozen 2024 hopefuls to a january meeting calling it the most explicit move that the committee will be impartial going forward and not simply an extension of trump's political machine, brad. >> brad: welcome i think that is kind of dangerous for her gin the position of the sitting president, but

it's reported that trump met today with republican congressman jim jordan, matt gaetz, and louie gohmert. it's a conversation that was described as a conversation about voter fraud that we know did not exist. he has members of congress, fringe kooks validating his worst instincts and encouraging him to believe that the solution to stopping biden is still out there. why isn't anyone stopping him? i'm asking you, senior administration officials who are still giving blind quotes to news outlets. trump lost the election, and yet your cowardice knows no bounds. you will not take a stand like they did all summer in the streets of america while your guy encouraged police to fire tear gas and shoot rubber bullets. you do not have enough backbone to take a stand against a man who's actually attempting to stage a coup. you tell the media you are afraid, you will not let them use your name. you say you are anxious and concerned but you will not tell your boss when he has gone too far. you are cowards. and if you want to prove me wrong, stop talking and start doing something about donald trump, beca

. >> michael, if the people who see reality are quitting, leaving the matt gaetz and the governor of montana, leaving that lot behind and the qanon people behind, what happens to your party? >> have you ever seen an orange that's been sitting in the sun too long and it just shrivels up to nothing after a fashion? the bright light of democracy shining on this party will shrivel this form of the party to nothing. i mean that's the reality of it. it's sad to me good men and women, many of whom i've worked with and known a long time leave. you have representative mitchell here who served the good people of this district in michigan for quite some time deciding this is not who we are and this is not who i am leave. and it is -- it is, to use the word the problem that wretches at you, pulls at you to try to fix this. and some of us are still trying to fix it because we believe that it is -- there is something there to fix. but that -- that, like sitting in the sun, the bright light of this democracy, that heat becomes too much. you can't save it. you can't pick it up off the curb. even whe

newly elected congresswoman and qanon conspiracy reporter marjorie taylor greene along with matt gaetz, jim jordan, mo brooks and louie gohmert. vice president pence was also in attendance. trump and his chief of staff confirmed the meeting on twitter. mark meadows wrote they are preparing to fight back against mounting evidence of voter fraud. meanwhile, trump posted, quote, conservatives call on state legislatures to appoint new electors in accordance with the constitution. again, there was no widespread voter fraud and joe biden is the president-elect. despite that reality, yesterday president trump called into a convention of young republicans and made more false claims about the election. he praised the lawmakers who are going along with his attempted coup and then called on the justice department to back him up. >> and we won this election in a landslide. they've got hundreds of thousands of ballots in each state. it's all documented. the problem is, we need a party that's going to fight and we have some great congressmen and women that are doing it, and we have others, some grea

gaetz of florida. >> beyond can the pale anyone would willingly endang e people in another state yet alone their own. >> reporter: an infuriated governor shut down the venue and singled out the congressman. >> he is not welcome. i hope you're watching, matt. you are not welcome in new jersey and frankly i don't ever want you back in this state. >> reporter: california also pulling back its welcome mat. restaurants, bars, wineries and salons close in counties where intensive care beds are in short supply. even attending private gatherings will be prohibited. >> after she gave birth, that's when they put the tube in. >> reporter: hard as ord 0ers like california's are on small businesses officials are trying to avoid heartbreaking stories like that of 33-year-old eric basari, eight months pregnant when she got sick. >> we prayed for her. we talked to her. we comforted her until the last moments. >> reporter: doctors delivered her baby but couldn't save her. for cbs "this morning: saturday," michael george, new york. >> goodness. joining us to discuss some of the latest developments now

gaetz. that the indication senate will take it up if it passes the house? and i assume the house is voting on it today. guest: yes. everything i have heard, it is expected to pass the house. it will not come up in the senate. there is a week and a half left and mitch mcconnell has said that he is not in favor of any sort of comprehensive marijuana reform. it would definitely be a miracle if it came up in the senate this session. host: so pushing this into the 170 of congress would result in the same result then? guest: a lot can happen in two years. i've been covering cannabis for two years, and two years ago, i probably would not have bet money on this bill coming up, but a lot has happened this year on criminal reform to states deciding cannabis was an essential business during the pandemic. that has also changed the minds any moderate democrats in the house. host: how many states in the u.s. allow for illegal sale of marijuana, either for recreational, medicinal or just medicinal purposes

gaetz, gohmert and congressman jim jordan of ohio and andy bigs of arizona, marjorie taylor green of georgia, i'm looking at this and given your counter-terrorism background and the organization that your with, defending democracy together, your view on sitting members of congress and an incoming member of congress who are doing their level best to overturn the will of the american people. and what that says to the rest of the world about how stable the united states is. >> well, first, i think it sends a negative and terrible message internationally about where we are ats a country. that we have sitting people who have been democratically elected actually actively trying to undermine a presidential election. i mean, this is unheard of here domestically and it is very unfortunate. but when i look at the people that you just listed, i think of these are the current stars so to speak of the republican party. and if that is the case, i think the republican party has a lot of soul searching to do right now and in the fact that they've continued to enable the situation and these congressi

gaetz, and kayleigh mcenany. and another event where the washington post said donald trump jr. spoke to thousands of students indoors. today vice president pence spoke at a summit hosted by that same group in a humid room with no eric circulating to thousands of screaming maskless students. the white stone republican club of new york city is facing criticism from the governor as a maskless goes viral. the congo line was led by the member of the city council. after chris christie released an ad with pleading those who refuse to wear a mask how wrong he was not to do so at the white house. it is something former obama white house press secretary robert gibbs applauded on the show and urged everyone to do last week. >> bravo to maes and that messenger. and i think wee need far more of it. quite frankly anyone with a following, anybody that is an influencers of some sort, needs to preach the message that governor chris christie is preaching about being vigilant. >> joining our conversation, long-term trump ally and f

caller: the image that i can't get out of my head is of matt gaetz wearing a mask, a gas mask on the floor to mock the fear of the entire country, and i understand the theory of government continuity, but the only thing that seems to be continuous is chaos and dysfunction. so i'm not sure what continuity means at this point. host: so as far as politicians being prioritized, what do you think about that? caller: all frontline workers absolutely first. then our senior citizens. maybe they can prioritize the politicians by their age. least init wrong, at your mind, as a politician -- i know that frontline workers are certain category, but they don't fall into that category as people who need to have this vaccine so the business of government can keep going? caller: i know we need the government to keep going. the problem is right now is that they are so dysfunctional as far as trying to get a stimulus package passed when it looks like they have a deal. somebody throws in a last-minute snag and we are back to square one again. i do not believe the $2000 will get past. continuity, see any

gaetz responded you're going to regret when you move to florida from new jersey. arthel: live in new york city, alex hogan. eric. eric: well, as coronavirus infections spike at an alarming rate across our nation, health officials are examining some past outbreaks to see the lessons they could learn to try and turn the tide of the current overwhelming wave of covid infections. one case in point is the 2003 outbreak of sars, sars started in china like coronavirus, spread across the globe within months like coronavirus but unlike covid-19 was quickly contained. so what happened? our next guest not just covered the sars epidemic as a journalist but lived through it in asia firsthand, john bussey, fox news contributor. john, let's start first. what was it like for you, where were you -- what were you doing and what was it like when sars first hit? john: it came out of nowhere and caught everybody off guard in hong kong and china. china for a long time said that it didn't have a problem at all, kind of continued to cover up the fact that there's a spreading virus. my jo

host: representative matt gaetz earlier this month called for loosening federal rules on medical marijuana, in part to help curb the reliance on opioid painkillers that can lead to addiction. here's what he said on the house floor. [video clip] >> we are in a time when many people in our country are suffering. they are in pain, and it is documented that cannabis, that states with medical cannabis programs see a reduction in the prescribing of opioids and the number of opioid abuses and deaths. we have held hearings on the house judiciary committee were people in our government must confess that this is in fact true. that the more we give people access to the medical cannabis programs, the more we see a blunting of this horrible scourge of opioid addiction and opioid abuse. we talk all the time on the right about the need to empower people and empower states. right now, the federal policy on cannabis constrains our people, it limits our states, and i would only hope that in the 117th congress, after this bill invariably dies in the senate, that we will actually come back and pass the states