is it cory booker? or amy, she wants to ask sessions about sex assaults and women's issues. >> they are going to try and make senator sessions effectively a proxy for donald trump, and they are going to say to him, okay, what would you do with the muslim ban, for example? what are you exactly going to advise on this question of mass deportation? what are you going to do on the rest of the immigration policy? are you interested in water boarding? where do you stand on water boarding? where do you stand on a special prosecutor for hillary clinton? they are going to answer the questions they could not get donald trump to answer definitively during the campaign. >> pamela, we should point out they have been running mock rehearsals for this board? >> i got under trump's skin and he has not done an interview with me since, and he's in a better position to not let people get under his skin. >> and he is not taking anything for granted given the failed judgeship in 1996, and he has been meeting with senators an

good man and is a john lewis and cory booker should be ashamed of themselves. they did something that should be proud of, they are wrong. presidentust like obama on his way out, they should be on their way out for what they did. president obama came in with no experience. donald trump is coming in with no experience in that field as a politician, but as a businessman and and an intelligent man, far greater knowledge and concept of what needs to be done.

let's start with the conf confirmation hearings and cory booker. he will testify against his senate colleague. wow. >> it will be a dramatic personal moment. senators do not like to talk this way. when it happens, there will be emotion attached to it. i don't think it will derail jeff sessions. >> probably donald trump will get his full slate of nominees. >> 100%? >> no 100%. it will be a dramatic week. democrats don't have the votes to block any of them. what will they do? what is important to the democrats? >> here's the thing to remember. it is only partly about deciding whether the person gets the job. it is also maybe more importantly about how the person performs in the job once they get there. you want to pin them down on issues. narrow their options going forward. if you accuse someone of something, you hope when they come to office, maybe they try to convince you they aren't that way. a lot of this stuff echos well into the trump administration. >> it is interesting how the democrats react. cory booker standing up and maybe this is trying

caller: i like cory booker. i think he could innovate and come up with new ideas that we need for this country is not around for over 200 years. what i would love to see is we have more respect, when you have mcconnell decide he would not pass any of president obama's anything, i think that was so disrespectful. the reason why say that is i have been in the service and law enforcement, if i was running against a general, i would've gone to jail. ps for people to come to the white house, he wouldn't come. i never heard anything like this. we need new leadership and new focus. i'm in my 50's, but i can just see someone in their youth: it often making history. thank you for taking my call. host: did you follow the democratic house caucus leadership battle between nancy pelosi and the younger, from ohio -- the younger congressman from ohio? caller: we have to come to a conclusion, we have to respect seniority. definitely wrong. the world sees everything, that's why we continue to get hacks, everyone sees what we are

--ator booker saying today criticizing senator cory booker on his decision to testify against senator sessions. thatys, "i'm disappointed senator booker has decided to start his 2020 presidential campaign i testify against senator sessions." the second half of the hearing will be on c-span two. another hearing today, retired general john kelly, who is the nominee to head the homeland security department, testified before the only security committee. it looks like we may see some video momentarily from chicago, so here comes michelle obama and her mom and the otters. -- and the daughters. live coverage coming up next.

cory booker will testify against his colleague. he is not the only one. >>> jared kushner's new role in the father in law's white house. that is not stopping democrats from challenging the move. i'll tell you how. >>> and an epic rematch goes down to the final seconds. clemson and alabama battling to the finish. we will show you who emerged as kings of college football. >> ridiculous game. >> welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> nice to have you back. i was all by myself. all this news. i'm john berman with a partner today. it is tuesday, january 10th. 4:00. this is about to get contentious. word that cory booker will take the step of testifying against the confirmation of another sitting senator. booker has been added to the witness list for the hearing for jeff sessions. thoses hearings begin today. booker is concerned about the president-elect's pick for attorney general. especially the failure to defend the rights of women and minority and lgbt americans. in a statement, booker says i do not take lightly to testif

. >> harris: in a historic move, democratic senator cory booker testified against his fellow senator, jeff sessions, at his confirmation hearing for attorney general. but less than a year ago, booker partnered with and praised his colleague, sessions. so, is this all about politics now, or are there legitimate concerns that booker has? stay with us. i'll never find a safe used car. start at the new carfax.com show me minivans with no reported accidents. boom. love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. >> in an unprecedented move against a fellow senator, democrat cory booker of new jersey testifying that president-elect donald trump's pick for attorney general jeff sessions is not fit for the job. watch. >> senator sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requisite of the job. to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights, and justice for all of our citizens. in fact at numerous times in his career, he has demonstrated a hostility towards these convictions. he and i have always exercise

. >> democrat senator cory booker testifying against senate colleague, bashing jeff sessions, trump's attorney general nominee for what he says is a poor civil rights record, but guess what? we found the sound where booker is praising jeff sessions on civil rights, just a year ago. hear for yourself, after this, back in two. the microsoft cloud helps us stay connected. the microsoft cloud offers infinite scalability. the microsoft cloud helps our customers get up and running, anywhere in the planet. wherever there's a phone, you've got a bank, and we could never do that before. the cloud gave us a single platform to reach across our entire organization. it helps us communicate better. we use the microsoft cloud's advanced analytics tools to track down cybercriminals. this cloud helps transform business. this is the microsoft cloud. >> if one is to be attorney general they must be willing to continue tradition of fighting for justice for all, equal justice for civil rights, america needs an attorney general who is resolute and determined to ben the arc, senator sessions record does not

tonight, a conversation with democratic senator cory booker of new jersey about how his party plans to push back and fight donald trump's agenda. booker recently became the first sitting u.s. senator to speak out against another senator at a confirmation hearing with his virulent opposition last week to jeff sessions of alabama, mr. trump's nominee for attorney general. we're glad you've joined us. a conversation with cory booker, coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> law and order without justice is unattainable, said senator cory booker just last week, expressing his opposition to the nomination of another sitting senator, jeff sessions of alabama, who donald trump, of course, has selected as his nominee to be attorney general. booker described his opposition to sessions this way, and i quote -- "in a choice between standing with senate norms and standing up for what my conscience tells me is best for our country, i will always choose conscience and country." earlier today he was at the inauguration of donald tr

lou: cory booker, listen to cory booker, for first time in history attack a colleague in u.s. senate, and his motivation, we'll take that up on other side of the sound bite. >> america needs an attorney general who is resolute and determined to bend the arc, senator sessions record does not speak to that desire, intention our will, with all at stake in our nation now with need for healing and love, pray my colleagues will join me in opposing his nomination. lou: healing, praying, that is more blather than i heard. >> that was shameful, i am going to be the future of the democratic party. instead, he pulled -- looking down and reading trying to create this like, super charged energy. lou: very dramatic. >> very dramatic. but nevertheless, not a passing grade, i am so sorry. lou: and booker, i mean. >> we don't know what is going on there. lou: bend the arc, it sounded like bend the law a little bit. >> like go ahead, and try to politicize it like we saw with department of justice, and everything else. you know, i don't think so. lou: democrats are putting on more losing moments

>> cory booker is all about the latest stunt. if you remember what he did when he was mayor in new jersey, the first thing he does is he tries to grab international headlines. what he's doing today every -- never before in the senate, it doesn't surprise at all. >> he did do the prosecution, he did celebrate openly when the supreme court turned down some of the supervisory roles over voting. >> what cory booker is doing is nothing but self-serving grabbing headlines. jeff sessions is going to answer those questions. jeff sessions as a senator in the last go around was the only senator in the united states that didn't even have an opponent. that's how much he is loved by the people of alabama and so the q & a is going to occur and i can assure you that jeff sessions is going toons the questions. he's a constitutionalist, he's a conservative. we can all agree to disagree on certain issues. the constitution is first and foremost with jeff sessions. that's what he's going to uphold and cory booker should be asking the questions like

host: you alluded to cory booker's decision to testify tomorrow. roll call reporting that cory booker new jersey democrat saying i don't take the decision to testify against a senate colleague likely but the immense powers of the attorney general combined with the deeply troubling views of this nominee is a call to conscience. i just don't understand where he's coming from. those of us that no jeff sessions because he is one of us , he was our u.s. attorney in mobile for 12 years. assistant u.s. attorney for four years before that. prosecutor whoe went after the ku klux klan and took them out. more than a half-dozen corrupt local officials. those are tough cases. this is a man of principle who knows how to effectively enforce the law. that's what we want. single wordtered a or said anything that would intimate any sort of racism. host: cory booker referring to that confirmation hearing when senator sessions was rejected for a federal judgeship. over a thousand law school professors say the republican-controlled senate judiciary committee rejected j

>> senator sessions did meet with cory booker earlier this week. many of the democrats had meetings scheduled for december. they canceled them. they were moved to this week. he did go to those meetings but i do think it's important to point out that, yes, senator cory booker, john lewis, will be testifying against him. they don't know him very well. they haven't had a lot of time with him aside from this meeting and running into each other in the halls in the last couple years. on the other hand, we'll have three african-american civil rights leaders who have known him, worked with him for decades, understand his record, know the man's character, who will also be testifying for him. so we'll have three people who don't know him very well saying they don't want him and three people who know him extremely well can inform the american people on his record who will be testifying for him. >> who are the three civil rights leaders who will testify in his favor? >> well, for instance, aside from that one panel, tomorrow larry thompson, former deputy attor

cory booker and his bill to oppose any registry for muslim that. that's after this two-minute break. >>> the democratic strategy for legislation opposition appears to be, as you just heard from chuck schumer, to be coming into focus. they will attempt to appeal obamacare and fire a warning shot and democrats introduced legislation led by senator liz wet warren that would push trump to shed any financial investments that would be a conflict of interest, like his son-in-law will have to do. cory booker introduced a law that would block the establishment of a registry of people based on their religion, race, age and that's in response to the fact that trump said he supported the muslim registry in america. >> there should be a lot of systems beyond databases. we shid have a lot of systems and today you can do it. but we have to have a border, strength, we have to have a wall and we cannot let what is happening to this country happen -- i would certainly implement that. absolutely. >> how do you get the muslims registered? >> it would be good managemen

this is a political move by cory booker. i think it's a smart political move, but it's a political move. >> just to put a point on that, you're right. there's no way that this is not political. in addition to genuine policy differences, i'm not taking that away from hum because he has been a leader on these issues. his parents were civil rights leaders. i get that. also looking forward at where the democratic party goes and how they pick up the pieces and the kind of focus that they have, he is trying to be an early leader in this move. >> you are right. excuse me. i will say this. you have to remember that if sessions is confirmed and he probably will be, he will be the next a.g. he is also going to vet the next -- he will be part of the vetting group of the next supreme court justice. maybe three of them. if you have a history or a thought of being someone who is not inclusive, that is a concern. that is a real concern beyond politics. >> was very praise-worthy of him. >> absolutely. they worked together on rosa parks legi

you've also got people like cory booker. and again, yes, we say unprecedented and unusual, but to go up against a sitting senator like this, that is fairly significant. again, will it make a difference in the numbers tally in the end? we'll leave that to the senate to decide, but probably not. at the same time, it's about for democrats, i think, making the point, making the argument. >> it's going to be interesting for republicans. two days ago, lindsey graham was telling us what a republican is with relation to donald trump and how he responded to the russia hacking. i want to point out, we are now just three minutes away from this beginning. so many people are so excited because, you know, jeff sessions on some level almost serves as a surrogate to donald trump, who people have not been able to ask questions of. i want to bring in nbc justice correspondent pete williams, who's standing by. pete, we are just showing up on the screen protesters who are already there with signs, "stand against xenophobixenophobia." they're co

good man and is a john lewis and cory booker should be ashamed of themselves. they did something that should be proud of, they are wrong. presidentust like obama on his way out, they should be on their way out for what they did. president obama came in with no experience. donald trump is coming in with no experience in that field as a politician, but as a businessman and and an intelligent man, far greater knowledge and concept of what needs to be done. hey should be ashamed, picked the right people, go with it, get over it, democrats, you lost that tomorrow is another day. host: let's look at what senator cory booker of new jersey said in a breaking with tradition and testifying against his fellow senator for the job of attorney general. jeffor cory booker: sessions will be required to pursue justice for women, but his record indicates he will not. he will be expected to defend the equal rights of gay and lesbian and transgender americans, but his records indicates that he will not, he will be expected to defend voting rights but his record indicates he will n

cory booker is with me tonight to respond. >>> and trump's mar-a-lago club just got a lot more expensive. the fee to join now doubled. profiting from the presidency? let's go out front. good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front," the breaking news, the war over the wall. the president now battling not just mexico but members of his own party. first the white house press secretary suggested and then seemed to be open to negotiation, but talked about a hefty tax on imports from mexico. they said it would pay for the wall. today republican leaders said the wall could cost anywhere from $12 billion to $15 billion. trump's first diplomatic controversy playing out on twitter for the world to see. trump fired the first shot tweeting in part if mexico is unwilling to pay for the badly needed wall it would be better to cancel the upcoming meeting. mexico's president hit back with this tweet -- in spanish -- this morning we have informed the white house i will not attend the scheduled work meeting for next tuesday with potus. a short time later, president trump getting in the final word. >> the p

why would we be surprise that cory booker would be fighting against that? that's what he was elected to do. that's what he believes. it's probably good politics, too. but anyone who doesn't think cory booker is profoundly disturbed by the prospect of jeff sessions, a guy who has a zero rating for the human rights campaign on gay rights, a guy who asked why they were buying so many books on islam. you go down the list. this guy's totally morally antithreat canti thre threat cal. >> do you think he went too far in saying it was a war on whites? >> i think he's being dramatic. he probably went too far, but if we get super specific about jeff sessions, i really looked into this today about why there's this undercurrent of jeff sessions might be a racist. a lot of this has to do with what happened back in 1 t985, a there was a prosecution of the marion three, and albert turner senior who went on trial and was acquitted, if you talk interestingly enough to albert turner jr., his son today. >> there's a long report on it. he think it was drew griffith who maid the

booker and there will be multiples of cory booker out there looking for their chance in the sun? >> no doubt about it, but, look, cory booker was doing this for his own political career, appealing to his base. when he was put there to ask pointed questions that the american people had on their mind to determine whether or not this person is qualified. that's his job. trish: rob, what do you think how tillerson has feared so far? he's been right down the middle. >> he's doing a great job. he's very thoughtful. on the pointed questions, he's smart enough to say i'm going wait until i have all the information before i start to speak about it. speaking about leadership, exxonmobil is one of the best, well-managed companies in the world. trish: and not to mention in some ways you've almost -- it's different because you are acting on behalf of shareholders' interests as opposed to on behalf of the united states government and taxpayers' interests, but running a company like exxonmobil like running a country. that's a big company that has interests all over the world. >> 260 billion in

. , cory booker,ton and and terry mcauliffe joint civil rights leaders at the annual martin luther king jr. breakfast in washington dc. we will show you as much of this event as we can until the larry o'connell show starts at 3 p.m. eastern. [applause] >> happy king day. happy king day. there we go. now then, reverend sharpton, distinct guests and the honored friends with us. one of my favorite quotes is life's most persistent and pressing question is what are you doing for others? he was asking this many times of people who have very little, if anything. i have a lot of friends in this room. many of you know my story. many of you know because i told you about how my mom, i grew up in a small eastern washington town. my mom was a domestic part-time bus driver. dad was a construction worker. on-again off-again unemployed. the first member of my family to go off to school. deal the reason i was able to go to school is one of the white women my mom kept house for. this white woman heard my mom one day praying. debbie allen. she said, please, ma'am. lease -- elise, if it is at all possible

cory booker from new jersey, let's listen to him. he's going to be testifying tomorrow against sessions. watch cory booker. >> i'm breaking a pretty long senate tradition by actually being a sitting senator testifying tomorrow against another sitting senator, so please understand i think these are extraordinary times and call for extraordinary measures. trish: okay, so capri, in all fairness, everybody is entitled to voice their own view in all of this. at what point is it a tipping point where it's a smear campaign, bringing up allegations he's over and over again denied. >> let's talk first of all about my stanford colleague, senator cory booker who is a stanford alum. i have great respect for him. but at the same time, i think we need to remember he is breaking with precedent to be a sitting senator to testify against a nominee. the advise and consent process is incredibly important. one that united states senators need to take seriously and one they have an obligation to fulfill. at the same time, you know, we're really at a poin

cory booker did political grand standing. i would say you don't have the final act of "phantom of the open extra" at the beginning of the show. we do have a black president he electricked by a lot of white people. for people to try to go back into the dark ages and resuscitate some of this racist stuff is disgusting. i have come to the conclusion that the people who shout the loudest about racism are most racist themselves. there are still problems out there, but put it in context of what we are doing and put it in context of civil liberties. libber cities shouldn't be designed -- we shoulden talk about groups, any of these things. we should talk about individual rights and dealing with these. then you can get to the point why ist th the blacks aren't treated as fairly, you know, with enforcement of drug laws as white people that have the money to defend themselves. that's a civil liberty issue. kennedy: civil libertarians have done the best job leading that conversation and you have spearhead it. thank you very much. i appre

the vote-a-rama, senator cory booker coming up. i hope. >> i know that some of my many colleagues aren't happy that i am breaking with sinatra diggs -- to testify on the nomination why pause a spontaneous moment? cialis for daily use treats ed and the urinary symptoms of bph. tell your doctor about your medicines, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, or adempas® for pulmonary hypertension, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis. >> i know that some of my many colleagues aren't happy that i am breaking with sinatra diggs -- to testify on the nomination of one of my colleagues but i believe that in the choice between standing with senate norms or standing up f

why be surprised that cory booker would be fighting against that. that's what he would be elected to do, what he believes. probably good politics too. but anyone who doesn't think he's profoundly disturbed with this progress. zero record for guy rights, asked -- why buying books on islam, he's antithetical to the tradition of the civil rights movement that booker comes out of. >> do you think too far with the war on whites? >> being dramatic and probably went too far. but super specific about jeff sessions, looked into this, undercurrent of jeff sessions might be racist. lot to do with what happened in 1985, prosecution of the marion three from alabama, three african-americans accused of potentially stuffing ballot box and albert turner senior who went on trial was acquitted of course felt there was racial intimidation but if you talk to son -- >> there was a long report. go on and -- >> if i could. >> i know you're going to say his son thinks it wasn't racist and wife says it was and never give it a chance. >> son doesn't think it was racism and as

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cory booker is a nice guy but you need three republicans were going to flip on sessions. i have no doubt that's not going to happen. sessions will go through. my concern was the marco rubio comments with tillerson. leaning on him pretty hard. i get it that you want to clarify period that is the kind of questioning and testimony that might get a republican to maybe change a vote. i hope it doesn't fit i am watching rex tillerson and i see a very successful guy with a lot of foreign policy experience in the business sector. i think you would be an asset to the united states and the state department. >> what did you think, greg? >> this is day two and there is no sign of improvement in the protesting. you can hear them and you go, this is the least persuasive way of getting your argument across. imagine doing that and movie theater. people will think you are mentally unstable. it makes you look bad. >> what they do? >> tell us. >> shouting and yelling. they were yelling and screaming. they scream, they yelled. reminds you of the weird people who sit next to on the subway and

cory booker goes after him. go after sessions without anything to say. they have people playing the fool here. >> i was disappointed. especially in senator cory booker. i felt like he always tried to rise above this kind of thing. he should have had some meat to the bones. there was nothing there. it was shock and disappointing for him. lou: matt, your thoughts? >> i think sometimes if the senate is just a side show for the american people as they watch. i think cory booker did not enhance the reputation of the united states senate with his behavior. it's the first time has happened in the history of novel nations. i think it will help jeff sessions become the next attorney general. lou: i don't think he needed help. he was pretty well assured. at least i certainly hope so. paul ryan, he was grand standing last night saying there is no deportation. he was sort of like he had his shoulder pads on getting ready to plate second square of a fawn game. who the hell does this speaker of the house think he is? it's bizarre to me. >> i think he's a people please

cory booker a senator testifying against sessions. the first time a sitting senator has gone after one of his own. and president-elect donald trump using his first press conference since winning the election to denounce reports that russia has compromising information on him. he announced plans to cut all ties with his businesses. but it was this exchange that's getting all the headlines. >> can you give us a question? mr. president-elect, mr. esident-elect, since you were attacking -- >> no, not you. not you. >> you are attacking our news organization. can you give us a chance to ask a question, sir? >> go ahead. quiet. quiet. david: for the president-elect silencing a cnn reporter. we have team coverage bringinguses the very latest details on that and all on today's big events. melissa: first up rex tillerson where he admitted earlier he and the president-elect have not discussed russian foreign policy in great detail. >> i assume to some degree that you've had some discussion about what it is that that world view is going to be in

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maybe this is a way for cory booker to develop that bench. there's a chance. he could play the game. something could come out, and it could derail him. >> i'm wondering, the news conference is supposed to be on wednesday, right? >> right. >> donald trump's first, the president-elect's first news conference since july. that means some of the hearings won't be televised. they'll be battling there. is that a coincidence? >> is it a coincidence we're not getting this news conference until nine days before the election. after the electoral college met? after the votes were officially tallied in the congress by the vptd? >> what's interesting, president obama's final address. >> i think this is more of a rebuttal opportunity for donald trump. this is going to be a prebuttal for barack obama to trump. these last eight years can't be cast by the wayside, donald trump is going to have this opportunity on wednesday, not only to talk about jared kushner and these nominees for cabinet positions, he's going to answer these questions about russia, we still don't have a dire

. >> cory booker said that. i am hard to the senator. but i give him credit, because he is acting like the adult in the room, he said as much, this is a peaceful transition of power, it disappointing, this is childish to the point of when you lose a battle, like the hockey teams, this is like refusing to shake hands at the hockey game. >> i think this a case of both sides are wrong. but, you have to look at what trump said about lewis. a civil right icon, for him to put him down that way. but, i think that inauguration is more about the process and our history, than about the person who is being inaugurated. >> lewis also boycotted george w. bush's inal inauguration, ths not the first time, democrats are showing to be less mature and more childish than the republicans, there was not one article they saw of one republican boycotting president obama's inauguration. >> my son looks just like my brother-in-law, amazing. >> we all fell in love with anna alicia ayala, after she posted these videos to youtube dancing during her chemo therapy se

. >> new jersey senator cory booker will tell us how democrats plan to fight republican efforts. and we will have plenty of political analysis too. it is all ahead on "face the nation". good morning and welcome to "face the nation", i am john dickerson, we are here thon very chilly morning with senator majority leader mitch mcconnell who is making his first appearance on the sunday show since the election, welcome, mr. leader. >> good morning. >> dickerson: let's start with the russian efforts to medal in the u.s. efforts. >> yes. >> dickerson: you strongly condemned those efforts, why do you think donald trump hasn't? >> the way to look at his attitude towards the russians is look at the incoming national security leaders, general mattis, general kelly, congressman pompeo, senator coates, none of these are people who are in any way conflicted about the view that the russians are not our friends and are a big problem. i don't think it is all that unusual for a new president to want to get along with the russians, i remember george w. bush having the same hope. my suspicion is the

neil: you think that could be senator cory booker tomorrow? he will be testifying against senator sessions? >> you know, i find that to be a very, very aggressive tactic. neil: yeah. >> it is also a risky tactic. when you put yourself on the interrogation side of the table, it is one thing, but when you make yourself available to be interrogated, if you're a witness before a senate committee, there are members of the senate, if they choose to, who can ask you questions. i think a person who is going to go to that side of the desk and start throwing rocks better be sure he doesn't live in a glass house. neil: well-put. senator, general, thank you for your service for this country, at a very scary time as well. good seeing you. happy new year. >> yeah. my best to you, thanks a lot. neil: all right, in the meantime we're getting word from speaker paul ryan's office, that he too now is joining the president-elect in this idea if you're going to replace or repeal obamacare, you should replace it at the same time. that was a position advanced by sen

i think he is a young, rising force of the democratic party. >> senator cory booker is all some people can talk about lately. after all, the d.c. this moment moment -- did you see this moment on capitol hill. >> he has not demonstrated commitment to a a central requisite of the job, to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all of our citizens. >> that is when booker became the first sitting senator to testify against another sitting senator. jeff sessions, who trump has nominated to become the attorney general. some are are now wondering if booker is really just preparing for a white house run. >> so booker has reluctantly decided to participate in the peaceful transition of power and be there? is he going to the the their? because bonnie watson coleman, another representative in new jersey is not going and she is holding a prayer vigil instead in her district. >> anyway, are you going? >> mi? >> yes. >> i would love too. >> my going to be watching it on tv? i went to obama's ad inauguration in 2008 and it was a real espresso i thin

senator cory booker and congressman john lewis are expected to testify against him. >>> law makers in maryland and virginia get back to work. governor larry hogan is proposing a bill to cap tuition increases at state universities at 2%. ve to repeal the state's voter id law. we will be in anaplinapolis and richmond. >>> tracking more devastating rain out west. >> that's right, it is another day of dangerous weather striking. we know more evacuations are underway in the northern part of the state after many creeks reached flood levels. people using canoes to get around. for the last several days this area has been pummelled, destroying homes and triggering the dangerous mud slides. this storm known as the pineapple express has brought on conditions not seen in the last decade. >>> crews are working to repair a main along massachusetts avenue. problems evening. they say the work is not effecting traffic but may impact the water service near american university. >>> baldwin school was closed yesterday after frozen pipes caused away water leak inside it the building. in addition there's a

schumer's announcement came just a day after another senate democrat, new jersey's cory booker, took the unprecedented step of testifying against sessions, questioning his colleague's record on civil rights. >> if one is to be attorney general, they must be willing to continue the hallowed tradition in our country of fighting for justice for all, for equal justice, for civil rights.or america needs an attorney general who is resolute and determined to bend the around. senator sessions' record does not speak to that desire, intention or will. awl paul judge michael mukaseyse served as the 81st attorney general of the united stateshe under president george w. bush. he testified this week on behalf of senator sessions. judge, good to have you here, good to see you. >> good to be here. paul: so let's first take, ie, want to talk to you about jim comey, the fbi director and the report that the inspector general of the of justice department has announced he's going to investigate the fbi and justice department handling of the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. is that investigation warr

we have new jersey senator cory booker. cory booker is saying they are targeting muslims. >> what frustrates me is they are being singled out because of how they decided to pray in their country of origin. that has to be unacceptable to every american. liz: the trump administration say these types of words are outrageous. it's not how people pray. and 2002, they were called terror hotpots. what gives here. even hillary clinton said in a private speech that you can't possibly vet syrian refugees. how is jordan going to handle >> i would say cory booker knows better. but he lives in a fantasy world. the bottom line is, there is no mention of the word muslim or islam or which direction anyone faces when they pray. this talks about the actions of people who want to come to this country and do harm. it talks about ideologies wanting to overthrow the united states. it talks about honor killing and homosexuality as a death sentence. those are reasons to exclude anyone. the fact that some of these country are muslim is not the gene

booker. >> john luigs and corey john lewis, cory booker. >> the congressional gold to marchers in selma, alabama worked together on it spoke very glowingly of senator sessions then, now today, hypocrisy. >> people feel cory booker has his idea where he is going maybe this is part of that. >> political -- >> no way. >> always a pleasure lon to see you thanks very much. >> thank you for the opportunity. have a good day. >> we appreciate it we will see you soon, and, of course, stay tuned with us today because 11:00 a.m. eastern we are bringing you live coverage of donald trump's news conference live this morning fox business network 11:00 a.m., short break we will be right back lots to come, stay with us. as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess. to avoid long-term injury, get medical help right away for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have a sudden decrease or loss of hearing or vision, or an allergic reaction, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis. these sthez. >>> in south carolina fac

expecting to possibly run into the evening and start again tomorrow when new jersey senator cory booker will be breaking precedent and testifying against his colleague, along with other house democrats, we're expecting that testimony live tomorrow. you can watch it at c-span.org. today, senator sessions introduced by richard shelby of alabama and susan collins of maine. things getting started here at the senate judiciary committee hearing room. the first of donald trump's cabinet picks. alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general starting his confirmation hearing. expecting a two-day confirmation hearing and taking a look inside the room as cameras get set up and right outside the senate judiciary hearing committee.

stuart: we've got senator schumer weighing in on cory booker's side. ashley: yes, indeed put out a statement, after reviewing his record, jeff sessions and giving careful consideration to his answers during the hearing i'm not confident of senator sessions as to the rights of all americans or an independent check. stuart: senators are coming together saying sessions you're a racist, you're not going to be attorney general. ashley: they made their mind up about that before the hearing. >> it's not just racism. they don't want him to be just an attorney general who follows the law and they want someone like eric holder changing the l law. he is going to be confirmed though. stuart: i can't see anyone-- and google bringing the internet to far corners of the earth, that plan is gone, scrapped. the a president-elect trump calls out drug companies and saying they're getting away with murder. and the pharmaceutical stocks fell out of bed. have you ever seen a politician that marks markets like this one does? the opening bell is next. oduc. one of the largest

we ask ourselves, senator cory booker, who am i? who am i to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? actually, who are you not to be? you are a child of god. there is nothing in license about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. we are all charmed as children do. we are born to make manifest the glory of god that is within us. it is not just in some of us. it is in all of us. and as we let our own light shine, we are consciously give people permission to do the same. as we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates. unconsciously automatically liberates others. marianne williamson. ladies and gentlemen, i will be quick. i have a friend african-american male born and raised in washington, d.c., southeast d.c., well-educated, has a college degree, working in a political office. he's made something of himself. he and i were having a conversation last evening, and in that conversation, he said to me, i know i am a black man, and i am a nobody. i mean nothing in this country. and i