really an excuse once you've been sworn in as president of the united states. you have to do the job. >> hardest job in america, sean spicer, right? >> everybody else in the white house this morning. >> i find it interesting the idea that a 70-year-old man shouldn't be held accountable for his words. >> i know. and almost -- i mean today he had another tweet this morning which accused the obama administration of releasing hundreds of people from quit mow. come to find out it was the bush administration, obama administration released 9, bush administration released 122. it was wrong. but why there is no vetting of these emissions from the president -- >> because there is this idea, this latent idea that he's playing 5-d chest. in reality he seems to be watching television and tweeting about it. >> his tv and his twitter. >> there is also a pattern of stating things as fact that are not fact. i mean, this is really the big problem with what happened on saturday morning, was that it wasn't just that he said, i think president obama wiretapped me. he said, i just found out that president obama wiretapped my phones. and

knowledge it's to punish criminal act sifts, war krils, violate united nations or united states law in some other way. it's to communicate and enforce foreign policy interests and values of the united states of america. that's my general sense. but an expert might describe it much better. >> admiral rogers. >> i would echo the director's comments. it's also a tool that we use to attempt to drive and shape the choices and actions of others. >> so in the case of igor who the united states, in part to draw attention to the fact that russia had invaded crimea, it is an effort to try and send a very strong message to russia, is that not true? >> i think that's right. >> yes, ma'am. >> all right. with that, mr. chairman, i'll yield back. for now. >> gentlewoman yields back. i yield to the gentle lady from florida, miss ros-lehtinen. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. it is never acceptable, we can all agree, for any foreign power to interfere with our electoral process, and this committee has long been focused on russia's reprehensible conduct, and we will remain focused on the threat emanating from moscow. and i agree with you, director comey, when you say this investigation that is ongoing, we will follow th

states when she was 6 years old from honduras, so she's what we call in the united states a dreamer. first of all, so grad you're here. america is better because your here but i think you may want to have something to say. [ applause [ applause ] >> my question is what goals or future do you see for dreamers like me that provided to the economy? in what ways can you help us? >> welcome to america. i'm personally very glad you're here. we're all a nation of immigrants. you notice my tie, i'm of irish descent. tomorrow happens to be our big holiday. from ireland. what i'll say to you is we welcome our immigrants. we're a nation of laws and want to make sure those coming here are following the laws. now we also know today we have 12 million undocumented workers. which should remind folks, half of the people came here legally on visas but then didn't go home. they did not speak across the borders. that doesn't mean they are here legally because they should have gone home. we have another 6 million who came here jumping ahead of the line to make a better life for their family. i understand. we need to reform immigration laws and work

america inc. this is the united states of america. we are a republic, we are a democracy, and the founding fathers wrote it in, ideas of the importance of the freedom of the press. and so for you to turn your back right now on the press and the traditions of openness and transparency and accountability, you're turning your back on the american ideals and it is unacceptable. i think he'll get it after time. >> 2009, you went to the wedding of jared kushner and ivanka trump. in 2013 she had a fund-raiser for you at her park avenue, i don't know what it is, mansion, estate, i haven't been there, maybe you can tell me. have you talked to her since her father won? if you haven't, what would you tell her? >> look, i had a private conversation with her once at what they call the all fafalfa dinner. we had a private conversation. i think there's a problem that we are having problems talking to each other across a lot of the lines that we have. and people dismiss somebody just because they are a democrat, dismiss somebody just because they are a republican. there are millions and millions

, everyone will be extremely vetted coming into the united states of america because we don't want anyone. >> would he say it? >> is that like apologizing. >> sean: i can't get anybody to say anything. >> sean you're on speed dial. >> sean: stop it. this is important. my thing is simple. geraldo i'm not willing to gamble with one american life. there are people from terrorist countries, first country i would include is saudi arabia. if you want the country that's been sending terrorists that way, it's saudi arabia. >> say we're going to start extreme vetting. >> sean: i want everybody to know as soon as we're done with the show we're going to watch the fd ny, geraldo has been in the ring. >> he was supposed to go out with his lovely wife erica. you got him out of it. >> sean: i gave him a get out of jail free card. >> thanks a lot. >> you're losing. >> the last time we went out he was swimming. >> sean: you said you would never tell people. coming up the question of the day and apparently more mean messages on the "hannity" hotline. we'll have that straight ahead. [ music playing ]

program does is paid for by the united states of america. and as long as that money is continuing to flow, these people have a chance to live. >> will it continue to flow with this budget? >> that's a very good question. president trump is suggesting big cuts in our contributions to the united nations and the world food program. it could really, really cut into what's possible there. world food program was created in 1961 at the suggestion of the united states because millions of people had died in a famine in china, and it was decided then that that just was never going to happen again and that any time a situation like this occurred, the world was going to come in and make sure those people don't starve to death. and now that principle is under threat. >> you painted a very graphic picture. once you see it, you can't act like you did not see that. >> you can't unsee those images. the world food program does critical life-saving work. thanks, scott. >>> she was called one of the most powerful people in washington you've never heard of. she was president obama's deputy chief of staff

strong. but we must do everything in our power to make sure the united states of america will forever be a beacon of hope for its friend and ally israel. there is some who would have the united states retreat from the world stage. they even borrow from charles lindberg's isolationist campaigns of the '30s. i believe this attitude is very dangerous for the united states and for israel. the united states should not shirk our responsibilities to our friends around the world, including and especially the state of israel. a strong america in the world is very good for israel. [ applause ] >> that's why i strongly support robust security assistance and missile defense funding for israel, fiercely oppose proposals that would slash our state department's budget by more than 28%. [ applause ] >> i join aipac in opposing that cut. and engaged america is particularly important when it comes to iran, which continues to broaden its influence in menacing ways throughout the region. as iran souz instability by continuing to provide funding to people in the region, flagrantly aboousz buz huma

prime minister, abe, said they are with the united states 100%. >> reporter: the missiles were a response to a south korean exercise, and that exercise is scheduled to go on now for two more months, and almost certainly the north koreans will launch more missiles. anthony? >> thanks, david. >>> house republicans who voted dozens of times to repeal the affordable care act have finally unveiled their plan to replace it. the gop proposal does not require health coverage, and relies on tax credits to help people buy insurance and it's unclear how many people will be included in the plan and what kind of coverage will be available. nancy cordes is on capitol hill where two house committees plan hearing for the legislation today. good morning. >> reporter: this is a major milestone for republican leaders who have been fending off questions about whether they could even craft a credible alternative to obamacare, and however there are key details missing like the cost of the plan because republican leaders rushed to get this bill out before some of the number crunching was done. the repu

actually see a friendlier approach from the united states towards russia. >> nick paton walsh, thank you. >>> coming up, a white house suggestion that the uk spied on president trump during the election is creating a growing rift with america's closest allies and partners in the intelligence community. could it impact critical intelligence sharing? that story is up next. e*trade's powerful trading tools, give you access to in-depth analysis, and a team of experienced traders ready to help if you need it. it's like having the power of a trading floor, wherever you are. it's your trade. e*trade managing my diabetes has been a struggle. i considered all my options with my doctor, who recommended once-daily toujeo®. now i'm on the path to better blood sugar control. toujeo® is a long-acting insulin from the makers of lantus®. it releases slowly, providing consistent insulin levels for a full 24 hours, proven full 24-hour blood sugar control, and significant a1c reduction. and along with toujeo®, i'm eating better and moving more. toujeo® is a long-acting, man-made insulin used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. it contains 3 times as much insulin in 1 milliliter as standard insulin. don't use toujeo® to treat dia

. my job is to represent the united states of america. the time for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. we all bleed the same blood. we all salute the same great american flag. and we all are made by the same god. >> welcome back to "morning joe." it is wednesday, march 1st. we are live on capitol hill this morning. the morning after president trump's first address to congress. political analyst mark halpern is still bus. joining the conversation senior political editor and white house correspondent for "the huffington post," sam stein. msnbc political contributor and editor of "the fix" at the "the washington post," chris saliza and along with willie geist in new york. >> so, mika, there we hear the president, again, coming in not sounding like the president of the campaign. we have been talking this morning, does this stick? we know donald trump enough to know it's not -- there is not going to be -- he loves keeping people off balance. he will keep tweeting. he will -- like if he kept this tone up some of his supporters would say he is sounding george

? >> and will actually attack the united states of america in defense of vladimir putin. >> exactly. >> call our sons and daughters that went off to war in iraq, call them killers, when asked about vladimir putin kill people. well, we have a lot of killers here too. look what we did in iraq. >> do republicans in the house feel comfortable with this present? >> behind closed doors, there is a schizophrenia, right? here is an opportunity to finally do the things we have been promising so long to repeal obamacare and they want to do the things done that they couldn't get done by press obama but a lot of them are scared about the whavbehavior. can you imagine going back and defend this? this is hard for them. >> all right. >> congressman jim himes, thank you very much. >>> coming up, senators chris coons and richard blumenthal join us ahead of the fbi director's big moment today on capitol hill. the start to the hearings for judge neil gorsuch to become the next supreme court justice. you're watching "morning joe." we will be right back. four words, badda book. badda boom... let it sink

week as you were traveling and on your way back to america. obviously the markets in the united states have been responding and responding positively. >> they should. i'm a businessman. i know that reagan created a great economy. i became a self-made millionaire in my 20's leaving columbia university in 1983 under the reagan regime. weigh was fabulous. all it was was much lower taxes and lower regulations. less government. more power to the people. i've been the one that's argued on fox news since the day donal trump announced i said this guy is going to wish. is he going to be a great president. is he going to be our reagan. is he going to cavuto taxes. he is going to cut regulations. what's he done in his first month and a half everything he has ever prom policed to do he is doing. don't trust any poll that says don't like him in america or out of america. anyone with a brain could tell you here is the first politician of our lifetime doing exactly what he promised less taxes, lower regulations, kill obamacare. every businessman should be thrilled with donald trump. ed: did you catch

my door i take them in. think about what happened with immigration in the united states of america, ellis island for example. but they showed up, they weren't all legal. yes we help them become illegal immigrants. the country has to fix the system in which we have been president trump has talked about having a wall with big open doors. is to ellis island was. but in search of a better life. they were legal at the united states. we have to help those fleet for very tough situations. abby: father john, good to have you. >> of all fired up. the mainstream media are feeling space-bar 46 attorneys but they obviously don't remember this. >> i asked for their resignation at the request of the president is >> 93 u.s. attorneys, a one-day clean sweep. trade through the media bias, when will it end? clayton: plus, did the brexit leader nigel farage meet with julian assange? we will ask nigel farage whitty joins us live. hey, need fast heartburn relief? try cool mint zantac. it releases a cooling sensation in your mouth and throat. zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. t

fact. >> i understand that. >> at real donald trump. >> russia attacked the united states of america. >> russia is a ruse. >> they interfered with our internal affairs. they tried to influence our election. >> i love wikileaks. >> we got a chance to look at some of the raw intel product and we've got even more questions now. >> this is a major deal for the country. i want to get to the bottom of it. >> the worst day of the presidential campaign for donald trump was the day he got caught admitting to crimes on tape. >> i better use some tick tax just in case i start kissing her. i'm automatically attracted to beautiful women. i just start kissing them. it's like a magnet. you just kiss. and when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. >> whatever you want. >> grab them by the [ bleep ]. you can do anything. >> no republicans were more offended by that video than utah republicans. in hours of breaking news coverage of that situation, when it broke that night, utah congressman jason chaffetz got on the phone with me that very night to give us his reaction. >> my wife and i, we have

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he will be asked if he believes the fbi director of the united states or rather delusional president of the united states of america. >> well, the other item that came out that caught our attention was what we just saw in peter's piece. sean spicer the white house press secretary is now saying, general flynn, he was just a volunteer in the campaign, like he was putting up yard signs. he became national security adviser. and you have the talk of paul manafort, who spicer says plays a limiting role. he was the campaign chairman. we know the facts. >> he was booked on the show. we had him on the set in cleveland. here's the strategy. their strategy is to cleave off anybody that was not a paid staffer. this is a distinction in their minds to separate out people that may be part of this investigation into russia and trump camp ties. >> ari, let's talk -- one of the things that the republicans spent time talking about was leaks. and the damage that can be causedleaks of classified information. they have a real point on that. what can the fbi do to plug the leaks? >> they can investigate that. it was two hearings. democrats asking

jump on a plane and come to the united states without a visa or, two, they intended to block visa and green card holders. >> is the white house insisting people are running across the border, jumping on planes and making it to america in just the matter of a day? what exactly do they mean by rushing in? >> well, it was the president who himself tweeted about this when he signed the original ban. he basically said the bad would be able to rush in. sean spicer with our colleague chuck todd on "meet the press" made the same point and said strategically this the explanation about why it happened so quickly, why there was no pause or opportunity to better explain it before it was put into effect. obviously that explains in part why the courts pushed back because in the eyes of many there wasn't enough vetting done of the extreme vetting process itself. right now obviously as the white house likes to explain, there are vetting processes in place. nobody able to rush across the border. what it ignores anybody who wants to come, specifically refugees, they already go through what is a rigorous vetting process. >> i think up to two years. >> 18 months and all the way up to two years before they even have the opportunity to rus

desert, aim for the highways, and disappear into the united states. why do you think they're so desperate to come here? not the ones who are coming to bring the drugs, but the other ones who are coming up here? >> it's america. i mean, what better place to come? i don't know what their personal motivation is to come over here, whether that be work or family or whatever, but they're motivated by something. because it's -- it's not an easy trek. >> reporter: and on this day, a drug bust, which is all too common, 600 pounds of pot in the back of a truck. >> so this is actually packaged for distribution to avoid dog detection. >> reporter: so that's why it doesn't smell? >> yep. now it will. >> reporter: ahh. >> just like that. >> reporter: so they've got a whole routine? so, well, yeah, that smells. out here, law enforcement doesn't know who's around the corner, whether it's a desperate family or an armed drug smugger, the danger is real. >> all of these mountains back up in here and over here have scouts on them. >> reporter: and while many people walk through here to find a better life, they're mixed in with smugglers who would do anything to avoid getting caught. man, if these guys are going through all of thi

trade agreement with the united states of america has not been all that popular with germany either. >> warner: merkel's dealings with president trump may affect her own popularity at a crucial moment. she's seeking a fourth term as chancellor in elections later this year, and faces challenges both from the left and the right. for the pbs newshour, i'm margaret warner. >> woodruff: in the day's other news, president trump defended the white house's handling of his claim that president obama had him wiretapped. his press secretary, sean spicer, had quoted a fox news analyst who suggested british intelligence handled the wiretapping. the british flatly denied it and complained to the white house. but, at his news conference today, the president dismissed the furor. >> all we did was quote a certain very talented legal mind who was the one responsible for saying that on television. i didn't make an opinion on it. that was a statement made by a very talented lawyer on fox. and so you shouldn't be talking to me, you should be talking to fox. >> woodruff: fox news issued a statement today

to improve health care in the united states of america, hopefully, at lower cost to american citizens. so now you have a much bigger block of congressmen and senators you can work with, as you try to cobble together the votes that are necessary to get it through the house of representatives, which is relatively easy. and then to do the eye of the needle kind of thing with the united states senate, where they are hamstrung by these archaic, arcane rules that for the life of me i don't understand why they still agree to them. >> well, senator, they do kind of like those rules until they're on the losing end of oit. regardless, where we are right now, you've made no progress or they've made no progress with you, is what i'm hearing. right now, there's no talk of throwing this entire bill out. they want to work around the edges to try to win over some votes. when you head into this meeting then tonight, what are the chances, if you could guess, that y'all are going to come out with a deal? >> that is very difficult for me to evaluate, as i understand, the republican conference, i

united states of america. thank you. thank you. thank you. [ applause ] >>> president trump standing there in michigan outside a state he won. he talked to auto workers, bottom aero fuel, but also key is what was not mentioned he is traveling down to nashville tonight. he will talk health care. he will be traveling with friendly conservative press, the question will be what and how he talks about it as he's been so so quiet on that specifically and of course not answering any questions on the wiretap allegations from his tweet two saturdays ago, pretty typical president trump talking to auto workers. it's just sort of what he didn't say that struck me. >> right. it wasn't one of his sort of usual campaign style rallies. i think he was a little bit -- he's reading off a prompter, a little bit more subdued. it's clearly a difference here. and i think that's on purpose. i think there's a lot going on and i think he didn't want to talk about any of it. and he didn't. so he talked about reducing standards and trade and of the litany that you would expect would do very well in michigan. >>

that. if you take a look at what's happened in the united states with emissions, our emissionss have been dropping over the last 15 years.a they are down significantly. we don't see that in china, don't see that in india but america has been leading the way in reduction of emission, new technology. we are, i believe, very good stewards of the land, of the environment, we do it in wyoming, we've done it for a long, long time we're going to continue to do it in the future because that's who people on the ground want to make those decisions, want to live in clean places and that's the way we do it at home. >> woodruff: but what you're saying is, emissions are improving, they are being reduced, but won't some of these changes the president is making today by doing away with a number of restrictions and regulation, move the energy in the opposite direction, away from clean energy? >> i would say just the opposite. it's the technology and innovation that we've had here h at home that is resulted in these reductions and emissions. the president obama's clean climate plan that's something that has been stayed in the courts. he's made promise, is that even the environmental folks who look at this from asciantive i cannt stand

are accurate. still, the president of the united states should make his product, in this case, the trump product and his orders in america. particularly when he's saying we're going to bring all these jobs back. one, that's not true. two, by raising that kind of information when it's false, you give people who are unemployed or underemployed false hope, typically when you're a hypocrite. >> president trump promised to donate his salary when he was president. he's about to get his second paycheck. is he keeping it? if not, give us a call. we'd love to know what he's doing with those paychecks. there's only one egg that just tastes better. with 10 times more vitamin e. and twice the omega 3s. because why have ordinary when you can have the best. only eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. average sequence ofd? standardized activities. duplicate response. ♪ thrivent mutual funds. managed by humans, not robots. before investi, refully read and consider nd objectives, risks arges and expenses in therospectus at thriventfunds.com. >>> welcome back. one week from today president trump will receive his second paycheck

states or anyone else for that. but if you are sitting in america are paying taxes, why should you feel you have been subsidising europe's security and why should nations not have a much tighter deadline by which they have got to put the money in? on the deadline we can have that discussion. when it comes to the nato summit donald trump may try to change the deadline from 2020 42 something sooner. but let's be clear why the united states on defence and why the united states on defence and why it has troops and capabilities in europe. 0ver why it has troops and capabilities in europe. over the past century the united states has fought two active wa i’s united states has fought two active wars and one cold war in europe because we believe the security of europe and the freedom of europe, the prosperity of europe is fundamental to the national security of the united states. we do not think it is a favour to the germans anyone, we are in europe because it's important for the united states and our security. it is important to prevent the kind of conflict we saw in the world wars at gr

golden age in the united states, it is something like 1945 to 1965, the 1950's basically. what is interesting is that this administration's golden age does not seem to be the 1950's. it seems to be the 1930's. mr. ben and promises policies that recall the 1930's. the slogan of the administration is america first, which is precisely an anti-roosevelt slogan. it is about how we should not have fought the second world war, which is a central part to our identity. officially have an america first foreign policy and the first energy policy. and there is a mixture, as you suggest. it is not all slogans from the far right. there are some slogans from the far left. when mr. trump calls journalists enemies of the people, he is quoting joseph stalin. ideahen mr. bannon's recalls leninism. it is a dangerous place. my best take is that the general idea is to create enough turmoil among the institutions and within our civil society that, as you say, something new and something different from the american system emerges. host: kathleen's next from ohio, democrat. caller: professor, clearly the

. >> the united states will not yield its supremacy in this area to anybody. our goal is to make sure that we maintain america's dominance around the world. >> reporter: what is the north korea piece of this? >> the danger is not that north korea would deliberately plan an attack with their weapons but they would blunder into some kind of a conflict. >> reporter: is it real? how real is this? >> well, first of all, the nuclear weapons are very real. and there are almost 15,000 in the world today. more than enough to destroy the entire planet. >> if the president gave the order we had to launch the missiles. >> reporter: a concern echoed by bruce blair, former nuclear missile launch officer who recorded this anti-trump ad for the clinton campaign. blair says he's speaking not as a partisan but as a scholar. his concern, not just kim jong-un but president trump. >> this person is erratic, impulsive, aggressive, ill informed. he is the sole authority who can decide whether or not to launch thousands of nuclear weapons in minutes with a single phone call. i just don't have confidence in his judgment. i live in fear that he w

things that have nothing to do with governing the united states of america. and so that's not lost on people. and he's hurt the show. and he's hurting himself as president. i mean, it's unreal. >> it's unreal, randall, first of all, i wakes up really early in the morning to get on twitter, and i love twitter, but he's president of the united states and he's canreening from tweeting about conspiracy theories to tweeting about this. that's weird in itself. is this donald trump's style, is this the way he was when you, after the "apprentice," were working with him, was he this erratic at the time? >> let me say, joy, when i was a kid, i always nwanted to grow u to live under a president who tweeted about reality tv at 6:00 in the morning. this is not uncommon. we saw this throughout the whole campaign trail. this back and forth with arnold schwarzenegger has been going on for some time now. i love the tweet in january where he said, the ratings are in, arnold got swamped, by comparison to the ratings machine, djt. i mean, this is unreal, like tara said. yes, we saw similar behavior on

the united states of america. that is really the focus i think should be right now. the possibility of criminal charges maybe ought to be reviewed, but the point is that the violations of the perjury statute and false statement statute are complex and difficult to prove. the important thing is to protect the united states of america and the integrity of our democratic institution. >> senator, the question surrounding all of these stories we have been talking about where there is a lot of smoke and not yet fire at the center of the meetings, including the one that jeff sessions had with the ambassador, is was the trump campaign complicit in this act of war as you call it with russia? were they working hand in hand to get donald trump elected president? knowing what you know now, do you believe they were working together? >> i believe that there was involvement or knowledge by members of the trump campaign. certainly some knowledge about what was going on. that's clearly apparent from the circumstantial evidence. but even if there was not, we need to get to the bottom of exactly what

because iraq has played a role with the united states in fighting isis and they're willing to cooperate with the united states in ensuring that there's better vetting of their nationals coming to america, then i think there is an opportunity mutual respect and cooperation to take iraq off that list. >> sandra: we have to leave it there. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> sandra: what exactly is the foreign intelligence surveillance act? and how does law enforcement obtain a wire tap? we'll take a closer look at that. white house opting to hold an off camera gaggle instead of a press conference. john roberts was in the room and he's got the very latest. >> how does he know the phone was actually tapped? >> let me answer that globely. he's the president of the united states. he has information and intelligence that the rest of us do not. that's the way it should be for presidents. when you've been making delicious natural cheese for over 100 years like kraft has, you learn a lot about what people want. honey, do we have like a super creamy cheese with taco spice already in it? oh, thanks. bon appe-cheese! okay... the search for relief often leads here.s, today there's drug-free aleve d

. that's what the american people should expect. weir the united states of america, that should not happen again. >> the efforts to dismantle obamacare is not going as smoothly as predicted before getting into the white house. did you sit and watch this unfold? what's your thoughts? >> you know, jones was the first national security adviser. if you want it bad, you get it bad. they got it bad. they had a plan here that will push 24 million people out of health care, back into the kind of confused and, you know, insecure state where they don't have the peace of mind that comes from having health insurance and having kids have health insurance. that's a big mistake. so what i hope is that they go back to square one now and try to address what are fixable problems in the existing program, not throw the baby out with the bath. >> there are problems with it. >> president obama's admitted there's problems. in fact, wrote a complete article in the journal of -- one of the medical journals pllayin out precisely steps he'd take to strengthen the law. we should do that. >> what would you do f

united states of america just for a laugh line at a press conference last week, we talked about the handshake that wasn't and a lot of other things that he did. that was simply disgusting and showed a man who really doesn't care about the country as much as he does as the general said. >> self-inflicted, self-inflicted, self-in nikted. >> so self-inflicted. >> all started with tweets saturday morning. that was nsa director mike rogers reflecting yesterday on the potential impact that president trump's recent accusations are having on u.s. allies. joining us now the man who used to have roger's job former director of both nsa and cia now a principle at chertoff group retired general michael made. >> general, two headlines, first one no wiretaps. >> i don't know how you get around those tweets being about anything else but that. >> and "the washington post," the fbi is investigating trump-russia ties. that's pretty staggering. a sitting president of the united states being investigated, along with his team, for possible collusion with if not an enemy, let's just say a heated rival who

north korea and impending crisis there between united states and that regime, so when you're sitting upon the world stage the way america does and you have a president who has tweeted claims that are utterly false and been rebuked for them but stands behind them, credibility suffers, his the presidency's america's. and when you have to engage support around the world, word of the united states matters. if it's been undercut you have to worry about the damage. in terms of agenda, how much political capital is spent on issue like false claims of wiretapping that could be spent on advancing his own agenda from health care to tax reform and other things. >> very well said. talk about "finding jesus" now, as part of the coverage you went to nazareth to see this for yourself. tell me about it. >> you know, it it's so interesting to go to holy land, israel and the holy sites. i'm a jew but for christians as well to engage in the pilgrimage and for me to go on a pilgrimage which i did in support for this terrific series, in search of the historical jesus, jesus of nazareth, you have to go to the home, place steeped in history and fa

, certainly in this united states of america and the united states military. >> attorney general jeff sessions asked for the resignation of the 46 remaining obama appointed u.s. attorneys in order to ensure a, quote, uniform transition. >> and with that i would be glad to take your questions. >> upside down. >> john roberts always taught me -- ♪ that's the way ♪ um-huh ♪ i like it ♪ um-huh. pete: good morning on this saturday morning. >> saturday morning, again? he 19 degrees in new york city. just when you thought spring was coming it's not here yet. abby: we have a huge show on tap. trey gowdy. mike huckabee. corey lewandowski. and what i'm most excited about we are bowling today. clayton: why are we bowling? we will find out. we set up a whole bowling alley in one of our studios. hottest selling gaming consoles in history. nintendo is here. we will be showing off the brand new nintendo switch. get the kids up. we'll be showing you nintendo switch and zelda. abby: pamela anderson dating julian assange is what the "new york post" is saying. they say it was love at first site.

continual and there is the liberal aspect of this government in the united states of america that are so bent on deporting people. look, i'm not for deporting people that are working hard illegal in this country. they have three kids. what are we going to do deport the bread winner if he is doing nothing illegal. try to give him a path to citizenship. pete: president trump has said if you are violent and illegal. >> president trump says it. and then all of a sudden you have certain cities like san francisco and even new york, where they are releasing vicious gang members from rikers island and they are releasing back into the public. and then what's happening is they are committing crimes again. now, what do you think someone who is deported for committing crimes four times and come back -- what do you do with him? you can't just -- deport him again? no, in reality, use the federal ricco law and go after these gangs are the ones i'm so afraid of for people. people don't understand the viciousness. they don't make it headlines. two girls on rhode island viciously stabbed to death b

states of america. we used to represent something and i think it belies the headlines you see abroad, belies the reporting from someone like jim and rest of your cnn comm t commentators and reporters that this is not having an impact on how the world perceives us. our credibility is our national security. >> let me go back to president obama. when president obama made a promise to the world about the use of military intervention in syria if the syrian dictator used chemical weapons, there's a real-life example of it right there. and what happened? did the world cave? the president walked completely away from it, abandoned his statement. were you outraged then? >> that's all you've got? >> i'm asking you. there's a concrete example of a president who drew a line in the sand. if you use chemical weapons, we will use military force against you. >> all right. thank you all very much. >>> next, more breaking news on the intruder at the white house got as close as the front door, on white house grounds for 16 minutes. secret service has some explaining to do tonight. >>> and people

specialist hernandez brought to the united states illegally by their parents should have a legal place in america. >> more broadly, though, do you think it's a good idea for dreamers to be allowed to stay here? >> i think somebody who has vested time and effort it could make a contribution to our country. be a really good citizen. it's, obviously, immigration is a very political issue. i tried to reform it. and one of my big regrets is i couldn't get congress to respond. but, and i think the plan i laid out ultimately was the plan that would be accepted. >> based on what you know about running the country and running the immigration system, do you think it's practical to go in and deport millions and millions of people who are here illegally? >> i don't see how that would work. and i'm not sure that is the intention of our government. i think people who, you know, who are charged with doing that, if that is the charge. i'm not sure it is. but say it's going to be hard to do. now, the idea of running out rapists and murderers, i think all americans can agree to that. i think it's very important for people

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to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. mcconnell: a few short months ago our colleague, dan coats, retired from his post here in the senate. at that time i had a chance to reflect on our friend's impressive career, and i noted that we could expect him to rise to the occasion if called to serve his country once again. well, that's exactly what dan coats is doing now. this time he'll be taking on the role of director of national intelligence. it goes without saying that the president made an excellent choice in selecting dan for this job. our former colleague from indiana has served his nation in the army, in the house of representatives, as the ambassador to germany, and of course he's also served and stayed here in the senate where he was a leader on issues regarding our national security and intelligence community. i look forward to the senate confirming hi

conclusionles of the united states intelligence community last january said otherwise, quote, president vladimir putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the election the russian government determined a preference for trump. 17 agency, senator john mccain predicts there is more to come on the trump-russia relationship. >> there is a lot of aspects of this whole relationship with issue and vladimir putin that requires further scrutiny and so far i don't think the marine people have gotten all the answers. in fact, i think there is a lot more shoes to drop from this cent centipede. >> one of the witnesses asked to testify on monday, fbi director comey, former acting attorney general sally yates who notified the administration in january the now former national security adviser michael flynn could be compromised by russia. i am joined by the ambassador to russia michael mcfall. one, why were the russians put out that joker we saw there and put out the word they had nothing to do with, which we know they did, which was influencing our elections last 84. >> oh, chris, that's his

influence extending beyond the united states and into europe, in france posters are appearing on paris street corners with act vists wearing obama masks unhappy with their political choices in the presidential election. hoping to recruit america's popular former president. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. the obamas have pledged a substantial portion of their book sales will be donated to charity. in addition to their books, the obamas plan to focus on their foundation. >>> several big name tech companies are taking the side of a virginia transgender teen. apple and ibm and mike soft are asking the supreme court to allow gavin grim to use the boy's bathroom. he wants to use the bathroom that matches his gender. the case is scheduled to go before the high court next month but the gloucester county school board wants a delay, a recently said she had been raped and sexually abused as a child. this came out in an interview with another actress about feminism and the women's movement. she also says she was once fired from a job for refusing to sleep with her boss. fonda is now 79 years old. >>> a curriculum aimed at preventing rape could come to every high school in virginia. lawmakers just passed a bill that adds no means no le

united states of america. nobody messes in our elections and we've got to make sure that does not happen again. >> the efforts to dismantle obamacare does not seem to be going as smoothly as they had predicted. as you sit and watch this unfold, what are your >> they used to say if you want it bad, you get it bad. they seem to have gotten it bad. they have plan here that will push 24 million people out of health care back into the kind of confused and, you know, insecure state where they don't have the peace of mind that comes from having health insurance and having their kids have health insurance. so we think that's a big mistake. so what i hope is that they go back to square one now and try to address what are some fixable problems in the existing program, not try to throw the baby out with the bakts water. >> you admit there are problems. >> president obama admitted there's some problems. in fact, he wrote a complete article in the journal of one of the -- medical journals laying out precisely the steps that he would take to strengthen the law. we should do that. >> if you had

like the united states of america. >> we have not seen an articulation of that. anecdotal evidence is anecdotal evidence. we have seen some trump associates like my jnigel farag recently meet with julian assange at the ecuadorian embassy. >> i need to see that again, if it's okay. i'm not trying to have fun here or be snarky. jon meacham, get ready to help me out here. this is kellyanne conway talking about microwaves and i think doing something extremely destructive and using everything she can to sort of boost her own power within this white house, which seems to have a demented twist to at least one side of, that we all need to look at really seriously. here she is again. let's listen closely. >> do you know whether trump tower was wiretapped? >> what i can say there are many ways to surveill each other. there was an article this week talking about how you can trace somebody by their phones and certainly their television sets, any number of different ways and microwaves that turn into cameras, so we know there is a fact of modern life. >> is she saying she believe trump tower wa

from the united states to china. after 75 years of leadership on the world stage, trump seems determined for america to retreat opening a space that will eagerly be filled by the communist party of china. trump railed against china on the campaign trail bellowing it was raping the united states. he vowed to label it a currency manipulator on his first day in office. in his first interaction with beijing, he caved. weeks after his election trump speculated that he might upgrade relations with taiwan. in response, the president froze all contacts between beijing and washington on all issues demanding that trump reverse himself which is exactly what happened. the trump administration's vision for america disengagement from the world is a god send for china. look at trump's proposed budget that would cut spending, funding for international organizations by 28%. beijing by contrast has quadrupled the budget of its foreign ministry in the last decade. just telling some of beijing's key development in eight commitments. china's growing diplomatic strength matters. a nation ahead of government recently explain

page. and the point is this: the united states of america is the leading power in the world. our friends and our adversaries respect us in large measure because they know that we are steady. we are fact based. we are serious. and when we have the white house of the united states putting out information that everybody can see to be inaccurate, if not deliberately false, it shakes the credibility and the confidence of our allies, and it lends doubt to our adversaries who may miscalculate. and it undermines the confidence of the american people in what comes out of the white house, which is very detrimental in the event we have a national crisis and we need to rally around the flag. >> woodruff: but just to play devil's advocate for a moment, how do you-- how does anyone else know, though, that this is just not rough beginning, rocky beginning of a new administration, and that other countries can see through mistakes, whatever you want to call them-- statements -- and they're look at the overall picture and u.s. national security is not really in jeopardy? >> well, judy, i think if

president of the united states. >> reporter: right out of the gate the president delivering on one promise, a message of optimism. >> i'm here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart. a new chapter. of american greatness is now beginning. >> reporter: and softening his tone on another, immigration. >> i believe that real and positive immigration reform is possible. if we are guided by the well-being of american citizens then i believe republicans and democrats can work together to achieve an outcome that has eluded our country for decades. >> reporter: democrats giving their first standing ovation of the night to combating terrorism. >> we will work with our allies including our friends and allies in the muslim world to extinguish this vile enemy from our planet. >> reporter: but when it came to health care, a break along party lines hit the house chamber floor. >> i am also calling on this congress to repeal and replace obamacare. >> reporter: republicans applauding. while some democrats booed. giving the president a thumbs dow

more from jan crawford. >> this revised order will bolster the security of the united states and her allies. >> reporter: secretary of state rex tillerson called the ban vital to strengthening america's security. >> to our allies and partners around the world, please understand, this order is part of our ongoing efforts to eliminate vulnerabilities that radical islamist terrorists will exploit for destructive ends. >> reporter: the new order represents a sharp contrast from the president's first effort both in substance and its rollout. signed in january in front of cameras to take effect immediately, it caused chaos in airports and concerns about civil liberties. federal courts quickly blocked it. for today's signing, the white house only released a official photograph while tillerson, attorney general jeff sessions, and head of homeland security john kelly laid out the rationale for the new order, which will take effect in ten days. >> there should be no surprises in the media or on capitol hill. >> reporter: the ban temporarily bars new visas from six countries for 90 days while the administration reviews vetting procedures. it does not include iraq. unlike the first order, it also does no

united states again. brian: good news for us in our new studio we are going to have an oven. range oven. so maybe make a bid on it. receive steve exactly. donald trump the president of the united states keeping campaign promise to bring more jobs to the united states. what about his number one signature issues when it came to illegal immigration. according to the secretary of the department of home land security in the first month as president, illegal immigration into the united states from our southern border has dropped 40%. ainsley: look at the numbers. january, they appear prehensded more than 31,000. february, 18,000. steve: 40% down. is it the rhetoric? is it the policies? secretary john kelly, the general, talked about that last night. listen to this. brian: in fact it's a full screen, steve he does not want to talk on camera. he typed it out can we get the typing noises? steve: hold on i have my keyboard. brian: drop? >> slow down they will know it's not me. the drop in apprehensions shows a marked change in trends. since the administrations implenty station of pause. executive

to delegitimize the duly elected president of the united states. >> sandra: all right. so hillary clinton out of the woods. meanwhile, president trump, governor huckabee, continues to battle this healthcare situation that he is currently in, pushing obamacare repeal and replace into the end zone. he says he is 100 percent behind the bill as the house gets ready to vote next week. he is pushing this. he is throwing his full support behind it. where does this go, governor? >> well, first of all, let's remember, legislation is a process. it's not an event. so the first thing that rolls out on the table is never the last thing that gets signed. so, everybody needs to chill a little bit and be a little respect thinrespectfulthis is a. lesson take a spoon and spice they will want to put to it. there will be changes. frankly there needs to be. what i really hope for the president is this, that he is very careful that he remembers that he won the national election, not paul ryan. the reason that's important is because i think paul ryan is a good guy but is he a washington wonk. donald tru

. mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of congress, the first lady of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> and citizens of america, tonight, as we mark the conclusion of our celebration of black history month, we are reminded of our nation's path towards civil rights and the work that still remains to be done. recent threats -- [ cheers and applause ] >> recent threats targeting jewish community centers and vandalism of jewish cemeteries as well as last week's shooting in kansas city remind us that while we may be a nation divided on policies, we stand united in condemning hate and evil in all of its very ugly forms. [ cheers and applause ] >> each american generation passes the torch of truth, liberty, and justice, in an unbroken chain all the way down to the present. that torch is now in our hands. and we will use it to light up the world. i am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength, and it's a message deeply delivered from my heart. a new chapter. [ cheers and applause ] >> of american greatness is now beginning. a new national pride is sweeping across our nation, and a new surge of optimism is placing

thought that was very interesting. i look at the united states as a set of laws and fundamental vas you embodied in a constitutional system that seems to be working. >> we're deathin testing it, bu. ( laughter ) >> for me i think it's an exceptional lesson for the world where we have been told the last two decades, the american democracy, founding fathers, the genius, now it's the practical outcomes of the genius. so it's very important to observe. myself, i don't take a personal position on the approach of the administration and the seven countries on the list of the ban. it just surprised me and a number of others that there was ever an expectation that we could get visas so easily to come to the u.s. there was an element of surprise there. >> off this point but again tied to your diplomatic post, where do you see the trump administration relationship with moscow at this point? are you as puzzles as many of the rest of us? >> not entirely. my personal view from where i'm sitting in moscow is the entire relationship has been somewhat compagexaggerated and fictionald and more of a polit