tell us your name come up where you live, and we will play more of your calls tomorrow night. that's all the time we have left this evening. see you tomorrow night. ♪ here is martha. >> martha: breaking tonight, as washington turns on one of their own, the russians perhaps taking advantage of the distraction. in recent hours, they have moved a spy ship just off the u.s. coast, buzzed a u.s. destroyer within 300 feet, and deployed cruise missiles in defiance of a cold war treaty. perhaps, testing the new president while the white house is mired in its own mess tonight. i am martha maccallum and this is day 26 of the first 100 days. general jack keane in a moment i met emerging part of the story. but first, to the machiavelli and day in d.c. an important reminder about the full picture of the story. nsa director, retired general michael flynn lost a battle that

began last november right after the election. democrat said intel officials believed the russian lakes of clinton crony emails were to blame for their election loss, , president obama level distinctions and expelled russian diplomats. president-elect and team pushed back. they argue that, no, they won my heart campaigning and winning over democrats. now, we know, intelligence operatives taped sensitive conversations between general flynn, then, the incoming nsa had to, and the russians, talking about the sanctions. we don't know what was said because no one has seen the transcripts. but we do know that they were revealed to the white house by then acting ag sally yates, remember her? she has recently been fired by the trump white house over these budding orders. the doj at the time was concerned that flynn could be blackmailed by the transcripts and their content, which would leave him vulnerable and the white house, as well, they feared. the story about the phone call

transcript was also leaked to somebody by the press. perhaps, somebody who wanted flynn out and reportedly many people did. now, there is word vice president mike pence, who defended flynn, was not in the loop on all the white house new. all those draws broke the camel's back and late last night, it was over for the new nsa chief. we will be joined in moments by congressman peter king of the house intelligence committee on where this goes from here because this is far from over. first, chief intelligent correspondent, catherine herridge. she has breaking news on this. >> thank you, martha. a democratic source says that the trouble may go beyond flynn. as a government official confirmed that the former national security advisor was interviewed by the fbi in late january. he believes the leaks were targeted, coordinated, and a possible violation of the law. the president had nothing to say about firing his national security advisor but his press secretary revealed that lieutenant general michael flynn

had lost the president's trust. >> we have been reviewing and evaluating this issue, with respect to general plan on a daily basis for a few weeks. trying to ascertain the truth. we got to a point, not based on a legal issue, but based on a trust issue, where the level of trust between the president and general flynn had eroded to the point where he felt he had to make a change. >> intelligent makes about the flynn phone calls with the russian ambassador are problematic because there are special protections to shield americans when the intelligence community picks up their conversations were monitoring a foreign national. a leading republican believes those safeguards were apparently violated and wants the fbi to review the leaks. >> if you look at the fact that an american was having his phone call listen to by the government and leaked to the press, if the shoe was on the other foot here, and this was a democrat, you could imagine the democrats in the house a mess and it would be going crazy if this happened to somebody within the obama

administration. >> democrat say the leaks are beyond the point and are calling for flynn to publicly testify. >> i know he is now resigned but he is not going to get off that easy. >> i believe we need to hold a public hearing with flynn to get to the bottom of this. >> two congressional sources emphasized to fox tonight that there is a very small universe of people who had access to the intelligence and are likely behind these leaks. identifying flynn on the cause would have required approval from the intelligence court, as well as senior obama administration officials, since the calls were made in december, martha. >> martha: catherine, thank you. here now, republican congressman peter king, a member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, good to have you here tonight. >> thank you, martha. >> martha: we played it all out here essentially. what is your thoughts, which side do come down on? is it more important, the substance of may have happened in these discussions between general flynn and the russian

representatives, or the fact that this information got out and was released? >> martha, i would say it is all important. i've had the opportunity to work with general flynn. he was head of the defense intelligence agency, and he more than anyone in the country was alerting the nation to isis. unfortunately, the obama administration was not listening to him and he was pushed out. he's a hero and a patriot. what is happening the last few days is really sad. having said that, i was at the white house today for a bill signing. i was talking to the president and vice president, he felt that general flynn, for whatever reason, did not have the vice president the full truth. because of that, there was a breakdown in trust between the vice president and also, the president. at that stage, the president felt he had no choice. it is unfortunate. you go back to the question of the leaks, that is a criminal action. i mean, to have a wiretap of

anyone, a foreign national, and to have an american come on that, an american citizen come on that, is also precautions in the law, that person's identity has to be masked, can't be made public. yet, it was not only made public, it was leaked to a newspaper at a time -- the national security advisor, being taped. that could have been a legal wiretap aimed at the russians. yet, to have that week, violating the law, clearly wrong. again, more should be said about that. that should be pursued right to the end, to find out who leaked that and take strong action against them. also, obviously, the whole situation was general flynn, that will be looked into. >> martha: in terms of that, what do you think is the next step? do you believe he will be questioned by the fbi? will he potentially be brought before congress? to think the transcripts will be released to the public so

everyone can see what will be said for her? >> i don't see how those transcripts can be made public. certainly, the fbi would stop that if it was part of the investigation. i don't see how that can be made public. also, i assume general flynn could ask to have them released. if this is a wiretap of a foreign national, foreign government, how that gets released, breaking all sorts of precedent. as far as what should happen, the intelligence community has been investigating russian community going back on most a year. when the obama administration was ignoring it, the intelligence community was going ahead, investigating russian activity. no, we are involved in a full investigation, certainly, of the intelligence community report that came back out in december and january about the election. our staff has gone through as much of the documentation that is available. obviously, if something comes up on general flynn, that should also come within the purview of the intelligence community. we can be investigating

everything that happens to come up. if something that leads to general flynn, that will be part of the investigation. >> martha: thank you very much. >> thank you, martha. >> martha: here with mark, pete hoekstra, a former national security advisor to the trump campaign. and julie roginsky. welcome to both you. i would like to address the substance, as we know it, as were to happen here in terms of his communication with this russian official. pete hoekstra, let me start with you. there is something called the logan act, which says that a citizen is not allowed to contact a foreign government and make any sort of agreement with them. do you think that a violation of that happened here? do think that is the incoming nsa director, he had every right to discuss things with russian officials? >> as an incoming national security advisor to the president, he should be having these conversations with the russians, with the chinese, the british, the french, the germans, israelis. it is his job because on januars

is going to become president of the united states of america and you just can't start at that point in time in terms of reaching out to foreign governments. foreign governments know that it is the incoming administration. he can't be negotiating and making deals at this point in time. everybody knows of the statuses. i don't see this as a violation of the logan act. as a matter of fact, no one has been prosecuted for violating that law since it has been in effect since 1799. flynn was doing exactly what the american people and what i think his boss wanted him to do, start reaching out to foreign governments, and lay the groundwork, the framework, for when i become president. >> martha: he was part of the transition team at that time. it is worth pointing out, as well, there was no defense secretary at that moment, no secretary of state. an unconfirmed position. he was one of the only people who could begin to reach out and make relationships, create relationships, with these

governments. is that a problem? >> if he had said that, i could see that that would be an argument that i could support. obviously, the congressman's rights. you have the ability, i don't know about the logan act -- what i find fascinating, any details about him discussing sanctions come at the time, continue to be a policy of the united states under barack obama, continue to be under president trump. if he was discussing sanctions as we now know he was with the russian ambassador, the details of which are unconfirmed, but if he was discussing potentially listing those sanctions, he was discussing something that the administration at the time had just put in place. that becomes more problematic because he would agree, we only have one president, one administration at a time. on january 20th at noon, and became donald trump's administration. at the time, it was still barack obama's. it is inconceivable to me as to why he would mislead the vice president about that, the american public about this.

of course, sean spicer, as opposed to saying what was said, is that he was speaking to the russian ambassador about sanctions -- not about sanctions, but about a whole host of issues. leave sanctions out of it. we don't know what he was saying about sanctions. >> martha: pete hoekstra, do you think the basis of this, an argument that is going on in washington, the administration, the beltway, about the dynamic with russia, whether or not it is a good idea to open the door to some sort of relationship, given our history with them, is that what this is really about at the heart of it? >> i think that is possibly what the strategy is against russia. but i think more importantly, what the trump administration has forgotten is that the day after the election, they started getting into the governing mode on president obama and the democrats decided they were going to do everything they could to undermine this administration. the information that was leaked to the price, there is only a

few people in the obama administration that would have had access to it. the director of the cia, john brennan. the director of national intelligence, james clapper. these are top -- this information is so sensitive, most likely, when i was chairman of the intel committee, i would not have been briefed on this information. >> martha: do you think they should be investigated as well? >> i think they need to get to the bottom of how this kind of information god from that level, the intelligence community, and how it made its way into the press. >> martha: very good question. thank you, pete hoekstra, julie roginsky. glad to have you with us tonight. president trump's search for a new national security advisor now begins. we learn just moments ago that he plans to have a name by weeks end. we will talk to general jack keane, whose metaphorical years as chief operating officer of the army.

he will tell us who he thinks should be general flynn's replacement. plus, how is the travel ban polling with the american public? new fox news polls on that question before congressman trey doughty joy says with a powerful message for the ninth circuit that he wants to deliver right here tonight. >> we cannot let the wrong people in. i will not allow that to happen during this administration.

>> martha: breaking tonight, 26 days under president trump's presidency and the white house is already searching for a new person and their top ranks. a new national security advisor. sources telling fox that there are three main candidates in top contention. following his abrupt resignation last night. end of the week. in just a moment, we get reaction from general jack keane, former vice chief of staff for the united states army. we will get his topic. first, ed henry gives us up to speed on these candidates under consideration. hi. >> good evening. good to see you, the president needs to move quickly, to get to the national security council up and running at a very dangerous time in the world.

you have a saber rattling, not just from russia, but north korea, the civil war in syria that continues. also, concerns about enron's nuclear ambitions as president trump is going to meet with benjamin netanyahu in the next couple of days. that is why both sean spicer and kellyanne conway said a decision by the end of the week. >> we need to move on as a country and get that right in the next phase very quickly. indeed, the president well. he has already discussed options, he has general catalog acting as security advisor, will be meeting with his team today to move very swiftly. >> three leading candidates, the top one, we are told, robert harward, a navy seal who served as deputy commander under general james mattis. the defense secretary, went to the tehran american high school in iran, speaks farsi. general david pretorius, retired general. some of his issues with mishandling classified information could be a problem.

given what donald trump said about hillary clinton. then come of course, the last person, you heard general keith kellogg, the arctic national security advisor. interesting today, two democratic leaders on the hill went after the president by citing a false tweet from general -- from the general who just left washington. >> draws this morning, flynn tweeted, a quote, "scapegoat." scapegoat, he described himself as a scapegoat. >> i didn't know until i heard from our colleagues, that the tweet of general flynn today was "scapegoat." do you know what a scapegoat is? in a community, when people want to absolve themselves of guilt, they get a goat and they heap all of the ills onto the goat and then, they run the goat out of town. >> a long explanation. one problem is, general flynn never tweeted that he was a scapegoat.

he later had to apologize. martha. >> martha: a problem. ed, thank you very much for joining me now, general jack keane, chairman for the institute of the study of war. general, good to see you. quite a bit to talk about. your reaction, you see the pictures up there. i know you know them all. who is best suited for the job? >> i hope the president looks at somebody's stature, the american people would know that person, have confidence in them, particularly based on the background. clearly, the most qualified as david pretorius. unequivocally so, given his years of combat experience, most sick successful general we haved since world war ii. did a great job over at the cia. he knows most of the foreign leaders in the world. still coming to this day, he has relationships with them. he is very familiar with all of the global security challenges united states are facing. >> martha: could be bad luck for him, with his history, given

the way that flynn is leaving, they may not want that to deal with. >> i think that is easily overcome just by his reputation. a lot of democrats would support at. i think he would help calm the waters. >> martha: we know president trump thinks highly of him. in terms of -- what about the other two? >> i don't know them as well. keith kellogg is a personal friend. i don't want to get too much into all of that. i believe there are some others that they should add to the list. chairman nunez from the senate -- from the house intelligence committee. thornberry, house armed services committee. i hope they look beyond just those three. >> martha: it seems like they are in a rush. perhaps, would you advise them to take time? >> i would take time to get it right. >> martha: in terms of the russians, we love the show tonight with this issue that they have been a saber rattling. they have done three different

things, there is a destroyer and the black sea that jets have been buzzing, they came within 300 feet of that ship. there was a spy ship that has been moved 100 or so miles off the coast of delaware, which you can tell us whether or not you think that is a big deal. and cruise missiles that were moved into place in violation of a cold war treaty. while everybody is focused on general flynn and the center washington dynamics, putin is making moves out there. >> absolutely. as are other countries. we sat at the beginning, all presidents get tested. obviously, the iranian start of the muscle fire, north korea adjusted, as well. here come the russians. routine business for russia, as well as for us, on the russian coast. usually, submarines, not visibl visible. a surface ship like this, this is unusual. spying off our coast is absolute routine. buzzing our ships, they have done that before.

this one was particularly dangerous. it is a provocation. what they are trying to do, martha, is humiliated and embarrassed the united states, particularly our allies, rattle them, give them the impression that the united states isn't the strong military nation that it has been in the past. the leadership is not strong. therefore, they want to weaken the relationship between the united states and our allies. that is what is taking place here. also, this is obviously done with mr. trump in mind. clearly. they want to see what his reaction is. >> martha: the absence of flynn, does not change the dynamic of mattis and others who are involved? they are clear that they are very much against the aggressiveness of russia. >> it has been mischaracterized about mike flynn and russia. he is clear-eyed about russia. he knows putin is a thug and a killer and he knows of the policies are trampling on united states national interest interests. the entire national security team knows this. the president has a strong team. as much as they will miss my clan, i am convinced they will

get a very, very capable successor. >> martha: general jack keane, thank you. new reaction tonight to president trump's executive order on extreme vetting, essentially, just as the federal courts have it on pause. congressman trey gowdy wants to weigh in on this on his first interview of 2017. a powerful message to deliver to the 19th circuit judges. he will do that straight ahead. plus, increasing pressure tonight on some of the most conservative voices in the house g.o.p. conference. as they demand that obamacare be repealed immediately, whether or not there is a replacement. how will that go down? we will discuss that. ♪ >> i fully recognize and respect the strong feelings that people have about this issue. we should be passionate about this issue. it is about people's lives. this affects every person and every family in america. ♪

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leaking it out. that is a real concern for this president. >> ladies and gentlemen, we are in a fight for the soul of our democracy. the question is, whether we will stand, under our watch. >> it will be very soon, right? >> yes. [laughter] >> martha: interesting moment there. a busy day, 26, one that includes new development in the president's executive order on extreme vetting. for now, that order is paused under judge james robards temporary x training order. as these cases make their way through the courts, a brand-new fox pulled back out and it shows that the nation is divided with a slight majority of voters saying they are against trump's order. congressman trey gowdy here in an exclusive on why he disagrees. first, for the latest on the travel ban status can we go to trace gallagher. >> hi, martha. the biggest legal challenge is

now moving forward. the ninth circuit court of appeals is deciding whether an 11 judge panel, also known as an on banc panel, should rehear the case. last week, a three judge panel ruled against the administration, saying the president does not have unreviewable authority when it comes to immigration and national security. until the ninth circuit court issues its decision, the department of justice was hoping to postpone the proceedings at the district court in seattle. that is where judge james robards initially put a hold on the president's travel ban. he said he was surprised the administration was asking for a delay, considering last week. the president treated "see you in court," the security of our nation is at stake." now, he says he is not prepared to slow the case down because there is a very sensitive time issue. he also noted the ninth circuit court ruling should not interfere with his proceedings. now, a federal judge in virginia

has ruled the president's temporary travel ban likely violates freedom of religion. a district judge says "the muslim ban was a centerpiece of the president's campaign for months. though, a district court in massachusetts and the ninth circuit were skeptical of the order violating religious rights." finally, the administration is considering rewriting or modifying the president's executive order so that it can better withstand court challenges. martha. >> martha: thank you. in his first interview of 2017, former federal prosecutor, congressman trey gowdy joined us. good happy with us tonight. >> yes, ma'am. >> martha: you heard all of that, you are familiar with this case. what do you think about the ninth circuit court's decision? to believe that president trump was in the right? >> martha, anyone familiar with the ninth circuit is not surprised at their opinion. there is a really easy remedy

that i think could be consistent. you have to view people in different categories. u.s. citizens, and title to the full monopoly of constitutional rights and due process. the other extreme, you have someone in yemen who has never been to the united states, who just wants to visit graceland. they are not entitled to any due process. they are not entitled to any constitutional protections. then, the group in the middle. my counsel to the president, i'm sure he is a receiving this counsel, you have to have a different evidentiary basis depending on the category at ba. u.s. citizens is one category. if you have a visa and you have relied upon that we said to either rent an apartment or put your kids in school, then, you do have certain property interests that you would want protected. therefore, you are entitled to due process. i think his executive order is pretty easily remedied. you can remedy it without going to the u.s. supreme court. >> martha: there is an indication it was written by

outside counsel and not run by the doj. he just pointed to a number of polls in this initial executive order. what do you think about the fact that it would do it -- that is the way it was done? >> i will say this. there is a reason very few people raise their hand and volunteered to be the leader of the free world. it's a hard job, an important job, he's about a month into it. tom brady wasn't a very good quarterback's first year, neither was peyton manning. i am prepared to give this president time. he is never served in the house, the senate, it is up to his advisors, including his legal advisors, to say, mr. president, with different categories like nonimmigrant visa holders, versus u.s. citizen, non-u.s. citizen, there is a different legal analysis. it is incumbent upon his advisors to provide him with the evidentiary basis to withstand a court scrutiny. >> martha: it sounds like they need to fix the legal side of this but they also need to communicate better what it is about and for the president's

powers are in terms of protecting the nation. >> that is the most troubling part of the ninth circuit opinion, quite frankly. if your viewers -- there is a a case that they relied on. if your viewers are familiar with it, they would be outraged. that is the case that they relied upon. the other part that is troubling is the commander-in-chief is elected by judges are not. you don't want federal judges overlooking battle plans are decisions to strike certain targets or decisions related to war or national security. it is not a blank check that the cheese executive and commander in chief has. you certainly don't have to clear everything with an article three unelected federal judge. >> martha: what are your thoughts on michael flynn and the fact that he had to resign? discussions that he may have had with the russian government, about distinctions that we had against them. what is your take? >> my take is that the commander in chief, the president and vice president, have the right to rely on

advisors that provide them the unadulterated, complete, whole truth. it is unfair to the president and the vice president to give them other than -- anything other than that. i have never met general flynn. people that i know that respect him respect his service to the country. i would join that. but you have to tell the truth to your boss all the time. >> martha: are you surprised that this information, the transcript, got out? somehow, now, it is being pointed out former obama officials who have leaked this information. i think about the fact that you wanted very much transcripts of conversations that had to go from the white house to the consulate in benghazi. you never got them. >> thank you for remembering that. my democratic colleagues have amnesia. i will say this. they are very well rested because for eight years, they didn't lift a finger to do oversight. all of that energy you saw today at their press conference, that is because they want on an eight year long vacation from doing oversight over the executive

branch. i am all for the committees of jurisdiction, looking into it. i am also for looking into how classified information can make its way into the public domain, that is not a republican issue, not a democrat issue. a legal issue. >> martha: trey gowdy, thank you very much. congressman, good to see you. >> happy valentine's day. >> martha: you, too. just had, a "new york times" reporter under fire for comments that he made about first lady melania trump. we will explain what was missing, shall we say, from his apology. plus, conservatives and house republicans putting pressure on leadership, as they say obamacare repeal efforts are just not moving quickly enough. tonight, we are learning those efforts may start to pay off. chris we will be right

>> martha: breaking tonight, capitol hill is a buzz over the looming obamacare battle, as

some rank and file house republicans are demanding that action on repealing the law happen immediately, with or without anything to replace it. that battle playing out today all over washington. here with more, chris stirewalt, jessica tarr love, and senior director of research at brussel.com. and mercedes schlapp, former spokesperson for president george w. bush. chris, let me start with you. everybody is paying some of attention to michael flynn, they may have missed this battle, which they will be paying a lot of attention to. >> a gigantic hippopotamus that swims up for the bottom of the pond. the thing is, republicans are debating, went to repeal it, and when to replace it, with all of this stuff. they are dithering around talking about this. the reality is, the law is falling apart under their feet and under the feet of the country brady assigned major insurer is dropping out of the pool. they want participate. a new chief who is very

determined that he is going to blow this thing out of the water. the republicans are having an academic discussion right now. they want to do it on their terms, they got to do it sooner rather than later or they will pay a heinous price with voters next year. >> martha: so true. i remember when president trump said, i thought about letting this thing fall apart, just letting everybody live with it and to see how bad it is. then, there might be national momentum to see, let's come up with a better plan. mercedes, i don't think they will get the luxury to do that. >> absolutely not. you have to remember, back in 2010, 2012, all the campaign literature for these republican republicans, senate candidates, their top priority, repeal obamacare. you have had seven years to pull this together, to figure out how to repeal and replace obamacare. now, there is this distress happening in congress. you have two factions, the conservative saying, we got to

move quickly, got to put pressure on the republican leadership. the republican leadership, saying, take it slow. you need president trump to step in, secretary price to stefan because it will be crucial to have their leadership, their voices to bring the party together. >> martha: bring them into the roosevelt room and say, i will bring some sandwiches, but you are not leaving until you figure this out. jessica is hating this whole thing. >> i feel awful about it. definitely. now it's your problem, guys. i agree with what both chris and mercedes had. i would like to add that there are key key additions that are different right now that may happen before, for the first time, it is more popular than unpopular. only 16% of republicans actually want the law completely repealed, 51% of republicans say they want to keep some parts of the law. those are the things that donald trump promised, you could stay on your parents insurance until you were 26, if you had a pre-existing condition, you would be covered. >> martha: i bet those can

stay. >> absolutely. then, you have senators like susan collins, thing, she is not interested in defunding planned parenthood, something key for those on the far right wing of the party. you can look at the bill, taking something from there. at the end of the day, listen to orrin hatch, jose, let's revise instead of repeal. you will have a lot more republicans and democrats, americans come outside of those town halls, beating down the doors, saying, do not take away my health care. >> martha: politically, this could be very dangerous for them. people don't want to lose their health care. maybe they have gotten used to this whole thing. one group that really wants it gone are business owners and companies. the reason the dow is skyrocketing is two fold. they will get tax cuts and get rid of obamacare. >> you know business about as well as they know politics. i know business not much at all. i can tell you this, wall street has not figured out what a train wreck is about to take place in the building behind me over the next three to four weeks.

all of these demands for tax reform, regulatory reform, obamacare, all of these things, come colliding into one another. they can only do one thing at a time. they can only run one trained on the track. they are trying to confirm a supreme court justice at the same time. >> martha: tax cuts have two happen. new polls today, tax cuts are at the top of everyone's list. i don't think they care much about the stuff that is being discussed and over the newspapers and headlines, mercedes. a month tax cuts. >> i think you are right. there is a momentum right now that the republicans have to get this right, whether it is the repealing obamacare, also, on the tax cuts, i know many of these democrats are holding back. they want to get through this obamacare replace, repair, however they want to terminate, say it. at the same time, they are holding back on pushing forward on the tax cuts, which we know is a critical component of president trump's campaign promise, ensuring that we move

forward and cutting taxes, which we know can boost the economy. >> martha: there are some big rooms in washington. i have seen them. [laughter] you will get wraps and sandwiches and everything for lunch time and deet you are in the tax-cut room. president trump says he knows how to get stuff done. maybe that is a start. >> he should probably get rid of the travel ban room for the moment, to let us focus on these issues that americans -- what? i had to use it. >> martha: thanks, you guys. great to see you, as always. he still hadentially historic meeting takes place tomorrow. president trump will have his first sit down with benjamin netanyahu. ed henry knows what we can expect and what we need to look for there. plus, a "new york times" reporter finds himself in hot water after he made disparaging comments about the first lady. we will discuss that with mollie hemingway next.

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>> martha: developing tonight, "new york times" reporter jacob bernstein is facing deserved scrutiny for making disparaging remarks about the first lady, loudly at a fashion show. it was overheard by somebody who didn't take too kindly to them, bodily emily ratajowski, who called him out in no uncertain terms.

so, he came back with this. i want to take ownership of a mistake i made, speaking at a party, and what i thought was a personal conversation. i made a stupid remark about the first lady. joining me now to fill us in on the gaps, mollie hemingway, senior editor for the "federalist." what happened here? >> this "new york times" reporter came out under sharing sharing these vicious lies about melania trump. instead of -- he made this week apology. what is interesting to me is how the media are characterizing this. they are not saying that he was sharing vicious lies. they say he said unfounded rumors. it seems like there are no standards for what can or should be said about members of the trump family. you have had high-profile journalists and celebrities say all sorts of things about barron trump, donald trump's 10-year-old son, mocking his abilities, and his character. you have high-profile journalists think that ivanka trump was in an incestuous relationship with her father. now, this "new york times" reporter sharing this, gossiping

about melania trump being an actual hooker. we know that if things like this were done about the previous administration, the media would not be hiding the identity of who is doing it and they would not be taking it so lackluster. >> martha: when you put it in those terms, when you think about the president obama and his family, and the suggestion that anybody would make the kinds -- the nature of comments you just laid out there, that is just unbelievable. >> you might remember, there was a low-level staffer for a backbench congressman who made some impolite remarks about the obama children. she was run out of her job. "the washington post" ran more than a dozen stories. they had people coming down to her parents house, digging into her records, destroying her life. when it is one of our own, a fellow journalist, we seem to have this totally different tak take. >> martha: you also say that there was a lot of hush-hush about who this journalist was. my hope is that? >> if you are a low-level

staffer, your whole identity as outed, your life is destroyed. there was no reason to protect this man's identity. he is a public figure, a journalist. it would have been easy to find out who he is. he outed himself in the apology where he wrote on twitter. this is the restraint that you see reserved only for members of the media or people who are of a different political persuasion then what we saw on the last administration. >> martha: very interesting. mollie, thank you very much. still i had tonight, president trump's week of internationalist pharmacy continues. a stray israeli prime minister as of the capital ahead of a meg tomorrow, he is meeting with other top officials this evening. ed henry is there. he is tracking it down for us. what is going out tonight, what is coming out tomorrow. a late-breaking story out of seattle that you are going to want to know. when we come back

>> martha: must take a look at tomorrow, day 27, benjamin netanyahu is in washington for a critical meeting, the first one of president trump. ed henry with an early look at what we can expect. plus, details of another late-breaking story tonight. >> good to see okun, martha. what is interesting, tonight out of seattle, a 23-year-old kid, a so-called dreamer, has been arrested in one of these immigration raids. why is this significant? this is somebody who was given legal status by one of the former president barack obama's executive actions, one of the so-called dreamer is from daca, he said, i have a work permit and no criminal record, unlike the others who were targeted in the early days by the trump administration. the 23-year-old from mexico is fighting it, another early test of the trump immigration record. as you noted, a major test tomorrow at the white house and the oval office of his foreign policy. the prime minister from israel

coming for his first face-to-face meeting with the president. one thing we know for sure, he will get a warmer greeting. remember when barack obama left him cooling his heels for a couple of hours for the president was upstairs having dinner? this time, they expect normal relations. will they deliver an actual policy? big promises made in the campaign by donald trump, such as the idea that he would work with the israelis on settlements. in recent days, he has been changing his tune and criticizing some of those settlements. a lot of work to be done for mideast peace. >> martha: it will be interesting. ed, thank you so much. as we leave you tonight, given the machiavelli and inclinations of some and positions of power,r around the beltway, or in or out of office, remember these words from your high school study of the prince. "there is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, more uncertain in its success, then to take the lead in the introduction of a

new order of things." something to think about tonight. have a good night, everybody. o'reilly is up next. come back and see us tomorrow night for day 27. ♪ ♪ >> tom: welcome to "red eye," hello everyone, i am tom shillue. let's check in with tvs at andy levy at the "red eye" tease deck. >> andy: coming up on the big show, musician moby claims he has friends who wish to make reassure him that the russian dossier is under control. scientists come up with a list of possible ways the world will end, stick around to find out where pasty faced comedian that becomes late-night host is on the list. finally, which dance moves are