>> they left off kofecee. thanks for joining us. >> jon: "america news hq" starts now. >> jo >> jenna: news comes just days after leaders at the g-7 summit pressed mr. trump to stay in that agreement. the president himself saying he will announce his decision soon. our chief white house correspondent john roberts has some of that breaking information. >> reporter: you just want to point out there's a particularly noisy group of protesters outside the white house. the vietnamese prime minister will be here very soon. they want to express their displeasure with him over several issues. so if you hear some yelling behind me, that's what's going on. now to the task at hand. the president on climate change. we were expecting that the president may make a decision as

early as today whether or not to pull the united states out of the paris climate accord of 2015. but the president tweeted earlier this morning after seeing some of the news reports, quote, i will be announcing my decision on the paris accord over the next few days. make america great again. democrats on capitol hill didn't take too long before they expressed much in the same way the vietnamese in front of the white house, their displeasure with the president's plans to pull out of the climate accord tweeting this is chuck shumer, we must do all we can to protect our planet as well as our economic security withdrawing from paris agreement would put this in jeopardy. the president's spent a lot of time with european leaders and with the prime minister of japan last week at the g-7 conference and the nato conference. he listened to them. his chief economic adviser gary cohn saying while the president's thinking on this has evolved however the president's main concern is with the u.s. economy, manufacturing and job

creation and he thinks it would leave the united states to fall behind countries like china and india on those particular fronts. so the president is really weighing carefully this decision on whether or not to pull out. here's what his press second tear said about it at the daily briefing yesterday. >> this is the subject of the president spending a great deal of time on and one he spoke to the g-7 members about during their meetings. ultimately he wants a fair deal for the american people. >> reporter: we hear from a couple sources that the president is leaning toward pulling out of the deal. that he is expected to announce that. another white house source high ranking source tells fox news that the president might seek a hybrid decision here to pull out of certain aspects of climate agreements like the green climate fund which could potentially cost the united states tens of billions of dollars over the next decade or so to stay in. but then at the same time he pulls out of the green climate fund, stay within the main protocol of the climate

agreement. we don't yet know what the president's final decision is. i was told by a high ranking official here at the white house he's still mulling it over, still considering some options. jenna, we should hear before the end of the week what the president tends to do. >> jenna: just quickly, john, how big a group of protesters is out there? we can really hear them picked up on your microphone. >> reporter: yeah. there's a few hundred people. they're banging some vietnamese musical instruments and drums. they've got a megaphone and they are pretty loud. they're making an ruckus here on pennsylvania avenue. u.s. protest groups could take a lesson from them on how to make themselves heard. >> jenna: i appreciate you telling us about it because we would be wondering. john, thank you very much. more from john at the white house as we get it. chris plante is your syndicated talk show host, joe trippe is a fox news contributor. let's talk about this paris climate agreement.

i have a confession to make. i have never once at dinner in casual conversation ever brought up the paris climate agreement. i'm sure a lot of our viewers haven't either. there is the agreement and what it stands for, but also the symbolism of it. let's take the symbolism of it first, joe. why is it significant? >> well, it's an agreement that nearly 200 countries around the world have agreed to. in fact, there's only two countries that haven't, syria and nicaragua. it's setting up -- so the united states would be joining those two countries if trump actually president trump pulled out of it. it's an agreement for certain goals in terms of keeping climate change, global warming down between 194 countries and each country has to come up with its own policies to meet those goals. those policies are nonbinding. donald trump if he wanted to change barack obama's policies

in order to try to meet those goals, he could do that without leaving the agreement. it would be interesting to see if he tries to fashion that kind of compromise. >> jenna: i am curious about what john roberts reported. maybe it's not a complete pullout of this agreement, but there's a combination of different policy. that we see another agreement. how do you see it? and what is the significance to us? >> welsh there's a great deal of significance to us. most of the agreement is symbolic, as joe said. most of it is nonbinding. it will not bind the chinese. it will not bind india. it will not bind the russians. and as for nicaragua and syria, i'm not sure they're making contributions to global warming in any event. according to the heritage foundation analysis of the impact it would have on us. it would take $2.5 trillion out of our economy. it could cost us 400,000 jobs. it would mean an additional

$20,000 per year per family out of their pockets to be in compliance with the aspirational goals which will allegedly slow the ocean. >> jenna: we have some numbers from the heritage foundation because we wanted to show this to our viewers. joe, i'm curious on your thoughts. we see some numbers. about the estimated number of jobs lost. also the lost income for an average family of four. what's the argument to stay in this particular agreement at this time? >> well, i mean, the argument is that as chris pointed out, it's all nonbinding. so these policies, the president, trump, can change policies, find a better way to get to the reductions in emissions that are being called for. and he can make it a better agreement for the united states by making different policies. withdrawing from it -- >> jenna: let me ask you about that. why wouldn't the president take

ownership of it? chris, why won't the president just do that? instead of just pulling out of it altogether? what are the pros and cons? >> he may very well. listen, we all want cleaner air. we all want a stable climate. i don't think a group of men gathering in suits in paris are going to change the levels of the ocean or the climate. some people are convinced that they can do that. and while he might choose this sort of halfway path because he's mulling these meetings with rex tillerson this afternoon at the white house on this subject. rex tillerson is in favor of staying with the paris climate accord. he met with scott pruitt of the epa. scott pruitt is in favor of pulling out. and look, let's be clear. president obama circumvented congress on this as we did with so many other things. that puts this climate deal in the president's hands. if the president had gone through congress, then president trump would have to go through

congress. if president obama had gone through congress. keep in mind also that president clinton signed on to the 1998 kyoto accord and a sense of the senate vote back then in '98 had zero votes in favor of the kyoto accord which has been roundly ignored by china and india. >> jenna: that was one of senator's issues with the paris climate agreement. he didn't like that president obama did go around congress and didn't like that way, managing this particular issue. i was reading an article in "the wall street journal" today, an op ed piece. this is written by the top national security adviser to the president. i'm curious about this particular point. this sort of plays in with the big story of the day which is the climate agreement saying this. the president embarks on his first foreign trip with a clear eyed outlook, that the world is not a global community, but an arena where nations, nongovernmental actors and businesses engage and compete for advantage. that's an interesting paradigm

shift. what do you think about that? >> that may be true. this is one of the few things -- you have 194 countries have agreed with this agreement. and like i said with syria and nicaragua being this, we'd be the third country to pull out. symbolically, it doesn't make sense. 194 countries agreeing on what? 194 countries in this world haven't agreed on anything, but they agree on this. the next thing is, because it is nonbinding, because barack obama didn't make it a treaty that went through the senate, the president of the united states has wide latitude to change the policies to fit his agenda, satisfy his base, stay within the agreement and find a better path to keep the united states competitive on jobs and these other things he's worried about. this is gonna play great with his base, but there is a way for him to get there without pulling out of the agreement.

i think maybe we're hearing some signs that that's a possibility. we'll see. >> jenna: we'll see if we get that announcement lear today. as chris mentioned there's a big meeting with rex tillerson. great to have you both. thank you very much. now we can all talk about the paris climate agreement at dinner. a fox news alert. a deadly explosion taking a massive toll in afghanistan's capital. we're now learning that 11 americans are among the hundreds hurt. at least 90 people are dead. and that bomb detonating in a highly secured diplomatic area of kabul at the height of rush hour this morning. john heady is live in jerusalem with more on this. sit possible, we're hearing some reports that this is an inside job? >> reporter: welsh jenna, yeah, it's absolutely possible. this area is in the so called green zone of kabul, known to be one of the most secure and safest parts of the city. we're waiting for more from afghan officials about the investigation. but to answer your question, yeah, it's absolutely possible.

take a look at the map to give everyone a better view or idea of what we're talking about here. this is kabul's green zone. it's where several embassies are located, including the german and british embassies. afghan officials say a sewage tanker truck exploded just outside the german embassy's wall where several of its employees were injured and one afghan security guard was killed. at least 90 people died in the attack. more than 450 were wounded. these numbers are fluid. they continue to go up. so that could be even higher. the u.s. embassy is about half mile away from where the explosion happened. it left a 13 foot crater. 11 american contractors were wounded, but nine afghan security guards working for a u.s. security contractor were killed and one at this point, jenna, is missing. >> jenna: we'll have more on this in a moment.

john, thank you very much. the pentagon, in the mean time, claiming success after testing a missile interceptor. the national security implications as tensions rise with north korea. and then there's this. a scary scene at a busy florida airport. police arrive to find a man with a gun demanding to see the president. >> you can't go this way. all finished.

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rising tensions with north korea prompting an american military response. the pentagon's missile defense agency successfully shooting down a mock intercontinental ballistic missile similar to one north korea is believed to be developing. our chief correspondent jonathan hunt is live at vandenberg air force base. talk us through what we saw. >> reporter: sure. it all happened within a matter of minutes, jenna. the first action was on the marshal island in the pacific. that is the location from which the u.s. launched an intercontinental ballistic missile meant to track the kind of trajectory and speed at which an ultimate north korean icbm might one day fly towards the united states. minutes after that launch here at vandenberg air force base, the interceptor missile was launched. and then, just minutes after

that, the two met in space, hundreds of miles above the pacific ocean. what happens then is that a small part of the interceptor missile effectively a precision guided five foot chunk of metal breaks off, slammed into the icbm according to the missile defense agency and completely obliterated it. so that was the process that was happening. it was spectacular to see the launch here at vandenberg. everybody at the pentagon mightedly relieved that it was a success, jenna. >> jenna: amazing to see, what little we were able to see. this isn't just one and done be other improvements and tests as well? >> reporter: yeah. they have no choice but to keep testing and improving this system, given that north korea is clearly improving its missile capability. we've seen all the launches of north korean missiles this year and they have stated that they plan to get an icbm with which

they can threaten the united states. there are a lot of officials at the pentagon and military experts who believe that the north koreans will be able to do that by about 2020. now, admiral james serring is the head of the missile defense agency. he spoke at an off camera briefing attended by jennifer griffin today, and in that briefing, according to jennifer, he said the following. we can now taste the threat through 2020. what we will see in 2020 was well replicated in what we saw yesterday. i was confident before the test. i am more confident today. and the men and women who man the missile defense control rooms across the country, including ft. greenlee in alaska, will remain on station 24/7, simulating every possible attack and preparing for the moment when there is a real

nuclear warhead headed towards the united states. they are on station, as i say, 24/7, 365 days a year, jenna. >> jenna: we're grateful for that. you hear 2020. but you realize it's only three years. >> reporter: three short years. >> jenna: thank you. appreciate that very much. the pentagon is proud of that succe successful missile defense test but is it enough? new details emerging on the deadly terror attack in the heart of kabul as we learn of americans among the wounded. colonel alan west joins us with his perspective.

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horrific bombing in kabul, afghanistan. 90 people dead, 400 wounded. no group yet claiming responsibility for this. in the meantime, north korea keeps defying the world with missile tests. the pentagon calling today's intercept test an incredible accomplishment. lots to talk about when we look at the threats around the globe. let's bring in colonel alan west. great to have you on the program. >> good to be with you, jenna. >> jenna: i know you spent some time in afghanistan working as a private contractor after your military service. i wonder if you could give us perspective as to the size of this bomb and the strategy it took to get into this particular area of kabul. >> when you talk about this area, the green zone, which is the diplomatic area, coming down from jillabad from the east. that area is heavily guarded. then from the circle up to the

airport road, to the kabul international airport. so the fact that a truck of that size was able to get through that type of security, it makes you believe somehow there was some coordination from within that allowed that truck to get in. because normally trucks of that size are gonna get diverted out of that area to, you know, periphery roads so they don't get that close. so that is a big concern. without a doubt, this lets you know that you still have a very determined enemy. taliban or isis will eventually take credit for it. i would think isis might even do that as a response to the moab that was dropped about a month ago. >> jenna: you mentioned there might be some coordination from within. i'm curious about that. and then this other piece of news. because it's our understanding that military commanders are asking the president for more u.s. troops to go to afghanistan. in part to train and advise afghan troops. do you think that's a good idea at this time? >> well, you know, recently i

just read where the polish special forces were working with the afghan special forces and they just conducted a hostage rescue mission. i think when we look at some specialized afghan aoeupbts that we have out there, yes, i think it's very important. i don't know if we can ever get an afghan army or afghan police force up to a standard that we can recognize and understand. but when i think about what's happening in afghanistan, it really harkens us back to vietnam, where we see kabul the same as saigon. when you have these terror attacks within the borders, that's trying to show the relevance of these organizations are still at a high premium. when you get out into the surrounding areas, that's where the real fight is. knowing the taliban controls more terrain than they ever have since 2001, that's where we really need to dry up their sanctuaries. we need to be concerned ab their staging basis that are located across the board in pakistan. >> jenna: we know at this time of year it's particularly

important. this is when fighting season begins. where the weather changes. it allows some of the bad guys to move more freely. let's bring in to the news of north korea. some have suggested this about afghanistan. that a south korean model should work. we shouldn't expect to be out of afghanistan soon. what do you think about that? >> the number one important strategic objective should be to deny their sanctuary. we cannot allow them to have another base of operations. what we did, allowed the government to be taken over by the government. they brought in al qaeda. we know what happened in 2001. we have to keep this enemy from having an established basis of operation as we see with isis in syria. when you look at what is going object with north korea, somehow we've got to have an influence on the chinese to get north korea under control. it's very important we have that successful missile defense strike. we have to show a credible

military deterrent in case we exhaust all of our diplomatic and include economic sanction mean. >> jenna: interesting. big question about whether or not proximity actually leads to security. it's a question with north korea. could be an interesting question as well with afghanistan. colonel west, thank you. >> thank you. >> jenna: we're minutes away from what's shaping up to be an off camera briefing with press secretary sean spicer. we'll explain. we're going to monitor it, bring you any breaking development. plus catherine herridge on mike flynn. will he shed any light on the russia investigation. and some unsung heroes including someone who helped influence benjamin franklin. senator mike lee will join us to talk about that and more.

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>> jenna: a fox news alert. new developments in the russia probe as the investigation reaches the president's inner circle including his personal attorney michael cohen and son-in-law jared kushner. this as mike flynn agrees to hand over some documents after he originally refused. catherine herridge joins us now. catherine? >> reporter: a source close to mike flynn says he will now provide records under subpoena to the senate intelligence committee adding the committee recently narrowed its request and flynn is able to accommodate

the committee. there are all subpoenas for flynn's business records which do not have the same protection z a personals documents. flynn wants to cooperate with congress and is grateful the committee narrowed the scope of its request for information. flynn's team faced a deadline yesterday to indicate their intention. they now face a june 6th deadline to begin sharing the records. a former justice department official under president bush told fox earlier today that this is the kind of negotiation you typically see with congressional inquiries. >> on the hill, you get the subpoena and it's kind of a game of chicken about important you want to be in contempt of congress or whether you want to give them the documents they want. neither side wants a legal battle. >> reporter: michael cohen tells fox the investigators also want information and his testimony. cohen said the request from both the house and senate committees are overly broad and at this

point he's declined to participate. jenna. >> jenna: thank you very much. joining us now is mike lee author of the new book written out of history. i'm curious about your legal expertise. i know in a former life that was your main job. this story keeps on developing. i want to play some sound and get your thought. >> the question for the fbi and for director -- former director mueller, special counsel is, did michael flynn facilitate that? second question, was michael flynn a paid foreign agent, paid by the government of turkey and paid by the government of russia through middle men, not directly by a government check, at the same time that he was the national security adviser of the president of the united states? that would be a felony. third inquiry is, did michael flynn lie to the federal government in an environment

where it was required to tell the truth? >> jenna: what do you think about this? >> look, as usual, the judge hits it right on the head. especially i want to emphasize the third point. any time an investigation begins, somebody tries to lie about it, that's where they get into trouble. that's where they attract the most attention. >> jenna: how close to the truth do you think we are in this story? >> i wish i knew. i have absolutely no idea. i would be the most sought after interview in town if i could predict that. i do think this. that as questions are getting asked and as people are coming forward to answer those questions, we will, in the coming weeks, know a whole lot more than we know now. this will be an interesting one to follow. >> jenna: we were talking about the paris climate agreement. i mentioned a lot of us are not talking casually about this over family dinner, but it is a big issue and a question on what the president will do. you have some very specific thoughts about why the u.s. should not be part of this agreement. it has to do in part about the

way this government is set up. >> we do talk about that over dinner in my home. >> jenna: i would like to come to dinner sometime. sounds like interesting conversation. >> this is a bad deal for the united states. it might be a good deal if you want to slow economic growth in america. might be a good deal for those who don't want jobs for middle class americans. but a terrible deal for the american people themselves. look. climates change. it's what they do. it's what happens. nothing that the government does is going to make that better. and if we try to change that through immense federal regulation brought about by an international agreement, we are only going to hurt america's milled class. >> jenna: so we should try to fix the agreement. if the united states pulls out, then it reflects our lack of leadership or desire to lead in the world on this particular issue. >> first of all, on this issue that begs the question. issue we have to putr issue? all of our cards into? is this where we should put all of our emphasis?

we've got an american middle class that is struggling under $2 trillion of regulatory compliance costs every year. is this really what we want to be doing? i don't think so. >> jenna: one of the other points you were making was that you did not like that president obama went around congress. and that had to do a little bit with your book. you were looking at some of the founding fathers. i'd like you to bring that together if you could for us. what bothered you about the process and how do you think it ties into the way our government should function? >> it bothered me that president obama negotiated this and got the united states into it without consulting congress. without even attempting to submit it to the senate for ratification. there are all kinds of checks and balances that have been put into place to limit the power of government and to limit the power of presidents, to limit the power of any one individual. that's why i wrote this book. it tells stories of unsung heros in the american revolution and during the american founding. people whose stories are inconvenient with the modern narrative. >> jenna: i'm so curious ab where you found the time.

there's a lot going on in washington. >> from time to time we have long airplane flights and recesses. i don't know what you do in your spare time, but most people like to do constitutional research. >> jenna: i think it sounds like fun. i am fascinated by history. i was looking at the particular people that you looked to highlight in your book. one caught my attention because of his relationship with ben franklin. that was a particular iriquoi. >> he had a profound impact on our history. he was an iriquoi chief. he talked to ben franklin about federalism. tribes of the iriquoi federation said let's defend each other. we can still govern each other on a tribe by tribe basis, but we can all come to an agreement on our mutual protection. that was passed under ben franklin. ben franklin ended up passing that along to the other founding fathers. that became part of our constitution, what's part of the tenth amendment.

>> jenna: sounds very familiar. interesting to trace it back. how did the work on your book now inform the way that you look to legislate? >> look, everything i do in the united states senate is geared in one way or another toward restoring these constitutional protections. especially the protections of federalism and separation of powers. these are things that focus on who can do one to make sure no one group of people gets too much power. interesting thing is, jenna, the conflicts that these people faced and what they faced with our london based national environment are strikingly similar to what we faced today. the reeve hraougs wasn't just about getting rid of a king. it was about getting rid of an all powerful body that knew no limits on its power. >> jenna: that's really fascinating. we're trying to figure out if we're related. we share the same last name, but we're not sure. >> i'm sure we are. we can always find the family link there. >> jenna: there's only few times i grow up with the same name. senator, great to have you on

the program. i look forward to reading the book and having you back. >> thank you. >> jenna: thank you very much. we're monitoring a situation near denver. a vehicle fire is shutting down interstate 25 in both directions. if you're familiar with denver, this is a big deal. colorado state officials say it's a fuel tanker truck that caught fire and exploded. no word on any injuries but we're gonna keep an eye on this. major road way and a major city and some questions about what exactly happened here so we'll stay on that and watch it for you. this goes hand in hand. scary moments for airline passengers in indonesia after their boeing plane skidded off the end of the runway while landing in a heavy rain storm. everybody used the emergency slide to get out safely. nobody was hurt. investigators say weather was likely a factor here. golf great tiger woods getting some strong support from jack nicklaus who widely regarded, as you know, as the best player of all time. nicklaus weighing in on tiger's recent run-in with the law saying, quote, he needs our

help. >> i feel bad for him and i think that he's -- he's struggling. and i wish him well. i hope he gets out of it. i hope he plays golf again. he needs a lot of support from a lot of people. and i'll be one of them. >> jenna: very compassionate. woods was arrested in south florida driving under the influence. the 14 time major champion apologized and blamed the incident on his prescription medication. republicans are pushing ahead with laws as they try to fulfill one of the president's most high profile promises. the bill named after kate steinly would impose tough standards on immigrants trying to enter the united states. we'll talk about that. plus mud and debris goes flying. where this river of sludge rained down on the streets and what caused it.

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newsdesk. where the congressional recess coming up the analysts say the president is running out of time to pass anything this year. we'll hear from amy stoddard. she said the problem isn't coming from democrats but within their own party. what does all that mean to the republican trump agenda? that's ahead on shepard smith reporting. >> jenna: cameras catch a massive under ground explosion in the ukraine. check this out. the blast ripping up a street in kiev when an under ground water pipe burst. a shower, a sludge and muddy water ran down the streets. nobody hurt. the cause of the explosion is appropriately under investigation. republicans on capitol hill are looking to get tough on illegal immigration. they're preparing to consider a bill that would impose a minimum five year prison sentence for wrongly re-entering the united states three times. it comes amid stunning news out

of san diego. this man that you are seeing on your screen is charged with dui in a near fatal hit and run crash. turns out he's been deported or returned to mexico 17 times since 2008. this is a dizzying list, as you can see, of his offenses over the years. joining me now is an attorney and an immigration attorney. great to have you both. you see that list you wonder how is that possible? >> you know how it's possible? i used to practice in san diego. it was 17 miles from the mexican border. so people have every opportunity to keep coming back and forth. but i think if we look at this proposed legislation, i almost view it as a three strikes law light. california, speaking of california, they impose a three strikes law which voters loved. that would require somebody who has their third strike would go

to jail for 25 years to life. here we're saying we're gonna give you two bites at the apple. if you don't learn your lesson five years. i think it's a good thing. >> jenna: we're looking at it through both points of the law. you have a lot of experience, immigration attorney. what do you think of it? one reentry to the united states could lead to a fine up to two years in prison. tkhepb the consequences become more severe depending on the level of the crime. misdemeanors could result in ten years in prison. aggravated felonies could result in 20 years in prison. it's a question of enforcement. >> jenna: i'm curious for this individual. it wasn't enough of a deterrent for him. would you advocate to actually see new stories that the law is getting harsher? would that be the sort of deterrent in addition to the

enforcement? >> well, certainly everyone probably agrees that criminal aliens should not be in the united states. so the focus in a lot of administrations has been on those that have committed crimes. how something happens where it's back and forthed to and from the united states and not get caught is probably a result of communication between the agencies. if this gentle man had been arrested and perhaps he wasn't sufficiently, the fingerprints would have resulted in a communication between the local law enforcement agency and ice. >> jenna: it's a question about coordination. we've talked about that. including with state steinly's case. is this really an issue of enforcement rather than changing the laws. >> it absolutely could be a hybrid. it could be both. if we have laws on the books, and we do, where if you are deported because you've committed a violent felony and you come back, now you can go to prison 20 years.

but if nobody does anything about it, what's the point of having the law on the book. here if you come in illegally mandatory five years. now at least you're sending a message in coordination with how much tougher we're going to get on allowing people to come in in the first place, i think we take the burden off the taxpayer and do a service to our new immigration policies. >> there's a greater burden on the taxpayer though. because in order for this to be effective, whether it's two years as it stands currently or mandatory five, you have to have the appropriate infrastructure. to do so you really need to build that out. whether you add 10,000 beds as the bill proposes or add significant law enforcement, both in ice, immigration judges, the back log of cases to be heard is huge. >> it's still getting put together. reports are sugg jesting there would be the infrastructure investment. but that does bring up an interesting question.

as we see these stories come up. that little boy was hurt in this hit and run. this guy's been back and forth. so if we're really about keeping ourselves safe, does it make sense to take an individual like this, put him in prison and foot the bill? how do we keep him out of the country otherwise stphr >> think about this. if this person was put in prison for five years, that's five years that he's not hurting you, you or me. that's five years. so when we do that enough, will there be a deterrent effect? it's not going to deter anybody, that's not true. while you're in prison, you're not hurting us. >> jenna: whether the headlines are enough of a deterrent even symbolically. good to have you both. interesting conversation. after decades of reaching for the stars, nasa firmly setting its sights on the sun. more on this unprecedented mission, including when it's scheduled to take off. e. your insurance company raises your rates...

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>> jenna: taking you to a press briefing that's normally on camera. today it's audio only. the briefing by sean spicer is under way. we're going to listen in. >> my other question is this. yesterday you answered my question about the president and president of the philippines and his war on drugs. he has also declared marshal law inviting terrorists and has suggested he might declare a nationwide marshal law not unlike that of the marcos regime for 50 years. does the president have any views? >> i think you should touch base with the state department on that. >> white house still plan on releasing ethics waivers by tomorrow? if so, will that be

administration wide? is there any information you can get to us? >> i should have an update for ready to discuss it at t. this time. >> following up on the waiver. has the president made a decision. sources say he's going to issue it. does the president have any up date? >> i expect something very soon on that. >> will the president also give an explanation for why he's taking which ever action he's taking, given this was a central campaign pledge of his? >> i think once we have a decision, we'll put it out and have a statement for you. >> little while ago there was a tweet, a threat to withdraw from some of the white house councils if the president leaves the paris accord. does the white house have any reaction to that? >> let's wait and see what the president's decision is. i don't want to get ahead of the president. when he makes that decision, we'll let you know and have

further reaction at this time. >> can you characterize eli's level of input here? >> i can't. >> somebody the white house has invited multiple times to be on multiple councils here. is he a trusted adviseer? >> the president has a lot of people that he gets input from on a lot of issues. >> cnn is reporting james comey will testify that the president pressured him to drop the michael flynn investigation. did the president engage in obstruction of justice in repeated meetings with james comey? >> our job, we are focused on the president's agenda and all going forward all questions on these matters will be referred to outside counsel. >> thanks. the president met with european leaders last week, obviously. did those discussions from the german chancellor and others influence his decision making on the paris climate agreement?

>> as i mentioned, the president has taken input from a lot of individuals to help formulate his decision making. when he's got that decision made, we'll make it. >> follow-up, please. there are several ways that the president could withdraw from the paris climate agreement. the fastest of which is withdrawing from the u.n. frame work on convention on climate change. is that on the table? >> again, i don't want to get ahead of what he may or may not do. when we have an announcement, we'll let you know. >> i have a question about this kathy griffin incident. obviously her conduct has been widely condemned. it's not a partisan thing, joking about violence on a president, it's unacceptable. i wanted to ask about ted nugent whether joked about assassinating president obama, who said hillary clinton should be hanged. he was invited to the white house for dinner by president trump. do you believe that was appropriate?

and if trump is offended by this incident, why was he not bothered by all of mr. nugent's comments? >> with respect to kathy griffin, i think the president and the first lady and secret service have all made stand. >> why was it okay for mr. nugent to make the comments? >> to be honest with you, i'd have to look back and see what the statements were and what the reaction was. i'm not aware of what the reaction was at the time. i know the statement with respect to miss griffin was acknowledged by the first lady, president and the secret service. >> but did nugent did say that. >> the paris agreement. there have been several reports today that said the president is planning to pull out of the paris agreement. are you saying those reports are wrong? that he has not made a decision yet. >> what i'm saying is that when the president has a decision to make, he'll let people know.

i don't think whether it's personnel decision or any other action that we tend to get ahead of. the president is the ultimate decider. when he has a decision to make, he'll let you know. sorry for the delay. thank you guys. >> jenna: interesting. sean spicer ending the press briefing. press briefing is normally held every day. today we had an audio only press briefing. chris plant is back with us as well as chris trippi who have been staying with us throughout the hour. this is a new development, quite frankly. seen a shake-up in the white house communications team. now we have the decision to only do audio for the prebriefing. what do you make of it? >> i think it's an effort to keep sean spicer off of television. i think that's the short version. they're not producing great results out of the daily on camera briefings. and i think they've decided to take a half a step back. it's kind of a variation of the gaggle as they call it at the white house, where the press

secretary or other officials will stand off to the side with reporters and take questions and answers, but not for television cameras. generally, not for audio or for radio people either. so it's a little bit of a hybrid. >> jenna: it is. is this something different? we want to explain to our viewers, it is a little different. joe, taking politics out of it. do you think this is a wise decision by the president and his communications team to do things a little bit differently? >> you know, i can't make heads or tails of it. i agree with chris it is a half step back. but i'm not sure how it's gonna play out. i mean, one thing it does is it removes the visual and the body language of sean spicer, which i think at times has been fun to watch and now we don't get to see it. >> jenna: fun to watch. we're on television. what kind of interpretive dance can we do while the audio was being played. joe, chris, great to have you both. it's interesting. we'll see if it continues.

that's the big question. thank you very much. for our viewers here, we appreciate your time. again, this is something new we're not used to. an audio-only press briefing. there will be news out of that, i'm sure. i'm jenna lee. here's shep. >> some scientists have called climate change the greatest threat that humanity changes. president trump's defense secretar james mattis called it a challenge to national security. the president said he would make up his mind whether to pull america out of the global climate change deal. insiders are telling us which way he may go. and there's word that michael flynn will give investigators the records they're now demanding. we'll explain what those records could reveal. and our own judge andrew napolitano will be here to explain why general flynn is taking a risk that could come back to bite him. the president calling on senators toas