>> i don't give a dam what you appreciate, agent strzok. >> heated exchanges on capitol hill as the fbi agent who sent anti-trump texts is grilled in a fiery hearing. and more fiery words from president trump criticizing the british prime minister for her handling of brexit in a new interview. one of the most horrific murder cases in our nation's history has been reopened as federal investigators launch a new probe into the murder of emmett build a bear nationwide thourz wait hours in line for pay your age day. and will smith gets emmet's feelgds with the latest viral dance craze.

"early today" starts right now. good morning. i'm phillip mena. we begin this morning with the president's war of words with the u.k. launching into a tirade directly aimed at britain's prime minister saying theresa may ignored his advice on brexit while never divulging details of the alleged advice, accusing may of wrecking brexit negotiations, even warning she might kill off a crucial trade deal with the u.s. mr. trump's words coming just as he sat down for a black tie dinner in england, undercutting the dinner's host theresa may herself. while protesters lined the streets of london making their displeasure with the american president known. let's go to nbc's cal per is at our london bureau for us this morning. cal, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. an absolutely explosive interview given by the u.s. president. we understand that prime minister may actually heard about this interview last night at about 7:00 p.m., no reaction from her yet. but expect to hear something pretty soon. the bullet points put out by the murdoch-owned paper sort of layout for you the hit job this

really was. he talked about e.u. leaders destroying the culture and the identity of europe by allowing in migrant. he tore into the mayor of london for saying, as he put it, allowing crime to spiral out of control. but the headline really that discussion about brexit, this is the issue that has consumed british politics. we have some audio. take a listen to what he actually said about brexit and prime minister may. >> i would have done it much differently. i actually told theresa may how to do it but she didn't agree -- she didn't listen to me. >> what did she say? >> she didn't listen. no, i told her how to do it. that will be up to her to say. but i told her how to do it. she wanted to go a different route. >> so you would be prepared to walk away if they don't give you the right terms? >> oh, absolutely. i think what'soi unfortunate. >> reporter: phillip, all of supposed to sit down with prime minister may for

a bilateral meeting followed by a press conference. that's scheduled for 8:45 in the morning. as i said this is the talk of the town. look for that schedule to possibly change as people>> we eventful trip. has not disappointed. thank you. while the president's previous trips have routinely visited london and the u.k., they journey through the streets, usually, trump is on a different tour taking helicopters to and from events out in the english country side away from the sprawling demonstrations in the city. still, it doesn't seem he was able to shake those protesters. nbc's richard engel has that report from london. >> reporter: we are now in front of the u.s. ambassador's residence in regents park. it is a large property, 12 acres, and protesters have come ou the outer perimeter. president trump will be staying overnight here during his ty ar that his homophobia, racism,

sexism whore goe that's president trump taking off for central london leaving the u.s. ambassador to this country's residence. he's staying here during his visit and you can hear from the crowds behind me people have come out to say that president trump is not welcome. in fact, they say they will be here all night so that they can disturb president trump's sleep. in fact, the protesters say the reason that president trump is flying around the city, flying around this country in helicopters instead of driving through the streets as most official visitors do is because there are protests. richard engel, nbc news, london. >> and back in the states it was ten hours of intense and heated exchanges on capit hill as fbi agent peter strzok defend l him self against accusations of bias regarding his role in the early stages of the russia probe. house republicans grilled strzok over anti-trump text messages sent during theampaign as

democrats tried to come to his defense. for more on this fiery hearing let 57 go to nbc's tracie potts here in washington. >> reporter: rarely do we see something like this in washington, 10 hours of grueling testimony and questions that started to go downhill pretty fast after he was sworn in. peter strzok denying that his text messages created any bias in either the clinton e-mail or the russia investigations. he was actually forced to read some of those messages during the hearing that he exchanged with his former colleague, closed bi attorney lisa page. doors today and some of the questions yesterday went to whether or not the relationship that they had had any impact on this investigation. >> i can't help but wonder when i see you looking there with a little smirk how many times did

you look so innocent into your wife's eye and lie to her about lisa -- >> mr. chairman, this is outrageous. >> reporter: lawmakers going after not only their witness, but each other. >> mr. chairman, there is no basis for that. he consulted with the fbi counsel. >> the gentleman is not recognized. >> and the chairman is not being proper. >> the chairman is being proper. >> i don't appreciate what was originally said being changed. >> i don't give a dam what you appreciate, agent strzok. >> if it's so frustrating answer the question. >> if you'll allow him to, i'm sure he will. >> he has never answered the question. >> stop interrupting him. >> reporter: it got really testy. still up in the air whether this committee wl peter strzok in contempt. there was one question about how many witnesses they interviewed early on that he refused to answer. back to you. >> quite a show there. tracie, thank you. the fallout continues for papa john's following company john schnatter's admitted use of

a racial slur. the miami marlins, tampa bay ra rays and mar lens have ended their association after the training session. this comes after major league baseball stopped the papa slam. according to the louisville courier journal, schnatter's name has been removed from a sign post in a gymnasium in his hometown of jefferson ville, indiana. former nba charles oakley making headlines after being arrested in las vegas for attempting to commit a fraudulent act at a casino. the state's gaming control board allege he tried to reduce a wager during a gambling game after the outcome became known. no further details around the face one to two years in a fe on and for the first time in 17 e emmy awards t 7. years hbo does not lead the pack. it is netflix this time. they got the most nominations with 112.

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