i want to thank you for the united kingdom's contribution. the u.k. is one of the nations five out of 29. not good but it will get better really fast. i am pleased to report we have received commitments to increase defense spending and to do so in a much more timely manner.

i thanked prime minister may for her partnership. it has been a tremendous help. the prime minister and i discussed iran. we both agree iran must never possess a nuclear weapon and that i must halt and it was -- she is going to do it. we have to stop terrorism we have to get certain countries and they have come a long way. i believe the funding of terrorism has to stop and stop now. i encouraged the prime minister to sustain pressure on the regime. we are doing that and doing that together.

the united states are strengthening cooperation between our armed forces who served together on battlefields all around the world. today the prime minister and i viewed several forces demonstrations we saw some today that were incredible. the talent of these young, brave, strong people. we saw it at the royal military academy. seamless cooperation is really just vital to addressing the many shared security threats. we have threats far different than we have ever had before. they have always been out there but these are different. they are severe and we will handle them well. we also recognize immigration control in order to prevent foreign acts of terrorism. we must prevent terrorists in their supporters from gaining admission in the first place,

border security is a national security problem. once the brexit process is concluded and perhaps the u.k. has left the eu i don't know what they are going to do. it is okay with me. that's your decision. whatever you will do is okay with us. make sure we can together. that's all that matters. the united states looks forward to finalizing a trade agreement with the united kingdom. this is an incredible opportunity for our two countries. we will seize it fully. we support the decision to realize full self-government and we will see how that goes.

very complicated negotiation and not an easy negotiation, that's for sure. a strong and independent united states. i want to thank you again for the honor of visiting. it is a special place. my mother was born here. it means something a little bit extra, maybe even a lot extra. we had a wonderful visit. last night i think i got to know the prime minister than at any time. last night we really -- i was very embarrassed. we just talked about lots of different problems and solutions to those problems. as we stand together we continue a long sttradition between ourselves and also between our people. the enduring relationship has never been stronger than it is

now. thank you very much. it has been an honor. >> thank you. we are going to take four questions each. i'll start off with laura. >> thank you very much. mr. president, you seem rather to have clanged your tune from what you said earlier this week. you said on the current brexit plan it was the possibility of a trade deal with the u.k. our countries are meant to have a special relationship. you probably criticized the policy and personally for not listening to you this week. is that really the behavior of a friend and is it a problem for you that some of the things mr. trump has said are right? it will limit the possibilities of doing trade deals easily in the future. can you also do it to criticize

you in a way? >> i'll go first. i didn't criticize the prime minister. i have a lot of respect for the prime minister. it is a story that was done. it didn't put in what i said about the prime minister. i said tremendous things. we tend to record stories now. we have it for your enjoyment if you would like it. it is called fake news. we solve a lot of problems with the good old recording instrument. what happens is that the prime minister will make a decision as to what she is going to do. the only thing i ask of theresa is to make sure we can trade, that we don't have any restrictions. we want to trade with the u.k. and the u.k. wants to trade with us. we are by far the biggest trading partner. we have, you know, a tremendous opportunity to double, triple,

quadruple that. i know they do want independence. it is our definition. if they are going to go a certain route i hope you're going to be able to trade with the united states. i read reports where that won't be possible. i believe after speaking with trade experts it will absolutely be possible. based on that and based on trade in general and our other relationship, which would be fine but the trade is a little bit tricky. they want to be able to try. i think we'll be able to do that. i think she is doing a terrific job, by the way. >> thank you.

just be clear that is an agreement that delivers on the brexit vote that we have in 2016 here in the u.k. it is when they were voting to lead the european union. we will ensure free movement will come to an end. the sending of large sums of money will come to an end. we will come out of the common agricultural policy and we will ensure by not being in a customs union that we will do those trade deals from around the world. the united states is keen to work with us and we will do a trade deal with us and others around the rest of the world. >> go ahead.

what's the benefit to america of having tens of thousands of american troops station until europe? thank you. >> i'll be meeting with president putin on monday. we go into the meeting with a tremendous meeting we had with nato. most of you have reported it correctically. it was certainly at the beginning. at the end everything came together. they agreed to do what they should do and what they committed to do which you fully adhered to. you didn't have a problem but some people did. we left that meeting i think probably more unified and as a group than ever before. we go in strong. we'll be talking to president putin about a number of things.

we'll be talking about syria. we'll be talking about other parts of the middle east. i will be talking about nuclear proliferation. we are massively, you know what we have been doing. we have been modernizing and fixing and buying. it is a devastating technology. and they likewise have been doing a lot. it is a very very bad policy. we have no choice, but we are massively and they are very big. i'll be talking about nuclear proliferation. it would be a great thing we can do. it is not only russia and the united states. it is other countries also. we are the two leaders. we would be the leader. they would be second. i think china would be third. i think we'll be talking about that. i think it would be a tremendous

achievement if we could do something on nuclear proliferation. you'll ask are we talking about meddling. i will absolutely bring that up. i don't think we'll have any of that gee, i did it. you never know what happens. i will firmly ask the question and we'll have a very good relationship with russia. i think having and the prime minister would agree we have a good relationship with russia and china and other countries, that's a good thing, not a bad thing. hopefully it will happen. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> yeah. the troops where though? where? >> there is a benefit. there is a psychological benefit and military benefit. i would have been willing to do something some what harsh.

it wasn't a through. it was just an unfire situation. he was saying any where from 70 to 90. we choose 90. nato was really there for europe. it helped europe no matter what your military people say it helped europe more than it helps us. that being said it is a great unifier. there was a lot of love in that room. so i think we have a lot more than when you say 10,000 troops we have a lot more than 10,000 troops. how much? oh, i thought you said 10,000. in germany we were 53,000 troops. that being said we are helping europe. we are all together and i'm fine with it. >> thank you. >> and by the way, very importantly they are now paying

their way in a much more rapid fash shon. -- fashion. >> i wonder whether you agree with the president of the united states the immigration has damaged the cultural fabric of europe and president, what do you mean by that? >> i think it's been very bad for europe. i think europe is a place i know very well. i think what has happened is very tough. it is a very tough situation. you see the same terror attacks that i do. you see them a lot. i think it's changing the culture and it's a very negative thing for europe.

i think it's very negative. i think having germany and i have a great relationship with merkel, a great relationship with germany. i think it's very much other parts of europe. i know it's not necessarily correct to say that. i think they better watch themselves because you're changing culture and a lot of things. look at wlahat's happening at different countries that never had problems. it's very unfortunate. i do not think it's good for yup roar or good for our country. we are far superior and we have very bad immigration laws. we are -- i mean we are doing incredibly well.

it's like you walk across the border and put one foot and you're tied up in a lawsuit for five years. it's the craziest thing anybody has ever seen. i would make that recommendation to year rope. i made it yesterday to 29 countries total. that's the way i feel. >> you have a proud history of welcoming he welcoming people who are fleeing persecution. over the years immigration has been good for the u.k. it brought people with different backgrounds and different outlooks. we have seen them contributing. of course what is important is that we have control of our borders. it enables us to tom what our

country. that's what we'll continue to do in the future. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] are you giving putinthe upper hand? >> such dishonest reporting which is nbc which is possibly worse than cnn, possibly, possibly. let me explain something. we have left nato with more money, with more community, with more spirit than nato has probably ever had. we had people that weren't paying their bills, that weren't

paying their commitment. it has not happened under a new regime. we have built up our military and next year $716 billion. when you look at what we have done in terms of russia i gaur ran tee they saying we have been far tough aren anybody. i won't go down 100 years but we have been exrough. we expelled how many people?

>> yeah. and germany did three. so germany did tree. the fake news doesn't want to talk about it. we have been very strong. if i had a relationship with putin, i don't know him. i met him twice, two and a half times, most of you were there when we did it. we met him at the g20. if we could develop a relationship which is good for us, good for everybody that would be good. if i had a relationship with dmi china we are behind every year for many years, $500 billion. if we got along with countries that's a good thing, not a bad thing. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ]

>> yes. they were siting. you have to put up more money. we have to be stronger, unified. the headlines can't what's happening during the mornings. it is whapts in the afternoon where we came together as one. we are putting up billions of dollars. it means that the other 28 countries have put in $34 billion more into nato. do you think putin is happy about that? i don't think you have that in your country, do you? okay. go ahead. >> president trump told the sun i think the deal she is striking on brexit is not what the people voted for. are you offering up light and i hope it gives reaction saying it

wub great prime minister. >> yes. the agreement being put on the table. as i said, this does deliver on the british people. they voted to lead the european union. let me very clear. we will be leaving the european union and leaving in 2019. as we leave we will be delivering what people voted for an end to free movement, an end to ending vast amounts every year, an end to the jurisdiction here in the united kingdom coming out of the agriculture policy and ensuring by coming out that we can have an independent trade policy that enables us with united states and other countries around the rest of the world. that is what the british people

voted for and that's what we will be delivering. we will deliver it in a way that protects jobs and lively hood. >> they are unrelated. you can ask sarah, getting it from sarah. i also said this incredible woman right here is doing a fantastic job, a great job. i mean that. i must say that i have gotten to know her much better over the

last two days. yesterday i had breakfast, lunch and dinner with her. i said what are we doing tomorrow? i said you're having breakfast and lunch. i'll see you later on again. i have gotten to know her better than ever. i think she is doing a terrific job. that is a very tough situation. that's a tough deal between the borders and the entries into the countries and all of the things. so she is going do the best. the only thing i ask is that she work it out so we can have very even. we do not have a fair deal. they changed that whofully. if i doesn't change they will have to pay a big priets. they are coming over on june.

and hope they last year lost $151 billion with the european union. we are not going to have that any longer. thank you. >> reporter: mr. president, how would you characterize your relationship with the united kingdom more special than other countries? the president said yesterday that he gave you advice and you didn't take that advice. i wondered what advice that was and do you have any regrets

about not doing it? >> as you know, as we have been going through these negotiations there have been skeptical voices. some about whether we would achieve in december. we had got that joint agreement. we got the implementation period in march. we put forward a proposal that they are not acceptable to the u.k. we have said no and we have put it on the future. we have a lot of questions delivered on the brexit deal but also ensures we can have smooth trade with the european union. there will be questions ant the standards we have here and what we will with the trade deals. >> i always say i give our relationship terms the highest

level. we start offened i would give our relationship with the u.k. and now i would say is hayest level of special. they have r are very sfeshl feeling. as far as the a i i think she if up i -- and maybe some day she will do that. it is not an easy thing.

look at the united states, how the european yun runion is taki advantage. it is not an easy negotiation. >> john roberts go ahead. >> cnn is fake news. i don't take that. >> let's go to a real one. >> thank you mr. president. >> some people have suggested relations are at their lowest point since the end of the war. you stated you think it's important to have a future relationship with. >> i think i would have a good

relationship with putin. i'm different nthan other peecht i think we are hurt very badly by what i would call the witch hunt. i after watching the men testifying fed i think that we would have a chance to have a very good chans chang vip. >> would p president obama fail.

he took over crime dpts a during the obama administration we'll have to see what happens. i'm not bad at looking testimony i think he would not i don't think he would have done with that we as many. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> i mean it's a process. if i knew i wouldn't tell you. it would put us at a disadvantage. we'll see how it goes out.

i want people to understand that crimea was a -- you know, it was another bad hand. i got handed north korea. we are doing very well. i have taken over a lot of bad hands and ie'm fixing them one y one. i know how to fix them.

>> president trump said he made suggestions on what to do about brexit. we asked if you would make a suggestion on how to handle his meeting with putin. >> we have been talking about this which is what is important. i welcomed the meeting but what is important is that the president go sboos this as he is doing for a position of strength and position of unity in nato. i think it is very important. we discussed that here on the streets of the united kingdom and impact it has had. i welcomed that earlier. sit a very strong response the united states gave to that. i think the important thing is particularly following the president going into there meeting with president putin. it is a position of unity around that nato, jason.

>> thank you. prime minister, in a comment yesterday you said that this deal that you signed here is going to be bad. why can't you and you said brexit a tough situation. would you be at the point where you would walk away because of that? >> well, first of all on the issue of trade deals, as i said earlier what we are negotiating and when we come out of negotiations i want to see and we will have the ability to set our own tariffs and be that member of the wto to be iebl to negotiate as we will be doing.

we will negotiate those trade deals. actually the united kingdom is looking for and can negotiate the situation where we can have a good negotiation and a good trade relationship with the united states and around the rest of the world as well. that is what will be good for jobs, good for his livelihood, good for prosperity here in the u.k. >> if you remember i was opening the day before brexit. we had an unblooi believably large number of reporters there. they all showed up overlooking the ocean. i said what's going on? all they wanted to talk about was brexit. i said i think i think it will happen and it did happen. the reason i felt it was going

to happen is because of immigration. i think one of the reasons i got elected is because of immigration. i felt brexit had the upper hand. most didn't agree with it. remember barack obama said your country will have to get on the back of the line if that happens, which i thought was a terrible thing to happen, frankly. i thought it was going to happen and it did happen. i also think that as far as negotiating the deal i probably would have done -- she can do what i suggested. you can't walk away. if she walks away it means she is stuck.

you i have been watching her over the last couple of days. he is a sr. very and i would much rather have her as my friend than my enemy. that i can tell you. go ahead. >> reporter: mr. president, going into your meeting -- >> go ahead. >> reporter: okay. >> go ahead. >> reporter: going into your meeting with president

presidentp and can you it it would be us and but i think that when the subpoena i didn't go any where with high expect to me the big ets problem in the world is nuclear weapons.

it's the biggest problem that we'll have, certain will that i'll be brunging up with um and fp buchltz we is the if we it. we this said we love pm

testimony i will bring up ukraine and other stuff too. >> reporter: do you know what you would like to hear from him? >> that was another one. the red line in the sand is a problem. >> i think you might be where putin now under his watch. >> if something happens it will be great and if it doesn't happen. >> i am not going any where with high expectations.

>> i can't really overestimate. it is something that's unified. >> but they have to go through an approval process. every single person to get it done, get the money in and even before that as you know, 34 billion and i think that the secretary general is doing a terrific job, by the way. he said yesterday because of president trump we are talking in $34 billion more for nato at

least. the number is way up and he will tell you it is because of me. >> do you share concerns and to follow up on some of my questions on the american side did you feel undermined by your brexit plans? >> no. i'm very clear it will deliver on what the british people voted for. it is going forward and i think it's very important for both of

our countries. >> and just to finish up i said to the sun and they seem like two very nice people. i said that she is a -- i said. >> i was like where is that person? did i say nice things? okay. if you reported them that's good. where? on the internet? thank you very much for saying that. i didn't think they put it in. they didn't put it in the headline. she is a total professional.

i 15 she said don't worry. it's only the press. i thought it was very professional. i might add -- they have been doing it to me and i do it to them. i do say to me it is a tragedy. i think it's a horrific thing that's being done it is when we are trying to do something so that we have peace in the world. i think it's a horrible thing, a horrible mistake. i think it's a who horrible thi you have a pipeline coming. i believe germany will be getting 50, 60 or 70% of their energy coming in from russia.

how can you be working when somebody has that kind of power? you're not working from strength. you have given up all of the strength. i don't think it's very good for nato. >> we said we would take four questions each. just on the pipeline issue talking to other countries of european union about this it will be something we discussed and will make our views known

there. there were discussions being held and we are talking to other countries within the european yun ron and said in response to the meeting did he tell you what was happening that have meeting? >> thank you very much. thank you. >> the prime minister's residence taking it in. it is really against the backdrop of this article in the sun newspaper. it was an exclusive interview with president trump in which he was critical of the prime

minister. the other notable thing the amount of daylight on immigration. president trump noting that immigration has badly damaged europe. the prime minister suggesting that in many ways it had been good for europe and the ability to guard its own borders. >> what stood out to you? you talked about that explosive interview people woke up to, the front page of the sun in which he did go after theresa may's

policies. what you heard the president try to do today is draw a distinction between going after her policies. it has been part of the damage control we have seen from the white house almost to the minute they posted the interview with donald trump. she wants to keep closer ties and that is what the president is zeroing in on. you also talked about the daylight between these two on imgags. two other quick mentions on russia. the president said he will bring up russia's election he also

said he believes into that is hurting the relationship with russia and again on the world stage the president went after members of the free press. it is worth noting as he has done this before. >> thank you very much. >> our chief foreign correspondent is out in the crowd. what are we looking at here? >> while you just heard him putting criticism on mhim as fae news there are thousands of people in the streets.

there is also a lot of anger here embarrassing the british government. so while he says there is no problem in the no special relationship between the united states and the u.k. it is a very different feeling here on the streets of london where we are seeing the biggest protests in this city in years. >> all right. thank you. again, that will move to where we are. the president will be meeting with the queen a bit later on today. you'll spend the weekend leading up to this summit meeting on monday. we'll have full coverage of the p protests here. we'll see you on nbc nightly

news live from london. nbc news, london. >> that's a special report we have been watching interrupting today in the bay. we have today's news here as well. >> we'll have more online. >> right now we want to send it up to kari hall with what you can expect as you head out the door this morning. >> a much different look. our mobile doppler radar that to track lightning that developed over the north bay. as we look at the rest of bay area things are fairly quiet. it may not stay that way. this could be moving into parts of the east bay within the next hour or so.

so i'll keep you updated on that as our hour by hour forecast also reflects that but not expecting much more than some spotty showers out of that activity we look at drying with temperatures into the low 90s. it is 86 in san jose. it is 66 in san francisco. temperatures in the mid-70s and heading into the weekend we have the aids walk happening in san francisco. nice weather for that. a little cool to start. as we look at the inland areas that will feature highs in the upper 80s. a drier weekend ahead with sunshine and san francisco heading into the upper 60s. >> the bay bridge has been seeing changing. >> we have light fling holding

steady with fast track lanes. a light volume of traffic heading out. it is clear and no problems down the east shore. one new crash in the last couple of minutes south 880 around 92 you may have one lane blocked. lighter traffic keeps traffic moving smoothly. back to you. coming up next a quick look at today's top stories. it left a pregnant woman dead in the east bay. >> we were going and then just got a little bit bumpy. >> a terrifying ordeal overnight. passengers flying from sfo to

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here are the top stories on today in the bay-- first all new this morning-- a sydney-bound plane turns around shortly after taking off from s-f-o-- because of an welcome back. a plane turns around shortly after taking off because of an engine issue. we are live at the airport this morning to explain what went wrong here, pete. >> yeah. good morning to you. they told us nay were about 0 40 minutes in flight. we'll shoi you some of the video when this all happened. it was united flight 863 before returning due to an engine problem. passengers say it was a smooth landing. afo official says about six to eight emergency officials. it didn't effect airport

operations with the runway opening ant a minute or two later. i want to show do you this screen shot we took. you can see the path of that flight as it circles around. usually there is a fuel dump depending on the aircraft. we will get more information to see if this were the case or if they were able to burn off that fuel. here is what they told us once they returned. >> got a little bit bumpy. it would return. some other people were talking about. it was maybe some from the engine. >> it was two loud sounds. it was from the back to the front. >> now, united said in a statement that united flight 863 return today san francisco due to a mechanical issue. we'll work to get our customers

to sidney as soon as possible. maintenance team is inspecting the aircraft. we'll continue to provide that for you as soon as it comes in. >> all right. thank you. now we want to go to a live look where deputies are looking for a serial bank robber. investigators say that the bandit is known for robbing banks in southern california. now he the hitting banks nts bay area. he robbed several banks recently. they are offering a $5,000 reward. he is considered armed and dangerous. if you see him you're asked to call police.

this happened in union city. that manager some how fell into the silo and then got strapped chest deep. i took about two and a half hours to get him out. >> police look for the driver of this car. they say it was involved in a deadly hit-and-run. a woman and her unborn child died several days later. four were killed and four others hurt. it does delayed because he was undergoing a mental evaluation. . san ramon valley now

requires high schoolists before they get a parking permit. chp runs the free smart classes. it starts next month. and east palo alto leaders must be ready to offer free parking lot access to rv owners that have nowhere else to live. on most days you can see that. mens want to open a parking lot in that area before you eat breakfast reminding people to stay away from a popular breakfast serial. you shouldn't eat honey smack cereal. there are concerns it may be contaminated with salmonella. team coverage of president trump's high profile.

you just watched a live special report right here on nbc bay area. there will be full analysis coming up for you. taking a look at the forecast for you. >> we have been tracking light fli ni -- lightning strikes. that activity is moving away from the rest of the bay area. you can see there the gray light fling strikes to the west right now moving through windsor as it continues to push through. by are going to see the spotty showers popping up especially for the north bay and the rain also will be approaching soon. the rest of the bay area looking fairly quiet. we'll be watching out for more spotty showers. we have one trouble spot. a crash is unlimited. in the bay we )re back at 7:25 with a live, local news update.

and join us for nbc bay area news at 11. a live look at san francisco. bay area news coming up for you at 11:00 on this friday. it is the weekend. get out and enjoy it. thanks for spending your morning with us. good morning. breaking news. playing nice. president trump meets with britain's prime minister and boasts about what they agree on. >> the enduring relationship between our nations has never been stronger. >> this after criticizing her policies in an overnight interview. while in london, massive protests rage over the president's visit. as he gets set to meet the queen, we're live with the latest. chaos on capitol hill. >> it is an issue and -- >> mr. chairman, please. >> have you no decency? >> the fbi agent behind the