enior political editor mark murray. mark, this is interesting for many reasons. we obviously know the showman that is donald trump. but once you enter the world of politics, there is a different bar, different standard. he has in the past juggled that line of entertainer with someone who dabbled around with politics saying he would enter. this is the first fimtime he's suddenly in and balancing the comments that he's made. >> sometimes what you've done in media politics is not good for business. the comments donald trump made during his presidential announcement referring to mexicans as rapists and criminals coming across the border, and there could be businessmen saying you know what, there are people coming from mexico current immigrants families that came over from mexico they are who i sell my products to and this is not going to help me at all. but he did get a bounce after

his announcement. donald trump tied for second place with caucus goers, so he does seem to be gaining traction with some republicans right now, but big business is putting the stop sign on him. >> it's interesting when we reflect on donald trump and some of the things he's said about the president and his birth certificate and his education, the last time donald trump alluded that he may run for office which he did not. you did have some backlash. you often wondered how his show on nbc continued after that time. but he was not a presidential candidate at that time and i think people see these comments obviously, as being far more severe in that those who believe the president was born in kenya were seen as extremists. >> we look back at those episode of 2011 when donald trump was leading the birther charge on

president obama. president obama had his entire team at the white house, the entire political party backing him up on things. sometimes as president of the united states you can say, boy, people can say whatever they want to about the president of the united states he's kind of fair game. i think donald trump being a presidential candidate, he's not only taking on someone who is a political figure he's taking on an entire segment of americans as well as people who are immigrants coming from another country, and with kind of broad brush labeling big business is just saying we've had enough. >> let's talk about the attraction base with these types of comments and even what appeared to be support from senator ted cruz. >> reporter: you know, tamron there is kind of a way to be able to get a sizeable portion of republican caucus goers in iowa or other republican voters and that is that you end up taking a very hard line on

immigration and immigration controls. and certainly his comments could end up resonating with some republican voters. there are other republicans who actually don't want to see this jeb bush among them who wants some kind of comprehensive immigration reform. but when you are really appealing to a slice of the republican electorate that is against illegal immigration, against, in some respects legal immigration, these are words from donald trump that might resonate. >> let me tell you, this is so interesting, i have to read this to you, mark. you have macy's statement which came out a short time ago. it says macy's is a company that stand for diversity and inclusion. we have no tolerance for discrimination in any form. we welcome all customers and respect for the dignity of all people in a cornerstone of our culture. we are disappointed and distressed by recent remarks about immigrants from mexico. we do not believe the disparaging characterizations portray an accurate picture of the many mexicans

mexican-americans and latinos, who have made so many valuable contributions to the success of our nation. in light of the statements made by donald trump which are inconsistent with macy's values we've decided to discontinue our business relationship with mr. trump. that is macy's statement. here's donald trump's. i have decided to terminate my relationship with macy's because of the pressure being put on them by outside sources. while selling trump ties and shirts at macy's is a small business in terms of dollar volume, my principles are far more important and, therefore, more valuable. i have never been more happy about the fact that the ties and shirts are made in china. and should i start a new product line somewhere in the future i will insist that they are made in america. >> tamron to that point, when donald trump was on cnn on sunday cnn asked him a question about the donald trump ties that are actually made in china, why aren't they made in the united states, and donald trump didn't have a good answer for that.

of course now this relationship allows him to focus on apparel that's made in the united states. this all goes back to the comments he made during his presidential announcement, ones that continuereverberate, and we keep stressing sometimes things that are good for business are not always good for politics. >> what will this do to the debate stage and the party in general if he continues to hover at the top? >> this is precisely what other republicans didn't want tamron since right after the 2012 election when they realized president obama won latinos with a huge marge in overin over mitt romney.

there is a distinct possibility that donald trump will be on this debate stage where he will be talking immigration. this is not a good development. it remains to be seen if one of the republicans take this and throws this back at donald trump and says you can't talk this way about mexicans and mexican immigrants. >> we'll see what happens. thank you very much. greatly appreciate it mark. we have more breaking news to report to you. president obama will announce in the next few minutes that the u.s. and cuba has agreed to open em baelssbassyies in each other capitals restoring diplomatic relations after more than a century. and critics continue to charge that the president is rewarding cuba's dictatorial

regime. he said throughout this entire negotiation as the castro regime was stepped up to its repression of the cuban people the obama administration has continued to look the other way and offer concession after concession. the administration's reported plan to restore diplomatic relations is one such prized concession to the castro regime. even some democrats have been critical of the president, peter. >> you saw the president put his remarks on the podium in the rose garden. we'll hear from the president in just a matter of moments from right now. there is significant history happening, even as we speak right now. officially today what is going on is they will be ending this diplomatic standoff that has been in place for more than 60 years. in december the president announced that he aimed to resume relations with havana. the senior-most diplomat in

havana delivered a letter from president obama. i'm watching to see that we get out of the way as soon as the president takes to the podium. handed a letter to the cubans from president obama addressed to the cuban president. raul castro with diplomatic relations between these two countries. diplomats have spent the last six months negotiating deals between the embassies. one of the key elements is the u.s.'s removal of cuba from its list of state sponsors of terror last month. we talked about the criticism of republicans. only congress can remove the trade embargo that's been in place for 53 years. that is a critical issue that republicans oppose. among them, presidential candidate marco rubio. the date to circle on your calendar where history really will happen is july 20. july 20 is when we've learned is the day embassies will open up in both countries. john kerry is going to speak, the secretary of state, who is

focused on another significant foreign policy issue for this administration right now in vienna as he focuses on the iran nuclear deal. and as we see the president, we will hand it off. >> let's listen in. >> please have a seat. more than 54 years ago in the height of the cold war, the united states closed its embassy in havana. today i can announce the united states has agreed to formally reestablish diplomatic relations with cuba and open embassies in our respective countries. this is a big step in starting to reunite our relations with cuba. when they shut their doors in

1971, i don't think anybody thought it would take this long to reopen the doors. but there have been very real profound differences between our governments and sometimes we allow ourselves to be trapped by a certain way of doing things. the united states may have been clinging to a policy that was not working. instead of supporting democracy for the cuban people isolating them had an opposite effect. cementing the status quo and isolating our neighbors from this hemisphere. the progress we mark today is yet another demonstration that we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. if something isn't working, we can and will change. last december i announced the united states and cuba decided to take steps to normalize our relationship. as part of that effort president raul castro and i have worked to establish unity.

later this summer secretary of state john kerry will go there skpo to raise our flag over the embassy once more. we will be able to establish contacts with the cuban people. we will have more people at our embassy and they will have the ability to engage more broadly across the island. that will include the cuban government, civil society, and ordinary cubans who are reaching for a better life. on issues of common interest like counterterrorism, response and response time, we will also have very serious differences. that will include america's support like freedom of speech and assembly and the ability to access information. we will not hesitate to speak out when we see actions that

cricket contra contradict those values. the best way to support those values is through engagement. that's why we've taken steps to allow more travel more people to establish ties between the united states and cuba and we will continue doing so going forward. since december we have seen enormous enthusiasm for this approach. leaders across america has expressed support for our change in policy. you heard that expressed by the president of brazil yesterday. public opinion surveys in both our countries show broad support for this engagement. one cuban said i prepared for this all my life. another said this is like a shot of oxygen. one cuban teacher put it simply. we are neighbors, now we can be friends. here in the united states we've seen that same enthusiasm from americans who want to travel to cuba american businesses who want to invest in cuba american

colleges and universities that want to partner with cuba. above all, americans want to get to know their neighbors to the south. and through that engagement we can also help the cuban people improve their own lives. one cuban american looked forward to reuniting families and opening lines of communications. one reported bluntly, you cannot hold cuba hostage to what happened in the past. that's what this is about, a choice between the future and the past. americans and cubans alike are ready to move forward. i believe it's time for congress to do the same. i've called on congress to take steps to let the embargo that presents americans from traveling or doing business in cuba, you've already seen members from both parties begin that work. after all, why should washington stand in the way of our own people? yes, there are those who want to turn back the clock and double down on a policy of isolation, but it's long past time for us to realize this approach doesn't work and hasn't worked for 50

years. it shuts america out of cuba's future and it only makes life worse for the cuban people. i would ask congress to listen to the cuban people. listen to the american people. listen to the words of a proud cuban american charles gutierrez, who recently came out against the policy of the past saying, i wonder if the cubans who have to stand in line for the most basic necessities have to stand for hours in the sun think this benefits them. of course no relations will be solved overnight, but we feel this is the best way to support our interests for democracy and human rights. time and time again america has demonstrated as part of our leadership the capacity to change. that's what inspires the world to reach for something better. a year ago it might seem impossible that the united states would once again be raising our flag stars and

stripes, over an embassy in nevada. this is what change looks like. in january of 1961 the year i was born when president eisenhower announced the termination of our relations with cuba he said it is my hope and conviction that in the not too distant future it will be possible for the historic friendship between us once again to find normal relations of every sort. well, it took a while, but i believe that time has come and a better future lies ahead. thank you very much, and i want to thank some of my team who worked diligently to make this happen. they're here. they don't always get acknowledged. we're really proud of them. good work. >> president obama from the rose garden saying he's looking to the future and not the past regarding the relationship between the united states and cuba after the embassies were shuttered there in 1961. the president confirming the news report of today that the u.s. embassies in both

capitals -- the embassies in both countries will open july 20. but we do know that secretary of state john kerry, who is in vienna right now working on nuclear negotiations in iran will travel to cuba when the embassy opens there. we'll have much more reaction. the president also calling on congress to take action to lift the embargoes that keep americans from traveling and doing business cuba saying it's the will of the american people and the people of cuba believing this will actually help those in cuba and the economic situation of the many suffering there. we'll continue to follow the breaking news regarding cuba and this major step in the thawed relations between these two countries. now to the latest fire of predominantly black churches in the last hour. they gave an update on the church at mt. zion in greeleyville south carolina.

now the seventh predominantly black church in the south to catch fire in the last two weeks. two have been declared arson, the others are under investigation. local and fire officials are investigating. the fire burned for two and a half hours before firefighters could bring it under control. thankfully,ing being thankfully, though they don't know the cause of this fire, there is tremendous concern. >> you ride up to the church and see the flames rise again, it gives you an ill feeling. like we said we don't know what happened, what caused the fire. we're going to yield that to slade and all the other law enforcement officials to figure out what happened out there, but we can say right now that we will continue to pray for that church we actually do continue to pray for the church and the

greeleyville. >> nbc's sarah dallof joins me now from greeleyville just north of charleston. a federal force told reporters this blaze does not seem to be intentionally sought from arsonists, however, you have information from the fire cheer there. >> reporter: we have information that the investigation is not yet complete and that is something we've seen here this morning. some action here behind us. let us show you just how badly damaged the church is. the investigation is continuing including dogs being brought and aerial raids, the local fire chief telling me it is still

ongoing. they do report that a federal store stop signs -- this was not arson. let me give you the mayor's reaction to that and to everything that's happened. >> everything revolves around the church. this is a christian community. so just to sit and see that happening is really devastating. it's a lot of mixed emotions. it's just hard when you see that. i was here 19, almost 20 years ago for the dedication of the church after one burned just up the street. >> no matter what the

investigation finds, he will accept those findings. we hope it's not a repeat of the 1990s when the ku klux klan lit up a lot of fires. >> le let me bring in president of the southern chapter of the n naacp. thank you for coming. >> thank you for having me. >> there was a thunderstorm in the area at the time so as a result, everything is being examined. what we do know is that at least two of these recent fires have been declared acts of arson, and we know the naacp released a statement on tuesday, telling black families to be alert.

>> in each one of these ins incidents we asked people to be alert and notify the authorities and take all possible means. the old cliche an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, we already ask folks to do what they can to protect their communities communities. i am confident that the person or persons that are involved with those that are very suspicious. unfortunately, this is a remind just two decades ago, and it goes to show.

as was stated the more things change, the more they remain the same. >> i know many churches use the money to help the community and help members of the church but are you suggesting that some heightened the security at the church then of course we cannot ignore happenedwhat happened with the nine lives lost there. >> we are at a time when we can separate -- hate is hate. if a town is to be called, it would be greeleyville. we all know that here again,

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greece lost access to bailout funds from its creditors after failing yesterday to make a $108 billion loan repayment to the monetary fund. some banks opened but only to allow people on pensions who don't have atm cards to access their money. for other greek banks, they're closed all week and atm withdrawals are limited to 60 euros. that's about $66 a day. michelle caruso cabrera is here in athens. what else did the prime minister have to say today? >> even though he appeared to cave in this letter you mentioned, when he got on stage he was very defiant and said he was going to stick to the referendum that he announced last week that he wants people to vote on whether or not to accept the bailout offered by creditors, but he's telling them to vote no. so he sends a letter saying he's going to accept the deal.

then he tells the people don't accept this deal i'll tell them no and then i'll have a better position to renegotiate. the creditors are very angry, and most of them have come forward and said you know what? this letter right now is meaningless. let's see how the greek people vote next week because we see this as a decision by the greek people as to whether or not they stay with this currency. the banks could be closed for months if they don't come to some kind of deal. maybe that's why the president sent that letter last night, because he may be growing desperate. the situation with the economy will become very very bad if they don't get the banks open soon. >> it's hard to imagine that he's not at a desperate point.

we had violence break out like it did in years past people very worried about their. >> well we've seen one poll which shows that right now more than half of the voters say they would vote against accepting the agreement. however, the company who put the poll together say, we have seen day by day as the banks are closed how willing we are to accept the agreement. and maybe as it gets closer to the vote it's going to go against the prime minister and the people will have to be the part of the agreement. >> thank you very much michelle, for your live reports. developing no puerto rico what the government is calling a common death spiral as he warns

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mark let's start off here with the new e-mails released by the state department. >> well and tamron when you end up looking at most of the e-mails from the state department last night, as my colleague put it last night, it almost looked like something out of "veep." there were a lot of e-mails about hillary clinton where she and her staff were going to get takeout. another one was working on the fax machine. another e-mail came to the conclusion, am i being included in this cabinet meeting? those were some of the big revelations. the associated press seized on david axelrod's e-mail to hillary clinton's private account, trying to establish that the government knew about her personal e-mail account, and david answered that they always knew about her e-mail account but they didn't think she used

it as a private server. >> and jeb bush nothing detrimental? >> we learned that he made a lot of money since he left from being governor. jeb bush's disclosure was all about from his own doing. he told his own story. he was in control during the whole process of putting the 33 years of tax returns out there. hillary clinton, on the other hand, she was controlled by the process. almost a tale of two different disclosures we saw yesterday. >> it's interesting. let me play this little bit of exchange between matt lauer and chris christie his big interview after his announcement yesterday that he's fully in. >> there's no question that the badgering and battering that i took in the media and the stress

of having something bad happen on your watch no doubt made me more reflective and i'm more reflective now than i was in 2012. >> if that old brand of chris christie was the combative, straight-talking, in your face guy, what's the brand today? >> it's the same guy but a little more wear on the tires, a little more wisdom. >> a little more wear on the tires. obviously the setting, couldn't help but notice the diner with the chrome kick we all know the familiarity that would bring to his image. but he's talking about the bridgegate scandal and how he was changed. >> there is no doubt he wants to take from the bridgegate scandal and the approval rating in the state brought him to about 30%. a lot of times being a politician is a humbling

experience. they end up learning from when it comes to campaigning in the 2016 race he'll do it more as an underdog than he would have a few years ago. >> i have to get you back in on this donald trump/macy's breaking news at the top of the hour t. any reason why he would be humbled by these amazing business partners who don't want anything to do with him? >> chris christie is a two-term governor of new jersey. this is really his first pull toward politics and i think sometimes having a humble experience when you are a politician than somebody who just gets to say what they want to say. activists are vowing to fight california's new school

vaccination law considered one of the strictest in the country. governor jerry brown signed the hotly contested measure yesterday, affecting tens of thousands of students. now, it requires all public school children in the nation to be vaccinated and not allowing parents to opt out for religious or personal beliefs. it came after a measles outbreak in disneyland left people sick all over the country. while doctors are supporting the measure, at least one tad voluntary voluntary. and the governor says the california governor says yes to poisoning more children with

mercury and aluminum in mandates. this fash itchcist has to stop. >> you are a vaccine advocate and you want this to stop. >> good morning. >> tell us about some reaction from those who say this fight is not over saying they want the right of their children put on the same level as perhaps, your child. >> first of all, this really isn't about my son rhett anymore as he's finished his cancer treatments and he's actually starting to get vaccinations. ment he's getting vaccinated, and should one of these diseases come back he won't get one of them and he also won't be a carrier of one. we knew this would be a long fight. we know that this will be many years, and this is one thing

that might even end up in the supreme court one day. but all constitutional authorities, and every time this has been in the courts has held up the law. in new york it's been held up and throughout history it's been held up that this is perfectly legal and it protects the health and safety of our children. >> in his statement the governor said the science is clear that vaccines dramatically protect children against a number of disease. although it shows it is not without risk the evidence shows that immunization powerfully benefits and protects the community. we have notes from people saying the science is not clear, and they will never see it as you see it as the governor sees it. to your point this may actually end up in the supreme court because the lines are so deep in

the hand. i go back to garson who says you may not believe the science, but the science is true. the science is fact whether or not you choose to believe it. this is one of the beautiful things about science, that whether or not you want to believe it the science is true. and our lawmakers have done the right thing, because they have lejs latdgislated on the basis of science, on the medical authorities, the trusted authorities, the public health officials. people who spoke up in the beginning like dr. matt willis professional in marin. all the people who truly understand the head. they're trying to scare people.

they shout louder and louder and louder. >> more than 80,000 california students received the kpemps many. i do want to read what dr. robin sayers he's a california internal medicine doctor and he's known for that cam. parents don't line their kids up to comply they run the whole way. i predict that more families will switch to home schooling return to what is right for their child. even more families will lose trust in the government and medical system. what do you say to some of your neighbors, that they've lost trust in the system and they align themselves with jim kerry

and others. >> i want to provide approximate forced vaccination. what this law has done is shown people that vaccinations save lives. they keep our schools safe by making the hurt. if people choose to home school great. i live in marin. it's one of the most beautiful places on earth, and it is a sacred place now because we will have more children vaccinated. especially out in west marin, 50% of the kids are not vaccinated. if those people choose to be homeschooled so be it spchlt that's what's great about america, we have that freedom to go where we want to go to go places and this is what's great. >> thank you so much for your

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we're become with our top stories. breaking news, macy's noubsannounced that it is cutting ties with donald trump who has a clothing line at the store. this comes under controversy about macy's and trump doing business since 2004. all breaking this morning. president obama announced plans for the united states and cuba to open embassies in both places. >> this will mark the resumption

of embassies since 54 developing now, a predominantly black church in south carolina burned yesterday 20 years after the original building was torched to the ground by the kkk. investigators are looking at all possible causes to this fire. the u.s. women's soccer team got a huge win over top-ranking germany in the wemomen's world cup semifinal in montreal last night putting them one win away from another world cup trophy. >> lloyd! >> the win sparked huge celebration on the field and in the stands as well as here in the u.s. nbc's natalie morales has more on the last-minute thrilling victory. >> the u.s. sashgs going in the

final! >> reporter: in last night's game against the number-one-ranked germany the u.s. women's soccer team got one step closer to winning the world cup trophy. >> they did a great job. i mean they just played their hearts out tonight and i'm so pleased with them. >> reporter: playing its best game of the tournament, the u.s. scored a 2-0 victory and clinched a spot in the world cup finals. >> it's a dream come true. this is what we train for. this is the blood, sweat, the tears, everything. >> reporter: after a lucky break and germany missing a penalty kick captain carli lloyd scored the team's first goal. >> usa! >> reporter: later followed by a goal from teammate kelly o'hara. it's been 16 years since the u.s. women's team has won the world cup, but all of that could change sunday when they face either england or japan in the final game. >> we didn't come here to just make the final. we came here to win it. so we have to go after it next game. >> all right. well, if japan wins tonight, it will set up a rematch from the last world cup final four years

ago. at that time japan beat the u.s. in one of the tournament's all-time classic games. still ahead, ballet sensation misty copeland is making history yet again. >> i don't think i could be a part of this field if i didn't like to work hard. >> misty becomes the first african-american promoted to principal dancer in the prestigious american ballet theater. it is one of the stories we are updating around the news nation. th beyond natural dry pet food, you can trust our labels. when we say real meat is the first ingredient, it is number one. when we say there's no corn, wheat or soy it's not there. learn more at purinabeyond.com ♪ your body was made for better things than the pain, stiffness and joint damage of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. before you and your rheumatologist decide on a biologic ask if xeljanz is right for you. xeljanz is a small pill, not an injection or infusion for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz can relieve ra symptoms

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a military plane crashes. a look at stories around the news nation this morning. indonesia indonesia's air force will investigate claims that a transport claim was carrying civilian passengers when it crashed into a city neighborhood. reports say 141 people died in that crash including the 122 people on board. the plane was authorized only to carry military personnel and their families. the girl scouts of western washington state will refuse now a $100,000 gift because the toe nor had a condition that it

would not be used to support transgender girls. so the chapter began a fund-raising campaign online and it took one day to reach $100,000. the american ballet theater has a new principal ballerina this morning, and she is a groundbreaker in the world of ballet ballet. she already broke so many barriers. marvelous missy copeland is the first african-american principal ballerina in the company's 75-year history. she says she hopes to inspire other young dancers and we love her, not just because she's been on our show before. time for "news station gut check." dawn of a new era in relations between cuba and the united states. in the last hour president obama announced plans to reopen the cuban and u.s. embassies. will you travel to cuba if the doors are open? go to newsnation.msnbc.com to cast that vote. president is calling on congress to lift the embargo keeping u.s.

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