good morning. i'm steve kornacki. we are 152 days and counting now until election day. topping the agenda right now, the big meeting. president obama set to sit down with bernie sanders just over two hours from now. this as the democratic party tries to move on from its primary season. >> it was a healthy thing for the democratic party to have a contested primary. i thought that bernie sanders brought enormous energy and new ideas. he pushed the party and challenged them. i thought it made hillary a better candidate. >> what are they going to talk about in that meeting today? could it be the beginning of the end of sanders' bid and the start of democratic unity or something else. sanders on board the plane now to washington. chris jansing was with him and with his campaign last night. brand-new information from her

on how the sanders campaign is reacting to what obama said on the "tonight show" last night and what they're expecting out of that meeting just two hours from now. also on the agend areports that elizabeth warren is ready to get off the sidelines and endorse hillary clinton. warren has been one of the sharpest critics of donald trump so far. >> a small, insecure money grubber who doesn't care who gets hurt so long as he makes a profit off it. what kind of a man does that? a man who will never be president of the united states. >> warren has been the lone female senator not to endorse hillary clinton in the primary process. this another sign of a democratic party trying to come together after the primaries come to an end. when will warren do it and why did it take her so long? that is still ahead.

rounding out our agendjengendag republicaning wondering if it's too late to dump donald trump. >> official he he's not our nominee. that won't happen until the middle of july. i want to make sure he renounces what he says at least in regards to this judge. >> donald trump trying to shut down talk like that. first with that subdued address he gave on tuesday night. now today, he's going to be meeting with top republican party donors. we'll have all the details on that and much more still ahead. we're going to begin with our top story. bernie sanders about to get on board a charter plane in burlington, vermont. he's going to fly down to the nation's capital to washington, d.c. and there he will meet at 11:15 in the morning in the white house with president obama. and the president had been eager, it seems, to endorse hillary clinton as the

democratic party's presumptive nominee, but he has remained on the sidelines throughout the primary process trying to be neutral. the president saying last night on "the tonight show with jimmy fallon" with clinton officially clinching the nomination this week he's going to encourage a quick end and an endorsement from sanders today at that meeting. >> my hope is over the next couple of weeks we're able to pull things together. and what happens during primaries, you get a little ouchy. >> is bernie going to endorse hillary? >> i'm sure they'll have a conversation. >> is he ever going to drop out? is he going to stay in and -- >> i'm going to be talking to him tomorrow. he's going to be coming to the white house. and the main role i'm going to be playing in this process is to remind the american people this is a serious job. this is not reality tv. >> nbc's chris jansing was on

board the plane yesterday with bernie sanders getting a read on how they're reacting to all of this. the meeting is about two hours from right now. we know this is a meet, sanders and obama, done at sanders' request. what do we know about what bernie sanders wants to talk about? what's going to be discussed here? >> let's make no mistake. this is a pivotal meeting. and bernie sanders and his senior staff, some of the other staff members i've talked to, have been extremely appreciative of the public stance of president obama. that he has gone out, as we heard him on jimmy fallon, praising what he has done -- what sanders has done in this campaign. and notice the word he used that over the next couple of weeks. that's exactly the wording that i've heard from two senior staffers over the last 24 hours that this is not a decision. this is not a move that's going to happen overnight. he's not going to come out of this meeting today and suddenly decide he's going to drop out of the race. he is committed to tuesday, which is the primary here in

d.c. he has a rally here tonight. having said that, these discussions have gotten under way. what he calls the assessment period. after what happened in california, after what happened in those other states, he walked away with just two of the six states. he had hoped it would be the other way. now he really has to look and see how does he move forward? so that's going to be a focus of this meeting. what is at stake here? obviously, for the president, it's making sure that his legacy is assured. that he is able to see that we have a strong -- they have the strongest possible candidate. i've been told to move forward. having said that, this is a very delegate dance. yesterday we saw bernie sanders seemed to be getting tired. didn't want to speak to the press, which is highly unusual. local press was there. he talked to some supporters gubugot back in his car and left. then called his senior staff. there was a meeting at his house

last night with the senator and jane sanders. jeff weaver, his campaign manager. no read-out on what exactly happened in that meet, but we do know what's really important to him, and you have to believe it's going to be a topic of discussion here is what he wants in terms of the platform. we have a list. some of the things that i've been told are very recently are really priorities for him. the minimum wage, family medical leave which is a bill that kefrten gillibrand has. big bank reform, expanding health care. free higher education and fracking and a carbon tax. this isn't going to be easy. it's not going to be quick. but this meeting could set the stage as could the meeting with harry reid this afternoon because that would be about what his role could be moving forward in the senate. he still has a couple of years

on his term. >> such a delicate dance for democrats. neutral, maybe like the president has been, trying to get bernie sanders toward unite with hillary clinton. how they talk about the next few weeks and what's ahead for bernie sanders is key. vice president biden was asked this question yesterday. let me play that and ask you about it. >> mr. vice president, can i ask you is it time for bernie sanders to drop out of the race? >> be a little graceful. let the man have his own pace. >> i think hillary clinton is going to be a great president. >> obviously very intentional trying to show public respect for bernie sanders. >> yeah, he wants respect, and he wants influence. and that's where harry reid comes in as well. he really likes joe biden. he really likes harry reid. one of the senior staffers told me every other week he was in the senate saying i really loved harry reid. even though they had that flap over the nevada convention, they have a mutual understanding and a mutual respect. and this is something that

happened -- has happened every time before when you have a race like this. happened to hillary clinton. took her a couple of days to come around to the idea that she needed to drop out. but also remember, this is a very different situation. first of all, hillary clinton had been a democratic party insider. he's been an independent, a socialist for his time throughout the senate, even though he caucused with the democrats. she wanted to run again. that's not going to happen with bernie sanders who is 74 years old. so there's a little different trajectory here. he also feels a real affinity for and with the 10 million -- 10.5 million people who have voted for him. the 1.5 million who have come out to these rallies so far. the 8 million or more individual donors have given to his campaign. so what does he have that they want? one, the support of those voters who really love bernie sanders. and secondly, he has a list, a

very valuable list so far. he's only used it to the benefit of a handful of down ticket folks, steve. >> chris jansing at the white house. that meeting two hours away. bernie sanders sitting down with president obama. chris, thank you for that. hillary clinton, meanwhile, is going to try to follow up that speech she delivered against donald trump last week on the subject of national security with one about the economy and donald trump. telling "the wall street journal," he may have some catchy sound bites, his statements on the economy are dangerously incoherent. clinton also expecting to receive the endorsement of senator elizabeth warren shortly. sources telling nbc news the announcement could come as early as monday. let me bring in kristen welker at the white house. we say as early as monday, but the story with elizabeth warren in endorsing hillary clinton is this is very late. this is mid-june. every other female democratic senator for instance endorsed hillary clinton at the very

beginning. a big show of unity at the start of this campaign. elizabeth warren was the lone holdout. conspicuous then. what's taken her so long? >> elizabeth warren, of course, is a progressive fire brand. she is someone whose ideals line up very closely with senator sanders. at the same time, she's the only female senator who hasn't endorsed secretary clinton. she's wanted to walk a very fine line, steve, for this very moment. so that she hasn't alienated any of senator sanders' supporters. if she and when she does endorse secretary clinton, she'll do it at a moment this race is over. after all of the votes essentially have been cast and secretary clinton has officially won her party's nomination. that will put her in a stronger position to really try to rally some of senator sanders' supporters. right now about one-third of them saying they'll not support secretary clinton. so the timing of this so incredibly critical. we've been talking about the

delicate dance that's going to happen at the white house. it's similar for senator elizabeth warren. we've been watching her closely. she's proven to be one of the more effective attack dogs against donald trump. and we're told at an event in d.c., she's going to have more strong words for him. let me read you a little bit of the excerpts we're getting that we expect to hear from senator warren. in one she says paul ryan condemned trump's campaign for its attacks on judge curiel's integrity. great. where's his condemnation of the blockade, the inn timidation smears. and then she'll use the term racism. donald trump chose racism as his weapon but his aim is exactly the same as the rest of the republicans, pound the courts into submission to the rich and powerful. now as all of this unfolds in this very big day at the white house, there's increasing buzz about whether the clinton campaign might have elizabeth

warren at the top of its list for potential vp pick. she's not ruling her out. senator warren not ruling out the possibility as well. but, of course, the question, is the country ready for two women on the top ticket? we'll have to see. some strong words expected from elizabeth warren as she's poised to endorse secretary clinton. >> kristen welker at the white house, thank you. joining us, congressman peter welch from vermont. he supports bernie sanders for president. thanks for joining us. let me ask you. you are a brs suppopercent perc suppobernie sanders supporter. are you at a place now where you're ready to say, been a great campaign for bernie sanders but i'm going to endorse hillary clinton? >> i think vice president biden's got it right. let's have a little grace here. let's give bernie the time and space he needs. bernie is a very pragmatic person. i knew him when he got elected mayor in 1981. beat a democrat by ten votes.

you'd have thought the sky had fallen. he was a socialist then. when he became mayor, he paid attention to the things that need to be done. when it snowed he plowed the streets and focused on keeping property taxes low. he worked with developers on projects important to the city. he's an incredible campaign are with fierce rhetoric and commitment and a practical person who knows what the real situation is. his goal, obviously, and i think rightly so is respect for what he's accomplished. he really sent a jolt of electricity through the democratic party. in respect for the folks who have worked so hard for him. a couple hundred million in small contributions. i think it's about 12 million votes. he's got to stay involved. we need humim. the party needs him. we're just finding a way that can be done in a really effective way. >> when you say respect, what exactly is that going to mean? >> respect, i think, for bernie

is about acknowledging the importance of our party to commit itself to economic, social and environmental justice. you know, bernie is not looking for something for himself. he's not a transactional politician. not like he wants a k street lobbying job. he wants the party to stand up against the 1%, to jolt this country out of its were this wh stagnant economy is accepted as natural law. it happened as a result of policies we have to result. that's what bernie has so effectively talked about. that's the dream he does not want to die. >> what about the process here itself? the primary process. we've heard so many complaints from him, from his supporters about the superdelegates. he's still talking about them right now. party leaders, like you, elected officials who automatically get to vote at the convention. at the start of this proercess, not a single vote was cast and 400 superdelegates were already

on board with hillary clinton. is he going to push to get rid of superdelegates going forward for the democratic party? >> i'm not sure whether he will. i'm not a huge fan of superdelegates. it creates a dissidence with the rank and file folks who vote. but i think the issue for bernie is going to be less about process, less about who is the head of the dnc and whether and how we have superdelegates. i think he'll focus to some extent on that but whether the party itself is going to mobilize to fight for economic, social and environmental justice. this party, by the way, hillary clinton has done a good job embracing much of the sanders message. she's done a great job that she genuinely respects what she's done. what we're going to see as the best path for unity is respect for that accomplishment of bernie sanders and his support. that's real. so it's not a pat on the head situation. this is something that's organic

to the future prospects of this party if we're going to succeed in getting our nominee elected and this is a huge deal for democrats and bernie. he said on his -- her aor hillary's worst day, they're 100 times better than trump. >> congressman, thanks for the time. coming up, with news about elizabeth warren getting on board with hillary clinton soon, there's the question everybody is asking now. we heard kristen welker talk about it a minute ago. could there be a clinton/warren ticket? we'll look at some of the pros and some of the cons of putting elizabeth warren on the democratic ticket. donald trump meeting with some of the republican party's biggest money people. fund-raisers, wealthy donors. this just one day after trying to back away from his claim that he would need to raise a billion dollars to win. is he actually behind in the money game?

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we talk to the house and senate leaders and say let's agree with what we can agree on n be unified with one message. republicans need to take back the white house in november of this year if we want to achieve the public policy goals we want. >> donald trump's campaign manager corey lewandowski suggesting all is still well in the trump campaign, even while some of trump's staunchest supporters insist he needs to change his rhetoric after that controversy he stepped into with his comments about the judge overseeing the trump university case. hallie jackson tracked down one of trump's earliest and most crucial supporters yesterday, alabama senator jeff sessions. he addressed trump's comments about that judge.

>> well, it would have been nice if that had not been set, for sure. but he's explained that and he feels strongly about this lawsuit. he feels like it's an unjust proceeding and he should prevail. but now he said he's going to let his lawyer handle it and he's not going to be continuing the comment on. i think that's probably a good decision. >> jeff sessions yesterday in the capitol. katy tur is at the four seasons in new york. donald trump about to have a big meeting there with donors. this is a group, donors, that donald trump really hasn't been cultivating much during this campaign. he's going to be walking into that room with a bunch of money people. what concerns do they have about the direction his campaign has been taking, and what can he do to ease those concerns? >> he's been openly antagonistic towards donors this entire

campaign. he's trashed people who donate to his super pac. he's trashed super pacs and politicians who use them and say they're beholden to special interests. one reason his supporters have been loyal to him, they believe he's not like the other politicians. today that is different. he's now the presumptive nominee and the party is pushing him extraordinarily hard. and certain facets within his campaign are pushing him extraordinarily hard to try to embrace money. they realize that hillary clinton is going to be putting up about $1 billion within her campaign and the super pac surrounding it to go up against donald trump and they'll need to have some money on their side in order to fight back. it's going to be walking into this donor meeting not hat in hand because that's not donald trump, but to try and charm them, convince them that he is the person they should be not only supporting but sending their checks to, both for a super pac and for this campaign.

it's also important that he makes peace with them for down ballot candidates. if he's able to do that, that would be a big deal. 70 big-name donors will be here today. but i'm told not all of them will end up supporting him when they walk out of this room. it's a tough hill to climb. >> very quickly, we were hearing rumbling from the never trump movement saying, look, and we heard this clip earlier from scott walker. donald trump is not officially the nominee until this convent job this summer. the idea of some kind of last-minute maneuver from the stop trump forces to keep him from being the republican party nominee. is there anything to that movement in terms of getting traction right now? >> well, nbc news has learned that that movement is starting to bubble up again after she's judge curiel comments. a lot of folks seeing this as potentially their opening to get an independent candidate out

there on the ballot and to stage a coup at the convention. who they'd use to do that is still very unclear. it's still very disorganized. a lot of talk about ted cruz. whether ted cruz can get enough of a majority -- excuse me. we're in new york city. a truck. majority on a second, third or fourth ballot, that is unlikely, these anti-trump folks believe. but with all the controversy surrounding the comments n the party having to distance itself from the republican nominee, there is talk about that again. it will very much depend on what happens in the next five weeks or so before the convention, whether donald trump really does clean up his act or if he becomes himself again and starts to go off in their minds, the rails. >> katy tur at the four seasons where that meeting between donald trump and big republican donors will be getting under way. and coming up, our most important number of the day. donald trump is going after big

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for palestinians for ramadan. this comes after two palestinians are accused of killing four israelis at an outdoor market yesterday. and at noon, an islamic funeral prayer service at louisville's freedom hall to remember native son muhammad ali. a public memorial service is scheduled for tomorrow. we told you a minute ago, donald trump set to meet with very wealthy and influential donors in the republican party today. brings up the question of money. how much does trump have. how much does he need if he's going to win in the fall. he talked about that on "nbc nightly news" a couple of weeks ago. here's what's he said. >> we want to raise up to a billion dollars. i'm not even sure that's necessary because i have a big voice. i go on shows like yours. i explain the truth. and people seem to go along with it. >> so he said he wants to raise about a billion dollars and then he said i'm not so sure we need

to. he says this a lot. this is a different kind of campaign than you've ever seen. when it comes to money, comes to how much he has, and how much he's needed at least so far, it really has been a different kind of campaign. that takes us to our most important number of the day. that is four. let me show you why. this is the money spent by the two presumptive nominees, hillary clinton and donald trump in the primary season. hillary clinton spent $174 million. donald trump, his campaign spent $55 million. you see the votes they received here. hillary clinton a little over 16 million in the democratic race. trump about 13 million. if you divide that, see how much they spent per vote they got, donald trump spent $4 for every vote. $4 for every vote he won. hillary clinton spent $11. in this number, this $4 per vote, this is unusually low. it's not just lower than hillary

clinton. it's lower than what we see in general. if you go back to 2012, the general election, barack obama against mitt romney. they both spent a lot of money. obama spent more, obviously, and won the election. but $10 a vote for obama when you look at this after the last election. it was $7 per vote for mitt romney. so again, spending at a faster rate, a higher rate than donald trump. donald trump so far has succeeded. he goes to the free media a lot. to print outlets. broadcast outlets a lot as well. gives interviews. says controversial things. says provocative things. gets attention that way. the up side is, it gets his name out there. the down side is, well, you've seen it. his negative numbers are astoundingly high and people in his own party are openly saying that he has engaged in racist public statements. so there's positives and negatives to the media strategy that trump has been pursuing but the bottom line for him is so

far, he's spent significantly less per vote than major candidates we've seen so far. $4 per vote. we will see how much he actually raises from these donors today when he talks with them. ahead, it's not just money that donald trump has to be thinking about right now, though. it is that question of party unity. the convention approaching this summer. yesterday more controversy from the trump campaign. are they talking about banning critics within the republican party from the convention? that's ahead. dad, you can just drop me off right here.

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program yesterday the republicans should find a maneuver this summer to change nominees. not to nominate donald trump for president. this after donald trump stepped into that controversy and willingly stayed in that controversy this week over the judge overseeing the trump university case. that's what hugh hewitt is calling for. joining me to talk about that and other stories making headlines in politics, niles, a former colleague of mine in our new york observer days, and jackie kucinich for the daily beast. let's talk about the next phase of the stop trump movement. the never trump movement. we thought this was something that was in the past maybe but still hugh hewitt is there saying, republicans you still have one more chance to stop this guy at the convention this summer. do you think there's anything more to this? >> there's a lot of talk about this. you hear this. as a practical matter, it's not going to happen because what -- what this would mean is the

establishment republicans who have essentially been rejected by their base voters over this cycle would be going over the vote of the people. telling 25 million people who voted for donald trump that, you know, their vote doesn't matter. optically and you just practically, that would not be good for a convention where it's supposed to be a party for a party, not a mosh pit which this might create. >> we're showing, we had some footage of donald trump speaking tuesday night. a lot of people watched this speech. he was delivering prepared remarks. this was a much more calm, much more subdued, much more scripted donald trump than we've seen before. it sounded like donald trump really tried to deliver a message to voices like hugh hewitt's saying he's never going to say i made a mistake but i can do this differently. >> absolutely. it was a very mooted speech by donald trump reading off a

teleprompter. notty in the fr y ity in -- not free-wheeling speech. that speech was delivered on the same night hillary clinton claimed the nomination. and she seems to almost find her voice as donald trump was losing his. less of the style that appeals to his supporters, even if it horrifies some of the so-called elites in the republican party. >> donald trump has to deal with questions of unity within the republican party. also questions of unity on the democratic side. hillary clinton emerging as the presumptive nominee. but bernie sanders, the question is, if and when he'll get behind her. he has that meeting coming up with president obama. and we were talking earlier about platform demands that bernie sanders might have. how much leverage does he have here because in the end, if it comes down to his platform idea versus hillary clinton, she is the one who won. >> she is, absolutely. she's the one who got several

million more votes. she can make a good case in that respect. having said that, as chris jansing was talking about earlier on, bernie sanders has engendered enormous enthusiasm among parts of the democratic base. has an enormous mailing list of supporters. and hillary clinton needs to energize those supporters, the people who have been backing bernie sanders so vigorously because it's such a cliche to say elections come out to turn out, come down to turnout but that is really what is going to happen this november. >> jackie, it does feel like there's been an abrupt shift from sands are sanders. we may be in an adjustment phase right now. >> reality can be a tough thing. even before california and new jersey as the biggest prizes that day voted, hillary clinton had locked up the nomination.

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qualification. there are a lot of people in the democratic party who bring so many great assets to the table. >> hillary clinton last night talking about the veepstakes. now that she's the presumptive nominee of the democratic party for president. a lot of speculation about who she might choose for vice president. and now a lot of that speculation centering around elizabeth warren who nbc news learned again could endorse clinton as soon as next monday. so why warren? or why not warren? let's take you through the pros and the cons of elizabeth warren as hillary clinton's number two. one of the pros would be appeal to bernie sanders voters. we mentioned elizabeth warren about to endorse hillary clinton. the fact she hasn't sets her apart from a lot of major politicians in the democratic party. she stayed neutral in this primary. something bernie sanders, his supporters appreciated. obviously they would have liked to have warren on board. to them at least warren didn't get on board hillary clinton's campaign early. obviously elizabeth warren, lots

of strong credentials when it comes to economic issues and the progressive cause. she's somebody who those sanders voters could get very excited about. also a pro, we've seen her really eagerly dive into attack mode against donald trump. she seems to want to do this. that's the traditional role of a vp to play attack dog. maybe elizabeth warren would want to do that. what are the cons? we'll give you two of them. is she a little too independent? she criticized hillary clinton in a book she wrote a few years ago. from the clinton standpoint, the clintons value loyalty and people, especially as a number two, somebody who would fall into line with the administration's message. is that the role elizabeth warren wants to play? could be a question there. the other con, this could be a big one, democrats are trying to get back control of the u.s. senate this year. massachusetts. this is a usually guaranteed seat for them. it's a very blue seat.

if elizabeth warren were to give up that seat to become vice president, there's a republican governor in massachusetts right now. that governor would appoint the successor. there would be a quick special election after that. but if you think it's a blue state, of course, they'll just pick a democrat in a special election. remember, scott brown, republican, special election, 2010, massachusetts. it's happened before. democrats have to take that into account. if you are thinking about putting elizabeth warren on the ticket, that could be a con. some of the pros, some of the cons. we're keeping a close eye on the white house. less than two hours from now, bernie sanders set to sit down with president obama. we'll bring you any movement we see there. keeping a close eye on that. stay with us.

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all right, we are keeping a close eye on the white house. again, just after 11:00 a.m. there, bernie sanders expected to arrive. he will sit down with the president for their meeting.

bernie sanders and barack obama sitting down this morning and again, as we were just talking about, hillary clinton now that she is the presumptive nominee, lots of discussion about who she might pick as a running mate. the name of elizabeth warren, who is expected to endorse her very, very shortly getting attention. ed randel, former dnc chairman weighed in recently with his own thoughts on elizabeth warren as vice presidential pick. he said it shouldn't happen. here is why. >> i think she will not pick somebody that she feels in her heart isn't ready to be president or commander-in-chief. i think elizabeth warren is wonderful, bright, passionate person but with no experience in foreign affairs and not in any way, shape, or form ready to be commander-in-chief. >> and i'm joined now by msnbc howard dean and joins by susan page. howard dean, let's start with

you. ed randel says no foreign policy experience. elizabeth warren not qualified to be vp. do you agree with that. >> no. i think she is very qualified. i've weighed in on this with clinton folks, so i'm not going to have -- >> they've asked you, your opinion on -- >> they didn't ask me. i gave it to them whether they liked it or not. so let me just say, i think elizabeth wouldn't take it if she were offered and i'll tell you, for the same reason i think bernie, after careful consideration wouldn't take it if he was offered. these are two incredible activists with strong views and want to be out there. you can't be out there with your own views as vice president. you have to do whatever the president thinks is right and sometimes these two aren't going to think the president is right. so i would be surprised if either one of them ended up on the ticket not because they didn't get asked but because i wouldn't be surprised if either one of them wanted the jobs. >> who are names you suggested? >> i suggested a whole group of names, that were under 50.

it is time the democrats start to move away from the baby boomer generation and into the young generation and set-up a good, strong farm team. >> susan page, when it comes to the veepstakes question for hillary clinton, one of the reasons elizabeth warren is floated to appeal for bernie sanders voters. she stayed neutral in the primary. so many democrats got behind hillary clinton right away. if it is not elizabeth warren, can you think of other names that might appeal to bernie sanders who hillary clinton would be comfortable having on a ticket. >> i think you can find any number of names of people who have progressive tradition and people who would fit many of the demands for a vice president. sharon brown, tom perez might be another. the labor secretary, i would like to note that we'll be having this consideration for the next seven weeks and there are purposes of these veep conversations and floating of names and short lists for reasons other than actually picking someone as your vice president and i think saying that elizabeth warren is on your

short list, whether or not she is, serves some of the purposes by sending a central to people who like elizabeth warren and support bernie sanders that this is a voice that hillary clinton will listen to. so i will just note. this will be a long process and we'll have a lot of names on this list and one of the interesting things happening now. you see people auditioning. i wonder about elizabeth warren's speech tonight, an audition on how she would perform if swle on the ticket. >> an interesting way of looking at it. president obama was in this building to tape an appearance on the tonight show with jimmy fallon. the prelz about to meet with bernie sanders. this is what he had to say. >> is bernie going to endorse hillary? >> well, i'm sure they're going have a conversation. >> is he ever going to drop out? or is he going to stay in? >> i'm going to be talking to him tomorrow. he will be coming to the white house and the main role i'm

going to be playing in this process is to remind the american people that this is a serious job. this is not reality tv. >> howard dean, you know how meetings like this go. when it is bernie sanders and barack obama in the room today. if barack obama's goal is to get bernie sanders get comfortable with the idea of endorsing hillary clinton and uniting the party, how does he pursue that in the meetmeeting? >> bernie is straight forward and i suspect the first thing the president will do is let him talk. let him find out. bernie knows the answer to that question. no one else in the country does. let's listen to bernie and see what he has to say. i have my own hopes. i actually think that bernie, i actually agree with bernie on a lot of the issues, especially like wall street and income inequality. i share his goal that i want to see that stuff on the platform

and stop trying to appease all different kinds of interests that haven't helped america in the last 20 years. i hope that the platform will reflect, in fact, where the democratic party is. the democratic party voted fairly overwhelmingly for hillary clinton but it is a very strong wing of the democratic party, including a lot of people like me who on voted for hillary clinton who believe the direction that bernie is talking about is the direction we ought to be going in. >> all right, i'm being told we're out of time. i ran long, somewhere here i poll giles. howard dean, susan page. thank you for the a abbreviated segment. thanks again. we're keeping a close eye on the white house. bernie sanders set to meet with the president in the next hour. stay with us. 's a good thing th you are working with huma and your doctor to maintain your health. because in 5 days, 10 hours and 2 minutes you are going be 67. and on that day you will walk into a roo where 15 people will be waiting... 12 behind the sofa, 2 behind the table and 1 and a half behind a curtain. family: surprise!

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jose diaz-balart. we're keeping a close eye on the white house this morning where next hour, president obama will be meeting with bernie sanders to talk about a graceful exit from the presidential race and getting behind presumptive democratic nominee hillary clinton. >> is bernie going to endorse hillary? >> well, i'm sure they're going to have a conversation. >> is he ever going to drop out? is he going to stay in? >> i think it is going to be an exciting time to, you know, bring our supporters together to make a commitment to defeating donald trump. >> senator sanders is due to arrive in washington this hour, there he is, just a little over an hour ago boarding a private charter from burlington, vermont. my colleagues chris jansing and chris walker are available. chris, let me start with you, you're in the briefing room closely following the sanders campaign. what should we expect today? >> that is the $6 million question and the democratic party is watching