france to go along with the negotiations? just asking. just wondering. that does it for us tonight. we will see you again tomorrow. big changes in the trump white house. first finding peace in the middle east. the final day of prime minister benjamin netanyahu's visit, but both he and president trump are waivering on support for a two-state solution. and later defense secretary jim mattis is issuing a warning to nato allies. increase military spending or the u.s. might back off its support. and the white house is searching for a a new labor secretary. the nominee. drop ped out on the eve of his confirmation vote.

good morning, alex witt has the day off. a seismic shift of policy in the middle east. president trump announce itted a a two-state solution is not necessarily the goal for peace anymore. a striking reversal of dc kads of u.s. foreign policy. . instead the president says he likes, quote, the one that both parts like. i could live with either one. tr more, let's bring in andrea mut chel with mitchell with more. >> president trump rolled out the red carpet for benjamin netanyahu. the pomp and circumstance of a state visit, plus melania trump's debut at a white house arrival ceremony. a mood change and major policy shift. backing away from four decades of u.s. support for a palestinian state. side by side with israel. >> i'm locking at two-state and one-state and i like the one that both parts like.

>> reporter: the personal an months itty between president obama and benjamin netanyahu. >> our alliance has been remarkably strong, but under your leadership, i'm confident it will get even stronger. >> reporter: but trump surprising benjamin netanyahu with this unscripted request. >> i'd like to see you hold back onset lmentes for a little bit. >> president obama call z them an obstacle to a deal, but donald trump sounding confident he could negotiate middle east peace. >> i think we're going to make a a deal. >> reporter: all of this happening while key cabinet secretaries are out of the country. >> you don't have the secretary of state there. you don't have the secretary of defense there. you don't have a national securitied a vurz. it appears that steve bannon is the principle foreign policy in the white house. >> can i reveal how long we have

known you? >> reporter: when a reporter asked about the rise of antisystemtism since the campaign, the president didn't condemn the incidents. instead pointing to his daughter who converted to judaism. >> we are going to do everything in our power to stop long simmering racism as far as jewish people, so many friends, a a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law and three beautiful grandchildren. >> as for that bomb shell the president dropped about holding back onset is lmentes, benjamin netanyahu gave no commitment whenmeeting with leaders on capitol hill. >> joining us is cal perry. you hear a departure of policy. there is is some support for a one-state solution on both sides of the party. but probably very different

realities of what that one-state looks like. how realistic is it going to be to get a one-state and how does it look different from both sides? >> with the conditions on the ground, very unrealistic. that's why you have the headlines that we have. "the new york times" called it nonsensical. the "washington post" a dangerous retreat. "the l.a. times" calling it it absurd. one of the things that was amazing was the body language between the uz raly prime minister and the american president. a different looking meeting than the ones we used to see between benjamin netanyahu and barack obama. you e see it there from 2016. when you look at the actual maps, when you lock at the west bank and how things are right now on the ground, it's nonsensical the idea of a one-state solution. most of that is rooted in palestinian rights. the way they are treated, palestinians do not live within israeli society. they are treated as such. that's a look at the settlements in the west bank. that's the obama administration called the number one impediment

to peace. >> let me ask you quickly. when people say a one-state slougs, some are warning if you achieve a one-state solution, you're either ending israel's jewish character or democratic character. >> if you look at what the palestinians are looking for, are e we talking about the ability to vote? if we're talking about a one-state solution, if uz real annexes the west bank, will palestinians have a right of return. that was land that was theirs. will they have a right to that? right now the west bank is ruled by the military. will that change? >> great to have your perspective. there's new fallout from the ouster michael flynn. they have us is seasoned huspen access to classtied information. some trump campaign aids and business associates were in

contact with russians during the presidential campaign. but current and former u.s. officials say there's no indication those russians were a a part of russian intelligence or so far no evidence that it there was conclusion to meddle in the u.s. election. now congress is grappling over what comes next. bipartisan heads of the judiciary committee are requesting a briefing ask documents related to flynn's resignation. >> there's real concern that administration transition and campaign officials may try to cover up ties to russia by deleting e-mails, texts and other records that could shine a light on those connections. >> but in the house oversight committee, jason chay fits wants them to look into it. classified information is ill locally given out by intelligence. very un-american.

and fbi just like russia. e he said this during his meeting with the israeli prime minister. . >> michael flynn is a wonderful man. i think he's been treated very, very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the fake media, in many cases. i think it's really a sad thing that he was treated so badly. i think in addition to that from intelligence, papers are being leaked. things are being leaked. it's a criminal act. it's been going on for a long time. before me. but now it's really going on. and people are trying to cover up for a terrible loss that the democrats had under hillary clinton. >> the "new york times" reports that president trump is looking to shake up the intelligence community with a broad revow of the nation's spy agencies. steven fineburg is the president's choice to lead that

review, but it could be a a prelude to a larger role in intelligence. reports that fineburg was under consideration to run the service rocked the intelligence community in recent weeks raising the prospect of direct white house control over america's spies at a time when the ties to vladimir putin are under investigation by the fbi and congressional committees. this amid-a dispute d report frm "the wall street journal" that speaks to the trump administration's tensions with the intelligence community. the paper reports that intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from the president due to concerns it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials. . however, the report says that current and former officials emphasized that they know of no incidents in which crucial information about security threats or potential plotting has been omitted. late last night the director of national intelligence responded in a statement saying, quote, any suggestion that the u.s. intelligence committee is

holding information and not providing the best intelligence to the president and his national security team is not true. nbc news has not verified the journal's account. fast food executive andy posner has withdrawn his nomination. in a statement he said, i'm honored to have been considered by president trump to lead the department of labor and put america's workers and businesses back on a path to proz perty. leading up to his confirmation hearing, he faced disapproval from democrats and liberal groups and personal issues also clouded his nomination. ahead of his hearing, footage was provided to senators by o n oprah winfrey's company of an ep obtained by politico where his ex-wife appeared in disguise describing domestic abuse. he's always denied the allegations that calm during a heated divorce and his ex-wife

has since recanted. what may have ultimately doomed his confirmation was the increasing opposition from members of the republican party. according to "the new york times," at least seven republicans had expressed concern over his nomination. >> there were so many questions surrounding his nomination that i believe the hearing tomorrow would have been extremely difficult for him. and there would have been questions that even if he had been able to be confirmed would have made it difficult for him to be an effective secretary of the department of labor. >> republican senator marco rubio commend ed him for his decision to bow out tweeting, andy made the right and honorable choice by withdrawing from consideration as labor secretary. senator john mccain is going against his party and opposing the director of office of management and budget.

mccain hammered mick mulvaney for supporting cuts to military spe spending, which is out of step with the president and james mattis. >> voting in favor of congressman mulvaney's nomination would be asking secretary mattis to spend less time fight iing our enemies overseas and more time fighting inside the beltway budget battles with an omb director with a commitment to cutting the resources available to his department. >> the vote is set for today. it's not clear whether there will be any other republican defectors. susan collins of maine says she will oppose scott pruitt, the nominee for epa director saying she and oklahoma state attorney general have different visions for the agency's mission. that vote is expected tomorrow. on capitol hill yesterday senator john mccain was asked about general michael flynn's resignation and leaks to the

media. he told reporters that the white house needs to, quote, clean up their act. >> we're in uncharted waters. we've never had a national security adviser lie -- tell, give false information to the vice president of the united states. i mean, we are in areas that as i said before from a national security standpoint, we are dysfunctional. you have to go through a regular process of decision making and that's what they are not doing. as i said before, who is making the decisions in the white house? is it the 31-year-old? mr. bannon? is it the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff? i don't know. >> joining us from capitol hill is reporter for politico daniel litman. >> thank you for having me. >> let's drill down on this idea we hard john mccain talking about. with the fear over michael flynn and his resignation and abandon

ment of andy as nominee, is the administration beginning to lose traction? >> issues like obamacare repeal and tax reform, they are in real jeopardy because republicans and democrats are less likely to work with this white house if there's just constant leaks and battles over whether the administration is too close to russia. i think democrats are also at fear of overplay iing their han. one democrat cannic congressman told me yesterday that voters don't really care that much about russia. they want to hear more about jobs and how to get the economy back on track. so they can't spend the next two years just all about russia and trump. they have to kind of go back to basic economic worries that people in the country have. but in the meantime, those priorities of the president are just not going to get through capitol hill if the current situation at hand.

>> let's zero in on that relationship with russia. differences between the white house and republicans on capitol hill. republicans like paul ryan were saying they don't think it's a wise idea to try to reset with russia. trump has made that a priority. has the exit of michael flynn jeopardized the trump administration's hopes for that e reset with russia? >> i think every administration tries for a reset with russia, but just like with the obama administration, that just is having so much trouble getting through. so you're already seeing russian state media much more critical of trump because they see that trump does not have a good deck of cards to play with russia because most republicans are not eager to cooperate with moscow. and all of these things just hurt those chances with the reset. >> daniel lippman, thank you. we'll be reading playbook later in the a.m. defense secretary jim mattis gives an ultimatum when it comes

to defense spending. plus is he already looking to 2020? the president is planning his first rally since the inauguration. those stories, when we come back right back. ♪ ♪

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welcome back. the trump administration issued an ultimate um to allies over contributions to the alliance. . the u.s. might mod rate its support. . that was a warning from james mattis in brussels yesterday during his first speech to nato since becoming chief. . russia announced it would not hand back control of crimea. join iing us now from brussels

pentagon correspondent hanz nicho nichols. how series of a warning is this to the other nato members and what's the reaction been like? >> reporter: it's serious for a a couple reasons. number one, it has the threat of a force behind it. namely the donald trump campaign against nato saying he could pull out. that europe should fend for itself. ask number two, he had a time line. when mattis said he wants to see progress, that was a concrete time line for folks here. now in terms of the response, for countries that are spending their fair share above the 2% of gdp, there's some 28 countries in nato, they are saying, yes, there needs to be more defense spend iing. then even for some of the lag erts like germany at 1.2%, they are using this as an argument back home they need to spend more themselves. everyone here on the center right parties is make iing the e they need to spend more. unclear whether it's going to be politically tentable and that's

where mattis and trump's threat may resinate the most. >> thank you so much. a warm weather part of the country in some parts. let's bring in meteorologist bonnie snider for more on that. . >> we're dealing with milder temperatures and a little bit of snow. lake-effect snow. parts of new england. when you look at the winter as a whole, we have not seen a a lot of snow at all. remember over 100 inches of snow in boston in 2015. this yore nothing like it. on average 11 snow days, but so far this winter only 8. it's even more dramatic when you head to chicago. . typically a snowy city with an average of 11. not even half that much so far this winter. why? temperatures are just too mild. look at the jet stream all the way to the north bringing spring-like temperatures far north as well. these aren't just 5 or 10 degrees above normal. some numbers are 30 degrees above normal.

so really warm weather up into minneapolis, st. louis, nashville, much of the south as well feeling much more like april or may. as we look towards the weekend in the northeast, warm temperatures into the 60s in new york city. but contrast, it's looking stormy across much of california and we're watching the dam situation. any rain coming in had can pose a hazard. but most of the wet weather expected this weekend will work towards southern california and we're dpoing to really watch los angeles and orange county tomorrow for some very heavy rain. >> bonnie, you said what i was trying to say that parts of the country are seeing warm weather. thank you. still ahead, for eight years president obama made a tradition of filling out a march madness bracket, but that seems that ritual is coming to an end. we have that story, next in sports.

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welcome back. time for sports. after reports of last week jeffrey's gramt to sell the marlins baseball franchise, the family of president trump's son in law a "new york post" report says he's being considered as u.s. ambassador to france. however, the kusher in family says it will not pursue the purchase should he receive that nomination. cukushner's brother-in-law said although they have made substantial progress in

discussions to purchase the marlins, recent reports suggest he will nominated by the president to be ambassador to france. if that is true, we do not want this unrelated transaction to complicate that process and will not pursue it. turning now to action on the nba court last night, kyle ko kosher becomes the seventh player with 2,000 three pointers and finishing with 22 points in cleveland's win against the pacers. congratulations to him. sdm and oklahoma city, westbrook knocked his 27th triple-double of the season with 14 rebounds and 12 assists in last night's 116-105 win against the knicks. finally with march mad nene around the corner, we have grown accustomed to a presidential bracket, which became a tradition after president obama would join espn on camera ask

make predictions for the men's and women's brackets. president trump has respectfully desoined. that invitation by the network to continue that annual feature with a spokesperson telling "the washington post," quote, we look forward to working with espn on another opportunity in the near future. too bad about that. still ahead the latest on the death of north korea dictator kim jong-un's half brother. a third arrest has been made. plus secretary of state rex tillerson is making his debut at the g-20 summit. a live report coming up, stay with us.

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welcome back, everyone. it's the bottom of the hour. let's start with the morning's. top stories. are america's spies keeping details tr the president? they are dismissing a report saying they have withheld sensitive information over concerns it could be leaked or compromised. the journal says that current and form r officials sourced in its report said they are unaware of any crucial information being withheld. the president will have to look for someone else to lead the labor department after andy puzder withdrew his nomination. they have questioned his business record and there was that footage of senators on the panel tr a 1990 taping of the oprah winfrey show where his ex-wife accused him of abuse.

he's denied the accusations and she later e recanted. nbc news confirmed president trump will hold a rally on saturday. when asked why a white house official said the president likes getting out and being with the people and they are trying to get him out of the west wing bubble at least once a week. the rally is being handled by the trump campaign. but let's it turn now to the drastic change of course relating to the middle east. . the president yesterday up ended decades of u.s. foreign policy saying a two-state solution is no longer the singular goal for peace between israel and the palestinians. that came during a news conference with benjamin netanyahu. >> i'm looking at two-state and one-state and i like the one that both parties like. i'm very happy with the one that both parties like. i can live with either one. i thought for awhile the two-state looked like it may be the easier of the two, but

honestly, if bb and if the palestinians and israel are happy, i'm happy with the one they like the best. >> the settlements continue to be a significant source of contention. since president trump took office, the israeli government approved thousands of residences and while the president is on record say iing settlements don help the process, yesterday the commander in it chief seemed to catch the prime minister off guard with this comment. >> as far as settlements, i'd like to see you hold back onset lmentes for a little bit. we'll work something out. but bb and i have known each other for a long time. a smart man, great negotiator. i think we're going to make a a deal. it might be a bigger and better deal than people in the room even understand. that's a a possibility. so lths see what we do. >> let's try it. >> that doesn't sound too

optimistic. good negotiator. >> that's the art of the deal. >> later a reporter asked about the apparent rise in anti-semitic incidents in america to which the president did not issue a condemnation. >> i just want to say that we are very honored by the victory that we had. 306 electoral college votes. we were not supposed to crack 220. you know that, right? there was no it way to 220, but then there was no way to 270. there's tremendous enthusiasm out there. as far as jewish people, so many friends, a daughter who happens to be here right now, a son-in-law and three beautiful grandchildren. . i think that you're going to see a lot different united states of america over the next three, four or eight years. i think a lot of good things are

happening. and you're going to see a lot of love. you're going to see a lot of love. >> we're getting reaction inside the west bank this morning including from the prime minister's own brother-in-law. . we get more from chief foreign correspondent richard engel. >> good morning, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said he would consider president trump's request to slow down settlement activity, but not in jerusalem, where approved projects would go ahead. he asked the u.s. president to recognize israel's annexation of the heights. but the biggest concession was probably getting president trump to drop the u.s. precondition that the peace process culminate with a two-state solution. that has many on the israeli right wing celebrating. at the jewish settlement in the west bank, there was a feeling that their time has come. >> no one expect ed it.

>> reporter: one of the settlement's founders told me president trump is nothing less than a gift from god. >> i felt this is a miracle. >> reporter: he's also prime minister benjamin netanyahu's brother-in-law sees borders expanding under president trump. >> what about a two-state solution, the basis of the peace process for many years? >> the two-state solution is absolutely crazy. >> reporter: like other jewish settlements, it's considered illegal under international law because it's built on land where palestinians hope their state will be. yet president trump's administration has direct and personal ties here. the president's pick for ambassador to israel david freedman helped raise millions. >> there was no president who appointed an ambassador to

israel who is a a real supporter of the settlements. never. >> reporter: among the half million israelis living in the west bank, there was praise pr benjamin netanyahu's insin -- insistence which means would be in a wider israel, but without the rights of israeli citizens. >> those who believe they can undermine the two-state solution, i don't think in the 21st century they will get away with it. >> but the peace process seems to have new rules under president trump. the language of the peace process seems to be shifting from one for which there was only talk of a two-state solution to now discussion of some possible one-state solution. but the fundamentals of the conflict, who gets to live in disputed areas, who controls them, where will their capital be, what rights will the people have, all of those remain

inkrblly contentious and still outstanding. >> richard engel, thank you for that report. joining us is white house correspondent for roll call. great to have you with us. the president certainly likes to promote himself as the deal maker in chief. the prime minister reference the art of the deal. let's talk about this attempt at brokering a deal. the president up ending decades of consistent foreign policy of a two-state solution. the chances of him now trying to get that deal in place, how do you rate it? >> i think it's still a long shot, but as you mentioned, this really is donald trump the businessman. he looks at the two-state solution and sees a goal that wasn't achieved. negotiations that didn't lead to the end goal and donald trump the businessman says let's try something else. he's a very trance actional thinking.

. he wants to make a deal here. he talked a lot about america is going to win again. and getting a deal here, getting a middle east peace deal would be a big win for this president. and he really is the deal maker in chief. he's willing to really shake up the thinking in washington and really in the western foreign policy establishment. the two-state solution didn't work out. we need a deal so let's look at other options. we saw in the east room, he's talking about a one-state pollution. >> the issue of israel in peace with the palestinians is one that's close to congress. certainly a lot of republicans and democrats heavily invested in that it process. is the president as a deal maker going to find opposition on capitol hill even from within his own party that say a one-state solution is not feasible. either renders them undemocratic or unjewish. >> i think so. he will run up against some opposition in his own party. he will run up against

opposition of democrats. but when you look at where the power centers are and where they are in relation to donald trump and his presidency, it really comes down to republican leaders. a lot of times right now this is one of those times. and mitch mcconnell and paul ryan on his israel policy, on his push for some kind of middle east deal, they are giving him a lot of room to run. . we didn't hear a lot of criticism yesterday. especially from republican leadership about what the president said standing beside benjamin netanyahu. that will continue. i think a deal here for trump and republican leaders would be a really big accomplishment. . they are putting that above sticking with what was long u.s. policy conventional wisdom thinking. >> thank you very much for joining us. not just the deal, you have the iran nuclear deal that the

president is going to have his eyes set on as well. now to the story of international intrigue. the assassination of the estranged half brother of kim jong-un at an airport in mahmoud labor ya. "the wall street journal" reports according to south korea's spy chief, the dictator ordered the hit saying this wasn't the first ahemt tempt on his life. nbc news con tirmed more details on this brother investigation with the news that there have been more aurss. it's an unbelievable story of intrigue. >> it's receiving a lot of attention in asia. this was the north korea play boyer. we have now heard from south korean authorities three people have been arrested. one with a vietnamese passport. . one with an ind neegs passport and the boyfriend of the indonesiaen passport holder. you're looking there at video. one of the things we'll be

waiting for to come out of malaysia are the autopsy results. authorities saying he was likely poisoned. they say the whole thing lasted maybe 15 seconds with these two female assassins. it will be the autopsy results that prove it one way or the other. >> the intrigue of why he was killed will come out. let's turn to business. there's division already within the republican party. i'm going to hand it over to lewis for more on that. >> there are divisions in the republican party over the tax reform plans and proposed border adjustment tax. kevin brady, who is the chief tax writer in the house, was on cnbc yesterday to stress the importance of the tax ask bringing jobs back to the u.s. but it's already getting opposition in the senate. >> there is no real tax reform that keeps this place tax breaks for foreign products over american products. no one has convinced me that equal taxation is a bad way to go. no one convinced anyone that we

should defend the current code that forces jobs overseas. there's nothing more important to the american worker than being taxed equally. these businesses being taxed equally because at the end of the day, it's going to bring jobs in manufacturing and research back to the country. >> it's called a border adju adjustment tax, which sounds like something from news speak. a tax on imports is things people buy every single day. i'm not talking about caviar and champagne. i'm talking about t-shirts, jeans, shoes, baby clothe cans, toys, groceries. i have heard from thousands of our people who are struggling just to get by. why would we make the stuff they get at walmart more expensive? >> you get a clear view of both sides on that tax. let's bring in more.

what can you tell us? >> they are super against it. . they are up in arms against this saying precisely some of those comments we heard it's going to become more expensive for the average american to pay for things they are already paying for. retailers put together this voice against the proposal and organized a group called americans for affordable products. they are meting with a lot of government representatives trying to push through their point of view. they are say iing do you know wt we have done for the economy. do you know how many jobs we have created. do you know what role this has had in the financial crisis recovery. if their costs increase, it could cause a lot of damage. opposite to them, you also have other groups, other industries supporting the tax. the manufacturing companies where they say it could rejuvenate production. boeing, pfizer, ge cite iing a

study put out by a group, a tax foundation where they are saying it could boost economic growth and create 1.7 million jobs. very opposing viewing on what this tax could do. a lot of people saying it's a value added tax because it's imposed on imported but not eximportanted. a day without immigrants is taking place today. it's a movement that spread through social media telling people if you are an immigrant, stay home from work. don't work at the restaurants and let's see how important immigrants are to the american economy and making everything go around. be aware of that. >> i'm sure there will be a big impact on washington. thank you so much. still ahead, foreign leaders are meeting in germany to discuss among things how to prevent global crises. we'll set the stage for those meetings. plus i want to thank ashton. you were better look iing in th movies. senator john mccain has a little

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this is about the time i starlet talking about politics and sbrnt trolls tell me to stick to my day job so i'd like to talk about my day job. >> that was ashton kutcher taking his effort to end child sex traffic iking to the u.s. congress. he testified before the senate foreign relations committee hearing on human trafficking and slavery. kutcher was representing the organization he founded called thorn, which makes anti-trafficking software. the organization considers itself to be, quote, digital defenders of children. kutcher testifying while trying to fight back tears. we want to warn you the content can be tough to listen to. >> i've been on fbi raids where i have seen things that no person should ever see.

i have seen video content of a child that's the same age as mine being raped by an american man that was a sex tourist in cambodia. this child was so conditioned by her environment that she thought she was engaging in play. >> the actor telling senators, quote, technology can be jews used to enable slavery but also to disable slavery. another difficult story. gun violence continues to plague chicago. last night another child died. the third this week as young people continue to be caught in the cross fire. and another warning. some of the audio may be disturbing. here's ron mott with more. >> she was just 2 years old riding in the backseat live on facebook when a hail of bullets ended his life. his pregnant aunt ran from the

scene, wounded, she survived. a 26-year-old man the suspected target did not. one of three chicago children shot and kill ld in it the last five days. a 12-year-old struck while playing with friends. >> we are sitting up here losing our kids for no apparent reason. >> reporter: an 11-year-old gunned down while sitting in a parked car. . 19-year-old anton jones was charged. >> i couldn't protect her. how am i going to cope? >> so far this year, 400 people have been shot in chicago. that's up from 2016 despite a significant jump in gun-related arrests. a frustrated police superintendent demanded action from lawmakers have others. >> it's not just about cpd. it's about cpd, our federal partners, prosecution, it's about the community. >> mayor emanuel says he welcomes help from washington

and not just law enforcement. >> send in the resources that also include funding ex-offender programs, after school programs. >> she loved everyone. >> as her family copes with her sudden loss, they plan to donate her organs. >> this is what she would have wanted. to know that even. if she didn't live that somebody else would have a chance. >> young lives lost and shattered amid-unending bloodshed. >> heartbreaking story there. our thanks to ron mott for that report. he's used to being on the world stage, but not like this before. we'll go live to germany where rex tillerson is making his diplomatic debut. we're back in a moment. ♪(music plays) ♪ heigh ho heigh ho ♪ ♪ heigh ho heigh ho it's off to work we go here's to all of you early risers, what's up man? go-getters,

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rex tillerson is overseas making his diplomatic debut aboard the g-20 summit in germany. he arrived yesterday and has a buzz si schedule of meetings where he will likely be grilled on what the trump administration's america first foreign policy means on the global stage. he will meet. joining us at that summit, lucy cavanaugh. great to have you with us. . a lot of attention on rex tillers tillerson's first trip overseas. what are his counterparts looking to hear from it him during these meetings? >> it's assurances and more

reassurances. it's ironic that the theme for this gathering is foreign policy beyond crisis management. rex tillerson arrives in the midst of several crises. the white house in upheaval over trump administration contacts with russian intelligence officers, america's israel policy turned upside down and european allies here are very concern canned about what the trump foreign policy will mean for them. what does america first mean for alliances like nato, european security in the face of an increase caningly aggressive russia and the u.s. role be in reducing tensions in the middle east. will he have answers to those questions and more importantly whatever he says to allies line up with what donald trump chooses to tweet. he's no stranger to the international awry na, but downplaying expectations. no major pronouncements expect ed. this is about assuring allies and setting things up for the big summit in july when donald

trump will attend himself. >> lucy, thank you. up next, a look at the stories happening in the day ahead. and on "morning joe," are things so bad that the nation's spies are keeping critical information away tr the commander-in-chief? we'll talk about a disputed report on the front page of the "wall street journal." and rand paul discusses his efforts to repeal and replace obamacare. "morning joe," just moments away.

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before we toss it over to "morning joe," let's get a a check on the stories you'll hear ahead. >> another busy day for president trump. kelly o'donnell has more from the white house briefing room. >> looking ahead for the day shs the president will be meeting with some members of congress, who i'm told were early supporters of his. also with attorney general jeff sessions. advisers here also say that it early next week we could see that executive order, a retooled

version of the seven country travel ban that was knocked down in court. and on capitol hill, the confirmation process continues with votes expected for the office of management and budget nominee for president coming up in for president trump milk musc mercury mulvaney coming up in the senate. >> our thanks to kelly o'donnell for her reporting there. >> that does it for us here. "morning joe" starts right now. >> michael flynn, jen flynn is a wonderful man. i think he has been treated very, very unfairly by the media. as i call it, the fake media in many cases. and i think it's really a sad thing that he was treated so badly. i think, in addition to that, from intelligence, papers are being leaked, things are being leaked. it's criminal action. criminal act. and it's been going on for a long time before me, but now it's really going on and people are trying to cov