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100-day benchmark calling it a ridiculous standard. at the same time, the president making a new promise. >> we will have a big announcement on wednesday having to do with tax reform. >> jump starting tax cuts and another swing at health care plan. what he hopes gets done by day 100. and a new report that the russians tried to infiltrate the trump campaign through an adviser. and the moments of terror. fear in the heart of paris caught on tape with new information about the attacker this morning and how it all may effect the french election coming up tomorrow. and the last days of bill o'reilly. new reports on how the cable network he helped build pulled the plug on his show and whether new allegations could surface against him soon. we start with reaction from vice president mike pence the day after the announcement on tax reform next week. here is the vice president making comments in australia this morning. >> our corporate tax rate today

is one of the highest in the develope world. it is 5% higher than he in australia. president trump's tax plan slashing the corporate rate and making it simple and flatter and fair. >> congress is come back from recess with a looming government shutdown and new attempt by republicans to repeal and replace obamacare. president trump is spending a working week at the white house where he is touting buy american and hire american. here is part of what he said in the weekly address. >> i took historic action to ensure that federal projects are made with american goods and to keep american workers and companies from being cheated out of contracts by countries that break the rules and break every regulation in the book to take advantage of the united states. that's not going to happen anymore. i also took action to reform our immigration system so that it puts the needs of american

workers first. >> also full-body scans todanew president in australia. in a news conference this morning, mike pence talked about north korea. and vowing the u.s. will take action if necessary. >> the president and i have great confidence that china will properly deal with korea. as president trump made clear a few short days ago, if china is unable to deal with north korea, the united states and our allies will. >> i want to go to nbc's sara james with the latest. >> reporter: he had a lot to talk about. he met with business leaders. he talked about prosperity in the region. he mentioned militarynd north korea front andcenter. the vice president saying this is aerious time that the united states is reengaging with allies to reaffirm alliances and

one of the key alliances is australia. he had a news conference with the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. turnbull talked about the makeshift with australia and the united states. they have been side by side with the united states in every conflict since world war i. the vice president said the united states is committed to a korean peninsula free of nuclear weapons and every option is on the table. he reaffirmed the era of patience is at an end. there are about 1,200 marines from camp pendleton in the country. they are doing maneuvers with australian soldiers and the "uss carl vinson" is on the way to the korean area. >> there were reports of a very terse phone call from the oval office to the prime minister.

let's talk about that and the diplomatic relations taking place in concern with the refugee agreement made by the obama administration. that came up with the current talks with the prime minister there. >> reporter: it sure did. as you can imagine, there was a lot of interest in that here in australia. people were really miffed that the united states president had given a dressing down to the australian prime minister. something that made the talk shows and evening comedy shows. calling it a dumb deal and giving the prime minister in australia a hard time. this was a much more conciliatory vice president pence today talking about the strength of the alliance between the united states and australia. basically saying that deal is going to go through. here's what he said. >> the united states tends to honor the agreement subject to the results of the vetting process that now apply to all refugees considered for admission to the united states

of america. president trump has made it clear we'll honor the agreement. it doesn't mean we admire the agreement. >> reporter: so they're not happy about it, thomas, but they will go through with it. i think what that signals is really how crucial australia is as a partner for the united states in the region from a trade standpoint, but most importantly, from a military and strategic and security standpoint on. one of the five nations that helps to fight isis and security around the world. thomas. >> sara james. thank you. we turn attention to the white house now where president trump is teasing big changes as he nears his 100th day in office. nbc's kelly o'donell is there.

>> reporter: good morning, thomas. 13 weeks doesn't have the ring that the up coming 100 days has. for a president like donald trump who likes to talk about victories, he is looking for ways to show he has been able to deliver on promises in the early phase of the administration. loing for tanble wins to talk about in the week ead. it hasn't been easy. no real honeymoon with congress. no delivering on legislation to start off his presidency. rarely does the president simply walk to an event with no motorcade. his first visit to the treasury department next door to the white house made that easy. while there, the president teed up an unexpected new headline for next week. >> we will have a big announcement on wednesday having to do with tax reform. >> reporter: the president described the proposal in the interview with the ap as bigger, i believe, than any tax cut ever.

the president's plate is full. closing in on the 100-day mark next saturday. with no legislative achievements yet. the white house is reviving the effort to repeal obamacare when congress returns this week. >> it's going to be great. it will happen. >> do health care and tax reform? >> we will see what happens. no particular rush. we'll see what happens. >> reporter: white house sources acknowledge a second attempt at repeal is still a tall order. given lingering differences with house republicans. the president brushed off expectations about meeting the symbolic 100-day deadline. >> next week doesn't matter. >> reporter: the calendar does count to avoid a government shutdown. the trump team is negotiating a sweeping spending package to beef up defense and fund a border wall. despite the tough stance on immigration, he told the ap that undocumented minors, known as dreamers, who fear deportation can rest easy.

he says his administration is not after the dreamers. we are after the criminals. after a tour of the border near el paso attory general jeff ssions answered critics who called him dismissive when he called the judge blocking the travel ban as an island from the pacific. >> i wasn't diminishing the judge. give me a break. it is a real one judge out of several hundred that stopped the president from the united states of doing what he believes is necessary. >> reporter: expect a lot of activity showing what the president has done and things he wants to do with the new prop e proposals like the tax cut. that wasn't expected to be released next week. the president pushed it out to get attention for what he believes will be an important and popular part of his overall domestic agenda. that will take months to actually enact if it can happen

at all. he will begin talking about it right before the 100-day deadline. that is very trump style to try to brand and identify the big items he wants to talk about and try to de-emphasize the scorecard about bills that have been passed in the first 100 days. thomas. >> kelly at the white house. thanks so much. joining me now is the editor for the new york post. president trump doesn't seem too excited to be judged by this benchma benchmark. he calls it a ridiculous standard. do you think that is fair? >> ever since the roosevelt administration, it has been tough to compare any first 1 happy new ye 00 days for a president. he is probably worried about the perception there hasn't been a lot accomplished during the first 100 days in ofce. especially going into next week with talks reviving about t health care bill. whether or not we see any

movement on that will play into how much success will measure his first 100 days. >> now with a week to go, the tax cut package talked about, something that could come out by the end of next week. the treasury secretary could not say how soon a proposal will come out. i was speaking to bipartisan policy wonks on tax reform. they say there is no way it could get done. there is no bipartisan support. if anything, it would be small ball. >> i spoke to a couple of officials last week who were pushing the deadline on tax reform further away. initially the goal had been to pass something whether it was across the board tax cut or proposal that modified the tax code by august. now they are looking at a fall deadline. i think they are being a bit more realistic. they are still focused on health care and they want to accomplish that first to make tax reform

easier for congressional republicans. that is where their focus is now. >> congress gets back to work next week. what gets done? >> let's look at the tax reform proposal that president trump is going to issue and how it will impact the fight over health care. if people are not satisfied, congressional republicans especially, if they are not satisfied with the tax reform proposal issued by the administration next week, that will create another ordeal on top of the health care battle. i think health care will be the focus. they have been circulating revid langua to the amecan health care act that obviously failed to reach a ve on the house floor earlier this month. it will be interesting to see whether that comes to a vote next week. it seems like a lot of white house officials are hoping that will be the case. congressional republicans are pushing back saying that is not realistic. >> a lot of drama. speaking of drama, we need to show this picture. ted nugent and kid rock and

sarah palin at the white house. they posed for a picture in front of hillary clinton's official first lady portrait on the first floor. boy, did the internet go wild over this one. we know there have been certain folks from the left and right who have done innocensensitive things. why is this so viceral? >> sarah palin is a controversy figure in american politics ever since her bid to be john mccain's running mate. i think the photo in front of hillary clinton with her and her dinner guests posing in a not so flattering manner was in poor taste. as you mentioned, we have seen things like that which have been controversial. photos in front of previous presidents or activities in the lincoln bedroom.

this is a source of controversy. the guests brought into the white house or the behavior they have while visiting. >> leave your cell phone at the door. gabby, thank you so much. now to the fallout from the terror attack in paris. new video and questions about the political impact it could have there and here. nbc's richard engel joins us from the french capital with more. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it seems like the whole world is on alert right now after the latest violence here in paris this week. terrorism has risen to the top the ageith just a few hours remaining before the polls open in paris and the concern is there could be more violence. security forces are fanning out nationwide to try to prevent it. last-minute preps at polling stations. campaigning is now officially over with hours to go before the first round of the most pivotal

elections in recent french history. hanging in the balance is not just the future of france, but the euro, eu and nato. the leading candidates could not be more different. macon. on the center left. young european. he wants to make france more dynamic and boost the economy, but not radically change society. and marine le pen. she wants out of the eu. to drop the euro is a nato skeptic and cozies up to vladimir putin. her win would be a dark future for the eu and critical american partner and could send currency and stock markets in a tail spin. >> this would be the rejection of the idea that france stands for open society and it is one of the leaders of liberal democracy in presidethe world.

>> reporter: many groups are trying to sway this group. including isis. france is using 57,000 police and soldiers. police gathered to mourn 37-year-old officer shot dead thirst thursday by a fellow french man and declared support for isis in a note found by his body. president trump said this attack will have a big effect on the election and benefit le pen because she is quote strongest on immigration. le pen is trying to capitalize on the attack saying her brand of anti-immigration and critics say racist nationalism will make france great again. the french presidential elections take place in two stages. the first vote on sunday and the next two weeks after that. pollsters say le pen will likely advance to the second round, but may not have enough support nationwide to ultimately become

the next president. richard engel, nbc news, paris. >> thank you, richard. carter page. you probably heard his name before. now his name is in a new report on russian links to the trump administration. once again, page is out in front of this. could he be the key aide investigators are looking at? that's next. see the difference with varilux. the only progressive lens brand with lenses designed using w.a.v.e. technology for smooth transitions and sharp vision. ask about varilux and never compromise your vision. finance your glasses with no interest if paid in full within 6 months, and get up to $30 back when you combine select essilor® brand lenses. visit silorusa.com for more details. dear predictable,there's nr way to say this. it's over. i've found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced,

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we have new information on how russia may have tried to influence the 2016 election. trump adviser carter page is reacting to a cnn report that russians tried to use him to influence the campaign. intel was gathered by the fbi last summer. page responded to the report. they did not infiltrate anything

with me or influence me in any way. we have the former military analyst and former fbi special agen agent. clint, are we getting any closer to the smoking gun? >> i don't know it is a smoking gun. most of what we heard is already come out before. what we should realize is this influence effort wasn't just online. there were components on the ground too. they were trying to get different rips through ambassadors. the one thing the russians could do that the soviet forefathers could not do. it could be legitimate. >> do you think he is caught in the middle as collateral damage?

for people who get to know his background or seems difficult to determine his role with the trump team and if he was somehow compromised. genius or idiot? either way, it doesn't prove collusion. >> right. this is the challenge of the business relationships. the russians don't have to recruit an operative. they can find people already doing business inside russia or have business interests with russia and the united states and try to pushing them toward policy stance favorable to that individual and russians. that is the case here. page claims he was unwidtunwiti there. he could not know he was doing it on behalf of the russian government. >> in the counter defense to that, for the guy who traveled there over 20 years and not have his radar up at certain points seems naive he would defend

himself in sa way. >> what is bizarre is the aggressive speech he gave last summer whi iputin's talking points. if he was on the american side, he would have taken a measured approach in the speeches. i'm sure that is what raised the alerts here in the united states. you have a guy who has been cited by the trump administration as an adviser who is now taken on vladimir putin talking points. you are watching president trump at the time repeat the talking points as well. that's curious and one think the fbi should investigate something like that. >> tara, let me get your take on wikileaks and the administration turning attention to that. as a candidate, trump said i love wikileaks. now six months later, looking for leaked material stored in the secure section of the agency. what is the connection of wikileaks? is it really a russian propaganda project and will we go after julian assange? >> sure.

you pointed out a reversal in rhetoric by the trump administration. it is one i'm supportive of. these leaks from the intelligence community whether by insiders or contractors or in coordination with russia or whether they're done with influence or direction of russia, they are all problematic. in some of the cases, they are still under investigation to see who was responsible. it seems that the fbi has honed in on thinking some of these were coming from individuals within the agency or contractors working within the agency. it doesn't rule out cooperation with foreign officers. it is clear in the case of wikileaks weath saw it in the campaign, coordination with russia. we saw other groups for brch from the nsa. a lot of times the individuals carrying out the leaks, whatever the motivation, domestically

driven, any case, they don't always know the ramification of the information they are re leasing. i think the individuals, once the investigation carries forth and once we figure out who is responsible, i think they should be held accountable. >> clint, for the administration and the investigation it has ongoing, at what point does the trump administration get sick of the drip, drip of what is taking place and say if you have something, present it. otherwise, we need to move on. why is it taking time? >> i think what most people don't understand about counterintelligence investigations, they usually go on for years. same with counterterrorism or national security cases. they do a deliberate process. every time we have one of these leaks mentioned or actually when the president throws out a false claim, that stops the fbi on the tracks of the investigation and respond to the allegations put out by the president. it slows things down.

i do think there will be resolution on this investigation, but russian influence is ongoing. it is still happening today. we saw more leaks from hackers tied to russia this week. there are threats of more to come. every time that happens, it further extends and keeps the investigation open. we will have resolution in the coming months. probably by summertime in the influence effort from last summer sgrch summer. >> tara, clint is saying it takes years to reap rewards from the seeds you sow. if there is a thread that's pull on and unweaves a tapestry in d.c. and the trump administration, what does it mean for the work this adnistration has put in place? >> i tnk there are two issues. one, the investigation is a distraction for the campaign when you look at russia hacking and collusion with the trump administration contacts and

carter page. it is distraction. on the other side, it is a serious issue. cyber security and staeintellig community. not just in terms of fe espiona. we have been fortunate not to have a serious attack which physical damage. that is an area this the administration as it focuses on these investigations, it needs to focus on security more broadly. if there is a silver lining, this will direct national security apparatus to consider the dangers of cyber warfare with foreign agencies and infrastructure and a lot of other targets here at home. >> tara maller and clint watts, thank you. great to have you both on. the presidential historian who boldly predicted trump's victory now says the president

could be risking impeachment. in a new book, allan lichtman states his case. that is coming up.

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to north korea's words, thomas, the threat doesn't carry much weight among the trump administration. secretary of defense mattis saying yesterday that they never live up to the threats. they never carry out any of these threats. but the other threat, threat of the sixth nuclear test is being taken seriously. u.s. officials watching this closely. they were taking a look at the nuclear site in northeast part of north korea early this morning. checking for any sign of movement. u.s. officials tell us they did not see any noticeable movement that would suggest an imminent nuclear test. they also tell us that north korea is capable of carrying out a nuclear test or a missile test at anytime with very little or no warning. part of the reasoning behind that when it comes to missiles, these officials tell us north korea may now be using solid fuelled missiles and those types

of missiles are more difficult to detect to get an early head's up for a launch. that is one issue. then you have the whole china issue. is china doing enough? vice president mike pence today in australia praised china. they were moving forward with pressuring north korea. also said that china still needs to do more and repeated this language that we heard before. if china is not able to deal with north korea, the u.s. and allies will. the vice president saying that all options, including military action, are still on the table. one other interesting note today. we saw the video out of north korea today of drivers lining up at gas stations for fuel. it appears as though there has been rationing there over the past couple days for fuel and price spikes. china is the main supplier of

fuel and food for north korea. it is not clear whether this gas shortage is connected to or a result of china restricting supplies to north korea. here in seoul, the south korean military is still on alert and still going through the military exercises with the u.s. the "uss carl vinson" is due in the region within days. thomas. >> cobiella reportikelly cobiel seoul. thank you. was it a mission to bring down bill o'reilly? if so, whose mission? what is next for the embattled cable host? that's next. that's why you'll stay in this drawer forever. i can't live without you, and that's why i'll never ever wash you. protect your clothes from stretching, fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. fading and fuzz with downy fabric conditioner. it smooths and strengthens fibers

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as you probably heard by now, bill o'reilly is out at fox news. the story of his abrupt firing is grabbing headlines. two women accusing the former host of sexual harassment appearing on "the last word" thursday. >>

elevator. he said looking good there girl. and as i kept walking, you know, my natural instinct was to turn around and say don't talk to me like that. as i kept walking, the hair stood up. >> on the occasion i met him, i felt i needed to take a shower afterwards. he undresses women with his eyes. he did that with me. >> with me now is ashley collins and legal analyst katie fang. katie, from the leg perspective. where does 21st century fox go now they let bill o'reilly go in terms of cases. have they admitted any guilt? >> that's a great question. that is the material difference when you negotiate a settlement with non disclosure and confidentiality and clauses versus pending lawsuits or

claiclaim s yet to be resolved. just because bill o'reilly has left the building does not mean that the actual exposure is done for 21st century fox. let's see if more people come forward. if i were fox, i would be nervous. this is totalled more than $85 million so far in terms of payouts. >> that's a compilation of payouts not only to ailes, o'reilly, but then different women who come forward to say they were victims of the. bill o'reilly put out a statement saying these allegations are unfounded. katie, it is a possibility there cod beore suits? >> true. there could be more claims and suits. as you know, one brought a claim and declined a settlement of $1 million and brought a suit. that is pending. >> ashley, when it comes to the

fox viewer, it is loyal. they had great numbers the first night "the factor" debuted with a new host. is the network bigger than any person or host they have? >> i would say so. fox news, there is speculation some brand and image changes going on because of james murdock's vision for the company in contrast to his fathers. i think tucker carlson has been the number two. he is gaining steam with the last several months there. at least for the time being, viewership will be fine. >> your edition of the 35 most powerful people in media came out. bill o'reilly was there and top tier management from fox news. how do you think this is a change to the culture for the fox news hallways to see this type of turn? >> i mean, i would hope it is

welcome. it is hard to say exactly what is going on at all of the varying levels in the company right now. these are some of the most powerful people in media. clearly they decided to clean house. they started with roger ailes. while not an on-air face of the the company. this is something they will respond to and i hope this is trickling down on the day-to-day level and people who work there are feeling a difference and the company is really putting money where its mouth is in solving these problems. >> when we think of the problems, katie, have you seen a situation or heard of a case where an employee says something and the company pays out to settle. keeps the employee. this happened for o'reilly. many are asking. why did he have his job as long as he did if there were

repetitive instances of this untoward behavior that put the company at risk? >> from the limited facts that we know, because we are not privy to the confidentiality of the agreements happening prior to the ouster of bill o'reilly this week. it raises eyebrows. how is it that o'reilly and fox was able to pay out $13 million to five women and then recently now pay him $25 million from his contract this past march. it makes you wonder how much did they know. there were specific exit clauses that said to bill o'reilly, you have to get help and if you don't get your stuff together, you are on the way out. the way out is pretty pricey for them. $25 million from what we heard. >> ashley, the o'reilly issue, they are fryitrying to turn the page. they have a new lineup coming

out in the coming weeks. do you think they will see any type of real influence in the ratings like they did after they put tucker in? they saw ratings go up. do you think all the press may enhance ratings to go up? >> i think it could because here's the thing. a lot of fox news viewership probably didn't care what bill o'reilly was like off camera. they liked him on camera. they seemed to like tucker carlson. i think they will keep a lot of the base audience without bill. i think the fact they are trying to address this in terms of corporate responsibility may draw in new viewers who could not stand the fox news brand before that. >> we shall see. it is still unfolding and at the beginning of the fresh page in the chapters over there. katie and ashley, thank you. the fight against president trump's plan to cut federal funding for science. what scientists are doing today

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so today in more than 500 cities across the world, people are marching in the act of science. we have aly at the national mall in washington. ali, what message do they want to send to the trump administration? >> good morning, thomas. you can see around me. we have the stage over my shoulder. people are beginning to fill in here. people just started getting let in a while ago. it is rainy out. that doesn't seem to be dampening the turnout. some are dressed like mad scientists and others are carrying posters with climate change messages. it is interesting. this stems from the women's

march that took place in january after the inauguration of president trump. the signs i'm seeing here are not mainly trump focused. there are a lot of illusions to alternative facts. something kellyanne conway said. a lot of the signs we are seeing are save our national parks. science is a fact. climate change is real. the message here today is yes, a celebration of science, but also a push for environmentally and science based federal policies from the federal government. that's important when you think about the trump administration and what it is doing with climate change. a dismantling of the obama administration on clean power plan. we have yet to see what they will do on the paris climate agreement. this will bring it to the forward on earth day and shine on science and federal policies. thomas. >> ali reporting at the national mall. i know it will rain a little bit. you have your rain coat.

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trump would resign. >> i think that is possible.

he resigns, goesacko his life of luxury. here is the hallmark of trump's business deals and let others -- left others holding the bag. as president, you are ultimately accountable, though. you can't walk away, can't declare bankruptcy, and the final accountability is impeachment. rather than face that, he might well resign. now, it has been a protracted process in the past, but everything is accelerated under donald trump. he's been president for less than 100 days, and it feels like he's been president for a hundred weeks. let's not forget, every republican in congress is facing re-election in 2018, and one of the lichtman rules of politics is, the first order for politicians is self-preservation. if they see trump as a major liability, they may be willing to dump him.

it would take only about two dozen republicans to join with the democrats if they held firm to get a majority in the house of representatives, and the possibilities for impeachment are extremely serious as i lay out in my book. we're not talking about minor transgressions here. >> you write in your book, though, that the president called you after winning the election thanking you for your support and that prediction. did you mention the impeachment prediction to president trump at that time? >> i did. trump didn't notice my second big prediction which was that he was going to be elected an he was going to face impeachment. i did think it was very gracious of him to write a note. no other candidate for whose victory i predicted ever thanked me. that's why of the chapters in this book is the wayut in which i suggest ways in which trump could possibly change to avoid impeachment. i'm not sure he's read that chapter yet. >> as you said, you can't take

the country bankrupt. but ethically, this administration, this president could be bankrupt because, as we tweeted about this this morning, and i said what can he get done in his first 100 days, someone wrote back, continue to enrich himself and his children as he's done for 93 days. supporters have been bamboozled, hoodwi hoodwinked. is that one of the bigger issues, facing these tentacles and business ties, self enrichment, making the emoluments clause. >> yes. he didn't listen to one of my avenues of getting out of this, and that is to thoroughly divest, like all past presidents have, from his business interests. you can't say my children are running my business and that's okay, because he still profits from everything in his businesses, both abroad and at home. as you say, there is the 'em mole yums clause of the constitution which basically say

if you're president, you can't take things of value from foreign governments, their agents or corporations or banks controlled by foreign governments. it's an absolute prohibition. it doesn't require a quid pro quo, and it doesn't specify the amount. >> allan, if we ever got the taxes, maybe we would know more. alan lichtman, professor of history at american university, author of "the case for impeachment." >> how will his low approval ratings affect his decisions going forward? a former white house insider will talk about that next. on your big day the only tears you shed should come from joy... ...not allergies. flonase allergy relief helps block 6 key inflammatory substances that cause nasal congestion and itchy, watery eyes. it's an allergy nasal spray that works beyond the nose.

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