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it so far. a bipartisan group of senators, an illinois democrat, dick durbin struck a deal on immigration. they said they would provide a decades long path for citizenship for those in the daca program and those eligible to apply authorized $2.8 billion for border security and the border wall, required green card holders become citizens. granted, durbin took the proposal to the white house where the post reports they were surprised to find immigration hard liners such as congressman goodlatte. >> miller was concerned there could be a deal proposed that was too liberal and made sure they were present.

when discussing the african countries, several sources briefed on the meeting said president trump said, quote, why are we having all these people from s-hole countries coming here. trump suggested the united states should bring people from countries such as norway, whose prime minister he met with on wednesday. a democratic aide confirmed the language. they tell nbc trump said, quote, why do we need more haitians, take them out. someone else responded because if you do, it will be obvious why. the white house did not deny the comments. certain washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries, but president trump will always fight for the american people. the president will only accept an immigration deal that addresses the lottery system and changes migration, two programs

that hurt our economy and allow terrorists into the country. >> the white house previously denied race was a factor in immigration policies three weeks ago. they rejected a report about a june 17 meeting in the oval office of how many immigrants received visas. haiti sent 3,000 people and they quote, all have aids. 40,000 have come from nigeria. once they had seen the united states, they would never go back to their huts in africa. the numbers were provided by stephen miller who, in august, took offense to the suggestion race had any influence on the immigration policies as he defended to slash green cards and favor english speakers. >> trying to engineer the racial and ethnic flow of people in the

country. >> that is one of the most outrageous, insulting things you have ever said. for you, that's a really -- the notion that you think this is a racist bill is so wrong and so insulting. >> joining us from washington, nbc news national security and justice reporter, julia and deputy news editor, alexi. welcome to you both. i want to begin with the less than eloquent word, s-hole that the president used to describe haiti and other african countries. this is not the first time he has made controversial, ethnically charged things. he spoke of mexican immigrants, we all very much remember. is this instance different because it happened in the oval office? what kind of impact do you think it is going to be do mesicalmes

and around the world? >> i'm glad you brought up the campaign. that's how he announced the campaign. that set the tone for the campaign and now presidency. it's not normal for a president to talk that way and sends a signal to 250,000 people whose temporary status he ended this week alone. >> julia? >> that's right. we have already seen some comment coming out of nigeria. they said it was expected of a president like this. now, there's been a pattern not only from the campaign, "the new york times" report of what would happen this summer. there's been a pattern where this language is no longer surprising for the president of the united states to say. that is really under mining the way diplomats around the world do their job and the way people of homeland security can do their job, when they are screening who comes here when it

is seen by the president of the united states to have this racial of ethnic ting to it when he is putting people in two categories. how can you say they are not policies based on superiority? >> we have another story i want to get your reaction to, but let's brief our viewers. lawmakers in the house were going to send a bill to conduct foreign surveilness on u.s. soil over the legislation. it was prompted by president trump. the house voted to renew the board authority to monitor communications by terrorists and foreign adversary communications under the surveilness act. the vote came after the house rejected an amendment to place minimums on the ability to involve american citizens. >> after 7:30, ahead of the vote, the president tweeted house votes on fisa act, this is

the act that may have been used with the help of the phony dossier to abuse the trump campaign by the previous administration and others. the tweet came after the white house strongly urged lawmakers to reject the amendment, put those limits on tapping communications by americans following the president's tweet, he and house speaker paul ryan spoke on the phone after that conversation. the president tweeted this, with that being said, i have personally directed the fix to be unmasking process. since taking office and the vote is about foreign surveillance and foreign bad guys on foreign land, we need it, get smart. >> wilet's go back to you guys. do you think the president was sending a confusing message with contradictory tweets, first supporting it and saying he wants it with that amendment?

>> yes, that was absolutely confusing. how we are seeing the s-hole comment has an impact on what diplomats can do abroad, this has an impact on how legislatures are going to the floor deciding, are we passing a bill that this leader of the majority party believes and agrees with? it makes it difficult to do their job. this is coming from a president watching tv. on fox news, yesterday morning, before this tweet, it was described this was used for the trump tower wiretap, which is untrue. he started to see it through that prism and through the prism of the campaign. this is an authority people use to stop terrorists. it's someone who ran on a very hard, national security platform, someone willing to instate a travel ban for the reasons of national security. seems counter intuitive he wouldn't go with the tool used by people and the intelligence

community and the fbi every day to stop these bad guys he's been after in the first place. >> alexi? >> so, i think the conversations he's having with paul ryan will suggest he will vote in line with his administration showing continued support for authorizing fisa. the president is watching "fox and friends." if you wonder where his support comes from, click on "fox and friends" and you will see an alignment with what they are saying and what he is supporting. it is confusing. they contradict each other. he's flip-flopped from his stance on abortion to daca. i think that worries some republicans he will continue to flip-flop on fisa. i think the conversations with paul ryan and folks from the administration help them stay in line with what they want. >> if there is a moment

washington felt they were having a good week. >> by the end of the week -- >> exactly, it took a nose dive. >> great to have you both with us. thanks. >> thank you. continuing to go through debris and assess the damage and search for the missing in the wake of the california mudslides, the santa barbara sheriff's office released the identity of 17 killed in the disaster from age 3 to 89 years old. at least 28 sustained injuries and 43 people are unaccounted for. they expect the death toll to rise. according to fire officials, at least 65 homes were completely destroyed and 400 damaged by the mud, water, boulders and debris. the same area was scorched last month by wildfires. they haven't gotten a break. power outages are affecting 600,000 homes and businesses. gas lines, sewage lines have

been ruptured. a boil water order is in place. 14 helicopters are assisting in the recovery and clean up efforts there. a terrible situation. >> unbelievable. in the face of today's deadline, president trump is expected to extend as european allies sway trump away from reimposing sanctions that would destroy the historic accord. congress is close to hammering out a deal that could satisfy some of trump's demands regarding iran and steve mnuchin said yesterday, he expects sanctions to be announced soon, which could include targeted measures against iranian individuals. >> president trump is speaking out about kim jong-un. trump says, quote, i probably have a good relationship with kim jong-un of north korea.

i have relationships with people. i think you are surprised. just to be clear, you haven't spoken to the north korean leader. when you say a relationship with korea. trump said i don't want to comment on it. i don't want to comment. i'm not saying i have or haven't. interestingly, russian president, vladimir putin said kim jong-un is a shrewd politician and won this round. there's a nugget buried in that one. still ahead, the president tries to clarify a comment about the russian investigation. millions of americans are bracing for a winter storm bringing snow, ice and freezing rain. we are going get a full check on the forecast when we come back.

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tweet in which he urged republicans to take control of the russian investigation. he tells "the wall street journal" in an interview, it should not be interpreted as an order to shut it down. i just want them to be tough and strong. he said, of course, there was no obstruction or crime. they make up a crime, it doesn't exist, then they say obstruction. everybody wants comey fired. i had great insight. the president accused the fbi agent removed from the special counsel's russian investigation of treason. he came under fire from republicans after it was revealed mueller took him off the case sending text messages critical to trump in the campaign. he wrote to lisa page, i want to believe the path you threw out for consideration, there's no way he gets elected. i'm afraid we can't take that risk, it's like an insurance policy and unlikely you die

before you are 40. the president gave this interpretation to "the wall street journal." the man is tweeting to his lover if hillary clinton loses, we'll do the insurance policy, go to phase 2 and get him out of office. this is the fbi we're talking about. that is treason he said. >> it was meant to convey the belief the fbi needed to investigate allegations of collusion with russia, not harming trump if he was elected. his lawyer responded telling the journal the accusation is beyond reckless and it should surprise no one the president has the facts and the law wrong. >> interesting development. let's bring in bill karins to talk to us about what is going on in california with the mudslides. a lot of people are wondering if it's going to get worse. >> thankfully, there's no big rainstorm. they had no rainstorms, then

this huge one. we have seen the incredible images and the water and boulders. they are dry again and no rainstorms headed that way. they have time to clean up. how long do they need to clean up? two feet of mud in your home, i can't imagine where you start. let's get to that storm. it moved across the country. it's redeveloped into a winter storm. what makes it a difficult forecast is areas are going from very warm to very cold in about four hours. we call it a flash freeze. that's happening now. indianapolis dropped to 25 degrees. it's not that long of a drive to lexington, which is 58. you get the rain, everything is melting, then the flash freeze coming in. in some cases, you get snow and ice with it. you get everything. we have the green, which is the rain. steady rain in washington, d.c. it's been pouring overnight. then as we go where the arctic front is, we get the rain. the pink is freezing rain.

excuse me, the pink is freezing rain, the sleet in the orange and then the blue is the snow. in a short distance, a wintry mess. that's why we have 67 million people right now under a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory. it's snowing this morning in louisiana and all the way to northern maine by the time we are done with it. the worst of it, as far as the freezing rain is concerned is in kentucky, tennessee. watch out memphis, indianapolis and then we get areas of freezing rain tonight and tomorrow. pittsburgh, the snow. watch out western new york, 6-10 inches of snow for you by tomorrow morning. what a storm. the ohio valley is a mess. northeast is tomorrow morning. >> a lot to watch out for. an impact on travelers. still ahead, king james and company try to right the ship. the pittsburgh steelers get set for their playoff match up. are they facing a potential loss for next season? sports is next. ♪

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>> an ankle injury. another steal. gives this one away. go to the top. give him a spot in the slam dunk contest. >> wow. those are some of the most notable highlights around the nba including a sixers game in london. irving and the celtics had success across the pond. the former team continues to struggle. the raptors are up by six going into the quarter. the doors open, scoring 35 points. 16, the raptors spread the ball. lebron james and the cavs can't overcome. 22 points was the high scorer for the raptors. the raptors win 133-99 and the cavs are 3-7 in the last ten games. why are the cavs struggling? the head coach suggests, quote,

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where the crimson tide may have won monday night, but left the game with questions, especially at the quarterback position. the starter completed three passes for 21 yards before being sidelined at the half. the freshman was a jump start to alabama's struggling offense for three touchdowns in the 16-23 win. receiving criticism from the fans for the title game performance. as an ally, he tweeted his support for the offensive player of the year. he returned the love for the freshman qb in a tweet. both of them class acts. guys? >> you rarely see that, even at a college sports level. it is incredible testament to the character of the two men. thank you. still ahead, looking at the react from lawmakers in the u.s. on a controversial comment made by president trump during immigration talk.

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four are children. that number will continue to climb. miguel almaguer is on the ground with more. >> turn around. the flood is right there. >> reporter: this is the moment. >> get out of here. go! >> reporter: the force of nature arrived. >> oh, my god. >> people think of water like a river. you wouldn't last for two seconds. it's a blender of huge logs and 5 x 5 boulders grinding. >> reporter: somehow they escaped what many others could not outrun. >> i don't know how anybody could survive this. >> reporter: after searching for his mom, josie, he learned her body was recovered overnight. diane brewer lost her best friend. >> i can't imagine such a scene. >> reporter: from above, it looks like a war zone. the coast guard plucking

families, even pets where search teams are on the ground and could not reach them. >> reporter: they have been in the air three days. now, no sign of survivors, just a mud flow all the way into the ocean. >> reporter: the shoreline, marred with debris, highway 101 shut down into next week. >> hey, oprah. how are you? >> reporter: montecito's famous residents grateful for what they have. >> i am going to do whatever i can for the rest of the community. >> reporter: there's been more than 100 rescues. inga carried out of her home by firefighters when mud poured in. >> we had no idea what a flash flood was until i saw this horrid, raging river coming down with cars and rocks. >> reporter: the mudslide may be over, but so much of what's been carried away will never come back. >> absolutely heart breaking when you hear those stories and

images. >> then also seeing that video of that one guy, perspective when he says, it's coming, it's coming, run. you can't outrun that. >> with the way he said it with the logs and weight of the debris, you are not going to be able to survive if it hits you. thanks to miguel almaguer for that report. turning to the president's vulgar remarks. swift reaction on capitol hill. maya love, whose family is from haiti released a statement saying the president's comments are unkind, divisive, elitist. this behavior is unacceptable from the leader of our nation. the president must apologize to the american people and the nations he aligned. on twitter, orrin hatch called for a detailed explanation of the comments. carlos called on the white house to clarify the remarks writing,

under no circumstances is it acceptable to degrade or dehumanize immigrants. in a statement, james langford said, quote, if the president's comments are accurate, they are disappointing. >> wow. haiti has been swift in reaction to president trump's alleged remarks. msnbc contributor spoke with the haitian ambassador last night who said they condemn the comments and they are based on stereotypes and either the president has been misinformed or miseducated. they demanded clarification. haiti's former prime minister writes, shame on trump, the world is witnessing a new look with this remark. unacceptable and uncalled for. it shows a lack of respect and ignorance in the history of the united states by any president. enough is enough. it comes after the trump

administration ended temporary protection status last november for 35,000 haitians who are granted temporary refugee here in the united states after the 2010 earthquake. today happens to be the eighth anniversary of that disaster and a moment of silence has been preplanned outside the embassy for this afternoon. >> interesting timing, that's for sure. back with us from washington, reporter, julia and deputy news editor, alexi. welcome back to you both. you have seen a range of responses from lawmakers of what trump said in his comments about haiti and african countries, everything from demanding an apology to giving him the benefit of the doubt. not sure how you can give someone the benefit of the doubt. it's clear what he said. what are you hearing, julia? >> what i'm hearing, i spoke a lot to dhs officials.

they have a complicated space. we understand immigration is an issue that pulls on heart strings and pulls on people's ideas of the economy and the way the identity is formed. it's a complicated space. comments like these undermine the work they are trying to do, especially for the republicans we are seeing. they could be the most hurt because what it does is sort of, in a way, it takes what they are doing and turns it into something racist. it turns any policies that would want to protect the border and takes it in a stephen colbert way when he does the colbert report and makes it hyperbolic and it is poking fun of serious policy changes. what's the most hurtful for people trying to pass through immigration security measures rather than people who are trying to push for, say a

pathway to citizenship. they have separated themselves from the president long ago. >> alexi? >> this type of rhetoric is what drives republicans crazy. right? it associates their brand of republicanism under trump as racist or with racism. that's a problem they are left to explain or try to deny or demand, as we saw in the comments from lawmakers earlier, remarks from the administration about what in the world trump could have meant by this comment. a source close to republican leadership told us yesterday that one way, the only way he stays sane in trump's washington is ignoring everything he says. that was about his controversial and contradictory fisa tweets. that is applied to what he said about the countries from which immigrants are coming. i think it's damaging to the republican brand at large and we saw with tim scott, they are left to say basic things like diversity is one of america's strengths. we shouldn't have to point that

out and trump is forcing republicans to do so. >> the gop can no longer lift the white house anymore because -- >> in the white house shake up. >> stick with me for a moment. i want to read new polls and get your take on the back end. it is showing the majority of americans saying d.r.e.a.m.ers should be allowed to stay in the united states according to a new poll. 79% believe d.r.e.a.m.ers should be allowed to stay and apply for citizenship. 7% say they should be allowed to stay and 11% say they should be required to leave the united states. when it comes to president trump's proposed border wall, 34% of voters support building a wall. 78% of republicans support building a border wall versus 19% who oppose it. 91% of democrats oppose building a wall compared to 8% in favor

of it. let's go back to both of you really quick. looking at the numbers are republicans taking a hard line in the daca negotiations risking votes come the fall midterms? how big of an issue is immigration going to be? again, alexa, i'll start with you, when you hear the comments from the president and the policies they are talking ant, you could be mobilizing communities in the polls. >> like the poll you said, 80% of americans want to see them stay in this country. >> yeah. >> i think it depends on the state, obviously. places like california and arizona, this is a huge deal. democrats will certainly be able to use this against republicans no matter where they are come paining. a senior democratic aide said stephen miller's involvement in the immigration talks are quote, an anti-immigrant wish list. that's strong rhetoric to use on the campaign in the midterms.

you have the issue of the most vulnerable democrats up for election in virginia, montana, michigan. issues that matter are things like infrastructure, not necessarily immigration. so, they will have to tiptoe around that in an interesting way. you will see in places like california and arizona, again, this will be a huge striking point for democrats to use against republicans. >> julia? >> i would say polling is one thing. who comes to the ballot box is another. we know immigration, particularly border security measures or lack thereof is an issue to get republicans to the polls. that is why trump's campaigned on immigration so much. it's why that rhetoric fires up the republican base, gets them to vote in a way that hasn't been seen and the counter way, on the democratic side to come to the polls for things like daca. immigration doesn't rank as the number one drivers for democrats

in the same way it would for republicans. this poll is important, but i think we have to take it with a grain of salt that some of the people who get the most fired up are the ones who come to the polls rather than the other side. >> it's interesting. republicans are seeing this as a black and white issue. julia and alexa, thank you both. >> thank you. steve bannon has lawyered up and hired former top white house strategist, bill burke of quinn emanuel. two sources tell nbc news bannon will testify in a closed session for the house intelligence committee next tuesday. the daily beast reports burke is helping bannon prepare for the interview and he plans to, quote, fully cooperate with investigators. bannon is not burke's only client with ties to the trump white house. he represents white house counsel don mcman and reince

priebus. republican congressman, kevin kramer announced he will not run for north dakota's seat. the decision comes as trump and mitch mcconnell made pleas to run against heidi high camp in the midterms. they hope kramer would unseat her, solidifying the majority in the senate. meanwhile, the hill reports darrell issa is mulling over duncan hunter. issa announced he would not seek re-election. hunter has been plagued by federal and congressional investigations over the misuse of campaign funds but is 100% running for re-election. president trump will travel to southwestern pennsylvania in a push for republican congressional candidate ahead of the district's special election. the visit comes amid concerns he

may lose solidly republican seat due to low fund raising. vice president mike pence is expected to visit the district at least twice leading up to the election. the white house has taken an interest in the race in an effort to save republicans from an embarrassment after losing the alabama senate seat. still ahead, walmart is the latest company to announce bonuses. why some employees aren't celebrating. president trump's controversial comments regarding the people of haiti as the island remembers the darkest days taking place eight years ago.

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of snow on the ground. crazy changes. the arctic air is on the way. negative 6 in minneapolis. in between with the arctic air coming in, hitting the moisture from the storm, we have snow, ice, freezing rain, all of it here. no severe weather to deal with. 67 million people will be impacted by either ice or snow. they did give me timing on it. this is this morning. significant area of rain and sleet, detroit, indianapolis, moving to ohio, paducah, memphis and northern mississippi and louisiana. as we go through the evening, the snow is breaking out in columbus. again, this is after freezing rain and snow on top of it. roads treacherous. freezing rain in western portions of new york. overnight tonight, heavy rain on top of that. the weight on the branches could bring down tree limbs. this is saturday morning. interior sections of new england, ice, snow throughout

new york and rain through southern new england. the forecast isn't too bad. minor power problems in pennsylvania and new york. here is the snow. this area with the orange, the magenta-type color is a foot of snow. >> wow, a foot of snow. bill, you never bring the good news, but we'll take the warm weather today. we appreciate it. after announcing wage increases to employees, walmart shut 63 sams clubs nationwide without word to employees who work at the locations. amanda joins us live from london. what more can you tell us? there are consumers looking to get refunds to memberships to sam's club. it's a bit of a mess. >> absolutely. walmart did make the announcements yesterday. the first, a positive one is they were raising the minimum wage from $9 to $11. they are handing out bonuses

ranging from $200 to $1,000 setting them as the path on the tax reform benefits to employees. on the flip side, they announced they would shut down 63 sam's clubs. that's a bit of a surprise and abrupt for employees who showed up to work and found the doors shut. going forward, it looks as though the negotiations are going to be a little bit messy. as of yet, it is expected to affect thousands of workers. fiat chrysler is moving the production of their vehicle to michigan. they will spend $1 billion and create 2,000 jobs. they have not said whether they are going to continue manufacturing vehicles in mexico, but hailed by the white house after the negotiation discussions going on and will happen next week. back to you. >> hope you have a great

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welcome back. president trump's working visit to london next month to inaugurate the new u.s. embassy is off. trump announced the news himself

via twitter. even though it's common during his presidency, he curiously blames president obama, writing, quote -- however, the decision to relocate the embassy actually came in okay, 2008. when george w. bush was president and primarily due to security concerns. outside the soon to be opened embassy in london. foreign correspondent lucy cavanaugh, considering how deeply unpopular trump is in the united kingdom and london, how has the announcement been received across the pond? >> reporter: well, good morning,

guys. there is a lot of construction work here as you can see outside the u.s. embassy. president trump was scooped on his twitter announcement which reported last night the president will not be coming here next month to open the embassy you would normally be seeing because he was not happy reportedly with the scale of the reception he'd be getting and because he reportedly does not want to face the mass protests that would surely await him here. just to give you a sense of the climate in the uk t. former labor leader tweeted in response to donald trump this morning, nope, it's because nobody wanted you to come and you got the message. we don't have formal reaction from downing street yet. but behind closed doors, guys, this is likely to be met with a sigh of relief, policing this visit would have been a fight mayor t. president has often clashed with the london mayor who this morning tweeted trump is not welcome while he is quote pursuing a di vicef agenda. while teresa may was the first

foreign leader to visit the white house, president trump is a divisive figure here. he clashed with the foreign minister when he retweeted these inflammatory muslim videos by the far right. >> that called for people to rescind the invitation for president trump. ty end of the day the countries are still close allie, this is one less headache for downing street. >> we live in an age, where both sides of the river don't troll each other on twitter. >> the question is will the president ever visit the uk at this point? >> lus sigh, thank you. coming up next on "morning joe," eb, much more on the vulgar comments by president trump over the protections for immigrants that resulted in swift condemnation for leaders on capitol hill and around the world. joe and mika will have the latest inflammatory remarks by the man holding the highest office in the land.

"morning joe," everyone, moments away.

. welcome back, everybody. before we toss it over to "morning joe," let's get a check of the stories you will be

hearing about on the day ahead. >> we start at the white house with a look at the president's day ahead, peter, good morning. >> reporter: ayman, later today, president trump will head to walter reid, his first physical exam as president. they will provide a statement on the president's health. >> that should happen later today, we are told. we will take president from reporters at a briefing next week. also today the president is facing a deadline to decide whether he will avoid recertifying the iran nuclear deal. the president heads to mar-a-lago later this afternoon. >> thanks to peter alexander for that report. later today the president of the church of the jesus christ of latter day saints will be laid to rest. tens of thousands are expected to attend today's funeral in salt lake city. he died at his home last week at the age of 90. >> all right. >> that does it for us for the friday morning. have a fantastic weekend. "morning joe" starts right now.

>> i could be more presidential than anybody. >> it's shocking comments from president trump in the oval office. >> i know words. i have the best words. >> he attacked immigrants from africa and haiti using vulgar language as to describe their countries. >> the haitian people deserve better. >> why do we want these people from all these -- countries here? >> i know words, i have the best words, but there is no better word than stupid. >> welcome to "morning joe." here we go again. this, of course, is the same president who was accused several weeks ago of saying that we didn't want people from haiti to come to the united states because they all had aids, also paid derogatory comments about people coming, i believe it was from nigeria, once they left their huts, they would never want to go back. from what