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white house officials continued to insist that bannon still should not answer the committee's questions. yet the white house said this

about testimony. >> no one has encouraged him to be anything but transparent, but there is a process of what that looks like and what that process should go through. we've been completely cooperative throughout this entire process. we're going to continue to be cooperative. but we're also going to maintain some of the executive privileges here at the white house that have been practiced for decades and that need to be maintained. >> the committee recessed and one member suggested bannon would be back on thursday. the republican leading the investigation had this to say. >> the subpoena remains in effect. there are questions we asked that were not answered. and we're going to resolve those issues to get the answers to our questions. we will get the answers from mr. bannon that we did not get answered today. new reporting next hour on "morning joe". the secretary of homeland security kirjsten nielsen testified that she could recall

only portions of the meeting she attended with president trump and the lawmakers five days earlier and she was evasive on president trump's description of african nations with quotes that the white house did not initially dispute. >> you said on fox news that the president used strong language. what was that strong language? >> let's see. strong language. there was -- apologies. i don't remember a specific word. what i was struck with, as i'm sure you were as well, was just the general profanity that was used in the room by almost everyone. >> did you hear me use profanity? >> no, sir. neither did i. >> did you hear profane language from senator graham? >> i heard tough language from senator graham. >> what did he say? >> do you recall that the strong language repeated exactly what

the president said prior to that? >> i remember specific cuss words being used by a variety of members. >> his strong words repeated exactly the words by the president, which you cannot remember. >> and in an interview with kasie hunt, senator dick durbin spoke about what occurred in the oval office meeting and senator tom cotton responded. >> their defense is it's not a hole it's a house. but make no mistake, i know exactly what he said. and after he said its, my colleague, senator graham, who was siting next to him, answered him directly using the same word, telling the story of his family which he said my family came, mr. president, from one of those s-hole countries with no skills and no resources and they just want to be part of what we call america. they made a life and a business and i'm here today.

>> senator graham said that you're wrong when you say that neither s-hole or s-house was uttered in the oval office during that meeting. >> i saw what senator durbin said, that he stood by every word he said. i stand by every word i said. the difference is i'm write. as far as i know there is only one person who spoke under oath and she confirmed my account. >> last week he and senator kamal la harris came the first african-americans to serve since the '90s. yesterday they blasted the dhs secretary for what he called amnesia over the president's remarks. >> the commander in chief in an oval office meeting referring to people from african countries and haitians with the most vial and vulgar language. that language festers.

when ignorance and bigotry is alive with power, it is is a dangerous in our country. i'm hurt. when dick durbin called me, i had tears of rage of that experience in that meeting. you don't remember. you can't remember the words of your commander in chief. i find that unacceptable. >> senator harris called her out for saying she doesn't know norway is a predominantly country. she said that causes me concern for your ability to understand the scope of your responsibilities. >> senator lindsey graham questioned why trump changed his position on a possible immigration deal. he said he based it on "love" last tuesday but that changed on thursday when he used a vulgar term when referring to haiti and

african nations. >> so tuesday we had a president that i was proud to call my friend, who understood immigration had to be bipartisan. he had to have border security, border security with a wall, but you understood the idea that we had to do it with compassion. now, i don't know where that guy went. i want him back. this has turned into an s-show and we need to get back to being a great country. i will say i don't think the president was well served by his staff. i think the president that we saw tuesday, that that donald trump exists. and somehow by 12:00 on thursday, something happened, and i don't think he was well served by his staff. but he is responsible for the way he conducts himself and so am i. can't blame that on the staff. but i do believe his staff

was -- >> would that be general kelly? >> pretty much missed the mark here. >> i think general kelly is a feinman but he is also part of the staff. >> all right. so yesterday the justice department announced they would ask to overturn the ruling for daca. a lawsuit plays out in court. the judge's ruling required the administration to continue accepting renewal applications for the program that allows undocumented immigrants brought into the u.s. as children to remain in this country. the justice department has filed an appeal of the judge's ruling with the 9th district u.s. court of appeals. in a statement it said it is is planning to take the rare step of seeking review by the supreme court. an unusual action that would allow the government to bypass the ninth circuit in a bid to

phase out daca. and mia love meets with trump on immigration. congressman love, whose family is from haiti, saying the meeting focused on finding a bipartisan agreement on immigration s. but she said they did not discuss the president's language. >> i tried to do everything i could to stay out of what was said, what wasn't said. you have to understand that wasn't just about my parents. this was about everyone who has come here, who has worked really hard, who have taken that pledge to become a u.s. citizen. >> last week, love called the president's reported comments unkind, divisive, and elitist. she later asked for trump to apologize and called his comments racist. >> joining us now, a reporter for the "washington post", eugene scott. great to have you with us this

morning. let's begin with mia love's statement. what do you think of the optimism she expressed? >> i think when you compare that to the frustration she expressed and disappointment earlier this week, it leaves voters in a really interesting position. you have people who are allies of the president saying his words were not only not racist but this is a leader with a high view of diversity. but congress's only black republican female has expressed some concern about these comments as well. when you're talking about a midterm election year and a party desperately in need of more votes from black americans, women, and people who sympathize with both of them, i think they very much will pay close attention to what people close to trump and his party, like mia love, have to say. >> do you think is she missed an opportunity by not confronting the president head on about

words he may or may not have used, house or on hole. >> she has come out publicly and said some she did think the words were racist. so i think the white house is very clear about what she feels on the issue. i think the challenge that the representative faces is that many voters would like to know where she was when the president used similar language about eupl tpwrapts and refugees from her that her parents did not come from. >> do you see that there is a bipartisan way of actually reach agriculture a deal on daca by the march, i believe, 15th deadline? >> i certainly do based on my reporting. we saw senator graham and durbin already in conversations saying they want this to happen. and there's reporting that other republican lawmakers are involved is in the conversation, especially those along the border whose citizens demanded

that a solution be reached. we have seen the majority of americans on both sides say they would like to see a solution for daca. and i think when you're talking about lawmakers who have to worry about reelection, they'll figure out a way to please their voters. >> eugene scott, stick around. we'll talk to you later in the program. still ahead, sentencing gets under way for a former u.s. gymnastics doctor as some who say they were sexually abused by him speak out. and hitting the snow with snow and ice. a full check on your forecast when we come back.

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welcome back, everybody. secretary of state rex tillerson said the u.s. is ready to sit down with serious negotiations with north korea if pyongyang shows a sustained cessation of its nuclear behavior. they said americans should be, quote, very sober and clear eyed

about the possibility of war. while diplomacy remains the main goal, they themselves will trigger an option. meanwhile, h.r. mcmaster met secretly with high ranking japanese officials in san francisco over the weekend. the group agreed that the recent talks between north korea and south korea are diversions and won't have any effect on the denuclearizationest, including that of the president. a former cia officer who is suspected of spying for china has been arrested. 53-year-old jerry lee, a naturalized u.s. citizen who worked for until 19194 until 2007. based on a 2012 search that found that he had two notebooks containing true names and phone numbers of cia assets and employees in covert facilities

in addition to other operational notes. however, sources familiar with the case say lee is expected to be the point person who gained information to beijing that helped cripple the american intelligence operations inside china and which led to the dates of 20 american operatives. a check of your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. the event is impacting parts of the country. >> yeah. d.c., philadelphia, baltimore, new york, i-95 is not going to be all that bad with this event. many areas further to the south much worse. snowed in new orleans, mobile. it snowed in the florida panhandle for the third time. 68 million people continuing from charlotte, raleigh, and interior new england. houston, by the way, the snow and ice is over with.

but because of what happened yesterday, it's still on the ground. it hasn't been above freezing. you're still under a winter weather advisory. blue shows you the snow. there is a coat to go an inch on the ground in atlanta. a lot of problems with that morning commute. through the panhandle. a little bit of snow and sleet heading towards pensacola. charlotte, over to snow here shortly. so far you have been mostly rain or sleet. raleigh, you will get it this afternoon. here's the additional snowfall forecast. maybe an inch in central georgia. still a huge ordeal for them. is south carolina, an inch to two inches. norfolk, maybe a coat to go about an inch. so far temperatures above freezing in new york city. 35, 36. same for philadelphia. it is one of those rare mornings where we are 7 degrees colder in washington, d.c. at 29 degrees. the cold air is filtering in. 3 in pittsburgh. we have light snow. two to three inches on the

ground. hudson valley and all through portions of maine and central new england. only about one or two additional inches for central new england. again, it's not a huge amount of snow and ice out there, but it is is mostly the southern portion. it makes this a really big deal. we have windchill advisories now for florida and windchill warnings for brownsville, texas. it just doesn't happen that often. >> florida people will be layering up. >> they don't have hats and gloves. a pair of upsets on the college hard wood as the wildcats and the potential player of the year run into trouble. and a soccer legend returns once again, this time south of the border. sports is next. it takes a lot of work to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i don't eat the way i should. so, i drink boost to get the nutrition i'm missing. boost high protein nutritional drink

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he nassar faces 40 years in prison on top of 60 years in prison for possession of pornography. two-time nba champion and hall-of-famer jo jo white passed away last night. he was 71 years old. he was drafted by the celtics in the ninth overall pick out of kansas where he was a two-time all american. he would join a team that just won its 11th title. it would take the celtics several years to climb back up top the mountain. white was crucial to the 1974 and '76 championships, the latter in which he was awarded finals mvp. he was a seven-time all-star and won an olympic gold medal in the mexico city games and inducted into the basketball hall of fame. our thoughts and prayers are with his family. such a legendary player. turning to college basketball, two top 25 teams

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welcome back, everyone. it is is the bottom of the hour. this morning's top story with the clock ticking until the friday deadline for a government shutdown, the republicans have a plan to keep the lights on for the federal government. they presented their rank and file. the house is set to meet today to consider a plan before voting on it and sending it to the "full house". it would fund the government through february 16th, just about one more month. it would also offer a six-year extension for children known as chip. the package would suspend main revenue sources in obamacare, which would likely further cripple the health law. and the cadillac tax on high cost health plans. health insurance tax would be suspended one year. despite were frustration witness stand another short-term fix.

but some have expressed concerns over the measures, potentially creating a roadblock for this bill. >> the general con senn is us is was there was not support for the current leadership plan as proposed. the conference overall expressed concerns on how we support our military men and women and giving them the tools they need to defend our country. but certainly with, currently just based on the number of no's and undecided in the freedom caucus, there is not enough support to pass a gop only yet in the house. >> i think no one wants a shutdown. i think none of us, myself included, wants to shut down the government. the question becomes at what point do you actually have a real debate and discussion about funding our government in an appropriate manner? >> so the short-term spending plan is does not address democrats's plans for a legislative fix the protect the

young, undocumented immigrants for their complicated negotiations to keep the government up and running. >> do you think a shutdown is more likely than not? >> i do. i think as we get closer and closer to this deadline and as the rhetoric is amped up on both sides and given the president's unhelpful comments last week, i think it is more likely than not. but no one should want a shutdown. >> so the latest continuing resolution marks the fourth stopgap bill since the end of the last fiscal year in september. meanwhile, department of homeland security has asked federal prosecutors to examine ways to crackdown on sanctuary cities. nielsen had testimony before the committee yesterday. she was confirmed after the law went into effect january 1st

cited safety concerns if there isn't cooperation from local and state jurisdictions. the justice department's move is the latest in the ongoing battle between the trump administration and local authorities over immigration policy. it follows a crackdown from i.c.e.'s acting director holmann. >> and a democrat has won a previously republican seat in a special election yesterday. she took a seat held by the gop for the past 17 years. the district voted heavily for donald trump and mitt romney the past two presidential elections. the seat was vacated by republican sheila hardsdorf who stepped down after being appointed wisconsin's agricultural secretary by governor scott walker.

the win has fueled concern of more democrats to come. senate district 10 special election win by a democrat is a wakeup call for republicans in wisconsin, said scott walker. a former minnesota governor announcing his plans for midterms. >> i am very interested in public service and service for the common good. there are a lot of different ways to do that. i will tell you today that running for the united states senate in 2018 won't be part of those plans. >> there you go. they considered him their best chance to challenge tina smith, former lieutenant governor of minnesota who was appoint to the senate he staoet after. >> allison: franken resigned earlier this month. mitt romney made his first appearance. romney spoke at an economic and policy summit in salt lake city yesterday. but he remained silent on if he

would run. gary herbert told reporters he would like to see romney take over. and the trial of paul manafort and it could start at the height of this year's midterms. a district court upblg reject aid bid by bob mueller's team to begin the trial may 14th saying it was unrealistic.

many voters are voting against trumpism who may have previously been on the trump train. these are things that republican party officials in the white house have to pay close attention to. >> what do you think, eye jet stream, will be the key issues that will drive both republican and democratic voters to the polls? >> well, we see consistently that the economy really does matter. and i think that is why the president consistently tweets and comments on how well jobs numbers are going and how well the economy has gone under his

presidency. i think there's increased concern that what may be going well on wall street isn't necessarily translating to main street in some of the communities where you don't have large percentages of people invested in stocks or other traditional forms of wealth growth that the president champions. so we can't plan to bringing jobs back. there is not much evidence of that happen as quickly as quoters want. there will be some concern at the polls. >> president trump recently touted success and black unemployment being down. that is being used as a talking point in his speeches. let me ask you, if democrats do take the house and possibly even gain a senate seat or two, how likely are they to proceed with impeachment articles. is this something that could backfire on them? are they going to campaign on the issue that if they win they will impeach the president, or can that backfire? >> there are some districts where candidates are talking more about impeachment or even

lawmakers. and i think there is interest from their constituents. most voters when i was in arizona and tennessee just want to see a president and government that works for them. if the republican party and the democratic party can come together and reach bipartisan agreements on how to make america as great as they say they wanted to be, i think people will be content with the president remaining in office. >> what a novel idea. president and government that works for the people. you're really raising the bar, euge eugene. >> not too far, eugene. settle down. >> with questions still lingering as to whether trump is fit for office, jackson said the president is is in excellent health. >> and the president underwent a test of his own mental feltness at his own request. we have more on those results. >> reporter: president trump getting a clean bill of health. >> in summary, the president's overall health is excellent.

>> reporter: dr. ronnie jackson reporting the president is 6'3", 239 pounds, clinically overweight. >> a reasonable goal is to lose 10 to 15 pounds. >> reporter: dr. jackson recommending trump try a diet lower in fat and exercise regimen. >> he is more enthusiastic about that than the exercise part. >> reporter: he got a perfect score on what's called the montreal cognitive assessment. >> that was not driven by any concerns i have. its the president's wishes. dr. jackson ruling out alzheimer's. >> that is just psychiatry. he's very sharp and very articulate when he speaks to me. >> the president doesn't get much sleep, just four or five

hours a night. but the doctor says that's okay. >> he has a lot of energy, a lot of energy and stamina. >> reporter: still, he sometimes relies on ambien when traveling overseas. he benefited from a history free of alcohol and tobacco. he still takes pro paoerb that to prevent health loss and crestol. >> he needs to lose the weight, get his cholesterol under control which is what amount of people have to do in this country. >> can we get a hold of that mental exam and take it ourselves as well. >> thanks to peter alexander for that report. the dow blew past the latest in a series of records yesterday but unable to close about the 26,000 mark. jim joins us live.

what was the result of the sudden pull back. is there a possible government shutdown? >> reporter: it was an extremely healthy as far as equities were concerned. at one point the dow jones was up 287 points and quickly plummeted 300 points to end the day lower. that also the most volatile in a couple of years's time. futures today are point to go a much healthier open and seen opening 150 points higher. the big question on investors minds this week is of course whether or not the u.s. can avoid a government shutdown and whether congress can agree on a short-term spending bill. and cryptocurrencies, bitcoin down 25% at one point, almost breaking through $10,000. a far cry from the $20,000 mark we saw back in september. a lot of volatility in cryptocurrencies. this comes on news that china and south korea may be looking to ban cryptocurrency in the

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it comes as he faces mounting pressure against democrats and his own party to step down. five gop lawmakers called on him to step aside or said the governor should consider doing so. and now a check of your weather with nbc meteorologist bill karins. snow is impacting participants of the south. it will be pretty serious today. >> millions and millions of kids that don't have school today, on delays up and down the east coast and deep south. 6 million to be impacted from now to the rest of the day with winter-type weather, snow, freezing rain. especially snow in areas of the mid atlantic. already this morning, we have seen snow move through new orleans. it has pushed through mobile. it is trying to move towards panama city. just about over with in atlanta. it is moving into charlotte, north carolina, through areas of virginia. it will push towards raleigh throughout the mid morning. how about the windchills?

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delayed and canceled. the evening ride is fine just about everywhere. most of this mess is over with. >> safe to say it is not panning out as everyone thought it would be, bill? i know yesterday we were looking at slightly over four inches. >> new york city is probably one of the only areas that dodged it. 36 degrees in new york and rain. it was supposed to be a little colder. >> i feel there will be a lot of happy kids today but not a lot of happy parents. demonstrations in bolivia turn violent angry at new laws in that country. secretary of state rex tillerson warns the north korea crisis is at a tenuous stage. the actions he says the u.s. may take if diplomatic talks break do down. let's go to sumatra. where's sumatra? good question. this is win. and that's win's goat, adi. the coffee here is amazing. because the volcanic soil is amazing. making the coffee erupt with flavor.

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welcome back. seeing images from a violent scene in bolivia erupting yesterday, as protesters and police clashed in the streets of the cities. officers used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators who had gathered to express outrage over the new penal code. the president's government is seeking stricter penalties against truck drivers. evangelical groups and the media have expressed concern. the new code will limit their ability to operate.

secretary of state rex tillerson is speaking out about possibility of talks with north korea and talking about the possibility of war. >> we have simpler messages to north korea that we are ready for serious negotiations. north koreans know our channels are open and they know where to find us. but a sustained cessation of north korea's threatening behavior is necessary with respect to whether americans should be concerned about a war with north korea, i think it's, we all need to be very sober. and clear-eyed about the current situation. we have to recognize that that threat is growing. and if north korea is not, does not choose the pathway of engagement, discussion, negotiation, then they themselves will trigger an option. >> all right. tillerson's remarks coming as north and south korea continue

their dialogue regarding next month's olympics. joining us live from seoul is janice mackey. are we get anything reaction to tillerson's remarks? >> the talks have happened in different rounds that last anywhere from ten minutes up to an hour. they've gone through four rounds now. pyongyang is promising to send cheerleaders, saying they want to send athletes to the paralympic games. all of these proposals still require ioc approval. and the north's list of demands has been growing. in the past week they've expected the south to cover their costs to attend the olympics. they want them to halt military drills. and yesterday we heard that they now want all defectors returned. otherwise, north korea is not going to agree to resuming family reunions. now, skeptics had warned about this. saying that we can't be naive and in thinking that, that these talks should carry too much weight. japan's foreign minister

suggested it's a charm offensive. that he believes north korea is just trying to buy time in order to continue its nuclear missile program. he made those comments at the same vancouver summit where rex tillerson was speaking. and the countries that were attending were urged to remember that, yes, while the tension has been eased on the peninsula by these inter-korean talks, it's likely that the crisis is going to resume or intensify once the olympics are over. yasmi yasmine? >> janice mackey, thank you. coming up, the clock is ticking closer to a government shutdown as house republicans unveil their plan to try to keep the federal government open. will opposition by some of their own and democrats force a shutdown to happen? senators jeff flake and chris coons will weigh in and steve bannon tells congressional investigators that he was

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it to "morning joe," let's check the stories you'll be hearing about in the day ahead. the house rules committee is considering a short-term continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown on friday. the group of lawmakers are expected to vote on the measure. send it to the full house. the plan would only fund the government through february 16. >> senator jeff flake is expected to slam president trump's attacks on the floor today. expected to compare the president's use of the term enemy of the people to describe the media to soviet dictator joseph stalin. jeff flake will be on "morning joe" in a few minutes. president trump and vice president pence will take part in the congressional gold medal ceremony honoring former republican senator bob dole today. house and senate leaders will present dole with the nation's highest civilian honor to recognize his decades of service as a sold, lawmaker and statesman. dole represented kansas for 30 years in the house and senate. that does it for us.

"morning joe" starts right now. how do you forget when the president of the united states uses that word? >> senators cotton and perdue have disputed what you've said about this. >> well, they're wrong and they know they're wrong. >> i saw what senator durbin said that he stood by every word he said. so let me be clear. i stand by every word i said. the difference is i'm right. >> oh wow, we've seen plenty of this from the white house, but now a united states senator is looking directly at the american people and lying. good morning, everyone, it is wednesday, january 17th. welcome to "morning joe." with us, we have political writer for "the new york times" nick compasori. former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst steve rattner, nbc news capitol hill correspondent and host of kasie d.c. on msnbc. we