>> and when they're all together, ashlea is there too. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline."" i'm natalie morales. thanks for watching. good morning. i'm dara brown at msnbc headquarters in new york. it's 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west and here's what's happen g i ing. heading home. an american pastor is freed from jail. what it took to get his release. >> he went through a lot. you know all about pastor brunson. he went through a lot, but he's on his way back. 24 days until the midterms and it's getting ugly out there. could this be winning strategy. >> governor wolf, let me tell you between now and november 6th, you'd better put a catcher's mask on your face

because i'm going to stomp all over your face with golf spikes because i'm going to win this for pennsylvania. and first lady melania trump, why she wore her jacket when she went on her trip to see migrant children. >> i wondered if i had not worn that jacket if i would have had so much media coverage. on the rise following the crushing blow of hurricane michael. this morning searching for victims and new pictures of the damage. happening now, detained american andrew brunson has been released from turkey. earlier this morning he arrived at germany. his next stop, the white house where he'll meet president trump. the president spoke at last neat's rally in cincinnati, ohio. >> i'm really proud to report that earlier today we releasecu

the release of pastor brunson. he's in the air heading to germany where he'll get off to a brief check and i think he's going to be in great shape, and then he'll coming to washington, d.c., tomorrow, and we'll say hello to him. >> the president's weekend is highlighted with a rally in richmond, kentucky. great to have you both here on a saturday. >> good morning. >> tessa, president trump is hailing it as a victory. what's driving it? >> he said at the rally last night, quote, we're bringing a lot of people referencing a lot of american hostages and detainees that he's secured the release for, and you can hear cheers from the crowds. this is definitely a winning

issue for him. the timing is great for the administration. it's right for the midterms. this will be an extra factor for them. more confidence and excitement right before the election. >> kevin, the other big international story, missing saudi journalist jamaal khashog khashoggi. >> this is a very serious thing and we're looking at this in a serious matter. have you spoken with the king of saudi arabia about this matter? >> i have not. i have not. >> do you plan to, sir? >> i will be at some point calling king salman. >> kevin, do you have any idea on the strategy? some are presuming that his past ties with saudi arabia is making

him less tough on them. >> he announced a $110 billion commitment over the next decade in u.s./saudi relationships with particular regard to aircraft military. look. king mohammad bin salman, he put on a charm offensive for the news media. this is a first touch. it comes at a time when they had been at a turning point, particularly with the u.s. criticizing iran and removing itself from the iran nuclear deal. the bottom line, though, had to get approved by the senate art virtually -- particularly

senator graham and bob corker are calling on this and wanting an investigation. they sate could put in jeopardy the arms deal -- i'm sorry -- the money. the president says he doesn't necessarily like. very quickly i would note this also has to do with the pastor. it also has to do with turkey because turkey has been it for some time. whether or not turkey aligns itself with the u.s. and russia is now in play. >> in a few minutes i'm going to talk to richard engel in turkey about that. he's rallying in a number of states. what is the strategy and is there any evidence that the strategy is working? >>. >> i think it's just to flood the zone on media challenge.

he's been hosting rallies all week long all over the united states. he's been calling in on the fox programs. he thinks the more he can be out there spreading the message unfilter, the better it is for him. democrats think that will help them. there are polls showing that voters who dis-like the president are feeling more motivated to vote in the midterms. >> something else front and center, kevin, i want to ask you about the kanye west oval office meeting. how is that being framed by the white house? >> it's been critical on how kanye west has affected the chatter.

democrats are criticizing kanye west, republicans saying that the president is looking to talk with maybe some folks who are not opposed to it. let me just say this. i'm a fan of kanye west and of taylor swift, but i'm not going to vote their way. >> that's a good point. if people get out and vote, that's great. tessa, there's a question regarding the robert mueller investigation. how is that move being interpreted? >> this is a big deal, a culmination of months of work. it's been a better part of the year between the president's lawyers and mueller's lawyers and an interview, if it would take place, the scope of the

questions allowed. it shows mueller's probe might be moving into the final phases of dealing with president trump and it will be the first that they head from trump. >> kevin, does this mean the muller investigation is coming to a close? >> i think it's the biggest unknown. it could be a big surprise. it will be interesting to see how it mobilizes the left or right. >> stay with men. devastating images coming out of florida in the aftermath of hurricane matthew -- michael. sorry. th tammy has the latest. what is the latest down here?

>> reporter: >> reporter: i can tell you some are not going to be able to reopen. this was a pet store. some say it will be easier to demolish than make repairs. this morning two lifelong friends grateful to have survived. >> horrible. we thought the home blew up. >> reporter: wayne and daryl were sitting in these chairs watching michael sweep through the panhandle when it happened. mexico beach, ground zero, now little let left of the once

vibrant beach town. the houses that survived, shredded to their studs. >> we're alive. we're okay. >> reporter: two were rescued in an airy that could only be reached by black hawk. more than a dozen dead and officials fear they'll not gain access to areas unreachable. at tindall air force base, catastrophic damage. rufs ripped off airplane hang hangars, a fighter jet flipped over. all 3,100 safe after evacuating the storm. in panama city the lights are out, convoys roing.

a slow process with storm debris. looters have taken to the streets stree stree streetsis. -- streets. neighbors protecting each other as the long rebuilding begins. crews are working around the clock. there are all tree trimmers and dara. >> tammy lightner, thank you. more on melania's jacket. and what we have learned about her first ex-expensive ratings. >> not only was this a crazy

conversation for the white house, this a conversation that wo took place. when the conversation ended, listen to what somebody had to say. >> wow. >> an irrational mad man rants and rafbs at him. now he knows how we feel when we wake up to him. >> there are reports that he'll talk to him in writing. first question, why did you let kanye in the white house?

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you, between now and november 6th, you'd better put a catcher's mask on your face because i'm going to stomp all over your face because i'm going to overthrow you in pennsylvania. >> that's scott wagner that was a rant on facebook live. wagner is being accused of threatening violence against pennsylvania governor thomas wolf. wagner has since backtracked. what is behind that and what does that tell us about the level of civility going into the midterms. >> i think even knees that sifbt is something in this country that might be declined and they're adopting a class of rough and tumble midterms because it worked in 2016. i was talking with pollster

frank luntz recently. he said the most important thing in 2018 is authenticity. he was saying for these candidates who are talking tough and doing things like what you just saw, if it's someone who's just adopting it because they think it's politicallitt iolitit and not who they are. he thinks it was what trump was doing in his appeal. >> interesting. and here's more on melania and her jacket. >> i tell myself if i had not worn that jacket, if i would have that much media coverage. it's obvious i didn't wear the jacket for the children. i wore it for on the plane and off the plane and it was for the people and the left wing media who are criticizing me and i

want to show them, i don't care. >> so you were sending a message with the jacket. >> it was kind of a mention, yes. >> is this the first time we're hearing this explanation for the jacket? come on, kevin. your biggest takeaway. >> i'm -- i'm -- i'm -- >> you're almost speechless. >> i think this was a net positive for her. if you look at the polls, the first lady is the most popular member of the trump administration. quite honestly, what she did in africa was great work. look. regardless of what you've seen with this administration, she's consistently traveled and met with folks. you know, the jacket -- i've got nothing for you, dara. >> she has a point. people were talking about the jacket, not necessarily the mission. >> exactly. and i do think it's interesting

to note -- and i say this on a serious point -- i think she's playing a long game and her staff is playing a long game. they're playing a long game for her legacy, and i do think that that special last night was a net positive for her and her staff. >> tessa, real quick, your takeaway. >> i agree with kevin that i think it was a positive. i think people will appreciate her speak out about it and her candor of what it means. it contradicts what her office said at the time. >> not really. i respectfully disagree. go ahead. >> well, her office said there was no message. she said it was a message. it contradicts what came out of her office. >> i've got to wrap, you two.

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>> they say it accused her on a single tax player plan. in those two previous midterms. "the wall street journal" notes taxes is the top plan as they slam the gop for trying to eliminate obamacare. new details have emerged after the disappearing jamaal a khashoggi. his fiancee said he was not nervous about going there. richard engel, what's the latest? >> reporter: you can see there's a great deal of interest in this story. reporters are surrounding the

building. for the last 24 hours, saudi diplomats and staff have been coming and going. they out, they don't taunt to recorderet between ter yes and sau saudi. turkey, which has been suffering from serious economic hardships in the last month or so wants this problem to go away. it doesn't seem to be going away. in terms of khashoggi's state of mind when he went into the consulate, that's very interesting that the fiancee said she was not nervous. that's not what she was saying a few days ago. a few days ago she said khashoggi told her to stay outside and aall right authorities should he not come out. she waited many hours outside.

the fact she's softening her story now could suggest that turkey -- because she's been in contact with turkish authorities, that they're trying to find a way out, smoothing over some of the feathers that have been ruffled recently. there's also another new twist in the story, but it also involving the them. what do you make of that and what are the peckations rail quick. >> well, i think president trump has put a lot of pressure on saudi arabia to come up with an answer. so far it's only that khashoggi

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