he himself has seen netanyahu and abbas. he says abbas is committed to peace.about the reality on the ground. i believe this administration is more realistic regarding the situation on the ground. first of all they tried to convince abbas not to promote terror by paying salaries to terrorists or the families of jihadists and so forth. is it wise for donald trump to put a great deal of political credibility and capital on the idea that he can make peace between israel and the palestinians? let's try... so many presidents and secretary of states try. israeli prime ministers try to solve it. and they fail, why? because the gap is huge. you can talk about peace. he is reluctant to recognise our right to exist as a nationstate, as a jewish people in any boundaries. can you bridge the gap? we have to manage the problem from the bottom—up. if i may say so, you sound just like prime minister benjamin netanyahu. you spend the first part of the interview saying he was no longer qualified to be israeli prime minister. you clearly want his job. your positions on the key el

mo abbas, our nbc brother, was on the northern end. we have lucy kafanov at the london bureau, and of course the reports coming in. we're getting the latest, video we've been showing you. you can get a sense of some of the urgency here just from this last shot that's coming in to us live. earlier we saw some law enforcement in this very picture here, assisting an individual or two. we were unsure of who those individuals are. in terms of those individuals that law enforcement may be dealing with, we have a bbc reporter who told us here at nbc news that there was a man taken into custody with his shirt off, that he had been handcuffed and was in a police car. we do not know any more details other than what the bbc reporter has been telling us. in these pictures that you see here that are live, we've also been able to get a sense of the activity. and it's been fairly consistent in the last hour. you can see this law enforcement standing on a corner behind a wall. they have been equipped with shields. they have had body armor. some have b

wilillw, presidenent abbas be receiving him. this is an obstacle to the efforts of president trump to resume the peace process. amy: jared kushner's israel trip came as democratic congressmember elijah cummings demanded to know why kushner still has a top-level security clearance afafter he f failed to report dozens of contacts with foreign leaders on his application, including russian leaders. meanwhile, china's foreign ministryry has confirmed t thate chinese government has invited kushner and his wife, president trump's daughter ivanka trump, to beijing later this year for an official visit. the invitation came as the guardian reported ivanka trump's brand continued to order shoes from a factory cited for labor abuses two months after the company claimed it had halted contracts with the manufacturer. the guardian report comes as three chinese activists with the group china labor watch continue to be imprisoned after they were arrested while investigating labor conditions at the shoe factory. in wisconsin, a jury in milwaukee

mahmoud abbas the post reporting at&t will get to neutralize cnn if the purchase goes through.eeling in the fake news mess that retracted russian collusion story we were talking about all week. todd starks is the network faces an uphill battle towards regaining their credibility. >> reporter: cnn has secured its place in broadcast journalism as america's fake news leader. first, this is james comey, under investigation, fake, then they alleged the president snubbed congressman steve scalise in the hospital, double fake, then they reported democrats got to pray before the congressional baseball game, don't get me started on the trump russian collusion story. three network journalists got fired or quit depending on who you believe. cnn said the fake story violated their editorial standards. what is happening at cnn should outrage every american citizen. they turned their newsroom into a political war room. like many mainstream media organizations they will stop at nothing to bring down the man who promised to make america great again. and cnn has editorial standards. >> more teac

mahmoud abbas the word choice was political in nature.ressman steve scalise is upgraded from serious to fair condition after being shot in the hip during baseball practice. capital police officer took a bullet coming to his defense, just released from the hospital, at the congressional women softball game. and a second laptop, more than 200 rounds of ammunition and rifle parts in a storage unit in alexandria, james hutchinson. >> college professor under fire for suggesting congressman steve scalise should have been left to die because he is white. heather: here is more on the disgusting post in his one minute commentary. >> nation colleges and universities infected with an ugly strain of racism and bigotry and your evil. trinity college, professor johnny is causing a national outrage, he posted a series of facebook and twitter messages condemning white people calling in human and shared a file as a published on media.com. that is a to first responders, should have let the lawmakers, trinity college called the professors postings reprehens

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is there any outside way in which you can see this meeting that's going on right now with mahmoud abbasn the palestinians saying, all right, maybe you're on to something. let's talk. >> no, i don't, to be honest. rex tillerson is not involved in many processes that he should be involved in. but in terms of jared kushner, kushner and jason greenblat who is he traveling with, the other envoy, who also says he doesn't have a problem with settlements, doesn't see it as an obstacle to peace. he's a former property lawyer. and then there's jared kushner, his son-in-law. these three people are supposed to revive the peace process? palestinians say they will not come to the table until there is some clear understanding about what they're coming to the table for. is settlement building going to stop? netanyahu government has announced more and more settlement units despite the president saying take a pause on those settlements. >> there was a change in the succession plan for saudi arabia, typically something not too many americans would care about. but something you've written that may help the

he's going to meet with mahmoud abbas.ushner along with the american mideast enjoy jason greenblat will be focused on the nitty gritty of a peace deal, asking both sides to list their priorities on borders and securities. this is going to be likely one of many visits, craig, that the white house is trying to temper expectations for this one. craig? >> lucy, thank you. peter, jared kushner has quite the broad portfolio in this administration. where does mideast peace -- where does the ultimate deal, as his father-in-law is calling it, where does it fit on the list of priorities here? >> reporter: craig, for the president and for his son-in-law, i'm told this is a significant priority. but you hit it on the head. this is an ambitious portfolio that jared kushner is now trying to carry. you can see on your screen, opioid epidemic commission, overhauling government bureaucracy that he's helping to oversee. improvements to the va, chinese diplomacy and mideast peace and criminal justice reform. what matters the most is that jar

abbas, and mr.re willing and able to make core decisions. >> what advice do you have for him? >> stop using the term "ultimate deal." that's advice, respectfully, for the president. because the ultimate deal, a conflict-ending agreement, a border security, jerusalem, the nation state of the jews and ending all conflicts and claims, that's a real heavy lift. that's going to be really tough. >> one thing they do have, those who want a two-state solution, those who want a deal between the israelis and the palestinian, they have outside supporters now who want to get involved, help financially and in other ways, whether the egyptians and the jordanians who do have diplomatic relationships with israel. that's a relatively new development. >> it's new and it's real and if the saudis and the gulfphys are prepared to take measured confidence steps as israelis and palestini palestinians take steps toward one another. >> they have the money to back it up. >> the issue is they can supplement, but they cannot s

later he will meet with mahmoud abbas.e is spinning just 20 hours in the region before he heads back to washington. the trump administration said the trip is about keeping the conversation going, rather than pushing for a fresh round of peace talks. the king ofe move, saudi arabia has ousted his nephew is next in line to the throne and replaced him with his son. the 31 euro will be much younger than any of the elderly monarchs who have ruled the kingdom. made his name overseeing the saudi led war in yemen and has pushed for closer ties with the united states. soul, he's31 your now next in line to the saudi throne. beene mohammed has appointed to succeed his 81-year-old father. king salmon announced the decree wednesday on state television. decreess issued royal relieving his nephew from crown prince and appointing his royal highness as crown prince and deputy prime minister. >> under saudi tradition, the throne is passed from brother to brother and not father to son, but in 2015, the king skipped over a prison setting up h

meetings are scheduled with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. it is expected to be a lengthy process, kushner spearheading the effort with the president's envoy. >> middle east peace isn't easy. >> go figure, go figure it's going to take a long time. it's only taken thousands of years. >> exactly. >>> back in washington there was an interesting moment. marco rubio wrapping up a one-day special investigation. >> it all started with this photo. rubio greeting ivanka trump at the capitol. >> he's going in big. >> here's the thing. it was declared awkward by many, but it literally is a snap-in, a series of snaps that went viral. >> rubio fired off a series of tweets, including, quote, new photo emerges providing more insight into alleged failed hug. faces blurred for security purposes. ivanka also got into it, tweeting fake excellent, excellent hugger. >> i think it's good that they're poking fun at the fact that somebody is trying to make more of it is than what it is. i mean, literally, i saw that face, kendis. it's just a moment. >> uh-huh. it is

he will be meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and with mahmoud abbas, the head of the palestinian authority in hopes of getting those talks started. this is something that has eluded experienced diplomats for decades. and now it's in the hands of the president's son-in-law and one of his closest advisers. franc frances? >> thank you. >> french police are investigating an attempted terror attack in paris. the man rammed his car into a police vehicle on the champs elysees. several officers raced over to drag the driver out but say he had already been, quote, neutralized. they put out the flames and investigators found more weapons and explosives inside. no officers or bystanders were injured. this after a van injured people outside of a mosque. lucy kafanov is in london this morning. what's the latest on the suspect? >> frances, good morning. that suspect being both named and pictured in british media as 47-year-old darren osborne. the headline "consumed with hate," he blew a kiss from the police van saying "i would do it again." now, we don't have any more confirmat

palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is also invited to the white house. >> i'm very hopeful, and this is what i'm looking forward to. i'm looking forward to having leadership that will pursue peace, will pursue understanding, and people who will support them. >> we are going to build the wall! it will be a real wall! >> the honorable gemi josé gonzález lópez is consul general of the mexican consulate in san francisco. >> we should be working to have the most creative, important, innovative border in the world. it will be a region of economic growth, a region where human rights can be respected, a region where everyone can feel safe. >> what kinds of feedback are you getting from people in your country and from people here? >> well, on that, let me tell that both presidents agreed not to talk publicly about those matters anymore because it's something that their positions are very clear and they have opposite positions on that. >> he believes now is the time to build bridges, not walls. >> this is a moment, it's an opportunity to show that together we are better. together we

palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas is also invited to the white house. >> i'm very hopeful, and this is what i'm looking forward to. i'm looking forward to having leadership that will pursue peace, will pursue understanding, and people who will support them. >> we are going to build the wall! it will be a real wall! >> the honorable gemi josé gonzález lópez is consul general of the mexican consulate in san francisco. >> we should be working to have the most creative, important, innovative border in the world. it will be a region of economic growth, a region where human rights can be respected, a region where everyone can feel safe. >> what kinds of feedback are you getting from people in your country and from people here? >> well, on that, let me tell that both presidents agreed not to talk publicly about those matters anymore because it's something that their positions are very clear and they have opposite positions on that. >> he believes now is the time to build bridges, not walls. >> this is a moment, it's an opportunity to show that together we are better. together we

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trip to the middle east will hear directly from israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. kushner will likely make a number of visits to the region. this peace effort comes as kushner's business dealings are under scrutiny in the russia investigation. president trump, too, is facing another round of questions after a washington post story said special counsel robert mueller is looking into the possibility he engaged in obstruction of justice. >> he's not afraid of the investigation. there is no investigation. >> but jay seacock low appeared on morning news programs. which stated in part i am being investigated for firing the fbi director. >> the president issued that tweet on social media because post from five anonymous sources, none of which anyone knows about alleging that the president was under investigation. >> the top democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff said the president's apparent unhappiness with mueller makes little sense. >> the president wants to take down bob mueller, his lawyer wants to take down bob mueller and the question is why. >>>

he is expected to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas attempt to ease tensions between the two. kushner will be joined by jason greenblatt, a special representative for international negotiations. they hope the meetings will help push the middle east peace process. a big reveal happening today. ben's chili bowl will unveil it's new mural in just a few hours.l the mural features portraits of more than a dozen people who've made a significant impact on the city. the mural replaces a previous one that included bill cosby. he's not in the new one. but donnie simpson, chuck brown, and former president and michelle obama "are." d.c. residents chose the subjects of the mural, in an online poll. d.c. muralist aniekan udofia created the today - you're invited to meet d-c's new arson dog. this is bandel and he's the newest member of d.c fire's arson investigation team. he'll be at the fire station engine-24 today to meet all of you and show off what he can do. bandel is a certified arson dog who has been trained to sniff out anything that can be u

they will meet with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas.tasked early on to lead discussions on potential peace deal and president trump called for peace between the two sides during his first foreign trip to the middle east back in may. >>> coming up next on "morning joe," the very latest out of london after a driver plows into a crowd killing one in what officials are calling a terrorist attack. we'll get a live report from london about what we know when the suspect. >>> plus is he or isn't he under investigation? president trump and his legal team seem to be on different pages as to whether the president trump is actually under investigation for potential obstruction of justice. the breakdown oif mixed message and where the investigation stands, all of that just moments away. -what? -we gotta go. -where? -san francisco. -when? -friday. we gotta go. [ tires screech ] any airline. any hotel. any time. go where you want, when you want with no blackout dates. [ muffled music coming from club. "blue monday" by new order. cheers. ] ♪ how does i

kushner held a late night meeting with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. earlier he met with israel president benjamin netanyahu. >>> they want documents related to jared kushner's security clearance. members of the house oversight and government reform committee singled out kushner for failure to disclose numerous contacts with officials. meanwhile lawmakers were told about russians attacks. >> reporter: former homeland security secretary jay johnson told the house intelligence committee to expect more russian cyber attacks. >> it's not just an academic exercise. it's a real threat. >> reporter: he said it was tricky. >> we were very concerned that we not be perceived as taking sides in the election, injecting ourselves into a very heated campaign. >> reporter: his department did alert the public and tried to help states after evidence revealed the russians were infiltrating voter registration bases. >> state election officials are very sensitive about what they perceived to be federal intrusion into their process. >> reporter: 36 states did accept help a

mahmoud abbas. what sort of expectations are being set on this trip? is there a possible breakthrough in the works? guest: from what we are hearing in the background speaking to officials, they are expecting listening and learning right now. getting a process going in the coming months. outline for a an , has that changed at all since trump took office guest: you have sent signals what they would like you decide to do. remember back in february, trump publicly asked the prime minister to show settlement restructuring, that's always been a big demand. the israelis are involved and are looking for ways to improve the palestinian economy, which is always in rough shape. they are looking for different incentives and boost the economy. accused the palestinians of broadcasting i think that the americans are going to push the palestinians on that one. that is also the issue they have a welfare system in place within a payment the beenies of people who have arrested by israel, killed in fighting, or involved in fight -- violence against israelis. israel doesn'

, though, with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. now, president trump is back at the white house following his first weekend at camp david in a series of mixed messages. >> the president will host the president of panama at the white house today and he'll take leaders. this as the president's legal team struggles to clarify his tweet that declared he's under investigation. abc's david wright has more. >> reporter: the president back from camp david is girding himself for another week of battle. his tweet defiant, the make america great again agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the witch hunt, he insisted. but on the sunday shows, that so-called distraction took center stage. the president's lawyer making the rounds was at pains to correct the record about a presidential tweet that appeared to confirm he's facing an obstruction of justice investigation after his decision to fire fbi director james comey. >> the president is not and has not been under investigation. >> how do you know. >> because we've received no no

it's no secret, i know, that when president abbas was here we discussed the payments as an sure then, so it should be no surprise it came up, but i would argument the relationship continues to be very strong and move forward in a positive way. mara? >> reporter: thank you, several things the president has suggested he wanted the senate bill to include, he was looking forward to making it special, and put more money into it, make it more generous. does he believe that the senate has done that? or is he looking for more improvements in the bill? >> hi's very pleased with the developments that have come. he's been impressed with the work. he obviously, as you mentioned, he wants a bill that has heart. he wants a big that does what it's supposed to do. when you look at what happened with obama care, he doesn't -- he wants to make sure we think through it. as i mentioned to blake, he had several calls over the weekend hearing ideas and opinions about how to strengthen it, and will continue to support ways to make the bill stronger. >> reporter: but are these criterias cover everyone with l

and palestine where opens expected to meet with benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbas. bringing peace to the region is a top priority for the administration. >> in other news this noon a boston area mall is the scene of a tense standoff between police and an alleged gunman. officers were called into the square one mall around 4:30 this morning. police say they received a report of a break in at a dick's sporting goods store. >> just hoping no one like gets hurt and then he -- this all just like calms down. >> i'm driving to work listening to the news. bombings and all kinds of craziness in the world and then, you know, right here at home to have this is terrible. >> now, there are no reports of injuries at this point. the public is being told to stay away from the area until police can bring the situation under control. >> and we now know the identities of the seven sailors who died when the "u.s.s. fitzgerald" collided with a cargo ship h a majority of the crew was asleep when the cargo ship which is about four times heavier than the destroyer nearly t-boned it around

it was followed by a meeting in the west bank palestinian president, mahmoud abbas. the white house played down any expectations for a quick result saying forging peace will take time. >>> investigators are digging into the life of the man accused of stabbing an officer at the flint, michigan, airport. the suspect, amor ftouhi lived in montreal. authorities there have raided his home. a published report this morning claims ftouhi is a dual citizen of canada and tunisia. he is accused of stabbing that officer in the neck while yelling, god is great in arabic. the fbi is looking into it as an act of terrorism. officer jeff neville is listed in stable condition. >> a look at your weather now. residents of the southwest are bracing for another day of blistering heat. temperatures will be 10 to 15 degrees above normal. phoenix has set new records each of the past three days making it tough to fight several homes destroyed by fire in southern arizona. that was probably sparked by lightning. about 150 homes in new mexico were evacuated because of a fire there. but that fire

house officials on his ached dam meetings with berth minete net and palestinian president mahmoud abbas> 4:35 right now and protests in london as people demand justice for those who died in the tower fire. the five claimed the lives of 58 people. the 24 story building was destroyed in the massive fire. residents say they had complained for years about the risk of a fire at the building. residents say the building had no sprinklers, no fire exits and only one stairwell. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >> lawmakers in maryland want to overhaul metro and degree 98 a shared funding plan. as part of the proposal a capitol trust fund would be created. the plan calls for significant governance and the oversight changes and asks d.c. and virginia to join maryland. the money would help metro with long term borrowing. >> the reflecting pool on the national paul is that schescheduled to reopened today. it was closed so sit would be cleaned. the pool was drained to help remove a parasite in the water, a parasite which grows on snails was blamed for killing 80 ducks. the same para

then with ma hue abbas. but it comes amid questions about curb nerp's security cleern back here at home. he is expected to be questioned by congressional investigators about his failure to disclose meetings with russian officials. >>> we move to cop toll hill today, and suberring testimony from the department of homeland security. but what is still unclear tonight is if the president agrees with his own department of homeland security. abc's mary bruce on the hill for us again tonight. >> reporter: just how far did russia go to meddle in the u.s. election? on capitol hill today, one of the nation's top cyber security officials painted a stark picture. >> internet-connected election related networks in 21 states were potentially targeted by russian government cyber actors. >> reporter: but they were not able to change or tamper with any votes. >> a small number of systems were unsuccessfully exploited, as though somebody had rattled the doorknob but was unable to get in, so to speak. >> reporter: on the other

summit with present abba, president xi of operative at mar-a-lago. furthermore, the president xi summit include a contingent from the department of defense led by secretary mattis. since february i've been trying to figure whether the department of defense dollars are finding their way to the president pocket through government expenditures at trump properties. i also asked secretary mattis and chairman dent for this question with a beard before the committee earlier this month. although we have not been provided definitive answers, pentagon officials have not ruled out the possibility that the president is profiting off of dod funds, more specifically taxpayer funds. this and then would the department of defense from paying or expenses incurred at a property owned or operated by the president or an immediate family member if those payment would result in a net profit. the president has a choice at any number of governmental properties at which you can host meetings such as camp david. presidents have also hosted foreign dignitaries and other private

will it be about a political and abbas no, i do not think so.y be redirected to military... but overwhelmingly... in every conflict i have worked in a round of the world, the military a lwa ys round of the world, the military always eat first. let's face it, thatis always eat first. let's face it, that is happening but the overwhelming seagate that goes into south sudan goes to those people who need it. if you turned the tap off, thenit need it. if you turned the tap off, then it will change the behaviour of then it will change the behaviour of the leaders of south sudan? i do think so. i think we will be in exactly the same situation only with a lot of people dead. no one disputes the fact that today south sudan is a failing state. it is the world ‘s youngest station but it is failing badly. there is an idea abroad that the early and best way of saving the people south sudan is to put the country into some form of un trusteeship stock at the un died in south sudan, you've seen the failing of the government, is that the best solution may be to l

. >>> well abbas we start a new week good evening once again from nbc news headquarters here in new york, day 158 of the trump administration. and as the russia investigations on the hill and at doj roll on tonight we learn more about who the feds are talking to. the "washington post" was first to report tonight that former trump campaign adviser carter page has now been questioned by fbi agents over and over again on russia. page confirmed he was interviewed in a statement to nbc news. sources tell the post" page was questioned the at least five times in the month of march total attention around 10 hours of q and a process eyeball meanwhile even with the specter of investigations into this white house on russia, the associated press reports, president trump is quote egoer to meet with vladimir, putin with full dplomic bells and kwhiftles when both men are in germany for a summit next month. the ap reports that's creating big divisions within team trump as some peel it best to keep the two men as far apart as possible, given the near daily news of bad headlines on russia for this white h

they have picked some winners and losers, abbas spoke the author nissan, while leaving other companies. this is not a strong and stable the go shooting position that this government has set out to achieve. are you nervous about tonight? i'm not nervous, i thinkjeremy corbyn will smash it. i hope that people see the risk that the rays and that it is not safe to vote for the labour party. so we're hearing from the politicians and the pundits, but what about the viewers? sophie long has been to a bar here in york. i'm just in the centre of york, just along the banks of the river ouse, in a wine bar, and there's been quite a debate here ahead of tonight's special programme. let me just introduce you and give you a taste. steve, hi, have you been following the election campaign? yes, i have, yeah. and what you think of theresa may's campaign so far? i think she shot herself in the foot by trying to hurt the old—age pensioners. i'd like to ask her why she thinks it's ok for our friends who own a £150,000 house to have their son left with £100,000, and for my wife and i, who own a £450,000 ho

so far much of the anger has not be directed at morocco abbas king but the longer this continues a countrycco's king. a growing number of americans say they find civil war monuments to confederate leaders offensive because of their links to slavery. in recent weeks four such statues in new orleans were removed and other cities are considering doing the same. 0ur north america correspondent, aleem maqbool has been taking a closer look at why this has become a flashpoint of america's racial divide. robert e lee led the army of the convergence if. now it is the battle over his memory that is being fought. three statues have been removed from the city. we spoke to many people fighting for the monuments to stay. these people were good people and they lived and died why should we just forget it?m good people and they lived and died why should we just forget it? it was for the defence of the institution of slavery. they are wrong. what is the big story here tonight is the use standing behind us who are convinced that these good people are all neo—nazis and that we are all racists and that they ha

if there were a chemical attack, which international bodies decided the abbas regime were behind, theond —— the assad regime. behind, the us would have to respond -- the assad regime. one would assume the syrians wouldn't be fullish enough to launch such an attack —— foolish enough. you made another point moment ago, the last attack by the americans, although it sounds significant, some 59 cruise missiles were launched against this airbase, a cruise missile is essentially a single large bomb. it isa essentially a single large bomb. it is a major in military terms. it did relatively limited damage. clearly the base is still usable, if we are to believe, not so much in terms of taking out the runways, because they didn't try and do that, but usable in terms of having the facilities, the very special storage facilities, enabling you to store chemical weapons, load them onto when epcor k carefully a nd weapons, load them onto when epcor k carefully and so on. —— lived them onto an aircraft carefully. win we are covering syria, if you want background on the conflict there, you can find it

overall, a blustery evening, so mist abbas on the chart.land. some heavy and persistent rain for a time. that will turn showery in northern ireland later but it is remaining wet in the west of scotland. a scatter of showers for the western side of england and wales. the east should stay dry if breezy. not a call—back anywhere. by dawn, 12 or 13 degrees, rural spots will get lower than that but not cold anywhere. enter the morning, it will be quite blustery across central and southern scotland. gusts of wind is getting up to runs about 40 of wind is getting up to runs about a0 mph. do bear that in mind of wind is getting up to runs about a0 mph. do bearthat in mind if you have some travel plans. there will be frequent showers coming in on that crease. as we get down into northern england, some cloud in the morning, one or two match showers dusted around as you will find in northern ireland as well. for wales and southern england, fair bit of cloud but i suspect most places will start on a final. variable amount of cloud, and a bit of a breez

will hear directly from israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president, mahmoud abbasthe official says kushner will make a number of viz its to the region. but this peace effort comes as business dealings are under scrutiny in the russia investigation. president trump too is facing another round of questions after a "washington post" story said special counsel robert mueller is looking into the possibility he engaged in obstruction of justice. the top democart on the house intelligence committee, adam schiff said the president's unhappiness with mueller makes little sense. >> the president wants to take down bob mueller. his lawyer wants to take down bob mueller, question is why. >> the president reportedly considered firing the widely respected mueller, but his advisers talked him out of it. kushner is expected to go before the senate intelligence committee. in the near future. >>> the civil war in syria is now six years long. and civilians remain in the cross hairs. the regime of bashar al assad, adopted score. ched earth property. on assignment for 60 minutes. scott

and travel to ramallah to meet with mahmoud abbas. >> thank you. >> critics take aim at special counsel robert mueller, also for stacking his legal team with leftest attorneys. fox news correspondent doug mcelway with our report. reporter: president trump's legal team and his defenders take an aggressive stance, now that mueller announced hiring of 12 attorneys,. >> first 4 names are people, -- to democrats, this this environment, 97% of donation went to hillary. >> reality is that members of congress on both sides of the aisle fine mr. mueller to be a man of integrity. >> campaign, andrew weisman, donated 6 times to president obama's political action committee -- james square els, donated over 10 times to democratic paks over last 30 years, presidential candidates michael due cacous, al gore, john kerry and hillary clinton. and donated to republicans. including chaffetz and george allen. the special counsel potential limitless spending paid out of doj budget. and throw into the mix a prosecutor's power, writing the actual decision to charge a person with crime is almost completely unre

mahmoud abbas rob: tourists brutally beaten in new york in surveillance video, a surprise attack from behind, both men were victims, falling to the ground, one of them knocked out cold, crooks stealing their wallets. the victim rushed to the hospital, when in critical condition, one suspect is under arrest the other on the run today. heather: american manufacturers now stopping what is linked to the fire. iconic paneling is believed to have contributed to the devastating inferno that spread rapidly killing 79 people earlier this month, the company says it is the right decision based on inconsistencies in building codes across the world. rob: a water spout forming off the coast of lake erie, ohio. the tornado like water cyclone seen making its way across the great lakes. heather: informed on the water, a natural phenomenon that occurs when temperature differences between the lake surface and any other areas where there is converging band together. rob: cold air, hot air, violent storms. heather: why do you need me here? >> a water spout the crosses over land becomes a tornado. let's lo

. >> linda sarsour and gadeir abbas. >>> ton the backlash after the president unleashes a hit jobs onns and physical appearancen of an anchor oh this network. as the white house defds the boss many of the fellow republicans are saying it's beneath what should be the did dignity of the office. and the russia investigation, a "wall street journal" article out ton brings michael flynn's name roaring back into the news that we are covering as "the 11th hour" gets under way. >>> well good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 161 of the trump administration. another day dominated by the president's cell phone and the damage it can cause. today it was a personal attack aimed at an anchor at this network. this is what the president wrote in the early morning hours, quote.