i'm alex witt alongside ayman h mohyeldin and alex burgdorf. last night the president called for unity for all americans. and inside the house of congress where he spoke -- >> i am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength. and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart. a new national pride is sweeping across our nation. and a new surge of optimism is placing impossible dreams firmly within our grasp. everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. every problem can be solved. and every hurting family can find healing and hope. the time for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. we just need the courage to share the dreams that fill our hearts. from now on, america will be empowered by our aspirations, not burdened by our fears. inspired by the future, not bound by failures of the past. and guided by a vision, not blinded by our doubts. i am asking all citizens to embrace this renewal of the american spirit. >> after the speech the president won praise for its tone. rich lowry tweeted, as i'v

i'll alex witt alongside berg door of. it is a make or break day between thement and republicans on health care. >>> first the deadly terror attack in london. several raids carried now the connection with the attack. seven people have been arrested. this began yesterday when the attacker struck citizens on the westminster bridge. now the man armed with a knife tried to enter a government building before being shot and killed by police. a 15-year veteran of london's police force was left dead and 40 more were injured. the president said he spoke with british briem minister theresa may. the prime minister struck a defiant tone against those responsible. >> joining us live from london, nbc news al yeah rusie. can you tell us a little mover about these raids? what are they going after? who are they looking for in particular and what are police saying about the attacker and the identity right now? >> well, ayman we've known the prime minister and police said it was a single attacker, a so-called lone attacker. they haven't name

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louse burgdo loui. after deal sweeteners, changes and two damaging cbo scores an canceled meetings with the speaker of the house, the vote never came. the latest guidance is that the vote could come today between the: 4:00 to 5:00. the final meeting came between kellyanne conway and nick mulvaney, a former freedom caucus member himself. and in an extraordinary moment, he told his colleagues that president trump was done negotiating and wants a vote on health care tomorrow. while the meeting was described as positive, he told republicans if the president doesn't get a vote to repeal and replace, he's just going to move on to other priorities, meaning obamacare stays in place without a deal in hand, speaker paul ryan addressed the public last night. >> for seven-and-a-half years, we have been promising the american people that we will repeal and replace this broken law because it's collapsing in its failing families. and tomorrow we're proceeding. >> is that the vote? do you have the votes? >> already the

i'm alex witt alongside ayman hol mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. today they will hold the first hearing into the meddling of the presidential election. james comey and admiral mike rogers are likely to face questions on the series of tweets that the president sent on saturday morning a couple weeks ago. and two days ago accusing president obama of ordering a wiretap of his phones at trump tower. comey reportedly requested that the justice department issue a denial shortly after the president made his accusations but has avoided public statements ever since. on friday the department of justice provided the house intelligence committee with any relevant material to the president's wiretapping claim. the chairman of the committee, republican devon nunez and adam schiff say there was no evidence of surveillance at trump tower. joining other hard-ranking republicans and democrats alike who have seen novidence behind president trump's claims. yesterday chairman nunez ruled out wiretaps as the white house suggested. >> was there a physical wiretap of trum

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf.e are starting with the top stories. >> the government ethics office is criticizing the white houses ref refusal to punish kellyanne conway accusing the administration of undermining the watchdog office. they said it was extraordinary assertion that the white house employees are exempt from some of those regulations. >>> and the state department says secretary rex tillerson has recused himself from any deliberations on the keystonexlx pipeline. >>> and republicans are pushing forward with their obamacare repeal plan despite intense opposition from the party's most conservative members. the legislation aimed to dismantle the affordable care act advanced through two house committe committees. >>> and rolling up his sleeves for a deep dive into that plan, we'll get more from kasie hunt. good morning. >> reporter: alex, good morning. house speaker ryan felt he needed to give a seminar on the health care bill yesterday as they are, republican leaders, are trying to sell something that has r

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. president trump tries to stave off revolt over his new health care plan. the vice president and congressional leaders presented an optimistic front. >> the american health care act is the framework for reform. we are certainly open to improvements and to recommendations in the legislative process, but this is the bill. >> i think, really, we're going to have something that is much more understood and much more popular than people can even imagine. this will be a plan where you can choose your plan. and you know what the plan is. this is the plan. and we're going to have a tremendous, i think we're going to have tremendous success. it's a complicated process, but actually it's very simple. it's called good health care. >> let's not forget, obamacare is collapsing. obamacare isn't staying. if we did nothing, the law would collapse and leave everybody without affordable health care. we are doing an act of mercy at repealing this law and replacing it with patient health care reforms that

i'm alex witt alongside ayman hol mohyeldin and alex burgdorf. a probe is confirmed into the ties between the russian government and president trump's campaign. and along with the director of the national security agency, admiral mike rogers rejected the president's allegation that his predecessor illegally wiretapped his phones. the fbi director james comey confirmed a counter intelligence investigation and is examining whether any crimes have been committed. >> i have been authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi as part of our counter intelligence mission is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the trump campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russia's efforts. we have taken the extraordinary step in coordination with the department of justice of briefing this congress's leaders including the leaders of this commit

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. president trump is on a collision course with his own party over the massive health care overhaul. the bill comes up today and is set for a vote tomorrow, but for the moment, many members of the party say he simply doesn't have the numbers he needs to pass it. last night at a party fund-raiser the president renewed his pitch. >> that legislative effort begins with thursday's crucial vote and it really is a crucial vote for the republican party and for the people of our country. you'll finally repeal and replace the disaster known as obamacare. that's what it is, a disaster. >> and nbc news head count shows 27 republican "no" votes right now. and senator rand paul suggests the number is actually at 35. in the last few days the bill has been sweetened to pull in more conservative senators and centrist senators. but when that didn't work, the president said, pass it or lose seats. in the meeting that lasted 30 minutes, the president called out the chair of the house freedom caucus. i ask

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louse burgdorf. the republicans are out with the plan to replace obamacare. the proposed bill called the american affordable act was released last night. the gop plan would eliminate a requirement for individuals to purchase health care. and it sets a 2020 deadline to restrict the affordable care act, medicaid expansion and being able to use the so-called health savings account. it will provide tax credits to encourage people to provide insurance. that's a change from obamacare where sub sasidies would offset that coverage. and young people can stake on their parent's health insurance plan until the age of 26. president trump marked the release of the bill with a tweet reading, the house just introduced the bill to repeal and replace obamacare. time to end this nightmare. well, joining us now from washington, the co-author of politico's playbook, daniel litman. good morning to you, daniel. what happens next with the replacement plan? >> reporter: they are hoping to get it through the house committee

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. >>> michael flynn wants to make a deal. "the wall street journal" reported he is requesting immunity in exchange for his testimony. this while federal probes into alleged lings between the president's soernlts and russian government plays out. in a letter posted to twitter, flynn's lawyer confirmed discussions between them and the congressional committees while citing unfounded allegations, outrageous claims of treason. he added, quote, no reasonable person would submit to questioning in such a highly politicized witch hunt environment without assurances against unfair prosecution. flynn frequently accused democratic nominee hillary clinton with corruption on the campaign trail, including a chant of, lock her up at the republican convention. when speaking last september about clinton aides who requested immunity for testifying in the clinton e-mail server investigation, flynn said this -- >> i mean, five people around her have been given immunity, to include her former chief of staff.

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. james comey is the highest ranking official to push back against president trump's allegations of politically motivated surveillance of trump tower in the final stretch of the presidential campaign. a senior u.s. official tells nbc news that comey asked the justice department to publicly refute trump's claims that former president barack obama ordered the tapping of his phones as false and needing correction, reportedly making that request on saturday, insinuating that the fbi broke the law. "the new york times" was first to report the request. no official statement has been made by either comey, the fbi or the justice department. the white house press secretary sean spicer released a statement, quote, reports concerning potentially politically motivated investigations immediately ahead of the 2016 election are very troubling. president donald j. trump is requesting that as part of their investigation into russian activity, the congressional intelligence committees exercise their over

i'm alex witt and ayman mohyeldin. house worked through the night. after 12 hours of markup with plenty of interruption from democrats, they announced they keep going straight through. >> we've gone 12 hours on the first amendment. we've got at least 100 to go, maybe more, so buckle in because we will go until we're done with the amendment. >> meanwhile, the white house continues their offensive. top advocacy groups like the aarp, the american medical association and the american hospital association all now oppose the health care plan citing its impact on vulnerable americans. house and senate republicans are also making sure their leadership understands they will not hit their numbers as of now. earlier in the day leaders from top conservative groups like heritage, club for growth, americans for prosperity and freedom works and tea party patriots all expressed their deep reservations with the president. last night the president hosted his bitter primary rival, ted cruz, his wife heidi and their children for dinner. the senator said this just yester

i'm alex witt at msnbc world head quarters in new york. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. in the west and day 66 of the trump administration and it's marked by a series of combative voices today on critical issues for the white house. we have new reaction today from roger stone, one of president trump's former advisers just days after offering to testify before the house intel committee for its investigation into possible ties between the trump campaign and russia. >> i have requested that that be in a public section -- session. let's have this testimony, george. in other words, you have a bunch of congressmen here who i believe have defamed me. i saw demagoguery, fearmongering, red baiting and half-truths, in many cases just flat-out lies. in america, we're supposed to have a chance to see the evidence against us and face our accusers. i'm very anxious to do that. if mr. page and mr. manafort do the same thing, frankly, i think the whole russian thing that starts as a clinton press release is finally put to bed. there is no collusion, at least none that i know about in do

. ♪ >>> welcome back, everyone i'm alex witt alongside louis burgdorf and amed. >> the pentagon says, probably had a role in the air strike that killed more than 200 civilians in mosul this month. it's unclear if the u.s. is responsible for the casualties. the iraqi military said the explosion happened after they called for backup from the u.s.-led coalition fighting isis. the pentagon denies allegations the rise in the civilian deaths under the trump administration is because of loosened rules. >>> the edited videos portrayed planned parenthood officials trying to sell fetal tissue. david who describes himself as a citizen journalist for the center for medical progress responded to the charges, tweeting, quote, the last time planned parenthood colluded with political cronies to persecute citizen journals both charges and corrupt d.a. thrown out. bring it on. >>> cancelled for the regs of the week by devin nunes as the california republican and the white house denied implications of coordination over postponing the hearing on russia. now the hearing was supposed to take place yesterd

this tim tirst sge of the launch will involve a rocket booster from a previous effort. >> i'm alex witt" starts right now. >> mark and i work hand in hand on this. contrary to maybe popular belief, we're partners to see that this is completed and that we've got a product at the end of the day that we can have bipartisanship in supporting. >> any circumstance in which you wouldn't share with mr. warner your sources? >> he usually knows my sources before i do. >> let me assure you, i've also got his cell phone and he hears from me more than he sometimes likes. >> that's a bipartisan oversight committee and how it's supposed to work. it's also the r

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i'm alex witt in for stephanie ruhle who will be joining us from washington because it is a huge day in thecapitol. in the hot seat, james comey finally testifying on the russian investigation. as one key congressman suggests, this about the campaign's ties to russia. >> there is circumstantial evidence. >> the president firing back this morning. was trump tower wiretapped? comey finally set to answer publicly as the white house refuses to back down from that claim. >> those that work and see the president every day believe him and trust him. >> neil gorsuch goes up against the senate. how hard will they fight him? >> use every tool we have. >> we begin with that packed schedule in congress starting just about an hour from now. fbi director, james comey and nsa director rogers go before the house intelligence committee. the first of three focused on russia, trump, the election and allegations of wiretapping. then coming your way at 11:00 eastern, the senate judiciary committee kicks off a hearing for neil gorsuch. that is expected to last for the better part of the week. we have a gr

alex witt also off this morning. so we are happy to have the news and finance anchor from yahoo! breanna rodriga is here. >> i'm so happy for ayman and the new baby on a the way as well. louis burgdorf is here as well. they will turn the channel if these aren't two familiar faces for you. he's a familiar place in to everyone. good morning, louis. >> good morning to you. >>> and now to breaking news, the trump administration has until today to provide the house and intelligence committee evidence backing up the president's claim that president obama tapped his phones in the final month of the election. the bipartisan leaders on the committee of intelligence sent a letter asking the intelligence branch to share what it knows by today. this is as some democrats warn to walk away from the republican-led house investigation if they believe it is more interested in protecting the white house than uncovering the truth. yesterday house speaker paul ryan responded to the intelligence committee when asked about the president's wiretapping claims. >> there's been a lot of reporting about th

i'm alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters. it's 1 cr it's 1:00 p.m. in the east and 10:00 a.m.n the west. reince priebus says he stands before his wiretap claim. >> people in the trump transition were unknowingly surveillanced and illegally unmasked on documents which is what is being alleged out there. i think it's a big problem, and i think ultimately president trump is going to be proven correct. >> does the president believe at this was a concerted effort by the obama administration to sweep up this intelligence and to leak it to undercut the trump presidency? >> there's potentially something very wrong here, but i'm want going to go any further than that other than to say they think the documents that the intelligence committees have apparently asked for from all of these different agencies that they're collecting and reviewing will tell the story. >> priebus' comments come amid developments in the house intel investigation into the trump campaign's alleged ties to russia including former trump campaign associate roger stone offering to testify. here's stone who has said i

i'm alex witt. it is the bottom of the hour.ting you off with the morning's top stories. >>> the u.s. army veteran who they say prowled the streets of new york in search of a black person to kill will be charged with terrorism. it comes one week after 28-year-old james jackson, a self-professed white supremacist was arrested accused of attacking 66-year-old timothy cauchman with a two-foot sword. from a jailhouse interview he said he would have rather killed a, quote, young thug or more successful black man. his goal he said in the interview was to stop white women from dating black men. >>> police say they caught the suspect caught on camera vandalizing an islamic center over the weekend. he was seen overturning benches in ft. collins sunday morning. he's charged with trespassing and what's called biased crime, which is a misdemeanor. >>> attorney general sessions is renewing the threat on sanctuary cities. sessions says the justice department would require cities seeking grant money to verify they're sharing information with i

i'm alex witt at msnbc world head quarters in new york. it is high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. the trump administration and it's marked by a series of combative voices today on critical issues for the white house. we have new reaction today from roger stone, one of president trump's former advisers just days after offering to testify before the house intel committee for its investigation into

i'm alex witt alongside ayman it is jam packed. >> i am here tonight to deliver a message of unity and strength and it is a message deeply delivered from my heart. a new national pride is sweeping across our nation and a new surge of optimism is placing impossible dreams firmly within our grasp. everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. every problem can be solved. and every hurting family can find healing and hope that time for small thinking is over. the time for trivial fights is behind us. we just need the courage to share the dreams that fill our hearts. from now on, america will be empowered by our aspirations, not burdened by our fears. inspired by the future, not bound by failures of the past, and guided by a vision, not blinded, by our doubts. i am asking all citizens to embrace this renewal of the american spirit. i am asking all members of congress to join me in dreaming big and bold and daring things for our country. >> president donald trump, last night, calling on congress and the country to unify. good morning. it's wednesday, march 1st. welcome to "morning

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. it's only tuesday and it's a busy week. we'll start the busy show. >>> i have been authorized by the department of authorized by the department of justice to confirm that the fbi, as part of our counter-intelligence mission, is investigating the russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. and that includes investigating the nature of any links between individuals associated with the trump campaign and the russian government and whether there was any coordination between the campaign and russia's efforts. >> you've announced you have this big investigation, but you've got people involved in our government -- secretary of state, for example. these are important players. the longer this hangs out here, the bigger the cloud is. there's a big, gray cloud you've now put over people who have very important work to do to lead this country. so the faster you can get to the bottom of this, it's going to be better for all americans. >> what a day in washington, the chairman of the house committee. >> w

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. next up is "morning joe,". have a good weekend, everybody. >>> this is a commitment he has to enact health care. this is a process that he's committed to and wants to see through because of the goal that he wants to achieve, which is making a more patient-centric health care system. >> at this point, is there acknowledgment there does need to be a plan b? >> no, plan a. >> welcome to "morning joe." another momentous day on capitol hill. plan a, blown apart. the vote didn't take place last night. and after a couple hours of considering his options, the president gave congress a take-it or leave-it option. so this morning everybody is looking at congress and trying to figure out exactly what they are going to do. willie, the freedom caucus has to decide whether to cave to donald trump or whether they are going to hold firm. and a lot of people believe that there's much riding on this, including the reputation of the trump white house. >> joe, good morning to you. we reached a stage in this process now where donal

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> a war front in washington. number one, republicans trying to steer clear of the president's wild, erratic and disturbing accusations about president obama ordering the wiretapping of trump tower. >>> number two, president trump finally announces the revamped version of his controversial executive order on immigration looking a lot like the hotly first one. >>> and three, house republicans finally unveil their long promised bill to repeal and replace obama ca. democrats, of course, on board. but some republicans also not happy with it. we'll get to that. and some cutting and pasting of press releases. an exxon press release. cut and paste by the white house. it's tuesday march 7th, another day. welcome to "morning joe." joe has the morning off. with us veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. senior political analyst for nbc news and msnbc mark halperin. former communications director for ted cruz's 2016 presidential campaign. and now an

. >> i'm alex witt, alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> i know we're all going to make a deal on health care. that's such as easy one. i think it's going to happen quickly because we've all been promising, democrat, republican, we've all been promising that to the american people. i think a lot of good things are going to happen there. >> it's back, health care reform. >> he said health care is going to be easy again. >> it was left for dead after friday's crushing defeat. but a new report says that steve bannon is leading the way to resuscitate the bill. >> that will work. >> this morning senator bernie sanders is going to be our guesting. my daughter is so excited. she waited in line for three hours at johns hopkins to see him speak. he'll be on at 8:30. welcome to "morning joe." it's march 29. with us veteran columnist and msnbc contributor mike barnicle, former campaign director for ted cruz's campaign, rick tyler, msnbc anchor and political correspondent steve kornacki is with us. "new york times" r

i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and luis burgdorf. "morning joe" coming your way right now. >> do you feel vindicated coming over here? >> i somewhat do. i must tell you i somewhat do. i pretty much appreciated the fact they found what they do but i somewhat do. >> the committee has still not received the intercepts off on other information that the chairman was referring to and, therefore, it is really impossible for us to evaluate any of the merits of what the chairman has said. but i can say this, the chairman will need to decide whether he is the chairman of an independent investigation into conduct which includes allegations. potential krooncoordination or s a surrogate of the white house because he cannot do both. >> welcome to "morning joe." you are taking a look right now at the capitol of the united states which is the center of so much attention. i've got to say in my most quarter of century involved in american politics, i can't remember outside of the beginning of a war or an election or even impeachment. i can't remember

. >> i'm alex witt alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> mark and i work hand in hand on this. contrary to maybe popular belief, we're partners to see that this is completed and that we've got a product at the end of the day that we can have bipartisanship in supporting. >> any circumstance in which you wouldn't share with mr. warner your sources? >> he usually knows my sources before i do. >> let me assure you, i've also got his cell phone and he hears from me more than he sometimes likes. >> that's a bipartisan oversight committee and how it's supposed to work. it's also the right thing to do. most lrntly, that's what americans want their members of congress ain the house and senae to do. the senate is doing it right now. unfortunately the house intel committee is not. we'll be talking about that and a lot more. the republican and democratic intel committee in the senate in a share of unity today. we're going to be having three senators including angus king, james langford and susan collins. they, too, a

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