time to hand it of to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," fighting back. former fbi director james comey tells his side of the story, calling donald trump unfit to occupy the oval office. >> a person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the american people believe it. that person is not fit to be president of the united states on moral grounds. >>> striking syria. the u.s. is set to slap russia with new sanctions for supporting the assad regime, as the trump white house vows to keep up the pressure after friday night air strikes targeting syrian chemical weapons facilities. >> we of course know that our work in syria is not done. we know that it's now up to bashar al assad on whether he's going to use chemical weapons again. should he use it again, the president has made it very clear that the united states is locked and loaded and ready to go. >>> and care and comfort. the matriarch of a political dyn

right now, it's time to hand over to "andrea mitchell reports." >>> and right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the comey memos are promptly leaked with his conversations with the president and top white house aids. moments later, answering rachel maddow's questions in realtime. >> he told you that he had a personal conversation with president putin about hookers? >> yes. >> did you believe him or thinking he was speaking hyperbolically? >> didn't seem to be speaking hyp hyperbolically. >>> and rudy giuliani joining the trump team proving his loyalty another the convention. >> what i did for new york, donald trump will do for america! >>> and walkout. students in hundreds of schools across the nation continuing their call for tougher gun laws, commemorating the 19th anniversary of the columbine high school massacre that changed an entire generation. >> we're making history. we are the future. but we're also this present. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. with the fallout released by the justice department, after weeks of relentless pressure and under a threat

. >>> right now, our dear friend andrea mitchell. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the gambler. the president doubling down on tariffs against china upping the ante to another $100 billion on top of the $50 billion he had already threatened igniting a trade war but blaming his predecessors. >> we don't have a trade war. we've lost a trade war because for many years, whether it is clinton or the bushes or obama, all of our presidents before have for some reason it just got worse and worse. >>> targeting russia. the trump administration punishes putin's son if law and the oligarchs with the strongest sanctions yet against russia. >>> and pay for privacy? facebook admits its error in not sharing the full extent of the data breach. sa sheryl sandberg tells savannah guthrie on "today" -- >> do you have an opt-out data. >> we have different forms of opt out. we don't have opt out at the highest level. that would be a paid product. >>> good day. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president trump making waves on two big fronts. first, cracking down on russia with the strongest sanction

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we have a lot of news coming out of russia after the kremlin announced it, the white house now confirmed the president did suggest meeting with vladimir putin even at the white house. sarah huckabee sanders confirming putin and the president discussed the meeting during their march 20th phone call. a white house meeting was suggested as well. nbc's national correspondent peter alexander is at the white house. it was remarkable watching the president on the truman balcony addressing his achievements. let's just say the easter bunny kept a straight face. >> yeah, the easter bunny, whose face is stuck with that smile. this is sort of remarkable. it seemed odd to hear the president there as he welcomed these guests from around the area and frankly around the country for the easter egg roll, talking about the military and some of the economic achievements that the president likes to tout as well. andrea, you brought up, i think, another item that we're focused on here at the white house, w

right now we hand off to andrea mitchell for andrea mitchell reports. thanks for watching. >>> right now, critical condition. donald trump's pick to run the second largest federal agency is on life support amid aels allegations of freely handing out prescription meds and being drunk on the job. the president is standing by his doctor despite growing concern. >> whether it's giving out prescription drugs without a prescription. whether it's intoxication or whether it's a toxic work environment. all three are very harmful to somebody that will be a secretary and run an agency as big as the v.a. >>> pay to play. mick mulvaney telling a group of bankers he would not talk to will be byists. >> if you can buy what he said at what's happening at the epa across the entire administration, this is a corruption administration that talked about the president, draining the swamp. this administration is the swamp. >>> and french kiss. the french president on the hill today after being wined and dined at the trump's first state dinner. a lot of public displays of affe

find it exclusively at the home depot. >>> and that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reportsere in washington tomorrow, but for now, craig melvin is up next here on msnbc. >> good to see you. good afternoon to you. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. >>> shadow cabinet. president trump's pick to become the next secretary of state made a secret trip to north korea to meet with kim jong-un and the powerful senate foreign relations committee is weighing whether to give mike pompeo the job he wants. standing by, explaining why he just said he's voting no. >>> plus, i don't get confused. that's u.n. ambassador nikki haley's message for the white house. the latest salve o on the back d forth. is this a sign of a growing rift? >>> and sandy hook lawsuit. parents who lost children in the

ambassador nikki haley with nbc's andrea mitchell. >> we definitely have enough proof. but now we just have to be thoughtful in our reaction. >> reporter: nbc news learned of evidence of chlorine gas and a nerve agent in samples taken from victims according to two officials familiar with the investigation. news the u.s. government is confident the syrian dictator was behind the horrific attack. >> our strategy is to engage by, with and through allies and all things we do. >> reporter: those allies include france and the u.k. where prime minister theresa may called the cabinet back to town for an emergency meeting. agreeing on action to deter assad. president emanuel macron has proof the syrian dictator did go after his people. any strike might be imminent or might be awhile, at least that's what president trump is suggesting after seeming to telegraph the military moves just yesterday. now trying to re-inject the element of surprise tweeting could be very soon or not so soon at all. a white house official tells me president trump spoke tonight with the leaders of both t

right now we hand you off to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," locked out. more than 100 migrants from central america stuck at the border after president trump vows to keep them out. >> catherine and her 1-year-old daughter, ashley, are waiting to turn themselves in at the point of entry. she said gangs in honduras have threatened to kill her and she can't go back. >>> near a deal? kim jong-un promised to give up his nukes. it's a long way from reality, but south korea's leader is talking nobel peace prize for president trump. >>> we're here where we are today, because of the pressure that the trump administration has put on north korea, economic pressure, military pressure. this is widely recognized. >>> and red state threat. president trump going after montana senator jon tester, ignoring republican senators who also challenged the background of dr. ronny jackson. >> i know things about tester that i could say too. he would never be elected again. >> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington, where president trump

i'm andrea mitchell in washington, where president trump is taking a hard line toward the central american families seeking asylum at the san diego border. border patrol officials say space constraints are preventing them from accepting new migrant applicants trying to escape from violence in their countries. joining me now is kristen welker and miguel along the border in mexico. miguel, first to you. let's get the situation down there. you have a caravan of families that have been on the road for a month or more. and they are from guatemala and other countries where they say they are escaping from violence. what is the status of their health, their conditions?

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. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," border wars. president trump orders national guard troops to the border with mexico creating an immigration crisis without showing any evidence. leaving the pentagon and homeland security scrambling to catch up. >> why today, not yesterday, tomorrow. today, today is the day. today is the day we want to start this process. the threat is real, as i mentioned. >>> status -- it's complicated. facebook now says most users should assume their profiles have been compromised as ceo mark zuckerberg runs damage control in a conference call with reporters. >> we didn't take a broad enough view of what our responsibility is and that was a huge mistake. it was my mistake. >>> and the heat is on. the head of the epa caught off-guard when he's grilled on fox news about his ethics scandals. >> have you made mistakes? >> i think this is something that needs to be corrected. it was a mistake by my team -- >> so do you take responsibility? >> i'm fixing it. >> do you take responsibility? >> i'm fixing the problem. >

right now, it's time for andrea mitchell and "andrea mitchell reports." >>> and right now on "andrea mitt chchell reports," the art dodge. what is leaving rod rosenstein hanging? >> they have been saying, i'm going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months, and they are still there. we want to get the investigation overwith, done with, behind us. >>> the state department nominee making the rounds on capitol hill that is bolstered by the secret trip to north korea. >> what did you learn from your conversations with kim jong-un? >> i'm just here today working. >> coming up, we'll talk about pompeo's confirmation battle and the planned summit with north korea with the senate foreign relations chairman bob corker. >>> and oh, baby, new rules in the u.s. senate as they enter the 21st century allowing the new mother tammy duckworth to bring her daughter onto the chamber floor. >>> good day, everyone. i'm andrea mitchell in washington. president trump arriving in key west moments ago for a meeting on drug trafficking after raising some big questions about his no

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. nbc news has learned that president trump agreed to stay in syria a while longer, reluctantly. but he was angry when his military advisors argued against what he had told the world earlier in the day, that he wants out of syria, thinks the mission is all but accomplished. >> as far as syria's concerned, our primary mission in terms of that was getting rid of isis. we've almost completed that task. so it's time. it's time. we were very successful against isis. will be successful against anybody militarily. but sometimes it's time to come back home. and we're thinking about that very seriously. >> even as the top general in charge of the war was saying across town that there is a lot more to do. >> a lot of very good military progress made over the last couple years. but again the hard part i think is in front of us and that is stabilizing these areas, consolidating our gains, getting people back into their homes, addressing the long-term issues of reconstruction. >> joining me now is n

now an andrea mitchell reports, commander in chaos.nt trump calling into fox news and unloading on everything from robert mueller to kanye west in a free flowing interview just minutes after his doctor drops out of running for v.a. secretary. amid growing allegations of misconduct. >> there's no proof of this. he has a perfect record. he's got this beautiful record. unbl unblemished. >> saying for the first time his lawyer representing him in the stormy daniels case. >> michael would represent me and represent me on some things. he represents me like with this crazy stormy daniels deal. he represented he. >>> only hours before mike pompeo is to be confirmed as secretary of state the president revealing the cia director had no prior intelligence he was about to meet kim jong-un until the

andrea mitchell. >>> right now an andrea mitchell reports, commander in chaos. president trump calling into fox news and unloading on everything from robert mueller to kanye west in a free flowing interview just minutes after his doctor drops out of running for v.a. secretary. amid growing allegations of misconduct. >> there's no proof of this. he has a perfect record. he's got this beautiful record. unbl unblemished. >> saying for the first time his lawyer representing him in the stormy daniels case. >> michael would represent me and represent me on some things. he represents me like with this crazy stormy daniels deal. he represented he. >>> only hours before mike pompeo is to be confirmed as secretary of state the president revealing the cia director had no prior intelligence he was about to meet kim jong-un until the dictator walked in. >> he wasn'ted suppose to meet with kim jong-un but he did. >> i just think that every indication we have is you should resign. >> i'm concerned you have no idea what's going on within your agency. >>> stunni inning comments

nbc foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has the story. >> reporter: a french connection on capitol hill after the charm with the man he calls share donald. the state dinner and all those public displays of affection, today in congress emanuel macron with pointed pushback against president trump calling for him to get back in the paris climate agreement. >> we're killing our planet. let us face it, there is no planet b. >> reporter: to save the iran nuclear deal, president trump calls insane. >> we cannot say we should get rid of it like that. >> reporter: macron is proposing a side deal to address president trump's complaints. addressing a side deal, extend the ban, ban iran's ballistic missiles, contain iran's aggression in syria and elsewhere in the region, an am wish shows plan with the president threatening to tear up the nuclear deal on may 12th. >> nobody knows what i'm going to do on the 12th, although mr. president, you have a pretty good idea. but we'll see. but we'll see also if i do what some people expect, whether or not it will be possible to do a new deal with

i know i mentioned andrea mitchell catching up with nikki haley. let's watch. >> looking at options and national security team is trying to give him as many options as we can. >> is it a problem that the president tweets threats against russia and assad and others and days go by ask there is no action? >> i think the president communicates the way he communicates. i think at the end of the day there are options and he will ultimately make the decision on what happens there and he has the right to do that. thank you. >> nikki haley arriving to support mike pompeo. that conversation between andrea and u.n. ambassador happened wink the last couple of minutes. the major issues that mike pompeo will need to discuss when grilled by senators here. we have ann, joel, kelsey, john here on set. we have hans at the pentagon. before i had to cut off bill neily we were talking about the reaction from not just russia and syria but allies around the world. tell me what you are expecting to come out of the pentagon as somebody else on the hill, secretary jim matti

nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has the story. >> reporter: mike pompeo survived a critical test. the foreign relations committee supporting him at the last minute on a vote. rand paul switching his mind at the last minute. >> i have changed my mind. i have decided to go ahead and vote for director pompeo. >> reporter: picking up a vote from republican jeff flake. >> senator are you yes or no? rand paul switched. >> yes. >> reporter: pompeo is the current cia director has bekom a lightning rod pick. first in his class, top student at harvard law and a hawkish at harvard law and a hawkish role make some question the cia director's fitness for the top diplomat. >> i think i have a fairly low bar on this one. i just want to see a diplomat who is a diplomat. >> the white house blasting democrats. >> they continue the pointless obstruction. >> reporter: pompeo's confirmation just one hurdle facing the president's foreign policy team. the president faces a looming deadline on the iran nuclear deal and pompeo met secretly with kim jong-un separately, many experts worry t

andrea mitchell, nbc news washington. >>> still ahead, nightmare bacteria. the new warning from the cdc over drug-resistant germs that kill up to half of those infected. >>> we're back now with a growing health crisis. the cdc saying it is surprised by the prevalence of a so-called nightmare bacteria, drug-resistant bugs that can cause virtually untreatable infections. as nbc's kristen dahlgren reports, they're spreading nationwide. >> reporter: one type of so-called nightmare bacteria found more than 200 times in hospitals in more than 27 states last year. a drug-resistant germ so dangerous it kills up to half of those infected. >> not only can the bacteria, itself, spread to other patients but the genes that allow it to be resistant can also be shared to other bacteria. this is the triple threat. >> reporter: according to the cdc, one in ten people screened for the superbug tested positive. many with no symptoms, but still able to spread the bacteria. >> the big risk for these types of very resistant organisms tends to be in our hospitals and nursing homes

that does it for us on this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." g melvin takes over in new york. >> that was a full hour, andrea, thank you so much. good afternoon to you. craig melvin at msnbc news headquarters in new york city. stormy's sketch. in the last two hours, stormy daniels and her attorney released a new sketch. they say it shows the man who tried to intimidate her into staying silent about the relationship that she says she had with donald trump before he was president. >>> also, draining the swamp. while the focus is on the president there are some new reports about the members of his cabinet and their spending habits. the law epa chief scott pruitt apparently broke, according to the government. and new prices of the cost of his bullet resistant seats. it's not just pruitt taking heat, ryan zinke under fire as well. >>> and starbuc

andrea mitchell, nbc news, washington. >>> there is breaking news tonight about a popular classified ad website the feds have shut down, backstage.com, a site associated with prostitution and child exploitation and long a target for local prosecutors and congressional investigators. nbc justice correspondent pete williams has details. >> reporter: federal agents today searched an arizona house belonging to one of the website's founders as the federal government shut down the internet site backpage.com saying it was an action supported by the justice department's office that fights child sexual exploitation. the site was the online version of adult oriented classified ads, but it's long been accused of facilitating prostitution and has been a target of local prosecutors and congressional investigators. >> we were able to determine that they knew what they were doing, that they were actually taking ads regarding underaged girls, even editing the ads to try to hide the fact that they were under age. so they were complicit in it. >> reporter: advocates for children say many underaged gir

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. we'll bring you new video from president trump's oval office meeting set to take place shortly with angela merkel. just a moment on that. we begin with the stunning images we all woke up to this morning. kim jong-un shiel imiling, shak hands and worked toward a nuclear free peninsula. kim becoming the first north korean leader to take a giant step. the two leaders shaking hands on both sides of the worder in an unprecedented event being met with hope and some skepticism. if the kim regime will really give up their nuclear capability. >> on the occasion of this week's meeting of president moon and kim jong-un, i want to express my hope that all of the people of korea, north korea and south can someday live this harmony, ros pprosperity and pe. it looks like it could happen. >> joining me now nbc national correspondent peter alexander and bill neilly this seoul. let's talk about what happened. what you witnessed today. i've been there so many times. none of us have ever seen anything li

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right now, it's time for andrea mitchell and "andrea mitchell reports." >>> and right now on "andrea. what is leaving rod rosenstein hanging? >> they have been saying, i'm going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months, and they are still there. we want to get the investigation overwith, done with, behind us. >>> the state department nominee making the rounds on capitol hill that is bolstered by the secret trip to north korea. >> what did you learn from your conversations with kim jong-un? >> i'm just here today working. >> coming up, we'll talk about pompeo's confirmation battle and the planned summit with north korea with the senate foreign relations chairman bob corker. >>> and

right now, we hand you off to our dear friend andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >> and rightndrea mitchell reports," as the world turns. the president's foreign policy on the line this week. his first state visitor, the president of france, trying to talk him out of blowing up the iran deal. his nominee for secretary of state, facing defeat in the foreign relations committee today. and the white house fighting concerns that kim jong-un is already winning the pr battle with president trump. >> we are cautious. i've heard the president say many times we're going keep up maximum pressure and not stop until they de-nuclearize. he's also said i can walk away from the table. >>> humble hero. a manhunt in tennessee for a gunman suspected of killing four people at a waffle house sunday, before being stopped by james shaw, jr., who sprang into action. >> when i saw the barrel down, i just saw my opportunity and i attacked. and i took it and it worked out for myself. it worked out for myself and others that were actually in the waffle house at the same time. >>> and it's boy. the dutch

right now we hand you off to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >>> right now on "andrea eports," locked out. more than 100 migrants from central america stuck at the border after president trump vows to keep them out. >> catherine and her 1-year-old daughter, ashley, are waiting to turn themselves in at the point of entry. she said gangs in honduras have threatened to kill her and she can't go back. >>> near a deal? kim jong-un promised to give up his nukes. it's a long way from reality, but south korea's leader is talking nobel peace prize for president trump. >>> we're here where we are today, because of the pressure that the trump administration has put on north korea, economic pressure, military pressure. this is widely recognized. >>> anded

. >> for more i'm joined by andrea mitchell, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent. call me a romantic, but i'm hopeful, am i wrong? >> why not? no. it's complicated. look, the fact is he wants to do this. he is committed to it. he is praising kim jong-un in a way he never did before. one question is where do they do it? the president seems to have a romantic vision, if you will, of doing it at the dmz. that would be the most democratic place to celebrate it, as he put it. but how do you have an exit strategy if it doesn't go well and you're at the dmz? that's why many veries would prefer it be in a neutral country like singapore. >> explain that difference. if it were a third place, apart from the two sides, it would be easier to exit? >> well, he would not be surrounded by the korean -- by north korea. wouldn't be at the border of north korea. he wouldn't be on their territory. it would be more neutral. it's not easy to contemplate kim jong-un traveling a distance. he does not fly. he takes the trains. we've seen him go to china by train. and so clearly it would be

time to hand it of to andrea mitchell for "andrea mitchell reports." >> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," fighting back. former fbi director james comey tells his side of the story, calling donald trump unfit to occupy the oval office. >> a person who sees moral equivalence in charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, who lies constantly about matters big and small and insists the american people believe it. that person is not fit to be president of the united states on moral grounds. >>> striking syria. the u.s. is set to slap russia with new

the letter includes names like rachel maddow and andrea mitchell.kaw treated them with fairness and respect and given us opportunities for advancement and championed our successes throughout our careers. many people standing with brokaw, but there are questions about whether other women could come forward in the future. joining me now, david zero wick, media critic for "the baltimore sun." i've asked vestter's attorney whether he has other accusations against brokaw. he won't say either way. but the "washington post" story did cite anonymous women. how are they looking into this matter? >> nbc has handled this matter really poorly, brian, with the internal investigation. i think they should have gone outside for credibility. it's going -- whatever they come up with in-house is going to be met with skepticism. and i'm talking about lauer and all the other stuff that went before. >> but is that really fair? it's the head general counsel for nbc, a respected attorney, doing this investigation. >> brian, the culture of any institution, but especially a

right now we hand off to andrea mitchell for andrea mitchell reports. thanks for watching. >>> right now, critical condition. donald trump's pick to run the second largest federal agency is on life support amid aels allegations of freely handing out prescription meds and being drunk on the job. the president is standing by his doctor despite growing concern. >> whether it's giving out prescription drugs without a prescription. whether it's intoxication or whether it's a toxic work environment. all three are very harmful to somebody that will be a secretary and run an agency as big as the v.a. >>> pay to play.

andrea mitchell, our thanks for staying up with us. our editer has been added. more videos coming in from social media on the ground as this was happening in real time tonight. >> and what did the u.s. president just do? this is actually syrian-state controlled tv. described as one-degree off from state run tv. you can see morning traffic there. if you are waking up in damascus this morning, you'd have been awake for two hours. "triple aggression by the united kingdom, france and the u.s. has quote failed. there is no truth to the news that multiple areas were struck." that one right there quote the attack was thwarted by our forces, by our air defense and adding. that one of the american missiles flew off target they say. and this is obvious propaganda. flew off target and wounded three civilians. this is one of the dangers from the strike. it's such a fine line between hitting those targets that are going to crippal the command and control of the syrian army because there could be russians there on the other side if you're playing this game of three-day hide a

that france is not planning to abandon the deal without having done something more substantial andrea mitchell has more >> reporter: a french connection on capitol hill after the charm offensive with the man he calls share donald the state dinner and all those public displays of affection, today in congress emanuel macron with pointed pushback against president trump calling for him to get back in the paris climate agreement. >> we're killing our planet. let us face it, there is no planet b. >> reporter: to save the iran nuclear deal, president trump calls insane. >> we cannot say we should get rid of it like that. >> reporter: macron is proposing a side deal to address president trump's complaints extend the ban on iran's nuclear program beyond 2025, when it is set to expire. ban iran's ballistic missiles, contain iran's aggression in syria and elsewhere in the region, an am wish shows plan with the president threatening to tear up the nuclear deal on may 12th. >> nobody knows what i'm going to do on the 12th, although mr. president, you have a pretty good idea. but we'll see. but we'll see a

let's go to andrea mitchell who covered this state department for a good long while. and andrea, want to pose a question to you that richard just included in his last answer. andrea, let me start with you where we boldly went with rick stengel a few moments ago. that is it didn't take long. bolton's first week of work as national security adviser. pence went back to his hotel room. sullivan has been at the embassy all day. now at the hotel room. at the embassy all day. making secure calls. participating in the national security meeting long distance. calling members of congress, also, calling foreign ministers not able to connect with any according to the state department. we have a new national security adviser. a defense secretary not necessarily in tune with the national security adviser. no secretary of state. the nominee to be secretary of state, the cia director, was at a fairly contentious hearing, confirmation hearing yesterday. tim kane, democrats are saying, that today's, tonight's strike was reckless. because there was no authorization for military force. th

that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports."ollow the show online, on facebook and on twitter. craig melvin is up next. craig, take it away. >> good to see you. have a good weekend. good afternoon. craig melvin here at msnbc headquarters in new york. >>> slimeball. that is just part of president trump's attack on the former fbi director that he fired, james comey. what comey's new book reveals about his interactions with the president and the lasting impact it could have both men. >>> plus, raid revealed. the president's long-time personal attorney michael cohen's case back in court at this hour. cohen is asking the judge to block the feds from looking at the evidence that they seized. >>> and the striking statement teachers walking out of school in kentucky, the demands they are making at the state house right now, and what's behind yet another red state revolt? we will get to those stories in

that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports. and twitter twitter, @mitchellroberts. craig melvin has it all next right here on nbc. >> good afternoon, craig melvin, at msnbc headquarters in new york. "the new york times" now reports the fbi agents who raided the office of the president's personal lawyer were looking for records about payments to two women who claim they had affairs with president trump. also, bad timing, as president trump weighs how the military should react to the suspected chemical weapons attack in syria, his homeland security adviser tom bossert just resigned and sources tell nbc news that as of last night, he had no plans to step down. and capitol grill. facebook's mark zuckerberg will be testifying. we'll ask a

nbc's andrea mitchell covered the bushes for years. andrea, this is an emotional week for you. you've been talking about, thinking about barbara bush and her life for the last few days. tell us about the woman you knew. >> reporter: she was remarkable. and i think she has -- andy card, former chief of staff, of course, in the bush white house described her as the conscience of the family. and that conscience will live on. they will always have barbara bush in their hearts and in their minds telling them when they're wrong, telling them when they go astray and giving them political advice. nicolle wallace who worked with the bush white house, was communications director, has said that she was the savviest, the smartest political brain of all of the bushes. jon meacham has said that there wouldn't have been a president bush without barbara bush. and when you think back, stephanie, you know the world that she came from. she was from a -- a debutante in rye, new york. she meets this handsome young man in greenwich, connecticut at a dance. they fall in love. they are engaged within

. >> nbc's andrea mitchell is joining us now, live from houston.ily for many years. do we know anything more? i want to talk to you about mrs. bush's legacy, her wisdom she's imparted. but do we know anything more about her decision to end medical treatment? sounds like the bush family is being tight lipped about it. >> reporter: well, understandably. they did put out a statement to clarify that she's not going to go back into the hospital. she's had multiple hospital visits. she's been suffering and in failing health for quite some time. pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure. as we've all focused, understandably, on bush 41's struggles with parkinson's, as he's been in a wheelchair, she's the one in more severe crisis right now. she decided to be comfortable at home with her loved ones. it is a remarkably brave and understandable decision, a personal decision, of course. it's partly her interest which anyone who knows her would understand, to be close and caring about those around her. this is a much better place for her and for the presiden

to andrea mitchell we go next, our chief foreign affairs correspondent. andrea, let me start with you where we boldly went with rick stengel a few moments ago. that is it didn't take long. bolton's first week of work as national security adviser. the reports that surfaced today of a disagreement over what tonight should be, how big tonight should be. should tonight be the first strike of a long series of them? not the first time there's been tension generated by a national security adviser who has proximity to the president. >> reporter: indeed. and this is a national security adviser who, in fact, does not have a secretary of state to deal with right now. so there's an acting secretary. he's in peru with the vice president, pretty much babysitting the summit of the americas. there was a great deal of distress that the president was not there for that. the explanation was that he was watching syria. those close to the white house said he was really watching cable television and all of the reports about that raid on monday against his personal lawyer, so th

andrea mitchell, we'll be watching "andrea mitchell reports" at noon eastern on msnbc. >> thank you, thank you, happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> by the way, peter gammons -- we share happy birthday. >> today is peter's birthday? >> that's what he said, yeah. >> same age? >> yes and for those of you who don't know, peter gammons is a big red sox fan. >> you're lucky it's your birthday. >> and how about those mets? the amazing mets. >> 7-1. >> i knew the new york team was going to be great this year. >> you did. >> can we talk about patrick reid? >> no, we're going to talk about steve's charts as soon as we can get to them. also coming up, bob mueller's probe is targeting wealthy russian oligarchs including one former business partner of indicted trump campaign chairman paul manafort. we'll talk to the co-authors of the number one "new york times" best-seller russian roulette. and this programming note, tonight on "nbc nightly news," former attorney general loretta lynch speaks out to lester holt in an exclusive wide-ranging interview on her airplane meeting with president bill cl

by the way, allison, you should too, i called it out, andrea mitchell called it out. the head of the washington correspondent's association called it out. call it out. >> sure. >> will you call it out? >> matt, i ask the questions here. liz: okay, the argument is the president practices the politics or personal attack but by that logic why mimick something you condemn and criticize? >> well i think people need to account for their individual actions and here, it's clear that this comedian took shots that were uncalled for, that were unusually i think cruel and on obnoxious and why not hold this personal accountable. i don't see the point. liz: there was a joke about abortion it can't be repeated because it's so horrific, you heard the southwest airlines one , a woman passed away, they clearly jumped with this dinner and if you have it and it's a liberal president, if you have it and it's a conservative president it comes off as mean- spirited and the debate of having to pull it. what do you think ken? >> that's exactly right. i wasn't even there. when i saw the clip o

. >>> right now, our dear friend andrea mitchell. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the gambler tariffs against china upping the ante to another $100 billion on top of the $50 billion he had already threatened igniting a trade war but blaming his predecessors. >> we don't have a trade war. we've lost a trade war because for many years, whether it is clinton or the bushes or obama, all of our presidents before have for some reason it just got worse and worse. >>> targeting russia. the trump administration punishes putin's son if law and the oligarchs with the strongest sanctions yet against russia. >>> and pay for privacy? facebook admits its error in not sharing the full extent of the data breach. sa sheryl sandberg tells savannah guthrie on "today" --

right now, it's time to hand over to "andrea mitchell reports." >>> and right now on "andrea mitchellomey memos are promptly leaked with his conversations with the president and top white house aids. moments later, answering rachel maddow's questions in realtime. >> he told you that he had a personal conversation with president putin about hookers? >> yes. >> did you believe him or thinking he was speaking hyperbolically? >> didn't seem to be speaking hyp hyperbolically. >>> and rudy giuliani joining the trump team proving his loyalty another the convention. >> what i did for new york, donald trump will do for

andrea mitchell and democratic pollster cornell belcher. all right. i have to start with the president, russia and the larger atmosphere we're in right now. amy, it feels as if all of washington -- he's consumed by it. for obvious reasons, but is washington almost paralyzed now? >> yeah, it does feel that way. although let's be really clear i think. the moment that we saw the speaker of the house say that he was retiring, it was to me anned a mission that nothing is going -- an admission that nothing is going to get done. we're done doing anything pent for focus on the midterm elections. that has been really -- and i think that mcconnell is saying the same thing. so some of it is about russia, but a lot is the environment is so bad. we're not going to get anything done in here. let's go out and at least try to make our case on the campaign trail. >> except the president keeps bringing attention back to russia. >> he's not helping. >> a point i made before with short. >> exactly. james comey has been donald trump's best friend this week. i don't think

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. >> joining me for insight are chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell, the christian broadcasting network's david brody. amy walter, national editor of the cook political report and democratic pollster cornell belcher. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, the longest running show in television history. this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that it feels as if sometimes we're living in a tabloid presidency given the president was raised in a new york tabloid culture so we imagine our own tabloid headlines this week. the president charges that comey broke the law. he claims that the president told him vladimir putin said quote, we have some of the most beautiful hookers in the world. rudy giuliani is back. this time joining the president's legal team. a porn actress causes a spectacle at a court hearing involving the president's lawyer and fixer, michael cohen. it's revealed in that open courtroom that one of cohen's three clients is sean hannity fox news host. there's open debate if c

andrea mitchell, your thoughts at this moment. >> great sadness, great appreciation for all she did for the grace, for the courage, her loyalty to her family. for the way she chose to die because she went through this passage with tremendous faith. and also sending a message about individual choice. she did not want more treatment. she had been in and out of the hospital. any of us who know what it's been like to nurse your own parents or be with your own parents as they go through these stages now how complicated it is. so she made -- she made these choices for herself and her family supported her. her husband was with her as she was going into her final sleep. her children had been in and out of houston, neal bush was very emotion in an interview this morning and others in the family deeply ached. our own jenna bush hager expressed her thoughts about the woman that she called affectionately the enforcer the "today" show yesterday morning. they knew she had been very ill for a long time. although threw have been so much focus, of course, on the former president bush, he suffering from