andrew johnson. we've never seen anything like this. >> they were just reminding me -- and we'll get to it, yes, i hear you agreeing with chris that in addition to other sports teams, other people may not show up. let's play the gronk moment in case you missed it. take a look. >> we'll see what pans out in the negotiation. there's an opportunity -- >> can i just -- >> you need some help? >> i think i got this, but thank you. maybe. >> thanks, man. see you in a minute. hold on one second. all right. that was cool. real quick, how do you follow that? >> rob gronkowski, that's a big boy, offering help. >> i have breaking news. it's not confirmed that rob gronkowski has been asked to join the national security council. that's a joke. >> they do have some jobs opened. thank you all so much. new england patriots at the white house. let's move on and talk about the president himself, he's patting himself on the back for the race in georgia where the democrat fell short of winning outright. so will the repub

not liyndon johnson, andrew johnson. goes back to the 1860s and never have we seen five athletes, for specifically political reasons, not go to the white house. >> especially since they know the fellow who signs their check is a fan of the president, robert craft, a known trump supporter. before i let you go, i do want to turn to another former patriot, aaron hernandez. he, of course, was serve a light sentence for a 2013 murder. news broke today that he was found dead in his prison cell. a lot of folks who don't follow sports that closely probably don't necessarily appreciate there was a time not long ago in pro football when there were very few names bigger than aaron hernandez'. >> yeah. this is stunning for a couple reasons. first of all, that it's happening today, the timing of it, the day the patriots visit the white house. secondly, it happens days after aaron hernandez beat a rap on another charge for double homicide. the third is that his lawyer is coming forward saying there were no indications of this and he s

andrew: boris johnson said, i am not going to go anymore.are going to talk about this in the g7, come up with an agreement. tillerson will take that to moscow and represent us. in the past has met with secretaries of state. -- putin has met with secretaries of state. tillerson will at least meet with lavrov. the fact that we have not seen anything in these 60 hours since might give hope that we might see a de-escalation at least between russia and the u.s. tracy: hold that thought. we are going to discuss this with a professor at the middle east institute at the university of singapore. thank you for joining us today. the first thing i need to ask will be along the lines of -- do these missile strikes change the situation in syria? >> hello tracy. nice to be on here with you. i don't think the u.s. airstrikes changed the situation on ground, although the risk of escalation has heightened. i don't think any side wants to escalate. syriansy the russians, will not want to escalate. simply because they are sitting pretty. they have the advantage

andrew large crowds. a lot of people talk about boris johnson as large crowds.out borisjohnson as the conservative who can reach parts of the country that others can't. as we saw today his use of language can be controversial. there will be an issue of leadership here. the conservatives wants there to be one. they point out people are of course choosing the next prime minister. they will have to decide too how much they go for mr corbyn and whether, actually, by going in on a personal way for him it could end up backfiring. news that the ukip leader has confirmed he will stand for parliament? there was speculation about whether he would oi’ speculation about whether he would or wouldn't stand to be an mp this time round. he won't say yet which seat he is going for. he said he will be a seat where we think we can give it a good go. he did stand in the stoke by—election. it didn't go well. he came second, labour held on and thes conservatives running him close. the key areas have been the east of england. unlikely to stand there, maybe the north—east, the midlands

you've got a bipartisan coalition in congress with senator ron johnson, senator tami baldwin, paul ryan. you've got scott walker, you've got andrew signing onto letters and criticizing the canadian government. you're seeing a pushback by democrats and republicans in terms of these policies that canadian provinces are applying to dairy products that are being brought into canada. and so i think that actually, in this one instance, there may be some bipartisanship in washington to push back. >> absolutely. joe, the other topic of the day is donald trump nominating another ambassador. this time it is scott brown. he's going to be the ambassador to new zealand. take a look at what the local paper of new zealand is saying. "man tipped for u.s. ambassador role in new zealand a former nude model who supports wateoardi waterboarding. e we being mocked, joe? >> come on, katy, he's a handsome man. they give them away to their friends. scott brown is a capable guy. there is a lot of sundown in new zealand. i think he'll look good down there. >> doug, all joking aside, is scott brown right for this job? >> look, we know that president trump

andrew. grand slam, up 4-2. watch this bounces off the top of the wall for a double. 4-3 and they put it awa in the sev seventh. two-run shot. 6-3 johnson. hosted by the dbacks tomorrow. >> phil mickelson houston open final two before the masters. he's two over and well back. ricky fowler back. birdie's five of the first nine. then straight again on the back nine. the lead at modest 15, but he bogeyed 17, doubled 18 to fall back. had a one under 71 today. birdie here on 17 kept him in the lead. >>> we'll have more for the final four over on abc 7 and kyle shanahan talks quarterbacks and we could have had oregon and -- >> tonight on abc 7 news at 11:00, a new lead on the girl that went missing over a year ago. >> and also don't count these girls outs. a girl's hockey team gets ready for a state championship tomorrow against an all boys team. >> google has announced a plan to put a data center on mars. our videos and other data will be safe at google's extraterrestrial crowd region. however, google is known for pulling pranks on april fool's day and this is one of several from the company. >> that's it for abc 7 news at 9:00. our next new

andrew marr. he basically said that boris is behaving like a mini me to the americans and ended up looking quite daft. boris johnsonment for not going ahead with the visit? the american secretary of state is going on wednesday. the idea that he cannot be trusted because he might pursue his own line have an independent thought or cross over what the americans are going to say, just makes them look like some sort of mini me to the united states of america and that is not the position that any foreign secretary would wa nt that any foreign secretary would want to be in. if the mail on sunday repeats the russian line that the british foreign secretary is a puppet. british foreign secretary is a puppet, then you know you are in trouble and i would have thought borisjohnson looks in deep political trouble this morning. the foreign office of course deny that boris johnson was told not to go and what we understand is that he is currently talking to countries in the g seven, they will be meeting on tuesday in italy and he is trying to get them to come up with a coordinated response that they can put to russia. thank you. re

johnson. we will return to put the house of commons. interesting discussion on the process of the general election campaign. with me now is the conservative mp andrew may, this is the brexit general election. it is about both issues. it demonstrates that german carbon doesn't have a lot to say on this. half of labour are running scared. especially in the north of england, where they are hopelessly out of touch. quite rightly, they will want to focus on that. we have a lot to say about domestic issues. whatever the terms of the election, we have a very strong agenda to go into it with. you have concerns that the remain campaign, there are still remainers out there, that might want to protest at the ballot box one way or another. article 50 is irreversible. the decision has been taken. the question now for the british people is who will get as the best deal. theresa may, we have set out a clear plan about wanting a close relationship with europe but one that gives as control of foreign laws, money and immigration, or do we wa nt laws, money and immigration, or do we wantjeremy corbyn? that choice, especially for labour fortress, will come down on the

johnson will also be there. that is sending a clear message that they are looking for a change in policy. isid: andrewing out? we are following the u.s. security council meeting after an emergency meeting last week. help out in the middle east? how are the strikes playing out? andrew: in the middle east, most of the gcc countries have been backing the armed rebels fighting president assad so they welcome this. turkey welcomed this. turkey wanted to see more come from it. the russia with visit -- obviously, harsh words but at least they have words, at least it is some clarity, we have seen that these strikes won't really change the balance of power in syria. but it did send a strong message. so rex tillerson will meet with vladimir putin to see what comes out of this. francine: what is your take on the strikes? is trump more predictable than we thought? or does the am predictability serve him well in dealing with china? is this something that rupert harrison firmly believes. if he is unpredictable and people are on the guessing game. kevin: i remember on the campaign trail went candidate trump would sa

andrew wood is a former uk ambassador to russia, hejoins us from our london newsroom. good morning. thank you forjoining us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. first of all, your opinion of the boris johnson'sntoa try and get some common approach. to go into a meeting for which you would have no expectation of any adequate russian response or indeed anything other than disagreement to achieve, so i think it is probably better. from a diplomatic point of view, borisjohnson's better. from a diplomatic point of view, boris johnson's decision better. from a diplomatic point of view, borisjohnson's decision not to go was the right one? yes. ok, rex tillerson will now go, and russia has said the uk is no longer releva nt russia has said the uk is no longer relevant in these kinds of discussions. is that the case? that is not the case, but that is precisely what they would say. russia is predictable. first of all, it was not the syrian forces that did something, it was some sort of rebel activity. and then, the americans arejust rebel activity. and then, the americans are just being aggressive, they are entirely innocent, and so on, that is what russia says. how do you find a way in with the russi