could this be a little bit of a bridge as ari pointed out? the conversation is not over yet with north korea. >> we were talking about this earlier before the show started. ari and i apparently -- nancy pelosi has come out with a statement that was -- >> yeah. i have it on my phone. >> if you bring it up. i don't. but essentially the tenor and tone was i think childish. >> she said that kim jong-un must be having a giggle fest. >> giggle fest and a valentine. this letter was a valentine. that's not the way that you engage in a diplomatic discussion. that's not the way you're willing to given and come to the table for a national security issue, democrats and republicans. this is why we continue to losing a democrats. we're not engaging in a constructive manner. >> and i know she was recently asked about her age. but i want to point out that's what she points to in her statement. she says i have almost 25 years in intelligence longer than anyone that has been in the history of congress. never has there ever been something so disrespectful of co

it's a bunch of nonsense, ari.dent that the american people are going to see through this smoke screen that's being created. there's additional personal attacks coming against me and my client. i'm aware of those. they're doing everything in their power to distract away from the case and the facts and the circumstances surrounding this nda, the $130,000 payment, what the president knew and his subsequent lies about it. >> when you say "they" and you do have political detractors, we've covered that, but one of the individuals i'll put on the screen is a former legal business associate of yours with the allegations that millions of dollars went unpaid, that there was a settlement agreement and then you have this allegation that you've basically failed to pay part of your settlement. i mean is that individual an ally of donald trump or is that a person that you have some law firm-related business history with? >> ari, i'm not -- certainly i have some history with that individual. i'm not going to malign him on your sh

"the beat with ari melber" starts right now. ari, i know we're headed down to a texas courtroom i think in a few minutes. >> that's right. thank you, chuck. as you mentioned, we'll continue the covering of this horrific event. we also have reports later in the hour on some other stories. there's a new subpoena from robert mueller on one of robert stone's top aides and we'll also discuss gun control issues later in the hour. as you probably know by now, the top story tonight is one that no one wants to live through. it is happening again. it is another mass shooting. it is another school traumatized. it's families consoling each other. a community ripped apart. here are the facts at this hour, 6:00 p.m. on the east coast. a shooter opening fire today at a high school in santa fe, texas. that is a town near houston, texas. the shooter killing ten and injuring ten more people. the suspect is a 17-year-old student at the school. he has been apprehended by authorities. he is being held without bond on capital murder charges right now

>> i don't, ari. and frankly, when it comes to ongoing investigations i think congress should stay out. and so you know, mr. schiff is in what's called the gang of eight, and let's keep it compartmentalized that way. of course we have an oversight rule, once the investigation is over. but we really should be playing a very limited role right now as a special counsel. does his job, follows the evidence, and tells the american people who was responsible for what happened last presidential election. >> what does it look like if a congress does try to move forward with impeaching a d.o.j. official like mr. rosenstein? >> green lights. it looks like paul ryan and mitch mcconnell seem to have sanctioned this type of behavior. they have done nothing to shut down efforts like this. mitch mcconnell in fact is not allowing the bipartisan legislation that came out of the senate judiciary committee that would protect bob mueller to come to the floor. >> when people think back to for example the clinton impeachmen

there is also new drama surrounding becca's ex-fiance, arie. >> arie is saying that the breakup withou guys is edited. >> no, it was definitely unedited. i mean, let's be honest, i would not -- you know, if it edited, i would want the snot off my face. that was all real. >> arie told "gq" he feels betrayed by producers and claims he tried to leave, but producers pushed him into staying. >> just leave. >> it turns out the interview isn't sitting well with arie or his new fiance lauren, who is claiming that the journalist bullied her and crossed the line. the couple cut the interview short. >> we have to get to the bottom of this. >> it's important stuff. >> yeah. >> while becca is looking for a second chance at love, it seems katy perry and orlando bloom have found it. >> not even being in the middle of her world tour can keep katy from her man, and she took a quick jaunt over to london to prove that. ♪ >> matching motorcycle helmets, check. speeding off into the night after dinner, got it. now, that's how you do a quickie 24-hour hookup when you're katy and orlando. katy, who is in t

is arie trying to steal becca's thunder?what some believe, because arie and lauren, get this, announced their wedding date yesterday, right before becca's new season starts on monday. >> hmm. >> i know. >> very beinteresting. >> so, we got becca's reaction. >> i honestly don't care. >> yeah. >> yeah, doesn't bother me. i'm happy for them, good for them. and, you know, i'm just focused on me and my journey and i do wish them the best, though. >> it's been just four months since arie ended their engagement, but the 28-year-old is clearly over the drama. she's even been in touch with the couple and now she has a new man in her life. you're engaged. >> i am. >> and look how she lit up. you're going to marry this guy? >> i better. he better marry me. >> 28 guys. do you fall in love with more than one person? >> i did fall for two guys at the end, yes. >> becca won't reveal if she said "i love you" to more than one man, but she did admit she has more of an understanding of what arie went through. >> until you're in this position,

"the beat with ari melber" starts right now. is it ari or air-y. >> some people say air-y. if you're using the name at all -- >> i hear it ari. did you hear air-y? >> it's a post-modern world, is what it is. thank you, chuck todd. we begin with breaking news about donald trump allegedly lying to federal authorities about how he paid off stormy daniels. her lawyer were michael avenatti, is my special guest tonight. and tonight i'll ask him about some of the questions growing out of a break in a story. we're also reporting out details from another revelation later tonight on the show. this is the first time that donald trump jr.'s russia t testimony has been released. meanwhile, bob mueller has a new subpoena out. word of that hitting tonight. it hit an operative that worked for trump adviser, roger stone. that would be enough news, but there's actually more. "the new york times" with a huge story out right now with on how the russia probe began, why the fbi named it after a rolling stone lyric, and how they were helped by a potential informant with links deep inside the trum

>> thanks, ari. a lot of people are pointing out that it too soon to write this off as not bribery, not a scheme to defraud. we need more facts. we're filing foia requests across the government to find out what kind of access michael cohen was able to get his clients. d.o.d., we know that the korean aerospace company is trying to get a contract there. novartis, their stocks are skyrocketing today because donald trump backed off his pledge to go after drug pricing. everywhere that michael cohen's clients were interested, they seem to be winning. we're going to pull out the documents that show meetings with public officials and these companies. we already found one by accident. we sued for the fcc chairman's calendar last year and we decided to check it today. one month after michael cohen was hired, the ceo of at&t and the gentleman who was fired today met with fcc chairman in barcelona for a private dinner. that's pretty good access. >> so what does that mean? >> when you're trying to prosecute one o

>> it's a good way to put that ari. the white house obviously was scrambling today to try to sort of counter the democratic requests for a meeting of the gang of eight, chuck schumer and nancy pelosi sent a letter to that effect and they were beside themselves that this kind of meeting would go on without the bipartisan leadership of the intelligence committees in congress and the leadership of both political parties in both houses of congress. what you have now is two separate meetings one where all the good stuff is going to be talked about between the members of congress who are trying to get information that they might then share with the white house from a justice department that, you know, is generally left alone by white houses during its investigations, particularly investigations of said white houses. i did a story earlier this week about president trump now launching an investigation of the investigators. i talked to john dean, who was the white house counsel during the nixon years and he said this all has ech

i gotta go, i gotta send it over to ari melber. ari, i gotta check my phone. >> we're all addicted. i started my 5:00 hour watching the top of your show, as we so often do. and i do your headline banner, "mo mueller, mo problems." i gotta say i love that. >> my staff always said, that's one ari will like. >> do they? >> when there's hip-hop references, that's all for ari. >> and biggie said "federal agents mad because i'm flagrant, tap my phone in the basement." there's a lot of law enforcement issues in that song. >> i hear that's what michael cohen is listening to now. >> could be. >>> we begin with new heat tonight on the man chuck just mentioned, trump lawyer michael cohen. he sits in the bulls eye of two different scandals, the mueller probe and the payments to remember tstormy daniels. her lawyer kicking off the day with a tease of more to come, prodded on the set of "morning joe" where i was also at the table. >> there's at least two that i think are on solid ground. as the evidence rolls out over the coming months, disclosures are going to be made that my client was not alon

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>> you know, no person is above the law, ari. this investigation like any investigation investigators are allowed to investigate crimes in plain view. if they go into a house and see drugs, they don't have to seize the drugs. i think bob mueller appropriately referred some of these investigations to the southern district of new york, but there may be other issues particularly campaign finance issues reeling to the president that will fall under his purview. it may ultimately come to the house judiciary committee where i sit. i hope we are able to conduct thorough investigations. ones that republicans are fought willing to do right now so we can tell the american people whether this president is acting outside the rule of law and assure the american people we would make sure he would be held accountable. >> i think you mean with the mid-terms. you closed this out with a plain view exception reference to fourth seizure laws. >> i hope i get credit for that. >> we don't do cle credit here. thankfully, we're past. that that's a refer

bob mueller is very, very good, ari, at following the money. think that's what they have been doing for months and months and months. >> ken? >> yeah, i think the point you are raising about all of those millions of dollars funneled to a friend of the first lady is important though because it shows that there is a question about whether the money went. if there were improper donations -- >> a question? i mean, look, man. >> you are right. it's not a question where it went but a question whether that was appropriate. if in fact some of these donations were made for maligned purposes to influence, you know, this just didn't go to buy ribbons and confetti here. this -- i think that's a really important issue. >> and it looks like the potential -- i'll say it because i appreciate how careful you are being. i try to be careful but on this one it looks like the question of the potential defrauding of this spit that relates to the kick off of the new administration a quausy governmental entity. listen to rachel maddow. >> the mystery that remains from

i wish he wouldn't do it, ari. what james comey is saying is right, which is that facts matter and donald trump is trying to torch all of the facts in this case. and speaker ryan, to allow this to continue, is an accomplice himself. you know, democracy, ari, is not a building, it's not the dome behind me. it's an idea. it's an idea you can work hard and become anything. it's an idea that you can have a rule of law. and it is under assault right now from two fronts. the russians who have attacked us and continue to attack us. and donald trump and his fixers in congress. and we're at a crossroads right now. are we going to stand up and say, we don't do this here, or let it be chipped away at until nothing is left and we now look like the country that attacked us in 2016. >> do you know paul ryan seems to have such a hard time dealing with this when he's not running for re-election? what's holding him back? >> i don't know. it's the most disappointed part of this. i never count on mitch mcconnell, whose wife also work

>> i think both, ari. i think certainly we've had a lot of luck in this case. >> you think you've been lucky? >> there's no question we've been lucky. and if anybody in our position claimed otherwise, they'd be egotistical and completely out of touch, in my view. so i think we've been very lucky. i also think we've created a lot of our luck by way of our strategy and being out there if the media. a lot of people have criticized me for how often i appeared on television and how active i've been in the media. it's working. it's been -- >> maybe they're criticizing you because they're jealous? >> maybe that. or maybe because they're nervous and scared and they're concerned about what's going to happen with this president. ari, i'm going to tell you. they should be very concerned about what's going to happen with this president because this situation has digressed for the other side considerably over the last few weeks. and what we have witnessed in the last four to five days was their effort to try to get out

i've never seen anything like it, ari.he deepest form of corruption and shutting down of law enforcement agencies and scott pruitt is doing the same thing. >> which is saying something from you, given the many battles you've waged over your careers in different venues. the courts, public campaigns, electoral politics as well. what do you think are the key tools as well, if you see congress as enabling trump? is this really a time where it's only prosecutors and the law that can happen? what should people be focused on? >> several things. first of all, there's serial impeachment candidates and republicans control congress, but they are flouting the law by subverting them, not shutting down enforcement, harassing civil service investigators and raising money from the crooks they're supposed to be prosecuting and putting in jail. now, there are certain boundaries that will be exceeded. and scott pruitt is doing that. he's misspending money. he's been caught. he's got 11 investigations. so personal, he may be driven out ahead

>> it is so hard to say, ari.t's definitely an express authorization to expand the jurisdiction of the investigation. no question about that. but keep in mind, and i'm very cautious about this, we do know that rosenstein apparently went to the white house and told the president that hey, you're not a, quote, target of the investigation. so certainly if that changes, that's where you're going to see the earthquake, seismic shift in the investigation. >> a veritable san andreas fault line there. thank you both. >> thank you. >>> coming up, developing story about china. the trump organization and top democrats saying this is proof trump is violating the constitution. we have a debate when we are back in 60 seconds. oh, sorry i'm late, sir. when you said you were at the doctor, but your shirt says you were at a steakhouse... that's when you know it's half-washed. add downy odor protect with 24-hour odor protection. downy and it's done. advil liqui-gels minis. breakthrough in pain relief. a mighty small pill with conce

has lived in berlin for more than ten years his music is known worldwide ben-ari first came to. germany to study while i was a student in frankfurt there were perhaps. ten israelis and five foot altogether i think i've known any single israeli person if i'm for it. coming back to germany after some years in in the states around two thousand and ten it's a whole different situation all of a sudden there are thousands of israelis here and twenty fourteen ben-ari gave a solo performance with the berlin philharmonic conducted by sir simon craft. but he maintains close ties to israel and he's concerned about the middle east conflict conflicts are meant to be resolved and i and hopeful and i'm being an optimist because i sittin in berlin where it's been probably the most horrendous places on earth for jews seventy or eighty years ago and i sit here and this city's prosperous. i think festival presents partnerships between israeli and german artists. since twenty fifteen all heart has organized an annual festival that showcases israeli art and artists this year's festival will be held

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. >> that's exactly right, ari. president trump said today he would override his lawyers if he deemed bob mueller would be fair. well, this is the same president who has called bob mueller and his team of prosecutors he has labeled them a whit hunt, he has called them angry democrats, he has said they are out to get him. i think the odds of president trump coming out and openly

let's look into this with ari fleisher. let's start with you, ari. avenatti is pretty much a co-host of various other shows all day long. i don't know how he does any legal research or memos or work. he's always on television. he says that's the way he gets tips and he gets info because people see him and then they him. we have legal issues because he received this banking information from michael cohn. on this issue of payment and who pays him, do you boy he's crowd funding his fees? i know what lawyers cost and they are experiencive. >> i think it is possible. he'sss also looking at this as a big pay day. he's getting this publicity. when he says he's not paid by big, rich people, that's what he says. either he's lying or telling the truth. i don't think he has reason toul lie about who is paying him. what bothers me is that he comes across as a political operative. his client already received $130,000, she spilled the beans. i don't legally understand what other issues she has that he represents her for. he just seems to have a vendetta for presid

to now the beat with ari melber starts now. >> good evening. we begin with breaking news. rudy guiliani goes under the bus and exposes how concerned donald trump is about the stormy daniels payment. trump on stage in dallas at this nra convention, he didn't mention rudy guiliani or stormy daniels, but as he was going on stage rudy in full damage control mode with a correction from his bombshell revelation that after all this trump actually did pay stormy daniels by repaying michael cohen $130,000. here is the quote, there is no campaign violation. he argues the payment would have been done in any event whether trump was a candidate or not. but his own boss undercutting him hours earlier saying he didn't have the facts straight. >> rudy is a great guy but he just started a day ago. he's going to be issuing a statement, too, but he is a great guy. he knows it's a witch hunt. that's what he knows. he has seen a lot of them. he started yesterday. he will get his facts straight. he's a great guy. >> guiliani's statements also trying to clarify the timing of the stormy daniels p

it's only been two months since ari turned her life upside down after an elaborate proposal, ari choosingup with her in front of millions. >> i can't imagine my life without you. oh, my god. >> reporter: but becca has moved on and forgiven ari. >> now looking back, as weird as it sounds, i can only thank him. he followed his heart and it allowed me to go on this new journey to find the person who's a better fit for me. >> reporter: and also sharing being on the other side of the road has given her new perspective. >> there's really no rule book for being in this position. you have to go your own way and follow your heart. but i definitely do feel now more how he struggled. >> reporter: though her fiance is still a mystery, one thing we know is that becca is not a bachelorette anymore. >> he's so special. >> the premiere is memorial day. predictions? >> are you set? >> we are. ready for another season. excitement. that i predict. drama. we'll see what happens. there's some dude that shows up in a chicken suit. >> huh. >> 28 men are involved in this whole thing. i was doing research, two gu

one guy brought a cutout of ari. >> that's like really freaking me out right now. >> one guy got there in a chicken suit. >> like i'm not here to ruffle feathers. >> this guy's got to go. time for the longest cocktail party of the season. the drinks were flowing. >> boy, that was quick. >> just came out of nowhere, i'm like, did he pop up from the floor, this guy? >> here we go. >> my heart's open, and i'm looking for the one. >> somebody better cut this guy off. everybody trying to make a good impression on becca. no way. >> i know someone who may not be here for the right reasons. >> oh, dear. >> he's trying to revamp his marketing company. and my question is, do you think i should talk to him about it? >> look at this. >> by no means am i here for the wrong reason. >> there's always one. always important on the first night. the first impression rose. >> since he pulled up in that mini van, i was smitten by him. so weird to admit. >> first kiss, first kiss. the kiss count stops at one. rose ceremony time. >> david. >> she wants that guy around? >> david, will you accept this rose? >>

ari fleischer, that's a little bit creative. what do you make of that ari? no idea. i have never watched her show. i didn't watch the old one, didn't watch the new one. the only thing i can tell you as a conservative, i'm loathe to tell the private sector who to fire or hire. that one person that said that she was glad that barbara bush died. it's not our place to tell the private sector if they should fire her or not. abc had made their decision. what she tweeted was reprehensible. private employee, between her and her business. >> neil: you're right on that free market perspective. let the market decide. already you're going to see a lot of people are saying, a conservative icon praised by a conservative president that wrapped himself around the success of the show, even though it was not endorsing the show itself, many to which we would attach the racist label. that's where i think this might go, ari. that would be a huge mistake. >> i never liked the culture wars on the ricochet shots. if somebody goes after trump because of this, it's a ricochet shot. s

. >> you're worse than arie, dude. >> this is a lot harder than i thought it would be. >> oh, my. >>eone out there will find true love. >> you're not sarcastic at all. >>> speaking of arie, he and his fiance, lauren, the one after becca, announced today they'll say i do on the north shore of maw we on january 12th of next year. are they going the make it? >> standard answer here. >>> still ahead -- >> now we're worried about being hacked. >> they tell all about group texts. so private they have had to be dele deleted. >> i would pick both of them. >>> and how does julianne hough want to celebrate her one-year anniversary? her hubby better think big. >> what are we doing? what are we doing? >>> closed captioning provided by -- ♪ >>> the beauty brigade from "ocean's 8" surprised fans at a screening in manhattan last night. nischelle turner is joining us from new york. she saw all the glamour up close. how were the girls? >> the ladies were fierce with the fashions. this crew's chemistry is off the charts. when i sat down with the cast, it was clear. they came to play. and in cate blanc

>> ari: the whole direction of the press has been blaming donald trump for everything. when nbc hears about something like this, they haven't explained how and why they got it wrong. they run with it and, cnn, msnbc and cbs have never explained how they put a story on the air saying multiple sources read a memo saying that donald trump jr. had advanced notice of the wikileaks. now they have to retract that because a person reading the memo got a date wrong and the notice was after the wikileaks was aired. but they never explain how they possibly all could have had multiple sources getting that story wrong because this threshold is so low for anti-trump stories. and it's hurting journalism, it's one of the reasons america splitting into two, frankly. you have those who don't believe the press and others who hate donald trump. it's not healthy for the countries who have the press get it wrong. >> laura: and by the way, the attorney for stormy daniels was invited on the show but he declined. he was also out there saying, this is a fact. i noticed they are treating him like

. >> becca's clearly ready to move on after arie.u her new "bachelorette" promo, filled with plenty of attitude. we know the show is almost near the end of production. and we hear becca's made some real love connections. >> are you falling? >> i think she definitely simple thizs with arie now. i don't know that she'll go down the same road with him. i think she understands how that can happen. >> a good group? >> it's a good group of guys. a good group of dudes. i am generally harsh. this a good group. i hope she's going the find love. >> the biggest fear going into this? >> biggest fear is, i mean, kind of what happened? falling for somebody and ready to spend my life with somebody and have them -- not be ready or to be like, e don't know if you're the one for me. >> only "e.t." online's lauren zima was with becca as she shot her first photos as "the bachelorette." and she told us she'll be handling things very differently from her ex. >> i think i'm very blunt and honest. i'm a little more peppy. at the end of the day i'll make the

i think the people, ari, the see-through someone like avenatti. they see through them and he already said he wants a cable show. he wants -- he will entertain offers to get his own cable show. he will probably get one. thanks so much, both of you. some republicans are trying to pull an end run around the president's plan to secure the border. we are going to get the inside scoop from congressman dave brat who's on it next. very gentle on the denture itself. polident's 4 in 1 cleaning system consists of 4 powerful ingredients that work together to deep clean your denture in hard to reach places. it kills 99.99% of odor causing bacteria and it helps to remove stains. polident should be the first choice of every person that wears a denture, to clean their denture. >> laura: a few more liberal republicans are pushing a bill in the house to legalize b12 and protect the so-called dreamers from deportation. house speaker paul ryan dismiss the measure as a show pony and said he wants to build a president can sign. the bill is also at odds with how conserv

let's start with you, ari. did you go to the dinner? you probably didn't go.e been to enough of those. >> i haven't been to one of those -- i'm happy to report. >> laura: what was your reaction when you first started seeing the clips role in? >> frankly, laura, until i saw it on your show, i had no idea how vulgar it was really was. i hate seeing a lot of the excerpts, things that were said about kellyanne, things that were said about sarah how could could -- but i did not know how bad it was. a real problem here is the prices killing themselves. they just don't get it. they are an industry in decline and they are in decline because half of america, the conservative half, does not trust them. events like this just make it worse and the press still doesn't understand how bad last night was. when you hear juan williams defended, when you hear one of the most reasonable liberals defended, as you pointed out, laura, scan the crowd, the laughter, the press doesn't get it. >> laura: lee, i want to go to you. you are my old executive producer and radio and partner in

it's a beautiful thing. >> she leaves me speechless, ari.talk about the structural deficiencies of a justice system that leaves 95 women vulnerable prey to an animal like harvey weinstein? >> well, we are in new york state where the top law enforcement official in this state, a man roughly a contemporary in age of harvey weinstein, the attorney general eric schneiderman, was ousted when it was credibly reported and alleged that he had domestic abuse violations. if you are a woman in the system and you look at it, and you think that being victimized once is bad enough, but reporting will lead to professional, personal, public or legal ramifications that are worse, then of course you're stuck in a terrible harrowing bind which is what we hear when we report on this and we listen to these stories. so, that is possibly starting to change, which is significant, but look what it took. it took "the new york times" doing an incredible investigative piece. it took someone who in harvey weinstein, although had a lot of power, became a figure because o

i gotta go, i gotta send it over to ari melber. ari, i gotta check my phone. >> we're all addicted.o. and i do your headline banner, "mo mueller, mo problems." i gotta say i love that. >> my staff always said, that's one ari will like. >> do they? >> when there's hip-hop references, that's all for ari. >> and biggie said "federal agents mad because i'm flagrant, tap my phone in the basement." there's a lot of law enforcement issues in that song. >> i hear that's what michael cohen is listening to now. >> could be. >>> we begin with new heat tonight on the man chu

ari melber, up early for us on a big news day. noelle lompur. and my old friend, mr. o'brien, executive editor of america first. do you believe he will tell giuliani what he's planning to do with the investigation? i'm watching this and giuliani -- it doesn't seem to make sense to me, especially given all the things giuliani's had to clarify and walk back from in the last two weeks. >> obviously giuliani's credibility is at stake here. and it's been criticized in the past because he's been inconsistent in various tv interviews. it is highly unlikely mueller showed his hand and said we will into the indict you. unless there is some reason to say that to try to induce an interview, but trump might say why should i go to the interview if i can't be indicted. on the other hand, trump may say, i have nothing to lose, i might as well go to the interview, and even if i'm charged with perjury or potential perjury, i can't be indicted. it's unclear if mueller really said this. certainly unclear whether an assistant of mueller said this. because it doesn't sound like something

ari fleischer, the former press spokesman for george w. bush. thank you. >> thank you. >> julie: breaking news from capitol hill. house intel members issuing a subpoena for records on the fbi's trump investigation. they had a deadline. it was yesterday. they missed it. congressman louis gohmert joins us live. hundreds forced out of their homes as lava flows into residential neighborhoods. >> since it's right there behind our house, we could hear the lava exploding. hello, aloe. kelp is on the way! with herbal essences bio:renew made with active antioxidants that work from the inside out... to help animate lifeless hair. let life in with herbal essences bio:renew. mitzi: psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? watch me. ( ♪ ) mike: i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ( ♪ ) joni: think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please. real people with active psoriatic arthritis are changing the way they fight it. they're moving forward with cosentyx. it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help pe

ari. >> that sounds like where this is heading. doesn't it?be a constitutional crisis over the powers of the presidency. not crisis but argument over the powers of the presidency and special counsel. i suspect the courts rule in favor of the president ultimately. the fundamental question i never thought there was collusion. i've always argued against it. there is no evidence of it. having said that the only person who can declare this dead is bob mueller. i would oppose any end run around mueller to have sessions stepped in. let mueller end this where it needs to be ended which in my expectation will be an exoneration of the president of the united states. and that's why trump is a tough spot, though. if he sits down with mueller for an interview mueller could get him on a perjury rap if he makes a mistake. the politics won't look good if he doesn't sit down. it will be messy. >> bill: you think the court would rule in his favor if this were to go to the supreme court. >> yeah. i'm not a lawyer but what i do believe here, bill. this gets to th

>> reporter: ari, this is one of those massive fissures that have broken up.ning the power this has. it has torn up and down the area behind me. we're a safe distance away. we can feel its heat and power. this fissure is worrisome because it's closing in on a geothermal plant not far away from here and the reason so much property and homes have been destroyed. the number is 40. the extent of the damage is unclear. there's no way some of the officials can assess some of the lava fields. they're too dangerous. screologies say what's happening behind me, there's no timetable when it will stop. the threat it's imposing will likely continue for quite some time. >> briefly, the measures people are taking to stay safe? >> reporter: 2000 people have evacuated, many more hunkered down in homes with masks. it's a dangerous situation because these fissures can break out anywhere. when they do, they are explosionive. >> extraordinary. miguel, thank you for your reporting. stay safe. here on the beat," we will be right back. and packages. and it's also a story about people

. >> good evening, ari. maybe we should try that. maybe we should double-team when we want something. i leave the room, you do the big ask for me. >> i'll ask for anything you need around here. >> we'll have a meeting later, ari. thanks, ari. >> thank you. >> well, rudy giuliani tried his hand at public defender of michael cohen when he was trying to defend michael cohen's $130,000 payment to stormy daniels but rudy giuliani is nowhere to be seen or heard trying to defend michael cohen's financial arrangements for the money that was paid to michael cohen by giant corporate interests trying to buy access to the president of the united states. rudy giuliani was willing to say anything when it came to defending michael cohen for what michael cohen said was using his own money to pay off stormy daniels to buy her silence about her sexual relationship with donald trump. rudy giuliani said it's the kind of thing he did all the time for his clients. >> that was money that was paid by -- by his lawyer, the way i would do out of his law firm