i'm ayman mohyeldin. along side yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. former trump strategist steve bannon is pledging loyalty to administration after days of condemnation and patrons for harshly critical remarks published in a book. refrained commented which he originally called treasonous and unpatriotic. stating donald trump jr. as patriot and good man. comments were aimed at pal manafort with experience and knowledge of how the russians operation. he should have known their duplicitous, kuning and n cunni friends. i regret that my delay in responding to inaccurate reporting regarding don jr. has diverted attention from the president's historical accomplishments in first year as presidency. this as steven miller denounced former colleague. watch this. >> it's tragic and unfortunate that steve would make these grow task comments so out of touch with reality and affable so v vindicti vindictive. whole white house staff is upset about the comments. reads like an angry vindictive person spouting off to highly unicredited author. all these so call geniuse

i'm ayman mohyeldin. alongside yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf is back. after a shocking view, the trump administration spilled out in pages of a new book late last night. lawyer for trump and campaign sent a cease and desist letter to former white house strategist steve bannon. accuses him of breaching agreement with the campaign by communicating with author michael wolf about trump and his family. disclosing confidential information. and quote, making disparaging and in some cases outright defamatory statements to wolf. trump attorney, charles said that bannon's actions give rise to numerous legal glams. legal action is imminent. now the trump campaign has threatened legal action without following through multiple times before. including against the "new york times" and october 2016 against women accusing trump of sexual assault. bannon has not responded to the midnight developments. >>> trying to quell further leaks cracking down on staff. siting multiple aides. staffers have been told they cannot use personal cell phones anymore. told this earlier in

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian.nd president trump and kim jong-un's schoolyard war of words continues to plunge over new depths with the two bickering, believe it or not, over the size of their nuclear buttons on their desks. despite kim jong-un has tweeted that the nuclear button is on his desk of all times. will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that i too have a nuclear button and it is much bigger and more powerful than one of his. >> sanctions other pressures are beginning to have a big impact on north korea. soldiers are dangerously fleeing to south korea. rocket man wants to talk to south korea for the first time. perhaps that is good news, perhaps not. we will see. and confirming to nbc news that north korea has reopened the border and retains contact. that after high-level talks in panmunjom next tuesday to discuss the olympics. so far, pyongyang has not responded to that offer. however, nikki haley addressed the administration's view of possible discussions yesterday at th

good morning, everyone, it's wednesday, january 10th, i'm ayman mohyeldin with yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. california was reeling from a record-setting wildfire and now the area is being hit once again with heavy rain and mudslides. authorities say 13 people have died after flash flooding sent mud and boulders sliding through neighborhoods. cruise have been sliding through mud, making multiple rescues including this 14-year-old girl, rescue workers looked for her for six hours to dig her out of the mug. her home had been reduced to a pile of rubble. >> to be able to have her come out safely and as unscathed as she was, it's pretty phenomenal, and it was -- it was also amazing that it was just -- it was so hard to hear her. you know, we could have very easily taken two more steps and wouldn't be able to hear her at all. >> joining us from montecito, california, gadi schwartz. videos of images coming out of there, unbelievable to see and see that girl pulled out as that guy said and so unscathed from it. what are you seeing on the ground there, gadi? >> reporter: yeah, such a

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i'm yasmin vossoughian and alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. bottom of the hour.art with the top stories. "new york times" reported multiple alleged episodes that special counsel bob mueller is examining on whether or not president trump obstructed justice in the investigation of russian metaling in the 2016 election. the accounts of the episodes are based on documents reviewed by the times as well as interviews with white house officials and others briefed on the investigation. and according to the report, mueller has a piece of evidence that comes from deep inside the trump white house. the special counsel has received handwritten notes from trump's former chief of staff reince priebus showing that trump talked to priebus about how he had called then fbi director comey to urge him to say publically he was not under investigation. the white house has declined to comment on the report. said it is cooperating with the mueller probe. >>> the new book about the trump white house, you may have heard of it. called "fire and fury," nbc news has not independently confirm

i'm ayman mohyeldin in tonight for ari. "hardball" starts right now. >>> new year, same president.y "hardball." >>> and good evening. i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. he is on vacation this week, and he will be back next week. we begin tonight with a new calendar year, but the same president. 20128 beginning for donald trump and his presidency just as 2017 ended. a combative president, going after the press, going after his opponents, his enemies, going after his defeated opponent from the 2016 election, and of course continuing his attacks on the justice system and what he

i'm ayman mohyeldin. alongside yasmin vossoughian. we begin with what appears to be a major breakthrough in diplomacy between north korea. developments are moving fast. on new year's day, kim jong-un suggested talks to possibly send a delegation to the winter olympics in south korea and this morning, the south responded with a proposed date exactly one week from today. now that country's unification minister wants to meet january 9 at shared border village located in the joint security area. this would be the first formal talks between north and south career since december of 2015. south korean president moon jae-in favors dialogue with the north and could be a step to easing nuclear tension. suggested delaying joint military exercises with the united states until after the winter games. that is only part of the reason why the move could drive a wedge between washington and seoul. while kim struck a conciliatory tone with the south, blustery rhetoric against the united states remained. warning america his nuclear weapons can reach the

that does it for us, i'm yasmin vossoughian, alongside ayman mohyeldin and liouis bergdorf. >> this administrationa. >> i believe the time has come to bring that investigation and the other investigations of this matter to an end. one year of watergate is enough. >> the era of big government is over. >> states like these and their terrorist allies constitute an axis of evil. >> the supreme court reversed a century of law that i believe will open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections. >> and tonight, president trump delivers his first state of the union address. amid growing questions about his conduct during the campaign and inside the oval office.

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. we want to start with the big news that developed overnight. source with firsthand knowledge confirms to nbc that donald trump ordered mueller be fired last june. ft. backed down after the white house counsel threatened to resign. according to people told of the matter, "the washington post" went on to say he did not deliver his resignation directly to trump. within the last hour, the president responded to the report as he continues to meet with world leaders in davos, switzerland. take a listen. >> mr. president, why did you want to fire robert mueller? >> fake news, folks, fake news. >> so this after a white house statement from one of the president's lawyers last night who said they declined to comment, quote, out of respect for the office of the special counsel and its process. two sources told "the times" what they saw as three conflicts. first, a dispute years ago over fees at the washington golf club that prompted mueller to resign his membership. >> the president said mueller

. >> that's it for us, i'm yasmin vossoughian, alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis bergdorf. >>> withe federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the american people. >> maybe that was overlooked in the larger speech, but president trump wants to fire federal workers who aren't seen as trustworthy by his administration. i don't know, sally yates comes to mind, jim comey, bob mueller. the president prepped his state of the union top officials at the white house were reportedly pleading with the white house to stop republicans from releasing a classified memo. at 5:00 p.m. yesterday the white house said the president has not seen or been briefed on the memo or reviewed its contents. five hours later the president -- >> no plans, that's good to know. >> five hours later the

i also want to say a big thank you to ayman mohyeldin and chris jansing for anchoring all last week.00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right now. >>> big bad wolf. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. well, the president spent the weekend defending his mental stability. and look, i've been away for two weeks and ucome back to that kind of news. and perhaps more telling, his defense of his military -- or mental stability only raised more questions about, you guessed it, his mental stability. and then there is the new hope of the resistance. like other heroic figures, she goes by one

. >>> that does it for us on this thursday morning, i'm yasmin vossoughian, along side ayman mohyeldin bergdorf. >>> when they have no collusion and nobody has found any collusion at any level, it seems unlikely that you would even have an interview. >> to reach a higher standard, you would do it under oath? >> i would do it under oath. absolutely. >> if president trump can't stick to his story when he's talking about talking about an interview, what's going to happen when he actually goes one-on-one with bob mueller? i guess that's possibly a good question. meanwhile three separate anti-mueller narratives pushed by the president's allies, collapsed yesterday on capitol hill. they were good deflections. >> really. >> a deflecto-meter. >> a sound from bugs bunny, wah, wah, wah. i'm still trying, mike, to -- we'll show it in a second, i'm trying to wrap my arms around the fact that a united states senator from wisconsin, would talk about the existence of the secret society inside the fbi that was trying to launch a coup d'etat against the president of the united states. and when pressed

i am ayman mohyeldin along with louis burgdorf. we begin with last night's grammy awards. recording artists like cher, snoop dogg and a 2016 candidate read from the trump administration tell-all book. >> "fire and fury" spoken word auditions, take one. >> trump won't read anything. he gets up halfway through meetings with world leaders because he is bored. >> cut. >> sorry, john. it's wonderful. it just feels a bit too smooth. i don't think it's going to work. >> if trump is not having his 6:30 dinner with steve bannon, more to his liking, he was in bed by that time with a cheeseburger. why am i even reading this [ bleep ]? i can't believe in this. i can't believe that he really -- that's how he lives his life? >> he is a long time fear of being poisoned pup one reason why he liked to eat at mcdonald's, nobody knew he was coming and the food was safely premade. >> that's it. we've got it. that's the one. >> you think so? >> so however ambassador nikki haley was not laughing at the matter. in fact, she tweeted out, i have always loved the grammys, but to have artists read t

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i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. >>> yesterday evening i restated my position that theset last forever. should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires, on february 8th, so long as the government remains open, so long as the government remains open, it would be my intention to take up legislation here in the nate, that would address daca, border security, and related issues, as well as disaster relief, defense funding, health care and other important matters. >> while this procedure will not satisfy everyone on both sides, it's a way forward. i'm confident that we can get the 60 votes in the senate for a daca bill. it is a good solution. and i will vote for it. >> and so the three-day shutdown is over.

and tonight, ayman mohyeldin will be here at 5:00 p.m., followed by "meet the press" with chuck todd kasie d.c. hey, you every talk to anybody about your money? yeah, i got some financial guidance a while ago. how'd that go? he kept spelling my name with an 'i' but it's bryan with a 'y.' yeah, since birth. that drives me crazy. yes. it's on all your email. yes. they should know this? yeah. the guy was my brother-in-law. that's ridiculous. well, i happen to know some people. do they listen? what? they're amazing listeners. nice. guidance from professionals who take their time to get to know you. >>> let's go beyond the beltway. as temperatures plunged across the northeast this week, pictures and videos emerged of students in baltimore public schools bundled up in coats, scarves and hoods attempting to learn in below-freezing temperatures, these conditions prompted college student suneera jones to launch a gofundme page after seeing the toll it took on her little sister. take a look. >> she got sick because she was so cold and she complains about having to wear her coats and jackets. a

i also want to say a big thank you to ayman mohyeldin and chris jansing for anchoring all last week. i will be back here at 6:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow. "hardball" with chris matthews starts right now. >>> big bad wolf. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews back in washington. well, the president spent the weekend defending his mental stability. and look, i've been away for two weeks and ucome back to that kind of news. and perhaps more telling, his defense of his military -- or mental stability only raised more questions about, you guessed it, his mental stability. and then there is the new hope of the resistance. like other heroic figures, she goes by one name and one name only, oprah. >> what i know for sure is speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have. i want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon! >> well, the tv legend received the cecil b. demille award last night at the golden globes. and last night oprah 2020 began trending. she seems to be everything the current occupant of 1600 pennsylvania avenue is no

i'm ayman mohyeldin in tonight for ari. "hardball" starts right now. >>> new year, same president. let's play "hardball." >>> and good evening. i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. he is on vacation this week, and he will be back next week. we begin tonight with a new calendar year, but the same president. 20128 beginning for donald trump and his presidency just as 2017 ended. a combative president, going after the press, going after his opponents, his enemies, going after his defeated opponent from the 2016 election, and of course continuing his attacks on the justice system and what he calls the deep state. now, all of this, you can see here in his latest tweet. the president saying, as our country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, i want to wish all my friends, supporters, enemies, haters, and even the very dishonest fake news media a happy and healthy new year. and this morning, he offered some advice, if you want to call it that, to the new publisher of "the new york times." he said, quote, impartial journalists of a much higher standard, lose all of your phony and none

ayman mohyeldin. >>> yesterday evening i restated my position that these negotiations can't last forever. should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires, on february 8th, so long as the government remains open, so long as the government remains open, it would be my intention to take up legislation here in the nate, that would address daca, border security, and related issues, as well as disaster relief, defense funding, health care and other important matters. >> while this procedure will not satisfy everyone on both sides, it's a way forward. i'm confident that we can get the 60 votes in the senate for a daca bill. it is a good solution. and i will vote for it. >> and so the three-day shutdown is over. last night president trump signed legislation to fund the government through february 8th. the deal extends the children's health insurance program for six years, but it did nothing on daca. for that, democrats got majority leader mitch mcconnell to commit to a vote on the issue next month. but house speaker paul ryan is making no such promises. welcome

vossoughian, alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis bergdorf. >>> with the authority to reward good workers and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the american people. >> maybe that was overlooked in the larger speech, but president trump wants to fire federal workers who aren't seen as trustworthy by his administration. i don't know, sally yates comes to mind, jim comey, bob mueller. the president prepped his state of the union top officials at the white house were reportedly pleading with the white house to stop republicans from releasing a classified memo. at 5:00 p.m. yesterday the white house said the president has not seen or been briefed on the memo or reviewed its contents. five hours later the president -- >> no plans, that's good to know. >> five hours later the president said this -- >> don't worry. 100%. don't get too angry. >> well, there's, there's that. a trump off teleprompter. welcome back to "morning joe." it's wednesday, january 31st, with us we have national affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc, john heilemann, former aide to the george

alongside ayman mohyeldin. >> lying ted. oh, he lies. senator ted cruz, like, dislike, like. paul ryan, you know, open borders and amnesty and lots of other -- and bad budgets, by the way. very, very bad budgets. our great speaker, paul ryan. and he is a great speaker. >> thanks. >> great job. >> i am disappointed in the attorney general. >> do you stand by jeff sessions as your attorney general? >> yes, i do. >> steve has been a friend of mine for a long time. i like steve a lot. i guess sloppy steve brought him into the white house quite a bit and that's one of those things -- so sloppy steve is now looking for a job. >> i'm confused. i would be a wreck if i was in a relationship like that. >> the mental gyrations there. >> mental gymnastics. >> up and down. >> i've heard that before. >> up and down. up and down. >> donald trump has plenty of love/hate relationships. so is steve bannon's mea culpa enough to bring him back into president trump's loving inner circle? you have to take the oath, you know. michael wolff's new book describes a white house in chaos. >> we also hav

mohyeldin. ann guerin, white house correspondent for "the washington post." aymanbring us up to speed on the protests with iran. what do we know? >> we know they're continuing. they started thursday. we're seeing the momentum of the protests continue to grow, continue to expand, geographically. it started in the eastern part of the country on thursday, predominantly with a lower socioeconomic class, more the working class types. over the past several days, the nature has changed from being a purely economic complaint or demonstrate to one now that has taken a slightly political sing to it with some of the chants and demonstrations against the religious leadership of the country and that can be a turning point for those sitting on the sidelines particularly the strong security services, the besiege in the iranian rogc, the revolutionary guard corps. giving the president a chance to deal with, if he can't, they will weigh in on it. what we're watching from the protester side is the durability of the demonstrations, how long can they go for and if they are spreading.