i'm bill griffin in for tyler mathisen. >> we start with the world's most recognizable opening for a 12th straight session. the last time it notched up like this was in 1987. the gains were led by energy and financial shares as investors want to see more policy details out of washington. today the blue chip dow index rose to 20,837. the in addition dab added 16. >> meanwhile, we're getting a better idea of what the presses's he budget proposal will look like. it is expected to have an increase in military spending. as eamon javers tells us, it will include a lot of spending cuts. >> a surprise visitor to the briefing room today. it was rick mulvany, donald trump's man who will be in charge of slashing the budget for non-discretionary budgetary spending. he explained a lot of the cuts we'll see from the trump administration are come from his speeches and his campaign rhetoric. >> when you see these reductions, you'll be able to tie it back to a speech he gave. we are taking his words and turning them into policies and dollars. so we will be spending less overseas and spending more bac

a technical problem or perhaps iran is reacting to the new sanctions from washington. >> bill: jennifer griffin. thanks for the pentagon. the president's travel ban executive order goes to court. arguments proceeding and we will talk about that with the panel after a short break. as we go to break, the states are now making their case, taking questions from the judges. they get 30 minutes as well. have a listen to their case for a moment, then the panel will break it down next. >> spend as much time as you want but i suggest this may not be the topic it's most important. >> fair enough. the only point i would make is that the review is under strict standards. if the court treats this as an appealable order, that's what the ultimate ruling will be of. if the court properly treats this as as a decision and sends it back to district court, the district court will the opportunity to enter a fuller injunction. that will be what the court can review as opposed to reviewing what the clearly -- court intended to be a temporary restraining order. >> in your view, if we left this order in place, would th

a live late-night edition of "hardball" with guests including but not limited to bill maher, kathy griffinchael moore, rob reiner and more. wednesday, back at 9:00 p.m. eastern. a special broadcast we're putting together on the trump/putin power play as questions mount over this investigation into the trump campaign's ties to russia. for now, for us, "hardball" with chris matthews begins right now. >>> eastern promises. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. tonight with an fbi led counterintelligence inquiry under way and two congressional investigations just beginning, there are strong signs out there that president trump has ordered a preemptive strike on those problems of his possible russian connections. we learned last week reince priebus asked the fbi to knock down stories about the reported communications between trump aides and figures in rush that and the "washington post" and axios are reporting the administration's pushback effort went further.

with me is bill maher, kathy griffin and nancy jowls. it's a big trump night.the people in that group will have lots to stay. that's why we'll be there at midnight eastern. get a good night sleep tonight and stay up for our "hardball" late night special. lots of attitude in that hour. "all in" with chris hayes starts right now. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> mr. trump, do you support a special prosecutor on russia? >> the white house tries to kill investigations before they start. >> i guess my question would be, a special prosecutor for what? >> tonight, congressman adam schiff and dick durbin on the growing bipartisan push. >> i think we all need answers. >>> plus, as the investigators work with the white house -- >> what i've been told is by many folks is that there's nothing ther

with me, all-star cast, bill maher, michael moore, kathy griffin, rob reiner, nancy giles. an all-star cast. i expect in that group you're looking at now are going to have lots to say. get a good night's sleep tonight and stay up with us tomorrow night for our "hardball" late-night special, lots of attitude in that hour. >>> tonight on "all in" -- >> mr. trump, do you support a special prosecutor on russia? >> the white house tries to kill investigations before they start. >> i guess my question would be, a special prosecutor for what? >> tonight, congressman adam schiff and dick durbin on the growing bipartisan push. >> i think we all need answers. >>> plus, as the investigators work with the white house -- >> what i've been told is by many folks is that there's nothing there. >> why others are breaking ranks. >> you're going to need to use the special prosecutor's statutes. >> then, new reports of a high-stakes obamacare repeal as the president has an aca epiphany. >> nobody knew that health care could be so complicated. >> a protests at a joint session. we'll look at wha

bill march, kathy griffin, michael moore, rob ryaner will have all sort of the west coast reaction to the president's address. that's midnight tonight. >>> and we've got more mtp daily just ahead, but first, here's hampton peson with the cnbc market wrap. >> thanks chuck, dow down by 25 points. s&p off six, nasdaq dropping 36 points. >>> demand on the rise in the housing market. that means higher prices in the spring compared to last year. existing home sales hitting a ten-year high last month. >>> apple's ceo tim cook promising shareholders tons of revenue for new non-iphone products. he wouldn't say more and apple will reportedly change the iphone charger again to include a usbc port used in phones by google and hdc. that's it from cnbc. first in business worldwide. when you've been making delicious natural cheese for over 100 years like kraft has, you learn a lot about people's tastes. honey, what do you want for dinner tonight? oh whatever you're making. triple cheddar stuffed sliders. sold! >>> welcome back. our countdown continuens to president donald trump's first address befor

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