i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin.ts right now. >> the paris climate accord is simply the latest example of washington entering into an agreement that disadvantages the united states to the exclusive benefit of other countries, leaving american workers who i love and taxpayers to absorb the cost. the bottom line is the paris accord is very unfair at the highest level to the united states. >> president trump's decision to withdraw the united states from the paris climate agreement. we will have a lot this morning on the major implications and global reaction to yesterday's big rose garden announcement which for some reason featured a marine jazz band. >> what exactly were they celebrating? >> i'm julie mccoy and i'll be your cruise director. good morning. it's friday, june 2nd. with us in washington senior political analyst mark halperin. >> you go to his apartment in new york, there's always one in the corner playing. >> like a

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf.the bottom of the hour. >>> this morning we're learning more details about the mass shooting in alexandria, virginia, that critically injured steve scalise and others. last night the president and first lady visited scalise, one of the capitol officers injured in that shooting. president trump tweeted just left hospital. steve scalise one of the truly great heroes. pray for scalise. scalise was standing at second base when the shooting began. after being shot, he dragged himself to outfield as the gunfire continued for ten minutes. according to the hospital, scalise sustained a single rifle shot to his left hip. doctors say he remains in critical condition and will need further surgery. joining us, msnbc correspondent garrett hake, live from alexandria, virginia, where the shooting happened. take us into the late es on the shooting and what direction it's going to. >> reporter: last night the fbi put out a call for any information. they say no tip is too small. they need to know a lot

i'm yasmin vossoughian, along with ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. bottom of the hour. let's start with the morning's top story. >> the future of republicans' push to repeal obamacare is up in the air. >> and in the wake of political defeat, tread trump looks set to have a hands-on approach. nbc garrett haake has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, yasmin. a rare bit of bipartisan agreement to start the day. both parties say the fight over health care will continue. walking out of his meeting with donald trump last night, mitch mcconnell said the republican conference going to get right back to work on this bill, trying to cull up with something that's both on obamacare repeal that will appeal to the conservative factions of the republican party and something that will win over enough moderate republican votes that will pass with at least 50 republican votes. they still say they don't intend to involve democrats in the process. and nancy pelosi tells democrats they need to keep fighting this bill. and republicans continue. we're learni

i'm a&m aim along with louis burgdorf and yasmin vossoughian. today is the moment the political world has been waiting for. one-time fbi director james comey set to testify on capitol hill. >> he released his testimony ahead of time. nbc justice correspondent takes us blow by blow through his testimony. >> this prepared statement confirms some of what we heard, including the president's claim that comey told him three times he wasn't under investigation and also offers new details. james comey gives a dramatic account, in vivid details of five one-on-one considerations with donald trump. the first with president-elect trump in new york on january 6th, a briefing on russian investigation meddling and salacious claims that mr. trump was involved with prostitutes in moscow four years earlier, something trump vehemently denies. he wanted him to give an assurance he was not under investigation. that was true. we did not have an open counterintelligence case on him. comey decided right then to document his conversations with mr. trump and began typing

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin.oe." >> we all agree we're here to serve the nation we love and the people who call it home. that's the source of unity. more than ever, we must embrace it so that on this special night i leave you with three great american words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity and defied those who have sought to pull us apart. ladies and gentlemen, let's play ball. >> all right. last night the annual congressional baseball game went on as planned, one day after the shooting of the republican team's practice. both teams huddled in prayer before the game. lawmakers stood side by side for the national anthem. the ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by capitol police

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin.s right now. >>> awesome force of a thousand planes and fighters to drop m men -- darkening the skies over normandy. complete control of the air and cover the service forces as the troops pile in. they prepare to move in, 500 more ships lay down a withering barrage. troops move in aboard lcts and lsts. it's the beginning of the end for hitler's dreams for royal conquest. >> welcome to "morning joe." it's been called the longest day, june 6th, 1944, the united states and its allies storm across the english channel onto the beaches of normandy and up the cliffs of more nan difficult to free a continent and save a civilization. good morning, it's june 6th, as i said.

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf.ight now. >> let's turn our attention to the underlying activity at issue here, russia's hacking into those e-mails and releasing them and the allegations of collusion. do you believe donald trump colluded with russia? >> it's a question i don't think i should answer in an open setting. as i said, when i left, we did not have an investigation focused on president trump, but that's a question that will be answered by the investigation i think. >> i don't think it's for me to say whether the conversation i had with the president was an effort to obstruct. i took it as a very disturbing thing, very concerning. that's a conclusion i'm sure the special counsel will work towards to try to understand what the intention was there and whether that's an offense. >> and with that, the former director of the fbi says possible obstruction of justice by the president is almost certainly on the table. it's one of the big shoes to drop during james comey's testimony on capitol

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin.> greatest privilege of my life, and it's to serve as vice president to a president keeping his word to the american people and assembling a team that's making real change. >> what a privilege it is to head the department of health and human services under your leadership. i can't thank you enough. >> president trump, thank you for the honor to serve the country, it's a great privilege. >> president trump thank you for the opportunity to help fix the trade deficit and other things. >> i want to thank you forgetting this country moving again and also working again. >> thank you, mr. president. it was a great honor traveling with you around the country for the last year and an even greater honor to be serving in your cabinet. >> on behalf of the senior staff around you, mr. president, we thank you for the opportunity and the blessing you've given us to serve your agenda and the american people. we're continuing to work very hard every day to accomplish those goals. >> whoa, that was some

i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside louis burgdorf and yasmin. we will know the future of climate change today. president trump says he will announce his decision this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. in the rose garden at the white house. if he chooses to withdraw, the united states will join two other countries, nick raragua a syria, as the only countries not in the climate agreement. axios was the first to report that the president planned to withdraw, but the president gave few clues later in the day. >> i'm hearing from a lot of people, boat ways. both ways, believe me. i'm hearing from a lot of people both ways. >> during last week's g-7 summit, trump was the sole leader not to join the consensus reaffirms commitment to the accord. yesterday sean spicer revealed some of what has and has not gone into the president's decision-making. >> will he have a formal cabinet meeting or a formal review before he makes that decision? >> that will obviously be up to the president to decide. >> has the president met with european leaders last week, obviously. did

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf. i have never met with or had any conversation with any russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the united states, and the suggestion that i participated in any collusion, that i was aware of any collusion with the russian government to hurt this country or to undermine the integrity of our democratic process is an appalling and detestable lie. >> there was a lot he could not recall, joe, but a defiant jeff sessions insists he had nothing to do with russia's role in the presidential election. still the attorney general chose not to answer key questions particularly over the firing of james comey. today we have kamala harris, chris coons, richard blumenthal, claire mccaskill, jack reid. our hotlines remain open to any republican senator -- >> any republican at all. >> who would like to join the conversation. >> if you feel the spirit -- if

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf and million dollar.am aware of the obligation that comes with being the first georgia woman elected to congress. >> the more than 12,000 of you who as darkness has kept across this planet have provided a

i'm yasmin vossoughian for louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. >> i think the president is clear whento hit back. i think the american people elected somebody who is tough, who's smart and who's a fighter. that's donald trump. i don't think it's a surprise to anybody who fights fire with fire. he's not going to sit back and get attacked about media liberals and hollywood elightes. when he gets hit he fights back. >> joe a

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf.ight now. >> can you tell us where the president is going to be and what he's going to be doing, is he going to watch former fbi director's testimony up on capitol hill? >> the president has a full day on there was. there's an infrastructure meeting with mayors and governors to talk about some of the projects that need to get out, the public-private partnership i just discussed, giving a speech midday to the faith and freedom coalition downtown. i think his focus will be on pursuing the agenda and the priorities he was elected to do. >> president trump what message do you have to jim comey ahead of his testimony? >> i wish him luck. thank you, everybody. >> welcome to "morning joe." it's going to be a busy day, willie, a busy day on thursday. 'sot so much stuff going. how does he know wt he's going to be doing, right? it's crazy. >> meanwhile bob costa reports that donald trump maybe live tweeting the comey hearing. he's either going to be way too busy or live tweeting. >> we have so m

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i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. >> if we don't reach by friday,bamacare collapses, challenge democrats to work with us to find something better. >> do you think health care is possible by friday? >> if pigs could fly. >> so you're saying there's a chance. >> tomorrow seems to be the new deadline for the republicans to pass their bill or face, can you imagine, working with democrats. the republicans have their work cut out with them to say the least. this is thursday, june 29th on morning joe. with us veteran columnist and legendary journalist mike barnicle. senior political analyst mark halperin. national affairs analyst more

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf. we're rushing something through that fundamentally affects life and pushing it to the floor with an insult to our values. >> our job right now is to make sure this disastrous republican proposal never sees the light of day. >> to stay ts-- say to your constituents, i'm not going to show you the bill because i know you won't like it. >> why are my constituents not allowed to see the detaste ils what's about to happen to their lives? why are only a select group of americans able to have a voice inside that room? >> the voices of democratic senators doing all they can to try to block republican efforts to make obamacare a thing of the past. right now there's little democrats can do besides talk. republican senators continuing to work behind the scenes to try to get a bill together as they steam roll what they hope will be a vote as early as next week. this morning we'll talk to five senators, democratic whip dick durbin, republican bob corker of tennessee, the vice chairman of the senate

. >> have a fantastic weekend, everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian with louis burgdorf and million dollarnow. >> he's going to rise and fall on whether or not he produce results for american people. he's going to tweet when he wants to tweet. the question is can we consolidate the majority we have now and be effective? time will tell. >> president trump tries to put together the ongoing mystery that he started himself, whether he secretly recorded his private conversations with former fbi director james comey. lindsey graham saying he won't rise and fall on his tweets. but that one tweet may

i'm yasmin vossoughian for louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. >> i think the president is clear when he gets attacked, he's going to hit back. i think the american people elected somebody who is tough, who's smart and who's a fighter. that's donald trump. i don't think it's a surprise to anybody who fights fire with fire. he's not going to sit back and get attacked about media liberals and hollywood elightes. when he gets hit he fights back. >> joe and mika will be here shortly to address what's taken place over the past 24 hours. here are the tweets from the president of the united states posted yesterday "i heard poorly rated "morning joe" speaks badly of me, don't watch anymore. then how could low i.q. crazy mika along with psycho joe came to mar-a-lago three nights in a row around new year's eve and insisted on joining me, she was bleeding badly from a face lift. i said no! >> they stayed home to lay lou and i called and asked them to come in this morning to address this, to talk about the tweets and the reaction to them so they agreed to do so. they will be here at the top of ou

everybody, i'm yasmin vossoughian with louis burgdorf and million dollar. "morning joe" starts right now. >> he's going to rise and fall on whether or not he produce results for american people. he's going to tweet when he wants to tweet. the question is can we consolidate the majority we have now and be effective? time will tell. >> president trump tries to put together the ongoing mystery that he started himself, whether he secretly recorded his private conversations with former fbi director james comey. lindsey graham saying he won't rise and fall on his tweets. but that one tweet may have paved the way for obstruction of justice. >> i was watching greta last night who was pretty steady -- >> she's always so even, i should take a queue from her. but last night she was really angry. >> i stopped and watched. >> she said the president has taken us for a ride for 41 days. he just admitted he lied to america, he lied to the world 41 days ago. the lawyer in her just kept saying there's only one reason why he would do this, to intimidate a witness. >> to scare

louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. "morning joe" starts right now. >> good morning. it is thursday, june isst. can you believe it? welcome to "morning joe." we have veteran column and msnbc contributor mike barnicle, national political correspondent for nbc news and msnbc steve kornacki is with us. he's doing okay, joe. also white house correspondent for the associated press julie pace is with us from washington along with willie, joe and me. joe, we've got the big countdown to 3:00 today where he'll do his reveal about whether or not this country will stay in the paris accord or join i believe nicaragua and syria -- >> two really good countries to follow. >> proud moment. >> when i was young my dad held me on his knees and said one day this country, one day we'll be in the same class and nicaragua and libya. i don't know exactly where we should start this show. >> i do. >> i'm going to ask willie. willie, what was the name -- what name did donald trump take back when he used to lie about sex -- >> john miller. >> he'd say he was john miller and call news organizatio

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf and million dollar. now "morning joe." >> i am aware of the obligation that comes with being the first georgia woman elected to congress. >> the more than 12,000 of you who as darkness has kept across this planet have provided a beacon of hope for people here in georgia, for people across the country and for people around the world, at a time when politics has been dominated by fear and hatred and scapegoating and division, this community stood up, women in this community stood up. [ cheers and applause ] >> georgia is sending karen handel to congress and republicans breathing a little easier this morning in the most expensive house race in american history. handel narrowly kept the district in gop hands. she becomes the first woman ever elected to the capital from georgia, fending off rookie jon ossoff among a blizzard of spending, more than $50 million in all. the turnout was enormous, even eclipsing mid terms in 2014. ossoff defied polls in the first round of voting getting 48% of the vote but in yest

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. "morning joe" starts right now. >> we may have our differences, but we do well in times like these to remember that everyone who surfs in our nation's capital is here because, above all, they love our country. we can all agree that we are blessed to be americans, that our children deserve to grow up in a nation of safety and peace, and that we are strongest when we are unified and when we work together for the common good. >> there wasn't social media. >> there wasn't the internet. >> and the level of discourse -- people don't look at each other eye to eye. they use the two thumbs and insult one another, and there's -- i just think it's lessened the civility. >> when my son jack was born, i was chairman of the energy and commerce committee, and jack got as many presents from the democrats as he did from the republicans, and he still has some of those. >> the republican and democrat coaches of the congressional baseball team speaking yesterday. today those two teams will take the field

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. now "morning joe." >> we all agree we're here to serve the nation we love and the people who call it home. that's the source of unity. more than ever, we must embrace it so that on this special night i leave you with three great american words that for generations have torn down barriers, built bridges of unity and defied those who have sought to pull us apart. ladies and gentlemen, let's play ball. >> all right. last night the annual congressional baseball game went on as planned, one day after the shooting of the republican team's practice. both teams huddled in prayer before the game. lawmakers stood side by side for the national anthem. the ceremonial first pitch was thrown out by capitol police officer david bailey who suffered a minor injury in the shooting. organizers sold close to 25,000 tickets, and the game raised over a million dollars for d.c. area charities. democrats ended up winning 11-2 but after team manager, congressional mike doyle accepted the trophy, he then gave