i think those are big points to make. >> chris jansing. thank you very much.joy it. >>> so while the grassroots groups plan for a blue wave this november, some republicans aren't so sure. conservative commentator and trump supporter candace owens tweeted this week, quote, i'm calling it now, the black community, which has been politically irrelevant for decades, will become the most politically relevant voting group by 2020. our awakening is finally happening. author of that tweet joins me now. she's also the communications director for turning point usa, it's a conservative nonprofit organization. explain the tweet. how can you say that black voters have been politically irrelevant for decades? >> right, so politically irrelevant because if you consistently vote for just one party, then you're not going to see people competing for your votes, and that's what we have seen happen. i feel that on the republican side they weren't doing anything because they saw it as a monolith and they weren't trying to win over black voters. on the democratic side, they were ab

this change. >> and for more on her reporting, let's bring in msnbc senior national correspondent chris jansingchris, it's fascinating. before the break we had susan del percio, republican consult an ant. she's seen your piece and she was awed by what they have put together by this app. >> it's a website. >> i'm so used to saying app. i'm remembering the howard dean campaign in 2004. all those volunteers who descendinged on iowa. one of the tissues was, were thy seen as outsiders? >> they could be literally blocks or a couple of miles away. some come further like the guy who went from west hollywood up into the seimi valley. but the concerns are the same. they're very relatable. they'll say i'm a teacher over here. these are not folks from california going to iowa. these are folks from california going nearby to california. the other thing that's unique, you know these hundreds of groups, grassroots groups that sprung up after donald trump was elected, many of them are progressive. this is an agnostic group. they did not choose sides in the primaries. they are working on the idea that all polit

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle.e news with peter alexander. >>> nice to see you. thank you. good morning to you from here in washington. i am peter alexander in for my friend hallie jackson, enjoying an extended holiday break. there are three, president trump narrowing his supreme court list. a source familiar with the process, telling me in the last few minute, the list has been narrowed to three. >>> michael cohen using the fourth to celebrate his independence from president trump, removing his affiliation with the president on twitter. >>> and a new document signaling that the one-time fixer play be ready to flip. >>> this is a story you can't turn around from. the soccer team still trapped, new fears of flooding in that cave, a team of americans on the ground and in the air trying to help. >>> plus a new international mystery coming in, a couple in the united king donnell exposed to a toxic nerve agent while british authorities are pointing the figure at russia. our team of reports are set up. we start with hans

chris jansing picks under the coverage now. >> hi there, i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. this morning, walking back the walkback. a day after aides called clarifying remarks over russia and u.s. intelligence, president trump changes his tune again, just this morning in a tweet storm, claiming he's saving america from war. and people at the, quote, higher-ends of intelligence loved his press conference with putin. >> i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> full court press. a change of venue is denied as special counsel robert mueller requests immunity for five unnamed witnesses slated to testify in next week's trial of trump's former campaign manager paul manafort. he faces more than 300 years in prison. >>> and you can hear me now? farmers make their way to capitol hill demanding action as the president's tariffs begin to limit their market opportunities. >> these expert markets are critical to my business, to my family's way of life. >> let's begin today with president trump's constantly shifting narrative on russia now its third day. and if the

chris jansing picks up the coverage. >> mika, thank you so much. i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. this morning, huddled masses. more than 2,000 kids still separated from their families, as tens of thousands take to the streets demanding an end to the zero tolerance policy. and this morning, the escalating fight over the future of the agency in charge of deportation. >> i think that mission of i.c.e. is no longer being accomplished. unfortunately, i.c.e. is becoming a deportation force. >> you get rid of i.c.e., you're going to have a country that you're going to be afraid to walk out of your house. >> think global, act local. markets continue to slide in response to president trump's trade wars as canada marks its birthday by announce ago new round of tariffs on the u.s. now, axios obtaining a stunning proposal from the trump administration looking to leave the wto as the president takes aim at more of our allies. >> the european union is possibly as bad as china, just smaller, okay. it's terrible what they did to us. >> and brief delibera

chris jansing is taking over right now. >> hello, i am chris jansing here in new york on msnbc. does it matter? his credibility war with his former lawyer and fixer and of course his current lawyer and spin doctor says he's not sure if collusion is a crime. and the shut down of a single word and a single tweet. the president strikes fear into his own party. 99 days from the midterms. how bad could it be for republicans defending their seats if president trump decides well, let's shut down the government. plus, exploding the twitter verse. ruth bader ginsburg, how long she plans to stay on the high court? >> let's start with the twitter war of michael cohen and donald trump. what was already a shifting denial of collusion today has turned into a flat out that collusion even matters? >> i have been sitting here trying to find collusion as a crime. collusion is not a crime. i don't know if it is a crime collusioning of russians. >> you start analyzing the crime. the hacking ises t the crime. >> the president didn't hack. >> okay, again all this is just a day before jury selection b

that's going to do it for me, i'm chris jansing, with this hour of msnbc live. katy tur back, am i allowed to say where you're back from? >> italy. >> with the h-word? >> honeymoon. italy. >> you look amazing, you look rested. >> i had a lot of good food, my skirt is a little bit tighter, but it was amazing. did i miss anything? >> same old, you know donald trump, so you pretty much can -- we're glad to have you. >> chris jansing, good to see you. >>> we have got breaking news, that we want to start with. we have just learned that the trump administration will not make its deadline to reunite families. nbc's julia ainsley, the national security and justice reporter for our network joins me right now. julia what's going on? >> so i just got off a call where we could hear the lawyers for the government speaking to this federal judge in california. he's the one that originally ordered all of these families to be reunited with children under 5 tomorrow. looks like they will not reach that deadline. they do expect to put 54 children matched with their parents as earl

here is chris jansing. ♪ ♪ >>> every couple has it.hared song, a favorite movie, or maybe a special place. steven scharf says for him and his wife jody this was it. two rocks forming a lover's chair on the edge of a cliff. >> that was our spot. we would bring a hibachi, lawn chairs, a cooler, she would bring her work from graduate school. >> they had been escaping to this magical place for years, ever since they were newlyweds in a starter apartment in new jersey. up here the air was fresh, and the views seemed limitless. >> it was sort of framed by trees. you could look down to the right and see the view of george washington bridge. >> what they couldn't see from here, of course, was the future. had they caught even a glimpse of what was to come, surely they would have abandoned this place forever. >> steven and jody met in the late '70ness georgia. he was in the army, a book worm who loved the civil war. she taught history. theirs was a meeting first of minds, then hearts. >> how would you sort of describe those early years? were the

that's going to do it for me, i'm chris jansing, with this hour of msnbc live., am i allowed to say where you're back from? >> italy. >> with the h-word? >> honeymoon. italy. >> you look amazing, you look rested. >> i had a lot of good food, my skirt is a little bit tighter, but it was amazing. did i miss anything? >> same old, you know donald trump, so you pretty much can -- we're glad to have you. >> chris jansing, good to see you. >>> we have got breaking news, that we want to start with. we have just

chris jansing is up next. >> good afternoon, i am chris jansing here on msnbc headquarters in new york. ready for trial, this man is in court today, paul manafort's trial is scheduled to start this week. >> trump's tirade. the president spent this morning going after iran of what he called robert mueller is a witch hunt. plus, battle for independence, a new nbc polls show big democrats for democrats having it in november. will they be able to agree how to capitalize on it and can they convince one of their parties biggest stars to hit the campaign trails. a lot to get to. let's start on the big day of the legal front. we are gearing up of the first trial coming out of robert mueller's expansive investigation. the man who used to run trump's campaign is in the north virginia courtroom for pretrial hearing today. they're just going into recess now. paul manafort's lawyer is trying to convince the judge to delay his trial on the slew of financial charges and also to keep jurors from hearing details from his ukraine business. that trial is set to begin on wednesday. there are 18 total char

chris jansing is up next. >> good afternoon, i am chris jansing here on msnbc headquarters in new yorkrt today, paul manafort's trial is scheduled to start this week. >> trump's tirade. the president spent this morning going after iran of what he called robert mueller is a witch hunt. plus, battle for independence, a new nbc polls show big democrats for democrats having it in november. will they be able to agree how to capitalize on it and can they convince one of their parties biggest stars to hit

chris jansing picks up the coverage. >> if you get a ka it's definitely a happy friday. this morning, shots fired. china retaliates against the u.s.' $34 billion in tariffs. saying the u.s. just launched the largest trade war in history. the economy keeps chugging, adding 213,000 jobs in june. although the unemployment rate ticked up. all of this happening as president trump holds a raucous rally in montana, taking aim at some familiar foes, even challenging elizabeth warren to take a dna test. >> we will take that little kit and say -- but we have to do it gently because we're in the me too generation so we have to be very gentle. >> 16th time's the charm. epa head scott pruitt finally involves after a tenure engulfed by more than a dozen scandals. but could his replacement be worse for the environment? and discharging immigrants. they were promised a path to citizenship. now dozens reportedly being kicked out, labeled security risks. >> it's highly suspicious. all of a sudden, this week, the army decides they're national security threats. >> very busy friday. we begin

in the meantime, i'll leave things in the very capable hands of chris jansing. ute ago, chris. >> i'm going to reiterate, huh. that was quite a story there, katy tur. >> i'm sorry, that's disgusting. that's disgusting. >> in any other universe, we would be talking about this all day long, but it only gets on your -- >> we live in this one. we live in this crazy universe. >> katy tur, i'll be watching you later. hello, i am chris jansing here for ali velshi. secretly stataped. michael cohen recorded a conversation with trump discussing payments to former playboy model karen mcdougal just two months before the presidential election. nbc news has confirmed cohen recorded that conversation. now, according to lawyers and others familiar with the recording, the fbi seized the recording this year during a raid on cohen's office. the tape's existence raises a whole lot of questions over the potential legal danger cohen poses for the president, as the justice department investigates whether any federal campaign finance laws were broken. it is only the latest development i

i'm chris jansing. the number we're keeping our eye on this morning is 7. seven contenders that we know of to fill anthony kennedy's seat. replacing him with a moderate looking more and more like a very long shot, as key republicans weigh in on who will not have their vote. we're keeping our watch on the growing number of scott pruitt's scandals this morning as well. now he's pushing back against a report that he lobbied for another cabinet member's job. >>> plus new video of those trapped soccer players and their coach. look at this video inside the flooded cave in thailand. they're actually taking diving lessons now as well as getting medical supplies and treatment. but at this moment, options are limited. all of them fraught with danger. our team is here and ready to go this morning. >>> but let's start with just five days until president trump announces his pick for the supreme court. new reports of the debate intensifying within the republican party between the conservative legal establishment and social conservatives. and no indication that the presid

i'm chris jansing. we're expecting to hear from president trump this hour at the cabinet meeting after a morning spent embracing vladimir putin. in a tweet storm, touting his relationship with the russian president, hinting at cooperation between the two countries on undisclosed topics, first discussed in that closed door trump/putin helsinki meeting. two key questions. will the president try again to clear up his first attempt at a do-over. >> i accept our intelligence community's conclusion that russia's meddling in the 2016 election took place. could be other people also. a lot of people out there. >> and will he be compelled to walk back any of the other stunning comments he made in helsinki on monday. joining me now msnbc kristen welker, political analyst ashley parker. white house reporter at "the washington post," msnbc political analyst elise jordan. and msnbc national security analyst clint watts, a former fbi special agent and author the messing with the enemy. good to see all of you here. chr

"mtp daily" begins with chris jansing. >> i guess we don't want to go on vacation. nicolle, thank you so much. if it's tuesday, heated rhetoric and the heated search in the heated political environment. tonight, meet the picks. >> has got a great list and we're excited about who -- >> what the president's supreme court short list tells us about the long-term political fallout ahead. plus, war and peace. the president slams nato allies while once again boasting his peacemaking skills. >> to say that the threat is over as the president has done repeatedly is simply nonsense. >> and why the political climate keeps getting worse for the head of the epa. >> i just wanted to urge you to resign for what you're doing to the environment. >> this is mtp daily and it starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm chris jansing in new york in for chris todd. we begin tonight with the president and his pick. just moments ago, the white house said the president spoke to three potential supreme court nominees today. that's in addition to the four he met with previously. and based on repo

chris jansing is taking over right now. >> hello, i am chris jansing here in new york on msnbc.s it matter? his credibility war with his former lawyer and fixer and of course his current lawyer and spin doctor says he's not sure if collusion is a crime. and the shut down of a single word and a single tweet. the president strikes fear into his own party. 99 days from the midterms. how bad could it be for republicans defending their seats if president trump decides well, let's shut down the government. plus, exploding the twitter verse. ruth bader ginsburg, how long she plans to stay on the high court? >> let's start with the twitter

mtp daily starts right now with chris jansing in for chuck. >> just another day at the anchor desk for nicolle wallace. and if it's thursday, scott pruitt is out. >>> good evening, i'm chris jansing in new york in for chuck todd. welcome to "mtp daily." we begin tonight with breaking news. epa chief scott pruitt has resigned after a shocking number of scandals and controversies simply proved too much, even for an administration that has become rather adept at powering through scandals and controversies. pruitt's ouster is an unbelievable development in that he lasted this long. as scandals piled up, the president continued to dig in, defending pruitt for his work in dismantling epa programs and regulations. as of last week, we counted a total of 15 ongoing federal inquiries into pruitt. there were allegations he abused taxpayer money via personal travel and other expenses. there were the allegations that he used the office in an attempt to enrich himself and his family. there were reports of a sweetheart deal involving a d.c. condo that was tied to fossil fuel lobbyists. allegations he

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. what an extraordinary nearly 50 minutes we have just witnessed at that joint press conference at chequers with president trump and uk's prime minister theresa may. among other things, he did a complete about-face on brexit. the president said immigration damaged the cultural fabric of europe. he claims he is tougher than anyone on russia. standing next to theresa may, he reiterated he thought that boris johnson would be a great prime minister. he claimed he didn't say things in an interview with sun that actually are on tape. you heard him going back and forth with the reporter. questioning the headlines in the paper there. he also said the u.s./uk relationship is, and i'm quoting him, the highest level of special. so much to get to. we've got a stellar team of correspondents and guests. but let me start here with what we've been seeing in a box and that is these huge protests that have been going on. the president is going to be going back to london. something he has avoided doing. h

here is chris jansing with the conclusion of the story. >> 18 years after a night that ended in his wife'sa cliff, stephen scharf stood accused of murder by the state of new jersey. through it all, one thing he wants you to know is this he would never have laid a hand on his beloved jody never. stephen, did you kill your wife jody? >> i did not hurt jody. i did not. >> did you throw her off the palisades? >> i did not. i did not. i didn't hurt jody. i didn't push her. i didn't cause her to get hurt. i didn't kill my wife. >> we talked to stephen scharf at the bergen county jail where he was held for more than two years after his arrest in 2008. he and his wife tina say they have paid a high price for something he didn't do. >> we visited through a slate of glass. our daughter is 2 and a half and has never been held by her father because we don't have contact visits. >> it's not just a tragedy for jody. it's a tragedy for john. it's a tragedy for my wife. for my daughter. and for myself. >> still, he decided not to take the stand in his own defense. but told "dateline" that what he first sa

i am chris jansing, craig melvin is up next on an incredible busy day. >> thanks so much chris. good afternoon to you, craig melvin here in new york city. no, the last hour, president trump just said no he does not think russia is targeting the united states. to be clear again, that's contrary to what his intelligence have said and what leading lawmakers of his own party have said. with that, he digs deeper into the controversies that he's trying to put behind ever since he left hin helsinki and a russian woman accused of being a spy will be in court. the plan that she had to leave in washington and the offer to trade sex for access and the box that they foupd when they tried to arrest her and the final nail of the supreme court says he'll put the final nail in federal rules by independent counsels of what it could mean for his no, ma' nomination. we start with president trump today of the controversy that he created on monday with the startling claim contradicting the intelligence agencies. the president moments ago. >> is russia still targeting the u.s.? >> there is been no pr

. >> chris jansing is up next. >> the president's long time personal lawyer is under pressure from the fbi. he just sent his clearest message yet. michael cohen says he once take a bullet for president trump but now he says his loyalty lies with his country. on thin i.c.e., the new push on the left of embollished on i.c.e. and plus new charges for harvey weinste weinstein. let's start with that loyalty test. president trump's former lawyer, michael cohen, always insisted he'll do anything to protect the president. now of his first interview since the fbi raided his office in april, he signalled a willingness to cooperate with special prosecutor in new york and special counsel, robert mueller. george papadopoulos asked him what would you do if you had to choose protecting your family or trump? >> quote "my wife, my daughter, and my son have my first loyalty and always will, i put my family and country first." of course, there is mueller interest and payments of adult actress stormy daniels. cohen has denied any and all doing. let's bring in our national security and justice reporter, ju

i'm going to hand things over to chris jansing. >> good morning. good to see you. hello everyone.a mitchell reports," art of the word. right now at the white house, president trump holding a bit of a cleanup session in the cabinet room. after the walkback that wasn't. all concerning those comments from the helsinki summit. >> i have president putin. he just said it's not russia. i will say this, i don't see any reason why it would be. >> sentence should have been i don't see any reason why it wouldn't be russia. sort of a double negative. >> is that enough? democrats on capitol hill say the president's pushback is too little too late while republicans are trying to give him the benefit of the doubt. >> he was walking back what he did, and you know, kind of apologizing but kind of not. >> i'm just glad he clarified it. i can't read his intentions or what he meant to say at the time. >> if he wanted to make those comments he should have had the strength to make them in front of vladimir putin. >> and into the light. soccer team out of the hospital, giving thanks and speaking about t

i'm chris jansing. the number we're keeping our eye on this morning is 7.en contenders that we know of to fill anthony kennedy's seat. replacing him with a moderate looking more and more like a very long shot, as key republicans weigh in on who will not have their vote. we're keeping our watch on the growing number of scott pruitt's scandals this morning as well. now he's pushing back against a report that he lobbied for another cabinet member's job. >>> plus new video of those trapped soccer players and their coach. look at this video inside the flooded cave in thailand. they're actually taking diving lessons now as well as getting medical supplies and treatment. but at this moment, options are

. >> chris jansing is up next. >> the president's long time personal lawyer is under pressure from the just sent his clearest message yet. michael cohen says he once take a bullet for president trump but now he says his loyalty lies with his country. on thin i.c.e., the new push on the left of

"mtp daily" begins with chris jansing. >> i guess we don't want to go on vacation.olle, thank you so much. if it's tuesday, heated rhetoric and the heated search in the heated political environment. tonight, meet the picks. >> has got a great list and we're excited about who -- >> what the president's supreme court short list tells us about the long-term political fallout ahead. plus, war and peace. the president slams nato allies while once again boasting his

. >>> good day, i'm chris jansing for andrea mitchell who is on her way back from hills. an unprecedented level of condemnation for president trump, including by normally reliable defenders. his stunning defense of vladimir putin in finland causing a ruckus, after suggesting all his critics are wrong. "while i had a great meeting with nato, raising vast amounts of money, i had an even better meeting with vladimir putin of russia. sadly, it is not being reported that way. the fake news is going crazy." well, today new reports in "the new york times" that the president was in a very bad mood on the way home on air force one. and in the last 90 minutes, after a statement from russian officials suggested trump reached some sort of agreement on international security with putin, even his former presidential opponents, john mccain and mitt romney, called it disgraceful. house speaker paul ryan tried to focus on keeping attention off trump and on to russia. >> russia does not share our interests and does not share our values. >> reporter: have you talked to the president about h

>>> now, chris jansing is going to pick up some of our coverage back home in the u.s. chris, thanks for being here. i'll turn it over to you for a bit. >> we're all waiting for the chocolate from you, hallie. thank you so much. >> yeah. >> the president creating the drama overseas. >>> another fight is ramping up here at home. brett kavanaugh trying to secure every vote he can get for the supreme court. how both sides are using the battle to lay ground for a mid-term offensive. for your heart... your joints... or your digestion... so why wouldn't you take something for the most important part of you... your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is now the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. my mom washes the dishes... ...before she puts them in the dishwasher. so what does the dishwasher do? new cascade platinum does the work for you, prewashing and removing stuck-on foods, the first time. wow, that's clean! new cascade platinum. 2, down. back up. our phones are more than just

. >> chris jansing is up next. >> gangster, the latest round of the nuclear talks and more name callingready to meet with our allies. the question is now is, is he being played by kim jong-un or is he unaware or unwilling to admit. . an innocent man, restlaudy giul is defending the president, another round of television appearances. this time he wants michael cohen to testify but tells investigators when it comes to the president, they have to come to grips with the fact that they are investigating an innocent man. >>> dramatic rescue that's been trapped for two weeks. four more boys and the coach is still stuck. we'll take you inside of the investigation. >> north korea with a complete different take on mike pompeo's meeting with north korea officials. the north is calling it a denuclearization with the u.s. regrettable and accusing the u.s. of

. >> chris jansing, thank you, my friend. i'm hallie jackson in washington. where it's all about towing and testing the loyalty line with president trump. you got that one that seems to be the supreme court justice, announcing that later. and this one on the rocks from north korea, saying you protect us, i'll denuke. the problem -- kim jong-un is not doing. what the nation's top spies are telling nbc news. >>> plus, what you need to know what the ultimate loyalist is saying. at least what the president thought was the ultimate loyalist. michael cohen. we got the lawyer for the woman at the center. michael avenatti, in just a couple minutes in the first interview since that news broke this more than. we've got a lot do get to but we start at the white house. the president is talking with advisers with the clock sticking on that self-imposed deadline to name a new potential justice. >> for his high court pick, higher education on his mind. people familiar with president trump's process says he's indicated he'd like a justice who went to harvard or yale, call it

i'm chris jansing. once again taking it from the great andrea mitchell. i'm in for craig melvin.cebook says it found a new and covert disinformation campaign.

i'm chris jansing.deadline white house" with nicolle wallace starts right now. >> hi, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. "the new york times" out with a new bombshell report about the president's long-time fixer and former personal attorney michael cohen. the times reveals for the very first time that cohen secretly recorded at least one conversation with donald trump and that the fbi now has its hands on it. in the recording, donald trump and michael cohen discuss hush money payments to karen mcdougal. she's a former play boy model who had an alleged affair with trump. the fbi seized the recording of trump and cohen in a raid on cohen's home and offices earlier this year that donald trump described at the time as an attack on the nation. >> i just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys, good man, and it's a disgraceful situation. it's a total witch hunt. it's a disgrace. it's frankly a real disgrace. it's an attack on our country in a true sense. >> an attack on our country

. >>> i'm chris jansing in for craig melvin. we have this breaking news as we've been watching firsthand live a major showdown on capitol hill. a political spectacle. a partisan shouting match. three hours long plus. embattled fbi agent peter strzok engaged in one contentious exchange after another with republicans. there it was, the house judiciary and oversight committees. you also saw republicans battling democrats. strzok, whose anti-trump text messages made him a lightning rod for republicans, criticizing the mueller investigation, repeatedly rejected accusations of political bias in the russia and clinton probe. >> let me be clear, unequivocally and under oath not once in my 26 years of defending our nation did my personal opinions impact any official action i took -- >> you have not stated a valid point of -- >> order. >> that is your ruling and i appeal it -- >> point of order, yes, it is, mr. chairman, appealing the ruling of the chair is exactly what he's requesting it. he's appealing it. that requires a vote to either

i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. have a great weekend. >>> coming up, more news. i'm surprised to see you. i'm looking down and seeing the world cup teams on the field. >> i'll keep an eye on it throughout the show. don't worry. we have to be able to multi-task. thank you very much. i appreciate it. i'm in for hallie jackson. the trump tariffs are here. the white house imposing new rules overnight on global trade. china already firing back, imposing tariffs on their own. making things you buy right here in the u.s. more expensive. the new trade rules landing like a thud on wall street. already, the dow is down. you can see it there. almost 0.03%. president trump ignoring the trade war he started. also memorandum on scott pruitt ousted epa chief. what happens with the investigations into his ethics? why the man replacing him has the president's backing. >>> we're also watching a new race against time in thailand. the search for the missing soccer team turning deadly overnight. a thai former navy s.e.a.l. lewdilewd i -- losing his life while trying to save the child

>>> good morning, i'm chris jansing, in for stephanie ruhle. this morning, trump versus everyone. the president awake and tweeting on north korea, immigration, i.c.e., the economy and maxine waters. what he's saying to our allies ahead of what's shaping up to be a contentious nato summit. >> they must feel like the rest of us do getting ready for our root canal with the dentist. it just is going to be painful experience. >> ouch. shortening the short list. president trump meets with potential picks to replace justice kennedy. >> i interviewed and met with four potential justices of our great supreme court. they are really incredible people in so many different ways. academically in every other way. >> but the white house is trying to play is could i t coy on wha president wants. >> i'm not going to get into any specifics. >> a new question over the conduct of epa chief scott pruitt. aides reportedly telling congressional investigators that he asked them to help find his wife a job with a salary of over $200,000. >> we deserve to have somebody who actually does protect our environm

i'm chris jansing. once again taking it from the great andrea mitchell. i'm in for craig melvin. political influence. breaking news. facebook says it found a new and covert disinformation campaign. this is the social media giant's first time publicly acknowledging political meddling ahead of this year's midterms. and the kingmaker. president trump throwing his weight behind the pick for state's next governor. will his endorsement be the deciding factor? in midterms that seem to be all about the president. plus, trump 2020. as the president campaigns for others, a new look inside his own re-election bid that's described as sprawling, disjointed and bursting with confidence. we'll talk with the reporter behind that story. >>> let's start with this major breaking news on foreign interference in the midterms, now just 98 days away. nbc news has confirmed that facebook is prepared to announce today a coordinated influence campaign that mirrors in some respects what happened during the 2016 campaign. nbc's mike melanie joins me with the story. we know facebook has been out there, telli

i'm chris jansing, in for hallie jackson. she'll join us very soon. >>> this morning, president trump says he feels unwelcome in london. here's why. thousands of demonstrators in the streets right now. this is all across the british capital. descending on spots throughout the city, including outside the u.s. embassy. they're protesting the president's policies, including his attitude toward women, immigrants. for his part, the president not doing much to help himself or his counterpart. that bombshell interview landing on the doorsteps across the uk, just as trump was at an official dinner. the president kicking theresa may while she's down, and doing it on her turf, saying she wrecked brexit, and threatening to cut off any new u.s. trade deal. >> the brexit is a very tough situation. that's a tough deal between the borders and the entries into the countries and all other things. >>> back in the u.s., an emotional reunion. the young migrant girl we heard in the leaked tape, while separated from her family, has been reunited.

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mtp daily starts right now with chris jansing in for chuck. >> just another day at the anchor desk foricolle wallace. and if it's thursday, scott pruitt is out. >>> good evening, i'm c

chris jansing picks under the coverage now. >> hi there, i'm chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle.r aides called clarifying remarks over russia and u.s. intelligence, president trump changes his tune again, just this morning in a tweet storm, claiming he's saving america from war. and people at the, quote, higher-ends of intelligence loved his press conference with putin. >> i think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself. >> full court press. a change of venue is denied as special counsel robert mueller requests immunity for five unnamed witnesses slated to testify in

chris jansing picks up the coverage. >> mika, thank you so much. this morning, huddled masses. more than 2,000 kids still separated from their families, as tens of thousands take to the streets demanding an end to the zero tolerance policy. and this morning, the escalating fight over the future of the agency in charge of deportation. >> i think that mission of i.c.e. is no longer being accomplished. unfortunately, i.c.e. is becoming a deportation force. >> you get rid o

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chris jansing picks up the coverage. >> if you get a ka it's definitely a happy friday.lion in tariffs. saying the u.s. just launched the largest trade war in history. the economy keeps chugging, adding 213,000 jobs in june. although the unemployment rate ticked up. all of this happening as president trump holds a raucous rally in montana, taking aim at some familiar foes, even challenging elizabeth warren to take a dna test. >> we will take that little kit and say -- but we have to do it gently because we're in the me too generation so we have to be very gentle. >> 16th time's the charm. epa head scott pruitt