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roberts, thank you very much. great reporting. for more on all of this, chris stirewalt, editor of "halftime report." you got all of that? >> i think so. >> three changes in the administration. john roberts just making news that we learned of most recently the news of joint chiefs of staff will be general mark mille. we knew there were rumors of it. i first want to get to the president's pick for attorney general, william barr. president trump said he was my choice from day one. ca calling him one of the best jurists in the world. what do you think? >> he should be a very confirmable choice. he was widely respected for his time in the justice department, leading the justice department. then, of course, he went on to become an mega corporate titan. he helped make the deal that became known as verizon. he was an attorney dealing with anti-trust stuff. he has a lot of rich friends. he has a lot of admirerers. he has a lot of credibility dealing with issues like the l.a. riots and other things that were part of the bush term. he should be in good shape. >> he previously, obviously, served as attorney gene

chris: we have to take a break. we will see you later. when we come back, what robertdollars latest moves mean for president trump. we will discuss the key takeaways from friday's filings >>chris: a flurry of court filings reveal new information about robert moses russia investigation. now federal prosecutors are trying to connect the dots between president trump, his campaign, his company and the kremlin. joining me now from maine, senator angus king, an independent and a key member of the senate intelligence committee. the special concerns special prosecutors issued issued court filings on paul manafort, michael cohen and general michael flynn. question, what if anything did you learn about possible criminal activity by president trump and what does this investigation stands now? >> i think the first thing to say is that the filings on friday, with regard to paul manafort and the district of new york talking about michael cohen and robert mueller. i thought they were less interesting if you will important than the michael flynn file earlier in the week. and what was

i recognize robert stewart, chris leone, susan smith. danielle smith. davidger, joe lewis. anyone else that would like to speak, you are more than welcome. come on up to the mic. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am areon brown i currently live in san francisco. i am a third year apprentice working for elix electric on the san francisco state prospect. i worked on the uber building. a lot of people have the misconception we are not local to this area. i grew up here. i graduated just up the hill from grey's cathedral. i love my job and what i do. i make more than a living wage in the city, i have a davis bacon 401-k and health insurance. if this p.l.a. passes it will affect the living state -- status of people like me. it excludes me. i urge you not to pass this p.l.a. thank you for your time. >> hello. good afternoon. i am here with the lawyer's committee for civil rights. to promote the ordinance to do no harm we want seats at the negotiation table. if it is passed it should include local hire in the future p.l.a. to ensure the process includes all stakeholders. we ask yo

chris: we have to take a break here. we will see you all a little later. when we come back, what robert latest moves mean for president trump. we will discuss the key takeaways from friday's court filings with senator angus king, member of the senate intelligence committee. that's next. ♪ >> chris: coming up, former fbi director james comey gets grilled on capitol hill. >> we could have done this and open setting. and two, when you read the transcript you will see that we are talking again about hillary clinton's emails. for heaven sakes. >> chris: we will discuss it maybe you're with the family you got. (all) ooh! or maybe the one you've chosen. it's culture salad. our holidays don't all look the same. am i saying it well, l'chaim? l'chaim? and maybe that's what makes us great. make the dream yours. ikea. ♪ >> chris: a flurry of court filings this week reveal new information about robert mueller's russia investigation. federal prosecutors are trying to connect the dots between president trump, his campaign, his company, and the kremlin. joining me now from maine, senator angus king, an

>> well, becauasil, can you ima if rachel maddow, chris matthews, george clooney, robert de niro, theort of media celebs, had all criticized president obama during one week of his presidency? it wouldn't have happened, but could you have imagined that? that's what this was for the president. >> it did seem that that is analogous to what happened to the president this week. and you know, what's interesting is that when you look at his personal and political inner circle, he is becoming more and more isolated, and then that isolation is now carrying over into congress and in sort of the bigger sort of media environment, and actually, you mentioned karl rove. that's what was interesting here. he has no one actually pushing back. and a lot of that has to do with his intransigence. you can't negotiate with him, can't talk to him, thin skinned, and he's becoming more and more isolated. so, yes, this is a democratic victory of sorts, but at the same time, it is really the sort of diminishing of a president. >> do you think, matt, that the president's base, which includes the right-wing media

chris: in fairness, there's no evidence mark harris knew about this. >> correct. this gentleman was not the republicanparty of north carolina's choice for this seat. roberte , the incumbent was. this was an insurgent republican candidate so there's not a lot of love for him. >>chris: it turns out in the republican primary, the same thing happened. >> i think there's very little incentive for the republicans to go to the mat for this guy. it's only 1c out of a large minority conference but i think he's toast. >>chris: instead of 40 seat pickup it to be a 41 seat pickup. >> in 1994, when the late absentee votes were counted. in los angeles, it was a requirement that your family had to bring in the absentee vote. i finally won by 811 votes and my election was certified. >>chris: in the story i read, it has changed and anybody can bring them in. you can harvest votes. thank you panel. see you next sunday. up next, our "power player of the week" for a story of devotion from two members of the greatest generation. >> as we heard this week in the farewell to president bush, tales of heroism from world war ii have become part of our national identity. but some m

mick mill veiny, robert lighthizer, chris christie -- i wouldn't bet on that -- matt whitaker and davids big in white water and whatnot. look, we don't know who it's going to be. david, we talk about the nation's business, coming up later today there is a key moment in the nation's business which is that chuck schumer and nancy pelosi who will be we think the house speaker coming in are going to meet with the president to discuss this budgets deal or vote, i say deal, there is no deal, about what might happen. how do you see this playing out. >> we're getting to the point where the rubber will hit the road on how much money the president is asking for his border wall in exchange for funding the rest of the government, getting his signature on a bill there and the democratic leaders are going to go in and say you're only getting this much money for its border wall and we need to -- you need our votes to pass a spending bill. we will learn what that magic number will be. what i find so interesting about this dynamic right now, chuck schumer is in the same job he's going to be in next year

chris martinez has your eye on entertainment. >> reporter: robert downy jr.'s iron man is running out of hope in the first trailer for the upcoming avengers movie. shows the heroes trying to pick up the pieces after half of the universe was destroyed in the last installment. it hits theaters in april. the first official photo from an upcoming men in black spin off, mib international. lee am kneeson costar as the british division. first introduced in the will smith and tommy lee jones franchise. a book of early costume designs for star wars goes on the auction block tomorrow in london. the sketches are from the costume designer. >> we have the original sketches. all the principle characters. >> reporter: the book is expected to fetch $130,000. >>> time is 4:57. police say good-bye to one of their own. their emotional tribute to canine officer hector. >>> skies ser bracing for -- keizer is bracing for a strike. a live report from san francisco. >>> people sleeping in the south bay forced to flee after a car smashes in to their building breaking a gas line. the d

connelly, thanks for taking the time to talk with us. >> my pleasure, chris. >>> rudy giuliani saying the president won't be giving robert mueller any more written answers. our own ari melber joins us next to break down the year's court battles. n the year's court battles. i didn't like something having control over me. i wanted to stop. the thing is i didn't know how. chantix, along with support, helps you quit smoking. chantix reduced my urge to smoke to the point that i could quit. when you try to quit smoking, with or without chantix, you may have nicotine withdrawal symptoms. some people had changes in behavior or thinking, aggression, hostility, agitation, depressed mood, or suicidal thoughts or actions with chantix. serious side effects may include seizures, new or worse heart or blood vessel problems, sleepwalking, or allergic and skin reactions which can be life-threatening. stop chantix and get help right away if you have any of these. tell your healthcare provider if you've had depression or other mental health problems. decrease alcohol use while taking chantix. use caution when driving or operating machinery

chris' voice began to sound familiar. the voicemail that police believed helped lure ken to his death. >> hey, ken, this is robert. >> to me chris' voice on that phone. >> the detectives pulled out a search warrant. bianca was home when the police arrived. >> it's surreal. you have, like roving gangs of toddlers who are ripping everything apart. they turned our sofas upsidedown and took apart the lining. they took apart my toaster. they take everything apart. >> a ballistics report told police the murder weapon was a .9 millimeter handgun. chris was an avid collector of guns and among them, police found an empty case for a springfield armory .9 millimeter handgun and what do you know, the gun that went with it was missing. chris wright was arrested and charged with the murder of ken dolezar. >> a massive sense of disbelief. he was being completely taken out of the view and for no reason. >> the loving husband who cried his way through romantic comedies, a cold-blooded assassin? impossible. it quite literally wasn't possible, said bianca, for chris to have killed ken dolezar that morning. he had an ally. >> he was in the lo

chris miss. leland: budget hawk robert pattillo have to come out to some music for that know. gentleman come in thank you much. america's is to you both. molly. molly: sylhet, we speak with representative matt gaetz and a member of the house freedom caucus about the conservative leaders lunch with the president yesterday. president trump's decision to pull out of serious. i'll said the press washington, what the pullout means for american youths in the middle east. >> we are sending a message to isis that somehow they can come back. they can be raised only and did they can at some point come back and attack us and how was vulnerable to another 9/11 attack. that's what's possible. once i started looking for it was a no-brainer. i switched to geico and saved hundreds. that's a win. but it's not the only reason i switched. the geico app makes it easy to manage my policy. i can pay my bill, add a new driver, or even file a claim. woo, hey now! that's a win-win. thank you! switch to geico®. it's a win-win. the leland: hours into the partial government shutdown, president trump amid

chris' voice began to sound familiar. the voice mail that police believed help lure ken to his death. >> hey, ken, this is robert. >> reporter to me, that was chris' voice on that phone. >> reporter: the detectives pulled out a search warrant. bianca was home when the police arrived. >> it's surreal. they're like roving gangs of toddlers who are ripping everything apart. they took apartment the sofa and took out the lining. they took apart my toaster. they take everything apart. >> reporter: a ballistics report told police the murder weapon was a 9 millimeter handgun. chris was an avid collector of guns and among them police found an empty case for a springfield handgun and what do you know, the gun that went with it was missing. chris wright was arrested and charged with the murder of ken dolezsar. >> it was a matter of disbelief. he was being taken out of the blew and for no reason. >> reporter: the loving husband who cried his way through romantic movies an assassin? impossible. it was impossible said bianca. he had an alibi. >> he was in the loft. i was there. >> reporter: he was in bed with her. >> he was a foot from me

. >> those, of course, were senators jeff flake and chris kuhns trying to force a legislation to protect roberter's investigation, just as before, republicans blocked this third attempt. majority leader mitch mcconnell has called it a solution in search of a problem. so now in a week in which president trump tweeted again the russia probe should be shut down and in a week in which a new report claimed that russia disinformation teams targeted robert mueller, himself, will anything change? with me now are those two senators, republican jeff flake of arizona, in his last few days as a senator and democrat chris kuhns of delaware. welcome, gentleman. >> thanks, chuck. >> all right. senator flake, why was today not any different than before and will tomorrow be any different than today when it comes to this mueller bill? >> you know, this bill passed the judiciary committee back in april, so we have been waiting nine months. it passed on a bipartisan basis 2-to-1. our chairman on the house floor, it's awaiting for action on the senate floor since that time. and since that time, notably, in november

that will backed by democrats chris coons and cory booker is aimed at protecting robert mueller.ate leaders argue the bill is unnecessary since they don't think the president will fire mueller. he repeatedly said he won't. flake will retire next month lose the as a republican serve six years in the senate. a big story today. shocked lawmakers calling on the president to keep us troops in syria. donald trump says it is time to pool out now that isis is defeated. >> our boys, our young women, our men, they are all coming back and they are coming back now. we won and that is the way we want it and that is the way they want it. heather: todd pyro joins us live with reactions from both sides of the aisle. >> reporter: the president doubling down on his decision tweeting in response to a segment on laura ingram's show, trump has made the middle east a better place. when trump came into office isis was running amok in the middle east, over 1 million refugees poured into western europe, none of that is happening today, that is all due to trump. tons of negative reaction to the president'

and u-s trade representative robert lighthizer is also under discussion.sen. chris murphy/(d) connecticut:"i'm also worried about general kelly leaving the white house. i imagine he was one of the people that was attempting to convince the president not to fire mueller." (vicki) (vicki) sources say trump has privately told confidants he wants his next chief of staff to shift goals (jrs)consulate of saudi arabia in knew he was in danger. and now more information is out about the last moments of his life.....including his last words: "i can't breathe." many in washington d-c say saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman ordered the murder of jamal khashoggi. but the trump administration says there's no smoking gun. and the new york times reports president trump's son-in-law and adviser jared kushner had numerous talks with the prince after khashoggi's murder. samantha vinograd/national security analyst"pursuing a 'just jared' strategy is probably the best way to get their desired outcome by working with kushner""they don't have to deal with the professionals who might be

chris hayes. at this very hour we are still awaiting special counsel robert mueller's court filing on the sentencing of president trump's former national security adviser michael flynn. now, mueller's sentencing recommendation comes one year after flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and agreed to cooperate with mueller and his investigation. and today's filing, or it will be tonight's filing, when and if it comes, is expected to give us a better idea of the extent to which flynn has cooperated with that russia investigation, specifically what kind of information flynn may have given them. robert mueller has delayed sentencing of michael flynn several times over the past year, again and again and again. and it's led many to wonder if flynn's cooperation was, indeed, ongoing. meanwhile, you'll remember, trump's former lawyer michael cohen has pleaded guilty to crimes in both the southern district of new york's campaign, and the special counsel's russia investigation, just last week. trump's former campaign manager paul manafort, after being convicted of financial crimes in federal court, appears

chris: thank you. we will seee you later and what does robert mueller's court filings mean for president trump we'll talk to a member of the senate intelligence committee next.ey ce ce our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like e-commerce spurring cardboard demand. the pursuit of allergy-free peanuts. and mobile payment reaching new markets. this is strategic investing. because your investments deserve the full story. t.rowe price. invest with confidence. what does help for heart fait looks like this. entresto is a heart failure pill that helped keep people alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn baby. don't take entresto with an ace inhibitor or aliskiren, or if you've had angioedema with an ace or arb. the most serious side effects are angioedema, low blood pressure, kidney problems, or high blood potassium. ask your doctor about entresto. ♪ the beat goes on. yeah! chris: a flurry of court filings this week with new information about the russian investigation. now federal prosecutors are trying to

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according to cnn former new jersey governor chris christie is now considered a strong option with special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation. the probe can kicked into a new gear last friday when the president was directly implicated in a federal crime for the first time. the president directed his lawyer to pay two women to keep quiet about affairs during the 2016 campaign. the investigation could be hindering president trump's attempt to find a n chief of staff. >> until bob mueller shuts down and hands the keys and his credentials back in, no one's in the clear. >> other top candidates for chief of staff reportedly include congressman mark me does, and white house budget director nick mulvaney. >>> i'm ann macovich at the live desk. let's go live to the white house where president trump is set to make an announcement about roll backs to some major environmental protection laws. the clean water act which has been in place since 2015. these are laws that protect millions of acres of wetland and thousands of miles of stream. it's really going to have an effect here in california. it's going t

chris, let me begin with you. we heard adam schiff. let's take a step back. it does appear that robertmethodically building a case that has the president right at the center. >> well, listen. what i've said all along is bob mueller is a traditional prosecutor. he's a killer. that's who he is. i think everything you have seen him do so far is traditional as you put it, methodical prosecuting. you work yourself up the chain. you bring charges when they're ready to be brought. and you don't talk. and the true power of bob mueller or any prosecutor is the secrecy of that process and that no one knows. and no one knows. i think that is part of also why we go overboard a little bit by the nature of the coverage. i don't think the michael cohen plea in and of itself this week was all that significant, except for the fact that he wanted to make sure that michael cohen understood -- >> how about the point adam schiff was just making, that the president, if he's denying any business dealings at all with russia, at a time he's pursuing a trump deal in moscow, that leaves him vulnerable to blackma

trade representative robert lighthizer, small business administrator linda mcmahon, advisor to the president, you ivanka trump, senior advisor to the president, jared kushner, and chris lavelle. -- liddell. this morning the acting attorney general signed the final rulemaking clear bump stocks are illegal because they fall within the definition of machine guns that are banned under federal firearms law. began, in which people in possession of bump return those items to an atf field office or destroy them by march 21. propertions for destruction will be posted on the atf website today. appointed tos been the u.s. senate and we congratulate her. she has been helping advance a number of the administration's priorities, including rebuilding our military and increased border security. the president applauds governor ducey for his swift selection and thanks -- for his service to the people of arizona. with that i will take your questions. reporter: there was a delay, the usual inquiry from judge sullivan asking prosecutors if -- committed treason? ms. sanders: that is between general flynn and the courts. something for them to determine. in the meantime, we wish general fly

trade representative robert lighthizer, small business administrator linda mcmahon, advisor to the president you ivanka trump, senior advisor to the president jared kushner, and chris l. on another note, the president is was again for filling a promise he made to the american people, and this morning the acting attorney general cited the final rule, making clear that bump stocks are a legal because they fall under federal law. begins now,iod where those people in possession of bump stocks must turn them over to an atf field office or destroy them by march 21. instructions for destruction will be posted on atf's website. martha mcsally has been appointed to the u.s. senate and we congratulate her. she has been a partner in the house of representatives helping advance a number of priorities, including rebuilding our military and increasing border security. the president applauds governor ducey for his swift selection and appreciates senator jon kyl and thanks him for his service to the people of arizona. >> is their reaction to the delay in the michael flynn sensing and they quarried from the judge asking prosecutors if he possibly committed treason? ms. sanders: the

robert: evening. you join us live on friday night as capitol hill is buzzing just days basore chris our reporters have been closely tracking the showdown over president trump's ultimatum of funding for a border wall. here is what y need to know. the president, he wants $5 billion for the wall to be included in the latest government funding bill. but so far the republican-controlled congress on the eve of divided government has struggled to f d the votes to say the least. and the president's demand hasre sparked ay tonight at the capital as lawmakers trying to avert a partial shutdown at midnight tonight.re >>dent trump, you will not get your wall. abandon your shutdown strategy. you're not gettinghe wall today, next week or on january 3rd whentr democrats take c of the house. robert: now, there is a planth senate on wednesday passed what reporters called a clean bill. in other wor, it doesn't include the $5 billion the president wants for his wall but it wld fund theovernment through early february. the clock though, it's tick ticking. molly ball joins us from "time" magazine. peter baker chief white

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chris dodd. we are on the eve of the conclusion of the special council of robert f. mueller investigation and the commencement of the investigations of the president and administration. we urge current and future senators to be steadfast and zealous guardians of the democracy. well, kind of high-minded malarkey signifying nothing. i will salute chuck's military service, but that doesn't give him immunity from thoughts that are brain dead. what was it when we needed guardians of the rule of law and transparency during the obama years? fast and furious, benghazi, the clinton e-mail cover up, the horrors at the va, and companies like solyndra to name a few. where were they when we needed guardians against the border. and where were they when we needed guardians against activist judges that reached far beyond their article iii are. trump isn't perfect. none of us are, none of us is to be grammatically correct. all of the senators who signed that combined, the media, and failed politicos are guardians. the president was newly elected and entering the first year of the ter

chris evans bids a festive farewell to listeners as he hosts his final radio 2 breakfast show. and in half an hour, robertl looks back on how people marked 100 years since the end of the first world war. indonesia's disaster agency now say at least 373 people were killed, and a further 128 are still missing, following the volcanic eruption and tsunami that swept through sunda strait on saturday. more than m00 people have been injured. thousands of people who live on the islands of java and sumatra have been forced to evacuate to higher ground as the tsunami hit coastal areas. today there have been more eruptions from the anak krakatau volcano, sparking fears of another tsunami. rebecca henschke reports. rescue workers clear away the rubble in a race to find survivors. but today, in this villa none have been found. villas like this one built right on the shore didn't stand a chance when the huge waves hit. this, the state of the swimming pool, and the villa now. teams from the military and the search and rescue teams are here, clearing away the rubble to make way for what will be a slow rebuilding process

chris christie. >>> attorney for the campaign manager will be back in court. a filing from robert mueller accused paul manafort of lying about contacts with the administration among other things in violation after the plea deal. fox news ray bowingan is in -- bogan is in washington, d.c. where democrats are raising the subject of impeachment. ray. >> reporter: frank, good evening to you. another very important memo that was issued on friday was from the southern district of new york where prosecutors say that michael cohen, the president's former attorney, committed multiple felonies at the president's direction, including making hush money pavements to two women who said they had affair was president trump. the president goes after democrats saying this morning on twitter that they "can't find a smoking gun tying the trump campaign to russia. adding, now the dems go to a private transaction and wrongly call it a campaign contribution. the president seemingly referring to questions of possible campaign finance violations after federal prosecutors said friday that michael cohen, th

chris christie. the question on everyone's mind, how would he handle the oversight of the special counsel robert mueller? he is wait and passed on this come on the perceived bias of the team when asked about it. telling "the washington post," i would have liked to see mueller have more balance on this group in answer to a question about composition. he also wrote that the firing of mueller was understandable and said this on our air last year. >> he crossed a basic line back in july, a fundamental line in the departments. what is a concern, certainly what appears to have concern to the, it was not so much the transgression, but a steadfast refusal to acknowledge that he had transgressed those limits on his power. >> martha: we have a big lineup for you. carl rhodes, jason wiley and juan williams. but first, the fox news senior analyst 20 me now. good to see you. want to get your opinion on him and what you think about bill barr and whether or not you think this would be a good pick. >> the battle lines are starting to be drawn. the probe our forces are very stable, very intelligent and very mature. very

chris bates, brennan clinic, --risten the kristen mcclintock, l.a. writing, heather campbell, nick claussen, jeff finnigan, will , monique rick james maine, kerri lane, lower in politics, jordan roberts, margo robbins, and samantha. this truly is the best staff on capitol hill in my opinion. istly and most importantly, wish to thank my father in heaven, who has allowed me to serve much longer than my voted.ors would have i am humbled by the symbolic significance of it all instrument entered these chambers. i am reminded of a passage of s.ripture, one of my favorite whom much is given, much is expected. or not just required. .ruly, god has given me so much in return, i tried to give back as much as i could. i hope he will accept my best efforts. would note this is the final speech -- floor speech, not good right. , i will continue to hold a special place in my heart for all of you. for all of my colleagues. i look forward to continuing these special friendships, even long after i left the senate. i want to thank everybody in the senate's, all of the staff members, all of the law enforcement people, all of the people who have provided us with knowledge and ability. i want god to bless

chris matthews in washington. we have breaking news tonight from the washington post. this suggests special counsel robert may have just taken a big step in ip be dieting roger stone. special counsel robert mueller asked the house intelligence committee this friday for an

chris. i'll see you tomorrow. >>> this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. here's our breaking news. the filing that we have all been waiting for all day finally out. here it is. robert mueller's sentencing memo for fired trump national security adviser michael flynn, raising a number of significant questions, and it gives us clues to what may be an investigation that expands even further than we know. so let's take a look at all of this because as you can see, a lot of this is redacted information. take a look at your screen. a lot of it's redacted. so you have to read between the lines here. but what isn't, it tells us a lot about what michael flynn knew and what the special counsel now knows. so here's what we know, okay? we're going to go through it throughout this broadcast. flynn was interviewed 19 times, 19 times by mueller's office or attorneys from the department of justice offices, from the doj offices. and what he told them provided substantial assistance in a criminal investigation. intriguingly, though, the rest of that section is completely redacted. we know he provided firsthand information about interactions between the trump transition team and russi

of justice investigation into president trump before robert mueller was ever appointed special counsel. let's discuss now. scott jennings is here, chris cillizza and rick wilson. rick is the author of "everything trump touches dies." also, he was grooming himself right there. he's getting pretty. what were you doing? were you taking your glasses off? what were you doing there? powdering -- >> i was, don. i was. >> lipstick. >> glasses on tv. >> it's my delicate complexion. >> seriousness to get to. we are learning, rick, barely a month into his presidency, top fbi officials were already discussing opening an obstruction of justice case on trump after comby reported that he asked him to let the flynn investigation go. he couldn't even make it a month? >> don -- no, of course not. this is a president who was obstructing justice from the second he sat down in the chair. he obviously intended to obstruct justice by trying to manipulate jim comey into letting jim -- into letting mike flynn off the hook. and so an obstruction investigation is an obvious, logical procedural legal step that would be taken by anyone who is like above the level

chris matthews in washington. we begin tonight with two big developments from two critical witnesses in the robert mueller investigationnt trump's former fixer michael cohen. a man who once said he would take a bullet for donald trumps speaking out. this time he says for the country. in his first interview since being

chris christie is among them. who else? >> there's not three that we've confirmed. others have reported steve mnuchin, robert -- >> they have probably passed on it being more effective in the trade and treasury positions. >> folks are trying to scramble to see who the president will have as chief of staff next if john kelly is departing by the end of the year. that's less than 20 days away and the click is ticking. it goes to show us the president was really depending on nick ayers to be the chief of staff and now everybody is scrambling. >> neil: yeah, his switch did startle the president. very clear. great reporting. thank you. >> thank you. >> neil: the president said hell or high water, i'm going to get that $5 billion. but the gap between what the democrats want and where he wants is $3 billion. we have a $4 trillion federal budget. not that it would all be sacrificed here. but is $3.5 billion worth tossing $4 trillion or shutting some of the government down? after this. we're about to move. karate helps... relieve some of the house-buying... stress. at least you don't have to worry about homeowners ins

that's a few years ago when we sat down for a very long dinner with robert mugabe which we did not ask for but got nevertheless. and later chris, lead a memorable code l when we met with the new president before the elections. and heard some of the commitments that were being made at that time some of which have been followed through on. some of which still need to make progress on. but, i want to turn this over to chris coons. oons: thank you, senator flake. zimbabwe as we all know was an important place that helped shape a young jeff flake and he and i are just about the same age. i spent a similar amount of time in kenya and south africa as he did in zimbabwe and south africa and namibia and have a chance to travel with you has been a great blessing. the trip in february 2016 that resulted in the unscheduled meal abe, should we ever write a book, that deserves a chapter. we got to return in april to meet with a whole series of zimbabwean leaders come it was a reminder of just how much potential and promise there is in zimbabwe and how badly the people there need reforms and an economy and a governess. we did have encouragin

chris matthews in washington. we begin tonight with two big developments from two critical witnesses in the robert mueller investigation. first there is president trump's former fixer michael cohen. a man who once said he would take a bullet for donald trumps speaking out. this time he says for the country. in his first interview since being sentenced to three years in federal prison cohen told abc news trump was aware of hush money payment made to karen mcdougal and stormy daniels and he personally directed those payments. >> he directed me to make the payments. he directed me to become involved in these matters. including the one with mcdougal which is really between him and david pecker and then david pecker's counsel. i just reviewed the documents in order to protect him. i gave loyalty to someone who truthfully does not deserve loyalty. >> he was trying to hide what you were doing, correct? >> correct. >> and he knew it was wrong? >> of course. >> and he was doing that to help his election? >> you have to remember at what point in time that this matter came about, two weeks or so before the election, post the bill

chris stirewalt, bill hemmer and i thank you. >> thanks. >> dana: sentencing memo from michael flynn outlining his cooperation shows robert mueller's not done, the president issues a warning to china, calling for a real deal or no deal at all. what china is saying now about the trade truce. so-so pizza? not in this house. 'cause that's no so-so family. that's your family. which is why you didn't grab just any cheese. you picked up new kraft expertly paired mozzarella and parmesan for pizzahyeah! kraft. family greatly. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're up and running in no time. show me decorating shows. this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving... simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows. click, call or visit a store today. >> dana: outside the national cathedral where we just had the funeral for president george h.w. bush. news continues outside of this. michael flynn's sentencing memo w

robert light house, the trade representative. matt whitaker and then you have david bossi, not on this list, chris christie as well. >> with meadowser, whether he stays in the house or whether he is in the white house and takes the job, he is going to be one of his most prominent defenders over the next two years. it is giving some people pause about this job is that you are going to be a facilitator for a president who is highly resistant to structures and who is not going to being controlled by other people. you think of the previous chief of staff's, they had a lot of power and they set up structures that the president and others followed. people have emerged diminished from that job, the former chief of staff, rex tillerson company secretary of state. jeff sessions. these are the kinds of things that any potential candidates will be thinking about. >> bret: complete chris, does he need ace chief of staff? >> no. jfk did not have a chief of staff. it is not necessary. he has a secretary, a personal secretary that he could use to reach out to people. he can find anywhere, anybody in the world. this is a guy who handles his own b