against general flynn now the president has weighed in on the whole incident calling him sleepy eyes chuck toddsaying he should be fired by con kasdan for this fraud he knew exactly what he was doing fake news what do you think should should todd be fired his apology or explanation acceptable to you well we don't know what's in his heart we don't know what's in his head people do make honest mistakes but it's funny how all of their honest mistakes consistently push the same narrative they never seem to make an honest mistake that goes against the left it's only honest mistakes against the right funny how that works out it all the time all the time all right i want to stay with the flynn decision you know when it came down that the justice department was dropping the charges well let's just say that the media didn't disappoint pretty dark place on social media of the very 1st to come out after the story broke that i saw on twitter was progun if you're listening high 5 your assets and there are russian flags and russian means popping up and now we see the bar really just doing donald trump's dirt

show that kind of sounds like ours what's it called meet the press chuck todd aired a clip from a c.b.s news interview with u.s. attorney general william barr and he was discussing his decision to drop perjury charges against retired general michael flynn. when history looks back on this decision how do you think it will be written well history's written by the winners so it's largely depends on. who's writing the history. i was struck peggy by the cynicism of the answer it's a correct answer but he's the attorney general he didn't make the case that he was up holding the rule of law he was almost admitting that yeah this is a this is a political job. but folks here is bars full answer to that question how do you think it will be written well history's written by the winners so it's largely depends on. who's writing the history but i think a fair history would say it was it was a good decision because it would uphold the rule of law and hope to compel the standards of the department of justice and it did what was an injustice so you would think that of tata just let the video run to its

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chuck todd, as always, thanks for your insight. we appreciate you joining us. we hope you join chuck for "meet the press." exclusive interview with the director of the center for infectious disease and research of minnesota. he'll have jeffrey shaman, the school of public health. be sure to tune in to "meet the press" right after this newscast. stay right here until then. and as you know every sunday coming up in about 30 minutes from now we will talk to our nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment. a look at some of california's growing impatience with the governor's plan to reopen the state. >>> well, as you likely know by now the pandemic has put the 2020 tokyo olympics on hold. and now we're finding out if the games have to be pushed back again past 2021. there is no plan b. back in march the virus forced japan and the international olympic committee to delay the games until summer 2021. right now there's no sign of a vaccine. so here is the new plan. >> whe same date, the same scheduling. we're doing all of that, and we're proceed

chuck todd apologized on meet the press, here is how the media handled clip with cbs interview with bill how history will view of dropping of charges against mike flynn. >> history is written by the winners, it depends on who is writing the history. howie: but very next words cut by meet the press. >> but i think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law, it helped -- it upheld the standards of the department of justice and it undid what was an injustice. howie: todd says that they didn't edit words but only played two clips. >> the mistake and had i seen the part of the interview i would not ended conversation the way i did. i'm very sorry for that mistake. we strive to be better going forward. howie: glad chuck todd apologized and took full responsibility even after the president called for firing. media tips scales against trump and team. ahead joe biden using msnbc on stepping defense on sexual assault allegations. that's next. ings you love. and if we can't offer you the best price we'll help you find a better one. it's not always the lowest!

chuck todd who is married to a political consultant was just struck by the cynicism.e could barely believe it. he was stunned! bill barr didn'the even mention upholding the rule of a kind of a major omission for an attorney general. but wait, it turns out that bill barr did mention the rule of law. it was at the center of his answer. that was his tv tape and nbc got a hold of it and edit out the words to distort bill barr's meaning. we have the real tape. here it is. >> whenrr history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? >> well, history is written by the winner so it it largely depends on who is writing the gehistory, but i think a fair history would say, it was a good decision because it upheld the rules of law. >> tucker: yeah, to be clear, catherine herridge did not edit that tape but did a straightforward tape. nbc news edited the tape. if you think they can be aggressively dishonest, the foolishly dishonest, then you have not been paying close attention the past four years. they have been doing it since day one with the russian hoaxa

chuck todd, thank you very much. we'll look for much more this morning on "meet the press" when chuck talks about a split screen nation divided on when and how to reopen. >>> breaking news from los angeles where 11 firefighters were seriously injured after a terrifying scene downtown in the city. the firefighters caught in a massive explosion. >> reporter: good morning. morning 200 firefighters responded to the scene. there's a collective sigh of relief everyone made it out alive. >> we have massive explosion. >> reporter: firefighters responding to an explosion rocking downtown los angeles late saturday, were then forced to run for their lives. >> everybody off the roof! >> reporter: a burning two-story smoke shop warehouse packed floor to ceiling with materials including highly flammable butane canisters. >> they went interior. the pressure was increasing. >> reporter: the building exploded, sending dark clouds high into the sky. some firefighters barely making it out. >> firefighters came down the aerial ladder fro

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i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour.ew york governor andrew cuomo announced 73 people died in his state in the last 24 hours. why was that notable? it's the lowest daily level announced in at least a month and a half. march 22nd, we believe is the last time it was that low. cuomo s

the next thing that chuck todd said was, "why didn't he talk about the rule of law in his analysis witheggy noonan?" so, listen, we all make mistakes and analysis. sometimes sound bites are in complete. but that one was, because he was going to the heart of what the attorney general was getting at, to stop it short obviously send up a lot of red flares. he's not going to get fired, i'm sure, from nbc for that, despite what the president said. but it is, in the president's eyes, an example of how, again and again and again, it always goes that way and not in his administration's favor. the mistakes. he won all right, we'll move onto this. a new poll finds the majority disapproving of protests now against the covid-19 restrictions. states are continuing to grapple with reopening average fears of a second wave of the virus, possibly this fall. the poll also finds democrats more likely to disapprove of the protests than republicans. this, as joe biden is attacking president trump over his response. he wrote in an op-ed, "instead of unifying the country to accelerate our public health respon

i'm chuck todd here are the facts as we know them at this hour.ating the new york governor andrew cuomo will give his daily coronavirus briefing from washington, d.c. following his meeting with president trump at the white house this morning. we will bring you that briefing the minute it starts. >>> a new poll from the associated press and norc reveals that 61% of americans say they will -- they say they think we will see a vaccine for covid-19 sometime next year. ready for this, majority, 51% say they will not get the vaccine or unsure about getting it right now. >>> leaders in the european union have proposed $825 bli

i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour.l shutdown continues to half cascading consequences. u.s. manufacturing fell to its lowest point in more than a decade last month. the industry makes up about 11%, that sector excuse

i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour.president trump's personal valets has tested positive for the coronavirus. deputy press secretary hogan gidley tells nbc use the president has once again tested negative. this hour

chuck todd is nbc's political moderator of "meet the press." i was struck watching that piece from kelly, the ad from tommy tuberville included an interview between you and president trump when you asked him if he could have one do-over in his administration. he said i wouldn't have hired jeff sessions, i wouldn't have appointed jeff sessions, calling him a slime, telling him to get out of the race. the difference, as kelly pointed out this time, jeff sessions is pufrmging back. i would point out also that jeff sessions was the first united states senator to endorse donald trump back in 2015 during his run for the presidency. >> it was. look, this is a bitter primary. tommy tuberville is ahead and he's ahead in some polls by a significant margin because of the trump base. the president's most -- you know, biggest defenders, even in alabama, are showing a preference of tuberville over sessions, but there's a part of sessions i think if he fights back -- look, if he gets through this primary -- i'll tell you this, if you're doug jones, the democr

i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour.any moment now, we are expecting a briefing from president trump himself at

task force as well -- this is what he had to say about the risks, the medical risks, talking to chuck todd yesterday, of the shutdown versus the virus. as far as i know, his background is in economics and trade economi economics, more specifically not in medicine. take a look at this. >> women haven't been getting mammograms or cervical examinations for cancer. we haven't been able to do other procedures for the heart or the kidneys, and that's going to kill people as well. so, if you contrast like this complete lockdown, where some of the people in the medical community want to just run and hide until the virus is extinguished, that's going to not only take a huge toll on the american economy, it's going to kill many more people than the virus, that china virus ever would. >> that comment to chuck todd on "meet the press" really struck me. it's going to kill many more people than the virus itself. 91,000 people are now dead, americans are now dead. and he's talking about just three months and comparing that to the number of people who will suffer from not getting routine preventive medica

i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour. the global shutdown continues to half cascading consequences. u.s. manufacturing fell to its lowest point in more than a decade last month. the industry makes up about 11%, that sector excuse me, makes up about 11% of the entire u.s. economy. employees at some of the country's largest retailers planned a national circumstanceout today they are doing it in coordinate with what is known as international workers day, also may day. lack of benefits, unstable schedules and potentially unsafe working conditions are what they are protesting. >>> the world health organization says the organization has not been asked to participate had the origins of china's covid. while the u.s. government says the virus was not man made. there are some questioning whether the virus could have accidentally emerged from a lab that was studying coronaviruses from wuhan. >>> governor cuomo announced today he will be closing all new york schools for the rest of this academic year. both secondary and ufers and mor

i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour.s day two of the world health organization's virtual world assembly. the u.s. supported an audit of the response to this pandemic, but criticized a provision that would allow multiple companies, not just the patent holder, to produce a vaccine. last hour, new york governor andrew cuomo proposed a new law requiring companies that receive a government bailout to rehire the same number of employees they

chuck todd picks up our coverage right now. >> thank you. and good afternoon to your friends in taste and still a good morning out west. i'm chuck todd joined by katy. the president will host a news conference in the next hour. news conference will be largely supposed to be focused on hong kong but no doubt we might hear from the president on what's been happening in minnesota. national guard members alongside local and state police forces are on patrol today after a long night that did turn violent. protests across the twin cities began peacefully as thousands expressed their anger over the death of george floyd. demonstrators set fire to buildings including a minneapolis police station that's become symbolic to protesters. >> i'm asking you to help us, help us use humane way to

i'm chuck todd. here are the facts as we know them this hour. gm says some of its plants will begin to reopen may 18th, this as drop in car sales has michigan and ohio lawmakers pushing for new federal aid for the auto industry. since the march outbreak, according to jd power, retailers sold 800,000 fewer vehicles. the ridesharing company uber announced it is laying off 3700 employees, 14% of the work force, as the coronavirus pandemic keeps many americans home bound. that follows what we saw with airbnb with a 25% layoff announcement. >>> in wuhan, china, former center of the coronavirus outbreak. 57,000 high school students returned to class today for the first time as the country continues to slowly lift its lockdown. >>> one day after president trump suggested the coronavirus task force would be winding down, the president reversed course in what other way but a series of tweets saying the task force would continue on indefinitely. it has been nearly two weeks since their last formal news briefing. joining me, co-anchor for the next two hour

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i'm chuck todd. breaking news all over the place. senator richard burr is stepping down as the chairman of the senate intelligence committee pending an investigation into potential insider trading as senior law enforcement official confirms to nbc news the fbi executed a search warrant for burr's phone as part of that investigation. we'll have more on that decision in a moment. the ousted top vaccine expert, dr. rick bright is still testifying on capitol hill. he's been telling congress that he believes the worst is yet to come for the united states and without proper planning, quote, gent 2020 could be the darkest winter in modern history. >>> two administration officials say the cdc is expected to release new guidelines today for states to reopen schools and businesses. parts of the plan were initially shelved by the white house over concerns they were too restrictive. joining me is my co-host for the next two hours, katy tur. she has a look at the numbers again. a compelling and busy day, katy. >> no doubt about that. there are no

it is "meet the press daily" i am chuck todd continuing msnbc's breaking news coverage. in just a moment we'll be speaking with the former vice president and apparent democratic nominee joe biden who faces an ugly and bitter campaign as a divided country is consumed by a once in a lifetime collision of social, political, economic and public health crises at once. state and local officials in minnesota are pleading with demonstrators for a safe and peaceful scene tonight after the devastation and destruction of last night. when a minneapolis police precinct was evacuated and then set ablaze, alongside other stores and facilities in the twin cities. but this is not just a minnesota story of unrest and unease. in louisville, kentucky seven people were shot during protests over a separate incident involving a deadly police shooting of a person of color. and all across the country right now tensions are running high. these are a few of the images from other demonstrations last night. already we've seen a number of people start to gather for protests today and tonight. perhaps

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mainstream media for weeks by him did about a dozen interviews including but anderson cooper and chuck todd and george stephanopoulos they never even asked. him about it but this morning this friday morning biden went on morning joe and faced meeker brzezinski's cross-examination but mr vice president as it pertained to dr ford everyone wanted high level democrats said she should be believed that they believed it happened you said if someone like dr ford were to come out the essence of what she is saying has to be believed has to be real and why i know and i'm sure it has why is that in real for dr for it but not for terror rate. shock the heck out of me she was fierce she was relentless bravo to mika now until now for the most part even biden's prospective vice presidential candidates were given a pass but there was one glaring exception and then is now has now spoken on the record with her former neighbor who says reid told her about the allegation within a few years of the alleged incident by campaign says untrue never happened is this a credible allegation. i believe that women desire t

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rob: the president calling for chuck todd to be fired.vernight tesla giving the green light to legally reopen the california factory with proper safety plans which officials in alameda county ruling operations could begin monday for the prevention and control plan. ceo elon musk defining stay-at-home orders allowing employees to return to work this week while threatening to move the headquarters to texas and nevada. must thanking the president for his support for the reopening of tesla. jillian: airlines and fire passengers speaking to social media to blast the lack of promised safety measures and social distancing on board. a pastor from san juan to houston was really surprised, and many passengers without masks despite new rules which can travel mistrust airlines? good morning, thank you for being here. i think a lot of people find these images upsetting because we see stories from healthcare workers saying these are hard-hit areas working on the front lines to attempt to fly home and you have people without masks and airlines saying we

steve: and what is extraordinary about what chuck todd just said right there is how he was struck bynswer. as it turns out, nbc did not run the full answer where the attorney general says he did uphold the rule of law. if you want to see that. go over to cbs. this is the original unhe edited clip that nbc did not run. >> when history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? >> well, history is written by the winners. largely depends on who is writing the history. but i think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law. it upheld the standards of the department of justice. and it undid what was an injustifiable. brian: that was the william barr statement that really characterizes what he meant and what he said. and, guess what? meet the press admitted it. you are correct. earlier today, we inadvertently and inratly cut short an interview with a.g. barr before offering commentary and analysis. the remaining clip included important remarks from the attorney general that we missed and we regret the error. that also the cat is

chuck todd picks up our coverage right now. >> thank you. and good afternoon to your friends in taste and still a good morning out west. i'm chuck todd joined by katy. the president will host a news conference in the next hour. news conference will be largely supposed to be focused on hong kong but no doubt we might hear from the president on what's been happening in minnesota. national guard members alongside local and state police forces are on patrol today after a long night that did turn violent. protests across the twin cities began peacefully as thousands expressed their anger over the death of george floyd. demonstrators set fire to buildings including a minneapolis police station that's become symbolic to protesters. >> i'm asking you to help us, help us use humane way to get the streets to a place where we can restore the justice so that those that are expressing rage and anger and demanding justice are heard. so i want to just call out very, very clearly. as we put our presence on the treat to restore order, it is to open that spac

i'm katy tur in for chuck todd. the images of today in the past few days are a snapshot of a country in a public health and political crisis. despite warnings from public health officials that this virus has not been contained. some people are flocking to beaches, pools, parks and restaurants. many do not appear to be heeding social distancing guidelines or recommendations about wearing masks. this comes after the fda commissioner warned the virus is not contained. and dr. deborah birx emphasized that social distancing is absolutely critical right now. contrast that with a stunning image like this one. the front page of yesterday's new york times which displays just a few names of the nearly 100,000 americans who have died from this virus so far. then there are the images of president trump today honoring the lives of the men and women who died while serving in the military doing so after days of viciously attacking his perceived political enemies. at times with baseless conspiracy theories, all as he pushes for the

nicole wallace, don lemon, chuck todd, jake tapper. but now they kind of see their opening. reenergized, reorganized, may be reinventing. >> so what do we need to do to make sure that we actually help real people, and that goes for renters, but it also goes for mom-and-pop landlords, you know, one of the first things that we talk about which is our first demand, is rent cancellation. >> laura: i mean, i've never seen her happier. she looks like, glowing. before they argued that trump was put in's puppet, now they say that he's a murderer for not being more like pollutant, and ordering the nation to close. remember, in their utopia, you may get free bread and milk, but you won't have your freedom, my friends. they will call the shots. you will be traced and tracks, not just for viruses, but in every aspect of your life. if you don't believe me? let's take a look at the place they're placing for its responsible response to the virus, china. it has begun a bold mass experiment in using data to regulate citizen's lives by them to use software on their smartphones that dictates w

let me bring in the moderator of "meet the press," chuck todd. noticed a different tone from the ones with the white house, even republicans expressing concerns about the level of testing. where does this go from here in terms of support for the president even from within his own party? >> well, look, one of the things i want to point out, this is one of the most functional committees on bipartisan basis. senate intel has been one of those, senate health, the health commit is nicknamed. a lot is due to lamar alexander and patty murray, the leaders. they do a good job working together. they had shared health priorities in general. they may be ideological opposed but philosophically they are close. i would say i'm listening to this hearing. on the one hand you're very encourage everyone is dealing with the same set of facts, whether a republican asking the question or democrat. this is a reminder in some ways, lester, as uncomfortable as it is to say it, president trump doesn't -- his presence seems to create more chaos, create more issues in a giv

chuck todd is nbc's political director and moderator of "meet the press." chuck, good morning. good to see you as always. you have dr. anthony fauci, the face of the pandemic here in the united states, imposing a self-quarantine on himself for a couple of weeks. this flies in the face the signal the president has been giving all week which is we need to transition to greatness, as we tweeted, turning the page in the country to looking to open the economy. this is a president who really wants to refocus, as he said that task force is going to be more about looking at the economy than on the public health questions. >> you know, willie, this week you watch this president and it felt like a weird plot twist in a horror movie. he wants to focus on opening the economy and the virus had its own brain and said, oh, no, you don't, mr. pshgresident, i'm cog inside your house. it's a stark reminder this isn't a light switch you can have. it sort of, to me, put the spotlight on the president's sort of inattention to the issue of what do you do to help make people feel comfortable opening

and yet what happens on nbc with chuck todd is that they decide to take from this an interview that bill barr did with cbs and deceptively edit it. >> wait until you read this answer, take a listen. >> when history looks back on this decision, how do you think it will be written? >> well, history is written by the winners, so it largely depends on who's writing the history. >> i was struck, peggy, by the cynicism of the answer. >> laura: of course barr comes off as kind of cavalier in that clip, like it's just the winners and move on. there's what barr actually said, molly, watch. >> well, history is written by the winners so it largely depends on who's writing the history,el but i think a fair history would say it was a good decision because it upheld the rule of law. it upheld the standards of the department of justice and it undid what was an injustice. >> laura: nbc apologized later but we all know what would happen if "the ingraham angle" pulled that kind of stunt, don't we? >> they barely apologized, they put a little tiny comment in a reply to someone at the department of justice,

. >> monica, monica, you have ohio governor asked by our colleague chuck todd this morning on meet the press about masks. take a listen. >> this is not about politics. this is not about whether you're liberal or conservative, left or right, republican, democrat. we want the mask and it's been very clear that wha the studies have shown. you wear the mask not to protect yourself as to protect others. >> you have the governor of north dakota staying something very similar. is the white house listening to these republican governors who are pushing back on this idea of not wearing a mask or wearing a mask as being a symbol of partisan intent. >> we did see this push and pull ahead this week ahead of the president's visit to ford fak ri where he said he wasn't sure and he made a point of saying he doesn't want to wear one in public to where they could see that and capture the image. he did wear one behind the scenes and we did see a photograph of that emerge. it's clear when asked by others to wear them, he will do it but not for a long or sustained portions of time. we have seen many republ

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