my colleague david gura is going to take it over. >> hello, everyone. i am david gura. president trump repeating his mantra that there was no collusion and taking credit for the meetings that took place between the leaders of north and south korea. >> a judge halts stormy daniels' lawsuit against president trump as the investigation into the president's personal lawyer continues. and inside the clinton campaign, a new book making waves, taking readers inside the inner workings of the 2016 hillary clinton presidential campaign. we begin this hour at the white house where president trump continues to defend rear admiral ronny jackson, who was his pick to head the v.a. as he attacks one of the senators responsible for dr. jackson's decision to withdraw. the president tweeting this "allegations made by senator john tester against admir admiral/dr. ronny jackson are proving false. the secret service deny any of the phony charges that have absolutely devastated the wonderful jackson family. tester should resign. the great people of montana will not stand for in kind of slande

i'm david gura. president trump yet again defending epa administrator scott pruitt whose expenses have come under scrutiny. the president saying in a tweet saturday, quote, while security spending was somewhat more than his predecessor, sprucott pruit has received death threats because of his bold actions at t the epa saving the usa billions of dollars. scott is doing a great job. a group of lawmakers are calling for scott pruitt to resign, including three republicans, this as the "wall street journal report"ed that john kelly told trump pruitt has got to go. jason johnson, and lynn sweet with me as well. lynn, let me start with you. i've traveled to washington state and airbnb on capitol hill and i must confess, i've had trouble finding anything for $50 a night. >> what the president does is set the tone and ethics for his administration and the president said in a tweet he doesn't care about any of these allegations that are -- have arose out of reporting. sound reporting. now the issue isn't so mu

i'm david gura. 8 of the 15 members of the united nations security council voted against the resolution to condemn the strikes on syria. only china and russia voted for it who wrotet the draft at the u.n. today. we go to moscow where kelly k b cobiella has the lat est reaction. >> well, david, a separate message for the domestic audience and the international audience. still plenty of rhetoric is flying here in russia today ever since those missiles landed. at one point, one russian official comparing trump to hitler in talking about the early morning attack by the nazis on the soviet union in 1941. i mean, some pretty heated rhetoric and verbal salvos coming out of the russians bush no more talk about war with the west on confrontation with the west, and there is of course, the u.n. resolution which is meant to condemn the missile strike, and voted down with only bolivia and china who voted with the russian, and really, the russians are take stistick toin same story that the gas attack was a fake. t

i'm david gura. president trump's personal attorney and so-called fixer, michael cohen, faces new scrutiny in federal court tomorrow. on friday a judge ordered the long-time associate of the president to turn over his personal client list for review. according to sources close to the commander in chief, president trump has concern that the cohen investigation may pose a greater threat than the mueller probe. of particular issue are reported taped conversations by cohen. >> doesn't michael cohen have some sort of standing to make this claim of attorney-client privilege? >> well, he has standing to make the claim. but if it is shown that these communications were not in furtherance of providing true legal advice or true services as a lawyer, they're going to blow a hole through the privilege big enough to drive a mack truck through. >> sizable hole. joining us now be with former u.s. congresswoman elizabeth holtzman. she was one of the congress women who voted to impeach richard nixon. headline in the

i'm david gura. former fbi director james comey made the rounds this week promoting his new book as his memos about his interactions with president trump leaked to the press. jim comey's memos shedding light on one aspect of the russia probe, unproven allegations involving trump and prostitutes in a moscow hotel in 2013. james comey writing the president brought up the golden shower thing and explained he hadn't stayed overnight in russia during the miss universe trip. trump's longtime bodyguard reportedly told congress the president did stay overnight at the ritz in moscow. nbc's own reporting strongly suggesting the president stayed there at least one night. this week also saw the re-emergence of rudy giuliani who is now advising president trump on the russia matter. but plitco reports giuliani himself may be a witness in the investigation and his law firm represented deutsche bank which has reportedly been subpoenaed by robert mueller. with me now one of the reporters behind that politico story. l

i'm david gura at msnbc headquarters in new york. getting testy. spending cap, self-imposed restrictions on embattled epa chief scott pruitt. kremlin connection. the russian lawyer in that now infamous trump tower meeting in 2016 reveals her connection to a russian government official. that is an nbc exclusive interview. we begin this hour with a new target for president trump. that is one senator john tester. the montana democrat was instrumental in ronny jackson's withdrawal as virginia secretary nominee. the president tweeted allegations made by senator tester are proving false. the secret service is unable to confirm and deny any of the phony democrat charges. tester should resign. the great people of montana will not stand for this kind of slander when talking of a great human being. add mir jacksmiral jackson is t man that those in montana would most respect and admire and now for no reason whatsoever, his reputation has been shattered. no fair, tester! >> reporter: as the president assigns blame for the bungled confirmation process of ronny

i'm david gura. pushing back on a new report related to the chris mer steel dossier.e may have acould want to that cohen visited during the 2016 campaign to strike that jazz wi strike that jazz. he reported bad story by peter stone. no matter how many times or ways they write it i have never been to prague. barbara, i woptd wonder what yo. why is there such push back on this do you think? >> this goes to some of the information that's in the dossier. i suppose if it can be verified that he did in fact have this meeting does it bolster the other statements made. it was the photo of the kor. you can enter through any other country by car. so without getting a passport stamp that you were. there could be things in the law officer that demonstrate that. i think we will figure out whether he was or wuasn't in pra prague. >> let me ask you about the raids. it seems that there's a great deal of concern here. book ending allover this is cohen may have taped a lot of conversations he had. how worried should he be? >> if he is the fixer and has been paying off not only mistress

my colleague david gura is going to take it over. >> hello, everyone. i am david gura.t trump repeating his mantra that there was no collusion and taking credit for the meetings that took place between the leaders of north and south korea. >> a judge halts stormy daniels' lawsuit against president trump as the investigation into the president's personal lawyer continues. an

i'm david gura in new york. trouble ahead, the white house seems increasingly concerned michael cohen will flip on president trump. how close will the vote be for mike pompeo to be his next secretary of state? the french connection, frenched from macron opens up about his relationship with the president trump ahead of the first official state visit. we begin with president trump's support for michael cohen and speculation that the long-time personal attorney could flip on him. speculation the white house is trying to dismiss, nbc's jeff benefit is traveling with president trump and joins us live from west palm beach. jeff, what's the white house saying? we saw the tweet a few moments ago from the president about the witch hunt. what's the latest from the administration? >> reporter: until today, white house officials had been reluctant to speak on the record about michael cohen. sara sanders, the white house press secretary won't even tell us on the record if michael cohen still represents president trump. that

i'm david gura. there were concerns that the air strikes could create problems throughout the middle east. in leb unanimous, many are fearful this latest action could jeopardize the country's fragile peace. bill neely is on the ground in beruit, lebanon w the latest. >> reporter: hello, david. the reaction from across this region and globally, as it was pretty predictable but also quite muted. i think many people in the middle east expected these air strikes would be perhaps a lot worse on command and control centers, perhaps destroying syria's air force. it was not that long ago that russia's ambassador to the u.n. was saying he couldn't rule out war between the u.s. and russia. between what it could have been and what the air strikes were, many people are thinking they weren't as bad as they could have been. the reaction predictable, iran saying the air strikes were a crime. russia calling them an act of aggression. on the allied side, president macron of france telephoning president trump and brit

david gura in new york watching two washingtons tonight. what you are seeing on the screen is washington township michigan, an indoor soccer complex in which the president is scheduled to address the supporters. it is a campaign rally on the books for a few weeks now, and competing with the white house correspondents dinner in washington, d.c. let's listen now to the president of the united states in macomb county, michigan. ♪ from l.a. to michigan ♪ from new york to l.a. ♪ where there is pride in every american heart ♪ ♪ and it is time we stand and say ♪ ♪ i'm proud to be an american >>> there are 5,000 people gathered inside of the soccer stadium and 30-minute drive from detroit to washington township, and the president is declaring the campaign for the presidency in 2020 a few months ago and getting a head start on the election campaign by 2 1/2 years. support supporters there are gathering in washington township, and i want to go to shermichael, and what do you think this is going to be, because it is a busy and contentious week for the

i'm david gura. it is 9:00 a.m. in the east and 6:00 a.m. out west and here is what's happening.morning tweets storm president trump with attacks on james comey before the highly anticipated tv interview airs. >> i'll ask about the president declaring mission accomplished. >> i am constantly amazing with each passing day of the lack of intelligence that has been demonstrated by this man. >> michael cohen faces a judge tomorrow and the attorney for stormy daniels will be there and so will the porn star herself. we'll have some answers next. >>> we begin with a live picture of the white house where president trump is airing new grievances calling the director of the fbi a slime ball. the president's tweets come on the heels of a new clip

i'm david gura at the msnbc headquarters in new york.o the strike on syria in response if to a a kchemical attack. and the president is taking to twitter and the president using a fraught and familiar phrase. and we begin with the strikes in se syria, and the united states and

i've had david gura continuing to follow that attack in siree. united nations security council will have a emergency meeting tomorrow. and ambassador nikki haley issues a statement calling for access for first responders to provide medical help and verification, she characterizing what happened as the apparent use of chemicals. we'll continue to follow that story throughout the day and the week here on msnbc. >>> u.s. national guard troops are heading south to the u.s./mexico border. on friday the pentagon announced that james matt is has approved sending up to 4,000 troops in the border in an effort to curb illegal immigration. so far texas is sending 250 members of the national guard while arizona will supply 150. we have coverage on both sides of the border. we begin in hidalgo, texas, with my colleague. what can we expect here in the coming days? >> david, right now we're not sure where along the borders they will be positioned. pardon emthat is because there's been a surge in the number of illegal border crossings. 50,000 this past march com

i'm david gura. children climbs the walls after a 3,000-mile journey. what's next for the caravan that had the president deploying the on national guard. >>> is this really a peace offering or political posture? >>> he said/she said. the president unleashing in an unscripted speech, as his attach had unscripted comedy in d.c. >>> at the u.s./mexico border, where hundreds of migrants have arrived. their goal to turn themselves into -- we have this store from the border and the white house as well. jeff bennett is live, but let's begin with gadi schwartz. we spoke about an hour ago. we understood those high grants wading to make their way. what is the latest there? >> reporter: right now the caravan is making its way by bus over the shelleders to gather their belongition before he head to the port of entry. a lot of these families started with a lot of belongings. after a month on the road, including a hairoing days on the back of a train, many have lost most of their belongings and money. others are ma'am san ysidro crossing is one of the busiest ports o

i'm david gura at headquarters in new york. should the white house be worried about what law enforcement found at michael cohen's office and home. >>> amid new reports that pruitt did in fact meet with a lobbyist whose condo he rented for just 50 bucks a night. >>> and what starbucks can accomplish in half a day regarding systemic racism in the united states. >>> it's a bumpy road for mike pompeo. the senate foreign relations committee scheduled for vote tomorrow on president trump's pick. he could be the first nominee not to win support. joining mess is robert menendez. great to have you with me. >> good to be here. >> let me start by playing a bit of same where susan collins was talking about this. >> i am going to vote to confirm him. >> any concerns at all or no? >> i've worked closely with him as a member of the intelligence committee. he is a very bright individual. i don't agree with every position he's taken or every word he has spoken, but i believe he has an extensive knowledge of world affairs that's been enhanced by

i'm richard lui in for david gura at msnbc headquarters in new york city. daca deal dead. president trump tweets that a deal to protect dreamers is now off the table after tweeting for weeks that it's democrats who have abandoned them. he warned of car vans coming to the border. you see it there. and a night of unrest in sacramento, california, where protests are continuing over the death of after often clark who police shot and killed last month. >>> immigration on him on this sunday, president trump tweeting a daca deal is off the table. border patrol agents aren't properly to do their job because of ridiculous liberal democrat laws like catch and release. getting more dangerous, caravans, he says, are coming. republicans must go to the numerical option. no more daca deal. that is just in part what he said. geoff bennett covering and joining us live from the white house. what many people are ask, why today and what does this mean moving forward? >> hey, richard. daca recipients, tpresents will. now president trump is suggest that go prospects for a deal are off. as to wh

i'm richard lui in for david gura at msnbc headquarters in new york city. daca deal dead.t trump tweets that a deal to protect dreamers is now off the table after tweeting for weeks that it's democrats who have abandoned them. he warned of car vans coming to the border. you see it there. and a night of unrest in sacramento, california, where protests are continuing over the death of after often clark who police shot and killed last month.

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. >>> i'm david gura at msnbc world head kwaquarter and watch two events unfold 550 miles apart, and say they are worlds apart. in washington township, michigan, president trump is about to take the stage in a carefully orchestrated rebuke th that is taking place in washington, d.c., and that is of course, the white house correspondents dinner which the president is skipping for this second year in a row. the president instead of attending what his campaign is calling in fund-raising material, a rally with quote fellow deplorables, an alternative to the fake news crowd. no surprise from a president who has rarely missed an opportunity to bash the press.

i'm david gura. children climbs the walls after a 3,000-mile journey.or the caravan that had the president deploying the on national guard. >>> is this really a peace offering or political posture? >>> he said/she said. the president unleashing in an unscripted speech, as his attach had unscripted comedy in d.c. >>> at the u.s./mexico border, where hundreds of migrants have arrived. their goal to turn themselves into -- we have this store from

i'm david gura in new york.ingly concerned michael cohen will flip on president trump. how close will the vote be for mike pompeo to be his next secretary of state? the french connection, frenched from

i'm david gura at msnbc headquarters in new york. a farewell to arms.ing its nuclear and long range missile testing but should that announcement trigger celebration or consternation from the international community? >>> flipping out. president trump lashes out over a report that his longtime lawyer michael cohen may cooperate with authorities. >>> and damn good. why kendrick lamar's pulitzer prize may be so good for the rap industry. >>> we begin with a surprise announcement from north korea that the country has