the president is said to use an expletive. last night the president pushed back against accusations his words reflect racist beliefs. now lawmakers even within the gop disagree on whether the president used the explosive term. >> the president also talked about the possibility of a government shutdown the clock ticking to friday's deadline. the sides remain far apart. our white house correspondent is traveling with the president. he has more from west palm beach. >> reporter: the president taking a few moments before dinner with house majority leader kevin mccarthy on sunday night to answer reporters questions and he made news on a variety of fronts. for one having to answer that uncomfortable question that came up this week after the president reportedly made some disparaging remarks about african nations and haitians during a meeting with lawmakers at the white house. here's the president answering the reporter's question, are you a racist? listen to this. >> no. no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ev

. >>> headline of the day, nominee, expletive, expletive, expletive. it maybe just about right if you are from new orleans and your beloved saints lost a game of the last second. i screamed so loud that i scared the dog. if you are a football fan, the time picking today is expletive, expletive, expletive. suddenly, it maybe the perfect headline for our national conversation that we are being forced to have right now on this particular holiday. as of tonight, a lot of countries have summoned u.s. ambassadors to explain that profane and frankly racist thing that the president said in a meeting. the list of countries including haiti, south africa, ghana, botswana and senegal. the entire african union is demanding an apology from the president not only to africans but to all african descents from around the globe. the state of department not trying to interpret or soften the president's remarks but rather to listen and acknowledge other countriecountries' concer luck with that. >>> strong relationships with some african countries that took decades to build

president trump said quote, why are we having all these people from expletive countries come here. he also said "why do we need more haitians? take them out." someone else responded by saying, because if you do it will be obvious why. what's not clear is who was in the room who said that. a reporter who spoke with haiti's ambassador to the u.s. was on msnbc. here's what she had to say. >> the haitian government has actually formally summoned a u.s. official to come before the haitian government to explain what president trump meant by these comments. >> as you can imagine, reactions have been coming in from both sides of the aisle. a lot of the comments have been condemnations of what was said. in a white house statement, it says that president trump supports immigration policies and welcomed those who can contribute to our society. >>> the president's comments are getting a lot of coverage on a lot of newsg cnn. don lemon and anderson cooper both had strong reaction when they opened the show, calling president trump a "racist." went on to say that the remarks made by the commander

at a white house meeting on immigration, president trump used an expletive to lash out immigrants coming into the united states from certain countries. >> needless to say the backlash has been fierce. fox5's melanie alnwick she's live outside the white house with the very latest on this growing controversy. mel, what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning. yes, and the president apparently dropped the s bomb during a meeting in the oval office. lawmakers, key lawmakers were sitting down with the president trying to negotiate an agreement on immigrants who were brought here as children, those daca protections we have been talking about when the president reportedly said "why do we have to accept from s hole countries." sources inside the meeting say trump was referring to countries in africa, central america and the caribbean whose residents have come to the status. reaction has been unsparingly. >> the language, the racial implications are reprehensible and deserves the criticism. flip side of this a lot of his supporters will agree with that tone and elected him because he uses from

. >>> headline of the day nominee, expletive, expletive, expletive, which may be just about right if you are from new orleans and your beloved saints lost a play-off game in the last-second miracle throw. scored with literally zero, zero, zero, zero on the clock. i scream so loud i scared the dog. if you're a football fan under those circumstances, the times leading today with expletive, expletive, expletive, that seems maybe even modest. but it may be the perfect headline for our national conversation that we are being forced to have right now on this particular federal holiday. as of tonight, a lot of countries have summed u.s. ambassadors to say profane and racist thing, the sitting president of the united states said in a white house meeting last week, the list of countries that summoned ambassadors include haiti, south africa, nigeria, senegal, all of whom said they would like to see senior diplomats in country, please. the entire african union is demanding an apology from the president not only to the africans but people of african descent around the globe. for the u.s. diploma

criticism for using a vulgar expletive to describe haiti, el salvador and some african nations.ritics around the world calling his comments racist and unacceptable. >>> plus, the president canceled a trip to london. >>> a powerful new storm brings ice and snow to the midwest and northeast. in california, searchers keep looking for dozens of missing people. >>> facebo overhaul. changes that will impact you. >>> plus, a new online video craze. teenagers putting laundry detechnologient pods in their mouth. why a government watchdog says they're taking a deadly risk. >>> but we begin this morning with a look at today's eye opener, your world in 90 on seconds. >> i don't like it. >> both sides blast the president's immigration comments. >> the president asks why are having all these people from [ bleep ] countries come here. >> is it a little offensive? of course it is. >> a potentially dangerous storm is moving across the midwest now and headed east. >> we want everyone to be be prepared for the worst. >> it's a race against time to find survivors of a deadly california mudslide. >>

♪ >>> president donald trump uses an expletive, calling haitian and african countries and the back lashpanning the globe is fierce and erect. >>> turn around. the flash flood's right there. get out of here. go. oh, my god, mom. >> the incredible moments when a deadly mud slide roared towards the victims, many of whom were helpless to save themselves. >>> and walmart employees. >>> and taylor swift's hottest new song just dropped hours ago but will it be a hit? "early today" starts right now. good friday morning. >>> we begin this morning with a disturbing slur attributed to the commander and chief splashed across front pages. questioning why the united states would allow people from haitian, el salvador and african nations into the united states. later confirmed by a democratic aid came as he met with a bipartisan group of law makers to work out a grodeal on immigration. you may see the president's expletive term at the bottom of your screen. >> it tells you how shamelessly racist he is. this is not something he's saying in the dark of night. >> this is ignorance to speak in such vile,

asked about his had quote about people from expletive countries had an impact on the immigration deal. >> did you see what various senators said about my comments? they weren't made. no, no, i'm not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed.

former mexican president fox used the president's so-called expletive to describe mr. trump's mouth. we know the president of haiti has summoned the top diplomat for a meeting today. lana zak, abc 7 [ no audio ] >>> gavin newsom was very blunt in his response to the president's comment. he posted on facebook, quote, you're a joke and a racist, president donald j. trump. resign. >>> jessica, thank you. president trump will have his first physical exam as president today. it does not include an evaluation of mental fitness. >> he is the oldest person ever to be elected president. the 71-year-old has pushed back on suggestions that he is mentally unfit for office declaring himself a very stable genius over the weekend. back here at home a woman is out of the hospital. recovering from the latest sea lion attack. >> a sea lion bit her on the knee. she was able to get back to shore where people including a retired paramedics tended to her injuries. this is the fourth such attack since december. officials are telling swimmers to stay near shore. ten miles of track between fre

the president denies using an expletive but people in the room say the reports are true. weijia jiang has the latest. >> reaction to alleged comments made by president trump were swift and strong from democrats and republicans. >> the statements of the president are reprehensible, racist, they are totally incorrect. >> this remark by the president of the united states is blatant racism. >> during a meeting in the oval office on thursday senator dick durbin proposed restoring the immigration package. the president interrupted him and said why do we want all these people from expletive hole countries here? we should bring in for people from places like norway. >> i can't defend it. i don't think anybody can. i dw where he wanted to go with it. >> the president denied reports on twitter. he wrote the language used by me at the daca meeting was tough but this was not the language used. what was really tough was the out landish proposal made, a big set back for daca. >> to no surprise the president started to tweet denying he used those words. it's not true. he said these hate

yesterday the president made expletive-filled comments about residents from haiti, african countriesador. the "today" show will have more coming up. >>> someone was killed near temple hills. an suv hit a pedestrian near iverson street around 6:00 last night. the driver of the suv stayed on the scene. for more information go to the nbc washington app. >>> the search for survivors in california's mudslides is becoming more desperate by the second. at least 17 people are dead. the latest on the search, plus incredible stories of survival coming up next on todd. >>> closure in gaithersburg. big deal for folks in the 270 area. we're shut down both directions. a pole and wires down. pepco on the scene. no word on when things will reopen there. use great seneca highway instead. >>> you see the wet roads, mostly around the beltway and down 95. a little bit of a break. otherwise, prince george's county, charles county, seeing the rain currently. expect periods of rain through the day. grab the umbrella if you haven't left yet. it gets cold they are weekend. 30-degree drop from today to tomorr

. >> the president asking why are we having all these people from expletive countries come here? fierce. lana zak has more. >> reporter: good morning to you, kendis and maggie. these comments seem to echo those reported by made by the president earlier in the month which he said all haitians have aides and nigerians won't go back to their huts. the white house at the time denied those comments vehemently but it is a different story today with some within the white house thinking that this will play well with the base. the white house is not denying the president's comments characterizing some countries with a curse word. sources tell abc news that when lawmakers at the white house briefed president trump on their daca immigration plan his response to restoring protections for immigrants from haiti and several african countries was, why are we having all these people from expletive countries come here? proposing instead that the u.s. should bring in more people from countries like norway. it was a setback to the daca immigration plan. >> we have no agreement with the president. >>

it is what the second half of the expletive said. i'm not even going to get into it, but what i will say is that there is not the question that he is the expletive, and somehow one version is not as bad as the other version and some republicans are saying, well come in that spirit of things it wasn't so bad, and other republicans say, look, i was there, this is what i heard, i'm not changing my story, and this is in the spirit of what he meant, that there are two tiers of immigration -- some people coming from norway and europe who should be welcomed with open arms in a merit-based system, and other people from poor countries we should not accept because they are needy and need to be educated. laura: but what are the practical effect of the president's comments on the attempt to reach a deal in washington do not shut down the government and continue funding in and to protect the fate of those young undocumented immigrants brought here by their parents when they were children? jay: it has absolutely derail the talks. most of the talks

using an expletive cbs news will not repeat. this occurred when immigration negotiations turned to efforts to protect immigration from africa as well as haiti and el salvador. according to a source briefed on the meeting, president trump then suggested the us allow more immigrants from countries like >> it's been a pleasure to host you today. >> reporter: the president met with norwegian prime minister erna solberg yesterday. the white house did not deny the president's use of the expletive or its racially charged meaning. certain washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries, but president trump will always fight for the american people, said white house spokesman raj shah in a statement. the president will only accept an immigration deal that adequately addresses the visa lottery system and chain migration, two programs that hurt our economy and allow terrorists into our country. the president's attack on immigrants came when two senators, republ

president trump's dmaecomment t haiti and nations in africa are quote, "an expletive," are sparking fury from simple rights organizations. that was just part of the remarks the president made surrounding the debate on immigration reform. national correspondent tracy -- tracie potts from >> reporter: a democratic aide used language "expletive countries" asking why the u.s. should admit people from haiti and will el salvador instead of norway. >> can you think of any employee walking into into you in institution -- into any institution and saying these things and not being fired? >> reporter: some insisting the president apologize. >> you have to spray paint the "n" word in the oval office to be fired? >> reporter: the white house says the president was expressing support for merit-based immigration. >> reflects not just a particular attitude of the president but reflects an attitude that is a growing one among a significant portion of bhi white americans concerned about the browning of the country. >> reporter: it comes after americans protesting deportations in march. considered off trac

former mexican president fox used that expletive to describe the president's mouth.ashington, lana zak, abc 7 news. >>> good morning. looking at mt. tam, the sun coming up at 7:24. dense fog for us on the roadways. mass transit, the fog horns. the visibility hasn't changed much from a half mile in concord. three miles in san jose. pushing down on the atmosphere. that will work to our advantage the next three days to give us clearer conditions in the afternoon. 54 in san jose. and this is the look from our east bay hills camera, all that fog, 47, santa rosa. and we're looking at a sunny afternoon. probably by about 11:00 noontime we'll see temperatures creep up through the upper 50s to near 60 degrees. that's san mateo. the rest of us 62 in concord and san jose. tonight the fog should be at bay in the central valley. sue? >> let's check san rafael. those taillights are heading in the southbound direction. it is foggy throughout marin. a stall near vista point. they are pushing that off the roadway. still a good drive. continuing problems on the peninsula. northbound 2

she was, he steamed, such an expletive. this is from the president talking about then deputy secretary sally yates. how are republicans going to defend against that? >> well, now with what bannon has done, which i think reorients the political map, will be very hard for the republican party, the conventional leadership in the republican party. we've seen a lot of things from the roy moore stuff where maybe we're wrong. maybe the capacity among leadership just to roll over. i think steve bannon's comments changed the game. when you've looked at that well, this isn't a conspiracy. he just took on the deputy attorney general who had warned him about michael flynn. barack obama had warned him about michael flynn. i wouldn't call that antipathy, that repugnant, gross behavior and commentary of the president of the united states versus someone celebrated and respected by both sides of the aisle in previous days. the map has now changed and i think the willingness of some percentage of that 30% that has been rock solid is going to

whole countries, the president might have said expletive house countries. there's no different. the point is the president made comments and no one denies it saying we do not want people from troubled countries. that is the part that some people saw as racist with countries mentioned all with darker skins. they do not want immigrants from retch ed places and trying to -- retched places and trying to defend the house as a whole, that's the whopper of the week . >> mark in washington dc. thank you. >>> today u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson will meet in vancouver with representatives from 20 other countries and how to put pressure on north korea and nuclear weapons. the meeting comes days after mistaken missile alert caused panic in highway hawaii. the emergency management agency said changes have been made to require two people to send out alerts. meanwhile in japans, national broadcaster nhk apologizing after it issued an incorrect alert about north korean missile. >>> learning more about the driver accused of plowing into chp officer in abe area freew

former mexican president vicente fox used that expletive to describe mr. trump's mouth and we also know that the president of haiti called america's top diplomat for a meeting today. kendis, maggie. >> lana zak, thanks so much. >>> in the meantime, the president is also raising some eyebrows with comments about the leader of north korea. >> trump telling "the wall street journal" i probably have a very good relationship with kim jong-un. the president refused to comment about whether he's actually spoken to or met kim. publicly the president has called kim little rocket man as well as twisted and depraved. and the president has confirmed that he will not be going to london next month to open the new u.s. embassy. there was concern that a trump visit would lead to large protests in london. overnight he tweeted reason i canceled my trip to london is that i am not a big fan of the obama administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in london for peanuts. only to build a new one in an off location for $1.2 billion. bad deal. wanted me

the kushner expletive is greasy. they're going to go right through that and roll those two guys up and say play me or trade me. it was reported last month that federal prosecutors subpoenaed records from deutsche bank. that's the german bank that has lent hundreds of millions of dollars to jared kushner's property empire. but wolf, those are jarring, strong and damaging words from bannon. he's the man who helped usher donald trump right to the presidency. >> have we reached out to steve bannon for comment, the quotes in this new book? >> we are have reached out and not heard anything back yet. these are direct quotes from bannon himself. he spoke on the record. this is not the first time we've heard this fiery rhetoric from steve bannon. it was front and center at those rallies for roy moore in alabama and the first interview that he gave after he left the white house, he promised to wage war on the president's opponents. but now it seems he's waging war on really the president's inner circle. >> jessica schneider re

today on fox5 news morning, president trump shocks the nation asking why so many people from an expletiveole country are coming here and not more people from nations like norway. >> grade fixing scandal. prince george's county schools ceo kevin maxwell heading to annapolis to answer questions about the state of the county school system. >> live look outside. this is actually going to be the warmest day we've had in some time. it's 5 o'clock and it's 60 degrees, right. >> i'll take it. >> yeah. unfortunately most of it's going to be a washout today. >> okay. bitter with the sweet, right, balance of life. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. >> today is friday, january 12th. >> we're going check in with mike thomas for this glorious weather even though it's wet traffic affected by the wet roads. mike let's start with you first. >> temperatures some 20 to 30 degrees warmer than they were this time yesterday. does come with rain but i don't think it will rain all day. we'll time it out for you in a few more minutes. hey erin. >> 5:01. rain this morning you know what that does to the co

it goes through deutsche bank and all the kushner you know expletive and kushner expletive is greasy. they'll go right through that. paul? >> that's -- it's -- i do admire bryan and i've had to defend the indefensible in my life, god knows. but that old dog won't hunt. it has always been about russia with this president and according to bannon and a lot of smart people, the russia story goes through money and money laundering. that is the argument that's clearly where mr. mueller is going. i think bannon's right about that. this is why the president said it's a red line. he's so transparent about this. he will tell you where he's, like the guy in the murder mystery. don't look into the basement. that's where this is. and it's telling that it's not about family. i know he loves his family. but steve bannon attacked the president's daughter a few weeks ago in alabama, took her line, this is a special place in hell for somebody who harms a child, threw it back in her face in public, so there's a special place in hell for you, ivanka. the president was silent. he loves his daughter. it's

his favorite resort in florida and away from washington amid questions about reportedly using an expletive that many refer to as racist. >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> reporter: the president ignoring this barrage of questions prompted by multiple accounts of an oval office meeting proposed by an immigration deal that included protections from immigrants from african countries and haiti and the president reportedly saying why are we having all these people from expletive countries, come here? also suggesting we should bring in more immigrants from countries like norway. >> and saying to black immigrants, go to hell. >> reaction among trump supporters is mixed. >> i think it's more important in politics to take a look at it results that are accomplished than the particular rhetoric or tone or what's actually said. >> i just wish that president trump would keep his mouth shut. >> reporter: instead the president tweeted saturday blaming the democrats for the lack of an immigration deal that was discussed in that oval office meeting. i don't believe the democrats really want to see a d

using an expletive we cannot repeat. tonight, the outrage already. >>> also breaking at this hour, the massive winter storm. 120 million americans, heavy snow from the midwest to the east. and a very dangerous day tomorrow. freezing rain and black ice on the roads. >>> the stunning video tonight, the sheer force of the deadly rain and mud smashing into those homes. were there no alerts until after the mudslides began? >>> the republican governor on the rise, now under fire tonight. the former admitting to being unfaithful, but denying something else. >>> the deadly flu. tonight, a mother of two now dyi dying. from the 19-month-old to the 21-year-old, the aspiring trainer. why so deadly this year? what you need to know tonight. >>> and tonya harding back in the news. the movie depicting an abusive mother. and tonight, for the first time, we hear from harding's mother. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. and we begin with the president's comments in the oval office today, using an

the president accused of using an expletive about immigrants. it's a story you'll be hearing about all day today. >>> a look at a student accused of stabbing classmates. >>> the caps will be unhappy. >> fans too. the caps winning ways crushed. the trouble on the ice that shattered their success. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. good morning. i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. you want to leave yourself extra time if you're heading out on the roads. we're seeing rain. you know what that does to our traffic. it's going to slow everybody down this morning. >> melissa mollet will let us know about trouble spots this morning. first let's check the forecast with meteorologist chuck bell and sheena parveen. >> the weather pendulum has taken a big swing to one side today. >> it's going to come back full force today. >> i don't like these temperatures, chuck. we're around 60 degrees this morning. but we're going to be 30 degrees colder going through the weekend. get ready for that. r lot of rain. be careful as you're driving. we have quite a bit of steady rain ar

. >> reporter: no end to the firestorm over president trump reportedly using an expletive that many describe as racist. >> do you think president trump is a racist? >> i think he is a racist. >> reporter: civil rights activist and congressman john lewis responding to accounts on thursday about a propose yes, ma'am -- immigration deal, the president saying why are we having all these people from expletive countries coming here. the president has denied makes those comments. now some of his closest supporters deny he ever said them at all >> are you saying the president did not use the word that has been widely reported. >> i'm telling you he did not use that word and it's a gross misrepresentation. >> reporter: they are trying to seal a deal with democrats to spare hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. they say it should be a broader part of funding the government. brian clark, abc news, new york. >>> americans celebrate the achievements of dr. martin luther king jr. abcnews reporter lilian kim asked the question, where do we go from here. she joins us live now. >> repor

former mexican president fox used that expletive to describe mr.outh and the president of haiti has summoned the top diplomat for a meeting today. report be live, lana zak, abc 7 news. >>> california lieutenant governor gavin newsom was blunt in his response to the president's comment. he posted on facebook, quote, you're a joke and a racist, president donald j. trump. resign. >>> this morning hundreds of rescue workers continue to search for victims of the deadly mud slides in santa barbara county. >> the death toll remains at 17. 43 people are still missing. crews are working around the clock trying to get the mud out and find those still missing. further up the street the destruction just continues. people are still missing among the wreckage of homes and boulders. >> we know that window is closing, but we are doing our best to search and rescue. you hear the stories from around the world people have been missing for eight, nine days, and they were found alive. we're hoping we'll find those people. they're out here working hard to make that happ

a source briefed on the meeting confirms to cbs news that president trump used an expletive to refer to africa, haiti and el salvador saying, quote, why are we having these people from "shááthole" countries come here? he then suggested the u.s. admit more people from countries like norway. >> we have in the white house someone who could lead the ku klux klan. >> republican senator orrin hatch said, i look forward to getting a more detailed explanation regarding the president's comments. california's political leaders are also reacting on twitter: "the botswana government has al botswana condemned the remarks saying the government has also inquired from the u.s. government through the ambassador to clarify if botswana is regarded as a "shááthole" country giving there are botswana nationals residing in the u.s. the government is wondering were president trump must use this descriptor and talking about countries. t trump is signing a declaration to honor dr. martin luther king jr. state senator tony mendoza is still at the capitol despite his leave of absense over >> reporter: president

is there too much attention to the expletive. >> i think there's certain a lot of tension around the word itself because it was, you know, allegedly used, it is a strong word, though, you know, as we all know president trump has not shied away from saying such comments before even as a candidate. so it's true. it does seem like the conversation has not shifted the way it should around the word but i do think that there is a reason it's being talked about. it is just such strong language -- >> the president has a pattern of saying things derogatory about people coming to this country and we're in the midst of talking about immigration reform. there's practical policy implications here if you've got the democrats and republicans at war poefr what to do on immigration. on daca in particular of the d.r.e.a.m.ers and shutdown deadline that's looming on friday, let's listen to what the president said in west palm beach there at that dinner hour availability. let's listen to that and talk on the other side. >> we're ready, willing and able to make a deal on daca, but i don't think the democ

why are we having all these expletive people coming here. and elijah cummings calling it demeaning of the office of the presidency. on msnbc. >> this remark by the president of the united states smacks of blatant racism, the most odious and insidious racism mask raiding poorly as immigration policy. >> reporter: a major setback for talks to protect nearly 800,000 immigrants from deportation but law makers appear to be pushing ahead. >> we had had an agreement that we're the bipartisan group we're talking about that we're shopping among our colleagues now. >> reporter: earlier in the week trump said he would sign whatever deal the law maker agree on. but with one deal. >> we have to have the wall for security purposes. >> reporter: the white house saying the president is fighting for permanent solutions by welcoming immigrants who quote contribute, grow the economy and assimilate. >>> rescue crews in southern california continue to search for mud and wreckage in the massive debris field. 43 people are unaccounted for. at least 17 people were

house debate over whether he said expletive whole or house. senator said they're playing word games to hide the real issue. >> what the president said was so awful and so impactful on so many people. >> the controversy has cost even more doubt on the future of the daca program and if the issue isn't resolved, it could result in a federal government shut down on friday. >>> stock market indexes started the new year with more gains but will the party last. analyst joe joins us now and joe, stocks continue to soar. the debate begins and now all about the new gop tax bill that was passed. >> last year, indexes somewhere between 20-30% overall and what drove last year's return was a surging amount of global growth. a rise in corporate profitability and low interest rates. i think this year initially as we start seeing these indexes drift higher. there's two thing going on in the u.s.. big corporate tax cut from 35- 21% also loosening regulations and banking and energy. another good year for starts and probably not as good as last year. >> what are

but he used the full expletive. duduring a privavate meeting on immigration, trump questioned why the united states should accept more immigrants from what he described as s* *hole he described as s* *hole countries rather than from places like norway. we will get response from the acclaimed haitian novelist edwidge danticat. thenen to "time's up!" that's the e rallying cry that's bringing together women from hollywood actresses to housekeepers to demand gender and racial justice and a world free of sexual harassment and assault. >> i hope people see the momentum in the energy and the fact we are uniting across all industries a and all communitie, standing together saying we all deserve workplaces where our valued and we can live and work with dignity. amy: we will speak to tarana burke, the founder of the metoo movement, actress shailene woodley and leading native american domestic worker and farmworker organizers. plus, a prominent imimmigrant rights activist is detained by ice in new york. you will get all of the

. >> reporter: no end to the firestorm over president trump reportedly using an expletive that many describe as racist. >> do you think president trump is a racist? >> i think he is a racist. >> reporter: civil rights activist and congressman john lewis responding to accounts on thursday about a propose yes, ma'am -- immigration deal, the president saying why are we having all these people from expletive countries coming here. the president has denied makes those comments. now some of his closest supporters deny he ever said them at all >> are you saying the president did not use the word that has been widely reported. >> i'm telling you he did not use that word and it's a gross misrepresentation. >> reporter: they are trying to seal a deal with democrats to spare hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. they say it should be a broader part of funding the government. brian clark, abc news, new york. >>> americans celebrate the achievements of dr. martin luther king jr. abcnews reporter lilian kim asked the question, where do we go from here. she joins us live now. >> repor

bannon was disloyal and he always looks like an expletive. was weak and sean spicer was stupid and looked terrible, too. conway with a cry baby and jared and ivanka should never have come to washington. we know he likes to poll friends about figurers in his administration, but the white house is calling this tabloid trash. >> well, look, a lot of these charges or assertions do have the ring of truth. trump is well-known for polling people about how they think his staff is doing, being very critical of the people who work for him. so there is nothing to say that that isn't true. >> he polls members on the staff about one another, that he does and then he vents to each of them. >> and i think -- >> what josh? >> i said part of this -- i'm not sure that the white house anger is so much driven by wolff's characterization of staffers as so much as it is that the idea that trump is an idiot or is stupid and isn't -- isn't -- doesn't deserve the credit for his own victory. the thing that trump objected to by my book i'm told is that my thesis was th

reporting that he used expletive to describe those countries. >> getting a lot of coverage. cnn don lennon and cooper. take a listen when he gets somewhat emotional. >> i was there when a 5-year-old boy named moni was rescued after being buried for seven days. do you know what it takes after being buried for seven days? >> meanwhile calling president the racist. the remarks was disgusting. the president has denied calling other countries by that expletive. >>> well, we have valuable resource right here amongst us, chris, you covered the earthquake for cnn eight years ago. you were on the ground for quite some time and you saw how it devastated the people many of whom are still suffering. >> yeah, it's hard to know where to start. i think you learn a lot about people when you see them at their absolute worse. and as much as haiti had experienced, this by far was the worst. it was overwhelming, i mean, i can't even describe to you the smell of those bodies piled there in the streets, street after street after street. and a lot of those families living there trying to live ther

now, we want you to know our report includes that expletive once so that you can hear the complete quote for yourself. of course, it may not be appropriate for some of our younger viewers. nbc's peter alexander has details. >> reporter: the president tonight apparently uncorking another astonishing statement. complaining to lawmakers in the oval office about protections for immigrants. why do we want these people from, quote, all these shithole countries here? according to a democratic aide familiar with the conversation, mr. trump was referring to african nations and haiti before suggesting the u.s. should have more people from norway, whose prime minister he met yesterday. a white house spokesman not denying the president's words but saying certain washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries. but president trump will always fight for the american people. it comes as lawmakers try to hammer out an immigration deal with time running out for hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants called d.r.e.a.m.ers. the crass remark punctuating a wild day in washington w

the president using an expletive to describe immigrants from countries like haiti, from african nationsel salvador $eh salvador. saying that instead, we would be better off trying to get people in european countries, places like norway. there was a firestorm of response from this.çó the white house defense is that the president was supporting merit-based immigration and that it was not as many have said, a racially charged comment. >> tracie potts on the hill for us this morning. thank you. >> chris lawrence traveled to haiti, covered the earthquake there eight years ago while working for cnn. what's your sense of the communities there from your time covering the earthquake? >> boy, where to start. you learn a lot about a people when you see them at their worst, not their best. certainly their worst. this was a gigantic punch that just devastated the country. we got down there within 24 hours of that earthquake happening. i can't even describe to you the smell that these families lived with, not just for days, for weeks with their family members buried in these homes and these bodies th

he used an expletive we cannot repeat. several sources complained about the u.s. taking immigrants from the u.s., haiti, and el salvador. the president then suggested the u.s. allow more immigrants from countries like norway. the president just met with with the prime minister of norway yet. >> the president's comments damaged us greatly. now i think it's our responsibility to say his comments do not represent america. >> in a statement a white house spokesman said certain white house politicians choose to fight for foreign countries but president trump will always fight for the american people. about two hours ago president trump tweeted this. quote the democrats seem intent on having people and drugs pour into our country from the southern border risking thousands of lives in the process. it's my duty to protect the lives and safety of all americans. we must build a great wall. >> this response from senator harris, quote immigrants from countries across the globe including and especially those from haiti and all parts of africa have helped build this country. th

he said, "why are we having all these people from expletive hole countries come here?" two sources briefed on the meeting say that he was referring to haiti and some african countries. the president has been meeting with lawmakers this week to discuss immigration reform. mr. trump went on to say the u.s. should be bringing in more people from places like norway. >>> a police standoff has been going on for more than five hours in santa rosa. it started at around noon at the intersection of dutton and west barnes avenues about a mile west of highway 101. neighbors are told to shelter in place. s.w.a.t. teams are there. someone was inside a house with a long range gun. in the past hour police said they do not believe there are any hostages. there are also no longer certain -- they are also no longer certain that anyone is inside the house, but they issued an order on a loudspeaker for anyone inside to come out with their hands up. >>> a swimmer is in the hospital after yet another attack by a sea lion. this one happened again at san francisco's aquatic park. this morning a