. >> still to come the gracious gesture heard around the bombed, h -- world, the famed halle jackson.s a seen of new alliances in the media? in the media? he'll tell us next. in the media? he'll tell us next. does your business internet provider promise a lot? let's see who delivers more. comcast business gives you gig-speed in more places. the others don't. we offer up to 6 hours of 4g wireless network backup. everyone else, no way. we let calls from any of your devices come from your business number. them, not so much. we let you keep an eye on your business from anywhere. the others? nope! get internet on our gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call or go on line today. >> an alliance developed regarding the president's war with the media or so it seems. first, backgrounds, you will remember his visit to teresa may, he ignored cnn's jim acosta and chose to call on john roberts of fox news. >> it's such dishonesty reporting. nbc is probably worse than cnn. >> sense you attacked cnn. can i ask you a question in. >> no, no, john roberts, go ahead. cnn's f

our thanks to you. >> our thanks to halle jackson for that report. after causing an uproar in the summit with president putin last week, president trump is raising concern russia will attempt to interfere in the mid-term election. he tweeted yesterday, i'm very concerned that russia will be fighting very hard to have an impact on the upcoming election. based on the fact that no president has been tougher on russia than me, they will be pushing very hard for the democrats. they definitely don't who want trump. trump offer nod evidence why he believed russia would be pushing for democrats. putin, himself, said in helsinki last week he wanted trump to win in 2016. >> president putin, did you want president trump to win the election? and did you direct any of your officials to help you do that? >> translator: yes, i did. yes, i did. because he talked about bringing the u.s.-russia relationship back to normal. >> pretty interesting tweet to say the least from the president there. the white house said last week discussions are under way for vladimir putin

>> let me say this i think halle jackson needs to basically crack a history book. problem not brought up by president trump. this bedeviled presidents obama and bush. you have a pipeline, germany is playing both sides at the friends, screaming to u.s. they're not being tough on russia, when they have to take a look in the mirror. here is the thing about president trump, he may be blunt but he is pretty effective thus far in terms of international diplomacy, actually gotten nato members to have a emergency meeting to pump in more money, take seriously the defense pledge and the fact he wants to raise it to 4%, melissa is fantastic because when president trump realizes this is not only about russia, the world is a crazy place. tough worry about china. you have to worry about the middle east. we have to be 29 members strong. he is right to push it 4%. melissa: connell, thanks. we have breaking news. david: new york yankees dropping papa john's, releasing this statement that they are suspending relationship with the company. ceo see ritchie responded saying we want to

bc's halle jackson has more on mixed messages coming from this white house. >> brushing off backlash to his e-on-one, plans for part two between donald trump and vladimir tin. >> were you aware of that? >> i think based ony reaction, wasn't aware of that. >> the news surprising even the president's own director of national intelligence on stage inpe >> would you represented there not be a one-on-one without note takers >> if i were asked that question, i would yeah, look for a diffent way of doing it. >> it would be putin's first visit to the u.s. since 2015. and the first since his country interfered in the 2016 election. president trump now on defense after a third straight day of muddledsa mng over his posture toward putin. >> look at the sanctions i've put on, the diplomats i threw out. look at all thehings i've done, nobody else did what i've done. obama didn't do it. obama was a patsy for russia. getting along with president putin, gettinglong with russia is a positive, not a negative. now, with that bng said, if that doesn't work out, i'll be the worst enemy he's ever had. >>

our hall jackson has details and reaction. >> reporter: outside and inside shouts thdrawing smirks i oval office with reporters pushing the president to talk about that tape between him anhis former attorney. >> did mhael cohen -- >> thank you very much. >> reporter: no te response repeay but on twitter, president trump more talkative asking what kindf a lawyer would tape a client? so sad. it's fallout from a recently revealed recording in which the president and michael cohen appeared to en casually refer a hush money payme two nths before the election to keep a playboy model quiet about an alleged affair, one the present denies. >> we'll have to pay -- no, no, no, i >> reporter: the . president seems to know what cohen is talking about, those claims by kerry mcdougal o relationship and it's that exchange raising questions about whether the president broke any ws. this deal wasn't consummated. >> it's about truth. >> reporter: why is this tape significant? face a legal liability if he was trying to influence the election by covering up the story. the president's attorney rudy giulia

halle jackson will be back with you on monday. right now, more news with my colleague, ali velshi. >> i'm surprised to see you here. it's rare we are on tv together. >> exactly. you have a huge following on facebook. >> not like renaldo. have a great day. >> you, too. >> i'm ali velshi, stephanie ruhle is off. she's coming back monday. today is friday, july 6th. let's get smart. >> the u.s. imposing $34 billion in new tariffs on china. china retaliating in kind. >> it could have wide ranging consequences for consumers, workers, companies, investors and political investigators. >> on clothing, iphones. it would have a harder hit on consumers when they go shopping. >> the most worrying thing of all is companies are saying they aren't expanding. >> if you look at the stock market as a measure, we know how president trump likes to do that. the chinese stock market has fallen by more than the u.s. stock market. >> of course, it will have tremendous impact in the economy and along a lot of donald trump's core supporters. >> reporter: mr

let's go to halle jackson now. she's in the east room there. what are your thoughts and observations, hallie? >> the two leaders just walked out of the east room behind me. this was largely a love fest between these two men when it comes to the geopolitical and relationships as it relates to the u.s. and european union. lester, we would be remiss in not knowing that the elephant in the room was not addressed. that elephant is anything having to do with special counsel robert mueller, his investigation, michael cohen, the president's former attorney and the news that has broken over the last week or so related to a recently revealed recording of president trump talking with his former fixer cohen who is now under investigation. this was the 15th time in the last week or so, lester, that the president had an opportunity to answer questions on cohen and has chosen not to. the 14 other times reporters had attempted to ask the question and the president has not addressed those. that was notable. some news made here, right? if you look at the two thi

we begin with halle jackson at the white house. let's start with the relief from farmers. you got brand-new details on that. what have you learned. >> reporter:? >> reporter: we just spoke with officials at u.s. da that walked us through this plan. one time short-term program, $12 billion worth roughly that would be part of basically three prongs. the first and probably the most important one for farmers in the midwest and in other farm states is this idea of disbursements, in other words, payments to soy beans, corn, dairy, wheat farmers, for example, to try to help them basically tide these farms over until the president can work out these longer term trade deals as you just played. he today is saying, be patient. it'll all work out in the long run, if you will. this is intended to be a temporary measure to help these farmers. i know you've played these -- farmers are in tough straits at the moment. there's one farmer you'll meet tonight on nightly news, hey, mr. president, you got to move this thing along, we need these tariffs to end sooner rather than later. the presi

joining meor analysis is halle jackson, democratic pollster, cornell belcher, and kimberly atkins. welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >>> good sunday morning. happy july. the announced retirement of supreme court justice ant ahony kennedy this week helps make one political reality clear. president trump is winning, and the democrats right now are reeling. the supreme court, mr. tmp is about to shape the court for a generation by choosing a possible tie-breaking conservative justice, and he has already filled the lower courts with like-minded conservatives. how about the republican party? the president's approval rating among republicans is around 90%l ted republicans fear criticizing him, and the party has become a cult of personality, his. how about fake news? mr. trump has turned that phrase, which initially referred to the phony russia generation to support his story, to discredit reporting. if we faithfully fact check the president, we risk being considered biased. either way, mr. trump wins. erthe mue investigation. the president has succeeded in convincing millions tha

thank you so much, both of you, halle jackson. >>> i want to bring in joe reuben, former deputy assistanceephen clemens is washington editor at large and joel, i want to go over again summarizing what halle had to say, president trump publicly insulted our allies, we know that. he demanded more money and claimed he got it when he didn't. intimated he'd pull out of nato and then pledged his support. he made statements that raised a lot of eyebrows on crimea. i just wonder what your takeaway is. >> chris, it's quite a pivotal week for the western alliance and sad to say, the united states is weaker as a result of the president's shenanigans with nato. no one comes out ahead in this except for vladimir putin and frankly, vladimir putin should be licking his chops right now. what the president has done is lay a buffett of treats for vladimir putin to choose from in terms of this disconnect that is now being created between the united states and europe and signaling that there may be more on the table for vladimir putin when they meet in a few days in terms of the crimea, in terms of sanctions

halle jackson will be back with you on monday.re news with my colleague, ali velshi. >> i'm surprised to see you here. it's rare we are on tv together. >> exactly. you have a huge following on facebook. >> not like renaldo. have a great day. >> you, too. >> i'm ali velshi, stephanie ruhle is off. she's coming back monday. today is friday, july 6th. let's get smart. >> the u.s. imposing $34 billion in new tariffs on china. china retaliating in kind. >> it could have wide ranging consequences for consumers, workers, companies, investors and political investigators. >> on clothing, iphones. it would have a harder hit on consumers when they go shopping. >> the most worrying thing of all is companies

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jackson reports. nat: they passed the baton standing at over 6 feet tall... halld on the shoulders of giants... actually the shoulders of a dodger jackie robinson and a cleveland indian-- larry doby. they paved the way for the civil rights movement moving forward. years before civil rights legislation like brown versus board of education...the two african americans integrated major league baseball. the fact that it happened earlier in 1947 than people associate with the civil rights movements shows how important it was as a sign of appreciation...lawmakers want to honor the heroes with a commemorative coin to be struck by the us mint. congressman cedric richmond educate future generations about the struggles in american history-- and america's past- time. where americans were separated by the outfield fences as well as the laws. the bill would recognize the year 2022 as the 75th anniversary of the integration of baseball. if passed, fans could pay up to 5 dollars for the commemorative coin and help a good cause. not only benefit the national baseball hall of fame

. >> legendary country music star richie jackson has been announced for the country music hall of famewe will talk nashville. hollywood never has been conservative for conservatives. more varney next. ♪ charles: >> his fitting introduction. i cannot tell you how big of an honor it is an pleasure to introduce the newest inductee into the modern air artist category of country music hall of fame. [cheering and applause] >> that was garth brooks. country superstar joins us now. ricky, first and foremost, congratulations. this is the ultimate accolade tiered. >> on this earth, it really is. it truly is. i don't think any of us ever come to nashville with that in mind. we will be members of the hall of fame. there are so many artists out there and so feel that are actually in the hall. charles: is it about your tenacity, how long you been around? standing out above the crowd. >> i think so. there are a lot of things they take into consideration without voting -- nobody knows who they are. they kinda vote on the hall of fame inductees. you know, there are artists that i have grown up with, ev

warriors aaron davis, stephen jackson, al harrington, and former kings meta-world peace, and mike bibby. now, they have some even bigger names on the sidelines coaching. poor hall of famer's, rick perry, gary payton, dr. j, julius irving, and the iceman, george curbing. here is rick perry, moments ago. >> i was a bit skeptical, as most people were. but, pleasantly surprised. it was beyond my expectations. i had a lot of fun last year. to come back and coach against dr. j. i told him before, you know the best thing about this game i don't have to guard you. >> it is nice to be back here. they are familiar surroundings. i have seen the building since they changed it. the guys asked me would you play here? well, it was not like this. there were not always luxury suites. but it is always nice to come back here. >> all right, barry is thrilled about the warriors, adding to marcus cousins to the roster. maybe the most talented center, since his old teammate, nate thurmond. >> i would be remiss if i did not ask you about cousins. >> oh, yeah -- when i tell you -- if you are a warrior person, you are thrilled. i mean, if you had to pick onein the armor, what would it h