>> hi there, hallie. good morning. at the border patrol station not too far from where i'm standing. we since moved to another border patrol station here in el paso. this is an area that immigration advocates tell us where parents and kids are being held. now, the government has said that their system is overwhelmed. here on a public sidewalk, they put up a tarp. you can clear through the fence. tents have been put up. we have seen some children in that facility. hallie, as you know, access to these facilities is heavily restricted. the last several months we have seen the surge in undocumented migrants coming here. the problem is migrants and children, unaccompanied children are supposed to be here less than 72 hours. immigration advocates are telling us they are in these types of facilities. speaking of that facility in clint, texas, you spoke with an attorney, laura, among the advocates, lawyers and interpret terse that went into that facility and described those cramped and chaotic conditions in that facility. take

had to listen to britain, hallie. but, but what is inest theinint. but, look, what is interesting about the queen and increasingly so prince charles is that they do have a long experience. they have met many, many leaders. they have seen every every occasion, even if president trump presents them with quite extraordinary, quite extraordinary political issues. all the same, it's something for a world leader to be able to talk privately with another world leader who has been around for a long time. if you get their advice. if president trump is smart, he will listen pligolitely and the make his own choices just as any president of the united states should do. >> it is half past the hour. 10:31 back home on the east coast and you aric looie ilooki pictures of president trump receiving a tour from the dean of westminster abbey. this has been a morning of royal pomp and pageantry for president trump. he started his day arriving in london, greeted by foreign minister jeremy hunt at the airport. and then went in for a visit to meet the queen, buckingham pal

hallie? >> kelly o'donnell live for us on the hill. so we are turning around more from what jerry nadler had to say. stay close to the camera. let me toss to that to get a sense of what he told reporters about this developing news. watch. >> so i think it's very important that the american people hear from mr. mueller as to what he did find. what the results of that two-year investigation were and not have to rely on the misinformation spread by the attorney general. >> so julia and kelly are with us, look with former federal prosecutor cynthia and elliot williams, former deputy assistant attorney general during the obama administration and former counsel to the senate judiciary committee as well. ron, you heard there from jerry nadler. democrats are hoping that even though this may be a book on tape, as she put it, it will help convince the public, potentially, that democrats should move forward with impeachment inquiries. the white house and the president see it very differently. >> yeah. they are content to have mueller testify beca

hallie? >> if a foreign agent approached me with anything, including dirt on my opinion pont, i'd call the fbi. >> i haven't even seen it. >> christopher wray's statement is the correct statement. >> i wish i were surprised. frankly, donald trump lives in a moral cesspool. >> the first phone call i would make would be to the fbi. the second phone call would be to corroborate the information. >> majority republican senators, richard blumenthal, the democratic in that mix. there was not a lot of eager interest to address it. although one of the president's closest allies, lindsey graham, of course, did address this and took the side of christopher wray without specifically talking about the president. and then tillis of north carolina saying that he would also report it, but might look at the information. so this is something bubbling today. it's one of those news events that was not part of a planned agenda for the day. there's still all the work going on with committees. with hope hicks, the

i want to bring hallie back into the conversation. hallie, you've been standing by.e us through once again, hallie, the tick tock of today what we can expect from the president, what we can expect to hear from the president later today. >> reporter: sure. and as you see in these shots here that we're looking at live, the veterans who have already assembled here as we get closer to the ceremony's beginning, and that congressional delegation, dozens of members of both parties traveling with speaker pelosi who you saw on screen there to be here. president trump, once he gets off air force one as we are waiting for him to do, he will hop on a chopper, his helicopter and head here nearby to the american cemetery here in normandy. he will be greeted by the french president, emmanuel macron, and the two of them will enter here, and the program will begin. we expect a series of emotional moments honoring these veterans who have made the tripped and made the -- had the opportunity to be here. president trump will also give remarks and we expect those to be fairly full some. w

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i say repeatedly, hallie.ant voters to kick the tires on all of them and fall in love with many of them and i predict you will and fall in lind and our number one goal is to defeat donald trump and unity is our greatest strength and greatest asset in that effort. >> before i let you go, we'll find out later today on nbc news how the actual makeup of each night will go. you talked about not wanting a kids' table or jv night, if you will. but this is up to the draw. literally up to the luck of the draw. what happens if when it all shakes out you have ten of the more high profile candidates one and ten of the lesser known candidates another night and you get the sunario you have feared? >> the way the draw will work, hallie. the candidates who in the aggregate polling have polled over 2% and i don't know the precise number of candidates that are in that category, it's going to be somewhere between, it's either going to be 6 or 8. i think it will be eight. will be in one draw. so, four will go one night and four w

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explain that. >> yeah, hallie.e have seen pete buttigieg lose his cool in public, getting mad at them calling him a racist. on the one hand, there is no political up side to being in the middle of this mayhem. but on the other hand, he's the mayor here. this is his town. it is his job to respond to this. he got emotional when we ask about this after the townhall yesterday. let's listen. >> i'm glad we did this. it's a strange thing to say, because this was not pretty. but it is better than not doing this. i don't know if it's strategic or not. but it's my city. >> there was question whether he may try to stick around a few more days to deal with this crisis before heading on to miami. a campaign source tells us this morning he is flying to miami today ahead of that presidential debate later in the week. >> basel, pete buttigieg can't be in two places at once. he already got flack at the townhall saying, hey, are you going back to south carolina like you were this weekend? how does he handle this moving forward? >>

the court opposed ban remains some place, hallie. >> pete, thank you. that's just one of the stories we're following this morning in addition to the fallout from the democratic debates. the first of the primary season. guys, listen, the candidates were out managing some of the fallout, doing some of the cleanup in some cases, taking a victory lap in others after that explosive moment at the top of the show. let me show you what senator harris said stopped by "morning joe" just a moment ago. >> the conversation about segregationists and who they were and what they did in america cannot just be an intellectual conversation, it has to be grounded in the experience of real people. it was hurtful to me to hear that we would be nostalgic about people who, if they had their way, i would not have served in the united states senate. >> senator harris extremely clear on where she stands. you tried to get joe biden to explain himself on stage last night, right? >> yeah, that's right. i did. the biden campaign has been in an interesting mode since that moment last

also, hallie, very ominously he added that a u.s. p-8 military aircraft carrying 20 or 30 passengers was also in iranian airspace, but iran decided not to hit that and downed the drone instead, sending a warning signal to the u.s., and i quote, the u.s. terrorist forces have received a message from iran. also throughout the day today, senior clerics at friday prayer have been given fiery sermons. if america hits once, they would hit back three times and president trump doesn't have the guts or power. >> video released by iranian video. this is from the department of defense with smoke trailing the drone as it fell from the sky. now to doha where richard engel is there for us. the big question, where does this go now? >> reporter: well, i think there's still a possibility that there could be some military action. president trump said he didn't take military action because he didn't like the options. the generals presented a military plan, and he said it would have involved killing 150 people in iran. and he said that was not proportio

more news with hallie jackson. >> i am hallie jackson in washington. as the world holds its breath waiting and watching to see what the trump administration will do after a drone was shot down by iran, whether the white house will escalate. questions on that. something else. investigations by the house democrats as judiciary committee discusses live, starting now, whether to take hope hicks to court. that's after members spent hours asking questions without getting the answers they want. the president coming to defense of this confidante. >> hope hicks, she's a wonderful person. she's been through hell, they put this wonderful woman through hell. it's out of control. people are absolutely -- they use the word, it's a good word, i guess, unhinged. >> as though that wasn't enough, we're live with the house speaker as she gets ready to answer questions on all of this this hour. nancy pelosi now using the i word in a new word. not impeachment but another one that might get under the president's skin. >> there's one word that i will use to describe him now

. >> hallie, stand by there.await some of the formal welcomes that are about to happen at buckingham palace. the president having just walked inside, greeted by the queen and prince charles and camilla. let's go the keir simmons. he's just outside buckingham palace, keir, you're a local, how is this visit being received? >> savannah, there were cheers outside buckingham palace here as marines one swooped down behind buckingham palace. the royal standard flying over buckingham palace that the queen is in residence. an entourage of the royal family that will meet the president. these state visits are about the royal family. this is a diplomatic dance that will be done in the coming days. first, though, we're waiting for the president to inspect the guards, who are at the back of buckingham palace there. some changes to this state visit. normally that inspection would take place at the front of the palace, it's happening at the bah back because perhaps of security reasons. no american president has done that gnd aga

we don't know, hallie. you when asked for comment, he highlighted his comments that there's no wait senate won't address the funding, as you pointed out. but first it does have to go through the house where it is expected to pass. the fund is currently set to stop taking claims in december of 2020, hallie. >> kristen welker, appreciate you bringing us that. thank you. listen, senator mcconnell's former chief of staff josh holmes tweeted about it this morning. he said i actually like john stew war and i like his passion for 9/11 victims, but generally when someone says yes to what you're asking for, you should probably stop attacking them. how do you see this playing out? >> congress is notorious for dragging its feet and only doing something when they've exercise all of their options and when they've run out of time do it. so mitch mcconnell is right in that respect. on the other hand, congress institutionally is sort of pathetic and insensitive and incapable of sort of showing to the american public, proje

here's hallie jackson. >> reporter: tonight a new more for nearly 300 migrant children detained in filthy, crowded conditions they've now been transferred to a tent camp after a national outcry when lawyers visited. >> there is no access to soap. there's no access to tooth brushes. there's also a lice infestation. and these are the most appalling conditions i have seen in my 12 years of representing children and families who are detained. >> reporter: that facility in texas is one of many packed past capacity as the government tries to find ways to accommodate 144,000 in may, the highest monthly total in 13 years. now the countdown is on. president trump, an abrupt about-face announced he's holding off for two weeks on deportation raids planned over the weekend. he's hoping to pressure democrats to cut a deal to change asylum laws unlikely, but a goal of the president as he tries to crackdown on illegal immigration, the reversal of the raids prompted by a one on one call with the house speaker. >> when i spoke to the president, i said look, i'm a mom. children are scared. you're scaring t

way to stand out in this crowd and if history is any guide, d reward in this first debate are high hallie jackson has es amore whatr. ten of the candidates, one stage tonight, so what should you be watching for first, who will have a breakout moment? maybe senator elizabeth warren, the biggest name and the biggest target tonight. a detention center in south florida. >> i hope it comes up in the debate tonight. i'm glad to have a chance to talk about what i've seen here today. >> reporter: senator amy klobuchar, no stranger to high pressure moments could also steal the spotlight. >> with ten people, it could get hard, but i am hoping that they'll be fair and everyone will have a chance to talk. >> reporter: senator cory booker and former congressman beto o'rourke hope to get in the top tier but the highest stakes for those polling the lowest many do not know who you are. do you plan to go on the attack. >> we changed it by being in the debate. most americans haven't tuned into this race at all. >> reporter: to get ready, these men and women have been cramming, performing mock debates, prac

richard engel in london for us, hallie jackson in london as well. tonight the state banquet and of course tomorrow. trump's visit comes at a sensitive time for the united kingdom. most recently on brexit negotiations and who should take over now that prime minister theresa may officially leaves office on friday. just ahead of today's state banquet the prime minister is expected to speak on the u.s./uk alliance, referring to it as a quote, special relationship. as one expert from brookings put it that special relationship is in worse shape than either side will admit. meaning me is thomas write senior fellow and director on the center of the united states and europe at the brookings institution. let me put it this way because i'm in canada and we wonder about the canada/u.s. relationship. some say does it really matter? the stuff that matters stends to be diplomate it i can in difficult times where people make the right decisions and commercial where commercial interests tend to make the right decisions regardless of what government does. what's the

more money to this lawless administration but with some new protections, i am willing to try. >> hallie joins us now there is news about the replacement for outgoing white house press secretary sarah sanders. who is taking over >> reporter: stephanie grisham, lester she handles communications for the first lady now, but she's been with the president since the early days of his campaign and is still close with him. grisham will now become the third press secretary in the president's administration so far. lester >> okay, hallie, thank you meantime tonight, the president's war of words with iran is ratcheting up even further. iran's president unleashing a tirade of insults and president trump threatening overwhelming force and obliteration if iran attacks u.s. assets. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in the region tonight. >> reporter: new insults from iran tonight calling u.s. sanctions on the country's supreme leader stupid and outrageous iran's president saying they're a sign the white house is afflicted with mental illness. president trump responded with a new threat i

ery unexciting group of people. >> and hallie joins us now. any number of b topics da these candis want to talk about, but the bigger question is which one can beat donald trump. >> ultimately that's the goal for the person who makes it to the primary, who cwi the white house. tonight it's not about president trump. it is about their vision, what they can do to lea the country as a democrat. remember for the lesser known candidates, tonight is a do or die moment. they're going to want to show votersho they are, not just who they're against. >> hallie, thank you. one of the major topics candidates are eager to talk about tonight, immigration. tonight a haunti image seen around the world is becoming a heart wrenching symbol of the crisis at our border. gabe gutierrez there tonight. we have to warn you, these images are quite disturbing. >> reporter: oscar martinez ramirez was trying to swim across the rio grande in south texas with his 23 mo old daughter. now their final moments have captured the world's attention. the mother in agony. this is h

thank you, hallie. i want to bring in phillippe rines in d.c., he was former assistant deputy secretary of state under hillary clinton and bobby ghosh with bloomberg opinion. phillippe, to you first. your takeaway? >> well, we just finished watching two leaders, one of whom their party is in disarray, they have failed to achieve any kind of meaningful deal, they are only days away from being forced out of office, and then you had theresa may. but what hit -- what hit me, you know, on that side of the pond is secretary of state richard stengel, he and i both worked at the state department. i spent four years working for secretary of state hillary clinton lp i can't even tell you how many dozens of these i've been to, including standing in that very room after walking out from 10 downing. and it just strikes me as so sad that we're sitting here and exhaling because he didn't somehow rupture the most long-standi long-standing, deepest relationship we have as some kind of sign of success. but what really st

but they refuse to do it. >> hallie joins us now. it doesn't look like those sweeping changes the president wants are going to happen within two weeks, so are we going to end up back in this same place? >> reporter: it's absolutely possible, lester. keep in mind that even though the president says changing the asylum law would solve everything, it doesn't take that act of congress to make sure detained children have example.shes, for as for the aid package, the house can vote as early as tomorrow to advance it. lester. >> hallie, thank you. >>> when democrats take the debate stage here in miami this week, a lot of eyes will be on pete buttigieg, the south bend, indiana mayor who has risen from obscurity to become a contender. but buttieg is facing feedback back home where emotions are running high after a police shooting. e >> reporter: pet buttigieg facing the first fire storm of his presidtial campaign facing racial tension boiling over in his hometown with many at a weekend town hall saying he is not doing enough. >> how are we su

>> okay, hallie, thank you. meantime tonight, the s president'ar of words with iran is ratcheting up even further. iran's president unleashing a tirade of insults and president trump threatening overwhelming force and obliteration if iran attacks u.s. tsasse our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in the region tonight. >> reporter: new insults from iran tonight calling u.s. o sanctionsthe country's supreme leadernd stupid outrageous. iran's president saying they're a sign the white house is esflicted with mental illness. president trumpnded with a new threat. iran's very ignorant and insulting statement put out today only shows that toy not understand reality. any attack by iranin on anyth american will be met with great and overwhelming force. in some areas, overwhelming will mean obliteration. >>> the secretary of state also responding to iran's insults. >> that's a bit immature and childlike, butw that the united states will remain steadfast in undertaking the actions that the president laid out in

that's where we start with hallie jackson >> reporter: round two tonight with the primaries front runners facing off, joe biden and bernie sanders. >> there's not really much time. it's like a lightning round. >> reporter: both respect opposite polls of the party, biden more moderate, sanders more progressive as he spent his morning at a detention center south of miami >> something i will end as president to have private corporations running jails and deispl over generational change biden or sanders could be the oldest to take office, pete buttigieg the youngest he and kamala harris arguing the time for a fresh face is now >> let's start the next chapter. let's turn the page. >> reporter: but a break out moment could belong to someone else like kristen gillibrand >> do you think tonight will be the same? >> probably not. i think there will be differences people want to talk about. >> reporter: those differences on display on night moment with this moment. >> who here would abolish private health insurance for a government run plan, just a show of hands >> elizabeth warren defending her su

hallir hallie, i understand dinner is about to begin. what happens next? >> yes. well, they'll probably eat their food, if i had to venture a guess, but the president is hosting a reciprocal event after this lavish state banquet with the queen, the duke and duchess. the guest list is still tbd. we know some of the big name dignitaries who will be there, including, of course, prince charles. president trump, and the first lady, getting ready to receive the royal couple. as you've talked about, ali, farage ended upcoming a little earlier than expected. there was some scuttlebutt that perhaps he wouldn't crash the party if he were an invitee, but would show up and make waves. as you talked about, farage had this meeting with president trump. very pro brexit. obviously nigel farage runs the republican party in the u.k. in a sort of surprise move that highlighted just how much britain really is divided on this issue. not surprising that the president told nigel farage, as we see the president and the first lady there receiving prince charles and camilla, she and her hu

lester >> hally jackson at the white house, thanks >>> in the middle east there's a new point of friction with iran after a rocket attack. our bill neely has the latest >> reporter: tonight americans evacuated and fears growing after a short range rocket slammed into the iraqi headquarters of exxon mobil. 21 workers flown out iranian backed militia now blamed by iraqi securitys. news today of two other attacks in two days on bases housing u.s. military personal in iraq. this comes after explosions on oil tankers last week. the u.s. navy showing evidence says is an iranian mine and the magnet that fixed it to the side of the ship. >> the mine that was used does bear a striking resemblance to that which wa iranian military parades. >> the u.s. navy now saying they have high confidence that was caused by a mine we're also learning the u.s. has finger prints of at least one. >> reporter: iran denies it carried out the attacks. all this as another 1,000 american troops are being sent to the region. president trump says the tanker attacks are very minor. but the number of strikes and threats on

sharpest arrows were for him the candidates fighting out about as much as the past as the future hallie jackson starts our coverage. >> reporter: for joe biden and kamala harris, another split screen moment today, she in south florida talking immigration, he in chicago talking about her. >> i respect senator harris. but we all know that 30 to 60 seconds on the campaign debate exchange can't do justice to a lifetime commitment to civil rights i never, every, ever, ever opposed voluntary buses. >> biden defense of the civil rights record comes after the most dramatic moment of the primary season so far. >> i'm going to direct this to working with segregationist senators decades ago and calling out his past position on bussing in the '70s. >> i do not believe you are a racist, and i agreth when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground but i also believe -- and it is personal and it was very hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two united states senators who built their reputations and career on segregation of race in this country. and it was not only that

but tonight president trump is striking a wait and see tone hallie jackson has details >> reporter: this new pentagon video shows smoke trailing from an american drone after it was shot down by iran, it's latest and most dangerou provocation risking retaliation from the united states >> mr. president, will you strike iran? >> reporter: defense officials call the strike an unprovoked attack in international waters building the case by releasing this map, it shows the drone's location in the middle of a key strategic waterway, the strait of hormuz, well away fro iran's coastline but iran claims the drone was in its territory. releasing this video, it says, of its missile taking out the drone. >> iran made a big mistake this drone was in international waters we have it all documented. he's seeming to suggest a way out. he's pinning blame not on the entire iranian government but maybe a misguided general. >> i find it hard to believe it was intentional if you want to know the truth i think it could be somebody who was loose and stupid that did it there was nobody in the drone. it would have

thank you, hallie jackson. now let's turn to capitol hill where we've got new reporting this morning about a clash between house speaker nancy pelosi and judiciary chair, fellow democrat jerry nadler during a closed door meeting on impeachment. kelly o'donnell has the latest. >> we'll see a bit of a pause in some of the partisan fighting because those close to speaker pelosi say she wants to be careful about not criticizing the president when leading this bipartisan delegation overseas. at the same time, we've been learning about this meeting with the speaker and leadership team and the key committees, and aides to speaker pelosi have said this was a robust but productive session. the big headline that has come out was reported by politico saying that speaker pelosi, perhaps in a way of trying to convey that she agrees with some of the concerns brought by her members, saying, quote, according to politico, that the speaker said i don't only want to see the president impeached. i want to see him in prison. there

i'm chris jansing in for hallie jackson. this hour of breaking news, president trump wrapping up that news conference just moments ago with prime minister theresa may who steps down from party leadership on friday with the deal that alluded and ultimately doomed her, brexit still unsettled. the two leaders started with pleasantries but quickly followed by the president hitting back at the mayor of lunden a london and issues in london and back here at home. >> i'm very pleased to welcome the president of the united states of america on this state vis visit. >> i think he should be positive, not negative. i don't like critics as much as i like and respect people who get things done. i didn't see the protesters until a little while ago and it was a very small people put in for political reasons. it was fake news. nothing more important than borders. i had tremendous republican support. mexico has something to prove. i know boris, i like him. i have liked him for a long time. i think he would do a very good job. i think jeremy w

pursued military service, just one of the headlines from a wide-ranging interview on british tv our hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: president trump standing where thousands of allied troops gathered the night before d-day. >> almighty god -- >> almighty god -- >> reporter: echoing fdr and the prayer that president delivered to america this same day, 75 years ago. >> and we know that -- >> by thy grace and by the righteous of our cause, our sons will triumph. >> rte emotional ceremony in portsmouth, atte leaders and the queen. >> my father, king george vi, said, "what is demanded from us all is something more than courage and endurance. we need a revival of spirit." >> reporter: the president and first lady greeting those humble heroes who again made the journey across the atlantic, this time to commemorate the battle that turned the tide in world war ii. the president himself never joined the military, receiving draft deferments during vietnam, but was asked in an interview airing today if he wishes he had served >> i was not a fan of that war that war was not something -- >> woul

praised the controversial politician that's likely to replace her ahead of a deadline toli sp >> hallie jackson in london, thank you. >>> more trouble as the faa warns hundreds of boeing 737 planes, both older versions and grounded max fleet may have faulty parts on wings due to a supplier's manufacturing problem. ann thompson explains. >> reporter: the latest headache for boeing involves the slat tracks on front of the wings of certain next generation 737 and those grounded 737 max planes. the planes involved ino twtal crashes that killed 346 people in ethiopia and indonesia. >> even though this particular problem is not that major in terms of an unsafe condition, because it's happening in the wake of these two horrific accidents, th at ramps up the hit boeing will take in its overall reputation. >> reporter: the faa warning the tracks which move the sts at assist in the plane's lift off may een improperly manufactured and could fail or crack, but wouldn't result in the loss of aircraft. the faa says the airlines must inspect and remove the affected parts withite days, boeing ceo denni

marlie, back to you. >> hallie jackson, thank you >> and now to an update on the story we brought you on monday the pickup truck driver involved in a horrific new hampshire crash that killed seven bikers is now in custody. 23-year-old volodymyr appeared in court hours after being arrested as the investigation continues, we are learning more about his troubling record behind the wheel. here's nbc's steve patterson >> reporter: the 23-year-old truck driver involved in a horrific new hampshire highway crash charged with seven counts of negligent homicide. >> there is a vehicle on fire. >> reporter: friday police say slowdo volodymyr's pickup truck plowed into seven motorcycle riders >> it was awful, absolute chaos. >> reporter: he was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol. he denies the allegations. police also say they located what is believed to be heroine residue in the suspect's apartment. the crash, one of the worst in new hampshire's history, shattering this community of veterans >> these are some of the greatest people i've come across in my life >> reporter: a bro

here's hallie jackson. >> in front of a crowd hungry for the hi, the president delivering. >> i stand before you to officially launch my campaign for a second term. re >> pdent trump officially kicking off his re-election push in front of ten os of thousands of supporters and along side hise. >> he truly loves his country. >> the 2020 launch feeling a lot like similar h t strategy, fire up his base, again, on topics from trade -- >> we're er going to have a good deal or not a deal at all. >> -- to immigration. >> our immigration laws are a disgrace. >> to the media, familiar faces and foes as the president railed against someone he's not even running against. >> crooked hillary. >> the difference is now the podium's presidential seal and a new twist on an old slogan. >> you ready? keep america great. >> some of the democrats hoping to win the white house themselves like senator kamala harris are blasting the president, arguing he's looking backwards. lester. >> hallie jack sit the white house, thanks. >>> there's a new point of friction with iran after rocket attack. our billly neeas

hallie jackson is in london tonight. >> reporter: in white tie and tiaras, a family affair for the trumps and royals led by queen elizabeth. >> she has embodied the spirit of dignity, duty and patriotism that beats proudly in every british heart. the mag magesty, the queen. >> reporter: toasting her guests. >> i invite you-all to rise and drink a toast to president and mrs. trump, to the continued friendship between our two nations, and to the health, prosperity and happiness of the people of the united states. >> reporter: it takes three days to set this lavish table for the formal finally to a day of palace diplomacy in the u.k. tea with prince charles. a tour of westminster. and an 82-gun solute. but today's pomp and pageantry, prince harry kept a low profile saying nothing publicly about this comment the president made about his wife home on maternity leave. >> she said she would move to canada if you got elected. turned out she moved to britain. >> a lot of people moving here. i doesn't know she was nasty. >> reporter: the president responding to criticism markle levelled against him

that's where we start with hallie jackson. >> reporter: round two tonight wihe primaries front runners facing off, former vice president sjoe biden andator bernie sanders. >> there's not really ch muime. it's like a lightning round. >> reporter: both representit oppose polls of the party, biden more moderate, ssands for progreive as he spent his morning at a detention center south of miami. >> something i will d president to have private corporations running jails and detention centers in this country. >> reporter: like last night, democratic ndivisions will be display, this time over generational change. biden or sanders could be the oldest to take office, pete buttigieg e youngest. he and kamala harris arguing the time for a fresh face is now. >> let's start the next chapter. let's turn the page. >> reporter: but a break out moment could belong to someone else like kristen gillibrand. >> democrats on stage last night notably did not take shots at each other very much. joe biden's name for example was not mentioned. do you think tonight will be the same? >> probanot. i think there wil

our hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: president tr p standing where thousands on allied troops gathered the ay night before d >> all mighty god. >> reporter: echoing fdr and the prayer that president delivered to ameri is same day 75 years ago. >> grace and righteous of our cause, our sons epill triumph. >> rter: the emotional ceremony in ports smith attended by world leaders and the queen. my father, king george vi said what is manded from us all is something for than courage and endurance. we need vival of spirit. >> reporter: the president and first lady greeting those humble heroes who again made the journey across the atlantic. this time toco emorate the battle that turned the tide in world war ii. the president himself never joined the tary receiving draft deferments ring vietnam. >> i was not a fan of that war. >> would you like to have served? >> i would have been honored but i make up for it now. >> reporter: in that same sitdown president trump responded to meghan markle's criticism of him in 2016. >> so vocal is about it. about it. was nasty to me. it's okay for her

hallie talked about how it reminded her of 2016. this is a negative perception of a america. the president is relying on the idea of supercharging his base, of radicalizing his base. he radicalized the senate, the house, and he's radicalizing people across the country who supported him last time. there's no strategy to reach out to bring others in. you know, when barack obama was running for reelection in 2011 and 2012, he had a record for three years he could call back to. and he could talk about the things he wanted to do to reach out and bring on republicans and moderates. this president has no plan. >> do you want to jump in? >> despicable human being would call out a person who lost his son to cancer about cancer. and i just don't have any words for this anymore. it's just despicable and disgusting. >> and peter baker, how do you think it plays politically? does that work for them with the base or with anyone else? >> well -- broadly i think his -- yeah. i think broadly his message last night is reinforcing this us against them kind of tribal politics, right? it's not ju

wh> hallie jackson at the e house tonight. our foreign correspondent richard engel is in the region. any idea what iran's goal is with the provocations, and are the risks growing? >> reporter: the risks g.are certainly grow hard linerin iran are furious with president trump, ig mainly for thtening sanctions. so, they're trying to show their power. but they're also ying to calibrate it. that's why they're attaing tankers but not sinking them, fing at aircraft that have no pilot. but the danger is they go too far or they don't know what too far is with this lester. i>> richard engel qatar tonight. >>> in san diego, a shocking twist in the war crimes trial of a navy seal. a witness making a nfession l on the stand that may have just turned this trial on its head. nbc steve patterson is covering the trial for us. >> reporter: tonight a stunning turn in the trial of a highly decorated navy seal platoon leader accused of murder. a bombshell admission from the prosecution's key witness, navy medic corey scott testified he was the one

now my friend hallie jackson is here. >> round 2, girlfriend. >> i'm tired. >> are you? i think you'll get around adrenaline rush in a business. >> night two right behind both of us and how night one set the table for decision 2020, but it's decision day back home in washington, with two huge decisions set to come down any minute from the supreme court, both affecting your vote, your say, how people you elect that are supposed to be your void e. end up in august. here's the first one. a challenge to a proposed question on next year's census. the big survey every decade that counts who is who the the trump administration wants to ask about citizenship, but opponents say that could scare immigrants into not answering. why does it plate? if those communities are undercounted that could dramatically affect the number of seats in the house of representatives. >>> and another case a gerrymandering, or central question how much partisanship is too much? that's what the justs are looking at this morning right now. our team is here with the stories for the hour. >>> pete williams

>> hallie, thank you. former democratic senator claire mccaskill served with many and she's here with us. good morning. >> good morning. >> about last night. that's the theme of the morning. what did you think about vice president biden? he came in as the front-runner. do you think last night hurt him? he certainly took some shots. >> no question that it was not his best night. he had a solid performance. but kamala, she was -- she brought it. i would put it in context, though. this was the opening curtain on a very long drama. and while i think kamala certainly assured he's going to be in the final group of people on the stage debating come end of this year, i think we can't assume that joe biden can't recover or that now it's a done deal for kamala harris. >> senator, here's the thing. there seems to be a different narrative emerging about joe biden. everyone knows barack obama's number two, but also here's the senator who has a complicated relationship with bussing. he has this, this relationship with s

and, now, as you can see, hallie. i'll look behind me, again.

joining me now from london, white house correspondent hallie jackson, and nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons. let me start with you, as you were a keen observer with all the pomp and circumstance, and when we spoke earlier today, this morning here in the u.s., you said, you know. how are we doing so far? >> reporter: we'll wait until we hear what the president has to say. for the first time here outside buckingham palace, we are seen antitrump protesters. there's a group being held back by police over to my right. you won't be able to see it, but they are trying to make their presence heard. i suspect they would like to be heard during that grand dinner, unlikely, though, buckingham palace is a big place. as you say, that would be a pretty stunning affair, cutlery, seats, everything measured out. the queen taking personal interest in the meal. this is very much a royal trip, a trip to meet the royal family as the constitutional head of britain, and the fundamental aim from the uk's point of view is to continue to cement that relationship with america. no matter the

on this hallie, good morning. >> reporter: hey, craig and savannah good morning to you.rom today on the national mall, a washington tradition that this year will come with a new twist, new elements being added by president trump we're talking about everything from military demonstrations to music, even a speech i'm told by white house officials the president will probably deliver it from right here at the lincoln memorial all of it has the president's critics worried this will now become more political than patriotic, setting up a very different kind of fireworks over the holiday. the country has celebrated its independence for 242 years, but this year may stand alone. >> on july fourth in washington, d.c., come on down we're going to have a big day. >> reporter: not just the usual fireworks, think music, military demonstrations, even a reported air force one flyover above the national mall. as donald trump tweeted, an address by your favorite president, me. >> we're going to have hundreds of thousands of people we're going to celebrate america. >> reporter: now critics

nbc's hallie jackson reports. >> reporter: chaot and emotional. >> get the people that are racist off the streets! >> reporter: voices and tensions raised at a south bend town hall. >> i would love to be able to finish my reply, if that's okay. >> reporter: mayor pete buttigieg facing his community one week after a white south bend police officer shot and killed a black man. police say eric logan allegedly approached sergeant ryan o'neill with a knife and was then fired on. the officer's bdy camera was never turned on. >> i don't want to seem defensive, but we've taken a lot of steps. ey clearly haven't been enough. but i cannot accept the nothing.on that we did >> reporter: now, angry voters want answers from buttigieg, and it's not the first time. early in his term as mayor, buttigieg demoted the city's first black police chief, who had ordered the taping of calls of senior officers who he said made racist comments aboue him. >> whatmeri wa s is ian that ahopeic oufrr city is fg this. we're not running away from it. > reporter: buttigieg has stepped away from the national campaign t

nbc's hallie jackson reports. >> reporter: in an interview with abc news, the pre pushing back on the special counsel's report, which says he triedto have robert mueller fired. >> very simply, article 2 would allow me to do it. >> reporter: insisting, it's not true, but suggesting he could have if he wanted to. >> so your position is that youi can hre or fire anybody, stop or start -- >> that is the position of a lot s. great lawyer that's the position of some of the most talented lawyers. and you have to have a position lik because you're the president. >> the president can't obstruct justice. >> a president can r the country, and that's what happened, george. i run the country, and i run it well. >> if you answer these questions to me now, why not answer them to robert mueller under oath? >> because they were looking to get us for lies or slight mistakes. i look at what happened to people and it was very unfair. number one, i was never going ti mueller. i never suggested firng mueller. article 2 would have allowed me to fire him. >> so it's not that you -- >> i wasn't going to fire

we have two reports starting with nbc's chief white house correspondent hallie jackson hallie, good morning >> reporter: hi, lester. good morning to you. president trump seemed at times reflective, at times testy, in that new interview in which he pushed back on the mueller report, and also talked about a domestic policy priority, promising to roll out a new health care plan by this summer. in an interview with abc news, the president is pushing back on the special counsel's report, which said he tried to have robert mueller fired. >> very simply, article 2 would allow me to do it. >> reporter: insisting it's not true, but suggesting he could have if he wanted to >> so your position is that you can hire or fire anybody, stop or start >> that is the position of a lot of great lawyers that is the position of some of the most talented lawyers. you have to have a position like that because you're the president. >> president can't obstruct justice? >> a president can run the country, and that's what happened, george i run the country, and i run it well. >> if you answer these questions to me now

. >> that is hallie signing her first ever autograph and from the looks of it her second, third, fourthn the same page. >> many. she finishes signing it >> and she's like it's perfect. here's your hug as well. sell that on e bay one day. she also had to rock the runway with dad. strike a gorgeous pose with dad. >> she's got that look and dad is just an accessory. >> she's not done yet. she takes her accessory back down. naomi is honestly, my tiny --in mum's like time to pray. >> take a picture of me. >> no, we're going to pray. >> it's okay. she's going to pray. she's just going to pray her way. >> put your hands together. >> naomi. >> okay. >> [ inaudible ]. >> did anybody pick that up? i'm sure she said it a few hundred times. >> no, we're praying to god. >> pledge of allegiance. she definitely has the bedtime giggles for sure. but mom is like no, we're going to say our prayers. >> naomi, come oen, we got to pray. come on, now. stop being silly. >> okay, mom, i'll do it. >> heavenly father. >> heavenly dear ha-ha. >> little cutie pie, do it how you do it. >> girl's got a sense of of h

with my friend and colleague hallie jackson. day away from the big debate. >> reunited in miami, babe. i cannot wait. it will be a big couple of days. yes, the center of the universe is not d.c. but miami. since we are just 35 hours away from the first faceoff for the democrats. tomorrow night 9:00 eastern. joe biden is using his front-runner status to go after not his primary rivals but south voters waiting up to this. biden calling the president's politics morally bankrupt in the "miami herald". the president is hitting back. in a new interview out. plus, a brand-new poll shows elizabeth warren and bernie sanders leading among the left leading democrats. what do they want to hear from the candidates this week? we'll hear from some of them coming up. the full debate free view. what is shaping up to be a very busy hour. peter alexander and vaughan hillyard is in miami. walk us through what the stakes are for tomorrow night and thursday night here. >> i guess you can say the heat will be on. with politicians, they are often long

hallie jackson. >> always a good one. good morning. i am hallie jackson in washington.er circle top >> adrian:s by his side for years who has heard and seen stuff almost nobody else has heard or seen is answering questions about her former boss. or maybe she's not. in just the last minute or so, that is what we are hearing from a top democrat. hicks is refusing to answer certain questions behind closed doors in front of the house judiciary committee. the hearing does continue. now the woman whose name appears more than 100 times in the special counsel report is in the hot seat. the first white house official, past or present to appear in front of congress since that report's release. the white house saying hicks cannot, cannot answer questions about her time in the west wing. but that is not stopping democrats from trying. >> we were in a mode of legislate, investigate, litigate.

i am hallie jackson in washington.f you're listening, the president is open to dirt from you, from others, from any foreign government on his 2020 opponents. that means the pressure is now on house speaker nancy pelosi as we expect her first on-camera reaction this hour to this interview airing on abc news. >> your campaign this time around, if foreigners, if russia, china, someone else offers you information on opponents, should they accept it or call the fbi? >> i think maybe you do both. i think you might want to listen. there's nothing wrong with