hr mcmaster said a report in the washington post accusing the president of giving away intelligence wasurate. i stand by my statement i said yesterday. the premise of that article was false, that in any way the president had the conversation that was an appropriate resulted in a lapse of national security. the real issue and what i would like to see debated more, is that our national—security has been put at risk by those violating confidentiality. and in the past hour this is what president trump had to say about his meeting with the russians. we had a very successful meeting with the foreign minister of russia. 0ur fighters against isis, as hr mcmaster said, i know he is said and he feels that we had a great meeting with the foreign minister, so we are going to have a lot of great success over the coming years and we want to get as many to help fight terrorism as possible. let's go to jane o'brien who is at the white house for us. to clarify, is the white house saying that everything in the washington post report is false or not quite that clear? you tell me. it is as clear as mud bec

type hr mcmaster in the search box. in a few moments we expect remarks from president trump and the turkish president. we showed you the his arrival at the white house just a few moments ago. the to our meeting and discussing u.s. turkey relations and shortly they will read statements to the media. we will have live coverage just after 1:00 p.m. here

we have seen hr mcmaster denied this. he said he was in the room and it didn't happen this way.one, he said the president didn't disclose... the nature of the information that the president provided to the russians would allow the russians to reverse engineer. they could figure it out. the second thing i would say is following the meeting, there were m essa g es following the meeting, there were messages that went out from the white house, from the nsc, both to the cia and national security agency, alerting them that this information had been improperly or accidentally disclosed and to take precautionary measures. those two things suggest that clearly something of grave concern happened here. so, if the allegations that you suggest a true, why did think this happens? i know in your article you are describing president trump going "off script". what you mean by that? trish -- traditionally, when presidents meet allies, they are given a series of talking points. in some cases, are briefing book and beneficiaries of talking points to help them died through the dust passions, so the

we have seen hr mcmaster deny this. he said it did not happen that way. what is your response?resident did not disclose sources oi’ president did not disclose sources or methods, and a story also said that. the nature of the information provided to the russians would allow them to reverse engineer that information to discover the sources and methods. in other words, he said so and methods. in other words, he said so much that someone could figure it out. and the second thing i would say is that following the meeting, there were messages that went out from the white house, from the nsc and cia. this suggested that the information was improperly disclosed and that precautionary measures needed to be taken. so that suggest that sea clearly something serious happen here. —— so that suggests that something clearly serious. we heard greg say that that the us national security adviser, hr mcmaster, denied the claims. we had heard a statement. there is nothing that the president takes more seriously than national security. the story tonight is false. they reviewed a range of common thr

we can't tell you wolf that within the last hour the national security adviser hr mcmaster walking by reporters in the press area of the west wing and peppered with questions about he said he essentially told reporters to the effect of and he walked away and repeatedly asked white house officials national security officials with some kind of comment or confirmation of this story we should point out at this point we have not received any kind of comment on the washington post report. if the president did reveal highly classified information to the russians during meeting which by the way, came under a lot of scrutiny. this is one day after he fired fbi director james comey and apparently about or at least some part about his concerns about the russian investigation. the optics of that meeting obviously were under heavy criticism at the time. but if the president also revealed classified information to the russians during oval office meeting it is going to recall all sorts of questions and flashbacks to the campaign of last year when the president time and again hammered hillary clinton

now, we've seen hr mcmaster deny this. that he was in the room and it did not happen this way. what is your response to that? i'd say two things: one, he said the president did not disclose sources or methods, and that's what our story also says. but the nature of the information that the president provided to the russians would allow them the russians to reverse engineer essentially that information to sort of discover the sources and methods. in other words, he said so much that one could figure it out. and then the second thing i would say is, following the meeting, there were messages that went out from the white house, from the nsc both to the cia and the national security agency, alertingthem that this information had been improperly or accidentally disclosed and to take sort of precautionary measures. —— alerting them. so those two things suggest that clearly something of grave concern happened here. greg jaffee, speaking just now to the bbc‘s kasia madera. america's national security advisor, hr mcmaster, who was a

hr mcmaster held a briefing this morning and answered questions about trump's meeting with the russian ambassador and intelligence information. we do have that lined up to show you shortly. you will be able to sit here on c-span2. you can also watch it online at cspan.org. backgroun [backgroun background. [background sounds] [background sounds] [background sounds]

hr mcmaster said the story was false.ing that the president takes more seriously than national security. the story reported tonight is false. they reviewed a range of common threats to our countries, including threats to civil aviation. at no time — at no time — were intelligence sources or methods the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. two other senior officials were present, including the secretary of state, remember the meeting in the same way and have said so. they're on the record and cancel out, outweigh those anonymous sources. i was in the room, it did not happen. thanks, everybody. thank you. that the washington post have said that there and as you heard, there are other things there that the washington post have said that there was a leak from the president. two other channels, they said that precautionary measures were taken by the nsc and cia. so they are also that that is another sign that this did happen. although, of course, it is notjust hr mcmaster, th

we are going straight to washington, because hr mcmaster has taken to the podium.ll accompany the president for most of the trip, breaking offjust before the trip, breaking offjust before the g7 meeting, on the trip will begin in saudi arabia. after the arrival ceremony in riyadh, the president will have coffee with king solomon, attend a royal banquet and hold bilateral meetings with the king, the crown prince and the deputy crown prince. he will also participate in discussions and then join the saudi royal family for a dinner. texted president will hold bilateral meetings with gulf state leaders. in the afternoon he will meet and have lunch with leaders of more than 50 muslim countries, where he will deliver an inspiring it direct speech on the need to confront radical ideology and his hopes for a peaceful vision of islam. to dominate across the world. the speech is intended to unite the broader muslim world against common enemies of all civilisation, and to demonstrate america's commitment to out demonstrate america's commitment to our muslim partners. the presi

we had hr mcmaster coming out that denied any information exchanged hands the national security advisor said today, the information that the president shared was appropriate and not damaging in any way. what we don't do is discuss what is and what wasn't classified. what i will tell you is that in the context of that discussion, what the president discussed with the foreign minister was wholly appropriate with conversation and is consistent with the routine sharing between the president and any leaders with whom he's engaged. the question is, we of course are going to continue to askas thing to do? lawmakers on capital hill are no doubt sounding off on this. nancy pelosi called the sharing of information pathetic. >> what the president did was totally outrageous. if it was unit withing, that would be pathetic and dangerous. if it was intentional -- i don't know what's worse. clearly the president didn't do anything illegal, but my advice to the president would be, if you're going to talk to the russians about anything sensitive, run it through the system first. we can go back and forth

national security advisor hr mcmaster is that it was bogus. he said i was in the room and it didn't happen. secretary of state rex tiller's and, he report. that does not stop the media from running wild from all of this. watch this bias so called news. it's really fake news coverage. watch this. >> the white house reeling from another russia crisis. an unforced error at the hands of trump. >> that damage to u.s. intelligence interest is being viewed as incalculable this morning. >> after the story broke we heard yelling behind closed doors here in this west wing. this is a white house in chaos right now. >> it's true. this could be the most significant and dangerous week of the presidency. >> hyperventilating breathlessness. we'll have more on the biased coverage later in our new segment. it's called the fake news around it. you don't want to miss it. but let's talk about "the washington post" for a minute. this is the same newspaper who has democracy dies in darkness on their homepage just last wee week. the post reported the deputy attorney

national security advisor hr mcmaster responded to the questions on this. >> you be concerned somebodynational security council in this administration were receiving back channel communications with the russian embassy and with the kremlin? we got generally concerned not to address this specifically but in general terms? >> no. we have back channel communications in a number of -- with a number of the countries. so generally speaking, about back channel communications, what that allows you to do is to communicate in a discrete manner. so it doesn't predispose you to any sort of content of that conversation. so i would not be concerned about it >> during his first trip abroad, the president met with east where terrorism topped the agenda, particularly after the bombing in manchester, which killed 22 people. >>> turning us to talk about the russian investigation, terrorism security issues, all those things james the former secretary assistant of homeland security, hr mcmaster seems to be saying this is normal, we have back channels all the time. this is not normal. this is jared kushner

i want to know, first off, what do you make of hr mcmaster's response? >> well, i mean, i think as you ipd kndicated there, this was a carefully worded statement that didn't really address the fundamental points of our story. our story did not say that trump had discussed sources and methods with his russian guests. it said that he had reveal eed information that came from highly sensitive sources and methods, in particular, from a critical ally of the united states who had provided this information. and that the united states didn't have permission to pass along to any third party, let alone russia. >> in fact, part of your reporting is that mcmaster's own staff came out of that meeting, immediately called the cia director, the director of the national security agency. what does that indicate to you? >> that's right. none of the statements from the white house last night address thad poin ed that point. that if there was no problem in what trump told the russian foreign ambassador, why was it necessary for his staff, the white house staff, to place call

national security adviser hr mcmaster said no way the president compromises intelligence. instead, general mcmaster says the real concern right now is the intel leaks and how they put our national security at risk. president trump echoing the sentiment saying today enough is enough, and it's time for these leakers to be found. so here's the question. is the intel community at war with this administration? what do the markets make of all of this? we're going to debate all of those things in the next hour. but first, i want to go to berye burman, last week's meeting and also the reaction at the white house now to this new york times about israel, blake. >> yes. this is a report from the new york times that says it was israel that was the source behind this information that ended up making its way from the president to the russian ambassador and the russian foreign minister. the washington post said that this information was so highly sensitive that other allies had not been informed of it and that this had been given directly to the administration. however, now the new york

i mean, i go back to this weekend watching hr mcmaster and gary speak. of the white house and the president. those two were careful to stay within their lane. hr mcmaster talking about things that relate to national security and gary cohen talking about things, trade and economy. those are big names and titles there. i'm not absolutely sure. does bringing somebody like cory signify the president saying i just need somebody who is going to say the president is right at all times no matter what. i'm with him. >> exactly. it's a good reminder in the white house the trump administration the biggest liability is the president himself. you constantly hear reports and see leaks coming out about everybody trying to get him to put his phone down and not tweet. of course this is a president who needs somebody who is going to be calling for lewandowski, how you described him, a loyalist. who else is going to be willing to take that job and try to be in a position to help when you have someone who is really unpredictable at the reigns and most likely will take your

here is more from hr mcmaster. he held a briefing this morning to talk about president trump and the sharing of secrets to russian officials, but he begins with comments about president trump's overseas visit. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. as you know the president of

type hr mcmaster in the search box. in a few moments we expect remarks from president trump and the turkish president. we showed you the his arrival at the white house just a few moments ago. the to our meeting and discussing u.s. turkey relations and shortly they will read statements to the media. we will have live coverage just after 1:00 p.m. here on c-span2. while we wait for that to take place, comments from this morning's "washington journal" about president trump and stories he shared secrets with russian officials recently. >> host: it's open phones on the "washington journal" until 10:00 o'clock when our program and spread we want to hear from you.ding most of course, one of the big stories yesterday, a story that's leading most newspapershe today, first reported by the washington post, trump reveals secret intelligence toly russians is the headline.. highly classified information on isis disclosure in a meeting with russia officials. that is from sources who talk to the rushing ten post. we want to hear your r

administration officials, inside those opposed began to refer to mcmaster's war, a reference to hr mcmasterhe president's national security adviser. my own reporting on this story resulted in an aggressive pushback, a senior official telling me today the president is very happy with mcmaster and process he's leading and that confidence in mcmaster was won by the interagency process he directed which resulted in the decision to strike syria. michael, you alluded to the tensions earlier, i want to know what your reporting is turning up. >> there's still some flynn hold overs in the national security council? >> who, bannon? >> k.t. mcfarland came in as a flynn loyalist. i'm pointing out there are continuing tensions, steve bannon has more of a michael flynn world view than mcmaster world view and is he baest yan who we keep reading will be forced out any day along with k.t. mcfarland. they somehow hang on. i would say those people represents more of a trumpian world view, the national security foreign policy establishment has sort of failed and led america into a series of blunders, they are

hr mcmaster, the us nationals in the adviser. kate williamsjoins us nationals in the adviser. what happened with president trump's comments, but the bottom line is he as the commander—in—chief and the president can declassify whatever he likes to whomever he likes, can't he? the president has broad authority to do as you say, declassify government secrets that his own discretion. the question you're hearing amongst intelligence and national—security experts should he? the concern i am hearing now on capitol hill and amongst intelligence experts is that by exposing this information that the intelligence partner who provided it a p pa re ntly intelligence partner who provided it apparently had not given permission for donald trump to share with the russians, by exposing that, as he effectively burning a partnership, and that going to make other intelligence partners of the united less likely to trust that america can keep the secrets and therefore cut america out of some valuable intelligence sharing relationships? it is not just intelligence sharing relationships? it is notjust

vice president mike pence along , karen, ande national security adviser hr mcmaster and ivanka trump posted military families recently at an event marking national military appreciation month. [applause] >> hello, everyone. look at all these amazing kids. i love it. thank you. and my are in here somewhere. lla, joseph, theodore, floating around. good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being here. it is an incredible privilege for us all to welcome you here to the white house. i specially want to thank the vice president and karen pence for hosting us today. as i'm sure many of you know, pences our military parents. their son michael is an officer in the united states marine corps. they know firsthand the many sacrifices required by military families across this country. we are so grateful, so incredibly grateful, to our servicemen and women, many here with us today, for keeping us safe and protecting our freedoms . [applause] ivanka: it is also critical to note that our heroes in uniform were not do their job if it were not for the love and support of their credible families. ple

. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington where hr mcmaster just tried to explain what the president did or did not reveal. kristin well ker is at the white house. with the former director of the national counter terrorism center, and michael mcfall and nbc contributor as well. first of all, they are saying that the president did not reveal anything that was classified or inproto, or he is not saying he is saying the president did not reveal anything that was inappropriate. clearly the president legally has everything right to declassify anything, but the issue here is whether or not he was revealing to the russians information that was classified and should not have been revealed to an adversary. >> that's right, and when he was asked very directly whether or not he revealed classified information, he did not deny that happened, andrea. he used that language that you talked about. he said that the president's conversation was appropriate. he still did not get to the central issue, did he divulge information that was given by an ally that an ally didn't want to be revealed. mcmaster

in this briefing a few moments ago, the national security adviser, hr mcmaster, try to down play all of this. it is not uncommon to have back background information. jared kushner was not a white house official at the time. he was a private citizen there. the president is sending out messages on social media including his plans for the paris climate accord. i will make my final decision on the paris accord next week. it is been one of the decisions weighing on him. is the u.s. going to stay in or withdraw this global climate agreement. he's been getting ears full about european leaders about urging him to stay in. he will be heading back to washington this evening, so much is waiting for him back home. >> no doubt about it. we appreciate it. thank you. lets bring in our senior editor, and author of "deep under cover" and spy of america. ronald, i want to start with you, your reaction to the white house is saying they're not going to comment on jared. >> it is extraordinary. this entire story is extraordinary, earlier this week, john brennan, the cia turned a lot of heads with his sto

rex tillerson, a national security advisory hr mcmaster denied that. of they did not discuss sources methods or military operations. >>> in prince george's county a man is under arrest accused of murdering his girlfriend and they're still searching for the body. tonight, her family said being unable to bury her ads to their heartbreak. lindsey watts has the story. >> reporter: this is where she was living with her boyfriend and according to investigators, it was on april 13th when she was last seen alive. recorded on surveillance video, going into this building. now, a month later, police say that paige's boyfriend confessed to killing her but they still can't find her body. >> there's no closure. and when there's no closure, makes it harder and harder. >> reporter: she had been missing weeks and family of turkesa page started to expect the worse >> she was bright and raised in our >> reporter: ronald page said his knees niece was trying to leave her boyfriend, according to police, procter confessed to strangling page inside their apartment and putting

white house briefing today, president donald trump's national security advisor, lieutenant general hr mcmaster said that counterterrorism information that mr. trump shared an immediate with russian officials in the oval office last week was quote wholly appropriate". >> general, when you came out after the story broke, is that the president do not disclose sources from that or reveal anything about military operations. why were you to nine things that were not even reported? weather report said was the president revealed classified information that have been shared by one of our allies in the middle east. the question is simply a yes or no question here. did the president share classified information with the russians in that meeting? >> as i mentioned already, we do not say was classified or what's not classified. what i will tell you again is that what the president shared is wholly appropriate. the story combined what was leaks with other information. then it insinuated about sources and methods. i wanted to make clear to everybody that the president no way compromised any sources or method

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in an interview this week with george stephanopoulos, hr mcmaster offering inland empire explanation.e intent of the conversation was to move beyond all of the russia news so that we could find areas of cooperation. >> reporter: and abc news has learned that the investigation has now spread to the president's inner circle where the senior white house aide now considered a person of interest. abc 7 news, new york. >>> we just heard from national security adviser lieutenant general hr mcmaster. you could see his full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos right here on abc 7 beginning at k this morning. >>> this morning, barbara lee of oakland is hosting a town hall discussion on presidential accountability. it starts at 2:00 this afternoon at martin luther king jr. middle school on rose street in berkeley. one of the invited guests is john dean, a key witness during the watergate scandal and he has been a constant critic of the president before and after the election. jackie spear hosted her ninth town hell in redwood city yesterday. it was billed as a conversation about ame

hr mcmaster said he should not use that kind of language and he did that anyway. >> this news conferencehat i have tried to ask secretary tillerson whether that'll be in the speech. he did not answer that question. several officials said the speech is being worked on. a lot of effects are going through this critical speech that he's delivering to the muslim world tomorrow, fredricka. >> jim acosta, thank you for enduring that wind and sand storm. no joke in that region. we don't want you to get swept away. appreciate it. >>> still ahead, the president is slamming in as the single biggest hitch hunt of politicians of american's history. his words. the appointment of robert mueller to investigate the collusion of russia. we'll be right back. , a 103 yeah, 103. well, let me ask you guys. how long did it take you two to save that? a long time. then it's a fortune. well, i'm sure you talk to people all the time who think $100k is just pocket change. right now we're just talking to you. i told you we had a fortune. yes, you did. getting closer to your investment goals starts with a conversatio

here is more from hr mcmaster. he held a briefing this morning to talk about president trump and the sharing of secrets to russian officials, but he begins with comments about president trump's overseas visit. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. as you know the president of turkey is shortly arriving at the white house. prior to his arrival, general mcmaster will give an update on the presidents trip that starts this friday. i know there are additional questions regarding the news of the day. without further ado, general mcmaster >> good morning everyone. last week we discussed the presidents upcoming trip and i promised i'd come back and go through the schedule in detail. i'm happy to do that today. sean tells me there's another topic you might want to talk about as well i'm happy to answer questions about that after we go through the schedule. first, secretary tillerson will company the president for most of the trip, breaking off just before the g7 meeting. as you know it will be

we know national security adviser, hr mcmaster, was asked about it directly while also there from italy. no comment on jared, he did elaborate further on the purpose of back channel. as it pertains to that paris, climate agreement refreshing our memory on the president saying to the pope, i will think about what you said and his parting words. the pope apparently bent his ears on the importance of a commitment to climate change. any idea exactly what the president was talking about when i will remember what you said and might that perhaps be impacting the president's decision that he maybe revealing next week on the paris accord? >> reporter: it is a great question, it seems like that as the week is going along here, he did say he listened to what the pope said. he is pressured by every other leader here at the g-7 summit here to stay in the agreement. if you withdraw from it, it will impact the rest of your standing with the rest of the world. this agreement was reached by the entire world. this is, if the u.s. pulls out as deep ramification of this. this is deeply controversial inside

national security adviser, hr mcmaster, and gary palm responded to those reports just what jim was referring to. not on camera but you will hear the recorded audio while in italy. >> we are not going to comment on jerrared. we are not going to comment. >> generally speaking, would you be concerned of bang channel communications system with the russian embassy and with the kremlin would that generally concern you not to even address kushner specifically but in general termterms? >> generally speaking of back channel communications, it allows you to communicate in a discreet matter. it does not expose you of the content of the conversation or anything. no, we are not concern about it. >> we have a team of reporters covering this story, brian noble and claire sebastian, brian, let me begin with you, explain further of what we know of this back channel with the kremlin. >> at this point, jared kushner did not deny the report. he has yet to respond. cnn has confirmed that jared kushner set up secret lines to discuss discussions of syria. jared kushner discussed the idea with the meeting in decemb

it sounds like folks who are closer to president trump such as hr mcmaster they're not saying no thist happen, but they're not being clear. >> i think mcmaster is being very careful with his words. he seems -- all this week he's been put in the spotlight with the meeting with the russians in the oval office and he's been very, very careful to not contradict the president, but also not flatout deny reports that do seem to be accurate. and so it's a difficult dance for him. i think he wants to maintain his job. i think he sees himself as being someone who can keep this administration on track. that's certainly the reputation he has and that's the hope that was put on him when he was brought on as national security adviser. that puts him in a really difficult position. i think it will be really interesting to see you know how far he can go. but ultimately i think there will be a question of whether or not he can justify the things that are going on in the oval office right now. >> the oval office at the moment, lynn, slightly empty. this as the president is going on his foreign trip. muc

you just heard it from hr mcmaster. insisting that he was inside that room and the alleged sharing of classified information simply did not happen. >> as we mentioned, this comes at an already tense time for the trump administration as it tries to find a new fbi director. where does that search stand tonight? >> reporter: so far the administration has interviewed 8 candidates and today the president himself said the process is moving rapidly. he could make a decision by the end of the week. but it's not just up to him because the senate has to approve it. and lawmakers from both parties, especially democrats say they won't approve anyone unless there is a special prosecutor to lead all the investigations into russia. >> thank you. >>> meantime, the trump administration back in court over its travel ban. allen martin has been following the legal arguments. this. is the second time the justice department lawyers have gone before the 9th circuit court of appeals. this time the fight is over the president's revised travel b

do you think that hr mcmaster is putting his credibility on the line with statements like that? >> well, i think what he said is intellectually honest. of course, there's no question that the country has had back channels and we do consistently do even today. i think it's important to understand what happened and there are investigations that are out there. your last segment was speaking about lawyers being involved and that's important because if this is a serious investigation, so it's good that they are taking that step. but i think that, you know, whether he should have been doing it or not, sure, that's up for debate. whether it should have been someone who was more seasoned if you will on international relations. but what mcmaster said there is intellectually honest for sure. >> when it comes to how espionage or treason terms are being tossed around about an incoming presidency, the senior member going to the russian ambassador to suggest setting up a secret communication line, one that would not be picked up by our intelligence agencies, isn't that a major concern that on

amy: that is general hr mcmaster. he was a colleague of yours here at hanford university.what do you make of what he is saying? >> i think i can speak for my hoover colleagues in saying that he is widely respected and highly regarded by people at the hoover institution who have interacteded with h him, i would take him over the last 14 or 15 years since he spent a year now -- he is a very loyal and dedicated servant of our national security. it pains me he i is having to go ththrough this torture of justifying in a statement here that was -- you will note was carefully and specifically worded. amy: what do you may buy that? >> he did not say, as you just did note president reveal sensitive informamation. he said he didid not reveal sources and methods. but what he revealed, if "the washington post" report is susubstantially accurate, what e revealed could enable a sophisticated adversary like russia to deduce or infer sources and methods. professor diamond, you come from a conservative institution here, the hoover institution at stanford university with your colleague cond

the white house is saying this morning there is no contradiction between that statement and what hr mcmaster said last night. have a listen. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. the president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation. at no time, at no time, were intelligence sources or methods discussed. and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> a large part of what mcmaster is denying was actually not alleged in the "washington post" report. what you have this morning is the white house with a thin argument. it's a short runway. they're trying to land it there. the white house won't be arbiter on how far the store goes. today watch for not only reaction on capitol hill but what are allies saying around the globe and in the middle east as well. >> hans nichols. thank you. keep us honest from the white house. >>> also watching what is happening on capitol hill. why? that's what's going to be driving a lo

a key figure in that, hr mcmaster. appears to be a key figure in this discussion as well. is that a fair comparison, fair discussion about what his role is in the process moving forward? >> it shows that despite the press over the last day or two, questions about hr mcmaster, he is one of the most astute, most seasoned and most experienced strategists and practitioners of counter insurgency and counter-terrorism that we have in place today. it is good that the strategy development is in his hands. one thing i would say is that afghanistan is another area where president trump, i think, is realizing that, as he engages on the strategy and the strategic questions, things are a lot more complex than first might meet the eye. this is one where, because of the threat of al qaeda, of isis, instability in afghanistan, a pretty complex strategic situation that he will have to think his way through carefully. >> marcell thaenk you very much for being here. >>> the white house now pushing back against new questions about why it took 18 days to fire then national security adviser mik

will it be the trump of the campaign or the respectful tone that hr mcmaster said we will be hearing. in israel, what will he talk about the peace process. does he bring netanyahu together. he did say he thinks nato is obs le -- obs obsolete. he is defending europe against russian aggression and saying he would honor arable five of the nato treaty saying they will come to the aide to matter how much they're paying in the budget if they are the pick times of aggression. that is three of the five things that i would be looking for, a big test for him. >> if he even just, hearing michael bring up the cultural differences, there are places, there are jobs, within the state department, within the diplomatic core, that would normally be key to this, that the president gets a deep dive, a briefing, on who to expect. how she supposed to act in certain situations, concerned about cultural issues, that is before you get to the complexity of the policy and the issues. what are you looking for on this trip. what concerns you and what do you think can be accomplished hear? >> i agree 100%, is that

. >> national security advisor hr mcmaster is defending president trump's decision to share information with russian officials last week. mcmaster addressed the press this afternoon saying the information mr. trump shared was wholly appropriate and in no way compromised sources. in a series of tweets, the president shared details about terrorism and airline safety and said it is his right to do so. the administration is now focused o who is leaking the information. the national security has been put at risk by those violating confidentiality and those releasing information to the press that could be used connected with other information available to make american citizens and others more vulnerable. >> mack faster would not confirm whether the information the president shared was classified. >> the field is growing in the race for governor of virginia despite rumors that he was bowing corey stuart says he's stay in the race. stuart last night on facebook denounced a list of things, including bigots, sanctuary cities and several virginia lawmakers. earlier today we spoke with sturt to be

this morning, the national security adviser, hr mcmaster making a rare appearance to down play the report. >> what the president discussed with the foreign minister was wholly appropriate to that conversation and is consistent with the routine sharing of information. >> reporter: capitol hill lawmakers on both sides demanding to know what was said. >> if the report is, indeed, true, it would mean the president may have badly damaged our national security. >> reporter: senate majority leader mcconnell on bloomberg. >> we could have a little less drama from the white house. >> reporter: others paying attention. >> mind boggling to me we share this highly sensitive information putting at risk very important relationships. >> reporter: the russian government called the "washington post" story nonsense. members of congress asked for a white house briefing. abc news, washington. >>> new details now out of uc santa cruz where students took over an administration building as part of a protest this month. they told the sental that no longer feel safe working. they said they feel, quote, terrorized

secretary of state rex tillerson and national security advisor hr mcmaster denied the report. they said the president discussed the nature of specific threats but did not discuss sources, methods or military operations. >>> a prince george's county family is heart broken, not only was their loved one murdered but they can't bury her. lindsey watts is live the last place the victim was seen alive. >> reporter: shawn, this is where she was living with her boyfriend, according to investigators, she was last seen alive on april 13th. she was recorded on surveillance video coming into this building. now, a month later, police say that her boyfriend has confessed to killing her but can't find >> there's no closure, you know, and when there's no closure, makes it harder each day. >> reporter: she had been missing for weeks and family had started to expect the worse. >> she was a bright person. raised in our household. >> ronald page says his niece was trying to leave her boyfriend, michael procter, according to police, procter confessed to strangling page inside their apartment and p

meeting with vice president mike pence and i think you also met with the national security adviser hr mcmasterthem for american help, and specifically did you ask them to go beyond targeted sanctions on individuals and impose economic sanctions on venezuela has a whole? not at all. impossible. we are building, in north america, and mainly in latin america, a kind of group or team of countries which can help venezuela in this crisis. we have talked with the president of panama, we have talked with the president of peru, argentina, brazil, chile, mexico and all of them are really worried about venezuela for one reason — venezuela is not only a local problem, right now, it is a regional problem and we are asking for the help of the community, of the latin american community, in order to try and bring and build a democratic agenda right here in venezuela and the chief aim of this agenda is letting people vote. this is very clear, there is no other way of letting people vote in order to build a solution. the thing is, you have talked throughout this interview as though the opposition is united, the

sent hr mcmaster to be the guy, he seemed to not wan to take too many bullets on this.ion on kushner. how unusual is it for the traveling american press pool not to get live briefings with the president they're traveling with and not to get any on mera briefings at all. >> partf the purpose of having american press on the trip is to maintain the transparency with the american people so the american people know what our leader is doing on our behalf. that's denying us, the american public, the access we deserve. it is also usually our show to other countries to promote freedom of the press. so this is setting a pattern for other countries like saudi arabia where you don't have any freedoms of press or gathering or protest, that their behavior is okay, and allowing that to happen. h.r. mcmaster is now being brought party to this because they're putting his uniform out there to validate and justify. >> doing what the bush administration did to powell, you have the numbers, we will shove you out there. quickly, jack, this is extraordinary. you have an american press pool. w