but in 2015, joe robinson travelled on his own to syria.mic state. it is because of this that joe robinson now finds himself in trouble in turkey. he's always trying to help other people. he is not a terrorist. that is the most ridiculous thing heard in my life. because of long—standing hostilities with the kurds, the ypg and anyone associated with it, is viewed by turkish authorities as a terror threat. the concept of terrorism and how it is defined in turkish law is a bit broader than how it is described in european law. they are afraid more of the propaganda aspect of the british nationalfighting with the kurds against isis, rather than that person being a real threat to public security in turkey. the british foreign office says it is aware of a british national in detention in turkey and says it has requested for british officials to be given consular access. but in reality, the bbc understands it can take several weeks before the turkish authorities and now british officials to have contact with someone who is accused of terror offence

joe." with us, mike barnicle, associate editor of "the washington post," eugene robinson and katty kay in washington wasn't it? >> i stopped everything i was doing to listen to what that mother had to say, and i was so grateful for her. >> you know, in a time where character is so lacking and seems to be nowhere to be found when you look around among a lot of our top leaders, you find it in the most unexpected places and unfortunately you find it in tragedy and you certainly found it last night in that remarkable statement. >> yup, it was. and during these turbulent, di

joe. with us is prize-winning columnist eugene robinson. donny deutsch is here.butor clint watts. senior politics reporter at "usa today," heidi prisbella. great to have you. >> kind of big news. >> yeah, new developments this morning in the investigation into russia. the 2016 election. and president trump. "the wall street journal" reports that special counsel robert mueller has impanelled a grant jury in washington to investigate russia's interference in the 2016 elections. "the washington post" now reporting that mueller began using the grand jury in d.c. several weeks ago. "the new york times" reports that mueller has issued subpoenas from the washington-based grand jury, according to several lawyers involved in the case, at least some related to former national security adviser michael flynn. nbc news reported in may of grand jury subpoenas into flynn and campaign chairman paul manafort that began before mueller was appointed. federal prosecutors had been using at least one other grand jury located in alexandria, virginia. former senior intelligence official

the quarterback, looky what i found, robinson after a rough opening drive, a pick of tyler wray gone all the way to the chiefs 25. 49ers had 188 yards rushing. joe williams here had 60 of them, his first carry from scrimmage 17 yards. they led 9-7 at the half. 4th quarter beckard got loose and the born identity. 9s are tied and won the game by 10. 27-17 and the broncos are next. >> it's a game in process. i enjoyed me, ith . the defense. i think some series did it better than others, glad we got three more and hopefully i'll get better at it each week. >>> the raiders in arizona tomorrow. >>> i'm coming back with some soggy giants and a comeback by the a's. >>> this out of work open accountant is inspiring a love of learning thousands of miles away. we found he's opened more than 20 libraries in his native ethiopia. >> it's good for my people back home looking for books. >> the cal state grad collects unwanted textbooks and ships them overseas. >> to help another human being, it's a noble thing to do. >> expect original reporting from kpix5 news. expect more. ♪ [brother] any last words? [boy] karma, danny... ...karma! [vo] progress is seizing th

the quarterback, looky what i found, robinson after a rough opening drive, a pick of tyler wray gone all the way to the chiefs 25. 49ers had 188 yards rushing. joe williams here had 60 of them, his first carry from scrimmage 17 yards. they led 9-7 at the half. 4th beckard r quteargot loose and the born identity. 9s are tied and won the game by 10. 27-17 and the broncos are next. >> it's a game in process. i enjoyed it. having to peek up and watch time, watch the defense. i think some see ries did it better than others, glad we got three more and hopefully i'll get better at it each week. >>> the raiders in arizona tomorrow. >>> i'm coming back with some soggy giants and a >>> the nissan sports report coming up next on kpix5. s & nationals to postponned its game to a double .. >> back with baseball, rains in the nation's capital for us, the giants and nationals postponed to a doubleheader on sunday. here's the large presence of dennis eckersley in oakland hosting the orioles trailed by a run in the 8th. runner going for jea d ground r double tying the game. later in that inning the went a' simeon and won it, final 5-4. >>> we got the warriors in

. >> eugene robinson, thank you so much. still ahead on "morning joe the raid on his former campaign chair paul manafort's home, but by the way, he barely knew the guy. plus a top aide to the president says don't pay attention to what the secretary of state says when it comes to the military. but then he blames the press for fake news. by the way, one thing these people in the white house don't understand. the tape is always rolling. we've got you on camera saying it. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. if you're told you have cancer, explore your treatment options with specialists who treat only cancer. every stage... every day.... at cancer treatment centers of america. learn more at cancercenter.com/experts you're searching for something. whoooo. like the perfect deal... ...on the perfect hotel. so wouldn't it be perfect if... ....there was a single site... ...where you could find the... ...right hotel for you at the best price? there is. because tripadvisor now compares... ...prices from over 200 booking... ...sites ...to save you u

joe." with us, mike barnicle, associate editor of "the washington post," eugene robinson and katty kay in washington. >> that was amazing, wasn't it? >> i stopped everything i was doing to listen to what that mother had to say, and i was so grateful for her. >> you know, in a time where character is so lacking and seems to be nowhere to be found when you look around among a lot of our top leaders, you find it in the most unexpected places and unfortunately you find it in tragedy and you certainly found it last night in that remarkable statement. >> yup, it was. and during these turbulent, difficult and dangerous times, we need people to step up. you see that happening in corporate america. the tables are turning. >> i was going to say, willie, that they intended evil. they intended to pull this country back hundreds of years and actually if you just look at the headlines from yesterday, what they have done is something quite remarkable, these neo-nazis, these fascist, these white supremacists have united the community in charlottesville and even united some raspberepus and i'll just say one or two,

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robinson, president and ceo of historic charltz ton foundation. david row sell, the executive director of withina ter museum garden and library. beth hill of for tying of new york, and betty joe] >> and now i'd like to introduce the members of the board of directors of the museum of the american revolution. will you raise your hands so everyone knows where you are and that you are here today. [ applause ] >> these are the volunteers who have guided and sustained the multiyear initiative to create the museum. and now it is a very great pleasure to welcome the mayor of the great city of philadelphia, mayor jim kenney. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. i can't tell you how proud i am as a native life-long philadelphiian to be standing here in front of this building and in front of all the great dig that terrys that have come here today. i just personally very much honored. it's fantastic to see so many of you out there helping us open this addition to our city's already thriving historic district. those looking to find out more about the founding of their country have made philadelphia a priority. the museum will bring those people back while giving those who haven't made

robinson, thank you so much. phillip, thank you as well. still ahead on "morning joeck blumenthal with the president? well, president trump attacked him more on twitter yesterday than even "the new york times." that is ghastly. the democrat responds next on "morning joe." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded luxury suv of the century. this august visit your local volvo dealer to receive sommar savings of up to $4,500. tap one little bumper and up go your rates. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. liberty mutual insurance. "how to win at business." step one: point decisively with the arm of your glasses. abracadabra. the stage is yours. step two: choose la quinta. the only hotel where you can redeem loyalty points for a free night-instantly and win at business. buried just under the surface, the answer to it all. ♪ we want to need each other. ♪ if yo

and associate editor of "the washington post" eugene robinson and co-founder of axios jim vandehei and heidi przbilla. mika has the morning off. joee went after the failing "new york times," which is actually doing better i think than it ever has been doing an extraordinary job. subscriptions are up, online is up, same thing with "the washington post." everybody is doing better in the press than ever before. gene robinson, i just want to go back to how self-defeating all of this is for donald trump. yes, we can be shocked and stunned. it is outrageous, it is deeply offensive but it would be one thing, gene, if donald trump was sitting at 50% using this hatred and spewing this bile, and if he was at 50%, 55%, and was getting no legislation through, then we could say he's balancing things here, even though he's offensive, at least he's playing to his own crowd so we can understand why he's doing this, even if it deeply offends us. in this case, gene, he's driving away any persuadables. there are no more persuadables. he's driving them away and he's getting nothing done and he has angered the most powerful man in washington, d.c., an

joe and mika have the morning off. with us harold ford junior, donny deutsche, rick tyler, richard haas, nicholas confisari, and joining us from washington, eugene robinsonh us political reporter for the washington post and msnbc political analyst bob costa. he's moderator of "washington week" on pbs. welcome to everybody. i want to go back, rick. i was watching your face as you watched that contrast. february 14th, 2000, matt lauer interviewing donald trump. he says quickly and plainly you don't want a guy like david duke in your party. last year during the campaign he says i don't know who he is. eventually he came around to the position of fine, you want me to condemn, days later, fine, i'll condemn him. and then what we had two days in new jersey with the president saying there's hate on so many sides. not specifically identifying the hate that led to the death of heather heyer. >> and david duke was in charlottesville. he was talking about the president executing his agenda. that's why we, speaking for the klu klux klan, i assume, elected him. it's amazing donald trump wouldn't know he's been interviewed in the past and acknowledged david duke when