pastor john gray says he attended the president's meeting with inner city clergy to discuss prison reformtime of moral relativism and secular humanism, it is refreshing to know that those of us who have committed ourselves to fighting for people who cannot fight for themselves have a seat at the table to fight for them. i appreciate you allowing us to sit at the table to allow the conversation. my prayer is you will continue to have wisdom and insight to lead this nation. truly all of us are created equal so thank you for giving us an equal opportunity to fight for this nation and what it means to be an american. >> thank you. >> so joining me now is pastor john gray of the relentless church in greenville, south carolina. you received some backlash. welcome. good evening. >> thank you, good evening. >> it's good to have you. you received some backlash. other people who were there were a bit more complimentary of the president and got maybe in a bit more trouble than you. you were basically thanking him for the opportunity. >> yeah. >> but you told your congregation you hesitated meeting w

i would like to ask john gray. you for thek opportunity to think about those who cannot fight for themselves. thank you for this moment to be able to share our hearts with the president and his administration. aid, we cannot influence a table that we are not seated at, so we pray this conversation will be fruitful and productive and honoring of the best traditions of this nation. we further pray that you will continue to give wisdom and insight to our president and his leadership team to be what our nation needs to build this country from the inside out that we will continue to be a begin -- a beacon of light around this world. ands his family, health, everything he puts his hands too. jesus and your name i pray, amen. pres. trump: thank you, john. i think he said that we four. maybe we can go around the room. my friend from the beginning. just say a couple of words. honoredso blessed and to be here and be able to pray right here in the white house. most recently, i have noticed what you have done that were great,

. >>> joining me now is pastor john gray from south carolina. you received some backlash.good evening. >> good to have you. you received some backlash. other people who were there were a bit more complimentary of the president, and got maybe in a bit more trouble than you. you were basically thanking him for the opportunity? >> yeah. but -- >> you told your congregation that you hesitated meeting with president trump. >> yes. >> why did you go? >> you want my honest answer. i believe the lord sent me. i don't represent -- and i didn't go as a partisan politician. while i respect the political process, i went because i believe that the lord wanted me in that room as a christian. the first thing is i don't get to impute my faith on anyone else. i think that is unfair. i think it's dishonorable to try to make someone see life through my lens, but i'm strong in the belief that i have a calling that's bigger than me. and walking into that room i risked everything i'd ever worked for. >> your members of the black christian community, you had to know they would be upset by you at

let's look at this closer with esther when john gray who is chairwoman of the herrera genocide foundation i've been calling for talks between descendants of those murdered the libyan and german governments to work towards compensation a full apology welcome to day doubly so more than eighty thousand. people killed by german soldiers during colonial times twenty sets of remains returned today due regard but as significant it's very important is significant because. there are ten of the human remains between and me via should not be seen in an isolation because the question still remains as to who under which circumstances where these skulls brewton to germany so these people were killed at import this were f.q. and beheaded in the skulls were brought to germany for the so-called scientific research so that this very important to us that it ten of the skulls or the human remains between and via where they do belong and what how does the legacy of german colonialism affect herero and number of people today oh yes we still feel the. impact of the genocide i'm hearing the german government eve

. >>> this week, arizona will be the first place to officiallyn john mccain. >> jay gray is live inhoenix th morning. jay, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> tell us about the latest on the plans for john mccain. >> reporter: sorry. senator mccain will lie in state here at the arizona state capitol on wednesday, would have been his 82nd birthday. from there, there will be memorial at a church on phoenix here on thursday. then, he will make his last trip to wasngton. he will lie in state in thero nda of the capitol, a rare and special honor. he will be buried sunday at the naval academy at annapolis. >> there's some folks who were talking about the business side of senator mccain's death here, saying who will take will his seat in the senate. what do we know about what happens now this. >> reporter: at this point, the governor will appoint his replacement to fulfill his sixth term. he won't say anythi and won't talk about this issue after this week of tributes and memorials. there's some talk here in phoenix of senator mccain's wife, cindy mcain, perhaps taking his spot in washington

i'm robert gray. johnis first trip to israel as president from national security advisor. he met today with prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem. topping the agenda, iran. the us looking to the weapons program after withdrawing from the nuclear deal. bolton will meet with his russian counterpart in geneva later this week. >>> an event aimed at promoting peace and community is in gunfire. marking another violent weekend in chicago. the people were shot in the back-to-school picnic at a playground on the city's north side. the chicago sun-times reporting across the city at least 46 people have been shot since friday, two victims died from their injuries. no word on whether any arrests have been made. i'm robert gray and now back to object to fight, dana white. this room is remarkable. thank you, nobody's seen this room except for my inner, inner circle, yeah. this room i built because i can't travel to all the fights like i used to. so, i used to-- i went on a 12 or 13 year run where i didn't miss

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm robert gray. john israel as president trump's national security adviser. he met today with prime minister benjamin netanyahu at his home in jerusalem. topping the agenda, iran. the u.s. looking to rein in iran's weapons program after withdrawing from the nuclear deal. later this week bolton will meet with his russian counterpart in geneva. >>> rescue efforts are ramping up in the indian coastal state where the worst flooding in a century left thousands trapped without food or water. crews working to airdrop supplies to families stranded on rooftops. weeks of torrential monsoon rains triggering landslides that wiped out entire villages. the rising waters killed 350 people and displaced hundreds of thousands of more. i'm robert gray, now back to "objectified." this room is remarkable. thank you, nobody's seen this room except for my inner, inner circle, yeah. this room i built because i can't travel to all the fights like i used to. so, i used to-- i went on a 12 or 13 year run where i didn't miss a figh

john mccain's death, a prisoner of war and long time leader in the senate. mccain was loved and respected by many on the both sides. all remembering him as an american hero. here is jay gray. >> for the last time john mccain left his beloved hidden valley ranch. >> he was one of a kind, determined, courageous, tough. >> surrounded by his family the 81-year-old died a day after announcing he would end all medical treatment writing he passed the way he lived on his own terms surrounded by the people he loved and the place he loved best. mccain served his country for six decades as a navy bomber pilot, member of congress and six term leader in the senate. >> john mccain is an american hero. those of us who have been fortunate enough to know him and work with him feel blessed. >> she was met with emotion and respect. former president barack obama saying all of us can aspire to the courage to put the greater good above our own. at john cease best he showed us what that means and for that we are all in his debt. >> john mccain was one of the greatest men i have met. you don't meet too many great men. he was one of them. >> john mccain's difficult battle with cancer over with no

told by his lawyers which is collusion is a crime and this is at least in a very much illegal gray area. >> john, i've heard there was a debate at the time -- the times and the post were calling about this meeting and when that statement was crafted aboard air force one. there were people on the legal team and around it that argued for just going to mueller and telling them the whole story. those people lost. >> yeah. >> the lie was told, that the meeting was about russian adoptions. that was never the case. the president has now krerktcor the record. if you look at scooter libby, look at bill clinton. it is almost always obstruction of justice and perjury that trips people up in special counsel investigations. >> and there is almost always in all of the special counsels that i've covered, there is always a cadre within every administration who is making that argument for more disclosure, you know, rip the band aid off, let's get whatever the troubles are get them out as fast as possible. it's going to be better for us in the long run politically and legally, almost always they lose for a variet

gray infinity. >>> the national park service said a employee is missing. john conga was last seen at the upper pines camp ground. anyone who's seen him is asked to contact the national park service. >>> time for the weekend forecast. it will be warmer in some areas. >> temperatures coming up a bit more on saturday, saturday expected to be the warmest day of the trend. 65 in san francisco, mid-90's for the warmer locations. right now 65. 58 in oakland. we have mostly clear skies, a little bit of fog along the coastline. this will continue to move inland. i don't think we'll see a whole lot. along the coastline goes without saying. along the west english of the city and the golden gate bridge. tomorrow morning a little bit along the east bayshore. livermore reporting five. weakening over the last 24 hours or so. here's a look at tomorrow morning. a little bit inside the bay. early burn off expected. mostly sunny. could have haze out there. tomorrow is a spare the air day. temperatures tomorrow morning 53 to start your day. 57 for the inner east bay. these numbers

john mccn. our next half hour, news4's jay gray repts from arizona. >>> time now to get a check on our monday forecast.na sharveen joins with us what we need the know if we are headed out for our lunch thhour. ings are going to heat up? >> yes, they are already heating up, angie. and the humidity is making it feel each hotter. some areas right now are feeling like the 90s. so what we are looking at currently, these are actual temperatures. we are mostly in the mid 80s. when you factor in the humidity it feels like 19 in gaithersburg. dulles 92, man m.a. nas as and clinton. as the kids leave school maybe one good place to beafterwards will be the pool. things are really going to cool up around we will talk about more heat in the forecast this week and rain chances coming tup. nk you sheena. >>> this morning, another set of local students are enjoying their firstayf school. kids in manassas, manassas park and prince william county have officially started their school year. we spent the morning at woodbridge hsth school with ents and staff. ♪ >> reporter:are soed where for school in prince william county. w

fbi chief john brennan still trashing the president. 200 new. i'm robert gray.ow back to the judge. judge jeanine: barack obama ex-cia chief trashing the president. >> the fact that he's using a security clearance of a former cia director as a pawn in his public relations strategy i think is just so reflective of somebody who quite frankly i don't want to use this term. but he's drunk on power. he really is. and i think he's abusing the powers of that office. judge jeanine: does that guy live in crazyville? here with more, the author of "spy gate." dan bongino and chris hahn. chris, let's make one thing clear. you don't have a right to have a security clearance nor are you entitled to leave with a security clearance. the president has an obligation to make sure he protects classified information. so to me it seems that security clearance should be granted to further the national interests. so i get the sense that you would probably say so what, john brennan should keep his. >> everything you just said is true. the problem here is that the president is using his

jay gray, live in arizona, thank you. >> we have much more on the life and legacy of john mccain at nbcbayarea.comwe have posted a tribute to the late senator and a slideshow looking back on his remarkable life. also, we have a live report from phoenix that we will have again. >>> well, in iowa, thousands attended a funeral for mollie tibbetts, the 20-year-old college student who disappeared during an evening jog more than a month ago. mollie's body was found last week in a field. an undocumented immigrant from mexico has been charged with her murder. mollie's father spoke at her funeral saying she was nobody's victim. nbc's ron mott has the latest. >> reporter: it was a good-bye this community never wanted to say, thousands gathering in brooklyn, iowa, sunday for the funeral of mollie tibbetts. >> the main message today, it was just that, try to live the way mollie lived. >> reporter: her father delivering a eulogy saying it is time to turn the page calling mollie his hero. those who knew the 20-year-old are grateful for closure. >> this was all a very positive event for the community. a healing

john mccain. he died on saturday after a battle with brain cancer. >> jay gray is live in phoenix this morning. jay, good morning. what are the latest on the plans for his memorials? >> reporter: good morning, eun. senator mccain will lie in state at the arizona capitol ond sday. that would have been his 82nd birthday. thursday, here, there will be a memorial. and senator mccain makes a trip to washington where he will lie in state in the rotunda of the u.s. capitol before his full-dress military funeral saturday at the national cathedral. sunday, he will be buried at a private family and friends e service at t naval academy at annapolis. >> it's inevitable thatsa convons will have about the job. what do we know about his seat in the u.s. senate? >> reporter: yeah, aaron. a lot of speculation about that seat in the senate. what the governor here said, he won't appoint anyone to fill mccain's term until after this week is over. he wants this week is dedicaed t only to senator mccain, but also to his family and helping them to get through the tough week. a lowing that, he will make decision. ther

gray hound bus a colliding wi tractor trailer. hospitals on alert for patients. we have late details. >>> john mccain leaves his beloved arizona for the last time. a finaflight after a moving sute. >> my name is joe biden. i'm a democrat and i love john mccain. >> laughter through tears, music and a military honor guard with his famloy oking on. >>> a massive explosion tears through a water plant in chicago. the roof collapsing, at least ten people hurt, some critically as rescuers rushed to find people trapped and pull them out alive. >>> when harry met hamilton. ♪ you say >> prince harry sings as he and ghan mix with musical royalty. >>> a sudden collapse on their very first date caught on tape and the life-saving kiss that led to love. >> i would say that's the best first kiss i had in my life or second life. i'm not sure. >> tonight, their miracle romance and their new mission to save lives. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening i'm kate sw in for lester tonig and we begin with breaking news out of new mexico we come on the air. authorities say multipl

gray, nbc news, honolulu. >>> we are just getting new details in senator john mccain's battle with brain cancer. this morning, he announced he's ending medical treatment. mccain family released a statement. john is surpassed expectations for his survival and the progress of disease and advance of age render the verdict w. the usual strength of will, he's now chosen to discontinue medical treatment. the news is certainly rocking the political world as arizona senator largely seen as a rational voice in washington. mccain has been battling terminal brain cancer for over a year. ending treatment could mean he's now entering the final days. john mccain is 81 years old. >>> we're coming up, much more with the details of the murder of mollie tibetts. what an autopsy says. >>> the new salesforce transit center is a hit with commuters. we'll take an in-depth look. it's a story you can watch online but watch it here first. you know when you're at ross shopping for backpacks... ...and mom also gets a back-to-school bag? that's yes for less. ross has the brands you want for back to school. and it feels eve

union general john enpalmer, another governor of illinois, likewise informed those who donned both the blue and the gray that african slavery had been, quote, the route of sectional bitterness. not only did u.s. veterans refuse to forget that slavery had caused the war, but many of them also highlighted their role in emancipation. in a bit of revisionist history or selective memory at the very least, altgeld went to far as to suggest most union soldiers had been motivated by abolitionists. here's what he said. more than a million of men in all came down from the north, shouting as they marched, the union forever and equal rights for all. simply not true. so, again, both sides are involved in this revisionism. exaggeration, to say the least. but most union veterans agreed that slave-holders had undermined the national union and only slavery's demise could ensure the union's survival. here is my word of caution, my soap box, though. although race and slavery were absolutely intertwined in the 19th century, 19th century americans understood that slavery and race were two different things. slavery was an in

gray hound bus a colliding wi tractor trailer. hospitals on alert for patients. we have late details. >>> johnleaves his beloved arizona for the last time. a finaflight after a moving sute. >> my name is joe biden. i'm a democrat and i love john mccain. >> laughter through tears, music and a military honor guard with his famloy oking on. >>> a massive explosion tears through a water plant in chicago. the roof collapsing, at least ten people hurt, some critically as rescuers rushed to find people trapped and pull them out alive. >>> when harry met hamilton. ♪ you say

john glen, on donald regal. they received a total of $1.3 million in campaign contributions or donations to favored causes. >> edwin graysenators tried to subvert the regulatory process. >> i was told to come alone. i did. >> did you find that unusual? >> absolutely. never happened before. the whole time i was in washington, i never saw that. >> no witnesses? >> no, no witnesses. deniability. perfectly built into the meeting. >> they said they wanted us not to take the enforcement action against lincoln savings. the only thing that got them to back off is when we finally said we are making criminal referrals. you are going to bat for criminals. >> now awaiting trial on criminal fraud, keating is refusing to testify to the senate. >> was there something wrong? it's a bad appearance, but the real question is did john mccain abuse his office? the evidence indicates clearly no. >> the keating five became a symbol of the 80 says because it's distinguished u.s. senators accused of taking bribe money. they get off the hook, but it rocked the country because it showed that not only was corporate america being questioned for cor

gray area, with a separate or not? just last week, the attorney general in the state of washington reached an agreement with seven of the largest fast food franchise companies, including mcdonald's, jimmy john's, cinnabon, to drop those restrictions. those restrictions were preventing worker mobility. they were a restraint on competition, and everyone should agree that competition should be fair in the labor market. so i think the future of work is already here. i think we need to have a comprehensive approach to ensuring that all segments of society benefit from the innovations that are happening right now and that are going to continue to happen. i applaud your engagement and all of these issues. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. i want to ask the question first, it is interesting theening to you, i heard, president of microsoft gave an address a few months ago and microsoft is leading the advance of artificial intelligence area -- intelligence. brad smith used your language, because of the pace he believes we will be beneficial to humans but because of the pace of change it will require what he calls a new social contract. it is interesting to hear a president of a tech company to echo w

gray ford focus, california license place 8din900. if you spot them or that rental car, call 911. >>> 6:06. remembering senator john mccain. a live look in arizona where today they lawn honor a leader war hero. a ceremony held in phoenix for mccain. today's celebration is called a celebration of life. yesterday, thousands paid their respects there. former vice president joe biden is among today's scheduled speakers. also among those attending, mccain's longtime friend, father edward reese who is scheduled to deliver the invocation. he's leader of st. ignatius prep school. >> mccain's memorial service is this saturday in washington, d.c. we'll be there carrying it live for you starting at 6:00 a.m. chuck todd is anchoring the coverage from the national cathedral. >> a bill on its way to the governor's desk to strengthen consumer protections for wildfire survivors. it requires insurerers to pass risk data. it will help people who live in high fire risk areas to access information. >> we're expecting a message from london breed on housing. she'll be joined by leaders from the building inspection department. the mayor is holdi

gray hair couldn't capture. he had no regrets and he didn't spend time in remorse about it. he just jumped up -- that was john.nd went onto the next challenge and did important and great work. so he accepted defeats in life more graciously and gracefully than almost anybody i've seen in public life. >> accepted defeat more graciously than i've seen some people accept victory. steve dupree, thank you so much for your time today. we appreciate and deepest condolences in the loss of your friend. >> thanks, jake. >> i spent 20 years on planes and trains and automobiles reporting on john mccain from the straight talk express to one of the last interviews. we'll look back at covering an american original next. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. that's it? everybody two seconds! "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. and i don't add up the

gray hair couldn't capture. he had no regrets and he didn't spend time in remorse about it. he just jumped up -- that was john.ss and went onto the next challenge and did important and great work. so he accepted defeats in life more graciously and gracefully than almost anybody i've seen in public life. >> accepted defeat more graciously than i've seen some people accept victory. steve dupree, thank you so much for your time today. we appreciate and deepest condolences in the loss of your friend. >> thanks, jake. >> i spent 25 years on plane and trains and automobiles reporting on john mccain from the straight talk express to one of his last interviews. we'll look back at covering an american original next. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. an

john and i did a lot of work together on aids. i said, you know, aretha's the talent, so i showed up a little early. i was like a grade school kid. here i am, old gray haired guy. sure enough, she heard i was there and she summoned me back. and she's sitting there, i mean, obviously, desperately ill, she stood right up and said, how you doing, baby? i said i'm doing better now. and she said, she said, look at me. i finally got thin again. it took a lot of guts to say that. then she went out into this setting and all these people who loved her and were awe struck said, can you believe she showed up? she sang not one song, not two songs, not three songs. she had them bring a chair out and she sang for 45 straight minutes. [ applause ] >> that's what i want to say to the young people here. the people who may not know the names of the people who were influences on her. literally awe struck reading her biography and how generous she was to call the names of dozens of gospel singers and musicians of our time, of soul singers that most people don't know. and to say they are under appreciated, she kept filling out her life. i'll never forget her. she stood

gray guys. i thought to myself there is only one guy in the navy that's got hair like that. if it's true, my old flight instructor has been shot down, johnew, from his white hair. >> indeed, it was. >> at his request, he will be buried at the u.s. naval academy cemetery in annapolis right next to a life long friend and one of his more well-known speeches came when he was there in annapolis delivering the commencement for the class of '93. let me play a portion of that, captain. >> soon after i became an involuntary guest of the democratic republic of vietnam my hosts tried to persuade me to make a tape recording in which i would denounce my country's cause. when i resisted they promised me that no one would know of my disloyalty. i responded, i would know. i would know. virtually all of my comrades who shared my situation responded in the same way. there may be times in your life when the consequences of your devotion to duty are so dire that you will be tempted to abandon it. there may be times when truly only you will know. but you will resist. i know you will. >> captain, john mccain could be buried anywhere in the world. he chose ann

gray and moral ambiguities . that's what intelligence work is all about. our basic ambience of the spy novel. in mybooks , the operators who in a sense are most ruthless and effective, john vandal who is the chief of operations in my new book, the quantum spy just in terms of being a rough character at the end of the book, asked the state department to do it. morally complicated and right people, operators like john bendel, i hope the reader will see as competent professionals. there are questions that you ask about corners, questions about harris chang, the hero of this book asks more and more deeply about this colleague. just the wonders if they are ruthless to the point of shattering the reason that he got into the cia in the first place. >> your first book, 1987 it came out, agents of innocence. takes place in beirut and about that book you wrote, it was obvious the only way i could share this fact was through fiction, what were you referring to? >> guest: i had written for the wall street journal a story that was published in february 1983. more than two years, and that front-page story said that the cia, the united states had recruited the chief of intelligence of

nixon and somebody like a patient's gray who runs off and lives on an island and lives off the land so we have a unique combination here. i'd like to start with john farrell who wrote the richard nixon book and asked him how he came to the subject, something we think we all know everything about and it turns out we know only part of the story. >> thank you. there are some certain rules for biographers and one of them is if your publisher asks you to write a biography of an american president, you say yes. i was asked by doubleday to see if there was a story to tell about nixon and i decided that i would actually make the argument, having done this initial research, that we live in a world richard nixon left us, both in the polarization that we have at home, north versus south, black versus white, the people on the coast versus the good folks in the heartland and in the international order, he was the person who brought china back into the world order and gave us the structure we live in and have lived in if you define peace the way he did which is without a world war for 30 years. he's a caricature for most of us, the only president to resign. we

gray, the former chief regulator of the savings and loan industry told banking committee chairman henry gonzalez that four u.s. senators asked him to ease regulatory pressure on troubled lincoln savings & loan. >> johnen he walked in the door of that meeting that had been arranged for this he knew that this was going to be a problem. >> i'm doing everything i can to try and set the record straight. again, admitting that i made mistakes and serious ones. but i did not abuse my office. and i think that's the key to this issue here. >> you told me this was the political crisis of your life. >> absolutely. >> tell me why it is. >> because my reputation is at stake here. i've never had my ethics or my standards of conduct questioned. >> you think you'll survive it? >> i hope so. i never had high ethics or conduct questioned. >> hearings begin this week into what has already been called a major congressional scandal. >> never before have five senators been accused of intervening with federal regulators to help a campaign contributor. >> this case raises troubling questions about money, power and political influence in washington. >> thank you, mr. chairman. once again i'm glad to have the opportunity to f

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