and michael allen joining us who served in the george w. bush white house. i'm guessing you are not as alarmed. >> where all of them, trump is taking a calculated risk to give himself more leverage. >> is there anything calculated about what donald trump does? most people suggest there is a good deal of gut. >> i definitely think there is a good deal of gut. i think they fought him to a draw. >> jim mattis testified last week. that is not a draw, he testified under oath. >> he didn't, he fought them to a draw, he is desecertifying an he is hoping to up the pressure to try to get a better deal. i'm not saying it's not risky or that it will work, but they have a few good months of leverage. >> what has he done to suggest that is a pattern of his presidency. >> one thing. think of one thing. >> one thing is the chinese i think have been conditioned to be more cooperative with north korea. one output. one output. i'm not even ready to concede that yet. the proof will be in the pudding. what i'm saying is he is trying to get. >> no pudding. >> i'm trying to say h

back with me is michael allen, former majority staff director on the house intel committee as well aspecial assistant to george w. bush. and we have zeke miller here, too. michael, you saw we were reading the statement together from the military that hans had, calling this a misunderstanding. clearly looking to downplay involvement. do you buy that? >> i don't buy it completely. i have heard reports that we are helping behind the scenes broker some sort of ideal way for them to get into kirkuk. it's the oil-rich region. >> 4% of the world's oil resources. >> isn't that amazing? >> yeah. >> the people in kirkur are the kurds coming down ornative arabs. and it sort of got an emotional feel like jerusalem is to different religions. everyone wants kirkuk and the iraqis want it to be an iraqi-israeli institution and we want it back. >> they are also trying to gain independence, essentially. so you have tensions on the middle. what role does the church have in this? >> we want a strong centralized government in iraq. we are not excited about kyrgyzstan seceding. and we want the sunnis and s

sheryl sandberg spoke to political reporter michael allen on capitol hill yesterday.llen asked in russians used the same as trump campaign. he didn't answer. so he asked again and she didn't answer. and he asked again. >> what did you all learn about the overlap in targeting between the trump campaign and these russian accounts? >> targeting on facebook is broad. >> overlap between the trump campaign and these russian accounts? >> targeting is something everyone uses. >> but the trump campaign and russian accounts, you don't know or won't tell me? >> when ts ads get released we will also be releasing the targeting for those ads. so again we'll be fully transz parent. >> her last nonanswer echos st. augustine, who wrote in his book, grant me chastity, but not yet. and facebook will grant us transparency, but not yet. sandberg also cited facebook's white paper on this topic. >> in april of 2017, we put out a white paper saying, hey, we think there is this new kind of threat going on. and importantly linking to the government account report which said they thought it was

now the report by michael allen that they're even looking at the possibility of cia director mike pompeo replacing him. they went to the state department to try to resolve issues of a vacancy. glenn? >> we've seen rex tillerson more in the last two days than we've seen him in the last nine months, right? that's been in the wind for a bit, but we're still hearing nikki haley would be more likely, and that pompeo, if anything, would be more likely to be slotted into nfc if general mcmaster got his four-star and was shipped off to somewhere else. remember, rex tillerson is not the only member of the president's inner circle who is not in the greatest position. general mcmasters not somebody the president is crazy about being around. i think with tillerson, we're looking at a situation that's not all that dissimilar to where jeff sessions is right now, in this kind of doghouse limbo where the president, i think, would clearly like to have both those folks out of the way, but there are all kinds of political and procedural reasons why that would be a big mistake. that said, tillerson is very

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. >> they were there to speak with 25-year-old mechanic michael sheffield, allen snyder's son, mike snyder's stepson. >> he didn't seem to be surprised that the police showed up at his work. he said sure, we have a break room to talk in. we went there and conducted an interview there. >> he works in violent crimes. deal with homicides. we're going to ask you questions, all right? that we already know the answers to. you need to -- ever since you were about 17 years old. how you answer the questions and your honesty here is really going to change your life from this moment on. detective wilson here has been investigating the disappearance of your stepfather. >> why don't you tell me right now what you know that happened to your step dad. michael snyder. >> michael snyder who helped raise you. >> at first, michael tells the same story that ellen, his mom has told since the day mike snyder first disappeared. >> we have an apartment -- >> michael, remember what i told you. >> that's what your mother -- think about when you're 17 years old and what you woke up to one day. pretty sure that's what

i'm grateful to michael and to allen for their contributions to the monitor from very early in its inception. and i'm sorry that james got pulled away. he was a founding contributor and still rights for us. he would have been the guy to talk about the reconfiguration of the central military commission coming out of the congress. we hope to have barry notten he who has been a primary contributor. but barry has backloaded his classes to the end of the week and couldn't rearrange his schedule to come. i'm sure everybody knows who joe f f fusmith is. he's a founding contributor to the china leadership monitor, retired from our roster a couple years ago. we were arguing about that earlier. i'm glad he agreed to do this. he was one of the few guys who hit the deadline for drafts which is, as editor a key consideration for me. jessica batky writes on government affairs, political reform and other related issues for the china leadership moni r monitor. she's our newest contributor. i got to know her when she was a candidate at stanford. i gather from her colleagues she was a terrific analyst at the

involves michael hurt and his book, "thursday night lights," , -- daniel allen in her book, the life and times of michael a. undercover in the reasons world of human smuggling and ellen "life in f code." the unspoken-- truth of our racial divide. melissa with "bloodlines -- the true story of a drug cartel, the fbi, and the battle for a horse racing dynasty." authors of "violated -- exposing rate at yale university amid college football sexual assault crisis." the texas book festival, live saturday and sunday on c-span2's "book tv." year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. visit toook at our plan, maine. you are watching american tv on c-span3. >> we took a driving tour of portland. >> thank you for doing the show. >> my pleasure, it is a beautiful city. >> when people hear the name and, poland -- the name lent, lynn, -- the name, portland, maine, is not the first portland that comes to mind. >> people do not realize portland, oregon, stole our name. the two people who founded the city decided the name they wanted to name after was a hometown. a gu

michael flynn and allen romberg have been regular contributors to the china leadership monitor as well as making many other contributions in the field and they'll speak for the first period until 10:45. james was here a moment ago, but has been called away by a family emergency and had to leave so he will not be here this morning. you can find his writings in the china leadership monitor and we're sorry he can't be with us and wish him well and all he's having to manage this morning. the -- oh, i wanted to mention, as you look around the room you may see no one here actively working for the brookings institution. that's not a protest. they've been called off to a mandatory retreat and would love to be here with us as well. so, in case you're looking for somebody you don't see, it's one of those things that happen. i'd like to get started, and the order we have is for you to speak first, michael. and then to alan. >> thanks very much, doug. that's a pleasure to be part of this effort. i have been writing for the china leadership monitor now for, i don't know, alan, how long? >> quite a

michael heard in his book thursday night lights, the story of black high school football in texas. humbug, of hoaxes, postaccident fake news. a farewell to ice, a report from the arctic. daniel allen and her book, the .ife and times of michael a undercover in the ruthless world and the smuggling author of life in code, personal history of technology. on sunday, our live coverage starts at the clock in eastern if carol anderson and her book, white rage, the end of our racial divide. story of a drug cartel, the fbi, and the battle for a horse racing dynasty. -- and the author of violated, the texas book festival five saturday and sunday c-span2's book tv. announcer: next on the presidency, an interview with william seale on the white house. susan: white house historian bill seale, your latest is called "a white house of stone -- building america's first ideal in architecture." you have written so many books about the white house. why this project about the stone of the white house? mr. seale: well, susan, one

police say jason allen johnson is now in jail in new york, where police caught up to him last night. he allegedly opened fire on 23-year-old michael gray outside a party, after the two had an earlier altercation. that was back in february, and johnson had been on the run ever since. the details surrounding his arrest are not clear. two key senators are have accused president trump of american values and the country's standing abroad. senator bob corker saying the trump legacy will be the "debasing" of the presidency. and arizona senator jeff flake announcing he will not seek re-election...becaus e of the president's actions and words. abc's serena marshall has more from northwest. today we're learning more about the man police say woman in her camp springs home last weekend. court documents show khary edwards, had a prior sex crime arrest just last month. on sepetmber 25-th, edwards allegedly gave two women a ride home when he tried to rape one of them. the women stabbed edwards in the hand forcing him to stop... she would call police. edwards was later charged first degree sexual abuse... he would be ordered release under a progr

michael flynn and allen romberg have been regular contributors to the china leadership monitor as well as making many other contributions in the field and they'll speak for the first period until 10:45. james was here a moment ago, but has been called away by a family emergency and had to leave so he will not be here this morning. you can find his writings in the china leadership monitor and we're sorry he can't be with us and wish him well and all he's having to manage this morning. the -- oh, i wanted to mention, as you look around the room you may see no one here actively working for the brookings institution. that's not a protest. they've been called off to a mandatory retreat and would love to be here with us as well. so, in case you're looking for somebody you don't see, it's one of those things that happen. i'd like to get started, and the order we have is for you to speak first, michael. and then to alan. >> thanks very much, doug. that's a pleasure to be part of this effort. i have been writing for the china leadership monitor now for, i don't know, alan, how long? >> quite a

the police have been looking for jason allen johnson since february, when they say a housewarming the deadly fight between johnson and michael gray. onnson was captured in york charges unrelated to that case. jonathan: the volunteer fire chief is off the job and behind bars. alison: the police say that it started with a threat to slash his girlfriend's tires and ended chases.o police anna-lysa gayle has the wild chain of events. anna-lysa: tonight, volunteer firefighters at the silver hi ll volunteer fire department continue with their efforts to save lives. meanwhile, chief matthew bauer is still waiting for a hearing at the charles county detention center. departmenthill fire is known for leading his team of firefighters, but tonight he is in the hot seat after the police say that he led them on two short the first in his ford f-150 and then in the fire department's marked for explore. >> you were supposed to be a leader and work at the fire station. that is not leadership. anna-lysa: according to the charles county sheriff's department, deputies first responded to fowler's waldorf home after a threat to slash his girlfrie

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michael heard in his book, thursday that lights, the story of black high school football in texas. author of folks post faxon fake news, peter wadham, farewell to ice. danielle allen in her book, the book deep in the shadows, undercover in the ruthless world of human smuggling. and sunday come our live coverage starts at 3:00 p.m. eastern with carol anderson and her book, "white rage". ps spoken truth of our nation divide. in the true story of a drug cartel, the fbi in the battle for horseracing dynasty. and then exposing rape among college football sexual assault crisis. the texas book festival is live saturday and sunday a book tv. >> c-span's "washington journal", live everyday with new some policy issues that impact too. wednesday morning the house republican tax reform bill scheduled to be released. joining us is tom mcclintock in hawaii and on the recent indictments. the selective service in the pentagon's work takes include women. then, author of former obama administration official talks about his book, impeachment, citizens guide. watch "washington journal", live at 7:00 a.m. eastern. join the discussion. a year and a week from today voters head to the po

say jason allen johnson was caught in new york yesterday. police say johnson shot and killed michael gray back in february. the investigators say the shooting stemmed from a dispute at a house party. >>> now to new information we are getting go the controversy dossier about president trump. nbc confirms that a law firm representing hillary clinton's campaign and the democratic national committee helped fund that led to it. first reported by "the washington post". white house house sara huckabee sanders took to twitter and said this. mr. trump has denied everything in it. sources told nbc news the research was initially funded by an unknown republican organization. >>> meanwhile law capitol hill are reeling from the latest lawmaker to call the president ot senator jeff blake who also said is he not running for re-election. news correspondent tracie potts takes a look at what this means for the gop. >> reporter: arizona senator says he's not. >> freedom and institution, frag aren't disregard for truth. reckless, outrageous and undignified behavior. >> reporter: adding this morning that

allen has more on the plot and the suspect. >> reporter: friday morning, one of the busiest times at asheville regional airport, exactly when authorities say michael christopher estes planted a homemade bomb, saying he was getting ready to fight a war on u.s. soil. an explosive backed in a mason jar, ammonium nitrate used by terrorists worldwide, sterno gel for fuel. items he bought nearby at walmart and lowe's. >> he had explosives, a detonator, timer, shrapnel and intent, and he had all the ingredients for agony, misery and death. >> security footage shows the suspect entering the airport at 12:39 a.m., carrying a bag and soon after, leaving without it the bomb was set to explode at 6:00 a.m., but didn't. police discovered the device an hour later at 7:00 a.m. the suspect was arrested the next day. the fear, attacks like the brussels airport, outside security screening. three suitcase sized bombs detonated. 40 killed. ft. lauderdale in january, five people killed when a gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area. >> airports and transportation hubs are targets. they've ramped up their security after attacks like at the ft. lauderdale airport,

alexander is at the white house for us, we also have michael crowley, senior foreign correspondent at politico, pete, former spokesman for breitbart, jonathan allentical director and "new york times" reporter and msnbc contributor jeremy peters is back. peter, let me start with you. my understanding is a lot of times when you have these foreign leaders and they come, you have what we call a two-two so each president gets two questions from two reporters from their own country. but formally, that's not planned today? >> reporter: to be cleared. this is scheduled as joint statements from president trump and his guest, prime minister lee of singapore. i spoke to a white house official moments ago and asked if the president was prepared to take questions, would he be, you know, going off script, as it were, taking questions today. they say that's not the plan, but as you know well, anything can happen. we'll be prepared with our questions on a variety of topics, not the least is this back and forth, reignited by the president's tweet with myeshia johnson, the gold star wife, the gold star widow of sergeant la david johnson who died now approaching th

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james allen fox with us professor at criminology of northeastern university. jonathan whack row, former secret service agent and michael balboni former director of homeland security for the state of new york. i really appreciate it. jonathan, start with there's new developments every day and it's important we try to work through them. start with this, the sheriff last night said it's almost like he was thinking out loud when he said it, said when you look at all the facts here how could he not have -- how could he not have had help? do you agree? >> i actually absolutely agree with him. whenp you start looking at -- a little ambiguity around the definition of help. is this someone an unwilling participant and that's what we're going to find. when you start looking at how he received the bump stock, how did he ascertain all of the ammunition and these weapons, how did he get stuff, so help is really a little bit ambiguous in that statement, but i do agree, you know, to launch this type of an attack, with all of these weapons and the sophistication that went into this preplanning, you know, i think that there are other p

allen johnson was caught in new york. we're still working to see how police tracked him down there. they shot and killed michael gray. that shooting stems from a dispute at a house party. >> lunchtime chaos at prince gorges county after a car plowed into a restaurant. it happened at babes and boys tavern at the top of the hill in upper marlboro. dozens of customers were inside eating lunch. several of them had to be treated at the hospital. everyone is expected to be okay. the driver spoke to news 4 about how she says it all happened. >> i panicked. i ended up over there. >> still no word this morning on any possible charges for the driver. keep an eye on the nbc washington app. we'll post an update once we learn more information. >>> following new developments at 6:06 in the controversial collection of documents about president trump. this morning we're learning more about who paid for it. news 4's chris lawrence in the newsroom with more about what we know. hi, chris. >> new information is definitely already going to light a fire under a controversial subject. nbc news learned that a law firm that the dossier came

allen rock earthquake in san jose. it came in at 5:a 539 people a 4.4 on a michael martin from the santa theresa neighborhood what you did feel michael. >> it was a sudden jolt. you definitely could feel it. it was a jolt. and then a creaking of a house. and. >> michael did anything fall from the shelves or your home is fine? just realitiesed? >> no, it just kind of swayed. >> it just swayed. how long did it last for. >> long enough for jeff to get through his whole report. >> susan barns, you felt it and then it swayed and then it was over you have no damage in your area. >> no damage. it just was playing and swaying within o abwithin really kind of a funny -- kind of a funny feeling. it was -- the whole room swayed. and that was what was really strange. because usually it just is a small feeling. but this time the whole room swayed. >> okay. susan we're glad you're okay. a little never racking we are in earthquake country. >> susan, thank you sorry to cut you off. susan martin and michael martin. specifically in the san jose and south bay area. let's bring in jeff ranieri talking about the fires in the north by. and no

allen johnson is now in custody. he was arrested in new york city on unrelated charges. johnson had been on the run since the police named him suspect in the shooting and killing of michaelduring an argument at a party. >>> we're learning more about the dc man who was arrested for allegedly attacking a woman over the weekend as he already faced serious sex assault charges in another case. >> now we now know that he tampered with his gps monitoring device. fox5's kristin leon is live at d.c. superior court with the latest in this case. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, wisdom and allison. we're getting a much better idea this morning about what led up to the recent alleged aggravated or -- excuse me recent alleged attempted rape that happened out of prince george's county involving the man you're about to see here on your screen. take closer look there. this is 23-year-old today harry edwards. he was like you mentioned wearing a gps monitoring device for sexual assault. he allegedly committed l month in d.c. and was let back out on the streets. now according to court documents, on october 16th, he allegedly tampered with his gps monitoring device. but pretrial serv