he is introduced by george mitchell and bob dole. from the bipartisan policy center, this is about 50 minutes. >> good evening again, everybody. moment a really proud for me personally and for the bipartisan policy center area 10 years ago, we founded the bipartisan policies center with the leadership of tom daschle , george mitchell, and howard baker and saying those four names give me -- gives me a deep sense of pride and a real confidence in the strength of our democracy. from the beginning, the bipartisan policy center has been animated by a few core ideas that america's inspiration flows from our nations unparalleled political and cultural diversity. that our nation's political resilience depend on engaging and dignifying our differences, and finally that politics, like all productive human interactions, is about the integrity of ideas, personal connection, and trust. 10 years later, these ideas still guide her work. as proudr to say that progressives and staunch conservatives we have a vibrant and at times intense intellectual

and george mitchell also democrat from maine. nevertheless this is a very very special moment for us so i would please ask that all of you please silence your cell phones and if you wouldn't mind when the gentlemen come up to the stage if you wouldn't mind doing this. thank you very much. and of course i just forgot to introduce my boss. so nevertheless i'm very proud to chase the founding president of the bipartisan policy committee and that is jason romain. i'm very nervous tonight, i don't know why. [applause] >> we will let our gang a symbol for just a moment. [inaudible conversations] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good evening again everybody. the this is a really proud moment for me personally and to the bipartisan policy center. 10 years ago we founded the bipartisan policy center with the leadership of tom daschle, bob dole, george mitchell and howard baker. just saying those four names gives me a really deep sense of pride and a real confidence in the strength of our democracy because

including our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. ali velshi and senior foreign affairs correspondent michael crowley. welcome to you all. and michael, when someone in washington says, i don't know how i could be anymore clear, perk your ears up. so, we have that. we have a change in the messaging. >> yeah. >> we have a president we haven't heard from in days. is this suspended animation, this is all-consuming? >> yeah, absolutely. you know, trump wanted to come in and had this radical agenda and they were going to blow up washington and change the way business is done here and all anyone wants to talk about is russia. and brian, first of all, as you, i think, said, this was an unforced error on the part of sean spicer. he dug this hole. and i would add, there are at least three significant cases in the last couple days where sean spicer has actually -- has gotten facts significantly wrong or changed his line. one was on the circumstances of guantanamo bay detainees being released. i just want to point out, it is getting hard to take

i went to say that about my friend george mitchell. he said a lot of nice things about my book in his book about me. i still owe him one payment. [laughter] it is a great book. george and i have an honor of having our dear friend joe biden. i remember going to joe one time when he was the chairman of the judiciary. he had already cut off and said no more nominations. we're not going to approve any more judges this year. i said, "joe, i have this wonderful lady in kansas who would be a great district judge." he said, let me think about it, but i have already given my word. well, we could do it after hours. [laughter] most people had gone to sleep or gone home. he came back the next day and said you're my friend. i'm going to do it. and we did it. that is only one example of this man. george could recite many more that i can, but i remember when i left the senate in 1996, i can't remember anymore why i left, but when i left i left the senate and on my way out joe was at the leader's desk on the democratic side. he handed me a note. the n

host: we are talking to ashley mitchel. she is a contributor to "education next," and a senior analyst at bellwether education partners about pre-kharter schools. demoats can call 202-748-8000. .epublicans, 202-748-8001 an independent, 202-748-8002. we have mary calling from pennsylvania. good morning, mary. mary, are you there? i think we lost mary. ashley, can you talk a little bit more. we hit on the issue of funding a little bit with a caller. can you talk a little bit more about some of the complications when it comes to funding charter pre-k? and do those complications very from state to state? from: the absolutely vary state to state. the study we did in 20 15, this was one of the key questions that we looked at. funding is the biggest barrier. not just the amount, but the way in which charter schools can or cannot access it. in d.c. for example, charter schools that enroll three and four-year-olds are automatically eligible for public funding from the districts. in other places, you would have to -- a charter school

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mitchell: i didn't make judgments of that kind.hat i did was tackle each problem on a daily basis, participate with the leaders, try to get them to look forward, trying to get them to understand that whatever the circumstances of ademocratic -- democratic, peaceful future were, they would be better than returning to the conflict that had so dominated society. martin mcguinness accepted that challenge, was instrumental in bringing his community and his side along in the peace process, and that is what i think he will be remembered for. i think that the alternate iconic picture -- ultimate iconic picture of the northern ireland peace process will be ian paisley is the first minister of northern ireland, martin mcguinness as the deputy first minister, embracing each other, serving the people of northern ireland through a democratic process, and appearing to enjoy each other at the same time. tim: george mitchell speaking to katty kay a little earlier. lovers in next to them are celebrating the return and re-hanging of 2 paintings by v

but mitchell is right. it is something that we should read. just do not know if it really gives insight to him work tony schwartz is, if it is make-believe mythmaking. which i guess is also important to know. >> i remember looking at it. at the time. but again, i really did not know enough about the subject matter to be able to discern for myself whether it was based on fact or based on donald trump's opinion. and since i am not a businessman i just said this book is not for me. but i remember looking at it because it was the biggest deal of the time. >> when the book came out it was a big big seller. i think my kids were in preschool at the time and if -- certainly no one knew donald trump as the figure. the thought of him really as what the book said it was. which was, in fact i think that book probably started more than many books that i can think of, there are a few books you know jane fonda's workup book started the whole workout book craze. and then health diet book craze. and in the art of the deal it really to start the business book c

so what do you say when people say to you "jim mitchell, james mitchell, you are a torturer, becauseis not mine. we live in the united states. in the united states, people can have different opinions. that's the point... you don't feel you need to apologise or... you know, we stopped that attack. we stopped that second wave of attacks. and i don't — i don't feel that the, like the temporary discomfort of a person like khalid sheikh mohammed outweighs the moral requirement that, if i can, i save lives. khalid sheikh mohammed voluntarily decided to attack us. voluntarily decided to attack as a second time. and he's not a us citizen. he wasn't captured inside the united states. he is not really someone who should be given the constitutional rights of an american citizen, right? and so i owe my fellow countrymen more than i owe khalid sheikh mohammed, given that, at any point, he could have simply said "i will tell you and stop the attack". you know, one of the criticisms is that there has not been a safe word. but in fact, there is a safe word, and the safe word is "i'll answer that que

. >> mitchell kaplan where are we? >> in the courtyard of books of books in beautiful on this beautiful night here in south florida. so we welcome you to our store. >> most book stores don't open in a front yard? >> no, what we did is this building was built in the 20s for karl it is very old. historic building. and the book shop runs around the courtyard cafe, and as you can see particular plenty of people who come and partake of this and we have in music on the weekends but we just think that flows beautifully with books. >> how many book event dos you do on a regular basis? >> on a yearly basis we do about 600 book epghts year. about 600 events often kids and adults and other kinds of things. but we're a very, very active school. >> when did you open? >> i opened books about 35 years ago. >> why? >> because, you know, the story is basically i was a failed law student english major in college an i didn't want to give up u the dream of being part of a literary culture so one quick way of doing that was getting into th

james mitchell, welcome to hardtalk thank you for having me on.u are after more than 20 yea rs so there you are after more than 20 years in the us air force. you are working as a consultant for the caa. the september 11 attacks happened and you see to the caa that you want to be part of the solution. -- cia. why? it was an attack on our homeland. the main thing that influenced me to want to volunteer to help out was the death and destruction. the critical thing when they asked me if i would be willing to become involved in the interrogation programme really was the falling man and the people jumping off the building. i thought it was inappropriate and wrong for them to have to choose which way they died as a result of this cowardly attack that was done by these islamist that would try to destroy our way of life. so, obviously using your experience as a clinical psychologist, working with the american military for many years could help identify, recommend techniques that would work as part of the enhanced interrogation programme. but how would you

>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell at headquarters of nato in brussels. secretary rex tillerson called on nato to do more against isis and he tried to reassure that the u.s. is not retreating from the world, but most officials here are a little be wilderred by the goings on in washington. how do you explain michael flynn, one of president donald trump's closest advisors seeking immunity to give testimony to the justice department. and the president echos flynn's lawyer claims that this is all an unfair prosecution tweeting that it is a democratic witch hunt. peter alexander is following all of this, and joining us now, nbc news national security analyst jeremy barb as wesh as well. all of the machinations through immunity. he said he has a story to tell, what is the message there. whom is he messaging, and the reaction that is being reported from the hill that they're not having it right now? what do you make of it? >> yeah, andrea, i was chief council, and we looked at immunity offers by witnesses in a number of investigations. when a lawyer says my clie

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[applause] mitchell: thank you very much, for your kind words and for your outstanding leadership of the bipartisan policy center over the past decade. it is a real pleasure for me to bob dole and with tom daschle who joined me and creating thisn organization 10 years ago. regard, might i ask that onall reflect for a moment howard baker who is no longer with us but who was a truly great senator, a great leader, most of all, one of the finest human beings i have ever known in or out of politics. founded theus who bipartisan policy center are part of the organization, proud of the remarkable progress that has been made over the past decade. bpc is a testament to how solutions to public policy issues can be forged. through credible analysis, a reliance on facts, and a deliberate, respectful process. so this is a special moment for so as i haveore the opportunity and the honor to join with bob dole in introducing vice president joe biden. [applause] sen. mitchell: a true leader, a giant in the legislative history of the senate, who brought his special, personal, and unique brand of cando

mitchell: for purpose of addressing my amendment. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in house report 115-21 offered by mr. mitchell of michigan. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 156, mr. mitchell and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the gentleman is recognized. mr. mitchell: this amendment makes technical changes to ensure consistency and dates and terms and require oira to review consistent guidance. it allows oira four weeks to review the submissions and extend the regulatory review beyond 90 days and written explanation. that's critical and must explain to us any extension, clarifies the timing of the disclosure to occur as soon as they make the final proposed rule public. it is limited to exchanges which senior level oira staff requires a written explanation for any exempt regulations and expands to review the documents. this amendment primarily makes technical changes to the bill that were developed. we took the concerns and suggestions an

>> reporter: we're told the shooter's 29-year-old lawrence mitchell of mount airy.oday police also gave us more details about the attack, they're disturbing. detectives say mitchell's motive simply wanted to kill anyone and it's possible he has mental health issues. >> and the minds of people today, you know, something needs to be done. it really does. >> reporter: now police say mitchell was acting as a sniper when he fired from that building. they say he used an ar-15 rifle with a scope. and then fired those shots into delilah's parking lot. the intended target a woman walking to her truck. the bullets missed but hit her truck twice. detectives say he also tried to shoot another man and as a result he's been charged with two counts of at at the present timed murder of he did not have the rifle legally. now, how did police track mitchell down? they say that was through surveillance video. they got a picture of his license plate and found him in gloucester township new jersey. right now he's being held in camden county. reporting live in northern liberties bob brook

mitchell was asking questions about china, putin here's some of that exchange. >> mr.a has said there will be consequences for the deployment now of anti-missile defenses in south korea. >> thank you. >> can you respond? >> thank you. >> can you respond? >> thank you. we're leaving. >> mr. minister, are you sure that the trump administration will be strong against vladimir putin. >> thank you, guys. we're leaving the room. thank you. >> thank you. >> can you assure us that russia will -- >> andrea -- >> well, following that line of questioning, fox news host bill o'reilly tweeted, unruly andrea mitchell escorted from press conference, and here's how andrea signed off from her show yesterday. >> and that does it for this unruly edition of ""andrea mitchell reports."" remember to follow us on facebook and twitter. >> legend. >> we love unruly. she's the best. >>> coming up next on "morning joe," the latest on the fight to repeal and replace obamacare. joe and mika are going to talk to chris van who will len and elija cummings. >> "morning joe" is just moments away. "how

right now on msnbc "andrea mitchell reports." >> thank you, ali. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," critical condition. now it's the republicans who are fighting each other over the white house plan to replace obamacare. >> this returns power from washington back to doctors and patients, back to states. this is what good conservative health care reform looks like. >> we've only had this bill in public for 36 hours, and to try to rush it through this week and then vote on it within the next few weeks really harkens back toment so of the problems that obamacare was created under. >> we can't pay for the current medicare. it's $35 trillion in the hole. the current medicaid is unfunded and we're going to add new entitlement programs to that? >>> can you hear me now? wikileaks revealing what it claims is the cia's full hacking arsenal. devastating security breach, if true. perhaps privacy concerns are no joking matter. >> is the cia listening to me through my wife wave oven and tv and cell phone? are they doing that, sir? >> no. >> if they were, would you say yes? >> yes. >> still no p

andrea mitchell is covering secretary tillerson.nd peter alexander, pete williams, and casey hunt. andrea, a big emphasis as you know on hard power, the defense budget big in this. but one of the big losers, massive proposed cuts to the state department. from what i just heard tough from secretary tillerson, he's putting a kind of positive spin on it during his press conference. what can you tell us. >> reporter: exactly. that was the press conference we covered in tokyo before flying here very late tonight my time. the bottom line is he is saying they can do this, that he welcomes thele change willingly to spend less. this is the first secretary of state ever in my memory to say he wants less money to spend for the state department. he says they can do this because there will be fewer military conflicts in the future, his words, under donald trump, and because he thinks that the rest of the world will willingly jump in to spend foreign aid and global document and make up for what the u.s. will no longer do. because he is basically

i'm andrea mitchell. defining day in the first two months of the trump presidency and an inflection point in the president's relationship with the second most powerful man in washington, house speaker paul ry ryan. join me kristen welter, kelly o'donnell on capitol hill, all night, and "washington post" national political reporter robert costa. first to you, kelly o., you've been watching the comings and goings, the mood swings from the speaker. where do we stand right now on the health care bill? >> reporter: well, my gut is telling me that they don't have the votes yet. they still have about a guesstimate of five hours is their goal amount of time to be finished with this today. some of the big questions, it passed the initial procedural vote getting us into the debate, part of the theater of this day and the chance for members to be on the record, but there are signs that i'm seeing that give me concern about the ability to close this deal. let's look at a couple of them. mike pence, the vice president

andrea mitchell. >> i'm reading the sentence. and what it doesn't say is as important as what it says. i never met with any russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. so basically they're -- he's not denying that they didn't -- that they met. >> right. >> it's just saying it wasn't to discuss issues of the campaign. i have no allegation h idea what these allegations are. that's going to become an issue. >> if there were these meetings during the campaign, what does senator jeff sessions member of armed services talk about with the russian ambassador as a matter of course. >> let me give you the press dented to this. loretta lynch spent 25 minutes on the plane and they discussed golf and grandchildren and other things and she had to recuse herself. that led to the fbi director james comey being in charge of that investigation. certainly, no matter what they discussed, it doesn't really matter whether they discussed politics or armed svs committee matters, he is going to be under increasing pressure to recuse himself. wha

i'm andrea mitchell in washington. as the political fallout continues over attorney general jeff sessions misleading answers about his meeting with the russian am was for. president trump remains steadfast in supporting his earliest senate endorser after the attorney general's selective memory of his september meeting with sergey kislyak. >> i don't remember a lot of it but i do remember saying i had gone to russia with a church group in 1991. we talked a little bit about terrorism as i recall and somehow the subject of the ukraine came up. he said something about inviting me to have lunch. i did not accept that. i don't recall any specific political discussion. >> the top democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff telling rachel maddow his committee briefing with fbi director comey did not go well. >> we're asking pertinent questions about that investigation, and the answers we got today from the director were "i won't answer that, i won't answer that, i won't answer that." we can't become the fbi. we ne

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ragtime's racial themes. >> the ugly language in the show is meant to be ugly. >> reporter: mitchellling students at cherry hill high school east friday that the script is meant to send a message against hate. ragtime is set to take the stage next week, including the use of the n word. >> if people who are not thinking it's an ugly word those are the people i'm concerned with. >> reporter: the musical is the musical story of three families in early 20th century new york. >> if you remove this word, you disreregard the intention of the author. >> reporter: copy right laws prohibit changes, administrators decided the musical would go on uncensored. while adding in school discussions on the sensitive subject matter. >> we came to the conclusion it would be very good to include this as a curriculum piece, and use it as a learning experience. >> reporter: the show runs from march 10th-19. posters at the box office and the playbill will have a warning about strong language that some people might fight offensive. >> i'm really really heartened by the fact that so much discussion has been go

the n word. >> people are not saying it is not an ugly word. >> reporter: mitchell, nominated by a tone ward is lead in the musical rag time came to talk with students after the school district almost ditched springtime production of the show because n word is in the script. >> the way show is designed is for audience to fall in love with the characters, all of the characters but particularly coalhouse and sarah so when that language is used against them the audience also goes ahh. >> reporter: cherry hill schools wanted to delete it buzz copy right rules would not allow schools to change script. faced with performing it as written or not at all the school district took input from parents and community leaders. they decided show goes on, n word included. >> we came to the conclusion that it would be very good to include this as a curriculum piece and use it as a learning experience. >> reporter: next week students will get a school lesson and as well as watch the play. >> would i rather see it in a theater accurately portrayed then here, two teenage boys yelling at each other in the hal

authorities in philadelphia identify him as 29-year-old lawrence mitchell. officers in gloucester township were the ones who picked him up. now he awaits extradition and a hearing back to philadelphia. with a gunman on the loose, authorities shut down parts of i-95, spring garden street on monday night. concerned that the gunman would strike. according to philadelphia police, suspect lawrence mitchell shot at random into the parking lot of delilah's nightclub near front and spring garden streets. they say he was perched in the fifth floor window of this building under construction, aiming a high-powered rifle at the parking lot. investigators tell us he fired as many as three shots. a woman was walking to her car but was not injured. two of the bullets did hit this white chevy pickup truck. >> detectives from philadelphia police tracked down that suspect to south jersey. camden county authorities are working with philly police to bring mitchell back to the city to face those charges here. we'll be following this developing story over the coming days. i'm ros

rag time's racial themes. >> the ugly language in the show is meant to be ugly. >> mitchell telling students at cherry hill high school east friday that the script is meant to send a message against hate. rag time set to take the stage at the school starting next week including its use of the n word. >> if people are notoxw thinkin it's an ugly word those are the people i'm concerned with. >> reporter: the musical is the fictional story of three diverse families in early 20th century new york. >> if you remove this word you disregard the intention of the author and deliberately tell the wrong story. >> a debate broke out in january over the racial slur and potentially substituting it in the production. but copyright laws prohibit changes so administrators decided the musical would go on uncensored while adding in school discussions on the sensitive subject matter. >> we came to the conclusion that it would be very good to include this as a curriculum piece, use it as a learn experience. >> the show runs from march 10th to 19th. the box office and play bill will have a warning about

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joining us now, andrea mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports." thank you for being with us. >> thank you, this is an education. you've shared with this with me and i'm reading a lot. >> department of homeland security authenticated this. they told us that it's a real document. it's obviously not a complete document nor was it apparently prepared for public consumption. reading through it, what's your take? >> well, the policy implications are fat nating because their conclusions are first of all that people do not enter here radicalized. second that parents do not come and are not radicalized when they arrive nor do that become radicalized. who becomes radicalized? the children become radicalized some 16 years later and how can we intervene? well, they have proposals. there are policy implications for this. that working with religious groups, working with community groups, working with adolescents could prevent the eventual radicalization of those who do become violent years later. but they do not learn this from their parents and they do not a

police say mitchell was acting as a sniper when he fired from building. they say he used an ar-15 rifle with a scope. and then fired those shots into the delilah's parking lot. detectives say he tried to shoot at man. as a result he has been charged with two counts of attempted murder of he did not have the rifle legally. detectives also say it's possible mitchell has mental health issues. >> the minds of people today, you know, something needs to be do, it -- done, it really does. >> reporter: association how did they track down mitchell. >> police that was through surveillance video of they got a picture of his license plate and they were able to track him down to gloucester township over in camden county and that is where he is being held right now. reporting live in northern liberties bob brooks channel6 "action news." brian. >> all right bob thank you. >>> philadelphia's indicted district attorney said today he is temporarily suspended his own law license. still he refuses to heed calls he resign. burke agreed to defend williams after his previous at

i'm andrea mitchell. they complained about a record number of cease fire, apparently a very tough meeting. in turkey today, tillerson failed to resolve big reasons over how to combat ooiisis on northern syria. and president trump dropping a twitter bomb. calling on his followers to fight the welcome caucus. bob corker called out house speaker paul ryans saying president trump should not work with democrats on legislations, speaker ryan responding moments ago. >> they are not for repealing obama care and we are. we work with democrats all of the time. so we have lock histories of working with democrats, but i don't think there is a stretch of the mind to suggest. >> all of this as the senate intelligence committee opened their hearings into the trump campaign collusion. they are holding down the fort in washington. also joining us, kacie hunt on capitol hill. and kier simmons are vladimir putin denied any involvement in the election. >> yes, i was speaking to someone close to president trump who says he ha

what andrea mitchell was asking there, what did she say? do you think you will have a deputy anytime soon. can you do your job with the kind of budget cuts this president has proposed. do you think you'll have a deputy anytime soon? there is no deputy to rex materiali tillerson at the state department. they are smiling men not speaking or answering reporters' questions. when rex tillerson first came, he gave a speech but has not any remarks since they listen to immediately after he introduced himself and said, hey, there, they immediately started firing all the top people at the statement, particularly the career people who had been there through george w. bush before that and george h. w. bush before that. they fired people who don't turnover with a new administration. there were 150 years of institutetial experience. now they're telling me i have to go? those are the people they cleared out, people with 20, 30, even 40 years at the state department. all the institutional people. the career people, the core. these have been the headlines.

last thing that was andrea mitchell who was on the air with us until midnight last night trying to gethe secretary of state to answer a question. he has not spoken to the news media since becoming secretary of state. there's a daily washington staple for decades since the start of the administration. this is critical time as some big budget cuts are rumored to be coming. 120 former generals, a three or four star rank, said it would make us less safe as a nation. the state department plans to hold first briefing on monday. that does it for in edition "the 11th hour. "hardball" begins rights now. >>> rolling disclosure. let's play "hardball". >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. last 24 hours revealed trump administration officials and the russia ambassador to the united states. last night they broke the story that the jeff sessions met with the russian during 2016 campaign. that story pushed the attorney general to recuse himself.

what andrea mitchell was asking there -- what did she say? "do you think you will have a deputy any time soon? when do you think you will have a deputy? can you do your job with the kind of budget cut this is president has proposed. do you think you'll have a deputy?" you know what, there is no deputy to rex tillerson at the state department. and his public appearances really are just silent tableau vivant of smiling men shaking hands and not answering reporters' questions. that's it. when rex tillerson first arrived at the state department he gave a speech to employees in everybody thought he seemed nice but he hasn't held a press conference or made sustained public remarks of any kind since then and immediately after he introduced himself and said "hey there, hi there" to the state department staff, they immediately started firing all the top people at the state department. particularly the career people who hadn't been there through president obama. they were there through george w. bush before that and clinton before that and george h.w.

ahead, former cia contractor james mitchell, the man who personally interrogated the mastermind of 9/11, on the dangers these leaks pose to our nation. plus a california mother of two struck and killed by an intoxicated driver, we are now learning he was known to be in the country illegally, deported five times previously. we'll debate that case just ahead. >> knowing the history that he had come out with the and so forth, just a slap on my hand and sent back. he came back. it should have been done like it should have been done like that. various: (shouting) heigh! ho! ( ♪ ) it's off to work we go! woman: on the gulf coast, new exxonmobil projects are expected to create over 45,000 jobs. and each job created by the energy industry supports two others in the community. altogether, the industry supports over 9 million jobs nationwide. these are jobs that natural gas is helping make happen, all while reducing america's emissions. energy lives here. all while reducing america's emissions. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow

of andrea mitchell reports.n leading the charge in trying to get tillerson to answer a question or two, maybe one even, and at every chance she can, every press opportunity, press photo op that she can. andrea, so spicer's blaming the fact that the press can't go on the plane with secretary tillerson as a cost saving measure on the face of it, that might seem legit. >> no. it isn't. the secretary of state flies on a -- military brand of the 757, we have flown on that plane since 1996. before that, it was the 707, every secretary of state uses the same plane, unless there is a short trip or some other trip where they take the military equivalent of the gulf stream jet. on this, he is going to asia on the gulf stream. which is, i guess the way he's used to traveling as a former chief executive of an oil company, but there never has been a trip of this nature. no secretary has ever take an long trip without generally 13 to 15 reporters. still photographers, the basic press pool has always traveled with the sec tars

ahead, former cia contractor james mitchell, the man who personally interrogated the mastermind of 9/11, on the dangers these leaks pose to our nation. plus a california mother of two struck and killed by an intoxicated driver, we are now learning he was known to be in the country illegally, deported five times previously. we'll debate that case just ahead. >> knowing the history that he had come out with the and so forth, just a slap on my hand and sent back. he came back. it should have been done like that. that shouldn't have been done like that. -i would. -i would indeed. well, let's be clear, here. i'm actually a deejay. ♪ [ laughing ] no way! i have no financial experience at all. that really is you? if they're not a cfp pro, you just don't know. find a certified financial planner professional who's thoroughly vetted at letsmakeaplan.org. cfp. work with the highest standard. and i finally found our big idaho potato truck. it's been touring the country telling folks about our heart healthy idaho potatoes, america's favorite potatoes, and donating to local charities along the way.

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andrea mitchell has those details. >> reporter: tonight, the president responding for the first time to the father of the navy s.e.a.l. ryan owens killed in that raid. his father refusing to meet with mr. trump. >> this was a mission that was started before i got here. this was something that was, you know, just -- they wanted to do. and they came to see me. they explained what they wanted to do, the generals, who are very respected. my generals are the most respected that we've had in many decades, i believe. and they lost ryan. >> reporter: those comments raising eyebrows. first, the president not taking full responsibility for the mission he approved. bringing up his generals, defense secretary mattis and joint chiefs chairman dunford. but the obama officials say they did not approve the raid. it was never green-lighted by the obama administration. >> with responsibility comes accountability. the president authorized that mission and it did not go well. i think that's fairly clear at this point. >> reporter: and second this claim. >> it was a very successful mission. they got a lo

i'm andrea mitchell.e are following the breaking news here in washington on the expanding political crisis over russia for the trump white house. this time it is at the top of the trump cabinet. the former senator jeff sessions, in charge of the fbi counter-intelligence investigation into russia's campaign hacking as attorney general, now in the political cross hairs after explosive reporting from the "washington post" about session's meeting with russia's ambassador at the height of the general election campaign even as questions were being raised in print about possible trump connections of trump advisors with russia, but denying his own meeting under oath during his confirmation hearing. our team has it all covered. national correspondent peter alexandre at the white house. casey hundred, and pete williams. pete, let me start with you. you cover the attorney general. you cover the fi. you know the law. whether or not he misled under oath, whether or not it is a legal issue of perjury as democrats are o