john coming to london or anywhere or else in the uk. -- mr trump. he gulf news, a decision expected to be made in the next few hours about fresh sanctions on iran. this is about the nuclear deal donald trump has criticised. whether or not he says that the sanctions should continue or not. mr trump is expected, as the news reports, to extend waivers on nuclear sanctions on iran, reinforcing the existing deal but at the same time also asking congress and european partners to improve the deal otherwise the us could pull out and thatis otherwise the us could pull out and that is something expected to happen sometime today, it during the day. mrtrump has sometime today, it during the day. mr trump has been highly critical of the deal, saying it is the worst deal ever. he is also expected to release a new sanctions on several iranian officials in relation to corruption and human rights violation so i think it will remain an issue which is very tense work for europeans interested in keeping the deal in place as well as mr trump who has shown he is not a sup

"the new york times" writing, quote, mr. trump was livid when he learned that mr. kelly had described him as evolving in his immigration position, according to a person familiar with his thinking. throughout the evening on wednesday, mr. trump fielded calls from allies who described mr. kelly's comments to congress as undermining the president, stoking mr. trump's fury. the president fired back on twitter today, quote, the wall is the wall. it has never changed or evolved from the first day i conceived of it. parts will be, of necessity, see through, and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, waste lands or tough rivers or water. the wall will be paid for directly or indirectly or through longer-term reimbursement by mexico, which has a ridiculous $71 billion trade surplus with the u.s.. the $20 billion wall is peanuts compared to what mexico makes from the u.s. nafta is a bad joke. >>> axios, providing the day's kicker in a piece titled, quote, john kelly risks a steve bannon moment. writing, quote, kelly is

mr. trump's claim. on twitter the president for the first time called on republicans to "finally take control of the russia investigation that he said was making the country a laughingstock." >> they had this phony cloud over this administration, over our government, and it has hurt our government. it does hurt our government. it is a democrat hoax. >> the president's lawyers believe an interview with mr. trump would signal the imminent conclusion of mueller's investigation. we learned today, that in early november, mueller added a justice department expert in cybercrimes to his team of investigators. jeff. >> major garrett. thank you very much. >> a hospital in baltimore is investigating the treatment of one of its patients. staffers left the woman dressed only in her hospital gown near a bus stop last freezing cold. jeff pegues has the story. >> y'all are going to leave this lady out here with no clothes on? >> overnight he was walking past a baltimore hospital when he noticed something he says he wil

mr. trump's mental health. in this 2016 book about mr. numerous psychologists and therapists argue, delusional levels of impulse sievety and the come pulses of mental impairment when combined with contempt for the rule of law are ataxic mix. >> reporter: those psychologists and therapists admit they diagnosed from a distance. doing so, they said, out of an ethical obligation to warn the country. president trump will receive his first full physical as commander in chief on friday. a mental evaluation will not be part of the process. major garrett, cbs news, the white house. >> coming up on cbs this morning, a closer look at the shortage of iv bags as health officials face a flu outbreak. an actress producer from master of none tells us about her new drama series called "the shy." that's the cbs news for this morning. i'm anne-marie greene. have a great day. fredget in, fred!thing for his daughter. even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings! and that smell puts the gidd

they will put the economy out there in a way that perhaps mr trump would not.essages, and i think the nod to the dynasty, the kennedy dynasty, you might say that went rather look wrong with the clinton election —— went rather wrong with the clinton election, that dynasty did not go any further, but this one is remembered rather better than that one, so that might help them in the end. and very briefly, any surprise that there was just the one mention of russia, no mention of russia's attempts to subvert american democracy. no, i am not at all surprised. i think that was the elephant in the room, but i think that mr trump would have been advised and made the decision not to bring it up. this was a speech about mrtrump being a bring it up. this was a speech about mr trump being a winner, being a president, not somebody who was being investigated for any sort of collusion with russia. barbara, on capitol hill, thank you very much indeed. and, if you want more on president trump's state of the union address, then go to the bbc news website. there is full background

mr. trump's mental health. in this 2016 book about mr. al competency, numerous psychologists and therapists argue, delusional levels of grandiosity, impulsivity and the compulsions of mental -- impairment when combined with an authoritarian cult of personality and contempt pour the rule of law are a toxic mix. the authors of the book admit they diagnosed from a distance. doing so they said out of an ethical obligation to warn the country. president trump will receive his first full physical as commander-in-chief friday. a psychological examination will not be part of the process. >>> the apparent upheaval at the white house has both republicans and democrats eyeing midterm elections and beyond. could we see a 2020, ptd shall contest between donald trump and say oprah winfrey. nancy cordes took the temperature on capitol hill. to the casual observer the speech was vintage winfrey commentary on sexual harassment. >> for too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. but their tim

can mr. trump hurt the united states in oasis, economically and otherwise -- other ways, economically and otherwise, if he alienates africa's continent? >> it's undoubtedly the case that this is doing tremendous damage to america's reputation, to the symbolism of america. remember, america is important not only in terms of specific relationships that it builds in terms of its foreign aid and diplomacy and strategic partnerships, but it's important as a symbol, as a country that's an immigrant nation that's founded on the idea, the basic idea that it welcomes immigrants to its borders, that it seeks to incorporate them into america fully as people, as citizens. and immigrants have made the most extraordinary important, and long-standing contributions to the united states of america. it's tremendously damaging, and it's upsetting obviously for people, for leaders abroad. it makes it difficult for leaders abroad to explain to their people why they continue to work with the united states. inevitably th

siovas mr trump's administration.oppling this regime, and there are others who say that this is the business of the iranians people. we should help the iranians people. we should help the iranians people. we should help the iranians people who are making a concentrated effort to change, make the change themselves. unless they move in the direction of the second alternative, that is the alternative of allowing the arabian people to do their business themselves, they're going to act counter productively with a gradual change that everyone hopes for. —— the iranians people. thank you. consumers can no longer be charged extra simply because they're paying by card. from today, it'll be unlawful to charge credit or debit customers more than other customers. it's hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy goods online or in small stores. some retailers have already said they will raise overall prices in response to the change. adina campbell reports they are the small fees added at the very end of the buyi

a democratic senator, who sat next to mr trump, insists the president did use the phrase, repeatedly. african union is demanding an apology, and a un spokesperson has accused the president of making racist comments. from washington, nick bryant reports. this is a great and important day to martin luther king... the forces of american history seemed to collide at the white house today. donald trump signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights leader, martin luther king, at the moment he stands accused of using a slur directed at african nations. here though he stuck to his script. today we celebrate doctor king for standing up for that self—evident truth americans hold so dear that, no matter the colour of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by god. reporter: mr president, will you give an apology for the statement yesterday? after the ceremony came a very unceremonious commotion. mr president, are you a racist? a sitting president being asked by a reporter if he is racist. ...answer serious questions about your statement, sir? man: no. that's a lie. i'

mr. trump we will build the : wall. >> he was said to be doing a victory lap at the white house, believing this row will rev up his base. donald trump launched his campaign to the white house with an attack on american immigrants -- mexican immigrants, and launched his prominence by claiming falsely that barack obama wasn't an american. this racial controversy will doubtless please some of his supporters at home. it undercuts leadership abroad and shows how america first can mean america alone. anchor: a short time ago i spoke with nick in the studio. president trump is known for his unfiltered comments. how damaging will this episode be? nick: as i said, one of the reasons why donald trump believes he is in the white house is because he took a hard-line stance on immigration. there were reports, and his aides were saying last night, that they believe this will help donald trump in revving up his base. it has appealed to some elements in his conservative movement, the sort of people who turn up

in elected, mr. trump, i can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency. that is what trump put out during the campaign. today president trump had a physical with the actual white house physician, not his personal physician back home. we thought we might hear from the white house physician himself because that has happened in the past with previous white house physicians doing physicals for the president. they've often made at least short summary statements about the president's health immediately after the president's physical. we did not get that today. instead what we got was a statement from the white house which purported to be from the white house physician. just playing this straight. the white house says this is what white house physician rear admiral ronnie jackson said about the president's physical today. quote, the president's physical exam today at walter reid national military medical center went exceptionally well. the president is in excellent heal

mr. trump's health? it was a hilarious statement. mr. trump had a recent complete medical examination that showed only positive results, usually positive results on a medical exam are a bad thing, right? only positive results. quote, his physical strength and stamina are extraordinary. if elected, he will be the healthiest individual ever e le elected to the presidency. that is what trump put out during the campaign. today president trump had a physical with the actual white house physician, not his personal physician back home. we thought we might hear from the white house physician himself, that happened in the past with physicians doing physicals for the president. they often made short summery statements about the president's health immediately after the president's physical. we did not get that today. instead, we got a statement from the white house which purported to be from the white house physician. just playing this straight. the white house says this is what white house physician ronnie jackson said about the president's physica

. >> reporter: mr. trumphis tax cuts and regulatory overhaul: >> we are freeing our businesses and workers so they can thrive and flourish as never before. >> reporter: the president also sought to reassure his audience that his "america first" agenda is not bad for the rest of the world. but, he said, free trade must be fair. >> the united states will no longer turn a blind eye to unfair economic practices, including massive intellectual property theft, industrial subsidies and pervasive state- led economic planning. >> reporter: the remarks appeared to encourage many business leaders at the forum. >> he well represented the american policies that he has put into place. >> reporter: others pushed back on president trump's claims of economic achievements. >> stocks hitting records means more wealth for the few at the top, but makes no difference at all for people at the bottom. ( crowd boos ) >> reporter: there were also boos and hisses when the president branded the news media "nasty," "mean," and "vicious."

mr. trump rejected his offer to start paying for the wall as a last-ditch gesture to prevent a shutdown during their friday meeting at the white house. >> next to impossible to strike a deal with the president because he can't stick to the terms. i have found this out. leader mcconnell has found this out. speaker ryan has found this out. >> what do we want? >> reporter: democrats have dug in their heels insisting on an agreement to protect the young, undocumented immigrants known as the d.r.e.a.m.ers. in exchange for their help in reopening the government. outraging republicans. >> there is no reason for this shutdown. we have been, and we continue to be, willing to work together in good faith on immigration. but that deadline, that deadline is weeks away. >> reporter: the president stayed behind closed doors making calls to republicans while using his phone to blast away at democrats, tweeting democrats are holding our military hostage over their desire to have unchecked illegal immigration. c

mr. trump not respond when asked about mccabe today. and white house spokesperson sarah huckabee sanders insisted the president had nothing to do with mccabe's departure. >> the president wasn't part of this decision-making process. i would refer you to f.b.i. for that. >> woodruff: mccabe was expected to retire when he became eligible in march. instead, he'll take leave, effective immediately, but remain on the f.b.i. payroll until then. mccabe has been a target of president trump's anger and tweets, in recent months, with mr. trump suggesting that he is politically motivated. mccabe once oversaw an investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private email server, though no charges were filed. mr. trump falsely claimed that coincided with mccabe's wife's failed bid for a virginia senate seat in 2015, when she was backed by a pro-clinton group. this past week, mr. trump denied reports he had asked mccabe last may how he voted in the 2016 election. >> did you ask mccabe who he voted for? >> i

of mr trump's agenda were as washington post is more liberal... that is why we picked these two. it is interesting the way these two. it is interesting the way the two of them pick up on this key element for them. in fox news, putting forward the point about setting aside differences in the early pa rt setting aside differences in the early part of his speech. the democrats that their silent and motionless. he used the last couple of weeks to talk about the shutdown. the washington post focuses on plan to abate and the broader issues of terrorism and immigration. pick your side and take your choices. fox news talks about the fact he has extended an olive runge to his critics after

mr. trump told the gathering of globalists that "america first" doesn't mean american alone. we have a report. >> america is open for business and we are competitive once again. >> reporter: president trump promoted the "america first" stance to the world economic forum in switzerland. >> i'm here today to represent the interests of the american people and to affirm america's friendship and partnership in building a better world. >> reporter: before a gathering of international business and political elites, mr. trump said other nations will benefit from his policies. >> "america first" does not mean "america alone." when the united states grows, so does the world. >> reporter: the president said lower taxes and reduced regulations are driving economic growth and rebuilding the middle class. >> there has never been a better time to hire, to build, to invest and to grow in the united states. >> reporter: but economists say that the president's tax cuts could reduce the values of some homes in hi

since mr trump became president we have soaked on the phone and on on a number of occasions of course we valued the proposal of mr nasser by a friend any many other countries to become mediators to see the russian u.s. relations improved. but. it's probably not something that depends on the quality and the quantity of this mediators it is something that depends on the readiness and the willingness of the u.s. to start a dialogue on the basis of mutual understanding and trust and respect what it was that. mr trump has been the to actually oppose some kind of domestic. intrigues and. all kinds of things happening inside the u.s. . we see how everything that's happening in the u.s. is calling this a phobia and adding to the trance problems. but i believe that this will pass this problems will pass and. the u.s. will realize that it is there is in their core interests to promote and improve relations with the russian federation including for the sake of international security which we have been talking so much about especially mr lavrov. you think about the european leaders. record neutra

mr. trump calls the bombshell news... >> fake news, folks, fake news. >> ninan: will he and mueller come face to face. also tonight, steve wynn resigns from his post at the can the republic, after being hit with sexual assault allegations. another horrific taliban attack in afghanistan. nearly 100 are killed by a suicide bomber posing as an ambulance driver. flooding fears in paris as the seine river keeps rising. and the teacher who brought music to her school and earned a grammy educator award. >> they come to school for music. >> reporter: they come to school for you. this is the "cbs evening news" evening. i'm reena ninan. president trump made big news this week, saying he's looking forward to being interviewed by robert mueller. the special counsel leading the russia investigation. the president cautioned that would be subject to his lawyer's advice. then thursday night came a bombshell report in "the new york times" that mr. trump last unihad pushed to have mueller fired. mr. trump is now

be the star this year i think that will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough in the similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. than charm has reportedly warned his turkish counterpart to avoid actions that risk a clash between american and turkish forces in northern syria it follows president announcement that the turkish military will extend its operation against the u.s. backed kurdish militia in the region and set its sights on the city of unmanned bridge. the operation we've launched named branch to terrorists is successful in the way starting from we will continue for the big games which are being played along our borders and we will cleanse our region completely of the struggle. with tensions growing between the two nato allies turkey's foreign ministry h

mr trump is suggesting that immigrants from africa are a burden on the u.s. system does the kenyan example support this view. no it doesn't support this view in the sense that a large number of african immigrants go to the united states to study go for you know as professionals or go through the law to system which is one of the issues that were discussed within you know in america that brought about the statement by president trump but then when you look at the specifics you have african immigrants who are among the hot most highly educated immigrants america has compared to you know its citizens in one case you can look at african immigrants having at least forty percent of african immigrants having bachelor's degrees and over compared to thirty percent of american citizens but then when you look at the specifics when it comes to kenya kenya the remittances from from kenyans living in the diaspora has over pasta as has the past foreign exchange like tea coffee and tourism. in the united states alone those kenyans who live in the united states remit about on

mr. trump's attorney has not given information for her. if it did take place it would have occurred the year after he married first lady melania trump. the white house is calling this old recycled news strongly denied prior to the election. >>> we have this story from milwaukee. a scary situation on a greyhound bus heading from milwaukee to chicago. one of the passengers called police friday saying a fellow rider had a gun and was threatening to kill people. police located the bus and chased it until it finally stopped. police got everyone out safely and took a man into custody. 40 passengers were on board. no one was injured, we're happy to say, and as you can see, traffic on that highway backed up for miles. it wasn't in milwaukee, it was in illinois. >>> new developments in the october massacre in las vegas. hundreds of pages of documents released it comes after cnn and other outlet sued to have the documents unsealed. they offer some insight into what investigators are looking into, how gunman steve paddock carried out the shooting from

the iranian ambassador to the un said mr trump and his vice—president had incited unrest with what hethe head of iran's revolutionary guards said the unrest was over. the computer chip—maker, intel, says it is working to correct a vulnerability that could allow hackers to steal data from most modern computers. intel said it was wrong to describe the problem as a flaw in its products and said other companies systems were also vulnerable. the french president, emmanuel macron, says his government will introduce legislation to combat fake news during election campaigns. the law would enable judges to block websites that spread fake news, and counter efforts by foreign governments to destabilise the democratic process. storm eleanor has caused havoc. two people drowned on the northern coast of spain as they were swept away by a huge wave. a skier was killed by a falling tree in the french alps and 15 were injured across the country. tens of thousands have been affected by the power cuts and a trouble have been disrupted. dutch authorities have for the first time shut major sea barriers in

in a statement, mr. trump claimed bannon had nothing to do with his presidency, and that when he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind. the white house press secretary fielded a barrage of questions on this with reporters asking if the spectacular war of words was due to the comments by bannon about the president's family. ms. sanders: i think a number of factors played in. i would think that going after the president's son in an absolutely outrageous and unprecedented way is not the best way to curry favor with anybody. laura: sarah huckabee sanders. we are also hearing that president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort, who has been indicted, is suing robert mueller, who is handling the investigation into ties between the trump campaign in russia. thankfully, to go through all this, we were joined a short christie, -- ron christie, former adviser to president george w. bush. the president is in a public feud with his former top election strategist and white house aide. have you ever

mr trump's move was to break up safer.p's move was to break up this close the club, in effect saying he will kerevi agreements u nless saying he will kerevi agreements unless the right restrictions on iran's only stick missile programme, are tightening up of the agreed inspection arrangements and he wants to make the agreement permanent there's been a breakthrough fizfieiéifis'éfiea , , at forming a new coalition government in germany, between the chancellor, angela merkel‘s christian democrats and their rivals, the social democrats. they're now expected to discuss a detailed programme for government, including a pledge to work closely with france to strengthen the eurozone. hundreds of supporters of recently—pardoned, former president alberto fujimori have staged a rally on the streets of lima, to counter anti—pardon demonstrations that have taken place over recent days. alberto fujimori was serving 25 years for human rights abuses and corruption, but was controversially pardoned by the peruvian president on christmas eve. a

mr. trump didn't just try to fire special counsel robert mueller, he made an attempt to. >> the question about intent there and it is not just mueller. four sources at the time cnn that the president has been complaining recently about deputy attorney general rod rosenstein sometimes suggesting he, too, should be fired. we get more now on the latest from sara murray. >> did you order -- >> reporter: president trump using one of his favorite phrases to deny the bombshell report from the "new york times," that he called for special counsel robert mueller's firing last june. but a source confirms to cnn that trump did call for mueller's firing and that white house counsel don mcbeggahn refd the order. trump's effort to remove mueller came just a month after he created a firestorm by firing fbi director james comey. two people told the "times" the president expressed concern over what he saw as three possible conflicts of interest with mueller serving as special counsel. one involving a dispute at

mr. trump's claim. on twitter, the president for the first time called on republicans to "finally take control of the russia investigation that he said was making the country a laughingstock. " >> they've had this phony cloud over this administration, over our government, and it has hurt our government. it does hurt our government. it is a democrat hoax. >> reporter: the president's lawyers believe an interview with mr. trump would signal the imminent conclusion of mueller's investigation. we learned today that in early november mueller added a justice department expert in cyber crimes to his team of investigators. jeff? >> glor: major garrett, thank you very much. a hospital in baltimore is investigating the treatment of one of its patients. staffers left the woman dressed only in her hospital gown near a bus stop last night in the freezing cold. jeff pegues has this story. >> so you're all just going to leave this lady out here with no clothes on? >> reporter: overnight this man was walking past a bal

be the star this year i think that will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough and in a similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. twitter says it has found no substantial evidence of russian interference in the two thousand and sixteen bags or referendum those comments were made in response to a parliamentary inquiry party's power barco reports. well the government's rather disgruntled with the facts that twitter has provided for them as part of this inquiry into fake news and alleged russian meddling the crux of what twitter has said is that just one percent of these some thirteen thousand accounts that have been identified as being pro brags that during the e.u. referendum campaign just one percent of those were registered in russia now all this started late l

mr. trump will focus on the economy and tax reforms that are going into effect. >>> the parents of 13 malnourished children some who police say were chained to their beds will be in court today. 56-year-old david turpin and 39-year-old louise turpin will answer charges of suspicion of torture and child endangerment. >>> nasa will release data on global temperatures is it & climate trends for 2017. "early today" will be right back. ♪ psoriatic arthritis tries to get in my way? watch me. ♪ i've tried lots of things for my joint pain. now? watch me. ♪ think i'd give up showing these guys how it's done? please. real people with active psoriatic arthritis are changing the way they fight it... they're moving forward with cosentyx®. it's a different kind of targeted biologic. it's proven to help people find less joint pain and clearer skin. don't use if you are allergic to cosentyx. before starting cosentyx you should be checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to

he is cited as describing a meeting between a russian lawyer and mr trump's son donald junior as "treasonousy supposed revelations painting a picture of a chaotic white house. a claim also that white house staff saw president trump as a child. they all come to the conclusion, gradually at first then faster and faster, that something was unbelievably amiss here, that this was more peculiar than they ever imagined it could be. but the president, as ever, has offered up a robust response overnight, tweeting: but no matter what words come from president trump, he will likely struggle to drown out these volumes. jessica parker, bbc news. and we will find out more on this when we speak to our correspondent in washington. stay tuned for that. it's coming up shortly. a lawyer who represented victims of the serial sex offender, john worboys, says some of her clients, whose cases weren't taken to trial, want prosecutors to re—examine the evidence. worboys, a former black—cab driver, is being freed after serving ten years in jail. he was convicted of 19 offences, although at the time police said they b

calling on president trump, special counsel robert mueller may be looking to talk to mr. trump over russian election meddling. >> touchdown, alabama wins! >> roll tide. alabama rallies to beat georgia in overtime to win the college football playoff national championship. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie greene. this morning north and south korea held face to face talks for the first time in two years. south korea says the north agreed to send a delegation to next month's winter olympics in south korea. they met in the demilitarized zone. soldiers from both sides stare at each other just from feet away. ben, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you know, this really was quite a diplomatic break through given that these two sides have not sat down and looked each other in the eye at a table there for more than two years and both sides got pretty much what they wanted. south korea wanted north korea to agree to attend the olympics. it's been a priority of the south korean president who c

that will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough and in a similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. russia's sports minister is the monday justice for some of the country's top athletes who have been excluded from the upcoming winter olympics in south korea. we will stand for the interests of all our athletes reassure their clue we haven't had any claims in terms of doping the list doesn't include russia's most prominent athletes it's actually could be disappointing move but actually there is no surprise we heard about russia's leading athletes not invited to the games in pyongyang this february several days ago and now the country's olympic committee just confirmed it among those who did not receive the official invitation there were expecting that our top r

to bear in mind that mr trump has a stable genius as he puts it he likes to be astride the world's stage and so i think because the mr of the president of china was the great favorite star at davos last year i think mr trump wants to be the star this year i think that there will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough and in the similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. turkey's foreign minister at the u.s. saying he doesn't believe washington is a trustworthy partner it comes as tensions escalate between the two nato allies over turkey's offensive against the u.s. backed kurdish militia groups in northern syria the piercer took mamma says the u.s. hasn't kept any promises mr trump told president early one on the farm that no more workers will be given to why i s

the star this year i think that there will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough and in the similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. russia's a limper committee has condemned the list of its athletes allowed to compete in the winter olympics it say's russia's most prominent sportsmen and women have been excluded the total number of those allowed to go to south korea next month has been reduced from an initial five hundred person squad to one hundred and sixty nine athletes russia sports minister is the month in justice for the competitors. who will stand for the interests of all its we are sure they're clean we haven't had any claims in terms of doctrine but the list doesn't include russia small prominent athletes. walking us through now the developments of what

be the star this year i think that will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough and in a similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. turkey's foreign minister has hit out at the u.s. saying he doesn't believe washington is a trustworthy partner it comes as tensions escalate between the two nato allies over turkey's offensive against the u.s. backed kurdish militias in northern syria which ankara described as terrorist groups. or took most of the u.s. hasn't kept any promises mr trump told president on the phone that no more workers will be given to the we're. going to see you go into action. what's your account now joins me live from washington with more details in the sim you're do we know more about what was said in the phone call and indeed why the two leaders s

that will be a lot of politicians wanting to speak to the gallery mr trump will be wanting to play to his political base over in the state so he wants will want to be seen to be talking tough and in a similar fashion mr mack wrong mrs merkel who's still trying to form a government in germany will also be wanting to be seen to be supporting their national self interest so i suspect we're going to be seeing quite a few fireworks. so another headline stories russia is a limpid committee has condemned the list of its athletes allowed to compete in the winter olympics it's publish the list online before the i.o.c. is official release on sunday it sees russia's most prominent sportsmen and women have been excluded the total number of those allowed to go to south korea in two weeks' time has been reduced from an initial five hundred person squad to one hundred sixty nine uplifts russia's sports minister is the mounting justice or the competitors. for the interest of all our athletes reassure their clue we haven't had any claims in terms of doping the list doesn't include russia's most promin

mr. trump's former chief of staff, rhines bree bus, showing that mr. trump talked to mr. priebus how he had called mr. comey, then head of the fbi, to urge him to say publicly he that he was not under investigation. the president's determination to fire mr. comey even led one white house lawyer to take the extraordinary step of misleading mr. trump about whether he had the authority to remove him. >> he took this extraordinary step of trying to convince the president that he couldn't fire james comey as head of the fbi because he felt that would set off a chain reaction that would lead to obstruction of justice the accusations against president trump. it is one of the fascinating things. it really does paint a broader portrait. the professor is correct. this is about a larger pattern. a tick-tock we're seeing. there are lots of little incidents, the time on air force one, the firing of comey, this information that starts to create a larger picture of a problem for the president. >> the professor, though, i always put the brakes on this conversation, and here's why. feel f

trump adding he didn't say anything derogatory about haitians, but durbin says also not true, that mr. trump asked aloud, do we need more haitians. one posted a statement without addressing the issue, two staying silent. tom cotton and david purdue saying they do not recall trump's remarks. and lindsey graham noting, i said my piece directly to the president yesterday. president trump working the phones, according to two sources close to the administration, calling friends to assess the damage. one describing his mood as belligerent. speaker paul ryan delivering this muted rebuke. >> first thing that came to my mind was very unfortunate, unhelpful. >> maybe we'll agree. maybe we won't. >> reporter: unhelpful to a bipartisan effort to reach an immigration deal, condemnation from haiti's ambassador. >> the stigma, the stereotypes that revolve around haiti have got to stop. >> reporter: anger echoed by haitians in south florida. >> to say something about another country, another people, he should be ashamed. >> reporter: the countries of botswana and senegal trying to clarify the president's re

mr. trump's mental health. in this 2016 book about mr. trump's mental competency, numerous psychologists and thairnses argue delusional levels of grandiosity, impulsivity and the compulsions of mental impairment when combined with an for the rule of law are a toxic mix. the authors admit they diagnosed from a distance, doing so out of an ethical obligation the warn the country. president trump will receive his first physical as commander-in-chief friday, a psycychological examination will not be part of the process. jeff? >> glor: major, we're also hearing talk about a possible face-to-face meeting between the president and the special counsel, robert mueller. what do you know about that? >> it was discussed in a december 22nd meeting between the president's attorney and robert mueller and his team. they are sort of fencing about the obligations of the president and what kind of questions robert mueller and his team might present. and there are conversations about whether this will be in person, whether they will be written. those close to