i love otto and think of him often.

honor otto's memory. he isn't honoring his memory by fawning over the man responsible for his death, the man the president believes is a real leader. sure, he's mercurial, but the president likes the guy. what can he do? the heart wants what it wants. here is what he said to the other guy the president seems to have a long-distance love affair with. >> some people say you shouldn't like him. why shouldn't i like him. >> reporter: -- >> i like him, we get along great. >> you can tell a lot about a person by the company he keeps or the dictators he likes. the warmbier family responded, quoting from a statement they gave cnn. we have been respectful during the summit process and now we must speak out. kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. i want to play the full exchange of what the president said about warmbier yesterday now that you heard the warmbie

i got otto warmbier out with 3 others. of course i hold north korea responsible for otto warmbier.ave died in vain. he and his family are a symbol of strength. i love otto warmbier and think of him oven. often. it's -- he is not attributing knowledge of it to kim. >> even in 2018 he said we pledge to honor otto warmbier's memory. he only talked about the dictatorship. he's been tryinged to shield kim from blame of from this. he said he would not have noted to did that because it would not be to his damage talking about kim. almost like lawyering on his behalf. this has been a chronic problem for donald trump ever since he declared his candidacy. the way he talks the human rights abuses of other countries. he tends to relativize them. whether it's the kingdom of saudi arabia. an old enemy like north korea or even saying that the united states killed a lot of people too. he is not over that problem. >> shannon: and for the helsinki situation, he is relational. his relationships are the key for him to get important concessions for the u.s. he won't insult them directly. that's how he

i want to make clear we can never forget about otto warmbier. his treatment at the hands of his captors was unforgivable and it tells us a lot about the nature of the regime. we can't be naÏve about what they did to otto warmbier, the brutal nature of the regime that would do this to an american citizen and of course not just about otto warmbier or other visitors but how the people of north korea are treated, many of whom have had their human rights violated. no one should have to go through what otto warmbier's family has gone to through. they have been incredibly strong through this whole ordeal. i have watched them channel their grief from something constructive. throughout this ordeal, i have stood with fred and cindy, the entire family and will continue to. i also want to say today, as we discussed broader issues with north korea, let's keep otto warmbier at the front of our minds. let's be sure that he is high in our agenda and in our consciousness as we deal with north korea and understanding because of our experience with otto warmbier t

here's what the president said about that this afternoon at cpac about otto. >> otto warmbier, whosearents i've gotten to know, who is incredible. i'm in such a horrible position, because in one way i have to negotiate. the other way, i love mr. and mrs.warmbier and i love otto. and it's a very, very delicate balance. he was a special young man and to see what happened is so bad. eric: gordon chang is at cpac. here's what judge beryl howell said. north korea seized at to otto to use as a pawn. they extracted a false confession and characterized the trial, used the lengthy sentence against the united states to further north korea's own policy objectives. do you believe that kim jong un knew? >> kim jong un had to know, eric. first of all, the detention of any foreigner in north korea is a matter of great importance. it gives the regime bargaining power because these people are seen as chips in grand geopolitical strategy. so clearly kim jong un and his father knew about this and i think that what we're looking at essentially is the president was wrong when he said that kim -- he accep

the family of otto warmbier now saying this. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. and president trump is now trying to clean up his comments about kim, tweeting on friday afternoon this, i never like being misinterpreted, especially when it comes to otto warmbier and his great family. he continued to say, of course, i hold them responsible for his death. he was not asked whether he held north korea responsible. he was asked whether he held kim personally responsible for american student's death. in response, president trump said i take him at his word when kim said he had nothing to do with it. abby philip, cnn, the white house. >>> abbey, thank you. on the other side of the world, kim jong-un is on his way back to pyongyang. kim left on board a private train, several hours ago. north korea is portraying the summit as a success that deepened the respect and trust between the two leaders. but could there be more to the story? let's get the la

otto's wonderful parents...at last year's state of the union address but after his latest comments, they released this statement... even some of donald trump's own republican party have been critical following a summit in which the us president called kim jong—un a real leader and asked why shouldn't i like him? on twitter, mrtrump leader and asked why shouldn't i like him? on twitter, mr trump said he did not like being misinterpreted, especially when it came to otto warmbier his great family, and he insisted of course i hold north korea responsible, but he never mentioned kim jong—un and hold north korea responsible, but he never mentioned kimjong—un and did not say whether he believed the north korean leader should be held to account for otto warmbier‘s death. the north korean leader kimjong—un has stayed on in vietnam after his summit with donald trump to meet the vietnamese prime minister. earlier, he laid a wreath at the monument to war heroes and martyrs and visited the ho chi minh mausoleum. this is the

remember, i got otto out along with three others. the previous administration did nothing. he continues to say that otto and his family have been a tremendous signal of passion and strength. he adds of course i hold north korea responsible for his mistreatment and death. the president is making it clear that he does hold north korea responsible. he was asked in vietnam about whether he holds kim personally responsible he says i take him at his board when kim says he has nothing to do with otto's death. >>> manafort's lawyers just filed court papers arguing he should get a reduced sentence. this is just in. walk us through this. >> the bulk of the memo argues that he deserves less time than the special counsel argued. the guidelines in the eastern district for which he is convicted is 19 and a half to 24 years. they also point out he is a first time offender. there are a couple of points that we'll read. one is taunting the special counsel for not finding collusion so far in their investigation as it relates to manafort. they say they talk about his work for political candid

otto had severe brain damage.systematically tortured and intentionally injured by kim and his regime and this was no accident. >> how has it been explained to you what north korea did? when you say torture, what did they do? do you know? >> no, no. >> north korea doesn't even acknowledge -- they considered it a humanitarian gesture sending otto home. his teeth looked like they had been rearranged with a pair of pliers. you can only look at the evidence, a perfectly healthy young american visiting there, an innocent young american comes home with severe brain damage but it's not like it happened and they shipped him home immediately. it's a year later. these people are terrorists, kim and his regime intentionally injured otto. >> nobody should go there ever. nobody needs to go there. it was legal. he went with a tour group. nobody needs to go there. "the wall street journal" just went there. they show you what they want to see. why are we playing in to this? why do we play into this at all any more? i don't want to

i love otto and think of him often. >> this president is responsible for having otto warmbier returnedcountry and be reunited with his family in his final hours. the president is saying that there's no indication chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened. >> reporter: but that seems improbable because after his death, doctors that examined otto warmbier said they believed he had been in a vegetative state 14 months before being sent home. >> if he is in a vegetative state for 14 months, does kim jong-un not know about it at all during that time? >> kim would have known as soon as they determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately. >> reporter: brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> still ahead, the ceo of the san francisco giants under fire after an explosive altercation with his wife out in the open. it was caught on video. the disturbing images next. your brain changes as you get older. but prevagen helps your brain with an ingredient originally discovered... in jellyfish. in clinical trials, prevagen has been shown to im

we know what happened to otto. we know what this country has done.port the president and his effort to denuclearize them but i do not have a misbelief of who this leader is. >> do you think you're going to have kevin mccarthy's vote on this vote that basically rebukes president trump? >> i sure hope so. i think it's a vote that stands up for what the united states believes in. say what you want about president trump, we need to speak for america. >> this will really be historic in so many ways. first of all, it's just beyond belief that the congress even has to make this statement in reaction to a president saying this. but if you are the one who introduces the resolution that finally finds the thing in which you can get republicans, possibly even a majority of the republicans in the house of representatives to vote against the president -- >> it won't be the first time. we just did it on nato. we just overwhelmingly passed in the house of representatives not just a resolution, but a binding piece of legislation that says you cannot pull the united s

some really bad things happened to otto.ally bad things. >> why are you -- >> but he tells me -- he tells me that he didn't know about it. i will take him at his word. >> what was that? rank trump stupidity? yes. evil? yes. here's what otto warmbier's parents had to say about that in a written statement today. "we have been respectful during this summit process. now we must speak out. kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. our next guest is not going to stand for it. freshman congressman tom malinowski is going to introduce a bipartisan resolution affirming that congress holds kim jong-un responsible for the death of otto warmbier. congressman tom malinowski will join us next. [farmers bell] (driver) relax, it's just a bug. that's not a bug, that's not a bug! (burke) hit and drone. seen it, covered it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are f

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larry, let's start with trump, kim jong un, and otto warmbier. why is president trump giving kim jong un a pass on otto warmbier? >> the kindest explanation would probably be that he had just had an unsuccessful summit with kim jong un and he was trying to maintain some cordiality in the hope that an agreement could be reached in the near future. awise it otherwise, it's almost impossible to understand although he has a lengthy history of taking care of authoritarians and justifying the outrageous acts they perpetrate on others. >> he gave him a pass on the murder of jamal khashoggi. why does the president give these authoritarian rulers, why does he give them a pass? >> i wish i were a psychologist instead of a political scientist and i'd probably have a better answer for you, but it's pretty obvious to anybody that's studied trump's career pre-presidential as well as presidential that he is authoritarian by nature. he enjoys the company of other authoritarians. i think he wishes that he has powers equivalent to theirs so in a way he looks up to

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he praised them and tweeted i love otto and think of him often. tom? >> thank you, terry. the white house also pushing back about questions concerning security clearance for jared kushner. "the new york times" r objectio officials. democrats giving the white house until monday to turnover all documents monday on kushner's security clearance. here's pierre thomas. >> reporter: congressional democrats today putting the white house on notice, setting a monday deadline to hand over documents related to jared kushner's top secret security clearance. the documents were requested five weeks ago. now, in a sternly worded letter, house oversight committee chairman elijah cummings says he is asking for the "final time." it comes after the "new york times" reported president trump ordered former white house chief of staff john kelly to give his son-in-law the clearance last year over the objection of the cia and the white house counsel. in january trump said he had nothing to do with any of it. >> did you tell general kelly or anyone else at the white house to overrule security offic

the family of otto warmbier lashed out at the u.s.sident for saying north korean leader, kim jong-un didn't know about their son's condition while in a north korean prison and not holding him responsible. warmbier was arrested as a tourist and then returned to the u.s. in a coma 18 months later. warmbier died within days. >>> kim jong-un is on his way back to pyongyang. he left several hours ago on board his private train. north korea portrayed the meeting as a success that deepened the trust of the two leaders. in the background, the leader expressing frustration about the meeting. >>> one of osama bin laden's son is on the u.s. state department's most wanted list. there is a $1 million reward for information on the whereabouts of hamzel bin laden. he released messages threatening attacks against the united states and allies. >>> a top democrat wants the white house to provide more information on how president trump's son-in-law, jared kushner got top security clearance. "the new york times" reports president trump personally interve

ithink to otto warmbier. is that a tracking, almost? i think it is to otto warmbier.racking, almost? ithink it is a really interesting tweet to look out, because actually, what he says in that post on twitter, is that of course i hold north korea responsible. he doesn't mention kim jong—un. and i suspect that is not going to satisfy the family and it will certainly leave some republicans and undoubtedly many democrats feeling that the president has not gone far enough. it is very clear that president trump wants to defend his relationship with kim jong—un. even though this was an u nsuccessful jong—un. even though this was an unsuccessful summit, he continues to believe there is potentially a deal to be done between america and north korea. but what worries some within his own party, what worries even some of his own very vocal supporters, is that he continues to praise kim jong—un. if you supporters, is that he continues to praise kimjong—un. if you look supporters, is that he continues to praise kim jong—un. if you look at what he said about him, he said he was some

otto be returned to this country. the president's saying that there's no indication chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened. >> reporter: but that seems improbable. doctors who examined him say they believe he had been in a vegetative state for 14 months before being sent home. >> if he's in a vegetative state for 14 months, does he not know? >> no. kim would have known as soon as they determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately. >> reporter: brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> and let's go now to the site of the summit in vietnam. our will ripley joins us now from hanoi. now, will, the north koreans are expecting to leave this meeting, this summit with something. they left with almost nothing, but they're spinning it as a victory? >> reporter: at least in state media they are, nick. that's because they really don't have a choice. it was unprecedented for the north korean propaganda machine to announce a summit like this, especially with the united

this morning, no comment from otto's family on the president's words. in an interview in 2018 his father insisting he carries his son's legacy. >> i'm the voice of otto because he can't be here. that was taken away from him by kim and his regime. >> spacex is working to move a step closer to human space flight. the redesigned dragon capsule is poised to lift off early tomorrow morning, this time carrying more than cargo to the international space station. this mission is manned sort of. the life sized test dummie ripley along for the ride there. ripley named after the character of the "alien" movies with sensors to see how it fares in the journey. >> ripley says don't call me a dummie. i'm making history. >> right. all right. >>> new at 11:00, hospital will open the doors in san francisco this weekend. >> nbc bay area's kira klapper has a look inside. >> good morning to you. they'll open cpmc campus tomorrow. the primary reason for the building of this new hospital is to meet seismic requirements. the campus is first building get this in the country to

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as tragic as the situation to otto warmbier what is going on is a lot larger than one individual. thousands of us military soldiers were killed by north koreans. when i think about this i think there has got to be a larger strategy we are not privy to. when the president comes out and makes these public comments as distasteful as they sound i believe they are designed in a way to further the negotiations were privately. we need to trust the president knows what he is doing in these negotiations. >> people have said regardless of the otto warmbier situation which nearly everyone agrees in the intel community agrees kim jong un knew about it, it is not just here, the president is very friendly with other leaders who are less unpalatable but is part of his strategy that he's very relational. >> we've had generations of americans, presidents who tried to create good working relationships with soviet, chinese, north korean leaders and we've got to remember these regimes, friendship does not matter. they are pragmatic and although they may like a particular american president it isn't g

in the house affirming that congress holds north korea's kim jong-un responsible for the death of otto warmbier. tom, thank you for joining us tonight, really appreciate it. i explained to the audience at the beginning of the hour tonight our connection going back to 1988 working at the same time, both of us, for senator moynihan of new york. you were always working on human rights issues then. your career has stayed on that focus and here you are now in your first year of service in the house. what was your reaction when you heard the president just acquit, totally acquit, say kim jong-un is innocent of the death of otto warmbier. >> disgraceful, and part of a disgraceful pattern. he seems to instinctively side with powerful men who are accused of moral transgressions. go figure.

kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son, otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. the president responding late today tweeting, of course i hold north korea responsible for otto's mistreatment and death. but making no mention of the country's dictator, kim jong-un. just yesterday mr. trump sparked a backlash after telling reporters in vietnam he takes kim jong-un's word that the dictator isn't responsible for warmbier's death. >> some really bad things happened to otto. some really, really bad things. >> why are you willing -- >> but he tells me that he didn't know about it. >> reporter: today the president took credit for warmbier's release from north korea tweeting, remember, i got otto out. warmbier was just 22 when he was imprisoned in north korea after 17 months in a labor camp, he was freed and brought out on a stretcher. he died days later. critics who have dealt with north korea in the past say it's simply inconceivable kim would be

north korea murdered otto. >> right. but kim. >> kim? i think kim had all authority to do that. i think kim knew what happened which was wrong. that's why when we passed sanctions, we named it after otto warmbier and that's why the president kept those in place. the sanctions did not lift on north korea are named after otto, and he clarified that. >> he said north korea, and not kim. >> i think kim knew. >> talking about the national emergency a little bit. you held a line in the house. only 13 republicans voted against the president, but it looks like it will be a little bit dicier in the senate, and here's what lamar alexander has said about the president's declaration. >> there has never been an instance where a president of the united states has asked for funding. congress has refused it and the president has then used the national emergency act to justify spending the money anyway. >> aren't you concerned this could come back and bite republicans if a democrat gets to the white house again? >> look. the president has the authority to do this. in 1976, we actually kind of sh

most important, otto will not have died in vein.otto and think of him. >> the president is saying there's no indication chairman knew what happened when it happened. >> reporter: doctors believe he had been in a vegetative state for 14 months. does kim jong-un not know about it? >> kim would have known as soon as they had determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately. >> reporter: why would president trump have said he believed kim? analysts say it could have been for political expediency. >> human rights groups have not been given access to the administration which is pry prioritizing denuclearization. >> reporter: analyst the warmbiy was awarded $500 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. experts say it's unlikely the family will collect much, if any, of that. what could happen is the americans could use the warmbier case as possible leverage in negotiating any sanctions relief for north korea. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> the ceo of the san francisco giep giants is under fire after a

i love otto and think of him often. >> this president is responsible for having otto warmbier returnedthis country, and be reunited with his family in his final hours. the president is saying that there's no indication chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened. >> but that seems improbable, experts say, because after his death, doctors who examined otto warmbier said they believed he had been in a vegetative state for 14 months before being sent home. >> if he's in a vegetative state for 14 months, does kim jong-un not know about it at all during that time? >> kim would have known as soon as they had determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately. >> brian todd, cnn, washington. >> all right, next, donald trump jr. feeding red meat to the base. >> the left hates donald trump much more than they love america. have a clear plan to cover the essentials in retirement, as well as all the things you want to do. because when you're ready for what comes next, the only direction is forward. and luck. we know some patterns just

for otto's mistreatment and death. most important, otto warmbier will not have died in vain...often!"kellyanne conway/adviser to president trump: "what the president is saying there is no indication that chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened."but that seems improbable, experts say-- because after his death, doctors who examined otto warmbier said they believed he'd been in a vegetative state for 14-months, before being sent home.voice of brian todd:"if he's in a vegetative state for 14-months, does kim not know about it at all during that time?robert king/former special envoy to n.korea for human right: "kim would have known as soon as they had determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately."so why would president trump say he believed kim?analysts say it could have been for pure political expediency.marcus noland/peterson institute for international economics: "human rights groups have not been given much access to the administration, which is clearly prioritizing the nuclear negotiations and thinking that

remember, i got otto out along with thr others. the previous administration did nothing, and he was taken on their watch. of course, i hold north korea responsible for otto's mistreatment and death. most important, otto warmbier will not have died in vain. bu m the presidenting no mention of kim jong-un, who he defended in vietnam on thursday. >> some really bad things happened to otto. some really, really badth gs. >> why are you -- >> but he tells me that he didn't know about it, and i will take him at his word. >> reporter: prompting otto warmbier's parents to issue this scathing statement friday. we have been respectful during the smit proces now, we must speak out. kim and his evil regimesp are sible for the death of our son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. the university of virginia student was arrested in north korea back in january 2016, accused of taking a propaganda poster from his hote he was released after 17 months in a l

kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses or lavish praise can change that. thank you. cnn correspondent brian todd is with me now. it's important to note that the warmbiers attended the state of the union last year, right? they were guests of the president. they had been supporting him up to this point. is this a statement that came as a surprise or was it really the president's statement that came as more of a surprise? >> i think you would have to say it was the president's statement that was more of a surprise. you're right, they were guests of him at the state of the union. mike pence met with the parents last year. they really held up the parents as a symbol of what they were trying to work against in north korea, and then the president comes out yesterday, i believe, and says he takes kim at his word when he says he doesn't know what happened to otto warmbi warmbier. today kellyanne conway tried to spin that a little bit, saying that he was saying kim didn

otto warmbier was arrested in pyongyang. he was sentenced for 15 years of hard labor after being accused of stealing a poster. doctors said he had severe brain damage. otto warmbier died less than a week later. mike emanuel reporting live at the white house. mike? >> trace, good afternoon. this hit a nerve with otto warmbier's parent who quickly put the blame on the north korean regime. kellyanne conway offered this explanation of the president's thinking earlier today. >> the president is talking about chairman kim didn't know what happened to otto at the time of when it happened. of course he holds north korea responsible. he has deep affection and shares the grief of the warmbier family. the president agrees with the warmbier family that they're responsible. >> a key senate democrat mocked that defense. >> kim jong-un knows everything that happens in this country, certainly with respect to an american who has been held prisoner there. kellyanne conway, this is the cleanup brigade again trying to clean up after the preside

we're talking about otto warmbier.dministration acknowledged kim jong-un and his regime was responsible. not talking about the nuclear agreement or any of the progress they made that they said they made in north korea. and i think it could cause problems for president trump's relationship with kim jong-un moving forward because now the focus is on this issue. >> can i say one thing, though? i'm sure some people do doubt. i don't doubt that the world is a safer place vis-a-vis north korea because of the negotiations with north korea. we have received some hostages they had. remains. there is progress that has been made in the past two years that wasn't made in the previous 20 years dealing with north korea. while this was a gigantic mistake by the president who is negotiating and these are his negotiating tactics, he warms up to somebody that previously he has called a dictator and murderer. that's what he does. he has to walk it back but at the same time the process of negotiations has been very successful in making th

our son otto.. during his visit to hanoi, mr trump told reporters that he took mr kim ‘at his word' when he expressed no knowledge of mr warmbier‘s treatment. he tells me he didn't know about it. and i will take him at his word. we are in a diplomatic process. there probably is a little bit of wanting to believe that kim jong—un didn't know this particular case. i don't know how he says that he likes the dictator of north korea so much. he is responsible for his entire prison system. and he is a butcher of his own people. the dictatorship sentenced otto to 15 years to hard labour, before returning him to america last june, horribly injured and on the verge of death. i don't believe that he would ever allow that to happen. the north koreans would want to keep the americans in a better physical condition in order to avoid these types of incidents. he knew the case very well but he knew it later. there might have been a situation where whatever jurisdiction otto was under, did not want to report. if k

they say "kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son, otto".nald trump actually said at the time, because he has been accused of being misinterpreted. he said he, referring to mr kim, tells me he doesn't know about it, and i will take him at his word. there are even some members of his own republican party who are uncomfortable with that statement, because they believe that otto warmbier, who went into this prison camp to do 15 years of hard labour, was somebody who was in good health when he was arrested. when he was released and returned to america, he had suffered many unexplained injuries, including brain damage, and died just days later. while mr trump has in the past been a support to the family, it is very clear the family notjust upset, but they feel these words have only aggravated a situation that is extremely delicate. donald trump has defended himself in a way, and he is saying that he still blames north korea for what happened to otto warmbier. is that a tracking, almost? i think it is a really interesting tweet to look out, becaus

kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto. kim and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty and inhumanity. no excuses orlovish praise can change that. this response comes after president trump made his statement, this one, in hanoi on thursday. >> i don't believe he knew about it. >> kim jong-un -- >> he felt badly about it. i did speak to him. he felt badly. he knew the case very well, but he knew it later. he tells me he didn't know about it and i will take him at his word. >> join being me now live in vietnam is nbc news's chief global correspondent bill neely. bill, what president trump said is something he says about a lot of world leaders who are accused of doing bad things. he denied it strongly. he told me he didn't know. he told me he didn't do it. i take him at his word. what we saw from the family is a powerful summit. umenyiora been in vietnam throughout this summit. what's your sense of it? >> yeah, so first of all, kim jong-un is still here at the milly hotel not far from where i'm standing as is

warmbier, and i love otto. and it's a very, very delicate balance. >> joining us now, president trump's national security adviser, ambassador john bolton. ambassador, thanks for joining us. >> glad to be with you. >> it seems as though president trump doesn't have anything new to show for the summit. kim jong-un got a second face-to-face with the american president, building his clout on an international stage. now south korea and the u.s. are scaling back major joint military exercises. did this summit end up helping north korea more than the united states? >> no, i think it was unquestionably a success for the united states because the president protected, defended american interests. the possibility was there for north korea to make a big deal with us, to do complete denuclearization in exchange for the potential for a very bright economic future. the president wanted to make that big deal. he pushed very hard for it. the north koreans were not willing to walk through the door that he opened for them. so now

what reaction are we getting from otto warmbier's parents? >> nothing today. the warmbier family did not respond to our request for comment. but i'll tell you, lester, today the north koreans held this surprise and rare news conference. and when i tried to ask about warmbier and the regime's human rights abuses, officials refused to engage on any of those questions, lester. >> hallie jackson, thank you. >>> meanwhile the president's former lawyer, michael cohen, was back on capitol hill, completing three days of testimony. this time behind closed doors. but what he said in public yesterday drawing a strong reaction from presidprosecutors in new york. we have two reports. let's start with kasie hunt. >> reporter: tonight president trump slamming democrats for that dramatic split-screen moment. michael cohen ying during his >> i think having a fake hearing like that and having it in the middle of this very important summit is really a terrible thing. >> reporter: in his 7 1/2 hour testimony, cohen unleashing an array of accusations. >> he is a racist. he is a co

for otto's mistreatment and death. most important, otto warmbier will not have died in vain... love otto and think of him often!"kellyanne conway/adviser to president trump: "what the president is saying there is no indication that chairman kim knew what happened to otto warmbier when it happened."but that seems improbable, experts say-- because after his death, doctors who examined otto warmbier said they believed he'd been in a vegetative state for 14-months, before being sent home.voice of brian todd:"if he's in a vegetative state for 14-months, does kim not know about it at all during that time?robert king/former special envoy to n.korea for human right: "kim would have known as soon as they had determined that this was something that wasn't reversible. he would have known immediately."so why would president trump say he believed kim?analysts say it could have been for pure political expediency.marcus noland/peterson institute for international economics: "human rights groups have not been given much access to the administration, which is clearly prioritizing the nuclear ne

and he believes kim about not having anything to with otto warmbier.our head would pop off your shoulders, now, silence. >> here's what i know, okay? i know that there are certain outlets that want to focus on things that they say some truth teller says is incorrect. the fact is, is this. the president was very clear with the american voter about what he intended to do. he wasn't lying about what he intended to do, chris. and what he has done is simply a -- is to put into place what he said he would do. what you all are obsessed with is the inaccuracies that some people say exist along the way. >> not some people say. >> i'd love to talk to you about each and every one of those but what he said he would do with north korea is engage the dictator, which is what he was doing. he said he would build a wall and cut corporate taxes and bring back the american economy. talk about the forest. you're missing the forest and that's a mistake. >> i don't see them as saplings but i'll tell you what, i wish you well at cpac. you're always welcome to talk about issu

kim and his evil regime are responsible for the death of our son otto.im and his evil regime are responsible for unimaginable cruelty. no lavish praise can change that. kellyanne conway repeated the president's points. >> the president agrees with the warmbier family and holds north korea responsible for otto's death. the president is talking about that chairman kim did not know what happened to otto at the time when it happened. and so of course he holds north korea responsible. >> joining me now is democratic senator chris van hollen from maryland. senator, thank you. >> good to be here. >> for being here today. let me have you weigh in. you've met with the warmbier family. is it possible that kim jong-un didn't know about the treatment of otto warmbier? >> no, it's not possible. kim jong-un knows everything that happens in his country, certainly with respect to an american who has been held prisoner there. and kellyanne conway, this is the cleanup brigade once again, trying to clean up after the president. >> did she clean it up, though? >> no. >> did

the mistreatment of otto warmbier is something that's unforgivable. >> otto warmbier, they made a spectacle out of him to the world. accusing him of being a traitor or a spy. they executed him. the blood of otto warmbier is on the hands of kim jong-un. there's no doubt in my mind he knew about it, he allowed it to happen and the responsibility lies directly with kim jong-un. >> nikki haley also weighed in. americans know the cruelty placed on otto warmbier by the north korean regime. our hearts are with the otto warmbier family for their strength and courage. we'll never forget. >> one senior senate republican is warning president trump over his emergency declaration to get funding for his border wall saying he could face a rebuke from the gop on the matter. lamar alexander called on the president yesterday to find a different way to get the money saying lawmakers could overturn his declaration. the senator said while he supports what the president wants to do with regard to border security he does not support the way he's been advised to do it. republican senators are discussing ways to am

the mistreatment of otto warmbier is unforgivable. >> otto warmbier, they made a spectacle out of him before the world, accusing him of being a spy. the blood of otto warmbier is in the hands of kim jong un. he knew about, it he directed it and the responsibility lies directly with kim jong un. >> that poor boy begging for himself life and being brutalized and beaten and killed by kim jong un. kim jong un was a murderer. nothing happens in that country that he doesn't order. he is a tyrant of the first order. and there is no way anybody would lay a hand on an american -- on an american in north korea unless kim jong un wasn't delivering the direct orders. and kim jong un had him beaten to death, beaten to death, put in a vegetative state to come home and die in front of his parents and this week donald trump once again embraced tyranny and once again basically it was -- it's always every day is donald trump's own personal munich. i mean, he appeased yet another dictator, this time for the brutalizing death of an american college boy. >> he cozied up to north korea's dictator while his

what the president is saying, there's no indication that chairman kim knew what happened to otto when it happened. >> that is kellyanne conway here in cpac earlier today. nikki haley among those that have singled out the north korean regime nor otto warmbier's death. >> neil: looks like the democrats are gearing up for more hearings on capitol hill. not on russian collusion but anything to do with the president's finances and in some cases going back decades before he became president. what does my next guest think about this? andy business from the house judiciary committee. good to have you here. >> good to be here. >> neil: this does looked like a long, long check into the president's finances, long before he became president. is that accurate? >> that's accurate. they've been clamoring for his tax returns and now they're going after his family members to i'm sure what he's grades looked like in elementary school, this is harassment. that's what this is. >> neil: i know you and i discussed this. this has morphed into something more than collusion. i don't know what the mueller repo