n hardass, gooowd to see you. >> we watched the pressress conference with sean surpriser,r it seemed like almost every single question was about w michael flynn. me, let meed toas what was your take away. a president trump was worried about the leaks, not necessarily michael flynn. >> and it's sort of a deflection to a crux of the story. it shows there are some real serious questions about what is going on between the white house and russia that a lot of democrats want to get into. what is sort of ironic donald trump loved all of the leaks of hillary clinton's e-mails ands all the dirt that came out of the campaign and now he's not at huge fan of the leaks because it's harmful to him.im. a lot of reporters did ask is how far and how are we going to investigate these leaks? i any that's a good point because when you think about when wikileaks was gaining critical mass, marco rubio said he didn't jump on it because he very easily turn on the republicans. we know not much came out on the republicans. it was mostly about i haven't granted we're talking about two different leaks here, as

sessions he came to know the man, respected him, did not believe that he was a racist, so i'm not surprised that sean spicer invoked senator spectre's name and my hunch is that you will hear that line again and again if this continues to be an issue. >> let's go to some live pictures of the senate floor, senator harris speaking. >> it is its mission and the next attorney general of the united states must use his powers as a prosecutor to uphold it. and this brings me to the troubling and frankly unacceptable record of the nominee for this office. it is the united states department of justice that is charged with enforcing the rights of those trying to cast a ballot, but senator sessions cheered the supreme court's decision to gut the voting rights act, used his power as a u.s. attorney to prosecute three african-american civil rights activists in alabama then called the naacp quote unamerican. it is the united states department of justice that addresses systematic inequalities that we know unfortunately still exist in our criminal justice system. and have led to mass incarceration. but senator sessio

surprise. press secretary sean price -- sean spicer suggested they may go after states that have legalized recreational pot use. he said, quote, you will see greater enforcement of it. meanwhile, one state assembly member in california is working on a law that would test for thc influence in drivers. for now it seems medical marijuana use is not in peril. >> in terms of how the department of justice would handle that issue, that is very different from the recreational use which is something the department of justice will be looking into. >> i think the state is right. we have to mitigate the challenges associated but the people have spoken and we have to honor the people. >> assembly member tom lackey says under the obama administration, the federal enforcement of drug laws varies. >>> a state senator was silenced at the capital. >> please have her take a seat, she is out of order. senator and when, -- please remove her from the chamber. >> state senator janet nguyen was physically removed from her chamber, all because she criticized democrat tom hayden over his opposition to the vietnam war. back in 1

. >> sean: the case is very straightforward, i was not surprised because of the history of the ninth circuit court of appeals, they have been the most overturned court in history, this is a straightforward case, the president has the undisputed constitutional statutory and legal authority to do what he did here. what gives them standing in this case what to mark or seattle standing? the argument that they were trying to make that somehow irreparable damage happened here which made no sense to me whatsoever? these are not american citizens were talking about. >> your referencing the merits. we are very confident when the status is on the merits just like in massachusetts district court, this administration and they're there for the administration will prevail in keeping this country secure and americans safe. >> sean: why do you think and it's frustrating to you that they were asking specific questions about the percentage of worldwide muslims impacted by this? the one judge richard clipped it in the case cited by my estimate it was 85% are not impacted by this so the term muslim a ba

i was very surprised to hear sean spicer saying trump has been incredibly tough on russia. up on that. not what anyone who looks at situation would think, why would -- >> let's play it first. >> president has been incredibly tough on russia, continues to raise the issue of crimea, which the previous administration allowed to be seized by russia. his ambassador to the united nations nikki haley stood before the u.n. security council on her first day and strongly denounced. >> you said incredibly tough on russia. how is that possible? comment after comment defending vladimir putin, interview with bill o'reilly asked if vladimir putin is a killer, well america hasn't been that much better in that regard. to me and to a lot of americans seems this president has not been tough on russia. how can you say that? >> i just walked through it. there's a difference between president wanting to have understanding of how a good relationship with russia can help us defeat isis and terrorism throughout the world. >> crimea, all of a sudden they're talking about that. remember during the ca

we love alec baldwin playing donald trump -- >> >> melissa mccarthy made a surprise appearance imitating press secretary seancer. >> i would like to begin today by apologizing on behalf of you to me. for how you have treated me these last two weeks. and that apology is not accepted! >> a "wall street journal," are you okay? >> i will put you in the corner with cnn. >> we're not fake news! >> there is so much of this that is hysterical. i was telling our producers, let's just run the seven minutes of it too. it is hysterical. >> you don't know it's melissa mccarthy. the makeup job is incredible. >> truly artful there. >>> after the super bowl victory, the quarterback returned to the locker room to find his game jersey was gone, missing. >> i would have burned it. >> of course you would bill. >> according to brady thinks it might have been stolen. search parties for the jersey were unsuccessful. when walking out of the stadium the four-time super bowl mvp admitted defeat saying, it's going to be on ebay soon, i guess. so hopefully it's just some kind of mix-up. >> you can't sell it. >> somebody -- >> lady gaga

. >> mccartney made a surprise appearance as sean spicer.[ applause ] >> good afternoon, settle down. before we begin, i know that myself and the press have gotten off to a rocky start. all right, all right. [ applause ] when i say rocky start, i meant in the sense of "rocky" the movie. i also don't talk so much. i want to begin apologizing on behalf of you to me for how you have treated me these last two weeks and apologies is not accepted. i am not here to be your buddy. i am here to swallow gum and take names. >> i know he's not happy but she does do a good job. >> the first presidential conference was rocky. >> yeah, it was. >> all right, moving on then. the patriots' victory was not the only stunner at the super bowl. ♪ ga, ga, ga, ooh, la, la. >> she began her show as a fleet of drones. she sang this land is your land, this before doing a death defying cable drop to the stage. >> she gave a shout out to her parents before closing the show. >> that does wra uphis hour of cnn news room i am rosemary church. stay tuned with news around th

sean spicer. >> and in a surprise appearance actress melissa mccarthy played spicer.cers often contentious relationship with the media. >> i would like to begin today by apologizing on behalf of you to me. for how you have treated me these last two weeks. and that apology is not accepted. >> are you okay? ? >> what are you doing? what are you doing? >> okay, that wraps up sean spicer's relationship with the media. and this hour of "cnn newsroom." i'm rosemary church. >> thanks for watching. we're back just after the break with another hour of "cnn newsroom." (vo) what's your dog food's first ingredient? corn? wheat? in purina one true instinct grain free, real chicken is always #1. no corn, wheat or soy. support your active dog's whole body health with purina one. like bundling home and auto coverage, which reduces redney. tape, which saves money. when they save, you save. that's home and auto insurance for the modern world. esurance, an allstate company. click or call. >>> more maneuversing in the legal battle over trump's travel ban with arguments due in the coming

. >> sean: no words to describe it and it was not surprising because he did it so often. d sports 24 years and never seen a performance on an nfl field. >> sean: when donald trump won and he said you are wrong, you are wrong. you texted me. >> you are usually wrong and someone has to be here for you. >> sean: you take a lot of crap for me my friend. >> it is fox news and you are a zelot. >> sean: you arant tebow. >> he's my friend. ask him, he's my friend. but at the same time, i hate to say it on national television and you are wrong 75 percent of the time. you are write sometimes, a, and b, you are a nice guy. >> sean: oh, softening me up. >> you are just wrong sometimeses. and i try to be here for and you help you out to the best of my ability. >> sean: you said your buddy trump has no chance. >> that was after the tapes came out. >> sean: you told me to jump ship. >> excuse me in america when it comes to the presidential election be. we see the rhetoric and behavior. >> sean: when they unfairly attack you. >> you go with that. we get unfairly attacked all of the time.

she made a surprise appearance on saturday night live playing white house press secretary sean spicer. >> that was one of my favorites. i laughed out loud. >> it was a lot of hype for the super bowl halftime show featuring lady gaga. we will show you some of the highlights of her show which pam loved. and the message she did not send to the surprise of many fans.>>> former 49ers -- talk to us about the future of the team including policies experience with potential new coach kyle shanahan.>>> we have a decent commute right now. highway 4 doesn't look bad. as you drive through pittsburgh and bay point. >> first of many systems is inching closer. it will be here tonight into tuesday. the wind is really picking up. 35-40 in the hills. >> it is monday. good morning i am pam cook. i felt a lot of wind. >> i heard the wind last night.>> power was out. in your neck of the woods. we will check on on any power outages. that is not a good way to start today. >> a little break before our next system comes in later this afternoon and tonight. there is a lot that has to move through. all the way i

surprise you. we need speed for reasons of security. so it could very well be that we do that. >> sean: president trump, he gets it, he's making the safety and security of you come at the american people a top priority and for good reason. we have been warned by top obama administration intelligence and national security officials that isis could infiltrate the refugee population. they've all said it. watch this. >> would that bringing syrian refugees posing a greater risk to americans? >> i mean, it's clearly a population of concern. >> the concern is in syria, the lack of our footprint in syria thatla the databases won't have the information we need. it's not that we have a lack of process, there is a lack of information. >> that obviously raises great concern to be able to do a proper background check toro individuals coming in the country. >> yes. >> i don't obviously put it past rae likes of isil to infiltrate operatives amongst us. >> we can only query against that which we've collected. if somebody has never made a ripple in the pond in syria in a way that would get their identi

. >> sean: no words to really describe it. it wasn't surprising. >> i've been covering sports for 24 years, and i'm telling you right now, i have never seen a performance on an nfl field like last night. >> sean: kind of reminds me of the election this year when donald trump one. he calls me off here when i'm doing my radio show. he's like you are wrong. you text me, you are wrong. >> you are usually wrong, but somebody has to bero here for a peer you say to me all the b time, you take a lot of from people for being my friend. why is that? >> it's fox news, it's you, you are a seller in terms of it. i am not -- she's my friend. i don't believe that till i hear that. at the same time, i hate to say this on national television, even though i think you are wrong about 75% of the time, you are right sometimes. you are also a very nice guy. guy.re not a bad he will now you are softening me up. >> you are just wrong sometimes, to be herewhat i try for you to help you out for them best of my abilities. >> sean: you said your buddy trump has no chance to w

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that is no surprise that sean spicer has made his way to the hill to manage the white house's messageech going into it. in a briefing that wrapped a few moments ago white house official did say that the president is still expected to strike a tone of optimism. immigration will figure prominently as we are waiting for a new draft of that executive order on immigration to come that has been delayed multiple times. now new reporting that says that potentially the president could be willing to compromise on new immigration legislation and we'll see if he mentions anything about that tonight. the white house official did say there would be a collective process underway to replace the affordable care act. that is currently ongoing between congress, the health sp human services secretary and the president himself and that any skepticism or criticism of the draft that has been leaked out over the weekend is just a conversation that is getting started about what that policy will look like going forward. it will be interesting to see exactly what the speech is tonight because we do expect that

the night also featured a surprise appearance by melissa mccarthy, who played white house press secretary seaneah, i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> yeah, it's not a ban. >> i'm sorry? >> it's not a ban. the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> you just called it a ban. >> i'm using your words. you said ban, now i'm saying it back to you. >> the president tweeted, and i quote, if the ban were announced with a one week notice -- >> yeah, exactly. you just said that. he's quoting you. it's your words. >> well, there could be even more skits about the trump administration next week when alec baldwin serves as the host. i have a feeling melissa mccarthy will be >>> 10:25 now. the super bowl isn't just about football. it's about food, of course. >> according to "time" magazine, you'd have to run an entire marathon to torch all the extra calories you're going to eat today. >> or not. >> they're taking some of the fun out of this. here are some of the few favorites and what they'll cost you. just three slices of pepperoni pizza because you can't just have one, comes

the correspondence needed to ask of sean spicer but did you find him a bit more subdued in the wake of the melissa mccarthy snl skit or no? >> i'm not too surprised they decided not to stick to it but we know that image making matters a lot to sean spicer's boss, so i certainly think there was a more subdued toned down sh sean spicer at the podium, whether or not he did that conscio consciously, i don't know, but after it coming after melissa mccarthy, we don't know. >> there are still all kind of questions at the ecenter of the legal battle being waged in court. is it constitutional did that judge in washington state over reach when he halted the ban? tonight's oral arguments are whether the suspension should remain. i have a constitutional lawyer who served under president reagan and george h. bush and karen tomlin, she litigates federal anti-immigration policies. let's get straight to it. david, beginning with you, just even on how this is happening this evening, so how i understand each side presents its case with these three judges and do we know how these three judges even were selected for this? >> well, it's random selection that's how it

she made a surprise appearance on saturday night live playing sean spicer. >>> we expect to hear an officialement for the 49ers about their head coach. the nfl will now allow the 49ers to officially talk to kyle shanahan about becoming head coach. he was just named the nfl's assistant coach of the year. after a great year as the offensive coordinator for the falcons. shanahan would be the 49ers fourth head coach in the past 2 years. >>> oakland raiders fans took a step to keep the team in town. they gathered yesterday and recorded a video directed at the raiders management and the nfl. >> the group included members of the forever oakland organization which is dedicated to building a new stadium in oakland. the organizers say they are solid business reasons for keeping the raiders in the area. they are hoping the investment group can work out a deal to keep them in the east bay. >>> fighting back against president. trump's travel ban. coming up -- the legal action taken overnight in a san francisco federal appeals court. and how tech companies are joining that fight. >>> a landslide closes a

she also made headlines when she made a surprise appearance on saturday night live playing sean spicer.>>> the game newly set in ratings record. 111 million people watched. that is the third highest rating in super bowl history. the highest ever for fox. overtime brought them an estimated $20 million in extra ad revenue. >>> a first for the vatican. the pope reached out to americans on super bowl sunday. >> pope francis started the message saying great sporting events such as today's super bowl are highly symbolic. it is possible to build a culture of encounter in a world of peace. the pope is said to be an avid sports fan and often speaks about how sports can bring about social change. >>> another peek outside. there is plenty of rain in oakland and other parts of the day. >> it is wet today and tomorrow. a slight break on wednesday. more rain on thursday. i will track the detail in just a moment. over oakland -- it was a wet start. it will be wet the rest of your monday. we're looking at light rain for most of the afternoon today. before the next front moves and tonight and tomorrow.

. >> sean: 200 days you think is a real possibility in terms of the time frame. listen, i am willing to take the speaker at his word but i was surprisedongressman, republicans, i will keep an eye on it. i will hold them accountable. >> no, no. >> sean: what? >> we should. let me say this. mcconnell and ryan are both strong, mature personalities. they centralize things more than i would but that is their style they are now working with trump and they are getting to know each other better and better. these are three really determined people. i suspect that 200 days fits exactly within where the trump team wants to be and you know me, this stuff breaks down, i will be on the show saying it is breaking down. i am not going to cover for them. but i am moderately optimistic. >> sean: i was more optimistic than when i talk to him than after. newt gingrich, he will be back with us tomorrow night. we will be in d.c. at 11:00 p.m. eastern. we will be reacting to president trump's address. the fox & friends team interviewed president trump at the white house today. ainsley earhardt will join us. i traveled down to dallas, texas to interview pres

sean hannity is a guest. >> bob: that's a big surprise. has hannity said anything about trump that's been negative?meghan: he said sometimes he's too sensitive. >> greg: kimberly, any thoughts? >> kimberly: yes. don't you know you don't mess with the puerto rican girls hairdo. i am looking forward to it. he's going to exceed expectations and i agreed the democrats are going to be pleased with some of the things he said. the bernie sanders supporters who are down with tpp. they are going to like it. >> eric: extremely important. an hour before showtime, there was a note that john roberts, senior white house correspondent saying there may be announcement on immigration. not a path to citizenship but a path to legalization which would be very, very controversial, big. >> bob: do you think he's going to get a second one done? >> eric: this is a different one. we are talking about immigration. >> greg: we must move on. we've got a bunch of surprises in this show coming up. more to come on the presidential address. we have two more cohost, dana and juan. they are joining us next. h my d. roller derby. ♪

surprising. one of the things sean spicer called her an educator. many people in the education community who would dispute that, that have issue with that. she's someone who has been a tireless and strong supporter of education in terms of charter schools and vouchers. she really has devoted a good deal of her family wealth to trying to make certain that there are charter schools in her home state of michigan. and in other places around the country. but those people who are voting against her and voicing concern about her say betsy devos is someone who talked about public education being a dead end. that disturbs them because the majority of children in this untry are in public education. 50 million kids. and while there are many people who are very much in favor of choice being an option for parents, they're concerned betsy devos didn't speak much about what do you do with the rest of the children in the public education system? she's never held an elected office, never been a superintendent of schools, never served on public school, never sent her

sean spicer gathered his press staff for a surprise emergency meeting with white house lawyers presentwhere staffers were told to dump their phones on a table for a phone check to prove they had nothing to hide. all right. how do we know about that meeting to crack down on leaks? from a leak by a trump aide. quote, spicer also warned the group of more problems if news of the phone checks and the meeting about leak was leaked to the immediamedia. quote, it's not the first time warnings about leaks have promptly leaked. so trump's white house is checking the phones of communication staffers because they talk to reporters and that phone check itself is being leaked by those white house staffers. as we say in the biz, and the beat goes on. trump's beef is partly with his own hand-picked employees, in addition to the career bureaucrats he may not have selected. information merging from these leaks ranges from the mundane, like that phone check, to the pivotal, like this hour that the dhs found statistics undercutting the core rationale for trump's travel ban. these leaks are clearly frustra

but it was comedian melissa mccarthy who stole the show making a surprising appearance as white house press secretary sean spicer. >> glenn rush "new york times" boo, go ahead. >> yeah, i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> it's not a ban. the travel ban is not a ban, which makes it not a ban. >> but you just called it a ban. >> because i'm using your words. you said ban. you said ban, now i'm saying it back to you. >> the president tweeted and i quote, if the ban were announced with a one-week notice. >> yeah, exactly. you just said that. he's quoting you. it's your words. he's using your words when you use the words and he uses them back it's circular using of the word and that's from you. >> any resemblance to the mad hatter's tea party? joining me chris cillizza and karen tumulty, national correspond enfor "the washington post." right to sean spicer's tongue-in-cheek response responding to the melissa mccarthy takedown. >> look, i think melissa mccarthy needs to slow down on the gum chewing. way too many pieces in there. >> he does have a sense of humor. karen, you've been in that briefi

surprise you. we need speed for reasons of security. it could very well be that we do that. >> seanesident trump, he gets it, he's making the safety and security of you come at the american people a top priority and for good reason. we have been warned by top obama administration intelligence at a national security officials that isis could infiltrate the refugee population. they've all said it, watch this. >> would that bring in syrian refugees and pose a greater risk to americans? >> is clearly a populace and of concern. >> the concern is in syria, the lack of our footprint, the databases want to have the information we need to. it is not that we have a lack of process it's at that there's a lack of information. >> that raises grave concern make make proper background checks to come into the country >> i don't put it past the likes of sisal to infiltrate operatives. >> we can only query against that which we've collected, if someone has never made a ripple in the pond in syria in a way that would get their identity or their interests reflected in our database, we can query until o

liz: white house press secretary sean spice were calling out porters. john kelly saying it wasn't a surpriseall due respect i think you have been part of the confusion. you have helped cause this, despite claims, you say you have sources that tell us. general kelly says this is how many times i have been briefed, and this is how many times i have been briefed. liz require's an associated press report. here are some of the headlines. there was information and headlines about how trump blinds sided dhs with his ban. what is your response to this story? >> they are trying to say trump is not ready tore prime time. part of what they are doing is what new administrations do. they try to make a policy and they try not to tell the old dhs obama administration foldovers. when you tell the obama people what you are doing they leak to the associated press or the "new york times." they are trying to do this in such a way so they don't allow democrats to leak. that's what democrats do. there is some kinds of confusion. but these are the same people who would make excuses for healthcare.gov didn't launch

no surprise the trump administration clashes again with the press. today white house press secretary sean spicer blocked a handful of media outlets from today's press gaggle. nbc news, cbs and fox news were all allowed in. cnn was not. also blocked, "the new york times," "the los angeles times," politico and buzzfeed. the associated press and "time" magazine boycotted the press briefing because of how it was being handled. the president said the gaggle was actually an expanded pool situation meaning whoever was at the briefing would have to share the material with others. meantime, president trump was in maryland today at the conservative political action conference. >> usa, usa. >> lots of cheers from the crowd at cpac. the president reiterated his agenda, which includes strengthening the military and beefing up immigration enforcement. >> we're building the wall, we're building the wall. in fact, it's going to start soon. way ahead of schedule. >> today we also got our first detailed look at the president's plan to replace obamacare. a draft shows it would get rid of the requirement to

. >> cokie, i was surprised yesterday to see sean spicer, the white house press secretary saying nordstrom'sess decision in january was attack on the president and his policies. >> everything is a direct attack unless you say he is the greatest man that came down the pike. you know, look, presidents have gone after companies before. jack kennedy famously canceled the herald tribune and harry truman after steel companies and tends to work badly for the presidents. >> presidents have defended their daughters before as well but never -- >> harry truman, in fact, threatened to beat up the music critic from "the washington post" when he gave his margaret truman a bad review but, yes, but this is what the trump family does. some take picnics. some families pray together. this family does business together. and separating business from their everyday life is almost impossible. >> we are seeing other companies also start to take action against ivanka's brand. >> well, and they're saying across the board that this is a business decision. it came from nordstrom that for the last year, this brand final

a surprising statement, critical of israel going forward, expanding existing settlements on the west bank. may not be helpful in achieving peace. that's what the written statement said yesterday. seanis not helpful in achieving peace. one little step further. this was a surprise given some of the statements made by donald trump and his top aides throughout the campaign. >> absolutely a surprise, would have. i mean, we all remember when he came out ahead of the u.n. security resolution condemning israel's new settlements and said -- actually took israel's side, the u.n. security council shouldn't be pursuing that, defended israel, defended netanyahu on that. i think it shows he's operating in the new reality he has before him, which is that he wants peace in israel between israelis and the palestinians. he wants to pursue a peace deal. jared kushner is the one he has put in charge of that. i think he recognizes if you give israel everything they want on the front end, then there is nothing to give the palestinians potentially. there is no way to negotiate a deal of that kind. and you know there is still also this issue of whether he would move the embassy in israel to jerusalem. tha

>> we'll show you the surprise guest appearance that lampooned white house press secretary sean spicer. hello, peco. hi. can you help me save on my energy bill? old appliances. like a hot water heater? it's around here somewhere. nope. nope. what is this thing? sir, have you looked in the basement? huh. oh, yeah. no wonder. it was hidden behind all of my free weights. if you're not an expert, peco can help. we have lots of ways to help you save energy and money. peco. the future is on. ♪ their lives are beautiful, let's keep it that way. if you suspect child abuse, report it. for more information on reporting child abuse or neglect go to keepkidssafe.pa.gov paid for with pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. >>> it's not a travel ban. i think the words used to describe it are derived from what the media is calling this. >> that's white house press secretary sean spicer at a briefing last week. last night "saturday night live" delivered its own take on spicer explaining the president's immigration order. >> the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> you just called it a ban. >> b

surprised dad's president? yeah. [ laughter ] white house press secretary, sean spicer, yesterday denied that the administration'soking lgbt protections sparked a disagreement between attorney general, jeff sessions and education's secretary, betsy devos. spicer also denied that he got his job after putting a quarter in a machine and whispering, "i wish i were big." [ laughter ] the nypd sent out a message today telling residents that despite president trump's executive order, new york city will remain a safe place for all immigrants. i'm counting on it said one immigrant. [ cheers and applause ] we got you. we got you. today was international dog biscuit appreciation day. there's a party later tonight, but i heard it's going to be a real snausage fest. [ light laughter ] [ applause ] a new report projects that by 20/20 the legal marijuana industry will create more than a quarter of a million jobs for people to be late to. [ laughter ] and finally, chlamydia has reportedly become a major threat amongst australia's koala populations. scientists first became aware of the problem after receiving a late night text. [

of phone calls with foreign leaders, but there was also a surprise appearance by melissa mccarthy, who played white house press secretary sean spicer. >> yeah, i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> yeah, it's not a ban. >> i'm sorry? >> it's not a ban. the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> you just called it a ban. >> i'm using your words. you said ban, now i'm saying it back to you. >> the president tweeted, and i quote, if the ban were announced with a one week notice -- >> yeah, exactly. you just said that. he's quoting you. it's your words. >> well, there could be even more skits about the trump administration next week when >>> with black history month under way, we are taking a peek at an exhibition now on display at the xenith gallery in northwest washington. >> news 4's barbara harrison introduces us to some of the african-american artists whose work reflects the history they've lived through. >> reporter: this is the xenith gallery, where there's always a lot going on outside, and inside a cocoughny of chaos at first glance, but it calls for a closer look. what seems to be a crazy co

sean spicer does? >> i don't feel confident. this is another example of surprise diplomacy that this administration has engaged in. they release these memos the day of the trip for both secretary kelly and tillerson going down to mexico. it's a surprise to everyone in mexico. it's a surprise to the administration in mexico. and so in order to be successful in this, you can't enforce your way out of this. you have to have a strong partnership with mexico and they've had zero effort to try to have a constructive relationship and a constructive communication with their neighbor, with our neighbor to the south. so, i don't actually call it looking forward to a great discussion. i think they should be looking forward to a very cold discussion, trying to dig themselves out of a hole. since day one they've been doing nothing but insulting mexico. >> kasie, the lack of confidence marco is expressing, how does that translate with the press corps both on the hill and in the white house? is there a sense that we are actually getting more clarity when it comes to this immigra

. >> this one, actress melissa mccarthy's surprise appearance drew the most laughs. she played white house spokesman seanhat me and the press have gotten off to a rough start. in a sense, when i say rocky start, i mean it in the sense of rocky the movie, because i came out here to punch you. and also i don't talk so good. now i want to begin today by apologizing on behalf of you, to me. for how you are treated me the last two weeks. and that apology is not accepted. >> to be fair, sean spicer is a little bit nicer than that. in the past few months, president trump has tweeted complaints and criticisms of "snl." but he has yet to complain about last night or any other since he took over the administration. >>> this is cnn newsroom, fredericka whitfield is off. the clock is ticking over a legal showdown and president trump's travel ban is temporarily suspended. president trump once again taking to twitter just moments ago to target the judge in the case, saying just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. if something happens, blame him and court system. people pouring in, bad. let's ge

>> sean spicer was upset with something that happened with -- >> that today it there -- >> it was no surprise. >> if they gave notice last night everybody knew today why would they be upset to discovery it was gaggle which has a limit limited number. >> what is expanded pool? >> expanded in this case was not defined. what they decide expanded meant was adding news organizations they wanted to be there and excludeing others and that's something we objected. >> is that to teach some organizations something they had written. >> it's hard to answer that. we object to it. >> what's the next step? >> to keep talking to them and make sure something like this doesn't happen again. i think it's worth noting since sean spicer became press secretary he has been having briefings. we don't like what happened today but i want it look at full record and also say we have had good access so far. we hope that continue and not a trend of excludeing organizations. >>> thank you. >> thank you. >>> today the president was moved to call off leaks from twitter. fbi is unable to stop the national security leakers wit

lighter note actress melissa mccarthy making a surprise appearance on "saturday night live" this weekend. she stole the show as white house pres secretary sean thresh, new york times, boo go ahead. >> i wanted to ask about the travel ban on muslims. >> it's not a ban. >> sorry? >> the travel ban is not a ban which makes it not a ban. >> but you just called it a ban. >> because i'm using your words. >> "if the ban were announce would a one -- >> exactly he's quoting you. it's your worst. he's using your whierds uses them and you use them back, it's circular using of the word and that's from you. seriously, glen. are you going to start with this right out of the gate, glen. >> go online, take a look that entire skit because it's really funny. you watched it? >> yes. >> oh, fantastic bit of fun. another bit of fun for some of you maybe. >>> the new england patriots completed a stunning comeback over the falcons as the game went to over time for the first time ever. you watched the rugby snow. >> yes, it was fantastic. >> they managed to score 31 points without reply to take the title. julian edelman's miracle catch and lady gaga's half time per

surprised that russia is worrying about it. and then coming out of moscow, as well, mixed messages concerned about coming out of the u.s., particularly that comment that we had from seanpicer that president trump would like to see crimea returned to ukraine. that's causing great consternation here in moscow. one official saying it was like a cold shower over expectations of improved relations between russia and the u.s. >> so many headlines coming out of moscow as well. we'll be interested to hear perhaps in that meeting. >>> turmoil at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. that's to say the least. sources telling cnn the white house is in chaos as it tries to move past controversy. we're told top officials aren't even speaking to each other because they're too busy trying to take each other down. our sources explain it as the game of thrones. saying the level of trust between the president and general flynn had deteriorated. >> turns out vice president pence, one of the last to find out about the investigation that led to the resignation of the national security adviser, even though mike pence is the one that michael flynn misled about his talkings to the russian ambassador, the

. >> sean: what have you learned about president trump that you did not know before, that surprised you, what you like most about him and what do you disagree with? >> he's warm, personal, compassionate and he likes getting stuff done. we have been waiting for this, i like that about him. conservatives have been pent up here, fighting the obama administration, the progressive left, he is a conservative and he's ready to take on these challenges. he's so fast, people are scrambling to catch up. i love the fact that he is not in any way about getting big, bold things done. >> sean: what you think about the left of reacting? the russian issue that keeps coming up again and again? >> i think it's just like you say, there is nothing new here. you have to remember that the obama intelligence community under his direction did a huge investigation communitywide about russia's involvement, there is no plan presented to the congress. it was all about russia trying to meddle with our election. we knew this. >> sean: here's my headline out of this interview, you're pretty much in full agreement wit

surprise that this has come out today. —— lambasted. almost every day, there is a press briefing from the press secretary, it sean spicer, and a group ofted journalists go in and get on the record or off the record readings from the press secretary. but today, everybody went along, but only a few select a journalist from those organisations were allowed in. and they were fox news, breitbart, the right—wing news website that steve bannon used to run, and the washington times, amongst others. banned were cnn, bbc, the new york times, and others. the associated press we re times, and others. the associated press were allowed in but did not go in in process. but this is a very extremely worrying development. what remains to be seen at this point is whether it sets a precedent and will see more of this. when we listen to donald trump and others from his administration, they do seem very personally upset by some of the media coverage. but if this kind of battle face—off with the media something they will gain from all will be something they regret? —— at will be something they regret? —— at will this kind of battle or face—off. will this kin

sean wayne's newly crowned world champions follow suit? we have taken a massive interest in this, the first team, and i wouldn't be surprised if they startedhem stay in first position. while you ponder that, let's get the weather. hello, the weather is going to throw just about everything over the next couple of days. rain, snow, ice, hail, thunder. and some sunshine as well. it was not a bad start in north lincolnshire, or across the scottish highlands with some beautiful sunrises, as captured by oui’ beautiful sunrises, as captured by our weather watchers earlier on. through the day out west, things are changing. increasingly wet and windy weather here, courtesy of this cloud which has been named, not by the uk met office, but why the irish weather service, who have named it storm ewan because they are concerned about the impact across the republic of ireland. here we will see some wet and windy weather in western areas. and some rainfall here as well, some heavy bursts at times. let's focus on these western areas. through this afternoon, coastal parts of the south west of england could see gusts up to 50 mph. but of wales, north—west en

you expected somebody to do sean spicer because he has been so front and center. and so confrontational and i am surprisedpset about it because that's the relationship they wanted. they called them the opposing party f. the president and the trump administration went on jerry springer they would say we don't want you, too controversial. even for jerry springer. >> i read that sean laughed. >> he did. we have some of his reaction. unfortunately there hasn't been a us what daily briefing today but he did talk to extra. this is what he said. >> i think melissa mccarthy needs to slow down on the gum chewing. way too many pieces in there. >> what about alec and his portrayal. >> he has gone from funny to mean. and that's unfortunate. "saturday night live" used to be really funny. and i think there is a streak of meanness now that they have kind of crossed over into. >> go ahead judy. kind of right, i think he thought it was sort of fun. >> i think he thought it was fun. look, donald trump -- they have no sense of humor about themselves. >> who is the they here. >> so seriously. >> the administration. >> yes. >