i'm stephanie gosk atsnbc headquarters.ecret serce says a person is in custody after jumping over a bike rack near the white house. they say the suspect never made it to an actual fence, but the threat level at the white house was briefly raised. president trump following his meeting yesterday with german chancellor angela merkel took to twitter this morning to take a jab at the media saying his talks with merkel went well "despite what you heard from fake news." he also tweeted that germany owes vast sums of money to nato and the u.s. must be paid more for the defense it provides to that nation. so far no response from germany. >> a suspect was shot and killed this morning at orly airport in paris after trying to steal a soldier's rifle. authorities say the same suspect fired at police during a routine traffic stop in a paris suburb earlier in the day before speeding away. nbc's ali arusi is in london. what else have we learned about the suspect? >> there are several incidents involving the same suspect who went on a rampa

stephanie gosk will be with you on the next hour.h more on the immigration ban which is set to take effect five days from now. stay with us. dearthere's no other way to say this. it's over. i've found a permanent escape from monotony. together, we are perfectly balanced. our senses awake. our hearts racing as one. i know this is sudden, but they say...if you love something set it free. see you around, giulia >>> welcome back to msnbc. the first full month employment figures of the trump administration were stronger than expected. the economy adding 235,000 jobs last month an employment fell to 4.7%. the president celebrated the numbers but he of course called previously data that was similar phoney so joining us now to talk about this is peter marysesy of the maryland business school and gerald bernstein. so dnc chair tom perez released this statement. trump inherited an economy from barack obama with the longest streak of private sector job growth in history. so do we think jared that he has a point? >> thomas perez has a point and

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stephanie gosk is filling in. and louis burgdorf is here. thank you, louis. >> good morning. >> nice to be here, cal. we begin this morning with the latest on a massive winter storm already bringing heavy snow to the northeast. millions of people are in the midst of that nor'easter with several states of emergency already in full effect in major cities effectively shutting down. the storm is working its way up the east coast with washington, d.c. serving as the dividing line between the snow up north and the rain down south. eight states in the northeast are facing blizzard warnings with parts of the region expecting more than a foot of snow. and strong winds up to 50 miles per hour or higher. this is a live look outside the offices here at rockefeller center. it is already coming down. it's a similar scene in philadelphia where the snow is reducing visibility. so far, new york, new jersey, pennsylvania, connecticut and virginia have all declared states of emergency. connecticut's governor has issued a statewide travel ban starting at 5:00 a

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stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> let's turn over seas.rstrike killed 42 people feet from where u.s. strike killed several suspected terrorists. however, a senior military official says they were not responsible for that attack. joining us is ali aruzi, great to have you with us. . syrian civilians still paying a high price. >> that's right. 30 people were killed yesterday after suicide bombers struck the syrian capital of damascus on the 6th anniversary of a bloody war that's showing no signs of e baiting. e today was another violent day in syria. 42 people mostly civilians were killed in an airstrike on a mosque in northern syria. the raud was carried out by unidentified planes in the province of aleppo. forces kuked an airstrike killing several terrorists but didn't strike a mosque. they struck a meeting of al qaeda. a spokesman said the mosque which is 30 to 40 feet away was not targeted and was still standing after the airstrike and their intended target was destroyed. the observatory and witnesses at the scene say it was hit during p

♪ >>> good afternoon, i'm stephanie gosk at msnbc world headquarters in new york.e start with breaking news. president trump has fired u.s. attorney preet bharara of new york's famed southern district. known as one of the nation's toughest prosecutors, bharara refused to step down after the president ordered 46 of the remaining u.s. attorneys appointed under barack obama to step down on friday. but the context here is very important. back in november, the president personally invited bharara to trump tower and asked him to stay on. bharara accepted. this is bharara after that november meeting -- >> president-elect asked presumably because he's a new yorker and is aware of the great work that our office has done over the past seven years asked me to discuss whether or not i would be prepared to stay on as the united states attorney to do the work as we have done it, independently without fear of favor for the last seven years. we had a good meeting. i said i would absolutely consider staying on. i agreed to stay on. i have already spoken to senator sessions who is,

i'm stephanie gosk at msnbc headquarters in new york.hear from vice president mike pence who is in jacksonville, florida, to pitch the republicans' plan to repeal and replace obamacare. we'll bring you those remarks, live, as they happen. >>> president trump is also in florida this weekend, at mass mara lago club in west palm beach. after hosting german chancellor angela merkel at the white house, the commander-in-chief is taking to twitter to demand germany pay more for the protecti

i'm stephanie gosk. it's 2:00 p.m. in the east. 11:00 a.m. out west. happening now, the full-court press. vice president mike pence is in kentucky today to sell the new gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. >> after a good and vigorous debate we know kentucky will be there and we will repeal and replace obamacare once and for all. >> president trump is throwing his weight behind the replacement plan but will his lobbying enough to swear leery republicans. much more in just a moment. >>> plus developing news from the white house. the secret service confirms it arrested an intruder who scaled a fence outside the white house late last night. while president trump was in the executive mansion. >>> we begin with the trump administration's sales pitch on health care. vice president mike pence on the road in kentucky this saturday delivering a sharp rebuke against president obama's affordable care act. >> the obamacare nightmare is about to end. obamacare has failed the people of kentucky. it's failed the people of america and obamacare must go. >>> but d

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. >>> hello, everyone, i'm stephanie gosk at msnbc world headquarters in new york. it's another mar-a-lago week for president trump, the president spending today and tomorrow at his resort in south florida, his fourth weekend there since moving into the white house. while several of his supporters gather outside trump tower here in new york to show their support for president trump. the president, meanwhile, launching a new line of attacks today against former president obama. accusing the former commander in chief in a series of tweets of wiretapping his phones last year -- during last year's election. the allegations coming as the president's administration and campaign come under continued scrutiny over their meetings with russian officials. meetings that are just coming to light now. we'll start with breaking developments. new reaction from an obama spokespers spokesperson, after president trump accused the former president of wiretapping trump tower in the weeks before the election. a stunning claim believed to have originated on right-wing media outlets. trump

i'm stephanie gosk at msnbc headquarters in new york. this hour, we expect to hear from vice president mike pence who is in jacksonville, florida, to pitch the republicans' plan to repeal and replace obamacare. we'll bring you those remarks, live, as they happen. >>> president trump is also in florida this weekend, at mass mara lago club in west palm beach. after hosting german chancellor angela merkel at the white house, the commander-in-chief is taking to twitter to demand germany pay more for the protection u.s. provides. the potential feud with an ally in just a bit. >>> we're following breaking news thisour. a pern is in custody after the secret service says the individual jumped over a bike rack near the white house. they say the person never made it to the actual fence, but the threat level at the white house was increased because of the incident. video taken by a witness shows officers in the area. this comes just a week after a man jumped the white house fence and was loose on the grounds for more than 16 minutes. >>> now to flo

stephanie gosk, nbc news, everett, washington. >>> still ahead, the future of food delivery is here and it could change everything about the way so many americans eat. >>> also, powerful winds knocking over tractor trailers. a train trapped by snow and more wild weather on the way. >>> back now. just as many of you are sitting down for dinner, there's something new that could revolutionize the way we get our meals. the next time you order out, the delivery person that comes to your door may not be a person at all. we get the story from nbc's joe fryer. >> reporter: with speeds that reach only four miles an hour, robots like this won't win any marathons but they might change the face of food delivery. already they are getting a lot of looks. >> what was your reaction when you first saw it? >> well, just thought new space age, i guess. >> reporter: created by starship technologies, these sidewalk rovers pick up takeout or gross reez and bring it to hungry customers. door dash is testing in california. someday they will travel solo even in crosswalks with operators only stepping in when th

stephanie gosk got a look at the rise of breitbart and its influence on the president. it is president trump's favorite news source once run by top adviser, steve bannon. he's poking a finger in the eye of the mainstream media. they are racists, antisemimites and white supremacists. we talked to the chief tha pushes against theritics, defending the news site he's worked at since 2007. >> we are not a hate site. >> do you think you have been unfairly dmonized? >> without a doubt. >> they have seen a mediocre rise since being run by steve bannon. it exploded during the course of the presidential campaign with 240 million views a month. there was a former employee of yours who called breitbart trumpbart. >> yes. >> was that a fair criticism during the election? >> absolutely unfair. >> they will criticize the president if he breaks his promises. >> if he makes good on the promises, he gets good coverage. >> do you talk to the president? >> i have spoken to the president on air, i believe four times. twice when he was a candidate, twice before he was a candidate. i have not

so why are the bigingo much time in marshall, nbc's stephanie gosk s patent lawsuit capitalorte this first withs, then hanging moss and bluelake. he city of marshall is in the founded in 1841, thebirthplace of the boogie it has an altoge different claim tif somebody sas ago that capital for patent law in the country, what woulda room is get your lsd problem treated, is what i would have said. it's unheard of. i couldn't spell patent. >> local attorney sam baxter can certainly spell patent now. in fact, he's made a career of it. 40% of all patent lawsuits in the country are filed here. >> we ended up with a federal judge that adopted rules that made cases go very fast. you want to go fast in you're the plaintiff because it cuts down on your expenses. >> reporter: but u.s. law, if a patent company feels they have stolen their idea, they can sue that company wherever they choose. so when a judge in marshall sped up the process in the '80s, they flooded in. this is a pretty lovely place to visit if you can avoid the alligators. this is where some of the biggest companies in the world, ap

. >>> hello, everyone, i'm stephanie gosk at msnbc world headquarters in new york.other mar-a-lago week for president trump, the president spending today and tomorrow at his resort in south florida, his fourth weekend there since moving into the white house. while several of his supporters

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stephanie gosk sat down with the 31-year-old editor and chief who pushes back hard against the criticsthe labels defending the news site he has worked at since it started in 2007. >> we're not a hate site. >> do you think you have been unfairly demonized? >> absolutely. without a doubt. >> breitbart has seen a immediate i don't recollect rise from a fringe start hundred once run by steve bannon, the right wing news site exploded during the course of the presidential campaign. with 240 million views a month. there was a former employee of yours who called breitbart trumpbart. that was a fair criticism during the election? >> it absolutely unfair criticism. >> reporter: he insists they will criticize the president if he breaks his promises. >> if he makes good, he's going to get a lot of favorable coverage. when we feel like the president is not honoring the pledges he made to the public, he's going to get critical coverage. >> reporter: do you talk to the president? >> i've speaken to the president on air four times, twice when he was a candidate, twice before he was a candidate. and i

and stephanie gosk is following this one. >> reporter: they were hoping for a deal overnight. but there isn't one. the women's ice hockey world championship kicks off this friday here in the u.s. but the u.s. team, the current world champs, may not actually be there. >> reporter: when the winter olympics kick off in seoul in less than a year, the usa women's hockey team will be a medal favorite. but right now, the team is so angry with usa hockey, the sport's national association, they are threatening to boycott this week's world championship tournament. >> we need more visibility. we need more games. and we need to be paid properly. >> reporter: usa hockey was expected to vote on a deal monday. but overnight, there was still no announcement. the team says they don't get nearly the support the men get. flying coach, instead of business class. sharing hotel rooms instead of getting their own. >> score. >> reporter: the men can practice full-time and travel to games, relying on nhl salaries. but women don't earn anywhere near that kind of money playing professionally. the captai

stephanie gosk recently sat down exclusively with that editor in chief.ee you. >> reporter: breitbart is one of president trump's favorite news sources. once run by his top adviser, steve bannon. they see themselves as provocateurs. but critics call them racists, anti-semites and white supremacists. we sat down with alex marlow, the editor in chief, who pushes back against critics and the labels, who defends the news he's worked at since 2007. do you think you've been unfairly demonized? >> without a doubt. >> reporter: breitbart has seen a meteoric rise, from a fringe start-up. the right-wing news site expl e exploded deexpl theode presidential campaign. there was a former employee of yours, who called breitbart criticism during the election? >> unfairssis they mll criticize the president if es good on the promises, favorable coverage. when we feel like t honoring th made the critical coverage. president : do you talk to the onir candidate. twice before he was a spoken t other than since he's been >> reporter: how about steve bannon? does he reach out?of

and stephanie gosk has that story. >> reporter: ambassadors in the audience.yes were on the first daughter, ivanka trump. while trudeau took the opportunity to bridge the gap between our two countries. canadian prime minister justin trudeau, taking the stage to welcome theatergoers to a new broadway musical. >> to celebrate this story of friendship during extraordinarily difficult times. >> reporter: "come from away" tells the inspiring story of a small canadian town, that helped nearly 7,000 travelers whose plans were diverted after the 9/11 attacks. ♪ ♪ here at the start of a moment ♪ >> reporter: in the audience, ivanka trump, doing a bit of daughter diplomacy, sitting with trudeau, his wife and nikki haley. despite differences on trade, trump and trudeau struck a cordial visit last month. dr trudeau talked to tom brokaw. >> he's made another effort to shut down or diminish the opportunity for immigrants to come here. another judge has stepped in. you say everyone is welcome here. what's going to be the impact of that, long-term? but economically and cultur

stephanie gosk is here. >> it's a scandal that some say cost new jersey governor ♪ ♪ today, unlimitedwithout compromising reliability, on the largest, most advanced 4g lte network in america. (thud) uh... sorry, last thing. it's just $45 per line. forty. five. (cheering and applause) and that is all the microphones that i have. (vo) switch to unlimited on verizon now and get our best android smartphones for as low as $15 a month. >>> all right. we're back >>> we're back. time to trend. a little help from dylan and also maria shriver is here. >> just in case she gets bored. >> exactly. >> maria, have you heard about the internet sensation, that is, april the giraffe? >> i only heard about it upstairs in the makeup room. i felt so out of it that i had not been aware of it. >> it's a thing. >> batten down the hatches. carson, april is a pregnant giraffe at a new york state zoo. she was due in mid-february so people cannot keep their eyes off this live stream video. thousands and thousands just waiting for the baby calf. the zoo's latest update, they're seeing signs the birth will happen

stephanie gosk. i'm louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> maybe i don't "look the par. i'm not svelte. i don't look comfortable oppose camera. >> more coming in from syria, then the thousands and thousands that our president -- quote, president -- has coming in. >> using these lasers, we punch a hole in the protective layer around the world, which we called the ozone layer. >> you accidentally proposed to rachel. >> can i stop you right there a second. when people do this, i don't know what it means. >> the president was clear in his tweet it was wiretapping. >> another perfectly reasonable explanation on well oiled machine on why president trump is accusing president obama of wiretapping trump tower. while the white house withholds what, if any, evidence it has to back up that claim, republicans are working to counter a health care problem, just a little one, 24 million health care problems in fact. that's the number of americans cbo says will lose their health care a decade from now under the gop plan. j

stephanie gosk joins us now with more. good morning. a lot going on here.wing up at the white house. >> it certainly was, joe. you can't imagine that it couldn't have been coordinated in some way, you know. this is the scandal that some say cost new jersey governor chris christie his real shot at the white house. now two of his former allies, including once deputy chief of staff, has been sentenced to prison time for their role in bridgegate. the ruling came down the same way, as you say, governor christie sat alongside the president, taking the lead of the new white house commission on addiction. >> mr. president, thank you for your confidence in all of us. >> governor chris christie, front and center in washington wednesday, meeting with president trump and taking the lead on a new commission to battle opioid addiction. >> how are you feeling? >> reporter: a stark difference to the scene at the new jersey federal courthouse where his former allies were being sentenced in the bridgegate scandal. asked about the conviction here wednesday before the sentenci