i'm stephanie ruhle. breaking news to cover, a white house shakeup, donald trump's head of communications is out this morning and we have exclusive new reporting, if corey lewandowski comes back, other staffers may walk. >> if he would ask me to come in and help him i would look at that. >> new rev glations about jared kushner's reported attempts to set up a back channel with the russians. >> i know that some administration officials are saying well, that's standard procedure, i don't think it's standard procedure. >> and who is the russian banker at the center of it all as the president reportedly works the phones trying to get ahead of this story. >>> plus, hitting back, president trump goes after germany again this morning, while france's new president blasts russian interference in their election as he stands directly next to vladimir putin. >>> so much to cover today. we will begin with the president making changes in an aggressive attempt to stem the tide of disruptive headlines regarding russia and

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. stephanie, what are you looking at? >> thank you so much, joe. i'm saying happy birthday to willie geist. good morning. i'm stephanie ruhle. we have a lot to cover. james comey speaking out. the fbi director testifies before congress in the next hour. this guy is thrust back into the center of last year's election. >> i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russian wikileaks. >>> and the president fires back overnight. while just two votes, that's right, the razor-thin margin for the health care vote just got even tighter. two more republican defections and this sucker is done again. >> how is health care coming, folks? all right, we're moving along? >> plus the peacemaker, president trump, meeting with the palestinian leader today after saying this about the middle east peace. >> there is no reason there's not peace between israel and the palestinians, none whatsoever. >> we are going to begin this morning with fbi director james comey on the hill in just one hour. you

i'm stephanie ruhle. we have breaking news to report. damage control. president trump defending sharing information with the russians. perhaps even contradicting his own national security adviser. >> the story that came out tonight as reported is false. >> i was in the room. it didn't happen. >> on capitol hill, shock and anger as members of congress search for answers. >> it's accurate, it would be troubling. >> deeply troubling. >> disturbing. >> all this as two central figures in the russia investigation speak out. sally yates and rod rosenstein. >> i think that this was a serious compromise situation. >> i just hope to preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> a lot to dig in, beginning with president trump defending himself against multiple reports that he shared intelligence secrets with russian officials, information that was so highly classified, it was tightly restricted even within our own government. we're going to break it all down for you right now. taking you firs

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage. >> happy anniversary. good morning. i'm stephanie ruhle. much to cover, body slammed the republican candidate in a house race in montana accused of attacking a reporter. >> speak with shame, please. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last guy that came in here you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. >> that was for real. while voters head to the polls today could the democrat come from behind and win. >>> there's a strained alliance overseas, the president meeting with european leaders right now, amid reports that the british are no longer sharing intelligence about the manchester bomber because too many leaks are coming out of the u.s. >> i will make clear to president trump that intelligence that is shared between our law enforcement agencies, must remain secure. >> plus, new details on the russia investigation. attorney general jeff sessions failed to report his contacts with the russian ambassador on official forms and a new report that russians had planned to use trump allies to sway his opinion. >>> we're going to begin

i'm stephanie ruhle. you're watching msnbc.oments ago air force one taking off from tel aviv airport. the president and the first lady headed to rome. much happening on the president's first foreign trip. in the u.s. we are awaiting two high-profile officials testifying this morning. in about ten minutes director of national intelligence dan coats testifies before a senate committee, former cia director john brennan testifies at 10:00 a.m. and national security agency director admiral mike rogers goes later today. this all comes as nbc news confirms a "washington post" report that president trump asked coats and rogers to publicly deny the existence of any evidence of coordination between his campaign and russia during the election. mike viqueira is on capitol hill. michael, tell us about these new details coming in? >> you're right. and that approach by president trump that nbc has confirmed to mike rogers, the director of the national security agency, admiral mike rogers, and dan coats, the director of national intelligence,

i'm stephanie ruhle. we have a lot to cover here, starting with breaking her silence, sally yates the former acting attorney general who warned the white house about michael flynn testifies publicly today. what will she say about what the trump administration knew? >> she apparently has some information as to who knew what when. >> not without a fight. the former president speaks out for the first time about his namesake health care law. >> it does require some courage to champion the vulnerable and the sick and the infirm. >> as new ads go up targeting members of congress, who voted for the republican bill. plus, republicans facing rowdy town halls after the vote. and one congressman now under fire for saying this. >> nobody dies because they don't have access to health care. >> yes, sir. in fact, lots of people die that way. we will begin this morning with the blockbuster testimony on capitol hill. former acting attorney general sally yates will finally testify, doesn't it feel like forever in front of

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now, stephanie. >> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle. this morning, holy meeting. president trump has his first face-to-face with pope francis. talking health care and immigration, trump now wheels up for a nato meeting in brussels where the stakes will be even higher. >>> and we're back to the russia connection. president trump lawyers up. the senate issues two new subpoenas to mike flynn, and the former cia director gives the most damning account yet of russia interference. >> i encountered and am aware of contacts and interactions between russian officials and the trump campaign. >>> plus, highest alert. new arrests this morning as we learn the suspected manchester bomber was known to officials and had ties to al qaeda. >> an attack remains highly likely, but a further attack may be imminent. >> we begin this morning with president trump headed to brussels after spending much of the morning in vatican city. he met with pope francis who urged peace and help for immigrants. the president promising to remember the pope's words. we have t

i'm stephanie ruhle. look where i am live from washington, d.c., overlooking the white house, i'm here because this morning it is d-day for health care. the vote to repeal and replace obamacare happening within hours and republicans saying they've got the votes. >> we will pass this bill. i feel great about the count. >> the president in an all-out blitz. >> the president said billy, really need you bit this addition we're both yeses. >> a last-minute amendment provides billions of dollars for preexisting conditions. but huge unanswered questions this morning, how many people are actually going to be covered and here's a good one how much is it going to cost. one month after the health bill went down in flames. >> i'm disappointed because we could have had it. >> the president now on the verge of victory. >> we begin the end of obamacare once and for all. >> all right then. we're going to start with break. house republicans gathering at this very moment behind closed doors, a final meeting less than one h

i'm stephanie ruhle.rt claims jared kushner, adviser and son-in-law to president trump, failed to disclose his ties to several businesses and financial institutions that are worth many r than $1 billion. the wall street journal says it discovered kushner is part owner of a real estate start-up and loans for more than a dozen lenders to properties and companies he partly owns. one of the writers of the article joins me now. break it down. what'd you learn? >> on his financial disclosure form, he doesn't identify a start-up company, and his business partners in that start-up company include george sorros, goldman sachs. there's a swathe of people. we also found all these loans for more than 20 lenders on properties he co-owns. the concern here with the lack of disclosure is that some of these business connections could potentially affect his impartiality. the public shouldn't be kept in the dark about conflicts of interest. >> the white house said from the beginning as it relates to all of these, we're not

i'm stephanie ruhle. this morning much to cover, starting with firing back. president trump blasting congress for the russia investigation as nbc reports president obama warned trump about mike flynn and former acting attorney general sally yates hammered home her warning. >> you don't want your national security adviser compromised with the russians. >> in the line of fire, the 13 male senators charged with crafting their health care bill meet today, as republican house members meet fury in their home district. one congressman storms out of an interview. >> and i'm done. >> we haven't even -- >> this is ridiculous. >> and jimmy kimmel is back, after his emotional health care speech. >> i saved health insurance in the united states of america. i didn't? i didn't save it? they voted against it anyway! >> plus, riot at the gate. the wild scene in florida after one airline cancels multiple flights, give new meaning to spirit airlines. >> [ bleep ]. >>> we begin with president trump pushing back against forme

i'm stephanie ruhle. you're watching msnbc. there is a lot going on this holiday monday. starting with total confidence, the president comes out strong for his son-in-law and adviser jared kushner amid reports he tried to set up back channel communications with russians. >> any time you can open the lines of communication with anyone, whether they're good friends or not so good friends, is a smart thing to do. >> white house staffers publicly defending him, but we have new reporting on what some inside the administration are really thinking. >>> and the hunt for the leakers, the president vowing to root out those who passed on the british intelligence about the manchester bomber. we've got the latest. >>> plus weakening ties, german chancellor in a stark change of policy, europe can no longer depend on the united states. our 70 years of diplomacy about to dramatically change. >>> we begin, of course, with the fierce new reaction from president trump to reports that his son-in-law and senior adviser jared

i'm stephanie ruhle with a lot to cover. all the president's lawyers, president trump meeting with his legal team as he denies pressuring james comey to drop the russia investigation. >> no. next question. >> and adds a new line to his blanket defense. >> there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself. >> i can always speak for myself. and new details from those close to james comey. the phone call he received from trump and how he tried desperately to avoid this moment with the president. >> the hug is entirely one-sided and comey was just completely disgusted. >> plus, go for joe, the president could announce a new fbi director this morning. former democratic senator joe lieberman, now leading the pack. >> i think he would be a good choice. >> i think it's a mistake to nominate anyone who has ever run for office. >> we begin today with the president just hours away from embarking on his first foreign trip. it is the president's major opportunity to put some distance between

. >> and i'm stephanie ruhle. president trump adds german to his naughty list, and what a week it has been for his administration on the policy front. >> well, we've had two big sets of numbers coming out of washington. the cost of the republican health care bill and the cost of everything else, otherwise known as the federal budget. let's start with the gop health care bill and how it affects tens of millions of americans. this is known as the american health care act, ahca. here are the headlines. the nonpartisan agency that analyzes most legislation, the congressional budget office, says 51 million americans will go without insurance by 2026. that's 23 million more than would have been uninsured under obamacare, which is also the affordable care act. and despite what you might hear from some politicians, including house speaker paul ryan, average premiums for single policyholders will continue to rise because the cost of health care continues to rise. boy 2026 under the new but not fully passed republican law,

director john mclaughlin had to say here on "morning joe" on the -- excuse me a few hours with stephanie ruhle. >> back channels are not unusual. it's how you do it. and in a normal transition, if someone wanted a back channel to a foreign government they would go to the state department or an intelligence agency and ask for that to be set up through normal procedures. and that apparently didn't happen. >> jeremy, why not go through the normal procedures? >> yeah. i think three things are strange about this, craig. the technology, the timing and the topic. the technology to go use russian telephones or russian electronic communications devices shows they were trying to conceal it from u.s. intelligence and the u.s. state department. the timing was also strange because it happened during the transition even before the administration came into power. and the topic also is concerning because if the topic was, indeed, syria as discussed, that's an issue that involves troops on the ground, lives are on the line, you want our military involved in those discussions and consultations to have a back ch

i'm stephanie ruhle. we are staying with this breaking news. former fox news chairman and founder, ceo roger ailes, has died. "the washington post" describing ailes like this, quote, he mastered the art of selling political candidates like hollywood celebrities and was the architect of conservative oriented tv news. joining me now is nbc's andrea mitchell. you have been in the news business for quite some time. what can you tell us? >> well, just the two sides of roger ailes, the brilliant circus master who led a revolution in television news and in television commentary and in entertainment, who created fox news out of basically nothing. he had originally also been here at our cable partners at cnbc years and years ago, and created an alternative for those hungering for a conservative voice. he was someone i first met when i was right out of school because he was a producer, an entertainment producer, of a show of a variety show called "the mike douglas show," 1968, philadelphia, we were all in the same building, same studios in downtown cente

i'm stephanie ruhle with a lot to cover. breaking news, president trump reportedly set to pull out of the paris climate deal. >> ultimately he wants a fair deal for the american people. >> and widening probe. congressional investigators now requesting information from president trump's personal lawyer and his former spokesman as michael flynn agrees to hand over documents. >>> and help me with this one, what exactly was president trump's mysterious misspelled midnight tweet? >>> breaking overnight, a massive bomb in afghanistan with more than 80 people dead and hundreds wounded. plus, comedian kathy griffin under fire for her gruesome photos of a mock president trump beheaded. >> i went way too far. i made a mistake and i was wrong. >> we begin this morning with president trump reportedly planning to say good-bye to the paris agreement, the international landmark deal to fight climate change. i have the best team with me here today to break it down, starting with nbc's kristen welker live at the white house. kristen, what ex

i'm stephanie ruhle. you're watching msnbc. house republicans are savoring a win following a passage of their health care bill, much of the health care industry is less than thrilled. jonathan bush is chairman and ceo of the health care company athena health. good morning. you're a leader in the industry, please, boil this for us. >> god bless you for saying so. >> will more or less afford coverage? >> definitely the intent of the bill is to allow more market forces to work. there are very few market forces that work in health care. definitely if you can choose to not adopt -- you can choose a less expensive plan that forces the people that sell the expensive stuff to come down to get you with lower prices. the flip side if you don't cross subsidize people in the short term while there is no market competition, it's going to hurt. the problem is when do you get started? there is no market in health care or platform. even athena health, which is 12% of doctors, there's no on-line place where you can get connect medical records,

i'm stephanie ruhle. this morning much to cover, hiring and firing, administration interviewing eight candidates for fbi director. >> we can make a fast decision. >> before saturday? >> these are outstanding people that are very well known. >> as the president considers a massive shakeup of his west wing staff. who could be on the way out? >>> tale of the tapes, the president plays coy. >> you said that there might be tape recordings. >> well, that i can't talk about. i won't talk about that. >> talk about what? bipartisan calls from congress, show us the tapes. >> if there are any tapes they have to be turned over. you can't be cute about tapes. >> brand new video, look at this thing. another missile launch by north korea. the country claims this one could carry a nuclear warhead. >> what we're going to do is continue to tighten the screws. he feels it. he absolutely feels it. >> did you hear me? i said nuclear warhead. we begin today with the big decision awaiting president trump. specifically, who will

it's not the case. >> stephanie ruhle, thank you very much for joining us tonight. f course stephanie will be in the anchor chair here tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. as she is every day. thanks, stephanie. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, rush limbaugh still very, very unhappy with the deal president trump made with the democrats on the spending bill that passed the house today, will be voted on by the senate tomorrow and signed by the president over rush limbaugh's objection. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla, apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. some people taking ot

right now, more news with stephanie ruhle. anie. >> thanks so much, chris. >>> right now, a diplomatic dance. president trump says he would be, quote, honored to meet with kim jong-un. that as north korea's state media blames the u.s. for increasing the danger of a nuclear war. we'll have the latest from seoul. >>> deal or no deal? the new gop health care bill still appears to be short of votes. why some republicans are willing to break with the party. i will speak to republican congressman jim renacci for his take. >>> airline leaders on the hill testifying about customer rights and service. how the industry is handling its baggage. >>> good morning, everyone. great to be back this hour. i'm stephanie ruhle, sitting in our headquarters in new york. we have to begin this hour with fiery new rhetoric today from north korea. state media there is accusing the u.s. of, quote, pushing the situation on the korean peninsula closer to the brink -- are you listening -- of nuclear war. that as a controversial u.s.-missile system becomes

it's not the case. >> stephanie ruhle, thank you very much for joining us tonight. ie will be in the anchor chair here tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. as she is every day. thanks, stephanie. >> thanks, lawrence. >>> coming up, rush limbaugh still very, very unhappy with the deal president trump made with the democrats on the spending bill that passed the house today, will be voted on by the senate tomorrow and signed by the president over rush limbaugh's objection. i'm karen, i'm a teacher.olfer. my psoriatic arthritis caused joint pain. just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damage. my doctor said joint pain from ra can be a sign of existing joint damage that could only get worse. he prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders, and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections

i'm stephanie ruhle. you're watching msnbc. we're talking climate. the way the u.s.ght soon be changing. president trump promising a decision this week on america's future in the paris accord. candidate trump promised to cancel it if that happens the u.s. would be just one of three nations not participating. with me now, andrew steer, president of the world resources institute and former special envoy for climate change at the world bank. eddie, matt and elone na are with me. i want to start with you, during the transition, president trump met with al gore. clearly someone who has been an advocate in front of addressing climate change. ivanka trump met with him as well. many have said let's just wait. let him go to the g7, let him speak with other leaders, he's going to learn a lot here. gary cohn said this was a learning experience for him. now, if the president does pull out, what does that mean? what's the immediate impact? >> well, it's bad for the world and it's probably worse for the u.s. economy. but what we heard just yesterday from angela merkel and what we'

thank you both for this segment, gillian tett, stephanie ruhle, we will be watching you at 9:00 a.m. you better run, go home. >>> coming up, nationalism defeated in france, where the elections there could have had a deeper meaning for donald trump and the u.s. we'll talk about that next. on september 9, 2010, pg&e learned a tragic lesson we can never forget. this gas pipeline ruptured in san bruno. the explosion and fire killed eight people. pg&e was convicted of six felony charges including five violations of the u.s. pipeline safety act and obstructing an ntsb investigation. pg&e was fined, placed under an outside monitor, given five years of probation, pand required to perform 10,000 hours of community service. we are deeply sorry. we failed our customers in san bruno. while an apology alone will never be enough, actions can make pg&e safer. and that's why we've replaced hundreds of miles of gas pipeline, adopted new leak detection technology that is one-thousand times more sensitive, and built a state-of-the-art gas operations center. we can never forget what happened in san brun

i'm stephanie ruhle.ta airlines in damage control this morning following allegations it mistreated a family. the airline is apologizing to a california family who was kicked off a flight after refusing to give up their 2-year-old's seat for someone on standby. a delta employee was caught on camera threatening to have the couple arrested and their children placed in foster care. nbc's tom costello has more from ronald reagan national airport outside of d.c. where i am. tom, what happened here? >> hi, stephanie. good morning. this is the third of the big four airlines to get caught up in one of these videos that goes viral. this one involving a family with toddlers traveling from hawaii to los angeles on the red eye. >> you need to do what's right. i bump a seat and leave us alone. >> visibly upset brian schear, video recorded by his wife, edited and posted to youtube, telling the agent they bought a ticket for their teenage son but but him on another flight to their toddler could sleep in the car seat on t

i am chris jansing in for stephanie ruhle. breaking overnight brand new reporting on why president trump fired james comey, anger over his pursuit of the russian investigation and dismissal of the obama wire tapping claims. >> very simply he was not doing a good job. >> breaking his silence, comey writes a letter to colleagues as details emerge. sources say the director had requested more resources for the russia investigation, just a week before he was fired. and did he tell colleagues the president was, quote, crazy? >> it may well produce impeachment proceedings. >> plus, subpoenaed, the senate intelligence committee issues its first subpoena to michael flynn after he refuses to cooperate. we want to begin with the new insights to the president's decision to fire fbi director james comey and expecting new developments the brand new acting fbi director andrew mccabe, set to testify on capitol hill one hour from now. we've got a great panel to help us break it down. let me start with nbc's peter alexander who is live at the w

ali velshi in for stephanie ruhle. pictures taken moments ago.dent donald trump making a visit to the western wall in jerusalem, the first time a sitting president has done this. past presidents have done it, and candidates for president have done it. this is the second stop on donald trump's first international trip after stopping in saudi arabia, where he got a great welcome. trump will soon meet with israeli president benjamin netanyahu. i have breaking news on the domestic front. moments ago according to a associated press source michael flynn has declined the senate intelligence committee subpoena and he will invoke the fifth amendment later today. joining me now is former assistant attorney general stanley pottinger, and my panel nick confe sorry and crystal ball. perfect timing. we were going to have you here to discuss this anyway but what do you make of this if true? we've not confirmed it. michael flynn is declining the senate intel committee's subpoena, not invitation, and going to invoke the fifth amendment. >> as a civil rights lawye

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. >>> good morning. i'm city of new rustephanie ruh. we've got breaking news to cover. the firing and the fallout. president trump axes fbi director james comey setting off a national firestorm. >> mr. president, you are making a big mistake. >> saturday night massacre. >> comey was fired because of the russians. >> the white house in a late-night, then early morning full court press. >> the fbi director had lost the confidence to lead the fbi. >> this man is the president of the united states. he acted decisively today. >> it's time to move on. >> timing, ming. this morning the russian foreign minister meets with president trump and calls grow for an independent investigation into the trump campaign. >> an independent special prosecutor. >> i think a special prosecutor, special counsel, independent counsel. >> they have to appointing a special counsel. >> we need a special prosecutor right now. >> huge questions this morning. why did the president do it? who will lead the fbi now? and what will happen to the russia investigation? i've

i'm stephanie ruhle. we got breaking news overnight. open for business, congress strikes a deal to keep the government open while military increases are in, spending on the wall is out. >>> and a health care showdown. republicans may push a vote this week, but is the president describing a bill very different than the one working it ways through congress? >> they say we don't cover preexisting conditions. we cover it beautifully. >>> plus the never-ending campaign. the president with a giant rally in pennsylvania. just out a brand new tv ad praising his first 100 days. >> donald trump, sworn in as president 100 days ago. america has rarely seen such success. >> we begin this morning with the brand new budget that will keep the government running for the next five months. the vice president spoke about it just moments ago. >> we couldn't be more pleased that, thanks to president trump's leadership and direct engagement, last night the white house and leaders in the house and senate in both parties signed off on a budget deal. it will ave

nbc's -- msnbc's stephanie ruhle joins me on set. "new york times" white house correspondent and msnbc political analyst, glenn thrush is in the newsroom. and harold ford and elise jordan are with us as well. peter, we have a new candidate for the head of the fbi, john pistol. used to be number two at the fbi. he is expected to interview with the trump administration. what do we know about this? >> you named it. that's just the facts as we've heard from senior administration officials, confirming pistol will be here at the white house eting privately with president trump this afternoon. his is the latest in a series of names bandied about as potential replacements for james comey at the fbi. pit toll has 27 years of service at the agency. the last six of which were as deputy director there. remember, joe lieberman, he took his name out of consideration several days back. for the moment with robert mueller heading up the investigation of the department of justice's russia investigation there is still a vacancy there at the top of the

. >> and i'm stephanie ruhle. his naughty list, and what a week it has been for his administration on the policy front. >> well, we've had two big sets of numbers coming out of washington. the cost of the r

. >> and i'm stephanie ruhle. we're going to be coming to you every saturday with a fresh take on how money, power and politics all come together and what you should make of it. >> and as we typically do, we're going to debate a little bit. policies coming out of washington, how they translate to jobs. we're going to talk about innovation and some big ideas that will help you prosper. >> but thank you for joining us on this premiere edition of "velshi & ruhle." you know what i want to talk about. >> probably politics. >> this white house and the turmoil. but this week the effects it had on the markets. it has been an absolute whirlwind in d.c. with chaos and controversy engulfing president trump over classified intelligence, leaked memos, and the appointment of a special counsel after rallying for months, the stock market briefly buckled. investors seemed to be reconsidering whether this white house has the experience and the ability to implement that pro-business agenda. >> investors had been euphoric over the pr

. >> and i'm stephanie ruhle. we're going to be coming to you every saturday with a fresh take on how money, power and politics all come together and wu

. >> here with us in new york, msnbc anchor stephanie ruhle who before becoming a television journalist had a briere in big business working for buch bank. and bob costa joining us from washington. when you hear break up the big banks. an interesting phase. how real? >> the banks can get back to loaning money -- let's get something clear. the banks are still loaning money. president trump said we are going to break up the big banks. he is not the first to say it. gary cohn has already said it. when president trump did say it today you did see the bank index drop but then it came back. those in the banking universe said yep, he will get right on that. with the amount of things on president trump's plate, infrastructure, tax reform, health care, even dodd/frank -- he mentioned it there, it's going to be seriously majorly changed. great. get to the details, by the time they break up the banks the bankers in those seats right now are going to be long gone. >> robert costa, break up the banks can sound so pleasing during campaign season. isn't this one of the talking points that actually mad

stephanie ruhle is going to open a big can of something else on him. >> should have the best ceos possible companies and ate fo can't afford to stay in business in states. sorry, charlie. >> it's about balancing insurance markets. the insurance companies run medicaid in many states. they're investing a lot of money in health outcomes and transforming how medicaid patients get their health care. the public doesn't really see that. i see that in my job every day. we are working on making the population healthier for the medicaid beneficiaries. that's a lot of money, and the insurance companies are funding this because they actually believe that this might work. you cut that money, all those programs are going to dry up and we're going to be where we were 20 years ago. that's not a good place to be. >> all right. we're going to continue to follow this as the story comes out. stand by, everybody. the cbo score, the measure -- the ruler that some people don't like is coming. as we wait, a reminder "velshi & ruhle" saturday msnbc catch up 12:30 eastern, dvr it, do whatever you got to do. we'll b

i am stephanie ruhle. find me on twitter. tomorrow, 12:30. cavaliers superfan is coming up, chris jansing. >> we won't talk about the nba finals. we have a difference of opinion there. >>> right now, under scrutiny. the fbi looking at the president's son-in-law and jared kushner's role during the campaign and the transition. what may have drawn the agency's interest? >>> victory and apology. gianforte prevailed in the special election despite charged with assault hours before. is this a bad sign for the democratic party going forward? >>> and diplomat in chief. president trump in italy this morning for the g7 summit, nearing the end of his first big overseas trip. he's scoring it as a great success. was it? good morning. i'm chris jansing at our msnbc headquarters in new york. this morning, new reaction now to the fbi's russia investigation. it's penetrated the president's innermost circle. officials tell nbc news that president trump's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner is now under fbi scrutiny. the officials say the fbi believes t

i'm stephanie ruhle. you're watching msnbc.he trial of the police officer charged in the shooting death of castile. jury selection began in morning. before watching, this video is disturbing. graphic video live streamed on facebook last july shows the moments after the officer charged castile during a traffic stop. he is charged with second degree manslaughter. castile's girlfriend who recorded the killing said he told the officer he was armed and he was shot while reaching for identification. attorneys are expted to argue he was high at the te and disobeyed the officer's command. he faces up to ten years in prison. >>> the suspect in the stabbing deaths of two men in portland, oregon, will be arraigned today. jeremy joseph christian, a self-proclaimed white supremacist is accused of stabbing the men after they came to the defense of two young women he was reportedly shouting anti-muslim slurs at. one of the women was wearing a hijab. christian is being charged with aggravated murder, attempted murder, intimidation and being a

here is republican tom garrett giving stephanie ruhle a very honest answer to the question of have youven read the bill? >> have you read the whole bill? >> oh, gosh, let's put hit the way. people in my office have read all the parts of the bill. i don't think any individual has read the whole bill. that's why we have staff. >> and that's true. most members of congress, most senators never reaany lls. that is why they have staff. and that is why most of them hate that question. >> congressman, have you read the bill yet? >> yeah, yeah. >> you have? >> thank you for the question. >> morning, gentlemen. have you read this bill congressman? >> we're in a hurry. we'll be back. >> have you read the bill that you're voting on today? did you read the bill? have you had a chance to read the bill? >> i'm finishing reading hit the morning. >> are you going to vote on it before reading it? >> absolutely not. >> as reported here last night, many democrats, especially in the leadership of congress were happy to see the bill pass the house of representatives today, as long as it does not pass the se

stephanie ruhle has joined us, you have news and we'll get to that.by the fact i worked at the white house that was far from perfect and we made a lot of mistakes and did things that were very controversial but never ever headed out to any journalist and told a lie. i never ever worried i would get back to my office and see the president in an interview infermine something i had gone out on a limb and said. i wonder a serious question at the end of the last block, does is this press operation still viable if they don't have people like you and me? >> there was a briefing yesterday when major garrett not in a snarky way, is it the case now that we can't listen to anything you say, we need to wait for the president to speak to know what's true? and does anything that comes from the podium matter? the fact that that question is being asked of someone at the white house podium is unprecedented in my career of 25, 27 years doing this and it tells you about the state of where we are now that serious journalists in that room are beginning to ask the question

my league stephanie ruhle is back with more news. >> i'm back with more news for you.talking about the white house shakeup. the president's communications director resigns just as the shakeup begins. i'll have exclusive new reporting from a source inside the west wing. if corey lewandowski is back in, more staffers could be out. >>> back channel is back under fire. jared kushner reportedly laying low as new revelations surface about his alleged ties to russia. is his white house role in jeopardy? >>> escalating tensions. in hours from now, the pentagon will test an intercontinental range missile for the first time. the message to north korea. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm steph knanie ruhle at our mc headquarters here in new york city. we begin with a flurry of develops. this morning, the white house and russia. nbc news confirming a long-rumored shak

and msnbc's stephanie ruhle whose new business show "velshi & ruhle" just premiered. once again, we pulled you out of another studio and stuck you in that chair. you're fresh off a hot turn on "the view" today. they're a tough crowd. i heard you were a big hit. >> it was really great. i know more pop culture -- >> than i do. i got fired because i couldn't name two kardashians -- >> it was all fun. i sat in between whoopi and joy. it was fantastic. >> they love you. >> i had a great time. >> from yesterday, this is trey gowdy questioning former cia director brennan anlt the investigation into russia. >> did you see evidence of collusion, coordination, conspiracy, between donald trump and russian state actors? >> i saw information and intelligence that was worthy of investigation by the bureau to determine whether or not such cooperation or conclusion was taking place. >> that doesn't help us a lot. what was the nature of the information? >> as i said, mr. goudy, i think this committee now has access to the type of alluding to here. it's classified and i'm happy to talk

. ♪ >>> i'm stephanie ruhle. back to our top story. threatening former fbi director james comey in a new tweet a short time ago after an exclusive interview with nbc's lester holt. with me now jeff jarvis a professor at the cuny graduate school of journalism and blogger for buzz machine.com and with me jeff mason white house correspondent for reuters and the president of the white house correspondents association. jeff mason, i want to start with you. your reaction first to the threat from president trump -- so many threats, threat that there won't be press conferences, threatening james comey, what's your take? >> well, it's the threat as you say for -- to former fbi director comey i guess i will leave president trump and the white house to address that and say what that is signaling. as far as the press conferences are concerned, look having regular press briefings is key to giving journalists the ability to do their jobs. it is also key to allowing there to be transparency at the highest levels of government. whether that's the pres

say hello to my colleague, stephanie ruhle, who is back with more news. >> thank you, hallie jackson.nbc, we have breaking news. sources say president trump is leaning toward pulling out of the paris climate accord. it would be the biggest act to undo former president obama's legacy on climate. i'll be speaking with the woman who advised president obama on the deal about what this should signal to the world. >>> and the tweeter in chief. the president's late-night tweeting causing a covfefe. >>> no laughing matter. comedienne kathy griffin apologizes for participating in a photo shoot of a mock beheading of president trump. the secret service is investigating. >>> a deadly attack taking place. a suicide bomber targets the diplomatic quarter in kabul. 80 people killed. we'll tell you who is suspected in this tragic hit. >>> good morning, everyone. i'm glad to be back with you. i'm stephanie rhule at our msnbc headquarters here in new york city. we've got to

i'm stephanie ruhle. you're watching msnbc. taking aim -- no surprise -- at susan rice.an rice, the former national security adviser to president obama, is refusing to testify before senate subcommittee next week on allegations of unmasking trump transition officials. not good! i'm impressed that was 140subco into russia's intervention in the election, and rice was mentioned in transcripts about targets. an attorney for rice said she declined the invitation from lindsey graham because it wasn't bipartisan in nature, citing that ranking democrat itehouse objected. i want to bring in former george w. bush speechwriter and special assistant, senior editor at the atlantic, and julie hershfield davis at the "wall street journal." susan rice has been a lightning rod for republicans. you can go back to benghazi. what do you make of the latest and the president's reactions? >> president trump is a gambler. he is willing to take a lot of risks. what the story here is, there was, allegedly, a foreign espionage penetration of the american political campaign. maybe that campaign coo

i am stephanie ruhle. find me on twitter. tomorrow, 12:30.p, chris jansing. >> we won't talk about the nba finals. we have a difference of opinion there. >>> right now, under scrutiny. the fbi looking at the president's son-in-law and jared kushner's role during the campaign and the transition. what may have drawn the agency's interest? >>> victory and apology. gianforte prevailed in the special election despite charged with assault hours before. is this a bad sign for the democratic party going forward? >>> and diplomat in chief. president trump in italy this morning for th

more news now with stephanie ruhle. >> right now on msnbc, the president.st legislative victory already in jeopar jeopardy? the revised house bill faces an uncertain future in the senate. >>> look who the republican plan helps and who it hurts. >>> plus, the new jobs report out this morning showing a spike in hiring, bouncing back from the month before. the unemployment rate now the lowest in over a decade. but one industry is actually losing jobs at an alarming rate. we're talking retail. we'll look at the numbers. >>> and happening right now, former first lady michelle obama making her first public appearance since leaving the white house. she is rallying more than 200 soon to be college students alongside nick cannon, andy cohen and my friend, quest love. good morning. i'm back. steph knanie ruhle in washingto d.c. on this r

i'm stephanie ruhle.ector. >> we can make a fast decision. >> before saturday? >> these are outstanding people that are very well known. >> as the president considers a massive shakeup of his west wing staff. who could be on the way out? >>> tale of the tapes, the president plays coy. >> you said that there might be tape recordings. >> well, that i can't talk

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now. stephanie, what are you looking at? geist. good morning. i'm stephanie ruhle. we have a lot to cover. james comey speaking out. the fbi director testifies before congress in the next hour. this guy is thrust back into the center of last year's election. >> i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russian wikileaks. >>> and the president fires back overnight. while just two votes, that's right, the razo

stephanie ruhle picks up the coverage right now, stephanie. >> hi there, i'm stephanie ruhle.th care and immigration, trump now wheels up for a nato meeting in brussels where the stakes will be even higher. >>> and we're back to the russia connection. president trump lawyers up. the senate issues two new subpoenas to mike flynn, and the former cia director gives the most damning account yet of russia interference. >> i encountered and am aware o