. >> and joining me now is the vice president of the united states mike pence. mr. vice president, thanks for coming in. >> good to see you, chuck. >> let me start with the overnight developments in the ban. there are ten different suits in various courts. >> correct. >> obviously one is the washington state. i know you're pursuant in appeal to this decision. >> we are. >> is it time to cut bait and say, you know what? rescind the order and go through congress because there is support for the idea but the specifics appear to be a challenge for you. any thought of essentially rescinding and trying again? >> from the outset of his campaign for president and the outset of this administration president trump has made it clear. he's going to put the safety and the security of the american people first and using a list of countries that the obama administration and the congress have certified, were compromised and by terrorist influence, seven different countries are permanently suspending immigration from syria and suspending for a set period of time the remaining six co

before the game started i had a chance to go to a side room with the vice president of the united states mike pencee quality time with the 41st president of the united states. i asked him many things including how he felt about the protesters everywhere he went from outside the standard i didn't mean and meeting in philadelphia to australia and london. listen. >> my hope is as time goes on as people continue to see the strong energetic leadership of president trump, putting the safety and security of the american people first, doing what he said he would do to get this economy moving again, i can't help to feel a stronger, more prosperous america. >> yeah, i also asked sean spicer, you will get the story as well behind the scene look at super bowl li, perhaps, the greatest game ever. back to you before we run out of background music. clayton: "fox & friends" starts in 12 minutes. heather: and we will be back after the break. enough with that! (echo) with quicksilver from capital one you've always earned unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. welcome to unlimited. what's in your wal

the vice president of the united states, mike pence. defense secretary james mattis. and homeland security secretary john kelly will take part in the talks. they will discuss threats facing europe and the rest of the world. >>> the head of samsung is under arrest on corruption charges in connection with the scandal that brought down the president of south korea. jae yi lee is accused of bringing president park geun-hye to gain support for a merger which would have given lee a tighter grip on samsung, south korea's biggest conglomerate. >>> a suicide attack at a shrine in southern pakistan has killed at least 75 worshippers. it's wounded more than 200 other people. the isis affiliate in afghanistan and pakistan is claiming responsibility for the attack. the pakistani military spokesman says the border with afghanistan is now closed for security reasons. >>> build the wall. that has been a rallying cry for president trump and his supporters. but the real thing, well, it could look entirely different. we'll explain as "newsroom" continues. tais really quite simple.est it

. >> the vice president of the united states, mike pence, is currently meeting with european union andassuring -- brussels reassuring u.s. foreign policy under president t+c&p. >> pence spoke at the consulate on saturday and said stand with europe. so this goes toç cnn, she's li in brussels. who, exactly, who will mike pence be meeting with today?ht >> reporter: well, vice president mike pence is going to begin the day meeting with leader, during thatñmeeting the two will discuss the iran nuclear deal. he was one of the chief architects of that deal and one of thesadvocates of the trip from the united states in which he discussed the deal and she said she was confident out of that trip that the administration would fullyzv implement that agreement. that confidence seeming to be called into question by what the vice president had to say over the weekendç at security conference casting deep skepticism over the bill. take a listen. >> today the leading ofç terrorism is stabilize in the middle east. thanks to the end of the sanctions under the joint comprehensive plan of action the plan

[applause] [laughter] mike pence: i am mike pence, i am the vice president of the united states of america. >> yeah. [applause] mike pence: i spoke earlier today in st. louis words that were from the heart. there is no place in america for hatred or acts of prejudice or violence or anti-semitism. i must tell you, the people of missouri are inspiring to the nation for your love of this place, for the jewish community in missouri, and i want to thank you for the inspiration, for showing the world what america is really all about. [applause] mike pence: i also want to thank anita for her great leadership, seeing the headstones are already repaired. evidence of your love and your care for the heritage and history and those that are cherished here. to the federation and to all of you, but let me also say that i want to thank your new governor. your new governor for -- [applause] mike pence: thank you, governor greitens, and thank you all of you for coming out and showing the heart of this state and the heart of this nation. again, this place, and you, you all make us proud. god bless you. [appl

united states and around the world. watching the vice president of the united states, mike pence, at a security conference in germany.n in. >> in the global war against radical islamic terrorists, we've been bound by shared sacrifice. for the past decade and a half, the nations of nato and many other allies have answered the call to rid the world of this great evil. from afghanistan to iraq to many other conflicts across the globe, our sons and daughters have served together, fought together on the field of battle. thousands of our citizens coming from every corner of this alliance and beyond have given their lives in this struggle. fighting alongside u.s. service members under nato's mandate, more than 1,100 brave men and women from allied nations have fallen in afghanistan since 2001. the afghanis have lost many more in order to free their homeland and keep it free today. no matter which country they hailed from, these heroes gave the last full measure of their devotion in the cause of our peace and our security. and i hope eh one of youl assure their families, the families of their fallen, that the american people

mike pence thought of when presidents got too caught up in their criticism. should the president take the advise of congressman mike pence? >> look, the president of the united states represents all the american people. and in president donald trump, just like his predecessor, he's going to exercise a prerogative to chris site other branches of government when he thinks they're not acting in a way that's beneficial to the american people. >> i want to ask you about this super bowl excerpt. >> do you respect putin. >> i do respect putin. will i get along with him, i don't think? it's possible. >> putin is a killer. >> we got a lot of killers. do you think our country is so innocent? >> is there a moral equivalency? what is that? >> not in the least. look, president trump has been willing to be critical of our country's actions in the past and but what you're hearing there is a determination by the president of the united states to not let semantics or the arguments of the past get in the way of exploring the ability to work together with russia and with president putin in the days ahead, specifically if you play the rest of that interview he said he didn't know if w

documents that the revamped van would focus soley on foreigners that never entered the united states. >> mike pence defense secretary jim matt is and other berlin with top world leaders for the munich security conference it comes amid concerns of commitment to nato. president trump set off alarm bells calling nato obsolete and something secretary matt us ripped in a feech before nato. >> there is a he massive health care officer all during a closed meeting gop leaders described to range and pile republicans a broad rition of repeal and replacing obamacare but it lacks detail and cost estimate and they include federally subsidized by insurance. >> t minus four days and counting. bob barnard farewell celebration today. as we say good-bye to the pa cub you can watch her enjoy some of her first things. let's later today the zoo will live stream on facebook how you can make giant panda inspired crafts. the three-year-old papd awill move back february 1. >> giving everyone quite a show with shimmying dancing and scratch scratching belly i'm not sure awfully cute. >> she was having a good oiled day. it's

. >>> the vice president of the united states, mike pence will meet with european union and nato leaders. he's hoping to reassure european allies worried about the direction of u.s. foreign policy under president trump. >> mike pence spoke at the munich security conference on saturday and said the u.s. norths nato and stands with europe. >>> joining me the larry, the director of the center for politics at the university of virginia. great to talk with you as always. >> thank you, rosemary. >> let's start with the comments president trump made about sweden when he suggested that immigration had led to an incident in that country friday night. that had a lot of people asking questions, scratching their head. then he tweeted sunday he got his information from fox news. now, sweden says it's looking forward to informing the u.s. administration about swedish immigration and integration policies. how embarrassing is something like this not only for the president but for the country? >> rosemary, it's very embarrassing for the country. i've come to the conclusion that president trump cannot be

to the russian ambassador to the united states about sanctions before president trump took office, and then misleading the vice president of the united states, mike pence, about that. how much trouble is flynn in right now, and is he likely to survive? >> this is about flynn's personal relationship with president trump. president trump is someone who is known to be very loyal to those who are loyal to sim. donald trump does not like to appear foolish in his decision making in public, and flynn may have crossed the line in making the president look that way. flynn first adamant that he did not discuss the obama sanctions with the russian ambassador prior to president trump being sworn in. these are sanctions that obama put on the russians in the final days because of their involvement with the u.s. elections. now it looks like he did talk to them about that and has gone back -- has had to go back on his word on vice president pence that no such conversations took place. this is putting -- flynn in a very different situation with both pence and trump, so the question is going to be in the coming days. if it gets too hot politically, will he cut flynn loo

conference, a joint presser between nathe nato secretary general and the vice president of the united states, mike pence. a few headlines, nato's secretary general saying the united states has made a clear commitment to nato but that europe needs to do more in the alliance. the vice president saying, of course we have our differences on some points but strong support of president trump is clear on nato. he also talks about the crucial role that the alliance plays in preserving peace. a very key question that the vice president was asked about other topics, we'll get to all of that with our panel. kevin madden, and a foreign policy adviser to president george w. bush. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr and jeff zeleny, senior white house correspondent. jeff zeleny, let me begin with you. some very key questions to the vice president there, about the media of course but the key one was, who should european leaders listen to, you saying you are committed to the nato alliance, or the president, who in the past has called nato obsolete. >> indeed, poppy, that was really the first time the vice presiden

[applause] [laughter] i am mike pence, i am the vice president of the united states of america. >> yeah. [applause] mike pence: i spoke earlier today in st. louis. that were from the heart. there is no place in america for prejudice ors of violence or anti-semitism. i must tell you, the people of missouri are in firing -- are inspiring to the nation for your love of this place, for the jewish community in missouri, and i want to thank you for the inspiration, for showing the world what america is really all about. [applause] mike pence: i also want to thank leadership,r great seeing the headstones are already repaired. evidence of your love and your care for the heritage and history and those that are cherished here. to the federation and to all of you, but let me also say that i want to thank your new governor. your new governor for -- [applause] thank you, governor andons, and -- greitens, thank you all of you for coming out and showing the heart of this state and the heart of this nation. again, this place, and you, you all make us proud. god bless you. [applause] eric greitens: all

. >> the vice president of the united states, mike pence, has said in the past that flynn didn't discuss sanctions, but three administration officials say he only knew what flynn told him. a source now tells cnn the only reason flynn hasn't been fired is that the white house doesn't want to look bad. >>> president trump is hosting the prime minister of japan, shinzo abe. the two leaders and their wives had dinner at the president's resort in florida on friday night. both leaders are expected to play golf over the weekend. earlier friday in washington, the president pledged to continue close economic and security ties with japan and mr. abe also emphasized the u.s./japanese alliance. >> translator: with the birth of the trump administration the new genesis will be built between japan and u.s. in economic relations. >> the japanese prime minister's cordial visit marks something of a turn around from the u.s. presidential campaign. back then the u.s. president indicated that he would make tokyo pay more for u.s. defense aide if he were elected. now mr. trump is underscoring the u.s. commitm

and say he didn't have any conversations about the sanctions, the vice president of the united states, mike pencet told that flynn didn't tell him the truth until february 9th. the president of the united states knew that flynn had not said the truth on january 26th. >> and to make matters worse, he read it in published reports presumably in "the washington post" on february 9th. i mean, if you look at this time line, and i must say that administration officials say that pence is not upset because he didn't feel that he needed to be in the loop on what was then considered a legal matter. but he goes out on tv on january 15th and defend flynn and says sanctions were not discussed. january 26th the white house learns in fact that the fai is concerned about this that sanctions were discussed and that perhaps flynn could be subject to some sort of blackmail. on february 9th, "the washington post" publishes a piece saying, wait a minute, flynn did talk about sanctions. if you're the vice president and you put yourself out on a limb and you pick up the paper or you read published reports and you see it

he's going to meet with the vice president of the united states, mike pence, and i assume he will make his way and talk to lawmakers. i know you mentioned gorsuch, you're not a big fan, but would you be interested in listening to what he has to say? >> i always want to listen to what anyone has to say. this is not about whether or not we listen. this is about whether or not we have the chance to ask questions and get some answers, whether or not we get a chance to highlight what has taken place in this person's record. and if extreme vetting is good for refugees, i think extreme vetting is good for nominees to the united states supreme court. so i think he should be subjected to some extreme vetting to see what he meant by some of these decisions that he has written about. you know, i love people with good, smooth personalities, great writing skills. but i want to know the subject matter that they write about, whether or not that subject matter is something that i can buy into and would love to see passed on to my children and my grandchildren. but just because you write smoothly doesn

united states. >> today mike pence defend secretary jim matt is and other u.s. officials will meet with top world leaders in berlin. they're in germany for mupic security conference and the meeting comes amid global concerns over trump administration to nato. and the president also stressed the need for nato members to all pay a fair share for defense. something secretary matt is repeated this week in a speech before nato. >>> top house republicans have unveiled a rough sketch of massive health overhaul. during the closed door meeting yesterday gop leaders described vision to repeal and replace obamacare. but the ideas reportedly lacked detail and cost estimate. they include he revamped medicade. tax breaks to help people pay for bills and federally subsidized state pools to help people with costly medical condition buy insurance. >> "fox5" continues with latest on gaithersburg teen ekt asked to gang vool violence in norp virginia. a northern virginia task force that tracks gay activity says there's an increase in violence related to gang and increased violence

ladies and gentlemen, the 48 vice president of the united states and his wife, mike pence. ♪ [applauseheering] [hooting] [applause] [chanting] usa! [applause] hello, cpac.nce: [applause] vice pres. pence: it is great to be back at the premier gathering of conservatives in the united states of america. [applause] vice pres. pence: this is the ninth time i've had the privilege to address cpac. thanks to all of you and the confidence of our new cut -- president, this is the first -- i'm here as vice president of the united states. [applause] vice pres. pence: because of all of you, because of your hard work and your support and your prayers, my family and i had the privilege to serve, and more importantly, because of all of you, my friend donald trump is the 45th president of the united states of america. [applause] you know, thece: president and i have become good friends. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be vice president to a leader of such conviction, vision and courage. some people have remarked we are a little bit different. [laughter] vice pres. pence: i am a small town g

today in germany the vice president represented the united states at the annual munich security conference where mike pence met with the heads of other nato countries. >> the united states will continue to hold russia accountable. even as we search for new common ground. >> pence came to deliver reassurance but also to press that member countries should pay their full share of defense costs. >> well, mike pence was pretty convincing. the question is, whether in future tweets and other things the president does he will sound the same themes. >> the vice president stopped to respond to keir simmons. >> president trump's commitment to nato is strong, it's historic, it's important. to sustain that commitment it's important that allies live up to their word as america does as well. >> reporter: and senior white house advisers tell us that tomorrow president trump will be conducting interviews to fill the vacancy for national security adviser, at least four interviews, perhaps more all to fill the spot left when mike flynn was fired. jose? >>> thank you, kelly. much more on that tomorrow morning on "meet the pre

united states. you're listening to vice president mike pence at security conference in munich. >> this is vice president's first international trip. he want to reassure allies that united states is standing behind them. >> under president trump's leadership it will be strong, stronger than ever. defense requires your allies as well as ours. made that point saying that you know, there needs to be more of a promise to share burden on the common defense. >> for more. we're joined by international diplomat from munich. great to have you with us, nick. looking at what the vice president had to say, it was different from what president trump said to the past when we attacked both nato and the europe -- >> it's a stretch. the european are rattled by vice president pence. it's what's been wait willing for and the vice president was pence clear saying this is a message from president trump leaving no one in the room with any doubt that's the new message from president trump disregard the old one that nato is ob leet and president trump is -- he said why you're success is our success. you're struggles are our strug

the first time had in eight years from a vice president and from a president of the united states of america. mike pencetrump will both address this before it is all over that leads to a sticky questions. exactly what is this museum and what is this party? is it reaganism that we've been holding on to for years or is conservatism now trumpism >> that's a too many chiropractic he said. i'm going to have to go with donald trump's team now. >> initially i was a ted cruz supporter. it certainly is a donald trump party >> our country and our values and our future. and it's very exciting, i'm hopeful and i'll tell you from a black america perspective for the first we talk about doing things in the black community. >> reporter: clearly, a lot of enthusiasm here. right out of the gate, they say it's controversy at cpac. the invitation to conservative out spoken blogger milo was yanked because of an old video. ap pedophilia. a lot of participants say they agree with cancelling that invitation and they want to get on with the business of hand and reforming this conservative party around the trump white house. we'

before the game we had a chance to meet up with the vice president of the united states mike pence.nd we talked about everything. including one of the things was he was able to not only go to the game but escort two vets one from the army and one from the marines. his son is in the marines. here is a little of that interview i was able to get with the vice president before he met with the 41st president up in that luxury box. >> will there be time to have a beer today and what beer would that be that you are going to choose to have? can you kick back and be an american citizen and enjoy the game? >> or are you still going to be vice president worried about the weight of the world on your shoulders. >> i'm a big time football fan. it's going to be all about the fan. i'm on neutral soil here. brian: one thing i was watching bill o'reilly's interview with the president of the united states before he asked him about vladimir putin. he said putin is a killer. the president said is he a killer. there is a lot of killer. what do you think in your country is so innocent. is he making a mora

state rex tillerson earlier in the week. and the outcome of that very much echoes what we heard from mike pence earlier today, the vice president speaks to uniteding that the united states supports nato. wants to work and sees a common future and a common bond with europe. i think what we're hearing from sergey lavrov is the reaction to hearing what trump saying about nato being obsolete. and perhaps he could make some new deal with president putin. i think what we're hearing is lavrov reacting in some way to that not a particularly happy reaction. however, mike pence did get strong support from the leaders here gathered today when he told them that president trump and united states strongly behind nato. >> today, on behalf of president trump, i bring you this assurance, the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwavering in our commitment to this transatlantic alliance. >> reporter: so there was a caveat, and we've heard it before from secretary of defense james mattis earlier this week that nato allies need to get a program to pay up by the end of the year. some of the talk is how european countries will do that. one of

a better recipient of this reward -- award. , the vice gentlemen president of the united states and his wife, mike pencelause] [chanting usa] mr. pence: hello cpac. it is great to be back as the premier gathering of conservatives in the united states of america. [applause] mr. pence: this is the ninth time i have had the privilege to address cpac. thanks to all of you and the confidence of our new president, this is the first time i am here as vice president of the united states of america. [applause] mr. pence: because of all of you, because of your hard work and your support and your prayers, my family and i have the privilege to serve. and more importantly, because of all of you, my friend donald president of45th the united states of america. [applause] know, the you president and i have become good friends. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be vice president to a leader of such conviction, vision, and courage. some people have remarked that we are a little bit different. [laughter] mr. pence: i am a small guy, he is big city. i am midwest, he is manhattan island. for his bigger than life pe

. >>> jeff sessions is officially the united states attorney general. mike pence swore him in. president trump said the new attorney general sees everyone as equal in the eyes of the law. sessions says rising crime is a dangero dangerous permanent trend. and the u.s. needs a lawful system of immigration. president trump courted votes for his supreme court nominee. >> the president says kaulcomme made by his nominee criticizing him were misrepresented. senator richard blumenthal said judge gorsuch told him the president's comments about a judge was demoralizing. the president tweeted saying senator richard blumenthal who never thought in vietnam when he said for years, major lie, now misrepresents what judge gorsuch told him. the senator responded. >> i judge gorsuch much more than just say, in private behind closed doors that he is disheartened by these attacks. it has to be a public condemnation that defends the independent judiciary. >>> the white house says kellyanne conway has been counseled after she said this today on fox news. >> go by ivanka's stuff. i'm going to get so

who is the real president of the united states? is it mike pence? and that question is not going away. what makes mike pence the most dangerous man in the world for donald trump is that mike pence is a standard issue republican president. a no drama republican president. someone who world leaders would be completely comfortable with. they've all dealt with a version of mike pence in the presidency before. and mike pence would be a president that most republicans in the house and the senate would be more comfortable with. he's one of them. what an incompetent, incoherent president needs most is a vice president who scares people even more than the president does so that no one starts to think getting rid of the president would make anything better. but donald trump has mike pence who would be better received around the world and would be better liked and respected by congressional republicans and here is something the president does not know about his vice president. something that should make donald trump fear mike pence more than anyone else in the

american vice president mike pence has reiterated the united states' commitment to the european unionce of its european allies. todayit today it is my privilege on behalf of president trump to express the strong commitment to the united states to continued co—operation and partnership with the european union. whatever our differences, are two co nso na nts whatever our differences, are two consonants share the same heritage, the same values, and above all the same purpose, to promote peace and prosperity through freedom, democracy and the rule of law. and to those objectives we will remain committed. our correspondent naomi grimley is in brussels. tell us more about what has been said. earlier we had a press conference between donald tusk, president of the european council and the vice president and they were both exchanging warm words and you heard vice president pens recommitting america to making sure that the transatlantic relationship is strong. but also donald tusk saying this is an important moment for both continents to practice what they preach and that is a real sign that th

united states senate. vice president mike pence, there he is, was called in to break the tie to confirm trump's pick for educationetary, betsy devos. it's the first time that's happened ever. two republicans voted against devos causing a 50-50 split between the parties down the aisle requiring phones put betsy devos other the top. devos was sworn in late today. senate democrats are mounting another talk ay thathon for jef sessions but he's expected to be confirmed. now with zero-dollar copays on select plans... ...and rewards points on all prescriptions, walgreens has you covered. so drop by and seize the savings! walgreens. at the corner of happy and healthy. ♪ king arthur: ready! washington: charge! empress wu: charge! (in chinese) king arthur: charge! ♪ let your reign begin. evony, the mobile game. download now. withevery late night...g... and moment away... with every click...call...punch... and paycheck... you've earned your medicare. it was a deal that was made long ago, and aarp believes it should be honored. thankfully, president trump does too. "i am going to protect and save your social security and you

united states. the sunday shows full of republicans denouncing the equivalency with russia and the united states. thank you, clare. >>> vice president mike pencebout the violence in eastern ukraine. he says the trump administration is troubled and watching how russia responds to make a determination of the u.s. sanctions, his words, come one day after president trump spoke to the ukraine president by phone. we have cnn's phil black live in ukraine. phil, what are the ukrainians feeling about the uncertain administration and how they are backing ukraine with the president saying one thing, vice president saying another and the whole back and forth with vladimir putin. >> reporter: miguel, they are very concerned indeed. they have considerable reason given recent events. i'm here on the out skirts of the town of avdiivka. it has born the brunt of intense fighting that kicked off not long after president trump and president putin held their first telephone call. the human cost here has been great. two dozen people killed. tens of thousands people enduring the incredibly cold and bitter freezing temperatures with no heat or power or running water.

in the meantime, vice president mike pence is assuring european leaders that the united states will continue to support europe and hold russia accountable. >> the united states will continue to hold russia accountable even as we search for new common ground which president donald trump believes can be found. >> reporter: also defense secretary, general james mattis visited baghdad. >> there is been a lot of rocky times, we will be in this fight for a while and we will stand by each other. >> reporter: president donald trump announced his new pick for national security adviser army lieutenant general h.r. mcmaster. >>> this presidents day became a rally day for people opposed to president donald trump. several dozen people held a rally outside of san jose's city hall. they said they came together over many issues including the border wall and president donald trump's cabinet choices. >> we want to have a dialogue in a principled way. >> the demonstrators said they are encouraged to see people getting politically involved. >>> meanwhile, cities across the country are hosting similar protests.

>> vice president mike sens pens in philadelphia today inside is building that once served as united states congress. pence'sotesters that picketed outside. bob brooks has more. >> he walked into a standing ovation. mike pence greeted by 120 members. the main focus of his speech was supreme court nominee neil gorsuch. >> by the grace of god, i believe neil gorsuch will take his seat as ju justice on the supreme court court. >> after he was nominate today the 10th court of appeals, he was given a rating of well qualified the highest possible recommendation. he says the judge is working hard to gain approval of the senate. >> he's met with 12 senators in both political parties and making himself available to meet with all 100 members of the senate if they are willing to meet with him. >> most agree with his nomination. >> he's an originalist and texturallist, important qualities. >> he's one of the biggest stars on the bench. brilliant. >> outside protests continued. pencils acknowledged there could be a fight mounting in the senate to stop gorsuch from getting through. >> several announced opposition within m

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mike pence in germany. he's meeting with chancellor angela merkel. he spoke this morning and vowed the united states will, quote, hold russia accountable. >>> southern california has been pounded by a dangerous stor sinkholes. at least one person has died in the los angeles area because they were shocked by downed power lines. >>> standing by for this launch. spacex at kennedy space center in florida. we'll tell you how it's going to bring the world one step closer to mars. that's happening at 10:00. >>> no one won wednesday's power ball jackpot drawing so tonight it's $439. >> going to like that. and like the weather today. it's like winning the jackpot. >> in the 60s this afternoon. lots of sun. enjoy. >> and we'll see you again at 9:00 a.m. >> have a great saturday. >>> good morning. nature's fury. a massive rain storm pounds california. at least two dead in the storm which unleash eed flash floodin and toppled trees and turned roads into rivers and opened sinkholes swallowing cars. >> it is incredible to see how big the flood is. >> could it go from bad to worse? we're live with the latest. >>>

>>> mending fences. >> the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwaivering in our commitment to the transatlantic alliance. >> vice president mike penceing to assure skeptical nato allies the united states will

. >> the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwaivering in our commitment to the transatlantic alliance. >> vice president mike pence trying to assure skeptical nato allies the united states will stand with them. this morning, our exclusive interview with the vice president as his boss, president trump, gets set to hold a campaign-style rally today in florida, less than a month into the presidency. >>> the plot thickens. another suspect arrested in the airport assassination of the half brother of kim jong-un as north korea demands the body back and questions swirl if the alleged attackers were duped into thinking they were part of a television prank. >>> and freeze frame. the players in the all-star celebrity game take part in the mannequin challenge baffling people in the crowd. that's not all. what did mark cuban do to take a jab at president trump? we'll tell you, saturday, february 18th, 2017. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today." live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today" on saturday morning. i'm craig melvin. >> i'm sheinelle jones. how about the video from los angele

interesting about this conference is you had graham come out and john mccain and mike pence talk to world leaders say the united states is hard on russia. world leaders would have liked to have heard that from donald trump. >> are world leaders buying what mike pence is saying? >> i think some are, but the reality is we know that mike pence is not always known what was going on in the white house himself. pertaining to russia. i don't know how much confidence everyone has. >> nato is saying they want to hear from the president. not just the vice president. it is interesting how some republicans -- this issue of russia splits the party in some way. reince priebus also talked about the investigation this weekend saying there is nothing to see here. i want to play that clip. >> those are things that richard burr and that team have to do. it doesn't mean there is anything there. it means they need to do things to satisfy their committee and they looked into something. as long as they do their job and we cooperate with them, they'll issue a report and the report will say there's nothing there. >> as he says this, the senat

. >> vice president mike pence insisting that united states is committed to the eu and nato. but reminds them that president trump expect them to pay for their own defense by the end of this year. >> i know that patience of the american people will not endure forever. lou: america first. >> good evening president trump back in washington at this hour after a busy weekend in florida. speaking to a rally in mull mele and speaking with candidates before selectin select lieutenal hr mcmaster. >> a man of tremendous talent and experience. i watched and read a lot over the last two days. he is highly respected by everyone in the military. and we're very honored to have him. lou: the president's announcement capping off what has been a productive first month in office to say the least since he took office on january 20, trump has signed 24 executive actions, met with 4 foreign leader as at white house, spoken to more than 24 leaders by phone, congress failing to live up to president's pace, republican lawmaker planning to introduce their long awaited bill to repeal and replace obama

as of this afternoon she is now the united states secretary of education. vice president mike pence casting the deciding vote there, breaking the tie. now what is next for senate democrats? we are going to be checking in with one of them in this hour and talking about the rest of the confirmation process. leadership has a new plan that they say could launch tonight, thein will of the democrats, that is. and president trump's executive action on immigration. we are waiting in just a matter of hours more act in the courts. a federal appeals court in san francisco hearing arguments that could keep the administration's restrictions on travel from seven muslim majority countries on hold. >>> let us begin with those damaging tornadoes down in new orleans, louisiana, in that area. rafael miranda is with us from wnbc. thank goodness you are here. help us understand what is going on at this hour. i see a lot of pink on that screen behind you. >> a lot going on. a active severe weather situation right now. i'll start with the good news. we are seeing no tornado warnings currently in effect. b

united states of america. at the birth place of american government, mike pence hailed the constitution and praised the separation of powers and role of the courts in this country. >> it's fitting we're in philadelphia today in the shadow of independence hall, only steps from where our founding fathers pro claimed ideals that have echoed throughout the ages. >> pence urging democrats to give neil gorsuch an up or down vote. but today pence and the trump administration facing scrutiny from another court, the federal judge in seattle blocking trump's executive order that bans travel from seven muslim countries. demonstrators once again marching outside the pence speech this afternoon. >> i do see the executive order as being unconstitutional. it unfairly targs one group for their religious beliefs. >> reporter: greg rosen from philly thinks the travel ban could be headed directly to the supreme court. >> my message to mike pence would be be ready for a fight and my message to gorsuch would be defend the constitution. >> the vice president left shortly after his speech but didn't reference the travel ban. demonstrat