i'm yasmin vossoughian. we begin with north korea. this morning there is new saber rattling on all sides and yesterday, speaking from his golf club in new jersey, president donald trump had this to say. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement. and as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. >> all right. those remarks came after a "washington post" report which nbc has confirmed saying a u.s. intel asaysment believes north korea has the ability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon and attach it to a missile. however, according to u.s. officials briefed on the intelligence, that does not mean that pyongyang has a nuclear tipped icbm nor that it could survive reentry if they did. this came after japan had air raid drills this week for the first time after world war ii, after the regime stated they're considering s

it's wednesday august 16th, i'm ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf. well president trump fanned the flames of controversy around the violence in charlottesville, virginia, once again where white nationalists and affiliated groups chanted nazi slogan. and one of those white nationalist marchers plowed into protesters. a day after singling out the kkk and other gait group, the president reverted to his original statement that multi time sides were to blame for that violence. during an unplanned session with sessions, he explained the condemning while adding those marching alongside them contained many fine people. >> there was no way of making that statement that early. i had to see the facts, unlike a lot of reporters -- unlike a lot of reporters. i didn't know david duke was there. i had to see the facts. and the facts as they started coming out was very well stated. everybody said his statement was beautiful. if he would have made it sooner that could have been good. i couldn't have made it sooner because i didn't know all of the facts, frankly, peop

i'm ayman mohyeldin along i'd yasmin vossoughian and louis burgdorf.arvey will make landfall once again as some towns on the edge have measured 50 inches of rain. with the president's and first lady's visit yesterday, the situation became more dire for many in the city and across south texas. in all, there have been nearly 19,000 water rescues across south texas as of last night. the death toll has climbed once more, now to nine. but images are circulating across social media. along those killed, houston police officer sergeant steve perez. the chief of police spoke about how he died and how he lived yesterday. >> unfortunately, in the darkness, sergeant perez drove understand an underpar about 16 1/2 feet. drove into the water. and he died in a flood. so, we couldn't find him. and once our team got there, it was too treacherous to go under and look for him. so, we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning. because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. in our hearts it was a reco

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. all right.e start with the white house that has confirmed something the president's team has repeatedly denied ry ed denied, that he helped draft the initial response between the meeting between a russian attorney and his top campaign aide. in response, claiming the june 2016 meeting was about adoption policy and made no mention of the broader campaign being discussed. e-mails reveal that donald trump jr. was explicitly offered documents. even after the president's legal team dismissed the report of having worked on, quote, fake news and of no consequence, the white house acknowledged that the president did take part, claiming that his knowledge of the full story was, quote, limited. >> look, the statement that don junior issued is true. there is no inaccuracy in the statement. the president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information that he had. this is all discussion, frankly, of no consequence. there was no follow-up. it was disclosed to the property parties which is now

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. it is the bottom of the hour.rning's top stories, white house special adviser jared kushner set to arrive in israel later today to kick off a series of meetings on mideast peace talks. kushner scheduled to meet by prime minister benjamin netanyahu tomorrow and mahmoud abbas separately. kushner met privately with. >>> and general joseph said that the surge could happen in days. >>> and in phoenix, four people have been arrested during otherwise peaceful rallies that erupted in chaos. police used a combination of smoke bombs and pepper bombs. the police chief said some protesters threw rocks and bottles at officers while when demonstrators even tossed their own gas canisters. >>> new details in a fallout from the president and a top republican in the senate. nbc news has not verified "the new york times" details of a profanity laced phone call between mitch mcconnell. during the call which trump initiated august 9th at this new jersey golf club, the president accused mcconnell of bungling the health care issue. and

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mow dean.'s fourth most populated city swamped and under water. >> two people confirmed dead. 262,000 waking up without electricity. equipment coming from as far away as maine. they've spent the weekend plucking people from cars and homes to safety. >> we currently have 19 coast guard helicopters in the region and one fixed wing aircraft. we have already assisted on the air side, executed over 200 rescue missions. also, we have, on the flood side, they've actually rescued over 1,000 people at this time. >> today was supposed to be the first day of school in houston city school. >> it has been postponed and called for more national guard. a case that is already drawing questions. dallas is going to open, quote, a mega shelter. there have been tornado warnings overnight and we may only be halfway done with the rain which is pretty unbelievable to think about. the warning from the national weather service was ominous. this event is unprecedented they said, and all impacts are unknown beyond anythi

i'm yasmin vossoughian. "morning joe" starts right now. >> the russia story is a total fabrication. greatest loss in the history of american politics. that's all it is. >> i'm kind of curious. i did not know and maybe gene robinson, you can help me out here because you and i were the only ones alive in 1936, but i didn't know that the good people of west virginia knew that much about f.d.r.'s land slide over al flandin, the greatest loss in political history. >> they teach that i think the first week in -- >> public schools. >> civics class or something. >> some would say f.d.r. in '64. >> and it was a neat trick, the popular vote. and it was

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with ayman mohyeldin and louis burgdorf, "morning joe" starts right now.ning. it's friday august 18th. welcome to "morning joe." with us we have kasie hunt, rick stengel joining willie, joe and me. viewers may find the following footage disturbing. it is. at least 13 people are dead. more than 100 injured, many seriously after a person drove a rental van through a crowded pedestrian plaza in the heart of barcelona, spain's second largest city. three people have been detained relating to the attack, though police say none of them are the driver, who remains at large. isis has claimed responsibility but as if often the case has offered no proof. one person was killed, several more injured on wednesday night following an explosion in the town about 125 miles

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf.> previously on the trump administration. >> i heard that your role is changing it at the white house. >> i'm right here. >> i want to thank personally sean spicer. this is obviously a difficult situation to be in. he's a great guy. >> "reince is a paranoid schizophrenic." >> i'm not reading this. no, you're not reading this. donnie, i don't want to hear from you. >> i just think it's an annoying distraction. >> he's a billionaire. >> everyone eats cheeseburgers and pizzas. what are you talking about? >> let's see where the chips fall. thank you. ♪ u take tyou take the good, yo the bad and there you have

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. that are horrific. well, with me he's not getting away with it. >> i'm very disappointed with mitch. but if me gets these bills passed, i'll be very happy with hip. >> i haven't spoken to him in a long time. but i know prrn. >> during the republican presidential primary, donald trump declared himself to be, quote, the most militaristic person you will ever meet. that may very well be true. if you look at the number of wars he has going on right now. so he's threatening north korea with nuclear war. that's bad. he's waged a civil war with probably the most

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf.> mike pence is a dedicated public servant with the vision and passage it takes to lead this country, not that he wants to. from our cities to our raerthand to keep america safe, if he wasn't to do that, which he doesn't. president mike pence would always fight for you but he's not president and has no plans to be one. plum, plum, t , -- >> welcome to

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with ayman mohyeldin. now. ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "morning joe." there's so much to get to this morning. in storm battered texas, a chemical plant that officials feared with catch fire has endured several explosions. >> and president trump said that the time for talk is over. but does secretary mattis disagree. >> and the russian investigation now has a new york twist. and a focus group of supporters told the president to chill out, quit tweeting, as his poll numbers take another dive. >> the political stories are significant. >> what we're finding out

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin.right now. >> i think the reason that what happened to heather has struck a cord is because we know that what she did is achievable. we don't all have to die. we don't all have to sacrifice our lives. they tried to kill my child to shut her up. well, guess what, you just magnified her. [ applause ] >> i don't want this to die. this is just the beginning of heather's legacy. that's how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile. i'd rather have my child but, by golly, if i got to give her up, we're going to make it count. >> and with that the mother of heather heyer, the 3 32-year-ol woman killed in charlottesville. good morning and welcome to "morning joe." with us, mike barnicle, associate editor of "the washington post," eugene robinson and katty kay in washington. >> that was amazing, wasn't it? >> i stopped everything i was doing to listen to what that mother had to say, and i was so grateful for her. >> you know, in a time where character is so lacking and seems to be nowher

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. >> believe me, we have plenty ofbout the anarchists. >> a wound inflicted upon a single member of our community. they've got clubs and everything. antifa. >> is a wound inflicted upon us all. >> it

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with bergdorf. let's start with the top stories p.m.ter a explosion at a school in minneapolis last night. fire officials said they found the body of a second victim buried in the rubble of the minnehaha academy. authorities say contractors were working on one of the buildings at the time of the gas and that a natural gas explosion may be to blame. >>> and scientists, they have announced a major breakthrough in their quest towards eradicating inherited diseases. researchers at oregon health and science university say they have repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos targeting a heart defect. they say with the discovery, embryos can help fix themselves if scientists jump-start the repair process early enough. >>> and iran reportedly firing back against new sanctions signed by president trump, vowing to take an appropriate response. they say the sanctions break the terms of its nuclear deal with the u.s. and other world powers. >>> the international backlash has begun since congress forced the president's hand in signing that maj

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf.st not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with five and fury like the world has never seen. >> i think americans should sleep well at night. >> doesn't test donald j. trump. we are not just a super power. we were a super power. we are now a hyper power. >> the united states is on the same page, whether it's the white house, the state department, the department of defense, we are speaking with one voice. >> they may be speaking with one voice, but it unclear who knew about the fire and fury comments. the north korean army

i'm yasmin vossoughian and let's start with the latest with charlottesville, virginia, a city recovering from clashes. streets reopened and barricades removed, but the consequences still raw. officials have now identified 32-year-old heather heyer as the woman killed after a car plowed into counterprotesters. a vigil will be held in about an hour. her mother is speaking out about heather's passion for equal rights. take a listen. >> it was important to her to speak up for people that she felt were not being heard, to speak up when injustices were happening and she saw in the lives of many of her african-american friends particularly and her gay friends that equal rights were not being given and equal voices were not being shared. >> and police have identified the suspect. 20-year-old james alex fields jr. from ohio. he's been charged with second-degree murder. his first court appearance will be tomorrow. the department of justice ordering a civil rights investigation. overall saturday, 35 people were injured, three arrested for earlier skirmishes. residents there, still, of course, in sh

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> he has said things that are horrific. well, with me he's not getting away with it. >> i'm very disappointed with mitch. but if me gets these bills passed, i'll be very happy with hip. >> i haven't spoken to him in a long time. but i know prrn. >> during the republican presidential primary, donald trump declared himself to be, quote, the most militaristic person you will ever meet. that may very well be true. if you look at the number of wars he has going on right now. so he's threatening north korea with nuclear war. that's bad. he's waged a civil war with probably the most powerful guy in washington, d.c., senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. nen there's his war of word with the democrats and. >> what a day yesterday. good morning. it friday, august 11th. mika has the morning off. with us we have vet van columnist, mike barnicle, woor still trying to find a title for him. send is in with two proof of purchase jeremy peters. john, you were on the

>> i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with five and fury like the world has never seen. >> i think americans should sleep well at night. >> doesn't test donald j. trump. we are not just a super power. we were a super power. we are now a hyper power. >> the united states is on the same page, whether it's the white house, the state department, the department of defense, we are speaking with one voice. >> they may be speaking with one voice, but it unclear who knew about the fire and fury comments. the north korean army responding in kind. we have columnist and associate editor david ignatius, mike barnicle, kasie hunt, sam stein and clint watts. good morning, everybody. good to see you. lots to talk to you about. clint, the home of president trump's former campaign manager's home was raided by the fbi. we'll get to that in just a moment. let's start with north korea. we're hearing from secretary of defense ge

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> mike pence is a dedicated public servant with the vision and passage it takes to lead this country, not that he wants to. from our cities to our raerthand to keep america safe, if he wasn't to do that, which he doesn't. president mike pence would always fight for you but he's not president and has no plans to be one. plum, plum, t , -- >> welcome to "morning joe." mike pence and his office trying to tam many down rumors of a 20/20 shadow campaign. when asked, it's a non-denial denial. mika still in the south of france working very hard on location. we have columnist and contributor mike barnicle. rick tyler, elease jordan, harold ford jr., sam stein and columnist at the washington examine er examinered but are fascinating for a number of reasons. first of all, it's the lowest numbers ever in the cnn poll that he's ever had before. you're going to be talking about many harts of it. somebody tweeted last night six months approval ratings. trump 38. he

i'm yasmin vossoughian along louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. "morning joe" starts right now. >> this has been a total cooperative effort. we will see you soon. had is historic, it's epic, but it happened in texas and texas can handle anything. thank you all, folks. thank you. thank you. >> good morning. >> that is some product placement right there, the president pushing his own line. >> apparently there is a white house press release that has a link to buy that hat. so good news if you're in hurricane zone, you can get the hat. >> and he's also wearing that while they put the link on the web site. it's called product placement. >> harvey made landfall once again. some towns have measured 51 inches rain. since the storm began and the situation has become more dire for many in the city and across south texas. as of last night there have been nearly 19,000 water rescues across texas. the death toll has now climbed to nine confirmed but the images of the missing are circulating across social media. among those killed was a houston police officer,

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. "morning joe," everybody, starts right now. >>> previously on the trump administration. >> i heard that your role is changing it at the white house. >> i'm right here. >> i want to thank personally sean spicer. this is obviously a difficult situation to be in. he's a great guy. >> "reince is a paranoid schizophrenic." >> i'm not reading this. no, you're not reading this. donnie, i don't want to hear from you. >> i just think it's an annoying distraction. >> he's a billionaire. >> everyone eats cheeseburgers and pizzas. what are you talking about? >> let's see where the chips fall. thank you. ♪ u take tyou take the good, yo the bad and there you have the facts of life ♪ >> in case you missed the last episode, sean spicer resigned because of anthony scaramucci, who then pushed out reince priebus, which opened the door to john kelly, who then muched out -- pushed out the mooch. welcome to "morning joe." with us we have former aide to the george w. bush white house elise jordan, steve kor

i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf and ayman mohyeldin. >> believe me, we have plenty of anarchists. they don't want to talk about the anarchists. >> a wound inflicted upon a single member of our community. they've got clubs and everything. antifa. >> is a wound inflicted upon us all. >> it is time to heal the wounds. >> it's a very dishonest media, right there. i really believe they don't like our country. >> when one part of mamerica hurt, we all. >> when one citizens suffers an injustice, we all suffer. >> i went to better schools than they did. i was a better student than they were. >> we are one home with one flag. >> i hit everything, the white supremacists and neo-nazi, i got them all. >> kkk, i got them all. >> there is no challenge too great for us to conquer. >> the on people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself. >> wow. welcome to "morning joe." you know, for over a year now there have been people that have been saying you should not try to figure out the president's mental state and if he has any issues, don't try to be a pop psychiatrist

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin, who is going to be a rich man pretty soon. >> "the washington post," cnn, which is so pathetic, their ratings are going down. abc this morning, they have little george stephanopoulos. these are really, really dishonest people and they don't like our country. and i don't believe they're going to change. that's why i do this. if they would change, i would never say it. the only people giving a platform to these hate groups is the media itself and the fake news. >> welcome to "morning joe," what we were talking about yesterday morning, the president follows up a scripted speech one day with an absolute disaster the next, a rhetorical disaster, not only for this country and also just because he'll never understand it, his long-term political health. frank luntz, who spent a lot of time during the campaign, he teed trump doesn't just criticize the media more than he criticizes neonazis, he criticizes them more than actual islamist terrorists. it's not just that. if you look at who he praised last night, brian fallon's, hillary clinton's sp

. >> i'm yasmin vossoughian along with louis burgdorf. "morning joe" starts right now. >> it's not illegal to lie to the press. does it bother you? >> it bothers me a lot. number one, he put his son in jeopardy. now we have to wonder about what don jr.'s team may have done. >> so the president said he wasn't involved in drafting a letter defending his son. that is not true. >> also known as, well, that's a lie. they lied. >> the president said he got a congratulatory call from the boy scouts. >> yeah, that didn't happen either. you know i'm connected with the kid on the street. they don't go hey, that's not true, willie. they say "that's a lie." >> in "the wall street journal," when it says there's nobody in the campaign in russia. >> and they wohl ka tha-- would call that, willie -- >> a lie. >> sean spicer admits that he met with those at the center of the controversy. >> and the kid call that a steaming pile of pooh. >> what would we say to our children about this? >> i would say i'm going to send you to your room and i'm going to span

i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. >> north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening beyond a normal statement and as i said, they will be met with fire, fury and, frankly, power the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. >> certainly chilling words from the president of the united states. chilling words. i couldn't help but go back and jesse rodriguez called me up and we talked about it. couldn't help but go back to something that we had talked about on the show a year ago. let's take a quick look. >> several months ago a foreign policy expert on the international level went to advise donald trump and three times he asked about the use of nuclear weapon. three times he asked if we have them, why can'ty use them? that's one of the reason he just doesn't have foreign policy experts -- >> trump asked three times? >> three times in an hour briefing why can't we use nuclear weapons? >> be careful, america, and be careful republican leaders.