and watching what happens at the supreme court. are you feeling optimistic? >> i try to always be optimistic. >> gavin grimm, thanks for sharing your personal story. we're following a lot of news this morning. let's get right to it. >> the fbi rejected a white house request to knock down media reports about trump's associates and russians -- >> the request would appear to violate procedures. >> is that the opposition part? >> yes. >> despite the best efforts of liberal activities and town halls, the american people know better. >> the trump white house seeking an intelligence report that will demonstrate the security threat for these seven countries is substantial. >> intelligence officials are con serntd about this assignment. >> getting gang members out, getting drug lords out. it's a military operation. >> there will be no use of military forces in immigration. >> the united states will not yield its supremacy to anybody. >> if countries are going to have nukes, we're going to be at the top of the pack. >> this is "new day" with chris