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Far and talked about what lies ahead. I hear your demands. I hear your voices. And i promise you i will deliver. Youve seen what weve accomplished in a very short period of time. The white house is running so smoothly. I and we inherited one big mess. That i can tell you. But i know that you want safe neighborhoods where the streets belong to families and communities, not gang members and drug dealers who are right now, as i speak, being thrown out of the country and they will not be let back in. We will have strong borders again. We will do something next week i think youll be impressed. Lets see what happens. Here is the bottom line. We have to keep our country safe. You look at what is happening. Weve got to keep our country safe. Shannon were live in palm beach, florida, traveling with the president. Any timeline as to when he may announce the new security advisor . Saturday he said he wanted the make the announcement over the next couple of days but he may be meeting with more candidates today. Those four candidates this weekend were flown down with facetoface meetings at maralago. Yesterday Reince Priebus said whoever gets the job will have total control over National Security council. The new nsc director will have total and complete say over the makeup of the nsc and all of the components of the nsc. No demand made by President Trump on any candidate for nsa director including at all. The four candidates that President Trump met with yesterday were west point superintendent Lieutenant General robert cast lynn. Acting National Security add viedors keith kellogg. John boulton and Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster. The white house says we may be seeing even more interviews with more candidates today. Shannon. Shannon in the meantime what do we know about this new potential executive order on immigration . The other thing were watching for from the white house. I think well see a tighter, more streamlined version of the First Executive order. The white house is really saying this new draft this new executive order will focus on those same seven muslim majority countries. It is still going to exempt green card holders from the travel ban but likely going to be a little more tailored and structured so that it can withstand some of those challenges from the courts that we saw happening with the First Executive order. Over the weekend the Homeland Security secretary john kelly was speaking at the Munich Security Conference in germany and he offered this assurance to anyone that might be impacted by this new executive order. I will have opportunity to work a rollout plan. In particular to make sure that there is no one in a sense caught in the system of moving from overseas to our airports. One of the big differences is that this new executive order, at least this new draft of a new executive order, is likely going to direct authorities to no longer single out and reject Syrian Refugees as they are going through that visa process. So there are certainly some changes in the new executive order but i think the overall goal will stay the same. Shannon i think youre right. Well see soon, kristen. Thank you. Bill President Trump ditched the confines of washington, went back to Campaign Mode over the weekend. Radio host Rush Limbaugh argues is critical to getting his agenda through and told this to chris wallace. He has to keep his supporters on board and revved up. The rally was great. But the thing that will make all the russia stuff and deep state stuff not take hold is getting the work, implementing the repeal of obamacare, getting to work and really doing tax reform and getting to work and really shore up our borders. Because that is the primary area where people that voted for trump felt we were on the way to losing the country. Bill chief political correspondent. A number of interesting points there. Lets take the rally, whether folks saw it or not. Did it achieve the purpose the white house and president wanted to accomplish . And what was that overall objective, byron . The president and his aides felt he has accomplished a lot in his first few weeks of office. He has. He pulled out of tpp. He changed the way we enforce immigration laws at the border, he nominated a Supreme Court justice and a long list but the feeling was it got lost in the controversy and noise, some created by trump himself and a lot by his opponents. Make a show of support, 9,000 people show up. It shows he has a lot of fans. Bill he picked the right part of the country, too. He won that district. I would assume there were more of these rallies in the offing. Absolutely. Look, there is precedent for doing this. President s have always gone out into the country to try to promote their agenda. Barack obama did it earlier than donald trump has in early february of 2009 he went out traveling around to try to build support for the stimulus bill. Now, with trump were talking about executive orders. No big legislation in the pipeline yet. But the idea of a president going out into the country to try to support for his agenda very traditional one. Bill let me get your comment on this. Limbaugh on the establishment and what their objective is to this presidency. Watch. The establishment doesnt want any part of trump. They dont want him to succeed and i would throw some republicans in that as well. It is just the way washington works. Bill can you beat that . Its true. There is no doubt about it. One of the ways you see it is there is massive opposition to the president inside the entrenched federal bureaucracy. So much of the federal bureaucracy did not want to see him. Weve even seen open expressions of that at the state department and epa. A lot of senior employees were lobbying against the president s choice to head the epa. A lot of opposition. For trump it makes it very important that he get his Management Team more than one deep across the federal agencies. Bill travel ban revision quickly on this 2. 0 is in the works. What are you reporting on that . There were two main objections in the current litigation that said it was unconstitutional. One it allegedly denied due process to some people wanting to enter the United States and two it amounted to an unconstitutional religious discrimination. And i think that trump can fix the first one with tweaking that we discussed early earlier especially with people who hold green cards. I think the lawsuits will be back charging religious discrimination against muslims and trump has a strong argument on that but i think you will see that go in the courts. Even though the current lawsuits will go away if the current executive order is rescinded there will be new ones against the new order. Bill i think youre right about that. Thank you. Good analysis there in washington, d. C. Good to have you on this president s day. Shannon. Shannon as President Trump works on the new executive order on immigration Martha Maccallum will host a town hall on this topic spart of a special 100 days airing tomorrow night. So much of what this administration is doing is on this hot topic. Bill how about the rally on saturday . It was mustsee tv, right . Shannon it was. Bill fresh hair cut. No tie. Shannon we had the open collar look. Bill 10 minutes past the hour. New details about that powerful storm now battering parts of the south including a possible tornado touching down in texas. The damage is evident. Were live in dallas and what happened there, casey . The National Weather service is telling us it was a possible tornado that touched down not only in one part of san antonio, but in and around various parts of the city. Happened in overnight hours. We know thats dangerous. While many people are sleeping. Emergency Officials Say more than 150 homes have been damaged. But so far no reports of any serious injuries. This as record rain also hammered the area causing some flooding issues. So as you can imagine, First Responders have their hands full. Initiated a rapid search for potential victims and Structural Integrity on a lot of roofs blown off the homes. Cars moved around. The wicked weather not over just yet. Severe storms moving through houston, texas, this morning. In fact, this is the same system that moved through san antonio causing that damage. So forecasters in houston watching this closely as team with the National Weather service will be on the ground this morning once the sun is up surveying the damage. They go in after these storms to determine if a tornado was, in fact, responsible and if it was, how strong that tornado was. Bill more to come on that casey stiegel updating us. Stay safe. Shannon check out this chilling new Surveillance Video of what appears to be an assassination of a World Leaders brother. Well have details plus this. Bill we are seeing some anger as some of these town halls across the country as voters want to know the plan for obamacare. What will republicans do on repeal and replace . They say theyre on schedule. Team fox coverage coming up to let you know whats going on. Shannon the white house saying allegations russia interfered in our election are just garbage. What have the multiple investigations uncovered so far . Well talk to Adam Kinzinger about that. First, white house chief of staff rhiannon Reince Priebus. When i say top level people, i mean top level people. No collusion whatsoever. Bill anybody involved with trump or russia in the 2016 campaign. No. E. And because we pay him a fair price, he improves his farm to grow even Better Coffee and invest in his community, which makes his neighbor, gustavo, happy. Thats blanca. Yup, pepe and blanca got together. Things happen. All this for a smoother tasting cup of coffee. Green mountain coffee. Packed with goodness. I can assure you, ive been approved to say this, the top levels of the Intelligence Community have assured me that that story is not only inaccurate, but it is grossly overstated and it was wrong. There is nothing to it. Bill so thats white house chief of staff Reince Priebus talking about a russian investigation. Adam kinzinger from the House Foreign Affairs committee. He is back home in his district. Thank you for your time today. You heard from Reince Priebus was saying. Whats the truth based on what youve heard so far . I tell you what we know. We know that general flynn had conversations with russia. Which i think was inappropriate but probably not illegal. We know it covered it up to the Vice President and thats why he lost his job. We know that there has been no accusation of direct involvement by the president with the russians so far. Now, there are questions about within the campaign and i think the senate intel and House Intel Committee will do their job and look into that as they should and the American People deserve. We also know that some on the left are trying to create this massive 9 11 commission which will turn this into a big partisan affair based on no solid accusation that the president himself has had any collusion. Bill priebus was asked about that. We know the Senate Committee has said preserve your email records and youll find nothing there. Limbaugh took that question as well on sunday. Watch here. It is preposterous to believe that the russians had any effect on the outcome of voting in this country. It is absurd. There is no evidence, zilch, zero, nada. Bill does it end here, sir . I think it will end when we get the answers from the senate and House Intel Committee as they should do. When it comes to the issue of the election. The ones want to keep relitigating. He was elected because the vast majority of people in the right states decided we needed a change and something different. He is president now and he is enacting the agenda with the republican congress. In terms of the russian trying to hack emails and stuff. We know it was involved. To basically say he was elected because of the russians is wrong. The reality is, most people in the right states said we want donald trump for president. Bill there are four prominent names for National Security advisor, maybe more based on our reporter a few minutes ago. Who do you think is best suit suited for this job after the departure of michael flynn. All four names are great. I like john bolton. I know him well and very pragmatic. Ive talked about National Security issues with him and weve disagreed. He knows what he thinks. I think he would be a great advisor. There is no doubt anybody ive seen out there is very good. I think the president has his Foreign Policy is coming together very well. He is strengthening nato. Pushing back against iran. I think he will put the right person in charge to build a Security Council sgl. Well wait for headlines on that. Third topic. Rallies in your district. Have you had any over the weekend and were you met by protestors or not . I havent had rallies yet. We have a busy week planned. I did have a lincoln day dinner in a beautiful part of illinois. Some protestors were there. They have a right to have their passions heard. We were sent to washington to enact a good agaoend and were excited about doing that. Bill when you have a rally, do you have a strategy for dealing with the protestors . Look, the strategy is just to be open and honest. I was sent here by 700,000 people even though they all didnt vote for me to continue to do the right thing and continue to be out there talking to folks about what were doing and people can rally and protest all they want. Thats their right to do it. Bill thank you for your time. Adam kinzinger from illinois. Thank you for coming on today. Shannon surprise visit overseas. Defense secretary james mattis arriving in iraq. Well go live to the pentagon. More questions over whether Top Democrats are sabotaging President Trump. Rush limbaugh says the reaction is clear. You dont need more evidence than that to suggest and to know that the left, which is run by obama and hillary and the theyre trying to prevent trump from implementing his agenda. The future of business in new york state is already in motion. Companies across the state are growing the economy, with the help of the lowest taxes in decades, a talented workforce, and worldclass innovations. 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A day after being sworn into office President Trump raised eyebrows when i talked about taking iraqs oil and indicated that option would be considered Going Forward. We should have kept the oil but okay. Maybe well have another chance. But the fact is you might say there is a little good cop, bad cop going on here. Shannon the battle for mosul entered a whole new phase. What about american troops . Are they operating closer to the front lines this time around. The head of u. S. Forces in iraq told reporters American Forces are operating closer than ever in the battle to defeat isis in western mosul, the last remaining stronghold in iraq. It is true that were operating closer and deeper into the iraqi formation. We adjusted our posture during the east mosul fight. And we embedded advisors a bit further down into the formation. There are roughly 6,000 u. S. Troops in iraq. 450 operating in mosul. The pentagon has a week to present a draft isis war plan to President Trump about ways to accelerate the fight. It may involve additional troops and gun ships and artillery. Secretary mattis is considering putting more troops into afghanistan, a country where there is currently more troops there than in iraq. Shannon thank you, lucas. Bill back at home opponents of obamacare making their voices heard. You are going to see more of this, too. Grilling lawmakers at the town hall during the break. What about its replacement. Mark sanford is live with his details. A small plane crashing on a suburban street in the middle of a peaceful afternoon that gave neighbors the scare of their life. The pilot stated he had some engine problems and had to make an emergency landing. Thats all he could tell us at the time. Tress firmness . Fortunately theres a bed where you both get what you want every night. Enter sleep number and the ultimate sleep number event, going on now. Sleepiq technology tells you how well you slept and what adjustments you can make. She likes the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. So your sleep goes from good to great to wow only at a sleep number store. For 5 days only, save 50 on the ultimate limited edition bed, plus 24month financing. Go to sleepnumber. Com for a store near you. Bill thats not too rowdy but it is one rally. Thats not too rowdy but it is a rally. You get it . Shannon a rowdy rally. Bill lawmakers facing voter concern when President Trump says the pate is almost over. You want a Healthcare System and by the way, we are going to be submitting in a couple of weeks a great Healthcare Plan that is going to take the place of the disaster known as obamacare. It will be repealed and replaced. Bill thats from saturday. Today weve got all angles covered. Mark sanford is live in a moment but first peter doocy where we begin on the schedule. Lay out the schedule. When do republicans say they will repeal . Lets start there, peter . Were told we should see the actual text of a bill endorsed by leadership to replace obamacare by the end of this month or the beginning of march and then a vote on said bill within a month later. Legislatively i think well repeal obamacare within the next one to two months. Im pretty sure of that. There is a debate whether to repeal the whole thing or whether or not some of the Big Government republicans want to keep obamacare lite. The conservatives were ready for a fight. The House Freedom caucus said they wont vote for partial repeal. Im in the same camp. Bill senator paul coe wrote a repeal bill but others are pitching a plan that would keep some of the popular provisions like coverage for people with preexisting conditions intact. Bill what do they say could hold them back in the repeal process . What are they saying on that . There is concern by other republican senators that the bills being written over on the house side arent going to go anywhere once they make it here to the senate. Senator Lindsey Graham was talking about that this weekend as he discussed the potential danger with the other big republican agenda item which is tax reform. The congress is stumbling. Republicans in the congress. Were all tied up in knots. The house is talking about a tax plan that wont get 10 votes in the senate. So its just not the administration that has got problems. Republicans in the house and the senate from problems and hopefully well get our act together. We dont expect clarity about what comes next for the next few days because congress is on recess all week and it is quiet here today, bill. Bill it sounds like it. As the echoes bounce off the marble. Thank you, peter. Shannon someone who may have answers. More from South Carolina congressman marc sanford. You are trying to get moving on obamacare. A number of missed deadlines. Whats happening . I think that the outline that peter just laid out is accurate. One of the things that hadnt happened the administration hasnt moved forward yet with its plan. Now that tom price has been confirmed youll see movement there. Whats their version. Senator paul and i have a version. Sounds like leadership will come up with a version and i think were on track to repeal and replace in the next twomonth window. Shannon what do you say your party says you arent on the same page. Nothing will happen in the senate . Is there a way to sit down behind closed doors across the aisle, across the hill and sit down and say lets come up with one unified voice on this. The voters expect it. Were hearing from people who said we expected this bill to be on the president s desk already. Whats going on . Agree with you. Its going more slowly than people would like. I think there are a couple of Different Reasons for that. There is a real debate taking place within the congress on what components, if you will, of the Affordable Care act should stay. I think reality of what well see moving forward is that folks up to the age of 26 will be able to stay on their parents plan. Part of the Affordable Care act. The preexisting conditions will be in a plan that makes its way through the senate but weve had real debates in the house on should we just completely replace or are there parts that will stay based on the confines of the votes over in the senate side . Shannon how do you pay for those things . That has been the criticism all along. Everybody wants to have all of this wonderful things and there are real needs out there, but they dont come free. Correct. So our plan gets at a couple of Different Things t. Preexisting condition as configured in the Affordable Care act isnt insurance. It is emergency care. You dont wait until your house is burning to get Homeowners Insurance or until your car has been wrecked to buy car insurance. But thats what the Affordable Care act does. The provision that senator paul and i have worked out is to say wait a minute, you have a twoyear phase in. Once youre in as long as you keep continuous coverage you are covered in terms of preexisting conditions. But you cannot have what we have mathematically right now with Affordable Care act. It undermines every single notion of the idea of insurance. Shannon i have to ask you about this epic town hall you had this weekend. First of all supposed to be an hour. It went more than 3 1 2 hours. It was pretty rowdy and i was interested to see you actually agreed by all the accounts ive seen to cohost this with indivisible charleston. It is put together by former democratic hill staffers and organized and read plans for how they tell people to ask questions and interrupt to take over events that you as a congressman would be holding. Why did you decide to partner with them knowing potentially what was going to happen . Some of it happened on saturday morning. I just always found there is a whole lot of value in going to hear a conflicting viewpoint or a very different viewpoint. In some cases you learn more from the folks that are against you than the folks that are with you. And in that regard i thought it was constructive. It was a long 3 1 2 hours, though. Shannon i bet it was. You needed a gatorade after that. It looked like things got sideways a little bit there. Some of what happens with these groups is that they are counseled or advised to work on things in a way that will keep them from letting you answer any questions. Did you feel like you got to answer the questions . Was it a profitable conversation in that respect . Not initially. Those tactics youre talking about were employed and there is some shouting down. Its part and parcel of the political process. I think as the meeting went on it became more and more productive. And so i think you just have to say okay, thats the thaoe at ricks of what theyll do. Let me hear their viewpoint. I said im not going anywhere. Well talk all day. As the energy dissipated and i think we were able to have a fairly fruitful conversation. I was able to learn some things and hopefully they did, too. Shannon as i understand you all started inside. The building was at capacity. You would do some inside and go outside to a sports stadium where you continued hosting all these questions for the additional 2 1 2 plus hours. Did you wear them down and outlasted them . Maybe some of your colleagues would appreciate advice. They are walking into the same town Hall Meetings and the same signs being used at town Hall Meetings across the country. A very coordinated effort. Is your advice to stick around and outlast the protestors . Not outlast. Give them your ear. There is people want to be heard and initially its not about a conversation, its about people scoring points. But as time wears on, you know, they emerge certain patterns in terms of certain things theyre trying to say and certain patterns i was trying to say. The give and take is the process and hopefully truth falls out at the bottom. Shannon well keep our eye out for other three hour plus town halls like yours. Thank you for joining us. Bill as we are watching the screen here, this is a live picture from brussels, belgium. Were going to see mike pence. The secretary general from nato will be with him as well. This goes back to the campaign when President Trump talked about nato pulling its weight and then you had general mattis there last week saying you have to step up your spending a little bit. By the end of next year we cant do everything for you. Thats the general tenor. Well see how the Vice President reassures the nato allies or perhaps makes another headline on that. Shannon he had a lot to say in munich about this as well and those not carrying their weight. Bill well bring it to you when it happens. There was this from last night. Wow. See it . Irving off the steal, the lead. Comes up with a steal. [laughter] off the backboard. Off the board for davis. Bill you get the idea, all right . This was just ridiculous. If you love defense you did not like this game. Nba allstar game like that was a full court dunk contest. The west beat the east 192182. They combined for 374 points. The most ever for an allstar game. Our producer said i watched a little of this and everything looked like a trick shot. Shannon the dunk contest like they had. Bill the Harlem Globetrotters playing the Harlem Globetrotters. Shannon well try some of the shots after the show. Bill i like the idea of full courts, playing dunk contests. Its novel and new. No defense. Shannon great shape. None. Well, President Trump says leakers inside his administration will be caught. Rush limbaugh is calling this sabotage. Who is behind the leaks . Will they get busted . Bill the president firing off at the Mainstream Media calling them the enemy of the American People. Is that fair or is that too far . Well debate this next. I hate the press. I hate you especially but the fact is, we need you. We need a free press. We must have a free press. So tell us your big idea for getting the whole country booking on Choice Hotels. Com. Four words, badda book. Badda boom. Let it sink in. Shouldnt we say we have the lowest price . 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George washington i like it. Mary ann . John kennedy. Bill limbaugh makes the case it is democrats. Theyre embedded in the administration, white house, state department. Katie, theyre the ones responsible. Do you agree or not . Well, i think its very clear that based on the fact that the majority of the sourcing in these stories we keep seeing about russia are anonymous and the fact that we havent seen any evidence concrete evidence when it comes to the russians somehow changing the results of the election, this seems very political. On the other hand, i think that the Trump Administration hasnt done themselves a whole lot of favors when it comes to the flynn resignation. On one hand theyre saying there was an irreconcilable breach of trust but blame other things for his resignation. They both have credibility to build on both sides. Based on anonymous sourcing, a lack of evidence and the Intelligence Community and f. B. I. Saying there is no evidence of wrongdoing these are political attacks. Bill mary ann, do you blame democrats . Shannon or the media either. The only person to blame is donald trump who brought the problem upon himself. The fact is not only the biggest problem he has ever faced it threatens our country and democracy. Its an american problem. What Reince Priebus and others are claiming that intelligence sources have said there is no there there, they wont respond. They will. When donald trump went to the c. I. A. After his inauguration he leveled a veiled threat to them that said the media is my enemy. If you cooperate with them youre my enemy, too. What happened . Within the last few weeks weve learned more about the investigation of trump, paul man fort, flynn, paige and others than we learned in the last two years. How long this investigation has been going on. Hold on. The briefings of the Senate Committee, everything else, they wouldnt be doing this and led by republicans if there werent there there. Bill deep state . You want to Say Something about that . I certainly think the senate should investigate it and let the facts lie where they may. Based on what we know so far there is no evidence there was any wrongdoing. Democrats continue with this talking point including Hillary Clintons Campaign Manager this morning saying that maybe the russians are the reasons why they lost. Clearly a political attack. Bill i dont think this is over whether we like it or not. No. Bill two more points limbaugh made. One was here about the level of deep commitment that Trump Supporters have for their president. Watch. People that voted for donald trump and support him really, really believe that they were going to lose the country if Hillary Clinton won. Not an idle thought or exaggeration. Bill he went on to explain over the years the judiciary has been run by liberals and continued on and hence the reason why you have the level of enthusiasm, etc. Thats one point he made. The other point he said is donald trump has to get things done whether its on tax reform or Border Security or obamacare, otherwise it doesnt amount to anything. Mary ann, go. Rush limbaugh is right about both things. Donald trump doubled down on his base. He is girding for a war about this investigation. That tells you everything. You have to look at everything he has done last week with the press conference, the rally this weekend. Everything else is to whip up his base because there are more charges coming and more investigations coming and he wants them to fight back for him. Bill how do you know that . There is plenty of Public Information out there, bill, about all of this. Bill youre saying that youre not saying that based on fact, you are saying that on your gut. Speculation . No, im saying it when you happened on friday with the Senate Intelligence committee. The request to not destroy documents and everything else. At least five other committees led by republicans and democrats is all you need to know. Bill Reince Priebus told ball yas there is nothing to see there. It is his job to say there is no there there. There is a Senate Investigation Going Forward with republicans like marco rubio being part of the investigation. It should go forward. Russia does not have the American Peoples best interest in mind. It doesnt have the interest of making sure america remains a democracy that is so valued all over the world. That being said, this idea that were going to continue to push false narratives with little evidence or no evidence to show that russia played any kind of role in changing the results of the election is dangerous and it doesnt does a lot of damage to discredit the credibility of our electoral process from the left. Not the right. Bill thank you, katie and mary ann for being here. Shannon there is shocking new Security Camera footage showing a deliberate attack on the half brother of north korea kim jung un at a malaysian airport. Bill the siege for mosul is underway. Iraqi forces moving into the bloodest phase of an operation to recapture that town. One that has been years in the waiting. Shannon Surveillance Video of the moments before the assassination of north korean leaders, kim jongun. A woman coming up behind kim jong nam and holding something over his mouth. Were joined live from london with the latest. What are we learning about the investigation . Shannon, over the weekend quite a lot of new information coming out. It does now seem quite likely it was planned by the north koreans. Malaysia police are piecing together the final moments of kims life. He crossed the foray and checking in. A woman in a white shirt walks behind him and appears to lung from behind and throw something over his head locking her arms around him before rushing away. Footage shows kim seeking help wiping his voice and escorted to a Medical Clinic and collapsed. It is amazing to have stepbystep footage of this taking place. Whatever was used on him was a fast acting nerve agent. Shannon what do we know about the suspects so far . Its been a week since this attack took place and so far four arrests have been made including the two women who you see there in the videos. But police also searching for four north korean men believed to have boarded a flight to dubai on the same day the attack took place. Agents watching the attack as it took place. There is also now a war of words developing between the north Korean Ambassador summoned by malaysia and want to see all the suspects arrested and no more autopsies be carried out on the body. They are hiding something and they are as ever blaming the South Koreans for blaming them. Bill what a story. More to come on that. President trump promising a new executive order on travel from seven muslim majority countries. Can the white house avoid the Court Challenges that derailed the first travel ban . We should find out very soon. So stand by on that. Details from the white house coming up. Everything your family touches sticks with them. Make sure the germs they bring home dont stick around. Use clorox disinfecting products. Because no one kills germs better than clorox. Shannon it is take two for the president s travel ban. Administration drafting a new executive order that could be announced as early as tomorrow. Welcome to a brandnew hour of americas newsroom. Im shannon premier for Martha Maccallum. Bill im bill hemmer. Your favorite president is, was . Shannon tbd. I want to say president washington bill you are allowed. Shannon ill start with that. What about you . Bill president lincoln. Shannon a fabulous bill kept us together. Shannon he kept the country moving. Bill still the revised order expected to affect the same seven countries. U. S. Visa holders will be exempted. The courts halted the original ban for now. John kelly weighing in during a trip overseas when he said this. It did surprise the United States government that the courts took their action. I dont criticize it, i dont know enough about how they think. But i will tell you that we are contemplating the president is contemplating releasing a tighter, more streamlined version of the first eo. Shannon we have a fox news contributor, steve. There is a lot of pressure and attention being paid to this executive order based on what happened last time around. Making sure that they can try to make it bullet proof where legislation is concerned. With the anticipation comes a lot of expectation. I think thats right. But its clear just from those remarks from secretary kelly that the administration is doing the kinds of setup work that it ought to have done before announcing it the first time. Just as an aside, general kelly is the kind of person you want selling this plan. He said well, i dont know all the details and how the courts think but he is somebody who speaks with Great Authority on these matters and others. It is more appropriate to have somebody like general kelly on tv making the case talking to the media, explaining what President Trump is trying to do than it is to have Steven Miller for instance. Shannon i have no doubt that as we await this order there are with legislation that is pretty much already drafted and ready to go. There may be a little judge shopping going on because i cant imagine that regardless of how well crafted this thing is there will be people who oppose it no matter what. And the legal battles will start anew. At last count the first order had 48 cases pending. Exactly. This will be something that dominates coverage for the next several months. And maybe beyond depending how long the court cases go. I think if the president limits his argument to a very simple one, we the United States, i president of the United States have the ability to tailor our who we let in and who we admit to the country on the basis of National Security, i think he has a pretty strong case. I think if he limits it to states, countries where we can show that there is a demonstrable threat i think he is on pretty solid ground. Well see whether that sells in the legal courts as well in the courts of opinion. I think he will have people the American People behind him if he limits and makes a more compelling and strategically targeted case. Shannon in his rally this weekend he pulled out the section and read from what he believes gives him the authority to do this and made it very plain case and maybe thats how they tackle it this time. Simplify and stick to the tightest parameters possible. At the rally i want to play what he said about how well things are going so far in the brandnew Trump Administration. I hear your demands. I hear your voices. And i promise you i will deliver. I promise that. And by the way, youve seen what weve accomplished in a very short period of time. The white house is running so smoothly. Shannon i have a list of what theyve done so far. Executive orders trying to save jobs, regulations. A lot of things he has done. There are limits what he can do but maxing out what he can do until the point he has to get congress involved with some bigger things like obamacare and others. I think he would be better off making the case you just made. He would be better off saying here are specifically five things ive done and why i think ive had a First Successful month. Instead what he says is the white house is running smoothly. Anybody with a second grade my second grader could look at whats happened and understand the white house has not been running smoothly. President trump goes out and makes claims that just are untrue. He is much better off to say i have appointed people like general james mattis as secretary of defense who will represent the United States well and help keep us safe. I have appointed neil gorsuch as a Supreme Court justice receiving bipartisan praise and a freedom of the press. There are ways he can talk about the things he has done and trying to accomplish that dont mean he has to go out and Say Something that i think is likely to get the kind of response that its gotten. Shannon it gets a lot of response from the left, right and everyone in between, thats for sure. Steve hayes, thanks for joining us today. We were just talking about back to this issue of immigration. Join Martha Maccallum for a town hall discussion on immigration, the controversy, fact and fiction tomorrow at 7 00 eastern. The first 100 days. That is right here on the fox news channel. Bill look forward to seeing that. You have to talk to folks, right . Figure out what theyre thinking, right . Five minutes past the hour. From overseas now iraqi forces launching a new phase to push isis out of mosul. Still police and iraqi forces moving in to liberate the western half of mosul with the help of American Forces. What progress are iraqi forces making so far, connor . They control the eastern part of the city and just in the last 48 hours or so theyve now begun to move on the western part of the city. Sort of the second half of mosul. They are backed by u. S. Air strikes and special forces troops on the ground and iraqi troops are making progress into that western part of the city. But it is slow going. Isis over the last four months in this operation has held out a lot longer than most people expected and there are some signs that this part of the fight, this western part of the fight might go even slower than the first part. That eastern part. The western part of the city, the roads are more narrow and harder for Armored Vehicles to move around. Isis is bedded down in a lot of parts of this western city. This is their grand final stand. There is also concern that the iraqi troops are taking a huge hit in the last four months or so. There are some estimates, bill, that the front line iraqi troops have lost 50 of their fighting strength just in the last few months. Thats a big, hard hit. Iraqi troops are making progress. Isis is also taking a big hit in this fight as well. Bill thanks, an update. Shannon parts of california reeling from heavy storms that led to several deaths over the weekend. Pressure is on in oroville as emergency crews are working around the clock to shore up the badly damaged concrete spillway ahead of more storms that could spark another evacuation. Our reporter joins us live with the latest. What can you tell us about the water levels there this morning . Good morning, shannon. I can tell you the Water Authority here at the department of Water Resources has said theyve gotten it down to 849 feet above sea level. Its significant. They were working on getting it below 850 over the weekend. So they have hit that goal. Well push off so you can take a look at like oroville here. What they needed to do was bring that water level down in anticipation of this storm that is now hitting this region and supposed to bring 10 inches of rain. They needed the room in the reservoir so it didnt add more pressure to the dam. Well push over here and you can see here is the oroville dam. You see the lights on there. Those are the crews that have been working around the clock. Theyve been trying to shore up the both the main spillway as well as that cement emergency spillway. And we have video that was provided to us by the department of Water Resources that shows the damage that has been done to that spillway and you see this gray area. That is the cement slurry theyve been working since last week to pour in and shore up that area. The erosion was so bad and dangerous that it prompted those evacuations last sunday of 188,000 people. So right now i dont know if you can tell, shannon, back here live. It is windy out here right now and what we have been seeing all week is helicopters in the air helping drop some supplies down and some of the rocks. Were checking to see if the helicopters are even going to go up this morning because the wind is so strong. Theyre under a wind warning in this whole area. The work continues as the rain is coming in. Shannon. Shannon we talked about the possibility of another round of evacuations. Does it seem likely . Yeah. The Sheriffs Office has told the residents of oroville and communities below to be ready for the possibility of another round of mandatory evacuations. The hope is that that likelihood will remain low. They just dont know. A lot of the people who live there say they remain packed. Theyre ready to go. Some people in some of the Evacuation Centers from last week. They didnt want to head home and have to turn around and leave again. In addition to all that, this entire region is under a storm warning and a flood warning. That means that a number of communities are set to go under evacuation should this storm get that bad. Thats separate from what is happening here in oroville. You could see all of these communities hitting the highways and freeways at the same time. Shannon that creates other issues. Thank you so much for the update. Bill were watching this now out of nato headquarters in brussels, belgium. Mike pence about to make a statement with the nato secretary general. Well take the statement live when it happens. Were waiting on that now. John mccain speaking out against the president s message against the american media. Is the president losing a fighting a losing battle or does he have a lasting point. Howard kurtz will analyze all this stuff coming up. Shannon james mattis with a surprise trip to baghdad after the president s past comments on a missed opportunity to take iraqs oil. Bill mr. Trump putting a deadline on the pentagon for a new plan to defeat isis. Can the best strategy be crafted in 30 days time . Thats the deadline. Well talk to an Army Special Forces veteran about that coming up. Ive also directed the Defense Community and now secretary mad dog mattis [applause] to develop a plan to totally destroy isis. Mattress firmness . Enter sleep number. She likes the bed soft. Hes more hardcore. 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And four other countries who actually are keeping up their financial obligation to nato and he didnt lecture but gave a reminder that the president also expects that other countries step up to meet the challenges and threats which have changed over the years that were in the 21st century. Bill james mattis was in japan and south korea and now a surprise visit to iraq and the battle of mosul. He said a week ago the European Partners need to step up their game in military spending this year and toward tend of the year there was a suggestion that you would see where things stand then. So that was secretary mattiss comment as we get ready to hear from the Vice President. We can drop in here and just get a sense right now for where the europeans are as this tour continues. Mike pence coming up. Stand by. An important point when allied leaders meet in brussels in may. So mr. Vice president , thank you for our excellent discussion. We agree that nato is the most successful alliance in history because nato has been able to adapt and change when the world is changing. And we agree we must continue to change to keep our people safe. U. S. Leadership remains indispensable. I look forward to working with you and welcoming President Trump in brussels in may. Please have the floor. Thank you, mr. Secretary general. It is a privilege to meet with you today to bring greetings on behalf of President Donald Trump and also to have the opportunity for a thorough and substantive discussion of the issues facing nato and our historic alliance. Its been a busy weekend for me as i prepared to head back to the United States, im grateful to have had the opportunity to speak on saturday about our shared Security Issues with the Munich Security Conference and appreciate your encouraging words about the message of the United States at that conference and i also was pleased to be able to hold a series of productive bilateral meetings with leaders from across the world. It was deeply moving for me and my family to return to dachau and be accompanied by a survivor there. I visited that camp in 1977. I wanted my daughter to see it and we went there and walked through that historic memorial. The man told me he arrived there as a 17yearold boy. He told me of the nightmarish existence that he experienced there. But then he spoke words that resonate with our alliance. He said, and i quote then the americans came. Those words touched my heart and they speak volumes about the history and importance of the North Atlantic Alliance and nato. More of which ill address momentaryly. I thank you for your hospitality in this Historic Place at this important time. I was grateful to meet with the leadership of the European Union and expressed the commitment of the United States to continued cooperation and partnership with the e. U. While we have our differences on some issues i reiterated this point in all my meetings with the e. U. Leadership and appreciated the cordial and substantive discussions that we had. On saturday as secretary general mentioned at the Munich Security Conference i brought a message from President Trump. The message is the same one i bring to you today. It is my privilege here at the nato headquarters to express the strong support of President Trump and the United States of america for nato and our trans atlantic alliance. Weve been a proud member of nato since its founding in 1949. It plays a crucial role by creating peace and prosperity. The United States commitment to nato is clear. As we speak, President Trump and our administration are developing plans to ensure that the Strongest Military in the world and the United States becomes stronger still. Let me assure you, mr. Secretary, in the United States we are oef about the process of strengthening our military and restoring the arsenal of democracy working with members of congress, we intend to increase military funding to make for us to provide for the common defense for the people of the United States but also meet the obligations that we have with our treaty allies including in this historic treaty. America therefore i can say with confidence will do our part. But europes defense requires europes commitment as much as ours. At the wales summit in 2014 all 28 members of the Nato Alliance declared their intention to move towards a minimum security investment of 2 of their Gross Domestic Product on r on defense within a decade. As a candidate for office President Trump called attention repeatedly to the fact that for too long, for too many, this burden has not been shared fairly among our nato allies. And that must come to an end. At this moment the United States and only four other nato members meet this basic standard. We commend the nations that are on track and met the obligation the truth is many others, including some of our largest allies, still lack a clear and credible path to meet this minimum goal. So let me say again what i said this last weekend in munich, the president of the United States and the American People expect our allies to keep their word and to do more in our common defense. And the president expects Real Progress by the end of 2017. As secretary of Defense James Mattis said here in belgium a few short days ago, if you are a nation that meets the 2 target, we need your help encouraging other nations to do likewise. If you have a plan to get there as he said, our alliance needs you to accelerate it. If you dont yet have a plan, these are my words, not his, get one. It is time for actions, not words. And let me thank specifically the secretary general for your outspoken leadership on this issue as you and i discussed privately and you have discussed with the president , the world needs natos strength and leadership now more than ever before. And we are grateful, mr. Secretary general, that you join us in calling for immediate and steady progress on all of our nato allies commitment to our common defense. Truth is, the rise of add ver tears new and old demands a strong response from this alliance. In the east nato is embarked on improvement in its deterrent posture by going to polland and the baltic states. As i shared with the secretary general today in the wake of russian efforts to redraw International Borders by force, the United States will continue its leadership role in the enhanced Forward Presence Initiative and other critical joint actions. With regard to ukraine, as i said before, our alliance will continue to hold russia accountable and demand they honor the mince being agreements. For the sake of peace and innocent human lives we urge both sides to abide by the ceasefire that began today. And we pray for peace in ukraine. Be assured the United States as well will continue to hold russia accountable even as we search for new common ground, which President Trump firmly believes can be found. As i said in munich, though, natos continued leadership is also necessary in the fight against radical islamic terrorism. This another item that as a candidate for office President Trump first raised. He called on nato to evolve by expanding Counter Terrorism operations and were encouraged to see under your leadership, nato is in the process of doing just that. It is hard to speak of these issues in the abstract as i stand here in brussels. Just now almost a year ago that three horrific suicide bombings occurred. 33 innocent victims including four americans, hundreds more injured. I just want to assure the people of brussels and all the people of europe that your pain is our pain, your loss is our loss. And it is precisely why the president believes its essential that nato continue on this new path of evolving and expanding its mission to be more effective in Counter Terrorism. We work tirelessly with our nato allies to ensure security in our countries and yours. But adapting to these new and evershifting challenges must remain a central focus of our collaboration and cooperation. Our alliance needs to cut off terrorist funding and increase cyber capabilities. We must be, as i said before, we must be as dominant in the Digital World as we are in the physical world. And the United States is committed to continuing to work with our nato allies to achieve that objective for the security of all the nations in our alliance. By building on tactics from the last century with these new century opportunities and challenges, nato will be better prepared to confront and overcome new adversaries of the 21st century. Under President Trumps leadership the United States is fully committed to natos noble mission. Were grateful for your leadership, mr. Secretary general and i know the president looks forward to working closely with you to advance our shared objectives. A stronger nato means a safer world. The United States of america looks forward to working with our partners in nato to achieve just that. Mr. Secretary, thank you very much for your hospitality and for your leadership. Thank you. We have a few questions. Well start with the bbc over there. Vice president , youve given your assurances today here in brussels to european leaders that the u. S. Is committed to working with europe. President trump has said very Different Things. He said the e. U. Is a vehicle for germany, that the u. K. Was smart to get out and he expected other countries to follow. Who should european leaders listen to, you or President Trump . Can they be certain that what you say, the assurances you give wont be contradicted in a tweet or a statement in the a press Conference Tomorrow . And secretary general, who do you listen to . And are you concerned about differences in what you hear . Thank you for the question. Let me say it is my great privilege to serve as Vice President for the 45th president of the United States. The president directed me to go to munich and come here to brussels with a specific message. To go to munich to the Munich Security Conference and make it very clear. As i do so here at natos headquarters that the United States is expressing strong support for nato even as we challenge nato and challenge our allies to evolve to the new and widening challenges and further meet their responsibilities in this everchanging, evercomplicated world of threats. But with regard to the e. U. , the president also directed me to come here to brussels. I had the great privilege of meeting with leaders of the European Union throughout the morning and to express the desire of the United States to continue cooperation and partnership with the European Union. We respect the determination of the people of Great Britain as manifested in brex yit and we respect the judgment of the peoples of europe in the European Union. And as i said today through many leaders we look forward to working across the channel with all parties in the years ahead on behalf of peace and prosperity. I have heard exactly the same firm message from the president of the United States in two phone calls, from the Vice President in meetings today and in munich. And from secretary mattis, and kelly. They all conveyed the same message that the United States is firmly committed to the Trans Atlantic Partnership and unwavering support for the Nato Alliance. And i welcome that very much. Both very clear statements from all leaders in the new administration but this is something we see in words but we also see it in deeds. For the first time in many years we see an increase of u. S. Military presence in europe. And we are deploying new battle groups, a new brigade and we see on the ground more u. S. Presence in europe. So this is a commitment in words but also in deeds. In the European Union i like to underline the importance of the enhanced cooperation between nato and the European Union. We have been able to bring that to a new level implementing many different issues or measures and we signed a joint agreement between the in warsaw and following up on implementing that. Were working closer on cyber, on addressing how to build the capacity in our neighborhood and how to stabilize our neighborhood as we Work Together with the European Union. I think actually the nato e. U. Cooperation is more important now because we live in times in turmoil and we need a strong cooperation between nato and the European Union and welcome the very strong u. S. Support for that approach. Next question, associated press. Thank you, mr. Vice president. I wanted to ask you about the dismissal of general flynn recently. Did you feel like you were misled by members of the Trump Administration or were you frustrated that you were left out of the loop on this situation . And what assurances have you received from President Trump that Something Like this will not happen again . And for mr. Secretary general, both you and the Trump Administration have talked about the need for additional funding for defense. What are the consequences for inaction by nato members . Is there any scenario in which the article 5 commitments might be considered conditional if nato members dont fulfill their defense spending obligations . Let me say im very grateful for the close working relationship i have with the president of the United States and am i would tell you that i was disappointed to learn that the facts that have been conveyed to me by general flynn were inaccurate. But we honor general flynns long service to the United States of america and i fully support the president s decision to ask for his resignation. It was the proper decision. It was handled properly and in a timely way and i have great confidence in the National Security team of this administration Going Forward. The combination of our of secretary mattis, of director pompeo at the cia and secretary kelly at Homeland Security gives the American People great confidence that the team and this administration is providing the leadership and the direction to those agencies and also to the president of the United States to advance the security of our people. Our collective defense clause and commitment is unconditional. It is absolute and it for the Nato Alliance. I welcome the strong commitment of the United States to this trans atlantic collective defense clause. At the same time, i fully support what has been underlined by President Trump and by Vice President pence today, the importance of burden sharing. And i think we have to remember this is not only something that the u. S. Is asking for, it is actually something that 28 allies agreed. The leaders from 28 nato allied countries sat around the same table in 2014 and agreed to stop the cuts, to gradually increase defense spending and then to meet the 2 target within a decade. And the good news is that we are moving in the right direction. After many years of decline, after many years of defense cuts across europe and canada, we saw that in 2015 we stopped the cuts. The first year after we made the pledge. And then in 2016 we have a significant increased of 3. 8 or 10 billion. It is a long way to go. Much remains to be done. But at least we have turned the corner and have started to move in the right direction. I am encouraged by that and i expect all allies to make good on the promise they made in 2014 to increase defense spending and have a fairer burden sharing. Next question to the dutch. The foreign minister has called it a 2 too ambitious and said more spending would not necessarily lead to more security. Are you disappointed by that and what would be the consequence if a country like germany would not hold up to the 2 goal . The question to the Vice President if i may, President Trump has repeatedly talked about his war with the press since nato is an alliance of values, can you assure the allies that the freedom of press is t in the United States . All allies have committed to the investment meaning to stop the cuts and to start to increase. And that also includes germany and it has been expressed from germany that they are committed to the defense investment that we made together in 2014. The good thing is that germany has treated to increase defense spending. In 2017 there will be a significant increase in German Defense spending with around around 8 . So of course germany, as many other allies, have a long way to go. Some allies will meet the 2 targets within a year or two. Romania declared last week they will meet the 2 target this year. Lithuania will soon be able to meet the 2 target also within a year or two. So we are really making progress. Germany has started to increase defense spending and again i expect all allies to keep the pledge they made together in 2014. Let me say again the president and i, our administration are grateful for the secretary generals focus on burden sharing and for our nato allies whether it be germany or other countries to meet the commitment that treaty allies made to one another. I think its a demonstration of President Trumps leadership that before taking office he was speaking about the fact that the United States provides more than 70 of the cost of nato today. And we are committed to continue to do our part but that the time has come for our nato allies to step forward and the secretary generals strong message on this in all of our collective interest. I will tell you that i had very productive discussions with chancellor merkel. We spoke about just this issue. And we look forward to continued dialogue. Our hope is well have a date soon that Prime Minister merkel will come to the white house. It is about all of us doing what we all said we would do to provide for our common defense and in the everchanging threat environment in which we live, thats more important now than ever. With regard to your second question, rest assured that the president and i strongly support a free and independent press. But you can anticipate that the president and all of us will continue to call out the media when they play fast and loose with the facts. The truth is that we have in President Trump someone who has a unique ability to speak directly to the American People and when the media gets it wrong, i promise you President Trump will take his case straight to the American People to set the record straight. Next question, wall street journal. Mr. Vice president , you said the u. S. Commitment to the e. U. Was steadfast and enduring. Is the administration opposed to further of the e. U. , further countries existing . On nato whats is or else . If there isnt more defense spending this year would you recommend cutting the European Reassurance Initiative . Would you cut back on exercises . Whats the or else . I think your second question is a very fair one. What is the or else . I think when secretary mattis was here he spoke very plainly here at natos headquarters about the frustration of the American People that as our country makes investment in europes security we see European Countries falling behind. The president put the issue front and center before the American People in his campaign for president and frankly it struck a very resonant cord. So i dont know what the answer is to or else, but i know the patience of the American People will not endure forever. That the commitment that we have made to one another, that the American People are keeping with the people of europe in nato, is a commitment that the president of the United States and the American People expect our allies in europe to keep as well. And failing that, questions about the future, well just leave in the future. As hypotheticals. With the secretary generals strong leadership, having made the issue of burden sharing his top priority, having a partnership with so many countries across nato who in my meetings over this weekend have expressed a desire to step forward and keep their word, im very encouraged about the progress. What you see happening here is in a very real sense the result of American Leadership in President Trump we have a president who is stepping forward. He is expressing American Leadership not just on the issue of funding, but also on his call last year that nato should evolve to widen its tactics to include Counter Terrorism as a major focus and nato has begun to do that. The United States looks forward to supporting that. With regard to the European Union, my message very simply was that the United States is committed to continuing our partnership with the European Union and i wanted to make that very clear. We understand the relationship between our economies. We understand the deep heritage of Member States in the European Union with people in the United States of america and looking for ways that we could reassure this weekend leaders of the European Union of our commitment to ongoing cooperation. And maintaining that partnership in the years ahead is hopefully a resonant message that came through and it is my great privilege to be here to deliver it. Let me just end the focus of the alliance is how can we make sure we succeed in delivering on what we agreed about fair burden sharing and increased defense spending . I wont speculate on what will happen if we dont succeed but we heard a firm and clear message from the United States. From the president , from the Vice President and from secretary mattis at the defense minister meeting. I think that just underlines the importance of making sure that we move, that we succeed in increasing defense spending across europe and canada. And the good thing is that we have started 3. 8 will increase in 2016 is significant step but one step in the right direction. We need much more. Let me also add we need both to spend more but we also need to spend better. The focus of the alliance, the focus of the defense ministers and cooperation with the European Union is how can we increase efficiency . How can we develop cooperation . How can we make sure we address the fragmentation of the European Defense industry so we can reduce costs and get more out of the money we invest in our defense. But there is no way we can choose between either spend more or better. We need to spend both more and better. So what we committed in 2014 was not either to spend more or to spend better but to spend 2 of gdp in a better way and moving forward on both tracks. Thank you very much. This concludes this press point. Thank you. Bill so far a monday on president s day there is a lot of news right there in those statements. One with regard to general flynn by my recollection the first Public Comment talking about the deep disappointment the Vice President had that the facts conveyed to him were inaccurate. And the heart of the case by saying that general flynn did not tell the Vice President the full truth and hence the reason why he no longer has his position in the west wing. With regard to nato, some of the similar comments he made in munich over the weekend but these are the ones i marked down. Europes defense requires europes commitment. For too long the burden is not shared fairly and expect our allies to do more. Thats the message today from the Trump Administration at nato headquarters in brussels. A quick break. Back after this. Approaching medicare eligibility . You may think you can put off checking out your Medicare Options until youre sixtyfive, but now is a good time to get the ball rolling. Keep in mind, medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. The rest is up to you. Thats where aarp Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans insured by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Company come in. Like all standardized Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans, they could help pay some of what medicare doesnt, saving you in outofpocket medical costs. Youve learned that taking informed steps along the way really makes a difference later. 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Go long™. Bill before the break we heard the Vice President talk about the situation with general flynn when he said this from nato headquarters just a moment ago. Im very grateful for the close working relationship i have with the president of the United States and am i would tell you that i was disappointed to learn that the facts that have been conveyed to me by general flynn were inaccurate. But we honor general flynns long service to the United States of america and i fully support the president s decision to ask for his resignation. Bill ben collins u. S. Army special forces veteran served three tours in afghanistan. Good morning to you. First Public Comment i do believe from the Vice President. The story has been consistent from the white houses position. What did you hear there . He said it was a function of trust and if trust is broken down between a security advisor and the president and Vice President is a serious problem. They said there was nothing illegal that took place here. He made comment. Thanks flynn for his years of service. The most fundamental problem if theyve lost any component of truce trust is a problem. Bill topic number two. Nato a commitment . This administration is taking a clear message to europe saying you have to do more. We cant always be there for you. They need to. Out of the 28 countries within nato only four have kept that 2 gdp goal. Four. Poland, estonia, england and greece. A reason poland and estonia spend 2 . Theyre on the border of russia. Germany says its not much of a problem because they dont see russian tanks on their border. A lot of spending in arbitrary. Greece makes the 2 mark but they use that 2 spending as a jobs program. They essentially use that to hire people into the army. Countries like france on the other hand probably the most capable force that they have over in that part of europe, they only spend 1. 8 . Its arbitrary. They need to get into what is that 2 spending going to be spent on. Bill topic three. An order to get to president a plan to defeat isis in 30 days. Can they do it . Is the plan together yet . Theyre coming up with the plan and secretary mattis is overseas now and just spoke he is making his recommendations to the president. I think its significant to see what will happen over the next can they defeat isis in 30 days . No. However, the plan that comes back will take into account what is happening in mosul now. They secured eastern mosul. Took them three months. Now western mosul. That could take up to six months because it is such a densely populated city. And they are facing 5,000 soldiers who will be entrenched in the city with narrow roads and it will be bloody. Bill willing to die. Very willing. Thats where the caliphate was started from was that part of mosul. Bill well watch the news from europe today. Shannon, whats next . Shannon john mccains office responding this morning seeming to imply President Trumps comments to the media could lead to a dictatorship. We have clarification with howard kurtz next. From indonesia, vietnam and singapore. Why do so many businesses rely on the u. S. Postal service . Because when they ship with us, their business becomes our business. Thats why we make more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. Here, there, everywhere. United States Postal Service priority you shannon you saw him take them on last week and the president over the weekend also tweeting about the media saying its the enemy of the American People. Here is what his Vice President said minutes ago. Both the president and i strongly support a free and independent press but you can anticipate that the president and all of us will continue to call out the media when they play fast and loose with the facts. And the truth is that we have in President Trump someone who has the unique ability to speak directly to the American People and when the media gets it wrong, i promise you President Trump will take his case straight to the American People to set the record straight. Shannon howard kurtz is the host of media buzz. You saw this play out over the last few days. It is clear this administration is not going to sit down and shut up and it likes having that immediate connection to the america people and going around the media. It worked in the campaign. Is it working now in a presidency . Mike pence is so much more diplomatic. President trump is entitled to bash the media all he wants to pointous stories he thinks inaccurate. I didnt lose much sleep about it. When you list a bunch of major news organizations say theyre the enemy of the American People that crosses a line. All journalists who are americans love this country and has sinister connotations. The way in which journalists reacted to that marathon press conference by calling trump unhinged, unglued, unmoored. Shows there is a lot of deep anger and resentment on the media side and it falls into a trap of making journalists, some organizations appear like theyre the opposition party. Shannon you mentioned in his rally this weekend on saturday something about issues going on in sweden. A lot of pushback on that online and referencing something he had seen on fox. A report about people documenting trouble in sweden they had seen related to immigration. Here is what Tucker Carlson had to say how the president handled that. President s ought to be precise in what they say and no question about their meaning. This applies to this president for sure. On the other hand it seems like we may be missing the point of the story, which is there has been a massive social cost associated with the refugee policies and immigration policies of eastern europe. Shannon quick word for that. Bill the president was imprecise. The average american and certainly average trump voter doesnt care much about this sort of semantic game the media like to play. Shannon howard kurtz. Great to see you as always. Bill President Trump now getting ready for a new order on immigration. We should get that maybe today. Perhaps tomorrow. How will it differ from the current order now on hold by the court in california . Stay tuned for that coming up. Shannon even when we think on a holiday things are going to be slow, they are not. Bill no one is here, everything is closed. Shannon but we were here. Bill we will see you at 2 00. Washington . Lincoln. President s day. Jon and on this president s day, version 2. 0 of President Trumps travel ban is taking shape. Good morning, welcome to happening now. I am jon scott coming and we welcome Heather Childers today. I am an am emperor jenna lee present today. Nice to be here. The senior white house Officials Saying that mr. Trump executive order which could be signed as early as tomorrow will target the cms have been mostly muslim nations as the first one. A green card holders and dual citizens of the nation will be exempt