D. C. And good morning, everybody. Welcome to this special splitedition of today on a thursday morning. So glad youre with us. Its a big day here on capitol hill. Matt, youre back in studio 1a and the stage is set for some consequential testimony. This is the political version of mustsee tv. Millions of people are going to stop what theyre doing and watch from home or from their workplace. But what does it take, savannah, to be one of the lucky one toss actually get a seat in that hearing room . Well, you have to be an early riser, thats for sure. I can show you a live shot outside the hearing room in the Hart Senate Office building. People are already there. It will be filled with lawmakers, with staff, a lot of reporters, but also spectators willing to wait in line. Well take you what we think will be happening here today. This hearing gets underway, 10 00 a. M. Eastern, former fbi director james comey will begin his testimony before the Senate Intelligence committee. Hes going to be
Mandate. That has backfired and there are questions about how long she can stay on as Prime Minister. She wont resigned. More than anything else this country needs a period of stability and if the indications have shown conservative party has won the most seats, and the most votes, it will be incumbent on us to ensure we have that period of stability and that is what we will do. Reporter he won the most seats but jeremy corban, the far left leader celebrating this morning, he will now also be looking at trying to form a government. If there is a message from tonights resulted is this. The Prime Minister called the election because she wanted a mandate. The mandate she has got is lost conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence. Reporter a very fluid situation. Conservatives might do it deal with the Northern Irish union party, might push them over the limit but Political Uncertainty here today in the uk. James comes testimony confirming what the president has said
Analyst for msnbc John Heilemann. Yes, hes here. John heilemann of the circus. President of the counsel on Foreign Relations and author of the book a world in disarray Richard Haass and David Ignatius and Heidi Przybyla is with us as well. We have the circus with us here. Are they going to take pictures of you drinking your coffee . No, of you drinking your coffee. Thats the reason theyre here. So the real Michael Cohen will be in court today in the wake of the fbi raid last week. It comes as the legal bills continue to mount for the president. Nearly 4 million since he was sworn in. On that, i heard that is it true that he spent like 20 of all the money theyve raised politically on legal bills . Did you hear that John Heilemann . Is that true . Thats a lot. Big chunk. What a waste. I wouldnt be surprised by it. A big chunk going to legal bills. I spent much of sunday on twitter railing against jim comeys media blitz and the president calls it, quote, Mission Accomplished in syria. Wel
As the former fbi director spares no salacious details in his take downof the president. I dont know whether the current president of the United States was with prostitutes. And the the president fires back plus a legal battle at home. The President Trumps personal attorney the focus of a probe as President Trump defends his socalled fixer. Good man. It a disgraceful situation. Might the president s personal attorney be indicted . Stormy daniels lawyer is here. Ahead. Hello jake tap ner washington with the state of our union, its at war. Abroad and at home. President trump this morning waging rhetorical battle against former fbi director james comey tweeting quote unbelieve mri james comey states that polls where crooked hillary was a leading was a factor in the handling nord making decisions on the fact he thought she was going to win and he wanted a job, sliem ball. Unquote. This is an apparent reference to a passage in the comey book where the former fbi director wrote its entirely