And that is going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. Katie tur is going to take over. Its 11 00 a. M. Out west, its 2 00 p. M. In washington where it is day two of french president emanuel macron are meeting at the white house. Well see if that special relationship between macron and the president can change the president s mind on a host of issues, primarily the Iran Nuclear Deal. Even as the president hosted his french counterpart, mr. Trump was pressed on issues here at home. And at this afternoons joint Press Conference, it was his embattled pick to be the next secretary of Veterans Affairs. I havent heard of the particular allegations, but i will tell you, hes one of the finest people that i have met. Admiral jackson, dr. Jackson, hes a wonderful man. I said to him, what are you needed for . And as far as experience is concerned, the Veterans Administration which is approximately 13 million people, is so big, you koucould run the biggest Hospital System in the world that is small
farmer fbi director chris swecker was on fox & friends first saying this could be a tough and long investigation. after over 90 interviews no one has surfaced having a motive or means or capability to do it. that suggests to me that this may have been a random or, you know, a target of opportunity if you many which are some of the hardest crimes to solve. in mt. vernon, washington. ethan chapin, his mother addressed the media. we are here to honor the life and leg gales of our son and brother ethan chapin, one of the most incredible people you will ever know. stacey chapin also thanked moscow police for in her words carrying the burden for all impacted families. police did shoot down some. in a news release rumor control. police say a dog that was skinned a month ago three miles away was unrelated and other
phillip, thanks for being with us, we appreciate it. when macron goes in and meets with the french president, wants him to go back to the paris act koract accord, what is he using to get donald trump to potentially change his mind? it seems that relationship we have now seen over the last 24 hours in fact, they seem to truly get along very well, the french president and the u.s. president, we saw that in mt. vernon yesterday, we also saw that at the white house, but it really is a contrast between how they get along as presidents and the views they actually have, which as you say are completely different from one to the other. and it looks like the french president didn t get all too much out of his meetings at the
spring break. police say he had been acting strangely the day prior to the killings. here is cnn s scott mcclain. reporter: in mt. pleasant, michigan, the last school day before spring break turned out to be the start of a day-long manhunt. early friday morning, the sound of gunfire from the fourth floor of this dormitory sent the central michigan campus into a panic. buildings were locked down and students were told to stay indoors while police scoured the area for the gunman. the first thought, obviously, is it could be a mass shooting which no student wants to happen at their college. it s unimaginable. reporter: police were searching for james davis jr., a 19-year-old student who encountered police the night before, behaving irration nationally and speaking incoherently. police say they suspected he was on drugs and sent him to the hospital to be evaluated. the next morning his parents diva and james jr., a police officer, picked him up for spring break. according to police
what makes this, i don t know, worse or better. i guess you ll have to figure out for yourself that it was really a domestic issue. it was a mother and a father and a son involved in this initial confrontation that ended up with tragically losing two people. cnn s scott is live for us in mt. pleasant, michigan. this is so terribly sad. what have you learned about all the circumstances surrounding this? hey, fredricka. we re learning from press officials that this all started thursday evening when james davis jr. a 19-year-old student went to a resource officer who works inside his residence building saying he thought someone was trying to kill him. he didn t sound very logical and rational. police did investigate and found there was no threat and sent him on his way. later that same night they saw him packing up his bags to go