Very much about Foreign Policy but when he does, it raises concerns. I know we are a week out of election and the clinton people will try to spin these things. Good day. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. The scene behind me is a live picture of the white house. Youll be able to see it in a moment. Right now you are watching the bluemobile. Right behind me, the white house. As you watch that, you can see when the first flakes hit the nations capital. At this hour, federal government is shutting down in anticipation of a big storm about to hit here. Officials are warning the storm could be deadly. About two feet of wet and very heavy snow expected to fall for some 36 hours. Heavy winds along with it mean thousands of residents will likely lose power. Washington is far from alone. A state of emergency has been declared in five states. Pennsylvania, north carolina, virginia, maryland and tennessee along with washington, d. C. And 21 counties in georgia. More than 85 Million People across 2
Thomas, thank you so much. Weve had a rocking hour and maybe now we can find out what happened with Donald Trumps meeting at the rnc. As we keep an eye on the situation in washington, d. C. , a lot of attention on that door way. Luke russ seert is on the phone with us. Luke, you still there . Kate, hello. What has been happening the last hour . Reporter details are slow to trickle out. What i can tell you is earlier today we received a tip that donald trump could possibly appear as Republican National committee headquarters, a stones throw away from capitol hill. Our Intrepid Team at nbc news, cameramen, reporters, myself, went over here and started staking it out a few hours ago. As secret Service Began arriving it became apparent that someone important would come. Lo and behold, you cant miss that lock of blonde hair through the back of an suv, it was donald trump. He had a meeting here at rnc with rnc officials for about an hour as he was inside a large crowd gathered around the rnc
White House Press Secretary sean spicer just finished briefing reporters and said the administration continues to support the embattled chairman. He is the chairman. Hes conducting an investigation. Its up to the house of representatives and the speaker and the members of the House Republican conference. But theres nothing i see that theres problematic in him conducting an investigation. Lets get right to our Intrepid Team of correspondents. Kristen welker is at the white hou house. Although sean spicer said they were going to be standing by devin nunes, he did admit there was a perception problem when he was talking to april ryan. Reporter thats right, and theyre acknowledging that, no doubt about at, katie. Bottom line is, there are mounting calls for him to recuse himself from this investigation. The white house not willing to go that far yet. But indicating that, yes, clearly this is creating some difficulty. Particularly as they want to be focused on things like tax reform. What i
She may make an appearance later. But this morning, the strategy for afghanistan. President trump set to announce today his plans for americas longest war with more troops expected to be part of that plan. Once you announce what the strategy is, we can get more precise on afghanistan troop levels. The postbannon white house. The president s former adviser back at breitbart ready to g to war against democrats and republicans. Steve bannon was undermining the administration and had to g. After all the hype and buildup, it is finally eclipse day. Thousands of people with their special glasses descend on towns around the country to watch the moon cross the sun. It is a human experience. It is a chance for us to connect with the cosmos in a way we normally cant do. But before we connect with the cosmos, we begin with the president s highly anticipated primetime address tonight where hell outline the path forward in afghanistan after 16 years of combat in the nations longest war. The televis