Refusing to give up his seat. The airline ceo said he, quote, emphatically stands behind his employees, as united stock takes a hit. Good morning. Im ali velshi in washington on another extremely busy morning. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson arriving in moscow just over an hour ago for what are expected to be tense talks with russian officials. The question is will he meet with president putin . In any case, the u. S. Air strikes in syria and russias meddling in the 2016 u. S. Election are all expected to be on the agenda. Before heading to moscow from the g7 Foreign Ministers meeting in italy, secretary tillerson had some tough talk for russia about syrias chemical weapons. Stockpiles and continued use demonstrate that russia has failed in its responsibility to deliver on this 2013 commitment. It i unclear ether russia failed to take this obligation seriously or russia has been incompetent. But this distinction doesnt much matter to the dead. We cant let this happen again. We also he
The country. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Tonight more mixed messages as the Trump Administration struggles on communicate clear Foreign Policy goals. Just moments ago, President Trump and nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg stepped in front of the cameras together for the first time. During the ely presidency, presidt trum openly questions natos relevance. Tend alliance was, quote, objection least. Since taking office the president has softened those sxomts today they had to say. I said it was obsolete. It is no longer obsolete. In facing our common challenges, we must ensure nato members meet their financial obligations and pay what they owe. Many have not been doing that. Secretary general, i am honored to have you here today and to reaffirm our commitment to this alliance, and to enduring values that we proudly, and i mean very proudly share. Next week House Speaker paul ryan will be traving to europe with a bynum delegation with the goal of what they call strengt
Middle Eastern Countries to find a way to transition syria from Bashar Alassad of the president to a democracy or russia can continue to support assad, iran, and hezbollah. He also offered his strongest declaration thus far on the future of Bashar Alassad. I think that its clear to all of us that the reign of the assad family is coming to an end. The question of how that ends in the transition itself could be very important. International efforts on that front have language for years, only a couple of hours before the secretary of state landed in moscow, russian president Vladimir Putin addressed the country, he denied assad used chemical weapons, said he wants the United Nations to launch an investigation into last weeks attack, the attack that prompted last thursday and said he believes russian intelligence shows that assad was framed in that effort. Whether he says thats directly to the secretary of state tomorrow is still up for question as the kremlin has been saying there is no o
Battlefields. How will it play at the kremlin. This is just the beginning. We will reduce taxes. Why some on the left are fighting against the plans to tackle taxes. Can democrats seize on a ground swell of energy as voters head to the polls for special election. This is mtp daily and it starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im katie turr. They are focusing on messaging for syria. Defense secretary james mattis and the commander of the Central Command finished their briefing at the pentagon. The goal in syria and the military campaign is focused on accomplishing that and breaking isis and dtroying isis in syria. This was a separate issue that arose in the midst of the campaign. The use by the assad regime of chemical weapons and we addressed that militarily. The rest of the campaign stays on track. Now all eyes are on moscow. Secretary of state tillerson who has touched down in the russian capital. There are no plans for the secretary of state to meet with Vladimir Putin. The m
And the stunning tally of days trump has ditched the white house for the golf house. Golf, golf, golf. More, more. All in starts right now. Good evening from washington, d. C. Im chris hayes. Breaking news tonight from the Washington Post, which is now reporting that the fbi obtained a court order last summer in the midst of the campaign to monitor the communications of none other than carter page, an adviser to donald trump, as part of an investigation into potential links between russian intelligence and the Trump Campaign. More on this story coming up. But this comes as the Trump Administration is reeling from yet another selfinflicted wound tonight. You know its bad when the president s press secretary is standing in front of the white house apologizing for what he said about hitler earlier in the day. This episode just the latest evidence of an administration that does not appear at a very basic level to know what its doing. And as the president has been inserting himself into som