Shoot at us. If they do that, then its game on. Hes back. Were going to begin with President Trump working out of his home, trump tower, where he got a very rude reception from protesters who are angry over his response or lack of response to the hatefueled violence that took place in virginia. So how is the big question, does the president get his agenda back on track . Tiff best team here to break it down. Nbcs Kristen Welker live at trump tower. Kristen, President Trump, or his team, im going to say, want to turn the page and they want to get him back to his agenda, yet when i look at the president s actions, his tweets, his responses, i dont see his agenda anywhere. Reporter right. His tweets could very well be overshadowing his agenda, steph. Just to walk you through a few of his tweets this morning, the president retweeted an image of a train crashing into a cnn logo with a person actually getting smashed in the middle of it. Now, important to point out that he deleted that tweet
The sick and the infirm. As new ads go up targeting members of congress, who voted for the republican bill. Plus, republicans facing rowdy town halls after the vote. And one congressman now under fire for saying this. Nobody dies because they dont have access to health care. Yes, sir. In fact, lots of people die that way. We will begin this morning with the blockbuster testimony on capitol hill. Former acting attorney general sally yates will finally testify, doesnt it feel like forever in front of a Senate Subcommittee, about russias efforts to undermine the president ial election. The biggest bombshells may surround former National Security adviser Michael Flynn and her warnings to the white house about him. Well, youre in luck, weve got the best team in the business here to break all of this down. And i want to take you first to nbcs Mike Viqueira on capitol hill. What are we going to expect to hear from sally yates today . Well, good morning, stephanie. It was ten days when sally y
Intelligence about the manchester bomber because too many leaks are coming out of the u. S. I will make clear to President Trump that intelligence that is shared between our Law Enforcement agencies, must remain secure. Plus, new details on the russia investigation. Attorney general Jeff Sessions failed to report his contacts with the Russian Ambassador on official forms and a new report that russians had planned to use trump allies to sway his opinion. Were going to begin taking you to montana, where that special Congressional Election turned upside down last night after that alleged assault was caught on tape. That is one of several developing stories im going to be covering with my team. This is the audio many voters are waking up to. Republican candidate gr Greg Gianforte assaultly assaulting guardian reporter ben jacobs. You were waiting to make your decision about health care until you saw the bill and it just came out. Well talk about that later. Yeah, but its not gonna be time.
Patience. A conflict in north korea would be probably the worst kind of fighting in most peoples lifetimes. Begin today with the president s soninlaw and top aide Jared Kushner laying low after one of two punch media report. First bombshell hes under scrutiny, not investigation, by the fbi. The second that he tried to set up a secret back Channel Communications line with moscow before trump even took office. We are in luck. Have a great team here to break it all down this morning taking you first to Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house. Give us an update. Reporter good morning to you. President returned from first foreign trip and bracing for battle after the Washington Post reported over the weekend soninlaw Jared Kushner tried to set up a back channel to communicate with the russians in december. Kushner now a focus on the russia probe, but not the subject of it. Source familiar with the thinking inside the white house is a few people have suggested that kushner should lay low for
Heard on what has happened to them. Cosbys wife, camille, released a statement blasting the d. A. It was read by a member of cosbys team. Take a listen. How do i describe the District Attorney . Heinously and exploitively ambitious. How do i describe the judge . Overt overtly ar gant in collaborating with the District Attorney. How do i describe the accusers, totally unethical. Lets bring in nbcs ron allen with more on the decision. Ron, have you heard anything from the jurors as of yet . No, richard, we havent. They are believed to be on a bus back to pittsburgh. Remember the jury was sequestered, they were selected in another county because the defense claimed there was too Much Negative publicity here in Montgomery County where the trial took place during the past year or so. And the judge ordered the jury not to discuss their deliberations although they can discuss their thoughts about the case more generally. Well see if they have anything to say. It will be interesting because wh