House. Michael schmidt was part of the team at the New York Times that broke that reporting morning. And reverend al sharpton is the host of politicsnation right here on msnbc. He sat down with Michael Cohen for two hours this morning. First, kristin, let me start with you. Ayman jaffer talked to a source about this phone call and he was told the president was unaware that he was being recorded by his lawyer. Right. Effectively confirming a critical piece of the New York Times, katy, which is that the president wasnt aware he was being recorded when he had these conversations with his former attorney Michael Cohen. Of course, someone who was considered to be his personal fixer. We are also told according to the president s legal team that this phone conversation was brief, it lasted only a matter of about two minutes, and the legal team essentially trying to make the case that ultimately its going to prove that there was no wrongdoing. Rudy giuliani telling the New York Times in the bi
Separated from parents at the u. S. mexico border. Just a few minutes ago, the u. S. Border patrol said the situation there is getting worse. Not better. At the same time there is action on the ground with protests at an i. C. E. Facility in new jersey and in washington, d. C. Where Administration Officials show no signs of changing what they say they cant change, but in fact they could. It is their policy, the white houses policy. B soroff is touring a Detention Center in texas as temperatures near 100 degrees fahrenheit. My colleague Mariana Atencio is on site. And ill sit down with former Homeland Security secretary jeh johnson. Well have the physician from the American Academy of cs to talk about the trauma to children. The most traumatic thing to do to a kid, straight them from their parents once theyve made that dramatic journey. I understand we have an immigration debate going on in this country. Why use these kids as leverage . Well, i certainly dont want anybody to use these k
76ers won the super bowl. You have a good time. Well talk to you a little later in the day. Good morning everyone im sports when he talks about the it is wednesday, july 11. Lets try to get a little smarter. Many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back when theyre deling dwen delinquent as far as im concerned. No other president brought it up like i bring it up. This year, since our last meeting, commitments have been made for over 40 billion more money spent by other countries. Thats a step but its a very small step. Sounds like a lot of money, and it is, but its a very small amount of money relative to what they owe and should be paying. Its an unfair burden on the United States. So were here to talk about that and im sure well be resolved. We all debris we have to do more. I agree with you that we have to make sure allies are investing more. The good news is that the allies have started to invest more in the defense. Last year was the biggest in defense spe
Justice Clarence Thomas who is confirmed despite Sexual Harassment accusations. Its been a year since Hurricane Maria devastated puerto rico. There are still lots of people without electricity there. Nbc spent some time with people who are walking on the ground. Well look at what went wrong and what we can learn from it. But we start we start with the supreme stalemate. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley has given Christine Blasey ford until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow if she will testify monday. A public hearing, a private hearing, a public staff interview or a private staff interview. Professor fords attorney issuing a statement that reads, in part, quote, the committees stated plan to move forward with the hearing, that has only two witnesses, is not a fair or good faith investigation. There are multiple witnesses whose names have appeared publicly and who should be included in any proed seeing. The rush to a hearing is unnecessary and contrary to the committee, discovering
Then refute everything that was in the document after he left. And, so, one of the suspense issues for people involved in the nato summit is when will it actually end for President Trump . It will end at a certain hour or a certain moment. It will end perhaps with a signature or whatever. But is that the end of it . Will there be something that changes everything said here . When he takes a gold or c controversial step, he likes to have other people do that. He makes nice with everybody at the g7 and gets on a plane. He wants robber mueller fired or Jeff Sessions fired. He dispatches other people to do that firing. When it comes down to being a tough guy, he likes to work through proxies, shall we say. Well be watching this into tomorrow. The wide angle lens challenge thats coming up in london is trying to get the president in the same frame as that blimp thats going to be floating. The blimp is upset baby trump . Is that what it is . I havent seen it yet. Thats why im hoping for a wid