Were watching that very closely. Lets get straight to the white house now. Joe johns with the latest on a dramatic night, joe, at the white house, to say the least. Reporter certainly a dramatic night here, and interesting to see what the day brings, john. That special counsel you referred to, bob mueller, very well known in washington as the longest serving fbi director in history with the exception of j. Edgar hoover. The statement from the white house last night muted after the president sat down with his advisers, crafted 57 words. Ill read them to you. As i stated many times, in a thorough investigation, we will confirm what we already know, that there was no collusion between my campaign and any foreign entity. I look forward to this matter concluding quickly. In the meantime, i will never stop fighting for the people and the issues that matter most to the future of our country. So, last nights statement coming once again as the administration was reacting, as opposed to directin
Polls show the president with the lowest approval numbers of any president at this point in the modern era. I believe what were going to look at right now is some live pictures of president obama . Yes . We have the president and ivanka trump speaking to the International Space station right now with Peggy Whitson, who as of today has been in space more days than any american astronaut ever. Listen. To join us from orbit aboard the International Space station. Commander Peggy Whitson and colonel jack fisher. And Peggy Whitson has been setting records, so were going to talk about that very soon. Im here in the oval office along with my daughter, ivanka, and astronaut kate rubins, who recently returned from space and from the space station. Together, we are being joined by students all across america, thousands and thousands of students who are learning. Theyre learning about space, learning about a lot of other things. And theyre watching this conversation from the classroom and all ove
Country is, state the facts. Its about being safe, strong, and proud. The president is going to focus on five major areas, National Security company infrastructure, the immigration plan. We have a trade deficit with china, 17 billion with canada, thats got to change and this president knows that. Hes going to talk about the economy, how great the economy is doing and how much it affects people across the spectrum. We have 55 Million People in this country with 401ks, 35 million that have pensions and 25 million that have iras, it has affected everybody and a rising tide lifts all of us and we are going to tout a lot of those message points because he has set so many records, so many accomplishments in the first year but it is about looking forward as well and thats what the president wants to do and he will strike all bipartisan tone. Harris what is the place of unity as we look forward in all of this . We are hearing from the white house, i want to get you on the record saying this, w
Typical New York Times fake story. The president s common proclamation, how might the latest reported episode fit into the big picture of the russia investigation . It adds up to a continuous pattern of interference, obstruction of justice. Saving mueller, democrats want to make sure the president can never fire the special counsel. Might republicans join them in that effort . Plus nikki haley having to answer a question she probably never imagined she would get as u. S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Details, next. So new this morning, democrats launching efforts to protect special Counsel Robert Mueller in the wake of reports that the president ordered his white House Counsel to fire muler in june. The New York Times and Washington Post reports Senate Democrats plan to include that legislation as part of continuing budget negotiations, with republican senator Lindsey Graham cosponsoring yet another measure. And republican senator tom tillis, who previously cosponsored a bill to pr
The Union Address whether the president will mention at all this ongoing russia probe which you said, you know, is really russia fever that the country needs to get out of its system. Will he address it in any way . To answer your question we want full transparency. Thats what we have said all along. Well make a decision when and if that becomes necessary. In terms of the state of the union, im not getting ahead of the president s address. Its tomorrow night. I know you are all excited and will eagerly tune in and can see at that time exactly what will be included. April . Is there a need to address it . We have addressed it every single day we have been here. Its a question you guys ask over and over again. In fact, we spend more time on that than any other topic despite the fact that time and time again, poll after poll says no one cares about the issue and its not the thing that keeps people up at night. Wed love to talk about the things that do. My guess is that will be the focus o