Good evening, the news hit around breakfast time as americans are sitting down in front of a plate of bacon or sausage. The alarming warning from the World Health Organization Cancer Research arm that goes like this processed meats cause cancer and red meat probably does too. Of course, the potential risk of processed meat has been suggested before but never in such blunt terms. And in our meat loving country this is causing a stir among worried consumers and meat producers. Nbcs Anne Thompson lays it out for us. Reporter they have the sizzle so many people love. Bacon, sausage, the all american hot dog. Today part of the processed meat labelled cancer causers by an agency of the World Health Organization. The same group said red meat, beef, lamb and pork are probably carcinogens. The risk, cole ore Colorectal Cancer. Underscoring what the American Cancer Society said it has been recommending for more than a decade. Limiting the consumption is really important. Because the risk increas
Kansas. Thank you, mr. Protester, i never saw a protester drop so fast. I said, sit down. He sat down. That was the end of the protest. Okay. Thank you. I like that protester. Thats somebody we can reason with, all right . Meanwhile, ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich already zigzagging the map rallying support for voting today and tuesday and looking to the other vote today, the c pact straw poll. Well take you there live for that conservative gathering. We will also take you here. [ gunshots ]. A gun range in michigan. One of the key primary states tuesday. We will take an informal poll, who do the gun toters favor . All that ahead right here, this is the place for politics. Welcome, everyone, once again im alexwitt. Were about to give you a live picture in maryland where any minute marco rubio will speak at the conservative gathering running about 35 minutes late or so. Donald trump who was supposed to address the group there earlier this morning instead held a precaucus event fo
Country. The flames blocking some escape routing. This fire is explosive. Were looking at a 20,000 acre fire. Shepard now people are hurt. 1,500 buildings destroyed and evacuations number 20,000. The firefighters putting their lives on the line. Lets get to it. Good monday afternoon. President trump sending lawmakers his priorities for a plan to protect the socalled dreamers. The hundreds of thousands of immigrants whose parents brought them to the United States without documents. As i mentioned, the list includes President Trumps long promised wall along the southern border, also new rules to make it easier to deport children entering the United States and 10,000 more immigration officers. It doesnt end there. The white house was has not said whether the president considering each item nonnegotiable. President trump said he would end president obamas program that protected the dreamers and Gave Congress six months to come up with a plan. Democrats are calling the list impossible. Chuc
Freedom. Today we pay tribute to their service. We mourn alongside their families. We strive to be worthy of their sacrifice. Meanwhile, leaders from north and south korea meeting over the weekend as a tweet from the president sparked new rumblings that his on again, off again summit with north Koreas Kim Jong un may be on again. Kevin cork is live from the white house with the latest. Hi, kevin. Hey there. Mice to be with you. Happy memorial day to you and yours. Solemn occasion at the Arlington National cemetery. Day of speeches, salutations and personal stories and indeed, song. A beautiful celebration of the life and of all that is good in the country. Celebrating the veterans, those who gave the most in their sacrifice for our freedoms. The president was there today not only celebrating their lives and memories. He laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier reminding all americans of the ultimate sacrifice paid by those who defend our freedom. President trump that is a very
Right. Yeah. So whats your big take away . All the anecdotes certainly ring true to the man we know and the man who never evolved or stepped up when he won the presidency. So theyre not surprised, but certainly it certainly gives flavor to it all. I think the book also reveals there are some patriots hanging in there trying hard to keep this thing together and i guess we owe them a debt of gratitude. You know . I dont know what sometimes you really cant imagine what you would do if youre in that position, in the position of secretary mattis, or in the position of gary cohen taking papers away to tree to prevent something from happening. Theyre basically trying to handle someone who is unhinged and not well, and not thinking in the best interests of our country. Willie, was there a part for you that stuck out . I think to me it was secretary mattis saying were dealing with somebody with the intelligence of a fifth or sixth grader, talking to the president with his understand of the worl