Object meant to avert our attention. This is hardly unique, we should stress, to therump administration. It is a time only hadded tradition in politics. But because this white house came to power accompanied by at least the whiff of scandal, because this is legitimately our first tv star president with 100 name recognition before being elected, and as media savvy as they come, it has been employed early and often. Today one could argue the new Health Care Bill was that shiny object, because no one expects it to emerge to survive in this same form. Because the white house is attention to change the narrative. And that is because the current president has accused his predecessor of wiretapping while offering no evidence. So even though the Health Secretary came into the Briefing Room today accompanied by payments stoopapers stookd a table. Even though this is about obamacare, a trump and gop rallying cry, reporters he in that press corps werent having it. Wanting to know what right the p
Topping this hour in 360. In washington, new security restrictions on certain flights coming into the country. The reason behind them, theyll take effect tomorrow. So what exactly is this new ban involving . Officials telling me that the Trump Administration is preparing to make this announcement that specific flights from certain regions, namely the middle east and africa that have direct flights to the United States will have new security measures, and were told that will mean that passengers getting on board those flights will not be allowed any electronics larger than your cell phone in the cabin of the plane. So you have to check the bags. If you have a computer or anything larger than a cell phone or tablet, you would have to check that. Right. It would have to go into the belly of the aircraft. This is for flights coming from very specific countries in the middle east and africa with direct, nonstop service to the United States. Do we know what prompted dhs to make the change .
The 11th hour begins now. Good evening once again on this thursday night from our headquarters here in new york, 34 days here now in the trump administration, still a Young Administration facing allegations that a white house official asked the fbi that Campaign Associates for the president had contacts with russians during this past ca campaign. A government source told Pete Williams of the exchange between andrew mckay. Mckay declined to discuss this matter in any way. Details not confirmed by those of us here at nbc news. The president also created a slew of headlines today with comments that were on the record starting with his remarks on deportations and as you will see here the president s assertion was reversed by his own secretary Homeland Security some thr three hours later. Right now rex as you know is in mexico. I said thats going to be a tough trip. We have to be treated fairly by mexico. Thats going to be a tough trip. Hes over there with general kelly whos unbelievable at
Have you done drugs . I have done more drunks than i have fingers. Bill also tonight, can you believe it . Waters world has done 300 episodes. Why is this allowed . Do you want to do the thing . Spivak is this is what you do . Bill no spin zone, the factor begins right now. Hi, i am bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight, as you may know, my interview with President Trump making headlines all over the world. Tonight, we will show you what you did not see in the super bowl pregame show. Here is what happened. We interviewed the president on friday afternoon, at the white house. The interview ran about 45 minutes. Ten of which were used by fox sports. That leaves us with half an hour. To show you tonight and tomorro tomorrow. They collapse of the super bowl interview were mr. Trump comments on the tower in it and put an antiobamacare roll up. Its interesting to watch our two competing cable news stations, which hate mr. Trump to an unhealthy degree. Try to analyze with the presiden
The president himself informed the budget director it was time to lay down the law more or less. Time to say negotiations were over. There were no more changes coming to the bill and time for a vote. I will tell you, anderson, talking to leadership sources, they dont have the votes. They are short. They did this knowing they need to put everybodys back against the wall and hold the vote. As this deal is moved forward, im learning more about what will be in the final measure. How the moderates will react to the stripping of those essential Health Care Benefits in obamacare. They are trying to apiece them in three different ways, one requiring by 2018 that every single state decide and announce what their own individual essential Health Benefits would be for the state insurance plans and adding additional 15 billion to a state Stability Fund in the bill designed to address maternity care, and separate issues that some of those essential Health Benefits would have actually helped out with