Up the scent of either one or both of the men. The overall search is extending into neighboring vermont and Lake Champlain. The governor spoke with my colleague Andrea Mitchell about the investigation and whether they made it to vermont. Theres no indication of that. We have no evidence of that. What we do know is that the only intention that they expressed based upon good sources is that they thought if they headed to vermont vermont, it would be cooler. That new york was going to be hot with Police Presence and it would be a better place to hide out until things cooled off. Learning more about the woman whom authorities sell nbc news may have helped the men escape. Sources familiar with the investigation say that Joyce Mitchell has admitted helping the two men. They say mitchell was going to be the getaway driver but, quote, got cold feet. Tell them that she thought it was love. Mitchell has not been charged or arrested however those same sources say she eventually will be. Right now
Said that Trump Campaign officials had frequent contact with russian intelligence officials. Worth noting our reporting at the time dialed that story, that initial New York Times story back a little bit. Heres the white houses version of events. They say when that New York Times story broke, chief of staff Reince Priebus had a separate meeting with top officials at the fbi on a separate matter here at the white house and then Deputy Director Andrew Mccabe asked for a pullaside with mr. Priebus after that meeting. During that pullaside, according to the White House Deputy director mccabe said that New York Times story is, quote unquote, garbage. And then according to the white house, priebus said what do we do about it and let it be known the reporting is not accurate. Ultimately the fbi told the white house theyre not going to do anything about it, theyre not in the business of calling balls and strikes. The question becomes was it inappropriate for the white house and fbi to have any
Good morning, everyone. Good morning to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im poppy harlow. It is 10 00 a. M. Eastern. John berman is off. Thanks for joining us. Just minutes from now, President Trump takes a victory lap of sorts. He will speak at cpac, the nations largest annual gathering of conservative power brokers and activists. Its a breath taking reversal from a year ago when candidate trump skipped out on this because of many conservatives refusing to embrace him. Look how times have changed. Our White House Correspondent jeff zeleny is live at cpac. What can we expect from the president this morning . Reporter youre absolutely right, poppy. While trump branded conservative is different than the brand of conservativism usually embraced here, the people i talked to are simply happy there is a republican in the white house and republicans controlling both sides of pennsylvania avenue for the first time in decades. Yes, donald trump isnt necessarily the first c
A former rival from the 2016 election. That is Ohio Governor john kasich. The governor arrived in the white house. Kevin is on the north lawn. Why is he stopping by . What are the highlights of the president s speech. I want to hear about the governor. Reporter the governor as you pointed out. A former rival of the president. Kasich briefly slowed down the trump train in the 2016 campaign. You remember that happening, right . He got the big victory. They have a great deal to talk about, trade and manufacturing jobs. It is a huge part of the economic sector in the buck eye state. The president is having a busy day. Over at cpac today. I want to share a comment as he took aim at the so called fake media. President trump a few days, i called the fake news the enemy of the people. And they are. They are the enemy of the people. Because they have no sources. They just make them up when there are none. I saw a story where they said nine people confirmed. There are no nine people. Reporter th
First of all, wren, what can you tell us . What do we know . Reporter we know the fbi has taken the lead on this investigation and they are investigating to see if this is terrorist related. At this point they have not made that determination. But we know that officers name, it is lieutenant jeff nebill. Hes with the police force there. We know from members of Law Enforcement that this attack happened at about 9 00 this morning at Bishop Airport, on the public side of that airport. So this suspect had not yet gotten through security. That officer, were told was stabbed in the neck and in the back. Lieutenant nebil was taken to a hospital where he is reported to be in critical condition. He is reported as being stable, hes not getting better, hes not getting worse. That suspect is now in custody, being questioned by Law Enforcement at this moment, while of course the fbi is there on the scene at Bishop Airport, along with the atf, we also know that there is canine units sweeping that ai