Good to see you both. It is fun to be back together. You have a great day. Well see you later on today. Good morning, everybody, i am al ali velshi. And i am stephanie ruhle. I have missed you so much. Lets get you started. The growing push nationwide to pay teachers more. This morning thousands in oklahoma are set for a massive walkout following in the footsteps of states like West Virginia and arizona. Teachers are telling me today that it is not only about those salary hikes, it is about the steep cuts to the oklahoma Education System that have been going on here for over a decade. Im not walking out on my children or my students, im walking out for my students. President trump back at the white house after an easter weekend, guess where, maralago. He spent the holiday ripping into amazon, blasting daca and threatening an end to nafta negotiations. Mexico has got to help us at the border. And a lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of daca. And were going t
The fifth. You know who is not keeping quiet . The president. Who he is hinting about after Ronnie Jackson withdraws. That is not even the only cabinet chaos just this morning. You know whats happening on the hill . Scott pruitt walking in moments ago. You can see him there. He might have been the luckiest man in washington as new controversies pile up. Could change today. Thats because pruitt is getting ready to face potentially tough questions. They say he has almost no allies left. He really only needs one. Will his performance please the president . Our team is here and ready to go this morning. We take a live look. I want to start with kelly at the white house. Wow, a lot of news coming out this morning defentding r defending Ronny Jackson. Listen. I want somebody thats going to be great. He would have done a great job. These are false accusations. They are trying to destroy a man. He is clearly venting not just about jackson but about his long time lawyer as well. He had put fort
One she shouldnt be criticized for not doing it. Number two, we cant force her and we shouldnt try to, but then the senate has to move forward based on the information we have before us. If this information is there, we want that information before the committee and before the senate. If the information is not provided after the time weve spent on this, its time to move forward and get the votes in next week. Theyre really trying to railroad this, and theyre doing it in a way that i find so offensive and so outrageous, and all women in america should be paying attention because what is happening is not right. Governor, as you know all too well today is the oneyear anniversary of Hurricane Maria making landfall in puerto rico, a nightmare for that beautiful island. The recovery has been long. Its been tough. We have over 60,000 homes that still dont have roofs, that have blue tarps. Our energy grid is still vulnerable. Of course today is a day of solace and remembrance of those that we
Her and her own political future. And the growing crisis and outrage after an americanbased journalist is going missing at the Saudi Embassy in istanbul. And will the saudis confront one of the closest persian allies . Im Andrea Mitchell. And now, Hurricane Michael is unleashing fury on the coast, and we could see the landfall this hour of the hurricane. And it is a urgent problem for the panhandle inhabitants who have not evacuated will be facinging storm surge of up to 18 feet, and causing Power Outages and damage that these communities have never seen. Okay. Michael is a deadly category 4 storm. This is the worst storm that the Florida Panhandle has seen in more than 100 years. Remember, we can rebuild your house, but we cannot rebuild your life. Take this seriously, and keep your families safe. Joining me now is nbc meet yourologist bill karins, and gabe guterres in ap lach kalach and bill bradley in tallahassee, and i was in a hurry to reach tout you, and while gabe, i think that
Doors in the most sensitive of security positions. Every american should worry. Coming up this hour, former secretary of defense leon panetta and Senate Armed Services maybe tim kaine. Beyond hope. The president s closest aide hope hicks is the first former Trump White House official testifying since the Mueller Report but under serious restrictions under the white house exerting executive privilege. It just takes us to the court, wastes the taxpayers dollars and youll see the president say this is taking too long. The reason its taking too long is because its a team of obstructers. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. President trump is in flr thori this hour after that raucous reelection kick off in orlando and touting a big fundraising ha haul as well. The Trump Campaign brought in nearly 25 million in less than 24 hours. But will his loyal base be enough to fight off a democratic challenger in 2020 . Joining me now nbc chief White House Correspondent hallie jackson