Well, these were first reported by the Washington Post. They had been obtained and confirmed by nbc news. Now, the recordings were made in new york. That is a state where only one party needs to consent for a conversation to be legally recorded. Meanwhile, the president is gearing up for a scaled down Convention Set to begin tomorrow. This as joe biden and Kamala Harris sat down for their first joint interview as the Democratic Party nominees. Did you feel pressure to select a black woman . No, i didnt feel pressure to select a black woman, but what i did think and ive said it before, ive probably said it on your show with you, is that the government should look like the people. Like the country. 51 of the people in this country are women that, the old expression goes, women hold up half the sky. And in order to be able to succeed, got to be dealt in across the board. Were going to go first to the white house and of course Kelly Odonnell standing by at her post there. With a good day t
Trump puts North Koreans on notice as they launch fireworks of their own on the fourth of july. How far is trump willing to go to stop them . Plus the best political minds will be here with insights on what happens next. Hello, im dana bash in for jake tapper where the state of our union is deconstructed talks with the russians. News this morning of a previously undisclosed 2016 meeting with the trump team and a high profile russian national. This time, its donald trump jr. Who, according to the New York Times, set up a meeting with the russian lawyer at trump tower two weeks after his father won the republican nomination. The lawyer is best known for fighting a law president obama signed that blacklists russian human rights abusers. Putin retaliated by banning American Families from adopting russian children. Donald trump jr. Says the meeting was also attended by trumps soninlaw and adviser, Jared Kushner and former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, and it was primarily about the adop
World. Youre in the situation room. Tonight new calls for President Trumps son to testify before congress. The commander in chief is digging in defending donald trump jr. And his meeting with a russian lawyer. Mr. Trump pressed claim that most people would agree to the meeting. President arguing it was politics as usual and that in the end nothing came out of it. The Top Republican and democratic on the Senate Judiciary committee may not see it that way. He says he is sending a letter asking him to testify before the panel and ranking democrat Dianne Feinstein says she hopes that happens as soon as next week. The president s soninlaw Jared Kushner. Nancy pelosi is demanding his security clearance be revoked. She says the failure to disclose multiple contacts with the russians is quote arrogant and a crime. And the Gop Health Care bill is in jeopardy. At least two republicans say they will vote no despite tweaks. One more republican no would sink the bill. Tonight gop leaders say they a
14 miles an hour. That is actually good news. Lets hope it gets out of here faster. When it was moving at 8 yesterday, it was a slow grind up. That was a concern, about how long it was going to be staying over some of these places. Don, it does seem to be changing right now. Theres still a lot we dont know and a lot were holding our breath for. I want to talk to you more. Youre there. Its been an extraordinary day. Seems like its starting to hit more where you are. We look forward to seeing you more during the coming hours. Anderson, this storm coverage now is going to continue, but tell me what you have been seeing and experiencing throughout the day there. Its been an interesting day. We started out, i think, on ai at 10 00 this morning. The rain, it wasnt bad throughout the day. There were people throughout the day coming by, walking around, wanting to stretch their legs, tired of waiting in their homes, of trying to ride out the storm. They had dogs they wanted to let out to let th