Fbi to knock down details of a New York Times article. It alleged Campaign Associates for the trump team had contact with russian operatives during the president ial campaign. A government source tells nbc news the exchange happened between a white house official and fbi Deputy DirectorAndrew Mccabe in a west wing hallway and mccabe declined to discuss the matter outright. The Associated Press reports the person in question is chief of staff reince priebus, not confirmed by nbc news. The white house has yet to comment. The president doubles down on his desire to beef up the Nations Nuclear arsenal. He wants to expand the countrys nukes and make clear the u. S. Is quote the top of the pack. The secretaries of state and Homeland Security were dispatched to mexico. They were met with resistance. Peter alexander has all that and more. Reporter the president flexing americas muscles on foreign policy, telling reuters he wants to fortify the u. S. s nuclear arsenal. It would be wonderful. A dream would be that no country would have nukes. If countries are going to have nukes, were going to be at the top of the pack. Reporter President Trump who has come under fire for potential ties to russia, now vowing hell confront russian president Vladimir Putin over the launch of a cruise missile. A move that violated a decades old arms treaty. That potential showdown as the Trump Administration tries to defuse a standoff with mexico. Demonstrators torching a fake wall overnight. Highlighting real tensions. The latest flashpoint, mr. Trumps new deportation policies. Were getting gang members, out, drug lords out. Getting really bad dudes out of this country. Its a military operation. Reporter that comment quickly contradicted by the president s head of Homeland Security, john kelly, in mexico. There will be no, repeat no mass deportation. No, repeat, no use of military force in immigration operations. None. Reporter the white house later clarifying the meaning of military operation. The president was using that as an adjective. Its happening with precision. Reporter among mexicos complaints, the u. S. Is planning to Deport Anyone who illegally crosses the border back to mexico, even if theyre not mexican. Secretary of state, Rex Tillerson dispatched with kelly to deal with the difficulties. I said, thats going to be a tough trip, because we have to be treated fairly by mexico. Reporter tillerson, trying to translate President Trumps tough talk into diplomacy. Two strong sovereign countries from time to time will have differences. Nbcs Peter Alexander reporting. Later this morning, President Trump is expected to address his supporters head on. When he looks to mobilize his base at cpac. His remarks will cap off a week of angry town halls that had at least one senator running for cover. Others were m. I. A. One member of Congress Appearing on milk cartons. Another as a cardboard cutout. Constituents are holding lawmakers feet to the fire regarding the health care act. Now, a new admission. Former House Speaker john boehner saying obamacare may not be replaced at all. Well, i think theyll do, theyll fix obamacare. I shouldnt have called it repeal and replace. Thats not whats going to happen. Basically, were going to fix the flaws and put a more conservative box around it. Previewing mr. Trumps speech, Vice President mike pence had a very different reaction about replacing obamacare while knocking down angry voters. Let me assure you, americas obamacare nightmare is about to end. [ cheers and applause ] you know, despite the best efforts of liberal activists at town halls around the country, the American People know better. Obamacare has failed. And obamacare must go. Pence wasnt the only one who took the cpac stage. Chief strategist and former breitbart chief steve bannon made a rare public appearance, bringing his fighting words with him. Hallie jackson has more. Reporter a trump Team Takeover at a conservative conference. Stepping out of the shadows of the west wing, one of the president s most trusted advisors in a rare public appearance. I want to thank you for finally inviting me to cpac. Reporter thats controversial chief strategist steve bannon. The power behind the populist brand that propelled donald trump to victory. Hold us accountable to what we promised, hold us accountable for delivering what we promised. If you think theyre going to give you your country back without a fight, youre sadly mistaken. Every day its going to be a fight. Reporter side by side with reince priebus, both batting down reports of rifts. Reince is indefatigable. Its low key. But its determination. If the party and the conservative movement are together, similar to steve and i, it cant be stopped. Reporter despite the president s noshow a year ago at the conference as a candidate, his advisers argue its his party now. Like kellyanne conway, also facing questions about feminism. I would tell my three daughters, your daughters, or you, the job for the first female president of the United States remains open, so go for it. This presumptive negativity about women and power is very unfortunate. Reporter for all the talk of economic nationalism on stage, no tolerance for a different kind of nationalism off it white nationalism. Richard spencer has kicked out cpac organizers denouncing the movement he leads. They are antisemites. They are racists. They are sexists. They are not an extension of conservatism. There are new details in the murder of kim jongnam. Malaysian police say swabs from his face test positive for vx nerve agents. Its a chemical weapon banned by most countries. Nbcs matt bradley is live in london. Matt, this story has us on the edge of our seats, what can you tell us . Reporter hi, good morning, gigi. The latest revelation is bizarre and startling. Malaysian Authorities Saying vx nerve agent was the poison that killed kim jongnam. Malaysian Authorities Say, based on the swabs you mentioned, this vx nerve agent was taken from his face and killed him within minutes of the original dose. This is startling, indeed. It is one of the most potent poisons used worldwide. Actually, the United Nations categorizes it as a weapon of mass destruction. This is the latest to come out of the saga of the death of kim jongnam. They are looking for seven more north koreans. One of the women who was thought to administer the poison thought she was participating in a prank for a Reality Television show. Malaysian Authorities Say thats not true. Video shows she is holding her hands away from her face and she immediately went and washed her hands after administering the fatal dose. Seems too outlandish for a hollywood movie. Thank you for telling us that. We have the latest on the officer involved altercation. Authorities saying the offduty lapd officer did not try to shoot teenagers when he fired his gun into the ground on tuesday. The altercation is not fully captured on this video. According to police, the officer felt in danger after a 13yearold boy allegedly threatened to shoot him. Authorities say two of the teens and the offduty officer could face charges as Police Conduct a review. Meanwhile, wyoming is getting buried with snow. Drifts could reach up to three feet in places likes casper mountain. Motorists are being warned to stay off the roads as low visibility could create dangerous conditions. We have Bonnie Schneider here with an update on storms hitting the center of the country. Whats happening. We have plenty of snow and thunderstorms in parts of wisconsin right now. Another place we have seen a lot of rain is california. In august, 2013, we had the extreme drought and exceptional in 2014. With all the rain we have had, does it make a difference . January, the drought ended. 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