Intelligence he suggestions. Thats the big argument. This has been such a contentious issue we saw the whole drama play out with the House Intelligence Committee and their Top Republican leader devin nunes came, saw the material. Out of the protocol of that committee and them adam schiff, came and looked at the same material. Theres answers about this coming from the white house first from the Deputy Press Secretary who says there was no attempt to keep adam schiff responsible. Not that im aware of at all. I think the bigger point is theres something there. Wed love to come see it which is exactly what we said. It turns out if theres something of substance for him to know about, we want him to
see it. Frarjly i think if there wasnt something of sub stns, he would have walked out that moment from the white house and come out and declared that this was a big waste of time and a big dog and pony show. He didnt do that. He doesnt do that. Its very telling in what he probably saw on friday. It certainly is an attempt to disstrakts it to hide the origin of the materials, to hide the white house hand. The question is, okay, why. And i think the answer to the question is this effort to point the congress in other directions, basically saying dont look at me, dont look at russia, theres nothing to see here. I would tell people whenever the pretty used the word fake, it ought to set off alarm bells. So that tension is still there, alex, between democrats and republicans on h issue. There wont be any quick answers. We know that whats happening takes time and will largely be done out of public view and theSenate Committee, it will also take months. Tomorrow theyre going to begin the first of their interviews behind closed doors, investigativetype interviews, not a hearing, to help them plot their strategy about all of these different buckets of russia questions, the interference during the campaign, which include some of the Cyber Attacks as well as any contacts that might have existed between Trump Associates and russian operatives. Today is the president not only tweeting about russia and the surveillance issue, he talked about health care. s notable because we had thought the president was ready to move away from the Health Care Considerations after such a big disaster with not being able to pass the repeal bill. Today the president is on the golf course with rand paul of kentucky and the budget director mick mulvaney. Rand paul was very much against that bill that went nowhere, so
to those democrats facing reelection in 2018 and whether they make the calculus that joining filibuster will ultimately hurt their prospects, especially in a state carried by donald trump, which is why you have joe manchin of West Virginia and Heidi Heitkamp of North Carolina being the two who sads they will continue to vote for kneel gore such. Others will be Michael Bennett of colorado, John Tester Of Montana and joe donnelly of indiana who could also decide theres no upside to blocking this particular Supreme Court nominee. I think theyre under a lot of pressure at the same time from liberals who certainly want them to hold that seat vacant, who believe at the end of the day, anyone appointed by donald trump will not fit on the iej local cat trip of the party and that could force mitch mcconnell. Potential longterm
implications, what are they if the republicans trigger the Nuclear Option and what about the poijtd should we be putting all our eggs in one basket. Is this something we should be looking to given that Antonin Scalia was a moderate conservative . Clearly neil gorsuch, the way of the conservative, is not really outside the mainstream. The problem for democrats he carries the taint of trump. To sabrinas point shes right right. There is no percentage for a democratic senator. No advantage in saying i voted to confirm a Trump Nominee to Supreme Court. Now, if the Nuclear Option is triggered, obviously that means its is in future easier for whatever party has it and thats the whole debate. Whether that was a good or bad thing. Okay. Sabrina, also making headlines, trump turning on his own party and trumps meade kra director now urging a primary tee feet for one free thom congressman, that being justin amash. Why do this . Why is the president motivated to take on members of his own party . I think its not own only nonproductive to take on your own party and why the Health Care Plan failed is because donald trump is unable to secure support from members of the Freedom Caucus in part because e was using Intimidation Tactics in Privacy Meetings and he wasnt taken seriously the concerns offered by the Republican Leaders in the house. So you also have to keep in mind, the replacement plan only pulled at 18 . When it comes to the president using the bully pulpit, whether youre a moderate republican or
with a simple act of a phone call by Chairman Nunes. All he has to to is pick up the phone, call the committee back together, share that what he knows from this by be czar handed backandforth with the white house thing. Also begin to s p some documents which will help us get at the truth and i have used as an example, we need to see Paul Manaforts tax records, his bank statements, his email records and his Phone Records in order to find out some of what may be the Money Laundering charges that were in the new york media outlet. So one phone call, we could get this back on track. Barring that happening youre among the chairman recusing himself to try to ensure a fair investigation. Are you reassured at all to even some degree now that Ranking Member adam schiff has got an chance to see the same documents he has . You know, alex, i feel like im watching this all play out
in 3d. The truth of the matter is with his Early Morning tweets and bizarre behavior, its though they want us to look everywhere but that where we should look. Lets just remind everybody. H is about the russian interference in the 2016 president ial election and thor is for the truth about whether or not there were trump operatives or people within the trump orbit who coordinated or colluded with the russians and furthered that objective. Most importantly, lets remember, the russians havent stopped this. They will to it in france, in germany, and russian again. Russia wants western democracies weaker so they can be stronger and so their Billionaire Oligarchs can be richer. How did you react when you heard Chairman Nunes got his
sources from within the white house . What do you make of that . Hamhanded. I said that earlier. He should have shared that earlier with the ranking manyship and all the members of the ranking committee. It takes us off focus. Im remembering by a dog from up who keeps getting disstraktsed by a squirrel. Were not goej ing to do it. How do you commit to the public that your commitys investigation is fair and that this is not just all about politics. We can only do this in time and only if Chairman Nunes will live up to his responsibility and get us back on track. But, alex, remember, its not just about the house committee. The Senate Committee begins in earnest and it looks very impressive. The fbi is investigating this. You know what we havent talked about . I wouldnt be surprised if the prosecutors are going to look into this, the whole sorted affair. Thank you so much for your time and insights. Enjoy the game monday night. Go,izatiizatio zags. Coming up, the nur surprise with the President Trumps sweep next. I dont get it. I use Whitening Toothpaste. What do you use . Crest whitestrips you should try them Whitening Toothpaste only works on the surface. But Crest Whitestrips safely work below the enamel surface. To whiten 25x better than a leading Whitening Toothpaste you used the whitestrips i passed the tissue test. Oh yeah. Would you pass the tissue test . See for yourself with Crest Whitestrips. They are the way to whiten. Once your asthma is well controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. Do not take breo more than prescribed. See your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. Ask your doctor if 24hour breo could be a missing piece for you. Learn more about better breathing at mybreo. Com. Ambassador. Her comments come just days before chinese president joins. So, mark, with a welcome to you, lets get right to it. How exactly is china getting there . What is the role here . How is it happening . Well, Jared Kushner has established a very busy channel of communication with chinas ambassador to washington. Theyve exchanged a lot of emails. He has actually sent Jared Kushner suggestions for what a joint statement could look like that the two countries could issue after the meetings with President Trump and president xi. They were also the two that
cooked up the meeting. So i think the chinese have concluded that Jared Kushner is the most efficient way to get to the president. The chinese president is always expert at trying to find the most efficient ways to establish influence with the white house. Its kind of note worthy that this is the one that makes the most sense. We saw the president. He said the upcoming meeting is going to be very difficult. He pointed to the massive Trade Deficits and job losses. So what do they each want from each other . President xi above all wants to establish a relationship with the new american president that got off on tough footing if you recall a couple of months ago and then publicly questions whether he was going to adhere to the principle of one china. So i think the chinese want to take the measure of President Trump, and for them being
welcomed by his club at Florida Confers kind of a prestige to the president of china. If you recall the Prime Minister of japan was also hotted by the president in mar a la fwoe. So thats, you know, in the chinese sense, its important. It gives the chinese president face. On the american side as nikki haley said earlier, the push will be to exextract a pledge from china, that theyll use north korea to try to get them to curb their nuclear and Ballistic Missile programs. Well Seethat Works or not. I want to turn to an article. Who are they and why are that so important to the Trump Administration . These are diplomats, career diplomats, who have served in multiple administrations. I focused on these three because
each of them were appointed to highly visible important jobs, in some cases doing very sensitive work. The nature of the work and the roles theyve played have made them valuable even in the Trump Administration. They came in determining to clean house. And yet for different reasons, each has proven to be valuable and playing important roles. But with no attempted to remove them by anybody . Its not quite that clear. In the case of lempert, it has been hard for her in part because there are people in the right wing and israel and the American Jewish community who identify her with the policies o the Previous Administration that
were viewed as being tough on isra israel. But he has concluded, h gentleman, Jason Greenblat that she is valuable. Knows players and those on the palestinian side and hes asked her to stay on and help investigation. Okay. From the new york times. Come see us again. Thank you very much. Greeting the president , House Supporters and opponents, how they think mr. Trump is handling the job so far. What powers the Digital World . Communication. Like centurylinks Broadband Network that gives 35,000 fans a cutting edge game experience. Or the network that keeps a leading hotel chains guests connected at work, and at play. Or the it platform that powers millions of ecards every day for one of the largest greeting card companies. Businesses count on communication, and Communication Counts on centurylink. Remember here at ally, nothing stops us from doing right by our customers. Whos with me . Were like a Basketball Team here at ally. If a Basketball Team had over 7. Im in. 7,000 players. Our plays are a little unorthodox. But to beat the big boys, you need smarter ways to save people money. We know what you want from a Financial Company and well stop at. Nothing to make sure you get it. One, two. And we mean nothing. The warning to americas sanctuary city. Comply or else. How far will the Trump Administration go to get them to comply . A leading opponent for the Sanctuary Crackdown joins me next. Then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. My doctor said moving more helps ease Fibromyalgia Pain. She also prescribed lyrica. Fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. Lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. Woman for some, lyrica can significantly relieve Fibromyalgia Pain and improve function, so i feel better. Lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. Tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. Or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. Common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. Dont drink alcohol while taking lyrica. Dont drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. Those who have had a drug or Alcohol Problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. With less pain, i can be more active. Ask your doctor about lyrica. New york. Breaking news. An avalanche of water has swept through a small city killing at least 200 people. Rescue workers are searching through debris and pulling apart rocks to try to find people missing or injured. Its happened in moccoa near the border of ecuador. Coming up in the next hour were going to talk with a red cross official and get the latest. Msnbc has been on the road gauging reaction across towns in trump country. We went to somerville, North Carolina, this weekend. Talk to us about what the residents are saying. Good morning, alex. Were in South Carolina this morning. Weve been to several town halls. This is the flower festival to try to gauge some thoughts on where the Trump Administrationis right now politically in the minds of the people. Weve been from colorado to kansas, across the country and back on the east coast and particularly wanted to ask about russia and whether thats changed our opinion about the Trump Administration at all. Heres what a few of them said this morning. Thats bucket malarkey. I dont believe none f that grab. They fweefb to blame somebody. I feel like theyve photo bring our country together as a whole and focus on more reality and work on name calling and ridiculing each other and fighting. I worked all my life since i was 15 and youve got to do whats right for us. Its not the people who have. Its the people who are in the middle. You know, im a Middle Of The Road person and income. She says still focus on the broader agenda. For a lo lot of these people theyre correctional officers,
waitresses, power washers, people who voted on trump. They say this is malarkey the democrats put forward in order to take away from the efforts of jobs and veterans affairs. They said, yes, the Trump 5d Ministration may be something but when it comes town to something, a lot of them are saying, we still want tup. If you look at his approval rating, they want him week after week. Nine out of ten republicans stand by donald trump. What were hearing from people is tup is not a legitimate president. Their issues are still very much legitimate, which is something we have not heard democ