Of hearings to keep the focus on russian interference and obstruction of justice. One of their key witnesses will join us live. And baseball legend david ortiz is shot in an ambush in the Dominican Republic. We must start this morning with the Trump Administration fiercely defending its deal with mexico earlier this morning against reports saying very little in the agreement between the United States and mexico is even new. Julia ainsley in d. C. , hans at the white house. The president was with our colleagues moments ago vigorously defending this thing. Reporter hes still on and im listening to him in one of my ears and you in the other. This is a moment for the president who started off somewhat on twitter. Now hes going on the offense. Hes shouting out against the eu, the chamber of commerce. He seems to be questioning that deal. Hes still talking so i have to be pretty brief here. Number one, he says those tariffs on china will trigger if she cancels his meeting. That is new. That meeting had been scheduled for the g20 and hes saying the tariffs will happen if she cancels that meeting. The chamber of commerce, listen to this broadside that he launched on the chamber. I just want to say to the United States chamber of commerce, if we didnt have tariffs, we wouldnt have made a deal with mexico. We got everything we wanted and were going to be a great partner to mexico now, because now they respect us. They didnt even respect us. They couldnt believe how stupid we were with whats going on, where somebody comes in from mexico and just walks right into our country and were powerless to do anything, where they have very strong immigration laws. They dont have to take anybody. They can say, out you get. So we can essentially be using to a large extent the very powerful immigration laws of mexico. Stephanie, there are a lot of little micro stories coming out, and the president is just weighing in on huawei, more broad sides against huawei. I think the big picture here is we are hearing a robust defense of the use of tariffs by this president. He loves that tool. Its also significant, stephanie, and you know this as well as anyone, that hes talking to cnbc. This is a president that cares about market reaction, cares about what the stock market is doing, cares about 401 k s out there. But he also doesnt seem to care about traditional norms because he is talking about using tariffs in a fundamentally different way. He feels this mexico deal hes claiming is going to send 6,000 troops there is a validation of his approach of using tariffs. Going forward, i think we can expect to see a lot more of the t word from this president. This is part of the Global Supply chain. The president again going after the fed raising Interest Rates. An ultimate goal to get those Interest Rates cut. Thats certainly good for the markets. Julia, youve been covering the border story for well over a year, the president boasting that the deal he put in place with mibs r mexico on the borders. We see a dip in summer months as the temperatures spike at the border and frequently it becomes very unsafe to make that treacherous journey. So if you look back at the past fiscal years going back to the obama administration, there is usually a dip between may and june. You can see now where we are. There is a large spike. But in general, from may to june, there is a little dip. So this administration might be able to claim a victory here when the numbers go down in june that really wont have anything to do with this deal hes reached with mexico. As hans points out, there is not a lot new here. There was already deals in place in mexico to have them take in asylum seekers, people trying to claim asylum in the United States. And the numbers that will be recorded will stay the same because those people will have to come to the United States, claim asylum and then just wait in mexico. So any dip we see will largely be seasonal and probably not the deal of this great bargain. Will largely be seasonal. Details, details. Julia, hans, thank you so much. Now lets head to Kelly Odonnell on capitol hill. In just a few hours from now, democrats will kick off a series of hearings aimed at the public and the Mueller Report. We know twothirds of people have read the Mueller Report, we have members of congress who havent. Whats the ultimate goal here . Reporter in many ways this is about bringing the Mueller Report to life with a multiact play, using key figures from the watergate era, including Nixon White House counsel john dean to talk about what obstruction means and to go through aspects of the Mueller Report and discuss them in a public setting here on capitol hill where it will generate attention and will perhaps bring some voters into this process who have not been paying attention. It also serves a purpose of showing, according to Nancy Pelosis team, the specific actions that House Democrats are taking on a daybyday basis to hold the president to account, to shine a light on what was found in the Mueller Report, and to demonstrate that there is action happening, although it is not an impeachment inquiry and Many Democrats would like to see that happen much more quickly, and nancy pelosi is not on board on that yet. When you look at the week ahead here, steph, it is an indication of this idea of bringing things to life. Today were talking about this hearing. There is also a vote being planned for contempt against the attorney general, william barr, and former bhwhite house counse don mcgahn. And not to forget the underpinnings of where this began, russia meddling, another subject this week as were in a new campaign season, talk about what russia actually did and some of the concerns that still exist for the election we are facing. Steph . Thank you, Kelly Odonnell. Now to a developing story. A shocking attack on former baseball superstar david ortiz. He was shot overnight at a nightclub in his home country of the Dominican Republic. Miguel almaguer is following the story for us. Miguel, what in the world happened . Were still waiting for a press conference from police in the Dominican Republic which should happen pretty soon. We do know one person is in custody and we know ortiz is said to be recovering through his father, who is saying that. There is some video youre about to see that some viewers may find disturbing. Reporter baseball legend david ortiz recovering in a hospital in his native Dominican Republic this morning after being shot in the back at nearly point blank range. Police say two assailants approached him at the bar and lounge in santa domingo. The apparent attack caught on this surveillance video. The bullet hitting his stomach and hitting another man next to him. The 43yearold seen here shortly before he was shot. Ortiz father, leo, telling local media his son is out of surgery and out of danger. According to authorities, one of the suspects was caught. This video purports to show that man being beat up by bystanders. Police dont yet have information on the type of gun that was used. The news had an outpouring of support on social media. Martinez tweeting this about the two men together. Im at peace knowing your out of danger. You are a strong man. I cant wait to hear your voice. Also, anxiously waiting for more ne news. In the meantime, only prayers for david ortiz. Three titles winning two world series mvps. He was also beloved in boston, rallying the city and nation after the Boston Marathon bombings. This is the best city. Stay strong reporter his number was retired by the red sox in 2014. He was expected to be a hall of famer. The question is, why was big poppy a beloved baseball star who has made an impact around the world the target of such a violent attack . Despite this, police still dont have a motive. They dont know if it was a robbery or something else. Thats the question, what was the moeftive for this shooting that nearly took the baseball stars life . Miguel almaguer, thank you so much. Now lets take you to iowa where several of the democratic 2020 hopefuls are making appearances early in the crucial state. I cant even believe these numbers. 19 candidates were all in cedar rapids this weekend. Why is this specific gathering so important . Reporter well, stephanie, it was the first time that iowa voters had a chance to see so many candidates congregated in just one area. 19 candidates, as you mentioned, speaking to about 1500 Party Activists there in cedar rapids, and the energy really started outside the event. In the Early Morning hours you had Campaign Volunteers and supporters out with their tshirts and signage chanting for their candidate, and when the candidate arrived, they then walked right up to the front door with that candidate in a show of visibility and support. But once you got inside, the candidates took a more serious and passionate tone. They each had five minutes to make their case to these iowa voters, and just listen to a sample of what we heard. We will not defeat donald trump unless we bring excitement and energy into this campaign. Make the case for our america, an america where health care is a right, not a privilege. Maybe even in this greatest democracy in the world, we might go about choosing our president by giving it to the person who got the most votes. Im not spending my time with high dollar donors and with corporate lobbyists. Im spending my time with you. All right, we have got to talk about the new Des Moines Register poll. Elizabeth warren who we just showed on our screen, buttigieg making a strong gain. Look at the changes that we saw. Vice President Biden in a clear first place lead, but the battle for second place really being split up. Bernie sanders losing some ground, Elizabeth Warren surging, then you had Pete Buttigieg also surging and Kamala Harris rounding out the top five. When i spoke to these candidates, there were 19 of them just milling about. You got a chance to speak to them. Those who are not at the top of the polls, they brought up being focused on the ground game. You had governor hickenlooper joking that he thought there was a misallocation of points in that poll. So many of the candidates watching the polls but wanting us to folk on other things, like the ground game and the energy that was there. All right, gil brewster, a very busy weekend in iowa. We are months away from the 2020 election, and theyll be broadcast live on telemundo and liv livestreamed on line. Right now it is 9 13 on the east coast and there is so much going on. Heres some stories you may have missed. One person was killed and five more injured when a dallas crane came crashing down, slicing through a fivestory apartment complex. Wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour being blamed. More than a Million People or one out of every seven citizens, please take a look at that, took to the streets of hong kong to protest a new piece of legislation that would allow people to be extradited to Mainland China to face charges. This is part of a 1997 agreement where hong kong retains its own social, legal and political systems for 50 years before returning to chinese control. 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First up, a hearing in the Judiciary Committee that will feature testimony from john dean, president nixons white House Counsel who testified against his former boss in the watergate hearings back in 1973. Joyce vance is a former u. S. Attorney and professor at the university of alabama law school, and she will also be testifying in this afternoons hearing. Also joining the conversation, matt miller, former chief spokesperson for the justice department. Joyce, obviously we should note youre an msnbc contributor. But youre testifying on your own today as a former u. S. Attorney with a whole lot of expertise. What can you tell us about your testimony and why you think this hearing is going to be so valuable . Its an interesting hearing, stephanie, because today when we testify, and ill be there with my former colleague barb mcquaid who was the u. S. Attorney when i was a u. S. Attorney in alabama. Were there to talk to prosecutors and talk to the committee about how prosecutors evaluate evidence in an investigation and how they compare that and analyze it in light of the legal standards, the elements you have to prove in order to establish a crime and how we would make charging decisions given the body of evidence that the Mueller Report has compiled. Matt, john dean is going to testify today. Yes, he is an expert on what happened to Richard Nixon 40 years ago, but what does he bring to the table . Because many people are saying its odd he has nothing to do with this, and republicans, of course, are saying this is just political theater, ignore it. Its a fair question. I dont know if youre a fan of Country Music and know that old Charlie Robertson song, youre not the best but youre the best i can do. Thats a little how i feel about this hearing today. Which is not a slight against joyce. Obviously shes the best in my book and this hearing is important. The committee wanted to have other witnesses before now. They want don mcgahn and until they go to court and compel witnesses like don mcgahn, theyre going to bring in joyce and barb mcquaid and show that its pretty clear that the president committed obstruction of justice. I think its important to make that clear before they get other wnt witnesses compelled to appear. These are not factfinding missions. John dean and joyce vance were not involved in this administration. It seems theyre trying to shine a spotlight on america, most of whom have not read the report. I think thats right, stephanie. This is table setting. This is helping people understand the context in which the events that the Mueller Report examined occurred. And matt makes an important point and ill acknowledge being the best that they can do, because the real shame here is that folks who should have complied with subpoenas to appear before this committee, because congress has an article 1 oversight function to comply with, the fact that those subpoenas have been essentially ignored is