Being called a police ambush. Wicked Winter Weather bring alo along treacherous travel. Kicks off msnbc live. Good morning. Happy new year to all of you on this brisk morning. Fireworks and record cold temperatures across the u. S. Helped ring in the new year. Revelers braved real temperatures in new york city of below 7 degrees and kicked off the celebration with a birs of confetti and fireworks as the crystal ball dropped 70 feet in time square. Thousands of spectators packed the navy peer in the chicago for the countdown as the temperature continued to drop by the hour. Reaching zero just before midnight. Boston welcomed 2018 with a celebration that included add flurry of fireworks over the harbor at midnight. Many parts rung in the new year with dazzling displays. Security was higher around the globe. Nbc Gabe Gutierrez tells us more. From dubai to seoul. To hong kong. 2018 is already making a spectacular. For new years, hoping to have a year full of love. Help others where i can.
Conversations with the president. A lot is going on now, but well start at the white house with nbcs hallie jackson. A lot of questions you and the press corps are hoping to ask the president before he departs in the hour, but i want to start with the ftax bill. What do we know about a signing today . Reporter first as i was walking out here, im told it was very likely hell be signing the tax bill before leaving for maralago. There are still questions about whether that will happen behind closed doors or not. You also have the president with the continuing resolution to keep the government open. And it sounds like that will happen behind closed doors. So what i can tell you from here at the white house this morning, a lot of questions about a lot of things. We set up our show to do the show from here today thinking we would be able to do that, and it turned out the president was going to be leaving for maralago at 10 00 a. M. Thats been pushed to 11 00 a. M. Traditionally, you know thi
June 12th summit between donald trump and north korean dictator kim jongun is back on. All it took was a g, fancy letter which trump praised effusively without bothering to read it. What was your response to the letter . Did you send anything back . No, i didnt. I havent seen the letter yet. I purposefully didnt open the letter. I havent opened it. I didnt open it in front of the director. I said would you want me to open it . He said you can read it later. I may be in for a big surprise, folks. The white house says that the trump has now read that letter and while trump was talking up his burgeoning relationship with north korea and praising chinese leader x jinping for his help, the United States imposed massive trade tariffs on imports from europe, mexico and canada. Our largest trading partners and close allies. Prompting outrage and threats of retaliation from our closest allies. Oh, and according to the wall street journal, trump is planning another summit with russian president
But it is a Remarkable Book and it is that authentic and that is why there is swearing in here. I got a letter from a viewer who read the book who said it was very disrespectful and they didnt like it. I think its a real experience of what you went through. You give a lot of details about the very specific things that go on in campaigns. In this particular case in the trump campaign. Thats why i think its worth reading. While the rest of us are watching it unfold on the news, you are telling us the story of whats going on behind the scenes and now its convenient you can travel with it. You have it in paperback. Im going to enjoy this as much as i did the first time around. You have yourself a great afternoon. Good afternoon to all of you. Im ali velshi. President trump is playing defense in a number of areas today. Theyll do it quickly and violently. Thats what the president said. President trump gave that private warning about upcoming midterms to evangelical leaders on monday night,
That his circle of trust is shrinking. I think there are people in there that he can trust, its a much Smaller Group than i would like it to be. Who do you trust . Ill keep that to myself. And theyre not family . Well, obviously. Im talking outside of family. I think that one goes without saying. Today as Bob Woodwards book goes on sale across the country, its becoming more difficult for the president to escape the emerging image that hes an incompetent chief executive who poses a danger to National Security. Those revelations along with that anonymously published op ed by a senior official have already fielded a feeling of suspiciousness. Quote, donald trump continues to insist privately that he wants leakers punished. A source familiar with the president s thinking says when it comes to the anonymous op ed trump has continued to focus on identifying and firing the author even as some advisors have urged him to let the matter go. Meanwhile, with the publication of his book, americas m