Funeral that he wanted, which as president i had to approve. i don t care about this. i didn t get thank you. that s okay. i didn t get a thank you, is it just me i think it would have been hard for john mccain to thank trump that day. trump then added not to mention i let john mccain take that day off work, even though he used up all his vacation days. and in the mccain family s defense, a hallmark mass a limited offering for thank you for the funeral cards. back to morning joe, thursday march 21st, still with us we have msnbc contributor author of soul of america. jon meacham and jonathan lemire and joining the conversation associate editor of comment tear
Thank you so much for being here with us and good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. fresh attack on john mccain. he ham terrified late senator during a speech in ohio and now top republicans are weighing in. the president comments on the special counsel probe and he doesn t understand why mull certificate writing a report but the public can see it anyway. new zealand prime minister announces plan to ban all military style semiautomatic assault rifles less than a week after people were killed in an attack on two mosques. good morning, everybody. it is thursday, march 21st. i m yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin.
Magazines. we will ban all parts with the ability to convert semiautomatic we tweapons. it took one week to go from a mazda shootdsing to gun reform. one week. it s welcome to thursday, march 21st. we have historian author and soul of america himself author of soul of america. jon meacham. the arc of the universe slopes downward. that s where it all starts. former justice department spokesman, now security analyst matt miller, national security reporter for nbc news, julia ainsley is with us and heidi
I m john berman. i m christine romans. soledad has the day off today. our starting point, two rockets land in israel during president obama s historic trip there. we re live in the west bank as the president is moechlts away now from a live news conference with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. we will bring that to you live. manhunt happening for the person who gunned down the head of colorado s prison systems. police in desperate search for a car and a witness who may have some answers. more rattling from north korea last night wit the threat that u.s. bases are within, quote, striking distance of their country. and the heat just on fire. down by double digits late in the game. they rally to keep the winning streak alive. 24 games and counting. will it ever stop? wow! good morning. it s thursday, march 21st. starting point begins right now. good morning again. our starting point, president
Now, as the president addresses strained relations with israeli and palestinian leaders. there has been an act of violence in southern israel. who fired the rockets and what it means for an important diplomatic visit from the white house. it is thursday, march 21st. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now, with john muller and diana perez. good thursday morning. there is breaking news in the mideast. rockets fired from gaza hitting buildings in israel where the president is visiting. we will take you live to jerusalem. another major headline we are following he answered the front door and was shot on the spot. an all-out search for a killer who gunned down a colorado prison chief there at a sensitive time in the state. also this morning, what would you do if your boss ordered you to take medical exams or face penalties. hear both side of this story as a national drugstore chain enforces a controversial policy. later this half-hour,