good morning, everyone, it is wednesday, september 5th. we got a lot to get to, including another big upset in a primary race. but first, fear has struck in washington. that s the title of bob woodward s new book, which describes in part, why the president s lawyers are so adamant against an interview with special counsel robert mueller. the book provided by abc by a source alleges in the white house on january 27ing, the president s then personal attorney john dowd pep perred trump with questions ab the russia investigation, provoking stumbles, contradiction and lies until the president eventually lost his cool. dowd said, don t testify, it s either that or an orthopedic jump suit, if it s decision time, you re going to go forward. i can t be with you. i think the president of the united states cannot be seen taking the fifth. no, no, no i m a good witness. i ll be a real good witness,
talk for the book. well, i just spoke with kellyann and she asked me if i got a call. who did you ask about speaking to me? about six people, you know. you don t tell me. that s a well oiled machine. nobody talks to him. just nobody tells him anything. oh, my gosh. good morning. welcome to morning joe on this wednesday, september 5th along with joe, willie and me. we have national affairs analyst for nbc news and msnbc, john heilemann. hello. national political reporter for nbc news, carol lee is with us. so where to begin. well, what was your takeaway? this book the woodward book? i have to say, even though we knew about it, pretty up close for a long time. yeah. and other people have been concerned about it, and i think
this morning on world news now charlotte charm. michelle obama delivers what some were saying is an electrifying speech at the democratic national convention. but will the first lady s message translate into votes, especially from women? it s wednesday, september 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good wednesday morning, everybody. i m rob nelson. and i m paula faris. quick shout out to my daughter, caroline, she is 5 today. she should not be up watching. in a moment, the first lady talks about her husband and the future of the country. and the staggering debt americans will be paying for, the new numbers that have paul ryan licking his chops. later this half-hour, the
this morning on world news now, michelle obama wows the crowd in charlotte. the main event on opening night of the democratic national convention. our new poll numbers show the president needs some help keeping support among women. it s wednesday, september 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good wednesday morning, everyone. i m paula faris. i m rob nelson. we ll have highlights of the first lady s speech and what our poll numbers show about the presidential race coming up in just a moment. also this half-hour, important news about heart health from saving lives in an emergency to the silent killer putting so many americans at risk. and then a revealing e-mail trail from michael jackson s final days. we have new evidence of a troubled artist spinning out of control.
this morning on world news now, michelle obama wows the crowd in charlotte. the main event on opening night of the democratic national convention. our new poll numbers show the president needs some help keeping support among women. it s wednesday, september 5th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good wednesday morning, everyone. i m paula faris. i m rob nelson. we ll have highlights of the first lady s speech and what our poll numbers show about the presidential race coming up in just a moment. also this half-hour, important news about heart health from saving lives in an emergency to the silent killer putting so many americans at risk. and then a revealing e-mail trail from michael jackson s final days. we have new evidence of a troubled artist spinning out of