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I dont believe the president just opened the wrong door. or moved the wrong curtain and wound up with you. he wanted to come out and wanted to address kelly and more. what was your sense? >> i can tell you this. the white house aids that were there in the room were taken aback and just as surprised as we were. i didnt ask the president directly did you plan this? it certainly though we were sitting there during this background briefing which is common in the white house. when theres a picy rll o...

And wound up with all of you. i think he wanted to come out. he wanted to address kelly and more. what was your sense? >> you know, i can tell you this, chris. the white house aides that were there in the room were taken aback and just as surprised as we were. now, i didnt ask the president directly, hey, did you plan this? certainly, though, we were sitting there during this background briefing, which is common in the white house when theres a big policy roll-out. in this case it was about immi...

Oath. >> you would? >> absolutely. >> later when asked about the under oath part, the presidents attorney, ty cobb, would only say that the president was speaking, quote, hurriedly before leaving on his trip to swits switzerland and remains cooperative with special counsel. walk us through several major headlines that came out of that impromptu chat. >> and before i walk you through, let me set the stage here, brooke. we were in a background briefing on immigration with the senior white house of...

Even reported, nobody did anything. certainly me, was his only little hedge. since then, so many did so much. >> look, we have had michael flynn take a plea deal, george papadopoulos who nobody even knew was doing this, was in the process of doing this which again raises the question of what else does mueller have? only mueller knows. it is worth considering that there is possibly a universe of information out there that we are not yet privy to. >> maggie, you were in the room yesterday when the...

In fact, he believes he was entitled to do these things. to our reporters and experts, nbcs kristen welker at the white house, msnbc national security analyst jeremy bash, a former chief of staff at both the cia and pentagon. matthew miller, msnbc justice and security analyst, a former chief spokesman for the department of justice. and steve schmidt, republican strategist and msnbc contributor. kristen welker, let me start with you because i understand there was a bit of a walk back from the gro...

Voted for the legislation, including susan collins. she said she voted for it because she was promised key obamacare subsidies would be passed, would be approved in exchange for her support. those subsidies appear to be questionable right now. certainly are not about to be included. werent included in the tax cut bill. probably almost certainly wont be included in the temporary spending bill. it has to be passed to keep the government open by friday. whats the status? was she played? >> yeah, th...

Supports his agenda versus somebody who opposes his agenda every step of the way. and until the rest of that process plays out, you have a choice between two individuals. and the president has chosen to support moore. >> even if that person has done what roy moore accusers have said? >> again, we said the allegations are concerning. and if true he should step aside. but we dont have a way to validate that. and thats something from the people the alabama to decide. and weve said that. and ultimat...

That sets in motion a lot of protests on the part of the palestinians if not others saying were not going to determine the fate of jerusalem without a peace process. both the palestinians and israels declare jerusalem as the capitols of their homelands even though theres no official palestinian homeland. looks like the president is headed down that road despite hes heard from other leaders in the region. mahmoud abbas and president of france, emanuel macron and others. the president said he want...

School to speak with them about the hurricane. and last stop at ha local food bank to meet with volunteers and help sort boxes for donations. finally, i know there have been a lot of questions regarding the presidents desig on jerusalem. tomorrow the president will delivery marks at 5:30 this evening senior administration officials will hold a background briefing here to explain the presidents decision. and with that, ill take your questions. >> major? >> sarah, one issue you may have seen this ...

Until the rest of that process plays out, you have a process between two individuals and the president has chosen to support moore. >> even if that person supporting has -- >> again, we said the allegations are concerning. if true, he should step aside. we dont have a way to validate that. thats something for the people of alabama to decide. we maintain that. it will come down to the people of alabama to make that decision. david? >> can you tell me about the process and timing on how the presid...