When does construction begin . President trump ss we can do it. Months . President trump i would say in months. Planning starting is immediately. Lets go to chief white house correspondence john roberts live on the north lawn. Busy day already. Oh, yeah. Unbelievably busy week as well. Building the wall is just one thing that the two executive orders that the president will sign at the department of Homeland Security. The bullet points on the screen, building the wall, physical wall along the borders, number one priority of both of these executive orders. Secondly, the president will announce its his intention to hire Additional Border control agents and have more detention space along the border with mexico. Well eliminate the obama era practice of catch and release, meaning peep whom come across the border will not be released to the custody of family members. All of those Central American immigrants that did that two or three years ago. They will be detained during their adjudicatio
We couldnt believe, you know sorry. Im i have no problem with the president , but i prefer that he didnt give this instruction because we are not terrorists. Meantime, the Trump Administration is digging its heels, not deterred by the courts ruling. Both the president and Vice President confident that this ban will be reinstated. Theres simply no question under the constitution, and frankly under federal law, that the president of the United States has the authority in the interest of National Security to determine who has the right to come into this country. And were going to challenge the judges order on that basis. Lets go now no cnns Jessica Schneider, live outside President Trumps maralago resort in palm beach. Jess karks a very different response from the white house today. Yesterday we saw the president tweeting. Hes been a little bit quiet today. Reporter thats right, boris. President trump on a twitter tirade on saturday. His tweets ranged from defiant to derogatory. Today, th
White house with these pictures. The president tells nbc news, what, me, worry . But when i spoke with putin he asked me whether or not i would see lavrov. Now, should i say no im not going to see him . Lets get right to cnns senior political commentator and the chief investigative correspondent for yahoo news. As you watched that interview was there anything that changed your mind or clarified to you the position on the white house in firing james comey sm. It only further clouded the issue. Why are you laughing too, david . Well, i mean, you know, that was an absurd these last four even with donald trump stuff, these past 48 hours was really extraordinary. I cant help but think that the worst job on the plant is to be a Spokes Person for donald trump because invariably you get out there on the ledge or on the branch and the branch gets cut off behind you. Hes sent people out there to tell a story yesterday and then he went on National Television and said well, that really wasnt true.
Would run from here on foot to washington, d. C. To get that letter. And what happened . How did a supposedly lowrisk mission in africa turn into a deadly ambush. Senator john mccain just spoke to the National Security adviser. Do you think you know enough about the deaths of the four soldiers in niger . Of course not. Have you been briefed . No. Why not . Youll have to ask the pentagon. What questions would you have . What questions would you expect . Coming up, more about the investigation with senator tim kaine of virginia. And the president s club, george w. Bush speaking out today against divisiveness and special projects, without naming President Trump. We need to recall and recover our own identity. Americans have a great advantage. To a newer country, we only need to remember our values. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in washington. With reaction to comments made moments ago by president george w. Bush showing a clear contrast on policy with the current republican p
Ill take offline and submit additional questions on cuba. Weve had private discussions on this. Im concerned that we have just a skeletal staff there in the embassy given the issues that occurred there. I think its an important time there. Well have a noncastro head of state for the first time later this month. If we could beef that staff up and be great as well. Thank you. Thank you very much mr. Chairman and thank you for your Service Director pompeo and we really appreciate having your family here and look forward to you answering our questions. I want to follow up. Ive worked with senator flake quite a bit on cuba and follow up on the cuba issue. Cuba is about to choose its first leader who is not a castro. The u. S. Presence in the country has been reduced significantly. As a result other countries are filling this vacuum. Will you work to help improve ties with cuba relationship that benefits many states hoping to increase trade with the island. As you know when i visited with yo