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Up to the commitments that theyve made at our common defense. >> keir, he didnt have to stop for you there, but obviously that question got his attention enough for him to turn and want to talk to you. do you think that world leaders are taking pence seriously after trumps past comments on nato? >> reporter: him seriously. obviously, hes the vice president, and at the same time, jacob, his message on nato was pretty close to president trumps. it was, we support nato, which is what president trum...

Clear warning to russia to stick to eastern ukraine and-- >> with regard to ukraine we must hold russia accountable and demand that they honor the minsk agreement by ending violence in ukraine. >> the vice-president went on to meet leaders from baltic countries who are nervous about the prospect of a more powerful russia and held a one-on-one meeting with angela merkel. the white house says the two leaders talked about those commitments to n.a.t.o. and the conference in ukraine as well as afghan...

Meet the president. he should be speaking in just a few moments from now. brianna. >> all right. jason carroll, we will keep an eye on that. we will bring those remarks live to our viewers once they start. all of this is coming as president trump is searching for a new national security adviser to replace lieutenant general michael flynn after his latest choice turned him down. we are talking about vice admiral bob harward. he says that he rejected mr. trumps offer because he wouldnt be able to ...

>> president trump: no, i dont think so. i think he assumes he can make a deal with me anymore because politically, it would be unpopular for someone to make a deal with me. its much easier for me to be tougher on russia, but we will not make a deal. >> meghan: the president did not specify the nature of that deal. matus >> we are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level. we are trying to find common ground where russia is living up to its commitments, and will return to a ...

Job commitments the president has made, something is stirring the pot here. what do you see? >> its definitely a combination of deregulations and a combination of the people that voted for him and generally people in america. certain populations that feels better. i was talking to a long-time viewer of the show. pan schneider. shes in the middle of kansas. shes been talking to me via facebook. she was telling me how he feels like someone that they can relate to. a president of the people. they f...

A biggie. not only did he differ with the white house about the presidential elections and russias interference, but he pretty much put a sock, a full stop in any notion that the u.s. would engage in new military cooperation with the russians. have a listen to more of what he had to say. >> we do not -- are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level, but our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground. russia is going to have to prove itself first and live up ...

Defense secretary without some assurance that he could speak his mind. and indeed he did today, at that nato press conference. besides talking about the elections, he made very clear that he has a very cautious view about getting too close to the russian military. have a listen. >> we are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level. but our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground. russia is going to have to prove itself first and live up to the commitments ...

Think thinker, dont doubt it anymore after this morning. mattis shaping up rapidly as someone with a voice, perhaps very independent from the political ideology of the trump white house. mattis speaking a short time ago about that issue of cooperation with the russian military and did russia hack the elections. have a listen. >> we will engage politically. we are not in a position right now to collaborate on a military level. our political leaders will engage and try to find common ground or a w...

Branches play. and as a result, i think that increasingly we are going to have to play an even greater role in ensuring that he does not act arbitrarily in way that actually hurts our trade relations, puts a chilling effect upon it, without actually being able to change the laws in any way. he cannot unilateral put a tariff on the, into. he cannot unilaterally just walk away from u.n. many of the commitments that were already made. thats going to be the senates job to make sure that we police th...

Charges actually come and until youre convicted. under israeli law, he is allowed to stay in power to remain the prime minister. not only until he is convicted, but until those convictions are upheld through the entire appeals process. again, though, its important here that as he faces these investigations, nothing here is happening quickly. the police are being very careful. the attorney general here is a netanyahu appointee. he, too, will be very careful. alise is right that he is facing that,...