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That is exactly who he is. doesnt mean he can do it, but i think he believes he can. all of that was very tempting for him. he also wants to be in president trumps orbit. weve seen him in the campaign and how hes back. >> gentlemen, thank you. please stay with me. >> caller: up next, president trump using the memos written by fired fbi director james comey to try to discredit the russia investigation. well break down whats in those memos and what isnt. and later, final good-bye. as a touching ...

Im alex witt here at msnbc world headquarters in. >> no heres what is happening for you. we are watching for you the dramatic step. north korea makes an unexpected announcement about its nuclear program. the big question this morning, what impact it might have on a future summit with the u.s. we have a live report ahead. inside the comey memos, separating fact from fix on what president trump told him. plus the president tweeting this morning about michael cohen flipping or not. its about wh...

American and timothy weeks from australia since they were taken back in august. mr. king pleading with mr. trump putting pressure on government to arrange a exchange with the terror group. they were kidnapped outside american university in kabul. florida representative john rutherford, taken out from the cloakroom on a stretcher, rushed to the hospital. the newly-sworn in congressmans offices says rutherford is in good spirits. he did not suffer a heart attack but still being evaluated by the ...

>> certainly a real concern, and these days, checking the facts, more important than ever before, it seems. andrew stevens joining us there live from hong kong. its 4:44 in the afternoon. many thanks, as always. still to come -- donald trump refuses to cut down his twitter activity, even after hes mocked for it on u.s. division. plus, a final good-bye to one of the 20th centurys most controversial figures. more on the funeral of fidel castro.

Coerced, changed, in any way by any external force. >> reporter: according to the jefferson parrish sheriff, gasser was involved in another incident at the same intersection ten years ago. the alleged victim in 2006 told officials gasser punched him several times after he tried to report him for unsafe driving. charges were ultimately dropped. amid the shock of mcknights death, growing frustration. >> we think a black man was -- we are demanding answers. >> reporter: answers a heart broken famil...

>> well, you know, we have. we passed two bills to replace sequestration. the senate has done nothing, the president didnt respond to it, the boehner tried to negotiate something with the president of the united states. but, again, he wont talk about entitlement reform. you cant get this done unless you have cuts in discretionary but also mandatory spending cuts x. thats where -- and thats where, i think, quite honestly boehner will tell you he got rolled by the president and the white house. he...

Rome and the art and the architect of this city. he talked about jesus traveling through the desert. hes talked about a boat in choppy waters. today, in this incredible moving image, resting your hand on god as you move forward. a church thats supposed to be constantly in motion, constantly moving towards jesus christ and even though for a brief time hell not be the leader. >> liz, george and father, thanks to all of you. thank for joining us special coverage of the popes final good-bye. well ha...

of their houses. the area is under a red flag warning, which means there is a chance a fast-moving fire could flare up again. some tense moments today after turkey scrambled jets in response to syrian helicopters that approached the border. turkey warned syria not to come close to its air space. im sweating up in here. >> yes, he was. former nba star, jason williams, sweating during my interview with him from his multi-million dollar mansion to his small prison cell, he talked to m...

was the only tv producer invited to whitney houstons funeral from any network. so well have not only the inside look, but also the explanation from bobby brown as to why he bailed on the ceremony. >> did you hear about the deadly avalanche near a ski resort in washington state. skiers buried in snow after falling 1500 feet. there were warnings of high avalanche danger. they were not supposed to be in that area. reports were it was an out-of-bounds area they were skiing in. we have all ...

of todays services for whitney houston in about 60 seconds or so from now. first, a final good-bye to a music legend at the place where it all began for her. a spirited tribute that was all things at once, mournful, joyous, moving, a celebration of the life of whitney houston. ♪ what god gives is never a coincidence ♪ >> stevie wonder, one of her famous friends saluting her during the funeral service at houstons hometown church in newark, new jersey. alicia keys, r. kelly, c.c. win...