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>> but rick gates -- but paul manafort has put out a statement. he said notwithstanding that rick gates pled today, i continue to maintain my innocence. i hoped and expected my business colleague would have the strength to continue the battle to prove our innocence. for reasons yet to surface he chose to do other wise. this does not alter my committee to defend myself against the untrue piled up charges contained in the indictments against me. now this is important, kelly, because while the coun...

To begin with. again at a time when so much of the talent in the republican party had been disbursed across 17 candidates. the trump team was sorely in need of people who had legitimate presidential campaign experience. and that is part of where paul manafort came into the picture. also the fact that one of his residences was in trump tower was another access point and so behind paul manafort and through his side, their business and political life was rick gates. his name became well-known once ...

Hours. kelly give us a sense of what the white house is saying what transpired in hawaii just a short time ago. >> well, david, very limited information, which is not unusual for this kind of circumstance, where there is it an event that all the answers have not yet been pulled together. so what we have been told is the president has been briefed on this. at the time this was unfolding the president was away from mar mar-a-lago and at one fof the golf courses. we are told he did play golf. the p...

That, but are the republicans going to be able to give on that? or is there going to be a middle ground for both sides? >> and the president, obviously, tweeting about this, talking with some of the issues you brought up, chain migration and others, but when you talk about the idea for a compromise, kelly oconnell was out this morning and didnt sound like she was talking compromise. heres what she had to say. >> shes made very clear that there is no deal on daca unless the wall is built, unless ...

Also contains a seven bracket tax structure for individuals while the house bill contains only four. overnight. president trump arriving in vietnam for the asia pacific summit. also known as apec. delivering america first message on trade. saying were not going to let the united states be taken advantage of anymore. the russian government has previously said there would be a meeting between trump and putin. the white house denied this morning that anything formal had been scheduled. joining us...

Tools short of military action. the united states stand prepared to defend itself and its allies using the full range of unmatched military capabilities if need be. >> reporter: and notably, president trump also saying he sees that his strategy of showing military deterrence and strength, he believes, is actually working. the specific evidence of that we dont yet know, but the president says he thinks there are signs like other nations perhaps coming into o coordination with the u.s. and south k...

People of our country safe. our allies are safe. and i will tell you this. north korea better get their act together or theyre going to be in trouble like few nations ever have been in trouble in this world. okay? thank you very much. >> nbcs kelly oconnell is in bedminster with the president and robert acosta joins us from d.c. i want to introduce john heilman and frank bruni, a columnist for "the new york times." heres your title, the white house reporter eli stokols and kasie hunt. kelly o, w...

Blood, and he was laying there. >> the president adding again that the congressman is a real fighter. >> i would like to take a moment to again send our thoughts and prayers to my friend and a friend of most of us in this room, steve scalise, and his great family as he continues his brave fight. >> joining me now is kelly o connell. first to you, what were hearing from the white house, and from the hospital shows that he is in very serious condition. >> the president eluded to that

>> thank you to pete and to kelly. nancy pelosi is joining us now, tell me this there has been a few remember members taking the fact that this man was online, against donald trump, against the republicans, to make it more of a partisan issue, what is your response to that? >> that is a path that i dont want to go downright now because it is inappropriate. right now were all praying very hard and using our energy to transmit to steve that he get well, to give our comfort to his family, and ag...

Know anything was possible. so i dont know. to this day hai have no idea whi was fired. >> lets start in new jersey not far from the presidents bedminster estate. kelly oconnell is standing by. whats the latest reaction to comeys testimony? >> reporter: well, we saw that there are a number of lawmakers who think there are new questions that need to be explored and the prous trafrust that youve heard from both parties, frustration directed at the president forn not being in the normal lane of kee...