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of the first time i saw kim kardashians butt in person. see, that is me right there. [laughter] >> greg: im behind her and to the right and you can clearly see my eyes were laser focused on that thing, and that thing was so big it kind of felt like it was staring back. now this happened in 2016 at the white house correspondents dinner. i havent gone since because how could i top that. this weekends version of the event also reminded me why i havent been back either. main stream media s...

live picture of new york city at 9:00 in the morning. happy friday morning to you. especially waking out on the west coast at 6:00 a.m. im willie geist. any moment now we could see the affidavit, the fbi used to acquire the warrant to search former president trumps florida home. a judge ordered a redacted copy to be released. kristin welker has the latest. >> reporter: today americans will get their first glimpse of the affidavit used to justify the extraordinary search warrant execute...

Which was interesting, him talk more about the threat to democracy. he did that kind of toward the tail end of the speech after talking about a lot of other things on his genda. so it wasnt the main focus. but it was one of the more interesting aspects of it. and it indicates, i think, that hell be more vocal about things that theyve been sort of more quietly, you know, worried about. worried about the threats to democracy and voting rights and wanting to do something about those things and now ...

>> president biden speaking at a campaign rally in the d.c. suburbs of rockville, maryland. he also attended a fundraiser where he told donors, quote, what were seeing now is the beginning or the death nell of an extreme maga philosophy. it is not just trump, it is the entire philosophy. it is like semi-fascism, end quote. joining us now, for "the washington post," matt visor. good morning. youre reporting this morning on the presidents speech yesterday. writing he raised concerns about american...

And i want to get to your reporting. matt, what exactly is happening with joema biden and lindsey graham? >> i mean, l its -- its an amazing rupture in a relationship and also an indication i think of where both parties are at the moment.ls lindsey graham has sort of abandoned some of his past positions. and is hugging close to donald trump, like much of the party is. for joe biden, its an indication of how far the party hasho shifted. biden still runs on this idea that he can -- hes friends wit...

Obligation. you know, lindsey had an obligation to the constitution, the law, and the voters of south carolina. but now basically if donald trump says, hey, come over and shave myy, back, lindseys goin to be there. >> thats not a l visual that i want to have in my brain. and ali velshis here and i dont think he wants that visual either. matt, last one to you. didnt lindsey gram bring up john mccain andra try to make se sort of false equivalency with the way john mccain was treated by democrats? ...

Aftersuffering from a heart attack. joe biden finds himself at the center of president trumps impeachment inquiry fending off unfunded questions about his son and that warren is too liberal to capture moderate voters in next years election. so for a party determined to defeat president trump, what do these disruptions mean for the future of the race? joining me now is national political reporter for the "washington post," matt visor, who contributed to the piece. matt, thanks for joining me. the...

At issue is this staff sergeant said he died do not pin the medal on me. all the other stuff is important. but was it something that -- its been so long, and he just couldnt get the story right? or was it an out and out lie? thats the question. we have someone in the white house who we know is a liar. point blank. and now this person running for president is known to gaffe. he needs to get it right if he tells the story. but what is it intentional? thats the question. i dont think it was. >> lis...

Facing. this may sit well with his right-wing voter base as he has a tough re-election campaign. the bigger risk, has he just created an even greater fracture between israel and the democratic party. >> well stay in touch as the elections play out in the days ahead. with me here in washington to share their reporting and their reporting, eliana johnson, jeff zeleny, matt visor and laura lopez. lets start here in the sense that it is unprecedented for a president to tweet at a foreign government ...

Mouthing of the words written for him condemning white supremacists this week, i dont believe fooled anyone. >> so theres an illustration of one moment where people would consider it a gaffe. he talked about meeting parkland in 08 and spoke as if he was vice president at this point, of course he was not. he spoke to the people and really moved some people with that speech about the president. do these moments for him balance each other out? or what is -- im wondering what the risk is that the ga...