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happen. hello, welcome, hello to you. >> john: john roberts in washington, this is "america reports." any moment now the white house will take questions ahead of todays pivotal meeting in the oval office, time running out to avoid the u.s. defaulting on its debt. >> sandra: coming sooner than many had predicted, charles payne is standing by. >> john: jacqui heinrich is live, where the briefing is pushed back by 15 minutes or so, and jacqui, the president has touted his ability to reach...

helped create the change. what would have become of my mother if a localjournalist would have become of my mother if a local journalist wasnt there to tell the story? and now, it is no different. but thankfully my mothers story was told, she got to complete her degree at delta state, then got another degree and has worked as an educator and administrator. one of those many black colleges needed more funding. to my mum, i say thank you for everything you have done for me and for helping...

Things got a bit explosive that night.

Years. it is simply wrong, it is outrageous and we are not ceasing our effort to get him, find him and bring him home. tonight, our message is this, journalism is not a crime. evan and austin should be released immediately, along with every other american held hostage and detained abroad. the us president speaking earlier. this dinner has always been about first amendment rights, freedom of the press butjust rights, freedom of the press but just listening rights, freedom of the press butjust lis...

Dragon. >> it is extraordinary that for customers who come in the future, it will only be two days of training. >> thats it. >> its not a lot. obviously this is a fully autonomous vehicle so theres not a lot they actually do once theyre in the capsule. theyre strapped in and try to enjoy the ride. >> and theres no quarantine, right. they got to spend time with their families. they brought the press dinner. jeff bezos brought the press dinner. totally different experience. >> the food was good, i...

Administration was bad and the media didnt care. when donald trump lightly consider it sideses the press -- >> of course the media cares. >> they boycotted him, they freak out about the press dinner. it is that difference in how they rereacted to president obama. >> i believe when fox was quote unquote frozen out of the white house correspondence, the rest of the media came to foxs defense. >> yes, as fox did to cnn. >> when it comes to actions taken and attempts to spy on reporters, the obama a...

Of weeks. and as you heard there, hes not planning on going. the question is that the right decision? because back through history, this is one time a year the press corps gets together with the president. they let their hair down as you said, ed, you poke fun at each other. everyone relaxes and enjoys that night. but the relationship is very different now with president trump and the media. unlike we have ever seen before. pete: ed, how do your colleagues in the media feel. ed: people up in arm...

♪ ♪ >> harris: hey, the white house is saying president trump will join d.c.s media elite to attend next months annual gridiron club dinner. it will be his first appearance at a press dinner since taking office. the president says no decision on whether or not he will attend the white house correspondents dinner in april. he skilled skipped it last year. he held a rally instead you may remember. im joined by howie kurtz, host of media buzz and the author of media madness, donald trump the pr...

Saying he hasnt been charged with anything so thats okay. the average person on the street you sty yourself as a federal investigation. the fbi is involved. this is kind of guilt that comes over you that people treat you differently and they are kind of reluctant to be with you. now, obviously the president -- he has a different platform than most of us for that even the average every day client that gets caught up in a federal investigation, its extremely frustrating. the kind of emotional part...

>> theres a five-year-old kid i heard about who watches my show because he thinks the show really is lets play hardball. thats what he likes to hear. >> its really good. >> but everybody has to stop. wherever she is, at 7:00 to hear what youre going to say. >> did i ever tell you a story about your father? were ready to go to war over afghanistan in a big fight. i came in with my tux on. we were all going to the press dinner. and i felt an equal. i go over. im just a speech writer. i go over to ...