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Just to tell the chinese, you know what, we have other options. we dont have to go through you, we can go through other leverages of power. i think senator mccains statement was incredibly persuasive, strong, i think i will add pressure to the president. i think the security team will pressure him. and i think had feels the emotion from the american people who are outraged by this. i think you can slap slap shano make sanctions, electronic warfare is obviously on the table, some of our fighter j...

Just to tell the chinese, you know what, we have other options. we dont have to go through you, we can go through other leverages of power. i think senator mccains statement was incredibly persuasive, strong, i think i will add pressure to the president. i think the security team will pressure him. and i think had feels the emotion from the american people who are outraged by this. i think you can slap slap shano make sanctions, electronic warfare is obviously on the table, some of our fighter j...

>> i was actually at that announcement two years ago at this hour and i remember thinking at the time that i really had to enjoy myself writing that story because we werent sure how long that campaign would last. now here we are two years in and theres clearly no end in sight. i do think reflecting back on that announcement speech, that was not the speech of somebody who was preparing for a long-haul campaign for the presidency, let alone to actually serve as president. and the style that youre ...

Find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. all right. joining us now, nbc news senior correspondent tom brokaw. tom, give us the lay of the land. what are your reflections of not only the past 24 hours, but the political climate as it pertains to -- >> ive been thinking about that a lot last night. over the east river theres a wonderful monument to fdr and the four freedoms he talked about. i reflected on his career. he was always a man who had a great sense of optimism during the dep...

Somebody yelled run. so thats what i did. i ran as far, put as much distance between me and him as i could. sprinted to right field. there was nowhere for me to go, no gate or nothing like that so i made myself the smallest target possible, laid on the ground and then i saw him turn his gun towards me. he started firing. everything around me started to pop. felt a sharp burning pain in my leg. looked down. i had been hit. and at that point, adrenaline was pumping through me and my fight or fligh...

Along with our democratic counterparts for civility. i think the media is complicit if they keep inciting. >> melissa: so when we report a quote hateful things that are said, we should not reported? >> i think we need to make sure we need to think twice about how words, reflections, and phrases impact other people. as leaders, we got into a lot of tough places. we choose our words carefully to make sure that people understand the mission and what the endgame is. and i think we can all learn by h...

I am surprised it was her. stepped out of the role of partisan and said there could be something here against my peopl people. lets investigate it. i think we are getting lost in a hall of mirrors investigating, connor investigating on both sides. the world is going to hell in a handbasket. north korea, qatar, the persian gulf. we are obsessed with what i think are reflections of reflections of reflections. yes, its a question about loretta lynch. that was a long time ago. the only reason its be...

I am surprised it was her. stepped out of the role of partisan and said there could be something here against my peopl people. lets investigate it. i think we are getting lost in a hall of mirrors investigating, connor investigating on both sides. the world is going to hell in a handbasket. north korea, qatar, the persian gulf. we are obsessed with what i think are reflections of reflections of reflections. yes, its a question about loretta lynch. that was a long time ago. the only reason its be...

Politics is that donald trump proved what a buffoon he is by helping reelect angela merkel. his sorry, pathetic, humiliating, embarrassing performance will help reelect the one person he wanted re-elected least. >> we have an event at the german embassy tonight. it will be interesting to hear reflections from there. >> bill neely, thank you very much. coming up, a tale of two polls, the presidents approval rating ticks up and so do requests for impeachment. steve kornacki helps us reconcile that...

Those mysterious flashing red lights at the white house over the memorial day weekend, well, spicer did end that mystery yesterday. those were the reflections of a nearby ambulance and not any kind of emergency sos signal. this morning the news at white house communications director mike dubke was out after just three months on the job. whether he jumped or was pushed remains a little unclear, as does who would be willing to step up for messaging strategist for this particular president. thats l...