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continue to slaughter more innocent ukrainians. we dont want to see that. again, well see what these leaders come out with and what they say at the end of these discussions. well watch this very, very closely. again, we have communicated privately to the chinese. we certainly have communicated it publicly that that would not be an outcome thats to the better, not only of china and their interest, but certainly to the ukrainian people and to the whole idea of peace. >> what does it say ...

legal adviser to trump attorney michael cohen is expected to testify before a new york grand jury and michael cohen has said hes been called as a potential rebuttal witness to costello. that grand jury could issue an indictment or indictments against former president donald trump any day now and trump has called for protests if that happens. we are outside the new york city courthouse watching for the arrival of witnesses this morning. plus, were also keeping a very close eye on u.s....

John kirby said earlier even if china does publicly propose a ceasefire once again the u.s. believes ukraine should reject it and says the u.s. will reject it as well. >> reporter: yeah, its -- these are two men, two strong men up against the west and with each visit, with each, you know -- each side digging in their heels its pretty troubling for a lot of people watching the direction of these two peculiar opposites in the world right now. >> all right. will ripley in taiwan for us this morning...

This is interesting to me -- i am leaving on you to try and explain it. a lot of people were in disagreement over what the exact ruling should be, here. how it pertains to the constitution. >> kennedy: as far as whitakers appointment? >> harris: and white can be temporary. a member when we thought he was going to quit? jeff sessions? we didnt know if rod rosenstein was going to quit, and looked like they were all going to quit that week. the conversation turns to come if you makes appointments, ...

Form of diplomacy by tweet. that it is something of an escalation at least in the rhetoric and we are seeing action in the form of sanctions, thats the same thing that the obama administration did just last year after another missile launch, so is this going to lead to something much more volatile? its not necessarily the case, thats always the risk though when you have each side digging in its heels this way. >> as sean spicer mentioned it was already in the pipeline but to your point of the re...

Reprieve. >> my grass is still green. >> amazing. thank you. . gun control is taking center stage in washington with lawmakers on each side digging in. andrea mitchell reports. >> reporter: the guns had barely fallen silent before both sides went to their corners. republicans tweeting their prayers for the victims and denouncing islamic terrorism. democrats focusing on guns. >> right now, it is just too easy. we can take basic steps that would make it harder, not impossible, but harder for indiv...

Games. if the american people continue to hear those games with each side digging in further to its own views, theyre all being turned off. just as well turn off the house for a few moments, turn off the senate and try to see if we can get back to normal. >> well, lets hope so. delegate eleanor holmes norton, thank you so much for joining us this afternoon and i hope youre able to continue serving and get back to business just as you described. >> thank you, martin. >> thank you. lets go now to ...

Its the president of the united states, why dont you be more specific? >> i can tell you, having worked on this issue for 30 years and having been one of the principal people involved, advising the speaker when he negotiated with a republican president, a democratic speaker, in negotiating with reagan, that got resolved because both parties came to the table and worked together. in that case, the intermediary commission. there are lots of ways to work together. ive sneefrn never seen a construct...