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The high seas. that cargo ship plowing through the fitzgerald and continuing on its previous course for 30 minutes before turning around. it only alerted authorities about the collision 50 minutes after it happened. david? >> matt gutman tonight, thank you. we turn next to president trump, whose personal attorney spent much of the weekend saying the president is not under investigation for obstruction of justice, despite the presidents tweet, saying it repeatedly on several programs before the...

Breaking news, were standing by to hear from president trump as he meets with tech ceos in the white house. we expect him to be asked about the death of the american otto warmbier just days after returning from north korean captivity. well have more on the breaking news in a moment. but right now there is a showdown unfolding up on capitol hill. furious democrats are vowing to bring senate business to a complete halt over republican secrecy in drafting a health care bill. senate republican leade...

Watching msnbc. the dow has hit a record high this morning surpassing its previous high of 21,390. eric trump likes to say we dont cover the markets here. eric, we do and youre welcome to come talk to me about it any day of the week. this comes as some of americas top tech ceos are set to gather with president trump for the american technology council led by jared kushner. raises this key question. ceos have access to trump, but do they have clout? were going to talk money, power, politics with ...

Message that despite all the criticisms of the white house, these tech ceos are really looking forward to spending the afternoon with the president. everybody who goes to the white house has an agenda. your agenda may be as simple as getting a photograph with the president. thats not whats going on. thats not why the tech ceos are there. what you said is remarkably important. they need those h-1b visas for the engineers they hire from all over the world and they need to convince the president to...

Him. and its going to be very difficult. because all his instincts are going to be say, screw it, im vetoing it, nobodys going to tie my hands, make the argument that this is a presidential decision, it shouldnt be made by congress. on the other hand, politically, hes going to risk having the veto overturned. it will become law anyway. and the sanctions will stay in place. and even be increased. i dont know what hes going to do. its very hard to predict what donald trump is going to do at any po...

Wrapping up with tech ceos. the first time were hearing from him since being named the white house -- >> ive found exactly the opposite. to date, weve been working with talented civil servants, men and women who want to see their government do better. we have challenged ourselves to pursue change that mr. provide utility to americans far beyond our tenure here. together, we have set ambitious goals to tackle our objectives. its working and its very exciting. we began by analyzing and auditing ou...

Going to be carrying trump branded merchandise. well see what happens. >> whats the deal with uber? we heard big backlash from uber, so many people across the country fans of this company. what is the future hold for uber? >> absolutely. on the other end of the spectrum, nordstrom stock surging, uber is receiving on going backlash. and now the companys ceo has actually left the advisory board. he was on there with a bunch of other tech ceos in an attempt to distance himself from the president. t...

>> how -- >> weve been working on this factory for several years. weve held off, actually, doing this investment until now. >> was it something that president dump did or said that made you want to announce this here and now? >> its really in support of the tax and regulatory policies that we see the administration pushing forward that really make it advantageous to do manufacturing in the u.s. >> thank you. >> the president welcoming. music to his ears. i dpp the ceo of intel. its interesting, ...

The american people? regulation is not a black and whitish u. its people need to work together. >> stephanie ruhle, thank you very much. as you talk about that, you have steve schwartzman on one side and the head of gm from pepsico. jack welch, retired ge. hes got a star-studded cast but one quick question, you dont have uber, because he decided not to go. correct? >> its a really interesting fact he decided not to go from uber. dan brought up earlier what a mistake it is because you have a chan...

A pretty thin skin. when you come out against him, heem come out twice as hard. >> yeah, well, they are the richest and most powerful people on the planet so i have a feel they go have some resources at their disposal. they have influence, the run the most innovative companies in this world. they probably have some ability to have a say in certain things, especially around core issues for employees and workers in silicon valley, which includes tolerance, which includes immigration, which include...