Congressman Joe Scarborough said today if obama or clinton did half of what donald trump was doing, republicans would have torched the capital. I have resisted comparing what is going on here with watergate because i thought that was unique. Now there is a whiff of the tactics that we saw during the days of water gate. It goes against every constitutional norm. And if barack obama had done that, republicans would have burned the city down. This is a shredding of all legal and constitutional norms. We have a very special guest list here on the beat tonight. But we kick it off right now with reverend sharpton and Kathleen Parker. Reverend al, not a normal president , speech, or climate. What do you think of the comment there, basically blowing it up this morning saying if obama did half of this people would freak out. I think that he was spot on. If he did even a quarter of it, you would have seen outrage. As we wait to see what the first state of the union is, you have to remember that
From a member of the house intel committee. Plus as the investigators are increasingly under attack, Andrew Mccabe is out at the fbi. The reporters breaking the news on this story standing by for us with details. And whats its going to be like when donald trump walks into that chamber tomorrow night as a man under investigation on so many fronts. The 11th hour begins now. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 375 of the Trump Administration. The extraordinary rift between the white house and federal Law Enforcement agencies over this russia investigation has grown much wider and to some observers much more dangerous. Earlier tonight the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to do what the Justice Department warned them against. They voted to release a classified memo that republicans say shows the fbi and the Justice Department improperly used their Surveillance Authority in the russia investigation. As our nbc news colleagues
President ial. He is a dangerous, unprincipled, divisive, and shameful racist. Been talking about reaping the rewards of the big tax cut bill because february 1st was going to be the big date when you are also going to have more money in your paycheck. Who says you cant go home theres only one place to call it one of their own. Steve look, were home after a couple days on the roof at 101 constitution where it was really cold. Welcome to us back home. We are chapsd. Chapped. Brian think about our workers who work outdoors every day. I sat with too many thermals on that squeezed me too much. I instead of going thermal i went insular which is beyond armor it squeezes you tight. Ainsley you wore a onesie. Steve you wore a girdle. Brian wearing the tight version of underarmor almost the first version from 1982. Together i think i actually got warm ban hour ago. Ainsley some people call them spanx. Brian i do the no wear spanx. Steve i took two pairs of shoes yesterday. Every 20 minutes i co
Tax cut and its a big speech, important speech. We cover immigration and for many years, for many, many years theyve been talking immigration and never got anything done. Well get something done. Sandra the big speech tonight comes amid a whirlwind in washington as the House Intel Committee votes to make that classified memo on alleged obama era surveillance abuses public. Bill peter doocy is live on the hill. Byron york and Chris Stirewalt standing by. We begin with kevin corke to kick off the hour. You are right on the money. Final preparations underway for this evenings address right here at the white house. Now you may have heard yesterday during the afternoon at some point the president did rehearse over in the map room and were told he will once again rehearse here at the white house. Even as speech writers continue to tweak some of the finer points of this evenings address. The president will focus on five major points, jobs and the economy, immigration, infrastructure, National
Coast guard member fainted. I really came to say thank you. Thankfully, is he okay. Brian doesnt seem right that an australian should have a dominant role in country and its all country. Ainsley nobody is complaining. Steve already thursday. Its been a very busy week. Delighted you would join us on this thursday morning and we have lots to talk about, including one of our lead stories we have been talking about for a very long time. Griff jenkins is going to join us showing you us the very latest on the border situation down south. The president is going to go to el paso on monday. The migrants are there. They are being kept in place by the mexican government. Regarding the border wall and the Congressional Committee thats been looking into some sort of a deal, they met yesterday, and it sounds like they could be near something, but will the president wind up with 5. 7 billion . Republicans say no. But the democrats say that there will be money for border barriers. Not a wall but borde