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Heidi let me start with you. the president had the biggest so far of his presidency. he has china to worry about and north korea. and syria, and g20 and rts germany and angela merkel what was doing thing about john podesta someone most americans are not thinking about. >> i thought this through. we have two options what to believer the first is this was strategic and that it was a not so subtle way to ingratiate himself with putin. he knows he is going to have to raise this russian hacking issue...

Putin that he can gain and obtain concessions from president trump moving forward. so you know he wanted a good meeting. putin wanted a good meeting they got the good meeting they want. but moving forward we have to focus on whats in americas national interest, not just what is god for having a good meeting. >> ambassador mike! wall peter baker kari cord roe peter has a new book its called "obama, the call of history." the ambassador stick wg meem because were looking at putin when we come back ...

Now because of trumps decision to pull out of the paris climate agreement. there was actually a move -- an attempt to try and take melania on a climate change computer lab tour with the other spouses of the world leaders that she ended up getting blocked in her residence because of protests. but yes trying to get climate change back on the agenda. thats how they have to do it now. before it was like everyone was on the same page np now its like maybe we can get the first lady to go to the climat...

President. also maybe unite try to find a way to mention that to president putin. he ended with dude, get your head in the game. youre representing the u.s. at the g20. earlier this evening john podesta called into hard ball and spoke with chris matthews about his reaction to the presidents tweets. >> its just totally amazing. i mean i think my tweets kind of reflected my view which is how could you imagine sitting there preparing for one of the most important meetings youll have on the world st...

Podesta. you combine that with attacking the u.s. intelligence agencies and these are all things that would be quite pleasing to putin. or the other option is to choose that he had some kind of bizarre dream about john podesta just randomly decided to tweet this out. you choose. >> peter baker, for people who are a little confused about this story. i have to see to them if theyre watching youre really right to be confused about this. john podesta never worked for the dnc. he had nothing to do wi...

Putin and more particularly at the g20 summit and be staring at his phone and tweeting about me. and all of its wrong. >> here with me now senior politics report foreusa today and msnbc political analyst. white house reporter for bloomberg shannon opinion peter baker back with me from "the new york times." heidi let me start with you. the president had the biggest so far of his presidency. he has china to worry about and north korea. and syria, and g20 and rts germany and angela merkel what was ...

World that has been deteriorating over the months because donald trump has not reaffirmed the commitment until yesterday again properly to article 5 of nato. he has not taken the leadership roles necessary in a lot of these places. it didnt happen. that didnt happen at the g20. in fact if anything the leaders on saturday will leave the g20 with the world more splintered place than it was when the meeting started. what is the -- place of the united states in the world right now. >> its really dis...

Wall peter baker kari cord roe peter has a new book its called "obama, the call of history." the ambassador stick wg meem because were looking at putin when we come back what it was like inside the room with the russian leader. "the 11th hour" is back after this. ♪

But in fact you have been around when president obama has dealt with president putin. and in president obamas own words he took him aside and told him this has to stop. >> he did. we know did he said that to the american people. i believe that he did. and what is so confusing about president trumps stance is on the one hand he keeps saying if the russians did it maybe another country did it. he just said that yesterday by the way not six months ago he said it request yesterday. >> thats right. >...

The line of those police water cannon and throwing a barrage of bottles and stones at the police line. they gathered here. as you can see now -- i just got something thrown at me. they have now moved in the german police finally after many hours and are trying to break up this -- this protest that frankly has turned in in area into -- at times into a riot. >> lets bring in tonights panel. president obama tom russia pert and former u.s. ambassador to russia who is doing triple time here at nbc to...