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Department, there is something about an announcement coming down tomorrow morning. what is that about? >> reporter: on monday morning president obama will announce his nomination to replace the current chairman of the joints chief of staff, and he is going to reportedly name general dempsey. if he is confirmed by the senate he will work with the cia director and secretary of defense on pretty serious issues, especially this summer given the troop drawdown that is expected to occur in afghanistan...

Way they chose to. the realistic go point to to support the bill is to pay for it. we spent the last month working very hard. what is the best way to pay for this. unlike a lot of bills in washington, this one is fully paid for. dont lose sight what its about. this is about the men and women who went to the towers before they fell, running up those towers and then were there after the towers fell to find survivors and do the cleanup. >> gregg: these are true american heroes, i daresay vast major...

Next weekend in philadelphia. trying to rally the base, close that enthusiasm gap. but independents are another matter. polls show that theyre trending republican and that spells trouble for the president. >> not like the presidents resting up there at camp david. isnt the vice president joining him? this is a working weekend, right? >> absolutely. and they always are. the president doesnt have camp david as much as his predecessors. he has his children here. the president stays in town. but it ...

Now to the details. can it be done? who will push what? kevin corke at the white house with more. hi, kevin. >> great summation, neil. the president said he got this idea after speaking with corporate executives. this idea of instead of doing quarterly reports and all the pressure that is associated with that, what if we matched some of our biggest competitors overseas and did it twice a year. once every six months as you said. while we dont flow if the sec will buy into this idea, i can tell yo...

About whether or not this is purely political is, listen, the list of people could change the depending on circumstance. what that doesnt do is it doesnt answer the question why does it seem like all the people currently listed -- you showed a graphic -- are all critics to some degree of the president of the united states. perhaps with a notable exception of bruce ohr who we have not seen at least publicly, him criticize the president. the president did talk about this before making his way up t...

Calls to reunite families faster. >> i could only imagine what it would be like to have my breast feeding child ripped away from me. >> what the trump administrations plan? tammy duckworth will be here in moments. and trumps golden age, president trump celebrates a week of weekend and judicial victories. >> the red wave is happening. >> as democrats face a growing activist left. >> we have to create a lot of pressure. >> is the trump presidency shaping democratic party more than the gop? ♪ >> ...

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Deciding vote. susan collins responds live, next. immigration outrage. protesters take to the streets nationwide. as lawmakers and a judge demand calls to reunite families faster. >> i could only imagine what it would be like to have my breast-feeding child away from me. >> what is trump administrations plan? is there one? trumps golden age. president trump celebrates a week of political and judicial victories. >> the red wave is happening. >> as democrats face a growing activist left. >> we...

With victor blackwell and christi paul. good morning to you. it may be one of most important decisions of the trump presidency. a second supreme court pick in less than two years. this time with the potential to alter the balance of the court for a generation. >> this weekend president trump could be joined at his new jersey golf club by one of two or one or two potential supreme court candidates. the president says hell announce his choice by anthony kennedys -- about anthony kennedys a place...

Agree to. i think from the vantage point of the north korea leader, hes won already. he got a major victory by having the president even agreeing to the summit. and who knows what will happen. maybe there will be two, maybe there will be three summits. i think it really raises his profile an his stature in the world. >> nbc correspondent kelly odonnell is joining me now, kelly is the north korea summit on the bulk of the presidents focus this weekend? >> well, at best, we can say that the presid...