in the resolution rebuking him. that comes as president trump is standing by his racist attack on four congresswomen of color. saying once more that they could leave the country. and members of his administration are weighing in, top adviser kellyanne conway saying the four minority congresswomen represent, in her words, a dark underbelly in this country. i'll speak with congress woman jackie speier of the intelligence committee and our correspondents and analysts will have full coverage of the day's top stories. manu raju is standing by up on capitol hill where the house is preparing to vote. but let's begin with our chief white house correspondent jim acosta. the president clearly is digging in, defending his attacks on the four congresswomen and now he's getting some help. >> reporter: that is right, wolf. president trump is not backing off of his racist tweets. he's claiming they weren't racist but that is not true. other top white house officials are jumping to the president's defense and digging a deemer