Good morning, everybody. It is thursday, may 24th. Yasmin vossoughian alongside louisberg dofr. A congressional leaders has been added on the sekatrina source but it will come after a republican only briefing for president s appointees and professional allies. The first meeting will include President Trumps chief of staff, john kelly whom the white house early said would not attend. Deputy a. G. Rod rosenstein and devin nunes as well as fbi and doj staff. The second meeting scheduled for two hours later will have all of the same participants with the addition of congressman nunes seven colleagues in the gang of eight including four democrats. Nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. Earlier pelosi and schumer wrote that the briefing was improper in its proposed form calling it the desim nation at the director. And also multimately to the President Trump described the meeting as a necessary exercise in transparency. I want them all to get together and i want them because everybody wants this solved, but a lot of bad things have happened. We now call it spy gate. Youre calling it spy gate. A lot of bad things have happened. I want them all to get together. Hopefully theyll be able to work it out among themselves. Well, theyre all going to be in the room tomorrow. Were going to see what happens. What i want is i want total transparency. This issue soup seedsupersedes. So what i want from rod, from the fbi, from everybody, we want transparency and you know what . I think in their own way they are obstructionists but even the democrats, i really believe on this issue it supersedes. I think they want transparency too. And coming up the reaction from adam schiff there. President trump kicked off his wednesday morning by railing the criminal deep state with tweets about 9 30 yesterday. When pressed by reporters after noon he said he would wait for todays briefing. All you have to do is look at the basics and youll see. It looks like a very serious event, but well find out. When they look at the documents, i think people are going to see a lot of bad things happen. I hope its not so, because if it is, theres never been anything like it in the history of our country. I hope i mean, if you look at clapper he sort of admitted he had spies in the campaign yesterday inadvertently but i hope its not true, but it looks like it is. Well, i dont want to get into it yet but i will tell you after we look at after we look at the proof, would he know . I would certainly hope not, but i think its going to be pretty obvious after a while. Well, theres certainly going to be a lot of developments throughout the day. So new Court Documents suggest an imminent development in bob muellers investigation as well. A court filing from the special counsels Office Yesterday asked to start the process of preparing a presentencing report for former Trump CampaignForeign Policy advisor george papadopoulus, a potential signal there were concerting russian efforts to support the campaign is nearing a conclusion. Papadopoulus is cooperating in the probe. He pled guilty to lying to investigators about his contact ku concerning a kremlin linked professor. A federal judge in the d. C. Area found skeptical of the evidence seized by muellers team. Lawyers for the indicted former Campaign Chair argued that the parent executed in july was really broad, but the judge who said prosecutors carefully separated materials asked, quote, where are his Constitutional Rights violated . Meanwhile trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani continued to give conflicting comments about whether the president would do an interview with investigators and in comments to buzz feed and the Washington Post contradicted himself when discussing how often he speaks with the president. Now to the ongoing uncertainty regarding President Trumps scheduled june 12th summit. Were going to see what happens on singapore. Were going to see. And it could happen. It could very well happen, but whatever it is, we will know next week about singapore. And if we go i think it will be a great thing for north korea. Some day a date will happen. It could very well be june 12th. Some day a date will absolutely happen. It could very well be june 12th. Well see. Well know next week. The president s comments come as the white house has confirmed that teams are headed to singapore to continue the preparations. Meanwhile north korea is responding to recent remarks made by mike pence with the vp implied the dprk could end up like libya if it count denuclearize. In a statement carried on state media north koreas vice minister of foreign apairs called pence a political dummy and adding that if thats washingtons stance then she would suggest to kim to reconsider participating in the summit with trump. The vice minister went on to say that the north is ready to face the u. S. In a meeting room or in a nuclear showdown. And the state department has issued a warning for u. S. Citizens in china after an American Government employee was diagnosed with brain injury after reporting a strange impression of sound and pressure. Some permanently injured, secretary of state mike pompeo discussed the mystery yesterday. We had an incident that was that the medical indications are very similar and entirely consistent with the medical indications that have taken place to americans working in cuba. We are working to figure out what took place, both in havana and in now in china as well. Pompeo also says that a report on the investigation into the cuba incident is expected next week. Lets get to the latest reporting on Donald Trumps personal lawyer and fixer michael cohen. The bbc is reporting that cohen was secretly paid at least 400,000 to set up talks between President Trump and the president of ukraine, the broadcaster cites sources in ukraines capital close to those involved but do not say whether they had any direct knowledge. Ukranian president wanted a back channel to President Trump. Thats when an aide reportedly turned to a loyal ukranian lawmaker who used his personal contacts in a new york charity. The bbc says that led to cohen who was not registered as a Foreign Agent as required by law. The president did meet with the ukranian president in the Oval Office Last june. There is no suggestion that trump knew about the payment and cohen denies these allegations. Nbc news has not confirmed any aspect of this report. Trumps attorney though, Rudy Giuliani reportedly told Business Insider that he has no reason not to believe cohen saying quote, payments can be proved pretty easily so it would be silly to deny if it happened. Giuliani reportedly added i have to assume maybe there was a discussion of doing this. Joining us now eugene scott. Thanks for joining us on this thursday morning. Good morning. Lets talk about the briefing with regards to spy gate as the president is calling it. Now were learning both republicans and democrats are going to be briefed by the Justice Department. At one point they said democrats would be briefed a month from today but then overnight it seems like that changed and now the gang of eight will be meeting directly after nunes sits down with the Justice Department. What do you make of these recent developments. I think criticism coming from republicans that meeting without that democrats could make the party look as if something suspicious was happening and could bring questions about the integrity of the accusations that the president and his congressional allies were making to to forward speed against the American Public perhaps led to the decision to change things. So now with regards to the special counsel investigation in bob mueller you have as i was talking about earlier you have the possible sentencing of george papadopoulus. Then you have this reversal from Rudy Giuliani saying the president should sit down with bob mueller which was quite surprising to hear. Do you think that these are signs that the investigation could feasibly be wrapping up or wramp ramping up at this point . We have no reason to believe that things are wrapping up especially considering that the interview with the president himself has not yet happened which is something that top investigators have wanted for a while and the president has as well. We really dont have a clear idea of where the investigation is, but i would not guess that its anywhere close to closing. And of course i want to talk about north korea while i have you. A lot of us anticipating this meeting with regards to kim jong un, the president once again touching on that and hinting at the status of his meeting with the north korean leader. Talk to us about where we stand with this so far. Right now we know that there are top trump aides heading to singapore to prepare for the meeting but the president is not clear whether it will happen. It could happen as early as june 12th. It may happen later but hes really confident that it will happen at some point. I think its important to Pay Attention to mike pompeo who said if it does happen it is ultimately up to kim. I want to talk to you again, thank you. Sure. Still ahead, a federal judge issues a ruling that could affect how President Trump uses his favorite social media platform. That is twitter. And plus, the nfl issues a new policy about National Anthem debates. And the players are weighing in. Those stories and of course a check on your weather when we come back. Can you love wearing powerful sunscreen . Yes neutrogena® ultra sheer. Unbeatable protection helps prevent early skin aging and skin cancer with a clean feel. The best for your skin. Ultra sheer®. Neutrogena®. Im about to start the hair, skin and nails challenge. So my future self will thank me. Thank you. I become a model . Yes. No. Start the challenge today. And try new tropical citrus flavor with collagen. Natures bounty. One picky customer shouldnt take all your time. Need something printed . The Business Advisors at office depot can assist with exactly what your Business Needs to grow. Get your coupon for 20 off services, technology and more at office depot and officedepot. Com. Federal pros cecutors have launched an investigation. One issue in the investigation is whether weinstein lured or induced any women to travel across state lines for the purpose of committing a sex crime. Weinsteins attorney told the paper he has met with federal prosecutors in manhattan in an attempt to dissuade them from proceeding. Weinstein has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Lets turn to the nfl. Some news, team owners have agreed to adopt a new policy regarding the National Anthem. Theyre calling for an all league and Team Personnel to the field to stand during the playing of the star spangled banner, while no longer requiring them to actually be on the field while the anthem plays. A Statement Reads quote, this season, all league and Team Personnel shall stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem. Personnel who choose not to stand for the anthem may stay in the locker room until after the anthem has been performed. Now, the new policy also affords teams the ability to set their own working rules regarding players who do not stand during the playing of the anthem. Now, not all sides involved in the debate appear thrilled with the leagues new policy. In a strongly worded statement the Nfl Players Association said the league had not consulted the Players Union in creating the new protocol and accuse the leaders of hypocrisy. Lets get a check on your weather now with bill karins. I think the big question on everyones mind, are we going to get rain over the Holiday Weekend . Youre tracking some stuff in the southeast. And how much rain and it will it completely watch things out now a 70 chance of development for this tropical disturbance so its still spreading some clouds over south florida. Not so much rain this morning but the odds keep going up. This could be a subtropical or Tropical Storm over the Holiday Weekend. Here is the fiveday development zone. It goes from the central gulf to the central gulf. Anywhere from new orleans to panama city, pensacola back down through tampa, this is the area that could get the enhanced rainfall from the system. The rainfall forecast through friday. This is not related to that. This is just your typical afternoon stu afternoon stuff. Thats why we get 3 to 4 inches of rain possible here from north florida all the way through Central Georgia and the southern portion of florida could get 2 to 4 inches of rain and every in the southeast will get a good chance of rain especially sunday and monday. Keep that in mind for your plans. Saturday you may get a decent day in the southeast and then in the afternoon and evening it gets a lot worse. A Beautiful Day today. Sunny and 82 in new york. D. C. , sunny and 86. Chicago at 84. So today looks nearly perfect for, you know, and getting towards the end of may. Sounds like ayman knew this forecast ahead of time and he called in. You think he actually listens . When you say its 82 and sunny, but Everything Else he blocks out. Hundreds of American Workers have been left stunned after Harley Davidson is slashing jobs. The move is an effort to stay competitive despite expectations it will reap huge benefits from the new republican tax law. This is a road glide rear fender. He had worked for Harley Davidson for 17 years when he got the stunning news. Disbelief. A lot of people, you can see it on everybodys faces they were just in shock. The company told workers in january it was shutting down this plant in kansas city, relocating hundreds of jobs to pennsylvania eliminating 350 jobs entirely. Its not the news he expected when President Trump pitched slashing corporate taxes. I think its going to be a tremendous thing for our country. And House Speaker paul ryan went to a harley plant in wisconsin. Tax reform can put Harley Davidson on a platform and keep jobs here in america. A nearly 700 million spok buy back plan, but the buy back authorization and a separate decision to open a facility in thailand are unrelated and called the closing of the plant a tough decision. It was based on our need to address the excess capacity we have in the u. S. We got lost in the shuffle. They just threw us out on the streets. The tax law has brought benefits including companies announcing bonuses and raising their minimum wages but a survey found that only 10 Companies Say they have specific plans to use the savings to boost worker pay. Corporate profits are much higher this year than they were last year. Theyre up about 25 . While some workers say they feel left behind, tim says he still supports the president. I believe the company more than the president. But hes now looking for a new job. Nbc news, kansas city, missouri. All right. Thanks to gabe for that. Still ahead, it may have taken 20 years but the capitals sure dont mind as they are headed back to the stanley cup finals and in boston the celtics push king james and company to the brink. Details next in sports. Im about to start the natures bounty hair, skin and nails challenge. So my future self will thank me. Thank you. I become a model . Yes. No. Start the challenge today. And try new tropical citrus flavor with collagen. Natures bounty. 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