Moment, and then canceled, on the spur of the moment. The usual National SecurityCouncil Process was dispensed with, only a small circle of advisers was even clued in. National security adviser john bolton vehemently opposed meeting with the taliban, while secretary of state mike pompeo went on all five sunday talk shows to defend his peace efforts and the decision to host the taliban at camp david. Watch this. In the end, if youre going to negotiate peace, you often have to deal with some pretty bad ak tors. There have been discussions about war at camp david and discussions of peace as well and pretty bad ak tors traveled through that place throughout recorded history and an important place, a place where we thought we could convince awful leaders of the afghanistan, as well as the taliban, we could convince them to begin to head in the direction that would create better conditions on the ground in afghanistan. Does this mean talks are off completely . So for the time being, thats absolutely the case. If youre the taliban, conditions have been worsening and theyre about to get worse. Were going to make sure that everyone in the region understands that america will always protect its National Security interests. And back in october of 2001, president george w. Bush forcefully rejected an offer from the taliban to hold talks about the surrender of Osama Bin Laden if the u. S. Stopped bombing afghanistan. President bush was clear at that time telling reporters no negotiations and demanding that bin laden be turned over. Turn him over. Turn his cohorts over. Turn the hostages that they hold over. There is no need to negotiate. There is no discussions. I told him exactly what they need to do. And there is no need to discuss innocence or guilty. We know hes guilty. Turn him over. If he wants us to stop our military operation, they have to meet my conditions and when i said no negotiations, i meant no negotiations. Hurricane dorians death toll has risen to at least 44 in the bahamas and that number is feared to dramatically increase in the coming days. The catastrophic category five storm decimated the islands last week. Leaving thousands without homes. According to the New York Times, the bahamian Security Forces are still responding to reports of missing and trapped people and teams of forensic investigators are still combing through the storm debris. Yesterday, Delta Airlines brought in 5,000 pounds of relief to the bahamas and the airline planned to evacuate hundreds of haitian refugees on two flights but due to operational challenges they were only to send one. And more rescue flights are planned for today as cleanup efforts are planned for the bahamas and florida and other states hit by the hurricane. President trump expected to visit cherry point and fayetteville to survey the damage. Mark sanford has officially announced he will run for the president of the United States, challenging President Trump for the partys nomination. Im here to tell you now that i am going to get in. Youre going to run for president , against donald trump and the Republican Party. I am. Why . Because i think we need to have a conversation on what it means to be a republican. I think the Republican Party, we have lost our way. And i would say some of the couple of different fronts. You honestly think you have a serious chance of beating im saying you never know. And mark sanford will be joining morning joe later this morning to talk more about his 2020 president ial campaign. Republican leaders in three states have voted to cancel 2020 primaries and caucuses. Gop parties in nevada, kansas, and South Carolina announcing that candidates will be committed to President Trump and the upcoming election cycle. Among the states to mix caucuses and primary, include the expenses of associated with putting on an election when the incumbent has already significant Party Support but as you can management it essentially stifled the gop opponents of the president who have since cried foul. Elections are the most important thing we do in a democracy and even if this has happened before, it is antidemocracy. And a vote is the ultimate expression of choice. That is undemocratic bs. Its wrong. And thats the kind of thing that should piss off republican voters. I think theyre scared to death of this president , having any other name on a primary ballot against him, because hes imploding day by day. I think theyre afraid. Despite. So outrage, canceling primaries and caucuses, it is not unusual for the party of the president ial incumbent. In fact, republicans in arizona were reportedly making a similar decision as early as today, according to a local nbc affiliate. Joining us from washington, senior staff brighter for the hill, scott, writer for the hill, scott wang, thank you for joining us appreciate it. Good morning. Lets talk about the states canceling primaries, South Carolina, nevada and kansas. How do you think this could feesly impact the republicans that are running against the president , especially someone like mark sanford who we just heard from in his home state of South Carolina . Well, i dont think the impact will be enormous at all. But i do think that, you know, in a place like South Carolina, nevada, perhaps arizona, it would, you know, to have a primary in those states, and to have other candidates running on that ballot, it would show the level of support, or the level of opposition against donald trump, within the Republican Party. And i think those numbers could be significant, you know, because it would show what, you know, the advantages that democrats could take advantage of, heading into the general election. More importantly, i think the candidacy of somebody like mark sanford, or a libertarianminded candidate like justin amash, i think the impact of their candidacies against donald trump would erode support within the Republican Party for donald trump. It would give a place for voters to look to, and turn to, and it really could depress republican turnout, i think, in a general election, you know, and really help, really perhaps turn the election over to democrats. Scott, lets switch gear force a moment and get your thoughts on this canceled meeting that the president announced over the weekend on twitter. No one knew about it until he tweeted that it in fact wasnt actually going to happen. Now the question is, how might this president use the canceled taliban talks to his advantage heading into 2020 . Well, you know, i really fail to see if the Silver Lining in this story for the president. I fail to see how the president can spin this one, you know, you have very prominent republicans including liz cheney, former, the daughter of former Vice President dick cheney who obviously played a major role in 9 11, adam kinsinger, Air National Guardsman, criticizing the president i the, president , saying it is pretty tonedeaf to try to bring the taliban to camp david, to the american soldier right before the anniversary of 9 11. However, sort of stepping back, if the president is able to somehow bring troops home, bring some of these 14,000 troops home, or the bulk of them home, before the 2020 election, i think, you know, that could resonate with the american public, who is, as we know, very tired and sick of this nearly two decade long war. All right. Scott wong live in dc for us. Thanks. We will talk to you in just a bit. Thank you. Still ahead the very latest in the investigation of military spending at one of president S International resorts has sparked an investigation by House Democrats as well as the air force. And later, senator and 2020 candidate Kamala Harris apologizes after facing criticism for her response to a voters remark about President Trump. Were going to explain what exactly happened. Those stories, and a check on your weather, when we come back. Johnson johnson is a baby company. But were also a company that controls hiv, fights cancer, repairs shattered bones, relieves depression, restores heart rhythms, helps you back from strokes, and keeps you healthy your whole life. From the day youre born we never stop taking care of you. You should be mad they gave this guy a promotion. From the day youre born you should be mad at forced camaraderie. And you should be mad at tech that makes things worse. 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He has to know where he comes from. We need internet essentials. Theres no excuse to not get connected. Welcome back, the u. S. Air force is launching an investigation, after a report by politico revealed an Air National Guard crew has occasionally stayed at President Trumps scotland resort while refuelling at a small commercial airport nearby. Politico reports that the House Oversight committee sent a letter to the pentagon, in june, according to the letter, the military has spent 11 million on fuel at the presswick airport, the closest airport to trump turnbury since october of 2017. Fuel that would be cheaper if purchased at a u. S. Military base. Politico reports the letter also cites a guardian report that they had cut rate rooms and free rounds of golf at turnbury, and taken together, the incident reports that it helps keep the resort afloat. It lost money in 2017 but went up 3 million in 2018. In a statement the air force says it doesnt appear any regulations were broken but it will review all guidance pertaining to selections of airport and lodging accommodations during international travels. Joining us on the set, msnbc legal analyst, danny to help break this all doubt. This is about the foreign emoluments clause of the constitution, if in fact this stay from the Air National Guard actually violates that clause. So does it . It could be both. There are actually two emoluments clause, the foreign and the domestic. The foreign relates to the president receiving any benefit from any foreign national, any foreign kingdom or country. The domestic emoluments clause is that the president cannot receive anything in addition to his salary, from an individual state or from the federal government. So even though this case arises in a foreign country, it maybe a violation of the domestic emoluments clause, because you have the federal government writing the check. The federal governments writing the check, to the airport, for the gas, or whatever, then you may have a foreign emoluments clause violation to the extent that that benefit trickles over to the trump hotel. But everything hingees on how we define this oldfashioned word emoluments. Is it a very broad definition . Meaning that any benefit that somehow finds its way to the president from any foreign country or individual state is a violation . Or if youre the president , youre arguing that it must be more narrow, narrowly interpreted, because it has to be a payment for his actual services. As if he worked at the hotel, himself. And in fact, thats not the case. There are many layers of corporate protection, before any dollar reaches the president himself. So late last night, the air force says that they are going to be looking into this. Going to look at the guidelines, as to the guidance that they give out, in terms of where they stay, how they stay, where they can spend that money. What if any does that review process implicate or have an impact on the president Going Forward . It will be very helpful to determine what was the intent behind the decision to land at this airport and use this hotel. That in turn will be critical if in fact someone suggests that they stay there. Exactly, right. If it came internally, if they thought boy, wouldnt this be great to impress the boss, that would be one thing. On the other hand, if it was a direct order from someone in the executive branch, shoe probably stay at this hotel, now, you have a level of intent that goes a long way towards determining whether or not there was a violation of the emoluments clause. What about historical precedent . Do we know if any air force members were staying there before this president . Exactly. Is that something they could take into consideration . Not like do you know whether or not any air force people stayed in trump properties. They should absolutely take that into consideration. Especially because emoluments clause litigation has almost never happened in our countrys history. There are about three precedents and none of them have any relationship to this kind of activity. Were talking about, could president reagan accept his Retirement Benefits from the state of california. Those are the issues that the court have confronted in the past. And there is nothing at all like a president with a farreaching empire of hotels and resorts, around the globe. So we are on new ground here in many ways. I always feel like during his presidency, we have been getting constitution 101 class. Learning a lot about the federal government. That we have never talked about in the past. Exactly. Five years ago, no one knew what an emolument is, or largely did not know and now were litigating it and it is a critical word in the constitution. It is something we should know. Im glad youre helping us with constitutional law. I dont want to admit that i knew what emolument was, five years ago, i didnt say that, how dare you. Thanks for joining us. With that, we switch gears now and bring in nbc meteorologist Michelle Grossman with a quick update on the weather. Turning on the heat in the south. The south is going to be baking today. An area of High Pressure pumping in the heat. And the jet stream is so far to the north and the heat will extend up to the Northern Plains and north of, that we have cooler air, so we are going to see a clash of air masses causing a chance for severe storms. Today though, the heat is on, and it is going to continue over the next several days as well. Take a look at some of these numbers. Were looking at mid to upper 90s. Feeling hotter than that once you factor in the humidity though. Birmingham, 98. Atlanta, 97. Panama city, 91. That will continue on your tuesday. Temperatures also in the mid to upper 90s. Birmingham, 95. Columbia, 96. With the heat indices even up to 102 in some spots. The heat expands on wednesday and thursday, and friday, into the northeast, and also parts of the upper midwest and temperatures in the upper 80s, in pittsburgh, cincinnati, and 91 on thursday, and 90 on friday. So i mentioned the heat advisory, in alabama, and also in parts of georgia, because were looking at temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, and it is going to feel like 102 to 105 there, stay hydrated, stay out of the heat today and especially this afternoon into this evening. Now, we are looking at also for the chance of some Severe Weather, we mentioned a clash of air masses here, so in the Northern Plains, we are looking at the potential for some nasty weather later on today. We can see some gusty winds, some hail, and also some flash flooding rain, and maybe the possibility of a few tornadoes of the Storm Prediction Center has put out an alert for that. This extends into tuesday, where it looks like the dakotas is the bulls eye for the strong storms. This is what radar looks like right now. We are already seeing some stronger storms, some thunderstorms, earlier this morning, and you can see the darker colors, those are your heavier rains, thats what were watching throughout the day. The Storm Prediction Center, especially looking at minneapolis, and lacrosse, sioux fall, des moines, for the chance of these strong storms. And rainfall forecast, we mentioned the possibility of flooding rain, and we could see one to three inches of rain, through wednesday, and a lot of that could fall today and quickly and watch that throughout the day here. Thank you, michelle. Still ahead, new reporting by the Washington Post, the paper says its been reliably told that President Trump is withholding a white house visit and military air aid, quote, in an attempt to extort the Ukrainian Government into intervening in the 2020 election. 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