We have columnist for the Washington Post, david ignatius, washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay, from the department of defense, an nbc news analyst jeremy bash is with us. White house correspondent for pbs news hour yamiche alcindor. Our team here at nbc is leading the morning with several big stories today. Courtney has obtained an exclusive preview of a report describing russias plans for a year ahead. Plus is beto ready to run . It seems like everyone else wants him to do it more than he wants to. I think hes at risk of mayor pete right now. I agree. How many times can you go out walking in the woods thinking about life and, you know, contemplating it and like come on, the guys 47 or something. Hes got good teeth. A contemplative, walk in the woods kind of guy may be just who we need. Hans nichols is lkiooking at key voting block that could shape the race for the white house. We begin with speaker of the house pelosi check mate. She said shes inclined to steer the party against impeachment of trump. Yes, against. Congressman nadler decided to impeach the president the day the president won the election. Trying to get the goods on this president in an apparent effort to impeach him. A for emto lie about the president of the United States so they can all start their impeach process. This is an attempt there are members here with a singular goal in congress, to impeach President Trump. Speaking to the Washington Post magazine, pelosi said, this is kind of fantastic, im not for impeachment. This is news. Ive been thinking about this. Impeachment is so divisive to the country. Unless theres so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, i dont and hes just not worth it. The speaker using stronger language about a subject she addressed at the beginning of this congress back in january. Youve said it would be sad and divisive for the country to pursue impeachment. It would be. Are you willing to rule it out . Well, we have to wait and see what happens with the mueller report. We shouldnt be impeaching for a political reason and we shouldnt avoid impeachment for a plit rahal reason so we just have to see how it comes. The Washington Post roared at the time that when it comes to pelosi, trump has pulled back on his jabs. That is deliberate. Aides and advisers said because the alg she he said she personal personally. We even talked about that today. I said why dont you use that for impeachment . Nancy said, were not looking to impeach you. I said thats good, thats good. But you dont impeach people when theyre doing a good job. Meanwhile, some House Financial Services chairwoman Maxine Waters said she believed the speaker had always been clear about her opposition to impeachment and agreed it would take republicans, quote, who have the courage to do it. So lets all dig into this. I think david ignatius, this is a really brilliant i think shes wise to let the fact, the case that maul and it. You have to look, mika, at what happened since the mid terms. We thought, wow, theres a democratic breakthrough. Weve had trump gaining little bits m so i think if mueller comes with a strong report she thinks will carry an impeachment pros eshs shell be right back on that theme but otherwise, no. I love these not worth it, jeremy bash, but this places everybody in the position of waiting to see. What would be worth it . Depends on a high crime and miss demeansors is something involving him subjecting himself to leverage by the russian federation. Is that something that would bring so in some way shes just waiting a fact that you need to have republicans if i love th , this,in i think some of the freshmen need to watch this and watch how it plays out. Are they i think trying to chip away at he is credibility, i think nancy pelosi when we can all agree and this is evidence that the president needs to go, we can do that. But start, we dont have to rush to judgment. I think shes calculating, shes saying we need to figure out our own shelf and messaging and a vision to give to the American People. And i think shes also focused on that and not wanting to get into this battle ahead of 2020. And democrats need a cant who can win. Katty kay, it important in many ways. It would be much more important for the voters to decide it. I think pelosi is right to lead down that path. But i love this from the point of view of a female in power, of a woman leader. I think this move was strategically significant because sometimes have you to dial back in order to be able to move forward. You dont want to just push it all forward, all out front because then you got nowhere to go. This is pulling back in such a brilliant way, hes not worth it. We knew this was her position. We knew she didnt want to go down the impeachment route unless there was bipartisan sport. Support. What are the two big d distractions that democrats are trying republicans are trying to beat the democrats up over at the moment . Theres also some dismissiveness there that you have to acknowledge. President trump, as much as he likes to beat up on the media, he likes to watch himself. He likes to watch people talking about him and he likes the idea thinking of himself as this orbit, this sun that everybody is gravitating around. And nancy pelosi saying im doing my own thing, that has to drive the president nuts. He would love to the center of attention, whether it good or bad, he loves it. And he respects nancy pelosi in a way he doesnt other people so i think to hear it from her stung a little. Again and again, nancy pelosi has proven she as clever as see is tough. She has now dismissed both the lefts obsession with dangerous and likely doomed effort to impeach trump and trump himself. She told the Washington Post this man is not worthy of the office he hold and you see she says lets focus on the voters. What have we heard on capitol hill in terms of Nancy Pelosis comments . But more importantly, the impeachment word, isnt it being used more by republicans . Isnt this a great power play in terms of them trying to push the shrill part of the left forward . Nancy pelosi is pulling everything back, literally all the chips. I think thats exactly right. Republicans have been talking about it far more than democrats have. You saw a brief burst of a few prominent democrats, joaquw joa castro and others. I think theres a really important point that needs to be made here. While most of the Media Attention, actually there are a lot of collected in trump districts and theyre quite moderate. I was on fobs on union sunday and in the green hill is and nancy pelosi is trying to bring her caucus back on track. Last week was the big unveiling of hh1, the debate was fueled by antisemitism and she doesnt want to get ahead of Public Opinion on this. And i think cattys point is exactly right on this. That evidence shift, that shift in nadler that were talking about could come from this could be the wook where we finally learn how longtime trump ally roger stone will get a trial date, which could put a timeline on when the public will learn more about his alleged contacts with wikileaks. Status reports are due from Michael Flynn and rick gates, two of muellers biggest cooperators. Those reports could signal whether the special counsel has tapped tem for all the information investigators need. This week might even include attorney general william barr, announcing that mueller has completed and these events could decide whether democrats should launch imwhat are you looking at that is the most significant part of the investigation to follow, especially as nancy pelosi pulls back on a mack row level and says everybody wait. The most important thing this week will be the manafort sense tensing in the d. C. Case. He could hes looking at a significant amount toop i think hell probably get between nine and ten years. A 69yearold man is a significant prison sentence. There are other status updates. I think mueller is close to putting it out weve heard this before. Weve heard it a million times. We have yet to i could see them telegraphing when a report might be gun, is that unless bob mueller has a whole card that he hasnt turned over in this deck, weve seen a lot of the cards turned and there have been some impressive ones but we havent seen the card thats a conspiracy between russian intelligence operatives and the Trump Campaign. Weve seen little bits of lower level people but not what youd call a fullthroated conspiracy. I think were going to end up with a report that we pretty much expect, more about republicans and less about collusion than Many Democrats think. I think that would be hes like a shark. You dont see him until a fin break breaks. What we dont know is in there even though there is no the that Silver Bullet of conclusion, at that point the mueller probably takeson a dchb its like everyones waiting for mueller. I prnly but what as were like whats next . What could be next . And in only two years, bob mueller has been working expeditiously and very efficiently and hes taken down the chairman and the deputy chairman and national secured and what the russians did was they telegraphed to the trump team, were helping you, were all in for you. And by the way we have leverage over you and for somehow him being beholden to the Trump Administration, whereas america has leveraged. That is the biggest interest from the perspective of National Interest and whether there were discussions could be in and of considers russian medaling and i think for the first time everyone thought, wait, if he meddle that means hes carrying out that there was someone from the Trump Campaign who was directing the communication between roger stone and july want asngs figure out what the Trump Campaign was doing and what their connection is to all that, that could be tre having as well. The question is if the bar is high crimes and misdemeanors. How high does it thats dfb what do 67 senators think is high crimes . Dose the level . Yesterday she faced questions over whether trump thinks democrats hayes yush people. That followed an actionio remark over the weekend during at Republican NationalConvention Fundraiser at his maralago club. Reporter yes or no, does the president truly believe that democrats hate ju in. Does he think democrats hate rng. I think theyve had a lot of opportunities over the last few weeks. Im trying to answer if youll stop talking, ill fin since theyre unwilling to call this what it is. Jonathan swann, youve got reporting on this. I find its hard to watch. I guess its good weve got a daily briefing. But, you know, to me the is through spokepeople like that and others. T racism and all sorts of things, bigotry. If one does no company because hes tapping in to something. Hes trying to use the situation to overcome what has been a long running plk and President Trump has been moving toward this the last few days but these were private comments. They went to some lengths to make sure it wouldnt leak out. They made people at maralago put their cell phones in these magnetized pouches. I have confirmed it from people who were there. President trump said the phrase identity democrats hate jewish people. He also went on to boast about his own pap lart in. Jonathan swann, thank you very much. For your reporting. And still ahead on morning Joe Dick Cheney calls out mike pence right to his fence. Their oneonone though. Plus well run through the numbers straight ahead. Well check on the forecast. Bill . So i thought it was appropriate to show you this kwind look at the roof blo brmt but look what happens the. The Fire Department was able to come, lift the room afrd the car drove out safely this is our big spring storm thats heading for the middle of the country. 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According to the wall street journal, 15 dialysis patients have died since the blackout began and 10,000 more are at risk. Last night secretary of state mike pompeo announced that the u. S. Would be withdrawing all remaining personnel from the u. S. Embassy in venezuela this week. David, the impact of this crisis there and what is the ability of other countries, including the United States to try and help. What is happening there . First, as you said, venezuela is becoming a severe humanitarian crisis. We talk about the desperation of refugees in syria its catastrophic. In our hemisphere were seeing severe food shortages, these terrible crises at the border. This is the rare crisis where theres a chance of strong Regional Support for change. Somethings got to give in venezuela. Maduros government isnt able to continue this as an army. Responsible countries around the prif they all favor some significant process of raspberry igs. I think the process has begun. I credit the Trump Administration but not pushing it so hard the u. S. Becomes the issue for venezuelans. Thats what maduro is waiting for, saying this is the yankees trying to dictate to us. I think this is now cresting to the left where people should be concerned about it, it should be a daily story for us to follow. Again, the lucky thing is regional powers seem to want to take responsibility for this. Thats hopeful. Katty, this ones for you. Teresa may said he has binding changes and may is insisting she has delivered what parliament asked her to do in regards to the contentious issue of the Northern Ireland backstop. Labor leaders are skeptical saying the Prime Minister has secured nothing new. Catty. As one governor minister told a friend of mine, were not up the river without a paddle, were up the river without a boat. Ooh. You could have 17milelong car backups at the ports, britains may or may not be able to travel in and out of the European Union as freely, trade stops, there are talks of shortages talking of venezuela, its not going to be that bad but there are talks seriesious of shortag serious that how did the model fall apart . Theyre asking that of us, as well. How did this happen . You know, david, for decade in the unc. K. , weve had an ambivalent relationship with europe. That has never been resolved. And we have a referendum three years ago that we hoped would resolve the issue. Weve found new give people a referendum, it doesnt bring people closer together necessarily. Youre giving them a very blackandwhite choice between leave and remain and i would argue its made the company more divided. People get into theircamps, im a leaver or im a remainder and im never going to do either one of them. 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