We are watching the white house east room right now. You see it there at the bottom of your screen. President trump expected to hold a press conference any moment now, hell be holding this News Conference with japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe. We are waiting for perhaps a comment from the president on that immigration decision that he lost. You see Kellyanne Conway there. This is what mr. Trump said to nbc news last night. We are also expecting the administration at some point to comment on the new reports that already brought us his questionable ties to russia back into focus. Nbc news and other organizations now reporting that contrary to multiple statements by the administration, the president S National Security adviser, excuse me, did, in fact, did speak with his russian counterpart about sanctions against trump, before the Trump Administration took office. I believe we just saw a shot there in the east room of general flynn. Were covering all angles with our team of reporters at the white house, in washington, in new york. Here as well. Lets start, if we can with Peter Alexander at 1600 pennsylvania. Andrea, stand by for me if you can. Peter, lets start what appears to be new reporting on your part about the next steps perhaps for this administration with regards to its immigration executive action. Reporter thats exactly right. This morning a Senior Administration official here at the white house tells me that since even before the ninth Circuit Court of appeals ruling on this executive immigration order that they had been reviewing options for Going Forward, this official tells me they still feel strongly that they will be proven correct on the merits of the initial executive order, but im told that among the options being considered right now is the redrafting, basically the putting together of a new immigration executive order that was described to me would be put out and signed very soon. Thats significant, it follows up on some reporting from Joe Scarborough here at msnbc, the White House Legal Team has already initiated that process, so thats one thing that we keep our eyes on right now. Craig . The japanese delegation being seated there in the front row, as were having this conversation in the east room. Andrea, lets talk about general flynn for a moment, if we can. The president S National Security adviser, the administration, of course, denying up and down that he had ever even broached the topic of sanctions if w his russian counterpart. Were now reporting thats not true. Tell us everything we know at this point. Well we do know that officials are telling us that in fact that conversation about the sanctions did take place before they took office. They did talk several times, they talked notably on december 29th, the day of the sanctions, and after that, there was an angry reaction after the sanctionwere imposed and the number of russians were expelled from the u. S. There was an angry reaction from the Russian Foreign minister but shortly after that, Vladimir Putin said we dont worry about that. Weve got the new people coming in. He signaled that all was just fine and there would be no russian retaliation, which was highly unusual. Usually theres a titfortat. You kick out one russian they kick out one american. In this case dozens kicked out and no reaction from the russians so clearly something had happened and a lot of that raised suspicions i was told at the time. Yes, they did talk about it but the Vice President openly denied on television that anything had been discussed, as we see the Vice President now coming into the room as well with the other japanese officials. Vice president pence clearly had been told this by mike flynn. What we dont know is whether he was just communicating what hed been told. Theres ivanka trump and jared kushner, taking an increasingly large Foreign Policy role, steve bannon and you saw earlier that shot that you spotted of mike flynn, the general, retired general mike flynn who is the National Security adviser also in that front row now next to jared kushner. If you see it, theres the economic adviser steve kohn, theres right now standing up mike flynn, jared curb mer, ivanka trump, quite a lineup there of the top officials. And this is a white house that has been under fire. Reince priebus and of course the Vice President. First of all, for having so many Different Power Centers that it is not always clear who isn charge other than of course the president of t United States but also some missed signals. Flynn was already in some difficulty with some of his peers for the rollout of the executive order for not completely informing the president of the implications of a memo that reestablished the Principles Council as an important subset of the National Security council, the key Cabinet Group that advises the president on decisionmaking and the faktd that steve bannon, political strategist and top adviser, was placed with a seat and a Voting Member of that principles committee. That is not something that had ever happened before even though political advisers have come in and and a vote of interest politically that needs to be roll out is raised. Theyre not at the table. They are advisers sitting and listening. That was also a stumble on his part. Whether or not this gels up and becomes something, whether or not hes being investigated, congressman cummings suggested to me earlier, but hes a democrat from the oversight committee, he believes there are investigations under way but that has not been confirmed. Thafs reported by the washington post, craig. We are 21 days into this new Trump Administration, this is the second meeting that this president has had so far with another head of state. We saw theresa may a week ago. Peter, what is the mood like at the white house right now . Reporter there is a lot of anticipation. President trump has only done this once before, here in the east room you traditionally see president s do this for years. Donald trump is a unique president. Theres always the expectation that comes with every time he prepares to speak about a variety of topics, what hell say about that issue of mike flynn and the conversations were understanding took place between him and the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. About the sanctions there, about the immigration order more broadly, about the young woman, the mom from the southwest who has been deported from the United States. Donald trump said he wanted to get rid of the bad hombres, the criminals, the drug traffickers. Is this something he supports and ordered his immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to pursue or does this go against his orders in the way he views his immigration plans Going Forward . Struck by just that front row the individuals there as we wait for the president , jared kushner, ivanka trump, his daughter, the Vice President mike pence in the room, steve bannon, Reince Priebus as well. This is a unique makeup and very Different Administration than the one before it, as there are a lot of different voices in Donald Trumps ear, and we wait and see exactly which voice he presents to the world today. We know that Prime Minister abe and President Trump had a closed door meeting this morning, presumably they talked about china. They also probably talked about jobs, perhaps even the tpp as well. After this joint News Conference theyre going to hop a plane to maralago. It will be the first time that the president has used his summer home for diplomatic purposes. Lets listen in, President Trump, Prime Minister shinzo abe of japan. Prime minister abe, on behalf of the American People, i welcome you to the very famous white house. You honor us with your presence. This is one of our earliest visits from a foreign leader, and i am truly glad that it could be from such an important and steadfast ally. The bond between our two nations and the friendship between our two peoples runs very, very deep. This administration is committed to bringing those ties even closer. We are committed to the security of japan and all areas under its administrative control, and to further strengthening our very crucial alliance. The u. S. Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Pacific Region. It is important that both japan and the United States continue to invest very heavily in the alliance to build up our defense and our defensive capabilities, which under our mutual leadership will become stronger and stronger, and as time goes by, ultimately they will be impenetrable. We face numerous challenges, and bilateral cooperation is essential. Our country is committed to being an active and fully engaged partner. We will Work Together to promote our shared interests, of which we have many, in the region, including freedom from navigation and of navigation, and defending against the north korean missile, and nuclear threat, both of which i consider a very, very high priority. On the economy, we will seek a trading relationship that is free, fair and reciprocal, benefiting both of our countries. The vibrant exchange between us is a true blessing. Japan is a proud nation with a rich history and culture, and the American People have profound respect for your country and its traditions. I also want to take this opportunity, mr. Prime minister, to thank you and the people of japan for hosting our armed forces, working together our two countries have the ability to bring greater harmony, stability and prosperity to the Pacific Region and beyond, improving countless lives in the process. We are committed to that goal, highly committed. Prime minister abe, on behalf of the United States of america, i thank you for being with us today. We will soon be traveling to the great state of florida, where i know we will have a long and very successful talk, negotiations, and a very, very productive weekend. Mr. Prime minister . Translator for me the visit to the United States, the last time was in pearl harbor, hawaii, at the end of last year. I am indeed sincerely grateful for the always heartwarming welcome accorded to me by the American People. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to President Trump. Donald, you must have been very busy in this very important period of 100 days after your inauguration. Thank you very much for inviting me over to the white house. My name is abe but in the United States some people mistakenly pronounce my name as abe, and that is not bad because in japan Everybody Knows the name of that great president , that farmer, carpenters son can become a president , and this fact, 150 years ago, surprised the japanese, who were still under the sh ogunnate ru aogunate rul. The japanese opened their eyes to democracy. The United States is the champion of democracy. Donald, president , you are excellent businessman, but you have never been in the congress or been a governor. You have not experienced being in the public office, but you have fought the uphill struggle and fight for more than a year in the Election Campaign to become a new president , and this is the dynamism of democracy. I would like to celebrate and congratulate donald, being worn in as the president. The United States is a country having the largest number of chances, opportunities in the world. That has always been the case, right now, as well as Going Forward. This will never change. And that is the reason why Automotive Industries and other japanese businesses have built factories all over the United States to engage in local production here. Last year, from japan to the United States, there have been more than 150 billion of new investment being made into the United States, and those japanese businesses have created large number of jobs. The mutually beneficial economic relations have been built by japan and the United States, with President Trump taking on the leadership, im sure there will be major scale Infrastructure Investment will be made, including the fast speed train. Those of you who have rode on the japanese shinkansen, im sure you would appreciate the speed, the comfort and safety. With the latest Maglev Technology from washington, d. C. , to new york, where trump tower exists, only one hour would it take if you ride the maglev train from washington, d. C. , to new york. Japan with our high level of technical capability, we will be able to contribute to President Trumps growth strategy. There will be even more new jobs born in the United States. But to further deepen these bilateral economic relations between deputy Prime Minister aso and Vice President pence, there will be a cross techtoral dialogue to health and we have agreed on this and furthermore, in asiapacific, where we see dramatic growth to expand free trade and investment. This will be a big chance for both japan and the United States, but of course, it must be done in a fair manner. Never should a stateowned company backed by state capital should not make any economic intervention. Free ride on intellectual property should not be condoned. In asiaPacific Region, with japan and the u. S. Taking on the leadership to create free and fair market, based upon rules, should be built. I and President Trump has confirmed on our strong will to do so. The cornerstone of peace and prosperity in asiapacific, that is the strong japan u. S. Alliance, and this is unwavering ties between our two countries. I and President Trump will Work Together to further strengthen our alliance. We have shared this strong resolve. As we see increasingly difficult security environment, we have confirmed that u. S. japan security pact article five will be applied to seneca cue islandislandey Senkaku Islands and under the banner of the proactive contribution to peace, japan will play a greater role. At the same time, we will maintain the deterrence, and also to proceed on reducing the impact. We have fought through the realignment of the u. S. Forces in japan, and relocation to hanoko of the mcas futema is the only solution as the u. S. And japan will continue to work closely on this. On north korea, we strongly demand north korea to abandon nuclear and Ballistic Missile program and not to make any more provocations, and we have completely agreed on the importance of the early solution for the abduction issue in east china sea, South China Sea and indian ocean, everywhere, we need to maintain the freedom of navigation and rule of law, and such International Order, that must be maintain ed. Japan and the United States confirmed we will strongly protest any use of force, as well as any coercion to change the status quo. Enat preside enat i and the president will address bilateral and regional issues and we have views on the peace and prosperity of the world that we should contribute for a form of terrorism should be strongly condemned, and we would cooperate in our fight against terrorism. Jap japan will of course exercise a commensurate rule in this regard and furthermore, the divisional conflict of the refugees and Infectious Diseases there are many challenges faced by the world, which will be a serious issue to threaten the peace and stability for japan, as well as the United States. But japan and the United States and the International Community