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so additional pressure and more equipment and training for the afghan armed forces is necessary. maybe additional. the political solution has to be the way the story ends. >> in afghanistan with the efforts to arm a group of people. former secretary of state condoleezza rice was on the morning show where she talked about the potential russian role with mat lauer. listen with me. >> do you worry about a collision course with russia because as you know, it has been reported that the russians are sending troops to the taliban and are you fighting russian armed taliban troops on the ground? >> one of the first
it's your tv, take it with you. with directv and at&t, stream live tv anywhere data-free. join directv today starting at $35 a month. no extra monthly fees. tonight, all eyes will be on the capitol when the president makes his address to the joint session of congress. beyond the politics, what about the building that he will be in? if you have never been, the u.s. capitol is real work of art. nblz's matt lauer got a rare behind the scenes tour under the dome to learn the secrets of the capitol. >> from inaugurations. >> the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. >> reporter: to funerals.
it's a long involved story, suffice to say there was a long simmering feud between a member of congress and a reporter. that feud came to a head 127 years ago today, when the reporter confronted that congressman on the stairs, took out a gun and shot him. the marks on these stairs are said to be the the blood of congressman william tolby. and from time to time people who work here say, they see his ghost. 224 years of history, and countless other secrets kept within these halls. >> such a cool tour from matt lauer. thank you for that exclusive, behind the scenes look. go to the capitol. they have a great visitor's center and a tour there too. up next we head to wall street, the markets are minutes away from closing. what's the mood there? ahead of tonight's presidential address. we'll check in. you're watching msnbc. liberty mutual stood with me when i was too busy with the kids to get a repair estimate. liberty did what? yeah, with liberty mutual all i needed to do to get an estimate was snap a photo of the damage and voila
so far? or do they feel like you are just getting started? what's the mood? >> the mood is the clock is ticking and setting aside what voters think of course it is a later than you think in the plan to get things done in the first road. the road map tonight will be helpful. i will say this. he promised certain things and he is trying his best to do it. if you don't deliver as a republican, tax cuts, tax reform, obamacare repeal and reform. and deal with the trade issues in a pro american way -- those are four big tenets which if he doesn't accomplish -- but i think he will -- he will going to have his base starting to turn on him. up next, mat lauer brings us an exclusive look at the u.s. capitol, a building steeped in history and mystery.
well, i don't know if i think that a 73-year-old insurance broker should be involved in a sting and how did this all come to happen? when mr. bates was asked by matt lauer this morning about whether he was essentially a play cop, this was his response, take a listen. >> mr. bates, in the wake of this incident you have been portrayed as a wealthy and generous supporter of the sheriff's department and a close friend of the sheriff, who has been rewarded for your financial support with the opportunity, and this is what's out there, to play cop and carry a gun. is that a fair characterization? >> that is unbelievably unfair. i have donated equipment as i saw fit. when the need happened to arise to allow the task force and other areas of the sheriff's office to better do their jobs
why as a volunteer was he allowed to participate in an undercover sting operation? the tulsa county sheriff's office said they're launching an internal review of the volunteer program and a state legislator is launching an independent investigation. let's start with that supervisor were told to falsify reserve deputy records. mr. bates denied that in his interview today with mat lauer. it seems like something we've been unable to independently verify. if that's the case we're talking about criminal liability by the county and if it's not the case they should be cleared about that don't you think? >> absolutely. let me first of all, thank you for bringing the attention to this issue that you have. i think you're exactly right.
we want to get back to our top story, nbc news exclusive interview with robert bates. this morning matt lauer at the "today" show asked bates about how he felt once he realized what happened. >> shock, i can tell you it stayed with me for a number of days. i'm not at all sure it's not still with me today. lack of sleep, aklack of ability to concentrate, all of those plus more. i still can't believe it happened. >> and don't forget to keep weighing in with your opinion. our bing question, did the interview help robert bates' case. a oklahoma state lawmaker is calling for a review of reserve deputy program this after the sheriff's office announced last week they would conduct their
legally. >> espn giving the one week suspension, some people saying wait a minute, that's not long enough or going too far because it wasn't a work related incident. >> although there's the camp that someone in the public eye and even if it wasn't we know nowadays, if everything is being filmed it could be out there. >> she looked right at that camera. >> really unfortunate. nice to see you. >> nice to be here. i'm excited to make my inaugural visit. >> come back. >> any time. >> nice things to say about you while these cameras are on -- >> it's when they go off i'm worried. >> we have more coming up on this busy friday. we'll examine the interview with robert bates gave to matt lauer. and keep weighing in on our bing question, do you think this
in other forums when he was in the stage with hawks. the koch summit in january, he mocked the idea america was going to get in a conflict with iran. he set himself against the tom cotton perception of the world. that's why i think when you seen him explain why he signed isthis, he come up with the explanation you showed. he told mat lauer it was a tool in the negotiations. he has the same convictions of his father ron paul. when he pivots to adopt what's in the republican party main stream he gets flat footed. >> it's not just the republican party, i think the way all americans are thinking about intervention has changed in the wake of all the news about isis. we can show you this was a poll about ground troops potentially being used to fight isis. this is a month ago.