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Haven't spoken since. the president accusing the republican leader, majority leader, not doing enough to protect him from the russia probes and also fumed, we're told, over the bipartisan deal that ties his hands on new russia sanctions. it was passed nearly unanimously in the house and senate. the president reluctantly signing it into law. according to politico, president trump also confronted senator bob corker about that sanctions bill. the president reportedly argued it was unconstitutional and would damage his presidency. we've also now confirmed the president reached out to senator thom ...

Suspect the republican senators, republican members. house, more than likely, most of them will side with their leader in the house and the senate as epo opposed to the president of the united states? >> certainly on the senate side. paul ryan, may be caucus members to side with trump over ryan on certain things. a little more of a trick conference in terms of the politics between trump and the establishment leadership. republicans will. but, yes, no doubt. this is what is so perplexing to me about this. both mitch mcconnell and president trump actually need the relationship to work. because i...

Just right around now. you and i remember covering katrina at the time pap very different type of hurricane. right? >> it was. because katrina had a cat 5 with it a long time in the gulf of mexico. a lot of water. a 30-foot storm surge in spots. 22 feet storm surge in bay st. louis itself. this doesn't have the water under it yet, because it hasn't been in the gulf of mexico that long. it's just developing now. if this sits out here for 30 more hours it will get that surge and the surge numbers may go up 8 to 10, it may be a conservative number. we'll keep watching. >> hope for the best. chad,...

Several key republican leaders in the senate, the majority leader mitch mcconnell, for example, bob corker, chairman of the senate foreign relation committee? what's -- when you hear this kind of criticism by the republican president of these republican leaders, you worry obviously, deeply worried, about the republican agenda. are you worried it could be derailed because of all of this feuding going on among republicans? >> yeah. i don't worry about it, it will be derailed but it clearly makes it harder. part of leadership and certainly part of politics is making friends instead of making enem...

And private with republicans one theme seems to be underlining so many of them -- the russia probe. >> yes. clearly the president is consumed by this. i don't blame him. if i was under investigation by a special counsel i'd be consumed also and it would weigh on my mind a lot. it's understandable what he seems incapable of doing, though, is, as aides talked about many months ago, try to dual track things, and wall the investigation off from the business of the white house and trying to pursue the agenda. donald trump doesn't seem capable of doing these walling offs, from these conversations. t...