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Home and i'm so glad that he did. i'm super excited that she's free and able to spend the time with her family. >> that was the brother of paul whelan on with my colleague andrea mitchell earlier today on msnbc. talking about his brother, who is still being held in russia. we have also in this program covered the plight of marc fogel, he's a teacher, he -- he too is still detained. to kevin's point, so are a lot of americans around the world. you've been part of these efforts to free americans, it is quiet and not always successful work, but it is ongoing. >> yes, i -- i worked a little bit in...

Recertify or scrap it or come up with another solution, and he was really angry, and they rewrote the talking points, did it late in the day. it's a midnight deadline. it's always been a state department function since the deal was agreed to, and he basically said we're taking it away. then this compromise was come up with reluctantly. they're going to throw it up to congress. congress does not want to deal with this other than tom cotton and a few others. they will have 60 days to do something. the british prime minister called him the other day and they basically are pleading with him not to...

Casey cas case i am the leader. trump is not reliable. trump is invited to bastille day the following week. there are tensions there. >> we don't have an ambassador in germany. we will see if that happens or not this week. not having a house is emblematic in the different way of grenfell tower being emblematic. that is a state department function. >> if you cannot fill the positions, you cannot influence policy. those are the nuts and bolts abroad. >> so, nicky woolf, i won't try to explain it. it is a vote of confidence. they support the queen's speech. for the american audience, it matters w...

Legally. they sent a message. they don't care in the white house. they think that any time the media hyperconvenient at this lats and the democrats weanies complain about it. the more is the better. >> you don't have to hyperconvenient at this late. this is all calm. it smacks of a very authoritarian outlook toward government. kellyanne conway says hey, why aren't you firing people who said bad things about donald trump and predicted he would lose in the media. you have this attorney general doesn't agree with me, they are out. you have sean spicer saying hey, these career people who make this...

The team is that assistant secretary level a counter-terrorism security group at the white house, those options are discussed. at that convening of the csg, that decision is recommended or not recommended to the deputies' committee. it is not solely a state department function or authority to launch the foreign emergency support team even though we are one part of it. >> i thank the gentleman. we now go to the gentleman from oklahoma. >> thank you. more hicks, when you arrived in july, did the facilities in benghazi. >> megyn: wanted to get a quick break because we're going to reassume. i want...