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reporter. she is the co-author of our exclusive nbc news report from just last night on robert mueller asking witnesses if trump knew with these hacked democratic e-mails before they were released. also back with us, jeremy bash, former chief of staff at the cia and pentagon. and we welcome back to the program, cynthia alneya, a federal prosecutor and a justice department veteran. welcome to you all. carol, about tonight s story, what is its central impact the your view? well, as you mentioned, this hacking and leaking strategically is the worst part. so this is significant in the sense we knew this was happening. but if mueller decides to move forward with an indictment, to me the key question is whether or not there are any americans that are tied to this. it s one thing for him to indict russians who will probably never be extradited and come over and stand trial in the united states. it s an entirely different ball game if there are americans named or unnamed should he d ....
good morning. welcome to early start. it is thursday, february 15th. i m christine romans in new york. good morning, christine. i m dave briggs. it is 5:00 a.m. in parkland, florida. known as one of the safest cities in america. waking up to a recurring nightma nightmare. helpless to stop the gun violence plaguing the country. 17 people killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school. five patients are in life threatening condition and ten others hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. so far, 12 victims of the h rampage have been identified. here are the moments of terror. we want to warn you the video is disturbing. holy [ gunshots ] oh, my god! terrifying. imagine getting that out of your mind. officials say that is the sound of an ar-15 being fired from former student nikolas cruz. senator bill nelson of florida told cnn how the attack began. the shooter wore a gas mask and he had smoke grenades. he went and setoff the fire alarm so the kids would com ....
and that is going to wrap up this hour of msnbc live. katie tur is going to take over. it s 11:00 a.m. out west, it s 2:00 p.m. in washington where it is day two of french president emanuel macron are meeting at the white house. we ll see if that special relationship between macron and the president can change the president s mind on a host of issues, primarily the iran nuclear deal. even as the president hosted his french counterpart, mr. trump was pressed on issues here at home. and at this afternoon s joint press conference, it was his embattled pick to be the next secretary of veterans affairs. i haven t heard of the particular allegations, but i will tell you, he s one of the finest people that i have met. admiral jackson, dr. jackson, he s a wonderful man. i said to him, what are you needed for? and as far as experience is concerned, the veterans administration which is approximately 13 million people, is so big, you koucould run the biggest hospital system in the wo ....
can baker succeed where johnny man sell failed? ronny jackson withdrew his nomination to be the next va secretary will not be returning in his role as the president s personal physician. two senior administration officials, nbc news has not confirmed that reporting. jackson faced intense criticism this week after the top democrat on the senate veterans affairs committee, jon tester, released a document summarizing allegations against jackson by current and former colleagues. those allegations included overprescribing pills, drinking on the job, and creating a hostile work environment. president trump responded in a tweet yesterday writing, quote, secret service has just informed me that senator jon tester s statements on admiral jackson are not true. here s what the president had to say at his rally last night in michigan. senator jon tester of a really great place, montana, who voted, by the way, in favor of sanctuary cities who is weak on the border, didn t vote for tax cu ....
you know what s not awesome? gig-speed internet. when only certain people can get it. let s fix that. let s give this guy gig- really? and these kids, and these guys, him, ah. oh hello. that lady, these houses! yes, yes and yes. and don t forget about them. uh huh, sure. still yes! xfinity delivers gig speed to more homes than anyone. now you can get it, too. welcome to the party. good evening. after a weekend long standoff republicans and democrats have approved a deal end the partial government shutdown. it is over. president trump should be signing it any moment now. this should get the government back open for business but only for two weeks up to february 8th. keeping them honest, all they re really doing is kicking the government funding can down the road for another likely heated showdown next month. mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer struck a deal to reopen the government without resolving any issues that sparked the shutdown, mainly immigration reform, namely for dac ....