does ivanka trump believe her father would do that? does ivanka trump believe her father would run toward the sound of gun fire to save children even if he didn't have a weapon? is there any chance that ivanka trump would try to say, i believe my father about that horrible lie? or would ivanka trump offer some wordy variation on the white house press secretary's answer to that today? >> i think he was stating as a leader he would have stepped in and hopefully been able to e help as a number of individuals in the school, the coaches and adults, and even students stepped up and helped protect other students. i think the point he was making was he would have wanted to play a role in that as well. >> even the white house press secretary, who has been willing to support virtually ever lying fantasy president trump offers was unable to say, of course, he would have run in there even if he didn't have a weapon. ivanka trump will no doubt revert to her practice of hiding from reporters for the foreseeable future. in the meantime chaos and madn

i want to be ivanka trump girl on this trip. but when it comes to briefing the president or the prime minister, whoever she briefed in south korea, you need some foreign policy experience. i think the fact we're conflating the fact of being smart with foreign policy chops to be able to do the job. in this day and age, i'd like tow remind folks this is not normal. your qualifications are not simply that you have access. her qualifications, if you will, are her proximity to the president because the president is her daddy. >> we've got to take a short break. when we continue, our other breaking news, hope hicks expected on capitol hill tomorrow. the question is will she actually answer questions in the russia probe? introducing dell cinema. technology with incredible color, sound and streaming. just as the creators intended. ♪ up to $200 off at dell.com ♪ successful people have onthey read more.on. how do they find the time? with audible. audible has the world's largest selection of audiobooks. books like peak performance... a

first of all, good job, ivanka, kim jong un's sister is a rooky in come parson to ivanka trump. ivanka has spent a year meeting with the likes of angela merkel. so no comparison, good job, ivanka. heather: specifically important that she met with president moon of south korea because he could be heading to the north. >> yes, ivanka met with president moon, the perfect touch underlined the tough new sanctions announced by president trump and she really gave a boost to south korea as well underlining the maximum pressure policy that president moon fully supports. heather: what about china and where did they play into this and what's going to happen next, china and russia? >> china and russia, that's the big question because we have the big news about north korea having enough willingness to talk and heather, this is something that obama couldn't get done in eight years and trump has gotten it done in one year, there's a long way to go but now north korea is willing to talk to the u.s. and willing to talk about the nuclear issue. it's huge, north korea's delegation also met with ch

that's what ivanka trump is doing. that's why there are laws in place, though not governing the white house, to avoid just these sorts of relationships. >> and there is also this legitimate rift we're seeing and hearing more about involving john kelly and last week too there was more talk about jared kushner, talking more about ivanka. it is what is fascinating, though, is we know how the president typically responds when a member of his immediate family is attacked. and it usually does not bode well for the president who may feel frustrated with a member of the trump family. so it begs the question, i know a lot of people are trying to figure out is there an endgame for john kelly in all of this? >> it is interesting that he, as kaitlan reported, he was a leading voice as a critic of evaufr ivan ivanka's trip. you're right, if donald trump has loyalty, it is to his family. that is -- he always sort of stood by them, even as friends have come and gone, business acquaintances have come and gone, political rivals have co

we played ivanka trump's interview. peter asked ivanka who is a senior adviser in the white house about some of the accusations against the president of the united states. her boss having to do with sexual misconduct. listen to this. >> do you believe your father's accusers? >> i think it's a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter if she believes the accusers of her father when he's affirmatively stated that there's no truth to it. i don't think that's a question you would ask many other daughters. i believe my father. i know my father, so i think i have that right as a daughter to believe my father. >> there's a lot in that answer. that's the third time i've heard it. number one, is it an inappropriate question to ask a senior adviser to the question. >> absolutely not. the difference between ivanka trump and the obama children, of course, is that ivanka trump is a member of this white house. she's an adviser to the president. she's involved in policy decisions. she is out there in south korea as a delegate. i

how much will jared and ivanka play a role in replacing jon kelley? >> she is one of the few people that is in the inner circle who she truly has the ear of him. i think we've seen jared and ivanka really push the president in advising who he includes in his inner circle. we saw that they were very anti-steve bannon and eventually given steve bannon's, what he said in "fire and fury" et cetera he brought a lot of that on himself. jared and ivanka have a role in i guess bringing in who's close to the president, but with jon kelley, to jill's point, jon kelley i would like to say is someone who he's the chief of staff. i think we often credit him with controlling who goes to the president, and who gets access to him, which is very true but jon kelley is someone who hasn't done his main job of basically controlling his own staff and keeping his own staff in order, so i think jared and ivanka see that he's failed to do this and i think they'll be looking out for potential replacements. >> julia, i want to talk about the inner circle. hope hicks "vanity fa

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ivanka trump led the delegation for the closing ceremonies. such high-level administration officials were in south korea and there were some north korean officials that were present. was it a missed opportunity for both sides to talk to one another during the olympics? >> i don't think so. i think that the message that the united states wanted to deliver was the one of maximum pressure and we continued to do that. i think you certainly saw that in all of the remarks, both publicly and those that were private between the u.s. officials and president moon and his administration and also through the actions of the treasury department with the largest sanctions ever that you saw on friday. blake? >> thank you. i want to get back to the 21 age limit for gun ownership. the president was pretty forthright about this in the onset and now you just said that it is something that is still being discussed. it feels like a little bit of a downgrade. why the downgrade? and to those who would say, well, he had lunch with the nra over the weekend, kdid the nr

he is a very well-known to any reporter who's written a jared or ivanka story. he he sort of aggressively argues for every word and he left today basically as you said for a combination of family reasons that are real, and also he's sort of been here a year. i will say as we wrote in our story before this jared news that his departure was certain to launch sort of palace intrigue and conspiracy theories as to why he was leaving, what he knew was coming, why now might be a good time to get out. and, again, we can't say for certain that his departure today is correlated to anything that's coming but we can say that he is leaving at a time when jared kushner is under an increased level of scrutiny. it's for, obviously, the security clearance issue. it's for his contacts with foreign nationals and foreign governments throughout the campaign, during the transition, and in the white house. again, there hasn't necessarily been alleged wrongdoing that we know of yet but we understand this is something that mueller is looking into and it comes at a time when kushner is c

first daughter ivanka trump. his daughter also an official white house senior adviser was dispatched for the closing ceremony. to restore relations with north korea and other delegations. after mike pence was unable to meet with the rogue reneem jegi officials. north korea indicated it is open to talks with the u.s. everyone after the country reacted with a heat the response following the latest round of sanctions. ivanka trump speaks on that sdp the gun debate. in this interview with nbc. >> reporter: america's ba ambassador at the games. >> it's been amazing experience to be able to interact with so many athletes and to get to see so many of the games and see the men's curling take home gold for the first time. curling before? >> i had not. i got an education. it was awesome. >> reporter: her visit here in south korea not exclusively ceremonial. delivering a message of unity to a crucial ally. >> we are 50 miles away from north korea. affirming the u.s. position and our joint position of maximum pressure with o

ivanka trump weighs in on one of her father's most controversial proposals. students in florida return to the school where a gunman killed 17 of their classmates and teachers. tonight, calls for local sheriff to lose his job over the response. >>> severe storms slammed the midwest as communities are left underwater. economic change blowing into an unlikely place, we'll take you to the state seeing a big boost from renewable energy. >>> and going out in style with the winter games coming to a close, we'll look at some of team usa's biggest moments as pyeongchang prepares to pass the torch to tokyo for the 2020 summer olympics. >>> this is nbc nightly news with kate snow. >> good evening, we begin tonight with an exclusive interview with the president's representative at the close of the winter olympics in south korea, his daughter, ivanka trump. she stood and applauded as south and north korean athletes paraded past at the closing ceremony, a contrast to the vice president two weeks ago at the opening ceremony, who remained seated. today, north korea indicated

we learned ivanka made a brief stop by the u.s. ambassador's residence five minutes from where i am right now. still ironic because we still don't have a u.s. representative to south korea. the blue house releasing these photos that president trump signed wishing south korea the best of luck at the olympics. ivanka will head to the pyeongchang olympics tomorrow local time. there is controversy about her north korea counterparts. they sent their former spy master, believed to be the mastermind of an attack on a south korean naval ship in 2010 that killed 46 south korean sailors. people wondering why he would send someone to the closing ceremonies of what is called the peace olympics. >>> american figure skaters stumble again. >> hard breaking. coy wire has more from pyeongchang. hey there, coy. >> reporter: good morning, alex and christine. one of the most disappointing moments in u.s. skating history. reigning champ bradie tennell said she can't be the last time she fell, but she fell twice. nagasu couldn't put it together either.

ivanka trump is plastered on every channel. analysts talking about what she is wearing and what she is saying. she is getting a rock star welcome. she will be at the blue house for dinner with south korean president moon jae-in tonight. all eyes on her this weekend as she attends the olympics and cheering on the athletes and at the closing ceremony when the question is will she be in the vip box with the north korean delegation like vice president pence was for the opening ceremony. it is interesting who north korea is sending to the south for the closing ceremony. the former spy master. he is a very high ranking member of the workers party in korea. why it is controversial here in south korea. he is believed to be the mastermind of the attack on the south korean naval ship in 2010 which killed 46 south korean sailors. a lot of people are asking questions why kim jong un is sending someone like that to a symbol of peace. >> thanks, will ripley. >>> american figure skaters stumble to the worst olympic showing ever. coy wire has

. >>> and ivanka's agenda. the president's daughter is heading to the winter olympic games for the closing ceremony. is she on a mission to send a message to north korea after the vice president famously gave kim jong-un's sister the cold shoulder? >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking tonight, a new 32-count indictment as the special counsel, robert mueller, follows the money in the russia investigation. a federal grand jury piling on more charges against former trump campaign chairman, paul manafort, and his associate, rick gates. manafort accused of laundering more than $30 million in income with gates' help. this hour, i'll get reaction from former u.s. attorney, preet bharara and congressman hakeem jeffries, a democrat on the judiciary committee. and our correspondents and analyses are all standing by. first, let's go to our justice correspondent, jessica schneider. jessica, you've been poring over this l

we also know that ivanka truman. as we shoed you earlier in the show was asked about her father's proposals to arm certain teachers. he has some supporters, he had some detractors as well as you might expect. some of those detractors are going to be sitting with him inside the state dining room 6 minutes from now. kristen welker is out on the white house lawn. i know there's been break out sessions with the governor who has been meeting with the president. discussion on safety is a big priority. it's happening right now behind you. >> reporter: it's going to be a big focus, that meeting set to get underway momentarily if it hadn't already started. that controversial proposal that you referenced, president trump saying he believes some teachers who are very well trained should be allowed to be armed in schools. he is putting that forward as one way to deal with the crisis of school massacres. now, of course as you point out he has some supporter. the nra supports that idea. but the detractors include governor rick sco

on friday, trump tweeted that my daughter ivanka just arrived in south korea. we cannot have a better or smarter person representing our country. it prompted some to ask why not. this morning the today show arian interview with ivanka where she was asked about claims by 19 women that donald trump assaulted them. >> do you believe donald trump's accusers? >> i think it's a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter, if she believes the accusers of her father when he's affirmatively stated that there is no truth to it. i don't think that's a question you would ask many other daughters. i believe my father. i know my father. i think i have that right as a daughter to believe my father. >> a lot of daughter in that answer. a lot of daughter, leading with a lot of daughter, following one a lot of daughter. a lot of daughter. ivanka trump expressed offense at the question because she is the president's daughter, but she's not just the president's daughter. she's a white house senior official. and that's a problem with having people in the upper echelons of the w

ivanka trump and donald trump, jr., representing the u.s. abroad. we will have peter alexander's exclusive interview with the first daughter. >>> plus, jonathan swan with two very interesting, shall we say, exclusive scoops about how the president wants to handle some drug dealers. all drug dealers, perhaps. but first republican congressman ryan costello joins me on set. you're watching "kasie d.c." you know what's awesome? gig-speed internet. you know what's not awesome? 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. >>> on the idea of raising the age of assault weapons from 18 to 21, are you personally supportive of that? >> i'm very skeptical about that because the vast majority of 18, 19, 20, 21-year-olds are law abiding citizens who aren't a threat to anyone. >>

ivanka also there for the snowboard big air competition. the u.s. delegation watching american kyle mack flip and soar onto the medal stand and a silver medal. many of the american olympic medalists will visit the white house but at least one will not. >> if the president invites medalists to the white house, would you go now? >> i think i've already made my stance pretty clear. >> that's a no. >> yeah. >> reporter: lindsey vonn arguably the greatest skier of all time. >> down goes vonn. >> reporter: took home a bronze in the downhill. and in her long career she's broken records and we learned almost everything else. >> broken thumb, broken pinkie, broken wrist, broken ankle and i have a rod in my arm. >> when you wake up in the morning, what does it take to like get yourself standing upright? >> that's the hard part. that's why right now i don't -- i can't say that i'm going to be able to compete in four years at the next olympics because it just takes so much for me to be able to function. now, you know, it's like everything revolves around gettin

ivanka trump is back home tonight after leading that u.s. delegation to south korea to the closing ceremonies of the olympic games. by all accounts from the white house the trip was a success. we are hearing from some officials they were far less enthusiastic going into it and here's why. she had a high stakes meeting with the south korea. this is the latest example of the blurred lines of the senior advisor and the president's daughter. she said it was inappropriate to be asked about the sexual misconduct against her father. she said i don't think that's a question you would and many other daughters. but of course ivanka trump hardly like anyone else, any other daughter she stands alone here. and again we're learning tonight some west wing officials not innei enthusiastic about her trip. one person told us this, he said it isn't like going to italy. this is complex. that speaks to the nuclear issue on the korean peninsula. and another said ivanka trump was simply stating foreign policy, not negotiating anything new. sarah sanders said tonig

and that trump was ivanka trump. she was on hand to watch the men's curling team make history and you don't have to understand the intricacies of the sport of curling to feel the electricity. everybody going wild at that win. but ivanka trump, who is the president's daughter and adviser, here also to update the south korean president on new sanctions leveled against north korea, which the administration tells us are the toughest ones yet. this morning we are learning those economic sanctions could also bear the threat of conflict with a naval blockcade considered if north korea breaks the sanctions. >> do you think they would consider that an act of war, there would be a confrontation likely if that happens. >> this is something that the whole world is watching and certainly one that the president is watching. that's why we've imposed the largest number of sanctions ever on north korea. >> reporter: sanders said ivanka trump would not interact with north koreans but she did attend events including the curling gold me

ivanka trump was trying to have it both ways. she wants to be portrayed as a serious policy adviser to her father, not as a daughter, she does that. when she gets a tough question, about her father's behavior, she recedes into the daughter role. and it is completely inconsistent. and you also have to remember that ivanka trump as an adviser to her father as a white house senior staffer has tried to take on portfolio that includes women's issues, that includes fighting for women, championing equal pay, championing child care, child leave policies. for ivanka trump to say in this case that she's just a daughter, and not in a place to answer this question is ridiculous on its face. >> as a senior adviser, she's representing the president who happens to be her father, but, you know, what the new memo says about when the fbi started investigating trump campaign associates next. if yor crohn's symptoms are holding you back, and your current treatment hasn't worked well enough, it may be time for a change. ask your doctor about entyvio,

ivanka trump said it's not a bad idea. what do you and your colleagues think? >> i can't speak for my colleagues because i think we all have very different opinions as most large groups of people do on this type of issue. but as far as i'm concerned, i think that more guns is not the answer. my experience, when the police came in to clear my classroom is that the first thing they did was to point guns at myself and my students and they were doing it in the interest of our safety, to make sure that no one in the room was posing a threat. but if i had a gun in my hand at that point they probably would have shot me. so i don't necessarily think that's a good solution to this problem. i think having the armed security guards and people who are trained in this type of situation would help but i don't think teachers need have guns in the classroom. >> that's an extraordinary point. had they walked in and you were carrying a gun you would most likely have been pointing the gun because you would have feared an intruder. it could have cost your room. before they came in

, ivanka of north korea and ivanka of america. the idea they would put elegance in all of this. the idea there is an elegant sister in north korea really is a slap in the face. beyond that, cnn has really gone off the rails here. they have had a problem. >> sean: just figuring that out, david? >> this just in, can we put a kyron at the bottom of the screen? >> sean: fox news alert. >> fox news alert cnn off the rails, catch it here. look, even at the national prayer breakfast the other day they were talking about russians, triple the amount at the national prayer breakfast like they were going to take over and infiltrate the national prayer breakfast. it was shameful. >> sean: joe, this makes you different than your colleagues out there, they claim to have a monopoly of compassion but it looks like conservatives seem to understand that you can't bribe dictators and sucking up to those that are abusing human rights on a daily basis are not worth being friends with and that the only answer or antidote is strength. >> old proverb in

"tiger friend" is ivanka doing there? ( laughter ) was it in her unofficial capacity as donald trump's daughter? or was it in her official capacity as senior white house donald trump's daughter? ( laughter ) because she's family and government and the line does get blurred. like in this interview that aired this morning: >> do you believe your father's accusers? >> i think it's a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter, if she believes the accusers of her father, when he's affirmatively stated that there's no truth to it. i don't think that's a question you would ask many other daughters. >> stephen: but ivanka, you are not many other daughters. you are the only daughter in u.s. history to officially serve in her father's administration. it's the most blatant act of nepotism since nixon gave surgeon general to his dog, checkers. ( laughter ) of course, checkers is good. checkers is good. >> jon: that old dog. >> stephen: yeah. ( applause ) that's why it says on a pack of cigarettes, it says "getting cancer is ruff

did ivanka honor that? >> as far as we know there were stories of ivanka popping in on president trump speaking to reporters, coming in to say hello. it's her father. i imagine she -- there were different levels of honoring it. there's reports that they did respect his wishes. did that mean every time? we don't know. >> neil: where does this go? you touched on the idea what brought it to this stage that jared kushner doesn't have the clearance and a dozen more don't have it yet. what would cause a delay like that? i hear paperwork, the continuing investigations, whatever mueller is up to. i don't get a consistent read. do you? >> no. it's hard to know. sometimes there's issues that we heard with the previous administration with company. at this point, it's kind of an ugly black eye as elisa said. it's a bad day for the white house. it's not great when someone looses access to the information that someone is supposed to get to do their jobs. it's embarrassing for the white house for getting security clearanc

portrayal of ivanka trump at the closing ceremony. she appeared to receive for less glamorous headlines than kim jong-un's sister two weeks earlier. ivanka trump ready for p.r. battle for kim jong-un's sister. daily beast. fox media analyst howard kurtz. is there something to this? what do you see in these headlines? >> the initial media swoon over kim jong-un's sister was really sad. the cnn story about how she was stealing the show and favored to win the gold for the diplomatic dance and the comparisons to ivanka were offensive. these two publications don't have any love for the trump family or the trump white house. let's put it that way. i think the whole idea -- by and large by other media outlets ivanka trump has been treated fairly since she arrived in south korea. the idea of making it some kind of bake-off of the sisterhood is offensive. >> bill: the sister of kim jong-un's captured hearts during the winter olympics opening ceremony. >> "newsweek" the same magazine that compared president trump to charles manson. not much cre

he is married to the very favored daughter ivanka. and neither jared nor ivanka have passed this sniff test of the security clearance. right now they still are on interim status and as a result they have now been downgraded in what information they can see. and i think that they will stay in that position together. and in fact we probably are looking at the opposite where nell probably still be able to see some material that maybe they shouldn't be seeing. i think in this case it is another one of those kind of palace intrigue rumors where there are people who might want jared kushner to leave and they are starting a lot of this banter. it could be that there has been some anger about jared kushner and about the fact that he still hasn't gotten his security clearance, but in the end of the day, you're right, he is the president's son-in-law and the president can choose whoever he wants to surrounds himself with. >> so aside from kushner and ivanka, there are still a number of people in the west wing who do have issues with this perman

well, look, both ivanka trump and small business administrator linda mcmahon are great voices for small businesses and women-owned businesses. they have successful businesses. in the case of administrator mcmahon, built a business from scratch into a multibillion-dollar business. they have a great message to talk to folks around pennsylvania and around the country, about this president, our agenda of lowering taxes, cutting regulations will provide more opportunities in this robust economy for froing your small business, investing in the united states and having a federal government that stands with you. steve: all right. the president will go to cpac? >> that's right. brian: he is going to be busy. >> he is going to be busy. we want to send a message to conservative this is president ran with them and will stand by them over the next three and hopefully seven years. steve: raj shah, joins us from the north lawn. thank you, sir. >> thank you so much.

she got her start first i working for the ivanka trump. -- four ivanka trump. ivanka trump. she had a close, personal relationship with her. that is how she ascended. through jerod, and other members of the first family. and other members of the first family. that was part of how she was able to gain trust in the innermost first circle. in terms of where this goes and the various shakeups, i think that she definitely, should she want it, she could still have a role within the president's advising community. look, a lot has been written and said about her. collegiatemer athlete. she is someone who graduated the top of her class, before joining the trump organization. be verys will surprising to many folks here, inside the beltway. i'm trying to the give a way to ask this without engaging in rank speculation. i will put it this way, you mentioned her closeness with ivanka. just this week, jared kushner having lost her top secret clearance, awkward moments , as whitem and ivanka house official and the president's daughter -- let's put it this way, how surprise would you be if j

now, as you say, ivanka trump has left south korea now. she was asked many times by reporters about north korea. many times she declined to be drawn on it. but she did say one thing about north korea, and here it is. >> we are 50 miles away from north korea. so affirming the u.s. position and our joint position of maximum pressure with our south korean partners is very important. >> reporter: after kim jong-un's sister attended the olympics opening ceremony, local media called her north korea's ivanka. is that a fair comparison? >> i don't think so. i would far prefer to be compared to my sisters here in south korea who are thriving in this incredible democracy. >> now, there is also white house response to that -- the president of south korea moon jae-in saying on sunday that north korea is willing to talk to the united states. and the quote was, "we will see if pyongyang's message today that it is willing to hold talks represents the first steps along the path to denuclearization. in the meantime, the u.s. and the world must continue to

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that's coming directly from ivanka and jared. i don't think john kelly really benefits from that same media infrastructure and architecture around him. so it seems to me that ivanka and jared are running laps around john kelly in the press. >> and tuesday night, john kelly put out a statement. it seemed specifically to end this speculation. and that written statement he said, as i told jared days ago, i have full confidence in his ability to continue performing his duties in his foreign policy portfolio, including overseeing our israeli/palestinian peace effort, serving as part of our relationship with mexico." he could put out that statement as long as bag man for these sorts of things for many years and he's got a lot to tell if he chooses to. >> i have to laugh about the idea of jared kushner being an integral part of some foreign policy team with his complete lack of knowledge or background in any relevant foreign policy areas. but yeah, that interpretation makes sense. the question i have is, and i haven't seen a good answer

has ivanka trump's presence been symbolic or is there more to it? is she active on different fronts? >> reporter: george, certainly, the fact is the u.s. president, donald trump's daughter is here cheering on team usa athletes. she's here for something more important. she is part of this delegation. she is leading the delegation. she came with a message for the president of south korea on friday night. she was detailing the sanctions the u.s. treasury department has just added. they say they are the most significant sanctions, the heaviest sanctions against north korea, shipping companies, vessels, 28 vessels which have been sanctioned to make sure north korea is not able to import or export things it is not supposed to be against united nations sanctions, saying they would punish people trying to help them avoid those sanctions. this is part of the message that ivanka trump has been bringing to the south koreans. we heard, also, president moon told her at this banquet meeting, even though the north and south koreans were going to be talking, it was

presidential delegation to the winter olympics led by ivanka trump. the entire country is proud of their athletes. on a personal note, it was a real privilege to meet many of our athletes and their families and they're just as impressive off the field as they are on. in addition, the winter games were very important from a diplomatic. on friday, the united states announced the largest set of new north korea sanctions. companies and countries around the world should know that the trump administration is 100% committed to the permanent denuclearization of the korean peninsula. we're watching who joins us in enforcing the united states and united nations sanctions. we will continue to lead a campaign of maximum pressure. we believe there's a brighter path available. they have expressed a desire to hold talks. but let us be completely clear, denuclearization must be the result of any dialogue with north korea. until then, the united states and the world must continue to make it known that north korea's nuclear and missile programs are a dead end. here at

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ivanka came with two missions, one, the photo ops we saw, smiling, waving, taking pictures, cheering on u.s. athletes. but the more important role was the back channel discussions all the way to the top of south korea's leadership where she laid out president trump's north korea strategy and talked about the new sanctions where they're trying to isolate north korea further economically by cutting off all of the ships that the u.s. says they have been using to conduct illicit transfers of raw materials out at sea, out away from the eyes of spy planes and what not so north korea can sell the materials to countries like china and russia, which obviously are not affected by the current sanctions. so the u.s. treasury is trying to crack down on that. ivanka trump laying out the policy even as her father made some pretty provocative comments on friday, saying if the diplomacy doesn't work, he's prepared to move to phase two, which a lot of people are believing could be a military option. a strike against north korea to stop them from developing the nuclear capabilities. a very sensitive si

presidential adviser ivanka trump leads. while the united states medal total was a disappointment to some, the moments to celebrate are many. the women's hockey team getting retribution for an overtime loss to team canada four years ago by doing the exact same thing to them, this time in a dramatic shootout and speaking of drama the finish in the women's team sprint in cross country stopped hearts everywhere and delivered team usa its first ever cross country gold medal. team usa victory in curling was another taste of bringing home gold in a sport that had never seen it before. perhaps the brightest spot in all of team usa was the snowboarders and skiers, shaun white, chloe kim topping that list with gold. one thing that won't be seen at the closing ceremony is the russian flag. there were thoughts the ioc may list their flag but after two russian athletes tested positive for doping during the games, the flag stays in place. garvin thomas. >> here is the final count. norway the powerhouse of these olympic games. 39 medals.

jillian: ivanka trump at olympics, first daughter greeting and sitting near south korean president moon and his wife. ivanka charming the crowd taking in the game during four-day trip which included a briefing with president moon and the u.s. missing out on final medal podium finishing fourth in overall standings. >> it was a tough one for us. survivors will come together in ground zero today to mark the 25th anniversary of the world trade center bombing, the 1993 blast killed six people and injured more than a thousand more after extremists put explosive in underground parking garage. a mass will be held near world trade center site by reading of victim's name in 9/11 memorial plaza and a moment of silence at the time the bomb went off. jillian: thousands of mourners to pay respect in viewing of billy graham. >> live there with how america's pastor is being remembered, carley, good morning. >> good morning, todd, jillian, i want to set the scene for you here this morning in charlotte. behind me you see giant tent and cargo pallets, right now they are setting up for a funeral that's set

the decision to send ivanka trump to the olympic closing ceremonies not sitting well with some inside the white house. including the chief of staff. we are live in seoul next. >>> the decision to send ivanka trump to south korea for the closing ceremony for the olympic games is not sitting well with senior officials in the west wing. chief of staff john kelly was not enthusiastic about acceptediacceptesending the president's daughter. with tensions looming over north korea, the stakes were higher than a typical closing ceremony. we learned that one is leaving his post. let's get the latest from ivan watson. >> reporter: the point man in the state department dealing with north korea. he is a veteran diplomat with 30 years in the foreign service. he insists he is retiring and it is due to his own decision. the state department says secretary of state rex tillerson accepted his resignation with regret. former diplomats and colleagues of mr. yun are saying this is a big blow to the state department. that he is the best of the best. extremely experienced man who speaks korean and went to r

ivanka trump has positioned herself as one of the key people within the trump administration working on policies related to women and gender equality. yet when asked in an nbc interview about the many women who have accused trump of sexual harassment or assault,t, ivanka said t the question was inappropriate. >> do you believe your father's accusers? >> i t think it is a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter. the accusers of her father when hee is affirmatively stated that there is no truth to it. i don't think that is a question you would ask many other daughters. i believe my father. i know my father, so i think i have that right as a daughter to believe my father. amy:y: that is ivanka trump, senior white house advisor, who is just returned from south korea were she led the united states and the witch role of its closing ceremony. president trump is proposing appointing his private pilot to head the federal aviation authority. the faa has a man -- annual budget of $16 billion and is responsible for r regulating and overseeing civil aviation in the u.s. members of the avi

ivanka trump is set to leave the region overnight. >> would there be anything to talk about? >> until we see some movement, the denuclearization of the peninsula, there's not a whole lot to talk about. >> officials say russian cyber spies have hacked hundreds of computers that olympics. they say they've tried to mask it to make it look like the north korean did it in what's called a false flag operation. they say this could be pay back for russia being banned over doping. seoul, south korea. >>> and the former first lady is getting are eddie to tell her story at a book store near you. >>> the coming will be published in mid-november but it's already a top five best seller on amazon and mrs. obama will nair ate the audio version. she says writing the book as been a deeply personal experience and she can't wait to share her story. still several months out. . >> the bots are taking over. and noathey're even taking over the cat walk. >>> dolce & gabbana's fashion show had an aerial look. the handbags came soaring down the cat walk in milan courtesy of drones. they had to accommod

"the ivanka trump of north korea. do they inadvertently suggest that ivanka is good for the country and a bit of a star? it wasn't on purpose, i'm sure. >> the great irony is that if this were really an analogy with ivanka trump, they would have attacked this woman. just as they have attacked everybody in the president's family. >> sean: they are nicer to the propaganda minister than the president's daughter. >> think about it. the left-wing media in the last week have supported the dictatorship of north korea, given them free propaganda. this is a regime that has labor camps, sean. >> sean: while side. thank you, both. sad but true. this gets harder every day. when we come back, ed henry has a live report on a scary situation involving president trumpde's daughter-in-law. white powder were sent to her home earlier.nu and much more as we continue straight ahead. ♪ my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred ord