>>> THAT DOES IT FOR US ON "FIRST LOOK."

"FIRST LOOK." "MORNING JOE" STARTS RIGHT NOW.

"MORNING JOE" STARTS RIGHT NOW. >>> 19-YEAR-OLD YOUNG BLACK MEN.

>>> 19-YEAR-OLD YOUNG BLACK MEN. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER YOUNG

THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER YOUNG BLACK MEN OUT THERE WATCHING YOU

BLACK MEN OUT THERE WATCHING YOU THIS MORNING.

THIS MORNING. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM ABOUT

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM ABOUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF

THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF FAMILIES?

FAMILIES? YOU COME FROM A VERY STRONG

YOU COME FROM A VERY STRONG FAMILY AND AS YOU KNOW THE BLACK

FAMILY AND AS YOU KNOW THE BLACK COMMUNITY HAS A PROBLEM WITH

COMMUNITY HAS A PROBLEM WITH YOUNG BLACK CHILDREN.

YOUNG BLACK CHILDREN. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUNG BLACK

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO YOUNG BLACK MEN WATCHING TODAY?

MEN WATCHING TODAY? >> AT TIMES, I WAS FORTUNATE TO

>> AT TIMES, I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE A FAMILY A STRONG FAMILY

HAVE A FAMILY A STRONG FAMILY BACKGROUND.

BACKGROUND. >> WONDERFUL MOM AND DAD?

>> WONDERFUL MOM AND DAD? >> WONDERFUL MOM AND DAD, TWO

>> WONDERFUL MOM AND DAD, TWO OLDER SISTERS.

OLDER SISTERS. IN SOME CASES THEY DON'T HAVE

IN SOME CASES THEY DON'T HAVE THAT LOVE TO LATCH ON TO.

THAT LOVE TO LATCH ON TO. THEY HAVE TO BE STRONG

THEY HAVE TO BE STRONG INDIVIDUALS AND DIG DEEP INSIDE

INDIVIDUALS AND DIG DEEP INSIDE THEMSELVES AND NOT LOOK FOR

THEMSELVES AND NOT LOOK FOR OTHER VENUES AND A NEGATIVE PATH

OTHER VENUES AND A NEGATIVE PATH TO WALK DOWN, BECAUSE THERE ARE

TO WALK DOWN, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM IN TODAY'S

SO MANY OF THEM IN TODAY'S SOCIETY.

SOCIETY. I TELL THEM, DIG DEEP INSIDE, BE

I TELL THEM, DIG DEEP INSIDE, BE PATIENT, BE STRONG.

PATIENT, BE STRONG. HIT THE BOOKS, AND WORK HARD AND

HIT THE BOOKS, AND WORK HARD AND CONTINUE TO DREAM, BECAUSE,

CONTINUE TO DREAM, BECAUSE, THAT'S ANOTHER THING I THINK IS

THAT'S ANOTHER THING I THINK IS WRONG WITH TODAY'S SOCIETY.

WRONG WITH TODAY'S SOCIETY. PEOPLE TRY TO SHOOT DOWN OUR

PEOPLE TRY TO SHOOT DOWN OUR DREAMS.

DREAMS. YOU HAVE A GOAL, SOMETHING YOU

YOU HAVE A GOAL, SOMETHING YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, THEY PUT

WANT TO ACCOMPLISH, THEY PUT LIMITS ON IT AND TELL US WHAT WE

LIMITS ON IT AND TELL US WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO.

CAN AND CANNOT DO. I WOULD SAY HAVE FAITH IN

I WOULD SAY HAVE FAITH IN THEMSELVES.

THEMSELVES. >> A YOUNG KOBE BRYANT ALONGSIDE

>> A YOUNG KOBE BRYANT ALONGSIDE TIM RURTST ON "MEET THE PRESS."

TIM RURTST ON "MEET THE PRESS." GOOD MORNING, IT IS MONDAY,

GOOD MORNING, IT IS MONDAY, JANUARY 27th ALONG WITH JOE,

JANUARY 27th ALONG WITH JOE, WILLIE AND ME, WHITE HOUSE

WILLIE AND ME, WHITE HOUSE REPORTER FOREASSOCIATED PRESS

REPORTER FOREASSOCIATED PRESS JONATHAN LEMIRE.

JONATHAN LEMIRE. DONNY DEUTSCH IS WITH US, HOST

DONNY DEUTSCH IS WITH US, HOST OF "POLITICSNATION" AND

OF "POLITICSNATION" AND PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ACTION

PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK REVEREND AL SHARPTON.

NETWORK REVEREND AL SHARPTON. SO NEITHER PRESIDENT TRUMP NOR

SO NEITHER PRESIDENT TRUMP NOR JOHN BOLTON IS SET TO TESTIFY AT

JOHN BOLTON IS SET TO TESTIFY AT THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL,

THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL, YET WE'RE STILL HEARING DIRECTLY

YET WE'RE STILL HEARING DIRECTLY FROM BOTH.

FROM BOTH. FIRST THE PRESIDENT, WHO WAS

FIRST THE PRESIDENT, WHO WAS RECORDED SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF

RECORDED SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF DONORS AT A PRIVATE DINNER 2018,

DONORS AT A PRIVATE DINNER 2018, AMONG THOSE AT THE TABLE, THESE

AMONG THOSE AT THE TABLE, THESE TWO GUYS.

TWO GUYS. >> WHAT CONVERSATIONS HAVE YOU

>> WHAT CONVERSATIONS HAVE YOU HAD WITH LEV PARNAS AND IGOR

HAD WITH LEV PARNAS AND IGOR FRUMAN?

FRUMAN? >> I DON'T KNOW THOSE GENTLEMAN.

>> I DON'T KNOW THOSE GENTLEMAN. >> SO, CLEARLY, THAT WAS NOT

>> SO, CLEARLY, THAT WAS NOT TRUE.

TRUE. AND WHAT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S

AND WHAT WAS THE PRESIDENT'S DIRECTIVE WHEN IT CAME TO

DIRECTIVE WHEN IT CAME TO AMERICAN DIPLOMAT MARIE

AMERICAN DIPLOMAT MARIE YOVANOVITCH IN HIS WORDS, "TAKE

YOVANOVITCH IN HIS WORDS, "TAKE HER OUT."

HER OUT." THEN THERE'S JOHN BOLTON, WHO'S

THEN THERE'S JOHN BOLTON, WHO'S NEW BOOK CONFIRMS THE

NEW BOOK CONFIRMS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE PRESIDENT'S

CENTERPIECE OF THE PRESIDENT'S IMPEACHMENT.

IMPEACHMENT. IT WAS TRUMP WHO TIED UKRAINE

IT WAS TRUMP WHO TIED UKRAINE AID TO INVESTIGATORS INTO

AID TO INVESTIGATORS INTO INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEMOCRATS

INVESTIGATIONS INTO DEMOCRATS INCLUDING THE BIDENS.

INCLUDING THE BIDENS. WILL THE FORMER NATIONAL

WILL THE FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISERS WERE CALLED UP

SECURITY ADVISERS WERE CALLED UP TO THE CAPITOL TO SAY THE SAME

TO THE CAPITOL TO SAY THE SAME UNDER OATH?

UNDER OATH? BOLTON ALSO DISHES ON MIKE

BOLTON ALSO DISHES ON MIKE POMPEO ACCORDING TO THE BOOK

POMPEO ACCORDING TO THE BOOK PRIVATELY ADMITTED THAT RUDY

PRIVATELY ADMITTED THAT RUDY GIULIANI'S CLAIMS ABOUT UKRAINE

GIULIANI'S CLAIMS ABOUT UKRAINE WERE BOGUS.

WERE BOGUS. THE SECRETARY OF STATE, HOWEVER,

THE SECRETARY OF STATE, HOWEVER, WAS A BIT PREOCCUPIED OVER THE

WAS A BIT PREOCCUPIED OVER THE WEEKEND LASHING OUT AT AN NPR

WEEKEND LASHING OUT AT AN NPR REPORTER OVER HER QUESTIONS

REPORTER OVER HER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S

ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY.

POLICY. NPR STANDS BY ITS JOURNALISM

NPR STANDS BY ITS JOURNALISM WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEMS TO

WHILE PRESIDENT TRUMP SEEMS TO HINT AT PULLING THE BROADCASTING

HINT AT PULLING THE BROADCASTING FUNDING.

FUNDING. THE IOWA CAUCUSES ONE WEEK AWAY

THE IOWA CAUCUSES ONE WEEK AWAY FROM TODAY AND THE WEEKEND SAW A

FROM TODAY AND THE WEEKEND SAW A TON OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RACE.

TON OF DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RACE. THE NEW POLLS AND NEW

THE NEW POLLS AND NEW ENDORSEMENTS ALL JUST AHEAD, AND

ENDORSEMENTS ALL JUST AHEAD, AND TO COMPLETE YOUR INFORMATION

TO COMPLETE YOUR INFORMATION OVERLOAD THIS MORNING IN A

OVERLOAD THIS MORNING IN A GRAMMY CEREMONY DEDICATED TO

GRAMMY CEREMONY DEDICATED TO KOBE BRYANT, NEWCOMB EGG BILLIE

KOBE BRYANT, NEWCOMB EGG BILLIE EILISH HAD A MAJOR NIGHT WINNING

EILISH HAD A MAJOR NIGHT WINNING FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES.

FIVE MAJOR CATEGORIES. WE'LL GET TO ALL OF THAT AS

WE'LL GET TO ALL OF THAT AS WELL.

WELL. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MORNING OF

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE MORNING OF NEWS.

NEWS. >> REALLY IS, MIKA.

>> REALLY IS, MIKA. JUST AN INCREDIBLE MORNING OF

JUST AN INCREDIBLE MORNING OF NEWS COMING OUT OF THE WHITE

NEWS COMING OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE, LEAKED TRANSCRIPTS OF

HOUSE, LEAKED TRANSCRIPTS OF BOOKS.

BOOKS. LEAKED AUDIOTAPES.

LEAKED AUDIOTAPES. SO MUCH MORE.

SO MUCH MORE. EMAILS THAT PROVE THAT THE

EMAILS THAT PROVE THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE BULLIED AND

SECRETARY OF STATE BULLIED AND LIED TO AN NPR REPORTER.

LIED TO AN NPR REPORTER. THE PRESIDENT'S OWN SUPPORTERS

THE PRESIDENT'S OWN SUPPORTERS ON CAPITOL HILL SCRAMBLING,

ON CAPITOL HILL SCRAMBLING, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY HOW TO MOVE FORWARD NOW THAT THIS