Making it all the way to california before being captured, tells his story. I had to do something pretty risky and gutsy to prove that these guys that i can handle myself in the community. This morning, the one burning question he wouldnt answer. Those stories, plus growing outrage over a new policy that allowing elephant trophies into the u. S. Ben affleck talks scandals and superheros here in studio 1a. And Country Musics king and queen, tim mcgraw and faith hill, are taking over our plaza for a special live concert. Today, friday, november 17th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Country musics king and queen. I know. Sounds pretty good. I thought we were that at halloween. Exactly. We felt that way. This is the real deal. We cant wait to hear tim and faith on our plaza. Well get to that later on. Lets start with our top story. The waves of scandal reaching capitol hill. Al franking now apologizing in t
Too small. Reporter now that sense of ownership is gone. The Trump Organization which no longer runs the building says it had no hand in vetting the people who financed, sold or bought it. Now that President Trump is in the white house. Uhhuh. Reporter do you think the Trump Organization and the trump family are trying to distance themselves from you . I wouldnt say that theyre trying, because i dont think that i can harm them. Reporter it took months to track Alexander Ventura down and persuade limb to shim to sit wi interview. He asked we disguise his appearance, hes on the run in panama wanted for fraud saying he sold hundreds of United Nations in the trump club to hide their identities. Banks werent asking questions where the money was coming from . No. Never. Reporter sounds like nobody was asking questions. Not you, not the Trump Organization, not the banks, not the developers . Nobody. Nobody. Reporte nobody checked anybody out. People were buying, Spending Millions 5, 10, 20 un
Situation in which we really dont know if the president of the if the president of the United States and his family are using his position to enrich themselves. That kind of concern is one of the main reasons that President Trump candidates released their tax returns. Its also a main reason why people want to see this president s tax returns in particular, because people want to know about his foreign sources of income. How much money hes receiving from foreign sources. Can any of that money be traced back to foreign governments . Which would be illegal under the constitution. Well that brings us to tonight. Tonight im very excited to say weve got the perfect person to take us on an unprecedented journey inside President Trumps web of foreign financial ties. Richard edngel takes us to panaa tonight to the first trumpbranded hotel to go up overseas. You will want to see this. Here now is on assignment with richard engel. Rising high above the panama city skyline, this 70story building,
Situation in which we dont know if the president of the United States and his family are using his position to enrich themselves. That kind of concern is one of the main reasons that president ial candidates or their tax returns, its a main reason why people want to see this president s tax returns in particular. People want to know about his foreign sources of income. How much money he is receiving from foreign sources. Can any of that money be traced back to foreign governments, which would be illegal under the constitution . That brings us to tonight. Tonight im very excited to say weve got the perfect person to take us on an unprecedented journey inside President Trumps web of foreign financial ties. Nbcs chief foreign co correspondent Richard Engel takes us to panama. Reporter this 70 story building, curved and lit up like a christmas tree, is unmistakable. This is the Trump Ocean Club. We have spent months going over paperwork and talking to lawyers and, investigators and busines