Wwill you continue the program r end it . Pres. Trump we will show great heart. Amy so why is Daniel Ramirez , sitting in jail . The 23yearold has permission to live in work in the United States under president obamas daca program thats deferred action for childhood removals. His lawyers call his detention unprecedented and unjustified. Well also go to a Unitarian Church in denver, where an immigrant mother of four has taken sanctuary. Has taken refuge. Things it system could break me, the system is wrong. Fighting sowhy i am hard. I know that i am not alone. There are many people in the immigrant community that share my anger and my passion for justice. Amy finally, who is alex acosta. Pike whopspeak to alan says that the nominee has skeletons in his closet, too. All that in more, coming up. Democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Goodman. [503]trump unhinged press conference President Donald Trump assailed the media and defended his administration
Wwill you continue the program r end it . Pres. Trump we will show great heart. Amy so why is Daniel Ramirez , sitting in jail . The 23yearold has permission to live in work in the United States under president obamas daca program thats deferred action for childhood removals. His lawyers call his detention unprecedented and unjustified. Well also go to a Unitarian Church in denver, where an immigrant mother of four has taken sanctuary. Has taken refuge. Things it system could break me, the system is wrong. Fighting sowhy i am hard. I know that i am not alone. There are many people in the immigrant community that share my anger and my passion for justice. Amy finally, who is alex acosta. Pike whopspeak to alan says that the nominee has skeletons in his closet, too. All that in more, coming up. Democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Goodman. [503]trump unhinged press conference President Donald Trump assailed the media and defended his administration
Debut. We have our spectacular first look, today, thursday, february 16th, 2017. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Were happy to have Hallie Jackson up from washington to fill in for savannah. Its like the spy who came in from the cold. Indoors. No scarf. No jacket. A pleasure. Great to have you here. Did you see planet earth . I loved it. Watched the series on dvd. They tell us planet earth 2 has the most incredible scenes. Well have more of that preview coming up. Snakes and lizards. Theres a washington joke there somewhere. But im not going to make it. Lets get right to our top story. The white house, dealing with a series of controversies, including new questions over the Trump Campaigns ties to russia. And the president s cabinet pick whose nomination failed. Our Political Team is at the ready, starting with nbcs peter alexander. Hes at the whi
Inside the standoff. Let me tell you something. They did protect her at all costs. Inmates tell their story of saving a hostage during a deadly prison revolt. Yes, hes incarcerated, but he put his life on the line to make sure she was safe at the end of it. Reporter a new account of what happened behind these walls and why prisoners say the danger isnt over. Im jasmine london. And im jim rosenfield. We are now two weeks removed from the prison revolt in smyrna, delaware. A corrections officer, lieutenant steven floyd, was killed, but a group of inmates say there could have been an even greater tragedy had hthey not stepped in. The exclusive story from an inmates mother. Reporter this is a photo of michael carillo, and his mother, matilda. Hes serving 23 years at vaughn correctional, a series she says turned into a nightmare this month. It was horrendous, what they lived through. Reporter inmate darnell gives a firsthand attempt. No more than ten inmates coordinated the attack, took hos
Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Late today, the Trump White House was delivered a blow in its struggle to seat a full cabinet when the president s choice for labor secretary Andrew Puzder abruptly withdrew his name. Puzders confirmation was placed in doubt after some republicans became uneasy about his personal history. But in the end, his fate may have been sealed by a 27yearold clip from the Oprah Winfrey show. Nbcs Peter Alexander has details. Reporter President Trumps pick for labor secretary andy puzder no longer up for the job. In a statement announcing his withdrawal writing he had hoped to put u. S. Workers on a path to prosperity. This comes on the eve of the long delayed confirmation hearing. The fast food mogul and trump donor dropping out amid growing resistance, including evaporating support from republicans. I believe the hearing tomorrow would have been extremely difficult for him. Reporter