Well talk to one of the key leaders of the protests. And the man, the myth, the enigma. Just who is kim jongun . Who is this brutal dictator that donald trump says writes him beautiful letters . The definitive biography. But first, heres my take. This week, we watched an unusual spectacle. The foreign minister of germany, one of the United States closest allies went to tehran and announced that a European Payment System designed as an alternative to the dollar would soon be ready. The dollars dominance in Global Transactions which is a huge benefit for america and americans will be hard to displace. But this is a warning sign, the canary in the coal mine. Americas closest allies are working hard to find ways to undermine a crucial underpinning of American Global power. Why . Its simple. The Trump Administrations abuse of this power. The United States sits atop the world for now. But there are forces eroding that lofty status. Some of these are deep structural shifts like the rise of ch
The house judicial committee. The president , a beautiful letter from kim jongun and new reporting on the Young North Korean dictatoor the 11th hour on a wednesday night starts right now. And good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 874 of the trump administration, just the past few hours we had something of an avalanche of breaking news including if there is such a thing anymore of a stunning admission from the president himself. One veteran politico put it togeth tonight, the president s comments were shocking but not surprising. It came during an interview with george stephanopoulos, abc news which the president indicated he would not have problems accepting damaging information from a political opponent from a foreign power. It was response to a question about his son don jr. And that email he received back in june 2016 from a business associate, the associate wrote the russian government was willing to give the Trump Campaign quote, document and
The authors of some of the most compelling books weve read and talked about this year. These men and women take us where we cant go ourselves, the childhood bedroom of a future dictator and friend of donald trump. The daring escape from capture by one of the most wanted men in the world. And dinner with the 45th president of the United States. It makes for an hour of storytelling from the writers who know it best as we listen to the authors as they told us their stories. And we begin with a fourstar admiral who in his book tells the harrowing tale of the raid to kill bin laden. Admiral William Mcraven. As a young man, he had a chance to really excel, but he turned it down. You see, he graduated from ut austinhook em horns with a degree in jumournalism. But then for reasons all his own, decided to volunteer for navy s. E. A. L. Training. We dont know how bill mcraven would have improved journalism. But a grateful nation can thank him for 37 years of service. That included jumping out of
Listen to the people who told those stories. The authors of some of the most compelling books weve read and talked about this year. These men and women take us where we cant go ourselves. The childhood bedroom of a future dictator and friend of donald trump. The daring escape from capture by one of the most wanted men in the world. And dinner with the 45th president of the United States. It makes for an hour of storytelling from the writers who know it best as we listen to the authors as they told us their stories. And we begin with a fourstar admiral who in his book tells the harrowing tale of the raid to kill bin laden. Admiral William Mcraven. As a young man, he had a chance to really excel but he turned it down. You see, he graduated from u. T. Austin with a degree in journalism. But then for reasons all his own, decided to volunteer for navy s. E. A. L. Training. We dont know how bill mcraven would have improved journalism. But a grateful nation can thank him for 37 years of servi
Take you through some of the most compelling stories that we have been told in this very studio. Throughout this broadcast, well listen to the people who told those stories. The authors of some of the most compelling books weve read and talked about this year. These men and women take us where we cant go ourselves. The childhood bedroom of a future dictator and friend of donald trump. The daring escape from capture by one of the most wanted men in the world. And dinner with the 45th president of the United States. It makes for an hour of storytelling from the writers who know it best as we listen to the authors as they told us their stories. And we begin with a fourstar admiral who in his book tells the harrowing tale of the raid to kill bin laden. Admiral William Mcraven. As a young man, he had a chance to really excel but he turned it down. You see, he graduated from ut austin with a degree in journalism. But then for reasons all his own, decided to volunteer for navy s. E. A. L. Tra