Let this stop them. Good saturday morning to you. Top of the hour now. Im victor black well. Im amara walker in for christi paul. New details on the push for stronger gun back grond checks. Cnn is learns talks are slowing to almost a full stop. Thats right. Meanwhile the president s stance on the issues remains incoherent at best. Lets get to cnns Sarah Westwood in washington with more. Sarah, where exactly does President Trump stand on background checks . Well, good morning, amara and victor. Yeah. The president s position still really unclear, and thats giving republicans and democrats on the hill pause. Theyve given latitude to chart the course on the gun bill. Cnn has learned that highlevel calls between Department Officials and capitol hill have indicated that the president is not at this time likely to support an expanded background check bill, this despite the fact that after a meeting with senior advisers this week President Trump said hed made progress on background checks. Ta
Barbara olson. The world would get a lot less bright lonely lost her. Heres mike emanuel. Would begin with a fox news alert. A Foreign Policy agenda without john bolton so where does diplomacy go from here . A big point of contention with bolton was how to deal with north korea. Insight tonight, and boltons former chief of staff, stick around. We are just hours away from a boat in the house Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers on the panel save the former acknowledgment of the house as impeachment inquiry, and they will shy away from using that terminology. California is on a Factfinding Mission, and the white house as President Trump is taking notice of the homelessness crisis. Local officials are skeptical of help but, what are resident saying. Mike emanuel, and i mike emanu mike emanuel. Green light restrictions on asylumseekers at our southern border. The order from the Supreme Court came down earlier this evening and it is quite a victory for the Trump Administration. Trump and his Team
Day. Brian thats the why katie is here today. Katie get something good down in South Carolina. Thats where she is. Steve she is down visiting her folks and family. In the meantime, katie, good to have you. Katie good to be here, thank you. Steve start this 12th day of september with a major win from the president. Brian from the Supreme Court that is the high court allowing the administration asylum 72. Katie that ruling coming as President Trump touts success on the Border Security. Steve Griff Jenkins joins us live from washington with the latest. Mr. Jenkins, has the president already talked about what baking win he got . Griff he has, indeed. Good morning, katie, steve and brian. Big victory for the administration now. High court giving green light for Asylum Seekers traveling through a third country such as mexico instead of seeking protections there instead of the u. S. This after the u. S. District judge blocked in july. The liberal leaning ninth circuit of appeals on monday nar
Him of rape, meeting with the nfl in a marathon session. And tonight what patriots owner robert kraft reportedly said about his decision to hire the controversial star the american swimmer who made history crossing the English Channel four times, over 130 miles, without stopping. You dont have to give up and let it define your entire life the Health Battle she overcame and the tributes pouring in tonight for a legendary journalist this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening. That disturbance in the gulf of mexico we told you about last night quickly spun up into a Tropical Storm today, and within an hour, made landfall in texas. Tonight the popup storm is sitting at houstons doorstep, where forecasters are warning of lifethreatening flash flooding along parts of the upper texas coast. Lets get right to al roker now with the very latest al, whos in the danger zone here right now, lester, everyone from texas right on into louisiana has to worry about this its 30 miles west of
Inside the city. Tomorrow. David . Rob marciano, thank you. Winds of at least 125 miles an ni woe were going to turn hour. Slamming into a hospital. Stamge playing out doctors and nurses had just today minutes to wake up patients, to worker get them to safety. And tonight, major questions about why some of the citys attacking his colleagues. Some jumping in, trying to stop sirens did not go off. Officials now say it wasumanisre setonight. Tallahassee police say the u. S. Stabbing spree at this workplace abcs alex perez leading us off could have been much worse if tonight from sioux falls. Not for the heroic actions of w. Reporter tonight, families across the upper midwest bracing for a second night of severe storms. Several employees armed themseesit actually held him at oh, god, it hit something reporter nearly a dozen one point while officers were arriving. Twisters reported in the last 24 reporter 41yearold Antwann Brown in custody tonight. Authorities say he clocked in at hours. Th