At the Eisenhower Executive Office building next to the white house. This is half an hour. [applause] as somebody said, with that background, i was going to look like i had up floating had peered i apologize for that. Is great to be here with my fellow agents. It is especially great to be here with spouses and children of my fellow agents. Over the past few years ive had the opportunity to speak with President Trump on many occasions about Border Security, before and after his election. He has always been concerned about securing the border and he is constantly asked what do we need to better to get it done. Him, wascasion, i told giving him examples of his past successes and he suddenly interrupted me and said, muhammad ali was the greatest fighter in the world. Because he never dwelt on the past. He was always looking to the future. And how he could get better. He said, i do not to know about the past. I want to know what i need to do now and into the future to make this great nation
Tell us what that is. Brandon we are the organization which represents the interests of all Border Patrol agents nationwide. We represent them legally and politically in whatever interests they want us to do. Host how long have you been a Border Patrol agent . Brandon 22 years. Host President Trump is meeting with your group. Can you tell us what the meeting is about . Brandon he is actually going to speak with the spouses and children of our Border Patrol agents talking about what the policies the administration has ouremented to make one, our job safer and two, to make the border more secure for the American Public. Host you have been an agent for 22 years. Under a lot of administrations. Give us your sense of how things are under the Trump Administration. Brandon if you look at the past administration, we felt greatly demoralized. We were not necessarily due to policies by the agency, we were not necessarily allowed to do our job. And when that happens, we do not feel everybody want
It is october 8th, 2019. Here is todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. If turkey does anything out of what they should be doing, well hit them so hard in the economy. The president defends his withdrawal from syria. The president keeps saying weve won this war on isis. We certainly have not. This is a bad idea. Tactically and strategically. A key figure to the president and European Union testifies before congress today. The nba is doing damage control after a Houston Rockets general manager spoke on protests in hong kong which infuriated china. Three infants have dine at a Pennsylvania Hospital from a waterborne bacterial infection. Its really too soon to say exactly where the organism is coming from. Kroger and walgreens are the latest to stop selling ecigarettes. The trump was ordered to turn over his tax returns. An Appeals Court granted a lastminute delay. All that the yankees have swept the twins theyre the first team to go onto the championship series. And all that matter
About the governments evidence what she warned the former president not to do. Sam bankmanfried, the onetime crypto mogul, thrown in jail ahead of his fraud trial. Why the judge revoked his bail new photos inside the home of the suspected gilgo beach Serial Killer. Why his family is threatening to sue police and also revealed his wifes health battle. And amid the destruction on maui, the beloved landmark Still Standing announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening, and welcome, everyone. In maui tonight, residents and survivors of this weeks deadly firestorm are being allowed to return to the scorched neighborhoods they called home to see what is left, but warned by hawaiis governor to brace for the worst. Many residents of haina after ng harrowing escapes from the Advancing Flam asking the tough questions tonight, why there were no Warning Sirens before flames consumed everything around them. Tonight, the lahaina fire is largely contained, and power and cell service
Neighborhoods burned. The governor saying, it looks like a bomb went off. At least 59 people confirmed dead. Now, the frantic search. More than a thousand unaccounted for, and growing questions, why werent mauis Warning Sirens activated as the flames approached . Our team in the disaster zone. Also tonight, attorney general Merrick Garland granting Special Counsel status to the u. S. Prosecutor overseeing the hunter biden investigation, why now after a fiveyearlong probe and after his deal fell apart, is the president s son headed to trial . The judge in Donald Trumps Election Conspiracy case limiting what he can share publicly about the governments evidence. What she warned the former president not to do. Sam bankmanfried, the onetime crypto mogul, thrown in jail ahead of his fraud trial. Why the judge revoked his bail. New photos inside the home of the suspected gilgo beach Serial Killer. Why his family is threatening to sue police and also revealed his wifes health battle. Amid the