Hour gets underway on a monday night. And as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 662 of the trump administration. It is already clear the pace of news this week is going to be little different from last. As we come on the air tonight, were going to begin with some breaking news just 21 minutes old. The story has just come out in the past half hour regarding the trump administration. The Washington Post is reporting President Trump has told advisers hes decided to remove Kirsten Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary, and her departure, according to the post, is likely to occur in the coming weeks. On the phone is one of the three by lines who broke this story tonight, phil rucker for the Washington Post. Phil, we know this has been a long time developing. A slow runup, she is an acolyte of general kelly, but what did this, apparently . Reporter well, brian, the president has just decided, according to officials in the white
And as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 662 of the trump administration. It is already clear the pace of news this week is going to be little different from last. As we come on the air tonight, were going to begin with some breaking news just 21 minutes old. The story has just come out in the past half hour regarding the trump administration. The Washington Post is reporting President Trump has told advisers hes decided to remove Kirsten Nielsen as Homeland Security secretary, and her departure, according to the post, is likely to occur in the coming weeks. On the phone is one of the three by lines who broke this story tonight, phil rucker for the Washington Post. Phil, we know this has been a long time developing. A slow runup, she is an acolyte of general kelly, but what did this, apparently . Reporter well, brian, the president has just decided, according to officials in the white house, that its time for her to go. Sh
Billiondollar loseer, his biggest evangelical backer covered up by an you stared at it, and i tried to figure out how to approach it, and i thought i would wait until the second day of the story. It turns out it was wiped out by subpoena day. There is sort of a second day because the Washington Post published the actual audio of cohen describing the terrible photo. This is our lifestyle. Like, we, instead of sitting down and having a meal every day, we asrrive at a buffet tabe that is 7 miles long. What are you going to do . How do you prioritize . I could do an hour just on the falwell story tonight, but all that other stuff, too. I look at stories sometimes and i say its not going to fit. It is not going to fit in this hour. But somehow it fits in these two hours somewhere. Its in there somewhere. And thats what im counting on, rachel. Thats what im relying on you for. We need each other. Sdp you know what, over the phone well fill in the rest of this. Ill talk to you about it in the
Cohen describing the terrible photo. This is our lifestyle. Like, we, instead of sitting down and having a meal every day, we arrive at a buffet table that is 7 miles long. What are you going to do . How do you prioritize . I could do an hour just on the falwell story tonight, but all that other stuff, too. I look at stories sometimes and i say its not going to fit. It is not going to fit in this hour. But somehow it fits in these two hours somewhere. Its in there somewhere. And thats what im counting on, rachel. Thats what im relying on you for. We need each other. You know what, over the phone well fill in the rest of this. Ill talk to you about it in the morning. Thanks, rachel. She really is the greatest. Weve been showing you video of Lindsey Graham, and weve showed you extraordinary videos that show you just how much those republicans have changed on all of the issues they were declaring to be matters of principle to them. Back then when they were trying to impeach a democratic p
One year into this campaign, and youve never found me behind closed doors with Corporate Executives or spending hours on the phone sucking up to donors to fund my campaign. One year into this campaign and im still listening and learning from people all across this nation. We begin the hour with fires, teargas, a show of force and a burning question. How much longer can u. S. Diplomats stay in iraq . Shock video out of baghdad today. Shocking video, angry crowds, tripping alarms, and a chance for america out. Protesters aligned with iran made it inside the outer perimeter of the most expensive and supposedly the most secure compound in the world, the American Embassy in iraq. The u. S. Military dispatching two apache helicopters to fly over the embassy in response. The u. S. Defense chief says reinforcements are en route to the embassy. The embassy right now is on lockdown. The state Department Says there is no current plan to evacuate. The iraqi Prime Minister demanded the protesters l