New response ahead. Inside syria. A nation where a dictator kills children with chemical bombs. A fresh sign of real alarm. Satellite images said to show a new iranian base that could threaten israel. Lets get to it. Good wednesday afternoon from the news deck. The president set to meet with members of congress from both parties right now to talk about what the white house calls a school and community safety. Well bring you that as soon as it starts live on fox news channel. Lawmakers say they want specifics. Specifics about what kind of gun Safety Measures the president would support. The white house says right now hes backing two bipartisan bills. One to improve the background checks system and another to give states more money for School Safety. The Senate Minority leader, chuck schumer, says that is not enough. Hes calling for universal background checks. Including at gun shows and online. Democrats say the president cant help but make it happen. John roberts is on it live on the n
National correspondent ed henry at the white house with all of the breaking news tonight. Good evening, ed. The day began around here with a little bit of chaos about the president again beating up on the man that he has called his beleaguered attorney general. That overshadowed just a few hours later by this abrupt and unexpected exit by the Communications Director hope hicks. As you mentioned, she is only 29. Yet had become very effective, influential in the west wing. The president s longest serving aide who got high marks for helping shepherd the tax cut. Why her exit statement focusing on her words there are no words to express her gratitude to the president. The president glowing in his statement praising her three years at his side dating back to the campaign. Quote she is as thought smartd thoughtful as they come. I will miss having her by my side. When she approached pursuing other opportunities i totally understood. Im sure we will Work Together again in the future. From the
We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking tonight, one of the president s most loyal allies that allies in the chaotic white house is calling it quits. Hope hicks stepping down as Communications Director. This coming 24 hours after testifying before congress in the russia investigation. It caps a busy day that included a dramatic escalation in the president s feud with his attorney general Jeff Sessions. Theres a lot of talk about about former theres a lot to talk about with former u. S. Attorney preikh barara. Congressman Jerrold Nadler joins us, as well. And our analysts, standing by, as well. First to jim acosta. Jim, first of all what deen about hope what do we know about hope hicks reason for resigning . Reporter as you said, President Trump has lost hope as in hope hicks, his Communications Director here at the white house and longtime trusted aide. She announced earlier today through the white
As they hunt for isis in the caves, the mountains, the villages of iraq. And we take you inside the refugee camp in syria where isis fighters are living. The children dancing around the isis flag. Here at home tonight, the major fire at an historic synagogue. Was it arson . What authorities just revealed. The american city, a portion of it on lockdown for hours. The mystery van loaded with fuel and a suspicious device. The tesla driver appearing to be asleep at the wheel at 60 miles an hour on the highway. And the famous face and the big return tonight. And not a moment too soon. Good evening and its great to start another week with all of you at home. And we do begin tonight with that Daring Rescue of four sailors trapped inside a massive cargo ship that went aground off the u. S. Coast. The ship toppling onto its side off the coast of georgia, catching fire. They had rescued 20 before, but were turned back because of fire. The four sailors were feared lost and then today, sounds hear
Matter, something the president said just days ago seeming to endorse the soviet invasion of afghanistan decades ago, seeming to take the russian line and rewriting history. Tonight well talk about why federal investigators maybe replaying that televised moment as the 11th hour gets under way on a friday night. Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. This first friday night of the new year brings an end today 715 of the Trump Administration. Tomorrow begins week three of this government shutdown. Today brought what the white house likely viewed as good and worrisome news, first the good. Stocks surged nearly 750 points after taking a dive yesterday. That bounceback came after a robust jobs report, over 300,000 added in december. Also a new and potentially ominous development, however, in the mueller investigation, more on that just ahead. We begin here tonight with this ongoing, yet still urgent shutdown. And the breathtaking reporting from the Wa