A boy and his dog and an unbreakable bond inspiring america. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening, there was so little time to flee as near 90mileanhour wind gusts and plunging humidity set a wildfire exploding overnight into a rampage outside gatlingburg, tennessee. Thousands fleeing their home, with little more than the clothes on their back. Homes and businesses left in smouldering ruins. We learned today, at least three people have been killed. Its happening southeast of knoxville, around the popular resort areas of tennessees great smokey mountains. Thats where Kerry Sanders has the latest. Wow. Reporter the fire storm exploded in seconds. Reporter residents and vacationers thought they were safe, until they looked out their windows. Panic. Thats all we had was panic. We could feel the heat coming off it was nothing but red. Oh, my god, its so hot. Reporter the escape was complicated by narrow mountain roads, flames everywhere. Michael reed separated from his wife and two c
You say it as if its a bad thing, hallie jack sson. Msnbc headquarters here in new york. A day after the midterms, still a number of races to decide, enough results for both parties to take a victory lap. President trump will take his this hour, the president scheduled to appear in the eastern room of the white house for a News Conference roughly 30 minutes from now. Today hes already touted himself as the magic man for last nights senate wins. Never mind losing the house, though. President trump also had a message for the Incoming Democratic majority in the house. Investigate me . We investigate you. We also heard from Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell just a few moments ago. The Democrats In The House will have to decide just how much president ial harassment they think is good strategy. Today is more than about democrats and republicans, its about restoring the constitutions checks and balances to the trump
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Subway tokens. Then we have ted cruz planning to return to the, a New York Daily News cover, giving cruz a big apple welcome. That cover coming on top of a rough start in the city yesterday. Protesters heckling cruz at a stop in a restaurant in the bronx. Not to be out done, donald trump directed fire cruzs way, while making his triumphant return last night. I got this guy standing over here looking at me, talking about new york values with scorn in his face, with hatred. With hatred of new york. So folks, i think you can forget about him. So of course, our Political Team has this race covered today. We want to begin with Kristin Welker at 30 rock with me with the very latest. The clinton and sanders camp, it seems as if secretary clinton is taking the higher road, where sanders is doubling down. Exactly right, thomas. Thats a great point. She is trying to take the high road today, trying to walk back from this entire argument a little bit. And you heard her say, essentially this is on
And didnt. That request did not come to us. It went to the department of justice. Reporter steve king was saying we cant restart civilization. The white house have any reaction . Ill definitely touch base with the president and get back to you. Hallie. Reporter you just said a minute ago what the president meant when he tweeted about the wiretapping was and you sort of explained it. You also stood at the podium and says the tweet speaks for itself. When do you decide a president s twee, when his words are open to interpretation and am they stand on their own . Im sorry, can you further explain . His tweets do speak for themselves. Reporter but you interpreted it for peter saying, well, he didnt mean thats not what i said. No no reporter you said when he meant wiretapping, he meant surveillance. Thats whatnot he said. He had it in quotes. Reporter youre interpreting the tweet for us. No, in some cases ill ask about what the quotes mean. Reporter did you ask this . Yes. He said i was ref
Little too soon. Democrats are pretty good at articulating values, but a little weak on defending them. Mcconnell pledges to talk daca but right now the deal leaves nearly 800,000 dreamers in a living nightmare. Were not pieces on a chess board. Were human beings. And untangling the kushner web. Good luck with that. An investigation brings reports of failing properties and new concerns over Jared Kushners use of the white house for his own Family Business purposes. We begin this morning theres no surprise with Mitch Mcconnells vow to somehow work out a bipartisan immigration deal 17 days from now. Democrats hope that means firsting daca but the white house is already talking about something much bigger. And i have a great team here to break all of it down, starting with msnbcs Garrett Haake on capitol hill. All right, garrett, it is one thing to say youre going to address these issues. Its another to actually do it. So what is Mitch Mcconnell doing to show people that it was more than