Politico reporting that according to an internal document, the department of health and Human Services has created a quote unaccompanied children Reunification Task force, a first step toward reunifying thousands of Migrant Children in the agencys custody with their families. Earlier today, a Senior Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to nbc that about 500 children and parents have been reunited since may. We saw one today, a mother from guatemala, who wasreunited in maryland with her 7yearold son. They had been separated at the border a month ago. As the administration attempts to deal with President Trumps executive order ending the separation policy, he is also now firing back at his critics. This afternoon at the white house, the president hosted families whose children have been killed allegedly by undocumented immigrants. Were gathered today to hear directly from the american victims of illegal immigration. You know, you hear the other side. You never hear this sid
Russia investigation. The president and his allies in congress have been hammering rosenstein over this mueller inquiry, and the house has given the Deputy Attorney general until july 6th to turn over some sensitive documents related to that investigation. Some House Republicans have floated the threat of holding rosenstein in contempt of congress, a potential first step to his possible impeachment, if he doesnt comply with this request. This afternoon, trump was asked about that. I think the whole thing is going to work out. I think that hell give what is necessary. I really believe its going to work out very easily between rod and between the rest of the group. I think theyll get what they need. We should explain these are comments recorded by audio and not video when the president visited reporters in the back of air force one, flying from andrews to north jersey for the weekend. You may recall rosenstein wrote the memo, in effect the cover story that the white house used to justify
Campaign. But tonight new reporting on what an fbi informant was actually investigating inside the trump camp. Plus Rudy Giuliani claims Robert Mueller has narrowed the scope of potential questions for donald trump, which would officially qualify as an interesting development. And were live in santa fe, texas, tonight where ten people are dead, ten wounded in a School Shooting outside houston as the 11th hour begins on a friday night. And good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Tonight the death toll is ten in santa fe, texas, following this nations latest mass School Shooting. The accused gunman is in custody. He is 17. Well have a live report from texas ahead in this broadcast, but first we begin with what was day 484 of the Trump Administration and the president s new attacks on the fbi. Stepping up the pressure on the bureau and the Justice Department as part of his latest moves to cast doubt on the entire russia investigation as led by Robert Muell
New charges against the former Trump Campaign chairman. It is even more clear tonight that Paul Manafort is in a world of trouble. Earlier day manafort was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice for allegedly trying to tamper with witnesses in his case. As we reported, muellers team is seeking to have manaforts bail revised or taken away entirely over these allegations. Late tonight, manafort responded to muellers bail filing, saying the accusations of attempted witness tampering are based, quote, on the thinnest of evidence. Manafort is due in court on june 15 to find out if he will immediately head to jail. The same obstruction charges were also brought today against manaforts longtime russian associate, Konstantin Kilimnik. Todays indictment says that around february and april of this year, quote, the defendants Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik knowingly and intentionally conspired to corruptly persuade another person with intent to inf
Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for brian williams. Day 470 of the trump administration. We have breaking news from the New York Times about when trump had knowledge of the sixfigure hush money payment to Stormy Daniels. One of the authors of that story, matt apuzzo, will join us in just a moment. He and his colleagues writing tonight, quote, President Trump knew about a sixfigure payment that michael d. Cohen, his personal lawyer, made to a pornographic film actress several months before he denied any knowledge of it to reporters aboard air force one in april according to two people familiar with the arrangement. It was not immediately clear when mr. Trump learned of the payment, which mr. Cohen made in october 2016 at a time when news Media Outlets were poised to pay her for her story about an alleged affair with mr. Trump in 2006. But three people close to the matter said mr. Trump knew that mr. Cohen had succeeded in kee