Heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. A hasty withdrawal would create a vacuum that terrorists, including isis and al qaeda, would instantly fill a core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time based approach to one based on conditions. President trump now promising to pump additional troops in the war torn country, not specifying how many and not naming any particular benchmarks for success. The major policy reversal for donald trump who in the past urged the United States to get out of afghanistan. How many troops are going . Well, the answer to that i think will be based on conditions on the ground. One thing is to be a candidate and talk about what you think the other thing is to be a president and talk about what you know. In some ways it was his most courageous speech because he told the truth at the very beginning. Largely stuck to a script last night. Americans will wait to see what they hear from him this evening when
And global stocks follow u. S. Markets higher after signs of a strong christmas retail season. But there are warning signs for the president bubbling under the surface. The New York Times notes there are economic warning signs for President Trump in the midwest related to manufacturing numbers in states that are key to his reelection. The times also points out that President Trumps trade deals raise rather than remove economic barriers and that thats a significant shift in trade policy. And the outlook for farmers isnt as rosy as team trump hopes to convey. I want to bring in heather long, chris lu, and anna egerton. Welcome to all of you. Heather, let me start with you. All week ive been talking about these recordbreaking stock markets, the percentage gains on the dow, the nasdaq, the s p 500, which are the best since 1997 or so, depending on what happens in the next few days may even be stronger. You combine that with a gdp growth rate thats not bad. And someone who didnt look under
School after his father was caught paying a bribe to get him into georgetown. New developments tonight, a toddler missing for three days found alive at the edge of a 50foot cliff. We hear from his parents and the firefighter that found him. Were taking you beyond the meat craze sweeping Grocery Stores and restaurants. It tastes like real meat. I cant tell the difference. Whats the secret why so many people cant get enough. Announcer this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone we are coming on the air with breaking news tonight coming out of Southern California a plane down at a military airbase crashing into a building it happened near or at March Air Reserve Base in riverside cali in Los Angeles Joe fryer starts us off with the latest coming in. The f16 fighter jet punched the hole in the roof of a large warehouse. So far knbc reports one person was injured on the ground. T ami. Thats a [ bleep ] airplane thats a military airplane in our building. Reporter Officia