And mexico city after the terrible quake and heroic rescue operations under way as the 11th hour gets under way tonight. And good evening, once again from our nbc headquarters here in new york. Tonight the damage from these two natural disasters is very nearly indescribable. Were going to get reports from both the hurricane damage in puerto rico and the earthquake aftermath in mexico. Both of them later on in this broadcast. It is also day 244 of the Trump Administration, and tonight we have new stories and new headlines that reveal a lot about where the Mueller Investigation is right now, how expensive it is, how lasting an effort it is. The latest news tonight comes from the Washington Post and zeros in on Paul Manafort. Specifically his communications on the campaign before trump became a nominee. He offered to provide briefings on the race to a russian billionaire closely aligned with the kremlin, according to people familiar with the discussions. Manafort wrote in the july 7, 2016
space to do their work. well, mr. secretary we re all thinking of you. 3.5 million american citizens, those who have been to puerto rico know them as welcoming, indus tres people. they have contributed so much to the united states of america. we are hoping now the united states of america does everything in its power for the people and the infrastructure of puerto rico because you just heard the need is massive, and the need is urgent. louis rivera maron in puerto rico secretary of state. coming up after another break here for us, iran s president responds to our own president. and senate republicans moving ahead on that plan to repeal and replace obamacare. all of that when the 11th hour continues. aska. this is john. he s on his way to work in new mexico.