Who fought back when teeth clamped down on her leg, how she got him to let go. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc nightly news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with stunning late breaking news. President trump has fired james comey as director of the fbi. It comes without warning and sending shock waves across washington this evening, the president dismissing the man who was leading the investigation into his campaign. Comey, an obama appointee, with less than four years into a 10 year term when he became a political lightning rod over the last year between investigations into Hillary Clinton and into possible collusion between the Trump Campaign and the russian government. We get late details now from our chief white house reporter, hallie jackson. Reporter tonight, a Stunning Development that seemed to come with little warning. The president abruptly firing james comey, writing to him, you are not able to
With Vladimir Putin before he hit the ice. Reporter how will the firing of james comey affect u. S. Russia relations . Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. In a previous career, President Trump was a master at explaining why he fired someone, but critics are not buying his explanation for the firing of james comey. The president told reporters today that comey wasnt doing a good job as director of the f. B. I. Mr. Trump is the first president since Richard Nixon to fire a Law Enforcement official investigating the white house. The timing raises questions. Comey had just asked for more resources for his investigation of russian interference in the u. S. Election, including possible collusion by team trump. Ghll start at the white house tonight with Major Garrett. Reporter as comparisons to watergate swirled, President Trump met today in the oval office with president Richard Nixons secretary of state, henry kissi
And of course, russia and turke turkey. Also within this framework, together, we can find a solution in syria. We are engaged within the International Community. We welcome to you until the end, until victory. That being said, in the long run, we need to win back peace and make sure syria does not fall into any jeopardy in the region. To that effect, the approach with which we agreed means that we can work and work on all the situations in the region. To contain iran in the region. We will continue to work to that effect within the u. N. Security council to make sure the military and law, the preconditions of chemical weapons are hopefully complied with, to that effect, we will work with our partners in building a sustainable, political solution, an inclusive one that will include germany and once again, i will present present we will present that terrorism is not the future. We know where we stand, france will continue to work on major piece visits i think i can say businesses, resear
Publicly released. He sent out a tweet and he didnt give specific numbers, but he did seem to be enthusiastic, writing, quote, looking forward to seeing the unemployment numbers at 8 30 this morning. The president is traditionally briefed on these numbers before theyre publicly released. The numbers are good. The department of labor says 223,000 jobs were added last month and the Unemployment Rate is down to 3. 8 . Thats the lowest Unemployment Rate since 2000, but some say the president s tweet early friday morning crossed a line and violated longstanding federal rules. The former press secretary to president george w. Bush and contributor Ari Fleischer said this certainly was a nono, the advanced info is sacrosanct and not to be shared. They say the white house did nothing wrong. I looked at the tweet this morning, i dont think he gave anything away. The president welcomed a top north korean official to the white house, kim yong chol. And the president announced the summit is back on
Soon. Friday marks the next pay period in which the standoff is not solved, paychecks would not be going out. The president is holding out for money for his approval and threatening a possible declaration of the National Emergency to get it done. That will be the focus of his address to the nation tomorrow night in his schedule had to the border on thursday. Democrats already ramping up to fight the president if he tries to bypass congress. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts tells us where things stand at minute. Good evening. The First Time Since taking the presidency, President Trump will address the nation from the oval office. The location carries with it a sense of gravitas. President trump hopes it will help sell his demands for 5. 7 billion to build a barrier on our southern border. And his address tomorrow night President Trump will frame his demands for money for a border wall is a critical matter of National Security. Leaving for a retreated campaign yesterday, the