Good evening, and its great to have you with us here on a monday night, and we begin with the major new headline from the white house tonight. President trump naming his new National Security adviser, sitting on a couch there at the president s maralago club. President trump introducing Lieutenant General h. R. Mcmaster, calling him a man of tremendous talent and tremendous experience. This comes after general mike flynn was fired by the president after a call with russia. The president saying it was not the call. It was an issue of trust. Late last week, the president offering the job to someone else, vice admiral Robert Harward turning down the post. Citing personal reasons. So tonight, who is this Lieutenant General who has said yes . Abcs cecilia vega leading us off from the white house. Reporter the president making the surprise announcement today, from a couch in his ornate maralago clubhouse. Seated right there next to him, his new National Security adviser, general h. R. Mcmast
Are doing what we have to do, going after bad guys with guns. Bill a gun wielding 18yearold shot dead by police after being released from custody by a judge. A shocking situation. Caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. Sb 16 begins right now. Bill hi, i am bill oreilly. Thanks for watching us tonight. Mass hysteria over general michael flynn. That is a subject of this evenings talking points memo. As we reported last night, the National Security advisor has resigned because the Trump Administration says it lost confidence in him. The story is a bit complicated but it boils down to this. Flynn had contact with the Russian Ambassador in late december, while barack obama was still president. According to leaks from the intelligence agencies, flynn discussed mr. Obamas a sanctions against russia. Then, general flynn denied that to Vice President mike pence. The fbi also interviewed general flynn and if you lied to them can better be a crime. However, that is a big if. It is not
Most famous landmark and if they did, what was it . There was one problem with what the president said. This sums it up. We start this news plea from sweden to the u. S. Government asking what is your president talking about . After bewildering officials in sweden, President Trump is explaining a remark he made over the weekend where he suggested a terror related incident had taken place in the country. Were getting a look at the potential candidates to replace Michael Flynn after Robert Harward turned down the job. Thousands of people are expected to protest Donald Trumps immigration policies in an effort called not my president s day. Hey there, good morning. Its monday, february 20th. President trump has been in office one month and this morning the white house is still trying to put key chess pieces in place after firing Michael Flynn last week. And were look the draft me moments for new deportation and immigration time lines. Kelly odonnell has the details. Reporter good morning.
This wall street journal page one story, spies keep intelligence from donald trump on leak concerns. President trump the wall street journal did a story today that was almost as disgraceful as the feeling New York Timess story yesterday. Any suggestion that the United States Intelligence Community, this was just given to us, is withholding information and not providing the best possible intelligence to the president and his National Security team is not true. Martha while the president awaits the confirmation for senator dan coats, who is going to be as director of National Intelligence and a big important coordinator and all of the scum of the New York Times is winning this headline. White house plans to have trump ally review intelligence agencies, an outsider. We are joined for the white house reaction and tony schaefer. We begin tonight with catherine herridge. Catherine. Thank you, martha. Based on the reporting tonight, there is deep unease at the fbi over new Law Enforcement lak
Showing girls they can do anything the boys can. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening to our viewers in the west. Hillside still scarred by summer fires in danger of sliding away this evening as the winddriven rains force hundreds to evacuate their homes. The water that along parts of droughtstricken california once prayed for now coming too fast in this historic season, triggering flooding. Miguel almaguer is in california with the latest. Reporter Southern California is in the bulls eye, the most powerful storm in years unleashing a months worth of rain in a single day. These roads, not rivers. And its just getting started. 70mileanhour winds, flash flooding and mudslides, a deadly storm that has also shut down major freeways. If i see that its getting really, really bad, im out of here. Reporter in the suburbs of los angeles, thousands of people are under mandatory evacuations.