What is aleppo . You are kidding . No. Aleppo is in syria. Its the epicenter of the refugee crisis. Okay, got it, got it. Martha that was stunning. And it will likely leave a mark on his candidacy. The fallout from that coming up. Bill first debate is 18 days from now. The candidates taking tough questions about National Security and Foreign Policy. The first question, what does it take to be commanderinchief. Steadiness. An absolute rock steadiness mixed with strength to be able to make the hard decisions. I built a great company, i have been all over the world. I have dealt with foreign countries. The main thing is i have great judgment. We have to defeat isis. Thats my highest counterterrorism goal. We are not putting Ground Troops into truck ever again and we are not putting Ground Troops into syria. When you look at iraq, how badly that was handled. When president obama took over, likewise its a disaster. I always said we shouldnt be there. But if we were to get out, take the oil.
North korean custody. Why is the kim regime offering torture at the same time . Im brianna keeler. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news tonight. A new white house shakeup. Sean spicer is stepping down as press secretary after just six months on the job. Sources tell cnn his resignation was prompted by President Trumps decision to hire wall street financier Anthony Scaramucci as communications director. Special Counsel Robert Mueller has asked the white house to save all documents related to a controversial meeting attended by donald trump jr. , Jared Kushner and former Campaign Manager Paul Manafort who all sat down last june with a russian lawyer tied to the kremlin. Today is the deadline for trump jr. And manafort to respond to a request from the Senate Judiciary committee to testify in its russian probe. Chairman Chuck Grassley says he might subpoena them if they dont oblige. We are speaking to the chairman of the Homeland Security committee. Hes also a member of the Foreign A
Investigators know so far, coming up shortly. Boots on the ground. The National Guard deploys troops to the u. S. Border with mexico. Its not an unusual move for a president. But whats different this time around, and is it money well spent . And whether the president s comments on air force one offered a major opportunity for Stormy Daniels. We dont think theres any question at this point there is no agreement. The nda is thrown out the window. Plus a new tweet from the porn stars attorney promises a major announcement. New today in the Stormy Daniels saga, Attorney Michael Avenatti saying there will be a major announcement. Nbcs White House Correspondent Geoff Bennett, what all can you tell us about this . Reporter hey there, alex. It all has to do with Stormy Daniels, a. K. A. Stephanie clifford, who in her 60 minutes interview said that a man around the time she was trying to sell her version of the alleged affair with donald trump to a magazine, she said a man approached her in a p
Shinzo abe. Back home, the president defending kim jonguns missile launches while bashing former Vice President joe biden. The white house saying missile tests arent bothering the president despite concerns they violated a resolution. The president s focus in all of this process is on continuing the very Good Relationship that he has with chairman kim, and he feels good that the chairman will stay firm with the commitment that he made to the president and move towards denuclearization. Thats our focus. Nbcs Kristen Welker is joining us now from tokyo where its very early in it is morning for you, after 1 00 in the morning. What can you tell us about today . There was a lot going down, kristen. Reporter what a remarkable day we witnessed, alex. On the one hand you had this personal diplomacy unfolding, as you mentioned, at the top. President trump playing golf with the Prime Minister, then attending that sumo wrestling match, handing out that 6foot trophy rp trophy, the president ial tr