Which will bring the country to its knees while doing nothing to help them cluster. Like i try to appease the west concerns over the rising influence of china in the south asian region off the baiting dog with one of its naval ships. That with very well well, can see you because of the international with the latest world news update. Its great to have you with us this out. I. We start with the latest developments in southern ukraine. Russias Defense Ministry warrants that key of the plans, a provocation at a Nuclear Power plant. The next 24 hours to coincide with the un secretary generals visit. Take here. I mean, hes just all brushes, Defense Ministry is under the impression that ukraine, along with its patrons, is planning to play the provocation cards, but causing what they consider a minor accident at the Nuclear Power plant, when thereby disrupting the normal and safe operation of the facility. While putting the blame on russia, the Defense Ministry also was that key of has previo
Paddock to carry out the mass shooting. In las vegas paddocks motive remains unclear, but were learning more about paddocks plan and what he did in the days leading up to the shooting. What we know is Stephen Paddock is a man who spent decades acquiring weapons and ammo and living a secret life, much of which will never be fully stood. You have to make the assumption he had to have some help at some point. New information on what paddocks girlfriend is saying to investigators. Her attorney reading her statement. I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man. Investigators are grateful for her cooperation, but they will have many more questions. Multiple senior Law Enforcement officials have told nbc he researched other locations in boston and chicago. Nbc news has new details on exactly what paddock researched in those other cities. Lets get right to our reporters for the latest on the investigation and what is happening on capitol hill. Nbc news justice correspondent Pete Willia
President. According to multiple people shortly after President Trumps win, the president s fixer was pitching himself to potential clients. Like pharmaceutical giant novartis. A company that cohen immediately approached. Another one described as boiling down to this. I dont know whos been representing you, but you should fire them all. Im the guy you should hire. Im closest to the president. Im his person lawyer. It appears it worked for novartis. Cohen is accused of being paid nearly 2 million by Major Companies for socalled insight into the president s thinking. Taking millions from a client list that didnt just have novartis, it also included at t, korean air space and a Russian Oligarch with close ties to the kremlin. Sarah sanders today questioned b again and again about these transactions. And again and again, the answer to nearly a dozen questions was pretty much the same response. Do you know whether mr. Cohen ever approach ed the white hous as a representative of any of those
Elections, they won by a big enough majority that not only did the democrats take, of course, the chairmanship and the numerical majority on every committee in the house. On the Intelligence Committee, it was actually a really big shift in terms of the numbers. Republicans not only lost the chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee, they lost four seats for republican members. Now luckily for the republicans, that loss of four seats on that incredibly Crucial Committee thats right at the heart of the russia investigation, them losing four seats on that committee didnt entail very hard Decision Making for the republican leadership. And thats because they lost four seats but also four republican members of congress who had been on that committee either retired or lost their seats anyway. So they were gone. So it wasnt like a really difficult game of Musical Chairs there. They lost four guys and they lost four guys. Guess which seat just got emptied . Nevertheless, republican leader Kevi
Chairmanship of the Intelligence Committee, they lost four seats for republican members. Now luckily for the republicans, that loss of four seats on that incredibly Crucial Committee thats right at the heart of the russia investigation, them losing four seats on that committee didnt entail very hard Decision Making for the republican leadership. And thats because they lost four seats but also four republican members of congress who had been on that committee either retired or lost their seats anyway. So they were gone. So it wasnt like a really difficult game of Musical Chairs there. They lost four guys and they lost four guys. Guess which seats just got emptied . Nevertheless, republican leader Kevin Mccarthy and the Republican House leadership, they waited a full two weeks before naming new members to the Intelligence Committee today, even though they basically ended up just carrying over their entire membership from the last congress. There was one guy they swapped out, but that was