States and all around the world. Im randi k newsroom starts right now. Around the world, good day to you. We start with parents and children still held right now in these Immigration Detention Centers in the United States. Theres a great deal of confusion about how r if they will be reunited even after promises and plans to do so. And this after u. S. President Donald Trumps zero tolerance policy separated them and hes sticking to that stampbs. Some day he tweeted we cannot allow all these parttime to invade our country. He added they should be deported immediate ly with, quote, no judges or court cases. And the image you see here are the people right now caught in this political cross fire. More than 2,000 children there separated from their families and kept in Processing Centers like what youre seeing here along the u. S. Border with mexico. Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren visited one such center in mccallen, texas, visibly shaken. She spoke about what she saw and heard. Reporte
Team usa. And after dumping john kelly, trumps first choice for chief of staff says no to the job. In an episode the New York Times says left the president feeling humiliated. As the 11th hour gets under way on a monday night. Well, good evening, once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 690 of the Trump Administration. Tonight, there is news of yet another plea deal with this russian connection. The New York Times says maria butina, an accused russian spy who cultivated relationships with the nra and powerful gop conservatives, has agreed to plead guilty to conspireing to act as a foreign agent. The plea deal includes cooperating with federal prosecutors. We will have more on this story just ahead in our broadcast. But we begin with the president and the white house trying to deal with this new reality after the revelations made in Fridays Court filings from Robert Mueller and from the Southern District of new york. Part of doj. Federal prosecutors in the Michael
Remembering an american hero, the boundless spirit of america. This is someone we can look back on as a leader of American History that we would like our children to be like. Its tough to imagine politics without john mccain, but we need to go on. Im not a pessimist about the future. I still think were a shining sitting on the hill. Coming up, the passing of john mccain. Also ahead, honesty on the russian probe. Why the new poll could be a warning to President Trump, especially to republicans. An impeachment talk. The worst week for democrats to call for his ouster. Ill alex witt here at headquarters in new york. New this hour, the makeshift memorial outside senator mccains Phoenix Office is growing as his constituents pay their respects. On capitol hill, majority leader mcconnell putting out a statement saying, the senators body will lie in state as part of a ceremony there. Also new at this hour, colleagues on both sides of the aisle are reflecting on his life as they prepare to say
Consulate and never coming out. And now an investigation into whether he was killed inside. And wheres the body . This is cnn breaking news. We begin today with breaking news in the politics lead. The resignation of u. N. Ambassador, nikki haley, surprising trump cabinet officials and disappointing both trump friends and foe. President trump just spoke about the major exit and speculation about who might replace haley. Were going to bring the tape in just moments. Earlier, the president appraised haley as a fantastic person and was describing her decision as something he said was a long time coming. Haley said it was simply time to step aside. And she preempted questions from the president , insisting shes not going to run for president in 2020. Lets get right to cnns jeff zeleny in council bluffs, iowa, where the president is holding a rally tonight. Jeff, the president just spoke on his way to the rally where you are, moments ago, and spoke about the speculation that his daughter, iv
Suspect two attacks on american diplomats in two hemispheres could be the work of one bad actor, russia. Well get to those stories in just a moment. But we start with whats become the largest peacetime evacuation we have ever seen in this country. More than 1 million in three states are being told to get out. Hurricane florence is barreling toward the carolina coast. Shes expected to roar ashore by friday as a powerful category 4 storm. Even after landfall, shell be dangerous. Some areas are bracing for catastrophic flooding. A staggering 1. 5 million residents and tourists have been ordered to evacuate in North Carolina, South Carolina and virginia. This is what it actually looked like on highway 501 in myrtle beach just a short time ago. This is myrtle beach South Carolina, highway 501, running north and south there. As a caravan of cars tried to get out of town. I lived in South Carolina back in 89 when hugo hit it. Slammed the coast as a cat 4. This one expected to weaken as it app