Appears to be closing in on. Well dive into the latest developments out of the Mueller Investigation when Senate Intelligence Committee Member angus king joins me live. We want to begin with the breaking news. Hundreds of mile rants rushing the u. S. Border near san diego. Pedestrians and road crossings have been closed in both directions at what is the worlds busiest border crossing. And it comes as we are hearing two different stories from the u. S. And mexico about a supposed deal requiring asylum applicants to stay in mexico while their cases are processed in the u. S. So were waiting on nbc news correspondent hans nichols. As soon as hes available well jump and talk to him. For now, i want to welcome in the panel. Joining me on set, jonathan swan. Cofounder of the beat dc, tiffany cross, republican strategist, rick tyler and Nbc News National Security reporter julia ainsley. We were hoping to have this conversation with hans to get a better sense really of what is going on, on the
Well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters in new york. This was day 908 of the trump administration, and while there is no joy in it, one way of summing up today is this. Our governments broken, our politics are broken, washington is no longer functional, and the cracks in our society are deepening. Ks much of this day was taken up by the discussion of racist statements by the president. Si then tonight came the news that had so many people thinking back to when we were different, the death just tonight of retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul stevens at the age of 99. Well have more on his t extraordinary life and legacy later on in this broadcast. But first, to the news of this day. And tonight that includes a rebuke of the president of the United States, a vote of th congress to condemn him for telling four members of congress, all u. S. Citizens, to go back to their home countries. The Washington Post described the scene on the house floor earlier this evening.
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