Of it under water tonight. Thousands have been rescued from their homes. Governor activated the entire Texas National guard to help in the response. And much more rain is still expected. Im joined now by nbcs Maya Rodriguez just outside of houston. Maya, we see all of that rain around you, obviously, with the forecast still calling for more. It is calling for more, and it has been raining like this literally for days now, steve. This is a neighborhood where people have been trapped in their homes, neighbors have been coming out to basically help them bringing their own personal boats to go and rescue people. Joining us right now is susan. She has lived in this neighborhood for 40 years. Have you ever seen anything like this . Not ever. Never. No. Its unbelievable. A nightmare. What is going through your mind as you see people ferrying others out of the neighborhood. Thats what we are trying to decide. Should we get out of here . Just bunker down . We have a twostory. We could go upstai
The fbi from doing its job . Did he throw his official influence behind efforts to bend justice from the truth . This is the quest that Robert Mueller per sues to see if the president obstructed justice. We start with breaking news from the the New York Times that reveals new details about the materials that the special counsel has requested from the white house, requests that shed new light on the direction of the ongoing probe. We also tonight are following two natural disasters, of course in puerto rico, Hurricane Maria made landfall as a category 4 store, knocking out power already to the entire island. It may be months before its back on. In mexico, more than 200 people are dead after a 7. 1 magnitude earthquake. The death toll is expected to rise of course as the rescue crews continue to search the rubble in the countrys capital city. Well have live reports coming up. First, to the russia investigation and the document request special counsel Robert Mueller has made of the white
Bystanders in rural guadaloupe county, texas. Tonight, the local sheriff confirms that they recovered 15 ammunition magazines from the scene of the Church Shooting and he reports that all of them were empty. Now, it had previously been reported that the gunman used 30round magazines, so extended magazines. If he went through 15 fully loaded 30round magazines inside that church, that means conceivably he may have fired off more than 400 rounds inside that small building. In addition to the fbi and local Law Enforcement involvement in this investigation, the United States air force and the Inspector General of the department of defense are now involved and thats because of the nexus between the killers disastrous history in the United States air force and the question of how he was able to obtain the guns that he used in this massacre. In 2012, he was serving in the air force when he was courtmartialed for assaulting his wife and for assaulting his infant stepson so severely that he brok
Sympathizers. Lunch date. The president makes the trip to capitol hill today, meeting with Senate Republicans to push his tax plan. I do look at these things as more of a photo op. Theyre not really about substance. And President Trumps personal lawyer meets with investigators on the hill after their initial meeting a month ago was abruptly canceled. But lets begin today with the emerging theory about what led to that deadly ambush in west africa. Three officials briefed on the matter tell nbc it appears the americanled patrol walked right into a trap set by militants who had been tipped off by local villagers costing four americans their lives. Got lots of questions for my panel this morning. I want to start with hans nichols. Officials told nbc they think this was likely a setup. Whats leading them to that conclusion . Facts on the ground. You know, a lot has changed in our understanding and what pentagon officials have told us. One thing that really hasnt changed is this idea that t
The war against isis. And something doesnt add up in puerto rico. Is the math fuzzy when it comes to the power situation and is the death toll higher . Cnn investigates the numbers. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were going to start with the politics lead today. President trump just about three hours away from landing in hawaii on the first leg of his 12day trip to asia. The president leaves behind loads of political baggage and a russia investigation that is seemingly moving ever closer to his inner circle. A federal judge proposed a may 2018 start date for the trial of the president s former Campaign Chair Paul Manafort and his associate rick gates. They face several charges, including conspiracy against the United States. Before leaving the white house today, President Trump was asked if he remembered the meeting with former Campaign Adviser George Papadopoulos in march 2016. Papadopoulos asked candidate trump if he wanted to meet with the russian pre