Good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Former First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of the 41st president , mother to the 43rd, died this evening the at the age of 92. Well have a remembrance of her a bit later on in this broadcast tonight. But we begin with day 453 of this Trump Administration. Tonight the president is hosting the Prime Minister of japan at maralago. When hes at his estate, donald trump has been known to call on a wide variety of friends and outside advisers, and tonight we have a new picture of just how influential one of those people is. Robert costa of the Washington Post, who is standing by to join us in just a bit, has coauthored a report tonight on Sean Hannitys role in the world of donald trump. Costa and his colleagues write it this way, quote, the phone calls between President Trump and sean hannity come early in the morning or late at night, after the fox news host goes off the air. They discuss ideas for hannitys show, trumps frust
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Debate. Ainsley gut check time. They have to have at least 2 in the major polls. They have to have x amount of dollars. Its beading people out. Steve its weeding a lot of them out. Right now only 10 are in. We will keep you posted on that. Ainsley today is the last day. Steve before politics, lets talk a little bit about what the administration is doing. The Trump Administration is debating more than hundreds of millions of dollars in Homeland Security funds to ramp up security at our southern border. Brian do they have a choice . Democrats are blasting the move, calling it meanwhile schumer directly cruel and backwards. Ainsley Griff Jenkins joins us live as Hurricane Dorian is bearing down on puerto rico. Lots to talk about. Griff lots to talk about. Fight on our hand. Speaker pelosi is blasting the moving of 271 million like fema and coast guard. She says this. Stealing from appropriate funds is always unacceptable but to pick the pockets of Disaster Relief funding to fund appalling
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The other big question, why call summit 2. 0 . The guy who hand delivered a note to the president from kim. What was in the letter the costume to say we will have another summit . This is only half, i cant give up all the sanctions for that part of the country. Jillian lets talk about the host of hannity who is reporting live all week. We want to ask what he thought of this decision for the president saying its not a good deal. Was this a success or a disappointment . Reporter the president was very clear, thank you for having me. The president is so clear all week, in telegraphing he doesnt want to rush this, he prefers a good deal and if it takes time it takes time. You know what is funny and i see this in the news media, they may be take a little bit of time and try to understand donald trump a little bit more maybe they could read the art of the deal. One of the bestselling Business Books in history. What does he say . If you want to be a great business person up to the last second