accepting damaging information on a political opponent from a foreign power. it was response to a question about his son don jr. and that email he received back in june 2016 from a business associate, the associate wrote the russian government was willing to give the trump campaign quote, document and information that would incriminate hillary and her dealings with russia and would be useful to your father. the email goes on to say the information is part of russia and government support for mr. trump. don jr. response, if it is what you say, i love it. let s put yourself in a position of new york congressman, somebody comes up and says hey, i have information on your opponent, would you go to the fbi? i don t think i have gone to the fbi in my whole life. you don t call the fbi. you throw somebody out of your office. al gore called the fbi. stolen briefing book. well, that s different. this is somebody that says we have information on your opponent. oh, let me call t
from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 874 of the trump administration, just the past few hours we had something of an avalanche of breaking news including if there is such a thing anymore of a stunning admission from the president himself. one veteran politico put it tonight, the president s comments were shocking but not surprising. it came during an interview with george stephanopoulos, abc news which the president indicated he would not have problems accepting damaging information from a political opponent from a foreign power. it was response to a question about his son don jr. and that e-mail he received back in june 2016 from a business associate, the associate wrote the russian government was willing to give the trump campaign quote, document and information that would in criminate hillary and her dealings with russia and would be useful to your father. the e-mail goes onto say the information is part of russia and government support for mr. trump. don
plus, a rare house hearing on slavery reparations leads to plenty of drama, heckling, firing boos, and cheers, as a list of growing 2020 democrats demands america pay up for the sins of the pass. some african-americans say it would be counterproductive, so you will hear from both sides. and later, los angeles mayor eric garcetti feeling the heat on the homelessness crisis plaguing his city. residents say he is failing so badly that some are working to recall him. he says he is going to need more time to fix the overwhelming problem. hello and welcome to fox news @ night, i m shannon bream in washington. we begin tonight with correspondent kristin fisher with late-breaking news over joe biden s latest controversy. good evening, kristin fisher kristin. good evening, shannon. these are the sharpest comments so far. cory booker says he should apologize for working with senators who supported segregation. biden had a chance to do it tonight when he was walking to a fund-raiser
the house judicial committee. the president, a beautiful letter from kim jong-un and new reporting on the young north korean dictatoor the 11th hour on a wednesday night starts right now. and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 874 of the trump administration, just the past few hours we had something of an avalanche of breaking news including if there is such a thing anymore of a stunning admission from the president himself. one veteran politico put it togeth tonight, the president s comments were shocking but not surprising. it came during an interview with george stephanopoulos, abc news which the president indicated he would not have problems accepting damaging information from a political opponent from a foreign power. it was response to a question about his son don jr. and that e-mail he received back in june 2016 from a business associate, the associate wrote the russian government was willing to give the trump campaign quote
we ll talk to one of the key leaders of the protests. and the man, the myth, the enigma. just who is kim jong-un? who is this brutal dictator that donald trump says writes him beautiful letters? the definitive biography. but first, here s my take. this week, we watched an unusual spectacle. the foreign minister of germany, one of the united states closest allies went to tehran and announced that a european payment system designed as an alternative to the dollar would soon be ready. the dollar s dominance in global transactions which is a huge benefit for america and americans will be hard to displace. but this is a warning sign, the canary in the coal mine. america s closest allies are working hard to find ways to undermine a crucial underpinning of american global power. why? it s simple. the trump administration s abuse of this power. the united states sits atop the world for now. but there are forces eroding that lofty status. some of these are deep structural shifts li