Stay updated with breaking news from Foreign minister. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
good morning, it s wednesday, september 20th. we are following a number of stories. president trump was america first se u.n. and steps up his warnings to north korea meanwhile, republican as far as see daylight on health care reform. some gop governors aren t so sure about that. the russian investigation rolls on with new details on who s paying the president s legal bills but first, two natural disasters unfolding in real time. rescue efforts happening right now in mexico after a powerful earthquake ripped through that country yesterday and hurricane maria about to slam directly into puerto rico. we ll go straight to meteorologist bill karins with a check on the storm s latest track. bill. power knocked out. roof damage done, structural damages beginning as the strongest weekends are moving on shore in puerto rico. overnight, can you see the storm, 124-mile-per-hour winds in st. croix. now the storm is about to make landfall. let s get into the zoomed in radar. you see s ....
they have a first amendment right to do that, but nfl owners also have a right to fire those players. reporter: this is all happening just one day after president trump rescinded his invitation for golden state warriors guard steph curry to visit the white house. now the entire team isn t going, but the hockey team that just won the stanley cup, they re taking a different approach. i m talking about the pittsburgh penguins, they put out a statement this morning that reads, quote: the pittsburgh penguins respect the institution of the office of the president and the longstanding tradition of championship teams visiting the white house. any agreement or disagreement with the president s politics, policies or agenda can be expressed in other ways. and, in fact, president trump tweeted about that very statement and praised the penguins for sticking by the tradition and coming to the white house regardless of where the players stand on politics. but, you know, all of this i hate t ....
burgdorf. while rescue efforts are still under way, mexican crews race to save people trapped beneath the crumblings. the u.s. geological survey said yesterday s quake was centered near the town of san juan roboso. officials have lowered the death toll to 217 after initially raising to over 250 overnight. dozens of buildings were reduced to rubble or severely damaged in densely populated parts of the city. the president says roughly 40% of the capital is without power. meanwhile officials say at least 25 children and adults after their school in mexico city has collapsed. 11 people have been rescued. still others unaccounted for. this is video from our colleagues at telemundo of their office in mexico, shaking during that earthquake. you see them bracing themselves agency the tv monitors begin to sway. president trump tweeted his support. writing god bless the people of mexico city. we are with you and we will be there for you. steve, good to talk to you this morning. just a ....
thank you oh thank you. thank you thank you very much ok ok. thank you. very much. and we begin the day with a former president on the run who says he s not today a spanish chord subpoenaed carlist put him on the alstad president of the spanish region catalonia but mr burrage the ma was nowhere in spain to be found earlier today he appeared before reporters and cameras in brussels the whereabouts of mr bridge to ma and several members of his deposed cabinet had been unclear following some unprecedented moves on friday by the spanish government madrid fired mr bridge tomorrow and the entire cattle on parliament after it voted to declare independence from spain or tonight mr porridge tomorrow faces charges of rebellion and sedition if convicted he could spend the rest of his life in prison but he ll need to return public prosecutor s offices if he doesn t they will ask that you watched the. issue of european arrest warrants now if it is that if he were to theory you know this is ....
the delusion that they have just latched themselves to trump and to this presidency. so frankly, i would be surprised if they ever get off the ship. it s going to be an issue in 2018. the voters have a say. jennifer rubin, great to have you. the rachel maddow show starts right now. good evening, thank you, my friend. a bunch of news has broken late today and into this evening, stories we re continuing to follow as developing news stories. that includes the federal court in washington, d.c., unsealing a new batch of documents in the special counsel s criminal case against trump campaign chairman paul manafort and trump campaign official rick gates. the 12-count felony indictment against them was unsealed yesterday alongside a guilty plea from a more junior campaign official who now admits he lied to the fbi about his russia contacts during the campaign. that was all yesterday. this new filing unsealed tonight by the federal court in washington lays out the first overt r ....