Again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Day 1,127 of the Trump Administration, leaving 257 days to go until the 2020 president ial election. And we begin tonight with sad word that Funeral Services are pending this evening after the death of outrage earlier today, outrage officially died of exhaustion, though buoyed at the very end by the one bright spot, the realization that its close relative, apathy, survives and is thriving. We are obviously taking some e Poetic License to underscore the gravity of the story that broke in the day. First the New York Times later confirmed by nbc news, the Washington Post and others, the headline is the russians are in the midst of tampering with our next president ial election. More than that, the times reports the effort is to tip the result to donald trump. The campaign, they say, will include tinkering with this years democratic primaries. Getting americans themselves to spread mistruths and divisions and casting doubt on close ele
This situation were in now didnt have to be. And, you know, i feel like part of the reason that Governor Cuomo has become a National Leader and not just the leader of new york on this in this crisis and on this subject is because hes not only speaking plainly about the challenges that are in new york and you can trust what he says and he doesnt say stuff that is made up or aspirational but hes also sort of talking about things as a human being in a way that is very relatable, talking about the anguish and the anxiety and the fear and a lot of the other things that i think other leaders are sort of afraid to talk about for fear of looking weak. It makes him look stronger. I think it also makes him even more trustworthy when hes conveying the terrible news that hes been conveying. But yeah, hes fully there, fully engaged with this crisis in a way that i think connects with people in a powerful way. Its i think hes modeling an important kind of leadership. Yeah, its really a moment where
Americas dad, finally speak up. I want justice. I want justice done. That and more tonight. But i want to begin with what everybody is talking about tonight, and thats letterman all star show. So youve been out there all day. Show is in the can. What can you tell us about it . What do you know brian . Sfwlrks reporter letterman left the stage and said hes never coming back to this building. Thats how final the finale is. And its an extra 20 minutes long because he tape adlittle extra today and in the closing monologue he gave credit to his wife and son. So that ways a big deal. We also saw several former president s including president obama, they appeared in taped vid yes. We saw Steve Martin Tina fey, alec baldwin, a whole cast of characters were there for his final top ten list. And were looking at some of the pictures chris rock among others. Are they going to run it in its entirety . Reporter they are. They had to decide that a couple hours ago. Yes, they are going to run the whol
Im christine romans. John berman is taking the day off. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Isis on the rampage seizing control of the ancient city of palmyra. The two stunning victories forcing the government to reassess the terror strategy. The focus is securing the province went of baghdad. I want to bring in Senior Correspondent arwa damon. I want to talk about the history and the city which was taken by isis. How important was it and what is happening . Reporter palmyra is stunning. Syrian government saying prior to the victory by isis they managed to move out the artifacts that were moveable. At the end of the day, you have the stunning sprawling city that is centuries old that once stood as a key location on the crossroads for the trade routes that one from the roman empire to persia and indivisiblea and china. Now at the mercy and whether or not they will destroy it as they have other sites in iraq. Palmyra capture is significant and it opens new routes for isis toward the capital of
Kaine lost out. At the time it didnt seem like that big of issue, but really oh come on. I have been waiting my whole life to give this please michael its always great to hear analysis of hollywoods most glamorous night from a guy who watched it in sweat pants while eating easy mac with a spork. Someone is also here in the war room, check us out on line at current. Com. Have a great right. Michael is it a bunch of papal bull. This moment is going on. Now it is knocking at the door of the conclave. Michael and then last night argo wins the best picture oscar, but former president jimmy carter said that they do not get enough credit. Argo is spelt with an a. Ben affleck was in tehran for a day and a half. The real hero was tim tailor, the canadian ambassador. Michael and dont look now but there is a slowspeed chase. Lets go there life. Aim not exactly whose idea it was to put me behind the wheel of someones 85,000 electric vehicle. But they have, and well show you why coming up. Michael