Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff puerto rico, prostrate. The u. S. Territorys cries for help grew louder today, and echoed all the way to the white house. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage. Reporter the desperate plea of an island in distress, painted on a rooftop. Nearly a week after Hurricane Maria ravaged puerto rico, most people dont have enough food or Drinking Water and few have electricity. Today, under pressure to do more, President Trump defended the federal recovery effort so far. We have shipped massive amounts of food and water and supplies to puerto rico and we are continuing to do it on an hourly basis. But that island was hit as hard as you can hit. Reporter the president announced hes expand
On tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff puerto rico, prostrate. The u. S. Territorys cries for help grew louder today, and echoed all the way to the white house. P. J. Tobia begins our coverage. Reporter the desperate plea of an island in distress, painted on a rooftop. Nearly a week after Hurricane Maria ravaged puerto rico, most people dont have enough food or Drinking Water and few have electricity. Today, under pressure to do more, President Trump defended the federal recovery effort so far. We have shipped massive amounts of food and water and supplies to puerto rico and we are continuing to do it on an hourly basis. But that island was hit as hard as you can hit. Reporter the president announced hes expanding the aid, and will visit
So the White House Press secretary has a stunning defense of the president tonight, who reportedly dictated his sons misleading statement on his meeting with a russian lawyer. Now, that Statement Read in part, we primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children. We now know that not even is that not the whole story. It doesnt even represent what the story is about. But that did not stop Sarah Huckabee sanders from saying this today. The statement that don junior issued is true. There is no inaccuracy in the statement. Okay. Well, thats not true. From donald trump jr. s only emails, we know this. His own emails show trump jr. Was promised, just in case you have forgotten, documents that would incriminate hillary and be useful to your father. It was part of russias Government Support for trump. The meeting was set up with the promise of dirt coming from the russian government, the russian government which supported trumps support for presidency. They say it is accurat
This tax plan was supposed to be the one legislative victory with donald trump would score before christmas. You probably heard about it. Today trumps deal making understressed if the Republican Controlled Congress cant avoid a government shutdown, he will blame the party that doesnt run congress. If happens, i would absolutely blame the democrats. If it happens, it will be over illegal crime pouring into the country, no border wall. I got elected partially because of the border wall. Partially because of the border wall. And he believes his voters he want him on that wall. Today white house is reeling from something voters say they dont usually want. Pointless partisan sniping in washington. Trump was going to host Democratic Leaders at the white house for a deal making session today. But he couldnt help himself. Then he tweeted, meeting with chuck and nangsy today. I dont see a deal. Lets be clear. Lets even be fair. Donald trump, not the first president to take a political meeting s
Decades. The fact that theyve done this, makes it she was gatekeeper to trump for three decades. Shes being interviewed today. Bloomberg reports that steve bannon and Corey Lewandowski have been asked to speak before that committee. Andrew mccabe sat for another marathon interrogation yesterday. This time about the clinton email investigation. But if republicans are trying to deflect from muellers probe and put the focus back on clinton, this didnt help. Mccabe reportedly confirmed this account from james comey about his conversations with the president. He asked specifically of loyalty in the context of asking me to stay. My common sense told me, whats going on here is hes looking to get something in exchange for granting my request to stay in the job. Our team of nbc news investigative reporters. National security and justice reporter Julie Ainsley and National Political reporter mike ma mowly joins me in the newsroom. Mike, rona graph, if anybody knows him, shes been with him for de