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From our nbc news headquarters in new york, day 603 of the trump administration. And while it has not diminished the damage, it is delivering florence is now thankfully a Tropical Storm. Still pounding the carolinas and well have a late live update ahead. We begin with a huge announcement that Paul Manafort, the man who offered to work for donald trump for free, is tonight working for the feds. The man who has enjoyed the good life after a lifetime of orbiting at or near the top of the republican political solar system has been living in jail of late. Today Donald Trumps Campaign Chairman plea...

Paul manafort struck a deal with Robert Muellers team. A deal that could have big implications for the russia probe. The Campaign Chairman pleading guilty to two federal counts filed in washington, d. C. And also admitting his guilty on charges that a jury in virginia last month could not settle on. Hes now obliged to cooperate with prosecutors in full which appears flipping against the president potentially as the plea makes clear manafort must cooperate in any and all matters as to which the government deems cooperation relevant. In his first statement reacting to todays development, donald ...

And i said, chris, sadly, i think this is who we are. What i said is this is not who we were when were at our best. Its not who we should be. But sadly this is who we are now. This is the thing that galls me the most. Every time you point out something thats happening now that is that should not be happening, the kneejerk response is, well, obama did it. Well, somebody else did it. You know, well, Hillary Clinton. And no one wants to take responsibility for whats happening now. None of the people that they always blame, the kneejerk response to go back to about well, this person did it back in...

And i said, chris, sadly, i think this is who we are. What i said was this is not who we were when were at our best. Its not who we should be. But sadly this is who we are now. This is the thing that galls me the most. Every time you point out something thats happening now that is that should not be happening, the kneejerk response is, well, obama did it. Well, somebody else did it. You know, well, hillary clinton. And no one wants to take responsibility for whats happening now. None of the people that they always blame, the kneejerk response to go back to about, well, this person did it back ...

Plus, a new scandal surrounding a member of the president s cabinet. Did he help give cover to an accused serial pedophile . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Shocking news with special Counsel Robert Mueller announcing a Cooperation Agreement with and a new felony charge against the president s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen making a surprise appearance in a federal court today pleading guilty to lying to congress about President Trumps business dealings in russia, and cohen said he did it to help then candidate donald trump who was telling voters at the time he had no commer...