. >>> well, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarter here in new york. day 162 of the trump administration. what was billed as energy week saw the president pour a lot of his time and attention into a twitter war with the morning anchors on this network. for a second day he chose to post on twitter about "morning joe" after the program's hosts responded to his attacks. he wrote, quote, watched low-rated "morning joe" for the first time in long time. fake news. he called me to stop a "national enquirer" article. i said no, bad show. here is what led to those unfiltered thoughts from the president, a new revelation from joe scar borough that the president might have been willing and able to kill a tabloid story if he got an apology and more favorable coverage. >> we got a call that, hey, the national inquirer is going to run a negative story against you guys. and it was -- you know, the president is friend with the guy that runs the national inquirer. and they said if you call the president up and you apologize for your coverage, here is what led to it. un

. >>> good evening ink from our nbc news headquarters in new york. in for brian williams opinion day 169 of the trump administration saw the president trump who spent most of the 169 days of his presidency under the specter of the russian role in 2016 election sitting down with vladimir putin. the meeting was scheduled 30 minutes and lasted more than two hours. in front of the cameras president trump sounded upbeat. >> we look forward to a lot of very positive things happening for russia, for the united states. and for everybody concerned. and it's an honor to be with you. thank you. thank you. >> for days the headlines were all about the fact that the meeting was going to happen. now that it's over the headlines are all about the conflicting accounts of what was said in the meeting. rex tillerson, the only u.s. cabinet official in the meeting said that president trump pushed putin on russia's election hacks. while sergei lavrov putin's frnlts told reporters a different story. >> the president opened the meeting with president putin by raising concer

i'm dara brown in new york at ms nbc headquarters. it's 7:00 in the east and 4:00 out west. with new revelation necessary in a story nbc broke about the meeting of donald trump jr. he took with russians. now more people were in that room than originally thought. >>> the president hiring a new lawyer to handle his responses in the investigation. when did he learn of this meeting? and are there more shoes to drop? >>> plus, selling trump care 3.0, the back room deals being cut to win over gop members who are on the fence. >>> we begin with politics and another setback for that senate gop health care bill. two major insurers are asking majority leader mitch mcconnell to remove senator ted cruz's amendment which would allow insurers to sell cheaper plans with fewer benefits. they say cruz's proposal is unworkable in any form. despite the hurdle, the trump administration is working on its outreach to governors in an attempt to pass the bill. tom brice will speak with governors in a closed session later this morning. > and here is president trump in his weekly address this morning.

good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> new overnight. president trump arrives in paris to meet with his french counterpart emmanuel macron. will they find common ground despite their differences? plus -- >> the future fbi director, do you consider this endeavor a witch hunt? >> i do not consider director mueller to be on a witch hunt. >> fbi director nominee christopher ray breaks with the president over the russia probe. he has gained bipartisan support. >>> plus, a grim discovery in pennsylvania. human remains were found in the search for four young men

. >>> on a friday night good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 190 of the trump administration. and reince priebus of kenosha, wisconsin will soon be a private citizen again. and tonight he is making plan -- plans to, as they say, spend more time with his family. his replacement is homemade secretary john kelly, a retired four-star u.s. marine general. he starts on monday and in trump white house terms that is ages from now. priebus granted his exit interview. the first one to cnn notable because the president never miss -- misses a chance to call them fake. and priebus said his departure symbolized the president pressing the reset button, what trump criticized hillary clinton for doing with russia. priebus was graceful in departing. he implied his departure was a topic of conversation with the president as he praised trump for unmatched political indistinct. -- instincts. >> i've been obviously talking to the president for a few days about this. and ultimately i formally resigned yesterday. it's something i always talked to the president abo

. >>> good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here. "the friday night edition. day one of the 83rd trump administration. a year to the day since he accepted the nomination. sean spicer was ordered to berate the media on how we reported the crowd size. we'll talk about his tenure and replacement. first to our friday night breaking news story. this centers on attorney general jeff sessions. this one comes from the washington post. the headline tonight, sessions discussed trump campaign-related matters with russian ambassador, u.s. intelligence intercept show. that's just a headline. quoting here, russia's ambassador to washington told his superiors in moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters including policy issues important to moscow with jeff sessions during the 2016 presidential race contrary to public assertions by the embattled attorney general according to current and former u.s. officials. this goes on, quote, one u.s. official said that sessions has provided misleading statements that are contradicted by other evidence. the former official said th

good night, from nbc headquarters in new york city. >> tonight on "all in" -- >> president putin andbeen discussing -- >> thank you, thank you. >> russia says the american president he accepted a full denial of election interference. both sides have agreed to put it behind them. >> there was not a lot of relitigating of the past. >> what we know about everything that happened. vladimir putin met the donald trump behind closed doors. >> it is a forgery. >> the trump/russia fortunateries. happened. and vladimir putin, with donald trump behind closed doors. >> then, springing the trap. >>> the fallout on rachel mad w maddow's report. >> we don't know who is doing it, but we're working on it. >> and the man running ethics for president trump suddenly resigns.

i'm thomas roberts here at nbc headquarters in new york. just after 9 a.m. in the east. just after 6:00 a.m. in the west. we have new word from the outgoing press secretary with the new communications director trying to set the tone moving forward. >> i think there's been at times a disconnect between when we see the president and the way we see the president. >> going on the charm offensive. we'll take a look at the changes and whether there are more on the way. >> and a new tweet from the president about jeff sessions. >> and following the monday trail. a disclosure forth giving more insight and a hint at the net worth of jared kushner and ivanka trump. >> and a new carrier that will be named for president ford. but we begin with politics. later this morning president trump giving those remarks there at the naval station. we'll keep an eye on his movement as he departs the white house. as we await for him to arrive there, the president started out the moment with a tweet storm. having so far sent out about a dozen tweets. in one he says "while all gree agree the u.s. p

good night from nbc headquarters in new york city. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> well, we have inmate kevin blanco who is a little upset. >> no, no. you've got to use force. >> they'll take their food for hostage. they'll take a shower hostage. >> strip down or stay right there. >> if it will get them the attention they want, they'll take it hostage. >> shoot me one more time and i'll come down. >>> here at the penitentiary in new mexico, we have a level ii facility. a level v facility. and we have a level vi facility. level ii is more of a restrictive, minimum inmate where, you know, we allow to work outside with minimum supervision. level v is supervision all the time. and obviously level vi is a full-time observation of those inmates. >> you all right? >> this is the maximum security facility on level vi for the penitentiary of new mexico. pretty much houses the worst of the worst. these individuals are the worst within level vi and level vi is the worst within the whole state of new mexico. >> [ bleep ]. >> these individuals are housed one per

. >>> good evening once again from our nbc headquarters here. "the friday night edition.d trump administration. a

i'm dara brown in new york at ms nbc headquarters. it's 7:00 in the east and 4:00 out west. y in a story nbc broke about the meeting of donald trump jr. he took with russians. now more people were in that room than originally thought. >>> the president hiring a new lawyer to handle his responses in the investigation. when did he learn of this meeting? and are there more shoes to drop? >>> plus, selling trump care 3.0, the back room deals being cut to win over gop members who are on the fence.

. >> on this monday night good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 179 of the trump administration. this week's white house theme is made in america. except for all the competing elements stepping on that narrative. the latest just breaking in the past few hours, the republican health care bill is again dead in the water in the u.s. senate. two more republican senators mike lee of utah, jerry moran of kansas, both together say they are going to vote no to advance the bill. they join the two other republican no votes. collins of michigan, rand paul of context, that means despite having the majority in the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell now does not have the votes he needs to move this legislation forward. a reminder here is the what the president promised about health care legislation back in may after the house passed their version of the bill. >> we're going to get this passed through the senate. i feel so confident. >> moments ago, the president responded to this news on twitter and we'll get into this as well. quote republicans should

good night from nbc headquarters in new york. . >>> trump's back for round two.lay "hardball." ♪ >> good evening, i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews. well, donald trump is not done. yesterday, he derailed washington's focus on health care by firing off crude tweets about the iq and looks of "morning joe" host mik mika bryzinski. trump also signaled a new direction on the

thank you for being here with us and good night for all of us in nbc headquarters in new york. >> on of last year donald trump jr. met with a russian lawyer after being promised damaging information on hillary clinton. wow. you, yeah. yeah. the meeting took place at trump tower and included jared kushner and then trump campaign manager paul manafort, and proves that at least some in the campaign were willing to accept russian help. pretty damning, but don jr. had a good explanation. it was a short introductory meeting. i asked jared and paul to stop by. we primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children. yes.

good night from nbc news headquarters in new york.arizona republican has been diagnosed with brain cancer. people around the globe cheer him on as a legendary fighter. >>> plus, president trump voices new frustration over jeff sessions. the president said he would not have made sessions attorney general had he known he would recuse himself from the russia investigation. >>> signs of life for the health care push. after lunch with the president, a group of key senators with a late night meeting to try and revive their stalled

good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. >>> new overnight. president trump arrives in paris to meet with his french counterpart emmanuel macron. will they find common ground despite their differences? plus -- >> the future fbi director, do you consider this endeavor a witch hunt? >> i do not consider director mueller to be on a witch hunt. >> fbi director nominee christopher ray breaks with the president over the russia probe. he has gained bipartisan support. >>> plus, a grim discovery in pennsylvania. human remains were found in the search for four young men who disappeared last week. >>> good morning. it's thursday, july 13th. amidst fall-out from his son's meeting with a russian lawyer in an effort to gain opposition research on hillary clinton, president trump is today in france. french president emmanuel macron personally invited him to attend bastille day festivities in paris. soon the president and first lady will head to a short ceremony and tour before traveli

on a friday night, good evening from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 190 of the trump administration. and reince priebus of wisconsin, will soon be a private citizen again. and tonight, he's making plans to, as they say, spend more time with his family. his replacement as homeland security secretary, john kelly, a four-star marine general. he starts on monday. and in trump white house terms, that is ages from now. priebus granted his exit interview, the first one to cnn. notable because the president never misses a chance to call them fake. and priebus said his departure symbolized the president pressing the reset button, what trump accused hillary clinton for being with russia. bre priebus was graceful in parting, as he praised trump for his unmatched political instincts. >> i've been, obviously, talking to the president. for a few days about this. and ultimately, i formally resigned yesterday. it was something i talked to the president about. i always said to him and he said to me, that either one of us need to move in a different direction, let'

." >> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 175 of the trump administration. and if it's thursday it must be paris. the trumps are guests of the french in the city of lights. and if you watch the coverage today with no sound it was pretty straightforward president stuff except an odd clingy moment between the president and the first lady. with the sound on the day was more striking. president trump who has savaged paris in the past was ee fusive today. the two presidents a generation apart in age and a world apart in culture looked like great friends including the dinner tonight. the other sound you would have heard was russia following trump to france and the president defending his son and his son's choice to welcome russian help in the campaign. >> mr. president your fbi nominee said if someone in a campaign got an email about russia like the one that your son don jr. received, that they should alert the fbi rather than accept that meeting. is he wrong? also were you misled by your team in not knowing about in meeting? >

. >>> well good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 187 of the trump administration. and the president's spent his evening in youngstown, ohio, in a state that helped deliver him the presidency. the white house called tonight's speech a salute to american heroes. the president called obamacare a nightmare, took a jab at congress, not getting much done. then joked about his possible future on mount rushmore along with what he thought we would say about it. >> sometimes they say, he doesn't act presidential. and i say, hey, look, great schools, smart guy, it's so easy to act presidential. but that's not going to get it done. in fact i said it's much easier, by the way to act presidential than what we are doing here tonight. believe me. and i said -- and i said with the exception of the late great abraham lincoln, i can be more presidential than any president that's ever held this office. that i can tell you. it's really easy. every single president on mount rushmore -- here is what i do. i ask whether or not you think i will some day

i'm stephanie dpovg live at ms nbc headquarters in new york. we're watching at this hour. attorney general jeff sessions asked the supreme court friday to block a hawaii judge's decision to loosen the rules on president trump's new travel ban. the judge ruled that grandparents and other relatives must be added to the list of close family members who can still fet visas to travel to the u.s. the supreme court has given hawaii until noon tuesday to respond to the justice department's motion to block the judge's ruling. >>> three people are dead and dozens more injured after a high rise building without sprinklers caught fire in honolulu. the building was built in the '70s before sprinklers were required. >>> and earlier today at wimbledon, venus williams lost her chance to set a record after she was beaten by spain's garbine muguruza. too bad for her. >>. >>> questions continue to surface about the latest gop health care proposal. two insurers asking mitch mcconnell to remove ted cruz's aemtd amendment to sell premiums with less benefits. they ca

. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquartering here in new york. day 176 the still young trump administration. they passed the six month mark next week just after donald trump left for france on wednesday night we shared with you if you'll recall a politico" reported that said quote top west wing aides are exasperated by the risk that more damaging news has yet to emerge. and about that more damaging news that had yet not i merged it came out this morning prior to the president's return from france. nbc news was the first to report that also in that meeting with don jr. and the russian lawyer in trump tower last june, a man who was formerlily a member of a soviet counterintelligence unit we now know his name rinat akmetshin, a russian american who now works as a lobbyist. some u.s. officials believe he still has ongoing ties with russian intelligence. something we should point out he has denied. discussing the meeting with the associated press, akmetshin said i never thought this would be such a big deal to be honest. you'll remember the original e

. >>> on this tuesday night, good evening once again from nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 180 of the still young trump administration brought disastrous headlines for the white house. the day began with the focus on health care specifically this colossal defeat for the president, for mitch mcconnell and the republicans after an almost decade-long campaign, after all, to repeal and replace obamacare. they will do neither for now. and the president more on this later, says he and they will refuse to own this failure. the focus of the day then quickly shifted back to russia. >>> that's because we learned this evening that there was a second meeting between trump and putin at that g-20 conference after their formal bilateral meeting, this one, the start of which we were able to see. this was later after the dinner that night, this dinner for the leaders and their spouses, why is this important? we, for a number of reasons. for starters we weren't told about the second meeting and we will likely never know what was said. the participants were donald trump, vladimir putin an

. >>> good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 174 of the trump administration. and the president is airborne right now en route to paris and with this traveling white house, not all the baggage is in the cargo hold as the "associated press" puts it tonight, this president heads overseas trailing questions. the latest round coming from the revelation that his eldest son was eager to welcome russian help in the campaign to elect donald trump and tweet hillary clinton. quoting from the a.p., in private, trump has ranled against the latest russia development. with most of his ire directed at the media, not his son while staffers have grown accustomed to a good news cycle being overshadowed by the russia investigations, trump aides and outside advisers privately acknowledge that this week's developments felt more serious. from politico, one trump adviser said the white house is essentially helpless because the conduct happened during an anything goes campaign that had few rules. in a predeparture interview with reuters today, the

. >>> good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. it's another one of those nights day 182 of the trump administration and again tonight two big stories from two great newspapers give us the lead stories this evening. the "washington post" and "the new york times" are both on the board tonight and without delay beginning with the post, quote, some of president trump's lawyers are exploring ways to limit or undercut special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation, building a case against what they allege are his conflicts of interest and discussing the president's authority to grant pardons according to people familiar with the effort. it continues. trump has asked his advisers about his power to pardon aides, family members and even himself. in connection with the probe according to one of those people. there is more. "several senior aides were described as stunned when sessions announced thursday morning he would stay on at the justice department. another republican in touch with the administration described the public steps a

>>> as we start a new week, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. this is day 186 of the trump administration, and it's a busy one on many fronts including the russia investigation, trump's cabinet, his twitter feed, active again tonight. his son-in-law and the health care debate. late tonight a recuperating senator john mccain announced he will be back in washington tomorrow for that tight vote on whether to bring the republican health care bill to the floor of the senate. more on that later in our broadcast tonight. >>> today the russia investigation also took a major step forward. for the first time a member of the president's inner circle faced questions on capitol hill. put another way, this investigation has now come within one man of the president. he is arguably the closest man to the president. white house senior adviser and son-in-law jared kushner spent more than two hours with the senate intelligence committee and then he made a public statement saying he never colluded with russia. it comes as trump pours the pressure on his own attorne

. >>> good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 188 of the still young trump administration and day 7 of the president's public humiliation of his own attorney general. today's offensive was launched again from the president's cell phone. trump asked why sessions did not fire the acting fbi director trying to tie hip to jim comey and hillary clinton. it comes after days of attacks in which trump has called sessions very weak, referred to him as beleagued, said he was very disappointed in sessions. tonight we have some new reporting from "the washington post" saying trump is talking privately about the idea of a recess appointment waiting until congress leaves town on summer vacation to replace sessions. quoting here, still raging over sessions' recusal from the justice department's escalating russia investigation. trump has been talking privately not so privately anymore about how he might replace sessions and possibly side step senate oversight for people familiar with the issue said. two of those people, however, described tr

thank you for being here with us and good night for all of us in nbc headquarters in new york. >>> alf ago there was this strange and fascinating report in the "wall street journal" from the national security reporter shane harris. that reporting was the first time we ever had any documentation, any confirmed reporting about any american citizen making an effort to get involved in the russian attack on our presidential election last year. that "wall street journal" scoop, again, about a week and a half ago, was about this wealthy republican operative who had funded, who'd been involved in opposition research efforts and dirty tricks campaigns against bill clinton. all the way back in the '90s in arkansas. what shane harris at the "wall street journal" was able to report was that republican operative, peter harris, at the end of last summer, he assembled a team to try to get in contact with, to try to get in cahoots with russian hackers.

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers in the west. it's great to be back with you on this monday night. we learned late today that the senate intelligence committee is looking to speak with presidential son don jr., as he becomes the closest person to president trump so far to acknowledge meeting with a russian contact during last year's campaign. that contact, a kremlin-connected lawyer, offered to provide what donald trump jr. says was information helpful to the trump campaign. the revelation has piqued interest on capitol hill. >> reporter: tonight donald trump jr. has hired a lawyer, becoming the fourth person in the president's inner circle to seek legal representation as investigators probe possible connections with russia. this after trump jr. met with a lawyer with ties to the kremlin in june at trump tower, days after his father secured the none nation. at first, trump jr. said the encounter was to discuss russian adoptions, then acknowledging he was mommised information about hillary clint

good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> i'm sorry.ng to see richard engel right now. if so, i am sorry that i am not him. i am nowhere near as accomplished nor as compelling nor as handsome as he is. but the good news is even though i'm not richard engel, richard engel is on msnbc tonight. i am taking over his hour but i am not taking over for him altogether. richard engel on assignment is going to be here on msnbc live at the end of this hour starting at 10:00 p.m. eastern. i know a little bit about what richard is going to be reporting on tonight. it is freaking compelling stuff. so you should definitely plan to stick around for that. that's going to be right after my hour. i'm here 9:00 eastern tonight. richard engel is at 10:00 eastern tonight. then after richard engel, brian williams is going to be here at 11:00 eastern. so settle in. we've got a big night ahead. i also want to tell you that tonight, this hour, we've got somebody here for the interview that i am very, very happy to have landed

i'm jacob soboroff live at nbc headquarters in msnbc new york.ere are the headlines we're watching this hour. u.s. bomber planes carried out an attack drill over the korean peninsula alongside south korea skpn japanese fighter jets. the drill was a show of force to north korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. >>> in less than 24 hours, the u.s./russia cease-fire agreement in syria will begin. the arrangement announced at the g20 summit follows months of negotiations among u.s., russian, and jordanian officials, and will support humanitarian assistance deliveries in the region near the border with jordan. >>> president donald trump is heading back to washington after wrapping up the last day at the g20 summit in hamburg, germany. that summit included the most anticipated meeting between the two world leaders in years. president trump's first face-to-face with russian leader vladimir putin. high on the agenda, of course, was the issue of russian meddling during the u.s. election, speaking publicly for the first time about the meeting, trum

good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> news breaking in washington.f washington that relates to our politics. and there's also some serious and sad news breaking tonight. within the last hour we got news from the mayo clinic that arizona senator john mccain has a brain tumor.

. >>> and good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. the friday night edition, day 183 of the trump administration, a year to the day since donald trump accepted the republican party's nomination. exactly six months to the day since our introduction to sean spicer. when he was ordered to bee raid the news media in the briefing room how we reported the crowd size. tonight the long suffering and often par oddy sean spicer is gone and well talk about his teen yur and his replacement later on. but first to the friday night breaking news centering on jeff sessions. this one comes from the "washington post". the headline tonight, sessions discussed trump campaign related matters with russian ambassador. u.s. intelligence sbs show. . russia's ambassador to washington told his superiors in moksz that he discussed kpanl related matters including policy issues important to moscow with jeff sessions during the 2016 presidential race, contrary to public assertions by the embattled attorney general. according to current and former u.s. officials. in

and good night for all of us in nbc headquarters in new york. >> on june 9th of last year donald trump jr. met with a russian lawyer after being promised damaging information on hillary clinton. wow. you, yeah. yeah. the meeting took place at trump tower and included jared kushner and then trump campaign manager paul manafort, and proves that at least some in the campaign were willing to accept russian help. pretty damning, but don jr. had a good explanation. it was a short introductory meeting. i asked jared and paul to stop by. we primarily discussed a program about the adoption of russian children. yes. i think they were talking about the adoption of little attorney generally kisliak. >> this morning donald trump jr. on defense. the president's son has hired a lawyer following new details about his meeting with a kremlin connected russian lawyer. >>> a military plane crashes in rural mississippi. all people on board are believed to be dead. >> the debate over health care continues on capitol hill, and police arrest at least 80 protesters with opposition growing. changes may be on th

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening. a new report out today citing intelligence intercepts which could be an explosive revelation about attorney general jeff sessions. "the washington post" siting unnamed sources says u.s. intelligence agencies intercepted communications between the russian ambassador and moscow. those communiques reportedly show that the ambassador and then senator sessions talked about the trump campaign, something the attorney general has denied. this on a day when president trump fresh off a shakeup in his communications team was hoping to shift focus from russia to things like defense, health care and taxes. our kelly o'donnell has the story. >> reporter: with a cinematic flair, today, the marine one landed on the deck of the "uss gerald ford." the 45th president there to honor the 48th and an aircraft carrier bay eier bearing his name. >> may god bless and guide this warship and all who shall sail in her. >> reporter: there were tributes to those in uniform and a nod to former pr

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening to our viewers this the west. good to have you with us tonight. the often seen but rarely publicly heard son-in-law to president trump, jared kushner stepped up to the cameras and microphones today to deny any funny business between himself and the russians. kushner, a senior adviser to the president faced pointed questions from senate staffers today during a closed-door session, despite a constant drip, drip drip. he stated flatly that there was no collusion, but that has not stopped the questions. nbc's kristen welker starts us off with details. >> reporter: usually under the radar, jared kushner now under a harsh spotlight. >> i have been fully transparent in providing all requested information. >> reporter: tried to put to rest any question about possible crucial with russian officials during the election. >> let me be very clear. i did not collude with russia, nor do i know of anyone else in the campaign who did so. i had no improper contacts. i have not relied on russian

. >> announcer: from nbc news, world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart> good evening, we begin with new, dangerous provocations from north korea. two missile launches by the country this month, the latest yesterday, have sparked what appears to be an arms race. rival south korea saying the latest launch of a missile which could reach the u.s., may trigger fundamental change in the security of the entire region. our correspondent is in seoul tonight with the very latest. >> reporter: tonight, striking new images released by north korea. allegedly showing the intercontinental ballistic missile that could put major u.s. cities in striking range. cameras or

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> we start with a bombshell chain of e-mails breathing new life into the question of whether the trump campaign colluded with russian operatives to boost his chances. the potentially damaging messages were revealed today by president trump's eldest son, in a startling admission donald trump jr. releasing e-mails today that confirm he met last year with someone described as a russian government attorney, who the president's son was told had dirt on hillary clinton. the e-mails making it clear that the russian government was supporting trump. you'll hear our exclusive interview with that official in a few moments. but first, national correspondent peter alexander with today's surprising revelations. >> reporter: tonight what donald trump jr. knew and when he knew it in black and white. on june 3rd, 2016, a trusted associate e-mails trump jr. that one of donald trump's former business partners had been contacted by a senior russian government official, and was offering the trump

. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us tonight. the republican effort to start a new health care suffered what appears to be a fatal blow today leaving obamacare the law of the land, after albeit on shaky ground after republicans fail to get enough votes from their own party to repeal and replace the law. still tonight, it's democrats staring down the finger of blame, pointed by president trump who is watching one of his signature campaign promises go down in flames. as millions covered by obamacare wonder and worry if the drama is over. nbc's kasie hunt has the late details. >> reporter: after seven years of making promises, the republican effort to repeal and simultaneously replace obamacare is dead. >> when we finally get a chance to repeal and replace, they don't take advantage of it. so that's disappointing. >> this has been a very, very challenging experience for all of us. it's pretty obvious that we don't have 50 members who can agree on a replacement. >> repor

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. to our viewers in the west. and thanks for being here tonight. we start with the emotional and remarkable moment on the floor of the u.s. senate late today where republicans eked out the votes to advance the debate over a new health care bill. it was right at the climax of that dramatic and deeply partisan moment that senator john mccain, fresh off of surgery that led to his cancer diagnosis, brought republicans and democrats to their feet in a thundering ovation. the widely respected senior statesman returning to washington to cast his critical vote, and then deliver a stunning rebuke on the state of politics in america. and what's been lost in the process. it's where we start tonight with nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: in the senate's typically quiet chamber, a hero's welcome for john mccain. on this day, the political maverick enjoying a bipartisan embrace. >> i stand here today looking a little worse for wear, i'm sure -- >> reporter: 11 days after brain surgery