Trump & Iran Conflicting Messages, Latest On LaGuardia Plane Crash, ICE At Nation's Airports, Senate Confirms Mullin For DHS

Today on America in the MorningTrump & Iran’s Conflicting Messages

On Monday, President Trump and Iranian officials appeared at odds over whether the two sides were negotiating a deal that would head off threats the President made just 24 hours earlier to bomb Iran's civilian nuclear and energy sites. John Stolnis has the latest from Washington.

Two Dead In NY Plane Crash

Two pilots are dead, a flight attendant is lucky to be alive, and over three dozen passengers were hurt when a plane landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport collided with a fire truck on the runway that was responding to a separate airline incident Sunday night. Correspondent Julie Walker reports - audio courtesy of WABC-TV New York.

ICE At The Airports

ICE agents were seen patrolling in more than a dozen airports around the nation, including in San Francisco where they arrested a woman in an incident now making the rounds on social media. Correspondent Haya Panjwani reports that while the Trump administration says this will help lessen wait times, it was still taking people as much as 3 to 4 hours to get through security on Monday.

Mullin Confirmed

The Senate confirmed Markwayne Mullin as homeland security secretary late Monday, approving President Trump’s nominee to take over the department following his firing of Kristi Noem.

Loyola Student’s Family Speaks Out

The family of the college student in Chicago who was killed allegedly by a man in the United States illegally is speaking out about the suspect. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

Trump & Iran

President Trump backed off on his threat to attack energy infrastructure in Iran, which boosted stocks on Wall Street on Monday, and says U.S. and Iranian officials are talking about ending the war, a claim that the current leadership in Iran says isn’t happening. Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports that while the president says Iran is eager to reach a deal on ending the war, nations in the Middle East remain on edge that they could face Iranian attacks in the coming days, and still no ships are moving through the Strait of Hormuz.

Airport Lines Grow Longer

There’s angst at the nation’s airports as a continued partial government shutdown is causing significant disruptions at airports across the country, creating hours-long lines to move through TSA agents who are not getting paid. Correspondent Clayton Neville reports.

ICE Arrest At San Francisco Airport

A viral video of a mother struggling against ICE agents at San Francisco’s airport Sunday sent a lot of social media viewers into a panic. It came at the same time as President Trump said he would send ICE to some airports to help ease the long wait times at TSA checkpoints. Joan Jones reports.

SCOTUS On Ballots

The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounded open to ruling out state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a policy supported by President Trump. As correspondent Mark Sherman reports, liberal justices pointed to questions surrounding both absentee ballots, and those from the military stationed overseas as issues with the case.

Pentagon Reporter Access More Limited

The U.S. Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporter’s access to the building. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices