explosive new report about the interim fbi director, but first, cnn leading the way in the rampant decay of the mainstream media, and tonight, i have a message for cnn's president jeff stucker. that's tonight's opening monologue. history is literally happening right in front of our eyes. we have the liberal destroyed trump mainstream media in a free fall, and on the brink of a total collapse. that's not an overstatement, that's not hyperbole. propaganda s and fake news continue to lead it day after day. now, i'm going to share my advice to the head of cnn, they're cheap and fake news and propaganda news jeff zucker in just a minute. jeff, i'm trying to save your career. first, let me explain how some of the biggest anti-trumpan networks have lost their credibility and can no longer be trusted by you, the american people. at this point, we should put cnn 6 feet underground for repeatedly spreading lies, propaganda, black helicopter, tinfoil hat conspiracy theories, and for viciously trying to take down this president. let's just look at some of the networks many controversies and sc

five and welcome to hannity, this is a fox news alert, cnn facing a massive credibility crisis the president is now calling out the network's fake news and their extreme bias. w laura ingram will join us with reaction. will all join us. i also want you to get a pen and a pad out. six things that america now needs to be investigating. also tonight, our exclusive interview with a former elite american soldier on how the obama administration absolutely blew the opportunity to take out the leader of isis. w first, tonight, the clinton news network is now unraveling before your eyes. u it is now being exposed for what it really is, fake news, propaganda, and a political smear machine, and that's tonight's opening monologue. >> all right, the clinton news network which is constantly competing with nbc news to be the most anti-president outlet in the country is under fire yet again once again pushing fake news. three employees supposedly resigned last night after the network had to retract a completely false story claiming he was being investigated colliding with the russians. the rest of

in infamy in the history of cnn. if anything, it's getting worse by the day. we have not yet installed a countdown clock for the next epic scandal. but we're considering it. earlier today project veritos released another undercover video discrediting the channel. fox has not confirmed the authenticity of the video but it appears to show cnn contributor van jones admitting that the story the network obsessed over for seven months at least is a sham. >> hey, man. >> really? >> the more cnn, this or that. >> ratings? >> tucker: before we continue. an obvious point. the tape you saw is a little creepy. privacy is the functions of any society not to mention human happiness, itself. i appears to be disappearing in the country thanks to the digital revolution. even cable news figures ought to have conversations on the street without worrying the private remarks are being secretly recorded as they now so often are. and from all accounts van jones is a nice guy. everyone who knows him, says so. but that said how wonderful revealing this exchange is. the russia story is a nothing burge

. >> good luck, allie. >> thanks to our friends on "the five." cnn facing a massive credibility crisis. president trump is now calling out the network's fake news and extreme bias. laura ingraham will join with us reaction, also tonight monica crowley, eric, jay will all join us. i also want you to get a pen and pad out. i'm going to explain the six things that america now needs to be investigating. also tonight, our explosive interview with the former elite american soldier, on how the obama administration absolutely blew the opportunity to take out the leader of isis. it will be a "hannity" exclusive. first tonight, the clinton news network is unravelling before your eyes, being exposed for what it really is. fake news. anti-trump. propaganda and a political smear machine. that's tonight's opening monologue. all right, clinton news network, constantly competing with nbc news to be the most anti-trump news jut outlet in the country is under fire, once again pushing fake news. three employees supposedly resigned last night, after the network had to retract a completely false story abou

tonight." it is a week that will live in infamy and history of cnn. if anything, it is getting worse by the day. we've not yet installed a countdown clock to the next ethics scandal, but we are considering, though. in the meantime, here is the latest raid earlier today, project veritas released yet another undercover video discrediting that channel. fox hasn't yet confirmed the authenticity of the video but it appears to show cnn contributor van jones admitting that the story his network has obsessed over, from breakfast until bedtime, for the past seven months, at least, is basically a sham. >> hey, man. ♪ >> it's a big nothing burger. >> really? >> why is cnn constantly, like, "russia, this, russia, that rate >> ratings. >> tucker: before we continue, that he be just as a little creepy. privacy is vital to the functioning of our society, not to mention to human happiness come itself. unfortunately, it appears to be disappearing in this country thanks to the digital resolutio resolution. also, by all accounts, or for whatever it's worth, van jones is apparently a nice guy. everyone w

officials say coates complying with the president's request to intervene would be inappropriate. cnn has already reported the president asked coates and the nsa director mike rogers to publicly deny his campaign cooperated with russia in the 2016 election. sources told cnn both coates and rogers were uncomfortable with the president's request and refused to comply. >>> the white house still can't or won't confirm that president trump has confidence in attorney general jeff sessions. this as a source close to sessions tells cnn the ag offered to resign after a series of heated exchanges between two. the frustration brewing since sessions recused himself from the russian probe three months ago starting a chain of events that led to the appointment of special counsel robert mueller. for now we get cnn's jim acosta at the white house. >> reporter: the white house still cannot say whether president trump has confidence in attorney general jeff sessions. earlier in the day at the preefg white house press secretary sean spicer was asked that question and said he could not answer it. >> how woul

separate video of cnn help producer calling the russia story ds. this, despite the networks nearly nonstop coverage of the investigation into possible collusion between the russians and then candidate trump's campaign. that's not all. yesterday, we told you house three cnn journalist resigned over a retracted article that said a trump advisor was under investigation for ties to a russian investment fund. "the new york post" is reporting that seen in only retracted the article after it was threatened with legal action. take a listen to how radio talk show host rush limbaugh is reacting. >> donald trump be the end of cnn? what a legacy that would be. i think that's what the trump administration is doing with many in the media. they are like cats. he's got this little red laser light and causing them to make fools of themselves, and everyone is laughing at them because they're crashing into walls. >> so, the news of the development. yet another layer to the cnn problem, the network under siege. greg, your thoughts. >> greg: it's tempting to rip cnn to shreds given the pleasure they've taken t

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hour you are in the cnn newsroom i'm man co-cabrera in york. we're following breaking news in the spastic a desperate search of rescue against the clock. they've been missing since their shipping, a u.s. disaster collided with a massive cargo vessel in ya pan over night. cnn international correspondent alexandra fields is at the nation and joins us now. it's 5:00 a.m. where you are but this rescue work is still going on. what are navy officials telling you? >> this is the home and heart of u.s. naval operations here in japan and in the region. this morning heart breaks for so many friends of this community, they were here, friends and family member, u.s. service members when that ship returned to port, it was badly damaged. seven sailors still miss lg after that disastererer collided with that ship about three times its size. divers have now met the ship it is back here at the u.s. base. they will be searching every part of it and it's a possibility that those seven sailors could be trapped in inside one of the compartments in the ship. there's also a possible they could have been

>>> you are live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm boris sanchez in for ana cabrera. this just into cnn, attorney general sessions will testify before the senate intelligence committee on tuesday. he was already scheduled to appear before congress that friday, but in front of the a different house panel. he's expecteding to grilled in his role of the firing of james comey, as well as meetings with russian officials during the presidential campaign. meantime, the countdown for president trump is on. house investigators are giving him two weeks to hand over any memos or audio recordings of his conversations with james comey. yesterday, the president said that, if necessary, he's willing to give sworn testimony. >> so he said those things under oath. would you be willing to spun under oath to give your version of events? >> 100%. >>> the next few days may be absolutely pivotal. the judicial committee could receive copies of comey's memos as early as monday. i want to bring in athena jones, not far from where the president is spending the weekend. jeff sessions now set to testify instead of

coverage with cnn's ryan nobles. >> reporter: good morning from capitol hill where senators haven't had that much time to digest this 142-page bill. if the early reviews are any indication, this is going to have a difficult time being passed and being passed quickly. mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, could have a problem on both sides of the political spectrum. there's a group of moderate senators voicing concerns about the bill. this group already a little queasy after the house bill that was passed a month ago. he also has a problem on the far right, as well, as a group of four republican senators have said that they cannot support the bill in its current fashion. among them senators rand paul and ted cruz. >> you have to be honest with people, and it has to be paid for. if we're not going to pay for it and keep a lot of stuff that was in obamacare, i think we can do better. my hope is not to defeat the bill but to make the bill better. >> it's not enough just to pass a bill with obamacare in the title. we've got to have legislation that fixes the underlying problem. >>

>> they live in a insanity world. i went to cnn in what was supposed to be a three minute hit. 16 minutes the host obsessed about one of the president's tweets. there are seven people dead in london and 48 people, half of them in icu in hospital, and we are talking about p tweets? saun>> sean: i appreciate it. speaking as cnn. a host called the president a piece of you know what. and the network caught potentially staging a protest. we have the tape and we'll show it to you. and get reaction from michelle malcan. >> is there evidence of collusion that you have seen? >> we have smoke but no smoking gun. >> and another democratic law maker said no smoking gun and no russia/trump collusion. why are the news spushing this day and out. and geraldo and monica crowley just ahead. m liberty mutual stood with us when a fire destroyed everything in our living room. we replaced it all without touching our savings. yeah, our insurance won't do that. no. you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. did you know slow internet can actually hold your busin

leaking debate questions like cnn did or allowing stories" to be edited before they go on -- the media openly mocked and ridiculed the idea that donald trump could ever become the president of the united states. ha, that could never happen. watch. >> donald trump says he will run for president as a republican. i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> look at this. i will personally write you a campaign check now on behalf of this country, which does not want you to be president but which badly wants you to run. >> we have to be ready that he might be leading the republican ticket. >> i know you don't believe that. i want to go on. >> president obama will go down as perhaps the worst president in the united states. at least i @realdonaldtrump will go down as a president, . >> sean: and so will -- they were unable to wrap their arms around what just happened. we were pulling for hillary to win. remember this? >> i'm not sure how much of america but a significant portion of america is literally crying tonight. this is a sadness. a morning moment for those people. it's a moment field wi

>>> live in the cnn newsroom i'm david brigs in for anna cabrrera. three soldier dead in afghanistan. un officials tell cnn the shooter is believed to be a member of the afghan military. the shooting happened with the afghan military in the district near pakistan. the white house says president trump has been briefed on the situation. vice president mike pence spoke just a few minutes ago. >> on my way here i was informed the u.s. service members were killed and wounded in the attack in afghanistan. the president and i have been briefed. the details of this attack will be forthcoming. when heroes fall americans grieve. our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these american heroes. >> staying on top of this story we'll bring you any updates as we get them. >>> politics deadline is set, the intelligence committee is giving the house two weeks to turn over any recordings of the president's conversation with james comey. senator diane finestein asking the judiciary committee to investigate the possible obstruction of justice in the days leading up to comey's firing.

surprise to his legal team. a source tell cnn that john dow is the the newest member on the legal team. let's talk it over with reed wilson and an danny zavala. danny, first to you what does this lawyering up, we were shown this huge line up of people who have a defense lawyer? >> i'm a defense lawyer so i am biased but look these people are being investigated, it will be prune for them to hire a defense attorney. it's been alleged that when someone is being accused of collusion each should get their own lawyer. the law recognizes that each of those people need separate counsel. >> so you're saying this is smart, but yet the "new york times" is reporting the president's personal lawyer, marc kasowitz, he's telling white house aids don't get your own lawyer and he's now coming fire for doing that saying it's violation of d.c. bar rules. why is that problematic? >> i can understand that look, every lawyer is representing their own client. and someone like kasowitz is thinking how can i best represent mr. trump within the boundaries of ethics and the rules. if that includes recommending t

philippines. >> live from cnn world head quarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church. this is "cnn newsroom." >> good day to you. fair to say it is a crucial week for health care in the united states on the line insurance coverage for millions of americans. u.s. president is hoping to make good on a campaign promise to repeal and replace the affordable care act doned as obamacare. republican leaders are aiming to hold a vote on the new health care legislation this week but the senate bill inity current form does not appear to have enough votes to pass. >> so president trump is working the phones. trying to convince reluctant republican senators to change their minds. listen to how the trump administration is defending the senate plan. >> the plan that we have would put in place with not allow individuals to fall through the cracks. we would not pull the rug out from under anyone. we would not have individuals lose coverage that they want tore themselves and for their family. we want to make cer

coalition. host: he also said apparently last night in a fundraiser, it would be fun to sue cnn. the president joked it would be fun to sue cnn, a favorite media target of his that he frequently drives as fake news. boy, did cnn get killed over the last few days, he said, according to an audio recording obtained. these are really dishonest people. should i sue them? i mean, they're phonies. cnn did have an investigative team resign over a story they ran. guest: yes. cnn responded quickly. they ran a story that was -- i hope viewers are familiar with but just in general a trump ally being loosely connected to a russian investment fund. the story went up on the web. it didn't even get on tv. it was taken down. there was an apology. the three very senior, very experienced veteran journalists all offered their resignations and they were accepted which that raises a lot of questions to me why they were accepted, what's the story behind that but i'm hoping that cnn will be a little more transparent about what happened. i think that transparency is the new objectivity, that the media's repu

know for sure. james o'keefe's project released a video a cnn producer called john bonifield explained the entire deal and admitted the coverage was, quote, b.s. >> the whole russia thing is (bleep). >> is it all xwleep bleep? mostly (bleep)? >> we don't of any giant proof. >> cnn is constantly russia this, russia that, why? >> it's ratings. >> ratings? >> our ratings are incredible. >> tucker: the rate rings incredible. never mind the core story is untrue or that it's a distraction from important events taking place in the world. or maybe most important it's hamstringing our foreign policy to the point where america's vital interests are suffering as a result. who cares? it's ratings gold. that's all that matters. according to bonifield jeff zucker, cnn president, ordered his reporters to get off real news and back to russia. it's a cash cow. >> so my boss, you i. shouldn't say. this my boss, yesterday, we were having a conversation. he said i just want you to know what we're up against here. he said to give you context, president trump pulled out of the climate accord, and

>>> that's all the time we have for tonight. time to hand things over to don lemon. with the c "cnn tonight" starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news right now, seems michael flynn forgot to mention another foreign trip on his security clearance form. another one. and this one doozy. this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. want to know a lot more about flynn's 2015 trip to the middle east. their investigation could look at whether president trump crossed the line in his conversations with fired fbi director james comey. meanwhile, a bunker mentality spreading inside that place you're looking at right there, the white house. press briefings cut back, as rumors fly that sean spicer may be leaving the podium. we'll discuss all of this. let's get straight to cnn's jim sciutto with more on our breaking news. jim, good evening to you. we have new reporting tonight on what must be a thorn in the president's side. former national security adviser michael flynn failing to disclose a middle east trip about a russia deal. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's exactly

this very busy news night, europe is on the edge following yet again anr brutal attack and cnn facing other credibility crisis when a host calls trump a piece of -- well, you know what. talk about big news. liberal comedian bill maher under fire for using the n-word and we will also have the latest fallout from kathy griffin posing like an ices fighter with a muddy head looking like president trump. she's not the only one doing this. should the secret service be investigating? we will have a full report. vladimir putin and warner, to throw cold water on the russian conspiracy theory. wise is this a major not a major story in the media? time for the world to wake up. it's time to realize the very serious threat that is posed by radical islamic terrorists and that is tonight's opening monologue. after the city of london was rocked by yet another deadly terror attack, trump is leading the way calling for the world to unite and defeat radical islamic terror. he delivered this very powerful message. it lets a look. >> the united states will do everything in their power to assist the

wifi hotspots. it's a new kind of network. xfinity mobile. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> it is 8:00 on the east coast. 5:00 in the evening out west. thank you so much for joining us. i'm boris sanchez in for ana cabrera and you are live. following breaking news right now on cnn. a claim of responsibility for the deaths of three american soldiers in afghanistan described as an insider attack, an afghan soldier turning his gun on u.s. forces. we go straight to washington and cnn correspondent diane gallagher. who is claiming responsibility for this? >> reporter: the afghan taliban is claiming responsibility. he opened fire on u.s. troops in nangahar province. killed four americans and injured others. those numbers do not match with what the pentagon is reporting tonight. three u.s. soldiers killed, one injured. that injured soldier evacuated for medical care. this is what we call a green on blue attack when a member of the afghan security forces may turn on u.s. or nato soldiers. vice president mike pence speaking in wisconsin today asked people to pray for the families of those so

>> you're live in the cnn newsroom. we have breaking news right off the top. increasingly tense scene in portland, oregon. protests are getting heated. this is video from a short time ago. everything from black bottles to bricks to balloons filled with a foul smelling liquid are being thrown at officers. that began as a trump free speech rally and then other groups showed up to hold a counter rally. they've been forced to use tear gas on the crowd. we'll continue to monitor the situation. we bring you updates as we get them. isis now claiming responsibility for the van attack and stabbing spree that killed seven people and injured 48 heothers in the heart of london. 11 people are in police custody after raids overnight and throughout the day. police increasingly confident no other attackers are on the loose right now. we also have new information about the time line of this attack. just before 10:00 p.m. london time last night, a van crossed london bridge, ramming into pedestrians, three attackers then took off on foot to the market where they stabbed people inscrim nantly befor

new york city. this is "the five." >> another day, another scandal for cnn. today the project veritos conservative investigative group released a video of prominent cnn left wing contributor van jones downplaying the significance of the russian investigation. fox news hasn't verified the authenticity of the video but a man who appears to be van jones heard saying, "the russia thing is just a big nothing burger." the video released a day after the they put out a separate undercover video of the cnn health producer calling the and then candidate trump's campaign. that's not all. yesterday, we told you house three cnn journalist resigned over a retracted article that said a trump advisor was under investigation for ties to a russian investment fund. "the new york post" is reporting that seen in only retracted the article after it was threatened with legal action. take a listen to how radio talk show host rush limbaugh is reacting. >> donald trump be the end of cnn? what a legacy that would be. i think that's what the trump administration is doing with many in the media. they are

leaking debate questions like cnn did, or allowing stories and quotes to be edited before they go out. aside from the colliding with clinton the media openly mocked, ridiculed the idea that donald trump could ever become the president of the united states. ha-ha, that could never happen. really? they were wrong, watch. >> donald trump has been saying that he will run for president as a republican which is surprising since i just assumed he was running as a joke. >> do it. i will personally write you a campaign check now, on behalf of this country which does not want you to be president. >> weh better beared for the fat he might be leading the republican ticket. >> i know you don't believeli that, but i want to go on. >> president obama will go down as perhaps the worst president in the history of the united states, exclamation point. @realdonald trump. >> well, @realdonaldtrump at least i will go down as a president. [cheers] >> and so will @realdonaldtrump. you remember on election night, november 8, donald trump won the white house. it was a funeral for the mainstream media. obvious

. we had a good discussion, and obviously more to come. more chaos at cnn over the network's coverage of the russian investigation. we've got that story up next. >> president trump loves to call cnn's coverage of the russia investigation "fake news." the network hasn't done anything recently to change his mind. yesterday cnn announced three of its journalists resigned over a narrow attracted article that said trump ally was under senate investigation over ties to a russian investment fund. the network said that the article "did not meet cnn's editorial standards." there's more. today the conserved investigative group project veritas released an undercover video of a senior producer at cnn criticizing his employer's coverage of the russia probe. >> honestly, he paints the whole russia [bleep], it's mostly [bleep] right now. we don't have any -- any sort of. they don't have it, they want to keep digging. look, you are witch hunting, you have no smoking gun. there's no real proof. >> the ceo of cnn sad end, said good job covering the climate accords. but we are done with that. let's get

rosemary church here at cnn headquarters in atlanta. u.s. president trump is claiming victory in the state of georgia wrp cnn projects republican karen handel will win a seat in congress. many saw this contest as a litmus test for mr. trump's presidency. with 99% of the vote in, handel has 51.9%. democrat john ossoff has 48.1%. don'ters and cliktle action commits poured more than $50 million into the campaign. the most expensive are for a u.s. house seat. >> i need to also thank speaker ryan and the house leadership and so many of the members across this country who also united to help us hold the sixth. and a special thanks to the president of the united states of america. >> donald trump responded on twitter saying, this, well the special elections are over. and those that want to make america great again are 5-0. all the fake news all the money spent eelks nothing. >> as for john ossoff he addressed supports in atlanta. >> so this is not the outcome any of us were hoping for. but this is the beginning of something much bigger than us. [ cheers and applause ] >> so thank you. thank

in action, go to cnn heroes.com. and while you are there, nominate someone you think should be a 2017 cnn hero, that is it for us tonight. thanks for watching. . >> does the president still believe climate clang? does he think that's a hoax? >> i have not had an opportunity to have that discussion. >> a day of the u.s. president withdraws from a global climate deal the white house refuses to answer a simple question. is climate change real? well, science as it is, official, the ducking and dodging, details on all of that. >> the president says there is no evidence the russian government interfered in the u.s. election. we will have a live report from moscow this hour after a big interview. >>> it is 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. west coast. we will welcome our viewers here in the united states and all arnold the world at cnn headquarters. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. cnn "news isroom" starts right now. ♪ >>> the trump white house is having difficulty answering one simple question. this after making a major change regarding this question. does u.s. president donald trump sti

up to this news yet and they'll be doing so very shortly, indeed. this is cnn, breaking news. >> and we continue our breaking news coverage of the incident in london. >> i'm rosemary church. a van hit pedestrians in the london. london police say one person has died. at least people are wounded. counter terrorism command is in investigating this incident. two witnesses say they saw three men leave that van. they say police arrested one and the other two fled. police won't say whether they're seeking other suspects at this hour. >> this neighborhood is set to have a large muslim population. the mosques had links to the radical cle radical clericist. worshippers were hit as they left the mosque. one witness described what she saw. >> what happens is that, usually, some of the muslims when they finish their prayer in the mosque that they just gather in the corner to talk for a bit and i'm guessing, i'm not sure, but i'm guessing now because it is a ram of them, there was maybe more of them until a little bit later. so, i'm guessing, that maybe they were the victims because they were desp

your wallet? nice job dad. >>> this phony nbc television network. but they built these studios. cnn. oops. hey. the cameras just went off. i can't imagine. >> tucker: that was president trump in iowa. it was a long speech. more than an hour. pretty interesting speech. but unless you were watching this channel you likely didn't see it. producers at cnn and msnbc cut away pretty quickly. cnn covered the speech for a mere seven minutes and then went on to discuss jared kushner's security clearance. you know that was breaking news. and jeh johnson's claim that you guessed us, vladimir putin ordered cyber attacks in the country. msnbc didn't show the teach at all. and dedicated more time to -- brace yourselves -- the alleged collusion between trump. joe joins us tonight. msnbc, i guess it, actually. they know what their audience is. it is supposed to be a news channel. they talk about trump a lot. they have chance to show trump talking and they cut away. what is that about? >> you say "a lot" and you hit the nail on the head. snapshot in may, nonbreaking news day like last night and cnn

interests are suffering as a result. who cares? it's ratings gold. it's all that matters. cnn president actually ordered his reporters to get off real news and back to russia because hey, the cash cow. >> so my boss -- i shouldn't say this, but my boss yesterday, we were having a discussion, he said i just wanted to know what we are up against here. to give you some context, president trump pulled out of the climate accord, we covered the climate accord, he said good job everybody covering climate accord. but we are done with that. let's get back to russia. >> the ceo? >> yes. even the climate of courts he was like, okay, a day or so, we are moving back to russia. >> tucker: good luck explaining something complicate like science. in case you're wondering if the tapes it was real, we should say that cnn is not even contesting its veracity or backing away. real news obligation might have an obligation to explain itself. not cnn. instead they issued a statement briefly in support of the producer in question appeared here's what it says. "diversity of personal opinion is what makes cnn stro

>>> this is cnn breaking news. >> our breaking news this morning -- the leader of isis possibly killed in an air strike. we are live in moscow with what the russians are claiming this hour. good morning. welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs friday, june 16th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. word this morning isis leader abu bakar al baghdadi may have been killed in an air strike, according to reuters citing russian media. >> reports say al baghdadi, seen here in a video clip in mosul in july 2013 giving a sermon. he may have been killed in a russian air strike last month. cnn correspondent diana magnay live in moscow with the breaking details. what are russian media saying about this may 28th air strike, and what kind of evidence are they giving to support the notion that they have killed this guy? >> reporter: christine, at the moment, it is russian state media who say that the defense ministry is investigating information that al baghdadi was killed in a may 28th russian air strike in the southern suburbs of raqqah. the information they're getting is that

faces serious charges. cnn spoke to her mother. she has a court-appointed attorney, facing a very challenging future. >> thank you, jim. the clash between president trump and the mayor of london now escalating. sadiq khan canceling the president's upcoming visit to the uk. >> the president of the usa in these circumstances where his policies go against everything we stand for. i think we have a special relationship. it's no different to when you have a close -- you stand with them in adversity but call them out when they're wrong. >> trump has repeatedly criticized khan for his handling of the london terrorist attack. let's get the latest on this public feud from cnn frederik pleitgen live in london him good morning to you. let's go back to your original statement from sadiq khan about why people should not be alarmed, that's regarding a police presence there in london, correct? >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. that's correct. sadiq khan is saying london is dealing with this terrorist attack, what's going to happen is in the next couple of days, there are going to be more police off

i'm natalie allen. and cnn news ro"cnn newsroom" s now. >>> and we begin the hour with a deadly explosion in eastern pakistan. at least 120 people are dead, dozens more injured after an oil tanker exploded in the city sunday morning. >> the tanker reportedly left the road following an accident then villagers gathered to collect the oil, and that is when the truck exploded. an emergency has been declared in the city as well as in nearby towns. >> cnn producer sophia saufy joins me with the latest on the situation there. >> reporter: yes, it's a very horrific situation. it was supposed to be a time of celebration, the last day of ramadan here in pakistan. tomorrow is a massive festival. there was a public holiday declared for the rest of the week. and this was not supposed to be a time of such tragedy. what we do know at 6:30 this morning, an oil tanker collided with another vehicle and fell off the road into a nearby field. this is where villages from nearby came on their bikes, carrying pots, pans, any container they could find and started carrying off as much fuel as they could

from cnn headquarters, welcome viewers from around the world. i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >> it is 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the president blaming his predecessor for not doing enough. >> the obama white house learned of moscow's meddling in august of 2016. several months before the election. here is what the president told fox news. >> i heard today for the first time that obama knew about russia a long time before the election and he did nothing about it, but nobody wants to talk about that. the cia gave him information on russia a long time before they even, you know, before the election. and i hardly see it. it is an amazing thing. in other words, the question is if he had the information, why didn't he do something about it? he should have done something about it. >> it is not accurate to say obama administration did not about it. 35 russian diplomats were expelled and properties were closed in the u.s. >> the president giving that interview to fox news channel. what are the plans to do with that with the trump administr

, let's go straight to cnn white house correspondent athena jones in new jersey where the president is spending the weekend. concerning jeff sessions' offer to testify, doesn't senate intelligence committee ultimately get to decide whether or not it's a closed or open hearing? >> you had exactly right, boris. it's a committee that decides whether he'll testify at all, whether sessions will get to testify at all on tuesday. and whether it will be open or closed. i can mention -- i should mention to you that my colleague says that this request by sessions took the committee by surprise. that's why we haven't gotten a lot of answers, definitive answers yet on what they're planning. as you mentioned, there is concern among senators that attorney general is trying to avoid testifying in public. one of the senators with that concern is the vice chairman, the top democrat on the senate select intelligence committee, senator mark warner of virginia. another democrat on the committee, oregon's ron widen sent a letter to the chairman and vice chairman asking that any hearings be open which means

his wealthy cabinet and advisers is certainly raising eyebrows. let's begin our coverage with cnn's suzanne malveaux live on capitol hill. suzanne. >> reporter: good morning, chris. of course, the senate health care legislation shrouded in secrecy frustrating a lot of republicans even the key ones necessary for this to pass. all of that's going to change in about 90 minutes or so. they'll get the full briefing of this bill, and then at 11:00, it will be made public. posted publicly and cnn has an advanced look at this, of course, it's subject to change. >> i hope we're going to surprise you with a really good plan. >> reporter: senate leadership hoping to appeal to moderate and conservative rbs with a bill expected to phase out medicaid expansion starting in 2021. a year later than the house bill. and be defund planned parenthood for one year which could be a deal breaker for two key republican senators. republicans can only afford to lose two votes since no democrat is expected to support the bill. >> they made it clear they're not interested in helping. >> in is bill is mean. very

victor blackwell. "cnn newsroom" begins now. >> it may be saturday, but a lot of people have eyes on thursday morning. that's when james comey goes to capitol hill for his tell-all testimony. could possibly be a turning point in the russia investigation? and that is if the president doesn't stop him from testifying. if he happens to assert executive privilege. that would prevent him from divulging white house records to congress. >> in a few hours away, vice president mike pence will join joni ernst in the roast to ride in iowa. plus, a live look at the white house. trump supporters are getting ready to rally while steps away, protesters are gathering for a march for truth. they will be joined by protesters in new york. live pictures there. several other cities will lead the marches calling for a full investigation into the possible ties to russia. we're covering all this and a lot more with cnn producer dan merica and washington correspondent ryan nobles. dan at the white house. dan, the question if the president will assert executive privilege to prevent the former fbi director fro

coming to us from cnn philippines. it happened just after midnight local time there. this is a casino that operates 24 hours a day. we don't have any reports of deaths or injuries. it's a developing situation. let me give you the backdrop here of this. this is a recent insurgence of what we've been seeing of anti-isis bombing campaign and isis militants in the philippines marking the terror group's first significant foot ho foothold outside the middle east. again, no confirmation exactly who is involved in this attack. i want to bring in ivan watson who is joining us from singapore. ivan, what are you seeing and learning? >> reporter: well, ana, this is still a very much developing situation and as you reported, as we're hearing from our sister network, cnn philippines, there's multiple gunfire and explosions that have taken place at a hotel complex in manilla near the airport. reports of people fleeing the scene. this complex has a number of hotels in it. it has a shopping mall and also a casino complex as well. we're getting reports of heavily armed security forces, s.w.a.t. police

world better. >>> hello on this saturday. you are in "cnn newsroom." i'm ana cabrera in new york. president trump is now responding to a stunning report in "the washington post" that details how and when president obama learned that russia was leading a major campaign to sway last year's election. president trump tweeting this, just out, the obama administration knew far in advance of november 8th about election meddling by russia. did nothing about it. why? the post report alleges the cia first told president obama last august about moscow's interference. the intelligence even detailed vladimir putin specific instructions defeat hillary clinton and help donald trump win the white house. it would be another two months before the public would learn about russia's role and even longer until americans would be told about the kremlin's exact goal. let's get more on what president trump is saying about all this as well as the russian reaction. cnn correspondent athena jones outside the white house, also with us cnn contributor and cnn's former moscow bureau chief jill dougherty joinin

weir states of change tonight, 9:00 eastern on cnn. >>> is the white house going to evoke executive privilege to prevent james comey from testifying? >> i think obviously it has to be reviewed. >> the president can't use executive privilege as a shield in one context and as a sword in the other. >> the president can i think and would rightfully exert executive privilege. >> simply more cover up and more obstruction. >> the behavior of nunez is beneath the dignity of being a chairman of the intelligence committee. >> what does the president believe about climate change, still believe it is a hoax. >> president trump hasn't made it clear where he stands on climate change. >> this is one of the most cynical and ignorant and dangerous self destructive steps that i have seen in my entire lifetime. >>> just a few days before james comey heads to capitol hill to testify in arguably the most anticipated event since election night. testimony could blow the russian investigation wide open. will president trump stop the former fbi director, revealing details about their private meetings. he co

gop aides telling cnn mcconnell wants that vote but plans to assess sentiment today at a senate republican lunch. they say he could change his plans depending on feedback from senate republican leaders. >> the reason the gop bill is barely hanging on -- an analysis by the congressional budget office showing that the so-called analysis of this bill, showing that 22 million more americans would be uninsured by 2026. at this point, four republican senators already say they're going to vote against this bill, even beginning the debate process to even get into the bill. that's enough to kill it for sure. other senators, ted cruz and mike lee, they say they still have reservations, as well. >> lee is among four senators set to meet with vice president mike pence tonight to talk about health care. our coverage begins with phil mattingly on capitol hill. >> reporter: it's a top-line number that seems tailor-made to spook republicans on the hill. 22 million uninsured americans over a ten-year period, according to the congressional budget office. the score everybody was waiting for. the r

that the president is open to changes. cnn's phil mattingly has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: there was some optimism if no clear path forward yet. at least when it comes to health care. look, senators moving things behind closed doors again, trying to figure out a way to hammer forward on a deal. how that deal's actually going to come about still an open question. one of the biggest issues is that this isn't about one policy here or one provision there. this is about ideology. inside the republican conference, all 52 senators, some have starkly different views about the government's role in health care. take a listen to what maine senator susan collins had to say. >> there is significant opposition to the remember bill here in the senate. the opposition comes from various quarters and ideological spectrum is really wide. so it's going to be a challenge. >> a key element here is this -- susan collins very much so has fundamental, that's her word, problems with this bill. she's kind of on the moderate side of things. if you look on the complete opposite side of the spectrum, r

talk more about this with our cnn analyst and mark garrigous. thank you for being with us, i want to get your reaction of the mistrial. >> it was a day later that i would have predicted of this result. i have been on cnn for a week and a half that this is going to end up as a practice trial. the reason for that is gender and race and evidence composition of this case. unlike a lot of people, i think what people have to understand that judge o'neal said today in court there is nothing wrong with a hung jury, a hung jury is a legitimate outcome, guilty, not guilty, hung jury, that's part of what the criminal justice system is. when people get angry where it should have been this or that. no, these people were sequestered and they did everything right. judge o'neal given them the dynamite charge which was the jury's instruction -- they'll continue their deliberation after they came back on thursday of a hung jury and he instructed them to keep on working at it. >> is that what you are referring to? >> yes. >> that's called the dynamite chart. when you got a hung jury and give that in

story that they now have been once again forced to retract. it's a major credibility crisis at cnn and it starts at the top with the fake news chief, jeff sucker. the estimates mini monologue. last thursday, cnn published a story alleging that longtime jeff ally anthony scaramucci was being investigated for colluding with the russians through dealings with a russian and. 24 hours later, the story was completely debunked. cnn was forced to issue this embarrassing retraction. "that story did not maintain editorial standards and has been retracted. links to the store have been disabled." cnn apologizes to mr. scare mucci. jeff zucker must be so proud to macro. this was only the latest example of very fake news coming from cnn. on june 16th, cnn again forced to delete a tweet after implying only democrats prayed at the congressional baseball game prior to the opening pitch. and on june 15th, cnn senior white house correspondent said something is becoming unhinged and tweeted and deleted a fake claim that president trump didn't visit congressman scalise in the hospital following the congres

campaign and russia. this after cnn reported last month that president trump asked coats to publicly deny the existence of evidence supporting the probe. a conversation that he declined to comment about last month. >> i don't feel it is appropriate to characterize the discussions. >> reporter: coats is one of four officials set to face a grilling today over the encounters with president trump. including rod rosenstein who will answer questions publicly for the first time about the circumstances surrounding the letter he wrote about comey's firing. the decision to oust comey on rosenstein's letter before conceding he had been contemplating it for weeks over the russia investigation. >> he made the recommendation. regardless of the wreck m recommendation, i was going to fire him. >> i wish him well. >> reporter: comey did not actually reveal to sessions that the president pressured him to drop the flynn investigation. that's because according to the new york times, comey didn't know who he could trust inside the justice department. chris. >> thank you, jessica. we will get the rest of