questions on obstruction? and will he meet robert mueller face-to-face? >>> demanding the pass. cnn sues president trump and asks a federal judge to force the white house to restore correspondent jim acosta's press pass. has the trump administration violated his first amendment rights and rights to due process? >>> and firestorm. as one massive fire leaves dozens dead in northern california, more than 20 million people are under red flag warnings right now in southern california, where explosive blazes may be fueled by hurricane force winds. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news tonight. president trump and his lawyers are reviewing questions from the special counsel, robert mueller, about possible collusion with russia. that comes amid upheaval over at the white house. officials say the president may ask for the resignation of homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen this week. also at risk, the chief of staff over at the white house, john kelly. and in a stunning move, the first lady personally and publicly calls for the

humming and successful economy. >> now, sources have told cnn that the president has been in a dark mood since the midterm elections. as we're looking at the turmoil one the trump administration, as you mentioned, poppy and jim, the answer to special counsel robert mueller's questions could be at the special counsel's office as soon as today. >> okay. >> sarah westwood, thanks very much. let's discuss with rick santorum, former senator from pennsylvania, and symone sanders, cnn political commentator as well. senator santorum, the president, his lawyers, they got what they wanted. they got the take-home test in effect. written questions they would reply written answers to. now we hear the president's lawyer rudy giuliani is complaining about some of those written questions. he calls them unnecessary. he goes on to say there are some that create more issues for us legally than others. why can't the president of the united states answer written questions from a special counsel? >> well, he will. he's in the process of doing so. and i think he will answer them. obviously, you know, director

there. let's go to cnn in broward county where one of the biggest battles being fought right now. where do things stand right now with the recount, rosa? >> reporter: jim, here they are still separating ballots as part of the recount process. but we have got a judge scolding both sides and another county now entering the controversy. let me start with this. we have heard governor rick scott and president trump accusing democrats of trying to steal the election. and the florida democratic party calling rick scott a dictator. yesterday in court, a judge asked both parties to simmer down, to bring down the rhetoric because the judge said those words are being beamed all across the country. here are the facts. this recount was triggered because of florida law, because the margins are so thin. according to the secretary of state and the florida law enforce, no criminal activity has been found. democrat bill nelson asking rick scott to recuse himself from all of these recount activities, two voting groups doing the same but going to court to ask a judge to compel rick scott to recuse h

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obtained by cnn. >>> and president trump says he has a high level of intelligence, and still his gut instincts are better than anyone's brain. >>> we can go forward, and we're not looking back. >> a republican win in last night's senate runoff with the balance of power in the house continuing to turn blue. >>> plus, how a party stunt gone wrong sparked an $8 million disaster. >>> good morning, everyone, welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. christine romans getting a late start. she'll be along shortly. it's wednesday, november 28th. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. an extraordinary interview with the "washington post" coming up in a bit. we start with the russia investigation. a clearer picture this morning what robert mueller may know about trump confidante roger stone's effort to get documents from wikileaks. cnn obtained court documents apparently written by mueller's office. they cite emails between stone and his associate, right-wing author jerome corsi, during the 2016 campaign. in them stone pushes coresy to get in team coverage with wikileaks' founder julian assange, and co

is a dry run for things to come. and we should note that cnn has reached out to the defendants' attorney twice and we have not heard back. you can follow me on facebook and twitter at jake tapper. tweet the show at the lead, cnn. our coverage on cnn continues right now. >>> happening now, breaking news. deciding shortly. president trump set to be isolated and fuming. top administration officials, including the homeland security secretary, is a shakeup imminent. >>> press access after the president claims he can pick and choose which reporters are allowed inside. will the judge restore the press pass of our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta? >>> rising death toll. more bodies are recovered in california as federal officials survey what one calls one of the most complicated disasters ever to strike the u.s. >>> and with friends like these. conservative lawyers form a new group to put checks on president trump and speak out against his abuses and attacks. among the high-profile founders, the husband of white house counselor, kellyanne conway. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in

new kids. what does a former cnn contributor think of the white house's lawsuit against the network. and a "the ingraham angle" exclusive, after teasing a potential third run for the presidency, what what do new hampshire voters think about another hillary clinton candidacy? first, the freshman insurrection. that's the focus of tonight's angle. today was orientation down capitol hill for new members of congress. but for nancy pelosi and the democratic leadership, the new classes turning out to be more than they bargained for. checkout newly elected congresswoman alexandria cortez. she may find her transition from rock star activist to just another member of congress a difficult one. someone should tell her that if you want to be taken seriously even as the youngest member of the house, protesting outside the former speaker's office isn't a genius move. she appeared with 200 young climate change activists and it was inside pelosi's office. >> we should tell her. pursuing a progressive energy agenda. >> laura: these whippersnappers don't care about your seniority. they want action, sp

>>> thanks for joining us, the news continues next on cnn. >>> this is cnn tonight, i'm don lemon, thanks so much for joining us. an extraordinary turn of events. at the white house today, the first lady melania trump forcing president trump to fire a top aide on his national security team. it all happened very quickly. early this afternoon the president took part in a cultural festival observed by many indians and southeast asians. just over the president's shoulder was a deputy national security adviser. just a short time later, the first lady's office released this stunning statement of rebuke. it's a position of the office of the first lady that ricardel no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house. well, tonight aides to the president confirm that she will be fired. and it turns out that she feuded with the first lady, her staff, over mrs. trump's recent trip to africa. one white house official accuses her of then leaking stories about it, during her first trip, the first lady said the following about her influence on her husband. and maybe she was telling us m

midterms. a lot riding on if democrats can flip the house. cnn political director david chalian with the breakdown. >> 7 0 districts in play. republican? 31 in yellow. true toss ups. of those, 30 of them are currently held by republicans. >> the president going all out in the home stretch holding three rallies today in three states. ohio, illinois and missouri. he will be joined by a special guest. someone from an actual television network. sean hannity of fox news. so much for fair and balanced. on sunday, the president was in georgia and tennessee. he repeated his warnings about the migrant caravan. the first members reached mexico city which is 500 miles away. >> no nation can allow its borders to be overreturn. that's an inn -- overrun. that's an invasion. i don't care what they say. i don't care what the fake media sags. that is -- says. that is an invasion. >> republican party's chairwoman downplaying the focus. >> i'm at the rallies the president is talking about. the media is focused on immigration. he is focused on the economy. he is talking about the jobs. >> the president

judge decided to vote to decide whether to reinstate a cnn journalist as credentials. we're watching that and the view from above. the devastating deadly wildfires out west. look at those images. we learned overnight the number of people missing has skyrocketed to more than 600. we're live in california staying on top of this critical story. our team is set up and ready to go on this friday. and we start with what seems to be kind of bizarre slipup by the justice department. a court document filed by mistake showing the doj looks like it's getting ready to charge wikileaks founder. we don't know what the charges will be. the filing was found by an intelligence official who tweeted this photo showing his name mentioned in a totally unrelated case. wikileaks published thousands of embarrass from across the street stolen by officers putting him in the sights of the special counsel investigation. that investigation has trump world wound up. so we'll talk about how this new development plays into that. joining me to break it down, ken delany and national security reporter, former assistan

concerned, i haven't made that decision. but it could be others also. >> so, look, cnn's in the thick of this story and trump's insulting acosta, insutting alty phillips on friday and others, they're on record saying trump's attacks against the media are disturbingly unamerican. that's the official word from cnn. but i want to try to approach this as dispassionately as we can. right now it's about cnn but nbc or "the new york times" or other outlets could be next. so i want to ask if there's a legal case here, could cnn end up suing in order to get acosta's press pass reinstated? will the white house take away other press passes? >> and what's going to happen next here? there's a lot to talk about. but let me start with the run, the only, sam dondalsaldson. you know him sometimes shouting questions at the white house. thanks for joining me. >> glad to be here, brian. >> your view first and foremost of what the white house did this week to punish jim acosta. >> well, the president's order to revoke his credentials is not only wrong and you fair, it's dangerous for the press as a

there is means for the mueller probe. the white house demanding an apology from cnn white house correspondent. kellyanne conway says acosta the reporter from cnn had no right to touch the female white house staffer as he did. president trump: honestly i think you should let me run the country. you run cnn. if you did it well -- >> if i may ask one more question. president trump: that's enough. that's enough. that's enough. trish: my intel on all that went wrong there today and the blame lies squarely on cnn. the techs yas man who believes the president's tough immigration talk is really working. "trish regan primetime" begins right now. breaking right now. attorney general jeff sessions submitting his letter of resignation at president trump's request. this comes after the president repeatedly criticized sessions for recusing himself from the russian investigation. president trump: jeff sessions should have never let it happen. if he told me he would have recused himself i wouldn't have put him in that position. i think it was a disgrace. my enemies, people that are on the other

going to begin with breaking news. a federal judge has just ruled in favor of cnn, and ordered the white house to reinstate the press pass of cnn's jim acosta. this is an important initial ruling coming from this judge in this case. the white house had revoked acosta's pass, as you'll remember, after a contentious back and forth with president trump at the press conference the day after the midterm elections. this is a case that has cnf's name on it, but it gets to a much bigger issue of the first amendment and press access to the white house. cnn's justice correspondent jessica schneider was in the courtroom and she's now outside. what happened inside there. >> kate, the judge's ruling in this case, simple and succinct. it lasted just a few minutes, in fact, but the judge ruling very clearly that the white house must immediately restore our chief white house correspondent jim acosta's hard pass. that, of course, is the pass that allows him somewhat broad access into the white house grounds. now, the judge in this case was careful to say that this was in fact a limited ruling. reme

very much for watching. stay with cnn later tonight for election night in america continued. that starts in one hour, 8:00 p.m. eastern. "erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, a top national security official headed for the door after the first lady, in a stunning move, publicly called for the firing. why did melania trump issue this extraordinary statement? >>> plus a federal judge granting cnn a hearing after the network sued trump over revoking jim acosta's press kcredentials. >>> and alexandria ocasio-cortez. >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, fired cnn reporting. president trump has decided to fire deputy national security adviser after melania trump's public demand to do so. it's an extraordinary move and the first lady's office issued a statement calling for his firing. the unprecedented public statement reading in part, "it's the position of the office of the first lady that he no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house." that was a public stat

damning conclusion from the cia according to sources. cnn has the latest reaction in a live report ahead. >>> crews continue searching through burned debris, the number of names on a list of missing continues to rise in the state of california. wildfires spike now to more than 1,000 people missing. >>> and the u.s. president says he's answered all the questions from the special counsel robert mueller and insists he answered them himself. live from cnn world headquarters, we welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. the "cnn newsroom" starts right now. 4:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the finger pointing to the saudi crown prince for ordering the murder of jamal khashoggi, that is the word from the cia according to sources. it is based in evidence analyzed by the cia, evidence including a phone call where the prince's brother urged khashoggi to go to the konsz lconsulate in istanbu. but he denies making that call. the saudi government says it has shifted its story, you have seen it shift a bit, since khashoggi disappeared, but it has

revealing about the gunman. >>> live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta, we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. the "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> america's choice, the midterm elections just two days away now and though voters will be picking dozens of governors and hundreds of lawmakers for both chambers of commerce, for many voters this referendum is about one person. the u.s. president, donald trump, mr. trump out on the campaign trail, hitting the campaign trail hard, pushing to get republican voters out to the polls come tuesday. the former president of the united states, barack obama, also out rallying hard, getting people to go out and vote. the outcome of their efforts could potentially shift the balance of power in washington, d.c. president trump has five rallies scheduled between now and election day. he'll be crisscrossing the country with one familiar theme in mind, immigration. >> when you look at that caravan, and i'm good at building, when you look at that caravan coming up, that's not what we want,

know about trump associate roger stone? new court documents just obtained by cnn. >>> and president trump says he has a high level of intelligence, and still his gut instincts are better than anyone else's brain. >>> we can go forward, and we're not looking back. >> a republican win in last night's senate runoff with the balance of power in the house continuing to turn blue. >>> plus, how a party stunned, a gender reveal, goes wrong, sparking an $8 million environmental disaster. >>> good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. not a fan of the gender-reveal party -- >> not that one -- >> in particular. glad we missed it. wednesday, november 28th, 5:00 a.m. in east. we start with the latest on the russia investigation. we have a much clearer idea what special counsel robert mueller may know about trump confident roger stone's effort to get documents from wikileaks. cnn has obtained draft court documents apparently written by mueller's office. they cite emails between stone and his associate, right-wing author jerome corsi, during the 2016 campaig

and say i'm not talking about you, i'm talking about cnn. i said don't say we are the enemy of the people because we are not. howie: he said fake news is 80% of the media by his opinion. does he use it as an effective foil? chris: i think he feels he's been the victim of bad reporting and he says -- so all of our successes get downplayed. again, there is some truth in that. even hypochondriacs sometimes get sick. while he does feel in some cases genuinely aggrieved, when he was defending it he talked in terms of my supporters and they get it. i think he sees it as a wedge issue that helps him at the expense of the media and media criticism and the expense of his political opposition. howie: you asked him about a spate of stories about the mid-terms. let's take a look. >> how dark is your mood? president trump: it's very light. it's disgusting fake news. i wrote a front page on "the washington post." nobody ever calls me. they make it up like it's fiction. howie: he says nobody ever calls me and they could get the reporter on the line very quickly. the reporter did quote a senior wh

eastern, 5:00 in the evening out west. i'm ana cabrera in new york. you're live in the cnn newsroom. so glad you could join me. here we are, three days into the midterms, and what some are calling the biggest referendum on a president in recent memory. president trump is certainly campaigning like he feels the pressure, holding rallies in states where many midterm races are currently toss-ups. right now the president is in florida, stumping for republicans running for governor. he's been amplifying his anti-immigration rhetoric to shore up his base, as voters across the u.s. have been swarming their early vote locations. more than 27 million early ballots cast as of yesterday evening. and that number approaching the early votes in the 2016 presidential election in some states. let's go live to florida and cnn white house correspondent boris sanchez who is at the president's rally in pensacola. boris, what are you hearing from the president right now? >> reporter: hey there, ana. a bit of a different start tonight for president trump here in pensacola. he started off speaking about c

narrowed since election night and is being recounted. >>> cnn has learned president trump has made it known which lawmakers he wants in office. kevin mccarthy is a minority leader, he was majority, now he's minority. manu raju is in washington for us. phil, let me begin with you. you have new reporting about who president trump would like to see in house leadership roles. what do you have? >> it's an interesting elements. you don't usually see presidents weigh in, particularly when they're in the majority. that's what's happening, conversations between soon to be minority leader kevin mccarthy and the president about installing two close trump allies, jim jordan and mark meadows as house republicans on the house judiciary committee and house oversight committees. we don't know how far along the conversations have gone. they haven't always gotten along with house republican leadership, that includes kevin mccarthy. the rationale, as it's been explained to me, these are two individuals who fight and fight hard for president trump. and as such and given that those committees, oversight a

a boiling point when he suspended the trespass of a cnn white house correspondent. a confrontation during a press conference, donald trump called jim costa route and a terrible person when the journalist questioned the president on the migrant care of and. -- migrant care event headed to the -- caravan headed to the u.s. border. >> when you report fake news, you are the enemy of the people. >> producing the most tense direct exchanges between donald trump and the media. though he has far with several journalists over the course of the event, his back and forth with a cnn white house correspondent was heated particularlyly. president trump: you should let me run the country, and you run cnn, if you did it well -- >> may i ask another question? pardon me. president trump: that is enough. >> shortly aftfter thehe press conference, the white house revoked the journalists press fast until further notice and cnn asserted their full support for their journalist. >> the president's ongoing attacks on the press have gone too far, they are dangerous and disturbingly un-american. president tr

whitaker, while cnn is filed a lawsuit again the white house. in so doing misstates facts of jim acosta incident, and misreading law while ignoring acosta's outrageous behavior and conduct at a president at press conference, we take it up with greg jared, gina lou laden. death toll rising in california as wildfires continue to char thousands of acres of land, building homes, building and leaves nothing but rubble and ashes in some places. search crews look for more than 200 missing people, blame for fire pinned on major utility. our correspondent with report from paradise, california. reporter: we need time and patience, and persevere an paradise will rebuild, a promise from the mayor. >> i have seen these on tv before, and it will be one neighborhood. but in our town it is the whole town, 90% of the residentses, there is nothing. >> this is heartbreaking to drive through paradise and see the level of destruction. reporter: 6500 homes, including that the mayor and fire chief. >> my family lost their home, my parent, my grandmother. reporter: coroner teams are expanding search and

battle between the white house and cnn. a judge just ruled cnn wins. the white house must give jim acosta his credentials back, and we've got live team coverage. >>> plus, the justice department is preparing to criminally charge julian assange. that's according to a court document filed by mistake by u.s. prosecutors. >>> and her side of the story, more from the upcoming documentary where monica lewinsky relives the raw emotion she felt during her affair with bill clinton and during the scandal that followed. >>> but we begin with that breaking news involving the white house. in just the last hour, a judge granted temporary order forcing the white house to restore the press credentials to cnn correspondent jim acosta. now, the judge who made his decision it's important to point out was appointed by president trump, and it all started with this incident, acosta asking questions to the president, a white house intern tried to take the microphone away from him during that east room press conference. now, at first the white house said it took the credential because he placed his hands

phone calls. i just do it with your show. thank you. i'll see you later. >>> this is "cnn tonight." i'm don lemon. these are easy questions to pose but ones that have to be considered. has donald trump lost his control of his presidency? has he? is he an effective leader? i'm being serious. is he? all of this is based on reporting, okay? this is based on reporting, right, credible reporting of people inside the white house. president trump isolated, growing more furious by the day. his mood, dark and angry. berating aides who are bickering with each other. one white house official is saying that trump is pissed at damn near everyone. that's a quote. i'm not just saying that. pissed at damn near everyone. he's stewing over the harsh criticism he's getting for his lackluster performance in france over the weekend and feels his staff let him down over the decision to cancel the planned visit to an american cemetery outside of paris because of rain. the buck stops where again? the president is said to be unsettled and troubled about robert mueller's russia investigation and the possib

happens out of maryland. gene rossi, thank you. good to see you. >> thank you. >> coming up next, cnn files a lawsuit against the white house after it pulls the press credentials of our chief white house reporter jim acosta. and parts of california are looking more like a war zone. 44 people have now died in these wildfires and now hurricane force winds are threatening to make it all worse. we will take you live to california. and all eyes are on florida. senator bill nelson about to hold a news conference as he demands his opponent, governor rick scott, recuse himself from this recount process. both men want that senate seat in florida. deadline is this thursday. live pictures from capitol hill. we'll take you live. you're watching cnn. this is big! t-mobile is offering the awesome iphone xr with an unlimited plan for just $40 bucks a month. unlimited. with the new iphone xr?! yeah, iphone xr included. for $40 bucks?! that is big. introducing the new capital one savor card. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? w

being cancer free. >> that is great news. "cnn newsroom" with poppy harlow and jim sciutto starts next. >>> and we have made it to friday. good morning, everyone. >> somehow we made it to friday. >> somehow. >> i'm jim sciutto. if you are going to copy and paste the wrong name in a court filing, make sure it is not an internationally famous or notorious one. case in point, a routine motion from august pertaining to federal charges against someone entirely other than the wikileaks founder. the case appears to have nothing to do with wikileaks or assange. and no other procedure is likely to keep confidential the fact that assange has been charged. >> the feds say that is a mistake, but it matters because of wikileaks role in publicizing those e-mails from the 2016 election. and that matters a lot to who? special counsel bob mueller who didn't receive president trump's written answers. joining us from washington, good morning to you. bottom line here, is assange finally facing charges? >> yeah. certainly it would seem that he is. with this filing of these charges, it now allows for a

suspends the credentials of a senior cnn correspondent, jim acosta, after a testy exchange. and in sport, jose mourinho makes his point as manchester united make a dramatic comeback to beatjuventus in the champions league. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine, part of a new morning schedule here on the bbc news channel and bbc two. victoria derbyshire is now at ten o'clock every weekday morning. the prince of wales has made it clear he will keep his views on controversial issues to himself once he becomes king. he told a bbc documentary to mark his 70th birthday that he understands the limitations which apply to a monarch and promised not to meddle, saying he wasn't that stupid. he said the idea that he would continue making public interventions on topics when he is king was nonsense. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he was four when his mother became queen and he became heir to the throne. he's now a few days from his 70th birthday and taking on a greater share of his mother's duties. quietly, the transition to charles‘s reign is under way. his destiny wi

opposition still tears him to shreds. jeanne moos, cnn, new york. >> pretty amazing to think of presidential pe presidential picture in an ambassador's residence. something you think would come from another type of country. thanks for joining us. "a.c. 360" starts now. >>> good evening, we begin tonight with breaking news. the senior national security official who found herself at odds with the first lady has been fired and as striking as that lead sentence may sound, it's no more so than the statement yesterday from first lady melania trump's spokesperson that catapulted this story into the public eye. "it is the position of the office of the first lady that she no longer deserves the honor of serving in this white house." she is deputy national security adviser mira ricardel. she's out. her forced departure coming as the president said to be in a foul mood upset over the midterms, shut suulking about h reception in europe. one white house official telling cnn, these are not my words, "yes, he's pissed at damn near everyone." tonight, it seems it came. more from our jeff zeleny

one from cnn over the decision barring our chief white house correspondent and others challenging the president's controversial appointment of matthew whitaker as the acting attorney general. >>> line of fire, historic and deadly infernos raging out of control in california fanned by hurricane-force winds. tonight the death toll continues to climb in the state's worst fire disaster on record. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world many i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news". >> we're following multiple breaking stories swirling around the white house tonight, including president trump and his lawyers reviewing written questions from the special counsel, robert mueller, about possible collusion. at the same time the president is said to be weighing replacing some top officials, and in a stunning move the first lady, melania trump, has publicly called for one of them to be fired. tonight, the president and five top officials are facing a lawsuit brought by cnn over the decision to suspend the press pass of

races remain undecided cnn can now make this projection with a very high degree of confidence based on statistical models that track races that democrats already have won. and analyzed races where they're leading significantly right now. again, cnn can now project that democrats will win the majority in the u.s. house of representatives. jake, this is a huge win for the democrats, a huge setback for the president and for the republicans. >> it is. and this is going to be a big problem for president trump going forward. if he thinks that the media is annoying, wait till he meets a democratic house that has subpoena power and actually has the legal ability to force them to turn over documents. we're going to look like nothing compared to that. he is going to find an opposition that he has never really encountered before. >> and we should talk about the historic nature of what probably will ham which is the first female speaker of the house in history, in u.s. history is now poised to take the gavel again. >> to be the second female speaker of the house. >> the first and a half. i don't k

coming down in this investigation? mr. president -- >> president trump: tell you what, cnn should be ashamed of itself having you working for them. you a rude, terrible person. you shouldn't be working for cnn. go ahead. >> i think that is -- >> president trump: you're a rude person. the way you treat sarah huckabee sanders is horrible. the way you treat other people is horrible. you shouldn't treat people that way. you aren't the best. >> mr. president you repeatedly over the course -- >> president trump: just sit down, please. when you report fake news -- no. when you report fake news, which cnn does a lot, you are the enemy of the people. >> lou: you heard in the earlier clips some saying that the president had yelled at acosta. he never once yelled. he didn't raise his voice. i have to say that i wouldn't have had such constraint. i'll be very honest with you. this is one of the most provocative indoesn'ts i have seen on the part of any member of the white house press corps. the majority of the members of the white house press corps are among the best of the craft. but the few ex

florida senate and governor's races, pending an announcement of the secretary of state. cnn's ryan nobles is live in tallahassee. what do you know, ryan? >> well, it sure looks like we're headed to a recount in florida and these big races between the statewide races. it's important to point out even though the county said they're ready to move ahead, with that automatic recount, we're still waiting on the secretary of state here to put out the official word that based on these final votes. based on all the votes we see, which is posted on the secretary of state's website, all of the county's have now reported all the votes that must be in by the noon deadline. on this day. there is a batch of votes, military and overseas ballots that have a ten-day deadline which haven't been counted yet but this important group of votes, the vast majority of the votes here in florida have now been registered and are in the secretary of state's office. according to those final readouts, it looks as though the republican nominee for governor has a lead of about .41% over gillum, the democratic nomin

in the afternoon out west. live in the cnn "newsroom" i'm ana cabrera in new york. we have breaking news on the u.s./mexico border and a stern warning from keerlsson. this comes just hours after a sudden border closure between san diego and tijuana. a closure the u.s. says was necessary after migrants rushed toward the american side. [ speaking to foreign language ] >> all roads and pedestrian bridges in both directions are closed. this is one of five land border crossings. in a statement this afternoon secretary nielsen says some of these migrants attempted to breach legacy fence infrastructure along the border and sought to harm cbp personnel by throwing projectiles at them. we will not tolerate this lawlessness and not hesitate to shut down ports of entry for security and public safety reasons. all this happening as the incoming mexican government denies reports that it has reached a deal with the trump administration to keep asylum seekers in mexico while they're applications are pending. its something the president has also been tweeting about this weekend. let's get right to c

now, alice stewart, cnn common taert and republican strategist, also paul begala, democratic strategist. good morning to you both. alice, let me ask you about the judicial smackdown, if you will, that the white house got from this federal judge who said basically you can't rule by fiat. there is broad authority for the president when it comes to immigration, but you have things like the 1965 immigration and nationality act or the refugee act that allow for different rules for people seeking asylum than other undocumented immigrants. if you were in the white house, how would you respond? >> i would respond by pointing out a key point of the act that you mentioned, specifically, 212-f, which specifically states if the president at any time deems a class of aliens coming into the country as detrimental to the interests of the country, he can by proclamation suspend the entry of them into the country. ithey do have a law on their side. it's not a surprise we had some justices that took exception to certain legal components. >> can i just say, alice -- hold on one second. you thin

flake and three incoming freshman, dan crenshaw. it starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern. our coverage on cnn continues right now. >>> happening now. breaking news. written answers. president trump reveals he's personally responded to questions from his special counsel, robert mueller, saying he didn't need his lawyers to do it. and tonight, we're learning which questions his legal team balked at. >>> press pass restored. a federal judge appointed by president trump orders the white house to give back the credentials it revoked from our chief white house correspondent, jim acosta. now the president is vowing to make rules for how white house reporters act. >>> almost all. with his embattled homeland security secretary standing just feet away, the president says he loves almost all of his cabinet members. is it a sign more heads are about to roll? >>> and dumpster fire. the husband of top presidential aide, kellyanne conway uses colorful and coarse language to describe what he thinks of the trump administration. we're going to hear him in his first interview. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the s

theye can see in california. 600plees left p unaccounted for. a federal house to reinstate a cnn journalist's press pass, while president trump says he is written answers to rober' mueller'questions. and he was the king of rock 'n roll. 40 years after elvis presley died, he is given america's highest cilian honor. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the number of people missing after wildfires destro town of paradise in northern california has risen to more than 600. 63 bodies have been discovered in the area, but the death tolls is expected to tomorrow president trump will travel to the state to assess the damage and meet people affected. dan johnson has the latest from the scene. dan: the smoldering ruins still refuse to reveal how many lives were lost when paradised. the official nukeer killed has slowly climbing but the latest update brought a stunnin new figure. >> the number of people we are still looking for or unaccounted for has increased to 631, and this number increased by 501 people. dan: that is because they checked the number

the world looking and helping. >> cnn's kaylee is there with the latest. we see people pitching their tents up in parking lots. the shelter, how many spaces are available there and are there enough accommodations for people across this area? >> reporter: this shelter is one of the many in this area that is at capacity. yesterday, as you mentioned, we were in one of those tent cities and you would see notes popping up on a white message board they had. this number of openings at this shelter. this number of opens at that shelter. the efforts are being made for people in more short-term solution situation like a tent city. those accommodations being made to move them into these shelters when that opportunity arises. but those opportunities are few and far between at this time. so i mentioned this shelter at bulk capacity and we are about 50 miles from what people here are calling ground zero of the devastation, that being paradise, california. now the challenge for authorities, they tell us is really to balance the competing interest of trying to begin the process of getting peopl

commentator for cnn and and in articles like this, he wrote, "mueller‘s investigation of trump is going too far." last year, he tweeted the investigation is "boring". and here he is on cnn last year. i do still believe that there's not enough evidence here to substantiate an obstruction ofjustice claim, certainly criminal, anyways. and there is no evidence, we would know by now, as much leaking as there has been, if there was collusion between the trump campaign and russian officials. i can see a scenario wherejeff sessions is replaced with a recess appointment, and that attorney general doesn't fire bob mueller, he just reduces the budget so low that his investigation drags to a halt. and to dwindle his resources. we will have to see if he goes with that option, he now has influence over whether that happens or not. elizabeth warren is a democratic senator for massachusetts. she says, "donald trumps firing ofjeff sessions brings us one step closer to a constitutional crisis. congress must act to ensure that mueller can do his job without interference." top democrats sent this letter to the

administration after the first lady called for her to go. this is cnn learning the president is, quote, pissed at damn near everyone. plus a republican senator warning tonight that after jeff sessions, bob mueller may be next. so why did mitch mcconnell just block a bipartisan bill to protect him? >>> and breaking news, michael avenatti arrested for boadomest violence. good evening. bitter, furious, and unwell. that's how people close to the president are describing him tonight. they say he's, quote, pissed at damn near everyone, em bitered about election losses, some of his long-time confidants saying he looks unwell and is gaining weight. trump also furious after being blindsided by melania trump's extraordinary statement calling for the firing of deputy national security adviser mira ricardel, the president's dysfunctional conversations with his wife now in the public eye for everyone to see. and tonight, more than 24 hours after melania trump called for ricardel's firing, we are learning that ricardel is, quote, transitioning to a new role within the administration. the words used, not fir

county started counting just a few minutes ago. cnn's rosa flores is in broward county, joining me now. rosa, the question all along has been can they meet the deadline? what is the latest you're hearing right now? >> you know, kate, if what i'm about to tell you sounds as clear as mud, it's because it is as clear as mud. as you mentioned, broward county just started recounting, but they stopped sorting to start recounting, but they're not saying exactly when they're going to go back to sorting because they have to finish the sorting before they can finish the recounting. again, it's as clear as mud, but that is the guidance we're hearing right now. most of the controversy here in florida has been zeroed in on broward county and palm beach county, which are democrat strongholds. now, inserting a county into the controversy that's a republican stronghold. big county in the oklahoma panhandle. it was hit by hurricane michael, when hurricane michael ravaged through that area. we have learned that 158 people were allowed to vote via e-mail or fax. now, the rules were eased after hurricane

is "cnn breaking news." >>> we're following breaking news on new instability inside the trump white house where high-powered heads could roll at any moment. in a new interview tonight president trump says he will decide the fate of his embattled homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen shortly. others may be on the chopping block. sources tell cnn mr. trump is isolated and furious at just about everyone as democrats get ready to take over the house and robert mueller gets ready to issue his report on the russia probe. this hour, i'll talk with how judiciary committee member ted lieu, and our correspondents and analysts are standing by. first let's go to our senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny. jeff, we are hearing about a long of anger and anxiety in the west wing tonight. >> reporter: wolf, good evening. we are indeed. the anger is on behalf of the president and the anxiety is on behalf of the staff members here at most levels of this white house and, indeed, around the government, wondering what their fate is going forward. the president has said repeatedly he does pl

>>> live in the cnn newsroom. i'm ana cabrera in new york thanks for being with us on this saturday. we are following breaking news right now. president trump getting his feet dirty in the middle of the california wildfire disaster. the president walking through the burned out foundations of homes in paradise, california. this is a town that was completely, i mean completely destroyed by the fast moving wildfire. >> families where they've lost everything, a lot of people have been lost. i guess, jerry you don't really know the final count. we won't know that for a while. there are areas you can't even get to them yet. but we have incredible people doing the job. so we'll get that done better than anybody else can do it. >> let's go live to chico, california. that's where we have cnn kayly hartung. the president is also in this regs. kayly, what did the president say to people who had to flee their homes, many of whom have now nothing? >> reporter: walmart, where the people, the community of paradise, are known to shop, really able to put a lot of things into perspective. the people

judge sides with cnn ordering the trump administration to restore the press pass of our chief white house correspondent, we'll talk about the ruling and the impack of news coverage of the president. >>> and kim's ultra weapon. the north korea leader returns to a more aggressive military stance,ing a new and mysterious high-tech weapon. is he trying to put pressure on president trump? we want to welcome our viewers from the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn braeaking news. >> cnn has learned about a meeting between president trump and his lawyers to try to wrap up the process of answering robert mueller's questions about possible collusion with russia. the president claim he's been writing those responses by himself and that been easy, even though he's been holed up with his legal team now for days and days. the president down play iing th gravity of the moment and denying hi obvious anger as mueller and his team move deeper and deeper into their end game. this hour, i'll talk to senator richard blumenthal. he's a top