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i'm george howell. >> i'm paula newton. another ballistic missile test has taken place in direct violation of u.n. security council resolutions. north korea has launled dozens of missiles in the past but this is the first time since donald trump became u.s. president. >> the timing here is notable. the president is hoping the japanese prime minister shinzo abe on a state visit at his florida visit the missiles pose a direct threat to japan and south korea. mr. abe and mr. trump were briefed on the situation and appeared together to issue a joint statement condemn dg the test. let's listen. >> translator: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the u.n. security council resolutions. during the summit meeting that i had with president trump, he assured me that the united states will always be with japan 100% and to demonstrate his determination as well as commitment, he is now here with me at this joint press conference. >> thank you very much, mr. prime minister.

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to our viewers here in the united states and around the world i'm george howell. cnn news room starts right now. >>> it is 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. a lot to talk about this day. senior white house officials are pushing back against cnn's exclusive reporting they're denying any wrong doing and asking the fbi to speak out against reports of contacts between the trump campaign and russians. the administration does confirm it spoke to the fbi about those communications but in an unprecedented move, white house press secretary sean spicer blocked cnn and several other news organizations from an informal press briefing held friday. pamela brown has more. >> reporter: the white house is saying it did nothing wrong after cnn's exclusive report that the fbi refused the white house's request to knock down media reports about contacts between donald trump associates and russians during the campaign. a senior administration official says the unusual white house request came only after the fbi approached white house chief of staff reince priebus to stay a story in the

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. malaysian police say kim jong-nam was poisoned with vx nerve agent. the hacked brother of north korea's leader was killed at kuala lumpur airport last week. they have asked interpol to issue an alert for four other suspects. >>> iraqi forces have retaken most of the mosul airport as they fight forces for the western part of the city. the airport has virtually been destroyed and three years under isis control, but it would be a strategic and symbolic victory for iraqi troops as they look to push the terror group out of its last strong hold in iraq. >>> donald trump says if the world has to have nuclear weapons the united states will be at, quote, the top of the pack. in an interview with reuters mr. trump says the u.s. has fallen behind on its nuclear weapon capacity and he won't let that stand. >> the question is is this a solution looking for a problem without a solution? the senior white house official telling cnn president trump has assigned the department of homeland security work

i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church. north korea claims its latest missile can avoid interception and carry a nuclear warhead. state media confirm the test of a new medium to long-range ballistic missile on sunday. the u.s., japan and south korea condemned the launch and requested an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council. >>> in mexico, thousands of protesters sent a message to the u.s. president donald trump. they marched through the streets of mexico city wearing shirts that said "no wall" and "no immigrant raids." most of the protesters focussed on mr. trump, but some focussed on corruption in their government. >>> nearly 200,000 people near a dam in california have been evacuated for their own safety. a devastatinged into could flo unleashed if that hole increases. >>. >>> a major story we are following. joining us on the line is sean dennis, among those forced to leave their homes. sean on the road with his wife and two children. thank you for being with us. first of all, tell us where you are right now and ho

i'm george howell. >> i'm rosemary church. thank you for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> isis is under attack in its last major iraqi stronghold. the iraqi government says it has made progress in its offensive to retake person mosul. they release third down video showing air strikes on isis facilities. the targets included factories used for booby trapping vehicles. >> on day one of the offense i they killed 71 isis fighters. they destroyed weapons facilities and regained control of ten villages but they warned civilians could be caught in the cross fires in the months to come. the united nations says as many as 800,000 people still live in mosul. o ben wedeman live in us stan ball. looking back the fight for northern mosul took longer than expected. you've been on the ground. how might the fight for western mosul be different for these iraqi forces? >> reporter: for one thing the geography is different. in western mosul you have this old city. you have this market. the alleyways, the passages are much narrower than in the east. and, therefore,

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i'm george howell. tensions between iran and the united states. it could have issues with the middle east and the iran economy. our senior international correspondent frederik pleitgen is live in they ehran. fred, when it came to the iran nuclear deal, it took moderates from both nations to come together and make this deal happen. that has changed with the u.s. president who is no moderate who makes that very clear. >> reporter: absolutely. it has changed. moderates were enthusiastic about the nuclear agreement thinking it would bring benefits to iran. that happened slower than most would have hoped. many fear with the trump administration in office that those benefits could go away quickly. we went to iran's ski resorts. here is what they had to say. internationally, not many people know iran has a wealth of ski area. looking at the crowd, you can almost think you are in a european or american resort. fewer religious conservatives or moderates. many moderates fear president trump's harsh stance on iran could lead to renewed conflict. >> they show

i'm george howell. cnn newsroom starts right now. it is 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. after a major defeat in court to the president's travel ban the trump administration is now exploring all of its legal options over the weekend. we now know at least one of those options is apparently off the table for now. a source familiar with the situation says the case will not be appealed to the u.s. supreme court at this time. mr. trump has suggested he might start over with a brand new travel ban possibly as early as next week or he may choose to keep defending his current directive. cnn has learned new information about the ongoing investigation into allegations raised in a collection of memos. those memos created by a former british intelligence agent for political opponents of then candidate donald trump. evan perez and pamela brown are working on this story and spoke to jim earlier. >> why is this corroboration of some details contained in this dossier porpimportant? >> until now they said none of the c

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. >> and i'm george howell newsroom starts right now. it is 5:00 a.m. on the east coast. just under an our ago, the vice president of the united states pns pensacola spoke it u.s. allies in europe assuring them the u.s. is unwavering in its support of nato, but there was one caveat. we'll have more on that ahead. >> the vice president is at the security conference to soothe european fears over donald trump's month-old administration. in the past, the u.s. president has dismissed the long h hch-established alliance, although he says all the allies need to pay their share if nato is to succeed. pence says the fate of europe and the united states are intertwined. >> today i brung you this assurance. the united states of america strongly supports nato and will be unwavering in our commitment to this transatlantic appliance. as you keep faith with us, we will keep faith with you. the fate of the united states and europe are intertwined. struggle ls are our struggles. your success is our success and e we wealk into the future together. >> cnn is live in munich, germany. . our d

i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. it is 3:01 on the u.s. east coast. the president of the united states held a major news conference today some 80 minutes in length. we will have more on that in just a moment. but first the big headlines of the day. the person mr. trump wanted to serve as his new national security adviser has declined the job. retired vice admiral bob harward would have replaced michael flynn who was asked to resign monday. he cited family concerns, turning down that opportunity. a republican source says harward wanted to bring along his own team but didn't feel that would be allowed. the president says he lost confidence in michael flynn after finding out that he misled the vice president of the united stat states, mike pence, about contacts with russian official. a law enforcement source tells cnn the fbi is not expected to pursue charges against michael flynn. in the meantime the president nominated alexander acosta to be his labor secretary. mr. trump's previous pi

i'm george howell. >> i'm paula newton. you're watching "cnn newsroom." north korea's test of a ballistic missile on saturday was the latest of many in recent years. but it was the first on u.s. president donald trump's watch. and it was done as japanese prime minister shinzo abe was on a state visit to the united states. >> the timing of this very interesting. the launch was believed to be either a medium range or intermediate range missile. mr. abe and mr. trump were briefed on the situation at president president trump's home in florida and afterward they issued a joint statement. listen. >> translator: north korea's most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant u.n. security council resolutions. during the summit meeting that i had with president trump, he assured me that the united states will always with japan 100% and to demonstrate his determination as well as commitment, he is now here with me at this joint press conference. >> thank you very much, mr. prime minister. i just want everybody t

i'm george howell in atlanta. >> i'm max foster in london. u.s. appeals court has ruled unanimously to keep president donald trump's travel ban on hold. that means people from seven muslim majority countries covered by the executive order can continue to travel to the u.s. mr. trump tweeted almost immediately, see you in court. >> max, the three u.s. judges rejected the trump travel ban in only a matter of two days. very quickly. in a unanimous opinion. cnn's laura jarrett said the judges found no merit in any of the arguments against the temporary restraining order. >> reporter: in a huge blow for the trump administration, three judges on the ninth circuit court of appeals have ruled that the travel ban will remain suspended. in a 29-page opinion, the judges rejected each and every one of the arguments the justice department used to try to justify a reinstatement of the ban, saying the government failed to prove why the travel ban was necessary as an urgent national security matter. the judges wrote that the government has pointed to no evidence

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i'm george howell. >> i'm paula newton. another ballistic missile test has taken place in direct violation of u.n. security council resolutions. north korea has launled dozens of missiles in the past but this is the first time since donald trump became u.s. president. >> the timing here is notable. the president is hoping the japanese prime minister shinzo abe on a state visit at his florida visit the missiles pose a direct threat to japan a

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i'm george howell. >> anr >> and ip >> >>. r we ap we awe are foll in california. in people are fleeing the area near a dam after a hole was found in a spillway. a devastating flood could be released if that hole gives way. >> officials are trying to plug that hole up. there is no danger that the

. >> i hear eugene howelling. >> we heard the president's reaction. the president's reaction is this was a political decision. that's what the president said. nicole, you remember when george -- when the courts ruled against george w. bush he said, i disagree with the decision but i respect it. this president says it's a political decision we're going to win and we're going to keep on winning. he's not deal with the reality of the situation and i don't think he's going to. >> jeremy, i'm going to make you hold the thought. >> i'm going to hold it. >> you're the best tease i have the whole hour. hold that thought. these guys are sfiking with me. up next we're going to continue this conversation and talking about how kellyanne conway was counseled after she encouraged shoppers to buy ivanka trump's fashion line. from the white house briefing room. that really happened. the 11th hour is back after this. >>> go buy ivanka's stuff. i'm going shopping and i'm going to get some myself today. it's a wonderful line, i own some of it. i'm going to give a free c