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i'm rene marsh in for christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good morning to you. another round of a fight we have seen before. the president versus the fbi. president trump going on the twitter attack on the agency's deputy director. >> trump reupped accusation is that andrew mccabe is bias because of political donations his wife received in the past. mccabe is one of the agency's most senior officials and oversaw the investigation into the hillary clinton emails. also, the white house is fighting against claims president trump made derogatory remarks about immigrants. "the new york times" is reporting that during a meeting with top administration officials, president trump claimed that all haitians have aids and nigerians would never go back to their huts once they saw the united states. >> more on that in a minute. we start with shimon porkopes and the attacks on the fbi.

>> reporter: good morning. trump's tweets taking aim at several fbi officials, including deputy director andrew mccabe came with word that mccabe told senior fbi officials months ago that he was planning on retiring. the two sources familiar with this plan told cnn. now a couple of months ago, he told senior agents he was eligible to retire in march and that he had planned to do so, but there is a chance that under fbi rules, that he has accumulated enough time where he will be able to retire sooner. the criticism here of mccabe, you know, for the past several months has been growing as a number of republicans are questioning the credibility of special counsel robert mueller's investigations and chuck grassley has called for mccabe's removal but democrats argue that the republican criticism of mccabe and the undermine mueller as his investigation ramps up and give trump cover should be remove mueller. as to mccabe he is a critical person and runs the day-to-day

operations of the fbi and he was also a key person overseeing the hillary clinton investigation. her use of a private email server and just this past week, he spent over 16 hours on the hill before congress testifying before three congressional committees about the clinton and russia investigations. we have done some reporting on that and we learned he backed up some of what the former fbi director said about his conversations with the president. he was also questioned extensively about his role in the hillary clinton investigation. shimon prokupecz, washington. >> thank you, shimon. let me start here by just reading the tweet that is getting so much attention from the president. i'll look at my screen here.

a few errors there, factual errors that we have talked about this morning. but i want to point out that this isn't a new narrative for the president. let's go back to july and quickly read what he tweeted then. now about that time, that is when he was still acting director then, but, also, it was about the time that paul manafort, his former campaign chairman, his home was searched by the fbi. is this tweet really about the email investigation, or is this more about russia? margaret? >> well, look. this comes -- when you look at the timing, at a time when house

committee just interviewed the president's personal assistant of 30 years and it comes at a time when it's very clear that the mueller probe is not going to wrap up neatly by the end of the as the white house had been hoping and intimating for several weeks and months now. it also comes at a time when we are learning that the deputy director had told folks that he planned to resign in the coming months. the timing of this seems very clear it is connected to some of the president's frustration about the mueller probe and his inability to shake this. the whole reason mccabe was serving as acting director is that the president fired jim comey. >> gop senator chuck grassley has called for deputy director mccabe to be replaced. he said that this week is not the first time. this is what he said.

the president isn't, himself, replacing mccabe or firing him. possibly he can't do it because he is a career employee. how does this tweet shape the perception of his involvement with mccabe's departure? >> well, the president has not refrained from weighing in over twitter on a lot of things that he either should not or cannot directly control. whether it be the ultimate arbitrator of the fate of bob mural, rod rosenstein, the deputy a.g., the president could probably fire rosenstein if he wanted to but he hasn't done that. democrats are bracing for what the president might shake-up to get rid of bob mueller. mccabe is another figure, though, in this long narrative that stretches back to the clinton email probe to the era of when the president was getting rid of jim comey. we have seen various reports, you know, of different aspects of what is going on with the

russia probe and different revelations what was going on with various fbi personnel at the time the russia probe woo running and clinton email investigation and gives the president plenty of things to latch on to if he wants to make a political point. we know that the russia probe which, you know, is generally borne out of the fbi and doj has been a thorn in his side since the beginning of his presidency. he does not let a moment about or let an opportunity go to try to cast a shadow over the people and the places that, you know, are potentially vulnerable to be targets when he gets frustrated with the way that probe is going. >> margaret, the president also tweeted that the mccabe is racing toward the clock to get his full benefits which he is eligible for in march. 90 days, question mark, exclamation point. i don't really like trying to figure out if it's a typo or not but the way the president communicates through twitter. is there any indication the president will or can take some action to prevent him from

getting to that 90-day mark? >> it seems like the president is acting like mccabe is doing something wrong or squirrely by thinking about retiring when his time comes up as many federal agents do. this does seem to be much more about discrediting and making it seem like there is something wrong which is a little bit ironic. the president wants mccabe to go. your instinct is like he must be happy. maybe something like congratulations on a long career of service but that is not the response that we saw yesterday. >> yeah. the other text kind of gives this a bit of context. fbi agents association has felt compelled the last several weeks to release two statements defending the integrity of the special agents in which they write just a couple of days ago, attacks on our character and

demeaning ghents about tcommenti will not deter what we are doing. the white house says the president's criticisms are of political leadership and not the rank in file. is that list clear here as this goes on, criticisms of the cia and the fbi and doj at large? >> i was just going to say it remains me of the episode when he was not endorsing the intelligence communities's report and speaking questionably about their report and there is backlash to that as well. look. these are career fbi officials that you are talking about have been there for decades. yes, things are coming out about their actions that are becoming lightning rods for this political controversy but they also have a lot of allies and the fbi does, you know, stick up for its own. you do find that, you know, it's very difficult when the president is talking about an organization at large or, you know, singling out members that represent that organization and

not taking pains to distinguishing things. it is an impression that is left on people about that organization, whether it's the fbi or the cia or other intelligence community, they have been frustrated by a lot of the rhetoric that is coming out of this president that is not tempered oftentimes in order to kind of differentiate what the white house then tries to say later which is we are just talking about political criticism with one person not the organization at large. and you're seeing them speak up for themselves and that is what this is. >> there is always the tweets speak for themselves explanation which they often don't. this is only one of the big stories happening of the administration this weekend so, please stay with us. the white house is denying a "the new york times" report that says president trump allegedly said all haitians have aids. cnn's dan merica is following that story. dan? >> reporter: that's right. forceful denials from the white

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in a june oval office meeting with some of his cabinet members and white aides, he said, as you mnd mentioned, immigrants from nigeria wouldn't go back to their huts once they saw the united states and immigrants from haiti have aids. white house president secretary said they never happened. here is what she said in a statement to cnn. "the new york times" is standing by their reporting. cnn has not verifyived these comments were made but president trump has -- he ran a campaign that was very direct on immigration. he made it a super point of his campaign in his first year in the white house and he has proposed the travel ban and wants to build a wall on the u.s./mexico border and he has

made some proposals to change the immigration system including ending the visa lottery. president trump will be in front of the camera twice this week and see him do a teleconference with troops in afghanistan and iraq. and also watch the norad santa tracking system that tracks santa across the globe. >> dan merica near mar-a-lago, thanks so much. let me bring in our panel. we have margaret and karen. thanks so much for joining us both this morning. the white house pushing back really hard on this story. press secretary sarah sanders essentially saying "the new york times" is printing lies. but i want to play this reaction from one of the reporters who broke this story. take a listen. >> we stand by our sourcing. we confident that that story is true. the white house did push back very aggressively late last

night and early this morning, and sending us a note saying several of cabinets secretaries in the meeting say it didn't happen. not the meeting didn't happen but the inflammatory comments were not said, but we stand by our reporting. margaret, to you. as a reporter, i mean, you know, how this anonymous sourcing works. what do you make of the white house's reaction there? >> mike and julie are fantastic reporters. the problem for the white house is going to be that the continuum of the president's remarks on the campaign trail and an office of make these remarks seem plausible in that greater context between the immigration ban and then, ultimately, earlier this year, within the last couple of months, but after that meeting, the policy ultimately was reached in terms of haitians. the decision to have those 60,000 haitians have come since that terrible 2010 earthquake be told they are going to need to

go back, even though a lot of aid experts in this country and around the world saying haiti is not ready to absorb them. >> i want to talk more about that in a moment. but even his own republicans, a congresswoman from south florida, granted she is a representative of south florida, a large haitian population there but she tweeted about there. we want to throw that up on the screen. i also want to play this. this is when the president was on the campaign trail, september of 2016. he mode a stop in south florida and specifically speaking to a group of haitian americans. >> whether you vote for me or you don't vote for me, i really want to be your greatest champion and i will be your champion. >> all right. that is what he said at that time in 2016.

fast guarforward. he made the move for remove protections for haitians in the united states living and working and came here after that 2010 earthquake. my question for you, karen, in light of this new reporting, should we be looking at the president's immigration policies or policies overall that impact immigrants through a different lens? >> well, i think that a lot of people were looking at it through a lens that was a little bit skeptical. i mean, look. the president has made public comments too about different groups of people. there is the mexicans and rapist comment made on the campaign trail and the border wall. people have connected those dots, even though the people at the white house say they shouldn't. the haitian comment that was reported connected to the ending of the tps status, that is also connection you can make. we have seen that the president has made moves to change things

like the visa lottery after certain terror attacks in different parts of the world. the idea that there is, you know, an impulse and then a reaction is not novel. this one is shocking just because it's such -- it's such a statement -- it's such a racist statement to say, yeah, all of one group of people have aids and that is just casting aspersians right and left whether it is the nigerians or haitians he is talking about and the comments are shocking the way we read about them in "the new york times." to connect those dots seems the more troubling if you're connecting that to a policy versus -- there is something less shocking about a terrorist attack and the president reacting to that by choosing to change the immigration policy but he has been facing criticism for multiple friends about these shifts being made to be more restrictive and to let fewer people in, and people are criticizing him by saying those

decisions are often seemingly being made from an ideologic concept. >> we saw what happened in alabama, minorities showed up, as well as women. what kind of impact does this sort of rhetoric have on politics, you know, overall? are we going to see that wave kind of reacting to what they are now associating with the president? >> certainly those kind of comments are divisive. there is an element of nationalism or nativism to the base politics of this administration, and, look. this is day two of the president's vacation that is going to extend all the way through the end of the year, into the new year. the president is going to have some opportunities to speak to the reporters who are covering

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it for us. merry christmas to you. >> thank you. you too. over three months after hurricane maria devastated the island of puerto rico, much of the island is still struggling to rebuild. tens of thousands will still be without electricity and running water for christmas. cnn correspondent leyla santiago is live in puerto rico this morning. despite the conditions, how are puerto ricans trying to celebrate or make the best of this holiday? >> reporter: everyone can agree here that it is a tough year to celebrate christmas. people are having to get creative, to find ways to even, in some cases, just light the christmas tree. when i spoke to the mayor of san juan, she told me about 70% of the people here have power, but when i spoke to another mayor who is in the interior part of the island, he says about 70% of the people in his municipality do not have power. so we went to an area that the locals have begun to call it the

camp of the forgotten, an area that was washed out by a bridge and since has a temporary fix has been built but we talked to one woman what was making typically food this time of year. here is my exchange with her. >> no. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: she is saying this year is more important because even though maria destroyed their island, there is still a lot to be grateful for and she specifically mentions the doctors have come to visit and clowns have spent time with the children and even mentions us visiting her here. that is why she says it's important to keep these traditions alive and to celebrate christmas this year. that was one family in an area that was isolated for two months. they still don't have power. they still don't have water but that family has a generator. when i went to the other side of the river and spoke to a family of four staying with rlfelative

they said maria destroyed their homes so they didn't have a roof and they didn't have water and they didn't have a generator, so there wasn't a christmas tree or any sort of festivities in that home. they said christmas would just be like another day. there certainly seems to be a sense of hopelessness among a lot of puerto ricans here and wondering when they will get power and water. one last note. i spent some time with santa here in san juan last night. even as he was talking to children, hurricane maria came up as kids talked about not having power and water this year for christmas. >> leyla santiago live for us in puerto rico, i mean, just heart break to go hear. they just want the basics as congress is still -- has not approved funding to go directly to puerto rico just as yet. let's talk about bethlehem for obvious reasons.

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in this current political climate of tensions between the u.s. and russia, moscow ballet is trying to bring the two countries together on the cultural stage. >> they are performing "the nutcracker" in the u.s. but in their version of the ballet, they have a dove of peace. our christi paul has the details. >> reporter: allegations of russian collusion may be taking

center stage in the political arena. but there is one stage where russia and the u.s. can come together and potentially do some good. ♪ >> reporter: the moscow ballet is performing the great russian newcracker on stages across the u.s. this is their 25th tour. policy calling for increased opportunistic openness between the u.s. and russia after the end of the cold war and their version of the nutcracker is different. there is no sugar plum fairy here but a dove of peace. a gift given to the principal character during the christmas party seen. >> she takes the dove of peace on the wings of the dove of peace around the world, seeking peace and harmony. she goes to france, italy, africa, all around the world, and she finds peace and harmony through love. >> reporter: to show their commitment to the theme of love

and peace with the u.s., moscow ballet created "dance with us." it's a program where local ballet students in each city audition, rehearse, and perform with these famous russian ballet dancers. besides fostering a greater cultural exchange between the two countries, it gives the american children a once in a lifetime experience and a glimpse behind the russian ballet curtain. >> they have to work really hard to get to where they are, no question about it. in the russian one, i had teachers that were very strict, and you had to work really hard. >> so you want to go to russia, is that right? would you like to live there? >> it is kind of scary moving to russia because, you never know what is going to happen. or alone or something. >> it was a new experience and it was very fun. >> moscow ballet dancer was

given the highest honor given in the country. the russian ballet is like america's hollywood. so the honor is like winning an oscar. and they both say dancing in the u.s. has left an impression on them. >> translator: well, the fact that russian ballet brings special culture, i hope the american audience will remember what we are delivering with our performance of the classical heritage. >> the russian artists have learned about american children. their openness and the happiness of american children is very, very contagious. they are surprised by that. there's a tremendous amount of misunderstanding for many, many ye years for politics. and truthfully, culture has always been used as a vehicle for improving relations. my life in working for russia

has been about peace and that is the most successful character. >> the great russian nutcracker does what politics seems to do, bring people together. thank you very much, kristi. santa is here, sources say. he's on his way to russia. santa claus is coming to town. i don't know if you have heard. but we are tracking santa via norad. we'll tell you where he's going next, and when he's coming to the u.s.

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hi, everyone. i am stationed here in new orleans. i want to say hi, everyone, and wish you a new year. >> hi, everyone. i'm in africa. i want to wish everyone a merry christmas and happy new year from san antonio all the way to dallas. >> hello. i'm from sledgewick, iowa. i want to say merry christmas and hope you have a good new year. >> i'm specialist lopez from company 244 from louisiana. i want to say merry christmas to everyone back home, my wife, my parents, hope everyone is doing well, hope everyone is having a good holiday. >> merry christmas to you. children are waiting for santa to come down with all of those

presents. >> that's right. right now, norad is tracking his every move to make sure santa and his reindeer are on the right track. >> let's take a look. >> let's take a look at that. where is he now? hovering over russia, i am told. this is norad's santa tracker. it is a decades old tracker that watches his presence as he delivers presents to good girls and boys. today they are focused on the voyage around the world. >> you can see this is a simulation. up in the right-hand corner, there's the gift count closing in on 600 million. santa would have to land at some point to deliver the gifts, so this is a simulation of the map and where he is. so it is happening right now over russia. meteorologist alisyn chinchar is here. potentially dangerous weather to fly through tonight here in the

u.s. >> that's right. but you talked about it, norad is there to help us track where he is, but they have connections and can tell him which spots to avoid. maybe when to slide in a few spots, it is all magic, we know this. but here's the thing, he will encounter areas of snow. right now the snow is over portions of the midwest starting to make its way to chicago, indianapolis, detroit. but tonight, then it starts to make its way into areas of the northeast. this is where santa will have some of the trickiest navigating conditions. we are talking boston, new york, portland. this is where some of the weather is going to slide in during the overnight hours. again, however, we talked about this. here's the thing, rudolph has a red nose. in the foggiest conditions, believe it or not, that's the best color for his nose with a longer wavelength than other colors. so let's say he was rudolph the blue-nosed reindeer, it would be harder for santa to navigate in the foggy conditions.

he's well equipped and prepared. everything will be good through tonight. >> so glad to know the nose is red. allison chinchar, thank you so much. thank you for starting your morning with us. >> happy holidays. >>" inside politics" with jong king starts right now. merry christmas, everybody. a big tax cut win to close out a rocky first year. >> we are making america great again. you haven't heard that, have you? plus, a threat is as the president is rebuked at the united nations. >> this vote will make a difference at how americans look at the un and how we look at countries who disrespect us in the un. this vote will be remembered. and a year-end warning from democrats who worry the president is looking to fire or