." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. senate democrats tonight suggesting that past fbi background checks on brett kavanaugh include evidence of inappropriate behavior. a major charge if true. eight of the ten democrats of the judiciary committee writing a letter to chairman chuck grassley. their issue? a tweet sent out by republicans last night which read this, in part. "nowhere in any of these six fbi reports, which the committee has reviewed on a bipartisan basis, was there ever a whiff of any issue at all related in any way to inappropriate sexual behavior or clalcohol abuse." well, tonight, democrats say that tweet is not accurate and are demanding that republicans

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com president trump says he's a nationalist and he's sticking to it. does he really not know what that word means to so many people? >>> plus, president trump says he's, quote, shattering the blue wave and he's not letting up in the days before the election. here to respond, dnc chairman tom perez and our race of the day. >>> could a 26-year-old tape stop stacey abrams from becoming the country's first black woman governor? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett tonight. trump, the nationalist, the president oe

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comjust hours away from the first key vote brett kavanaugh's nomination. four senators still undecided. is judge kavanaugh about to become justice kavanaugh? >>> and protesters confront senator orrin hatch over brett kavanaugh. his response, grow up. >>> and a former supreme court justice speaks out, why he says kavanaugh should not be confirmed. the reporter who spoke to justice john paul stevens is my guest. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the vote is set, just

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> just hours away from the first key vote brett kavanaugh's nomination. four senators still undecided. is judge kavanaugh about to become justice kavanaugh? >>> and protesters confront senator orrin hatch over brett kavanaugh. his response, grow up. >>> and a former supreme court justice speaks out, why he says kavanaugh should not be confirmed. the reporter who spoke to justice john paul stevens is my guest. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the vote is set, just 16 hours away as the bitter battle over brett kavanaugh is coming to a head. and here's what senators are combing through and have been all throughout the day. 45 pages of interview summaries, 9 people interviewed, 1,600 pan pages from the fbi tip line and what was in all of those pages? it literally depends on who you ask. i know, you've heard the story before. it has become the definition of a tale of two reports. so, let's start with republicans. w

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, the death toll from hurricane michael keeps rising. it now stands at 17. many still unaccounted for. >>> and new details tonight about the missing "washington post" contributor, did he use his apple watch to record his own death? >>> and president trump's ties to saudi arabia running deep. how he's been doing big business with the kingdom for decades. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. breaking news, the death toll from hurricane michael rising. now at least 17 people across 4 states and officials expect that number to go up still. you are looking at the devastated remains of mexico beach, florida. the town that took michael's first and most damaging blow. late today, 16 people across mexico beach were rescued. one survivor was literally pulled out alive from underneath the rubble. one of the biggest unknowns, though, how many people are still missing tonight. local, state, and federal officials no

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next. the president facing fierce resistance in pittsburgh. protesters telling him he's not welcome. the allegheny county executive who refused to meet with him is my guest tonight. they reinterviewed steve bannon, the topic roger stone. the president claims he can defy the constitution and end birthright citizenship. melania trump's immigration attorney, well, he begs to differ and he's my guest too. let's go "outfront." good evening, i'm jake tamer in for erin burnett. outfront, unwelcome? the president making a controversial visit to pittsburgh after the deadliest attack on jews in american history, the president was greeted by hundreds of protesters singing "this land is your land." protesters with signs saying the president's not welcome until he stops what they perceive to be his assault on immigrations and refugees. until he fully denounces white nationalism to their satisfaction. the protests on one level are not surprising. pittsburgh is after all a very capital "d" democratic city

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, president trump says he's a nationalist and he's sticking to it. does he really not know what that word means to so many people? >>> plus, president trump says he's, quote, shattering the blue wave and he's not letting up in the days before the election. here to respond, dnc chairman tom perez and our race of the day. >>> could a 26-year-old tape stop stacey abrams from becoming the country's first black woman governor? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett tonight. trump, the nationalist, the president of the united states is tonight embracing the controversial term, nationalist. it's a term he used twice just today within a matter of two hours. >> call me a nationalist if you'd like. >> call him a nationalist if you'd like. it's a broad term with many definitions, but most politicians in this country avoid using it because it's a word loaded with the baggage of bigotry. european nationalist parties with anti-immigrant and ant

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, president trump says blaming the saudis for the apparent murder of a "washington post" contributor is another case of guilty until proven innocent. is the president getting played? >>> plus, the president making headlines at this hour about his former attorney, michael cohen, about the midterms, and about stormy daniels. wasn't of t one of the reporters who just spoke with president trump is my guest. >>> also a top epa official in charge of children's health sidelined by the agency. why she thinks the trump administration wanted to stop her in her tracks. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news, president trump telling the associated press that blaming saudi arabia for the apparent murder of "washington post" contributor jamal khashoggi is another case of being, quote, guilty until proven innocent and, quote, i don't like that. president trump then goes on to compare the situatio

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.coming, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. the search for a serial bomber, authorities trying to find out who's responsible for sending at least six explosive devices to prominent democrats and a former cia director in care of cnn. the targets include former president barack obama and michelle obama in washington, d.c., former secretary of state hillary clinton and former president bill clinton in new york. former obama attorney general eric holder, though the package was sent to the wrong address and sent to the return address wh

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com"outfront" next, breaking news, the death toll from hurricane michael keeps rising. it now stands at 17. many still unaccounted for. >>> and new details tonight about the missing "washington post" contributor, did he use his apple watch to record his own death? >>> and president trump's ties to saudi arabia running deep. how he's been doing big business with the kingdom for decades. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. breaking news, the death toll from hurricane michael rising. now

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news, the monstrous storm that just won't quit. michael is on the move. the devastating hurricane at this hour lashing georgia, alabama, and on its way to the already hurricane ravaged carolinas. michael slammed ashore near mexico beach, florida, at midday today, making landfall as an incredibly powerful life threatening category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. those are the sustained maximum winds. we're showing you

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news, the monstrous storm that just won't quit. michael is on the move. the devastating hurricane at this hour lashing georgia, alabama, and on its way to the already hurricane ravaged carolinas. michael slammed ashore near mexico beach, florida, at midday today, making landfall as an incredibly powerful life threatening category 4 storm with sustained winds of 155 miles per hour. those are the sustained maximum winds. we're showing you here the catastrophic winds of michael's eye wall as it tore into panama city beach. they predicted this storm was going to be one for the books, and it already is. the strongest hurricane to hit the florida panhandle in reported history, and the strongest storm to hit the continental united states since hurricane andrew more than a quarter century ago. marked by its devastating winds, the storm ripping off the roof of this hotel, honest lely, lik it's a toy.

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. the search for a serial bomber, authorities trying to find out who's responsible for sending at least six explosive devices to prominent democrats and a former cia director in care of cnn. the targets include former president barack obama and michelle obama in washington, d.c., former secretary of state hillary clinton and former president bill clinton in new york. former obama attorney general eric holder, though the package was sent to the wrong address and sent to the return address which was, oddly, congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz's office in sunrise, florida. of course she didn't send that package. the exact same return address, we should note, was used for clinton's and obamas' packages. devices were also sent to democratic congresswoman maxine waters on capitol hill. they're still trying to figure out if it's tied to these other incidents, as well as one sent to liberal billionaire and philanthropist george soros and

in for erin burnett. out front tonight, victory lap, the president and his new supreme court justice about to appear together for the first time since that bruising and divisive confirmation battle. all eyes tonight on what brett kavanaugh will say to the country. the historic prime time event in the east room of the white house, you see a live picture there right now. what will their message be tonight? from the president and from the new justice? let's get over to the white house where the ceremony is about to begin. what are we expecting tonight from the president? and from brett kavanaugh? >> i think the big question for what's going to happen here is whether or not we're going to see fence spending or more fire and fury. we expect the president to speak for about 20 minutes or so. we're expecting brett kavanaugh to speak. after we heard the president earlier today talk about the democratic forces aligned against kavanaugh as being evil, whether or not he's going to dial down that rhetoric. we know th

good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight,

let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. an interrogation gone wrong? saudi arabia is preparing to change its story about what happened to jamaal koshutsky. they're getting ready to admit he is dead, killed by mistake, they may admit. during an interrogation inside saudi arabia's consulate in turkey. the saudis only intended to abduct khashoggi. they did not intend to kill him. saudi arabia has for 13 days categorically denied any involvement. one source telling cnn this will suggest the saudi team that did this did not have clearance to do so. so is president trump going to buy the story? he weighed in late today. >> nobody knows if it's an official report. the rumor of a report coming out. >> president trump surprised many on capitol hill, by seeming to take at face value the denials from the king and crown prince of saudi arabia. the president tweeting he just spoke to the king of saudi arabia, who denies whatever knowledge may have happens to our saudi arabian citizen. he gave a tease of what we may end up hearing from t

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. we have breaking news and a major

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com "outfront" next, breaking news, president trump says blaming the saudis for the apparent murder of a "washington post" contributor is another case of guilty until proven innocent. is the president getting played? >>> plus, the president making headlines at this hour about his former attorney, michael cohen, about the midterms, and about stormy daniels. wasn't of t one of the reporters who just spoke with president trump is my guest. >>> also a top epa official in charge of children's health sidelined by the agency. why she thinks the trump administration wanted to stop her in her tracks. let'

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. we have breaking news and a major admission from saudi arabia. after 17 days, state tv finally kwon if i weri confirming what the world already expected. jamal khashoggi is dead. the government, the saudi government, also revealing that 18 saudi nationals have been arrested in connection with this. and this man we'll show you, major general, the deputy of the intelligence services, has been dismissed, relieved of his duties. he's a close adviser to saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salman. this all comes after saudi arabia, for weeks, denied any involvement in his mysterious disappearance. but we now know, according to saudi arabia, that he was killed after what they claim was a fight inside their consulate in istanbul. so many questions remain. what ruole did the crown prince play in this? is any of this -- any of the details coming out true or just a cover story tonight? let's get to some answers. clarissa ward is out front live in turkey for us. clarissa, what more are you h

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> "outfront" next, brett kavanaugh all but certain to be the country's next supreme court justice. christine blasey ford's family responds on "outfront." >>> plus, supreme court justice elena kagan just moments ago weighing in on the court's disappearing middle and concerns about staying above the fray. >>> and some democrats already saying there could be grounds for impeaching kavanaugh. one of those democrats is my guest. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan. "outfront" tonight, profile in courage or cowardice? republican senator susan collins of maine in a dramatic senate speech announced she will vote yes to confirm brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court, her decision all but confirming his nomination to the highest court in the land. the protests started almost as soon as she started speaking today. >> senator collins, please vote no. >> in a nearly 45-minute address, the maine republican laid out a lengthy defense of kavanaugh's judicial rec

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.comront" next, brett kavanaugh all but certain to be the country's next supreme court justice. christine blasey ford's family responds on "outfront." >>> plus, supreme court justice elena kagan just moments ago weighing in on the court's disappearing middle and concerns about staying above the fray. >>> and some democrats already saying there could be grounds for impeaching kavanaugh. one of those democrats is my guest. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan. "outfront" tonight, profile in courage or cowardice? republican senator susan collins of maine in a dramatic senate

let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news. tax schemes and fraud. that is the allegation tonight in a bombshell report by "the new york times" that digs deep into the -- into president trump's finances. the more than a yearlong investigation by the "times" reveals a lot, including this. president trump participated in dubious tax schemes, they write, during the 1990s, including instances of outright fraud. trump's parents transferred over $1 billion in wealth to their children, which could have produced a tax bill of at least $55 milli $550 million based on tax laws at the time, according to the "times," but the trumps, according to the research, paid only $52.2 million, a tiny fraction, about 5%, of what they should have paid to the irs. according to a trove of confidential tax returns and financial records obtain bid the "times," the president is not the self-made billionaire that he has repeatedly claimed to be. the alleged fraud, according to "the new york times," includes trump receiving

let's go outfront. >>> good evening, i'm pamela brown in for erin burnett. outfront tonight, president trump seizing on the politics of fear. the president is about to kick off a rally in florida where republicans are locked in tight races for governor and a u.s. senate seat. this is the first of 11 rallies he'll be holding across the country in a six-day span. the president is doing all he can to push his supporters to the polls, seizing on the group of migrants moving through mexico and telling reporters he is considering greatly increas increasing the number of troops headed to the boarder. >> as far as the caravan is concerned, our military is out. we'll go up to between 10,000 or 15,000 military personnel on top of border patrol, i.c.e. and everybody else at the border. nobody is coming in. we're not allowing people to come in. >> up to 15,000 u.s. troops going to the border, just to put that number into perspective for you, that would be more than the number of u.s. troops in afghanistan, more than the number of u.s. troops in iraq, more than the numbe

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> breaking news, the alleged bomb maker linked to at least 14 bombs now is in custody tonight. who is cesar sayoc? a former coworker who says he was, quote, crazed, is my guest. >>> plus president trump says he doesn't need to tone down his rhetoric, he needs to tone it up. really? >>> and cnn just learning that authorities now believe the suspicious passage addressed to billionaire democratic do donor tom steyer is also from cesar sayoc. steyer is my guest. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. "outfront" tonight, we have breaking news. behind bars, the alleged bomb maker now linked to at least 14 ieds sent across the country is in jail tonight. this, we're going to show you is video of cesar sayoc leaving the fbi field office in miramar, florida. he's been charged with five federal crimes, including illegal mailing of explosives and threats against former presidents. sayoc could face up to 48 years in prison if convicted. and this, we're going to show you, is where it all

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. hurricane michael now called a historic life-threatening storm with sustained winds of 120 miles per hour. at this hour, the storm is intensifying as it heads towards the florida panhandle. michael is expected to make landfall tomorrow. president trump already declaring a state of emergency in florida and ordering homeland security and fema to coordinate all relief operations. this is michael we're going to show you as seen from space. terrifying. the fast-moving storm is heading north over the eastern gulf of mexico. more than 20 million people across five states are under hurricane watches or warnings tonight. michael is forecast to be the strongest storm to hit the u.s. this year. in all, some 300 miles of coastline are threatened with devastating winds, with storm surge up to 13 feet, and up to a foot of rain in parts of the state, bringing, of course, life-threatening flooding. perhaps most in danger are those living on islands off the coast. the bridges connecting them to the ma

good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, manhunt, investigators focusing on at least one state as they intensify their search for the individual or individuals behind the now ten potential bombs sent to two former presidents. other prominent democrats and former cia director john brennan care of cnn. according to law enforcement officials, it is believed that several of the packages passed through a mail facility just outside miami. you're looking at live pictures of this facility where police are currently inside the distribution center. this facility handles incoming and outgoing mail from and to south florida. as for the devices, cnn is learning authorities are trying to determine why none of the bombs went off. were they, in fact, designed to detonate, or were they designed simply to terrorize, to strike fear in the hearts of the people they were targeting? including president and former first lady obama, president and former secretary of state clinton, congresswoman maxine waters, former cia director

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now? . right now. >>> "outfront" next, wiped out, hurricane michael taking out entire towns and at least six people are dead, including a child. tonight, the powerful storm leaving much of the panhandle looking like a war zone. >>> the working assumption is that a "washington post" contributor was murdered. my guest, senator lindsey graham who said there will be hell to pay if the saudis killed him. is president trump on the same page? >>> and the f word dropped in the oval office. kanye west's bizarre meeting with president trump. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. hurricane michael, one of the most powerful storms to hit the continent of the united states in decades roared across florida's panhandle in a matter of hours. in its wake, whole towns were destroyed, businesses wiped out, much of the panhandle a disaster area. we're looking at mexico beach. this really just amazing. it is now called ground zero for hurricane michael. the once thriv

in for erin burnett.nt tonight, victory lap, the president and his new supreme court justice about to appear together for the first time since that bruising and divisive confirmation battle. all eyes tonight on what brett kavanaugh will say to the country. the historic prime time event in the east room of the white house, you see a live picture there right now. what will their message be tonight? from the president and from the new justice? let's get over to the

"erin burnett outfront" starts "erin burnett outfront" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com>> breaking news, the alleged bomb maker linked to at least 14 bombs now is in custody tonight. who is cesar sayoc? a former coworker who says he was, quote, crazed, is my guest. >>> plus president t

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erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> don't let the facts get in the way. doubling down, suggesting middle easterners are in the kacaravan crowd. >>> john bolton telling the russians there's no evidence their interference had any effect on the 2016 election. >>> and the saudi foreign minister in a war of words with rand paul. let's go out front.

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >> outfront next, kavanaugh's college friend says the supreme court nominee is not telling the truth when it comes to alcohol. this as the president weighs in on kavanaugh's drinking. is this where the fbi investigation is headed? republican leaders vowing to go through with a vote on kavanaugh by the end of the week? is that now wishful thinking. president trump lashes out at female reporters, two of them. what happened? let's go out front. >> good evening, everyone. out front tonight, brett has not told the truth, those were the powerful words of brett kavanau kavanaugh's college classmate about the supreme court nominee. luding ton speaking out moments ago about the brett kavanaugh he knew at yale. >> i can say that in denying the possibility that he ever blacked out from drinking and in downplaying the degree and frequency of his drinking, brett has not told the truth. i felt it was my civic duty to tell of my experience while drinking with brett. >> his own roommate said he never saw him black out. he was with him when he got home at night

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> don't let the facts get in the way. president trump doubling down, suggesting middle easterners are in the kacaravan crowd. >>> john bolton telling the russians there's no evidence their interference had any effect on the 2016 election. >>> and the saudi foreign minister in a war of words with rand paul. let's go out front. >>> doubling down on a lie. president trump trying to stoke fear and repeating without evidence that there are unknown middle easterners making their way north to the u.s. mexico border. we should go find it. >> take your camera, go into the middle you're going to find ms-13, middle easterners, you're going to find everything. >> sadly, it looks like mexico's police and military are unable to stop the caravan heading to the southern border of the united states. criminals and unknown middle easterners are mixed in. our reporters are with cameras in the middle of the kacaravan, they called the president's campaign unfounded. in fiscal year 18 the government apprehended 3,000 special interest aliens fro

good evening, i'm jake tapper in for erin burnett. taking zero responsibility.he president backed by his white house staff, showing no signs of changing his combative to tone, in the wake of how ugly it is out there, from pittsburgh, in florida and in kentucky. sarah sanders in a familiar move, pointed the finger back at reporters. >> the very first thing that the president did was condemn the attacks both in pittsburgh and in the pipe bombs. the very first thing the media did was blame the president and make him responsible for these ridiculous acts. that is outrageous that would be the first response. the individuals who carried them out are the ones responsible. it's not the president, any more than it was bernie sanders fault who shot up a baseball field full of republican congressmen. you cannot put the responsibility on anyone other than the person who commits the crime. >> only the alleged shooter and the alleged bomb maker are responsible for their actions. it's also true that president trump despite occasional efforts to unite the nation has also taken

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> out front next, saudi arabia changes its story. saying the saudis are now prepared to admit the washington post contributor was accidentally killed. why did it take them 13 days to come up with that explanation. will president trump buy the story. the leadership of the cherokee nation slamming elizabeth warren tonight after warren said she's part native american and has the dna test to prove it. one of those leaders is my guest. >>> the race of the day, from now until the midterms we're bringing you one race to watch every sin

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next, the president is threatening to send upto the southern border. that's more than the u.s. has in afghanistan, and it's all to halt a caravan 1,000 miles away. is this all about scaring the voters? >>> plus my reporting on who the president blames for robert mueller's investigation. hint, not himself. >>> and our outfront race of the day, nancy pelosi is not on the ballot in kansas, but why is a race there all about her? let's go outfront. >>> good evening, i'm

"erin burnett outfront" with jake tapper tonight starts right jake tapper tonight starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> exclusive new details on secretary of state mike pompeo's meeting with the saudi crown prince, what really happened behind closed doors. >>> plus, "out front's" race of the day, cruz versus o'rourke. will beto o'rourke's new attack strategy work or is it too little too late? >>> and the secret service stopped him from questioning jared kushner on a plane last night and he has the video to prove it. cbs correspondent errol barnett is my guest. >>> breaking news tonight, exclusive details, just coming in to cnn about the meeting between secretary of state mike pompeo and crown prince mohammed bin salman or mbs yesterday. pompeo back in the u.s. about to land at joint base andrews, the photo op was all smiles but behind closed doors, our jamie gangal reports it was anything but, according to a source. pompeo said, by the source, to be direct and blunt and demanding the saudis get the investigation done and quickly and that every fact must get out.

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> outfront next.acing fierce resistance in pittsburgh. protesters telling him he's not welcome. the allegheny county executive who refused to meet with him is my guest tonight. they reinterviewed steve bannon, the topic roger stone. the president claims he can defy the constitution and end birthright citizenship. melania trump's immigration attorney, well, he begs to differ and he's my guest too. let's go "outfront."

another matter and a friend, spokesman at the time, had this to say back in march to my colleague, erin burnett>> the president was not aware of the agreement. at least michael cohen never told him about the agreement. i can tell you that. >> not aware about the agreement. what about the money? >> he was not aware about any of it. >> okay. okay. >> he was not aware. he wasn't told about it. >> it makes it even harder for me to imagine that he wouldn't have told the president because i do know about michael's role. >> because he's that close to him, he had great latitude to handle these matters. >> michael cohen said from the very beginning that he did this on his own and did not tell the president. the agreement was between ec llc and stormy daniels. >> so, okay, we now know that wasn't true. soon after that, the president was asked about the allegations. >> mr. president, did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> no. no. >> then why did michael cohen make it if there was no truth to her allegations? >> well, you would have to ask michael cohen. michael's my -- an attorney,

"erin burnett outfront" with jake tapper tonight starts right jake tapper tonight starts right now. -ptions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> exclusive new details on secretary of state mike pompeo's meeting with the saudi crown prince, what really happened behind closed doors. >>> plus, "out front's" race of the day, cruz versus o'rourke. will beto o'rourke's new attack strategy work or is it too little too late? >>> and the secret service stopped him from questioning jared kushner on a plane last night and he has the video to prove it. cbs correspondent errol barnett is my guest. >>> breaking news tonight, exclusive details, just

last night i was filling in for erin burnett. and joan walsh cited the fact that president trump named you saturday night in his speech. that the very same day that 11 jews were massacred in pittsburgh, joan's point was, president trump chooses that moment to publicly criticize a prominent jewish-american critic of his. how did you take it? did you -- what did you think? >> i just thought i was getting under his skin by trying to find a candidate to run against him in 2020. and i'm giving him the benefit of the doubt that he's just worried that i will succeed in that effort to save the republican party from donald trump. that he wasn't thinking about my religion, which for all i know, he has no idea about. >> i want to -- paul, sources told my colleague, jeff zeleny, the reason president trump is visiting today was because it's the best day on his schedule, given the string of campaign rallies that begin tomorrow and extend through the mid terms. i think 11 stops in total. a white house official saying today the optics of visitin

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now? .ight now. >>> "outfront" next, wiped out, hurricane michael taking out entire towns and at least six people are dead, including a child. tonight, the powerful storm leaving much of the panhandle looking like a war zone. >>> the working assumption is that a "washington post" contributor was murdered. my guest, senator lindsey graham who said there will be hell to pay if the saudis killed him. is president trump on the same page? >>> and the f word dropped in the oval office. kanye west's bizarre meeting with president trump. let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone, i'm

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >>> and "outfront" next, we have breaking news.hael now a major category 3 storm, gaining strength as it closes in on the florida panhandle. i'll speak to a pilot flying over the storm who says no one should ride this one out. >>> plus nikki haley suddenly quits as u.n. ambassador. why now? and who are the five people on president trump's short list to replace her? >>> and mitch mcconnell is not done fighting after the kavanaugh battle. who is his new target? let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. i'm

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, an explosive report inw york times" showing donald trump and his family engaged in outright fraud to avoid millions of dollars in taxes. new york state is investigating tonight. >>> plus the clock is ticking on the fbi investigation into allegations against brett kavanaugh, so why hasn't the fbi spoken to christine blasey ford? and why did president trump -- why did he say that it's a scary time for men in this country? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm kate bolduan

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >> outfront next, kavanaugh's college friend says the supreme nominee is not telling the truth when it comes to alcohol. this as the president weighs in on kavanaugh's drinking. is this where the fbi investigation is headed? republican leaders vowing to go through with a vote on kavanaugh by the end of the week? is that now wishful thinking. president trump lashes out at female reporters, two of them. what happened? let's go out front. >> good evening, everyone. out front tonight, brett has not told the truth, those were the powerful words of brett