i'm wolf blitzer you're in "the situation room". >>> we're following break news on the newly unsaled criminal charges against three former trump campaign officials, including the chairman, paul manafort, tonight special counsel robert mueller is moving into the next phase of his investigation into possible collusion between the trump team and russia. the most significant development, george papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi about his russia

and i got to tell it in front of wolf blitzer. wow. all right.we have a lot to talk about. there are a lot of great people in this room that i've been able to meet. for me it's been fantastic. my radio show, it's not a political show. what i'm able to do every morning is talk to millions of people. i have the privilege of talking to your constituents, your readers every singing morning to try and make them laugh. sometimes i cry with them, as was the case a couple weeks back with the shooting in las vegas. i was there at the festival. the country music community was devastated. i was devastated. what came out of all the tragedy is something that was super inspiring. people from all over the country all came together as a community to support and comfort each other, to donate money, to send prayers and thoughts to those who were suffering. it reminded me of the gift and responsibility we all have in the media, in public life. that is to keep people safe, keep them informed and especially us in the media, to keep them informed. i went on the air at

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. officials in las vegas are about to hold a news conference on the shooting massacre that's left at least 58 people dead, more than 500 injured. and we want to warn our viewers that the video of the attack is graphic and disturbing. tonight, we're also learning new details of the horrifying scene, the victims and the gunman who fired hundreds of rounds from the 32nd floor of a resort at an audience of thousands attending an

i turn you over now to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now. breaking news. fair questions. the chairman of the joint chiefs says the american people and the families of the fallen are owed an explanation for the ambush in niger that killed four american troops. why is the pentagon still unable to answer what he calls fair questions about the deadly clash? >>> that hurt me. the widow of an american soldier killed in niger is now speaking out about the controversial condolence call she got from president trump. saying she was hurt by his tone and his words. why is the president now dodging questions about the widow's scathing remarks? >>> retirement savings. president trump is promising the biggest tax cut in history, but he's also promising no changes in the tax -- to the tax-advantaged retirement plan used by millions of americans. does congress even have a tax cut plan? >>> and so prepared. as tensions grow with kim jong-un, president trump now says the u.s. is prepared for anything. could the administr

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following multiple breaking stories. the result of a wide and wild news conference by the president, just two days after the president's former chief strategist declared war on the republican establishment, the president stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the man who embodies the gop establishment, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. the president declared that the two men have never been closer and predicted victory for the republicans' efforts to cut taxes and repeal obamacare. this afternoon's news conference also was remarkable for the president's rejection of any blame for this year's many failures to pass major parts of his agenda, saying earlier today that republicans have not gotten the job done and adding, and i'm quoting him now, i'm not going to blame myself. on health care and taxes, the president specifically blamed democrats, calling them terrible on policy but good at being obstructionists. >>> al

turning you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news, chief frustration. a big surprise this afternoon at the white house. president trump's chief of staff retired general john kelly unexpectedly stepped into the spotlight. he talked with reporters about his job as well as president trump's biggest frustrations, why is general kelly going public now? >>> can't stay forever. president trump touches off a fire storm of criticism with a series of tweets that first responders, including fema and the u.s. military can't stay in puerto rico forever. in a disaster zone where 83% of the island's residents still don't have electrical power and more than one-third lack water and sewage service. why is the president making threats? >>> california burning. tonight there are new evacuations and new fears as nearly two dozen wild fires burn out of control. the death toll keeps rising. hundreds are missing, and conditions are getting worse. >>> and hostages free. pakistan's military ends a harrowin

i do want to say wolf blitzer is sitting right there. wolf, i have been tweeting you for like two years. how many winky emojis do i have to send to get an acknowledgment. come on, wolf! thank you very much. thank you for turning around. dana, how are you? this is like everybody i see on tv -- all in one room. it's like "happy feet," the penguin movie, except all the penguins here arguing about tax reform. there's a story i want to tell that i've never told in public and i think this is the one time to tell it and it's an absolutely true story. about two years ago, it was about 11:00 p.m. and i was watching the news. and it was before president trump was president trump. he was just donald trump, a guy that was talking about running for president and he was wearing a "make america great again" hat and i have a clothing line and i thought, let me see if make america great again is a registered trademark so i go to the government site and i type it in and it wasn't registered. make america great again was unregistered and the president was

i'm wolf blitzer,

i do want to say wolf blitzer is sitting right there.f, i have been tweeting you for like two years. how many winky emojis do i have to send to get an acknowledgment. come on, wolf! thank you very much. thank you for turning around. dana, how are you? this is like everybody i see on tv -- all in one room. it's like "happy feet," the penguin movie, except all the penguins here arguing about tax reform. there's a story i want to tell that i've never told in public and i think this is the one time to tell it and it's an absolutely true story. about two years ago, it was about 11:00 p.m. and i was watching the news. and it was before president trump was president trump. he was just donald trump, a guy that was talking about running for president and he was wearing a "make america great again" hat and i have a clothing line and i thought let me see if make america great again is a registered trademark so i go to the government site and i type it in and it wasn't registered. make america great again was unregistered and the president was weari

is cnn breaking news. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we're following major breaking news right now. police are investigating a possible act of terrorism in new york city. there are multiple fatalities after a truck drove down a bike path striking several people. law enforcement sources now say the driver exited the vehicle with what appeared to be a gun and was shot and wounded. the driver has been hospitalized. police say six people are dead in what appears to be a deliberate act. a law enforcement source says the fbi's joint terrorism task force is now taking over the lead in the investigation. the mayor of new york, other top officials, they are at the scene. we're standing by for a live news conference. we'll, of course, have all of that. we have full coverage of the breaking story. our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto is standing by. let's go first to our cnn national correspondent brynn gingras. she's on the scene in lower manhattan for

i'm wolf blitzer for john king. we want to welcome viewers from the united states and around the world. dramatic developments are unfolding in the investigation led by the special counsel, robert mueller. two people with high level roles in the trump campaign have become the first two to face multiple criminal changes steming for mueller's probe into russia's election meddling in the united states and more troubling for the u.s. is the third person named in the records also unsealed today. a trump campaign national security adviser, george papadopoulos pleaded guilty to making false statements on those he believed were close to the russian government. his role could be significant when it comes to establishing collusion between the campaign and russia. he is not cooperating with federal investigators. as for the indictment, rick gates also worked for the campaign as manafort's deputy. they are set to make the first court appearance at about 90 minutes from now. president trump is scheduled to have lunch with the att

get your rate quote today. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. where ever you're watching, thanks very much for joining us. a sitting republican senator suggests the president of the united states is a national security risk. and the white house has become an adult day care center. why senator bob corker so worried about what he calls world war

wolf blitzer is up after a quick break. do what i did. ask your doctor about humira.n to help relieve pain and protect joints from further irreversible damage in many adults. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to ra symptoms. humira has been clinically studied for over 20 years. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers, including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common, and if you've had tb, hepatitis b, are prone to infections, or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. ready for a new chapter? talk to your rheumatologist about humira. this is humira at work. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i l

i'm going to turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now breaking news a sniper's nest, a look into it and some of the weapons used to rain death on concert goers 32 floors below. >>> killer's motive what led him to slaughter dozens of people and hurt hundreds more. the gambling habit and $100,000 that he wired a broad. >>> the heros first responders and ordinary citizens who helped save others or risked their own lives to come fort the wounded and dying. and. >>> and a real catastrophe president trump visits puerto rico disaster zone but suggests it's not ha real catastrophe like hurricane katrina. as he pats himself on the ground we'll get a reality check from that. i'm wolf blitzer here in "the situation room." >>> breaking news has investigators scramble to learn why the las vegas gunman stephen paddock fired hundreds of rounds into a concert crowd. new images show where he turned his hotel suite into a fortress and shows some of the weapons from his arsenal. police say paddock fired for about nine

i'll turn it over a little early to wolf blitzer. i'm jake tapper. >> breaking news, changing the subject. the white house and allies step up efforts to discredit the russian meddle and possible collusion by trump associates. it claims hillary clinton is the one who did the colluding. is he trying to change the subject? president trump presses the justice department to lift a gag order on fbi informant to testify in republican led proebz of russian iuranium purchases during the obama administration. did the president act improperly. >> yeah, they are lying. amid a firestorm of sexual harassment in the workplace, the white house is questioned about the 16 women who claim donald trump sexually harassed them. when asked if they were lying sarah sanders says, yeah. deranged loon tick. where residents echo the hard line language of kim juong-un. >> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >> breaking news, president trump is stepping up efforts to discredit the russian meddling investigation. the white house confirms prosecute pers

cnn's wolf blitzer spoke earlier with a top las vegas police official and asked him what the gunman wasnning with it. >> he purchased legally that tannerite. i believe he also had those two precursor chemicals as we discussed earlier, the ammonium nig nitrate and the chloride. it's a binary explosive, tannerite is, you take the two chemicals, mix them together and you have tannerite. >> what was he doing with that tannerite? >> let me be clear, i don't know what he was doing with it. but to be clear, we found no evidence that his vehicle was -- or that material in his vehicle had intended to be used as an ied within that vehicle. the answer to your question as well, i don't know what he was going to do with it. it's one of the mysteries of this actually talk, one thing that my investigators, as well as the fbi continue to try to figure out. and that is one of the main focuses of our investigation today. >> yeah, the question is, why somebody that made millions and millions as a gambler, that was his career, suddenly decide to become a mass murderer. something they still don't know. agai

wolf blitzer up next. >> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 6:00 p.m. in niger. 8:30 p.m. in tehran. where after you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. president trump now picking a fight with a florida congresswoman after being slammed for his comments to the widow of a u.s. soldier killed in an ambush in niger. sergeant la david johnson was killed in the ambush along with three other u.s. soldiers. his body was returned home to miami on tuesday. in the drive to the airport, sergeant johnson's widow received a call from president donald trump. congresswoman frederica wilson was also in the car. she says she heard the president tell the widow that her husband knew what he was signing up for but it still hurts. >> for him to say that this young man stayed in school, did all the right things, went into the service, became a sergeant so quickly, that he signed up for his own death? that is so insensitive. >> how did she hear it? what was her response? >> she was crying. she broke down. and she said, he didn't even know his name. >> p

i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >>> that led to the dossier on donald trump. multiple sources say former clinton campaign chairman john podesta and debbie wasserman schultz both told congressional investigators they no knowledge about a deal to pay for opposition research, but this week a law firm which represented the democrats said it hired the researchers. one source said the revelation may lead investigators to dig deeper into that trump dossier. >>> also breaking, president trump has just declared america's opioid epidemic a national public health emergency saying it's time to liberate our communities from the scourge of drug addiction. tens of thousands of americans are dieing from opioids every year, but the new declaration does not automatically open for emergency funding and there are still concerns about whether the president and the congress will follow through. and more than 50 years after president john f. kennedy was assassinated, the government is releasing thousands of secret documents which may clear up some of the persistent questions express

i'll turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." >>> happening now las vegas massacre, overowd of 22,000 atta country music concert on the vegas strip. it's deadliest in modern history. gunman, they say he was 64-year-old stephen paddock who fired from his 32nd floor of the mandalay hotel. police uncovered many rifles. investigation, investigators are now sacrum blink to understand why the gunman acted.

relief and remission within reach. >> i'm wolf blitzer in washington.ver you are watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we begin with breaking news and the carnage in las vegas. at least 58 people are

turning you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now. breaking news. own best messenger. president trump shrugs off blistering criticism from republican senators, saying his party is united in a love fest. acting as his own messenger, the president says the news media makes him appear more uncivil than he is. so why is he delivering a new round of insults? >>> dossier dollars. amid revelations that the clinton campaign and the democratic national committee paid for research that led to an anti-trump dossier, the president gloated, calling that a disgrace. but sources now say the head of the data analytics company hired by the trump campaign contacted the wikileaks founder, asking for access to hillary clinton's e-mails. >>> no hesitation. president trump says he was extremely nice to the widow of a soldier killed in niger and contrary to her account says he didn't flub her husband's name, insisting he said it with no hesitation. so why is the president still bringing this up? >>> and take it literally. saying kim jong-un's regime has alw

>> jimmy: the only celebrity that really looks like my dad is wolf blitzer.litzer in his first acting role. as my dad. this is pretty cool, too. this is something that samuel jackson posted to his instagram account on saturday which is a great instagram account because it's a lot of pictures the of him and magic on vacation. >> true. >> jimmy: where was this taken, just to start with? >> we were hanging out. i can't really say where -- >> jimmy: this is something marvel related. >> you know, yeah. >> jimmy: i know there's a marvel theme going on here, but i have no idea whether it's a convention. it looks like a film set. i'll start with that. was it a set? >> it was not a set. but it was a marvel thing. >> jimmy: it was a marvel thing. >> you know this always gets me in trouble. >> jimmy: my job is to ask questions. your job is to not answer thel. >> somebody messed up a little bit and i saw what happened to them. >> jimmy: all right. so you can't really tell us -- whose idea was it to take the picture? >> i am not ashamed to say -- because usually i'm the o

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> break news. a day of stunning development in the special counsel's investigation into russia's election meddling and possible collusion by trump associates. we over seen the first indictments as two former top trump campaign officials appeared in court today facing multiple criminal charges, and there's been a bombshell guilty plea from a third person in fbi records inunsold today. that under-the-raid hear plea from a trump campaign for policy adviser has the potential to rock the white house. george papadopoulos admits lying to the fbi about his dealings with foreign nationals tied to the russian government and outlines communications aimed at feeding dirt on hillary clinton and arranging meetings between the trump campaign and russian leadership. perhaps most worrisome to the trump administration right now papadopoulos is cooperating with the fbi, and that could be much more damaging than today's indictments of former trump campaign chairman paul manafort and his deputy business associate rick

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> remarkably candid comments by chief of staff john kelly. the general made rare comments in the briefing room where he said despite reports of tension and turmoil inside the west wing, he's not quitting, he's not getting fired and he's not frustrated. he added that his job is not to control president trump. >>> also breaking this hour, the death toll has climbed again in the wildfires blackening large swaths of northern california. officials say 27 people have been killed and hundreds are still reported missing. entire towns have been evacuated. and tonight, the weather forecast is ominous. strong winds expected to return to the area. white house chief of staff john kelly, meanwhile, is defending president trump's tweets on another disaster. the hurricane that devastated puerto rico. mr. trump is blaming the island for its own financial difficulties and he's adding, and i'm quoting him now, we cannot keep fema and the first responders in puerto rico

i turn you over now to wolf blitzer. he is in "the situation room." >>> happening now. path to world war iii. republican senator bob corker accuses the president of lying and treating his office like a reality show, saying mr. trump's reckless threats could set the nation on the path to world war iii. corker says nearly every senate republican shares his concerns. white house official fires back, telling cnn that the president is not finished with corker. >>> stand ready. after the president warns that only one thing will work with north korea, defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. army must stand ready. as a top military commander warned, there are no risk-free options. >>> anxious gambler. the las vegas killer gambled all night and slept all day. he took valium and wagered up to $1 million a night. a past lawsuit reveals details about the bizarre life of stephen paddock. >>> and wine country wildfires. raging fires sweeping through northern california's wine country, destroying some 1,500 homes, businesses and other structures and forcing 20,000 people to evacu

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following multiple breaking stories, including big news on health care. republican senator lamar alexander and democratic senator patty murray say they have an agreement in principle to restore for two years the subsidies president trump cut off last friday. president trump this afternoon suggested he will back an emerging deal. just minutes before that, he insisted, though, obamacare is dead. the compromise comes just as the president appears to be spoiling for a fight while defending his claim that president obama didn't call the families of fallen u.s. soldiers, mr. trump said reporters should ask his chief of staff, retired general john kelly, if obama called when his son, when kelly's son was killed in action. and smarting from new criticism from senator john mccain, the president warned, and i'm quoting him now, be careful b because at some point i fight back. >>> also breaking, a federal judge orders a tem

>>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following multiple breaking stories this hour. in california, nearly two dozen wildfires are burning as we speak. at least 21 people are dead. we're seeing reports of at least 500 people missing. 3,500 homes or commercial buildings have burned, and the latest forecast calls for more hot, dry winds. >>> also breaking, increasing tensions as both president trump and north korea ratchet up their war of words. this afternoon at the white house, the president told reporters he feels stronger and tougher on north korea than his top advisers, and the president added, and i'm quoting him now, my attitude is the one that matters. this comes the same day u.s. bombers are taking part in war games over the korean peninsula. and a top official of the kim jong-un regime is accusing the president of lighting what he quotes the wick of war. >>> also today, president trump says he wants the u.s. nuclear arsenal in tip-top shape,

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news tonight, white house efforts to quash the controversy over president trump's condolence call to a gold star widow have thrown fuel on the fire instead. newly surfaced video shows white house chief of staff john kelly's allegations against the democratic congresswoman who criticized the president's call are false. kelly claimed that in a 2015 speech, representative frederica wilson made self-serving and self-aggrandizing remarks that he called stunning, but video of the speech contradicts kelly's claim. the white house responded by saying it's, quote, highly inappropriate to question a four-star general like kelly. >>> also breaking this hour, new information about the ambush in niger that killed four american soldiers, including one who was the subject of the president's condolence call, sergeant la david johnson. four administration officials familiar with the investigation now tell cnn that jo

wolf blitzer is in the chair after a quick break. have a great day. rodney and his new business. he teaches lessons to stanley... and that's kind of it right now. but rodney knew just what to do...he got quickbooks. it organizes all his accounts, so he knows where he stands in an instant. ahhh...that's a profit. which gave him the idea to spend a little cash on some brilliant marketing! ha, clever. wow, look at all these new students! way to grow, rodney! know where you stand instantly. visit quickbooks.com. giveyou're finished! curse you, he-man, you interfering imbecile! give us one good reason we shouldn't vanquish you to another dimension! ok, guys, hear me out. switching to geico could save you... hundreds on car insurance. huh, he does make a point... i do like to save money... catch you on the flip, suckas! geico. because saving fifteen percent or more on car insurance is always a great answer. >> hello. i'm wolf blitzer. 10:00 a.m. in las vegas and 1:00 in washington. thanks very much for joining us. we begin with a new and troubling questions being raised by investigator

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. controversial moves by president trump to dismantle two of president obama's signature achievements, including the iran nuclear deal. he's threatening to pull out of the agreement unless congress strengthens it. mr. trump calls the deal one of the worst in u.s. history. the president is also cutting funding for a critical subsidy that helps ensure millions of low income americans through obamacare. he calls the subsidies -- and i'm quoting now -- a payoff to insurance companies. the president's move could lead to higher premieres for middle income earners. >>> and interior secretary ryan zinke is facing questions tonight over a little known military ritual he's revived. he's ordered a special flag flown over the interior department when he's there and lowered when he's not. zinke is currently under investigation over his use of private planes for official travel. we're covering

i turn you over to wolf blitzer in the situation room. thanks for watching. >>> happening now, get away plan. police believe the las vegas gunman planned to survive and slaughter and then escape. he had 50 pounds of explosives in this along with 1,600 blults. what was in the note he left at the scene of his driem? >>> dry run. police say the gunman rented a condo overlooking another concert in las vegas and a room was rented, but never occupied near a huge chicago festival. did he plan other attacks? >>> walking away. president trump plans to decertify the obama era nuclear deal with iran. which he railed against on the campaign trail. he'll drop the matter in the lap of congress, which will then have to come up with a way forward. will iran restart it's nuclear weapons program? >>> and churning off the coast. tropical storm nate is expected to threaten the u.s. gulf coast this weekend as a hurricane. new orleans is scrambling to get ready. we have the new forecast. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in the situation room. >>> this is cnn break

wolf blitzer will continue to cover this live on capitol hill in just a moment. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer1:00 p.m. here in washington. wherever you're watching, thanks very much for joining us. >> this is cnn breaking news. >>> following breaking news, president trump arriving up on capitol hill to meet with republican senators. he's there to sell his massive tax plan but the escalating tension with some fierce republican critics has just turned up a dramatic notch. the president's feud with senator bob corker erupting once again today. the president tweeting out several times against the top republican lawmaker on the foreign

there's more to know. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer.> we begin with breaking news. a north korean official told cnn his country is not interested in diplomacy with the united states. the comments come on this the same day the u.s. and south korea are scheduled to begin a 10-day naval drill in the region 24 hours after secretary of state rex tillerson said the u.s. will pursue diplomacy until the first bomb drops. let's go straight

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> the white house press secretary sarah sanders this afternoon said the white house chief of staff john kelly absolutely stands by his criticism of a democratic congresswoman and told reporters it is highly inappropriate to question a four-star general. kelly bitterly attacked florida representative frederica wilson after she criticized president trump's handling of a phone call to the widow of wasn't of the four u.s. soldiers killed earlier this month in niger. video of a 2015 speech by wilson, a speech kelly cited when he called the congresswoman se selfishish and an empty barrel. the controversy is overshadowing very serious questions about what happened during and after the niger ambush. cnn has learned the body of one of the u.s. soldiers was found nearly a mile away from the central scene of the ambush. the pentagon is still looking at the exact circumstances of how he became separated. defense secretary james matt

wolf blitzer up after a quick break. ve stubborn makeup in a snap?sing water for waterproof makeup is up to the challenge. garnier micelles act like a magnet. to gently remove stubborn makeup. with no harsh rubbing. in just one step. perfect for sensitive skin. micellar cleansing water from garnier. today, the new new york is ready for take-off. we're invested in creating the world's first state-of-the-art drone testing facility in central new york and the mohawk valley, which marks the start of our nation's first 50-mile unmanned flight corridor. and allows us to attract the world's top drone talent. all across new york state, we're building the new new york. to grow your business with us in new york state, visit esd.ny.gov. todelsym helpswhich means, impulse to cough for 12 hours. you're controlling your cough on your morning commute. and later when you're joking with beth... even when most cough medicines stop, delsym is still working. delsym. the #1 12-hour cough medicine. on a perfect car, then smash it into a tree. your insurance company raises

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."rin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news. disturbing new detail about the deadly niger ambush. a source at the scene says the u.s. soldiers wore t-shirts and baseball caps with just one machine gun to face 50 isis fighters. >>> plus, why was a company hired by trump reaching out to wikileaks, which of course is in bed with the russians? tonight, new information on what they did for trump and more breaking news the this hour. president trump promised all of the jfk filed tonight. a sudden hold up. what doesn't the government want you to know? tonight, the breaks news. we are learning stunning new detail about the isis ambush i

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following multiple breaking stories as president trump took major steps to keep his campaign promise, rolling back significant parts of former president obama's legacy. this afternoon, the president announced he will not certify that iran is complying with terms of the nuclear deal negotiated during the obama administration. he stopped short of pulling the united states out of the multinational agreement, but accused iran of violating the deal's spirit and some of its provisions. the president's actions are drawing anger in iran and pushback from russia. >>> also this afternoon, the president told democrats, and i'm quoting now, come to me and negotiate on health care. his demand comes as his administration stopped reimbursing insurance companies for providing lower cost, lower deductible obamacare policies to millions of lower income americans. angry democrats accuse the president of deliberately sabotaging the

turning you over to wolf blitzer who's right next door in the situation room. thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news, emotion and frustration. president trump's chief of staff, retired general john kelly makes a surprising and very emotional appearance in the white house press room. he defends the president's calls to the families of fallen troops and calls out the congresswoman who criticized the president's conversation with a soldier's widow. kelly who lost his own son in action admitted he told that mr. trump that former president obama did not call him after his son's death, but said that was never meant to be a criticism. tonight, did kelly's defense of president trump end the controversy or make it worse? >>> ambush anger. new questions tonight about what the u.s. troops who died were doing in niger to begin with, why they were ambushed and what happened after. senator john mccain says the administration isn't being up front and he may issue subpoenas. more than two weeks after the ambush, why is defense secretary james mattis telling repo

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news tonight. two republican senators, both retiring, blasting president trump today, a short time ago, senator jeff flake delivered a blistering reproach of the president as flake announced on the senate floor he won't seek re-electi re-election. he lamented what he called the president's flagrant disregard for truth or decency. he accused him of setting a tone of coarseness, degrading the country's politics, and, quote, reckless, outrageous, and undignified behavior that's dangerous to democracy. flake's stunning remarks echo those of his republican colleague, bob corker, who said president trump has, quote, proven himself unable to rise to the occasion as president. he said mr. trump has great difficulty with the truth and is debasing the nation and corker added that he would not support trump were he to run for office again. the white house just faced a flurry of questions on these truly exception

wolf blitzer up after a quick break. ake a closer look at geico...u save money on your homeowners insurance too? great! geico can help insure our mountain chalet! how long have we been sawing this log? um, one hundred and fourteen years. man i thought my arm would be a lot more jacked by now. i'm not even sure this is real wood. there's no butter in this churn. do my tris look okay? take a closer look at geico. great savings. and a whole lot more. but he's got work to do. with a sore back. so he took aleve this morning. if he'd taken tylenol, he'd be stopping for more pills right now. only aleve has the strength to stop tough pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. tylenol can't do that. aleve. all day strong. all day long. also try aleve direct therapy with tens technology for lower back pain relief. >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. >> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we begin with breaking news. in a new interview, very ominous words fr

wolf blitzer up after a break. have a great weekend. g. factories are thinking.in our kitchen. i'm leaving. oh nevermind, he's leaving. but what if a business could turn all that thinking... thinking... endless thinking into doing. to make better decisions. make a difference. make the future. not next week while you think about it a little more. but right now. is there a company that can help you do all that? ( ♪ ) i can think of one. you wof your daily routine, so why treat your mouth any differently? complete the job with listerine® help prevent plaque, early gum disease, bad breath and kill up to 99.9% of germs. listerine® bring out the bold™ ♪ music plays throughout) express yourself.. new brow stylist shape and fill pencil by l'oreal. the easy-to-use triangular tip shapes and fills. the spoolie brush blends. brow power! new brow stylist shape and fill from l'oreal paris. my dbut now, i take used tometamucil every day.sh it traps and removes the waste that weighs me down, so i feel lighter. try metamucil, and begin to feel what lighter feels like. and when yo

wolf blitzer up next. >> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. here in washington. 6:00 p.m.8:30 p.m. in tehran. where after you're watching from around the world, thanks for joining us. president trump now picking a fight with a florida congresswoman after being slammed for his comments to the widow of a u.s. soldier killed in an ambush in niger. sergeant la david johnson was killed in the ambush along with three other u.s. soldiers. his body was returned home to miami on tuesday. in the drive to the a

anderson cooper, wolf blitzer-- - chuck pierce is a top anchor! oh, damn it. all right, fine.e it. but it's not allowed to be taller than me. - hey, guys. so sorry i'm late. last night, beyoncé's ex-fiancé hosted a halloween séance. excuse me, séancé. ♪ - hey, portia, have any fun new york plans tonight? - not really. i have dinner at a pop-up sushi bar on the floor of the new york stock exchange. and then at 3:00 a.m., i'm djing at club foot. and after that, i'll probably go out. - oh, see, that's exactly the type of thing that i should be doing. can i come withies? - well, my other friends are on "bachelor in paradise" right now-- and for reasons i can't get into can never come back--so... sure. [laughs] - meh! - the senate votes tonight on the president's moon ladder bill. for a look at how the votes will fall, we turn now to our new geniusscreen. chuck. - thank you, portia. these are the senators currently on the fence. - so far so good. - rand paul is predicted to-- whoops. [laughs] geniusscreen, enlarge. g--geniusscreen, enlarge. enlarge! no, not his crotch. - not so goo

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> we're following breaking news. officials in las vegas are about to hold a news conference on the shooting massacre that's left at least 58 people dead, more than 500 injured. and we want to warn our viewers that the video of the attack is graphic and disturbing. tonight, we're also learning new details of the horrifying scene, the victims and the gunman who fired hundreds of rounds from the 32nd floor of a resort at an audience of thousands attending an outdoor music festival. the news conference with police authorities now beginning. let's go to las vegas. >> carlos, you ready? all right. all right. good afternoon, everyone. i'm obviously sheriff lombardo clarke county. this will be our fourth media briefing since the incident took place yesterday evening. i'm going to give you just a short synopsis of our updates and then we have other individuals here standing behind me that are going to make some comments, referenc

levine, david, special thanks to jeff and the executive and jeff is all so here and of course wolf blitzer. they have the ability to post questions, hold lawmakers accountable for what they promise voters what they are and are not doing. they can't ignore us at any time, they often do come if we have to develop some thick skin. i've had adorers shots in my face, members running into elevators, some have pushed me, many have yelled at me, dianne feinstein seems to cringe when i approach her these days. she literally sprinted to a car the other day. i barely caught up with her. while corker once said he would rather talk to osama bin laden than me other than yesterday of course. [laughter] i think they are joking. our profession is under attack these days some people who questioned the basic reporting the facts are more important now than ever before in our push to continue reporting what they call the most obtainable version of the truth and that is important no matter where the truth leads. before i go, there is one person i have to thank who puts up with me every day in her own company th

. >> anthony: i don't know that you noticed, i'm going full blitzer on this shoot.shacks built along the coast, people get together on weekends to do what people do everywhere in the world in one form or another, since the beginnings of society. like barbecue? who does not like barbecue? here he is. they sure like them here. [laughter] chase down an animal, kill it. cycle of life. cut it into pieces. and throw it on a flame. >> hamid: so all these people are freedom fighters. uh, ex-freedom fighters. >> anthony: right. >> hamid: so just, uh, now, chilling, having fun, making barbecue. >> anthony: to start, they grill the lamb in small pieces with a few veggies. >> hamid: not beer, but something like it. >> anthony: yeah, i've been about a week without alcohol of any kind. and i'm enjoying my, my new clean living lifestyle. ah. >> hamid: uh, balls. >> anthony: balls, yeah. that's hospitality. i've said it before. i'll say it again. barbecue may not be the road to world peace, but it's a start. >> man: people in misrata, good. >> anthony: yeah. >> man: relax. >> antho