i'm brooke baldwin here with special live coverage.g his third surgery, one of his fellow republicans on the field and his wife sat down with me this morning just to talk about that phone call after this gunman just started firing. congressman rodney davis, a republican from illinois, was up to bat when those shots first rang out. he then saw his friend lying motionless on the field. the congressman ran to a nearby home where someone took him in and he could finally get on the phone and call his family. so i talked to his wife who is a former emergency room nurse who knows how to be cool under pressure and she said it's entirely different when it's one of your own. >> you're back home in illinois yesterday morning. >> uh-huh. >> you knew he was playing baseball, at practice. >> yes. >> when did you realize things were awry? >> i was on my way to work and he called -- actually, i was on my way to work and there was a number that popped up on my phone. it was ohio and i thought, ah, who's this calling me? it's like 6:10 in the morning. a

i'm brooke baldwin. getting some news in.ttle bit more into the mindset of the 66-year-old shooter from illinois who came down and opened fire on this group of republican baseball players practicing this morning in virginia. so we're learning now -- this is according to david at cnn, that the shooter contacted the office of his own congressman with complaints ten different times in the last couple of months. ten times. here's a quote from the congressman. he obviously didn't agree with my position on everything from health care, don't vote for this, don't vote for that. this is the republican of illinois. these complaints apparently came over the phone and also through e-mails. this is from june of 2016 until just about a month ago. so fairly recent from him. a member of congress never talked to the shooter directly, just leaving messages. "not any of the single things in the communications was a red flag and it was like any other constituent who calls and complains." in one e-mail the shooter wrote, "if you vote this way, we

i'm brooke baldwin. you're watching cnn.ate democrats fearing that republicans would unveil a bill that would have sweeping effects on your health care, but so far, they have been helpless to stop these closed-door proceedings. with me now, wisconsinen democratic senator tammy baldwin. she has been very outspoken about the changes the republican bill may bring. senator, welcome. >> thank you for having me on. >> we just heard from sean spicer address a number of issues in the press briefing, including this very important issue being health care and addressing democrats head on. let me play this and i want you to respond. >> okay. >> you were around when republicans were criticizing democrats back in the day of obamacare for it being, as you put it fairly recently, jammed down people's throats. you said it was are rushed, it was secretive, that was the criticism. so how is what's happening now with this bill getting passed frankly behind closed doors any different than what republicans criticized democrats for doing. >> i thi

i'm brooke baldwin. live here in washington, d.c., for special coverage of president trump's first news conference in 22 days. and the first time he's facing the media since that blockbuster testimony from the now fired fbi director james comey. director comey said under oath yesterday morning that president trump lied multiple times about him and about the fbi being in quoted disarray. but today the president volleyed the liar label the other way. early this morning he tweeted this. "despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication and, wow, comey is a leaker." the vindication that the president is referring to is the fact that comey confirmed he told president trump he was not under investigation within this whole russia probe. and the leak piece goes to director comey's admission that he did leak this one memo that detailed how the president told him he, quote, hoped comey could let the investigation of the fired national security adviser michael flynn go. moments ago, one of

i'm brooke baldwin, you're watching cnn. we do have some breaking news here. the fbi is now investigating whether an attack on a police officer in a michigan airport was, in fact , an act of terrorism. the officer here at this airport was stabbed in his neck and back at the bishop international airport in flint, michigan. right now, the airport has been evacuated. it's been shut down. the suspect is in custody being questioned right now. we've also just learned that president trump has been briefed on this ongoing situation, so let's begin with our crime and justice reporter. what exactly happened? >> reporter: so just in the last sort of 20 minutes or so, we've learned that the fbi is now investigating this as a possible act of terrorism because of some -- the nature of the attack and we've also learned that the suspect here shouted some words during the attack, you know, words -- other jihadi sort of like other terrorists use, "allahu akbar". it was words to that effect that witnesses have told police they heard, which is now leading some to believe that thi

i'm brooke baldwin. it is a busy friday afternoon here as we begin with another allegation of abuse of power from the top office in the land, the white house, and this time, it has absolutely zero to do with russia. in moments, the white house press briefing is about to begin, and once again, the administration is denying you the chance to see and hear it live. that is happening on a day when the president of the united states is accused of threatening two news anchors with a tabloid expose. all of this stemming from his salacious and outrageous tweets against msnbc anchors mika brzezinski and joe scarborough. the two have responded, expressing concern about the president's mental fitness, and alleging how the president used the national enquirer to try and influence their show's coverage. >> we got a call that, hey, the national enquirer is going to run a negative story against you guys, and it was, you know, donald is friends with the president -- the president's friends with the guy that runs the nati

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me.nt is holding a meeting on immigration p reform and his plans on cracking town on crime by undocumented offenders. this as he charts immigration reform, a big campaign promise. it is also sort of back to the drawing board on health care. republicans are having to regroup after having to delay the vote on the senate version to replace obamacare. even more republican senators have come out against this better care reconciliation act but moments ago, during an event with the chicago cubs, president trump gave -- well, you be the judge. here is his assessment on health care. >> health care is working along very well. we could have a big surprise with a great health care package. so, now they're happy. >> what do you mean by big surprise, sir? >> i said you could have a great, great surprise. >> cnn's senior white house correspondent jim acosta just out of that briefing there. out of that briefing there. jim acosta, nice to see you. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> reporter: i think

i'm brooke baldwin coming to you live from our nation's capitol.ht now, steve scalise, the third ranking member of the house republican leadership is in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the hip. the man who shot him is dead. scalise, the republican majority whip, was one of five people shot at this early-morning baseball practice just across the river here in a quiet suburban park, a very residential and beautiful area of alexandria, virginia. a lobbyist, a congressional aide and two members of the capitol police were also shot before police ultimately took down the attacker who had opened fire from behind one of the dugouts with some kind of rifle. now investigators are trying to pinpoint why he did this. >> i actually left right before the shooting happened and had an interaction with who i believe was the shooter, based on the profile that i saw on tv. i've given a statement to the alexandria police department this morning after i heard about the shooting. they asked me to come down there because i had an interaction with someone in the

still working on designs, once those are finalized, that will happen in this factory. >>> i'm brooke baldwinjake tapper starts now. >>> thanks brooke. from stealthcare bill to health care bill. the lead starts now. >>> the secret's out, mitch mcconnell finally giving the world a plan to repeal and replace obamacare. their own party may already be putting the bill in jeopardy. >>> the tapes were a tale, president trump today finally admitting that he might have just made up the suggestion that he recorded his conversations with then fbi director james comey, after 41 days of refusing to clarify the matter. was this witness intimidation? what was the reason for this bizarre claim? >>> plus, a cnn exclusive on the russia investigation. what the nation's top intelligence chiefs told investigators about president trump suggesting they should publicly clear his campaign. >>> good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the lead, i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with breaking news in the politics lead today, 41 days after that stunning claim by president trump and a bizarre refusal to clarify what he

i'm brooke baldwin. here's breaks news, two attacks happening hours apart.icles used both as weapons. overnight in london a van plowed into worshippers outside a mosque. it is the second terror attack in london in all of three weeks. police have identified a driver as a man from wales. he's being held on terror-related charges, what investigators call, quote, clearly an attack on muslim limbs. a short while ago in paris, a man rand his vehicle into a police van on the -- this guy had enough explosives to blow up his entire car. >> the frank ophone has the most formidable. numerous attacks, a lot of them wound up elsewhere in the contine continent. this is just par for the course for what isis has recommended. target it, do it on a symbolic area, and if you want to look at london, this macabre and bizarre. same day, not an isis-inspired attack. >> 47-year-old white male. >> targets one of the biggest and most prominent mosques, using the same exact methods as suggested by isis to kill tthe -- he's committing -- committing a hate crime, an agent of terrorism.

i'm brooke baldwin.s now publicly criticizing the man leading the main investigation into russia's meddling and the president's firing a former fbi director james comey. i want you to listen here to what the president told fox news this morning about special counsel robert mueller. >> he's very, very good friends with comey, which is very bot r bothersome but we're going to have to in terms -- look, there has been no obstruction. there has been no collusion. there has been leaking by comey. but there's been no collusion, no obstruction and virtually everybody agrees to that. robert mueller's an honorable man. and hopefully he'll come up with an honorable solution. >> those comments came just after the president admitted that he just made up the suggestion that there were recordings of his conversations with then-fbi director james comey. his admission coming 41 days later and ending the same way it started, with a tweet. former cia director james woolsey is back with us. i'm also joined by gloria, our cn

i'm brooke baldwin. two terror attacks just hours apart. this driver deliberately ramming the -- explosives and weapons, this is the fifth time in four months that security forces have come under attack in paris. melissa bell is standing by. what i've led. is weapons and explosive to blots up his car, melissa. simpts that was the that was confirmed early on. the bottom half, you can still clearly see that car, the white car, overtaking a police convoy and ramming is it twice, we have now learned into that police truck. inside the car were weapons and enough explosive to blow it up. this could have been worse still than it was, as it happens, no one was wounded or killed apart from the assailant who died shortly after the attack. this is another in a series of attacks we have seen, a -- has been opened in the fifth, and again security services targeted, again one of paris ease high-profile highly touristic areas, what what's come to be a in what epps can these better expecting in the end once they're faced be taken out in the act, but explos

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i'm brooke baldwin. really just want to take some time to shine a light on this tragedy that unfolded half a world away. but military families across the u.s. are all asking the same question. how could this happen? just 24 hours ago, loved ones stood at dover air force base and watched as seven caskets, cloaked in american flags, made their final journeys home. on the day before father's day, the seven navy sailors were found in the flooded sleeping compartments of their navy destroyer. all we know is that the "uss fitzgerald" collided with a container ship. this was off the coast of japan. and the damage caused major flooding below deck. and one of those sailors was personnel specialist first class xavier martin. he was 24 years old. we're told xavier joined the navy to follow in the footsteps of his father. darrold martin joins me now from his home in maryland where xavier grew up. mr. martin, my deepest, most heartfelt condolences to you in this difficult time, just thank you for your service. i than

i'm brooke baldwin. breaking news today. jeff sessions will testify in public tomorrow in front of the senate intelligence committee. as a multiple investigations into ties and russia and trump associates are moving forward. this comes after of e questions swirl after the sworn testimony from james comey that the president made the attorney general leave the room before he suggested comey let go of the investigation into former national security adviser michael flynn. comey saying he went to intervene, wanted sessions to intervene, but sessions did not. the white house responded moments ago to whether or not jeff sessions may invoke executive privilege tomorrow. >> do you believe he should invoke executive privilege. >> it depends on the scope of the questions. to get to a hypothetical at this point would be prema sure. >> in any way did jeff sessions or folks at the doj ask for the white house's permission for him to testify publicly tomorrow? >> i don't know. congress sets whether a hearing is open or closed based on the s

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. in a couple hours from now, republicans and democrats will come together to play baseball despite the vicious attack on so many republicans here just yesterday morning, including the number three republican in the house, congress steve scalise, who actually just under went his third surgery. but we're going to pull away from that story in a moment. we're about to be briefed by doctors in cincinnati, ohio, taking care of american man otto warmier. let's listen in. >> dr. jordan bonovo with the neuroscience institute, uc associate professor and director of the uc department of emergency medicines division of critical care. and dr. brandon foreman, neurointensive care specialist with the uc garden neuroscience institute and uc professor of neurology and rehabilitation medicine. before we begin, we want to make clear that the comments will focus on what we know today regarding otto's medical condition. we will begin with dr. cantor who will provide a summary a

i'm brooke baldwin.egin with another allegation of abuse of power from the top office in the land, the white house, and this time, it has absolutely zero to do with russia. in moments, the white house press briefing is about to begin, and once again, the administration is denying you the chance to see and hear it live. that is happening on a day when the president of the united states is accused of threatening two news anchors with a tabloid

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. it's this whole question, does the white house have tapes. and apparently when sarah huckabee sanders, a spokeswoman for the white house today said i don't know if we have tapes and joked apparently about looking under the sofa. it's not actually funny. david chalian, my question being, you have to know. you can't just say i don't know. reince priebus has to know, the president has to know. >> certainly the president has to know. i don't understand how there could be a taping system that he tweeted about if it existed that he would not know about. and so certainly let's start there. you recall that tweet that morning he put the word "tapes" in quotes which people on his team had pointed out. so it has been confounding ever since he tweeted that whether it was pure distraction or a made up thing or there are tapes. sarah huckabee sanders said no. >> we have some sound. li let's listen to her ourselves. >> can you say definitively whether there's a taping sy

i'm brooke baldwin. we're in washington. we're continuing with massive breaking news coverage of this explosive testimony expected tomorrow of fired fbi director james comey about his conversation and phone calls and meetings and the white house with president trump. so this early release of comey's opening statements, which he will read tomorrow in front of the senate intelligence committee and we've been going through so. of this over the last hour, jim comey handedly details what the president asked him behind closed doors and in private phone conversations. back on january 27th a. private dinner, "the president said i need loyalty. i expect loyalty. i explained why it was so important why the fbi and justice department be independent of the white house." he goes on, january 14th, "he said that flynn hadn't done anything wrong on his calls with the russians and he then said i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go. to letting flynn go. he is a good guy. i hope you can let this go." a march 30th phone call, jim

i'm brooke baldwin. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> by the end of this week. remember that the house already passed its bill in may. remember the victory lab there in may with the house republicans and the president. all of this plays into the looming deadline that republican leaders have self-imposed for themselves, a vote before the summer recess begins in july. so look at the calendar. that's eight legislative days remaining. also moments ago, the white house in its first on-camera press briefing in eight days revealed this about the president's part in forming said legislation. >> has the president seen the draft of the senate health care bill? >> i don't know that. that's -- i know that there was some chatter today. i know the president has been on the phone extensively with the leader and with key senators so i don't know if he's seen the legislation or not. but i know that -- extremely hard and the president has been giving his input and has ideas, feedback to them and he's very excited about where this thing is headed. >> do you know if anyone on the s

i'm brooke baldwin.s perhaps inevitable that "time" magazine named president trump as their 2016 person of the year. aside from pulling off the biggest election upset in recent history, he has been on the "time" cover 14 times. but if you ask the president, he may have a different number. the "washington post" recently discovered this fabricated cover of "time" magazine. this was actually framed and mounted on the walls of not one but several trump properties. the fake cover praises his "apprentice" reality show and now "time" magazine is actually demanding the trump organization remove the phony covers. the reporter who broke the story is with me now. he won a pulitzer prize this morning for his reporting on president trump's charitable contributions. and michael is with us. he's a former biographer of donald trump. so, david, just for a simple question, how did this fake "time" cover even come to your attention? >> i happened to walk by it during a visit and something about it looked wrong. the border

i'm brooke baldwin.washington, d.c., today for cnn special coverage of the critical moment for the trump presidency and we have just gotten some paper that has landed in our laps today being the eve of the testimony from fired fbi director james comey in which he details multiple briefings, multiple events with the president of the united states and so this has just come out. it's the opening statement for his testimony tomorrow. and so we're just going to all do this together live. i'm going to read for you -- that's how we roll at cnn -- i'm going to read for you from mr. comey's statement ahead of tomorrow. let's begin. and i have a panel that will dissect all of this as we go through. this is january 27th dinner. this is what mr. comey writes. the president and i

i'm brooke baldwin live for cnn's major stories unfolding right now.e united states lashing out against a a report that he is being investigated for obstruction of justice. we have much more on that in a moment but first the story that is reverberating here on capitol hill. the number three house republican steve scalise is in surgery again. his third time on

i'm brooke baldwin. washington, d.c., for special coverage of president trump's first news conference in 22 days. and the first time he's facing the media since that blockbuster testimony from the now fired fbi director james comey. director comey said under oath yesterday morning that president trump lied multiple times about him and about the fbi being in quoted disarray. but today the president volleyed the liar label the other way. early this morning he tweeted this. "despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete

it was on air he told the anchor brook baldwin, the white house was stonewalling the news media. they are getting to a point it's getting useless. if you can't come out and answer questions, why are we having these briefings in the first place? there maybe an answer by end of week as whether mr. trump as recordings of conversations with the fbi director james comey. it goes on from there. you can read it about this back and forth with variety. speaking of sean spicer politico reporting it's part of a larger plan to shake up the white house communication operation. politico reporting that last week mr. spicer and reince priebus reached out to laura ingram about the white house press secretary. politico reporting that spicer and priebus had discussions with laura ingram. john, dry creek, west virginia. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a couple of -- i was a coal miner. i was retired coal miner. during my coal mining years, i realized that it has ups and downs. when it's up it's great. when it's down, it's bad. i got my teaching degree while i was working. when

i'm brooke baldwin in new york. don't move a muscle. jim sciutto is sitting in for jake tapper. "the lead" starts right now. >> thank you, brooke. it was a direct shot at the heart of our democracy. "the lead" starts right now. new details on russian cyber attacks. vladimir putin's involvement in them and donald trump's secret struggle between fighting back and what he saw as protecting the integrity of the u.s. election. >>> critical condition. another republican senator is out, putting the gop's health care push into a deeper hole. could the president's promise to repeal and replace obamacare be in trouble? >>> plus, out of line. just a week after an assassination attempt on republicans, the secret service is now looking at actor johnny depp for joking about killing the president. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jim sciutto in for jake tapper. a highly detailed account of how u.s. intelligence first learned the alarming extent of russian hacking and alerted the white house. along the way, debates and a lot of second-guessing. kremlin sourcie ining saying it digging deep to say t

i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead" starts right now. >>> trump's inaction on russia is close to a dereliction of duty. >>> cnn learns in brand new reporting breaking this hour that some administration officials are frustrated that the president will not act. >>> protesters taking over offices on capitol hill as the republican health care effort goes from repeal and replace to rewrite. moments ago, president trump claiming the gop has a big surprise. >>> total political chaos, violence. a police officer going rogue, jumping in a chopper and firing at the supreme court as venezuela erupts. >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin today with our politics lead. another stern warning on capitol hill today. russia is the united states' most dangerous adversary and russia, in all likelihood, will attempt to interfere in u.s. elections again. this stark warning comes despite the fact that president trump has often dismissed russian meddling in the u.s. election as a

i'm brooke baldwin. thank you so much for being with me today. "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in the national league today, what appears to be an attempted terrorist attack at an airport here in the united states. authorities say a man approached a police officer at bishop international airport in flint, michigan and stabbed him in the neck and in the back. the fbi is investigating reports that the attacker made some statements in arabic right before the stabbing including, according to one witness, akbar. we are minutes away from learning more in an fbi briefing. let's go to renee marsh. renee, the airport is shut down, the president has been briefed. what more do we know about the attack? >> reporter: we're learning more about the attacker at this hour. the fbi is reviewing the attacker's background, including where he traveled most recently. a law enforcement official tells cnn that he appears to have ties to canada, and a u.s. official tells me that the sta

. >>> good afternoon, i'm ana cabrera in today for brooke baldwin.y the white house holding yet another press briefing you are not allowed to see our hear live. the white house has banned live on-camera coverage off sean spicer answering questions for a third day in a row. we will take the audio as soon as it wraps up, when we can release it, but first a victory of shorts for president donald trump. the supreme

brooke baldwin is off today. the president's spokesman defended the move of pulling out of the paris accord and dodged the question whether the president believes that climate change is happening. >> does the president believe that climate change is real and a threat to the snuns. >> you know what is interesting about all of the discussions that we've had through the last several weeks have been focused on one singular issue, is paris good or not for this country? that's the discussions i've had with the president. and whether they were good object j objectives achieved. >> yes or no? >> yes, ma'am. >> does the president believe today that climate change is a hoax and that's something that he said in the campaign when nicole was in the oval office with him and he refused to answer. >> i did answer the question because i said the discussion that the president and i have had has been focused on one key issue. is paris good or bad for this country. >> you're the epa administrator. shouldn't you be able to say whethe

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my colleague brooke baldwin is here. she had to do some climbing to talk about her champions.pick this one? >> because, first of all, this is awesome that cnn is involving us to do this kind of thing. i think i chose it because it really combines all my passions. climbing mountains. i climbed mt. kilimanjaro with two legs, and i had a tough time. this is the heroes project. ♪ >> all i was going to do is help one vet out, climb a mountain with a vet. >> this is called cyclops. >> he's wonl one of those interviews that i've never forgotten. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> amazing. >> cnn came to me and said, brooke, you need to pick an organization you feel really passionate about. the heroes project was the first thing that popped into my head. >> what is the next after everest? >> we're taking dance lessons in bangkok right now. >> how do you forget someone like that? hell's angels and climbs everest and then what he's done with these veterans. >> went down the hospital and she was with her mom and said hey, you ready to climb a mountain? and she's like absolutely. >> you

i'm brooke baldwin. two terror attacks just hours apart.r deliberately ramming the -- explosives and weapons, this is the fifth time in four months that security forces have come under attack in paris. melissa bell is standing by. what i've led. is weapons and explosive to blots up his car, melissa.

i'm brooke baldwin, you're watching cnn. we do have some breaking news here.ow investigating whether an attack on a police officer in a michigan airport was, in fact , an act of terrorism. the officer here at this airport was stabbed in his neck and back at the bishop international airport in flint, michigan. right now, the airport has been evacuated. it's been shut down. the suspect is in custody being questioned right now. we've also just learned that president trump has been briefed on this ongoing situation, so let's begin with our crime and justice reporter. what

brooke baldwin is back tomorrow. thanks for being with us.with jake tapper starts right now. >>> thank, ana. the tweets are coming from inside the house. "the lead" starts right now. the white house itself now admitting that the russia investigation is getting in the way of getting anything done, so what might happen when james comey speaks in two days? reality check. a 25-year-old federal contractor named reality winner charged with leaking classified intelligence about the russia probe. she one calls the president an orange fascist in a tweet. how did she have top secret clearance? and glaring red flags missed before a terrorist massacre in the heart london. why wasn't anyone keeping an eye on the islamist extremist who appeared in a

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i'm ana cabrera in for brooke baldwin. thank you for joining me.t three major story lines developing. any moment now, the white house press briefing is set to begin as the administration admits the russia probe is impacting the president's agenda. at the same time, the state department is expected to brief reporters and this, as president trump seems to be taking sides in the worst diplomatic crisis in decades to hit several arab states. >>> and finally, breaking details on the attack against police in paris. was it a terrorist at

this accident, xavier martin, 24 years old from maryland, his heartbroken father spoke to cnn's brooke baldwin. >> the last time we communicated was with the whatsapp. the next time i heard his voice, that previous -- well, that tuesday. throughout the week we were texting, i was texting him but i didn't hear anything. and what i understood the crash happened at 2:20 a.m. and i'm looking at my phone and at the top where it actually said his last time of activity and that's how we communicated, it actually said 2:56, which was 36 minutes after the fact. >> so on this on whatsapp your son after his ship has been hit and the water is filling in. >> yes. >> he goes to his phone. >> yes. >> to reach out to you. >> yes. >> how does that make you feel? >> i can't help but think -- i would think any parent would never want to hear the last recording of their children or their child perishing, so thank god i wasn't able to hear that. but i try to block out the visualization that my son is perishing and he's crying and screaming and, you know, dad -- it's pretty hard to imagine. >> so heavy. i want to g

brooke baldwin is here. >> happy birthday to alisyn camerota? >> is it?publicans win, avoiding a major upset in the most expensive house race in u.s. history. karen handel defeating jon osso ossoff. when you fail, you need to figure it out. that's the deal for democrats. policy may be the key for change, particularly health care. after weeks of secrecy, senate republican leaders are planning to unveil a draft of the bill tomorrow. some republicans voicing frustration about the process. even some in the working group say they still don't know what's in it. >> meantime, white house press secretary sean spicer refuses to say whether the president believes russia interfered in the 2016 election, saying he never spoke to the president about it. >>> president trump calls otto warmbier's death a disgrace, blaming the previous administration. let's begin with jason carroll in sandy springs, georgia. >> reporter: democrats are licking their wounds this morning. this is a major loss not only for ossoff but democrats as well. the party poured more than $20 million i

i'm brooke baldwin. i want to let you know that we are waiting for this news conference to happen at any moment in washington, d.c., as we hear from the lead surgeon who has been treating republican congressman steve scalise. you know the story from this week. he was shot in his hip during the baseball practice on wednesday morning ahead of the big congressional baseball game. up to this point, all we've heard is that he is showing some improvement but he remains in critical condition at medstar washington hospital with several surgeries behind him and apparently several more to go. as soon as we see those doctors step behind the podium, we get more on his condition. >> it has been, moving on, though, that it's been two years since donald trump descended down that escalator in trump tower to the guilded lobby and announced that he was running for president and now here we are fewer than 150 days into his presidency and he is taking to twitter once again to respond to news reports that he's under investig

i'm brooke baldwin. "the lead" starts now. >>> russia threatening to shoot down american planes. "the lead" starts right now. the skies over syria now even more dangerous for american pilots. russia's new threat after the u.s. shoot down a syrian jet. >>> tweet said, he said. president trump and his own lawyer seemingly not on the same page or even the same chapter when it comes to what they're saying or tweeting about the president being under investigation. so what are we supposed to believe? plus -- >>> ugly ads, uglier threats, the most expensive race in u.s. house history now in its final hours. who is going to win this nasty battle? >>> hello, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to talk about a u.s. warplane flying over the syrian area could be shot down by russia. that is a stark warning by the kremlin after the u.s. shot down a syrian jet over the weekend, one that the u.s. pentagon said dropped bombs on u.s.-backed anti-regime forces. russia issuing this threat of sorts to the u.s. stay out of our way. any aircraft caught west of the euphrates r

brooke baldwin joins me. republicans celebrating a big win in the most expensive house race in u.s. history. karen handel defeating democratic challenger jon ossoff to win the open seat in georgia's sixth congressional district. it's another deneat for the democrats, that's four in a row in these special elections since president trump was elected. >> democrats are 0 for 4 there. meantime on capitol hill senate republican leaders will take the wraps off their health care bill, unveiling a draft tomorrow after weeks of secrecy. some republicans are voicing their frustrations about the ro ses as well. we have it all covered for you. let's begin with my colleague jason carroll in the wake of this sixth congressional district, a big loss for democrats. >> reporter: back to the drawing board for democrats, major loss for democrats, especially after they poured so much effort and money into this race, $20 million -- more than $20 million for jon ossoff. major loss for him. he was not able to tap into enough moderates and independents here in the district to put him over the edge. but a bi

i'm brooke baldwin. tensions between secretary of state rex tillerson and the white house are reportedly reaching a new high. apparently, secretary tillerson is not at all pleased with the pace of filling crucial staff positions at the state department and wants more control over who guess hired. so let me just show you this moment from earlier today. >> mr. secretary, are you satisfied with the pace of staffing in the state department. >> no, i'd like to go faster. thank you. >> so let's talk all this over with our global affairs correspondent. elise, you tell me, what are you hearing from your sources about secretary tillerson reportedly venting his frustrations at this white house meeting. >> reporter: look, i think it's careful. you got to be careful to note brooke, that this is part of the push and pull of any cabinet secretary coming in, in a new administration, with the white house who wants to appoint their political appointees and the state department or the defense department wanting more auton

we're live here in washington, d.c., and i'm brooke baldwin. thank you for being with me. special coverage of the fiery, candid, meticulous testimony from former fbi director james comey speaking publicly for the first time he was fired by president donald trump. and while sitting there on capitol hill today, center stage in one of the biggest congressional hearings is u.s. history, james comey repeatedly called the president a liar and explained why he believed he was fired amid the russia investigation. >> there's no doubt that it's a fair judgment, it's my judgment that i was fired because of the russia investigation. i was fired in some way to change -- the endeavor was to change the way the russia investigation was being conducted. that is a very big deal. >> the administration then chose to defame me and, more importantly, the fbi, by saying that the organization was in disarray. and that they lost confidence in its leader. those were lies, plain and simple. and i am so sorry that the fbi workforce had to hear them and i'm sorry that the american people were told the

i'm ana cabrera in for brooke baldwin. thank you for joining me. there is not just one but three major story lines developing. any moment now, the white house press briefing is set to begin as the administration admits the russia probe is impacting the president's agenda. at the same time, the state department is expected to brief reporters and this, as president trump seems to be taking sides in the worst diplomatic crisis in decades to hit several arab states. >>> and finally, breaking details on the attack against police in paris. was it a terrorist at work? we'll unpack all of this. first, to the whoite house as i grapples with what is and is not happening on capitol hill. what is happening, comey testifies in two days. what is not happening, the nate gop's plan to repeal and replace obamacare. the house passed its version one month and two days ago but the senate version, well, nsenator lindsey graham doesn't think there will be a comprehensive health bill this year. listen to what he just told cnn. >> in all honesty, i think it's a stalled co