our breaking news continues right now with erin burnett "out front." >> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front," breaking news. president trump firing fbi director james comey. the bombshell announcement, something that was completely undppd to anyone came just moments ago. trump in the letter hand delivered by a bodyguard he's had for decades wrote to comey that he is terminated and removed from office effective immediately. the letter goes on to say "while i greatly appreciate you informing me on treat the separate investigations that i'm not under investigation, i am under the impression you are not able to effectively lead the bureau. this is stunning. the president just fired the man who is leading an investigation into the trump campaign and whether it colluded with

good evening, i'm pamela fwloun for erin burnett on this friday. out front front tonight new and exclusive details about russia's medaling in the election. russian disinformation at the highest level of america's government helps explain this. then fbi director james comey deciding to take the reigns and ending the investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. a decision he made on his own. it generate add fury. now it seems that news conference probably would have not happened without russian intrusion. trump fired comey 17 days ago initially claiming it was domain's handling of the clinton probe that forced him to give the fbi director the boot. dana bash has been following this store. what are you learning? >> then fbi director james comey that the investigation was fake. he felt like he needed to take action anyway because he was concerned that if the information became public, it would undernine the investigation and the bureau itself. talking to my colleagues. these concerns were a major factor in comey deciding to publicly declare that the c

erin burnett "out front" picks up our coverage. >> up next, breaking news. new subpoenas just issued involving michael flynn. plus the former cia director john brennan saying publicly for the first time trump campaign associates were ber acting with russian officials during the campaign. did they take the bait? in the wake of a deadly terror attack that killed 22 and injured dozens. the british warning against another attack. i'm erin burnett "out front" tonight. new subpoenas for general michael flynn tonight. senate investigators serving two of the former national security advisories advisor's businesses with subpoenas. this news as john brennan, former cia director, speaks out ted in front of the house kmejs intelligence committee saying trump campaign associates were interacting with russian officials during the campaign, that the russians tried to recruit mechanics of the trump campaign during the election. he said there was clear contact between trump associates and russian operatives. >> i was aware of russian intelligence and information about contac

good evening, i'm erin burnett.out front," the breaking news, cnn learning tonight that susan rice is refusing a request to testify at a

good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front," the breaking news, cnn learning tonight that susan rice is refusing a request to testify at a senate hearing on russian meddling in the election. senator lindsay graham called susan rice to testify. republicans are eager to hear from her. president trump has accused her of likely breaking the law. his charge that rice requested the unmasking of trump association names who were caught up in surveillance of russian officials. she said she did it in an effort to hurt the trump campaign. trump claimed it was a massive story, having no evidence. jim sthuto broke the shore and is out front front tonight. why refusing to testify for susan rice. >> reporter: i'm told susan rice used this as a partisan request. lindsay graham and sheldon whoit house wrote to her. he said i don't see your testimony as germane to the subject, which is russian hacking in the election. i was told she was going to accept the invitation when she thought it was coming from republicans and democrats. she

erin burnett "out front" picks up our coverage. >> up next, breaking news.ew subpoenas just issued involving michael flynn. plus the former cia director john brennan saying publicly for the first time trump campaign associates were ber acting with russian officials during the campaign. did they take the bait? in the wake of a deadly terror attack that killed 22 and injured dozens. the british warning against another attack. i'm erin burnett "out front" tonight. new subpoenas for general michael flynn

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight breaking news. kushner's russia connection. fbi investigators are now focussing on president trump's son-in-law jared kushner. and meetings he had with the russian ambassador and the head of a russian bank that is the subject of american sanctions. the reports show that kushner is being investigated because of the extent and nature of his interactions with the russians. this is as big development. this comes a day after an unnamed senior white house official close to the president is the subject of the investigation. matt, this is a stunning new development. what else can you tell us about your reporting? >> reporter: it is. so last week we reported that a senior white house person was a significant person of interest in this investigation and today we can reveal that that person is jared kushner. that's really important, of course, because there's almost no one closer to the president in the white house than him. he's the president's son-in-law. he's kind of the

erin burnett starts "out front" right now. >> out front next, the breaking news.e president claiming victory on health care tonight but is the gop bill headed ford failure in the senate plus jim thome back on capitol hill hill today. trump heading to his golf club in new jersey tonight right after appearing on the intrepid right here in manhattan. good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight breaking news. president trump claiming victory. his long-promised health care bill passing the house in a vote and the president immediately capitalizing on

good evening, i'm erin burnett.tonight, the breaking news, a crucial security clearance emission. jeff sessions did not disclose meetings he had with russian officials when he applied

i'm erin burnett.onight, 13 men. 13 men are deciding the future of american health care

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, breaking news.r acting attorney general says she warned the white house multiple times about general mike flynn. and we're learning obama himself warned trump. so why didn't the white house listen? >>> plus, jared kushner's sister wooing investors, name dropping the president, touting her brother's access. one former white house official calls it outright bribery. >> who's going to win the political race everyone is watching. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news. blackmail tarked.

good evening, i'm pamela fwloun for erin burnett on this friday. front front tonight new and exclusive details about russia's medaling in the electi

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. cloish . >> next breaking news.ew details at this hour an trump's stunning decision to fire jim comey. more breaking news this hour, we are just learning moments ago the senate intelligence committee has yishld a subpoena to former national security advisor michael flynn. the education secretary repeatedly booed, interrupted. why were students at a historically black college so angry? let's go "out front." good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front front tonight, breaking news, his own man. that's the conclusion president trump reached about the former fbi drosh james comey. several people fam with the decision said the president decided comey could not be trusted to lead the fbi at a time when it was expanding the

good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, the breaking news, a crucial security clearance emission. jeff sessions did not disclose meetings he had with russian officials when he applied for top secret security clearance. this is the form sessions filled out. on page 76, which i hold here in my handled, it required sessions to list "any contact with a foreign government or its representatives over the past seven years." it includes specific mention of embassy and consulates. sessions met at least twice with the russian ambassador last year alone. on this form he didn't list either meeting. this as the new york times reports the russians tried to use paul manafort to influence president trump. we are covering these breaking stories from all details and we begin with phil mattingly on capitol hill. want to begin with manu raj u on the breaking news about attorney general sessions. what are you learning? >> erin, justice department officials say attorney general jeff sessions did not disclose meetings he had

erin burnett starts "out front" right now. >> out front next, the breaking news. the president claiming victory on health care tonight but is the gop bill headed ford failure in the senate plus jim thome back on capitol hill hill today. trump heading to his golf club in new jersey tonight right after appearing on the intrepid right here in manhattan. good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight breaking news. president trump claiming victory. his long-promised health care bill passing the house in a vote and the president immediately capitalizing on the moment. the president made major promises to america. >> yes, premiums will be coming down. yes, deductibles will be coming down. le. >> premiums down, ducts down. those are big promises. those are words that will live on long past tonight and could make or break trump's presidency. he also went on to make this pass. >> we're going to gets this passed through the senate. i feel so confident. >> without the senate voting yes, today's victory will be very fleeting. trump's health care push would be a massive f

i'm erin burnett.nt" tonight, the breaking news the house investigation into russia's election meddling heating up at this moment. moments ago, we have learned seven subpoenas were issued. four directly involving the russia probe three. seeking information on unmasking of identities and contacts with

i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, 13 men. 13 men are deciding the future of american health care tonight. they are the republican senators who will take the house bill passed yesterday and crafts an aversion called trump care. that version could be the law of the land and there is not one table at the table to represent more than half the population of this country. let me show you the 13. there they are. lots of questions, including this. why couldn't they find one woman to represent the concerns of 126 million female adults in the united states of america? what can they realistically bring to the table when the conversation turns to, let's just say, childbirth, maternity leave, ovarian or even breast cancer? i want to read what one of their aides told our dana bash. i want to read it in full. they said -- well apparently that's what good governing is these days according to those 13 white men. we begin with phil mattingly on capitol hill. it seems like a pretty glaring omission, right? we're tal

good evening within i'm erin burnett.eaking news. the washington post reporting this evening that the president of the united states has reveal top secret classified information to russia. according rgd to the post trump shared the classified information with the rush hand ambassador and the russian minister last week. this information involved isis. the report states it jeopardized a critical source of intelligence and we're awaiting a briefing from the national security adviser at those cameras. deena powell

i'm erin burnett. out front, the breaking news, the tale of the tape. the president of the united states tonight suggesting he might have secret record hgs. trump upping the ante making this provocative remark. >> what about the idea that in a tweet you said there might be tape recordings. >> that, i can't talk about. i won't talk about that. >> well, the thing is he's the one who started this whole thing. i mean, he started it with a tweet, frankly, a threatening tweet from this morning in which he wrote james comey better hope there's no tapes before he start leaking to the press. the white house refuses to release the issue. watch the exchange yourself. >> did president trump record his kwvrgss with former fbi director comey? >> i assume you're referring to his -- >> the tweet. >> the tweet. i've talked to the president and he has nothing further to add on to that. >> why did he say that? why did he tweet that? >> as i said, the president has nothing further to add on that. >> are there recording dwieszs in the oval office or in the white house. >> a

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. cloish . >> next breaking news. new details at this hour an trump's stunning decision to fire jim comey. more breaking news this hour, we are just learning moments ago the senate intelligence committee has yishld a subpoena to former national security advisor michael flynn. the education secretary repeatedly booed, interrupted. why were students at a historically black college so angry? let's go "out front." good evening, i'm erin burnett. out front front tonight, breaking news, his own man. that's the conclusion president trump reached about the former fbi drosh james comey. several people fam with the decision said the president decided comey could not be trusted to lead the fbi at a time when it was expanding the russia investigation. sources tell cnn. in, that one week before comey was fired, he had asked, appealed for more resources for his russia investigation. the justice department denies that. but according to two sources fam with the discussion, comey actually made that request specifically to the deputy a

i'm erin burnett. out front, the breaking news, the tale of the tape.sident of the united states tonight suggesting he might have secre

good evening, i'm erin burnett.tary in his first press briefing in two weeks not answering reporters and repeatedly charging their questions are based on anonymous sources. here is sean spicer responding to questions about

. >> our special coverage continues right now with erin burnett "out front." . >>> good evening, i'mett "out front" breaking news, cnn learning tonight that white house lawyers have started research researching impeachment procedures. the new york times reportsing if. telling russian officials, one accused of spying. according to the times, trump said in full, i quote him, i just fired the head of the fbi, he was crazy, a real nut job. i faced real pressure because of russia. that's taken

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news the house investigation into russia's election meddling heating up at this moment. moments ago, we have learned seven subpoenas were issued. four directly involving the russia probe three. seeking information on unmasking of identities and contacts with russians. this comes as we're also learning that a fired fbi director james comey will testify publicly for the first time next week. comey's testimony will be high drama on capitol hill because he is expected to confirm, to give his side of the story with the memos that he wrote after his last meeting with president trump. memos in which he said trump pressured him to shut down the investigation into the former national security adviser michael flynn. now we are told in fact that comey is eager to tell his story, which of course trump has said is completely false. comey's allegation is the core of the charge that trump engaged in a potentially impeachable offense, obstruction of justice. it is a s

erin burnett "out front" starts. >> good evening, i'm erin burnett and we are following the breaking news. sources telling cnn that jim comey wrote a memo stating that president donald trump asked him to end the investigation into the former national security advisor general michael flynn. comey so appalled by the february 14th request that he documented the conversation in this memo. now, according to comey's themmo which was first reported by the new york times, the president said this and i'm quoting comey in the memo. i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, letting flynn go. he is a good guy. i hope you can let this go. the white house saying the president has never asked mr. comey or anyone else to end an investigation, including any investigation involving general flynn. this is perhaps the most explosive revelation yet in president trump's short tenure. jake tapper, what are you learning about what happened in that room on february 14th between the president and jim comey? >> pamela brown and i each have spoken to sources that confirmed the existence of this memo

erin burnett "out front" starts. >> good evening, i'm erin burnett and we are following the breaking news. sources telling cnn that jim comey wrote a memo stating that president donald trump asked him to end the investigation into the former national security advisor general michael flynn. comey so appalled by the february 14th request that he documented the conversation in this memo. now, according to comey's themmo which was first reported by the new york times, the president said this and i'm quoting comey in the memo. i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, letting flynn go.

i'm erin burnett. we are following the breaking news at this hour. the justice department tonight naming the forger fbi director robert mueller special counsel to take over the investigation into russia's medaling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. it is a major development, raising the stakes for president trump. it comes just a day after a memo written by former fbi director

. >> our special coverage continues right now with erin burnett "out front." . >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett "out front" breaking news, cnn learning tonight that white house lawyers have started research researching impeachment procedures. the new york times reportsing if. telling russian officials, one accused of spying. according to the times, trump said in full, i quote him, i just fired the head of the fbi, he was crazy, a real nut job. i faced real pressure because of russia. that's taken off. we have all angles to cover this season. from the justice department to the white house. i'll speak with the times reporter who spoke the story of what trump told the russians. i want to begin our juchtd correspondent evan perez. you are reporting first here on cnn. what are you learning from your sources. >> reporter: erin, they've begun researching impeachment proceedings. this is to prepare for what officials say is a distant and unlikely possibility. the president could have to fend off an attempt to remove him from office. two people briefed on the discussions tell cnn the resear

good evening, i'm erin burnett. tonight the white house press secretary in his first press briefing in two weeks not answering reporters and repeatedly charging their questions are based on anonymous sources. here is sean spicer responding to questions about the russia investigation and jared kushner's communications with russians. >> what your question assumes is a lot of facts that are not substantiated by anything but anonymous sources. your question presupposes facts that have not been confirmed. so again, i'm not going to get into confirming stuff. there's an ongoing investigation. i'm not going to dignify partisan accusations of anonymous sources and alleged unsubstantiated attacks. >> anonymous sources. the thing is, it turns out that anonymous sources work just fine for this white house when they support the president's narrative. earlier today president trump fired back at a "washington post" story that said jared kushner tried to set up back-channel communications with russia. trump's defense referred to a

i'm erin burnett.p speaking out now in his first television interviewer since firing jim comey 48 hours ago. since comey lost his job, the

our breaking news continues right now with erin burnett "out front." >> good evening, i'm erin burnett. "out front," breaking news. president trump firing fbi director james comey. the bombshell announcement, something that was completely undppd to anyone came just moments ago. trump in the letter hand delivered by a bodyguard he's had for decades wrote to comey that he is terminated and removed from office effective immediately. the letter goes on to say "while i greatly appreciate you informing me on treat the separate investigations that i'm not under investigation, i am under the

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> good evening, i'm erin burnettont" tonight breaking news. kushner's russia connection. fbi investigators are now focussing on president trump's son-in-law jared kushner. and meetings he had with the russian ambassador and the head of a russian bank that is the subject of american sanctions. the reports show that kushner is being investigated because of the extent and nature of his interactions with the russians. this is as big development. this comes a day after an

i'm erin burnett. president trump speaking out now in his first television interviewer since firing jim comey 48 hours ago. since comey lost his job, the president and his staff have repeatedly changed their story as to why now, that all-important question. the president today contradicting himself, his staff, and his vice president. here is what trump is saying this evening in an interview with nbc's lester holt. >> when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. it's an excuse by the democrats for having last an election that they should have won and the reason she should have won it. the electoral college is almost impossible for a republican to win, very hard, because you start out with such a disadvantage. everybody was thinking they should have won the election. this is an excuse for having lost the election. >> are you angry with mr. comey because of this? >> i love the fbi, i love the fbi, i love the people of the fbi

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, breaking news. the former acting attorney general says she warned the white house multiple times about general mike flynn. and we're learning obama himself warned trump. so why didn't the white house listen? >>> plus, jared kushner's sister wooing investors, name dropping the president, touting her brother's access. one former white house official calls it outright bribery. >> who's going to win the political race everyone is watching. let's go "outfront." >>> and good evening. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, breaking news. blackmail tarked. sally yates speaking publicly for the first time about general michael flynn's russian connections. it's revealing she warned the white house that flynn had lied repeatedly to vice president mike pence and others about his contacts with russians. these are lies that yates says left flynn exposed to blackmail by the russians. >> we believe that general flynn was compromised with respect to the russians. logic would tell you that you don't want the national

i'm erin burnett. we are following the breaking news at this hour. the justice department tonight naming the forger fbi director robert mueller special counsel to take over the investigation into russia's medaling in the 2016 election and possible collusion between the trump campaign and the russians. it is a major development, raising the stakes for president trump. it comes just a day after a memo written by former fbi director comey where the president is said to have asked for the dismissile of charges against michael flynn. we issued a statement with his reasoning. my decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or any prosecution is warranted. i have made no such determination. what i have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances, the public enter requires many to place this investigation under a person. >> he headed the fbi starting one week before the september 11 attacks all the way through 2013. had his term extended by two years by president obama. pamela, the white house barely getting any notice on this. what a

good evening within i'm erin burnett. breaking news. the washington post reporting this evening that the president of the united states has reveal top secret classified information to russia. according rgd to the post trump shared the classified information with the rush hand ambassador and the russian minister last week. this information involved isis. the report states it jeopardized a critical source of intelligence and we're awaiting a briefing from the national security adviser at those cameras. deena powell saying tonight the story is false. the president only discussed the common threats that the country faces. the u.s. ambassador is known to be a top russian spy. sara murray begins our coverage outside the white house as we await h.r. mcmaster approaching the cameras and speaking to the press. the moment that happens we'll bring you there live. what are you learning? >> we're looking for a fuller explanation from the national security adviser on exactly what happened in this meeting between rump with russian's for

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> next, breaking news, a former acting attorney general sally yates says she warned the white house loudly about michael flynn. why did the white house do nothing about it? plus the white house says trump's border wall is being built right now. rafael? and jimmy kemmal's personal monologue about his baby's heart condition. a pediatric cardiology is our guest. breaking news, white house warning. the cnn exclusive tonight. the former acting attorney general sally yates gave a forceful warning to the trump white house about michael flynn's dealings with russia. she relayed serious concerns." yates isn't just saying this to cnn. she's going to testify about it next week. it is a major statement. tonight it is at odds with what the white house said happened. sean spicer describing her warning as a heads-up. but was it just a heads-up or was it a forceful warning ignored. the senate intelligence committee went to cia headquarters on the briefing on the russia investigation. pamela brown is "out front" tonight with the breaking news. what are you learn

good evening i'm erin burnett. "out front" tonight, the breaking news, president trump defiant, taking questions for the first time after a week of bombshell revelations from sharing classified information with the russians to damning information about collusion with russia. the president has taken no questions until late today and in a press conference, when asked about the special prosecutor, the president was terse and dismissive, saying he's the victim. >> i respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch hunt. >> witch hunt. and then when trump was asked a specific question about another explosive development with what was the answer? listen for yourself. >> did you tnt urge former fbi director james comey in any way, shape, or form to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn and also as you look -- >> no. no. next question. >> but the one thing trump did say today was perhaps stunning statement from the president of the united states. listen carefully to this. >> there is no collusion be

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >> next, breaking news, a former acting attorney general sallyys she warned the white house loudly about michael flynn. why did the white house do nothing about it? plus the white house says trump's border wall is being built right now. rafael? and jimmy kemmal's personal monologue about his baby's heart condition. a pediatric cardiology is our guest. breaking news, white house warning. the cnn exclusive tonight. the former acting attorney general sally yates gave a forceful warning to the trump white house about michael flynn's dealings with

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, president trump says he to meet with kim jong-un, just hours after inviting a brutal strongman to the oval office. and president trump says it was proven strongly that president obama wiretapped his office. and cutting one of michelle obama's pet projects. is this about personal payback? good evening, "outfront" tonight, breaking news, the white house running to defend the president. president trump declares he would be quote honored to meet with the north korean

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> "outfront" next, breaking news, president trump says he would be honored to meet with kim jong-un, just hours after inviting a brutal strongman to the oval office. and president trump says it was proven strongly that president obama wiretapped his office. and cutting one of michelle obama's pet projects. is this about personal payback? good evening, "outfront" tonight, breaking news, the white house running to defend the president. president trump declares he would be quote honored to meet with the north korean dictator, overpronatio kim jong-un. and here is what he said, if it would be appropriate for me to meet with him. i would be absolutely, honored to do it. and this was not a one-off comment. here is trump in another new interview. >> he was a young man of 26 or 27 when he took over from his father, when his father died. he is dealing with obviously very tough people in particular the generals and others. and at a very young age he was able to assume power, a lot of people i'm sure tried to take that power away whether it was his unc

good evening i'm erin burnett., the breaking news, president trump defiant, taking questions for the first time after a week of bombshell revelations from sharing classified information with the russians to

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, breaking news.ort alleging president trump asked two top intelligence officials to deny evidence of coordination between trump associates and russian officials. i'm going to talk to the reporter breaking this story. trump and raernl denying something he was never accused of. did he incriminate himself. and presidential putdown. did the president refuse to take melania's hand? we'll talk about that. >>> up next

erin burnett "outfront" starts right now. >>> next, breaking news. a stunning report alleging president trump asked two top intelligence officials to deny evidence of coordination between trump associates and russian officials. i'm going to talk to the reporter breaking this story. trump and raernl denying something he was never accused of. did he incriminate himself. and presidential putdown. did the president refuse to take melania's hand? we'll talk about that. >>> up ne"the washington post" reporting just moments ago that president trump asked two of the nation's top officials to help him push back against an fbi investigation into possible coordination between his campaign and russia, according to former and current officials. it is a stunning report, come, out just moments ago, saying trump made appeals to daniel coates and admiral mike rogers, the director of the national security agency. urging both of them to deny the existence of any evidence of collusion during the election. this is another bombshell report, coming on top of a week of star