thanks for watching, i'm natalie allen >> and i'm george howell.ll be right back after the break with the next hour of cnn "newsroom." >>> deadlock on capitol hill. it is day two of the u.s. government shutdown, and there are no signs of compromise. >>> call for change. hundreds of thousands of women take to the streets across the united states, as the trump administration marks its one-year anniversary. >>> and a deadly terror attack on a kabul hotel sparks a 12-hour siege as security forces hunt the attackers from floor to floor. >> we're still following that. there may be more happening. we'll tell you about it. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. this is day number two of this u.s. government shutdown and there is no breakthrough, no end in sight. and a lot of finger pointing. name calling.

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the news continues next with natalie and george howell. have a good day. >>> calling it quits. las vegas casino mogul accused of sexual misconduct is stepping down from the republican national committee. >>> explosives, hidden inside an ambulance. we look at the horrific massacre in kabul. >>> and one young man's determination to make history. rowing solo across the atlantic for a good cause. wow. >>> and, he's just 19 years old. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. we are live in atlanta, i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell from cnn world headquarters, "newsroom" starts right now.

i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church.cnn newsroom" starts right now. fallout from the scathing tell-all book about the trump white house shows no sign of letting up. >> some of the most explosive quotes from "fire and fury." they're attributed to steve bannon you see here. but now bannon says he regrets not responding sooner to what's in that book. he says he still believes in the president, his agenda, and that he never bad-mouthed donald trump jr. as the author of that book suggested. >> now the book came out friday, despite legal threats from the president's lawyer, and president trump responded furiously on twitter, calling it a fake book written by a totally discredited author. >> all of this, though, may be too little too late, though. we are told president trump is drawing a line in the sand. he is calling allies. he is calling friends and making it clear they must choose between him or between steve bannon. >> boris sanchez takes a look at all the fallout. >> it has now been five full days since we first got the e

i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. a very turbulent year in office, u.s. president donald trump is a day away from giving his first state of the union speech. and one of the big talking points everyone is waiting to hear, his plans for immigration. >> here is the thing, though. lawmakers from both party, they will be under pressure to reach a deal to protect young undocumented immigrants from deportation, and they're stressing the need for compromise. cnn's boris sanchez has more now from the white house. >> reporter: white house officials telling cnn that the president is set to strike an optimistic tone during his state of the union address on tuesday night. the theme of this speech, building a safer, stronger, and prouder america. a source telling cnn that the president is expected to try to reach across the aisle and appeal to people that are not in his base, in part doing that by touting his economic record and the major success that we've seen recently in the u.s. economy, specifi

. >> i'm george howell. around the world, it is 4:00 a.m. here on the u.s. east coast. following his two-day trip, the u.s. president back in the united states. he arrived back at the white house friday night. of his time in switzerland, he told reporters, quote, davos was great. >> it was his first time attending the gathering. in his speech before them, mr. trump promoted his vision of america first and took credit for a surging u.s. stock market. the president's good mood might not last long. greater scrutiny over possible obstruction of justice. >> it came to light he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller despite statements to the contrary. we have the latest from jessica schneider. >> reporter: after months of denying the president was considering firing special counsel robert mueller, the white house and the president's lawyers are refusing to comment on reports that the president tried to do just that. cnn learned president trump ordered white house counsel, don mcgann, but he balked. in a statement, trump's attorney would only say, we decline to comment o

. >>> live to our viewers here in atlanta and around the world, i'm george howell. >> hello. i'm lynda kincade. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >> 5:01 on the u.s. east coast. we're getting new insight into the trump white house. the question, how willing officials willing to go to keep attorney general jeff sessions on the case. >> there's a lot on the scene. three white house officials were involved in an effort to persuade attorney general jeff sessions to remain in control of the probe into russia's election interference. >> ex-press secretary, sean spicer, the former chief of staff, reince priebus and don mcgahn all worked to get sessions not to recruits himself from the probe. this according to the sources. our jim acosta has details for us. >> i talked to a source familiar to these conversations just a short while ago. that senior administration official told me, quote, i think it is fair to call it pressure. that is a quote from this official, describing these conversations that went on between top white house officials and staff members. in the attorney general's of

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i'm george howell. >> i'm lynda kinkade. thank you for joining us.cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. the u.s. president pushing back against allegations that he lacks the intelligence, that he lacks the temperament to lead the united states. >> michael wolff paints an embarrassing portrait of the president in the new tell all book "fire and fury" suggesting mr. trump is selfish and intellectually lazy. the president denounced the book as phony and full of lies. >> earlier saturday, he went further in a series of tweets arguing that his path from businessman to tv star to president, that qualified him as a, quote, very stable genius, as you see there. here's what he had to say on saturday. >> i went to the best colleges, or college, i went to a -- i had a situation where i served very excellent student, came out, made billions and billions of dollars, became one of the top business people, went to television and for ten years was a tremendous success, as you probably have heard, ran for president one time and won. >>

. >> and i'm george howell from cnn's world headquarters. "newsroom" starts right now. the tell-all book "fire and fury" paints a scathing picture of the trump white house. the white house is pushing back. but there are no signs the fallout from the bookleting up. >> some of the most explosive quotes from "fire and fury" are attributed to steve bannon, president trump's former chief strategist. now bannon says he regrets not responding sooner to what's in the book. he says he still believes this the president and his agenda, and that he never bad-mouthed donald trump jr. as the author suggests. >> when the book came out friday, this despite legal threats from the president's personal attorneys, the president responded furiously on twitter calling it a fake book written by a totally discredited author. >> all of, this though, may be too little too late. we're told president trump is drawing a line in the sand, calling allies and friends, making it clear they must choose between him and bannon. >> our boris sanchez picks it up from here. >> it has now been five full days

i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell. the headlines this hour. u.s.dent donald trump is a day away from a pivotal moment in his first year in office. his first state of the union address set to happen tuesday night. a white house official says that a big focus will be the administration's immigration plan. >>> at least 11 afghan soldiers have been killed by an attack on a base near kabul. an official says four attackers are dead, and the assault is over. isis is claiming it's responsible for an take on the afghan military. all this comes after a bombing killed more than 100 people in kabul on saturday. >>> did you catch the 60th annual grammy awards that took place on sunday? politics took center stage. one of the biggest moments of the night was kesha's emotional performance of her song "praying." she paid tribute to the me too and the time's up campaigns against sexual misconduct and against gender inequality. >>> well, police on sunday snatched up russia's main opposition leader right off the streets of moscow and threw him in jail. >> alexei naval

. >> and i'm george howell following the breaking news this hour here on cnn. the u.s. government shut down now for a third day. the u.s. senate failed to reach an agreement on a temporary spending bill on sunday night, but now a vote is scheduled. a vote scheduled for noon on monday. >> democrats are pushing to tie a program protecting young, undocumented immigrants from deportation to the spending bill. ryan nobles has the details now from capitol hill. >> rosemary and george, it turned out not to be as late a night as we expected on capitol hill but that's not because there was some sort of grand bargain struck between republicans and democrats. instead they've decided to yet again delay this process, extending this vote just a little bit longer, till noon eastern time on monday. this is what senate majority leader mitch mcconnell said on the floor late sunday night. >> should these issues not be resolved by the time the funding bill before us expires on february 8th, 2018, assuming that the government remains open, it would be my intention to proceed to legislation

i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell.e watching "cnn newsroom" with your world headlines this hour. germany has taken a step toward ending the political deadlock that has prevented chancellor angela merkel from forming a new government. the social democrats voted on sunday to open talks for a governing coalition with christian democrats. >>> u.s. vice president mike pence is in israel. in just about an hour, he is set to sit down with that nation highways prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, to discuss peace and regional security. pence is expected to also speak to the israeli parliament. >>> the u.s. government is shut down now for a third day. a vote to end this shutdown is scheduled in the senate for noon, monday. republican pleader mitch mcconnell said he intends to take up immigration issues by early february if the shutdown is ended first. but democrats have been pushing to vote now on protection for undocumented immigrants brought to the united states as children. now the question remains, will republicans have enou

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. "newsroom" starts right now. >>> good day to you. 5:00 a.m. on the u.s. east coast. he is a casino mogul in las vegas, a political ally of the u.s. president, but now steve wynn is out as the main fund-raiser for the republican national committee. faced with multiple sexual misconduct allegations wynn resigned as the finance chair. dozens of his employees told "the wall street journal" about a pattern of misconduct going back decades. >> wynn denies all of the allegations. he has still resigned from the position that mr. trump hand picked for him. cnn's boris sanchez has more from the white house. >>> on background, a white house official tells cnn that president trump supported the resignation of steve wynn from the republican national committee. there was some question as to how the white house would approach this situation, considering some inconsistencies in the past when responding to sexual assault allegations. you'll recall in just the past two months the white house simultaneo

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i'm lynda kincaid. >> and i'm george howell.his hour, cnn has learned that at least three top white house officials were involved in the effort to persuade attorney general jeff sessions to remain in control of the investigation into russia's interference in u.s. elections. democratic house member jerry naylor says the incident points to an overall effort to obstruct and undermine the department of justice. >>> the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. is warning iran that the world is watching how it deals with anti-government protests. nikki haley discussed it on friday and said it was an abuse of power. >>> "fire and fury" is extremely unflatering to the united states president. mr. trump has dismissed it as phony and full of lies, but the author of that book, michael wolff, stands by his every word. michael wolff is not a conventional journalist. many of his critics would argue he's not a journalist at all. >> cnn's randi kaye takes a look at his colorful and controversial career. >> this is the most extraordinary story of our time. >

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen.n afghanistan, authorities say at least 40 people now are dead, more than 140 wounded after a bomb attack on the streets of kabul. an official says the blast came from an ambulance that had been packed with explosives. the attack happened near afghanistan's old interior ministry building. a spokesman for the taliban says the taliban was behind this. >>> u.s. president is back at the white house after two days at the world economic forum that took place in switzerland. mr. trump got mostly favorable reviews for his speech there friday. >> but he face as growing storm at home over reports he tried to fire special counsel robert mueller as far back as june. ist secretary of state rex tillerson is in warsaw to mark international holocaust remembrance day. he laid a wreath at the memorial for the heros of the 1943 jewish ghetto uprising. in a speech honoring the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the death camps, tillerson said we can never be indifferent to the face of evil. >>> the cit

. >> i'm george howell. "new day" is right after the break. >>> good morning. so glad to have you here with us. and december figspite the last negotiations, the government is shut down. art of the deal, you remember that is how president sold himself to voters but he could not strike a deal. and they just marked the one year anniversary of his presidency by rejecting the deal. >> both blaming the others.

i'm natalie allen. >> i'm george howell. following the breaking news, if you are watching coast-to-coast, the u.s. government is shut down after the senate failed to clear a critical vote on spending. >> a vote friday night needed 60 votes to pass. five democrats voted with the republicans. four republicans voted against the short-term funding bill. >> it's not known how long the shutdown could last. each party, one blaming the other. >> i think our friends on the other side took some bad advice, really bad advice. i would hate to have to be trying to explain this, myself. ignore the governors, including seven democrats who wrote congress begging us, begging us, to extend s-chip for 9 million children. >> tomorrow marks the day president trump took the oath of office on the steps.

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. >> and i'm george howell following the breaking news this hour here on cnn. the u.s.ernment shut down now for a third day. the u.s. senate failed to reach an agreement on a temporary spending bill on sunday night, but now a vote is scheduled. a vote scheduled for noon on monday. >> democrats are pushing to tie a program protecting young, undocumented immigrants from deportation to the

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