i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church.ant to update you on the main stories we've been following this hour. saudi arabia says it intercepted seven missiles fired into its territory from yemen on saturday. a saudi official reports all the missiles were destroyed, but an egyptian national was killed by falling debris. riyadh accuses the iranian-backed houthi rebels of launching the missiles. >>> barcelona, spain. supporters of the former catalan president carles puigdemont clashed with police after news he had been detained in germany. the scene you see there in barcelona. spain has accused puigdemont of sedition over last year's independence referendum. >>> an adult film star says she was threatened into keeping quiet about an alleged affair with donald trump before he became president. in an interview on the cbs program "60 minutes," stormy daniels said a man approached her and her infant daughter in a parking lot in 2011 and suggested something could happen to daniels if she told her story. the white house denies the affa

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. >> i'm george howell from cnn headquarters.newsroom" starts right here. >>> thank you again for joining you us. new develop nents washington. a day after the number two man in the fbi was fired, a man berated by president donald trump, we now learned that andrew mccabe kept notes on his meetings with the president. >> though memos now in the hands of robert mueller. the justice department says mccabe was fired for a laundry list of reasons, but critics say it's likely to be used to call his character into question if mueller uses him as a question. >> cnn has laura mueller's team and they told cnn that asked about the firing of comey. >> those notes could be used used to corroborates comey's accounts of meetings with the president. here's the break jon. >> reporter: not only did form e fbi deputy director mccabe keep notes on his meetings with the president, but we have confirmed that he turned those notes over to special counsel robert mueller's team and sat down for an interview. one major topic covered during that interview,

. >> i'm george howell. newsroom starts right now. >>> it's 4:00 a.m. here on the east coast. fired two days before his retirement. andrew mccabe, the latest to get the ax. mccabe was let go friday night by the u.s. attorney general, jeff sessions, who acted on a review but the u.s. department inspector general. >> he was fired after they determined he lacked candor, reviewing the fbi's probe of the clinton foundation. mccabe denies any wrong doing. lau laura jarrett has more from washington. >> reporter: president trump has used mccabe as a political punching bag. mccabe is firing back. in an interview with cnn, mccabe saying, in part, i am being singled outlet because of the role i played, the actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of james comey. two hours after the firing, a presidential tweet arrived with trump calling it a great day for the men and women of the fbi and democracy. trump went on to say james comey was his boss and made mccabe look like a choir boy. he knew about the lies and corruption going on at the highest levels of the

i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen.story this hour, huge crowds to rally against gun violence in the united states. survivors of last month's gun violence in florida rallied. >> a former volunteer is accusing the brexit campaign of breaking campaign spending rules, spending more than authorized in the campaign limit. much of the money allegedly went to a canadian data firm which has been linked to cambridge analytica. >>> in egypt, the director of security in alexandria has survived an assassination attempt. it killed two police office oer officers, wounding several others. it comes ahead of the presidential election. >>> and take a look there in paris, more than 180 countries participated in this year. a new report from the world wildlife fund predicts plastic waste in the uk alone will rise by 20%. >> that's just the united ki kingdom. plastic waste is all over our oceans. >>> the scene on saturday looked like this. hundreds of thousands of people marching for their lives, demanding stricter gun laws in the u.s. and v

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i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. south korean president moon jae-in is sending a delegation of high level officials to north korea monday for a two-day visit. the purpose is to pave the way for direct talks between north korea and the u.s. and to build on the dialogue that developed between the two koreas during the winter olympics. >>> the u.s. president donald trump is praising china's move to drop presidential term limits. he said, quote, i think it's great. maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day. the comment came during a closed-door event saturday at mr. trump's mar-a-lago estate. >>> voting is under way in italy's first general election since 2013. there you see former prime minister matteo renzi who is leading a left center coalition. no party or group is expected to win the 40% majority needed to form a government. top voter issues are immigration, and the economy in italy. >>> "the new york times" reports special counsel robert mueller's team has questioned this man, george nader, as part of his russi

i'm rosemary church. >> i'm george howell. for our viewers here in the united states, "early start" is next. for viewers around the world, news continues with our colleague max foster live in london. thanks for watching "cnn newsroom," the world's news leader. >> have a great day. . . >>> i was like turn around drop them. >> you told donald trump to turn around and drop his pants? >> yes. >> happy monday. it wasn't just a salacious story. she was told not to sell her story. >>> lawyers are itching to join his legal

i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen.eadlines this hour, south korean president moon jae-in is sending a sell gags of high level officials to north korea on monday for a two-day visit. the purpose is to pave the way for direct talks between north korea and the united states. and to build on the dialogue that developed between the two koreas during the winter olympics. >>> the u.s. president is praising china's move to remove presidential term limits. speaking to donors at his mar-a-lago resort on saturday, mr. trump said, quote, i think it's great. maybe we'll have to give that a shot some day. >>> hopefully he was kidding. members of germany's social democratic party have voted to join a coalition with chancellor angela merkel. it's a big win for ms. merkel and her conservative bloc. they won't have to face new elections, or a minority government. >>> the best film will be recognized on sunday. the films in the academy awards. it will mark the end of hollywood's awards season and this year's show will feature a special m

i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church. want to update you now on the main stories we've been following this hour. a high level south korean delegation has left for north korea. it includes south korea's national security chief and might discuss direct dialogue between the u.s. and pyongyang. president trump said saturday north korea wanted to talk, but it would have to abandon its nuclear weapons first. >>> "the shape of water" cleaned up at the oscars. guillermo del toro's fantasy love story took home four awards, including best picture and director. the academy awards show also highlighted diversity by spotlighting groups fighting for the rights of women and minorities. >>> a u.s. navy aircraft carrier is making an historic visit to vietnam. it's also seen as a message to china. the uss vinson is anchored after da nang, a key battleground during the war that ended in 1975. and lists say the carrier is meant to send a not so subtle signal to beijing about its aggressive island building in the south china sea. >>> well, it

i'm george howell. >> and i'm rosemary church.me to update you on the main stories we've been following this hour. white house special counsel ty cobb is assuring the public and lawmakers that president donald trump is not considering or discussing the firing of special counsel robert mueller. the statement comes in response to several new trump tweets harshly critical of mueller and his team. >>> sweden is helping negotiate the release of three americans imprisoned in north korea. it's acting as a protecting power for the united states. the u.s. has no diplomatic relations with north korea. simply, national security chiefs from south korea, the united states, and japan have met ahead of pending talks between the president of the united states donald trump and the leader of north korea, kim jong-un. >>> russian president vladimir putin is claiming victory on sunday's presidential election. that's no surprise, of course. he was the only real contender. he has been in power for 18 years either as president or prime minister. this wo

we are live, we welcome viewers here in the united states and all around the world, i am george howell. >> i am natalie allen. >> "newsroom" starts now. >>> our top story, if the u.s. follows through of tariffs. countries around the world are planning the way how to retaliate targeting u.s. products. >> it all started when president trump made these surprise announcements. the u.s. impose 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum thach, that spa talk of a trade war and a tweet from the president. >> mr. trump said trade wars are good. the move won't hurt the united states. >> the americans will trade with us on surplus on steel. we buy steel from them and they buy steel from us. the supply chains mean that there will be significant disruption in canada but also in the united states, that's why we are impressing on the american administration of the nature of this proposal that's going to hurt them as much as us. we'll continue to defend canadian industry. canada is a big export of steel in the u.s. and mexican of $2.5 billion of steel of the u.s. if the tariffs begin, it will have no choice but

. >> i'm george howell. newsroom starts right now. >>> we begin this hour is trouble in the middle east. a day of mourning for palestinians. >> this, after 17 people were killed, almost 1500 wounded in clashes with israeli troops on friday. according to palestinian officials, it is the first day of what is planned of weeks of protest called the march for return. >> palestinians are demanding they be allowed to return to land. that is now part of israel. >> ian lee has been in the middle of the protests. he is back now live. what more can you tell us about the situation now? >> reporter: yesterday, we were in the northern part of the gaza strip. this time, we are in the southern part, east. you can see behind me, you have camps. camps like this are set up along the border, they are multiple camps, staging points for the protesters. they meet there and that's when they start their protest going toward the border and a fence, you probably can't see it. there's a fence and a dirt mound. that is where the israeli

this is "cnn newsroom" live, i'm natalie allen. >> i'm george howell. an estimated 500,000 protesters are set to rally in washington on saturday. they are calling it a march for our lives. people are demanding lawmakers do something about the rampant gun violence and school shootings. some 800 cities across the world are holding similar rallies. >>> cnn learned the u.s. security counsel will expel russian diplomats from the u.s. the exact number is not known. it is due to the poisoning of the russian spy and his daugt ner britain. >>> blocking transgender people from entering the u.s. military. transgender people who require surgery or medication will be barred from serving. the aclu slams that as reckless and contusional. an earlier ban was blocked in federal court. >>> the president was busy on multiple fronts, including imposing tariffs on chinese goods and naming a new national security adviser. >> mr. trump signed a huge government spending bill, but not before complaining about that bill. here is caitlin with that report for us. >> reporter: just

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i'm rosemary church. >> and i'm george howell. have a great day. . . . >>> at this point in time, no country exclusion. >> no country, friend or foe, will be spared from new trade tariffs this week. the white house insists it will with not hurt the economy, but when will an actual plan be on the table and why are so many of the president's inner circle against it? >>>

i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. here are our top stories. visiting her home for the first time in nearly six years, malala hasn't seen her home since the at that time ban tried to kill her in 2012. she says she is proud of her homeland and praised the fight for tree speefree speech. >>> and moscow is closing the consulate in st. petersburg out of the diplomatic rift between the united states, britain and nearly two dozen other countries. it all started with a nerve gas attack on a former russian spy and his daughter.t moscow denies it. >>> protesters in sacramento, california plan to keep putting pressure on city officials to deliver justice for stephon clark. he is the unarmed african-american man shot and killed by police just two weeks ago. on friday protesters gathered in front of city hall chanting black lives matter. police thought he was armed. he only had a cellphone. >>> president of the international olympic committee says that north korea will participate in the next two olympic games. they just wrapped up a trip to north korea. t

i'm george howell. >> i agree. thank you for watching. i'm natalie allen. our top stories, special counsel robert mueller has the notes taken by the fbi former number two man andrew mccabe. those notes detail his meetings with donald trump. mccabe was fired friday. no word yet what those notes contain or how they might be used. >>> the british prime minister theresa may said the united kingdom is considering its next move in a diplomatic showdown with moscow. they have ordered 23 british diplomats out of russia. that the matches the number of russians ordered out of britain after a former russian spy was found poisoned in southern england. >>> cheen knees premier is officially starting his second term. the president xi jinping appointed him earlier. mr. xi is also starting a new term after parliament approved and he to presidential term limits. >>> turkish president erdogan says that his forces have seized town center of afrin along with allied rebels. it has been held by the kurdish ypg militia. turkish launched a rescue back in january. >>> president trum

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i'm george howell. >> and i'm natalie allen. moscow is expelling 23 british diplomatic staff from russia and closing the british council in russia. the news was delivered about an hour and a half ago. it is all in retaliation for the expulsion of 23 russian diplomats from the uk after the poisoning of a former russian spy in southern england. >>> attorney for stormy daniels says daniels has been physically threatened to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the u.s. president. that comes as the president's attorneys file papers to move daniels' lawsuit from california state course to u.s. federal court. >>> china's parliament has unanimously reelected xi jinping as expected. he can stay in office indefinitely. they also elected a former anti-corruption chief as the new president trump. he is expected to be influential in shaping trade policy with the united states. >>> and this other major story we're following here in the united states, the developments of former fbi deputy director andrew mccabe fired late friday by the u.s

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