there's something else, jake.ng this, this documentary and that is both opioiden and cannabis interfere with pain signals to the brain. cannabis in addition seems to decrease inflammation and oftentimes a source of the pain, as well. big thing, jake, it doesn't affect the brain stem and doesn't cause people to die of overdose. >> what would you say that those that say using a drug still illegal on the federal level and illegal in many states to help fight drug addiction, it's problematic an maybe doesn't make any sense? >> i would say this. this drug, cannabis, should not be illegal medicinally. it's a schedule 1 substance because it's preordained and this is a legal thing, not a medical thing, preordained as a high abuse potential. same as heroin or cocaine. the studies don't bear that out and listed as something with no medicinal benefit and the science doesn't bear that out. >> and your feelings about on the record for a while. and in fact, you have written an open letter to the attorney general jeff sessions a

on today's show, but after the break, jake tapper joins me to talk about his terrific new novel, the club set in the era of mccarthyism. but first three members of today's press join me to look back at just the wildest week culminating a conversation of the president and fox and friends, the meeting in korea. tim alberta of politico, courtney kube, and karen tumulty of the "washington post". i'm wearing my cleveland browns tie because it is the start of the baker mayfield era in cleveland. i thought that was the story. the little known story with general mattis confirming he ordered the annihilation of scores of russian mercenaries. and the biggest story of the week the korean meeting between the two. how do they link up if at all? >> they don't really link up. but you're right, they both came out in the last 24 hours. the russian mercenaries story is something we heard whispers about for some time. what this was was early february in syria, a group came across the euphrates river where forces stayed on their side, russian-backed, you know, syrian regime stayed on their side. they cr

that okay with you, jake? get a portfolio that works for you now and as your needs change from td ameritrade investment management. >> i'm not saying there won't be a little pain, but the market has gone up 40%, 42%. we might lose a little bit of it we are going to have a much stronger country when we're finished. and that's what i'm all about. we have to do things that other people wouldn't do. so, we may take a hit and, you know what? ultimately we are going to be much stronger for it. pete: that was the president yesterday talking about proposed tariffs against china and a looming show down on that front. here to get reaction to that is reince priebus former chief of staff to president trump and the former chairman of the rnc. reince, thanks for joining us this morning. >> hey, good morning. pete: as you know, this is a topic the president has been talking about for a very long time. it should come as no surprise to people that he is bringing it up now and building a show down with china. do you think he is

i'm jake tapper. a barrage of news this afternoon as president trump is trying to make a decision about whether or not to launch a military strike against the assad sere jeregimee russia investigation and breaking news that some allies of president trump preparing for him to fire the man who super vise it is mueller investigation. all while we're also learning more about president trump's friend the tabloid media king and his alleged efforts to keep potentially damaging information about donald trump out of the newspaper. we have a team of reporters to bring you the latest information right now but i'm going to begin with cnn's pamela brown at the white house. pamela, secretary of defense mattis is there right now at the white house along with other members of president trump's national security team. when do you think we're going to know the president's decision about potential use of force in syria? >> reporter: it's tough to say when a decision will be made. the president giving conflicted messages

>> jake, i do.at within the next 90 days we're going to see an unsealing of an indictment against mr. cohen for a host of very serious offenses. and i believe, jake, that it's a significant domino that's going to null connection with this. >> do you have any specific examples of things mr. cohen has done that you or the u.s. attorney's office believe to be criminal? >> well, i think there is a number of possibilities, jake. i think he could be indicted for bank fraud, wire fraud, campaign finance violations, i think there is a whole host of potential criminal conduct that could be charged. you know, according to his attorneys, the fbi seized thousands if not millions of pages of documents in connection with the raids going back some 30 years. this guy is radioactive, right now. and this is not going to end well, jake. >> a source tells cnn that investigators also seized recordings of conversations between cohen a a lawyer representing stormy daniels and karen mcdougal before you began representing m

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to "the lead," i'm jake tapper. we begin with a torrent of breaking news and the new york times dropping a major development on the raids on president trump's personal lawyer michael cohen reporting that fbi agents were seeking all records related to the infamous "access hollywood" tape, which i'm sure you remember and in which private citizen donald trump made vulgar comments about women to say the least. and today paul ryan announced he will not seek re-election and will leave congress in january, the 49-year-old ryan denneying to have anything to do with the current political climate calling it a personal decision and noting he's been in congress for two decades and he no longer wants to only see his wife and three children on sundays. that is at a critical time for the gop, a party in danger of losing control of the house come the november mid-term elections. we'll call this today. speaker paul ryan will join me shortly and monitoring the white house briefing which may start at any moment. my panel is here. let'

i told jake tapper's wife last night who i met, going on the set with jake tapper is like having a laserwars" movie. we go back and forth. you thought you had me there, but you didn't have me. >> always good to see you, sir. >>> he once bragged he would take a bullet for the president, now it's likely he will be indicted. stormy daniels lawyer is here next. once there was an organism so small no one thought much of it at all. people said it just made a mess until exxonmobil scientists put it to the test. they thought someday it could become fuel and power our cars wouldn't that be cool? and that's why exxonmobil scientists think it's not small at all. energy lives here. (barry murrey) when you have a really traumatic injury, we have a short amount of time to get our patient to the hospital with good results. we call that the golden hour. evaluating patients remotely is where i think we have a potential to make a difference. (barry murrey) we would save a lot of lives if we could bring the doctor to the patient. verizon is racing to build the first and most powerful 5g network that will e

i really thought when i took this job, jake, this is the probably last elected office i would have. i'm not going to run for president. that is not my plan. i will not do that. i want to spend time doing the things that i've just discussed doing. i'm always going to advocate for the causes that i have but right now the last thing i'm thinking about is running for something. >> i believe that. but we'll see. i'm going to believe that we'll see. because your kids are teenagers, they'll be out of the house soon enough and that is why you're going home. >> i really don't think i'll change my mind, but thanks, jake, appreciate it. >> house speaker paul ryan thank you so much for your time and best to your family.

i'm jake tapper. president trump just wrapped up an event in west virginia where he made outrageous and untrue unclaims. he was supposed to be talking about tax cuts but at one point tossed the remarks into the air. we're at a new point in the presidenty where many in the white house are feeling the absence of figures such as hope hicks, and the chaos is not just evident in the explosions of questionable remarks and tweetstorms, it's also apparent in policy decisions, and it's affecting the president's personnel decisions. on that last subject, we have breaking news on that right now. and what could potentially be the president's boldest and perhaps most baffling staffing move yet. epa administrator scott pruitt comes under increasing fire for a series of potential ethical lapses amidst headline after headline, prompting questions from republicans in congress and even white house officials about whether pruitt should keep his job. cnn has learned that president trump is as of now not backing away from

>> jake, i do. i strongly believe in the next 90 days we're going to see an unsealing of an indictment against mr. cohen for a host of very serious offenses, and i believe, jake, that is going to be a significant domino that's going to fall in connection with this. >> a bombshell prediction from stormy daniels' lawyer. more of that interview next. how do you win at business? stay at laquinta. where we're changing with contemporary make-overs. then, use the ultimate power handshake, the upper hander with a double palm grab. who has the upper hand now? start winning today. book now at lq.com. this this this is my body of proof. proof of less joint pain and clearer skin. this is my body of proof that i can take on psoriatic arthritis with humira. humira works by targeting and helping to block a specific source of inflammation that contributes to both joint and skin symptoms. it's proven to help relieve pain, stop further joint damage, and clear skin in many adults. humira is the #1 prescribed biologic

i'm jake tapper. pressure mounting for president trump as to how lawyer his fixer michael cohen will be if threatened with serious jail time. new york times said the president's lawyers have become resigned to the strong possibility that michael cohen could end up cooperating with federal officials. this comes as the lawyer representing cohen said today for the first time that his client could be indicted in the next 90 days. all of this while multiple salvos are being fired in the legal wars being waged by and against president trump and his allies. only five days into fired fbi director james comey's book rollout, the inspector general is investigating whether comey released any classified information when he shared his memos with a friend who leaked the contents to the new york times. comey's former deputy andrew mccabe is threatening to sue president trump for wrongful termination and defamation of character and the dnc is suing russia, wikileaks, julian assange and the trump campaign, top adviser

>> that is correct, jake. that is a key question.s quite stressful, a stressful moment aboard that flight. so there is certainly no telling what some of the passengers experienced and if that death was a direct result of some of the debris that hit the fuselage of that plane. certainly part of the investigation will eventually reveal that. >> we're hearing praise for the pilots that they landed so quickly and they kept losses to such a minimum. >> reporter: absolutely. that is what passengers are describing. many of them taking to social media to express their appreciation. the way some of the passengers were describing those moments after the plane landed was immediately after chaos, the passengers breaking into tears, realizing that they were finally safe on the ground, but of course there were certainly -- the worst was not over and many of the officials -- the first responds rushing to the scene on the tarmac you see behind me to try to get to the injured and we understand there were about a dozen people treated on scene and one

i'm jake tapper.fter the president opened the door for ronny jackson to step aside, a source telling cnn the president is now telling dr. jackson, don't go. stay and fight. and this afternoon the white house carried on that fight, asserting that admiral jacks's record is impeccable and claiming he's had more vetting than other cabinet nominees despite allegations, unproven, shared with the u.s. senate and giving republican senators concern. and allegations that burst into the public sphere in the last day that the white house physician casually handed out drugs such as ambien, to the point he was nicknamed the candy man and allegations that he drank excessively including on call for the president. including one incident on a trip during obama that he was so intoxicated banging on the hotel room of a door and they feared he might wake the president so the secret service intervened. pamela brown is at the white house. the allegations are shocking, they're being shared with the public by various sources

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i'm jake tapper. you have no doubt heard james comey detailing his rise and his time as the nation's top law enforcement official and sounding the alarm about the future of america under president trump. this week he's been particularly candid of the criticism of president trump. and the president has fired back but in a crucial moment in the war of words about very important issues there is a lot of breaking news with the source telling cnn that later today the department of justice is expected to allow congress to see comey's memos of interactions with president trump and another source saying that the justice department is looking at possible criminal charges against comey's former deputy andrew mccabe for lying about leaking. amidst this barrage of major breaking news of james comey and the department of justice, we have with us today the former fbi director and the author of his new book "a higher loyalty: truth, lies and leadership," james comey, welcome to "the lead." thank you for being here.

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i'm jake taper. we begin with breaking news on friday the 13th, the trump is firing back from james comey's devastating tell-all book, the justice department disclosed this afternoon that the president's personal attorney, michael cohen, is under criminal investigation. this was revealed in court in response to cohen's motion to restrain the evidence collected in monday's raids on his residence and hotel room and office and safety deposit box and electronic devices. the cohen hearing is due to resume any minute. the government asserted any communications between president trump and coen concerning the payment to adult film actress stormy daniels, those koch conversations are not covered by attorney/client privilege and citing the president's own words said on april 1st when he exclaimed to know nothing about the payment. >> did you know about the $130,000 payment to stormy daniels? >> [ inaudible ]. >> why did michael cohen make this -- >> you have to ask michael cohen. mike's my attorney and you'll

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i'm jake tapper. president trump is striking back after stormy daniels and her attorney release this composite sketch of the man who allegedly in 2011 threatened stormy and her daughter for talking about her alleged relationship with mr. trump and saying she should keep quiet or else. quote, a sketch years later about a nonexistent man, the president tweeted, a total con job, playing the fake news media for fools but they know it. and the allegation is a strong one. and in considering the credibility, one should weigh not only whether you believe stormy daniels and her lawyer, but whether president trump and those around him have ever been accused of similar behavior before. parents, some of the language gets spicy so you might want to hit mute for the next 30 seconds. in 2009 buzzfeed records as his casino faced bankruptcy lawyers received a disturbing phone call saying, quote, my name is car mine, i don't know why your fing with mr. trump and we know where you live and we're going to your wife and k

i'm jake tapper.e no doubt heard james comey detailing his rise and his time as the nation's top law enforcement official and sounding the alarm about the future of america under president trump. this week he's been particularly candid of the criticism of president trump. and the president has fired back but in a crucial moment in the war of words about very important issues there is a lot of breaking news with the source telling cnn that later today the department of justice is expected to allow congress to see comey's memos o

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>> meanwhile her tv fiance, jim parsons, is married to claire danes in their new movie "a kid like jakeaction! >> monster bubbles! >> i think he wants you. >> jim and claire are parents to 4-year-old jake, who's more interested in princess stories than playing with cars. >> he asked why boys can't wear skirts. he's only confused by the sudden reaction of the adults around him. he's fine with everything. >> you dont think it's weird? >> he does like to play dress up. >> as parents, they just want to do the right thing for jake, and that includes getting him into a prestigious preschool run by oscar winner octavia spencer. >> there were one or two incidents in class. >> i hate you! >> i think we're exploring a subject that is essentially a story about a family raising a child, which is universal and very relatable to all. >> claire's real life son, cyrus, is about the same age as the young actor playing jake, leo davis. and the two became buds on set. >> he said, where's your kid? and what did he say to someone else? he said, where's the other guy? >> he seems to understand and accept tha

welcome to "the lead" i'm jake tapper. it is the messy result of president trump governing by gut, picking someone he likes, with insufficient experience and nonexistent vetting to head the second largest burock rasry and opening the door for ronny jackson to step aside asserting he doesn't need the job or the aggravation that trump himself would not go through with it were it him. this comes after the news this morning that his confirmation hearing has been put on hold indefinitely by the u.s. senators, led by johnny isaacson of georgia, chair of the vetera veterans' affairs committee expressing concerns about allegations -- unproven allegations that one senator called devastating if true. after two whistleblowers detailed alleged behavior involving what they called a toxic work environment on capitol hill and jackson saying he was eager to answer any questions about this. we start off with more from the white house. >> i don't want to put a man through a process like this. it is too ugly and disgusting. >> president trum

jake, thanks so much once again, very, very strong interview. jake tapper helping us. >> thank you, wolf. >> some more on all this. democratic congressman denny hecht of washington state joining us, member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, so when the justice department hands over these comey memos, will that be the first time you as a key member of the intelligence committee to read them? >> yes, and i'm looking forward to entering the reading room and the skiff at the third floor under the u.s. capitol and doing just that. >> the skiff is a very confidential room that can't be monitored. are you frustrated, congressman, your committee's investigation ended without every member of your committee, the house intelligence committee, reading those comey memos? >> i'm way beyond frustrated with where we are vis-a-vis the u.s. house of representatives effort to get behind the russian interference in the election and the possibly o. collusion, coordination and conspiracy with mr. trump or agents on his behalf. but the fact of the matte

i'm jake tapper. we begin with the politics lead and words that surely have never before been said by any news anchor in any circumstance. the president's personal lawyer, michael cohen who is under criminal investigation is appearing in court right now alongside stormy daniels and there is already a bombshell revelation. we know now that among michael cohen's clients is fox news host sean hannity and we know that because the judge ordered the identity of the client who requested to be unnamed revealed. this comes as the judge will decide if prosecutors can look at material the fbi seized during the raids on the president's lawyer's office and hotel and home and safety deputy boxes and electronic devices. court order that sought information about -- among other things -- hush money payment made to stormy daniels not long before the 2016 election. and this is an unprecedented battle in which the trump legal team is asserting they do not trust the trump administration. the justice department. and we're

i don't know. >> is, jake, this a microcosm of larger chaos? larger problems? within the administration? is that what we're really looking at here? >> well to have a physician posit that the president might live 200 years is a bit strange. but also, this is not only a problem for the white house, that they don't vet their nominees carefully and don't prepare nominees for battles. they, up here on capitol hill, you have a lot of republicans who now have to answer for the white house's decisions and are being put on the spot politically to answer for all of these decisions that the white house makes. which is not great for republicans. it's not a good look for republicans, and it puts them in a bad spot and members of congress, hate nothing more than having to answer for a white house that doesn't do its homework. so that is a dynamic that's really hard to overstate. when the white house puts members of congress in this position, it's really uncomfortable, especially, again, in the middle of charged political election year. >> wondering, tommy what should happen

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i don't agree that he's a bad influence on jake. uh-huh...e: uncle charlie, i understand the point spread, but i'm still confused about the vig. okay... vig is short for "vigorish" and it means the percentage you pay a bookie to take your bet. so it's better to be a bookie. aw, my little boy is growing up. hang on. i have got to stop you here because right at this very minute, i'm watching charlie help jake with math. well, go ahead and call your lawyers, but i think i am well within my rights here. well, i don't know what jake is telling you about charlie's dates, but he is a kid and he blows things out of proportion.

jake, start with you. much do you think president trump played in speaker ryan's decision to hang it up? >> you know, that's a question the speaker has to answer. i will say this. paul ryan, his speakership will undoubtedly be colored in many ways and defined and read through the prism of donald trump's presidency, which is ironic in many ways, not least because paul ryan was not entirely supportive of donald trump's becoming president. not up for debate. the speaker weeks before the election got on a conference call with house republican colleagues and said feel free to abandon the president if you think it will save your election. help you politically. now, i think we'll spend a lot of time in the years to come and the months to come, certainly in the book that i'm writing talking about, because paul ryan through the prism of donald trump and, listen, you have to give to paul ryan and donald trump this -- they got through a massive rewrite of the tax code, and no matter you like it or not, republican or

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i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news in the politics lead. the porn star continuing to plague the presidency, stormy daniels also known as stephanie clifford going after president trump personally in a brand-new lawsuit. the defamation claim filed just this afternoon stemming from the president's tweet about the sketch of the man daniels said threatened her back in 2011. president trump writing, quote, the sketch years later about a norn existent man, a total con job, playing the fake news media for fools but they know it. the lawsuit filed in the southern district of new york by calling the incident a con job, mr. trump's statement would be understood to state that mrs. clifford -- stormy daniels, was fabricating the crime and the existence of the assailant, both of which are prohibited under new york law. and this asserts that the president used his audience of tens of millions of twitter followers to make a false statement and defame stormy daniels and she sifr -- suffered because of it. >> that is the lawsuit and she and her attorney aski

>> indeed, jake. told the president has been watching news coverage of this development this afternoon from the white house. i'm told by a white house official this was not coming as a surprise to the president. he had a head's up this had happened. of course he's dealing with a lot on his plate and potential strikes on syria and other matters, but the president is watching news coverage this afternoon on this. has been being briefed on this, jake. what we do not know is if the president has spoken directly to michael cohen. but you would certainly believe they probably have or will. it is important to point out, as you have been mentioning, the president has been a long-term client michael cohen is an adviser. last week on air force one the president was asked for the first time about stormy daniels and he referred reporters to michael cohen. he said you'll have to ask michael cohen about this. you'll have to ask him about this payment of the $130,000, so the president as we know is in a routine of c

i'm jake tapper in washington, d.c. where the state of our union is spring cleaning. president trump continuing to shovel his cabinet and top white house advisers, the president spelling the holiday weekend in mar-a-lago. tweeting happy easter this morning after playing golf saturday and dining with sean hannity. the r and r comes after more high profile departures and firings. the president announcing he wants to replace v.a. secretary david shulkin with his white house doctor, ronny jackson and losing one of his most trusted aides hope hicks. a source telling cnn the president has been advised that he perhaps doesn't need a communications director at all or a chief-of-staff. advice the president reportedly listened to but has neither accepted or rejected at this time. the staffing shake-ups come as the president made a series of surprising moves catching his own national security team off guard by announcing the u.s. would be getting out of syria very soon. we'll get exclusive inside into the white house staffing shake-up from the author of a new book. but first i w

when jake and cramer started their watch company mvmt in 2013, they knew exactly what they didn't want. >> the watches that were at our price point, we just didn't resonate with the brands. the watches we liked we couldn't afford. >> they looked around at watch companies and mostly saw old-school business models with old-school marketing. it was an industry right for disruption. >> smartphones have been around, the utility of the watch has changed, right? it's a fashion accessory. >> college dropouts starting businesses consistently since a young age, jake and cramer were students of the internet. >> being a generation that was born on social media is also a unique value, just like seeing different trends in realtime. >> reporter: when they launched their idea, it was simple. nice design as an affordable price. and the way to get there? don't work with retailers and don't spend a lot on getting the word out. what's the one thing you did early on to reach customers that completely worked? >> it was simply just finding smern people of -- it was not rocket science at the time. and it was

. >> jake garza is short on word. but not on confidence. >> you are awesome, baby. you are totally awesome. >> 5 years old. full of smiles. and one big surprise. two weeks ago. >> totally unexpected. no idea he knew it. none at all. >> born with cerebral palsy. one word mumbles were normal for jake until he shocked his family reciting the entire pledge of allegiance for dad. a man who understand the power behind the words. >> i was full of, just so proud. and the same emotion displaying now is, excuse me is exactly how i felt. >> melts my heart. totally melts my heart. >> this is jake's school aide, cheryl cunningham. >> because i am proud of what he accomplished. because of, of, dad being in the military. i am going to cry. that my son just went into boot camp myself. so, it's, huge. >> huge because, it is rare. >> to the flag of the united states of america. we tried to get jake to say the pledge again. >> ha-ha. >> he wrapped it up just right. >> definitely have it tattooed on my arm. for a dad who wears american ink. >> symbolizes freedom. >> having this pledge

>>> hello, i'm jake tapper. this is cnn special live coverage of one of the more consequential days of the trump presidency. we're going to see the first white house press briefing since the fbi executed a raid on the president's personal lawyer and long-time confidante michael cohen. there is breaking news on that front. cnn has learned the fbi was seeking information not just about adult film actress stormy daniels but also about another woman. we're going to have much more on that in a moment. cnn is also learning according to people close to the president, his rage over the raid has surpassed any other anger he has shown over robert mueller's investigation. that is according to sources close to the president. agents seized documents from three locations pertaining to michael cohen, his office, his home and his hotel room. and after an epic tirade in front of cameras, today president trump vented on twitter saying, quote, attorney/client privilege is dead and, all caps, a total witch hunt. the raids clearly o

does jake tapper ever mention that? no.id jake tapper mentioned that he was a spokesman for handgun control incorporated? no. >> sean: fake new cnn, did they ever disclose any of that when he hosted cnn's gun-control town hall a few months ago? i wonder if jake is going to disclose all of this on his show tomorrow. i doubt it. none of this should be surprising. according to the center fort. public integrity, back during the campaign, 96% of presidential campaign donations from journalists, they went to hillary clinton. you heard me right. 96%. all of those people, will they now come clean about their political contributions and their support for hillary clinton? what about, as wikileaks exposed, top journalists from abc, bloomberg, cnn, msnbc, "the new york times," many of c these outlets, remember they dined at a key clinton staffer's house right before hillary launched her campaign, ate their food, drank their wine? if all of those journalists did in fact attend, why didn't they tell you about it? or how about these relat

. >> reporter: jake garza is short on words, but not on confidence. >> you are awesome, baby.ally awesome. d reporter: five years old, full of smiles, and one big surprise two weeks ago. >> oh, it was totally unexpected. we had no idea he knew it, none at all. >> reporter: born with cerebral palsy, one-word mumbles were normal for jake, until he shocked his family, reciting the entire pledge of allegiance for dad-- a man who understands the l wer behind those words. >> i was full of... i was just so proud. and the same emotion i'm displaying now was-- excuse me. is exactly how i felt. >> it melts my heart. it totally melts my heart. >> reporter: this is jake's school aide, cheryl cunningham. >> just because i'm so proud of what he accomplished, and hcause his dad being in the military, i'm going to cry. and my son just went in boot camp myself. it's huge. >> reporter: huge, because it's rare. >> to the united states of smerica. >> reporter: we tried to get jake to say the pledge again, and he wrapped it up just right. >> i'm definitely going to have it tattooed on my arm. ed r

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. >> you have heard from james comey, but you have not heard him answer jake's questions. the comey interview with jake tapper today at 4:00 eastern. >> very much looking forward to that interview. >>> the president trying to downplay reports he is poised to fire the special counsel and deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. >> they have been saying i'm going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months and they're still here. >> president trump's growing unease with the russia probe and the fbi raid of his personal attorney michael cohen. "the washington post" reporting that mark meadows and jim jordan met with deputy attorney general rod rosenstein on monday. they demanded rosenstein turnover more documents about the conduct of the officials in the russia probe and the hillary clinton e-mail investigation. the two house members met with trump. rosenstein is overseeing the robert mueller investigation. >> the president offering up an optimistic view of the planned summit with kim jong un. mr. trump says he is in position to accomplish what no pr

james comey also talking to jake tapper about the case against andrew mccabe. moments before the i hope aft i the ig sent the information on to the u.s. attorney's office for possible prosecution. mccabe is accused of lying to internal investigators. comey was cautious with the comments. >> if they ultimately bring a case against andrew mccabe, would you be a witness? >> potentially. i don't know if the reporting is accurate. i know cnn reporting. i don't know it of my own accord. given the ig report reflects interactions with andrew mccabe with me and other senior executives. i could be a witness. >> shortly after, the tweet from president trump. james comey just threw andrew mccabe under the bus. ig report is a disaster for both of them getting a little/lot of their own medicine. >>> rudy giuliani is joining the personal legal team for the president. the former u.s. attorney says he will help push the russia investigation to a conclusion. giuliani says he has known robert mueller a long time. he will ask the special counsel for a list what have he needs and c

that okay with you, jake?et a portfolio that works for you now and as your needs change from td ameritrade investment management. >>> i'm dara brown with the hour's top stories. united nations security council will meet in an emergency session on monday to discuss a suspected poison gas attack in syria. the syrian government is denying the allegations, but human rights groups report dozens killed. >>> residents of the small canadian town have created a memorial for 15 people killed when a semi trailer slammed into a team carrying a youth hockey team. the nhl's winnipeg jets, chicago blackhawks, wore the name, broncos, on their uniforms to honor the team. now back to "dateline." >>> welcome back to "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. on the surface paul zumot and jennifer schipsi seemed like a match made in heaven but a prosecutor believed he had plenty of evidencecontrary. here, again, is keith morrison. >> in the days after the fire on addison avenue, after paul zumot was charged with murder and hauled off to

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