please welcome jake tapper! ♪ ♪ >> wow. >> stephen: jake. good to see you. >> that's nice.t every night, huh. >> stephen: yeah, yeah, yeah. only when you're here. >> it's very quiet on my set. >> stephen: you need an audience. >> i will get an audience, just a hiss. >> stephen: jairk i have something for you. >> what's that? oh, man. that's an apple! ( cheers and applause ) that's an apple! >> stephen: corker said trump was debasing the office of the presidency. flake today said, "i'm out of here!" you know, "this is heaven help us, where our country is going." mccain is take shots at trump. but all of these guys are leaving. is this an act of defiance or is this an act of surrender, in your opinion? >> well, first of all, we should, to be fair, flake and mccain i don't think voted for trump, and they made their opposition to trump fairly clear last year. i mean not as vociferously as they're making it today. but i think mccain sailed after the "access hollywood" video came out he wasn't going to vote for him, and i think flake did the same. i don't think it's an act of sur

we have so much more of the conversation between the secretary of state and our jake tapper. did the secretary in fact call the president a moron? plus, his response to a top republican's controversial comment this week. >> you have a cattle ranch. you don't want to say anything about the senator talking about being gelded? >> kyle, we talked about this. there's no monsters. but you said they'd be watching us all the time. no, no. no, honey, we meant that progressive would be protecting us 24/7. we just bundled home and auto and saved money. that's nothing to be afraid of. -but -- -good night, kyle. [ switch clicks, door closes ] ♪ i told you i was just checking the wiring in here, kyle. he's never like this. i think something's going on at school. -[ sighs ] -he's not engaging. i think something's going on at school. ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ can i kick it? ♪ yes you can ♪ well i'm gone fothere's a seriousy boomers virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. be

i want to i want to move on to his secretary of exxon mobil rex tillerson who was on jake tapper's show on c.n.n. and i had a problem from just immediately secretary thompson thanks so much for joining us we appreciate it a pleasure joe we appreciate it i think the beginning of this interview should be i am sitting across from vomitus pottle of filth in a nag tie a former c.e.o. of one of the largest most destructive criminal code balls in the world exxon mobil a sickens me mr tillerson to be in the same room as you the smell alone is on fire a ball and thanks for taking the time dad should be the beginning of that interview and so ok so now jake tapper's about to ask a question think about all of the problems in the world that you could ask the secretary of state about everything from from from questioned about our global military had gemini to to our ship to africa to where all our soldiers are now being killed their habit to climate change and the devastation of our cities due to the heating up of the planet and exxon mobil is one of the biggest culprits of why out there were tons of

i'm jake tapper.of the week selling his new tax plan, calling it a miracle for the middle class and suggesting the plan will garner bipartisan support in congress. >> i truly believe that many democrats want to support our plan and with enough encouragement from the american people, they will find the courage to do what is right for our great country. >> but progressive leaders such as senator bernie sanders are slamming the proposal, calling it, quote, morally repugnant. senator sanders joins me now from his home state of vermont. senator sanders, i'll get to taxes in just a minute, but first i want to ask you about puerto rico. what did you make of president trump tweeting that puerto ricans, quote, want everything to be done for them? >> you know, speaking from his fancy golf club, playing golf with his billionaire friends, attacking the mayor of san juan, who is struggling to bring electricity to the island, food to the island, water to the island, gas to the island, that is just -- it is unspeaka

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and cnn's wide ranging interview with secretary of state rex tillerson talking one on one with jake tapper. tillerson talked about everything from iran to north korea to reports that he called the president a moron. he even adretsed the accusation from a top republican senator that the president's tweets where he claimed tillerson was wasting his time were an attempt by the president to castrate his own secretary of state. >> you.n don't with a to say anything about the senator suggesting you've been gelded before the world? >> i -- >> quick response there. here's more from the one on one interview with secretary tillerson talking specifically about the decision to decertify the iran nuclear deal. >> not long ago, your counterpart at the pentagon, secretary mattis was asked if he thought staying in the agreement was in the best interest of the united states, not a question whether or not he wanted to improve upon the deal or add a secondary deal as we just discussed but whether or not the u.s. should stay in or leave. he said staying in it was his course, it sounds like you agree and you w

i'm jake tapper.m." >>> happening now las vegas massacre, over 58 dead and 500 injured. after gunman opens fire at a crowd of 22,000 atta country music concert on the vegas strip. it's deadliest in modern history. gunman, they say he was 64-year-old stephen paddock who fired from his 32nd floor of the mandalay hotel. police uncovered many rifles. investigation, investigators are now sacrum blink to understand why the gunman acted.

the secretary was asked directly about this by jake tapper. instead this is how he responded. >> this is literally one of the most important relationships in the world between you and president trump. did you call him a moron? >> as i indicated earlier i will not deal with that petty stuff. >> ever since you called it petty i have been thinking a lot about it because i understand the media makes this takes and media could improve. here is the thing. either you didn't say it in which case there are administration officials telling the press and telling the president that you did and that is a serious problem or you did say it and you are a serious guy. for you to say something like that suggests a real frustration with the commander in chief. so when you don't answer the question it makes people think that you probably did say it but either way whatever happened it is serious. so can you please clear it up? >> i said, jake, i'm not playing. these are the games of washington. these are the destructive games of this town. they are not helpful to

i'm jake tapper. we're going to begin with the politics lead today in another jam-backed day at the white house. a bipartisan health care deal that the president seemed to support just yesterday, he is now slamming today, seeming to effectively kill that deal before it really got off the ground. president trump is making a push for his tax plan, meeting with members of the senate finance committee this afternoon, all while deal with the fallout from criticism from a gold-star family that he dealt with them disrespectfully. today, the president denying that he told the widow of sergeant la david johnson that the soldier knew what he signed up for, saying democratic congresswoman frederica wilson of florida who is close with the family and listened to the call on speaker phone fabricated the claim. told cnn that the congress woman's account was very accurate. chief of staff kelly and others were listening to the call. sadly at the center of it, a tragic loss and a family in pain. cnn's jeff zeleny start

welcome to "the lead" i'm jake tapper. we are awaiting the press conference from the las vegas metropolitan police department to update the public in the latest into the massacre there which left 58 dead and hundreds more wounded. we'll bring it to pu as soon as it begins. but we'll begin today with the politics lead and crippic remark by president trump that might be fun, were he not the commander in chief at a time of serious tensions in the world. but of course he is. the president and the first lady hosted a dinner with military leaders and spouses including his national security adviser, sent of defense james mattis, joints of staff and other top military commanders. the press was suddenly unexpected called in for a photo op. and listen to what president trump had to say. >> this represents the calm before the storm. >> what's the storm? >> it could be the calm before the storm. >> what storm, mr. president? >> you'll find out. >>> the calm before what storm? you'll find out he tells the world. was he being playful or

i'm jake tapper. president trump believes that he is his own best messager and he is out spreading that message this week. he wants to focus on tax reform this week. of course, trump being trump lots of other issues coming up as well. he's been doubling down on his false claim that neither president obama nor other presidents ever phone the families of fallen soldiers. he's been threatening senator john mccain that he will fight back against him because of an oblique criticism that the former p.o.w. made about, quote, half baked spurious nationalism cooked up by people who would rather find scapegoats than solve problems. he's been sending mixed messagings on a bipartisan health care bill in the senate and claiming credit for, quote, totally changing our military, unquote. leading u.s.-backed forces to a major achievement, all but liberating the syrian city of isis. a lot to cover. cnn's white house correspondent sara murray starts us off with the president's second press conference in his many days.

we're going to washington, the lead with jake tapper starts right now. >>> thanks brooke. chief of staff kelly describing a president trump that you might not be familiar with. the lead starts right now. >>> it was a rare moment the white house chief of staff candid in front of the cameras, what he said about the charge that he was hired to control his boss. >>> after five years as terror hostages an american woman and husband and three kids they had in captivity are finally safe, but what really happened during the critical mission that gave them back their freedom? >>> plus, tax payer tap. cnn obtained documents that show you are paying top dollar for the president's trips to mar-a-lago and he might be making quite a profit. good afternoon, everyone, welcome to the lead, i'm jake tapper, we're going to begin with the politics lead, a rare opportunity to hear from the white house chief of staff. retired marine general john kelly who faced reporters presumably to tell them he is not on his way out the door. he was asked about president trump's tweet this morning in which h

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> thanks, brooke. more a-list celebrities telling their horrific hollywood horror stories. "the lead" starts right now. >>> a new shocking report in "the new yorker" claims that the once big-time hollywood producer harvey weinstein used his power and position to sexual assault and rape women. as hillary clinton five days later issues a statement about her big-time supporter. >>> after challenging the secretary of state to an iq test, president trump meets with his top diplomat. did rex tillerson bring his number 2 pencil? and was his possible replacement spotted at the white house today? >>> plus, red alert. thousands trying to outrun some of the worst wildfires in the history of the state of california. some burning through an area the size of a football field every three seconds. more than a dozen people already killed. >>> good afternoon. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to start with breaking news in the pop culture lead. explosive allegations today against one of the most influe

to the lead, i'm jake tapper. we just all witnessed minutes ago a remarkable briefing from white house chief of staff john kelly, the gold star dad. he weighed in on this week's political controversies that have regrettably taken the solemn and upsetting moments of when a family is informed that their family member, their fallen service member has been killed and brought that moment all of them into the political realm. it is hard to understate how unusual it was to hear from john kelly himself on this subject. his son, marine lieutenant robert kelly, was killed in action in afghanistan in 2010. it was a devastating loss for him and his wife karen. of a parent's loss of a child, shakespeare once wrote, grief feels the room up, lies in his bed, walks up and down with me, unquote. and i know it's clear to all who know john kelly and karen kelly that a robert is a constant presence in their lives, john kerry has been reluctant to speak publicly about the very personal and distressing loss i had suffered, but given th

i'm jake tapper. the republican party has never been more unified, president trump said today, except for a few hours earlier maybe when the president was blaming senate republicans for, quote, not getting the job done legislatively. he was backing former white house chief strategist steve bannon who declared a, quote, bloody civil war against republican members of congress up for re-election next year. bannon blamed them for stalling the president's agenda and president trump said today, quote, i can understand fully how steve bannon feels. which is a funny way to express unity and support for congressional republicans. cnn's senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny starts us off today from greenville, south carolina, where president trump will be this evening to fund-raise for the incumbent republican governor. >> my relationship with this gentleman is outstanding. has been outstanding. >> reporter: president trump breaking the ice today with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. it's too soon

i'm jake tapper. as special counsel robert mueller's investigation into possible 2016 russian collusion, and of course, russian med sldi enters a new stage, president trump asserted he is already in the clear. he tweeted, it is now agreed after many months of costly looking that there was no collusion between russia and trump. was collusion between hillary clinton. that is an assertion, is not, quote, commonly agreed. the matter is still being investigated. and the investigation is not just about russia and trump, it's about russia and the trump team. joining me now is one of president trump's most enthusiastic supporters, the republican governor of new jersey, chris christie. good to see you've, as always. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> cnn broke the news this weekend that bob mueller's investigation has charged. >> anyone has been advised by the special counsel's office who is a target of the investigation, which i'm sure he's done to those people who are, should be concerned. i'

i'm jake tapper. we'll start with the national lead. any moment we'll see from las vegas that will brief the nation about the horrific massacre that left so many dead and injured. we are just now getting our first look into the assailants hotel suite at mandalay bay and what experts say is a one of 23 guns found in the room. this there remains so much we don't know about the horrific tragedy. primarily the motive. what made him want to kill. how did he get 23 guns into his suite without anyone noticing. and why target the people at this country festival? they are trying to look at the motive of the divorced twice. president trump will visit tomorrow. today he's in puerto rico after hurricane maria. we'll go there live after the show. but first let's go top cnn he's near the shooting scene. and martin, the images they give us insight into what happened sunday night. >> reporter: absolutely they do. depends how you are looking at it, whether you are looking at the human eye. you look at it and say this is the sniper's view and position an

tillerson told jake tapper that his conversations with the president are frank, candid, refuting rumors the two of at odds. the second also refused to address reports he called the president a moron over the summer. >> i'm not going to deal with that kind of petty stuff. this is a town that seems to relish gossip, rumor, innuendo and feed on it. i don't work that way. i don't deal that way and i'm just not going to dignify the question. at the end of the day he makes decisions and i do the best i can to execute them. >> he also had a pretty sharp comeback to that comment that the president's trying to quote publicly castrate him on foreign policy. >> you don't want to say anything about the senator calling -- suggesting you've been gelded before the world? >> i checked. i'm fully intact. >> actually would have thought he was laughing so hard i couldn't stop laughing. >> classic rex. >> he also suggested the preside president's approach to policy is all part of the deliberate strategy. >> he himself is an unconventional president. he does not accept the status quo with the many threats w

i'm jake tapper.rough on a long discussed threat as a way to start a windfall to insurance companies. but his former chief strategist framed it as a move to destroy obamacare. >> then you had obamacare, not going to make the csr payments, going to blow those exchanges up, right? joining me now is a republican lawmaker senator collins of maine. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, jake. >> let's begin right there. by scrapping the subsidies to health insurance companies, is president trump blowing up obamacare? >> jake, the debate in washington has been whether or not to repeal and replace obamacare in the future. what the president is doing is affecting the ability of vulnerable people to receive health care right now. this is not a bailout of the insurers. what this money is used for is to help low-income people afford their deductibles and co-pays so their health care is available to them. they have cut off funding to reach people who are available for subsidies under the aca. so these certainly

this is jake tapper right there, cnn anchor jake tapper.aughter ) so we have received so many of these and, as i promised, we're giving a thousand dollars for every celebrity photo. i am pleased to say the count is in and we have a grand total of $233,000 for puerto rico relief! but wait! there's more! please welcome, live via telephone from argentina, the star of netflix's "big mouth," nick kroll! nick, are you there? ( cheers and applause ) >> yes! >> stephen: i hear you've got an announcement to make, nick. >> that's right, stephen. i wanted to get in on the action, so i pulled some strings, and i'm happy to announce that i will be adding another $100,000 for puerto rico relief. >> stephen: $100,000? that is fantastic! ( cheers and applause ) that brings our new total to $333,000! ( cheers and applause ) nick, that's wonderful. that's very kind of you, nick. where did you get $100,000? >> well, did you know that, on the dark web, people will pay $150,000 for a healthy liver? >> stephen: so... ? >> so, mine wasn't that healthy. ( laughter

we're going to go to jake tapper. the lead starts right now. >>> thanks brooke.e're more music festivals in the las vegas killers cross hairs? the lead starts right now. >>> chilling new details and the las vegas gunman and the other rooms he may have booked and why this may not have been the first giant outdoor event that he wanted to terrorize. >>> and, in the wake of the vegas massacre, a new gun control proposal picking up steam in congress, and it's republicans leading this new effort. >>> plus, deadly ambush. three of america's elite warriors killed in the african in addition of niger. what were u.s. troops doing there and who might be behind this attack? >>> this is cnn

i'm jake tapper. >> i'm dana.resident trump again promised his plan been a boon to small businesses and the middle class, but the critics say it's a boost

and "the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> thanks, brianna. if you're one of the people who failed to take candidate donald trump literally, i present to you today. "the lead" starts right now. >>> breaking news. president trump taking a combative turn in u.s. policy against iran, threatening to walk away from the nuclear deal that president obama negotiated just as he promised he would do before he got elected. >>> even fewer puerto ricans have power today than did yesterday as house speaker paul ryan is in puerto rico to look at the devastation. so how is that recovery going now, mr. president? >>> plus, north korea warning that the hands on the trigger to attack the u.s. as cnn goes undercover and finds out how kim jong-un's seafood industry is staying alive in china, despite sanctions intended to cripple it. >>> good afternoon, everyone. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." president trump today labelled a ch

jake tapper is up. "the lead" starts now. >>> thanks, brooke.ump today blaming the press for making him look uncivil, presumably because we quote him and air video of him talking. "the lead" starts right now. >>> president trump taking what looks like a victory lap, calling the russia dossier fake and accusing the obama administration of a watergate-like scandal. the president's personal lawyer back on the hill right now after sources say things got contentious between him and lawmakers. what are things getting contentious about specifically? >>> plus, the strongest threat about the deadliest bomb. north korea telling cnn to take its latest threat to detonate an h-bomb above ground literally. >>> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we're going to start with the politics lead today. any moment now, we're expecting president trump to arrive in dallas, texas. after getting a lot off his comet before he departed washington, he address the remarkable one-two purchase yesterday of two republican senators who expressed gra

. >>> hello, i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is changing our course. president trump tries to dismantle obamacare and the iran nu nuclear deal. president trump fell short of terminating the bill altogether though he did leave the option on the table. >> in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated this follows a strong rebuke from the european union's foreign policy chief. >>. >> it does not belong to any single country and it is not up to any single country to terminate it. >> here to discuss this and much more is the secretary of state rex tillerson. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure, jake. >> so before we get to what the president did, i compliance. >> the jcpoa is a multiparty agreement. there have been multiple issues but under the agreement and this is part of the weaknesses and the flaws, iran has a significant period of time to remedy those violations. and so they have remedy the violations which brings them back into technical compliance. i

i'm jake tapper.ng to start with a briefing at the pentagon where we expect to hear from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff about new details of that horrific niger raid when four service members were killed. jim sciutto, what are we expecting to hear? >> reporter: jake, and i should say we're less than a minute away from the hearing from the chairman of the joint chiefs. listen, many key questions still unanswered. why 48 hours before they were able to locate the missing body of sergeant la david johnson? was why was he as we reported over the weekend a mile away from the initial site of that ambush and also questions about where those forces were when this am push took place. did they divert from their initiatitheir -- and why are troops putting their lives on the line there?

tillerson made the comments in an interview with jake tapper this morning where he also reaffirmed diplomacy is the president's goal with north korea. here is a portion of the conversation. >> so before we get to what the president did i want to ask the question. you said iran is in technical compliance with the deal. president trump said on friday that the iranian regime has quote committed multiple violations of the agreement. which is it? is iran in technical compliance or has it committed multiple violations? >> the answer is both. under the nuclear agreement the jcpoa there had been a number of technical violations carrying too much inventory and having materials used to conduct high speed. under the agreement iran has a significant period of time to remedy the violations so they have remedied the violations which brings them back into technical compliance. i think that demonstrated pattern of walking against the edges of the agreement are what give us some concern as to how far iran might be willing to go to test the limits from its side of the agreement. our response to that has been

the most recent being secretary of state rex tillerson who during an interview with jake tapper yesterday on cnn refused to say whether or not he called the president a moron, john. >> yes. i don't think that will come up in the cabinet meeting, at least not publicly. we'll wait and see. thank you so much. >>> joining us now, cnn xlit call commentator and betsy woodruff, reporter for "the daily beast." this is a big meeting between the majority leader and the president. they have had words. they have had harsh words at times. but they need to figure this out. they need to get through this. they both could be in big trouble. >> right, exactly. mcconnell is perhaps the most influential person coming to the ability of president trump to keep some of his central campaign promises. he can't build the wall unless congress provides the money that theoretically mexico will cover for. can't repeal and replace the affordable care act without mcconnell's help and all roads through mcconnell. coupled that with the fact that the two men have what appears to be an increasingly fraught relationship, the

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> thanks, brooke. more a-list celebrities telling their horrific hollywood horror stories. "the lead" starts right now. >>> a new shocking report in "the new yorker" claims that the once big-time hollywood producer harvey weinstein used his power and position to sexual assault and rape women. as hillary clinton five days later issues a statement about her big-time supporter. >>> after challenging the secretary of state to an iq test, president trump meets with his top diplomat. did rex tillerson bring his number 2 pencil? and was his possible replacement spotted at the white house today? >>> plus, red alert. thousands trying to outrun some of the worst wildfires in the history of the state of

. >>> today on "state of the union" with jake tapper, secretary of state rex tillerson and republican senator susan collins will be on the show. that is "state of the union" with jake tapper at noon eastern on cnn. >>> harvey weinstein is kicked out of one of the most elite clubs in hollywood and now a-list celebrities and "saturday night live" are taking on this disgraced movie mogul. >>> nfl owners are meeting this week to potentially crack down on players who knoll during the national anthem. the issue -- should protests be left off the field some a former nfl player weighs in on a potential new rules that would force players to stand. more renewable and clean energy resources because there are limits to the amount of fossil fuels that we can burn. since 1925, we have depended on diesel generators, burning approximately a million gallons of diesel fuel a year. our mission is to make off-shore wind one of the principle new sources of energy. not every bank is willing to get involved in a "first of its kind" project. citi saw the promise of clean energy and they worked really closely

. >>> hell loeshgs i'm jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is changing course. this week president trump moved to undue to cornerstones of the obama policy. the president disavowing the nuclear deal saying iran is not in compliance with the terms of the agreement but president trump fell short of terminating the deal all together. though the president did leave that option on the table. >> in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated. >> this morning u.s. allies are speaking out against president trump's decision. just hours ago great britain and germany reiterated they are, quote, firmly committed to the agreement, following a strong rebuke from the european union's foreign policy chief. >> it is not a bilateral agreement. it does not belong to any single country and it is not up to any single country to terminate it. >> here to discuss this and much more is the secretary of state rex tillerson. secretary tillerson, thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> my pleasure, jake. >

i'm jake tapper. you are watching president trump wrap up visit in las vegas and public officials in nevada and las vegas. saying words cannot describe the bravery and the valor that the world witnessed 0on that horribe night, talking about the first responders and heroism. earlier today he was meeting with survivors and others from the deadliest mass shooting in american history. called the gunman in the attack, he called him a sick, demeant td man. cnn correspondent is covering president trump visit for us. and yesterday the president in puerto rico spent a great deal of time praising the relief efforts kind of taking a different tact together in las vegas. >> reporter: yeah, less talk about the work of the administration. but still heaping praise on others. this time in the first responders who came out in the tragedy. heaping praise on the doctors who went to work on more than 500 wounded. and more than anything what the white house has called the civilian heroes of this in incident, those that ra

i'm jake tapper. >> breaking news, changing the subject.lies step up efforts to discredit the russian meddle and possible collusion by trump associates. it claims hillary clinton is the one who did the colluding. is he trying to change the subject? president trump presses the justice department to lift a gag order on fbi informant to testify in republican led proebz of russian iuranium purchases during the obama administration. did the president act improperly. >> yeah, they are lying. amid a firestorm of sexual harassment

liz: you're an historian, jake tapper along with many in d.c.ent is misleading people and lying, what do you think? >> well, there's a big difference so much of what donald trump has said has turned out to come true. he thought someone was bugging him. we said you're crazy, turns out he's right, and big difference from joe mccarthy, if there is any joe mccarthy, the news media who will not give up on the idea that they didn't win the election, that we misbehaved. we didn't vote the way they told us to vote. they're still outraged by it, and it's disconcerting to see. liz: they don't like the attacks on fake news, thing the president is trying to do censorship, and you say what? >> well, television has gone the pretty big. i think sarnoff and pele and the guys would turn over in their graves, they promised eisenhowerer he could speak at any time. the time has changed. liz: good to see you, thanks for coming on. >> thanks, liz. liz: mattel plummeting after-hours, just reporting, toys "r" us bankruptcy eating into sales. mattel sales dropping 22%,

i'm jake tapper in washington. tonight the first criminal charges in the russia probe are sending shock waves throughout the political world. we're getting new information in the united states of america versus george papadopoulos including a new courtroom

>> well, i just did one with jake tapper on another network. i do employee town halls, telephone town halls. what we have not wanted to do is have constituents get shouted out by protesters that are bussed in. that is typically what the tactic has been lately. >> if i set one up with lester holt, can we count on it, speaker? >> we'll see. we'll see. >> let me turn to big tech and then go to taxes. i had kevin mccarthy last week. we talked about twitter, facebook, google. they are the big three. they are powerful, private. is it time to look at whether a new agency has to get some control over them? >> yeah. what i find with technology and anti-trust laws, technology moves so fast that something that seems like boheme educate today can be taken over tomorrow. if you try to stop big firms from being big, you will slow down economic growth and development. these firms will be replaced by some other disruptive technology. that is the kind of economic vitality we want in our free enterprise. i don't think you should knee jerk. we want the market to

in today for jake tapper. i turn you over now to wolf blitzer.world war iii. republican senator bob corker accuses the president of lying and treating his office like a reality show, saying mr. trump's reckless threats could set the nation on the path to world war iii. corker says nearly every senate republican shares his concerns. white house official fires back, telling cnn that the president is not finished with corker. >>> stand ready. after the president warns that only one thing will work with north korea, defense secretary james mattis says the u.s. army must stand ready. as

i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." president trump today labelled a branch of iran's armed forces, specifically the islamic revolutionary guard corps, a terrorist group. he did so through the treasury department. and while he did not tear up the iran nuclear deal negotiated under president obama, he did say that the islamic republic was not living up to the spirit of the agreement and he announced that he wanted congress to establish trigger points that could provoke the u.s. to walk away eventually from the deal. this was one of two steps that the president took today to solidify his place as dismantler in chief of the obama legacy. the other move came with his decision to refuse to pay almost $7 billion in insurance subsidies to insurance companies who participate in the obamacare exchanges. that is a move that will severely undermine the health care law and expect premiums to spike up to 20%, specifically for oh lower income americans. scrapping both obamacare and the iran deal where campaign promises president trum

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welcome to the "the lead" i'm jake tapper.nuing with the coverage on this horrific massacre in las vegas. this is the second time you've heard me over this, this is 58 people have died. and that's worse than the previous record, 49 people slaughtered there. that was an even higher body count than the 2012 at sandy hook 27 innocent

i'm jake tapper. senator, president trump is expected to announce that next week that he's going to -- or this week that he's going to decertify the international nuclear deal with iran. the president offered a preview of his thinking earlier last week. take a listen. >> the iranian regime supports terrorism and exports violence, bloodshed, and chaos, across the middle east. that is why we must put an end to iran's continued aggression and nuclear ambitions. they have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement. >> on the issues president trump raised, he's right, iran does support exporting terrorism, it does export violence across the middle east, was it a mistake on the part of the obama administration to not require that iran stop its support for terrorist groups as part of this deal? >> absolutely not. the president is right, there are all sorts of other misbehaviors of iran in the region. but what we came to the conclusion, we came to the conclusion that those behaviors would be much more dang

"the lead" with jake tapper starts right now. >>> thanks, brianna. commander in chief facing off against the family of a man he sent into battle. t "the lead" starts right now. >>> it's the latest controversy in a story is that should be about soldiers and sacrifice, but now it's about president trump. now the family of a fallen soldier is going back and forth with the president and his aides whether his attempts at condolences ended up offending them. >>> russian trolls infiltrating america and hitting some sensitive nerves on racial issues to stoke racial division. now american citizens realizing they went along with it, apparently unknowingly. >>> plus, it has been a month and

flake in an interview with our colleague jake tapper later went on to say that he did have a very narrow path to his re-election, given the political climate of late. he said it's not enough to be conservative, you have to be angry about it. wolf? >> all right, sunlen, thank you very much. sunlen serfaty up on capitol hill. >>> president trump's latest personal feuds are eclipsing a move to push ahead with one of the biggest items on his agenda. let's go to our senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny. jeff, the president is getting in his own way once again. that's what it certainly seems like. >> reporter: wolf, it does, indeed. we saw the president there making his first visit to meet with senate republicans during their weekly lunch. this whole idea was to sell his tax plan to rally support for that tax plan, but at the end all of it was overshadowed by this widening gop civil war. president trump on capitol hill today trying to sell his tax plan and revive the agenda of a fractured republican party. but only an hour after leaving with a wave and a smile, republican senator jeff