i busted you on baldwin, all last access to so called us intelligence this week. and john bolton, who trump gold, dumb is a rock, also had his secret service protection terminated. there was, uh, i think there was enough time. it's uh, we take a job. you take a job, you want to do a job, we're not gonna have security on people for the rest of their lives. why should we? i thought it was, i thought it was every dumb person, but i used them well because every time people saw me come into a meeting with john bolton's standing behind me. they thought that he did attack them because he was a war monger. he's the one that got us involved along with j. d and a couple of others convince bush which was a terrible decision to blow up. the been least, you know, we blow up the middle east and we left and then we got nothing out of it except a lot, a desk. we killed a lot of people and john bolton was a you know, one of those guys is stupid guy. but no, you can't have that for life. you shouldn't expect it for like i had some people that were, you know, like like a guy like john boat a

i'm sara sidner with john berman. kate baldwin is out today. this is cnn news central. >> all right. developing this morning, the fbi in new orleans said very clearly they do not believe the terror driver who killed 15 people there acted alone. officials are calling it a deliberate act of terror as they enforce search warrants in several states. there are new details this morning about the killer's ties to i.s.i.s. as serious questions arise about whether this attack is tied to the cybertruck explosion at a trump hotel in las vegas. there are notable similarities. let's get right to cnn's ryan young, who is live in new orleans on the ground for the latest on the investigation. the sun's come up, ryan. we can see bourbon street right behind you. >> yeah. john, a lot of changes so far. we know that. we've been told that a lot of cleanup effort is going on in the streets behind us. that scene is pretty much been released by the fbi to the sanitation department. so they could actually start the massive cleanup process here. this investigation, of c

i'm john berman with kate baldwin. this is cnn news central. all right. breaking overnight. huge moves targeting millions of federal workers and specific retribution targeting one. that one is the retired chair of the joint chiefs, general mark milley. overnight, the pentagon revoked his security clearance and his protective security detail. and the defense secretary launched an investigation into milley's conduct. now, milley has long been a target of president trump for standing up to him after the insurrection. as for millions of federal workers, they got an email with the option to resign. a buyout of sorts. but the question is, was it an offer or a threat? additional questions over whether it's even legal. let's get right to cnn's alayna treene at the white house with this email. millions of federal workers with, i guess, a decision to make. >> that's exactly right. and 2 million federal workers. to be clear, this email that was sent by and from the office of personnel management was sent out to all 2 million federal workers, really offering them this chance at a volunt

i'm john berman with kate baldwin and sara sidner. this is cnn news center. all right. breaking overnight, a new decree from the new trump white house that has politico asking this morning, did trump just kill dei? diversity, equity and inclusion programs for good? that question, triggered by this late night memo that ordered all federal di staff to be placed on leave by 5 p.m. today. cnn's alayna treene is outside the white house. elena, you've got some new reporting on all this. what have you learned? >> yes. >> we do. jon. so i learned that actually on monday, just hours after donald trump was sworn into office, we learned that the office of personnel management began calling all of donald trump's, or at least a select few of donald trump's. i should say, acting cabinet secretaries giving them this new guidance and alerting them of the changes that were going to be coming very shortly. regarding all of the employees that fall under that diversity, equity and inclusion kind of umbrella. and they said that that guidance was coming momentarily. now, as you mentioned, we

i'm sarah seiden with john berman and kate baldwin. this is cnn news central. >> and breaking overnight, if he was not going to be president in six days, he would have been a convicted felon. that is the thrust of the final report from now former special counsel jack smith, released by the justice department while you were sleeping. it is an extraordinary document for posterity, if nothing else, and there will be nothing else. jack smith resigned friday night and there will be no prosecution. and this pertains only to the election interference case. the report on classified documents will not be made public. but in this smith writes, quote, when it became clear mr. trump had lost the election and that lawful means of challenging the election results had failed, he resorted to a series of criminal efforts to retain power. indeed, but for mr. trump's election and imminent return to the presidency, the office addressed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial. overnight, president-elect trump

i'm kate baldwin with john berman and sara sidner. this is cnn news central. >> we begin with breaking news. multiple wildfire emergencies are happening right now in los angeles county. three separate fires rapidly spreading, all of them 0% contained as life threatening winds right now fuel the fires rage this morning. firefighters rushing to save lives as officials warn the worst is yet to come. tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate, many racing from their homes against simply apocalyptic conditions. right now, abandoned cars are being moved by bulldozers as they block smoke filled streets. many people forced to flee on foot as the flames closed. in this hour, the palisades fire is the largest fire burning at the moment, at one point said to be burning about five football fields every single minute. this was the scene just a short time ago. >> we are burning on both sides. this is the high school to my left. the high school is burning. the football field. all the hills on temescal canyon. this is right past sunset, r

. >> all right, john berman here with kate baldwin and sara sidner following the breaking news on the tragic, now deadly mid-air collision between a passenger jet and military blackhawk helicopter over the potomac river in washington, dc. a short time ago, officials declared there are no survivors. it has moved from a rescue to a recovery operation. 67 people are now presumed dead, 64 on the aircraft, three on the helicopter. 27 bodies from the aircraft have been recovered, one from the helicopter. we're now standing by for a press conference from wichita, kansas. that is where the american eagle flight took off from for washington, d.c. last night. it was on its final descent just before 9 p.m. when it collided with the u.s. army black hawk helicopter. moments ago, we heard from new transportation transportation secretary sean duffy. >> safety is our expectation. everyone who flies in american skies expects that we fly safely. that when you depart an airport, you get to your destination. that didn't happen last night. and i know that president trump, his administration, the faa, the

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i'm kate baldwin with sara sidner. john berman is out today. this is cnn news central. >> it is the start of a new era. this morning, the trump era part two. moments ago, the white house press secretary promised a, quote, massive announcement on infrastructure. and in just minutes, marco rubio will be sworn in as secretary of state. the first trump cabinet member to be sworn in. president trump is also expected to sign more executive actions today after signing a tsunami of orders yesterday. they included an immigration crackdown, withdrawal from both the paris climate agreement and the world health organization, and pushing back on tiktok. also, part of his first actions. pardons for more than 1500. january 6th rioters. cnn's jeff zeleny joins us now. what can we expect that is going to be happening today as the president is off to a very, very busy start. >> hey, sara. good morning. there is no doubt executive orders certainly were the rule of the first day of this new trump administration. all of the sweeping executive orders from granting t

. >> i'm kate baldwin with sara sidner and john berman. this is cnn news central. >> all right. the breaking news, the worst fires in los angeles ever. full stop. a harrowing night is making way for a treacherous morning with new, urgent warnings and explosive conditions. at least five fires are raging at this moment. the worst of them still, 0% contained. at least five people have died, but that number almost certainly will rise. more than 28,000 acres have burned. new this morning. 1000 buildings, homes, structures have been destroyed in that fire near pasadena. and the fire on the coast in pacific palisades. another 100,000 homes and businesses are also gone. look at these scenes. you can see satellite imagery showing how widespread the blazes have been. air quality is now at a hazardous level. six out of six. more than 100,000 people have fled their homes, some just now seeing what is left. >> this is our nest egg. this is where we moved in when we got married. this is where our son was born. this was our house and this was what we worked for. this was what we were going to

has a bunch of democrats coming out in support of him including his home state counterpart baldwin. also john fetterman would support her. there are a number of nominees that will secure support. the question is, how many and will that even be necessary. again, you have 53 republicans in the senate and all of them support the respective nominee. you don't need democrats. >> to troy in tennessee. republican. good morning. >> thank you for coming on c-span and talking to everybody. i take issue with you and everyone in washington making a goldest cast out of section 705 that was used to spawn americans for no reason at all other than the corporate state of washington would like to spy on them. the border has been open for four years. anyone can walk in. suddenly, kelsey gabbard is a national security threat. you are gaslighting us. america hates everyone in washington and we elected a reality star -- >> you think it was wrong for gabbard to say this is a tool she will continue to use. >> yeah, honestly, she really sold out. you know, i know she's trying to get into power. it's time we had leade

home state democratic senator tim baldwin, and another one i would say is elise stefanik, the nominee for u.s. ambassador to the u.n. he could get a handle of votes. john fetterman of pennsylvania has already said he's going to support her, so i think there are a number of cabinet nominees who are going to secure democratic support. the question is how many, and will that even be necessary because again, you got 53 republicans in the senate and all of them support this respective nominee whoever you're talking about, you don't need all the democrats. host: tennessee, republican, good morning. caller: thanks for coming on c-span and talking to everybody but i have to take issue with you and everyone else making a big issue at of section 702 to spy on americans for no reason, other than washington wants to start -- spy on them. the border has been wide open for four years, anyone can walk in. suddenly tulsa gabbert is some kind of national security threat? you guys are -- leading us, we are not stupid. this is why everyone in america hates everyone in washington and why we really -- elected a reality start. host: let me ask you, do you think it was wrong

home state democratic senator tim baldwin, and another one i would say is elise stefanik, the nominee for u.s. ambassador to the u.n. he could get a handle of votes. johnterman of pennsylvania has already said he's going to support her, so i think there are a number of cabinet nominees who are going to secure democratic support. the question is how many, and will that even be necessary because again, you got 53 republicans in the senate and all of them support this respective nominee whoever you're talking about, you don't need all the democrats. host: tennessee, republican, good morning. caller: thanks for coming on c-span and talking to everybody but i have to take issue with you and everyone else making a big issue at of section 702 to spy on americans for no reason, other than washington wants to start -- spy on them. the border has been wide open for four years, anyone can walk in. suddenly tulsa gabbert is some kind of national security threat? you guys are -- leading us, we are not stupid. this is why everyone in america hates everyone in washington and why we really -- elected a reality start. host: let me ask you, do you think it was wrong of

baldwin of wisconsin introduced sean duffey for the president when he was nominated to be secretary. he is the right guy to help deliver for which is families, businesses and workers. our colleague john hickenlooper of colorado introduced chris wright to be secretary of energy. secretary hickenlooper said this. he said, mr. write is quote, a scientist who has invested his life around energy. senator mark kelly said lee zeldin is a, quote, qualified candidate to lead the environmental protection agency. senator martin heinrich said doug burgum is, quote, a talented nominee to lead the department of interior. i think we should pay attention to those comments. democrats know that president trump's nominees are ready to get on the job and are qualified to do the work. yeah, the senate should give advice and consent. that's an obligation we have. but disgruntled democrats should not use the senate's constitutional power as an excuse to delay and deny. americans want results. that's what they voted for in november. they did not vote for resistance. they want to get this country back on track. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. mr. durbin: mr. president. the presiding officer: the