let's get to cnn news room with john berman. john? >> this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm john berman. poppy is on assignment this morning. james comey has memos. vladimir putin has transcripts and republicans have og da. at this moment, we're waiting for the president to depart the white house for a commencement address. he has still not commented on twitter or outloud about the ground shaking report that he asked former fbi director james comey to drop the investigation on michael flynn. is it unusualthatwehaven't heard from the president? absolutely? this is the longest he's gone in a month without tweeting. likely not a coincidence. also, we're waiting to hear from house speaker paul ryan. more and more republicans are calling for a special prosecutor. will the speaker defend the president? we're starting to invoke the i word. >> i think we've seen this before. i think it is reaching the point where it is of watergate size and scale. >> so that was senator john mccain comparing this to watergate, which did n

i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm john berman.ing this morning, the president of the united states just asked, why was there the civil war? we'll have much more on that in a moment. >>> also new this morning, we're getting our first look at the president's reaction when he was pressed on his claims about being wiretapped by president obama. watch as president trump abruptly ends this interview with cbs news' john dickerson after dickerson asks him about his past tweets surrounding just that, when he called president obama sick and bad. watch. >> i just wanted to find out. you're the president of the united states. you said he was sick and bad because he had tapped you -- >> you can take it any way you want. >> but i'm

i'm john berman. poppy is on assignment this morning. we have live pictures from capitol hill because we are minutes away from high drama there. if you listen to what has been said in the last 4 hours, he either cost hillary clinton the election, b, was the best thing that ever happened to hillary clinton, c, is engaged in an investigation into a phony trump/russia story or, d, all of the above. now comey a walking 6'8" bundle of controversy testifying before the judiciary committee in a few minutes. he will be pushed for new details and he will be pushed to pubically defend his hillary clinton e-mail that she just said lost her the election. >> i was on the way to winning until a combination of jim comey's letter on october 28th and russian wikileaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but ngot scared off. if the election had been on october 27th, i'd be your president. >> president trump disagrees, burning the midnight twitter to write, comey was the best thing to happen to hillary clinton in that he g

let's get to cnn news room with john berman. john?ews. >> good morning, everyone. i'm john berman. poppy is on assignment this morning. james comey has memos. vladimir putin has transcripts and republicans have og da. at this moment, we're waiting for the president to depart the white house for a commencement address. he has still not commented on

. >> and i'm john berman. happening now, polls just opened in montana after one of the most outrageous election twists in history. overnight the republican candidate in a special congressional race, greg gianforte, was charged with assault with allegedly body slamming a reporter, a reporter who has the gal to ask a question, which reporter dos from time to time, a question about health care. >> not only a question about health care, a question about news that had just broken on health care. the candidate's response cost him the endorsement of three local supporters so far. >> the cbo score. as you know, you've been waiting to make your decision about health care until we saw the bill out. >> we'll talk about that later. >> speak with shane, please. >> i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here you did the same thing. >> jesus. >> get the hell out of here! >> yes, you just broke my glasses. >> the last guy did the same damn thing. >> get the hell out of here. >> you'd like me to get the hell

i'm john berman. >> and i'm poppy harlow. and they are coming to the west wing. president trump's communication director resigning this morning, citing personal reasons, but a white house insider says don't call this a shake-up, even though sources did say there are more changes on t way. >> we'll have much more on that in just a moment, but first, cnn has new exclusive reporting that russian officials discussed having potentially derogatory information about president trump and his top aides during the campaign. this morning the white house is pushing back, calling it another round of false and unverified claims to, as they put it, smear the president, and all this is happening as the president's son-in-law and senior adviser, jared kushner, faces scrutiny over ties to a banking executive who we think has a direct l lin to vladimir putin. want to bring in

>>ened ie'm john berman. staff changes at the white house. has new exclusive reporting that russian officials discussed having potentially derogatory information about president trump and his top aids during the campaign. >> this morning the white house is pushing back, calling this a quote, another round of false and unverified claims to smear the president. all of this is happening as the president's son-in-law and his senior advisor faces increased scrutiny over his tie to a russian banking executive, someone with a direct line to vladimir putin. let's go to

i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. breaking news this monday morning. have the votes" declaration moments ago from the president's chief

. >> time to send you now to cnn news room with john berman and poppy harlow. >> this is cnn breaking news. >> good morning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. >> john berman here. >> we begin with breaking news on the terror attack in england killing 22 people including children and right now police are searching an address in manchester city. this new photo you see on the right-hand side of your screen shows where that police activity is going on. we are monitoring the situation. we are also waiting for an update from the investigation. we will hear from the chief constable in manchester. police are making three new arrests, bringing the total number of people in custody around this attack to four. also, new detail this is morning about the 22-year-old business student who carried out this attack, including this photo taken a few years ago. >> he was known to intelligence services. he recently made a trip to libya. the united kingdom has raised its threat alert level to critical. that is the highest level it's been for a decade. the country's prime minister has warned another attack may be

good morning everyone i'm poppy harlow. >> i'm john berman. it is monday morning.know where your fbi director is? the president could be moving closer to picking a replacement for james comey, the man he fired last week. the challenge not

. >> time to send you now to cnn news room with john berman and poppy harlow. >> this is cnn breakingmorning, everyone. i'm poppy harlow. >> john berman here. >> we begin with breaking news on the terror attack in england killing 22 people including children and right now police are searching an address in manchester city. this new photo you see on the right-hand side of your screen shows where that police activity is going on. we are

it is time for cnn news room with pop tpy harlow and john berman. much. and thank you for running a piece about isaiah thomas and the boston celtics. >> despite him being on the celtics, we ran the piece. >> if he played defense, he would have never been in there. all right, guys. a lot of news today. let's get started. all right. good morning, everyone. i'm john berman. >> right now on capitol hill a defining moment for the trump white house is taking shape in a republican congress that has been waiting seven years to deliver on a signature promise. >> the vote to repeal and replace obamacare starts very shortly. it seems clear that more and more republicans are signing up in support of this latest measure. what is not clear is how many people with pre-existing conditions might lose insurance or how much their rates will go up. it is not clear because republican leadership decided it is not important to ask right now. what is important to them right now is winning

i'm john berman. >> and i'm pop aepy harlow. so glad you're with us. the president is headed to the capitol, where he will speak live in just moments. top of mind for this white house is who will replace fbi director james comey. over the weekend, attorney general jeff sessions interviewed eight people that you see on your screen, possible picks to replace comey. an announcement, which the president says is possible this week, is already drawing scrutiny and warnings from democrats. >> yeah, so as the president heads to the capitol, a big question for us this morning, will he address that search when we hear from him very shortly? let's begin at the white house with cnn's joe johns. joe, what are you learning? >> reporter: good morning, john. the attorney general's role in the firing of james comey is certainly being called into question this morning, even as he started out in the interview process to find comey's replacement. now, one of the big problems, certainly, for the attorney general, is the fact that he announced to the world that he had recus

i'm john berman. >> and i'm pop aepy harlow. so glad you're with us.esident is headed to the capitol, where he will speak live in just moments. top of mind for this white house is who will replace fbi director james comey. over the weekend, attorney general jeff sessions interviewed eight people that you see on your screen, possible picks to replace comey. an announcement, which the president says is possible this week, is already drawing scrutiny and warnings from democrats. >> yeah, so as the president heads to the capitol, a big question for us this morning, will he address that search when we hear from

. >> time for cnn news room with john berman. happy friday. >> you guys have a great week d weekend. we've got a lot of breaking news this morning, so let's get to it. >> this is cnn breaking news. the breaking news this friday, the lowest unemployment rate in ten years. 4.4%. that is a good one. a brand-new jobs report out moments ago found the u.s. economy added 211,000 jobs last month. that is well above expectations. i'm joined by cnn chief business correspondent who always exceeds expectations. this is a good jobs number. >> it is more than double the jobs created. let me show you what the unemployment looks like because this is the headline grabber for me. 4.4% for the unemployment rate. but now you've got a milestone here. it is now the lowest in ten years. may 2007 was the last time you had 4.4% unemployment. may 2007 was before we knew what was going to happen in the economy, sub prime mortgages, the housing market, an economy that blows up, a recession and global economic crisis. that is a real milestone here. let me sh

john berman has the day off. this morning president trump visit the arlington national cemetery to deliver remarks and lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. the president will honor those who have served this country and lost their lives fighting in the nation's wars. it is his first day home since his nine-day trip oversea, a viszity that did not sit well with angela merkel making waves saying this. >> translator: the times when we could completely count on others, they are over to a certain extent. i've experienced this in the last few days, and that is why i can only say that we europeans must really take our fate into our own hands. >> merkel's spokesman added context to the remarks. fred pleitgen is live in london with more. how do you read this? that was a startling statement from one of our biggest allies and her spokesperson seemed to walk it back a little bit. >> i'm not sure he's walking back but stephen ze ibert the spokesman for angela merkel. those who have accompanied chancellor merkel jo

i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow.house is about to get briefed by the man whose letter the president initially said is why he fired fbi director james comey. >> deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, you can see right here. he arrived moments ago up on capitol hill. he will discuss the investigation of russia's meddling in the election and possible ties to the trump campaign. cnn's phil mattingly

i'm john berman.h, to be a fly on the wall when the president is being briefed with the country's most precious secrets. oh, to be that fly or a senior russian official connected because then the president might just tell you some of those secrets anyway. that is what is being reported this morning, that the president shared highly classified information in a meeting with the russian foreign minister and ambassador about isis and new this morning, the president is not exactly denying it. he wrote as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting, which i have the absolute right to do facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety. plus, i want russia to step up their fight against isis and terrori terrorism. that seems to deviate from what his own national security advisor said last night. remember that. but more importantly, intelligent officials say there is concern about what russia will do with this information, that it could out a highly sensitive sour

i'mpop ap aepy harlow. >> i'm john berman. " "at this hour with kate bolduan" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thank you, john and poppy. hello, everyone, i am kate bolduan. exclusive, new reporting on russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 election. two former intelligence officials and a congressional source are telling cnn that russian government officials discussed having potentially derogatory information about then presidential candidate donald trump and some of his top aides. cnn's jessica schneider's joining me now with much more on all of this. jessica, lay it out for us. >> reporter: well, kate, you know those congressional and intelligence sources are telling cnn that the russian officials discussed having that "derogatory information" about then presidential candidate donald trump and some of his top aides. those were in conversations intercepted by u.s. intelligence during the 2016 election.

i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm john berman. kate bolduan" "at this hour with kate bolduan" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> thank you, john. thank you, poppy. hello, everyone. i am kate bolduan. we begin with breaking news again, both at the white house and on capitol hill. right now all of the members of the house of representatives have just been briefed by the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, the man who shocked washington by appointing a special counsel to investigate any ties between the trump campaign and russia, the man that, yes, also the white house also said recommended the firing of fbi director james comey. this closed-door briefing was intended to shed some light on that firing, but of course, the questions went far beyond that. we'll discuss. >>> also at the white house, the president is getting set to leave shortly on his first overseas trip as

i'm john berman in for brian today. headline after headline details new and potentially damaging information against the president. this is a sparking a cause -- joining me now, someone who's tackling that question. what's this last week been like? people look at this last week as one of the busiest news cycles they have seen in a lifetime. and you had massive, breathtaking stories with t"the washington post". >> inside our own newsroom, we have a remarkable group of reporters as you can imagine working around the clock, and our rivals are doing some extraordinary journalist as well. a lot of these stories broke very late in the day as well. which adds to the challenge and extends everyone's days and adds to the fatigue that everyone felt at the end of the week, and both the "new york times" and the washington broke stories late friday afternoon as well. >> can you tell if we have anything on the horizon, 5:00 today, or 5:00 tomorrow. >> in other words don't leave your phones far away at 5:00 today. when you are in this

i'm john berman. poppy is off today. we are following breaking news. 4.4%. that is the lowest unemployment rate in ten years. that is a seriously good headline for thousands and thousands of people. that's from a brand-new jobs report out just a short time ago. we also learned that the u.s. economy added 211,000 jobs. tat is way above expectations. i'm joined now by cnn's chief business correspondent, christine romans. big, good numbers. >> yeah, and you're going to need a lot more months like that to fulfill the president's promise of 25 million new jobs over the next ten years. >> that's a whole different thing. >> so, this is just the first step in a journey of 25 million jobs. let's look at the unemployment rate, because that's the headline, john's so right. 4.4%. look at that chart. may 2007 was the last time we had a rate this low, and then the whole world fell apart. it's taken years, years to get back to that level, a decade, actually. it's a level that many economists consider full employment

john berman joins us. >> happy friday. >> we have breaking news.arting line today. republican gianforreg gianforte montana's special election. this is a day after he allegedly assaulted a reporter triggering a national outcry. greg gianforte apologized to the reporter during his victory speech. and the fbi russia investigation focusing now on jared kushner's role during the campaign and transition, including kushner's relationship with fired national security adviser michael flynn as well as russian contacts. >>> president trump wrapping up the overseas trip with the g7 summit. the president is vowing to plug the leaks in the manchester bombing investigation. this as we learn the terrorist behind the attack may have had isis training. we have all of this covered. let's go first to cnn's ryan young in bozeman, montana. you assault a reporter one night and the one the election the next. ryan. >> reporter: john, what a 24 hours. body slamming and charges fired

. >> john berman had a perfect response. maybe they should cancel lies. >> that's a good idea.hey'll never cancel that. i love that he says active president. he is sitting around watching television news and i'm sure you, eating junk food and occasionally going to play golf and senting out executive orders that are photo opes. the idea that he's an active president, i find hilarious. >> we have serious stuff. and as president, he needs to get on with the business. thank you, frank rich. >>> speaking of serious stuff. exclusive reporting inside a gas attack in syria. allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. >>> last month, a shocking chemical attack in a syrian town, led to the first military strikes of bashar al assad. carissa ward has never seen footage of the aftermath of that day. >> reporter: i do want to warn our viewers that this is disturbing material. and if you have children at home, y

time now for cnn news room with john berman and poppy harlow. >> we've got a lot of news. it. >> state the obvious. you don't want your national security advisor compromised by the russians. those words part of

i'm john berman.rning, the president of the united states is threatening the man he fired as fbi director. now, that was a move that some critics called obstruction of justice. this new move, this new threat is one that one legal analyst just told us could be construed as witness intimidation. the president wrote "james comey better hope there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" want to bring in cnn's jessica schneider. she is in washington for us. and jessica, this has to do with conflicting stories about what james comey told the president about russia investigations and whether or not the president asked for a pledge of loyalty. >> right. so, the president now coming out on the attack. and really, john, the twitter tirade seems to be coming out at the exact wrong time. a few of the fbi agents i've spoken with are upset that director comey was fired. we've seen some of them take to instagram and facebook to change their profile pictures as well. all of these peo

i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. a crucial hour happening right now.d closed doors to determine the fa

>>ened i'm john berman. breaking news after last night's horrific attack in manchester england.at concert filled with teenagers and children. this morning isis claimed responsibility and at this moment police are conducting raids in connection with this bombing that killed at least 22 people, including children. >> and we just learned the identity of two of those young victims. an eight-year-old girl described by those who love her as simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the world. also an 18-year-old girl.

bermuda bermu john berman is here with me. >> remarkable as the president landed in israel. he flew from riyadh in saudi arabia. the first direct flight ever for anyone flying from saudi arabia, riyadh. the heart of the muslim world. here to tel aviv to jerusalem where the president will go shortly. the center of the jewish faith as well as the christian faith. the president will be going to jerusalem in a little bit. a lot of history made in the next hour here after the president departs this airport. the first president to visit the western wall in jerusalem. first sitting president to visit the church of holy seplucar. we will see how they will play out over the next several minutes. the president greeting members of the u.s. delegation as well as the israeli delegation. members of the israeli cabinet did not want to go because they were unable to shake the hand. the prime minister said you will be part. the concession would be they would get the shake the hand. >> that is not the only controversy. this is a trip of high expectation and tension and controversy. let's get

john berman joins me.tigators are looking into the president's son-in-law and senior advisor jared kushner. >> there is growing interest, in particular his meetings with russian officials and his digital strategy. we are also following montana's congressional special election. the monita that candidate will be headed to washington, charged with assault. after allegedly body slamming a reporter, he still won. joe, getting very close to the president, the russia investigation. >> good morning, john. jared kushner has been played roles. and now he is the first person currently inside the trump white house to come under scrutiny. though, he's not believed to be a target of the russia investigation. president trump's son-in-law and most trusted advisor. >> he's very good at politics. >> now a focus of the fbi's investigation into russia's meddling in the 2016 election. officials tell cnn, the burrow

i'm john berman. >> i'm poppy harlow. a crucial hour happening right now. republicans meeting behind closed doors to determine the fate of the latest effort to repeal obamacare. the bill is just two votes from going down, two votes from collapse. to be specific, two votes on another collapse of a policy that was republicans signature promise for years. >> something of a republican civil war over coverage with people with pre-existing conditions. and just like the actual civil car it isn't clear that the president understands the details. let's go live to capitol hill. paul ryan hosting a meeting right now. i assume counting heads yet again and we could get a sense very soon if this thing has any life left. >> absolutely. what you are looking at here is house republicans creating again once again a sense of urgency about getting something done on the house and pushing it over to the senate side. it is far from certain whether or not they are going to do that today. but, yes, they are meeting behind closed doors, that meeting having started in evenest and wha

time now for cnn news room with john berman and poppy harlow. >> we've got a lot of news. let's drive straight to it. >> state the obvious. you don't want your national security advisor compromised by the russians. those words part of stunning testimony and news this morning as chris cristie on the list of people who warned donald trump about michael flynn. >> a possible major shift in strategy in afghan p stan. thousands of new troops headed to the war zone. the president holds a crucial meeting in just minutes. and then -- >> and i would like to apologize for saying that children in america should have health care. it was insensitive. it was offensive and i hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. >> late night comic on health care, one week after he tearfully revealed his son's medical crisis. >> good morning, everyone. >> this white house is facing new fall out and major questioning about the handling of michael flynn and the potential security risk he posed. >> no question more important than this, why did the administration wait 18 days to fire him. i'm bad

>>ened i'm john berman. breaking news after last night's horrific attack in manchester england. that concert filled with teenagers and children. this morning isis claimed responsibility and at this moment police are conducting raids in connection with this bombing that killed at least 22 people, including children. >> and we just learned the identity of two of those young victims. an eight-year-old girl described by those who love her as simply a beautiful little girl in every aspect of the world. also an 18-year-old girl. >> oh, gosh. >> also new this morning, police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection to the attack. as of now they are not identifying that man or the apparent suicide bomber. we're covering all aspects of this breaking story. let's go straight to manchester. klarissa, what are you learning. >> reporter: poppy, john, good morning. we have a lot of developments for you today. we are learning that authorities have conducted two separate raids in and around the city of manchester. there has been a control explosion in at least one of those raids.

. >> and i'm john berman., polls just opened in montana after one of the most outrageous election twists in history. overnight the republican candidate in a special

. >> time for cnn news room with john berman. have a great week d weekend. we've got a lot of breaking news this morning, so let's get to it. >> this is cnn breaking news. the breaking news this friday, the lowest unemployment rate in ten years. 4.4%. that is a good one. a brand-new jobs report out moments ago found the u.s. economy added 211,000

john berman is here with me.e wins a special election for montana's lone house seat 24 hours after being charged with assault of a reporter. in the victory sleepeech, greg gianforte said he is owning up to his mistake. >>> and that investigation into the russian interference and now the president's son-in-law, jared kushner, is now under scrutiny for his role during the campaign and transition. we have this all covered. let's start with cnn's ryan young in bozeman, montana with a new congress member just elected. >> reporter: absolutely, john. how tough is the question? we saw it may lead to physical altercation. of course that did not stop anything from happening. 24 hours later, despite charges, a new congress member in town. greg gianforte. >> thank you, montana. >> reporter: just 24 hours after charged with assaulting a reporter, republican greg

john berman joins us. president trump touching down in israel trying to recast the presidency on the world stage today. mr. trump says he believes there is a rare opportunity for peace in the region. >> moments ago, the president arrived in jerusalem. he is said to make history. the first sitting u.s. president to visit the holy site in the jewish faith. the western wall. we are covering every angle starting with sara murray. sara, what will we see? >> reporter: good morning, john. the president did just arrive to jerusalem. he is on his way to meet with president rivlin in the bilateral meeting. this is after the dose of the pomp and circumstance. he arrived at tel aviv airport and made brief remarks. take a listen to what president trump had to say upon arrival. >> on my first overseas trip as president, i have come to the sacred and ancient land to reaffirm the unbreakable bond between the united states and the state of israel. we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability and pea

i'm john berman. poppy is on assignment this morning. hill because we are minutes away from high drama there. if you listen to what has been said in the last 4 hours, he either cost hillary clinton the election, b, was the best thing that ever happened to hillary clinton, c, is engaged in an investigation into a phony trump/russia story or, d, all of the above. now comey a walking 6'8" bundle of controversy testifying before the judiciary committee in a few

. >> and when you do talk to the president, john berman wants to know the details. >> thanks, congressmanhank you very much for your time. >>> all right. former secretary of state and presidential candidate hillary clinton will be exclusively on this network, speaking with our christiane amanpour at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here. >> her first televised live interview one on one since the election. a few questions you may want to ask the former secretary, i imagine. >>> also an fbi translator secretly married a german rapper turned terrorist, becoming an isis bride to the man she was assigned to monitor. all of this actually happened, folks. >> this is not "homeland." >> this is not "homeland." this is an exclusive report, next. kind never had to. we've used real ingredients, whole nuts, and natural flavors from the very beginning. give kind a try. why do people put why does your tummy go "grumbily, grumbily, grumbily"? no more questions for you! ouph, that milk in your cereal was messing with you, wasn't it? try lactaid, it's real milk without that annoying lactose. good, right? -mmm, yeah

. >> i'm john berman. ts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> thank you, john. thank you, poppy. hello, everyone. i am kate bolduan. the president is facing a moment of truth on the global stage. will he stay or will he go? when it comes to climate change, two senior government officials now say the president plans to walk away from the paris a and the nations that signed on. i will be announcing my decision on the paris accord on the next few days. make america great again. pulling out of the paris agreement would mean the campaign promise fulfilled and it would mark a major break from most of the world when it comes to dealing with climate change and another major break from the

i'm john berman. poppy on assignment this morning. any moment a crucial moment in the presidency of donald j. trump. house speaker paul ryan will speak in just minutes on capitol hill. we have not heard from the speaker directly since word last night that president trump asked the former fbi director james comey to back off his investigation into michael flynn. what will the speaker say about this? what will the speaker say about calls from within his own party for a special prosecutor or perhaps public hearings that include james comey in the coming days and weeks. this is a crucial moment coming from the house speaker. again in minutes. s a minutes from now, the president of the united states, donald trump is flying to connecticut will he will deliver the commencement address at the coast guard academy. he did not speak to reporter on his way to air force one. we have not heard from the president outloud or even on twitter on this subject now for more than 18 hours. that's the longest he's gone without tweeting in more than a month.

i'm poppy harlow you just saw john berman right there. just hours after his fight with a reporter, greg gianforte wins the title of congressman-elect. edging out the democrat in a special election that many saw as an early test of president trump's popularity. donald trump won by 20 points in montana. a democrat hasn't won a seat there in two decades. moments ago president trump gave a shout-out from italy. >> thank you. thank you. great win in montana. >> just hours before the polls opened, gianforte threw it all into the ring. he was charged with assaulting a reporter who dared ask him a question. the reporter had his tape record erroling. >> the cbo score because you were waiting to make your decision about health care. >> we'll talk to you about that later. >> yeah, but there is not going to be time. i'm just curious. >> speak with shane, please. >> just i'm sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. get the hell out of here. last time you did the same thing. are you wi

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i'm john berman.fly on the wall when the president is being briefed with the country's most precious secrets. oh, to be that fly or a senior russian official connected because then the president might just tell you some of those secrets anyway. that is what is being reported this morning, that the president shared highly classified information in a meeting with the russian foreign minister and ambassador about isis and new this morning, the president is not exactly denying it. he wrote as president i wanted to share with russia at an openly scheduled white house meeting, which i have the absolute right to do facts pertaining to terrorism and airline fligh

. >> and i'm john berman. if a 6'8" guy can't hide in the curtains, where can he side.omey went to avoid contact with the president. this comes as deputy attorney general rod rosenstein heads to capitol hill very shortly to brief house members behind closed doors on the russia investigation. >> as for the president, he departs on his first trip overseas hours from now and he is carrying heavy baggage. and this new account emerging truly from the drapery. a friend of james comey describing this encounter between the president and hi

john berman has the day off.morning president trump visit the arlington national cemetery to deliver remarks and lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldie

. >> i'm john berman. "at this hour" with kate bolduan starts right now. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> thank you, john. thank you, poppy. hello, everyone. i am kate bolduan. the president is facing a moment of truth on the global stage. will he stay or will he go? when it comes to climate change, two senior government officials now say the president plans to walk away from the paris a and the nations that signed on. i will be announcing my decision on the paris accord on the next few days. make america great again. pulling out of the paris agreement would mean the campaign promise fulfilled and it would mark a major break from most of the world when it comes to dealing with climate change and another major break from the obama administration. where do things stand right now? cnn's joe johns is at the white house following all of this. joe, what are you hearing right now? >> this has been a very hard fought decision here at the white house, kay, and there have been people all over the place on this issu

i'm poppy harlow you just saw john berman right there.rs after his fight with a reporter, greg gianforte wins the title of congressman-elect. edging out the democrat in a special election that many saw as an early test of president trump's popularity. donald trump won by 20 points in montana. a democrat hasn't won a seat there in two decades. moments ago president trump gave

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i'm john berman. "at this hour today with ana "at this hour today with ana cabrera" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> ana cabrera in for skate baldwin. happy friday, an especially happy friday for president trump, whose good week just gets better. a short time ago, the labor department released some strong numbers on the economy. we'll break them down for you in just a moment. now, this all comes on the heels of the president's first big legislative victory on capitol hill, the house bill to repeal and replace obamacare. that bill is now headed to the senate, but it has a long way to go before it even has a chance to become the law of the land. some senate republicans already have their doubts about this bill. in fact, they might just end up writing their own version. plus, there are the ongoing questions about just how much the bill costs and its impact on health care coverage. that will come from the congressional budget office. it could be weeks before we have all the answ