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this is cnn newsroom, i'm george how howell. >> and i'm natalie alan. >>> u.s.ttorney general jeff sessions will testify. on his meetings with russian officials during the presidential campaign. >> all of this as the relationship with donald trump appears to be on shaky ground. more from cnn's jessica snider. >> reporter: the embattled attorney general is about to be grilled about his interactions with russians. james comey revealed in a closed door briefing that jeff sessions they have had a third closed door meeting with kislyak. >> we also were aware of facts i can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continued engagement in a russia related investigation problematic. >> reporter: the first at the may flower hotel. investigators caution the encounter, learned about through russian-to-russian intercepts may have been exaggerated. the meeting never happened and if it did it could put sessions in serious legal jeopardy. >> possibly in violation of the law. that denial as former -- >> so it could be perjury? >> could be perjury. >> reporter: a source

earlier i spoke to her from their newsroom and got her to assess mr comey‘s statement today. newsroommey's statement today. he did not disappoint. he lived up to the hype of, you know, being someone who was just a master at giving dramatic testimony. it was remarkable, nearly three hours long, opening remarks in which he basically accused the trump administration of the framing him and the fbi. —— the —— defaming. and putting out information that was all lies, he said. some have said that mrtrump was unfair lies, he said. some have said that mr trump was unfair in his description of him, and of not telling the truth, and on one level that will not hurt the president, is it? it is not going to hurt him amongst his base of supporters who firmly believe that there are people who are just firmly believe that there are people who arejust lobbing firmly believe that there are people who are just lobbing accusations and falls and without foundation, and are doing so with political motives. but what we have here is an extraordinary showdown of sorts between a well—regarded former fbi and dire

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community. >>> welcome back to newsroom. for a lot of people in the town of orangeburg, south carolina, the struggle pour for civil rights is still fresh in their minds. >> three african-american men least their lives when police officers fired into a crowd of protesters in 1968. against that backdrop, a small ice cream shop owner is in a struggle with his neighbor. a confederate battle flag is next to his restaurant. >> getting it removed has led to a battle. victor blackwell has this report. >> reporter: this stretch of john c. calhoun drive is flanked by two unambiguous landmarks. and each in its own way signifies where you are. on the right, a sign welcoming you to orangeburg, south carolina, population ruffoughly 13,000. on the left, a confederate flag right next to the sign for the edisto creamery. everyone in orangeburg has an opinion about the flag at the ice cream shop. >> it needs to come down. >> i never stop there. don't plan to as long as that flag is still there. >> it's not hurting anybody. >> it needs to come

we are live on cnn newsroom. >>> 4:29 a.m. welcome back to the viewers around the world and united states. this is cnn newsroom. i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen. u.s. president donald trump is questioning why the obama administration did not do anything to respond to russian interference during the 2016 election. the washington post reported mr. obama knew of russia plans in advance of the election. >> former obama officials say they did not want to go public with the russian threat because it may play into vladimir putin's hands. mr. obama approved of cyber weapons in the russian infrastructure in retaliation, but it was in planning stages when the former president left office. that means it fell in the hands of president trump. >>> a family of three has been rescued alive from all of this after a landslide in china. state media report 141 people are still missing. 46 houses have been buried. the difficusaster happened in sn province at 6:00 a.m. >>> in north london, hundreds of families out of the homes because firef

newsroom starts right now. more testimony in the russia investigation could be coming up this week on capitol hill. u.s. attorney general, jeff sessions has all but testify before the senate. intelligence committee on tuesday. >> sessions is skipping a dirvet he -- different hearing. the court said he offered to resign, tensions with the president about his decision to recuse himself from the russia group. >> athena jones reports final detays of sessions' appearance has not given word just yet. >> it's going to be up to the senate intelligence committee to decide whether to allow general sessions to testify on tuesday and whether to have that session be open to the public or closed to the public. according to my colleague, this reflects to testify, caught the committee by reform. we have not gone immediate definitive answers about their plan. we know from the reporting, there are some on the committee who were concerned that sessions may be trying to avoid testifying publicly. among those concerned is vice chai

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this is cnn ne"cnn newsroom." >>> u.s.orney general jeff sessions has offered to testify before the senate intelligence committee tuesday. >> sessions is skipping a different hearing on the justice department's budget, he said that he offered to resign over tensions with the president, donald trump about his decision to recuse himself. >> session's appearance haven't been worked out just yet. >> hi, there, it's going to be up to the senate intelligence committee to decide whether to allow to testify on tuesday and whether to have that session be open to the public or closed to the public, according to reporting by my colleague, this request by sessions to testify caught the committee by surprise. that's why we haven't gotten immediate definitive answers about their plan. we also know from the reporting that there are some on the committee who are concerned that sessions may be trying to avoid testifying publicly. among those concerned is the vice chairman of the committee, the top democrat, senator mark warner of virginia.

a spokesman for the bbc newsroom.pokesman for the belgian police has told the bbc a man triggered a small explosion in the central train station in brussels. we are told the man was neutralised by military forces. no one else is believed to be injured and the police say the situation is under control. this is brussels central station in the centre of the city. it has been evacuated and these are the pictures that we have coming in to the news room. from just outside the central station. you can see the area cordoned off. only a few police officers inside. let's bring in... in a minute we will bring in some more updates from oui’ will bring in some more updates from our colleagues in brussels. at the moment, the police are saying the situation is under control. one person who was at the centre of the incident has been neutralised, although we don't have a definition of neutralised from the police. they say the situation is under control. we believe this large train station has been evacuated. more tension in the syrian

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you're in the newsroom.s got their first look at the senate health care plan this week, and physicians on the front lines of health care say their voices are not being heard on capitol hill. cnn's martin savidge spoke with three doctors in washington state to find out what they think of obamacare and the plan that might replace it. >> kitsap county, washington state, an hour's drive west of seattle. like anywhere in america, a place where people need health care and a way to pay for it. kristen gunnerberg is a surgeon, peter a primary care physician and iran a pediatrician, different doctors, different politics. >> i voted for gary johnson. >> libertarian. >> the libertarian candidate. >> i voted for donald trump. >> i voted for hillary clinton. >> you might think there's little they agree on. wrong. they all believe the current health care system is unsustainable. >> can i say it's broken? >> yeah. >> i say it's unequivocally broken. ask any patient. do they think it's a system that serves their needs and t

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you're watching "cnn newsroom." i'm george howell. >> i'm natalie allen.onald trump is saying he is 100% willing to testify under oath about his talks with james comey. the fired fbi director testified on thursday contradicting the president on some points and calling him a liar. the president tweeted later, he was vindicated and he called comey a leaker. >>> british police have arrested two more men in connection with the london bridge terror attack. the 27 and 28 year olds were arrested at separate locations in east london. investigators are now asking the public for help to learn more about what you see here. these pink ceramic knives. also this van that was used in the attack. >>> british prime minister theresa may is apologizing to conservative who lost their seat in thursday's election. now in a weaker position before the start of brexit talks. mrs. may is turning to northern ireland democratic unionist party to back her minority government now. >>> the decision to call that snap election. people looking back at this when the election called conserva

. >>> here on the "cnn newsroom," i'm kbresh kbreana cabrera in n. how president obama first learned russia was leading a major campaign to sway last year's election. the president tweeting this, since the obama administration was told the russians were medaling, why no action? focus on them, not, the. officials said they choked when it came to russian meddling of election. they didn't want to hurt hillary? how he and his adviser wrestled with various options for retaliation. michelle has the riveting details. >> reporter: a bombshell report, laying out the u.s. intelligence community's case for russia's meddling in the 2016 election. and revealing it was directly ordered by vladimir putin. "the washington post" detailing that intelligence sources had captured putin's own instructions to disrupt and discredit the presidential race with the goal of defeating or hurting hillary clinton and helping donald trump. the cia delivered the intelligence by courier to president obama in august. the post interviews with officials revealed the frustrations now am

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>>> welcome to cnn newsroom, i am dave briggs in new york. for president trump the count down is on. the president says he's willing to testify under oath. >> so he says those things under oath, would you be willing to speak under oath to give your version? >> 100%. >> shocking day. the next few days maybe absolutely pivotal. the senate committee could we receive copies of comey's memos as early as tuesday. jeff sessions will testify before the senate panel, lets bring in our white house's correspondent athena jones and along with reporter laura jarrett. it is good to see you all. athe athena, we'll start with you, the president says he's 100% willing to testify. how likely is that to happen? >> it is one of the big questions, it is of course highly unusual to see a president offering to testify. he says he's going to sit down with mueller testifying and denying all the detail that is james comey spelled out in his testimony. it is not clear whether the president consulted with his lawyer, marc kasowitz, before making this promise. another bi

this is cnn ne"cnn newsroom." >>> u.s. attorney general jeff sessions has offered to testify before the senate intelligence committee tuesday. >> sessions is skipping a different hearing on the justice department's budget, he said that he offered to resign over tensions with the president, donald trump about his decision to recuse himself. >> session's appearance haven't been worked out just yet. >> hi, there, it's going to be up to the senate intelligence committee to decide whether to allow to testify on tuesday and whether to have that session be open to the public or closed to the public, according to reporting by my colleague, this request by sessions to testify caught the committee by

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you're watching cnn "newsroom." allen. >> and i'm george howl. >> a tanker exploded in eastern pakistan and then ended up killing 100 people. officials say at least 135 people were killed, 130 injured. this is how it happened. the tanker reportedly went off the road, crashed andvil villag gathered to collect the oil. that's when it exploded. the death toll is expected to rise. >> more than 10 people are dead and 90 missing after a landslide in sichuan province in china saturday. about 2,500 rescue workers are searching for survivors. >> the number of high rise apartment buildings deemed unsafe in britain is rising. 34 have failed fire safety examinations since last week's tower tragedy. that number could go higher. thousands of north london residents had to evacuate their homes when their buildings were deemed unsafe. >> president trump blaming the former president barack obama for the russian meddling. quote, the obama administration was told way before the 2016 election that the russians were meddling, why no acti

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. >> you're live in the cnn newsroom. we have breaking news right off the top. increasingly tense scene in portland, oregon. protests are getting heated. this is video from a short time ago. everything from black bottles to bricks to balloons filled with a foul smelling liquid are being thrown at officers. that began as a trump free speech rally and then other groups showed up to hold a counter rally. they've been forced to use tear gas on the crowd. we'll continue to monitor the situation. we bring you updates as we get them. isis now claiming responsibility for the van attack and stabbing spree that killed seven people and injured 48 heothers in the heart of london. 11 people are in police custody after raids overnight and throughout the day. police increasingly confident no other attackers are on the loose right now. we also have new information about the time line of this

>>> happening now in the "newsroom," a new scapegoat. on the heels of a bombshell report president trump is now blaming president obama for not doing enough to stop russian interference in the election. >>> also, more obstacles to replacing obamacare. five republican senators are now publicly opposing the senate health care bill in its current form. we're going to talk about what changes have to be made to get a passing vote next week. >>> plus, she's held the most powerful political office of any american woman. but is nancy pelosi's leadership a liability? the desperation to rebrand the democratic party before 2018. cnn "newsroom" starts right now. >>> hey, there. i'm boris sanchez. fredricka whitfield has the day off. we thank you so much for joining us on this cnn "newsroom" as we take a look at live pictures from miami beach where former president bill clinton is set to address mayors from across the country who have gathered for their annual conference. we'll bring you those remarks live as soon as he takes the podium. >>> first, h

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> it is 5:14 right now. let's check traffic with jaclyn.ood morning. >> hey, good morning. we are tracking a couple of hot spots to slow you down if you are getting ready to head out the door. we'll begin along 880, this is a crash that we're tracking that's southbound 880 near lewelling boulevard. couple of cars got into it. this is not slowing anyone down. this is still in the green. we are getting first reports of a crash though westbound 580 over at grant line road and that is certainly slowing traffic down tracy to livermore. that is coming in. here's the san mateo bridge. and the taillights making their way westbound out of hayward into foster city. 13-minute ride no delays if you are heading eastbound. hat's a check of your traffic; over to you. >>> let's send it over to mr. brian hackney and check the weather. >> thank you. weather is going steady as she goes in this early hour. >>> we have a little bit of fog at the shoreline not unusual this time of morning and this time of the year. this afternoon the numbers will be near 80 degr

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>>> live in the cnn newsroom i'm david brigs in for anna cabrrera. three soldier dead in afghanistan. un officials tell cnn the shooter is believed to be a member of the afghan military. the shooting happened with the afghan military in the district near pakistan. the white house says president trump has been briefed on the situation. vice president mike pence spoke just a few minutes ago. >> on my way here i was informed the u.s. service members were killed and wounded in the attack in afghanistan. the president and i have been briefed. the details of this attack will be forthcoming. when heroes fall americans grieve. our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these american heroes. >> staying on top of this story we'll bring you any updates as we get them. >>> politics deadline is set, the intelligence committee is giving the house two weeks to turn over any recordings of the president's conversation with james comey. senator diane finestein asking the judiciary committee to investigate the possible obstruction of justice in the days leading

in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> tonight, the warriors and cavaliers face off in cleveland for game 3 of the nba finals. "dubs" fans can see the game at a number of watch parties here in the bay area. kpix 5's jessica flores is live in oakland this morning with the details. jessica. >> reporter: well,my verbal the wars may be on the road but that doesn't mean the actions stop here at oracle arena. this is where "dub nation" will be tonight for the official watch party hosted by the team one of a number of watch parties in the area. you can head to warriors.com for $20 tickets for game three for the watch party at oracle arena. part of it goes to two different charities, two foundations. parking is $10. doors open at 5:00. tip-off at 6 p.m. the city of san francisco will also hold a huge watch party at civic center plaza today. a jumbotron will broadcast the game in front of city hall and san francisco's watch party is alcohol-free. also in san francisco, a new warriors store opens today at the westfield shopping center. get some gear before heading to a number of watch parties.

we will keep you posted with the details as they come into the newsroom. that's the latest from the live desk. q mccray. kim, back to you. kimberly: authorities in the african nation of molly are searching for gunmen in a resort. urists died in the seas. counterterrorism forces killed several terrorists. also injured and taken to the hospital in mali. get notified of breaking news on your phone by subscribing for breaking news text alerts at wjla.com/text. take a look at this huge tree that snapped in phil, feet from where visitors were at the world war ii memorial on the national mall. there were reports him but he was trapped in the tree, but turned out not to be true. the soaking rains i think have loosened the soil come a lot of large rains falling. let's turn now to meteorologist josh knight. the rain could be on the way? josh: quite a bit of it. not going to rain all day tomorrow, but we have the weather alert in effect tomorrow thanks to the line of thunderstorms that are developing into the afternoon and evening. a really nice day around the d.c. a

this is cnn newsroom. george howell. >> i am natalie allen. the headlines this hour, british police arrested two more in connection with the london bridge terror attack, a 27 and 28-year-old arrested in separate locations in east london. they're asking the public for help about these pink ceramic knives and this band used in the attack. >>> the president of brazil gets to keep his job, acquitted of irregularities in the 2014 election. the top court voted 4-3 in his favor. he faces open investigation into alleged corruption. mr. temer denies all allegations. >>> donald trump expected to unveil changes to policy toward cuba in a speech next week. u.s. officials say the president is likely to reverse some reforms the obama administration brought in in 2014 when they reestablished diplomatic ties. >>> comey testifies, the u.s. president says he has been vindicated after hearing the testimony of the fired fbi director. >> and mr. trump made an extraordinary offer to be sworn in and put his version of their conv

. >>> you're in the cnn newsroom. i hope you will a great weekend. this week, senate republicans could get closer than ever to repealing obamacare. and right now they're in all out race to get the votes they'll need to get it done. they can only afford to lose two gop lawmakers, and if the role call were to happen right now, at least five republicans say they vote no. one factor that could change their minds, however, is the congressional budget office score and we've just learned, that could come as early as tomorrow. the cbo's report will tell us how many people will be covered, how many could lose coverage, and what the plan could end up costing americans. so what's the white house saying ahead of this critical announcement? president's only tweet so far today is on russia. and hillary clinton, saying, quote, hillary clinton colluded with the democratic party in order to beat crazy bernie sanders as she allowed to so collude? unfair to bernie. in a chat with fox news, the his predecessor, former ipe at - president obama. >> well, i just heard toda

. >> all these stories ahead here on "cnn newsroom." welcome to our viewers here in the u.s. .around if world. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> breaking news this hour out of japan. search and rescue efforts are over after an american warship collided with a merchant vessel saturday. u.s. missile officials tell cnn seven sailors reported missing from the "uss fitzgerald" are dead. >> the commander of the fleet declined to confirm that number, though. the ship's commanding officer was seriously hurt in the accident and was taken to a navy hospital by helicopter. >> his cabin was destroyed. he's lucky to be alive. and he's at the hospital right now. he's undergoing treatment. but he's not available for questions. >> that's vice admiral joseph aucoin, the commander of the u.s. seventh fleet. for more, we're joined by kaori enjoji. what more did we learn? >> i think now we have a level of the frenzy and panic aboard the uss fitzgerald. it was so severe that they were trying to pump the water

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you are in the "cnn newsroom." i'm ana cabrera. house majority whip steve sa lease had another surgery today. his condition has been upgraded from critical to serious. sa lease was shot. the bullet damaged his internal organs and he lost a lot of blood which sent him into shock. doctors say he's now showing signs of improvement after his latest surgery. ryan noebls joining us. >> reporter: this is an important development in the case, friday when we were briefed they told us not to expect any updates, that they were going to remain quiet, so the time they took the time out to immediate the media today showedshows you how strong he's gotten. let me read you this statement by the doctors. congressman steve scalise is in serious condition now. remember he was in critical condition before. he ends went another surgery today but continues to show signs of improvement. he is more responsive and is speaking with his loved ones. he greatly appreciation the outboring of thoughts and prayers. i want to point out another important development

you are live in the "cnn newsroom."this sunday here on cnn. the united states military has shot down a warplane in syria. it is the first time this has happened since the u.s. took an active role in the syrian conflict. plane was shot down, it was a syrian regime bomber, we are learning, that is said to have attacked coalition supported fighters on the ground. this is where it happened, near the city of raqqa, the isis stronghold in northern syria. a statement from the coalition, which is led by the united states, that its forces were responding to the syrian bombing which did cause casualties on the ground, and that the syrian jet was shot down in self-defense. again, the u.s. military for the first time has shot down a syrian air force warplane. we are closely following these developments. stay with becnn for more detail as we get them. >>> now

you're watching cnn newsroom live from atlanta. i'm natalie allen. >> and i'm george howell with the headlines we're following for you this hour. >>> the u.s. attorney general jeff sessions plans to testify before the senate intelligence committee on tuesday. it's not clear if the hearing will be public or private. sessions says he decided to give testimony after questions arose from former fbi director james comey's testimony earlier this week. >>> voting is under way in france's parliamentary election. national front leader marine le pen cast her ballot just a few moments ago. she's running for a seat in her northern district. the far right party hopes to strength strengthen itself in parliament. >>> a top official says the terrorist fled the country and was killed with the help of foreign intelligence services. isis has claimed responsibility for the wednesday attacks that killed at least 17 people. >>> the british prime minister has not reached a deal yet with the democratic unionist party after a snap election backfired on her

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kpix5's joe vasquez is live in the newsroom with a look at what's at stake. >> today we got a preview from comey's opening statement released earlier. he said he talked directly with the president nine times in just a few short months that's compared with two meetings with president obama in two years. >> reporter: in comey's written remarks he says he was uncomfortable with the meetings because he believed president trump was not respecting the independence of the fbi when he asked comey for his loyalty and implored him to clear the president's name. and then there was a time after a briefing in comey's words he wanted to speak to me alone. the president said i want to talk to you about mike flynn. the national security advisor who had just been fired for talking to the russians. the president told him, i hope you can see yourself clear to letting this go. to letting flynn go. he's a good guy. i simply responded he is a good guy. refused to answer the committees questions about the president but denied any undo influence. >> to the best of my recollection i have never been directed t

in the newsroom, lilian kim, "abc 7 news." >>> thank you, lilian. tonight government agencies are scrambling to implement a limited version of president trump's travel ban after a ruling by the supreme court today. starting thursday, nationals from six muslim majority countries will need to show their affiliation to a person or organization to visit the u.s. these restrictions will be in effect for 90 days. "abc 7 news" talked to silicon valley muslim community members who told us they believe this executive order is unconstitutional. >> it is really going against the fundamental fabric of this country and the fundamental backbone of what this society has been bit upon. >> the justices will rule on the constitutionality of the ban in october. >>> developing news tonight. the white house is warning of a possible chemical attack in syria. in a statement released tonight the white house warns syria will pay a heavy price if he conducts another mass attack on civilians. >>> much more ahead on "abc 7 news at 11:00." hear from the man who was swept down a

leon harris in the newsroom. >> leon, thank you. we'll stay tuned. >>> president trump got two victories in the house as he tries to advance his immigration agenda. one bill forces so-called sanctuary cities to honor federal government requests to detain suspected immigrants for an additional two days. if the cities refuse, they could lose federal grants. the other bill would increase penalties for undocumented immigrants who repeatedly cross the border into the u.s. both pieces of legislation now head for the u.s. senate. >>> turning to our weather now, and you can feel the difference outside tonight. the humidity starting to settle in on us. >> it on the way, huh, doug? >> the last couple of nights, guys, you may have been able to open the windows up. not tonight and not the next couple of days either. heat and humidity are starting to creep in. high today 91 degrees, the warmest across the mid-atlantic. hagerstown, 88. 91 in de.c., the start of our heat wave. as far as the heat index is concerned, saturday could be 100 degrees, t