randi kaye:"kethledge is a true conservative.. once reportedly upholding a mandatory minimum sentenceguilty to drug charges, even though congress had reduced the mandatory minimum by the time the man was sentenced."amy coney barrett:"justice kennedy is 80 //edit// this could be a sea change."amy coney barrett, the only female nominee trump seems to be considering, is a former notre dame law professor. she is 46 and has seven children.she was recently appointed to the us court of appeals in chicago, for the 7th district, and has clerked for supreme court justice antonin scalia. a new york times profile explored barrett's membership in a group called "people of praise" -- a christian organization that the article says has life long loyalty oaths, requires submission to advisors of the same gender, and believes in prophesy. in 2006, barrett told notre dame graduates that "your legal career is but a means to an end, and that end is building the kingdom of god." democrat dianne feinstein: "when you read your speeches, um the conclusion one draws is that the dogma lives loudly within you. a

first randi kaye sets the stage. >> reporter: on june 3, 2016, in an e-mail prosecute publicist rod goldstone, donald trump jr. is promise the incriminating information about hillary clinton. his response -- if it's what you say, i love it, especially later in the summer. six days later, don junior met with russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya at trump tower. joining him, trump's campaign chairman at the time, paul manafort, and his son-in-law, jared kushner. when "the new york times" broke the story last year about the secret meeting, don junior didn't initially disclose the intended purpose of the meeting. instead, he said the purpose was to discuss the adoption of

the stories are total fiction. >> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> coming up, it is the homeckingham palace, and soon this big baby. a look at what awaits president trump on his first visit to the uk. stay right there. booking a flight at the last minute doesn't have to be expensive. just go to priceline. it's the best place to book a flight a few days before my trip and still save up to 40%. just tap and go... for the best savings on flights, go to priceline. >>> president trump will meet with queen elizabeth next week, on his first visit as commander in chief to britain. it's not being build as a works visit. her royal imagine cimajesty wil first couple. let's talk this over with victoria arbiter, cnn's royal commentator. victoria, federally being called a working visit, as opposed to a state occasion, how does this impact the visit. >> it was downgraded, you're right. he was supposed to attend last year, and actually only obama and george w. bush was granted a state visit. but it was downgraded. this was one where we don't see the profession of the if the -- there won't be

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >>> many questions about the meeting that took place two years ago.e'll analyze that more in a moment. but let's talk about potential current meeting with russia. russian president vladimir putin says he is ready to visit washington. the white house however has pushed the invite to next year. mr. putin also informally invited the u.s. president to moscow, but says any meeting between them must be under the right conditions. what might that be? sam kiley joining us from moscow. hello to you. first of all, these two leaders seem keen on building their relationship, but perhaps it couldn't come at a worse time. >> reporter: well, in many ways it suits the russians perfectly to have this sort of inconsistency in washington on the one hand of course you've got the president's people under investigation for alleged collusion with russian hacking attempts and the indictments of 12 russian agents. and then on the other, you've got something approaching a bromance between the two presidents with vladimir putin repeatedly coming to the aid in terms of public re

randy kaye has a look at the rece recent nominee.he framers established that the constitution is designed to secure the blessings of liberty. justice kennedy devoted his career to securing liberty. i am deeply honored to be nominated to fill his seat on the supreme court. >> he conveyed the essential neutrality of the law. >> i'm forever grateful to justice kennedy for the opportunity to clerk for him. >> still kavanaugh is not without his critics. many suggest he has been part of the establishment for too long. he helped investigate president pill bill clinton along with kenneth starr. it was kavanaugh who helped lead the investigation into the death of vince foster. a clinton aide. and helped write the starr report to congress which outlined ground for president clinton's impeachment. >> some one who tries to ensure the range of policy views on various subjects in the administration are presented to the president in a fair, even handed way. >> with president trump's administration under investigation for colluding with russia durin

cnn's randi kaye has a look at how we got to this point. >> reporter: on june 3rd, in an e-mail, donald trump jr. is promised incriminating information about hillary clinton. his response, if it's what you say, i love it, especially later in the summer. six days later, meeting with the russian lawyer at trump tower. joining him, trump's campaign chairman at the time, manafort, and his son-in-law, jared kushner. whether "the new york times" broke the story, don jr. didn't initially disclose the attending purpose of the meeting. instead, he said the purpose was to discuss the adoption of russian children. but the very next day when "the times" broke the news that the president's son was promised damaging information about hillary clinton, don jr. issued a statement saying the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to russia were supporting mrs. clinton. he also said the lawyer changed the subject to adoption. two days after the story broke, white house press secretary sarah sanders denied the president had any prior knowledge of meeting. >> when did the president

randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> it's a fascinating story. before we go, quick reminder.r daily newscast on facebook. you get to pick the stories we cover. it's called full circle, week nights at 6:25 p.m. eastern. go to facebook.com/anderson cooper full circle, all one world. i'll see you tomorrow at 6:25, also again at 360 at 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. the news continues. i'm going to hand it over to chris and "cuomo prime time." chris? >>> thank you, brother cooper. i am chris cuomo. welcome to "prime time." so what do you do when your biggest adversary attacks your election? president trump is inviting him home for the holidays. yes, trump says a second sit-down is coming and soon. it sounds like a movie, like a drama that plays like a comedy until it is revealed to be a horror flick. welcome to washington, comrade vlad. let's get some perspective. tom donilon has met with putin before. he knows exactly what is at stake, and the former national security adviser will pass along his wisdom to you tonight. so you know who was

first randi kaye sets the stage. >> reporter: on june 3, 2016, in an e-mail prosecute publicist rod goldstone, donald trump jr. is promise the incriminating information about hillary clinton. his response -- if it's what you say, i love it, especially later in the summer. six days later, don junior met with russian lawyer natalia veselnitskaya at trump tower. joining him, trump's campaign chairman at the time, paul manafort, and his son-in-law, jared kushner. when "the new york times" broke the story last year about the secret meeting, don junior didn't initially disclose the intended purpose of the meeting. instead, he said the purpose was to discuss the adoption of russian children. but the very next day when the "times" broke the news that the president's son was promised damaging information about hillary clinton, don junior issued a statement saying, the woman stated that she had information that individuals connected to russia were supporting mrs. clinton. he also said the lawyer changed the subject to adoption. two days after the story broke, white house press secretary sarah sanders d

randi kaye, cnn. >> our thanks to randi. >>> coming up, after multiple reports that north korea is notclearizing and has no intention to, the president reports everything is going well with north korea, and if not for him, we'd be at war. and again, calls to the free press, the opposition party. i'm going to get fareed zakaria's take on this. that's next. the new united explorer card hooks me up. getting more for getting away. traveling lighter. getting settled. rewarded! learn more at theexplorercard.com a hotel can make or break a trip. and at expedia, we don't think you should be rushed into booking one. that's why we created expedia's add-on advantage. now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels right until the day you leave. ♪ add-on advantage. discounted hotel rates when you add on to your trip. only when you book with expedia. it all started when donald trump tore thousands of immigrant children away from their parents. we the people challenged him in court and in the streets. then trump was forced to admit that his policy was wrong. and he caved. the co

>> reporter: randi kaye, cnn, new york. >> for more on rudy's transformation, i want to bring in cnn chief political correspondent dana bash. dana, how different is rudy giuliani now from the person who was the mayor of new york, you know, who prosecuted the mob? >> well, his persona couldn't be any more different, right? i mean he was, as randi was saying, america's mayor. he was "time" person of the year. he was beloved by the most liberal of democrats in new york city and around the country and the most conservative of republicans. and since he joined the trump world, politically speaking, it's been very different. but i think we've become more used to seeing rudy giuliani in the sort of vein of donald trump as the ultimate protector, the ultimate loyalist, the ultimate defender. i mean he was pretty much the only guy who would go out and say anything good about donald trump after the "access hollywood" tape came out at the end of the 2016 campaign. that tells you a lot. >> i was talking to maggie haberman on friday night. she made the point that the people who get around presiden

here is randi kaye with a look at that list, the names we now know. >> they are outstanding people, reallydible people in so many different ways, economical academically. >> reporter: on the short list, brett kavanaugh, on the court of appeals since 2006 and has the backing of breitbart and ann coulter. the 53-year-old kavanaugh -- he has been part of the establishment too long. he helped investigate bill clinton with starr, and then served as a close aide to president george w. bush. on healthcare and abortion, cavanaugh has been criticized being out of step with the majority of americans. last year, he sided with the trump administration to block an abortion for a pregnant immigrant teenager noting the government's permissible interests in favoring fetal life. judge raymond kethledge is 51 and the only evangelical christian of president trump's top nominees and once clerked for justice anthony kennedy. the university of michigan university law school graduate has co-written a book on leadership called "lead yourself first" and his co-workers describe him as humble, down-to-earth. he is a

first randi kaye sets the stage. >> reporter: on june 3, 2016, in an e-mail prosecute publicist rod goldstoneonald trump jr. is promise