the coriolis studio was the roman senate house it was later rebuilt. in the fire coins even melted on the stones of the forum but the future held worse in store for rome with the fall of the empire the city was wide open to looting gough's vandals and norseman and after the grimmest devastation of the mall the sack of rome in fifteen twenty seven the forum was used for grazing cattle. in. the vs soka all sacred way. behind the mighty columns of a temple built by antonius is another church san lorenzo in miranda. a stone's throw further romar the remains of the commanding basilica of not sensors completed on the constantine the great. the arch of titus commemorated the capture of jerusalem in eighty seventy and the destruction of the holy city by the romans. on the power of time hill there are also relics of bally gone splenda and were all gangsters was born here and built a place show residence on the hill where he lived for many years with his and chris livia later the emperor's time periods and domitian also resided here but these brick walls are all

one thing all romans had in common was a fear of being forgotten. immortal glory was the highest achievable goal those are good for did mark their grave with a tombstone. them in fact weston it's the motivation behind the past accusing of christians through the roman authorities probably lay in the notion that this here was an unpredictable bunch of who it was feared could start a revolution. by them and the first most. on your own or his advisors couldn't possibly have asked. for a better scapegoat. with some three thousand members of the roman christian community was a minority that was viewed with suspicion reviled feared and hated by the population at large. and after the catastrophe of the fire nero new rome was clamoring for justice. like all emperors nero feared the fury of the masses so he went on the offensive. there were no public prosecutors under the roman legal system charges were filed on the basis of accusations brought by individuals it's not known how many christians were interrogated or arrested but it's clear only a small percenta

roman legions are withdrawn. it very complex story that contemporaries -- contemporary historians are still hashing out. what led to the fall of rome. was there a fall of rushing and what led to it. book that wonderful came out a year ago that i highly recommend. he argues that rome did in fact all -- fall. the last roman is booted out of rome by one of his german generals. but there was a roman empire in the east. typically called the byzantine empire. but no one who lived there called it that. they lived in the roman empire. you would ask them in a poll, where do they live. the roman empire. disappears.est, it you get the emergence of new forms of social order to deal especially with incursions of tribes from the east, the north and the south. so feudalism is established as a decentralized military defense. and it created new kinds of property relations along the way. it was contractual and voluntary initially. a great warlord would say i would give to you this land to farm on condition when i call on you will

roman root -- roman legions are withdrawn. it is still a complex story. was there a fall of rome and what led to it? there is a wonderful new book called the fall of rome that came out a year ago. it argues that rome did, in fact, fall. contrary to those who argue that it did not, that it just sort of dissolved. the last roman emperor is booted out of rome by one of his german generals. the roman empire in the west effectively comes to an end. but there was a roman empire in the east. it is called now the byzantine empire, but no one who lived there called it that. they lived in the roman empire. if you had asked of them where do you live? the roman empire. in the west it disappears. you get new forms of order to deal with incursions of tribes from the east, the north and the south. the norsemen, the north man from the north and the turks and arabic raiders from the south. feudalism is established as a decentralized form of military dissent and created new kinds of property relations along the way. it was contractual and voluntary, initially. a great warl

at a rapid as there was a roman bathing culture in asia minor two thousand years ago the city had an estimated population of one hundred thousand. and them from the great bath house a sculpture founded. the theory is that a stone dislodged from the vaulting by an earthquake decapitated the. excavations have been in progress for more than a century first by german and currently buy in tourney an archaeologists. only recently where the foundations of the south bathhouse cleared of limestone the calcium carbonate borne by the waters had counted the walls to a height of five metres little by little the importance of harappan aspire roman bathing culture in the near east has become apparent the hellenistic cultic site was transformed into a spot on known throughout asia minor numerous large holes remain to be excavated currently there are still buried under the limestone deposits at the springs indeed the excavations have barely begun. the glories of nature and of art went hand in hand out here. the thing tara is one of the best preserved in asia minor it was right in the heart of the anc

the shining words proclaimed the roman golden age beside them stood a statue of the emperor trajan who had expertly contrived that the aqueduct should serve as a kind of triumphal arch glorifying his might. centuries later the kings of chi steal felt that this fortress xpress their majesty best they chose the hour qatar of so go be a proudly commanding the country below it as their favorite place of residence behind these walls and battlements important scenes of spanning word reached her that her half brother henry the fourth had died in fourteen seventy four. she had always been a woman's with to act and now too she proceeded purposefully with a sound grasp of strategy she sees the advantage of the moment and lost no time at all. after the funeral mass she laid aside her mourning clothes gone ceremonial garb and hastened to the city suddenly the goal she had long aspired to was within her grasp. passion isabella chose the city's finest square for her dramatic appearance. on the program maior she had a day is built and there she had her self proclaimed queen it was not until sunday .

is,i think the difference between the eu and the roman empire, is very instructive. because what you've got now is an attempt to create this unity and this hold with anthems and a sort of medical union. not talking about creating a european president, that kind of thing. but what it lacks is that single, charismatic sense of identity and allegiance that the roman empire had. everybody knew the emperor and everybody important around the roman empire had to swear loyalty to the emperor and in some cases, actually worship the emperor. and the only real comparative with the roman empire today in terms of that punching sense of -- pungent sense of identity, you know where i'm going with this. mr. brooks: i have an idea, but take me there. fmr. sec. johnson: is the united states. which takes people from around the world and makes them american, and has this extraordinary global brand to which everybody aspires. and the eu isn't like that. the eu is composed of different countries that have their own traditions and their own sense of identity. i think there is growing, a ki

probably said the same thing the other day and it was an amazing thing, the roman empire. it lasted from 732 bc to whatever you deeded to and some say it still has a fallen but whatever. 476ad -- it was a long time it was fantastically uccessful. i think the difference between the eu and the roman empire are constructive because what you have now is an attempt to create this unity and this whole with a wagon and some and political union and now i was talking about creating a uropean president and that kind of thing but what it lacks is that single charismatic sense of identity and allegiance that the roman empire has. everybody knew the emperor and everyone important around the roman empire had to swear loyalty to the emperor nd in some cases worship the emperor. then the only real comparative to roman empire today in terms of that pungent sense of identity, e pluribus unum, you know where i'm going ith this this -- >i have an idea. >>is the united states. it akes people from around the world and makes them american. it has this extraordinary global brand which everyone as

look at what some of the -- the same thing just the other day, and it was an amazing thing, the roman empire. it lasted, well, from 730 to d.c. to whatever you date it to the sums that still hasn't fallen, whatever, you know. 476 a.d. i suppose you'd say. it was a long time. it was fantastically successful. and i think the differences between the eu and the roman empire are very instructive because what you got that reason can't to create these unity in this whole with flag and anthems and the sort of political union and us talk about creating a european president and that kind of thing. what it lacks is that single charismatic sense of identity and allegiance that the roman empire had. everybody knew the emperor and everybody actually everybody important around the roman empire had to swear loyalty to the emperor, and in some cases actually worshiped the emperor. then the real comparative with the roman empire today in terms of that pungent sense of identity, a porpoise and, you know where i'm going with this -- >> i have an idea but take takg what. >> is the united states. which tak

you observed that one of the great things the romans did was to create a common identity of culturesyet you have also said you believe that rome and the european union where relatively little resemblance to tommy why they are so different so we can get back brexit in your understanding of your separation from the eu and how it is in your interest in it i lived in brussels and thinking deeply about as i always do about that european civilization and its relationship with its past and i have no doubt at all in eight deep freudian way the european and federalist want to re-create that idea of this great unified whole that was wrecked by the roman empire. [inaudible] probably said the same thing the other day and it was an amazing thing, the roman empire. it lasted from 732 bc to whatever you deeded to and some say it still has a fallen but whatever. 476ad -- it was a long time it was fantastically successful. i think the difference between the eu and the roman empire are constructive because what you have now is an attempt to create this unity and this whole with a wagon and some and po

it was an amazing thing the roman empire, it lasted from 72 bc to whatever you date it to. some say it hasn't fallen. whatever. it was a long time. it was fantastically successful and i think the differences between the eu and the roman empire are very instructive. you have an attempt to create this unity with the flag and anthems and a sort of political union, i was talking about european president and that kind of thing, but what it lacks is that single charismatic sense of identity and allegiance that the roman empire had. everybody knew the empire and everybody important around the roman empire had to swear loyalty and in some cases worship the emperor. and then the only real comparative with the roman empire today with that pungent sense of identity, you know where i'm going with this. >> i have an idea. >> is the united states which takes people from around the world and make some american and has this extraordinary global reputation that everyone aspires. the eu isn't like that. they are composed of different proud countries that have their own traditions and their o

a report has found that more than 3,500 children in germany were assaulted by roman catholic priestsch spokesman said they were ashamed by the findings of the study, which was commissioned by the church itself. women's activists in morocco have welcomed a new law making sexual violence and harassment a criminal offence. but campaigners say the new legislation doesn't address assaults in the home. our correspondent moona bah has more. samira is a moroccan activist. she has been campaigning for years for a a law criminalising violence against women. her hard work has finally paid off. translation: we will not stop here. this law is an asset, but it has shortcomings that we have to work on. those shortcomings include a failure to provide a definition of domestic violence, and it does not explicitly criminalise marital rape. translation: we lack the appropriate tools to implement this law. in case of marital violence, it is difficult to provide proof, and we don't even have shelters for victims. violence against women, especially in public, has become a hot topic in morocco. after social

the shining words proclaimed the roman golden age beside them stood a statue of the emperor trajan who had expertly contrived that the aqueduct should serve as a kind of triumphal arch glorifying his might. centuries later the kings of cars steal felt that this courtroom expressed their majesty best they chose the hour qatar of siglo be a proudly commanding the country below it as their favorite place of residence behind these walls and battlements important scenes of spanish history were enacted the youthful isabella of cars steel was one of those who like to soldier and hear her husband ferdinand of aragon was on his travels when word reached her that her half brother henry the fourth had died in fourteen seventy four. she had always been a woman's with to act and now too she proceeded purposefully with a sound grasp of strategy she sees the advantage of the moment and lost no time at all. after the funeral mass she laid aside her mourning clothes gone ceremonial garb and hastened to the city suddenly the goal she had long aspired to was within her grasp. isabella chose the city's fi

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.he united states and around the world. this is "new day," september 27th, and 6:00 in new york. never before has a supreme court nominee or any office

roman a promise which is the most prominent russian tycoon in britain -- roman abronovich is the mostsian tycoon in britain. carol: he turned and push soccer club -- an english soccer club into one of the most powerful brands at all of sports. jason: here is our senior writer. most is one of the prominent russian billionaires in london and he had a troubles were doing his fisa in the spring despite having been invested in the u.k. for 15 years. andought chelsea in 2003 poured more than a billion pounds into the team. he changed the nature of english football in the process by setting off an arms race for the top players and coaches and other officials followed his lead. given the size of his wasstments in the u.k., it quite a surprise the british government did not renew his visa. it was due toink the growing cold war 2.0 that has been growing between london themoscow in the wake of march poisoning of a former russian spy in a small .nglishtown then a spy was found slumped on a bench, foaming at the mouth and had been poisoned. the british government concluded that it was an attack or

colosseum there is one point where they always pools for stone reliefs trace the growth of the mighty roman empire from the foundation of the city in seven fifty three b.c. to its full in the year a d. hundred thirty by the modern calendar year i think that. all the way you. said that. all the while. the forum extends southward as far as the college time hero because here we have the finest view of the capital. and there. in the form and on the color times below the magic and history of ancient rome how people wherever we go to air. we have only to sit in the shade of the columns and

christine roman romans joins wi the numbers. how does it look?> this is in line with what we've been seeing, 201,000 net new jobs in ago, more than economists had been expecting. you saw a couple months revised lower but for the year averaging more than 200,000 net new jobs. that means companies are aggressively hiring and that means the unemployment rate remains near a generational low of 3.9%. you didn't have it drop because you had some people dropping out of the labor market. that's basically full employment in this country. where was the hiring? business tends to be higher paid jobs. manufacturing saw a little decline but it's had a renaissance in months past and health care. for years i have been saying health care is a traditional strong job grower and it continues to be 95 months in a row now. 95 months in a row of job creation, that's never happened in american history. wages 2.9%, the strongest since 2009. we'll see if we can put a few months back to back. >> that might be the most important number but we have to see if it lasts. christ

you might have to think again the city is joining roman venice in restricting where and when tourists can eat fast food on the street and here's why . it's a beautiful day in florence masterpieces of renaissance architecture everywhere and everywhere tourists munching fast food anywhere they can find a seat the locals say they're a nuisance tourists say they have no choice there's not a lot of place to have a lot of seats and table so sitting on the three the three only solution. but that may soon come to an end the city will now issue fines of up to five hundred euros to people eating on the streets of the city's historic center. many restauranteurs say it's high time. santi has long objected to tourists eating fast food in front of his restaurant. i like this new law and i think that everything that is done by retailers institutions citizens in order to improve the streets receives our support. but restaurant owners are losing income is only one of the problems brought in by florence's plague of fast food tourists they also leave a mountain of rubbish in their wake roman venice have

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romans, how do you feel about public proposals? >> it is risky. >> we have one for the ages ahead. >>> welcome to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. it is the most dramatic day in memory on capitol hill. brett kavanaugh, his accuser, christine blasey ford, both set to testify monday about the decades old allegations of sexual misconduct that have thrown his nomination in a tail spin. female voters in particular galvanized by the me too movement. >> president trump showing noticeable restraint here instead of going on attack. the president says he is open to a delay to get kavanaugh confirmed the right way. >> i'd like to see a complete process. i'd like everybody to be very happy. most importantly, i want the american people to be happy because they're getting somebody that's great. he want him to go in at the highest level and i think to do that you have to go through this. if it takes a delay, it takes a little delay. it shouldn't be very much. >> two key senate republicans say t

romans, it was like 1964 when the beatles came to america.own the fairway and thousands of fans trying to get close. welcome back to "early start." i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. happy monday. 31 minutes past the hour. top democrat on the senate judiciary committee wants confirmation proceedings for supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh delayed after a second allegation of inappropriate sexual behavior. the request from dianne feinstein came after the new yorker reported that a woman who attended yale with kavanaugh says she remembers him exposing himself to her at a party. >> a spokesman for chairman chuck grassley says there are no issues to delay the hearing on thursday. president trump's aides discussed the latest allegation against kavanaugh with the president on sunday, but dropping the nomination is not currently under consideration. we have jessica schneider with more from washington. >> reporter: the white house is denying another allegation against kavanaugh of inappropriate behavior. this time from a woman who attended y

a trip back in time the romans next wanted to establish. law the contentious figure of hamas heroes in germany. i am from the slope of the roman mob to the german reunification. and the end of the cold war. for much office one of the great heroes of the twentieth century. gorbachev the last leader of the soviet union was an agent of change. quickly met his downfall. i had decided to resign my duties as president of the soviet union. last fall but she was historical but i'm sort of one as a person. she continues to fight for world peace with a reminder by the way that we have to comprehend where peace has taken us today there is a new arms race. between our rulers time gorbachev and the opportunity for peace we still starts october third on t w. a. hello rob thanks for joining in a year my survey i'm louise houghton and i'm happy to be back in the studio bringing you the latest lifestyle news from around here at the top of that list is the latest goings on at london fashion week it taste of what's coming up. a celebration victoria beckham on

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. minutes past the hour. a history making day on capitol hill. in five and a half hours, brett kavanaugh and christine blasey ford will testify at the senate hearing that will likely make or break kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. as the hearing approaches, the number of allegations against kavanaugh grows. on wednesday, he denied three more accusations bringing the total now to five. two of those allegations very important to report here. they were anonymous. a twitter handle linked to one has emerged. >> in that case, the rhode island man had information about quote a rape on a boat in august of 1985. the other allegation is kavanaugh assaulted a woman he was dating in 1998. regarding that claim, kavanaugh said we're dealing with anonymous letter with anonymous person and anonymous friend. ridiculous. total ""twilight zone." >> and july iie swetnick claime that brett kavanaugh and mark judge were at a party and gang raped. she did not identify kavanaugh or judge as her atta

a report has found that more than 3,500 children in germany were assaulted by roman catholic priests playing video games a mental health condition? the world health organization thinks so and it's designated it accordingly as gaming disorder. the who has criticised the video game industry for failing to acknowledge the dangers of spending too long at the screen. marc marc cieslak reports. louisa is another of three. her son guy like lots of his friends enjoys playing the videogame fortnight. guy like lots of his friends enjoys playing the videogame fortnightlj worry about his behaviour when he comes off the games, slightly aggressive, sort of takes him a while to get back into the real world. fortnight's global success highlights concerns around the amount of time spent and the fracture of playing videogames. earlier this year the world health 0rganization classified gaming disorder as a mental health condition. we have documented evidence that the same problem and the same conditions are being observed in countries of africa, europe, america is, so it is really a global thing. at th

go back to the days of the roman empire. the days of the roman empire. unlikely this sort of historicalion will disappear overnight. certainly be a slim majority for yes. yes. of nationalists who do not want to change it. change it. want to ruffle too many feathers with their own nationalists. with their own nationalists. is certainly not looking to expand the moment. the moment. membership to improve resources of the country and education. the country and education. for coming in and talking through it. it. we will keep an eye on how that pulling goes here on bbc news. pulling goes here on bbc news. much more information and background. more information and background. on the blindside. more information and background. the blindside. let's see what the weather was up to. weather was up to. lot of cloud out there at the moment. moment. country more than we had at this time yesterday. time yesterday. across england but also northern ireland scotland. ireland scotland. showers, the heaviest across northern scotland. northern scotland. across graduate managers of 12 degrees to 16 degrees.

our c, he called it, just as the ancient romans had.s for the japanese they had some ambitions, then the prime minister carefully set down japanese aims in the tanaka memorial, it was presented july fifth, 1927. here was their dream. manchuria for all material, china for manpower. then i tried the march through china, siam, burma, india, the east india's and on to australia and new zealand. and in the north, all they claimed was that pile of russia north. that was to be the new order. then, the japanese were to move into crush the united states and really start their prosperity. now look eight -- take a look at the map, here's the germany that they walked into. first europe under his complete economic control. leaving mussolini a share of the loop -- loot if he behaved himself. then the drive to the east, through the rich oil lands of iran iraq. another push south africa. then, from the car, jump off to meet the honorary aryan who would move in to south america through the pacific. at the same time start across from the scandinavian cou

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romÁn: grito de dolores con mÚsica, y bailables regionales.onas celebran la independencia de mÉxico este 16 de septiembre.buenas noches. quÉ una s se llevÓ a cabo en la ciudad de red bull city, reconociendo la independencia de distintos paÍses latinoamericanos. beatriz nos tiene la informaciÓn. beatriz: asÍ es, las festividades estuvieron colmadas de mÚsica, danza, tradiciÓn y nostalgia. destacan las raÍces de las comunidades inmigrantes. con gran entusiasmo, rendÍan honor a las fiestas patrias de mÉxico y paÍses de latinoamÉrica, celebran en septiembre la independencia . celebrando el grito de dolores, mÁs lo que significa para ti? >>es algo muy emotivo. estoy fuera de mi paÍs y llevo 20 aÑos aquÍ. >>tenemos bastante tiempo que no vamos a mÉxico y esto nos recuerda mucho las tradiciones de mÉxico. beatriz: celebraron el grito de dolores que dio miguel hidalgo en 1 1810. este mes tambiÉn celebran la el salvador, guatemala, honduras,nicaragua, chile, brasil y belice. es importante que mi ma que mis hijos sepan . por parte de mi esposo, son hijo

iemds -- i'm dave briggs. >> i'm alison kosik sitting in for christine romans. it is thursday, september 6th. we start with the mystery senior administration official who wrote that explosive new york times opinion piece. the one that calls out president trump for his immorality and reckless decision making. the author writing he or she is part of the resistance in the administration working against the worse impulses claiming invoking the 25th amendment to remove mr. trump from office and aides deciding not to risk a constitutional crisis. >> here's more from whomever penned this op-ed. to be clear, ours is not the resist ants of the left. we want the administration to succeed and think the policies have made america safer and prosperous. we believe the first duty is to the country and the commander has worked to the detriment of our health and our republic. that has the president pushing back. >> it is not clear it is somebody in the white house. that could be many people. i think thousands of political appointees who would qualify under that title alone. >> a

this is about roman abramovich, who is in a spot of bother. been seen in britain since, despite his major investment in the country, his ownership of chelsea and his home in london. and now it looks like he was also... he ended up getting israeli citizenship, no one knows how that happened, and it looks like he was trying to get swiss citizenship, which is surprisingly hard to say, and they refused on the basis that he was potentially a threat to public safety and the stain on the country's reputation. if you are a stain on switzerland's reputation for money—laundering than you are doing pretty well. we should say this is documentation which has been obtained from a swiss police report a p pa re ntly obtained from a swiss police report apparently leaked obtained from a swiss police report a ppa re ntly lea ked to obtained from a swiss police report apparently leaked to one of the swiss newspapers. we haven't seen that evidence and he has quite clearly denied that he was involved in anything illegal. but it is an interesting story nonetheless.

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. >> i'm christine romans. it is monday, september 17th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. we start with the supreme court latest. brett kavanaugh's nomination faces new concerns. her name is christine ford. now her identity is known and with the clock ticking toward senate confirmation vote, the senate judiciary committee is trying to arrange staff phone calls with her and kavanaugh. >> but already some republicans are showing signs of concern. here is senator lisa murkowski. >> there are more questions that need to be asked than answered. i think it would be appropriate to allow for that time. >> bob corker and jeff flake who are on the senate judiciary committee believe the committee should hear from ford before voting. republicans can only afford to lose one vote. >> several democrats calling for delay. including dianne feinstein and chuck schumer. she is the senator ford first reached out to. she is a constituent of feinstein. but the chairman chuck grassley calls the timing of the allegations disturbing. the committee's vote on kavanaugh is still scheduled for thursda

christine romans/cnn chief business correspondent: "it was dramatic. it was so dramatic. and what could have happened was so scary. what could have happened if policymakers and big executives and luck didn't all line up perfectly was your credit card wouldn't work. you wouldn't be able to get money out of your bank account. there could have been a run on the banks, but you didn't want as a reporter, you didn't want to scare people, but you had to tell them exactly what was happening."nat: "lehman brothers for 150 years a corner stone on wall street failure to find a buyer over the weekend means it is now bankrupt. but, the mercy of wall street is a mess that main street is now feeling its banks react with a sharp tightening of credit a highly uncertain market making business loans harder to come by."christine romans/cnn chief business correspondent: "i remember long conversations, some on the record and off the record, with banking officials and bank ceos and editors, trying to make sure we struck just the right tone to let people know look this is bad. maybe millions of

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is 5:31 eastern time.ion vote happens in the committee to advance the fate of brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court which hangs in the balance as the senate judiciary committee prepares for the vote. members of the committee heard dramatic testimony from kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. the woman who says he sexually assaulted her when they were teeming -- teenagers. now four senators could decide his fate. susan collins and lisa murkowski and jeff flake and joe manchin. >> flake appears to be on the fence saying she offered good testimony. so did he. manchin says quote there are concerns people have. murkowski says she needs a chance to think about all that's gone on. the gop source close to the process tell s cnn they are not sure they have the votes to get this nomination across the finish line, but it's close. we have cnn's phil mattingly from capitol hill with more. >> reporter: christine and dave, republicans are moving forward. every one of them is staring with wrapped attention.

we'll talk at the commercial, romans.ragic childhood and broken home that includes being repeatedly raped as a 9-year-old girl by a man who lived next door to a friend. the adult film star says she wrote the book because she wanted to get all the facts out and have a chance to defend herself. the white house has not responded to requests for comment. she also discussed notably a conversation between donald trump and hillary clinton while she was present. no word yet -- >> a phone conversation? >> a phone conversation between the two in which she claims they were discussing "our plan." stay tuned. >> all right. >>> up next, a woman convicted of helping abduct elizabeth smart back in 2002 is about to walk free. >>> and firefighters battle a tornado of flames. >> wow. i landed. i saw my leg did not look right. i was just finishing a ride. i felt this awful pain in my chest. i had a pe blood clot in my lung. i was scared. i had a dvt blood clot. having one really puts you in danger of having another. my doctor and i chose xar

i'm christine romans. it's the bounce-back that i think would like -- >> not the jumping out of the helicopter? >> that part, too. >> i'm dave briggs. wednesday, september 26th, 5:00 a.m. in the east. the president set to hold his fourth formal news conference tonight, 5:00 p.m. eastern time, when he wraps up meetings at the u.n. >>> we start with breaking news. "usa today" reporting attorneys for christine blasey ford have provided the senate with signed declarations from four people who said she told them in recent years about brett kavanaugh's alleged sexual assault from decades ago. one declaration is from her husband whose knowledge was already reported. three new people are coming forward with information saying ford total them about the alleged incident between 2013 and 2017. no eyewitness accounts, but they speak to knowledge of the incident before those accusations were made public. >> one says ford was especially angry at the light sentence for brock turner, the stanford swimmer that got a six-mo

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i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. the first time since trump took office that the browns won a football game. september 21st. 5:00 a.m. in the east. congrats cleveland. we start with the supreme court nomination. christine blasey ford is ready to speak. her attorneys say their client is prepared to testify next week, but they want the committee to offer quote terms that are fair. >> ford's lawyers held an hour long conference call. the date of the hearing is the biggest hold up. the original date was monday and they suggested thursday. they made it clear at no time during the hearing could ford be in the same room as kavanaugh. >> they made two other requests. kavanaugh testify first and they want to subpoena mark judge and other witnesses. a senate staffer says that is non-starters for those on the panel. a spokesperson for chairman chuck grassley says the committee remains committed to providing a fair forum for dr. ford and judge kavanaugh. >> and days of holding his tongue, president trump showing signs patience i

. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, september 25th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. boy, if monday was washington's version of a fire drill, expect thursday to be more chaotic. president trump will sit face-to-face with rod rosenstein who right now is still deputy attorney general following a tumultuous day in the capitol. that meeting will happen as brett kavanaugh and christine blasey ford testify on capitol hill about her sexual assault allegations against the supreme court nominee. >> first on rosenstein. a senior official tells us the deputy attorney general overestimated how angry the president would be. rosenstein expected fury after "the new york times" reported he suggested secretly recording the president and using the 25th amendment to remove him from office. >> rosenstein offered his resignation from office which led to discussions with top officials through yesterday. for now, the future of the man in charge of the russia investigation remains very much up in the air. senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny with the latest. >> reporter: christine an

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday morning.'s start with tropical storm gordon strengthening overnight. it strengthened overnight and expected to make it to hurricane status. up to 2 million people under hurricane watch for warnings. officials in biloxi ordered the evacuation of harbors and marinas. people along the coast turning to sand bags to keep boats and property safe. >> in new orleans, the mayor declared a voluntary evacuation for areas outside the levee system. gordon has lashed south florida with rain and tropical storm force winds. many schools from florida to orlando are closing early. we have meteorologist pedram javaheri joining us live in the cnn weather center with the latest. p.j., what's in store? >> if were you to have a tropical storm system in the month of september, gordon is what you want to see. streng strengthening is expected. 65-mile-an-hour winds. it is moving at 17 miles an hour. that is screaming across the gulf with little time to strengthen into a major hurricane. you take a look. when storms mov

i'm christine romans. >> good morning. i'm dave briggs. it is friday, september 28th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. i said yesterday this is one for the books. >> it was wrenching, honestly. it felt like two phases. a crescendo in her testimony and in the end, defiant brett kavanaugh. some said it clawed his way out and back to the top. >> ultimately we all may be worse off for it. the nomination to the supreme court hanging in the balance as the senate judiciary committee prepares to vote this morning. members of the committee heard dramatic testimony from brett kavanaugh and dr. christine blasey ford. the woman what says he sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. now in the hands of four key senators. republican susan collins and lisa murkowski and jeff flake and joe manchin. >> collins left capitol hill without commenting. manchin says quote there are concerns people have. murkowski says she needs a chance to think about all that's gone on. a gop source close to the process tells cnn they are not sure they have the votes to push kavanaugh across the finish line. it is defin

. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday, september 7th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. it is friday. it wasn't me. repeated denials after the scathing anonymous senior official op-ed. calling the op-ed sophomore and they were printed out and rolling in to the president. the white house closer to finding out who the author is. the administration has a dozen names on its list. >> melania trump weighing in and calling it cowardly saying he or she is sabotaging the country. she cites the response of the free press. senator rand paul offered this stunning idea. >> i think if you have a security clearance in the white house, i think it would be acceptable to use a lie detector test and ask people if they are talking to the media against the policy of the white house. >> smoke them out. >> lib s -- libertarian rand paul. the president in billings, montana. jim acosta was there. >> reporter: during the rally in front of thousands of supporters, the president said he didn't know who it was, but reporters at "the new york times" should investigate who the writer is. here is what he had to say.

jason: jet setting russian goal of dark roman of rum of which has a lot to -- roman -- has a lot to loseting with his beloved chelsea football team. carol: let's bring in our editor. we kick off the week with the u.s. and china putting tariffs on one another. >> how did we get here? that was one of the elements we wanted to hit on the cover this week. the incredible story about an aluminum company getting its way and relieving the driving force -- really being the driving force behind the aluminum aspect of trump's tariffs policy. jason: so what does this mean? how are these tariffs going to play through? that was your assignment to peter coy? >> that's right. the econ section looks at what might be called an optimal tariff. consumers are bearing the brunt of this. all of those costs get carried through to consumers. we are already watching most prices go up, steel being one. consumer goods, like washing machines, go up. steel being one, washing machines, aluminum. carol: you would like peter, saying you are going to pay more at home depot? >> exactly. these prices are going to be passed

. >> i'm onchristine romans. september 19th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's begin with the woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexuali assault assault. she says she will not testify until the fbi investigates claims. her attorney saying her client wants to cooperate with the senate judiciary committee but the process must not be rushed. >> it's premature to talk about a hearing on monday. and i think people understand that because she has been dealing with the threats, the harassment, and safety of her family. asking her to come forward in four or five days and sit before the judiciary committee on national tv is not a fair process. >> ford's request for delay seeming to shift the momentum among republicans. judiciary chairman grassley saying in a statement that nothing the fbi does would have any bearing on what dr. ford tells the committee. so there is no reason for any further delay. even senator bob corker, a frequent trump critic, tweeted republicans extended a hand in good faith, if we don't hear from both sides on monday, let'