. >> i'm victor blackwell. we will go back to christiane amanpour in london in a moment. >> we want to cover the breaking news to get you caught up on the terror attack in heart of london. moments ago, british prime minister theresa may spoke about these attacks and she blamed specifically islamic extremism for the attacks and said there is too much tolerance of extremismi streamism in the united kingdom and they need to find that in terms of what so the web and online. >> right now, forensic investigators are at the site of terror attack looking for evidence. seven people are dead, three 48 people are seriously injured. we know from the mayor of london that some of them are in critical condition. after police say a van barreled into pedestrians on london bridge, the attackers jumped out of the van and stabbed people in near borough market. the police are telling people to stay inside. >> cnn is covering this story from all angles. >> we have cnn anchor and chief international correspondent christiane amanpour

thanks for joining us. >> i'm victor blackwell.appy saturday to you. >>> the search for seven missing sailors continues off the coast of japan where a u.s. navy destroyer collided with a merchant ship in the early morning hours. drivers are set to inspect the "uss fitzgerald," which is now back at port in yokosuka, japan. the ship took on water after sustaining damage both above and below the waterline on its starboard side. the warship's captain, along with two other u.s. servicemen are listed in stable condition after being medevac'd to a naval hospital. >> the names of the missing are being withheld until families can be fonotified. >>> president trump is adding a high profile washington lawyer to his defense team amid the expanding russia investigation. now on board is attorney john dowd, who once led the investigation into the pete rose betting scandal for major league baseball. also cnn learning that tensions are rising at the justice department over this russia probe. the man who named the special counsel this incident occur

good morning to you. >> i'm victor blackwell. happy father's day to all of the dad out there. >>> a tragic search for the missing sailors who were aboard a u.s. navy warship in a collision off the coast of japan. all sailors have been found dead in compartments of the "uss fitzgerald." a navy official says the captain of the damaged destroyer is, quote, lucky to be alive. >> for more let's bring in cnn's alexander field who is in japan, the base of the "uss fitzgerald." what have you learned? >> reporter: this is a tragic loss that they are coming to grips with. they have held on to hope more than a day following this inexplicable crash between a u.s. warship and container ship some three times its size. seven service members had been reported missing and there were searches in the water and by air and the suspicion some of the sailors could, in fact, be trapped in one of the compartments inside the ship, itself. the ship was brought back here to its port. that's when divers were able to go in. they found the extent of the damage

. >> i'm victor blackwell in for dave briggs. this morning the united states is no longer a global leader in combatting climate change. president trump is with drawing the u.s. from the paris climate accord. the sweeping move fulfills a campaign promise but it's prompting sharp backlash from nations around the globe. >> speaking from the rose garden the president wants to renegotiate key parts of this agreement but there's stark warnings this morning that the u.s. is seeding a leadership world it's held in shaping global events since world war ii. >> key u.s. allies are telling president trump they're not willing to renegotiate the paris climate agreement. leaders are all telling the white house there will be no renegotiations in response to the president's comments he would like to strike a better climate deal. the president made it speech he's thinking more about key voters in states like pennsylvania than the u.s. allies that are now disappointed that the u.s. is with drawing from the deal. >> it's time to exit the paris accor

. >> i'm victor blackwell. we will start with the developing story off the coast of japan. where seven u.s. sailors are missing and another three u.s. service men are all in stable condition after the "uss fitzerald" collided with a merchant ship. the ship left the u.s. naval base in yokosuka for routine operations when the incident happened. this was at about 2:30 a.m. local time. >> the fitzgerald is now back at the port of yokosuka after suffering damage that resulted in some flooding. that flooding has now stabilized. we go now to tokyo for the latest on this story. >> reporter: thanks. it's been 15, 16 hours since this incident occurred off the coast of japan involving the "uss fitzgerald" and a container ship. the "uss fitzgerald" has been towed back into its home port of yokosuka about two hours ago. the u.s. navy is saying a lot of damage occurred on the starboard side, that would be the right-hand side. though the pictures only show you damage to what happened above the waterline, it seems the gravest damage occurred beneath the water line. so we're talking about a

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. the countdown to thursday is on. former fbi director james comey set to testify publicly inarguably the most anticipated event since election night. he's expected to reveal details of his conversations with president trump which could be a game changer in the russian probe that is if the president doesn't prevent this testimony. asserting executive privilege which gives him the right to withhold private white house deliberation and records from congress. >> sean spicer says the president still has faith in his son-in-law dessfiet differing accounts on why jared kushner secretly met with a head of a russian state-owned bank. russian president vladimir putin sending shockwaves with this claim, maybe patriotic russian hackers hit the u.s. election. first, though, phil mattingly explains what executive privilege is and how president trump could use it to stop james comey from testifying. >> reporter: there's no question about it the big event, maybe the biggest event anybody has seen in washington in a very long time hap

. >> i'm victor blackwell. "cnn newsroom" begins now. >> it may be saturday, but a lot of people have eyes on thursday morning. that's when james comey goes to capitol hill for his tell-all testimony. could possibly be a turning point in the russia investigation? and that is if the president doesn't stop him from testifying. if he happens to assert executive privilege. that would prevent him from divulging white house records to congress. >> in a few hours away, vice president mike pence will join joni ernst in the roast to ride in iowa. plus, a live look at the white house. trump supporters are getting ready to rally while steps away, protesters are gathering for a march for truth. they will be joined by protesters in new york. live pictures there. several other cities will lead the marches calling for a full investigation into the possible ties to russia. we're covering all this and a lot more with cnn producer dan merica and washington correspondent ryan nobles. dan at the white house. dan, the question if t

rene marsh in for christi paul. >> and i am victor blackwell.tories we are watching. 30 minutes from now, the bill cosby jury will continue deliberations, they have been going now for five days, still not reached a verdict. remember on thursday, the jury declared they were deadlocked but the judge ordered them to keep going. late last night cosby came out of the courtroom, went before the cameras, thanked his supporters before he left. >> also developing, the search begins for sailors missing from the uss fitzgerald. it collided with a merchant ship off the coast of japan. the captain and two sailors have been injured and hospitalized, the war ship back at home port where divers will inspect damage and the search teams will access flooded areas. >>> president trump taking a tough stand by reversing some obama era cuba policies. >> we will not be silent in the face of communist oppression any longer. effective immediately i am cancelling the last administration's completely one sided deal with cuba. >> although it does not roll back all of the pr

good morning to you. >> i'm victor blackwell. >>> a u.s. official is confirming that seven sailors went missing after a collision involving a destroyer near japan are dead. their body were found in blood onned compartments of the "uss fitzgerald." the navy of the 7th fleet says the ship suffered significant damage. >> alexandra field is joining us in japan. >> reporter: they are grieving this morning for the loss of the ship mates who were on board the "uss fitzgerald" when that collision happened. it is still an inexplicable crash for different reasons and hard for people to understand how a warship on a routine operation could have collided with a container ship some three times its size. the naval community here and the family members of service men and women were holding out hope more than a day as search efforts continue to try to locate seven missing sailors. those search efforts coming to an end with the navy announcing that divers had made a discovery going down into the flooded compartments of a ship that has returned to port now.

it never ceases. >> i'm just over this whole city. >> our thanks to victor blackwell for that report.there, i'm boris sanchez in for fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us on this sunday afternoon. 48 hours after the president himself said that he's being investigated for obstruction of justice, his legal team is saying, not so much. watch. >> the president is not under investigation. despite that, friday president trump tweeted out, "i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. witch hunt." so which is it? athena jones, this is all in response to several media reports, some from cnn, some from

. ♪ >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> a karla plowed into a groupf pedestrian outside of a westgate sports center. we know there are emergency vehicle on the scene. >> five casualties have been confirmed and we do not know if they are facilitates or the nature of the injury. a 42-year-old woman has been arrested. they do not believe this to be a terror attack at the time. details are scarce so we will keep our eyes on this. >> in addition to two big stories this hour. the clock ticking on the health care bill in the senate. the gop hoping to vote on this plan on thursday. this is restricted deadline here. is there a lot of back room wheeling and dealing going on. >> in fact, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell trying to cobble together yes votes there. so far, several gop holdout and combined with all of the no democratic votes right now, the prognosis for the bill does not look on promising. meanwhile, president trump is slamming the obama administration when it comes to the russia hacking allegations accusing them of not taking action to stop i

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm christi paul.you with us as we cover terror news in london. british police on high alert after a night of violence and fear. seven people are dead now. yes, that death toll has gone up just in the last few minutes. at least 48 people are seriously injured after police say a van barrelled into pedestrians on london bridge. >> this morning, forensic investigators are at the site of the attack looking for evidence,

. >> martin savidge in for victor blackwell. trump is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf club. the battle between he and james comey is turning into a he said he said showdown. the president slamming comey after his stunning testimony on capitol hill. take a listen. >> no collusion, no obstruction, he's a leaker, but we want to get back to running our great country. >> so now lawmakers are demanding those memos and recordings if there are any and any other records of president trump's conversations with comey be given to them by june 23rd. that's not all. we should point out senator dianne feinstein asking the judiciary committee to investigate the potential of obstruction of justice. >> a lot of voices weighing in. paul callan, cnn legal analyst, juliet juliette kayyem, and errol lewis, and lynn sweet, bureau chief for chicago sun times. after all that, let me give you one more name. bring in cnn washington correspondent ryan nobles at the white house. president trump is essentially accusing comey of perjury. what's ne

. >> announcer: this is "new day" weekend, with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning,o you. president trump juggle two big issues this weekend. russian making allegations now pointing directly to the kremlin. and the vote on his signature health care bill that seems to be drowning in the senate. some say at least struggling. in about two weeks, the president could be standing face-to-face with the russian president of the g20 meetings in germany. >> and now president trump also slamming the obama administration as the stun "washington post" report suggests the obama administration knew about moscow's attempt to hack the u.s. elections in july. but they didn't do enough to stop them. and in the meantime, more skeptical senators weighing in on the republican health care plan. there is the docket of all of the faces, or many of them, right now the fifth gop senator dean heller, has come out against it. in fact, let's listen to him for a moment here. >> i'll tell you right now, i cannot support a piece of legislation that takes interests away from tens of millions of ameri

. >>> this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christie paul. >> always great to you with us. new allegations directly connecting the kremlin to the russian hackings. also a health kafr bill faces an uphill battle in the senate. >> the president could be standing face to face with vladimir putin at the g 20 meeting in germany. this is a stunning report that came out yesterday and just how much he knew about russia's attempt to hack the u.s. elections. mane while more skeptical senators are weighing on the health care plan. it doesn't look like it has enough votes to pass the senate. a fifth senator has now come out against it. watch. >> i'm telling you right now i cannot support a piece of legislation that takes insurance away from tens of millions of americans. you have to protect medicaid expansion states. that's what i want. make sure that we're taken care of here in the state of nevada. >> bryan is following the latest on the russia investigation at the white house. so gom. >> reporter: good morning to you and president trump really seizing on this bomb shell washingto

. >> i am victor blackwell. president trump announced he is pulling the u.s.f the 2015 climate deal. this was the high point of former president obama's environmental agenda. more than 190 countries all aiming at reducing emissions of emissions. the president says it imposes unfair standards on american business. >> what americans want to know, does the president believe climate change is a hoax as he suggested on the campaign trail. well, in yesterday's press briefing, for example, head of the environmental protection agency scott pruitt and white house press secretary sean spicer didn't give a straight answer on that. >> climate change is real and a threat to the united states. >> what's interesting about all of the discussions we had the last several weeks have been focused on one single ar issue, is paris good or not for the country. that's the discussion i had with the president. whether there were good environmental objects achieved as a result of paris. his decision was no, that was the extent of discussion. >> yes, ma'am. >> does the president believe

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 down. ? i thi >> i think it will get more business. >> reporter: and what does the owner say? >> that flag needs to be done, and we're gridlocked. >> reporter: you need to know about this man. >> the south shall rise again. >> reporter: maurice bessinger, politician, activist and founder of maurice's barbecue. he showed off his collection of confederate memorabilia. he was a fierce defender of state's rights and segregation. in his 2004 auto biography. he called the civil rights act uncons

. ♪ >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> a karla plowed into a groupe sports center. we know there are emergency vehicle on the scene. >> five casualties have been confirmed and we do not know if they are facilitates or the nature of the injury. a 42-year-old woman has been arrested. they do not believe this to be

. >> i'm victor blackwell. christiane amanpour is there in london. we have more breaking news. british prime minister theresa may saying islam extremism is responsible for the attacks. >> while the recent attacks are not connected by common network, they are connected in one important sense. they are bound together by the single ideology of extremism that preaches hate rid and sows division and promotes extremism. >> the new video we are getting in of police raids happening in london this morning. remember, seven people were killed. at least 48 seriously injured last night in that deadly attack. we want to go to christiane, as we said, christiane amanpour is in london right now. i know you spoke to the mayor. do you think it's surprising to many people that he is not raising the threat level this morning? >> reporter: well,ly not the pr minister who does it and the joint task force that does it. it hasn't happened and we dean don't know whether we will see where that is raised from critical now which is the highest. in any event, there is a huge and upgraded number of police an

. >> i'm victor blackwell.ut a lot of people have eyes on thursday morning. that's when james comey goes to capitol hill for his tell-all testimony. could possibly be a turning point in the russia investigation? and that is if the president doesn't stop him from testifying. if he happens to assert executive privilege. that would prevent him from divulging white house records to congress. >> in a

victor blackwell.hank you for being with us. >>> new this morning capitol hill may be getting ready for jeff sessions who could be in the hot seat this time. >> he plans to appear before the senate intelligence committee on tuesday. although we don't know yet whether this is going to be public or if it is a closed door hearing but this is coming after former fbi director james comey suggested that sessions may have a third contact with russians and did not disclose it. reports, too, he and president trump had heated exchanges after he recused himself from the russian probe. ryan nobles is following this story. how certain is it the meeting is happening on tuesday? >> reporter: it's very much up in the air. if the hearing happens the first chance that senators get to ask attorney general sessions under oath about the cnn report that investigators are looking into a third possible undisclosed meeting that sessions may have had with the russian ambassador sergie kislyak. the justice department is saying t

♪ >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> always so grateful to haveour company in the morning here. we talk about two big stories this hour. first of all, the mad dash to muster up yes votes on the health care bill. it is on. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell working on the art of the deal put but some gop holdouts. if there is a vote on thursday he may not have enough vote to get that bill through the senate. >> this comes as president trump is slamming democrats' resistance of the health plan. watch. >> their theme is resist. their theme should be let's get together and develop but their theme is resist. it's obstruction. the problem is they become obstructionists and the voters happen to like it. >>> also, president trump is criticizing the obama administration on the russia hacking allegations in the run-up to the 2016 election, accusationing the administration of not taking action to stop it to help hillary clinton's presidential run. we are covering this story from all angles with ryan nobles and brian stealther. what else are we hearing fr

. >> i'm victor blackwell in for dave

. >> our thanks to victor blackwell for that report. >>> the next hour of "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> hey there, i'm boris sanchez in for fredricka whitfield. thank you so much for joining us on this sunday afternoon. 48 hours after the president himself said that he's being investigated for obstruction of justice, his legal team is saying, not so much. watch. >> the president is not under investigation. despite that, friday president trump tweeted out, "i am being investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. witch hunt." so which is it? athena jones, this is all in response to several media reports, some from cnn, some from "the washington post," but it doesn't exactly make a whole lot of sense. >> reporter: no, boris, it doesn't. mixed messages seems to be one of the themes, one of the themes to describe the way this white house operates. "the washington post" reported on wednesday that special counsel, robert mueller, is investigating the president for possible obstruction of justice. on thursday the president took to twitter to

. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be here. the united states will withdraw from the paris climate accord. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> couldn't have picked a worse city as an example. >> the message is the united states is abdicating leadership. >> france will not give up the fight. >> fired fbi director james comey will testify. >> probably will be the most watched hearing since watergate. >> perhaps he sees the trail of evidence getting closer. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. >> welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. this is "new day." it is friday, june 2nd. 6:00. we start with several developments. the trump administration appe appealing to the supreme court to reinstate the halted travel ban on people from six majority muslim countries. leaders expressing the disappointing to pull out of the paris climate accord. while cities and states show they will abide the agreement by lighting up in green. >> white house officials are recur ref

i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm christi paul. so grateful to have you with us as we cover terror news in london. british police on high alert after a night of violence and fear. seven people are dead now. yes, that death toll has gone up just in the last few minutes. at least 48 people are seriously injured after police say a van barrelled into pedestrians on london bridge. >> this morning, forensic investigators are at the site of the attack looking for evidence, and metropolitan police are telling people near the scene of the attack to stay inside. here's how things unfolded. >> reporter: terror in london, starting with a van careening into crowds of people on the city's iconic london bridge and ending with several stabbings in a popular restaurant area. it's the third terror attack in the uk in the last three months. police say they shot and killed three attackers. >> about six or seven times we heard gunshots going off down the street. each time, three or four, maybe more, gunshots. that first one, 10, 15 gunshots. >> reporte