i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good morning to you.for an alleged cop killer in california is over. overnight two more arrests were made. corporal ronil singh was killed on christmas in california. police arrested the suspect friday about 200 miles from the crime scene. they say he came to the u.s. illegally and may have been trying to leave to go to mexico. seven others have been arrested. cnn has more. >> reporter: the man hunt is over for the suspect in a police officer's killing. now we're hearing from his devastated family. less than 48 hours after losing his brother, his hero, his friend, reggie singh stepped to the mic. he learned his brother's killer had been caught. >> he's not coming back. but there's a lot of people out there that misses him. and a lot of law enforcement people that i don't know worked days and nights to make this happen. >> ronil singh came to this country as an immigrant from fiji. he was living his version of the american dream. he wanted to become a police officer and he did just that. he dreamt of a fam

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm in for christi paul, layla santiago. people are dead after a large tsunami crashed into the region last night. hundreds more are injured and dozens right now still missing. >> the psalm slammed into residential areas destroying everything there. look at this. no warning before this was hit they are reporting. this was likely caused by underwater landslides triggered by a volcanic eruption. a tsunami here crashed into a live concert. ♪ [ screaming ] >> red cross officials say they expect this death toll, the number of people killed, to rise. ivan watson is following the latest. what are you learning about how this happened and what is happening now? >> reporter: well, the tsunami struck at about 9:30 on saturday night. this is a holiday weekend in indonesia. the indonesians have monday and tuesday off for christmas eve and christmas, so the tourist hotels, this coastal area along the strait in western java had a lot of tourists when this tsunami struck. indonesian authorities are saying no warning because there was no ear

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm in for christi paul, layla santiago.shed into the region last night. hundreds more are injured and dozens right now still missing. >> the psalm slammed into residential areas destroying everything there. look at this. no warning before this was hit they are reporting. this was likely caused by underwater landslides triggered by a volcanic

. ♪ >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good morning.>> president trump has returned to the u.s. he is home now as the nation, of course, preparing to mourn his predecessor george h.w. bush. >> this morning, the president returned with news of a cease-fire. at least a pause in the trade war with china. according to the white house, $200 billion in tariffs on chinese goods are on hold after president trump met with the chinese president xi jinping on the sidelines of the g20 summit and hold it to 20% rather than 25% that was discussed easterly. >> and remembering president george h.w. bush. ♪ >>> tomorrow begins a week of ceremonies and services to honor the late president george h.w. bush. the 41st president died friday night at his home in houston. now, he will be flown to washington where there will be ab arrival ceremony at the u.s. capitol and the president will lie in state until wednesday. >> cnn's kaylee hartung is with us now. what are you learning about what is coming in the days ahead? >> reporter: well, the bush family is work

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm leyla santiago in for christi paul.re dead from a tsunami crashed into the indonesia. >> no warning before this. it slammed into residential areas and destroying everything in its path. we have new video in that just came in. first, let's look at this. this is aerial video. you're looking straight down here and you can see just the destruction everywhere. >> this is one of the hardest hit areas here. a big concern now will be getting the aid to come in to help people with really destroyed lives. there is debris everywhere. one of the main roads between the two impacted areas we are told is creating some issues. this video also new coming in. >> this is the second video. you saw there that there was a passable road in the last clip. here, impassible. one person is just trying to step through here. what we don't know is how many people were in these homes in these buildings. the rescue efforts have begun. still, dozens of people missing. the latest number we have, more than 800 people injured. we have got more video here

>> announcer: this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> happy "new day" to you at 7:00 here. we are in day eight of the government shutdown and the number of federal agencies closed for business is growing this morning. >> funding ranout overnight for the environmental protection agency and now more than 14,000 people from that department join the hundreds of thousands of government employees who have been furloughed. meanwhile president trump and congress are no closer to reaching a deal. the president's response a torrent of tweets threatening to shut down the southern border if funding for a wall is not approved. let's bring in boris sanchez. who is the president negotiating with? >> reporter: that's a good question. it's not clear that either side is really talking to each other right now. yesterday you had the incoming acting chief of choice, mick mulvaney here on the north lawn of the white house telling reporters that talks had broken down so it's not clear that republicans are speaking to democrats about a deal right now. we should point out the pres

i'm victor blackwell. >> hi, everyone, i'm jessica dean in for kristi paul this morning. deny and distract. that's the president's playbook this weekend as he tries to shrug off the very he'll threat posed to his administration by the russia investigation. >> federal prosecutors accused the president of breaking election finance law by instructing his personal attorney michael cohen to pay hush money to two women who said they had affairs with him. the president very mhemently de he did that. since then he has had tirades against the french union, nato, robert blumenthal. >> and despite attemps that john kelly would be leaving monday, the president decided to do it yesterday. the two haven't reportedly spoken in days. so how far would the president go to change the conversation? >> cnn white house correspondent boris sanchez joins us now. boris, it seems the firing was expected but the timing seems suspect. >> yes, especially considering john kelly was supposed to make the announcement he was leaving the white house on monday to his senior staff. the president stepped all

. >> good morning, i'm victor blackwell. >> good morning. i'm jessica dean in for kristi paul this morning. deny and distract. that's the president's playbook this weekend as he tries to shrug off the very real threat posed to his administration by the russia investigation. >> federal prosecutors accused the president of breaking election finance law by instructing his personal attorney, michael cohen, to pay hush money to two women he allegedly had affairs with. the president vehemently denied that. he had tweets to james comey and nato and robert blumenthal. >> and to the announcement that john kelly would announce his retirement from the white house on monday, the president chose to do it today. the two reportedly have not spoken in days. >> we knew there would be changes right after the midterms. but the timing of this weekend's rollout some people are questioning. >> reporter: good morning. especially questionable when john kelly was going to announce his stepping down on monday. he was asked point blank if he directed michael cohen to

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> good sunday to you. >>> the white house is waging a public relations war, attempting to shift blame for the government shutdown to democrats. >> several tweets yesterday where the president blames democrats for failing to fund his border wall, despite saying earlier this month he would proudly own any shutdown. >> i will shut down the government. >> okay. fair enough. i disagree. >> i am proud. >> we disagree. >> i am proud to shut down the government for border security. i will take the mantle. i'm not going to blame you for it. >> for the next four days the republican control both houses of congress and there are no votes scheduled on reopening the government. most likely the first votes to fund the government will not come until democrats take the house and that happens on thursday. >> the president's twitter spat with democrats took a new turn yesterday when he blamed democrats for the crisis at the u.s. border with mexico. cnn's jessica dean joins us now. jessica, the president is now blaming d

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. good to be with you.llions of americans are waking up this morning with the future. their health care in limbo. last night a federal judge in texas struck down the affordable care act known as obamacare. that judge's ruling is that the aca's individual mandate is unconstitutional. >> that mandate required all individuals to have insurance and would fine those who did not. former u.s. attorney david katz explains it this way. >> the argument goes like this -- the supreme court ruled 5-4 that the aca was constitutional. five justices were willing to say including chief justice roberts, that it was okay as a tax. that's the individual mandate was a tax. if you didn't buy the insurance, you had to pay a tax. and that was within the taxing power of the united states federal government. as of next year, there is no more individual mandate. that was what the republicans put in the new aca. >> so this doesn't mean that you can't sign up for obamacare. the law's still in effect. this morning, though, marks the fin

good morning, i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm christi paul. the former president died overnight. he was 94 years old and in houston. this of course after months of declining health. george herbert walker bush dedicated his life to serving first as a navy pilot, then as a congressman, a diplomat, as the head of the cia. cnn's jake tapper looks back at the legacy of his work here in the united states. the president's work. not just here in the u.s. but on the world stage. >> reporter: historians say that president george h.w. bush's dialings set the gold standard for the presidency -- >> a big idea, a new world order where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind. >> reporter: president bush charted u.s. policies that promoted eastern europe's peaceful emergence from communism. the fall of the berlin wall, the breakup of the soviet union, and the end of u.s.-soviet proxy wars in nicaragua and el salvador. >> some had felt that we were so infat waited in the change -- infatuated in the change with eastern europe that we were

. >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good saturday morning to you. we're starting with this dramatic ruling that could affect the future of health care coverage for millions of americans. a federal judge in texas has struck down obamacare. >> he parties th-- he parties tt the key part of the law is unconstitutional. according to his ruling, that includes the rest of the law that he says cannot stand without the mandate. so the entire affordable care act itself must fall. >> attorneys general in several states are already preparing appeals while others are cheering this decision along with the white house. there is happening on the same day as the obamacare nears signup deadline, ending at midnight in most states. >> an important point here. the judge did not block the law. what does that mean for you? it means that you can still sign up. more than four million people have already done so this year. now the future of where it goes is what's uncertain. >> what just happened now is not going to be the last step, but it's a troubling first judicial step

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm jessica dean in for christi paul. federal prosecutors are zeroing in on what may be a worst-case scenario for the white house. president trump directly implicated in two federal crimes connected to the russia investigation. >> for the first time a team of investigators in new york say that then-candidate trump explicitly directed his personal lawyer, michael cohen, to break federal election law. the memo is seven pages law, but here's a key phrase from the filing, and it's important that we let these words resonate. cohen's commission of two finance crimes on the eve of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a blow to one of the core goals of the federal campaign finance laws -- transparency. while many americans who desired a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks, or found any number of legal ways to make their voices heard, cohen constitute influence the election from the shadows. he did so by orchestrating secret and illegal payments to silence two women

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm in for christi paul this

i'm christi paul. >> i'm victor blackwell.oke with secretary of state mike pompeo in bean knows ar rece. they spoke with some of the major issues facing president trump. >> he started by asking him about his recollections of george herbert walker bush. >> mr. secretary, thanks so much for joining us. >> wolf, it's great to be with you. >> let's talk about the late george h.w. bush. how do you see his legacy? >> remarkable american legacy. they don't make them like that very often. i had a chance to get to know him when i was a member of congress and then i held a job he held. i remember talking to him to be the cia director and he said, you'll be great. you'll be awesome. in fact, it was the second best job i ever had. he loved that group of people, that talented espionage agency the most. >> i want to extend my heartfelt sympathies to the family today. >> what can he learn about the life he led? >> it was a true life of service. he was committed to his faith. he was willing to work hard. maybe those would be the three words.

i am victor blackwell. >> i am jessica dean in for christi paul. >> the president is being implicatedthe justice department that he appointed. >> they're accusing trump of directing personal lawyer michael cohen to break federal election laws, pay hush money to two women he allegedly had

i'm victor blackwell. 41,000 people are protesting across the country and about 1500 are swear squaringe. look at the picture as few moments ago. they took down boards put up to protect shops from setting on fire. it's the fourth weekend off violent protests across france and say 475 people have been taken into custody. >> david, good morning to you. the dms challenge is what's happening on the street. what do these protesters want? macron has scrapped his fuel tax increase that has not satisfied the protesters? >> reporter: well, clearly wasn't enough. not sure what is going to be enough. this is a make or break weekend for macron. he's put more police, more forces of law and ord more than ever. paris is completely locked down at this point. every bridge across central paris has been closed off by the national guard. and there's no mucking around. he's serious. on the ecumnaic end, he will not reimpose a tact on the healthy. a tax from 30 years ago macron removed because he's hoping to lure welty people from brexit. higher taxes on gas, those have gone away. frrt but there's so mep ey

. >> i am victor blackwell. up to speed on what's happening in the world this

. ♪ >>> this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christie ford. >> good saturday to you.vernight epa became the latest government department to shutdown. telling its 14,000 employees to shut down. >> it stayed open the first week of the government shut down, but overnight the money ran out and over 800,000 government employeest out of work or reporting to work with no promise of a paycheck. on twitter the president blamed democrats for the shutdown which is now in i8th day, even though in the oval office he said he'd own it. the livelihoods of 800,000 are threatened here and that's what it comes down to. it's not just about the numbers, it's about the people. >> real people need the money and they need it on a day they were depending on it. federal workers suddenly find themselves without a reliable income. >> reporter: with president trump unable to secure funding for his border wall. >> i can tell you it's not going to be open until we have a wall, a ferns, whatever you'd tluk call it. >> reporter: the government shutdown will likely continue into the new year, effectin

. ♪ >>> this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good saturday morning tois entering its second week with no sign that president trump and democrats are preparing to compromise. >> now more than 800,000 government employees are currently out of work or reporting to work with no promise of a paycheck despite a monopoly on power in washington president trump and the

. >> i'm martin savidge in for victor blackwell.d to be with you here. >> battle over health care coverage is now center stage again in washington thanks to a texas judge's ruling striking down the affordable care oact. >>> democrats controlling the house and republicans have a stronger grip on the senate. the president says a fix will happen but some are skeptical. >> we are getting new reporting on the time and reasoning behind interior secretary ryan zinke's exit from the trump team as house democrats continue to investigate him whether he's in office or not. >>> we begin this morning with health care. the president and the former president offer dueling messages in the wake of the texas judge's ruling. cnn white house reporter sarah westwood joins us live this morning. sarah. >> reporter: president trump is continuing to take a victory lap after the judge's ruling on friday night. the president has claimed president for predicting the demise of obamacare and calling on congress to come up with a replacement plan for obamacare an

i am victor blackwell. >> i am jessica dean in for christi paul. >> the president is being implicated of two crimes by people in the justice department that he appointed. >> they're accusing trump of directing personal lawyer michael cohen to break federal election laws, pay hush money to two women he allegedly had affairs with. >> the president's response in a tweet. after two years, millions of pages of documents and cost of over $30 million, no collusion. >> this is the key phrase from cohen's sentencing memo released by prosecutors. let this sink in. cohen's commission of two finance crimes on the eve of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a blow to one of the core goals of the federal campaign finance laws, transparency. >> we are digging into the new findings. jeremy, take us through the memos. >> that's right, victor. this is one of the most reviewing looks we've had to date in what mueller's investigation has. what's most significant is that federal prosecutors have for the first time publicly implicated, directly implicated the president when he di

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >> good sunday morning to you. president trump is now back in the united states as he prepares to lead the nation in mourning of predecessor george h.w. bush. a little more than an hour ago, the president landed at joint base andrews as the news was he was halteding $200 in china and the united states now. >> meanwhile president trump is expected to lead the nation in mourning. former president george h.w. bush. there is a week of memorial services planned for the 94-year-old former president. >> we start this morning with the news from the white house. president trump's trade war with china. >> the white house announced overnight the president agreed to halt tariffs in the chinese tariffs in the u.s. and one of several agreements to come out of president trump's dinner with the president of china. sarah a westwood joins us live from the white house. >> after the two and a half meeting over dinner in buenos aires, a message of optimism about the fults of those trade talks between the u.s. and china the past

. >> i'm victor blackwell. and we're following breaking news. the 41st president of the united states, george herbert walker bush, has died. he was the patriarch of an american family, a dynasty. his political career spanned four decades. george herbert walker bush was known for his generosity, kindness, but also his competitive spirit. a spirit on display in each political race he entered regardless of political success or failure. his inherent modesty meant showing little emotion, even when the president wanted to see more. behind that stoic front was a deeply spiritual man who was admittedly emotional in private. president george h.w. bush was born into privilege but had a spirit of service. he and his wife, barbara bush, also raised their children with those same valleues. >> cnn's camy hard tongue is in houston -- kaylee hartung is in houston right now. the city honoring the president and getting reaction from people there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as houston's mayor has said he was one of our most esteemed and relatable nei

. >> i am victor blackwell. breaking news. ryan zinke is out by the end of the year. >> ryan zinke was being investigated for possibly using his office for personal gain. sarah, what are you hearing this morning? >> president trump announcing this morning that yet another top administration official is heading for hits exits as his west wing and administration undergo a change. ryan zinke faced a number of ethics enquiries that he used his post for personal gain. the inspector general started to look into a number of issues with zinke, including his chair of haliburton. cnn reported in october the justice department started investigating zinke's conduct after a referral from the agency's instebpector general. president trump just wrote moments ago. i want to thank him for his service to our nation. zinke's departure could prevent him for having to face questions before congress. democrats signaled they were going to look into zinke's various scandals. of course this is the latest vacancy the president has to fill. last night h

. >> i am victor blackwell. you're in the cnn "newsroom." >> getting you up to speed on what's happening in the world this morning. 14,000 epa employees are joining the already long lines of government workers who have been told to stay home. >> overnight, the environmental protection agency closed its doors, the latest department to shutter as the government shuts down, enters an eighth day. more agencies, more government services are expected to run out of funds as weeks go on, adding to the growing number of federal workers fearing for their financial futures. there are concerns the shutdown could stretch into the new year. that's the expectation. neither the senate nor the house are expected to vote on any type of funding until thursday when democrats take control of the house. >> despite claims that he would shutdown the government and own it, president trump is putting the blame it seems on the democrats, threatening to close the southern border with mexico if they don't fund the border wall. cnn white hou

i am victor blackwell. >> and leyla santiago. we are hours away from a crucial moment in the on-going shutdown. the senate convenes at noon. will they vote today? will they have something to vote on today? >> it is the third partial government shutdown, entering the 11th hour. thousands of federal workers may now have to wait, many of them continuing to report to work with no idea when they'll get their next paycheck. >> and the week after he told democratic leaders he would be proud to take the blame for a border wall shutdown, president trump says it's the democrats' fault. >> it caps a rough week for the white house. the dramatic court appearance from the former national security adviser, michael flynn, and the resignation of james mattis, and the worst week on wall street in a decade. we have a couple of hours until the senate convenes. what are we expecting, what are you hearing about what's going to happen? >> reporter: sure. a number of things could happen. they're negotiating behind the scenes. had a chance to talk to jur

good morning, i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm christi paul. the former president died overnight.on. this of course after months of declining health. george herbert walker bush dedicated his life to serving first as a navy pilot, then as a congressman, a diplomat, as

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm leyla santiago in for christi paul this morning. >>> for the third timehis year alone the government has shut down at least partially. this after lawmakers tried and failed to pass a spending bill with border funding for the wall that the president wants. midnight came and went. >> so the question now -- how long will this shutdown last. thousands of federal workers may have to wait. a lot of them continuing to report to work when all they opt that christmas list, a paycheck. >> now the week after he told democratic leaders that he would be proud to take the blame for a border wall shutdown, president trump says it's the democrats' fault. the shutdown caps a rough week for the white house after a dramatic court appearance from a former national security adviser, resignation letter from the secretary of defense, and the worst week on wall street in a decade. >> all right. we are covering this from all angles this morning. lots to talk about. cnn white house correspondent abby phillip and cnn national correspondent suzanne malveaux. let's start with suzanne

. >> i'm martin savidge in for victor blackwell. >> good to have you here, martin. >>> the battle overlth care coverage is now center stage again in washington thanks to a texas judge's ruling striking down the affordable care act. >> the debate will have democrats now controlling the house and while republicans have a stronger grip on the senate. >> president trump says a fix will happen but some republicans are less hopeful after watching democrats ride their defensive obamacare to midterm victories. >>> we are getting in your reporting on the time and reasoning about ryan zinke's exit from the trump team as white house continue to investigate whether he is in office or not. >>> we want to begin with health care, though. as president and former president offered dueling messages in the wake of the texas judge's ruling here. cnn white house reporter sarah westwood is with us live. what are you hearing this morning? good morning to you, sarah. >> reporter: good morning. president trump is take ago victory lap this weekend in the wake of that federal judge's ruling invalidating obamacar

i am victor blackwell. >> and leyla santiago.in the on-going shutdown. the senate convenes at noon. will they vote today? will they have something to vote on today? >> it is the third partial government shutdown, entering the 11th hour. thousands of federal workers may now have to wait, many of them continuing to report to work with no idea when they'll get their next paycheck. >> and the week after

. >>> good saturday morning to you, i'm victor blackwell. >> hi, everyone, i'm jessica dean in for christi paul. >> we start this morning with the bethlehmemo from federal prosecutors accusing president trump of asking nooik break federal election -- michael cohen to break federal election laws. >> and cone's admission to two finance crimes on the eve of the 2016 election for the president of the united states struck a blow to one of the core goals of the federal campaign laws -- transparency. while many americans who desired a particular outcome to the election knocked on doors, toiled at phone banks, or found any numbers to make their voices heard, cohen soughton from the shadows. he did so by orchestrating secret and illegal payments to silence two women who otherwise would have made their -- made public their alleged extra merritt tan affairs with -- marital affairs with individual one. in the process, cohen deceived the voting public by hiding alleged facts that he believed would have a substantial effect on the election. cnn's digging into the new filings. we'll begin with jeremy who

. >> i am victor blackwell. breaking news.ated for possibly using his office for personal gain. sarah, what are you hearing this morning? >> president trump announcing this morning that yet another top administration official is heading for hits exits as his west

. >> announcer: this is "new day weekend" with victor blackwell and christi paul. >>> happy new day to you. so glad to have you with us here. you are waking up to day nine of a partial government shutdown. president trump appears at the point here to be setting -- set i should say on blame democrats fully for this. >> in the tweets yesterday, the president blamed democrats for the shut down despite saying earlier this month he would proudly own any shutdown. >> i will shut down the government. >> okay, absolutely. >> and i am proud. and i it he will you what. >> i disagree. >> i'm proud to shut country the border security. i will take the mantle and i will be one that will shut it down. i'm not going to blame you for it. >> they have no votes scheduled on reopening the government. jessica dean joins us now. it appears the president is independence, at least primary, in the optics of the moment. he not calling anyone in from the other party to discuss opening up the government. >> yeah, good morning to both of you guys. that's right. he is really focused, right now, on tweeting. you guy

i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm in for christi paul this morning. >> hour 8, the third partial government shutdown of this year. it started at midnight when lawmakers tried and failed to get the votes to pass a spending bill with border funding for the wall. >> here's the big question, how long will this shutdown -- partial shutdown, last? thousands of federal workers may now have to wait. a lot of them still planning to report to work when all they want on that christmas list is a paycheck and on time. and now, the week after he told democratic leaders that he would be proud -- you just heard him -- to take the blame for a border wall shutdown, president trump says it is the democrats' fault. >> and the shutdown comes at the end of a really rough week for the white house. there was this dramatic court appearance from a former national security adviser, that was only this week. >> i know. >> it seems like it was weeks ago. then you had the regulsignations from the defense secretary and the president who likes to take credit for how wall street is performing now is seeing the worst week on