anyway, george whitfield loved the common folk. benjamin franklin was a lifelong friend of his and that was one of the things that franklin appreciated about whitfield. he didn't just cater to the elite. in fact, he had a very troubled relationship with them. when he came over, he didn't have the proper license to preach, and so he was denied the pulpits in many anglican churches here. and so he improvised. and he had this thing built. he had a portable pulpit built. and so he said, ok, you're not going to let me into your churches, i'll go preach out in the fields. we'll see if anybody comes to listen. and at first, a few people gathered. and pretty soon hundreds, and pretty soon thousands, and pretty soon tens of thousands of people would come to hear him. in this portable pulpit. in fact, there is an incident related in franklin's autobiography, which i commend to you. i won't go into this great detail. but he thinks that this is kind of charlatanism, and he thinks that like so many religious people, they invent stories and this

i'm fredricka whitfield. we begin with major confusion today over who's in charge of a top consumer watchdog agency. it's a fight that could be headed for a showdown between the u.s. president, congress and the courts. president trump named white house budget director nick mulvaney as interim chief of the consumer financial protection bureau after its director stepped coup. but that set up a political and legal clash because the outgoing director chose someone else as chief of staff or deputy. in a tweet, senator warren who helped create the consumer agency said this, the dodd/frank act is clear, if there is a cfpb director vacancy, the deputy director becomes acting director. donald trump cannot override that, she says. the white house is now defending the move, calling it routine and arguing they have the law on their side. let's get the very latest now with cnn's boris sanchez in washington. boris what more is the white house saying about this? >> white house officials are essentially saying that the presi

england recovered from the early loss of opener lauren whitfield forjust four, with tammy beaumont andaring a second wicket stand of 104. but slumped from 145—2 and closed the day on 235—7. i think it's probably even at the end of the day. it's been a really good competition between bat and ball and heather and myself are going nicely. we probably could have kicked on a bit but australia fought well in that last session. golf and austria's bernd wiesberger leads after the first round of the nedbank international in sun city south africa. he's one shot clear of the field — but it wasn't a good day for england's tommy fleetwood, who leads the european tour's race to dubai. it was the frenchman who set the early pace. with a hat—trick of birdies after the turn he shot a first round 68 to finish on four under, but that wouldn't be enough for the overall lead. austria's bernd wiesberger hit eight birdies, is the best of them on the 16th, in a round of 67 to finish the day leading on five under. it didn't necessarily hit its super close, but i held a couple ten, 12, 15 figures and gota i hel

i'm fredricka whitfield. a big question looming over washington today, who's in charge of a top consumer watchdog agency? president trump named white house budget director nick mulvaney as interim chief of the consumer financial protection bureau after its director stepped down. but that set up a political and legal clash because the outgoing director chose somebody else. in a tweet, senator elizabeth warren who helped create the consumer agency, said this -- the dodd/frank act is clear, if there is a cfpb director agency, the deputy director becomes acting director. donald trump can't override that. the white house is now defending the move. calling it routine. and arguing they have the law on their side. let's get the very latest now with cnn's boris sanchez in washington. so boris, we're hearing now for the first time from the possible new acting director. we're talking mulvaney, right? >> that's right, fred. we actually got a statement a few moments ago from nick mulvaney currently director of the omb. a

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome this saturday. major confusion today over who was in charge of a top u.s. consumer watchdog agency, and it's a fight that could be headed for a showdown between the u.s. president, congress, and the courts. president trump named white house budget director mick mulvaney as interim chief of the consumer financial protection bureau after its director stepped down, but that set up a political and legal clash, because the outgoing director chose someone else. the chief of staff. in a tweet, senator elizabeth warren, who helped create the consumer agency said this, "the dodd/frank act is clear, if there is a cfpb director vacancy, the deputy director becomes acting director. donald trump can't override that." for more on this looming confrontation, let's bring in cnn white house reporter abby phillips. so, abby, the man the president chose voted to kill this agency when he was in congress. any indication that he has had a change of heart perhaps? >> well, good afternoon, fredricka.

i'm fredricka whitfield. next hour, president trump climbs aboard air force one and begins his more of the critical foreign trip since taking office. they met with u.s. military leaders and visited the "uss arizona" memorial to honor the americans killed at pearl harbor. first stop after hawaii japan. the first of five asian countries the president will be visiting. he'll meet with asian leaders increasingly concerned by a nuclear armed north korea and of course the inflammatory rhetoric between north korea's unpredictable leader and president trump. also threatening to overshadow the trip, the intensifying russia investigation back home. former campaign adviser carter page is backing away from his earlier denials and now confirms to cnn a 2016 meeting with russia's deputy prime minister. even more significant, page says a few people in the campaign knew about his moscow meeting and afterward he even sent an e-mail about it to a campaign aide. let's begin in honolulu. cnn's ryan nobles is traveling with the p

i'm fredricka whitfield. allegations of sexual assault or harassment still sending shockwaves from washington to gadsden, alabama and minnesota and beyond. senator al franken apologizing for groping and kissing a woman without her consent in 2006 and facing an ethics probe now. an eighth accuser coming forward against alabama senate candidate roy moore and describing an encounter in his office back in 1991 when she was 28 years old. >> the moment we walked in, it was full-on assault. i mean, he was very, very flirtatious. and commenting constantly the whole time, and it was not like for five minutes, it was like we were there for a long period of time. it was so uncomfortable. i knew something was up but i just ignored it. tried, you know -- just what it was. when it was time for us to leech, leec leave, my mother had got up to go out the front door. when she was going out the door, i proceeded out and he just grabbed me from behind on my buttocks and he just squeezed it really hard. i remember thinking i was

whitfield. >> it is 11:00 on the east coast. i'm fredricka whitfield. news room starts right now.g to cause major problems for the white house. this time the president's son-in-law and senior adviser jared kushner under growing scrutiny. he's accused of not being truthful about wick wikileaks and russians. he said he did not communicate with wikileaks and didn't recall anyone on the trump campaign who had. a new report shows kushner did receive an e-mail about wikileaks and forwarded it to a campaign official. all of this after accusations that kushner withheld russia-related documents. here's jessica schneider. >> the questions about jared kushner's cooperation continue as congress is asking for more documents, and they're implying that kushner has not been forthcoming with handing them over. >> the senate judiciary committee is calling jared kushner's disclosures into question labeling what he's submitted so far incomplete and demanding more documents. the letter by chuck grassley and dianne feinstein ask for more. trump jr. e-mailed jared kushner and

i am fred reek a whitfield. a big question over washington. whose in charge of top consumer watchdog agency. president trump named white house budget director as interim chief of consumer financial protection bureau after its director stepped down. that set up a political and legal clash because the outgoing director chose someone else. the white house says it is routine and they have the law on their side. let's get the latest. >> he has been critical of the agency before. we heard from barney frank, co-author of frank dodd that allowed this agency to be created, saying this is unprecedented, it was always intended for this agency to be separate from the rest of government. it makes for a confusing situation, one that could potentially wind up in court. duelling appointments opening the door to a showdown between the house and the country's top consumer watchdog agency. on friday, the director of consumer financial protection bureau, richard cordray, resigned, named his chief of staff as deputy director and his de facto replacement. a few hou

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rizzi new whitfield has lived in this house in houston texas for nearly seventy years than hurricane harvey melancon and august twenty seventh tea. when the water started coming in the kitchen and i went in and i was walking in the garden i suppose it is and i couldn't believe it i looked at the bank though and it was just like a lake out there so much as. one trillion gallons of water bill in the houston area over a four day period by far the most rainfall in u.s. history more than ninety people talk to the ring with the stuff like we were at noah's ark or something. really. it's just pretty good at. this time we had and we lost everything again. for. a day that i am on the list and open to me that i have writer's. that's the most high it's the most determined that not only. in houston her kid herbie hit everybody but after the waters receded will there be an equal recovery. you can't go with a clean slate assuming that harvey affected everybody with you because of that. have you gotten help from the red cross or fema or the city you know we have a witness who. lied to the red cross

rizzi new whitfield has lived in this house in houston texas for nearly seventy years. than hurricane harvey me lampel and august twenty seventeen. when the water started coming in the kitchen and i went in and i was woken him out of most of the way it is and i couldn't believe it i looked at the bank there when it was just like a lake or so much of. one trillion gallons of water bill in the houston area over a four day period by far the most rainfall in u.s. history more than ninety people died in the room with the stuff like we were at noah's ark or something. really. it's just good. this time we had the keys and we're not standing in the game. for the i think i'll say that i mean my mom noticed you know passes by me that i don't have writers. doesn't have to hide it i must get them and then natalie. in houston hurricane herbie hit everyone but after the waters. will there be an equal recovery. you can't go with a clean slate assuming that harvey affected everybody with you because of that. have you gotten help from the red cross or fema or the city you know we have a

rizzi new whitfield has lived in this house in houston texas for nearly seventy years than her him harvey melancon and august twenty seventeen. when the water started coming in the kitchen and i went in and i was balkany i'm gonna have some believe all you want is me i couldn't believe it i looked at the bag knowing it was just like a lake i mean so much of. one trillion gallons of water bill in the houston area over a four day period by far the most rainfall in u.s. history more than ninety people died three with the stuff like you would know all of the workers that go with it. it's just pretty good at. this time we had to keep it and we lost everything again. for. a day that i knew my mom noticed and opus's for me that i don't have writers ladislaus too hot is that most of the matter. in houston hurricane herbie hit everywhere but after the waters recede. will there be an equal recovery. you can't go with a clean slate assuming that harvey affected everybody with you because of this. have you gotten help from the red cross or fema or the city you know we have a witness who. lied to the

i'm fredricka whitfield. multiple people have been shot at a church in sutherland springs, texas, east of san antonio. we have more on the story. >> we have spoken with official who is say fbi and first responders are on the scene of an active site here in sutherland springs, texas. this is about 30 miles east of san antonio. i just spoke with a witness, a woman, a cashier at a gas station across the street. she told me around 11:30 central time in sutherland springs, she heard what she estimated to be 20 shots fired when church would be under way for their sunday service at first baptist church there. customers in her store were calling 911. getting the police's attention and told me that police responded to the scene quickly. she said she has seen four helicopters take off with victims inside multiple ambulances responding. the fbi and first responders are on the scene. you see a feed here out of san antonio in texas on the scene here as we hope to learn more about what transpired there this morning. this i

i'm fredricka whitfield. of sexual assault or harassment still sending shockwaves from washington to gadsden, alabama and minnesota and beyond. senator al franken apologizing for groping and kissing a woman without her consent in 2006 and facing an ethics probe now. an eighth accuser coming forward against alabama senate candidate roy moore and describing an encounter in his office back in 1991 when she was 28 years old. >> the moment we walked in, it was full-on assault. i mean,

i'm fredricka whitfield. breaking news out of egypt this morning. a vicious attack on a mosque in the sinai peninsula has left at least 235 people dead and more than 100 wounded. we're hearing reports that attackers even opened fire on the ambulances trying to get the wounded to the hospital. president trump a short time ago weighed in, tweeting horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers in egypt. the world cannot tolerate terrorism. we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence, end quote. ian lee is following the story from jerusalem. what is the latest? >> fred recan, this appears -- fredricka, this appears to be the deadliest terrorist attack to hit egypt, at least in the sinai, when the militants attacked the mosque, when worshipers were going for midday prayer, with we're hearing from state media that at least two explosions went off. when people fled the mosque that's when militants also opened fire. as you said, when ambulances were coming to fer

i'm fredricka whitfield.ews in the agonizing search for a missing argentine submarine and its 44 crew members. the argentine navy revealing that a noise detected near the sub's last known location on the day it went missing is, quote, consistent with an explosion. cnn military and diplomatic disabled list and retired navy rear admiral john kirby joining me right now. admiral, how do you interpret what this may mean? >> to hear that, actually, and certainly not going to be good news for anybody in argentina, not the families of those that are missing, but we need to be careful to draw too much in terms of conclusion from that news. the sound travels differently under water than it does in the air and sometimes it's very difficult to be able to discern location, type and severity of sound even with the most sophisticated sonar equipment. i'm certainly not in any position to doubt what they're saying, if they heard ha they heard to be an explosion, i'm sure they analyzed that, but we need to be careful before dr

i'm fredricka whitfield.

i'm fredricka whitfield.al investigators is raising questions about his truthfulness. the president's son-in-law and senior adviser is accused of lying under oath about the campaign's communications with wikileaks and the russians. sources tell cnn kushner told congressional investigators he did not communicate with wikileaks and did not know anyone on the trump campaign who had. a new report shows kushner did s sev an e-mail about wikileaks and forwarded it to a campaign official. so what are kushner's attorneys saying about these latest allegations that he may have lied under oath? >> yes, fred, so this comes after the wikileaks revelation earlier this week that don jr. was in communications with them. now, we're told that trump jr. received -- forwarded an e-mail to hope hicks, one of the closest aides to candidate trump. she received that e-mail from kushner. now, what this latest revelation does it turns up pressure on kushner to go back to capitol hill for more interviews and explain himself. kushner's

i'm fredricka whitfield. we continue to follow the evolving story of alabama judge roy moore. hecklers were erupting as the alabama republican nominee for the u.s. senate arrived at a veterans day event earlier today. >> what did you mean by that, sir? >> no moore! no moore! no moore! >> this is judge moore's first public appearance since scathing allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him. the fire brand judge is fighting back against claims he assaulted a then 14-year-old girl decades ago when moore was in his 30s. here is what moore had to say at that event. >> "the washington post" published yet another attack on my character and reputation. in a desperate attempt to stop my political campaign for the united states senate. these attacks involve a minor, and they are completely false and untrue. >> cnn was at that event. so, alex, what else did the judge say? >> reporter: well, he really did face these allegations head-on. at first this was about the veterans and he thanked the veterans for their service and paid tribute to them and all the men and women who foug

there's a lot more ahead in the next hour of "cnn newsroom" and we'll turn it over to fredricka whitfieldo much straight ahead. it's 11:00 on the east coast right now. "newsroom" starts right now. it's 5:00 a.m. in hawaii, and the first full day of president trump's most important foreign trip yet. he awakens in honolulu after visiting with u.s. military leaders last night. he and the first lady also laying a wreath at the u.s.s. arizona memorial to honor the americans killed at pearl harbor. in just a couple of hours he leaves for tokyo. he will have a hopscotching of five countries and meet with world leaders during his tour of asia and across much of the region, anxiety grows over a nuclear armed north korea and it's bellicose exchanges with president trump. also threatening to overshadow the trip, the russia investigation and a new development, former campaign adviser carter page is backing away from his earlier denials and confirms a meeting last summer with russia's deputy prime minister. even more significant, page says several members of the campaign knew about his moscow meeting

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thirty-seven, the current temperature outside whitfield elementary school. >> this camera was in facto. so the wind is hit and miss. but it is noticable. and as i said that, little gust pick up here on the skydeck t does really make it feel colder. so, expect that. it is 47 degrees at the airport right now. that's not too bad. but that's also the warmest it will be for the rest of the day. currently held tight at the 26 t pocono. obviously a lot colder there. factoring in even the light win for now though, makes it feel so much colder. so mountains currently feels like the teens, but in the city likely to not feel much better than the two's for good portion of the day as the temperatures decline, despite the sun coming up and shining brightly all day. now along with this, we also end up with the colds he is time frame into tonight. that's when the freeze warning is scheduled to take effect it , will bring about the ends to the growing season, in those counties shaded in the purple. you've already seen that off to the north. but just how cold are we talk ing? well, i'll gave you a hint

i'm fredricka whitfield. welcome this saturday.s in charge of a top u.s. consumer watchdog agency, and it's a fight that could be headed for a showdown between the u.s. president, congress, and the courts. president trump named white house budget director mick mulvaney as interim chief of the consumer financial protection bureau after its director

i'm fredricka whitfield. breaking news out of egypt this morning. sinai peninsula has left at least 235 people dead and more than 100 wounded. we're hearing reports that attackers even opened fire on the ambulances trying to get the wounded to the hospital. president trump a short time ago weighed in, tweeting horrible and cowardly terrorist attack on innocent and defenseless worshipers in egypt. the world cannot tolerate terrorism. we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their

pennsylvania gazette even before whitfield came to america. to publish tons of sermons and what this man is doing the fact he is having a so positive i want to do everything i can. >> host: ben good afternoon welcome to booktv the monthly index program with one bothered to talk about his body of work this month it is best selling author and radio talk-show host, eric metaxas. he began writing books in 1995 which is the children's book bible abc, squanto a miracle of thanksgiving. everything you want to know about guide but afraid to ask. everything you wanted to know but afraid to ask uncle mugs the end amazing grace. who was wilbur?. >> you got me. i am responsible for this information. he is another figure when i learned who he was a was and there is because everybody needs to know who this is and i hardly know. along with chuck colson i had the privilege of the french team later in life who introduced me to the concept he was the man in great britain who decided to use the power in parliament to end of the slave trade. it was as embedded in