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spicer went on live with wolf blitzer stressing he wanted to apologize so as not to distract from the president's efforts to destabilize the middle east. he also told our peter alexander the president did not ask him to apologize. >> bottom line, just wanted to get it set. you made the clarifications before. what do you have to say? >> obviously i was really trying to make sure we talked about assad's actions. to draw any kind of comparison to the holocaust was inappropriate and insensitive and obviously especially during a week like this, regret that. >> your desire was an apology. i just want to give you the opportunity to make that apology. >> absolutely. i'm absolutely sorry, especially during a week like this to make a comparison that is inappropriate and inexcusable. >> nancy pelosi says you should be fired. is your job safe? >> i -- i -- well, you know what? i made a mistake. i'm owning up to it. and, you know, this is -- obviously i would expect or i would hope that everyone understands that we all make mistakes and ask for forgiveness. >> there is speculation tonight that a n

spicer went on live with wolf blitzer stressing he wanted to apologize so as not to distract from theresident's efforts to destabilize the middle east. he also told our peter alexander the president did not ask him to apologize. >> bottom line, you made the clarifications before, you wanted to make it clear exactly what the message was you were trying to deliver. what do you have to say. >> obviously i was really trying to make sure that we talked about assad's actions in terms of using chemical weapons and comparing it to the holocaust was inappropriate and insensitive and especially during a week like this, we regret that. >> your desire was to apologize. >> oh, yeah. especially during a week like this, to make a comparison that is inpope and inexcusable. >> nancy pelosi says you should be fired. is your job safe? >> you know, what, i made a mistake, i'm owning up to it. obviously, i hope that everyone understands we all make mistakes and ask for forgiveness. >> there is speculation that a news max article on assad and hitler may have put the idea in his head as news max is widely r

wolf blitzer, my colleague, joining me from washington. the president at mar-a-lago having a meeting. >> a very important meeting. i want to go to jeff, down at mar-a-lago in palm beach, florida, with the president. tell us what you're hearing and what you're seeing. it didn't take long for the president to speak out. >> reporter: it didn't indeed, wolf. this is a swift-moving series of events. i just came from a meeting with secretary tillerson and h.r. mcmaster. they walked us through what led to the president making this decision this evening. the chemicals attacks just happened a couple days ago. we have been talking and reporting about how the president said he was moved by those attacks, those gruesome images. his advisers said he ordered up some options. it wasn't until this afternoon when he arrived here that he sat down with his national security advisers to go through those options and he ultimately made those decisions and the strikes began around the 8:40 eastern time. did the president give russia, moscow, a heads up that this

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news this hour, the united states senate now barreling toward an epic showdown that could change the rules for confirming high court justices forever. the gorsuch nomination getting the green light from the judiciary committee today even as democrats secured enough votes to launch a filibuster on friday. republicans now amping up their plans to respond by triggering the so-called nuclear option that would lower the number of votes needed to confirm gorsuch and future u.s. supreme court nominees. >>> also tonight, president trump vowing to support egypt's hard line leader and work with him in the fight against terrorism. plump welcoming president fattah el sisi to the white house, something president obama pointedly did not do. >>> and breaking news, members of the house intelligence committee are gathering this evening after weeks of partisan division and gridlock and controversy surrounding the chairm

i now turn you over to wolf blitzer in "the situation room." thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news. violation of the law? questions are swirling about ousted trump national security adviser michael flynn and whether he broke the law by failing to disclose payments from foreign governments. the white house says it doesn't know, and a top congressional republican says it appears he did. will the man who led calls to lock up hillary clinton himself now face charges? >>> russia's tentacles growing. signs that moscow may be meddling in the french campaign spreading fake news and hacking key individuals at the same time u.s. congressional investigators are lining up witnesses to testify in the probe against russia's interference in the u.s. presidential election. what will they reveal? missile rattling. a u.s. submarine loaded with tomahawk cruise missiles arrives in south korea as north korea marks the anniversary of its army with a huge artillery drill. we have an exclusive live report from inside north korea this hour as the show o

turning you over to wolf blitzer. >> happening now, trump's red line. he says something should happen with regard to syria's leader after the deadly chemical attack that killed dozens of people including children. the president calls it a disgrace to humanity. he is expected to meet tonight with national security team and a source says he is considering military action in syria. stepping aside, house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes stems aside from the probe into russia's election meddling after the ethics committee announces he's under investigation. republicans change senate rules to confirm a u.s. supreme court nominee, ending a democratic filibuster. does this so-called nuclear option allowing a simple majority vote signal the end of any bipartisan? a high stakes summit. president trump gets ready for a critical summit with china's president amid reports of sharp infighting among his advisers with chief strategist steve bannon demoted from national security role, who has the president's ear? i'm wolf britser. you're in "the situation roo

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." . >>> the united states is reviewing its options for possible military action against north korea and defense officials say two tests are scheduled for weapons that may be needed to shoot down kim jong-un's missiles. a ship launched interceptor meant to take down north korean officials that threatened japan and a ground-based missile that defend against a future north korean threat to the u.s. homeland and north korea is talking tough, staying will test missiles, and i'm quoting now, weekly, monthly and yearly and warning the u.s. of all-out war if it takes military action. russia's also testing the trump administration and u.s. defenses right now sending a pair of cold war era strategic bombers toward alaska. the u.s. military says u.s. fighter jets safely intercepted the russian planes in international air space. homeland security chief john kelly issuing a blunt new warning saying the risk of a terror attack on the united states right now is worse, w

finally he went on wolf blitzer and apologized t.spicer and this administration is, they don't have the dna of compassion. and they don't have the dna of the knowledge of history. and i come from a people who lost 6,000 people a day gassed in auschwitz. any greater know what is sean spicer should know. is shakopee spicer not very smart or very competent? in either case, he should not be the spokesperson for the president of the united states. >> there are other people, we just had ari fleischer on, a former press secretary. he is also on the board of the jewish republican committee. >> uh-huh. >> he was taking a more forgiving tone towards what sean spicer has to deal with, look, people speak extraneously, let my play for you what ari fleischer said. >> he apologized. he did the right thing to just come out and apologize, you know the notion that this is somehow nefarious or indicative of holocaust denial, i dismiss. i think that's the normal washington, somebody you don't like and when the party you don't like says something you don

i'm wolf blitzer. newer in "the situation room." >>> breaking news, president trump says relations with russia may be at an all-time low, and after meeting with the nato secretary-general, the president said he no longer believes the alliance is obsolete. he said it would be a fantastic thing if the united states got along with russia and with president putin. president trump says he heard things went, quote, pretty well during today's meeting in moscow between putin and secretary of state rex tillerson. tillerson met for hours with russian leaders and says he told putin that relations are dismal. earlier, putin made it clear he agrees saying ties between the two countries have worsened during the trump administration. the moscow talks were blunt with sharp differences over the deadly chemical attack in syria and the u.s. missile strike that followed. underlying all of that, strains brought on by russia meddling in the u.s. presidential election which tillerson says could lead to additional u.s. sancti

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when i said nato to wolf blitzer is obsolete, i got attacked. three days later people that study nato said trump is right. i said it was obsolete. it's no longer obsolete. >> tony, what do you think changed for the president? >> apparently the president fixed nato in the couple months he's been in office. no, look, in fairness, don, a couple things. one, any president coming in confronts a barrier and that barrier is called reality, and often the positions they take during a campaign just run right into that barrier and so they change and they adjust and they adapt. if that's what's happening, that's a good thing. i think what's unusual about president trump is the vigor with which he takes on a new position as if he never held the old one. and counting a little bit on our collective amnesia to forget he said something diametrically opposed to what he's saying now, but if the end result is a policy and an approach that better reflects reality, and better reflects our interests around the world, that's a good thing. >> listen, tony, no president

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." you're in "the situation room." ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> this is "cnn breaking news." >> we are following breaking news about fired trump security adviser michael flynn. documents released reveal the pentagon is investigating the retired army lieutenant general after payments he accepted from russia and turkey. the documents also show that flynn was explicitly warned against accepting such payments. also breaking, blunt remarks by the homeland security secretary about the danger facing the united states. general john kelly says the electronics ban in effect on some planes entering the united states could now be expanded everywhere. he says, quote, the threat is real. it keeps him awake at night. . >>> we're also following a renewed threat of a government shutdown starting this weekend despite assurances from the white house it would be averted. house democrats are now threatening to oppose a critical spending bill if, if republicans force a v

he went on to our wolf blitzer and launched a multiple apology.>> why did you even make that comparison to hitler on gas attacks as you know 6 million jews were killed in the holocaust. many of them with poison gas. >> well, thanks for having me, wolf. i was obviously trying to make a point about the heinous acts that assad had made against his own people last week using chemical weapons and gas. frankly i mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive reference to the holocaust for which frankly there is no comparison. for that i apologize. it was a mistake to do that. >> tell us who you're apologizing to right now. there are holocaust survivors out there who were listening to what you said and couldn't believe a spokesman, the press secretary for the president of the united states, would make such a statement. so just specifically tell us who you want to apologize to. >> well, clearly, you know, anybody who not just suffered in the holocaust or is a desendent of anybody but frankly, you know, anyone who was offended by those comments. it's not

i'm wolf blitzer.ou're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >> we're following breaking news. a deadly shooting in paris now being investigated as a possible terror attack. officials there say a car pulled up next to a police van and opened fire with an automatic weapon. one police officer was killed, at least two others injured before the shooter was killed. over at the white house meanwhile, president trump just expressed condolences to france and said the shooting, quote, looks like another terrorist attack. the president also criticized iran, which he says is not living up to the spirit of the nuclear agreement. and he expressed confidence that china's president is working to contain what mr. trump calls the menace of north korea. also tonight, the kim jong-un regime is making new threats against the united states, vowing, and i'm quoting now, complete destruction that will leave the country in ashes. we're covering all of that. much more this hour with our guests, including

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news tonight, president trump says he has a responsibility to respond to the horrific chemical attack that killed dozens of innocent civilians. the president would not say what action he might take or spell out whether he now believes assad must go. a past u.s. position he was in the process of abandoning. in stark contrast to nikki haley offering an impassioned public condemnation of russia for protecting the regime. this is at a time when the trump camp/russia ties are also under investigation. in in . >>> also, the president telling "the new york times" that susan rice may have committed a crime. mr. trump declining to offer any specifics or any evidence a day after rice denied gop allegations that she used intelligence for political purposes. >>> also tonight, the president's chief strategist steve bannon has been ousted from a permanent seat on the national security council. they say his oversight is no longer needed now that h.r. mcma

i'm wolf blitzer in washington.ver you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. we begin with breaking news out of russia. 11 people were killed and at least 39 others were injured in a subway explosion in st. peterbupete petersburg. the entire metro system has now been shut dow

apologizing multiple times to wolf blitzer earlier this evening.i was talking to sean spicer after that and i asked him what led him to do this. he said a he apologized for being a distraction to the president's policy on syria. he also said i wanted to set the record straight. this is not the first thing the press second has had to walk back this week. he talked about barrel bombs yesterday. b the press secretary, one of the most visible faces of the administration saying, look, i made a mistake and i'm sorry. >> jeff, thank you very much. jeffr congressman, let me start with you. what is -- was your reaction, your gut reaction when you heard what sean spicer said this afternoon about hitler? >> it was simply outrageous. it was painful at this passover season and it worries me to think that sean spicer or anybody that high up in the administration would have such a lack of knowledge of the historical context. but i'm just as worried that spicer made other comments today that shows he doesn't understand what's happening in the world to civilians in

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the "the situation room." >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> breaking news. the house and senate intelligence committees both go behind closed doors as new investments come to light in their probes of russian meddling in the u.s. election. a congressional intelligence source says investigators are looking into the timing of meetings between people close to donald trump and russian officials during the transition and whether they talked about easing us u sanctions. the ranking democratic adam schiff says his investigation seems back on track and there is agreement on witnesses to be interviewed. schiff says new information is coming in daily and that possible collusion between the trump campaign and russia is one of the core issues. he says the white house wants investigators to lose their focus and says the white house is trying to conflate the unmasking of people picked up in incidental intelligence with leaking. president trump's -- president obama's national sec

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour, a federal judge has now blocked part of a trump executive order that would cut off funding for so-called sanctuary cities across the country that protect illegal immigrants. the ruling issued in california a little while ago. another major legal blow to the president's immigration agenda after his travel ban was blocked by the federal courts. also breaking, new oversight for the fed's trump/russia investigation amid new signs president ousted national security adviser may have broken the law. the senate just confirmed deputy attorney general rod rosen stein. he now has authority over the entire russian probe since his boss, attorney general jeff sessions, recused himself. this as the chairman of house oversight committee suggesting michael flynn may have broken the law by failing to disclose payments received from russia and turkey before he became the president's national security adviser. tonig

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."arts right now. >> "out front" next, breaking news, the trump administration taking on iran tonight. a warning that iran could become the next north korea. is trump gearing up for the fight against the islamic republic? what about ivanka and jared? a former nfrl star aaron hernandez dead from apparent suicide. why would he kill himself days after being acquitted? good evening i'm erin burnett. breaking news, taking on iran, the trump administration

adam schiff talking to wolf blitzer earlier this afternoon ripping into the white house.e're trying to force the investigation to lose focus. here's part of his conversation with wolf. >> i think there are a few things going on. there is, in the first instance, a strong desire by the white house that we lose our focus, that we not pursue the investigation of russia, particularly as it might impact the trump campaign. i think that's priority number one for the president and the administration. >> this comes after mr. schiff publicly asked devin nunes to recuse himself from the investigation into possible ties between russia and the trump transition team. nunes himself is a member of that team. we'll talk to ari fleischer about this and so much more, including syria, next. remember when you said men are supeyeah...ivers? yeah, then how'd i get this... ...allstate safe driving bonus check? ...only allstate sends you a bonus check for every six months you're accident free. silence. it's good to be in, good hands. itbut one i think with quesa simple answer. we have this need t

that's it for "the lead," i am jake tapper, i am turning you over to wolf blitzer. thanks for watching. >>> happening now, breaking news, nuclear show down. democrats have enough votes to keep president trump's nomine off the u.s. supreme court unless republicans unleash the nuclear option and change the number of votes needed for confirmation. >> will either side blinked? >> the first meeting of the bitter partisan dispute frozes the investigation of russian meddling. >> is this the ice breaker they need to move forward. subway terror attack of explosion ripped through the metro train while vladimir putin visits the city of st. petersburg. ten people are dead and dozens hurt. who's behind the bombing. >> going along, the u.s. is read d i to go it alone like this week's naval exercises. what options does the president have in i am wolf blitzer, you are in "the station room." >> this is cnn breaking news. breaking news right now, senate democrats have the vote to block neil gorsuch unless or until republicans use the nuclear option and blow up the senate rules loweri

that's it for me. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."arts right now. >>> breaking news, the white house calling out syria for using deadly barrel bombs. something the assad regime does daily. is it a new red line. >>> plus a massive u.s. war ship headed toward the korean peninsula tonight. will it stop or encourage kim jong-un. >>> plus a manhunt for a man that mailed president trump a deadly manifesto. >>> the breaking news, the white house saying the u.s. is prepared to take more military action against syria. not only if syria uses chemical

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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room."burnett "out front" starts right now. >> up next, breaking news. president trump tough talks called syria's leader 3wu67er. is this the same trump we heard days ago? plus another astonishing turnaround. saying china is not a currency flip-flopper. why the change in position now? let's go "out front." good evening. i'm erin burnett. "out front" breaking news, all time low. president trump declaring the united states is not getting along with russia at all, saying the situation could be the worst in y.

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the scramble to avert a government shutdown. on friday lawmakers are battling over funding over president trump's bothered wall that needs more than $is billion taxpayer dollars to get started despite the president's repeated insistence that mexico would pay for it. we're also following the case of a u.s. citizen being detained by north korea. the kim jong-un regime is now holding three americans. we're going live to pyongyang this hour for an exclusive report. >>> and new tonight, former president obama re-emerging after three months of silence with his first public appearance since leaving office. he took part in a forum at the university of chicago answering questions while avoiding direct mention of his white house successor. we're covering all of that and much more this hour with our guests, including senator ben cardin, the top democrat on the foreign relations committee and our correspondents and expert analysts are also stand

and here is what was told to wolf blitzer. >> there was a strong desire by the white house that we lose our focus, that we not pursue the investigation of russia, particularly as it may impact the trump campaign, i think that is priority number one for the president and the administration. >> listen, anna, if she did something wrong, she did something wrong and should face the music for it. how much do you think the rice allegations will divert from the investigation of russia meddling. >> let's include it in the investigation, and you're right, there are two separate things but also there is some correlation. let's be clear about something, there are political and legal issues involved. the political issues, kevin madden was completely right. i would not have used typhoid mary, but i will tell you if you put five republicans in a room you will get ten opinions. one of the few things that unifies us all is dislike and distrust of susan rice. i think she lends herself to being too political above all things and that makes this issue bigger. if it was practically anybody else in the white

for a quick and easy lawn care plan, download the my lawn app. . >>> hello i'm wolf blitzer.00 p.m. here in washington. 8:00 p.m. in aleppo. wherever you're watching from around the world, thanks very much for joining us. up first breaking news. there are new developments in syria right now following that u.s. military air strike. president trump ordered the strike in response to the horrific chemical weapons attack just a little while ago. the white house released this photo of the president consulting with his national security team after the strike was launched. right now members of the senate are getting a closed door

here's what he told wolf blitzer just a short time ago. >> i was obviously trying to make a point abouteinous acts that assad used against his on people last week using chemical weapons and gas, and unfortunately i made an insensitive reference to the holocaust for a comparison. >> the man who speaks for president trump who makes a point of rarely apologizes, came out and apologized for saying that hitler never used chemical weapons. when asked . >> when asked about -- >> he was not using the goose on his own people the same way that assad is -- i mean there is clearly, i understand your point, thank you, i appreciate that. there was not in the -- he brought them into the holocaust center and i understand that. i'm saying the way that assad used them where he went into town and dropped them down in the middle of towns. so i appreciate the clari clarification there it was not intentional. >> that clarification was followed by a statement offering a further clarification of finally hours later the apologize. ari fleischer who was white house spokesman, paul, i mean, obviously a press spok

so, finally late on tuesday sean spicer came on cnn to apologize directly to wolf blitzer. >> i was obviously trying to make a point about the heinous acts that assad had made against his own people last week using chemical weapons and gas. i mistakenly used an inappropriate and insensitive reference to the holocaust for which frankly there is no comparison, and for that i apologize. it was a mistake to do that. >> and that apology was a direct message from the president as well as other senior administration officials telling spicer to try and clean this up immediately. but without question, it is the biggest apology directly this administration has made, trying to move on beyond this. the question is what is the credibility of sean spicer, the white house press secretary, stand this morning as we begin the third day of this very busy week. the president today will be holding his own press conference meeting with the nato secretary general here. he'll be able to answer his own questions about syria here at the white house. christine and boris? >> jeff, thanks for that. a former trump campaig

i turn it over to wolf blitzer next door. >>> happening now. iran warning. secretary of state rex tillerson says the nuclear deal with iran completely ignores other serious threats posed by the country he warns could be on the path to becoming the next north korea. what is the trump administration planning to do about it? putin's planes. for the second day in a row russian bombers buzz the alaska coast, and now syria's warplanes are huddled next to a russian base in an apparent attempt to protect them from another u.s. manulife strike. are the mess a message from vladimir putin? >>> missile sabotage? growing questions about a series of unsuccessful north korean missile tests. the program's failure rate is oddly above average. is the u.s. working to secretly sabotage it? and fox fire. the company announces it's dropping the host of its highly rated program bill o'reilly amid a wave of sexual harassment allegations. will the move end weeks of behind-the-scenes turmoil at fox? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following break news. cha

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news this hour, new signs that russia may be at it again, interfering with a landmark election. cybersecurity experts sharing new information with cnn. this is linked to the kremlin, may be targeting a top candidate in the french election, possibly same cyber criminals. for details, also tonight, president trump is warning that north korea's nuclearnd ballistic missile programs and its escalating threats to the world are unacceptable. mr. trump urging the united nations to impose toughe sanctions against the regime while leaving the possible military action open. kim jong-un still defiant. poised to conduct a missile test at any moment and detaining another american citizen. this week just as the president is marking his 100th day in office, right now, mr. trump is standing firm in his demand for a border wall, a demand threatening to derail negotiations on a new spending bill and possibly lead to a shut down. this hour, i will speak with r

tylenol® >>> hello, i'm wolf blitzer. it's 1:00 p.m. in washington. two 2:00 a.m. we start with a warning for north korea from vice president mike pence. during a stop in south korea and a visit to the zone between north and south the vice president warned kim jong-un not to test the strength of the united states military forces or the resolve of the american president. >> the era of strategic patience is over. just in the past two weeks the world witnessed the

right now i'll turn you over to wolf blitzer "situation room." thanks for watching. >> happening now, major conflict. president trump warns of possible war with north korea while the secretary of state opens the door to direct talks with the kim jong un regime with both sides ratcheting up rhetoric. can anyone negotiate a peaceful reunion. president trump appears to be back in campaign mode, boasting about his electability and once again calling for a border wall. is he already gearing up for a reelection campaign? not that easy. the president concedes his new job is tougher than he thought it would be and admits his -- he misses his old life. >> and julian assange lashes out at the agency saying he's been deeply humiliated at his organization's leaks. now the government plan foss go after assange over document thefts praised by president trump. why is the attorney general defending the president's words? i'm wolf bliltser. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> we're following breaking news. president trump shifting pla

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following breaking news, fast moving developments of the trump administration as the president closes in on his first 100 days in office. we're getting new details of an unusual briefing over at the white house which summoned the entire u.s. senate for an update on north korea. a senior white house official tells cnn the purpose was to, quote, communicate the seriousness of the threat. we're also following the president's newly unveiled tax plan. treasury secretary steven mnuchin calls it the biggest tax cut in u.s. history with dramatic reductions for businesses and individuals. but the administration is offering few details about how it would be paid for. >>> and we also have an exclusive look at the first deployment of the pentagon's new f-35 fighter jet taking part in training exercises with nato partners on russia's doorstep amid growing tension between washington and moscow. we're covering all of that much more this hour with our guests

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> just days after parading its latest long-range missiles, north korea warns a nuclear war could break out at any moment and accuses the united states of pushing the situation to the brink. that comes as vice president pence visits the most dangerous spot on earth, the demilitarized zone between north and south korea. pence is warning the north not to test president trump's resolve or u.s. strength, saying the era of strategic patience is now over. president trump says his message to north korea is they gotta behave, but the white house says not to expect any red lines stressing the president is not going to telegraph his moves. press secretary sean spicer adds that the missile strike in syria shows the president, when appropriate, will take decisive action. >>> and an urgent hunt expands nationwide for the man chargeded in the murder of an elderly grandfather gunned down after an easter meal with his family. the suspect posted the video of a killing

wolf blitzer is off. i'm brianna keilar in "the situation room." chilling new threats from north couldn'ted a kim jong-un vows a merciless response to the provocation. this comes as north korea celebrates its founder barked with problems of his own and they are ready and primed for a nuke test. they have deployed a carrier strike group and the trump administration is being called more vicious and aggressive than its predecessors. trump is being briefed as his spends the weekend and mike pence heads to south korea. the u.s. is flexing its russles half had a world away and dropping a bomb in afghanistan. they showed off video of the powerful strike dupd the mother of all bombs. three dozen isis fighters were killed and president trump stlugd off suggestions that the strike was a show of force the to north korea saying only that north korea is a problem that will be taken care of. within public displays of force the white house moved to shroud white house activities in secrecy citing security. this is breaking with the. i'll be talking to democratic c

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>>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> this is "cnn breaking news." >> breaking news in a story reported first right here on cnn. the united states has dropped its largest non-nuclear weapon on isis. it's the first combat use of the nearly 22,000 pound device nicknamed the mother of all bombs. officials say the target was an isis tunnel and cave complex in afghanistan. the weapon has been in the u.s. arsenal now for more than a decade. the president says he's given the u.s. military total authorization for such actions. dropping that huge bomb capable of collapsing underground bunkers may send a signal to north korea, which has been stepping up nuclear and miss el programs. president trump says he doesn't know if it is a message, but says north korea is a problem and that problem, in his words, will be taken care of. a monitoring group says satellite imagery suggests north korea is primed and ready to conduct a nuclear test. there are stepped up military drills and kim jong-un made a r

. >> and i'm wolf blitzer. you're looking at the missile strike on syrian target. >> the strike in retaliation for syria's chemical weapons attack on civilians earlier in the week on president trump's orders u.s. warships launched 59 cruise missiles where the war planes that carryied out that attack were based. the missiles were launched from warships based on the mediterranean. >> wolf, we have a lot to get to, this operation happening at 8:40 p.m. eastern time. i want to get right now to ryan brown at the pentagon. ryan, you have some new information for us. what can you elus? >> that's right, don. the military is telling us they did indeed have some conversations with the russians using a preestablished channel called the deconfliction channel, which was initially setup to help the planes avid any accidental interaction. so they used that channel to inform the russians these strikes were going to occur. and the they really underscored that point that they knew there were russians at this base, but they under

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the white house is facing questions tonight about its next moves regarding syria with top administration officials sending mixed messages. press secretary zane spicer is echoing u.n. ambassador nikki haley on the future of the syrian leader bashar al assad calling the possibility of peace under his regime unimaginable. he's also leaving opening the possibility of new u.s. military strikes in response to attacks on syrian civilians. but secretary of state rex tillerson is downplaying regime change. he's heading to moscow which he says shares responsibility for the latest chemical attack on syrian civilians. tillerson clammed russia's failure to control syria's chemical weapons as incompetent. also, a cnn exclusive. we're live in north korea tonight where u.s. intelligence believes the kim jong-un regime is ready to conduct a nuclear test at any time. the country is vowing to accelerate its nuclear program defying president trump. we're covering all o

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> this is cnn breaking news. >> breaking news this hour, cnn exclusive on the federal investigation of russia's election meddling and alleged tie toe the trump camp. u.s. officials now tell cnn that fbi has gathered information, gathered intelligence, raising concern that russian operatives tried to use carter page and other trump advisers to infiltrate and inflew enthe campaign. stand by for details and new reaction. also tonight, we're following suspicious moves by russia. in the skies near alaska. russian warplanes flying close to the u.s. coast for the fourth time in as many days. u.s. defense officials believe moscow is send wlag they describe as a strategic message during times of rising tensions with washington. right now the pentagon is on constant watch for a nuclear or missile test by north korea. using spy planes and satellites to monitor kim jong-un's regime. south korea is amassing military hardware near the border, warning that a new prov

i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. the pentagon says it's very clear the syrian regime planned and executed the chemical weapons attack which killed dozens of civilians, including many children. it says the u.s. strike on a syrian air base was meant to deter further chemical attacks and warns the regime will pay a very stiff price if it uses those weapons again. >>> a war of words between the united states and russia is playing out as secretary of state rex tillerson begins a visit to moscow. before he arrived, tillerson hit russia's role in syria while the kremlin has been criticizing the u.s. u.s. officials say there's no definitive proof of russian collusion in the chemical weapons attack, but they say moscow is trying to cover it up. white house press secretary sean spicer stumbled today when trying to shame russia over its alliance with the syrian regime. he argued that even hitler, quote, didn't sink to using chemical weapons. spicer was quickly forced to clarify his remarks given the nazis used poison gas during

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