4 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. Good day to you. The u. S. President is in japan today, first leg of several stops during his trip throughout asia. Mr. Trump met with that nations Prime Minister shinzo abe, the two went to a country club near tokyo to have lunch, then played a round of golf. Before that, though, the president spoke to american troops at an air base. He didnt mention north korea by name, nor the Nuclear Threat it poses, but his remarks were clear. No one, no dictator, no regime, no nation, should underestimate ever american resolve. Every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. It was not pleasant for them, was it . It was not pleasant. We will never yield, never waver and never falter in defense of our people. Our freedom and our Great American flag. Lets go live to tokyo for the latest. Alexander field following the story. Good to have you with us this hour. What more can you tell us about the president s message . Reporter well, the moment the president touched down on the first leg of this tour through asia, it was important for him clearly to get out the purpose of this trip, which will be to exact further cooperation from key partners in the region when it comes to countering that mounting threat from north korea. And, no, he did not need to say north korea to the assembled troops whom he addressed to make his message clear, in order to send another warning to the regime. He said no regime, no dictator should underestimate the resolve of the United States. This will be a trip that is about trade, according to President Trump, but it is certainly about how to deal with north korea and working with those key partners. Look, this administration has at times been disparaging of china, saying they have not fully used their economic leverage over north korea in order to reign in that rogue regime, also he heaped some praise on china recently for going further in upholding the latest rounds of sanctions against north korea. This is also the administration that has shown its solidarity with the people of south korea, reaform the importance of that alliance, but criticized the leadership for what the president once termed as appeasement. So his closest ally in the region when it comes to countering this threat from north korea is the one he finds right here in japan. Prime minister shinzo abe, the Trump Administration continues to say that the policy is to enact and exact diplomatic and economic pressure on north korea, but we know this is a president who also likes to remind the world that the United States has a military option that it could use, should it need to use that option. He has a close ally in Prime Minister shinzo abe, who was recently reelected with a strong show of support from the people here in japan. These are two leaders who believe that japan must continue to be able to expand its militarys ability to protect and defend the people of japan. And the threat from north korea has literally hit close to home in recent weeks and months. It was this year, of course, that north korea sent two missiles flying over the northern japanese island of hokkaido. So, look, this was a well choreographed decision to start this trip here in japan, where the president will have these talks over the next few days, with his ally Prime Minister abe. Theyll be talking about how to counter the Ballistic Missile threat from north korea, Nuclear Threat from north korea, cyberthreats were increasingly seeing from north korea. And developing the strategy for how to do that. This Political Partnership that is forged between the two leaders is the underpinnings of what is really developed as a close personal friendship. These are two men who had some 16 phone calls since President Trump took office. You saw the Prime Minister travel to the United States to visit President Trump twice, and now, of course, significant the President Trump is making first stop in his asia tour right here in japan. He kicked it off with a round of golf with Prime Minister abe. George . Alexandria field reporting live for us in tokyo. Thank you so much for that. Lets get some context on the significant of this trip with mike chinoy from the university of southern california, the author of meltdown the inside story of north Korean Nuclear crisis and mike spent many years as an International Correspondent for cnn. Pleasure to have you here on this network, mike. Lets talk about this. We heard from alexandria a moment ago in the reporting, shinzo abe, won another term, a close ally of President Trump. How President Trump perceived there in japan . I think the japanese government and Prime Minister abe made a conscious decision after President Trump took office that they were going to do everything they could to cultivate as warm a relationship with the new president as possible. That being said, the things that have raised questions about President Trump in many parts of the world, i think, still resonate and still generate some concern among the japanese, his proclivity for firery rhetoric, but abe has gone out of his way to try to forge a personal relationship because i think this is a very conscious calculation, not just warm and fuzzy vibes here, that the japanese can see their own interests better advanced if abe has a really warm relationship with the american president , rather than a more standoffish one. Lets talk a bit more about that relationship between these two leaders. What is it that connects them really, beyond the obvious alliance against north korea, what is the net positive for japan with close relationship connection to President Trump . There are very important economic ties and also the u. S. Has a formal Treaty Alliance to support japan, American Military bases in japan. Abe has been a strong proponent of strengthening the Japanese Military and so he has been to some degree pleased to see President Trump taking such a harsh line on north korea because this with tensions rising in the region and concern about north korea growing, it gives him an excuse or more justification to try and push forward the policies to strengthen japans own military position. Also, the japanese are in this complicated relationship with china because theyre both very close economic partners, but to some degree strategic rivals. And in that setting, it is important for japan to maintain and strengthen the alliance with the u. S. And abe has clearly calculated that a close personal relationship with President Trump is one way to do that. From President Trumps frustration regarding trade issues throughout the region to his desire to obviously garner deeper support on the front of north korea, there have been a mixed messages to say the least. How are regional leaders looking to get clarity given this trip . I think there is a tremendous desire in the region for some clarity on the part of the United States. The message is from the Trump Administration on north korea in particular have been very, very mixed. You have the president s very tough rhetoric, the belittling the personal insults, targeting north Korean Leader kim jongun, calling him rocket man, the threats to destroy north korea made in his speech at the united nations. And you also have the National Security adviser mcmaster talking about how deterrence doesnt work with north korea, and implying therefore is no real room for negotiations. The same time you have secretary of state tillerson repeatedly indicating an interest in trying to find a diplomatic way out, and thats a view that has been echoed by defense secretary jim mattis. So i think in the region, leaders are going to be very eager to try and get from this trip some better sense of what where trump is trying to go, whether all the threats mean there really is a serious risk the u. S. May take preemptive military action, whether thats just bluster designed to exert pressure and if so, where if at all is there any room for diplomacy to try and find an exit ramp to the north Korean Nuclear issue. One last question, so japan certainly friendly territory for President Trump, but moving forward to south korea, moving on to china, do you expect this president to see a bit more scrutiny with regards to getting clarity on these issues . Well, there is no question that with Prime Minister abe the personal vibes and overall relationship are particularly warm. It wont be the same in south korea, the u. S. South Korea Alliance is crucial, but the south korean president moon jaein has been in negotiations, hes been uncomfortable pushed by the circumstances into taking a tougher line, partly in response to north korean behavior and partly because he doesnt want to have an open breach with President Trump. The South Koreans are very sensitive comparing their own relationship with the u. S. With the u. S. Relationship with japan and it will not have gone unnoticed in seoul that President Trump is spending 48 hours in japan, but only 24 hours in south korea, and that there isnt the same kind of personal warmth. I think the south korean president is going to try while reaffirming the importance of the alliance to make clear to President Trump that south korea will want and insist upon a say in me american decision to take military action because the South Koreans know they will be in the front line if any kind of Armed Conflict erupts. Mike chinoy, live for us in hong kong, thank you so much for the perspective this day. The u. S. President and the japanese Prime Minister shared a moment that they showcased a bromance, you could call it, close ties together. When mr. Trump landed, mr. Abe surprised him with a customized baseball hat. How about that . White caps gold lettering that say donald and shinzo make Alliance Even greater. It is an obvious nod to mr. Trumps campaign slogan, make America Great again. They signed a few hats before hitting the greens for a round of golf. Looking now beyond japan, here are some of the other stops on what will be the longest trip in asia for a u. S. President since 1992. Up next, mr. Trump heads to south korea. He is expected to have bilateral and expanded meetings there, then off to china and beijing. Mr. Trump will tour the forbidden city with xi jinping with meetings scheduled for the next day. Then to vietnam for the apec summit events and makes his final stop in manila for asean meetings in the east asian summit. Mr. Trump told report hes he believes he will also meet with the leader of russia, Vladimir Putin, during his trip. The white house says north korea will be the primary topic of that conversation. That meeting likely to happen at the apec summit in vietnam. This, of course, comes as the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 u. S. Election heats up back here in the United States. Cnns jim acosta has more now on the potential impact of a meeting between these two world leaders. Reporter when you finally see President Trump and Vladimir Putin come face to face, that image is going to reverberate around the world because obviously these are two men who, you know, you dont hear President Trump talking about Vladimir Putin a great deal. One of the things that one of the criticisms of President Trump that has come up time and again is that he just doesnt criticize Vladimir Putin very much and thats always been treated as somewhat of a curiosity ever since donald trump was a candidate for president and now hes been in office. And because of the Russian Investigation really ramping up back in washington, this issue of russia is going to be hanging over this president throughout this foreign trip and just to see those two leaders together is going to make a great deal of news and just be fascinating to watch because of that undercurrent that is really just a part of this Administration Day in and day out. Jim acosta in tokyo. We will continue to follow the president s trip throughout asia. Still ahead, it could be another step in a reformation of saudi arabia. The king has begun a crackdown on corruption starting at the very top. Details coming up. Plus, the relative stability of lebanon is at risk after its Prime Minister surprisingly calls it quits. Ahead, why experts are pointing to the the finger at iran and saudi arabia. You wouldnt do only half of your daily routine, so why treat your mouth any differently . 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Security Officials Say a suicide bomber attacked a governments security headquarters. This happened in aden and the attack sparked clashes between Security Forces and suspected terrorists. Officials say the attacker ran the vehicle rigged with explosives into the entrance gate of the headquarters. It is still unclear how many people died as a result of the blast. Since that attack happened, less than a day after Houthi Rebels in yemen fired a missile at saudi arabias capital city. The Saudi Defense system intercepted the missile near the airport in riyadh. No one was injured, but it did prompt a saudi air strike on sanaa. A lot to talk about here. With us, John Defterios on the story. Hes covered saudi arabia for many years, live for us in abu dhabi. Good to have you with us. In this conflict, this ongoing conflict, is there a sense now that saudi arabia could be targeted more . Are the houthis gaining sophistication and abilities here to strike saudi arabia . I think less on sophistication, there is some dispute, george, about the backing from tehran and whether theyre providing the Missile Technology that we saw launched against riyadh. It was an audacious attempt to go after the saudi capital. Yes, indeed, it takes this conflict into a new realm. That missile attack was intercepted by a patriot missile. This was a disputed by a yemeni official overnight, but there was no casualties, and no real damage, though debris was spread east of the king halad international airport. It did indeed raise some alarm. I think we have to put it in the broader context of what is ta taking place in this proxy war with yemen, with backing of tehran. We have saudi arabia leading a coalition which has the uae involved. The crown prince, he took over in that position last spring, doubled down on the effort here to mark a line in the sand and also restrict the movements of iran. Thats the goal here. Whether it is in yemen, iraq, syria, and lebanon. We see the resignation of the Prime Minister of lebanon overnight. They are directly related, hes worried about his life and the influence of iran on Lebanese Affairs as well. And the bigger context of the crown prince, of course, hes 32 years old, he wants to take a very tough line against iran, hes choosing the battlefield of yemen which has become a humanitarian crisis. But instead of backing down, hes pushing ahead. We had an off the record briefing with him ten days ago at a major Investment Summit in riyadh and he made it very clear in that meeting and with other officials im talking to in riyadh that they dont intend to back off the pedal, but push ahead with this proxy war just becoming quite nasty and something that escalated overnight with no fewer than 20 attacks, rocket attacks on sanaa as a result of that attempt in riyadh. John, ill ask you to stand by for a moment. There is another story we would like your input on regarding the Anticorruption Committee that king solomon created. This committee, it already cost several top ministers their jobs. Cnn learned multiple princes, ministers and former ministers have been detained. This committee created to target corruption, but does it go beyond that . Could this be a means to consolidate power as well . I think thats part of the equation, george. Many eyebrows were raised because the Anticorruption Committee that he formulated over the weekend came down like a hammer overnight. You mention the outlines of it, were looking at the least 11 princes, the most prominent is prince mateb, the head of the National Guard and had a ministerial ranking. We had four sitting ministers overall. Better than a dozen former minister and extremely prominent business men which ill get to in a moment. We should roll back the clock when the crown prince took that position, moving from deputy crown prince into crown princes position. He signaled this back in may, that he wanted to tackle it, and it is six months into the job and hes doing so. Lets take a listen. I assure you no one involved in a Corruption Case will be spared, no matter if he is a prince or a minister, with enough evidence anyone will be held accountable. The crown prince. Now to the list here, prince bin talal is a name being circulated. Hes worth 20 billion. An investor in apple, twitter, new s corp. , owned by rupert murdoch, citigroup. His stock is down by better than 10 . Bakr bin ladin, together with the prince theyre building the kingdom tower, the tallest in the world, better than one kilometer high. Some question marks raised about financing in the future. Another prominent name for the International Business community, asap al assad, respected within the Imf World Bank community, the former minister of investment, another big trading family in saudi arabia. Even an elderly billionaire, Sali Al Kamel but prominent in saudi arabia. Four categories to sum up your point, the vision of 2030 to overhaul the economy and move beyond oil, perhaps, root out construction, modernize economy, getting women to drive is a big move in june 2018, and different interpretation of islam, the corruption probe, but to the last point you were making, an ability to consolidate power. I think underlining this is targeting those related to either directly by blood but also in the Business Community to King Abdullah who passed in 2015. This is a tribal society. And consolidating power is all part of the bill when we see a change at the top. King solomon and his crown prince son taking bold moves over the weekend. And as he said in that clip you played a moment ago, no one will be spared from this. John defterios live for us in abu dhabi, thank you for the reporting today. Back here in the United States, the new york marathon is set to start in the coming hours and the city is already boosting its security in order to be ready. Police are sending out helicopter patrols, snipers, and bomb sniffing dogs. Theyll also line the streets with blocking trucks. This to protect against vehicle attacks. The marathon is set to go ahead just days after a terrorist plowed a truck into pedestrians in manhattan. That attack killing eight people, injuring dozens of others. The governor of the state says they are not taking any chances. There will be two or three times as many people deployed as you heard from the commissioner. Youll have thousands of officers on duty this weekend. But i want to stress this is just a precautionary measure. We have no information that points to any issues. This is just a precautionary measure given the recent events. Isis has claimed the suspect in the new york city attack is a soldier of the caliphate. Were learning much more about the 29yearold Uzbek National who Authorities Say drove a pickup truck on a mile long killing spree. Cnns brian todd explains how the lone wolf terror suspect might have become radicalized. Reporter before he slaughtered eight people and got out of his rented truck yelling allahu akbar, Sayfullo Saipov was not on a watch list. But they say saipov was likely connected to individuals who were the subjects of investigations. And they offer another clue. He was associated with isis and he was radicalized domestically. Reporter Officials Say saipov lived in ohio, florida, and patterson, new jersey. They arent yet saying how or when saipov was radicalized in the u. S. What is your best take on how he was radicalized . Many cases combination of online and offline. People start hanging out with like minded individuals, people who embrace isis ideology, and maybe go online to reinforce their nascent jihadist views. Many cases people radicalize because they have some personal issues, whether it could be family problems or job problems. Reporter expert lorenzo vadeno says the process of becoming radicalized means spending a lot of time online. Now it is apps like telegram, others, very easy to download on your phone. Theyre mostly encrypted and you can get all sorts of information, you can interact with other people, you can reinforce commitment to isis, you can get operational instructions. Reporter and officials believe saipov had close familiarity with operational instructions. He appears to have followed almost exactly to a tee the struck instructions that isis put out in social Media Channels before with instructions to their followers on how to carry out such an attack. Reporter one of the most popular instruction manuals saipov might have read online, this one, in the isis magazine last year t discuss house to use rental trucks to attack crowds and inflict maximum casualties. Vehicles are like nknives it says. An example of such would be simply writing on dozens of sheets of paper, the Islamic State will remain. Very similar to a note Officials Say saipov left in his vehicle. The gist of the note was, the Islamic State would endure forever. Reporter for isis, experts say lone wolves offer an easier way to strike at soft targets without the extensive planning and skill used in attacks like paris. It doesnt have multiple pieces, youre not dealing with multiple cells or multiple people you have to coordinate with. You just have to make sure your target is one that is penetratable. Reporter a key question now, how can authorities stop people from becoming radicalized. Terrorism experts say thats incredibly difficult. It requires police and Intelligence Services to get into communities, to establish networks of families and neighborhood leaders to watch for signs of young people becoming radicalized and get to them before they are. But most Law Enforcement agencies, experts say, dont have the resources to move that far into communities. Brian todd, cnn, washington. Brian todd, thank you for the reporting. Still ahead on cnn newsroom, uncertainty in lebanon, that nations Prime Minister has quit. Next, why his surprise move could fuelatlanta, georgia, this hour, broadcasting on cnn usa in the statesnd Cnn International worldwide. Stay with us. Welcome back to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Youre watching cnn newsroom. It is good to have you with us. Im George Howell with the headlines were following for you this hour. The u. S. President donald trump is now in japan, the first stop on a nearly two week long tour of asia. Soon after his arrival, mr. Trump went to a country club near tokyo, had lunch and played golf with the japanese Prime Minister. The president next travels to south korea. King solomon created an Anticorruption Committee, already cost several top ministers their jobs. Cnn also learning multiple princes, ministers and former ministers have been detained. In the meantime, saudi arabia says it has intercepted a missile aimed at the airport in riyadh. The Saudi Defense ministry blames Houthi Rebels in yemen for at tack on saturday, which it says did not injure anyone. In response, saudi arabia launched an air strike on sanaa, yemens capital. Lebanon is a symbol of relative stability in the middle east, now that country is facing a political vacuum which could fuel sectarian tensions. The Prime Minister has resigned, saying he now fears for his life. Hes lebanons most influential sunni politician. Cnn has more from turkey. Reporter lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri announcing his resignation in a forceful speech he issued from saudi arabia. And in that speech, he laid the blame for disunity, not just in his country of lebanon, but across the region, on iran, and iranian backed forces, specifically hezbollah, saying that they have been having a detrimental effect on lebanon as well as other countries in the middle east, particularly arab countries. Take a listen to what he said. Translator i want to say to iran and its followers that theyre losing in their interference in the affairs of the arab world. Our nation will rise up as it did in the past and cut the hands that wickedly extend into it. Reporter coming out and saying iran will pay a price for its meddling in arab affairs and internal affairs of lebanon as well. Iranian officials coming out just a couple of hours later saying that the allegations put forth by hariri are unfounded and baseless. All of this just goes to show you how volatile the region is politically as saudi arabia and iran continue to engage in power plays across the region. Gul tuysuz, cnn, istanbul. Two former u. S. President s with choice words about the current commander in chief. Building a website in under an hour is easy with gocentral. From godaddy in fact, 68 of people who have built their. Website using gocentral, did it in under an hour, and you can too. Build a better website in under an hour. With gocentral from godaddy. East, the Prime Minister of lebanon resigning, leaving a political vacuum in that nation, also saudi arabia shooting down a missile attack from yemen. Lets bring in the chair of contemporary middle east studies at the London School of economics, also the author of isis, a history live in our london newsroom this hour. Good to have you with us. The former Prime Minister pointing to iran and hezbollah as the proxy in lebanon, fueling greater instability, he says, to the point where he could no longer lead. What do you make of this . Well, i mean, i think, george, now lebanon is in the eye of the storm. The resignation of Prime Minister saad hariri is a political earthquake. Keep in mind, that saad hariri played a pivotal role in the formation of government at the end of 16, 2016. Lebanon was not without was without a government for two years, before hariri came to lebanon and reached basically kind of reconciliation with the other political rivals in lebanon. He is a moderate political nationalist, he basically my take on it is he has reached the end of his patience. The political costs for saad hariri outweighed any benefits from staying in the government and thats why he resigned. The political situation and the social situation in lebanon now is extremely, extremely serious. With yemen launching a missile into saudi arabia, is there a concern now that saudi arabia could be targeted with greater precision now . You know, what we have what we have witnessed, george, in the past few weeks is that the Houthi Movement that controls the government in sanaa in yemen has been firing more and more missiles on saudi arabia. This is the first Ballistic Missiles that almost reached the capital of saudi arabia. Almost 600 kilometers. So, yes, there is a major escalation. And this will have tremendous implications on the situation in yemen itself because saudi arabia now feels extremely the urge to retaliate against the Houthi Movement that controls the government in sanaa. What were seeing again is that proxy war between saudi arabia and iran continue to heat up essentially. I think youre absolutely correct. We are seeing now the reverberations of geostrategic rivalists throughout the middle east. What saudi arabia is trying to do, george, is to counterbalance the spread of iranian influence in the region. Saudi arabia has become more muscular, more active, leading from the front as opposed from the behind, whether you talk about lebanon or iraq or yemen, my take on it is that the next few months are going to be extremely dangerous throughout the region because the geostrategic rival is intensifying and what has happened in lebanon and the past 48 hours tells me that were going to see more tensions, not only in syria and iraq, but in lebanon and other places as well. I think the end of isis, the socalled Islamic State does not really mean the end of geostrategic straddles on the contrary. The dismantling of the caliphate will intensify the struggles between the pro iranian camp led by iran, syria, hezbollah, and, of course, saudi arabia and its allies in the region including the United States. I also want to ask you about the situation in saudi arabia, the Anticorruption Committee that king salman created. As we reported a moment ago, several princes, ministers, former ministers have been detained. Two part question here. Is this mainly about cracking down on corruption and secondly, is there a sense that this is a move to consolidate power . I think these two questions, george, are interrelated to each other. What we are seeing in saudi arabia, my own take, we are seeing the birth of a new order. The crown prince is not only consolidating his power. But also laying out his vision for the kingdom and putting his vision into practice. So many people in the past two or three years really have underestimated the ability of the crown prince not only to consolidate his power, but to structure state and the economy. And everything that is happening in the past, you know, year or so, in saudi arabia tells me that the crown prince is really putting his basically ideas into practice and cracking down not only against position figures, oppositional figures in the kingdom, but trying to prevent as he said a few days ago the bleeding of the economy and also the migration of resources from saudi arabia into other countries. The question is now really saudi arabia is in transition, undergoing a major transition. It will take a while for this new order to basically become very established and very clear. We always appreciate your perspective, live for us in our london bureau. Thank you. Thank you. For former president s, it is a golden rule, maintaining a cold of silence had it comes to your successors. In a brandnew book, both former president s bush are letting loose about the u. S. President donald trump and the party that he now leads. Cnns special correspondent jamie gangel sat down with the author of the last republicans for this exclusive interview. Reporter former president bush 43 told you when trump entered the race, he thought he thought interesting, wont last. Wont last. Wont last. But when trump started to rise, he became concerned because he saw this populism of donald trump getting in the way of americas position in the world. He gave you rare insight, though, into his criticism of donald trump. What did he tell you . One of the things he said was that one of the hallmarks of great leadership is humility. When donald trump said i am my own adviser, bush thought, this is a quote, wow, this guy doesnt know what it means to be president. What was his tone when he talked to you about trump . I think it was restraint. The bushes are very restrained. And i also think that they realize they have a role to play as former president s. And they have to be restrained. They have to be dignified. He weighed his words. I think he did, yes. President bush 41 was a bit blunter. He said that he thought donald trump had, quote, a certain ego and then he told you point blank hes a blow hard. Hes a blow hard. And he said i dont like him. Plain and simple. And im not excited about him being a leader was his quote. And if you look at the bush family, it makes perfect sense. Donald trump is everything that the bush family is not. George bush grew up thinking about the greater good. Donald trump, i think, is manifestly narcissistic. It is part of his brand. And that brand is the antithesis of the bush brand. How do you think these two men feel that donald trump is now the standard bearer of the republican party. I think it is pretty clear if you look at the records, and their views, politically, that im going to quote george h. W. Bush, theyre not excited about donald trump being our leader. Thats not a leap of faith. Thats pretty clear. I think the most clear demonstration we get of that recently is charlottesville. The bushes came out with a joint tweet which they had never done in the past, condemning bigotry and antisemitism and all the things that were on display in charlottesville among the white supremacists, a clear detrail of American Values and the bushes came out with that joint statement. I think that spoke resoundingly about the void in leadership they were seeing from the white house. There are a lot of quotes from the bushes that are going to make news in this book. Bush 43 talks about whether Vice President dick cheney had played an outsized role in his presidency. Something that gets talked about all the time was dick cheney too powerful. And bush 43 told you well, he was talking about the neoconservatives in general and specifically about cheney and rumsfeld and he said, and i quote, cheney and rumsfeld never made one [ bleep ] decision. Thats the quote. Thats the quote. I understand his frustration. At the time there was the perception that dick cheney was the acting president. But in fact, george w. Bush had a lifetime of making bold decisions. He has this confidence in himself as a leader. If you talk to those around him, they have confidence in his leadership. This notion that cheney ludicro ludicrous. You started to write this book, let me guess, the title was not the last republicans. I set out to write this in 2013, it was a very different time. But the last republicans became the right title during what has become the trump era. Because . Well, you know, george w. Bush himself said, in 2016, privately, and to me, you know, i fear that ill be the last republican president. He confirmed that to you. He confirmed that to me. And it wasnt just about Hillary Clinton becoming president. It was because donald trump represented everything that the bushes abhorred. Our thanks to jamie gangel for that interview. In response to the comments, a white house official told cnn the following, if one president ial candidate can disassemble a political party, it speaks volumes about how strong a legacy its past two president s really had. And that begins with the iraq war, one of the greatest Foreign Policy mistakes in american history. Still ahead, thousands of runners are getting ready for the new york marathon. But rain could dampen some of the enthusiasm, a live look at new york city, the forecast ahead. You wouldnt do only half of your daily routine, so why treat your mouth any differently . Complete the job with listerine® help prevent plaque, early gum disease, bad breath and kill up to 99. 9 of germs. Listerine® bring out the bold™ another antiwrinkle cream in no hurry to make anything happen. Neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair works in just one week. With the fastest retinol formula to visibly reduce wrinkles. Neutrogena®. Live look at new york city, and the next few hours obviously people will wake up to a cloudy morning. And 50,000 runners, some 50,000 will take to the streets for the new york marathon. Lets bring in meteorologist ivan cabrera to tell us what will it be like . Will they get wet out there . 50,000 and 2. 5 million wanting to know exactly whats going to happen as well as they head out there and enjoy themselves. It is raining right now, a few showers, but i think during the race well be okay. Not going to be the wettest. Not the coldest. And not going to be the warmest here either with temperatures this morning in the 50s. I think will remain there for a few hours before we begin to warm things up. Ive gone through the annuals of the new york city marathons, which began in the 1970s. The first one i could find, 4 00 when the runners get to the finish line, not the elite runners, but the rest of us here, 79 in 1979. Coldest, windchill of 49 degrees. Then the westes ewettest, half of rainfall in 1997. We wont get any of this, but we have showers and it man moderately raining through the overnight hours. Well get rid of most of the rain here before the race starts. Well be in great shape, not going to be the sunniest of days, east wind and that means the moisture will get pulled off the water, so it will be a murky day. The kind of rain that would mess up the race or bother the runners or spectators for that matter will be out of here as you can see there on radar now as it continues pulling off to the north and east. It will be that cool day with temperatures in the 50s. We have been to the 70s the last couple of days. Here is our future cast, hour by hour. The wheelchair races get started a little after 8 00. Done with moderate rain at that point. Showers continue to push in and the runners get going. After 9 00, elite runners arriving sometime around 11 00 or last year around a little over two hours. You see the trend here as we warm things up a little bit. Well begin to dry things out. Wall of water well to the west, that wont get there anytime through the day on sunday. Well be in great shape. Forecast through 8 00, temperatures holding in the 50s, which is pretty much where we are now and then back to the upper 50s and that by 4 00 well have temperatures at 60 degrees. If youre curious about the routes, theyre going to be taking, we head to staten island, make our way through brooklyn, heading up through queens and make a left over the east river, make our way through manhattan and then well make a quick stop there across the north through the bronx and right back down, right through central park, and that will be right around, again, 11 00 for the elite runners and 4 00 for everybody else. And if george and i were running, probably sometime on monday. Should be a nice race just by a little rain through the early part. Thats good news. Ivan, thank you. 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