Transcripts For CNNW CNN Newsroom With Brooke Baldwin 20171205

Is there any worry there at the white house that his poll numbers continue to be so low . Reporter i think there is concern over here at the white house, breanna. And that is why you see the republicans up on capitol hill. You see people over here at the white house, including the president , trying very hard to get this tax cut plan passed before the end of the year so the president can sign it. And then head off for the holidays. Keep in mind, this poll that just came out pretty alarming numbers for the president and house and senate republicans. It says here 29 say they approve of the republican tax plan, 61 say they disapprove. Thats bad numbers for the tax plan they ran through the senate in the middle of the night the other night. And you heard the president meeting with republican senators really singing is the praises of this tax cut plan and declaring that there is it republican unity in the gop like we havent seen before. He was saying that right next to senator jeff flake of arizona to obviously very famous will i in the last couple of months announced his serious concerns about President Trumps leadership. And when the president once again endorsed ray moore for the senate race. And i was told by a spokesman for jeff flake still opposes ray moore for the senate. And anything but unity. And an according to this poll some big concerns about the tax cut plan they are trying to get the president s desk. Thank you for that from the white house for us. I want to turn to the divide among the president s lawyers as the white house is about to have the first press briefing for guilty plea of Michael Flynn. First one to be charged and cut a deal. And as the president takes on questions that he may have obstructed justice to help flynn, we are now she go an a parent split in strategy between white house legal team. Ty cobb is backing away. John dodd there on the left has reportedly said a president cannot obstruct justice. I want to talk to jim acosta to speak about this. What is ty cobb saying . Reporter he is saying fact based defense, not at theoretical legal that the president cannot be held accountable or be found guilty of obstruction of justice. That is a concept that was floated out by john dow to axe on we can put this up on screen. This is a statement from ty cobb to the washington post. He says its interesting as a legal issue technical, from talking about this theory from john dow that the president cant be held accountable for obstruction of justice. But they intend to present a fact based defense, not ha mere legal defense. That should, going on with the statement, resolve things. But we all shall see. Thats an interesting statement there from ty cobb because it does reveal a split in the president s legal strategy as to how to deal with the russian investigation. Of course, yesterday when john dodd quote hit the headlines there via axios, it struck a lot of people in washington as president is above the law. The president is above the law type of legal defense, which is something thats been tried before and has not worked for other president s in the past. Its stunning how publicly they are so not on the same page. Lfrmt jim acosta at the white house, thank you for that as well. And the president s legal team, not only division that we are seeing there, we are seeing division involving the russia investigation. Conflict now between the two leaders of a senate panel probing Trumps Campaign ties to russia. Im talking about democrat senator Diane Feinstein and republican Chuck Grassley top members of the senate committee. Manu raju is live for us on chill. What is diane fine stain saying about senator grassley and is he responding . Reporter shes raising more concerns. She has sent a number of letters to various people in the trump universe, everybody from roger stone, to carter page, to the senior white house aide rick dear born, asking them for letters, documents, and interviews, and has not done with the support of her chairman grassley not signed on to the letters. She told me there is a subtle effort not to dig deeply into this issue. Now when i put the question to Chuck Grassley has well he pushed back. He said that is simply not the case. He would also not say whether he agreed with feinstein whether they are building an obstruction of justice against trump. Heres what grassley said. Bottom line of it is if people come up here as a result of her letters or my letters to be questioned, then her staff and my staff can sit in on each others and ask questions. So at the level of actually asking questions, there is a great deal of cooperation. You are not stalling . Well, you know, im not going to interpret anybodyses how they feel about something. Reporter do you think there is a case for obstruction . She said that on sunday. Do you agree with that . Case for obstruction, sir . So he didnt want to answer that last question at that moment but spokesman breanna later said he does not want to prejudge the outcome of this investigation. And you also have reporting about mcfarlane the former trump official about what she knew about Michael Flynn contact with the Russian Ambassador. What did you learn . Reporter yeah, thats right. She had testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as part of her nomination to be ambassador to singapore. When he was asked in written correspondence whether she knew about any conversations between Michael Flynn and the Russian Ambassador kislyak, she said she was not aware of that. It turns out that it shows a senior official did have conversations with Michael Flynn about kislyak and the issue of russian sanctions and we learned that senior official was Katie Mcfarlane. Now i ask asked senator bob corker what this does for her nomination. Heres what he said. If she did testify inappropriately, obviously thats a big, big problem. I just dont know. But, look, its a problem. And her nomination is frozen for a while until that gets worked out. And, you know, she knows that, she has to know that herself, and well deal with it at the appropriate time. Reporter breanna, source telts me democrats in the senate has placed a hold on Katie Mcfarlane nomination. That is shes effectualively stalled. She wont get the confirmation vote any time soon unless she answer questions. Thats something they do not want to do, so unclear if she will get that post before she answers further questions. Yeah, it is hard to see how republicans would go out on a limb for herty point. Okay. Manu raju on the hill. Thank you, sir. There is so much to discuss here. I want to bring in cnn con tr contributor john dean. Great expertise you can lend in this situation, john. And i wonder having in the position you were in, why do you think as you look at ty cobb saying what you are hearing from ty cobb and what you are hearing from the president s personal lawyer, very different statements. You are hearing from ty cobb this idea that the legal team is going to present a fact based argument. And then youve heard now from john doud what he has said the president cannot obstruct justice. Why are we hearing two Different Things . Well, one explanation could be they have different clients. Mr. Doud represents mr. Trump personally. Thai cobb actually technically represents the office of the president. And while the president is mr. Trump there can be some differences at times. I dont know if thats the reason that we have these divergence. It is one potential explanation. The other is they may not be coordinating, certainly not conspiracying. When you are looking at their descriptions then of the strategy, should you put should what john doud says hold more water, as we look at what the strategy of the president s personal legal team . And to understand what that really is going to be . I would suspect you would see out of doud more rough and tumble than you are seeing out of cobb. And thats been the case right along where the white house is trying to certainly give the impression they are cooperating. Im not so sure that thats going to go across with all lawyers. Some of the lawyers are recommending that they pick a fight with the special counsel. That can be dangerous but can also be a strategy. So the fact that he has two approaches actually gives him some benefit to see how which plays the best. Okay. I want to turn now to Paul Manafort who is obviously mr. Trumps former campaign chairman. Because he has pleaded not guilty to Money Laundering charges. But the special counsel now says he violated court orders for working as a ghost writer on an op ed with a russian who has tie toss the russian intelligence service. What do you think Paul Manafort was thinking here . Or is there any possible explanation for this . I mean this sounds like a huge mistake. It sound like he was not thinking, breanna, so im not sure what he was doing. Well see if the judge finds this a violation and what he explains it as to, whether it was an innocent mistake, or something he was calculating. Hes going to have to be very frank with the judge or hes going to be in trouble with his bail. So we dont flow what his explanation is going to be . We dont. If thats potentially he didnt know whether this person had ties to return intel, right . That could be a possible defense but we dont know . It could be. That he is innocent and didnt know the connection. Okay. So you heard manu raju reporting there on Katie Mcfarlane. Currently she is nominating pending Senate Confirmation to be the ambassador to singapore. But now we have learned that what she said in her answer, in her writ answer as part of these confirmation proceedings about what she knew about Michael Flynns contact with the Russian Ambassador. We now know that she was not being forth coming. How is this going to play for her, do you think 12 . Well, ive watched a lot of ambassador appointments out of the years in government as well as out of, this is the typically the kind of thing that can disqualify someone. So i wouldnt be surprised if she stepped a side. But on the other hand we have an administration that seems to ignore all existing normgs. So the norm when you make this fatal error you quietly step aside and have your nomination may or may not be withdrawn may or may not happen. I think its smart if she steps down because she may be grilled more intensely and find herself on thin ice in other areas. Whether Congress Wants to go out on a limb too. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Coming up first member of congress to step down in the face of Sexual Harassment allegations. Senator john conyers announcing his retirement today but says his retirement has nothing to do with the explosive allegations against him. And also the ray moore dilemma. They avoided his candidacy. But why are they putting. Doug jones speaking out moments ago. Well have a live report. All of this as we a wait the White House Press briefing which we will bring to you live. And we are back in a moment. For your brain. Bug with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brainhealth supplement in drug stores nationwide. Prevagen. The name to remember. This s electricity. This is a power plant. This is tim barckholtz. Thats me this is something he is researching at exxonmobil using fuel cells to capture Carbon Emissions at power plants. This is the potential. Reducing co2 emissions by up to 90 . While also producing more power. This could be big. Energy lives here. Ai had a lot on my mind. Could this happen again . Was my warfarin treatment right for me . My doctor told me about eliquis. Eliquis treats dvt and pe blood clots and reduces the risk of them happening again. Not only does eliquis treat dvt and pe blood clots. Eliquis also had significantly less major bleeding than the standard treatment. Eliquis had both and that turned around my thinking. Dont stop eliquis unless your doctor tells you to. Eliquis can cause serious and in rare cases fatal bleeding dont take eliquis if you have an artificial heart valve or abnormal bleeding. If you had a spinal injection while on eliquis call your doctor right away if you have tingling, numbness, or muscle weakness. While taking eliquis, you may bruise more easily. And it may take longer than usual for bleeding to stop. Seek immediate medical care for sudden signs of bleeding, like unusual bruising. Eliquis may increase your bleeding risk if you take certain medicines. Tell your doctor about all planned medical or dental procedures. Both made eliquis right for me. Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. Im in the kitchen. I need my blood sugar to stay in control. I need to shave my a1c im always on call. An insulin that fits my schedule is key. Tresiba® ready announcer tresiba® is used to control high blood sugar in adults with diabetes. Dont use tresiba® to treat diabetic ketoacidosis, during episodes of low blood sugar, or if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. Dont share needles or insulin pens. Dont reuse needles. The most common side effect is low blood sugar, which may cause dizziness, swtiting, confusion, and headache. Check your blood sugar. Low blood sugar can be serious and may be lifethreatening. Injection site reactions may occur. Tell your prescriber about all medicines you take and all your medical conditions. Taking tzds with insulins like tresiba® may cause serious side effects like heart failure. Your insulin dose shouldnt be changed without asking your prescriber. Get medical help right away if you have trouble breathing, fast heartbeat, extreme drowsiness, swelling of your face, tongue, orhrhroat, dizziness, or confusion. Ask your Health Care Provider if youre tresiba® ready. Covered by most insurance and medicare plans. Tresiba® ready alright, i brought in high protein to help get us moving. And help you feel more strength and energy in just two weeks ill take that. Yeeeeeah ensure high protein. With 16 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar. Ensure. Always be you. The president is expected to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and signal his intentions to move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv from a wednesday announce. Cnn joining me now. This would be very significant, michelle . Right. Sources have telling us potential details of this plan now we are hearing it from more sources and sources close to the white house describing what at this point at least President Trump is expected to announce tomorrow afternoon. First that he will sign the waiver keeping the u. S. Embassy int in tel aviv for six more months but recognizes jerusalem as israel capital. He is also expected to say that he will move the u. S. Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem that thats a definite plan but keeping indefinite the time frame. So he will say for now the u. S. Embassy stays in tel aviv. Ill move to jerusalem but uncertain when. So it will take sometime. Additionally we are told that these source expect him to find some way to soften this because of the tensions in the area. That he will recognize partly part of jerusalem as being the future palestinian capital. Certain holy sites given heed to the palestinian claims and deep sensitivities surrounding jerusalem. One more thing, we are told its possible that the president will also sues some language to further soften this which has been hotly debated in the white house, how to balance all of these tensions out, that he may make some kind of statement on their being a need ultimately for a twostate solution. I want to bring in cnn Senior Correspondent who served negotiator and adviser on middle east issues. Aaron, to you, we have heard now as of today there were a series of phone calls that President Trump made and he alerted arab leaders that indeed he is going to do this. There has been so much push back on whether or not this is a good idea. Whats your reaction to this news . I think its ill timed, ill conceived. Its not that the u. S. Embassy doesnt belong in west jerusalem, it does, no question. Israel is the only country we do not maintain a u. S. Embassy in the capital. But its all about timing. To recognize jerusalem as capital of israel will take an enormous amount of crockry. Because as recognizing jerusalem as this, unless the president finds a way to soften this, and it would have to be pretty dramatic softening, i think this will set the stage perhaps for violence, but ultimately for an undermined american rule as any sort of effective let alone honest broker in a Peace Process thats right now comatose. Michelle is talking about a softening, but when the embassy it appears will be moving, is there anything that can soften that to try to effectively avoid maybe even violence, as you mention . You know, as the president of the United States in a double historic move recognizes western jerusalem as capital, and on the road to establishing opinian state the United States will extend diplomatic recognition to palestinian capital in east jerusalem, that would be extraordinarily double, double historic move. But that would drive the israelis crazy. And ultimately would undermine, i think, one of the purposes of the president s announcement. Jamie, tell us how this decision was made, because you heard Aaron David Miller saying the timing on this is bad. And that this is ill conceived. He really had no positive words how this decision both timing and content came about. So our sources have told us a couple of things. First of all, that President Trump, this was a Campaign Promise that he wanted to fulfill. And that there have been meetings going on for about eight days about it. And that he has been the advisers have been saying to him bringing up all of the concerns, and he said no. I want to do this. Just one point to go back to on softening, which i think is worth mentioning. I was talking to someone about moving the embassy. And the reality is they have to find a piece of land. They have to build it. Thats a project that could take five or ten years. And it sounds as if they are not doing something that had been talked about from time to time, and that would be to take the u. S. Consulate thats in jerusalem and hang a new plaque out there and say, thats the embassy. It sounds as if that is not a part of this. That they are stepping away from that. And there is a warning now from the state department issuing a warning about demonstrations in jerusalem and the west bank. So there is a clear acknowledgment, aaron miller, that there could be a violence of possibility you mentioned. Lets be clear, it is a tinder box waiting to match. We saw it in all different times. Earlier this year 2017 with putting metal detectors up on the temple mound. Its combustible. Provocative. Its an issue that frankly neither israelis and palestinians are willing and able to deal with. And for the United States to inject itself, legitimately it can put capital where it wants. In the preferred capital of the host country without context, without trust between the israelis and palestinians i think is going to fundamentally undermine the very initiative, the ultimate deal that President Trump wants to achieve. Michelle, do we have any idea what Jared Kushners role in this has been . Obviously he was someone who said he was going to be instrumental in trying to figure out a peace deal. You just read my mind. Because in the complex web, to really simplify this, and i havent spoken to Jared Kushner personally, but just based on our sources and knowledge of the thinking t and we know the president wants to do this to fulfill a Campaign Promise to put that out there for parts of his base, israel is okay on this, but we know that Jared Kushner his soninlaw and white house adviser has been trying to orchestrate the peace office. So is there tension there . And there is this question if jash h Jared Kushner has been working so closely with saudi arabia is there not some working to the, that they feel they can control whatever tensions are there . Maybe they worked out some kind of plan where they feel this would be well balanced, but now we just got a little more insight in a statement from saudi arabia at least publicly they are saying, no, they are calling this move, which we expect, a contradiction to immutable international resolutions. They are saying that this is going to complicate things. And obstruct the on going Peace Process. So what i want to know is, we know there is debate in the white house, but where do those lines of tension lie . Where are there still gaps . And where is there overlap . And if so many of our sources are saying, okay, we get what you are trying to do. But why do this now . We dont understand the timing. You would think that the white house has some plan for this all going to be okay. But as we get closer to the decision, and we hear these kinds of responses coming from all kinds of angles and here this debate is still raging on inside the white house, that kind of makes that conclusion a little lessor a lot less certain. Jamie, what do you think . It sounds like it comes down to the president getting some counsel about the negatives of a decision like this and saying i want to do it . So, just lets put it in political context. What have we been talking about for the last week . The russia investigation. The words obstruction of justice. The question about whether Jared Kushner is at all vulnerable in the mueller investigation. I think just think we need to put out there, and we have seen this time and again with President Trump and the white house, this changes the conversation. We are not talking about that right now. And we are also talking about something that Jared Kushner was involved in. Its moving in that direction. One other thing i just want to mention. I did speak to a senior foreign official who is from a country in the region, shall we say, about what they are concerned about from a Security Point of view coming. And the word i heard was that they are on alert and that they are bracing, was the word, for possible demonstrations or fallout from this. Breanna. Bracing, which may tell you all you need to know about the potential after effects of this. Thank you so much to all of you. And, next, the Republican National party, well, it once avoided ray moore candidacy but now putting money in support of the accused child molester. Senator Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell asked about his a parent reversal moments ago saying there has been no change of heart foray moore. But is that true . Well take you live to alabama next. Embattled congressman john conyers is stepping down. First to leave after fallout of Sexual Harassment allegations. And conyers longest serving member of the house as announced he is retiring. But he says hes not resigning from calls from his own party. Instead the 88 year old is saying hes retiring because of poor health. Do you still maintain that the allegations that have been leveled against you are false . Whatever they are, they are not accurate, or they are not true, and i think that they are something that i cant explain where they came from. Well, conyers is endorsing his son now to replace him and calling for congress to reveal the names of sitting members who are involved in confidential Sexual Harassment settlements. Conyers says he has no plan to repay his own 27,000 settlement. Now with roy moore he is moving forward with his bid to be next senator from alabama despite allegations against him. He has regained the support from the Republican National committee. Party had pulled endorsement after eight women accused roy moore of either sexual abuse or pursuing relationships with them as teenagers one as young as 14 year old. The rnc decision came after hours President Trump ramped up support today. I think hes going to do very well. We want to have a liberal democrat in alabama. Believe me. We want strong borders and stopping crime. We want to have the things we represent. And we certainly dont want to have a liberal democrat thats controlled by nancy pelosi and controlled by chuck schumer. We dont want that for alabama. Thanks very much. Live in alabama. Kayly, is looking like trump could make the difference here . Or did it seem like perhaps things could swing in roy moores favor anyway . Reporter well, he certainly made the difference when it came to getting Republican National Committee Funding back to alabama for roy moore. Once the rnc said they would be sending money back down to moore, official told cnn political arm of the president and we support the president. As one state gop official told me in alabama, what President Trumps endorsement also did was it gave cover to a lot of republican officials in this state who havent said anything about this race. But there is one group, brianna, that President Trump is swaying, is not swaying, thats the National Republican committee, job it is to get republicans elected to the senate. Last month the chairman of that committee declared roy moore unfit to serve that Committee Standing by their pledge to stay out of this race. So his opponent, his democrat 0 opponent doug jones was touting a really big announcement today. What did that end up being . Reporter it wasnt so much that it was a big announcement. But it was a big opportunity for the Doug Jones Campaign to make a point. They wanted to present a very stark contrast in tone and message to what we all expect to see from roy moore tonight. Moore tonight will be on a stage in ha barn in fair hope, alabama, with former white house chief strategist steve bannon. And someone close to bannon, familiar with his remarks tonight has told cnn expect bannon to be fire breathing. We are told that bannon will go hard. After senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell that he will call doug jones progress radical. And that he will say that the gop establishment in washington would rather have doug jones a democrat elected to the senate than one of their own. In contrast, listen to the message from doug jones today. I believe these women. And so should you. We need to look at this as parents, not voters. Will we tell our daughters that if you are abused and if you speak out, you will be believed. And alabama will stand with you regardless of when you come forward. Or will we tell our young sons that this behavior, this disturbing behavior is okay, if you are powerful or important enough, alabama will simply look the other way. Doug jones appealing to the pride, brithat he wants them to have. Thank you so much. Happening now, a woman who accused President Trump of Sexual Harassment is in court. And a judge could soon decide if her defamation suit against the president will get to proceed. And whether trump himself will have to testify. Well be discussing that next. Plus the White House Holding its first Briefing Since the president s lawyers launched a debate over whether a president can actually obstruct justice. Well bring you this briefing live. Well be back in a moment. Witness katy perry. Witness katy perry become a legal witness. Witness katy perry and left shark. Or a card shark. Grandma . Witness katy perry work. Witness katy perry firework. Witness katy perry swish. Witness katy perry. Aaaaaaw look at that dog katy perry with music videos and behind the scenes footage, xfinity lets you witness all things me. Happening right now one of the 13 women who has accused President Trump of Sexual Harassment and misconduct is in court. A judge could decide if her defamation suit against the president could proceed or be dismissed. And if moved forward, the president could be called to testify. She says that trump forcibly kissed her and gropd her back in 2007 once in trump tower and another time at the Beverly Hills hotel. He grabbed my shoulder and placed his hand on my breast. I pulled back and went to another part of the room. He then walked up grabbed my hand and walked me into the bedroom. I walked out. He then turned me around and said lets sit down and watch some telly. I pushed his chest to put space between us and said come on, get real. He repeated my words back to me, get real p after touching his genitals. I said attempting to make it clear i was not interested. Well, trumps response to those allegations is what prompted her to file a defamation suit against him. Every woman lied when they came forward to hurt my campaign. Total fabrication. The events never happened. Never. All of these liars will be sued after the election. All right. Lets talk more about this now with anna she is a criminal defense attorney. Anna, just first explain to us how the Trump Defense team is handling this. So i dont think this is going to be a slam dunk for either side. So trumps defense is making the argument that although there is a unite United States Supreme Court decision in the paula jones versus bill clinton case that held a sitting president can be shrewd civilly for alleged conduct that took place prior to the president taking office, ang knowledging that case. But defense is saying that was only to federal cases not in state court. Which is going on in this case. And i think thats a compelling argument. Another argument they are making is that the president made these statements when he was on the campaign trail. Right. He was calling her a liar. Saying none of these things are true. But because those statements were made in the campaign, it is considered political speech, protected by the first amendment, and therefore he cannot be sued for defamation. So i think there is it really compelling arguments on both sides. We have to wait and see what this court is going to do here. And so we know this, right, that there is it a question of whether a president can be deposed. You mentioned we know bill clinton was, thats what got him into all the trouble that he had lied, and then he was ultimately impeached because of that. Thats right. So its just more difficult, right, to depose a sitting president than it is a private citizen. There is many more murdhurdles. Its more difficult. Above i can tell you if this court the case can move forward, absolutely donald trump will be deposed. Hes going to have to testify under oath. Under penalty of perjury. Hes going to have to answer a ton of questions. Not only about the allegations this woman is making but about the allegations of all the other women that have a kuszccused hi sexual assault. And yes if he lies he can be impeached. And we saw that happen with bill clinton. Remember, clinton was not impeached because he allegedly had some miss conduct, he was i impeached because he lied in his testimony. Yeah, because he lied about other things and that what tripped him up. Its a cautionary tale. Absolutely. He lied whether or not he had sexual relations with monica lewandowski. And the famous quote was given under oath under penalty of perjury when he was sitting president in the lawsuit against him. Thank you so much. Really appreciate that. Thank you. Still ahead the White House Press briefing. This is going to be a very interesting briefing because its the first one that we have seen since general Michael Flynn, former adviser to President Trump pleaded guilty to fbi and struck a deal to cooperate with them. Well bring that to you live. And also some very stunning images out of Southern California. There was a fast moving wildfire. It is chasing thousands of people from their homes. Cnn is there for a live report next. You might take something for your heart. Or joints. But do you take something for your brain. With an ingredient originally found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brainhealth supplement in drug stores nationwide. Prevagen. The name to remember. We are also watching breaking news in Southern California where a fast moving out of control wildfire is chasing thousands of people from their homes. More than 150 buildings have already been destroyed. More than 45,000 acres in Ventura County have been scorched. Multiple fires are burning in heavily Populated Areas surroundi surrounding los angeles. Moments ago Governor Brown state of emergency. Tell us what you see. Reporter right here this is one of the places where the fire came howling through in the middle of the night. And you can see this house lost, then we move a little more to the left, thank you, tom larson, my cameraman who has been sticking with us all day, those houses destroyed. But fires can be very whimsical. So up above you see the nice stately tudor survived this. And how they spread you can see the faint embers in the air, those start blowing through. 150 structures damaged so far. 45,000 acres burned. We understand one of the casualties is an Apartment Building in a small psychiatric facility. Chance rode it out. Describe for us what the scene was in this foothill neighborhood last night. Last night around 11 00 i kind of went out to the car, and came back in and just over the ridge up there you see kind of an orange glow. I went back inside for about five minutes to get barbara. And we come back out and its just a bright red and starting to see the flames over the hill. So we got everyone up, packed our stuff, then we left, and just got out of here as soon as possible. You are going to leave again . Yeah, there is just too much smoke. So well stay at a hotel another night. Reporter great thank you. Im glad your house survived. If you look over here, they just got another fire crew up here, and again talking about those embers, i was feeling anxious for chance and his fiance if they were going to leave this stuff back here. Because as i said so often with fires winds wip up, 40, 50, 60 miles an hour, and embers in the air, and catches another vehicle or excuse me structure on fire. So ill wrap this up from ventura, california, they are in for what could be a very, very long couple of days here. Back to you. They sure are. We know youll be watching out for us in venturea, thank you, sir. Next well talk about the president and if hes above the law. The white house is getting ready to respond the president is incapable of obstructing justice. Then we have more breaking news President Trump is expected to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel and signal his intentions to move the u. S. Embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv. This is the decision has the world warning of violence and unrest. Stand by for that. Energy in just two weeks ill take that. Yeeeeeah ensure high protein. With 16 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar. Ensure. Always be you. We are the driven. The dedicated. The overachievers. We know our best investment is in ourselves. We dont take no for an answer. We fight for what we want. Even for the things that were once a given. Going to college. Buying a home. And not being in debt for it for the rest of our lives. But were only as strong as our community. Who inspires and pushes us to go further than we could ever go alone. Sofi. Get there sooner. Now to allegations of a witch hunt in Silicon Valley with some unlikely victims, rich young White Conservative men in an industry known for liberal leanings, tech workers say fear of revealing their politics is forcing them underground. Cnn laura siegel is joining us with more on her specially divided code. Tell us about this. Reporter its interesting i get lots of calls but these were calls that surprised me. I protected the identities of many different types of sources. But ive never been asked to protect the identity of someone because they are conservative. This gives you a sense of how polarized it is in Silicon Valley. Conservatives are telling me the stakes are too high to reveal their identities. Take a listen. There is a real fear. Reporter not hiding his identify because he committed a crime or worried about his safety. I describe myself as a blend of conservative and libertarian. Reporter hes an entrepreneur worked with several big names in tech and conservative in Silicon Valley. Its enough to want him to go incognito. Saying i want more border security. Are people going to complain to hr. Am i going to get fired for saying that. Reporter and not hoenl one in hiding. We spoke to several others who say the stakes are too high to share their identity. Heres another conservative from a major tech company. Spoke with us on the condition of amnesty. Anonymity. These are under cover conservatives of Silicon Valley. Perfect equation for a culture war playing out in what has long been a mecca for politics. Its a big deal as these Tech Companies get more and more control over things we see. Easy content distribution coupled with fewer gate keepers, means people in these companies will have far more power which is yes think its a sad state where conservatives feel they might lose their jobs and cant speak out about some of the editorial decisions that could be made. Reporter civil rights attorney har met dillon thinks they might have recourse. She says shes been getting called discriminated against but too afraid to speak publicly. If you are a young man in your 20s making quarter Million Dollar with your salary and stock, do you want to be the martyr of conservative rights . Reporter the multi million tech entrepreneur, unlikely poster boy for discrimination. Well, what it looks like is being disciplined for innocent remarks, its being not considered for Job Opportunities and internal promotions. Its so ironic because i feel you could take that exactly thing you just said and applied it to womens cases. Ive suffered Sexual Harassment as a woman as well. So the fact that that exists does not takeaway from the part that political exists in silicon. Both can exist. Reporter its interesting, brianna, because i think we are all having these conversations is technology polarizing us. And the people who created the technology that is maybe further polarizing as they are facing their own divisions. And that does have real implications for the rest of the country. Certainly does. Laura siegel, thank you so much for that. And make sure to watch laura full special, divided we code, you can see that saturday on cnn 2 30. Top of the hour, im Brianna Keilar in for brooke baldwin. We are standing by for the white house briefing. First since Michael Flynn pleaded guilty. We expect Sarah Huckabee sanders press secretary will ask questions about roy moore. Expect she will get questions about a possibility government shut down. And president s intent to move the u. S. Embassy officially recognizing jerusalem as israel capital which could have farreaching effects that have many nations, many experts concerned. I want to bring in my panel to talk about. We have gloria