Ridiculous charge that i urged the Ukrainian Government to investigate corruption well, i did and im proud of it you got to watch that whole interview. Its 30 minutes worth taking in. Meantime, our team is covering all of the latest details from across washington. Lets begin this hour with our Kaitlan Collins who joins us at the white house. Good morning, kaitlan. Look, i mean, i dont want know who the president is going to call on today, but whoever he does should certainly ask all about this phone call. And its hard to see how the president doesnt get asked about it when hes standing there next to the australian Prime Minister. And this is something that is really hanging over what you described as, yes, the second state visit of Donald Trumps protest. Something he was tweeting about just moments before he came out to greet the australian Prime Minister and his delegation here on the south lawn just moments ago. The president accusing this whistleblower of being partisan, though its unclear if the president knows the identity of this whistleblower who has filed this complaint, knows any of their personal politics. But thats a similar argument to what his attorney, Rudy Giuliani was saying just last night. Not only accusing this person of potentially being a democrat, trying to take down the president , but also contradicting himself when he was asked, did he direct the ukrainians to investigate who could potentially be the president s political opponent . Did you ask the ukraine to investigate joe biden . No. Actually, i didnt. I asked the ukraine to investigate the allegations that there was interference in the election of 2016 by the ukrainians for the benefit of hillary clinton, for which there already you never asked anything about hunter biden, you never asked anything about joe biden . The only thing i asked about Joe Joe Biden is get to the bottom of how it was that ewe senco, who was appointed would dismiss the case so you did ask ukraine to look into joe biden . Of course, i did. You just said you didnt reporter its unclear how ukraine fits into this whistleblowers complaint. But its important to keep in mind that also in that winding interview that Rudy Giuliani gave last night, he made the argument that it actually would be okay if the president did tell the Ukrainian Government to, quote, straighten up in order to receive that aid money that they received, that military aid money, which is to protect ukraine from russia. Thats an argument he made there last night. Well see if the president makes a similar argument when he speaks with reporters. Were going to see him in the oval office in just a few minutes from now. Okay. Were waiting. Kaitlan collins, thank for that great reporting. For the latest on the whistleblower complaint, cnn National CorrespondentAlex Marquardt joins me now. The president this morning without basis alleging that the whistleblower is highly biased. But the Inspector General deemed that complaint urgent, by his own judgment. Thats right. This complaint was filed by someone from the Intelligence Community on august 12th. And if we look at this timeline, now with this new reporting that this has to do with ukraine, we know that in the final days of july, specifically on july 25th, that there was a phone call between the president of ukraine, zlinski and President Trump. That complaint then filed on august 12th. Now, this was of such urgent concern, the Inspector General found, that he went to the director of national intelligence, the acting director, Joseph Maguire, who is in theory supposed to forward that then on to the congressional oversight committees. Instead, he went to the department of justice, who counseled him that this was not, in fact, part of intelligence activity. It was not part of his jurisdiction. But the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community was so disturbed that he himself went directly to congress. And yesterday, we saw him briefing the House Intelligence Committee behind closed doors. Now, he was very careful this is michael atkinson, the Inspector General, to not delve into the details in this complaint. He talked about the process, he talked about the law, but what he did say is that there were multiple acts of concern to this whistleblower. Now, we know that this centers around communications between the president and a foreign leader. And a promise that was made. The new york times, the Washington Post saying this has to do with ukraine. We do not know what the promise made was. But, jim, i want to read part of the Inspector Generals letter to the House Intelligence Committee that underscores how urgent he felt this complaint was. He writes that the subject matter involved in the complaintants disclosure not only falls within the dnis jurisdiction, but relates to one of the most significant and important of the dnis responsibilities to the american people. Now, the House Intelligence Committee had subpoenaed Joseph Maguire to testify yesterday. He declined, but he will now be appearing before the house and Senate Intel Committees next week. You can be assured that they have some very significant questions for him then. Jim . No question. And the language from the Inspector General there, very clear about just how seriously hes taking it. Alex marmarquardt, thanks very much. Lets talk about this with our experts. Cnn legal analyst, Michael Zeldin is with us, former federal prosecutor, and rachael bey, political reporter for the Washington Post. Good morning to you both. Thank you for being here. And michael, let me begin with you. A number of the president s allies are comparing this to president obama. And theyre specifically bringing up that sort of hot mic moment when president obama told medvedev essentially, let me get through this and ill be much more open to negotiate postelection. Listen to matt schlapp and his argument on that front. He has very wide authority, really, Unchecked Authority, to talk about to World Leaders about anything he deems appropriate, as hes representing the United States of america. If this were able to go forward, any staffer in an agency could constantly hobble a democratic president , duly elected. Michael zeldin, Unchecked Authority . Is that what the president has . He has broad authority, but that authority is checked by his obligation to act on behalf of the United States and not on behalf of himself. And the allegations here, the facts of which we dont know, all seem to imply that the president may have been acting on behalf of his own interests, his own campaign interests. And not the interests of the United States. So were it the case that he was only acting on behalf of the United States, then matts argume argument, but its not known yet how the president was acting and what gave rise to the complaint. Rachael, it strikes me listening to Rudy Giuliani last night that in a moment, even, his position moved from defending and denying to justifying, frankly. What he did here, which was, you know, go there and try to pursue, pressure the Ukrainian Government to further investigate someone who happens to be a political opponent of the president. Is that where this administration is on this now . Sort of like foreshadowing what their position would be, should these reports, you know, these suspicions be true, right . I mean, giuliani has done this before with the Mueller Report where he said, oh, you know, the president didnt do anything wrong. But if he did something, it wasnt illegal. So you know, weve sort of heard that argument before. But its interesting, because on capitol hill, you know, democrats, theyre trying to get a copy of this complaint to see exactly what the allegation is. And we have seen the white house over and over again stonewall congress. And this is just sort of following in that vein. And i talked to a lot of democrats between Corey Lewandowskis appearance on tuesday, where he was very defiant, talked over members, promoted his own campaign, and was otherwise very disregarding of congressional authority. And this, where the whistleblower complaint, theyre not allowing it to come to congress when it should, theres a real frustration. And democrats, they dont know how to hit back right now. And theyre in this real pickle where theyre having to wait for the courts to rule in. They could take this to the courts, but it could literally be months, if not years until we see what this complaint actually is. That seems to be part of the administrations strategy. Drag it out. Michael zeldin, simple question, but i think an important one. If you were the first reporter to get called on in the press conference today, what would you ask the president about all of this . What did he say to this foreign leader that may have triggered the determination that this was an urgent matter that required congressional oversight. Explain to us, what is at the heart of this complaint to your understanding. Fair question. Simple, will he give a straightforward answer . Yeah, rachael, to be clear, if you look at past precedent on this, the president has, in the past, said that he would accept, for instance, foreign help in a campaign. Hes justified that. Well, listen, if they offer, this is something that we would have to look at. So its possible the president goes that path here, is it not . Yeah, no, hes really its clear that the white house and the president in particular feel emboldened. I mean, the Mueller Report, the russia investigation was sort of hovering over his head, his whole presidency so far. After that wrapped up, you know, weve just seen him make comments like that. Well, well see if a Foreign Government offers help. Well see what it would be, instead of saying, absolutely, i wouldnt do this. The g7, talking about having the g7 at one of his hotels in florida. You know, people saying that 100 goes against the emoluments clause that said a president cannot be accepting any sort of gifts from a Foreign Government. And over and over again, he is showing that he doesnt care about defying congress. And you know, its were getting a sense from the white house that they feel like the democrats arent going to do anything in the house, and they can pretty much do whatever they want. And you know, poppy, the phone call with the ukrainian president came one day after bob muellers less than exciting testimony on capitol hill. To rachaels point about the possibility of feeling emboldened. Yeah, absolutely. Michael zeldin, just as we go, something that struck both jim and i this morning is the difference between the readouts of that call with the ukrainian president , between the white houses readout and ukraines readout. This line was not in the white house version, where the ukrainian readout said the ukrainian president is convinced ukraine can improve its image by, quote, complete investigation of Corruption Cases, which inhibited the interaction between the ukraine and the United States. Is there a there there. Because Rudy Giuliani last night was talking about corruption, anticorruption. And the white house didnt include that party. Right. So if the president of the United States said to the president of the ukraine, look, your country is filled with corruption, if you want to be our ally, if you want to receive our foreign aid, straighten up, clean up your house. That would be, i think, appropriate. If, however, it was more along the lines of, look, i know youre investigating the bidens or hunter biden, if you pursue that more aggressively, then well release the foreign aid money, that would be inappropriate. And so the statement boldly is not clear, but the implications are of what one wants to read into it. It could have been a positive promise as opposed to a demand. Michael zeldin, rachael bade, great to have both of you. Other news, senator Mitch Mcconnell says he will now support an amendment that gives 250,000 for states going into 2020. Its good they will have this extra amount of resources, but this is an aboutface for the Senate Majority leader who has resisted for months that additional funding. Our Congressional Correspondent lauren foss joins us on capitol hill and he took a lot of flack for this. I mean, this is what got him that nickname, moscow mitch. Reporter right. And i was in kentucky in august and moscow mitch had really caught on, even in the local sphere of politics there. I saw a lot of signs, a lot of buttons, a lot of tshirts. So obviously, mcconnell announcing yesterday on the floor that he supported this amendment. Then they voted on it in committee. It passed out of committee. Now the question is, will it go to the senate for a full vote, and how do they conference that with the house . And will the president sign it . But ultimately, this is a substantial amount of money. Mcconnells team is pushing back, saying, this is not a reversal for the majority leader. In fact, he has supported more money for Election Security in past appropriations bills. And he was simply waiting for the appropriations process to unfold on capitol hill. Thats what theyre doing right now. Thats why he was willing to introduce this amendment right now. But democrats claiming that the majority leader relented. That their pressure over Election Security, this nickname that he doesnt like, all were too much pressure and that mcconnell ultimately had to change his mind about giving more money for Election Security. Poppy and jim . You think it might have been an easy call given how seriously u. S. Intelligence agencies are taking the threat to the upcoming election. Lauren fox, thanks very much. Still to come this hour, we are expecting to hear from the president very soon. Will he address the growing whistleblower scandal . Plus, new doubts about the political future for canadian Prime Minister justin trudeau. He has apologized again after those new images of him in blackface surfaced. And he actually admits that he doesnt know how many times he may have worn blackface. And it may be the biggest day of climate demonstrations ever. 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Right now, President Trump and the australian Prime Minister are sitting down for a bilateral meeting at the white house. The two are expected to discuss security and trade, as the president hosts Scott Morrison and his wife. It is only the second state visit of trumps administration. But a big question, will the president address the growing questions about a whistleblower . Joining me now, congressman eric swalwell, democrat from california and a member of both the house intelligence and judiciary committees, who are very much in the middle of it. Congressman, thanks so much for taking the time this morning. Of course, good morning, jim. So first question, you were in the room yesterday for testimony from the Inspector General of the office of the director of national intelligence. I know this was a closed session, though, not classified. Can you tell us, did he reveal anything about the nature of this whistleblower complaint . Jim, it was so frustrating, because hes been silenced. And you could just sense the frustration that he had, because his job, as the Inspector General, is to be a channel that a whistleblower can go to, if they see something wrong. And then he is, you know, to put a report together that ultimately makes its way to congress and his job is being impeded right now by the department of justice, the actiact ing dni, the acting director of national intelligence, and a claim of privilege made by the white house. So it was frustrating. I understand. Now, as you know, the acting Inspector General deemed that the complaint was both urgent and credible. By the whistleblower law, that should then be reported to congress. Is how is the Justice Department therefore justifying not allowing you and other members of the relevant committees to get the details on this . Yeah, theres no wiggle room here. Let me walk your viewers through you know, how this works. A whistleblower, if they say, i have an urgent and credible, you know, complaint about something i saw relating to National Security, the Inspector General receives it. He has 14 days to investigate it, to corroborate it, to see, you know, if it is, in fact, something that is urgent and credible for the congress to know about. And then once he sends that to the director of national intelligence, thats it. Congress has to be told within seven days. And here, instead, the department of justice and other entities have become involved. Something that stood out, though, because he said, not only was this urgent and credible at the time, he said its still urgent and credible today, and thats why we should know. Its not like the urgency lapsed. Like, the urgency still is here. As you know, this is a consistent strategy and approach from this administration, whether it be congressional subpoenas, the demand for the president s tax returns, et cetera. What can congress do . You have a majority, democrats have a majority in the house of representatives, to force the administrations hand here, to force, it seems, to comply with the law. Reporter well, first, we can fine anyone who is lawless. And that is something that is stilling considered. We can go to court. Something were not going to do is were not going to break the law because theyre breaking the law. We shouldnt meet lawlessness with lawlessness. As tempting as it is, if that would get us the result that we wants, were not going to do that. Were not going to get the results that we need as fast as we want. But were on the court on so many issues here. Were in the courts on the Mueller Report, in the courts on witnesses who refuse to testify and now we may have to go to the courts for this. Theres going to be a cascade of Court Rulings very soon that are going to go against the president , and the popular opinion, if it hasnt already shifted for this president , whos under 40 of approval rating, its going to shift even more. Okay, as we watched the giuliani interview with my colleague, chris cuomo last night, it struck me that whats happening here with trump world and the administration is that they are moving from denying to justify, in effect. Giuliani saying proudly, you know, i was going there to pressure them on Corruption Cases, which you should read as Corruption Cases related to someone who happens to be the president s possible rival in the upcoming election. Is that wrong . Yes, but if you look at the approach here, this is the play that was run in part in the 2016 election. They embraced russian help. The president said, russia, if youre listening, keep hacking my opponents emails. They didnt really pay a price for it. They won. So why not go to another Foreign Government and ask them to go after your opponent . Thats why we have to make it very clear, if thats indeed what happened, that were not going to tolerate it. Again, we have to learn more about whether that is what happened, but last night, i watched that interview. It was very uncomfortable, it was very alarming, and it looks like theyre leaning in. So theres going to have to be consequences. I noted the timing of the call with the ukrainian president. It came one day after Robert Muellers testimony on the hill, which disappointed many, because he was not as explicitly, as many hoped, to making a judgment on the president s possible wrongdoing here. I wonder if with the end result of this investigation, no charges, mo indictmeno indictme cetera, that the president felt emboldened. Felt that in effect that seeking this kind of help is okay. At least, even if its not okay by the standards of our country, at least you can get away with it. Thats my fear. My fear is that theres a green light, you know, given to russia and any other country that wants to help the president. Heres where he should proceed with caution. There are other countries with similar capabilities who could interfere in our elections. They may not help the president. This is an opportunity for republicans and democrats to unite and say, we dont want this in our democracy. You know, thats why i wrote the protecting our democracy act, to, you know, have a Bipartisan Commission look at this. I also, jim, have legislation called duty to report. If you get information from a third Party Foreign agent, you have to tell the fbi. Again, theres so much well have to do to make sure that this doesnt happen again. But right now, theres an urgency for us to hear from the acting dni, and if the acting dni is listening, i want him to know, you do not have to be a part of a lawless administration. You could send this information right to congress, you would be a patriot, and save us if from a potential National Security risk. Thats quite a call. Congressman eric swalwell, we appreciate you coming on. Thanks, jim, my pleasure. Coming up this hour, new images coming into cnn. We are at the site of the Saudi Oil Facility that was attacked last week, covering this story in a way that only cnn can. Its alarming to see the damage that that attack caused. Introducing new metamucil premium blend. Sweetened with stevia and made with allnatural flavors and colors. Its a delicious way to get your daily dose of fiber. Try it today. New align whole food probiotic. A blend of quality probiotics and fermented whole food botanicals. Expertly curated to naturally support your gut health every day. Go with align whole food blend, from the pros in digestive health. And try align gummies with prebiotics and probiotics to help support digestive health. Morning. What are you doing . 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And the treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin is in there as well. And the president claims these are the highest level of sanctions ever imposed on a country at all. Theyre sanctioning the Iran National bank. Of course, this comes in response after those attacks on the Saudi Oil Facilities that the president and his administration have pinned on iran multiple times. And the president said on wednesday that new sanctions were forthcoming for iran. He didnt detail exactly what those were going to look like. And were still waiting to see what the details will look like, when we do get the paperwork from treasury where we expect that is forthcoming. You have to keep in mind that this comes after the secretary of state, mike pompeo, traveled to saudi arabia. He just returned overnight back here to washington. Thats when the administration said she was going to make a decision on this. Now the president is making this news in the oval office as we speak. All right, kaitlan, well hear what he says and what his answers are on those reporter questions to all of this. Thank you very much on this breaking news. So building on that, cnn was actually able to make it to the site of last weeks devastating Saudi Arabia Oil field bombing. Our Nic Robertson brings us the latest from one of the fields that was attacked that prompted these new sanctions from the president. Here it is. Reporter this is the largest Oil Processing plant in the world. It is at the heart of saudi arabias oil facilities, oil pumping system. And you can see in the tower up here just how badly impacted it was. I talked to one of the engineers here, he said theyre still in the assessment phase. Right now theyre replacing steel heavy pipelines at the back and im counting down here, i can see one, two, three, at least another four towers that have been hit. In total, 18 drones flew in here and targeted this site. They came in from the northwest. The sun is setting here. The north is up here. And that direction of impact is another reason that saudi officials believe iran was behind this attack. Theyre telling us here that this facility will be back up and running full speed, full production by the end of september. The government says they will be reaching their expected levels of 11 Million Barrels a day. This, they say, taken down, taken down that night of the attack, but they were back up, back up to 30 capacity within 48 hours. Everyone were talking to here at the production here is saying just how well they responded. But the reality of the situation is, theyre responding to this. Theyre putting it back together. But repairing International Confidence that this isnt just that this isnt just the beginning of Something Else rather than that it is only a single incident, that is going to be much tougher. This will look maybe brandnew in a few months. Saudi arabia, however, has got a much, much bigger problem ahead of it deciding its next move. 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The president in the oval office with the australian Prime Minister is answering questions about that whistleblower who raised an alarm bell over apparently a promise he made, according to the Washington Post, to a foreign leader. Lets go to Kaitlan Collins. She joins us at the white house. The president has been downplaying this on twitter. Hes called it partisan. What has he said this morning . And hes repeating that claim that he believes this whistleblower, who made this complaint about this communication the president had, is partisan. But we should note, the president then moments later told reporters he does not know the identity of the whistleblower. Those are questions first asked this morning after the president accused the person of being partisan. This person who is an unknown identity. And its a similar argument to what Rudy Giuliani said last night, accusing this person of being a democrat who wants to take down the president , though we should note, it is not known who this person is. And the president himself says he doesnt know who he is, although he is accusing him of being partisan. The other thing to consider here is that the Inspector General who has been handling this complaint and found it to be considered urgent is a trump appointee, someone the president picked to be in that position as the Inspector General for the Intelligence Community. So that is something to consider here. But overall, what the president was telling reporters moments ago in the oval office, and well see him on camera shortly, is that he believes that his conversations hes had with foreign leaders are appropriate. Thats going to raise the question, if the president believes that this conversation was above board, why doesnt the Administration Just release the information, the complaint by this whistleblower, because so far they have blocked it from even going to members of congress. Well, its a charge made without any evidence presented by the president. And you said, kaitlan, the Inspector General, appointed by the president was unwavering in his own language about the complaint. He called it of urgent concern today. Well stay on top of the story. Another story were following today, thousands around the world and here in the u. S. Protesting, demanding immediate action on Climate Change. The demonstrations started overnight in protests in sydney, melbourne, seoul, and johannesburg. This movement sparked in part by a young woman, Greta Thunburg who has become the face of the next generation of climate activists. Rene marsh is live in washington, but lets begin with melissa bell. She joins us in paris. And the protests are well underway in paris, melissa. Reporter thats right, poppy. They made their way here to this park near the sens river. They say the only equation you should remember is that one. This is something thats been inspired by greta thunberg. And whats been so impressive today is to see just how those numbers have tallied up from australian to asian capitals and european capitals. Here in paris, we have not seen numbers like this in previous Climate Change marches. And they say theyre going to carry on with this to keep up the momentum, by coming out next friday again until their voices are heard. Here in paris, one of the particularities has been a strong message of social equality and social justice, with placards that read things like Climate Change just one of the symptoms of the real sickness, which is capitalism. And thats something weve seen very strongly in the slogans that were shouted and the placards that were held up. Tomorrow, those protesters who have been calling for greater social justice in france will be pack on the streets of paris doing so once again. And youre going to see a lot more protests along this lines. On one hand, the environment, led by the young, they left school in huge numbers to be on the streets again today. And that question of social justice, getting people out on the streets again, as Emmanuel Macron plows on with his performs. Poppy . Thank you so much, melissa bell live for us in paris. Well, these are global, of course, rene marsh is there in washington, where were also seeing big crowds. Rene, tell us what youre seeing there. Reporter jim, as you know, these are school hours and today is a school day, but take a look at all of these young protesters here. They are out in full force. Theyve got their chants ready. I spoke to a 12yearold who said, this is our big shot. The organizers tell me theyve been planning this since midjuly. In about 15 minutes, theyre going to start their march from here down to the capital and theyll be marching until 2 00. And im joined with one of the very impressive organizers here. Shes been calling the shots while weve been waiting to go live. Nadia nazur, who is from baltimore. What is the primary thing that you all are asking for out here today . Yeah, so we have five demands that all the youth climate organizations came up with. We all went and met in iowa, with no service, no wifi, and came up with the demands of a green new deal, sustainable agriculture, environmental justice, respect of indigenous land, and protection of biodiversity. Now, you did not go to school a couple of days this week because you were on capitol hill, you were talking to lawmakers. How were you received . Do you feel like you made any headway at all . Yeah. So we met with aoc on monday. We had an hour meeting with nancy pelosi on wednesday, and i think for a lot of it, a lot of the elected officials didnt really listen. They were kind of listening to respond rather than listening to understand. And it was upsetting, because we took time out of our school day to do that. But there were a few congressional members that really listened and didnt talk and they really took in the information and im grateful for that. Thank you so much. Again, these students, they are organized, theyre passionate, and theyre pretty determined. Back to you guys. Well see if that is the generation that changes things. Rene marsh here in washington and melissa bell in paris, thanks very much. Right now, President Trump is speaking inside the oval office. He already spoke about the whistleblower and new sanctions on iran. When we get that tape, were going to turn around and bring it to you live. I didnt have to call 911. Help. And i didnt have to come get you. 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Antonio brown, he left the locker room without having to face the media after sundays game down in miami. That broke the nfls media policy, but he did talk to the media after practice yesterday. He took only four questions. It lasted about a minute and he kept it all about football. Listen. Im just here to just focus on ball and look forward to getting out there in the home stadium and being with the team. Now, brown and his lawyers, they have denied all allegations against him. He is scheduled to make his home debut in new england sunday against the jets. How about thursday night football in jacksonville. And what a night for gardner minchu. The fuminchu. Taking over for nick foles and steps up. Heaps had five tds in his first three games. A 74 completion rate. Thats the highest of any player, in his first three games of his career since the 1970 merger. Look out, jags win it, 207. Now, break out the champagne bottles in the bronx. Did you see the yankees clinching their first al east title in the last seven years . They did it with a 91 win over the angels. Its their 100th win of the season and its incredible when you think that they put 30 players on the injured list this year. Now, for the reason were here, the number nine florida gairts taking on their rivals, the phenomenon vols. And were here on campus in gainesville. This is part of the tums ultimate tailgate and im here with former player Shannon Snell with sonnys barbecue throwing down on the grill for us. Youre an allamerican gator and an nfl player after that. Whats it like in the swamp on game day . It doesnt matter, the team, tennessee, theyre 12 right now. The gairts are 30. Doesnt matter the time or the place. Its going to be a rivalry game. My first time in the swamp. 90,000 people. Lauren, whats it like in there on game day . Cheering in in the swamp is absolutely incredible. Ive traveled to so many scc schools and can i truly tell you there is nothing heroic it. Matt, hes getting his masters degree. Well get our masters in eating barbecue. Lets make jim and poppy real jealous. Good luck to thega gat gators. Always jealous of your job, but i know youll bring us some barbecue back. Have fun, enjoy it. All right, its a big weekend in television. Plenty of star power set for the biggest night in tv. The 71st primetime emmys. Stephanie elam reports. The emmy question this year, can anyone take the throne from game of thrones . Last years winner is once again the drama frontrunner with a Record Number of nominations for its final season. Even though some of the reactions to game of thrones were negative this season, the show is such a juggernaut and changed television in so many ways, voters are going to go for it. I just want to be president. Reporter also in its final season, hbos veep, a favorite for best comedy and actress julia louisdreyfus. 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