Judge who was named as being in the room during her alleged attack has pledged to answer any and all questions. Just a reminder, heres how kavanaugh responded to his intensely watched hearing when he was asked whether he himself wanted an independent investigation. Judge kavanaugh, women you support an fbi investigation right now . I will do whatever the committee wants. Personally do you think thats best thing for us to do . Look, senator, i said i would welcome anything. I am innocent. I hope all of the members would say we are going to abide by your wishes and we will have that investigation. I welcome whatever the committee wants to do because im telling the truth. I want to know what you want to do. Im telling the truth. I want to know what you want to do. Im innocent. Kavanaugh was pressed by several Democratic Senators on this. He never answered yes or no, several times pointed to statements admitted by ford as present at the party. All four witnesses that were allegedly at the
Narrow the scope of the investigation as much as possible, but President Trump and his team insist they are hands off in the process, saying the fbi has free reign. Listen to what president ial counsellor Kellyanne Conway said. It will be limited in scope and meant to last for a week i believe beginning last friday. Its not a fishing expedition. The president very much respects the independence of the fbi and feels that they should be looking at anything they think is credible within this limited scope. Lets begin with cnns boris sanchez. What do we know about the discrepancy about the scope of the investigation. Free reign or limited . Thats a good question. As you heard from Kellyanne Conway, publicly the white house is saying this will be a narrow investigation. One that has you heard the fbi will have free reign over. According to a source close to the investigation, they told cnn that the white house is guiding the process with direction of a senate republican. They will not look
Affairs correspondent. What more can you tell us about him, his role, and what inspired his resignation . Well, fred mcguirk is a decades long career diplomat. He has been working in iraq. Working on issues related to the region for decades, and in 2013, he had been appointed deputy envoy to the Isis Coalition and then took over when general john allen left, and really has been overseeing a 60plus Member Coalition of states working not only on the ground but in the on the internet, countering messages to counter isis, and by large measure that job has been successful, but just a week ago you heard brett mcgurk at the state department podium talking about the idea that the u. S. Was now deciding to stay in syria. This was the new Trump Administration policy to stay in syria, to defeat the remnants of isis so it didnt come back in a worse or greater form, and then was headed off to brief the coalition about it. He was in the region, talking to iraqi partners in the northern part of iraq
Democratic leaders he would be proud to take the blame for a border wall shutdown, President Trump says its the democrats fault. It caps a rough week for the white house. The Dramatic Court Appearance from the former National Security adviser, michael flynn, and the resignation of james mattis, and the worst week on wall street in a decade. We have a couple of hours until the senate convenes. What are we expecting, what are you hearing about whats going to happen . Reporter sure. A number of things could happen. Theyre negotiating behind the scenes. Had a chance to talk to juror James Langford senator James Langford. He said the hope was that perhaps when the senate convenes at noon, they may offer Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell a deal saying this is what we agreed on behind the scenes. If that does not happen at noon, he says expect to see a much longer period of time when you have the Government Shutdown. The hope was that they were working on a number, anywhere from 1 billio
Logistical nightmare with the secret service. Its something no president has ever done, and there were a lot of headlines coming out of the g20 after the president gave this hour and 14 Minutes Press conference. President trump said trade talks are back on with china, with new tariffs on hold, he pushed back on the idea that he was joking about election meddling with russian president vladimir putin, and he said the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi made him angry but he defended the relationship with the man the cia said ordered that murder. Live now from seoul, south korea. Cnn White House Correspondent abby phillips. What is resonating there in all of these headlines this morning . Reporter quite a few headlines is exactly right. President trump covered a lot of ground, but here in south korea the big news is what he plans to do tomorrow in the demilitarized zone. President trump in an unconventional manner announced on twitter that he was planning to go to the dmz and that he wa