Later. That escalated quickly. A candidate for congress charged with assault after allegedly body slamming a reporter hours before polls open. Why this might impact tonights election but not in the way you think. Good afternoon, welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper in brussels today President Trump took the opportunity of a nato summit to publicly berate fellow members for not living up to their defense spending commitments. This is an issue that previous president s have grappled with in a less public and reproachful way. Its a well taken one the. But members were hoping president would underline his support for the principle of article 5 of the nato charter that an attack on one member san attack on all. To the disappointment of european allies mr. Trump did not publicly or explicitly affirm that commitment which he has suggested in the past. The president in the past in public and private has cast the need of nato allies to spend more in defense in terms of dues owed as if nato were
Accuracy of our investigation. Did you decide your path is clear that for instance a subpoena to flynn wont were very comfortable. He understood we needed to deconflict. The president said in this yesterday he was not tarrgeted n this investigation. We cant comment on that. Thats a conversation that took place supposedly between director comey and the president. Our job is to make sure to follow the intelligence where it leads and hopefully make a determination. I would just add that i would refer you to mr. Mccabes comments about what traditional procedure would be, that that would not be something that in a traditional case would be discussed. Are you confident in the answers you got . You said that this meeting was to set up the rules of the road. How would you describe what those are and did director comey come aup at all . Director comey did not come up. He was not the subject of it. Though there are some details to workout, there was acknowledgement and understanding of the need
Home state in the state of the Committee Vice chairman now refusing to fully cooperate with the president s voter fraud commission. Is this going nowhere fast . Welcome to the lead. Im jim sciutto in for jake tapper. We begin with july fourth holiday with breaking news in the lead. President saying our country will grow and prosper. This as the president faces a new and serious threat from north korea. U. S. Officials have now determined that north koreas missile test last night was most likely an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile which could indicate a Significant Development in the road regimes weapons program. The launch prompted an unexpected meeting between president Trumps National security team, the president responding to the test as you might expect on twitter. Writing, quote, north korea has Just Launched another missile. Does this guy have anything better to do with his life . Hard to believe that south korea and japan will put up with this much longer. Perhaps china will p
False accusations of classified information. World leaders let kim jonguns longrange missile test pass without any apparent consequences. Are they giving north korea a green light . Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking news. The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee, senator mark warner, said the president has clear evidence that the Trump Campaign saw damaging information about Hillary Clinton from a possible Foreign Agent. That comes as donald trump jr. Changed his story about a meeting during the campaign, admitting he met a russian lawyer hoping to collect information on Hillary Clinton. Also attending were thenCampaign Manager Paul Manafort and the president s soninlaw, Jared Kushner. A source says the Senate Intelligence committee will begin interviewing Trump Campaign officials this week. Warner says he would absolutely like to talk to donald trump jr. , who has tweeted that he would be, quote, happy to work with the committee to pass on what i kno
United nations with tough speech warning they would totally destroy north korea. He hints to sink the Iran Nuclear Deal which calls an embarrassment. And turned away President Trump was to meet behind closed doors with in Senate Intelligence committee but was turned away. Now Committee Leaders want to drill him in public. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is it cnn breaking news. Breaking news powerful and deadly earthquake rocks central mexico buckling roads. Epicenter was about 75 miles of mexico city where significant damage is reported. Mexican government is now implement implementing an emergency plan. New forecast for Hurricane Maria, a category 5 storm that brutalized caribbean island with 165mileperhour wind gusty leaving in ruins, now threatening to do it to puerto rico. Governor is calling it catastrophic. And to a stunning address to the unts President Trump issues a doomsday warning saying the United States would totally destroy north korea if forced to def