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and general defense. controversy swirls over when chief of staff john kelly knew about the porter abuse allegations, two ex-wives. as new reports detail a history of john kelly downplaying disturbing accusations. you ll have to explain to the president what he knew, when he knew it. probably explain to the american people as well, maybe even hope hicks. we begin today with breaking news. a wild ride on wall street. as of right now, the shutdown crisis in washington appears to be over. but the meltdown in the markets keeps on going. i have a great team here to break all of it down, starting with cnbc s sima moody at the new york stock exchange. we are in correction territory so that is a 10% dip from the high. we have to remember january was the 52-week high. we have been on a tear. can t we look at this as normalizing? well, not necessarily.
it all adds up to our most reliable network ever. one that keeps you connected to what matters most. a senate vote on the republican health care bill has been delayed because senator john mccain is in arizona recovering from surgery. president trump s agenda stalls and the rusch controversy swirls, a new the washington post poll show the president s approval dropping to 36%. also we are learning the president s re-election campaign
blanket way support anything the president or his family members say. neil: you re always indebted to that president, right? the guy picked you, made you vice president, made you a step away from the presidency. when controversy swirls, everybody is scrutinizing you. how do you show the different? it was hard for herbert humphrey and lyndon johnson. pence is pulling it off. he s supporting president trump. he was quite supportive of a president in a speech today. it s wouldn t call it a rah-rah nature to his support. his sticking to policy. listen to things that pence said. his speeches. in his conversations with lawmakers on capitol hill, he s a policy guy and sticking to promoting the agenda. he s popular on capitol hill.
donald trump postpones the news conference he scheduled to discuss how he ll avoid conflicts of interest. it s been five months since he held a formal press conference. putin s soldiers. never before seen video of russian special operations troops fighting in syria. as controversy swirls in the u.s. over russian hacking and vladimir putin s intentions. a new elite russian unit is taking on isis. can they defeat the terrorists? i am would be. you a i am wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. amid mounting concerns over russian interference for the white house. donald trump chose a top oil executive close to vladimir putin for secretary of state. senate democrats and some republicans say they are troubled by rex tillerson s ties to moscow and potential conflicts of interest. one senior lawmaker tells cnn tillerson could have trouble