Comes to russia, how much credibility does the administration have . Lets get right to cnn Global Affairs analysts, a former counterterrorism official, and john siefer who served in moscow in the 1990s and later ran the cias Russia Program for three years. Good to have you all on. I cant wait to hear your expertise on this. Were now learning about the priviously undisclosed meeting at the end of the social dinner on the same day they had their twohour meeting. You say this is totally bazar. Why do you say that . I dont understand the incredible amount of time and focus he spends on russia. And russia just is not that critical. The road to economically and the road. The road to defeating terrorism isnt through moscow. Russia has the 12th largest economy in the world. Texas alone, california alone, each of those states has a larger economy than russia and maybe its innocent. Theres no clear evidence of collusion. Its strange he spends so much time on putin. If the conversation should be
What have you learned about the second meeting . Another undisclosed meeting. Not out of god good graces but questioning from journalists. Forced to say it happened because there were witnesses at the room. G 20 summit. A dinner where the leaders were present. The president got up from his table and went down sat next to putin the russian president and without a u. S. Translator only the russian translator. Theres no other witness to the conversation other than the russian president and his translator. And this of course follows the previous meeting between putin and trump the announced meeting between the two of them where you have the secretary of state. Not only but there were no other witnesses to the conversation who could tell us what happened who didnt really have skin in the game. Thats the key with these meetings and thats why often but by policy normally you have either Career State Department people, or something that give you a record of what happened there. This is what we
Bill, and thats enough to bill it. The white house unable to gets its story straight on donald trump jr. s controversial meeting with the russian lawyer. President trump and his son saying the meeting at trump tower that took place before last years election was to get dirt on Hillary Clinton. But White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer insisting it was about adoption despite evidence to the contrary. Oh, at the sixmonth mark, President Trump has the lowest Approval Rating of any president in the history of polling. What is the mood inside the white house tonight and around the country. I want to begin tonight with cnn senior political analyst, white house supporter, the staff writer for the atlantic and chief investigative correspondent for yahoo news. Kaitlyn, there are now four republican senators opposing the notion. So right now this version of Obamacare Repeal and replace is dead. What can you tell us tonight . Thats exactly right. This version is not going to go to the floor for
The president s charge not to make any more threats to the United States. North korean state media announcing kim is examining the simultaneous firing of four Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles near guam. This is something the north korean regime is saying could happen next week if kim makes that call. Guam is an american territory home to 160,000 americans. Guam is about 2100 miles from pyongyang which is well within kims striking distance. Now north korea also mocking President Trump personally tonight as part of this response saying quote dialogue not possible with such a guy bereft of reason. And then saying this, trumps fire and fury comments is a load of nonsense. Well, you know, when you hear him talk about as a guy you may say is this serious . One thing is true, its a dangerous escalation in the war of words. Kicked off yesterday when President Trump said this. North korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world
Busy hour. The president launched about a half dozen headlines concerning the Russian Investigation and had some tough words for james comey. He also threw the sitting attorney general, his attorney general of the United States under the proverbial bus. Well have all of that shortly. But first, sad news that senator john mccain has brain cancer. Our chief medical correspondent dr. Sanjay gupta reports. Explain what youve learned. Just over the last couple of hours, ive had a chance to hear what transpired over the last several days. We heard that senator mccain went in the hospital on friday, had surgery, but are getting the details of what happened. Take a listen. Senator john mccain is recovering well after an operation last friday to remove a malignant brain tumor. With his permission, i spoke to two of his doctors about the details of his care. Mccain had come in for a scheduled an you will physical friday morning with no complaints except intermittent double vision and fatigue, wh