Barrage of questions about President Trumps to release tapes to embarrass james comey. Spicer refusing to discuss possible white house recordings and saying the president has been cleared. Does the president really have tapes and will congress subpoena to get them . And in range for a strike. North korea conducts its most successful missile test to date firing a rocket potentially capable of reaching the u. S. Military base in the pacific. Possib possibly carrying a nuclear warhead. Dictator kim jongun is said to have personally supervised the launch. So whats his next move . We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Breaking news tonight, President Trump reportedly revealed highly classified information to russias foreign minister and russias ambassador in a white house meeting last week. This according to the Washington Post which sites current and former u. S. Officials as saying
Partial victory for present trump and his controversial travel ban. The impact will be far less severe than the president s earlier version. The u. S. Supreme court has now decided to allow the measure to take effect in some instances, and enough daily or broader arguments coming up in october. The president called the ruling unanimous, but we cannot confirm that comment the court did not reveal a breakdown of how the justices ruled. Just minutes ago, present trump tweeted, very grateful for the 90 verdict. Decision for the Supreme Court. We must keep america safe. The present also called it a clear victory for Americas National security. He released a statement that reads in part, as president , i cannot allow people into our country, who want to do us harm. I want people, who can love the United States and all of its citizens, and who will be hardworking and productive. The present in the statement called the measure travel suspension. You may remember he used to call it a travel ban
The embattled judge is at the white house today, trying to save his bid for the high court. Democrats are calling for the fbi to reopen kavanaughs background investigation, but earlier the president claimed the fbi does not want to do that. I dont think the fbi really should be involved because they dont want to be involved. If they wanted to be, i would certainly do that, but as you know they say this is not really their thing. But i think politicallyspeaking the senators will do a very good job. They really will. Theyre going to open it up and they will do a very good job. This is kavanaughs second day at the white house. Yesterday he was there for nine hours in a war room, personally reaching out to lawmakers. And as of now he is expected to be back on the hill on monday to answer their questions in person, a hearing thats also expected to include the woman who is accusing kavanaugh of attempted sexual assault, College Professor dr. Christine ford. Ford says kavanaugh attacked her b
People and he has that opportunity. And he wont have that opportunity again. It is never going to be there again. So i really believe that he is going to do something very positive for his people, for himself, his family. A fascinating moment on the world stage. Singapore follows the g7 summit crackling with tension and name calling. At the summit President Trump graded his relationships with other leaders a 10. But in an angry tweet after he left, he called canadas Prime Minister weak, meek and dishonest and vowed even more tariffs on u. S. Imports. The president will continue to say what he says at various occasions. If the expectation was that a weekend in beautiful are charlevoix was going to transform the President Trumps outlook on trade and the world then we didnt quite perhaps meet that bar. Plus new Midterm Election guide posts. Californias primary leaves democrats upbeat. Republicans are more confident about holding the senate if they can navigate the trump effect. I think it
Senate is already bowing to fight kavanaugh with everything he has. Coming up in just a minute i will talk with Vice President mike pence about the g. O. P. Strategy. First up, chief Congressional Correspondent mike emanuel here with going on right here in the capital. Good evening, welcome back to capitol hill. Battle lines are drawn. Some democrats appear automatically opposed to Brett Kavanaugh because President Trump picked him. Meanwhile, republican state judge kavanaugh is uniquely qualified for the Supreme Court. I think the president made an outstanding nomination. We look forward to the confirmation process in the next few weeks. The Senate Majority leader, the white house and the judiciary may determine what Brett Kavanaugh confirmed swiftly with the new Supreme Court term set to start in october. A thorough process, hopefully its efficient, we get it done quickly. But democrats are already warning that they will want to take the time to comb through his extensive paper trail