Across Southern California. Battling six wildfires. The pictures just unbelievable. The winding are their enemy. Good morning. It is friday, december 8. We start with another day of reckoning. Democratic senator al franken. Facing accusations. Franken struck a defiant tone suggesting he is paying a price for not denying the claims earlier and more forcefully. I also think it gave some people the false impression that i was admitting to doing things that in fact i havent done. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others, i remember very differently. Franken did not apologize in that speech and he also complained about the unfairness of being forced out while President Trump keeps his job and roy moore keeps running for senate. I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of Sexual Assault sits in the oval office, and a man who has repeatedly preyed on young girls campaigns for the senate with the full support of his party. Minnesotas democratic g
Trump jr. Sent multiple emails afterwards to a russian who was there and to a member of Donald Trumps inner circle. More on that in a moment as well. Then the new pew poll out today. For a man who loves ratings like President Trump this is terrible news. His overall Approval Rating a dismal 32 . Not even one in three. Matching the lowest we have seen since he took office. And there is more bad news for the president. Troubling numbers on russia, 59 say senior members of team trump likely had improper Campaign Contacts with russia. And troubling numbers on Sexual Assault. Nearly 3 4 calling the issue of Sexual Assault and harassment very important. Why those numbers so bad . Lets review. Donald trump jr. Refused yesterday to Tell Congress that he and his father discussed what they discussed about the trump tower meeting with the russians. And as i just mentioned we have learned there was follow up after that meeting despite denials from trump junior. There wasnt really follow up because
Military personnel battling to save the homes and businesses there. Were going to have a live report for you in just a moment right here on cnn tonight. Plus breaking news on the russia investigation to tell you about. And it is a cnn exclusive. Sources telling cnn the british publy cysts who arranged that meeting with russians and donald trump jr. Sent multiple followup emails afterwards to a russian who was there and to a member of Donald Trumps inner circle. That news coming one day after trump jr. Refused to talk to congressional investigators. What he and his father discussed after news of that meeting became public. A lot to discuss in this broadcast. And i want to begin with our breaking news that i told you about right at the beginning of the show. Those california fires. Cnn paul vercannon is live until Ventura County with the thomas fire. Paul, youre mt. Midst of this, the biggest fire, the numbers are staggering, 115,000 acres scorched. 439 homes destroyed. This is a monster
That i am leaving, while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of Sexual Assault sits in the oval office. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york, im chris hayes. The closer special Counsel Robert Mueller gets to the president , the harder they are working to discredit the investigation and the fbi, indeed the very notion of politically independent Law Enforcement. In the wake of Michael Flynns guilty plea requiring him to cooperate with the russia investigation, and news that mueller subpoenaed the president s bank for financial records, republicans appear to be laying the groundwork for a political purge at the fbi. Theyre seizing on reports that an agent was removed last summer after the justice departments Inspector General began examining whether that agent had sent Text Messages that expressed antitrump political views. That agent, peter strzok also worked on the investigation into Hillary Clintons email server. Evidence that both probes were politicall
Breaki breaking news, cnn reporting about the meeting at trump tower. There were multiple emails following up on the june 2016 meeting from the british publicist. Trump jr. Said he did not follow up on the controversial meeting, but now we are learning someone did. Rob goldstone, the publicist that arranged the meeting sent a follow up to trumps inner circle. In one email dated june 14, 2016, five days after the trump tower meeting, he forwarded a cnn story on russias hacking to the client, russian pop star. Trumps soninlaw, Jared Kushner and Paul Manafort describing the news in the email asrely weird. They said dnc hacking was not brought up at the meeting, which brings us to a central question, once again. What exactly was discussed at that trump tower meeting. Trump jr. Said after being promised he would get dirt on Hillary Clinton, the brief meeting focused on the issue of russian adoptions, which means sanctions. He also insisted, there was no follow up. Here is trump jr. After th