moment that is 95 years in the making much the owners said good things come to those who wait. they said this was definitely worth the wait. that stharb chen, cnn, washington. the team is set to visit the white house monday, but at least one player says he s not going to attend. pitcher shaopb doolittle tells the washington post he s skipping the visit because of donald trump. he referenced some of the u.s. president s policies and divisive rhetoric telling the paper, quote, as much as i wanted to be there with my teammates and share that experience with my teammates, i can t do it. i just can t do it. well, the world s most profitable company is moving ahead with its initial public offering. the oil giant will lift shares on the saudi stock exchange. plans would push back following the drone attack on facilities back in september that briefly knocked out half the company s
motivated. the evidence is mounting. and if you look back to the nixon case, eventually people started to turn. but for the most it looks like trump s case is incredibly solid. they re happy to believe all the various defenses he has come up with. that there was no quid pro quo. you could delegitimize the people coming forward, it was okay to polledly ask china to investigate. let me ask you this. president trump said he is the war room, defending himself through this process. he has told 13,400 false or misleading staples since taking office. that said, he controls the message on twitter. his base remains solidly behind his messaging. of course he is communicator in chief on twitter.
kind of entertainment. they said he likes a good fistfig fistfight. we re joined by professor of government at the university of essex. good morning to you, natasha. thanks for coming on. good morning. thanks for having me. let s begin with the president arriving to a i mix of boos and cheers which reflects the mix we re seeing in the polls in the latest washington post/abc poll. america is half booing, half cheering donald trump right now. is it interesting that now under an impeachment inquiry he is extending public events. he was also booed at the world series a few days ago. well, i think it is very characteristic of trump that he is attending public events because he loves attention. and there may be a part of him that doesn t care if it s good or pad attention.
on the other hand, his supporters absolutely love everything he says and does. we appreciate your insights. we will likely talk again. thank you for coming on. . thanks for having me. well, president trump s signature campaign promise, a border wall, is full of holes, literally. the trump administration has been replacing existing barriers along the u.s./mexico border with steel slats imbedded in concrete. the washington post reports that drug smugglers and human traffickers using modern power tools have been able to breach these newer sections with relatively ease. they are even camouflaged for later use. the president was asked about the flaws in his border wall design. and here s what he said. i haven t heard that. we have a very powerful wall. no matter how powerful, you can get through anything.
welcome back to your viewers in the united states and all around the world. we are watching cnn newsroom . we appreciate it. i m natalie allen. here are our top stories. president trump spent saturday night at a mixed martial arts championship. there were boos when mr. trump walked in and cheers from as well. firefighters are working to contain the maria fire. 12 other fires are 70% contained now. some are all but extinguished. 13 people were killed when a car bomb exploded at a market in