It is 3 00 a. M. In the east. How could we not start with this . The chicago cubs are World Series Champions. Its something your grandparents could never say. 1908. You know, all the way to 2016. 108 years. What is that among friends . The cubs, they made history the hard way. They came bam after being down three games to one. The game was insane. This was a ridiculous game. Last night, so many twists and turns. Already people calling it the best ever. Andy scholes has more from inside the locker room. What a game. What a series. This is what a 108year drought celebration looks like. And for the first time in a lifetime, the cubs can call themselves champions. 108 years. Whoo. Been waiting for a team like you, boys. [ cheering ]. Thats the story of this 2016 chicago cubs. I mean, we never gave up. We fight back. We dont care if were playing on the road or any of that. It was an unbelievable game. Reporter how awesome is this moment celebrating with your teamma teammates . This is the b
Absolute right to do it. Everybody agrees. But the former director of National Intelligence is calling the president s behavior disturbing and issuing this ominous warning today. I think in many many ways our institutions are under assault, both externally and thats the big news here is russian interference in our election system. And i think as well, our institutions are under assault internally. Internally from the president . Exactly. This as north korea once again fires a Ballistic Missile test overnight. Well discuss the sharp response from the white house. But first, President Trump is brushing off the backlash over comeys firing, this as the white house looks ahead to a key meeting this week and the president s first foreign trip. Cnn White House Correspondent athena jones is following the story for us and joins me with the very latest. Athena. Hi, fred. Thats right. Its remarkable to hear the president talk about the backlash to his decision to fire director comey. He sounds bo
3 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast, and it is a big week ahead for the u. S. President. He is set to have lunch with Top Senate Republicans on tuesday. The main top pick at hand, tax reform. The meet willing be a prime opportunity for President Trump to push his plan. He is even hoping to get the approved legislation on his desk by late next month. But there could be some awkward moment, even perhaps tense moments at this gathering. President trump will come face the face with some of the lawmakers he has attacked during his time in office, people like john mccain, bob corker, and jeff flake. The president looking to mend fences on one hand, while in the other hand, continuing his twitter attacks. Continuing a spat with a democratic congresswoman, and now she is fighting back on twitter. Cnns Boris Sanchez has more. Reporter on sunday, the president continued his feud with congresswoman Frederica Wilson of south florida, saying that she is the gift that keeps on giving. And saying beca
In atlanta we want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and all around the world. Im George Howell. Cnn newsroom starts right now. 2 00 a. M. On the u. S. East coast. It is going to be a big week ahead for the u. S. President. He is set to have lunch with Top Senate Republicans on tuesday. The main topic at hand, tax reform. This will be a prime opportunity for President Trump to push his tax plan. But he is even hoping to get the approved legislation on his desk by late next month. There could, though, be some awkward, perhaps even tense moments at that gathering on tuesday. President trump will come facetoface with some of the lawmakers that he has attacked during his months in office. Senators like john mccain, bob corker, and jeff flake. The president looking to mend fences on one hand, while the other hand steadily on twitter tweeting a text, continuing his spat with a democratic congresswoman. But now she is fighting back on twitter as well. Cnns Boris Sanchez has thi
that there is every possibility the special counsel is looking at some process related crime that didn t relate to russia. i obviously believe special counsel has a political bias as demonstrated by the fbi text messages and e-mails that have surfaced and the political nature of this investigation. so i think that it is very dangerous for the president to do so. roger stone there speaking with anderson cooper. keep in mind the president has not formally agreed to sit down with mueller. let s talk about all of this with political analyst ellis hennigan, a columnist and best selling author. good to have you with us. good to see you. okay. so if there is a trade war, what would the impact be? the president has had this to say about the potential of that. let s listen. the easiest thing for me do is close my eyes and forget it.