Their own. We must never forget. Tonight we will reflect on the devastation that is 911 and the human triumph of the brave men and women who fought back in the face of evil. We have put together something i dont think you will want to miss. A moving, powerful package. We put it to the Michael Smith song there she stands. And a man named nicholas will known us. Join us. On 911 he lost his mother and he reminded congresswoman omar who did what to whom. First several major breaking stories. The election sweep for republicans in north carolina. Both congressional races were big wins for the gop and the president of the United States including that one district that was widely considered to be a bellweather for 2020. President trump put his full support behind both candidates and hosted a massive rally in north carolina. Some democrats are waking up to the fact that the president s influence means something and crediting the president for the outcome of these elections including the chair w
With Foreign Policy. I have news for everybody. Get over it. He put out a statement just hours later trying to say that he never said that or didnt mean that, which is a hard case to make when you put it in the context of two weeks of congressional testimony, documentary evidence on the question. Two thursdays ago, lawmakers released Text Messages among the key players outlining this aid for dirt deal as well as one diplomats sharp objection to what he recognized as a quid pro quo. He called it crazy. Hes going to testify next week. This past monday, former white house russia adviser fiona hill told investigators that Rudy Giuliani was doing an end run around professional diplomats for the president and that thenNational Security adviser john bolton was so alarmed about it, he told her to alert white house lawyers. This followed testimony from marie yovanovitch, the fired ambassador to ukraine, that she herself was cut out of the loop. And yesterday one of the three people who bypassed
Assisted by drones. A sophisticated attack. The same source says theres a high probability they were launched from an iranian base near the iraqi border. U. S. Investigators in the middle east are working with the saudis to identify the missiles, the technology and hopefully find out who launched them. We have a team of experts, reporters around the world covering this story. Our International Diplomatic editor Nic Robertson is in riyadh, saudi arabia. Our Senior International correspondent Nick Paton Walsh joins us from tehran. Good morning to you both. Nic, lets begin with you and the reporting you are getting this morning. Many important details on where this attack was launched and with what. Yeah, poppy, what were learning from a source familiar with the investigation is that some of these missiles, these lowlevel Cruise Missiles that are sort of a hybrid of Cruise Missile and drone technology, that unlike the traditional Cruise Missile that the United States or other governments
Former National Security adviser john bolton because he thought bolton made him look bad this week. Bolton wanted to humiliate bolton in an exchange. Theres bolton at the white house 8 44 a. M. This morning, work as usual taking a phone call outside and he then went in and led a meeting with Top Administration officials and then, boom, a tweet. The operative part of that tweet, quote, i informed john bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the white house. Well, thats not boltons version. Sources tell cnn bolton was livid and it was a source for a story about how bolton told trump that hosting the taliban at camp david was a bad idea. Trump, of course, was resoundingly slant right around the 9 11 anniversary and he thought bolton was the one who made him look bad. The president says hes the one who fired him last night. He said no way, i resigned and President Trump said lets talk about it tomorrow. Trump wanted public embarrassment to bolton and he let him come to
Such foreign intelligence sources will damage his relationship with foreign leaders, trump has expressed doubts about the credibility of the information they provide. Another former Senior Intelligence official told cnn that trump, quote, believes there are people who are selling out their country. We should know that even in public, trump has looked down on these foreign assets as they are known in the Intelligence Community. Responding to reports that the cia recruited kim jonguns brother as a spy. Remember, this is what the president said. I saw the information about the cia with respect to his brother or halfbrother. And i would tell him that would not happen under my under my auspices, thats for sure. Trumps skeptical view on foreign informants undermines one of the most essential ways that american intelligence agencies gather information about u. S. Adversaries, including analysis of their capabilities and intentions. Intelligence assessments of National Security threats all typ