Flight operated by air algerie has lost touch with aviation authorities shortly after it took off from burkina faso on its way to algiers, with 116 passengers and crew on board. Hour,oming up in the next let the festivities begin. Festival featuring concerts and bullfighting. In spain, tourist numbers are on the rebound. The number of visitors is up 7 from last year, good news for the struggling economy there. Another mysterious plane disappearance, this time in west africa. A swift air flight operated by air algerie from burkina faso to algiers in algeria lost contact aviationrian authorities. The plane stopped responding about 50 minutes after takeoff. It was carrying 110 passengers and 6 crewmembers on board. Moving on to the days other top story, the conflict in gaza has entered its 17th day. Palestinian Health Officials say at least 718 people have died, most of them civilians. 35 israelis have been killed, including 32 soldiers. Hamas continues to send rockets into israel. Is sti
D can disgibson. Theyre sending a ground hog. Farmers taking their almanac instead. Dramatic moved by the Justice Department leaving it apparently at odds with the white house. The Washington Post today suggesting that the divide between President Trump and attorney general bill barr over among other things the president s tweeting. That divide reportedly by the Justice Departments decision not to charge former acting fbi director Andrew Mccabe a target of the president who authorized the investigation of trump. Following the president in west palm beach, monica, good morning to you. Did the dropping of the charges come as a surprise to the administration, to the president . Reporter it appears so. We havent heard from the president directly. Heres here for the hes hoar for the weekend in maralago. The Washington Post is reported this morning that he was caught off guard. This comes days after attorney general bill barr gave that interview to abc where he said it was impossible for him
Were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information. For example, seven email chains concerned matters that were classified at the Top Secret Special Access Program at the time they were sent and received. Those chains involve secretary of state both sending emails about those matters and receiving emails about those same matters. There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in secretary clintons position or in positions with whom she was corresponding about those matters should have known that an unclassified system was no place for that conversation. Now donald trump says this in North Carolina. And weve got Hillary Clinton, whos weak, whos ineffecti ineffective, shell never be able to do the job. Her judgment is horrible. Look at her judgment on emails. Who would do it . Look at her judgment. Her judgment is horrible. When you hear what was said by the fbi director today and you listen you listen to what he said and in t
Coming weeks about his decisions to oust National Security adviser Michael Flynn and fbi director james comey. This, as cnn confirms that muellers team interviewed comey as well as the attorney general, Jeff Sessions. Theres a lot to cover this hour. Ill talk with former u. S. Attorney who was fired by mr. Trump. And our correspondents and analysts are standing by. First, lets go to cnns chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto. Muellers next big interview could be with the president. Reporter thats right. If you look at the people who have been interviewed now or who will soon be interviewed, these names, sessions, comey, the president , if he agrees, it makes it very clear that the focus, a focus of the special counsels investigation very much on obstruction of justice. The president is on special counsel Robert Muellers list for questioning. With mueller planning to interview President Trump in the coming weeks about his decision to fire National Security adviser Michael Fl
Subject you touched and taking credit for the plant there that he was visiting, suggesting that his administration was the impetus behind it creating jobs for pennsylvania. The plant was given the go ahead in 2012, which was not only president barack obama, but president Barack Obamas first term. Right. Easily demonstrable. Were going to get more into the president s speech in pennsylvania in a moment. We want to begin with new information surrounding the jailhouse suicide of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department official tells nbc news that a team of the bureau of prisons will be at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Protocol, whenever there is a significant event at a detention facility calls for that move. An Administration Official tells nbc news the fbi and doj Inspector General which also are investigating the circumstances around epsteins death are being stymied by federal employees who are quote lawyering up. This comes after yesterdays news that the the warde