The idea of firing the special counsel. In some trouble as mr. Trumps assessment of Steve Scalises condition. The republican undergoing a third surgery hours after he and other lawmakers were targeted. This hour, we have new video, new information on the investigation. And field of unity. Were standing by for the first pitch as members of Congress Play ball, both parties making a statement about bipartisanship, refusing to let deranged gunman call off their big game. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Announcer this is cnn breaking news. Breaking news this hour, President Trump back on twitter tonight blasting talk of obstruction. Vice president mike pence also hiring an outside attorney as the special counsels investigation widens and threatens to reach the oval office. The Washington Post is reporting that mueller is investigating the president for possible obstruction of justice. Cnn has learned tha
Men, women and children after warning them of an assad attack. Did they really heed the president s threat. And blaming obama. After accusing the former president of spying on him and other criminal acts, President Trumps relationship with him has become so toxic, the two have not spoken since na inauguration day. Its the first time two neighboring president s have ended their relationship. Were following breaking news. Deep concern inside the white house about the Nuclear Threat posed by north korea. National security adviser general h. R. Mcmaster saying, and im quoting, the threat is much more immediate now. He revealed President Trump has asked for a range of options, including military action, to deal with the kim jongun regime. Were also following the scramble right now by Senate Republican leaders to overcome deep division inside the Republican Party over its bill to repeal and replace obamacare. After postponing a vote on the measure, Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell now trying
About the president s humiliating criticism of him. How long is he willing to take it . And zinke, murkowski new details in a difficult call from the interior secretary, ryan zinke. Murkowski says it was an unpleasant conversation. Did it include a direct threat . Im wolf blitzer, youre in the situation room. This is cnn breaking news. Were following breaking news, latest effort to pass a Health Care Bill after repeated failures. Lawmakers are now standing by to vote on another measure. This one more limited and targeting obamacares mandates. Republican leaders are clear they dont want the bill to become law, but only to serve as the steppingstone to brokering a better bill with the house of representatives. Ahead of that, the senate is standing by to vote on a russia sanctions bill, this hour. The vote is on the verge of being passed the house yesterday, punishing moscow for meddling in the u. S. President ial election. The white house wont say if President Trump will sign the bill. A
Several times today. Thats right. He was asked about him several times today. Seemed to intentionally leave him out there twisting, not getting any kind of answer about whether he wanted sessions to step aside or whether he might fire sessions. So of course we were all waiting to see if trump would unleash on his attorney general here at his rally in youngstown, ohio. He was clearly feeding off the crowd. But he didnt mention sessions by name. Heres what President Trump did have to say, about president ial behavior though. Sometimes they say he doesnt act president ial. And i say, hey, look, great schools, smart guy, its so easy to act president ial. But thats not going to get it done. In fact, i said, its much easier, by the way, to act president ial than what were doing here tonight, believe me. And i said with the exception of the late, great, abraham lincoln, i can be more president ial than any president thats ever held this office. That i can tell you. Now, clearly President Trum
Consultant, excellent guy. Tonight the massive fallout from Robert Muellers twin bombshells. Plus, what did the president know and when did he know it . And how does carter page fit into all of this . Has the special counsel reached out to you . My exclusive interview, when all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight the former chairman of the donald trump president ial campaign, Paul Manafort has been placed under house arrest, ordered to home confinement while out on 10 million bail. Same goes for second trump adviser richard gates, indicted along with manafort and free on 5 million bail. But it was a guilty plea by a third adviser that was truly an astonishing move today by special counsel Robert Mueller. First came the indictments of the two Senior Campaigns to the president on 12 charges, including conspiracy against the United States, according to the unsealed indictment, former Trump Campaign chairman Paul Manafort and longtime associate rick gat