relationships are around the world. i will tell you this, though. i have spoken to folks who have told me how important it is, and this is very well understood within the administration, how important it is to send somebody that is close to the president to key countries when you re dealing with the ambassadors, and also using this position right here as somebody that when world leaders hear nikki haley speak, they know she s speaking for donald trump. whoever follows in her footsteps has got to be able to do the same thing. otherwise, that person is going to be extremely ineffective. so let s assume that it is someone like dina powell, who has a long resume, very well respected. jim, you know, you have dealt with her a lot as well. over the years. she is somebody that is very well respected. if it s somebody like ivanka trump, it will give pause. no question, it will give pause to world leaders about her experience, and it will give them a little sense of probably
you re killing an innocent child. a woman s right to choose is critically important. i think we all need a voice to speak up and to take a stand. and no man should ever have any say in terms of our own bodies. and what we choose to do. i think it s very important we vote for those who are going to support president trump and his agenda. make america great again. a big variety there. post a video to instagram telling us what s pushing you to the polls. use the hashtag #whyivotecnn. all right, top of the hour. glad you re with us. i m poppy harlow in new york. i m jim sciutto. florida governor rick scott is expected to update us on preparations for hurricane michael which scott is calling monstrous and in his words, the most destructive storm to threaten the florida panhandle
moderating force for a president who often gave them concerns about u.s. alliances and positions abroad. david is with us, a global affairs analyst. how do you see this and the timing and the fact it was such a surprise? i think it hurts the president in terms of the lack of women on the foreign policy team. and i agree with what jim said. she was sort of a moderating voice. there s senate personality in the foreign policy team is mike pompeo, who as secretary of state is a hard liner on iran, and he s really the dominant force. he was sort of overshadowing nikki haley. also overshadowed john bolton, and the president loves him because pompeo is so tough on iran. so that voice, that viewpoint, is going to grow stronger. okay. no question. we have richard roth at the u.n. of course, ambassador haley s home base for a couple years now. speak about moderating influences. also confidence building influence that nikki haley gave
cetera, balanced by the positions, the statements, the assurances they received from a haley or mattis. mattis, our reporting has been that the relationship with trump is not particularly warm these days and now nikki haley leaving. mark preston, back to you. whoever replaces nikki haley will need to be confirmed. it s going to have to be someone who has strong relationships on the hill, across parties. our dana bash points out in her reporting, ivanka trump has worked to build those relationships, especially with female democratic senators. how important for nikki haley s replacement, whomever it may be, to have, as jim points out, to be someone who gives reassurance, not pause, to our allies overseas? well, i think that s extremely important. we would hope that all of the senators when they re taking this into consideration, whoever they choose to take into consideration what the person s background is, what their knowledge is, what their
abby phillip is at the white house. abby, what are you hearing from the white house? hey, jim and poppy. at the white house here, we are expecting to see president trump and nikki haley in the oval office shortly. white house press secretary sarah sanders says they will appear together at 10:30 this morning in the oval office. my colleague, jeremy diamond, just saw nikki haley. you just mentioned that on air. just saw her in the west wing. she s in the building. she declined to answer any questions about her fate, but i think it s notable that if this is in fact the moment in which the president acknowledges her resignation, announces it to the world, it s a sign that they are trying to show a sign of unity or at least an amicable departure from the administration, but i have to say, jim and poppy, this is an interesting time for nikki haley to make this decision. president trump is coming off an extraordinarily good week. he just had a supreme court justice confirmed, just did his v