billionaires. this is something they should have been preparing for. whether they actually thought that the trump administration would follow through on it is another question but it certainly did not fall out of the blue. carol lee, good to have you here in new york. thank you. reports about epa secretary scott pruitt. those reports keep adding up asking for sirens for reassigning people who told him no. but the president just offered a new defense of pruitt. also that new reporting about the chief of staff wanting him gone. plus parting thoughts. republican congress trey gowdy leaving office. says he never really liked it in the first place. no, i don t like the job. to the extent men judge themselves based on what they do for a living, i don t have a lot to show for the last seven years. wow. also had some tough love for the republican party as it stands in 2018. and breaking his silence. president trump weighs in on stormy daniels for the first time. and now her lawye
portland, about 79 today, saturday 76. out to the west fire concerns out there, a lot of the moisture staying to the north of yosemite, but dry conditions still in place. the good news no red flag warnings but just teens. not good on the fire lines. the good news we re not talking about strong winds so it s a huge plus. take what you can get. thanks so much. coming up next on new day the school book keeper who talked down a gunman and averted a tragedy meets the 911 operator who talked her through the terrifying ordeal. reunion you re only going to see on cnn. plus all signs seem to point to san diego mayor bob filner leaving office but big question, will the people of san diego pay a price for his resignation? we ll give you details just ahead. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer s
malia and sasha are just doing great. they are poised. they re smart. they re funny, but most importantly, they re kind. they re respectful to everybody. i just couldn t be prouder of them. what i m discovering is that each year i get more excited about spending time with them. they get a little less excited but they love me so they want to pretend like they want to spend time with me so they ll come into my office and pat me, you know, and say hey, daddy, i love you, and they ll give me a ten-minute conversation and say okay, daddy, i got to go. i ll be gone all weekend and see you sunday night. is that what the new dog is about? i think there san element for michelle and me, we see what s coming and we need to make sure that we got somebody who greets
7:00 in the east. i m chris cuomo i m kate bolduan here with news anchor michaela pereira. good morning. coming up this hour an exclusive interview with president obama, what he says about gop threats to shut down the government. what is his own role in the gridlock problem? we ll ask him that. plus the world may hang on the president s every word but what happens when he gets home? some touching insight from the president about raising his two girls. a powerful reunion only on cnn, the brave school clerk who was face to face with a gunman and talked him in to surrendering, reunited with the 911 dispatcher who stayed on the line during the entire ordeal. we have the moment they met and an unexpected surprise for that hero. could san diego s mayor be out of office today? the city council is set to consider a deal and if they approve it, he is out. will san diego be stuck footing the bill for his sexual harassment lawsuit? let s begin with our
teenag teenager, what gives you pause for concern? i got to tell you, and michelle gets all the credit, malia and sasha are just doing great. they are poised. they re smart. they re funny, but most importantly, they re kind. they re respectful to everybody. i just couldn t be prouder of them. what i m discovering is that each year i get more excited about spending time with them. they get a little less excited but they love me so they want to pretend like they want to spend time with me so they ll come into my office and pat me, you know, and say hey, daddy, i love you, and they ll give me a ten-minute conversation and say okay, daddy, i got to go. i ll be gone all weekend and see you sunday night. is that what the new dog is about? i think there san element for michelle and me, we see what s coming and we need to make sure that we got somebody who greets