Whether hes factually right or wrong, is there any reaction from the white house about what ana, not yet. Frankly i would be surprised if there was any response other than referring to us to outside counsel which in this case is Rudy Giuliani. Perhaps not the most tactful way to describe his position to draw this image of the president shooting the former fbi director in the oval office, but essentially what hes arguing is what weve heard the president s legal team argue over and over again, that the president cannot be indicted by virtue of his position. Further, giuliani tried to clarify today some of the key points in that letter that we sent by the White House Legal Team to the special counsel in january. That letter, of course, published yesterday in the New York Times, and in that letter the Trump Legal Team tried to argue that the president because hes the top Law Enforcement officer in the country could end any investigation, if he show chooses, thereby making it impossible for
Disturbing and graphic, but they drive home the relentless suffering women and children continued to endure now seven years into their civil war. Activists say Syrian Military helicopters dropped barrel bombs filled with toxic gas, suffocating some and sending others in convulsions. You can see the chaos at hospitals overwhelmed with injured people. At least 48 people are dead and hundreds more have symptoms of exposure. Doctors desperately try to wash the skin and the hair of young children. Their cries only quieted by gasps for air. Cnn cannot independently verify these videos which were taken by antigovernment activists and doctors, but we have Live Team Coverage for you tonight stretching from syria to the white house as well as a panel of experts standing birks and i want to bring in cnns Senior International correspondent fred pleitgen, the only western reporter in damascus. Fred, syrian officials are saying the rebels carried out this attack. Is anyone in the rest of the world b
Manafort from cooperating in the russia probe . The date is set for leaders of north korea and south korea to meet. The agenda includes denuclearization. Another step as pyongyang evolves into a major player on the world stage. Good morning. Thanks for getting an early start with us. Im dave briggs. Im Michelle Kosinski. It is thursday, march 29th. Great to have you here. Thank you. Im trying not to screw anything up. You are good. Another change at the top of the Trump Administration. David shulkin is out as Veterans Affairs secretary. Making the announcement on twitter. We are told chief of staff john kelly gave a heads up similar to the tillerson situation. The controversy around the travel spending were distractions and getting in the way. The president campaigned hard on helping veterans. The big surprise was not shulkins ouster which was rumored for weeks, but who is nominated to replace him. His personal physician. Dr. Ronny jackson. Unsurprisingly the performance on tv had to d
Motorcades in the streets overnight. Is kim jong un in china . Good morning. Welcome to early start. Im christine romans. Im dave briggs. We start with the big move from the u. S. 60 Russian Diplomats have one week to pack up and leave the United States. President trump ordering it as part of the effort with european and other allies. The move is a response to the poisoning in the u. S. K of the double agent and his daughter. Senior Officials Say all of those the u. S. Is expelling has been identified as intelligence agents. Also ordering the closure of the russian consulate near seattle. This is the president s most forceful action so far. Not related to the election meddling. This announcement came from the press secretary. The white house would only say this. The United States has issued sanctions on key russian oligarchs in the response to the meddling in the 2016 election. I would not close doors. The president doesnt telegraph his moves. We should note only one person considered
Just had a long and very good talk with president moon of south korea. Things are going very well. Time and location of meeting with north korea is being set. Also spoke to Prime Minister abe of japan to inform him of the ongoing negotiations. Cnn White House Correspondent abby philip is at the white house for you. Abby, lets begin with you. What are you hearing from washington regarding this conversation . Reporter well, the white house hasnt yet released a full readout of the conversation, but we know in the last couple of days, theres been some whittling down of the details of the potential summit between President Trump and the north Korean Leader, kim jongun. The number of sites that this potential meeting could potentially be held at has gone from about five to two or three, according to President Trump, who said that in a press conference yesterday. And now this conversation seems to indicate that that process is marching on. Now, this phone call between the two leaders comes at