Nancy pelosi and others try to push congressman john conyers out the door. The Sexual Harassment outrage on capitol hill growing with conyers and senator al franken under fire and more accusers speaking out. And refusing to answer. Attorney general Jeff Sessions evades questions by congressional investigators about his conversations with the president on russia. New details tonight on what went on behind closed doors. We want to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the situation room. Breaking tonight, cnn has learned that the white house wanted news reports of the cabinet shakeup to circulate as, quote, a public shaming for secretary of state Rex Tillerson. Multiple government officials now tell cnn that a plan is being considered to replace tillerson with cia director mike pompeo and then tap senator tom cotton to lead the spy agency. Longsimmering tensions between tillerson and the president may be even higher tonight after the sta
Great to be with you, and great to be with you at home. Im leland vittert. The senate literally burped the midnight oil last night and republicans did not need the vicepresident to get the reform through the senate, though he was there. Were halfway there the. The republicans got this through with vote to spare even though democrats did everything they could to block it. I would be glad to gut and destroy this legislation. How high the stench is rising in this chamber as we debate the bill tonight. In my long career in politics i have not seen a more aggressive piece of legislation. They also took to twitter showing the last minute changes that were handwritten on the bill, complaining there was no way anyone had time to read the entire piece of legislation, much less study it and figure out how it would effect the economy. Here is senator john tester of montana. Can you tell me what that word is . You have better eyes than me, this is unbelievable. In the end, the republicans were abl
Arkansas senator tom cotton a close ally of the white house, has several allies within the Administration Senior officials and also is close to the president , we know tom cotton is simpatico with President Trump on a number of issues whether immigration or National Security. Were cautioning this decision, these decisions are not final yet and the plans for the move could be taking shape over the course of the next few months. So tillersons rift with the president , we know, has burst into the public sphere with reports that he called the president a moron in a private meeting. The white house batted that down. But sources tell cnn that that relationship continues to deteriorate and a plan is being contemplated to replace him sooner rather than later. The fact that a plan of who would be coming in and then filling in the slot afterward is out there, sure says something. And to reiterate there is no deadline, no date, no expectation yet on when things could all come to pass . There is n
This time its Russell Simmons. He says hes stepping down from his companies after another accusation of Sexual Assault. In a scathing letter to simmons published today write jenny lumet said simmons forced him to have sex with him back in 1991. She writes in detail what happened after he offered to give her a ride home. Simmons just released a statement. Quote, while her memory of that evening is very different from mine, it is now clear to me that her feelings of fear and intimidation are real. While i have never been violent, i have been thoughtless and insensitive in some of my relationships over many decades. And i sincerely and humbly apologize. Thats a lot to take in. Joining me now, matthew bellamy. An old friend i havent seen in some time for the hollywood reporter. Matt, i wish we were reconnected on better circumstances, but alas, here we are. What does jenny have to say about what happened that night . Well, its a heart breaking and emotional letter that she wrote to Russell