Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Im natalie allen. Im cyril vanier. Youre watching cnn newsroom. Thank you again for joining us. A few days ago the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the u. S. Supreme court looked like a slam dunk. Now an allegation of Sexual Assault from 36 years ago threatens to derail it. If u. S. President trump is worried about his nominee you would not know it. At a political rally in las vegas he basically told the crowd dont worry about it. So well let it play out, and i think everythings going to be just fine. This is high quality person. The entire situation may look very different one week from now. That is because an attorney for Christine Blasey ford says she is willing to tell her story of Sexual Assault to u. S. Senators under certain conditions. Now, remember kavanaugh denies these allegations. We get more now from cnns jim acosta. We believe anita hill. Reporter the battle over the fate of Supreme Court nominee Bret
Plus, a new scandal surrounding a member of the president s cabinet. Did he help give cover to an accused serial pedophile . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Shocking news with special Counsel Robert Mueller announcing a Cooperation Agreement with and a new felony charge against the president s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen making a surprise appearance in a federal court today pleading guilty to lying to congress about President Trumps business dealings in russia, and cohen said he did it to help then candidate donald trump who was telling voters at the time he had no commercial or political ties to russia so cohen repeat that had lie before Congress Testifying today, quote, i made these statements to be consistent with individual ones, political messaging and to be loyal to individual one. Individual one is president donald j. Trump. The Court Documents lay out cohens multiple false statements which center around the proposed trump tower project in moscow. Cohen say
Special air mission 41. The bush family will be gathering at Ellington Field shortly. You can see the motorcade there. His casket will be brought into view really for the first time as it will be loaded onto the plane. Then this world war ii flyboy will make one of his final flights. He will lie in state in the u. S. Capitol rotunda for the public to pay respects starting this evening going into wednesday morning. And then a state funeral begins. Also, traveling with his casket from texas to washington will be his beloved service dog sully. We saw him leaving the funeral home a short while ago. This is bushs longtime spokesman who shared this photo of sully laying next to the flagdraped casket. The caption reading simply, mission complete. Lets start in houston this morning. Kaylee hartung is at Ellington Air field with a layout of what were expected to see. This is the first of really a weeks worth of ceremonies. What will we see in a few minutes . Thats right, kate. Very soon here, g
Country. Chairman cummings is saying, lets be very clear, breaking the law while in office opens the door to impeachment proceedings. It is on the heels of the hearing with Michael Cohen where cohen left nothing unsaid. I am ashamed. Because i know what mr. Trump is. He is a racist, he is a conman, and he is a cheat. Cohen today detailing neverbefore heard information about trumps hush money payments to women and on russia. Now cohen originally covered up for President Trump on paying hush money to stormy daniels. Today, though, we saw it, 35,000 check reimbursing cohen for the payment. You see that check. It is one of the exhibits produced by Michael Cohen today signed by donald trump, signed by donald trump. Look at the date. He was president of the United States when that check was signed. Cohen testified today that President Trump called him while he was president to make sure that he continued to lie about the payments to daniels. Did the president call you to coordinate on public
Later in the show. Both will be doing eulogies, one tomorrow and one thursday in houston. Youll want to stick around for that, trust me. These guests are lively today. We will begin the night with all of the president s witnesses in the Mueller Investigation as well as an effort by the president to perhaps corruptly influence those witnesses. Folks, the full except of what these three witnesses, michael flynn, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen know about individual one, as the president calls in muellers findings, can come into fuller view this week perhaps in about an hour and a half. We are likely moments away with mueller going public with a new sentencing memo that could disclose more information about flynns admitted lies and ties to russia and the fbi involving the trumps Transition Team contacting russia. He could expose other bad acts flynn committed as well. Mueller is also expected to file another sentencing memo this week, with more information about the president s campaign c