Prescription medications. See what happened on the dash cam video. Cnn exclusive reporting, new interest being raised into a Trump Campaign speech in russia last year. Jim sciutto joins us now with the latest on that. What are you learning . Republican and democratic hill sources all briefed on the investigation tell myself, jamey, and shimon, that congressional investigators are examining whether attorney general Jeff Sessions had an additional private meeting with russias ambassador during the campaign. Investigators on the hill are now requesting Additional Information including schedules from sessions a source with knowledge tells cnn. They are focusing on whether such a meeting took place april 27, 2016, at the Mayflower Hotel here in washington where then candidate donald trump was delivering his first major Foreign Policy address. Prior to the speech then senator sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak attended a v. I. P. Session with diplomats organizers and others. In a
Hemmer and welcome to americas newsroom. Good to see you, shannon. Shannon good morning. Im shannon bream. It is a busy morning at the white house already. As we mentioned President Trump said he would have an answer this week on the paris deal. Now we know days from returning overseas trip he is expected to withdraw the u. S. From that agreement. Bill also, there is this today. The abou president is going aftr democrats after what he calls a witchhunt into a onetime Campaign Aide carter page. Shannon chief White House Correspondent john roberts joins you live on a busy morning from the white house. John, start first now with what we know about the paris climate deal. Breaking news. Shannon, bill, good morning to you. I ran into a very Senior Administration official in the halls of the white house just a few minutes ago who cautions me that the president has not yet made the final decision and is still weighing options. But two sources, aside from that person have told us that the pres
Emergency crews continue to race to find survivors. Tens of thousands seeking refuge in shelters. With respect to shelters. We have expanded our capacity. The reality is not only are we providing shelter for houstonians, but we are also providing shelters for people who are coming from outside the stiff houston who have been directly impacted by the storm. Were not turning anyone away. The city plans to open two more mega shelters to accommodate the homeless. There were reports of looters in some parts of the city. The Houston Police chief said a handful were arrested but houston would not be tolerating people victimizing the community. He confirmed that one police officer, Sergeant Steve perez, died after floodwaters overcame his vehicle. It was too treacherous to go under and look for him. So we made a decision to leave officers there waiting until the morning because as much as we wanted to recover him last night, we could not put more officers at risk. Officials say that harvey cou
Thank you, rachel. Thank you, lawrence. Well, today the president went to missouri to give a teleprompter speech about tax cuts, and apparently just to try to prove that he does have empathy. He read every word that his speech writers gave him about thoughts and prayers for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. I think what were seeing is really how unnatural empathy is to President Trump. Collective criticism from some circles is that he met no victims, saw no rain, and demonstrated no empathy. Can i say missouri, or should i say missoura . Okay . The president hasnt demonstrated over a period of a week or two weeks that theres any consistency in his speech making in front of a crowd and his law making. The polling shows that there is no doubt a bleeding in his support among conservatives and republicans. He has got to be his own worst enemy. He couldnt be any worse at achieving goals in politics. Hes embarrassed them as a president. This is not what they want, and this is not what they ex
The answer to the question, should there be an impeachment inquiry was, duh all in starts right now. With more than 51 inches falling in some areas as catastrophic flooding has left hundreds of thousands without power and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. And the rain is not stopping. In houston, the nations fourth largest city, reservoirs are flooding. Flash flood warnings remain in effect with officials now moving to open new mega shelters to accommodate the storms victims. Victims who continue to flock to the citys now overflowing Convention Center where thousands have sought refuge. They are working to rescue people and pets stranded by the storm. The coast guard saying it has rescued more than 3,000. And the job isnt getting easier. Bands of heavy rain are expected to that you are sis in parts of texas and louisiana into labor day weekend. Nbc news has confirmed five deaths related to the hurricane. That number is expected to rise as the waters recede. The Houston Poli